Behind the mask

"Idle"stic

2008-07-24T08:13:00.000-07:00

Winter has come and gone but the mind is still in the state of hibernation

Hail Sachin

2008-03-04T08:15:00.000-08:00

Once again it was bad luck for Australia as Sachin came from no where to score nearly two big hundreds and trashed them out of the finals. India won 2-0 CBS Finals, giving Australia not even third chance to sniff the victory. It was Sharjah reloaded when in 1998 Sharjah cup, Sachin scored two marvelous centuries

IPL : The next big thing ?

2008-02-22T01:24:00.000-08:00

Indian Premier League, better known as IPL, earned at least a billion USD before even bowling a single ball. That not only shows the popularity of cricket in India but also the confidence on future of the second fastest growing economy in the world. IPL has been so far successful in replicating the soccer league system present in Europe. The clubs are held by the investors, which in turn can bid for the players. The soccer leagues and championships, likes of EPL and Champions League, are very popular in Europe. I can say that IPL following Twenty20 format, a recently popular ultra short version of the game, has immense potential in becoming a big hit with the cricket loving nation like India. The tournament is going to start in April 08 and I am expecting it to have decent event this year, given that IPL has received so much publicity recently be it regarding confilct of interest with other board or highest bid for player going upto 1.5m USD or ICL appealing to high court against IPL.
Lots of drama happening off the field so far lets see how it goes when the teams are actually on the field

Bon Jovi, Ski and More

2008-01-20T22:37:00.000-08:00

Adding another rocker to my list, I attended Bon Jovi concert. Though It kind of sucked completely. Reached there 1 hour late, was way back from the stage and acoustics of the place put an end to the hope of good concert. Thats all I have to write about concert.
With winters in Japan I have spent last two weekends amid snow, skiing around the slopes and I am loving it!. Yesterday, went to Inawashiro, an awesome resort with great facilities. Though slopes were not that great, either they were too simple or too difficult but that was compensated by scenic beauty around that place. Liked that place so much that we are planning to visit it again in some time

I need Serenity

2007-11-25T06:47:00.000-08:00

As I sit here and slowly close my eyes
I take another deep breath and feel the wind pass through my body
I'm the one in your soul, reflecting inner light
Protect the ones who hold you, cradeling your inner child

I need serenity in a place where I can hide
I need serenity, nothing changes days go by

Where do we go when we just don't know
And how do we re-light the flame when it's cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

Tragic visions slowly stole my life
Tore away everything, cheating me out of my time
I'm the one who loves you no matter wrong or right
And everyday I hold you
I hold you with my inner child

I need serenity in a place where I can hide
I need serenity, nothing changes days go by
Where do we go when we just don't know
And how do we re-light the flame when it's cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

Where do we go when we just don't know
And how do we re-light the flame when it's cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

I need serenity (Where do we go when we just don't know)
I need serenity (And how do we re-light the flame when it's cold)
I need serenity (Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing)
I need serenity (And when will we learn to control)

Gigs!

2007-11-25T04:20:00.000-08:00

Linkin Park
Roger Waters
Eric Clapton
Art Garfunkel
Bryan Adams
Mark Knopfler

Next in

Maiden
Dream Theatre
Bon Jovi

.....long way to go!

Yes, yes and yessssssss!

2007-11-22T23:36:00.000-08:00

I was reading my previous post where I plotted an imaginary drama of Kimi winning driver championship and its indeed what happened (though two McLaren didnt crash :D). Yes, yes, yesss! Awesome stuff, Kimi you deserved it man. Its not over until its over! . I am bit late on this post should have posted like days back, but neways I still feel the joy!

The fighting chance

2007-09-24T01:56:00.000-07:00

With 3 more races to go, Ferrari is already world champions as McLaren was caught red handed in their evil plot (such a shame!). But driver's championship is still (wide) open for grab. Hamilton leading with 97 followed by Alonso 95, Kimi 84 and Massa is way away with 77 points. Its still possible for Kimi with a bit of luck and fight. I would love to see both McLaren crashing each other in the next couple of races, as they almost did in last grand prix (its quite tense between Hamilton and Alonso, you know :D). Keeping finges crossed! Go Kimi Go! Its bit unluck that I have to leave Tokyo on Thursday just before the Japanese grand prix. I hate this :((

Somewhere I belong

2007-09-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

Day after day, with the tick of the time
Under the lamp in the narrow streets
Unlimited dream and unlimited grief
So many things packed in a tiny piece
Under the comfort of ice chilled air
Getting moneyed with a stroke of finger
Its not the art whats going on
Creating something out of nothing
Is the art where I belong.......

