Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008
26/11 to 29/11 ' 08 in Mumbai
"On a Day like today, the whole world could change..."
However, unlike in this Bryan Adam song, there has been no sunshine over the past couple of days in Mumbai. The gloomy weather somehow depicts the mood in the city.
The turn of events over the past few days is unprecedented. Lives have been lost, peace shattered and Mumbai is terrified, angry and gloomy at the same time.
This is going to be the worst chapter in history ! Has changed the way we live....forever!
Light a Candle
However, unlike in this Bryan Adam song, there has been no sunshine over the past couple of days in Mumbai. The gloomy weather somehow depicts the mood in the city.
The turn of events over the past few days is unprecedented. Lives have been lost, peace shattered and Mumbai is terrified, angry and gloomy at the same time.
This is going to be the worst chapter in history ! Has changed the way we live....forever!
Light a Candle
Sunday, August 10, 2008
C & H strip on 08/08/08
Hobbes (the Tiger) - "I read that girls are made of 'Sugar and Spice & everything nice..
....whereas boys are made of 'snips & snails and puppy dogs' tails"
Calvin (the Kid) - "Hmmph...So what are Tigers made of ?"
Hobbes - "Dragonflies & katy kids ..but mostly 'chewed up little kids!' "
Calvin (with a look that could hardly kill a fly) - 'That's clever!"
Ah! how I wish life was as simple and I had a pet tiger too that could talk!!!
....whereas boys are made of 'snips & snails and puppy dogs' tails"
Calvin (the Kid) - "Hmmph...So what are Tigers made of ?"
Hobbes - "Dragonflies & katy kids ..but mostly 'chewed up little kids!' "
Calvin (with a look that could hardly kill a fly) - 'That's clever!"
Ah! how I wish life was as simple and I had a pet tiger too that could talk!!!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai
I know that thousands of people do this daily and even more do it on Weekends.But everytime I make that trip between Mumbai-Pune on weekends, I cannot help but appreciate how much I love this stretch of travel and with all the things it helps me with.
As a kid,I always thought of Pune as that junction that used to arrive after the journey through the Lonavla-Khandala ghaats;the junction that used to arrive after the train went over the bridge across the Mula-Mutha river ( I now know that bridge as the 'Sangam' Bridge); the junction that I only used to look out to from behind the glass panes of the Air conditioned confines of the train compartment. I don't know why, but I always used to wonder what was beyond that railway station!!
For starters, there's the usual 2 modes of travel that can help you make this journey; road and rail (I'm totally discounting that 15 min flight from Mumbai which I have done too)
Take the train from Mumbai and you are sure to have that unique journey experience that this route offers. Although, there are close to 8 dedicated trains that ply between the 2 cities, the 'Deccan Queen' rules the roost even today. Once upon a time, it was a status symbol to take this train. Now though, it's just another train...although probably it would help to know that this one is amongst the quickest and would get you to your destination in flat 3 hrs. Personally, I view this journey as one that can be roughly divided into 4 parts. The first one that gets you out of Mumbai until you reach Kalyan on the outskirts is just a dull drab. The scenery ( if i
can call it that) is just a mixture of the usual Mumbai suburban rush, rubbish, apartments that seem to be kissing each other.. ( Hope you get the picture!) The next one from thereon, until you reach Karjat is a bit of a mixture, starting with views of the lower middle class localities hugging the Outskirts of Mumbai and ending with wide open spaces as you reach closer to karjat. (Of course, you also cross through Neral that houses the toy-trains that take you up to Matheran). Karjat is also where you 'have' to have that famous 'vada-pav' while the railways take their time to add those 2 additional engines onto the train that helps it make the climb that awaits across the next stretch. So, Karjat station for me is symbolic of that stopover you make in life, where you relax, refill your thoughts from time to time! (Hope this doesn't sound too dramatic).Also, most trains on this route have a Pantry car (Surprised? cause it's all done in 3 hrs) where you can savour cutlets, oily omelette's etc with some bread along with cups of 'tea-bag' chai and 'milk powder' coffee.Moving on, the next stretch of the journey is absolutely a treat. The train chugs along at an idyllic pace as it crosses through the renowned Khandala-Lonavla Ghats. Scenic views of the valley below are on offer. This stretch turns even more pristine during the monsoons with little gushing waterfalls forming up at regular intervals. It is absolutely a treat to push your head a bit and catch the ends of the train when it goes round the curve. (I do that even today!). Once you get across this section filled with tunnels (Large and small ones alike), you reach Lonavla, after which you get a feel of the semi-rural areas before you finally reach Pune.
