restless
31/3/2003
After a very looong time of being laid back, I am really itching to do something... And presently I am tied up with a lot of work, call that family responsibilities.... But I really dont know how to go abt it, but somehow there is this quiet confidence in me that I will succeed....

So many things to do at the same time, that I am really not feeling the stress. After a point, one wont care abt stress. Family comes first. Being called a responsible son is a great reward anyone can have.

So the shift of my site to Symonds.net has to wait. Also my journal to LJ!!!

can you explain this??
26/3/2003
I had a dream yesterday night about a chanced meeting with an old distant friend of mine. In the dream we greet each other and the dream lasted just few moments. When I got up I wondered why he came in my dreams of all the people. I havent seen him since 4 years and I have almost forgotten his name too.

And just 3 hours after I got up I really did see him, when I was loafing around!!! We exchanged greetings, he took my mail ID and off he went.

If you suggest that I might have remembered abt the dream after I really saw him, you are wrong. Infact I was wondering why he came in my dream all of a sudden about 1 hour before I actually met up with him.

If its a coincidence, then its a very very astounding coincidence. I am convinced its not a coincidence. Its more than a coincidence. And its inexplicable with the logic of present world.

call of the wind
23/3/2003
its one of those awful days... and it somehow made me feel to go back home... to return to my space, my home. And live amidst plains, fields and hills. Someday, someday, I will return back to my roots.

So with Amma also going to Andhra for some urgent work, and to get over this bad day, went up to my sister and took her out for a nice late-night dinner. Feeling much better now.

just another entry
22/3/2003
spent the evening in Kannada Bhavan to attend the function of release of the first ever poetry book written in Kannada in Haiku style. To sum it up, it was an interesting time with the literary circle of Bangalore.

At last, I got space in symonds.net... Thank you Mark Symonds. Soon I will be shifting the site there with revamping, time permitting.

Btw, too bad I missed Roerich's travelling exhibition when it came to Bangalore :-( Someday I will see all his works.

Sabarimala
18/3/2003
to Sabarimala with Sandeep Naidu and classmate Deepak... I am becoming so familiar with the place that the entire trip seemed like clock-work, despite it being off-season with unpredictable conveyance. The highlight was the chance to witness Pushpabhishekam in entirety which lasted for good 15 minutes in close proximity, thanks to the presence of mind of getting holed up in a strategic place. Never had darshanam like this before. Too bad others missed it.

Incidentally this is my 5th visit to Sabarimala and 6th to Kerala.

Chinni The Rabbit:
There is this very cute little rabbit (maybe 1 month old) staying for the night in my room right now. Her name is Chinni. Seena has kept her here before he takes it with him morrow. It is currently eating carrot.

veggie for a day!
9/3/2003
my digestive system was conked up sooo bad that I had to opt for veggie stuff atleast for 1 day to get back in shape... so had to refuse non-veg and oily stuff at santosh's bday treat... :-(

and Monish turned out to be a very good and accommodating host these days!! wow... vivek can really cook... slurp.

hmm... its proving really tough to get to watch Catch me if you can... Had to settle for The Ring the other day.. and today had no other choice but to opt for karting...

And I recommend the cartoon film The Ramanaya for pure time-pass... this film was delightful though it doesnt portray the epic in all seriousness... but it is real sweet...

tastes complete a person
3/3/2003
of late i have noticed the tastes and individualities are so rich in ppl who have multiple professions, who manage their time between soo many of their interests, and who are really pleasing and jovial... and its heartening when one comes to know a person's hidden personal  interests in painting, or writing or music even these games like shooting, etc...

and u get to meet them in unexpectedly.... say, an IT top dude who goes for rock-climbing every sunday, a contractor who deals with illiterate labour all day but talk Van Gogh and Turner with me, a silly-looking man enlightening me abt macro-economics, a partly-blind partly-deaf 85+ old man watching CNBC at prescribed time each day and speculate lakhs on shares, a topper who everyone accuses as a bookworm is infact a classical dancer and also into singing, a seemingly-lazy person managing his big farm along with his demanding job.... the list goes on...

u know... these ppl need something when they r not engaged... something that can make them a complete person... some personal taste-driven angle to their lifestyle... something that they need not show to the world but revel in it singly... and thank god, i feel that i too am going the very way in which i would love to....

life is not just earning bread and eating it... i feel its more abt tastes and values and the way u live with what u have...