Had another great weekend with some old friends; Sweety, friend from my graduation days, Bhanu my ITP batchmate and Pranawesh my TCS colleague and Bhanu’s roommate. I drove upto Bhanu’s place on Friday morning and from there we headed to Edison were we had some good samosa and chat. The place is kinda chotta Gujarat with all those guju bhai’s and bhenji’s having shops in all corner of the street. It was like being in apna Desh in Videsh.
You can find everything there, from Vada-paw to idli-vada and from mitha pan to tulsi and jarda… and the price is just reasonable.
The next day we went to NY and our dear friend Pranawesh took us to another Desi place in this Videsh, that’s the Jackon’s Hts…. the place is all crowded with Punju’s giving you a feel of your’s own Chandigarh in US.
The restaurants in those communities are catering to an ethnic population, not to others - it makes a huge difference - not only in food, but in feeling and atmosphere.
After having a good sumptuous lunch at the “Ashoka” there we headed for the Rockefeller where we saw the world’s largest Christmas tree. The environment was real chilling and the whole place was beautifully lighted.
We spent the evening strolling through the streets of NY (Times Sq. WTC etc etc…) and returned home about midnight.
As usual I forgot to take my camera and sweety did bring one but with discharged cells :) . We did take some snaps however with Pranawesh’s camcorder. I will be uploading the pics in my yahoo album as soon as he uploads the same.
The entire weekend was real good. It was fun seeing those old friends and spending such lovely moments with them.
Looking forward for another such weekend on the New Year eve.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Monday, December 20, 2004
It Snowed…..
Yesterday evening it snowed and the entire surrounding was turned white. It continued through the night and laid a thick layer of snow on the windshield and roof of my car. I had to spend almost half an hour to clean up the whole thing.
Had a real hard time standing in that chilling wind, cleaning up the entire mess. The door locks were all jammed and the snow had frozen hard on the windshield. But it was fun, as this was the first experience. But it got to be frustrating if I had to do the same everyday morning (or evening time too??).
Had a real hard time standing in that chilling wind, cleaning up the entire mess. The door locks were all jammed and the snow had frozen hard on the windshield. But it was fun, as this was the first experience. But it got to be frustrating if I had to do the same everyday morning (or evening time too??).
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Mind against the Body.... (continued)
Read a post on Piyush's blog "Mind against the body", the entire plot was too inspiring.
Inspiration - yes, that is the driving force that keeps you working on a boring project the result of which would be out at what extent of time you are not sure of.
Well anyway I got highly inspired by his post and restarted to work out in the gym and burn my fat. Each day my mind had to beat my reluctant body to make me go to the gym.
After about a week the things seemed smooth, my body got accustomed to my rudeness and it seemed there would not be any more battle between My Mind and My Body. But life is not so easy; the trouble comes when you begin to think that the things have settled down. The killing winter came in for the support of My Body and forced My Mind to drag himself into the battle again. But this time the poor chap gave up to the rudeness of the freezing cold. Each time I step out of the door, the chilling breeze and the freezing cold forces me to get back inside the house and leave the task for the next day, but the next day will never come I know.
Today is the second day that I did not go for gym and I am sure the saga will continue till summer approaches.
Inspiration - yes, that is the driving force that keeps you working on a boring project the result of which would be out at what extent of time you are not sure of.
Well anyway I got highly inspired by his post and restarted to work out in the gym and burn my fat. Each day my mind had to beat my reluctant body to make me go to the gym.
After about a week the things seemed smooth, my body got accustomed to my rudeness and it seemed there would not be any more battle between My Mind and My Body. But life is not so easy; the trouble comes when you begin to think that the things have settled down. The killing winter came in for the support of My Body and forced My Mind to drag himself into the battle again. But this time the poor chap gave up to the rudeness of the freezing cold. Each time I step out of the door, the chilling breeze and the freezing cold forces me to get back inside the house and leave the task for the next day, but the next day will never come I know.
Today is the second day that I did not go for gym and I am sure the saga will continue till summer approaches.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Who is to blame? You think Media plays a good role?
