I started modeling that, but couldn't quite finish it then. I just finished it 2 days back, gave it a glossy metal look - he is yet to see!
Kinnect Sensor
While I was in Wisconsin at my sis' house, my nephews were thrilled that I could make objects in graphics. He asked how I made apples, cars and so on. For them to believe, they had to see for themselves I made those. Gautham asked if I could make the Kinnect sensor that I had newly bought.
I started modeling that, but couldn't quite finish it then. I just finished it 2 days back, gave it a glossy metal look - he is yet to see!
I started modeling that, but couldn't quite finish it then. I just finished it 2 days back, gave it a glossy metal look - he is yet to see!
Game design: Prototype of my version of Pin ball game
Went through some tutorials for game development in blender.
Working on developing a simple Pin ball game.
Kaushik gets the chance to play the prototype of my new game - Pin Ball.
Working on developing a simple Pin ball game.
Kaushik gets the chance to play the prototype of my new game - Pin Ball.
The secret for success
The secret for success is choosing your opponent.
A game of Table Tennis with my nephews Gautham and Kaushik. I should say the game was not bad at all!!
A game of Table Tennis with my nephews Gautham and Kaushik. I should say the game was not bad at all!!
Character Modeling - Full character
Thanks to Jonathan in Blender Cookie for the wonderful tutorials. Here I'm starting my full female character modeling.
Status -1
Status -1
Experiments on Depth of Focus - Blender 3D
Just like in photography or cinematography, a snap or shot looks great if the focus is on the object of interest and when the objects out of focus look slightly blurred.
Same holds with in animation. To have a visually pleasing graphic shot
1. Build objects at different distances from the camera (I've built apples - one close to the camera and the remaining 2 away from the camera)
2. Set the focus of the camera to one of the object (in this case, the focus is on the nearest apple)
As you might see, even though the focus is on the first apple, the blurring of the apples in the back ground is not very evident. May be my camera settings isn't right. If you know how to fix this, let me know. Anyway, I had to do the blurring in the post processing using composite nodes in blender.
California - LA to Big Sur / Montrea
Here are the videos at different beaches along the west coast pacific..
Moonstone Beach
Jade Cove
Carmel River beach
Lobus point beach
Some State park - forgot the name
Bixby bridge
Falls at beach
Limekiln state park
Elephant Seals - 1
Elephant Seals - 2
Moonstone Beach
Jade Cove
Carmel River beach
Lobus point beach
Some State park - forgot the name
Bixby bridge
Falls at beach
Limekiln state park
Elephant Seals - 1
Elephant Seals - 2
Digital Diwali
Not much of a firework, but still something for those who miss playing with real crackers!
LA to Big Sur
A nice trip!
Scenic drive To and Fro LA --> California 1 - US101 - San Louis Obispo - Big Sur - Montrea
Scenic drive To and Fro LA --> California 1 - US101 - San Louis Obispo - Big Sur - Montrea
Tennis tournament
Very excited for the Tennis tournament. Can't wait to see the schedule. We are putting in more time for practice in the evenings. During day time, I feel like swinging at any object I find. There are some Pros out here, so it's going to be a tough challenge, but should be fun!
BNSF INFY 10 Year Celebration
Throw Ball
Team Deepa Vs Team Meera
Game 1
Game 2 and Game 3 to follow
Team Deepa Vs Team Meera
Game 1
Game 2 and Game 3 to follow
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Taboo - 1
Taboo will be a 2 part series. Enjoy!
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Taboo - 1
Taboo will be a 2 part series. Enjoy!
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Taboo - 1
Taboo will be a 2 part series. Enjoy!
