Fighters always fight

Happy new year 2012!!

2012-01-02T23:11:00.000-08:00

Hi all,

Wish you all a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year 2012.

May god bless you all.

Love
Maverick

The silent national anthem

2011-10-02T11:10:00.001-07:00

This is the most amazing video of the Indian National Anthem.

It really touches your heart to the core.

Well done to Reliance Big Cinemas on doing atleast one good thing

City of Lakes - Udaipur

2011-10-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

Was recently travelling through Udaipur (Rajasthan) on a business trip and was amazed to see the greenery in the city...

Udaipur is the city of lakes in rajasthan...the big ones such as lake pichola and fatehsagar lake are the big lakes in the city..

Even though it is a small city, it is always bustling with life and energy..

Here is a few pic of the lake from the hotel i stayed at (it is the highest pt of Udaipur)

where have all the bloggers gone?

2011-10-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

It seems like a long time since i have blogged..maybe 2 months or so...but then most of my posts havent really been blogs or anything..but just posts on good ads or songs...

When i try to visit the blogs on my blogroll, i see that most of the blogs dont exist anymore or from open blogs they have become "invite only" personal diaries..is that the natural progression to the blog? i don't know because mine is still a blog open to all to read :D (just that off-late there isnt much to read)

anyhow if any of the old bloggers i have known are still around, please do leave a comment..

looking forward to blogging once again...and more often :)

cheers!!

Farhan Akhtar and Prachi Desai in Pureit Marvella RO ad

2011-10-01T10:17:00.000-07:00

Prayers for Mumbai

2011-07-14T00:15:00.000-07:00

Prayers for Mumbai!!

May God Bless Mumbai...

Why don’t airlines fly full capacity in business/first class?

2011-07-12T02:20:00.000-07:00

It is surprising to see how airlines in India are comfortable flying with empty business and first class seats? I am in BOM-JAIPUR AI flight and there are only 2 first class seats occupied out of 10 odd seats.

Does it make sense to fly with empty business class? I think it is a lost opportunity to make revenue.

Some thoughts on how things can turn around for an airline if they relinquish this practice

First – Positive WOM (for those who don’t understand WOM – it means Word of Mouth)

In today’s internet era where everyone gets to know about everything on the click of a button, can WOM be ignored?

WOM today plays a huge role in helping consumers buy what they are looking for. Consumers today go search for the smallest of items on the internet and if the item searched for has positive WOM on it, it can turn the tables in favor of the item and vice versa. To en-cash on this trend, most companies have set up Facebook pages/Twitter handles etc.

But is having that tool enough? How do you use it for business gains? Most people today are there on FB/Twitter/Google+ . Now if lets say an airline was to surprise a passenger by bumping them off to first class free of cost, it would bring smiles to the consumer as it would delight the passenger.

Most of the passengers today are killing time on social networking till the time flight takes off and imagine a FB/Twitter/Google+ update saying “thanks to xyz airline for free first class upgrade”. Now this would go to 100, 200, 500 people considering the contacts in the passengers profile but more importantly, the positive WOM for the airline has spread to hundreds of people by just one single gesture.

Maybe this crowd of people would consider this particular airline next time they fly as they would see an opportunity to get a first class upgrade incase of availability.

So if you see this is benefit to the airline and the passenger also.

Secondly – Revenue Generation

In today’s inflationary times most passengers are highly price conscious and would like to go with the cheapest airline unless they are millionaires or billionaires ( to them flying in economy class wont be worthy of their status and in their own right it would be correct too). So if you are bumping of a few passengers from existing economy class to first/business class, you are opening up the chance of selling out the freed up economy class seats to new passengers who may have otherwise choose to fly some other airlines. For e.g. if you have 6 seats empty in first class and you bump off 6 economy class passengers to the first class then you have 6 more seats left to offer to passengers who are at the airport and want to fly. If priced competitively the passengers would choose to fly with the airline which offers the best competitive price. The perceived negative is – offering the first class seat to a passenger in need at the airport.

Honestly, this seems to be far fetched hope because for someone who wants to travel first class, he or she would plan his/her travel well in advance.

Alternatively, an airline knows a few hours before departure the number of empty seats in first/business class. Be proactive, and suggest the economy class passengers pay a nominal charge and upgrade themselves to business/first class. For e.g. if someone has paid 3500 for an economy class ticket, offer him/her a business class upgrade at lets say Rs 500 extra. The passenger wouldn’t mind paying that much amount for such an upgrade. He/She would be delighted. In turn the airline would make Rs 500 per first class upgrade + the amount they are able to sell of the newly empty economy class ticket. Win Win situation for all!!

What I am talking about is not something not practiced in the airline industry globally but I guess it is time that Kingfisher/Jet and Air India start practicing it.

Unravelling the Corporate Divide & Rule Policy

2011-07-06T08:19:00.000-07:00

There are all types of people in an organization.

Each one of them is trying to give their best in their own capacity.

Some of them have been high achievers in the past.

In a team there are high performers+normal performers+under performers. Each one knows who the other is but then they dont discriminate against anyone. Do you know why? Because they are a team. A team is a cohesive unit, it strives to achieve and deliver the results together as a unit.

And then someone sitting faraway in fantasy land decides that the high performers should be recognized, they should be made to stand out. So along comes a new sub organizational group for them and call them Club Peak. Now let us give them a new tie, new socks, new shirt collars so that they are proud to be a part of Club Peak.

Little do they realize that in the meantime, they have ended up creating a "Club Bleak" (normal performers+under performers). These guys who would have otherwise strive harder to deliver better would now be thinking that their future is now "BLEAK".

Although Club Peak is a noble thought it needs to be done in a way that it doesnt create Club Bleak.

PS - These are my personal views and not representative of any organization.

Redefining music in bollywood

2011-06-21T23:51:00.000-07:00

Awesome songs - Unconventional but entertaining..check them out

Nakkadwale Disco Udharwaley Khisko

Switty Switty

and the best one..Bhaag DK bose DK bhaag

Enjoy!!

Nice ad

2011-06-09T20:41:00.001-07:00

2011-06-06T21:12:00.000-07:00

The first drop of rains in Mumbai this monsoon

And the "ever consistent prediction" of MET dept works again. On Monday they said that monsoon had arrived 5 days earlier in Mumbai and since Monday it hasnt rained in Mumbai :D :D

the reality of growth

2011-05-03T02:50:00.000-07:00

As an organization grows in size, business , turnover & people it should become a balance of consumer, customer and employee centric whilst maintaining its ambition to grow.

There is an organization with a business which has grown faster than the category growth rate, with a growth rate as high as double at which the category has grown over the years thus making it a very successful business in the eyes of the organization. However the balance seems to be shifting, not all is well.

This business started as a people centric business - for the people and by the people in its truest sense. Everyone seemed to have a mission and objective in life - to make a difference to the life of the common man and his family (with certain business objectiveswithout which it cant survive).

However the ambition to grow faster than the category has now led the business into a situation where the business ambitions have higher importance than the people who have helped this business grow to this level.

However over the years and more so off late the people centric nature of the business seem to be a superficial attempt to make the employees believe that yes we are concerned about you!! Attrition rates are at an all time high with attrition being reported across all levels from the lowest to almost the highest level of people. From a business which was a small knit cohesive unit with teams that supported each other, today it is a business where all the employees are working with their one hand covering their royal backside.

Certainly doesnt look like a very enthusiastic place to work right now !!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

2011-03-11T22:15:00.000-08:00

Awesome ad....

an old memory

2010-10-31T11:19:00.000-07:00

A memory of the Mumbai Central railway station - a few yrs ago..about 8 years i guess...

I was going home after the 1st semester break during engineering. I had come down to Mumbai from Pune to board the Punjab mail to my home in Delhi. I reached Mumbai with my friend from engg and went to my school friends place in Mumbai.

Met him after more than an year but it was still like old times. Had good fun at his place and it was good to see the friendship continue.

He came to drop us at Mumbai central from where we had to board the train and he too wanted to jump onto it..he too wanted to go to Delhi after all someone very important to him lived there..he was as desperate as anyone could be..to board that train with me..but then he knew he couldnt at that point of time...and all i could do was tell him.."dude...dont worry..everythings gonna be ok..just hang in and have faith"...

its been 8 years since then...life has been good to him..and everythings good...and i am happy for him..and for the fact that we still are friends...

Delhi

2010-10-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Nothing describes Delhi better than these words by Ghalib

asked my soul "What is Delhi"

and

my soul replied "The world is the body, Delhi its life"

Incredible India

2010-09-10T07:06:00.000-07:00

Incredible India

Kingfisher - the king of good times

2010-08-22T12:15:00.000-07:00

"Dude..how many beers will you have"?? I asked my friend Nitin...

"2 cans for me"...Nitin replied...

"Give me 4 cans..Kingfisher strong".. i said to the shopkeeper..we had bought the snacks to eat along..Nitin grabbed a few smokes..and we headed to our abode...the balcony outside the bedroom in my apartment...

I arranged two chairs in the balcony.. Nitin got the smokes and lighter..i placed the beer cans on the window shelf and we sat down..there was a slight breeze about...

"The weather is nice today" said Nitin lighting up his smoke..."Gimme a can dude"..he said..

I handed him a can and took one for myself..we opened the cans and toasted to our friendship..the beer wasnt chilled as it was in the open for sometime..but then who cared..

"Do you remember the Ranikhet trip"..Nitin said...and i said.."yeah......."

and the night went on and we just talked about the good old school days...

This was our routine..on the Friday/Sat night that Nitin came to my town from Mumbai..we would have our diner..then go the booze shop..get our beer..Nitin would get his smokes and then we would head back to the flat..go to the balcony..arrange two chairs...sit down..open our cans of beer ..rest our feet on the railing...look at the greenery engulfing the balcony and chat about our school days...

Cheers guys!!

Lazy Sunday!!

2010-08-22T01:12:00.000-07:00

It's a lazy Sunday today..

I am reading Johnny gone down and listening to Nachna Onda Nei (simply love this song)

howz your sunday coming along?

PM And The Speech-Writer - TOI

2010-08-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

PM And The Speech-Writer…

Surely freedom’s not just another word on Independence Day? Chetan Bhagat

On August 14, 2010, inside a quiet, leafy, guarded bungalow on Race Course Road, a stressed old man shifted uncomfortably on his sofa. A young man next to him offered solace.

“You’ll be fine. You’ve done it before. It’s only the Independence Day,” the young man said as he stacked sheets of paper.

“Do i have to give a speech?” the old man said, “I hate to talk.”

“But you are the prime minister,” the young man said, “And i am here, your speech-writer. Why worry?”

The PM remained uncomfortable. He looked at his phone. No calls or messages from high command. Without direction, life was extra hard.

The writer continued, “It’s mostly school kids who attend. There is no Q&A at the end. Unfurl the flag, stand for the national anthem, take the gun salute, read the speech – it is standard stuff.”

“Everyone gets a holiday on Independence Day,” the PM said, “why can’t i?”

The speech-writer was speechless. He changed the topic.

“Should we talk about the content?” the writer said, “what do you want to focus on?”

“I don’t know. What do you suggest?” the PM said. “Is there anything worth talking about?”

The speech-writer paused to look at the PM in disbelief before he spoke again: “So much has happened. Just in the past months.”

“Like what?” the PM said. “Like the Bhopal verdict – no real punishment.” “Yes, but i don’t have to talk about that,” the PM said, “that story has died.” “Along with the thousands,” the writer mumbled. “What?” the PM said. “Nothing. How about the crazy inflation? People are truly sick of it,” the writer said. “Really?” the PM said. “Really what? That there is inflation or people are sick of it?” the writer said. “Both i guess. I never buy anything. People do it for me. And i can’t talk about inflation. It’s too sensitive an issue.”

“But it affects your people,” the writer said. “Next,” the PM said. “Corruption? Look at the Commonwealth Games – full of murkiness. Why don’t you resolve to bring the criminals to book.” “Criminals who?” the PM said. “The politicians and officials who did it,” the writer said. “But they are important people,” the PM said. “They’ve broken the law. Isn’t the law the same for everyone?” the writer said. “It is?” the PM said. The writer could only raise his eyebrows in response. “It can’t be the same law. Have you ever seen any high-profile official in jail for corruption?” the PM said. “Any?” The writer shook his head. “I don’t like to make false promises,” the PM said. “Of course,” the writer said and cleared his throat, “how about Kashmir? Violence has flared up there. Or maybe we can combine it with the Naxalite disturbance and talk about internal strife?” “Talk what?” the PM said, “why do people like to talk? Why?” “Talk to show you care,” the writer said, “and talk about solving the issues, of course.” “Is that my job?” the PM said. “You are the prime minister. The most powerful person in the country. You can make things happen,” the writer said. “Stop making fun of me,” the PM said, “other topics?”

“India-Pakistan relations,” the writer said.

“I am not allowed to talk about that,” the PM said.

“Not allowed?” the writer said, confused on who could disallow the PM. The PM raised one eyebrow to the framed pictures on the wall above. The writer saw the person the PM was referring to. Both exchanged half smiles.

“It’s OK. I am used to it now,” the PM said.

The writer stretched his arms out. “I’m out of ideas. You guide me, sir. We don’t have that much time.” “General topics,” the PM said, “just make it broad enough that there is no controversy. But not so boring that the guards and kids go to sleep,” the PM said.

The writer bit his upper lip to mull over the PM’s suggestion.

“Like i’ll tell you,” the PM explained, “talk about poverty – reducing it, of course. And education. And stuff like we won’t tolerate injustice and inequality. Oh, and use the word superpower a couple of times – just don’t mention a specific issue or put a real opinion.”

The writer nodded slowly as he absorbed the instructions.

“OK, sir, in that case, all i have to do is look at last few years’ speeches and cut-and-paste to make a new one.”

The PM’s eyes opened wide as he shook his head. “Don’t!” he said, using his rare loud voice, “don’t do that. The TV channels catch on to the cut-and-paste. Who’s that feisty TV anchor?”

