Friday, May 30, 2008

Big Fish

Last week, I caught up with a guy who was from a very different league. A hobby that does not have much following here in India.
The moment, he got his kit out, he was able to pull a big crowd.
Fishing needs a lot of patience. I was waiting for him to catch some fish ...
... and was slowly getting tired. Imagine, having to cast everytime and then waiting to get some strike. The next day , we went to an isolated beach. This time again to get some fish and to offroad along the sands. This pic was the only good one I could capture.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Reading between the lines....

This weekend it was time to learn the lines.
oh, Did you know this ?

Vikram came in his Gypsy, to show that it can ride well on the tracks as it can offroad.
Folks who also came were Rahul ( from Chennai in his Palio ) .....and Rahul -II and friends from Blr.

This was one awesome car on the track.





Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Grow Up Mate...

I was talking to a friend today who inturn was talking abt a common friend of ours, about how desperate the other guy has been ,in making friends with the opposite gender. ( Oops, am I sure ? ) I know he checks my blog at times. So this post is dedicated to him..
Dude, When you get time out of work, just google for some best pick up lines. This is what I found when I googled. But this is for folks who are not from this part of the world.
If you are looking at anyone here, try lines like..." baby you are sweeter than a gulab jamun" or " Baby you are hotter than bread omlette". When it comes to issues like these, ' oru aambale ode manasu inoru aambale ku mattum than theriyum' . So, vekka padathe.

The most important factor that you have to keep in mind is when it comes to pitching , you have to be clear in your thoughts. Give them a clear understanding of what you have in mind. Dont ask too many questions. Rather, listen to them and let them speak ie. if they are willing to talk to you. Am sure you have tried all these but in vain. So, I suggest you stick to the title that was given to you . Just be careful, chip and dale are on their way.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Toys for Men

It was time for some off roading action again. Not the hills like last time..but at the beach. Headers was at it with some beautiful circles in the sand and climbing dunes. Arka was there as always .




Then it was time to view the beauties that came here on a different purpose. The 612 Scagliettis were catching up along with a Fiat 500 and a Iveco that had escorted them along the tour. Some more pics are on my Flickr.



Thursday, March 13, 2008

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

The Bridge on the River.....

Kwai ? No ! Its Godavari, in AP, India. I was here last weekend and got a chance to go on the famous boat ride. The boat ride to Papikondalu is 60kms. We got on the boat at around 930AM and came back at around 8PM. ( Breakfast and lunch included. )
The tents in the pic here is made of bamboo. There is one package tour with AP Tourism that lets you stay in those tents. And yeah, no electricity, fear of a sudden flood, all this are a part of the adventure. Not sure if it really floods though.


There are villages on both sides of the river. Many of them totally unexplored. Some of them have to use the river for daily transport. So their daily Merc is actually a boat
The really long bridge is an awesome sight, when one part is covered by the early morning mist. This bridge has a road on the top and a railway track below. Very nice to look at. BTW, this can be done on a weekend ( from Chennai ) Provided, you have confirmed booking.



Thursday, February 14, 2008

View from BW today.

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Smell of Rubber...





Some shots from the 11th JKNRC. Some famous names that came in were Karun Chandok and Dilip. I also got to meet some really wonderful people like Vikram / Vivek / Manoj and Chikki. All of them play a major role in the off roading club here. Vivek, I was told, participated in the Raid De Himalaya last year. Apparently , he also has a few records under his name in the Chennai track.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

3 ( in Tamil )


Thats how the moon looks from my city. To have a closer look, double click on the image and view full screen.

Friday, January 04, 2008

Love 2008

Thanks Vishy, for sharing this.


Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Destination : Paradise
















Sid, trying for the nth time after you called. ... to update this. Will talk abt it when we catch up ( probably this weekend )