we were on the way to my wife's exam center near cubbon park, which is when, we noticed these beautiful flowers blossomed all over the tree. it seemed like there are no leaves in the tree literally. have seen these before, but this time in cubbon park, it was not just one tree... it was series of tress, in front (or behind) of State Central Library, that takes everyone's attention, when driving through Cubbon Park.
and having some time to kill today, when my wife is busy writing exams, i took the opportunity to visit that area, by walk.. unfortunately, dint have my firing weapon with me.. but still, now everyone is a cameraman these days, with camera's in their pocket.. i'm no different, hence took that advantage to make use of it..
and here are few pics shot during my one hour time there..
Other than the Pink Poui Flowers...
if you havent visited cubbon park, please go right now..
It has been two weeks since i got this new Smart Phone "Samsung Galaxy S" from Samsung Dealer, KR Office Equipment-Domlur.. before getting it, reading/analyzing about this mobile, i was not confident on going for the Samsung brand for Mobile. for this mobile, Samsung really did a wonderful job.
My initial comments about this mobile, is, Awesome..may be since i'm using Full-Touch mobile phone for the first time.. but i'm all excited on using this. Still exploring on the complete feature list, but some of the key features that stand-out from the rest of its competitors are
> Awesome display - 4inch Super AMOLED Screen, Gorilla Glass, TouchWiz3.0 UI,Multi-touch
> Very Slim and light weight - 122.4mm x 64.2mm, 9.9mm thick, 119g
> Google Operating System - Android 2.1 (Eclair), soon will be upgraded to 2.2 (Froyo),
> Good Memory - 16GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM
> Smooth Multi-tasking - 1GHz Processor for games, social networking, camera, etc etc at the same time
> How can i miss talking about camera!!! just 5MP main camera, but has touch focus, smile detection, panaromic shot option, HD video recording 720p@30fps.. and secondary VGA for video call
Also one more feature i like in this is the SWYPE text input method. So, no touching of individual alphabet.. just slide your finger over the letters in the order, and it gets the word from that.. this makes sending sms a little more fun..
and also the amazing viewing angle of the screen..
TV Show - Part of MERA INDIA @ Fox History Channel
"Anchored by Javed Jaffrey, this is an exclusive studio based documentary show tracing the existence of simple pleasures of life that make our one billion plus nation tick. It brings to life the various aspects of human life, the products we consume, the brands that make us, things of everyday use that give us our identity. The show helps you catch up with time… moments that you will remember for a lifetime." - Fox History Channel
Being a small fan of this "History Channel", didnt see any ads or promos about this show, till i watched the preview episodes of "History of Whatever: Chai" and "History of Whatever : AIR" (ie All India Radio) sometime last week. its a "Documentary" show, but a different kind as such... especially, the way the show took about "Chai" (nothing but "Tea" ), and how it influences all kind of people, rich -to- poor, streets -to- 5star hotels, quarter Tea -to- export quality Tea, etc etc. similarly, about AIR too. And during the show, they give some really interesting facts/info about the topic.
Apart from the contents of the show, i like the Title song very much, its lyrics, and background music too.. Awesome music.. here it is...
To tell you more about this show, let me quote few words from an article on a magazine, here...
If you thought history and humour had zilch to do with each other, here's some trivia for you. Apparently, the two aren't polar opposites, at least not when Bollywood's favourite funny man Jaaved Jaffrey is bridging the gap.
Fox History & Entertainment is all geared up to launch a new series titled “History of Whatever”. Anchored by Jaaved Jaaferi, this is a studio based documentary show tracing the existence of simple pleasures of life that makes our nation tick. In a telephonic interview, Jaaved informs: “The show is a five-part series which will be co-hosted by Santosh Desai. This is a one-of-a-kind documentary show that will leaf through pages from our lives and read them out to us like stories we have never heard before.”
What made him want to host the show? “The channel's viewership is high and the topics dealt with on the show are intriguing. Although this works within the framework of a documentary, it is quite pacey and engaging. And it's got that tinge of wry English humour and intelligence in equally sumptuous amounts.”
Seriously?
While he does acknowledge that he's the one that ups the humour quotient on the show, he doesn't think people would watch it for him. “A show like this speaks for itself."
If you too are interested to watch this show, switch to Fox History Channel @ these timings ..
Chai - On this episode get to know the history of the nation's favourite beverage- Chai.
Time: Saturday 25 September at 12:30pm
Repeats: Sunday 26 September at 3:30pm / 7.30pm
Radio - On this episode, get to know all about the evolution of Radio and how it has played such an important role in our country's history.
