Ghumakkar's Diary

( This post has already appeared on Bisons Ride Hard website , to check out click here ) Ever since I read Vinni ’s post on last year’s Ride of Faith , I have been waiting for this year’s ride. The day I came to know about the Bison’s schedule, I started preparing, until I realized I don’t have leaves. Few days left to the ride, multi-reminders received and I was like, will I be able to make it? Something happened, meetings deferred, jobs got completed and I was able to ask my boss for leaves; and, who can deny you leaves that too for a Ride of Faith, Ride to AshtaVinayaka ! I felt blessed that day, and now after the hard ride we had, I know I’m blessed! We are a nation of faith, which plays an immensely large role in our lives, being homely, officially or on the tar. Though Bisons have started riding hard the day they first met at BKC on a fine Sunday evening of July 23, 2011 at BKC; official announcement was made on the auspicious day of Ganesh Chautrthi , Shukla Paksha, Bhadra...

After a long gap, and missed Sundays on different lame reasons, here I'm with another post on Smiley Saturday series. This one I picked at my Odisha visit early this year. Actually, I got two pictures of this old man in two-entirely different moods. One I already posted earlier , and here is the one which is more about a mystic or mysterious, don't know exactly what, smile! Picked it on my D5000, 18-55 lens; one of my all time favorite.