iPhone served its purpose :)

Botanical Garden, Pondicherry

I am in Pondy for a week break, got a chance to go to Botanical Garden (when we didnt get ticket for a movie and don't know where to spend the afternoon) :)

The garden was bit shaggy and clearly not in a good maintenance, but still the essence of the century years old trees remembered my sweet days i spent there in olden days.

I played cricket in the garden with my school friends and even studied there for my semester exams during my college. It is one of my favorite spot (which was in good shape in my school days)

Here's one thing i saw new in the garden, which is actually very old :)

Standing under the Oldest specimen of the country

Hope it regains its beauty very quick.

A Hindu article on it for u: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/05/28/stories/2005052800070100.htm

The Doomsday

In page 67 of the book "The Doomsday Conspiracy", Sidney Sheldon says

 

"Yes, They did an experiment at Temple Buell College in Denver where healthy flowers were put in three separate glass cases. Acid Rock music was piped into one case, soft East Indian Sitar music was piped into the second case, and the third has no music. A CBS camera crew recorded the experiment, using time-lapse photography. At the end of two weeks, the flowers exposed to the rock music were dead, the group with no music was growing normally, and the ones that heard the Sitar music had turned into beautiful blooms, with stems & flowers reaching toward the source of the music. Walter Cronkie ran the film on his news show. If you wish to check it, it was on October 26, 1970"

 

But why did he mention as East India rather just India. Probably if he had mentioned as 'Indian Sitar' music, the western world would think it is a music of american Red Indians. They even don’t know the name Red Indians was derived because of us. I think, the day Columbus landed in the west was the Doomsday where we not only lost our richness but also the richness of the word 'India'.

 

Anyway, experiment proves that our Sitar music is simply the best music even nature likes :)

a trip to Godavari delta

The weekend visit to East Andhra for my colleague's marriage made me to think 'why not a trip around India?'

The lush greenary on the banks of Godavari & the small canal that runs paralled to the road (with farm fields on both sides till the end of eyesight), quietly energises the soul & eyes.

 

the places I touched...

Kakinada - Kotaiyah's Kaja is a special sweet of the town (something like Pulla Reddy in Hyd & Adyar Anandha Bavan in Chennai),

Yanam - part of Pondicherry Government (thats my town)

Thratchapuram - one of Siva's triranga spot in Andhra, the other two are Srisailam & K

Andervedi - where Godavari merges with the Sea

Amalapuram

Also this is the first time I am attending a marriage that took place at night 10:30 PM.

Thanks to Sandeep for inviting for his marriage & Prashanth for persuading me to join the trip :)

Barcamp Hyd @ Google

An interesting incident happened this time

Thyagy & me reached the spot a bit late (as usual) and joined the queue at the Security gate to  get pass. Only when i said to Thyagy to get ready with the company ID card, i realised i didnt bring it (as usual). Luckily ADP gives a small card that i kept in my purse, so i took it and said 'hey heres' my ADP card'. I heard a voice from behind

X: Are you from ADP?

Me: Yes, how abt you?

X: No, I worked for ADP long back

Me: Oh, nice meeting you, so where do you work now?

X: I dont work...    I earn by blogging and live blogging

Me: Oh, so are you like Amit Agarwal? (wondering how many people started like Amit but the reply i heard was a little shock, probably now a simple guess for you)

X: I am Amit Agarwal

Me: (oh my god, am i speaking to Amit, the first professional Indian blogger) Nice meeting you Amit (at the road)

 

and thats a least way you expect to meet the celebrity of the day :)

Infact apart from getting goodies :) my interest to go to the camp lied in attending his presentation on 'how to blog with google adsense'