The other option of course is taking the road. Here, though, you have 2 options. One of them is the very well built expressway (This, for many of us, was a marvel even until a few years ago).Although, it is still a pain to get through the city before you get to Wakad where you actually hit the Express lane, the ride after this is very much seamless. Right until the point when you reach Panvel on the outskirts of Mumbai. The road is indeed very well constructed. There are huge signboards all along the route, advising drivers on how to ride the expressway. There are also huge advertising boards, marketing everything from real-estate to Banking services. There're also food jaunts along the exits and although there's variety of food on offer, it's a bit of a rip-off. Of course, the expressway does not offer you the romance that the old Mumbai-Pune highway has in store. Although this road too is now very well maintained, it wasn't an easy ride when there was no expressway. I remember riding the old highway as a kid to Lonavala during the monsoons. Vehicles literally had to grind their way up the gradients, snaking along the curves.
I personally prefer taking the train since it's faster (and more economical too :D). More importantly, I enjoy this ride and have been a regular at it now every time I travel back home to Mumbai on weekends.And I have some good old Bollywood music for company. Rhythm and Rail. The perfect combination!
As a kid,I always thought of Pune as that junction that used to arrive after the journey through the Lonavla-Khandala ghaats;the junction that used to arrive after the train went over the bridge across the Mula-Mutha river ( I now know that bridge as the 'Sangam' Bridge); the junction that I only used to look out to from behind the glass panes of the Air conditioned confines of the train compartment. I don't know why, but I always used to wonder what was beyond that railway station!!
For starters, there's the usual 2 modes of travel that can help you make this journey; road and rail (I'm totally discounting that 15 min flight from Mumbai which I have done too)
Take the train from Mumbai and you are sure to have that unique journey experience that this route offers. Although, there are close to 8 dedicated trains that ply between the 2 cities, the 'Deccan Queen' rules the roost even today. Once upon a time, it was a status symbol to take this train. Now though, it's just another train...although probably it would help to know that this one is amongst the quickest and would get you to your destination in flat 3 hrs. Personally, I view this journey as one that can be roughly divided into 4 parts. The first one that gets you out of Mumbai until you reach Kalyan on the outskirts is just a dull drab. The scenery ( if i
can call it that) is just a mixture of the usual Mumbai suburban rush, rubbish, apartments that seem to be kissing each other.. ( Hope you get the picture!) The next one from thereon, until you reach Karjat is a bit of a mixture, starting with views of the lower middle class localities hugging the Outskirts of Mumbai and ending with wide open spaces as you reach closer to karjat. (Of course, you also cross through Neral that houses the toy-trains that take you up to Matheran). Karjat is also where you 'have' to have that famous 'vada-pav' while the railways take their time to add those 2 additional engines onto the train that helps it make the climb that awaits across the next stretch. So, Karjat station for me is symbolic of that stopover you make in life, where you relax, refill your thoughts from time to time! (Hope this doesn't sound too dramatic).Also, most trains on this route have a Pantry car (Surprised? cause it's all done in 3 hrs) where you can savour cutlets, oily omelette's etc with some bread along with cups of 'tea-bag' chai and 'milk powder' coffee.Moving on, the next stretch of the journey is absolutely a treat. The train chugs along at an idyllic pace as it crosses through the renowned Khandala-Lonavla Ghats. Scenic views of the valley below are on offer. This stretch turns even more pristine during the monsoons with little gushing waterfalls forming up at regular intervals. It is absolutely a treat to push your head a bit and catch the ends of the train when it goes round the curve. (I do that even today!). Once you get across this section filled with tunnels (Large and small ones alike), you reach Lonavla, after which you get a feel of the semi-rural areas before you finally reach Pune.
