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A year that shouldn't have been

2011-12-28T20:40:00.000+05:30

2011 was an year of dichotomy of emotions for me. An year that brought me together with my 91' Royal enfield and fiat Palio-my first car, A promotion at work. Unfortunately had the latter 2 come any earlier, it would've had a totally different significance. Be that as it may, 2011 is an year that has basically been before June22nd-July 7th. World was still a beautiful rosy place with everything

ಹೃದಯ ರಾಗ

2011-12-20T22:44:00.000+05:30

ನೂರಾರು ಮುಖಗಳಲಿ ಒಂದು ಮುಖವ ಹುಡುಕಿದೆ ಕಾಣದೆಯೇ ಕಾಡಿಹುದು ನಿನ್ನ ಈ ಮಾಯಾಛಾಯೆ. ಬೆರಗಾದೆ ನಾ, ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಗುಳ್ನಗೆಯ ಊಹೆಯಲಿ, ಹೋಗಲಾರೆ ಎಲ್ಲೂ ನೀ, ಬರದೇ ಎನ್ನ ಜೀವನದಿ, ಸಾಗದೆ ನಿಂತಿಹುದು ಜೀವನದ ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ.

ಮಸಣ ಯಾತನೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ

2011-11-20T01:19:00.000+05:30

ಮಾಸದೊಂದು ನೆನಪನೀಡಿ, ಕೈಯ ತೊರೆದು ಹೋದೆನಿ, ಏಕೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಎಂತು ಕೇಳಲಾಗದೆ ಬೀಳ್ಕೊಟ್ಟೆವು. ಕಣ್ಣಮುಂದೆ ಕಾಣೆಯಾಗಿ, ಕನಸುಗಳಲಿ ಬಂದಿಹೆ, ಕಣ್ಣ ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದು ಸುರಿಸಲಾಗದೆ ಬತ್ತಿದೆ, ಕನಸುಗಳಿದ್ದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಲಿ ಮಸಣ ಯಾತನೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ, ಮಸಣ ಯಾತನೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ!!!

That was so little time...

2011-11-13T18:38:00.000+05:30

Just less than a year since you retired from an organization that you served for 40 years, and HE thought you were all done. With those wheels to take you around, You hardly took a break, you had hardly retired. The only question I have and will continue to have despite any number of answers... WHY?

Baby's wedding

2011-11-13T18:07:00.001+05:30

Baby wedding, a set on Flickr. Some pics taken during my dear friend Baby's wedding (also sparingly known as Sharath) , married his sweetheart Manasa, in a joyous ceremony in Sullya, very close to Coorg and not so far from Mangalore.They say in India, a wedding is never complete without its elements, and this one sure did have every single one of them. But the best part of weddings are I

Reminiscing those last few days

2011-10-06T23:42:00.001+05:30

4th July This might be the American independence day, but this day has nothing but bad news for us. He has developed spasms on both sides of the brain. Doctors have said further deterioration could be life-threatening. Apparently happens due to inadequate blood supply to the areas of the brain. I sought a second opinion with the neurosurgeon from Manipal Hospital. He only talked about

Can we really change

2011-08-21T22:43:00.000+05:30

When was the last time you felt that feeling of absolute hatred? In the past couple of months, I've experienced it and let me tell you its not really a pleasant feeling. Surely not, when someone has gone through what i have been through. 16 dreadful days of my life bereaved me of my dad, my guiding force, my everything. I was in a zombie like condition, just trying to go through the

Maybe Bakwaas but not untrue

2011-05-05T23:05:00.000+05:30

अर्र्ज़ किया है..... वोल्वो, मत आना मेरे पीछे यूह चुप चुप के, साए की तरह! डर लगता है, जी घबराता है , डर लगता है, जी घबराता है! लगने लगता है की, कही ये मेरा दिल तो नहीं, जो आज कल साथ में नहीं रहता मेरे! बस इतना याद रखना, की तुम किसी के अमानात को साथ ला रहे हो अपने, जिसके पास दिल पड़ा है गिरवी अपना! वोल्वो, मत आना मेरे पीछे यूह चुप चुप के, साए की तरह! डर लगता है, जी घबराता है

Summer of 2011

2011-05-01T02:27:00.000+05:30

Its the last day of April, or just as i realize its May day. And for a while its been crawling on my mind how the summer has been this year. We've had some amazing turn of events and the biggest one of them all is we've won the World cup. And thanks to that I've been spared of writing about it how the Indian team always fails to live up to the expectations. But then, thanks to our Men in Blue

Two-Wheeler chronicles

2011-04-05T00:41:00.000+05:30

Whats that one amazing possession at an age of 19-20 yrs? For kids of these days it those flashy gizmo's, your apple iPhone, iTouch, you touch and what not !!! I know I'm sounding old, just making it sound so ;). Not very long ago for us it used to be graduation from a bicycle to a two wheeler. Looking back at the first time I ever rode on a two wheeler which was a TVS 50 brought by a painter

iReview - The kings speech

2011-03-05T22:23:00.000+05:30

The biggest takeaway for me from this flick was the most sensitive way in which the topic of public speaking is dealt. A problem such as this that many face very early in life, has been picturized with such simplicity and élan that it's difficult not to empathize with Colin fareth's position, especially if s/he knows what it means to fumble in front of a large gathering, let alone stammer like

Human Chemistry

2011-02-15T23:53:00.001+05:30

Dear Blog, How have you been? I know I haven't written to you in a while. In these days word and excel documents seem to take everything out of me, and I am left high and dry even for words, let alone a few sentences. Recently blog, I read 'Dork' by Sidin Vadukut and I am impressed by his easy-on-the-eyes style of writing and lucid storytelling. So don't be surprised if you find the style of this

