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Five of us (Ak,An,G,K,N) went for a trek to Himalayas. I present here a day by day account of our experiences. I also hope to make it useful for the those who plan to trek along this route. Trek route: Dharmkot - Triundh - Lahesh eelaka - Indraharpass - Lahesh eelaka - Mana - Dharmshala. Day 1. (October 12, 2007) G started out from Chennai in a train for Delhi. K and N went to T. Nagar to arrange for Theplas -food stock- for the trek. (Thepla is a sort of roti. It remains fresh for 30 days. Tastes awesome. Perfect food to carry for trekkers. Place order in advance at Mansukh at T. Nagar tel no:044-24341867, 044-243451258 ) Day 2. Ak,K and N took off by a flight from Chennai to Delhi. Met An at her residence at Faridabad. Ak, An met up G at train station and they went to rent sleeping bags, mattresses, ropes from a dealer called Bhagwansingh-ji in Delhi. (Contact no: 09350225713). Sleeping bags-deposit Rs 1000/- each. rent Rs. 25 per day. Mattresses - rent Rs. 10 per day. Left from Fari...

Morpheus asked Neo: Do you think that's air you're breathing now? This question changed the way Neo thought about everything. The question triggered a process. A shock, a surge of anger seeing his long standing beliefs coming to a breaking point before his own eyes, followed by a strong denial (that it can't be actually happening!!), followed by coming to terms with the fact that many of the strong beliefs were in fact statements easily falsifiable in another world, followed by greater understanding of self and the world around. The moments of dismay caused due to such questions can be as few as one wants them to be. All it takes is assuming some large set of axioms as truths of our lives and building upon them. The larger your set of assumptions (foundations!!) stronger the strength of your beliefs and more is smoothness in your life. In the pursuit of simple, easy and often smooth life one admits this route. Beaware, thats a route always waiting for you around every corne...

I have always had this endless TO DO list. Sometime it seems to me that I am more fond of making such a list than of actually doing the things listed in my TO DO list. Few days ago, the Madras Players (a drama group) performed in our auditorium a really good drama (The Proof). After seeing that I was like, I want to join a drama school. So joining a drama school happens to be in my TO DO current list quiet on top. But to replace that, now I have "Learn Bharat Natyam" on the top!! I used to learn bharatnatyam as a kid. I learnt it for 4 years. But then left it due to various reasons, the main being I had to study for my school. Today I saw an amazingly refreshing bharatnatyam performance by Ms.Priyadarshini Govind. I felt so rejuvenated and happy. It was like seeing someone create magic. I must ask all of you Chennaiites to definitely make a point and see her perform. Thanks to this performance, Bharatnatyam has taken the topmost place in my list. I agree I haven't done m...