I installed textpattern CMS for the main site. I was playing with its layout options. I managed to mess it up royally. As a proof of Murphy’s law, access to my site was disabled due to hardware problem. Now I’m trying to get it up to work.

With slow speed dial-up modems, it is difficult to test the softwares before installing them. Hmm…what to do. I checked with the operators who provide broadband services. They said, it is not available in my region.

So I’m sitting in front of my machine, fixing this and watching a James Bond movie – A view to a kill. Cool, ha?

Got a mail from ClickX magazine that FOW was included in their magazine. They also requested permission that it be included in October release.

On the same token, I submitted two photos for Snap Magazine for their August issue. You can find it here. I’ve already submitted photos for their September issue. Hope to get that published as well.

I’ve been busy for the past few days since I’m a backup for my manager. Since he had to be absent suddenly (he lost his father, in case you’ve not read my earlier posts), I have no clue to what to be done and so scrambling to keep the team going. But so far, it is going good. He is expected early next week, so that is a relief. Did I enjoy doing this? Of course yes.

Another noteworthy factor is that I submitted two photos for this month’s Snap Magazine. You can see it at here; you’ll have to scroll horizontally to see the photo. I also submitted a photo for PhotoFriday on the topic ‘One’. It can be found here; go to 683rd entry on the left. Since it allows only 15 characters for name, I’d to choose ‘Pixelated times’ as the title.

Then what else? Though I’m not a favorite of cable TV, the new neighbor wanted to opt it and if I would join, it would reduce the price for him. So I thought, what the hell, let me go for it. At least it will be helpful when my parents come over here.

This weekend was a good one. For one, I tried my hands on cooking. I am not a ‘bad’ cook, but don’t cook that often. I tried vegetable biryani and it did come out well.
On Sunday, I went on Photo shooting trip. That also turned out well. I captured pretty good pictures and I’m satisfied with them. Soon these pictures should be onto the photoblog.

Just got a call from my manager that his father passed away. Though his father is aged and has been a cardiac patient, he was doing fine. It seems, he got slight fever yesterday night and before they could take him to the hospital, he passed away. Just last week, mother-in-law of another colleague passed away. She was only 60.These losses are tragic. May the families be comforted.

Owing to the fact that Independence Day came on Monday, we’d a long weekend. I’d plans to go to Bangalore and then to a forest region. As much as I planned that, I didn’t plan the basic stuff – journey to Bangalore. All tickets – both train & bus – were booked and air travel seemed too expensive for this. So I stayed home. But it wasn’t all that bad!
On Saturday, after sleeping for hours and little bit of house cleaning, I went for a walk to Kottivakkam beach in the evening and found this incredibly delicious Italian restaurant, Bella Ciao. I haven’t had such an ambience and food in a long time. Not to mention, I will be going there quite often.

On Sunday, I went to Food World and guess whom I met there? I met one of my lecturers named, Eugine. What a small world? He took us control systems and I am meeting him after around a decade! He is currently working in Infosys.
Monday? Not much, just resting.

I’m not into astrology/palmistry or such sorts of sciences (if I may call so). That was until recently. Not that I’ve become an ardent believer; I’m no more indifferent or dismissive. Yesterday during a casual talk with a colleague, he informed that the lines on the left hand stays unchanged, but those on the right changes overtime! That was news to me. I’m not sure if it is true.
Anyway, he also looked at my right hand and said that there will be another abroad travel. Hmm…I would really like another ‘vagabond’ days.

Got informed by Francis that the new web host is having hardware failure and hence it will be sometime before this domain is switched to the new host. If you are reading this entry then it is still in the old domain.

Since it is the 200th post, I was kind of hoping for better news so that I could write something different from the same banal depressive entries. But hey, here I am with nothing good to share about. Actually it is entirely the opposite that happened. Over the past weeks, my confidence sunk to its lowest levels. Though I had tough times in the past, there was at least a thin thread of confidence and hope that ‘This too shall pass’. Currently my confidence is so low (rather so absent) that in the morning, I was even scared to get out of home. I just wanted to roll myself into the blanket and lie in the bed, forever. However, I dragged myself and took baby steps and did one after another, rather slowly. At office, I put on a bright smile and got on with work. I strongly believe that in my earlier firm, I was so much aloof and seclusive which got me into trouble. In the evening, negative thoughts flooded me so much – like there is going to be an accident or something. Yet, I got home safe, driving slowly. I took a walk on the beach and gathered some strength to carry on.

Someone said, ‘I could live with a broken heart; but not with a broken spirit’. Very true!

This might seem too childish, but given my state I’m really glad that she is back. She did keep in touch with me everyday. But knowing that she is back to the country makes me so glad.

She has gotten a home theatre for my BIL (damn it, I wanted to gift him that when they move to their own house in couple of months). She has also gotten gifts for me! (Better be good, else…). I’m seeing her next weekend. Will let you know all that I got.

Bit of a sad news: her company wants her to go to Canada. I know it is good for her career, but …yeah! That is life.

Dr. Rao confirmed that Buva’s father needs a surgery. His coronaries are perfect, but he has an aneurysm. The surgery will be done after 2-3 months.

I’ve started a photoblog in Blogger. I’ve been playing with many services and I finally settled with Blogger. I need a place to vent out. This blog is read mainly by family & friends, who knows all about me. This place will mainly be an outlet for my mouring and complaining. If you don’t like it, well, then you can decide if you want to read any more. I know you would put up with my complaints. Occasionally, it is read by others too. But I am a stranger to them. So I shouldn’t be bothered much about it.

In the photoblog, I will try, not to reflect my mood. I am planning to publish atleast one photo per week. So if you check on Mondays, there should be something new. Guess, it will keep me occupied and fresh. Though I am not planning to complain, I cannot stop being myself!

Another important one: I got a mail from Francis, who has graciously agreed to host this domain free of cost, that the physical host is going to be changing. In the ideal situation, I copy the files to the new host and he switches the ip and bingo, all is set and done. But being in the IT industry for long, I know it is not going to be that easy. For the main site, I might install the new version of Mambo and manually transfer files. However, for this blog, I thought of starting afresh. But then again, I am what I am with all decisions that I made and all that happened. So I’ll try to transfer this as is. So for few days, this site might be down.

P.S: I’m reading this after an hour and agree that there is no cohesiveness in the article. That is how I’m currently – no concentration, no cohesive thoughts etc. Hope I conveyed the point.