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I have been to the Thalakona falls (near thirupathi) with four of my friends. It was a 3 and a half hour drive from chennai excluding the pit stops. That was my first trip to thirupathi and to reach thalakona you got to divert before climbing up the thirupathi mountains.  There are multiple routes to reach the place from chennai and we preferred chennai -> Redhills->periyapalayam->uthukottai->putthur->thirupathi and returned via thiruvallur instead of the periyapalayam route as the roads were pretty bad. Thalakona falls is a good place to hangout for a day with friends and family. But you can't spend a whole day as you don't have anything to do apart from standing under the gushing water. we reached there at 12 in the noon and got ourselves out by 4.30 evening. For the first time I carried my tripod to capture some locations but I was not able to use it at all owing to the unfriendly environment, yet i captured some shots sans tripod. It was a bright sunny day a

Well, before I write the rest of the contents let me tell you that I am not the sort of person who makes new year resolutions (though there are lot of opportunities for me). This post is just a retrospect on my 2010 experiences. Professionally 2010 had been quiete hectic for me with my late night shifts - though it helped me shed some unwanted fat and reduced my body weight, I caught up with acidity problems due to my irregular eating habits. For those who think that acidity is just a matter of burps and uneasiness, let me warn you that its too dangerous than what you imagine. Personally I started concentrating on my finances and expenses in 2010. I started tracking my monthly expenses in an excel sheet. I am not a spend thrift or a squanderer yet I don’t spend wisely sometimes. One of the key mantras that I learnt by reading finance magazines is that ‘you should always have an emergency fund saved that will take care of your 3 months expense wihout compromising on your life style’,