“Barkha Dutt?” the writer said.

“Yeah, her. She’ll rip it apart. Not to mention that Rajdeep Sardesai and Arnab Goswami and Deepak Chaurasia. They track all the copy-paste stuff, they’ll talk non-stop about it,” the PM said.

“OK, OK, won’t refer to the past speeches,” the writer said.

“No you can. Just make sure it is from speeches at least 20 years ago, before these anchors started work.”

“Oh, OK,” the writer said, “the content is the same anyway. Fine sir, you’ll have it in two hours.”

The writer stood up to leave. The PM escorted him to the door.

“You are a quick learner, i wish you all the success in life,” the PM said.

“Thank you sir. I wish you... well, what can i wish you? You have everything.”

“Wish me freedom, real freedom,” the PM said, looking at the writer in his eyes as the door shut between them.

The writer is a best-selling novelist.

The western ghats

2010-08-07T06:42:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since i have posted anything. Well here i am again writing about my recent trip on the Mumbai Pune expressway.

The best time to cross the Western ghats is during the monsoon season. It is just the most amazing scenic view that one can imagine, lush green mountains, small waterfalls on every mountain or atleast on most of them, clouds and mist kissing your vehicle and you passing through them and the omni present rain in the form of drizzle or downpour. Isnt this all so amazing!!

Well i had to go to Pune from Mumbai for work reasons and i preferred to travel by the expressway. The expressway cuts across the western ghats to reach Pune. The western ghats start from Khopoli and end after Lonawala. The total stretch would be around 30 odd kilometres but it is an amazing stretch. Valleys, mountains, waterfalls, tunnels, lakes in the distance, greenery, all of it in abundance. When it is about to rain the clouds descend to the ghats and the view at that time is absolutely magical and very romantic too. You would love to be sitting there on the hillside and all of a sudden the clouds would engulf you (trust me it is not scary).

Here are some pics which i took on my way to Pune.

Hope you guys enjoy the pics :)

Cheers!!

Shubh Aarambh

2010-07-18T05:23:00.000-07:00

This is an amazing ad by Cadbury's Dairy Milk - Shubh Aarambbh ( Auspicious beginning)

I am sure this is something we all must have imagined doing sometime......

cheers!!

the first rain..

2010-06-13T06:37:00.000-07:00

finally the weekend had arrived...rahul was looking forward to the weekend after a long and tiring week at work...he hadnt been able to talk to saloni as much as they both would have wanted to and with the world cup beginning and the last match for the day scheduled at midnight..those long late night talks were going to be cut short for sometime...

He woke up at 10am on Saturday and lazed around a bit in the bed...slept for another half and hour then finally woke up..had his breakfast and called up saloni to see if she was awake...she had been up since 8am....they talked for about 30mins and made their plan for the day..they decided to meet up in the afternoon and catch up a movie and then see what else they could do...

rahul went down to the parking lot at 2pm and started his car...and drove down towards saloni's place, the other end of the city at 40kms away...he reached there at 3...saloni was already waiting for him in the parking..all eager to hug him and be with him..it had been 3 days since they had met up....once she was in the car..they were on their way to the multiplex to watch the movie....saloni opened the window to let the wind blow into her long beautiful hair..and then out of nowhere the air got filled with the fragrance of first drops of water falling on the dry soil..and then the drops become more prominent and huge in number..the windscreen was getting splattered with millions and millions of water drops forming their own tributaries..

rahul stopped the car on the highway at an empty stretch...and got down in the rain..it was the most amazing feeling..getting wet in the rain..saloni was a bit hesitant to come out..but then rahul pulled her out of the car and they both just stood there getting wet in the rain and enjoying the moment...saloni hugged rahul and whispered the 3 magical words once again into his ears..the 3 words which always made them smile....so after getting wet in the rain for sometime..they got back into the car...and headed to find a place to eat garma garma pakodas and drink some hot tea....and like always saloni held rahul's hand on the gear as they drove ahead...

belief..

2010-06-05T05:53:00.000-07:00

Belief is at its most powerful when it is irrational... agree??

rocky and dixcy

2010-05-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

the perfect crime:

the original-

the copy..

indian advertising doing the best thing it does- control c control v

27 today!!

2010-04-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

A year ago on the same day i wrote a post about turning 26 and today here i am writing one on turning 27.

Well, has anything changed from 26 to 27? Alot of things in life have changed but i dont think those things in life are in any way affected by numbers (i.e. age)

So guys bless you all and I am off now to go and watch some TV and then off to the Gurudwara during the day to thank the Almighty.

Cheers!!

Sachin Tendulkar

2010-04-11T23:37:00.000-07:00

Time Magazine on Sachin Tendulkar`s Journey

When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race a F1 car, Lance Armstrong had never been to the Tour de France, Diego Maradona was still the captain of a world champion Argentina team, Pete Sampras had never won a Grand Slam.

When Tendulkar embarked on a glorious career taming Imran and company, Roger Federer was a name unheard of; Lionel Messi was in his nappies, Usain Bolt was an unknown kid in the Jamaican backwaters. The Berlin Wall was still intact, USSR was one big, big country, Dr Manmohan Singh was yet to "open" the Nehruvian economy.

It seems while Time was having his toll on every individual on the face of this planet, he excused one man. Time stands frozen in front of Sachin Tendulkar. We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.

Invictus

2010-03-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

I just finished watching Invictus and all i could say at the end of the movie was "wow". It really blows your mind and heart away.

This movie is pure inspiration on Leadership. It connects to you on all levels. Re-building a nation takes more than just being in power. Being at the top with all the power also means the responsibility to lead those who are under you. This is what Invictus is all about. Pure leadership.

Leadership at its best...

Clint Eastwood/Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon have done an amazing job in making such an amazing movie.

For all those who havent seen it, then let me tell you are missing out on something really amazing..

Read the IMDB reviews here

cheers!!

Being at peace with myself

2010-03-14T03:40:00.000-07:00

What does going to a place of worship like a Gurudwara or a temple mean to anyone?

I dont know what it means to others but for me it is the chance or the opportunity that i get to be with me and only me. Sitting there listening to the shabad kirtan (hymns) simply allows you to be with yourself and let go off everything else. It allows me to seek forgiveness for anything wrong that i may have done intentionally or unintentionally. It allows me to forgive those who may have done wrong to me intentionally or unintentionally.

Being there allows me to be at peace with myself. It strengthens my faith in the fact that there is someone out there watching over you who will be with you till the time you are doing the right thing. It allows me to be a stronger man to take on the world and fight another day.

Sometimes i get to go to the Gurudwara but sometimes i dont and when i dont all i have to do is close my eyes and say to myself a small prayer concluding with "Wahe guru ji da khalsa..wahe guru ji de fateh".

sher o shayeri

2010-03-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

Uski aankhon main dekha to...
uski aankhon main dekha to aisa laga...ki jaise ki bahar agayi....

apni aankhon ko band kara to..
apni aankhon ko band kara to dekha ki hamare beech ka faansla mohabbat kha gayi

something i wrote after a long time

Thums up

2010-03-06T05:02:00.000-08:00

Love the music of this new Thums up ad..

cheers!!

Jetlite S2 656

2010-03-01T10:22:00.000-08:00

I recently had a very interesting flight on my way back from Goa (official conference). On our way back i was on board the Jetlite S2 656 flight from Goa to Mumbai.

Once everyone was onboard and the doors were shut...the captain spoke "Ladies and gentleman and kids if any, it is my pleasure to welcome you aboard our Jetlite flight s2 656 to Mumbai. Flight officer Ms abcd efgh will be flying all you wonderful people to Mumbai on her first flight today. Our spectacular crew led by Ms xyz will try their best to live upto your expectations so that you have a wonderful flight. Having said that let me also tell you that once we take off for the passengers sitting on the right side of the aisle will be able to see the wonderful beaches of Goa and for the passengers sitting on the left..umm..sorry..theres ntn on that side. They say that a man's best friend is a dog but for all the passengers on the right side their best friend at this point of time would be a pair of powerful binoculars"..and he went on for 5 - 10mins...this ensured that everyone was laughing like crazy on the flight..

and then in the end he said.."folks, let me tell you that we are going to be on the taxiway for some more time as we dont have take off clearance yet and i dont know how long it can take"...

this is something that should have had everybody cursing the flight crew, the airport authorities and what not but then here on this flight..even after saying all this..the passengers gave a big hand and applauded the effort of the captain...no one seemed to mind that the flight got delayed..

This is what is called innovation in customer service.

cheers!!

Tendulkar - History rewritter

2010-02-24T10:51:00.001-08:00

After

40 years of existence of ODI cricket
20 years of playing international cricket
442 One day international matches
45 ODI hundred

The first double century in the history of ODI cricket and who better to do it than the GOD himself

Thanking the heavens

Thanking the supporters

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/current/story/449829.html

cheers!!

Dune Bashing

2010-02-21T00:17:00.000-08:00

Dune Bashing in Dubai

It is an amazing and very thrilling sport. I enjoyed it alot when i was sitting the Land Cruiser while it was going crazy on the sand...

Cheers!!

mav

DLF IPL 2010

2010-02-06T00:06:00.000-08:00

DLF IPL ads...

All the ads are on youtube but these are my favourite ones!! Especially the first one...

"We punjabi's believe in only one thing...that everything must be KING SIZE"...

Chak de phatte!!

Nostalgia

2010-01-31T04:28:00.000-08:00

What am i doing today..Nothing much actually but just remembering the awesome times i had during my MBA..was just going through the Nostalgia DVD to see the amazing photographic memories and what each one of us wrote about each other..

It was an amazing time and those 2 years just flew by. It wouldnt have happened if i hadnt had those friends with me there. I dont know if any of you read my blog but you all rock and together we rocked during our MBA.

Some interesting incidents from MBA

BV class:
Prof : Tell me the difference between balance sheet and income statement..
Student : Sir, Balance sheet is a photograph of a company. Income statement is a video of the company!!

Student 1(name changed due to request): What will happen to a salesperson selling sanitary napkins if he helps them in trying it out.
Student 2: He would be caught red handed.

During KM
Student1:I would suggest the Marketing Manager to be the knowledge Management Head
Student2:How do you suppose a non technical person like the Marketing Manager to Head Knowledge Management
Studen1:It can happen that way, like you got into infosys.
(The whole class bursts out laughing)
Student2: Grrrrr....

Oh and BTW, this blog also came to life during my MBA only :)

Cheers!!

Mile sur mera tumhara

2010-01-26T03:53:00.000-08:00

Happy Republic day to all..

A tribute to India - 1988

A tribute to India 2010

My interpretations - 1

2009-12-08T03:20:00.000-08:00

1) Tit for Tat - is and was never about the tat !!

2) V12 Engine - the common man's dream engine !!

3) Hotmail - It doesn't have any co-relation with the heat theory !!

Will add more to these

Enjoy!!

Cheer!!

sometimes again..

2009-11-29T02:08:00.000-08:00

It was 9.30 in the night when he came back..He was tired after walking 2.5kms on the dusty and polluted road from his office to his home.. he changed into his shorts and tshirt..had his dinner...and switched on his laptop..

After working on it for more than 12 hours in the day, he shouldnt have been switching on the laptop but then this time the reason for switching on the laptop wasn't work...this was the part of the day he looked forward to every night..he waited for the internet to get connected and for skype to go live and for her to be online.....he had a few minutes with him before the laptop booted, the security settings kicked in, the internet got connected and skype got connected...

He lied down on the bed with the laptop on his side.. he closed his eyes and saw her face..that amazing smile which could mesmerize anyone..that cute nose and those sexy eyes..in all literal sense it was "if looks could kill"...

He turned in the bed and those amazing moments when they had kissed for the first time..it was so amazing and beautiful.. there was some dare devilry also involved in it..but then it was one of the best moments ever.. something he was looking forward to once she returned... he smiled to himself and the images of those moments kept flashing in front of him...

He felt a buzzing sound around him...he turned around with his eyes closed..his hand searched for the buzzing...it was coming from under his pillow..he picked it up..it was his phone..it was ringing and it was on silent mode...he pressed a button and brought the phone to his ear.."Hey Rahul..are you in office yet??"..It was 9.30 again..9.30am...

the seatbelt buckle..

2009-11-21T12:52:00.000-08:00

Kingfisher flight IT 301 is ready to depart now, all guests are requested to board the flight from gate no 7..the announcement was made...he looked up and saw the passengers queuing up to board the plane..it was time to close his laptop and board...the announcement was made again..he finished packing the laptop into the bag and handed over the boarding pass to the airline staff at the boarding gate..

He always preferred the left aisle seat, it somehow gave him room to cross his legs and sit more comfortably..the Kingfisher staff was nice and sweet..he made his way to 20c, kept his laptop bag in the overhead bin and sat down..he hadnt seen one hot girl in the entire 8 rows that he had crossed..."damn.." he thought...he took out the newspaper and glanced through the headlines...an article on Sachin Tendulkar caught his eye and he started reading it..

"Excuse me..im on 20B"..she said...he looked up..he saw her..her hair was falling over her face after she had kept her bag in the overhead bin..she had a faint smile on her face...

"excuse me..can i go in"..she said again..he smiled and got up..she said "thank u" and made her way in...once she had settled down..she straightened her hair up..buckled herself up..switched off her cellphone..plugged in the earphones and started watching the show that was coming on screen..and he was just looking at her from the corner of his eye and thinking.."wow"..finally..first time ever..."i have a hot girl sitting next to me in flight"..he was overjoyed...

the safety instructions were carried out..the cabin light was dimmed..her face was still shining in the afterglow of the screen infront of her...the flight took off..the lights came on...the airhostesses served water and food..she ate her food..he ate his food..she went back to watching the show on the screen and he went back to watching the show on his screen...and still they didnt talk..or rather even look at each other...although all he wanted to do was just look at her...

