Bangalore-SFO non-stop! Yeah!!!

How closer can I get to India than this?

I have been waiting for the non-stop Bangalore-San Francisco flight from Kingfisher, from the beginning of this year. It finally seems to be coming up, hopefully in time for my December trip :) !

Independence Day - In a home away from home!

A few years ago, while I was in school back in India, independence day would seem to be more than a holiday. A colorful day with a lot of performances by fellow schoolmates, speeches by invited guests and alike, and finally a rendition of the National Anthem in chorus.

This year, I took part in one, in a home away from home. A simple event, though well organized and well attended, it did fill up a big void in me, the one that – ‘said you’ve missed a lot in the last two years.’

The Indian Student Association at ASU organized this Independence Day celebration in the Secret Garden on campus, which literally was a secret garden. We had our own space for sometime, and our own crowd. The National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National song ‘Vande Mataram’, and a patriotic song – ‘Desh mere’, were sung soulfully, and the event ended with distribution of sweets and snacks.

Happy Independence Day to everyone!

Cheer up!

Why do some days seem so unpassable?
Why am I feeling so low today?
Why do I think I have to please everyone?
Why should I be upset about something that can be fixed up?
Why do I brood about the not-so-good things, when I can happy about the many good things in my life?

Cheer up, life's short and shortcomings do happen! It lies in how smart you are to overcome them and sail through them.

(This one was meant to cheer myself up!)

Off Gmail for sometime

This afternoon, Gmail didn't work for quite a few users, and my chat list on Google Talk looked empty with the usual always-online people not around in the Virtual world.

And as one of my friends puts it - 'Everyone needs to take an off sometime!' :)

At last - Gold at Olympics!!!

Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra on winning the first individual gold at the Olympics. It is indeed a great achievement from the Indian point of view, and we hope to get more medals in the next few days...

Way to go - Abhinav Bindra!

Not for me!

Sadly, even though I found the Dark Knight interesting, it was definitely not meant for me. One line - 'you can't trust anybody these days, you have to do it all by yourself' was so funny, yet true!

The Dark Knight on its way to become the top grossers this year didn't find a fan in me.

One more...

It will be three years of my stay in the US, in a couple more days. I had a post about Two years and later, last year. I think things haven’t changed much since then. A link to that post

Are you Italian?

Sometime last week, when I was walking down the road from the bus stop to my apartment, I was stopped by a lady in a car. She asked me ‘Are you Italian?’. I am like, ‘In what angle do I look so?’, but trying to be modest, I said, ‘No, I am Indian.’ She said her second guess would have been that.

Coincidentally, India’s pseudo-head is an Italian. But does that make me look Italian?

Peace!