Salsa, my first attempts of learning this dance form was not a great collapse as I had xpected. ( I didnt the abc of this dance) On the contrary it turned out to be addictive ... :). The dance form is pretty coo n easy to learn for the guys.. .maan women had a tough time twisting, swiveling etc etc. Good fun though.
One of my friends had cursed me 'may u get the ugliest n the bulkiest of the women as ur partner' :). God listened to part of his wishes. My partner wasnt ugly.. but she was a bit bulky ... I was just hoping 'let there be no dance step where I have to kinda support this girl .. ' and fortunately there werernt any such steps in today's class. :). Though am not a born dancer .. kinda slowly learning the artform. The best part of this school is they teach all forms of western dance, and today it was salsa. The dance I enjoy the most is hip hop ... the steps are simply awesome.
Hola! como esta usted ? senorita ... were the first words of spanish I learnt . (Translation , hello, how are u, lady ). Senorita (pronounced senyorita) refers to an unmarried woman and senora (pronounced senyora ) refers to a married woman. Apparently my teacher could not explain the distinction :). The language is easy to learn but the pronounciations and the tone is a bit difficult. Hopefully am able to complete the course and learn atleast the basics of spanish...
xmas, well its that time of the year when literally the whole world is in holidaying mood, partying, buyin gifts, ahhh its unxplainable... so heres wishing everyone a very happy christmas.. and a wonderful new year .. .have a blast guys... just party ... I wl b on vacation n this will be my last post for this year ... hv fun guys ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Thursday, December 18, 2003
War Heroes
I still remember the day in my X std when I was reading about the second world war and Hitler's advances towards France. At that moment, I felt that Hitler should win the war. For whatever reasons, I wanted this man to rule Europe and as I was reading through my history text book that mentioned Hitler's victory over France, I could feel my heartbeat increasing with the anticipation that Hitler wins the war.
As I said before for whatever reasons, my likes of historic leaders always was vague. I adored Hitler, Otto Van Bismarck and Lenin. Studying the atrocities committed by these war heroes, further raised my inspirational spirits. It gives me immense pleasure to read and study about these 'heroes'. 'War and violence' was my mantra in childhood. For these reasons, I never approved of the non-violent means of attaining Indian independence. Mahatma Gandhi was never a hero for me. All these thoughts just flared across when I was wathching this program 'Wars' on the history channel. This particulare episode was about Hitler's failure to capture England. I was literlly glued to the television for one hour. I was not aware of the technological advancement of the Germans. Its amazing to know that 60 years agao, Germans had mastered the technology of rocket launching with what is known as the 'A2'. This technology formed the basis for the 1969 launch of Appolo spacecraft which put Niel Armstrong on the moon. Hitler, as is known was instrumental in the German uprising after their loss in the 1918 world war. His methods were brutal and yielded faster results. For instance, in 1938, German unemployment rate was hovering around 40%. Food requirements were not met. The disgrace of losing the first world war had made Germany a matter of laughter for other nations. At that time, this man took power into his hands and transformed things within a matter of one year. In 1939, Germany was one of the most flourishing economies in the world, unemployment was down to 5% and people were generally happy. But what drove such a thriving economy to a war ? Vengeance. and thats what makes Hitler a true war hero. Vengeance against the jews. He satisfied his vengeance by slaughtering more than 3 million jews in a matter of 2-4 years. However brutal the act maybe, but it requires enormous planning and timely execution. Hitler got his vengeance, but what I feel sad about is, he lost the technologies to Americans. The creme de la creme of German scientists who designed the lethal war weapons, were offered refuge in the United States. Today most of United States' war technology should be endowed to the Germans. All this said and done, in 1940, when Germany was launching advanced lethal rockets towards London, we Indians were staging 'Satyagraha' :). Non-violence and ahimsa has made this country a 'third world' developing nation filled with corruption. Its a different matter that 25 years down the line we will be one of the leading nations, but till then the common man has to suffer in this nation. War heroes, have been instrumental in the success of their countries, be it Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill or George Washington. Yes there are no Indians in the list, because we are still not a successful nation.