The other option of course is taking the road. Here, though, you have 2 options. One of them is the very well built expressway (This, for many of us, was a marvel even until a few years ago).Although, it is still a pain to get through the city before you get to Wakad where you actually hit the Express lane, the ride after this is very much seamless. Right until the point when you reach Panvel on the outskirts of Mumbai. The road is indeed very well constructed. There are huge signboards all along the route, advising drivers on how to ride the expressway. There are also huge advertising boards, marketing everything from real-estate to Banking services. There're also food jaunts along the exits and although there's variety of food on offer, it's a bit of a rip-off. Of course, the expressway does not offer you the romance that the old Mumbai-Pune highway has in store. Although this road too is now very well maintained, it wasn't an easy ride when there was no expressway. I remember riding the old highway as a kid to Lonavala during the monsoons. Vehicles literally had to grind their way up the gradients, snaking along the curves.
I personally prefer taking the train since it's faster (and more economical too :D). More importantly, I enjoy this ride and have been a regular at it now every time I travel back home to Mumbai on weekends.And I have some good old Bollywood music for company. Rhythm and Rail. The perfect combination!
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Random
- Quick...Now say this with all the style and attitude you got!
"Hello India.....Do you like Akon?
The crowd: yeah (loud)
Do you like the Black Eyed Peas?
Crowd: Yeah (again)
Do you know who's the Goadfather of them all?
Crowd: (muffled sounds)
Here comes WYCLEF JEAN!
Crowd: (loud cheering)"
Was at the Hard Rock cafe a couple of Weekends ago (didn't even know that one existed in Pune until then) for the VH1 initiative performance by Wyclef Jean. Had a great time. Although it was a very short performance, it packed a punch. Thoroughly entertainng. Started with his "Sweetest girl" track from the Latest album Carnival II - Memoirs of an immigrant. It was a treat for the crowd to go along with the chorus shouting "dollar dollar bill y'all....dollar dollar bill y'all". The girls got a piece of Wyclef when they joined him during his rendition of "hips don't lie". And of course there was also "gone till November" and a surprise jig with Aadesh Srivastava (Bollywod...huh?). Although it was a bit dissapointing that "maria Maria" wasn't on the charts that evening.
- Global recession, rising inflation, rising oil prices, the impending food grain shortage are all over the place nowadays. But this piece of news beats everything else hands down. Don't really know what to make out of it.
- Mumbai is cooler than most other place in Maharashtra currently. The rest of the state has been reeling under a heatwave. Pune was sizzling hot last week at a shade above 40.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
If God...
As they say, never judge a book by it's movie.
I would more like to put that as 'never judge a book by it's title' after I read 'If God Was A Banker' written by an IIM alumni named Ravi Subramanian.
What a waste of time (and of course, my hard earner Money :P)!
The title looked so appealing. And especially since I have developed this affinity for picking up books by Indian authors, I was very keen to start reading this one.
However, I was left hugely dissaponited when i somehow forced myself to complete this is less than 2 days. It's nothing more than a Sleaze fest. It's supposed to be a fictionalised account of incidents involving a set of "fresh out of college" B school Grads who join the banking operations of a Pvt. International bank in India. Goes back into the early 80's when Pvt banking was seen purely as a domain of the select Wealthy few. (Although I somehow cannot help but feel why this couldn't be a true story considering the fact that the author himself is an IIM grad and a Banker). The author's descriptions about the everyday scenarios in the professional lives of the protagonists, the marketing campaigns, their mercurial rise in their careers all seems to be very cliche'd.
The only positive is that it has a very simple narrative. Maybe one could try reading this if they're making a 24 hr train journey. Else, give this one a miss and you won't be missing much!
I would more like to put that as 'never judge a book by it's title' after I read 'If God Was A Banker' written by an IIM alumni named Ravi Subramanian.
What a waste of time (and of course, my hard earner Money :P)!
The title looked so appealing. And especially since I have developed this affinity for picking up books by Indian authors, I was very keen to start reading this one.
