tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84488262464412237502012-02-09T07:30:49.055-08:00Destiny's ChildHow Forever Feels Like... will I ever Know!!!!Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-77333770223206180572012-02-08T07:53:00.000-08:002012-02-08T07:53:05.267-08:00[Travelogue]::The Road Trip 1 (Shimoga)::
I took Friday off and went for a long weekend, watched the magnificent Jog Falls, chased dolphins, jet skiing, parasailing, river cruise, glorious sunsets and enjoyed a delicious Portuguese and Goan lunch.
Ever since a friend mentioned Shimoga in his blog, I was obsessed, possessed by the beautiful images the internet search resulted in. So on Thursday morning – 26th Jan, we started at 7am to Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-3554692926953086402012-02-03T19:45:00.000-08:002012-02-03T19:47:28.935-08:00::Dad's 4Am Walk::
A strict diet plan, morning walk for an hour and in two months my dad lost 10 kgs. His Santa Claus Belly has long tuned into a Salman Khan toned waist though, though still bulgy on the side . Ohh the horror, when he pointed out that my horizontal measure is soon gonna overtake his. With the pumpkin size growth that my body is showing off late, my future seems all round and chubby.Few months Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-20212169766108035162012-01-25T09:09:00.000-08:002012-02-06T09:24:28.315-08:00[Shape Poerty]::Witchy Witch witch::{Click on the image for proper view}
Poetry type - Shape PoetryDone in Ms paint
Dedicated to my dear friend Anuradha lovingly nicknamed as Chudel Chamari :P
Submitting for Thursday Poet's Rally
DVerse PoetsPoetry PicnicRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-51794219719625735012012-01-21T03:02:00.000-08:002012-01-21T03:02:19.289-08:00::Quill Quill quilling::This is a humble attempt at the beautiful art of Quilling. Trying to take a break from Origami and explore other paper arts.
Paper Pomanders – the white flowers are made from tissue paper that I had collected from Dominos, KFC and Chung Wa
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-32918756202126456172012-01-11T08:23:00.000-08:002012-01-11T08:23:43.123-08:00::Potpourri & Schizophrenia ::
…continued from - Potpourri 2011 hereThumbs down1) A family reunion at Mahi’s marriage – only time when we all were together. Come this February and it will be a year since I have met my brother and sister. Doesn’t make a happy picture.2) Just as I was getting into the New Year mood, I lost one of my gold earrings. And that’s not even the scary part. It’s the wrath of Mommy that makes my heart Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-4539850335898033682012-01-09T07:41:00.000-08:002012-01-09T07:41:21.230-08:00::Potpourri 2011::
As dawns a new year, it’s time for Resolutions and Retrospection. I would rather go with retrospection, resolution requires a lot of hardwork Here’s my list of “Thumbs up”1) I am pretty much satisfied with all the travelling I did last year and with the number of places that got ticked off from my list, I am a happy Traveler. The year started with me watching the gorgeous sunset at Kanyakumari,Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-38902294171233777062012-01-04T07:48:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:48:56.274-08:00[Flower Tutorial] Happy New YearWish you all a very happy new year...
Blame my internet connection, I couldn't post this earlier :)
Here's a Tutorial for making paper flowers :D Inspired by instructions at http://stranamasterov.ru/technics
Cheers!!!Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-7830681489612312082011-12-23T18:53:00.000-08:002011-12-23T18:53:36.368-08:003D Origami Heart Tutorial
Last week I made this origami heart. Here's a step by step instructions to make a 3D origami heart.
The below picture shows how to fold triangles - Golden venture Folding
From an A4 size paper, 32 such pieces can be made.
I used around 200 pieces - made from A4 printed paper which I colored red using crayons.
From step 1 to 5, keep on adding pieces, increasing one piece with each level as Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-64531549443723625652011-12-17T20:40:00.000-08:002011-12-17T20:40:11.299-08:00::Crazy Facebook Apps::For the lack of topics to write, I thought of going through the ordeal of clicking on each Facebook app that my hands could lay on :P
So you thought you had all settled, good degree, nice paying job and success was supposed to be just round the corner, when wham!! The finger print secret revealed that no matter how hard you try, success will be achieved only in old age. Sigh!!! And what am I Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-42268338799327014912011-12-10T02:27:00.000-08:002011-12-10T02:27:30.137-08:003D Origami RabbitRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-64143677768909125352011-12-05T08:40:00.000-08:002011-12-05T08:40:50.156-08:00::A Glimpse of My world::
Clicked at Jorhat (Assam)
** My limited internet access is really taking a toll on my blogging ... Hope to make a presence in your blogs soon :) Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46090548159028490132011-11-26T01:42:00.000-08:002011-11-26T01:42:23.099-08:00::Dil ka Mamla hai ji::
It’s been a while and sometimes hard to believeeach day like a fairy tale, with you I have livedI may not be perfect, often impossible too,But my best dreams darling , saved only for youAnd in these years, I have loved you more,waking to a sunrise or walking by the shoreI don’t express often, neither know how to,but my silences echo, a hundred I love yous’For your understanding & immeasurable Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-68028944768903668882011-11-21T09:00:00.000-08:002011-11-21T09:00:34.544-08:00::Toes over Head::
The images of black hole and supernova fascinates me, I can admire the innovative and delicate shapes of perfume bottles lined in cosmetic stores for hours, strangely I hate perfumes, naah can’t even bear the smell. The vibrant colors of nail polish fascinate me even more, though I just prefer baby pink for my nails.
