where there is a eight there is a nine

sometimes I wonder what I find funny in a particular quote yet I keep laughing. This happened when I read the quote on Rohit's blog
'if fate doesn't make you laugh then you just don't get the joke'
anyway... I'll be writing my next post from Houston traveling this weekend. Until then you guys can ponder this
1. do you think heavy metal fans are immune to noise pollution?
2. do you think smokers being immune to air pollution will be a similar case?
3. cockroaches stuck back to back are fighting or having sex?
4. do you have any idea what's the deal with Taiwan?
5. you know what's 'sarod'?

okio tata bbye cu take care have fun njoy rockNroll. good knuckle crack (It replaces HMC)

stealing beauty

boss I want a bose!!!! must say that first time in my life I wanted to steal! If you really want to know why and what, visit a 'bose' showroom. there is one on the church street here in Blore. Boy it's so cool and so amazing and so damn costly. After an hour long (yes) drooling I finally asked the guy that can't they do something about the price? and we had a hearty laughter. Just the noise canceling headphone costs Rs27000. Of course they give a sony cdman free with it! So you see. There is no other option. Well there is one more. A trip to Las-Vegas. yes yes. I must. But we wants it, my precious....

but then

oh boy. it's not even a week and I'm already missing the dance classes. you can always argue that nothing stops me from dancing on my own but then but then but then ( ok I'll give you a refresher on 'but then'. You say the first one in the ordinary boring american way dragging the 'then' like but theeeeeen. then you speak the second and the third one quickly. so it's like but theeeeen, but thn but thn. and voila you got a lovely but then which will always remind you of me just like it reminds me of someone else..) the thing is the learning curve is really flat unlike in a class where every turn you learn five-six or more totally disjoint steps. Then again some people are really sharp in picking a sequence by watching a video etc. unfortunately I am not. It took me more than an hour to figure out the starting sequence of 'bardasht nahi kar saktaa' remember :( but next batch only starts in May.. wuhaaahaahaa..

We taped-out finally. Had a boring lunch in the northern-gate as the tape-out party. So you might jump to the conclusion that I'll be free now for some time. well the thing is my real work starts now as I am a verification guy. but sure enough life will be cooler... so I'll be visiting your blogs every now and then. and then all your links and so on..... walk like an egyptian.

by the way do you think there is a song called 'don't be shy'????

return of the cat!

No I didn't mean me. I meant the cat who blessed my house sometimes back (remember ZOO ) Last nite when I landed in my home I found it a lil messier than usual. I mean what on earth was the roti-roller ('belan' I mean. Yeah I have a full fledged kitchen though I hardly ever cook.) doing on the floor. (Apparently my house is so dirty that this was the only indication that there was some other soul present ( NO I am not proud of it, house being dirty I mean. It's just a matter of priority. If I could clean my bike this weekend (It had attained a totally different black color) I am sure house is next... unless .. well... at least I hope it is)) yeah I do keep track of the open and closed parentheses. any programmer will do :) Anyway now I have to decide whether to block the royal entry (the exhaust fan) or let life blossom yet again in the graveyard that my house is.......

by the way (oh it looks so good. better than BTW ) blogs must have become a headache for search engines. I mean ppl came to my blog looking for these...

coed skin movies
sample hindi songs on mouthorgan
swadesh songs playback singers
blog coed
notching hair

diary talk

frankly speaking I am drained right now, with emotions, with energy. But it's really been the most fantastic birthday so far.
I won't lie. We didn't do so well in the dance presentation. I goofed up right in the beginning forgetting the call. For the song 'beat it' we were divided in two groups and I played leader of the first one and in the beginning I go meet the other leader, do some acts and call the rest of the group and I forgot to call them:( anyway did pretty well rest of the time and ours being the smallest group I guess it was quite good. Shiamak came and we had a blast. Danced for almost more than an hour like crazy. so guys here's a lil advice, sell everything if you must but go join SDIPA. They are very professional (that's also a bad thing in a certain way...) and they know there
work. Most important of all I didn't know how this month came and went. I will sure miss the rocking. next batch only starts in May :(
From the presentation I straight away landed at the corner house for a colleague's farewell, more a friend though. But I din't know that it'd turn into a surprize b'day party. so that's why I said right now I am drained with emotions and energy. A new day starts tomorrow.

another quick one...

hiyyya all. just had to post this one. Was reading bangalore times today when I saw the photo of Sania and Preity alongside on page 3. On a second look I realized both were preity's pics only but in different hairdo.. :) Ever since she won the Hyd Open there hasn't been a day when Sania's photo is missing from the papers. We are a crazy and success hungry nation man.

