Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Ganges – the river of perennial faith

The Kumbh administration in Haridwar has put up notices all over barring people from washing in the Ganga. But the devotees, some of them already in the city for the mela that starts January 14, are oblivious to it all. “We stop them whenever we see them doing so… But even the dhobis wash up in the river.” The administration expects the crowd to peak at about 80 lakh on Baisakhi

Lovely STORKS

Mumbai floods: Aeroplanes lined up for take off at Mumbai domestic airport. Services were hit badly by incessant rainfall and the runway was closed for half an hour because of poor visibility, resulting in chaos at the air
port

The last days of winter this year were wrapped in fog. Decreased visibility also made for a good photograph.

The kite runners: Children run with kites .HEy imm A Great Lover of Kites

A poor kid jumped into Yamuna river to collect the tricolour kite on the Independence Day. The Delhi government has spent half-a-billion dollars trying to clean up the river.

A Lakshya NGO member helps visually challenged inmates of the government blind school in releasing the caged birds. Lakshya members released 150

birds on the eve of New Year

26/11 Mumbai terror strikes: NSG commandos take positions outside the Taj Hotel, where the terrorists were holed up

Dos and Don’ts

Travel more. Eat less.

Meet my parents more often.

Domesticate myself…a little.

Make plans that involve parents at least once a week (besides watching TV together n SLeeping).

Be less investigative. Take things people say at face value…at least sometimes.

Don’t wallow.

Read. Read. Read.

Make at least two people genuinely smile every day.

Do things that make me genuinely smile at least thrice a day.

Detach.

Find my new happy place. (The Mount Mary spot is too crowded and Ladakh is too far. Don’t count the couch before the TV)

Watch less TV.

Get a new comfort zone.

Start incorporating that alien concept people call ‘time management’.

Snap less. (Even during that time.)

Decide on my trust threshold: A) Trust no one. B) Trust everyone. C) Trust selective people. D) Trust myself only. E) Don’t trust anyone including myself.

Get fit. It’s my last chance to be hot for Goa in Future.

Write better. Think better.

Don’t be jaded. I’m only 19.

Be wiser. I’m already 19.

Don’t depend on my parents for everything. Especially for paying bills and making breakfast.

De-clutter – Mind. Body. Soul.

Be nice. Less vice.

Don’t nag, shriek, or whine, although it’s a prerogative.

Look up difficult words in the dictionary.

Stop swearing

Start using the DVD player more often.

Change my playlist more often with Romantic SRK songs.

Make sincere efforts to keep in touch.

Reduce my carbon footprint.

Get a new wardrobe.

Try to enjoy shopping like other normals.

Write little notes to friends and family. Just.

Be less fatalistic and more optimistic.

Be more decisive.

Be more incisive.

Try and figure out ‘finance stuff’.

Google more.

Be inspired.

Inspire.

Sleep before 1 am. Get up before 9 am.

Don’t use the cell phone as a security blanket.

Critique, don’t criticize.

___ gossip in moderation.

Be proactive, not passive aggressive.

Concern myself with dental hygiene

Be fierce (in a cool way).

Do. DO. DOOOOO.

PS: My plan B is to be happy

Disclaimer: I’m in a bad mood

Disclaimer: I’m in a bad Comments
I have been in a permanently rotten mood for two weeks running. It’s a record of sorts. I’ve been biting everyone’s heads off, snapping every second, and generally behaving like a cranky old hag. Now, this blog is about ME.It’s irrelevant to a great many people and pisses a lot of ‘intellectuals’ off which makes it all the more fun for me. So since we’ve established that, here is an outlet for my two-week crankiness. Enjoy.

I don’t get poetry. I think it’s a convoluted way of saying really simple stuff.

I want the world to end in 2012. Maybe sooner. I think humans are God’s/the higher power’s worst creations. We’re so full of ourselves, we’ve made a giant mess of things and we’re screwing up every single day that we exist.

I think rape is the worst crime – worse than cold-blooded murder. Rapists shouldn’t be killed. They should be slowly tortured in ingenious ways every single day of their lives. Starting with castration.

I like feeling depressed sometimes. It’s better than feeling nothing. Which I also feel a lot of.

I think there’s an ugly bully hiding in me. I’ve been too nice for too long.

My greatest fear is losing face. In every sense.

My terrible lack of ambition doesn’t scare me. That scares me.

I’m a closet violent person.

I think I’m a great catch. Not everyone agrees.

I prefer women to men. Not in a sexual way.

I don’t care about the world at large. It’s pointless. General knowledge is just a tool to appear more intelligent than the other person in a conversation.

I know I’m not going to be rich and famous.
I see dead people.

I’m kidding.

I detest people who take themselves too seriously.

Injections are probably the worst medical invention ever. Which sadist would think up a device with a big shiny needle to poke through bare flesh to make someone feel better?

I can’t face the world with a pimple.

You think this post is crap? So do I.

I dream a LOT about ___. Does that say something about my life?

I’m actually quite happy. I just like whining.

If you’re cool with seeing someone five years your junior getting paid ten times your salary, get into print journalism.

Elevators scare me. For those few seconds I’m going up or down, my life flashes before my eyes.

I suck in a crisis situation. Don’t put me as your emergency contact.

I’m no good with babies sometimes. I run out of weird sounds and faces in two seconds flat.

I feel better already. Thank you

The exotic wilderness of nature

Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications,offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.

A Painted Stork brings a tiny shrubs to built its nest at Delhi Zoo

The eagle has landed

Editing photos can often be the most difficult but also the most satisfying part. Sometimes taking a quick look at all the photos and then going away for a while before taking a closer look lends a fresh eye to your viewing. You may see things you did not notice previously. Stepping away from the mass of photos can make certain images stand out in your mind’s eye, leaving a memorable impression that can characterize a good photo.

The eagle has landed

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While the country stood up to cheer the Indian Hockey Team with the Phir Dil do Hockey Ko campaign to bring back the passion and pride that the country should associated with its national game. The game itself, quite literally, added a brand new feather to its cap when a soaring eagle decided to flutter in and show camaraderie as we have never known it.