Indulging myself with Cosby Show

I have always been a great fan of The Cosby Show. I remember watching it over and over but never had the opportunity to really fallow it continuously season after season. Thanks to Netflix I have been watching The Cosby show from the top all over again. There were so many series that I had miss before, but not this time. To add a cherry on the top, on season 8, episode 4 Mrs Huxtable mention Sri Lanka . Sometimes I see myself in the Cosby Show.

Turning Thirty was not that bad…

So today is my Thirtieth birthday and for some reason I do feel that I am at my prime. So for all you are at the verge of 30, my advise is thirty doesn’t look that bad as it look from far.

Protected: A l’aéroport de France avec mon amour

Department offered me the assistantship

I had a feeling that I am going to get an email from U of M CS department related to my assistantship, I went to work and open up my email and there was the email they offered me the assistantship and even before I thought about anything I picked up the phone and call mage.adare.co.lk to tell the news and we both were thrilled because this is going to help us so much that I don’t even have words to describe how much burden will take off from our shoulders. I believe if you are qualified enough, hard working but most importantly if you have that attitude of never giving up then things can workout even without the luck.

Snow God just unloaded the first batch for this season

So much for the hope of getting another week without snow. Until last Friday night Minneapolis had a great fall weather. Mild, no snow but then sometime mid night that white slushy thing started to fall from the sky. Looks like snow god decided that Minnesotans got enough nice weather and I am going to show that I still exist and you can’t do nothing about it. I love Minneapolis, I love Gopher State, I love my alma-mater but I can’t wait to get to a place where I get less snow and much longer fall. I had my share in Minneapolis and its time to spread my wings somewhere else and build a nest.

Someone heard my prayers and she got the job

I am super thrilled. Because for the first time I prayed I got what I asked. When I heard the news I wish she was right next to me so I could hold her. Now that I think its an interesting story, As a Buddhist I see prayers in a very different angle, I got to the temple and do meditation and do my version of prayers. But I have never specifically prayed and asked anything. But on the other hand my other half is a Hindu and she is a very strong believer of the God and she specifically has a great connection with Ganesha.

We have been looking for jobs for both of us and finally she go an interview at her current place for a full-time position. I really want her to get this, because I knew there is no one is better than her for that position. She worked hard for it and she truly deserves it. But I felt like I am useless because I cant really do anything other than motivate her and be by her side. But I realize I could really pray for her, so every time I stepped into Hindu temple and even my regular meditation version of prayers at home, I told to who ever and what ever the force that above us to make sure that all the obstacles get removed from her way. I also told I know that there is no one else better than her for this job and I know I am not asking something which is not right.

But from the time she told me she got the interview, I knew that she was going to get this job. Something told me its going to workout for her. So, she went for the interview and it was a very good interview. Next day we found out that they are already looking for the references. Then Today just about an hour ago, I got the call saying “Babe I got the job” I was over the top, What I told her is that this changes the entire ball game. I am really happy because there is no other person deserve this than her. And I always pray please make sure everyone in this world have a peaceful life but I have never prayed like the way I did in this situation. I guess someone answered my prayers. But All I know is we are super happy and thankful for everything. And one thing I forgot, we exactly did what everyone should do, eat, pray, and love.

Extremely Stressed Out

I don’t get why my life is always awfully stressful. I don’t think my mind ever had a time where it was completely in relax mode. Don’t get me wrong I know how to have a good time, but the stressful cloud always right above my head. My life has never been an easy path, things hardly ever work the way I want them to work. Every single choice I make have to be carefully calculated but the worst case is they still go wrong. I am constantly worried about many things because I have to otherwise they could become worse than it is. So, I am extremely stressed out, but I try to put a happy face and make rest of the world happy as much to ability I have left in me. But I am getting tired of it, sometimes I feel like go back home, and take time off from everything that I am doing and re-evaluate my life. Then again I am not a kid anymore, I cant run away, I guess I will keep doing what I am doing and keep believing in myself, that someday good will find its path towards me.

I just found out, guess what? napping is awesome!!!

I am a very lite sleeper, If I have to sleep later than 8am, I have to foce myself to do so, I bet being a grad student also doesn’t add any help to my sleeping habits. I do workout 3-4 times a week and most of the time its late in the evening towards to the night. I have found out that workout dates I can stay awake till 2-3am. I don’t complain because it helps on my research and other school work.

One of my biggest problem is I can’t sleep during day time. If I get any sleep its absolutely a miracle. But lately I have had couple of naps and It was utterly fantastic, and LOVED it!!!. Today, I slept while monitoring an exam just for 5 min and I wished I was in my bed.

So going forward, I am going to make an attempt to squeeze in a nap during weekend. Because there is no way I can take nap during the week, unless I find a good quiet class room.

Something special about March

I think March is a very special month. Month starts with my birthday so that it self is good enough to be special. But I like to look beyond that. March is the month that brings spring. Spring brings new life. Trees start to wake up from long and hash winter, wild life introduce their new born to this world, snow melts and melted snow finds its path to rivers. Its a month of a new beginning, and even mother nature agrees to it.

So, Why cant we start a new beginning. Why are we so afraid for a new beginning? Why many of us don’t take the next step? What elements hold us from making the decision to a new beginning? I don’t have the answer for it. May be some don’t need a new beginning? I am not sure if I belong to that category!

Beside all the above, March is still special because its the month of Royal-Thomian Cricket encounter, the olderst cricket series after Ashes, Then as a basketball player and a fan you can’t avoid March Madness.

So do you still doubt the specialness of March…?

Rider’s Log: Flat Tire

Yesterday, I was doing my regular ride around Lake Medicine, I had already completed 2/3 of the ride. If I had to take a guess, I think I had about 3 miles from the place where my tire got punch to my apartment. Rear tire of my Trek 1000, 2007. I didn’t have repair kit or cartridge to pump and see what really happened luckily I met two gentlemen who were riding (Laszlo, Former Pro-rider/ Dave) and they helped me by providing their extra tubes and helped me to get the bike on road in no time. If it wasn’t for them I would be walking with clip-on shoes for about three miles.

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