Monday, November 30, 2009

..."...Here I am...Rock You Like a Hurricane..."...

... so it's Nov 30 and NaBloPoMo is coming to an end... the only miss was on a thursday... however this was the most 'posted' month in my 'Blogger' tenure... and i do not know if i will be able to keep it up in Dec....

... although there are things that can keep me motivated for this... hope to keep the momentum...

... thanks to all those who commented and also those who didn't ... :)

...after all that is why i have the Statcounter! :)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

..."The Jury is Out... Damn it!"...

... i guess i gotta do this by ab-initio. i came to know today that my li'l sis is sick... and my savings don't add up for the car that i want now... so i did what i usually do... only this time it was the magic of KK Muthu's advice as well... i decided to re-look into the options and gave the Harvard's Decision Making Guide a read as well... the result? my plan C is now actually Plan A... means? i10 is out so is Ritz and Spark... Vista is in... very much in... so i am now saving for this baby...

... in Jan i will go through the JD power review and hopefully by that time our plans about the Sunshine County or mebbe Delhi-46 will be clearer... as for now i need some sleep...

Saturday, November 28, 2009

..."All she wanted was a little attention."...

... the morning was great! and so was the trip to the MDC and then of course the breakfast of sabudana khichidi along with cream rolls and nice cuppa tea! ... i was already into the weekend mood and the second day of the training was pretty decent with two group activities invoking some decent debates most of them were quite entertaining...

... while the training day was closing to the end... i was not feeling the sadness that usually accompanies such situations... mebbe because it's Sunday tomorrow! ... so here i am on a saturday and considering the options for my new and first ever hatchback... infact any hatchback ever!! ... and while i do that i cannot keep this story Mr. Muthu narrated about the German two-in-one ... and after giving two seconds on that thought i ended up considering that choices which i was making the mockery of earlier today...

... moral of the story? ur gut instincts are usually better than you think... so get-up stand-up and don't give-up the fight... and on slightly lighter note; one of my friend's SM on FB: "Wake up: Dont spend too much time on the bed, coz only prostitutes make money there!'

Friday, November 27, 2009

..."He's quite engaging. She's otherwise engaged"...

... it is the comedy of the quarter! ... i went to this training @ MDC on "Benchmarking Techniques" with the understanding that it is about the Automotive Benchmarking... also loads of people from IDT and NUV and NPI arrived with loads of hope... and guess what? the training was not on the automotive benchmarking... however it was on the general processes' benchmarking...

... okay! it was good still and i am looking forward to attend the second session tomorrow... however it was the presence of Rabbi that surprised me! ... u will remember that i mentioned he is going for some training at the Lake House ... the training part was correct only that he was at MDC!!! ... i thank God that he is in different training... "Leadership at Top" ... duh? ...

... as for today... i am suffering from serious heartburn ;-) ... i mean now that our Nano will be delivered in Dec 1st week or so and I don't get to drive it? :'-( so i called my mom today ... reason? ... i told her that i am in serious lookout for a four wheeler... i know i was for FZ16 but now... i gotta have a car... and i have convinced myself for that... now the difficult part... when i shld be walking to the dealer?? ... this sunday? or tomorrow?? ... lets see... :)

Thursday, November 26, 2009

..."Sometimes you have to go halfway around the world to come full circle."...

... not exactly halfway around the world... however i will be in MDC of our company for next two days... Rabbi being in Delhi-Gurgaon circle for Dealers' Meet and he'll be at Lake House for some training as well... as for me ... i guess i will learn some benchmarking techniques in next two days...

... some of the movies i watched recently were simply great... especially Rudy, The Rookie, Mangal Pandey (i know i know!), The Shape of Things and this one is not what you might think! ... and i am looking for the OST for the Rookie... i am not able to get the CD in the local market and internet is not helping! :(

... got a call from AC (i mean AA if u prefer the strict initials!) ... he has joined this company in Pune and will be getting married in Feb! so two good news in a single phone call was a bit too much for me... as for the local PG accommodation he has asked me to arrange ... i am working on it...