Yet Another Exam!

2007-08-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Since I have been in HK, I have become a complete nerd. I wish If this would have happened six years back then I would have passed out with decent CGPA. But anyways who gives the damn about it now. So since the day I landed in HK, I have been a complete geek giving this and that exam once in a while. Started with 3 papers in Sept and 1 in Oct of Hong Kong Securities exchange and then the huge one, CFA in Jun and now again I have to give 2 more papers in Sept for Japanese Securities dealing. Picking up the books after 11-12 hrs of work is too demanding :( ..So what? Ok I have weekends..Fuck!! after working like hell during the week, weekend is the only thing to look forward and when you figure out that you have to study in those 2 beautiful days at the end of the week its damn frustrating. Anyways I dont have any option but to go and read something now. Can you imagine I have new Harry Potter kept on the shelf right in front of me and I am not even daring to touch that book. God Help me!!!

Teams!

2007-08-11T03:42:00.000-07:00

Bayern Munich
Sao Paulo
Manchester United
Barcelona

2007-08-06T08:05:00.000-07:00

Long time back when life was so simple
Time was plenty and friends were there to mingle
Long day of cricket, music and gang
When I was in school it was so much fun
We were silly and carelessly dumb
Everyone was jolly with a little pride
But that was not enough we wanted to be more smart
Ended in the college with the budding bunch
Everyone was busy proving they are
smart, smarter than the smartest living one
They are superb and are the only one!

Insane $#$!$!$!$

2007-06-08T01:00:00.000-07:00

I have 5 hrs to go, before I have to wake up again and go to work. Still I am here and writing this blog. Why? ..hmmm...good question. Let me ponder over it in my dreams. Just a thought which is scrambling my mind

Whats the use when you cant give back, when so much is given to you by others.
Why do we live in ignorance, Is that what education meant for.

Out of my mind

2007-04-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

Out of my mind by Duran Duran, mix of Arabic music, a bit trance.

Light a candle
Lay flowers at the door
For those who were left behind
And the ones who've gone before
But here it comes now
Sure as silence follows rain
The taste of you upon my lips
The fingers in my brain
Ever gentle as it kills me where I lay
Who am I to resist?
Who are you to fail?

Got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you what's left to believe in?

And I could be so sorry
For the way it had to go
But now I feel your presence
In a way I could not know
And I wonder
Do you ever feel the same
In whispering darkness
Do you ever hear my name?

Got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you, what's left to believe in?

How could you dare
To become so real
When you're just a ghost in me

And I've got to get you out of my mind
But I can't escape from the feeling
As I try to leave the memory behind
Without you, what's left to believe in?

Here in the back of my mind

Deep in the back of my mind

Incomplete

2007-04-24T05:05:00.000-07:00

Living in the darkness, missing something unknown, so many things untold, trying to catch a glimpse, could not get that too, so many things have passed, so many moments gone in the silence, the time keep swaying life like a ship stuck in the storm, time of hope and time of charm

Have I become philosophical lately?

2007-04-15T00:25:00.000-07:00

I have been noticing this thing with myself since last couple of months, I am becoming more and more philosophical. Not only me but my friends are also saying that. I discovered this mostly while chatting with my friends (because I can read back the conversations). It amazes me! It might be happening because I am worried too much about the time which is going to come or the time which has already passed. Past, No I dont think so, because I dont give a damn about the past. Its mostly the unseen, unknown. Or may be I am suffering too much, unsatisfied with the results I am getting of my efforts. Or may be the life isnt going the way I expected. I should lower my expectation, no I cant do that, I am way too ambitious :( .

There you go Kimi!

2007-03-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

What a start for Kimi, racing the first one for his new team Ferrari, and grabbing the maximum out of it. It was a walk in the park for him and in the interview he said that he was not pushing at all to maintain his position (who would have when u were 15secs ahead of everyone on the race track in just 10 laps!). The only mistake he made was just going off the track for a bit because he was looking at "something" (He must b really bored there in the cockpit, must b looking for some hot chick in the stands :D ). Nice finish by Massa himself, finishing 6th when he started at the back of the grid. Must b really hard for him driving on 1 pit stop strategy. Hats off to Hamilton. Podium on the Formula One debut is a great achievement, only few have achieved it in this sport. The drive from him was smooth, car was nice and it didnt feeling like that it was his first race. He made Alonso chase him :). The best part of Hamilton was that he made no mistake unlike Heikkei who was still driving a Go Kart on Formula One track. Disappointing race for Honda and Renault. I think they dont stand a chance of winning even a single race in this season. It will be good to see what Massa does in the next race. I bet he will get pole in Malaysia.

