Wednesday, March 31, 2010

..."I could dance with you till the cows come home...On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows when you came home."...

... our mind has an amazing ability to make us forget things... trivial stuff never occupies the ever expensive memory space inside our brain... maybe because we should spend time remembering good things that happened to us... good things done to us... good things done by us... good things said to us... things that made us feel special or better ... things that made us happy...

... i was travelling in a 'night flight' ... it was more of a late evening flight from PNQ to DEL ... and believe it or not ... i reached the airport 3 hours prior to the departure... lemme repeat... three hours prior to the departure... and i am talking about PNQ airport... it's the size of my School... and i am not kidding... i was starving at that time... around 3 pm... and this was in spite of lunch i took prior to leaving early from company...

... by the time i was boarding, there was no sign of sun... although it wasn't dark yet... and at the aircraft... fake smiles greeted the 'guests' ... the lights were dimmed and then... what i saw outside the window from my Airbus A320... literally took my breath away... the aircraft still gaining height... i could see the edge of the sun... setting on the 'horizon' and moon some distance above it... i turned back to glance over to my co-passenger and then to the 'hostess' and then gulped some more 'complimentary' water... and took some time to catch breath... and looked outside again... it was the same sight...

... i never understand the 'guest announcement' they make over the radio... be it by the cabin crew or by the 'captain' ... they are not being forced to say it so quick... i wudn't mind the interruption provided it can be clearly understood... and i hate the fake accent... we are all Injians damn it!... speak in simple english...

... and before our 'cuptaaan' cud inform us that we are about to land in navi dilli... i had my second 'sight of the day' ... millions of glittering lights... some arranged in a serpentine... some arranged with military precision... rest all moving like red and yellow ants moving up and down... in frenzy of collecting food... and suddenly the 'Earth Hour' made sense... it was no longer a gimmick from some fanatics trying to capitalise on the 'save environment' as their punch line... i cudn't see the stars... i wasn't even looking... the sight 'down under' was far more captivating... and i was hooked... even the cabin crew was pale in comparison... i was like a grownup kid... at a beach... ;-)

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

..."sapno se bhare naina to neend hai na chaina"...

..."What's the point?" he asked... and i shrugged my shoulders... and i felt bad... not because i couldn't convince him "why do people blog?" ... i felt bad because he missed the point after getting so excited about it in the first place... and then i pondered over it... why do people blog?... why do i blog?...

... i was very excited last week... i was "going to my native" as they say in this part of our country... although the worst way to ask that is "tum gaon jaa rahe ho?" ... i used to give "WTF?" expression when asked like that... now i am at peace... and i smile and nod in the peculiar way the locals do... it's like those 'dancing' dolls they used to sell at traffic lights some years ago... i told them "baba i am from dilli, it's not a 'Gaon'" ... but then they never bothered to correct themselves...

... "For Ten days!?!?!?" he (almost) fell from his seat... "Seven actually!" i said sheepishly... and then i realised he was trying to look at the calender at the far side of the Hall... "Shaadi karne jaa raha hai kya?" ... i was red! ... and i wasn't blushing... i was getting irritated... "theek hai!" ... and i walked out of the cabin...

... for the first time in my life i was flying in the nite... and to top it all... i had no idea if it was G'gn or D'li!!... and i had a Nano waiting to pick me up... arriving @ airport never felt so good! ;-)


...thanks GarryG for the 'motivation' ... keep reading for the 'travelogue'...

Monday, March 29, 2010

..."everyone needs someone to mix business with pleasure"...

... i think i have yet to regain that blogging groove... nothing much is happening in the blogs i follow... nothing much is happening in life rite now either... and whatever happened in the past week... well... i am still in daze... "wo saat din"...

Friday, March 26, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

... " Toh Poona Mein Tata Gaadi Banata Hai??" ...

... driving Nano on Dilli Jaipur Highway was fun... and i am loving the Engine sound... it's so Race Car type... ;-)

... gurgaon needs some road signs... better roads... less dust and gravel... err... and i need an apartment ... mebbe some land...

... and i wud encourage the readers to go thru some of the old posts while i am trying to make some time out of my *busy* schedule to post here in detail... i am sure they will get some answers... :D

Monday, March 22, 2010

... "Look! It's Nano!"

... returned after 3 day trip to UMB ... in Tata Nano... and loved every bit of it... more updates to come soon... :)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

..."You don't attract what you want, you attract what you are"...



... now this is quite easy... u have to identify the person sketched and the artist... sahi jawab dene waale ko milega meri taraf se likha hua article on the winner's choice of topic... and of course right to publish that article on his/her blog/magazine ... (*)





(*)Disclaimer:
1) the author of this blog does not claim to guarantee the fulfilment of the said promises.
2) the artist and the muse are NOT eligible to enter the contest.
3) there is NO time binding on the delivery of 'article'.
4) the implied sarcasm is not intended to 'hurt sentiments'.
5) the implied sarcasm is for amusement, perhaps.
6) [any other thing that i might have forget, i may accept or deny later]

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

..." I don't care if you don't like me...I wasn't put on this Earth to please You!"...