... ah well! i started at wat 2210? and it's close to 2315 ... so i guess i must retire to bed... got a class tomorrow...

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

..."...i am going nowhere, somebody help me...stayin' alive..."...

... finally i did what i was procrastinating from past 3 weeks!!! ... and that is why i put three exclamation marks... :-p ... that was in the first half of the day... and then i came to know that SSC came back from leave ... wait a minute! she was on leave?? ... well... apart from that, Rabbi has given a reference in Chennai to AK for the switch... and then of course the trip to the training hostel was enriching again... which also led to first-ever friendly chit-chat with AnkS ...


... and this is the first time my dry-cleaner has failed to deliver on schedule! ... and do NOT watch the movie BLUE nope! please do not! mebbe you can spend that money on dinner at a better place... got the point? ... and from movies i recall this post by Amelia ... and btw...


...the Whistling Dolphin has gone quite and so has Rocker ... while Aura and the Verbal Sanctuary are buzzing once in a while ... i am also curious about all the blogs i am following... whatz up mateys? ...


... and thanks to this post on Amelia's blog ... here is some thing my visitors might find amusing:


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

..."...the eternal sunshine of a spotless mind..."...

... i must catchup with my reading today... already feeling tired... had enough vada-pav this evening... i guess large mug of tea and one laung story later i must hit the snooze...


... oh! btw my Nano is with the dealer... and had it not been my uncle's appointment with docs and stuff; my dad would have gone today to make the balance payment... however with all the accessories and glitz it's close to 2 lacs (the 1 lac price tag is ex-factory for the base model) ... i am so excited (actually jealous coz my sis gets to drive nano!) ... that i am seriously considering purchasing a car all for me! ;-) ... lets see how the things go in the next month ... jeez! when i am going to spend all the money i want to!

Monday, November 23, 2009

..."...this is not good for ur growth..."...

... i am tempted to write more however i have some very good movies lined-up for viewing on my lappy... besides i am still in recovery mode from past saturday's confrontation ... so u keep visiting and i will be back tomorrow... :)

... btw it was good to hear "Hi!" from Pooh :) take care kiddo!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

..."...chasing a stupid dream causes nothing but you and everyone around you heartache..."...

... that was the piece of advice by Rudy's Dad... in case u are lost... i am talking about the movie Rudy... i had to watch it irrespective of the fact that it was late in night... and i was tired but then i was also pissed off...

... anyways... sunday was quite eventful... got a call from SP around 1215 and he asked if i can accompany him to City... i said yes, of course... and off we went only to find that the HTC service centre was closed! ... few curses and two juice mugs later we came to PizzaHut and ordered what we thought was a good pizza... yet again disappointed by the stuff... we came back at my place... i made some tea... we checked some mails... and talked about stuff... movies, songs, office and of course women (the reason was SP's recent very personal sad 'experience') ... and then he decided to leave... in fact he just left... and i am off for some more movies and mebbe later stuffed omelet and long burp...

... till then :)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

..."...I believe in Karma, what u give is what u get..."...

... i am utterly disappointed by Spicy and Rabbi, especially Rabbi in the manner he 'managed' the situation today ... the amount of stupidity and cunningness BPK shows is paramount! ... and the 'world famous' indecisiveness of Rabbi was at it again! ... 80% of the time he reminds me of 20% of my KPI... if only he can spend 2% of his free time in reminding that duffer 80% of his KPI our project would have been on schedule...

... i guess i need some really good movie and really good sleep now... and i shall remember this for foreseeable future... whatever it means...

Friday, November 20, 2009

..."...Those were the best days of my Life..."...

... i missed my first ever 'blog post' thanks to the power outage! ... but hey! i am not complaining! ... more on this later today... :) ... i will be back on this...