2007-03-14T08:12:00.000-07:00

Only If I can get time to breath

From the back of my mind...

2007-03-04T22:42:00.000-08:00

Life is so short and we have so many things to learn. Damn it!

The man, the machine and the Formula 1

2007-03-03T00:15:00.000-08:00

The Formula One begins with Australian Grand Prix on 18th March. With Ferrari flying around in their practice sessions, I have good reason to smile :). Last time they just missed the championships. I am hoping that this time they will not even give anyone sniff of victory. I'm quite optimistic about them :) and I have my own reasons. In 2006 they had a poor start but they came back quite strongly in the mid-season. As the team worked with car and tyres, they had a complete winning package. Thats the reason Schumacher managed to close the gap of 25 points between Alonso and himself. Massa was just beginner in 2006, but as season progressed he mastered the art of racing, making less and less stupid mistakes which eventually paid him off with a couple of victories. Ferrari, as a team kept up their strong work and thanks to them, we had such an exciting finish of 2006 Season. They have maintained their momentum and Massa is topping charts everywhere. Lets not forget Kimi, though he is slightly under performing (given the fact he has Ferrari under his hand) but he is a great driver and he is challenging Driver Championship since the time he came to Ferrari. I think it will be a good fight between Massa and Kimi. Alonso is down lil bit, with new team, that too Mc Laren which didnt have great run last season. Fisichella, he always makes mistake what else can I say. Hamilton of Mc Laren and Heikki of Renault, newbies might struggle in starting races. Mc Laren and Renault are lacking experience in second driver but who knows, they might turn out like Massa ;). I dont want to discuss rest of the drivers because they still need to find some pace.

2007-03-01T06:06:00.000-08:00

I dont know!

The snowy slopes of Korea

2007-02-19T09:09:00.000-08:00

3.5 hrs from HK, 4 hrs of Journey by Bus, there we were standing in the middle of snow in freezing -5 C. Had a Gala dinner, met loads people from different regions, met people whom I regularly chatted but have never met. Then the music started and people went crazy. The non stop foot thumping, shirts flying all around, people falling and rising again. Then came the disco with the psychedelic lights and trance making people cross their bounds. No one was aware what was going until they woke up next morning. People broke glasses and even walls (because the room was too small to have a blissful conference as they said). The morning was bright, sunny and perfect for skiing. First I tried to get on my feet then without thinking I went to the slopes. I fell like zillion times but it was fun :) . And in the night I tried again and someone kind gave me a helping hand. With few tips and effort I came out without falling down :) . People were surprised and got loads of compliments :). It was amazing what I achieved in few hours. That even earned me the title "Shiva on Slopes" :). Next day we packed our luggage and then we went back to the place from where we came from.

...I saw them disappear in the abyss

2007-01-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

It feels like yesterday it began
In the surroundings of forests and hills
With little aspiration and a careless aspirant
Bearing zeal brewed in hot red fluent

Stupid looks and absurd sentiments
Then started the transformation to elegance
Overcoming all the obstacles of negligence

At first the path wasn't easy
While walking I suffered pain and felt little dizzy
Soon agony vanished and soul became prudent
I relished my journey and lived every moment
I sailed across the days seeking meaning of time

While the nights were passed simply by straying
Every now and then came the sleepless nights
Those patches were surpassed by intellectual fights

In the mean time I found interesting pursuits
Weird combination of music, ball, sweat and strings
They kept me busy from other nuisance

Sometimes I felt lucky and sometimes unlucky
Just like that times were good and ugly
But it was made easy to pass by
With people it was fun and joy

While I am leaving this kingdom of heaven
Treasuring handful sweet memories as souvenir
Lake, hill, wood, music and friends
As I sleep in the night with closed eyes
I saw them disappear in the abyss

I wish I was a Punk Rocker

2006-12-30T02:04:00.000-08:00

Beautiful words by Sandi Thom... damn I missed the happening era of 60s and 70s :(

Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In '77 and '69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

When the head of state didn't play guitar
Not everybody drove a car
When music really mattered and when radio was king
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything

When pop stars still remained a myth
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when god saved the queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
My mom and dad were in their teens
And anarchy was still a dream
And the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail

When record shops were still on top
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs
And playing games meant kick arounds
And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face

I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair

Garden of life

2006-12-26T22:42:00.000-08:00

If you are taking the walk through the garden of life
What do you think you'd expect you would see?
Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life
And in the river the reflections of me

Just for a moment struggle for life has ended
In a moment another has begun
If you walk ahead you will see rainbow with colors
And Another step dried pond with dead leaves

Then you are stuck with the choices to make
Wandering at the crossway of the garden
You listen to the voices echoing in the mind
And follow the heart to wherever it says

Sometimes you are strangled by the branches
Sometimes you are stuck in the muddy patches
With the sun getting down fast, you have to run past the bridges
Then you run, run and run

Trying to catch a glimpse of the sun drowning in the ocean
And then you think you are almost there
Yes, there you can watch it sinking
Yes, you run faster and faster
You think, Almost there, dont go away too fast,
Yes, a moment away from it.. And then

You wake up!!

%$%^#$###&$#

2006-12-19T20:38:00.000-08:00

Life is always brighter on the other side!

Pretty much fucked up!

Time

2006-11-19T21:56:00.000-08:00

These beautiful words came out of Floyd and are so true

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say

4 months!

2006-11-06T22:16:00.000-08:00

And they went so fast. I am trying to figure out what I did in last few months and yeah loads of things have happened. Sachin came back from injury. North Korea conducted nuclear test and as usual US tried to show their supremacy and back fired. Ferrari made a great come back and schumacher fought like anything but they missed both the championships by narrow margin (damn luck!). Schumacher retired and it was like an end of an era. He raised F1 to a new level of popularity. Federer and Sharapova added another trophy to their collection by winning US open. China's biggest bank, ICBC managed the biggest IPO in history. People went to different places and started new life. Some liked it that way and some did not...

Journey to the top : After half time

2006-06-24T02:17:00.000-07:00

Group stage is over. The results are somewhat I expected. Group E and G turned out to be the most interesting group in the end. Italy and Ghana qualified peacefully from group E while biggest upset was Czech going out. Czech started well but they wouldnt have done better with four key players on bench. Hard luck!. Swiss qualified as a leader of group G, France finally came to their senses and made it to the final 16. Ghana and Ecuador surprised everyone and they truly deserved to qualify for the next round. Lets see how they perform now.

Journey to the top : The crucial four days

2006-06-20T02:51:00.000-07:00

Some team are going to pack up and fly back home, while some teams are going to show their class on the pitch in the knockout stages. These team will qualify in that order.

Group 1
1)Germany
2)Ecuador

Group 2
1)England
2)Sweden

Group3
1)Argentina
2)Netherland

Group4
1)Portugal
2)Mexico

Group5
(I dont know)

Group6
1)Brazil
2)Australia

Group7
1)Korea
2)France

Group8
1)Spain
2)Ukraine

Journey to the top : Bravo!

2006-06-16T00:58:00.000-07:00

What a finish by England...finally..huuhh!! After 82' battle they finally managed to score. Great ball by beckham. He surely is a great player. One goal scored against Paraguay was by him only :). Crouch would have been cooked, fried and eaten if he wouldnt have scored that goal. Bloody he is so tall no defender can stop him frm taking header. And goal by Gerrard was not a surprise for me. I was expecting something like that from him. I have seen him in the past, he is expert in those long drive blasts :-). You can expect a goal frm him in every 2-3 matches. It was good to see Rooney on pitch. Though we didnt see much from him but he just recovered from injury. His game will improve with each outing. World Cup its getting more and more exciting.

Out of the blues : Ecuador

Back on their feet and sprinting : Argentina and Italy

Flying high : England

Most over-rated : Brazil (They suck!)

Men in black : Czech, Spain

On the verge of retirement : France

The home advantage : Germany

Journey to the top : The outcome

2006-06-11T14:57:00.000-07:00

The situation after group stages and 1st knockout round

Journey to the top : part 1

2006-06-08T02:35:00.000-07:00

Hours away from the kick off of world cup of one the most popular sport on this planet..Soccer. In India too people are very excited. Restaurants have changed their menu, pubs have made arrangement for screening matches, people have bought new televisions :D. Well I am not going to talk about whats happening, I am going to talk about whats gonna happen in world cup :-).

