This is Sachin celebrating his 28th birthday in style - Dont miss the vest!! (Please ignore the earlier comment - this is vest-ed interest in drawing attention to my current economic state) 

Filmstars are very famous - Specially Mithun Da. This signboard is at the Bannerghatta National Park (for the uninitiated, this one is near Bangalore) and points to Ooty (again for the uninitiated this is where Mithun da currently resides. points  

Me an Puja at a friends place about a couple of months back. I am doing as I am told... 

The Hindu pix again 

Another one of the Phone-pix-from-newspaper. 

This is how work makes me react to slightly uncommon situations - Not really beautiful but... :-) 

I am sure you are wondering where I took these photos - reality is that these have been clicked from a newspaper (The Hindu - Sunday edition) using a phone camera. 2 megapixels can really bring an image alive. I am using a SE K750i. 

Here I am, trying to get a nice photograph of mine clicked and this kid wants me to get off his tree stub or pay for publicty rights - nah! Just kidding!! 

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Amazing! This book was just amazing. I started it and finished it in less than an hour. I was so caught up in it I just couldn't put it down. Talk about making you use your imagination. I could feel the heat of the boardwalk the smell of the ocean, the feel of the wind in my hair. I was there. I was right there the whole way. I have never been touched by a book like this. Find a nice quiet place, have a glass of ice tea, set aside some crackers or cheese for later because you won't want to move from you spot until you are done. Read it!!! You will be so glad you did and I bet it will make you think twice about what may lay ahead for you on your journey to "Heaven". I for one am looking forward to it.


Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility.


Jesus CEO : Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership:

I picked this book up in an airport bookshop, with no preconceived notions of what it might be. In my search to become a better leader, I found the book compelling and was unable to put the book down. I do not claim to be a biblical scholar and this book didn't require it. Simply, this book is a good primer for a leader looking to understand what leadership is.
 

Is he giving us a message?  

Lion's share of a photograph 

This is from our recent trip to Bannerghatta National Park about 30 km from Bangalore 

This is snow on the camera lens, looks like starlight. Whatever, it is still so beautiful. 

Awesome spirit!!! Dont know what is more spellbinding, the music or the grace at this age 

Street bands at the Old Town hall at Prague 

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj (Czech: Pražský orloj, pron. [prash-skee or-loi]) is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square.
The Orloj is composed of three main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. 

SNOW lots of it everywhere!!!!!! 

Puja, just Puja!! 

Puja combating a minus 11 degrees temperature and snowfall, something very uncommon at home. 

A Christian mural at St. Vitus Cathedral inside Prague Castle.