SCOTLAND OF INDIA - COORG. MY TRAVEL EXPERIENCE......

It was November 2012, Diwali vacations in India, when me and my family decided to go to Coorg for excursion. We spent 3 days there, precisely. And it was really an amazing outing and I am going to share my experience of the place, the culture there, its main attractions and whether it truly deserves to be called Scotland of India??!!

OK, so Coorg, aka Kodagu, is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka, famous for its coffee plantations and scenic beauty. First Indian Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army, Field Marshal Cariappa, pseudonym Kipper, was also from Coorg region, so it does have some historical background too. No more beating around the bush.!! I'll come straight to the topic. 

So, Coorg is located approximately 277 kilometers from the city of Bangalore. We first went to Bangalore, spent a day-and-a-half there and started our journey to Coorg. Taxis or private vehicles are easily accessible, you can rent a car for few days and go to Coorg. There are some fantastic hotels and resorts that you can book in Coorg. On the way, there are a few good spots too. First is the famous Nandi hills in Chikkaballapur and second is Sri Sathya Saibaba temple at Srirangapatna. We skipped the former as we had seen it earlier and visited the later. Its really a beautiful temple and you will really find solace there. One can also visit Mysore for its famous Palace, Brindavan Gardens and Zoo.

After 5.00 hrs of enthusiastic journey, we finally arrived to Coorg. And believe me you I was in love with the place at first sight, really invigorating. Coorg is a very much a typical Indian hill-stationesque town, so those who just love traveling to hill stations (like I do) will love this place. The vibe surrounding is just awesome. There are plenty of tourist attractions in this area but I'll briefly write about the ones which I enjoyed the most.

First, without a shadow of doubt is Talakaveri, the place where River Kaveri originates. Located by Brahmagiri hill, it is 1,276 mtr above sea level. With really picturesque and pristine surroundings this place is indeed very amazing. On the river banks there is a beautiful temple dedicated to Lord Brahma. With cool zephyrs blowing around, the surrounding mountains and awe-inspiring Kaveri flowing this place is a real delight for nature lovers. And even though there are 100s of pilgrims around, we never feel the place is over crowded or something like that, its calm and tranquil always.!!

After Talakaveri, my next favorite spot was Abbi(Abbey) Falls. Located just 8 kms from the town of Madikeri. Irrefutably, it is India's one of the best and spectacular waterfall, plunging down the mountain at an enormous speed. Water from the Abbi Falls meets to the Kaveri river.

This is me at the majestic Abbi falls. The hanging bridge opposite to waterfalls is a good platform for photography for tourists.

My next favorite spot was Dubare Elephant camp. This is a real cool place. Located at the edge of Dubare forest and on the banks of Kaveri, this is the place to do some fun stuff. Activities like still-water rafting, trekking, elephant-ride, etc are available there. But the most exciting among them is you get a chance to rub, scrub and give elephant a bath. Ain't that cool.!! The locals there bring their elephants (mature as well as whelps) near the banks of the river and you can give elephants a bath. The experience is just fantabulous. Of course you have to pay for this activity.

So these were my most favorite and sought after spots in Coorg. Other good spots which I visited were Iruppu Falls, Nagarahole national park, Bhagamandala and a serene Buddhist monastery (Buddhist Golden Temple) near Bylakuppe. Finally, concluding it was one of the most memorable trips for me so far. I was very much rejuvenated after this outing. I would really like to suggest you to visit Coorg if you are looking for a place to relax from your mundane activities and rejuvenate. Trust me its an Elixir.!! And about being called Scotland of India, its by no means a misnomer, it truly deserves the title.!!

THE ANCIENT ALIEN CONUNDRUM....

Hello friends, I am here to write about the much talked about and the one which I am greatly interested in, yes The Ancient Alien Question or The Ancient Astronaut Theory, as it is more generally known. Ever since I started watching The Ancient Aliens on the History Channel, I was really smitten and perplexed by the show. The content which Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Erich von Däniken, David Hatcher Childress, Philip Coppens and other ancient astronauts theorists present on the show is by all means an eye opener. This has propelled me to write something about this much debated topic. So lets start......

