Do I miss India!

I miss India for a lottt of reasons. And a new reason cropped up a few days ago! :) I was (again) travelling by a shuttle bus service and it stopped at a hotel to drop/pick up people. I got down and informed the driver that I wanted to go to the restroom (toilet) and shall be back soon. I come back, to find the bus leaving the hotel gates!! Luckily, the bus company had a desk/office at the hotel, and so those folks radioed the driver and I was picked up 10 mins later! :D Once I was back in the bus, I could not help contrasting the situation with that in India. Imagine the same scenario where we get out of a bus in India to go to the toilet or to buy stuff. Even if the driver starts the bus without us, those who would have been sitting around us would immediately shout out and inform the driver that someone is missing! :) Despite the fact that there were people around me when I had left the bus, no one took notice of my absence (my bags were still lying in my place). Each one was minding his or her own business!! While minding one's own work is nice, this is the limits! :D And the funny part was I recollected my last post "Heaven on Earth" and thought, "Yeah, but what are these devils doing in heaven?!" :D

P.S: Wish you all a very Happy Diwali! One more reason why I miss India! :) Think of us who are missing out on all this fun while u burst 'em crackers! :)

Heaven on Earth

Picture this: A semi-cloudy day. You are travelling by road. The weather is very pleasant. On either sides you see mountains in the backdrop. The farthest ones in the darkest shades of blue...while the blue lightens as the distance of the mountains reduces. The lushest green meadows/farmlands that you could have ever seen...in the foreground of the scene. As you drive down, some of these farms have sheep grazing here and there, some have horses and some have cows. Of course, trees every now and then in full Fall (Autumn) bloom..that means Iam talking of trees with colors like red, maroon, pink, yellow, orange, and other colors. Top it with the sun rays streaking through the clouds. A heavenly sight indeed! It was breathtaking! A sight which I saw a few days back, when I was travelling on that highway. I soooo wanted to take pictures of the scene but unfortunately, my camera was stashed away in my luggage which was in the boot of the shuttle I was riding on! :( In less than 12 hours, I shall be going down that road again. Hopefully, heavens-permitting, I can have the same glimpse again and this time, my camera would be with me to capture every single moment of it!

The Centurion!

Yippee! I visited my profile today and saw that it has crossed 100 profile views (My visit today was 101st!) :)

Oh well...who wud know that probably half of it was by my own self! ;) :D

Here's wishing Vishy

Congratulations to Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship in Mexico City on Saturday!! He retains the World No. 1 rank now. Way to go Anand! :)

Dont know how many of us even know about this news...a stark contrast compared to the news of India winning the T-20 World cup! :(

A few links discussing this news:

BBC News: Anand is new world chess champion
The Hindu: Anand breaches the magic mark
Earthtimes.org: Anand only player above 2800 in new chess list

Image Courtesy: Gulf Times