Eternal Thinker

No song unsung, No wine untasted

2012-05-17T23:59:00.000+05:30

It seems like facebook has finally extended its long blue grips into my blogging life. Blogs have been deserted and left to die when twitter and facebook came in, tapping out each idea and each photograph as and when they occured, leaving nothing to be shared in the blog. I may argue that there is more to blogging, that there is something special about how ideas transpire in a blogpost in a

New city, New mornings

2012-04-20T23:46:00.000+05:30

New roads, New signs.. Going through big changes in life often demands a lot of time. At this moment I look back at the past few weeks and realize how I've been engaged in getting settled into a new city, a new job, and a new group of people. Now that I feel settled, I have also started missing all the little creative pursuits including this blog. When I go through some old to-do lists

The kitty sleeps tonight

2012-04-07T11:55:00.000+05:30

Another fine late evening, and Chloé is about to take a nap in her usual place on my bed. But then the strangest thing comes into the scene, a small silver piece playing music! Uh oh, Chloé is surely not comfortable with this. She tries her usual tactics to stop the music. Now, this is quite confusing, and Chloé is left clueless as to how to stop it ! Hmm, better find a new place for the nap!

Chloé HD

2012-03-18T09:39:00.000+05:30

So here is the first set of Chloé pics taken with my new Canon Powershot. Yes, it essentially means there are more! Now watch Chloé with every white, black and orange hair on her fur coat. Bed Toy camera filter works perfectly with Chloé ! For justice shall be served.. ..with hugs Table "Don't worry, go and attend the call; No one shall touch your ironed shirt!" 5

Rabbits, Roosters, and Ducks

2012-03-10T09:25:00.000+05:30

The following is the result of me rampaging through grandma's neighbour's big yard; (Constantly!) Moving animals are a great challenge to practice and perfect your photography skills ;) The fluffy singularity "Let's go green you guys!" The fluffy cosmic singularity of uber cuteness Rooster's pride Handsome, strong, brave and elegant - you really don't want to mess with this one

Internet friends, do they know?

2012-02-14T09:36:00.000+05:30

As internet becomes the opium of the mass, as more and more people mindlessly browse through the large sea of information (having lost the ability to willingly stop), a society forms 'online'. Ultimate knowledge about almost everything under and beyond the sun, numerous outlets to express your most inane thoughts with people actually listening, and above all, the power to peek into each other's

I can has tag ?

2012-02-12T00:37:00.000+05:30

Here's a late night update: I've created a new post label/category specially for Chloé - A category compiling all posts mentioning Chloé. You might wonder how trivial creating a label is. But those who've noticed would know how the labels are more or less strict in this blog. FYI, the labels show up as monotone icons at the bottom of the post. So adding a new label involves many formalities

Randomness in Orange and Black

2012-02-05T13:50:00.000+05:30

These are the last set of Chloé photos taken in my mobile cam. Now that the new Canon Powershot has arrived, the nokia cam is mostly out of business. Not that it is any less awesome in capturing the cool moments, like the ones below ^_^ The awkward sleeping poses ♫ It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log ♪ ~ The Beatles Light screen mode 50% sleepy, 40%

The Little Things in Life

2012-02-02T10:22:00.000+05:30

Flowers on the fridge handle, Grandma's kitchen It is the little things that make each typical home unique

There is a fly in my free lunch! - First thoughts on Blogger's .com to .in change

2012-01-31T00:54:00.000+05:30

This might be the first thing that greeted many of the Bloggers today morning. Yes, Google has yet again done something funny without any notice. When I opened my blog today evening I found that the 'Likes' on the posts have magically disappeared. But how? If you've read Facebook - a history, you would probably know that Likes simply can't disappear from a blog post. That is, unless the link

Candle meets Camera : Light painting

2012-01-30T14:45:00.000+05:30

The following try at candle light drawing is the result of two things: New camera in the home! It's a Canon Powershot SX150IS. A bridge camera with some pretty good control over various factors. More than 48 hours of power outage. An unsurprising situation when the efficiency of the electricity department is coupled with a state wide holiday. My eyes got sore after much reading in the candle

Growing Up

2012-01-18T10:39:00.000+05:30

This is a coincidence. I was about to write this post about how Chloé has grown up (physically), and then today happens to be my birthday ^_^ So now I'll talk about Chloé, about growing up in general, about birthdays, future, or something like that. Here I have a bunch of snaps of le cat, those that can be fairly juxtaposed with some older photos from an earlier post. The picture to

And stop chasing the golden snitch !

2012-01-13T22:46:00.000+05:30

Harry Potter completion : 3 books, 3 movies Relatively slow, I know. But this is the normal and regular pace for me ^_^ Sometimes I bicycle to grandma's home with a book and without the cellphone. I like such reading breaks, away from everything digital. And even essential, because otherwise it is hard to spend too much time with a book !

