The sheer amount of joblessness when I was in the US, made me ponder, and at times, discuss with my room mates as to what my schedule was when I was here, working, trekking, performing and jamming, something that would serve as food for thought, at times, now that I'm back. Life's not much different now. :)
April probably was the most eventful, till now, since I started working. Lot of travel, lot of fun.
When I boarded my flight to Bangalore, I was very happy. One, that I'd made a decision and was getting back to my home, and the other, that I'd never ever have to make such an arduous long journey again, ever in my life. Little did I know that I would be wrong. Its for no reason whatsoever that it is said that one wouldn't know what is in store.
I was supposed to go to Chicago, for a 2 week training. This came across hardly as a shock, compared to what would happen weeks later after the decision. My US visa was rejected. To attribute it to my hair, the officer didn't even look at my face. To attribute it to some immigration laws, I fail to understand the fact that the officer who cancels my student visa doesn't bother to inspect my documents and denies me a visa. It was hilarious, actually. None of the 3 of us who were supposed to go got a visa. Needless to say, I didn't meet a single person since then who wasn't surprised.
A trek with my friends is something that eluded me since a long time. When I had come here during my vacation, it didn't look like a big deal to me, something that I'd repent for a very long time after I'd go back. I was thrilled when we all decided to go on a trek, albeit for 2 days, near Dharmasthala, Karnataka. We camped just next to the waterfalls, a few feet just before the falls would take a 250 feet vertical drop. The closest I could go was maybe 20 ft away from the cliff. Hell, my head was reeling just by seeing people standing and sitting at the edge. But the scenic Western Ghats compensated totally for what I would boldly say was one of the most energy draining treks of all. It only made us think how important food and water were. I think, subconsciously, it provided inspiration for a new song that I recently wrote.
The farthest I travelled till now on road was from Bangalore to Pune and from there to Nashik. The sleeper, in my opinion was a notch comfy than the train. Stayed at Nashik for about 2 days. I'm involved with fire research. We burn things and then extinguish them :P. Only, there are standards that tell us how to burn and how to put the fire off. Had the sun been a little more intense, I'd have become the raw material myself for a fire test. But, all's well that ends well. The training programme seemed too short for a travel of 1000+ km on road.
Can't help but notice (again) how fast time is flying. It seems slow sometimes too. I'll be meeting my brother tomorrow, after 3 and a half years. I don't know if that is a long time or a short time, 'coz I don't see anything having changed.
Anyways, I'm off. See you all soon. :)
April probably was the most eventful, till now, since I started working. Lot of travel, lot of fun.
When I boarded my flight to Bangalore, I was very happy. One, that I'd made a decision and was getting back to my home, and the other, that I'd never ever have to make such an arduous long journey again, ever in my life. Little did I know that I would be wrong. Its for no reason whatsoever that it is said that one wouldn't know what is in store.
I was supposed to go to Chicago, for a 2 week training. This came across hardly as a shock, compared to what would happen weeks later after the decision. My US visa was rejected. To attribute it to my hair, the officer didn't even look at my face. To attribute it to some immigration laws, I fail to understand the fact that the officer who cancels my student visa doesn't bother to inspect my documents and denies me a visa. It was hilarious, actually. None of the 3 of us who were supposed to go got a visa. Needless to say, I didn't meet a single person since then who wasn't surprised.
A trek with my friends is something that eluded me since a long time. When I had come here during my vacation, it didn't look like a big deal to me, something that I'd repent for a very long time after I'd go back. I was thrilled when we all decided to go on a trek, albeit for 2 days, near Dharmasthala, Karnataka. We camped just next to the waterfalls, a few feet just before the falls would take a 250 feet vertical drop. The closest I could go was maybe 20 ft away from the cliff. Hell, my head was reeling just by seeing people standing and sitting at the edge. But the scenic Western Ghats compensated totally for what I would boldly say was one of the most energy draining treks of all. It only made us think how important food and water were. I think, subconsciously, it provided inspiration for a new song that I recently wrote.
The farthest I travelled till now on road was from Bangalore to Pune and from there to Nashik. The sleeper, in my opinion was a notch comfy than the train. Stayed at Nashik for about 2 days. I'm involved with fire research. We burn things and then extinguish them :P. Only, there are standards that tell us how to burn and how to put the fire off. Had the sun been a little more intense, I'd have become the raw material myself for a fire test. But, all's well that ends well. The training programme seemed too short for a travel of 1000+ km on road.
Can't help but notice (again) how fast time is flying. It seems slow sometimes too. I'll be meeting my brother tomorrow, after 3 and a half years. I don't know if that is a long time or a short time, 'coz I don't see anything having changed.
Anyways, I'm off. See you all soon. :)
