My World.........

To all Mallus out there ..this guy rocks

2008-12-24T11:46:00.001-08:00

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"

Bucket list

2008-08-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

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.

Black Forest (Schwarz Wald)Trip

2008-06-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

Hindi Commentary in background.

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

Who am I

2008-04-05T00:21:00.000-07:00

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

Italy -Milan,Florence,Pisa

2008-03-30T06:15:00.000-07:00

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

Thank u all teachers....

2008-02-04T07:33:00.000-08:00

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.... :)

Rendezvous with the Star!!!

2007-09-18T01:46:00.000-07:00

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.....

Paris

2007-08-16T01:36:00.000-07:00

Paris Trip was "something".Enjoyed each and every moment.
Some of the places we went.....
Louvre

Eiffel

More photos later

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

2007-08-16T01:33:00.000-07:00

Basilique du Sacré-Cœur -Paris

Lock Lock????

2007-06-14T07:56:00.002-07:00

As I said in my previous post I am in Germany now......
The incident happened last week....
2 guys(Mr.F and Mr.R) from our company had just landed here in Lippstadt and as is the tradition( it seems) (I didnt follow
that tradition),they set forth for there quest for bicycles.
They found a second hand cycle with a price tag for 50 euros,which infact was a good bargain.
Now starts the fun......
Suddenly Mr.F realizes there is no lock for the cycle.
F : Lock??? lock????
Shopkeeper(SK):was???(German for What)
Now F starts using the sign language also
F:Lock..lock???
SK:Nein nein (No in German)...
Mr:R also joins him...Lock sayippe Lock!!!!!
SK:nein.....
R &F are frantically showing him the locking and unlocking action....But ot no avail!!!!
Sk :ok 40 Euros............

Lippstadt

2007-05-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

After sometime I am getting time to blog!!!!Actually an experimentation-bloging through e-mail.
Right now am in a German Village !!!!!The place is beautiful,but transport system is big let down.Last time when I was in Frankfurt, I was going gaga over the European mass transport system.But here the transport system is non existent....The first thing there are not many people and whoever are there have got a car or atleast a bicycle.
Signing off now ,will let you know more details in time

Interviews

2007-05-02T22:08:00.000-07:00

warning : its long..
This post was inspired by silverine's post on interviews.
Flashback - 3years ago........
Place - Engg College ,Campus placements is going on ...

The first company that came along was a giant in engineering side.....The profile offered was that of a management trainee...The big guns in our E&C department are all ready for the battle..Yours truly couldn't appear as the cut-off was like an astronomical number!!!(for me ;) )
After the initial rounds namely written examination and GD,some 10-12 ppl were selected for interview. GD round also saw the rise of a star in college -Mr.AV.
Till the GD, he was regarded as the most silent guy in college (well his friends knew better).But the GD woke the LION in him . But for this interview it was not Mr AV who was going to hog the limelight but Mr.KL aka iceman This guy was pucca management material and all.So our iceman goes for the interview -The company had a very bad reputation of recruiting only Brahmins !!!!!!But our iceman is one among them....So everything is set.....

And interview starts

Interviewer (Int) : Describe about yourself ?
Iceman : I am so and so from a Tam Brahmin family

Int:So are u a Iyengar or Iyer ? (seems there is always a fight among Tam brahmins among who is superior and blah blah )
Iceman :Iyer

(Interviewer was highly impressed as he was also one ) starts the real interview
Int: why is your marks going down and down
iceman : good qn ,even I was having the same doubt why??? but he didn't give that answer well i became house captain, cricket ,injuries etc etc
Int :Injuries?
iceman :yeah concentration goes ..u know???
Int : Maybe ..I never played in my life...ok,we are ready to give u a offer
iceman:what !!!plz don't do that..u didn't even ask something remotely technical
Int:That's OK ..we are ready to offer u a position as so and so...
iceman:No!!!!!!!!
Int:Y???
iceman:I am not interested in this area...
Int: Then y the hell did u come to interview
iceman:I don't know how i cleared the test!!! :o
Int:(In Mind : *&^@#$% we tried u help u)..we are disappointed!!!!
iceman:I want to be in s/w industry :(
Int:Are u sure u don't want an offer
iceman:i have never been more sure of anything else

Int starts talking abt professionalism and all...iceman is tensed ---what if they screw up his other oppurtunities......but nothing of that sort happens......he allowed to withdraw :)

The Company in its true professionalism selects 4 - 3 from our class and 1 guy from Bio and yes u guessed it correct all Brahmins ...appa what a start to campus interview!!!!

After this college made sure -if u apply for any company u have to sit through interview ....

The 2nd company -a s/w giant (main operations from Chennai )comes down to Kochi.
As usual our iceman makes an impression before the test itself !!!(this was his dream company ,dont know whether he has the same opinion now!!!)

