Sudha's Summer Vacation 2010

    It's been two years away from home and I started to become less energetic, life seemed boring and mostly I became more adamant at work. My body stopped listening my commands. I realised  what I need and I felt I couldn't drag any more with such a mental fatigue. The next moment I told the same to my close friends(roomies). They couldn't understand why I want to go at the end of the summer vacation. Even my Dad couldn't believe my decision because I declined his earlier proposal about coming home during vacation. He felt I was kiddin or something at first. But everyone respected my idea after they reconginised the seriousness in my proposal. I should thank my professor for granting me leave at the end of vacation.( I returned Taiwan after the registrtaion for the fall semester was over.)
 As my decision was all of a sudden even ticket booking(different destination ticket) and ARC(visa extension) was not so smooth. I have to spend little excess on ticket and redo ARC once again after I came.
Finally, after all hurdles I flew from Taiwan. My trip was some thing like this.  Taipei-New Delhi-Varanasi-Vijaywada-Hyderabad-Hsinchu.

 First I planned to visit Banaras Hindu University where I did my masters degree and visit Prof. Saha , roam around the ghats and scenic places in Vaaranasi. So inorder to reach Varanasi I should take train from New Delhi which takes 12hrs if everything goes well. I had six and hours before I board train in New Delhi. I brought some wiki maps with me. This is my first experience to use wiki maps in India. I struggled a bit because Delhi became very messy and every where some construtions are taking place due to common wealth games. There are no sign boards on any roads that can lead me to a Metro or any historic place. I managed to reach the Red fort by a metro and on foot with out anybody's help and from there I could reach Jamma masjid very easily. This is one of the oldest mosques in India. After that I had a very less time and I should return to the railway station to board my train to Varanasi. I have less time. I came out and I couldn't find any direcctions to the nearest metro station. Some how I used wiki maps and believed my instincts. The horribe part is the roads are very narrow and heavy traffic and even a pedastrain can't move ahead. Only people who experienced can understand the situation. Sorry I couldn't take any picture(bcoz I became sick in that mess). I walked for about thirty minutes in that traffic to reach the nearest metro and then I felt like I am in heaven. Finally I reached station on time and could board the train.


Jamma masjid-New Delhi



A salute to Nation -Red fort-New Delhi

  Prof. Saha booked accomodation for me in BHU and I could enjoy my stay in Varanasi. He took care of me like his own kid. I could never forget the love and affection he has shown when I was in Varanasi. He even took  me to ghats but I forgot to take camera so I have no pictures which can show the holiness of Varanasi.I enjoyed myself a lot in Anshu's(Prof.Saha's son) B'day. This reduced my stress a lot.

Prof. Saha, Anshu and Mrs. Saha



Viswanath Temple inside BHU- Varanasi



BHU maingate decorated for Janmasatami(Lord Krishna's B'day)

Flow of River Krishna at my home Town due to heavy rains

 After that I went back home to Vijaywada with the message and moral support Dr.Saha has given to me. During my journey(34hr journey) a disaster occured, the power cable of my Macbook was broken. No more I could open my computer at home.(Macintosh is not  popular in VZA, I have to travel 300kms once again to fix it and which I am not sure) I was disappointed a bit but  anyway the purpose of my visit is to enjoy the warmthness in the love of my mom and dad. I enjoyed each and every moment of my vacation at home.I spent all my day time at home talking with mom(some or the other relatives who visited our home)and in the evening i used to roam in our city centre. I was born and brought up in the same city so I still have quite a good number of friends. I covered as many as I can. My mom and my aunts made various varieties of dishes during my stay. My younger brother took care of my final day trip to Hyderabad(300Kms from VZA). So i had a very less burden. On the final day I had good time with my younger sister. Both of us had lunch and went for shopping. Finally I said good bye to everyone and flew back to Hsinchu.

beauty at my home

Yet another one



Sudha with his brother's and sisters(all are younger than me)

After I returned I feel refreshed and I want to be back on track soon with a mission.

Still I haven't fixed my lappy. Blogging  from Hemanth's lappy. Thanx dude for your cooperation.






An Evening on seaside

I spent this evening on the seaside. It was a lovely evening with cool sea breeze. I took some snaps of sunset. I enjoyed this evening standing in the sea water.

Me with a different look

On the way to sea side

Sun is about to set

sinking sun

I should try this

Some pattern on beach sand

Circle of love

“One morning, a farmer knocked loudly on the door of a monastery. When Brother Porter

opened the door, the farmer held out to him a magnificent bunch of grapes.

“‘Dear Brother Porter, these are the finest grapes from my vineyard. Please accept them

as a gift from me.’

“‘Why, thank you! I’ll take them straight to the Abbot, who will be thrilled with such a

gift.’

“‘No, no. I brought them for you.’

“‘For me? But I don’t deserve such a beautiful gift from nature.’

“‘Whenever I knocked on the door, you opened it. When the harvest had been ruined by

drought, you gave me a piece of bread and a glass of wine every day. I want this bunch of

grapes to bring you a little of the sun’s love, the rain’s beauty, and God’s miraculous

power.’

“Brother Porter put the grapes down where he could see them and spent the whole

morning admiring them: they really were lovely. Because of this, he decided to give the

present to the Abbot, whose words of wisdom had always been such a boon to him.

“The Abbot was very pleased with the grapes, but then he remembered that one of the

other monk was ill and thought: ‘I’ll give him the grapes. Who knows, they might bring

a little joy into his life.’

“But the grapes did not remain for very long in the room of the ailing monk, for he in turn

thought: ‘Brother Cook has taken such good care of me, giving me only the very best

food to eat. I’m sure these grapes will bring him great happiness.’ And when Brother

Cook brought him his lunch, the monk gave him the grapes.

“‘These are for you. You are in close touch with the gifts nature gives us and will know

what to do with this, God’s produce.’

“Brother Cook was amazed at the beauty of the grapes and drew his assistant’s attention

to their perfection. They were so perfect that no one could possibly appreciate them more

than Brother Sacristan, who had charge of the Holy Sacrament, and whom many in the

monastery considered to be a truly saintly man.

“Brother Sacristan, in turn, gave the grapes to the youngest of the novices in order to help

him understand that God’s work is to be found in the smallest details of the Creation.

When the novice received them, his heart was filled with the Glory of God, because he

had never before seen such a beautiful bunch of grapes. At the same time, he remembered

the day he had arrived at the monastery and the person who had opened the door to him;

that gesture of opening the door had allowed him to be there now in that community of

people who knew the value of miracles.

“Shortly before dark, he took the bunch of grapes to Brother Porter.

“‘Eat and enjoy. You spend most of your time here all alone, and these grapes will do

you good.’

“Brother Porter understood then that the gift really was intended for him; he savored

every grape and went to sleep a happy man. In this way, the circle was closed; the circle

of happiness and joy which always wraps around those who are in contact with the

energy of love.”

   When I was a school student, every day in our school assembly one student has to go up and say a story which has some moral. Once he finishes he has to ask for the moral of the story he just explained  from the audience. Now it is my turn here to ask you guys to guess the moral of this story.  By the way this story was taken from "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho