And I am part of the some rather than the others.
It's not such a bad thing except whenever people start yelling at you at 2 AM to go to sleep or when you have to hit the sack early (because of reasons you cannot help) and end up tossing and turning cause you won't fall asleep. The worse thing about being a late sleepers (who needs 7-8 hours of sleep) though is not being able to wake up early :(
Anyway I htink in about 3 months I will have to go back to an earlier to bed and an earlier to rise routine (I think an early to bed and early to rise routine is totally out of the question).
Monday, July 27, 2009
Don't blame me for having FIXED ideas....it's genetic.
On FB this sounded fun but here it sounds serious. Anyway it's on a lighter note but true non the less hehe ;)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tagged : 7 Weird Thing About Me
Got tagged by The Survivor.
While I don't do too many tags any more, this is not too personal and quirky so taking it up.
1. My hands go into my sneakers before my feet.
Well I once wore my sneakers (which are slightly big because my just fitting ex-sneakers use to hurt my toes) and after about 5 minutes felt something around my toes. Too the shoe off (in the cab) thinking it must be a piece of paper or something. Put my hand it - felt like paper but when I shook the shoe nothing came out. Well if you already guessed it, you are smart than me then. Looked in and inside was this big cockroach. YUCKKK to say the least. Very disgusting. But of course the thing I will remember the most from the incident is my cousin screaming - 'throw the shoe out of the window' and I yelling back 'Are you crazy? This is my new Reebok and who the hell throws their shoe out like that?'. So now my hand goes in first to check whether the shoe is empty or not.
2. I wanted to be a storm chaser.
I doubt I would ever really have been one but I remember watching Twister and thinking 'WOW now that's EXACTLY what I want to grow up and do'. Weather was always fascinating. If there was a college around and good career prospects, I would have studied meteorology. Thankfully I didn't else I would have been working with the biggest idiots around.
3. I use (at least once in a while now but everyday while I was working) my mouse as if I were a lefty [meaning the primary and secondary button is switched - meaning on the left side my index finger is for left click]
Few months into my joining my job, I started getting TERRIBLE shoulder ache. My only solution was to switch the side of the mouse cause it was becoming impossible to work. Took me about 4 days to get use to. But was totally worth it cause gave me better alignment, and pain in my right shoulder stopped. I still remember my boss coming up to me and showing me something and I couldn't copy paste what he was asking because I had just switched sides. Very frustrating back then. But it was always fun later on to see people come to my desk to show me something on my machine and they going crazy with the mouse all ulta and alphabets ink missing from my keyboard. It would drive most people nuts. I'd eventually say 'okay you know what, just tell me what you want to do and I'll type and navigate'.
4. I have taken a break from work (assuming I go back to work in October - it will be a 1 year break) for no particular rhyme or reason.
5. I'd like to learn beatboxing.
Watched a few videos about it and realized it's way too tough and requires a lot of practice. So mostly giving up on wanting to learn. But it's cool making music with sounds from your mouth.
6. I never sing in front of people (don't even play antakshari at times for this reason) but find myself singing (or at least saying since I can't sing) the lyrics to the songs when I am alone.
Well sometimes I am in the hall and Mom or Dad or Sis will be around when I am "singing" but thats about it. Once Mom even commented saying 'You love singing don't you?' and I said 'No. Just cause I am singing doesn't mean I like singing. I like the lyrics and all' Lol. I don't know I myself find the habit weird. Though I must say Mom is always pleasantly surprised when I seem to know nearly all the lyrics of nearly 80% of the songs that are playing on TV. Tried to explain to her that most people would know them and she doesn't listen to the song enough number of times to pick the lines up.
7. I can't do mental math.
I totally draw a blank in my head when I have to do anything with numbers. Except simple addition or substraction. Even for these I need at least 3 times the time an normal person would use. It's quite funny that my job requires me to work around numbers. Most people I know professionally can't believe it when I tell them I am bad with numbers. But well such is the case. I wish I could change it but I can't seem to get even slightly better with the efforts I had put in so have given up now.
While I don't do too many tags any more, this is not too personal and quirky so taking it up.
1. My hands go into my sneakers before my feet.
Well I once wore my sneakers (which are slightly big because my just fitting ex-sneakers use to hurt my toes) and after about 5 minutes felt something around my toes. Too the shoe off (in the cab) thinking it must be a piece of paper or something. Put my hand it - felt like paper but when I shook the shoe nothing came out. Well if you already guessed it, you are smart than me then. Looked in and inside was this big cockroach. YUCKKK to say the least. Very disgusting. But of course the thing I will remember the most from the incident is my cousin screaming - 'throw the shoe out of the window' and I yelling back 'Are you crazy? This is my new Reebok and who the hell throws their shoe out like that?'. So now my hand goes in first to check whether the shoe is empty or not.
