We left Bangalore on 17 evening at 11pm and were struck at Hosur RTO. It took an hour from there and drove all the way to Kodaikanal. Some of the pics on the way are here..
On the way to Kodai
We left Bangalore on 17 evening at 11pm and were struck at Hosur RTO. It took an hour from there and drove all the way to Kodaikanal. Some of the pics on the way are here..
Trip to Kodai
Back to blogging after long time. What made me blog this time was my trip to Kodaikanal over the last weekend, with my cousins.
The trip was unsure till the very last day, with people joining in, people dropping out. I thought I would never make it to Kodai on 18 and 19th July 2009. Even if I could make it, I felt it would be heavily pouring @ Kodaikanal.
Now that the trip has been realized, I have had the time of my life, and I am back, here to blog about those wonderful memories which still remain with me.
I had been to loads of places, some of them whose name I remember, I would love to post some of the pictures of them as well.
Let me post it as a part of different series of pics..
The trip was unsure till the very last day, with people joining in, people dropping out. I thought I would never make it to Kodai on 18 and 19th July 2009. Even if I could make it, I felt it would be heavily pouring @ Kodaikanal.
Now that the trip has been realized, I have had the time of my life, and I am back, here to blog about those wonderful memories which still remain with me.
I had been to loads of places, some of them whose name I remember, I would love to post some of the pictures of them as well.
Let me post it as a part of different series of pics..
In the line of Fire
I read an article in today 's newspaper, about layoffs in a very popular company in Bangalore. It did not come as a surprise to me, because many of my friends over there told me earlier itself, that there is going to be a layoff. The article said, the people who were laid off were mostly entry level professionals.
Lets give some thought into it. Entry level professionals meaning people who are at the LEAF node in the organization. It generally includes freshers, software engineers, programmers (like me of course) and few other people.
But why do the entry level people only are targeted? Just because they do not have any prior experience or they do not add much value (in case of programmers)? I do not have an answer for this.
Rest of the post has been indiscriminately removed...
Lets give some thought into it. Entry level professionals meaning people who are at the LEAF node in the organization. It generally includes freshers, software engineers, programmers (like me of course) and few other people.
But why do the entry level people only are targeted? Just because they do not have any prior experience or they do not add much value (in case of programmers)? I do not have an answer for this.
Rest of the post has been indiscriminately removed...
Extract from Pravsworld , about MJ
Got a mail from pravsworld about quotes of Micheal Jackson. I have been a fan of MJ if not a huge fan. The first time I came to know about MJ when I saw MJ's poster in my cousin's room way back in 1988. I was a 5 year old, and my cousin was in his early teens. He surely loved MJ's moves.
When I got this from pravsworld, I was very keep to put it up here:: so here it goes..
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Michael Jackson Memorial
I was touched watching Michael Jackson Memorial yesterday.
As a kid, I remember hearing of this legend probably even before I saw him, hearing about his dance before I saw him dance, hearing about his music before I listened to it. When I saw him, when I watched his dance, when I listened to his music - he was undoubtedly an legend.
Michael Jackson - The King of Pop. His music will last forever.
Remembering Michael Jackson - here are his select quotes & videos. My tribute to this icon who moon-walked on this earth.
Michael Jackson Quotes:
“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.” - Michael Jackson
“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.” - Michael Jackson
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” - Michael Jackson
“But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity. I’m happy to be alive, I’m happy to be who I am.” - Michael Jackson
“People write negatives things, cause they feel that’s what sells. Good news to them, doesn’t sell.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m never pleased with anything, I’m a perfectionist, it’s part of who I am.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarrass easily.” - Michael Jackson
“When I see children, I see the face of God. That’s why I love them so much. That’s what I see.” - Michael Jackson
“You know, let’s put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn’t be a person left in town.” - Michael Jackson
When I got this from pravsworld, I was very keep to put it up here:: so here it goes..
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Michael Jackson Memorial
I was touched watching Michael Jackson Memorial yesterday.
