kerala in pictures

kerala in pictures

cold afternoon

breathe baby
i'm this close to losing you
exhale
let yourself be a part of me
closer
trailing my fingers down the side of your arms
mouths collide
i'm open
you can destroy the last thread in me
breathe babe
crush me, i'm not the fighter today
losing you is killing me
breathe girl
all i have is this afternoon

cold afternoon

breathe baby
i'm this close to losing you
exhale
let yourself be a part of me
closer
trailing my fingers down the side of your arms
mouths collide
i'm open
you can destroy the last thread in me
breathe babe
crush me, i'm not the fighter today
losing you is killing me
breathe girl
all i have is this afternoon

flip

i'm a 'simple thinking' nut and nokia is out to kick some serious ass in the gadget race. Here's why. Even if you do buy an ipod, you will carry a cellphone, and once in a while, a digital camera. now with the n-series, which has a carl zeiss lense for the camera, a 4 gb music player and of course the bread and butter feature that lets you make calls, nokia has the edge in the functionality / ergonomics department.
now here's some wild thinking....
coming next is an ipod with a camera and they'll market that with the thought that you can give a song an 'image' with your own personal photos. in the sense that a song in your ipod called 'your song' or 'the reason' it can start with a pic of your ex/current. or nikon could launch their coolpix series with an mp3 player and they'll market that with god knows what. or both could turn up with a diabetes measure embedded... somewhere. probably if nokia did that they'd kick ass all over again... i think it would rule if they also added things like a compass and a temperature measure to confuse the hell out of you as to why you should use it.
then one fine day, you'll forget this goddamn gadget at home, go buy an ice cream, eat it like a kid and be the happiest person in the world.

flip

i'm a 'simple thinking' nut and nokia is out to kick some serious ass in the gadget race. Here's why. Even if you do buy an ipod, you will carry a cellphone, and once in a while, a digital camera. now with the n-series, which has a carl zeiss lense for the camera, a 4 gb music player and of course the bread and butter feature that lets you make calls, nokia has the edge in the functionality / ergonomics department.
now here's some wild thinking....
coming next is an ipod with a camera and they'll market that with the thought that you can give a song an 'image' with your own personal photos. in the sense that a song in your ipod called 'your song' or 'the reason' it can start with a pic of your ex/current. or nikon could launch their coolpix series with an mp3 player and they'll market that with god knows what. or both could turn up with a diabetes measure embedded... somewhere. probably if nokia did that they'd kick ass all over again... i think it would rule if they also added things like a compass and a temperature measure to confuse the hell out of you as to why you should use it.
then one fine day, you'll forget this goddamn gadget at home, go buy an ice cream, eat it like a kid and be the happiest person in the world.

consume till no end

Hazarding Poetry XI

phone buzzes at 11 am
just when the workload peaks with all the mayhem
'sir we're offering a loan sir and with your credit history...'
I'm looking for words to end this nicely
we have people falling for this every day
then finishing off their families and themselves coz they couldnt pay
calls from bank goons become their daily staple
after of course, spending like they own a stable
so watch it my friend
next time someone wants to lend
just remember where you come from
you may own things with great aplomb
but what you dont have you dont need right now
its good friends and family and moments above
cell phones, cars and a swaroski dove
but it may work for you- things ads associate with 'priceless'
though I get bored with all things lifeless

consume till no end

Hazarding Poetry XI

phone buzzes at 11 am
just when the workload peaks with all the mayhem
'sir we're offering a loan sir and with your credit history...'
I'm looking for words to end this nicely
we have people falling for this every day
then finishing off their families and themselves coz they couldnt pay
calls from bank goons become their daily staple
after of course, spending like they own a stable
so watch it my friend
next time someone wants to lend
just remember where you come from
you may own things with great aplomb
but what you dont have you dont need right now
its good friends and family and moments above
cell phones, cars and a swaroski dove
but it may work for you- things ads associate with 'priceless'
though I get bored with all things lifeless

