Do you want to know the answers for questions such as “Why friends are for?” and “What is called true love?” - Well this picture will answer you for sure. It’s a rare picture which I had in my mail. The picture depicts the true love he has and his friend helping him for it. Another cute picture but good enough to steal our hearts!!!
Freeing myself from the hectic studies , I went to Adyar Gate this Sunday for lunch. I went with my dad, he was involved in business talks with his business partners. I had learnt on how to make dealings with people. Was just awestruck by the big deal my dad got. Fried prawn and fried cauliflower (not gobi) were served as starters. They tasted too good that I gulped in two plates each. Met my friend Preetha there, who was there with here family for lunch. Cine stars Vishal and Shreya Reddy were spotted. I took my plate to dump in food, selected some- mutton biriyani being one of them.The mutton biriyani tasted bad, bad enough to make me emetic. The other dishes tasted too good, but in the end it was a bad afternoon for me. I dint get any sleep. Kept rolling on bed because of the stomach upset. Hmmm…!!! Just giving a caution to those who go to Adyar Gate- Beware of the Mutton Biriyani!!!!
DAY 4:
Falls. This is the most spelt falls at Wayanad after the Soochipura. We have heard this falls to be dangerous. 
We have heard from other friends that the way to this falls is very hard to track, infact you could get lost. The day started great on hearing India’s win over the CB series defeating Australia 2-0 in the finals. We had a nice breakfast – Bread with butter and Jam and Dosai with Chutney and Sambar. This unlimited food costed just 30 bucks and was pretty enough that it served all stomachs for the whole day. We took the route which we went on our previous day to Edacal Caves. The falls was 18 kms from Edacal caves. That day's fun started in the van itself. I was dozing on the way and just realized that i fell on Jaquiline mam. I had to ask sorry to her all the way :). Our vehicles were parked at the main road. We had to walk 4 kms from the main road to reach the falls. The p
ath was pretty tough to go. But we have to appreciate the Kerala govt. for preserving this area. We hired a guide for 200 bucks just to lead us to the falls. We went pur way crossing by Coffee and Tea plantations. The scene was amazing. We didn’t find any dry leaves, though the period we visited was at summer. We understood what nature was. The
place was very quite and you could just have the feel that you were on an adventure trip with Jeff Corwin. As we proceeded we found the path to be sloping down. The path was slippery, making all of us to move with great care. The place soon turned out to go dark as Teak tress obstructed the sunlight from falling. Pepper and cardamom were planted for the first 1.5 kms. We have cross the forest range which was very dense. The path had plants which were as tall as us. Breathing fresh air we had our greatest experience on trekking in a forest area. Surely is Kerala “God’s own Country”. The path suddenly sloped more downwards; we 
had to rely on each other for moving. We had to catch hold of trees and stones to gain grip. Emerson was the cameraman for that day. It was fun watching GK moving hard. But besides his features, this man was strong enough to cross all stuffs without any help. ATM raced ahead above all with ease, his composure the secret behind him. It was again a day of comedy show by the girls especially from Mythili and Vishnupriya. Two spots on the way were very dangerous. One place just slipped down with no supports and if you had slipped on it then you got to roll for few metres. The other place can just bear only one person at a time. 
There was no land beneath us. A small rock served as a bridge; we had to cross its help. Just a slip can seriously injure a person. We could hear the noise of the water falling. We were near the falls. We moved on and finally reached. The falls was huge. We were able to get a clear view of it. Actually we were on the second tier. The falls totally had 3 tiers. The 2nd tier was the biggest and the deepest of all. We had to climb down rocks to reach its foot. The falls looked undiscovered. We were very energetic and dropped our clothes for a swim in the little pond made by the falls (I don’t know swimming-it’s another fact). Aashik met his first slip of the tour. He wiped off the algae completely that were on the rocks. His white pants turned green but he had helped Kishore who also slipped on the same place; but dint wet his pants. VJ was at his best outfits- Blue underpants. This man was enjoying to his maximum, it dint last long for him. He tore his underpants. He had to wear another one he brought as spare. That was t
he greatest comedy of the day. A tragedy too happened. I would write about it in detail in my next post. We had a great time in water. The falls was quaint in appearance. It was time and we had to leave the place. The return journey was difficult, as we had to ascend. At one spot Vishnupriya blocked nearly 7-10 people, the reason was that she was afraid to climb up a steep slope. It was Srikanth who gave courage to her. She finally decided to come up and it was me and Kaushik who had our nerves tight in the end. We had to quench our thirst here and there. 