Group A

Germany: The host nation will start its journey with match against Costa Rica. Though Ballack is injured, it should be easy win for Germans. It should be a piece of cake for Germany to top the group and walk into next round.

Poland: They had a great run in qualifying. Fans have loads of expectation from them Should qualify for next round.

Costa Rica: Coasta Rica doesnt look promising to enter into top 16 teams.

Ecuador: Dont know. No comments.

Group B

England: My favourite. With Rooney returning to team, their chances are now amplified. Amazing team with great defence, midfield and attack. They should win it this time.

Sweden: With larsson, ljungberg and Ibrahimovic on attack, they should atleast secure 2nd place in the group.

Trinidad and tobago: Qualifying for the first time. Cant say. Very slim chances of qualifing y for the next round

Paraguay: This team qualified from South American Zone where teams like Argentina, Brazil qualified. It looks promising but England and Sweden will not allow them to qualify for the next round.

Group C

: The group of death

Argentina : Good team, player to watch Messi (Second Maradona in making), Crespo, Saviola, Tevez, Messi, Riquelme and decent defense. They are expected to finish first in the group.

Netherlands : Should finish 2nd but they are in such a grp that its extremely to difficult to predict. So no comments on 2nd position in this grp. Players to watch are Van der saar, Van Nistelrroy, Persie.

Serbia and Montenegro : Their defense is the most talked about in world cup. Having conceded only single goal during the wc qualifying, other teams will have hard time breaking their wall.

Ivory Coast : People are saying they can do miracle. Remember Senegal in 1998.

Group D

Portugal : Placed in one of the easiest group. They are expected to qualify with the help of Ronaldo, Sabrosa, Figo, Deco, Ferraria.

Mexico : Should qualify but Mexico v/s Portugal will be interesting

Iran : Crap

Angola : Waste of time

Group E :

Italy : Will finish first.

USA : Will give good fight to Czech

Ghana : Leave it.

Czech : Strong chances of 2nd position but chances are blurry with Baros having injury problem

Group F :

Brazil : World Cup favorites. Do I need to say anything about them.

Croatia : I cant guess who will get 2nd place in this group. But Croatia, leveling with Sweden in qualifying, have a good chance.

Australia : Dont know

Japan : Dont know. A chinky team surprised all of us in the last world cup. They might b the next in line.

Group G :

France : They were aghast in the last world when they couldnt make it to the next round. I think it wont happen this time as they are placed in a very easy group.

Switzerland : No way

Korea : Good chance of going into next round

Togo : No comments

Group H :

Spain : I wont b surprise if they finish on top of the group. Player to watch Casillas, Puyol, Pablo, Iniesta, Alonso, Fabregas, Raul, Garcia. Very good team. I would count them in top teams who can win world cup.

Ukraine : Lets c whether AC Milan's ace, Schevchenko, can drive his country to the next round or not.

Tunisia : Leave it

Saudi Arabia : Not expecting anything great from them

iLe Maurice (Pics)

2006-06-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

iLe Maurice

2006-06-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

Awesome place, awesome beaches, definitely not the place to with your parents. You can just go and relax under the warmth of the sun or you can be wild and try some of the water sports. Dont forget to catch a glimpse of the sun sinking in the ocean. Its the most beautiful sight I came across :). Spent one week there, its good place to relax and sink in the thoughts while staring at the endless, wild and beautiful ocean. While living in Mumbai, I couldnt discover that ocean is so beautiful :D

Its always unexpected!

2006-05-20T03:25:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you prepare for things well in advance a week, a month or even a year before. But in the end you come up with the failure. Sometimes things happen so fast that you couldnt believe in what you have achieved in a couple of hours or couple of days. Thats what happened today. It was a lazy, casual start day before yesterday. But it all ended well today and brought in an unexpected surprise for me. I dont know whether its good or bad. I need to get into details before I decide but at first look it seems fantastic. I might be doing number crunching, selling or buying things in a year to come or I might design new algorithm, product, software. I might endup in a familiar place with familiar people around or I might endup in a completely unknown piece of land, with unfamiliar people around.

