So many good people around you!!

When you face bad things, there will be a good thing waiting to make you happy.

Yes!! Earlier I wasn’t acknowledging this but today I experienced it all by myself. Firstly I’ll tell you how my day has begun this morning. I was called to be there at the office at 6.30 in the morning and I went there by around 6.24 am. You guessed it right, they made me to wait atleast for 45 minutes. I can tolerate these kinda things because it happens to everyone. We went to Koppa a town in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. There we had an event and it was very good learning experience for me as a beginner.

While coming back we had so much of conversation and listened to so many good songs. My eyes were almost closed because of the work and the journey. (Although I love to travel) I came to my room and hot freshed up; went back to the office/studio. For the first time apart from sitting for a drink I saw each and every person who is associated with that studio. But I felt a bit uncomfortable so, I came down the stairs and thinking of what to do next. Suddenly I realised that it’s had been 2 or 3 days since I visited to my Guru’s (Mentor’s) place and I went straight to their place. But to my fortune, both were looking something off. I didn’t know the reason.

I sat for 15 minutes but one of my Guru (mentor) didn’t cut the call, and another Guru was busy doing something else. After cutting the call I only started the conversation and it went to the matter of partying. They asked me did I drink that night or not? I had a beer so, if you’ve done something, there is no fear to tell that you did it. Right? So I told yes I had a bottle of beer. Instantly I got the reason for their off mood face and I apologise there itself and said that I’m not gonna do it again until I earn my own penny. I too got quite upset but it’s alright. It happen sometimes.

After saying goodbye to my Gurus, I left for my room thinking, “did I do anything wrong or wrong for this moment?” And been hardly came to a conclusion that it’s was wrong for the moment and the state I’m. After thinking a lot abot this my stomach started yelling at me for not looking after him properly nowadays. Hahaha! I bow down to him and apologized him too.

Now the crazy part is..!

I was walking alone on the streets with the song ‘Aoge tum kabhi’ by ‘The Local Train’ and vibing myself to that song. A stranger came to me and asked some cafe’s route to me. That to me…! I said him smilingly that I’m also very new to this city and I don’t know any cafes around me and said “sorry.” For that they were like ” no problem buddy you’ll get to know eventually, thank you.” Before to this conversation end, another guy came to me and aked, “where is Al-bake?” And I was like why everyone is asking me the route of everything today!!?😂 And I said the same this and they were like, “irali biDappa, sorry yaak kelteeya..?” Meaning that, “that’s okay boy, it’s not necessary to ask sorry.” I was like okay… Have a good day! They smiled back at me and left.

But somehow these two encounters made me to feel something positive today amidst so much of negativity. I really thank them from my bottom of my heart for making my day a very blissful day. And also Mumbiker Nikhil my inspiration for today’s quote. (You can check out his youtube channel and today’s video for the quote)

Inspire people and spread love, laugh!❤️

A dog bit me today!😐

Today I woke up quite late but there in the office at right time. Hurray!! And I got the first call from my friends to join them on a shoot. So I’m going with them tomorrow. A very happy moment for me. I can get so many things to learn being with them on the spot. So I called my another friend who was reaching me Photoshop softwere and he made me to wait until the afternoon and said in the afternoon that he’s having some work then and will teach me in the evening.😂 I was like, “bro what are you telling?!” I had no options but to wait until he comes. For my sake he didn’t even appear in the evening.

So we, the office/studio guys went have some tea to our regular tea stall and apart from me and newly joined guy, everyone smoked a cigarette and had tea. While coming back my teacher guy was coming on the same way to have his tea and asked me to join him for company. I said, “okay, come let’s go.”

He asked me to have tea and a cigarette but I denied both of it. Because I quit smoking and I had my tea just befor few minutes. He was lighting his cigarette so me with no work to do there apart from giving company to him walked to the backyard where the tea stall owner’s house is and stood watching Charlie, the German Shepherd and thought of cuddling her. I always used to talk with every dog be it a German Shepherd, labrador or a stray dogs so was talking to Charlie everyday.

Having this notion in my mind I went nearer to her and said, “hey Charlie!! How are you? Are you doing good”? Suddenly her expression changed and jumped on to me biting my below chest region. There was no reacting time to it and I just backed myself from that spot a 2 steps. In that moment she was able to pierce my shirt and scratch my below chest region with her tooth, leaving some 3 to 5 mark sof her front tooth! Although it’s my first ever experiencing a dog bite, I was not at all panicked or anything but the crowd there was trying to console me saying, “don’t worry, nothing has happened to you. Just go to a nearby hospital and get an anti rabies injection.” I told them I am a pet lover and I’ll do all those thing but at that time no government hospitals will have the OPD opened so came back to our studio and applied some antibiotic cream and got a jab of TT by my friend who used to work at hospital. I’m doing very fine now and talked to my folks at home about this and told them to not to worry about this.

Yeah!! This was my day today so much happening!! 😂

“When you love something you won’t get angry on it.”

Formula for my happiness ❤️

Okay I didn’t able to write my blog yesterday. Firstly I’m sorry for that. Yesterday was very down for me. Don’t know whether I got the good sleep or not in the night, the whole day I was sleepy. Somehow I looked over the photographs of a wedding to know and learn about framing, composition and etc., And went to have my lunch. After coming back from having my lunch I took a nap and totally forgot that my brother was coming to seem me and take my old camera.

Somehow after he called me twice I woke up and called back and didn’t make him to wait for too long. Thank God! So we together went to my aunt’s house and had dinner. When we came to my room it was around 9 or 9.30 pm and we talked something about career and profession. Lol 🤣

So coming to the today’s part. Watched a Tamil movie ‘Vikram’ and loved the direction and execution of Lokesh Kanagaraj.

Before that my friend asked me to have some beer but I refused to it. Since we’re not supposed to make it as a habit. So daily it’s a learning for me in everything and everywhere. I really thank God for making me to go through all this. Also my parents to letting me to experience this kind of privilege. Yes, it’s a privilege for me to quit a formal education and opting for a skill based work style. I always think what if I misjudged my abilty and to cover my insecurities, I opted something else like Engineering, Medical or any other? It’d have been a disaster!!

So I wish to tell only this much. Just be happy for what you’ve within your hand reach right now and always aim for growth.

A never giving up kid inside me!

It’s almost 12.30 in the morning and now I’m sitting to write this blog! Reason is very simple I went to a bar with my cousin and friends when they left me to my room it was already late. So got freshed up and sat to write this!

Today, practically I mean yesterday I woke up at 6.00 am in the morning and watched some of my favourite YouTubers’ videos and washed my clothes. Took a nice bath and went to have my breakfast at Banashankari mess (hotel) and had one plate of Paddu (an authentic South Indian food made by Dosa batter). Then I went to learn Photoshop and some of the photography skills. But to my fortune both got delayed and I was frustrated like anything! So I sat to watch a movie by the evening and completed half of it. Yes!! The wort feeling ever!

My friend called and asked me, “what have you learnt yesterday?” I said, “well you didn’t teach me anything from last two days, so I’m eagerly waiting to learn something today, please teach me somthing on Photoshop.” He agreed and taught me some tools on Photoshop. Then, we chilled and cracked some lame jokes and went to have some tea.

From nowhere everyone started telling, “let’s go and have a drink” literally for no reason. Ohh! One reason is there! That’s they got the payments from the clients. Hahaha!! The biggest problem of our field members! Then everyone went to a bar and had a drink and while coming back I’ve had made some new friends and asked to take me with them if they have any orders in the future. That new friend only dropped me to my room some minutes before.

I’m so happy for everything that is happening in my life right now. As I told you yesterday, every friends of mine are chilling out and vibing with their college life and so am I with my professional life! Zero regrets.❤️ There is a hope in your every step. Because you’re moving forward and somewhere towards a light.

What happened to the man I met in the night?

Okay directly coming to the point! Well I’m out here in Shivamogga and trying to make my living and looking upto my friend’s, senior’s snaps in which they are enjoying their college fests and vibing with their friends.

I know I, myself came out of all those things and here I’m looking for food everyday in a different places so I can find some cheap mess (hotels) to get over my hunger. Some two days earlier I found a hotel (mess) Named ‘Shree Annapoorna’ which is near Sarji hospital, Shivamogga, where they will provide you a meal for 50 INR (Indian rupees) and it’s very tasty, clean and moreover unlimited! That’s the best thing to happen in an unknown City.🙂

Coming to today’s matter. I came to my room around 8.00 pm from the studio to dump some of my things mainly related to my work the flash, tripod etc., I told one person that I’ll be bach soon and after coming to the room I thought, “let’s send some pictures of my gears to my folks” so that they can also understand on what are all the things I’ve invested the money and going to invest my time upon. Before that I clicked so of the pictures through my old and ne cameras with and without attaching the flash respectively which I’ve bought recently and cross verified which is the best performer and all.

Meanwhile I’ve forgotten that I’ve told my studio friend to wait for few minutes and also sent those images of my gadgets to my folks on whatsapp and simply laid down on my bed. At the same time one of my friend from the college texted me “Innen maga samacahra? Oota aaita?” Meaning, “what’s up brother? Had your dinner?” Then I came to know what I had told to my studio friend and mainly that I’m hungry!! But it was already 9.45 pm and there are less chances to geta hotel in a cheap price to fullfill my hunger. Still I literally ran to the regular mess (hotel) to see whether I could get food or not. Unfortunately the hotel was closed. So I asked some locals that where I can get food at that time and made my mind to go to Vidhatri Bhaban but somewhere deep down in my heart, it was telling, “don’t go there, it’ll be costlier” and I just listened to it! I went to a Panipuri stall and ate Masalapuri, and Dahipuri.

When coming back to my room I was listening to old Hindi songs of Kishore Kumar ji and Mohammad Rafi ji. Suddenly I saw something weird happening near a park within the sight of 30 meters. A 65-70y/o man was looked like doing crunches on the footpath. I stood there for some seconds I thought of going to my room. But I don’t know why I went back to that man and asked, “what happened sir?” To that he was like , “don’t worry I’m fine.” I asked him whether he is alright or not, if not could I help him. And for some reason he was denying to get help from me and I spent almost 15 minutes asking him to leave to his home. Finally he didn’t agree to it and I just come to my room and sat to right today’s experience of mine to you guys!

Just do what you like and it’ll definitely hold your hands tightly!

Hello and good morning! Yesterday I forgot to tell you about so many things. So I’m here again. I belong to a town near Hassan in Karnataka but I studied my highschool and +2 in Mysore. Ohh!! Mysuru… It’ll be another blog to write about! I’ll do it someday.

After coming back from mysore the covid striked badly and at that time I thought about starting a YouTube channel to make some video on my lifestyle and traveling and I did it. I am like this through my 20 years of life. Yeah!! I’m already 20! Let it be that side. If I’ve to do something I’ll do it. Whatever it may take from me.

After creating a YouTube channel I travelled solo to North Karnataka and Goa by hitchhiking. You can watch it on my YouTube channel, “Middle Class Nadig”, also madde some videos on Dudhsagar waterfalls, Unchalli waterfalls, Yana caves and so on!

From tomorrow you’ll get to read about how I’m spending my days here in Shivamogga. So be ready to read. Happy Monday.❤️

Intro!

Hey dear readers, I was not writing anything from past so many months so this is an intro about myself and what I was doing, what I am doing now and much more. Okay..! I’m Aniruddha Narasimha S Nadig a self satisfied dropout from a degree college. Better not to say the name.🤫

I was doing my degree in digital media and film making and afterwards I came to know I was only writing some theory about it instead of getting hands on experience. So I decided to leave that degree program and to start learning photography. When I left the college I looked back at my old posts that are on my Instagram and I was like you don’t know anything about photography! You just had a camera and did nothing with it. So I bought a new camera! Like everyone says first love is a mistake; my investment was right but my selection went wrong that time. I would’ve thought about now then. Okay long story short, my older camera was not a professional level one so I took the loan and bout my new canera. The Sony A74!!! Yes a dream come true moment for me.

Now the actual story begins. After taking every decisions and a camera too, now from where will you clear your loan?? “Okay I’ll do photography and earm money through that profession.” But the thing is my skill set is not enough to get paid from the employer. As of now I’m still learning. Not a single rupee earned and asked for money from my home again and it’s an ugly face I’m going through. But I hope one day I’ll on my foot.

From now on I try to share my daily life experience and challenges here so hope you like it. Anything to say?? The comment section is for you

ಹಂಸಯಾನ…?

ಹೌದು ಹಂಸಯಾನ! ನೋಡಿ ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ಆಯಿತೆ? ಇರಲಿ… ಅದನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲಿಕ್ಕೇ ಬಂದದ್ದು ನಾನು! ಸರಿ ಹಾಗಿದ್ರೆ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಓದಿ.

ಹಂಸ ಎಂದ ತಕ್ಷಣ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ  ಶುಭ್ರ, ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಂದ, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ – ಶಾಂತಿ ಇಂತಹ ವಿಚಾರಗಳು ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ‘ಯಾನ’ ಅಂದರೆ ಪಯಣ!

ಹಲವಾರು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣವನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ, ತಿಳಿದದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ತಿಳಿಯೋದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅನ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದು ಈ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಅನ್ನೋ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ! ಅರೆ ಇದೇನು ಹೊಸದೊಂದು ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ತೆರೆದುಕೊಂಡೇ ಇಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಈ ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದೆ ಇರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ನನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತೀರೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕತೆಗಳು, ಸಿನೆಮಾ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ (ಆಗಾಗ), ಕವನಗಳು (ಗೀಚಿದ್ದು) ಹಾಗೂ ನಾ ಕಂಡ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಕಾಣಸಿಗುವ ವಿಷಯಗಳು. ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಒಂದೆರೆಡು ಕವನಗಳನ್ನು ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ; ಅದುವೇ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ. ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಆಗುವುದು ಎಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳು ಮಾತ್ರ ಅದನ್ನು ಸರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ, ಮನುಷ್ಯನಲ್ಲವೇ…?