Can't beat Van City
I just had an awesome weekend in Vancouver. I didn't blog about it last week cause I didn't wanna take any chances and potentially give away my secret. About 10 days ago, I decided to fly out to Vancouver for the weekend to surprise Sach and Medini for their wedding. It was definitely a great surprise for them and also the rest of the guests that I've known for a long time. All in all, a great time and so much fun to catch up with the old Vancouver Marathi posse - you guys are a load of fun! And I'm definitely looking forward to chilling with you when some of you come to town for the Toronto reception.
As always, I fell in love with Vancouver yet again. It was perfect weather - blue skies, sun. Days like that in Vancouver just make it a city that is VERY hard to beat. It's got everything and of course, just looking up and seeing the mountains is definitely the kicker. It was also awesome to hang out with Vas who has totally become a west coast boy who I doubt will ever be back in Scarborough (and really, I don't blame him at all).
Wow - many people in the Marathi posse are pregnant or have young kids. It was so much fun seeing all the kids run around and enjoy themselves. Totally fun to play with them as well. I got some great photos.
Got back to town LATE last night so I am quite tired and gonna hit the sack soon. I did have a vball game tonight though. It was Sun of a Beach's last game for the summer. We started out well and ended well but the middle was a little annoying. In the end, it was a great FREE season so you can't go wrong with that. Great job Etch, Danielle, Mike and Piyali! It was fun to share the court with you guys this summer.
Good night all.
And of course - Happy Birthday Raj!!! Talk to you soon bro.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Prairie Goks
Sitting at the airport in Saskatoon about to board my flight... Surfing on wireless internet. Pretty cool I'd say. Why the heck can't Pearson in Toronto do something in conjunction with Bell Sympatico and provide a similar service. Instead, there is nothing. But here - you can surf wireless using SaskTel service. It's something like $5.00/hour but totallyg ood and a great way to kill the time.
This week, I've been in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw. All happening metropolis' in Saskatchewan. Good times indeed! In Moose Jaw on Tuesday night, I stayed at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa and my room had a jacuzzi in it! It was huge!!! Totally random but pretty cool. I definitely took advantage of that. too bad i was the lonely salesman on the road. Last night in Saskatoon, I stayed at the Sheraton and had the luxury of sleeping in one of those Heavenly Beds. MAN - THOSE BEDS ROCK. They are so damn comfortable.
Okay, time for boarding for my flight.
Until we meet again.
p.s. Mad shoutouts to John and Sandra for taking some tie to stop to chill with me during their drive home from Toronto to Peace River (yeah, that's about 45 hours or something...). It was great to see you guys here in Saskatoon!
Sitting at the airport in Saskatoon about to board my flight... Surfing on wireless internet. Pretty cool I'd say. Why the heck can't Pearson in Toronto do something in conjunction with Bell Sympatico and provide a similar service. Instead, there is nothing. But here - you can surf wireless using SaskTel service. It's something like $5.00/hour but totallyg ood and a great way to kill the time.
This week, I've been in Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw. All happening metropolis' in Saskatchewan. Good times indeed! In Moose Jaw on Tuesday night, I stayed at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa and my room had a jacuzzi in it! It was huge!!! Totally random but pretty cool. I definitely took advantage of that. too bad i was the lonely salesman on the road. Last night in Saskatoon, I stayed at the Sheraton and had the luxury of sleeping in one of those Heavenly Beds. MAN - THOSE BEDS ROCK. They are so damn comfortable.
Okay, time for boarding for my flight.
Until we meet again.
p.s. Mad shoutouts to John and Sandra for taking some tie to stop to chill with me during their drive home from Toronto to Peace River (yeah, that's about 45 hours or something...). It was great to see you guys here in Saskatoon!
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Wow - that was some rain!!!
I have never seen rain like I did yesterday. And then in such absurd conditions, I had to drive in it as well. That was equally nuts. Cars were literally stopping on the 407 cause we couldn't see what was in front of us or behind us. We were all going at like 20 km/h with our 4 way flashers on. It was pretty freaky. And of course, there were idiots on the road who didn't turn on their headlights so you couldn't see them at all. All that said, I was surprised to see that there were no accidents (where I went anyway).
On the home front there was a little accident... Our basement slightly flooded. In the basement TV room, we have a door to the outside. The screen on the screen door was slightly open and as a result, water seeped in. It wasn't just a little though. A good 40% of the carpet in that room is wet and we had to move the TV and a bunch of other stuff. I think my old Nintendo was ruined in the water. I haven't fully dried it yet to try it but I think it's a goner (as are the games so that is equally sad).
