Pushing Pixels

Homework that did engage a child

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:31:09 +0530

I also am very firm in the belief that they need to be a part of it. I can’t let Manu raj handle sharp cutters which are required to cut the board but he can damn well handle the paper and the glue and the mud and everything else that goes in this project. It is essential to engage him so he learns something and enjoys the process of creating something with your own hands.

http://www.picturejockey.com/pblog/2012/7/beans-best.html

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:01:27 +0530

http://www.picturejockey.com/pblog/2012/7/beans-best.html:

The success rate for nature is very poor. Be it the number of salmons swimming upstream to lay eggs in the river finally surviving the seals and the polar bears or the seeds that a tree or a plant produces each season.

This was a failsafe mechanism by nature - to actually produce a lot more than required. This ensures that life goes on even without an external intervention or inspite of it.

Open happiness - Close up of top of a can of Coke by Picturejockey

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:08:12 +0530

Open happiness - Close up of top of a can of Coke by Picturejockey:

Since when did sugar become synonymous with happiness? There was a time when cocaine was not a banned drug, it actually was an ingredient in Coca Cola and that is what gave it the name Coke. But that was when we didn’t know any better. We have, since then, banned cocaine and have removed it as an ingredient from cola. Sugar has been and is still used very liberally in our food and although it is not a dangerous drug like cocaine, consuming copious about of it, as in sweetened drinks like carbonated drinks and packaged fruit juices don’t so any wonders for our health either.

Khelte raho, khush raho - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:26:45 +0530

Khelte raho, khush raho - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey:

I was wondering if any money has changed hands for Sachin to be on the can of a Coke. Got my answer the other day when I was Sachin Tendulkar in the ad of Coke. With this he has joined Aamir Khan as a celebrity to endorse both Pepsi and Coke, and why not? Apparently Pepsi is the choice of new generation and Sachin is not a part of that generation anymore, so what do you expect from him?

Sachin Tendulkar’s century of 100s - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:34:26 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar’s century of 100s - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey:

This was, for more than an year the most anticipated thing in the entire country. Every time India played a match the only thing discussed was Will Sachin Tendulkar be able to score his 100th 100 in this match and there were a lot of disappointing innings - innings when Sachin was not able to score the 100. More disappointing even than the loss of India is some of those matches.

Sachin Tendulkar likes Coke or Pepsi? - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:47:28 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar likes Coke or Pepsi? - Close up of a can of Coke to commemorate 100 centuries of Sachin Tendulkar by Picturejockey:

As far as I remember, Sachin has been a brand ambassador of Pepsi, right from the time when he was the new sensation till quite recently. Finding him on a can of Coke was a surprise.

So what is it?

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:58:58 +0530

So what is it? :

Well, I haven’t got any info on what this thing is.

Seed - a pod of seeds by Picturejockey

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:55:46 +0530

Seed - a pod of seeds by Picturejockey:

I'm in building A, top floor - birds in nests at Dilli Haat, New Delhi by Picturejockey

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:37:29 +0530

I'm in building A, top floor - birds in nests at Dilli Haat, New Delhi by Picturejockey:

Wondering if the birds had faced the same problem with population as we are experiencing, how would they have coped with it, specially when there are less and less trees around to make nests. Would they have moved to apartments from independent houses as well?

It's time is up

Wed, 30 May 2012 19:43:48 +0530

It's time is up :

Kingfisher and Gulmohur

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:59:22 +0530

Kingfisher and Gulmohur :

One would think that the increasing urbanisation has killed or driven away all the birds but if you look around you do get to see a few odd native birds. Apart from crows, sparrows and pigeons, I have quite frequently seen kingfisher around our home. This is one sitting on the power cable with the gulmohur tree in the background.

Photo

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:06:34 +0530

Bottle bottom

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:05:11 +0530

Bottle bottom

Teacher’s Whisky

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:02:00 +0530

Teacher’s Whisky

No teaching, just booze

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:09:23 +0530

No teaching, just booze :

This is one teacher people really like meeting, look forward to spend an evening with.

Actually, I can make it much worse

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:37:50 +0530

Actually, I can make it much worse :

One way to control people is to make the things much worse for them and then marginal improve them to make it look like an improvement.

Colourless leaf - a macro of a leaf by Picturejockey

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:46:23 +0530

Colourless leaf - a macro of a leaf by Picturejockey:

This is a in between the flower shoot shot when I was taking picture of some flowers in my garden and and when got stuck, started shooting other things like this tap and this leaf. Although it sounds much better that that is rain water but this is actually not. The plants had just been watered and this is from the hose, not from clouds.

Wrangler Jeans

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:24:52 +0530

Wrangler Jeans

Wrangler Jeans labels

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:23:34 +0530

Wrangler Jeans labels

Gold Ring

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:25:38 +0530

Gold Ring