Backyard Shots- II (Panasonic Lumix - DS4)

Hey All,

Hope everybody's doing great @ blogsvilla. Bought a new digicam last week, the Panasonic Lumix DS4. I had googled a lot to find a review for this particular cam, but only in vain. I will be posting my detailed review in my next posting. Meanwhile have a look at some of the pics taken from my cam.

Please please do drop in your valuable comments about the pictures. Just want to know about the quality of pics and let me know factors to judge the cam so that I can post my review on those parameters.

Cheers,

Ibu

Majestic Leh

It's not me, but one of my best friend Sumit went on this once in a lifetime journey. I wish I could be there on this joyride.. Just couldn't stop myself from posting these pictures.. The mountains, the plains, the valleys, the snow everythings so fantastic.. I made a promise with myself that I will be there very soon..

Meanwhile enjoy some of the pictures..













Cheers,
-Ibu

Backyard shots..!!!

It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
~ William Carlos Williams

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

~Tennessee Williams

A flower's fragrance declares to all the world that it is fertile,
available, and desirable, its sex organs oozing with nectar.
Its smell reminds us in vestigial ways of fertility, vigor, life-force,
all the optimism, expectancy, and passionate bloom of youth.
We inhale its ardent aroma and, no matter what our ages,
we feel young and nubile in a world aflame with desire.
~ Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, 1990, p. 13

Cheers,

Ibu.

Hey all..!!!

Hey all,

seems like all are doing gr8 as is evident from your regular blogging.. after 2-3 months, finally we got my bsnl broadband work @ home..

nyways, i was trying out twitter since a month or so.. i heard twitter is actually more popular than orkut.. initially it was hard to even get know how and why ppl are so addicted to it.. writing on our own wall is new abt twitter.. initially i enjoyed reading my fellow twitters.. but i lost intrest may be because i have a few friends fo mine who are active on it.. lets see how long i stick to it..

Cheers,

Ibu

Silly Error Message @ Idbi's website.

Can you expect such silly mistake from one of the biggest banks of India.. well i fear how safe is my money with them..

The other day one of my collegues was tring his hand on online shopping when he got this page. Look closely @ the error message.

Cheers,

Ibu

Age = Age + 1

M posting this with a promise that I will be regular with my dear blog in future ;)

It was my B'day last week on 27th. Take a look @ some of the pics..

The moment.

And.. the damage is done.. the very next moment..

Ah.. was waiting for tht.. thanks guys..

Cheers,
Ibu

I am excited about coming weekend..

This weekend is surely going to be very very special, since its my cousins engagement this sunday.. i would be visiting my aunts home at hometown see all my cousins after long time.. am sure it would a gr8 fun.. especially since she would be the first one to exchange rings in our generation.. i took a leave this friday and coming moday so that I could spend good 3 days over there..

oki.. time to leave for office.. seeya..

Cheers..
Ibu

Its been long time..

Its been long time I posted some stuff on this blog.. actually, my new job leaves me with no time for these activities.. but I do take time in between to read some of my favorites.. especially, WD, Princess, Far..
believe me .. working 6 days a week n that too for 11-12 hrs a stretch is a hardest thing in life.. each night, before I go to sleep.. I think of many things that I can post over here.. but..

nyways.. life goes on.. so.. enjoy the party..

Cheers..
Ibu

More colors of Sikkim

Gangtok, the beautiful capital city of Sikkim. Unlike other capital cities you won't find traffic, pollution.. rush of buses and trains.. all you will find here is the beauty of nature.. mind blowing colorful buildings.. and greenery all over the mountains.. also, you can get a glimpse of snow in far away mountains and the beautiful Kanchenjunga range.. oww.. I still remember that view.. it was jus awesome..

Colorful buildings; Gangtok

Our tour operator suggested us to visit North Sikkim and visit Lachung (which is app. 9000 ft above sea level) , Katao Valley and the beautiful Yumthang Valley which they call the second Switzerland ( n it truly deserves to be called so.. believe me.. although I have never been to Switzerland.. ;) )

View of Lachung; North Sikkim:

I felt like king of these mountains when I was here in Katao (app . 13000 ft abv sea level)

Can you see the Kanchunzenga range in the backdrop. Place: Katao.


Yes, this is Yumthang, the second Switzerland.. no wonder if you think of getting settled down in such place..




Yes, that's Y for Yak.. remember your nursery book..!!!


So, howwas that..!!!

Cheers,
Ibu

Colors from Bhutan and Sikkim-1

I wanted to post these photographs long back.. nyhow, lemme take you to some of my favorite and memorable moments of my last trip to Bhutan and Sikkim.. U know watt, I am emotionally attached to this tiny nation.. maybe be'caz.. I spent 5 most memorable years over there.. or maybe.. it was the place where I started my schooling.. yes.. and I am glad I visited Bhutan after 23-24 years later.. I wish I culd have visited my schools @ Chukha(Bhutanese school- I went there for a year.. ) and Tshimalakha( Kendriya Vidyalaya- class 1-3 :)).. I returned back with a promise that I will revisit this lovely country to recollect broken memories of my childhood..

Ahh.. 1 more thing, I forgot to set the correct date, thts y this wrong one came up.. nyhow the actual date was 10/12/2008.

Phuntsholling; This is the entrance to the Royal Kingdom:

Buddhist monastery @ Phuntsholling:

Hope you like them..

Cheers,
Ibu

No Smoking

Although the government announced a ban on smoking @ public places since last independence day, there seems to be no impact on public about this. We can still see the panwalla's selling gutkhas and cigarettes at every corner of town. Until and unless the government takes steps against these fellows, I don't think this ban will be successful.
What amuses me is that now a days our FM stations are also airing ads of gutkha and pan masala.. An ocassional smoker like me would not resist smoking at any place until some strong steps are taken..

The essence of blogging

I jus loved this post by Divya Uttam.

An excerpt from her blog : http://blogandpingtutorial.blogspot.com/2008/11/your-blog-will-fail-if.html

"It's when you are too obvious like a news channel, or you have lots of syndicated posts without your opinions or trying to be similar like some other successful blog. Just like any writing, when you're first starting out you will most likely look at blogs of others for example sake, and whether you know it or not, will emulate them in some form or fashion. After you've begun to blog for a while, however, you'll find your voice starting to creep out and eventually taking over, but, only if you are passionate about what you write."

I do relate myself with the greenhorn you mentioned in your post Divya :).

Cheers...!!!
Ibu

Those were the best days of my life

My Years of Graduation.. My friends, my college, my hostel, my mess, my canteen..

some unforgettable moments for my life..




























































Cheers to friendship..!!!
-Ibu