tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54764580490601361052024-03-14T04:09:15.739+05:30Brinzy's AzureA wish to paint the canvas of life with poetry, prose and photographybrinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-12740262916309936892012-06-24T19:26:00.001+05:302012-06-24T19:46:30.873+05:30Mesmerizing Kotagiri<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Nestled
amidst the beautiful canopy of Nilgiri hills, away from the hustle bustle of
the city and the commercialization of nearby tourist spots, lies a simple,
serene, beautiful hill station which goes by the name - Kotagiri. As the oldest
hill station of India, this place is full of lush green tea estates and breath
taking viewpoints which can only be complimented by the peace and quiet that
surround this place.</span></div>
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The calmness
is broken occasionally by the chirping of the birds or the humming of the bees.</div>
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As an added
flavor there are cottages available which are over a hundred years old and
which can be easily booked online. So if
you are looking for a place to relax and reboot this may be just the perfect
option. </div>
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<b>Our Experience:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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After
searching for a calm place to escape from the scorching sun in the month of may,
myself and some of my teammates zeroed in on Kotagiri. We booked one “Ridgeway cottage” which is a
125 year old British style Bungalow and offers a very unique experience by
retaining the original settings by providing some basic amenities.</div>
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We hired an
innova and set course towards Kotagiri via Mysore and Ooty. The en-route Bandipur forest range closes
around 6 P.M is the evening and opens at 6 A.M in the morning. So the travel
must be planned accordingly. </div>
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The journey
was pretty uneventful except but we spotted a herd of elephants (which included
3 baby elephants), monkeys, deers and a number of peacocks in Bandipur and Mudumalai. From Mudhumalai, there are 36 hairpin bends
on the road to Ooty via Kalhatti ghat, which is nothing short of a visual
treat. There is also an alternate route available which the buses normal take.</div>
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Once you
reach Ooty there are 2 routes which can be taken to reach Kotagiri. While going
we went via Coonoor, but later discovered that there is a shorter route from
Ooty via Doddabetta. We took this route
while coming back.</div>
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It took us
around 7.5 hours to reach Kotagiri from Bangalore.</div>
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We lazed
around this place for a day roaming around the tea estates, discovering the surroundings
or just relaxing in the cottage. We also
visited kodanad view point which provided an excellent view of the Mysore
plateau. The road to kodanad view point which was very well maintained,
surrounded by greenery on either side.</div>
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The cottage
provides a cook and a caretaker who can cook food if we provide groceries from
the nearby local market. </div>
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All in all
this was a very different experience in an old British style cottage with some
delicious home cooked food. </div>
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<b>About the cottage:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Ridgeway cottage is around 125 years old and
has 2 suites each with an attached bathroom, a dining hall, living room and a
kitchen. This cottage makes a comfortable stay for 6-8 people and is in the
middle of tea estates. </div>
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More
information about this cottage is available in the following link:</div>
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<a href="http://www.indiainvites.com/ridgewaycottages/index.htm">http://www.indiainvites.com/ridgewaycottages/index.htm</a></div>
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<b>Nearby tourist attractions:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The roads in
and around kotagiri are very well maintained.</div>
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There are
quite a few places to see in and around Kotagiri.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">Kodanad View Point: Gives a splendid view of the
Mysore Plateau. We can also get a sneak peak of St Catherine falls and the
Rangaswamy Pillar from here.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">St Catherine falls: Around 8km away from the
city, offers a good view point with its cascading falls.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">3.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;">Rangaswamy Pillar: unique rock formation</span><br />
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While there don’t miss the toy train from Ooty to Coonoor. This is the train where the Chaiya Chaiya song
was shot and supposed to be very scenic all along.</div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-39533619293919457582011-04-02T10:31:00.002+05:302011-04-02T10:40:39.297+05:30Good luck Team India<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dzJ-3pcyKgg/TZauGV1nbxI/AAAAAAAAATU/Hr2CSe_aVGg/s1600/2011-04-02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dzJ-3pcyKgg/TZauGV1nbxI/AAAAAAAAATU/Hr2CSe_aVGg/s400/2011-04-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590847411391524626" border="0" /></a><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:donotshowcomments/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> 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/>Everyone is in a state of frenzy. The cricket fever has raised the mercurial levels to shocking, unknown degrees.<br />1.2 billion People are in anticipation of one time, 2.30 PM, when finally the first ball will be bowled.<br />If there is anything more fascinating than the match today in this cricket crazy nation, it can only be the journey so far.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">India – Australia </span><br />I was journeying, literally, during the India – Aus cricket match. The 50 odd men, women and children in the bus could think of only one thing ‘the score’. It was really amazing to see how much people get emotionally involved in the game and the number of innovative ways they find to keep track of the match. Nearly everyone in the bus was busy messaging, calling friends and family or using the mobile internet to check the score. When a co-passenger called his friend to check the score nearly everyone waited with bated breath. I could hear the man assuring excitedly (and loudly) over the phone that ‘Raina’ was a good batsmen and India definitely is in a comfortable position to win. Everyone heard and everyone nodded. Offcourse we all wanted to believe that ‘Raina’ is really, really good.<br /><br />As the passengers called, surfed and eavesdropped to keep track of the all important cricket match, something exciting happened. The ‘laptop guy’ entered the bus. The laptop guy made himself at home in the bus and smartly started streaming the cricket match. Instantaneously there was no other fascinating object left on earth for the travelers. Everyone including the conductor was shamelessly fidgeting to sneak peek into his laptop.<br />By this time the match had reached the final stages, the last 5 overs and nobody could contain their enthusiasm.<br />One of my friends even started doing a Ravi Shastry by giving live commentary for the benefit of others who couldn’t see comfortably intothe guys laptop. It didn’t matter that she said the bowler is walking not running, everyone was listening.<br /> Offcourse the slow streaming did not make any difference as the ‘smart guy’ had the cricinfo opened too.<br /><br />India had 11 runs to win from 20 odd balls. Everyone was on their toes when the internet connection went down. There was a spontaneous scramble while the crowd resorted to their old reliable ways to get the score. Some others stared into the guy’s laptop as he tried to repair the connection. When he succeeded India had 4 runs to win and got home comfortably. The strangers in the bus all clapped together and celebrated. They had all the reason in the world to cheer. The next match was India v/s Pakistan.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">India – Pakistan</span><br />Emotions, one could almost drink them. There is no need to say that India Pakistan matches have always been special. Many of them bunked office, or colleges or school on the auspicious day. My company rose magnificently to the occasion by arranging a projector in the cafeteria. This was the next best thing to watching the match in the stadium. Every run was cheered. Every four was welcomed with a dance. The unforgettable moment was undoubtedly sachin’s lbw. The crowed sighed, whopped, cheered and even cursed the umpire in unison. All six lives of tendulkar were celebrated with pomp and glory equivalent to an ‘avatar’. It was total fun, total celebration and total craziness.<br /><br />India’s joy new no bounds when we won. My next door neighbors’ showed off their feelings by taking their bikes out and touring the whole area chanting ‘India India’. The crowd celebrated by bursting crackers. There was a festive atmosphere all around.<br />I don’t know if it was my imagination but the next day everyone seemed to greet everyone with a wide smile. Everyone was discussing with everyone about cricket. People responded by posting some very innovative facebook updates. All in all celebration was in air. India has reached the world cup finals.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">India- Srilanka.</span><br />Let India win and if it does it is a tribute to Sachin Tecndulkar, the god of cricket.<br />India should win and Sachin should hit a century.<br />There is nothing more satisfying than getting the world cup home in the batting maestro’s own backyard.<br />Common Sachin, the whole world is with you (except for Lanka:P)<br /><br />Cricket!. It has united us all today.<br />Nearly everyone is busy making plans for this day. Pizza and coke market is going to boom as calls are being made between family and friends discussing the options to watch the match together. Apartment complexes are becoming one by hosting cricket parties. All the television showrooms will be busy entertaining people coming to have a glance at the match. Shops will be closed, roads will be empty and the world will come to a standstill.<br /><br />The stage is set. Let the game begin,<br />Until then <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">BLEED BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-17243943677990050742010-09-24T22:47:00.011+05:302010-09-25T19:17:33.900+05:30ಅಂಧಕಾರ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/TJzf5PZvC1I/AAAAAAAAATE/LDBZyKQzTsM/s1600/pearl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520533417729395538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/TJzf5PZvC1I/AAAAAAAAATE/LDBZyKQzTsM/s400/pearl.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">ಹರಿಯುವ ನೀರು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಂಧ, </span><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">ಹಾರುವ ಅಲೆಗೆ, ಹೀರುವ ಸುಳಿಗೆ<br />ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಕಡಲ ನಿರ್ಭಂಧ?<br /><br />ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದು ಹೋಗಿ ಸುತ್ತಲು,<br />ಬಿತ್ತು ಕೆಳಗೆ, ಕಪ್ಪೆಚಿಪ್ಪಿನೊಳಗೆ<br />ಸುತ್ತ ಏಕೆ ಕಪ್ಪು ಕತ್ತಲು?<br /><br />ಇರುವುದೆ ಅಲ್ಲೆ? ಸಿಗುವುದೆ ಕಾಲದ ಸೆರೆಗೆ?<br />ಬರಿ ಕರಿ ಛಾಯೆ; ಅಂಧಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿದೆಯೆ ಮಾಯೆ?<br />ಮುತ್ತಾಗಿರುವುದೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಕಡಲ ಹೊರಗೆ? </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">English Translation:</span></strong></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"></span></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Water is carefree</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">a jumping wave,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">dancing whirlpool,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">have no restrictions at sea.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">There was one such tiny </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">drop of water,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">which fell into an oyster shell</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">and was lost in darkness forever.</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Is it just darkness?</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Or is darkness an illusion?</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">Is it lost forever?<br />Or will it be found,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">transformed into a pearl?