Potpourri!

I just have to tell you one thing before I start... U got to see it to believe! My friends had given me the sweet responsibility of penning down our terrific outing at Tada falls (locally known as Ubbalamadugu or Kaamba falls) and so I oblige!

Any outing requires a plan... ours was no exception! So Vadi and Blade sweated hard on gathering all the information about the place from the geography to the transportation. After sufficient ground work we invited almost everyone we knew but many refrained feeling the place wasn't safe enough. Contradictory to the popular belief we found the place absolutely safe and on Sundays you can find a lot of people camping here!

So now we move on to the execution... We decided to make use of public transport and Bus was the obvious choice since the place is not connected by rail or air! So 5 of us (Blade, Vadi, Jai, Suhag and Me) decided to meet at cmbt on sunday morning (3-8-2008) and take a bus!



So this is the bus which had transported us to Varadhapalayam, a small town from which you have to travel again to reach the falls! It was one of those few days when i got up early and we had the bus moving by 7.15 am!






And after 30 km or so our bus halted at an eatery. So we had our nature calls answered in a field and were roaming in its vast expanse... and suddenly the noise of a train... kept my camera ready and then clicked... the next part is funny... there were two ladies staring at me when I was snapping and I thought they were seeing a digicam for the first time... but when I started walkin back to the bus one of the ladies asked
me "don u see trains in chennai!" My friends had a good laugh
at this! My friend Suhag insisted that we finish our breakfast there but none obliged!



Into the bus after the break and it was chatting all the way till our destination.. So we were dropped at Varadapalayam at around 9.30am and we had only one thing on mind... breakfast! So we loitered the entire town to find all the eateries were already closed! One man told us the reason behind this... frequent brawls, courtesy drunkards! But we somehow managed to find a place which served only idlis... I really was unaware wat the side dish was, but they called it sambar... but then your taste buds don't matter when your stomach is crying!



Next is our road trip from the main town to the check-post of the falls. The popular mode is the "share-auto" since no buses are available! There was one hyper auto-driver with whom we bargained (usual routine), and from a 100 we were able to reduce it to a 60. He even stayed with us while we were eating to make sure we didn't take any other auto!





Soon we were on road to eden! Its a 7km drive from the town to the check-post! An empty road and fresh air... a rarity in a busy city like chennai! The auto wala gave us 1 valuable tip... hide ur cams to escape paying a fee... and we loyally followed his advice! The original trekking started from the check-post. Vehicles are allowed until a certain distance beyond the post but we decided to walk and there started our adventure.


After this I'm going to let the pictures do all the talking!!! I see your sigh of relief!













These 2 pics here require special mention! I'm mot aware of the lady's name but prefer to call her 'Oracle' because she warned us of a floating dead body, which we didn't find. All of us were in splits when she inflicted a nasty 'A' joke on Jai when he said he found it difficult to walk! The second pic to the right has another story to tell. Jai signaled something to me when we passed this parking space. I thought he wanted me to snap, and I took one wondering why this guy wanted a snap of this not so prominent place. Then came a person running towards me asking me to shell out 50 bucks, for carrying a camera! Jai had actually signaled me to hide the cam! How late I realized!


The first sight of water..! Actually we had a long length to cover after this!













From rocky to muddy to thorny to gravel... Every stretch was interesting... We endured all of them!











Mamma Mia! I had never seen anything like this before (even in movies)! Again I got only one thing to say... U got to see it to believe! From the texture of the water to the mammoth rocks surrounding it, the sight was breathtaking!





We were doing what we were supposed to do! Blade and Vadi all smiles in the first pic! The other 3 (Suhag, Me and Jai) seen chilling out in cold waters in the second pic!




Our photo sessions continued on our trek downstream as well!


Vadi wanted this pic to be called as the "cave-man pic"! Hes obsessed with stone age I suppose! And not to forget the modeling session with blade... We took about 5-6 snaps at the same place before he was finally satisfied with the pic thats displayed!

























Still reading the post?? You got to be nuts... Thought you had already started for the falls!
Bon Voyage!

Monotony is the main drawback of working in an industry or a firm. After a few months or few years, the excitement wears off and people trudge along to their work places like zombies. And whats worse? Most of the people are generally over worked and underpaid. So is there any way to break the shackles and emerge out of this man made mire?

One of the obvious answers is starting a business and nurturing it. Sounds great right? But where to get reliable information about the fundas of business? And even if we start a business successfully, what if we run short of cash at critical junctures? There are many "if's" which needs to be considered before venturing in. After surfing the web for a while, i stumbled in on a portal which gives an insight into these factors. And whats more? They also offer advice on these issues. They have info on getting the working capital to start a new venture, expanding the existing business and other important issues like consolidating debt and invoice factoring. Taking a small business loan will be an ideal way to start. However from a plethora of small business loans available, it is neccesary to select the one that suits our requirements. This portal will be of immense help in this regard. Whats more? They ensure easy processing of your applications, which inturn facilitates fast funding. They can be easily approached on their toll free number and one can also register through their web site.

