Obviously Prith

The New Generation - Past Series

2012-01-04T01:22:00.000+08:00

The New Generation

The new year and what it holds for us is yet to be seen.

What can be explained now are the impacts our presence is having on the next generation right at this moment.

Who cares about the next generation you ask? Why bother when you believe that no one bothered about you?

I say; ask your parents and find out if they have bothered about you, actually ask yourself that question.

Clear blue sky,

Watching down on me..

Lush green flora,

Staring straight through me..

Wild holy river,

Flowing beneath my feet..

My past, my present and my future,

Staring right back at me.

pMaN

2012-01-02T02:37:00.001+08:00

Hello readers!

2012 is finally here, and there's so much that happened in 2011 in so little time, its incredible. Which is why I would like to share some of the posts the did not make it to your LCD screen and lived in my draft folder for a year or two.
I hope you enjoy it...

I present to you - the past!

pMaN

Blog Rebooted!

2011-12-31T01:18:00.004+08:00

The year is 2011 and the date is the last day before 2012.
Judging from the good ol' mayans and John Cusack's "award" winning portrayal of man who experiences an epic adventure to save him and a few of the other 6 billion people from the end of the world.

It's not really the end of the world, just a big flood. The end of the world would be when the sun consumes the earth as its dying and creating a black hole. (astrophysicists would hopefully back me up here)

Excuse my digression, as I was saying, the end of the world has motivated me to restart what I left off sometime last year.
Consider this my first post of the year (and if the world ends in 2012, probably my last) but I doubt thats going to happen.

Happy New Year to friends!family!lovers!haters! and even those people who randomly comment on my posts with the most irrelevant replies, a jolly good year to you too!

To the AC Repair company, may you repair ac's better this year;

To the hair cuts for women, may you cut hair better for women this year;

To the financial help for college, may the colleges get your help this year!

Wish you all the best and I look forward to this year with more posts, comments and pictures!

2011

pMaN

rememberance - Past Series

2010-11-18T23:09:00.003+08:00

"Hi, ticket?"....

yup, thats how we start off our day when the customers start pouring in.

Entering the plastic doors that are slightly hazed to give the impression that this is the place that they toys come out from and also a big sign saying "Authorized personnel only" to keep them away.

The smell of unopened cardboard boxes, the metal racking and the body odour from the ticket boys. Exactly what we need in the morning to wake up to serve our customers with a smile.

Don't think we hardly interact with customers just because we're the ticket boys, we meet them, talk to them, help them and most important of all they need us. Loading those heavy items onto their cars, making small talk and sometimes really long talk. Finding an item in the grand storeroom is no easy task, leave it to a ticket guy to find it for you. After a while it becomes second nature.

But wait, there's a person waiting by the loading dock and you've got to tend to them as well. Great! The delivery guy has arrived and he's in a hurry and not giving you the good vibes. When you think you've helped everyone, "Ticket to refunds, thats ticket to refund please , thank you" goes over the speaker system in a very sweet but demanding voice. Alas, thats all that was left. Let't just say this is probably the more usual way to start off the morning. This is not even including the little paperwork that goes in to being a ticket guy, thats another story on its own.

So how do we keep it together you ask? Its not a million dollar question my loyal readers, its actually human nature. When you're having a bad day, you need a pick up, a sliver lining as some call it. Be it someone to talk to, something you do to de-stress or just need to get motivated to get moving again.

A friend, a smile, a nice gesture is sometimes all we need to get us up and going again. And in this place we call our workplace, there's a certain person who managed to do this job pretty well, be it unconsciously or intentionally but that doesn't matter.

I know, that we, the ticket guys, the guys and girls on the sales floor and on the registers have been touched by this person in a way thats not explainable or probably is.

In the end, we all wish him the best, where ever he may be and that he knows how grateful we are to have had the chance to know him and work alongside him.

pMaN

Springfest spring feast - Past Series

2010-10-18T23:14:00.003+08:00

Spring,

flowers blossoming, painting houses, cleaning them and a lot of cleaning. Its the time when people turn new leaves and make things look like new.

I like to bakar some ikan, and thats exactly what I did at the Spring feast festival at UWA this year. Along with pulut lady and Mr.Z, we set up a stall to sell ikan bakar and pulut inti and masala chai!

It was for a good cause as most of the money went to the United Nations fund for the Pakistan Emergency. We sold a lot, the pulut was first to go and then the ikan bakar. The chai was an added bonus.

pMaN

Its a dog eat dog world 4 - Based on a true story - Past Series

2010-06-22T16:23:00.002+08:00

Lien and his mom were there early and were talking to the manager of the cyber cafe and as he had predicted the short lanky boy from the CCTV appeared in front of them. Now it was time to talk to him thought Liens mom. She confronted the boy who seemed a little surprised, she asked him to come into the managers office where the CCTV's were. She asked the manager to replay the section of the video that showed the incident. As the boy watched what was happening. His eyes grew wide and his surprised expression turned into a look of worry. Exactly what Liens mom wanted.

pMaN

Its a dog eat dog world part 3 - Based on a true story - Past Series

2010-06-17T04:10:00.002+08:00

Short, lanky and inconspicuous was the boy. He entered the doors of the cyber cafe and slowly and carefully with smooth movements slipped into the Lien's seat and made the phone his. Lien and his mom were amazed, and her first reaction was that he's just a small boy. Lien sighed relief at the image, atleast they know who took it. Now to find him, Liens mom asked the manager if he had seen him before and being the helpful and caring person he is, he said yes.

It turns out the boy in the cctv image is regular at the cyber cafe and he even knows what time of the day he comes in. It was decided that the three would all meet at the cyber cafe at 1pm, also the time the little boy makes his rounds in the cyber cafe.

pMaN

Its a dog eat dog world part 2- Based on a true story - Past Series

2010-06-17T03:57:00.004+08:00

Lien heads home and has decided to let his mom know about the incident, he prepares himself for the next 30 mins for the musical concert of his life. What he doest realize is that he's going to go on an adventure with his mom for the next 2 days!

After the Lien's ear drums are shattered, his mom decides to pay the manager of the cyber cafe a visit, taking Lien with her of-course. Upon arrival she notices that there are CCTV cameras located in the building and speaks to the manager. Being a good natured, helpful manager, he agrees to find the footage during Lien's visit to the cyber cafe. He finds it, and forwards it exactly to the time Lien leaves his seat to leave and Lien can see it, in front of his eyes his beloved phone is right there on the table. He wishes he could grab it through the confines of the 14inch black and white CCTV display.

It is about 3 minutes since he's left, a few people have entered and left but the phone is still there on the table. The manager, Lien and his mom are glued to the screen to see what happens next.

pMaN

Its a dog eat dog world part 1 - based on a true story - Past Series

2010-06-17T03:50:00.002+08:00

Lien is about to sit down and order his food when he realizes that he's left his phone at the cyber cafe! Its been 5 minutes since he's left his phone.

He hurries back to the cyber cafe hopeful to find the phone lying where he left it. He is devastated. At that point his mind races to think about what to do, where could it go? who should he ask? whats his mom going to say? and definitely wish he had not taken it out of his pocket.

At this conjecture, I am not going to insult the readers intelligence by stating the obvious because I'm sure you all know that the phone is in someone else's possession. Big question is whose?

pMaN

Its a dog eat dog world - Past Series

2010-06-17T03:26:00.004+08:00

It was intense! All that clicking, shouting and rush of adrenaline when you die, sometimes its tiring. But at the end of the day you re-spawn and start all over again. Bang! Bang!

At this point its all pretty cool and amazing, Lien has killed the most amount of terrorists from his team and is smiling from ear to ear. He wants to maintain his untouched record a little longer but when you feel a pang in your tummy it is time to retire from all that shooting and dying and find a nice chilled out spot in the neighborhood to satisfy the palate.

Lien is a lean, dark and tall high school kid of about 15 years of age and cyber cafe's, pool and basketball are his staple diet. What more could a kid want? Good friends, good times and a young heart. Lien's mom, a very outgoing, loud, tall woman and an amazing cook. She will cook food from around the world including Western, Asian, vegetarian and new creations were coming out of the kitchen everyday. She enjoys the company of friends and watching exciting Indian soap operas on television.

Lien's father who is an engineer works very hard and likes to enjoy the evenings reading the news on the computer and watching a Hollywood action movie. He enjoys eating good food and poetry.

Going back to Lien's cybercafe where he had just left to go and eat, what I forgot to mention is that he had also left his expensive hand phone on the computer he was sitting at. Now this phone, a birthday gift with a price tag comprising of triple zeros was given to him by his parents.

What happens next and the actions following that is something that should amaze you.

-based on a true story

pMaN

Sleep Drought

2010-05-19T04:24:00.002+08:00

Sleep has been pulverized, obliterated, caught out,run out, destroyed,eaten up, consumed, sucked in the back hole.

Stress, odd sleeping and eating habits and too many things in someone's head can cause sleeping problems. Don't take my word for it, ask a doctor.

A couple of remedies I got from a couple of doctor friends and non doctor friends were:

1. Getting off Facebook - this is probably the one thats keeping us all up at night, as I can still see people here in Perth still up in the wee hours of the morning. Must be the vampire/twilight influence, oh wait, no its just people studying. Good Luck to you guys! to all others, Don't screw up your sleep, you'll have your whole life to get up in the morning to go to work and stay up late at night for work later. Enjoy those dreamy sessions, its the one place no one can get into ...yet.

2. Warm Milk - I've heard this from a lot of people actually. I had no idea how this works, never asked. I never liked the taste of milk as a kid and didn't get the idea of drinking milk as we grew up since it's only meant to be drunk as a baby!(Think about it!) Anyway thats a different argument. This probably works for some, for me, I'm not sure yet.

3.Stumbleupon.com - This is a cool website that selects the best of a certain topic that you like and presents it to you at a click of a button. So all you have to do is click, and your favorite photography site or musical video or random webpage is shown. It passes your time and the monotonous repetition movement of your finger on the touch pad or mouse is what probably puts you to sleep. Works for me sometimes, until I come an interactive website where I have to play a game. There goes any hope of me falling asleep.

4. Dancing like a bollywood star - as suggested by a friend of mine, not sure what he was thinking. Probably on the lines that tiring me out with those choreographed aerobics would eventually put me to sleep. This I haven't tried yet and probably won't. Anyone tried this?

5. How about a Drink? - I guess this depends on what drink you're having and what reaction this drink can have on you. I'm sure somewhere someone said "You can drink yourself to sleep..." maybe it's something I saw on Devdas.

6.Count Sheep - This reminds me of the time when Mr. Bean decides to count sheep from a picture in front of him, a calculator one hand typing in god knows what numbers, then eventually counting them all, acknowledging his utmost surprise and finally crashing into his bed snoring. I wish it worked this way. My sheep tend to run away into the distance and my imagination gets the better of me. It beyond my control and frankly induces more brain activity than staying awake.

7. Sleeping Hygiene - This was a doctor friend of mine, this comprises of the following a)sleeping at the same time everyday- routine establishment b)no vigorous activity before sleep even watching TV and movies, reading is acceptable. c) NO CAFFEINE! d) exercise and in the end he said another alternative would be Temazepam 10mg PRN. OK real medical advise here.

I can already say I don't do any of the above, which screams "OBVIOUSLY PRITH".

Moving on...

8) Riding my bike to Mandurah and back - for those not in Perth, Mandurah is a nice quiet coastal town south of Perth, about an hours drive. Well one hour by car = forever by bike. I'll probably lie unconscious next to the beach. Oh well...

Those are a couple of ideas, I'm sure there are a lot more creative,innovative and mind blasting ideas out there that people have to help them to sleep. I would like to add one more to this list..

9) Blogging - I have to say, this is working in a way. Goodnight readers.

pMaN

Affairs of the Current type - Past Series

2010-05-10T02:23:00.002+08:00

The headlines of today were quite interesting, ranging from rising home loan interest rates, the British election, exorcism and banning the veil.

Now if I were asked which headline caught your attention, an educated guess would probably leave out all of them because frankly this is old news.

Now if I were to further grab your undivided attention to this post by saying that a certain someone is coming out of the closet, well now that's something some people would categorize as amazingly eye catching. Mind you, it is only to some people that the sexual orientation of a person is more important than the current affairs of the world. - This is exactly what the entertainment industry thrives on. They are so influential, they can make major news headlines look like little insignificant columns.

The human mind is an unsettling one, one's privacy is anothers pleasure which is weird, creepy and money making!

