Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Joy of driving.



When I was a kid riding was fun. We rush home from school to ride with some friends, and on Saturdays we hike the countryside (BMX era). The joy of riding remains. It’s like a therapy. Some people would eat or spent times with others or visit a shrink or read books, watch TV, etc but for me riding still tops everything.

I use to wonder why driving is such a passion. Maybe I enjoy the freedom, the adrenaline rush and the sense of control. Driving a motor bike for years though brings its demise in the form of a back pain for which I have to undergo physiotherapy.

I love motor sport. I follow formula 1 and Moto GP sessions for years. I am a big fan of Ferrari for their sheer passion. The precision perfect riding style of Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakinnen, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikonen, Fernando Alonso in formula 1 and Valentino Rossi in Moto GP are a treat to the eyes. I wonder what would it feels like to taste the sheer power behind those wheels. The sound of the engine, the speed in which they are traveling, the G-Force, the curves and the terrain, all makes it a thrill sport.

Here in our hometown many youth enjoy this passion too. They race wherever and whenever possible. Unfortunately the roads and traffic conditions provide a little space and leads to fatality, but still they find way to show off their rides. I’ve been in such a race for a few times, lucky to escape without a scratch. The feeling of many cc of power behind the wheels and the adrenaline rush makes it addictive!. But as I grow old, I seem to drive slower and slower and I find out that speed is not the only way to enjoy driving. So, to all my friends out there who enjoy driving as much as I do, happy joy riding.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Kha ni kha

Inneih sawmna a lo thleng, ka en ngawih ngawih a, ka bing chuk chuk mai. Ka hun neih dan ka han en thuak thuak a, chawhnu lam chu ka hman reng mai. Ngaiteh a hun leh ni a lo thleng ta, aw a va han mangan thlak duh ve. Khawnge ka huaisenna zawng zawng te kha? Hui ham ha, engpawh nise ‘ka nih nih ka ni ang’, mualpho pawh huamin inneihna a kal tur chuan ka inchei chhuak ta a. Hun liamta te ka thlir let a, kan hlimni leh tah ni te, a cham reng mai lairil ah. Kumpui lingleta a sur a sa hnuaia kan lenlainite kha aw. Tuantul vanga kan inthen ni te, mittui tla chunga a hmel ka hmuh ni te kha, thamral lo mithla ah hian a cham reng mai.

Chawhnu her chu a ni ta reng mai, inneihna lama kal tur chuan ka hna ka chhuahsan hma a, ka kal ta beuh beuh a. A kawngte chu ka hre hneh hle mai si, an peng ka thleng ta, ka huaisenna zawng zawng chuan min kiamsan a, ka thau ah min man tlat mai. Chu pengthuam chu zawh ka zuam ngang lo, ka kal tlang ta, ka va han dawlduap em!.

Chu ni, ka tihbai em em mai chu, ka thiapa nau nupui neih ni a ni, amah chuan vanduai thlak takin kum 9 kalta khan min kalsan tawh. Nitin mai hian a u a chhun tawlh tawlh mai si a, a pianzia, tawngdan leh chetzia thlengin. Kal ta ila a thlan ka tlawh tum a ka mualpho ang khan ka mualpho ngei ang. Ka huaisenna in min kalsan ni kha aw. Mo lawm tur chuan nakinah ka la kal ve ang, ka huaisen deuh hunah!.