For this Company -most of us were allowed to write the exam (low cut -off) and they have an habit of recruiting in bulk (35 was a big number back then -now bulk is like full college ),so everyone was excited,tensed,emotional -u name it all the emotions were there.....Now comes the twist -the 4 selected earlier was also asked to write the exam by the Company ppl...Now coll authority is in a dilemma ...they dont want to make the first company ppl angry ..so they found a workaround ask the selected 4 to underperform .....
So the written round starts the elite 4 underperforms........1 guy Mr KS underperforms like anything, of the 25 odd qns, he attempts only 9 ....But the qn paper was real tuff for the ordinary mortal souls ....so the cut-off was based on hit ration and a min cut-off. Based on that ranking our underperformer Mr.KS comes top!!!(All 9 were correct !!!) Now Mr KS is scared -what has he done.....but again the placement co-ordinator comes and says "its ok underperform for the interview...."

Interview Room -Interviewer knows he has an offer already
Int :So how was the exam
KS:It was easy.
Int:Easy??
KS:yeah
Int:Then ,why didnt u attempt more qns???
Our KS is happy ...I can screw this up ...ha ha
KS:I dint get time!!!
Int:Still it was easy???
KS:Not exactly, was time consuming ???
Int:Hmmm.....Or did u underperform??
KS : No sir no way.....
Int:Okie....So explain TV???
KS: TV????
Int:yeah
KS:There are 2 types of TV's basically...Color and B/W.
Int:I meant -how the TV works ???anyway the insight was good..
KS: I dont know...
Int : what???You are and Electronics and Commn Engineer rite??
Now this hurt him a bit ......poor KS ..hes top class in basics actually.
KS:Well I remember only in parts.....
Int:Hmm can u think and come back to me ...after say 10 minutes
Mr KS goes out to think......
Outside the room ,instead of thinking ..He roams around the corridor laughing with friends cracking his PJs .In total was having a great time.

After watching all this drama from the room our Interviewer comes back and takes him back to the room "by his ears" .yes by his ears!!!that was a site indeed -interviewer taking the interviewee by the ears........
Int:We know u are under performing ...but nevertheless we are giving u a position in our company....

And so KS gets another offer!!!!

Now after the initial rounds of placements most of the ppl were having 2 offers and ppl like KS had 3 offers....

This interview happens to Mr AV (The same guy who became a lion after first GD)
The Company another S/W giant the one with offices all over Bangalore.

After the test - Mr AV comes first -- Nothing to beat him in Verbal Tests ...(Av had read Karl Marx in Std II to talk with his 'palkaran' milkman in English. His childhood stories I will write in another post )He's such an expert in everything ,we call him walking encyclopedia :). I guess you get the picture.

Well the interview starts its an HR interview

Int: Tell me abt your self
Av : I am blah blah blah...I did blah blah
Int: So what do you do in your free time
Av : I read
Int: What??
Av :Fiction Non fiction everything???
Int:Why do you read??
Av:For enjoyment??
Int:You are wasting your time dude???
Av: What???
Now Av is really exasperated
Int:Yes.
Now is the part I love .......
Av: To understand books ,you need to have sense ,sensibility and sensitivity....
(This is a hit mammoty dialogue in an altogether different context )
Int:What???hmm........u have any other offer in hand???
Av:(gotcha) yes!!!!!!!
Later in the day when results came out Av converted this interview to a job offer!!

The characters
1. Av had converted 5 of the 6 IIM calls ..(Indore didn't find him as bright prospect i guess ;) ) and is all set to join IIM A.
2.Ks is working for an MNC (named after some country) now as a field application engineer (he quit his old Indian company)
3.KL aka iceman is still with the original company and all ready to fly to US.

I am going to Heaven ;)

2007-04-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Your Deadly Sins

Envy: 20%

Greed: 20%

Pride: 20%

Sloth: 20%

Wrath: 20%

Gluttony: 0%

Lust: 0%

Chance You'll Go to Hell: 14%

You will die at the hands of a jealous lover. How ironic.

How Sinful Are You?

From Here to Where!!!!!

2007-04-02T07:26:00.000-07:00

I have come to yet another crossroad in life!!!
Its partly regarding the Higher Studies part.....
A decent MBA from US University costs approx 60-65lakhs INR .......Can I afford it ?? The answer is a big NO!!!!!!!!!!!
Chances of getting into a top notch institution here in India seems really bleak...:(
First and formost my profile is just mediocre...Nothing to brag about.......
May be an MBA from Singapore or Canada.....But will it be as good as an MBA from US(definitely NO....)??
So where I do I go from here ???? This question is haunting my like anything.......

The options I have found for myself for time till next year ...

1.Switch Company ......
2.Ask for marketing profile in my Company itself.......
3.Wait for the old client to return....
4.Ask for a new project in core VLSI area...
5.Pursue a part time MS in VLSI
6.Onsite to Middle East....

