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The Lady of the Rings
It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the Elves – Immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven to the dwarf lords – Great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of men who, above all else, desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and the will to govern each race.
But they were, all of them, deceived… and we all know the story of how Sauron got his but kicked coz of The One Ring that he had made
This story has a different plot… 2 rings were made in the fires of the workshop of Joyalukkas Jewelers, Cochin. Within these rings they carved the names, that gave one the bearer (the female) absolute power over the other bearer (the male).
Now i remain bound for eternity, and my love Bhavna became The Lady of the Rings …
Couple of pics taken by my cousins using their mobile, during the ceremony 
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Rain @ Home
The last time i was at home the rain gods were not so merciful. I’m not saying that it didnt rain at all, but it didnt rain like the way it used to rain – hours and hours of rain.
Well, my wish was granted today. It started raining at 12 in the noon and as i’m typing this the rain hasnt stopped. The only good cam at home was my brother’s Nokia ExpressMusic 2MP phone-cam. Something is better than nothing, so started clicking…
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Enjoying rain @ home …
Namma Bengaluru Awards 2009
Have you ever felt the need to recognize a person from you locality for his or her contributions to the society, may that be big or small?
Have you felt the need to recognize a Govt. employee that goes beyond his duties and sets an example by outright commitment to his work?
How about recognizing an NGO for its public service or a Residence association for its diligence in waste management, maintaining the greenery or its initiative in having a rain harvesting project?
Bangalore is a city that is vibrant because of its people that make so. There are ordinary people among us that do extra-ordinary work to help the society and each other. How about recognizing them? Wont that be an inspiration for them to continue doing what they were doing and for others to come forward, making The Garden City, truly a great place to live in.
Namma Bengaluru Awards 2009 is aimed to do that.
Straight out of their site -
An initiative by Member of Parliament and Convener of ABIDe – Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Namma Bengaluru Awards is launched with the vision to inculcate a sense of optimism and interest in the minds of the common man and bring to the limelight ordinary citizens for their extraordinary contributions, recognize exemplary contributions made by individuals who have contributed to Bengaluru’s developments, for those who have enriched the lives of common man, to the ordinary citizens for their extra ordinary contributions and to create Ambassadors of best practice who set standard for the rest to follow.
The citizens of Bangalore will be recognized under two major categories -
- Namma Bengaluru Awards for Public Officials and Agencies – To recognize public officials and government agencies (Like MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Officers & Staff of Civic agencies like BDA, Bescom, BBMP etc)
- Namma Bengaluru Awards for Private Citizens and Institutions – Aimed at recognizing efforts of citizens and private institutions including NGOs, RWA, Companies, schools and others
I know what you’re thinking. Why would you ever want to recognize anyone from BDA, Bescom or BBMP or any Govt. Official for that matter. Thats where you’re missing the point. Inspite of the fact being that we all hate the govt. officials and brand them as lazy 9-4, job secure, bribe-demanding people there are some really gem-of-a-characters among them. Why cant we just recognize them? Why cant we honour them? Dont belive me?
Well if u ask me i would love to recommend the BMTC Volvo bus drivers and conductors for their courteous behavior. Every time i have travelled in one of them, they have always had service-with-a-smile motto. Same goes with the Bescom guy who turned up on a Sunday evening because there was power out-age at our area.
Last day i was at Namma Bengaluru Foundation‘s office, which is more or less the same as Mr. Rajeev’s office, to be briefed about the whole initiative. I was joined there by Balu and we were both surprised with the magnitude of responses that Namma Bengaluru Awards 2009 has received.
The nominations were opened on 14th of October and closes on 14th of November 2009. Guess how many nominations they got till now. Well Balu and me guessed somewhere around 250-300. No, they have so far got close to 2000 nominations. Yes thats right – 2000. And in one case, all the students of a class wanted to nominate their teacher for the award. Thats the beauty of this. Only two categories, Govt. or Private sector and you can nominate anyone!
Go ahead Nominate! Spread the Word!
Oh Mama, I lost my Virginity!
I could feel her heart beat. It was racing up. Her breathing became heavier with each passing moment. She held me tight and squeezed her against me.
Inching closer, i felt her lips against mine. I slipped into sweet seduction.
Ok period! This post is not meant to be of any pornographic value. The intend of this post is to announce my engagement on my blog.
Well, apparently after reading the title and then the first two lines, someone might have got a heart attack and as i’m typing this i’m laughing out loud. Yes the repercussions of this post will be quite sour, but i like the 10sec fun at times. No its not my fiance whom i’m fearing (i’ll fear her post engagement), but its her mother. Yes my Mother-in-law
Well she apparently goes through my blog and makes it a point that she reads my twitter feeds too. So this was my way of telling her – “This is me Jerry and i’ll be marrying your daughter 
!!!”. Oh, i can so visualize her in my mind right now. The phone at my home ringing, my folks coming to know about the post and they reading it and it all adding up to the visits on my site.
The what the heck is the title about? Well i’m losing my bachelorhood and that is almost as equivalent my virginity. Have been carefree, lived by my own terms, raced my bike on roads, went on late night drives, partied all night, slept through the day. No one to ask why? No one to ask where? But now its all changing. Isn’t that an important phase. I bet!. I will be stepping into responsibilities (yikes!!!) and relations(yawn!!) and have to keep’em all my life. But to tell ya, its a good feeling. Trust me, you should give it a try. But dont blame me if u crash and burn.
Now the details. kindly read the F.A.Qs and if that doesnt answer the questions post your query in the comments and i will reply to it.
Kindly note that questions like “Did you tell her about the night that you sneaked into your ex-girlfriends bedroom and kissed her for the first time?” will be promptly deleted and wont see the light ever again. Though the answer to that will be “No!” . What! You want me to get myself killed or what? Stan , i guess you get the point!!!
Frequently Asked Questions.
Q. Whats her name and location?
A. Bhavna. Hails from Cochin.
Q. What does she do?
A. Working at a s/w company in Chennai.
Q. So does that mean that she is a techie like you and is into blogging?
A. No! and i’m fine with it. Well one of a kind is all thats needed in a family. Have doubts ask my mother-in-law.
Q. Does that mean that you will be shifting to Chennai after wedding?
A. No. She will join me here in Bangalore.
Q. What are you getting as dowry?
A. Nothing! Dowry is illegal. In fact i’m losing stuffs. How about my bachelorhood to start with.
Q. When is the engagement?
A. November 15th, 2009. The Wyte Fort Cochin. Some time after 11AM.(Google Maps Link)
Q. When is the wedding?
A. One at a time plz. Let me get over the engagement first
Q. What should i do if i want to attend the function?
A. Call me or drop me an e-mail and we shall make some arrangements.
You have thus been invited… (if my in-laws doesnt kill me before the function)