My Garden visit

After reaching Nilgiris, It was the night in that time of transitory wet lands put into signed fears of how could deal the troublesome of cold throughout our stay in dusk and dawns. I waked in the morning thinking and wishing for the sunshine to reflect its warmth to recover myself from that ever cold night. As it happens, it was our early plan of visiting the Ooty Botanical Garden which in a distance of crossing a beautiful bungalow next to our hostel. To mention this bungalow have a lovely flowering garden of varies flowers bloomed in fair, but least disappoint that publics are not permit inside. Further for me it’s a look forward to recollect memories after decade’s, to spend more times inside the Botanical Garden, viewing more flowers and green garden as much. Knowing our families who take time getting somewhere and together nothing to tell they make us delay, so I and my cousin reached the garden’s gateway and waited for our parents to arrive. We were welcomed by the police persons to kindly wary on crossing road and security near gateway enquire us (including my power wheels) and leave us inside the garden to stay somewhere till our families come and for me no tickets were brought. Very special isn’t me :)

We spent more than two hours inside the garden assort by our families, me and my fav cousin get away from others took some path getting the attractive sights and catching some beautiful pictures. Let my grandpa to sit somewhere, as he can’t walk more, we went alike and I just like getting upward on seeing more people and green grasses separating the garden and beautiful flowers along we go, and some where perished disappointed to the early rain. The time already the famous Ooty Flower Show have been over and the left over models of flower fountain and spaceship rocket stands alone in mid of less grass land, the flower show arrangements of varies flowers on a side which closed to public view, even so it was disturbing the perished flowers here and there. The glass house yet simply beautiful with small flowers around in red yellows and the greenswards which is not allowed to stay now, it’s the pleasure u see rollover there, the drops on grasses are ever stay memories of then.

Me, dad and mom

Sticks like, the sky and dark blue colors of rows of flowers I see as something special to this garden and in backdrop we get wonderful snaps with people. The garden has this pond filled by leaves and banks of these flowers even people cross it for pictures and the roads with vehicle passing often disturbs the visitors. The crowd was unexpected and we can’t move freely though we can’t blame as it was the season end. This is one place I like to visit again and again sometime unseasoned, the grass, often changing weather, the chillness wind blowing through green tall trees… let leave to the future to decide. And I feel am making my trip long here, but I like describing it here as I like remembering them again. Hope am not boring u all? :)

One… two… three…

The days ran fast, whatever I struggled
with words in this world,
I don’t know if not the blogs
where I do express myself could

And without you all, I am not at all;
simple word thanks won’t fill my heart
because am a little start in universe of blogs
got lighten from your bright stars
and what reflects me from u all
is the courage what I looked for.

Aimlessly roaming on ground - earth
ignorance brings often down
pressures within and minutes of thinking
reading show me the way onward

A day turns everything different
when surfing daily paper like
most spent their early period
I got some link, which ends me
in site called blogger, and then
am a member of this unknown web

Days moved on, comrades came on
if not those ensuing mates; I would have
ended everything later on.
I felt it was a welcome move
beginning of a new dawn to earth
connected to many people, moving in and out
some stay ever as dears in my heart
that’s not mean to anything wrong
and all stars shine, only the distance
disclose them as light and bright.

Could you find?
Three monkeys on the fence – sign. (In picture)
What am I talking now, because?
I completed three years in the blog.
Thank you all, it’s indeed only because of you all.

Something past

Memories more than a decade’s exist
like fresh greenswards and bloomed flowers
available at the botanical garden.

The mood was to feel my presence
and I enjoyed the gifted weather,
looking wherever green and people
caring there handy cam those gleaming
when light and dark clouds exchange often
the pleasure inside the garden

Looking allover it remained the moments
rolling back on greensward slopes
besides wandered ever I was, thinking
like something never happened again
which was like a portrait today
when the light only bring those shadow

Lake as chill as it was eventide period
the stressful life inside sweater; waiting
as we swing for steamboats to arrive;
and the toy train in bank of man-made lake
as we move on it, joy comes through wind
and the only remaining train journey till.