</span></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-43069922292542550662010-04-27T20:33:00.003+05:302010-04-27T20:36:02.882+05:30Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6XxkacdH5I/AAAAAAAAAQI/chp1fPzbgJw/s1600-h/DSC05636-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6XxkacdH5I/AAAAAAAAAQI/chp1fPzbgJw/s400/DSC05636-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451028531878109074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">sheer passion for beauty</span> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >instills misty nature to gift</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);">dewy accessories</span></span></span></span></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-87114808106977848372010-04-11T21:05:00.013+05:302010-04-26T22:23:24.748+05:30ಮಂಜಿನ ಹನಿ<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S8HvqfDFNpI/AAAAAAAAASg/ozwCA57DFJ8/s1600/dew.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S8HvqfDFNpI/AAAAAAAAASg/ozwCA57DFJ8/s400/dew.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458907736517719698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >ಹಸಿರೆಲೆಯ ಅಂಚಿನಲಿ ಜಿನುಗುತಿದೆ, ಒಂದು ಮಂಜಿನ ಹನಿ,</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮುಂಜಾವಿನ ಇಬ್ಬನಿ.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >ಕ್ಷಣ ಮಾತ್ರದ ಬದುಕು, ಆದರೂ ಮಿನುಗುವ ಉತ್ಕರ್ಷ,</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >ಕಾಯುತಿದೆ, ಬೇಕಿದೆ ಒಂದು ಹೊಂಗಿರಣದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಷ.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >ಬಂದು ತಾಗಲಿ ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಕಿರಣ, ಬರಲಿ ಹರ್ಷದ ಗಳಿಗೆ, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><br />ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಮಿನುಗಲಿ ಈ ಹನಿ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬೀಳುವುದರೊಳಗೆ.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">English Translation:</span><br />Sometimes the world seems so big and you feel so insignificant and small,<br />Yet somewhere deep within the heart lies a great desire to shine,<br />Shine once in a short life before it can completely fade away......<br />Just like this single dew drop, swinging on the edge of a green leaf<br />It can fall down anytime, it has such a short life.<br />Yet it yearns for the touch of a single ray of sunlight<br />One small ray that can brighten its life.<br />It is waiting for this one golden moment<br />to shine just once before it finally falls down.............<br /><br /></div></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-51576004646480049352010-04-04T20:55:00.006+05:302010-04-04T21:32:38.691+05:30Yeh dil maange more!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7iwaNNqstI/AAAAAAAAASI/khirX9lQ-4w/s1600/friends.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7iwaNNqstI/AAAAAAAAASI/khirX9lQ-4w/s400/friends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456304912829428434" border="0" /></a>It was over, the refreshment joint was closed and we were heading back to Bangalore. On the way back all of us were quiet, too tired to do anything else anyways.<br /><br />But undoubtedly this one was a great adventurous outing and will remain in our hearts for a very long time.<br /><br />Thank you - Saurabh, Shashi, Prithvi, Chetan and Deepti for making this trip such a memorable one.<br /><br />The above picture depicts a lot of my feelings, towards you guys and all my other friends :-)<br /><br /><br />Life is an endless stretch of struggles spotted by tiny moments of joy. Struggles come and struggles go, but it is these moments that make life worth living and it is for them this this heart will scream "Yeh dil maange more".<br /><br />Like all wonderful moments this moment too has come to an end and until the next one<br /><br />C ya folks......<br /><br /><br />Some important information about these two places<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maravanthe(beach):</span><br />Nearest town: kundapur<br />Home-stay: Sagar kinara beach resort (Srinivas -<span style="font-family: lucida grande;">9448724861)</span><br />Places of interest nearby<br />Udupi - 50 kms( Malpe beach and Saint Maries island)<br />Agumbe- 45 kms ( Famous sunset spot)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kodachadri: (famous trekking spot) </span><br />Nearest town: Shimoga ( 15 kms)<br />Stay: There is accommodation available in IB and also the Bhattara mane, will not recommend this one for girls though.<br />Trek: Can go by walk or by jeep<br />Places of interest nearby<br />Kollur (45 kms)<br />Nagara(15kms, there is a fort here)brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-22730304349538041992010-03-28T16:34:00.023+05:302010-04-04T20:48:05.806+05:30kodachadri<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Early morning start: </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We decided to start very early on sunday morning.Going to kodachadri meant trekking for more than 10 kms and we wanted to complete the trek before Mr sun become too torchy. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So at 4.15 A.M or so, all of us were ready and set to go. The home-stay owner seemed surprised to see the party leaving at the pre-designated time. But he bid us adieu by taking a group photo of all of us and party took off.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />kollur to nittur:<br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Off we went towards kollur. kollur is around 45 kms from Maravanthe and is famous for the Mookambika temple. We almost immediately entered the ghat section and i swear that i also saw a very confused deer in the middle of the road which ran helter-scelter on seeing the head lights of our car. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After a brief visit to the temple we started towards "sagara" a small town in shimoga. Our destination was Nittur which fell somewhere along the way between kollur and sagara. We didnt know then but Nittur is a further 45 kms from kollur. The distance and the ghat section slowed us down a bit. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: lucida grande;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />So it was almost 6'0 clock in the morning by the time we reached the foot of kodachadri hills. That's when the merciful sun decided to give us the first view of the hills. Kodachadri is deemed as the most beautiful place and trekking spot in coastal karnataka and now i clearly saw why. Though very enthusiastic from the start i was also a bit skeptical about visiting this place, as i has heard and read that the trek was a bit difficult. But looking at it now, there were absolutely no doubts left, easy or difficult i wanted to trek and go all the way to the top.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Foot-hills:</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />We went a further of 6 kms, as far as the qualis could go. We breakfasted here at one of the local home-stays and again here too food was home made and exceptionally good. It was a misty dewy morning and there were dews everywhere.</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Its amazing how much difference a few drops of dew can make to the flowers and leaves,</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">i suppose a dew drop is to flowers as jewelery is to women :) . I could not let my camera miss some of these beauties so i also spent some time capturing them as the hot "upma" and hot filter coffee was prepared.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We started our trek from the home stay. We were told that the trek was around 9 kms and we started our journey excitedly. There are also jeeps that you can take to go till the Inspection bungalow. So the jeeps have left a wide track which is easy to follow. You can also take the short cuts as they are just adjacent to the jeep tracks.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Which ever way you take this trek was a lot of fun....</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Kodachadri trek: 11 kms in 11 steps </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Step1</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:<br />Bhattara mane Garden, misty morning dew drops</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S68-kA03bYI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GS2Sc01mDrM/s1600/DSC05610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S68-kA03bYI/AAAAAAAAARQ/GS2Sc01mDrM/s400/DSC05610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453646462186909058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step2</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: <br />The jeep track, Our journey starts, can you hear singing, teasing and chattering?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687BOKQkHI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/XDMtmDdvqL4/s1600/DSC05657.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687BOKQkHI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/XDMtmDdvqL4/s400/DSC05657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453642565935992946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 3:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are soo tired? how far yet? not even halfway?</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S68-jHcSWFI/AAAAAAAAARA/4GE-waMonp0/s1600/DSC05680-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S68-jHcSWFI/AAAAAAAAARA/4GE-waMonp0/s400/DSC05680-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453646446782994514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 4;</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are alomost half way. I remember asking the passing jeeps how far? but the answer was always the same.."3 kms". It was good for us in a way, kept us motivated </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7YieLIqz9I/AAAAAAAAARw/bJeozF0Q6E0/s1600/DSC05749.JPG"><br /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687BtVnxPI/AAAAAAAAAQY/4tmRGegbjFw/s1600/DSC05687-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687BtVnxPI/AAAAAAAAAQY/4tmRGegbjFw/s400/DSC05687-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453642574305150194" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 5:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are half way through....</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S68-jsbE2qI/AAAAAAAAARI/QJrPZdc48lc/s1600/DSC05704-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 6:</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pity we went in summer...all the lush green grass has dried up...</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687CKwNP-I/AAAAAAAAAQg/fgzdAanRfgY/s1600/DSC05740.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687CKwNP-I/AAAAAAAAAQg/fgzdAanRfgY/s400/DSC05740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453642582201286626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 7:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Can you spot the Inspection Bungalow? That is our destination</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687CtL9SeI/AAAAAAAAAQo/pSZgaq9usvA/s1600/DSC05742-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687CtL9SeI/AAAAAAAAAQo/pSZgaq9usvA/s400/DSC05742-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453642591444486626" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 8:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hurray, we reached!!!!!!!!! or did we?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Finally after a non stop trek of 3 hours we reached the Inspection bungalow and what did we find there? That we have another 2 km to trek to reach the top :(.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are exhausted...but can we stop? naaahhhhhhhhh</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S687DPzcevI/AAAAAAAAAQw/NF23T9KF5hY/s1600/DSC05750.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 9: </span><br />Phew! we cannot do it,<br />wait a minute, did u see the view?<br />we can do it off course ....<br /></div></div><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7YieLIqz9I/AAAAAAAAARw/bJeozF0Q6E0/s1600/DSC05749.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 296px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7YieLIqz9I/AAAAAAAAARw/bJeozF0Q6E0/s400/DSC05749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455585900386504658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 10:</span><br /> Just a little bit further....<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7Yk53NK0-I/AAAAAAAAAR4/G3v-2pRw5YI/s1600/DSC05751.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7Yk53NK0-I/AAAAAAAAAR4/G3v-2pRw5YI/s400/DSC05751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455588575096263650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 11: </span><br />Finally reached...sweaty , dirty and exhausted...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7YoK4gjNWI/AAAAAAAAASA/lERKpBygj84/s1600/DSC05768.