I haven't been able to blog for some time as I was busy with so many things. But this is something which I really wanted to share.
I was going to New York on the last weekend and I got an exit row seat and the air hostess came and did her routine questioning about whether all the passengers seated in the exit row seat would be willing to cooperate in the event of an emergency and everyone nodded a big YES. When she left the guy sitting next to me joked and asked the same questions that whether I will be ok in case something happens. And I replied, Sir I will be absolutely fine and told him that in my previous flight I jumped out from the plane and still made it fine on the ground. I can't even explain the look this guy had on his face after hearing what I said. But then I didn't keep him suspense for too long and told him that I went for skydiving.
One of my colleagues at work (Chris) is a professional skydiver and he has been telling me all kinds of stories about skydiving. For the first time when I found out that he is a skydiver, I thought that man how can any one jump from a plane. But then he showed me so many videos and talked so much about the feeling of free fall that I decided that I will definitely give it a try.
I tried to find someone who was strong enough to join me for Skydiving. But everyone said that why to waste a perfectly fine flight by jumping out from it. Well for quite some time I just kept asking a lot of my friends but everyone suggested otherwise. I didn't even force or try to convince anyone as I was feeling kind of relieved that I was trying my best to do it but couldn't find anyone to jump with me. Then I made the mistake of saying it one of my friend Akrit. Now let me just tell you guys a little bit about Akrit. This girl is on a big project of facing her fears and she is doing a lot these days. She almost jumped after hearing skydiving and yes she really wanted to do it (I think even more than me). So now I was in the state of shock because finally there was someone who wanted to jump and my only reason for putting this thing on hold was also gone. So we finally showed up at the skydiving club in Houston.
Before I go any further its time to show the video. Here it is..... I am only putting up my video as Akrit hasn't uploaded her video yet and I think that my video is better.
I have to admit that I was really scared before the jump. I went to the restroom 4-5 times before putting on the jumping gear while Akrit was telling the instructors to do all the crazy things in the jump.
Well in the end it was out of the world experience. I loved it and will be doing it again. I thought that I was scared of jumping but then this jump totally changed everything.
And I absolutely love this video. Many Many thanks to Chris(colleague who got me in to it) Rich (Tandem instructor) and Alex (video guy).
And yes finally Thank you Akrit.
Let me know what you guys think.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Moving still going on
I read a post on Sucharita's blog "HEARTBREAK HOUSE" and decided to write this post. This post is not about the memories of my home but some of the memories of the moving I have done so far. It may be a little too long but I will try to keep it short.
I made my entry in to this world via port of entry at Delhi. I don't remember much about the immigration process, all I remember is that mom and dad probably took care of the most of the paperwork. I opened my eyes, learned to walk, sit, stand, fight with my sister ( after some 4 years),fly kites, laugh, drive, cry, cry some more and lots of other things at my home in Delhi. I spent 18 years in the same house and remember every single construction, modification work.
Well there are a lot of memories from those 18 years, but I will only mention a few. Waking up in the morning and running to the Mother Dairy (Mother Dairy was the local milk provider in those times and opened up from 6to9 in the morning and evening) to get milk. And then going for the early morning cricket sessions in the mornings. And yes I also went to school as we all did.
After graduating from high school I moved to a different city (Kurukshetra, Haryana) for engineering. This was some totally different kind of experience of lots of freedom and little money. Again I did a lot of things for the first time like: spending nights criticising almost evrything, first girl friend, night outs, strikes, shouting slogans and for the first time the nasty mess food. I spent 4 years at this college and we moved in to a new room every year.
The best memory from that time is waking up in the morning and to see my room mates already dressed up and ready to go to the college. It was such a negative morale for me that I use to sleep some more and always miss the free breakfast and lectures before lunch. But I was always punctual for Lunch. I left college with some friends and for the first time a broken relationship.
