Casual and serious thoughts / ಹಗುರ ಹಾಗು ಗಂಭೀರ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು

Oh What’s happened with - the Biking lot? Do we see a change - in the plot? Oil & spark plugs - rhythmic beats IC engines - of varied fleets.  Is IC engine - a dinosaur Getting extinct - sometime near?   Gasoline oh that - liquid reeks Is no fun - for techie geeks Lingo changed - to all software No garage to go - only OTA Is IC engine - a dinosaur Getting extinct - sometime near? Thank oh goodness - they retained wheel A handle bar - still to steer Brakes as I know - will disappear Regen is what will -    replace here  Is IC engine - a dinosaur Getting extinct - sometime near? No more pulse - thumping vibration Whirring motors    - for new generation Where are all those - petrol tanks Replaced now with battery banks Is IC engine - a dinosaur Getting extinct - sometime near? Mileage angst - is the caution word Hanging there - a Damocles sword  Need more places - to be plugged  To have those batteries charged Is IC engine - a dinosaur Getti...

Lanta Background I have known about this invasive plant species and actively advised my team at Hansen Drives Ltd. (A factory that I worked to establish in Coimbatore in 2007-10) against planting this as a shrub along the pathway. My "Blog Guru",  Srinidhi uncle once posted a picture of Lanta flowers (grown in his terrace garden) and sent it to me (He is passionate about many things like Golf, Photography, travel and blogging, just for starts). I immediately pointed out to him that it is harming the eco system a lot. I got an opportunity to be a part of the WMG group's ( WMG Group ) CSR wing ( WMG foundation ) to be involved in the launch of "Namma Vana - ನಮ್ಮ ವನ) a program to reclaim the forest floor from the clutches of "Lantana Camara" at Bandipur Tiger reserve forest. Many of us don't know about this " Handsome looking Villain in our midst ". That made me write about the " Villain - Mr. Lantana Camara ". Lantana Camara You would ...

You’ve definitely heard of Disneyland. But have you heard of Legoland? We visited it — and what fun we had! It was like getting our childhood back. A Flashback to 2011 Way back in 2011, I first came across Billund, Denmark. I was there on a work trip, visiting my customer Vestas (I was in the wind energy industry back then). At the tiny Billund airport, I noticed a lot of kids around and wondered why. My colleague laughed and said, “Of course! This is the home of LEGO.” That’s when I first learned that Billund is where LEGO was born and still headquartered. I wasn’t a stranger to LEGO, though. In our Belgium office, we had a large working wind turbine model made entirely of LEGO bricks — a reminder of just how versatile those little plastic blocks could be. A model of Wind turbine The Plan Fast forward to today. My wife and I needed to be in Denmark to attend a family function, and I thought, “Why not use the chance to finally visit Billund?” A bit of online research later, we booked o...