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Lakeside ticket to Mars !

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Theres Powai, in Mumbai. And theres a lake out here. Called, what else but, Powai lake ! Fortunately, it has not ( yet ) attracted the attention of politicians or they would have named it after a great grandson of a bloke in power, who is yet to be married !

That’s another story. Yes. No politics here.

The lake is an artificial lake, created in 1799 ! Its part of the ten major lakes in the country that have been identified for revival and improvements. Blessed be those souls who made such an identification.

And God bless the other lakes !


And more importantly, its a beautiful visual treat. And yes, its close to home !

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The Indian Institute of Technology has been in the news. For a variety of reasons. The IIT-B was founded in 1958 ! And has produced some fantastic prodigies ! Who contributed to get the alumni building and such else! Where Gulmohar, the cafeteria rocks.


The campus of course has wonderful settings. With fountains, walkways, lake views, and of course, the wonderful Powai lake !


There are stone benches. To sit down and catch the breeze laden with moisture from the lake. For the mind to stay http://healthsavy.com/product/synthroid/ open i guess. And the eyes to catch the pretty girl. Or handsome boy, for that matter !

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NASA is carrying names of some people, on a microchip. My nephew’s name is going too. And this nephew of mine knows a thing or two about colours too.


For a young thing that’s barely getting to walk, the Mars must be over the moon ! What a gift for him, and that too, courtesy, this blog ! I am not sure of my nephew but i sure am over the moon !

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We met again. The bloggers. Like the last couple of times.

What could i do ?

I had to write about the Powai Lake, IIT and the gifts my nephew got ! Everything else has been blogged about.

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To Suranga ( of the ‘colourful ticket to Mars’ fame) , Vivek, Manju, Sucharita and Harekrishnaji, a big thank you.

The next meet is in December. Tomorrow, the car goes for servicing. The trousers will go for pressing. I am getting ready. I sure will be on time ! The next time !

The 24 ways !

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Flowers fascinate. The whorls. The colour. The splendour of the bloom. The fragrance for the bee. The soothing for the eye. The subject for poets. As symbols of love. Sorrow. Happiness. And so on.

For my part, i have always loved flowers. And plants as well. As earlier stated, the Madurai Malli has been a personal favourite.

Many a picture has been clicked from my camera. Many an incomplete poem resides : half in paper, half in my mind. A few posts have also found their way on to this blog ! Today, i was in an institution where i spotted this.


And of course, wondered, if i can ever continue to do all what i do. Read that carefully. There are twenty-four items that the reader is asked not to do. This left me staring in open mouthed awe.

If you really wanted to do something bad to a flower or a plant, you could. Couldn’t you ! But, in 24 different ways ! Phew !

I wonder if all of this was thought through and made at one go. Or one statement over a period of time, has expanded to become as all-encompassing as possible !

And that includes ‘borrow, break, pinch..’ etc. The essence however resides in the last line. Which states ‘touch’ ! But wait a minute. How can you borrow, break, pinch, endanger, mutilate etc…without touching ?

Maybe..maybe…

Did they get to see my snaps ? Or worse, did they read my poems ? Did someone complain ? Or are there many like me ?

And i thought, the only thing that you could do with a flower was to let it be ! Ssshhh..! Dont say that aloud. Twenty five ways’ has a nice ring to it.

Twenty four ways are scary enough !

Three Magical Words

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You give me all of 20 minutes. That’s it ? All of 20 minutes, to write out a blog post ? And this, after knowing how ‘slow’ i am. what would i do in 20 minutes.

A post for the anniversary should be ‘proper’ ! You know…!

I had wanted to write about our life in the last several years, with many pictures and anecdotes of your heroics from each year. After all these years, of course, i have a few stories and events from our lives.

The bank balance is in no shape to share. But we are richer in our stories though. And that’s one thing to tell. Ones that cracked you up. Others that cracked me up. Yet others that just withered us down.

Of course, I had made a list of them. I am no good at lists. I know. But this one, i made. OK ? Really.

I thought of swinging a spin. To talk about the ring on your finger that i slipped in years back, losing shine, but the spirit and love just shining through. That would have been neat, i think.

I had even clicked a very rare picture of you reading The Economic Times, with the hand carousing the Mercedes ad. Now, i haven’t yet quite figured how i would connect up ‘Get Set. Drool’. And now, in 20 minutes, how would i weave that in ?

