Boredom

In the hearts,

A feeling of despair,

That sets a blaze of flare;

In the minds,

An idea requires repair,

That identifies evil as its pair;

In the soul,

A momentary scare,

Finds a moment to declare,

- That it’s boring

Am i a poet ?

Am i a poet?
I asked myself
Can i write a poem?
I asked myself
Is there anything i want to write the most?
I thought to myself
What is it that amazes me the most?
I thought to myself
Is it the sun, or the son ?
Is it the moon, or the toon ?
Is it the rain, or the pain ?
Well, I thought to myself
Does anything inspire me now?
I pondered
Alas! Nothing was the answer
Then, I reflected
Shall i write a poem now?
No, I decided

A date with Mr Snake - The story

Australia is famous for its wildlife.

Well, I was not aware that wildlife is inhabitants of one’s front yards and back yards. So far I have come across wild birds, lorikeets, parrots, crows, pigeons, mongoose, Iguanas, bush turkeys and Snakes.

I still remember the day when the snake visited our garden in Brisbane.

As usual I was engrossed in my laptop and my friend was on her phone. She then spotted something near the letter box.

It was green, slender and slimy looking stuff crawling in and out of the letter box, over the fence and into the bush. At its very sight, she happened to go through a nervous breakdown, my friends came rushing down from their rooms and were mesmerized by its looks and hoped to witness a long hunting scenario.

It seemed to enjoy our garden. Well I guess it certainly was the baby iguana which was more interesting for the snake. We did witness the iguana running for its life. It had nowhere to go. It was helpless. That little Iguana could vanish like a flash of light. It takes less than a second to jump yards and makes it difficult for the enemy to hunt its prey.

Well when the snake was trying to concentrate on its prey, the iguana trying to save its life from the beast, my friend petrified at the sight of the snake, and other friends trying to guess the next move of the snake, closely observing what might happen, I was running up to my room.

The only thought that was running in my mind, was the incident in Bannergatta Zoo in 2007, when I had been there on a college trip.I know it sounds tacky – college trip to Bannergatta Zoo… Well we had been there to study the encroachment of elephants into the Bannergatta National Park. That indeed was another amazing trip to cherish. All I remember is trekked kilometers to study elephant poo as it would help us understand the elephant’s moves in the forest better.

I remember at the Zoo, I happened to witness the most fascinating wildlife encounter. There was this huge python which was resting, as if it has given up its worldly pleasures, nothing to do, no hunting, no searching or even crawling for miles together in search of prey. All one has to do is enjoy years of non – privacy in a cage, with people gaping at its morphology, some amazed at its length, others petrified by its size and the very thought of what would be the consequences if he or she was having a rendezvous with the python, and few others could not stand the stench.

But there was a huge crowd gathered because it was lunch time for our dearest python. Well there was no exotic luncheon, no tandoori chicken or mutton biryani, It was three beautiful, small, cute little white rabbits. Trust me I could not gulp my salvia through my throat. I was so petrified and nearly sweating to death. I had never seen such a thing LIVE in my entire existence on planet earth.

The rabbits had no idea what would happen. I am going through a trailer of nervous breakdown as I pen down this incident, as it brings shivers across my soul. They were innocent looking animals hopping around to glory unaware of what would be their future. Remember that these rabbits are bred in the zoo and they have never encountered pythons, hence they don’t really know that pythons can eat them raw.

The python was resting, no movements at all. It was probably refreshing its hunting skills. The rabbits were hopping over the python, and it was still motionless. The rabbits had a few grass to munch before they stepped into the gallows. It was more like last wish or the last luncheon. Well then it moved. All it took was a flash of a second to grab the rabbit by its tail end and wrap itself around the rabbit so hard and tightly that the rabbit’s soul would leave its body. The cage was filled with the sound of the syllable “aw”. Everyone was astonished; I could feel my eyes getting wet. It was such an emotional drama enfolding in front of me. All through the while, I was holding my friend’s hand and she too felt the same as I did. Well moving ahead from the explanations of emotional trauma, the python then opened its mouth and grabbed the rabbit, we could see the rabbit move across the python’s mouth into its skin, it was a painful moment. The workers happened to tell us that they python was fed every 15 days with 3 rabbits and they were kept alive in order to prevent the loss of its ability to hunt its prey.

Well, this was the scenario running through my mind. I was expecting something similar with the tree snake and the iguana. So I was going to my room, do you expect me to be petrified? Was the old incident making me feel pukish? Was I undergoing a nervous breakdown too? Was I about to crash into my bed and cry to glory? Well I shall stop with the questions. I was there to grab my camera so that I could take pictures. Brisbane had taught me to be brave. I was not scared any more. And here are the pictures for you to enjoy.

What happened to the Iguana? It is a happy ending story my dear friends. The Iguana escaped and the tree snake went off in search of other prey.