Casual changes in life but unturned memories,
the invisible future never sign me – are none
inevitable is not going to be fine.
Those days are must enjoyed to its size
but in an unexpected world am.
I go somewhere today, but still I feel
missing the bliss and wisdom tells
there is more and some have no more.

It’s the opportunity and in a hopeless luck
everything is to enjoy, even the cold after sunlight;
my hands suffer for strength
and the only interest bring me up
if not whatever it was void, the interest,
power gives life this opportunity.

# Current song from Tamil film Nepali, my most favorite Kanavilae Kanavilae… a lovely song.

Worth message

I am to share a video that was shared by Resonator in her blog. Just a great message from a school girl, the speech that makes the people of world United Nations to put in wonder listening to the address of Seven Suzuki. The video is originally belong to 1992 when Suzuki was 12 speaking to delegates meeting, things related to Environmental issues in Rio Earth Summit and to raise money for expanding her Environmental Children’s Organization, a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. I felt this is one of a worth speech to make aware on world environment. Listen here:

Wiki on Seven Suzuki

Reaching Nilgiris

Yelagiri hills & Mettur dam

In mid may we were planned for a trip and in wish I was looking forward to visit Valparai in Coimbatore district, but for some reason and doubt of getting leave for dad, it was canceled. Then in between, dad’s friend in Coimbatore urged at least go to Nilgiris where he can arrange govt. hostel in Ooty to stay, which was vacant because of students’ vacation. Before that, dad want’s permission from his higher officer for vacation, ‘though dad wondered and many of us that as soon he asked him leave for a family trip he signed immediately which none gets easily. So it was and then arise another problem in transporting. Dad think if we go on travels they charge more and if get a vehicle, only diesel and driver charge cost. So we thought of taking our aunt’s Scorpio, but here also a difficult that there Scorpio doesn’t have a carrier. Just for our four it was comfortable with luggage and my wheelchair, but we are taking our uncle’s (chittapa) family and we need a carrier. Same time my sister was also on plan to visit ooty and she told waiting to join with us, though she and her parent are feeling lonely visiting and we are to share with their Sumo making our trip comfort and also calling our grandparents with us.

Mettur dam

Waked up early 5am, packed and reached uncle’s place where we all get-together to start our journey. By 7 we left home after packing things, food and everything for our journey. We take the Vellore, Dharmapuri, Mettur and Satyamanglam route to reach Nilgiris; it was smooth an easy traveling from Chennai to till Dharmapuri border and from there for miles the road work been disturbing alike braking the speed. The road we travel passes through Mettur dam’s 16 eye way and the time it was 100 foot water storage and to get the view of the dam right and canals that something seen often in television, but the row of vehicles just behind make us move fast even I take some pictures. From there it started the Western Ghats Mountains on right and the up down roads from Satyamangalam is still a recall of memories of 11 years old where I use to urged my uncle then to leave accelerate the road goes down and making sounds like ‘Veerappa enga irukka?’ (Calling the sandalwood smuggler in those days whom used to be roaming there then) :D

I just want to show my sis we have to enjoy happily our trip in SMS, who is in another vehicle before climbing hills, but to see it was still undelivered even after retuning home and it was over 7pm in evening we started to drive on hills and because of over traffic slow downs the drive reaching Ooty by 9.30pm. I wished there was natures light when climbing on mountains getting the nature visible, though it was dark aright and it was the eucalyptus scent in breeze welcomes. Few km further on hills got the view like multi gems dropped down beneath to my left; and those are the lights from the town near shines in red, green, yellow…. Before arrive hostel, the place we actually stayed in ooty, my sister’s relative arranged a guest house known as Stone House a famous old house in ooty belong to English men period. First we thought to stay their, but there is no more facilities for us, so we left hostel by 10.30 and after dinner it was nearly 12 to leave bed. Already Nilgiris are wet everywhere of rain and it was raining still after arriving hostel the cold ever high we felt that night. If everything was ok then, we would have got a chance staying in Stone House which is so clam reside and a top place to get the whole town under sight.

I am a Complan Boy, You?