The reason I was driving in that horrid weather last night was to go to my buddy John Roppa's wedding. It was a great evening (I was just super tired). John and Sandra make a great couple and the day was awesome. I haven't seen John that much in the last few years but it was great to be invited and to see his parents after such a long time. Like any good Italian wedding, there was definitely a FEAST. A huge antipasto bar, followed by a great dinner (pasta, fillet mignon, seafood, salad, veggies). Next was a splendid dessert spread (cake, fresh fruit, Italian pastries and a chocolate fondue fountain). And at midnight, they carted out this "porscetta?" Basically, it was this marinated pork and they were making these amazing sandwiches. Man, it was pretty awesome.
On to another wedding this evening (that'll be Number 12 for the year)...
I'll let you know how that one goes.
I have never seen rain like I did yesterday. And then in such absurd conditions, I had to drive in it as well. That was equally nuts. Cars were literally stopping on the 407 cause we couldn't see what was in front of us or behind us. We were all going at like 20 km/h with our 4 way flashers on. It was pretty freaky. And of course, there were idiots on the road who didn't turn on their headlights so you couldn't see them at all. All that said, I was surprised to see that there were no accidents (where I went anyway).
On the home front there was a little accident... Our basement slightly flooded. In the basement TV room, we have a door to the outside. The screen on the screen door was slightly open and as a result, water seeped in. It wasn't just a little though. A good 40% of the carpet in that room is wet and we had to move the TV and a bunch of other stuff. I think my old Nintendo was ruined in the water. I haven't fully dried it yet to try it but I think it's a goner (as are the games so that is equally sad).
The reason I was driving in that horrid weather last night was to go to my buddy John Roppa's wedding. It was a great evening (I was just super tired). John and Sandra make a great couple and the day was awesome. I haven't seen John that much in the last few years but it was great to be invited and to see his parents after such a long time. Like any good Italian wedding, there was definitely a FEAST. A huge antipasto bar, followed by a great dinner (pasta, fillet mignon, seafood, salad, veggies). Next was a splendid dessert spread (cake, fresh fruit, Italian pastries and a chocolate fondue fountain). And at midnight, they carted out this "porscetta?" Basically, it was this marinated pork and they were making these amazing sandwiches. Man, it was pretty awesome.
On to another wedding this evening (that'll be Number 12 for the year)...
I'll let you know how that one goes.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
What a great weekend!
Thanks primarily to all of my wonderful friends! I had a great time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday just hanging out with peeps, chilling, eating, drinking (a lot of that) and overall, a great time!
Friday, I arrived at Pearson Airport around 6:30. Got through customs and all that jazz, picked up my luggage and I was out the door. Kris picked me up (thanks bro!) and then we proceeded to head to my house where I dropped off my gear and then we took off to get Tchao. The three of us met up with Rahim and went to Yang's all you can eat Sushi on Highway 7. The food and service was GREAT. Definitely the best all you can eat sushi place we've been so far (out of the 6 we've sampled). Prior to dinner, we caught a little fresh air, a requisite now prior to eating copious amounts of sushi. After stuffing ourselves, we went back home where my parents and cousin Suhas had a birthday cake waiting for me so we cut that and hung out for a bit. Perfect day!
Saturday I woke up relatively late, chilled all day with my cousin Suhas. It was great to catch up with him. He is just visiting right now from the UK. He lives in London and just finished his MBA and LBS (London Business School). He completed the 2 year full time program (and also held a full time job at Zurich Bank during his entire second year. He graduated with distinction and got a standing ovation at his convocation. Why you ask? He is blind. But it don't matter cause he's still the man. So, in a nutshell, it was awesome to spend time with him and bounce ideas off him related to future career stuff.
Saturday night, I saw a play called The Decide Show. It was pretty good. A little too preachy from time to time but overall, not bad at all. The concept is that all of our lives are "Choose your own Adventure books". It's up to us to write the pags and not dwell on decisions from the past. Anyway - gives you some good insight into life and gets you thinking. In the end, there aint nothing wrong with that.
After the show, we went to Gypsy Co-op where we met up with several other friends from varied posses. It was a blast to chill and have a few beverages. Well, more than a few but what can you do when people are handing drinks to you all night long, right? By the way, Liquid Cocaine is NOT GOOD at all. Tastes like @$$ if you ask me.
Today, I was supposed to go to the Rogers Tennis Masters Series at York but didn't exactly wake up early so after talking to Kevin, we decided to just forget it. Plus, most of the matches today were pretty crappy since many good players backed out of the tournament. It ended up being quite a chill day just doing much of nothing and catching up on laundry, bills, etc.
Thanks for a lot of fun this weekend everyone.
See you all again soon (I hope).
Thanks primarily to all of my wonderful friends! I had a great time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday just hanging out with peeps, chilling, eating, drinking (a lot of that) and overall, a great time!
