TCS released me last week from duties officially...but am still sittin in my cabin n typin this a week after that....some duties need not have the official stamp on them...
i loved every moment of life this week here....and this like all good things is gonna end...
tcs won't prob have me ever;)...unless ofcourse some time after mba i return...which i wont rule out....
thanks for life at tcs for makin me learn lots....and all the ppl here....
Now am gettin to chn to spend some time with our(g and mine) pet project;)
and hopefully rest for the grind thts ahead..
No more unlimited comp access....that means Dreams net here i come every day....
Among other thins BOSE i wanna see...
Sachin I saw...not too impressed...time pass....
Kanaa Kanden...that Moolai thirugum song is splendid...decent movie...should hopefully run for 100 days...
Chandramuki and Mum Exp have not seen..will see soon...i think am one of the few tams not to have seen superstar's latest movie...dont curse me for that...
what else....am bugged of travellin but can't help it i guess....cus travellin is the only way of gettin from and to hyd and chennai......
Friday, May 27, 2005
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
A trip back in time....
April 29th 5.30 pm - A bunch of Nine guys and girls left TCS Hyderabad for a tour to places in and around the Mangalore area in Karnataka. The reason for the genesis of the trip is that Chaitra , my frnd , lives in that area and she nursed an idea like "Let's all explore the areas around my house....and were there a few places worth visiting....
April 29th 7 pm - Boarded the APSRTC bus to Mangalore.
After a good munch of Lays, Kurkure et al, Stopped at hoysula for a quick dinner. "Fiza" the movie was played and yours truly enjoyed "Piya haji ali " lots and was touched by Bose in the ear phones and Fiza in the screen....good BGM for riveting scenes in the movie.....
The next morning Jay the strong man atleast when it comes to travel became "Pukey"Man... The Shiraadi ghat in the Western ghats gave me a very stern welcome - Yours truly puked 4 times with sound effects as ppl here try to remind me...and apart from that "Nausea"stalgic event our landing at Surikumeri village in Dakshin Kannada District was peaceful...Chaitra's house is called "Kuvekodi" and is in Surikumeri....After what was a nice bath and an even better lunch for famished souls...we went aboard the Toyota qualis to "venture" into the woods towards Thala Cauvery....The route we chose to take was not the usual one and was in every sense "The Road Less Travelled". From Chaitra's grandpa's house "Gaalivana" in Thodikana which is as deserted and rocky as villages can get, we took a very sinuous and rocky road that joins miraculously at Thala cauvery - birth place of the bone of contention of TN and Karnataka....After what was a "rock and roll" ride in the open back of a "Jonga" (Jeep for the less knowledgeable) we reached Thala Cauvery at sunset time and was it a sight to relish.....
After what were 45 mins or so of absolute bliss at thala cauvery we came down the same road lesser travelled at night singing songs from movies ads and even mega serials....;)
A sumptuous dinner and intro sessions at thodikana grand pa's house later....Day one April 30 came to a halt....
Day 2 - May 1 2005...
Early rise at 6 am, then we all proceeded in another of those jonga's with our super parthasarathi - Gowreesh Maava - to Devaragundi - a waterfall that sadly had very little water but super sceneries around it....After lettin our feet dip in the water, we went to a fish pond "Meenagundi" where ravaging fishes ate all that we offered them, right out of our hands....Excellent feeling that being bitten by a toothless fish;) Then a visit to a temple later we proceeded to a hanging bridge "Aranthodu " on payaswini river...Yours truly rocked the hanging bridge and scared a few innocent tourists;)....After what was a long long ride....we went to St Mary's Island near Udupi in Malpe Beach.....The speciality of this place is that the beach has an island which is a 40 min boat ride from the coast....Brilliant swades like boat ride it was and ofcourse in that island's beach I took the plunge only to spoil my cell phone but still had a whale of a time....
Dinner that night was at "Diana" - famous for its ice cream variety "Gud bud" a Mangalore special...So that and a drive later, we reached "Patrame" another village where one more uncle of Chaitra "Prasad Maava" stays....it was a super place "Panchavati" their farm had a camp fire waiting for us...A nice camp fire later we all slept tired souls....
