Photo by Gopal Gopal is a photo-blogger friend from Bangalore, India and his blog Which Main? What Cross? showcases excellent street photography from Bangalore. The nice things about Gopal’s pictures is that they capture ubiquitous city elements in a very different and rather interesting way – such as the example above. He carries his camera, a modest Canon A530, with …
→ Read this postMuch of the blog-world in my proximity is getting pollinated by butterflies and how could I get missed? For 4 consecutive days by 4 different bloggers, my website got awarded an “Award” each, which is really cool! The last time I remember getting awards was back in 2001-02 when I had a static website and there was no trace of …
→ Read this postPrevious post had a picture puzzle. Unfortunately nobody could precisely spot the thing I edited, although your responses might have been influenced by the effect generated by the edit. So, if you said ‘horizon’, then you get a passing grade This is what I edited. A light pole in the middle of the picture. I removed it because it was …
→ Read this post407 Express Toll Route, going East-West just North of Toronto Highway 407, a 107 km long route, is one of the better-designed freeways in the province of Ontario because of its recent design. This road opened in 1997 and is one of the few freeways in Canada that are privately owned. Users have to pay toll to access it. The …
→ Read this postI thought I was immune to tags, until Celine pointed her tag gun at me. Here it goes: Two names you go by (besides your given name): 1. final_transit (virtual name) 2. Puku (पुकू) (thats what everyone calls me) Two things you are wearing right now: 1. underwear 2. errmm… hey! its almost bedtime Two longest car rides: 1. Some …
→ Read this postIf it was not evident already, my blog is taking a break. That’s until I fix the current issues or move to a new host. Thanks
→ Read this postIt was Maverick who tagged me and here I go: Rules: 1. Name the person with link who tagged you. 2. Complete the questionnaire without changing the questions. 3. Tag 6 or more people. Lets start: Q1. Are you happy/ satisfied with your blog, with its content and look? Blog: Well. Considering the insignificant amount of time I spend on …
→ Read this postBoy this [tag]summer[/tag] is hot (I am talking about the [tag]temperature[/tag] now)! A street dog relaxing under a taxi. Gateway of India, Mumbai, October 2006 [tag]Toronto[/tag] is currently suffering under a relentless [tag]heat[/tag] wave. I was reading this and this and started feeling worse. Look at the numbers right now (source): Temperature: 32°C, Feels like 37°C Wind: North 7kmph Relative …
→ Read this postMahendra, who has been very unquiet since the day he was born on the net, tagged me today. I have to write eight random facts about me: eins. I am a morning guy and I cannot sleep for more than 5 hours. zwei. I hate curves. I prefer straight lines and sharp edges most of the times (except obvious exceptions). …
→ Read this postSeptember 2006, from the [tag]Gavdevi[/tag] Temple at Bhopar Village on the outskirts of my hometown, [tag]Dombivli[/tag] Dombivli or [tag]Dombivali[/tag] is a suburb of Mumbai on the Central line. It has a population of about 1,193,000 (2001 census, provisional results). It is the first fully literate town in Maharashtra and the second in India. Dombivli is a predominantly Marathi speaking middle …
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