Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Being Happier!

Becoming happier requires being Active,
Changing what we can change, Accepting what we cannot change,
Trying not to blame others or circumstances for our misfortunes,
Valuing what we have and developing a more positive attitude to our lives.


I don't know where I picked up this quote a few years ago. I like it very much and read it once in a while. Atleast, it has made me a little more active for sure ;-)

Thursday, October 11, 2007

More Impressions!

Hmm.. I never thought it would take this long to write the sequel of the previous blog. I was tied up a bit. Thought of finishing this one before my memory fades..

The next morning we started from Prague to Spicak, 4hrs journey in a Train. The journey was good especially the scenary.. If you want to take a look at how good it was, check out my album: http://picasaweb.google.com/sureshjayaram/Spicak?authkey=-bHvQ9rxsi8

The view from the my room in the hotel in spicak was awesome! Look at this picture.


After 5 days of hardcore technical sessions and discussions, we went to a resort to relax a bit. I never thought Europeans are this adventurous. It all started with the Lizard stone event (more like what we call Treasure Hunt) . We started hiking from 9am in the morning on Saturday and it continued till 8pm in the evening. It was surprising that I survived and could finish it. Almost all of us finished, even people in their mid-forties! The fun part of this event was we were supposed to find out a gem which we called "Lizard Stone" as part of the game. When we started we had no clue about where the stone is hidden. As we proceeded, we got subtle clues. As we couldn't get all the clues right, we couldn't find out the stone. But, I am happy that one of the teams found the stone. Though the event was physically tiring, it was fun. Couldn't roam around the City much since I didn't have much time while coming back. Overall, the trip was very nice - Learning + Fun + Adventure.