Second wedding in a row done. It’s been 4 crazy days. Met school mates who I hadn’t seen since the 10th std at the weddings. Small world.
@Shreyas_Chowhan It was a wedding shoot. :-|
@keeperofthekeys Definitely was fun. Loads to sift through now. Had another round today. Interesting climbing a learning curve.
Another 12 hours out shooting today, with the sunset just as beautiful as the sunrise. The body ache is so worth it.
Wedding shoot for the day done & that was a 14 hr day. Feet are dead but a wonderfully interesting day. Looking forward to tomorrow morning.
Now transferring close to 40GB of sRAW files. Insane.
Exactly a year has passed. Now everything has been handed down and over. Bench cleaned out. Goodbyes being told. ‘Twas good while it lasted.
Those rush of moments when you’re not catching up with the virtual world…
@erm_wat Where you off to mister?
Waiting at the Indian Bank, waiting for the lady at the counter to finish cleaning her keyboard, waiting so she can sign a piece of paper.
@souvikdg @lokallobaat Also once read, Karwar to be the Kashmir of South India. How? I’d like to find out.
@rakeshrach Thanks Rakesh.
Chasing the winds of change: rashmiswamy….ative-energy[+]
Learning and tinkering in Photoshop. Never thought this day would arrive!
@Fine_Whining Yes, cause I just robbed a bank. Surely.
When you can tell who RTed that tweet just by reading the tweet, you can read that person like a quote. Also, you’ve upgraded to TwitterPro.
@mammothbrain Thank you! :)
Are you studying medicine now?
@RohithNair Also, adding what you had for dinner, could get you a little closer to that 2000. :P
@souvikdg Awesome.
@souvikdg Haha! Been a while… Is there an archive of what the #fatmansays?
@mammothbrain It’s the repeated expts that must be tolerated, politics & manipulation in publishing, and scientific lit. that’s put me off.
@mammothbrain Having gone through one grad school, it’s taken me 2 yrs to decide against the conventional research of a PhD. @pricelessjunk
@souvikdg From what I’ve heard,seen & read, can still appreciate the portrayal. Though it can only be felt better by experiencing the place.
@souvikdg :-) True that. But the want to make a trip there has been highlighted more in recent times.
@souvikdg No. Really want to.
Lovely hand shadow at play.
Let Calcutta Surprise You: youtube.com/…eature=share[+]
@pricelessjunk Oh man! That was brilliant and so true. @mammothbrain
@madmanweb Their backpacks seem to serve photographers well. Quite comfortable and convenient. Maybe this? products.low…,2182,14.htm[+]
@rungta Hope you can appreciate being ignored for a while. Jealous.
@Fine_Whining Quit.
@Fine_Whining You looked up and saw the sky instead of the office ceiling? Who are you? Where did you go?
@soganmageshwar Oh okay. Hope the rest helped. It was a really nice ensemble of groups. Music was good and well put together.
Yet another evening where I’m glad to be back on home soil.
Addendum: Thanks for the tip @rungta.
So the evening was spent moved by a musical treat at the Ruhaniyat concert, under the stars with the lunar eclipse unfolding right above us.
@soganmageshwar making it?
Speaking of copy, like what @yo_stellar is doing.
Lovely, fluid site (resset.in/[+]) you guys! @miranjdesign Nice to know such programmes exist. Nice copy too :) yfrog.com/kgdeqdp[+]
@menon87 Haha, yeah, with the same evil (in)side. They like to bite apparently.
@soganmageshwar Yeah, had called them yesterday. Can’t seem to buy it on Bookmyshow. So mostly going to get it at the venue too.
@soganmageshwar Hey, me! You going?
Captive instagr.am/p/X8ECU/[+]
@pricelessjunk This food & travel talk makes me wish I was in Delhi too, for these @bellycentric folks make it so tempting @keeperofthekeys
Why we should be embracing uncertainty: spring.org.u…28PsyBlog%29[+]
@oddysee I’ll hopefully put it up soon. Been suffering the similar kind. Trying to get back in the zone now.
@5anket Hey, are you coming down to Bangalore anytime soon? :-)
Tagged along for a couple shoot. With a Canon 5D markII. A prime and telephoto lens. Courtesy of @garethhoover. All a first. A good day.
@menon87 In actuality, they’re just going to be killed so that we can make the rabies vaccine.
@menon87 I’ll let you believe that, cause I’d hate to burst your bubble and tell you, in reality cloning is not all what biologists do.
@keeperofthekeys :) Thanks for refreshing my memory. Now I remember the passage. Also, since you mentioned it: flickr.com/p…/photostream[+] :-)
@rungta Yes, vaguely remember that. Your bookish memory serves you better than mine. @lokallobaat
@lokallobaat :-) And whenever I’d imagined a lab, I’d imagined rats in them. Now I feel like a scientist. :-P
@lokallobaat I think they’ve already won. We’re locked up in a cagecough lab looking after them. Taking pictures like they’re celebrities.
Our new lab mates. instagr.am/p/XdoRB/[+]
@Fine_Whining It’s okay, you can tell me. I won’t get pissed off. Promise.
@rakeshrach Hooked now. Clicking the Buy button.
Address Is Approximate: vimeo.com/32397612[+]
Which also led to a musical coincidence in a day. I want this music now. (@rakeshrach)
Damn all the negative vibes my dad passed around and well this fever for having to cancel a third attempt at a trek I was waiting for. :(
And why is it that you always want to eat the things you’re not supposed to when you’re sick. The sore throat craves for ice cream…
@rungtaakki Ah. Good luck!
@rungtaakki Why Ipswich? Makes me remember Colchester…
@DilliBelle Moves like Jagger.
Some rules to live by while travelling: mylittlenoma…vel-vacation[+]
/via @kottke
@soganmageshwar Ah Thanks. Good line up indeed. Hope they organise it well.
@soganmageshwar Where’s the line up given?
@rungta Awesomeness! And to think it’s an Instagram edition. Nice! :-)
Chennai peeps, here’s your chance to make a difference to someone. Go add yourself on to the database: facebook.com/login.php[+] #iswabbed4Amit
Kumaraparvatha Trek & Camping- Dec 3rd & 4th: facebook.com/login.php[+]
Anyone want to join in? #openinvite
I just swabbed #4Amit at infantry road. Hope you Bangalore folks did too. If not go now. They are extending the time. facebook.com/login.php[+]
@xAbhishek Oh no, I mean the cover gets scratches.
@xAbhishek Aesthetically not very nice. The phone loses its sleekness. Gets scratched. But its protection has been its saving grace.
@xAbhishek Currently have belkin.com/I…ct_Id=512038[+] which was offered by Apple instead of the free bumper.
@Shreyas_Chowhan +1 then. :P
Lot of early birds on the twitter timeline this Sunday morning. These are new ways of not feeling alone I suppose.
@RohithNair :-D
Canara bank, the official campaigners of ‘Naale Ba’.
@pricelessjunk Most disorienting that.
“The content of a particular tweet isn’t what’s valuable or interesting; it’s the person it reveals.” aworkinglibr…riting_well/[+]
Photographically beautiful sights of Afghanistan and it’s people vimeo.com/31426899[+] /via @purisubzi
@KalyanVarma Reasons why cat videos in your talks work very effectively as well. :-)
@rungta Hence resorted to the colouring book, thinking it works for them to learn about the different colours and shapes. @rakeshrach
@rungta Yes. An earlier attempt at freehand drawing, is where I found difficult knowing how to teach how to draw. @rakeshrach
Trying to get a kid who’s never held a colour pencil to colour within the lines.Not sure that’s a good or a bad thing? http://t.co/gYpcJAcP
Now looking forward to Kalyan Varma’s Secrets of Wild India documentary to air next year.
Rann of Kutch, when will we run into each other?
An evening well spent listening to Gerry Martin and @KalyanVarma about their adventurous passions & travels. /organised by @thebackpackerco.
@lokallobaat Haha! Those are the perfect visuals. @souvikdg @pricelessjunk @keeperofthekeys
My indie emotional vibe for the evening: Fink - Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us youtube.com/…ture=related[+]
@rungta It’s been said once, I shall say it again. You should write more often indeed. Write and share. @xAbhishek
@pricelessjunk Since there’s no life after 11 anyway in this city, dreams is all we’ve got.
@Fine_Whining Delhi bound is he or on his way back this was?
@Fine_Whining I take cue from you and say, I need to have something else going before I quit. Consolation, ‘Go to Bombay’ is there.
‘Get the white board out’ took a month to check off. Now to see how long it’ll take to finish off the to-do things on the board now.
Kickstarter backers for Urbanised get an online screening next month. Woohoo! Till then, the soundtracks for all: soundcloud.c…nized-score/[+]
24 years and still counting, waiting to be identified as a Kannadiga…
@rakeshrach Had a vivid dream two days ago that I was at the Taj Mahal. Must go see it again.
@madmanweb We were asked if we wanted m.potato/chips with the dish. Went for chips, got served as a starter, followed by m.potato! #Woodstok
@rungta Go to SLEEP! Ruining my hunger pangs here…
@xAbhishek Appears there’s not much difference noted there in such arguments.
Tired of hearing the argument “Being educated people they do such things…”
‘Educated people’ means nothing if that education isn’t put into practice.
That and until people continuously make the effort to grow.
@menon87 We were quite surprised on how fast it got done. But we’re happy it finally got done. :)
@rungta :)
@pricelessjunk There’s a small plot area in Cox town called Jeevanhalli park. Trying to get it redeveloped for the kids/people in the area.
@lokallobaat Thank you!
Can’t wait to see how it turns out after stage 2. And if you’re wondering, there’s a little of B’lore hidden in those buildings.
So after 2 months of prep our park wall finally gets a face. And all done with 10 little helping hands in an hour! http://t.co/gqgsXOFx
@Fine_Whining Allows for the Yay factor. Also, you got a white board reception at an airport. Small joys win as well this week. Enjoy maadi.
@erm_wat Whoa! It seems like we were just talking about it. Perks of living in London I suppose.
@Fine_Whining Good job. Good luck for part 1. You need a lot of it.
Driving through Wales: rashmiswamy….ving-through[+]
Rona Chor Diya by Zeb and Haniya on the peppy air waves now.
My mind currently wants to listen to three songs at the same time. :-/
@pricelessjunk I see scientific papers = I see dead people.
Symmetry of drops. instagr.am/p/SLEeI/[+]
@rungta how you’ve grown! :)
@menon87 I hear that there’s snow falling in your city. It’s October! Also do you guys care to call us Bangalore folks sometime? :(
[Photo] Introspection: rashmiswamy….ntrospection[+]
@RohithNair Thanks Rohith. Much obliged. :)
@rungta @pricelessjunk Can’t disagree there.What with shooting paper butterflies, yellow balloons, attires.
Sorry couldn’t resist either.:P
An hour and a half of the same song. Signs that I’ve stopped listening to it, instead lost in a myriad of dreams…
Round 1. Groovin’, Mylo Xyloto. ⟲
@lokallobaat Congratulations! Must feel energising.
@pricelessjunk Nice one!
@keeperofthekeys Oh yeah. That is fair warning. Beware in crowded places like buses and queues.
@Fine_Whining Till when you stay? For some two days they torture you. Will they fire you if you took off? No, just come. Sister?
@Fine_Whining I hate you.
The limitations of clicking through links tweeted, on the phone, can be a good thing when you know you should be sleeping.
@xAbhishek Abstractly, at most times, it’s only one person who’s at the stage of perkiness. When you’re not there, it’s difficult to relate.
@Shreyas_Chowhan Always had my friend, always. If you need a higher dose, the cake fudge does it. :-)
@keeperofthekeys How long are you going for? Just Paris or going around as well?
@keeperofthekeys Also, while dining, if in doubt what something actually is, ask. Else you might end up eating an octopus for a chicken. :P
@keeperofthekeys ‘Amelie’ topping the list, of course. Goes for the songs as well. ‘J’taime Paris’ for the montage of Paris in film shorts.
@rungta He sure does, and his eccentric story styling has got to be unparalleled. Need to give Rushmore a go to finish watching his works.
@5anket Should. :-)
@5anket Thanks! Shall check them out.
@5anket Dude, I’m looking for more soothing songs similar to Satellite. Suggestions?
@rungta The Royal Tenenbaums.
@RohithNair :-) A place that one can’t tire visiting.
Cake fudge, how I missed thee. From the one and only place… yfrog.com/hwu2unj[+]
@purisubzi Any recommendations for narratives based around the railways?
@menon87 It was my wallet this time. My Mac is a little more grounded.
This trend of losing things & chasing after them to eventually finding it is so going to backfire someday. Until then, so thanking my stars.
Take a chance. That’s your best bet.
@Shreyas_Chowhan Story I heard. Needed a reason. :P We should all do breakfast sometime. We still owe you two.
@xAbhishek Gosh… This day is ending as whelmed as it started.
@Shreyas_Chowhan Haaw! Too much info for the middle of the night. Such offences need cops supervision. ;-)
@miranjdesign Lovely tribute.
@souvikdg I was still moved at that age.
@souvikdg and Princess Diana.
One can only dream of such a life. He lived it and made so many more possible for others. RIP, Steve.
Porcupine Tree, where hath you been?
@5anket Oh Okay. Couple of days are not too far away. Keep us non-followers also updated. :)
@5anket Well thanks. How goes at your end? Coming back anytime soon?
@eclairsk3 speaking of birthdays , I seemed to have missed yours! Happy belated birthday! Hope you had a nice one. Xxx
@5anket Happy birthday dude! Have a good one!
@xAbhishek Yes, and meant from my contacts itself.
@xAbhishek It was the name, and the fear of unwanted attention, that deterred me from using it for so long. Been quite a saver.
@miranjdesign An unsettling dive. His writings (even for a non-techie) will be missed.
@menon87 You’re already at mid-term? Man, time flies or what.
If I live in the past, it’s been exactly a year to yesterday since my return from the UK. But if I go further back, I was always here.
@menon87 Also,been clearing up the weeds and garbage. Bit of a task. Now thinking of what kind of landscaping to do with our minimal budget.
@menon87 So far we’ve whitewashed out a wall. Had a painting competition at home. The winners painting is going to come up there.
@Prakhya Oh okay.. Cool :)
@Prakhya Why? It’s fun..
@Prakhya Oh welcome to Instagram! :)
Looking forward to week 3 of the Devanahalli park (Cox town) re-development project with the Earthworms tomorrow. yfrog.com/h061540755j[+]
Learning the different kinds of paints. Primer, water and oil based, turpentine uses, enamel…
Today evening’s musical spirits credits to Shankar Tucker’s + troupe’s fusion style: hindustantim…-750765.aspx[+]
/via @lokallobaat
@pricelessjunk :) And here’s my tumblr crush grid:
@keeperofthekeys @purisubzi and though @vignelli should be a part. yfrog.com/ntgtxp[+]
@rungta @rungtaakki Ah, good movie that. Such great artwork to a story retold.
@RohithNair Haha!
@RohithNair It was supposed to have been since the beginning. Glad its working. :) Infy still killing you’ll eh?
@RohithNair Thanks. Na, this was a one shot at-the-moment take. An up close one would probably have been interesting too.
@robinsloan @marks Compliments to @rungta.
@rungta Jealous!
@robinsloan A dedication to that: complainingissilly.com/[+] /cc: @marks
[Photo] Girl in the Passage: rashmiswamy….-the-passage[+]
When everyone says it feels right, don’t be inclined to trust them.
Morning realisation: There are idiotic ways of thinking.
@rungta @souvikdg @rakeshrach Please copy it across to this end if and when you get to it.
@rungtaakki That’s what you get at mini-India. Make yourself feel at home. Though I remember benches at the platforms. Or the Costa.
Such a beautiful sunny day. So glad not to have subjected myself to get cooped up in a small cabin in the depth of a laboratory today.
So many good things the internet has offered today. Add, the Urbanized trailer: youtube.com/…=6jpN8kI0-pY[+]
@ramyaprakash It’s more structures/ random stuff. Also,this is going to be done by kids,so looking for something low key, but long lasting.
@pricelessjunk Oh okay. Thanks!
