mount /dev/null /mnt/mind

2007-06-28T03:31:00.000+05:30

Think of a letter between A and W. Repeat it out loud as you
scroll down.

Keep going ...........................
Don't stop ...

Think of an animal that begins with that letter.

Repeat it out loud as you scroll down.

Think of either a man's/woman's name that begins with the last letter in the animals name.

Almost there........ Now count out the letters in that name on the fingers of the hand you are not using to scroll down.

Take the hand you counted with and hold it out in front of you at face level.

Look at your palm very closely and notice the lines in your hand. Do the lines take the form of the first letter in the persons name?

OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DON'T. Now smack yourself in the face and quit playing stupid shit like this.

London....... once again

2007-06-16T02:37:00.000+05:30

Nothing has changed but the weather since February when I left this place last time. And it’s frustrating. Was busy reading a journal and never realized the time as the sun is still up. And now I don’t feel like going out to get something for dinner and come back at 11:30 or so.

Though I reached here yesterday, I slept like a normal guy tried from a long flight, so didn’t notice that its summers here and you can see the light even when you are going to sleep.

So will help myself with some juice and will sleep again as I need to get up at 6 to catch a bus to Poole.

Irritated because that’s not what I had planned for a Friday evening. Wanted to have some Guinness and something good to eat after that. But than such is life.

I miss you India

Yahoo mail

2007-05-01T15:50:00.000+05:30

In the beginning it was all clean and god said "LET THERE BE SPAM". Phew.... and we got yahoo mail.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhh.

Holi

2007-03-06T17:31:00.000+05:30

For those who didn't receive the email from me.

Way to go Gopu da.

2007-01-22T23:26:00.000+05:30

Updates

2006-12-18T20:49:00.000+05:30

I am beta and Nonsense thinking is live.

Missed this. :(

2006-09-27T14:00:00.001+05:30

Note: I have changed the video now with the complete song. What i missed can still be seen at http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-2290917788498078634&hl=en

Tagged

2006-09-26T20:40:00.000+05:30

I was tagged by Arunima almost a week back but couldn't do it due to so many reasons.
But as i am tagged for the first time in my blogging life here is the result.

I am thinking about: First of all when this project will get over. How to handle my kin so that they will stop dreaming about my marriage? When I’ll read the books I bought 3 months back. How much time I’ll take to drive the car on my own?

I said....

I want to... sleep. (Nothing is more important right now.)

I wish...You were here. (Not you.)

I hear …Anything which is there in my nano other then noises people make at my workplace. A friend has recently tagged my workplace as fish market. I still love this place.

I wonder...if I am normal at all.

I regret...nothing.

I am... Does anyone know the answer? Cause I don’t know and I don’t care.

I dance… I do I do I do.

I sing...yeah a lot. But generally I pick the lines from the middle so by the time people around me come to know which song I am screwing its too late for them. J Nice guys.

I cry...cried once.

I am not always...low, short tempered. All in all I am a happy abnormal person. Don’t know if it matches with the definition of madness?

I make with my hands... software to begin with, egg, Tea (I m good at it.)

I write... code, blog (you can see how regular I am with this), mails J

I confuse...everyone with the extensive amount of GYAN I have.

I need ... sleep, money, people.

Thanks Arunima for bringing me back to my blog. :)

And you, yes you are tagged.

Cheers.

My New Phone

2006-09-05T17:45:00.000+05:30

I am so going to buy this one. Provided its affordable.

What happens if Microsoft had designed the Ipod?

2006-05-17T14:53:00.000+05:30

If i can think of........

2006-02-27T00:02:00.000+05:30

I missed the daily dose of Kathy’s writing in the last 3-4 days, and when l did visit her blog today I found a post of her linking to Extreme Teaching. I ended at Dear Elena.

The pain of losing someone you love is the same no matter what is the relation. I faced it 3 years back and when I was going through that the first thing I decided was to never leave home and to quit my job. The closest friend of mine went through even greater pain but he came out stronger then me. I’ve guilt of not being there always when I should have been but that’s a different story.

But this guy amazes me. He has given me a lesson for the life. My deepest condolence and I wish him strength to go ahead in life.

2006

2006-01-12T17:00:00.000+05:30

2005 was a great year in many ways. I had never been so satisfied on a Dec 31st night in last many years.
After many years of failing I’ve successfully achieved all my resolutions this year.
Now I am thinking to set some more complex targets for this year and here is the list of the things I’ve thought of so far.

Reduce my phone bill at least by 50%.
Oil hair every weekend.
Learn swimming.
Learn driving (optional).
Spent more time on studies (something between 400-500 hours).
Save money.
Call home everyday.
Visit home 4 times this year.
Visit more places in south (Most likely Kerala & Ooty.)
Get up early every morning on weekdays. (6:30 or 7 will do.)
Jogging.
More movies and more books. (Last book read was “The Kite Runner”)

And last but the most important

To celebrate this Dec 31st at Delhi or at home.

Wish you all a very happy 2006.

Cheers.