We finally reached the main road. We had to reach Calicut at 17.00 hours to catch our train. The drivers flew their way and we reached the station at 17.10 hours. Calicut was 110 kms from Wayanad. The train arrived at 17.30 sharp. We got in and it started in 5 minutes. We had memorable moments in the train just mocking people and playing cards. We reached Chennai safely the next day at 5.30 in the morning and left the station with a heavy heart because that was the last tour of our college life.Click below to view..
This post is one of my long preserved e-mails!
Grace's ability to stand his ground would have done Sunil Gavaskar proud. Once, when the ball knocked off a bail, he replaced it and told the umpire: " Twas the wind which took thy bail orf, good sir ."
area... the ball disappeared into the fence in a flash ... what followed has since been etched in the memories of every cricket fan in the subcontinent.
Ambrose repeatedly stared Waugh down during a searing spell, and Waugh, who sized up the towering Ambrose, said: " What the f*ck are you looking at? "
In a showdown of best pacers of two countries, Brandes made up for his complete absence of batting skills by some displaying some great sense of humor and presence of mind.
Miandad played Lillee to s quare leg and completed an easy run, with a collision taking place in the center. According to Miandad, Lillee had tried to block him in the path. After a verbal exchange, Lillee went ahead and kicked Miandad on his pads. Miandad, started charging towards Lillee with his bat lifted high above the head, as if to hit him. The umpire's intervention prevented what could have turned out to be a real assault had Miandad gone head with his plans. However, the picture of Miandad hurling his bat at Lillee made the whole incident look even worse, and was promptly declared as the most indignified incident in the history of Cricket.
ween Australia and South Africa (in 2003).
He clashed with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who Gavaskar claims abused him after claiming his wicket and the Indian captain asked non-striker Chetan Chauhan to walk off the field, forfeiting the match. Gavaskar was batting on 70 when Lillee appealed for a leg before decision. Gavaskar showed his bat to the umpire, indicating he had 'nicked' the ball before it hit his pads. Angry words were exchanged between the batsman and the bowler, and Lillee even went to the extent of pointing to the batsman the spot where the ball had his pads. The decision went in favour of the bowler and as Gavaskar started his long, dejected walk back to the pavilion, Lillee turned around and abused him. That was it. Gavaskar snapped, and decided to forfeit the match.
So this post is all to those non-gamers who wanted to know wat gaming is all abt....
Well gaming is all abt playing urself through a given mission or task with a given set of equipments and stuff which helps u in completing the mission.
Basically there are 2 popular type of pc games today and those r the action and strategy games.
Action Games:
An action game is a game that challenges a player's speed, dexterity, and reaction time. Action games often include tactical conflict, exploration challenges, and puzzle-solving, but these are not defining elements. Action games are the broadest and most inclusive genre in gaming, encompassing many diverse sub-genres such as first person shooters, beat-em ups and platform games. Basically even action-adventure games are present in which the player needs to solve puzzles and find out hidden paths in order to go on to the next level with action present in the game.
*First Person Shooters:
The First person shooter or also called as FPS is a action game type which shows the view of the game as viewed by the gamer playin the game.Some of the most famous examples of FPS are Medal of Honor, Call of duty, IGI, etc.(These are game names....)
*Beat-em ups:
The beat-em games are nothing but hand to hand combat games tat are takin against a wave of enemies either by hand or some melee weapons such as clubs, rocks, sticks, etc. Some famous examples of these types of games are Mortal Combat, Turtles, etc.
*Platform Games:
Platform games are nothin but games tat are
played on single platform with changing scenarios tat mostly depend upon the jumping tactics other than shooting and killin enemies in the game. Most famous platform games are Contra, Mario, Club fighters, Ninja, etc.