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Intro by Sundar
Gaurav Sharma
Ramesh Chandra
Pankaj and Indu
Sundar J
Chithra Rajan
Sumit Jha
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Dumbsherads - 3
Esha Pankaj
Pankaj Malik
Rakesh Nalliakodan
Mrs. Ramesh
Mrs. Rakesh
Pankaj Malik
Rakesh Nalliakodan
Mrs. Ramesh
Mrs. Rakesh
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Dumbsherads - 2
Dumbsherads - 2
Hariharan Badrinathan
Indupriya
Sunish
Ramesh
Jiggar
Chithra Rajan
Hariharan Badrinathan
Indupriya
Sunish
Ramesh
Jiggar
Chithra Rajan
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night - Dumbsherads - 1
Dinner & Dumbsherads
Gaurav Sharma and Garima Krishna
Dinner
Dumbsherads - Gaurav Sharma
Dumbsherads - Garima Krishna
Sorry takes time to upload videos in HD. Please be patient as I upload the rest in phases!
Gaurav Sharma and Garima Krishna
Dinner
Dumbsherads - Gaurav Sharma
Dumbsherads - Garima Krishna
Sorry takes time to upload videos in HD. Please be patient as I upload the rest in phases!
Team Potluck & Games - Saturday Night
It was an eventful evening on 20-Aug-2011, Saturday when nearly 25+ people turned up at Amesbury court clubhouse for the Team potluck and Games.
A variety of delicious dishes were put aside as the team enjoyed playing the 'Big Bluff' card game. Sundar had already come up with the teams and made sure the friends or couple aren't in the same team.
We started the game around 8.30 p.m and went on till 10.30 p.m as we closed the game declaring the team which couldn't lie!
After treating ourselves with wonderful dinner, Sundar hosted the Dumbsherads and Taboo games.
It was fun as all the participants played these games until 2 a.m
Videos on Dumbsherads and Taboo in Next Post
A variety of delicious dishes were put aside as the team enjoyed playing the 'Big Bluff' card game. Sundar had already come up with the teams and made sure the friends or couple aren't in the same team.
We started the game around 8.30 p.m and went on till 10.30 p.m as we closed the game declaring the team which couldn't lie!
After treating ourselves with wonderful dinner, Sundar hosted the Dumbsherads and Taboo games.
It was fun as all the participants played these games until 2 a.m
Videos on Dumbsherads and Taboo in Next Post
26 Jul 2004
26 July 2004 - Standing in a queue of 300+ people and looking at the beautiful Infosys Bangalore campus and 'busy-looking' employees talking on their hands free and wondering will I fit in?
Congrats to all my batch mates!!
Congrats to all my batch mates!!
Peanut Kuzhambu
This is the way I prepared and came out very well.
Ingredients
1. Peanuts
2. Cashews - (after its success in vegetable korma, it is finding its place in all dishes).
3. Tamarind paste
4. Onions
5. Tomatoes
6. Toor dhal
7. Red chillies
8. Mustard
9. Dry Coconut powder
10. Red chilli powder
11. Corriander powder
12. Garlic
13. Virgin olive oil
14. Salt
15. Turmeric
16. Cumin powder
1 cup of Peanut soaked for 1.5 days. 20 Cashews soaked for an hour
Mix the cooked peanuts and soaked cashews in a bowl. Add some red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder and salt and set it aside.
1. Pressure cook the Peanut.
2. In Pan A, pour some virgin olive oil and heat it.
3. Add mustard, red chillies and toor dhal
4. When the toor dhal turns color, add onions and saute till it turns golden brown
5. Add dry coconut powder and saute.
6. Pour the contents of Pan -A in a blender and grind it well along corriander powder and with the cashews peanut mix. The paste for our dish is ready.
7. In Pan B, pour virgin olive oil and heat it.
8. Add Garlic and onions and saute till it turns brown
9. Add tomatoes to it and saute.
10. Take 2 teaspoons of tamarind paste in a bowl and add enough water and mix well.
12. Add 2 teaspoons of red chilli powder to Pan B and saute very well.
13. Pour tamarind in the bowl to Pan B and let it boil for 10 minutes.
14. Add the paste that we prepared to Pan B and let it continue to boil for few more minutes till the required consistency is acheived.
