Closest to ever being a hero

The translator is not a decision making man, he is a LANGUAGE EXPERT. If the original is illegible, he READS it. If the grammar is wrong, he FIXES it. If it simply makes no sense, he UNDERSTANDS it. If he’s lucky, he’ll learn a few things, translate a Security Council document in less than a week, FOR THAT IS THE CLOSEST HE’LL EVER GET TO BEING A HERO.

... not a hero yet... but got close last night :-)

These are actually laws!

These are actually laws!

• It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament
• It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British king or queen's image upside-down
• It is illegal for a woman to be topless in Liverpool except as a clerk in a tropical fish store
• Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is banned
• If someone knocks on your door in Scotland and requires the use of your toilet, you are required to let them enter
• In the UK a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet
• The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail of the Queen
• It is illegal not to tell the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
• It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament wearing a suit of armour
• It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow
• In Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk
• In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation
• A male doctor in Bahrain can only examine the genitals of a woman in the reflection of a mirror
• In Switzerland, a man may not relieve himself standing up after 10pm
• It is illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle in Alabama
• In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on a Sunday could be jailed
• Women in Vermont must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth
• In Milan, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits
• In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon

When I’m riding, the road ahead doesn’t matter... What I’ve left behind matters even less

When I’m riding, the road ahead doesn’t matter,
What I’ve left behind matters even less

I have absolutely no idea who said this or when, but these words are a biker's dream... I for one have believed these ever since I can remember... the moment I sit on my bike, start her up and put her into gear... the world around me ceases to exist... all the conflicts, all the feuds, all this rat-race exist no more... all that exist is my trusted steed, the road ahead and myself...

As I watch as the tachometer ticks by... kilometer after kilometer... tick-tick-tick... watch as the wheels turn... hear each and every contact in the distributor as the engine rotates at over 3000rpm... powering me where my destination is... alas I have no destination to go to... for the destination is the end of the journey... my desire is not to travel for a goal... my desire let the travel be my goal...

It doesn't matter what the road ahead will bring me... it matters not what marks I have left on the road behind me... for me the ultimate mark would be the road itself... as it would whisper quietly to someone who would dare to follow me... Vibhu had traveled these road... and there won't be any milestones to prove it... the road itself would be the milestone!