It's all over

Today was the last day of my 9th grade year, and I gasped every moment of today's classes. I remembered the first day, when I got parted from my friends Rishi, Ankit, Raj, Rohan and Siddharth, left only with one of my oldest friend Devvrat.

I was a little introvert in the beginning, but slowly befriended Aman, Chinmay and Tanmay. All my earlier friends were still in touch and we used to chat in the lunch time. Then the radius of my friend circle kept increasing as I got new friends like Shubham, Puneet, Ranjan, Akshay Mantri, Akshay Fatehpuria and Tushar.

Slowly, Horndogs were formed, and we are gonna make it big this year. We enjoyed a lot in this class. And by "Enjoyed" I mean-

• B-Boying in class
• Getting your head banged while performing a two-hand stand
• Punking teachers
• Bunking classes
• Having fun in every situation, even when we were punished
• Creating chaos by chalk fighting
• Making a new teacher cry when she can't handle us
• Wreaking havoc everywhere

So really, it was the best year ever. I hope all this fun continues in the 10th class...

A Village of Twins

A lot of people get all excited seeing a pair of twins, and keep asking them like thousands of questions like "Are you brothers?", "Are you Twins?", and similar cheesy questions. I wonder what will happen to them if they visit this village in Kerala, called MALAPPURAM.
It's a village with like 204 pairs of twins...BEAT THAT!

That's a lot of twins to handle. I took interest in finding about that village when I came about such a discussion in myLot, a site that pays you to discuss things. According to a program at Discover Channel, this village has at least one pair of twin in every house, and moreover, their are lots of worries between the parents of them since the twins usually want to wear the same clothes, want the same goods, etc. Living in that village would be fun, wouldn't it?

In the city that I live, that is Kota, there are like only 3-4 pairs of twins, and they are treated by such awe in the city, everybody knows them, but I think it should be different in the case of Malappuram, where 204 pair of twins (And still growing) are treated normally, but there would definitely be a lot of chaos due to confusion. This is definitely a must-visit village, and I would like to go there someday.


IndiaPost.com reports " As per the information, the first twins of the village Kunhikkadia and Alavi were born 59 years ago. The phenomenon has attracted the attention of an expert from the Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, who has sent a detailed questionnaire to the families having the experience of 'multiple births'. According to Dr Mukunda Varma of the local Primary Health Centre (PHC), the phenomenon certainly deserved a detailed scientific examination. But on his part, he has so far not come across any biological or physical peculiarity in the people in the area. For the first time in the country, the village is also going to have an association of parents of twin children later this month."

For further information, check this site.

2008:Farewell to an amazing year...

As the year 2009 approaches, I conserve my memories of 2008, that proved to be a wonderful year for me. So I thought of saving all my memories in this blog post, many of the events might even have a different post for them,I will provide the link if I can.

So let's Start with it...

January, 2008
All the guests left and life suddenly became lonely, and moreover, I missed my NTSE Exams, So the year started with a loss and some gloomy feelings.

March 2008
Life was getting better, I now had a broadband connection with unlimited downloads in the night. But as exams approached, I diverted my mind into studies. Now there was a 2 week holiday after exams, so it became a routine for me to get up at 2:00 AM, and sleep again at 8:00 since they were the happy hours to download. I also befriended my neighbour Abhishek with whom I enjoyed a lot, like exchanging gaming joysticks at 3 AM, downloading movies and watching them together, etc. He is now in a College at Delhi, but I am still in touch with him.(Thanks to "Cool V" for the correction).

April 2008
Our new built house was completed and we shifted here, relatives started arriving and I had a lot of fun. Until April 14 when I met with a terrible accident while riding Dio, I was injured badly but hopefully recovered in a month. Also I joined Resonance which opened a new world of friends and socializing, along with some education for me.
Then fate returned and I came to know that there were no broadband lines in my new home, so I had to give up my broadband plan and switched to a wireless internet plan. No more downloading of life at 256 KB/s.
But I used the wireless connection efficiently and there was the birth of myView Beta after the failure of my earlier blog, StoryLot. myView Beta is the most successful blog of mine till now.

June 21,2008
I went to Ranthambore, and my whole family had a large get-together there.It was fun bathing in the ponds and unleashing the secret of the "Gupt Ganga". I also blogged about Ranthambore's beauty, read it by clicking here.

