Exploring an abandoned haunted hill in India

This hill is located some 50 kms from Bangalore,India.We have driven by this many a time as it is not far from the National Highway.Reached the base of the hill( late as usual).The locals we talked to were not really encouraging and asked us why we want to visit that place.Someone told us that a girl had committed suicide there and advised us not to go there.We ignored all that and parked the car near the foot of the hill.There was no road as such and the car had to be parked on an incline with rocks under the tires to stop it from rolling.We started trekking up at about 2:30 PM.The trail had big grass,thorny bushes and cactus growing all over it.The terrain was completely different from the surroundings.It had a weird vibe to it.I felt like someone was looking at us.We did not find one living thing around.While walking, there were multiple times we had to stop as we heard footsteps.We were asked to follow the electric line as there was no trail to follow.The electric line stopped half a km later leaving us with nothing but instinct to follow.Where the electric line ended ,we found a dark cave with an idol inside. I have taken pics and videos of the same,which I will share later.We continued trekking up.The weather was hot everywhere else except the hill we were on.The thorns cut into our legs and it was tough trying to get through them.We did not have a machete or anything similar to cut through the thorny vegetation. We used broken branches as sticks which to maneuver through the vegetation. The ares was famous for snakes ..especially poisonous ones like King Cobras and we were weary of it while taking each step.I had a side strain,but the adrenaline kept us going.We took short breaks as the uphill climb was tough.We further climbed to this edge where there were no boulders on the side to protect us from falling.It was a risky climb as a wrong step would cause you to tumble 500 feet down .Near the apex of the hill,we reached this stretch where there was long grass.The grass was burnt in distinct patches like a formation and there were foot marks of a man or an animal all around .We also found multiple sections of barbed wire looped resembling some kind of a snare or trap.Something was happening there for sure! My friend was getting worried as there was an eerie vibe to the place even though we could see the highway from the top.There had to be some reason because of which the residents of this town did not venture up the hill .We looked up and saw the ruins of a spooky building at the very top of the hill.It was almost 5 PM and the sun was setting which made it spookier.Even though I really wanted to make that final push to the summit (which was a good half an hr trek up)to see what awaited us atop the haunted hill,my friend was really worried as we were alone and talked sense into me and we started trekking down.In the video link I have given above..you can see the terrain.The silence,look and feel was akin to that in 'The Hills have eyes'.I constantly felt something paranormal around me.And lots of negative energy too.Something was there looking at us all the while were there.In the last shot in the video above you can see something dark at the top of the hill which resembles a person.That is the ruins of the structure I was talking about.Will post more videos and pics of this hill.I will be going back to explore this hill further.

Transcendental meditation

This is a short story I wrote :)

I was piling on kilos by the hour.My buddy VJ had joined the yoga class in office. He told me that he lost 4 kilos  in 2 months!  I felt a CFL glowing in my head. I logged in to myntra.com and instantly ordered 3 pairs of yoga pants and t-shirts.
The very next day, I reached the yoga class much ahead of time.You need time to warm up eh?
My eyes popped and jaw dropped when I saw  5-6 cute girls waiting in line for the class. Voila. My body reacted automatically by bulging my chest out and pulling in my tummy.
The class started. The yoga teacher gave instructions in a singing voice. I said a silent prayer  and started. This looked easy! But soon I started sweating oceans and was out of breath in 5 minutes!  The instructor showed no mercy and kept piling  on Surya Namaskars afer Surya Namaskars. I could sense my soul getting ready to escape my body any second now.
Idea! I ran outside taking my phone pretending to take a call. After catching my breath, I returned in 5 minutes. More punishment awaited me in way of Asanas. I now moved like a drunk with my limbs no longer under my control. Then, suddenly the instructor asked everyone to lie down and relax. I crumble down,closed my eyes and listened to instructions. I could feel the relaxation and felt that my soul was floating outside my body. Yoga is awesome ! I was in heaven. Hallelujah! Somewhere in my meditative  state , I lost track of time. Suddenly I was hearing voices. This must be level 2 or something.I must be a grand master! I could again  hear someone calling me .I ignored it .Then I heard the instructor's voice - “Get up. You are not supposed to sleep and snore during relaxation". I slowly opened my eyes.Shit just got real!  The cute girls were laughing at me now.

I hoped that this was a parallel dimension that I was in and  no longer had the will to live.I only wished for  a shovel to  dig a hole and bury myself in shame.

Back!

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Memory Low !

I don't remember Birthdays ! Unless I know you for 15-20 yrs or if you are family !  I have a bad time with names too ! There was a time when I couldn't remember the name of the  guy who sat  in the next row to mine for a year in college.When I needed  his name for something, I had to ask him to spell his name to avoid embarrassment  :D .