15. Add Salt as required.
Ingredients
1. Peanuts
2. Cashews - (after its success in vegetable korma, it is finding its place in all dishes).
3. Tamarind paste
4. Onions
5. Tomatoes
6. Toor dhal
7. Red chillies
8. Mustard
9. Dry Coconut powder
10. Red chilli powder
11. Corriander powder
12. Garlic
13. Virgin olive oil
14. Salt
15. Turmeric
16. Cumin powder
1 cup of Peanut soaked for 1.5 days. 20 Cashews soaked for an hour
Mix the cooked peanuts and soaked cashews in a bowl. Add some red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder and salt and set it aside.
1. Pressure cook the Peanut.
2. In Pan A, pour some virgin olive oil and heat it.
3. Add mustard, red chillies and toor dhal
4. When the toor dhal turns color, add onions and saute till it turns golden brown
5. Add dry coconut powder and saute.
6. Pour the contents of Pan -A in a blender and grind it well along corriander powder and with the cashews peanut mix. The paste for our dish is ready.
7. In Pan B, pour virgin olive oil and heat it.
8. Add Garlic and onions and saute till it turns brown
9. Add tomatoes to it and saute.
10. Take 2 teaspoons of tamarind paste in a bowl and add enough water and mix well.
12. Add 2 teaspoons of red chilli powder to Pan B and saute very well.
13. Pour tamarind in the bowl to Pan B and let it boil for 10 minutes.
14. Add the paste that we prepared to Pan B and let it continue to boil for few more minutes till the required consistency is acheived.
15. Add Salt as required.
Human Face Modeling with Blender 3D
Some time last year I did create one model with box modeling first. It came out ok. Not great though. So I'm not going to count this. I can see this model is pretty messed up. The hair and most of the facial shades that you see comes from the UV texture.
Still, i'll post the picture for the record.
My friend was kind enough to give me his front and side poses for the reference images and feel too bad to have created something like this. Adding to that i made this a video out of this as 'Halloween special' :-)
I've been lately following Jonathan's Blender cookie's tutorials for modeling a human head. They are great. I created 2 models so far with that. Both these are polygon modeling.
Model - 1
Model - 2
With each modeling, the time it takes to complete a model is greatly reducing. I also think the mesh is getting cleaner with each model. Now I am more inclined towards polygon modeling.
Some of the things which i need to improve on may be -
Ears
Working with lesser number of vertices. I end up creating more vertices than required. Some parts of the mesh(particularly near the ear) aren't really clean.
I still need to improve on hair.
The first polygon model, as you can see - i didn't really know how to comb. Second is a bit better and with texture some of my friends were able to identify the actual person..!!
I also did put some shape keys and animated a simple facial expression with a scene in which i just have to show the face.
Still, i'll post the picture for the record.
My friend was kind enough to give me his front and side poses for the reference images and feel too bad to have created something like this. Adding to that i made this a video out of this as 'Halloween special' :-)
I've been lately following Jonathan's Blender cookie's tutorials for modeling a human head. They are great. I created 2 models so far with that. Both these are polygon modeling.
Model - 1
Model - 2
With each modeling, the time it takes to complete a model is greatly reducing. I also think the mesh is getting cleaner with each model. Now I am more inclined towards polygon modeling.
Some of the things which i need to improve on may be -
Ears
Working with lesser number of vertices. I end up creating more vertices than required. Some parts of the mesh(particularly near the ear) aren't really clean.
I still need to improve on hair.
The first polygon model, as you can see - i didn't really know how to comb. Second is a bit better and with texture some of my friends were able to identify the actual person..!!
I also did put some shape keys and animated a simple facial expression with a scene in which i just have to show the face.
Vegetable Korma!
Over the years of my stay in USA, of the many good things that happened, one is - me learning to cook, atleast to a level that it is acknowledged by my friends and clients.
Graduating from making Omlette and Dhal, now we are very conversant with Sambar, Korma and Kuzhambu and their variants!
Of these I wanted to especially document Cauliflower-cashew korma and Fish curry. Fish curry has been already documented in a boring 2 part youtube video spanning approx 25 mins. When the video was just about to go viral in the internet as Sulekha.com embedded that video in their website, i just protected the video to maintain a low profile :-). So in this blog I better document the Cauliflower-cashew korma.
