"Mulla poompodi eettukidakkum kallinumundoru saurabhyam....."

Spring is finally here..

I haven't written anything this month.. I didn't have any photos for a while. Now I have too many and need time to process.. :D

So yeah.. its spring.. and that brings a lot of cheer.. might be the sunshine and vitamin D production.. :D.. Anyway.. it feels good to see the flowers bloom.. trees getting new leaves.. colours around.. other than black grey and red.. and nice pleasant temperatures (mostly)... And yes... I do have a lot of pictures of flowers and leaves.. :D

This one is the tree outside my room.. the same one from an earlier post.. but it looks very different now.. :D..

It would be nice to have two more photos to complete it.. lets see if I manage.. :D...

Happy Spring...

dance till you drop..

Dancing is very relaxing.. you let yourself go.. and move to the music the way you feel.. I love dancing specially when no one is watching.. :D..or at least not care too much.. salsa music is nice.. very lively.. amazing beats.. went to a salsa club with Rajee .. was fun.. I cant dance.. dont have much of a balance.. but its definitely fun to watch people who can really dance.. to some people its all about technique.. to some.. the flow comes naturally.. to me.. they are better dancers.. specially in salsa .. the men who dont spin the girl too much.. are usually better.. :D..

Salsa is very male dominant.. unless the guy knows how to dance.. its not fun.. doesnt suit my personality tho..used to have fights with my dance partner when I was learning long ago.. I would want to do something else when he wanted to practice.. :D.. oh well.. :D.. poor dude.. :D..

So here are some shots from sunday..

"Go with the flow.."

"Her dancing shoes.."

"I see though you.. "

"Full swing.."

"Resting before the next round.."

"Glass.."

"The red skirt.."

Sendlinger tor.. at night..

Here are some shots for an U-Bahn station at 9 pm.. on a saturday... quite empty... very unusual for Sendlinger Tor..

"Running for the last U-bahn.. "

"Where are you guys?... I'm waiting... "

"The ticket machines.. "

"Here I am... this is me...now where do I go?.."

"Bakery.. empty and closed.."

"Whats news?"

Narcissism

Here is to the narcissist in me..

"I..Me..Myself.."


"More of me.."

was studying.. the morning sunshine coming though my window.. why not try a self-portait ?.. I hardly like pictures of me.. specially when I'm posing.. always the first picture has the most natural smile.. and it shows in your eyes.. cant fake there.. :)..

playing ....

"The Blue Van"

Woke up and saw this through window.. bright blue van in a grey background..

"Blue Man"

sad and thoughtful..

"Proximity Effect"

Reminded me of this effect .. http://www.aip.de/groups/cosmology/im.html

"When a door closes somewhere another one opens..if we stare too long at the closed one. we dont see the open one.. "

Below are the flowers in a different color and contrast.. just playing.. :)... different point of view..

"Purple Birds"

"Shadows and the silver lining.."

Some times the sunlight escapes the clouds and comes through the window.. just right to make a that beautiful shadow and the silver lining.. just perfect for a second.. and then disappears for ever...

creative urge...

"See though.. "

Creative urge.. I guess we all have them sometimes.. just want to make something fun and interesting.. a painting.. a poem.. music.. food.. a blog post... a piece of code.. scientific idea.. and it doesn't go away till we do it.. just goes on in the head.. feel the need to get it out..

Today it was this necklace for me.. learnt how to knot last week.. and today suddenly I wanted to knot these beads.. couldnt do anything till I finished them.. its a pretty necklace.. dont know if I will wear it sometime.. but I enjoyed making it.. I enjoy making jewellery more than wearing them.. also owning pieces.. sometimes I see something and just want it.. even though I probably would never wear it.. like my mom says.. I have an 'akrantham' (craving) for jewellery.. this one.. again I had the bead for ages.. and this way I like it.. the beads are beautiful.. specially with the light going thru them.. the colors.. the transparency.. :)... also what I liked in my earlier pic with the waitress.. the drinks on her tray were see-though..

talking about creative urges... I was recently searching for a new proj and talked to a few people.. but I have time to do only 1 more coz I already have 2 more to finish.. and I liked 2 projects.. :D... then I decided to take the one from which I would learn more.. a slightly different topic that the one I am currently working on.. but then the other proj I heard about set me thinking.. I got stuck in my head.. after after I decided what I wanted to do.. this proj didnt get out of my head.. and I can feel it going on in my head.. :D.. like a background process.. anyway.. finally told myself that I can work on it may be after a few months.. :D.. its a bit like cheating myself.. to stop myself thinking.. but I have to say I do enjoy it.. thats one of the fun things about doing research..

today read an article about a guy quitting his research (http://blog.devicerandom.org/2011/02/18/getting-a-life/).. seems like he finshed his phd at cambridge.. and was quitting coz he did like the science but not the problems with the lifestyle.. bad pay.. shiffting jobs every few years.. and the cut throat competion.. he also had a link to an article in the economic times which said that it was not worth getting a phd.. considering the number of job u get after doing that and the mild increase in pay than a masters student.. quite true... its really hard to get a postdoc.. even harder to get a tenured position.. the competition is fierce... no stability in the job.. but the stimulation in ur brain.. which u get during the research.. hard to get outside..ok.. not all the time.. probably only a few weeks a year. a nice conference.. or a summer school.. but its all worth it for me... all the frustration.. of course different people want different things.. and now I understand it is good.. lesser competition.. ;)... well I do feel bad thinking that way... but that how life is.. natural selection..

to get something.. one has to fight.. persistence pays.. depends on what you want and how much you want it.. and competition.. being Indian.. I used to it.. one has to compete for everything.. so might as well hv fun too.. :)..