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S7YoK4gjNWI/AAAAAAAAASA/lERKpBygj84/s400/DSC05768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455592166038648162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shankara peeta and the cucumber seller:</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Given above is the picture of shankara peeta, a small temple dedicated to Shankaracharya, who the legend says meditated on top of this hills.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I expected to feel euphoric on reaching the top, but right now it felt like my brain was dead. There was a guy selling cucumbers and nimbu sharbat next to the small temple. It also had a thatched roof kind of shelter, the only refuge from the sun which was now burning hot. I remember slumping in the corner of the shelter and gulping atleast 6 glasses of nimboo sharbhat. My glucose-deprived body suddenly seemed to get out of its waking slumber and the first thought that my brain registered was "wow, this must be how' amruta'- the celestial nectar must taste like.</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />I have no idea how much money this guy collects, but i am pretty sure he collects a lot of 'punya' and if there is a heaven anywhere, he will definitely be welcomed as a 'priced candidate'.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So after drinking 'amrutha' and taking some rest the feeling of 'mission accomplished' started to sink in which was celebrated by taking group photos of the troupe. I know we did not conquer Mt everest, but that did not make our sense of accomplishment any lesser, especially after seeing that we were above the clouds.</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />There is a perfect song for every mood and occasion it is said and i did find a perfect one too.</span><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The hindi song' aaj mein uuper, aasma neeche' kept running involuntarily on my lips ;).</span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />we returned back to the IB and had a hearty meal at bhattara mane next to the IB. We were in dilemma whether to take the jeep or walk the way back and it was solved by the sudden appearance of the clouds in the sky. So off we went chasing clouds until our feet cracked and creaked. </span><span style="font-family: lucida grande; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Clouds forming in the sky, you could see them moving in front of you. 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/></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-82700119625089259832010-03-16T14:29:00.025+05:302010-03-21T15:28:32.988+05:30Maravanthe...<a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S59JeaBcw0I/AAAAAAAAAOg/T9VrbxHU1bs/s1600-h/DSC05446.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S59JeaBcw0I/AAAAAAAAAOg/T9VrbxHU1bs/s400/DSC05446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449154860871893826" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">This is the first sight that caught our eye as we entered Maravathe. As seen in the picture it is a clean, isolated beach framed by gray rocks. The mere sight of it was enough of an invitation for us to jump right into the water.</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">But we had had a long journey of 12 hours and needed our refreshments, so we headed in the opposite direction instead, towards the home-stay.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The "Sagar Kinara" beach resort:</span></span> <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S59LLyl0k-I/AAAAAAAAAOo/KgYdXG1NtGQ/s1600-h/DSC05452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S59LLyl0k-I/AAAAAAAAAOo/KgYdXG1NtGQ/s400/DSC05452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449156740072641506" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Not a resort as such, but it has around 6 - 7 rooms good enough for a pleasant stay. The rooms are unsophisticated, neat, clean and small. No A/c or generator but still it is pleasant place and an affordable one with a beautiful view of the beach from the veranda. The view is good especially in the moon light. </span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The cost of each room comes up to Rs 500/- per day.</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The food is great, a typical udupi brahmin home food complete with pickle and pakodas.<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span>The view of the beach from the resort</span></div><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EH2Ov9mWI/AAAAAAAAAOw/nAdOXHlGnPA/s1600-h/DSC05451.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EH2Ov9mWI/AAAAAAAAAOw/nAdOXHlGnPA/s400/DSC05451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449645652348606818" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The Home-stay owner Mr. Srinivas (Mobile - 9448724861) is a very friendly person and took care of all our needs from the word go. He also gave us suggestions on the places in and around maravanthe that we can visit. I made the mistake of calling him "Uncle" and later in the night we all had an "entertaining" lecture on why only people above 50 must be addressed as "Uncle"and how we must not generalize the term.So thus began our "vacation" and the entry to the refreshment joint could not have been better.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" ><br /><br />A stroll by the beach: </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />After a short while we decided to take a stroll by the beach. We crossed the rocks lining the shore and started to take in the surroundings as we walked.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />The picturesque water, white foam of the waves, broken sea shells brought ashore by the dancing waves of the sea, the feel of water and the receding sand against the back of our feet, the tiny little white crabs moving on the surface of the sand, little birds sitting on the shore as though watching a brilliant performance and flying away over the sea as we neared too close to them giving a spectacular performance themselves, the fishing boats, the coconut trees and everything around seemed picture perfect.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />Maravanthe has a beautiful beach on one side of the highway and sowparnika river on the other. We walked by the beach and walked by the river and in the meantime all of us started switching over to our cranky sides.</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Saurabh pretended to be a ghost by a broken down, blackened house. Shashi and Deepti started posing on the bark of a tree, Chetan started taking pictures of every flower in the vicinity, for Deepti offcourse. I almost stumbled twice trying to take pictures of every thing from broken sea shells to dead trees. In one way or the other all of us were trying to do a bit of 'nortangi' in our own style. I dont remember what Prithvi was doing though. Either he is a very decent boy or I was too busy doing 'nortangi' of my own to notice what he was doing.</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />Without any doubt the vacation mood was sinking right into us. It must have got into our stomachs first though, as all of us were hungry at this point of time and off we went to have lunch.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" ><br /><br />Boating and the sunset</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >:</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />After a hearty lunch and a quick nap, we went towards the river for a bit of boating.</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">30 min ride in the river was good enough where most of the time was spent in taking profile pictures of the concerned individuals :P. It was almost evening by the time we finished boating and the sun was beginning to set in the sky.</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">As though by magic the river in front of us was transformed into pure gold and left all of us mesmerized. It also made the 650 bucks we paid for boating worthwhile.<br /></span> <a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EU84bu0DI/AAAAAAAAAPA/Y--ghC5fjAE/s1600-h/DSC05537.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EU84bu0DI/AAAAAAAAAPA/Y--ghC5fjAE/s400/DSC05537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449660060268417074" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EU8YITR1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/GZrQxwMQqGk/s1600-h/DSC05539.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6EU8YITR1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/GZrQxwMQqGk/s400/DSC05539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449660051596986194" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">It was time now, really time for sunset. All of us ran towards the beach and lo behold what a view it was!<br />Sunset happens everyday at every place, but its amazing how the experience can be so special at certain places.<br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">A small golden orb sinking low, gloriously on the horizon, so simple yet so special...</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />Beauty is often perceived as that what lies in the eye of the beholder.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">But sometimes both the vision and perception become mere see -through glasses, see -through glasses framing a window of the soul....</span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />and real beauty, surpasses them both and touches the soul directly.. stirring deep emotions from within..</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Perhaps that's why, we like what we see and perceive it as delight......<br /></span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TNXZiSUcI/AAAAAAAAAPY/ByxjzwyTG04/s1600-h/DSC05559.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TNXZiSUcI/AAAAAAAAAPY/ByxjzwyTG04/s400/DSC05559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450707250900521410" border="0" /></a><span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TG6jSnpXI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/6Bd1m6kRrQY/s1600-h/DSC05578.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TG6jSnpXI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/6Bd1m6kRrQY/s400/DSC05578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450700158233191794" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span>To cap it, the spectacle took place against the backdrop of the dazzling full moon.<br />It was a triple treat, sunset on river, sunset on the beach and the moon rise. </span></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"> rising moon<br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> <span><span><span><span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TQTK7HPaI/AAAAAAAAAPg/KfVl0wdlyp4/s1600-h/DSC05583.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TQTK7HPaI/AAAAAAAAAPg/KfVl0wdlyp4/s400/DSC05583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450710476793527714" border="0" /></a><br />After the sunset we started to play on the beach. The waves are high on this beach and it can be pretty dangerous so we did not go deep into the water (none of us knew swimming anyways ;)) but sat very close to the shore and let the waves catch up. The waves were hitting us and going back, and sometimes taking our stuff with it too. It took my duppatta and Deepti's rubber band. But beaches dislike slippers as Shashi found out, she lost her slippers but got it back as well :)<br /><br />Soon it was dark and we had no choice but to go back. But after dinner all of us felt like going back to the beach again.<br /><br />It was 9.30 in the night and the tides were really high. We sat silently watching the sea. The sea was bathed in moonlight. Above us the sky was silhouetted by stars. We could hear the sea thundering as the waves rose high and low. None of us spoke a word but simply sat there for nearly half an hour. I thought i had discovered the true meaning of so many words that day, yet there was one more left.<br /><br />It was here, sitting under the stars and watching the moonlit sea that i discovered the true meaning of the another word. Another word called "Tranquility".<br /><br />Next Adventure: Kodachadri...Dont miss it!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span><span><span>Few more photos....</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6T7z9db3gI/AAAAAAAAAPo/5ZwqNHCP6J8/s1600-h/DSC05448.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6T70h5mxLI/AAAAAAAAAPw/47OaVmg6R38/s400/DSC05519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450758328896898226" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S6TNXZiSUcI/AAAAAAAAAPY/ByxjzwyTG04/s1600-h/DSC05559.JPG"><span> </span></a></span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-2095919016396153092010-03-14T21:33:00.000+05:302010-03-14T22:33:24.110+05:30Shimoga- Thirtahalli-Agumbe-Someshwara- Kundapur- MaravateDid i hear a cuckoo somewhere?<br /><br />That was the first sound i heard on Saturday morning.<br />The last time i heard cuckoo in bangalore was at UAS campus nearly 3 years ago...<br />While i mulled over the thought of what happened to them, we had already crossed shimoga and were at the threshold of western ghats.