As a kid, I remember hearing of this legend probably even before I saw him, hearing about his dance before I saw him dance, hearing about his music before I listened to it. When I saw him, when I watched his dance, when I listened to his music - he was undoubtedly an legend.
Michael Jackson - The King of Pop. His music will last forever.
Remembering Michael Jackson - here are his select quotes & videos. My tribute to this icon who moon-walked on this earth.
Michael Jackson Quotes:
“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.” - Michael Jackson
“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.” - Michael Jackson
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” - Michael Jackson
“But I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity. I’m happy to be alive, I’m happy to be who I am.” - Michael Jackson
“People write negatives things, cause they feel that’s what sells. Good news to them, doesn’t sell.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m never pleased with anything, I’m a perfectionist, it’s part of who I am.” - Michael Jackson
“I’m just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarrass easily.” - Michael Jackson
“When I see children, I see the face of God. That’s why I love them so much. That’s what I see.” - Michael Jackson
“You know, let’s put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn’t be a person left in town.” - Michael Jackson
Learnings from a DOG - extract from pravsworld
What A Dog Teaches You
A dog teaches us a lot of things, but we never seem to take notice. These are some of the lessons you might learn…
- When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
- Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
- Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
- When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience.
- Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.
- Take naps and stretch before rising.
- Run romp and play daily.
- Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
- Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.
- On warm days stop to lie on your back on the grass. On hot days drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
- When you’re happy dance around and wag your entire body.
- No matter how often you’re scolded don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout. Run right back and make friends.
- Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
- Eat with gusto and enthusiasm, stop when you have had enough.
- Be loyal.
- Never pretend to be something you’re not.
- If what you want lies buried dig until you find it.
- When someone is having a bad day be silent, sit close by… and nuzzle them gently.
Baby snake spotted in front of my house
It was 23 June 2009. The time was evening 7 :30pm, I was about to enter my house through the front gate, immediately I saw a creature just in front of the gate. Yes it was a baby snake.
Recently I had encounters with earthworms, leeches, centipedes etc etc. Some of them I have mistaken to be a snake. Incidentally I saw an insect the previous Saturday and I thought it to be a snake. I touched it with a small stick, it moved in such a way that, it made me feel, boy is this a snake.
When my father saw it, he just laughed at me saying its a earthworm or any other insect but not a snake. After all snake babies tend to grow a little bigger.
But this very day, what I saw was a real snake baby. I was about 20 cms away from stepping on to it. I realized immediately and backed off another 30 cms. But still I was very close. I could clearly see its raised hood. I think and I hope its a rat snake. I was surprised to see the baby snake take its stance even after seeing me. It did not move an inch. I wanted to show the same to my parents. I called them from outside.
But they did not hear, moreover I did not want to call neighbors instead and also there are some pathetic (loser) assholes who tend to throw stones, infact stone slabs on snakes as soon as they spot one of them. Yes there are such morons near my place. Both educated and uneducated losers, who do not have basic sense.
So I moved towards the gate, trying to make sound using the knob of the gate so that my parents come out. I knew the snake cant hear sounds and only can sense vibrations.
As I made cranking sounds with the gate knob, the snake tried to move into the bushes. And recollect the snake moves very fast, but this one was hesitant to go, it was almost saying, " dont go public , you better fuck off ". But somehow I had to make the snake go back to bushes, since my brother or anyone can step on to it. I would not like this to happen, nor those morons to spot one of them. So I was quite happy to see it back to bushes.
One thing I am still scared is that it still moves around one of those bushes close to my gate. And recently my small cousins 5-10 yrs age, were playing around the same bushes with their cricket ball. The ball went into the bushes and we managed to get it. But my mother and aunt were consistently scolding to forget the ball, since there could be such creatures, I infact ignored the call and ventured into the partenium filled empty site and got the ball. May be I survived to see just another day.
Learnings:
Take your parents or elders advice seriously.
Do not try to be a HERO, unless its in front of the camera.
Respect Snakes.
PS:: If it was an adult snake and if it had given me a surprise, I even may have pissed in my pants, who knows .
