Teary Goodbye!!!

I write this with a heavy heart.:-((((((((((

I just heard the news that one of my teammates, died today.. He was just 27....27 is not an age to die! I can never come to term with such things and this is just such a shock.. This guy had gone to the US for work purposes and suddenly developed brain complications there...No symptoms till then....His parents were called a week back and they are too shocked and now they need help themselves! Naturally ..Who can handle such things?? He was on life support system.. I hate saying "was" for everything.. still....I have interacted with this guy on our team meetings and this is just not possible...I am writing this outta sheer frustration. I can't help but look at life cynically...When people casually say "Life is uncertain" its like a common term people say.. But I guess it really is...I can’t but help but blame GOD for this...Easiest approach that most of us take...Blaming him is always a convenient thing to do....When I last spoke to this guy it was during a conference call....I never thought it was the last time.. NEVER....

I sincerely hope and pray that his family gets the strength to handle this,,,,,,,

Dedicated to Enid Blyton books..........

Found an copy of Enid Blyton's "Folk of the faraway tree". The book bought back a huge smile to my face. That used to be my prized possession (why even now) and I am always grateful to my uncle for getting me that. All 3 books in one!Its a treat to any reader...As a kid I used to read a lot of her books and be captivated by her vivid description of the countryside,elves,golliwogs,food,people and so on. Reading Mallory towers and St.Claire's made me fall in love with boarding school and I so yearned for midnight parties then!With secret seven I fancied myself as the 8th person helping them in their mysteries!Same goes for famous five!!I remember this edition of Golliwog stories and how I used to maintain that book especially. I had a special book mark especially for that book which I made and saw to it that not even one page got damaged.My favourite story in that book was one which revolves around the birthday of a golliwog...It was my all time favourite and writing this blog I can recollect every single line in that story..Gonna make it a point to get my old book and read them again!The very thought makes me :-)))

How dare u kiss in Chennai?

I came across this article mocking recent "happenings" in the city...
http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/03sw.htm?q=tp&file=.htm?headline=Column:~How~dare~you~kiss~in~Chennai?
Chk it out!!

Human Life-Does it still have any value?

I was shocked to read abt Bali bombings in yesterday's paper.I had the chance to visit this beautiful island 2 weeks back and I had been to the exact same restaurant in Kuta square. I shudder to think the place is just no longer existent and the guy who actually served us may be dead!Bali from my perception is an island that just depends on tourists and Tourism is their primary source of income.To think someone would target this peaceful island leaves me wondering!If I had not been to the same place maybe I wouldnt have been affected much but since the dinner I had is so fresh in my memory I cannot help but be affected. This is a small nice restaurant in kuta square (like bali's downtown!) which serves multi cuisine food and plays nice music. The waiter was extremely friendly and was nice enough to make us some vegetarian dishes. The Kuta square is more like the happening place of Bali and tourists swarm the place to party into the wee hours of the morning!I feel extremely sad for the Balinese people and I hope they recover out of this soon.I dedicate this blog to Yuda and Smokey the tourist guides who made our trip so memorable!