herbal spa

Not one of those interesting topics to write a blog on but thought I would capture my experience so it would be fun when I read this again and again after some time.


Went to Day Spa in my Gym(melbourne city baths), 59 bucks per hour.


the lady, mariame showed me a bath tub with warm water in which some herbs, lavender, rosemary, sea salt were soaked and I was asked to soak myself in the tub for 30 mins.


I was thinking how to pass 30 mins all alone in a bath tub. after much difficulty i was able to finish my 30 mins, looking here and there, filling the tub in intervals.
But when I started to get up I felt so dizzy and I was unable to move my hands, legs etc.
Its all seemed so empty, I got out and told her how I felt, she said yes this was not a normal hot water bath but herbal bath; it will cleanse the system, purifies and releases all the toxins from the body.
I was given water, drank two glasses slowly and I could feel I was coming to normal slowly.
At the same time, another middle aged woman came for the spa and my masseurs was explaining the history about the baths and the place, it did have an effect on me as she was telling the century old building and the bath techniques they used in those times.
I went to the toilet and was almost normal but yes with a little bit tiredness.
Then I was asked to sit in a different chair with back facing outside, she says she designed it specifically for massage, she did the massage on my back, shoulders and I felt good.
and then on another chair, she massaged lightly my arms with rosemary cream.
I almost came to normal due to all this and could feel the affect of the herbs.
then paid her, thanked her for the service and walked my way back to Unilodge.
Yes its worth the money I paid, but the dizzy effect could be due to my heavy drinking y'day night. I know that, and yes I have to make sure that I reduce the no. of pegs I take on weekends.
After coming home, the food was ready(y'days chicken and rice), warmed it a bit, ate it and slept nicely for 3 hours.
It was awesome, a bit of experiment and experience and I would remember this for some time.

Being human

Sometimes it often makes you feel that you are the most important person in this world and making you happy is the only thing God always thinks about.
Its true and I believe in every aspect of this.


I feel happy now, yes its all a perception, the way you feel in you brain/mind/heart or whatever you call it which feels your perceptions.
I am happy because I had 3.5 pegs of Red label scotch; I am happy because we all had fun( 7 friends), drinking and then eating with limited curry and rice;
I am happy because there is now unanimity among all of us which started lately;
A month earlier everyone used to go by their own ways, one goes to gym every evening, the other one works in the office late night, another lives in his own world, another loves and lives on Facebook and the other does things based on no formula.
I am happy because we are humans and god gave me the opportunity to mingle among humans, talk to one another, extend our horizons, live together despite pains/struggles and most of all live together


There is nothing equal to living together; living life alone and living with others are like two poles on the earth.


I just had a talk to my dearest friend; for keeping the name anonymous lets call it as "Y".
Y felt so happy as I talked to Y after a long time, Y is recently married and I was giving Y suggestions how to understand Y's spouse and lead a happy life; its true Y became a part of my life; there's an emotional attachment between Y and me; My initial introspections about Y were not pleasant as I was more narrow in my thoughts, things started changing slowly and as I started gaining more deeper understanding about human's feelings and the longings for emotional attachments I come to know about the bonds and the attachment between two souls. Y felt very happy now when I talked to Y after a long time; Y felt refreshed.


An attachment between two souls is very strong; its difficult to cut the chord; I realized it lately; My attachment with Y is one such kind; I am now in another continent far away from  my friend Y but still I miss Y, I just couldn't wait to talk to Y; 
I still get dreams about Y's success, Y's day to day livings, Y's behaviour, Y's past.
Same is true in the case of my parents about whom I think a lot, most of the people on earth does so, there's nothing strange about it;


so what do you call about relationships between two souls?  Also do you really think about Y every second/minute or occassionally? You can't tell so as there is no meaning or pattern to describe such feelings/relationships.
These things just happen and it makes you feel happy/content, what else you want in life other than feeling content? 


To the great lord living all above us!!!!!
I bow to you my lord for letting me live on this earth, feeling all kinds of emotions; fear, sorrow, happiness, delight, jealousy, satisfaction, anger, thirst, hunger and of all great emotions is what I or many people call as LOVE


I fell in love with humans long ago, but only on few occasions I realize its true and when I feel it I become overjoyed, would thank god and everybody.
I love humans, I am proud to be a human being, proud to have a heart and proud to love another person.


