tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228178983245108162024-03-13T21:34:43.953-07:00NATIONAL HIGHWAYJourney is more important than the end.NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-78664951267672135112020-01-26T19:11:00.002-08:002020-01-26T19:12:37.882-08:00Snap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its hard to process what went down today. Its not like i knew them or anything but yet it feels so personal.The one realization out of this is that you don't know how and when life can change. Like Chris Rock said on his Instagram "If you love someone let them know. You never know if it's the last time you're going to see them". #Gonetoosoon </div>
NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-21637392891009969952018-11-02T15:58:00.001-07:002018-11-02T15:58:13.024-07:00Strong(est)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Human will is the strongest thing in the world! </div>
NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-61801773985780035882016-03-03T11:43:00.001-08:002016-03-03T11:43:23.473-08:00Question<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Is being content a bad thing in todays world? </b></div>
NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-15838101750196683042014-12-28T11:57:00.003-08:002014-12-28T11:57:36.578-08:002015 - Things to Do<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li>Start Reading</li>
<li>Be a vegetarian for 6 months </li>
<li>Give up alcohol in the second half of the year.</li>
<li>Answer calls</li>
<li>Take a course in UW</li>
<li>Keep working out - First target 220, next 200</li>
<li>Learn Swimming</li>
<li>Strong left dribble</li>
<li>1 shoe a Qtr </li>
<li>Visit India</li>
<li>One foreign trip a year.</li>
<li>Manage my finances responsibly</li>
<li>Buy a house</li>
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NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-34471134934930275152012-11-15T13:36:00.000-08:002012-11-15T13:37:03.383-08:00Postcard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear Brother,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know life has been tough off late and i know you must be feeling alone and responsible for the state of things but don't over think. I don't want to sounds philosophical so all i'd say is "<b>SHIT HAPPENS</b>". Everyone screws up and you or me are no different. I, for one, am way more experienced than you in fuck ups and if I tell you things turn out fine in the end then things will surely get back to what they were if not better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sitting miles away, k</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">nowing all this happened and being, unable to do anything is what is eating me from inside. Especially when I don't know what's a fact and what's overstated. I have heard so many things from so many random people that it hurts. It hurts for the fact that they knew all about it and I didn't had a clue. It hurts for the fact that you chose them over me; decided to go ask for help from them but not me. I know that out of 30 years of my existence, we have only spent a year or two together but all those choices were made FOR us not BY us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I remember, when I was getting older I used to ask you to let me take the scooter out so that I could impress my girl friend at that time , and even though you'd take 20 mins, you would say YES. You would play hard ball for all my demands but you would eventually cave in. Now, when I think of those times, I feel that I should have probed you harder ,cuz in hindsight I could sense something was wrong in your voice. Maybe the hurt I feel is because <b>'I'</b> failed as a brother.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I fear that all this negative talk will take the wind out of all of us so I will cut it out and at the risk of sounding </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">philosophical</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> all I'd say is that every cloud has a silver lining and 'our' silver lining is that we are all in this together. Everybody is supportive of you and no one is questioning your capabilities or intentions. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm happy that you have picked yourself up and have started afresh. No start is small as long as it brings a sense of satisfaction. Again this might sound a little douchey but success is a measure that's decided by other, satisfaction on the other hand is decided by you. This is what you taught me and this is what I truly believe in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I know no one wants to be in the position we are in and no one will. This will end pretty soon. Let's stay focused and deal with this together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Missing you,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Amit</span></div>
NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-82481066884105779412012-11-13T17:24:00.000-08:002012-11-13T17:24:32.104-08:00Home Sick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Life has become so depressing off late. With all the things that have transpired at home, i can only imagine what my parents would be going through. They put up a brave, unfazed face when they talk but deep down i know that they know that they didn't need any of this. Not at this stage of their life. And i can only sit here and write. I mean come to think of it, now it has become a necessity for me to stay here so that i can help them...financially if not emotionally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have my poker face up for the world to see but at times this second life gets to you and you wish you weren't a part of all this mess. And then being away from home at days like today (Diwali day) adds insult to the injury. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For second straight year i am away from home, away from friends, away from my family. While everyone else posts pics, messages on facebook, twitter i just feel like going home and sleeping. Maybe it will be a better day tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Diwali to everyone!</span><br />