<br /><br />I have visited different places in the western ghats in the past few years and every single time i am enchanted by its beauty. Its unbelievable how much nature can soothe your mind. Just sitting in the car and watching the surround from the window was a refreshing experience.<br /><br />The fresh light green trees around, the soft glow of the morning sun peeping here and there through tender leaves, the chirping of birds, the hairpin bends of the ghat, dotted by wild flowers, greenish blue mountain peaks covered in morning mist, the country folk going about their day to day business, the cattle, the children....<br />every small thing seemed to enhance the beauty of the place tenfold.<br /><br />There seemed to be a kind of melody in the place. Except melodious music always comes from your ears and fills your heart, but here the melody seemed to be in my heart and was slowly filling my senses.<br /><br />In the meantime we reached Agumbe, The place is famous for its beautiful sunset spot.<br />Though we missed the sunrise we nevertheless enjoyed the magnificent scenery of the place.<br />From agumbe it is roughly around 45 kms to kundapur. We took the route of Someshwara and reached kundapur in roughly about 1 and a half hours.<br /><br />Maravanthe is exactly 13 kms from kundapur.<br />Maravathe is a little known place with easily the most beautiful beach that i have seen.<br />On the left of the highway is the beach and on the right is the sowparnika river.<br /><br />What was in store for us when we reached maravathe?<br />The homestay where we stayed, the great food, the beach , the river...<br /><br />More to come in the next post...<br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Agumbe<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50M1ue-XAI/AAAAAAAACLs/vjNzz7ejtyo/s1600-h/DSC05427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50M1ue-XAI/AAAAAAAACLs/vjNzz7ejtyo/s320/DSC05427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448525241338715138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50T6HAhx3I/AAAAAAAACL8/SGlLfSp5imQ/s1600-h/DSC05432.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50T6HAhx3I/AAAAAAAACL8/SGlLfSp5imQ/s320/DSC05432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448533013222770546" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Maravanthe beach as seen from the highway<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50M1527tlI/AAAAAAAACL0/c97fnvxKbHc/s1600-h/DSC05449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P-NgZBVpYZk/S50M1527tlI/AAAAAAAACL0/c97fnvxKbHc/s320/DSC05449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448525244391994962" border="0" /></a>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-37169162011144213002010-03-11T21:51:00.003+05:302010-03-11T23:42:37.643+05:30The much awaited refreshment joint.Lately, my life seemed to be filled with c’s.<br />chaos & coding...<br />Complexities & coding<br />Confusion & coding<br />Coding , coding, coding & coding<br /><br />I was so fed up with all of them that I decided it was high time I added a few more c’s<br />Companionship, Celebration, comfort, comedy and a bit of color.<br /><br />And with that came the pleasant Friday evening, when a bunch us decided to take all the good c’s with us and head towards the country side for a peaceful, adventurous weekend.<br />The Arrangements were made, a Quails was hired and off went the party zooming along on NH4.<br /><br />There was still a dull buzz going on in the back of my head. The images of the events of the day, the meetings, project details, the design, and code still kept flashing across my mind. The sounds of the office, the cafeteria, the Bangalore traffic still running in the back of my head were now accentuated by the steadily growing peals of laughter around me.<br /><br />Slowly but steadily the chaotic feeling of arduous monotony was being replaced by the warmth seeping across my heart, A feeling arising from the fact that I hadn’t met any of my friends for over a year, but when I did it felt like I had seen them only yesterday.<br /><br />The highway seemed to disappear under the wheels of the quails at a very fast pace.<br />It seemed to mimic my life which too kept disappearing under the wheels of time, just as fast. Across miles and miles of grey stretch, monotonous and continuous,<br />But today seemed different, it looked like I had stumbled upon a refreshment joint.<br />A warm, friendly one, promising lots of fun.<br /><br />So when I looked at the highway stretching wide in front of me, both the real and the metaphor, I could not help but smile.<br /> <br /> <br /> The Qualis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S5kxcdgH5RI/AAAAAAAAAN0/wWAxbi6Q7C8/s1600-h/DSC05453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S5kxcdgH5RI/AAAAAAAAAN0/wWAxbi6Q7C8/s400/DSC05453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447439589306787090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> The Highway<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S5kxb27M1kI/AAAAAAAAANs/Cn8EmC8II_E/s1600-h/DSC05418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/S5kxb27M1kI/AAAAAAAAANs/Cn8EmC8II_E/s400/DSC05418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447439578951374402" border="0" /></a><br />(To be continued..........)<br /></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-69855359814198517602009-11-12T21:00:00.017+05:302009-11-15T19:31:31.909+05:30ಆಜ್ಜಿ ಕವನ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Sv-rcdEdZEI/AAAAAAAAANk/gJNhRi_kszo/s1600-h/mighty_hanuman_wj93.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 689px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Sv-rcdEdZEI/AAAAAAAAANk/gJNhRi_kszo/s400/mighty_hanuman_wj93.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404226583195903042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಶಿವನಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿತು</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > ತಲೆ ನೋವು ಅಲ್ಲಿ</span><span style="font-size:100%;">.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಕಾವಲುಗಾರರ ಅತಿ ಗೋಳಾಟ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಪಾರ್ವತಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿತು ಪಿಕುಲಾಟ.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಗಿರಿಜೆಯು ಹೊಡೆದಳು ಗಣಪತಿಯನ್ನು,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">ಮುರಿದಳು ಕೈಲಿದ್ದ ಕಡುಬನ್ನು.</span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ಕೆಲವರು ಹೋದರು ಕೆಲವರು ಬಂದರು,</span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:100%;" >ಕೆಲವರು ಮೇಲ್ಗಡೆ ನೋಡುತ ಕುಳಿತರು,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ತಲೆ ನೋವು ಸಹಿಸದೆ ಈಶ್ವರ ನಾಗ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಕಳುಹಿದ ಕಪಿಯನು ಕರೆತರಲಾಗ,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಓಡುತ ಹೋದರು ಮಾರುತಿ ಬಳಿಗೆ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಕಾಡಿಸುತಿದೆ ತಲೆನೋವು ಈಶ್ವರಗೆ.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಬಂದರು ಜನಗಳು ಒಂದಾಗಿ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ನಿಂದನು ಮಾರುತಿ ಮುಂದಾಗಿ,</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಏನೆಲೊ ಮಾರುತಿ ತಾರೆಲೊ ಔಷಧಿ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಎಂದ್ಹೇಳಿದ ಶಿವ ತೊದಲುತಲಿ.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಬಾಬಾಬುಡನ್ನಿಗೆ ಹಾರಿದನು,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಗಿಡದಿಂದ ಬೀಜವ ಬಿಡಿಸಿದನು,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಕೆಂಪಗೆ ಬಾಣಲೆಯಲಿ ಹುರಿದು,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ಮರಳುವ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಪುಡಿ ಬೆರಸಿ,</span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಶೋಧಿಸಿ ಹಾಲು ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಬೆರಸಿ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">ಬಿಸಿ ಬಿಸಿಯಾಗಿ ಪಾನವ ಮಾಡಿ.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಈ ರೀತಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ಕಪಿಯೊಡೆಯ,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಮಾಡಿಸಿ ಕುಡಿದನು ಜಗದೊಡೆಯ.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಅಂತೂ ಈಶ್ವರನ ತಲೆನೋವು,<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ನಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಓಡಿತು ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಕಪಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಬೀಜಕ್ಕೆ ಕಪಿ ಬೀಜವೆಂದು,<br /></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> ಜನಗಳ ಬಾಯಿಗೆ ಧೀರ್ಘವು ಬಂದು,</span><br /></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಆಯಿತು ಕಾಫಿ ಬೀಜವೆಂದು...<br /></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> ಆಯಿತು ಕಾಫಿ ಬೀಜವೆಂದು...</span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">ಎಲ್ಲ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಹಾರ್ಧಿಕ ಶುಭಶಯಗಳು.<br />ಈ ಹಾಡನ್ನು ನಾನು ಚಿಕ್ಕವಳಿದ್ದಾಗ ನನ್ನ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯವರಿಂದ ಕಲಿತೆ. ನನ್ನ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಜಾನಪದ ಗೀತೆಗಳು ಹಲವಾರು ಗೊತ್ತಿದ್ದವು. ನಾನು ಈ ಹಾಡನ್ನು ಮರೆಯುವುದರೊಳಗೆ ಇದನ್ನು ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಕವನ ನೂರು ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೂ ಹಳೆತು. ನಿಮಗೂ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.</span></p>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-38173518166268345992009-10-30T20:20:00.027+05:302009-11-11T23:01:11.654+05:30ek anekWay back in the 90's when i was still in school, i used to wait expectantly for Children's day.<br />On November 14th every year all the teachers of my school became very busy arranging cultural programs for the students. In a reversal of roles, the teachers used to prepare skits, songs and dance and perform for us students, while we clapped, cheered and enjoyed ourselves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Svrnt-4zSdI/AAAAAAAAANc/rTnbo1c_kgQ/s1600-h/butterfly22.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 115px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Svrnt-4zSdI/AAAAAAAAANc/rTnbo1c_kgQ/s400/butterfly22.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402885480145701330" border="0" /></a>Now, I have a haunch that my teachers also used to look forward to this event as much as i did, because i have realized that it is wonderful to be a kid when you are grown up.<br />The excitement simply cannot be expressed in words but must be felt and experienced.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su78OhEbEfI/AAAAAAAAAMc/VL92mhRMaO4/s1600-h/fuglan.gif"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su77l-OP4EI/AAAAAAAAAMU/xqHyWv-PEx8/s1600-h/Bird_3.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 96px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su77l-OP4EI/AAAAAAAAAMU/xqHyWv-PEx8/s400/Bird_3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399529633040293954" border="0" /></a></div>So i will not talk much in this post, but will leave you with the pictures and the video.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">I will end this post by saying that this play was a part of the cultural fest at office.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su79VJaWbmI/AAAAAAAAAM8/CKfgu2wEG10/s1600-h/baby-23.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su79VJaWbmI/AAAAAAAAAM8/CKfgu2wEG10/s400/baby-23.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399531543009324642" border="0" /></a></div><br />Watch the video, enjoy and do leave your comments. I hope it will remind you of all the old Doordarshan programs, as it did to me :) :)<br /><br />The original Doordarshan video is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaTYLy1Jgio">here </a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su8AaFz8DiI/AAAAAAAAANM/SL8y2IjIQVE/s1600-h/Red_Rover.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 76px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Su8AaFz8DiI/AAAAAAAAANM/SL8y2IjIQVE/s400/Red_Rover.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399534926477135394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='640' height='480' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7mXyMFhIbgP0oR9R2GlYDmREWtRV1QxlxFBDzg1Kw1_O520AVog77zuBKbTKGuI9YwGLYwd_8hAWpeeIQ-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-88646094970155067102009-10-27T22:17:00.009+05:302009-10-27T22:27:44.879+05:30Aaja bachpan ek baar phir<p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/SuckrIyYSwI/AAAAAAAAALM/pH0crK5fBDw/s1600-h/YPL027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/SuckrIyYSwI/AAAAAAAAALM/pH0crK5fBDw/s400/YPL027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397323001938594562" border="0" /></a></p><br /><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: webdings;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: webdings;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">What is it I hear after a gong is struck? After the actual music disappears….</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Should I call it an echo? </p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">The sound waves are lost, but not quite...they seem to reverberate again, and once again…</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>I hear them in my ears or do I hear them inside my head?....