Option 1 -- I am not that keen-----Present Employer has been good for me till now..Except for say salary ,I dont think they have never let me down.

Option2 -- Am I ready for it?????????

Option 3 -- This is a possibility ...But will I learn anything new....May get chnace to lead a big team..That should be a challenge

Option 4 -- This is a great option ....but can jeopardize my GMAT plans to no end....

Option 5 -- This is not something am keen to do.....but if circumstances force me ..I will do it thats all.....

Option 6 -- I hate Middle East and climate there...........

So in the end , the best thing to do at the moment is wait for the old client to return ....by that time I should give GMAT my best shot......... A good GMAT score + some more international exposure should help me in giving my applications a boost....

Lets wait and see what happens in another 3 months...Hope I give my GMAT by that time!!!!!!!!!! :)

No Trivandrum.....haha

2007-03-20T04:44:00.000-07:00

Yes, I didnt go to Trivandrum after all!!!!
After all the high drama,the managment decided Bangalore and that was it!
But Tvm or No the last one month was the most hectic of my career....:(.
Saturday, Sunday late nights I saw each and everything I was dreading......
Anyways the project is finally over and we all have been released from the project.
(What a weird name RELEASE!!!!!!!)

Trivandrum, Here I come!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-13T00:27:00.000-08:00

Ladies/Gentlemen,Boys and girls (S.R.K style)
Atlast it is confirmed!I am going to Trivandrum :( .
I am not at all happy with the way things have gone so far!
Hope Tvm will offer some respite.
Keeping my fingers crossed,Tvm here I come.

Mekadatu-Day1

2007-01-21T22:52:00.000-08:00

First of all, thank you everyone for making this trip happen!!!!!
Special thanks to Nambiar, Archana, Kiran and KR Puram teams for all the help in getting a decent turnout and doing the necessary arrangements for lunch dinner etc etc.....
Day1->Mekadatu...
We started from our house by 8.45 AM (even though we were supposed to start by 8.00).... The bus was a big surprise for most of em.a full 50-seater bus for 20 odd people!!!!!
We started off with Dileesh, Raddy, Sanjit, Mullackal, MP, Elias and myself.
Selvin, the busy body had come to say bye to everyone............
Cejo! He was supposed to come to our place by 8.00,but unfortunately that was not the case. This part was really atrocious, kind of moments we see often in a comedy movie. The details I will skip for the time being...

Anyways we went ahead with our plans and reached Big Bazaar Stop to pick Nambiar and teams (Sree, Anupa, Math and goonda (if u didn’t know its Divya))...So here we are in front of Big Bazaar waiting another 5 minutes for the gals to turn up...This waiting business was really getting on my nerves...ufffff!!! First it was for Cejo in Pai Layout, where he was not there..........At last the gals come and we continued to the next pick up point.... Here one thing I have to say is about Sreedevi!! She has been continuously coming for all the get-togethers from Bombay; I wonder how many of us would have taken such pains to come. Way to go gal!!!!!

NGEF->Kiran and Tejas were supposed to board the bus from this point. Fortunately they reached within a minute. So no waiting here ...Off we go to Indira Nagar.
Joju without wasting any time boarded the bus from there....

Inside the bus everyone had started their favorite hobby – pulling legs.

Our next stop was in front of IIPM, Bimil has always he has been, was waiting for us.
This guy really knows the value of time.

Kiran was very busy inside the bus… Doing what u might ask …Well showing off his latest possession …a digital SLR!!!! Wow!!!!
Everyone wanted to lay their hands on this beauty. Dude you certainly know how to make people turn their head to you!

The bus finally reached Silk Board Junction, the last boarding point. Arch and Ikka was already waiting in front of Silk Board, but where is our hero??? Cejo –No signs of him anywhere. We called and found out he’s somewhere near…Thank God! Police didn’t catch him (beat him) for his anti-social behavior. (Cejo is fast becoming an anti –social as we all are ;)).
Arch and Ikka got into the bus without any delay, thanks to Radio City. (For their “bright orange” color T-Shirt, which I wore for the day). At last,everyone is on-board and we can start the jaunt.
Everyone was catching up on each other’s whereabouts. Meanwhile our driver turned out to be some cousin of Schumacher. Not that he’s German or his parents had any Nazi connection ---“Speed” he was full of it.

Meanwhile we reached Kanakpura – some 80 odd kilometers from Bangalore. We wanted to get some refreshments a.k.a KF cans for all boozers. (This includes me as well
J )

From Kanakpura the road was totally hopeless ……… Dusty as hell. …Some one was asking whether we were going the correct way. The road or whatever it resembled was through some houses. The road was as if we where going to some ones house!!!
But we did know the road was correct –some 3 months before we had embarked upon the same route. The trip to Shivanasamudram –that trip really was the “trip to perdition”. I really hope our sins have been “deflated” after that trip J.