So coming back, people, especially friends get pissed with me for forgetting  b'days /anniversaries . It is not that I don't love or care about them ,but its something I can't help.I am done trying to explain to people that I don't need an excuse to tell you how much I love you or how special you are to me. And personally I don't give much importance to any one day of the year ,be it my birthday or some other day ! It's just a day just like every other  . I wake up every single day feeling lucky and  thinking that this is the best day of my life. But I am sorry to anyone who was hurt by my perceived lack of interest. I am sorry if I hurt you ,whether you like it or not .

Now to 'postiver ' things... Last week ,I got a watch for Dad ,which cost 20 times the price of mine. I wouldn't have been this happy if I bought it for myself :) . Its such nice  feeling to  try to give back to people who did so much for you.It reminds me of the sacrifices my  parents made  throughout my life to make me happy, sometimes even without telling me . It makes me respect them more .

My Dad's Uncle was very close to our family even though he stayed pretty far. He passed away when I was a kid. But I still have memories of him coming home  with my favorite cream biscuit :) .He bought this big family pack  :) .And he never forgot to get me that.His son is no different. He worked abroad when I was young.And this one time he got me a Boy London ,color changing(depending on the temperature) watch.I was chatting with him online last week .I thanked him outta the blue for  all those sweet child hood memories and told him  that I use the same strategy with my nephew :) .

One more rotation

Beautiful day.
Rode all day :) .
Bought 4 new  books :D
Later browsed through  Flipkart and found all the books cheaper in it :D .
Thanks god for another day :) 

Ride through a rainy dark night

Its fun driving an SUV in the rain at midnight ,dropping friends home after dinner . Driving back through the empty roads with the FM playing some nice track made me realize how much at peace I am with myself. Won't update all this in FB.Most people there & elsewhere don't know me and may never will.Thats kool !

Something stuck to my mind when I returned home .

No matters what happens,no matter what all gets taken away from me,no matter how much I am humbled,no matter what all I have to go through....Ain't no one gonna wipe this smile off my face :)

May Day !

Barely crawled out of bed.Had an off .Everyone's been telling me to take rest.When did I start listening to what everyone said ?  :D . Gonna murder the punching bag today !

Regards,

 Dead Man

Death

Today ,a colleague of mine passed away in a bike accident .  He was not in my team. I did not know him personally.I remember his face.One of my friends had even wished him when he came to office in the morning .Another one told me that he knew him personally and that he was a good guy  .They had studied together and he had known him for 10 yrs or so.He told me that he did not have the heart to go see the departed's body which was awaiting  postmortem in Manipal Hospital.May his soul rest in peace and may god help his family to go through this tough phase.

I ride a motorbike too . I go to the same office.I travel in the same traffic.It could have been me.Made me think about my mortality . As someone told me  - ' Life is as fragile as a spider's single yarn.A strong gust would wipe it all away'.

Do I fear death ? No.Not mine at least. Another friend  told me not to talk about ' these things '.That 'words have power' and I shouldn't speak about it.Otherwise it would  come true.Out of respect, I did shut up then.

Right now I haven't planned anything.Neither am I expecting something in life.So the thought of a permanent and abrupt 'Power Failure' doesn't scare me anymore.I did a lot of praying  in the past to god asking him to 'spare somebody else of the agony and that I will readily  suffer instead '.Hopefully my luck hasn't run out yet :)


Either ways, if something like that does happen,I have no regrets.I lived a healthy happy life .And a 'short' one as of now :) .God has given me enough .The best being -my amazing parents and family .What would I ask more ? I jus hope  I haven't let them down.

I am not sad.I wish someone somewhere smiles when they think about me  when I am  not  there anymore :) .That would probably make my day in afterlife.Its better to burn out in a flash like a cracker than die slowly like a candle :)

Valentine's Day Public Service Message

Smoke.....

          I totally get it now why people smoke so much when they have problems :)

In the words of Captain George Ellerby - " Marriage is an important part of getting ahead. It lets people know you're not a homo. Married guy seems more stable. People see the ring...they think at least somebody can stand that son of a bitch ."

 Ah goddammit !!!! not that one !

 This one - " I'm gonna go have a smoke right now. You want a smoke? You don't smoke, do ya? What are ya, one of those fitness freaks, huh? Go fuck yourself."

Normal Conversation

No Love!

Timestamp

Hit Rock bottom ! Everything including fitness.Nowhere to go.No giving up now

Stolen/Lost

This reminds me that I lost my purse with my Debit card and ID yesterday.It had  some cash  inside too.If someone finds it,please return it to me with the help of the address/phone no  inside because Jesus loves you and I will too ! 

Space Bound

I find Eminem very different from contemporary rappers.He does not just sing about $ ,BLING,girls and cars ! Some of his songs have lots of raw emotion in them.Especially the ones about his daughter and life.And then the dude has a sense of humor too.He is a lyrical genius ! Yes his lyrics are offensive to different people depending on the situation. Spacebound is a very good track which I could relate to.Enjoy it if you haven't heard it already  .

VEVO censors so much on YOUTUBE,some dude put a comment on a video which went like this >>>>

                        FUCK VEVO !!!  Sorry What I meant was   F*CK V*VO

PMS Mondays !

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need. Was in big trouble today.Got some help from some unexpected quarters today morning :) .There are still 'some' good people out there after all .Good. Guard back up.

 Ever wondered why something like weed is banned while more dangerous stuff like Cigarettes or Alcohol which potentially kill more people are not ?
 In case you did not know ...In India possession,consumption or cultivation of weed will land you in Jail for 6 months - 20 years + fines (depending on the quantity).So ya this is serious stuff !!!!Stay off this kids !Jail ain't cool.They got the wrong kind of bars in there ! I will be writing a piece on psychedelics soon.Been doing some research on it lately.


 Oh! My Laptop's display went Kaput a month back.Looks like this now !


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Maybe it looks like a funky design or modern art to you ! But Hell No! Its just a f'd up laptop screen!
The laptop guys say that 'the part' is still on the way (pending customs clearance).They stress on 'the part' as if it is some relic Harrison Ford is hunting for in 'Indiana Jones'.An artificat of unimaginable value!!!!
Oooooohhhh.....what will happen if it falls in the wrong hands????

God bless those mo#%#%$&%*%!$ !!!!

New Year Prayer to God

Thanks god for

-Health
-Food
-Water
-Awesome family
- Friends ( very few of them :) )
-Strength to keep going through low phases
- Keeping me and everyone around me safe !
- Money(Doesn't matter..but who else will I thank)

Thanks god for another day ! 

Situation involving a bunch of 'tough' guys

I was in Kerala. Me & dad were going out for shopping.This road we were taking was kinda narrow with a good amount of traffic.We saw 6-7 guys walking on the road.They were walking near the  middle of the road dangerously close to traffic.As were passing them, dad told them decently that as the space was less why don't they use the side walk as there was no space for the vehicles.As we passed by,one of them shouted something in Malayalam. Something really rude  translating to 'go mind your business'.
I don't usually get into fights.I kinda talk outta situations .Even if it is someone I can beat up, I just let it go.

I wasn't angry or something.But I did not want to let them go just like that.I stopped the car, got out and walked up to them.They were all college kids.Most of them were bigger and meaner looking than me :).I walked up to the guy who had shouted,put my hand on him and told him to repeat what he said.He didn't utter a word.I told him that  if you can't back up what you say,dont say it ! His friends were getting all defensive.Bunch of sissies! Eventually he and friends said sorry to dad and everything was over without throwing a punch.Back in the car,dad and me were laughing at the situation and how the traffice got blocked as I had stopped the car on the road :)

The thing that struck me is that I was not afraid to step up.Its not that I pick up a fight every other day or something.I have seen people's hands shake when they get angry or are in a fight.Like fear, adrenaline either works for you, or you lockup and get beat up.The best thing to do is learn to deal with it. Maybe I sound all Kungfuey...but ...Learn to calm yourself down with breathing. Some people are naturally calm, some are not.I love the adrenaline rush.

An adrenaline  rush happens  when body releases adrenaline .When this happens, the  body releases a chemical called dopamine which can act as a natural pain killer.During an adrenaline rush,I have a clear head and its like stuff around me slows down and I have a better understanding and reaction to everything.

I have to thank my Karate Sensei for this :). He  always used to pit me against bigger guys during sparring while I was in school.There was this  one guy who weighed around 100 kgs even when we were in high school.And he was not just the fat kinds.He was like 6'3" and had a big frame.He used to be my regular sparring partner.He used to charge like a rampaging elephant when the round started.I used to be scared like hell before we fought.But hey, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

I have sparred with torn ligaments and fractures.I never feel  any pain when I am in a fight.And like everything else experience makes you calm.Martial arts make you tougher mentally too and helps you handle situations better.

Being drawn into a fight is not a good thing.And never fight 7 on 1.  You always have an option.Hurting someone or getting hurt permanently is not a good option.

But sometimes,when people cross the line, when your family or friends are in it,  when you have to step up, you just have to do that.I realize that I could have gotten into trouble ,but I was confident enough of kicking all their sorry asses if it came to that.

Merry Christmas  !!!!