Friday, I arrived at Pearson Airport around 6:30. Got through customs and all that jazz, picked up my luggage and I was out the door. Kris picked me up (thanks bro!) and then we proceeded to head to my house where I dropped off my gear and then we took off to get Tchao. The three of us met up with Rahim and went to Yang's all you can eat Sushi on Highway 7. The food and service was GREAT. Definitely the best all you can eat sushi place we've been so far (out of the 6 we've sampled). Prior to dinner, we caught a little fresh air, a requisite now prior to eating copious amounts of sushi. After stuffing ourselves, we went back home where my parents and cousin Suhas had a birthday cake waiting for me so we cut that and hung out for a bit. Perfect day!
Saturday I woke up relatively late, chilled all day with my cousin Suhas. It was great to catch up with him. He is just visiting right now from the UK. He lives in London and just finished his MBA and LBS (London Business School). He completed the 2 year full time program (and also held a full time job at Zurich Bank during his entire second year. He graduated with distinction and got a standing ovation at his convocation. Why you ask? He is blind. But it don't matter cause he's still the man. So, in a nutshell, it was awesome to spend time with him and bounce ideas off him related to future career stuff.
Saturday night, I saw a play called The Decide Show. It was pretty good. A little too preachy from time to time but overall, not bad at all. The concept is that all of our lives are "Choose your own Adventure books". It's up to us to write the pags and not dwell on decisions from the past. Anyway - gives you some good insight into life and gets you thinking. In the end, there aint nothing wrong with that.
After the show, we went to Gypsy Co-op where we met up with several other friends from varied posses. It was a blast to chill and have a few beverages. Well, more than a few but what can you do when people are handing drinks to you all night long, right? By the way, Liquid Cocaine is NOT GOOD at all. Tastes like @$$ if you ask me.
Today, I was supposed to go to the Rogers Tennis Masters Series at York but didn't exactly wake up early so after talking to Kevin, we decided to just forget it. Plus, most of the matches today were pretty crappy since many good players backed out of the tournament. It ended up being quite a chill day just doing much of nothing and catching up on laundry, bills, etc.
Thanks for a lot of fun this weekend everyone.
See you all again soon (I hope).
Friday, August 12, 2005
Happy Birthday to me
Hey everyone. Guess who's back? Well, it's about time I guess. I have had an idea of blogging again over the past 8 months but to be honest, just got lazy with it and never really followed through. It's August 12, 2005. Today is my 27th birthday. Crazy. I am 27 now. I am sitting in my hotel in Chicago right now. Was here all week for some new product training for work. We've been stuck at a hotel out by the airport so that's been sucky cause I haven't been able to head into the city at all. Tonight, we had some team building mini olympics thing and then after, some coworkers got be some drinks. I had a gin and vermouth martinin - BLAH!!! and then i had Bailey's on the rocks - much much better. Got up to my room, was about to pack but then, I turned on the TV. What did I find?
Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle was on. What a hilarious movie! This was my third time watching it but I totally had to watch the whole thing. It started at 11:30 CST and just ended at 1:00 am. So, it turned out to be the perfect way to start my birthday today. I fly home in about 15 hours (but who's counting right?). Then, when I land at 6:30, my boys Kris and Eric are gonna pick me up and we are going to lime and chill. I'm definitely looking forward to that. Then, I'll see my family and hang with my cousin Suhas who is visiting this weekend.
Time for bed. There is still plenty more of this day to come though...
Can't wait to see what's in store!
Hey everyone. Guess who's back? Well, it's about time I guess. I have had an idea of blogging again over the past 8 months but to be honest, just got lazy with it and never really followed through. It's August 12, 2005. Today is my 27th birthday. Crazy. I am 27 now. I am sitting in my hotel in Chicago right now. Was here all week for some new product training for work. We've been stuck at a hotel out by the airport so that's been sucky cause I haven't been able to head into the city at all. Tonight, we had some team building mini olympics thing and then after, some coworkers got be some drinks. I had a gin and vermouth martinin - BLAH!!! and then i had Bailey's on the rocks - much much better. Got up to my room, was about to pack but then, I turned on the TV. What did I find?
Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle was on. What a hilarious movie! This was my third time watching it but I totally had to watch the whole thing. It started at 11:30 CST and just ended at 1:00 am. So, it turned out to be the perfect way to start my birthday today. I fly home in about 15 hours (but who's counting right?). Then, when I land at 6:30, my boys Kris and Eric are gonna pick me up and we are going to lime and chill. I'm definitely looking forward to that. Then, I'll see my family and hang with my cousin Suhas who is visiting this weekend.
Time for bed. There is still plenty more of this day to come though...
Can't wait to see what's in store!