Monday, May 14, 2007

The Agonising Wait

8 m0nths ago, when i set out to the UK for higher studies, I dreamt of this day to come.. May17th is the day that I'll be going back to my beloved India for a 2 week visit. Family emotions, reunion of friends, catching up with relatives are all that's in store for me. Bike trip (my favorite of all the plans), meeting a best friend who I last met 10 years back, hill station tours with family and friends, release and the prospect to viewing 'Shivaji' on day one and my birthday will make this short trip, the most busiest and the most memorable one.

But the most agonising part of all this are the days that lead up to it. Days that went in a flash become longer and longer.. The more phone calls u make to ur dear ones, the more anxious u become.. Every dream that u experience will be either in a flight or in home or roaming with friends.. That's the part i'm in now.. The agony just cannot be described fully.. Lots of NRI's will go with my views (I mean the ones who WANTS to come back to India).. The one important fact that compunds that agony is my exams. Exams on the 14th and 16th is the last thing I want before the departure. The more I think of it, the more I hate exams and the more I love to go back. But i one way i think i got to experience this feeling... It just gives a burning drive to make the the 16 days, the most memorable in my life..

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Shark above my head !!!! r u kiddin me???

Sea always fascinates me. It looks like a big tank of water and nothing more. But there are hell lot more to it than just water. We humans and many other organisms occupy one third of the world. What about the remaining two third? Imagine the number of organisms under the water. Imagine diving deep down the Marianas Trench (11km deep). You would have bursted into pieces b'coz of pressure by then. If Mount Everest were placed inside of this trench, it would disappear. . Imagine being a witness of a huge valcano eruption or a great earthquake happening under the sea. U'll be first to see how tsunami begins after an underwater earthqauke. Even the world's tallest mountain range and the tallest peak is under the sea.







Leave the facts aside. Just imagine looking at the millions of organisms inside the water. There are milions of organisms unknown to the humans lying deep down the ocean. There is a giant squid of 14m length deep down the pacific ocean. Imagine coming eye to eye with it. Imagine looking at the largest of blue whales swimming next to u. Sharks, sting rays (too bad, one of them killed Steve Irwin) or a jelly fish in front of your eyes could be a dangerous sight. A little clown fish, a sea horse, dolphins are the ones that gives a smile on your face and joy in your heart. Looks like a fantasy isnt it. But its a dream that i lived under the submarium in Hull, England. Read on.

Hull is located in the East Yorkshire county in England. There is an underwater submarium in Hull called "The Deep". Three floors of water and 8 inch thick glass made it a sanctuary for water organisms and a great experience for sea lovers like me. It takes more than 10 hrs to reach Hull from my place, Brighton. But when u have an everlasting passion and interest, who really cares for time. So a gang of 8 friends headed by Vishnu landed in Hull by mid day. After a customary roam around the city centre we were off to our prime location, the submarium. Yes, I lived my dream. Sharks, Sting Rays, Clown Fish, Dolphins and all kinds of inhabitants of the sea swam over my head. It truly was an experience of a life time. Dreams do come alive. Mine just did.

I've published a few of the submarium pics over here for all you friends to enjoy. I now have a personal agenda to become a qualified scuba diver. That will only expand my dreams. Enjoy these pics.
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