However, I was left hugely dissaponited when i somehow forced myself to complete this is less than 2 days. It's nothing more than a Sleaze fest. It's supposed to be a fictionalised account of incidents involving a set of "fresh out of college" B school Grads who join the banking operations of a Pvt. International bank in India. Goes back into the early 80's when Pvt banking was seen purely as a domain of the select Wealthy few. (Although I somehow cannot help but feel why this couldn't be a true story considering the fact that the author himself is an IIM grad and a Banker). The author's descriptions about the everyday scenarios in the professional lives of the protagonists, the marketing campaigns, their mercurial rise in their careers all seems to be very cliche'd.
The only positive is that it has a very simple narrative. Maybe one could try reading this if they're making a 24 hr train journey. Else, give this one a miss and you won't be missing much!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Honesty Business
HONESTY is the best policy; but by the rule of eliminations, isn't Dishonesty the second Best?
Friday, February 29, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Shame Games
Millions of Rupees have been pumped in by Celebrities and industrialists alike even before the BCCI's megashow, the IPL, has even kicked off. I know a lot has already been written about this already and a lot more flashed in the media , but there dosen't seem to be anything wrong with professional cricketers making some money, does it?
However, the question is whether we need any more cricket at all? Isn't there enough out there already? The BCCI could have rather started a drive to improve paypackets and prize money in the already existing Domestic competitons like the Ranji, Irani and Dullep trophies. (That would have been enough incentive for our 'ICON' players to play the regular league season and maybe even attract overseas players).
Just a few thoughts though.
MS Dhoni had a winning bid of USD 4 Million from the Chennai IPL team
Ironically, the winners of the 2008 edition of the Premier Hockey league took home a total prize money of around 4 Million Rs. The BAI could not afford to secure any shuttle cocks for a preparatory session before the team left for the Thomas & Uber Cup asian Zone matches.
Chak De Indian sport and Chuk De Indian Sport administrators!
However, the question is whether we need any more cricket at all? Isn't there enough out there already? The BCCI could have rather started a drive to improve paypackets and prize money in the already existing Domestic competitons like the Ranji, Irani and Dullep trophies. (That would have been enough incentive for our 'ICON' players to play the regular league season and maybe even attract overseas players).
Just a few thoughts though.
MS Dhoni had a winning bid of USD 4 Million from the Chennai IPL team
Ironically, the winners of the 2008 edition of the Premier Hockey league took home a total prize money of around 4 Million Rs. The BAI could not afford to secure any shuttle cocks for a preparatory session before the team left for the Thomas & Uber Cup asian Zone matches.
Chak De Indian sport and Chuk De Indian Sport administrators!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Monday, December 10, 2007
This is where I went to School
http://stfrancis100yrs.com/
This is my dear School completing a hundred years in 2008.
A great institution that it is, it was really refreshing to see the updates on the Website.
Check out the Photographs section. Simply awesome!
P.S. Too overwhelming to give any details...the photgraphs themselves are too exhaustive.
This is my dear School completing a hundred years in 2008.
A great institution that it is, it was really refreshing to see the updates on the Website.
Check out the Photographs section. Simply awesome!
P.S. Too overwhelming to give any details...the photgraphs themselves are too exhaustive.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Breathless? Not quite, but almost there!
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This Saturday saw the 'Cheers to India' Promotion concert stopping over at Mumbai. The trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy entertained the Mumbai crowd with a power-packed rendition of their popular bollywood compositions.
Starting with the recent JBJ number, the trio performed hits from their other compositions like DCH, KANK, Hey Baby!... And although it was the penultimate day of the Dandiyas and more importantly the Indo-Aussie T20 tie, the three thousand odd crowd showed why these guys are amongst the more popular composers in Bollywood. Accompanying them were the rookies Anusha Mani and Raman (hey baby fame).I personally enjoy most of their compositions which frankly make for some easy listening. They've sure come a long way from their 'Instant Karma' (The DANCE MASTI series of albums) days and from the time when Shankar used to restrict himself to the Southern industry, singing especially for ARR.
This brings me again to the point of why Mumbaikars still can't seem to be able to have more concerts in their City. Bangalore always tops the choice for international artists when they decide to stopover in India. Whatever, the reasons behind this, this certainly does not augur well for the Mumbai crowd.