Sometimes, Sorry means
It's Not My Fault, It's Yours;
Accept It, It will make me feel Better.

Sometimes, Good Night means
Don't keep the phone yet, I want to talk more.

Sometimes, Take Care means
I am not well and need to be cared for.

Sometimes, Disconnecting a Phone call means
I am upset, but call me back...

Sometimes, Me Looking at You means
I love you more than anything in this world,
and I may never say this loud enough...

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

..."i'll be back"...

... i am too tied up with some stuff... shall be back with some 'matter-full' post... and in the meantime enjoy the pics of my B'Day gift... :-)



Saturday, March 13, 2010

... "we have a black hawk down, we have a black hawk down"...

... it was not my day today... immediately after stepping out of my room i had a gut feeling that i shld wait for some more time... basically not to go to office *this* early... however the devil inside me told me that if it is early i can always take the longer way... i get to drive on the road and it is always fun to do that...

... i almost had my first accident when an auto rickshaw driver decided to take the sharp turn after giving me signal to pass... one very hard braking later i thought mebbe this was what i felt uneasy for... however the worst was yet to come...

... with my company's main gate 500 mts away on a straight road... my car's tubeless tire burst ... pulling the vehicle towards left and hitting the pavement... i checked the damage... a large chunk of the outer rubber wall was hanging with scratch marks on the wheel rim... a bit shocked after the incident... i sat there in the car for some time... then called the dealer and he gave me the number of the local service station... i was told that the tire will be replaced *only* if it is a manufacturing fault *and* if it is in warranty... my first reaction was WTF ... i bought this car 7 days ago... what do u mean "If this is under warranty"?... i was told that that the dispatch will assess the damage and tell me if this can be replaced in warranty ... and i will be charged cool 500 bucks for that...

... to avoid arguments later i thought it wud be better if i pay these fellows from the service station as they can assess the damage 'first hand' ... however the help arrived in the form of a mechanic and his driver... only to replace the spare wheel... they had no way to judge if this failed tire can be replaced in warranty...

... so there i was ... mildly shocked... 500 bucks lighter... sweating in the summer sun... on a highway... beside my company's wall... along with my company's flagship product in passenger cars ... with a bitter taste in my mouth...

UPDATE:: ... i have uploaded the photos of the damaged tire ...

Friday, March 12, 2010

..."U know y kids luv athletes? - Coz they s%#!w lingerie models? -No, That's y v luv athletes. Kids luv athletes coz they follow their dreams"...

... i watched 'Luck by Chance' (LBC) yesterday nite ... and i liked the movie... i am now an official fan of Farhan Akhtar... and u may find this surprising that i never heard of this movie till i read that Karthik Calling Karthik (KCK) is Farhan's 3rd movie... i remember that 'Rock On' was his first... one query later Google sent me to Wiki and voila! ... it mentioned LBC... and here is another interesting part... Farhan directed Dil Chata Hai (DCH) and Lakshya... both movies have special place in my heart... so in a way i was liking Farhan's work before i realised it... and thanks to the myriad of technology... i was enjoying the LBC @ my room till early in the morning...

... and thanks to technology ... rather our dependence on it... we find ourselves in some really interesting situations... take the recent example... our email servers are down from past three days... our entire India operations are now... well... 'severely affected' ... however... if u see the mood here in our office... not a single soul is complaining... there is no disruption of 'work' ... everything is going more or less smoothly... in fact the only hiccup i faced was that my presentation along with the support data remained in my 'outbox' on the first nite of the outage ... and next morning i realised that i missed 6 calls from my boss! ... and the presentation was needed for our review meeting in later in the day... i dashed with my sleepy eyes... and did some damage control...

...and damage control... is what i have been doing from past 50 weeks or so... ever since i was 'transferred' to this dept... its been quite an experience... i have more 'responsibilities' but no 'appreciation' ... and before i vent it all ... i should call it a day...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

..."God acted like a Man yesterday"...

... it was hot and dusty... and i spent 40 freaking minutes in the sun to wash my car... with teasing neighbours... and guess what?... it rained in the evening... and thanks to our 'jungle parking' ... my car was covered with leaves! :'( ... and i see no clouds now! ... what the heck!...

... i need some explanation from God...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

..." i like the way you move; i like to see you groove; uff teri nazar, it says i want to dance with you"...

...i guess i have cracked the reason why i have not been able to write on some 'serious' posts... i mean Fear, Spirituality, God (and Goddesses!), Budget, Computers, Relationships and blah blah... the reason is simple and it was not exactly a complicated AI algorithm to deduct... at some point of time we all get answers to the problems and issues we are facing or were facing for quite some time... we may have tried harder earlier to know why things are happening the way they are happening...and then something churns in those grey cells and a smile appears... u know why it happened ... u know why... or at least u think that you now know why...

... i was watching 'Up in the Air' yesterday nite... got the inspiration from a friend's FB status and the tirade of comments about George Clooney... it was very late in nite... i mean if u r starting a movie after 1am... after the entire day and partial nite in office... it weighs u down... and while i wud admit that George is one of the smartest bloke this planet has seen, i wud also like to admit that i was hooked by 'Alex' and i guessed her 'status' pretty soon in the movie.... am i that good or it was obvious for everyone? ...