@pricelessjunk Hey, is that spray painted or regularly painted?
(Currently looking for ideas on how best to paint a wall with images.)
@eclairsk3 It does doesn’t it. Horrible things. Things are alright. Have one of those to go to everyday that keeps me occupied.
@eclairsk3 Nice. Yes, surviving well enough I think. :) How’s it feel to be back? Any luck on the you-know-what?
@eclairsk3 Good to hear. Just visiting or moving there?
@eclairsk3 Ahhh, jealous! How’s the city state after the riots?
@Fine_Whining Oh yeah. Forgot about that. Is she better now?
The Swamy household has had enough cleaning for the day without any domestic help the past two weeks. So tired. Time to order some Pizza!
@Fine_Whining This is when you call mothers to come over.
Still waters had a stone giddily ripple over it.
@pricelessjunk I think you meant the *Wright Flyer?
@pricelessjunk We should meet up for one sometime.
@Fine_Whining How well you’ve convinced me to move to your city the past few weeks.
@keeperofthekeys oh but you’ll must still post it. It’s still known to us as Cornerhouse and Nirulas. @pricelessjunk
Mass Spectrometery, why you killing me? Why? Why when I thought I was done with physics, chemistry, maths and exams!
@oddysee Haha! Think I’m going to start my day today with that. However this day goes, at least it would have started well.
One of those days I want to quit it all. Wonder why I’m doing any of this to begin with. Floating into a void…
They just got married: rashmiswamy….-got-married[+]
@keeperofthekeys Yes, it does have two modes: twitter.com/…054330089472[+] :)
Inspired from bobulate.com /cc @souvikdg
@Fine_Whining Yeah, you’re right, no such thing as the better good exists.
@Fine_Whining You’re waste.
@Fine_Whining Also, going through an aggression disposal phase… So better not for the better good… or something.
@Fine_Whining I would whine more, but I’d probably fall asleep while I do.
But starting the day with the song of the weekend: Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine.
It couldn’t get more appropriate than that.
This going to work on Monday’s… finally I have major complaints about it.
I’m called Rushs for a reason. What a whirlpool of a weekend going on.
And now, with the first function over, it slowly sinks how my best friend and neighbour is getting married…
Interacting with other wedding photographers is fun. Especially when they’re willing to lend their lens and ideas.
That’s it. The 50mm prime has got to be my next lens. Reaching lows of f/1.8 has given me a new high.
@Fine_Whining Hear, hear!
@pricelessjunk An online resource, I’m afraid I hadn’t found any. But shall get back to you on any resources I find I have around.
@pricelessjunk Definitely not the friendliest databases these. Using a Bioinformatics textbook to interpret results was how I got through.
@pricelessjunk The help section & FAQ’s helped at times to interpret, though it’s by no means extensive: blast.ncbi.n…DOC_TYPE=FAQ[+]
@pricelessjunk What are you playing with there?
It’s pouring outside. And yet feel a desert inside. Or maybe it’s the same thing.
Chick time.
@lokallobaat Boom! And you’re back. :) @souvikdg
@rungta Digging!
Tools of the trade by @meanestindian flickr.com/p…/3323439406/[+]
After having tried, and discarded, apps like Springpad and Evernote, a new fresh breather comes in the form of Gimmebar: gimmebar.com/[+]
@keeperofthekeys Thanks!
@ohnoir How weird! The song is just playing now, launched Twitter, and this is the first tweet I see.
@pricelessjunk @keeperofthekeys Awesome header!
@purisubzi Ah. For the time it takes to get a seat, I think some of the local Bhavans do a good job.
Woke up at 4 and the Up In The Air OST has acted as a lullaby till 8. Works better than medicine. #ragingfever
@purisubzi Been a long time since I went to MTR, but I think Airlines does a better job for the same breakfast.
@keeperofthekeys Welcome back. Beware of numbers. :)
Lifebuoy Ad, the inspiration for tomorrow. youtube.com/…=huztSICuXjA[+]
Going through the whole process of Unfollowing yet again, curbing the signal to noise ratio preference. #curation
@souvikdg Ah, keeping his energy renewed for that then @lokallobaat
@lokallobaat Not at a hospital or anything I hope. The timeline seems to be a bit down.
@RohithNair Haha! No, no bugs now. Thank you for that promotion. :)
@RohithNair Haha! And very true to oneself too. :P
@pricelessjunk oh okay. Good luck with it. Sounds interesting.
@pricelessjunk Hey, where would you be doing something like this? Outside college grounds?
Photosynthesis as a developer for photographs: mobile.desig…hp?id=350485[+]
@menon87 Menon, you need to break open the egg.
Constraints are food for thought. And thinking is always good.
Memories, from the ghats: rashmiswamy….203/memories[+]
A goodbye, to a life in Bangalore: blr101.tumbl…7494/goodbye[+] by @krtgrphr /via @purisubzi
That aroma of a festive dish you used to have as a kid, just never fails to be left unrecognised.
@Fine_Whining K. Another yay! for finally getting it up. Signs of a moving time perhaps…
@Fine_Whining Like what ads show up.
@Fine_Whining Do you have control over the homepage look?
@Fine_Whining Saw. Much better template than the last. Like. Navigation especially. Slideshow speed also not bad.
@Fine_Whining Ah yes. Feeds were showing something the other day. Broadband is being a bitch. Takes so long to load pages. Checking…
@Fine_Whining Closer to work?
@Fine_Whining How apt. Yay!
@Fine_Whining I’d give you. But you’re not here.
Are you getting that house?
Just finished making probably my best Vangi-bath yet. That with Payasam. My dinner making role is complete.
How the Apple logo was designed: blog.frankch…t/9587653603[+]
History of Haleem by @dayofhoney time.com/tim…4261,00.html[+] /cc: @bellycentric
@rungta Awesome. Thank you!
@xAbhishek Yup, he’s currently looking into it. The bugs seem to like to clone themselves. Drafted things.
Freaking electricity cut! Aaargh!
WTF! RT @rakeshrach:#f1: I can’t believe what I’m reading. Spa has been relegated to once in 2 years! Bernie, I HATE YOU:f1fanatic.co…1-race-2013/[+]
@rungta Oh. That’s alright. Thanks. @RohithNair
@RohithNair Thanks Rohith. Yes, just noticed that too. @rungta help?
Also, all design credit needs to be passed on to Mr. @rungta.
[I hope you accept I-Owe-You-Big notes.]
Yes, it’s finally happened! Without much ado, presenting my very own photoblog at www.rashmiswamy.com
Won’t you drop by?
The disconnect that occurs at most times between my thoughts and speech is quite baffling.
@rungtaakki And if you have a gas flame, even better.
@rungtaakki We used to always get the corn on the cob from Tesco, smother it with some butter, cook it in the microwave. Best substitute.
What’s with red ants and their love for my keyboard!? This time I attack with force, for I have the power of warranty!
@rungta To start with, where did you get this picture from?
One of those mornings where I feel I’ve woken up on a hill station. The after rain gloom + quiet.
My colleagues co-sister just made her 5 month year old kid a…wait for it…a Facebook account! Add that to what is wrong with this world.
With rain falling so loudly, I can hardly hear my thoughts.
[xkcd] How research works: http://j.mp/o79mOX[+]
@lokallobaat Especially when they fall on a Sunday.
@Shreyas_Chowhan So jealous. How can it still be called Bowring Kulfi though? :(
And did you know that the Bowring Kulfi Stall is no longer next to Bowring, but instead in Jayanagar 4th block! full disappointment
So @BeegaruMane on St.Marks: A good change with proper dosa + meat curry. Also offers muddae. Additional upsides, are easy on the wallet.
@Fine_Whining Guess what dad just put on TV. Spiderman. Some back to the teens day or something.
@lokallobaat Totally same thing happened to me today. 15 mins for a usual 40 mins. In Bangalore.
@Fine_Whining Eediot! Should have guessed. I’ll come just to visit Anna. Don’t you worry.
Promised @Fine_Whining I’ll visit her in Mumbai in December. Lord knows I’m not actually going to do that.
@lokallobaat Happy Birthday!
@pricelessjunk Should be the parade grounds on MG.
@Fine_Whining Good questions.