Recently I had encounters with earthworms, leeches, centipedes etc etc. Some of them I have mistaken to be a snake. Incidentally I saw an insect the previous Saturday and I thought it to be a snake. I touched it with a small stick, it moved in such a way that, it made me feel, boy is this a snake.
When my father saw it, he just laughed at me saying its a earthworm or any other insect but not a snake. After all snake babies tend to grow a little bigger.
But this very day, what I saw was a real snake baby. I was about 20 cms away from stepping on to it. I realized immediately and backed off another 30 cms. But still I was very close. I could clearly see its raised hood. I think and I hope its a rat snake. I was surprised to see the baby snake take its stance even after seeing me. It did not move an inch. I wanted to show the same to my parents. I called them from outside.
But they did not hear, moreover I did not want to call neighbors instead and also there are some pathetic (loser) assholes who tend to throw stones, infact stone slabs on snakes as soon as they spot one of them. Yes there are such morons near my place. Both educated and uneducated losers, who do not have basic sense.
So I moved towards the gate, trying to make sound using the knob of the gate so that my parents come out. I knew the snake cant hear sounds and only can sense vibrations.
As I made cranking sounds with the gate knob, the snake tried to move into the bushes. And recollect the snake moves very fast, but this one was hesitant to go, it was almost saying, " dont go public , you better fuck off ". But somehow I had to make the snake go back to bushes, since my brother or anyone can step on to it. I would not like this to happen, nor those morons to spot one of them. So I was quite happy to see it back to bushes.
One thing I am still scared is that it still moves around one of those bushes close to my gate. And recently my small cousins 5-10 yrs age, were playing around the same bushes with their cricket ball. The ball went into the bushes and we managed to get it. But my mother and aunt were consistently scolding to forget the ball, since there could be such creatures, I infact ignored the call and ventured into the partenium filled empty site and got the ball. May be I survived to see just another day.
Learnings:
Take your parents or elders advice seriously.
Do not try to be a HERO, unless its in front of the camera.
Respect Snakes.
PS:: If it was an adult snake and if it had given me a surprise, I even may have pissed in my pants, who knows .
Here s saluting a legend.
French Open this year was a goood one. I enjoyed it every bit of it.
I thought Federer played so so well, in the semi final match, I felt like bowing down and saluting the person. His energy, enthusiasm and love for the game is just uncomparable. I remember sending an SMS to my friend in the middle of the night, saying I want to bow down to Federer.
Way to go Mr Federer. Hats off, for your performance.
Cheers
I thought Federer played so so well, in the semi final match, I felt like bowing down and saluting the person. His energy, enthusiasm and love for the game is just uncomparable. I remember sending an SMS to my friend in the middle of the night, saying I want to bow down to Federer.
Way to go Mr Federer. Hats off, for your performance.
Cheers
Registerd @ Indiblogger
I registered my blog @ indiblogger.
I do read many blogs. Most of them being technical blogs. I mostly keep my posts about myself and some fictious stuffs. But somehow I felt like joining the network of Indian bloggers. Hopefully I can get some tips and tricks from there and also try to better myself @ writing.
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Cheers
I do read many blogs. Most of them being technical blogs. I mostly keep my posts about myself and some fictious stuffs. But somehow I felt like joining the network of Indian bloggers. Hopefully I can get some tips and tricks from there and also try to better myself @ writing.
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Cheers
Nightmarish Monday
I have had a good sleep, but its a kind of nightmarish monday. Indian Cricket Team is out of T20 world cup. I can understand. Tired pair of legs. Playing too much of cricket. It was bound to happen. I wish they were into semis.
Loong time since I have posted. My computer has had a major breakdown. I have no clues on what to do regarding it. I wanted to write about lots of stuffs. Some of the stuffs I have already forgotten.
Let me see, how can I go about it.
Cheers
Loong time since I have posted. My computer has had a major breakdown. I have no clues on what to do regarding it. I wanted to write about lots of stuffs. Some of the stuffs I have already forgotten.
Let me see, how can I go about it.
