Flying away...

On a hot summer day, lying down on the grass.. I can feel the warmth of the sun on me.. the cool breeze.. keeping it pleasant. Lying down..staring up at the blue blue sky .. I can see hot air balloons moving above me.. "I must seem like an ant to them".. I think.. sigh.. how beautiful the view must be.. I think.. "Wish one day I can go up there and see the view.. must be beautiful.. to experience it.. standing in the balloon.. seeing a view similar to the ones from an aeroplane..but without that barrier of that big hunk of metal or through 5 inch windows. One day.. One day I should see that".. I lie down for a while.. and then get up.. dust off my jeans.. and then I look ahead.. and It's right there..staring at me all this while..and I failed to notice it..



How beautiful.. It just took my breath away.

And I realise.. how I was so busy thinking of what it would be like to travel and see the beauty from up in a hot air balloon.. I was missing out on something so beautiful..right within my reach... right in front of me...

Memories...

All of us have different ways of associating and relating to memories.. for me it's with smells.! For me.. certain days of the week..smell a certain way.. summer holidays when I was in school would have a distinct smell..rain...holidays.. coming home from college and hostel... and even now.. when I smell a scent similar to that.. the memories and images flash immediately.. like a movie! One of the fondest.. is this distinct memory (I don't know when it happened).. But a pleasant sunny afternoon... I am coming home.. and I open the wooden front door.. I can smell mom's delicious rasam.. and see her wearing an apron over her sari.. and smiling and walking towards me!.. As usual.. I tell my mom .. " Amma.. how can u do this to me!.. It smells so good.. I am veryyy hungry.. "... and mom smiles :)

This picture and smell reminds me exactly of that.. Mom.. and Home.. Love u :)

When you think of holland...

The image that flashes infront of you is......



Whatelse!..Windmills :)


This was taken from my Iphone while biking towards the town on a sunny evening!
Unfortunately today has been a damp day!. It's been pouring since morning.. thunderstorms ..flash floods in Arnhem (the nearest town). But, Its been a good day for work!

Just realised.. getting files into shape for analysis..takes longer than the analyses itself!!

A resolution! Day1

Everybody who knows me.. Knows that I love routines! Hopefully a creative routine will calm me through this frustrating phase of PhD in my life -technically I will only be getting the "D" from the whole PhD..as the Ph has already been claimed by its rightful owner for playing their part in making me work :D - So.. I've been toying with the idea of posting something regularly.. like a ritual if you will.

To make good use of all these gadgets that I am crazy about and keep buying - I shall try and post a new picture from my Iphone everyday!..However crappy or idiotic it may seem..

Here goes it -

A thought...

I dream of you. I dream of me,
I dream of an alternate reality.

A place where love is one, a whole,
No you, no me, just soul to soul.

No thoughts, no questions, no reasons why,
Love is love, nothing to deny.

You touch me and it goes right through,
As if I were a part of you.

And even when you go away,
It seems to me you always stay.

It feels so new, yet unmistakably true,
Though how we got here, we have no clue,
Could it be that we were meant to be?
Maybe some kind of destiny?

But our world is filled with uncertainty,
Where you and me can never be.

Is this where our path will lead?
Where you and me, together we breathe?

In all this life complexity,
We must find some soul simplicity,
And make a world where we can be,
As true as true can ever be.
As one as two can ever be.