All Things Considered

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99kjFdLFjH4
Sheer magic being woven…

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Yeah, yeah.

Books back in the shelf, Dvd/Cds back in some cover-if not its own, table dusted, clothes put out in the laundry bag, few clothes sent to Rakum, cheque books back in the drawer. Even a soapbar found it’s way back to the bathroom !  Some interesting things retrieved: A ‘lost’ copy of Candide, a lone […]

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Here is the route map for the 21-stage , 3500 kms TdF 2008 that runs from July5th to July27th. 3500 f-kms (freaking kilometers) in 21days - There is no limit to what a human being with grit, determination & self-discipline can do, is there ?

Also, here is the 3D version of Parcours de Tour (Race preview) that came out […]

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Now this is what I call wisdom :-)

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Sylvie sends me Jeux interdits, L’odeur de la papaya verte, La Mariée était en noir and makes my day ! :)
For someone whom I’ve met just twice, she reads my mind about things in general and movies & books in particular spectacularly well. It is almost impossible to believe how two very different people from […]

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We charmed the guard at Malpe port Sunday evening into let us through the already-closing gates of the port and hurried to the jetty to see the evening sun before those ominous clouds engulfed it. Saw the evening sun in all it’s glory amidst all the activity at the port. After about half an hour , just after the […]

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 The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought: still it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.
`Cheshire Puss,’ she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name: however, it […]

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to the bone. After a long time. Back at home. Sipping tea & reading a book - with Bach playing in the background. All on a weekday. Unadulterated bliss..

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which is photographing children. Been on this trip for the past couple of months now.. Not only are they natural subjects, but willing ones at that ! I finally get to escape the dirty glances and the stealth shots ;) , besides having a whale of a time !

The only flip side is that the minute these tots […]

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Of all the foolishness & deceit that goes on in this world, this ‘cognitive’ fraud called weather forecast is probably the biggest. The ‘forecast’ seems to be more or less the same as how the weather was today. And naturally, exactly the opposite of how that ‘tomorrow’ pans out.

A friend calls from Switzerland to tell me […]

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Had been on a 4-day trip to Gokarna beginning of the month. Here is my postcard picture of Gokarna beach from the trip :) 

The Gokarna beach is’nt even half as serene as it might seem. Beaches ,with all the litter around, were a total put-off. However, there are miles & miles to wander around the cliffs & […]

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Is Orissa South India or North India ? Well, Lonely Planet seemed to think it was not part of South India in 1998 edition. So, I turned over to LP North India 2005 edition on the shelf to look up some travel info, only to realize that Orissa was moved to South India sometime between 1998-2005 ! :)
Anyway, the newer […]

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H2G2 has been crossing my life a little too frequently..
As I was thinking if I shoud retire the long black scarf that has been with me for each everyday for three years now through slush, rains, heat, traffic, dust, travels, trains & airplanes, functioning in various capacities (towel, beach spread, dupatta, blanket for train journeys..), I thought […]

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I’m not very big on quotable quotes, but these I came across recently really struck home !
~ Those who give up essential Liberty to obtain a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin
~ Time is an illusion; Lunch time doubly so :)- Ford Prefect (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy)

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The much-awaited FilmCamp is finally here ! 
Filmcamp , a first of it’s kind, is a forum where people from different walks of film-making come together to share and learn the art of film-making. FilmCamp is a platform to encourage and promote indie film makers. This event includes not just indie film screeenings & critique sessions, […]

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