Bawra man

2005-12-26T18:27:00.000+05:30

Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna

Bawre se man ki dekho bawri hain batein
Bawre se man ki dekho bawri hain batein
Bawri si dhadkane hain bawri hai sanse
bawri se karwaton se nindiya door bhage
bawre se nain chahe bawre jharokho se bawre nazaron ko takna

Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna

Bawre se is jahan mein bawra ek saath ho
Is sayani bheed mein bus hatho mein tera haath ho
Bawri si dhun ho koi bawra ek raag ho
Bawri si dhun ho koi bawra ek raag ho
bawre se pair chahe bawre tarano ke bawre se bol pe thirakana

Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna

Bawra sa ho andhera bawri khamoshiyan
Bawra sa ho andhera bawri khamoshiyan

Thartharati low ho maddham bawri madhoshiyan
Bawra ek ghoonghta chahe haule haule bin bataye
Bawra ek ghoonghta chahe haule haule bin bataye
Bawre se mukhde se sarakana

Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna
Bawra man dekhne chala ek sapna

Not bad

2005-12-22T15:24:00.000+05:30

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 9/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

India Abroad

2005-09-08T23:50:00.000+05:30

More then 3 months in London and no photo at all. Well thought of doing it many times but 2 strong excuses I have:

1) No time.
2) The photos were not with me.

So finally I am uploading the photo of the year here.

The model in the photo is Mr. Gupta in his Bee Gees hair style which was developed in UK.

Did you say Punjab?
Well right.
It’s a Punjabi London. (Any better titles please advice.)

Mail of the day.

2005-08-21T21:06:00.000+05:30

We used to play spin the bottle when I was a kid. A girl would spin the bottle and if it pointed to you when it stopped, the girl could either kiss you or give you a dime. By the time I was 14, I owned my own home.

Maula

2005-08-09T22:08:00.000+05:30

Maula hoga aur bhi gahra andhera kya
Maula hai is raat ka koi savera kya
Kya kabhi dewane ki janjeer tootegi
Kya kabhi mathe se kalikh iske chootegi
Kaid se aazad hoga kya junoon ek din
Rang kya layega deewane ka khoon ek din

Absolute beauty of Rehman this one is. And the lines above are the core of this song.

I am listening to 'Al Madad Maula' from The Rising. Music sounds quite promising and I hope the movie will be equally good.

And its releasing soon here too as I can see the buses painted with the movie stills.

So if you haven't got the songs yet, then it’s time to make some good use of your employer provided bandwidth.

Google

2005-07-13T23:28:00.000+05:30

This post is only for passionate users of Google and that means anybody on this earth with an internet connection.

But this is not a post about exploring Google’s new features or explaining how its works or anything which I often get on many blogs.

This is about a bug I found in the Google service and that too with our good old very basic Google search. (you read it correct. Now say with me 3 times "Google has a bug.")

And if you don’t believe it then try it yourself.

Here are the steps

Visit www.google.co.uk (if you are not aware, that's the locale for me now days)

Now search for undeclaredThrowable= InvalidClassException. Period. And please don’t ask me what the hack is this?

This thing has already eaten half my day.

Anyways back to the issue.

on the result page Google says "Results 1 - 10 of about 79" now if you have not changed your preferences to display more then 10 results in a page then the number of the pages in the results should be 7 or 8 (notice the 'about').

And here is the first catch.

Google displays Page 1 2 3 Next.

And after clicking on Next or 2 you get a page which says "Results 11 - 15 of about 78" (Issue 2)

But you'll notice that page 2 is the last page now. (3^rd and the last one.)
Now what? That’s all I have.

Isn't it a big thing? If not then this post wasn’t for you. Read the first line again.

This is what I call a quiz

2005-06-15T22:30:00.000+05:30

The 5 toughest questions for men are:

1. What are you thinking about?
2. Do you love me?
3. Do I look fat?
4. Do you think she is prettier than me?
5. What would you do if I died?

What makes these questions so difficult is that each one is guaranteed to explode into a major argument if the man answers incorrectly ( I.e. tells the truth). Therefore, as a public service, each question is analyzed below, along with possible responses.

Question # 1: What are you thinking about?

The proper answer to this, of course, is: "I'm sorry if I've been pensive, dear. I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful, thoughtful, caring, intelligent woman you are, and how lucky I am to have met you."

This response obviously bears no resemblance to the true answer, which most likely is one of the following:

a. Baseball.
b. Football.
c. How fat you are.
d. How much prettier she is than you.
e. How I would spend the insurance money if you died.

(Perhaps the best response to this question was offered by Al Bundy, who once told Peg, "If I wanted you to know what I was thinking, I would be talking to you!")

Question # 2: Do you love me?

The proper response is: "YES!" or, if you feel a more detailed answer is in order, "Yes, dear."

Inappropriate responses include:

a. Oh Yeah, loads.
b. Would it make you feel better if I said yes?
c. That depends on what you mean by love.
d. Does it matter?
e. Who, me?

Question # 3: Do I look fat?

The correct answer is an emphatic: "Of course not!"

Among the incorrect answers are:

a. Compared to what?
b. I wouldn't call you fat, but you're not exactly thin.
c. A little extra weight looks good on you.
d. I've seen fatter.
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would spend the insurance money if you died.

Question # 4: Do you think she's prettier than me?

Once again, the proper response is always: "Of course not!"

