Thursday, December 31, 2009

..."new year greetings"...

... i am still in the process of updating the list posted earlier...

... besides... i found the SAE HS-J788 in the ERC-LC ... it was older version, useful nonetheless ... and there it was the whisper of my HRBP that caught my attention ... for the one-to-one meeting... and this time i was much better in terms of what i wanted to convey to her... rather through her... 'To Whomsoever It May Concern' ... i do hope (again!) that things change for the better ...

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

..."new year resolutions"...

... i usually don't make them, still; for a change:
1) No more email forwards
2) New furniture
3) No more weight gain (this is better than "i will lose weight"!)
4) More phonecalls to 'family and friends'
5) Learn ProE (this time the basic module first!)
6) Buy a Car! (this has to be soon after we move to JKI-HNJ... and definitely before the monsoons!)
... ummm...

Sunday, December 27, 2009

... "having dreams is what makes life tolerable"...

... last week was quite tiring! ... and now that this is year is coming to an end in a couple of days... i thought of doing what newspapers and magazines and publishers and people in general usually do... a wrap up of the year gone by... and some 'resolutions' and 'predictions' for the coming year...

... not today though... 'coz i need to think and rewind and recall and smile and go through the emotions and feelings all over again... i guess it wud be amazing... a once in a while experience... like it was today... as we visited this place to 'witness' a 'ceremony', if i must put it that way, precursor to the long journey called marriage... i was invited by SP for that occasion and i must hold my reflections...

Thursday, December 24, 2009

..."Happy Birthday Paavani"...

... i came *this* close to writing yesterday and then i saw that email from Spicy! ... this F~#&in B#$%^D had the audacity to write a mail to tell me what should i do??? ... had it not been Rabbi's immediate meeting soon after the breakfast today to explain my new assignment, He wud have got a piece of my mind ... but hey! it was PTC's workshop today @ the Training Division Hostel and once i was there all i could care was to stay attentive...



... it was Paavani's Birthday today and it's Christmas tomorrow ... Ka wanted to go to some party tomorrow with office staff and since she's not been in good health ... the outcome was pretty obvious... so i called her and i guess it is all Merry Christmas!!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

..."If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late? Nobody."...

... past few days were very hectic... first i made this blog 'by invitation' only ... as i really wanted to vent out my anger on multitude of trivial things and then i got a call from AC that he needs to search for a rented apartment this Sunday ... as per his 'requirement' the apartment needs to be somewhere in between the two IT parks ... so we decided to meet @ E-Square and then we were to go to Oundh... i was carrying phone numbers of three agents ...



... we met, he ate, i dropped my million dollar customised gogs, we spent some time there and then were at the Croma... and about two hours of property search later we called off our day, awed by the most luxurious apartment... ate tummy full of snacks and we were back at our places...



... next day was going good as well... Rabbi not in office ... Robert not in office... Pitbull not in office... Spicy not in office... i was already feeling good about the 'steam ironed' shirt! ... and then i went with SP to meet his 'Builder' to make the down payment for his new apartment and later joined AC while we fixed the deal for the luxury apartment in Oundh...



... and then nothing unusual or extraordinary or remarkable .... damn! it's nite! :)

Monday, December 21, 2009

..."...One of the Happiest Days of My Life ... Our Lives..."...

...i am way too tired after long trip from Sharry's new flat to AC bhai's new rented place... and i must sleep now... :)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

..."Aao Sochein Bada" ...

... that is the tag line of a well known bank... and i have one more reason to be happy and proud (?) to be associated with it! ... the reason being simple... while one of my college mate was already a manager in this bank, after his MBA from IBS Hyderabad ... it is the turn of another smart, intelligent, well spoken, strong headed, vivacious, chirpy, happy-go-lucky 'manager' from the Cannes of India... Congratulations and All the Best for the Future! ...