This recipe is a modified version of a recipe I found in the internet.
Ingredients
Cauliflower - 1/2
Carrots - 4
Peas - 1/4 cups
Oil - Sunflower oil or Olive oil
Onions - 1
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 4 cloves
Tamarind paste - 1/2 teaspoon
Cashews - 3/4 cups
Salt
Mustards
Red chillies - 3
Preparation:
1. Wash the cashews and soak them in cold water for an hour
2. Cut cauliflowers and Carrots and boil them in a low heat until cauliflower and carrots become tender. We did this in a cooker with a loosely closed lid (not pressure cooked)
3. Grind the the cut onions, cut tomatoes and all the cut garlic cloves with cumin powder and salt in a blender with very little water just enough to make a paste.
4. Pour oil in the pan just enough to form a layer on it and heat the pan.
5. Once the pan gets hot, add 3 red chillies, Mustards
6. Pour the paste in the pan and saute.
7. By now if the carrots and cauliflower had become tender add some peas to it. After a few minutes you can mix the tamarind paste in water and add it to the boiling vegetables.
8. Grind the cashews in the blender and pour it over the sautee and keep sauting.
7. Add the boiled vegetables to it and let it boil.
8. Grind grated cocunut in a blender with some salt, a little turmeric and little chilli powder and pour it over the boiling mix.
9. Let it boil in low flame for 10 mins and the Veg korma should be ready!
ETA - a little more than an hour!
Taste - Amazing!! The cashews add a creamy flavour to the korma.
This curry goes well with rice, Chapathi, Idly or Dosa.
For questions and ingredient substitutes or suggestions...pls leave a comment.
Graduating from making Omlette and Dhal, now we are very conversant with Sambar, Korma and Kuzhambu and their variants!
Of these I wanted to especially document Cauliflower-cashew korma and Fish curry. Fish curry has been already documented in a boring 2 part youtube video spanning approx 25 mins. When the video was just about to go viral in the internet as Sulekha.com embedded that video in their website, i just protected the video to maintain a low profile :-). So in this blog I better document the Cauliflower-cashew korma.
This recipe is a modified version of a recipe I found in the internet.
IngredientsCauliflower - 1/2
Carrots - 4
Peas - 1/4 cups
Oil - Sunflower oil or Olive oil
Onions - 1
Tomatoes - 2
Garlic - 4 cloves
Tamarind paste - 1/2 teaspoon
Cashews - 3/4 cups
Salt
Mustards
Red chillies - 3
Preparation:
1. Wash the cashews and soak them in cold water for an hour
2. Cut cauliflowers and Carrots and boil them in a low heat until cauliflower and carrots become tender. We did this in a cooker with a loosely closed lid (not pressure cooked)
3. Grind the the cut onions, cut tomatoes and all the cut garlic cloves with cumin powder and salt in a blender with very little water just enough to make a paste.
4. Pour oil in the pan just enough to form a layer on it and heat the pan.
5. Once the pan gets hot, add 3 red chillies, Mustards
6. Pour the paste in the pan and saute.
7. By now if the carrots and cauliflower had become tender add some peas to it. After a few minutes you can mix the tamarind paste in water and add it to the boiling vegetables.
8. Grind the cashews in the blender and pour it over the sautee and keep sauting.
7. Add the boiled vegetables to it and let it boil.
8. Grind grated cocunut in a blender with some salt, a little turmeric and little chilli powder and pour it over the boiling mix.
9. Let it boil in low flame for 10 mins and the Veg korma should be ready!
ETA - a little more than an hour!
Taste - Amazing!! The cashews add a creamy flavour to the korma.
This curry goes well with rice, Chapathi, Idly or Dosa.
For questions and ingredient substitutes or suggestions...pls leave a comment.
DMV again!