Incorrect responses include:

a. Yes, but you have a better personality.
b. Not prettier, but definitely thinner.
c. Not as pretty as you when you were her age.
d. Define pretty..
e. Could you repeat the question? I was just thinking about how I would spend the insurance money if you died.

Question# 5: What would you do if I died?

A definite no-win question.

(The real answer, of course, is "Buy a Corvette!")

!!!Source : My InBox

........FYI

2005-06-02T21:51:00.000+05:30

So many things to do and so little time in hand, still feeling like writing this post as I’d like to keep track of this.
This was the worst Happy Birthday for me in the last so many years. No party no celebration and to make things even worst I didn’t receive several calls I was expecting.
Delhi walo tum to aise na the.
I bought “Shantaram” as a gift to me. The only thing I didn’t like about this book is that it’s of 933 pages. Much more then I was expecting.

The other gift I got is something I really wanted. I got released from my project (read officially released, otherwise I am still onto it helping the other peers.)
And now the new assignment, that too outside India! Well I like that but would have been much better if I’d have got some breathing space.
Tomorrow is my last day with this team and I am really feeling bad about that. This was for sure one of the best team I’ve worked with.
Saw an excellent bit of office politics. Tell ya it’s truly fun if you are not a part of it.
Attended the wedding of my colleague and got a chance to listen to “Kadri Gopalnath” on sax. Won’t make any comment on that as I didn't like it that much.

Ahhh... Deployment finished. Time to move.

Weekend

2005-05-21T20:06:00.000+05:30

Fabulous start of the weekend. I’ve been continuously working in my office since 1:00 PM today. And when its time to leave the office I am feeling that I deserve to get a chance to write a post. So I’ve ask my friend to take the vehicle out and I’ll join you after finishing this post.

This has been the best weekend for me in Bangalore as I didn’t have to think what to do.
I am running short of books now and it says that tomorrow I’ll be spending time in Landmark after a long time.

OK OK, here comes the signal of leaving (dude giving miss call.)

So how was your weekend buddy?

Feedback!!

2005-05-04T19:00:00.000+05:30

I am getting few feedbacks in the last couple of days from the people around me.
The first one I got from a friend with whom I am sharing most of the thoughts now days and he said “Himanshu you don’t fit anywhere in this world. You are really a strange person with no complaints with life.”
The other one (a colleague and buddy) said “you’ve changed a lot in the last few days. You are not the same cooperating team player. You are rude to the other peers of the team.”

Now that’s a contradiction isn’t it?
Well whatever it is, guys please don’t stop doing this.

Why the hack we need a title every time

2005-03-31T15:23:00.000+05:30

Seems the people are tired of blogging now. Just few of my favorite’s bloggers are writing and that to very occasionally.
And on the same track even I don’t want to write any more post.As a matter of fact I don’t want to do anything now days, all I want to do is to sleep, sleep and more sleep.
Writing a post after a long trip had always been my priority, but this trip has changed so many things that I simply don’t want to write about them.
Don’t know when the next post will be up on this blog.

Till then, Bye you all.

Tragedy

2005-03-05T17:45:00.000+05:30

Phone died 3 hrs back, didn’t turned back for half an hour. And in that half an hour I got so many suggestions for my new phone, starting from Reliance to MOTOROLA Chick.
Though I want to buy a new phone too but I don’t know why I just cant see this handset dead. I thought this phone would never let me down.

Today when I was discussing something really important and a good thing when this happened.
I tried to switch it on many times but all was in vain. I took the battery out and placed it again but with the same output.

So that was the time when I started looking at my bank balance and to decide which handset to go for, I remembered that once Ashish had a PC that used to create trouble whenever you are desperate to work on something really important. And to make that work you need to hit really hard on the CPU 3 - 4 times.

Now no price for guessing what I did with my cell, and voila in the second attempt it worked.

But still the problem is with the standards, which I have to follow hereafter.
Like how many hits are required to make it work in which condition and many more like this.
I hope everyone will understand it.

Watched Sania Mirza playing against Jaleena and was disappointed to watch her loosing the match. But I was satisfied when I saw even Williams leaving the game after 6-2 and 4-3 in two sets against the same girl.

Watched “Black” last weekend and it is really a bright movie all I can say about.
One must watch it. “Blind musician” was refreshing in my mind when I was watching this movie, and that’s for sure is one of my favorite books.

So why don’t you go to watch the movie and call me up with your feedback.

Yeah my phone is working.

Tamso Maa Jyotirgamaya

2005-02-24T04:37:00.000+05:30

Thanks Anuj for giving a good laugh.
It goes like this.

Teacher: Beta, Batao to Tamso ma jyotirgamaya shlok ka kya arth hai?
Student: Tum so jao maa, mein Jyoti ke ghar ja raha hoon.

So a good end to a bad day.
Time to go home now.

Title not required...

2005-02-23T19:47:00.000+05:30

I am not in a good mood today. I am angry/frustrated/sad/nervous/...
yeah all this at the same time. I am not feeling like working/talking/reading.
It's my brother's birthday today and I haven't wished him yet. Not feeling like talking to anyone. (Sorry for the repetition)

All in all today I am not what I am and what I am today is really hard to digest for others.
Not a single joke since morning can explain this I guess.

