Winter is here...............

winter is here in austin....
its getting below 0.......

i have meetings to work on......... hope i will get work done!!!!!

The camping trip

was an awesome trip.... was meaning to write something.... but not been able to get the time to put forward what and how i felt..

it was great..... the trip allowed me to look at various things.... the nature was awesome.... got to know people with whom i havent spent any time earlier.... which i felt was interesting and encouraging .......... the time also enabled me to observe certain things about people i know.... may be things that were more assuring in some sense.......

during and after the trip.... i had some interesting discussions.... those related to my conservative background and relatively new liberal outlook towards life.... still i find it really difficult to bring about a radical change..... but i am progressing... but my doubt is am i progressing a little faster than required .... anyway..... i dont think its very important....

until the next trip and until.......... the next good time......

comments :D

GK

"Thank you all for making this a very wonderful and memorable trip.......awesome fun...... hiking, canoeing, getting-stuck-in-a-bath-tub-in-the-middle of-the-lake, me flying at night matrix ishtyle ;), naveen's aakaashvaani,barbecued chicken, movies, and finally discovering the purpose of life (i am still searching for mine though...couldn't hear all the gyaan that was being passed around).... and if the drive wasn't exciting enough, I can always take longer naps at the wheel while driving than I did today :D
We have enough raw photographic footage for the next Krishnarjuna productions blockbuster which should be coming to a screen near you very soon :)
gk

p.s.where are we going next spring break ? :) "

Psycho
"Hi,
I am also glad tht I made it to the trip....inspite of the initial apprehensions.....By the way in case anyone needs to discuss serious fundas of life you know whom to meet, and in case you need some fundas on pschotic tendencies my phone no. is

512-879-8362.......

In the end please repeat after me( if possible with heads on floor and feet in air!!!!!)

Baba Naam KEVALAAM!!!!! "

Julie
"I was out of the loop :( and was not getting the mails. (consider this as Sontee's senti)

But just wanted to say a proper good bye...actually who am I kidding I was really hoping that we would be back late and would have to extend our trip by one more day and then one more and then--- oh fine I just didn't want this trip to end.

it was just "too much"

Things that were promised and never delivered to us were some item numbers that we didn't get to see.

Hope those promises will be fullfilled and hence---

~ Chinta atta chita chita chinta atta taaaa ~"

Jilebi
"

thanks people for the wonderful time.... hope the good times keep coming... and more
importantly my sleeping bag got exchanged with someone else's....if you feel the same way
about your sleeping bag...then i think we should meet sometime....

Get ready for the bills and also all the best for the remaining part of the semester"

regardless of whether or not you have a purpose in life.... just get an A...

Thakur Saheb
" Awesome trip freinz....i am still not out of the memories of that foggy morning....n that BBQ chicken...n that life threatning canoeing wid sontii....n those hot pizzas...n that halfway hiking....n the movie votings (all crap...all predecided :P)....that unquestionable navigation by me (he he he).....Harry dude ki fishing (known to only a few of us ;))...............................................................overall...awesome trip........thanx for making it too fun n adventurous..... 

I am still working on my purpose of life...to somehow save my khoon pasine ki kamaii frm shalu....gud suggestion are most welcomed.....

bye

Ankur"

Aarti
"baba naam kevalam!!!!

hope nobody had a sleepless night, after deprivation of sleeping bags, rowing sores, prickly wounds, lost purposes in life, fear of falling/someone else falling, orchestra bands playing, et al

and now that everyone is fresh...following in footsteps of the wonderful trip let us have a formal ending to it with lunch.....i will finalise the cuisine, venue, time (tentative 1300-1330) and will give a call....now that i have the 'much required' phone number also.

see you all soon."

Sneha
"hieee ppl... WONDERFUL TRIP... came soooo close to missing it...so glad I was more fortunate than that... right from the super theme song of the trip... to the thorn filled jungle trek... the bath-tub action to the more relaxed barbeque khaana... the calmness of the lake to the super 'what movie to watch' hungama... the serious discussions about life to the PJ sessions... the trip could not have been more fulfilling n fun...

hope more such good times lay ahead of us :))!

Sneha

PS: Vikas ur sleeping bag is with me... i'll wash it n give to Akansha... the sleeping that you have is actually Akansha's... so I guess you can settle the exchange with her..."