Gameplay:
While the objective of an action game varies from game to game, it generally involves advancing through stages (or levels), eliminating hordes of enemies, and solving puzzles. Many games include one or more Bosses, often preceded by Mini-Boss. A Mini-Boss is usually the climax to a level or series of levels, with a Boss encountered either at the end of the game or periodically throughout the game, leading up to an "End-game Boss", whose defeat is the objective of the game.U must have witnessed these type of gameplay in platform games like Mario.....
But other action games such as Medal Of Honor, Call Of Duty, etc are war based games and the player is given a war field arena to battle with enemies with a limited source of weapons and thus the player has to complete task or mission given to him. These are shoot and kill games tat require
Strategy Games:
Games tat require a strategic plannin and execution leading to a victory over a battlefield shown from a satellite view of the game world or map in which the player and the enemy battle for their majority place in the map. the one who gets the majority portion of the map by beating the other enemy with troops of his advancement wins the game and claims the territory and later like this a story mode is formed and further new maps are given for the gamer to play the game.
Eventually a minimum required resources for the player is given in the start of the game itself and further requirement of resources required by the player can be taken from the map in which the player plays. For eg:If a player needs wood for buildin houses he must find a tree in order to fulfill his required resource.
And in this strategy game a main city is formed which is know as the capital city and in the start itself a capital city will be given to u from which u can generate citizens for recruiting them in various works such as Food harvesting, Lumbering, Mining, Defending the capital by training in the Barracks(a bulidin for creating trained troops) etc.
So a mission objective will be given to u and u have complete the objective in a given time. In most of the games the mission objective will be to capture the opponent territories land and defeat them. So in order to do this u got to defend urself from the opponents invasion and also in the same time create huge army of needed size to destroy the enemy.This is all wat strategy game is all abt------Strategic Plannin!!!!!!
Some of the examples of these types of games are Age Of Empires, Rise Of Nations, Empire Earth. Lord Of the Rings, etc.
So non-gamers if u still have any difficulty in understanding gamin pls post
Will be reviewing more....
They say war is hell. Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare takes you to the very depth of wat hell is all abt!!!!!!!!!!!
surprise it was not!!!This game is actually a game played in todays world with modern warfare techniques and more modern weapons with scintillating audio and visual effects !!!!Actually was bit sad three days ago coz i completed the game with a weeks time nearly within 7-8hrs....Actually the game is almost excellent in alllllllll ways and is a treat to ur eyes and ears....Even a non gamer will get a bit game lunatic after seein r playin this game as it happened to a dear friend of mine namely GUJAKO!!!!!(Praveen)
stay in cover. And they also know that you, being a well-trained soldier, aren't going to fight in the open. That's why they fire RPGs and toss so many damned grenades. They are trying to flush you out. And since most cars explode and will kill you if you are standing beside them, quite often you'll be forced to move.
comparing with other few of those excellent ones...Infinity Ward has done it again. Call of Duty 4 is not only a winner but a achiever too!!!!!!!!!!
FEATURES:
-Dimensions-107 x 55 x 15.8 mm
-TFT touchscreen with 65K colors
-16-key standard or 20-key QWERTY keyboard
-TouchFLO technology
-3G technology
-256MB ROM and 128MB SDRAM
-Bluetooth enabled
-microSD Card Expansion
-Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps- GPRS connection
-Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
-Pocket IE and WAP friendly
-Li-Ion battery
-Talk time upto 5 hrs
Nokia has decided to bring out its first iphone model, NOKIA TUBE 5800, in competition with Apple’s iphone. The device sports a 3.2 megapixel camera, autofocus enabled. The touch screen display with 16 million colors is 3.2 inches in length, just enough to match with Apple’s 3.5 multi-touch display. A GPS enabled iphone, it is slated for a release at the end of this year. Wi-Fi, Internal memory of 140 mb and Bluetooth are its ordinary features. It weighs just 104 grams.
Specifications:
Luck! This is perhaps one thing all the people in the world would like to have on their side when they undertake any task. Many people have their own take on the things which bring them luck. Some believe that wearing a particular dress for special occasions would bring them luck, while the rest have their own lucky charms.
