Random notes from a random day ......

• Mobile alarm wakes me...and lying on bed I still think about that nice dream I had ...
• Bangalore roads look calm and beautiful...thanks to Solar eclipse
• Talk to ' someone' for hours together over phone...:)
• DC office ...... good old memories revisited ...red..yellow...purple..orange
  
• Waiting for a friend....finally not meeting... courtesy mobile no charge ...sorry :(
  
• Even though on leave....spend whole day in office in one of those quiet rooms
• GB and Ankitha...nice to meet after long !

Skandagiri Revisited!

It was one of those afternoon tea breaks where we started talking about trek to Sikandagiri [ this is how poppy calls it ] …Well our team is known for planning such trips and then not making it…but this time…thanks to AV and its everlasting bugs…We made it :)

As usual I was all excited about the trip from the moment it was planned…I donno how many times I have discussed “the plan” with my friend :) … did some pre-trip shopping @ marathalli [ no GB this time as it far from my office now :( ]..and realized its fun to shop here too :)

Even on Friday we were not very sure whether we would make it or not….Friday evening my manager were still looking tensed about some last minute issues..and my fellow team mates were working seriously…I was just praying that no new isssues would pop up ! ..and it rained in the evening too…so it was not looking good for the trip at all :(

By 9 we started to Mc.Dee’s @ total mall for poppy’s treat [ she will kill me for calling her like this : )] ...well the usual “Buddy Trio” ragging was on…thanks to the pretty girl at the place..becoz of whom the discussion went on different direction :) …later we spent some good time in front of the mall…awesome fun it was :) ….Gunnam just rocked with his one liners :) …and I learnt some good lesson here ! We started at around 11:30 from this place…stopped on the hebbal flyover for a few minutes ..took few pics and then headed towards Sikandagiri :) …had to ask few “drunken localites” for the “directions” lol ..and finally made it to the place by 1:30…but I must appreciate Mr.Ks driving skills ;-) except for the 1^st gear :D ….drive was just too good :) …except for some junk songs…..and sudden breaks at humps !!

Though not a full moon night…moon light was pretty good ..the weather was pleasant :) loved it….We trekked for some 3.5 hours…with non-stop talking :) …..this is when I realized that there is serious competition for “Mr Junk” title in our team. Gova is giving tuff competition to VC :D …Punter seemed very silent through out the trek …may be he was missing Mr.An ..who didn’t make it to the trek ;) …poppy was being ragged royally through out ….and there was a dog following us …well…it was not following us…it was following “You know who” :D [ I know I know…revenge will be taken for this ;) ] . Trek was not soo tough..except for a few slippery rocks….and yeah the walk through the bushes was quite adventurous ! …as it was pitch dark and the path was quite slippery…

Finally reached the peak around 5 in the morning…it was damn cold. Had the campfire and we had hot tea :) ...clicked a few pics…but quite disappointing…didn’t come out soo well :( …few of my friends witnessed sunrise for the First time in their life :)..or not sure they might have missed it too as there were other interesting people around :D…the clouds, the sun, the breeze, mist….wow felt like some dream land :) [ but must say…this place has deteriorated compared to what it was last time :( ]

Started climbing down by around 7 and reached down in about an hour and a half.. Climbing down was little tricky, becoz of loose sand, had to be very cautious..even one wrong step ..then would just need a few mins to be down :D..last time shah had a bad injury while climbing down :( …”soschith” ! …On the way back had junk breakfast at one of the sagar’s and reached office by 12.

Awesome trip it was….looking forward for the next one ;)

Write erase and Reload !

This is an amazing feature which our switches have!!!! How will it be if we can have such a feature for life!

How is it to start your life all over again ? Just write erase and reload ?

I know an absolute restart is not possible..but whatever is possible how will it be restart it ? new thinking, new perspective, new relations, new friends, new job, new house, new place,a new beginning ....

Will the memories,past experiences haunt ? will the past relations interfere ? will your society allow you to live that life which you dream about ???

And I guess this mostly depends on the phase of life you are in !


Just wondering!

Having spent more than Quarter of my life ....

"Aug 31,2001" a day to remember!!

I joined along with bunch of my classmates

This is where I learn,live,laugh,play and earn. A place which has gifted me with treasured friendships and heartbreaks :).

Ja la la Ja la la Jala Dhaare!!!!

Yup!!...this weekend had been to Gaganachukki and Bharachukki!!

Since Yogaraj bhat has not released any movies..hadn't seen any falls for a long time..and ya....all my friends are getting married..( to be read as becoming busy!!! )..so hadn't been out for quite some time now...There was a time when we used to just decide in a day and go for a trip...now to make it for a small trip need to plan soooo much!! :(...