... and my personal opinion on a pseudo-hypothetical situation (courtesy: Ash from Sydney)::

"... if a wife discloses to her husband that her mom in-law often nags about various aspects of her personality including harsh comments upon her 'looks', the husband should comfort her by all means, he should reassure her that she is the most important person now in his life and that is all that matters... nothing less nothing more..."

... having said that, i must admit that I've been wronged many a times and i am all ears to those who would drop a comment or even a 'private' note...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

..."who are you?"...

... that sounds a very rude way of asking anyone... but then it goes perfectly with the image of MaA... and then the icing on the cake was the next curt reply ... "Kindly refrain" ... every time i convince myself that people are not bad in general and they only tend to respond in rude 'bitchy' behavior depending on the person they are interacting with is based upon past experiences ... but hell no! ... some people are born to behave in cold bastard ways... mebbe they never received any compassion in their life or perhaps way too much...

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

..."You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else"...

... we all have to face some uncomfortable situations at some time or the other... situations that make u feel uncomfortable and awkward and mebbe confused and with your heart pumping more oxygenated RBCs into the vast corners of your body you realise that your largest organ is oozing with saline water... and then you 'see' blackouts ... and then your ears turn red and a 'warm' feeling encapsulates you... i must admit i love that rush in the body during that moment ... afterwards i feel miserable! ...

... so when i saw those blue kohled eyes and the company uniform and that smile i thought it wud be okay to ask the whereabouts of RokrV and while my hunch was correct... it was what i found at the Chirkut later that evening... and i had to go through the milder version of the aforesaid situation and so as an early new year resolution i have decided NOT to continue with my overzealous expenditure through emails and the other online media... and that is applicable with immediate effect...

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

...“Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.”...

... after a long long time just when the public transport system was becoming better and better and people were falling in love with the 'modern' low floor buses in the capital city of this nation, guess what? the buses went up in flame! and that is literally... so what would Sheila do? nothing! actually it's Lovely's problem so what does he do?... simple! he fines the company who manufactures the buses...

... anyways... it could have been a regular day at the office had Rabbi been there... lekin wo to wahan thhey hi nahi! so wat wud Spicy do? ... he wud leave at the end of first shift... regular habit... and nobody was aware that Rabbi is on leave (or was he?) ... where was he? rumors has it that janab was attending the launch of Sumo Grande Mark-II... and jury is still out on this one!

... and the interesting about being in B shift is that you can see people doing things that they wouldn't dare to do in regular shifts ... like searching brides online! (sorry RP... couldn't hold the temptation!) ...

Monday, December 14, 2009

...“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable”...

... honestly speaking i have no intention to point the 'title' of this post to anyone in particular ... however when (... now a friend and earlier only ... ) a colleague shared something similar with me over a Pizza joint and which was out of blue disclosure, i was mildly shocked and now ever so worried! ...

... why? well... the world is not what it appears to be... and i am not talking about the multiplexes coming up in the vicinity or the new flyovers or airports or similar materialistic objects ... i am talking about people becoming the agents of change of not-so-good kind ... lies deception honesty and above all lack of courage to 'come-out' with frank opinion ... we are resorting to the ever so easy cover... by telling lies about other humans ... so it was a coincidence that Janae penned out similar thoughts and my friend shared his pain and i stumbled across that quote and got reminded of someone who seems to matter less with every passing day...

... and my B shifts are starting from today! man! they suck! they really suck!! ... the only good thing is that i get a lot of time which if utilised properly can make me a better man! ... and i am not talking about the Raymond! :) ...

Sunday, December 13, 2009

..."You do not become friends by chance, you become friends because you choose to be"...

... "You must check your priorities first!" ... the innocuous words were said in totally different context to me... and here i am mulling over the prospect of spending my hard earned money either on things that i want to enjoy and may serve real purpose OR spending on things that will serve real purpose and i may enjoy them as well...

and from a random find

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

..."You don't have to know your destination. Make up the route as you go along..."...