</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Do I really hear them at all….or do I just feel them? </p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Floating around a long time after the sound of music has actually passed…</p><p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Some memories are exactly like these gongs. </p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">They come back again and again, even if they have happened in the long past</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">I seem to hear and see them so clearly…</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">and feel them in my heart too …</p> <p face="times new roman" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">They reverberate inside me and leave me enchanted...</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">And I wish nothing else but to go back there just once more,</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Just once more to those beautiful childhood days….</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Who wouldn’t want to go back to those carefree and jolly days?</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Days which were spent playing hide and seek, </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Catching butterflies with huge saucers…</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Scouring snails in abandoned houses....</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Of all the naughty stuff done..some caught and some uncaught….</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">For that unblemished laughter, for that limitless fun….<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">After growing up, not many will get the opportunity to find them back.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>If you do find it, it is priceless.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal">Subadra kumari chauhan has expressed this longing beautifully in her Hindi poem<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><b>Bar bar aati hai mujko, madhur yaad bachpan teri, <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>gaya</b></st1:city></st1:place><b><span style="color:black;"> le-gaya tu jeevan ki sabse madhur khushi meri.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><b><span style="color:black;"> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Chinta rahit khelna khaana vaha phirna nirbhay swachand<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Kaise bhula jaa saktha hai bachpan ka atulit aanand.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;">Unlike subhadra kumari chauhan, who found her childhood again in her daughter,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;">I too found my childhood, but elsewhere….<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;">Though for a short while, it made me nostalgic and I felt like a kid once more…</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;">How and when?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span style="color:black;">Coming up in the next post….stay tuned.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/SuclMFL7pMI/AAAAAAAAALU/fzkKuludgng/s1600-h/children1.jpg"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color:black;"><br /><span style=""> </span></span></p>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-26701804388981625852009-10-17T19:52:00.006+05:302009-10-17T20:25:05.167+05:30Time....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/StnYay9qttI/AAAAAAAAALE/Me2h7ykouz8/s1600-h/sunsetgirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/StnYay9qttI/AAAAAAAAALE/Me2h7ykouz8/s400/sunsetgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393579983621502674" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> 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{mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">She sits by the clear blue creek,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">watching its grandiose mystique,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">waiting for the golden sun on horizon,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">tossing little grey pebbles one by one.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Time flows forever, like a stream</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Or does the stream flow in time?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>Time stops for no one they said,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span>Yet it stops the whole world, instead.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">For it shall only turn on its own slow wheels,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">all the bugging while its enigma it conceals.</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The water and sky shall glow gold and sublime,</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">She has to fling her stones now, fling until its time...</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-70665952346546209672008-10-01T09:18:00.007+05:302008-10-01T11:18:36.978+05:30ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/SOMOOwIt3rI/AAAAAAAAAIk/a6lWU6VI4dc/s1600-h/Rainbow"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252057237046550194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/SOMOOwIt3rI/AAAAAAAAAIk/a6lWU6VI4dc/s400/Rainbow" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#6633ff;"><strong>ಮುಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#3333ff;"><strong> ನಿನ್ನ ಅಂದಕೆ ಸಾಟಿಯು ಎಲ್ಲೆ?<br /></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><span style="color:#33ccff;">ನೀನಿದ್ದರೆ ಬಾನಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆಲುವು<br /></span></span><span style="color:#006600;">ಸಂತಸಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಮನವು</span></span><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>ಮುಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ,<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>ಹೇಳು, ನೀನೇಕೆ ಈ ಭುವಿಗೆ ಬಂದೆ?<br /></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">ಈ ಝರಿಯ ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂದೆ?<br /></span><br /></strong></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#6633ff;"><strong>ಮಳೆ ಹನಿಯೊಳಗಿರದ ಸೊಬಗು<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಈ ಝರಿಯ ಹನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಟೆ?<br /></span><span style="color:#00cccc;">ಹೂವಂತೆ ಹನಿಹಿಡಿದು ನಿನಗೂ</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">ಮೆರೆಯುವ ಆಸೆಯು ಬಂತೆ?</span></span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>ಮುಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>ಹೇಳು, ನೀನೇಕೆ ಈ ಭುವಿಗೆ ಬಂದೆ?<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff0000;">ಈ ಝರಿಯ ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂದೆ?<br /></span><br /></span></strong></span></span><span style="color:#cc9933;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#6666cc;"><strong>ಮೋಡದ ಪಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಗಿಂತ<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>ನೀರಿನ ಆಸನ ಸೊಗಸೆ?<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#00cccc;">ಜಲಪತದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ<br /></span><span style="color:#006600;">ಅಲೆಯಾಗಿ ಓಲಾಡೊ ಕನಸೆ?</span></span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>ಮುಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>ಹೇಳು, ನೀನೇಕೆ ಈ ಭುವಿಗೆ ಬಂದೆ?<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">ಈ ಝರಿಯ ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂದೆ?<br /></span><br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#6666cc;"><strong>ಈ ಸುಂದರ ನೋಟವ ನೋಡಿ<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>ಹಾರೊ ಹಕ್ಕಿಯು ನಾನಾದೆ<br /></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color:#00cccc;">ನಾ ಹಾಡೊ ಹಾಡನು ಹಾಡಿ<br /></span><span style="color:#006600;">ನಲಿದಾಡೊ ಬಯಕೆಯು ನಿಂದೆ?</span></span></span><br /></span></strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff9966;"><strong>ಮುಗಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>ಹೇಳು, ನೀನೇಕೆ ಈ ಭುವಿಗೆ ಬಂದೆ?<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>ಈ ಝರಿಯ ನೀರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂದೆ? </strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span>***************************** </div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">English Summary:</span> </span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Have you ever seen a rainbow on water? If so how did you feel? </span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">I had this rare oppurtunity of seeing a beautiful rainbow lurking on the waters of the astounding chelvara falls when i had been to coorg recently. Seeing the circle of rainbow right under the waterfall sent my imagination gallopping in full speed. </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The result of that is this poem :) </span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">O! beautiful smiling rainbow, t</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">here is no match for your beauty. Your presence beautifies the sky and makes everyone happy. Tell me, O! beautiful smiling rainbow, why did you choose to come down to earth? </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">What is it that made you to mingle with the waters of this waterfall?</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Are the droplets to this waterfall prettier than the lovely raindrops in the clouds above? Or are you jealous of the flowers that shimmer in the morning sun by holding these rain drops? Do you wish to catch the droplets of this waterfall and shimer like a flower? Tell me, O! beautiful smiling rainbow, why did you choose to come down to earth? What is it that made you to mingle with the waters of this waterfall?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">You sit on the beautiful Palanquin made of clouds in the sky above. Did you find the seat of water more delighful? Or do you want to dance like a wave under the falling waterfall?<br />Tell me, O! beautiful smiling rainbow, why did you choose to come down to earth? What is it that made you to mingle with the waters of this waterfall?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Looking at this beautiful view, i am flying like a bird. Do you want to sing the song that i am singing along with me? Do you wish to rejoice the same way like me? Tell me, O! beautiful smiling rainbow, why did you choose to come down to earth? What is it that made you to mingle with the waters of this waterfall?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;"></span><br /> ********************* </div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-25901095929577556482008-07-24T21:47:00.006+05:302008-07-24T21:59:38.302+05:30A bunch of kids, friends and intricaciesWhat is the difference between <span style="font-weight: bold;">school</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">life</span>?<br />In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.<br /><br />My day begins with the traffic jam brawl. There is the usual hustle, bustle in the streets. Vehicles keep honking; people are on the move, some screaming at the passers by and some spitting on the roads. Here and there, complaints are heard about the lack of good roads, good facilities and sound leadership.<br />I switch on the FM radio on my mobile and remain indifferent to my surroundings……<br /><br />Today is different; I haven’t switched on the radio. I am deep in thought. I am thinking about “Light a Candle”.<br /><br />No, I am not going to light any candles literally. Light a candle is an event; An event initiated in our office. It’s all about getting 50 odd kids from the government school to our office, giving them a feel of our work place, teach them about computers, have fun and in the meanwhile motivate them to study. Easier said than done. Isn’t it?<br /><br />Let me elaborate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Event name:</span> Light a Candle.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Intent:</span> To motivate the kids from the government school to study. These kids are from a background that does not facilitate education. For some it’s a financial burden, for some the lack of awareness. A few kids who want to continue studying don’t know the available courses after the high school. All in all it’s an effort to increase the awareness and stimulate them to pursue their education.<br /><br />The day’s events begin with an introductory talk. The kids are shown the lead India video (watch the video here) to emphasize that even a small kid can take the initiative and make a difference. What follows is a kind of career counseling where a glimpse of the various options available after high school is provided. A pep talk trying to motivate them to study is also rendered.<br /><br />The Introductory talk is followed by the grouping of kids into pairs and a friend is assigned to each pair. The “friend” is supposed to interact with the kids for some time, make an effort to get to know their background and clarify any doubts the kids have. Then the Friend and the kids do a painting together expressing what they learnt from the session. This form of interaction is the highlight of the day. I am sure most of the volunteers will agree when I say that the two-three hours of time that is spent here will actually form a bonding between the friends and the kids. All of them cherish this time. Some of them even share their phone numbers to keep in touch with eachother. It’s a unique experience and a relationship that is formed is unheard off.