That thing u do...

Recently, i had spent a lot of time pondering as wut wer d stuffs i usd to like doin alon. But had a tuf time jotting it all down amidst the blues. So tht memory doesnt fail me at crucial time i decided to jot them down apriori. Here goes d list :

1. Walkin/Bikin in d rain(kurkure wont hurt !).
2. star watchin
3. riverside in moonlight
   
4. Insignia.
5. Readin novel
6. Cold-drink/"Kulfi" if its cold(no errata herein)
7. Drivin along a riverside or rustic settin.
8. Cookin.
9. Hmm....if thrs a reali-2 gud play goin.

...if evrythg fails...thinkin abt a certain moment tht nvr fails to lure me to life...

I ideally shud NOT do dez things wen i m down:

• Shopping (GKB fiasco! :P )
• Talk with ppl except amongst my 'coterie' !
• Smoke more than 2 sticks.
  

Fotolog vs tavelogue

here's a link to my pics during various travels undertaken during the previous year.
They include trip to Mandermuni, Mayapur. All d related info r accopanied along with the foto's so do chk 'm out at ur own leisure time.

At Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76881091@N00

At Picassa:
http://picasaweb.google.com/siddhartha.shankar

Regards
~Urs Truly

Weekender: Babu Ghat, Millenium Park &....

Date: 15-17 Feb'08

hey!
Finally! went to babu ghat. Nice setting all in all. Can go thr once in a while esp. b4 dusk falls(as its a well known couple spot too :)
Took E1 bus frm 8B bus stand, Jadavpur which too us all the way. Then, about a 1 km's walk towards the Interstate Bus Depot to finally reach d place. The place offered a nice view of both Howrah Bridge.
Then,walked along the same direction towards Princep Ghat, which looked more congenial n rustic. & took d famour Circular Train, which runs along Ganges & offer excellent view meanwhile, to reach B.B.D. Baag(called bee--baa--di baag).
Then, went upto Millenium Park. The park is huuuge!...nice setting again(i soo like d lampshades). Worth goin!!

On way back went to Academy of Fine Arts & watched d famous play Phateru(Have yet to watch Wimble twinkle). The plays' message to d best f my undrstanding(Disclaimer: Since m stil in d process f learnin bangla!) was "anti-establishment". The words used therin were by no means modest. It used props like Godhra incident( extremism), R.N.Tagore(famous poets), etc to bring out d lietmotif.

Ohh! i almost missed. Listened to ChandraBindu on Friday at JU, Arts' fest.

Times u shudnt b away frm Kolkata

well some of 'm are :

Durgapuja:
Oct 6-9 : Saptami thru Dashmi
A must b...esp since Saptami

It is followed by Kali Puju being held in a weeks time. Then followed by Lakshi("Lakki") Puja.
Finally it concludes with
Saraswati Puja or the Bengali Valentine's Day : Feb11

Also, on 24Jan there is a mela at Shanti Niketan. Quite famous!!. Even holi out thr is almost equally famous but former rulez all d way.

Sprinfest of JU(Engg Faculty) is in arnd March1-7.
Arts Faculty thou celebrates arnd Feb15

Imp dates thus r :
Oct 6-9 : DPuja
24Jan : Shanti Niketan
Feb11 : S. Puja
Feb15 : JU(Arts Faculty)
March1-7 : JU(Engg Faculty)