no time for a title

For some reason, iv always, even as a child, been fascinated by heights, the vast expanse of oceans or rather 'vast-ness' of things in general...
i get this high, the 'adrenaline-rush' in me whenever i see the world from the top, like seeing the entire LA sprawled in front of my eyes when the tallest roller-coaster in six flags, LA reached its pinnacle, seeing boston from the skywalk observatory, and realising for the first time how beautiful the city is!! seeing new york from the empire state building...for me, these moments leave a special mark in my mind...more than the after effects, its that momentary thrill i get...more than the visual sight, its the feeling i remember when i think of these places.
I even find a weird sense of crazy joy when i go as far as i can into the ocean and stare at the unending expanse, the uncluttered view and stare at the thin line that connects the water and the sky, i somehow feel very powerful from within at these moments yet realising how powerful the nature is, and how meek we are in front of it. i may be totally at nature's mercy at these moments, but i feel like a person who is riding the tsunami!! The trip to the grand canyon was another exhilerating experience. I feel there is nothing 'beautiful' about the grand canyon other than a display of what nature can do...it completely bowled me over...looking at the symmetric patterns carved into the earth!!...and its HUGE!!
Why is it that i always get these thoughts, some random ramblings when i have some work to do? The stuff i am working on at the moment has reached a point when "dava ki nahi, dua ki jaroorat hoti hai". The workload pressure surely stimulates my blog-writing-hormones!!
erm, back to my work, music coming in through my headphones: Dhingana's top 10 list.

how about some politics?

I generally keep my political opinions to myself and prefer listening to people rather than stating my opinions when it comes to politics. But for once, i was truly happy when the UPA won the vote of confidence. For one, our PM, Manmohan Singh is one of my favorite politicians. I mean ok, chosing a favorite politician is like chosing from among a mob of bad people who is better among them all, but still, I do like him, as a person and as a politician. True, prices have risen during his regime, the middle class did bear the brunt, but then again, who can guarantee this wouldnt have happened if some other party was in power?!
The PM's reaction after the vote of confidence, especially this:
"http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Advani_called_me_nika
mma_PM_Manmohan/articleshow/3265909.cms"
is something i enjoyed reading. This is the way to get back (if you have to) at someone, rather than cursing the person or disrupting the parliament sessions.
But yes, im happy that the nuclear deal will atleast hopefully see light.

title?...cant think of one..

I love sleeping....
i do feel a pang of guilt when i see, hear people claiming there are more important things to do in life other than sleeping....important things to be accomplished, deadlines to be met, things that need to be taken care of, aims to be fulfilled....why waste time in sleeping?!!
well, for me, sleep is more than a necessity... i mean, i dont need to sleep, i love to sleep. The feeling when you hit the sack after a hard, gruelling day at work...well, that feeling is just awesome! i can, and do sleep for almost 14-15 hours at a stretch (though this is rapidly turning into an impossible dream these days..) sleep for like hours together, wake up, yawn endlessly, cuddle lazily in my super-cozy comforter, and then drift back to a sound sleep again...well this is my ideal way to spend my weekend (atleast one day of my weekend!!).
i guess i can be happy in life by just sleeping, watching movies, eating and travelling..... and i sometimes feel i really just want to do only this....why to work? why to slog over an interface that is refusing to give me the results i want...but then, it kind of scares me that i have such aims in life...that im not as ambitious as people around me.

I do enjoy my work, love doing what im doing...but...

suddenly....

good times end, and so do bad times....
Even time has no option, but to pass.

bombay bhel...

No complaints, i simply adored the bhel i had ordered the other day in an indian restaurant (a very popular one) here in boston, but it took me some time to actually notice that the green colored bits in the bhel were not raw-mango (kairi) pieces but pieces of green bell-pepper (capsicum)!!
The dish goes by the name of 'bombay bhel' on the menu in their list of cold appetizers. I was quite looking forward to eat bhel after God knows how much time, and was really pleased with the look of it. It looked just the way bhel should look like, tasted it pretty much the way it should taste, only until i discovered the strange ingredient!!
Thackeray-ji are you listening?!! Please do something to 'protect' the mumbai-cusine!! The 'marathi'-cuisine!

All said and done, had a hearty indian meal, with great company, great conversation and equally ethnic milieu!

things that have thrilled me lately...

i was just thinking about the moments when i was extremely thrilled and content...

-> standing under the hot shower after a tiring day.
-> talking for hours into the night with old friends on gtalk.
-> a surprise birthday gift from a totally unexpected person.
-> the manager calling me into his office to praise the work i have done (when least expected)
-> good conversations with work people
-> cuddling up in the arms of a loved one
-> watching the entire Boston city sprawled up in front of you..a panoramic view from the tallest building in Boston.
-> for some reason, peeing in the rest room on the 52nd floor!
-> having an awesome time all day long, doing sightseeing and then coming back home tired, to your own cosy room, to sit in my cosy bean chair.
-> driving my new (old) car
-> that high when u reach a new place without getting lost, and without using a GPS:)

Life!!

Life is too important to be ever taken seriously...
time and again this belief of mine gets reinforced...it gets firm whenever i start worrying about petty things or petty people (yes you do meet such people...people who are just not worth your time)...and it also gets firm whenever im with the people i love, my friends, my family and completely awesome strangers i randomly happen to meet:)
Yes, life is 'only' about happiness...its 'only' living and letting others live...its 'only' about enjoying the maximum of things you do...i say maximum of things because i dont really think anyone enjoys doing 100% of the things one does...So yes, for me this is life, this is the way i live it...
but why am i blabbering about 'life' all of a sudden...a bit too heavy topic it is!!!
but yes, i feel its a good thing to sit back once in a while and remind yourself how you want to live your life.