MOVING ON IN LIFE
In retrospect, Kolkata formed the base which subconsciously affects and influences everything in my brain. Kgp forms the greatest memories which revive laughter and fun in an otherwise dull life; most importantly it reminds me of how beautiful life can be!! Of course, all of us somehow realize this only after those 4 or 5 years when its time to bid adieu to the place!! And finally coming to Canada, its just the tip of the iceberg that I've seen, the proverbial iceberg in this case being the Schlumberger life. It was unforgiving, stressful and even painful at times but having left the place, images often flash up and now I realize that I had come to love the place and the people a lot.
Which makes me come to my final phase in life ... from the hectic, bustling life in Canada to a very serene European lifestyle in the rather infamous city of Amsterdam. It has been a quiet first few weeks here, except for some celebrations (Amsterdam style specifically :D) but I feel its a beautiful country, rich fields of tulips with quaint little farmhouses lined with countless windmills, contrasted with the bustling city life of Amsterdam, which on the other extreme has historical mesuems dedicated to art and culture and of course, not to miss out, the fabulous canals and tunnels in the city.
As I sit staring out of my window looking at the gentle waters flowing by on a relaxed quiet weekend ... here are few images that caught my eye and which I've tried to reproduce on a jpg format!! Cheers Amsterdam ....
Tulips in all their glory (from a train) ...
Land of the windmills ...
A peek outside my window ...
Maybe soon it will be time to move on again and Oh foolish brain ... you'll wallow in the depths of nostalgia!! Wonder why we realize the value of everything so late?
posted by Souvik at 7:22 PM
9 Comments:
wonderful pics... europe is a really beautiful place... enjoy it :)
Nice..good post!..and like someone else has sed,"as for nostalgia,don't get me started"!:):(
going g-r-e-e-n with envy mate!!!
that is a really wonderful view to have out of ur window :)
as for reminiscing and being grateful.. my take is, it's never too late :)
@psycho: ya it is ... n its wonderful weather now ... man ... this is paradise at the moment ... beaches r full n so r the nites!! :)
@c-212: u shud start man ... just start off a blog or u can even post on this ... i'll make u a member of this blog.
@kray: i tht u might be starting to hate seeing water arnd u :P ... ya true ... but kind of start yearning to get back the stuff u leave behind but only after u've left it behind!!
very true that last line...for eg. when at home there were certain dishes i would go ...bleghghrgh! at...but when i come back now i specifically ask for that...(alu posto for one [:)])
@sandy: my mom used to tell me "u never realize the value of ur teeth till u hav them plucked out" ... i very much realize tat now!!
N don't remind me of posto preparations ... i just go crazy thinkin i can't have them regularly!! :((
@souvik
i experienced Amsterdam(actually Enschede) with a bitter experience. i am not sure if that is it? I took a stop over whilee visiting india this febraury. i am from virginia, US with the number of people i see here i felt as if i am in a desert. i will explain why? no one on sundays. i mena no shops are open in sundays and aftr 1pm on saturdays. very few in the week days upto 7pm and almost none after that. prices are more than in US. small restrooms. A/C is replaced with hot water channels. room temperature maintained less than 60F most of the time. ...., prominent cheek bone females ,
good things i found abt this place is
good things.
avergae height 5.9+
good transportation system.
discourages driving.
schegaen visa to roam all countries.
any comments on this?
thanks
Niranjan
@niranjan: well europe and america are really quite different ... ppl r much more relaxed and easy going here ... they like to enjoy life as much as possible. ya abt the timings its true ... at night u wont c too many ppl around except in the pub areas. and yes this place far more costly than the US!!
But i beg to differ on the female anatomy though ... girls here are really really beautiful and hot!! Also people are generally very couteous (they say hi hello to even strangers if ur eyes meet!!) and friendly as well ... ya thr r some racists but tat will always be thr!! of course cudn't agree more with u abt the transport n visa issues.
sexy pics be...but these all pics r missing one thing...u...put some of ur pics 2 addo
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