My craze for nail polish reached its height when I was climbing the stairs of Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-34224839195220216772011-11-17T05:32:00.000-08:002011-11-17T05:32:28.643-08:00A skyful of Splendor
Rises on sleepy then eyelashesa Purple twilight
(a sunset at Bangalore)
Bewitching demureI stare in aweat the skyful of splendor
(an evening at Jorhat, Assam)
sometimes multihued, sometimes just greya lovely monochrome display
(a morning at Pondicherry)
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-58343963446863864252011-11-07T02:10:00.000-08:002011-11-07T02:21:52.764-08:00Let's Talk "Shopping" - Qvendo
"I like my money right where I can see it - hanging in my closet." - Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
The line very much defines the shopaholic nutcase in me. So when I got the mail from Indiblogger regarding discover Qvendo contest, I must have defied the speed of light while registering in the site. Next half an hour I sat goggled eye, scrolling through each section, again and again. If Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-28664835960776720142011-10-28T20:05:00.000-07:002011-10-28T20:05:46.817-07:00Siblings & Animal Affair Part 1
Isn’t it a long time since we heard about the animal affairs of my veterinary doc siblings? Well here we go –
Sister dahling has finally got a room in college hostel. Living a life of a nomad for the past few months, she had stayed in IPS Guest house, then all alone in a Professor’s quarter and finally in Graduate level hostel. Me and Mom laughed at her predicament when she slept on sofa in Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-59926751944810141222011-10-25T22:55:00.000-07:002011-10-25T23:01:09.621-07:00::A Silent Diwali::So how am I spending my Diwali
Click on the image for better view
This is to all the lonely birds like who are spending a lonely diwali away from home ... Ohh the cruelties of the world :P
Happy Diwali :) Enjoy :)Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-53896594433925216882011-10-22T08:54:00.000-07:002011-10-22T08:54:25.387-07:00::Sponge & Shadows::
Shadow Shot Sunday
SOOC Sunday
Lichen covered barks,and sponge of emerald mosssoaking warn sunlight
Haiku Heights Prompt - Sponge
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-39125736432413318022011-10-19T07:57:00.000-07:002011-10-21T09:15:48.198-07:00[Fiction]::Howls of a night::
Image artist- Dave
She gazed at the horizon, immersed in frightful shadows. A slow approaching rumbling of the villagers silenced the silence of the night. The consequences of her ghastly act had hit her liked a bolt. Drenched in the blood of her own kind, she realized absconding the scene was the only option for her survival.
Glancing at the mutilated bodies for one last time, she jumped outRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-869454566236625742011-10-14T19:52:00.000-07:002011-10-14T19:52:42.529-07:00::Terror of Sales Girl::
I went to health and glow once to buy a sunscreen … Lotus SPF 40. I usually don’t ask salesgirls, who are always more than happy to help. My motto is Pick and Run, before they badger you with their endless supply of cosmetic products.But on that fateful, I had no other option as I couldn’t find it. The girl promptly pulled out the lotion from somewhere. Before I could make a dash, she studied myRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-33073440105565689622011-10-12T18:39:00.000-07:002011-10-12T18:39:47.011-07:00::Farmville Fanatics::
Lush green wheat and apricots, when swayed in virtual boulevard,
goggled eyed I walked into, the electronic Farmville yard
Dressed in sizzling pink sundress, cost me 20 FV Cash
smartly perched on yellow Chasis, I harvested Potato stash,
sowed Lavender in elegant rows, 2 more days I need to wait,
let me send an e-invite, to the new found friend I made,
The clock says it’s 1 am, time toRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-18003372931559831822011-10-05T22:22:00.000-07:002011-10-05T22:36:44.947-07:00Shape Poetry : The Diva:
form :Shape Poetry
Submitting for Thursday Rally
Sorry seems the theme of my blog doesn't display pictures properly, Please click on the image for better view Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-9537523624372383512011-10-01T09:45:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:26:45.476-07:00[55 Fiction]::Revenge::
Long after the mourning was over, a familiar perfume still lingered in the room.The bouquet of red roses brought back images of blood mangled severely deformed body. Tears welled down her cheeks as she silently swore to revenge her mother’s death.From her window, miserably, she watched them romancing under the clandestine Mahogany treeRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-86708432162260813482011-09-23T21:31:00.000-07:002011-09-23T21:31:51.580-07:00::Controversy's Favorite Children::
This is a country that’s ruled by women, where a model makes more news than Indian hockey team winning the Asia Cup and a person with disproportionate assets is not just Kalmadi but also Rakhi Sawant.Let me present before you the Top three women in my list that makes the newspaper sizzle and burst in flames.Poonam Pandey – Now that’s what you call being cricket fanatic, conjuring innovative Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-35924370164309687872011-09-22T07:58:00.000-07:002011-09-22T07:58:55.111-07:00::Family Time in Tea Garden::
When all the cousins get together, mischief and fun is never far away, and the best place is my uncle's tea garden.
