Lets try out a fun concept. Introducing ConNEXTion. With a theme of places. This is how it will go.
I will note down 3 things related to 3 places that are related to me. One person from among this list will hopefully “connect” to one of the places listed in my 3 items and use that place as part of his/her 3 items. Another person will then look at the three places on the second person’s list and use one of those places and form a list of their own 3 places.
You have to connext with the person who has posted above you. You cannot skip that person and connext with earlier people. If you dont have any connextions right now with latest commentor then wait for another member’s list.
Lets see how long of a chain can we make. A person can post again but not in successive posts. i.e., you cannot connext with yourself. 🙂
Remember to connext with just one place and introduce 2 new places as compared to previous commentor. You can repeat places which have been noted earlier.
Remember not to use very broad places like “Bombay”. Instead you can use specific suburbs like “Andheri”, etc.
Here is my list of 3:
1) I am from village “Naredi” in kutch.
2) I was born in “Jalgaon”.
3) I have been to “Kerala” for vacation and houseboating.
(A sample Next Connection from another person could be :
1) I have visited “Naredi” during my trip to kutch
2) I have studied in “Calcutta”
3) I first landed in “Ohio” in USA.
)
Got it? Since i am the writer of this current post, i will be the moderator also and may remove entries which dont fit the connextion. 🙂
(Patent Pending 😉 )
1) My roommate in Engg. college was from “Kerala”
2) My first air travel destination was “Madras”
3) I visited “Banglore” during high school trip
This is interesting …
1)Went to “Kerala” to take campus interviews for ICIL, my first company in India
2)Went to “Japan” through ICIL for project delivery and support.
3)Did my engineering from “Pune”
Sneha
1) My first Camp was in “Pune” when I was in Ninth Std..It was a guide and scouts camp…lived in tent for the first time
2)Did my Schooling and Bachelors from “Matunga”
3) My Dad grew up in “Warangal” Andhra Pradesh
1) My parents and I lived in “Pune” for 6 months when we first moved from US to India.
2) My first school trip in was to “Gangtok” Sikkim
3) I spent last winter in “Stockholm” Sweden on work assignment
1. We go to “Pune” everytime we go to India. Nilesh’s best friend lives in Pune.
2. I first landed in “Rochester, NY” in USA.
3. I have been to “Hawaii”
1. We are going to “Hawaii” this summer.
2. I first landed in Columbus, “Indiana”.
3. We spent last summer in London and Paris.
1. At present, my sister is vacationing in “London & Paris”.
2. I went to a school in “Dadar”.
3. My in-laws live in “Gandhidham”.
1) I had a small adventure in “London” during my first trip back to India in 1996. I had a stopover in London. And I was supposed to change airports. Due to airline mistake, all my bags had to be collected at london airport, i had to pass thru green channel and the airline booked me a taxi since i was getting late. The drive between airports was 45 mins and I got to see a little bit of london highway that way :-). The driver was Pakistani and we had a nice conversation about indo-pak friendliness outside of the two countries.
2) I have been to “Jammu” to visit the Vaishno Devi Shrine with friends. Almost saw snow for the first time. I say almost because It was supposed to snow the day that we were leaving and we were all praying that we get to see snow. Alas that was not the case.
3) I have visited “Vancouver” in Canada and thought it was a nice place to visit.
Sneha
1) Have been to “Jammu” Kasmhir Twice-Once in Nov 1989. That was the last tourist season before Kashmir was shut down for tourism for almost 10 years…Second time in May 1999 that was the time when Kargil war had started. We were in the middle of our trip and the war had gained a great momentum…
2)I went to school in Bloomington-Indiana
3) My First Outing in USA was at “White Mountains”-New Hampshire
1)have been to “jammu” in the year 1999 during my amarnath yatra
2)”hawaii”was my first island vacation
3)did my graduation from “churchgate”
1. Used to love the frankies at “Churchgate” station.
2. Love to drive when visiting places; the farthest we have driven on vacation is from San Jose to “New Mexico”
3. The most visited place for vacation has been “Lake Tahoe”.
1) Just went to “lake Tahoe” this last weekend.
2) Have been to “Amsterdam” in ’99 summer.
3) Have been to “Sangli” to visit my great (maternal) grand mother.
1. First driving trip of 2006 was “Lake Tahoe”
2. Next longer drive trip of 2006 was “San Diego”
3. My grandmother’s birth place is “Rangoon, Burma”
1. First city visited in the west coast was “San Diego”
2. Have lived in “Kansas City” Missouri.
3. Been to the “Windy City” “Chicago” twice.
1. Had applied to Univ of Missouri, “Kansas City” for MS among 10 other universities. I got an admit but did not opt to go there.
2. I opted instead for a little known university in “Tennessee”. which was the East Tennessee State Univ. Opted for this one since they were offering me half financial aid. That would certainly mean an easier time getting a visa at the consulate.
3. I did try to transfer to another university in “Georgia” – Univ of Georgia at Athens but that did not work out since they did not have much financial aid to offer in Spring. Also by that time I had secured full financial aid + free housing 😉 in East Tennessee State Univ courtesy the Univ. Housing Dept where I was employed.
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I did my Bachelors in Engineering from “Pune”2.
We recently went on a cruise to “Caribbean”3.
I first landed in “Stillwater, Oklahoma†in USANOTE by Prashant: Edited and Deleted. Since none of these places relate to the places in comment just above this one.
Sneha
1) My Kakas son lives in Georgia..He is Manish Karani married to Pallavi Karani
2)”Chicago” Downtown is one of the most beautidul downtowns I have seen.
3)Last March we moved to “Bay Area” Sanat Clara California.
1. We have lived in California “Bay Area” – Santa Clara for 4,193,280 minutes = 69888 hours = 2912 days = 7 years, 11 months, 20 days…
2. I first landed in Rochester – NY and my first weekend trip was to “Niagra Falls”. .
3. My favorite pastime place in Mumbai during my Engg. days used to be “Shivaji Park” . Friends would meet and discuss cricket, politics, Engineering viva, exam papers and many other things…..
1. Been Bay Area vassi for last 11 years after Marriage and Before that 6 months as a Bachelor.
2. Went for Honeymoon to “Andaman Islands”
3. Have Visited the “Gav’s” of US – “Wyoming”, “Montana” and “South Dakota”
1. I once had a nightmare for being locked up in the ANDAMAN Cellular jail for speeding my car on US 101
2. I was then deported to ALCATRAZ in Northern CA.
3. Due to exceptional behaviour at Alcatraz, the state filed for my G.C. and I was administered as a cop in SANTA CLARA back on US 101.
Hey Amita,
You mentioned your in-laws stay in Gandhidha – what are their names. I too have moved to Gandhidham recently – are having a KVO get-together tommorow (eve of Ashadhi Beej) would like to meet them.
Hemang Vishrani – hesusuji@yahoo.com
We go to Santa Clara for grocery or for dining.
We have been in California -Milpitas for 7 years.
Last trip was to Lake Trinity. (Ahead of Redding , California)