Prof. GT Narayana Rao passed away last week. His passion for music and science reminds me of Einstein. GTN, as he was fondly called, lived very close to my home in Mysore. I remember how he brushed his teeth in the evenings with sticks wrapped in neem leaves. And, he tried to make me do that. Well, the high school kid with a sweet tooth never did that.

Perhaps he is the first person who explained to me the basics behind astronomy. As I stood amazed and delighted gazing at hundreds of stars in the night sky, he explained the principles of astronomy in such a simple way that the primary school student didn’t find it hard to understand.

Most notably, GTN was the revered and favorite music critique for Mysoreans. His writings in the local newspaper, Star od Mysore, was truly cherished.

Who can ever forget GTN walking in and around Saraswathipuram, wearing the regular pristine white dress. Did I say that he reminds me so much of my grand father?

The last time I saw him, I was sitting in the living room, crying uncontrollably. He didn’t say a word, just looked down and walked away. Yes, he knew my father very well.

GTN, salut sir. May your soul rest in peace (I am not so sure you believed in that though!)

For the next two weeks, I will be sailing on the Amazon and hiking at Maachu-Peechu. I will be back rejuvenated and re-energized, and of course with LOTS of pictures.

See ya then!

Why I like to blog?

• I can put my thoughts into words and read them aloud to feel proud that I can actually think.
• What better way to kill 8 to 5?
• Still searching for a ‘Best friend’. Lost the last one in 8th standard.
• It makes me popular from Japan to Australia (oh, that’s not all that far…whatever!).
• Porn is sleazy!!!

Why I hate to blog?

• It’s easy to figure me out and easier to figure out how dumb I am.
• I have a real job.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (ok, that one, I made up).
• Letter writing is more sincere.
• Porn is saucy!!!

….and the winner will be David Archuleta. He better be, I was supporting him from the beginning and have been predicting from day # 1 that he will win. So, I better not be wrong He was absolutely brilliant yesterday. I couldn’t imagine that a 17 year old can sing with such maturity. Kudos to him!!!

Syesha Mercado is going home tonight. It’s going to be David vs David finale next week!!!

Going strictly by talent and yesterday night’s performance, Jason Castro should be voted out. But, Syesha Mercado does not have a lot of fan following, so she is walking on a thin line as well. As usual David Archuleta was way better than the rest.

Yet again, Jason Castro was the worst. Brooke White was a close second behind him. So, purely by merit, these two should be in the bottom two tonight. But, there is a popularity angle as well. So, I won’t be surprised if Syesha Mercado is in the bottom two. For all you know, she may even be voted off.

I thought all of them sang well. But, most certainly either Jason Castro or Brooke White are going home tonight.

David Archuleta was undoubtedly the best. All the girls were bad. I am pretty sure it will be all girl bottom 3 tonight. As for who really gets voted off, tough call.

At least 25% of it.

I was so proud of it. I didn’t expect it to just pop out within a minute of me opening my mouth. And to think that the dentist seemed fresh out of college.

The last wisdom tooth came out just a few years back. I was sitting at a terminal in the San Francisco International Airport, waiting to go home for my wedding and lo, final wisdom announced it’s arrival with a piercing pain. Thankfully, I got all my wisdom before the wedding, so my wife really can’t take any credit for that.

But man, it lasted just a few years. And what bothers me is that the tooth was not even paining. The smart dentist suggested that I should get it removed and I did. Now, I REALLY miss my tooth. He wanted me to get rid of the other three as well, and make me completely dumb. Smart ass, no way am  I going to do that.

Whatever, I am still have 75% wisdom and in today’s World that is more than adequate.