| Sometimes I feel that jobs take you away from your people; the people you love. Ambition has become a pull. It pulls you to so called "greener pastures". The will to succeed is hard-coded in our heads. That makes us go out of our hometowns and away from our families.
In my case, it was Bhilai for high school because IIT coaching was so great there. Then it was Indore for college, because that is the best that I would have gotten where I would be able to study Computer Science. And then finally it was LA because a. I've always wanted to live in the US and b. None of the cheaper (but still good) schools would accept me.
So now I'm here, working in LA, sitting in a cubicle near the window, with the sun setting. Which got me thinking about this stuff in the first place. I would much rather be at home with family. We as a family have tried to make the most of what we have. We play cards during a lazy afternoon. We go out and eat good dinners in the evening. We sing in the car when we are on long drives. And we laugh ... as much as possible.
I've also made some good friends along the way. But somehow, a lot of them have drifted away. I always thought that I'd be able to keep my friends, that they were for life. But I guess people move on and make better friends. I suppose out of sight is out of mind.
Since I'm in such a melancholy mood, I keep thinking of two things - a. What was all this for? What difference has all this made? and b. I need a vacation, a very long vacation. | comments: Leave a comment   |
| It's not a typical LA day, the sky is cloudy and there is rain in the air. I'm driving to work in the morning. The traffic is heavy as usual during rush hour, but the rain makes it worse. It seems people in LA find it difficult to drive in the rain; understandable as it doesn't really rain much here. How I wish for the deluge that would close the schools down back home. But, I digress.
So, let me get back to the point. On a typical day in LA, there are some fabulous cars to be seen. I've been meaning to post something on the subject for a while, so here are some cars that I usually see on my way to work -
1. The Jaguar XKR
2. Lexus SC
3. The BMW 3 series
4. The BMW 5 series
5. The BMW 7 series
6. The BMW X5
7. Maserati Quattroporte
8. Bentley Continental Flying Spur
9. Rolls Royce Phantom
10. Ferrari F430 Spider
... and more. I've not listed quite a few great cars for shortage of time. That will be part of another post.
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| Rucha wanted to read Eclipse and New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, so we bought them. Since I didn't have too much to do either, I figured what the hell - I should see what the hype is all about.
The first book, Eclipse, was not half bad. But the second book, New Moon, just drove me crazy. Written from the perspective of a idiotic and clumsy girl, who would get into trouble at every possible instance, I couldn't believe that I sat through it. By the time I reached the end, I was so frustrated that I gave up on the last two books of the series.
What is it with the stupidity? I mean, come on! If you see a dark alley, why would you walk down it deliberately?
Anyways, enough ranting! Back to work! | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| We went to Lake Tahoe this weekend. I was super excited to snowboard since I've never tried it before. And I was not disappointed at all! Oh so awesome!!
Here is a video of Rucha learning to snowboard.
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| So, guess what. I had "the talk" with my parents. And no, don't start thinking about birds and bees (or whatever your parents told you about). This was the talk that most parent have with their married son/daughter. Yes, you guessed correctly - babies.
For those who don't know, I've been married for 18 months. I've just begun to slowly get used to the idea that we will have kids some day. And then my parents bring this up!
It was funny and awkward. They were also unsure, how to bring this up, they seemed to have given this some thought. Here is how it panned out -
Mom: So ... I'm learning a lot of origami these days.
Me: Ok... thats nice.
Mom: You know ... now that the kids are grown up... I should learn new things for my grand-kids.
Me: (Feeling slightly weird) Ok ....
Mom: Well... we are not in any hurry. But you know ... you guys should think about it.
Now Dad jumps in.
Dad: No no ... we are in a lot of hurry! We want grand kids!!!
Me: (Past the point of no return) Relax!!! Stop!! There is still time. Rucha is still going to school! Then she will work as well.
So the conversation ended at this point, and my folks sort of understood, for now. Lesson learned - I'm going to think of tactics on how to avoid such conversations in the future! :)
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| I just joined Twitter ... follow me. :)
I also got my new pay-check ... why does all my money go away as taxes?? :( | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | ipod | | Current Music: | Apple Oct 2008 Special Event | | Current Location: | Home | | Subject: | My iPod touch | | Time: | 12:19 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) happy |
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| I've been using my iPod touch a lot lately. And not just for music. I check my email on it - first thing in the morning. It is much more convenient to switch it on and get my email. It is "on the go", so to speak, as I can walk around the apartment checking my email, listening to music, checking stuff out on Facebook, looking at cricket highlights on YouTube and more.
New technology is just changing my life ... and making me lazier day by day. :) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Courtesy Kevin and Bean. :)
Here are some songs that were hits, but still sound like nails on a chalk-board.
#. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
#. Macarena - Los Del Rio
#. She Bangs - Ricky Martin
#. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
#. Who Let The Dogs Out - Baha Men
Any thoughts? Any songs that annoy you? Comments plz. :) | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| I should really write something intellectual here some day. I'm getting the feeling that my blog is a mixed bag of random $hit that I have stumbled upon.
I'm also getting the feeling that I need to do a bunch of stuff in life. For example, I see and hear of people traveling all around the globe and I feel like I've not been any where. I confess, I have never been to and wish to check out - NYC, Hawaii, England, Italy, Switzerland and Australia.
Now I've just come back from India ... which was actually a pretty hectic vacation. And with all the bad experiences during travel, I think I'd want to wait a while before I get on a flight again.
I'm also seeing a bunch of people working out, running and being all fit. I need to seriously start doing something about this. I play cricket and ping pong pretty regularly on weekends, but I don't get enough workout during the week. I need to start working out during the week. Ok, thats my new mission. Grrr... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Tax forms suck!!
Why am I talking about it at this time of the year? Because I have to fill up a new W4.
Why do I have to fill up a new W4? Because I moved to a new business unit.
Why did I move to a new business unit? Don't ask ... :)
Anyways, I need a tutorial ... itemized deductions, standard deductions, adjustments, dependents ... can't seem to understand the process clearly. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I've been thinking about this for a while... just haven't blogged about it.
Continuing from an earlier entry... The Brother Always Wins!!
All that big talk about "beyond human eyes" is bullshit. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | After almost 8 months ... the cricket season is over. It feels weird that I will neither go for practice almost every Saturday nor go for a game. I feel an emptiness. During some difficult months, cricket kept me going. Now that part is over (at least for a while). | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | I need to organize my life ... lots of work needed! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | What do you say if your good friend does not wish you on your birthday and then later scraps you on Orkut to tell you that "I knew you were busy partying and dinin gout, so didnt wanna disturb."? | | comments: Leave a comment |
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