[late edition err... addition]

... it was a beautiful day on thursday and upon reaching my room in the evening i thought that i can take a nap as i was stuffed with the samosas and tea and as there was no power, i knew i can enjoy the quite time in bed and by 10 in nite i will get up and can have my dinner and post the ramblings and then go back to sleep... to my surprise i woke up @ 4 in the morning! ... and boy-oh-boy! i felt so good! ... all refreshed and ready to go to office! ... i could have made it in the first shift! ... however i decided to just lay there and enjoy the fuzzy warm morning thanks to my blanket...

... i attended two technical presentations lately, one by Valeo and another by GKN and one thing that was common in both the presentations was that the presenters took the corporate colors way too seriously... if u pay visit to Valeo's website u will like the color treatment they have given ... however put that 'lemony green mixed with yellow' on white background on your slides for graphs and titles and u make sure that NONE can read it! ... btw was that done on purpose to keep the presentations confidential?... ditto with GKN ... the 'Golden yellow' on white was such a pain in eyes (i wanted to write the A word... but then i don't know who gets to read this!)...

... the best thing about today's presentation however was the food... after a long time the lunch arranged at the training division hostel was fantabulous! ... and btw later in the day our regulatory project review meeting was fun as well! ... i mean when was the last time u got a pat on the back from a Divisional Manager in front of two AGMs present in the meeting and that person is not even from ur department, let alone ur boss?

... so here i am smiling with Bryan Adams on vocals and a-bit starving at the moment... waiting for the sunshine that i am sure will be there tomorrow! :)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

..."...meri aarazoo kamini, mere khawab bhi kaminey, ek dil se dosti thi, ye huzoor bhi kaminey..."...

...while posting my yesterday's events ... it struck me that my blog is becoming more like a printed cricket commentary... it is not only boring and silly, it is also irrelevant to most of it's readers... or is it? ... fortunately for me... whoever visited my blog decided not to post any comment... and those who did were just trying to be nice or mebbe giving an indication that they were there...

...and then pondering upon my 'original' intentions for blogging i realised that i am following the 'strategic' path... only my 'tactical' rumblings were going haywire... so i am seriously considering for the path correction... more so because i have spent some time exploring this Aura from Surabhi and one of my original favorites from Varun ...

... the only reason i was so involved with posting my daily routine that i am fascinated by this concept that this daily bantering here is a harmless way of making imprints of what i felt and what i went thru today and i guess it wud be fun reading all this mebbe in years to come... it is quite obvious that for most of the 'average and normal' humans it would be an absolute waste of time and energy going through all of my posts over these months... giving day-by-day details of my life... however the stalkers would be absolutely delighted... and that too when either i have become a celebrity or a person of utmost importance to society or a criminal mebbe?? (hehe! this is crap!) ...

... anyway my point is that i am an average guy and there is no reason for anyone to spend time and energy going through this part of the blogger.com ... unless of course you are looking for something... something that you have sensed and yet are not sure if i have mentioned of it here ... and u are even more unsure that you should ask me about that....

...btw to keep my poetic visitors happy here are some verse from a (famous?) writer and i remember these vaguely because i studied them in my school:

"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls. "

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

..."Don't kill that spider in your house, He's just lost. Show him the way out"...

... now why on earth i would that? ... i mean would i be so selfish that i wouldn't call one of my colleagues, who happens to be a good friend as well, from another department for a full day technical presentation by Valeo? ... there was no selfishness in that...

...i wrote some emails and went for an 'early morning' discussion on a long standing issue and i walked into my deptt, checked my mails again and noticed that Rabbi is not there and i realised that he has gone for the Technology Day Presentations... i walked over to one of my team member and asked him if he is interested and he asked me if there is any presentation that is useful... we checked the notice board and casually selected that was due in next half an hour ... we came back to see if there is any shuttle and bingo! there it was @ 1025 hrs and it was already 1030 in my watch...

... we walked down half-hearted and in the way persuaded another of our team member to join along ... as we were walking past the Bay Zero we noticed one bus slowing down... and as we pointed towards it, the bus halted and we were excited that it was the shuttle... and i immediately called SCK, from CAB, to ask if he is nearby for the shuttle... he missed and the shuttle went on overdrive to make it on time...