2 hours went by..the flight reached its destination..the captain made the announcements..the airhostesses did the customary checks..and they landed safe and sound...the plane reached the parking bay..he unbuckled himself..and switched on his mobile phone and looked at her..her seat belt buckle wasnt opening..it wouldnt budge..she tried a few more times..but the buckle didnt open..and then she looked at me and said.."can you please open this?"..the word were like music to his ears..and he smiled..and said "sure"..he moved his hands to hold the buckle of her seat belt..he opened the buckle and applied some pressure to open it..and it opened...she was free..she smiled and said "thank u so much"..he smiled back and said "no problem"...

they both got up, picked up their bags , got off from the flight and went their own ways..........not knowing if they would ever bump into each other again....

sometimes...

2009-11-20T10:24:00.000-08:00

Rahul was sitting in the office..wondering how much he missed her..how much he longed to be with her..hold her and just be there with her..

He was the brand manager of his division but right now he wasn't thinking about how the brand was performing in the market right now..well he didn't have to..things were going on fine..and he could let his thoughts be focussed just on her..

She wasnt there with him..she was in an another country...let alone another country..it was a whole new world there...she had gone there to finish her masters degree...He knew he would be missing her alot..but then both of them had to be strong....even Saloni missed him alot...she would think about him all day long..the time when they walked around in malls holding hands..hugging each other in the car..the time when he lifted her off her feet..it all brought a smile to her face..

Here he was sitting in his chair..remember when he would get home..and start chatting with her, hear her beautiful voice..that was the best part of the day..something he looked forward to every evening/night depending on the work he had...and then his phone began ringing...

it was his Boss....

Leopold's

2009-11-14T01:37:00.000-08:00

Have you been to Leopold's? Do you know what is Leopold's? I am sure all Mumbaikars know what Leopold's is. It is one of the most famous places in South Bombay (woopsie..Mumbai) to go and have a beer.

It is no plush and luxurious bar or a pub, but just a simple restaurant on the busy Colaba road. It is a place that anyone visiting Mumbai visits wants to visit and 2 reasons that have attributed to that are a) its mention in the novel Shantaram and b) for it was one of the places that was showered with bullets during the 26/11 attack on Mumbai.

But then again after that unfortunate incident, Leopold's was back on its feet as soon as possible, much stronger and much more famous.

I was there a few weeks back with a friend of mine to go and have beer there. I had been in Mumbai for more than 2 months and i still hadnt been there. I am sure for both of us, me and my friend, it wasnt the beer that made us go there. We could get the same beer anywhere else closer to our house but then the place had a charm that we went from one corner of the city to the another to just be there.

When we reached there around 9pm, it was jam packed, choc a block, we had to wait 15mins to get a table and that too we had to share it with some people but we didnt mind doing that. There were all sorts of people there young, old, middle aged, rich, super rich, middle class, upper middle class, indian, foreigners all of us sitting in the same area, rubbing chairs and shoulder with each other but enjoying ourselves, and that was the best part, you didnt have to worry about who the guy sitting next to you was, he could be an actor, celebrity, business tycoon but they and you care about is enjoying that glass of cold beer(any other drink too) with all the noise around you but still be at peace.

One more fact, beer pitchers in Leopold's are not exactly pitchers, see below :)

So guys if you are in Mumbai, then you should definitely go to Leopold's sometime

cheers!!

This is it

2009-11-01T02:45:00.000-08:00

I went to watch "This is it" yesterday evening and trust me, it was one of the best decisions i have ever made.

It is an amazing movie. Simply superb collection of backstage videos/recordings of rehearsals of the 50 concerts tour of MJ and had it taken place if the king of pop was still alive, it would have been one of the best tours of this era in all forms of entertainment and music.

MJ's dedication and focus towards music and his fans is amazing and all that was evident in the effort and hardwork that went into the rehearsals of his shows.

He knew his music like his own breathing rhythm and he ensured that his support group also knew the music like their breathing rhythm.

Billie jean/Thriller/Heal the world and all his tracks would have been re-born and they might have been reborn already.

He made it all look so simple and with it he brought a cause into it, a much bigger cause than just to mint money, but to spread the message of love and to save the planet.

I dont want to take the fun away , so for all you die hard music fans, who once would have idolized MJ, practised the moon walk when we were kids go and watch his last show.

Here'a a glimpse

This is it

cheers!!

Happy Diwali !!

2009-10-18T06:51:00.000-07:00

Heya Everyone!!

Happy Diwali to everyone..

Hope you all have a very happy and prosperous Diwali.

I managed to be home this year for Diwali and it has been so much fun..bursting a few crackers..hogging up on sweets n chocolates n dry fruits is so much fun..

This time around i had the chance of having a single malt scotch..n trust me it was amazing n very smooth :D :D

This is a video of yesterday's Diwali night

HAPPY DIWALI !!!

Cheers!!

Inglorious Bastards

2009-10-13T02:02:00.000-07:00

How many times have you seen Inglorious Bastards?? I have seen it once and i am craving to see it again!! Maybe again and again.

Inglorious Bastards is an amazing movie by Quentin Tarantino. After seeing Kill Bill series one could expect the class of this movie but then this time around Mr Tarantino seems to outdone himself.

Inglorious Bastards takes you through the life of Jews living in Nazi occupied France and the way the Jew Hunter played by Christopher Waltz tracks them down with his patient and determined technique.

I dont want to reveal the plot more, so for those of you havent seen it, go ahead and watch it. It is worth the money spent!!

Cheers!!

Roaming around...

2009-10-04T02:52:00.000-07:00

Hello All,

Been a while since i ve been on my own blog...seems like eternity since i have had the time to write here and talk to you all...so here i am with another of my efforts to put up another post here and keep myself going on this blog..after all Fighters always Fight

Well i have been in Mumbai for a month now and havent really gotten a chance to explore much due to the hectic workdays. Travelling from Wadala to Andheri takes its toll on the hours in the day but i have been to a few places in mumbai and here are my views on them

1)Red Box - Lokhandwala Andheri - For all those people who like to have good italian food with nice music and a nice drink then this is the place to be..was there yesterday night..went there after a movie..got wet on my way..but it was worth the run in the rain to get there...the music was awesome at 11.3o in the night..fultoo punjabi music...the place serves awesome garlic bread and good pastas..all in all a nice place to hangout with friends...\

2)Happy Singh - Andheri (e)...Been to this place twice to and trust me the food here takes you back to the punjabi food u get in delhi..loved the tandoori chicken there..though they could spice up the music a bit..all in all a nice place to go dine in..if u love punjabi food..especially tandoori chicken n all

3)Fame Cinemas- Lokhandwala Andheri - Nothing great but the legroom in the seats is pathetic..i saw District 9 there..the movie was amazing but the theatre is like..craapppppppp..........

4)Fun Cinemas - Lokhandwala Andheri - Nice theatre..Saw Wake up Sid there yesterday..nice flick..it is the kinda movie , all college going people would associate with...the legroom is amazing..the seats comfortable..screens are big and the acoustics are good...

5)PVR cinemas - Phoenix Mall, Lower Parel - This is an amazing place to be..PVR is the trademark of cinemas in Delhi..for a delhite, ntn beats PVR Cinemas...saw Inglorious Bastards there...Quentin Tarantino at his best...The seats at PVR are amazing..awesome leg room..comfortable seats....awesome food combos...it was worth the effort to go there in the rain from CST to Colaba to Churchgate to Lower Parel...

6)Noodle Bar -Phoenix Mall, Lower Parel -Had diner at Noodle bar..Good and decent food..the ambience is nice..ntn great..but a nice place to have a meal...

Some pics:

Today afternoon..view from 11th floor of the building

Another view from the 11th floor window..

Night view from the 11th floor window...

This looks even more amazing after midnight..although this pic was taken at arnd 8pm..

Well thats from my end right now about my Mumbai escapades..will keep the post updated :)

Cheers!!

Hello Hello Hello!!

2009-09-01T05:07:00.000-07:00

Holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

How are you all...Hope everyones rocking on in their own way :D :D

I have been away for a long time, not for not wanting to write but for not having enough time to write stuff here :), all my time was taken up by writing official emails and alot of other things at work.. sales in a DTH model is an interestingly tough thing to do :)

But now I have shifted to a new role and have moved to Mumbai as a Brand Manager in my company... i hope things go well from here on..

Anyways i hope to be back to blogging now as i should have much more time to write stuff now..

Btw has anyone read the book "My friend Sancho" and "Bunker 13"... if not..then do read them..

hope to hear from all of you soon :)

maverick

RIP - MJ

2009-06-28T10:48:00.000-07:00

MJ - RIP

Wouldnt deny that as a kid even i tried moonwalking. He inspired almost all of us.

POLIS on 13th JUNE 2009

2009-06-08T22:56:00.000-07:00

heya everyone. long long time i used to blog..
anyways been really really busy with work and dont get time to write stuff as of now. Hopefully things may change going forward and i will be back to writing something or other

btw the event poster, put up on this post is for an event by my alumni association to be held on
13th june 2009 at new delhi. For all those who are interested in coming, please do let me know.
till then..

cheerio!!

turning 26

2009-04-16T21:16:00.000-07:00

At 26 u realise that you have gained a world of insight and knowledge into the working of this complex phenonemona called life. You realize that meditation would open a pandora's box of secrets of the working of the creatures called human beings and their interactions with each other and the environment. What you also realize is that understanding the vicious circle of life enlightens you with surprising and strange events that leave you bewildered...

Insightful stuff at 26 eh? ha ha ha .. i am still the same old me that i was when i was 25 till yesterday :D :D..just pulling a fast one on you?? So is this a post that left you bewildered :D :D

Happy Bday to me!!

enlightenment time :)

2009-03-02T09:29:00.000-08:00

Well its been a while since i have written something..and i guess it will take me sometime in being regular once again on the blog...don't exactly know what to write but then im gonna share some quotes that i get to hear from a colleague in my company....

1) Losers waste their energy on negative activities such as internal politics and resisting changes demanded by the market place. The winners use their positivity to overcome problems and meet new challenges.

2) Integrity without knowledge is weak but knowledge without integrity is deceitful and harming...

3) If your memories exceed your dreams then you are as good as dead...

This one is mine...

4) Success is not determined by winning easy wars but by winning hard fought battles...

Surprisingly most of this happens over a drink or two :)

ad mania

2009-02-28T01:23:00.000-08:00

heya....guys been a long time..eh...well lifes been really hectic...so here are some ads for you all to enjoy

enjoy!!

happy new year

2009-01-01T00:08:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone :)

Hope 2009 brings alot of joy prosperity and success in your life :)

So what are your resolutions for this year?? Mine are

1) Try to return back to being more active here and.................................

so lets hear what yours are..

helllooooooooooooooo

2008-10-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

heyllllllllooooooooooooooooooooooooo peopleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

how are you all...hope you guys are having a smashing time ahead...well i ve been busy with shitloads of work over the last month or so...huge targets to achieve and lots of follow ups and running arnd to do...and along with that so very little time for myself....

anyways i havent been on the blogworld for a while and i shall try to get to it soon before the targets start exerting pressure again :D :D

so hope to see u all arnd here often and i ll try to visit your blogs soon :)

rock on and festive seasons greeting :)

cheers!!

howdy all again??

2008-10-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

yo people...how r u all??i ve been really really really busy with work..travelling..running after numbers..the sales are not as good as expected but they are improving...so there's still a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel..

anyways...i went to Amritsar with my family last weekend to visit the Golden Temple...n it was an amazing trip..my grandma went with us this time it was almost after 40 odd years that she was visiting the Golden Temple.

The Golden temple is one of the most amazing places of worship for the Sikhs and attracts alot of people from all kinds of faiths...n trust me it is one of the most serene places to be at even though it is jam packed with worshippers most of the time... i had one of my meals there at the community meals complex...and according to the facts..almost a hundred thousand people would be eating there on a daily basis..amazing amount of community services goes into that...n the meal is simply amazing... I also took a dip in the holy water pond that surrounds the Golden Temple and it was so refreshing...

If you guys havent been to the Golden Temple..then u must come here sometime...

By the way i will catch up on your blogs soon...and here is a pic of the Golden Temple..

howdy all?

2008-09-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

was wondering what to write...its been a pretty busy week so far as well..the festive season has started and accordingly the sales targets have gone up...this month..my area has to do a 150% growth in sales...anyways..that will happen..nothing to worry about :)

read this quote somewhere so thought i would share it with u all

“The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible”

- Arthur C Clarke.

Btw i went to india gate last sunday with a friend and had a good time there...so here is a pic of India gate for you all

(India Gate is a world war 1 memorial dedicated to Indian soldiers who fought for the British. The names of all the soldiers are inscribed on the monument)

lost..was i?

2008-09-24T20:31:00.000-07:00

well...its been some time since i havent blogged...and guess it was a lil surprising to see no one even asking where i was!!..

newaz had a busy last week...and was out for a conference at Jim Corbett National Park this week..came back today...

hope u guys are having a great time..

cheers!!

dilli rocks!!

2008-09-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Wanted to write something last saturday and thought about putting up a post that night, but my thought process was interrupted by the Serial blasts that rocked Delhi that evening... At 6.30pm me and my entire family was glued to the TV watching horrific images of the blasts that ripped across 5 places in New Delhi..there was blood on the streets, injured people, dead bodies on the streets of Delhi being beamed on TV channels all across the country...

The one thing that moved all of us was the amazing solidarity shown by the people of this city when it came to managing the situation. The security agencies took control swiftly, the injured were moved to the hospitals as fast they could be, all the important markets in New Delhi were evacuated and search for more bombs began..Soon 5 more live bombs were diffused in and around Connaught Place. The NSG (the elitest force in the country) took over and defused the bombs, collected the forensic samples from the bomb sites for further analysis.

I had booked tickets to go for an 11.30pm show with my friends but had to cancel because of the security situation, hopefully i will go this week sometime...