A date with Mr snake pictures

A date with Mr Snake:

The first two pictures are that of the baby iguana and the next two are that of the tree snake. Enjoy the pictures. The iguana is trying to escape and the snake is trying to grab an opportunity. Well we do know who wins in the end.

Rainbow Lorikeets

These are very noisy friendly pests found in the backyards of many a houses in Brisbane. They are amazing little birds which chirp to glory. They feed on nectar and pollen and are always in groups. They are found in thousands in the lone pine sanctuary and many other wild life sanctuaries across Australia.

However it is wonderful to find such a true parrot in one's backyard. I just love to admire these little creatures, they are wonderful to admire for hours together. I happened to take a few pictures of these lorikeets in my backyard. Hope you too enjoy the same. I am trying to improve my photography and editing skills. Do leave your comments and guide me through the same. Thanks in advance. :)

As we walked .....

Well i don't know where to begin my journey .. I actually don't want to mention about the start because it has been a painful one.. Leaving home, friends, family isn't all that an easy task. Well now i am at Brisbane -Australia and would want to share some of my experiences in the past two months.

The first one that comes to my mind ... Is about the system in Brisbane. . the co-ordination between different teams.. its simply amazing ... i was totally open mouthed at the sight that i happened to witness...

I was on my way back home.. My friend and myself were admiring the fact that we cannot spot a single policeman on the roads.. there is not a single traffic policeman who stands at his position for hours together managing the traffic. If it were India, during a traffic jam we would find the traffic policeman taking the task to hand and switching off the traffic signals and handle the signals on their own. Well here the story is different. there aren't any super jams that usually happens back in India.. the traffic runs very smoothly in about 4 lanes.. and surprisingly the cars have a right hand driving similar to Indian driving style..

Well this is what we were admiring .. no traffic jams, no police.. no traffic policeman.. We had seen a couple of them near our university bus stop but they belonged to traffic control.. We were dying to see a policeman here.. We did not see Police stations too.. Where were these guys..

Suddenly we heard something crash. We did not pay much heed to it and we walked towards the main road which was just stone throw away. Well main roads here are more like the highways back in India.. and the lanes am sure you can guess by now are like the main roads in India..

Anyways we had not yet reached the main road when we heard sirens all around .. (This place was more like the Richmond Road in Bangalore.) That's when we suspected something is really wrong out there .. When we reached the spot.. We found a long queue of vehicles and a few men in blue.. hee hee .. There was an ACCIDENT !!! a major one..

Unlike India.. there wasn't any mob rescuing the victims. Nor did that place have a traffic jam usually created by inquisitive people hoping to help the victims or watching the nasty situation of the ailing victim.

There was an ambulance, police van (finally we get to see the policeman), traffic control, fire engines, cranes, rescue teams, news agency too i guess.. All of them were out there for rescue. It happened in few minutes. The co-ordination was amazing .. We actually wanted to check the extent of damage but we were scared to even approach the accident spot. There was so much of security. As we walked along the footpath we found that a red car (more like the swift back in India) had rammed into the footpath and it was all in tatters. The sight was pitiable. It seemed as if no one has come out alive.. But then we did get to see the victims. They actually survived uninjured. Thanks to the almighty.. There were some crape bandages here and there on the man - he was probably driving the car. The lady who was with him in the car was crying. She was totally lost. Extremely petrified and shocked to death. She was trembling and the lady policeman was trying to calm her down.

There were many other guards out there.. some on the phone, some interrogating, some investigating the extent of damage.. There was glass pieces everywhere on the footpath.. We were standing at the beginning of the footpath, gaping open mouthed at the scene that unfolded in front of us. We had two options.. one was to walk past the accident spot to the railway station and the other to walk behind the parapet wall and then get into the station.. We always took the second one. But as curiosity seemed to kill the cat in us.. hee hee we thought of taking the first option.. But as strangers to this country we were not sure whether we could do so. What if we were poking our nose into unwanted stuff..

My friend dragged me, so that we could take the aisle behind the wall .. she was not very keen in watching the plight. Then we find a man walking towards us. We hoped that he would walk past the accident zone. Interestingly there was no board out there which said don't trespass.. hee hee
We thought this was it. He happened to cross past us and we religiously followed him. All the men and women in blue gaped at us.. As if to say just walk past us soon, don't mess with the investigation. We actually got the privilege to see the damaged car. It was trashed to the core. The bumper was in its worst shape. The tyres were thrown apart. There were no traces of unbroken glass.. hee hee .. in simple words i have no clue how they survived.

After that we caught our train and went back home. After that we did not speak about it. All the way we were arguing about when and how will India implement such a system. This incident i shall remember for quite some time only because i would want to see such system actually come into practice in India some time in the future. It is not impossible. It is true population is more be that of cars or humans. In all aspects of population we are leading. But it is up to us to take up the challenge and set things right in India.. What say ?? Is it possible for India to have such a system ??? Any thoughts to ponder on ??