You just cannot describe the feeling called "LOVE", it varies; you would love your friends, love girls, love white girls, desi girls, love what you do daily, love the work you do, love the way things are different in developed countries, love asians, love everything;
Then what do you hate on this earth? I don't hate anything, I learnt from somewhere or someone and I still believe in it that there is nothing on this earth which can be hated or which can't be loved? There is just nothing? 
Everything is lovable and everyone loves something or the other?
Even a cruel human being, terrorist or some on other who kills people loves his son/daughter or his wife.
Love is universal, love is not unique, love is natural, no one can ever reproduce the feeling called Love. If that is possible then understand that the evolution has ended;

Fiber

Its true, people started calling me Fiber Man:
Yes, it feels good when I make people remind about something so important in every daily life.
The word is FIBER.
Its essential for everybody's digestion, you can't defecate if you don't get enough fiber in your body; Your bowels won't work properly unless your daily intake consists of sufficient fiber.
Its no surprise that I have Fiber chart in my room, I don't read it daily but after excessive googling and discussions I almost got the numbers in my head.
I can now make out the fiber content in each food item I eat and hence trying to maintain a well balanced digestive system.
Everyone should take care of their digestive system as obviously unless food gets digested you won't get what you need to live.


..to be continued

Food Wastage Counter

Ok, here it is finally!!
After following and telling everybody to be conscious on how much food you are wasting I finally decided to make it counted atleast in my life.


I am announcing the official launch of Food Wastage Counter today; i.e. 17th April 2011.
And I already have a count of ! 
Current counter value: 1 (y'day I bought veg kabab near china town, melbourne in a hurry as I was rushing to watch "Teen Maar" movie of pawan kalyan's; I just had a single bite of the kabab and that's it I had to leave it, it's an error in judgement but that's fine I would definitely take care next time not to buy something new when you are in a hurry)


Counter value: 2
day before y'day, i.e. 22nd April,'11 on Good Friday, we went to Vietnamese restaurant where we ordered chicken/prawn paper rolls and other food as well.
One has left his Tofu/jasmine rice in the middle saying he feels ulti coming.
Then the other one left his chicken curry half, another one left 10% of his plate;
Another of the group left the paper roll half eating
Now its my chance, though I've completed my grilled chicken rice and coconut juice, I couldn't eat the paper roll, i've completed one full with difficulty but left the 1 piece.


Counter value: 3
Time: a couple of hours ago on 7th may, 2011.
place: Tandoori times, 194, barkley street, st. kilda road, melbourne, Australia
we went four, not left much but the guy who always wastes food left the food today as well.
My ex-manager left a little bit on this plate.
My roommie completed full
And I've left 2-3 spoons of steam rice in the bowl, though it doesn't come under my count but I've ordered the steam rice.
Food was pathetic, to all Indians out there please don't go here: the rates as pretty low so the food quality.
Tandoori prawns were n't like prawns.
punjabi dhal thadka was good.
Chilli bowl was too spicy, it has red chilli beans sprinkled on it.
this place doesn't need a review, its thumbs down.

Counter value: 4

Time: y'day afternoon, around 1-2PM, i.e. 14th may 2011

place: Tandoori curry bar, opp. Ohm, elizabeth street, melbourne, Australia

We all(me, new roommie and my ex-manager) ordered veg combos.

I've completed my plate full, not wasting anything.

My new roommie who always wastes food did this time as well, on top of the combo he took additional rotis, he ate rotis but wasted 40% of the rice on his plate; the wasted items include some daal and curry.

My ex manager wasted a little bit of curry and dal, can say 10-15%.


Counter value:5
Time: Friday night around 8 PM, RM hotel on elizabeth street, on 20th may 2011
My roommie as usual finished his food as well as I.
The one who always wastes food wasted this time, around 10-15%.
My ex manager wasted around 10-15% of the curry.
To specify it the food was one of the worst of its kind, its a strict no go to this place.