Since luck cannot be seen, felt or smelt, one cannot conclusively prove that there is a thing called LUCK. So, why do many people believe in luck? Is it because one can use luck (Or lack of it to be precise) as an excuse whenever things go wrong? Or is it simply because it acts as a feel good factor?
Anyway, assuming that luck does exist, why do some people get lucky more often than others? Trust me guys, this is true. Some blokes are more fortunate than the rest of us in this regard. For eg, one of my fellow blogger here is a very lucky guy, although he vehemently opposes this whenever we talk on this subject. (No prizes for guessing his name guys.). And how do these “naturally lucky” people acquire this gift? Does prayer bring luck? Or is it a rare gift that only a few gifted (lucky???) ones possess?
Or, if there is no such thing called “Luck”. Then why do many deserving people often fail in their endeavors? Is it due to fate? Then again fate is also an abstract concept which cannot be clearly defined.
Since we cannot decipher luck, take life as it comes. If luck gives you a helping hand, grab it. Otherwise take the hard road ahead. Remember, there are many people who travel the hard road and succeed.
For a world that’s increasingly becoming lazy, data is digested only in the form of bar graphs and pie charts! For an analyst to perform such functions he needs solid data. Let me share with you an incident which caught me off guard and justified my prejudice!
Venue: A small marriage hall near my house
In the time to come… before even interpreting pie charts and bar graphs…. I cant help my memory flashing this incident! Hands on experience answering a SURVEY… sorry SURWASTE!
DAY 3: Edacal Caves and Kuruva Islands:
The morning was beautiful because of the fog outside. We had our breakfast, and
was all set for the adventure tour we planned. Our morning was fantastic as India won its first finals against Australia under helped by Master Batsman Sachin Tendulkar, scoring a glorious century (119 runs) with perfect shots and awesome uppercuts. We watched the replays of his innings and it’s pretty obvious that everyone praised him. Edacal caves was 18 kms from Regency hotel. The road was clean. We spotted Elephants on our way. Mythili got very much exited on seeing a male elephant. She wanted to get near it, but we held her back. Vidyazhini was in a white churidhar. She really scared everyone out there. Alan was most affected by this. We had to travel on a road which leads to Edacal caves and Meenmutty falls, you just have to take a left to reach the caves. We reached the foot of the hill and headed towards the entrance. We had to walk some few kms, around 2-3, I guess. The path to the entrance is a beauty. You can find Jackfruits, Betel plants on the way. Few monkeys were playing near a house, and it was good to watch them. The entry fee was 10/- per person. We started to trek up for the caves. The path was just small
; it can allow only one person to move at a time. We had to climb rocks that were pretty tough and huge. As the place was very steep, steel ladders were placed here and there to help out people. 
It was great to see people enjoying themselves trekking. I guess this was their first trek which had caused the excitement. Vishnupriya and Priyanka worked hard to climb; but they did it easily after a few steps. At one point the place offers a great view of a valley below, but that point was dangerous as it didn’t have any barricades. Alan found difficult to breathe, but he got ok a little later. We reached the caves after a trek of about 40 minutes. The caves got its name from a huge rock which rests in a gap formed between two more rocks. Nutti and others had fun with Alan (Mark). They made him believe that the stone was a part of a meteor that had hit earth few years back. Mark was dumbstruck hearing that, but later it found it to be a play. It was a nice to see Mark in his best shooting GOOD words towards Nutti. The cave is 4000 years old. It had inscriptions and paintings, which is believed to be carved by people relating to Stone Age man. A guide there explained very well about the caves. He showed us inscriptions of the tribal head, an ordinary man and an elephant. It’s the first time I see such inscriptions, I was really amazed. Also, there was an inscription which had the name of a king. We took pictures in front of a narrow opening inside the cave; it was very deep. We then started to the top of hill which was some 300-500 meters from the cave. The path was very narrow this time; peop