I've always had memorable experiences at DMV (refer shanatkc.blogspot.com)
It is nearly 2 years since I moved to TX from Kansas, but i was holding on to my KS licence (without transferring it to a TX one) all this time for a couple of reasons.
1. I was told if i get my licence in TX, it is going to have an note saying that I am on a temporary work Visa. It will include my Visa expiration date as well which is not too far. Whereas my KS licence had an expiration date in 2014 which i thought was cool.
2. A more important reason, i like my pic on my KS drivers licence.
Technically speaking, i am supposed to transfer my licence within 30 days of my move to TX. However, I've not had any issues using KS licence (even though i've been pulled over by cops for either speeding or warning my headlamp isn't working...no one had any concern of me using the KS licence)
A couple of weeks back, my insurance called me and told me that I'll have to get a TX licence or else they are not going to renew my insurance.
So, I was finally at the DMV office on a Tuesday evening waiting for my token number to be called.
"Licence", a lady in her late 50s asked me at counter 3.
I provided my Kansas licence.
"Registration and social security card"
I gave that too... The lady turned aside, adjusted her specs and started typing on her computer. For some reason, she resembled my business user, a tough person. Not a good feeling!
She gave my registration and SS card back and asked me to pose for a pic...flash! Wished it came out as good as it was in my KS licence.
"Twenty five dollars please"
I then remembered that the DMV will take only cash and that I didn't have any.
"Do you accept card?"
"No. Cash or cheque only"
She told me to come back with cash and that I'll have to get a token again, wait in the queue. It was already 4.40 p.m and they close at 5.
Switched on my GPS, and relying on it to get me to the nearest bank. 'Bank of America in .9 miles'. Should be back in no time. It routed me to the highway. Not right. It apparently was routing to a Bank of America close to my home (not close to my current location). I can't make it to the bank in time. I then realized I'm on a highway without any licence. I should turn back to DMV to get my licence. Struck in traffic, i recollected sweet memories my GPS had given me in various trips including my trip to Canada which was not planned.
It was 5.10 when I reached DMV.
"The door is locked" a mexican lady pulling the DMV door told her mom.
Her mom then tried, it still wouldn't open. Then again, but with a little more force. Still no.
I approached the security guard who was lowering the flag. I told him that the DMV is having my licence and I need that back. He took me in through a side door.
My 'business user' to whom I spoke an hour back couldn't remember me. Then finally she recollected, "you are the one with H1 visa", thankfully not a comment on my name.
"We can't complete the transaction now, we are closed", she snapped.
"That's fine, i can come back tomorrow. But can I have my license back"
"We've shredded it" she said calmly.
"What?" felt bad and angry as my nice pic on my KS license is shredded.
"We shred all our documents by our end of the day"
"So, should I drive today without a licence" i wanted my license back.
She started thinking as this was a legal question to which she has to answer responsibly..."Well, in Texas you need to have a license to drive"
Then thoughtfully she went to a back room and came back after a few minutes.
"Sorry I can't find your license. There is a stack of documents, it will take time. Please come tomorrow"
As I left, she again said "sorry about that"
They ideally should have given my license back if the transaction couldn't be completed at that time. A feeling of guilt that they made me drive without a license must have haunted them, because they called me up an hour later (when I was in Walmart) and told me that they found my license. This time she made fun of my name. She said she can wait for half hour more if I am coming over to collect it or I could come the next day. I chose to come the next day.
Next day (today) at 8 in the morning.
"I came yesterday for transferring my Kansas license.." before I could complete my sentence, the person in the front desk stood up and escorted me with all respect. The rest of the crowd was watching me as I skipped the token system and the long wait and went to the counter. Every one in DMV office whom I had met yesterday, greeted me and the ones I didn't meet yesterday also knew about me. The thought that they made me drive without a license for a day, must have bothered them all.
"We will mail your TX license in 4 weeks..till then this is your temporary license" the person at the counter gave me my temp license.
I was in and out of DMV in 5 minutes. As I looked at my pic in the temporary license, i thought 'Not bad' :-)
It is nearly 2 years since I moved to TX from Kansas, but i was holding on to my KS licence (without transferring it to a TX one) all this time for a couple of reasons.
