I'm back!

After a really long time I read through the blogs that I know. It seemed to be most of them are on a long sabatical from blogging (just like me) and few others doing justice to their blog and their blog readers by frequently updating it. All of a sudden thought I need to start blogging again. Here it goes!

What was I doing so long?!
from September 2007 uptil now (if I had left out something, which means I have honestly forgotten :D)

• One more addition to the family!; a sweet, cute... lil baby, my dear niece.
• I ran the Standard Chartered Singapore marathon 2007; don't wonder too much, there was a 10KM men's category.
• Never even thought of trekking. But it all happened; I climbed the South-East Asia's highest peak, Mt.Kinabalu [for info: 4095.2 m above sea level]. Don't think that I have become a fitness freak! Read further down, you will know the fact.
• Never even dreamt of watching the two giants of Tennis, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras playing together, live!; but it came true.
• I have been to loads of restaurants in Singapore, which I have been planning to go for a long time :D. Few more to cover! I need to separately blog about this: I have been eating out for the past 2 months!!!!
• By now, from the above mentioned point, you guys should have come to a conclusion that I have put on loads of weight. "Actually not!", that is what I tell people, but they aren't convinced :D
• OSO effect: I have been boasting about my 6 packs; you shouldn't count the 6 packs from top to bottom but from inside to outside, then you will get it right! :D

I will continue the list as and when something strikes me.

Happy new year 2008!

Dear Parents

Do you want to introduce music to your kid ?
Do you want your kid to learn rhymes ?

Introducing to you the new Guitarist in town, Lakshman who has come up with a new album " kids-fun-rhymes" :D

The official launch is on the 20th October but due to the overwhelming response he has planned to release the excerpt from the album consisting of the following songs first -

1. Twinkle Twinkle little star
2. Marry had a little lamb
3. Old McDonald had a farm
4. London bridge is falling down

First 20 customers will receive personally signed Audio CD by Lakshman. So get yourself going and grab them first; You could be the lucky one too!

(c) All rights reserved by Lak music corporation 2007

Two in a day!!!, Finally!!!the plan has worked out, One of the best evenings :-)

Does the title seems to be long? yeah! I feel the same too. But I have to tell u guys abt three incongruent things that happened back to back. I thought, I would write them separately, but according to my blogging schedule I am supposed to give a considerable time gap between two posts n if I do so, I might forget to tell u guys abt the remaining two. Ok!

Number 1: First time in my life, might be the last time too!, I watched two movies in the theatre on the same day (12:30 AM n 7:40PM). I used to call it insane/joblessness when ppl does it. Finally I need to call myself too. But, one right thing that I did was choosing 2 English movies. Thank god! I didn't choose Bollywood/Kollywood movies (I am talking in terms of time duration. I love them too!!, the good ones though) else I would have spent 6 hrs in front of the big screen. I learnt my lesson: I felt so irritated that I was felling so tired without doing anything. I am not gonna watch 2 movies on the same day in the theatreeeeeeeeee!

Number 2: Yeah! the plan to go out with the gang finally worked out. I am kind off person (that's wat I think!), when something is planned, would like to stick to it, unless and until some major issue has occurred. Yes, I still call it a gang though only 4 had turned up. Pulau ubin - The place meant primarily for cycling was scheduled. It was awesome! riding the cycle on the terrain covered on both sides with dense trees n the buzzing sound :-) It was Bliss riding down the slope; it felt as if the plane was abt to take off ( ps: if u wanna feel the Bliss, u first need to ride up the hill :-) ). Photos, if I still remember, will post next time.

