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Shambles and Shackles

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In the words of Bob Marley – “Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me.”

Often it seems that life begins to bow you down and you think is there any worth to the amount of effort you put into living it. Tired of fighting it out and finally coming to terms accepting the worse and moving on. Waiting to grab the silver lining.. So near, yet so far away.

Its always a tiring and tedious journey.. coming across hundreds of new faces all trying to get a glimpse into your life.. asking you questions bout the past.. Its funny how folks look at you and percieve your whole life without even knowing the thorny path you’ve been through. But then you question.. Whats Life without living it in Shambles and Shackles ? Would it be good if it were all pleasant and rosy without any risks and challenges it throws at you ? Would you be living it up otherwise .. !! I doubt i can hardly meet any person who can tell me their life has been perfect.

I have done mistakes and learnt a lot from them. Some have made me the person i am today. Was it for the better and are there any regrets ? Definitely not. Had it been not for those, i wouldnt have met the beautiful folks in my life today. I wouldn’t have got the drive to thrive towards excellence. Had i not seen failure in the eye, i wouldnt have had the will to stand up for myself.

I learnt its the moment you have today that matters. Make the most of it. These are the moments that makes this journey called LIFE worthwhile.

“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.”  – Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free.

Cheerios.

 

 

 

 

Tis was a Mad Mad Mad event

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After the Storm excitement in January 2012, was looking forward to attending the MAD festival in Ooty.. One of the main reasons was to catch some of my favorite musicians live.. Had missed Raghu Dixit the last time in Coorg.. So this time managed to visit the event on Day 1 and boy it was a visual treat.. Of course they didnt have the kind of EDM like the one at Storm but it was worth it. Also missed India Lucia.. i have only heard them on youtube and yet to catch them at their live gig.

Though the rain gods decided to play spoil sport, at the end it was all worth it though all bands had to cut short their quota of stage time 😦 . The venue in itself was superb. I am used to cold weather but this was something crazy.. Thankfully i had carried my woolens but quite puzzling as it may seem, i still cant understand how a bunch of youngsters could withstand the cold without their woolens.. “Gosh.. Did i just call em youngsters.. i think its high time i let the feeling sink in that i aint getting any younger myself ;-)” .. Anyways the event pic would follow soon..

Mad Festival 2012 – Ooty, India

There’s a Storm Coming

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Recently happened to attend one of the most fantastic and authentic camp out music festival i have ever been to… STORM FESTIVAL @ Napoklu, Coorg…. Wowiee is the word u can scream out listening to one of the finest bands of our times and that too Desi  🙂  It was an absolute exhilerating experience.. only wished i was present both days.. Missed RDP but was fortunate enough to catch Agam (just entered as they played Malhar Jam.. felt the goosebumps as i walked in and was awestruck soon after… One band i cant stop tripping on), Swarathma (Rib Tickling music) and Indian Ocean (These guys showed the rest why these guys are the absolute Gurus of music. The other stage had DJs Tuhin and Vachan Chinnappa who set the crowd into a groooove.. Followed by Sanjay Dutta (who i felt was a let down that evening coz i’ve heard him before i know he’s good), DJ Pearl and Closing the night Judge Jules.. This man knows the music and knows how to entertain.

Cant wait for the second edition of Storm.. The event was absolutely rocking and the arrangements were nothing like i had ever seen.. sniffer dogs, full body checks.. Woah.. Felt for a moment we were going to meet the queen 😉

Cheerios,

me

A night before the new moon

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Just turned 30 a few days back.. Seems like its time i hit the hyper drive button in my life..Theres so much more to do.. Thanks to my family and few of my best frens, i have lived probably the best portion of my life in the last two years. Theres more to look forward to.  Its gonna be almost two months since my nephew was born.. folks are all busy juggling between towns.. Its been all good. Cant wait for the kid to be in Bangalore. Gods been kind.

Well got myself a superb birthday gift.. probably the best one so far. A lens for my cam that i so wanted to buy for a long time.. For all my buddies who understand fotography, am sure u’d know what it means to have a all in one multi zoom range  DSLR lens.. Got myself the Tamron 18-270mm pzd lens. Watch out for pics thats gonna be your way soon. 🙂

This ones for a start.

F11, Focal Length 270mm, iso 100, exp 1/125 sec

Cheerios,

me

Ze Champ is born…. The stork arrived last night.

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Been quite busy in the last few weeks n now in Mangalore. The whole house is in an absolutely joyous mode. We ve just had a baby boy in our family last night. My baby sis is now a momma and I am a proud Mamu 🙂 my folks are ecstatic. The phone calls don’t seem to end 🙂 and for once we aren’t complaining. Gonna upload the pics soon after I get a go ahead from Gauri n Suhas. Afterall its their moment.

I guess my weekends are gonna change from now on…. Loads of shopping n travelling to mangy. Watch out folks…. He’s gonna be one helluva pampered kid.  n am lovin the feel already.

Wowieee … Yippppiiieeee