Wednesday, December 24, 2008

To all Mallus out there ..this guy rocks

I just couldnt resist adding this video...




Wishing you all a Happy Xmas and as they say in deutsch "Ich wünsche Ihnen allen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest"

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Bucket list

After a hiatus,I am back.I was lazy and I was busy. :-)
Tagged by Ruminations

Well here they are.

1.Sky diving,bungee jumping and white water rafting-All for the adrenaline rush....
Was always fascinated by these,now since ppl I know also have started doing these ..
Hopefully I will do this sooner or later.

2.Travel to all those exotic places where nature is the King.Places like
Kashmir,Norway,Swiss,Greece,Cannes etc.Places where its not castles and other monuments which has importance.
Swiss was one dream realized. :)

3.Drive through Autobahn and hit the max speed.Narrowly missed out on this one.
Should have converted my Indian Driving License to Deutsch and drove all those BMWs,Mercs,Audis and Porsches.
For the uninformed autobahn is one of the few highways in the world where there is no max speed limit!


4.Get an MBA degree.Wanted to do one since in school,hopefully in a couple of years it will materialize.

5.Read all the books and watch all the movies made.....:)


6.Learn to Salsa.Dancing has always impressed me but never learned though.

7.Have a career,where you are in a business suit most of the time.
Just for jaada ;)

8.Take my parents and brothers for a Euro trip.

9.Own a summer house in some hill station.

Hmm...Right now I can think of only these things.....I will update the blog as and when I find some interesting things to pursue ......

PS:Thanks Dhanya for tagging me...had forgot how to write itself.

Friday, June 06, 2008

Black Forest (Schwarz Wald)Trip



Hindi Commentary in background.

The place is Titisee- A small lake somewhere ....

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Who am I

Mathew the Hamburger had tagged me and here it goes....


1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER
Malayalam movie - "Chocolate" .Its being been 4 months since am back from India, and in this part of world, theaters have only German dubbed movies. :(

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
‘Exodus‘by Leon Uri. A book about the founding of Israel. Good Read…
It’s a very old book mind you.


3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Snakes and Ladders, Ludo also ;)

4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?

Does Boban and Molly count???? :p

On a serious note -used to love RD and Outlook….Long time since read any of those.


5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
The smell of first rain. Yes I know…This is the first answer almost everyone from Kerala will be having.

Pinne mathi varukkuna manam ennokke arkenkilum undakumo????


6. FAVORITE SOUND?
Babies laughter....Yes I love babies.:)

7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
The pain of losing someone dear


8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
Late!!!!! Run!!!


9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
KFC –Here and Bangalore
KR and Rappayis-Cochin.
Hmm..that explains the “ALL ROUND” personality!


10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?
Michelle –favorite, but coming here to Germany have seen guys also having the name!!
So having second thoughts now.


11. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I'D...?
What is LOT??????
I have plans for like 100 crores…..If its more let me think…..


12. DO YOU DRIVE FAST?
If Dad is not in the car.:)

13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
Still sleeping alone ;)

14. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Cool when inside your home…


15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Maruthi 800 –Dad gave it so that I won’t take a bike.


16. FAVORITE DRINK?
Chilled Sweet Lime, Chikku Shake.

17. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD .....
Study for GMAT ,learn German, learn Salsa …and the list goes on
But even then I will still procrastinate and that’s me unfortunately :(


18. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Yes, but try to avoid veggies as far as possible.


19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
VIBGYOR,with a streak of silver ,if its just for the heck ;)
Oru variety avatte!!!


20. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Kannur, Ernakulam, Pala, Bangalore, Frankfurt and Lippstadt (Germany).


21. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Cricket.


22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
Witty.

23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
Nothing….there is no place there. Sorry folks can’t accommodate u there!


24. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Yes

25. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?
Flexible.

26. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny Side Up


27. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
Beaches and parks which are not crowded.


28. FAVORITE PIE?
Chocolate Pie-Mom Special love it


29. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Chocolate with nuts.

Too much chocolates...Even the last movie I saw in theatre is Chocolate..
Uffff have to cut down on that .

30. OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU TAGGED THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Roshan the Doc

Am tagging
Roshan the Doc
Iceman
Gazal

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Italy -Milan,Florence,Pisa

For this Easter we went to Italy.
Am not in a mood to write a travelogue ..Sorry folks....Just some pics :)

Taken from Milan,Florence and Pisa...Rome we did on the 3rd day and we had a surprise too ....

Milan Duomo





Milan-Fashion Street


Florence Piazza della Signoria


Florence -Duomo


Tower of Pisa..Yeah the leaning one.......


Another view with the cathedral (Duomo) also in view

Monday, February 04, 2008

Thank u all teachers....

This post would have been apt on Teachers day....But to remember my favorite teachers and write about them anyday is no cardinal sin.

First and formost I would like to thank all teachers who taught me...From LKG to 12th.But there are some teachers who are really special...


My UKG teacher --Helen teacher....she was kindness personified the right person to teach tiny tots.A teacher who loved children to no ends.
And the best thing ..she got my name correct ,even though I was visiting her after 15years.... :)

From 1st to 4th it was my Mom who taught me everything.she was the one responsible for me getting those proficiency awards....She kinda pushed me into the top league...

5th Std ....that was the worse year in School in terms of academics....But I did get some great friends there...Mom stopped teaching me!!! I was njoying the new freedom like anything...No more moms pinches,no more asking qns.....And it started showing on the results also.....It is in this class I got a new teacher --a 10th std kid --Who helped me with my maths --Leo Chettan.

I owe a lot to you!! You are the first person who instilled a genuine interest in maths.It was you who made me realize how lucky we were to be born to parents who want their wards to study and who are more than willing to shed out that extra money so that we get the best...I am very thankful for everything you did.


Jose Paul Sir .my class 7,8,9 and 10 malayalam teacher....U are the best language teacher...U helped me nurture interest in literature,movies etc.U made me realize i can write well in Malayalam.U were our regular tour teacher..I remember u asking my dad permission,so that i can come for the tour...thanks for everything...

Benny Sir...I wont forget the way you nurtured my interests in Maths...U helped me alot..I still remember u telling my parents not to worry abt me...and he considered me as his son.....That says it all :) Thank you ....

Lakshmanan Sir...For removing my stage fright and nurturing my leadership skills...
U are the first person who made me realize I can be a class leader or school leader if I wanted to...Thanks for giving me the oppurtunity..

Murali Sir..The most strict teacher I ever had...But with the heart of gold.Thanks for giving the idea which won 1st prize for Maths fair...

Manoj Sir...Another malayalm teacher...Thanks for helping us out in our Youth festival dramas......

Late Philip father...our headmaster...who taught us chemistry...I will always remember that "chevi pirikkal"...when I the class leader was making the loudest noise in Class :).....U had a unique style of teaching and an effective one also...

Premanand sir...Holy angels tuition centre...u rock big time...I guess who all studied out from Kannur would know abt u ....U have a special knack of teaching and the best thing u make it interesting...




Sunil Sir...My 11th and 12th maths teacher...The coolest teacher on earth....
More like a friend (outside the class ie)with whom we can decide anything under the sun..We all love u for that...

And the best teacher I ever will have ...MOM...I know u really worked hard and prayed hard for my success in exams ,tests what all..

Thank u...thank u for everything my teachers.... :)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Rendezvous with the Star!!!

Its being some time I wanted to write about this!
Guess whom we came across in Brussels???? None other than
Tamil Supestar--Rajnikant!!!!Thalaivar.....

We had gone on a trip to Brussels,and boy oh boy this was special.....
Brussels was celebrating the EU birthday ,so it was celebrations all around.
After visiting most of the places we were about to retire to our rooms,that suddenly we thought about going to some bar or disc....but finally we took the wayside bar option.

While we were enjoing our cocktails,out of the blue came Rajnkikant and his daughter!!! The initial euphoria was just brilliant--4 of us just stood up with our eyes wide open..Seeing our enthu he came over to our place.Asked us about our well being and posed with us!!!!
To be true he was the most simple celebrity I have seen to this day!!!!He was down to earth and full of warmth.

These days I am like a chinna thalaivar in office ;)............
All the tamil speaking population in office consider me to be the luckiest in this planet.....
Thalaivar.....