Shyam's Blog

Isn't it true that fast food in India is better than in the US? I feel that people in the US hate to go to fast food - still, they go there because of compulsion. I have seen lot of people here saying with grouse feeling, "I have to go to ... today for lunch". They know it doesn't taste good, nor, it is worth the money! In India, we are not compelled to go to a fast food place. Instead, people love to eat in those places because they are tasty. Also, it is worth the money!

ubuntu CD! I downloaded the ubuntu Linux to install it on my home pc. Just after burning a bootable CD for that, my eyes saw colorful details on the CD. This is how ubuntu CD looked. One specialty of this picture is, nothing has been done to enhance this image. I used a tripod and manual focus with high shutter speed. When I tried editing this snap by doing, enhance color or sharpen, nothing much worked. The image was already in good shape for the show! (Don't forget to verify your "VIBGYOR") Rainbow on a CD! Shooting star!

Didn't feel like getting up this morning. Felt like, "wish I had more time to sleep... - Put the alarm on snooze couple of times. Then, came a thought in my mind. Money and sleep are similar. Both are things which we always ask for more! Isn't it? Even though you are sufficient with whatever you had (sleep/money), you just want little more. ahaa! Money and sleep, on the other hand - both have dreams! Don't they? By this thought, it was time to wake up :)

Jamoon I made - just for YOU and ME, It was so yummy!

Team Google!

Endless Road - Logan Canyon, UT On a rainy day, it was fun to shoot this picture by placing my camera on the road! (Photo edited using GIMP)

Books: Bookcase :: Masalas: Masalacase.

Identify shadow of each leaf. These are leaves floating on a crystal clear water! This reminds me of Engineering Drawing II where we drew objects and their projections.

" hum hai rahi pyar ke"

Had been to Logan Canyon drive with friends. Here are the photos of the day. Leaf of the day Straw of the day Bowling accuracy! There were two pins left. One hit, one miss Just a Trivia - Bowling originated in India (courtesy - Wikipedia).

Houses burning in my apartment complex. Photo: Courtesy KSL news website. Above is the picture of one of the blocks of our apartment complex which came down under fire. 6 houses of that block were burnt to ashes by devastating fire caused by natural gas. The incident occured when a gas serviceman was on duty to check the leak which was occurring for the past few days. My block was couple of buildings away from this one. Firefigthers made sure that fire doesn't spread out. When I reached home from work in the evening, I was not allowed to enter the apartment complex. Everyone was stranded out for a few hours. For details see .. KSL link . Really a say day for all the residents of those burnt houses.

I didn't know that my photos were in the "Editor's pick" list on BetterPhotos.com. Here is the link of my album online. My Album . After a long time, I visited my profile to add more pictures to the contest on BetterPhotos.com. I found out that, 4 of my pictures have been "Editor's Pick", which is indeed great to know! I didn't know that till now because I had stopped accessing my profile! What does "Editor's Pick" mean? The "Editor's Picks" are simply contest entries that have moved on from round 1 of the contest judging. These images are found to be interesting, eye-catching or beautiful to the judges.

Visited Alpine Loop, UT. Pictures @ My webalbum This 20-mile drive is worth $3.00 (entry fee). Here is the map of the drive. To view complete driving directions, visit googlemaps

To take Red carpet Guard of Honour at Rastrapathi Bhavan.

Recently met a few entrants to the "land of opportunities" - US. Have to tell you about the "hype" they talk about. They feel, "America and all is just Hype".