Life is like an ice cream, eat it before it melts

This was a fwd...which i had saved as draft and never published..but publishing it today (Jan 3rd 2008)....


Life is like an ice cream, eat (enjoy having) it before it melts...



Gone are the days!!!

When the school reopened in June,
And we settled in our new desks and benches!
When we queued up in book depot,
And got our new books and notes!

When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays,
Yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We learned writing with slates and pencils, and
Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!

When we began drawing with crayons and
evolved to Color pencils and finally sketch pens!
When we started calculating first with tables and
then with Clarke's tables and advanced to
Calculators and computers!

When we chased one another in the corridors in
Intervals, and returned to the classrooms Drenched in sweat!
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds,under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
When all the colors in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!
When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table,
Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played "kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While others simply played"book cricket" in the Confines of classroom!
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!

When we used to watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!

When few rushed at 3:45 to"Conquer" window seats in our School bus!
While few others had "Big Fun", "peppermint","kulfi", " milk ice !" and "sharbat !" at 4o Clock!Gone are the days Of Sports Day,and the annual School Day ,
And the one-month long preparations for them.
Gone are the days Of the stressful Quarterly,Half Yearly and Annual Exams,
And the most enjoyed holidays after them!

Gone are the days Of tenth and twelfth standards, when
We Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
We learned,We enjoyed,We played,We won,We lost,We laughed,
We cried,We fought,We thought.With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more!

Gone are the days When we used to talk for
hours with our friends!

Now we don't have time to say a 'Hi'!

Gone are the days
When we played games on the road!
Now we Code on the road with laptop!

Gone are the days

When we saw stars Shining at Night!
Now we see stars when our code doesn't Work!

Gone are the days

When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!
Now we chat in chat rooms.....!

Gone are the days

Where we studied just to pass!
Now we study to save our job!

Gone are the days

Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the ATM as well as credit card but with an empty heart!!

Gone are the days

Where we shouted on the road!
Now we don't shout even at home

Gone are the days

Where we got lectures from all!
Now we give lectures to all... like the one I'm doing now....!!

Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will be Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and Ever and ever and ever ......Gone are the Days.... But still there are lot more Days to come in our Life!!

NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE ,DON'T FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS....

Belenix - Operating System

What is Belenix?
It is a Operating System on a CD which doesnt require any installation.

To put it other way for everyone to understand, Operating system Belenix is similiar to Windows 95 which everyone are aware of it. Earlier to use this operating system one has to install it in the hard disk. Thanks to the breakthrough, Belenix doesnt require any installation...just a CD is enough...set ...ready..go... you can start using the operating system.

I was surprised to know about Belenix - its a flavour of Open solaris which is now available in CD . It gives an opportunity to get a feel of solaris even without installing. It seems there are experiments going on to try it out in flash memory too. Important thing to be noted is that Belenix was developed by Bangalore Techies in their free time.

Article in Economic times about it http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1798092.cms

India RISING

I got a chance to see how "Mumbai - Pune Express High way" looks from a forwarded email. Check it up. It looks really great and awesome. Happy that Indian roads are matching international standards.


Backdrop of the scenic Khandala ghat
















This stretch has exits to towns Lonavala and Khandala
















Approach to tunnel
















Doesn't it look like a free way!!















I would be more than happy if the vehicle follows the lane discipline. It is the need of the hour.

Have a safe and nice journey folks!!

July 4th

July 4th is indeed an important day for me in many aspects ...

• On this day my second niece (kutty) was born as a special child and continue to be special till now. God gifted her a nice sweet home with wonderful parents and cute sister. My sweet kisses(virtual) to her. Let god bless her with good health and divest her from pains.
• This day was memorable as it initiated a new journey to a unknown world in my life. Yeah a journey with my better half... Just then I returned from my vacation to Yosemite and perching in my apartment in L.A. i got her first call

I get a mixed kind of feelings when I think back!!

One of my favourite Inspirational Song

This song is from the movie Autograph.
Not sure who wrote this. It has deep rooted meaning...
Just read it when you are down...it wont let you down anymore.

Ovvoru pookalumey solkirathey
Vaazhvendraal poaraadum poarkalamey

CHORUS 1:
Ovvoru pookalumey solkirathey
Vaazhvendraal poaraadum poarkalamey
Ovvoru vidiyalumey solkirathey
Iravaanaal paghal ondru vandhidumey
Nambikkai enbathu vaendum num vaazhvil
Latchiyam nichchayam vellum oru naalil
Maname oh maname nee maarividu
Malayoa athu paniyoa nee moadhi vidu

Ullam endrum eppoadhum
Udainthu poaghe koodaathu
Enne indhe vaazhkayendre
Ennam thoandre koodaathu
Endhe manithan nenjukkul
Kaayam illai sollungal
Kaalapoakil kaayamellaam
Marandhu poaghum maayangal

Uli thaangum karkal thaaney
Mun meethu silayaaghum
Vali thaangum ullam thaaney
Nilayaane sugham kaanum
Yaarukillai poaraatam
Kannil enne neeroatam
Oru kanavu kandaal
Athai thinamum endaal
Oru naalil nijamaaghum

Maname oh maname nee maarividu
Malayoa athu paniyoa nee moadhi vidu
Ovvoru pookalumey solkirathey
Vaazhvendraal poaraadum poarkalamey

Vaazhkai kavithai vaasippoam
Vaanamalavu yoasippoam
Muyarchi endrai ondrai mattum
Moochu poale swaasippoam
Latcham kanavu kannoadu
Latchiyangal nenjoadu
Unnai velle yaarumillai
Uruthiyoadu poaraadu
Manitha un manathai keeri vithai poadu maramaaghum
Avamaanam thaduthaal neeyum ellaame uravaaghum
Thoalviyindri varalaaraa? Thukkam enne en thoazha?
Oru mudivirunthaal athil thelivirunthaal
Andhe vaanam vasamaaghum

Maname oh maname nee maarividu
Malayoa athu paniyoa nee moadhi vidu

My first edition

This is my first attempt in the blog...lets see how it goes..
Always simply enjoy maadi......

- Kamal