Allwyn's Blog- The Journey

Schools are closed for Academic year break for the year 2016-2017 We have been exploring new places of interest in and around Jeddah (Read previous post “ Visit to Dhaban Marine Park ”). One such place is the man made forest (Grove) in Jeddah which is known as Eastern forest. It is not a natural forest, the trees are planted and maintained in vast area (Quite vast). Location: Eastern forest is 21KM from Jeddah and it will take around 30min to reach there. It’s off the highway from Jeddah to Jumum. Take Bariman exit towards Jumum and drive for around 14km, then take the small side road (drive slowly as there are no clear sign boards) and proceed down the road for 4km to reach the Eastern Forest. If you are using Google maps search for “Forest East” which guides you to the exact location. Entrance fees: Entry to the forest is free of cost and entry is allowed only for families. As I understand, the park is open for public only on Thursday and ...

Life is short and precious to be wasted and spent worrying. we all deserve to have a happy and fulfilled life but in most of cases life has its own plans than what we intend to have.. In this materialistic world we live a stressful life running behind wealth, power and pride. One who is healthy doesn't have enough money to be cheerful and the one who is wealthy is not healthy enough to enjoy his life. Having said all these... you might be thinking How to have happy, fulfilled and cheerful life. Read through the post.... Listen to yourself: It is very important to appreciate yourself and listen to your body, mind and soul. Listen to your Inner calls, neglecting those could end up in a stressful life and force you to drift away from happiness and fulfillment. Your body may need rest after a long week or it may need better nourishment. Mind may need calmness and soul may need soothing. Listen to you inner calls and fulfill them. Keep It  simple: When your solvi...

Schools are closed for Academic year break for the year 2016-2017 and yesterday was the first weekend in the academic year break. Kids will be moving on to their next grades this April. We decided to do the weekend differently by visiting the Dhaban Marine Park instead of going to mall or to the cornice in Jeddah . Location: Dhaban marine park is about 40KM from my place.. After Reheily petrol station take the next exit to king Saud Road and follow the Road. You can find sign boards written" Zahban Marine park" which guides you. We started at 3:45PM from Jeddah and reached Dhabhan marine park at 5:10PM.  On the way you can find deep blue colored back waters which gives a real cool feeling to your eyes.. The best time to be there is around 4:00PM Entrance fees: Dhaban marine park is maintained by Rabya group and entry to the marine park is not free. SR 7/Person is collected as entry fees, but it worth to mention this fees is nominal as the whol...

This post comes as a short Tamil poetry, written in my tea break during a busy day of work. Hope it expresses the jest of my thoughts.. My first attempt வாழ்வியல் நெறி நல்லவர்களை பிழைக்க தெரியாதவன் என்றது - உலகம் ஏமாற்றுபவர்களை புத்திசாலி என்றது- உலகம் கயவர்களை பலசாலி என்றது - உலகம் உனக்கும், படைதவனுக்கும் மட்டுமே தெரியம் உண்மையான உன்னை பற்றி தூற்றுவோர் தூற்றட்டும், போற்றுவோர் போற்றட்டும் நாம் கொண்ட கொள்கையே மேல் -என கடமை,கன்னியம்,கட்டுபாடு போற்றி வாழ்வோம்  நல்லதே நினைப்போம் நன்மையே செய்வோம் தடைகள் ஆயிரம் தாண்டி வெற்றி பெறுவோம் இன்று இகழும்,நாளை நம்மை கொண்டாடும்-உலகம் வாழ்க வளமுடன் Picture courtesy: Honorable Mr. Internet Feel Free to share and comment on this article....Do follow my blog  and like us in Facebook  @blogthejourney   page and keep updated of the latest article posted in the blog. You can also subscribe to RSS FEED to get the latest updates. Alternatively you can follow me on Google + : Allwyn Chellakumar...

African Summer was at its peak... Scorching Sun, Waterholes have almost dried, Easy prey is not available, almost Deer & wilder beast have migrated to other green pastures. In such a difficult  season of draught , A herd of elephant and a pack of lions thrive together. Elephants are de-hydrated and the lions are hungry. Lions decide to take on the elephant and the deadly scene unfolds in the night. Lions hunt the weakest elephant. In the deadly hunt, the elephant and two lions die. The remaining lions feast on the dead elephant until rain fills the water holes and other herbivores return back. The Lions took their tough chance to survive. Third umpire referrals were introduced in mid 90's, which has changed the dimensions of  cricket totally. Third umpires use video evidence to review the decision, Close call run-outs, stumping catches are possible. Batsman goes for a quick run, the fielder returns back the ball in a sp...

Years of living dangerously article is an inspiration from the Nat Geo documentary(titled Years of living dangerously) which advocates and address the issues of Climate change and its adverse effects.   I have heard about the climate change but haven't taken it very seriously. After watching the documentary program in NatGeo I was frequently struck with thoughts of  what will happen to the planet earth after 50 years where our younger generation will have to live. Isn't it our duty to give them a better planet to live in. I have shared my knowledge and views about Global warming and Climatic change through this post. Hope this article could spread some awareness. I started working as Testing engineer specializing in electrical installation testing and had a chance to work in Neyveli lignite Corporation(NLC) power plants, where I noticed that the exhaust chimneys of the New power plant  is higher than that of the old ones....

Festival of Pongal is celebrated every year on 14th or 15th of January(தை மாதம் முதல் தேதி) in Tamilnadu and other parts of India. It's also known as Shankaranthi in other parts of India. This year Pongal falls on 14th of January 2017 and celebrated for 4days from 13th Jan 2017 to 16th Jan 2017 Bhogi Pandigai: Its the first day of Pongal festival in honour of Lord Indra who is the god of clouds and rain. On this day old/broken household are thrown away or burnt in fire. The houses are cleaned and decorated. Bonfire is lit with wood and cow dung cakes and the unwanted materials are thrown in the bonfire. "பழையன கழைதலும் புதியன புகுதலும் போகி பண்டிகை" which translates to "Getting rid of the unwanted things and bringing in the new ones". On this day the unwanted households are thrown and burnt,  which symbolizes that we have to get rid of  anger, grudge and revenge from our hearts and let love, tolerance, mercy and charity flouri...