June 11, 2012

Again at Athirappilly Falls on my birthday

I celebrated my 28th birthday (on 9th June), rather in an unusual way, as a nomad travelling around Kerala. First I went to Guruvayoor to seek the blessings of Lord Guruvaayoorappan (Krishna) and Mammiyoor's Lord Mahadevan (Siva) and Thriprayaar's Lord Ramanamaswamy. Then I went to Athirappilly falls.

Athirappilly falls is one of my favorite destinations. This visit, my third, to Athirappilly falls was simply rejuvenating. This time, the timing was perfect, monsoon has just started and the water in the falls was adequate. My previous visits to Athirappilly happened in peak monsoon, hence I could not view the falls from the bottom. But this time I could view the falls from the bottom. And luckily the clouds were gracing the spot beautifully. The view was spectacular. The rocky landscape mountain plus the river were simply majestic. Whatever may be the lack of words, Athirappilly falls is truly spectacular. A must visit kind.

I would recommend everyone to visit Athirappilly in the first week of June (onset of Monsoon). If it is on a weekend you might feel bit crowded. If you are going with your fiance/spouse alone you will "feel" a lot more than me :-)

In short, my 29th year started beautifully.

March 30, 2012

Farväl

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My Dear All,

3.75 years in Aricent has gone by very quickly. It was pleasure working with you all!!

May the almighty give you the best to reach great heights in life filled with peace, happiness, love, joy, etc.

Thanks.

Warm Regards,

RBA aka Rajesh

P.S:

My Email: rajeshbalaa@gmail.com

My Blog: http://rajeshbalasubramanian.blogspot.com/

My LinkedIn http://in.linkedin.com/in/rajeshbalaa

Current Location: Pondicherry

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M E M O R A N D U M
From	RBA
Sent	Friday, March 30, 2012 06:00 PM
To	Ahava bolingo cinta
	My Fantastic Friends
	My Majestic Mentors
	My Priceless Partners
	My Colourful Colleagues
Subject	ferˈwel

Table: Contents

1. Experience

Figure: Last day speech in letter

3.75 years in Aricent has gone by very quickly. Quicker than I expected. Time flies. I just enjoyed it. In between coding and designing, I surfed the internet a lot, wrote poems, dreamed(will do that everywhere) and will not forget my time here. And at times I didn't enjoy it. It is a circle. When I boarded into my flight from Chennai to Delhi on 01-July-2008, it didn't even flash a second in my mind that I would be at Aricent for more than 2 years. There is something sspecial. And you have been great and instrumental to have made my stay at Aricent longer. It was pleasure working with you and knowing you (all)!! Will miss all of you I have come to know.

2. Reason

Figure: Reason for leaving

As all of you know, I planning into the next episode of my career.

3. Time machine

Figure: Nomad Birds

When I came as a nomad bird, people warmly admitted to share space on their branches of the tree, gave me shade, gave me warmth and shared the fruits. It's quite a long time and great time. The next second (should I put (LTE sub-frame) symbol??) is hidden with many surprises. The bird is not supposed to be always on the branches. It has to dream. It is dreaming. It has to fly. In the time machine we shall meet once again in the same tree or on different branches or different trees.

4. Wishes

May the almighty give you the best to reach great heights in life filled with peace, happiness, love, joy, etc.

Shabba Kher! Godspeed!

~~Thanking you.~~

Thanks.

~~Yours faithfully / Yours sincerely/ Best~~

~~Warm Regards~~

Love and Smiles

~~RBA Code Machine~~

RBA aka Rajesh

5. Contact Details

P.S:

My Email	rajeshbalaa@gmail.com
My Blog	http://rajeshbalasubramanian.blogspot.com/
My LinkedIn	http://in.linkedin.com/in/rajeshbalaa
Current Location	Pondicherry

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From: RBA

Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 06:00 PM
To: Dear All
Subject: Departure

Well well well,

Just wanted to say thanks for the last 3.75 years. You have been great.

       After many a summer it's time to move on. It was fun while it lasted.

                               Love and kisses and all that jazz.

                                               Cheers
                                                RBA

P.S. Starting now I can be reached at:

                        rajeshbalaa@gmail.com
                        http://in.linkedin.com/in/rajeshbalaa
                        Pondicherry

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12-3-30

Dear All

Thanks for 8-7-3 to 12-3-30 @ Aricent

Cheers

rajeshbalaa@gmail.com

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December 10, 2011

Kerala Trip - Day5 [Munnar - Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam]

We spent Day5 at Munnar. We covered the Mattupetty Dam, few view spots, and the Eravikulam National Park. The best things about Munnar are majestic view points, landscapes, tea gardens. No words to describe. Do go there and realize it.

Eravikulam National Park

This park is special for two things first Nilgiri Thar and second Neelakurinji flowers.

Nilgiri Thar are stocky goats with short, coarse fur and a bristly mane. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. It is mostly found at Eravikulam National Park and at Annamalai.

Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) (Tamil: நீலக்குறிஞ்சி), is a shrub that used to grow abundantly in the shola grasslands of the Western Ghats in South India above 1800 metres. The Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms gregariously only once in 12 years. Next Neelakurinji's blossoming season is at Sep-Nov 2018. I have already marked it in my google calender :-p