Complan

Ideal Birds

This week was more boring and disturbed because of lack of Internet. Our pup maya bitten the net wire and after service it was only working good now. This showcase dolls above in picture is my first models to be captured nicely in the new camera. Happy weekend buddies :)

Got the wished

The long time wish or even sometimes the desire exists with new Digital Camera. Canon PowerShot SD850 IS in my hand delight all time looking at the 230,000 pixels colorful LCD. Its nine months since I was waiting for this camera to arrive through my friend’s colleague from US. It was the thing I must be holding right already, but because of some wrong information I missed to urge and avoid giving difficulty to my friend when he was on a project to US. Till then he was urging his colleague friends about my cam whoever left to US, but for some reason their return was delayed.

First of what the entire camera I chose its best is not what I get now, but the one similar to the Powershot SD800 IS this. The SD 850 is 8 Megapixel and what I chose is 7.1 though its costlier in Indian rupee, but not in US and the people get through online couldn’t find the model I selected. Though we can’t expect everything should be perfect, so I prefer to SD850 which is no more less to SD800 which I think best but comparing some options are high in this.

Something I looked important to choose the PowerShot SD 850 IS:

1. Image Stabilizer (for steady, long zoom shooting)
2. 4.0X Optical Zoom
3. 8.0 Mega Pixels
4. Red-eye correction
5. 2.5 inch 230,000 pixels Pure Color LCD
6. ISO up to 1600 and many lighting effects.
7 Weights (165g)
8. Battery Power (230 shots per charge and 700 shots in LCD off)

But to tell truly the disappoint thing in this camera is the weight, little heavier than I expected. The cam body just fits in our hand, which is comfortable pressing shutter button with a support. The zoom can’t be calculated as it don’t show the exact stage in zoom, but no different visible, I must do exercise more with optical Zoom and it was fun zooming something in distance. In addiction I buy a 4GB memory card that can hold more than 1,000 shots in Super Fine to take the maximum quality pictures and in minimum more than 5,000. I like the color of the body in silver metallic, the ultra-slim and stylish look. The first reason to select Canon PowerShot SD 850 IS is for the much less shaking option and it’s the main problem I face more in Digital Cameras taking more shaky pictures. When i was looking for this camera in India it cost 360 US$, but the same thing cost me 227 US$ brought in US. Hope power shot portrait colorful to heart and sight, with your entire wish.

De-light colors

Yellow sunshine, shining evening
before hitting back Blue Mountains,
eventide still light
further move different colors delight

Least, colors the sky
sunlight the secret behind this sky
hid the sight avoid looking black
only in dark light, colors delight

Gleam from the hidden sun
falling between two mount
sweeping the rainy clouds
the wind blows, rear stops
getting the full view of light enchant

Shapeless clouds, lights behind
comes to view, different shade portrait
lights on Western Ghats like broken stars
display on dark Blue Mountains.

Glenmorgan

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This is one of a very lonely place in the Blue Mountains of Nilgiris, northwest of Ooty. It’s just a 25 km drive from ooty center taking the right narrow path next to Pykara falls on Gudalur road. When searching for some newly places in net rather than the usual tourist visit and I found some places in that Glenmorgan is what we visited on the 2nd day after arriving Ooty. Right oppose to ooty this place is completely silent and more than a tourist place it’s a picnic spot to spent a day, on the day we went it was mixed under cool breeze and sunshine giving enough soothing. It’s a narrow path to reaching Glenmorgan is one besides having tall trees monkeys occupied and grass sloppy hills. As we enter there was a small army camp was going and soldiers where on exercise, army vehicles and horses stayed. Little move further comes this small stream that a flow from few feet high is simpler joy, but it was down to capture and the glenmorgan tea estate welcomes with colorful bloomed flower garden belong to some private estate.

Before reaching the turner and top station in Glenmorgan, we parked on road side of the beautiful lake bank for lunch and it was greenish earth and chillness weather because of being near lake and the little waterfall sound just for only nature and our families the only nosier. After lunch, I and my cousins went around climbing the off-road then to getting a view of the lake, tea gardens and slopes; my wheels are helpful going around myself along the lake road and towards viewer point. The lake is used as fore bay for Pykara power house and fishes been catches in lake. To see our little cousin was disappoint not bringing the fishing hook to catch fish. In the whole trip this is some place unforgettable and the best in all.

