A Birthday....

is just the first day of another amazing
journey around the Sun !


















Here I go!

The Missing Drop

Me in 2008 -
Dreaming of Nilgiris! With a wandering mind around the fresh air, the soothing greenery, the sharp sunlight, the twinkling stars, the shining dew, the blue mountains... imagining breathing in beauty every moment... hmmm truly amazing!..

I went through this state of fantasy, trying to feel the cool breeze kissing my cheeks all along last year's TFN when my best buddy was cycling around the mystic, cool breeze draped Nilgiris!

Me in 2009 -
Still with a wandering mind around the blue mountains but with a difference! Attempting to take a leap into reality and embrace nature through TFN using my blogger brain!

Tour of Nilgiris is the most charming and serene concepts I've come across. It’s a beautiful saga of getting close to every bit of nature! Last year's excitement and enthusiasm of folks in and around the city, determined to sweat it out for quite an amount of time, meeting nature and her splendid pieces of art, was quite an eye opener for people who thought, cyclist never existed! I loved TFN for bringing in that difference.

It’s not been quite long since I wrote a post on "End of the World" with an angry and agitated feeling, like a child, towards all those who have and still are abusing nature without guilt; I got alerts about the TFN official blogger contest! Life rarely throws the best at us, but when it does, it’s wise to grab it!

To me, this opportunity to try and eventually if I am considered to be worth it, being an official blogger of TFN does not just mean winning the exciting goodies and going on an all expense paid tour! More than anything else, it would mean to write my heart out and be a part of this "green revolution" that's slowly has started making a difference in a big way! Its a panorama of a life time to go through an enchanting experience of sharing my time and energy with all the wonderful people who have turned their face off from all that's in opposition to nature and on their voyage towards helping masses understand an enjoyable way of impressing nature!

Being a part of TFN by cycling my way is the best favour I can do myself but god's blessed me with a weight on the heavier side :) So, gathering my best text and sharpening my lens for splendid captures is the next best mission I am on!

Like Mother Teresa said, we feel that we do is just a drop in the ocean but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. I believe TFN is the ocean and hope "I" am the missing drop!

Cheers :)

End of the World! 2012

We've been surrounded with mysterious, exciting (with reference to Atlantis and Lemuria!), scary, unbelievable facts revolving around the concept called "End of World" in a couple of years from now. I've stood amidst various groups of people sharing and discussing this "vision" that many elements put together, have been predicting! The discussion is pretty hot and continuous for all eternity most of the time, I must tell you! Phew! But, not a single soul did say - "Let's plant more trees", "Let's re-cycle whatever possible", "Let's try and save our natural resources", "Let's go cycling to work or let's use public transport anymore" or any other sentence that would give solace to this bleeding mom.

But why the surprise? why is the hype? Weren't we aware that the nature finds her own way to balance troubles we continuously pose on her? We were and we still are, but ignoring and moving on with our comfortable lives is just so easy!!!

There are many little ways in our daily lives we could contribute to a nice earth. But leave aside taking our own initiatives helping mom earth, most of us don't even join hands!!

Ask me, don't look forward to an Official End of Earth. Just Look Around You.

Current mood : Angry

Just Married!

Will be back soon :)

Earth Day - The Calvin & Hobbes Way!

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A Musical Tag :)

Ajey says - You r tagged!
Me - Excitied! :)

Thanks for tagging me to share my favourite songs Ajey! It surely is a pleasurable job to share favourite songs specially when somebody wants me to share! :)

Music somehow forms a huge portion of my soul and life... for me, living without music is just something next to impossible! [Like an addict?] and not a single day passes without me having listened to atleast an approximate of 20 songs at least! I immediately started blogging as soon as I read Ajey's comment and everything above should explain why? :)

Language has never been a barrier to me to reach out to good music and enjoy it irrespective of wheather i understand or no.. any good piece of music can excite me without effort! I have never had any specific songs as my favourite, instead any song i like gets to be my favourite and that easily gets me comments from R saying "Oh! any song you listen to is your favourite or what? how is that possible?" :) ... here are some the best from my juke box of favourites :) Its gonna be long!!!

