Conquering fear

I had always been afraid of driving either bike or car. It may be because, during my teenage days, I had a small accident when I was riding the bike. I have forgotten the incident. But it is somewhere always creeping in my sub conscious mind. So even though, I got my first car in 2003, I hardly drove it.

But when I was supposed to join the new job in New Zealand, main concern for me and my new company was how I will drive on New Zealand roads, as travelling is part of my job.

So when I landed in Auckland, the very next day I got a Mazda Ute 2.5ltr turbo charge. What a promotion......!!!! from 800CC small car to 2500CC huge Ute. I was pissed off, after seeing the vehicle. More than me my wife was afraid, how I am going to drive.  But I started driving the Ute.

Yesterday I got a new Toyota Hilux 3Ltr Ute from company. It's much bigger and better than the earlier one. And I have started enjoying driving this. I have not allowed to my wife to drive it yet. It gives unusal power in your hand when you are on driving seat.

I dream of driving a Hummer one day........... but not to own one.

I have been reading a book titled  "Winners Bible"  by Dr. Kerry Spackman. It’s a book about self improvement. One of the topics is about your strengths and weakness. So I asked couple of my friends to take anonymous online survey on me. In this you can write about my strengths and weakness. Then everybody’s report is summarized and given to me as a single report.

I was expecting more weakness than strengths. I was in for a surprise. Most of the weakness, people have written are known to me. And after all I am not such a lousy person, what I believe my self as……. Anyways time to improve on things people have pointed out.

But guys at the end of the day, I can’t be 100% correct…. So already I have an excuse not to improve..

New Goal

Couple of months back, I met an elderly lady, on the flight back from Singapore. I am not a person who starts to talk to any stranger. But when she started the conversation, I could not keep myself mum. What an amazing lady she was. She told me that, her son is also into photography.


So that’s how I met a friend last week. But after seeing the Camera lenses he has, I am depressed. No worries............. I have got a new goal to achieve and motivated for buying those in couple of months time. These bloody hobbies are like insects. Once it is in your brain……… you can’t sit peacefully until you satisfy them. But I feel this is better than  “buying expensive cell phone phase”, what I was into few years back.