Counter vaue: 6
Time: 1 PM, Noodle Kingdom, Russell street, melbourne, AUS
the place is a disgusting one, no one cares what you want, the waittresses don't understand english, god saves the english speaking people who goes to this place. Though most of the people are chinese so it doesn't make much difference to their business.
So obviously I can't discuss with the waittress as she doesn't understand a thing.
so I ordered Mutton stews with Rice, hot&sour soup and my roommite ordered veg hot and sour noodles.
We had to beg and request for water, spoon and forks and finally we had everything to eat. But look at the mutton, its mostly mutton fat and bones, there's nothing left to eat for me, i struggled to seperate fat and the actual mutton but vexed and just left it after eating a couple of pieces with white rice and some greens. The hot,sour soup was ok kind though I found the taste a bit odd.
so I almost left the mutton pieces but completed most of the white rice, i left 1/8 of the soup though. My roommie who always wastes is no exception this time though credit goes to him to complete most of his ordered food. The item he ordered was brought in a huge bowl which actually seemed to be for 2 people. Thanks to his appetite he was able to complete 3/4th of his food.
That's it, thumbs down for this restaurant and never again try a chinese restaurant with cheap rates :)


Counter value 8(7+1) 
 Date: 11th June, '11, venue : room no. 1310, unilodge, i.e. my room
I have wasted dish full of Red lentils curry, so bad on my part always boasting of being an activitist etc etc. 
No sorry with this act I now fail to be called an activist :( 
Pity, how could I just leave the curry to detiorate, i prepared the curry on sat afternoon a bit more assuming my roommies would share the dish but that didn't happen even on sunday as well and I fail to refrigerate it.
By monday morning the curry was with white foam and pungent foul smell. It feels bad to throw away something we all relish to eat. I am so so sorry.
Despite my above experience I prepared yellow lentils curry on the same day which I refrigerated properly and ate for two days(suffered bloating due to this :)) but finally couldn't do and had to throw away a little(not much but one lunch plate serving), another mistake.
With two back to back mistakes the counter now stands at 8.

naa matrubasha telugu

ఆహ, నమ్మలేక పోతున్న, నేను రాసే పదాలన్ని తెలుగు లో ఆటోమాటిక్ గ అనువదిమ్పబడుతున్నేను.

కాకపోతే అచ్చమైన తెలుగు లో రాయాల్సి వస్తుంది, ఎందుకంటే గూగుల్ సాఫ్ట్వేర్ స్పష్టమైన తెలుగు కోడ్ అయ్యి ఉంటుంది కదా.

సరేలే, మాతృ భాష లో మాట్లాడుతున్న, అందులో పదాలు రాస్తున్న ఆ సుఖం వర్ణనాతీతం.

తెలుగు భాష ఎంత తియ్యన, అచ్చం తేనే తగినట్లే ఉంటుంది. తేనే కూడా అంట తియ్యగా ఉండదేమో.

నేను భాష వేదిణా? ఏమో తెలిదు, కాకపోతే మాతృ భాష మీద మమకారం ఎక్కువే నాకు.

చెన్నై లో విప్రో లో పని చేసేటప్పుడు, అమ్మ వాళ్ళని చూడటానికి ఒంగోలు వెళ్ళినప్పుడల్లా ఒక తెలుగు సాహిత్యపు పుస్తకం కొనేవాడిని, అప్పుడే శ్రీ శ్రీ పుస్తకాలూ చదివా, కమ్మని తెలుగు సాహిత్యాన్ని నోరార చదివి ఆనందించ.

ఆహ్, మరో జన్మ ఉంటె తెలుగే నా మాతృ భాష ల ఉండేటట్లు పుట్టించు వొహ్ భగవంతుడా.

గురజాడ అప్పారావు గారి పద్యాలూ చదివాను, చాల బాగున్నై. ఆ పుస్తకాలన్నీ ఇప్పుడు తెనాలి లో నేను కొత్త గ కొన్న ఇంటిలో ఉన్నాయ్, వెళ్ళినాక బూజు దులిపి మల్లి మా శ్రీ శ్రీ గారిని గుర్తుచేసుకోవాలి.

అలానే గుంటూరు కుటుంబ రావు నవల సంపుటి అనే ఒక పుస్తకం కొన్నాను, చాల పెద్ద పుస్తకం, చదివే లోపే ఖండాంతర ప్రదేశానికి వచ్చేసాను. అదే ఆస్ట్రేలియా లో ఉంటున్న ఇప్పుడు, మేల్బౌర్నే లో.

నా తియ్యని తెలుగు లో మాట్లాడటానికి ఒకల్లో ఇద్దరో ఉన్నారు ఆఫిలే లో అంటే, అప్పుడప్పుడు ఇంటికి ఫోన్ చేసి అమ్మతో మాట్లాడుతుంట అంటే.