Glenmorgan is one of an oldest tea estate in Nilgiris and a very famous then. Those these days it’s a gateway for Electricity Board workers to reach Pykara power house in Singara which is about 3km down from the hill here. To reach the viewer point and winch station at edge of the hill, one need to get permission from the EB office their; for us it was easy to enter where dad being a government official they leave us sending a guide to explain and inspect whether we are using cameras, which is strictly banned. To our surprise it was something unexpected to see a winch been operated (but not now) towards the steep valley and visible track passes along narrow steps and pipers caring water to the power house. The guide explains that EB workers used to go through the winch besides deep forest and shoals reaching power house and incase of even climbing up/down in the fearing steps.

To know the valley there is called green desert, to the eyesight where it’s only forest and shoals. The winch operation is temporary stop there because of disturbance by wild animals; and few meters away from the end, is said to be a road come tunnel been created for EB vehicle to reach Singara. A small statue of memorial of the chief engineers of the project Sir Henry Howard was kept their behind as lake. One thing is, we get a picturesque view from the edge of mist and green covered mountains and deep forest which is said to be the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Getting back from there the sky was nearly closed by dark clouds and just after reaching govt. hostel where we stayed in ooty it was heavier the rain and kick started the strong cold.

Drop right, its our earth

Once we learn that human gives carbon dioxide and gets oxygen from trees/plants in cycle process to breath. Even today this process continues, but more carbon is given and little oxygen/fresh oxygen taken. Every moment carbon dioxide is been increasing in environment for human comfort and for our today’s needs. The roads been widen, new flyovers built for easy transport and to avoiding traffic jams so the trees removed and make the cars move freely and too carbons. That was not fully to avoid the development but also should concern about the carbon drinkers the trees to have a balance thing to stand. Many Indian states are to capture many industries to enter their foot and create business and to employment for their people, but one thing I feel they should see is the balance infrastructure and especially on pollution control.

Towards look clean city the Chennai corporations has put its first step from June 1, a ban on throwing garbage in public places and streets. To me it seems an unplanned rule for the Chennai citizens whom have practiced by throwing everything out and to see there are still overflowing dustbins here and there. It’s really a good plan and something I wished more to see our city clean and hygienic. The awareness would be a better thing to make possible this plan success, be preparing from school children, college youths, and office man everywhere and more important it should start from every home. Dropping waste comes to arguing most times with my cousins and they see it very silly what they throw never bothers them. I used to tell collection of drops the flood, but who listens. Ones we go to some place in public, we really search for clean place to stay ourself take for the beach, but how many of us realize a piece of the dirty is what we thrown last we visit.

We people don’t think seriously where all the city rubbish goes, just to know we are safe and clean. We are throwing everything out of our near boundary thinking it won’t affect us, but air has no bound, it spreads everywhere, when burning them it increases pollution. What to do for that? We have to reduce using plastics, make limit the vegetable and meat waste and recycle much we can like papers, water, woods and separate decay and non-decay waste thing. The energy and power should be saved; the world is not ending today, another side it still awakes and for future decades at looking for power.

World Environment Day
CO2, Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy

For you

Thank you all for the wishes, it was pleasant :)

Time for vacation...

In confusion
going through thoughts to decide the destination
to a travel enthuse its infinity any station
to travel
and to explore new... revisiting moments, revising memories.
Take care all, see u soon after a week long vacation :)

Marutheswarar Temple renovated

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The 45 year long uncompleted Main tower (Rajakopuram) of Chennai Thiruvanmyuir MarutheswararTemple was completed and was went into consecration ceremony today early. This temple has a history of more than 1,300 years and the inscriptions from the temple said to know some south Indian kings like First Rajeanthiran, Rajathee Rajan, Rajeanthira Shozath Theavan First Shozan where been taken to many services and to construct and maintain the temple in 11th century. Marutheswarar Temple was been get to singed by saints of Niyanasambanthar, Thirunavukkarasar and the Sage Valmiki who wrote The Ramayana get salvation from the divine in this temple so it get the name Thiruvanmiyur after a long period of time which was called as Thiruvalmikiyur. And in honoring him there was a street near to temple named Valmiki Nagar and a temple for him stands alone in centre of the ECR.

