I am a lazy,non adventurous and non crazy person ,but it gets more than compensated by my adventurous better half, he is always on the look out for some crazy stuff to do .So I was not at all surprised when one day he announced his desire to jump out of the aircraft. I agreed to go with him and watch him from the "ground".But when we reached the sky diving place ,I surprised myself and registered to dive.I think it must have been the air,the colourful parachutes ,or the fearless divers.Something made we want to go crazy.
We were given a10 minute instruction on how to dive and land.Then we had to sign a dozen disclaimers for our life.List of things that could go wrong seemed endless,parachute not opening,improper landing etc..danger ranged from a scraped knee to lifelong paralysis.I was having second thoughts ,what if this was it ...my last day on earth.Too late for opting out ,it was one thing to decide not to jump,but to chicken out after paying the money,signing all these papers , honor was at stake.I hoped on to the aircraft, it was a 15 minute flight which took us to 13,000ft to the drop zone. I sat on the lap of my tandem instructor ,while he strapped me to his body.My mouth felt dry ,all I could manage was a nod and a very nervous smile to all his questions.Strapped together we moved towards the open door.Now I am standing at the edge of the door ,looking down ,I can only see the clouds and hear the countdown 1 ,2 3 and Juuuuuuuuuump. It was like being dropped into an bottomless hole..till now I am not sure whether I jumped or he had to push me .But there I was ,falling at the rate of 120 miles/hr racing down with a vengeance ,I felt like a bullet fired from a gun ,suddenly the pace slowed down and I was floating in the air.Instructor guided the parachute wonderfully I had most beautiful view.We glided for a while in the air taking in the spectacular view ,and after a while I gracefully landed on my bum.I loved the feel of the solid ground below.I was disoriented for a few minutes after landing ,but gained back my senses quickly. That was the amazing ,crazy 5 minutes of my life .And thanks to Mr hubby for that...and he says next in his list is bungee jumping. .and I say No way !!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Life and Time in GA
What can I say about GA ,the place where 6 naive college girls turned into professionals,shopaholics,alcoholics, learned cooking ,overcame floods or formed memories that would last them a lifetime.
It was a hot August day in Chennai when 6 of them met,nothing much common to them except the anxieties and anxiousness of their first step in the software world.
An unknown place,a strange language and a need for accommodation brought them together to GA. Thus began the life in GA.
The GA beauties not necessarily in any order
Miss R : energetic, excited and so full of life and never short of words .A music and movie buff who opened my doors to the RD Burman era of music and a huge collection of M&B's
Miss N : One who drops things and bumps and falls and steps on your feet if you happen to be walking with her,a constant envy of the other GA girls for her perfect figure ,and I bet you 100 bucks if you can get her angry or win an argument with this sweet lady .And now a Mrs
Miss S :Is GA's Miss twinkling toes ,Nightingale ,PJ queen .The concert starts in the morning ,and audience is outside the shut doors of this Missus bathroom .You want it or not ,you begin your day in GA hearing her lovely voice ,she did bring a lot of drama into our dull GA lives
Miss Sa : Convinced and strong in her beliefs,clear cut definition of right and wrongs ,do and dont's. Advising GA girls against all their viles .A beauty,perfect figure and a daddy's girl.So much that GA girls ate rice recommended by the daddy.
Miss Ni : The GA rocker, for a year I woke up to the Alarmaaa...and her hip hop dance moves.
and O boy she has some moves and beautiful hair..and quite an angry cat ,pick up a fight with her at your own risk.
And Finally Miss K : The calm,sober,,intelligent.. ran short of adjectives here ..What the heck..It is my blog...and I sure can make things up :)
So this is the 6 of us for You. GA is strategically located at a walking distance from the place of work ,auto ride to Multiplexes and shopping malls .Which made many a people envious.
The morning in GA is quite an affair ,with Miss R's tape playing,Miss S the bathroom singer at her best,and Miss Ni playing the Dj.Others attacking each other's wardrobe to find matching kurtas and dupatta's .
