Mausam hai Ashiqana :)

Learnt this Song yesterday, its so beautiful. Its been going on in my head since morning :)

Mausam Hai Aashiqana
Ae Dil Kahin Se Unko Aise Me Dhondh Laanaa

Kehana Ke Rut Javaa Hai, Aur Hm Taras Rahe Hain
Kali Ghata Ke Saaye, Birahan Ko Das Rahe Hain
Dar Hai Na Maar Daale Saavan Ka Kya Thikana
Mausam Hai ...

Suraj Kahin Bhi Jaye, Tum Par Na Dhoop Aaye
Tumko Pukarate Hain, In Gesuon Ke Saaye
Aa Jaao Main Bana Doon, Palakon Ka Shamiyana
Mausam Hai ...

Phirate Hain Hum Akele, Baanhon Mein Koi Le Le
Aakhir Koi Kahan Tak, Tanahaaiyon Se Khele
Din Ho Gaye Hain Zalim, Raaten Hain Qatilana
Mausam Hai ...

Remix

Remixes spoil a song a really bad. All remixes sound bad, except few, which can be counted on fingers. I am not talking about old songs which are re-sung by new singers, many of those are ok.

Visa date... Big step.
Made me nervous !!

Living alone far away !!

Living alone far away !!

Its scary !! The mere thought of it is scaring the hell out of me. Just looked around the website for residence halls, meal plans n all. Gosh its difficult to decide things from here. I'll have to clean the room and the toilet myself !!

I hope I do a good job of it without spending too much money :-p

Help me God!! Shri Ganeshaya namah !!

SuperGoley

I love to ride my TVS Scooty Pep !! :)

I know the motorcyclists are going to be sneering right about now, thinking, " Bah!! How can someone ride a gearless, slow, blah, blah two wheeler like this!!" (i don't know how else they condemn scooters like scooty and activa)

But thats the only vehicle I own. And I do love riding it. I rarely keep my feet down [even at low speeds] and kinda feel proud of myself when I see ladies riding with there legs hanging down even at 30 Km\h .

Today I was riding on the road and overtook an aunty on a two wheeler. As I passed her, I saw that her bag, kept in the front, was almost falling out. So I slowed down, while she caught up with me. And then I said "Aunty, check your bag !!" She gave me a grateful smile and bent down to adjust the bag. I smiled and sped away really fast, seeing her become smaller in my rear-view mirror !

I felt like a superwoman :D ( Super heroes generally come out of nowhere, help ppl and then vanish with amazing speed )

I am SuperGoley !! :D

Strength and Weakness !!

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.

"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament.

Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out.

He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.

He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind.

"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.

Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!

Kar Wars!!

Karwar is a beautiful place. Nestled in the western ghats on the shore of Arabian sea, it totally takes your feet off the ground. Karwar is located at the estuary of the Kali river and Arabian sea. I can't understand what the people in Kerala are so proud off, cos all the seaside locations (including karwar) in the western ghats look as amazing as kerala. There's greenery, beautiful sea and the quiet and peaceful locations.

We reached Karwar on saturday morning and checked-in at the resort. Our resort called Estuary Resort was ok, not that good. Its built on top of a hill overlooking the estuary, which used to be Shivaji maharaj's fort once. Now only the boundary walls are remaining. The view was breathtaking, no complains. But the service was not at all worth what they charged.

There is another resort called "Devbagh resort" which is on an island of sorts. Around 11 we got into a boat to take us to Devbagh. And then the fun began !! :D

We got to their private sea beach which was almost deserted. Got into the water almost immediately cos the sand was burning. We played volleyball and football on the beach, and then more volleyball and frisbee in the water. This was the first time I had so much fun in the sea without fear of water :) Great experience !!

Lunch was another fun experience. All my teammates were in full spirits, drinking and gossiping. For the record, I drank only "mango slice" !!

Then it was time for some water sports. Para sailing was closed cos of unfavourable winds, so missed that. But there was kayaking and banana ride. Kayaking was way out of my league, cos i don't have the strength to keep rowing for so long :-p.
Banana ride was something else !! Very scary, but exciting!!!! Let me explain. There was a cylindrical rubber boat which was tied to a motor boat. We were given life jackets and made to sit on the rubber boat, 5 at a time. The motor boat then pulled the banana boat far from the shore and then the guy sitting in it gave a signal and took a sudden sharp turn!! The banana boat toppled and threw us mercilessly in the sea!! I went totally under water and lot of salt water got into my mouth, lungs and stomach. And then I floated up and was like " WOW !!!" He did this 3 times and honestly, since I am scared of water, I was relieved when it was over. But this is an experience I will never forget !!

After that we just spent some time at the sea shore while we waited for our boat to take us back to our resort. I got back, had a nice hot shower and went to join the others around a bon fire. Then we had dinner and sat around in a room till 2.00AM, playing cards and talking about ghosts :)

The guy who was the in charge of the water sports was a pleasant guy from Uttaranchal. His name was Deewan Singh. He promised to take us for rock climbing the next day. So on Sunday, we woke with aching arms and legs but still excited about the day ahead.

Deewan Singh had arrived with a gaadi to take us about 10-15 Km from Karwar city. We started our trek which seemed simple enough in the beginning but later got tough. But was fun. After climbing for about an hour we reached the rock we were supposed to climb. It was a 50Ft rock, towering over our heads. My first reaction was," Thank you very much, I am not climbing THAT thing" !! But I saw a couple of people do it and it didn't seem that tough after all. I also put on my gear and climbed it. It was total fun. Rappling down the rock was easier. Later we trekked back to humanity at sea level. And set ahead for the next adventure. All in all, the whole experience was just splendid !! :)

Next, Deewan Singh took us to the resort he works for. That is situated on the shore of the back waters. There he gave us life jackets and we all jumped into the water to cool our heels (literally, cos it was quite hot !!) I was the source of amusement there cos I couldn't swim ( like many others there) and made a big issue about it :-p .
Made some futile attempts at the art of swimming. I know my coach will be disappointed in me :-( , but come on, the flow of water terrifies me. I kept screaming, " Damn damn I'm going away from the shore,I'm going away from the shore.. SOMEBODY SAVE ME !!"

Amazing location, enjoyable company and right attitude. All of these are needed to make a holiday a great one. And that's what this was :D

-Cheers