New Year in Bengaluru

2012-01-11T01:06:00.000+05:30

Happy New Year, all you wonderful people out there! A few hours before the midnight struck on December 31st, I was lost in the crowd of youngsters flooding the Brigade road in Bengaluru. There were neon lights, TV cameramen, girls with glowing red horns, and a chilling weather cloaking me as I strolled through with my rather heavy luggage. Celebrating the new year in a different city was

Meowy X'mas!

2011-12-25T21:23:00.000+05:30

So, my sister made a sweet little Xmas hat for el kitten, Chloé ^_^ Wishes to all you folks out there! Apparently, the only time the hat is going to stay there

Penciling blogger template - recent template error has been repaired

2011-12-08T13:36:00.001+05:30

Some users of the much loved Penciling blogger template might have encountered a few errors in the template recently. This problem was noticed since today morning by certain users (and myself). The error made the template look a bit dis-aligned. Without much ado, I want you let y'all know that there is nothing to panic. Actually, the error has been already repaired and the good new

Paws of wrath

2011-12-03T16:44:00.001+05:30

This post is all about my kitten Chloé's demolition mode, as mentioned previously :D The daily routine of Chloé can be roughly summarized as follows: One needs special expertise and practice to accurately determine the intensity of attack (ranging from no-nail-pounce to slaughter). The following picture was taken moments before she unleashed demolition mode. The depth of rage is often

Life with Chloé - a few snaps

2011-11-29T12:57:00.001+05:30

Chloé moves on to her 8th week and beyond. She is enough self reliable for her age, yet never in lack of spontaneous rage mode (I should be doing a separate post about that alone!). She's not tiny anymore, yet not a big cat. Here are some snaps of Chloé awesomeness. The pictures range from her 5th to 8th week and in no particular order, so you'll notice irregular changes in her growth. I'm

Out of Balance - a logic game for kids (and anybody who enjoys it!)

2011-11-21T13:48:00.001+05:30

The new game from my workshop is ready for a spin! This time it is a weight balance logical game. The game is made with kids in mind, yet it can be enough fun to anyone who wants to try. Making the game was an enjoyable thing - browsing for toys, drawing a cute environment and so on; Childhood is wonderful :) It is a not-so-uncommon concept built up with some good (and cute!) polishing. As

10 rather do-able steps to happiness

2011-11-19T16:54:00.001+05:30

Happiness - yes, we're brushing through the topic once again! ^_^ But let me start with a very practical quote: Moreover, it is an emotion. People constantly tweak their life in the pursuit to attain it, just to find themselves back at square one pretty soon. Exactly because it is an emotion. Any combination of sugar, spice, and everything nice doesn't seem to create the perfect stable form

Kitten gets a Red flower : Chloé's new toy

2011-11-13T08:44:00.001+05:30

Throughout her first week in home, I found a bunch of quirky toys for Chloé. One which makes her most excited is the Red (plastic) flower. Watch her first time with the flower toy :) To make things more interesting, I suspended the flower at a height she can reach by slightly standing up on her hind legs. It worked rather well. It is now her most favorite toy to try out new

graFighters - what if your notebook doodles came to life?

2011-11-10T13:22:00.000+05:30

So here goes my latest awesome find on the interwebs : graFighters The website describes itself as "The first online fighting game for your hand drawn characters". I think this alone will be enough to boost up the curiosity in all the doodle artists out there. graFighters actually do make your doodles come to life. And what's more fun than seeing your fierce or cute doodle characters fight

New kitten in the home

2011-11-06T09:34:00.000+05:30

You heard it right! Everyone, meet Chloé. Chloé, everyone. Yes, there is an acute accent on the é. Kinda French, eh? You may as well save the trouble and spell it as a normal e. No pressure. This beautiful calico kitten is in her 6th week on Earth. She was too much of a mommy girl, so getting her friendly took an incredible amount of patience. At present, though, she's familiar with her

Bengaluru : some odd glimpses from a quick visit

2011-10-26T13:28:00.000+05:30

Before I knew it, two days ago, I was in Bangalore, Karnataka. Or to put it in the correct flavor, in Namma Bengaluru. Everything happened on short notice - the travel, the exploration, and the return. And here are a few apparently brief but immensely live moments when my mobile cam was put to use. Weird.. Industries Limited I wonder what their product line is. And unsurprisingly, the

A Very Simple Game 2 - Walkthrough

2011-10-16T08:39:00.000+05:30

A Very Simple Game 2: Odd one out was published earlier this year, in July. Check out the game if you haven't done so yet! Here is a game guide that will give you some really helpful hints to get through the colorful levels (And a few rather unhelpful comments from the game creator). Level 1 | Mr.Happy As we all know, this level is a no-brainer. All the smileys are supposed to be happy.