Yeah! Sinfully.
By the way, how sinful can a teetotaler- vegetarian get?
Not having anything to read, having not contributed to own or others' knowledge, not having worked for three days. That is sinful as far as my definition of the thing goes!
Not only food, I have been a sloth all these days only moving about to pick up the phone, take a shower, have meals and drink all the odd stuff believed to relieve you of the heat. Home-sweet-home as comfortable it always is. But the heat topped by sincere efforts of our PSWEB (Punjab State's Without-Electricity Board), makes one wish for the generator-fed office even on a weekend!
Did I tell you I drove all the way to Jalandhar from Chandigarh this weekend? And Back! That was the part that I actually enjoyed the most about this weekend. Now, pardon me mention my bike again after devoting a whole post to it earlier, but it rides well, and feels well planted on the road, that even after driving for 2.5 hrs non stop (twice), my back is as happy as it was before the start of the journey. My comfort only marred by the sleep deprivedness (is that a real word?) effected by early rising to escape the heat of the day. I managed to set our at 6.20 each time and reaching the destination at around 8:45. Just before the Sun could rise enough to start biting into my skin. :-)
I hope this night will help me recharge enough to attend the two day-long meetings that are to commence tomorrow and day thence.
Well, hope you also had a nice weekend.
Take care.
-Akashdeep
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Got a new ride!
After lots of analysis and considerations and re-considerations about various pros and cons of various options available in the market, I decided to take a bit risky option guided by the excitement that this new bike seemed to promise.
Apart from a couple of things that a conservative buyer will really miss, this new entrant promises the best of both the worlds.
A month or so was spent in (over) analyzing the available options and weighing them each on the scale of freshness, power, reliability, personal taste, practicality and safely etc, it was a tie between the Suzuki GSX 150 R and the new Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler. Dazzler won due to it's fresh looks, aggressive styling, lots of advanced features, lower weight that definitely adds to performance, and age old reliability promised by the Unicorn engine. Not to mention the attention to details and workmanship.
So, assisted by a colleague who was more enthusiastic than me in getting the bike (such gestures only show how closely people relate to each other sometimes) off we went to the show room stealing a few hours from the office (legally!)
Only to find that there was a truckload of new arrivals waiting to be unloaded. After a little coercion, little convincing and some requests, the whole scene turned its attention towards us.
And after a couple of more hours of wait (that seemed longer at the time) I was finally able to start it to actually ride it off!
As of now its the second day and the Dazzler has managed to impress me with every thing it does right from the animation on the HUD when it is first turned on to the effortless sweeping past every odd thing on the road act.
Also got two queries at the traffic stops asking what bike it is? Not a surprise because it is launched just a couple of week ago and mine is first of the first lot! Great value for money isn't it? ;)
Finally, I thank the overseer for finding me worth bestowing this pleasure.
You are invited for a free ride anytime!
Good night
Sunday, June 13, 2010
What works for you?
Every once in a while we tend to be overwhelmed by the effort of trying to draw a straight line for ourselves out of the chaos of so many obscure, wavering, incomplete scribblings of fate on our daily routine. So much so that that we completely forget ourselves as we are created by the Almighty!
Wao! that got kinda heavy. Wasn't my intention. In short, we ignore ourselves in the chaotic life that it has turned into these days meeting all the demands of family, career and society.
All of us have a 'chill-factor', a 'stress-busting-mantra' that we act upon to connect with our real inner self. Or for those who are not much inclined towards spiritualism; the term is 'chill-out'.Whatever makes us forget that sense of emergency, schedule and targets that always hovers on our mind and soul, is what provides the ultimate relaxation to our minds and rejuvenates our controller:the mind, I would define as the 'stress-busting-mantra', 'chill-factor' or whatever nomenclature we may choose.
So, the point remains, what to choose to 'let-the-steam-go'?
What is your 'stress-buster-mantra'? What is your 'chill-factor'? What is that doing what you forget the universe and are totally engrossed in the task/activity at hand, Freeing your mind of all the worries?
I never made an inventory of these factors but these days it is the health regime that I have subject myself to.
At gym, you do not think about pending bills, career goals and latest technology update that you need to obtain. You only think what you are going to do in the next few minutes. How much to breath. How much to stress yourself. What weight to use. What is the next exercise. And on top of that you know that it is working for you. Eroding the lipids in your blood stream is the first thing we need in this pizza infected world :-)
It will be foolish to generalize this very subjective matter. But an the core, whatever makes you forget the stress causing factors is something worth pursuing each day even if it is for half an hour.
Some forget the world while painting, some while shopping, some enjoy cooking while some forget the world in meditation of the creator at a temple. While there are also some who prefer to loose sense of world and responsibility for an hour at a tavern!
Whatever the method, we should be wise in choosing the time and nature of indulgence for the betterment of self and the society. Of course someone is going to be really off the budget who shops an hour daily to relax!
-Akashdeep
aka Aki
Wao! that got kinda heavy. Wasn't my intention. In short, we ignore ourselves in the chaotic life that it has turned into these days meeting all the demands of family, career and society.
All of us have a 'chill-factor', a 'stress-busting-mantra' that we act upon to connect with our real inner self. Or for those who are not much inclined towards spiritualism; the term is 'chill-out'.Whatever makes us forget that sense of emergency, schedule and targets that always hovers on our mind and soul, is what provides the ultimate relaxation to our minds and rejuvenates our controller:the mind, I would define as the 'stress-busting-mantra', 'chill-factor' or whatever nomenclature we may choose.
So, the point remains, what to choose to 'let-the-steam-go'?
What is your 'stress-buster-mantra'? What is your 'chill-factor'? What is that doing what you forget the universe and are totally engrossed in the task/activity at hand, Freeing your mind of all the worries?
I never made an inventory of these factors but these days it is the health regime that I have subject myself to.
At gym, you do not think about pending bills, career goals and latest technology update that you need to obtain. You only think what you are going to do in the next few minutes. How much to breath. How much to stress yourself. What weight to use. What is the next exercise. And on top of that you know that it is working for you. Eroding the lipids in your blood stream is the first thing we need in this pizza infected world :-)
It will be foolish to generalize this very subjective matter. But an the core, whatever makes you forget the stress causing factors is something worth pursuing each day even if it is for half an hour.
Some forget the world while painting, some while shopping, some enjoy cooking while some forget the world in meditation of the creator at a temple. While there are also some who prefer to loose sense of world and responsibility for an hour at a tavern!
Whatever the method, we should be wise in choosing the time and nature of indulgence for the betterment of self and the society. Of course someone is going to be really off the budget who shops an hour daily to relax!
-Akashdeep
aka Aki
Back on!
Hi there!
I know you might be wondering where did I went during the last few days. Making the long story short, I would recommend this:
Blogging Blackouts
Whatever the reason, it was a spell of Blogging Blackout that engulfed me for the last...how many days??... I don't know...anyways..here I am...for how long, I am unsure..lets let it go on its own pace...
I know you might be wondering where did I went during the last few days. Making the long story short, I would recommend this:
Blogging Blackouts
Whatever the reason, it was a spell of Blogging Blackout that engulfed me for the last...how many days??... I don't know...anyways..here I am...for how long, I am unsure..lets let it go on its own pace...
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