This summer has been happening!! There were days, when I used to see the Niagara Falls poster in my college days. That was one image that kept recurring, when I was watching Niagara Falls last weekend. It was indeed great to be there. The place is just so beautiful. Words are failing me as I am writing this. Yes, this natural beauty ranks up there with my Leh-Ladhaak-Srinagar trip back in India. The thing that strikes you most about Niagara Falls is its size. The water flows with such fury and from such a height that it overwhelms you. You will get an idea of what I am talking about if you see the pictures under my Canada album.
Another major attraction was 'Maid of the Mist' ride. The boat takes you to the footsteps of the water falls. This is when the beauty strikes you the most. And yes, you better wear raincoats if you want any chance of coming out dry!!
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Tagged
If you've been tagged, you answer the three questions like below and tag five others ...
1. Movies I own ?
None!!
2. Last film I bought ?
I dont buy movies. If you ask me the last movie I rented then it would be 'Jo Bole So Nihaal'. And please, you dont make the same mistake!!
3. My Fav Five ?
- Aanand
- The Matrix
- Jodi No. 1
- Les Miserables
- Forrest Gump
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Do you want to be happy?
You will find this statement as theme of so many books! And it sells! They promise you moon through this statement. But if you examine it closely you will see that you are reading two opposites in a single sentence!!
Want and happiness are the keywords. If you think you want to be happy then that means :
1. You are not happy already.
2. This means you are thinking what you have already is not enough.
3. This means that you are not making any attempts to change it, else statement 1 will not hold true for you. This is because if you are making attempts you would be pleased with you, and you will be gaining something with each attempt (either success or experience).
4. To some extent you are a pessimist.
5. Then this means that whatever happens you will not be happy!
So its a catch 22 situation!!
There might be tips you can follow to be happy, but these will be temporary measures only. For selected few it may bring long lasting happiness too. So by all means buy the book, but dont get carried away with the inherently flawed statement!!
Want and happiness are the keywords. If you think you want to be happy then that means :
1. You are not happy already.
2. This means you are thinking what you have already is not enough.
3. This means that you are not making any attempts to change it, else statement 1 will not hold true for you. This is because if you are making attempts you would be pleased with you, and you will be gaining something with each attempt (either success or experience).
4. To some extent you are a pessimist.
5. Then this means that whatever happens you will not be happy!
So its a catch 22 situation!!
There might be tips you can follow to be happy, but these will be temporary measures only. For selected few it may bring long lasting happiness too. So by all means buy the book, but dont get carried away with the inherently flawed statement!!
Jo bole so nihaal!!
Oh man.. wut an experience to watch the movie. It was not a ordinary ordeal!! Dont know how directors expect such a movie to work. I wont recommend the movie to my enemies even!!
The movie is about a jaat (Sunny paaji) who is fooled by a terrorist (Kamaal Khan), and gets labelled as a traitor somehow. Then he decided to prove his integrity and thus lands in US to catch the terrorist. The PJ's cracked in movie are just too much. The movie is a direct insult to all jaats in specific and punjabi's in general!! Guys, beware! Dont watch the movie!! Else you will repent later... And this is a punjabi's word ;-)
The movie is about a jaat (Sunny paaji) who is fooled by a terrorist (Kamaal Khan), and gets labelled as a traitor somehow. Then he decided to prove his integrity and thus lands in US to catch the terrorist. The PJ's cracked in movie are just too much. The movie is a direct insult to all jaats in specific and punjabi's in general!! Guys, beware! Dont watch the movie!! Else you will repent later... And this is a punjabi's word ;-)
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Higher Power
Dont you always wonder if there is any higher power that controls everything? I often think that its not just evolution and other scientific jargon that can explain things that happen in our life. I do believe that there is this Higher Power that is guiding us and makes/breaks the rules!!