Bottomline: All good things happen all of a sudden and in a short span of time. So dont bother about future. Oppotunities come and they come in disguise. You just need to spot them (keep your eyes and ears open, even write a few words :D and dont hesitate to speak ;-) ) and crack them down and then you will write your own future in whatever way you want (It anyways will be written even if you follow the direction)

Game on!

2006-05-15T15:20:00.000-07:00

After two win by ferrari it was time for Renault to show their supremacy. They did it and did it in style. Two podium positions while Schumacher split the Renault getting 2nd position. The season has just started and its getting difficult to predict the champion as we are going along the season. I doubt Ferrari and Renault will get any competition from other cars. May be once in a while Kimi or Button will manage to get to the podium but the winner will be always from Ferrrari or Renault. I am still hoping Massa will get into top three drivers while Schumi and Alonso will battle for 1st place. Its getting more and more interesting, its also good for fans atleast thrill, excitement is still there in Formula One. There is poll going on Yahoo! http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/f1/ and here are the results so far

Fernando Alonso	7%	5015
Kimi Räikkönen	30%	22214
Michael Schumacher	49%	35837
Juan Pablo Montoya	9%	6511
Jenson Button	5%	3533

Huge difference between Alonso and Schumacher. Still loads of Ferrari fans are there :-) and they are hoping Schumacher will win. Lets hope so.

And the magic continues!

2006-05-08T14:48:00.000-07:00

The horse again danced on Italian and German anthem and why not...Win for Schumi and first podium, 3rd place, to Massa while Alonso was busy scratching his balls and thinking what went wrong. Kimi (4th) gave difficult times to Massa in the closing laps. While Honda again blundered things up with Button's engine goin down, Barrichello managed to come 5th and secured some championship points. Fisichella was 6th but the surprise came from young Rosberg who finished 7th in his Williams (I must say a new Schumacher in making). Ferrari has had a great run in last couple of races...lets see whether they can maintain their pace in spanish grand prix next week and give Alonso hard times at his home circuit.

The magic of scarlet!

2006-04-23T21:45:00.000-07:00

Yes! its first victory for Ferrari this season, that too at their home circuit. Schumi gave Ferrari fans all the reason to smile :-) ...What a classic race it was. Starting from the pole position, Schumi set some of the fastest laps during the initial stage of race. Then came the pit stops. After first pit Schumi was 11 secs ahead of Alonso but Alonso somehow managed to close in the gap lap after lap (Schumi had some problems with his car). They battled through 0.3 sec difference for a long time when Alonso took his 2nd pit stop. Soon after Alonso, Schumi also went for pits and this time he just came out ahead of Alonso (Remember first race of season, Bahrain Grand Prix, where Alonso came ahead of Schumi after pits :-) ) .And then Schumi maintained 0.3 sec lead :-) for 20 laps until in the last remaining laps Alonso made some mistake and gap widened to 2 secs. Finally Schumi crossed the chequered flag with high spirits. Great racing by both Schumi and Alonso, they both drove like World Champions. Hats off to Schumi for driving car which had handling and braking problems. He surely showed his true class today.

Highlights:
--- Second Ferrari with Massa also managed to secure 5 valuable points. In the end great race for Ferrari.
--- Honda once again goofed up after securing 2nd and 3rd pole positions. Sloppy practices in pits where they delayed Barrichello by 4 secs and blunder done to Button which forced him to 7th position when he could have easily climbed the podium.
--- Not much of overtaking in this race. Yeah! it was kinda difficult circuit.

The Passport Saga

2006-04-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

Can you imagine a passport could cost 25k. Yeah! it did for me. I applied for passport on 21st Dec '05 (after constant nagging from my parents for about an year). My police verification was done in first week of Jan '06 and I was expecting passport in Feb last week. However, it wasnt issued. I went home for a week in Mid March. My parents asked me about my passport I told them "Will be getting it soon". After coming to Mumbai, I went to passport office and they gave me a terrible news. "Your police verification report status is pending" (What the hell!). They asked me to go to CID office to get more information in this matter. CID office told me that Powai Police Station havent sent my police verification report. I went to Powai police station and they said they have already sent all the documents. I again went to CID office (for those who dont know where the CID office is, its at VT) they told me that file was sent on 23rd Dec '05 and they havent received any police verification from Powai Police Station. I again went to Powai Police Station then they again told me that they have sent file on 9th Jan '06. Then I again went to CID office, they again told me that they have once got the file but they had to send it back because birth certificate was missing. As Powai Police Station didnt get the file back they asked me to get xerox of my form and give to Powai Police Station so that they can start the passport procedure from scratch. Fed up with this shitty system where people cant even handle a file properly, where a passport officer cant talk to you with some decency and where your precious time and efforts are wasted without any gain. Giving up all the hopes I called up home and asked my parents to get passport in Tatkal from Indore.

