CURRENT MISSION

DRINK LIFE TO THE LEES ... khudaya peene walon ki kahin basti juda hoti; jahan hukman piya karte, na peete toh saza hoti...!

ABOUT ME

I like photography - taking photos with my old film camera, wondering what the final results would be, and then getting my rolls developed and photos printed......I got hooked to this a long time back. You can never describe the satisfaction you get when a photo comes out as you wanted it to, or the joy you feel when it comes out to be much better than you expected ... or maybe something totally different...I don't know! When a photo goes bad you feel the same pain as when your children grow up to be thugs.....

I love reading and listening to music too and can spend days at a stretch reading a book I like or listening to the same song over and over again.
People say I am too thin... I say a sword is no good if its fat, a blade is no good if its fat... same for a guy!

I love tasting new drinks, new food, dim sums, kim chi, momos from Shillong, long cars, ........what else do you want to know about me!!!

PHILOSOPHY

You Only have One Life - Its too short a time to be spent grumbling. Live your life. Spread love and happiness. Make somebody smile. Believe in God. When times are hard, remember ... anything that doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I met Sirena through CS, and she is really a great person. I hope to meet her again soon.

Also stayed with Angel_Goes_Travelling in Vienna. Never seen such a helpful person anywhere else. I wish she has all good experiences wherever she goes.

Interests

Travel all over the world. Read/Write poetry... though I have not written a single line for a long time now.

• books
• poetry
• photography
• dining
• drinking
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• survival
• music
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Casablanca, The Crossing, Satya, old James Bond movies...

I also love listening to music from all parts of the world. Some favourites - The Cranberries, Nirvana, The Beatles, Elvis, John Denver, Scorpions, UglyKidJoe, Eagles... Sometimes I like listening to Sufi music too, stuff like Abida Parveen, but mostly when I am alone.

Loved reading Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights, The Alchemist, The Fifth Mountain, Veronika Decides to Die, The Prophet, Love Story, Alistair MacLean, Frederick Forsyth & Erich Segal Books, Tintin, Tolstoy's Short Stories, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, The Godfather, Khushwant Singh, Modern / Contemporary Poetry, Tagore, Travel Books.....etc.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Felt the miracle of God in my life !

Saw a tiger chasing deer in Kaziranga, Assam.

Stood speechless as clouds blew right across me and left droplets of water on my face in Meghalaya, India.

Seen a man walk up to the doctor with a Kalashnikov bullet inside his stomach.

Helped in Fire Fighting in an African Village on the banks of River Nile, where houses are of grass and mud.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography, English Language, Chess, Jungle Survival.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Uganda, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Sudan

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