Papa Hotel Papa Golf Oscar

Rotterdam clearance, Papa hotel papa golf oscar engine start-up.
Papa golf oscar start-up approved.

Rotterdam tower, papa golf oscar ready to depart.
Papa golf oscar line up and hold.

Rotterdam tower, papa golf oscar ready to take off.
Papa golf oscar clear for take off.

Full throttle and within 6-8 secs our 2-seater Cessna 152 is airborne. We head westwards towards the  North Sea.

Papa golf oscar glider moving westwards
Papa golf oscar roger that.

We reach an altiude of 1000 feet and continue our journey at 900 knots. Many greenhouses below and huge ones too. The harbour at Den haag, Den Haag central, Statenkwartier, Scheveningen beach, Kurhaus, the vast green fields, the sandy shores, the islands, yours truly takes control of the aircraft for a few minutes, the stone barriers, north sea entering the mainland, flying at 500 feet, the acrobatics at 1500 feet, the 180 and the 360 degree turns, from 1500 feet to 1300 feet and then gaining height while turning right at 180 degrees, the 2g-force, the lift up from the seat, the city of Rotterdam, clear blue skies and bright sunshine. An experience  

Rotterdam tower, papa golf oscar ready to land.
Papa golf oscar clear to land .

Thought of the day: Mohabbat main nahi hai farq jeene aur marne ka…jisko dekh kar jeete hain usi kafir pe dum nikle

Namesake

Hi Jaspreet,

I guess the below mail was intended to be copied to you.

Have a good weekend.

Kind regards,
Jaspreet

This was a mail I had sent last Friday to a colleague in Kuala Lumpur. We share the same first name. Someone in her group had AGAIN copied me in the mail instead of her.

A day later I recieve a mail from a senior in campus, this time on Gmail:

Hi Jassi

Congrats on winning the Tie Canaan challenge. I saw it covered on so many blogs

So do u get some help from u-soft ?

Regards

Thank you everyone. I am as happy as Nadal is after winning the Wimbledon

I google the competition winners and find that a startup by the name Dhruva had one of its co-founders as Jaspreet Singh, an IITG alum. He was my senior in campus. Infact he was the GSec when I joined IIT and till date I remember the first thing he told me when he got to know that I was his namesake “Apna naam badal le, iss naame se teri badi ragging hogi”. Encouraging words they were from the Institute GSec to a fresher on his orientantion day

On many occassions friends have send messgaes to the other Jaspreet, in either case. I have recieved Orkut friend requests, scraps with my seniors addressing me as “Bhaiya”. I have a friend in the US who sent me a congratulatory note on orkut.He had read an article on rediff which talked about the same Startup Dhruva (co-founded by Jaspreet Singh, IITG alum). FYI: Dhruva has a very sound Business model and had impressed few Vcs.

It is easy to identify a Sikh name though not the gender always. I share my first name with an elder cousin brother and a niece. Have you heard about Mr. and Mrs. Sidhu, he is Navjot and she is Navjyot:)

Tag-Tag

It seems like ages since I last visited my blog.  I opt for an easy way to start again, a tag which I should have posted, again ages back. Here is a fresh start to hopefully frequent and passionate blogging.

A-Age: 23

B-Band listening to right now: Indian Ocean

C-Career (plan): Ummm..hmm..ummm..aaaa…I think..

D-Drink or Smoke: Nopie.

E-Easiest friends to talk to: There are quite a few, spread across the globe!!

F-Funniest moment of your life: Not on a public forum..

G-Gummy bears or gummy worms: Huh?

H-Have a girlfriend?: I am an optimist

I-In love: Oh Yes!

J-Junk food you like: (Not exactly junk, but the closest) Falafal..

K-Kids: cute. I love their curiousity, their free mind and their innocence.

L-Longest ride ever: Feb 94.. Bombay to Calcutta by Geetanjali express (40 hrs)

M-Man/woman you love the most: Me & Myself

N-Names for your kids: Gudda & Guddi

O-One wish you have now: To be able get back to the soccer field/the tennis court (Damn the stretched ligaments in the ankle)

P-Phobias: None that I have experienced

Q-Quote (favorite): Humko mita sake yeh zamane mein dum nahi, humse hai zamana, zamane se hum nahi..

R-Reasons to smile: Many

S-Sleeping hours: 7-8 hrs daily

T-Time you woke up: 6.45 am

U-Unknown fact about you: Green belt in Karate (This was back in School)

V-Vegetable you hate: None that I can think of, I am not fussy about food or should I say my Mom is a great cook:)

W-Worst habit: Always on time when meeting people who follow IST.

X-X-rays you’ve had: Wrist, Ankle, Chest, Sinuses

Y-Yummy foods: Guests lick their fingers when I cook.

Z-Zodiac sign: Sagitarius

Note:  I tag all who read this blog