For Forty Five year it has been left unsighted by people with just column of seven standing and I to see mendicants stay there the most. It was the wish by people have exists today with the current govt.’s fund to renovate the structure in a crore. Today my parent's went to watch consecration ceremony and got me the pictures; and to know there is 9 days varies ceremonies to be held.

May Flowers

These flowers bloom ones a year on the month of May, so called May Flowers. In scientific it was known as African Blood Lily. These pictures were taken last year inside Adyar Theosophical Society, grown these flowers beneath the old Banyan tree which adds attraction.

10,000 BC

It’s set to be traveling back to the prehistory where the mammoth hunters exist. The bravo’s people crawls under the gigantic mammoths foot and chase them to kill for meat. D’Leh, the young hunter defeat a mammoth as a very single to killing with the sharp weapon and get holds his childhood sweet heart Evolet with blue eyes. Before the beautiful hearts to swing their wings a bunch of mysterious people come on horse and grab the tribes pulling across mountains, forest and deserts. D’Leh looking from hidden follows with 2 of hunter tribes seeking their kidnapped brothers and sisters walking through the freezing snow mountains, facing with strange creatures in forest and miles crossing deserts with the helping African tribes whose people where also been grabbed by the horse-riders. After reaching and sighting with a large pyramid like structure been made with thousand of kidnapped people and how they win the encounter leads. But it remains like mummies; still I could not feel that something seen from prehistoric and the story what I expect in 10,000 BC is no more there and the thing comes to mind is rescuing the bonded labors.

The grand visible through the gigantic mammoths and where they were driving to kill for meat; vast desert with African golden grasses and the Snow Mountains in the deep blue across. The witness of D’Leh and Evolet was lighter, and it was moving through the shining single star told by D’Leh “You will always be in my Heart” which is something beautiful in scene and it was more cute when the childhoods shares. Camilla Belle as Evolet steals the scene in her adorning face and the rocking boy Steven Strait as D’Leh plays wonderful fighting with creatures of fantasy and turns like a real tribe, but the story loses the richness of prehistoric. The small boy Baku cherish and along the African boy. At large is the final adventure of the mammoths climbing the slope bearing loads to reach the top of pyramid and thousands of people like a moving more ants is unusual and it remain of stories said how in olden days where no technology and machineries weren’t grown kings built huge structures. The imagination works well to catch adventure and little the love, than feels no more...

10,000 BC

Focus

Setting of sun...

Reflections after sunset...

A wall of butterflies... near a tollgate.

enjoy your weekend :)

Sparrow is not to fly

Sparrow is a commonly seen small bird everywhere, looking in brown-gray colors and with a tiny beak. It feels beautiful watching them and the grains they pierce to eat with their beak. I could view them back from my balcony they sitting here and there on the passing cable wires, opposite trees in some home garden; in morning and evenings they sonance to fly, come and sit on the balcony wall to eat the bits of rice kept from home. It’s nearly two three years I rarely see this bird, but these days they are hardly visible in cities particularly in Chennai. I think the single most houses are turning apartments these days and the green trees are lost for human comfort and construction which make lose these Sparrows. Those are pleasant days, but today in the name of sparrow what is released is totally conflict.

Yesterday went to watch the Sparrow spending some money, even though warned by some it is flying high don’t try to catch, but I did and fell down. If you don’t get the point, Sparrow is the title of a Tamil film naming Kuruvi staring Vijay and Trisha. After the day long heavy sunshine, the clouds formed in evening turns the atmosphere pleasure even it was thermal, but surly doubtless it won’t pore where we ahead is drive-in theater. About the film: It is said to be a fast-track entertainment, but what I felt is senseless ventilation. The story and screenplay is mainly developed to show Vijay’s heroism and for a commercial purpose, so every thing is magic making people foolish and nothing seems logic. The action sequences are throughout eyewash, some are remaining Krish and through the beginning car race is just like watching video games and the climax scenes recalls Telugu films.