So hunt began for Tatkal. Remember for Tatkal passport you need to provide valid reason for urgency. One way out is getting a letter from some company saying that they are sponsoring your trip to abroad. Though I would have got the letter someway or the other but my Dad didnt want to waste his time in this issue. I told him other option of TOEFL exam and he said "Good, go ahead and register". So I registered for TOEFL exam on 28th Apr. I sent all the form to Indore with my friend. Then agent asked me to close the file in Mumbai. I had to again pay my visit to the passport office to get letter from them. I speed post it to Indore. They submitted my file on 13th or 14th Mar. They asked me to come to Indore between 16-20 Apr. On 16th I got fever but I didnt want to miss on the passport so I went ahead but by the time I reached Indore I was boiling at 103 degrees. My mom was furious that I didnt inform her about my fever in advance. Anyways I took some rest that night. Next day on 17th I had to get my "advance police verification" done, which is done by SP of the city. Well it was a piece of cake for me to get that certificate because my fufaji has got very good contacts in Police department (He himself is a forrest officer). So in the middle of fever I had to do all the formalities. On 18th I got the certificate gave it to agent and he sent it to Bhopal on 19th. But I needed the passport on 20th as I had to reach Mumbai on 21st Morning for my end semester exam on 22nd Apr. So it was kinda tight situation but my agent assured that I'll get passport on 20th. So I made my plans for Bhopal trip. On 20th Morning I called my agent. He said that situation is little dicy and he can confirm only after an hour. I told him my situation how I came to Indore in fever, about my exam on 22nd. Told him every possible thing which came to my mind at that time (Seriously I desperately needed that passport. I didnt care whether I'll go somewhere in summers or whatever but this passport thing had given me all the troubles in life and I took it as challenge. I thought whatever happens I'll not leave for Mumbai without passport). I called him 5 times during that one hour. And he finally said "Welcome to Bhopal" . I was finally relieved after hearing those words (Seriously!). Went on for three and half hour drive to Bhopal with my Mom, grandparents and two cousin sisters (It was Innova, we thought it would be fun to take grandparents and sisters along, atleast they enjoyed movie in the cab :) ). Reached Bhopal at 4:30. Passport office opened at 5. They put the list of tatkal passport which were approved and my name was on the first page (What a relief it was after seeing name on that list). I called up my agent and he said he'll turn up at 5:30 but he didnt turn upto 5:45. I got anxious (passport are delievered upto 6) so I got up asked passport officer whether my name was called out. He said "No". After 2-3 people my name was called I gave couple of autograph, took the passport and sailed away with joy :). Finally my mom said "you always get things you want but you always get it late". I said "Yes. I get everything late. But finally I do fetch them". So my passport saga finally ended. My fever also ended. My exam also ended.

Airtickets = 8000/-

Registration for TOEFL Exam = 6500/-

Agent Passport Fee = 6500/-

Cab rent = 2500/-

Passport (Mumbai) = 1000/-

Three visits each at CID, Passport Office, Powai Police Station = Frustration

Feeling of having passport = Priceless

Yes! I can travel all around the world now and this time is coming soon may be May :) I can feel world at my door steps :P .

75 Bands

2006-04-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Can you find 75 bands in this poster?

I'm.........

2006-03-24T02:36:00.000-08:00

Its been a while, I'm down and right,
I am waiting, waiting for long,
I'm on my knees and begging them down,
Sometimes you cant make it on your own,
Songs...they are singing, I am grasping and writing,
Its too bright and I'm living my life,
Swinging my life here and there,
Losing it deep inside the ocean in abyss,
Now or never, living every second, every moment,
Living it to the full, everyone is jealous, so what can I do?
Sound of silence in the voice of simon and garfunkel,
Songs they are my insipiration,
They can make u cry and dance, they are amazing,
Every word echoing my ear, trying to catch and hold them for life,
Searching, searching, search is on,
World is less interesting, need to go to some other planet,
I hate god, for all this suffering to all the people,
Why cant be everyone happy right frm poor to rich,
I'm bored of same old crap so I want some rest,
God bless you, your dream may come true,
Hope god fulfill all the wish, every wish you thought through

The match

2006-03-23T03:57:00.000-08:00

I paid 400 bucks for
- 4 overs
- 4 wickets
- 10 runs
- A four
- A dropped catch
- 4 lousy shots
- Inaudible presentation

Yeah I watched post lunch session 5th day of India-England test match at Wankhede. My first match in stadium. Feeling is cool to be present in stadium, cheering, hooting, hushing. Sincere advice dont ever go to stadium is India is losing. Avoid test matches (they are boring). Catch the action from the first ball of the match.