Waiting for her Prince of Arabia - Hanidi

2011-01-18T00:01:00.000+05:30

After a long and patient wait to come up with words for this picture, I clicked during my recent trip to the UAE, I give up!!! Because I realized that after all "A picture is worth a thousand words"

Movie: Manmadan Ambu

2010-12-27T00:11:00.000+05:30

I should probably not call my posts about movies, 'reviews' anymore as most often than not, I end up writing only about movies I enjoyed watching. That said, I'm sure you have got a hint of what I'm going to talk about this one. After a whole lot of nice tweets retweeted by @actormadhavan I made up my already sure mind to go ahead and watch this one. I would have missed this one for no reason,

Dil toh baccha hai Ji

2010-12-19T21:16:00.001+05:30

After almost 10 years today I rode a bicycle. It was only for 15 mins but the nostalgia was unparallel. More so because I got to ride the Hercules MtB, reminding me about the Atlas cycle that I inherited from my cousin which he got from my dad, who got it for his younger brother while he was in class tenth on beginning his professional career. The pleasure in taking the cycle and peddling

Destined to be here

2010-11-11T23:42:00.001+05:30

On the penultimate day of my UAE trip, my uncle and I drove back from Abu-Dhabi to Dubai by 4.30pm with hopes of covering the Mall of Emirates which was rated highly by my uncles. The journey was very eventful, we took the 'exit' to Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. The whole exit concept was very new to me coming from Bangalore where there are more exits(cross roads) than freeways. That said

Of a few mixed thoughts

2010-10-26T23:40:00.000+05:30

It's raining realty all across. By all the chugging along with my friend here and there for the purpose of his apartment, and all the calls I was getting at home for my uncles apartment, one thing is for sure. Man still yearns for his 'Do Bheega Zameen' be it in whatever shape. Don't know if its due to all the reality shows, lakhs seem like pennies and paisas. I don't know if i might feel the

Of cricketing highs

2010-10-06T00:50:00.002+05:30

There are few and far instances when absolute thriller of a cricket match presents itself. There are some images that immediately come rushing to my mind. Sachin Raising a sandstorm in sharjhah in the mid 90s. Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble taking us to victory someday during navarathri. Yuvraj And Kaif put up that magical partnership to shut Naser Hussain up in Lords. And of course, Rahul

A Hmmmm'ble capture

2010-09-15T00:53:00.001+05:30

Very recently, captured this video in innovative film city. At the time, I became very contemplative about life, seeing the number of rounds the guys there managed to skate. While I saw them rising everytime they fell, in life nowadays with so much we crave for, it is so important to only rise and keep rising. Because every fall means an additional step to strenghten the ground below. But

Saying Adieu in style

2010-08-26T22:38:00.000+05:30

In our professional lives these days, seeing people leave the organization they work for is not really a big deal. People choose to leave different trails so to say while leaving, experience definitely helps me recollect from the whole lot of mails I've received and the two I've sent in this regard. Some leave with a mail with full of gratitude that people reading it actually feel if the exiting

The 31st day of July in 2010

2010-08-07T15:49:00.001+05:30

What after this jazzy seeming title? While the events of the day predominate my thoughts, I am surprised, amazed and satiated with whatever has come out due to some of my efforts. It all began some day in early June, when I casually talking to my colleague mentioned about holding a convocation ceremony for the graduating class of 2010 from IBS-Bangalore, my alma matter. The prospect of

Irony of Mock fire drills

2010-07-18T00:27:00.001+05:30

Everytime there is a mock fire drill at workplaces, there is always something in the air. An air of awareness if you are an ERT member, an air of opportunism if you are one of those who wishes to slip away from the scene and most commonly the air which carries Murphy's laws alongwith it. I saw all kinds today, the ones who planned well to get out of the building, without having to go through

ಬೇಡ ಯೆನ್ನಬಲ್ಲಿರಾ

2010-07-14T00:28:00.000+05:30

ಮಾತು ಬಲ್ಲವನೇ ಮಹಾಶೂರ, ಆದರೆ ಮಾತು ಬಂದು ಮೌನ ತಾಳುವನೇ ಮಹಾವೀರ. ಜಗವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹೀಗೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿರ್ತಿತ್ತು ಅಲ್ವಾ?ಆದರೆ ತಾಳ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ ನಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನನ್ನು ಈಗ ಬಲಹೀನನೆಂದು ನೋಡುವ ಸಂಭವಗಳೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ಬೇಡ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವುದು ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದರು ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿಹೋಗಿದೆ. ಅನೇಕ ಬಾರಿ 'ego' ಅಥವ ಅಹಂ ಇಂದಾಗಿ ನಾವು ಹಲವಾರು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಯಾತನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆಸ್ಕೊಂದು ಕೊರಗುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಹೀಗಿದ್ದಾಗ ಕೋಪ ಬರುವುದು ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ. ಆದರೆ ಕೆಲಸದ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಕೋಪ ಬಂದರೆ, ನಾವು

Of Jiving the marathon

2010-06-20T02:05:00.001+05:30

Enthusiasm, anticipation and excitement in the same order is such an integral part of our life. Talk about beating the mundanity of life, and nothing can be better than surprising yourselves by doing something totally unexpected. A couple of things this year which i wouldn't have thought of doing, but for the opportunities. Out of nowhere comes this mail at work, asking people to register for

Complexology - The Art of identifying unanswerable questions

2010-06-13T23:50:00.000+05:30

Lately, there has been a spate of family functions and attending it, means answering many questions. Primarily when all senior cousins in the family are married and you are next on list. "So when is yours" they ask? Ask any bachelor, he would tell you that this would be one of the most difficult questions he'll ever have to answer. When is it that we actually know the time, the right time. Every