You travel down here soon now. Leave approved?
Also, if you happen to leave your luggage on a BIAS bus & don’t know what bus you left it in, a good starting point is back at the airport.
Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Hauz Khaz, images of passing through UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, they’ve all rented an impermeable space in me now.
Though the food walk turned out to be a clean plate for me, the aam ka kulfi was just what the doctor ordered.
Yesterday: After a mini tour of Delhi by @rungta, got to experience a food walk with 2/3rds of @bellycentric in and around Chandni Chowk.
Recapitulating a digesting weekend: Fathepur Sikri was history exceptionally kept, to be treasured and a visit magically timed.
Passing out.
Goodbye Delhi and the North. You have opened more doors than it appears. http://instagr.am/p/JrzHO/
@xAbhishek @souvikdg @rungta @lokallobaat And so I’ve heard as well. Never tried it. Always a first time.
@Shreyas_Chowhan You did but! twitter.com/…761009078272[+] :) Had a nice time in Munnar?
@souvikdg @rungta @xAbhishek @lokallobaat Haleem sounds good. Missed having that in Hyderabad. If we can fit it all in, why not.
The light! The composition! Oh do go stop this way: penelopesloom.com/[+]
@xAbhishek @souvikdg @lokallobaat @rungta Also, want to really try some good Mughlai food. Could we club that with the coffee?
So Delhi twepple, I would be around on Monday. Anyone free to meet up for lunch/coffee before 3pm? @souvikdg @lokallobaat @xAbhishek @rungta
In a moment of carpe diem last weekend, spontaneity got the better of me yet again.
So after almost two decades, venturing up North again.
6 to go. 3 to GoAir.
Standing by the window, raindrops spraying by the swaying winds, overlooking the fields.
@Fine_Whining Neat. Love. Want!
Remembering grandad after visiting his village yesterday.
Just found this now- Us on the steps of Varanasi, 1991: yfrog.com/h7qosulj[+]
@rungta Couldn’t agree with you more.
Also, how apt that we get to celebrate that this weekend.
Always nice know that you’re supposed to get paid more at work than you currently are and that it’s due in time. That just paid for my trip.
Back to roots, after five years.
The village signboard: yfrog.com/h6yicfzj[+]
4-5 hours straight, averaging 1 every week- managing laziness, denial, manipulation, tea-biscuits, whining, organisation= a meeting at work.
@xAbhishek Hey, just a tad late, but Happy Birthday!
@rungta Ditto bad decision. The play I ended up going for wasn’t any match to what the race seemed to be. :(
@rungta Tickets are in the inbox. Green signal.
Cloud Struck in the Nilgiris by @rungta - prateekrungt…om/photoblog[+]
Idea to execution: The effort lies within. So does the fear. Therein lies the choices.
@rungta Haww! Like 6th-7th weekend?
@TheDailyHoney You could use Wire Tap Pro.
Important signs: Of all the projects I’ve imported, those in Lightroom are the ones I’ve procrastinated the most with.
The more I discover Aperture (two years in), the more my want to retract from Lightroom strengthens- which kills instinctive discovery.
@pricelessjunk Those will always be the sweetest ‘welcome back’ sounds of home.
Just saw a man fly off his bike trying to speed over a deep pot-hole. His helmet just saved his life. My heart’s just coming back to place.
@souvikdg Same situation. Just that I’ve been picking sleep first. I can tell you… not the right choice.
Good movies ruin a working day.
I foresee that the the next couple of days are going to be Paint(ed) Red.
Wish I could wear these headphones at work. Need a cooler job. :(
Sweet Disposition.
@Shreyas_Chowhan Happy Birthday! :)
Re-watching Garden State, reminded by the previous drenched state this evening. #quarryscene
Then the heavens decided to shed all that it had left. Walked back drenched and now created puddles at home.
The accidental joys of rain.
Constant power cuts led me to the park for that jog I’d been putting off. There rubbed shoulders with U.R. Ananthamurthy and his wife.
Call of the daydreamer: that deafening sound of rain.
@purisubzi Hahaha!
@oddysee Have seen that game as a kid, but never played it though. Seems like a fun one. Shall keep an eye out for that.
This night also involved a game of scrabble with real pieces & real people. Feels good to be away from the tapping and clicking for a while.
Want to see minimalistic drawings of objects? The connections between your brain and hand? Play Pictonary.
No points for aesthetics though.
@Fine_Whining Even call centre people sleep during the day. You might as well work under a dictator. Wait…
Mass Spectrometery Basics hauntingly beckons; room gets so much more cleaner suddenly. Maybe the living room needs some cleaning…
@Shreyas_Chowhan Yes it does, but instead it could just melt in your mouth without a beverage you see. :)
Benne biscuit. melts
Lighting up a tree. For a subject as hard as trees, this one is Magnificent! kalyanvarma….ssia-borneo/[+]
@rungta And you always have impeccable timing in answering them.
You just made me feel hungry again. :(
♬ Alaipayuthey Theme = Perfection
@rungta That is amazing. What a documentation. What led you there?
A relatively uneventful (viz. quite an event by itself) day with the kids at Earthworms. And one of those days that makes it all worthwhile.
Aged so many months going to Mantri Mall today. Also, it probably has the worst mall parking I’ve seen.
Note to self: Don’t go back.
Expectation Rising: superherohyp…knight-rises[+]
@Fine_Whining Now you’re a Live reporter.
Currently made to listen to a speech from the minister of forestry at the department. The tailor-made, sweet talk, fake substance… barf.
@arunitc That’s probably the best argument I’ve heard so far. Thanks. :)
Revisiting, music from Rock On!! (+The Extended Cut). Perfect night music.
Existential complex: To change the course of nature, or not, is the question.
And with that notifying mail, the Google+ spam begins.
Maize sold at Rs.2 at the Agricultural university. Love these subsidised rates. Especially the mangoes.
@rungta Now that’s a good morning.
Hope you remembered to get ready after that. ;)
@Fine_Whining Or attend a seminar/viva/presentation. Kills time and puts you to sleep. “#work”
Air India posters: Raja Remixed http://j.mp/q2dQEW[+]
When jet lag is no longer an excuse, you know it’s become a habit.
Babbling is self-sabotage.
@arunitc Thanks. It was taken at Chester Zoo in the UK.
Transparency at a still http://flic.kr/p/9ZVkKC[+]
Timecapsule, containing a kind of childhood. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjv1gUZT[+]
A full circle.
And with that, probably the best two weeks in a long time comes to an end. Now in a state of limbo. Need to do these vacation things often.
@eclairsk3 Yeah, over. :( You have a nice holiday here!
11 hours of continuous sleep, that’s how much I needed to catch up from the past few days.
@eclairsk3 I’m back in Bangalore now. Holidays are over. :( Came via Dubai, and was on the 9:30pm flight. Where did you land?
@eclairsk3 Hey! When did you leave Dubai?
Hi Dubai, Bye Dubai.
@rungta I took the Indian sun with me the past two weeks. It’s back to the stormy British weather from tomorrow it appears.
Day 1-What campsite looked like: yfrog.com/h4pz7lbj[+]
Lake District: Walking, camping, freezing + awesome weather, siesta by the river on a mountain, biking, drinking. Unknown bliss discovered.
@Fine_Whining Cool. I love shopping for stationary. If you think of something else, tweet. Get holiday till 21st. What you can do in 3 days.
@Fine_Whining No travelling. Will be there. Also, what stuff do you want from here?
@arunitc In the Uk, iPhone 4s were sold unlocked. If you had one of the very first ones and then broke the screen, they’d probly replace it.
@Fine_Whining Well that is what happened. They said they can’t repair it, but instead would replace it since it was in working condition.
@xAbhishek I suspect they replaced it cause of the antenna issues and other hidden stuff (?), since that was one of the first few ones.
@xAbhishek …since the software is contained in the screen, they’d replace it with a brand new one.
@xAbhishek Since the phone was in perfectly good working condition, and was just over a year & they wouldn’t be able to repair the screen…
@lokallobaat I wasn’t sure what to call this trip. Now I do. :)
It’s like I walked in and out of a dream.
Also, I can bet that this would NEVER have happened in India
So I wake up, get ready and walk into an Apple store with a 8 month old broken iPhone screen.