ఎంత ఖర్మ పట్టింది నాకు, నా భాష లో మాట్లాడటానికి ఎవరు లేరా, మా ఆఫీసు లో చాల మంది తెలుగు వాళ్ళు ఉన్నారు, సో అప్పుడప్పుడు మాట్లాడుతుంట సో పర్వాలేదు లే.

అప్పుడప్పుడు బ్రహ్మానందం, సునీల్, మస్ నారాయణ కామెడీ విదేఒస్ యౌతుబే లో చూస్తూ ఆనందిస్తున.

ఆ, మన లోక్ సత్తా పార్టీ నాయకులూ జప్ గారి వ్యాఖ్యానాలు కూడా చూస్తుంట.

ఈ తెలంగాణా వాళ్ళు ట్యాంక్ బుండ్ విగ్రహాలను పడగొట్టిన వార్త చదువుతుంటే ఎంత బాధ వేసిందో, కానీ ఎం చెయ్యను, ముర్ఖులంతా ఒకటై చేసిన పని, మన పోలీసు వ్యవస్థ అదుపు చేయఎలేకపోయారు.

నా వాళ్ళు, నా మహనీయుల విగ్రహాలను పడగోత్తతనికి ఎంత దమ్ములు మీకు?

ఆ రోజు ఈ దుష్కర్మ చేసిన వాళ్ళందరికీ ఒక ప్రసన?

మీ విగ్రహం అలానే ప్రజల్లో గుర్తుందేతట్లు ఎమన్నా పని చేసారా మీలో ఒక్కరైన? మీకు ఆ అర్హత ఉండ? మీకు కనీసం  ఆ మహనీయుల పక్కన నుంచునే అర్హత కూడా లేదే, ఎంత ధైర్యం మీకు?

మీరు నిజం గ తెలుగువారిన? సిగ్గు చేటు?

మంచి కలం రాణే వస్తుంది, అప్పుడు మీలాంటి ప్రతి మూర్ఖుడికి అర్ధముతుంది.

భాష నిర్మాణం, ఒక వ్యవస్థ నిర్మాణం, జాతి నిర్మాణం అనేవి చాల శ్రద్ధ తో వోపిక తో జరిగే పనులు, మీరందరూ ఒక జాతిని నాశనం చేసే ప్రయత్నం చేస్తున్నారు, జప్ గారు అసెంబ్లీ లో చాల బాగా వ్యాఖ్యానం ఇచ్చారు,

ఎవరైతే ఒక జాతి నిర్మూలనకు పల్పడుతున్నదో, వాడు సంఘ విద్రోహక శక్తి గ పరిగానిమ్పబడతాడు, అటువంటి వాడికి ఈ జాతిలో అందరితో పటు ఉండే అవకాసం ఉండకూడదు.

వచ్చే ఎలేచ్షన్స్ లో జప్ గారు ముఖ్య మంత్రి ఐతే, మన భవిష్యత్తు ఎలా ఉంటుందో ఒక్క సరి ఆలోచిస్తేనే ఎంత ఆనందం.

ఎలా ఉంటుంది? నాకైతే అన్ని వదిలేసి అయన పార్టీ లో కలిసి పని చేద్దామని ఉంది, కానీ నా బాధ్యతలు కొన్ని ఉన్నాయ్.

అన్ని పెళ్ళైతే చేసేసాను, అమ్మ వాళ్ళకి ఇల్లు కూడా కొనిచేసను, ఇప్పుడా ఇంటి అప్పు తీర్చాలి, తర్వాత నా పెళ్లి, జీవితాంతం ఒక్కడినే ఉండలేను కదా, నాకు కూడా తోడూ కావాలి, అందుకే పెళ్లి.

కొట్టుకున్న, తిట్టుకున్నా జీవితం లో నీతో కలిసి ఒకరు ఉంటె అది మన జీవితపు రేఖలకే అర్ధం తెస్తుందని న భావన.

తెలుగు లో బ్లాగ్ రాయటం కొంచెం కష్టమే, అన్ని పదాలు కరెక్ట్ గ కాంవేర్ట్ అవ్వట్లేదు.

ఇంకా నేను చాల చెయ్యాలని అనుకుంటున్నా, అందరి లాగానే.

కానీ కొన్ని చేశాను మరి కొన్ని చెయ్యాలి, నా స్వగ్రామం తెనాలి లో ఎవైన పతసలలు కానీ, వృద్ధాప్య గృహాలకు సహాయం చెయ్యాలి, బాగా డబ్బులు సంపాదించి నా ఊరిలో, నా రాష్ట్రం లో పెదరికతను నిర్మూలించాలి.