On my part even I am conscious that I should not interfere in anything which is directly related to me else I can be very harsh today and I know it very well.

So just to avoid any situation like this I am sitting on my system and writing this post, just to avoid doing anything else.
Earphones are busy since morning which is not very usual, normally they come out of my drawers after lunch.

And when I am writing this Nusrat sahib is really trying hard to relax me by singing exactly what I want to listen.

To make this post a little long adding the tracks I am listening.

NFAK - Ask forgiveness from your love
NFAK - Biba sada dil mod de
NFAK - Classical Qawwali in raga gawo
NFAK - Gurus of peace
NFAK - Song in raga Bilawal
NFAK - More saiyan to hai pardes
NFAK - Rabba lakh lakh shukar manawa
NFAK - Tum ek GorakhDhandha ho

Music, War, Weapons and stories. aka avoiding valentine blues.

2005-02-14T09:45:00.000+05:30

Thursday evening was a complete bliss as it was the inauguration of our new campus and we had KK performing only for us.

Now shouldn’t it give me a feel that I am working for a good company? Yeah I feel it. But buddy said that you should say that you’re not in so bad organization.

Anyways this post is more and more about the events and not about the discussions. So KK was there and for the first time I felt that he really is too good. He sang almost all of his famous songs and I loved all of them, but that was not the end of the celebration because Vikram Sathey was there to perform as well.

All and all the show was just perfect and so was the party after that.

Weekend started quite early as we were out of the house at 9:30 in the morning, gone to the aero show and that was really amazing.

For the whole day we were there knowing more and more about each aircraft.

The whole event was a pure fun other then the traffic we got stuck in while getting back. (Hey you damn blind deaf govt of Bangalore, cant you see what we are facing everyday?)

Again Sunday afternoon watched “Enemy at the gates”. I was waiting for this since very long. If anyone of you have not seen it then go grab a CD.

Last weekend I happen to visit landmark at forum and bought 3 books.

The writers are Manto, Chekhov & Gorki.

Going through the first one and it has the best piece of work by Manto at the time of partition.

Vishal this book is a must for you. I remember when you came back from Ahemadabad after the godhra, we had a long discussion on it. I am gonna give you this book next month when I am reaching Delhi.

So how are you celebrating today?

Advice

2005-02-02T15:33:00.000+05:30

If your mind goes blank, don't forget to turn off the sound.

Thought of the day!!

2005-01-12T06:29:00.000+05:30

If love is blind how will she find me ?

Resolutions

2004-12-30T18:39:00.000+05:30

Just one more day left to think for the resolution of the year, which I am not going to keep.

At the same time I've notion of few things, which I am, going to use for the rest of my verve (technical).

So here is the roll of my resolutions for the year 2005 as well as the next so many years. (Amen)

After all I've been practicing all this for last few days.

1) My display resolution will not be less then 1280 x 1024.

2) I'll at least listen one song each day while I am working.

3) I'll become skilled at project management.

4) I'll be working only and only on java/J2EE platform.

5) All the forwards have to pass a QA test to get forwarded from me. (Yeah I accept all the thanks from all of my friends.)

6) I'll not add anymore blog to my aggregator. (I've got an adequate amount of. Trust me.)

7) I'll not use Internet explorer when I am in my office. (Thanks to mozilla firefox.)

On personnel front I've decided to read all the books, which are just lying there on my shelf from the last couple of months, and to watch movies based on war and history, as much as possible.

It really sucks when people talk about world war, Vietnam war and so many other parallel stuff with a great deal of ease and confidence and furthermore when they give me a smiling gaze.

So no more time waste from today, have to rush to home now.

Will go home and by the time I'll reach probably the Tom & Jerry show will start J

Tsunami

2004-12-28T19:09:00.000+05:30

Everyone please visit this link and see if you can do something at any level.

tsunamihelp.

Bullah continues

2004-12-22T20:09:00.000+05:30

Maati kudam karendee yaar,
Vaah vaah maati de gulzaar;
Maati ghora maati
jora, maati daa aswaar,
Maati maati nu (n) dorave, maati daa chankaar.

Maati maati nu(n) maaran lag-gee, maati de hathiyaar.
Jis maati par
bahutee maati, so maati hankaar;
Maati baagh bagheechaa maati, maati dee
gulzaar.
Maati maati nu (n) vekhan aayee, maati dee a bahar;

Hus
khed phir maati hove, paindee pau pasaar.
Bullah ja(n) eh bujhaarat buj-jhe,
Taa(n) lah bhau siro(n) maar.

"The soil is in ferment, O friend
Behold the diversity.
The soil is the horse, so is the rider
The soil chases the soil, and we hear the clanging of soil
The soil kills the soil, with weapons of the soil.
That soil with more on it, is arrogance
The soil is the garden so is its beauty
The soil admires the soil in all its wondrous forms
After the circle of life is done it returns to the soil
Answer the riddle O Bulleh, and take this burden off my head."

Read the complete article here

How to say you're my best friend when you wanna say I Love You ?