Yours Truly
"

thanks junta for the nice fun :D

just a compilation of my favourite nick names.... for the sake of documentation :D

jilebi aka vikas

psycho aka srikanth

julie aka sonti

.............

all tose who are still unnamed.... dont worry.. we will have more trips and so more names coming out

naveen"

Deepak
"Hey Alll,

Thanks Doods and Dudettes for allllllll the fun. I am indebted to Naveen Eluru for inviting me over to the trip and all others for allowing me to join.

Had fun with everybody and all the stuff mentioned in previous e-mails, in addition to the "queueing process" at the bathroom door, under the vigilance of Aarti which was not vigilant enough to manage Shalu. A forgotten nickname...

Varun aka useless...

Thanks all and hope to c u again soon,
Deepak."

Harry dude

Yo All,

It was indeed a fabulous 2 days and nights. The gang was cool, fun filled and enthusiastic.

Summarizing the highlights thatz stuck in my mind:

- I was too sleepy to remember much on the onward journey. Shalu playing Anthakshari with herself and janta giving her company.

- Finding the Lakehouse and not finding the keys.

- Janta Ke Awaz - host Vikas. Capturing the voices/opinions of ordinary people to move (a gang) the trip ahead.

- Movie Lakshya when we all really didn't want to be doing anything or getting anywhere. Ofcourse Hrithik dominates where ever.

- Aarti: Kya kar rahen ho aap.

-???: Became Naveen's sleep to death as his heart skipped several beats. Loads of laughter following it

- Innocuous move by Ganesh perceived by Varun as a war alert and ofcourse the loads of laughter following it.

- Baba Naveen & Shri Deepak immersing themselves in the (clean) lake for purity of the body, mind and soul. Bakth Jan queueing up for their dharshan. Please contact Baba Naveen for the live footage of the event.

- N no. of 20 Questions. Sergi Bugka befooling my team.

- The hazaar fight over Swades by me. Psycho please prioritize Deepak & Julie in the list of ur murders for hiding the CD.

- Pizza and Light Sleep.

to be continued @ work ......baba naam kevalam!!!!

the trip

The trip .... was awesome.... and it was a good break ...

the cast

Me
Vikas
Deepak
GK
Srikanth
rapdas
varun
hari
ankur
aarti
shalu
sneha
sonty


more details to follow later............

hopefully

Find release from your cares, have a good time

a new one

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals ..orkut :D

Hmmm....

somedays... you realize how lonely you are in this world...

My patience levels are very low... i think at an all time low....

why should i concern myself with stuff that is so irrelevant...

i better start working !!!!!!!!

well

People find it difficult to resist your persuasive manner

i wish it was true... :D

nadal..

man he is really a nice guy.....

of course.. federer is even better champion....
so i still will cheer for fede!!!

On a different note...

I am realizing my patience is running out....... dont know what is the reason... but i just cant take it..... n it always starts bcos ........ anyway

Dosa...

had awesome dosa...it was cool...

simply too much

famous sledges... from Tim De Lisle

1 Mark Waugh to Jimmy Ormond on his Test debut, 2001: “Mate, what are you doing out here? There's no way you're good enough to play for England.”
Ormond: “Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family.”

2 Merv Hughes to Graeme Hick et al: “Mate, if you just turn the bat over you'll find the instructions on the other side.”

3 Hughes again: “Does your husband play cricket as well?”

4 Mike Atherton, on Merv Hughes: “I couldn't work out what he was saying, except that every sledge ended with ‘arsewipe’.”

5 Dennis Lillee to Mike Gatting, 1994: “Hell, Gatt, move out of the way. I can't see the stumps.”

6 Derek Randall to Lillee, after taking a glancing blow to the head: “No good hitting me there, mate, nothing to damage.”

7 Ian Healy, placing a fielder yards away at cover when Nasser Hussain was batting: “Let's have you right under Nasser's nose.”

8 Tony Greig, England’s South African-born captain, to the young David Hookes, 1977: “When are your balls going to drop, Sonny?”
Hookes: “I don't know, but at least I'm playing cricket for my own country.” Hookes hit Greig for four consecutive fours.

9 Rod Marsh, late Seventies: “How's your wife and my kids?”
Ian Botham: “The wife's fine – the kids are retarded.”

10 Bill Woodfull, Australia’s captain in the Bodyline series of 1932-33, responding to Douglas Jardine's complaint that a slip fielder had sworn at him: “All right, which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?”

random

have an exam due soon.... need a does of caffeine before i start...

sometimes.. somethings make you feel weird... i feel such days are ending soon...

anyway....

