Thursday, May 22, 2008

Souvenirs....

RECAPITULATION: During my stay in IIT, in March, we celebrated HOLI... The festival of colours. Thanks Amre for the wondeful pics !!
(more on http://flickr.com/photos/amre/2358944198/)

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Back in SWISS land

Hey junta !
So i'm back to home sweet swiss home... Leaving Chennai was really sad and our last coffee at CCD should have lasted forever.. :-(

Chennai international terminal is so hectic that I couldn't even enjoy my sadness once in the airport. I had to wait, get impatient, shift 3 kg from a bag to the other, pay 3 kg extras, wait for the guy to pay with my visa in their office on the second floor, fight with an employee who was treating me like a (/*&(/6 , wait again, crib to the guy in the queue who was glued to my ass (!), get in the plane and finally.... enjoy the flight !! Oh and I should not forget to thank you (din, vivek, dexter,etc) for your WONDERFUL gift that never stopped doing cow's sound and singing "old Mcdonald had a farm, hi ha hi ha ho..." he he quite a nice gift actually ;-))

12 hours later, I land in Geneva. The corridors are calm, the Rolex pictures cover all the walls, the bathroom is big, white and clean and smells good, AND the trolley requires 2 bucks... that of course I didn't have since I only had 2000 Rps !!! Outside, there's a nice wind, a temperature of 22 degrees and a dry air that makes my skin soft and dry and my hair long and smooth. No sweat, no sun, I'm happy :-))

The highway is fast, the car is silent, the trees are green and... actually it gets already a bit boring ! I get home and there are flowers everywhere in the garden. I get in the kitchen (to grab some bread, butter and ham mmmmmhhh) and i'm struck by the silence. Nothing, no sound, like in a sound proof room. I think my ears nearly exploded with such silence. My room has not changed, still full of all the junk I brought back from India last year. Other saris, other bangles, other elephants statues and masala tea powder ! It's time for a drink, so I go for a gin and tonic !! I cook some risotto and my mom prepares some veal, while "smoke on the water" plays on the radio, like an echo of "noir upsurge" he he. Amazing dinner !!! Non-stop talking about mohan, the dustbin, the monkeys, you guys,... :-)

Today, after 14 hours of sleep, I get back to my mails, get "mentally prepared" to join the company in 10 days, and sip a tea while this time "coldplay" is on the radio, like if the shadow of CCD was following me !! oh no !! I get back to my piano, standing lonely near the window, and jobless since 5 months so I wake it up for an hour or two. What a pleasure after using Sharav's poor synth! I need to get my brother at the train station and borrow is car, an old dark green mini 1995, which is definitely the cool car #2 (the cool car #1 being mine of course). I step in the car and his Ipod starts playing supercool djying trans electro beat music ! Wow, fell like wearing my sunglasses and driving down to South of France !! he he and then I remember that the last time I drove was a Kart Attack, ECR road, 3 days ago. Feels quite the same to drive a mini. So I started cutting the corners, speeding and overtaking people, remembering that in Switzerland, you drive on the right side, not like India ! Finally, we stop at the garage to get MY car, an old light green mini 1982, that rolls like a queen, and speeds like a mouse.. (that means, you THINK you're speeding, but you're NOT ha ha !!). Anyways, with its shiva stickers, its disco ball, and Unnale Unnale playing on the radio, I feel I'm back in a rickshaw !!

Tonight, what plans ? maybe a restaurant with full 3 course dinner and a treat from my parents!! You're invited, please join!! Will keep up with the fun news of SWISSland he he !
Chalo chalo !!

Sunday, February 03, 2008

IITMADRAS #2 - 2008

Hello Everyone !

Back for some new news from Chennai !
No need for introducing myself but I will soon post some photos of my friends of the TSD course and events happening around here !
Comments are most welcomed !
STAY TUNED !

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Tomorrow itself /2

During February, lot's of things are there... Like ...


... Some deer in front of our hostel. Excuse Me Sir !

... A walk to the natural waterfall of Tada (3h bus, 2.30 h trek) with Aurore, Rahul Battha and friends
... A waterpolo competition in our IIT amazing swimming pool, water at 29 degrees C, 7 pm. Go Cauvery !!







... and the festival HOLI, festival of colours where you cover yourself with coloured powder and water and dance all day ! Unfortunately, I was out of campus :-( This is what you look like after 15 min... (please visit Matthieu's blog for fantastic photos...)
More photos to come tomorrow itself !!

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Tomorrow itself /1

A walk to Elephanta Island, a few km from Bombay city by boat... So hot !!


Ganghi's bedroom in Bombay

Blue lagoon... or "the metallurgical assocation's day out.." Nice treat. Eventhough Kulpreet looks doubtful. Aurore and me had a Blast, swimming, and dancing from 4pm to 9pm !!

"Soooooooo many photos are there only !!!" ( indian expression..)

Monday, February 05, 2007

SAARANG 2oo7

SAARANG is THE festival of IIT....
featuring :
JIMMY, the thoughtful singer...
One of our performance for "Acoustyx"... Playlist: Layla, Bed of Roses and Home Made Blues...
see the following link and ENJOY !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QQCnHdP3c



Too serious... 7x and Me on guitarsVikas on bass, Karuna on vocals, Hakash on keyboard... More photos to come soon :-P

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Lance Armstrong & Rafael Nadal

So Rafael Nadal was playing at the Chennai Open last week. Danielle went but didn't really manage to zoom on him (for there was no zoom on my camera...). She did try to get close though!!
(his arm on the left)

Then why Lance Armstrong? because I felt like doing the tour de France when I went with Amandine, to Mahabalipuram by bicycle this week-end. 50 km in 3h. Coming back the following day.

10:00: Starting from IIT
















12:00 "le soleil au zénith" little break along the road for sun cream session and a coconut fresh juice... still 1 h to go!












14:00: Lunch at our favorite place the "bob marley" restaurant with Aurore and Kulpreet who joined by bus...
20:00 In the evening, traditional dance festival in front of the ruins. Magique !!














The return back to Chennai went alright and we arrived just on time for our yoga class. The next day we allowed ourself a little brownie :-)

Management Roof Top


Last week we made a big reunion on the Management roof top so we could gather all together again, after the xmas holidays and also meet the 3 new german girls: Susan, Elena and Charlotte and Iens, a german boy.
The management roof top is better than any other roof top. Big, clean, with a terrace and lights, and... a sink !!

For the occasion, the girls dressed in their prettiest saree !!

Not bad !! (Danielle, Anna, Charlotte)

As you can imagine, it is not easy to put a saree correctly. Fortunately, the indian girls helped them to adjust them.

Oh, I started some ballet dance class that's why there I am showing them the new steps !!
>> notice how graceful Anna is holding her beer :-)