First and foremost this is just a theory (though there are plethora of evidences to support it)  and I am not writing with the intention to hurt any or anyone's religious feelings! To the one's who don't know what this is about let me sum it up in a few lines: Ancient Astronaut Theory states that in the past before mankind even flourished on Mother Earth, highly astute other worldly beings have been visiting this planet of ours for their own purposes. These so called Extraterrestrials created human race as their subservient, so that they could get their work done. Those enigmatic beings were interested in mining gold from earth and as it was to arduous task they created us, yep The Humans. And this theory suggests that as our ancestors were not technologically advanced, as we are now, they misrepresented the flesh and blood extraterrestrials as God. But the good thing our ancestors did for us was to leave behind hell lot of hieroglyphics, wall paintings, papyrus scrolls, very complex and fuddling structures (which are geometrically accurate), etc, etc., so that we could see and contemplate what they actually witnessed in that distant past. After watching Ancient Aliens and doing some research on the Internet, even I have started to believe this theory.

So, to support my claim I will exemplify it with one of the many examples to look for, the most enigmatic and very advanced for that time in history: the Sumerian Culture. Sumer, as the name suggests, it means the land of civilized kings and believe me it was indeed that. Sumerians lived in Ancient Mesopotamia what is today known as Iraq in c. 4500 and 4000 BC. And these people were guided by very strange beings called The Annunaki, their Gods. Similar to all cultures, Annunaki deities too descended from Heavens in so called fiery chariots with strange lights and which made loud din when those landed on ground or when they those were about to take off back to heaven. Now by all means it seems to be an extraterrestrial encounter with UFO being misrepresented as fiery chariot. Recent research also tell us that the Sumerian natives had highly advanced mathematical and astronomical knowledge, which helped them to keep track of solar calenders, lunar cycles, solstice, etc,. They had complex mathematical system (which we even use today), great geometrical understanding and if we look at it more practically a thought definitely comes to our mind that how did our naive ancestors receive such advanced knowledge? From Gods, as they have inscribed in their clay tablets and scrolls, nah its certain form the Extraterrestrials mistreated as Gods. 

Furthermore, cuneiform tablets, found in excavations, also reveal that these Annunaki beings had power to morph themselves into human form so that they could live among humans and rule them, how they had immense knowledge of all sciences and arts that would make them superior among all and how they lived for hundreds of years. Archaeologists haven't been able to found from where these Annunaki beings came from, it's still a mystery. But wouldn't it be plausible if we think from the instances above that they were actually Aliens.!! Lots of other evidences have been unearthed in Iraq during the expeditions carried out by different archeologists since 1800s. One of the most pro-founding among them is the cuneiform tablets (written around 1100 BC) found at the city of Nineveh, Iraq (this city is even mentioned in The Bible); which tell about the creation of Man by the beings which came from the Sky. Ain't that strange???

Now, if I continue further this blog would seem endless then. So to sum up then, there are myriad of evidences to convince oneself that we are not alone in this Universe and highly advanced beings do exist somewhere, who before hundreds of years visited our planet and helped our ancestors to shape or history. We cannot deny this theory for sure. So I would like to conclude this post here and tell everyone that this theory is left to oneself, whether you want to believe or not. But do mull over it. Cogitate about it, it's really intriguing. 

For those who are relatively new to this theory (like me), you can search for the following to get more knowledge about it: Puma Punku, Chichen Itza, Nazca Lines, Annunaki, Mayan culture and of course you can watch Ancient Aliens on the History channel, which is a delight to watch and will surely enlighten you about Ancient Alien Theory with their riveting episodes and fantastic crew. And those who are already into it can suggest me few books, or even share links to some articles regarding this theory. It will really be very helpful. Thanks for having so much patience and reading the post.!! 

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Some Computer Tricks

1) Continually pop out your friend's CD Drive. If he / she has more than one, it pops out all of them!
Type :

Code:
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop


Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.

2) Convey your friend a little message and shut down his / her computer:
Type :

Code:
@echo off
msg * I don't like you
shutdown -c "Error! You are too stupid!" -s


Save it as "Anything.BAT" in All Files and send it.

3) Toggle your friend's Caps Lock button simultaneously:


Code:
Set wshShell =wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "{CAPSLOCK}"
loop


Save it as "Anything.VBS" and send it.