The next day morning, New Delhi was back to normal, everyone was out on the street, the markets where the blasts had occured had opened shops again, everyone was standing shoulder to shoulder, ready to face yet another day and not to bend to the threat of terror.

Dilli dilwalon ki...Tujhe salaam

Q n A time

2008-09-11T11:02:00.000-07:00

I was watching this program on Channel [V] where this VJ was interviewing people at a Globus outlet in Mumbai(not sure of it though)...and she asked the following 3 questions...the replies are mentioned below..

Q1) If you are standing at the Gateway of India, in which direction would the sun rise??

A1) Umm....towards my left..(n i am like...lol)
A2) Right...
A3) Infront of me...(huh...intelligence)
A4) Behind me..(wow...superb thinking people)

Q2) Which is the nearest waterbody to Mumbai??
A1) Indian Ocean... (wowww)
A2) I dont know..(better accept that u dont knw)
A3) Pacific Ocean..(awesome...this should win the best prize if i was giving one)
A4) Bay of Bengal (way to go lady....brilliant)

Q3) If travelling from India to US..which would be the shortest way...East or West??

A1) Umm..no clue..
A2) Equal....
A3) West..(bcos the plane takes off from mumbai which is in West india)

Well i had a good laugh at all these answers...now let me see you guys come up with your answers ...

cheers!!

ntn important...lol

2008-09-07T10:42:00.000-07:00

the last week has been pretty tiring...lots of travelling..travelled for 4 days out of the 5 working ones...

Monday went to a place called Bahadurgarh...its abt 30kms from my place...and then came back to the branch office in the day...

Tuesday went to Panipat and Karnal...ie is like 150kms one one way...travelled for almost 300kms that day...

Wedneday went to Rohtak which is like 80kms one way...on the way back came to Bahadurgarh...travelled almost 170kms that day...

Thursday went to Rewari which is like 70kms and then to a place called Mahendargarh in the interiors another 55kms away..total travelling 250kms...and Friday i was in the office in Gurgaon thankfully ..lol...

Well all these cities/towns are in Haryana...as i handle the entire state as an ASM...lol

Met my MBA friends today..one of them was on his way to Bangalore so it was nice to meet up with him after a long time..he is one of my really good friends from MBA...and the other one is working in Delhi only and it was good to meet up with him finally as we both have been caught up with our work respectfully...when i was there with them...those 4 hours just flew by...didnt even realise that we had been sitting at a CCD in Connaught place and just kept on catching up on old memories...not so old..but then its almost 5 months since we completed our MBAs and moved into the corporate world..

btw it was nice to see the good numbers of PYTs in CP again...awesome crowd man...a treat for sore eyes :D :D

Anyways..im missing my MBA college today..so posting this video here again..that we made..

for those who havent seen it before..ve a dekko...and for those who ve seen it before...enjoy it again..

till there...cheers!!

Teachers day crushes..

2008-09-04T10:20:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is teachers day in India...a day on which we salute and honour all our teachers/professors who have made added some value to our lives in howsoever big or small way...

On this day we honour our Lt President Radhakrishnan, who was a teacher before he went onto become the president of India.

But other than just honouring our teachers/professors on this day...i would like to ask you if any of you had any crushes on your school teachers/professors.... I had my share of them in school...and to just name a few

1) Civics teacher (social sciences)...awesomely hot..sultry..and the way she carried herself, Sushmita Sen would have felt an inferiority complex..When she walked the corridor, the smell of her perfume lasted for like 15mins....

2) My english teacher...oh man...had never seen anyone carry the saree off better than her... It was simply awesome...

3) Computer Sc teacher..well she didnt teach me...but she was a sight to see in the computer lab..

Never had any crushes during my engg/mba as there werent any crush worthy teachers there..

So lets get to know your crushes...

The bench..

2008-08-31T09:28:00.000-07:00

Farhan, Jay, Raghav and Ranveer were sitting in his room, watching Friends on the computer. It was the final year of engineering and neither of them had gone to college that day. Farhan, Jay and Ranveer were in the same engineering branch in college and Raghav was from differnet branch. It was around 4pm and Farhan said he was hungry, he looked out of the window and the shop outside hadnt opened and he mumbled to himself "eggs and bread have to wait for another half n hour more...damn it"...and they all got back to watching Friends...

As the episode was about to finish, it was nearing 4.30 and the shop was about to open, Jay said to Farhan, "arre Farhan miyan, hang on...have patience..it will open up..then you can hog on all you want"..Raghav and Ranveer were laughing at the sight of Farhan struggling to control his hunger...

At 4.45 the sound of the shop shutters opening came like music to Farhan, it was like Bitter sweet symphony to his ears and he dashed out of the room to buy some eggs and bread...Raghav, Jay and Ranveer all went hysterical at his speed of running out...5 minutes later Farhan came back running in and shouted.."Ranveer..that first year girl..is coming..arre the same girl...the sardarni...you have a crush on", Ranveer retorts back.."oye i dont have any crush on her...just that she is kinda cute"...and then Jay jumps in.."Ranveer dont lie...we know you have a crush on her"...and Ranveer keeps denying it...

"You should go talk to her"..say Farhan, "she will take 5 minutes to get here...go and talk to her..she is walking back to her flat alone...".

"Yes Ranveer go dude, go..be a man...go talk to her"..jump in Raghav and Jay in a chorus...Ranveer was now cornered with nothing else to do but to go out and talk to her..."Damn it, why does this happen to me...what will i talk to her about...i will end up making a fool out of myself".

"Arre nothing will happen...just go and talk to her"...says Farhan. "You are a big flirt, Farhan...I am not...it is not that easy for me to go and just talk to some girl out there"..."You will learn my boy..just go" and Ranveer is kicked out of the room..on to the street...

Ranveer sees her walking toward the room..and he starts walking towards her..Farhan, Jay and Raghav are hiding behind the curtain of the window outside Ranveer's room and looking at the scene that is going to develop. Ranveer and the girl meet exactly outside Ranveer's room where there is a stone bench on the street, "Hi, how are you, i am Ranveer, we are in the same college". The girl taken aback replies " Oh hi, I am Simran(as if Ranveer didnt know) ".

Ranveer(with all the thoughts going on in his head) blurts.."So you are in first year right?", Simran just nods. " I am in final year IT". "Ok", says Simran. Ranveer(thinking to himself what should i say next)..."So are you liking the college?".."Yes it is fine, anyways i have to go my roommate must be waiting", says Simran. " Oh ok..no probs...see ya around" says Ranveer and they both walk off...

Once she is out of sight, Ranveer runs back to the room to see all his 3 friends going hysterical, laughing their guts out , Farhan had even forgotten about his hunger...and then Ranveer also started laughing...They all laughed for the next 10minutes..lost in the moment of foolishness and how stupid and funny things can be...

"Boy, you have made me proud" says Farhan, "Ya Ya... I knw you jerk...you guys had fun at my expense"..says Ranveer..."lol..we are going to remember this incident by that very bench, man..this is where you went out and spoke to that girl" says Farhan..." lol..you all are such assholes" says Ranveer and they all start laughing...

(the names of the characters have been changed)

flirting types

2008-08-29T09:37:00.000-07:00

Been a long time...have been travelling alot over the last week...Delhi - Chandigarh- Shimla- Delhi - Shimla- Delhi....all in a weeks time..and the travelling is gonna increase more next week...since i have to start visiting the towns in Haryana..

anyways i had done this post before too..but not with the same result...so doing it just for the heck of it...

WHAT TYPE OF A FLIRT R U

The Romantic Flirt

Being the romantic flirt you love to be in love. The feeling of being in love is intoxicating for you and you are generally just a bit disappointed when this feeling inevitably wears off in a relationship and moves onto a more relaxed stage when you get to know someone better. You are a sensual flirt and you make others feel very special. You give your whole and you expect it back, however sadly this does not always happen and you don't receive the consideration and compassion that you show others. Also you're a touchy feely person and when you flirt you do this naturally. If you are too touchy feely it can appear to others that you come on too strong too soon which can be a turn off. You may need to use some conscious self-control in this area until you know them better.

Not that i believe in all this...but then lets see ur take on it...lemme know what type of a flirt r u :) :)

Some pics of Shimla...

long time eh..

2008-08-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

well its been a long time...n i am back ....its been a busy week...been to chandigarh..and shimla...and just got back to home in delhi...

dunno how many of you guys missed me...but i missed being here....3 days..and no blogging...it was tough...

shimla was fun...awesome weather...slight drizzle...the clouds engulfing the city in a layer of whiteness...it was just amazing...roamed around on the mall road a bit...which was fun...lots n lots of young college going crowd is there..and dressing up in punk wear seems to be the trend..all the guys have spiked hairs (sales of brylcreem and set wet gels must ve skyrocketed :D :D)....and the girls seem to have a passion for black nail polish...i mean almost all of them wore it wherever they could wear it :D :D...

will upload the pics of the picturesque shimla soon....till then tc..n hope u all having fun...

btw answers to the previous post

1) Su 30 MKI
2) IL 78 Refueller and Mirages
3) SU 30K, F- 15 eagles, Mirages,
4) Tornado, Eurofighter, Su 30MKI

No winners..no one got all the four correct ....but will give the surprise prize to some friends soon :)

cheers!!

happy guessing

2008-08-17T04:37:00.000-07:00

This is a very different post from the stuff i usually write posts on....all these images are of planes that are very close to my heart.....anyways..i want you all to guess the names of the planes...the lucky ones who get all of them right...u are then eligible for a surprise...

1) name the aircraft..(hint..most lethal plane of the IAF)

2) Name the 2 types of planes in this pic...

3) Name the 3 types of aircraft in this pic...

4) Name the 3 types of aircraft in this pic...

Cmon guys n girls..n especially girls..let me see u come up with the names :D :D :D

cheers!!

Singh is Kinng!! Ver 2.0

2008-08-12T19:35:00.000-07:00

Singh is Kinng!!!! I saw the movie last saturday with my family...n i had a good time..though the movie doesnt have a story..but still it is a complete entertainer....Katrina looks awesome..n i mean...the word awesome needs to be redefined for her : ) :)...Akshay Kumar looks amazing in the proper turban he is shown wearing mostly in the songs...after Sunny Deol...he is probably the only to look good with a turban on screen!!

Now coming back to the thought behind the post...and this is directly for the women out there...

"How many of you would be willing to be asked out/go on a date/be in a relationship with a turbaned Sikh guy??" (and not Akshay :D :D )

I am asking this because till a few years back, a huge numbers of girls werent willing too due to n number of reasons...I just want to see if the trend has changed over a period of say 4 odd years or not?

Well i have edited this post (i never wanted to put all these up..but then somehow i thought the point i was trying to make wasnt getting across)..and added some stuff here....and im gonna tell some of the conversations i have had with girls over relationships with girls..

girl 1: i dont knw, but its really difficult to imagine being intimate with so much facial hair..
me (thinking):no comments...

girl 2: surdy's look older for their age..

girl 2: u knw i ld to love run my hands in the guys hair...n thts not possible with a surd...

These are some of the statements i have heard from girls over not wanting to be in a relationship with a surdy guy...

P.S Guys u can comment on the movie..lol...or anything else u ld like to comment on :D :D :D

cheers!!

the social networking fad..

2008-08-09T21:56:00.000-07:00

I was reading this newspaper article in the HT today about Facebook being the new gossip manager for people...

With all the 3rd party applications that are available on Facebook one can actually gossip without actually talking about it...FB (Facebook= FB) itself highlights whatever is going on in the other person's life...who all he/she added..what is his/her relationship status etc...who all added new pics et al...

There were some comments by FB users as well..which were like..." i can use this to spy on my ex bf"...."i take my camera at all my parties and i am so gonna put up the pics on FB"...and they went on and on.....

Well i am myself a user of FB and Orkut...and i too use them for my networking...more often than not for staying in touch with friends from my school...college...previous work place...MBA school..current work place...and some blogger friends...but then do i use any of these as gossip monger?? I prefer to use orkut over FB because it is so much easier to scrap and just say what you want to say....FB is just so tiresome..so many applications...install this..install that..and the browser goes for a toss....

Like all new tools..FB too has its honeymoon period going on..like orkut did an year back or so...and soon the craze would fade away..and a new social networking tool would emerge...the evolution continues..Yahoo messenger > Msn Messenger > Orkut > Facebook > .......

cheers!!...

yupdates!!

2008-08-05T01:13:00.000-07:00

Been having a good time at home so far.....

went to parts of rural UP yesterday...to see how the rural distribution network works in Unilever India( HUL)...and the most amazing part was that i bought 10 kg mangoes for Rs 100...and that is like wow..and also a pack of 20kg of pears for Rs 30 :D...awesome aint it...

got my mom a watch for her bday gift...got her a Skagen (Denmark) watch..felt nice to gift her something even tho it was almost a month n half late..and as the saying goes better late than never..

Bought myself a new phone...check out the pics here..

Pic 1

Pic 2

Going to punjab tomorrow for 2 days most probably on official business trip :)

hope u all are doing good...

cheers!!

date shate haye rabba

2008-08-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

Hmm...well wondering what to write about....dont have any specific topic in my mind to talk about as of now :D :D :D.........

right now my mind is a devil's workshop :D

so this devil has a few questions for u to answer...and here they are :

1) Your A performance to ask someone out would be??? (A refers to top performance)

2) Your idea of the best location for a date (long drive to a hill top/a coffee shop/restaurant/any other)??

Well here are 2 really amazing ads from IDEA Cellular

I couldnt get the Hindi versions of the ads as of now but you will understand the context....

cheers!!

Marital Bliss maker eh??

2008-07-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

Do you believe in marriages through matrimonial websites...like Bharatmatrimony, Jeevansathi, Simply Marry etc etc (in the indian context) ???

And how many of you have put up profiles on such websites...seriously or just for fun or maybe for the future???