Number 3: After 3 hrs of cycling came back home. I though will have a nice sleep before I leave for dinner. But, I managed only a small nap :( Dinner @ .. how do I describe this person whom I am going to meet for the first time n who has called me for dinner... mmm. Ok, we shall call it a veryyyyyyy veryyyy distant relative ( The Logic : Every one in this world are related to each other in some way or the other :-) ) I was initially skeptical abt the dinner. I thought it would be the usual dinner along with few small talks: Silently thinking for 15 mins before asking something to break the silence. But it all vanished within few mins after I met them. There was absolutely no small talks, no gossips, no nonsense. Everyone gathered were talking as if each one of us knew each other for a very long time. Topics from culture to Environmental issues were spoken. " we are all observers n not judges" : I loved this one, which came up when talking different cultures. I totally totally loved it! Dinner was simple and delicious. I ate so much, but still I didn't feel the heaviness in my tummy (Ok, I know wat u guys r thinking :P) You guys know my capacity :p, but still, it was ONLY because of the awesome food :- Pls agree!! I want to compliment the food) The last one was never expected: a game of cards at 9:30 PM, felt I was back home. Sorry, Correction back in my native, when ppl gather for marriages. After a really long time, 8 of us played cards together. Two words to describe it - it was "Super Fun". One of the best evenings!!!!

Mission Started!

Jus came back from a party and the first thing I am doing is posting this blog. Wat a place to celebrate the party - BBQ pit jus by the side of a huge swimming pool and the soothing sound of the fountains on both sides!. I have been to 4-5 condos in Singapore, but I felt this one was The Best among them. Wat a place to live! There was loads of food, drinks, ppl including this American couple I met. Speaking to them rekindled few of my aspirations in my life -Travelling and Eating different cuisines ! They were talking to us abt the places they have visited so far n in fact it's been 7 years since they had been to their home land. At least not to that extend, but I would surely like to travel to different places. Along with the travel story came the authentic cuisines that they have been enjoying in those places. I was awestruck - During the conversation one of my colleague asked them whether they had tried out a particular restaurant. The couple opened up their bag n took out a PDA and noted down the restaurant n said that will be the next place to visit. Later heard that the PDA was the most treasured one - It had all the restaurants in different parts of world where u get sumptuous, authentic food. I thought abt my word doc that I used for noting down the various restaurants and cuisine that I have tried - The list is so small! :(

Now I take a vow that I will travel more n make sure the list increases at a steady rate!
So guys, if you have the same feeling do let me know - The mission has started!
Come n Join: Registration is free. All you need to do is save up some TIME n MONEY.

Else, I need to follow the "Single man Army" code :-)

Surprise!!!!

Indian sweets n savouries! Do I need a better motivation to wake up early in the morning ?! nope :-) A bag full of Shree Mithai sweets, which was increased to another bag within few mins. I was gleefully taking all of them, later was told one bag was for me n another one has to be delivered to somebody else. oh ok! never mind one full bag is for me :-)

Now I need to deliver the sweets (Laks courier service :p) I had to travel to this part of the city where I have never been to, since I came here 2 years ago. With the directions from the train station, headed towards Kovan. From the train station, I was instructed to take a bus.

This time I am gonna be careful. Do not want to repeat it again ("this is the first time u have come to this place, so better ask the bus driver, whether the bus goes to the place where u intend to go")

Bus 513 stops.
me: does the bus stop at ......?
driver: no u have to take 512 or 587
me: Thank u

Bus 512 stops.
me: does the bus stop at ... ?
driver: no
me: * blank*
driver: u have to take 513 or 515
me : (513 ?:-o) ok thanks

Bus 515 stops
* before I cud get in, the bus driver was waving his hand towards me. was wondering wat was he trying to say*
me: does the bus stop at ....?
driver: this bus is heading towards the terminus.
me: oh ok.
driver: Never mind, u get in
me: *Blank*
driver: u jus sit down , u don't have to pay.
me : wat ?!!!!!!!!! (This is not possible in this part of the world!!!!!!!! a FREE ride) completely SURPRISED.
The bus reached the terminus.
driver: jus wait in the bus for 5 mins. I will start again.
me: ok sure :)

For the next 5 mins, we were jus chatting.

the bus started again
me: now I tapped :-)
driver: he explained to me where I need to get down n where I need to catch the bus to return back.
me: (real nice guy!)

Alighted from the bus n thanked him with a big smile :)