Someone showed us GOD!

Yesterday while photographing the moon I was reminded of an incident which happened a few months back. It was a full moon night and scientists had predicted something about it being the largest and brightest of the decade (or was it century??)Sudipto and I were aiming for a healthier lifestyle then and used to take evening walks near the park area. So as we were briskly walking and talking, a man came from the opposite direction and suddenly stopped right in front of us and asked , "Do you believe in God?, now I clearly believed he was drunk or maybe a guy from some shoddy marketing company trying to trap us to join some chain business, so anyways my 6th sense advised me to be ready for some hard hitting action. Sudipto calmly replied, "No". The man was determined to put the faith in us and he asked again, "Have you seen God?", to which Sudipto firmly replied, "No". The man was unfazed. By this time I was pretty sure that this guy is upto something, something unpleasant when suddenly he pointed at the sky behind us and said, "There he is".... and WOW.... simply WOW....what a sight...The moon in full bloom, an orangish yellow beauty. I was completely spellbound. I could understand what that guy must have felt like. He must have seen it for quite a while when walking in our direction and had to share the feeling with someone. Couldn't blame him! After a few frozen moments of cherishing the beauty we returned to reality and thanked the man for showing us the wonderful sight.We resumed our evening walk but didn't speak. Maybe we were still overwhelmed by the beauty of the moon.This also made me think that in our fast paced life if we just stop for a moment and look at the World around us, there is so much to cherish, so many things to captivate our thoughts, so much beauty to appreciate but only if we Stop , See and Think!

Click Story!

Well just a couple of photos from my new lens

The giant orb

Kiwi

Green

A gift of love from My Love!

It so happened that after years of coaxing and cajoling my husband into gifting me a telephoto lens for my SLR, he finally surrendered and gifted me a super cool lens and a tripod and a book...wowww!! that was a lot more than expected...
It does feel good when you get more than what you ask for..
So here I am, happily clicking pictures and hence been away for a few days from my blog...
I plan to improvise my photography skills and hence I will be visiting some exotic places nearby in the weekends to come to take some great pictures and satisfy my soul!
I am not posting the pictures I have taken so far but will definitely post them soon..
But right now, I am a proud owner of a great photography kit and I can't express the happy feeling I am surrounded with :)

Oh I didn't know that you are a Bong!!!

A few days back I met someone who was quite pleasantly surprised, shocked will be a better expression when he realised that I was a Bong.
Ok I dont look like one for sure and my Bengali language skills are passable but his comment did make me think on how a Bong should be.
I did some research on my own, tried to read my family members, relatives, who don't shock people, and I realised that I am still far from being a pure Bong.
Its true that my parents are Bongs too but they were both born and brought up in other parts of the country where Hindi language influence is more strong. With that, even the culture is different. The same goes for me, I was born outside West Bengal and spent my childhood in different cities and towns across Bihar and by the time I reached Kolkata I was possibly too old to fully imbibe the Bangali in me. I may not look like an authentic Bong, I maynot behave or speak like one, I may have problems understanding certain words, I may not be a fluent reader and writer of the language, but that certainly doesn't reduce my fondness for the rich culture, tradition and my existence.
And yes, please drop that shocked look on your face cause I Am A Bong!

Yercaud!

So I am back from a mind refreshing trip to Yercaud.

Honestly, there isn't much to boast about the place or the hotel or the food there and anyways my intent was just to relax and do absolutely nothing.

Yercaud is a quaint place atop the Shevaroys mountain range. There is a small lake, some nice gardens, and certainly a lot of peace around. People who havent visited any hillside towns ever may love it but I have seen it all and seen some better places than this.

The only thing I really loved is the small heritage restaurant in Lake Forest Resort where we had our lunch and dinner. This place is beautiful with all antique artifacts from the British era. Just Lovely. It takes you back in time of the era gone by and reminds you of a heritage that was there once. The food they prepare is typically European and Indian cuisine which can cater to all palates. This was the most satisfactory part of the trip!

Off to Yercaud!

I am taking a short vacation to Yercaud... Checked out the reviews and heard its a beautiful place..Hope to have loads of fun starting now :)...Will post details once I am back from the trip...till then I wish you all a very happy New Year!!