Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Testing...
if this works..then there are going to be a lot more images..
this one was when i was on a bike ride in the US..
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Aiyooo...
My leg is in this ^*&* crepe cast, with an Ankle binder to boot..so i have to cut down on my walking & running around..not around trees..but just general stuff:).. Now this should not be much of a problem because i have not got a tree i call my own..nor do i have anybody running around the tree in front of me.. or behind me..so that would make me just look silly..running around a tree on my own..ok..i am digressing here.. So getting back to the stuff i can't do.. the one that hurts the most..(BTW pun unintended)...is that i can't ride my bike..can you believe it..that's like taking away the tree also.( i know.. i know..but pun unintended..)..And boy oh boy does that hurt..(again pun unintended..) I have to now depend on my sis to drop me to the offce everyday..or else its gonna be the auto..and i don't want to waste so much of money on transport..at least not while i am saving up for my next ride..(again..pun unintended)
man..the doctor says i can't ride the bike for at least 3 weeks..3 weeks!!..that is gonna be sooooo loooong... aiyooooo... it hurts...( pun unintended)... That means i will be stranded at home for the weekends...
What hurts even more (pun unintended..last time .. i promise)... is that i did not have any heroic life-saving incident to show for this twisted ankle..nor did i fall off my bike like everybody thinks..all i did was to jump across a small table .. at home.. in the dark..with formal shoes on..the shoes had heels.. and i did not see my sis's leg over which i tripped... boy .. the perfect formula for a dumb accident.. now that really hurts..(pun INTENDED)....
man..the doctor says i can't ride the bike for at least 3 weeks..3 weeks!!..that is gonna be sooooo loooong... aiyooooo... it hurts...( pun unintended)... That means i will be stranded at home for the weekends...
What hurts even more (pun unintended..last time .. i promise)... is that i did not have any heroic life-saving incident to show for this twisted ankle..nor did i fall off my bike like everybody thinks..all i did was to jump across a small table .. at home.. in the dark..with formal shoes on..the shoes had heels.. and i did not see my sis's leg over which i tripped... boy .. the perfect formula for a dumb accident.. now that really hurts..(pun INTENDED)....
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Perspective
Here is something Chaitra forwarded...
If you 'question', you don't understand.
If you 'understand', you've been co-opted.
If you 'talk', you're sanctimonious.
If you 'don't talk', you're frivolous.
If you're 'in the field', you're too involved.
If you're not 'in the field', you have no business talking about it.
If you 'ask why', you're stupid.
If you ask 'why not', you're very stupid.
If you 'qualify', you're equivocating.
If you 'don't qualify', you're making sweeping generalisations.
If you 'care', you're sentimentalising.
If you 'don't care', you're heartless and cruel.
If you 'critique', you need to cut them some slack.
If you don't 'critique', you're cutting them too much slack.
If you 'believe', you're naive.
If you 'don't believe', you're cynical.
If you 'do', you're damned.
If you 'don't', then you're damned, too.
Every word shifts, slips, has many meanings.
Every word is laden with complexities.
Every word holds a gun to your head and asks: 'Who are you? Declare yourself forthwith.'
I want a life without quotation marks
Now..how about this..with a few small changes...
If you 'question', you stand to gain.
If you 'understand', you've achieved.
If you 'talk', you've laboured well.
If you 'don't talk', you're a thinker.
If you're 'in the field', you're in touch .
If you're not 'in the field', you are done with the 'dirty stuff'.
If you 'ask why', you're inqusitive.
If you ask 'why not', you're letting logic take its path..
If you 'qualify', you're deserving.
If you 'don't qualify', you're making sure nothing gets in the way.
If you 'care', you're concerned.
If you 'don't care', you're heartless and cruel.
If you 'critique', you intend to improve them.
If you don't 'critique', you know they've improved
If you 'believe', you're bound to be rewarded
If you 'don't believe', you're cynical.
If you 'do', you know what doesn't work
If you 'don't', then you already know what doesn't work..