To be honest...i have put up my profile there...but then never taken it that seriously till date...and i am sure i have a few more years before i start taking them seriously :D

So lets hear from you guys...come on tell us if you have put up your profile there...and the reason behind it..and how has your experience been so far??

cheers!! :D

Delhi updates...post# 101

2008-07-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

the last post of on this blog was my 100th post..and i didnt even realize how time flew by..and this blog had risen to the magic number of 100...a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has visited/visits/keeps visiting my blog and adds some value to it through their criticism and applause in the comments section...thank you all...

now for the 101st post.....

the time spend at home so far has been really good...training started here on a decent note...for some duration of the training i have to go to a place called Rithala...which is outer Delhi and like almost 40kms away from home...so i use the Delhi metro for travelling half the distance :) and it is an amazing ride...i believe as good as the ride in the metro/underground trains of singapore and co..

i ended up donating blood for one of my colleagues dad...as his dad had undergone a surgery...so it felt good to help out someone...

also saw presentation given by an army major to a grp of employees of my company..and wow..it was amazing...just as a piece of information...a lot of corporate entities in india now have sessions by army people on leadership/motivation and co...because so far the indian army has been rated as one of the most successful organizations in the country...

I also met about 10 of my school friends last sunday at Priyas...and it was a nice get together afte a long long time...some of my friends are going to US for their higher studies...so it was nice to sit..talk..n gossip about what all has been going on in our lives for the last few yrs...

this is it for now.....

hope u all having a good time...

cheers!!

the trust vote

2008-07-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow the Govt of India faces a trust vote in the parliament for going ahead with the nuclear deal with the US....

For those of you who arent aware of what a trust vote is..it means the govt has to prove a 50% + majority in the Parliament to stay in power or India heads for another round of elections soon....

I was watching TV on sunday and the news channels were all abuzz with the 123 agreements, the IAEA safeguards draft agreement, the Hyde Act etc....and then they went on to interview the youth of the nation to hear their views on the nuclear deal and related stuff...

so the news channel reporter went to all these hip n happening places to meet with these cool looking dudes and dudettes and asked them....

Reporter : Are you aware of the nuclear deal...
Cool dude (wearing shades): What nuclear deal??? (The reporter should ve slapped him there)

Reporter : What is the NPT...
Cool dudette: Nuclear...no...Non..proli....profoli.....whats the word?? (No comments)...

Reporter : Do you know what the Hyde Act is??
Group of girls: NO...we dont read newspaper...

Reporter: Are you aware of IAEA??
Cool Dude: No...what is it???

Reporter: Do you know what the 123 agreement is??
Cool Dude 3: thinks for 5mins...stares here n there...we supply uranium....(no comments again)...

cheers to the enlightened youth of this country!!!!

home sweet home

2008-07-18T23:20:00.000-07:00

Finally i am going back to delhi...home sweet home...dilli meri jaan...awesome...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its been an amazing ride in Hyderabad for the last 2 months and now i am glad to go back to delhi for sometime....

I missed driving my car a lot in these last 2 months..n i am looking forward to making up for it....

Rode the yamaha R15 here in hyderabad...and it is an amazing ride....awesome bike!!!

yeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

hope you all having a good time...

cheers!!

It’s all in the SMS

2008-07-15T00:08:00.000-07:00

As published in all leading dailies in India...

Txt appeal: It’s all in the SMS

London: Here’s a little tip for men: It’s not your chat up lines that will make the ladies flock to your side, but your texting prowess. According to a new poll, men whose texts are both witty and wise are the one most likely to get the thumbs up from those lovely ladies. And if you think that this is all hogwash, well then you better think again for as it turns out, more than three in four women are likely to judge a man character simply by the way he sends his text messages.
This in turn, is due to the fact that almost nine in 10 girls prefer to swap texts than talk on the phone after exchanging numbers with men they’re interested in, reports the Daily Star.
Researchers have identified four different styles of texting, from the slightly raunchy “Russell Brand”, and the gushing “Words-Worth”, to the short and sweet “Bond”, and the childish “Symbol Simon”. Three out of four women said the style their suitor adopted when communicating by text would play an important role in determining how they saw him.
Just over a third men, 34%, said they opted for the “Russell Brand”, sending witty, medium-length texts with a flirtatious use of innuendo.
Two thirds of women, 68%, said they would respond best to this style, provided it did not stray from flirty to dirty, which would turn 23% of them off.
A quarter of men opted instead for the ‘Bond’ — short, sweet and to the point, with no emotional giveaways. More than half of women, 56%, said they were neither shaken or stirred by this style, judging the man behind them to be unimaginative or lacking in personality.
Almost one in five men, 19%, went for the “Symbol Simon”, although 63% of women dismissed the use of abbreviated text language such as CU L8R as “childish” and “silly”. One third of them opted instead for the romantic “Words-Worth”, the overtly-romantic, lyrical style used by around 20% of men. On the other hand, 58% of women would see the man behind these texts as “desperate” or “needy”.

If the manmade spelling or grammatical errors in his text message, regardless of style, he would be chalked up as either lazy or less intelligent by 41% of women. Females, on the other hand, labour over their missives. More than three quarters, 76%, said they spent 15 minutes or more on a text and 38% said they would run it past their female friends before sending it.

The women taking part in the survey also confirmed what many men have long suspected: 63% deliberately delayed their response to a text for up to two hours in a bid not to appear needy.

William Ostrom of enquiry service 118118, which carried out the poll, said: “Paying attention to texting is important for single men as women place so much importance on it. “Texting has reached an incredible 15 million a day in the UK because it is less pressurised than a phone call, and allows people to have more control over what they say.” AGENCIES

Source

Now all you guys tell me, does it really happen the same way here too??

the lonely airport road

2008-07-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

the road to the old airport was deserted....the old airport..once the hub of activity in the city was all quiet...just like an graveyard...lost and forgotten....the new airport was now the upcoming part of the city...build to perfection..nearing almost all international standards...it was the pride of the city...

the pride of the old airport was almost fading away with no one walking the roads that led to the arrival and departure terminals...but in all this...it was one of the quietest place just a step away from the shimmering main road...a nice place to go and walk in the morning and evening...a nice place to sit in the green lawns and just get lost in your thoughts...a nice place to walk hand in hand with your loved ones.....

unlike his daily routine...today he came for the jogging a bit early...probably about 30mins early....the road was deserted...with just a few people lazing around here n there in the lawns surrounding the road...he started with the brisk walk....he walked the first lap pretty fast...he knew soon he would have to start the jogging....so on the second lap he started jogging....halfway through the lap he saw a girl also there doing a brisk walk...he could just see her from the corner of the eye as he had almost crossed her by the time he had noticed her....at the half way mark he turned around to see who she was.....so he jogged down slowly to catch a glimpse...but she was walking on the other side of the road....so he jogged faster to complete this lap and catch her on the next lap....

this time he slowed down his pace....he planned to cross her when she was under the street light so that he could get a good look at her....as he neared her...he saw her...she was just amazing...her hair..which was open...shinning black under the soft light of the neon light...kept coming in front of her face..but didnt bother her..as she neared the streetlight ...he saw her face...so soft and cute...and yet so simple...a bead of sweat just went down from her forehead as they crossed each other....he looked back....she just kept walking....he sped up...completed the lap and turned back again so that he could get a look at her again...

he turned and slowed down...this time he jogged back on the same side of the road...she had already started her walk back after completing her lap...he slowly jogged towards her so that the timing would be perfect when they cross each other under the street light..as they neared each other...she looked up...he was already looking at her..while jogging at his slowest...she saw him looking at her...he was taken aback...so he tried to look away...but then he saw her smile...and he looked at her again...she was smiling as she crossed him...he smiled back and kept jogging...

he sped up...he was smiling...he was happy...maybe he could see her smile again...he completed the lap and turned back....she hadnt turned back...she kept walking and turned into the colony gate...he saw her turn...he looked down..but he knew he had to complete the lap...so he slowly jogged to the end of the lonely road...as soon as he reached there...he took a deep breath and then when he turned...what he saw..made him smile...she was standing at the gate..she smiled...he was short of breath after the jogs..but managed to smile back...she turned and walked back home with a small dance step...he smiled and started walking back home...he knew he would see her tomorrow again...atleast he was hoping and praying he would....

the lonely airport road...wasnt lonely anymore :)

this is a pure piece of fiction

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a nice ad that came on TV recently

Differentiate.....

2008-07-08T21:33:00.000-07:00

Kindly differentiate between the following...

Thong

and

G String

and

Bikini

All are allowed to be as descriptive...and visual in their answers....so go creative.....

busy week so far

2008-07-04T23:50:00.000-07:00

been some while since i updated the blog...its been a pretty hectic week....first i had to fly down to mumbai for a training review with the national sales head for my division..whicht went off pretty good..so far the top management was happy with my work....

met up engineering friend in mumbai and went off to have a few drinks...went off to this hotel called Bawa international to booze...it was good...the best part was roaming around in mumbai on my friends bike..although it had rained heavily in the morning and almost all of mumbai was at standstill...the next evening i met up with some of my mba friends in mumbai...and we all went out to have diner/drinks at apna dhaba in andheri east...btw that is the name of the restaurant..it felt good to be with friends after a long time....

next day i flew back to hyderabad aboard a Jet airways flight...and it was pretty interesting toward the end of the flight...i was on the last seat of the flight and when it landed, all the passengers had to deplane from the aero bridge in the front, the airhostesses standing at the rear exit started bitching about some other airhostess and it was pretty loud....all passengers in the last row could hear what was going on and it was pretty funny...as i thought i would be the last to deplane..i would tell the air hostess to be a little discreet about the bitching :D..but then the rear exit was opened up and my plan went awry..lol...

once back in Hyderabad, my colleague told me that we were going to Tirupati the same evening for conducting interviews the next day...so at 6pm i was in a train to Tirupati.. The train reached at 7am next day...and me and my colleague checked into the hotel...and rested for a while before the process started...the interview process was for sales executives and there was quite a crowd wanting to apply...so by 11 the process started..and for the first time in my life i was conducting gds and interviews for people..i mean more often than not i was the participant till date..so it was kinda weird..but good weird...we finished the interviews by 2.30pm..went back to the hotel...and relaxed for a while...the train back to Hyderabad was at 6pm...

reached back hyderabad at 7am today...went to the Guest house...slept for an hour and now i am back at work and blogging...lol

hope u all enjoying urself..cheers!!

one of the most amazing ads..

a fictious encounter??

2008-06-30T00:05:00.000-07:00

He was walking back to his home after spending about half n hour in the internet cafe that is about 1 km away from his home...It was 10pm..and the markets in the vicinity had almost shut down..except for the tea shop/bakery on the main road..it all seemed so dead and lonely...so very different from 9.30pm when it was abuzz with life....the old airport opposite the road was also almost as dead as a graveyard is but just a little more green..

he had just reached infront of the tea shop, that he felt a tug on his shirt...he stopped and thought..what the hell..and looked back..there was a little boy of about 6-7 yrs in age, with a look of innocence and a sparkle in his eyes...and the kid then said.."Please buy me some food for my little bro there"...he looked up in the direction the kid was pointing at...a lady with an infant in her arms was standing there...she wanted to say something..but she couldnt...the infant was crying..and she was trying to rock the infant so that it should stop crying....the kid then said.."we came here from a small city and we have been betrayed and stranded here..all our money is gone and my little bro is hungry...please dont give me money but do buy some food for him"...

he looked up again...at the lady holding the infant...her eyes were pleading and she was hoping that someone would help them out...he was confused...whether he should give money...would it be the right thing to do or not...whether they would buy food or not...he was lost in his thoughts for a moment....."please...help us..."...the kid said it again....

He knew what he had to do..probably it was the right thing to do at that point of time....so he dived in his wallet and saw what he had...there was one Rs 500 note and a Rs 20 note.....he wished he had a Rs 50 to give to the kid...but then he took out the Rs 20 and gave it to the kid...and saw the kid run to the tea shop to buy something...he looked up and saw the lady smiling...still trying to soothe the infant....

and then he said to himself..."tomorrow should be a better day for them...amen"

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A Regular day in my job these days:

Go to office at 9am...lunch at 1.30/2 with colleagues...back to work...leave office at arnd 7.30pm...get back to the guest house by 7.45/8pm....have tea/cold coffee...relax for a while..watch some tv....8.30pm...head out for the daily evening jog...9.15pm go to the internet cafe...browse for a while...check mails..check blog..chat...9.40pm/9.50pm...leave the cafe( it closes at 10pm)...walk back to the guest house by 10pm...have diner..eat fruits...watch tv..read newspaper...and then doze off :)...and it repeats the next day :)

food for thought??

2008-06-27T23:31:00.000-07:00

Do blog friends have to remain restricted to just blogs or some online messenger??

what does it take for them to use other means of communication??

i have been blogging for a yr now...and i have made some real good friends...some whom i even met up with..n also talk over on the phone...but then its been a real tough task to get talking to some blog friends with whom i ld like to talk more often..and considering that i dont get to be online often...and the frequency of being online is reduced due to the nature of the job i have...which is not a desk job..but a field job... talking over the blog and gtalk is still a little restricting....

anyways hope you are having a good time...

cheers!!

the first firing...

2008-06-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

yesterday was the first time that i had to fire someone, he was a sales executive from the sales team..a good person.but a lil wayward..and they were good enough reasons for me to take that action i believ...but thats besides the point...

it was the first time i was firing anyone...and trust me..it really took some effort to walk by without paying attention to the executives pleading face...the entire evening i was feeling weird..n a lil doubtfull whether it was the right decision or not...but then my team has supported me so far..n i think the feeling has started to subside....

i hope i dont ve to fire people often...

hope you all are having a good time..n enjoying yourself...

tc...cheers!!