Cheers
Good old memories
music @ dhingana.com
Incidentally I happened to listen to an awesome song, which brought me back, good old memories.
I have shared the song, which is close to 18 years old. I was 7 year old may be at that time.
I did get to watch the movie on a neighbor's VCR, at my grandmother's place. Incidentally it happened to be my summer holidays of the year 1991. Once in a while we used to get a VCR, and on such an occasion, many people of the family would sit and watch the movie.
Well, these days, everyday, I get to see, close to 5 different movies at the same time. But none of my family members accompany me. Even when many relatives come to my place, none of them are interested in watching a movie.
The same Golden moments are hard to come by again.
I still cherish those golden moments I spent @ my grandmother's place.
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Cheers
I have shared the song, which is close to 18 years old. I was 7 year old may be at that time.
I did get to watch the movie on a neighbor's VCR, at my grandmother's place. Incidentally it happened to be my summer holidays of the year 1991. Once in a while we used to get a VCR, and on such an occasion, many people of the family would sit and watch the movie.
Well, these days, everyday, I get to see, close to 5 different movies at the same time. But none of my family members accompany me. Even when many relatives come to my place, none of them are interested in watching a movie.
The same Golden moments are hard to come by again.
I still cherish those golden moments I spent @ my grandmother's place.
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Cheers
Do I give up what I love?
Sometimes, I just wonder, whether I have made a right decision not to pursue, higher education, just because, I am so happy doing coding. But looking at the current scenario, I wonder, should I have been better off, being a management guy ?
One reason, why I did not like to go in for an MBA, is because, I hate to attend meetings, and book conference rooms. I love to sit in some corner, and silent code and code till I get headache.
But after working for close to 4 years, I have slowly begun to realize the truth. There are very less opportunities to code from scratch. Moreover, coming home after work and doing some open source coding, seems to be quite difficult as of now.
Does this mean, I have to give up my love for learning new Microsoft technologies and dedicate my efforts towards becoming a Project Lead or Project Manager. I am in a real dilemma whether to give up what I really love.
Is there any way out? I am thinking. Coding open source in free time is definitely an option. But how long to code side projects, without hitting main stream.
Is there a way out.. God please show me a way out of this..
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Cheers
One reason, why I did not like to go in for an MBA, is because, I hate to attend meetings, and book conference rooms. I love to sit in some corner, and silent code and code till I get headache.
But after working for close to 4 years, I have slowly begun to realize the truth. There are very less opportunities to code from scratch. Moreover, coming home after work and doing some open source coding, seems to be quite difficult as of now.
Does this mean, I have to give up my love for learning new Microsoft technologies and dedicate my efforts towards becoming a Project Lead or Project Manager. I am in a real dilemma whether to give up what I really love.
Is there any way out? I am thinking. Coding open source in free time is definitely an option. But how long to code side projects, without hitting main stream.
Is there a way out.. God please show me a way out of this..
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Cheers
Speaking without delivering
Many times, I have found myself at the receiving end of criticism, regarding speaking a lot and doing a little. Yes, intentionally I do give a nice build up churning out ZERO output. It happens. But once in a while.
But what do I do, if, time and again I encounter people who just show this kind of caliber. Talking till the throat hurts and when it comes to output, they just provide nothing. Infact I have seen people who just love to talk and talk, and when its time to put them into actions, they hate to dig their hands into SHIT to make things happen. I had even once told a guy, " Why do you show off so much". But that is a way too long time back .
Can you guess the guy's reply " I am what I am " . True, after all, every person is unique. You cannot ask them to change, since it takes years of practice to just bluff around impressing everyone and escape without doing anything.
What if I encounter one such person? I just would not care, that is sticking to plain old basics. I believe in doing rather than speaking, though there are, but not many times, when I too begin to talk crap, without knowing whether its achievable or not. (But not many a times).
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But what do I do, if, time and again I encounter people who just show this kind of caliber. Talking till the throat hurts and when it comes to output, they just provide nothing. Infact I have seen people who just love to talk and talk, and when its time to put them into actions, they hate to dig their hands into SHIT to make things happen. I had even once told a guy, " Why do you show off so much". But that is a way too long time back .