Every word shifts, slips, has many meanings.
Every word is laden with complexities.
Every word when looked through the right glass, appears more beatiful than the rest..
What's life without a little word play?eh?
If you 'question', you don't understand.
If you 'understand', you've been co-opted.
If you 'talk', you're sanctimonious.
If you 'don't talk', you're frivolous.
If you're 'in the field', you're too involved.
If you're not 'in the field', you have no business talking about it.
If you 'ask why', you're stupid.
If you ask 'why not', you're very stupid.
If you 'qualify', you're equivocating.
If you 'don't qualify', you're making sweeping generalisations.
If you 'care', you're sentimentalising.
If you 'don't care', you're heartless and cruel.
If you 'critique', you need to cut them some slack.
If you don't 'critique', you're cutting them too much slack.
If you 'believe', you're naive.
If you 'don't believe', you're cynical.
If you 'do', you're damned.
If you 'don't', then you're damned, too.
Every word shifts, slips, has many meanings.
Every word is laden with complexities.
Every word holds a gun to your head and asks: 'Who are you? Declare yourself forthwith.'
I want a life without quotation marks
Now..how about this..with a few small changes...
If you 'question', you stand to gain.
If you 'understand', you've achieved.
If you 'talk', you've laboured well.
If you 'don't talk', you're a thinker.
If you're 'in the field', you're in touch .
If you're not 'in the field', you are done with the 'dirty stuff'.
If you 'ask why', you're inqusitive.
If you ask 'why not', you're letting logic take its path..
If you 'qualify', you're deserving.
If you 'don't qualify', you're making sure nothing gets in the way.
If you 'care', you're concerned.
If you 'don't care', you're heartless and cruel.
If you 'critique', you intend to improve them.
If you don't 'critique', you know they've improved
If you 'believe', you're bound to be rewarded
If you 'don't believe', you're cynical.
If you 'do', you know what doesn't work
If you 'don't', then you already know what doesn't work..
Every word shifts, slips, has many meanings.
Every word is laden with complexities.
Every word when looked through the right glass, appears more beatiful than the rest..
What's life without a little word play?eh?
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
I Am so busy...
man.. this week i have been so busy.. i haven't even had the time to... Shoot!!! there's work coming my way...see ya later
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Aiyoo....I've Been Tagged!!!
No..i am not complaining..that was just for the dramatic entry..still hints of hangover from the mad ads we did on friday...Well getting back to the business at hand..i've been tagged by RK...
Thanks RK..i've lately been losing interest in my blog..imagine..i did not even post up my recent mangalore ride..and after it being one of my best rides.. hope this is a revival of sorts!!
So..here is my two cents worth..
Total number of books I own
Well..lets put it this way.. i had a small library of my own..and had made profits when in school.....but a majority of those were comics..i was into collecting them from a pretty young age.. i was building upon my dad's collection.. he had these Indrajal series..which had the Phantom, Mandrake,Bahadur,Drake,Garth..and such stuff..i remember that i even had copies from the first series..Sadly i lost most of those books..mostly while moving..and that too after i had taken the pains to get them all hard bound volume wise..Later it was archies..and in between i used to invest in the abridged(majorly) versions of great classics.. and the occasional Abridged one..these were most of the times bought when on a family trip.. my dad's guard would be down when he was relaxed.. so that would let me get a bigger better book!!..Soon my dad realised that my book buying sprees were turning out to be expesive..and so he got me memberships in a couple of libraries..he he that was not going to slow me down.. My monthly bill used to always be in excess of 300 rupees or so..and that was when Archies' used to cost 2 Rs a day, and Hardy boys and stuff was about 1 Rs a day..so go figure...And now after getting a job.. i have again started investing in books..so lets see how far this takes me..
The last book bought?:
That would be..umm...shoot I actually forgot what i last bought.. i have actually been buying stuff and stocking them up..and even borrowing and stocking them..ah i got it..it was non-fiction book about the London underworld..with pictures and all....
The last book you read?