To man-kind and hoping they sort out their priorities!

pMaN

Saving the World

2010-04-07T19:10:00.002+08:00

2 weeks ago I had asked a question to a few people this time, a question I guess everyone overlooks or wouldn't bother answering at first glance. It is not a simple one to answer, some might take a considerable amount of time to think about it, which is why I wasn't expecting a huge response this time. The responses I did get, went beyond my expectations!

Question : "If you had the power, what would YOU would do to make the world a better place?"

Thanks for the answers everyone!It truly is amazing how differently we all think.Enjoy the read and feel free to comment.

"If I had the power, I would BOOGIE, because name me one person who isn't happy when they are mindlessly dancing away to nothing!
But on a more serious note, I think everyone has THE power, because a wise man once said, 'Change the world, one person at a time. Why not start with yourself?'" - Anonymous

"Something to remove ourselves from the dependence of fossil fuels, an alternative an clean energy source. Introduce equity amongst all and reduce the rich-poor divide, although it sounds really communistic :p" - Jeff Yeoh

"first i'll hang all the abusers, rapist, terrorists n back stabbers (esp men, sori not being sexist but sometimes we r left wif no choice)....den il sentence those who are judgmental til death....den il solve poverty and any issues related to child, women, disabled, old and needy people....finally ill help to spread love and peace...hehehehe....." - Kiren Kaur

"I believe a lot of problems today exist because of a lack of communication and a lack of cultural understanding. I want to bridge gaps and show that we are all the same on the inside no matter how different we are on the outside.
I think the media is to blame for a lot of it...and i have been thinking for several years now..to start making short films..documentaries...as they make a huge impact on the viewers compared to other medium of communication.
This is where i relate it to the first question, in 20 years i want to be financially stable so that i can have the power to do such things, to be able to bring some change.
I dont know how else i can answer the question Pman...
The other reason we have problems is the lack of education. This is a serious issue and i think is the root problem anywhere. Building schools and strong curriculum is also very important and i hope..i hope...we can actually do this." - Mohammed Ehaab

"I will stop people from having more than 2 babies!

Less people... less waste!
Less people... less poverty!
Less people... less problems!
Less people... less hunger!

and the list carries on!

And of course, keep your needs to a minimum and you will be happy" - Alex Garces

"I would make a person think about and do stuff for the benefit of other people instead of for his or her own benefit." -Ubaid Ali Qadri

"I will take add one more into humans... COMMONSENSE!" - Joy Ganesan

"I would throw all flowery thoughts of prayer and being devout aside. It doesn't seem to be working guys (no insult, honest).
Instead, if I had the power, all I would do was to take into account each of the areas most frequently affected or at least from a geological point of view, at risk and improve or implement infrastructures for safety (e.g. safe ouses for typhoons/cyclones and proper building infrastructure to better withstands earthquakes. Expensive I know, but you said I had the power.
My next move would be not as drastic. It is already something I am in the midst of doing. Being civic minded, honest and just. This is something that I believe does not come from those high up in the social chain. This is something that must begin at ground level. I am ground level. So are you. We should all work on these issues to make any country a better, more honest and pleasant place to live in because if we've in Hell, we might as well work together and build an air-conditioner. My 2 cents." - Wayne Chua

"I want to make schools for the disadvantaged and the less privileged children around the world." - Anonymous

Flashback

2010-03-04T00:37:00.026+08:00

A little experiment involving most of you and it is similar to Back to the Future when Doc Brown gets into the Delorean and keys in the date he wants to get to.

Where as here, YOU decide what happens to you in the future and its going to take you 20 years to find out if what you say now actually turns out true!

Today is Day 1 of Experiment "Flashback", Year 2010 and here are the participants and their predictions!- enjoy :)

- "I see myself as a global citizen in 20 years time. Hopefully a successful architect travelling from place to place on the job - meeting up with international clients, giving talks and attending international conferences. ;)" - Ming Siew Leang

- "in 20 yrs time i see myself havin a family n working at the same time so happily livin wif my fam tats all" - Anonymous

- "Owning a group of companies that are at the forefront of family friendly entertainment as well as deal with research commercialization be it IT or bio science related , God willing..." - Haris Akram

- "In 20 years, I see myself happily married and settled in someplace quiet and obscure, where I know nobody and nobody knows me, especially Asians, as a specialist in the field of Medicine, and its subdivisions, probably have a couple of kids or maybe not. And my parents are living someplace near me too, and I hope my dad gets to be the cartoonist that he wanted to be, and my mom gets to go places with me:)" - Anonymous

- "Hmmm, 20 years ey? Well, probably traveling around the world. I see myself being successful with a good career and lifestyle." - Kiren Kaur

"I see myself as an established entreprenuer in 20 years. It's just an ambition and I'm working towards it." - Paul J. Micheal

- "I see myself living peacefully with my family in house on Planet Earth." - Ubaid Ali Qadri

"In 20 years I see myself getting excited about eating brownies for breakfast with my 15 kids." - Nagi Maganti

- "I see myself successful in 20 years" - Yaomin Lu

"I'll be middle-aged! 0.0 but other than that, I'll be heading a translation company, only working online while my "body" is somewhere else, teaching children who do not have the previledge to go to school otherwise; with or without the flock of children that i'll definately have by that time.

or...
the world came to an end, and that wouldn't matter anymore because there'll be no "time" in heaven! =D" - Alexandra

- " Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life. Hence, I believe that the best thing about my future is that it only comes one day at a time!" - Joy Ganesan

"married, with kids, stable job, own house, own car, in australia or maybe in some other country" - Shailendre Chutoorgoon

- "I cant see so far. I see myself in college tomoro :)" - Indranil Roy

"I see myself making alot of money in 20 years. The term alot, of course, is relative..." - Gideon Tan

- "In 20 years, I'd be 44. I see myself owning my own small business, making do with life. Have a family and 2 kids, being able to travel the world at least once a year. Simple but satisfying." - Jeff Yeoh

"So... where do i see myself in 20 years?

In 20 years, I'd be umm forty-seven. That's quite unimaginable to be honest but I'd like to see myself in a country of seasons and in a house of my own of which I designed myself; hopefully with a beautiful companion whom is my wife. Just being satisfied with life and probably semi retired. " - Muzii

- "20 years?! 20 YEARS Prith!?!
thats a fat long time, ok if i am still alive and healthy (fingers crossed), I would love to see myself as an accomplished multilateral diplomat (or perhaps i would be such a person after 30 years) working for international affairs. Leaving aside the professional aspirations, what I really do hope for myself is to be a happily married woman with 2 or 3 kids, or perhaps 4, the more the merrier, and some 4-5 dogs, i might also add a horse to my family!
I would also like to start writing a book by then...
whatever i might be at the age of 42, all i hope is that i stay fat and wrinkle free :D"
- Sahiba Minhas

" i see myself being a specialist doctor, satisfied with work and life as well, with a husband, kids and a huge family. I see myself being happy and content and hopefully having my own hospital being set up in the process, as well as training younger doctors. And i see myself being successful in what I am doing, achieving what has been most desired, confidence in doing what i do and being good at it :)" - Anju Rai

"Maybe with kids, teaching to and learning from them, but most importantly enjoying of their growing, living a very busy life, both travelling for fun and working hard, inspiring others to get on with MS and live to the fullest; just like I do today.
In 20 years I see myself, as the most important part of my futuristic sight, happy no matter what." - Alex Mauricio Garces

"Asking me to answer a question that can be read in 2 secs that reflects my goals for the next 20 years will take me time to answer. I do have some definitive goals in my head, but my pursue will be for near perfection in each endeavour" - Mohammed Ehaab

"i dont even know what ill be doing in a years time" - Prashanth Chandran

pMaN

Late Afternoon with Pman

2010-02-14T12:40:00.003+08:00

Good Afternoon everyone!

Its been an while since my last post and ages since my last "Late night with Pman" post.

Today is Valentines Day and its a day where people express their emotions for each other by means of gifts. It doesn't have to be between lovers, it can be between friends and family, as love comes in all forms.

Where did this tradition or culture originate from?

Its been around for years! Hundreds actually!
One version of its history states that the title Valentine was given to Christian martyrs.

Alright? SO what does this have to do with expressing love to each other?

In a very short and casual way of saying this,

A ruler in this european region had condemned all men to stay single as he wanted to grow an army and his theory was that married men made crappy soldiers. Fair enough. But a priest went against this rule and went and married men to their women secretly anyway. When the ruler found out, he had him arrested and set to be executed.

Now it gets to the interesting part.

While in jail, he befriended and fell in love with the daughter of the jailer and the day before he was to be executed, he wrote a letter in which he expressed his feeling to her and had ended the letter by writing,

- From your valentine

Thats a version of the story which I have obtained from a very "reliable" source.

I'm sure there are other versions and I do hope to hear those versions.

Personally I feel that Valentines Day was a very well thought idea or tradition and though some people like it obviously due to its chocolate red rose combinations. It actually encourages people to be together, be it lovers, friends or family even though it is for a day.

That's all for this afternoon,
Pman out!

Happy Valentines Day

pMaN

YEAR OF THE TIGER...........................prawns

2010-01-13T14:52:00.004+08:00

IT is 2010!
JOlly goood!

Happy new year every one! and hope you all had a good new years eve.
Time to shake off that holiday mood and get into action/business or whatever you are into.

Time to get into making those dreamy resolutions a reality and ofcourse

making sure the year ahead is better than the last!

I started my year with family an friends and its been a blast!

The chinese new year is coming up! and its the YEAR OF THE TIGER! and what better way to express myself than cooking up a delicious dish of TIGER Prawns! mmm yummy!

HUGE! SLIPPERY! FISHY! and full of brains!

I hope these pictures make you jealous of some sort! :P

Enjoy the images and if you want to know how they tasted just let me know ... lol!

pMaN

Itouch

2009-11-19T13:34:00.001+08:00

Testing from itouch

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

ROBOT DANCE

2009-02-01T03:52:00.002+08:00

Prash - hope this fulfills your vari vari dance number
Jen - well u're just billo rani
Jiv - U were made for this dance!
Pman - i'm cool!

pMaN

and yet another reunion ends....

2009-01-18T15:18:00.005+08:00

Going back for the holidays...gives me mixed feelings always...

This is because I see the good and bad side of things.

Good things are that i get to see good ol' friends from primary school and my family! and bad side is I become too healthy!(if you know what i mean!)

Altogether, the good out"weighs" the bad, so i'm not complaining!

Here are some pictures from my recent visit back home - Kl..

pMaN

"Hold on"

2008-10-31T03:58:00.007+08:00

His eyes, flickering in the light
As he needed to rest,
Yearning for some sleep to fight,
and to wake up in time for a guest.

But he knew it was inevitable,
Death was his only option.
a little more time to tell his fable
a little more time to see her voice,
a little more time to hear her face,
a little more...

Having lived his life with joy,
Through his past and our present
A life that would amaze us,
He was a survivor.

Being someones happiness
and someones sadness,
who knew? she knew!
He still had enemies
Who were once friends.
They wouldn't come.

She would come,he knew
He needed to stay awake.
He would just think
about the times he felt like
abandoning,giving up and surrendering
about the times he never did,
about the times
she told him to...

Hold on...

pMaN

Bhaiyaa!!

2008-09-29T22:09:00.004+08:00

Hmmm....this is an interesting story of a person i know personally..

He has travelled to many places and done may things but what was he really after..who knows?

Well his story starts off on a lazy sunday afternoon as he was sleeping very comfortably like he always does on a lazy sunday afternoon,

but this time he was tired of sleeping every sunday afternoon, he wanted to do something different this sunday, something that would bring a radical change to his life, and he did!

He started pondering!....he thought of becoming a philosopher as he had many ideas in that little head of his, ideas he thought would change the world....

Hmm...so he thought and thought and thought...and since all famous people start small..he started thinking of changing something..something small that he could start with, and different people have different ways of thinking, he would stand near the toilet and ponder away! it probably worked...or maybe not..

Anywas...so he thought of other ways that would help him think, since he was getting this gut feeling in him all sunday!! H needed to know why!! So he started playing his guitar! He played hard, until his fingers beacme sore, he played day and night! he played until he played out of tune.

It took him some time, but then he told himself "No No No, my gut feeling is not going!!! What should I do!!??" He became desperate! So he shouted up at the sky on top of batu caves!! and told the big guy about his feeling!! and his pain!!