Kannada
# Haadu haledyadaadarenu - Manasa Sarovara
# Baare Baare - Nagara Haavu
# Karpoorada gombe - Nagara Haavu
# Beladingalaagi Ba - Huliya haalina mevu
# Neera bittu nelada mele - Hombisilu
# Jeeva veene - Hombisilu
# Baanallu neene - Bayalu daari
# Hovondu bali bandu - Shubha Mangala
# Ondu munjaavinali tunturina sone male - Bhaava geethe by B.R. Chaya
# Ede tumbi haadidenu - Bhaava geethe
# Elli jaaritho manavu - Bhaava geethe
# Amma ninna yedeyaaladalli - Bhaava geethe by B.R. Chaya
# Teredide mane - Hosabelaku
# Neenu banda mele thaane - Krishna
# Anisuthide - Mungaaru Male
# Gelathi Gelathi - Amruthadhaare
# Minchaagi - Gaalipata
# Maatinalli helalaarenu - Bombaat
# Navapallaviya - Yuga yugagale saagali
# Ee sange - Geleya
# Hoovin baanadanthe - Birugaali

Hindi
# Tumko dekha to ye khayaal aaya - from Saath Saath by Jagjit Singh
# Aur Ahista keejiye baatein - by Pankaj Udhas
# Lag jaa gale ke phir yeh haseen raath ho na ho - from Wo kaun thi by Latha Mangeshkar
# Tu jahan jahan chalega - from Mera Saaya by Latha Mangeshkar
# Musafir hoon yaaron - from Parichay by Kishore Kumar
# Rimjhim Gire Saawan - from Manzil by Kishore Kumar
# Na jaane kyun - Choti si baath by Latha Mangeshkar
# Tera chehera hai - Jagjit Singh
# Shaam se aankh mein nami si hai - Jagjit Singh
# Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se - Bas Yun Hi
# Yahi hota hai pyaar - Namastey London
# Aaoge jab tum - Jab we met
# Seekho na - Shubha Mudgal
# Yeh Honsla - Dor

Tamil
# Enna Thavam - Parthiban kanavu
# Pachai nirame - Alai Payuthey
# Vennilave Vennilave - Minsaara Kanavu
# O Vennila - Kaadhal Desham
# Ennavale - Kaadhalan
# Nila Kaikirathu - Indira
# Poovukul - Jeans
# Margali Poove - May Madham
# Vaseegara - Minnale
# Anal Maelae - Varanam Aayiram
# Nenjukkul Peithidum - Varanam Aayiram
# Mundhinam - Varanam Aayiram

as I mention above.. There are Many Many More!! :)
Thanks again Ajey! This was fun! :) I travelled back and forth my memory... really! Music is not just an element of entertainment.. its a lot more emotional..

I TAG
Santu
Pallavi &
Madhu

Remembering St. Valentine....

Since the time 've realized that there is a "Valentine's Day" in the world I live in, I am made to understand (probably most of us!) by a large number of elements (well we know who they are) that Valentine's day revolves around cards, soft toys, chocolates, finding a date... the list is endless... with due respect to everyone who believe in celebrating love on the 14th of Feb of every year, this kind of hasn't sunk in me yet....

Throughout these years 've always remembered great heart that lies behind Valentine's day... The lovely story of sacrifice and love that is draped around this amazing day...

The origin of St. Valentine, and how many St. Valentines there were, remains a mystery. The first representation of Saint Valentine appeared in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493); alongside the woodcut portrait of Valentine the text states that he was a Roman priest martyred during the reign of Claudius II, known as Claudius Gothicus. He was arrested and imprisoned upon being caught marrying Christian couples and otherwise aiding Christians who were at the time being persecuted by Claudius in Rome. Helping Christians at this time was considered a crime. Claudius took a liking to this prisoner -- until Valentinus tried to convert the Emperor -- whereupon this priest was condemned to death. He was beaten with clubs and stoned; when that didn't finish him, he was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate. A roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to Saint Valentine unearthed by Archeologist speaks of St. Valentin'e existence. In 496 AD Pope Gelasius marked Feb 14th as a celebration in honour of his martyrdom for love...

I just want to celebrate Valentine's Day by saying....
Dear Saint Valentine, Glorious Martyr, Teach me to love unselfishly and to find great joy in giving... Enable all true lovers to bring out the best in each other in God...
May St. Valentine intercede for every heart that shares true love...

Everywhere we look, the world urges us to turn on the radio or TV, to make a phone call, to see a movie. Many of us fear, worry, that if left alone with our thoughts and feelings, we may discover that we do not make very good company for ourselves.

James O. Freedman

Sweet Fragrance.....

Location: Bangalore, Lalbagh Republic Day Flower Show - 2009