<br /><br /><br />What follows the painting session is a speak-up session wherein some of the kids explain what they have drawn and why. Then all of us have lunch together, watching videos, sing and dance.<br /><br />Next comes the Internet and the touring session. Half of the group is sent to the training rooms where the kids are taught the basic of computers like googling, emails, Microsoft word etc. In the meanwhile the other half is taken for a tour where our cubicles. The conference rooms, fire exit and the pantry is shown. This is the most fascinating part of the day. It is greatly amusing to see that the kids are excited by nearly everything they see. They really enjoy the pantry and watch in wonder at how the coffee comes out of the coffee machine. We are careful just to show them how to prepare coffee and not let them taste it, lest they loose the enthusiasm.<br />This is followed by the trip to the gymnasium. The kids are so fascinated by the equipment that we have to pull them out of the gym in less than 5 minutes fearing damage.<br /><br />Imprint session is the most imperative session for us. The kids leave their mark with us, accentuating the fact that they were there with us and spent the whole day. There is the Hand painting session in which the kids dip their hand in water paints of various colour and leave their finger prints on a banner cloth. The cloth is in the shape of a candle. We also have a huge 3D candle made of thermocol. The kids write their names on small diamond shaped papers which are stuck on the surface of the colourful candle. Later both the banner cloth and the 3D candle are displayed at the reception with the message “We have touched so many hands; we need to touch many more”.<br /><br />After the imprint session all of us together play some games and we see them off with gifts and drop them back to their school.<br /><br />Yes, it was good to see them, interact with them. They left some fond memories with us and so did they leave a lot of unanswered questions<br /><br />• My parents want to get me married after my High school, they won’t listen to me, what do I do?<br />• My dad is a drunkard, my mom runs the family, and I need to support her. Can I do that and study at the same time…<br />• My parents are very supportive, but we need financial aid, can I get it?<br />• My brother is an auto driver, I will become one too after High school, my parents won’t listen…..<br />• I am physically handicapped and my parents think sending me to school is a waste of money.<br />• My parents have passed away; my brother is supporting me...<br /><br /><br />In this era of democracy where politicians are openly trading votes, where inflation is raising what is it that can be done to support these underprivileged?<br />I remember the hundreds of times that I have argued with my friends over the lack of infrastructure and sound leaders. I remember all the times when the arguments have been so futile that now I sit with my ears closed listening to the radio….<br />We all seem to think that somebody should build the infrastructure for us, somebody should lead our country, somebody should solve all the social, economical and the political problems that our country is currently facing, somebody should solve all our problems, while we are busy chasing our dreams. But none of us seem to realize that the responsibility of solving these problems lies with us as much as it does with anybody else.<br /><br />In the beginning a beautiful quote said that the life gives us the test first and then teaches the lesson. Perfectly true! But it remains to be seen how long it will take for us to learn the lessons.<br />Until then the radio ploughs on………………….brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-80899603707766865612008-07-11T22:06:00.005+05:302017-11-08T11:12:13.533+05:30KRAZZY day out<blockquote>
<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">I am crazy. Also, I take immense pride in the fact that I know some of the craziest folks in the world. But amongst all the crazy folks that I have had the misfortune to meet, rJ is on the very top. So when she called me up and said<br /><br />“Magaleeee…….lets go out somewhere..sikkapatee boar hodithide” I was more than willing to accept . Calls went to all our friends and finally me, rJ,sJ,vR, rN,nM,pL agreed to go to Gopala swamy betta. Knowing how my friends are I had a strong suspicion that this is going to be one of the craziest trips ever.<br /><br />But I was wrong!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I had not counted upon the fact of rJ’s friend sW joining in or rather I did not know that she is in the same league as me and rJ, so as a result the entire trip actually turned out to be <span style="color: #ff9900;">OUTRAGEOUSLY CCRRAAZZYYY……………</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9966;">July 5th, 2008<br />6.15 A.M</span></strong><br />Received a pleasant good morning message from vR (goobe, phone ette)<br />Left for silk board to join the already josh filled caravan.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9966;">6.20 A.M</span></strong>I boarded the qualis. Soon after began the ceremony of sJ handing over her cannon S3 camera to me and saying it’s all yours (how I wish she had not taken it back towards the end of the day). So thus began the photography session. We took photos, photos and more photos.<br /><br /><span style="color: #ff9966;"><strong>8.15 A.M</strong></span>We reached Kamath lokaruchi. Had a hearty breakfast of neerdosa, akki rotti, chow chow bath, idli , masala dosa etc etc. Believe me everything here is delicious. After the shopping (which ended up in rJ screaming at all of us) we left the hotel and headed towards our destination. (I would like to thank nM, vR, sJ for their generous gifts :-) :-))<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #ff9966;">9.00 A.M</span></strong><br />Now that all our stomachs were full we were bursting with energy. So we sang, sang and sang. We started with antakshari and played till we ran out of songs. Then we started rapid fire antakshari (picking a word from the song and singing another song beginning from that word) and repeated all the songs once again. The driver was probably flabbergasted by our singing coz he went so slowly that rJ started insisting that she will drive the quails herself. But we all became silent as we started climbing uphill and were mesmerized by the scenic views all around. The sunflower fields were a feast to our eyes.<br />We finally reached the top of the mountain at 12.30 P.M</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9966;">12.30 P.M</span></strong><br />After a short visit to the temple, we all looked around and said “Wow” in unison. There it was the most beautiful view of green hills all around us. We were all glad that we had chosen this place for the weekend getaway. There couldn’t have been a better place to escape from our monotonous life and forget it completely.<br /><br />So we hopped, jumped, danced, trekked, and shouted to our hearts content. It was fun taking photos at every step. We laughed heartily, rejoiced at the breath taking view and bugged each other to take photos. rJ took the lead and trekked the farthest and I soon followed, but we were chased out shortly as a herd of elephants was sighted at a short distance. Undeterred we came back and took more photos in every pose we could think of. By the end of the photo session (which took a long time) we were all hungry and feasted on loads of junk food that we had got along.<br /><br />Soon it was time to leave and I did not wish to leave the place at all. But nonetheless we all left the place with a heavy heart.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9966;">3.30 P.M</span></strong><br />We started our journey back and this time we stopped at a sunflower field. The sunflowers stood in their glory and we all took photos amidst them. All of us were dejected to leave the place but no one as much as rJ. She decided to vent her feelings singing along or rather braying along with the song that was playing in the radio that all of us were forced to cover our ears. We pleaded with her to stop singing which she did not. Finally pL had to threaten her saying that she will record her “wonderful” singing and upload it on “you tube”. That shut rJ up for a while.<br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">5.00 P.M</span></strong><br />Reached sangama. We went for a around on the “theppa” (round boat) which all of us enjoyed thoroughly (except sW).</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">6.00 P.M</span></strong><br />Statred back towards Bangalore. We had a delicious meal again in kamath lokaruchi. Again the meal had put energy back into us. We had immense fun translating the kannada songs to English and continued to do so till we reached our homes.<br /><br /><br />Thus ended a wonderful one-day trip. It was one of the best trips that I have been to and I am sure that the memories will remain fresh in my mind for a very very long time.<br /><br /><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>About the place.</strong></span><br />Gopal Swamy betta is around 70 kms (takes around 2 hours) from mysore. Head towards nanjangud and then towards gundlupete. There is a gopalswamy(Krishna) temple on the top of the mountain. Busses can go till the top. The specialty of the place is that the Lord Krishna is always covered in mist. That’s why the place is known as “Himavad gopalswamy betta” (hima in kannada means snow). The best time to visit the place is early mornings or late evenings. They say that the whole place is covered by mist and we can actually touch the clouds at this time. There are no hotels or accommodation available on top of the mounatian. It is best to carry food and water.<br /><br />All in all its one of the most, forgive me romantic places there can ever be.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #ff9900;">Here’s a few of the 500 and odd photos that we took. Put on your headphones.<br /><strong></strong></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<embed align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="https://shwe.046.googlepages.com/gsb.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560"></embed>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-54910624654043624892008-04-01T22:51:00.007+05:302008-04-01T23:31:24.942+05:30Bolo India BoloThe lush green trees that once lined the streets of Bangalore forming a canopy of leaves overhead, have long disappeared. Their place inevitably has been taken by the spas and fitness centers and seems to have transformed the peace loving population of Bangalore into fitness maniacs. Not only do the inhabitants of the city walk, jog and exercise like never before but they also have inculcated an irritating habit, they advice.<br /><br /><strong>While jogging:</strong><br />A complete stranger stops me.<br /><strong>Stranger:</strong> stop!<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Looking down at his big black dog ) slow down.<br /><strong>Stranger:</strong> This is not the way, there is no use.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> ?*))&%$#*>@+/???? <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSYYYYYYYYIN&i=23/23_33_7&feat=prof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_33_7.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D23%252F23_33_7/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Stranger:</strong> (demonstrating) you have to move your hands this way. Other wise there is no way that you will loose weight. Scientifically blah blah blah…<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Who the hell asked you in the first place?) Errr<br />Stranger: blah blah blah<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Managing to escape from him)<br />(Shucks! If only I wasn’t afraid of his dog) <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSYYYYYYYYIN&i=36/36_1_28&feat=prof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_28.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D36%252F36_1_28/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By this time I am totally pissed off, so I start walking. This time I am stopped by my brother’s friend’s mother.<br /><br /><strong>Aunty:</strong> No way! You got to loose weight.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM DOING?? BUNGEE JUMPING? ) Errr. <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F2%5F101%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_2_101.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_2_101/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Aunty:</strong> Oh, look at me, I have lost two kilo’s. I am on ragi diet for the past two weeks. I am doing all this after I consulted a dietician. Your diet should be such that blah blah blah………………………………………………<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Holy Angel!)