It was on my mind to write a few lines about what a sport you have been. In life, and generally too. As i pull your legs and extend it to the blog. And of course i wasn’t going to mention the ‘treatment’ i get post such posts !

You bet, a prominent sub-topic, underlined and in blue, would be : acknowledgement of the trials and tribulations of living with a ‘perpetually perplexed’ chap !

Khalil Gibran was already looked up, for me to quote on what a delight of a friend and partner that you. In fact here is the link. And here too. For some reason, you do not like this man. I was contemplating between quoting him and annoying you. So, you know…there i am. At that at that crossroad. Yet again.

Of course, in that post, the culinary skills, and the filter coffee would have a deservedly large mention. Of 450 words each. Quite obviously, i wouldn’t have talked about the odd day with extra salt or sugar and such other days that got classified as ‘experiments’.

There was the other option too. Of a superb post. With mushy romantic stuff and lines stolen from ads and greeting cards. Lines like ‘Oh how you complete me’ ! Stolen, even though i mean it ! In humble acknowledgement of the fact that i cannot be ‘romantic’ to dance around trees with a song, like they do in Hindi movies. And by the way, where are the trees ?

My God, of that twenty minutes that you gave me, eighteen are actually gone. Now what would i do. You give me all of 20 minutes. That’s it.

All of 20 minutes, to write out a blog post ? And this, after knowing how ‘slow’ i am. what would i do in 20 minutes. The dull dreary chap that i am. I could have done a lot more. But for now, i would leave you with those three magical words.

Words that set you afire. Magical words, that don’t get purred into the ear, but said in the open. Yes, so this post could have been different. But with the 20 minutes that you gave me, these three words are just about what i can manage….

Its your fault !

Virtual Reality : When home pages spoke !

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This is the Nine O Clock news.

After the recent daring incursions from the virtual space to Real airspace, here is some news of another ‘virtual to real’ incursion.

Officials of Mumbai’s Intelligence Bureau have confirmed that a very public meeting was arranged and attended by a ‘certain five people’ who have been exercising their creative muscle and seem to be getting great fun out of such activities. And, all this through the Internet !

The recent lapses in intelligence gathering hounding the entire security apparatus, the intelligence bureau was, for once, seemed to get it all right.

The home addresses of these ‘certain five people’ who met have been identified as

The ‘certain five people’ are said to have planned the meeting through the Internet and phone connections only, for sleuths are said to have identified a certain degree of initial awkwardness that accompany ‘first-time-face-to-face-meetings’ .

The Intelligence bureau has also found that ‘the certain five people’ met outside Shoppers Stop at Andheri and crossed the road, braving traffic and assembled at Hotel Radhakrishna. (Eyewitness account, contradict this by saying that it was four that assembled in front of Shoppers Stop, and were later joined by one more individual at the hotel).

Independent sources say that these people did not hide their identities and were completely non-clandestine. Their topics of discussion seem to have been varied and seemed to be holding the attention of the entire group !

While transcripts of the discussion are available with us, we are not sharing them with you, in the interest of sustaining general curiosity.

Fellow diners report that the group was loud and ‘chatted away to glory’. Unconfirmed reports also speak of a photo session, a haggling over the bill and consensus prevailing.

A diner also reports some kind of exchange of packets took place. One packet is reported to have contained a mug and another some kind of medallion. Another diner swears by Dawood Ibrahim that the medallion was actually a key chain.

We managed to get you an exclusive picture and it is here !

The intelligence bureau has also unearthed plans by the same group to meet again. Given the disdain that intelligence circles hold for any activity that brims with energy, enthusiasm and set up entirely on the net, this meeting is being seen as a very important start.

Although, it was admitted that the possibilities for more members joining future meetings was very high, unconfirmed reports state that it was actually six people that were supposed to meet this time around but only five could make it.

The bureau further advised innocent members of the public to be aware of such meetings and promptly report it to the world. And more importantly, attend themselves.

The intelligence bureau is said to have better things to do.

Our attempts to get in touch with ‘the certain five’ resulted in a well written statement from one. Three others remained very active on the net, yet physically untraceable.

The last one, whos thinks high of Australian media just because they put him on air, assumed a corporate head honcho like significance and said, ‘i do not comment on market speculation’! Members of the public are advised great caution in dealing with him.

With camera person LMNOP, this is EFGHI, in Mumbai reporting for PQRS TV !