I had recently been to a Library Conference in Kerala. Kerala has some amazing backwaters. Especially there is a place called Alleppy , which has a great lake - I really do not remember the name (incidentally Kerala pronunciations are more difficult than French , hence a small search on the net will give you an exact name) .
Now backwater virtually dampens the speed of life so you can focus on those little pleasures in life for which we are doing this rat race everyday . I will explain what I mean by that.
Normally you have a one or two days excursion in backwaters. So around 12 pm you would go to a jetty from where you would take this houseboat. The Single road , the dust and heat really tortures you for couple of hours
before you reach the jetty. But once you are on the boat and start with a welcome drink of tender coconut everything starts changing. First of all though it is a engine driven boat the sound and vibrations on the front side are almost nil. So you are virtually floating on the water. Suddenly the Butler walks in some chilled beer and a fish called Karimeen - this is followed by some great Kerala meal and deserts. And the saga continues till next day morning with some Kerala breakfast of Anda Curry & Appam ! All by yourself , your loved ones , your books , your music and everything that can start with your ....
Anyway , I though in every field of life we always try to move fast or may be faster than others and forget about many small pleasures in life unless you hit some backwater vacation like this ....
I work in the field of Library Automation and Knowledge Management and I want this blog to be some kind of a backwater experience for the visitors where I would like to write about my experiences , my views , about the conferences I am attending etc. etc.
So it will not be some great high tech stuff but those little things which may help you to relax and enjoy and may be discover a new dimension to that same old rut we do everyday.
Now backwater virtually dampens the speed of life so you can focus on those little pleasures in life for which we are doing this rat race everyday . I will explain what I mean by that.
Normally you have a one or two days excursion in backwaters. So around 12 pm you would go to a jetty from where you would take this houseboat. The Single road , the dust and heat really tortures you for couple of hours
before you reach the jetty. But once you are on the boat and start with a welcome drink of tender coconut everything starts changing. First of all though it is a engine driven boat the sound and vibrations on the front side are almost nil. So you are virtually floating on the water. Suddenly the Butler walks in some chilled beer and a fish called Karimeen - this is followed by some great Kerala meal and deserts. And the saga continues till next day morning with some Kerala breakfast of Anda Curry & Appam ! All by yourself , your loved ones , your books , your music and everything that can start with your ....Anyway , I though in every field of life we always try to move fast or may be faster than others and forget about many small pleasures in life unless you hit some backwater vacation like this ....
I work in the field of Library Automation and Knowledge Management and I want this blog to be some kind of a backwater experience for the visitors where I would like to write about my experiences , my views , about the conferences I am attending etc. etc.
So it will not be some great high tech stuff but those little things which may help you to relax and enjoy and may be discover a new dimension to that same old rut we do everyday.
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