Voyage d'aventure

05 Jan 2008, 1907 Hrs.

The last few days have gone by in a blur for me. I got involved in a lot many things and many a times, it became a tad bit too tiresome. Thank God that it is all over now.

Tonight, I am setting out for yet another adventure which will take me through the jungles, across valleys, over the mountains, through thr mighty rivers to the wonderful sights and magnificient natural beauty of India. The next three months I will be living off my rucksack. I am going out on an adventure trip.

I am very excited about this trip not only because I am going for an adventure trip after almost a year but also because I will be meeting a lot of my coursemates, friends and a few long lost pals with whom I managed to re-establish contact after many many years.

One of my closest pals from school days is posted in Udhampur and I will be paying him a surprise visit. The bugger has no idea that I will be crashlanding at his place! LOL!

Just like all my previous trips, I will try and make this one as adventurous as possible. Though for a major portion of my trip I will be having the company of a few good men and women :) , there are points wherein I will be doing the travelling all alone. I will be using a variety of transport mediums - bus, train, boat, aircraft etc. I have also made a conscious decision not to carry my SLR camera along as this time I truely want to enjoy the adventure without feeling the urge to capture the moment through the lens. I know that it is a good practice to click photographs for the sake of nostalgic memories but hey, I live in the present and not in the past and so let me try out this thing too. Incidentally, I happen to be a photography aficionado and it sure will be difficult for me not to feel the need to click photographs.

This brings us to the end of this post. As I will be gone for a while, there won't be much activity here. However, I will surely be updating my stuff the moment I am back. So please do keep visiting my blog and do let me know in case you need a picture postcard of the wonderful places I will be visiting! LOL!

Adios!

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2008

Seasons Greetings
&
Best Wishes
For a Vibrant and Prosperous
2008

On 01 Jan 1983, TCP/IP first came into existence. Today, as we celebrate the 25th milestone of the invention that directly led us to the Internet, it indeed feels great to be able to witness such a phenomenal moment.

Silver jubilee's have always been a source of inspiration to millions of people. In the technological domain, every developer looks forward to his golden sunset when he can bask in the aura of his invention having lasted a quarter century of existence.

01 Jan 2008 will in all probability go down in the history of the Internet as one of the golden days not only due to the silver jubilee celebration of TCP/IP but also because what has happened in the preceding two years. If 2006 was the year of Web 2.0, 2007 became the year of the You Tube. Any guess for what 2008 will be? My take is that Social Networking will become the biggest buzzword on the Internet in 2008.

People have been hankering about Facebook but the way I look at it, it doesn't interest me a wee bit. I like the Google Technology at work in Orkut and I'll bet my money on it. Ever tried Virtual Life existence? If not, then go get your presence registered on Second Life. You can find me there under the moniker Raymaker.

2008 has started and Google ushered in the New Year by putting up a doodle of the TCP/IP invention on its page. Way to go Google. I love you people out there.

Coming over to my hopes and expectations, well, there are dime a dozen things which I plan to accomplish in 2008. Though I am not the kinds who makes a New Year resolution but, just like 2007, I wish to achieve all that I dream about in life.

Here's wishing everybody the very best in 2008.

God bless ya all.