...and as we landed at the Training Division Hostel (TDH) i got call from SRW asking where i was... and as i was telling him where i was... i realised my faux-paus ... and of course he was upset and i was a bit embarrassed... the presentation was quite interesting... i liked the washer in wiper product and the most importantly i liked the 'fan-on-the-radiator' ... no holding brackets and not shroud and freakishly compact...

... my growling stomach made me realised that it was time we returned to Hall-7... also there was not shuttle afterwards... so as we walked out, i met SRW and after few awkward moments later we walked all the way to our canteen... and after the lunch as i opened my inbox there it was... another surprise waiting for me! ...

... SSC wrote that she was interested in going to TDH and asked the schedule of it and what was my plan for the same... argh! only if we could call each other... so with another heavy heart i emailed the schedule and now i had to make the rest of the day more cheerful... so i walked to the ODT along with BPK... even though it was his some personal work (i guess!) ... and i made the trip useful for me...

... the 'bottom line'? ... i was able to talk to SSC later in the day and make some progress for my work list... however it was the one hour chat with SKS that was quite frank on some the personal topics and i still can't believe we talked that openly! ... although i am glad i did...

Success of life will create crowd for u
Loneliness of life create empty space for u
but TOUGH TIME in life will create the true person in u...!!

Monday, November 16, 2009

..."I was sincere and She was sorry"...

... had quite a productive day today... and even though it was raining in the morning!... the scheduled meeting with the big guys was going nowhere with the concerns from everyone being repeated in circle so when it was decided that we have to visit J block, i was quite happy... the first half was more or less uneventful... and after lunch it was quite busy ...

... first i was reminded about a correction issue that needs to be tackled by Rabbi and then it was this 'meeting' @ Hall-7 and then i was told about another 'meeting' @ J block and i thought i wud club it with the followup 'meeting' of the Hall-7 @ J block and there i was... burning loads of calories and enjoying it! ... so i called it a day @ 6 and by that time Rabbi had left (he never attended the last meeting as promised btw)... and BPK was getting anxious and looking all like an ar$ehowl (nothing new actually!) ... and i was enjoying my time with ABG and PP (from Jblock) explaining AKS (who is so monotonously boringly irritating!) about the merits of the mutual agreement on the proposal we have been struggling to finalise from past one week!

... so i retired for the day and i do not know why but decided to call Shaad ... it's been so many years we talked or even remained in contact... only last week i finally broke the silence and wrote an email and whola! there she was... it was so good talking to her! :) ... actually it is always good talking to anyone! ... i know i am talkative but still... have u seen 'Notting Hill' btw?? u will know what i mean if u can recall (or watch that movie)... meanwhile...

...enjoy this song by B.J. Thomas (i stumbled across this song from some blog i visited sometime back... and i forgot! ... actually i was blog stalking... so u know...) and u can enjoy this video from Youtube as well:

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

Sunday, November 15, 2009

..."Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong"...

... saturday nights are fun... always... i feel so energised about zillion things that i want to do... i plan and think and dream about them and i make sure that i am pampered on saturday nite by watching an excellent movie (which usually means a re-run)... now it's been quite some time in this part of the city i that have been living in and i am so uninterested in going for a walk or spending some time 'hanging out' or anything remotely linked to that...

... i remember my first 'touchdown' in poona... the whole experience was ... to put it mildly... quite an experience... i realised then that i was feeling something for the first time... i was under no 'supervision' or anything... i was responsible for what i was eating and how i was sleeping and where i was sleeping and where i am hanging out and whom i am hanging out with and stuff like that... i had never experienced life like that before... i have heard that the closest you can get to this kind of freedom is when you are in hostels...

... and i have never experienced hostel life... so this was all new to me... and i wanted to make it meaningful... i can spend the money on stuff i really wanted to spend upon and so began the journey that is still continuing and to be frank is on a rough patch a bit now a days...

