itchy feet

what makes somebody like the city they live in ?
being born there ? people around them ? the job they do ? the independence and the interdependence the city offers ? the food, water ? the culture ? the beauty of the city ?

beats me...
spent initial 3 years of my life in mysore. the next 4 in mandya. next 15 years again in mysore. next couple of years in the city of mumbai. and now in bangalore for 9 months. yet, am unable to decide which is my favorite city of these and why.
or may be i now know...

Everything in the name of GOD

its definitely not that am atheist. but, pleasing GOD at what cost ???
spiritual texts, which i follow, do say that there is a definite way to perform puja of the Vignavinashaka, our friendly neighbourhood Ganesha. but, these spiritual texts never say anything about the procedure of doing visarjana of the same. But, presently, there is a big idol of Ganesha in every street. on the third day, or on the 11 th day or the 21st day, our friendly neighourhood ganesha departs, with lots of baja-bajantri, ruckus, crackers bursting, creating lots of traffic jams, ambulances getting stuck in these jams. Ganesha blesses the one who does puja. but, without putting others in  inconvenience, the ganapati pooja is never complete these days.

today, on the 30th of september, 2010, the much awaited Ayodhya Verdict is to be delivered by the Allahabad highcourt. in view of the violent reactions to the ruling, security has been beefed up. offices were closed down at 1330 hrs. the transportation facilities also suffered, because of which, there were many who were stranded outside the -so called - Tech Parks.

while i was waiting for my friends, i had a chance to look around and think. there were people with cars who were dropping their colleagues. even the 2 buses which were running, were too crowded to get in. worse than mumbai local. people in formals, i-card on their neck, like a noose were found in luggage vans, travelling to their destinations. when people were asking for lift, a car simply sped away. can ppl be so insensitive ?
anyways, all these ppl stranded were stranded because of whose fault ?

Dear God,
Do walk away Do walk away
the world is burning. my heart is yearning
Do walk away.

shunya

shunya. : n.
think that should explain it all!
its such a beautiful concept.the whole universe has it. its such a place where light cannot be seen. sound cannot be heard. there is nothing to be felt. right from inter galactic space to inter orbital space, there is void. there is shunya.
but then, its present in thoughts too. we feel emptiness, void to be filled.
so, its definitely not just - not having matter. its something more.

shunya
emptiness
void


in thoughts... there is a need to be filled...

...and there was light !

ಈ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ನೀನಾದೆ ಬೆಳಕು...

light is much appreciated when one has lived in darkness. simply remembered the dialogue - bijlee - said by a old lady in the movie swades.
just imagine the expression of a face when one has found inner light - light in the eyes.

may be its time...

after the kadur by-elections, the congress and the JDS have accused BJP of distributing money to voters.
the hindu - link

am seriously not bothered which party is accusing and which is getting accused. what am bothered is about the feelings and sentiments of the voters - we the people - involved.

Some party accuses the other of distributing money. This party is in turn accusing the people of taking the money and voting. This some party is also forgetting that small portion who actually voted for them  and its forgetting that it needs to approach the same set of - people - in the next elections.

may be its time for these parties to learn.

may be its time for - we the people - to start to THINK...

what if ... ?



sleeping peacefully - in a group to conserve heat (actually)

First, we are all animals. Then, we can call ourselves - humans - if and only if we are sure that we are not bit by our conscience. leaving this apart, we as animals, have good, meaning, pretty good sense of smell, taste, touch, vision and hearing. The only problem with this sensory thing is that, it saturates. It stops tingling the brain after some time. effects of this behaviour would be :
a) The first bite of ice-cream, coffee, apple ( keep any food item here) is always tasty. the further bites is no longer sweet or tasty as the first time.
b) Amazing sight of a waterfall is orgasmic. after 5 min of staring and enjoyment, its not interesting anymore.
c) Beautiful song or voice , when heard for first time, is enthralling. we hear it again and again, playing the song back to back. this lasts for a day ? or two ? or probably for an hour until we play another song.
the point is - we get USED TO.
Be it any situation, we get used to.
so, what if, our senses never saturated ? what if our senses would always tingle our brain, when ever we are exposed to such exciting sitiations ?
because of this, the apple / ice-cream would always taste sweet ! every bite would be relished and enjoyed.

But, its best that its not that way. the agony of loosing someone would always tingle the brain. Getting used to for not having the someone would have been impossible.

A perfect nights sleep would then have been impossible !

Terminator

I have always been a fan of the character "Terminator", especially the T800 of the Judgement Day. It was programed in the future to save a particular kid from T1000, an advanced prototype, and was sent back in time. The T800 was not programed to self terminate.
The emotionless face, the sense of having no pain, a stern grin and a chiseled body. even my hairdo is inspired from this character and i keep it as often as possible, since my student days.
I particularly like the behaviour as a machine. no pain even when there are infinite bullet wounds on the back. the attitude of completing the mission, whatever the case may be.
and, am deeply moved when the T800 says " I now know why you cry. Thats something i can never do". Even though T800 was not programed to self terminate, the chip inside needed to be destroyed, to ensure the safety of the kid who had programed it. allowing itself into a couldron of molten iron, T800 gives a thumbs-up until the last bit is melted.
may be, its worth it. to be a machine. to be expendable. to complete the mission, no matter what it takes.even death.

some stuff for self

Hebbe falls. a beautiful water falls, abt 8 km from kemmangundi. the path leading towards the falls is totally leech infested. had 12 leech bites, inspite of potion from jaggi ( the MAN who has completed about 60 treks).
keeping these general stuff aside, the mere sight of the falls is orgasmic. waded in knee deep waters to capture a simple pic of the falls. too much mist on the lens. had a tough time focussing. so, decided to keep the beautiful sight in the photographic memory.

 falls is beautiful. definitely worth a visit every monsoon. same old feeling of nature soothing, healing, caring ...guess, am getting addicted for this pleasure. saying this because i cancel a lot of personal engagements for the sheer pleasure of being amidst nature, not even caring how body reacts towards the insane exposure to winds, rain and cold. anyways, nobody opposes if one is addicted to nature and its beauty and its love towards us.
irony is, at the bottom of the falls, me and atul were discussing about the energy content in the falls and how could we solve energy crisis by a little amount.
no wonder i ll think of  f11 and 1 /250 s when am viewing a beautiful sunset with ....