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a good one. If you're a Roald Dahl nut, don't miss. This is my 3rd Burton-Depp flick after Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. Deep Roy as the oompa loompas was a jazz!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a good one. If you're a Roald Dahl nut, don't miss. This is my 3rd Burton-Depp flick after Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. Deep Roy as the oompa loompas was a jazz!

imploding to self-destruction

hazarding poetry X- an ode to the big players

Distracting news required, an idea new fangled
3 explosions in busy markets, bodies mangled
indeed, very distracting from the real news

Money corrupts to the extent that dispensable become civilians
so cook up bullshit upon bullshit to fool millions

Hyenas and vultures unite,
face the press and camera at the site
blame a terror outfit - tell them we'll fight

Control the media to control the people
homicidal politicians, drooling blood
everyone wants a piece of the pie
so there's more shit than what meets the eye

imploding to self-destruction

hazarding poetry X- an ode to the big players

Distracting news required, an idea new fangled
3 explosions in busy markets, bodies mangled
indeed, very distracting from the real news

Money corrupts to the extent that dispensable become civilians
so cook up bullshit upon bullshit to fool millions

Hyenas and vultures unite,
face the press and camera at the site
blame a terror outfit - tell them we'll fight

Control the media to control the people
homicidal politicians, drooling blood
everyone wants a piece of the pie
so there's more shit than what meets the eye

vitamins from veterans

came across some vivid, surreal work-
Niren Sen gupta- http://www.paintingindia.com/gallery.html
Khosa- http://www.koausa.org/Paintings/Khosa/
Ramachandran- http://www.contemporaryindianart.com/a__ramachandran.htm
Raza- http://www.cyberadsstudio.com/SPEAR/raza/thumnailimages.htm
if it takes a while to get there, i can wait!

vitamins from veterans

came across some vivid, surreal work-
Niren Sen gupta- http://www.paintingindia.com/gallery.html
Khosa- http://www.koausa.org/Paintings/Khosa/
Ramachandran- http://www.contemporaryindianart.com/a__ramachandran.htm
Raza- http://www.cyberadsstudio.com/SPEAR/raza/thumnailimages.htm
if it takes a while to get there, i can wait!

hey girl

hey girl
pick up that head...
no tears but the angst can be read
you got loads to learn and way to fly
if a man couldn't measure up, let him try or say bye
but you straighten up and fly right
coz the love of you, for gods sake the love of you is the sun for a thousand plants,
the million saplings that i am
I need that light,
that warmth of you or i wither...
jeez girl you are my weather
something i take with me,
where ever i go
i only pretend to be the pillar
after ages i put together the words extinct from the terrain of my mind
i love you

hey girl

hey girl
pick up that head...
no tears but the angst can be read
you got loads to learn and way to fly
if a man couldn't measure up, let him try or say bye
but you straighten up and fly right
coz the love of you, for gods sake the love of you is the sun for a thousand plants,
the million saplings that i am
I need that light,
that warmth of you or i wither...
jeez girl you are my weather
something i take with me,
where ever i go
i only pretend to be the pillar
after ages i put together the words extinct from the terrain of my mind
i love you

nothing

an aimless thought zipped by and I was like- what was that?! music we listen to create electrical impulses in our brain which spark with abstractions in the mind that germinate into a cluster of thought entities which fuse together to make a comet-like ponder ball blazing past the crust of the cranium out into open limitless... ... sorry! i wont do this again... really... i shall blame this one on floyd's division bell.

nothing

an aimless thought zipped by and I was like- what was that?! music we listen to create electrical impulses in our brain which spark with abstractions in the mind that germinate into a cluster of thought entities which fuse together to make a comet-like ponder ball blazing past the crust of the cranium out into open limitless... ... sorry! i wont do this again... really... i shall blame this one on floyd's division bell.

random weekender thoughts

Time Space & You
Did I say I need Time to work things out? Its because I Space out thinking of You
Did I say I need Space to work it out- You are worth my Time
Did I say I need You to work this out? It's Time to make that Space.

wanted a dvd player so was online checking out reviews. by the end of it, i got so bored i didn't want it. at this rate, i'll never own anything!!!
work. that's where the real headrush's at. it fulfills my existence. it changes. i live again, everytime.


by far one of the most effective images i've seen my whole life.
jaae jis disha mein chaahe, wahi des
- lyrics from 'swades'

interesting gateway page...









a bird can fly; but it couldn't imagine what i'd do if i could fly.

