From the Archives

Today’s post is a no blah-blah post =D These are some pictures which I found in my HD. I thought they got erased and lost forever. =) I had the habit of getting irritated and deleting my pictures thinking they’re not good enough o.O but then I happened to read some really inspirational biographies which changed my mind =) Anyway, I’m glad I still have some of them =)

My favourite place – the beach! =D This was one of the best days there, it was sunny but it was rainy o.O (taken using an extremely old canon ixus).

Random monsoon sighting ;)

My cousin bro Unni(oun-nee) =)

It’s me it’s me!! =P

The luckiest dog ever =( my parents love her more =( *sniff* me jelly ;)

Clicked on an 8 hour power-cut day during the monsoons. Was not that bad. *lies*

@.@ the only plant which cares to bloom in my garden!

Watashi no kasa!! =D

The Last of the Rains

Glimpses from the last days of the season. Finally the rains and cyclones have receded for good(hopefully).

The fruit captured is Bilimbi, locally it’s called Pulinjikka = Poo-lin-jee-kya =D it’s very sour and when dried and pickled it’s just awesome!!! =D slurrrpp….!!! Spring is definitely here, I’m waiting for the next wave of fruits =D

2012

The beginning of yet another year of hope.

Ahh… I just wanted to see beyond the horizons of those 365 stressful days and finally being on the right side of the new year brings waves of relief. Lots of thing to look forward to this year and I’m very excited(not) about them all. Actually, this will be my deciding year *horror* as to what I’ll become in the near future. *not looking excited at all*

Anyway, this is how I started my year. I got a new phone. FINALLY! It’s one of the cheapest android phones around – LG Optimus Net. One major flaw – bad camera(app). I don’t know how I managed to overlook the specs. I was very disappointed when I found out that the phone had a 3mp cam and the pre-loaded camera app made it look worse. Dumb app, it doesn’t auto-focus and somehow manages to crash :o (I have no idea why). But I was saved by an app from the store. It seems to work just fine and do more than just click pictures. Anyway, I’m happy =) and I love it… =D

Here are some of my first shots, some heavily edited =P

My very first shot =) was not that careful while taking this because of the excitement of experimentation ;) My garden is always my first testing ground =)

I love this picture. Some new plants that my mom planted, growing healthy =)

And then, I moved on to my next test subject, my sweet doggie. But even she got bored and tired after posing for me so much =( Look at her… grrr….

So, when I was out of things to click, I took out my bike. Got this 10 years ago for my b’day. Still as good as new =)  Since I got it out I thought of going out to the beach, approx 2km away.

I was not in a hurry so I thought of taking the long way there – the highway way. It was very eerily lonely. It’s a highway leading to the beach… there are supposed to be speeding vehicles, happy bikers and a swarm of pedestrians, but there were none… o.O was I scared??? naaaaah =D (ok, a bit maybe).

When I finally reached there after overcoming a strong urge to go back home, they said NO PARKING! =( They allowed to park anything there a month ago x( I mean, it’s not a Lamborghini that I’m parking o.O but anyway, follow the rules and stay out of trouble ;)

It was almost dusk when I started walking in the beach. The light was fading fast and the entire beach was going dark, but I found some interesting patterns in the sand =) It was the only piece of land not stepped on at that moment in the entire beach.

When I finally reached the sea, there were already a billion people waiting there to get soaked.

I secretly wished I was the only person there and got to enjoy the sea all for myself. *sigh* I don’t like being selfish though =) but I don’t like just too many people either. Anyway, I had a great time and that’s what matters =)

I hope you had a great New Year’s day too =)

I wish you all a very happy journey around the sun yet again, filled with many seasons of emotions, adventures and good fun =) Happy New Year!!! =)

Evergreen

Slurrppp!!! =)

Gooseberries are in season now. Our tree just bore a gazillion of them this time. *way to go girl* =P It’s not humanly possible to eat so much, even in between days or weeks, especially when it’s so sour and when you are the only person in the entire neighborhood actually interested in eating those berries. And kids these days don’t want any salted gooseberries. I actually offered them some, they gave me really funny looks =P Me and my cousins used to go gaga over salted-sour-fruits when we were kids =D It’s really tasty when you eat it with a pinch of salt and a teeny bit of chilli powder. grrr… my mouth is watering… slurrpp!! =P But it’s just not possible to eat even a little too much, your tongue will feel funny after eating quite a few.

The sad thing is nobody wants it here. The birds don’t want them, the squirrels don’t want them – ’cause it’s so damn sour! So when nobody eats them, they fall down and decay. Such a sad fate for a glorious beginning.

But that’s how nature works, so I guess it’s ok =)

In Full Bloom

This beauty just bloomed in my overgrown garden recently =) And it’s a sight when so many bunches bloom together. Ahh… so much love =)