And after that he just waited until he just saw the most fascinating living creature ever!! A snake, not any snake! This snake was looking at him with its piercing eyes as it wanted to say something to him. He came closer and closer and he just had to touch it, and maybe it would tell him something! So he held it around his neck and it probably told him the secret to his pain! Who knows?

One thing is for sure, it made him forget about his gut feeling and his pain.

After the batu caves snake episode, he immediately had to go to cameroon highlands, he said it was important, and needed to be closer to the sky as possible! So he went and started walking through the tea plantations and started pondering again.

He was feeling something, he just couldn't say what!! HE was getting tired of all this travelling and so he sat down one day and meditated...He meditated day and night, until he caused a traffic jam on the road. He had to leave unfortunately.

He felt dissapointed that people can't just sit in the middle of the roads these days and meditate anymore. He wanted to just observe nature and thought of the current world status and the ways the environment is being polluted.

"SO many trees cut down! WHy?WHy??oh why??"
So he walked on and on and he took a shortcut through a village and saw all the poor people there and he felt very sad that he wasn't doing anything about it. So he decided he would go to a country and become a very influential person! ANd he did!(sort of) ;

"I will change the lives of people everywhere, I will start with India!! "
SO he took a plane and went to India, he hopped onto an auto rickshaw and enjoyed the ride!!

He returned a few says later, all changed! He was more materialistic person,he had more jewellery on him, fashionable clothes and a different hair style.

He just said "Dude! That country might be poor! But the rich are filthy rich!! but my gut feeling is back and the pain is unbearable even more now! I dont know what to do!! "
A friend of his, told him to go for a walk along a lake, maybe that will give him some fresh air."

After the walk, he was feeling a bit better, the feeling he had been having for the past few weeks was slowly becoming clear to him, he suddenly had a vision, an idea!! He quickly went home and took out his medicine bag and he was dumbfounded!! Why hadnt he thought of this before!!!!

He told no one of his amazing discovery except until now.
Then as soon as he was going somewhere, one of his freinds caught him and asked him about his gut feeling and if he was still having it?
"Ufff!!! get out of my way!! I havent been to the toilet in weeks!!"

pMaN

Sing

2008-09-17T06:43:00.004+08:00

Higher, higher, a little more higher,
thats right, you're almost there.
Perfect, now hold it there!

Keep it close and hold it loose,
not too loose and not too tight,
just right.

Up and down, up and down , thats right.
Imagine a sunny wednesday in Perth,
With the swan against the bright light,
Picture yourself on a little wooden boat,
On the shore with children flying kites.

Now play the guitar like I told you,
up and down and sing as you go,
Sing the boat,sing the swan,
sing the children,sing the kites
Sing until you've got the picture right!

Up and Down,up and down thats right!

Don't be shy, sing it loud.
your voice is a gift, you should be proud.
Sing you,sing me.
You might be blind, but I've taught you to see!

pMaN

Cup of tea

2008-08-29T19:10:00.007+08:00

hmmm... a little spicy,
he said three, she came at four,

a little sour,
she wanted perfect, he only came in faulty,

a little salty,
the talk was heavy but then they felt weightlessness,

and a pinch of sweetness,

.......... in a cup of tea.

hmmm... a dose of chilli,
he liked bread with cinnamon,

a squeeze of lemon,
and her chocolate sundae was done,

a drizzle of salt,
he said he would call,

and a trinkle of sugar,
....... in a cup of tea.

hmmm... a bit of anger,
she cared less and less

a bit of sadness,
to go with that mess,

a bit of dissapointment,
the talks got heavier and pointless,

and a bit of happiness,
......... in a cup of tea.

hmmm...

pMaN

Breathe...

2008-07-14T23:58:00.005+08:00

As she crept across the meadowfields,
quickly but calmly observing her surroundings,
like a child looking for her missing teddy bear,
her breath seen against the moon lit sky filled with scintillating stars.

She looks left and right with worried thoughts,
her silky hair is being blown away by the silent wind,
her crimson dress is dancing with the calm breeze,
she hears whispers around her,

she keeps walking,
she keeps looking,
she keeps listening,

and she breathes, she breathes , she breathes.

He's thinking about it,
about what happened a while ago,
back in the place he doesnt want to be reminded of.
Part of him wants to go back but part of him wants to keep driving,

he feels sadness,
he feels anger,
he feel frustration,

yet he breathes , he breathes, he breathes.

They are lying there carelessly facing the dark sky,
their hands touch slightly and,
his heart beats faster,
He moves closer to her looking into her eyes,
she wants him to say something but

his heart just beats faster,
she moves closer,
they look at each other,

and they breathe, they breathe, they breathe.

pMaN

Mazian Reunion

2008-07-14T01:00:00.002+08:00

Heres a slideshow of pictures from a nice meet up we had at the curve.....

Hmm..it was as if we became school kids again.. ;)

Enjoy!!!!!!! Buahahahahaha!
pMaN

Guchu Muchu

2008-07-01T21:33:00.004+08:00

A few pictures of my brother's guinea pigs....

Here's Guchu...got a little bigger ;P

and here's muchu!....

pMaN

Flying Bus...

2008-07-01T20:36:00.004+08:00

It was another day around the same time of the year...
The tension..the sleepless nights...the frustration...

I would say the exams were easier..so what's worse?

Well there are probably a million and one things that are worse than exams and all its festivities,
in this case its leaving thats always a nightmare for me...and i'm sure i'm speaking on behalf of others.

Packing up my room was a nightmare..stuffing 3 years of my things into boxes is no easy task.

It took countless boxes(12!!!) few bags(8!!!) and alot of food and energy drinks to keep me awake the night before I left..

...The feeling is awesome once you realise that you're done....WRONG!!!

Its the worst feeling you can get, because you know in about a month you're going to have to unpack almost all these boxes once you come back. Torture isnt it?

Oh well...I'm home for another few week. Until then KL mamak stalls better prepare themselves ,my stomach is growling.

pMaN

Jens Place....

2008-05-14T20:07:00.007+08:00

Jen's Joint!

The place to chill out...hehe..

Cooking took place after we all woke up...which was somewhere after lunch...although out plan was to cook by lunch...yes..thats IST Indian standard timing....
Started off with Jennifer,Shreosi,Prashant and iron chef prith(:P) , went grocery shopping then met up with raufa who helped us alot with the cutting and chopping of grass and other veggies..
Well everyone helped out here and there...
Heres the host!.."owner" of the joint!

here's head chef and assistant chef cutting stuff..will leave it up to you to decide whos head and whos assistant :P

Ahh this was our first customer who just happened to come 4 hours early...and instead helped us out alot...with entertainment and chopping...man thats a lot of chopping....and chopping...and cutting and more chopping... zzzzzz......zzzzz...
Heres TZE~!

Here's raita lady...famous for her raita....dunno what she puts in it..but its good!!, she wanted to expand her horizons in her cooking vocabulary so she made a sweet dish called 3 in 1 sugi,paisam and shondesh!!!!! INgenious! only the people present actually know what happened... ;)

Here's the result!!!!

Heres a picture of all our dishes put together... oh yeah...Iron Chef prith made the prawn...cant be shown on the site...not allowed for publication...
Suren and Joy came by next to judge the food and give us grades...the food was soo good they forgot to grade it ;) Joy helped out in making the tandoori chicken...

Suren was in charge of music and entertainment.. :P check out you tube to see what i mean...
http://www.youtube.com/user/prith2005

Just for an idea of what was made and by who..:
Bangladeshi Creamy Potato Salad - Jennifer
Masala Chicken Briyani - Jeniffer
Tender Tandoori Chicken - Joy
One-of-a-kind vegetable Briyani - Prashanth
Springy masala Prawn Curry - Prithvijit
Infamous white raita - Shreosi
3-in-1 sweeeeet sugi - Shreosi
Amazing entertainment and DJ style Music - Suren
Special Thanks to the people without whom the party could not have been possible: Raufa and Tze!!!!
All Rounders(Cutting(alot of cutting),Inspiration,Timekeeping,Tasting,Camera-woman)

I'll let your taste buds salivate for a bit...
pMaN

The Big 21!

2008-03-30T14:35:00.002+08:00

The day has come....

Had a wonderful day yesterday, bbq aloing matilda bay, prawns, chicken wings and kebabs with some veggie tofu and veggie patties and veggie sausages.

Thanks to everyone who came, had a great one!

Thanks to everyone who came, had a great one!
pMaN

Awe...

2008-03-25T19:54:00.003+08:00

A little boy in awe, looking at something.

In Perth City..

pMaN

A little bit of Sephia....

2008-03-25T19:37:00.003+08:00

UWA goers guess where this was taken?

Arched tunnel leading to the Hackett Cafe(for those who dont know where Hackett Cafe is, you need to go out more!!(its opposite the duck pond)

A little sephia is the only editing done here...

pMaN

Stare at the sky...

2008-03-25T19:16:00.004+08:00

One of the flood lights on James oval...

Take your time to just stare up at the sky sometimes, its a work of art...
(Click on image to enlarge)
pMaN

2008-03-21T12:47:00.004+08:00

Taking a break from my creative writing skills and the Town of Edifice,

I would to "exhibit" some pictures taken by my Pentax K100D :)

Enjoy

pMaN

Picture of a 1000 words...

2008-03-15T13:10:00.002+08:00

The town of Edifice, a town filled with natural beauty and habitat. The air just seems different here, cleaner, fresher maybe even has a certain scent to it, who knows, its just good to know that what you're breathing in is so fresh. The town has made an effort to protect the plant species and the animals, not that these animals are endangered or anything like that.

Other than being known for its natural beauty, it is known quite well for its expensive universities. Students from other towns come here in the hopes to fulfill their further education.
Edifice being quite conducive to studying due to the majority of their residents being retirees, there is hardly any need to show off the size of their stereo system or the size of their tyre rims or showoff the size of anything else.

Despite all the natural beauty and clean air , the town hasn't really made an impact on the roadmap, tourists dont seem to come here in big buses in the hordes. Neither is there any advertising of any sort in other towns or cities about the town of Edifice.

The reason for this unpopularity could be due to the most intelligent habitants of the town, its people. The people of Edifice have a certain twist in their nature, in terms of a drink it could range from a twist of lemon to a squeeze of honey, from sour to sweet.

Lets take for example an apartment block located in the centre of town, at the corner of Sane Street and Doubtful Boulevard.

Built in the 1990's for those rich kids that came here to study from far and wide. This building has history, not ancient history but modern history. A cement coloured building, the management probably was too stingy to paint it a decent colour or he just had a bad sense of taste in colour. Known as Building No.23 with a large 23 sign in front of it in bold. From the outside, its not appealing to anyone, looks more like a shabby place where all kinds of "off the record" things go on.
But once you walk through those steel encased wooden doors and listen to it making an acute screeching sound as it closes behind you, you stand in awe in the main lobby of the building.

A chandelier? Why is there a Chandelier in this place, you realise the kids here are filthy rich, and a little money called "donation" probably went towards their "building improvement fund" and all of a sudden the manager decided to just buy a $5000 chandelier, and once you've adjusted you eyes to the ground level again, you see toilets on the right which are out of order, which gets you thinking..what a way to spend money.

If you've noticed, there aren't any people around, thats because you're new here and you've come a little early to get yourself use to the place.

The floor is carpeted with one of those mosaic look alike designs with light emanating from the chandelier over the carpet giving it the five star hotel look. You're impressed but not too much, knowing how much money you spent to stay at a place like this, excluding the money the taxi driver probably ripped off you by taking you through the scenic river drive.

A sling bag on your side and a trolley suitcase trailing behind you, you take little steps looking for something, a phone. It said on the email , if you're here after hours you're supposed to use the phone.

You find the phone, behind a pillar somewhere in the corner, you pick up the receiver and dial the number, its rings....and someone picks it up and after a lot of muffling noise, a guy says;

Who the hell is this?!!

(To be continued...)

pMaN

HNY - Past Series

2008-01-01T16:56:00.000+08:00

Good afternoon, or Good Evening to my "loyal" readers, if any of you did wake up in the morning on New Years Day , then i wish you Good Morning and a Happy New Year.

The year 2007 was an eventful one...as are all years...some being more eventful than others. It all depends on how you spent the year, by studying 24/7, partying 24/7 or doing both 24/7 or just chillin and doing nothing 24/7.

Well..i'll let you judge my year...or parts of it, i dont have the patience to take pictures of every moment of the day for 365 days...although if I really looked into my picture album, thats what i would find.

And let the countdown start...

