The other side of 26
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I can no longer call myself 25 :) Four days in Coimbatore, with just my parents and the dog (my brother is in Delhi), and I also watched the Ashes (no TV here in Madras). I now have a slightly heightened sense of urgency - figure out a good direction for my career, should be getting married in a couple of years, buy a house roughly within the same timeframe. Lots more to do, lots more to read, perhaps learn a foreign language. Must travel to see a few places (Bhutan stands out) - difficult to do that with 'da boyz' after marriage. Read the Gita. Expand my culinary horizons beyond competency. I'm also going to book my GMAT date for mid-Oct. What was it like when turned 25 or 26? What long-term goals do you have now? :)
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Carpe Diem.
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Happy birthday, Vikram ! I just had to deal with another milestone (29->30), and the first 6 months are OK so far :) 26 was no special milestone for me. Nothing special to say. What is the Gita ?
26! "Thats not a birthday - it's a waste of cake and paper" Patton Oswalt The Gita? Apparently something you shouldn't put in your bathroom - a perfectly good reason for doing so, I'll read what I want, where I want, when I want thank you very much - even while on the crapper.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
I can no longer call myself 25
I can. I'd be lying of course, but I can.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
It's not even lying if you shop around for the right calendar. You can make it to middle age while being under 25 Martian years, and into the guineas book before exceeding 25 Jovian years. :laugh:
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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Happy birthday, Vikram ! I just had to deal with another milestone (29->30), and the first 6 months are OK so far :) 26 was no special milestone for me. Nothing special to say. What is the Gita ?
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Rage wrote:
What is the Gita ?
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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:) Thanks, that's what I started with. Let me rephrase my question. Why is the Gita so popular and how come I never heard of it ? Is this culture specific ? Has "Reading the Gita" some kind of insider meaning ?
It's a Hindu religious text. It's popular among Hindus and people interested in comparative theology. Presumably your circle of friends includes few or no people in that circle. :rolleyes:
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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Happy birthday brother :) The Gita is on my list of must read items, haven't gotten to it yet! 26 was a fun age for me :) I was in China at the time and I was (and still am) madly in love with my then girlfriend, got married when I was 27, best thing I ever did, though she says that she made me do it and she might be right! Anyways, don't fall into the trap we easterners get from our mothers (though my mum is a Cannuck she's been here long enough!) and accept an arranged marriage, wait for the right one to show up :)
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Thanks, brother! :)
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Anyways, don't fall into the trap we easterners get from our mothers (though my mum is a Cannuck she's been here long enough!) and accept an arranged marriage, wait for the right one to show up
Getting there slowly.... :)
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Carpe Diem.
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Happy Birthday!
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
What was it like when turned 25 or 26?
It was like 7 months back. So, apparently I'm not *that* older than you. :)
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
Thanks! Dr. Evil voice: We're not so different, you and I.
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Carpe Diem.
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Happy birthday, Vikram ! I just had to deal with another milestone (29->30), and the first 6 months are OK so far :) 26 was no special milestone for me. Nothing special to say. What is the Gita ?
Merci, mon ami! It's not that 26 is a milestone, but !25 that is. The Bhagavad Gita (literally, the Song Divine) is one of the most important Hindu texts. I am not even religious (agnostic) but I've always had a fascination for it. It's just one of the things I want to do, I had no idea it would become a raging point of discussion on CP. :)
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Carpe Diem.
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I can no longer call myself 25 :) Four days in Coimbatore, with just my parents and the dog (my brother is in Delhi), and I also watched the Ashes (no TV here in Madras). I now have a slightly heightened sense of urgency - figure out a good direction for my career, should be getting married in a couple of years, buy a house roughly within the same timeframe. Lots more to do, lots more to read, perhaps learn a foreign language. Must travel to see a few places (Bhutan stands out) - difficult to do that with 'da boyz' after marriage. Read the Gita. Expand my culinary horizons beyond competency. I'm also going to book my GMAT date for mid-Oct. What was it like when turned 25 or 26? What long-term goals do you have now? :)
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
Recent activities: TV series: Friends, season 10 Books: Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Carpe Diem.
Get back when you'll be 30 :-) This is way more interesting date to analyse what has been done. In case of 25 - nothing changes since then. :-)
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