Can you guess the guy's reply " I am what I am " . True, after all, every person is unique. You cannot ask them to change, since it takes years of practice to just bluff around impressing everyone and escape without doing anything.
What if I encounter one such person? I just would not care, that is sticking to plain old basics. I believe in doing rather than speaking, though there are, but not many times, when I too begin to talk crap, without knowing whether its achievable or not. (But not many a times).
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WORKHORSE or JACKASS
" Better be a workhorse rather than a jackass "
Well, this is one " One Liner ", I just churned out of nowhere. Most of my friends would know the meaning of this one liner. If you don't know, do write a comment with your email id, will explain it to you. But I wish not to post its meaning over here. [Courtesy : some unknown reasons :P]
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Cheers
Well, this is one " One Liner ", I just churned out of nowhere. Most of my friends would know the meaning of this one liner. If you don't know, do write a comment with your email id, will explain it to you. But I wish not to post its meaning over here. [Courtesy : some unknown reasons :P]
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Cheers
Feedback on my last post
Today I received some feedback on my last post on the blog. The feedback was about my previous post on the " Lows of my trip ". One of my friend read the post and asked me, " How come you get wild sometimes ? ".
Hmmmm....(sigh).. Well I really do not know. After all I am also a human. I do get angry sometimes. There are times when my anger just shoots up, many other times my ego shoots up and rest of the time my attitude shoots up. If none of these shoot up, my comic ssense definitely kicks in.. :P (my brother calls this comic side of mine very very cheap, do I mind, not a single percent ).
Well if I am not wrong, most of the times, its my attitude which floats above the remaining two.
As of now, not sure, how to deal with anger. May be I need to count from 1 to 100 for my red hot temper to turn colorless (and may be odorless, smoke it !!!)
Well, regarding comments and criticisms, they are most welcome, anytime..
PS :: None of my cousins', read my blog. I can be rest assured, there is no way they are gonna find about the incidents written in this post. Even if they read my blog, I would have posted a lot more by that time, and for sure, they wont dig into each and every post to find about these two incidents..
Hmmmm....(sigh).. Well I really do not know. After all I am also a human. I do get angry sometimes. There are times when my anger just shoots up, many other times my ego shoots up and rest of the time my attitude shoots up. If none of these shoot up, my comic ssense definitely kicks in.. :P (my brother calls this comic side of mine very very cheap, do I mind, not a single percent ).
Well if I am not wrong, most of the times, its my attitude which floats above the remaining two.
As of now, not sure, how to deal with anger. May be I need to count from 1 to 100 for my red hot temper to turn colorless (and may be odorless, smoke it !!!)
Well, regarding comments and criticisms, they are most welcome, anytime..
PS :: None of my cousins', read my blog. I can be rest assured, there is no way they are gonna find about the incidents written in this post. Even if they read my blog, I would have posted a lot more by that time, and for sure, they wont dig into each and every post to find about these two incidents..
Lows of my trip
> At one moment during the wedding, I came before the recording camera man. The camera man, literally touched my back (more like a pat). Immediately I got to know it was for me coming in between his shot. Moreover I saw his dirty expression. My temper rose almost 100 times, (coz I hate to be at the receiving end of such gimmicks amidst public). I could feel my hands waiting to beat the living hell out of someone(cameraman). But somehow I controlled myself from doing that, since I did not want to create a ruckus amidst dancing and partying people. I swallowed it partially, when the photographer apologized by saying " Sorry " for 5 times. But I did not accept his apology. I did not say anything to him, nor did I look into his eye. I just nodded my head and went away.
> At one more time, @ Hotel RamDev in Belgaum, I was filling water into my 2 litre mineral water bottle, using the jug / jar placed on the table, the waiter came and told " fill water from the tap over there " (in hindi), in kind of rude voice. This time, I did not notice it, but when I came out of the hotel, my brother reminded me that it was a kind of insult, how come ur silent.
