This blog is an online expression of my thoughts, about my country and how my life revolves around her. The dream to live here forever and involve myself to make a change about things which matter to me. My love for motorcycles and touring my country on them. My passion for being in the midst of people who make up our country.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Standard Self Start

You have been told since your childhood, that to be good, study well, be a doctor,engineer or some thing similarly repected in the society. You have been told to behave well in front of relatives, friends, elders, in social gatherings, in front of your parents and where not! You have more or less followed that throughout your life with some minor exceptions! Now remember your old classmate, who used to create all kindya nuisance, reply to the teacher on their face, get suspended for bunking school, your brother who never listened to mom or dad, got spanked every other day, dropped outta normal college for some "insane" courses he joined. Now as you try and relate this post to those people, the fact is that, you are reading something from a rebel, not only by heart but also by action, most of the times!
Riding off the to the roof of the world on a 150cc bike may a lots of eyebrows but it induces a never ending grin on my face, eloping with my 150cc bike to a remote hill station in Uttaranchal to spend a night, covering 958kms in 37 hrs on the way will sound crazy to most, but gives me more joy than winning a 10K lottery. There, you have spotted the difference between you and people like me, good! You are not that dumb to not to figure out that I love long rides, are you ? Sure you arent, and yes one more thing I am in love with Ivy, ohh, no thats not my girlfriend, shes my bike, a Honda Unicorn, my better half.
Born in the hills of Darjeeling, broughtup,fed and kicked in Kolkata, I am currently doing some mundane job(read call centre) in New Dilli, also doing my PG Diploma in Video Production and Direction! Dont be surprised by the latter, guys like me go for "insane" courses diverting from regular or "professional" courses, yeah, I intend all the pun that you can think of.
I am getting my ass off to the roof of the world, on my bike again! I know its going to be difficult for me, its going to be scary at the moment, things will make think to do a U Turn and return halfway, struggling against the elements, bowding down,almost...........there, thats the word, "almost" but sorry fellas , its "not yet" for me. I will be there come what may, and will come back to tell you the story, devoid of any authoritical makeup, and some other shitty adjectives! So while I await my future on two wheels, you do talking and let me know what all you think of this. I like things straight, and if I dont like something I make it loud and clear. Waiting now.................................

3 comments:

Unknown said...

All the best Shamik for LEH.. may be we guyz will meet ya dere.. ;-)

And some of the thoughts expressed in the post are mutual... :-)

Praveen said...

loud and clear. Good going.

Shiva said...

hey shamik...

this is shiva a.k.a prodigy350...
great ride man, u have just ridden my dream mate,
long time since i've chatted wid ya, send me a PM on RDD :)

About de Archer

My photo
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Pictographic evidence of motorcycle travels in India.

eXplore

Google