Have you ever wondered why we dream? I have wondered often.. but am too lazy to google about it and find out.. But the fact is I have gotten to understand that it is a good form of entertainment even while sleeping. Sometimes it gets so interesting that if I wake up (someone wakes up or some disturbance), i pull over the bedsheet, try to recall where my dream had stopped and try to continue again. Believe me, this has worked for me many times! ;)
And dreams are funny too.... Recently I had a dream where I take a left turn on Bull Temple Road and I enter a dense forest.. I encounter an elephant which kills everyone in its way but when it comes to me.... I am not to be seen because I am standing sideways in front of its trunk.. Probably why this sequence came along is because my friends keep teasing me that I am too thin. Sometimes being thin has advantages.. even in dreams. :D
Somehow I always wake up at the climax of a story... Either someone wakes me up or the stupid alarm rings. It is so disappointing to miss the climax and you will be the hero and sometimes, u cant recall even the details. It is just erased off ur memory when u wake up. :( One more observation when it comes to climax of the dream and waking up.. I always see that if my mom is waking me up.. in my dream, someone is shouting my name.. If the alarm is ringing, the sequence of the dream immediately changes to a phone ringing or the door bell. Amazing how this happens and how the brain adjusts the 'physically happening' event with the virtual story happening in ur brain.
They also say dreams are a reflection of what u want in life and what u want to achieve. I have reached amazing heights and have performed unusual arts in my dreams.. My mom had taken a walk to Singapore in one of her dreams... Wish some of them would happen in real life too. But the truth is I enjoy dreaming and day-dreaming is not uncommon to me. Sleep well, sweet dreams :)
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Oops! my ego is hurt ... :(
In my college days, I used to go rock climbing in Turhalli, Bangalore (why i mention Bangalore is coz i suddenly remembered that I am in US now) and was quite competent among my peers. Got some appreciations for my 'natural' climbing abilities and you know these things made me proud of my talents. Yeah but never had I boasted about myself coz there were people much better than I was.
Now that I am in UTD, I met a girl (name confidential) and got to know she is interested in rock climbing. Moment I got to know this, I knew I had to be friends with her. Primary reason being I could accompany her for some of rock climbing activities in and around Dallas. Few days passed and I got a chance to go with her to a 'Climbing Gym'.
She picked me up from home and along the way, I was blabbering about my climbing activities in Bangalore, told her that I have had experience with the artificial walls (though I had climbed it only once in my life), told her about the bouldering and she kept nodding her head. By then I had created a reputation about myself.
We reached the climbing gym and at the entry point, I told the administrators that I knew climbing. They asked me if I knew how to use a 'Grigri' ( I looked up the spelling in google just now). This was the first jolt I received and was taken aback. I had to admit I had not used it and said, I knew some 'belaying'. They showed my how to use it and it was simple. No problems.
The girl and I (partners in climbing, one belays, other climbs, then we were supposed to exchange places), started off our climbing session. I let her go first, me being a gentleman (Actual reason was to assess her abilities). Then, she started saying about the various difficulty levels in the routes designed. She started off on a route marked with a pink tape and went half way around. Took some rest, and finished the climb. Meanwhile I was looking around the place and was baffled by the vastness of the place and the amount of resources spent on it. It was as big as a football field and full of artificial walls, right from overhangs to straight walls to easier ones.
It was my turn and proudly went on to climb, quarter way through and I realized it was a pretty tough route. Half way through and I was puffing and panting and losing my grip. Then started the shivering of the leg (not because of fear, but because of lack of strength in them). I gave up and came down disappointed. This was the second time I realized I am not an 'expert'. She climbed one more tough one and I failed miserably there also. Then I decided, tough ones are not my cup of tea and climbed a few easier routes.
Finally we wound up and she appreciated that I was impressive. She said she took 8 months to reach the level I climbed. Got praised for my 'natural' climbing talents again and you know then I substantiated my failure with reasons such as 'out of touch for 2 years now' and things like that. Though a compliment, I knew I was not as good as her. Came home and I didnt even have strength to wash my face.
My ego.... i dont know where it is now. Seems to be lost.
Lesson learnt: Do not underestimate other's capabilities. It hurts to lose your ego.
Now that I am in UTD, I met a girl (name confidential) and got to know she is interested in rock climbing. Moment I got to know this, I knew I had to be friends with her. Primary reason being I could accompany her for some of rock climbing activities in and around Dallas. Few days passed and I got a chance to go with her to a 'Climbing Gym'.
She picked me up from home and along the way, I was blabbering about my climbing activities in Bangalore, told her that I have had experience with the artificial walls (though I had climbed it only once in my life), told her about the bouldering and she kept nodding her head. By then I had created a reputation about myself.
We reached the climbing gym and at the entry point, I told the administrators that I knew climbing. They asked me if I knew how to use a 'Grigri' ( I looked up the spelling in google just now). This was the first jolt I received and was taken aback. I had to admit I had not used it and said, I knew some 'belaying'. They showed my how to use it and it was simple. No problems.
The girl and I (partners in climbing, one belays, other climbs, then we were supposed to exchange places), started off our climbing session. I let her go first, me being a gentleman (Actual reason was to assess her abilities). Then, she started saying about the various difficulty levels in the routes designed. She started off on a route marked with a pink tape and went half way around. Took some rest, and finished the climb. Meanwhile I was looking around the place and was baffled by the vastness of the place and the amount of resources spent on it. It was as big as a football field and full of artificial walls, right from overhangs to straight walls to easier ones.
It was my turn and proudly went on to climb, quarter way through and I realized it was a pretty tough route. Half way through and I was puffing and panting and losing my grip. Then started the shivering of the leg (not because of fear, but because of lack of strength in them). I gave up and came down disappointed. This was the second time I realized I am not an 'expert'. She climbed one more tough one and I failed miserably there also. Then I decided, tough ones are not my cup of tea and climbed a few easier routes.
Finally we wound up and she appreciated that I was impressive. She said she took 8 months to reach the level I climbed. Got praised for my 'natural' climbing talents again and you know then I substantiated my failure with reasons such as 'out of touch for 2 years now' and things like that. Though a compliment, I knew I was not as good as her. Came home and I didnt even have strength to wash my face.
My ego.... i dont know where it is now. Seems to be lost.
Lesson learnt: Do not underestimate other's capabilities. It hurts to lose your ego.
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