1. I was told if i get my licence in TX, it is going to have an note saying that I am on a temporary work Visa. It will include my Visa expiration date as well which is not too far. Whereas my KS licence had an expiration date in 2014 which i thought was cool.
2. A more important reason, i like my pic on my KS drivers licence.
Technically speaking, i am supposed to transfer my licence within 30 days of my move to TX. However, I've not had any issues using KS licence (even though i've been pulled over by cops for either speeding or warning my headlamp isn't working...no one had any concern of me using the KS licence)
A couple of weeks back, my insurance called me and told me that I'll have to get a TX licence or else they are not going to renew my insurance.
So, I was finally at the DMV office on a Tuesday evening waiting for my token number to be called.
"Licence", a lady in her late 50s asked me at counter 3.
I provided my Kansas licence.
"Registration and social security card"
I gave that too... The lady turned aside, adjusted her specs and started typing on her computer. For some reason, she resembled my business user, a tough person. Not a good feeling!
She gave my registration and SS card back and asked me to pose for a pic...flash! Wished it came out as good as it was in my KS licence.
"Twenty five dollars please"
I then remembered that the DMV will take only cash and that I didn't have any.
"Do you accept card?"
"No. Cash or cheque only"
She told me to come back with cash and that I'll have to get a token again, wait in the queue. It was already 4.40 p.m and they close at 5.
Switched on my GPS, and relying on it to get me to the nearest bank. 'Bank of America in .9 miles'. Should be back in no time. It routed me to the highway. Not right. It apparently was routing to a Bank of America close to my home (not close to my current location). I can't make it to the bank in time. I then realized I'm on a highway without any licence. I should turn back to DMV to get my licence. Struck in traffic, i recollected sweet memories my GPS had given me in various trips including my trip to Canada which was not planned.
It was 5.10 when I reached DMV.
"The door is locked" a mexican lady pulling the DMV door told her mom.
Her mom then tried, it still wouldn't open. Then again, but with a little more force. Still no.
I approached the security guard who was lowering the flag. I told him that the DMV is having my licence and I need that back. He took me in through a side door.
My 'business user' to whom I spoke an hour back couldn't remember me. Then finally she recollected, "you are the one with H1 visa", thankfully not a comment on my name.
"We can't complete the transaction now, we are closed", she snapped.
"That's fine, i can come back tomorrow. But can I have my license back"
"We've shredded it" she said calmly.
"What?" felt bad and angry as my nice pic on my KS license is shredded.
"We shred all our documents by our end of the day"
"So, should I drive today without a licence" i wanted my license back.
She started thinking as this was a legal question to which she has to answer responsibly..."Well, in Texas you need to have a license to drive"
Then thoughtfully she went to a back room and came back after a few minutes.
"Sorry I can't find your license. There is a stack of documents, it will take time. Please come tomorrow"
As I left, she again said "sorry about that"
They ideally should have given my license back if the transaction couldn't be completed at that time. A feeling of guilt that they made me drive without a license must have haunted them, because they called me up an hour later (when I was in Walmart) and told me that they found my license. This time she made fun of my name. She said she can wait for half hour more if I am coming over to collect it or I could come the next day. I chose to come the next day.
Next day (today) at 8 in the morning.
"I came yesterday for transferring my Kansas license.." before I could complete my sentence, the person in the front desk stood up and escorted me with all respect. The rest of the crowd was watching me as I skipped the token system and the long wait and went to the counter. Every one in DMV office whom I had met yesterday, greeted me and the ones I didn't meet yesterday also knew about me. The thought that they made me drive without a license for a day, must have bothered them all.
"We will mail your TX license in 4 weeks..till then this is your temporary license" the person at the counter gave me my temp license.
I was in and out of DMV in 5 minutes. As I looked at my pic in the temporary license, i thought 'Not bad' :-)
From a Comedy Show!
If you are not living in the caves, by now you should be knowing that Osama Bin Laden is dead.
