There are many exciting things that I have done in my past life; my past life being the good-old days of high school in India. Today I was in the bus and I saw two gorgeous healthy ladies, in their twenties, get onto the bus with fully loaded hiking rucksacks. I am guessing they are on a hitch-hiking tour. This catapulted me back into the past when i used to go hiking in the mighty Himalayas with my best buddy, Pranav. Loaded with camping gear in our backpacks, we would spend an entire week in the deep, un-inhabited himalayan terrains, sometimes reaching heights of 17,000 feet above sea level. We would be totally dependant on our compasses and good judgement. One wrong turn in the forests could get us lost. Survival was the key and it would bring out the best within us. A week away from the city, with mother nature would teach us humility and give us time to reflect on our lives.

I havent experienced such thrill and adventure for a very long time now. The sight of these two women today triggered something in me today, and now i really want to go hiking again...deep in the great Himalayas far away from human civillisation.

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Bill Gates just announced the BETA 2 of Windows Vista at the WinHEC keynote.

I just downloaded Windows Media Pleayer 11 BETA (its not available for public download yet) and i must say that i am loving the slick new interface ! Check out the screenshot:

Well, there have been quite a few changes in my life since the last time i blogged. My co-op term with Nautel Limited ended on 28th April and they bid me farewell with a cake and a small speech. It was pretty cool to work at Nautel with some very intelligent people. Now i am back in Halifax and i am living on the 20th floor of a very beautiful apartment building in downtown Halifax with a fantastic view. Life has gotten busier now with schools and 6 tough courses. Its great to be back with my friends though.

Also, i acquired a Windows Mobile 5.0 powered smartphone which has made life much more easier and connected for me. More on that in a later blog post.