Then walked out with a brand new free iPhone.
Sloppy is the new fashion, it appears.
@rungta Where did you watch Senna?
5 days into my holiday and I’ve forgotten the world.
I can’t go through all what’s below, what comes above this tweet, I might not get to.
Dinner with friends and family. Been a good few days. London I heart you.
@rungtaakki @rungta @wateva Oh the hilarity! Good find. :)
London. 5 a.m. http://instagr.am/p/GNre6/
@lokallobaat If I find some, sure. :)
England here I am! yfrog.com/ki6stmj[+]
@rungtaakki Yup, that maggi and bhujia was commanded by Mr. @erm_wat
Room is getting messy. This kind of mess only means a travel session is imminent. yfrog.com/kgxxqij[+]
@jkottke Any links you could share?
@souvikdg I agree. Wonder might not be appropriate. Its innocence and the slight element of surprise shown prompted me to use that word.
@rungta Oh I did? I love how I do that. You’re welcome. 0:) Shall wait patiently as possible now.
Everyone needs a coach.
@rungta Sense an interesting Volume II, when it does, already.
An afternoon with Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo.
An afternoon well spent. yfrog.com/h3j2rjrj[+]
@souvikdg Added love. It has such a lovely tempo.
Eyes of wonderment- http://instagr.am/p/F7Vg_/
Today from @KalyanVarma’s talk: Photos used for ethical storytelling can be a powerful medium for change. Seen it?Felt it?Show it,to say it.
@souvikdg It’s done about now and should be able to see it for apparently the next 100 mins, if unlike Blore you have a clear sky.
@souvikdg Na it had just started around then. But there was a distinctive black ray in the sky.
Just saw a ray of darkness pass over the moon. Pure awesomeness.
@arunitc Ah, but when you have other chores that have piled up because you’ve spent too much time on the internet, then you would need to.
The colours and perspective of a Thela Gaadi by @rungta http://flic.kr/p/9SD84M[+]
@arunitc One way of ticking them off would be to visit a theatre while it’s playing. :)
The only way to get ticks on that endless to-do list: Switch the router OFF.
Now to go hunt down Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s perfectly notched soundtrack for the movie.
Outdid itself as a sequel. The acting, emotions, humour, story. I might even give it 5/5 in this mood. Just avoid the giveaway trailer.
West is West is probably going to be an underrated movie, but by far for me, surprisingly, seemed like the best I’ve seen so far this year.
@rakeshrach That’s the song that played on shuffle and triggered this madness. Such nostalgia.
Album of the week, for no reason: Humse Hai Muqabala.
Next up, the movie, for those ridiculously hot pink socks, cowboys and insane moves.
@lokallobaat Oh we have the same godfather.
Also, the no life bit.
Twitter is for doers and there’s a paradox in there.
Feels nice to make time and be immersed in watching a good tennis match. #Nadvs.Sod
@rungta Okay, so now, when did you get an iPad!?
@rungta Yup.
New single to look forward to on 3rd- Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall by Coldplay: coldplay.com…l.php?id=722[+]
@erm_wat My turn to be proud of you! Which one?
@lokallobaat Saw posters (those long ones) at the theatre the other day though. Although I’d second the torrent.
@arunitc Sorry for this terribly late reply. Thanks for the link!
@pricelessjunk Ah! From what I remember he points to Christianity being more upheld in US than Europe, in that book. Memory might fail me.
@pricelessjunk Is this from The God Delusion?
@pricelessjunk Religion vs. science? In Europe over America?
@lokallobaat Oh hilarious stuff that. Looking forward to West is West playing in Indian theatres sometime this year. Or need to download it.
@rakeshrach Yes, @rungta had shared this one before. So hypnotising.
@rakeshrach You bet. I was honestly in my own world during the song. Everyone around were silhouettes and white noise.
@RaulPra How was your experience? How were the 3D screens?
@RaulPra I liked the balance b/w the songs & also didn’t mind that he didnt play all popular ones. Had wished for some instrumentals though.
@RaulPra There were some sound issues, but overall it sounded alright. Songs,that’s difficult to say since everyone will have their choices.
Correction: “@xAbhishek: @rashmiswamy Non-Instagram users cannot access Inkstagram.”
Sorry, you’ll need an account.
@xAbhishek I was just realising that. Since I was already signed in, overlooked that. My bad. :(
Non-Instagram users, want to see what I see every other day? inkstagram.c…47987/photos[+]
@lokallobaat Added some on Instagram for now.
@lokallobaat Oh wow. Okay. @souvikdg
The master at the piano- http://instagr.am/p/E5mGT/
@lokallobaat Will do. Others, keep note/send across: @rungta @rakeshrach
@lokallobaat Exactly! But I was overjoyed that he sang it. That’s the only song I had wished he’d sing before it started.
@lokallobaat Outrage indeed. I was looking around as if everyone was insane!? This is why sitting in VIP seats suck.
@lokallobaat Ah, yeah remember your tweets. I was actually looking forward to more Tamil numbers. But I think this was well balanced enough.
@lokallobaat Maybe a blog post soon. Sadly no autographs/videos, and wasn’t that close enough for good shots. yfrog.com/h8eitrdjj[+]
Couldn’t help think of you’ll when he played Jaa Re Ud Jaa Re. Can you believe I heard no one around me applaud after that number?
Also, thanks for the added influence @rungta and @rakeshrach. It’s been good recognising the right things.
He was his usual shy calm self, while the other singers and Remo Fernandez involved the crowds well.
Rahman said that this concert was tailored more for an Indian audience and not like the Jai Ho one. Thankful for that.
I’ve been the one of the luckiest people today. The concert was surreal. And am glad I didn’t get to watch it on 3D screens at the back.
@RaulPra I am. Right at front. :D
Any Banglorean who wants three last end tickets for the Rahman concert, we have it to hand over.
@erm_wat Yay! I still have my memory mojo. :-P
@erm_wat Yeah, have heard her name. Wasn’t she in Bavani’s school or from Bangalore right?
@wateva Who’s visiting you that you’re doing these touristy sightseeing in London?
Now popping pills and applying ointments to cure the leg, while we deal with third friend situation.
Situations when three is a crowd.
Then friend, whom I’m going to the concert with, calls saying she got passes for both of us. Now third friend is left out. What do you do?
So, had tickets for three, right at the end for today’s Rahman’s concert. Then of all days, the ankle has gotten sprained.
I Read Where I Am: ireadwhereiam.com/[+]
Essays about our daily consumption and reproduction of text.
Absolutely lovely colourful images of India: yindia.tumbl….com/archive[+]
(Via @start_mag)
@eclairsk3 Fellow sufferers. :P Though planning on visiting UK sometime next month hopefully.
@rakeshrach What a crash that was. Hope he’s fine. The details of the debris seen said it all.
@eclairsk3 No where yet. That’s why I’m restless. :(
@xAbhishek Curious, but you must have noticed the @vignelli twitter steam?
@xAbhishek If I had a rupee every time I thought that myself…
And, being a reader of your sentences, it can’t be that bad.
@xAbhishek That’s what takes time. True, those editing options help achieve that form, but shouldn’t stop one from holding back their voice.
My wings feel restless.
@xAbhishek Ah, but how do you know what you’re thinking till you write/type/speak. These give thinking a form that’s needed.
‘Radioactive’: Marie Curie’s Life Story Told in Cyanotype: theatlantic….type/239569/[+]
@cameronmoll Gone back to Twitter. Twitter just seems more workable with the flow of things than cramming options in one button.
@pricelessjunk That’s what the UID card hopes it can do. en.m.wikiped…ity_of_India[+]
@souvikdg I can accept such judgement. :)
@souvikdg Ah, forgot about that. Good thinking for giving us more points.
@souvikdg @pricelessjunk As the originator of this conversation, you need to have a Nirulas vs. Cornerhouse thing on Delhi vs. B’lore./cc +2
@souvikdg @lokallobaat @rungta If I come to Delhi, you guys can treat me. :) Also any Cornerhouse outlet has the same quality.So scores 1-0.
