Another Onam is upon us. Some pics from an Onam few years ago...
Some of the photographs taken while out on Desert Safari in Dubai...
This image will be replaced with one of mine.. Jay
When the gang caught up after a long time on 4th Nov 2010 at Ottapalam
A melancholic number from Ouseppachan. Originally rendered flawlessly by Yesudas and Chitra in their own versions, this one is an audacious attempt.
If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change. - John A. Simone, Sr.
| The Passing Years | |
| Life passes by so fast, Lord, I know I'm sure to miss A vital part unless you keep Reminding me of this. There's so much that I want to do, A lot I've left undone, So many plans discarded, And a few I've not begun. Life passes by so fast, Lord, How often I've been told, It always does around the time That we are growing old. For everything a season Is wise as well as just, But I had rather wear me out, Than fall apart with rust. | Life passes by so fast, Lord, The days, the months, the years, Lord keep a smile upon my lips, And blot away the tears. Teach me to lean upon Your arm, When pain and sickness strike, To tell the facts from fancies, That sometimes look alike. Life passes by so fast, Lord, And yet how kind You are, In granting me the precious years, That I have had so far. So let the days grow shorter, The darkest shadows part, But put the wrinkles on my face, ...And never on my heart |
| (By Grace E. Easley) | |
Locate a man's face in the picture of coffee beans above.
While on that theme, this one on the left was sent to me some time ago. This is a National Geographic photograph of camels in the desert taken from directly above the animals at the time of the sunset. If you look carefully, you can see that the white specs are the camels and what you see prominently are their shadows!
one to Southampton, Salisbury and Stonehenge. The weather was also growing cold. Meanwhile, I ran into an old colleague of mine at Reading station (railway, not police mind you!). We had worked together in Soft Systems, Kochi and I was surprised to see him here, of all the places. It also turned out that he had been in Bangalore all along, working for HCL and we never ran into each other there. He is here on an assignment for 2 months. When we met, I only remembered that he had a rather curious name, but couldn't recollect what it was. It was Binju (that being his name) who suggested that we go to Blenheim Palace last weekend, and off we went on Saturday, 4th November. 
In reward for his services in defending Holland and Austria from invasion by the French, a grateful Queen Anne granted to John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, the Royal Manor of Woodstock and signified that she would build him, at her own expense, a house to be called Blenheim. Conceived in 1705 by Sir John Vanbrugh and finished in 1722, it is a masterpiece in English Baroque architecture. Set in 2100 acres of landscaped parkland, the palace is surrounded by sweeping lawns and formal gardens. As in most of the palaces of England, the State Rooms of this one too are graced with priceless portraits, exquisite porcelain and magnificent tapestries plundered from conquered lands. 
Many items have been "gifted" and some specially commissioned by the Dukes. Nothing much from India though, as it was still not a "jewel in the British Crown" when the earlier dukes of Marlborough went about warring on behalf of The Crown. The palace is also famed as the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The 11th Duke of Marlborough currently lives here. The palace and park was created a World Heritage Site in 1987. As it grows dark here too soon these days, we could not go over the palace grounds entirely. You can see my entire Blenheim Album in Galleria.
 Harry Potter & the Three-headed Companion |  Cho Chweet! |
 Ghost Dogs |  Gloomy? Who wouldn't be in that condition? |
 Game for it! |  Eeeeks ! |
 Dogflower |  Real Hot Dogs ! |
| Pukarta chala hoon.. | Movie Name: Mere Sanam (1965) Original Singer: Mohd Rafi Music Director: O P Nayyar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri |
It's been a fine day today with lot of sunshine. But the forecast for the next week is not all that encouraging. Also, we turned our clocks back by 1 hour as we switched back to GMT from BST today. Although I certainly didn't mind the extra hour of sleep as a result, it was a strange thing..to find your routine adjusted by an hour!
| Innumente Kannuneeril... | Movie Name : Yuvajanotsavam (1986) Originally sung well by : K J Yesudas Music Director : Raveendran Lyrics : Sree Kumaran Thambi |
The better you perform, the more invisible you become- to everything but bad news. The longer you do a good job, the more your perceived value erodes because customers lose sight of the pain you originally relieved.Hmm..not that I haven't thought about this and other sublime things they were talking there.. only, these guys got their thoughts published.
"But the pace at which the blogosphere is getting cramped with half-wits, religious maniacs, failed writers, sociopaths and cold-blooded killers, is scary."Is that me? beware...
