Thursday, July 3, 2008

Updates...

It rained yesterday - not a light drizzle, but good old heavy rain. And I got drenched :-D Was riding to home from office, and when i passed the Domlur fly over, i felt the first kiss of a drop, and soon the drop became a downpour. I was more than happy - after a long day at work, what more can I ask?
Took the long way around, and on the way, stopped at Nilgiris for some shopping. Thankfully, the rain didnt get over and by the time I reached home, I was wet like I took a swim for a good length of time...

Saw a lady fell down from her scooter, and some idiots riding at full throttle - when will people learn that when it rains, you should ride smooth and slow?

Today we are having a Bharat Bundh - called by BJP, to protest against teh happenings linked to the Amarnath land allocation issue. But thankfully, life is as usual @ bangalore. I am sure today will be like a public holiday @ Kerala. Keralites have really taken the art of enjoying harthals. And teh leaders have modularized to concept well - there are area wise hartals for small issues, Town / Panjayath wise, District wise and then the whole state hartal.
Happy holidays to you, people @ Kerala.

I am reading Dune by Frank Herbert now - itz an amazing book. I am totally hooked to it. After finishing dune, I have QB VII by Leon Uris. Time to fill the book shelves again...
The day is moving slowly, and I am looking forward for teh weekend...

17 comments:

Meghna said...

Hello BB,
WOW! I wanna get drenched in the rain too....but ti's not raining here LOL!
Haven;t hrd of that book...but what to say....it's u who always introduces me to new book na!!! I'm reading PYGMALLION by Bernard Shaw....the one on whicht he famous musical....My Fair Lady is based....lovely book....finally laid hands on it!!

haannn....btw, I was wondering when u will take ur younger sissy for a ride on ur beautiful bike too :X

gypsy said...

Pretty right on the Keralities thingy...

first kiss of the rains, it feels new every time, doesn't it?

Anonymous said...

Rains suck, esp when you have to go to office drenched..... i hate them!!! all sounds gloomy and bloomy

aMus said...

ahh yes, teh rain...we got caught in it while snaking our way to the blessed BIAL airport... had to stop the car and dump all the luggage onto teh seats cos teh good driver forgot his tarpaulin...in the process giving my very punctual father a lil tension...

but i love teh rain too...its been some time since i got wet...hmmm...

Prats said...

Your post reminds me of the song "I love the rainy nights" I just love going out in the rain...would do that always while in college....step out and start the Luna...only when it started to rain...

~nm said...

:) Your long time wish finally fulfilled now :D

Gunjan Aylawadi said...

wat more can one ask for but a good downpour aftr a long day at work!:)

Anonymous said...

well..it was bandh in Mysoe... they came to offices and ask them to shut them off..

rain...hmm...cleanses the senses..

nice book collection u got :)

Smiling Sinh said...

Lend over some books, buddy! lol.

Smiling Sinh said...

Lend over some books, buddy! lol.

Tys on Ice said...

hey , i remember the Dunes..it was a series of books..they even had a dictionery at the back for the new words...way cool...i think way ahead of its time....seen the movie?...sting is there in it...was a complete dud i think...

rains...damn....i think i will just go and stand under the shower and pretend...

enjoy madi....

Sangfroid said...

Riding in the rains is sure fun :-) It has been raining in Lucknow incessantly since a week now and every time I venture out I am told to carry on rather wear a raincoat ... guess what? I never do it :-D

Vinod Laxman said...

QB VII is a great book. I have read it long ago thrice. its difficult to keep it down once you start it. Have you read Mila 18 by the same author?

Cяystal said...

Hey..
Rains rule..completely.
Even if there is a little drizzle,i still go out and get wet!
woow..and the very first drops..they always feel sooo calming!!

Usha said...

ah, lucky you! :)
rains are always fun when it pours cats n dogs, ryt? i find the drizzles depressing, though..

Macadamia The Nut said...

Tell me about it! I used to be jealous of relatives living in Kerala because every other day their school would declare holiday because of some hartal or the other. Hmmmpffh!!

Gayatri Bhadran said...

another rain lover at our hands!

i HATE riding in the rains solely because the lady falling from the scooter is ME 99.9% of the time when it rains.