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NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-76222131062634607072012-06-04T16:40:00.000-07:002012-06-04T16:40:01.975-07:00LA LA LAND<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>True definition of "<i>Middle of No where</i>"</b></span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-76872840354800856562012-02-29T12:59:00.002-08:002012-02-29T13:09:08.839-08:00Seattle - Stint 2 - Chapter 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I began my second stint of Seattle 2 weeks back and i'd have to say i feel kind of at home. I mean i was hear last year for 3 months so that has certainly helped me in getting to know the places. I mean its a lot less fun now since the people i was with last time are either in India or in different time zones here in US but i know where to get things from and how to get there, so that's definitely a BIGG plus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But the +ve of this trip so far has been that i, so far, have stuck to my plan. I mean in these 2 weeks I haven't eaten outside (so no junk/processed food) and i have only went out for drinks once. I definitely am proud of the latter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I plan to get myself into double digits this time( less than 220 lbs i.e.) . Currently i weigh somewhere between 240-245 and I have given myself 6 months for it. I mean this is one of the reason i'm trying to get a car for myself cuz getting around here in Seattle is a pain in the arse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have read some articles and have come across some really interesting, do-able things. Some of the interesting points that i have decided to put on here are only for self-motivation and in case anyone wants to make use of them, please go ahead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will keep adding/writing as an when i achieve something. Pardon me if this gets too boring for you.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Losing a pound requires cutting 3,500 calories from your diet or burning the same amount. By reducing your calories by 500 each day, you'll lose a pound each week.<b> A 160 lbs person burns around 606 calories running at 5 miles per hour, but a 240 lbs person burns 905 calories.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"You wouldn't set off driving to California without a map. You'd get lost". Keep a food journal and a workout journal, and follow a specific workout plan.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eat a mix of protein and simple sugar after your workout. Protein will help your muscles grow, which will lead to further fat-burning. This mixture will also help your body recover from the workout faster, Arent says, so you'll be less sore and can work out more frequently, increasing your results.</span></li>
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Good thing about this year was that i eventually saved some money that helped me bring down the mortgage of my house. I cleared the air with my best friend and we got back together to our ass kicking ways. Couple of really good friends got married and even though i couldnt be with them on their life altering moment, im happy that they took the leap of faith. This year ended the 2 year long financial and emotional draught for xena. <br />
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Bad things happened in 2011 but i took them in my stride and moved on. Sudden demise of some relatives, some bad financial calls, some bad professional choices would compromise the lows of 2011. <br />
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Having said that i thank god for giving me all the good times and for helping me dodge the bullet(s). I hope that 2012 brings more joy and solace in everyones life.NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1National Highway 1, Janak Puri, Ludhiana, Punjab, India30.900965 75.857275830.7919675 75.6993473 31.0099625 76.0152043tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-3081923626037539502011-12-03T22:39:00.001-08:002011-12-03T23:36:31.477-08:00Outkast me??!??Disclaimer: This post might seem disconnected and might not make any sense but i'd to write it to get things off my chest. <br />
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Friendship or relations might have different meaning back in my country but over here every thing is equated in $<br />
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A working couple goes out for doorbuster on thanksgiving, i mean really; between them they gross 200k and still go out to save 5$ on kids toys, 10$ on a jacket and then they have nerve to talk about being uptown and classy. You take somebody out for dinner at a place that they dont like .. Y??? Cuz u hav a 20$ coupon for that place. <br />
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Reach movie theatre 20 mins ahead of us and buy just your tickets. <br />
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If the server looks at me for the check its "together" but for you its "separate". <br />
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I dont question anybodys choices and neither am i offended by them. Everyone wants to save money and I dont judge anybody for the way they choose but the questions that i ask meself are "Should I do these things"; "why shouldn't I do the same" for I work just as hard as everyone else. I mean at times it seems that everybody is mooching off me.<br />
