Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Love knows no limits.....

Words are just not enough to describe this awesome video...
Enjoy!!

Chilhood dreams....




What did you want to be when you grew up?


I think these questions or their answers stay with you all your life in some form. I've been thinking about mine recently. What were my childhood dreams?


My first memory of what I wanted to be a post woman. I think because I liked the way they used to deliver posts and stamp on the letters. For some strange reason, I loved doing that and even broke the new steel torchlight that my dad brought from the duty-free customs shop. I hit it repeatedly on the paper pretending to stamp on posts. I took that job rather seriously and broke the brand new torchlight inviting my dad’s ire…Then, for some reason I wanted to be a astronaut (I think many want to become one when they are teenagers...I don’t know.. I have heard people say that…) This was at a time when one of my icons Dr.Kalpana Chawla went to space and that really inspired me to work towards it…I even went to Delhi for this entrance and ended up getting a rank for which I would have been offered an architecture seat. I wanted to go to the moon or walk in space. I always dreamt about it and told my mom about my dreams in the day… It didn’t work out either and at some point I had to look hard at other options too…. I'm realizing now that I had a tendency to get more and more practical for some reason. It is still a mystery to me….

Here is a list of some of my childhood dreams:

1. Post woman
2. Go into space
3. Aerospace engineer
4. To be a chef
5. Invent something
8. To be in the animal rescue squad
9. Veterinarian
10. To be a presenter in the discovery channel

I had others like to be a singer… Some were more fleeting. But many are still with me with the hope that I will fulfill at least one of them.

So, people….grab a cup of coffee…and share with me your childhood dreams..That would be exciting.

To conclude this, I would like to quote Randy Pausch:
“Never lose the child-like wonder. “

Check out the Video of Randy Pausch's lecture of "Achieving one's childhood dreams here:"

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Life at Memphis


This post was long due....for Memphis...hehe starting to get senti.....these years have flied past unbelievably fast... made a lot of friends... genuine, some were the proverbial wolves under the sheep's skin LOL!! cool cool..my intention is not to launch a tirade now....Memphis has taught me to listen to my heart...and go for it however hard things had become...


I didn't have a clue what I was getting into when I accepted UofM's invite to join the university in the form of an I-20. I decided to go for it. Finally landed in Memphis on the evening of August 4th, 2004 and I was EXCITED!! Soon, the hunt for a assistantship began and finally I landed a week after and I was over the moon because that was my first job that was actually paying me real money :) Few weeks after, the semester finally took off... School was normal, there were classes, that I hated ...some I loved, but there was no real big difference.. Papers were due every few weeks and tests that you'll never feel ready for....Its good to remind yourself that you'll get through it....because you have to!! But I had made some good friends and it was great seeing them in between classes and visiting Starbucks to get a coffee for those boring mid-afternoon classes. Somewhere the semester ended and the dawn of the grades made me realise that was a bad start to the school for me... It hit me hard....nevertheless, it had to go on ..... One part of me said that I had made a bad decision of coming here to study... Soon , the Spring started with renewed enthusiasm that made me forget my 'fall'..... It was really tricky ... pre-reqs and all...No..the ride was not smooth.....but it was one enriching,enthralling experience. By then some 'people' had started to counsel me...to change my major to a less intimidating one......These bunch of duds :) who were known for their free advise ....without even asking!! soon they were eating their own words....Soon, the bumpy ride proved to be not so bumpy...soon followed an Internship at FedEx that blossomed into a job.....and then came my graduation that till date has been one of the happiest days of my adult life.

Lessons learnt: Keep your dreams alive....All things are possible for those who believe....

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Friends Forever.....



My home in India was home to many furry and feathered friends. They used to come home everyday and I literally grew up with them.

This is a subject very close to my heart....

We can’t ever question the existence of God who is an unknown entity of who or what; when we look at animals, but we can when we look at humans. God exists and I wont debate that, but I sometimes (read umpteen times ) lose faith in God because of our dealings with other human beings. But we never fail to question God's ultimate existence when we see or hear an animal and experience the sights and sounds of the environment in which they live.

I find comfort in them because they show us how to live for the moment, to live without burying our heads in the passage of time that we cannot return to and are ever wishing we could.

Our animal companions are social beings who need like-minded friends for support and learning. Everyone needs a true friend to laugh with, play with and just give you a hug when you need it most … and our pets need it too! They are my friends for life....

Monday, March 31, 2008

Home


I am just home from work and something is stopping me from going for my usual workout......I just cant stop thinking of my Mom,dad and of course , my beloved Laika....and the time I spent with them........and this song 'Home' byMichael Buble I have been listening to on 98.9 for sometime now puts into words exactly how I am feeling for sometime now.... Miss you Mom Dad

Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I
wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm


May be surrounded by

A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
“I’m fine baby, how are you?”
Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky, I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home

Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I’m living someone else’s life
It’s like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I’m surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home