Many times when I am in a really tough spot, I have found that praying helps. It works just great. I have been reading 'Sai Baba', and its helping me as well. Similarly just when I think that there is no way out from an impossible problem, simple prayer to Him just does the wonder!! I do grow sceptic sometimes, but events like I mentioned just reinforce my belief that He is there.
I can jot down hundreds of events that science cannot explain. So why should the inability of science to prove His existence mean that He is not there? Anyway as I said its just a matter of belief, and I can say that its hard to give them up. Thats why there can be endless arguments and counter arguments on this topic. (What I have written here is purely my way of thinking)
Many times when I am in a really tough spot, I have found that praying helps. It works just great. I have been reading 'Sai Baba', and its helping me as well. Similarly just when I think that there is no way out from an impossible problem, simple prayer to Him just does the wonder!! I do grow sceptic sometimes, but events like I mentioned just reinforce my belief that He is there.
I can jot down hundreds of events that science cannot explain. So why should the inability of science to prove His existence mean that He is not there? Anyway as I said its just a matter of belief, and I can say that its hard to give them up. Thats why there can be endless arguments and counter arguments on this topic. (What I have written here is purely my way of thinking)
Saturday, April 02, 2005
What IF?
What if you were no more,
What if?
The sun would still shine,
the stars would still twinkle.
One life would end, and would it make a difference?
This whole crap race, where you are sucked in,
this endless trudging on the path you keep cribbing.
The destination which you dont even like,
the reward you dont even want.
Still the pursuit???
What if you just stop for a while,
what if?
But miles to go before I sleep,
you think, and there is no time.
Dream is not what you are taught to do,
and work is all you do in your prime.
What if you just dream for a while,
What if?
Things that matter to you, are in your reach,
Still you wont reach out.
People you love are near you,
Still you chicken out.
What if you express just once in a while,
What if?
Time is money, they say
And time and money is all you care,
What if I say love is money,
would you still care to stop and share?
What if?
The sun would still shine,
the stars would still twinkle.
One life would end, and would it make a difference?
This whole crap race, where you are sucked in,
this endless trudging on the path you keep cribbing.
The destination which you dont even like,
the reward you dont even want.
Still the pursuit???
What if you just stop for a while,
what if?
But miles to go before I sleep,
you think, and there is no time.
Dream is not what you are taught to do,
and work is all you do in your prime.
What if you just dream for a while,
What if?
Things that matter to you, are in your reach,
Still you wont reach out.
People you love are near you,
Still you chicken out.
What if you express just once in a while,
What if?
Time is money, they say
And time and money is all you care,
What if I say love is money,
would you still care to stop and share?
Saturday, March 12, 2005
My first Car!!
Yes it has finally happened!! I bought a Honda Civic 2000. Its in pretty decent shape, and best of all it has only clocked 43k miles.
Drove it all by myself a couple of times now. Its a nice experience :)
Talked with Kutty today. I was relieved to know that he is fine now. Man, is he having a bad time :(. Praying that a new phase will now begin for him.
Listened to 'O dilbar jaaniye' song just yesterday. Its a Mohammad Rafi song. I first listened to in school competetion. I guess it was 5th or 6th standard!! Anyway this boy just sang it so well, that it became one of my fav songs. But then after that I didnt get to listen to the song anywhere. Worse I didnt know the movie or the singer name!! Even when I was in college, I used to search net for the song. But it was all fruitless. Until yesterday! Yes, thats some 12 years!! Finally, found it on Raaga. And it was so great to listen to it again :-)
And now just relaxing. Just finished watching 'Life is beautiful'. Its a decent movie. Ok chao for now, will go have my lunch now (btw in lunch we have chane, that I made yesterday night!!)
Drove it all by myself a couple of times now. Its a nice experience :)
Talked with Kutty today. I was relieved to know that he is fine now. Man, is he having a bad time :(. Praying that a new phase will now begin for him.