Afternoon sees everyone getting together for cooking lunch,Miss Ni talking on the phone.
Dinner brings out all the office gossips and new developments at personal front.
On Weekends someone would need a wardrobe update ,which will cause the 6 of us to squeeze into a single rickshaw ,playing anthakshari ,riding down to the mall.Coming back home with the loot and tadaa the music flows and the show begins..and then off to disc to dance the night off
Special occasions called for special celebrations ,come New Year ,GA was the happening place there was music ,food ,booze and the 6 hot ladies.We were wild ,happy ,no strings attached..
GA saw its share quiet moments too ..of heart breaks and love aches ..and plans to move on and so forth. Life moved on ,so did we,now we are all apart separated by distance and oceans .
Whatever be ..it is a place we have fondest of our memories,the place where some of us met the love of our lives,some of us loved but had to move on ,some of us broke a heart or two .
I hope we can all meet and spent a day together in GA someday sometime...
love Miss k ..eee ..Mrs K
post dedicated to my 5 wonderful friends
Disclaimer :This post is solely for my friends..as for others read at your own risk
It was a hot August day in Chennai when 6 of them met,nothing much common to them except the anxieties and anxiousness of their first step in the software world.
An unknown place,a strange language and a need for accommodation brought them together to GA. Thus began the life in GA.
The GA beauties not necessarily in any order
Miss R : energetic, excited and so full of life and never short of words .A music and movie buff who opened my doors to the RD Burman era of music and a huge collection of M&B's
Miss N : One who drops things and bumps and falls and steps on your feet if you happen to be walking with her,a constant envy of the other GA girls for her perfect figure ,and I bet you 100 bucks if you can get her angry or win an argument with this sweet lady .And now a Mrs
Miss S :Is GA's Miss twinkling toes ,Nightingale ,PJ queen .The concert starts in the morning ,and audience is outside the shut doors of this Missus bathroom .You want it or not ,you begin your day in GA hearing her lovely voice ,she did bring a lot of drama into our dull GA lives
Miss Sa : Convinced and strong in her beliefs,clear cut definition of right and wrongs ,do and dont's. Advising GA girls against all their viles .A beauty,perfect figure and a daddy's girl.So much that GA girls ate rice recommended by the daddy.
Miss Ni : The GA rocker, for a year I woke up to the Alarmaaa...and her hip hop dance moves.
and O boy she has some moves and beautiful hair..and quite an angry cat ,pick up a fight with her at your own risk.
And Finally Miss K : The calm,sober,,intelligent.. ran short of adjectives here ..What the heck..It is my blog...and I sure can make things up :)
So this is the 6 of us for You. GA is strategically located at a walking distance from the place of work ,auto ride to Multiplexes and shopping malls .Which made many a people envious.
The morning in GA is quite an affair ,with Miss R's tape playing,Miss S the bathroom singer at her best,and Miss Ni playing the Dj.Others attacking each other's wardrobe to find matching kurtas and dupatta's .
Afternoon sees everyone getting together for cooking lunch,Miss Ni talking on the phone.
Dinner brings out all the office gossips and new developments at personal front.
On Weekends someone would need a wardrobe update ,which will cause the 6 of us to squeeze into a single rickshaw ,playing anthakshari ,riding down to the mall.Coming back home with the loot and tadaa the music flows and the show begins..and then off to disc to dance the night off
Special occasions called for special celebrations ,come New Year ,GA was the happening place there was music ,food ,booze and the 6 hot ladies.We were wild ,happy ,no strings attached..
GA saw its share quiet moments too ..of heart breaks and love aches ..and plans to move on and so forth. Life moved on ,so did we,now we are all apart separated by distance and oceans .
Whatever be ..it is a place we have fondest of our memories,the place where some of us met the love of our lives,some of us loved but had to move on ,some of us broke a heart or two .
I hope we can all meet and spent a day together in GA someday sometime...
love Miss k ..eee ..Mrs K
post dedicated to my 5 wonderful friends
Disclaimer :This post is solely for my friends..as for others read at your own risk
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