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Am I at a fault if i like to have a good drink and a meal? If i dont update every damn minute of my life on facebook or twitter? If I think living in the same house and commenting on each other status messages is not conversation but sign of drifting away from each other? If i dont ask your job profile or how big is the team you are leading? If i make fun of you for asking everyone in office about the jacket u shud buy?? If i think ive achieved enough and i'd had no regrets if i die today? Or if i count my blessings everday and thank god for giving me all that he has ? <br />
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People are weird and the problem is that dont even know it!NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-22044802363994078602011-08-24T07:57:00.000-07:002011-08-24T07:57:02.142-07:00Back to Back to Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't you just love your ipod when, even on shuffle mode, it plays your favorite songs back to back to back. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Best 200$ every spent!!! </span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-74651184581374586452011-08-23T08:32:00.000-07:002011-08-23T08:32:10.494-07:00Ecstatic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mr. Happy-go-lucky has done it again. Well not again again but has made me super happy again. The guy never fails to amaze me. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Its gonna be funnnnn!!!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Feelings encounter: Overwhelmed, joy, happiness, worry, sadness, proud. </span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-25723931290080154602011-08-16T07:57:00.000-07:002011-08-16T07:57:44.951-07:00Crashed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just when you think things are going as per plan, life throws a sudden curve ball at you. Why can't i just enjoy things which everyone around me seem to be enjoying. Why do i have to get things after a struggle. Why can't things just fall in place without giving me high blood pressure and sleepless nights. Why ? WHY? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If i don't like being cheap why do people have to joke about it? If i don't conform to the regular DESI standard is it my fault? If i just want to LIVE life and not merely exist, should i be asking permission from everyone around? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hard to stay spirited if you keep getting constant hurdles to overcome especially when the next one seems a lot bigger than the one you just crossed.</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-42821936983975113022011-07-27T17:20:00.000-07:002011-07-27T17:20:03.091-07:00Bday Bash!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This has been the most lonesome birthday ever. BUT i'm not complaining. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today made me realize that its important to do silly things like cutting a cake, going out for a drink or 2 (or more in our case), receiving a birthday card, getting calls from all your relative and friends etc etc. And since I didn't wanted to think about all the things i would have done back home, i kept my self busy in work. Didn't keep myself idle for over 10 mins. Even at lunch; which is when i come home and breathe. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">O wait..I'm starting to think about the things all over again...Guess i should just go to gym and tire myself out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are better ways to express your love for 'em people!!!</span>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-9305088094958832982011-07-06T18:17:00.000-07:002011-07-06T18:18:02.213-07:00Space Bound!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">And I would've done anything for you<br />
To show you how much I adored you<br />
But it's over now<br />
It's too late to save our love<br />
<b> Just promise me you'll think of me every time you look up in the sky and see a star 'cause imma...</b>.</span></i></span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-9691726426101455992011-07-04T09:07:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:07:17.695-07:00Things you do for Love!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On my way to Houston for the long weekend, i had to switch planes in Atlanta (Crazy Big Airport). Just when i was getting comfortable in my seat, a guy comes up to me and says "My wife has got this seat next to you and I was wondering if you like to switch seats with me. I have a first class seat". Nobody denies a free First class upgrade. I mean I would have taken any seat, I already had a middle seat..how much worse can it get..rite? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I happily gave him my seat and flew first class from ATL to HOU. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PS: That should have been my first cue of how unforgettable this trip would turn out to be.</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-72779471686571004322011-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T06:54:26.714-07:00Tags<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are things that symbolize you and then there are things that symbolize your friends. Friends or no friends those tags are never removed from memory. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Red Mustang, Lola carrots are the ones I wanted to mention in this post!</span></div></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-28942507765059865772011-06-24T03:59:00.000-07:002011-06-24T04:00:17.613-07:00Jump Start<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What a start to the morning!!! Got up at 6 only to see a Voice Mail by my best friend Simon saying that he wants to get his head straight and would like some time alone. I mean its not like i call him everyday and pester him. This was the first time i was calling him 2011.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know he had big plans with life and wanted to be somebody but who doesn't? Isolation won't help!