As I said before for whatever reasons, my likes of historic leaders always was vague. I adored Hitler, Otto Van Bismarck and Lenin. Studying the atrocities committed by these war heroes, further raised my inspirational spirits. It gives me immense pleasure to read and study about these 'heroes'. 'War and violence' was my mantra in childhood. For these reasons, I never approved of the non-violent means of attaining Indian independence. Mahatma Gandhi was never a hero for me. All these thoughts just flared across when I was wathching this program 'Wars' on the history channel. This particulare episode was about Hitler's failure to capture England. I was literlly glued to the television for one hour. I was not aware of the technological advancement of the Germans. Its amazing to know that 60 years agao, Germans had mastered the technology of rocket launching with what is known as the 'A2'. This technology formed the basis for the 1969 launch of Appolo spacecraft which put Niel Armstrong on the moon. Hitler, as is known was instrumental in the German uprising after their loss in the 1918 world war. His methods were brutal and yielded faster results. For instance, in 1938, German unemployment rate was hovering around 40%. Food requirements were not met. The disgrace of losing the first world war had made Germany a matter of laughter for other nations. At that time, this man took power into his hands and transformed things within a matter of one year. In 1939, Germany was one of the most flourishing economies in the world, unemployment was down to 5% and people were generally happy. But what drove such a thriving economy to a war ? Vengeance. and thats what makes Hitler a true war hero. Vengeance against the jews. He satisfied his vengeance by slaughtering more than 3 million jews in a matter of 2-4 years. However brutal the act maybe, but it requires enormous planning and timely execution. Hitler got his vengeance, but what I feel sad about is, he lost the technologies to Americans. The creme de la creme of German scientists who designed the lethal war weapons, were offered refuge in the United States. Today most of United States' war technology should be endowed to the Germans. All this said and done, in 1940, when Germany was launching advanced lethal rockets towards London, we Indians were staging 'Satyagraha' :). Non-violence and ahimsa has made this country a 'third world' developing nation filled with corruption. Its a different matter that 25 years down the line we will be one of the leading nations, but till then the common man has to suffer in this nation. War heroes, have been instrumental in the success of their countries, be it Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill or George Washington. Yes there are no Indians in the list, because we are still not a successful nation.
Sunday, December 14, 2003
A new sensation
The New Honda City is indeed a sensation. Having sold 800 cars in just 2 days, the waiting period is now 2 months according to this article in Economic Times. The car has had all the critics gaping for their breath, as they touted the car as 'balmy and underpowered'. This 77 bhp vehicle, with the utmost safety standards and a cool new look, priced at 6.67 lakhs in the Indian silicon valley will indeed be a prized possesion. The sales of the new honda city have just proven that the indian consumer no longer just buys a car from a single perspective of either speed or luxury or cost effectiveness. Hyundai and Ford, call back your researchers from their holidays.
Monday, December 08, 2003
Knock Out
Yes, it is definitely the phrase associated with the sport of boxing am talking about and the correlation is to the dream I had last night. As it is common with most dreams, the 'place' or 'venue' will always be something which the dreamer has not seen or able to correlate to real life. My case was no exception. So here goes the dream,
The venue was a boxing arena and a match was in progress. The next thing I realized, I was in the ring, in complete boxing attire. (No helmets as it was freestyle ). My opponent, ahem, was twice my build, head completely shaven, and had that killer instincts in his eyes. ( probably his biceps were bigger than my thighs :) For comparison sake, I weigh just over 70 kilos). Well the match starts and the all I am able to manage is to escape from his punches. I dont know the ABC of this sport but I was amazed at my footwork in the match. Apart from escaping, I managed to hit this guy once on his face in round 1. Then onwards fear starts enveloping, the fear of getting punched by this guy. Just one or two punches would knock me down and I would probably lose my conciousness. Round 2 onwards, I again just manage to escape his punches. The cheer of the spectators, ( to see a first timer managing to stay in the ring without bieng knocked down) was deafening. I think my opponent was not all that hell bent upon hitting me :). I dont know in which round, but I get a punch on my cheek and it starts bleeding. Somehow I manage to stand. The round ends and in the next round, this dude has so much confidence in his eyes, that it makes me literally shiver. Then he misses a punch, and suddenly this huge gap between his arms and his face ( because of the swing ) becomes visible and I just land a punch on his nose through that gap, (man thats unbelievable ). This dude stumbles and then goes and supports himself on the ropes of the ring and the ring master waits for sometime for this guy to get up and then declares the end of the match. I am so overwhelmed, that the match ended, and realized that I had won it !!. I just go to the opponent, hug him and tell 'man this match is yours, I dont deserve the victory'. I just woke up at this instant (thanks to the alarm). It was 7.30 AM.