August 15,2008
No, I am not discussing about India's Independence Day, but since the other day was Sunday, I went on a sleepover at my Tauji's house with my brothers. Tauji and Taiji were at Mumbai with my Didi so we 4 brothers had a lot of fun. It will soon be posted at myAdventures, I will surely link it here.

Just when I thought fun was over, my Mom went to Jodhpur leaving me, my brother, and my cousin brother in charge. My father was here, but he went to hospital (he's a doctor) at 9 AM, came home at 3 PM, and then went to his clinic from which he returned by 9 PM. So we had a whole lotta time for fun.

October 2008
The month which literally bought colours to my life. Not because of Diwali, but because of the PSP my parents gifted me on my birthday. Life was gonna get nice now.
Relatives rushed back to our house and we celebrated Diwali in our new built home. Also, I got back to blogging with my Diwali post after 2 months.

November 13,2008
No matter how much I tried to flush this day out of my memories, it keeps coming back in.I created a whole post on the events of this day, and amazingly, it has become the biggest hit of my blog so far, replacing my post "Strange events after 12". Click here to read.

November 14,2008
This event helped me to get off the disaster of the previous night with the Baal Mela organized at our school. We had a lot of fun, and my glow returned, kind of.

November 21- November 26, 2008
Ritu Didi's wedding, this event changed a lot in my life. Though I missed 2 of my exams, I never regretted it. I had a lot of fun, and learned some important lessons too. Will soon post about the events in myAdventures.

December, 2008
End of the year approaches, Exams about to finish, Resonance came to an end, Relatives arriving soon, Life is back on it's tracks.

P.S.:I know this post was cheesy but I had to blog about it. I will return with interesting posts in myAdventures, keep watching this space.

A Visit to the Zoo...

It had been a long time since I visited the zoo (I went there last time when I was in the 4th class),So I decided to visit the Kota Zoological Center this weekend.And yes,this isn't just another article describing various animals and bla bla bla.But something that most animal lovers and wildlife appreciaters would consider very important.

Visiting the Zoo sounds like a very merry and happy topic,but this visit wasn't any of it.We entered the zoo and started to explore,you know the curiosity a human has.The first animal we visited was the deer.He was simply packed in a round shaped ground,covered with fence.There was only a little water in his bowl and only one or two were out in the scorching heat,rest were simply resting.That's why I like to watch the Animal Planet rather than visiting the zoo,not only you get to see a lot of them,but also you are able to watch some really interesting movements by them.



We quickly moved to the next,since it was not at all interesting.The next was a small ground full of rabbits and some tortoises,which reminded me that of the classic,"Slow and Steady" story.Maybe this time the rabbits won as most of the food was already consumed by the bunnies,even before Mr.Slow and Steady reached there.To get some action,we moved on to the "Babbar Sher" or the Lion,who was resting with her Lioness.Since it's a fact that a Lion sleeps 18 hours a day,still it seemed that the Lion simply hadn't enough.He was simply resting and licking his paws.What I didn't liked a bit was that there was no environment that supported the Lion's habitat,he was simply packed in a cage with a Lioness (but it wasn't private yaar,a lot of people was watching him).The water bowl was empty and there wasn't any food visible to me.Even what amazed me was that The So called King of the Jungle was treated no more than a slave here.The courage and strenght,visible on a Lion's face wasn't showing up a bit here.I was amazed,but more or less touched by the harsh life such great and beautiful gifts of nature have to face.Who wouldn't?



Craziness has no limit,they say, as we saw a tiger,who was resting on the grass,happily.He enjoyed the best environment out of all the animals still unsatisfied with his life,cause a prison is a prison.He seemed to be new here,since he enjoyed the little garden given to him to enjoy and he cruised here and there actively.But it would not be for more than a week,my conscience challenges me.

I don't know why but I never noticed this kind of feelings for animals when I came here in 4th Class.Maybe at that time I just considered them as animals and not as a living creature.But Frankly speaking every animal I visited,including the scared and shy fox or the near-to-death cobra,everyone just stared me with pleading eyes to help get them out of this slavery.The major drawbacks were that there was no environment for them to live,they were simply a prisoner out there.Though I had watched all the animals of the same colour and the same breed on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet,there was a very big difference I noticed in their behaviour and appearance.Truly,those broadcasted by the channels had an invisible satisfaction and happiness lit on their face.