Year 2007 -

pMaN

MIA

2007-12-15T12:29:00.000+08:00

You're wondering why they brought you here, why people in black suits broke your door open carrying guns and wearing armour and flashing lights at your face. They dragged you out of your own house and into an unmarked van where you don't remember anything about the journey or how you ended up here in this room with no windows and three men with no expressions on their faces, staring at you as if you're a specimen in a biology experiment.

Theres a distinct smell in the air of the room that you're in. After spending time in the gym almost every day, you'd think by now you'd get used to the smell of sweat. But this was different, it was a mixture of ciggrette smoke and sweat and tension. It gets you a bit naseuos when you first inhale it, then you get used to it,slowly.

The man behind you,from the mirror on your left, looks like he's 5 months pregnant and he's got a donut in his hand. His beard is full of crumbs of what was probably his last meal.
You look to your left, next to the pillar of this cell and there standing next to it is a man who seems to be anorexic and almost blended into the wall. He's smoking what seems to be a cigarette that needs to be put out or it might just burn his lips.

The third man, probably in his late 30's is sitting in front of you with a strange expression on his face, the kind you get from your school principal when he calls you up and you're not sure whether he's going to shake your hand or slap you across the face. He's got some files in his hands that he's flipping over and over and checking something repeatedly.

You get frustrated by all this, and think that its about time they tell you whats going on here,

"Where am i??Who are you??" are the first words that come out or your mouth. There's no answer from anyone. That really sets your trigger off, they brought you here unwillingly, broke into your own house and they keep silent!. You cant take anymore of this. You struggle to get out of our seat, but the shiny metal handcuffs just cut deeper into your wrists.

"I know my rights!!, You can't bring me in here for no reason!!Let me out NOW!!!!", your voice goes coarse and then all is silent again.

The middle aged man in front of you, stands up and asks you, in a very strict manner,

"When is it taking place?!"

You are stumbled by this question, what ever is he talking about.

You tell him you dont understand,

"When is it taking place?Where are your members?! Tell us now and we'll give you a light sentence!"

These words get you scared, and you mumble words to your self which you cant make out.
The two men behind you and on your left come closer to you, they look closely at you with judgemental eyes like they can see right through you.

You're mind is racing to find some answers,
The man repeats himself like a broken jukebox each time raising his voice. You can tell he's getting frustrated and irritated.

"I really dont know what you're talking about!!! Let me go now!!"..."You've got the wrong man!!...please!!.."

No one seems to be listening to you, the man infront of you gives a grunt like he's giving up, or maybe he has to move to another way of getting information out of you.

You're thinking all kinds of things, thoughts that would make anyone shiver.

You try one last time.. " Please.. you've got the wrong man...I've never done anything wrong in my life!!!...please!!..."

"You think we're going to believe that, we cant take anymore chances now.. You better tell us now or we're going to keep you locked up!..." "I'll give you one more chance to think and tell me...what's the plan and where are your group members??!!"

You cant believe it, all your life, all you got is a speeding ticket...that can't be it. You just cant think of anything else, sweat trickles down your forehead and you lips are still shivering. You're just hoping that this is a bad dream, you just want to go home and lie down.

The three men talk silently together and they signal something towards the mirror on the left and instantly two men who are supposedly guards come in the room. They uncuff ur hands and pick you up. The three men look at you, and you look back at them.

This is your last chance to save yourself, get something out of your mind to delay the process, you scroll through your life on what you've done and you stumble across.....

"NO..NO..NO..but that was 20 years ago, It was a joke!!!! I never meant anything I said, Believe me!!! ....

"No one used to read my blog anyway!!!!!!"

(Idea adapted from The Pelican, October 2007)
pMaN

Relived!!!

2007-06-29T16:36:00.000+08:00

Ok the last post was just a warm-up post....nothing but pure and crude randomness..
My break has started here, winter break that is. Its not as cold as winters in other countries with a minimum of 0 to max of 20 degrees celcius. Symptoms of winter here are longer hours of sleep,sore throats and the want to just stay indoors.

On todays's itenary, we have a few things...i cant list them now..but will just show you by pictures...as i usually do!

Went for Sheesha one night at Cafe Aida in Northbridge, some people's first experience, haha...alot of coughing and some experts on the table..it was fun otherwise..
Then a stop by at surens place, where we feasted on chicken and fries made by suren and watched a tv show that never knew existed! haha...

This picture i like...went to varuns place yesterday, and saw the mini that he got, no engine as you can see. Had some great Indian food after that , thanks to varun's mum!

I shall end this post with a picture of what i had at probably the only 24hr joint in perth!! Fast Eddy's

pMaN

Nightly Visitor!

2007-06-29T16:21:00.000+08:00

This dude, you see has been visiting the kitchen every once in a while, mostly at night. Not afraid of humans, it wanders around the kitchen sink like it owns the place and then wanders out through the window...

Got the guy this time and placed him/her on the towel and took a few snaps of it..:P

Some snaps taken --->

pMaN

Reporting Live!!!

2007-06-14T19:55:00.001+08:00

After some busy and hectic weeks on site, we have finally been able to get hold of our long lost reporter somewhere in the barren lands down under. It has come to our knowledge that he has some exciting news in store for us...

We're receivcing his audio signal right now, hold on..

phishhhhhhhshshshshshshsh...zzup(static noise....)
Duk..Duk...(Mic adjusting)....sshhh..sshhh(testing mic)
ahem..ahem...(preparing to talk now)

Thanks(to the guys in the news room),

Its been a while since i've been able to report live on any event, you guys keep forgetting where i am!! Oh well as you can see, i mean, hear from the sounds of this place(....silence...), that its VERY quiet.

Yes i am in a laboratory right now, where a new species has been discovered. Known as the Homo Sapien Studius. These creatures are doing something amazing....they are actually studying!! YES! Studying!, day and night, morning and evening(lunch time not included) they still need to eat.

I have managed to bring two of these species aside and interview them.

They seem to refuse to comment as they are eating some sort of "food". Apparently this is what they usually eat. They call it pizza, we know it as Fat!

Dapash!!!(sound of water splashing about!)...zzzup(sound of electricity)

[back to the newsroom...]

It seems like our correspondent has lost communication due to some technical difficulties...we'll try and get him again..but that will be for next time.

Same place, same channel, just different time..
Goodnight.

pMaN

Little Indian Celebration - Past Series

2007-06-05T14:19:00.000+08:00

Our last semester formal dinner with an Indian touch to it.

It was great, with the elephant deco and bhangra performances and indian music.
The best part of all was the Indian food.
Actually, i've taken some pics that SHOULD do the reading for you!!
So look and read...:)

pMaN

Lookin Back....

2007-05-19T18:30:00.000+08:00

One of the car expo's in Malaysia... i dont know when this was...but it was when we were in college, doing A-levels,CPU and all those courses..

It was being held at MegaMall, our hang out spot at that time....and we hung out there so many times....until we got bored of that place...

Souped up perdana's,waja's and protons were some of the "highlights" of the show...

The other more attractive highlights were all the non-malaysian made cars.Jeff,Ehaab,Samee and me...

Pictures courtesy of Ehaab
pMaN

A little cooking

2007-05-17T21:25:00.000+08:00

Kinda missed out on a lot of bloggin this time...
I have no idea why(or maybe i do)...:P

oh well , this was a well planned cooking thingy we had.

Made chicken-in-the-oven, spring rolls,mushroom curry and rice...i hope i'm not missing anything else...

These are the assistant chefs, cutting the vegetables :P hehe...
Cutting carrots has never been so amusing....

Anyways moving on...

Heres Nadya rolling the spring rolls into action! and ready for deep frying....i helped a bit over here...but my spring rolls didnt meet Nadya's standards ...hehe

And that ladies and gentlemen is a sight of a masterpiece...no not the oven..the chicken in the oven,...cant you smell it??? mmmmm...

Did i put too much...naaa..lets put some more - said shreosi while cooking her mushroom curry.In the end, she DID put alot of..garam masala...

And here are the faces of the satisfied cooks and a tester(sanji), my face was behind the camera and never infront of it..unfortunately...:P Well you can see the chicken-in-the-oven, the spring rolls and the "garam" mushroom curry all ready to eat!...straight from the kitchen...

I just made myself hungry again with this post...
I'll go make myself a peanut butter sandwich now...enjoy reading...:)

pMaN

Eye Bot- pt. 2

2007-05-17T21:18:00.000+08:00

Remember the eye-bot, well we're in phase 8 of 10 and just finishing fine tuning the speeds of the motor and now moving into the camera. This time we have to make the bot follow the wall. It has to automatically adjust itself and keep itself a certain distance(which we have specified) from the wall...
At the moment it just goes in a straight line and stops whenever it likes - still has alot of bugs in it.
This is what the one eyed menace looks like....

will keep you updated on this....at a later date..:)

pMaN

Looong Lost Post!

2007-05-17T21:00:00.000+08:00

Its that time of the year again...when i have to depend on mars bars and snickers to stay awake and energised..:P

Yeah picture me on a cycle going around a nice long round corner at approximately 10km/h and at the end of that nice long corner are my exams!....

So i thought before i get into isolation mode, let me blog a bit and keep you all updated..

Well for starters, this semester i had changed my room, to a much more cosy and lots of room for storing stuff and also have a kitchen and common sitting area just ourside my room.

Heres the research area...
and below is the hang out area....

and here is a pic of my late packed dinner....(looks can be deceiving)...

pMaN

Cultural Insight

2007-04-28T15:03:00.000+08:00

Australia - country of bbq,sports,beer and kangaroos.

BBQ - something that i liked when i first got here, there were free BBQ's, every week and it was simple - sausages, onions and bread, with sauces kept on the side with some cold drink. Then as weeks passes, hot dogs were getting boring and eventually i got sick of it.

Its the same everywhere actually, have the same thing too many times and you can get sick of it.

Next is Sports...

Now this is something i can never get too much of and there is too much here.
Main sport here in Perth is Footy, its an aussie version of Rugby, separate rules and all. Hockey,Cricket and Soccer are quite popular here.

And here comes..BEER!

Alright,i know, at the sight of this word, some people will go "oooh" and "aaah", some parents will adjust their spectacle frames and look closely at the word and this article and some wont be bothered. Well firstly because its not in our culture where there were somethings that were "forbidden" to even think about. Whether it was watching a 18+ movie when you were 12, dieing your hair when you were in school, or getting a tatoo when you got into college. Obviously,a different country will have different cultures and drinking is a culture in this country.
Although people drink alcohol here like water, there are some that know their limits and some that have no idea when to stop, and when that happens, people do embarrasing things, stupid things and things you cannot imagine people would do in a sober state.

Point is slightly different here than the BBQ,

Have the same thing too many times and YOU"LL get sick!

And as for kangaroos, havent seen one anywhere other than the zoo and the wildlife park. Although i hear kangaroo meat is pretty tasty here...will try that sometime.

Culture and tradition is something to treasure and pass on. It shouldnt stop you from trying new things, but dont forget where you're from.

Keep Reading
pMaN

Eye Bot

2007-04-27T14:24:00.000+08:00

This is what we're doing in the lab of one of our units..Embedded Systems

The thing with the LCD screen is the eye-bot(second picture), has a microprocessor that we can program to do different kinds of things. Right now, what we're doing is to create that old game "Etch-a-sketch" on this machine.

Etch-a-sketch is the game that was made for children which allows them to draw/scribble with the use of aluminium powder. You can find out how it works on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:EtchASketch10-23-2004.jpg

This is just lab7 out of lab 10, at the end of the final lab, we are going to attach a camera to the eye-bot which will be on a pair of motorised wheels which are also programmable. The goal is to make a "robot" that can identify something in real life and follow that object. Something like a robot playing soccer, where the robot is focused on the ball.
A bit of C-programming involved, other than that its great to see something like this being made from scratch.

Will blog about this again, at the end of Lab 10

pMaN

A little about uni...

2007-04-21T12:29:00.000+08:00

Some photos of my uni....

This is the civil and mechanical engineering building, where i have most of my classes.

Back home i have my lalwali, here i have my blue cycle, she's been reliable until now :P

THis is the judgement building - Winthrop Hall - this is where the biggest exams are held, i've been a participant here before , rows after rows of desks with mindless students bobbing their heads up and down over a paper with a pen and poking numbers into their calculators ending up sometimes with a grin on their face showing satisfaction and some pull their hairs out in disbelief! - Just adding some drama there.

THis is called a Rose - i think...:p In full bloom...