My temper shot again this time to about 500 times, and I did not want to control it. I went back into the hotel, called the manager, pointed towards the waiter, called him and scolded him nicely till my temper came down. I was about to show my middle finger, but I felt it was kinda too much. So scolded the waiter till I got a soothing relief and came out, happily. I wanted to write a feedback form. But I preferred to give it back on the spot this time, coz I know where the feedback forms land up, ie in the nearest dustbins.
And the hotel was Ramdev, it seems to be a good hotel @ the entrance of Belgaum after some medical college. The food was kinda good, but the attitude of the waiter who served me lunch was pathetic. He deserves to be fired I feel. After shouting at him this is what I could have done least to vent out my anger against him.
Disclaimer:: This incident has happened in real on 17 May 2008. The hotel in picture and the location are all true. Nothing is fictious over here. This is the same hotel which comes up in teh 1972 movie Bombay to Goa. ( I feel)
And yes, I may be dumb(silent) at that very moment, but I do strike back with a lot of venom..
> At one more time, @ Hotel RamDev in Belgaum, I was filling water into my 2 litre mineral water bottle, using the jug / jar placed on the table, the waiter came and told " fill water from the tap over there " (in hindi), in kind of rude voice. This time, I did not notice it, but when I came out of the hotel, my brother reminded me that it was a kind of insult, how come ur silent.
My temper shot again this time to about 500 times, and I did not want to control it. I went back into the hotel, called the manager, pointed towards the waiter, called him and scolded him nicely till my temper came down. I was about to show my middle finger, but I felt it was kinda too much. So scolded the waiter till I got a soothing relief and came out, happily. I wanted to write a feedback form. But I preferred to give it back on the spot this time, coz I know where the feedback forms land up, ie in the nearest dustbins.
And the hotel was Ramdev, it seems to be a good hotel @ the entrance of Belgaum after some medical college. The food was kinda good, but the attitude of the waiter who served me lunch was pathetic. He deserves to be fired I feel. After shouting at him this is what I could have done least to vent out my anger against him.
Disclaimer:: This incident has happened in real on 17 May 2008. The hotel in picture and the location are all true. Nothing is fictious over here. This is the same hotel which comes up in teh 1972 movie Bombay to Goa. ( I feel)
And yes, I may be dumb(silent) at that very moment, but I do strike back with a lot of venom..
Highs of my trip
> Visited YellammanaGudda
Prayed a lot, great to be back @ YellammanaGudda, awesome feeling.
> Super cousins and relatives
My cousins and relatives made the wedding most memorable one. I can recollect continuously laughing for 20+ mins ending up with a chest pain and tears in my eyes.(literally, its like laugh till it hurts. )
> Awesome food
Some of the best food I had in recent times,
> Super snaps
Got some of the best shots (according to me)
> Gala time @ Gokak falls.
Had a great time @ Gokak Falls.
> Awesome ride along Belgaum - Dharwad highway.
Travelled at a speed of 140km amidst heavy rain, that too, with 9 people on board a Sumo Victa LX. One unforgettable ride. Belgaum to Dharwad in literally 1 hr. (60kms)
> Spoke to whole lot of people.
Well spoke to a lot of people also listened to them.
> Danced as though no one saw me.
Yes yes, like last year, this year too I danced to the tunes of a brass band. It was really awesome.
Prayed a lot, great to be back @ YellammanaGudda, awesome feeling.
> Super cousins and relatives
My cousins and relatives made the wedding most memorable one. I can recollect continuously laughing for 20+ mins ending up with a chest pain and tears in my eyes.(literally, its like laugh till it hurts. )
> Awesome food
Some of the best food I had in recent times,
> Super snaps
Got some of the best shots (according to me)
> Gala time @ Gokak falls.
Had a great time @ Gokak Falls.
> Awesome ride along Belgaum - Dharwad highway.
Travelled at a speed of 140km amidst heavy rain, that too, with 9 people on board a Sumo Victa LX. One unforgettable ride. Belgaum to Dharwad in literally 1 hr. (60kms)
> Spoke to whole lot of people.