2004-12-21T01:15:00.000+05:30

Ask me :)

Bullah ki jana

2004-12-14T16:22:00.000+05:30

Woo! Just can't say how much I love this song. Since morning my winamp is playing this song in repeat mode.
I think it should be 70th time today I am listening to it. (Blame it to my poor mathematics if it sounds too much.)

I got the lyrics few days' back, I've just organized them to get in sync with the song.
Courtesy thanks to Reshma for the lyrics.

And reshma thanks for posting a comment on my blog. I just could not put any comment on your blog cause my security policies don't allow this.

For those who can't make out anything of these lyrics send me a mail to get the English translation of it.

So here comes Rabbi Shergil with "Bullah ki jana"

Bullah! ki jaana main kaun
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun

Na main momin vich maseetaan
Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan
Na main paakaan vich paleetaan

Na main andar ved kitaabaan,
Na main rainda bhang sharaabaan
Na main rainda mast kharaabaan
Na main shaadi na ghamnaaki
Na main vich paleeti paaki
Na main aabi na main khaki

Na main aatish na main paun
Bullah!, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah!, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah!, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah!, ki jaana main kaun

Na main Arabi na Lahori
Na main hindi shehar nagauri
Na Hindu na turak peshawri
Na main bhed mazhab da paaya
Ne main aadam havva jaaya
Na main apna naam dharaaya

Avval aakhir aap nu jaana
Na koi dooja hor pehchaana
Maethon na koi hor siyaana

Bullah! shah khada hai kaun

Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.

Na main moosa na pharaun.
Na main jaagan na vich saun.
Na main aatish na main paun
Na main rehnda vich Nadaun
Na main baitthan na vich bhaun

Bullah! shah khada hai kaun

Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun

Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun

Bullah! ki jaana main kaun.
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun
Bullah, ki jaana main kaun

Yeah I Missed it...

2004-11-23T18:23:00.000+05:30

So the season of missing continues.
Yeah I am getting good at missing every possible thing.
To start with I missed my flight to Bangalore on 16th morning and tell ya it was a pain.
Missed the office that day and the important meeting as well.

Then I missed a play by Habib Tanveer after standing in a queue for around 2 hrs, that too when I was the 4th from the ticket counter.
Now that's really frustrating. Isn't it?

But today I crossed all the limits and I missed something I couldn't have even imagined.
Yup I missed it and I'll take the rap for it.

I cursed myself the most today that why I decided to move to Bangalore.
And it seems since the day I've moved out of Delhi everything is going right for everyone there.

So that forced me to think "am I a bad luck"?
Guys any feedback will be appreciated. (Mind you the condition is the answer should be a big NO)

Spoke to dude in the morning and he was sore as hell and I felt more frustrated after talking to him.
And I am sure the next time I am gonna meet him I'll surely be in hot water.

Note To Dude (from the bottom of my heart):
"Sorry buddy, I am not with you at the toughest time of your life, but I know you are a brave chap and will manage this situation in your always jolly mood.
And to add more to it, all my blessings and wishes are with you, which will help you to face it."

Having said that I wish you a very happy & prosperous wedding life.
I Hope & strongly believe that you two will go along very well and set an example to encourage other members of the gang to join your category.

Last but not the least "big CHEERS".

Love, Romance & Me !

2004-10-27T16:47:00.000+05:30

Yeah you read the title right.
Finally I got something interesting to discuss/write about it.
I already discussed it last night with Amol.
(And that's the reason I am feeling sleepy now)
So the time is set to write about it now, but before that a little intro about Amol.

He is my roommate and it's been just a month we know each other.
His interests include Guitar (he is good at it), reading books (mostly based on WAR or history), and watching History/Discovery/National Geographic Channel.

OK. I think it's enough about him.

So Yesterday when I was all set to sleep at 11:00 pm (cause now days I have no choice other then getting up at 6 in the morning), he suddenly asked me

SO Mr. Himanshu, how about your girlfriend?
I Promptly replied in my very well known way (only few people know this way): Which one you are talking about?
He asked in amazement: How many do you have buddy?
Me: LOL. Not a single one actually.
Amol: I don't believe you?
ME: Please do, otherwise I'll die of guilt. (LOL)
Amol: No tell me seriously.
Me: I have few but I am not able to decide which one to go for.

....
...
...
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And this went on for around an hour before we started discussing the role of Gandhi in Partition, but that is in some other post.
The point here is after this was all over; I tried to recollect my thoughts just to see if I have anything interesting in my life about it.
Guess what? I burst out laughter.
I simply couldn't find anything interesting about it except the fact that I like romantic movies, romantic songs and books on this subject.
Slept at 2 and just to prevent myself from sleeping I am writing this post.

Anyways time to listen to "I'd do anything for love".

Cheers.

Happy Birthday Oshi

2004-10-18T17:45:00.000+05:30

Oshi is 3 years old today.
Many Happy Returns of the day Dear.

Coming Home

2004-10-18T17:32:00.000+05:30

Open your heart
I'm coming home.

Yeah finally I made it.
I'll be in Delhi and then to my home again after almost 3 months.
Not a long time though, still I feel like its been ages I've not seen my friend's and my family.
I remember there were days when I just had to informed kaushik about my leave plans, and now I did a conference on VOW to US for getting my leave assigned.

Anyways all well if the ends well.

In this excitement I finished two good books in this weekend.

Five point someone:
Was thinking for this book and finally found it a week back.
I won't say its a must read, still worth reading.

The Department of Denials:
The same ratings but I really liked the style of Anurag Mathur to make us laugh.

Now back to work..

Gandhi & Me

2004-10-14T12:52:00.000+05:30

Gandhi said,

Bura mat kaho.
Bura mat suno.
Bura mat dekho.

Adding to it I say,

Bura mat likho.

and i have nothing good to write as of now.
so no blogging at the moment.

I've Seen It All...

2004-10-11T15:31:00.000+05:30

just feeling like this today, so posting the lyrics.

anybody listening?

I've seen it all, I have seen the trees,
I've seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
I've seen a man killed by his best friend,
And lives that were over before they were spent.
I've seen what I was - I know what I'll be
I've seen it all - there is no more to see!

You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru!
I'm happy to say I had better to do
What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
All walls are great, if the roof doesn't fall!

And the man you will marry?
The home you will share?
To be honest, I really don't care...

You've never been to Niagara Falls?
I have seen water, its water, that's all...
The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State?
My pulse was as high on my very first date!
Your grandson's hand as he plays with your hair?
To be honest, I really don't care...

I've seen it all, I've seen the dark
I've seen the brightness in one little spark.
I've seen what I chose and I've seen what I need,
And that is enough, to want more would be greed.
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all - there is no more to see!

You've seen it all and all you have seen
You can always review on your own little screen
The light and the dark, the big and the small
Just keep in mind - you need no more at all
You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You've seen it all - there is no more to see!

Ek Haseena Do Deewane & 2 Kamine talking about them.

2004-10-07T15:00:00.000+05:30

Well this one seems filmy but it happened, just last night.

6th October 8:00 pm

Gupta: "KAHANI POORI FILMI HAI".
I: What are you talking about.
Gupta: You know N****** is getting married.
I: Yeah. So?
Gupta: R***** has organized a party for her farewell at my place today.
I: SHIT.
Gupta: (Giggling) Mein aaj uski (read R***** ki) waat lagane wala hoon.
I: Kyon bacche ki jaan leta hai yaar.
Gupta: Tu dekhta ja.
I: God bless him.

6th October 11:00 pm
I: Hi, what's up?
Gupta: Well... the game has started.
I:Hmmmmmmmmmm.
Gupta: A*** is also here.
I: Hell. Ek hasina 2 deewane.
Gupta: He he he he he he he.
I: what happened?
Gupta: you said Haseena. (lol)
I: he he he. Ab kya kare yaar. Bandi mein kuch to baat hai ki 2 bando ko ghooma diya.
Gupta: Yo. Absolutely.
I: So kaisa chal raha hai?
Gupta: Both the heroes are crying sitting outside the kitchen.
I: Ha ha ha ha.
Gupta: bad manners himanshu.
I: sorry yaar. And what about N******.
Gupta: she just delivered the dialog of the day.
I: She did?
Gupta: who else can do that else then the princes?
I: yeah. Anyways what's the dialog?
Gupta: I'll tell you but before that be prepared and make sure you wont die.
I: arey bata na bhai. Natak band kar.
Gupta: okay here it is

"A**** and R***** I am sorry, but ab mein kisi aur ki ho chuki hoon. Ab kuch nahi ho sakta".

I: *#%^$&^%&$
Gupta: see I told you, be brave before I tell you this.
I: ch ch ch. Kitne dil se kaha hai bechari ne.
Gupta: Kamine.
I: Good night.

The Past (The better past)

2004-10-06T18:59:00.000+05:30

Its Vishal's Happy Budday today and the guys over there will be having a great palty this weekend.
Everyone is so busy that they can't even celebrate a birthday on the day.
I remember it's always like this, but the fun was always the same whenever we were celebrating.
Ashish is busy now days with his regular hectic schedule and Vishal is messing up with VSNL.

Guys when we'll be able to ignore these shits on days like this?

Well even worst is that while everyone else is so busy, I am spending my time here writing this post cause I don't have anything else to do.
Still now days I prefer to stay in the office till late so that I'll be having few people around me to talk.
And everyone else from Delhi is doing the same.
I guess I am gonna have even larger group in Delhi whenever I'll be back.

Yeah I'll certainly be back to live my life again, but the question is when?

And the answer is not soon. :-(

So guys keep your finger crossed and pray for me if you can.
Meanwhile I am trying to recollect the name of the peoples who suggested me to go to bangalore.

Oops. Vikas just left to States half an hour back. (Bach gaya sala)

Anyways, Happy Birthday Buddy.

The New Place

2004-10-05T11:31:00.000+05:30

This is a bad day following a pathetic weekend.
Got my seat shifted to a new place, from 5th floor to 3rd floor.

See how I am falling apart.

Well the worst thing is that I am sitting with people who are still living in the era of jagjeet singh and few more of his kind.
But yeah I must thank them cause because of them I got something to write today.
Ehhhhhhhhh here started "Hosh walo ko khabar kya".

Someone save me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its not like these songs are not good, but the thing is that I don't like them and I know I like very weird kind' a music and that's the reason I always keep my earphones with me.
....Just to make sure that nobody is thinking in the same way about me.

