Saturday, August 15, 2009

Just another post

I havent blogged in quite a while. It was partly due to the schedule I have had over the past few months which has actually made me optimise the amount of time I spend in front of my laptop. Which is quite the reason why I have not been watching as many movies/series on the laptop. :).. I didnt blog even when FEDERER WON BACK TO BACK FRENCH AND WIMBLEDON title!!!!!! That actually speaks volumes in itself about the fact that I have preferred to stay back in the real world than let myslef get absorbed in this virtual world of internet.

My overworked mind needed some rest and it was the time for the body to take over. Overworked, I say not only because of the work load in the office, but in general, the mad rush of the routine day -to -day life sort of, had(still has, i guess) created a perpetual restlessness in my mind that the usual weekend routine of "eat sleep and rest" didnt seem to wash off.

Thats when i decided I need to get away . Simply leave everything behind and get away . I had, I guess, a year back, had registered in the Bangalore Mountaineering Club (bmc) online, As a result of which, my inbox was always spammed with countless number of people sharing their trek/trip experience, and a lot of mails on the upcoming events , which s when i came across the trip to Mullyangiri-baba budangiri and Kemmangundi . I had long wanted to visit these places and had bugged my uncle , who is a trekking enthusiast, innumerable times. It never did materialise and when bmc organised this trip, I made up my mind to go for it. Asked my friends, some of whom readily agreed .

In the recent past, there had been times, that plans were made, and I had to drop out of it due to one reason or the other. But this time I decided to go for it, no matter what .

For a change, I wanted my body to rule my mind and not the other way round. My eyes craved to savor a sight which was not mad traffic or the ugly concrete jungle. My lungs longed for some fresh air . My legs wanted to wander about just on plain grass. Which is what I found in there on the last weekend when I went on trek . Some sanity restored :). And like the famous saying , "Miles to go before I sleep........"

This post is not a travellogue, hence I wouldt not go into the details of the trek. which probably is up next in the list of blogs . Next weekend I am going to Sagar for Ganesh Chaturthi . I plan to just wander out in the beetel plantations and go around in the village with no absolute purpose. Sit on the verandah chatting with my cousins and aunt and see the sun setting down on the beautiful village side. These two years of professional life has made me value and appreciate the beauty and simplicity of the life in the rural, which in the past I have always taken for granted.

9 comments:

-- said...

Professional life has always taken a toll on the behavior of a person and the need of the hour is to be assertive no matter what the professional life needs but demand for the family life too.. family life is often compromised for work and if you don't want that to happen then you have to be assertive and demanding...

Passions are compromised too for a reason and these passions never allow you to sleep and you dream about them coz u never have time for it..
So what i think is, run behind your passions and fulfill those and if you want to make a difference in this world spend time fulfill them..
It was one Passionate('s) passion which lighted a bulb..

Anonymous said...

Federer forever.

Anonymous said...

These two years of professional life has made me value and appreciate the beauty and simplicity of the life in the rural, which in the past I have always taken for granted.

In my case, I could feel it while in the 1st semester of my engineering.

Meghna said...

@Abhi
Agreed

Meghna said...

@Virus.
Yes man!! Fedex rules!!!
DO I know you by any chance?
your gtalk id did nto ring abell

Anonymous said...

Yep. CS. GIT. We've never met. As in never had a conversation before.

I visit your space here. You don't write often. Work's holding you back eh?

Meghna said...

@Virus,
yep I remember you .. :)
I dont really blog a lot.. Mostly work and well.. I am still old school. Thoughts come out better on a paper and a pen in hand .. :)

Anonymous said...

:)

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