2. I wanted to be a storm chaser.
I doubt I would ever really have been one but I remember watching Twister and thinking 'WOW now that's EXACTLY what I want to grow up and do'. Weather was always fascinating. If there was a college around and good career prospects, I would have studied meteorology. Thankfully I didn't else I would have been working with the biggest idiots around.
3. I use (at least once in a while now but everyday while I was working) my mouse as if I were a lefty [meaning the primary and secondary button is switched - meaning on the left side my index finger is for left click]
Few months into my joining my job, I started getting TERRIBLE shoulder ache. My only solution was to switch the side of the mouse cause it was becoming impossible to work. Took me about 4 days to get use to. But was totally worth it cause gave me better alignment, and pain in my right shoulder stopped. I still remember my boss coming up to me and showing me something and I couldn't copy paste what he was asking because I had just switched sides. Very frustrating back then. But it was always fun later on to see people come to my desk to show me something on my machine and they going crazy with the mouse all ulta and alphabets ink missing from my keyboard. It would drive most people nuts. I'd eventually say 'okay you know what, just tell me what you want to do and I'll type and navigate'.
4. I have taken a break from work (assuming I go back to work in October - it will be a 1 year break) for no particular rhyme or reason.
5. I'd like to learn beatboxing.
Watched a few videos about it and realized it's way too tough and requires a lot of practice. So mostly giving up on wanting to learn. But it's cool making music with sounds from your mouth.
6. I never sing in front of people (don't even play antakshari at times for this reason) but find myself singing (or at least saying since I can't sing) the lyrics to the songs when I am alone.
Well sometimes I am in the hall and Mom or Dad or Sis will be around when I am "singing" but thats about it. Once Mom even commented saying 'You love singing don't you?' and I said 'No. Just cause I am singing doesn't mean I like singing. I like the lyrics and all' Lol. I don't know I myself find the habit weird. Though I must say Mom is always pleasantly surprised when I seem to know nearly all the lyrics of nearly 80% of the songs that are playing on TV. Tried to explain to her that most people would know them and she doesn't listen to the song enough number of times to pick the lines up.
7. I can't do mental math.
I totally draw a blank in my head when I have to do anything with numbers. Except simple addition or substraction. Even for these I need at least 3 times the time an normal person would use. It's quite funny that my job requires me to work around numbers. Most people I know professionally can't believe it when I tell them I am bad with numbers. But well such is the case. I wish I could change it but I can't seem to get even slightly better with the efforts I had put in so have given up now.
The Dalai Lama Says -
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Once a year go someplace you've never been before.
Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
A very smart man if you ask me :)
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Once a year go someplace you've never been before.
Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
A very smart man if you ask me :)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Shocked...
>> A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has brought New Zealand 11.8 inches (30 cm) closer to Australia, according to news reports.
Full story at - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/22/new-zealand-closer-australia-quake
I didn't know that landmasses could move that much because of an earthquake.
Well actually my bad cause landmasses can move a lot more. The Andaman and Nicobar islands shifted south-west by around 4.1 feet (according to a wikipedia article) in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake.
More about the 2004 Quake at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
Full story at - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/22/new-zealand-closer-australia-quake
I didn't know that landmasses could move that much because of an earthquake.
Well actually my bad cause landmasses can move a lot more. The Andaman and Nicobar islands shifted south-west by around 4.1 feet (according to a wikipedia article) in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake.
More about the 2004 Quake at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
TOTALLYYY forgot about the eclipse so I am glad it was clouded and I don't have to keep cursing myself on missing something big :)
It's not like I am majorly into astronomy or anything but such events are wonderful. Not only are they rare and that's why more precious, they actually signify how everything is interconnected in the universe :)
Plus it's always fun to see in real life what you studied in books. Stuff that was boring (cause you couldn't imagine any of it) suddenly is so fascinating :)
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Native American Proverb.
"Only when the last tree has withered, the last fish has been caught, and the last river has been poisoned, will you realize you cannot eat money."
I totally love proverbs. They go to know how you can have lots of wisdom with just very little being said :)
I of course don't like all proverbs. There are many I don't understand.
I totally love proverbs. They go to know how you can have lots of wisdom with just very little being said :)
I of course don't like all proverbs. There are many I don't understand.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Reading Shantaram and
I am having the worries that I will be having the talkings likes the Prabakers...