... rough patch because i am feeling more crippled now... my enthusiasm towards alot of things and people is waning... may be i was overtly enthusiastic initially... 'head over heels' as they say... and my work is becoming more vague and yet monotonous at the same time... the only thing that keeps me humming is my family close to 1600 long kilometers away...

...i need pampering again... i need someone to watch over me... i want someone to keep tab on how much i am spending... where i am spending... someone to tell me that need to stop surfing and start reading... i think the extra cheese on my pizza is starting to work on my grey cells as well ... i feel guilty that i got excited about nothing... i should have read that scrapbook way back then... and i need some sleep now... i am cautious again... and i am getting vague again... but why worry? ... pooh already knows that and sam ain't coming here to read that or feel bad about it and 'Travel Girl' seekers are not staying that long on this blog... ah! man it's monday tomorrow... the grinding starts again...

Saturday, November 14, 2009

..."My mom thinks I'm clever and fascinating"...

... it was fun day, being a saturday... there was a meeting scheduled today morning @ 10 on our new regulatory project and the venue was my place; however before we can finalise on the proposals i wanted to make sure i understand the nitty-gritties ... so i planned a trip to the production line with BPK and once we were clear on which proposal can be worked out without invoking the wrath of J block... we headed back to Hall-7 ... and us armed with the practical knowledge of the fitment were able to convince the Lord of BIW that his proposal is better than that of AKS... however it was decided to involve ABG as well on monday and the fitment has to be seen on the running line...

... once this was decided the meeting was dispersed... however! ... our very own AKS (from Inzines) somehow kept on repeating the same concern so many times that my veins exploded! and i cud see the blood floating in the air ... coming back to my senses i realised even BPK started fuelling the banter! holy crapola i counted till 10 ten times and then took a walk and then BPK started playing "Ye kya hai?" game! he wud highlight one part and ask AKS "Pehchan isse!" finally AKS invited to the inzines shop for some practical demo and just when we were going somewhere SSC called AKS and he had to leave us...

... and then i realised i need to run back to the deptt... after that i remember going to canteen for lunch i guess and then BPK left for the day and i was on my own... basically on my autopilot... till i got a call from AN from Certification... had to finalize some details on another project that was to be made on special order ... so i made the case and went to Rabbi... he was in his strange state of mind and asked some valid questions so i called AN to join me and then after finalizing the document everyone was happy that it was 4 and it was saturday...

...Rabbi had to leave to Mumbai @ 5 (btw u can set ur watch every Sat wen he leaves) ... and i had no intention to stay for the mixture ... i have this doubt that my weight loss has nothing to do with the intense amount of walking i do within the company premises... but anyways... i have made up for the losses... after chatting with Chetan ... i am now pretty much starved and so my personal favourite the PHD was summoned and i am waiting for my order... pet mein choohe kood rahe hain yaar! ... will keep u informed how was the meal... argh! :(


PS: Happy Birthday to Miss Ahuja (Sam's roomie) ... i shall never forget ur timely intervention.

Friday, November 13, 2009

..."We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey"...

... i am a staunch believer of astrology... i am very much fascinated by the idea that based upon your day, date and time of birth your future can be predicted to a reasonably high probability... or in simple terms u can make a darn good guess about tomorrow and the day after and the week and the month ... u get the idea, right? why i am dwelling upon this today? because i feel like it...

... now couple of events happening in the past weeks are keeping me quite happy... be it in office or at my dwelling place (or shld i call it dungeon?) ... the under construction 'underground' water tank is (finally) complete AND my aangan is cleaned up ... so no more mess outside the front of my backdoor, my phone is up and running (although i am sure these are the last few days of it), was able to talk to Pooh, stumbled across one of my school alumna's identity in office (and felt great chattin over emails!), got a phone call that my Nano is 'in transit', finished half of the panjiri stock my mom packed (actually she and my grandma are more excited about it!), was able to connect with Shaad, drove mHalk and Grande @ 100kmph and survived!, and today my dear friends...