:: You know I got this feeling that I just can't hide ::

I tried to tell you how I feel
I tried to tell you but I'm weak
Words don't come easily
When you get close I shiver
I watch you when you smile
I watch you when you cry
And I still don't understand
I can't find a way to tell you

I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I've got this feeling
That I just can't hide

Don't try to run away
There's many things I wanna say
No matter how it ends
Just hold me when I tell you

I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I got this feeling
That I just can't hide

All I need is a miracle
Oh baby all I need is you
All I need is to love you girl
Oh baby all I need is you
Baby you

I wish I was your lover
I wish that you were mine
Baby I got this feeling
That I just can't hide

Just wanna be your lover
Just wanna be the one
Let me be your lover
Let me be the one
Yeah

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... that was a dedication to someone!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

..."...every step you take, every move you make, i'll be watching you..."...

... the closest i have ever been... and it was so enthralling! ... i am excited... and of course i am vague ... why can't i be on my blog? :) ...

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

..."I speak two languages, Body and English"...

... the good news is that i was able to eliminate one of the choices ... diesel is out... for sure... as Shakira said "...it's not worth the drama..." ... so i am now focused on petrol... which brings the bad news ... not that bad actually... it's just that now i have more choices with the kind of the variants these days companies been pushing out ...


... also i was @ BAB's Vastu Shanti Pujan ... rather we went there late in the evening ... the residence is good... with reasonable price tag... and VJI bought a car from True Value ... a Suzuki Alto vxi 1.1 ... and he was generous enough to let me test drive the car ... which i enjoyed of course...

... and the news just trickled in... my dad escaped a potential accident today... and somehow i ended up talking with him in raised voice... it was my utter frustration upon my inability to help them at this juncture ... i feel so sorry ... and my client sucks in customer satisfaction... it surely does!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

..."Let's Prioritise First"...

... i intend to finish two tasks this evening ... first> read the entire newspaper of today and yesterday and second >i want to finalise my car of the choice and by that i mean finish complete research and finalise the model...

...wish me luck! ... :)

Monday, December 7, 2009

..."it is not difficult to change... i keep doing that all the time.."...

... i thought a quick post won't hurt... i mean while i am waiting for my 'mess' dinner to come ... yep! i started it finally... Gopal went to his 'native' and neva returned!... Gopal's loss is Prashant's gain... and the big surprise for tonite? my laundry was NOT done! :'( ... so while i am starving and finished half of my newspaper ... not even started my fav mag... ze HBR ... and yet to open the sealed pack Aerospace testing... i am thinking when will my dinner arrive? and who is going to do the laundry!!!! argh! grrr... i am so... ummm... hungry? duh!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

..."i am an indian - Noble Savages"...

... i guess i have been dwelling upon this idea from quite some time... that is instead of blogging daily i can make these posts less frequent and perhaps weekly... so as to improve the quality by writing on matters of importance ... i mean ... who would be interested in reading my daily rumblings... on daily basis?...

...now every one is not Rocking-Varun or Whistling-Dolphin or good enough with stalking or Enigma... who would visit this site once in 3 weeks and then go thru the entire blog ... and wud then comeup with a thoughtful comment... and then wud even go to the extent of ... well... it's sunday today and the newspapers are full of the news and views of the anniversary of babri masjid demolition... and i am bored of the news ... also the climate change and its related updates are not exciting either...

... i mean ... what is that one thing that i would love to do and brag about and feel good and look good and get loads of adulation all at the same time??? hmmm.... lemme guess.... should i become a politician? ... nah! i don't like that Kurta pajama style... i mean not that much... mebbe i should start my web TV channel on Youtube... that wud be nice! ... but that means i get to remain indoors at my studio most of the time... which is not something i like in particular...

... if u can guess where i am going ... then probably you are correct... and if you are the curious type ... leave a comment! ... :)

Saturday, December 5, 2009

..."i need some time"...