These were clicked during last bihu :)
Thursday Challenge
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46992399496371997792011-09-18T09:34:00.000-07:002011-09-18T09:34:00.243-07:00River Rafting in Dubare
On the way to Coorg, we decided to go for river rafting on the river Kaveri.River Rafting in Dubare – That was one thrilling experience. We went for 7 km run. The rapids weren’t that fiery but powerful enough for a fresher like me. There are places in between where the current is not strong and swimming is allowed. Inspite of my zero knowledge in swimming, I jumped into the river, twice. Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-72158634547964792042011-09-15T08:42:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:49:41.796-07:00[Fiction]::Souvenir::
She looked delightful, draped in an exquisite maroon sequin saree. After an exhaustive search in three cities, I had selected it from the limited edition Romana bridal wear collection. It was her dream to wear one of these and so was mine. The silver beads shimmered in the bright halogen light, but appeared pale when compared to the electrifying appearance of my sister. Receiving gifts on the Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-74229836298135589592011-09-09T20:46:00.000-07:002011-09-09T20:46:48.663-07:00[3D Origami Melody Tutorial]::The Art of folding a paper 14::
Heyaa guys, I am back with my 3D Origami. This time it's Melody - one of the characters by Sanrio who popularized Hello Kitty.
Base of 18 triangles.
To know how to fold paper refer my Angry bird tutorial
Here's a step by step procedure I followed.
I hope this was helpful :)For more:
Oswald Octopus tutorial Angry bird tutorial3D Origami Betty Boop3D Origami Panda3D Origami Butterfly3DRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-79787996400023693822011-09-06T09:27:00.000-07:002011-09-06T09:27:35.168-07:00[Green O con]::But, My Abode as Well::
If trees could talk, they would tell us
......Build.....your castle high andstrong, lock the exquisite,sandalwood door don’t let breeze claw mahogany decor, acidicwinds roam the moor, Noxious smoke embraces tight, an ethereal heaven’s cry scrounges barren earth, ‘Neath scorching cerulean skyWhen in howling shadows, glare a starless night, will you repent hiding Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-86777078780923581002011-09-05T09:36:00.000-07:002011-09-05T09:36:59.192-07:00Zapping @ 6
Rabiosa by Pitbull & Shakira –I have a hard time restraining myself from jumping right in the middle of the bus and do some of Shakira “hips don’t lie”, the fear of being dropped at the Tin factory by the conductor stops me. This is one uplifting foot tapping number that is often played in the radio. I just love it, especially when she goes “Ra pa pa”. Love beat, the music and the energy of theRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-90777756971016697742011-09-02T08:37:00.000-07:002011-09-02T08:37:13.047-07:003D Origami Oswald Octopus Tutorial
A friend of mine asked me to make Oswald. I couldn't find a tutorial anywhere so did my own calculation and created one.
It's pretty simple. Fold around 200 blue paper pieces.For making paper triangles refer my post here - Angry bird tutorialStart with a base of 16.Add pieces upto 8-9 level, till the top is covered.
After that we need to create 8 tentacles. I used around 6-7 pieces inserted inRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-62468731566217838762011-08-30T08:08:00.000-07:002011-08-30T08:08:47.622-07:00[WordlessWednesday]::Listen to the Voices::
Buzzing in delightful rhapsody of life,
step back and smell the roses that you left behind.
Though beauty is just a nine day wonder,
I dazzle, I mesmerize and imprint memories.
Happiness is contagious and so are smiles,behold and feel the splash of spring.
Photos clicked at Lalbagh, BangaloreAlso published at: http://authspot.com/poetry/photo-bloglisten-to-the-voices/Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-25408372170287835332011-08-26T19:27:00.000-07:002011-08-26T19:27:54.240-07:00[Photo Blog]::Of Coorg & Golden Palace::Hiyaa everyone. Finally I was able to strike off Coorg and Ooty from my “must visit ” list. :D Thanks to the long weekend.
Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery – also known as Golden Palace, situated in Kushalnagar, is the largest teaching center of Nyingmapa (a lineage of Tibetan Buddhism) in the world. (wiki)I was very much surprised to find a Tibetian settlement in the southern parts of India. Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-30186926323361889432011-08-25T08:40:00.000-07:002011-08-25T08:40:40.153-07:00[Thursday Poet's Rally week 50]::Goodbye::
Form Shape Poetry
I wrote this long time back. Re-posting it for Thursday Poet's Rally
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-28051969591438575232011-08-23T08:25:00.000-07:002011-08-25T08:14:55.750-07:00::Wordless Wednesday::
This one looks like straight out of a poster that used to decorate my room once upon a time :)Clicked at club Cabana, Bangalore. My first outing with the new team.Watery WednesdayThursday Challenge
Clicked at Ooty. The view was amazing :D Forgive my poor photographic skills.
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-52206448319354077572011-08-12T08:50:00.000-07:002011-08-12T08:50:09.439-07:00[55 Fiction]::Hide::
“All company Deploy Shields. Movement forbidden.”
The commander’s voice boomed across the rugged terrain. Their equipment had detected an object hurling towards them three weeks ago.
Underground caves were built to conceal the existence of inhabitants.
“Will they ever stop dumping shuttles on our planet?” He exclaimed as Mars Rover appeared on the Martian horizon.