And this my friends is Dr.Marr's maths class, held in the unusual time of 6pm in Maths Lecture Room 3.
pMaN

Lesson No. 256 - How to BBQ....

2007-04-05T20:21:00.000+08:00

Welcome to yet another EXCITING documentary with your favorite host PmAn.
Today we will be discussing about the theories and recipies behind a good BBQ.
The first thing you need to do is make sure you ARE having a bbq, call up your friends and meet up somewhere, some nice place beside a waterfall.

Then get all the ingreidients you need, spices, meat,veggies etc...

I'll be concentrating today on the preparation part of the BBQ, how do you prepare your chicken and lamb for a bbq?

Heres your answer -->

Chop some onions in to four, thats one onion into 4 pieces(the picture explains all)

Whats onion without some garlic!!, just peel the skin off the garlic cloves like shown.

Once you have all that done...get your handy blender and drop the onions and garlic in together with some water. Blend until you reach a medium viscosity.

Use your blended mixture and pour it into the lamb. Just to make it spicy add some chili powder and salt for taste. CLEAN your HANDS first!! If you forgot, then pretend they are washed:P..

Once you get the rhythm...just start massaging and mixing the marinade with the meat. Think of it as painting...and you are painting a black wall white....cover all the areas!

Massage some more..until your fingers get tired..:P
Once that happens you are ready to move to the next stage..

For more info call me on my hotline : 1800 - CALLPMAN
pMaN

A new chapter....

2007-03-19T19:29:00.000+08:00

Namashkar, Hi and Selamat Datang
Presenting you with an update on what has been happening in and around the city of Perth. Read, Look and Enjoy and do tell me what you feel.

I know its been a while since i last blogged, even i cant remember when it was, oh wait... theres a date on each post...yeaa.

Anyways , guys and gals....heres that much awaited post that i hope you guys have been waiting for :P

Nothing too creative this time....more like news on CNN without the glamour.

A nice gathering and bbq, thanks to suren for organising, had lots of bbq'd food just along the scenic bays of the swan river in South Perth overlooking the skyscrapers of the CBD.

Group Photo at trinity. Its Summer, its HOT! and formal wear - not a very comfortable combination! (Anything to look good on camera :P)

Here's Prashant for you! with his award winning pose, that distinct look on his face that says "Hey Prith, you take one more pic and that camera is going swimming!" , beautiful isnt it?

Look Closely and you'll see the bushy hair of a girl watching a really BAD game of cricket(IND vs BAN) although it didnt surprise me but it was pathetic.

Indians will never learn, come to aussie and they still want Indian food...haiz..
We all wanted Indian food that day....so ventured into this restaurant where hindi music was playing and one guy was cooking,serving and taking orders...food was great!

The girls side : A 12 year old, a hungry person, a chingri and Medha(as herself)..

The guys side of the table...A veggie, a lactose intolerant and a guy who eats everything. (NOt in order!)

When the going gets tough, and everyone is tired of waiting for the bus, hit the 12 year old with the broom! Keeps everyone entertained...
At McDonalds, waiting for the 102.

SHINY! - Some of the few skyscrapers in the Perth city.

Dedication, Concentration, Enthusiasm, Undisturbed attention - Thats Prashant at the MCL...and Medha plotting something at the background...

I wont wake up until India hits a six - which India never did in the match against Bangladesh, so Ankit slept all through...They better win against Bermuda today...or Medha is changing nationality...:P

Shreosi in one of her "moods"...Scolded Medha sooo much that she covered her face to stop laughing...:P

Paaji's birthday celebration...

Another group photo...

We helped the dishwasher a bit here..

NOOooo! Mayank beat me to the last piece of veggie.,...ahhh!

The cutlery duo! Mess with cutlery ...Mess with US!
:P

Well guys and gals....
This is all my hands can write and click right now, until i get more energy and proteins and carbs..in other words..until i get more food...

Enjoy it and get me feedback...afterall thats what keeps the blog going - feedback!

Take care...keep smiling...

This is
pMaN

Batu Caves!

2007-02-20T01:53:00.000+08:00

Havent been here for a number of years...cant remember when i last came here..

Coming here was a piece of cake, thanks to ehaab, as its on the same road to his house , just a little longer. The sight was amazing, but only thing that spoilt the view was the rain. Although it did add a touch of originaltiy to the picture.

Well 272 stairs to the top of this hill, where there is a temple. Its all in a cave, which makes it all a bit more interesting.

Its slightly cooler inside, and the lighting(if any) adds to the cave environment.
Here are some pictures from the caves.

pMaN

Priths Puzzling Punch

2007-02-17T01:28:00.000+08:00

The mystery of ice and water....

Let me ask you a question. For some it would be an insult to their intelligence and for some it would be a test.

Take a glass half filled with water. ok?
Then add some ice to it...say 3 cubes..with me so far?
Immiediately measure the level of water with the 3 ice cubes..got it?

Now the question is..what will happen after all the ice has melted.

1. The level of water increases
2. The level of water remains the same
3. The level of water decreases
4. You have another answer - please state:

pMaN

A collection of pictures from THE cricket trip to Penang - ENjoy!!

2007-02-13T18:43:00.000+08:00

With special thanks to Ehaab for all these pics(and that white lips pose he gave..thanks man!!)
pMaN

Cameron!! - Highlands

2007-02-09T22:25:00.000+08:00

On the way to the hill....
Another one of Malaysia's sightseeing spots is cameron highlands.

Wonderful, exhiliarating, picturesque, scenic,outstanding.(Mrs. Fionna would have been proud..haha)

Anyways,

It was a 3 days two night trip there, journey to the top was real fun driving, its twists and turns with towering hills and cliffs on both sides. Bridges linking two hills together and some breathtaking heights that can make your head go "OoOoOoOoOooh!" No exagerration there!

Known for its suitable weather and climate for those fruits and vegetables you just wont see back at ground level. Mostly those raving juicy red strawberries.
You'll pass by numerous "farms" as they call it, filled with ready to pick scrumptious strawberries. Dont miss that opportunity!

Well what do you eat on this hillstation?

For starters, try out the local delights, such as tea and scones, a trademark beverage and fooditem left by the British during their rule here. Or if you do not enjoy 'a cup of tea', theres always roti canai, nasi lemak and everything else you usually have to fill that appetite. My favorite was the steamboat, dont leave cameron highlands without having their steamboat.

What else can you do here?

Well theres not much to do on a hill station if you are looking for action, suspense or thrill. But there is hiking, mountain climbing and some forest trails that you can try out. For those a little less adventurous, you can head on to the major tea factory/tea plantation known as BOH, located a little higher on the mountain. But its worth the trip, once you are there, you can spend almost half a day just enjoying the scenary and having a sip of your choice of tea on the patio they have built jutting out from the hill. You'll feel weightless and refreshed. SNAP!
Do come back to reality soon though...(as you'll be awfully close to the clouds!)

How to navigate around the hillstation?

Well coming from a person who couldnt get you to any place without consulting someone for directions, i would say this place is very easy to drive and navigate.

My advise - Read the signs!!

Well that sums up Cameron Highlands and dont forget to get some really cheap vegetables from the stalls here, if you're an avid grocery shopper you'd know the price difference.

Get some Cameronian Tea as a souvenir :p

All in all a nice trip..just drive slowly while coming down as this is the journey that can cause your head to go dizzy and you know what would happen next..

pMaN

Mocha!

2007-02-03T09:59:00.000+08:00

The title is not what you think it is, its not ice blended, or chocolate flavoured. Its an entirely different thing, actually its not even english.

The mocha i'm refererring to is actually in bengali and its quite a delicatseen within the bengalis.

Mocha is the flower of the banana plant, those red ellipsal things you see hanging down from the banana leaves.Yup, thats it....

Another interesting fact--> every part of the banana plant can be utilised or eaten, from the stem to the leaves to the fruits and the flower.

Interesting as it may seem, preparing this dish is not an easy task, requires patience and alot of patience. Requires utmost attention otherwise this dish cannot be succesful. Why you ask?
The next picture should explain your questions. See those yellowish stamen like structures sprouting from the base of the flower, those need to be plucked from each layer of the flower and thats just the easy part.

This next picture shows just one of the hundreds of yellowish stamens. Composed in this stamen is a plastic like sheath that protects it which needs to be removed. Another unwanted material is the long slender stick you see jutting out. These two materials need to be removed from the yellowish stamen in order to satisfy the tingling taste buds of the "khaddo roshik" eater. Ofcourse this must be cooked following the ancient traditional bengali standards.

There you have it, mocha - kolaar bacha!*

*Personally- I don't know where people come up with ideas like this. Tastes great though.

Translations

MOCHA - flower of the banana plant
KOLAAR BACHA - child of the banana
KHADDO ROSHIK - a person who is appreciative, in this case - appreciative of food

pMaN

Shelf your ideas...

2007-01-23T15:51:00.000+08:00

And so ends the saga of the shelf, after hitting some dead ends i finally managed to get the wood and the right sized bolts to officially call it a "safe to use" shelf..

Its still not complete as i have procrastinated the paint job, its white for the moment...
Other than that, here are some visuals..

These brackets are quite sturdy, needs to be bolted from the inside of the cupboard.

Heres the finished product...
pMaN

Joga Bonito - Futsal

2007-01-22T23:54:00.000+08:00

After some time , we all got together a match of futsal...
It was great as some just started their mid term break from uni like ehaab.
Ahmed and co had arrived late (as usual hehe)..

The game started off seriously, each team equalising their goals...then it got crazy....we all kinda lost our seriousness and played more for fun....which makes the game of futsal addictive..

Here are some pics after the game, recooperating, rejuvinating and relaxing in our own ways...

pMaN

Then there was.....a switch!!

2007-01-18T18:25:00.000+08:00

Ahhh....the long awaited, much anticipated, spine-rattling suspense and romantic story of THE switch.

There needs to be a sad ending to a story for there to be a happy ending, and this my friends is the happy ending. What started off with short circuits and frustration, ended in success and happiness.

The switch has been installed and i am proud to say that once again i am in control of light.

This is the photo of the switch i purchased - RM 2.90

And so the chapter of the light and switch comes to an end(not sure for how long) and the saga continues with the installation of a shelf..

Yes, i'm installing a shelf on the side of my cupboard to maximise space.

I will blog about it as soon as i manage to get some wood;)

pMaN

Holiday HandyWork

2007-01-09T00:47:00.000+08:00

Painting and Installing light in your wardrobe

Step 1

Get paint and paintbrush - It doesnt cost much to get some low quality paint and a small brush from the nearby hardware store.

Step 2

Get Light Sockets and Light Bulbs - this idea came to me spontaneously as i was painting the shelves of the cupboard, why not make this place a little brighter, and as before i was surprised how cheap these things come(2 bulbs + 2 sockets + 2 pin plug = $8)

Step 3

Paint Cupboard - alright people, for this task you "gotta" have patience and some artistic sense inside you(no, you dont have to be Da Vinci), Take time to stroke the brush and dont hesitate to use a lot of paint, too little paint will make it look shabby.

Step 4

Drill Hole in cupboard - Pretty simple if you have an electric drill, a little tiring if you have a hand drill and if you have nothing - nail it!! with a hammer, it'll work(make sure the wires fit in to the hole).

Step 5

Install Light sockets and wire them to a power source - You dont have to be an electrical engineer to figure this one out, just connect the wires to the two pin plug(purchased earlier). There'll be two wires only(in my case), try to get longer wires as you might need to extend it to the power source.(get the wires with colour coding - red and black)

Step 7

Light up cupboard and take pictures - this is the fun part where you can be proud of your handywork, dont forget to blog about it after you took the pictures!

And well there is an idea i would like to hold for now until i'm really sure and thats the installation of a switch.... (due to unforseen circumstances, the latest installation has been postponed)

(unforseen circumstances include - shorting one or more power sources in the room)
pMaN

Salam Namaste 2007!

2007-01-01T03:04:00.000+08:00

Enjoying the welcome of the new year with Eid mubarak is not something you experience quite often. The transition of 2006 to 2007 happens overnight, but what really makes the year memorable takes 365 days and a few hours here and there... 2006 had a lot in store for us(the world), most of them are not nice things ranging from poverty,wars,deaths,natural disasters, political disasters etc..... Some of you(the readers) might have experienced some of the above or experienced some of the better things(not mentioned above). Hopefully none of you experienced the above.

It always feels better to talk about it, share it, blog about it, be anonymous(who cares)...just get it off your chest...