Starting a new venture is a big ask, and to avoid costly lapses, it is better to get professional assistance at the beginning especially regarding small business financing and other related issues. So plan well and invest smartly in your new venture and bid adieu to to boredom and frustration.

Does that extra pound of flesh around your waistline preventing you from doing what you like? Is your obesity menacing your married life? Has your extra fat brought down your self esteem to a low? Are you spending extra time in front of the mirror looking too worried about appearance?

If your answer to any of the above questions is yes... I'm going to ask you to stop worrying! There are a number of tried and tested ways in which you can burn up that disgusting fat, which hinders with your confidence levels! To any problem there is a hard route and an easy route to the solution.The hard route that I was going to mention was working out. The problem with exercising is that you start feeling more hungry eventually gobbling up more calories! So many people aren't able to find a solution by working out everyday!

The second, easy route is the diet supplement. Again the market is flooded with umpteen brands each of them promising to offer you something. Making a correct decision at this juncture prevents stress and heartbreak. I recently stumbled upon a new supplement Phenterfein, which shows great promise! The testimonials that users had given about this supplement proves the worthiness of the product.

The manufacturers of Phenterfein have gone one step ahead, even mentioning their formula in the supplement facts! All the chemical constituents viz. Glucuronolactone, Rhodiola Rosea, Citrus Aurantium, Octopamine hcl, Evodia Extract, Salvia Sclarea Extract, Vinpocetine are listed in the supplement facts and you can be sure that this is not just another fat burning pill! The company deserves credit for its openness and you can fearlessly place an order!

So stop worrying, include Phenterfein in your daily supplement!

This is and will be one of my precious mails. I got it from my friend. Do you know why I say it's precious?? Because it reminds me the incident that happened at Meenmutty falls. I was saved by my friend there. Wondering why I am relating this?? The reason is – "helping hands can sometimes save a life".

And here are the pics I got in that mail. The puppy had slipped into the canal. Two boys are involved in the rescue operation. And see how they make it!! The little puppy seems terrified but relieved. Thanks to those kids for the brave act!!

The canal might be a little deep for that puppy or it may have not. But it would have been difficult for it to overcome the slope made of concrete. It also a bit tough to say about the grip it can have with the concrete. Anyways, it's safe in the end!! Cheers to those boys!! :)

"Don’t worry buddy, we are to the rescue!"

"Got you! You are safe now friend"

"A little more to go and you are free"

"There you are buddy, go home now"

And "Kudos" to the photographer !!

Has outsourcing become a boon for our race? The answer is a blunt yes and we have to come to terms with the truth because its humanly impossible for anyone to know or do everything! So its always better to leave it to the experts rather than burning your fingers on an uneasy task.

We want our work to look very unique so that its appreciated. For example your thesis preparation requires a lot of thought and execution. When you are offered expertise by a site, grab the opportunity and get your thesis done by them. Because the site has knowledgeable people having loads of experience in thesis writing working for them. Similarly your dissertations too require very careful preparation because it reflects your hard work during your research. So to make your dissertation stand out from the rest its advisable to get it done by the experts. A resume is a very important tool by which an interviewer evaluates a candidate. An interviewer goes through lots of resumes and get bored due to the similarity between them. So to have an edge over the others your resume must look very unique and at the same time appealing. So the expertise of a good website comes in handy during resume preparation.

There are a whole lot of websites which offer such services but very few of them offer you plagiarism free articles. There is one particular website which offers genuine writing services ranging from resume writing to editing and proof reading. You can even buy essays from them. Believe me it saves a lot of time and the striking feature is that you can have them done at an unbelievable cost. So leave all the writing to them.
So spare some time to visit this site to save a lot of time later!

I have read on newspapers and heard in televisions about the necessity of diet. In the recent years, diet has been a main consideration among all. There are a lot of ways to maintain diet. Many people prefer diet pills because they have always been effective. You may wonder why I am talking all these. I do because there lays a common confusion among people regarding the selection of the right diet pill. I came across a good site that exposes the various contents of such pills. So thought it might help you and hence posting this.

It has reviewed various diet pills that are in the market. It has listed the best diet pills based on numerous factors like safety, weight loss power, reputation of the company, extra benefits, quality of the ingredients, value of your money, etc… The reviews are listed in a table and you have the opportunity of exploring all the advantages of the pills. You are also offered some discount on the pills. It’s a big advantage and can help you buy them for cheap rates. The pills can be rightly chosen based on the additional benefits too.

Overall, it is a good site to know about diet pills and their benefits. If any of your friends or relatives are in need of diet pills then forward them to this site. They will find great use of it.

Well last week i got a e-mail message from a group (usually thats send more than 5 messages daily abt something!!!!) which i joined some 4yrs ago, contained the following pics of a Japanese Tow Bike.......