**Still having problem with Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-80287949604748767362011-08-06T06:49:00.000-07:002011-08-06T06:49:36.878-07:00Promotional Products
I have a huge collection of promotional products from my company. I just love the feel of name imprinted on things that I use regularly like pens, wooden card holder, mug, bagpack. I especially like the bag pack, where you can show off your company tag. Oh yeah I feel proud to be associated with it.
To imprint names on products is a huge rage these days. It serves as one of the best medium in Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46380522245740931532011-07-29T23:48:00.000-07:002011-07-29T23:48:53.136-07:00[3D Origami]::Angry Bird Tutorial::
Today we are going to have a look at what goes on behind the scenes in the making of 3D Origami.The basic unit is a triangle folded by a technique called Golden venture folding. Multiple triangles are folded in 1:2 ratio paper. These triangles are then connected by inserting the flap on one into the other.Here’s a diagram. I recycle printed paper, color them with crayons (not water color), cut Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-3210736588119118032011-07-23T10:46:00.000-07:002011-07-23T10:46:50.242-07:00::Beyond Shadows::
Beyond shadows, stealthily plying on woods of darkest shade,
Resonates an enigmatic secrecy of an old folklore,
There lies a land of shimmer, of colors so absurdly wild,
stars light up the staircase while moon blinds the night,firmament captures mild earthly reflection ,
imprinting across horizon for ocean to gaze in awe
and on distant moor echoes electrifying laughter,
as warm effervescence Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-1153677548217749892011-07-14T17:56:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:56:10.300-07:00::Magic of Nineties::Suddenly I am all nostalgic. Growing up in nineties was so much fun. The magic refuses to fade or maybe I am getting old 1) Remember Captain Vyom, it was a cult – didn’t Milind Soman look delightful? The space chronicle and the villains of the universe totally hooked my young mind.Then there was Aarohan , a TV serial about youth in Navy starring Pallavi Joshi – I have watched its episodes a Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-76509948884975353052011-07-10T04:44:00.000-07:002011-07-10T04:44:00.165-07:003D Origami Domo::The Art of folding a paper 14::3D Origami DomoThough the resemblance is slightly off :P but let's say this is my version :P
Made with the instruction video in You tube by jewellia
Wanna check out more of my creations?3D Origami Betty Boop3D Origami Panda3D Origami Butterfly3D Origami Tulips and Vase3D Basket3D Kerropi3D Penguin3D Cartoon Dog3D Hello Kitty3D Swan
My Face book page for Origami - The Art of Folding a Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-49782219299492574452011-07-08T09:27:00.000-07:002011-07-08T09:27:47.259-07:00::Of Volvo, a lone journey & Stupid Princess::After a sentimental goodbye to a long relationship with Chennai, the Warrior Princess has finally reached Bangalore.It takes a Volvo bus, a lone journey and an unknown place to do a thorough analysis on my stupidity. Oh yeah I can give stiff competition to an earthworm in terms of intelligence.It all started on the second day when I had to wake up at 6 am { can you imagine that … 6am … who does Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-2601077994850601502011-06-29T06:36:00.000-07:002011-06-29T06:36:26.016-07:003D Origami Betty Boop::The art of folding a paper 133D Origami Betty Boop
Materials used:Glitters, Crayons for coloring the paper, around 400 pieces for trianglesI recycled used paper.
Don't have an instruction video for this one. A similar model in www.papercraftcentral.net was the inspiration behind it.
Gang of Girls :D
Wanna check out more of my creations?3D Origami Panda3D Origami Butterfly3D Origami Tulips and Vase3D Basket3D Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-21377351961530989102011-06-26T04:18:00.000-07:002011-06-26T04:18:33.368-07:00[Photo Blog]::Shillong Memories::
Elephant Falls
The above three photos were captured at Umiam Lake also called Barapani Lake.
If Serenity has a face, then this is it .... I still scroll through the photographs taken at Shillong, and each time I am amazed by its pristine beauty.
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-90634774138889606902011-06-22T09:13:00.000-07:002011-06-22T12:30:01.493-07:00::Curious Case of Nasty Ants & Flying Roaches::
It was the night when the moon turned blood red, shadowed –dark and dreadful.
It was the night of horror, of extreme creepiness.
It was the night of Lunar eclipse when the fiery nasty ants regained their power and declared a war on an unsuspecting unarmed little princess.
An unfair fight it was - hundred vs. one. She could feel the God shaking his head in pity. But royal blood flowed in her Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-12937167625264021352011-06-19T05:36:00.001-07:002011-06-19T05:36:54.191-07:00[3D Origami Panda]::The Art of folding a paper::3D Origami Panda
The base is made of 18 triangles :) a total of 250 plus triangles.
Made it with the help of instruction videos from You Tube - click here (Thanks jewellia)
Recycled paper, colored black and red with crayons.
Panda enjoying a ride in my Car :D
Wanna check out more of my creations?3D Origami Butterfly3D Origami Tulips and Vase3D Basket3D Kerropi3D Penguin3D Cartoon Dog3D HelloRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-56398268034067512402011-06-16T12:13:00.000-07:002011-06-16T12:13:20.423-07:00[Skywatch]::An evening at Nagpur::
Clicked at Nagpur
Sky shots from all over the world at Skywatch@Friday
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-40602232945853328622011-06-13T08:40:00.000-07:002011-06-13T08:40:12.616-07:00[3D Origami butterfly]::The art of folding a paper 11::Here's 3D origami Butterfly
fluttering on a Daisy :)
Made with the help of instruction video from You Tube
Wanna check out more of my creations?