DPS RK Puram--
Saw this news in the Times of India on first day. And since then I have been receiving loads of mails from friends all over discussing about it. I hate this, we are simply adding up to the misery of that poor girl by discussing the news and forearding the mails all over.Can we not take a step ahead to help that ignorant child, by simply clicking on the Delete button of your mailbox and not discussing it further.Can the people who are receiving those MMS, not delete it from there cell phones and give her a helping hand in overcomming her mistake.
The real culprit I say is the Media, who for the sake of making money and making there editorials more popular and demaning makes a hue n cry of the small issues.Take for example the case of the Gujarat riots. The massacre was really not so huge as was portraid by the News channels. While these medias play mischief with the ignorant puplic, they do not realize that they are adding fuel to the fire. They don't even take guard of the things related to the National Security, they feel they are doing great job exposing it to the puplic; where as in reality they just are just adding up to the miseries. Can't they show up things which could help make things better and ignore the scenes that can make things worse?
Saw this news in the Times of India on first day. And since then I have been receiving loads of mails from friends all over discussing about it. I hate this, we are simply adding up to the misery of that poor girl by discussing the news and forearding the mails all over.Can we not take a step ahead to help that ignorant child, by simply clicking on the Delete button of your mailbox and not discussing it further.Can the people who are receiving those MMS, not delete it from there cell phones and give her a helping hand in overcomming her mistake.
The real culprit I say is the Media, who for the sake of making money and making there editorials more popular and demaning makes a hue n cry of the small issues.Take for example the case of the Gujarat riots. The massacre was really not so huge as was portraid by the News channels. While these medias play mischief with the ignorant puplic, they do not realize that they are adding fuel to the fire. They don't even take guard of the things related to the National Security, they feel they are doing great job exposing it to the puplic; where as in reality they just are just adding up to the miseries. Can't they show up things which could help make things better and ignore the scenes that can make things worse?
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Indian Education System
It's being almost four years since I am working as an s/w engineer with TCS and I don't think that I have utilized even 10% of what I have studied in my engineering days.
I sometime get a feeling that it was sheer waste of time; spending whole 4 years mugging up things which you are not sure will be required in your work.
I did my engineering in Electronics and studied about Radar and communication. Circuit designing and all those shit which I don’t use now. The only thing of interest I got to study then (and am using now) was the microprocessors, OS and the C programming language. Rest is all garbage for me now. I think I could have done more useful things in those 4 years (which I feel are the most crucial years for a student) that I spent writing (or to be true copying) all those assignments and practicals.
The Indian education system needs to be revised, giving the choices to the students about the subjects they want to study. The ICSE board has done a good thing of dividing the science and commerce streams right from class eight onwards. But again there are still some subjects which are not at all essential for the science students, but they have to take it as it is a part of the syllabus.
I sometime get a feeling that it was sheer waste of time; spending whole 4 years mugging up things which you are not sure will be required in your work.
I did my engineering in Electronics and studied about Radar and communication. Circuit designing and all those shit which I don’t use now. The only thing of interest I got to study then (and am using now) was the microprocessors, OS and the C programming language. Rest is all garbage for me now. I think I could have done more useful things in those 4 years (which I feel are the most crucial years for a student) that I spent writing (or to be true copying) all those assignments and practicals.
The Indian education system needs to be revised, giving the choices to the students about the subjects they want to study. The ICSE board has done a good thing of dividing the science and commerce streams right from class eight onwards. But again there are still some subjects which are not at all essential for the science students, but they have to take it as it is a part of the syllabus.
Friday, November 12, 2004
Beginning of winter in US
The temperature here has started to fall rapidly going as low as -2 degrees Celsius at night.
It’s just the start of winter here and it will get worse by Dec-Jan. It’s been raining whole day today here and the cold breeze is piercing through the jacket and making the whole body freeze.
The worst part of the winter season here is that you can’t go out much because of the cold and the snow outside and you have to just spend your days locked in the four walls. The fall season was really good…. had a lot of tour and have uploaded some good photos of that season in my album.