With every passing day at work, I realise how little people grow up as adults. #thesystem
@lokallobaat I’m already inclined to agree. Also craving it now. @rungta @souvikdg
I feel like Jeremy Clarkson today. I started the day saying what could possibly go wrong.
NEVER start a day like that.
@rungta @souvikdg @lokallobaat I’ll have to be the judge of that someday to confirm all these sayings.
@lokallobaat Oh you need to try Cornerhouse’s cake fudge then. That by far is the best simple dessert I’ve had.
Winter darkness, raining thunder, summer chirps of morning birds.
@lokallobaat Gosh! That must have been quite painful to have witnessed that. I’ve seen the after effects of two accidents today myself.
Images of Life at Earthworms HQ: http://earthwormsreloaded.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/images-of-life/
Ways are awesome, always: roadways, waterways, railways, subways, runways, walkways, stairways. Any way is a pathway someway.
@rungtaakki Cool! Yeah, weekend. Shall let you my dates soon.
@rungtaakki Mostly not. You could come down to London?
@rungtaakki Not back. Getting stuff back + holiday. Coming with my dad, tentatively end of June. /cc @wateva
@rungtaakki I can get you some when I come there next month. :)
@wateva @rungtaakki Haww! You’re the one who had denied it existing along with me. Akki was the one who’d seen it in school.And I was drunk.
@rungtaakki @wateva so these do exist “@lokallobaat: Two yolks in one egg!? How is that even possible? instagr.am/p/EXGDN/[+]” #oldconversation
@pricelessjunk Thanks!
@pricelessjunk Currently seeing if I can reap & find some practical application to what has been learnt which intersects with some interest.
@pricelessjunk As of now done studying. Did my undergrad in Biological Sciences hons. in genetics. MSc. in molecular genetics.
And guess what’s playing now? No points for guessing, it’s Jai Ho. Apt or what? Wonder if they’re doing the steps as well.
French neighbours and their friends have loud Punjabi songs playing,for which they’re singing the chorus for. Must be east meets west night.
@pricelessjunk Also, it’s DNA is only passed on maternally.
@VidushiS13 I came back to Bangalore end of last year. Where you? What you been upto?
@VidushiS13 Hey, long time! How you been? I’ve been good thanks!
@pricelessjunk Any positives of doing it in India?
Experienced my first true Vidaai tonight. Lump in the throat didn’t remain as a lump. What a night it’s been.
I still make a wish while passing under a bridge when a train is running overhead. #thechildwithin
@pricelessjunk Origin of Species, is not easily readable/understandable. I’d been suggested to read this instead: en.wikipedia…Like_a_Whale[+]
@Fine_Whining Finally for some use.
Also travel money savings, strongly depleting. :’(
If and when I wed, I’d want all my guests to wear their most comfortable shoes and simplest dress in their wardrobe. #weddingshoppingwoes
@Fine_Whining Had such a day too. {:{(
@pricelessjunk Tough one that. Have often wondered that myself. I think I’d vote for Speed of Sound with a soft corner for Fix You.
@sttweets Thanks for the tip!
Lazy web: Anyone know or can point out to some good DIY pinhole camera resources, it would be much appreciated.
@bellycentric Knew this was to come. Twitter was getting noisy with you guys bantering about food and places. Now you’ll made it official.
@Airtel_Presence You can be assured that I will.
@Airtel_Presence, your customer service appals me. But I doubt you can understand that.
See what happens when you lose auto focussing (or the lack of hand-eye coordination) at a wedding.
Cool, but not cool. yfrog.com/h7tjqewj[+]
Dear telephoto lens, when will you be be mine? :( #simplequestions #toughanswers
Mary and Max: Unusually compelling.
@Fine_Whining You’re the girl with the grey cloud following wherever you go.
Comfort food not delivered then?
@rungta @rungtaakki Ah yes, still alive at the new place. So far so good?
@lokallobaat Ah yes it does. Buying it solves that, or kind donations from a Mr.@rungta could help. :)
@lokallobaat Not sure if you an stitch photos using Lightroom. I use DoubleTake: echoone.com/doubletake/[+]
@purisubzi You should check these out: ohbeautifulbeer.com/[+]
Out for Jolad rotti + basundi. Perfect North Karnataka recipe for the Saturday afternoon siesta.
@lokallobaat Yeah, was introduced to it when @rungta had posted it on his webmarks. His latest one is also a good read: rashmiswamy….dinayakannur[+]
Now going through @purisubzi’s travelling pages: purisubzi.in/travels[+]
@rungta The vocals of the band are quite nice. Other likes so far have been Njan Aara and Ettam Pattu. Rest need a proper listening to.
Made my day! Loving this band. “@ohnoir: Song of the day: ‘Karukara’ by Avial, the fusion rock band from Kerela. avial.in/[+]”
Caged at work. Soaring winds. Thunder follows lightning. Sounds like a hurricane, out here in the fields. yfrog.com/gznc7trj[+]
Who’s jealous? yfrog.com/h0lydqyj[+]
What shall I create today?
@lokallobaat Taking liberties: twitter.com/…324238102528[+]
@lokallobaat I knew I shouldn’t have mentioned it on Twitter. :S Ouch! Yes, I’m insanely alive. :)
@rungta @rungtaakki Aila, what I’ve missed!
Perfect ending for the day. :)
Made it home in time. Now time for some coffee and finish a ~two decade long backlog of… Andaz Apna Apna.
It’s a downpour out there.
@pricelessjunk Yeah, her pet rabbits had given birth to 4 little ones. They’re hardly a finger long.
@pricelessjunk Looking for one?
@pricelessjunk That’s my friends.
@pricelessjunk And after you draw the map, you could cover up the top and use it as a (fishy) bank for travelling.
The bliss of weighing the right amount of chemical on a weighing balance at the right drop from the spatula.
Today is not one of those days.
A bugs life- http://instagr.am/p/EFy92/
Instagram is shipping made easy.
@Fine_Whining Okay call maadi. Shall dispense hearing aids.
@Fine_Whining Why so distraught today?
@Fine_Whining And oh they have imagination too. Look at the variety of type! On one slide!
So work was sent home today, after work. Now reformatting presentations of people who designed such slides: yfrog.com/hsvd5mjj[+]
Glad no one’s in the kitchen right now seeing me talk to myself.
Yes, you’re normal too.
And @rungta launches his 200th photo with a clever intuitive re-design of his photoblog. Go notice it: prateekrungt…raha_farmers[+]
@lokallobaat dhanyavad :)
@lokallobaat Yes, it’s currently here. But we hope (eventually) it can spread out and if we can help with some resources we’d love to help.
@rungtaakki Thanks. Feels good (read: high). It had felt scary letting him know/offering him drinks at home when he visited me in the UK.
@xAbhishek Well this was his acceptance to have a drink at home. I did have my first drink with him (with his approval) after I turned 18.
Today, dad brought me my first drink home, even though it was just a Breezer. Nonetheless, a significant day.
@xAbhishek Likewise. It’s usually reserved even if it is.
A Sunday setback-
Of Mangoes and Munchkins: earthwormsre…d-munchkins/[+]
Revisiting powers made to move: youtube.com/…ture=related[+]
@lokallobaat No way! That just sounds ridiculous. At a wedding!? Insane.
@Fine_Whining Fine! Have it your way. I was only trying to help.turns back
@Fine_Whining Hey, I can do that too! If there’s a demand, I’m in for implementing your hush hush big idea.
@miranjdesign Fools! :) Looks brilliant. Quite a neat looking behind, if I can say so. ;) Will you’ll send me one?
My long awaited Sabbath day arriveth on a state holiday. Oh sweet slumber.
@miranjdesign “@rakeshrach Steve said that about your creation?”
Same question.
Our understanding of the Universe: phdcomics.co…s.php?f=1430[+]
Under by @rungta http://flic.kr/p/9EMfFm[+]
The unexpected colours of today’s experiment. http://instagram.com/p/D2bg8/
Behind the screens: backofawebpage.com
@lokallobaat All this figuring-out-what-to-do with your life also doesn’t seem to provide enough time for movies. Sucks.
@lokallobaat What is your entrepreneurship calling? :)
@Fine_Whining It does and it’s pretty much the same way it was.