... today i got another surprise in the form of email... when SSC asked me if i know any 'Varun' ... now i still remember "KP" from my college days and then she asked about Varun of the "rockvarun" fame... and i was startled a bit when she said that he is her's batchmate... "are u kidding me?" was my first reaction... and she was not!! ... in a freaking coincident the blog i stumbled across (thanks to the "Next Blog" link @ the top left corner of this site's window) happens to be of one of my colleague's batchmate! ... Jeez! i guess this is too much for today...

... and Ameliaji, the pic on ur "the great swami" post reminds me of my mom!... actually a vast majority of women in this part of the world momentarily switch to that attire in early morning atleast once in a week (i guess!) ... and that is the day when they wash their hair... although with the fast paced lifestyle this amorous symbol is fast disappearing (sometimes because of the medical conditions as well!)... and no offence was taken... infact the post is hilarious if not true (or is it?) ... i have already voted... and i am happy that u remembered mentioning my name in that post ...

Thursday, November 12, 2009

..."In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person"...

... as they say "the only permanent thing is change" ... it was a change that made my day today... first of all i woke up to find that there was no power cut despite being the 'off' day of the week... so when i saw that mosquito repellent light glowing at 7 in the morning, i couldn't stop that smile cracking on my face... and then even though my wireless stopped working ... thanks to the thunderstorm and mild showers in late nite ... i wasn't complaining... and then the moment i stepped out of my place i saw the shadows all over the roadside and i knew what it meant... sunshine! and boy-oh-boy i love that... short walk to the bus stop and there it was... in all His glory, the warmth so comforting that for a moment i forgot i am standing on roadside... it was windy okay but for those few seconds when i kept standing there with my eyes closed and facing the Sun i let my thoughts go for a break... and before i could understand why the traffic is less i got the auto for my destination... it is thursday! ... weekly off!! ... all the local industries are closed and so the roads are all clear for 0-100 dash... and the partial cloudy sky was making it even more alluring!

... and then just before the lunch i got the second surprise (or was it a change again?) ... Sharya came and told me that he has the keys of MK-II and he needs to drive down to H-9 for some parts for a test vehicle updation... which meant that i had to drive ... and u know that how much i am falling in love with four-wheeler driving in past few weeks... now it's a different story that we ended up with first gen Grande instead of the MK-II as envisaged... anyways... i drove for the better part of the day and thanks to our excitement... we ended up on the washing pit ... cleaned the vehicle as well and then just when it was time to climb down and park the vehicle and go to enjoy the (delicious?) patties ... we realised that the vehicle has slid on the ramp and being on slope i could not drive it up in a straight line and then drive down safely from the ramp...

... so few frantic calls were made to the expert drivers and help arrived in next 5 minutes ... with few laughs and cracking jokes ... i was back on the driver's seat and once the vehicle was parked; patties were devoured with sea of tea... it was such a wonderful day... productive? ... well it's late in nite ... and ninni wale baba mere dwaare khade hain! ... jisne bheja wo to apne roomie ko saavdhaan bol rahi hai! and waiting for Children's Day... well... as i said... it's late! and u know what that means!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

..."Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well"...

... so... after a few days of dilly dallying and few smses and few emails later i finally made the laung distance call to Mumbai ... now it's been raining like anything thanks to 'Phyan' so i guess my hunch to buy the cheap chinese mobile phone charger last sunday (instead of waiting for the proper one for a day or two) was bang-on... otherwise i would have remain 'out of reach' ... which by itself is not a bad idea ... however that would have robbed me of copla good news...

... my dad received a call from our preferred car dealer about the delivery of Nano mebbe in after 15 days or so... it has been rolled out of the plant and is in transit! ... now this is good news ... and then of course that i was able to get through to Pooh! ... poor girl is awl feverish! (again?) ... ... you see... she likes rain and loads of it! ... and this time Zeus (i guess He or one of his relative is in charge of these adventures of cloudy skies) ensured that she gets quite some of it... and bingo! Phyan arrived! ... now that is where i get worried btw ... i hate rains ... and i am not saying that i dislike the season or something ... i hate it ... absolutely and positively ... but then... that's what makes me Me...