Singh is King

2008-06-24T05:37:00.001-07:00

Bas ek Singh....Singh is King!!!!

good ad time

2008-06-18T01:48:00.000-07:00

in the times of betrayal, extra - marital affairs, murders and suicides hogging the lime light on the news and the various other channels...what does the viewer get to see that makes him/her smile??

the stand up comedians from the previous years laughter challenge shows have also become too monotonous and mundane to watch...the music channels have now become a part of the reality show league with some girls pretending to be hot n chic just trying to gain some camera space...

so again it comes to whats there to watch that makes you smile...and bingo..the ad makers come into the picture...recently a string of ads have come on screen that highlight the notion of bringing a smile to the viewers face....that love and concept of family/friendship still exist...something that was getting lost in all the sensationalized news channels....

so here are few ads that i have found to be really amazing....

1) Airtel ad 1

2) Airtel ad 2

3) Vodafone ad

4) Maruti Suzuki ad 1

5) Maruti Suzuki ad 2

hope u guys like them...do let me know

cheers!!

goa trip "brief"

2008-06-16T03:25:00.000-07:00

back from goa...and it was really an amazing trip...never thought that i would have had so much fun on a official trip...and heres a "brief" account of the same...

Day 1

the way to goa was from bangalore for me...my boss had booked us on Kingfisher flight to Bangalore first and then from there we had a flight to Goa, in between we had a halt at the Bangalore airport for about 4 hours...the entire south zone team was also suppose to meet at the bangalore airport..and trust me...hyderabad airport is way better than the bangalore one in terms of design and layout :)..with my boss having done more than 200 flights he is a gold club member for Kingfisher and Jet...so i had gotten to be in the airport lounge with him rather than be in the waiting area :D

so after being at the airport for 4 hours and chit chatting around with managers who were about 5-10 yrs more experienced than i was..it was looking like a fun thing...took a Jet flight to goa and landed there at 3.30 in the afternoon...the airport there is a naval base , so saw a lot of naval planes there..which was fun for me :D...for the first night we checked in to a company nominated hotel and well just because we were suppose to be there for one night...the team decided to stay there....in the evening..we had drinks and snacks and just gossiped and chit chatting..it was fun to see the managers pulling each others legs like kids :D..after that the RSM called everyone for a meeting to discuss the POA for the meet ahead from 12th..after that...we all went out for diner at Martin's Corner in Madgaon...it wasnt expensive..but the food was good...nice fish and prawn stuff there...had tequila shots too with the other managers..after that the team went on to see Sarkar Raj at a theatre called Osia there....by the time we came back it was past midnight...just hit the bed and slept off....

Day 2

got up 9am and went for breakfast at 9.30am.....we had to get ready by 11.30am as the transport for the resort was to come there...the conference was suppose to be at "Intercontinental the Grand" at Cancuna which is like the southern most part of Goa...its a 2 hr drive from Madgaon to that place...but the place was awesome...nice lush green gardens and an amazing private beach...we had a good buffet lunch there...and after that we all gathered in the conference hall...the meeting started at around 5 in the evening once all the teams had arrived..i was more of an observer as i am still undergoing the OJT stint...so i was just going through the various presentations that were held that day...at around 8pm...we all headed for a theme dinner..dressed in floral and pink goan shirts...there was unlimited booze and a dance floor was setup..one of the guys who leads the carnival parade and his troops were the special attraction for that night...it was fun to see all the other managers dance and have fun and forget all the number targets for those few hours...i also got a memento by the time dinner finished and i got back to my awesome room in the resort it was like midnight...and i just slept off...

Day 3

The day started at 9.15 with breakfast and the meeting was suppose to begin at 9.45am...first of the day was presentations by the various departments and then in the 2nd half there were presentations by all the 4 zones on the targets for the 2nd half of the year...and i was again more of an observer and learner...it all ended around 7pm..dinner and booze was to start at arnd 8 so i had about one hr...so me and another manager...we headed off to take a stroll on the beach and see the waves splash hard..it was so amazing to be there...went to the dinner hall by around 8.30...todays special show was stunts by a fire artist...well i took a video..will upload it soon :)...after that got over...again we had some drinks and got back to dancing..danced till around midnight and then went off with another manager to the small casino inside the resort to play on the jackpot machines...so we played a few games and ended up being on the neutral side... :D..went back to the room arnd 1.30 and just slept off....

Day 4

Got up at 9am..and headed for a 30 minute free massage at the resort...it was good and pretty relaxing...it was the first time i gotta massage done...on the way back to the room i met sunny deol who was there in the resort too and we exchanged hi's....we had a brunch lined up at around noon and it was with champagne..which again was amazing...had amazing food there....our flight back was via mumbai...so we headed off to the airport at around 1pm...the flight was at 4.15pm...we reached the airport around 3 and sat in the lounge...sunny deol was also there...one of my managers wanted a photo with him..so i was given the task of talkin to sunny and getting the photo clicked...and i did it with ease...finally we boarded the flight to mumbai and landed there around 6..the flight to hyderabad was at 7.30pm...and so me and my boss sat in the airport lounge there...boarded the flight at 7.30 and reached hyderabad at 9pm....by the time i got back to the guest house it was 10.30pm...

so this was the short brief :D...hope u enjoyed it :)

suggestions/initiatives required :)

2008-06-09T02:59:00.000-07:00

ok...this post is not about me or my life(personal or professional per say)....its about my bro...he is going through a tough phase in his life..so lets see if u girls can help him out...

my bro is 22...he is working with Ericsson in Gurgaon as a Network engineer...he did his engineering from amity noida. Most of his friends are either outside Delhi or working at distant locations in delhi...

okie..coming to the "problem" that he is facing...he and two of his other friends....were kind of a good group there at ericsson..the group was he, a girl and another guy...they were all in the same team...all of them were really good friends...but according to my bro..the other guy was a lil weaker emotionally/personality wise so the girl kinda doted on him more...where my bro is the more sophisticated kinds...but newaz things were going on good between them....and my bro kinda liked the girl....and he wanted to ask her out sometime in the next few days..but then one fine day...she and the other guy went out with the friends of the other guy...

and after that she avoided being with my bro...she was spending more time with the other guy and his friends..after a while all this started getting to my bro and he started coming back home a little depressed...and it showed on his face...something which was visible to the folks...and they felt bad to see him all depressed and irritated at home..they told me to speak to him and find out whats wrong....so i spoke to him and i told me the details that i have just mentioned above....and he told me that he feels bad that he has lost out to someone who is inferior to him in personality, talent n all n all....he says probably he is too competitive that it is taking him so long for letting go of her...

its been like 3- 4 months since all this happened...and this thing is still getting to him daily...well i dont knw what to tell him...he goes to work and comes back home...and he doesnt even have anyone to talk to so often as almost all of his friends are dispersed around the country...and that makes the situation a little more bleak....

anyways so what i was looking for is some thoughts/suggestions/initiatives(from girls)...to find a way out of this situation for him....

so lets hear it out :)

Hyderabadi facts and observations :)

2008-06-06T01:08:00.000-07:00

some interesting facts about hyderabad....

1) Girls here shy away from maintaining eye contact....usually if a girl is catches the eye of the guy...the guy generally gives a look back at her and more often than not the eye contact is made...this is something i really enjoy doing n its been fun so far in Delhi, gurgaon, mumbai and pune...the girls there match ur gaze..but not in hyderabad....dont knw why!!

2) The girls who do make eye contact (trust me its a killer eye contact) are the ones who are dressed up from head to toe in a burqa/hijab....the eyes are the only part thats visible.... :D

3) People in Hyderabad have no traffic sense....everyone drives from everywhere to anywhere...

4) Car/Bike makers can reduce the cost of the vehicle by manufacturing vehicles without indicators for hyderabad as people dont use them here...

5) The government can spend less on the Road infrastructure as no one follows the traffic signals...

6) One can ride triples on bike almost legally here, no cop stops you.

7) The traffic cops here are a bunch of wusses, i have scolded some myself (dare do that in delhi or mumbai)...

8) The concept of anorexic females is still not so prevalent in Hyderabad which i think is good...too skiny girls look yuckky with all the bones spilling out :D

9) Today on my way to work, saw this cute looking girl driving her scooty..well she was driving in a very cute way...guess she was a little scared of the traffic...and her scooty registration number was AP10 AD 0224 (if i remember it correctly)...

hmm...well more to come soon as time goes on :)

cheers!!

how to fool someone...

2008-06-03T21:35:00.000-07:00

A,B and C are 3 very good friends studying in the same class and say they are in high school/class 11th...round about 16 years of age..the age when the adrenaline starts to pump in and you are ever willing to start your journey into adulthood by going to discs, pubs ,dates and what not.....

So A calls up C on one fine weekend and tells him that his elder brother is going to get him a new bike and as a part of celebrating that A is taking B and C to a disc on Sunday evening. B and C are pretty excited about the plan and are totally looking forward to it...who wouldnt hot chicks, booze and all...awesome fun yeah....

On sunday, A calls up C and tells him that the dress code for the disc that day is formals..somehow C didnt realise it was a scorching day and why should the dress code be formal...but C went along with the plan and arranged for a formal gear for the evening for himself...and by formal it was meant that it should be with a formal jacket and all....B called up C in the afternoon and told him that he needs a formal jacket for the evening and if C could arrange it then it would be great....so C went to a friends place in the afternoon to arrange for a formal jacket for B in the evening...C's folks to ask him, howcome formal attire in summer season and all..but C tells them that discs do have dress codes at time..

In the evening, A called up C to tell him to be ready by 7pm and wait at the end of the street on which C's house is and A will pick up C from there...so at 7pm C is all dressed up in formals and waiting at the end of the street, with onlookers wondering why this ass is dressed in formals on a hot sunday evening...15mins go by....20mins go by...C gets a little impatient...he walks to the nearby PCO and is about to dial A's number when he sees his dad walking along the road and smiling...and then C realises that he had been taken for a ride...it was 1st April...C smiled and then he and his dad walked back home where his entire family had a good laugh.... A and B called up to congratulate C for successfully becoming the fool on April Fools Day.....all C could do was smile at himself :D

Hope u guys enjoyed that....and now the cast

A & B - Two of the best friends of C till date
C- Your's truely
Disc - Fireball at 32nd Milestone Gurgaon (when it existed)

chees!!

how the journey started

2008-05-28T12:16:00.000-07:00

i have already written a post on the daring and stupid stuff i did once...

well this is a prequel to that and this is how my journey down the daring and stupidity acts started....

i am not going to write about the background...but go on to the event or rather the daring and stupid act...

i had to go meet this girl...who lived in a place called nawanshahar in punjab, it lies between chandigarh and jallandhar...i had then just entered my 2nd yr of engineering and was just about 19 yrs old...i was based in pune...and it wasnt the easiest of plans to execute...there was a mass bunk in my college...and everyone came home for a week or so...midway during the week i decided to go meet her...so...the night before i had to leave...i took into confidence one of my best friends since school for this act...i told my folks that his cousin was studying in chandigarh and he had to go met him..so he wanted me to come along...he told his folks that i had a wedding to attend in chandigarh and as i had come late from pune...my folks had left for the wedding and he was to come along with me...im sure both our folks must have smelled a rat in the plan...lol...

i told the girl that i m coming to chandigarh to meet her and that she should come there...chandigarh was like an hour away from nawanshahar...she said she would try..i said im definitely gonna come there and wait for her (as i said...one of the stupid acts people sometimes do :D)...

so the next day my friend came to pick me up at 5.30 am on his bike...we reached the railway station at about 6am...checked out the train...it was 6.15am...ran to get the tickets and made it just in time to board the running train...wooof....tht was fun....

we reached chandigarh at around 10am...and from there we went to the sec 17 market..i called her up...and asked her where she was....she said...she wouldnt be able to come as her brother was having an operation on that day....well it was strange..felt weird...a little heart breaking...i then thought that i would go to nawanshahar n meet her there....so i headed off to the bus terminal...by the time i got there it was like 11.30am...i was told that the bus would take about 1 n half to 2 hrs to get there...and since the plan was to return the same night...the train back to delhi was at 5pm...so to go to nawanshahar n the head back to chandigarh by 4.30 or so was not feasible..i would ve missed the train back to delhi and i couldnt do that as the plot behind the plan would have been revealed then....

so i just roamed around in chandigarh that day...my friend who accompanied me...had a great time by having a date with a girl whom he knew from school as she was based in chandigarh then...anyways the entire experience sucked as i couldnt met her but i got to learn some valuable lessons in life and i still value them....

finally we made it back to the station at 4.45pm...took the train back to delhi....the train got late in the way and by the time I reached home it was 10.45pm....my friends mom had called up my home to enquire if we were back...and she had spoken to my folks...thankfully she didnt tell my folks the story my friend had cooked up or else we both would ve been in big trouble :D....

so this is how i started my journey of daring and stupid acts :D

hope u guys enjoy reading it :)..lemme knw your views about it :)

some great quotes

2008-05-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

this post is dedicated to some of the most amazing sayings i have heard...

so here it goes...

1) this is my all time favorite..." Its god's duty to punish militants...It is our duty to arrange a meeting between god and militants - The Indian Army"

2) from Rocky Balboa.... "the world aint it all sunshine and rainbows...its a very mean and nasty place..and no matter how tough u are..it will keep you under its knees forever if you let it.....u, me or nobody are gonna hit as hard as life..but it aint about how hard u hit..its about how hard u can get hit and keep moving forward...how much u can take and keep moving forward...that is how winning is done..now if u knw what u are worth..then go out n get it...but u must be willing to take the hits...that is how winning is done!!!"

3) from We are Marshall .."it doesnt matter if we win or if we loose..it is not even about how we play the game..what matters is that we play the game...we take the field...we suit up on saturdays...that we keep this program alive..we play the game...not today..not tomorrow..not this season..not the next one...one day...u n i are gonna wake up and suddenly we will be like everyother team in everyother sport..where winning is everything..and nothing else matters..and when that day comes ...thats wen we will honour them."