3D Origami Tulips and Vase3D Basket3D Kerropi3D Penguin3D Cartoon Dog3D Hello Kitty3D Swan
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-67221606088038279512011-06-09T09:20:00.000-07:002011-06-09T09:30:13.392-07:00[Skywatch]::Shillong::
Clicked at Shillong, Meghayala (India)
Submitting for Skywatch FridayRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-24454613481790469822011-06-05T01:48:00.000-07:002011-06-05T01:48:18.547-07:00[3D Origami]::The art of folding a paper 10::
3D Origami Tulipsand 3D Origami Vase
Tulips-75 triangles each (Regular A4 size paper)
These aren't fresh paper, but recent flights and train tickets collected from my friends and colleagues.
Quite a colorful vase ... made of around 250 triangles
Ran out of colored paper, so bought some crayons and colored them :)
After a lot of 'research', I came up with this design :)
The Final look :DRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-69173326073045735312011-06-02T09:13:00.000-07:002011-06-02T09:13:05.454-07:00::Skywatch::
Clicked at Lalbagh, Bangalore (India)
Skywatch Friday
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-70056864114393595372011-05-30T12:23:00.000-07:002011-05-30T12:26:27.894-07:00::When Bones started Melting::
Nagpur – unbelievably scorching sun and Ice cold water … These are only things can come to my mind when I think of my visit.
I was someone who would get tonsillitis on drinking refrigerated water, but there I realized my capability to dig out ice like a caveman from the freezer and gulp down the icy melted water. Water bottles that were kept in freezer were my life and breath, cooler felt way Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-67666706667097297072011-05-28T09:34:00.000-07:002011-05-28T09:35:14.522-07:00[3D Origami - Basket]::The Art of Folding a Paper:: Here’s 3D Origami Paper Basket, I made 2 weeks back
Used up all the bits of paper I had.
Quite colorful huh!!!Instruction video here
Wanna check out more of my creations?3D Kerropi3D Penguin3D Cartoon Dog3D Hello Kitty3D Swan
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-37524516137860657512011-05-25T11:10:00.000-07:002011-05-25T11:10:45.419-07:00::23rd May::I was on my way to Chennai in a bus at 12:00 am on 23rd ... luckily two of my friends were with me... and we celebrated with chocolates.
The Birthday Cake
I was having my dinner alone, treating myself in Parfait 3 when suddenly my roomie appeared from no-where, well she came there to take my 'surprise' birthday cake :P which was later smeared on my face ... along with the chocolate chips
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-23528513367978688772011-05-23T10:10:00.000-07:002011-05-23T10:10:13.765-07:00::Waste to Wonder - Terra Psyches::We had Bay decoration competition and the theme was - Waste to Wonder. We too participated, was myself amazed by all the beauties we created out of waste available in our runners.
Our Team name was Terra Psyches :D And we got the first Prize
A glimpse...
It looks like a Voodoo DollMade of plastic bootle cap, marriage card and torn duppatta seams
BookmarkI love making these Japanese Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-45548075642815439482011-05-17T09:47:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:47:54.991-07:00::Of Hot, Love and Clouds::
From Chennai to Nagpur to Hyderabad to Bangalore and back to Chennai – Love does make the world go round. Biker was not in pinkest of health so had to urgently plan a visit to Nagpur.
If I say Nagpur is scorching hot, it will be a gross understatement... The moment flight captain announced the outside temperature was 44 degree Celsius, I knew this wasn’t going to be an easy trip.
My bones – Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-44589944320255251362011-05-14T01:46:00.000-07:002011-05-14T01:46:00.672-07:00::Of Frog Princess and Pareshan Mummy::
Making of a Frog PrincessMy sister is one unique character. Yesterday, she reached the veterinary hospital, as usual decked up like a Safari hunter. Suddenly she felt something moving in her left feet. Scared and squirming, she jumped here and there, gathering quite a crowd around her. The doctor, her mentor, asked her to remove the shoe, and when she did, out came a Frog, of regular size. :D Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-23662379306504098852011-05-10T08:44:00.000-07:002011-05-10T08:45:33.790-07:00::Of Shivering chicks & Laddus::
Shivering ChicksMy brother, currently in the 4th year of his degree, often deal with cases brought to the medical centre of their college. For those who are new here, he too is studying veterinary science like my sister.
One fine day, there came a case of ‘shivering chicks’. Four little chicks, drenched in water, immobile by cold, were brought to their medical centre for vaccination. The owner, Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-5526509494361009882011-05-07T08:50:00.000-07:002011-05-07T08:50:31.789-07:00[Photo Blog]::Bannerghata National Park::During my last visit to Bangalore, I visited Bannerghata National Park.
A glimpse of the Safari Ride that I enjoyed so well :D
The forest looked looked mesmerizing ...
Aha, a lone rider, Mr Bear was really shy, ran away as our bus approached
The Elephant Family kept to themselves, munching on the greens.
This one was one grumpy bear .. don't blame it, life behind barbed wires isn't all Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-11990420631592611512011-05-04T11:03:00.000-07:002011-05-04T11:03:22.076-07:00[3D Origami]::The Art of folding a Paper 8::This weekend I made 3D origami Keroppi (frog) ... Though of making a Pikachu, but ran out of yellow colored paper.