... and one more thing... i stumbled across a name and then a profile on chirkut and walla! this lady who works in The Vault happens to be my school alumni! ... now that's another reason for me to pay attention towards The Vault ... keep reading!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

...rain rain go away, little guddu wants to play...

... i woke up to a rather cold morning... and a peek out of the window made my heart sink... it rained in the nite and there was no neela aasman ... what made the matter worse? it was so dark that i had to check at three different places for the correct time... and i had to dust out my brolly and take it along to office...

... now how many times in a day it happens that u have to confront ur different fears? ... mebbe once? ... so when SRW called me to arrange for keys of Scorpio mHawk and Xylo to take some photographs (for yet another presentation) ... i was mildly thrilled... however when he asked me to drive down to J block to pick him i was wildly thrilled!! ... Scorpio mHawk from the sandwiched parking and awl the way to J block in the rain?? ... "are u sure?" i asked him and he burst into laughter...

... it was not just my prestige and pride and ego and reputation it was all that of ERC as well! ... so i mustered up the courage and crawled towards mHawk... after spending 5 minutes to make my driving position most commanding and going through the dashboard for the controls and after checking everything (it was one of the longest 5 minutes in TML!) ... i twisted the key fob and what happened in next 2 hours or so left the gulabjamun i took in lunch all shaken and stirred and me wanting for more... it was a sheer pleasure driving that beast and now i know why Mahindra is able to sell this monster so quick and so well...

... there is enough power to push you back in the seat contour once you press the feather lite accelerator and that is not enough... the steering is smooth and the vehicle responds fairly quick ... frankly speaking... i never liked the shape (or should i say the styling?) of Scorpio ... however after seeing Xylo i must admit mHalk is a stunner (no pun intended!) ... so while i try to pacify the rain God (or Goddess?) and snuggle in my bed with my lappy running some Barjatia epic ... you enjoy Her blessings ... :)

Monday, November 9, 2009

...vande matram...

... the debate on our national song is so cliche! ... neways, that is not what i am here to barb about ... among all the blogs i am following thru this site, i really like reading Janae's ... why? mebbe coz she reminds me of the school days... she provides an insight from a school teacher's point of view... okay i know she is half way across this planet and what we have here is different from what she can relate to as a school teacher ... still... it makes me kinda nostalgic...

... almost everyone who has attended a school will vouch that it was the best time of their life... sometimes i wonder what exactly makes it 'the best time of ur life' ... i mean what happens to us? why do we end up having fond memories of school? you meet someone who is from same school and it does not matter that it's been eons, it just brings back the smile the and triggers one of the purest form of joy...

... it's been almost an year since i started reflecting upon my feelings and desires and emotions about zillion things gathered in past (...a little over...) two and a half decades of my existence... and in retrospect i guess i have seen different aspects of people whom i knew for quite some time or whom i met (met?) during this period and i have experienced emotions that were quite familiar and yet their deluge was overwhelming and it surprised me! ... and as for my life spent in school... i shall reminisce some other time... perhaps...

Sunday, November 8, 2009

...Another Day Like Any Other Day...

... "is mitti mein kuch hai" ... the thought kept me awake for some time ... and i knew it wud be sunday soon and i have to make sure that i stick to my plan... i slept quite late ... err... early morning actually... and wen i woke up the thought was still lingering in my mind...

... as i type this post ... my top priority 'task to do' still remains in 'to do' list ... and i am sure Ka, Pa and Ma will be upset... dunno about others... i sent another reminder to Rup for the pics... even reminded Vikz for that ... had a chat with Jaggu and Kamal... was good talking to 'em considering one is in Australia and other is in Dilli! ... got an instant reply from Shaad of an email that i happened to send to her official ID ... wait a minute! it was Sunday man! how come she replied??? ... and how come i never thought of this wen replyin back?...