<br /><strong>Aunty:</strong> blah blah blah…………you are so young, you have to jog, look at the effort that I am putting and I am not as fat as you.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> grrrrrrrrrrrrr <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F2%5F204v%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_2_204v.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_2_204v/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br />(If only she wasn’t my brother’s friend’s mother!)<br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>At yoga:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Friend1:</strong> You going to yoga classes. Be careful your back is going to increase in size.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (From where do these people come up with such stuff?)<br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F6%5F102%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_102.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_6_102/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Friend2:</strong> You going to yoga? Don’t ever say OM , women should not say it!<br /><strong>Me:</strong> sigh!<br /><br /><strong>Friend3:</strong> You are going to yoga? Are you so religious??<br /><strong>Me:</strong> !@#$%^&*()-+????? <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F6%5F2v%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_2v.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_6_2v/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>At GYM:<br />Friend1:</strong> YOU ARE GOING TO GYM? DON’T GO. YOU WILL BLOW UP LIKE HELL AFTER YOU LEAVE THE GYM<br />Me: (AM I A BALOON OR WHAT?) <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F6%5F105%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_105.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_6_105/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>If doing without weights</strong><br /><strong>Friend2:</strong> Do with weights. The more weights you do with, you will loose weight faster.<br /><br /><strong>If doing with weights:</strong><br /><strong>Friend3:</strong> ARE U MAD OR WHAT? DO YOU WANT TO LOOSE WEIGHT OR GAIN WEIGHT? <strong></strong><br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Anna ninna bitbidu)<br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F13%5F3%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_13_3.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_13_3/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong><strong></strong><br /><strong>At Aerobics:<br /></strong><br /><strong>Friend:</strong> You got to loose weight<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Wow! Just the thing I wanted to hear) I am trying.<br /><strong>Friend:</strong> Really! I don’t see any difference.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (Your sugary sweet dulcet tones made my day) I am trying. <strong>Friend:</strong> If you are trying hard and are still not loosing weight, then you are not trying hard enough.<br /><strong>Me:</strong> (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F2%5F107%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_2_107.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_2_107/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Friend:</strong> blah blah (After a big lecture). I am telling you all this because I care about you<br />Me: (emotional blackmail?)<br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D36%2F36%5F19%5F5%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_5.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D36%252F36_19_5/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Outside:<br /></strong><br />- You have got to go and run marathaon.<br />- Why don’t you try swimming!<br /><strong>Old Aunty:</strong> You are so young and you are unmarried and you are overweight(with tears in her eyes)<br /><strong>Me:</strong> 1@#$%^&*()-+<>? <br /><a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileycentral.com%2F%3Fpartner%3DZSzeb008%5FZSYYYYYYYYIN%26i%3D4%2F4%5F12%5F3%26feat%3Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img alt="SmileyCentral.com" src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_3.gif" border="0" /><img src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D4%252F4_12_3/image.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am sure many would be getting similar advices wherever they go. For those of whom these advices are given they all know that these are nothing but complete crap. As for all the fancy little know-it-all’s, Bolo India Bolo, after all advice is free, even on phone.brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-61070553174169359442008-02-27T22:26:00.003+05:302008-02-27T22:33:59.310+05:30ಓ ಮನವೆ!!!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ನೂರಾರು ಆಸೆಗಳು ಮರುಭೂಮಿಯಂತೆ ಚೂರಾಗಿ, </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಬಿಸಿ ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದ ತಣ್ಣೀರ ಹನಿಯಂತೆ</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮನದಾಳದ ಇಂಗಿತವು ಇಂಗಿ ಹೋದರೇನಾಯ್ತು?</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಅಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ ಹೊಂಗನಸು ಮೂಡುವುದು</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮರುಗದಿರು ಮೂರ್ಖ ಮನವೆ </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ಹೋರಾಡಿ ಮರಳಿಂದ ಮನೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಅದರ ಅಂದವನ್ನು ಮನಸಾರೆ ಮೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತ ನಿಂತಿರಲು</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ರಭಸದ ಅಲೆಯಿಂದ ಮನೆ-ಮನ ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ ಹೋದರೆನಾಯ್ತು?</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಹುರುಪೆಂಬ ಬಿರುಗಾಳಿ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಸುತಿರಲಿ</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮಣಿಯದಿರು ಮರುಳ ಮನವೆ</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಹಸನಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದಿರಲು,</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯ ಪರಿಮಳ ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲು ಹಬ್ಬಿರಲು</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">ನೆರೆಮನೆಯವರು ಚಿಗುಟಿ ಹಾಕಿದರೇನಾಯ್ತು?</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಛಲವೆಂಬ ಮರದ ಆಧಾರ ಇರುವವರೆಗು,</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮುರಿಯದಿರು ಮೃದುಲ ಮನವೆ</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ನೀ ನನ್ನ ಬಾಳ ಬರಹಗಾರ</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ನಿನ್ನ ಬಲವೆ ನನ್ನ ಖಜಾನ</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ನೀನೊಬ್ಬ ಜೊತೆಯಿರಲು, </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಜಗವು ಕಾಲಡಿ ಇರುವುದೆಂದು </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">ಮರೆಯದಿರು ಮೂಡ ಮನವೆ</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">English summary:</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">What if all my dreams are shattered?</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">What if all my desires evaporate?</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Until there is hope, </span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">don't weep my foolish mind</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">What if all my hard work,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">is washed away by a single tidal wave? </span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">until there is the spirit,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">don't give up my thoughtless mind</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">When i am growing fast in life,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">What if the others try to curb me?</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">until there is determination,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">don't break my sensitive mind.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">You are the painter of my life, </span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Your strength is my fortune.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">If you are with me,</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">the entire world is under my feet</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">don't forget my silly mind.</span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-60919430838921014332008-02-03T21:43:00.000+05:302008-02-04T07:46:22.148+05:30Speak joys not sorrows<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/R6Xp2NGBlkI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cFAxG-3mbSM/s1600-h/winter+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162789665287280194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/R6Xp2NGBlkI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cFAxG-3mbSM/s320/winter+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/R6XpQtGBljI/AAAAAAAAAGw/s61VBNaslBE/s1600-h/winter+tree.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Ask a withered winter tree</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;"><strong>The ecstasy of the first green bloom<br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#009900;"><strong>Not the twinge of solitude.</strong></span></div></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-62171694228420707922008-02-02T23:54:00.002+05:302008-03-01T11:53:25.676+05:30My first haikuA haiku is an ancient form of japanese poetry which consists of three lines.<br />Read more about haiku on<br /><a href="http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/">http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku</a><br /><br />Here is my first attemt :)<br /><br /><span style="color:#6666cc;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;">Like raindrops on still water<br />My heart dips, ripples, resonates and imbibes<br />The sound of your laughter</span><br /></span></span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-38340381141577479442008-01-11T18:44:00.000+05:302008-01-11T19:14:14.834+05:30Biking my way<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/R4dsomJLOFI/AAAAAAAAAGY/slNb5g8V5BA/s1600-h/spin+bike.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154207743238420562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/R4dsomJLOFI/AAAAAAAAAGY/slNb5g8V5BA/s320/spin+bike.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#006600;">I</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#006600;"> did not understand why I was thinking about bicycles ever since I got down from my office bus. Not until I entered my aerobics class and saw a number of bikes neatly lined up on the polished wooden floor, did I suspect that it was a premonition of sorts. I took a look at the sophisticated spin bikes and I couldn’t help noticing that some of them were the same colour as my first ever bike.<br /><br />It was a third hand bike, given to me because my cousin brother had grown too tall for it. He was getting a brand new blue colour bike and the old and small blackish orange bike was given to me. I was in 3rd standard then and it was the happiest moment of my life thus far.<br /><br />I took half a day to learn how to ride and the next day I took off with my brother on my bike. I was delighted to find out that I could take all the turns as well as he did until I fell right into the gutter. The gutter was old fashioned and was made of hard stones. I hit the gutter on my knees and when I got up I saw that both my knees were bleeding. My brother must have got frightened by what he saw because he made me promise many times that I will not tell my parents about my fall or my wounds. He assured me that he will help me clean my wounds and bandage them, and it will disappear in no time. The first stage of our secret little pact went on very well, and it would have succeeded but for the next door aunty who went off like the fire-alarm of HP, as soon as she saw us. I don’t blame her, anyone would have freaked out if they saw a little girl washing her bloody knees in tap water and applying copious amounts of talcum powder on it.<br /><br /><br />My brother used to show me new tricks everyday, that can be done on a bike and I happily copied them. Soon I had learnt to ride leaving both my hands, skid my bike after a sharp turn and many more tricks like that. I never really understood how he made the front wheels of his bike rise in air and stood easily on the back wheels for a few seconds, though. “You should ride your bike faster and jam the brakes harder”, he used to say. Luckily or unluckily it never worked for me.<br /><br />The summer holidays were a rare treat coz me and a small group of my friends went cycling early in the morning. Soon we knew every galli in and around sanjayanagar, Dollars colony and UAS Layout as well as any of the boys. Though I enjoyed riding in all the three areas, my favourite was UAS Layout. To get into UAS layout we had to go through a rough mud path and enter a small mud road lined with trees on either side. At the end of the road, there was a layer of rock and we had to shepard our bikes on to the other side. There was a poppy tree which always bore juicy fruits. We enjoyed eating the fruits from the tree and then taking off again on the wide tarred roads of UAS Layout lined with lush green trees. I used to ride my cycle so much that whenever I was introduced to any uncle or aunty in the area, they actually used to ask me if I was the “cycle hudugi” (cycle girl).