అంటే నేను బతికుండగానే ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్రం లో పేదవాడు అనే వాడు ఉండదు, అః, ఇది నిజామా కల?

ప్రస్తుతానికి కలే, నిజం అవ్వాలంటే నా లాంటి వాళ్ళు ఒక లక్షస మంది కావాలేమో.

అః లేక నేను ఒక్కడినే చాల? సరిపోతుందిలే, నేనే గనక వచ్చే పది సంవత్సరాలలో ఒక వెయ్య కోట్లు సంపదిన్చాననుకో, అప్పుడు జప్ గారికి ఫుల్ గ నిధులు ఇస్తాను, అయన పార్టీ ని గెలిపించి ముఖ్య మంత్రిని చేసేటట్లు చేస్తా.

ఇలాంటి ఆలోచనలు ఉన్నప్పుడు నేనే ముఖ్య మంత్రిని అవ్వొచ్చు కదా, అవ్వొచ్చు కానీ నాకన్నా పెద్దవారు, బాగా తెలిసిని వారు ఉన్నారు కదా మన జప్ గారు, సో ఆయననే రాష్ట్రాన్నినడిపిద్దాం.

నాకు ఇప్పటికి అనిపిస్తుంది నేను కరణ జన్ముడిని అని, అల ఐతే అందరు కరణ జన్ములే.  అల అని అందరు అనుకుంటార లేక నేనోక్కదినేన? 

అందరు దేవుని ప్రతిబింబాలే ఐనప్పుడు ఎందుకు దేశం లో ప్రపంచం లో ఇంట అరాచకం, ఇంట అవినీతి?

ఇది తెలుసుకోవటం చాల కష్టం. 

నాకు నా మాతృ భాష లో డాక్తోరాటే చెయ్యాలని ఉంది, భారత దేశానికీ వెళ్ళినప్పుడు తప్పకుండ ప్రయత్నిస్త.

సమయం పన్నెండు కావొస్తోంది, రేపు ఆఫీసు కి వెళ్ళాలి కదా మరి, పోడుకోవాలి కదా మరి.

అచ్చం జంధ్యాల గారి లాగానే ఉన్నాయ్ కదా ఈ పదాలు, సరే సరే జంధ్యాల గారి గురించి తర్వాత ప్రస్తావిస్త.

ఇప్పటికి పొడుకుంట.

ఇంకా సెలవు.

Michelle Pfeiffer or my woman

I got her spelling wrong, had to look at IMDB to get the correct "pfeiffer".
I was just watching the movie, I Could Never Be Your Woman  probably for the second time.
Its so long that I've seen it for the first time, I almost forgot today that I had seen it once but could just sense that I had seen it.
Now Mrs. Michelle Pfeiffer, you are so gorgeous in the movie that I your character shows exactly the kind of woman I am looking for in my life.
So sensible, so loving, encouraging your kid, giving her tips, bashing the school teacher when he complained about your kid's poor grades.
Ah! who wrote your character?? Just saw that the writer and director is Amy Heckerling


Mrs. Pfeiffer, are you a similar one in your real life too? 
Hope I could meet you once in my life just to say how much I love your character, you and the movie.
Its also because I tend to love older woman that I actually got fond of Pfeiffer in this movie.
Yes, its true, I find love in older woman than the silly young girls who just don't understand love and its deep meaning.
Mature woman are more subtle, understanding, they show you care and love and are more sacrificing.
Its true I fall for older woman than young girls and I am not ashamed to say so, that's how I am.
They look class apart, the way they do their hair, skin, the attire, their walking etc etc.
Lets wait and see what happens when I actually marry someone!!

my guitar compositions in youtube

sounds stupid??
have uploaded some videos of my guitar tunes, don't expect anything as this was a work of an amateur artist.

Here are these... 
Hey this has my review on 3 idiots and also my first and only video blog.

One more 

And now this was a memorable event in my life while I was learning Bharata natyam in Chennai, I requested my master to allow me to shoot the video during my class and he agreed, thanks to him.
Here is the video, I would cherish for ever my days in chennai. 
I was fascinated by the word Veena which made me to learn Bharata Natyam and then a couple of classes of Carnatic music as well. I even tried to join Veena class but had to leave chennai and so it is.