Things I Want To Do

Its been 6 months since my last post on this issue and here is the progress review, as promised:

1. Visit Bhutan - Remains elusive :(
2. Play Mafia with some of my old friends : Check - Thanks to an alumni trip organized by Thrillophilia to Coorg.
3. Do something with as much passion as those people at TED
4. Get a real job: Hopefully soon
5. Do pull ups: Have started to train specifically for this at the Gym now
6. Run 4 kms. in 20 mins.: I guess I should get over this now. Its becoming sort of a drag.
7. Visit to the tall crane cabins
8. Learn to dance
9. Learn to play guitar: In progress

At this juncture in my life, a lot of things seem to be linked to pt. 4. Lately, I have been trying to decouple my life with this important aspect of life. Not sure how successful I will be. In that context, I plan to review my progress of these things one month after I succeed (even partially) in pt. 4.

Friends

A man is what the society makes of him. In that context I have been very fortunate to have had some of the most amazing people around me. This blog is a dedication to each one of them and what qualities they inspired me to instill in myself.

Akhil - Humility
The Gola (Aneesh, Shashank, Vinod, Sonik, Sandy...) - Perseverance
Ujj – The art of giving
Amit – How not to be jealous and move ahead in life by helping others
Avi – How the contrarian view of life is always so positive
Ady – How to just chill out at times, no matter how critical the situation
Dhadda - Persistence
Kanishk – The power of passion
Rohit Prasad – Panicking never solves anything
Aakash – Do what you are supposed to do, anyway
Gunjan – He introduced me to “Sunscreen” – the song
Karthik – Give notes, without any grudges
The VLSI group – Persistence, hard work and humility
Prof. RNB – Perfection and how to always be a child. Enjoying – the most important thing
Prof. DNC – Shit happens, what’s important is how you take it and come out of it
Dr. Mahant-Shetti – Humility; power of combination of an educationist and an entreprenuer
Jain (Vivek)– Being what you are
Sharma (Vikas)– Perception is reality
Nipun – Do something, things are not going to change by themselves
Sapre – A friend in need
Kaushal – Don’t ask what you deserve; ask what you want

I would like to put in a story around each of these to tell why I think the way I think but I guess that's for another time.