2007

Hoping for the best to come for this year. Celebrations galore, had a small barbeque at home and then headed to "The Curve", was the nearest place where they would have the countdown and fireworks. It was great to see so many people in good spirit, waiting for the clock to strike 12. Arriving at just 11:45pm, we had enough time to get to the centre of all the crowd.

I guess my watch might have been a few minutes slow, as the fireworks shot into the sky like there was some spaceship fight in space from "Star Wars", it was a magnificent sight, full of "oooh's" and "aaah's". It all lasted for 10 mintues or so in the meantime me and my bro got some cans of those foam and spray and lets just say we let "hell loose" on anyone and everyone.

Eternal paradise can range from a glass of "Ais Limau" to sipping on coconut juice on the beach on some exotic island. If you think of it, its all in your head, enjoy the small things in life because they are worth it....

Wishing you all the best for the new year -

Happy New Year and Eid Mubarak

pMaN

City of Joy!

2006-12-25T17:25:00.000+08:00

Load Shedding..

"This is the last and final call for passengers boarding flight MH 181 to chennai..."

Sweet words that sound very coarse on the loudspeakers in KlIA.
2 weeks in Kolkata - not a very comfortable length of time if you have an infinite number of things to do and occasions to attend.

Naturally, thinking it would be winter, going prepared with some winter clothes seemed like the right thing to do(at the time). Minutes before landing, the pilot gives the usual details... altitude, time to destination, temperature outside aicraft, temperature at destination - 30 degrees celcius!!!(what???).

The pilot was not playing tricks on us.

Just as the thought of some cold breeze hitting hard on your face and wearing some nice fashionable winter clothing came in to sight, it just dissapeared.

Opinion - readers, please stop using your a/c's unnecessarily and WALK!!JOG!!CYCLE!! and for long distances use public transport. I know most of us like cool,fast, expensive cars - lets just leave that to "top gear" because really, I want to enjoy my winter in Kolkata. At the rate its going, global warming is making a "rojak" out of the seasons and its weather.

Continuing - winter in kolkata is not your nice and beautiful winter you see in Switzerland or in Perth. If you thought Kolkata was polluted in summer, you should see the place in winter as the air is heavier, what seems to be fog is "dirty" air!. Oh well thats the fun of winter. Your hair gets sticky, your nostrils gets filled with soot and after eating 30 or so "fuchka's" you come down with some stomach problems but that happens everytime.

Fuchka seller

Sliding into the nice and high front seat of the evergreen and mighty Ambassador, the most widely used car in Kolkata and probably whole of India.

Indian drivers known for their maneouvering skills and 0.5millimetre accuracy, they will take you from point A to point B via points E,F,G and H in half the time you would take if you drove. The journey is never quiet, the drivers like to make others feel their presence(vice versa) by using the horn(excessively!).

Kolkata roads

Fuchka's, Rolls, Pakora's,Piagi's,Beguni's,Aloor Dom, Macher Jhol, Mangshor Jhol - aaahhh! and many many(alot) many more!!(not forgetting the sweets!!)

Our neighbourhood fish seller...

Weddings are another thing to see in India, the marriage of two people has never seen so much extravagant decorations, beautiful aromas and everyone seems to be dressed to be a king or queen. Meeting all your cousins,aunts, uncles, relatives you never knew you had and some new acquaintances make the wedding something to remember.

Some of my cousins...

City of tea stalls, Rickshawalla's and pan shops, streets are filled with people having MBA's, working as engineers and in call centres, everyone has something to do and somewhere to go. Be it on a bike, cycle,rickshaw, bus, tube train, tram or car.

If you're ever in the vicinity of Victoria Memorial or Park Circus, look for these symptoms and you'll know you're in Kolkata!

pMaN

continuation....

2006-11-30T22:53:00.000+08:00

Here are some more pictures from the Naza Showroom.....some more attractive pics...

pMaN

Silver Lining.....

2006-11-29T22:25:00.000+08:00

In the midst of the concrete jungles of this south east asian city. Where the hustle and bustle of cars,bikes and trucks orchestrate musical noise to the ears of the civilians, these civilians who have to be somewhere at some time, or meet some one at some time and even catch a plane at one time. Well, i think you know where this is heading.

On this beautiful sunny day.....

We took the wrong monorail train(Another reason why, Moaaz missed his flight), the picture below shows the station at which i realised we were heading the opposite way, we asked this guy to take a picture of us.(Even then we were crazy enough to think of taking a picture).

Well after we found out the next flight was a day later, we thought why not enjoy the sights and sounds of kl somemore...

First thing that came to our heads was cars and lots of them. So called up Ehaab and drove to the biggest car showroom in town. The Naza Showroom in Petaling Jaya. This showroom is a place to see. From economy class cars like toyota and nissan to First clas cars like Maserati, Ferrari's and Porches.It was cars galore.
Here are some warm up pictures....

I hope you guys know what this is...

For non-car enthusiasts, its a Ferrari Enzo...

pMaN

catching up....

2006-11-26T00:02:00.000+08:00

Alright viewers, heres a little insight on whats been happening and whats been missed out...

The beach!.. a nice place, its alot more nice when its sunny and warm but we cant always have our way can we. This time, the beach was cold, windy and rainy, like there couldn't be anything worse. Inspite all of this, the beach was still tempting enough to take a dip and then head to the Gelare for some ice cream.

Heres a picture of us at the shop, eating some nice cold ice cream. Everyones in a Happy mood as you can see(No Smiles)....

No...we just posed with a serious face..

Now fly north for 5 hours over Jakarta and Singapore unil you see a country with too many shopping malls ~ Malaysia

Had a customary cricket practise session here arranged by ehaab,(not that i'm any good) but its always nice to hold the bat and feel the ball..... yea...
After getting bowled out, bowling like a pre-schooler and watching the other players actually play proper cricket... it was time to call it a day...
Scorching sun and the humid heat, a great combination to create a nice aroma naturally. Me and ehaab got ourselves some 100 plus to cool us down.

Well IIUM always holds something new for me to see.. Ehaab as the tour guide... i get in-depth analysis, and you wont get that in the brochures.
This time, the marvel of the place was the addition of a wind tunnel. Usually used for aerospace engineering and also for automotive. Here its for the former.

Its a huge piece of equipment, still in its installation stage, but oh man! that thing can blow you off your feet(literally). The size of a small aircraft engine, looks pretty much like it.

Here's a scale of me compared to the fan blades.(Pic taken by ehaab)

This is just some of the things, that have been missed.... got alot more pics...and a bad internet connection...

Will be updated at a later date....
Keep viewing and blogging..

pMaN

Arrival....

2006-11-24T22:39:00.000+08:00

Left on a jet plane to the land where mamak stalls rule...

It was "hell" packing up my room in Perth and getting ready to go. After a year, you just have too much stuff you never knew you had. Coming home was fun, but it wasnt too much fun saying goodbye to some, although its only for 3 months.

Just when you thought, "yes , almost there, just 5 hours of flying and i'm home", but noooo.... there has to be a glitch. Pilot comes on the speakers and announces "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking...bla bla bla", says that the flight plan hasn't been sent to the control tower for approval so we have to wait until they do.

Wait....wait...waiting......(Half an hour)....still waiting......

Finally after 45 mins, pilot says the flight plan has been approved and we can fly.

Wonderful.----

5 hours later......

"Cabin crew, please be seated for landing...."

Touch down in KLIA...

ahhh.....the humdity hits the skin like never before, which i dont mind for the time being..

Home cooked food, driving over the speed limit(what a relief!), eating some more and spending time with friends and family.....

Just some of the things, that are worth coming back for...

I havent posted in a while, so will try to catch up with some of the due events ... so be on the lookout for more posts on past and present events.

pMaN

Joy...

2006-11-04T07:41:00.000+08:00

No, its not another birthday..
But this event takes place twice a year, it gets you more high than anything else, it will keep you up longer than you stay up on new years and every time it feels like your first time!

The joy of exams and its symptoms have been with us since we were enrolled in pre-school. Starting from harmless colouring books, to writing a story about your favorite holiday, they were all tests in some way. Either testing your colouring skills or your imagination. Dont expect it to be the same a decade and more later because things get harder, tests get harder, we should have gotten smarter(I'm sure some of us have).

Now we have lab tests, oral tests, and ofcourse exams. After all its just another major test on which our future depends on, so its nothing to worry about(hint:sarcasm).

Syptoms of this exam are usually the enourmously unnecessary intake of fattening food and drinks like coffee, milo,junk food and other unhealthy stuff.

When it comes to exams, people become a little more "jumpy" than usual, its like lighting a match in a fuel tank of a plane, the explosion is so tremendous, you won't know what hit you!

Alot of records are broken during the pre-exam period, the record of staying up the most, sleeping the most, eating the most, studying the least and ofcourse my favorite..talking crap about the unit and its lecturers the most.

Well the joy i'm talking is about all that. Its not easy, its not too hard, just enjoy it(in your own way)..

Theres just a litle more to say...

Stay Cool, Stay Calm, and if you want to vent out that little bit of stress....laugh your heart out! you'll feel better...

Goodluck for your exams..

See you on the other side....

pMaN

Diwali!!!

2006-10-30T17:14:00.000+08:00

A little late in posting these pictures..with so much happening(labs, exams , studying!)

On Diwali night at Perth, went to the temple. Alot of planning was done to go to the temple, running after buses and waiting long hours. But it was an enjoyable journey...

Some pics outside the temple...

Had a great diwali dinner of Eagle Boy's pizza at Varun's place, it wasnt Indian, but it was tasty!! hehe..

With nothing to do at the bus stop, decided to take pictures of the various footwear, try and guess who's who by looking at their feet? haha..

Happy Diwali and Eid Mubarak Everyone.

pMaN

A year older - thats Moazz...

2006-10-23T01:31:00.000+08:00

"How the hell did that happen?"....just a line out of the many one liners that this birthday boy had in store for us on a warm cozy evening at Makan Makan. Arriving at the place half an hour late, well thats normal..the birthday boy usually comes in a convoy of cars(2 in this case). I'm guessing th GPS system was not working in the other car, and so arriving even more late.

Upon arrival of the guest of honour(Moazz), he still didnt know we were there because of his birthday. We just talked and looked and talked some more.. until it was decided to tell him....

The cake arrived looking pretty and lit up, and Moaaz looked even more lit up! hehe..
HAppy BirthDaay!!! and the WHOLE restaurant started singing in "Symphony"...which was nice!

Well...then came the problem of cutting the cake....i dont know who to put the blame on for this....(although i have a good idea!!)anyway...had to get the biggest knife i've ever seen to cut the cake from the kitchen....(oh what a sight!!)

Got down to ordering food! Well...it was a Malaysian restaurant..with Malaysian Cuisine with Malaysian Chefs....hmm..and well lets just leave it at that(pizza and orange juice hehe).

Food was better than what we have normally at the hostel(obviously)...

Well, the night was still young...so i'm guessing you guys know what that meant...

Head to the beach..oh yeah!

Well since Varun had his car, and i had MY(friends') car, its a hell of a combination. Two V6 engines roaring...brought back good memories...

There was some tense moments caused by the screaming coming from the back..and sometimes there was utter silence as the cars cruised down Striling Highway towards the beach.

Let the pictures do the talking at the beach!

pMaN

Durga Puja in Perth

2006-10-02T12:13:00.000+08:00

It is that time of the year when people wear their most favorite traditional costumes, girls wear their sarees or salwars, and guys wear their kurtas. All shiny and shimmering and each one trying to outdress the other. Aunties take out their jewelery from their lockers, uncles wear their best colognes, and little children just want to have fun. With that same essence of Puja, filling the air and hearts of the people. For me, this is one of those celebrations that i would rather not miss, and would go to every year. As this is a religious ceremony, people come here to pray and give their respects to Maa Durga. This is actually a nine day festival, but the bengali's start the celebration from the sixth day onwards.
Each day has a special name, Shasti, Shaptami, Oshtami, Nabami and Dashomi. Here in Perth, it is celebrated in two days this time, better than the one day celebration that took place last year.

The whole day starts with a different perspective when you know that you are going to Durga Puja, the morning suddenly becomes so beautiful even if it is gloomy and rainy, happy thoughts are automatically forced into your head and what makes it even better is going to Durga Puja with friends. Its as if nothing can go wrong.

