Wednesday, June 25, 2008

To live meaningful lives we must die


Verbatim from the immortal Cylon 6 from the TV-Series Battlestar Galactica -

"
In our civil war, we've seen death. We watched our people die. Gone forever. As terrible as it was, beyond the reach of the Resurrection Ships, something began to change. We could feel a sense of time. As if each moment held its own significance. We began to realize that for our existence to hold any value it must end.

To live meaningful lives we must die, and not return. The one human flaw, that you spend your lifetimes distressing over - mortality - is the one thing...well, it's the one thing that makes you whole.

"

A superb insight -
Death gives purpose to our Life!

what separates man from machine ... a sense of time.

D says that the fact that each of us is different - unlike cylons - is a big difference as well .
. I agree .

Image and Text Courtesy - Battlestar Wiki - Episode 407

Thursday, June 19, 2008

No! No! No!

Please tell me that these headlines are false propaganda and that no-one ever spoke like this ... please please please ... ... ...

Thackeray calls for Hindu suicide squad
Thackeray preaches terror, BJP terrified

At a complete loss of words right now ...
I have this sick feeling in my belly - FRAK! ...

I feel sorry for the Muslim, Jewish, Persian populace of the world who are liberally marked as extremists - thanks to the actions of a few radicals amongst their ranks ...
is it the turn of the Hindus now?

WAKE UP PEOPLE! This is absolute NUTS!
I'm really sad.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

In Case you missed the news



My boss believes that this is a common practice in India...

what can I say - I really don't feel like disagreeing ...

we are a queer bunch - if we're not throwing kids out of windows then we are ensuring that elephants are forced to trample devotees in temples or of even making sure that the stone idols in temples get an air-conditioner and a daily dose of Chandan - lest Shyaam become dark due to the heat!

Keep the faith.

Tashan Mein

... Hey... Tali bajawe naache gaawe ... Rab howe shareek jeene ke jashan mein

Has been a part of me for the past few weeks now ...
one of those songs - I feel - you know ... that nicely defines 'Indian Rock' - a heady mix of guitars and drums thrown in with a dash of grunge and specks of indian classical music. decent lyrics too - no heavy-duty urdu or poetry here - its a simple song - the kind that doesn't have hidden layers and prompts you to sing along, headbang, do your thing. the kind I like. a lot.

.superb.

Long time since a song has stuck/struck like that.

Thank You Vishal. Thank You Shekhar. Thank you Saleem. and something tells me to thank Pentagram.

hear hear. .here.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Learing to Fly ... Step 1 - Jump

Jump they said ... ... ... So jump I did
(they actually shouted 'Bungy'!)






Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Coming back to life ... Exploring South Africa

2 weeks in South Africa ... beautiful country - amazing landscapes, superb wildlife, good infrastructure, interesting people and of course magnificent Cape Town.

and also home to the World's highest Bungy - 216M - at Bloukrans (near Knysna)
Yep ... it was sheer bliss


Of course petting the Cheetah's and Tigers @Oudtshoorn was a high as well



So much to write - so many thoughts, observations, surprises, experiences ...
for now just a chronological photo-story of ~coming back to life~

- Exploring the Blyde River Canyon and its natural beauty


- Animal sighting in Kruger National Park



- Guided safari's at Lukimbi Safari Lodge


- V&A Waterfront at Cape Town


- Chapman's Peak Drive


- Cape Point, Cape Of Good Hope, Cape Agulhas ... and other ---most points!


- Haggling on Greenmarket Square


- Table Mountain from all angles!


- Robben Island


- Aimless Wandering on the Garden Route


- Exploring the stunning Cango Caves


- Wandering on Table Mountain and thereabouts