Monday, May 28, 2007

and there many more trails to come !!

The day started quiet fine..Got a call from Karthik.. 'Trek is confirmed'.. There was some confusion as it was raining heavily yesterday.. slept… Then got up and its time to move !!
I knew i was bit late and that’s how I holded the accelerator handle....while on a way..
Am sorry! May be that’s how I am supposed to start that wonderful day. A dog crossed the road right in my front..Rest for your imaginations.. Thank god i am very much fine with few scratches on my left hand and leg.. Now I am perfectly fit for a mountain Trek..


We reached the spot at around 11 ..a group of seven - new faces for each. We had a guideline about the route from those who had gone last week..but most of us in the team want to be "New age Columbus's and Thomas cooks" so you know how we were moving..

Reached the first stream with rocks..sorry no Water..ok i ll tell the "Past" STREAM.. That’s too small to be mentioned...and yeah reached the dam and to the left Down..there goes that wild stream (again - no water :-)) Our Bags were full.. Seemed like we were going for a big lunch inside the forest... The villagers we met at Raagahalli had warned us about Cheetah's And Elephants which might attack us.. The adventurous team hoped to have that great luck of meeting a wild Cheetah for a company ..though somebody was telling ..- the great luck for us or Cheetah.. ha ha .. Yeah but its very much sure or in fact cant expect a cheetah to be to the Outskirt forest (though happens rarely) ..
iIt was the chats that made the seven member team on the go.. Around 3 kms through the Big rock stream..its time for a change and there we found the next turn..that was to left..and yeah.. it looked like we are at the bottom of a hill and of course nice small forest..lots of thorns.. in plan to be back at the village at around 5..we had our Lunch at 2 and then went on climbing.. till we confirmed that the trail is over.. comments.. to search for new trail" lets walk this way" "that way " ..we should not give up..No return..ooops are you really giving up etc.. but that’s cool

After around 7 Kms of trek..we returned..now we had the biggest fun of "Getting lost" ha ha ..imagine the whole fun there... of course we walked another path and reached back the rock stream :-) .. Now to the right..mean while all set on the rock..with rest of snacks and of course the Blunders.. Some wanted Antakshari..but how can some one play it alone :-) ha ha..

Back in village at 5 and slight refreshment there... Back home at 8.. Bought a new gas ..Prepared food.. Thank god, am a good cook now :-) .. now the most awaited "Sleep of the month"


with prayer..

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Monday, May 07, 2007

Orion at Infy


From the science fairs in my school days, activities at Regional science center, Astro farook at my collage i was always in love with Astronomy. After the visit to Kavaloor observatory, my idea, i mean ' my idea of what i need to be in Astronomy" Took the shape for being an Amateur :)

Here in Infy it, being since a year and a half it was great pleasure when i found a good group interested in the topic and many have good knowledge and their forms "Orion - the Astronomy Club' .. Now in the growth state; members from different places, different interests and of course varieing views on different topics..i should say that the team is just wonderful..

Since its not ideal time for sky observation now..we are up with lots of discussions and debates on Astronomy related topics.. The one good point I want to make about the group is about the wonderful mix... many newcomers to the Topic..many Average Amateurs :).. and lot Knowledged and well experienced people ...

I hope in fact i am quiet sure that this team is going to be very good and we are gonna have a lot good Astronomy time together :)

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Sunday, May 06, 2007

Polls Polls and polls every where!!!

Media in India have changed a lot in few years, the advent of latest technologies and methods used in Journalism especially in TV journalism have made vast changes in news delivery and other activities involved. Many says that the duty of any channel is to deliver what people want to see, indirectly > the channel will get adds only if they telecast programs with high viewership <> there was always some one who asked about the morality of our systems, from market to the morality in our lives. The morality of media comes to picture here as it is now influencing the life of common man greatly, the news being delivered, lets forget if its true or not, but should we not think whether the news being delivered is the right one or not?]



Of course I agree the scope of Papparaazzi :) - lots of viewers and lots of fun..Ok let me no talk on that.. I was thinking about the Polls being conducted in the TV channels for every thing and the other.

Poll - Will India win/Loss? should Sachin be in the team? ..ok some makes sense
but there are lot of polls which don't make sense at least - Is Katara the murderer? is --- the person behind .... etc etc crap crap.....

How will the viewer who do not have an idea in fact the least knowledge of some of the issues which in fact is not rel event to him directly (not that of Sachin , APJ Kalam etc) just like some murder cases etc..
Since the poll results are given in percentage without expressing the number of people participated gives a very wrong information. Few points to consider in this case

> the number of viewers who are actually aware of the program and participating in the survey
- When comparing this to the total volume or count of people who will come under the topic of concern or are relevant to poll their vote - what will be the percentage?

> People - do we know that the person who is giving a vote is doing with proper information / Knowledge in the topic

Ok lets forget everything > Won't this surveys give a very false information?

PS: 60% of the statistical reports published are created on the spot :)

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