First motorcycle ride in US ...

Its been a great experience ... my sweet bike!! I went out with my friend Krishna Mohan - he was taking me out ... to allow me to get used to driving and be comfortable. It was fun ... we were driving for more than hour ... and in a way it was huge pain too - with the gear and all ... It was so painful using the gloves, helmet and the jacket - the jacket weighs quite a lot and my hand was aching from changing the gear (using the clutch) and the wind was too strong along with the fact that I feel like I am being thrown off the bike (those speeds) - the engine did not have to be reved beyond 3000 rpm - the helmets fogs from my breath at every signal that I stop at ... all in all inspite of all these it was an enjoyable experience. I loved it and the good thing to this is that I am kind of comfortable with the bike. The clutch seems to have some play and I was stopping the bike at almost every singal ... it was very bad - could be the clutch or the gloves that is preventing me from doing it right. Hope I can get this right from the next time I ride with the bike and all ... I am planning to take it out to office on Tuesday - lets see how that goes. Also I need to get the lowjack and alarm system installed - have to get an appointment and see when I can get that done. At the end of the day, I had to drive to San Jose - my hands were aching and I was very tired too ... but I made it safely a little before one in the wee hours.

Life and lonliness ...

Hmmm ... this is one thing I can go on and on for hours. I dont know where to start. I see people everyday that are so busy doing things that they think are so important and only time will show them how important they are ... or is that just me. I somehow happen to think that the whole word is so screwed up or rather the people have different priorites.

Nowadays honesty, honor, integrity etc dont seem to hold any water. All that people can think of is how can I get something out of this? I dont know how people end up that way - I mean when they are kids, they are not so selfish nor mean, which basically means that something went wrong or rather people have had some experiences which made them the way they are. I may be wrong in this conclusion, but I dont believe so.

Coming to me, I am always lonely - I dont know why. I mean I have friends and know quite a few people but I miss only a few of them. I get attached to them and I need to talk to them very frequently, know what is going on in their life so on and so forth. I dont know why but that is a huge requirement for me - I just can not be without doing that. But then what is wrong in showing that you need them or in other words being needy? Well, everyone needs something to keep them going forward in their lives - for some it is money, for some it is their jobs, for some it is the opinion that public has of them and so on ... for me it is the people around me and the people that touch my heart. You might questions me - what of your parents? They are always part of my life and I dont think I can live even for a few minutes without them. It is just that I dont express the need for them and my sister ... I always wondered why? Why is it that I look for other people's love and affection when I can get all that from my family. I guess I will have to find an answer for that soon enough ...

Isn't my latest love amazing!! :D

I just can not wait to ride that baby! I wonder how the first impression would be ... I did sit on it and then put it in the garage but then that is not sufficient for a first impression. I am waiting to cut a deal on my insurance policy and then have to wait until my gear arrives - :(( - then ride it.

Since I will be travelling this weekend and the week after that I doubt if I will get to ride the motorcycle this year. Keeping my fingers crossed ...

Latest addition to my long list of loves!

Some of the stupidest things that I have done recently ...

Well, to be frank that will be an endless list ... I dont think I would even want to think of all those things!!

The most dumb thing I have done recently is what I want to write about now ... this will decide how my life will be in the next few years I guess - that is finanically. I may have to file for bankruptcy though I hope not. Well, what I did was go and buy a bike for almost US $20K. Can there be a more dumb person than me. I know that this alone does not look so dumb, that is buying a bike. But combine that fact with other facts like I am student and I have a car that is financed. Well, now you can claim that I am on my internship and that paying off that amount should not be a problem - well, I would hardly say you are wrong. But then the situation drastically changes when another fact is added to the already existing ones - that is I will be going back to school for another 6 months and I will most likely have no financial aid. Which basically means I will need to pay the tution in full and also pay for my living expenses along with the car, bike, their insurances and also anything else that might come up - now I guess you will be nodding your head in agreement with me. Also, I guess the foremost question in your head at this point will be why did you do this when you were aware of all this?

Hmmm ... that will be hard to answer. I was checking out the prices for the bike and fell prey to the sales man ... not his fault - entirely mine to have been so foolish. I will now cherish this experience for the rest of my life, one that will not be forgotten so easily. I dont think I will ever be in a hurry to sign any documents now :D. Anyways, now that I am stuck with the bike I will enjoy it to the full. I ordered a jacket, helmet and gloves. Bought the security system for my bike and a device called lowjack ... have to get them installed. After getting my license, will take the bike out for a spin as well as install all these safety devices. All I am thinking is this happened for a reason and I happen to be a firm believer of all that happens happens for my own good. I guess this is a lesson that will help me a lot when I start my own company. Anyways good luck to me and my bike.

What happened after the last post was half way through ...

Well, lots of things happened after the last post! For starters, I fell sick (caught something called Cold sores or in medical terms, known as Oral Herpes) and I had to stay at home since I was not in a position to do anything other than put up with the pain. To top it off, it was a contagious disease and I could not goto the office the next week, after the worst was over. So on the whole, life for that two weeks was the boring part in San Diego. Now looking back the previous post seems to a pun on me!!

Then I changed projects and the usual stupid stuff happened when you change projects - the old project guys dont want you to leave since they can not find someone to replace you and the new project guys except you to work in their project full time. It was a time of great mess and everything got topsy turvy!! Now that I have successfully got past that stage, the current project seems enough to kill me. I dont know how I will get past the next few months.

Inspite of all this, I cleared the Basic Rider course so that I can get a motorcycle license now. All I need to do now is clear the written test and voila - I will hold a permit for riding a motorcycle. Then I managed to lose my chocolate (for those wondering what it is, it my new cell phone). I was off the network for more than a week - so I got an old cell from a friend since the ones I liked are too pricey for me - not that I dont want to buy them, but am scared I might lose them again :D). Singing off now ... will be back. Lots to scribble ... :D