..and am still reading "the city of Joy"..bu Dominique Lappierre...since the last two months..and was halfway through "Zen & the art of Motorcycle Maitenance"before i lent it to a friend..hopefully i'll finish them soon..else i will have lost the plot and have to start all over again..
Books I am currently reading:
'Please last question refer maadi...making my work easier aren't I??
Books that mean a lot to me:
this actually kept changing at different points of time..initially Asterix & Obelix ruled every waking hour..then came Enid Blyton..then it was the Agatha Christie series..then moved onto the Sidney Sheldon's(obviously in the adolesence stage)..and Arthur Hailey..and Jeffrey Archer..
amd presently its been the likes of Kiran Nagarkar..and Amitav Ghosh..and a host of indian authors..Oh.. and did i mention.. Playboy..
So..even though i have read quite a few books.. i am not very gravely affected by them.. they do contribute to the thought process..but i can't really pinpoint a few books and say that they have left an indelible mark on me..Guess one man's meat is another's wheat???
Anyways.. me not tagging anybody... i haven't read any blogs in quite a while and they must have already been tagged...
Man..this write up feels like i am coming out of hibernation...he he..so many more posts in the future..and in filmi style.."coming soon to a blog near you"...
Thanks RK..i've lately been losing interest in my blog..imagine..i did not even post up my recent mangalore ride..and after it being one of my best rides.. hope this is a revival of sorts!!
So..here is my two cents worth..
Total number of books I own
Well..lets put it this way.. i had a small library of my own..and had made profits when in school.....but a majority of those were comics..i was into collecting them from a pretty young age.. i was building upon my dad's collection.. he had these Indrajal series..which had the Phantom, Mandrake,Bahadur,Drake,Garth..and such stuff..i remember that i even had copies from the first series..Sadly i lost most of those books..mostly while moving..and that too after i had taken the pains to get them all hard bound volume wise..Later it was archies..and in between i used to invest in the abridged(majorly) versions of great classics.. and the occasional Abridged one..these were most of the times bought when on a family trip.. my dad's guard would be down when he was relaxed.. so that would let me get a bigger better book!!..Soon my dad realised that my book buying sprees were turning out to be expesive..and so he got me memberships in a couple of libraries..he he that was not going to slow me down.. My monthly bill used to always be in excess of 300 rupees or so..and that was when Archies' used to cost 2 Rs a day, and Hardy boys and stuff was about 1 Rs a day..so go figure...And now after getting a job.. i have again started investing in books..so lets see how far this takes me..
The last book bought?:
That would be..umm...shoot I actually forgot what i last bought.. i have actually been buying stuff and stocking them up..and even borrowing and stocking them..ah i got it..it was non-fiction book about the London underworld..with pictures and all....
The last book you read?
..and am still reading "the city of Joy"..bu Dominique Lappierre...since the last two months..and was halfway through "Zen & the art of Motorcycle Maitenance"before i lent it to a friend..hopefully i'll finish them soon..else i will have lost the plot and have to start all over again..
Books I am currently reading:
'Please last question refer maadi...making my work easier aren't I??
Books that mean a lot to me:
this actually kept changing at different points of time..initially Asterix & Obelix ruled every waking hour..then came Enid Blyton..then it was the Agatha Christie series..then moved onto the Sidney Sheldon's(obviously in the adolesence stage)..and Arthur Hailey..and Jeffrey Archer..
amd presently its been the likes of Kiran Nagarkar..and Amitav Ghosh..and a host of indian authors..Oh.. and did i mention.. Playboy..
So..even though i have read quite a few books.. i am not very gravely affected by them.. they do contribute to the thought process..but i can't really pinpoint a few books and say that they have left an indelible mark on me..Guess one man's meat is another's wheat???
Anyways.. me not tagging anybody... i haven't read any blogs in quite a while and they must have already been tagged...
Man..this write up feels like i am coming out of hibernation...he he..so many more posts in the future..and in filmi style.."coming soon to a blog near you"...
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