Around 12 noon, after near suffocation we reached 'Sangama'. We parked the bus along the banks of the river. The 2 rivers Arkavathi and Kaveri join here to form the Sangama.

We took the fruits, bread, butter, jam etc, which was our lunch towards Mekedatu.
From Sangama we have to cross a “so called river “, by walking. From the other side of the river you can board a mini bus towards the falls. The mini bus was all rust and 4 tires.
Thank God no one got injured inside the bus. The bus ride was another 4-5Km affair, all bumpy and dusty. I wonder how this bus manages to reach its destination. Anways we reached Mekedatu!

After disembarking from the bus we decided to have our lunch. Everyone ate everything they could lay their hands on. Arch and Sreedevi was very enterprising in making bread-butter jam J.

Mekedatu is all rocks and water. I would say more rocks than water. The place is really good for rock climbing. We reached a top point where everyone was going with ease.
You could see some cool carvings on the rock by Mother Nature. (Ahem...I know I know). The rocks are really wonderful to look at. MP and Mullackal the more adventurous of the lot decided to climb one more set of rocks to reach still a higher place.

Everyone was having a great time taking snaps, talking about how the rocks got such a smooth texture and all. After another group reached our place we decided to explore the terrain a little further.

Another 10 minutes later it was only Bimil, MP, gals, Tejas and I. Bimil and I decided to help the gals on their endeavor. Tejas was really scared; he was having some s@! # Phobia!!! God knows what… Anyways after some time the gals called it quits. Not all gals, the tomboyish Divya was all ready for anything.

But the Monkeys in that area had other ideas. Just at the moment when gals were quitting they paid us a visit. The situation was just great for them, either befriend the monkeys or take the risk to climb down the rock hill. After no second thoughts they decided to take the risk. Bimil was the guide – finding the less dangerous route and guiding the rest of the folks. Divya was blazing around the rocks like a monkey herself. Anyways after taking a hell lot of time we reached the base –near the waters. Except for a small injury to Nambiar everyone was ok and enjoyed the whole thing immensely.

Our folks who reached there earlier had their share of adventures too, Mullackal falling into the river and Kiran slipping from three-fourths of the hills and reaching the base in record time! But God was on our side in this trip, so no one was injured.

We spend some great time on the banks with our feet in water. In between the monkeys played spoil sport and took away all our fruits and other edibles for their usage.
Some one was mentioning monkeys were having a special likening for cell phones these days. No wonder some cell phone company came up with that ad.
But I still wonder what purpose that will serve!!

After some 30 minutes or so we decided to go-back to sangam. The trek, back to the top of hills was smooth. It seems there was an easy route “we missed earlier”. After taking some snaps we reached the bus boarding point, here we had to wait a long time.
Reason- only when bus is full from the sangam side will it start its journey to Mekedatu.
So we had to wait a neat 45 minutes before the bus came. This time around we decided to sit on top of the bus. Yes “On Top of the Bus” just as you see in movies, to portray some rural place. This is one thing we never see in Kerala, so this was a great experience and my first too.

We reached Sangam around 4.00 and crossed the river taking a lot of time. There were some beauties playing with their boyfriends in the water, so you can imagine why the delay. Also the driver of our bus Mr. Khan Schumacher was missing.

Around 4.30 the driver came back from his deep slumber and asked us at what time we want to go back. Playing in the water like tiny tots we spent another 30 minutes and started our return journey to Bangalore.

After some tea and biscuits from a wayside tea stall we reached Bangalore by 8.30.
Dinner at Nambiar’s house was grand. Kannan, T and Selvin joined us for the dinner.
Everyone ate to their hearts content and left Nambiars house by 11.00.
In between I had another task – drop Anupa at her uncles place. Mullackal and I
dropped her and returned back to Nambiar’s house to take others to our house.

Nambiar took her brand new Corolla to drop the remainig few who wont fit in our bikes and poor maruthi to our house.......(May Continue later...)

Get-Together!!!!!!

2007-01-18T21:13:00.000-08:00

Atlast!!!!!!
After all the confusions ,tomorrow we should be there in Mekadatu..
Confusions??? Well many --
No. of people actually turning up,after all the coaxing and threats, arch was giving .
The Stupid strike ,which if happened would have killed me,if not killed, but would have definitely taken me to a hospital.

After all the confusions and apprehensions ,I am looking forward for the get-together..
Hope everything goes on fine and we (bglore folks) can save our as*$#....

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2007-01-15T20:11:00.000-08:00

get together photos

2005-12-09T02:16:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks Its me....

2005-11-11T02:05:00.000-08:00

Hey guys ....
Its me arun paul / ap / paul.....
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