After graduating from college I moved to Detroit, USA for my Masters and shared an apt with bengali, marathi, tamil room mates. There were the usual fights about the cooking turns, trash turns, cleaning turns, grocery turns. I stayed at one housing for one year and then moved in to a new housing with some new room mates and some new rules. But this dorm had 24 hrs Internet access, libraries and some serious academic atmosphere all the time. I left Detriot in my first car and the two suitcases I brought from India.
And then I moved to Austin for the first job. And at this apartment I only did two things work and movies. I worked and then worked some more and then watch movies. This was quiet a relief as I didn't have to fight with anyone to wash dishes. After about one year my job moved 30 miles away and I moved again following my work.
And then after spending 2 years in Austin I got a a new job in Houston and moved again. I moved to Houston in Aug 2008 and shared an apartement with a friend of mine. After about two months I moved in to a new apartment with another friend and then again after two months I moved in to my own apartment.
I have spent some 5 months at this apartement and will finish this post here as I have to pack some stuff for moving again next month. I think I never get attached to any place and am always ready to move after some time. All I have is a Mac Book Pro (like the Fake IPL blogger) and some furniture that can fit in to a small truck.
I hope I will move some more.............
I made my entry in to this world via port of entry at Delhi. I don't remember much about the immigration process, all I remember is that mom and dad probably took care of the most of the paperwork. I opened my eyes, learned to walk, sit, stand, fight with my sister ( after some 4 years),fly kites, laugh, drive, cry, cry some more and lots of other things at my home in Delhi. I spent 18 years in the same house and remember every single construction, modification work.
Well there are a lot of memories from those 18 years, but I will only mention a few. Waking up in the morning and running to the Mother Dairy (Mother Dairy was the local milk provider in those times and opened up from 6to9 in the morning and evening) to get milk. And then going for the early morning cricket sessions in the mornings. And yes I also went to school as we all did.
After graduating from high school I moved to a different city (Kurukshetra, Haryana) for engineering. This was some totally different kind of experience of lots of freedom and little money. Again I did a lot of things for the first time like: spending nights criticising almost evrything, first girl friend, night outs, strikes, shouting slogans and for the first time the nasty mess food. I spent 4 years at this college and we moved in to a new room every year.
The best memory from that time is waking up in the morning and to see my room mates already dressed up and ready to go to the college. It was such a negative morale for me that I use to sleep some more and always miss the free breakfast and lectures before lunch. But I was always punctual for Lunch. I left college with some friends and for the first time a broken relationship.
After graduating from college I moved to Detroit, USA for my Masters and shared an apt with bengali, marathi, tamil room mates. There were the usual fights about the cooking turns, trash turns, cleaning turns, grocery turns. I stayed at one housing for one year and then moved in to a new housing with some new room mates and some new rules. But this dorm had 24 hrs Internet access, libraries and some serious academic atmosphere all the time. I left Detriot in my first car and the two suitcases I brought from India.
And then I moved to Austin for the first job. And at this apartment I only did two things work and movies. I worked and then worked some more and then watch movies. This was quiet a relief as I didn't have to fight with anyone to wash dishes. After about one year my job moved 30 miles away and I moved again following my work.
And then after spending 2 years in Austin I got a a new job in Houston and moved again. I moved to Houston in Aug 2008 and shared an apartement with a friend of mine. After about two months I moved in to a new apartment with another friend and then again after two months I moved in to my own apartment.
I have spent some 5 months at this apartement and will finish this post here as I have to pack some stuff for moving again next month. I think I never get attached to any place and am always ready to move after some time. All I have is a Mac Book Pro (like the Fake IPL blogger) and some furniture that can fit in to a small truck.
I hope I will move some more.............
Monday, April 13, 2009
Funny 911 Call
While browsing I came across this. Its a 911 call from a kid asking for help with his Maths homework.
Beofre I go any further here is the link:
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/yqmmjfzynr--Math-Homework-911-Call
This kid is reaaly a smart one. He didn't give his address and insisted on getting the help over the phone.
Enjoy!!!
Beofre I go any further here is the link:
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/yqmmjfzynr--Math-Homework-911-Call
This kid is reaaly a smart one. He didn't give his address and insisted on getting the help over the phone.