OK to tell you more about my new cubicle, we are 6 people sitting here for different projects and for different technologies. I am messing up with the documentation I've got about the project, the only girl here is busy surfing matrimonial sites and shouting on each good profile she founds. Two other guys are busy playing games over the network.

So lot's of happening.

Hope I am gonna shift to my project desk soon as my manager has asked for it.

The Power of Music

2004-10-03T15:11:00.000+05:30

Got my system set to play music today and now everything seems quite good.
Finished few chapters of a book, which I was trying to do since last 15 days.
Music really is a powerful source of energy to me.
The tracks I’ve selected in my play list includes

1) Me and a gun – Tori Amos
2) Siren – Tori Amos
3) Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
4) Crucify - Tori Amos
5) Silent all these years - Tori Amos
6) I'm a Doun - Vanessa Mae
7) I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton/Vince Gill
8) I Would Do Anything For Love - Meatloaf
9) Total eclipse of the heart - Meatloaf & Bonnie Tyler
10) One And One - Robert Miles
11) Angel From Montgomery - John Prine & Bonnie Raitt
12) Classical Guitar Solo (Acoustic) - Eric Clapton
13) Raga Bhoopali Tarana – Teental - Kishori Amonkar
14) Down On The Corner - CCR
15) Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR
16) Landslide - Dixie Chicks
17) Lake Of Fire - Nirvana
18) Hey You - Pink Floyd
19) Another Brick In The Wall 2 - Pink Floyd
20) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
21) Caledonia Soul Music - Van Morrison
22) Hurricane - Bob Dylan

Blogging

2004-09-25T13:57:00.000+05:30

It really sucks when you do have access to the Internet at the speed of 100 MBPS but you cant update your blog.
The filter really doesn’t allow doing so, but a relief is that I can still read the blogs.
And when you’re at the café you just don’t recollect what to write.
The thing is that the filter doesn’t allow me to access a site having blogger in its URL, but blogspot works fine.
So now I’ve to look for a solution like posting via email or anything else if available.
I just wrote last few entries in my word sheet and I posted it.
Will continue updating it as soon as I’ll get the email option available.

A Blind Post

2004-09-18T13:49:00.000+05:30

Got my glass broken last evening when I was about to pick my coffee cup from the machine. To make things worst I’ve a discussion with a client today. Though it will be over VOW, I am felling like I just cant do anything without my specks.

But the things are not easy even after that. Viren is waiting for me at brigade road and I’ve to go to Indiara nagar first to get my new glasses, and for that I’ve to accept a challenge to take an auto and the auto walas here drives like they’ve got a license to kill.

Overall loss with a small mistake:

2500 bucks for my new glasses. They are actually hi-fi ultra thin plastic lenses. (To make spending this money less ridicule there are some more features in them as anti glare, anti scratch, anti stress etc. etc. )

A night with nightmares about my eyes.

Meeting with viren delayed (as always).

Almost gave my life in the cruel hand of the auto driver.

Hope I’m gonna see a new world just after 2 hours from now.

A New World

2004-09-10T13:40:00.000+05:30

Got a call from Annu saying what’s the matter there is no update on the blog, one can imagine how surprising it was for me that even on this dead earth at least one person is there who visits my page.

Highly obliged.

Well this time I really have to say a lot, as the last 2 months were full of happening.

I left Delhi!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah it’s true. Everyone knows it.

Now I am in bangalore and trying to start everything from the scratch again, as I did in Delhi.
About bangalore I got so many reviews from my friends, but I didn’t find it better then Delhi.

Life becomes really sad when you shift to a new place, compare everything there with your previous place and find the previous place better in everyway.

The 4 years I stayed in Delhi was really a great time of my life.
I met so many good people there when I studied there and when I was working for Express.

I miss you Delhi.

My next few posts will be about bangalore I guess.
As of now I am just familiar with two places, one is my office that is at residency road and second is the place where I am living, Indira Nagar.

I’ve not been assigned anything till date so I am working (read spending time) in office from 9 to 6.

Palty Time

2004-06-07T20:31:00.000+05:30

One fine evening after a long gap.
Yesterday we all (Jeetu & family, Vishal, Ruchir and me) were together after a long time.
though we were very much in touch with each other from a long time , this was ultimate fun.

Jeetu Bhai treated us at LAVANYA (NOIDA) for getting a place at I-Flex Bombay, I am definetly gonna miss him as it was such a great time we both have shared together.

Cool place, cool music(Live music) and being with friends really makes me Happy.
at 1 in the night we had a coffe at jeetu's place before returning to home.

The second important thing about yesterday is that we went to ruchirs home too and met his mother. Such a nice person she is i must say.

I hope we'll have similar kinda fun once again before jeetu bhai leaves.
AAMEEN.

Updates

2004-06-06T16:17:00.001+05:30

The new interface provided by blogger is really great, its more easy, neat and clean.

Blogger really means a lot to me now, as I am continuously reading the posts from few known people (Directly or indirectly).
Some of them are Satish (who is actually the gateway to the others), Arun Katiyar, Harinder and many more.
I have linked Satish and Arun to my blog, I guess i dont owe any Royalty to them ;-)

I am surprised how good can people write and jealous that why cant I do that.(I don't code good either)

I guess I am learning few new things everyday while reading them. Either its some tech stuff or non tech it really doesn't matter to me as long as I am loving it.

