A Trip - Once In A Life Time !!!

I'm back to my roots after an year of alienation in a small but beautifully maintained City/Country - Singapore. My vacation started with a bang - A Family Trip after 20 long years. A trip which has brought us together - Just to relax and recuperate !! Early morning we started from home when even nocturnal mammals tend to sleep and 2 hours of travel led to a bright and well lit - Tirupathi temple, where we happened to listen to a woman with a gr8 voice singing "Subrabatham" - A good start with God's support indeed (which was helpful in latter part of our tour) !! We reached Ooty, then moved to Avalanche with Chevy loaded with all the provisions to stay there - What a place to stay was the comment from my Bro !! (Hope you all agree to it after seeing the snap). We had a nice time for 2 days and then we started to move to a Dam site, but there was a road block due to trees falling cos of heavy wind and rain in that area. Trip that lasted for just 2 days will be etched in our mind for ever - As we were together on a trip after a very long time.

Books !!!

Photo By - Invisible China

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint.... What I began by reading, I must finish by acting. ~Henry David Thoreau

A post on books - a long pending one in my blog. Yes I have very recently inculcated this habit of reading books, tho' my mom has stressed this from my childhood. Mom for your relentless try - I have picked the books in my hands " On My Own" without any compulsion from any exams, marks or staffs. Yes atlast I'm realising the value of books and they are becoming my part of lifestyle. Some of the experiences which I have gone through in life is already written by someone who has written it in a way I have experinced - What a feeling to rejoice the moments when we read those kind of lines ? And some of the books are real eye opener for reasons which we experience only when WE READ !!! Yes I thank myself for having picked up this habit offlate. Some of my recent reads are as below,

1) Go Getter - Peter B Hyne - A must read book for any person.
2) Monk Who sold His Ferrari - Robin Sharma - A lovely narration of Life.
3) Wings Of Fire - APJ. Abdul Kalam - Man of Positives.
4) Straight From the Gut - Jack Welch - A life lived and breathed in G.E.
5) More Than a Hobby - David Green - About a retail chain - HOBBY LOBBY.
6) Execution - Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan - As name suggests its all about execution of plans.
7) FedX - Ram Charan - About FedEx
8) 7 Day Weekend - Ricardo Semler - A Company like this in the world - I wud like to work !!
9) Road Less Traveled - Scott - i felt it as dry book.
10) Power Of Now - Current Read - Just started .....

Malaysia - Truly Asia !!!

Photo By - Vinod(My First Snap on My Blog which is taken with my First Cam). Please see the rest in Flickr in the sides.

Day 1 :-)

A trip to Malaysia with my new buddy - Vijay was amazing for many a reasons. We boarded the bus in Kovan,Singapore perfectly on time with driver and rest of the passenger waiting our arrival for 30 min, yes we reached on time for travel but not for the checkin time. The bus then moved to the immigration point of both the borders and we entered Malaysia to reach our first destination - Melaka or Malaca meaning "Welcome to Malaysia". A Historical place known for local cuisine and kind people. First visit was Butterfly farm - which quenched my photographic thirst. We got a lift back to the bus station from a localite after a scortching wait for the bus. Out of 100 cars he was third person to stop and but only person to give lift to us - who is keen on marrying Pretty Zinta - Azib All the best man !!! We then moved on to our next pit stop Serambawan inorder to catch a cab to our one night stay in Eagle Ranch Resort in Port Dickson(A Chance event - Malaysian Tourism Quiz gave us the gift ) - One of my best ever resort experieces so far with facilities including an amazing wooden room & natural semi open bathroom with falls like shower, swimming pool, Gokarting, horse riding, volleyball, An amazing top view & last but not the least beaches just behind the room - What a serene place we were in - made me feel I was gifted !!! I hit the bed @ 12 and wow I havent slept like that day for a while - A peaceful sleep with absolute content in heart !!!