There are the usual ceremonial formalities, anjali's , pushpanjali's and many other religious formalties. These can take anything from minutes to hours, which is the main purpose of puja, to pray to Goddess Durga. And for some people, an hour of puja, seems too long. But this is what makes Durga Puja more interesting, getting to see the reaction of other people, and the little fights and grudges that people sometimes create. The drama, the shouts, spills on the floor, the little children running around. This is what makes Durga Puja exciting.

Then when it comes to that time of the day, when the appetites are calling, the food is brought out, and everyone rushes to get to the front of the line. The food can be smelt from far away, attracting people towards it and reminding them that it is time to eat. Served fresh and hot, the food tastes extra good, as we sit down on plastic chairs and eat our servings. Bengal is known for its sweets,and whats a Puja without some bengali sweets, sweet juicy Rasogola's were being served with some beautiful smooth mishti doi. A combination that would make your tastes buds ask for more.

Heading back home and getting some sleep to get ready to come back in the evening. Its a habit that after a meal, sleep is sure to follow.

The evening gets more beautiful, people change into new dresses , looking more glamorous than usual. Heading to the Puja hall, with that same feeling of excitement in the morning.

There are some prayers and some cultural performances by children and adults. Children showing off their singing and instrumental talents,quite entertaining in a cute kind of way.Reminds me of all the things we had to do during Puja, from dramas to poetry telling.

At the end of the night, there is a special performance, known as the Dunuchi Naach which is always done at Durga Puja, its a dance done infront of Durga Puja where men and women dance with a burning ceramic vessel in their hands and dance in various movements. Well , this dance has evolved from time to time, and some modern dance steps have been included in this ritual. Can be quite entertaining and impressive. Everyone can join in the dance, something like a end of night performance. Which ends the Durga Puja in a happy note.

Today is bijoy dashami,

Wishing everyone

Subho Bijoya

pMaN

Return of Reporter Prith....

2006-09-27T00:04:00.000+08:00

(I think this is how is used to go.....)

Good Evening viewers and welcome to another segment of News on 12:02pm, thats right, we give you the news just 2 minutes later than midnight.

On our agenda tonight or shall i say morning, we have a special guest, he's not with us, but he's in an undisclosed location somewhere, our sources have said, over the mountains and between the valleys of the beautiful countryland that sits next to the deep blue sea with thrashing waves and a slight pinch of monsoon in the cloud filled skies hovering adjacently to the towering oak trees of the silt filled river meandering its way through the mysterious rainforest containing the unbelieveable sights of the magnificent waterfalls, which brings us to the location.......

which still remains undisclosed...

Here comes his transmission......zzzz..zzzz.hel.lo..ssssshhh.....an..yone.....there...(static)...zz...tchtchtch...(whispers in the background)...set it up properly you idiot.......zz.zzz.zzzz.zzzzzzzz Hi this is Prith reporting live from an undisclosed location somewhere in(read above). Alot has been going on lately in this barren land with its multitude of beauty(ies).
For starters the summer is dawning and winter is waving good-bye, which can be a bad thing and a goodthing. As most people look forward to going to the beaches in summer rather than in winter(most people!).
Moving along, there has been some mass gatherings taking place in this land of the unforgotten, such as a tribal(not really) dance performance has taken place somewhere in the midst of the society, expressing unique expressions of unseen emotions.

Breaking news, all the goldfish in the vicinity of this tribe has suddenly transformed to what the locals call the "chingrimaach" or in other words prawn, most of the local scientists say its because of the weather change, but no one is for sure.
Other sources say that a med-ieval looking female has discovered shampoo and its aroma to make hair smell better.
From another reliable connection, this news came from the other side of the island, stating that the tribesmen there have discovered the use of wheels on bicycles, and just discovered that applying (front)brakes at hight speeds causes flips of the human body to take place, as stated by the source.This discovery was made possible by two famous scientists, names are still being asked by my crew, it will take some time as the language on this island is very complicated.

Carrying on, to the next section.

Science and Commerce and Winery.

Well, unfortunately, my crew has not made it back yet from the perilous track to the den of the source of the news, hopefully they will report back to headquarters soon with good news.

As for sports, the recent frisbee champion oversaw the use of unbelieveable techniques of throwing the frisbee, which could no have been done without high intelligence. The frisbee championship finals ended with no result leaving the players with scars and happy memories of fetching the frisbee from the dark black forests of the arena.

Moving alo.n..z.z...tchtchtch....sss.s......-----end of transmission------

(Back to the newsroom)

Thanks Prith,
well thats all the time we have for this edition of News on 12:02pm,
Be sure to tune in next time on another exciting and thrilling editon,
same place same time same blog...
Goodnight and Goodmorning...

pMaN

Meeting at Varun's Place

2006-09-23T16:42:00.000+08:00

A late night the day before, and waking up to the call of the handphone...
We were going to Varun's house....

Out team leader - Moazz led us to the designated bus stop,where everyone complained about how sleepy they were and how late the bus is... all in all, everyone was still sleepy..from the night before...

The bus arrived, we allgot in like school children getting in for school early morning....

Changed another bus at the esplanade but stop and took another one that would drop us off at the doorstep of Varun's house..
But that was not anytime soon... Half of us fell asleep and half of us enjoyed the sight and views of the bus inside and outside..

Once we got there, it was great...
Had some amazing food by varun's mom, ate a bit too much i have to admit, everyone was filled up with home cooked Indian food after a long time. Which is always better than the food served at the colleges.

Then played some cricket - touch cricket i think, some of the players played seriously, and some were playing to break the rules...
Played some foosball...actually played alot of foosball...

Heres Varun quenching his thirst...

After all the hardwork our team leader(Moazz)went through he needed some sleep...

Prashant - "Kya Bhai??"..In the background Ankit and Quresh playing some foosball...

The ladies of the group - Medha(sleepy),Shreosi(Boka),Nadya(looking at shreosi)...

Heres another picture at the foosball table with Moazz,Prashant and Kailash looking at the camera, everyone else amazed at the game played by Ankit and Quresh...

Alright this is the bus...and this is inside the bus...and these are seats..and on the seat is Ankit sleeping away...(I don't think he knows i took his picture...)

Heres paaji(melvinder) showing his stuff(balley balley!!) and the photographer.Well in this picture, the photographer is someone else, cant really remember who...(if anyone knows let me know)..alrigt just found out.that the photographer of the pic was none other than Nadya....How i found this out u ask??? she told me so..eheh..

Had a great time...
More coming up..
pMaN

Raindrop - Past Series

2006-09-22T18:43:00.000+08:00

No, its not snowing, would be lovely if it was though...
Along the egdes of Swan river at a time when the street lights are shining....
Remember the good ol' days....
Cherish these moments...
They only last....like raindrops.....
Enjoy them as if they were your first...
Not everyone gets showered with happiness...
Some only get raindrops, some get a drizzle and some get none....

Live your life out....wear it out...dry it out...put it through the stress test...sweat it out...dance it out...talk as you've never talked before...

The point is...
A raindrop is a raindrop until it hits the ground...all the way from the clouds down to the ground, it gets a glimpse of life, does a few backflips, and turns, sheds a few litres and ends its life as a raindrop...

Don't be a raindrop.....
Be the cloud....

pMaN

Medha's Birthday

2006-09-19T01:17:00.000+08:00

Another day, another birthday, another person turning an year older...
Well this time its Medha.
Have a good one Medha, enjoy your day and i know you enjoyed your party eheh..
Keep smiling like you are in the picture...and live life to the fullest..

Heres Medha with her own smile...
pMaN

First time for everything...

2006-09-18T17:12:00.000+08:00

The air was dry, the weather was cold and the midnight moon was shining brightly down on the red Magna. The neon streetlights shining dimly on the grey streets, giving an eerie feeling. Conversation continues inside between the 4 passengers and the driver. The streets are empty, with nothing in sight except trees and houses until.....

A car is spotted by the driver, in the far corner of his eye jutting out of a street away from the street lights. As the magna passes the unidentified car, it starts rolling out of the corner and follows the Magna. With no botheration , the magna drives on, the driver is still a bit tensed sensing that something might be wrong, he keeps looking at the rear view mirror and drives slowly.
When out of the blues, red and blue lights start flashing..."Shit" everyone says....i don't know why...without any hesistation, the Magna pulls over to the side of the road and waits in the car for a few minutes. The police car at the back keeps its lights flashing. The door opens and stands outside the car in uniform and all is a police woman carrying a torchlight and something else in her hand. I roll down my window and she says "Can i see you license please?"..As if in a race, i quikly reach for mt wallet and give it to her(my license). She walks back to the police car and checks what, i have no idea, she comes back and says "This is a random breath test", she pops out the insrtument and tell me to take a deep breath and exhale until she says stop.I follow her exact instructions. A reading come on to the screen and she says "alright thats fine". I roll up the windows and exhale with relief...
She walks back to her cop car and i slowly drive off...
Conversation begins with full force again between the driver and the 4 passengers.
Everything is back to normal after my first breath test...

pMaN

Birthday of Varun - 19 years later.......

2006-09-10T19:16:00.000+08:00

On the evening of saturday, 9th September...

The phone rings(Ringggg..Ringgg...), [in a one liner voice(hey prith get over here we need to buy something)], i say ....phone cuts off before i say anything..

While on the other side of town in broadway,
This is what i assumed happened...

Hey we need to buy a cake, no lets buy 2 cakes, coz i dont like this cake..
Group agrees and buys 2 cakes...

Later....
Somewhere in the alps of Currie Hall, a call comes in saying that the bday boy is going to be late or might not be coming..hmmm...gas leak...

Well good news, bday boy arrives on time and enters the room of surprise....well if it really was one(if you know what i mean!)...
Well here are the pictures starting from the moment we"surprised" him and to the moment alot of surprises came our way...

Here are the 2 cakes, really liked the chocolate one..mmm mmm...oh well the knife cuts the cake.....well the picture says it all...

This is Varun in one of his "I'm not surprised" moods...just joking, this is what he looks like after he was doused with liquid while eating cake..

Ankit and Melvinder on a couch....trying their best to stay awake,, and nadya took a short smiling nap...

Smoke screen - literally- i'm surprised the smoke alarm didnt go off..

pMaN

Quiz #2(Targeted towards Mazians,Taylorians and people who have visited kl)

2006-09-06T16:01:00.000+08:00

pMaN

Excitement builds up, from the previous day, restless bodies are unable to sleep thinking about what is going to happen the next day...
Morning comes finally...everyones at the ready to make their moves. A meeting takes place somewhere not in the city. Present at the meeting are the products of the evolution of the steam engine, not one but two motors running.
All filled up and boarded, they navigate their axles far into the drylands of this country. Theres a saying that it does not matter where you are headed, but what you make of that journey. This journey was memorable...
A sunny , clear skies day,where the heat of the sun warmed your skin, and the tape player played random music. This organization was organized and prepared for the worst. At the destination, the pistons are commanded to stop and the soles of the shoes of the boarders hit solid earth.
The gates we passed by with "little" difficulty, looking at that for the first time, taking some moments to register that we're actually here. The architecture, the scenes, the heat and ofcourse the "soft" grass made us all a bit happy. Our heads were covered and our floor was hand woven, tress standing next to us. Others looking at us and us looking at others.

End of Part 1
What happened next was even more amazing.... but not too soon...
Try the part above, alot of clues here and there if you know where to look...
good luck.
Assignments are calling me gotta go..

Quiz #1

2006-09-03T19:28:00.000+08:00

Priths Perthy Post -Quiz - Read the description, and then figure out the details. If you're good, you should be able to sovle it just by reading half of it.(Applicable only to Mazians and Taylorians) .

The smell of unburnt gasoline fills the air as the air-conditioning tries its best to filter out the smoke particles, but in vain. The smell, reminds the driver that smoking is bad for health, similar to sticking your mouth in the exhaust of a car with a bad engine. The driver brakes at the traffic light, observes a petrol station, with all the people filling their tanks and emptying their bank accounts at the lavishly decorated, air-conditioned convenience store in the station. The traffic light turns green, as the last of the oncoming motorists jumps a red light, the driver accelerates slowly knowing traffic light or not, there will be impatient motorists. He drives down a hill and comes to a T- junction that faces a car company, the number two in the country. With numerous number of cars parked in the front all polished and priced to attract the vulnerable customers. Car dealers seated comfortably inside waiting for that one customer to prey on like vultures circling a dead carcass. The driver stops at the t- junction and looks both ways for oncoming traffic where the cars accelerate a little more than usual, to boast their domination over the road. Being patient, the driver looks at the built in liquid crystal display clock, reminding him that he is late. Being late is alright in normal circumstances, but in his case, he cant afford to be late, as his destination demands him not to. He whispers some non-dictionary words to himself and to the oncoming cars. The driver finally get to turn, he takes a right at the junction and relaxes as he is almost at the destination. Just one more left turn, he looks for the right one, the one with the sign, having found it he turns in. The music playing in his tape player plays some hindi songs. Entering the gates, he sees familiar cars parked outside, he knows he's late. Parking is abundant, making the choice even harder. After applying the handbrakes, he gathers his bag and turns the ignition off and locks his car. Feeling the humidity hit his skin, and the smell of sweat rising through his nose, the sounds of those metallic fans buzzing like flies, he knows he has come to the right place.

pMaN

Ankits Birthday....