Anyway here's a good song for you
Crawling by LP
--
crawling in my skin
these wounds they will not heal
fear is how I fall
confusing what is real

there's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
consuming/confusing
this lack of self-control I fear is never ending
controlling/I can't seem

to find myself again
my walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
so insecure

discomfort, endlessly has pulled itself upon me
distracting/reacting
against my will I stand beside my own reflection
it's haunting how I can't seem...

to find myself again
my walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
so insecure

quick one

aa bb cc! how ya'll been. thought I better post something before you forget this blog. I've been terribly busy these days. terrible because I have a terrible cold n cough n what not. busy coz it's the part of the year when we have 'tape out' and those who know what it means know what it means. combine it with my dance class season finale coming up right on my birthday. in a batch of seven when there are just two boys you have to put in that extra and boy it's tiring but wonderful to dance. Too bad that friends and families are not allowed for the final presentation which is gonna happen in the Baldwin (or something) boys school on the 25th. Hopefully we'll tapeout as well by then. SO I"LL C U CATS ON THE FLIP_FLOP LATER>>> keep up the good work. avoid cold. give rest to your ankles and shoe-racks, wear jeans in and out, forget yourself, horn horn horn everytime you see a cute girl in black and sing.

ASHing letterman

Just read this article
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/09ash.htm
on rediff. Ash finally seems to be making it big in the US. Hope she takes on Jay pretty soon. Then no more Hollywood or Bollywood, just Allywood :))

Hingis is making a comeback!!!

Sania won the first round...

BEAT-IT steps are looking GREAT. SDIPA ROX.

Thanks to Tess, I am able to moonwalk, somewhat slow but good enough. why did I wait so long to join a dance class...

My todo list on the white-board is down to 2 from 7.

I watched SHABD and even liked it :) I guess it's a good time to watch BLACK too.

I have a terrible cold. no one minds the pile of coffee cups in my dustbin anymore.

decision!!!!!

BEAT IT. now must put some attitude. yeah.

suggest a song

Hi Folks! We need to pick a song for a dance performance. remember dance. So please plase please suggest a good but recent ENGLISH dance number. No old ones.No hindi, punjabi etc. And quick. need to start pretty soon. Thanks a lot. May Natraaz bless you.

Lest we forget

oneNonly
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Surprizing, no article, no news. what's wrong with this country.

page3

page3 is all about 'samarath ka nahi dosh gousaain'. that the powerful ones can do anything they like. even commit as heinous a crime as child abuse and get away with it though caught red handed. I mean are you kidding me? I see the head of the largest religion in the country under police remand, I see Bharat Shah in Jail. I see case against LK Advani reopening. Situation is not as bad as portrayed in this movie. and even if it is what's the point in just showing the problem without giving any solution. no attempt at that what so ever. All the movie tells you is move on, that's the way life is. Then why should I waste my 100 bucks watching it. So lil advice, don't waste your money on this movie.

the Federer Express

We all knew it'd happen but I was just hoping Agassi'd pull some miracle. but dreams are just dreams. In the end Federer crushed him 6-3,6-4,6-4. Another champion fading away. Sports is such a cruel thing. Dunno if at that moment Federer realised that may be 5 or 10 years down the line he'll face the same situation. No one wins them all. may be he did. This is his time and he should make the most out of it. coz in sports you burn out so quickly. I still can't figure out what went wrong with Martina Hingis? One fine day she just lost her touch. I fear at times if that'll happen to me someday. When I no longer want to sit in front of the computer and debug. May be. May be that'd be good. May be then I'll get serious with music and start composing :) meanwhile I enjoy watching agassi v/s pete. Their matches were no less musical. I haven't yet seen a single federer match curse my cablewala and my laziness.

oh by the way, a very happy Republic Day to you all. So uneventful it has become these days. no more than a mere holiday. During school days I use to actively participate in the cultural festivals thanks to my good voice (that time!). Only time when we used to wear dhoti-kurta. occasionally used to sport moustache as well specially when performing some folk dance. and I used to make speech in English written in Hindi :) madhur yaad bachpan teri!!!