'salaam namste' was paisa vasool. arshad warsi and saif were funny. as usual, javed jafri overdid it again.

a prayer for the people in pakistan. tsunami/earthquakes are happening around us... hasn't hit us yet. what are we... bloody lucky? it cant be a single plate that we're on that's sliding along like the fault lines.

random weekender thoughts

Time Space & You
Did I say I need Time to work things out? Its because I Space out thinking of You
Did I say I need Space to work it out- You are worth my Time
Did I say I need You to work this out? It's Time to make that Space.

wanted a dvd player so was online checking out reviews. by the end of it, i got so bored i didn't want it. at this rate, i'll never own anything!!!
work. that's where the real headrush's at. it fulfills my existence. it changes. i live again, everytime.


by far one of the most effective images i've seen my whole life.
jaae jis disha mein chaahe, wahi des
- lyrics from 'swades'

interesting gateway page...









a bird can fly; but it couldn't imagine what i'd do if i could fly.

'salaam namste' was paisa vasool. arshad warsi and saif were funny. as usual, javed jafri overdid it again.

a prayer for the people in pakistan. tsunami/earthquakes are happening around us... hasn't hit us yet. what are we... bloody lucky? it cant be a single plate that we're on that's sliding along like the fault lines.

YEAH!

at least ONE of us did it ;) ... Proud of you. DEvinder!

YEAH!

at least ONE of us did it ;) ... Proud of you. DEvinder!

I dont know what i want, but i know i'm not happy with what i have

Hazarding Poetry IX - an ode to advertising

a new life rolls in
ads, brands, power to buy
it's no sin
to lie
about your favorite range
coz everyone knows it will change
like that channel you just flicked
or dust you just kicked

that bugger in the next cubicle just picked
the lastest version of what he had last
and looks at yours, aghast
'you still hanging onto that blast from the past?'
ho boy, things change fast

ads redicule common sense
so you buy their junk and hence
fit in with the hip and cool
so all can drool
at you and and hang onto every sentence

make me look good, feel good
I got the dosh, is that understood?
so do your job, ad man
cook up more dead pan
hey babe, hey dude, it aint rude
people forget like something they chewed
so sell that trash, you can
its getting endorsed by a star, these days he's in,
I cant tell if its a woman or a man
doesnt matter, he'll be out be jan

I dont know what i want, but i know i'm not happy with what i have

Hazarding Poetry IX - an ode to advertising

a new life rolls in
ads, brands, power to buy
it's no sin
to lie
about your favorite range
coz everyone knows it will change
like that channel you just flicked
or dust you just kicked

that bugger in the next cubicle just picked
the lastest version of what he had last
and looks at yours, aghast
'you still hanging onto that blast from the past?'
ho boy, things change fast

ads redicule common sense
so you buy their junk and hence
fit in with the hip and cool
so all can drool
at you and and hang onto every sentence

make me look good, feel good
I got the dosh, is that understood?
so do your job, ad man
cook up more dead pan
hey babe, hey dude, it aint rude
people forget like something they chewed
so sell that trash, you can
its getting endorsed by a star, these days he's in,
I cant tell if its a woman or a man
doesnt matter, he'll be out be jan

driving down to work was different today. same crazy traffic, same madness- just that it didnt get to me this time. I now have a tiny-toony mp3 player that keeps my sanity intact.
i dont understand a word of Italian, but listening to Andrea Bocelli voice just does it. Its said about him that if God had a voice, it would be his.
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flash 8 now has drop shadow and bevel. probably coz adobe now owns macromedia! the new effects almost put flash at par with illustrator and premier- both adobe products. dont miss the rendering engine they now have. exploits open gl. video downloading and managing is quicker.what does this mean to me? well, i can now put up video travelogs!
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someone's taken life a li'l too seriously.
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and finally, one unfinished job taken care of.

