Last night us Hindu’s celebrated an annual festival that honours Ganesha for ten days, starting on Ganesh Chaturthi.The festival usually falls sometime between 20 August and 15 September and to mark this a bright Chariot traveled from a temple near out house and back as devotee’s walked along with it and gave various offerings.

This year i was forced to walk with it to the temple with some friends of mine but it turned out to be a really great experience which i intend to relive next year as well.The chariot itself is magnificantly decorated and lit up with beautiful lights.

More images here .

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Yesterday was a boring day at work and i was highly anticipating when the clock would strike 6.Time does go slower when you keep staring at your watch or clock.I started trying various ways to pass the time;mainly facebooking,chatting ect.

I was really looking forward to going home and getting some rest after a long tiring day at work,so i packed my stuff up at around 5.45 and sat at my desk and waited.At 6 i left the college,got into my car and it started to rain.As i got out of the car park and drove towards the highway the rain started getting heavier so i had to slow down abit but still i just couldnt wait to get home and relax.As expected when i got on to the highway it was bloody jammed and the rain made things worst.I thought to myself “oh well,ill still get home by 6.45″.So i kept driving and i suddenly realised i missed my exit and was headed out of the city.

This was when panic hit…Cars were zooming past me left and right and i was wondering where the hell i should go.I saw a signboard saying KL so i quickly cut to the left and took the exit.It brought me to an area ive never been to ever so i just kept going straight.This was when i realised i was low on fuel so i stopped at a station,checked my wallet and realised i had no money.My ATM card was rendered useless when i realised the petrol stations in this area werent equipped with ATM machines yet.So i left the station in a rush nearly getting hit by a bus….

I kept going straight and i reached a toll gate so i started searching around the car for money,i needed about RM 1.30 .I managed to find a dollar under my seat and another 30 cents in my coin box,i asked the lady at the toll booth how i can get back to Ampang(this is where i live) and she said just U-Turn and go back the other way which i did.After the U-Turn i noticed two signs saying Kajang and Kuala Lumpur.So i took the Kuala Lumpur route and i ended up back at the road after the toll booth and before the U-Turn.Hesitant to take a trip to Kajang i decided to go straight and take a gamble instead of the useless U-Turn.

Straight ahead i could see a massive jam and i was in a slow crawl in the middle of nowhere and in the pouring rain…The time was about 6.45 and i kept regretting why the hell i missed the damn exit.After awhile the rain subsided and the traffic started moving slightly i decided to save the last few drops of petrol i had by opening the window.I finally realised where i was because i used to follow my dad in the mornings when he used to send me to college.I was on one of the highest traffic density roads in KL during rush hour,with very little petrol and a bad sense of direction.

As i looked around i realised how awesome KL was with its diverse architecture and funny road names and crazy drivers and crazy pedestrians.It hit me right in the face that i keep wanting to leave and move to another country but come to think of it this is pretty much a perfect place for me…I grew up here,I’ve studied here,I’ve fallen in love here,I’ve worked here,I’ve gotten drunk here and I’ve had so many adventures here that i cant explain on this blog post.

Finally i found a petrol station that had an ATM machine and i pumped enough fuel to get home and for the next day.I kept thinking to myself how i take everything about this city for granted and how this one incident really made me look forward to spending many years to come in this beautiful city.True one day i might leave but i really would like to keep coming back to my home just to keep an eye on how great it’s developing and reliving the experiences I’ve had here with friends and family.

Happy 51st Independence Day Malaysia

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After careful consideration and reading some interesting information regarding Word Press I’ve finally decided to migrate to the world of Word Press.My old blog will probably just float around and die in cyberspace as i start a transition to Word Press.

I’m hoping to get to know a few other Word Press users to gain their insight on how exactly this system works.So if you have some information to share do pass it along.I quite like the whole design and layout of the Word Press interface but I’m still getting familiarized with the theme styles because I’m keen on making one of my own for this blog.

Well for those of you that havent been following me on TheTribalTech let me introduce myself.My name is Harsha Rao and i live in Malaysia.Im pretty much a washed up graphic designer who’s trying to get back his inspiration and find out the meanings of life.Im also an Arsenal(A Football/Soccer team in London) fan and i work as a Graphic Design lecturer at a university here in Malaysia.

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