In the loo, I was just thinking about this dream, in that boxing arena, so many people shouting at you, just drains down your courage. (Adding to this is that killer look in the opponent and his killer build ). To feel that earth shattering noise is something I cannot explain. In reality, I might never be a boxer or any kind of a sportsperson to compete in front of such a huge crowd, but it felt good to just know how it feels to be one, atleast in the dreams. Neverthe less, I can opt to get atleast trained in boxing or some form of martial arts :)
The venue was a boxing arena and a match was in progress. The next thing I realized, I was in the ring, in complete boxing attire. (No helmets as it was freestyle ). My opponent, ahem, was twice my build, head completely shaven, and had that killer instincts in his eyes. ( probably his biceps were bigger than my thighs :) For comparison sake, I weigh just over 70 kilos). Well the match starts and the all I am able to manage is to escape from his punches. I dont know the ABC of this sport but I was amazed at my footwork in the match. Apart from escaping, I managed to hit this guy once on his face in round 1. Then onwards fear starts enveloping, the fear of getting punched by this guy. Just one or two punches would knock me down and I would probably lose my conciousness. Round 2 onwards, I again just manage to escape his punches. The cheer of the spectators, ( to see a first timer managing to stay in the ring without bieng knocked down) was deafening. I think my opponent was not all that hell bent upon hitting me :). I dont know in which round, but I get a punch on my cheek and it starts bleeding. Somehow I manage to stand. The round ends and in the next round, this dude has so much confidence in his eyes, that it makes me literally shiver. Then he misses a punch, and suddenly this huge gap between his arms and his face ( because of the swing ) becomes visible and I just land a punch on his nose through that gap, (man thats unbelievable ). This dude stumbles and then goes and supports himself on the ropes of the ring and the ring master waits for sometime for this guy to get up and then declares the end of the match. I am so overwhelmed, that the match ended, and realized that I had won it !!. I just go to the opponent, hug him and tell 'man this match is yours, I dont deserve the victory'. I just woke up at this instant (thanks to the alarm). It was 7.30 AM.
In the loo, I was just thinking about this dream, in that boxing arena, so many people shouting at you, just drains down your courage. (Adding to this is that killer look in the opponent and his killer build ). To feel that earth shattering noise is something I cannot explain. In reality, I might never be a boxer or any kind of a sportsperson to compete in front of such a huge crowd, but it felt good to just know how it feels to be one, atleast in the dreams. Neverthe less, I can opt to get atleast trained in boxing or some form of martial arts :)
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Lalith Mahal Palace
On the outskirts of the city of Mysore, Karnataka stands this majestic hotel. Formerly it was one of the palaces of the Mysore kingdom. This hotel, is the most luxurious hotel I have ever seen in this country. (Havent been to Rajasthan yet ) and from what I have heard about the rest of the world, nothing can match it's royal splendour. There is an air of royalty in that place, which I could not find in any other 5 or 7* hotels. The paintings, flooring, design, roof tops, the brass railings, u name it and everything is royal.
It is owned by ITDC. I guess that explains the rest of the awful things about this place. service and food . If I were a businessman today and had around Rs 100 crores at my disposal, would definitely buy this hotel (10 crores kept aside for bribes :)) ) and turn it into the most happening tourist destination of Southern India.
It is owned by ITDC. I guess that explains the rest of the awful things about this place. service and food . If I were a businessman today and had around Rs 100 crores at my disposal, would definitely buy this hotel (10 crores kept aside for bribes :)) ) and turn it into the most happening tourist destination of Southern India.
Monday, December 01, 2003
Diff : Having sex and Making Love
When having sex, you worry your spouse will find out. When making love, you worry the kids will :)
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