Listened to 'O dilbar jaaniye' song just yesterday. Its a Mohammad Rafi song. I first listened to in school competetion. I guess it was 5th or 6th standard!! Anyway this boy just sang it so well, that it became one of my fav songs. But then after that I didnt get to listen to the song anywhere. Worse I didnt know the movie or the singer name!! Even when I was in college, I used to search net for the song. But it was all fruitless. Until yesterday! Yes, thats some 12 years!! Finally, found it on Raaga. And it was so great to listen to it again :-)
And now just relaxing. Just finished watching 'Life is beautiful'. Its a decent movie. Ok chao for now, will go have my lunch now (btw in lunch we have chane, that I made yesterday night!!)
Hun Hor Ki Kahan?
Lai chal mainu sajna othhe
Jithe koi na mainu vekhe
Kalla baith ke socha main, ki likhaya kismat mere lekhe
Koi na mainu dekhan aave, koi na mainu chedde,
Dooor hove eh duniya, naale isde bakhede
Waqt othhe khada hove, te main waqt de naal
Dukhan to aapne ronda rahan, dooor karan da na kara paryaas
Kismat te main dosh lagawaan, mehnat di na maithon rakho aas,
Jad ro ro ke hanjhoo muk jaan, tan nawan jeevan sanjon de main kara upraale
Waqt phir uthh ke chal pawe, te main waqt de naal
Saare mainu vekhan, te mainu hove nawin uchhaian di bhaal
Eh sab ne par khyaali pulaao, mehnat te mera saath na paao,
Uchhaian aa ke meri jholi pain jaan, mainu hai bas is di aas
(Yes this is one of my poems, that I wrote in college on 18th Feb,98!!)
Jithe koi na mainu vekhe
Kalla baith ke socha main, ki likhaya kismat mere lekhe
Koi na mainu dekhan aave, koi na mainu chedde,
Dooor hove eh duniya, naale isde bakhede
Waqt othhe khada hove, te main waqt de naal
Dukhan to aapne ronda rahan, dooor karan da na kara paryaas
Kismat te main dosh lagawaan, mehnat di na maithon rakho aas,
Jad ro ro ke hanjhoo muk jaan, tan nawan jeevan sanjon de main kara upraale
Waqt phir uthh ke chal pawe, te main waqt de naal
Saare mainu vekhan, te mainu hove nawin uchhaian di bhaal
Eh sab ne par khyaali pulaao, mehnat te mera saath na paao,
Uchhaian aa ke meri jholi pain jaan, mainu hai bas is di aas
(Yes this is one of my poems, that I wrote in college on 18th Feb,98!!)
Friday, March 04, 2005
Flashback (16-March-2003)
We (mostly ICE including Anuj, Balajee, Inti, Mallu, Madhan, Kannan, Prakash, Mukund, Sridhar) went to OOTY. Came back yesterday morning. It was a nice place to visit. We enjoyed a lot, but food problem was there. Overall this outing was required as it refreshed me. We took lot of pics. The weather there was very nice too.
Also we travelled in Chaiyan-Chaiyan train from Ooty to Matyapallayam! There was a comical incident in which Anuj, Mallu and Sridhar had to pay Rs100 to a constable. Actually they were taking a pic of the Railway engine. At this point a constable came to them and said its illegal to photograph the engine (crap obviously!). He wanted to detain them at the station itself (the train was about to leave). Mallu didnt want to pay, but Anuj paid him Rs100 to get on the train. All three were furious afterwards, but it was fun for us!!
Also we travelled in Chaiyan-Chaiyan train from Ooty to Matyapallayam! There was a comical incident in which Anuj, Mallu and Sridhar had to pay Rs100 to a constable. Actually they were taking a pic of the Railway engine. At this point a constable came to them and said its illegal to photograph the engine (crap obviously!). He wanted to detain them at the station itself (the train was about to leave). Mallu didnt want to pay, but Anuj paid him Rs100 to get on the train. All three were furious afterwards, but it was fun for us!!
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