Sunday, February 18, 2007
Enjoy the adventure...
I and one of my friends had just finished our MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer, yea folks I am now Microsoft Certified.. :)) exam, and well the next thing to do was to chill out. So we opted for one of the obvious choices- watching a movie. The show was supposed to start at 9:45 pm according to some of our friends ( we came to know later it was a wrong assumption, movie was at 10). We coolly decided to have our dinner and leave at 9 pm (by the way the movie was Rocky Balboa, or Rocky Six). It was another matter we all started at 9:30 pm (yea tensions began-we might be late). There were 8 of us and the decision was to hire an auto...
Now one of my friends, he is one of the best bargainers you'll see... He bargained so nicely that instead of us going in 2 ricks, we all travelled on a single one. Imagine 9 ppl (include the driver please if you have counted only 8) in a single ricd- 3 at the front and 6 at the back. Well none of us had this experiece before and we were like on top of the world doing something so adventurous.
So finally we reached the theatre, got the tickets and went in. Now, the theatre was all empty- somewhere around 20 people. You might be thinking the story ends here. Well think again. We bought tickets for the wrong movie! The problem was, a single compound had two theatres and we went to the wrong one. So it was a mad dash to cancel our tickets and then to the other theatre. Finally, we had our tickets and saw the movie, again with a small audience.
And yea we came back in a single rick....
Sunday, September 24, 2006
The Highway Man
Life is journey. It has many twists and turns. One has to face problems as well as search for happiness and peace. Many a times things appear to us when least expected. This is what makes us more ready to take new challenges head on. If everything is known before then it would be difficult to enjoy what life offers to its fullest. We would almost lead a mechanical life, tuning ourselves to what is to come.
There are people who believe in destiny and luck. I, for one am not one of these. However, I believe strongly in a guiding force who helps me and you in becoming what we are and what we would. The environment we are placed in influences us a lot in what we become. Our perspectives become what is taught to us and what we become.
My life has and is shaping up wonderfully well. Nice parents, nice friends and a nice comfortable world, there is nothing to take away. A hug or a thank you or a sorry from a friend assures me that I have been able to influence people’s lives and their thinking. Atleast there is some use of me!
As I stated above, life is a journey. You have to be aware of what is happening to overcome problems and to live the life you want. You have to take diversions, avoid bad patches, take twists and bends as they appear until finally you reach your destination. Precisely for this reason, I call myself “The Highway Man”. I guess it also applies to you too.