Enjoy!!!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Nothing is right or wrong......
Well....I am trying it once more. And this time I will try my best. So here I start with my first attempt.
Nothing is right or wrong, Its all about how we think. I started thinking about what is really right and what is wrong. I was thinking today that we live our lives by doing things which are right today or are acceptable by masses today. And the reason I went in to this creative mode of thinking is that I did some things today which had a common base to share and every single thing was asking the same basic question and that is it right or wrong.
First one
Saw the movie Water (its about life of widows in India pre-independence). This movie keeps the very basic question that what is right or wrong and who decides it. And then very truly in the movie it also suggests that everyone adopts the change if it is in their favor or if it is accepted by masses at that time. So what was wrong for widows at one point is not truly applicable today. My thought is that if we realise that something needs to be changed today, we should atleast start the process in some way. Beacuse if it never gets started its never going to happen.
Second one
Read an article about comparing marriages and live-in relationships. Well we all know that the latter is the new trend. I don't know why but I always feel that I am a little too old for my age and kind of have the views closer to the previous generation. I am not judging anything, but we can find people who will be both towards and against the motion. So what may be right for some isn't right for others. Well,I think everyone should be free. No one really has the time to think what anyone else is doing. But its still about what we think about that even if we don't share it with anyone
Third one
A debate about Slum Dog Millionaire. Some people think that the stuff shown in the movie is hurting the image of India and while others think that its not.Some think that it was not good to show this kind of India to the entire World and then some have the view that movies are free to show everything and this movie has won so many Oscars and now everyone knows A.R. Rehman and it has bought more positive fame to India than negative image. I think its a good movie and I enjoyed it and yes had a little bit oftrouble explaining some stuff to my work friends. But what can you do. We can't run from the truth.
I guess there are so many other things everyone has in their minds which are like hard core right or wrong.
Honestly, a friend of mine in college told me that she used to write a daily diary and blog and I thought that there is seriously something wrong with her and I will never do or can't imagine myselk doing something like that. So now after some 4-5 yrs this is my post. Again there will be some who think that there is some thing wrong. But then what is really right or wrong?
Nothing is right or wrong, Its all about how we think. I started thinking about what is really right and what is wrong. I was thinking today that we live our lives by doing things which are right today or are acceptable by masses today. And the reason I went in to this creative mode of thinking is that I did some things today which had a common base to share and every single thing was asking the same basic question and that is it right or wrong.
First one
Saw the movie Water (its about life of widows in India pre-independence). This movie keeps the very basic question that what is right or wrong and who decides it. And then very truly in the movie it also suggests that everyone adopts the change if it is in their favor or if it is accepted by masses at that time. So what was wrong for widows at one point is not truly applicable today. My thought is that if we realise that something needs to be changed today, we should atleast start the process in some way. Beacuse if it never gets started its never going to happen.
Second one
Read an article about comparing marriages and live-in relationships. Well we all know that the latter is the new trend. I don't know why but I always feel that I am a little too old for my age and kind of have the views closer to the previous generation. I am not judging anything, but we can find people who will be both towards and against the motion. So what may be right for some isn't right for others. Well,I think everyone should be free. No one really has the time to think what anyone else is doing. But its still about what we think about that even if we don't share it with anyone
Third one
A debate about Slum Dog Millionaire. Some people think that the stuff shown in the movie is hurting the image of India and while others think that its not.Some think that it was not good to show this kind of India to the entire World and then some have the view that movies are free to show everything and this movie has won so many Oscars and now everyone knows A.R. Rehman and it has bought more positive fame to India than negative image. I think its a good movie and I enjoyed it and yes had a little bit oftrouble explaining some stuff to my work friends. But what can you do. We can't run from the truth.
I guess there are so many other things everyone has in their minds which are like hard core right or wrong.
Honestly, a friend of mine in college told me that she used to write a daily diary and blog and I thought that there is seriously something wrong with her and I will never do or can't imagine myselk doing something like that. So now after some 4-5 yrs this is my post. Again there will be some who think that there is some thing wrong. But then what is really right or wrong?
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