A day with the earthlings from Earthworms. 7 kids, 5 adults, one Sunday at the park. Memories revisited and made. http://instagr.am/p/DvFQj/
Friday. Gloomy morning. Bose headphones on. Rhythm setting. An ideal start.
For those who noticed, the mysterious case of the missing Instapaper free app:
marco.org/20…tapaper-free[+]
Solved, with discerning insight.
Am I the only one that finds the emerging public love for GIFs slightly annoying?
Making of a magazine: vimeo.com/[+]
As much as I’ve tried keeping a To-Do list electronically, nothing seems satisfactory enough as ticking off a done item via a pen and paper.
Underwater Church- http://j.mp/fXIxjz[+]
Summary of a lovely 3 days: A wedding done beautifully, traditional food, for lively company kids are the best and photography is hard work.
Problem construction is a critical step for its solution.
Lemon tart time with @Fine_Whining- http://instagram.com/p/DcrGi/
It’s raining. Now everyone in Bangalore say RAIN!
Now waiting for my timeline to get flooded.
Every Mallu man carries his pride in his moustache.
On an Instagraming spree.
If travelling from Goa to Karnataka through the Ghats was dreamy, going through them in Kerala was other worldly. http://twitpic.com/4na94k
@souvikdg Affirmative nods Once we were in the thick of it, I kept jumping seats from 1 side to the other just so that I could see it all.
@rungta Sadly can’t see the full page on EDGE to do it justice, but from what I can see, I can’t wait to see more of it. Great idea!
Riding through the forests of the Western Ghats while watching Fanaa on the bus. The south meets the north.
@rungta All that was prepared for and in the bag.
Okay, problem solved. Now united with ticket & the late and gregarious travel companion. So after 3 months of drought, off to Kerala again!
Anyway, I’ve made it on the bus. Ticketless as of now, but ready for the mosquitos, heat, food and my (first) friends wedding among it all.
I was clearly surprised when @wateva said he wasn’t worried about his trip. Clearly the universe wants to balance his lack of tension.
The more you travel, the more you want to travel with people who know how to.
@Prakhya Try East is East. Slightly an old one though.
All those idiots with high beam lights on in this rain-Stop it! Also open those side mirrors!
Now, if only those idiots read this tweet.
Got to love this pose- http://instagram.com/p/DT3u8/
+1 RT @souvikdg: Still recovering from an awful Monday.
Tuesday not looking great either.
50 (appreciated) drafts, but its loading time gets affected apparently. Thanks for calling me a wuss Birdhouse.
@wateva Am yet to watch the press conference. Seen just one races, so far. It’s probably his age that shows.
@wateva I think it’s a bit of change in our perception of him as well at play. He is sensible, but seems to be taking Hamilton’s place.
Explaining driver histories to dad. Impressed with how much he already knows about Schumacher. Never underestimate an aged man.
@5anket Haha! That was a crazy incident!
@5anket Watching it now.gonna start soon. Miss the BBC commentary though.
Of all the people/twitter/RSS I avoided, never imagined my dad would have to be on the list.
Dad ruined the F1 race telling me the results since I missed it (live). He’s now making up for it by playing the rerun during his news time.
In pursuit of the productive intersection between the left and right brain traits.
Ooo, so many favourites! Gem of a find by @rungta: prateekrungt…/413.webmark[+]
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Okay, more mind-blowing posters loading now.
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@lokallobaat Kerala, for a wedding.
@lokallobaat It’s tempting, but don’t think it’s possible with another trip in line at my end before the weekend.
@lokallobaat Wish I was coming as well! :(
Now catching PechaKucha Bangalore night on Ustream: global-day.p…a-kucha.org/[+]
Quality quite bad, but watchable.
@lokallobaat Haha. It means 1 and 2 in Kannada.
@Fine_Whining ONCE! Once is not the same as constant!
For lunch today: Stories from the city of boiling dreams. Probably followed by ‘Time for that lemon tart’. Interspersed by ‘You’re washte’.
Now that was a perplexing Q1. Also, heart goes out to Webber.
@Fine_Whining How well you read my mind. This is why you’re my friend. Also, you said it, not me. :)
Storm’s a coming.
That drive home just served an injustice to this perfect weather. Why all the green lights when you don’t need them!
Heavy inking.
Called in on an old school English teacher. The memories, digressions in conversation, what fun.
@rungta That’s my movie for tonight!
@rungta I hate you right now. Been out since the last tweet, just got home, still without dinner. And dinner doesn’t look appetising. Humph.
@rungta @lokallobaat @souvikdg Will you guys stop taking about chocolates and pizza! Dying of hunger here at work. :(
Tonights lullaby: Alone in Kyoto-Air
youtube.com/…gdata_player[+]
Who knew, after all these years, I’d enjoy reading encyclopaedias again. http://instagr.am/p/DDefP/
Chaipatty teafé- http://instagram.com/p/C-HWm/
@rungta Does it work favourably?
The blurred sight of tabs flowing, videos playing, skyping, photos uploading, files downloading! You eluded me too long fair broadband. :’)
From the aggravation of dealing with customer services to the optic joy after months!
Floral Decor - http://flic.kr/p/9wFjip[+]
So, if you want the auto brightness to work on the iPhone, point it at a bright light!
Yeah, I’ve been holding it wrong all this while.
Dealing with the more is less phenomenon in Cricket: sports.espn….0329/Cricket[+]
Scrolling required. Might want to give it some Instapaper lovin.
@lokallobaat Congrats! Which one did you decide to get?
@lavanyam There are a lot in Blore. Recently heard of ‘Youth for Seva’ and another is Asha.
@pricelessjunk The issue?
@lokallobaat Brilliant post! You’ve left the twitterverse more envious. You should keep a blog rolling!
@Shreyas_Chowhan One of my all time favourites that one. So simple a story, yet made to move.
Hi. :)
@lokallobaat You’re on some lucky strike aren’t you!? :)
Heart’s in the throat turning blue.
Love that Bangalore is now becoming a ‘No plastic bags allowed’ city.
Parkinson’s Law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Earthworms, a project in its nascent stages, won’t you have a look? earthwormsre…rdpress.com/[+]
@lokallobaat Hahaha! I think it’s more to do with being starved of work. Nice to know you like them. Really, thanks for the support. :)
@eclairsk3 Yaaay! =D
Simply \o/
@rakeshrach :) You can imagine my utter disbelief when I woke up to see that this morning .
Any service that requires you to call customer services more than thrice, in less than a week, is simply a bad service.
@rungta Brilliant designs those are!
@lokallobaat Hope you’ll be live tweeting during the match tomorrow. :)
My one night of Instagram fame: http://instagram.com/p/CnlYK/ Weird things happen on the internet while you sleep.
Idea: When I’m in your head, you’re responsible for my image.
“Self-control is inherently aggravating”- m.wired.com/…s-come-from/[+]
@Fine_Whining Seriously, March has been way too long. Everyday, since I don’t know how long, I’ve been thinking it’s going to be April soon.
@Fine_Whining What kind of reaction is that? Why the sudden hatred towards menu cards?
@wateva Next time going to either get you on Skype or do what I did last year, find a link for the commentary online and mute the TV.
@rungtaakki @rungta Missed the first race too. Still managed not to know the results. Hoping for a re-run in the next two days.
@Fine_Whining What they put in coffee there? This is what happens when you go to other cities. While you’re at it, miss the weather again.
And to think I was absentmindedly considering going to work today. #F1
Doing the Bangalore thing at Koshy’s. http://instagram.com/p/ChUKT/
@choconista Thanks for the compliment. Didn’t expect that. Sure, you can get me at [email protected].
@Fine_Whining There’s always the News channels. That reality show enough.
@eclairsk3 Oh! Nice. It would have been more fun if you had been here too this weekend. Bav is coming down this weekend.
@rahuling Yes, we should. No, haven’t met Karan in a long time actually.
@pricelessjunk Sometimes, HighWire can also be a good source for free articles: highwire.stanford.edu/[+]
@eclairsk3 Been good. How you? You in India now?
@eclairsk3 No way! That’s sad to hear. May she rest in peace.
@rakeshrach That too! Instagram has become a constant source of occupation. They’ve become indispensable.
