“Don’t give up on love and don’t ever settle for less”

We met by chance 5 years ago – it feels like I’ve known you forever.
To sing and praise was your life. You always brought joy along.
Life is fleeting, you said. But, I thought you’d be around writing songs forever.

You were the irreverent saint I knew.

The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always a tomorrow. Today I am blessed. — Maya Angelou

“Isis death has been a lesson in the shortness of life and the importance of giving each moment the best tail wagging possible. Sometimes we learn the value of unconditional love only when it is gone. Isis died of a heart attack. Isis is in the past and will never be back. We have only one life to live to the fullest every moment.”

“…one person has to love first da, if the other likes being loved unconditionally by the person loving him or her, the relationship has hope.”

You always had A song and a kind word.
Rest in peace, my dear friend. You will be missed.

Arul Ta’fxkz Baliah - http://www.tafxkz.info/

From Jan 2009 – Flower show at Lal Bagh

When I was beginning to wonder what’s going on, someone came by and said “…thanks to you”. Thank You, my friend! You didn’t know what that meant to me this quiet day.

While I was buying this and that without thinking twice, there came a lady asking if she could get some grapes for a couple of Rupees – you know, the fallen ones that are sold cheaper. She was bargaining for them.

Life ain’t fair!

Written on April 15, 2011

They forget they see only the peaks

To say, “Dublin is a beautiful city” is an understatement – Dublin is colorful, green, beautiful and amazing and much, much more One the first day, I went for a walk around the city – from Grand Canal to Grafton and Stephen’s Green.
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The beautiful buildings and the colorful doors
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And, of course, the spire
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So, I walked miles and miles along the Grand canal and the Liffey river in beautiful Dublin – Too bad I had just 2 weeks to spend there. I hope I’ll see you again, Dublin

The complete album is at
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More than the procession, I found the festive atmosphere, the people and all that was going on around pretty interesting. Needless to say, it was a typical crazily festive day!

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[simage=2488,512,y,center] Just looking around, you can see the amazing interest in the procession – much more than I’d anticipated. Much wilder than just passing interest People were everywhere – on trees, on pillars and posts, on ornamental entrances and barricades. There wasn’t a single structure standing without a man standing on it!
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There was a thief who got thrashed, people falling off from the barricades (and getting on them again) all the time, moving here and there, kids on shoulders, cameras held above… all in all, it was great fun. You can find the complete album here:
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The waves, the relatively clean and quiet beaches, the sunset over the water, the beach, the sea life – it is quite the opposite of a typical Chennai beach! I’ve seen fishes of kinds (and jelly fishes too). I’ve seen beautiful stones and rocks – eroded by the sea and wind – leaving beautiful sculptures. I’ve had yummy food in those shacks where they let you hang around forever – yummy food facing the sea!

What more can I ask for? You could spend days walking around those beaches and find something new each day!

How to reach: Karwar is the nearest town. Any bus to Goa (from Hyderabad or Bangalore) should get you to Karwar. You could also get to Hubli and find your way to Karwar from there.