vivek sekar

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return. — Leonardo da Vinci

September 29, 2008

straight

Filed under: Thoughts, news — Tags: , — vivek @ 10:42 am

the waveform has ebbed down quite a bit, the magnitude seems to very low.

things seem to going in a straight line. the excitement is missing, but still i am liking the challenge.
typical and odd types of challenges and pressure has been piling in on me and i feel very comfortable about it.

work is hectic and at times very challenging and very interesting,
work related out of work stuff seem to be piling on the most of the challenges,
the totally out of work stuff are getting interesting,
while i have not yet put enough time to get a proper theme ready for the blog after the upgrade i did.

all the while i have been entertained nearly on a daily basis by the little ones in the trams i have been on :), i will put up one of the instances soon.

March 6, 2008

change

Filed under: Travel, news — Tags: , , , — vivek @ 12:05 pm

i am heading back to Chennai on the 30th of March, but unlike the previous plan to staying in Chennai now i will be back in Helsinki on the 21st of April.

2 options - 1st the exchange offer, switch places, 2nd come back and get some more projects. i choose the 2nd option.

i am in the middle lane now, neither disappointed nor content with how things shaped up. i had big plans after heading back home, but now new plans are in progression and the old ones gone into hibernation.

so now the Europe traveling options are thrown wide open again, i hope it will be vivek v2. more wilder, more action, more adventure, more stupidity, more adrenalin, more comedies and so on, just that it will bigger and better (for the good or worst i dont know).

next up expect some cocktails, not for what has transpired but just some snaps taken at Helsinki’s famed Shakerz. ;)

October 31, 2007

Pen spinning

Filed under: news — Tags: , , — vivek @ 8:55 am

I remember trying spinning pens in college, just to get through the class hours. Boring lectures on unnecessary topics, would always mean either the gang was busy chatting up or trying something.
And this is a pet peeve of mine. even though its been a long time since i tried it. Come on, i dont have habit of taking down notes and i use computers now, and the only time i use a pen is to sign the debit/credit card bills ;-)

October 29, 2007

hitch-hiking : free stay and rides

Filed under: Inspiration, Travel, news — Tags: , , — vivek @ 11:01 am

This is from a news article in ibnlive. I am putting it here so that you can avoid all the ad spam.

A Russian traveller is on an expedition to study different cultures and tradition in different parts of the world. His mode of travel depends on the ‘free rides’ that he is offered along his route.

Sergey Chikachov recently arrived in Patna from Nepal and is now on his way to Varanasi (Benaras).”The main purpose of my expedition is to study various cultures, traditions, lifestyles, ethnic groups and languages,” said Sergey Chikov.He is determined to visit different places of the world without spending a penny from his pocket on travelling. He has no vehicle of his own, nor has he any money for buying tickets for his travel.Sergey narrates people about the objective of his tour and usually gets a free-ride to his next destination. (more…)

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