Certainly hope that we can have a U2 /Black Eyed Peas... concert soon in Mumbai.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Making a Comeback
This is definitely not the Sourav Ganguly types...Yes, I want to make a comeback to blogger. But not sure how regular I can be be (and also the quality of the stuff that I put on here).
The last year or so has been a very interesting challenge for me. And I can say that I was neither successful nor a failure. My move to Chennai was a big change in lifestyle. Living, food, the language , the weather, meeting people....every aspect of life was a Paradigm shift. (Maybe we can discount the food part cause I'm comfortable with all kindsa food). It was an experience which will be difficult to forget. It was a challenge for me right from the word go...firstly, finding a place to live. It is very difficult for a Bachelor to convince people to let out their houses in Chennai. Folks there are absolutely adamant with letting out houses only to 'Families', 'Vegetarians'...(Hope you get the picture!). And the fact that I knew absolutely no one there didn't help. I spent the better part of the year living with my cousin's roommate after which I finally found a place for myself...(unfortunately by the time I had settled down there, I made the decision to move out :)
However, I should admit that having my cousin there initially helped me a lot. I was introduced to quite a few of his friends and my limited social life in chennai eventually revolved around these few wonderful folks....Weekend lunches at their place, attending Weddings ( two of them tied the knot) etc. Although Chennai is an awesome city with numerous entertainment options, my activities over the year were restricted to watching movies at Satyam (an awesome Old time multiplex), at the beach on a few occassions, a couple of visits to nearby Pondicherry ( on the magnificient East Coast Road) and in-between weekend trips to Bangalore. Besides these occassions, I was bitten by the 'No-Social-Life' Syndrome. (Yes kinda hard to digest).
Well...I guess i can't narrate a year's worth in a single post; but I guess I did just OK. Which is not good cause when you don't really enjoy living in a city, then everyday becomes a compromise. And that's why, I jumped at the first opportunity I got to move to Pune.
Yes...that's where I am now..In the 'Oxford of the East', the 'Punya Nagari'. Although I had to quit a great job, I fell more at home now. And I don't know why! Is it because I'm closer to Mumbai? Is it the food, the weather, the language, the people?...I just don't know. That's how some things are; you just can't explain them.
And I'm hoping that things get better.
More on Pune soon..
The last year or so has been a very interesting challenge for me. And I can say that I was neither successful nor a failure. My move to Chennai was a big change in lifestyle. Living, food, the language , the weather, meeting people....every aspect of life was a Paradigm shift. (Maybe we can discount the food part cause I'm comfortable with all kindsa food). It was an experience which will be difficult to forget. It was a challenge for me right from the word go...firstly, finding a place to live. It is very difficult for a Bachelor to convince people to let out their houses in Chennai. Folks there are absolutely adamant with letting out houses only to 'Families', 'Vegetarians'...(Hope you get the picture!). And the fact that I knew absolutely no one there didn't help. I spent the better part of the year living with my cousin's roommate after which I finally found a place for myself...(unfortunately by the time I had settled down there, I made the decision to move out :)
However, I should admit that having my cousin there initially helped me a lot. I was introduced to quite a few of his friends and my limited social life in chennai eventually revolved around these few wonderful folks....Weekend lunches at their place, attending Weddings ( two of them tied the knot) etc. Although Chennai is an awesome city with numerous entertainment options, my activities over the year were restricted to watching movies at Satyam (an awesome Old time multiplex), at the beach on a few occassions, a couple of visits to nearby Pondicherry ( on the magnificient East Coast Road) and in-between weekend trips to Bangalore. Besides these occassions, I was bitten by the 'No-Social-Life' Syndrome. (Yes kinda hard to digest).
Well...I guess i can't narrate a year's worth in a single post; but I guess I did just OK. Which is not good cause when you don't really enjoy living in a city, then everyday becomes a compromise. And that's why, I jumped at the first opportunity I got to move to Pune.
Yes...that's where I am now..In the 'Oxford of the East', the 'Punya Nagari'. Although I had to quit a great job, I fell more at home now. And I don't know why! Is it because I'm closer to Mumbai? Is it the food, the weather, the language, the people?...I just don't know. That's how some things are; you just can't explain them.
And I'm hoping that things get better.
More on Pune soon..
Friday, September 22, 2006
Au Revoir Bangalore!
Boy! It's been over six months since I posted anything. Kinda had lost the will to write anything...it was like I had lots to say but somehow never found that Push. So I guess it had to be something real special/important to pull me out of this hibernation.
Yeah...My project in Bangalore has ended...I'm back in Mumbai...not for long though...cause I'm moving to Chennai :(
I remember approximately a year ago when I had similar thoughts of moving out of Mumbai...my first stint ever outside the city! I had endless thoughts about finding accomodation, setting up the other Infrastructure, working with new people, finding new friends etc etc. In the end, everything worked out so fine that I was really sad when I said Goodbye to Bangalore and all the Wonderful People there last weekend.
Will definitely miss all you guys back there.
Right now though, It's time to soak in some Mumbai. Hopefully I'll be more regular with my posts.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Bachelorpad Paraphernalia!
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Books, CDs, Glasses!, a SPICE prepaid pack with Priyanka chopra on the cover..and other useless stuff!
Friday, February 03, 2006
Fun through forwards!
Recently, I've received quite a few E-mail forwards from people I know, where there's been some 'Software Engineer Bashing'. Most of them have been projecting Software Engineers as Big Losers who live away from Home, Miss their friends, hate their job, Speak a lot of jargon etc etc (I'm sure you got the point).
Now, Since I'm neither a S/W Engineer nor did I ever Aspire to be one, Lemme share this Fwd.
It's Apparently the Profile of some S/W guy posted on Orkut (It's an Online community thing). Read on!
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About me: I think I am changing the world, but I am not. I think I am contributing to the Indian economy, but I guess I am not. I think I love my work, but I do not. I think I hate all people who made me earn my engineering degree, and I do. I think I am living, but and most importantly, I am LOOKING for someone!! Ok...I won't be funny anymore. I am a cool guy with a zeal to enjoy life (If you know me--> "Just stop laughing!!")
Relationship status: what?
Birthday: The day my PL is about to fire me
Age: 10111
Here for: web browsing in company hours
Ethnicity: Programmer
Languages I speak: Java, C/C++, 010101110101
Religion: I get holidays on all religious festivals, so I love all religions.
Political view: the guy sitting beside me is a pig!!
Humor: weekly
Fashion: Ask my company HR. Btw, I like jeans, t-shirt and a cross-bag.
Smoking: The second greatest pleasure on the earth
Drinking: The first is this.
Living: Cummon, this is a stupid one. How can this be asked to a software engineer? Believe me, I am living!!
Hometown: My company (Oh God! Please bring my appraiser to this page)
Webpage: http://naukri.com, http://jobsahead.com
Passions: searching for the cheapest pub around, cursing my company, looking for another company, remembering my good old college days, worrying about my future
Sports: quake, CS (Counter Strike), computer chess
Activities: Are you crazy?
Books: "How to lose weight in 20 days?", "How to live a happy life?", "101 ways to attract a girl", "Java Unleashed", "C++ at your footsteps", Others censored
Music: Metallica, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, ACDC, and anything depressing
Tv shows: can't afford one
Cuisines: Bread Butter, Maggi, anything available within 200 metres of home
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Now, Since I'm neither a S/W Engineer nor did I ever Aspire to be one, Lemme share this Fwd.
It's Apparently the Profile of some S/W guy posted on Orkut (It's an Online community thing). Read on!
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About me: I think I am changing the world, but I am not. I think I am contributing to the Indian economy, but I guess I am not. I think I love my work, but I do not. I think I hate all people who made me earn my engineering degree, and I do. I think I am living, but and most importantly, I am LOOKING for someone!! Ok...I won't be funny anymore. I am a cool guy with a zeal to enjoy life (If you know me--> "Just stop laughing!!")
Relationship status: what?
Birthday: The day my PL is about to fire me
Age: 10111
Here for: web browsing in company hours
Ethnicity: Programmer
Languages I speak: Java, C/C++, 010101110101
Religion: I get holidays on all religious festivals, so I love all religions.
Political view: the guy sitting beside me is a pig!!
Humor: weekly
Fashion: Ask my company HR. Btw, I like jeans, t-shirt and a cross-bag.
Smoking: The second greatest pleasure on the earth
Drinking: The first is this.
Living: Cummon, this is a stupid one. How can this be asked to a software engineer? Believe me, I am living!!
Hometown: My company (Oh God! Please bring my appraiser to this page)
Webpage: http://naukri.com, http://jobsahead.com
Passions: searching for the cheapest pub around, cursing my company, looking for another company, remembering my good old college days, worrying about my future
Sports: quake, CS (Counter Strike), computer chess
Activities: Are you crazy?
Books: "How to lose weight in 20 days?", "How to live a happy life?", "101 ways to attract a girl", "Java Unleashed", "C++ at your footsteps", Others censored
Music: Metallica, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, ACDC, and anything depressing
Tv shows: can't afford one
Cuisines: Bread Butter, Maggi, anything available within 200 metres of home
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Thursday, February 02, 2006
Signboards.
That's The Signboard of TCS going up at the Bangalore office of the erstwhile Tata Infotech Ltd. So now I'm a TCSer and not a TILian :)
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
To the Moon and back!
Well..of course, i am equating my trip back home as a trip to the Moon. 9 days of Bliss they were! And now that I'm back in bangalore, I am badly missing the things back home..badly missing Mumbai for that matter!
This never happened to me when I originally moved here about 6 months ago. And I guess I'm being too dramatic about this! But it was really cool to get back home to family and friends, to get back to Mumbai, the townside with it's splendid Seafront (which I just cannot stop Missing), to ride the crowded Local trains and the magnificient BEST buses (the red wonder). Missing all that and much more...hanging out with friends,spending endless hours with them talking nonsense, the movies......the list goes on.
And thanks to my friends, I had a fabulous birthday. We did so much nonsense stuff...I just can't seem to get enough of that. I'm telling you...Mumbai rules!
Back to work now though....I hope I get through this week and then I know it's all going to be back to normal ;)
This never happened to me when I originally moved here about 6 months ago. And I guess I'm being too dramatic about this! But it was really cool to get back home to family and friends, to get back to Mumbai, the townside with it's splendid Seafront (which I just cannot stop Missing), to ride the crowded Local trains and the magnificient BEST buses (the red wonder). Missing all that and much more...hanging out with friends,spending endless hours with them talking nonsense, the movies......the list goes on.
And thanks to my friends, I had a fabulous birthday. We did so much nonsense stuff...I just can't seem to get enough of that. I'm telling you...Mumbai rules!
Back to work now though....I hope I get through this week and then I know it's all going to be back to normal ;)
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Happy New Year !
The Last Day of the year is Finally Here. And I'm Sitting happy at The Prospect of Getting the Next three days off...A rarity considering the fact that I have been Working On New Year's Eve and On New Year's day for the past three years. In fact Last year I was down With Fever and ended up sleeping at home on New Year's day.
This Year has been fairly good for me In most aspects. There have been changes Galore on the Personal front as well as at work. I have made New Friends In Bangalore. And I'm getting along well with most of them, which is not quite normal since I'm very choosy about Socialisng and stuff. Maybe the fact that all of us are away from home is a common factor that makes us get along well. We don't have a plan yet for New year's eve, but I'm sure that whatever comes up last minute will be worth it....at least I'm hoping for it to turn out well.
Also, Hopefully, I will be making a trip back home This month. Much needed and well deserved;)
So, Wish you all a Very Happy New Year...and Hope that we achieve all that we've been aiming for! Cheers!
This Year has been fairly good for me In most aspects. There have been changes Galore on the Personal front as well as at work. I have made New Friends In Bangalore. And I'm getting along well with most of them, which is not quite normal since I'm very choosy about Socialisng and stuff. Maybe the fact that all of us are away from home is a common factor that makes us get along well. We don't have a plan yet for New year's eve, but I'm sure that whatever comes up last minute will be worth it....at least I'm hoping for it to turn out well.
Also, Hopefully, I will be making a trip back home This month. Much needed and well deserved;)
So, Wish you all a Very Happy New Year...and Hope that we achieve all that we've been aiming for! Cheers!
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