But if you are living in the caves, the Navy seals are looking for you too!
But if you are living in the caves, the Navy seals are looking for you too!
Flight to DFW from MCI
The first stand by passenger was called out and no one turned up. The airline personnel then looked at the screen and his brows went up, rubbed his chin, scratched his head and his eyes swept thro the crowd. I showed up in front of him.
"looking for you man, sorry can't pronounce ur last name" as if he could have had success with my first name!!
He gave me a First class ticket! In flight now.
"looking for you man, sorry can't pronounce ur last name" as if he could have had success with my first name!!
He gave me a First class ticket! In flight now.
Topeka Day 1 at office
BNSF building here is so cool! Multi storeyed building with nice rotating access doors.
Met many of my Topeka colleagues today. Nixson, Karthick E, Karthikeyan, Prem, Krishnakumar and Vipin.
I also met Esta and Janet.
I just stopped by Janet's office and said 'Hi'. As she turned, I offered my hand and said "I'm Shan"
For a moment she stood still and said.."oh..The Shan" :-)
Had a day long meeting with Wageform people - Tonya, Beth, Liem and Wade.
In Topeka
I am here in Kansas to attend a few business meetings in Topeka. Seeing the Kansas city International airport after a long time. Reminded of the day I first landed in this airport. New faces, beautiful and nice people...i was waiting in the airport for my onsite co-ordinator Vasanth to pick me up. After quite a wait, i wanted to call him. I didn't have the right change to use the pay phone. So I asked some one in the airport if he had a change for my 10 dollars. He didn't get the 10 dollars that I offered, but gave me the change...thinking about it now i wonder, if I asked him right !! But the thought then was..people are so nice!! Walking through the terminal doors to the passenger pick up area..i recollected Vasanth and Angelina showed up later to pick me up. Apparently they had come a few minutes earlier and were waiting for me in some other place. Vasanth had just discovered that his car has speakers in the trunk.
End of flash back..
I got the shuttle to Enterprise car rental and from there drove to Topeka Ramada Inn in Hyundai Accent.
After checking in the hotel, I roamed in the downtown area in my Hyundai accent trying to find some good restaurant. Unfortunately all restaurants are closed on Sunday. While getting back in the car, one Afro-american walked straight to my car gesturing at me. I didn't understand what he was saying, neither i wanted to . The street was deserted (kansas avenue 7th Street), I backed my car and ignored him. He seemed getting very upset and came almost close to my right window as if he was about to smash it. I sped and decided i'm not stopping in this downtown area again alone.
End of flash back..
I got the shuttle to Enterprise car rental and from there drove to Topeka Ramada Inn in Hyundai Accent.
After checking in the hotel, I roamed in the downtown area in my Hyundai accent trying to find some good restaurant. Unfortunately all restaurants are closed on Sunday. While getting back in the car, one Afro-american walked straight to my car gesturing at me. I didn't understand what he was saying, neither i wanted to . The street was deserted (kansas avenue 7th Street), I backed my car and ignored him. He seemed getting very upset and came almost close to my right window as if he was about to smash it. I sped and decided i'm not stopping in this downtown area again alone.
My Translation for Anbendra Mazhaiyilae... song
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
In the night of shining stars, He was born
To soothe the pains of tears, by His blood, He was born
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
To show us peace in the land of violence, He was born
For a rock to blossom, an Epitome of kindness was born
To kill the centuries of darkness, a Light was born
To spread love in the steel-hearted souls, the Son of God was born
To convert the forest of thorns to a garden of flowers, the King of our hearts was born
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
In the night of shining stars, He was born
To soothe the pains of tears, by His blood, He was born
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
To show us peace in the land of violence, He was born
For a rock to blossom, an Epitome of kindness was born
To kill the centuries of darkness, a Light was born
To spread love in the steel-hearted souls, the Son of God was born
To convert the forest of thorns to a garden of flowers, the King of our hearts was born
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
For the universe to be showered in the rain of love, He was born
The new born sparkled like a diamond in a haystack
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