The speakings like him is not okay baba. Many too good Indians are really not having the talkings like him I am thinking but many not too good Indians are maybe having the talkings like him. I am hopings I am never becomings the not too good Indians.
The speakings like him is not okay baba. Many too good Indians are really not having the talkings like him I am thinking but many not too good Indians are maybe having the talkings like him. I am hopings I am never becomings the not too good Indians.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Chor Bazaari...
Totally crazy about the song. It's from Love Aaj Kal.
It just grew on me. I didn't like it at first when the trailer came out but after listening to it a few times, I quite like it (same with 'Can We Twist' too).
Can't embed the actual video of the song (not the full song) but you can check it out at - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mia1DDGv1FY
It just grew on me. I didn't like it at first when the trailer came out but after listening to it a few times, I quite like it (same with 'Can We Twist' too).
Can't embed the actual video of the song (not the full song) but you can check it out at - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mia1DDGv1FY
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Was fantastic meeting everyone yesterday :) ...
Went to my ex-office yesterday :)
Haven't been there in months. Well haven't been anywhere in months actually thanks to my foot. But anyway was so nice to be back and meet all my old colleagues :)
Haven't been there in months. Well haven't been anywhere in months actually thanks to my foot. But anyway was so nice to be back and meet all my old colleagues :)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wolverine Finallyyyy...so worth waking up and going for it...
Well only the second movie I caught a morning show of.
But it was so worth waking up early to go see it. Had to make it to the show yesterday because I wasn't sure if it would be running today. Hehe there were a total of 13 people in the theatre including me.
Totally loved it - I mean X-men and Hugh Jackman....what's not to love??? :D
But it was so worth waking up early to go see it. Had to make it to the show yesterday because I wasn't sure if it would be running today. Hehe there were a total of 13 people in the theatre including me.
Totally loved it - I mean X-men and Hugh Jackman....what's not to love??? :D
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Hmmm I know more 'Karishma's than 'Neha's and 'Pooja's put together...
I don't know, I just find this strange because I thought 'Neha' was the most common female name in India and lots of people also mentioned 'Pooja' as being very common. Anyways it's all good :)
Primus fixed - Physio started again :)
Well finally back to Physio - though my feet are feeling way better than 2 months ago. Nearly walk around normally (in motion that is...the durations are not as long as before but will get there eventually) .
Monday, July 06, 2009
Roggeeerrrrr Roger Rogggeeeerrrrr Roger
Finally Roger Federer gets officially called the 'greatest'.
Of course records are made to be broken and if not the in next few years, then in the next few decades someone else will be crowned with the title of the Greatest.
Would have been interesting to see how Nadal would have changed things if he was playing...but not meant to be.
Missed the match but heard it was totally brilliant and that Andy Roddick really played superbly. Will try and watch either a recap or highlights of the match if I can.
Of course records are made to be broken and if not the in next few years, then in the next few decades someone else will be crowned with the title of the Greatest.
Would have been interesting to see how Nadal would have changed things if he was playing...but not meant to be.
Missed the match but heard it was totally brilliant and that Andy Roddick really played superbly. Will try and watch either a recap or highlights of the match if I can.
Totally hate such grey days - I think I suffer from SAD (at least mildly)...
Seriously I hate gloomy weather. It brings me down. I not only feel lethargic (which might be a commonly felt amongst people in such weather) but I also feel slightly depressed. Maybe I am exaggerating but maybe I am not.
I hate grey days. I totally do.
About SAD from Wikipedia -
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer,[1] repeatedly, year after year.
More at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
I hate grey days. I totally do.
About SAD from Wikipedia -
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer,[1] repeatedly, year after year.
More at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Can't believe how many status messages I have seen today mentioning the Bandra-Worli Sea Link...
It's like all of Mumbai is obsessed with the BWSL...now I am not saying it's a bad thing but just I don't see what the big deal is.
Sure I am super glad that it's finally done and I can't believe that people are using it to travel back and forth (FINALLY) but I don't feel it's such a big deal.
Maybe the lack of excitement on my part is because it won't affect me directly (it could in the future but I doubt it. I think I will always take the train if I have to go beyond Bandra) or because I believe it won't make a huge difference in the 'development' of the city
Sure I am super glad that it's finally done and I can't believe that people are using it to travel back and forth (FINALLY) but I don't feel it's such a big deal.
Maybe the lack of excitement on my part is because it won't affect me directly (it could in the future but I doubt it. I think I will always take the train if I have to go beyond Bandra) or because I believe it won't make a huge difference in the 'development' of the city
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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