Here's the Keroppi :D
For Instruction video : Youtube
Wanna check out more of my creations?
3D Penguin3D Cartoon Dog3D Hello Kitty3D SwanRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-35390139547300988672011-05-01T11:58:00.000-07:002011-05-01T11:59:08.758-07:00::When Dupatta Slips::
I couldn't help but share this enlightening post from my corporate blog. I thought these people ceased to exist or maybe he just missed his bus to the 17th century.
"Disclaimer: It’s purely my view and it’s not to hurt anyone (especially girls).
Dupatta - A thing which is discovered to maintain our Indian Tradition even when most of our girls turned to a Modern era. (Definition created by me :Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46470325083511950712011-04-29T12:23:00.000-07:002011-04-29T21:45:33.388-07:00[LEM]::Splash of Spring::
A glimpse of Mom's Dahlia Collection ... She adores her little flower garden :D
too bad I don't know what the above flower is called
Linking to LEM
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-16040303647150438792011-04-26T23:26:00.000-07:002011-04-27T06:26:04.023-07:00[Photo blog]::An Azure Delight::
Reflection of a clear sunny sky
Submitting for Wordless WednesdayandWatery WednesdayRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-7514528737491701642011-04-25T10:39:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:39:07.169-07:00::Ten on Tuesday::
Last week was totally hot-n-happening for me. I enjoyed a really long weekend starting from Wednesday. After working like Donkey of Java-Ghats, I definitely deserved compensation leave :D
Wednesday was spent munching bread dipped in creamy cheese, blogging and farming. Hah no physical exercise, my double chin is going to turn into double cheek one day.
On Thursday I clicked clouds for aboutRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-74658595430503370462011-04-20T08:09:00.000-07:002011-04-20T08:09:52.235-07:00::The Taste of Southern India - Papanasam ::For Previous posts in series:
The Taste of Southern India - Kerala
The Taste of Southern India - Kanyakumari
Day 3
At Various places in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu
I might have already posted some of these :)
clicked through my N73 and Digi Cam
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-9671500206368905352011-04-19T10:12:00.000-07:002011-04-19T23:30:50.776-07:00::Kodaikanal Lake::
For Wordless Wednesday&Watery Wednesday
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-22792250830027334412011-04-15T12:23:00.000-07:002011-04-15T12:23:15.482-07:00::Sister vs Kung fu Cow::
The weather that day had just the right amount of zaniness ... As the clock struck 8 and the sun got busy with its usual routine that it had been carrying out for say a million years, my sister was all set to take over her patients, usually furry- smelly and have 4 legs.
But what she didn’t realize, as she walked out of the gate, that she was going to kick (or rather get kicked by ) some Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46093901221272446062011-04-12T08:38:00.000-07:002011-04-12T08:38:32.885-07:00::Wordless Wednesday::
Clicked at Leisure Zone, Thenmala, KeralaA statue of Vikramaditya and Betal, made of ecofriendly materials.The statue was carved on the trunk of the tree with braches and roots ...Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-77805896980460127222011-04-10T08:39:00.000-07:002011-04-10T09:56:45.307-07:00::Beasty and the Beast::
** I was really bogged down by a persistant bug in my code when I came up with this story. No wonder its about Beasts :P
Only One hundred and Two!!! Beastra was dumfounded. Disappointed. 102!! That’s pathetic. That’s insanely unromantic. Uncaring. Un… Un… worlds failed him. As he saw his fellow Beastmates grinning broadly, showing off their sharp canines, he couldn’t help but wonder if she Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-58391428454815090692011-04-08T12:12:00.000-07:002011-04-08T13:15:20.506-07:00[Weekend Reflection & LEM]::Crocodile Park::
Clicked at Crocodile Park in Chennai, India. Can you see the crocodile in this pciture?
Submitting for Weekend Reflection
and
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-786879205864476782011-04-06T10:16:00.000-07:002011-04-06T10:16:40.134-07:00::Suffering in Silence::
I was going through my sister’s album of her North-India trip, when I chanced upon the above picture. Moving!!!
She also brushed some of her veterinarian sentiments on me. One fine day when I was going through her Sanctuary , a magazine on wildlife, the below picture caught my attention. I am not sure how many of you have seen this before or how much it appeals to you, but I was mighty Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-71111187644209908302011-03-30T11:24:00.000-07:002011-03-30T11:24:14.425-07:00[Photo Blog]::Reflection::Kodaikanal Lake, India
Clicked at Queensland Amusement Park,Chennai, India
Thursday ChallengeRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-50239412691122300482011-03-28T09:56:00.000-07:002011-03-28T10:01:48.311-07:00[3D Origami Penguin]::The Art of Folding a Paper 7::
Presenting before you... This little Penguin ... dressed in blue and white. {Drumrolls}
181 blue and 66 white paper trianglesBase is made with 12 blue and 6 white triangles.
And here's the three little friends ... striking a pose
For Instruction Video - Click here
3D Cartoon Dog3D Hello Kitty3D SwanRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-255257674452087792011-03-25T11:13:00.000-07:002011-03-25T11:13:30.532-07:00::Of Wonders, Blunders and Quack Quacks::
And that answers it
I saw this guy crossing the road. Rapidly hopping and skipping, as the vehicles furiously rushed past him. Unbothered by the flurry of traffic he crossed the road in no time. As he neared, the caption on his T-shirt caught my eyes – Quick Silver.