2006-08-12T16:20:00.000+08:00

TO celebrate the day this guy first saw the light energy given off by an invention by Thomas Edison, in other words the day he was born, just 19 years later...eheh..

Oh well, there were alot of planning, organisation, discipline put into it...i think...eheh..
There was cake, gifts, drinks, shaving foam, music, cake on jeans, foam on face, lazy dancers, sleeping partygoers, crazy dancers, security guards, complaints, extra-terrestial guests, pre-party arguements, relief,disbelief, hopelessness, anger, happiness, heroism, photography, sweat, ...... well you might be wondering what that all means...its not in any particular order...but thats what happened..all of it..how its strung together is another story...heres some pictures to help you with that...

"Wow.. ur so tall!!! oohh" - Medha

Heres the friendly neighbourhood Paji - making sure everything is smooth...

Well apparently, this is supposed to be ankit...let me give you some advise...go back ten steps then look at the picture....then you'll see Ankit..

Foam galore!!! The invention of the shaving foam has two main uses.
1. For the use of icing on cake.(No, we didnt do that, but was tempted to..eheh)
2. For use on birthday boy....
(Well there is that small use for shaving but thats not so important) eheh...

Heres a photo , starting from the left with Moazz, Melvinder, Prashanth, Kailash(blocked by ankits head), Ankit and me...

Its a bit funny, look at my face for 5 seconds and my expression seems to change....weird photography or bad pose? eheh...

pMaN

Meeting at my place....

2006-08-12T15:51:00.000+08:00

On a cold windy perthy evening, at trinity, derry 18, there was a congregation of "unique" people from all over the place, no, not really just from one place..
After some intros and some gossiping, after which there was some shouting and laughing and some really weird things going on, and the unfortunate case that no one drank sugar cane juice and some declining climax games of bluff, where some people were so into the game that no one wanted to bluff, kind of disproves the whole point of the game...eheh..oh well...after all that...it was time for a movie...and ofcourse what better movie to watch than a hindi movie...i think it was hungama..

Some of the members of the cult - Ankit, Kailas, Shreoshi, Nadia,Medha, Varun...

Heres some more members - Tze, i have to hand to this guy, he watched a hindi movie with us..eheh,..and beside him is Prashant in the chair...

Heres the whole group..

pMaN

Holiday abroad

2006-07-19T00:35:00.000+08:00

I've got to tell you, the beaches here are beautiful, feel like coming here often, its got a nice touch to it at sun set..

THis is a shot of the compund we're staying in at the moment, the door at the extreme corner, no.29 is ours, until we've got 5 complains for making noise, i think we broke the record eheh...

Here's a shot of a building at uni, known as the clocktower, the windows you see below are the windows of the room where we had our exams, not a nice place during exams eheh...
pMaN

Varun,Ankit,Melvinder,Prith

2006-07-18T23:20:00.000+08:00

pMaN

Time is your ecstasy, get high on it!!

2006-06-22T16:03:00.000+08:00

The exams are finally over...yup....finally over...eventually they had to come to an end...but i knew that....just reminding my self , its finally over..haih...
Well , when it boils down to all the residue, all the sediments and whatever is left of the whole "exam mania" , its all about time...and how you organise it or said more creatively...its how you decorate time...you can paint it red or blue...give a hint of grey at the edges or even hang a painting to make it look fancy.Or if you want give it a name, like casio...rolex..or...12:15pm...

Time is of the essence, dont waste it..coz you're not getting any back!

pMaN

maddness!!!

2006-06-20T22:12:00.000+08:00

Headless Hooligans
A very "natural" picture taken by prashant of him and ankit...well i just popped in at the back trying to scare them away....didnt work...haih...

pMaN

A day at the beach....

2006-06-01T00:49:00.000+08:00

Here's another post, got bored after posting the previous one, so thought why not post another one...
Here's a nice day at the beach, drove there pretty easily, then got lost in the bushes on the way back, luckily elaan knew the way, so got back in time for dinner.eheh...The beach was windy, sunny,sandy ofcourse, and well,.. views were not that bad...

Amelia's Birthday

2006-06-01T00:30:00.000+08:00

Good morning , and a very early morning, E.T.P (Exact time of Post) of blog is 12:31 a.m.
Havent blogged properly in a while , due to all the formalities of university like "studying" and "handing in assignments" and "going for lectures" or even "sleeping"..well..the formalities are still going on but at a lower frequency, somewhere , someone placed a bypass capacitor, so we would take a shorter route.:P

Anyways, here are some pictures form Amelia's birthday...great party...live performances!!eheh..you'll see..

Talent Night Performance!!!!

2006-05-18T20:14:00.000+08:00

Heres a few pics of our performance during the talent night.

Heres ahmed performing his solo performance

Sang his own songs - he wrote his own songs....

Heres my performance with ahmed , sang a cover song, Follow Me by Uncle Cracker

Cowboys, Mexicans and step dancing

2006-05-18T19:52:00.000+08:00

Formal Dinner Theme - Western - includes cowboys and mexicans and anything with hats and jeans...??

Jarrad the Mexican and me

Digby here is portraying himself...

Three amigos - ben,me and Niall

heres Nihaar, Alicia and June

Highlight of the Perth Motor Show

2006-05-14T22:42:00.000+08:00

This is the HOLDEN EFIJY

IT was the highlight of the show

Royal Perth Motor Show

2006-04-28T17:26:00.000+08:00

The Perth Royal Motor Show was in town. 10$ to view some of the hottest and most expensive cars. I would have paid more....Heres some pictures of the day...

If it were human, i would be in love, since its a mini, i'm still in love

Me and Neil "feeling" the car...

Varun having a go at one of the cars...

The Corridor of Life!!!

2006-04-19T00:22:00.000+08:00

The corridor of "Fame"...Music,goon,golf and alot of other censored actions on this hallway.Decorated with hub caps and photos of residents.

This is Digby. With his evil look...pretends he's good at golf but he's just lucky.

This here is Niall...my opposite neighbour. he's an addict to computer games and goon eheh...Oh well niall keep it up...check your magna wheels every now and then...you never know...eheh...

This here is Prith...got a crappy picture taken by Niall!! gotta learn those photography skills dude..

Shubho Nobho Bosho

2006-04-15T23:21:00.000+08:00

it was New Years Day for alot of people today,...including the Bengalis..Went to the city for some lunch....then headed for the movies.

Shreosi,Me,Maida,Prashanth and Nadya

Waffle and Ice Cream for dessert

Paradise Now

2006-04-14T11:19:00.000+08:00

Some people waiting for the movie to start..
A photo with the arts director
A variety of smiles...

Movie night at trinity
First Arts event, went to watch this movie about suicide bombers in palestine.The movie is called "Paradise Now". More like how they are chosen and all. Great movie, great acting, pretty artistic. Even better coz' it was being watched under the stars and the moon, Yup, it was a "no roof" theatre, sitting between towering trees, with a slice of pizza and a can of coke. It doesnt get any better..eheh..

Soccer - Inter wing

2006-03-25T19:05:00.000+08:00

Interwing tournament

Wonderful, day today, no rain, no wind, no sign of failure ...

Started with a nice meal of lunch and then after some time headed off to the Riley oval to play for my wing - Derry. Oh and by the way, these are the wings that make up Trinity - Durrow, Argyll, Derry, Iona, South , Flats and Cook.

We were up against South wing for the first match, beat them 2 - 1 (i think - most of you who know me know that i have short term memory). Well next we were up againt Argyll - no hard feeling Brian, but we beat you too.. i forgot the score but we had a good cheer from our mates.
Next up was Flats - alot of familiar players here, so we beat them too.
Well then after that we were in the semi finals against Cook wing, well alot of regulars here, know their styles and their goal keeper, so we had our strategy , with diagrams on the grass and a team huddle, made a score that took us to the finals of the Inter wing tournament.

Finals , we were up against Iona wing, both teams were pretty psyched up, no nonsense from anybody, full force from everyone, great team effort. The match ended in a draw, so we had to advance to golden goal. Last few seconds, corner kick from the opposing team took a brilliant shot and curled it so much it went for a direct goal. For the first few seconds, there was no reaction from the goal taker, then cheers and moans and more cheering from both sides.

Left the pitch shaking hands of opponents chanting " great game"....
Feeling satisfied to reach the finals, had a heavy dinner, filled up my tank for the night, and retired to my room, to blog about it...

Keep playing football, play for fun, its an international peace maker.
Cheers.
Pman(some of you remember elephant feet?)
Ciao

Holi aye hai!!!

2006-03-12T23:18:00.000+08:00

Shreosi and Maida "tissuing" themselves ....

Heres Prashant and Varun ambushing Ankit(in the middle) with the colour of holi...

Some more photos...

2006-03-10T20:06:00.000+08:00

Sunset at Cottesloe

The sea and beyond...

Heres Brendan and May.....having Fish and Chips..

Trip to Cottesloe beach

2006-03-10T19:40:00.000+08:00

Melvinder Singh - Kya bhai? Let me eat in peace!! eheh..(apparently its his astonished pose)

its me and varun in this serious photo shot...
Some spacemen relaxing on the grassy area of cottesloe

"Men are from mars"..as they say....only the women from venus were missing....eheh....

Look to your right...no my right...i couldn't tell the difference...haih

Theres (from the left), alvin , Melvinder and Varun looking right(my right)...

Well heres almost the whole group...brendan and may missing in action...

Fantastic 3...haiz...

Amazing Duo?? eheh..

Back to my room at the end of the day ....home sweet trinity...

Thanks you for browsing

cats world

2006-03-09T22:30:00.000+08:00

Meow..meow..Ring a bell?? hehe

Well..had a picture of this feline , look at it in the eyes and you will see its looking directly back at you....
Talk about photography....
Well...g'day mates

Continued.....

2006-03-01T20:19:00.000+08:00

Some more pics from the dinner
Here's me and Andy...

Heres another gang with me....

Heres what i had for desert, a very artistic piece of chocolate cake.....its digested by now..

Thanks you for browsing

Trinity Photo shoot and Commencement dinner

2006-03-01T20:07:00.000+08:00

First week of uni has started, and a luxurious dinner in honour of freshies and hugh achievers, Photo taken of all the students in the residential college...
Some snapshots before the original cameraman took a photo.

Here's me and "Dr" Anand..

And on my right is Elaan, Psychologist...

This ones taken by myself...

Summer Love

2006-02-27T22:40:00.000+08:00

As if Malaysia isn't hot enough, oh man,,,the heat here is too much. Especially when theres no airconditioning, of a ceiling fan. You can imagine. Well the picture below is self explanatory, thats what the guy at the shop told me about assembling this thing. Oh man, the feeling i got when the fan blades started spinning, total bliss, total satisfaction, totally cool.....
Its a stand fan..thats it(hehe).Have to drink a lot more bottles of water a day.
Well until the winter arrives, the blades will be spinning a lot more, and water will be flowing in me.
Peace out.

Packing memories

2006-02-22T01:37:00.000+08:00

Ahh...a beautiful site....
Well packing hasn't always been a favorite of mine. Now i wish i had started earlier, things just keep adding on, things i forget to take, things i dont need to take but i've kept deep inside the suitcase. Its like a project, without planning and organisation, it'll turn out to be a mess. Whew...its almost half done here. With a 20 kilo limit always stuck in my head, i've got to stuff things in here, and make it feel less than the limit.
Its been a great holiday , a long one. Starting to miss Perth, hehe...
Some things have made this holiday a memorable one if you know what i mean, family and friends. Hope we can keep it going...

To friends old and new,
Thanks, it would'nt have been the same without you ...
Until then , i'll be prith in perth , posting my perthy posts.(Say that fast)...

Good luck ....
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