Shirdi 2

Well it was # 6 with Prashanth- 1998-Pondicherry,2000- Goa, 2001- Kerala, 2000- Sabarimala, 2002- Chennai and now 2006- Shirdi. Its always fun when he is around, with his know-all talks. Looking forward for more trips.

Shirdi 1

The much awaited Shirdi eventually materialised last month- Mar 12 2006. It was short and a memorable trip, considering the following facts- first bus trip for poonam and myself, and first VOLVO trip for Helmet prashanth. (Had to bear a lot of elementary queries) He lost a bet too, regarding the graphics on the bus. He owes a pen.
I went to Mumbai from Pune and we boarded the 2345 bus from there. Helmet met us at coffee day by 2215 and we spoke and chatted quite a lot throughout.
the next day was also too smooth to be true. We had darshan within a span of 45 mins.
I had to leave to Bangalore on urgent basis and Poonam and Prashy left to Mumbai,,, awesome, short and a memorable trip.

Eerie Joa

Have to tell this, that there is something mysterious about everything over here,,,the place, the people, the surroundings.
Few images from my balcony to substantiate. Yes that the moon peeking a look between the green streaks

JU JU place

A sneak preview into my place. Again minimalistic approach- A cot, table chair and an almirah. The cot as u can see is a double bed (future planning).

Ordered chaos.
View of my room, from the balcony

JOAN ABODE

Yes, this is it ,,,this is the place ,,,this is the JOAN ABODE. Its like a vision re-created. Circa 1995- 2001 AD, saw me visit Kerala, 6 times. And it was during those journeys, that the urge germinated to stay in such places- Places scantily populated, places with a suspended drowsy atmosphere, places with independent laterite clad villas, places cradled under those evergreen coconut leaves,,,,,,,,AND OH LA LA ,,,,5 seasons down,,,the vision has eventually sprouted. That the front view of the house where i stay, and PULSAR is our pet. We stay in the first floor. The balcony is all for myself. The foreground is again my old bungalow in Bangalore- relived. 4 coconut trees, couple of mango trees, basically amazing -shady- place. Not mention a hammock between the two coconut trees. Besides us, the bungalow houses the landlady's family, a goan dog- Billi (cant get funnier), and family of hens.

Thats the door in my room, opening on the balcony. Man, its vintage floyd. Me, floyd and the skies above.

The -abode- configuration is as follows- a living, a family/party hall, two rooms, one bath, one kitchen, and ample of balcony space. The balcony and the party hall is the best part of the deal. The structures around the house is all ground, making the balcony totally PRIVATE. Its too psychedelic in the nights.

Thats the Living room opening on to the party hall. Thats probably guests and visitors would land up. The door at the farther end opens on to my room. Also appreciate the tile roof. Man, a life time experience


We have a modest kitchen. Planning to hone the culinary skills by the time, i boot myself out of Goa.

GOA DOSSIER

STEP 1-
Goa location map.
U will be put up in the calm serene South Goa. The more happening beaches- like Baga (Topless), vagator, Anjuna , Calangute is 45 kms from place of stay. More 'indian' beaches such as Colva, Benaulim, are as close as 5 kms from Place of stay 

Life at 26

This is what is right now, on my mind 

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Today, while we were driving down to office, i was having an interesting conversation with my collegue. He was discussing how difficult it was for him, during his youth days, like sharing the cycle with dad, and stuff like that. Thats when i realised the following timeline of my life

TRICYCLE 1984 04 Shared
TV 1984 04 Shared
MUSIC SYSTEM 1995 15 Personal
RESIDENCE 1987 07 Own
ROOM 1987 07 Own
CYCLE 1992 12 Own
TWO WHEELER 1996 16 Own
SCOOTER 1998 18 Own
COMPUTER 1999 19 Own
CREDIT CARD 2000 20 Own
BIKE 2002 22 Own
TV 2000 20 Own
BACHELOR's Degree 2002 22
FIRST PROJECT 2002 22
CELL PHONE 2002 22
SPOUSE 2003 23
MASTERs Degree 2005 25
5 digit salaried Job 2005 25
LAPTOP 2005 25
DIGICAM 2005 25
MP3 PLAYER 2005 25

Besides visiting the following places
mysore,chennai, mumbai, vizag, new delhi, mangalore, shirdi, sabarimala, kovalam, trivandrum, ooty, kodaikanal, madurai, kanyakumari, ahmedabad, nashik, bhuj, nainital, dharamshala, hubli,pondicherry, goa, tirupati, kancheepuram, munnar, thekkadi, kochi, shimoga, dakshin canara, nagpur, shimla, hrishikesh, haridwar, agra, rameswaram, and lots more

Howzzat to conclude LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL