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 ....

aavarisu...maidumbi...

feel that this song is made for this pic. or the pic is made for the song. or both the song and pic are made for each other. :D

Munjaane manjalli.. Mussanje tilitampalli...

Munjaane manjalli.. Mussanje tilitampalli...
O Olave neenelli.. Hudukaata ninaginelli..
Nannedeyolage nee ilidu..
Janamanada mouna muridu..
Bisi usirannu nee bagedu..
Nittusirannu nee tagedu..
Kuntallu neene.. Nintallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Kannallu neene.. Kanasallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Nana nennegalu neene.. Naalegalu neene.. Endendu neene sakhi...
Aavarisu.. Maidumbi..

Baanallu neene.. Buviyallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Novallu neene.. Nagavallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Nana nennegalu neene.. Naalegalu neene.. Endendu neene sakhi...
Aavarisu.. Maidumbi..

Tampallu neene.. Bisilallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Hasirallu neene.. Usirallu neene.. Ellellu neene sakhi..
Nana nennegalu neene.. Naalegalu neene.. Endendu neene sakhi...
Aavarisu.. Maidumbi..
 
Movie : Just maat maatalli
Music : Raghu Dixit
Singer : Raghu Dixit

Save Our Tigers

Recently i saw an ad on TV stating that number of tigers have gone up from 1411 to 1600. well, 14 of these are cute little cubs of bannerghatta, bangalore. and, i also got the answer for the question : are these really tigers ?

true gentleman

There is safari ride in bannerghatta and this gentleman was enjoying his lazy saturday afternoon. ( i could have also done the same, but had preferred not to.)

Our bus was, say, just a couple of meters of away from this gentleman. And, we, the people, inside the bus, were screaming, creating ruckus. To this gentleman, we were the juglees and we were caged in that bus. It never lost its cool. Behaved like a true gentleman and tolerated us.

But, is a tiger supposed to be this gentle ? Tigers in bannerghatta are not allowed to hunt, they are well fed. will they survive the harsh jungle ?

Tigers are supposed to be tigers and not gentleman. We need 1600 tigers and not gentlemen who are well fed and kept in zoo, safari as show pieces.

we want these and not show pieces

When two worlds collide...

recently, visited bannerghatta national park. when i visited last time, a lioness and 2 tigresses were mothers in the making. this time, i heard the good news that there are 7 lion cubs, out of which 3 are males and 14 tiger cubs. no wonder, at this rate, the tiger numbers are definitely showing an upward trend. But, are these tigers really tigers ??? thats a question which hit my head like a jolt and am looking for an answer.

When 2 worlds collide - the anger and pain of those who remain

one thing i learnt is that, the Bannerghatta national park has jungle beauties which are more cute and cuddleable than looking ferocious.

CVT

was googling CVT today, as i wanted to know more about Continuously Variable Transmissions. But, google gave me a new expansion for the acronym
CVT : Center for Victims of Torture
http://www.cvt.org/