My heart was broken into pieces,seeing their condition and I wanted to leave the zoo as soon as possible,any animal lover would.A crumbly feeling was covering my heart which I guess was for those poor animals.Frankly speaking I would have been a lot happy if I would have seen some pet dolls of animals rather than visiting this Kota Zoological Prison.



A very nice Idea,considering the protection of wildlife would be to send all the animals back to their respective habitat and then make the zoo a simply clear ground.Then,for every visitor,simply provide them Virtual Reality Glasses at the entry which will be designed to take you in a world of fantasy,where animals were happy and enjoying in the zoo.It would be a little costly,but nature or money,its your choice.Please comment on this article and let me know if you are with me or not.

As far as my views are concerned,City Life and Wild Life simply don't go together.

Royal Palace of the King of Bollywood

Everyone knows who the King of Bollywood is.Just in case you are from Mars and don't know it...it's SRK (SHAH RUKH KHAN).I got some pics of his house (or better let's call it Palace) from a friend and dude,wow they are amazing.

His house has a value of around 300-400 crore and has the best of the best material with a master designing that really pros can do.

After all the King deserves a palace and here goes the pictures of his bungalow.
Enjoy.

Ranthambore...Where man meets nature

recently went on a trip to Ranthambore,a place located in the state of Rajasthan situated in India.It is known by almost all Indians that Ranthambore is a wildlife Sanctuary and a lot of tourist traffic is attracted here.It is situated from a distance of about 15 kms. from Sawoi Madhopur.On your way from Sawoi Madopur to Ranthambore,you will notice a lot of adventure tours and resorts named with Tiger like "The Tiger Resort" or the "Tiger View Tours".Then there will be a huge entrance in the spot.There are two things you can do now...

First is to go to it's wildlife sanctuary for a wild adventure and have fun seeing wild animals.You can do it by Booking an Adventure tour.There are roofless buses and jeeps that will carry you and your luggage in the wild.

Second Option is to climb the Ranthambore fort,up to the top with more than 250 BIG stairs.I personally do not recommend old people to choose this option since even young and energetic people will atleast rest for 2 times throughout their way to the top.But the climbing will prove worthy when you will have a look of the beautiful sanctuary from the top.There are more than 5 different temples and 2 lakes there.The place is really big.You will find a lot of harmless bugs and Monkeys on your way,and if you are afraid of monkeys then here is where your phobia will end.The monkeys are completely harmless and you can even feed them.You are sure to find a bunch or two of them hanging around on your way to the top.Just be careful not to step on their tail!You would be also spending hundreds of rupees on the mineral water bottles if you are not adapted to changes in eating habits.

(Image:A view from halfway to the top)
The spots are closed down after 5 p.m. as it is believed that the tigers usually come for a walk after this time.Neither you,nor the tiger would like to get disturbed so you should better leave then.
This is a place where you could really experience the beautiful nature out of your city life.At your entrance from the gate,you would spot a lot of waterfall kind of water bodies which are really beautiful.It is recommended that you hire a jeep or something to travel rather than driving yourself since the narrow and busy road demands really professional drivers,and after all this will give you the freedom to enjoy the scenery.
The main point still remains that you will really enjoy the experience.If you really like to travel a lot,then here's something you can do...
Easy and must to do's
-Enjoy the beautiful scene of the way from the main entrance to Ranthambore Fort.

-Walk through a group of monkeys (they are harmless and friendly)

-Though Photography is prohibited,grab a few pics of the beautiful scene.Don't worry nobody cares if you take some shots.

-View and observe the classic and ancient architecture of the Ranthambore Fort.

Hard and rare to do's

-Spot a snake aside the path you are walking.I spotted one moving through the greenery that is just aside the pathway during 4-5 p.m.

-Visit the "Gupt Ganga".There's a way to the Gupt Ganga at the top of the fort visited by very few peoples.It is a cave where water flows through during rainy season.

-Explore the full upper area of Ranthambore fore.The paths may look a little maze like but if you have a good stamina and sufficient curiosity,then you would like to visit all the different temples,architectural artworks and places like the "Badal Mahal" and many more,all located at the top.
Enjoy your visit...