Goobe

It is , really

I step out of the house to find some thing to eat. Walk along the footpath towards The Forum. Its about 9 in the evening, traffic full with people desperately trying to find parking. Koramangala main road is full of life. Entire family, friends hanging out on weekend, odd couple trying hard not to overdo their PDA. Roadside dosawallas and paanipuri guys working hard. The veg/non-veg  momo guy trying to make a living. A couple haggling with auto guy. The Delhi boy with his BMW. All the cars and bikes trying claim their piece of road.

I just walk past these people, the chaos, the madness.

Neon lights everywhere. Smell of masala dose from some nearby Shanti Sagar. Empty cellphone show rooms. Airtel office is on its weekly off. Newly opened Van Heusen showroom, can't see any customers inside. The tender coconut guy is done  and closing his business for the day.




The Ganesha temple is all lit up.

As I walk past, a chilly thought runs through my head.

"Fuck, its cold. Should have worn the jacket"

"And like that, poof. He's gone"

Death is beautiful, death is misery. It is a full stop. Nothing beyond. Gone, gone forever. No traces. No funny jokes, none whatsoever.

Death leaves others with puzzle. Some worry, some take it easy.

For some, death of loved ones hits immediately; for some, it takes years. Some move on, some still hang on.

What's next after death, I don't know. It is beautiful, is all I know.

It's the time for ...

some random awesome song !

My guilty pleasure !

is listening to Eminem while working.

Published, again !

So, Vijaya Karnataka, local Kannada newspaper used one of my pics in their Saturday supplement.

Original pic here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylittlefinger/5228477649/
















My only complaint is they did not attribute it :-(

Earlier case of similar story from Udayavani is here : http://mylittlefinger.blogspot.com/2010/11/published.html
 
I wonder if I can make some money out of these :)

We made an ad !

For BumsOnTheSaddle saddle bags !

Check this out !

BOTS wedgie ! from BumsOnTheSaddle on Vimeo.

Visit to Agumbe Rainforest Research Station

Me and Chirdeep went to a weekend workshop / trip to Agumbe Rainforest Research Station last weekend.

Needless to say, we saw heavy rain, lots of snakes, frogs etc.

Here are few pictures:

We bumped into quite a few of Common Vine Snake. This little handsome fella is quite harmless. It is venomous but not fatal to humans. When threatened it displays the different color of scales !



here is how it looks when its agitated:



Another view of the green vine snake:



Another common sight was Malabar Pit Viper. Now, this one is quite venomous, as the name says its seen in mostly in Malabar / Sahyadri / western Ghats.

Couple of pictures:



Here is an close up view:

Yes they do come in different colors.



I got bored on an afternoon, and went to explore the place around the research center. I came across this fella:




While we are looking at tiny creatures, how can I forget to mention this beautiful frog?
Oh boy, I love frogs. They are cold and cute :)



And this cricket was kind enough to pose for this macro shot:



Agumbe is a beautiful place with wonderful bio-diversity, and a perfect get-away for a weekend. This unknown waterfall is a testimony for that :)



All in all, the place, people and wildlife were amazing. I love Agumbe.

You can see more pictures from this trip here: [

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.180757041996509.45024.100001866448053&l=a57e8c6e40&type=1 ]

More Agumbe pics are here on my Flickr account: [ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylittlefinger/sets/72157627414998257/ ]

As always, please let me know what you think :-)

New stuff

umm. I forgot to mention, I left ThoughtWorks and have joined Flipkart.

Moved on from generalist QA role to a specialist QA role.

Let me see how this gonna work out :-)

Almost famous

Couple of months back, a new joinee to office came to me and asked if I am 'Sri Harsha', apparently he knows me from my blog !

Today, while I was goofing around at BumsOnTheSaddle , a customer asked me if I am "Sri Harsha", apparently he knows me from facebook.


Huh !!