Memorial day weekend

I was not sure till thursday about the way I was going to spend the weekend. I decided on friday morning, that I will visit my friend's house in downtown and stay there overnight. We watched 'Bend it like Beckham' and a tamil movie. I just savoured the British accent in the former. Slangs like 'Sod it' and 'Bollocks' however derogatory they are, are atleast pleasing to hear because of the way the British chew, bite and spit English. It will be good if phrase like "He/She is taken" is replaced by "He/She is promised to someone" which sounds more elegant. I went to meenakshi temple on saturday with my friend and his mother. From the temple, we went to Bellfort to watch 'Fanaa'. Of late many of the assumptions that I make are getting boomeranged. I make an ass of myself consequently. Anyways, I assumed that an Aamir Khan movie should be a good one to watch, since his previous film was a hit as well. But I forgot all about the law of averages at the box office. I had to kill time watching that wretched movie for the next three hours. Please do not waste your money on the movie. That evening was nothing eventful.

The next day I visited nasha (excuse me, NASA) with some of my other friends. For all the hype that is created about the place, I felt it was empty. The picture below was taken next to Saturn V stages.

The above still is that of the Mission control center which will be buzzing with activity (seemingly) during the time of launch.
We spent our time at nasha till 7 in the evening and left for Kemah Boardwalk. I have always felt and realized that lakes/sea/ocean had a soothing effect on me, an effect which I do not find in humans, sadly. For me, it is not mother nature. It is angel nature and I am in love with the angel. It is unfortunate that Kemah is so far away from my residence else I would have visited the place everyday. There were a few roller coaster rides but I was more interested in relishing the calm water waves ornated by shafts of light sunrays. Even otherwise I would not have opted for those rides. It was a shame that the weather was not more pleasant.



I thought Kemah was the right place to practice some of the photography skills that I read in a book on photog.

And so, ...there she hangs motionless upon the air



....one of the rides.

It is interesting to see the contrast in the previous two snaps. One can interpret them to be reflections of two distinct phases of life - the first a serene, tranquil and moody one and the next a vibrant and colourful one. As always, nature has its own way of mirroring human moods and behaviour.

I have a few more snaps that were taken, but I am lazy to post them here. Anyways, it was quite an eventful evening of the whole weekend. As I said earlier, it really had a soothing effect on me which I desperately needed, especially during these days when my laughter (and even my smile) is finding it difficult to make its way through my eyes and resides in my cheeks lazily. I am really looking forward to the July 4th weekend. I am desperate to get out of Houston, out of this mundane routine and out of my thoughts. I badly need a break, very badly.


Adios.