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slowly and steadily all my BEST friends have drifted away. Some are busy with their lives, some don't want me in theirs. Read an article on net which said that there is a phase where we want to go the extra mile and want to be the next Big thing but in the process we ignore lot of things, hurts some sentiment. And once the phase is over we find that there is nobody to share the success with. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Looks like its gonna be a Shitty Friday.</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-31264384778315254222011-06-23T15:11:00.000-07:002011-06-23T15:12:23.552-07:00AGING<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When do u know you are old?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you see ur little cousin, who literally pooped in ur lap, on social networking sites expressing their love for a guy in public. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Time really Flies!!! Isn't it?</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-79945695854511098842011-06-21T18:18:00.000-07:002011-06-21T18:18:41.321-07:00Balling @ Golds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are people who hog and still look good and then there is me, who even if doesn't eat anything will keep swelling. Yea!! That's the exact word. SWELL!!!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I mean I have been pretty careful about my diet and my alcohol intake but still I keep growing. So the only logical reason I could derive from this was that my body misses the outdoor activity (read Basketball). So I enrolled myself in GOLDS GYM. That's right, the legendary <a href="http://www.goldsgym.com/gyms/virginia/roanoke/642">GOLDS GYM</a>. I, initially, thought that I would get stuck with the boring treadmills and machines but yesterday during the guided tour I was told that there is an indoor basketball court. How awesome is that!!! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But today when I went there, I didn't gear up for a basketball game. cuz u knw, its the first day in the gym, don't know the gyming ethics here...yaddie yaada yaada... To cut the long story short, I didn't expect to play today but couldn't resist going to the court. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"Just to check out the level of the game here"</i> is what i told myself. And i ended up playing. Too bad we had to stop in between. A guy twisted his ankle pretty bad and we called it a day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But I'm happy that I found one thing that would make me happy, help me relieve the stress and kill my loneliness here.</span></div></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-29764055007262762692011-06-19T16:52:00.000-07:002011-06-19T16:53:12.791-07:00House Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Second week was pretty rough @ work. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The above one-liner can't actually sum up my situation @ work. Since my travel got postponed by a week, I'm made to do the catching up act. Time lines have remained the same and deliverables have piled up. But lets not get you guys into my shit-o-sphere. The point is that its been a crazy week and all i could think of was Friday night. I wanted to just go @ it as if there is no tommorow and that's exactly how it happened. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Couple of bottles here were 1.75L and along with these we had atleast 500 + beer cans..atleast...ranging from Bud to Stella to heineken to Miller to Coors to Corona.... So </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9pm is when everyone was expected to gather around but since we (read Indians) think its COOL to arrive late the party kick starter by 10 and the house party was ON.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I donned my bartender hat and took my spot at the counter. Mixed drinks, music(one of the guy had some real nice songs) and helped people stay clear off sensitive topics :).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since ours was the last group to leave at 5 in the morning( we ran outta beer too), I think i have the rights to sum it up as CRAZY PARTY. The level of craziness was such, that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mr.PM calls me next day and ask me "What happened yday dude" :)</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-11697625005533751862011-06-17T09:09:00.001-07:002011-06-17T09:09:59.241-07:00Larger than Life!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wow!!! Came across some really cool articles over the internet. I mean if you thought you have done/seen it all, wait till you read this.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All the superlatives suddenly feel superfluous huh!</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-67601170866385008182011-06-16T15:10:00.000-07:002011-06-16T15:10:20.198-07:00Squeak!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A newly wed Indian couple moved into the apartment above and all i hear is the squeak noises. Nothing new ..rite??!?!?! Wrong!!! Its a pattern and the timings are weird...6am in the morning, lunch time, 6pm, 9pm, 11pm...fixed time slots. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I could have lived with the moans but squeaks?!?!?!?!?That would classify as 'Noise'...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*Googling for best 'noise' cancellation headphones*</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22817898324510816.post-15590615025468735342011-06-15T18:29:00.000-07:002011-06-15T18:29:42.782-07:00Ride<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Damn its hard to find a car in here especially when u don't know shit about model/miles/kbb shit.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyone volunteering to help?</span></div>NATIONAL HIGHWAYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792341007814145698noreply@blogger.com0