Initially visited Talakadu..did panchalinga darshana and then headed to Gaganachukki and Bharachukki.
This is right time to visit this place..full of water...the roaring, sprinkling of water is a feast to watch!! We went down near the falls at Bharachukki..I had never been soo close to any water falls...!! thanks to sudks..he took me all the way down the falls...its an experience in itself!!! Spent some time at the water falls..and then headed back to the traffic village!!!

Change hits again!

4 Years back when I came to this office, was cribbing about the heavy traffic on Bannerghatta road, bad canteen, dust/cement from the neighboring construction sites, no greenery...now all this is fine with me. Bannerghatta traffic is "ok" with me, and all the consturction work around my office is over and is clean..when everything seemed fine...there comes the "change"!!!!

Will be moving to new office in outer ring road from 1st of July. Have to start taking the office cab...that means no more scooty "pep" :( and no more outings to GB and Jayanagar :( and no afternoon walks @ 1:45.

Will be spending more time on roads and traffic..:(..


I will surely crib for one or two weeks...later...

life continues.....

Bugged ....

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

~W. H. Davies

Quantum Of Solace....

When I was in US, was exposed to a lot of gadgets and comforts of life. Non interfering people, independence and the ease of getting things done..was really amazing.. Towards the end of my trip had started feeling strong attraction from the giant ..and felt life back home was far far behind...

This Weekend, while coming back from Goa, got a chance to visit my ancestral village Gouthamapura near Sagara. After 13 years visited the place again. The countryside, the nature, the warmth,simplicity,hospitality of people..just awesome!! Could clearly see peace and tranquility in them! felt this has to be the way of life!!!!

In just 2 weeks had felt these in totally contradicting places...mind is wandering in search of bliss!!!! ..looks like time to find paradise in the place I live!!!

Glimpses...

Kukkarahalli kere.........

A Saturday morning with nature....

Terminal C7, SAN JOSE,CA , 6:57 AM

Sitting here trying to put my mixed feelings of departure...

A great memorable trip.. reunion of good old friends, complete strangers becoming great buddies..Italian delicacies ...awesome last minute trips....tremendous work pressure ....few realizations...crushes...shopping...my new camera ..and ya...lot of "precious alone time" !! :)

Larkspur had become my temp home..hosts were too good. Rolly , Hythm and Omar were always there pulling my leg. Watched a lot of movies...am sure now I won't crib when Ravi wants to go to any Engish movies ...[ or u never know the effect of sandalwood !! ]

Workplace was nothing but "Hectic"...tremendous pressure to complete tasks and a lot of unplanned things cropping up every minute...Learnt a lot of professional skills !

F.R.I.E.N.D.S ...catching up with all my good old friends was exciting....my school friends, hostel friends, office buddies...met them all...some are all happy with the US...some in gretest confusion..some desperate to come back.....

Now, heading to meet 2 more friends@Chicago..after that back home !

Bye bye SJ :!@#$%^&*) (

My new toy!!

canon rebel xsi
Towards more picturesque life!! :)

A conversation...

My Frnd : Hey..ನಿಮ್ಮ ಫ್ರೆಂಡ್ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ರು GB ಲಿ..
Me : ಓಹ್ ಹೇಗಿದ್ದಾಳೆ ?
My Frnd : ಇದ್ಹಾಗೆ ಇದ್ದಾರೆ..ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನ ಭಾರೀ ಕೇಳ್ತಿದ್ರು..
Me : ನಾನು ಅವ್ಳ್ನ ತುಂಬಾ ಮಿಸ್ ಮಾಡ್ಕೋತಾ ಇದ್ದೀನಿ..
My Frnd : ನಂಗ್ 2 books ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ ನಿಮಗೆ ಕೊಡೋಕೆ ...
Me : ಓಹ್ ಹೌದಾ..nice..I met her cousin here..he stays rt opposite to my place..
My Frnd : ಹೌದಾ...how is he ?
Me : ಅವ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಾ popular...ತುಂಬಾ knowledge ಅವ್ನಿಗೆ...ಯಾವ್ ವಿಷ್ಯ ಕೇಳಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾದ್ರು ಬಗ್ಗೆನೂ ಗೊತ್ತು..ಆದ್ರೆ ಏನಾದ್ರೂ...ನಂಗ್ ಅವಳೇ ಇಷ್ಟ.. :) ನಂಗ್ ಅವಳ simplicity , taste..ಅವ್ಳು ಗುನುಗೋ ಹಾಡ್ಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲ ಇಷ್ಟ...GB ಗೆ ಹೋದಾಗೆಲ್ಲ ಅವಳ್ನ meet ಮಾಡ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಏನೋ ಖಾಲಿ ಖಾಲಿ ಅನ್ಸತ್ತೆ..
My Frnd : ಎಷ್ಟಾದ್ರೂ ನಿಮ್ frnd ಅಲ್ವಾ :))



She = Ankitha book house, GB, Blr ; He = Borders [ books and Music ], Milpitas !

