A walk down memory lane...

Its really surprising, how life can change,just like the weather does.

Ups and downs in life are passe' coz thats what makes life exciting but,major happenings that adversely affect u; arent always welcome are they???...

There comes a time in life when u feel everythings at a stand still...u feel stuck, stuck in the hands of time.Your patience to withheld all the blows just seems to die down...The driving force that once held u as a strong individual no more seems to hang on with you...The skies no more look bright blue, but dark n grey...The grey cover becomes so dense that u just cant help but wonder, whether there's evergonna be a silver lining to the clouds.Would the rainbow ever show again...

ahemm... am sounding too poetical n bookish i know..but isnt all this quite true...juz dat we as individuals fail to accept or rather express such feelings,in the fear of having urself stamped a coward,...its basic human nature...

There are times when u feel lonely among a crowd,There are times when friends n friendships take such turns that u seem to lose trust.Acceptance though at such times is the need of the hour...just doesnt seem to show up.Every possible ray of hope seems to have diminished...What do u do such times...u desperately need to get out of all this u desperately need a breather.. Just take a deep breath...think about the best that you have been and the best you can do.Such times, mere words of motivation from near n dear ones really work magic :)But theres onli one person who can help n thats "U"...self help is the best at such times:P

This sure is the advent of the quarter life crisis :P The later 20's

Ghosh....still cant believe i'm on to it too :P

For a brief flashback...

Cut 1 ...

College days were carefree times:) Friends n friendships played a major role...

It was a phase of knowing, exploring & whole lot of learning.Discovering ur potiential, a phase full of energy, with hoardes of dreams :)It sure was a super protected world then...

Cut 2 ...

The first job...The Indian Express Art team was a dream come true, it felt like all prayers were answered, that too a paid internship in the last sem of college, under a big banner was like a biggggg thing.World changed, life then was full of a whole lot of positive energy A gr8 zeal to learn absorb watever came in front... People and places taught gr8 lessons :)

Friends scattered, but new ones replaced the old, though some bonds remain special no matter wat :)

Cut 3 ...

The Rat race began...Looking up for a major career move, Zee Interactive sure sounded a cool new place to work with.Being a part of The Essel group sure sounded fab. e- learnin and the web at that time was quite happening n hot...Wat more could be cooler than joinin a new place wth you old college pal :) Yeah curly's company sure meant a lot :) Zils, was a great learnin place in a true sense, with gr8 team members, expert seniors and a cool management to go with life was good.
A year down the line animation caught attention n we were sure that it was gonna b the next career move:)Curly gota good offer,i hanged on for 6 more months :)

Cut 4...

Ah... Indiagames..guess i can write an entire book about this.Gr8 place gr8 colleagues :)

Life's sure bin happening since then.

To be precise indiagames bestowed Friends n friendships,Cool colleagues, Loads a lessons ;)tons of fun,Fab time gr8 work, yeah last but not the least "blessing(ahemm..) 4a life time ;)

3 and a half years down the line, it sure feels like family here.Though people have changed the roots remain... Finally its time 4a change, time to say good bye,it sure is a tough decision, but its the need of time.Good old days will always remain as bitter sweet memories.

Change Happens
They Keep Moving The Cheese
Anticipate Change
Get Ready For The Cheese To Move
Monitor Change
Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old
Adapt To Change Quickly
The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese
Change
Move With The Cheese
Enjoy Change!
Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese!
Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again & Again
They Keep Moving The Cheese.

A new step towards a newer n much better tomorrow beckons :) hoping to live upto it :)

graphics team 04'

graphics team 05'

curly :)

devil'

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http://chrishusein.com/index.php/category/3d-tutorials/

http://cg-india.com/tutorials/3dsmax_tutorials.html

http://www.3dnuts.com/tutorials/mat_glass.shtml

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials.html

rains again :)

hmmmm i was juz about thinking that my first post on wecome d' rains came out too early did it....d sun was bak it seemed as if rains juz gav a trailer like entry....

