Life in blue and orange

Hope Floats

Before Sunset


Pics from a trip to Pondichery.

Which husband

This is what happened when an orthodox tamil bhramin lady met a european lady at an airport terminal. The tamil lady is a first time flier who is to meet her son abroad.

The TN_lady is not very well versed in English but is still interested to converse. She meets a European lady and picks up the following conversation:

EU_lady:hi
TN_lady: (smiles)

further exchanges a few pleasantries with what ever English the TN_lady could manage.

EU_lady: how many children?
TN_lady: Three, going to meet son.

EU_lady: ok.(after a pause)
EU_lady: Which husband?

TN_lady: Points out to her husband sipping coffee on a chair near by.

EU_lady: No, no which husband? First,second, third...?
TN_lady: No, in India only one husband!(totally stunned and taken aback.)

EU_lady: What! How can you live your entire life with just one person!(totally stunned).

End of conversation :)


Who wants to try answer the EU_lady's question for real :)

My luck

The internet has been so jumpy and slow for a month. I hope things will improve. Do I believe in luck? I better do, for this post to appear on the blog :) and yes there is the fever that needs to go away with luck and medication :)

Technology to Give the Totally Blind a Touch Of Sight

This is an intriguing research project with an extremely useful application for giving 'sight' to the totally blind by swapping tiny cameras that transforms images to electrical signals felt on the tongue. From what it appears, the person's sphere of influence is no longer restricted by the length of the stick carried. The kind of projects that will serve humanity and the ones that really need attention. Pass the word on folks. More on it by clicking.Here.Feel free to cross post.

Love free

Love me without fear
Trust me without questioning
Need me without demanding
Want me without restrictions
Accept me without change
Desire me without inhibitions
For a love so free....
Will never fly away.
~ by Dick Sutphen ~

Signs

The signs that take us home :-)

Cotton Sweet

Cotton Sweets


They belong to a vendor who got onto a suburban chennai train.

Chennai Suburban Train

Food for the soul :)

Tomato Soup

This one was a little spicy though.

Pringles

A little sweet, a little sour...

I came across this song Mera Jahan - Taare Zameen Par, while watching the movie. There was a comment that it mildly resembles the golom song but I guess it resembles "Sting - Desert Rose".

Here are both the songs. Some one please tell me that it's not my imagination running wild :-)

Mera Jahan - Taare Zameen Par


Sting - Desert Rose

Study Time

While studying :-)

November Rain

I was able to take a few rain pics outside our lab :)

Bicycles in the rain

Water logged

Fresh Green

Mysore palace

Some snaps of the Mysore palace, taken during last months visit :-) This palace is pure royalty and has a stunning interior.

On a cloudy day

A temple inside the palace

Majestic

The weird duck

This one recently hit the news for its weird appearance. Some attribute it to the recent oil slick from the tanker that crashed close by and scientists argue the bright patches to be total internal reflection on surface of the water.



An interesting news clip on this rare phenomenon is available to the interested reader by clicking here.

Haste to the wedding

8 random facts

I was asked to write 8 random things about me by a friend.

Here goes

I like the wind.
I like autumn and spring.
I like my friends.
I like coffee.
Like to travel.
Like to stroll in the park.
Like to visit the river side.
Like train travel during the monsoon.

On marriage

I happened to hear this conversation between my grandmother and our neighbour back at our village. This neighbour(a young girl), probably 18 or 19 years old was getting married next month.
My grandmother asked her why she was marrying that particular guy and she said-" See, he has two cows, six hen and four ducks at home. I can play with them when he is away for work."

I am stunned!

Breathe

Breathe, breathe in the air
Don't be afraid to care
Leave but don't leave me
Look around and chose your own ground
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

Run, rabbit, run
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don't sit down, it's time to dig another one
For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race toward an early grave.

Acknowledgment:
1.) http://www.myths.com/pub/lyrics/pinkfloyd_dsotm.html

Beijing Olympics Mascot

The Beijing Olympic Mascot's are really cool. Check out beibei, jingjing, huanhuan, yingying and Nini.

URL: Click Here.

By the Beach-2

Mannerism


This lady was munching on corn as if it was a banana.

Sunset

Was able to capture the sunset on the opposite side of the beach.

By the Beach-1

Its been raining in Chennai and the weather has been pleasant for the past few weeks. This one is the fourth beach I'm trying out in Chennai. I have been to quite a few beaches but the ones in Chennai are not what I wished it to be. As expected, they are crowded and dirty. I guess its mainly because one can't smell the sea in Chennai and its totally void of any birds except for crows and the sea breeze feels just like the wind everywhere else in Chennai. Its also noisy that you can't hear the waves splashing either.

I took a few snaps using my friends camera.

Someone riding a horse


The blue blue sea