Well spoke to a lot of people also listened to them.
> Danced as though no one saw me.
Yes yes, like last year, this year too I danced to the tunes of a brass band. It was really awesome.
Thanks for a memorable trip
After coming from my cousin sister's wedding, and a 4 day off from my regular bullshit routine, I would like to thank a few people. Here it goes...
> Firstly loads of thanks going out to none other than GOD for keeping me alive and kicking.
> My cousin who not invited us for the wedding but also arranged for travel.
> My other cousins' and relatives who had come from far off places, whom I met after a year. Thanks guys for coming.
> Another bunch of my cousins' who had arranged for accommodation in a guest house and travel to Gokak and YellamannaGudda.
> My 5 cargo trousers, which I carried all the way for a 4 day function. They came in really handy.. They took lot of abuse from me.
> My American Tourister travel bag. Though it is huge, carrying(lifting) it was a little pain, but it held too much of luggage, my entire set of clothes, my father's as well, my 2 pairs of footwear. It also took a lot of abuse, being pushed on top of the carrier of vehicles. Though there were cuts in 2 or 3 places on the leather edge, rest of the travel bag seems to be rock solid.
> My Sony ion battery (and also my dsc h7 cam). This time, I had made sure, I charged it properly, and it too bore the brunt of my use, silently. I started using flash during day time, and that too in most of the photos. But still I did not run out of battery. Three cheers for making that super battery.
> Firstly loads of thanks going out to none other than GOD for keeping me alive and kicking.
> My cousin who not invited us for the wedding but also arranged for travel.
> My other cousins' and relatives who had come from far off places, whom I met after a year. Thanks guys for coming.
> Another bunch of my cousins' who had arranged for accommodation in a guest house and travel to Gokak and YellamannaGudda.
> My 5 cargo trousers, which I carried all the way for a 4 day function. They came in really handy.. They took lot of abuse from me.
> My American Tourister travel bag. Though it is huge, carrying(lifting) it was a little pain, but it held too much of luggage, my entire set of clothes, my father's as well, my 2 pairs of footwear. It also took a lot of abuse, being pushed on top of the carrier of vehicles. Though there were cuts in 2 or 3 places on the leather edge, rest of the travel bag seems to be rock solid.
> My Sony ion battery (and also my dsc h7 cam). This time, I had made sure, I charged it properly, and it too bore the brunt of my use, silently. I started using flash during day time, and that too in most of the photos. But still I did not run out of battery. Three cheers for making that super battery.
Words by Dalai Lama / Instructions For Life
Got these from pravsworld.
> Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
> Memorize your favorite poem.
> Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
> When you say, “I love you”, mean it.
> When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye.
> Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
> Believe in love at first sight.
> Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.
> Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
> In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
> Don’t judge people by their relatives.
> Talk slowly but think quickly.
> When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
> Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
> Call your mom.
> Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
> When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
> Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
> Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
> When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
> Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
> Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
> Spend some time alone.
> Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
> Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
> Read more books and watch less TV.
> Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.
> Trust in God but lock your car.
> A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
> In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
> Read between the lines.
> Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
> Be gentle with the earth.
> Pray. There’s immeasurable power in it.
> Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
> Mind your own business.
> Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.
> At least once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
> If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.
> Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
> Learn the rules then break some.
> Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
> Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
> Remember that your character is your destiny.
> Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
> Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
> Memorize your favorite poem.
> Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
> When you say, “I love you”, mean it.
> When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye.
> Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
> Believe in love at first sight.
> Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.
> Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
> In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
> Don’t judge people by their relatives.
> Talk slowly but think quickly.
> When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
> Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
> Call your mom.
> Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
> When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
> Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
> Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
> When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
> Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
> Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
> Spend some time alone.
> Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
> Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
> Read more books and watch less TV.
> Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.
> Trust in God but lock your car.
> A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
> In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
> Read between the lines.
> Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
> Be gentle with the earth.
> Pray. There’s immeasurable power in it.
> Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
> Mind your own business.
> Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.
> At least once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
> If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.
> Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
> Learn the rules then break some.
> Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
> Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
> Remember that your character is your destiny.
> Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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