I do not want to give this post a subject line.. In life,if you see it the way i see it, you are born! Born somewhere in this world ,which you cannot decide. As a causal of that,you become associated with few people who you call as family,you develop a bonding with them, a very special kind of bonding which exists throughout your life,Life is all about memories and people. You may do a zillion things in life but ultimately it boils down to people. I keep thinking - of the 6 billion people in this world how many people do i know - maybe around 500-600. Of these 500-600 people how many do i really know and would share their pain,joys and sorrows? The number drastically comes down. I dont even know why i am writing all this,somehow i felt i had to give a preface and my mind is running like this now,maybe later i will think 'What the *#$% ?',Okay, enough preface! I will not justify anything here now for i am myself essentially flawed with my moods,emotions,knowledge,etc.

These are a few favourite people(favourite word does not justify what i feel for them) of mine whose snaps i have. We have come a long way in life..all my life or their life i guess.:)

Disclaimer: The photos are limited to only my childhood snaps(read below 9 years) and with people who had the honour of posing with me!! (wink) I wish i had a few more people who i had taken a snap with when i was young!










okay!! The goat was a joke!! Hey!! I like the snap!! I have another with a bear!!Ping me if you want to see it,of course i will charge you to see that!

P.S: I realized that in the course of writing this blog i changed from philosophical to cranky!! Please bear with me! That's me!!

Skiii away to your heart's content!

After coming to Minneapolis I have sort of become a skiing addict!! I cannot believe that two flat 6 inch plastic blades and two sticks and snow can be so much fun!
This weekend i had taken off on a two day skiing trip to Northern minnesota to a place called 'Giant ridges' which advertises itself to be the No 1 skiing resort in Minnesota. Not surprisingly its very good! Since i know the basics, I took intermediate skiing classes and pretty much licked all the black diamonds at the resort! It was an adrenalin oozing weekend to say the least! Good fun..



I am the guy in Yellow!! (wink)




Few snaps from the trip ..



With Rajendra and Divya,Don't i look wierd!! :)





Madhu,myself and rajendra


Shankar and myself!

A sample of my ice skating ...

Elements...

I have realized that I am most happy when I am interacting with the elements. As long as i am connected to nature in someway I am extremely happy, I have this feeling of peace,ecstasy,euphoria..

Water -I love Swimming,kayaking,canoeing,scuba diving,got to try snorkeling.
Ice and snow -Oh boy,do i love snow and ice -Has translated to Skiing,ice skating,Mountaineering
Air - Of course sky diving, Having tried it twice i want to take a course this summer in sky diving.Of course i love looking at the sky and clouds and gazing at the stars.
Earth - I love running(nowadays),trees,hikes through forests,canyons,deserts,nature in any form is wonderful.
Fire- I literally burned down my house playing with fire. :) I have always had a great fascination for fire.

I believe in a way i have found a connection between my passions.

Like me for who I am on the inside, because some day the outside will be saggy and wrinkled .. :)
Boy.. Am i getting old!!

I have realized that everything in life tends to reach the ideal. Every person tends to reach his ideal within his/her own circle of knowledge,experience,capacity, consciousness and circumstances and tries to live the best possible life he/she can.In the process they come to their own conclusions on life and definitions on various things like love,faith,trust,good,right,wrong,success,failure,tolerance and umpteen other concepts :)...

Why is life so much driven by fear and survival? When does one acknowledge his/her own inadequacies and grow beyond?When do people face the truth about their lives? Why does it all have to be such a sham?Why is it so easy to be complacent?

ASking tangently..

What is fear? What is an inadequacy? What is the truth?What is sham?Is complacency wrong?

I have grown into this habit of analysing and dissecting life logically and putting it into different compartments. I see that asking simple honest questions throws endless possbilities,expands horizons.You can derive different connotations.I am always extremely surprised by my own and peoples limitations and views about different things.It teaches me patience and tolerance with many things in life and myself.


But then i have also realized that not everything has a logical conclusion in life,some you just have to accept unconditionally.. The old adage of 'Actions counts more than words' still reign's supreme..



Currently hearing to Strings.

When does one wake up from denial?

Ice man..

Yay!! I am proud of myself. I have become reasonably good in ice skating. I feel i have a good balance and can weave through people without much trouble. I am able to do the turns pretty good too, Can skate on one leg pretty well balanced.Kinda fun...

Pity - winter is not so great this year.. not much snow to ski..the outside lakes are half melting already,relegated to the indoor skating rinks.

Abhishek has christened me the 'Ice man' - but the one who panic's when he loses the way.. Lol!!:)Hey, I dont panic, I get excited buddy! :)

My next climb ...God save me.. Can he?? :) :)

Humming bird...Wilco..

His goal in life was to be an echo
Riding alone, town after town, toll after toll
A fixed bayonet through the great southwest to forget her

She appears in his dreams
But in his car and in his arms
A dream can mean anything
A cheap sunset on a television set can upset her
But he never could

Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird

His goal in life was to be an echo
The type of sound that floats around and then back down
Like a feather
But in the deep chrome canyons of the loudest Manhattans
No one could hear him
Or anything

So he slept on a mountain
In a sleeping bag underneath the stars
He would lie awake and count them
And the gray fountain spray of the great Milky Way
Would never let him
Die alone

Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird

Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird

A hummingbird
A hummingbird