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Sunday, November 06, 2005

Yesterday, an interesting article in the newspaper caught my attention. The article read about management tactics MNCs used to reduce the stress level in their employees. Reading the article distressed me. I can imagine how good the employees may feel.

Rock climbing, horse riding, river rafting, paragliding are the tactics MNCs are employing to fight stress. MNCs, nowadays, organize such events on a monthly basis to avoid stress. There are several professional companies in the market that help these MNCs arrange these events. Imagine working in such a company where you got to dedicate yourself to such extreme sports and get paid for it.

I have always loved extreme adventure sports. I always wanted to engage myself in such sports but never had a chance. Expect for horse riding, I have never practiced any other adventure sport. The horse-riding thing also didn’t last for more than 2 daysL. Actually, any kinda adventure sport excites me. But, being a typical Piscean, water excites me the most. Thinking of sports like White water rafting, water surfing, water rappelling, water skiing, scuba diving etc send chills through my spine. During my recent trip to Goa, I experienced the thrill of riding a motor scooter at about 90-100 Mph on the blue waters of Calungute beach. This was my first experience at water sport and I thoroughly enjoyed. Speed excites me. And speed on water is just an added bonus. I have had several experiences of speeding on road when I drive at over a 100 Kmph on my car or my friends bike. But, speeding on water in a different experience. Million and millions of tiny water droplets hitting your face, jumping over the huge white waves is a real thrill. Miss Goa for this.

I want to indulge myself in such sports. But these sports prove to be a bit too expensive. But what the heck. Its exciting and this is what matters. I know of a place in Virar where people enjoy paragliding from the high mountains. But, dunno why, I am scared of heights. But, I wanna give it a try. Just to remove the fear from my mind.

I have yet another dream in life. (Pisceans love to dream.. J) I wanna go north and experience white water rafting on the wild rivers flowing from the Himalayas between November and February. Any person interested in dreaming with me about the same (and accomplishing it also some day), stay in touch.

11 Comments:

Blogger Tarun said...

I believe I have made a good beginning in Goa by riding a water scooter.. It won't be long till i get myself more into such extreme sports.

11:10 PM

 
Blogger Tarun said...

Who says water scooter does not equal adventure sports. Imagine riding at a 100 Kmph on huge waves... Yr at a hieght of abt 6-7 feet above the water when u cross a wave... the speed is enough to scare the lights off a person.

11:26 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DEX: I remember one adventure you had while driving a scooty..... and dropping of bhavini....

Well you guys on western line have a good adventure travellin to mira road by train ....

Stop dreamin about adventure and dream about losing weight... you have a nice tummy ... reduce that get some good abs... THAT COULD BE A GOOD ADVENTURE...


Anyways keep dreamin about adventure sports but only after after decent weight loss...

11:28 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i think paragliding is cool.
but i think some adventure sports are really not safe such as bungee jumping.

11:31 PM

 
Blogger Tarun said...

Thnx for the advice atul...
yeah.. travelling top college from mira road was a adventure in itself..
Which means i was into adventure sports since a long time.. :-))
Wat say Ashwini?? :-)

11:31 PM

 
Blogger Tarun said...

i agree.. heights scare me... Denzi and me were just discussing abt bungee jumping... It wud be the last thing i wud ever do.. I would go weak on my legs half way up to the top... :-((

11:33 PM

 
Blogger Tarun said...

Yeah.. it was fun dropping Bhavini from the scooty.. twice the same day.. :-)

11:35 PM

 
Blogger David Antony said...

adventure sports? tarun? well, who says he is not adventerous???? i still remember the adventure tht he did on a rainy day! i cant stop laughing - i vividly remember tht adventure he did with his umbrella......do u remember that tarun?? opposite HDFC ATM???? he he he :-D

7:12 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DEX:

You see tarun i am the only one who identifies true talent in you....

I know there is a hiden talent within you...

Prashant ...
this guy has true talent....

Who could run a mauti 800 over a divider very easily?
One and only prash... sorry pakya.... but i really admire your talent...

there is lots more to talk about, but we are gonna meet very soon , so i dont wanna take any risk... will talk about this a little later ....

Rehan ..... how could we miss him...
Chood ... we better not say anything about him

nahi to.... khalas...
Actual adventure to usko jhelne main hi hai....

Please Rehan ko mat batana nahi to mujhe underground hona padega.....


Baas main itna hi bolunga nahi to sablog mujhe patthar se marenge....

10:58 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh yes Tarun's advenure with the umbrella: i was there too :D....verrry adventurous by those standards ...lolz...kiddin pappu...no hard feelins....n yea...abt the white-water raftin...count me in....that is, if you're sure there's no fear ;);P

2:32 AM

 
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