driving down to work was different today. same crazy traffic, same madness- just that it didnt get to me this time. I now have a tiny-toony mp3 player that keeps my sanity intact.
i dont understand a word of Italian, but listening to Andrea Bocelli voice just does it. Its said about him that if God had a voice, it would be his.
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flash 8 now has drop shadow and bevel. probably coz adobe now owns macromedia! the new effects almost put flash at par with illustrator and premier- both adobe products. dont miss the rendering engine they now have. exploits open gl. video downloading and managing is quicker.what does this mean to me? well, i can now put up video travelogs!
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someone's taken life a li'l too seriously.
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and finally, one unfinished job taken care of.

monster design and other work

graphite against paper rules. its great to get back to some real work-

monster design and other work

graphite against paper rules. its great to get back to some real work-

kasol 3

kasol 3

Kasol 2

Anand and I leave Delhi at 5 am on Friday morning and head for Chandigarh, 250 km from Delhi. Our steed is a Hyundai Santro - a 1100 cc, 63 ps machine. The roads in Punjab are narrow but well maintained, and we breezed across at a steady 110 kph. We stopped at a dhaba for a filling breakfast made up of paneer and alu paranthas, lassi and chai (Rs. 90).

We meet Devinder and Megha in Mohali, guzzle down some tea, grab and ipod with a radio reciever so it plays in the car stereo. Devinder (who else) gets us to Kasol, 300 km into the hills. The journey uphill is interesting at times- ask for beer at the booze shops in the hills and you'll be offered hakke bakke, which is the same as Hacke Beck beer.
We reached at 7 pm. Total driving time from Delhi to Kasol can take around 12 hours. Manikaran is 3 km from Kasol. Ideally one can take a room in Kasol, drive up to Manikaran and get back.
We stayed at Sandhya Kasol inn where the rooms cost us 400 per day. It was quite a job looking for rooms here since most of the hotel rooms are give out to Isreali tourists. Since they stay for a good 2 months at a stretch, this means better business. Indians typically come for the weekend. Kasol is mainly a tourist location, with hotels, shops and bakeries. There were just a few 'homes' in sight!

In the morning, we walked downside of town, across and back the Kasol bridge (top most picture) , where we found a cove along the river. Here we cooled our beers in the cold river; holding it with stones. I gave Anand some mud therapy since he needed it the most. We spent the day as wandering connoisseurs from one restaurant to another, sampling the pastas, mashed patatoes, apple juice, bruschettas and popping in olives all day long. A filling, wholesome meal- Breakfast or dinner, for 4 people averaged at Rs. 450. Our appetites did overtime in Kasol so this is surely an upper limit!
The next day we went uphill into the forest, where we walked for a good 2 km till we were far away from any sights or sounds of civilization. The river (second pic on top) is more narrow here with rapids. Here we cooled our beers and crossed the side which was quite a workout since the current is strong enough to carry one off. We dozed off for a while in the beautiful forest and then headed back.We made it a point to carry back all our junk- empty beer bottles and plastic bags to the hotel.
The common mode of transportation here was apparently the Royal Enfield Bullet. I had a field day clicking pictures of modified bikes.

Our route starting from Anantpur Sahib - Swarghat Noni Ghagas Beri Barmana Bilaspur Kannaid Mandi Pandoh Aut Panarsa Takoli Kullu district Bhuntar Jari Kasol

The drive from Aut to Pandoh was breath-taking. The eight kilometre stretch is an awesome setting of cool breeze, a beautiful landscape and a well maintained road.
We reached back home on Monday night. It's Wednesday and the God-crafted landscape is still in my head.

Kasol 2

Anand and I leave Delhi at 5 am on Friday morning and head for Chandigarh, 250 km from Delhi. Our steed is a Hyundai Santro - a 1100 cc, 63 ps machine. The roads in Punjab are narrow but well maintained, and we breezed across at a steady 110 kph. We stopped at a dhaba for a filling breakfast made up of paneer and alu paranthas, lassi and chai (Rs. 90).