I was sitting with this girl in a jam-packed share auto, who was reading a book or rather her eyes were glued to it. Unaffected by Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-20307154682926752422011-03-23T09:31:00.000-07:002011-03-23T09:31:41.534-07:00[Photo Blog]::Go Green::Clicked near Pondicherry,TN, India
On the way to Kerela, India
Near Papanasam,TN, India
Thursday ChallengeRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-17931470123707051112011-03-20T01:07:00.000-07:002011-03-20T01:07:29.378-07:00[Photo Blog]::Statue::
Clicked at Thenmala Leisure Zone, Kerala, IndiaThe statues here were made with eco-friendly materials, the bond of man with nature being the theme.
Straight out of Camera SundayRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-38502779752185216672011-03-16T12:06:00.000-07:002011-03-16T12:06:28.323-07:00Thursday Challenge::Metal::
A metal box - Clicked at GRT Grand, Chennai
Made of wires painted in different colors, GRT Grand, Chennai
Thursday Challenge - Theme is Metal
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-16564061372213759452011-03-14T09:07:00.000-07:002011-03-14T09:07:19.974-07:00[3D Origami]::The Art of Folding a paper 6::
This weekend I made 3D Pochacco or cartoon dog. This one is pretty simple. You just need 118 white and 66 green pieces.The base is made of 12 chinese paper triangles
I reused my flight tickets :) to make white triangles and bought the green one from Landmark.
For the instruction video (from youtube). - Click here
3D Origami Swan3D Hello Kitty
Cheers!!!Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-35797663276569736932011-03-12T01:17:00.000-08:002011-03-12T01:17:39.093-08:00::Heels that Kills::
My sister has this huge collection of footwear starting from flats to colourful ballerinas to killing heels … If only my feet weren’t so dwarf-like and if only I wasn’t a gauche in carrying them, I would have flicked two or three pairs
Ohhhh these boots swept me off my feet… Irresistible… adorable :D … and I fell in love all over again … but soon I realized what one sided love feels like …I Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-80407462594860576712011-03-10T09:04:00.000-08:002011-03-10T09:04:53.689-08:00Thursday Challenge ::Collections::My Stamp Collection
My Stickers Collection
My Teddy-Bear Collection
Submitting for Thursday Challenge
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-2329592092114141052011-03-08T08:41:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:03:44.313-08:00::The Millennial Princess::
I too am a Princess of a fairy tale, but neither locked in a castle nor to be rescued by a charming prince, living in a world of Rapunzels who fly down the highest tower, planning an escapade on their shimmering golden hair and of Snow Whites clever enough not to trust strangers. Rumpelstiltskins have long gone into hiding while gnomes are wary of mischief.
“I tamed the fire spitting dragon,Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-63714122981469026272011-03-06T09:07:00.000-08:002011-03-06T09:10:37.170-08:00[55 Fiction]::Justice::Raging in her heart was revenge - for a forced undignified existence, for blind judiciary.
”Justice will be done”, she thought, pressing her hand against her slightly swollen belly.
*****
Her eyes reflected the flames blazing the house.
Roaring fire gulped down the screams of a mauled man locked inside, stabbed twice by his daughter.
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-46522487027055698302011-03-04T09:17:00.000-08:002011-05-04T11:05:49.580-07:00[3D Hello Kitty]:: Art of folding a paper::
Made it in two days with 600 pieces of paper ...
Maini - my cousin was a great help. She folded almost 300 pieces of paper into triangles :D
Worth the effort ... isn't it ? :)
For more- check out youtube for instruction video
Origami 3D Swan
Art of folding a paper 3
Art of folding a paper 2
Art of folding a paperRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-22513061011356400882011-02-28T06:04:00.000-08:002011-02-28T06:06:54.022-08:00Photo Blog::A Chilly Morn::
Posting after a long break !!! With marriage bash, bike rides, shopping sprees, warm winter sun and edible experiments... this vaccation is rocking... one more week to go :D
Stills of a chilly morn ,Jorhat (Assam) :)
Click on the image for better viewRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-74720093662071828342011-02-17T19:51:00.000-08:002011-02-17T20:07:12.853-08:00Shape Poetry::Symphony of Love::Click on the image for better view
For better Read:
” Lemonade sunbeams dance to melody of life,
But still, in your absence,
the wild blossoms mock
my sepia colored solitary trance.
Zephyr tease with each
cold wisp of unfamiliar touch,
emotions surge in passion filled waltz
And I, ‘neath the shadow of tingling hope,
wait for time to halt in moment when
our fingers would entwined,
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-53632927960977121642011-02-15T20:36:00.000-08:002011-02-15T20:36:29.617-08:00::Wordless Wednesday::
Clicked at Kanyakumari - On Vivekanada Rock ...Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-41460640034953904012011-02-12T02:24:00.000-08:002011-02-12T02:27:14.934-08:00[Photo blog]::The Taste of Southern India - Kerala::Continuing from Taste of Southern India - Kanyakumari
Day 2 - Sunday at Thenmala Eco Tourism
This is when I realized why waterfalls should be visited during peak season ... nevetheless had an awesome time...