Time: Saturday 25 September at 5pm
Repeats: Saturday 2 October at 10:30am / Tuesday 5 October at 5pm
Jewelry - This episode tells all about the history of what women love most - jewellery!
Time: Sunday 26 September at 3pm
Repeats:Sunday 26 September at 7pm / Wednesday 29 September at 2pm
Names - This episode deals with the history and evolution of names.
Time: Thursday 30 September at 10pm
Repeats:Saturday 2 October at 12pm / Sunday 3 October at 3pm
Toilets - On this episode get to know the interesting history of something we all can't just do without, toilets.
Time: Thursday 7 October at 10pm
Repeats:Saturday 9 October at 10am / Saturday 9 October at 12pm
Movie: Pavithra (Tamil)
Singer: Unni Krishnan
Music: AR Rahman
Lyrics:
Uyirum neeye udalum neeye uravum neeye thaaye (2) The very life,the very form,the very relationship is you Mom
Un udalil sumandhu uyirai pagirndhu uruvam tharuvaai neeye (2) You took care of me in your womb sharing your life and soul with me to make me get this form.
Un kaNNil vazhiyum oru thuLi podhum Kadalum urugum thaaye A drop of tear from yr eyes is enough to make the ocean overflow
Un kaaladi mattum tharuvai thaaye Sorgam enbadhum poyye Your lotus feet are enough to make me believe heaven is a myth.
PeNNai padaithaan maNNai padaitthaan katrum oliyum mazhaiyum padaitthaan (2) He created a woman,the five elements
Boomikku adhanaal nimmadhi illai (2) Sami thavitthan thaayai padaitthan Because of which there was no peace and then he decided to create a Mom
First thing first, Very Belated Wishes for New Year (for Tamil New Year too!!!). Its already three weeks passed in this year and yet no new posts here.. :( felt little bad thinking on that.. so hit new post link and here is a compilation of few (just very few) things which i did in this New Year (till now)..
Celebrated New Year with a delicious cake cutting at 12AM and more than that with my mom, bro, and two of my very close friends Chandrashekar & Raja. It was a very pleasant day to start this year. To add little more fun to that day, Me and my friends went to Oasis (my fav) mall that evening too...
On the second day of this year, attended MindTree's 10th Anniversary Celebration. Thanks to Shyamu'ka for her painstaking efforts in getting us the Passes. Had total fun and the highlight on that day was "Laughter Yoga"
This is the Second Weekend of this year and i went to chennai to meet my friend who is on her visit to India after she left for higher studies and also to meet my another friend in chennai. Had a fantastic weekend there, going to my friend's house (around 20km from outskirts of chennai, still they call that place as chennai), having lunch at her house, lil evening shopping in TNagar, B'Day celebration in Residency (many thanks to abirami for that) and having more & more fun there...
On the third week was one of my colleague Purnima's B'Day (wishes again to her), so as usual, little deco in her cubicle. Also third weekend came little early for me, as i took a loong break from work, extended vacations on both before and after pongal. Had a very leisure pongal this time, on hurrying-up to reach home on the pongal morning, and not much of concern for coming back journey also. Added with it, is the special Annular Eclipse, and two days of non-stop live action (in tv tho) of Jallikkattu . since me in DIET, had ONLY little sweets, pongal, sugarcane(s) and of-course home-food. total relax.
This is the status as of now, hoping for more and more fun in the coming days, And again, wishes to all, for this year to be yet another wonderful year in your life.
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'll come to me
And we'll live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be!
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
This is one of my very fav song in recent times... want to see this movie as soon as it's released in bangalore. Awesome lyrics it is... For the Tamil Version of it, check it out here in my Tamil Blog.
Lyrics : Yugabarathy
Music Director : Sabesh Murali
Voices : Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi
(male)
Nila nee Vaanam Kaatru mazhai en kavidhai moochu isai thuli thena malara thisai oli pagal
Nila nee Vaanam Kaatru mazhai en kavidhai moochu isai thuli thena malara dhisai oli pagal
A Snippet from one of my friend, DD a.k.a Deepa's blog... i think she started writing blog, just to damage me... :) but still i liked it very much... very well written and explained. Thanks a ton for this DD. Hope there is nothing else in stock like this :). "He threw it in the sky… upon which the packet opened by itself and the bourbons lined down into Redthil’s mouth…. After showing the entire packet the way to his stomach, our super hero was all ready to show the robbers their way to heaven…." "So Thalai’s makeover is like this…. A bright blue..........................................."
But Sincere WARNING to all who would click hereto read the full post: Please put your imagination skills to rest. Never ever try to imagine the image portrayed/explained in the Makeover part of that post.
