Udaipur: A two face town

This was my first trip up the north and turned out indeed to be very unforgetable one. Udaipur has two faces to it - A Majestic Princely face where Maharajas royally lived and ruled and a just another small town face still developing and yet to have a Mall culture.

Few things that struck me in this journey-

• People in this princely state take great pride in thier culture.
• The food is simply delicious may it be a simple Puri Baaji, Lal Meat or Fish fry.
• The respect that that pour on you is simply overwhelming. Every other time you here the word 'Hukkum' it somehow makes you feel special.
• A tip: If you plan to visit Udaipur, please put your lifetime savings into staying in a Palace. It will surely make you understand the meaning of being "Royal"

A few people to thanks in this journey - Jijousa, Monty, Shafhi and Murs. Thanks and God Bless you All.

In Quest Of the "One"

" I Search the past ,Ignore the Present and look forward to the Future , In Quest of the 'One', that I know never Exist"

Another Babe in My Arm...

Yes, You heard me right. Now, I have a second Babe in my life and the first One is'nt complaining at all. I can just displace them both on my whims and Fancies and get them right back based on my mood swings.....Wow, Life Is heaven.

But, I know in case of Gurlz this is next to impossible and What I am mentioning here about are my Hot & Sexy looking camera lens

- Canon 18-55 mm

- Canon 55-250 mm IS

" Every time I meet a Beautiful girl, I fall in love all over Again"

Being a Touch Optimistic

Things May and are changing. In all aspects of my Life. They infact do all the time....

“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams."

Thought Process

There goes a Saying " You will always See, What you really want to See".

So True Isnt it, In Every Sense of it...

FlashoNomics

“I ran up the door, closed the stairs, said my pajamas and put on my prayers, turned off the bed and hopped in the light, all because you kissed me goodnight"

This time around, I am celebrating Dipawali at Pune . Staying away from home for the last 9 years has made me quite aloof to festivals and they seems to have a negligible importance in my life.

However somewhere down my memory lanes, I still remember Dipawali for quite a few things....

21 days School Holidays: They are right on top of my priority list. I used to literally start counting day’s right from Ganesh Chaturthi and look forwards for these long 3 week holidays. Though the holiday did involve lots of homework but i guess it’s much better than a 1 day Corporate leave. As they say " Those were the fabulous dayz"...

The Demon King-Narkasur: In Goa, Diwali begins with the death of the Demon king called as Narkasur. Huge Effigies of the demon are burnt across the state, close to midnight on a day prior to Diwali. As a kid, I spend a considerable amount of my holidays building the demon king and later as I grew up, I spent the Diwali night goofing around with friends having some nice roadside Chinese dish and a cold mug of Beer...

Meeting All Near and Dear Ones: We spent our Diwali at our ancestral home in a small village called Loutolim in Goa. All the members of my extended family gather even today for a small and an unique ritual in the morning and later on have the Lakshmi Puja in the evening.

Over a period, i have understood that festivals aren’t just important to praying to the lord ( Ask for More..) but also play an important role to bond people together....

Wow...I have written a quite a bit now...And suddenly realized that I am nowhere close to being Aloof to these festivals....

So Happy Dipawali.....Wish u all ....Peace, Warmth and Lots of $$$$......

We Move On.....

Yes.....We have Moved on.... I have finally been a proud owner of Canon EOS 1000D,the entry level SLR camera.

Togather we shall uncover new places and rediscover ourself....

"I invent nothing, I rediscover"

Panchgani

The Word 'Panchgani' takes me back straight to my childhood days. Panchgani as always was wll known for Boarding schools and everytime i made my parents lifes a bit difficult they would sternly remind me that Panchgani wasnt far away...........

Comrades: Adil, Rahul, Chauhan and Yours truly

Distance: Pune-Hinjewadi junction- Pune Bangalore Highway- Take a right before Satara-Panchgani

Distance: 130 kms / 2.5 hrs of min drive

Places To wtach out: Every place out there will give u a sense of calmness and peace

I somehow always have felt connected to this place even before i landed there. Funny, but sometime childhood memories are so deeply imbibed that they are hard to forget.

Thanks Guys for making this trip indeed memorable.....

"Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls"

Trek:Visapur

One fine Sunday Morning we decide to trek. We zoom on an easy target " Lohagad". Plan for the trip. Start trekking up the hill. See an optional road and all observe that the Aam Junta all folking to Lohagad. However as we consider ourselve different so we decide on the difficult, less travelled road.

We Move On, follow the path, Loose direction, Ask for help, Curse ourselve and ....Finally We Triump.

" The trouble with Reason is that it becomes meaningless at the exact point where it refuses to act. "

Trek: Purander

How to travel: Pune- Saswad - Narayanpur
Mode of travel: Murali’s Old car. A 40kms/1 hr drive from Pune should take you to the base of Narayanpur village. One can take a bus to Saswad and then walk for about 4km to touch the fort base. However a car/ bike would be preferred mode of transport.
The Journey Up the fort: The Purander trek is a fabulous journey comprising of 3 different bases, each leaving an unique mark in the mind
· Base 1: Church, Purandeshwar temple, Statue of Murarbaji Deshpande and Tea stall
· Base 2: Fort (Sar Darwaja – still in pretty good condition)
· Base 3: kedareshwar Temple and the amazing altitude view
Difficulty: Medium
Famous For: Purander Treaty, Purandeshwar and Kedareshwar Mandir
Comrades: Udi, Radz and Murs

Some journey’s are difficult are explain. The trek to Purander turned out to be one satisfying one . It somehow brought peace and happiness to me.

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”

A cord Stuck….But disappeared Soon….

Kyun rakhu main apni kalam mein syahi?
Jab koi “Armaan“ Dil mein machalthe hi nahi“,
Na Jaane Kyun sabhi Shak karthe hain mujhpar,
Jab Koi Sukha Phool meri kitab mein Milta hi Nahi,
Kashish toh bahut thi meri pyar mein,
Magar kya karu koi Pathar Dil Pighaltha hi nahi,
Agar Kudha Mile toh usse Upar Pyar Manguga,
Par Suna hain ki who Marne se pahle Miltha hi nahi

So, Life Still goes on.....

Roadies Series: The Biking Spirit

Sense of Humour....I have lots of it....But.....

A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at the bar and orders a drink. Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a corner table. He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over, looks the biggest, meanest, biker in the face and says: "I went by your grandma's house today and I saw her in the hallway buck ass naked. Man, she is one fine looking woman!"

The biker looks at him and doesn't say a word. His buddies are confused, because he is one fuckin' bad biker and would fight at the drop of a hat.

The drunk leans on the table again and says: "I got it on with your grandma and she is good, the best fuck I ever had!" The biker's buddies are starting to get really mad but the biker still says nothing.

The drunk leans on the table one more time and says, "I'll tell you something else, boy, your grandma liked it and begged for more!"

At this point the biker stands up, takes the drunk by the shoulders looks him square in the eyes and says...................

"Grandpa,....... Go home, you're drunk"

Roadies Series: Vintage Car Rally

Every body appreciates young hot babes in town. But guess nobody appreciates old ladies for being Hot (though I know a few exceptions). I was stupendous by all the pretty old hot babes on display for the Vintage Car Rally competition held at Pune Central.

Blown was I, on these beauties that the shutter never stopped clicking. The colour, the design, the style and the charm, they had it all to mesmerize me. I guess these beauties can give some really hard fights to the current babes. To be they are far superior

P.S: Sorry for the same angle shots. The crowd and the low battery charge didn’t help.

“Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and we somehow end up with a station wagon”

Konkan Surfing: Murud Janjira

Early next day, we left for Murud Janjira. This is a fort situated in the Raighad district of Maharashtra and about 2.5hrs drive from Diveagar. It is famous for being the only fort along India's western coast that remained undefeated despite Maratha, Dutch and English East India Company attacks.

The entire journey right from the boat ride and through the fort is all that a photographer can ask for. The fort allows you to capture the fine architecture details along with the scenic view of the sea. The only constraint being the time factor which is short for appreciating such a beautiful designed fort.

Suggest you to visit: http://www.murudjanjira.com/ for further details

With this as our last stop, we returned back to Pune so that Mr. Adil could catch his train, Mr. Lala could have a last drink and Mr. Udi could catch up with his old pal.

Hoping for more trip Surfing with the same group ...Adios....

Konkan Surfing: Diveagar

Diveagar is a beautiful beach situated on the west coast and about 150km from Pune. As planned, we left Harihareshwar shores at about 3 pm and headed towards Diveagar. The journey took us about two hours with a break at Ganesh temple. One can conclude that the place is predominantly Muslim dominated with the no. of Mosque visible through the journey. At Diveagar we had expected a serene beach, few tourist and plenty of fish. However all the cherished thoughts turned out to be a sheer disaster. We had lotsa trouble finding a suitable place to stay and the price demanded for the same were at sky rocket range. It seems that the entire Maharashtra had planned to celebrate the Republic day at Diveagar. Being a FishOholic, the food turned out to be a major disappointment with limited fish options.

However we did make out for the disappointment by having a fabulous drink party (in company of Lala) at the beach, sumptuous breakfast and a nice morning walk at the beach.