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Kuala Lumpur ...

I was at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for 6days and 5 nights. I baically went there along with my friend Pradeep , for meeting job agents and also to explore the local labor market.

As I have got used to the life at Singapore for the past 17months, KL was way different, chaotic traffic, pollution, the people, cars and filth along the roads etc... I was immediatly reminded of Chennai and Mumbai where the life is somewhat similar, except for the cars and aircon buses.

I had a very good time there and especially getting to know Pradeep better and also strengthening our friendship. Apart from the hectic schedule of meeting the agents, we did find time to go around a couple of places, near Bukit Bintang.

One of the highlights of our trip was the trip to the Petronas Twin Towers (locally known as KLCC -Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre). Its a very majestic building and I was feeling so week and timid, against this great twin structure. The experience cannot be that easily expressed, it has to be felt to understand.

(Above) at the 41st level at the Sky bridge, connecting the two towers. The view is great from here.
(below) joining the towers is a shopping arcade and at the backside there is also a nicely laid out garden with fountain, with a wonderful view of the tower.

Mercy and brother had joined us on late Friday evening to spend the weekend at KL. On Saturday we all went to Sunway Lagoon Theme park and enjoyed it thoroughly. They have lovely water slides and also I enjoyed the roller coaster ride. It was a great experience.

On our return to SIN, we took the Intercity Express train and as usual with the train journey, back at India, it got delayed for more than 1 1/2 hour. The train ride was convenient, as it had TV, playing a movie as well as some documentaries; the train had a pantry coach with good and comfortable seats. One thing is for sure, next time, the train is out of question for travel to Singapore.

Over all we had good fun also the agents meeting were to a large extend positive. I now really want to settle down in KL or other parts of Malaysia for many reasons, close similarity with India, good food and inexpensive, normal cars (unlike the middle east, where all cars are big and bulky) and close proximity to Singapore.
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I am not able to get the right words for this particular posting, so kindly excuse the broken sentences and grammatical errors. Will try to do a better job.

Me in full size

Had to undergo a lot of pain to take a full size picture. I would have gone to atleast 20 studios, before I found this place, below an esclator shaft, in Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road.

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My Other blogs:

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http://readthrough.blogspot.com/
http://jcu-s.blogspot.com/
http://gva-resume.blogspot.com/

Reminiscence !

True to the blog title "Reminiscence". When I was looking at these pictures, I was really transported back to those good days.

My friends at Bhatia Gardens, Chennai. on my left is Lalit and Anand (Cousins). We used to have great fun and enjoyed the vacations to the fullest.

We generally played cricket in the evening and during the day we played either tennis, badminton, foot ball or even hide and seek. Forgot, we used to also go cycling into the Manapakkam village and also sit on the compound walls of Chennai Airport.

Me with Anandettan's BSA SLR cycle. We were staying at house # 7, 4th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Adayar.

It was an independant house with lots of plants and trees. When I was in 3rd standard, Achan bought for me a 'Hamilton' cycle. I cried for 2 full days and then Anandettan had brought in the cycle to the house.

I had a great deal of fun in that, as I used to go for cycling in that with school friends. My friends and me used to sit near actor Sharath's house in Adayar. He had a travel agency by the name of FlySun travels, next to Achan's hardware shop 'Allied Distributors'.

This picture was taken, during Achan's 60th birthday celebrations. Apart from my immediate family members, Vasanthi chittamma, Ammini velliamma (in front of Anandettan, she is the only elder person to Achan in his family), Kannan chetta, Baby chittamma, Kizhikode velliamma and Shantha chittamma.

We had been on a pilgrimage to many historical temples in Tamil nadu and this ceremony was held at the most famous temple, renouned for 60th birthday celebrations. (I do not know the name of temple, will post it after I get em)

At the Bhatia Garden house, Think I was still studying in school, when the picture was taken.

Picture, taken from Adayar house. The curtain behind us, leads to the bedroom where I used to sleep and it also had the Swamy photo's.

My brothers and me were all studying in school then.

My Amma looks very beautiful in this picture and believe me, even now she looks really beautiful.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, is a very interesting and spell binding book about the life of a boy who is in search of hidden treasures in the Egyptian pyramids.

Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through the many lessons he learns during his adventures. The story is told in the form of a fairy tale and really makes one wonder, if it can be true. The story has in it some drama, tension, wisdom, decision making, convictions, hard work, dedication, self-empowerment and over coming of depressions and main theme of the whole story ‘Believing in dreams and making that a reality’.

When I started to read the book, I forget the world I was in and could only rest after finishing the book.

I definitely vouch for this book and thank Aditya and Mercy for suggesting me about the book and making me buy it.

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The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.

Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson

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Some more review: http://silverydaze.blogspot.com/2005/05/whats-worlds-greatest-lie-boy-asked.html