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As yet another year draws to an end, things are changing in my life. Feb 15'th and 16'th are the dates for my wedding. When i came out of B-school i was hoping to learn a lot on the professional front. Like everything else in life there was a surprise , I took more decisions on the personal front and learnt a lot. I am happy that the families finally agreed .I must thank my better half for being so understanding and keeping the calm in the midst of chaos. Now its time to get in shape to look dapper on the D-day.The Golds gym in Temecula has motivated me to run at higher speeds. The pulls ups count has gone up too . Yesterday i went to attend the Christmas mass at the local methodist church. I really enjoyed the choir and the words of wisdom advice from pastor . He rattled off some scary stats on the rate of foreclosures in the US ( one every 10 secs) . I am flying back to India in a couple of days. I can't wait to get into the wedding frenzy and enjoy my last few days o...

I am back in chennai after a 5 month break. This is the first time i am starting to feel the pinch of this double digit inflation. I realize that my pay hike has been nullified by the rising prices. Hovewer there is a bigger challenge at hand now. I need to shed close to 8 kgs that i gained during the US trip ; My cooking is not all that bad . I started running again but the effects of the weight gain are showing . I struggle to cross the 6k mark damn!! There were a few weddings( those of close school and high school friends) that i never wanted to miss . Made it to 2 of those, had to miss Natchi's thanks to the Detroit trip in April. Still can't believe that the bunch of us who rode bicycles and played together have graduated in life . I keep thinking of those great times and wish each of them the great life ahead. This weekend i am planning to do my annual Sabarimala trip. The Chennai music season is coming up , I hope i can attend a good number of concerts this year too. ...

Just finished watching Al Pacino in 'Scent of a Woman' . The final speech on integrity by Col. Frank W Slade reminds me of people who stood up for me in life. Not an exact analogy , but Mr .Ananthakrisnan my Math tuition master in Saibaba Colony Coimbatore fits the bill. He for one believed that I could pass in Math .Through his unique style of coaching rather than instructing ,made me believe in my abilities. Somehow everytime i pass his house in Coimbatore my eyes search for that nameboard. Its not there anymore , I dunoo where he is or even if master is still alive. I still remember you Sir! Have to get a strong Starbucks cappuchino ,the LA heat is a barrier to the walk.I 'll do it for the double tall cappuchino:-)

Have done some crazy travelling in the month of April. I like Lufthansa more than Singapore air. Saw a lot of potholes in the roads at Detroit;that was a surprise! As i sit staring at the San Bernadino valley from my 16'th floor seat in LA ,i am reminded of one such lazy friday afternoon a few yrs back when this blog got created. I was in downtown Sacramento then. I think coming back to the US was a never an option for me,when i left this country in 2006. Makes me think a lot. I also visited my office in Coimbatore before i flew out to LA. The office is located at a very quiet spot in the backdrop of the western ghats. Its a nice place for a picnic . Oh yeah i saw Harold and Kumar -part 2 - not as good as the first one. I liked the bit when the FBI guys interrogate the parents , that was a laugh riot. Iron Man was super cool.

I have been in Coimbatore for the most of March. I decided to take a walk instead of my routine run today. Somehow i found my way into the Forest College campus . Every step i took reminded me of those bicycle rides Sundar, Hari ,Shibu ,Ganesh and I took to school through the dense greenery on the campus. Somehow everytime I think of childhood i wonder and exclaim "wow! i wish i could just relive those moments" . The cricket ground is stil there , I sat there to watch a few overs of a game. Every path in the campus reminded me of some day or some incident from my school days. I missed the company of my high school buddies. It left me with a great feeling . Sometimes I feel all that we take forward in life are memories. Heck, lemme me get a shower!

Balamurali , my music class collegue called me a few times this morning. A few missed calls later i picked up the phone . My music guru Shri Reji George expired yesterday night. I spoke to him last saturday morning. May his soul rest in peace. The student in me still longs for all those golden words of musical advice he gave and promised ! I am yet to recover , this has been a really forgettable week in my life .Somehow death is one event which brings everyone back to ground, reminds us that all that's created has to be destroyed eventually.

Today is a highpoint my career as a Indian cricket fan! Totally Totally Super Victory. Some great exhibition of swing bowling and team work by India. A victory at the WACA esp for a team from the sub continent is special . Special it wil be till we find the next Tendulkar hahaha!! Lets see how the Aussies come back at Adelaide and if the Indians press on the gas from here Still recovering from the moment

A very happy new year !! I watched Tare Zameen Par today. Brilliant movie and as usual Mr Aamir Khan has hit a home run. I am lost in thought , the movie made me ask a lot of questions. Humans have created a very complex world out there, and the incentives are only for those who understand these complexities:-) . Most of our academics, at least in India focusses on training the mind not to pursue those streaks of madnesses we experience as a child. Instead it makes us understand only those aspects of life that our past generations have unearthed.We focus our energies trying to build on theories and concepts already engineered.What about the unknown ?? . Maybe we fail to understand the world of the in-sane, the retarded and the mad fellas out there...