Apart from this the major benefit blogger offered was Gmail.(Cheers for Google)
I Got an account around a month back and I am really liking it for its uniqueness.

I am gonna make it my primary mail account as soon as Google will launch it as stable and when all the cafe's near to my home will update the Browsers up to the requirement of using it.

And at last this is a warning to all my friends that on 17th if this month I am getting free of my exams and its gonna hurt them a lot as I am planning to blog everyday after it and reading it is mandatory for them.
(God Bless You All).

Sab Ruk Gaye

2004-05-09T17:49:00.000+05:30

This post is almost a month late.
I don't know its the demand of fashion or are we really that old.
whatever.............

the thing is like Gupta, Kalia, Vinod Rupani , Shantanu they all got engaged in a row.

the trouble is that my dad and my sisters are really happy about it.
I know why is this so.

need to think for a solution very quickly.

The Sun Rises from the EAST

2004-04-28T12:41:00.000+05:30

Now I can not stop talking about it.
If I am doing so much for me for the first time in my life I must tell it to each and every person regardless of his/her interests in it.
For continually 2 days I am watching the sun rise and yesterday was the first day I came to know where I should be looking when someone ask me where is the EAST.
Well that's not the big thing, what the hack one would get watching sunrise everyday, the thing is I've started jogging(Gupta and Anuj read it again).
Vishal is quite surprised that how can I wake up at 4:30 or 5:00 after sleeping at around 12 every night, but buddy you have to because my new office don't provide me a sleeping break.

People are asking me that why the hell I am doing this.
Comment from a close friend of mine was "you will disappeared if you will do so".
The aim behind this stupidity is to buy 30 waist jeans again.

Feeling great about it but has to be very careful to be regular with it.

Lord ram

2004-04-25T16:12:00.000+05:30

Seems lord is not happy with me.
atleast vishal is trying to prove it.
every morning I am listening to some irritating bhajans.
for interested ppl I am writing the name of the album.
its called "RAM NA MILENGE BHAGWAAN KE BINA" ~@#$^%%
I got him a cassette by ASHWINI BHIDE for a replacement but it seems he has got the same views about my choice.
after all what you give is what you get.

hope only lord RAM can help me now.

A Good Morning finally

2004-04-04T17:49:00.000+05:30

Well today morning was just like any other except that its Sunday.
and the one I am referring to was of 22nd march 2004.
I am finally out of EXPRESS and having a good time at TECNOVA INDIA PVT LTD as a Software Engineer.
It took almost one year to get rid of the "PROGRAMMER" tag, the initial 2 were core investment.
leaving express (infect leaving the online team) was not that easy honestly.
and kaushik did the same.
so the coincidence is that all of us (me, kaushik and gupta) changed our jobs in a same month.
hope we are gonna meet soon for a long discussion (off course for a party too).

at last a very good line I got from my new machine's wall paper.

"Behind every successful man there is a woman.
And behind every unsuccessful man there are two."

Last Day

2004-03-24T18:14:00.001+05:30

Today is my last day at express.
infact its just a question of few minutes now.
tomorrow morning i've to be at my new place at 9:30.
i think ajay is right now i must start sleeping early.

Anyways really dont have any idea wht the hack i am suppose to do tomorrow.
Lets hope for the best.

Say no to Escorts

2004-02-20T09:36:00.000+05:30

The worst morning ever.
got a call from vishal's cousin.
they left delhi last night at 3.

The heartless garbage collector

2004-01-23T12:18:00.001+05:30

HeadFirst is certainly the coolest series i have ever seen.
just see the intro it has for the chapter named "Life and Death of an Object"

...then he said,
"I can't feel my legs!" and i said "joe! stay with me joe!"
But it was... too late.The garbage collector came and ... he was gone.
Best object I ever had.

HEADFIRST JAVA page 231.

now i hope i can finish this book soon.

Monia did it in his way

2003-12-12T18:50:00.000+05:30

Sorry to no one for the delay.
who else is gonna read this after all ;)

so dude's monia got married finally.
oh wot a day it was, smile , keep u'r mouth shut at the same time.
well vikas the mail is still due yaar.
but i promise this sunday i am gonna prepare it for u.
so monday is the deadline.

2003-09-04T15:46:00.000+05:30

Shares bounce back at opening on BSE

2003-08-22T18:04:00.000+05:30

15th of august (so called Independance Day, this year even the office was officially closed )

enjoyed it after so many years.
Ashish, Rajat, monia and anuj came to khatima and stayed there till the evening.went for long drives too (obviously rajat was driving.)

but the good thing is that i had a talk with ashish after a long time and felt good, though it was a "you know wht" session.

missed vikas badly (the only chap missing that day) .

and now i'm back in delhi .

life now days is like no studies no tension ;).

will try to start that soon too.

Cheers.

2003-08-09T11:00:00.000+05:30

seems i'll b out of this hell for a week tonight.
won't b able to update as i dont wanna see this damn screen anymore.

will start the blog after getting back.

Cheers.
Himanshu