It appears I’ve been getting paid to read stowed away articles everyday. I heart Instapaper.
Missed you, 2am productivity.
Advocating for Indian painted-type artists. Should be interesting: handpaintedt…m/index.html[+]
@keeperofthekeys I sure would. :)
For related (albeit graphic) inspiration: brainpicking…nfographics/[+] or parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/[+] /cc @pricelessjunk
@rungta Nice to know it’s found a new homely name.
Being a bridesmaid is a 12 hour shift. (and this wasn’t even the wedding.) Now happily exhausted.
@pricelessjunk @keeperofthekeys A lovely inspired initiative. Look forward to your posts. Maybe you’ll could even make a poster out of it.
@rahuling I’m doing good, thanks. Yes, still in Bangalore. How are you and Prakya doing? What you upto these days?
Seeing ‘3G’ on the menu bar all day has been playing with my mind making me believe that the Internet speeds have been faster. :-S
Anyone else’s Airtel (EDGE) services turn to 3G overnight, in-spite of not changing their Internet plans? Or are they just playing around?
@rahuling Hey! Nice to find you here. :)
Among the lights, on super moon day: http://instagram.com/p/CXDiQ/
Everything needs a break.
@tanushri_shukla Oops, this was supposed to be the link: sunnibrown.c…erevolution/[+]
@tanushri_shukla The Doodle Revolution: 5by5.tv/peop…/sunni-brown[+]
A simple article on the basics of content presentation using typographic hierarchy: blog.typekit…c-hierarchy/[+]
@Fine_Whining I like to keep it real. My enthusiasm hits a limiter after three. You come here and I’ll give you two more.
@Fine_Whining Yay! Yay! Yay! #somethingtodonextmonththistime
@eclairsk3 That judgement sucked big time. Why then!?
@wateva I know! Stayed at home for this! Can’t digest that last over!
.@instagram’s new News update feature showing what my following list is doing on the app feels like Facebook, and I wish it didn’t.
Weekend watch: http://t.co/j7HSAPJ
There’s definitely something you didn’t know about Ping-Pong or its influence in here: m.theatlanti…lture/72146/[+] (via @bobulate)
A 5 year time capsule unearthed. http://instagr.am/p/CGGHB/
When was the last time you took a week off Twitter in the past few years and stopped feeding your head with other peoples thoughts? Hmmm..
A clear message: blog.frankch…-of-yourself[+]
Good morning- http://instagr.am/p/CCJX-/
It’s not the time I’m looking for, it’s the state of mind.
Oh Flickr, you amuse me. twitpic.com/44w0f7[+]
Ahem ahem…Have you not noticed the @wellwrittenweb yet?
@xAbhishek Welcome to the clan.
Car or Camel? http://instagr.am/p/B4rBX/ #sundaysightings
Republic by @rungta http://flic.kr/p/9m9VPC[+]
@Fine_Whining I didn’t get a chance. Did I mention there’s been pleasant weather where I live. But I’d rather trade places with you for now.
You make me smile @Fine_Whining. http://instagr.am/p/BzvWF/
@lokallobaat Or…you could send the tickets here and I’m sure I know a couple of people who’d make use of it. :) #PoochneMeinKyaJataHai
@pricelessjunk Sadly not true. Slightly cloudy maybe.
@lokallobaat :) That was really sweet. Also, @rungta you can owe your other old friends a treat. Good move Sumit. ;)
Two and a half hours, non-stop. That was impressive. Hood the crowd like a true pro.
A teenage dream came true tonight. Judge what may, but that Bryan Adams concert tonight was a night to remember. He still charms at 51.
If these walls could talk… http://flic.kr/p/9hMPHK[+]
@rungta Wow! How’d you find this?
@Fine_Whining You ad people are crazy.
Your sense of humour is all that you’ve got to keep you happy.
@Fine_Whining That tweet was at 11. Don’t tell me you’re still at work now?!
@tanushri_shukla Glad to be of assistance. Hope to get to read your paper. :) Good luck with the research.
@tanushri_shukla StART Mag is one: startmagazine.in/about/[+]
Five Dials is another: fivedials.com/fivedials[+]
and a third one: alistapart.com/[+]
You know you’ve been using an iPhone a lot more when you keep hitting the space bar twice on a normal keyboard and see no full-stop. :/.
@Fine_Whining Ah, we’ll see how much of that happens. I’m sort of jinxed when it comes to sending parcels, clearly.
With 2 friends getting engaged in one weekend, time to learn some wedding photography, what with my first assignment in a couple of months!
@rungtaakki That sounds painful. Try and cover the finger with a cloth bandage if you have one.
Sunday morning http://instagr.am/p/BbMC-/
The absurdity of this state and it’s political system is just on fire. #Karnataka
@rakeshrach Ya, hope it gets back to normal soon, all over. Quite a bad state the country’s been in. Keep safe.
@rakeshrach Gosh, thats bad. Hope you got home alright. Have the floods affected your residential area?
By golly! It’s serendipity come knocking.
“Calmness is the basis of satisfaction.”-Dalai Lama, in the flesh (minus his gall bladder).
@Fine_Whining I can follow that up with another saga.
@rakeshrach Been hearing stories on how unsafe Bangalore’s become. Really disheartening. I’m alright now, thanks. It was more of a shock.
@xAbhishek Bangalore doesn’t seem too far off from Delhi, or for that matter most places in this country.
@xAbhishek Lets just say that I understood again why girls feel the need to protect themselves, esp. on the streets to avoid getting abused.
Today, I wish I was a boy. A boy who has the balls to kick lunatics asses. #sucksbeingagirl
Saw a huge snake just outside our lab window, wandering off to the fields, at work today. How many of those sights do you’ll get to see?
Anger is the result of our own expectations of others not being met.
Alternative Franz Kafka novel covers: http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/2941528867/this-is-still-a-graphic-design-blog-right-these
It’s fun overtaking a train on the ring road… till the red signal stops you.
@5anket Yeah, same.
@5anket Oh! You too?! This must be the side effects of getting their 3G to work.
#Airtel pissing me off today since 4 a.m., reminding me my balance every few minutes, every other hour! Grrr..
Yards of Malabar http://flic.kr/p/9cD2iP[+]
@wateva Haha! Good catch.
It also made me remember this shot (from a still pending documentary): http://prateekrungta.com/photoblog/2007/01/at_work
Made in true National Geographic style, covering the lives of railway men of the North-East. Simply fantastic. http://instagr.am/p/BKrYU/
Happy Birthday @Fine_Whining! No one entertains and whines as fine as you do my friend. Let it reap with age.
@5anket Ah okay. Enjoy maadi till then. :)
@5anket Are you heading back to the UK?
@5anket Still here in namma Bengaluru. Back from your wedding season?
@5anket Good watch if you like political type drama/thriller. Just pay attention to dialogues & people.It’s easy to lose the plot otherwise.
Patang: vimeo.com/3240664[+]
Hope we get to see it here too, in India, soon.
(via betweenthebr…got-my-desk/[+] by @meanestindian)
@rungta Finally eh? How’d you manage that?
Love the days when music turns into white noise. blissfully lost in the zone
That was a lovely episode of The Big Web Show, with @craigmod talking about travelling, moving bases and the future of digital publishing.
The world has been a better place… since I stopped reading the news.
The playful lion: jpgmag.com/p…tter01112011[+]
The weirdest border ‘art’ I’ve seen offered for a Word document.
Explanation: M$ Office after all. twitpic.com/3pcj6l[+]
“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”-Thomas Mann
Asked a professor why no one applauds after a presentation by a student,
Prof:”We actually don’t encourage it. It’ll show partiality”
Huh?
@rungta Thanks.
@rungta Unmissable. I am now, while looking out at the night sky, scattered stars and dark silhouettes.
Day 2,’11: On board Yeshwanthpur-Cannanore express.
Hopping off at: Thalassery
Final destination: Mahé
For all other purposes, it’s Kerala.
@Fine_Whining I wouldn’t say that if I were you. You know what Day 2 holds for me. Also you know what happens tomorrow: twitter.com/…494300004352[+]
At work on day 1 of the year. That’s more work than I had on day 1 of the last year.
Happy 2011 to you all.