The music is Vidhyasar? One could really get a record dance effect and in fast-braking dance by Vijay. Trisha comes as usual like a cute doll in cool sleeveless and skirts and tries to do some comedy, is funny. Vivek’s comedy is boring like the taste comes after eating more cake. Appearance of Malavika for few minutes in the car race scene would cheer cheerleaders where the sport is only different. Vijay did a bravo acting in actions and tries to show a superman statue to his fans and what he did is extraordinary to accept and he should realize that people are not fools to clap and whistle whatever he do. Director Dharani can’t overcome his older films and this is nothing to do with my favorite Gilly under his banner which wants me to look.

And to see the plus thing is the camera, which bends and turns to whatever the director tries to capture. In V.T. Vijayan’s editing and Gopinath’s camera visualizes clearly strikes and the skies, islands and some places of Malaysia and New Zealand sights good. The film covers allover some early subjects and adds to give a new feel, buts fails to fly freshly.

The refresh

The latest version in Maruti 800 is something attentive to my views recently, esp. the front design is seems I like it. I wish it would be nice having that model and really I got that thing right now in the car we use. The car is an old model one and too bad it recently get into a small accident to which had a hard kick crashing front fully and left at uncle’s workshop. For weeks uncle been telling it is getting ready with a new look in a different color. Today it was been exposing like a latest version, only looking inside will disappoint showing the real face of the car, which was cover by newly parts and everything is early inside except the new DVD system and LCD movie monitor. I could tell it simple rocks first time to be on the ride on weekend, going to beach and on ECR keeping volume high exciting to throw traveling on like a new car, but originally a old one.

The moments go happier and playing with cousins; everything interest spending with them and on long chats. The moments are expected to continue throughout the holidays till their schools reopen. I know my blog moves slower and am for a reason to be. Be happy, and too me...

The Water Horse

Weekend I watched this wonderful film, which is really beautifully. I and cousins were enjoying from the beginning till end. The Water Horse comes from an egg found by Angus (little hero) from the shore under water. Secretly he grows the strange creature inside his home in store room keeping away from his mom and to help Angus comes Lewis a secretly appointed person to watch Angus‘s hidden thing by her mom. After going through the friendly relation between Angus and Crusoe (The Water Horse), Lewis agreed to help Angus for his strange friend to keep with him. In a change Crusoe grown into large overnight, that sent them to leave it into the lake. That time the Army arrives for exercise yet to happen on the banks of lake where that becomes a caution and obstacle for Crusoe’s life. Angus really disturbed by this process and he tries to save Crusoe which ends in peaceful as well beautiful.

What I liked more in The Water Horse is the pleasant scenic space that tales fairyland. The Scottish lake is an unexplained beauty with serene Blue Mountains, clouds here and there, the stoned shore… the very thing is nothing gives the violence feel and the horse with dinosaurs large hangs for friendly swing with the boy is peaceful. Whatever the small Crusoe does is fun and lovable; the scene inside the bath tub and dog chasing is a god pieces. This film is just not only for the fantasy loving children, for all age people this gives a love to heart the case what this Crusoe is indifferent. It’s an imaginative film which gives a realism feel. Any more to tell the boy acted as Angus is cute and his eyes speak is affection. The music is mild and the moment moves with the cameras extraordinary picturesque. When to seek for the minus thing about the film, is none comes to mind where everything covers beautiful.

My mum

Who is behind my every action
and I reflect because of her help,
indeed she knows what I need
and every deed that’s completed
I get freedom in her struggle
in the hiding trouble.

Her courage lifts me higher
if not a single day I will be down;
every side I see around, if not she
I would be left in fear
in her given face I face the world
if not I am dwell loss.

She is divine whose relation is undivided
and where ever I go she is behind
like more than a shadow when I shine.
I give her only the rest at night
and little time in noon, other than
quite her thoughts about me.

Between the earth and universe
I could never guess anyone than her
to be living beyond her strength
and distress to suffering for her son.
I love you mom, I am lost strength
if I see u in fear and tear. Hugsss :)

My Very Happy Mother Day Wishes to all.