Why do all good things come to an end ?

A good movie, sweet candy, nice drive, great story, interesting book, memorable trip.....and a gang of friends...all come to an end! Was just wondering why all good things have to end...

Had a great team at office..Each of us were unique , Each day was a celebration and each project a passion!
Now, the team is no more, each one is in a different team now ...not sure if I can be part of such a team again..All of us might benefit in long run because of this move...who knows the destiny of the road not taken!
Miss you all bhuv,sudks and Rr!! [ and I miss A.R too :( ]

Thankfully vinu is still with me :) and she says..
" If good things lasted forever, would we realise how precious they are? "

Lost!!!!

Last Sunday evening, myself Raja and Jayanthi went to Mission Peak. It is around 11 miles from my place. This is my first trekking experience in the US. At the beginning it seemed very easy. No hard rocks, no thorns, no slippery stones...it is all just a single mud road...whose elevation gradually increases. But after walking on this road for about half an hour I started to feel the pinch..

I saw a few people walking backwards, I tried it too..it seemd easier than walking in the normal way. After a few pit stops, we reached the peak. The pacific, crimson red sun, the golden brown hay, lonely houses made the evening memorable. On the way back saw a lot of squirrils and a wolf too!

While coming down realised that it is hard to control the speed .....coming down is always fast!!! [ applies everywhere :( ]

We were back at the foot by 9:00 pm..had dinner at Bhima's and back to Larkspur!! to begin another hectic week.

So what did I lose ???...Lost a lot of calories :D

What if Earth had more moons ?

Last night was talking to my friend and topic turned towards earth,moon,sun etc....
We started discussing what would happen if earth had more moons ? ...this is what I could think of ...do add to the list..

1. There would be more number of festivals
2. More number of new moon n full moon days
   
3. More number of " GrahaNa"s
4. Multile calenders based on different moons
5. More number of moon signs
   
6. Lesser number of auspicious days :D
7. more poems inspired by different moons
8. High tides..
   
9. More pictures :)
10. This place would have been more beautiful....!!
    

Younger by a day !!

After a week long shopping and 26 hours of journey, reached the land of liberty!

Mumbai-Shanghai-SFO ...seemed like a never ending one! Thanks to JET for having some good movies in the flight.

Hoping to meet all my old friends here :-)

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY !!

Thanks for being with me !

Land of Amitabh Bachchan!

When I first got the invite to go to Allhabad for campus recruitment I was thrilled. This was my first north India trip :)

The place as such is an average town..I loved the Hindi accent of the people over here. As monsoon has hit the place, it is lush green everywhere :)..great feast for the eyes !

On the way, at Kanpur Airport found a couple of Peacocks,wood peckers and other variety of birds. Am sure M would have identified all these :)

Visited the "Sangam" at Allahabad. This is the place where Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meet. Could clearly see the Ganga and Yamuna meet..and they say Saraswati is Guptagamini :) ..Yamuna appears brownish, Ganga appears creamish and Ganges is more aggressive. Beware of the Pandits here...they will rip u for money if you show even a bit that you are God fearing!



This has to be lit and floated in water..



Ganges , Yamuna meeting!

Jaane tu....

Remember the Genelia fever in our gang :)....especially sudks and pras were desperate to watch this movie :)

It was movie day y'day. I didn't even know the movie name correctly. I hadn't liked Imran in the TV promos..I felt he looked too girlish!!!..but by the end of the movie..I started feeling that he is cutest person on earth :)

As kartha missed the movie..had to sell the ticket to someone who turned out to be Dam's Genelia ;)...am sure he enjoyed the movie more than all of us ;). Manjn joined us little late....pras had to sacrifice aditi aditi song for the sake of him.

The movie is all about rats,cats,dreams,hallucinations and 3 necessary & sufficient conditions for becoming a rathod :)).Comic timing is the life of movie. Imran khan, Genelia, Naseeruddin Shah just rock!!!.

Hats off to Aamir and Happy Bday Sudks :)