Mathew 6:15

Jesus said, "If you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions"

Such an important verse. How many of us can actually say that we have forgiven every man for his actions against you? Well, almost everyone, no? Think about it, if you can truly say everyone, how blessed you are.

There is a big difference between forgiving and forgetting, dont mistake the second one for the first. Happened to me quite often. I think even if you can forgive at a later stage, you truly are blessed.

Liverpool 6 - 1 Hull City

... and Chelsea lose... would have been awesome if ManU lost too, but an awesome start to the weekend. Pork Chops grilled in the evening, Dum Biryani tomorrow, makings of a superlative weekend, no? :)

So Long!

I am on the Interstate, driving behind one of those cars that are not exactly slow but traveling at a nagging pace. By nagging pace I mean those 68 miles/hr 'ers when you can easily do 70miles/hr . The guy is not slow enough for you to be able to pass him but irritatingly not fast enough cos of which you have to keep applying the brakes. So now you have 2 options, either accelerate to about 74-75 miles/hr and hope that you are not caught for speeding or continue to be nagged. No point to this, just something I find irksome, especially since my last post dealt with my quirkiness too.

The previous week I was in Portland again, this time on work. I experienced again, everything that I have come to love. If you ever happen to be in Portland, or driving past Portland, do consider taking exit 289 (Sherwood) on I-5 that takes you through the forest for about 10 miles before you can re-join the Interstate. Will give you a brief idea of what Portland is all about. We had our end of season Saturday night bash where I discovered one of the funniest guys I have met, Nishant. Lot of dinners, lots of lunches, mouth-watering mutton dished out in various forms, bakhlava, chicken cafia, so on and so forth. Saturday night Dandiya and Garba was the awesome-the-ness. I danced after such a long time, total dhamaal.

Having said that I think it's time to move on. I am too attached to Portland for my own good. Not that I mind getting pampered, not in the least, but I gotta move on, really. On my flight back I realized I am holding on to something that really doesn't belong to me now. And like I have come to live, I refuse to give anything the power to control me. This is the nature of anything that's good, it comes to an end at some point and that's just how it is. But I think I am enthu enough to look forward to something new. Portland is not going to feature in any of my future plans, at least for some time. A tad sad but it's cool, I couldn't be complaining considering the amount He continues to bless me.

East Coast might get hit upon more often now. I am thinking of finally visiting Raleigh, I don't think the guys there will believe me :) ... but maybe I should pay them a visit. I am pretty desperate to go to Boston, one of the two cities alongwith Chicago on my list not yet done but I am not sure if I have close enough friends to visit them. Some day I will.

Ooh!! (I had to write this) all this I write/type on my brand new Lenovo Thinkpad. Yeah baby!!
No I ain't bragging, just you know, FYI ... ;)

Southwest

I am, for the most part, pretty happy with Southwest airlines. I don't agree with people on their problem of "herd mentality" boarding. For me, I have seen Southwest to give me pretty convenient flights, the free check-in luggage still applies with them, seats are not bad.

Having said this, there is one thing about them that distinctly irks me. I have noticed that none of their flights (at least the ones I have been on), ever start "on-time" persay. Everytime it takes off about 10... 15...20 minutes late. The flight attendant informs us that we will make up time and eventually we do make it to the destination on time. I kinda feel they do this on purpose, I don't think they ever intend to start on time in the first place.

For the umpteenth time now, I am waiting for my flight to Portland, it apparently takes off at 7.20pm. It's 7.04PM now and the flight plane hasn't arrived. It will arrive, I am sure, in the next 3 minutes, we will, like always, take off about 15 to 20 minutes late and process repeat. I don't know why they do this, just have the take off time at 7.40 PM for all I care.

And just like I mentioned, I can see the flight arriving. Process repeat.

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Aich!!

Miami was awesome, Mangoes brought back memories of my Spring Break Trip, '06. Roomie, Bevad, Big D, Gautam, Teju, Niksbhai, Mangoes is still pretty much the same as before. I didn't get one of those pictures taken this time though :)

I think Miami is worth at least one more trip before I am done with it.

I am getting ready to go to the airport.

Miami....Aich!!!
And then I look for my wallet and can't find it. Shoot! 20 minutes into the search and nothing. And suddenly Miami dreams evaporate. I am thinking of getting my license done, canceling my credit cards, debit card... what the!

Finally I do find it in the pile of my Expense Reporting bills and receipts, but those 20 minutes are absolutely not something you want just before a Miami trip, especially a MIAMI trip.

One thing about those 20 minutes, it never seems just 20 minutes, seems to last for eternity and yet not enough time before you can start off to the airport. Enough said.

Miami beckons :)

Summer Time :)

Mid-week Grilled Pork. Home style.

Aich!!

Done. My home in Pune will have a grill in the terrace/patio.