Thenmala Dam
Off we went to Adventure Zone ...
The Canopy was really long :D
eeheeeeee
wooohooooooo
Whew!!!! Jaan nikal gayi meri ... My hands left like lead after I got down.
MoreRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-80696656365394892292011-02-08T10:21:00.000-08:002011-02-08T10:21:44.476-08:00[Photo blog]::The Taste of Southern India - Kanyakumari::
Waving rice fields, gushing waterfalls, glorious sunsets ... I got a taste of all of it last weekend ... 3 days well spent in the southermost part of India - covering Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Thenmalai ...
DAY 1 - Saturday
Clicked Near Nagercoil
At Kanyakumari ... :DWooohooo I finally visited the southermost tip of India. After reading so much about the place in our geography text Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-22431265493893644122011-02-02T08:44:00.000-08:002011-02-02T08:45:34.704-08:00::Wordless Wednesday::
Clicked at Kodaikanal, IndiaCourtesy - TeammateRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-67787919582083771872011-01-28T20:44:00.000-08:002011-01-28T20:46:04.400-08:00[3D Origami- Swan]::Art of folding a paper::
Finally …its completed … My 3D Origami Swan is ready for display :D This one really gave me sleepless night. After struggling for almost a week, I completed it day before yesterday… by the time I slept, it was past 3 am.
The steps are absolutely simple … only glitch is – you need to make 484 pieces of triangles. My roomie is going crazy for I made her cut paper at midnight
Btw I didn’t useRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-16006809895912540802011-01-26T07:12:00.000-08:002011-01-26T07:12:49.392-08:00[Republic Day]::What's my Role?::Wish you all a very happy 61st Republic day.
60 plus years!!! We have achieved a lot, degraded somewhat ... but still a lively bunch of people striving for the best ...
Let’s not rant on corruption or the milestones we reached. I have a lot of complains against the government and the people around us. But what did I actually do in my 20 plus years to make India the place I want to be?
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-30659582649933593432011-01-23T00:52:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:52:06.231-08:00[Photo Blog]::Wayanad::
My Blog is turning into a photo blog .... Blame lack of time and lack of ideas :P Was scanning through my images folder, when I came across these click from Wayanad, Kerela ...
A place Rich in natural beauty
Picture source: My N73
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-2177960410880977812011-01-18T11:07:00.000-08:002011-01-18T11:20:01.920-08:00[Origami]::Art of folding a paper 3 ::
The folds still need a lot of improvement ... this is the outcome of my first try :D ... Roxy & Bloxy
Instructions are available here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tosnC1D1QNY
Dil bole boom bomm :D
I made the golden one from a marriage invitation card and the second one from wrapping paper.
Had a hard time searching for the instructions of this one... finally found it in Flicker.
PleaseRajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-42908435008928205282011-01-15T03:01:00.000-08:002011-01-15T03:09:28.864-08:00::Blogger to the core::I’m incurably suffering from blog-excessive disorder.
It’s so bad that I am planning to sue Facebook and Zygna for not creating Blogsville (a la farmville) … C’mon that’s partiality … hhmmmppp.
No matter what’s served on the plate … my camera needs to taste it first. While the hungry gang impatiently waits for me to complete my clicking spree.
Clicking is not just limited to food. Cows grazing,Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-45188169250283153622011-01-13T09:02:00.000-08:002011-01-13T09:06:00.971-08:00[Photo Blog]::Best of 2010::
This is one of my favorite photo. A View from dolphin's nose at Kodaikanal, India.
I love this photograph because it brings back the feeling of excitement I had felt on standing on the edge of the Waterfall. Clicked in Cherapunji, Meghalaya (India)
Naukalikai Waterfall, Meghalaya.
Submitting for Thursday Challenge
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-11705381609903156922011-01-10T09:13:00.000-08:002011-01-10T09:13:12.108-08:00[Photo Blog]::Random Captures::
We played Chris Mom- Chris Child game in our office and these are the gifts we presented each other :D
The apartment near my room... decorated on Christmas eve
Clicked in Courtyard Marriot. Went with team mates for Promotion treat.
At City Center
Those in Chennai must have seen this ... at city center.
Went to Chennai Industrial Fair
This was one crazy ride.
Cheers!!!
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-9111650478293585862011-01-05T08:11:00.000-08:002011-01-05T08:11:32.944-08:00::Wordless Wednesday::
Another Still from Arunachal Pradesh.Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-39335204358850237582011-01-03T07:36:00.000-08:002011-01-03T07:36:51.575-08:00::Looking Back::A year passed by …. it’s time for realizations, again … Strange how my mind is somehow automated to this process… If this process has been bi-monthly or quarterly, I guess my rating on being a good girl would have been even better No wonder Santa never shows up at my door.
Thumbs down
Apart from getting crowned as ‘stingiest elder sister’ and lecturing my siblings on ‘Don’ts’, I haven’t done Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-58518653139431271182010-12-30T10:58:00.000-08:002010-12-30T10:58:55.270-08:00::A Collage of memories::
A collage of Memories....
Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year.
Rajlakshmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448826246441223750.post-10164241166289947262010-12-29T09:04:00.000-08:002011-03-21T12:22:00.868-07:00::Wordless Wednesday::
Arunachal Pradesh
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