But finally since a week its been a gud beginning...probably it was waitin for schools n colleges to start off...

I have been very on n off to office off late...caught over by the heat stroke n other nic nacs here n thr had to take a week long sabattical...finally joined bak yesterday.Tiring though it was...but a welcome change from stayin sick at home..d worst that is....

Hmmm monsoon' like never b4 plays a very imp role dat is...drizzling with memeories of gud times spent...of dreams..n promises..of friends n friendships :)

Remembering gud old days of wen our girl gang after office would venture out...after office hours on the pretex of going home on time would sart walking in d rains :) umbrellas n wincheaters et all...proceeding towards diamond garden..d aroma of coffee frm barista wud automatically woo us in :P

A barista sugar free,a regular cappucino, n a mocha...hmmmm and d usual paneer n chicken sandwiches... to go with...an hour or so of nice chitter chatter,the regular bitching that is;) hot gossips...joys n sorrows...a great stress buster it was :)those were real great times...

Just passed by the same place yesterday...seeing a gang of girls out having a jolly gud time,kinda

brought back all those memories afresh..thus provking me to pen it down instantly...

Miss those gud times 2gether girls...:)

Welcome da Rain's

31stMay 07'...a typically hot humid n sultry evening...
After the sun was tired shining with all its might
the dusk sky was slowly covered with fleeces of black clouds...Mumbai watched with hopes...
Later evening finally; all hot n scorched mumbai was drenched in the first showers...
surges of lightening accompanied by thunder...suddenly the cool showers seemed to be swallowing all the heat ...
whew............much awaited (i bet) welcome oh rain god :)

Seriously...this time like never b4 i had been eagerly waitin for the arrival of monsoon .
And bingo' there it was...very much on time :)

3 months of heat had been a real nitemare, getting out of d cool comforts of either offices or homes needed real guts. Goin out a t 3 in d aafternoon was just like bein roasted alive inside a hugeeeeeee microwave...mannnn i hate the summerz frm d bottom of my heart...

After having come outta d school college phase "Summerz" no longer mean a lot...They no longer
bring a huge smile thinking all abt the gud ol' school days of 2 month long summer vacatons...
Those wonderful carefree days of total TP :p Those days of nonstop ice-cream treats, savouring d king of all fruits d hapus :P n super summer camps (never attended much of those myself, lazy that i was... hated all the physical exercises they involved )
ahh...dat reminds me of one summer camp i had attended at Bhivpuri near karjat...I mus say m never evr goin to 4get ths 1...rock climbing..hmmm climbing that i did takin support of the strong ropes provided supporting my roly poly self to its fullest...phewww reched d peak tooo...ow 4d climax...rapelling...!!!! still gives me shiverrs :p got stuck half way n had to be suspended down by my instructor...that day on...swore to myself....Rapelling...not my cuppa tea :D...m slipping bak 4rm my original topic...okay d rains :)

Monsoon in mumbai has been makin headlines fr d past 2 years with the 27th july05floods, the major rail disruptions last year....hopin 4a smooth travel time ths monsoon atleast without gettn
madly stuck ne where............
Well other than the travel goof-ups Monsoon sure has a nicer side to it..ahhhhh Monsoon last year was happenin 4 sure..sigh...............................................(hope d sigh reaches d approprite place :P)...ok bak to reality again...
The nicest things about d rains the sudden cooling...a welcome chnage dat is..d greenary around...ummm small puddles :P huge colorful umbrellas...;) hmm d seasonal makka wala :D
Well nt 2 4get mum made "kaanda bhaaajii" ..hell who cares abt d diet :P andd a nice hot cuppa adrak chai to go with...
Well a zillion thanx to da coffe shops all around mumbai :D expensive dat they are but they sure serve a gr8 purpose :) hmmmmmm..again a long sigh * ;)

I guess dat goes enuf...4 da time being..more rainy updates in the days to follow ciao'...