Upgraded kit!!

Thanks to BBMP election announcement, all of a sudden the civic authorities are showering us with loads of development activities! Few weeks back, while we were waiting for our MLA to inaugurate the road laying work. The local "chota" leaders thought of adding a traditional touch to the inauguration and brought these 2 guys with "instruments".



I was surprised that the "nadaswara" gave way to modern instruments!!(I am not sure about the name of the instrument he is using)

Re-view

Whatever you call it, a review or a re-view of the past year. here is it

• An year that tested my patience levels to the maximum
• An year where I had seen what stress can do to an individual
• An year where I kept my hobbies in tact despite of the "situations" I am put in
• An year that started off well, went to WORST, ended on positive note
• An year that would have otherwise changed my whole life, with the kind of decisions I had taken this year!!!
• At personal life level, I wish it won't get worse than this!!!

Ok , off the serious tone..

• People pointed out at my protruding belly... need to work on that. (Instant Solution- Buy XL size and cover it up, exercising is tough..duh)
• Job is boring, wish god changes my manager overnight!!
• My office bus had boring people!!
• God save this world from dumbos, I had seen enough of them this year.

Now, the resolutions for new year:

• Exercise (without pain)
• Exercise more.... & more.. & more
• Explore North East at least this year, 2 years of failed promises looks ugly
• The NGO work that has taken backseat last year has to be pursued actively
• Birds are beautiful, study more, see more(no hidden meanings), learn and spread the joy
• Blog more...
• Re-look at your salary, it s**** a big time, do something about it!!
• Look for prospective donors for a DSLR camera !!! (bhutan lottery, Sikkim lottery etc)
• Read more (the lirbary membership fee is going waste)
• Buy a bicycle (long time pending), cycle to office
• Stop proscrastination (unlike what you did to this post)

that's it folks...

Hope this new year brings more happiness and joy in your lives and be a memorable one....

The day Pharaoh visited..

Yesterday I had a surprise in office! After a lazy lunch, as I went to our break out room, a colleague of mine showed a picture she clicked on her mobile of what she thought is an "eagle" perching near the window of the women's loo. Seeing at the visual I jumped... it's the Pharaoh himself!! I exclaimed, goodness it's the "Egyptian Vulture"!!!
(more info on wiki- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Vulture)

My office is very close to ITPL (precisely 1 km away from ITPL, on the main road ) and knock knock, we have an Egyptian vulture resting near the window pane today. (place similar to where blue rock pigeons nest in apartments). This is so exciting, since people travel all the way to Ramangaram off Mysore road to get a glimpe of a nesting pair there and we found one in our building.

I struggled hard to held back my temptation of breaking into a women's loo. But had to settle with a view from far when few kind women colleagues opened the door for a long glimpse. (to stop your imagination going elsewhere, the window where it perched is dead opposite to the loo's door). So near yet so far for "men".That fella must be male..grr

Upon my request the ladies brought us this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSsdOPtXCEE

Smart fella he knows that we can't touch him because of the window glass and let people come very very close !! So, my earlier suspicion of sighting one at my office is true. So you all know where I will be peeping everyday after lunch time.. just kidding!