OUT OF BLUE : Yes. never thought out of blue could mean this but my blog is out of blue! I don't think I'd like this yahoo template for too long but a good change for now.

my world

my world
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Got this mail from Nitesh, thought better put it on my blog.. comes handi ;)

Cool insults for immediate use:::
1. Any similarity between you and a human is purely coincidental!
2. Are you always so stupid or is today a special occasion?
3. As an outsider, what do you think of the human race?
4. I'd like to kick you in the teeth, but why should I improve your
looks?
5. At least there's one thing good about your body. It isn't as ugly as
your face!
6. Brains aren't everything. In fact, in your case they're nothing
7. Careful now, don't let your brains go to your head!
8. I like you. People say I've no taste, but I like you.
9. Did your parents ever ask you to run away from home?
10. If I had a face like yours. I'd sue my parents!
11. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent!
12. Don't get insulted, but is your job devoted to spreading ignorance?
13. Keep talking; someday you'll say something intelligent!
14. Don't you love nature, despite what it did to you?
15. Don't think, it may sprain your brain!
16. Fellows like you don't grow from trees; they swing from them.
17. He has a mechanical mind. Too bad he forgot to wind it up this
morning.
18. He has a mind like a steel trap-always closed!
19. You are a man of the world-and you know what sad shape the world is
in.
20. He is always lost in thought-it's unfamiliar territory.
21. He is dark and handsome. When it's dark, he's handsome.
22. He is known as a miracle comic. if he's funny, it's a miracle!
23. He is listed in Who's Who as What's That?
24. He is living proof that man can live without a brain!
25. He is so short, when it rains he is always the last one to know.
26. He is the kind of a man that you would use as a blueprint to build
an idiot.
27. How come you're here? I thought the zoo is closed at night!

kisna

kisna kisna bol pyare
mad masti men dol pyare
maan le mera kehna
dum pe dum maare ja.

ok, that was a song and I think I am missing one line of it's mukhda, khairrr...
happened to see 'kisna' on friday nite. I said happened because we didn't plan it in advance but when we were driving to dinner on friday nite we noticed unusually low traffic on the b'lore roads which reminded me of the bundh called by various organisations to protest against the healer. ha b'lorians darpok hain. anyway we got
tickets easily as well and since we still had a dinner and one and half hours to take care of we headed for 'golkunda chimeny'. my first time there. what a delicious place. same old menu but what a great taste. wah wah wah. but apparently this was where our good luck ended. because the movie was such a drag. what has happened to Subhash Ghai? The only good thing about the movie is the song I don't have to name and the acting by everyone. but the script and the direction is junk. The rope dance was good but then, but then but then showing it again and again as if lakshmi had nothing else to do? Modern revolvers in 1947? The mob deciding to set fire to Kisna rather than stab him. Ismail Darbaar's music is painful. Om Puri was superb in a
small role and brings some relief. but in the end I have decided never to watch a Hindi movie without proper feedback from friends....

bread n butter

bread n butter
Originally uploaded by fd97103.