Day 2 :-- )

Started with a thunderous effect - yes woke up with the rains amidst deep sleep. Started the day with a walk down to the sea shore just behind the room, had a pleasant walk in sand with no ppl around - first time a beach which was not crowded. Then had a dive in the swimming pool which was amazingly cool after the raineffect, followed with Go Karting with inmates. We then started our trip to much awaited capital city of Malaysia - Kulalumpur fondly called as KL among ASEAN's. Twin tower wich attracted millions of tourist every year has not spared us, and the Sky Bridge which connects the Petronas Twin Tower has a daily visitors of 1600 only. I had a strong inner feeling that we will walk in the sky bridge and it became real as our luck was by our side & we got the tickets to get to Sky Bridge even tho' we didnot stand in the queue @ early morning, cos one Malay guy gave the extra 2 tickets to us. Once the 5 min walk in the mid of 88 floor tower was over we had a quick lunch. Then we started to the next tower - KL Tower to be followed with view of KL from Eye on Malaysia !!! Trip ended with a great food from one Indian muslim restaurant. We bid farewell to Truly Asia with eyes closed inside the bus to Uniquely Singapore.

Therima Kasih - Thank You in Malay for reading my Malaysian experiences......hope to follow it up with my visit to our land of Brain & Beauty soon.

N+E+W L+I+F+E !!!

The Winner Ain't The One With The Fastest Car It's The One Who Refuses To Lose !!

Friends ,

I'm still a Ferrari Fan - Our Schumi is gone and I'm chearing the Rookie :-)

Yes lot of new things have added to me in the past one month,

1) I got THIRD EYE - Yes my first camera in my Life - A DSLR from Canon family !!!

2) I now have comp in my Lap - yes "Think Pad" in Chinese form - Lenovo :)

3) I have changed my home and I'm now staying with some more techies from, where else our own land of brain & beauty - INDIA !!!

4) Well I'm on my way to Malaysia, and from now on I will be typing my daily experiences @least once in a week as I'm connected with web in my new home :)

All of a sudden life looks too bright.....as the flower !! i'm enjoying the moment.

Temporary !!

I feel everything in Life is a momentary/temporary. Everything in life is different from other. Today is different from yesterday and definitely from tomorrow. We are not the same what we were/are going to be!! Some moments are most enjoyable for me but it would not be for others. You can try anything - but to recreate similar moments will almost be impossible, so instead of trying to think about the lost/future moments which may/maynot happen, concentrate on the PRESENT. We are trying hard to make temporary moments permanent.............

The Future Is Not A Result Of Choices Among Alternative Paths Offered By The Present, But A Place That Is Created. Created First In The Mind And Will, Created Next In Activity. The Future Is Not Some Place We Are Going To, But One We Are Creating - Anonymous.

H!a2US - A Break !!!

It was not I craved for...but I got it cos of my love affair with sleep, procrastination, laziness, known and unknown worries that culminted for a Hiatus !!! Well sometime in life we dont know why are we doing something - for some ppl it might end in a day, for some it might take weeks, but for me it took couple of months. I was not enjoying this break cos it was not my wish, but it happened with my knowledge and I allowed it. Hope U all had this sort of experience in ur life too !!! Tried to find why am I going thru' this break, the answer came out was - " I was STATIC " for a while. We should keep ourself occupied with something or the other, Hiatus more than a week WILL START TO CONSUME US !!! Think about your next Move -BUT Keep Moving, Directions doesn't matter as long as U R MOVING - One day u will realise u have moved this path FOR A REASON !!!

L+O+V+E = LIFE !!!

To The World You Might Be One Person, But To One Person You Might Be The World.

That One person can be,

Dad & Mom- They Know Their Children Are Growing Up, When - Their Children Stop Asking Them Where They Came From And Refuse To Tell Them Where They're Going & Seem Not To Notice Them, Hovering, Averting their Eyes, And Seldom Offer Thanks, BUT What Dad & Mom Do For Them Never Stops- An Unconditional LOVE !!!

Bro or Sis - One who teaches fight @ Childhood, One who plays with you in Adulthood, And who comes thru' out our LIFE time to share our happiness & sadness - A Love only for the Sibling !!!

Relatives - Supportive people who are part of your family emotionally, who fill the shoes in the time of happiness and more importantly the time when anyone NEEDS them most - A Family Love !!!