le have to crawl at some areas. Vishnupriya and Preetha stayed back at the cave, they didn’t want to take any risks. It was fun watching Mythili move up. Priyanka was towed by Rajasekar as she dint have enough stamina. Our guys were very much exited about the trek; they started racing towards the peak. At one point we came across an opening. One must definitely crawl better than a snake here. I shot Powder B a nice snap for him. The path seemed to go mad, sediments on the way the made us move with more care. Suddenly I heard VJ shouting in joy. I saw him at the top along with ATM, Srikanth and Gujako. They have reached the top; remember Tenzing was never here. Jokes apart; I too wanted to reach where VJ was and was amazed at a spot. Wow!!!! I have never been climbing on rock with the help of a rope and now I have a chance. Yes, one big rock was obstructing our way and we have to overcome it. The rock was huge and very dangerous to climb on. Ropes supported on steel pipes were there to assist people. It was great fun to climb it. LG was as the size of an ant when looked from this point (she was below the rock that time). We had to move hard as the path proved tough as it extended. Finally we reached the place. We were stunned on watching its surroundings. I realized I was on top of earth. Boundaries of 3 states-Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka, Chembra peak was clearly visible from there. Emerson (Bison) was at his peak, guess he is a fan of Saurav, started to take of his shirts and dance. For an instant i thought he was going to strip, luckily he wore vests which covered his big belly. It was great up there making us to spend 20 minutes there. I need to mention about our staff-Jackqueline Sahaya Pushpam; She was older than us yet she proved to be faster than all girls at all levels during trek. We then decided to descend as it was noon. We had no problem in descending, so we reached our vans in no time. We refreshed and started towards Kuruva Islands which was around 30 kms from the cave.
The Kuruva island was 3.2 kms from the main road and it was off season. The outskirts of the region were very dry. I feared I brought my friends to a useless place. The plac
e was dry just fit for wild animals. As we proceeded the place brought hopes as we could see green trees approaching. At one point vehicles could not go further, we got walk from there. The entrance fee per person was 10 /- and 50 /- had to be paid for the guide. The islands have five rivers flowing through it and its fun crossing all those. The first river was very deep. We have to cross that on a Raft. It was a great experience as we were on a raft for the first time. We went by foot throug
h the islands and it just like experiencing nature's greatness. We then came to the second cross where the water level was little above our ankle. It was slippery but it was enjoyable crossing. GK was little afraid to step in but we guys forced h
im to wet his legs. The credit goes to our Sir Balasubramanium (Baalsu), for the sudden burst of laughter. He wished Navaneeth would slip and fall in water. Believe me, I saw him floating the next instant. He had his butt wet; we could not be on work for few minutes but just to laugh. Busy Rajasekar made sure that everyone was safe. He had a long n fat stick; he had reasons for it. He explained he was driving Crocodiles away from people. Funny man, he drew everyone’s attention. Then it was Baalsu sir'ss idea again, guys started throwing stones near people crossing the river just trying to splash water on them. Mappi went furious on this; it is always a comedy to see mappi shout in anger. The 3rd and 4th crossing was little deep. The fifth was lengthy and little difficult. Navaneeth recorded the maximum number of falls- totally 4. Vishnupriya known for breaking records started her contribution to the comedy. We were all busy crossing, then suddenly there was a big splash. I wondered whether a meteor or something had hit earth; I was relieved to see that it was Vishnupriya, who was the cause. It was now Mythili’s turn for another big splash, but she held her strong on a rock thereby preventing a a big fall. Vishnupriya and Mythili then took turns to fall and they equaled Nava’s record. We finally crossed all rivers amidst great fun, we then headed back. We took good pics of us over a big log. It was big enough to hold 10 persons. Then we came across a valley. It was the most beautiful place I have ever visited, after Meenmutty falls. It was very long, almost thrice a football ground. Fully green, and with cracked surfaces I was amazed with the scene, I felt I was in heaven. We spent few minutes there, the sunset added more color to it. We went our way back passing by lovely paddy fields and tree houses. We reached our vehicles and started back to our hotel. We reached the hotel by 7. Vishnupriya had previously informed about the UTSAV that is going to be held in the evening the same day. Kishore and I witnessed the festival (at Sulthan Bathery). There were 5 elephants which carried the idol of Hindu Gods. People were in their traditional dresses. It was lovely to watch the women in white sarees with orange and red border. It was their trademark. People gathered in huge, it was a great evening totally.
The day ended, soon. We were very much exited about the adventure trip.
Click below to view...