... see! i told u! is mitti mein kuch hai ... and i am waiting for RPR to visit some fast food joint... it's his B'day na! ... and i hope to get my moto charger repaired! ... it is so calm without a mobile phone! ... wow! :)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

...i am not the only one staring at the sun...


... i watched the movie 'Dil Se' today morning... and i am not feeling like writing anything else today... ummm... i am feeling ... so ... sleepy! :)

Friday, November 6, 2009

..."The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other"...

... if my intuitive sense is correct and the grey cells are getting sufficient air for their survival... then i bet it's my "inability to express myself clearly" on one of my blog post has caused Pooh some heartburn and mebbe left her furious... and i must admit that my attempt to remain ambiguous will make me face some serious music from the lady who hates "page 3" people! ... and i am trying to be funny only to keep my sinking mood on a high...

... now i admire her ability of "hitting the bull's eye" ... she has done that in past... also for the record i must say that it was a coincident that wat was happening between me & "sunshine" AND my antiqes on FB/chirkut profile of pooh made me write about two different issues in same breath... and whola! there i have the perfect recipe of mis-communication ...

... now i am not a celebrity blogger ... so i cannot rely solely on my blog to make myself clear or heard... so Dear Pooh, if u happen to read this "before" i fix my darn phone and call you... let me assure you... you are not the person i called names on that post... i know u know wat i am talking about ... so plz smile and pray that i get N97 ... :)

PS: thanks to someone who gave me the title for this post ;)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

...end of days...

... i guess i need to make a phone call to mumbai... and i can sense the anger (?) ... boy-oh-boy i am in trouble again! :( ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

... i stumbled across the 'Enigma' ...

... now this is going to be quite a week... or atleast month... why?? ... well... i came after 15 days of leave... started with ever boring lifeless numb second shift ... and BPK has hinted that he might be resigning mebbe in 6 months or so... my phone is dead and so i am 'unreachable' and while emails are/were pouring in ... it was Pooh's email that reset my intuitive ninth sense and now that i 'analysed' the blog statistics, i guess she spent quite some time on my blog... and could even come up with a comment!!! ... so how does that make it 'quite a month'? ... guess wat? it's late in morning... will catchup later with the post... tomorrow mebbe?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

..."Sometimes your subconscious needs your conscious mind to provide it with a map"...

... i guess i am feeling some sort of relief from past few days... thanks to my mobile phone charger being dead... so the only people who really need to be in touch with me were informed about the loss of connectivity and also guided towards alternate means of communication... the result is that i am blissfully happy! :) ...


... now i was so much into the thought of owning a pre-owned car @ my 'karmbhoomi' that when i saw the kind of investment i need to make into the kind of stuff i want ... i was a bit disappointed... so now back to Plan A (... you see... owning a car was actually Plan B!)... and now compare to the money i was planning to spend in Plan B ... i can make a decent buy of snazzy bike (... which is Plan A btw...) ...


... so how about FZ-16 in black? ... looks kewl enough for me and then i feel like showing off a bit now... i dunno why but i do! :) ...

Monday, November 2, 2009

... NaBloPoMo ...

... since i have decided to support the NaBloPoMo ... i will be far more consistent this month ... and to keep the momentum plz remind me to post the stories and /or pics of the Dilli vacation and the Patiala trip...

... more details on NaBloPoMo ...

Sunday, November 1, 2009

..."...I'll be back.."...

... and as promised... i am back! ... the flight started about 40 mins late ... and landed about 15 mins late from scheduled time... got a state transport bus to midway... got second bus to local stop and an auto to the 'home'... immediately arranged for the snacks and 'dinner'...

... realised that my phone charger is not working ... and my phone services have been disabled... my wireless network has gone bonkers and i am starving!!! ...

... after the snacks and tea and some basic troubleshooting ... i realised that i need sleep...

... and now... my wireless network is up... and phone bill is paid... the phone charger is still dead and i am starving (again!) ...