<br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">I was forced to apply sudden brakes to my cyclic memories when the instructor called us.<br />We were told to choose a “STATIONARY” spin bike. The instructor switched off the lights and turned on the disco lights. It was a pleasant affect, gave the hallucination that we were all in a dark albeit colourfull room. Bright blue, green, red, yellow colours were dancing around us as we biked, though I couldn’t help noticing that the colours fell more on the persons next to me.<br /><br />I was uncomfortable in the beginning. I felt that the bikes were either too short or too high for me. I was perennially afraid that I would fall off my bike and the relentless screaming of “faster, faster” in my ears did not help. I lost my footing as if it were a rule, every time I was asked to stand up or sit down. Soon I was stretching myself beyond my short arms would permit me in order to hold the farthest handle of the bike while I cycled. I was cycling with my legs and exercising with my arms while all this while I was supposed to find new avenues from the barred window reflected in the wall mirror in front of me. I was also wondering if my legs would allow me to walk back home after all the hard work.<br /><br />After I finished the class I had a strange feeling that an hour of time I had spent there had cracked the chasm of reality for me. I felt that the spin biking class was connected to my present life as much as the battered bike was to my past life. A perfect simile of the past and the present. One jolly and carefree and other confused and stationary. I was complaining about how boring the class was when one of the girls remarked: " So what? It serves the purpose". I hope with all my heart it does in the long run, but at the same time I cant help feeling that my little third hand bike had served the purpose better. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#666666;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#666666;"></span></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-44439342855777450762007-09-30T16:22:00.000+05:302007-10-10T23:44:11.143+05:30Time is never ripe for a suicide<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rwj7KOLjgzI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/P8EjH7q1diE/s1600-h/suicide+cartoon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118617129530393394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rwj7KOLjgzI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/P8EjH7q1diE/s320/suicide%2Bcartoon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Do you think you have lost the will to live? Well you are not alone. When people are bogged down by problems in life they think of the other alternative “DEATH” Most of them struggle through their problems and succeed in finding a solution while some others don’t. There lies the marked difference.<br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;"> IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE THINKING SUICIDE!!<br /> HOLD IT! THERE IS A SOLUTION.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;">Around 2000 people in Bangalore commit suicide every year and about 95% of these are teenagers. It is a pity that we are often left alone during the most confused phase of our lives and I cant help thinking that if there were someone to help, so many of these lives could be saved.<br /><br />I have been researching why teenagers take this extreme step and here are a few factors and perhaps a way out.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>1) Loneliness:<br /></strong>We seldom find people who are like us, and if we do we are extremely lucky. So there is nothing wrong in being lonely. Keep an open mind and be yourself, you are bound to find someone soon. In the meanwhile read some books, identify your talents and develop them. Keep yourself busy.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>2) Feeling Unwanted:</strong><br />I have come across a lot of teenagers who complain that they are not wanted by anybody and nobody would miss them if they die. So what? Have an aim in life; show them your worth.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>3) Facing Humiliation:</strong><br />Of the things that bother the adolescents, humiliation is one of the worst. Be it ragging or being teased in school, it is indeed difficult to face. However there is one mantra” Believe in yourself, because if you don’t nobody else will”.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>4) Combat Fear:</strong><br />Do you freak out during exams?<br />Be superstitious. Identify a lucky dress and tell yourself that while I am wearing it nothing can go wrong.<br />Go offer flowers to your favorite god and tell yourself it is </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;">your lucky day.<br />Listen to a good song on radio and think that this song will really make my day.<br />These are just “bahanas”. After sometime you won’t need any of these excuses to have a lucky day.<br />Don’t believe me? Try it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><br /><strong>5) Love Failure:</strong><br />Believe it or not this is one of the main reasons why people loose their lives. There are two main reasons for a relationship to fail.<br />Possessiveness and Ego. If you have lost your love think back and see if you have made these mistakes. Some people say that possessiveness is a sign of love, but that’s not true. After sometime it becomes a pain for the other person. Ego spoils all kinds of relationships. Love means surrender and there is no place for ego there. Keep these in check<br />Ego is not your problem? Your love doesn’t reciprocate?<br />Big Deal! The opposite party looses. As for you? You have got most the amazing experience of your life. Move on.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>6) Don’t let those negative thoughts get on to you:<br /></strong>Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference.<br />Don’t let your worries burn you. Keep things light, laugh a lot and keep telling yourself everything happens for my own good.<br />That’s a small tonic for confidence.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>7) Physical or sexual abuse:</strong><br />It is a bad, sad world. I don’t know what to say except whatever the reason it’s not worth your life.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are some pointers I could think of. Every body has teenage troubles. None are spared. I guess that is the reason I am tagging Sudhir, Sourav, Daisy, Aditi, Nasia and anybody who thinks they have experiences worth sharing.<br />.<br />Who knows? Somebody, someday, somewhere may read these articles and conclude that “time is never ripe for suicide”.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"></span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-70187252468394534172007-08-17T20:07:00.000+05:302007-08-17T21:18:11.403+05:30ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/RsW96tEWa1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/AmoMtkXHVvE/s1600-h/20070205174237_sunrise%20farm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099690969294859090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/RsW96tEWa1I/AAAAAAAAAF4/AmoMtkXHVvE/s400/20070205174237_sunrise%2520farm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಬೆಳಕಲ್ಲಿ<br />ಹಸುರಿನ ನಡುವಲ್ಲಿ<br />ಚಾಚಿದ ಎಲೆಯಾಗಿ<br />ಇಬ್ಬನಿ ಹಿಡಿಯಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong> ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಕಿರಣಗಳು,<br /> ಸೋಂಕಿದ ಕಡೆಯೆಲ್ಲ<br /> ವಜ್ರದ ಹೊಳಪಾಗೊ<br /> ನೀರಾಗಿ ಹರಿಯಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">ಅರ್ಕನ ಸುಂದರ<br />ಮೊಗವನ್ನು ಕಂಡೊಡೆ<br />ಮೆರಗಿಂದ ಹಾಡುವ<br />ಹಕ್ಕಿಯ ಧನಿಯಾಗಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!</span></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span> ನೇಸರನು ನಲಿವಿಂದ<br /> ಭುವಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಳಗಿರಲು<br /> ಮೆಲ್ಲನೆ ಅರಳುವ<br /> ಹೂವಿನ ನಗೆಯಾಗಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!</strong></span><br /></div><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>ಚಿನ್ನದ ಬೆಳಕು<br />ಬಣ್ಣವ ತುಂಬಿರಲು<br />ಹರುಷದಿಂದಾಡುವ<br />ಚಿಟ್ಟೆಯಂತಾಗಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!</strong></span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"> ಪ್ರತಿ ಮನೆಯ ಮುಂಗಡೆ<br /> ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದ<br /> ಶುಭಸೂಚಿಯಂತಿರುವ<br /> ರಂಗವಲ್ಲಿಯಾಗಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!<br /></span></p></strong></span><p><span style="color:#3366ff;"></p></span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><div></span></div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>ಬೆಳಕು ಹರಿದಿರುವಾಗ,<br />ಆನಂದ ತುಂಬಿರಲು<br />ಪ್ರಕ್ರುತಿಯೊಡಗೂಡಿ<br />ನೇಸರನ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನ!<br /></strong></span><div></div><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"></span></div></strong></span>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476458049060136105.post-59251952206383291222007-07-17T09:22:00.000+05:302007-08-17T21:15:51.479+05:30ಚಂದ್ರ ಬಿಂಬ<div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rpw-repKg1I/AAAAAAAAAC4/vrC0dol0n8A/s1600-h/moon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088010595702834002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" height="272" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rpw-repKg1I/AAAAAAAAAC4/vrC0dol0n8A/s320/moon.jpg" width="288" border="0" /></a> ಚಂದಿರ ನಿನ್ನ,<br /><br />ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳ ಕಿರಣ ನಾನಾದರೆ,<br /><br />ಆ ಸುಂದರ ಮೊಗವನ್ನು ಬೆಳಗುವ,<br /><br />ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬೆಳಕು ನಾನಾದರೆ.<br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7YxOpKg3I/AAAAAAAAADI/to0T72hJHHc/s1600-h/arjun2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088742969231180658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="200" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7YxOpKg3I/AAAAAAAAADI/to0T72hJHHc/s200/arjun2.jpg" width="163" border="0" /></a><br />ಮುಗ್ದ ಮಗುವಿನ ನಯನ ಸಿರಿಯಲಿ,<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rpw_YepKg2I/AAAAAAAAADA/0bVVIvKTyZk/s1600-h/arjun2.jpg"></a><br />ಬಿಂಬವಾಗಿ ಸೆರೆಯಗುವೆ.<br /><br />ರಂಗುಗೊಂಡಿಹ ರಮ್ಯ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು,<br /><br />ಸೂಸುವ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬ ನಾನಾಗುವೆ.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7YxOpKg3I/AAAAAAAAADI/to0T72hJHHc/s1600-h/arjun2.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7cOupKg7I/AAAAAAAAADo/oObRV0A2J1g/s1600-h/york-watergate-05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088746774572204978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="141" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7cOupKg7I/AAAAAAAAADo/oObRV0A2J1g/s200/york-watergate-05.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></a> ಹರಿವ ನೀರಿನ ಬಳುಕು ನಡಿಗೆಗೆ,<br /><br />ಮೆರಗಿನಂದವ ನಾ ನೀಡುವೆ.<br /><br />ಇಂಪು ನಾದಕೆ ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡದೆ,<br /><br />ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ನಾನು ಹಾಕುವೆ.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/Rp7aRepKg5I/AAAAAAAAADY/MBz2M7e0tbQ/s1600-h/DSC02163.JPG"></a>ಮುಗಿಲ ದೀಪವೆ, ಜಗವ ಬೆಳಗುವೆ, <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/RsXB7dEWa3I/AAAAAAAAAGI/JuFPzFTlccs/s1600-h/DSC02167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099695380226272114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bLqi87Q-Mi4/RsXB7dEWa3I/AAAAAAAAAGI/JuFPzFTlccs/s200/DSC02167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ನಿನ್ನ ಕಿರಣ ನಾನದರೆ,<br /><br />ಮನೆಯ ಬೆಳಗುವ ಹಣತೆ ಬೆಳಕಲಿ,<br /><br />ನಾನು ಒಂದಾಗುವೆ.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>English Translation:<br /><br />This poem talks about the things that I would like to do if I ever become a moonbeam, the silver rays of light that lit up the moon’s face.<br /><br />Children are always fascinated by moon. When they look at him there is unfathomable happiness in their eyes. I want to be imprisoned in the eyes of an innocent child as a ray of light. I will come out of those bright beautiful eyes as a beam of reflected happiness.<br /><br />A river looks beautiful at night. Moon light adds sparkle to the flowing water. I will be the cause of this sparkle. I will walk amidst the dancing waves noiselessly rejoicing the melodious music emanating out of these waves.<br /><br />Moon gives light to the whole world. A lamp gives light to a single house. I want to be united with the light of a lamp if I become a moon beam. Give light atleast to one house.<br /><br />This is more of a summary than a poem. Such poems are impactfull only if written in kannada and I don’t think my English translation does any justice to the original poem. So my dearest English readers, please forgive me. </div></div></div></div></div></div>brinzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136528094386172951noreply@blogger.com2