Just waiting to see the first snow fall here, it would be a nice experience. I remember how I had played with snow balls and almost gone mad seeing snow all over the land, when my parents took me to Kashmir when I was just about 6 years old. After that I did not had the chance to see such place….. huh! Well will be uploading the snaps soon as I capture some…..
It’s just the start of winter here and it will get worse by Dec-Jan. It’s been raining whole day today here and the cold breeze is piercing through the jacket and making the whole body freeze.
The worst part of the winter season here is that you can’t go out much because of the cold and the snow outside and you have to just spend your days locked in the four walls. The fall season was really good…. had a lot of tour and have uploaded some good photos of that season in my album.
Just waiting to see the first snow fall here, it would be a nice experience. I remember how I had played with snow balls and almost gone mad seeing snow all over the land, when my parents took me to Kashmir when I was just about 6 years old. After that I did not had the chance to see such place….. huh! Well will be uploading the snaps soon as I capture some…..
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
FALLING IN LOVE
It’s a mystery why we fall in Love. It is a mystery how it happens. It is a mystery when it comes. It is a mystery why some love grows and it is mystery why some love fails. You can analyze this mystery and look for reasons and causes, but you will never do anymore than take the life out of the experience. Just as life itself is more than the sum of the bones and muscles and electrical impulses in the body, love is more than the sum of the interest and attractions and commonalties that two people share. And just as life itself is a gift that comes and goes in its own time, so too, the coming of love must be taken as an unfathomable gift that cannot be questioned in its way. Sometimes, hopefully at least once in your life the gift of love will come to you in full flower, and you will take hold of it and celebrate it in all inexpressible beauty! This is the dream we all share. More often, it will come and take hold of you, celebrate you for a brief moment, then move on. When this happens to young people, they to often try to grasp the love and hold it to them, refusing to see that it is a gift that is freely given and a gift that just as freely, moves away. When they fall out of love, or the person they love feels the spirit of love leaving, they try desperately to reclaim the love that is lost rather accepting the gift for what it was, then moving on. They want answer where are no answers. They want to know what is wrong in them that makes the other person no longer love them, or they try to get their lover to change, thinking that if some small things were different, love would bloom again. They blame their circumstances and say that if they go far away start a new life together, their love will grow. They try anything to give meaning to what has happened. But there is no meaning beyond the love itself! If, and until they accept its own mysterious way; they live in sea of misery. You need to know this about love, and to accept it. You need to treat what it brings you with kindness. If you find yourself in love with someone who does not love you, be gentle with yourself. There is nothing wrong with you. Love just didn't choose to rest in the person’s heart. If you find someone else in love with you and you don't love him, feel honored that love came and called at your door, but gently refuse the gift you cannot return. Do not cause pain. How you deal with love is how you deal with you, and all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if our lives and ways are different. If you fall in love with another, and he falls in love with you, and then love chooses to leave, do not try to reclaim it or to asses blame. Let it go. There is a reason and there is a meaning. You will know in time. Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes in to your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing, then reach out and give it away. Give it back to the person who brought it alive in you. Give it to others who deem itpoor in spirit. Give to the world around you in anyway you can. There is where many lovers go wrong. Having been so long without love, they understand love only as a need. They see their hearts as empty places that will be filled by love, and they begin to look at love as something that flows to them rather than from them. The first blush of new love is filled to overflowing, but as their love cools, they revert to seeing their love as a need. They cease to be someone who generates love and instead become someone who seeks love is that it is a gift, and that it can be made to grow only by giving it away. Remember this, and keep it to your heart. Love has its own time, its own seasons, and its own reason for coming and going. You cannot bribe it! Or coerce it, or reason it into staying. You can only embrace it when it arrives and give it away when it comes to you. But if it chooses to leave from the heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and there is nothing you should do. Love always has been and always will be a mystery. Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life. If you keep your heart open it will come again....
Love,
Umesh
Love,
Umesh
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