Love

I was taking a late coffee break with a colleague from work, small break are always welcome in between, and we were chitchatting talking about all non-related topics.

I transit bus stopped just in front of me, I was leaning on a building wall, I saw this elderly man stepping out with a cowboy hat, a sweet looking old grandpa, he stepped out with a walking stick hanging over his arm, and was looking inside the bus.

I was waiting to see who would be coming out, slowly and steady with little baby steps comes out a cute granny, she was old enough and require support walking she would have taken good time to step down from the bus, all this time grandpa was waiting.

As she was stepping out, he offered his hand, and see took his assistance and stepped out, with walking stick in her other hand, they both walked slowly and steadily over the pavement.

Time was about when people left from work and are rushing to catch bus / train to reach home, rather I say I any metro round the clock people are buzzing off, people were just passing by, but this old couple did not bother at all, holding each other hand and swiftly talking. In some time, I lost sight of them…

I wanted to take a picture and paste it, but I was more keen in watching them walking by and fading in crowd.

Govinda Ala re Ala…..

Today being Janmashtami, I am missing few of the key ingredient with a mix of  will make any perfect celebration for any occasion.

As anyone who loves, he would like to keep check of his set of spices and perfecting any particular recipe. Similar way celebrating any festival, also do require some specific ingredient that defines success and flavor of celebration.

In Holi, if you are not soaked in water and faced pointed in all shades resembling from point company, I say something missing

In Diwali, if you do not have sweets/ firecrackers (I know I know its against pollution – I say I will compensate my share by not driving for a week), without which we missing Diwali celebration.

E-Id, how could you say you celebrated unless you had an amazing Biryani .

Likewise Janmashtami, celebrating birth of Lord Krishna, to has its own way of celebrating, this festival I more children’s, as per mythological stories Krishna during his young age was the most innocent trouble maker kid.

Few of the missing moments during this Janmashtami for me:

-        As most in my age group kids were bought up in their non Cable-Television era, we had only savored on Doordarshan programs, and during this time, we would be having the most iconic song played (sung by Md. Rafi and acted by Shammi Kapoor) ‘Govinda Ala re Ala’ this song has created its mark.

This time around its saddens the most to know that Shammi Kapoor is not amongst us

-        Dahi-Handi: Human pyramids are formed in the attempt to break the Handi (earthen pot filled with curd and fruits) its symbolized to Krisha’s acts from his childhood.

Tribute to the legend and keeping up the festive spirit.

Do you fall.....

Do you fall or stand back....

How many times have you or rather how often we have fallen... 

From the day we learned how to crawl... Just before the first step we took, would have hugged ground few hundred times, the first few fall would have hurt us bad and not to let us attempt next couple of days... 

Once the sore went off and the eagerness took over fear, we would have mastered how not to get hurt when we fall next time...

Eventually the most awaited day arrives, when we take our first confident step and are able to manage our own body weight and started yo walk...

The literal fall takes different meaning over times... 

Your fail to score the goal for your team during inter-school championship

I assume that would not have quit playing football(soccer)....

Time passes by, you graduate and the next big thing in life... Time you earn your own bread, in that pursuit you venture seeking of a nice paying corporate job that would get you a Aston Martin

You fail your first interview, assuming you would have cracked it easily... 

I bet we would not have given up job seeking... From the fall you learned few tips and tricks to gauge next one... You rise... You shine...

So eventually in life you would be facing many such daunting task and moment were you would fail and will fail again.... 

Does it mean you lost it..

Does it mean it's not your cup of tea...

Does it mean you are not the one...

Does it mean it's bad to dream....

I say no... We fall we learn from the fall , and strive to rise higher and higher, consider each fall as part of strengthening your foundation.

We will face people around you, who will make you feel bad and not let you rise.., but as the saying goes 'Take what you want'

Be like the Phoenix of Dumbledore... to rise again from it's own ashes.

  In mythology, a phoenix is an immortal bird that, when it dies, bursts into flames and is reborn from its own ashes. "To rise from the ashes of the phoenix" means to make a miraculous comeback.

Nature Rain… Click…

If you love photography, or rather if you just love clicking, Nature is the best source of best stills, and most of the still would make sure you end up with mouth wide open and gasping from more images, as its raining over this part, I got some nice stills.

Moreover a big thanks to digital source of photography it has inspired armature photographer (or a person like me with Camera), just point shoot and download on to your laptop. Picasa being helpful and allowing upload images and share them, all in a jiffy.

I still remember those days when I bought my first camera (back in year 2002, it cost me 1100 Rs it was a major part of my paycheck), them to I loved clicking, but the only grim side was the wait period, of completing the roll 36shot get them developed, and assume all have came well. At time I would have to wait for occasion as I have not consumed all 36picturres

If I look upon the latest album I shot, its been rainy since morning much before I woke up, and I loved the way it was raining it reminded me of the rain back from my native place (Kerala –Kannur, where when it rains, it just rains un-interrupt) today rain is somewhat in similar fashion, no wind to make sure the clouds will find a new place.

Below are the picture I took some time back and some of them have came out really well (as I say I loved them), I so easy to click 50 pics in 10 minute span and create an album of 5, ahh technology I love it.

As most rain lover back home would love to have a cup of Garam Chai (hot tea) and savory Onion Pakodas