4) from shantaram.."The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men,' he said, 'It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds and there are bad deeds. Men are just men--it is what they do, or refuse to do, that links them to good or evil. The truth is that an instant of real love, in the heart of anyone--the noblest of man alive or the most wicked--has the whole purpose and process and meaning of life within the lotus-folds of its passion. The truth is that we are all, every one of us, every atom, every galaxy, and every particle of matter in the universe, moving toward God"

5) another one from shantaram..“when we fall in love with someone our greatest fear is that they wont love us back,what we should fear instead is that we wont stop loving them.. "

Well there are alot of them from Shantaram...hope u like them

cheerS!!

biryani time

2008-05-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

well its been sometime since u guys heard from me right?? job has been going on great...enjoying working with the sales team here...good folks..very helpful...hyderabad is a good city to be in....

coming to the main highlights of this post...i tried biryani at two of the famous places here...ie hyderabad house and Paradise...and Paradise wins hands down...amazing biryani...good quality of rice...nice flavor to the rice...and awesome chicken pieces in the biryani...simply yumm!!!...and the most amazing thing about Paradise is that ...as you go up the restaurants..the price of the same biryani keeps increasing...for eg..chicken biryani on first floor is Rs 90, then on 2nd floor with an AC restaurant its like 120 or something...and on the roof top restaurant its 150 if i am correct... :D..went there with my friend yesterday .. before that i was at Hyderabad central...and some French festival has been organized there..with wine and cheese and other french stuff maintaining the theme...it was very crowded...and somehow the sad part was the i couldnt find even a single girl to maintain a decent eye contact with...girls here dont maintain eye contact...this is something i have enjoyed alot in Delhi and Pune...its amazing to maintain that piercing eye contact...missed that so far in hyderabad but lets see...

btw the most amazing eye contact that i have made so far is with a few muslim gals who are clad in the burqa...with them the entire conversation is just with the eyes...its good..but fun :)

went to eat street on saturday night with a bunch of college friends who are here working with Deloitte...good place to have food on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake...had a good sandwich at Subway and some delicious chilly chicken :D ..this is the only place which doesnt stink surprisingly...it was good to spend some time with frnds...i came back at 11pm only :D..

Hoping to visit 10 Downing street and Bottles & Chimneys this week/weekend if some plan comes up...btw they both are pubs :)....also i screwed up Vodafone AP this weekend for their pathetic services ...shot off mails to the COO of Vodafone AP.. If you want to read those mails...do let me know.. i will forward them to you...

well thats from my side...hope you all are rocking and having a good time :)

cheers!!

the void...

2008-05-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

i finally ended my friendship with one of my closest friend...for reasons why i did so....here is the history

till now it was mostly my decision but yesterday i communicated to her how i felt abt it..and told her my decision...

anyways...there's a huge void that exists now..but i guess it is just a matter of time and it will be ok...for i know that i can take most things life throws at me with a smile... :)

tc...n cheers!!

hyderabad updates :D

2008-05-13T08:23:00.001-07:00

Hyderabad updates...well im now in the city famous for its Biryani and the Hussain Sagar Lake...been good so far...

before i go any further i would like to start off with my review of the flight...something i do usually as a routine...this time around the company booked me on a kingfisher flight to hyderabad from delhi...and it was pretty good..i mean..good crowd...awesome airhostesses...and good food...so now let me get to the point straight away...the airhostesses...

for economy class there were quite a few airhostesses...i remember Ms E, Ms S, Ms M...so my review will rotate around these 3...as soon as i entered the flight IT 0804..i was greeted by a tall and lanky Ms E...and wow she was tall...and she had been tutored so very well in her mannerisms that it was so loud..and it seemed almost so fake...lol...but in the end it was very professional..she was tall..decently good looking...but big hands for the kind of figure she had...on a scale of 10 i would give her 8.5

Ms M was assisting Ms E through most of the work in the economy section...she was cool, pretty good looking but not as tall as Ms E..she was very professional and she didn't seem to be faking it at all...most of the times...on a scale of 10...i gues 8.75 would do for her :D

Ms S well she was all natural...cute...like the girl next door...not loud at all...very subtle...she seemed to be new...so she looked a little nervous..but that helped her in being her...i mean she hadnt mastered the art of faking in front of the passengers so far...she spoke well and she had a nice smile...in looks she wasn't the greatest but she was very cute...and on a scale of 10...i would give her 9 for her originality...

so this was my flight review :D

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my stint in Hyderabad has been good so far..the guest house is close to the office...atleast people here speak Hindi...i dont feel out of place here...waiting to go taste some delicious hyderabadi biryani soon.. :D...i hope i get the wifi data access cards from the office soon...then i can be online from my laptop :)

okie..gtg now..

@@@ BTW guys my blogroll isnt showing up..please leave ur blog links in the comments.

thanks and cheers!!

some news...

2008-05-11T04:32:00.000-07:00

well its been a long time since u last saw a post here eh?? i have some news to share with u...

On 8th May 2008, my nanaji (maternal grand father) expired and left for heavenly abode..i was in chennai...he wasnt keeping well for sometime...i was aware that his condition was not too good that day..so dad n bro had to rush back from work in the morning itself..i wanted an update on his condition in the afternoon..so i called up around 2pm in the day and my mom picked up the phone and she was crying...so i knew what happened..dad told me that it had just happened as i was calling up...somehow i just finished my lunch..as it was already ordered by my colleagues.....

spoke to my HR person..requested for leave for a few days and came back home that night...i couldnt make it for the cremation in the evening...as no flight was available that would have gotten me home by that time..i reached home late at night...and spent some time with mom and nani (maternal grandma)...consoled them....no one could sleep well that night..the hardest hit by that is my nani..looking after him was one of the most important tasks for her life...there will be a huge void for her now...

next day..i went for completing all the ceremonies..like collecting the ashes after the cremation...and then submerging them in the Yamuna (the river)...it was all pretty emotional....but one thing that was good was that it was a peaceful end...he lived a great life...very successful..very lively..very energetic... for all of us in my family...we know that "HE CAME..HE SAW and HE CONQUERED"....

we had kept a paath (recital of the Guru Granth Sahib)...for the well being of his soul on friday and it concluded today (it takes 2 full days to read the entire Guru Granth Sahib)...with the langar (community meal)..

May his soul rest in peace...AMEN!!

@i have to head back to my job tonight..will be going to Hyderabad...lets see how things turn up there..

cya guys soon!!

The train journey..a short story

2008-05-06T11:27:00.000-07:00

The train was about to leave the platform, it was on time at 3pm. The engine horn had been blown and everyone was scampering to board the train at the last moment. He was standing next to the door, on the platform, walking along with the train as it slowly gained speed, the walk became a jog, the platform was nearing and end and he finally boarded the train as the platform ended. He smiled to himself, his folks had told him not to do this again, but then it was fun, a little adventure, a bit stupid but it made him happy and smile.

He went inside the AC Coach to check on his belongings. He was in the first compartment in the coach. As he was putting his luggage down in the space below the lowest berth, his eye caught hold of something, something was sparkling, he looked up to see and saw a dangler was shining from a face, a pretty face who was trying to get up to her side upper berth 2 compartments away from him. He kept looking, and he was smiling inside at the efforts being put in by that pretty girl to get up to her berth and finally she got up there, mumbled something and smiled. It was a magical moment, she was smiling at herself and it was such a pretty site.

The train was now travelling at full speed, it was a 26 hour journey to his destination or rather his getting off point. He went back to stand at the door of the train,whilst leaning out a bit as the train passed through lush green farms of various crops. He felt the strong wind hitting his face but it didnt matter, all he was thinking off, was the smile of the girl inside the coach. He went back to see what she was doing aand found her deeply engrossed in a novel, so he just sat on the berth and kept looking at her from the corner of his eye. Time flew by and he didnt even realize it, it had been 2 hours, she had slept off in the warmth of the quilt. Finally he sighed and said, "god she is beautiful" and started to read the magzine he had bought. Soon it was dinner time, he took out the homemade food his mom had made for him and opened up the packets of cottage cheese and roti (indian bread). He looked at her, she had just woken up. Her hair was all tumbled up and then she made a face like a little girl who had just woken up from a dream and was confused. She was staring at nothing, finally she climbed down from the berth and went to wash her face. The food was still lying open in front of him, he hadnt eaten a bite in the last 10minutes. He thought, he will talk to her, but he didnt know how to do that, she was travelling alone and they werent even in the same compartment. How could he just go up to her and talk, what would she think, what would the other passengers say, had they been in the same compartment things could have been distant, but this was too different for him. So he decided to see think about it next day, he had seen the chart of the coach and knew that she would be getting down at the same station as his. So he watched her have her food and then get totally lost into the novel she was reading. He went out , to have a breath of fresh air as the cold air of the night gushed in through the door he was standing at. When he came back, she had slept off, he to decided to hit the rack.

He was woken up by the constant stirring in his compartment, kids were howling, a new family had just boarded the train, the previous passengers had gotten off. He looked at his watch. It was almost noon, he had slept for about 12 full hours, "damn he must have been tired", he thought to himself. He got up from his berth and stuck out his head to see if she was there on her berth. She was there, still cuddled up in the quilt which was now covering her up to her waist, reading the novel, which she had almost finished from the looks of it. He thought how to go up and talk to her. Mustering up that much courage and that too in a train, where co passengers could easily mis judge his intentions, he kept wondering. He thought he would use the help of the conceirge or the coach assistant to deliver a note to her, but then he didn't know what to write. He was surprised at the loss of words he had at that instant. He got up and went to the familiar territory, the door, where he was there all alone with just the countryside and the wind blowing into his face. He felt like he was at home when he was there at the door of the coach.

Time went by and now they were nearing the station they both had to get down at. He was still thinking on the note idea but now the coach assistant was no where to be seen, probably he was there with the other coach assistants sitting somewhere and playing cards. Finally the train reached the station, she got down, he got down and then he decided to go say hi to her. He pulled out his luggage and turned around and there she was hugging this guy. The took hold of her luggage and they walked off, he didnt know who the guy was, how they both were related but it didn't matter to him. His journey was good, the pretty and smiling face of the girl had made it a pleasant journey, he lifted his luggage on to his shoulders, damn it was heavy, he started walking to get a cab to his college, and all he was doing was smiling whilst remembering her smile.

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@chennai updates 2

->went to the marina beach on saturday evening with college friends.
->saw ironman at inox on sunday..its a decent movie...now waiting for the next batman movie.."the dark knight"

@btw story is not fiction :)

cheers!!

cheers!!

Chennai updates :)

2008-05-02T08:17:00.000-07:00

heya...guyz...how r u all??hope u r having a good time enjoying urself...i am literally sweating it out like anything here in Chennai (south india) due to the hot and humid weather....

have gotten a hang of the training stint now...2 days of training..learnt quite some stuff about the working of the water division of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (Unilever India)...and if this product succeeds then it may just be launched globally :)..by the way the name of the product is Pureit.

anyways..Chennai is hot and very humid...after the days work i generally end up watching tv, or Friends or some movie on my laptop..yesterday was a holiday as it was Labor Day...so met up with a senior of mine at his residence...had awesome homemade food at his place and then came back later in the night...

nothing much happening here otherwise...sitting in a cafe...its pretty cheap...the wifi in the hotel costs like 100 bucks an hour..its freaking expensive :D

well i was suppose to do a few tags...so here are a couple of them

first one by Dollface

and here are the rules

* link to the person that tagged you : Dollface
* post the rules on your blog
* share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
* tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs

1) I love to eat Mughlai food...such as butter chicken , Daal Makhani and Tandoori Chicken and Co...

2) I like to walk...infact i just came back after walking about 4-5kms i gues...

3) I drink alot of water.. it helps me keep my hunger in check alot...and i prefer it to be cold and chilled...

4) I dont drink soft drinks like Coke, Pepsi and co unless adulterated with some hard drinks :D

5) I like to wear wrist watches with big dials...like Fossil, Diesel and Co...right now i have a Fossil one...

6) I prefer to use a touch screen phone now that i have been using a Nokia 7710 for the last 2 years...

For whom to Tag : Spiky, Keshi, Lena, Solitaire , Anvita and Samby

@veens...will do the tag soon

@spiky... i ll do the tag as soon as i pick up a book to read :)

hope u all having a good time...rock on..

cheers!!

more updates :)

2008-04-27T11:40:00.000-07:00

well well well.....been four days since i updated the blog...n get to check my mails after long long gaps..which at times can run into more than 12hrs or so..... :D

so the story so far...left delhi on 24th evening..the flight took off an hr n half late....stupid congestion at the airports now...anyways..so the spicejet flight SG 119 was good....the airhostess were not too great but there was one Ms S who was pretty cute and good to talk to..and she had a nice smile....
reached mumbai arnd 9.45pm..and came straight to the guest house of the company...had a good diner...met up a friend from my institute who joined HUL along with me..

The next day, had to report to the Head Office at 9am, so got up at 6.30am...took my bath..got ready...and left for the station at 7.45am to catch the fast local to churchgate...got one at 7.59am from andheri station...and reached office at around 8.50am....met the person we were supposed to meet at 9.15am...finished up the formalities, got the company laptop, I Card and the visiting cards with my name :D....spent some time filling the forms and then headed for lunch..there were different types of lunches in the office...one for people who are dieting too..lol......got free from office at 3pm...and now i have to report to someone who sits in the HUL office in the Intercontinental Grand Hotel in mumbai on monday...

was getting pretty bored in the evening...no one was there...so i called an old engineering friend of mine and went off with him to roam around mumbai abit...went to bandstand with him...saw that area for the first time...also saw the bunglow of Shahrukh Khan from its gate..looks pretty good...walked around the entire length of the pavement at bandstand..it was better than sitting in the guest house n getting bored...lol...but it was fun....there must ve been abt 100+ couples getting comfortable there on the sidewalk...was pretty funny to see all that...lol...after that came back to andheri..had diner with my friend at a restaurant here.....came back at around 11.30pm...wanted to go browse but there are no interent cafe's in the vicinity...so came back to my room..watched FRIENDS for sometime and then dozed off....

it was the weekend now...got up a little late...had breakfast..and then discovered that i could access the net using the phone line here via dial up..and also discovered that it is bugging slow to use that net..but thats the only option i had and i still have.....then decided to call up my friends in pune...and fixed up the plan to go there....took a volvo bus in the evening and landed up in pune by around 8.30pm..met a friend and his wife...had diner with them...then went to watch a movie with another friend...and finally crash landed at a friends place at 2am...talked for a while n then dozed off...got up around 10...had breakfast and roamed around pune for a while...damn the city feels like home to me...it is a second home to me...mumbai feels like strange land...feel totally lost in mumbai...the day went by quickly and in the evening took a volvo back to mumbai...reached mumbai arnd 10.30pm...had diner...and then logged on the bugging dial up connection to check the blog and post out here...

its 12.30 in the night now...will check all the blogs tomorrow as and when i can manage too...so please bear with me...hope you all are having a good time and enjoying yourself...