... and i wud really like to write my views on God as a woman... just need to make some time for it... i guess She is deliberately keeping me busy so that i can't disclose this to the world! ;-) ...

... some one forwarded this to me::

We don't understand Women : Their "Whatever" "Anything" OR "You Decide"

1 . (Whatever)

Men: What should we have for dinner?
Women: Whatever..
Men: Why don't we have Mexican?
Women: No not Mexican, the last time I got pimples on my face
Men: All right, why don't we have Szechwan cuisine
Women: Yesterday we ate Szechwan, today too?
Men: Hmm..... I suggest we have seafood
Women: Seafood is not good, I got diarrhea
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women : Whatever..

2. (Anything)

Men: So what should we do now?
Women: Anything
Men: How about watching a movie? It's been a long time
Women: Watching movie is no good, it's a waste of time
Men: How about we go for bowling, or some exercises?
Women: Exercise on such a hot day?
Men: Then find a cafe and have a drink
Women: I am off caffeine
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women: Anything

3. (You decide)

Men: Then do we just go home?
Women: You decide
Men: Let's take the bus, I will accompany you
Women: The bus is dirty and crowded.
Men: OK; we will take a cab
Women: Not worth it... For such a short distance
Men: All right, then we can walk. We can enjoy the weather
Women: I am hungry, can't walk.
Men: Then what do you suggest?
Women: You decide
Men: Let's have dinner first?
Women: Whatever...
Men: What shall we eat?
Women: Anything..

... and if u r still wondering for the answer that i 'found' as to why i am not able to write upon serious topics... well... i am just being lazy...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

... If things are not happening according to your wish you are very lucky because they are happening according to God's wish ...

... so it was Women's Day on March 08... which ended like... half an hour ago... the highlight for the day for me? my mom got her driving licence!... i teased her that it was a gift... being a women's day... and her reply: "Chup be! maine gaadi chalayi thi" ... it was a good chit chat... it always is...

... even though some experts may conclude that having meaningful conversations, and not idle chitchat, is more important to keep urself happy... in my humble opinion it is equally important to have these smaller chats many a times... in a day... talks that make you smile ... when you think about 'em ... talks that are not about why you should protect those 1411 tigers... or if you should buy those BT brinjals... but about how one sparrow would come and try to dig out the seeds that u just planted in the mud pot in ur balcony... and how ur grandma is trying to shoo that bird away...

... and i am pretty excited about something... a very innocent chit-chat... that was unplanned ... and though i feel is something that my sub-conscious mind always long for...

... Happy Women's Day to All ...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

..."Just 1411 Left. Quick! Buy that fur coat your wife always wanted!" ...

... experienced my first 'car problem' on Sat evening... then watched late nite show of Karthik Calling Karthik... then unplanned nite stay@ AC's place ... now enjoying Sunday... woke up late in morning... had a tasty omlette and tea... and aaloo pyaaz ke parathe... yummy! ... thanks AC bhai!...

... hope to post some meaningful matter later... :)

>a friend's status message on Gtalk:
::If things are not happening according to your wish you are very lucky because they are happening according to God's wish ! :)

Friday, March 5, 2010

...Indica Vista - Changes Everything ...

... a photo is worth thousand words...









... so this post is now worth two thousand words? ...

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

..."There's people that good things happen to. And there's people that good things don't happen to. That's just the way it goes"...

... have you ever met a 'friendly' stranger who later became a good friend may be even an integral part of your life? ... someone who was travelling with you in a train journey... whom you met in the hospital when u visited along with a friend or relative... i am not being specific to a situation... during bus rides maybe (... and i have taken loads of bus rides...) ... i mean anyone met anywhere ...

... alright ... let me rephrase ... when was the last time you were 'friendly' to a stranger? ... that guy who was buying a mobile phone and you could hear him ask silly questions ... 'gee! what is he asking!' ... in that mall... when u saw this lady trying to figure out which one of her choices is right...

... remember your first time in school? ... your 'primary' classes?? ... and all those people with whom you spent years together... in that school... and perhaps even later... college together? ... then got job in same company?? (... a bit unlikely but still...) ...

... how is one thing different than other... i guess we become complacent once we start living with of 'near and dear' ones... we take comfort in this feeling that we have an 'established' network of F&Fs that we can always lean on... draw our energy from ... and once this mental stage is reached we start growing old... not only physically ... mentally ... spiritually ... psychologically...
... and then... this chill starts haunting us... 'what if?' ...

... why can't we 'intrude' with a polite 'excuse me' and give some nugget of our gyan to that stranger? ... and why can't we pull off that genuine smile which arise from the comfort of "thank god! a 'friend' helped me out on this one"... when intruded by that friendly stranger?...

... i guess i am just happy that SSC is now no longer 'on-site' ... and i am happy that i will be getting my Indica Vista tomorrow... and i need some sleep now ... and i guess i am missing my family...

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

... "Hey! ... How are you!" ...

... i shld have listened to my mind... my heart is taking me nowhere! ... more on this later... i am too tired rite now!