I complete three years in my present job which is also my first job. three years.. what a number. one or two sound too less while five or six too much. but three is right there. not too bad not too good. anyway we'll talk about three sometimes later for now it's certainly a time to lookback. Three years ago when I had set foot in Bangalore it was a do or die situation for me. I had already failed in a couple of very good companies though not entirely because of my fault but a failure indeed and after being unemployed for six months after a dream acedamic career, frustrating would be an understatement for my state of mind. anyway I landed a job here afterall. For that I'll etrnally be thankful to Pala, a hobbit by nature living the statement by Gandalf that you can learn everything about him in less than two months yet after six years he can still surprize you. So here I was in my first job more by luck than talent. I mean I am good I know but six months of grounding can ground your confidence and then you are nothing and working in a company which is best in it's field at that time was really an experience. anyhow I survived and man three years was a long time. I saw so many leave in between and so many more join. just the way things work here. dear friends left, mostly to the states. I don't know why people follow this out of site-out of life funda... anyway... There were ups and downs in the job. I falterd at times. did wonderfully some othertimes... Must say that learning curve bends once you join a job but comfort and 'ash-o-aaram' increases. Though after engineering I was fed up with exams and acedamics I think now I've started to miss them. Specially the excitement of cracking a tough test or exam. I wish work here was graded the same way. well may be they do grade it but all I get to hear is 'we appreciate. good job. excellent work. thanks for all the hard work.' it's so boring. guess I should make this suggestion of saying it differently...

weekend is here. I have to finish the agony and the ecstasy. clean the house, it's a dustbin right now. plan to go carting tomorrow :) yes yes yes. watch LOTR once again. probably wakeup an old friend. might be risky. get a treat from Ashu for cracking three out of three job interviews. Nahi Bachega Bachchooo.

headstrong

DD broadcasted an animated series long back whose title track went something like this.

hawa meethee tu aaja poorab se
toofan tu aaja re pashchim se
jor se door tak tum seetee bajao
chali aao jhananana bhananana dhartee pe
aankhon ke saamane meri jhanjhananan
hun chhota men ladka dragon ka...

even today whenever there is a good wind blowing this song comes back to my mind

cheers!!!

SANIA IS THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND!! Will play Serena.All the best Mirza!!!

delhi notes

I had gone to Delhi for some official work and to Jaipur from there last week.
while waiting for the flight to Delhi I realized that 'comb over' has really become popular and it does make a difference to the looks.

since the trip was sponsored by my company I had a chauffeur driven car to take me to the hotel. I generally asked the driver about car's model which I could not clearly see while getting in due to the lack of light outside the Airport, he replied 'Sir, apni hi company ki car hai, TATA ki.' I was like 'wow, TATAs make even a driver feel like part of the company.'

Once inside my room in the Hotel, the Butler asks me 'How will you be paying?'. I was like 'mere chehre pe phakkad likha hai kya?' Later he told me that the question was more of a information to make sure that I knew I was suppose to pay.

India Today published a cover story on Sonia Gandhi recently. One interesting comment by Prabhu Chawla '...retains the essential innocence of a foreigner, one reason why she continues to be moved by the sight of poverty and deprivation...' Last year I spent just three months in the US. But when I returned, for the first time I noticed how dirty the streets were in Jaipur. First time I seemed to feel the pity of the roadside vendors.. I think the effect stayed for a week or so and now of course I know that's how things are here but still interesting phrase 'innocence of a foreigner'.

Delhi was unusually warm for January, thankfully no doubt. Once my official work was done I straight away headed for Bikaner House to board the next available bus to Jaipur. Around India Gate it seems preparations for the Republic Day parade has already started...

vo kaata

If mysore is for Dashahara, Cal for Durga Pooza, Mumbai for Ganapathi then Jaipur sure is the place to be in during Makar Sankranti. And though I have known this always, this was however my first Sankranti in Jaipur. It was so good to finally see the sky littered with kites of all shapes and colors, every one on their roof tops busy in flying or looting kites, music systems playing heart thumping songs as if the whole city was one big discotheque, the sound of 'vo kaata' and of course the welcome break of til-ke-laddoo and garmagaram chai. The weather was also lovely this time though the wind was not that good lekin chalta hai. Being a beginner in this world I was taught how to 'lapet' two kites using your own by my JijaJi. quite a science I'll say. Only skilled ones can figure out and be prepared to loot the 'kati patang'. To me all of them appeared to be the same 'sky is no limit' kind of entities flying ever higher and higher. By sheer dumb luck I 'kato' 4 and 'lapeto' one when I was 'samet'ing my kite. Guess I have some talent after all.