@spiky...will do the tag soon :)
@dollface ...will do the tag soon :)

cheers!!take care

many fold post.....

2008-04-23T02:03:00.000-07:00

2 weeks at home...and time flies by...lol...well came back home for 2 weeks...after a stint of 7 years outside delhi (4 yrs engg in pune + 1 yr work with HSBC in pune + 2 yr mba in trichy)....n now my joining date has come as 25th April and i have to report to my company's ie Hindustan Unilever Ltd( formerly HLL [ Unilever India] ) office in mumbai on 25th April...

will be joining as a manager in the sales and marketing division and i still dont know where they will give the final posting after the orientation training is over in Mumbai...so i get a few days in Mumbai...may go to Pune over the weekend if i have the time...n i seriously dont knw if i would be able to meet "my friend" (refer the previous post)...once i get there...as of now i dont intend to meet her....

anyways coming back to the post...the last 2 weeks have been amazing..well it didnt start off so good with me coming back to see Dad in the hospital...but all is well..he got discharged next day..all tests cleared..and now hes fit n fine..back to work n life as usual... :)...meet up with a lot of friends this time around..which is good...met up with my best friends from school on my birthday...had a good time with them..n thanks guyz for making my bday so much fun...had a family get together at home that night..n it was good to be with all my relatives n cousins after so long...

went to watch the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals...had free passes :D...but seriously i enjoy watching the match on the TV rather than a stadium...unless you are at behind the sidescreen there is no point sitting in the stands on the square boundaries...it is just someone batting...someone bowling and someone fielding then..lol..but still had a good time with my friends there :)

saw Krazzy 4...absolutely crap...i mean dont see it unless u get to see it on TV for free :D...went to Near East at priyas n met another group of school friends after about 4-5 years ...it was good to spend time there...n Near East has good food...meanwhile my folks had organized a "paath" at a gurudwara nearby..now for the international audience "paath" is the recital of the Guru Granth Sahib over a period of 3 days..(Guru Granth Sahib for Sikhs is like the Bible for Christians or the Geeta for Hindus or the Qoran for Muslims)...so that was good...and finally it concluded with Langar on Sunday (langar is community meal served at the Gurudwara where everyone eats without any bias of any sort)...

well this was till Sunday...then Monday i was busy with getting dad's bank work done and getting his car repaired....been lazing around also at home for the last 2 days..as its getting very hot in delhi now...feels like home :D

tonight i might go for diner with my family to Le Meridian..lets see if that works out.. i hope the food there is good n worth it :) and tomorrow evening i fly off to Mumbai to join the big bad corporate world once again...

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well Humble Devil had tagged about somethings i would like to do before i take a hike towards heaven/hell...inspired from the Bucket List...which i think is an amazing flick...

so heres my list

visit

1) Siachin Glacier
2) Arunachal Pradesh (its awesome i have heard)
3) Egypt
4) Australia
5) France/Germany

Do

1) White water rafting
2) Bunjee Jumping
3) Para Gliding
4) Drive the snow scooter
5) Scuba Diving

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Well i tag

Spiky
Kitty
Mez
Ashu
Keshi

yet another short story

2008-04-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

It was a rainy august afternoon in 2005...he had just completed his engineering a few months back...and today was the big day...he was going to start working...he had been selected by this decently good IT company frm campus..n it was a good job..he entered the awesome office..it was amazing...the glas structure was so majestic...he went to the room where another 100 more people who were going to join with him were sitting...waiting for the formalities to be completed...she was also there...with her friends...chit chatting..laughing and enjoying herself...

The training period was for 2 months...and was conducted at another site...slowly as time passed by..he got to know her better and they became good frnds...training finished n they were very good friends by then...she was having a rough time in her already on relationship..and the friendship became stronger as time passed by...after a few months...she started seeing another guy at work..whom everyone else kinda hated in the offce...even he hated the bf...never had liked him anyways...that changed alot of things...friends became less prioritized and distances increased...she was just with the bf mostly...but then she was happy n he was happy for her..but they argued a lot...fought alot....over she not spending more time with her frnds and just ignoring them completely...

a few more months passed and he left the company to do his MBA...the contact/communication between them remained to social networking sites...emails etc..but ntn more...and then after a few months...she was sent onsite on a project for 3 months...the relationship was over as both their families didnt see it working out...n the bf got married to someone else..then...she n her frnd...got back talking again...they both were happy...she was in Canada..he was in India...but they were chatting often...and during the course of time...they started flirting a lil...things were good...n then they met up again in June when she had come back n he had gone to the same old city for a few days after the end of first yr....by now her parents were getting after her life to get married...so the proposals had started coming in....he n her talked abt it...he had changed alot to accomodate anything and everything she said..so that she was happy....

the company sent her onsite again for a few months...she had decided to give GMAT by then...and was already preparing...so she gave her exam..gotta good score..and after the onsite project tenure got over..she came back to India...things were hotting up on the family side to get her married...25 n still single...elder daughter...she had to get married soon....January 2008 till march 2008...the heat was on..everyother weekend prospective grooms came n went by..but she didnt like anyone...there was ntn in common....she and he talked...flirted all this while...he soaked up all her tantrums...was there for her to let her speak out..n get all the frustation out of her...then things started to cool down...the MBA admissions in US universities came through...the stress was now on finalizing the loans for the fees for 2 years...

she was less stressed now...she n him were back to talking..back to the flirting part again...things were good...n then..one fine night...just before he was about to finish his MBA...she asked him to come to the city..she wanted to talk..face to face...she wanted to know what was in his heart...did he want to say anything or not....that night the talk got extended..n he told her everything..he told her he found her attractive...n was maybe kinda attracted towards her...but it wasnt huge or big...she told him she had been on a couple of dates with someother guy ...but it wasnt serious as she was going to leave in 2 months for US...n he was like ok...she said...we ll talk face to face n then see....

its been 10 odd days since then..he finished his MBA..came back home..n she was hell busy with her work...thats what she said...didnt take calls..and all....and today on chat..when he tells her that he may not be able to visit her this time around...she tells him...she has a boyfriend...things have progressed and blah blah blah....and he was like...lol...wow..only he knew that this was enough...he had decided...no more talking to her...he realized that some friendships arent forever...sometimes u ve to even let go of friends and move on....and with that thought in mind...he deleted her number from his cell...even though its there on his fingertips... :D..he did the right thing..didnt he??

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btw heres a pic of my birthday cake

yummmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! aint it :D :D

PS...btw the story is not a piece of fiction

Happy Birthday to me :) :)

2008-04-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

Woooooooooooooooofffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (please ignore the time n date the post was published..its on GMT..n not IST)

Time flies by and you dont even get to know it eh?? I cant believe i have turned 25 today...lol i know i have..but it just seems like i am 21 or 22...just seems lik e i have done a graduation n not a post graduation..n i am gonna walk out and face the corporate world... :D...anyhow i will be doing that soon too with Hindustan Unilever (Unilever India) , now that i have completed my MBA...

well TODAY (17th April) is my day....its all about me...n i sure am gonna enjoy it..

Happy Quarter century to me...

for those who wanna wish me personally can ask me for my number :D :D..for those who want to send me gifts...please do so...lol :D

anyways take care guys

god bless u all

time of the aries

2008-04-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

Dads home...and hes fit n fine...all tests came out normal... :) :) everyones happy n thankful....n thank u guyz for all the wishes n support :)

dont know what to post about...a little sleepy...but looking forward to 17th of this month...as i get to complete my quarter century on that day :D...so i decided to dedicate this post to the sun sign i am..n that is aries..not that i believe in all this..but its just good fun to read :D

Aries are:

Warm hearted
Concerned about appearances in the social and personal sense
Committed to what they believe in
Courageous
Born leaders
A bit headstrong

Aries and Flirtation

Aries' flirtation style is direct and immediate. You'll hear compliments on how wonderful your hair or clothes look, especially at this very moment. Aries like to get things going faster than you may be used to and you could be asked on a date so effortlessly that you don't even realize you should get dressed up. But once you catch on to Aries' intentions, it never hurts to play a little hard to get. Aries love a good chase.

Aries - Love Traits

Aries is the first sign in the zodiac sign. People born under the Aries zodiac sign are just like a newborn child, naive and unquestioning. Just like a child, they demand their wishes to be fulfilled first. That does not mean they are selfish. They are just incapable to see beyond their world. They are dynamic and quick-witted individuals who can rebel if provoked. They are fun to be with and will amaze you with the fun filled activities they come up with, for passing time. Though they can hurt when tempers flare up, they can forgive and forget as easily.

Aries have a strong sense of romance.
They are very possessive of their loved ones and are prone to jealousy.
They are very expressive in love and are not the ones to hold back their feelings.
Aries are very faithful to their loved ones and do not go straying after other people once they find their match.
They love spontaneity in a relation

Aries and Romance

Aries loves the hunt and will do whatever it takes to get the prize they want. The question in their mind will often be whether it's a prize worth keeping. Aries will take risks during the chase and would love the object of their affections to do the same. That give-and-take can keep things more than interesting and going for quite some time. There is no doubt that Aries is seductive and will prove hard to resist. Sparks will fly in this competitive pas de deux, and it's all the better where the Ram is concerned. A mental attraction for impassioned Aries is often the first step and the indicator as to whether things will progress. If things work their way down -- watch out! Once hooked, Aries loves strokes and tender caresses and a lover who will tell them that they are the best.

i wonder which all are true out of them :D

so guyz..lets hear abt wat ur horoscopes say :D

cheers!!

back home finally!!

2008-04-13T09:42:00.000-07:00

hey guyz..how r u all???hope u having a great time...well i just got back home today...MBA over...finally done with studies... :D

drove down from Trichy to Chennai yesterday...had an awesome time driving on that 320 km stretch..the last 100 kms is pure bliss with an amazing highway...so smooth...... :D...met up with a friend of a senior batch of my institute...had diner with him...and then stayed the nite at the guesthouse of the company for which my dad works... :)...always good hospitality there :D

took the afternoon flight for back home to delhi from chennai...no good airhostesses this to write on :D...lol...but newaz was way to sleepy....so got back home at arnd 3.30 in the afternoon today..wanted to reach home asap n then head to the hospital...my dad's admitted there...well it came as a suprise to me too..i was told abt it only after my exms got over n wen i was abt to start driving to chennai...anyways..im glad hes ok......he was feeling giddy on friday evening after returning from work...so the family doc got him admitted to the hospital to check for any concerns...but till now all tests ve been positive and he should be coming back home tomorrow...

anyways im off now...ve to go to the hospital..will be spending the night there with him...c u guyz later...have fun :)

the best days of my life

2008-04-09T12:41:00.000-07:00

2 years went by...and didnt even realize that time flys by so fast...well i am talking about my MBA...almost completed it..with just one exam to go on saturday n then i go back home for a few days before joining Hindustan Unilever (Indian division of Unilever Plc) in the managerial cadre :) and start earning some good bucks :D

i have had the most rocking time of my life here..made some amazing friends..lived a life of fun, responsbility and with great instincts to survive in down south :D...lol..its been a great roller coaster ride to be enjoyed.... i am a part of the PR committee of my institute and it was awesome fun in ensuring what me n my team could do for uplifting the image of the institute...and making it known better at the national and international level :)

had an amazing time discovering new places in southern india...probably some stuff i ld ve never done unless n until i ld ve been forced to...so im thankful to my institute for giving me the opportunity to explore south india a bit n also have some adventure along with it :)...

enjoyed eating south indian food on a daily basis...something being a north indian i wouldnt ve done otherwise...learned a few words in tamil...n it feels good to knw it a bit...even though it might just b 0.000001%..lol...

my institute allowed me the opportunity to get back to playing football again after a gap of 1 hr...and tht has been really amazing...i totally love the game...enjoy playing it to the core...got the chance to b a part of the team that lifted the tournament cup here this time n it was an amazing feeling to do so...

another thing i got to do is...look at quizzing as a serious option...started to quiz at my institute..participated in a few inter college quiz events...won a few prizes....ended up organizing 2 national level online quiz events for the first time in the history of my institute...i was helped by an amazing team that supported me to the core and both the events were a huge success...check www.bim.edu/enigma.html

my group devil's corner became the most known grp in the institute for being the grp that pulled everyone's leg n all we did was just ve fun...n v enjoyed having fun to the core...

well theres so much more but dont wanna bore u...just looking forward to going home now..

btw posting a video here that my committee n the marketing club at my institute made for an intra college ad event....check it out...but plz use headphones if u r in office or not alone while watching...seriously recommended....

let me know abt ur views on this video...the first 40 seconds.... :D

btw in between i also learned a bit of management...helped me get 3 jobs..lol...alas i had to take up one in the end :)..but thts ok...

do check out the Devils corner video on this post : DC Video

on 12th it ll be time to bid adieu to my insitute...but the memory will live on forever...These were the best days of my life :)

cheers!!