Day 3 May 2 2005 -
The water day....after a good breakfast ....the swimmer in me proceeded with all others towards "Shishila " River...where we all had a great time teaching, learning and performing various strokes in swimming...I was a hippo in water both in size and nature;)...That was essentially it that day ....we came back to surikumeri to catch a bus back to the bustling city life.....What a trip it was.....The villagers and chaitra's relatives were a revelation...they set me into deep thinking mode of how life should and can be....Keeping things simple, offering hearty help..I take my hat off for all of them..the entire family....All in all lots to learn from the trip...What ? that's a post in itself....
The cast - Sandeep,Chaitra,Manu,Bops,Chaitanya,Dharani,Anupama,Ice and urs truly.....
Life is good.....
p.s : the return bus journey was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....14 hrs of sleep...contented hearts, tired bodies, dreamy souls........
April 29th 7 pm - Boarded the APSRTC bus to Mangalore.
After a good munch of Lays, Kurkure et al, Stopped at hoysula for a quick dinner. "Fiza" the movie was played and yours truly enjoyed "Piya haji ali " lots and was touched by Bose in the ear phones and Fiza in the screen....good BGM for riveting scenes in the movie.....
The next morning Jay the strong man atleast when it comes to travel became "Pukey"Man... The Shiraadi ghat in the Western ghats gave me a very stern welcome - Yours truly puked 4 times with sound effects as ppl here try to remind me...and apart from that "Nausea"stalgic event our landing at Surikumeri village in Dakshin Kannada District was peaceful...Chaitra's house is called "Kuvekodi" and is in Surikumeri....After what was a nice bath and an even better lunch for famished souls...we went aboard the Toyota qualis to "venture" into the woods towards Thala Cauvery....The route we chose to take was not the usual one and was in every sense "The Road Less Travelled". From Chaitra's grandpa's house "Gaalivana" in Thodikana which is as deserted and rocky as villages can get, we took a very sinuous and rocky road that joins miraculously at Thala cauvery - birth place of the bone of contention of TN and Karnataka....After what was a "rock and roll" ride in the open back of a "Jonga" (Jeep for the less knowledgeable) we reached Thala Cauvery at sunset time and was it a sight to relish.....
After what were 45 mins or so of absolute bliss at thala cauvery we came down the same road lesser travelled at night singing songs from movies ads and even mega serials....;)
A sumptuous dinner and intro sessions at thodikana grand pa's house later....Day one April 30 came to a halt....
Day 2 - May 1 2005...
Early rise at 6 am, then we all proceeded in another of those jonga's with our super parthasarathi - Gowreesh Maava - to Devaragundi - a waterfall that sadly had very little water but super sceneries around it....After lettin our feet dip in the water, we went to a fish pond "Meenagundi" where ravaging fishes ate all that we offered them, right out of our hands....Excellent feeling that being bitten by a toothless fish;) Then a visit to a temple later we proceeded to a hanging bridge "Aranthodu " on payaswini river...Yours truly rocked the hanging bridge and scared a few innocent tourists;)....After what was a long long ride....we went to St Mary's Island near Udupi in Malpe Beach.....The speciality of this place is that the beach has an island which is a 40 min boat ride from the coast....Brilliant swades like boat ride it was and ofcourse in that island's beach I took the plunge only to spoil my cell phone but still had a whale of a time....
Dinner that night was at "Diana" - famous for its ice cream variety "Gud bud" a Mangalore special...So that and a drive later, we reached "Patrame" another village where one more uncle of Chaitra "Prasad Maava" stays....it was a super place "Panchavati" their farm had a camp fire waiting for us...A nice camp fire later we all slept tired souls....
Day 3 May 2 2005 -
The water day....after a good breakfast ....the swimmer in me proceeded with all others towards "Shishila " River...where we all had a great time teaching, learning and performing various strokes in swimming...I was a hippo in water both in size and nature;)...That was essentially it that day ....we came back to surikumeri to catch a bus back to the bustling city life.....What a trip it was.....The villagers and chaitra's relatives were a revelation...they set me into deep thinking mode of how life should and can be....Keeping things simple, offering hearty help..I take my hat off for all of them..the entire family....All in all lots to learn from the trip...What ? that's a post in itself....
The cast - Sandeep,Chaitra,Manu,Bops,Chaitanya,Dharani,Anupama,Ice and urs truly.....
Life is good.....
p.s : the return bus journey was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....14 hrs of sleep...contented hearts, tired bodies, dreamy souls........
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