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'Aw man' is wat i said after seein it coz u want ur nice car to be scrapped off its paint then u probably would like this bike to tow ur vehicle!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!! But many officials in Japan stated that the vehicle is purely safe and does no damage to towed vehilcle...Well ok who wants to try first!!!!!!!!!!????

Will keep updating more....
Bladezz

Well as time passes by, there is always a change around me and the world....And the one good change that happened now is - i got a JOB!!!! The previous good change that happened was regarding my cousin brother. He got a JOB in US!!!!! He has been there for some 6 months .......But something did not go good for him. Found this when i called him sometime back. This was bothering me badly. So i called him again yesterday to find out the problem that was troubling him. The reply i got from him was MONEY....!

The reason is he was not able to save money due to the recent hike in prices in the US. He also does not know which bank offered him good rates for his savings. But he seems to have solved his problem now and thanks to eMoneyCentral for that. Now my brother knows which bank has the best rates in US. He has deposited his savings in that bank to yield best benefits for him and his family.

eMoneyCentral is a website for personal finance that features all its recent tracking(updated daily) on all the banks in US about the banks savings accounts, checking accounts and certificate on Deposits(CD). This had helped my brother regarding money savings. Know what?? These accounts are from federally insured bank accounts which literally mean if the bank fails they return back the whole amount deposited under 100,000$(Thats some good news!!!!). Readers who want to compare banks can do it in eMoneyCentral site itself to know which banks best suits their way.

Also from the savings rates tab of the site, we can check the minimum rate required for starting an account in banks and minimum amount required to earn the yield....Further information on the savings rate of a bank can be obtained by viewing the individual bank's record under the same savings rates tab.

A graph feature that holds records of the previous year is available for the most popular accounts savings bank so that readers can check out the fluctuations in the rates of interest for a particular bank annually.....And theres more!!! The reviews button on each bank's name provides more information. The readers can read reviews from current and former bank account holders of all the banks listed in the site. This helps us to envisage their satisfaction with the particular bank's services.....

Well this helped my brother a lot to choose the right bank to start his savings account.......

Everyone knows about orkut!! Does anyone know how it evolved?? Well, some may know about it. Some may not!! Here is the story on how it came into existence.

The founder of the Orkut community had a girlfriend during his young days. He once lost her in a train accident. He was lucky enough to be alive. His girlfriend's name was nowhere in the death list. This gave him hope and that made him search for her. He graduated as a software engineer. He created a community to search his girl. It took 3 years for him to find his love. The community had served its purpose and so he decided to close the community. But the CEO of GOOGLE, much interested with his community, made a contract with him. GOOGLE named the community as ORKUT, honoring his name. His name was ORKUT BUYUKKOKTEN .The community made a whopping sum of 1 billion dollars in its first year. And now it is one of the largest social communities in the world.

He earns for each activity a user does in the Orkut community!! Wish to know that?? Then here is the list!!

• He earns $12, when someone registers in orkut.
• He earns $9, for each scrap.
• He earns $10, when someone adds the other as his/her friend. .
• He earns $2.5, when you add someone to your hot-list.
• He earns $8, when your friend's friend adds you to his list.
• He earns $2, when somebody becomes your fan.
• He earns $1.5, when you become a fan of somebody.
• He earns $5, every time you visit your friend's scrapbook.
• He earns $5, whenever you look into your friend's friend list.
• He earns $200, for each picture added to your album.
  

Amazing is it?? He has a team to look after his orkut profile. A team of 13 people watch his scrapbook and a team of 8 people watch his friend's list. He normally receives a lakh scraps daily and thousands of friend requests.

True love is always gifted. :)

Most of us have a dream car in our mind which we hope to acquire at some point of time in the near future. Till then we will be using (Or rather we are forced to use) our existing car for our transportation purposes. However insuring the car is of paramount importance irrespective of whether the car is “The new heart throb of the masses” or it’s your old gas guzzling monster.

Finding the accurate and apt information on insuring the car is not an easy task. Most of us are misled into buying an expensive insurance plan, when a cheaper one would have satisfied our requirements. And insurance rates and laws are also not the same in all the cities. Therefore one should invest a considerable amount of time and effort to get the best and economical insurance quote for the car. I’ve recently stumbled upon a nice portal on the web which guides the customer on various car insurance schemes available. They provide a comprehensive overview of various factors which needs to be considered before taking insurance. If you are thinking of buying a new car, they have the list of cars which are easy to insure. They also have the list of cars which are difficult to insure. By checking these lists, we can make sure that we buy the car which suits our requirement. Apart from these lists, they also provide auto insurance quotes for your existing car, by taking into account the various factors involved. The portal also allows the individual to ask questions so that the individual can arrive at the correct decision.

Owing a car has become a necessity these days. Now that the gas prices have sky rocketed, the cost of owing and maintaining the car has increased considerably. By insuring the car, one can make sure that they don’t have to spend sleepless nights worrying about the safety of the car.