... i honestly want to revert to the time i came in poona... and that was close to two years ago...the reason being i was 'young' and excited and willing to learn and explore and i was with the fire in the belly... and now with two years of 'mess' food and a boring social life with horrendously stupid colleagues... i am more like someone with acidity... serious note apart...

i am also considering to trim down my regularity of the posts... reason? i must give time to TOI ... after all i cannot just increase the 'raddi' at my place... besides with so much to read in the printed material i am losing the race both in 'intellectual' terms and 'creativity' ... so ciao amigos!

... at least for today...

Friday, December 4, 2009

..."You mean, all this time we could've been friends?"...

... the tune of Vande matram (revival) was not that gentle on my ears as i thought it wud be in the morning when my lappy will use it as an alarm! ... so there i was... wide eyed... rubbing them... in shock... and it took me some time to realise that it's the bugger (oops! sorry Sam!) alarm on my lappy! ... hitting the snooze and trying to calm my nerves i pulled the blanket and thought of catching 40 winks of mine...

... lekin na re baba na... two days into 'G' and my bodyclock resets itself... so i did what is to be done in the morning... however it was my morning newspaper on the stairs that made me somewhat happy... why? because i asked the vendor to start the regular supplies... and he did... diligently! ...

...it's december... and mornings here in Poona are getting colder... however for someone who spent more than two decades in 'North India' ... they are still... well... how should i put it... ummm... cold? ... and i love it! absolutely love it... the warmth of the sunshine on my face while waiting for my morning transport... on thursdays it feels even more heavenly... being a 'weekly off' in this part of the state... less traffic ... no rush... no nothing...

... the weekly meeting on our new regulatory project was 'cancelled' by Rabbi... reason? ... nothing much to discuss... bugger! (sorry again Sam!) ... but hey! atleast i get to attend the 'CWR' meeting AND i get to drive the Grande...and that too in the rush hour ... as for the fun factor? well... u gotta ask me matey!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

..."...the quality was scarce in the first place..."...

... first things first:

1) Ravi is doing fine ...
2) it was my aunt's 25th marriage anniversary Yesterday...
3) we got the delivery of our Silver Nano LX (yesterday!) ... my cousin drove it to home and
4) its key less entry system is NOT working! ... in less than 6 hours from the delivery we have our first complaint!

... as for the rest of the things... BPK will be going on week long leave ...(i am so excited by the endless opportunities!) ... i engaged myself for the FTSS application of KR... (@KR now you can take the print for the record matey!) ... and enjoyed every bit of it... reminded me of the college days... Kamal, Rohit and Me ... on our trip to Hyderabad...long live ICFAI...

... and once again two different blog posts highlighted one single thought ("I feel we are sacrificing quality for quantity here, and quality was scarce in the first place.") ... which crosses once in a while in my mind as well ... however as KR said earlier today... after a few years i might enjoy reading all this ...

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

..."Houston, we have a problem"...

... the latest shocking news is that one of my colleague (who also happens to be a friend!) suffered a (hold your breath!) heart attack...

... so first thing in the morning i am going to visit the hospital... and if i get some time to post in detail i will do that...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

..."The World Needs Music"...

... while it is good that one should strive to meet people from diverse geography, with different even opposite viewpoint; one should not under any circumstances lose contact with those who accepted you long before you realised what it is all about in life...

... just got off from phone ... Ms.OT is still recovering ... dad is as usual busy with retired life... and mom made one very exciting proposal rather it was my challenge that she accepted...

... inspired by this post she said that she will be coming to my place in Nano along with the trunk which is something that i despise! ... so i told her if she did that i will give a reward of 50K ... and after some negotiations here is the complete challenge:

1) she along with dad and sis and rusty old trunk will travel by road in our Nano sometime in April
2) upon successful completion of the trip i will pay 50K per head(!)
3) i get to keep the Nano for me
4) they return by Rail! :)

...why? now all of us have another crazy idea to talk about! ... now i bet i will not be paying anything... atleast i hope that way! :)