Friends - U can B What U R - With FRIENDS. Yes they let & accept you for what you are, BUT with CARE. The Man Who Treasures His Friends Is Usually Solid Gold Himself & I'm ONE :) Yes it is - A Friendly Love !!!

Better Half - Tho' Single till now :), but this is what lingers in my mind about her- You Don't Love Someone For Their Looks, Or Their Clothes, Or For Their Fancy Car, But Because They Sing A Song Only You Can Hear - A Wife's Love.

Colleagues - People who teach the management lessons for leading a LIFE outside in reality - Fittest Survive !! Yes we get to meet some tutors, peers, BOSS's who pour their learnings in the form of their teaching for no reason other than - A BOSS's Love !!!

Anonymous - I've Learned That No Matter How Much I Care, Some People Just Don't Care Back, BUT Give them Love And Unconditional Acceptance To Those You Encounter, And Notice What Happens.

I Think Dogs Are The Most Amazing Creatures, for They Give Unexpected Love. For Me They Are The Role Model For Being Alive .

P.S - On Valentine Day thought of writing about LOVE & How I perceive about LOVE.

M=I=S=T=A=K=E=S - Are They ???

Seneca once said: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that things are difficult"

Mistakes = Learning’s/Opportunity, Yes if we look @ the mistakes we had committed so far, all of them would have offered a lesson/ teaching/ opportunity to us, along with some sort of disappointment. Most of us look at the disappointment & never take the Learning’s/Opportunity from the mistakes committed. The attitude to look at the opportunity can be inculcated @ any point of time in our life and it takes a bit of time cos we have been used to LOOK @ DISAPPOINTMENT WITH MAGNIFYING LENS rather than using the same lens to view the Learning’s/Opportunity. For all Supervisor (I know @ every point of our life we will have one – Starting from DAD 2 PM 2 PRESIDENT of Organization) please DON’T SCOLD YOUR PEERS FOR THE MISTAKES committed, rather GUIDE them when they do so.

Early Mistakes In LIFE = Early SUCCESS IN LIFE, BUT Only If U LEARN From MISTAKES !!!

A person without mistakes - Any body there ??? If @ all anybody exists then it means (s)he wudn't have done anything whole of his/her Life !!!

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PS : It's not alone mistakes, it can be a failure in everyone's life !!!

Lunch Box @ Esplanade

The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of prime waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purposely-built to be the centre for performing arts for the island nation of Singapore. It contains a 1,600 seat concert hall and a 2,000 seat theatre for the performing arts. First time in my life I happened to view a Live performance of an upcoming band - HYBRID - thru' " Lunch Box @ Esplanade" - A special program where Esplanade allows budding talents in Singapore to come and perform b4 a huge gathering on every last tuesday of a month. I'm glad Singaporeans are good @ spotting & recognising the talents, which most other countries fail to do.(I wud say size of this small Island Nation is helping them in many ways)

Lau Pa Sat - Built in 1894, Lau Pa Sat is the largest remaining Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in Southeast Asia. Located in the heart of Singapore's business district, the former wet market has been restored and is now a favourite food centre of the locals, offering a wide and affordable variety of local foods. I did eat few of the best - Satay Chicken, Tom Yam Soup, Sting Fish and Octopus , it was 2 good to be tasted - Courtesy Mr. Maran(A Singaporean entrepreneur in Security system) . For a novice like me it was an eye opener to the local food & I had a galla night, with my new find humorous & witty friends - Mutharasu, Maran , Siva & Padmini

I Care 4 You !!!

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. - Lucille ball "

Happy Birthday Vicky !!!! I have choosen this photo just to show my passion for you in - just not wishing but also to make sure that tho' sometimes my expressions might look like this harsh looking Lion, but - Underneath it means " I Care 4 You " . I take this opportunity to send a birthday wishes to my Cousin -Mahisha & my one of the best buddies - rAjA and Mothi whose B' day are over !!! The above words apply to all of whom I'm in touch with, especially to MY FAMILY & FRIENDS. Thanks for all of them who are showering a lot of LOVE towards me !!!