Happy Republic Day 2008

This is as close to the Republic Day as I can get.


Back in school days, they made us sing all the patriotic songs. I still remember how I and everyone else around me used to get pumped up with patriotism. I dunno what happened to that passion. I don't wanna say that it diminished in any way. I just don't know what happened of it.

A day in Philadelphia

Sunday well spent loitering around in center city Philadelphia. I have been to New York more often than I have been to Philadelphia. I can still count the number of trips to Philly by the fingers of any one of the limbs.

The day was cold as always, but there were no clouds providing a bit of a relief. I parked all the way down in Kelly drive. Why ??? Must have walked 5-7 miles at a minimum today. But no regrets. It is in a way relaxing to watch people jogging or cycling by on Kelly drive on weekends. It is like if everyone around you is happy, you become happy (Nop..not always true !!! ). I walked by the boat clubs, saw folks rowing in the river. I think I thought then that I would/should join one of these boat clubs one of these days.

I like going to the Art Museum. Nop....I only like going to the stairway of the Art Museum to meet spirit of Rocky.

I walked all the way through the Benjamin Franklin parkway crossing all the street numbers through the China Town and back. Saw the the Reading Terminal Market. I could only see happy faces around today. I don't know if it was because I was happy or everyone else were. I guess its because it was Sunday.
I was thirsty when I started to walk, did not get water anywhere on the way. But when I reached back my car, after a few miles and few hours, I was tired and hungry but that thirst had somehow vanished.