Onam

Another Onam is upon us. Some pics from an Onam few years ago...

Saturday, November 25, 2006

B'Day thoughts

Someone has said it better..The Passing YearsLife passes by so fast, Lord,I know I'm sure to missA vital part unless you keepReminding 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 timeThat we are growing old.For everything a seasonIs 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...

Friday, November 24, 2006

Find the man!

Locate a man's face in the picture of coffee beans above.Researchers have concluded that if you find the man in 3 seconds then the right half of your brain is better developed than most people.If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, then the right half of your brain is developed normally.If you find the man between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein.If you have...

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Amazing Photographs!

1.5 Giga Pixel photograph !!! The photographer who did a 720 megapixel photo of Sydney by night earlier this year has now done a 1500 megapixel photo of Machu Picchu. The level of details is amazing - even the expressions on people's faces as you zoom in! 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...

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Blenheim Palace

I have been lying low for a couple of months and not making any "pleasure trips" after the 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...

Friday, November 03, 2006

Customer service- Mallu style!

Enjoy this hilarious clip !First, a little background: An English guy rented a DVD from a mallu shop in Gulf. Apparently, there was some problem with the DVD and he called the shop to complain. Now listen to the clip to see how the mallu from Kasargod handles the client.Enjoy the phone call of the year…---------------------------Courtesy of: C P Baburaj, Abu Dh...

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Halloween Dogs

They say winter is not quite in..but owing to some depression, the temperature is going to be near freezing (2*C) tonight. Already had a taste of what was coming when I went out for a stroll. But these dogs seem to have had a great time yesterday.Harry Potter & the Three-headed CompanionCho Chweet!Ghost DogsGloomy? Who wouldn't be in that condition?Game for it!Eeeeks !DogflowerReal Hot Dogs !---------------------------Compiled from couple of...