Just heard this song very recently from one of my friend here in my office. It just took me to those awesome trip days... Miss u frenz... Have fun whereever u're...
And to you my friend here, checkout this url http://www.cuppycake.com. hope u'll get what u were looking for in this page (if u hav not got it till now).
If you have asked me, "Which is my fav shopping complex/mall in bangalore?", it would have been Forum or Garuda Mall, before this Oasis Mall opened (an year back i think). From then, the answer from me always is, Oasis Mall. Where is this? This is located near the Sony World Signal in Koramangala, right on the way which i travel daily to work. What all is there? Ground floor - its totally dedicated for Women, from beautful dresses to all new top brand Perfumes and specs, you get everything there for Women. First Floor - for kids and Men's wear. Second Floor - Furniture and other household items. All these three levels belong to LifeStyle. Also there is Max showroom in the ground floor, in the MLCP (Multi-Level Car Parking) Buiilding (behind the main building). Third Floor - Completely for SPAR (i dont have to tell what all you get in SPAR). Fourth Floor - Polynation : The food court which is open till 11:30pm and gaming zone for kids.
What do i like most here? well, i will try to answer this with, what i do there. As soon as i enter the ground floor, the mind-blowing perfume scents welcome me and also ensures that i'm visiting again, atleast for those scents. And this scent spreads through all the LifeStyle floors. So, i spend atleast half-an-hour, grazing thru all the new dresses and other stuffs. my fav place there is, the kids section (no wonder :) ). Once LifeStyle is covered, next is scaling every corner of SPAR. And in SPAR, i like two places the most, one, as usual, the Kids Section and the other, Non-Veg Section. You can see the Fish, Mutton, chicked, Pork, etc etc, all in Bulk amounts, spread across a huge area, all in one place. And there is a separate token system for this NV section (i have not visited other SPAR outlets tho).
(Green Apple Jam Filled Donut, Blue Berry Jam Filled Donut and "Angel's Freezing Kiss" Drink)
Then comes the very important place in Oasis, Polynation. My fav stalls over there are, "The Donut Maker" and "Cream & Fudge Factory". As soon as i go to the fourth floor, always the first thing i'll get is, Green Apple Jam Filled Donut (little hot), followed by any other donut variety, and the drink "Angel's Freezing Kiss" ( in the first time, i went for that drink, just because of the name, Angel-Freezing-Kiss. from then on, it has become my most fav drink. i guarantee that, you wont go for the Third Sip of that drink). If possible, will end with "Chocolate Lovers" ice-cream from Cream & Fudge Factory. Otherwise, get the drink downstairs, will spend sometime in the small grass lawn, near the entrance in the ground floor. At night, it's really awesome to sit in the lawn, just relaxing to the core. Simply, you can enjoy the calm, relaxing, peaceful time there, which you wont get in any other big malls in bangalore. This is always my destination, when (sometimes) i feel like i'm missing someone (anyone) or feel lonely, also when i wanted a break (from anything).
Last weekend, was a whole new relaxing weekend, almost like a weekend Getaway. Completely out of all the engagements/appointments/schedules/etc/etc (frankly, i'm not busy at all... will discuss about this topic later in-detail). Infact, the schedule for last weekend was very straight and simple, Just eat (u remember that i'm in DIET rite), watch tv and sleep. And this is not just for last weekend, everytime i go to madurai, this is/will be the schedule always. And my home compound walls are the boundaries for me. Once entered into it, will never dare to step out, till i start back to bangalore (good kid u kno). This is not because of the climate tho, this time climate was also kind-of good. The only thing which, bothers me sometimes, makes me happy otherwise, is, my mom will never come out of kitchen. She'll be cooking something or other, caz its like a huge break for her to prepare varieties (dont ever dare to ask my mom what vegetables i wont hav, she'll never stop the list)
This time, the main topic for the whole two days was, "Why am i not eating well!" (!!!!!!) Even after telling her thousand, million times that i will/have never compromised on food, she again comes back to the title saying, "You have lost lot of weight" (i too feel sad for that, but...). She was little ok, till my dad too, asked the same question (usually, he wont ask anything like this...). This one statement from my dad, added tons of fuel to the spark in my mom. So, finally left home on sunday evening with scoldings/threatening/blackmail that, if next time i come home like this (with weight loss), she'll come and stay permanently in bangalore. Atleast for that, i should continue my "DIET".
One amazing thing, which too was special in this trip was, in all those 8ight different buses i traveled in this trip, i mean "ALL the 8ight buses", i managed to get my favorite seat (leftmost seat in the last row, near the rear entrance steps), which is very very rare. With the windows open all time, the chill (very chill) air , breezes through the body, sooo pleasant.
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