We meet Devinder and Megha in Mohali, guzzle down some tea, grab and ipod with a radio reciever so it plays in the car stereo. Devinder (who else) gets us to Kasol, 300 km into the hills. The journey uphill is interesting at times- ask for beer at the booze shops in the hills and you'll be offered hakke bakke, which is the same as Hacke Beck beer.
We reached at 7 pm. Total driving time from Delhi to Kasol can take around 12 hours. Manikaran is 3 km from Kasol. Ideally one can take a room in Kasol, drive up to Manikaran and get back.
We stayed at Sandhya Kasol inn where the rooms cost us 400 per day. It was quite a job looking for rooms here since most of the hotel rooms are give out to Isreali tourists. Since they stay for a good 2 months at a stretch, this means better business. Indians typically come for the weekend. Kasol is mainly a tourist location, with hotels, shops and bakeries. There were just a few 'homes' in sight!

In the morning, we walked downside of town, across and back the Kasol bridge (top most picture) , where we found a cove along the river. Here we cooled our beers in the cold river; holding it with stones. I gave Anand some mud therapy since he needed it the most. We spent the day as wandering connoisseurs from one restaurant to another, sampling the pastas, mashed patatoes, apple juice, bruschettas and popping in olives all day long. A filling, wholesome meal- Breakfast or dinner, for 4 people averaged at Rs. 450. Our appetites did overtime in Kasol so this is surely an upper limit!
The next day we went uphill into the forest, where we walked for a good 2 km till we were far away from any sights or sounds of civilization. The river (second pic on top) is more narrow here with rapids. Here we cooled our beers and crossed the side which was quite a workout since the current is strong enough to carry one off. We dozed off for a while in the beautiful forest and then headed back.We made it a point to carry back all our junk- empty beer bottles and plastic bags to the hotel.
The common mode of transportation here was apparently the Royal Enfield Bullet. I had a field day clicking pictures of modified bikes.

Our route starting from Anantpur Sahib - Swarghat Noni Ghagas Beri Barmana Bilaspur Kannaid Mandi Pandoh Aut Panarsa Takoli Kullu district Bhuntar Jari Kasol

The drive from Aut to Pandoh was breath-taking. The eight kilometre stretch is an awesome setting of cool breeze, a beautiful landscape and a well maintained road.
We reached back home on Monday night. It's Wednesday and the God-crafted landscape is still in my head.

Kasol

550 km from Delhi, In Kasol with Devinder, his wife- Megha and Anand.

This pic-

was taken on a Nikon coolpix 4100 using a Vivitar tripod. The panorama feature was used and the stitch was done in a panorama maker software which comes with the camera.
We had to walk a good 2 km into the forest to get away from the village totally. This doggie followed us all the way! The spot was beautiful. Sky, trees, Rocks and the river. And us.

Kasol is Bullet land- lots of Royal Enfields-


all hired out to Isrealis who made up for 90% of Kasol's residence.

We chilled our beers at a small beach next to the river here-


And here's me chilling for a few moments in the lap of mother nature-

We made it a point to bring back all our empty beer bottles and junk back. If I can love natural surroundings so much, I can keep it clean too... it takes just a little bit.

Detail travelog and tonz of more pics coming up.

Kasol

550 km from Delhi, In Kasol with Devinder, his wife- Megha and Anand.

This pic-

was taken on a Nikon coolpix 4100 using a Vivitar tripod. The panorama feature was used and the stitch was done in a panorama maker software which comes with the camera.
We had to walk a good 2 km into the forest to get away from the village totally. This doggie followed us all the way! The spot was beautiful. Sky, trees, Rocks and the river. And us.

Kasol is Bullet land- lots of Royal Enfields-


all hired out to Isrealis who made up for 90% of Kasol's residence.

We chilled our beers at a small beach next to the river here-


And here's me chilling for a few moments in the lap of mother nature-

We made it a point to bring back all our empty beer bottles and junk back. If I can love natural surroundings so much, I can keep it clean too... it takes just a little bit.

Detail travelog and tonz of more pics coming up.