Rest week

i am resting for this week..... so no workout.....

orkut fortune

You will have some wonderful new experiences

i did have some!!!!!!

dont know if they are wonderful!!!!!

hmmm

sometimes i just dont understand myself!!!!!!!

Weekend

inspired by the discussion with my prof.... my weekend started well ...

had to give a ppt to my prof.. sent it...
now have to study for an exam..... and work on a HW....

also help the preparation of a ppt.

and many more...

Advisor...

Man.. he is simply awesome... nothing more..nothing less!!

good times

a good friend of mine visited... it was fun catching up.. the dinner went well....

another friend got a job offer that she wanted.... i am happy for her....

As time moves on people seem to be moving on in their lives..for different reasons.. some marriage..some jobs.. some graduations.. i have been here 2.5 yrs so far........

after putting in so much into the friendships its really sad when people leave.. of course i am happy they are moving for their own goals....

anyway.. life is interesting.....

one thing is for sure.... my ability to make new friends is dwindling... in a way its good... i can focus on work ..hopefully ;)

It hits you

suddenly sometimes it hits you......... just hits you thats all........

nothing can reduce the pain... just nothing.....

dont know for how long.... and how many more times!!!

i watched HDDS when i was in +2.... i loved the "lut gaye" song..... and i like it even now....
it expresses things that I would love to express!!

........................

Code

the code is not moving.... dont know!!!

i am taking steroids... hehe.. of course legal ones for my tailbone :(

volley

man.... i could have played better......
of course... it might not have mattered.... we lost by a huge margin... but.....

Random stuff

When a friend of mine asked a question..... i laughed a whole day...... I mean..it was... at that point so hilarious... but the more I give it thought... its not the person's fault for thinking that way.... People behave weirdly and the reasons for that behavior could be arbit.. and may be its just that I dont understand the manner.........

Of course... i dont know... if what I feel is the correct way to live..... But in spite of the fact that I appreciate people being different.. there will always be certain limits within which you operate..... if you feel some person is out of those limits...then it is very difficult to handle them.... In an ideal situation I would not like to have any limits... every person can live the way they want to.... but may be the other person also should realize them and appreciate my point of view...
The way I see it... may be I am rigid... But thats how I am and may be I cant help it... of course i will admit.. i am much more flexible towards females relative to guys.... but still i am rigid!!!

I like it that way... because i draw my boundaries clear... and don't muddle up my friendships!!!
or atleast thats what I think now :D

interesting...

right when i felt.. may be time will slowly make us go in different directions....
i thought may be the person might have to move on.... with .. life....

but still its good to realize the person values me!!

small things.... but makes u happy..

at the same time.. i really find it weird with another person....

i guess.. if i cant understand for so long... may be it wanst meant to be...

anyway...

another one

another one of those arguments...

Man Vs Animal....

well.... animals..if they were smarter than us they would direct us...how to live.. its because we are smarter... we in the sense the mankind in general.. the man directed them for centuries and established his supremacy... if you cant accept it ..its outright foolish... if not more!!

a man knows when he feels cold..and he puts on 2-3 layers of clothes...... well.. an animal cant do it.. so it doesnt.. but the man knows the natural way of living is without wearing anything but a comfortable way of living it is with 3 layers of clothes and he can wear it so he does....

if u say u shudnt wear them..... which is not very different from putting on an ac when hot..or heater when cold... and u should nt do these because that will amke you weak are... if not foolish ...stupid arguments... why dont u just live on a one layer of clothing when its -5... just because you cant!!!!

so its great to say.... you are looking down on animals.. the point is not looking down on them... but directing them... which is what men does.... and if there is smarter being than man... it will direct the mankind similarly....

why ..cant we see simialr examples within mankind....
the guy who studies wants a desk job.... well... why dont u choose to be a janitor... its not chosen... because...u knwo..its not comfy!!

anyway... its better to accept the truth than being hypocritical !!!

What am I doing

I dont know...... I have to finish lots of stuff... and still havent been working!!!

I havent started work today... dont know... there are days where you feel like doing nothing

But!!! i have to egt over such days.. anyway
try now!!!!