Not to be disclosed

2006-03-21T21:40:00.000-08:00

Note: A sincere advice. You wont get what I am gonna write below. Then why am I posting? So that I dont forget this in future. So please dont waste your time here. Its meant for only three people who agreed on terms and conditions below.

Terms and conditions:
1) Time limit : 4 years from the day when we start earning.
2) Duration : 4 months
3) No. (minimum) : One

4) Location : India only.

5) Money sharing

6) No future

7) No disclosure

Stake: 3 days/2 nights stay at Mauritius including water sports.

The day when history was created

2006-03-17T19:58:00.000-08:00

I am talking about 12th March '06 when South Africa literally raped Australia. Even if u saldom watch cricket this was the match not be missed. To start with Aus made 434 (btw this was an ODI). Ponting made a great knock, he scored century something. I saw Australian score and changed the channel (No way in my dream I could have thought of lame South Africa even managing to reach half the target) But as said in cricket the result is not decided until last ball is bowled. When I saw SA's score after 25 overs in news I seriously felt that they can do it and from then on I didnt even miss a single ball. The whole match was a highlight in itself. Match was swaying between SA and Aus ball by ball. Gibbs played inning of his life. (Gibbs performing under such circumstances made Tendulkar look like a dumb cricketer. He cud have performed in the world cup finals, when his team needed him the most but he didnt. Sometimes I wonder Tendulkar, is he even that great?) and when the cake was ready icing was down by Boucher (what a temperament he has got, hats off to him). Its the most humiliating defeat ever. Aussies should go and hang themselves and SA you made ppl believe that any target is achievable. Hail SA.

Formula one also began on 12th and finally ferrari is back :-) ..Yes!!. Their cars look superb. They could have finished first on podium but shitty Alonso. They goofed with Massa's car in pits otherwise he could have gained some points :-( . What a race for Kimi. Fucker started from the last in the grid and finished 3rd. He has got balls man! . I think this years Grand Prix will be more interesting than last years (with tyre changing coming in, this will give edge to ferrari) and ferrari will be top contender for driver's and constructor's (I am not saying this bcoz I am ferrari fan :D, they do have quality drivers and their cars are really good :) ).

Predictions

Drivers: I think Schumi will regain its title

Construtors: Red color will be back...so its all ferrari.

Man to watch out : Kimi

Alonso, haaa he will be lost in the dust :P

Yes yes yessssssssssssss!

2006-03-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

Yes...finally I got my new cell after one and half month of efforts :) . Yeah efforts..this gizmo was out of stock in Mumbai for about a month. I went out 4-5 times in search of it but always came back with nothing. Even if I managed to get one, ppl were selling it above mrp. So I waited and finally managed to get hold of one in Indore. This nokia cell has got amazing graphics and looks. Above all it has slide open feature which I desperately wanted (Remember that last scene in Matrix when Neo was chased down by agents and he snatches one cell frm a pedestrian. It was slide open cell). It has regular features like mp3, 2 MP cam, half GB mem, bluetooth blah blah blah...btw I am talking about 6270.

2006-03-09T04:14:00.000-08:00

And they sucked. Bloody Real cudnt even manage to put one ball in. Hail! Casillas and Lehmann amazing keeping by both of them. Real Madrid, useless all star team good for nothing.

WTF

2006-03-09T01:29:00.000-08:00

I am sitting here having battle with fever, though its not clear yet who will win the war. But I'll ensure a hell of a fight to fever. Its kinda weird. Couple of days ago I thought I didnt fell sick since quite a long time. And today I had sore throat, weakness, sweat, cold and lil fever. Taking every possible step to counter attack (I took 100gms of glucose in one shot) and I know tomorrow will be ok :) . I shud better take my ass to TV room. Lets c whats Arsenal got in its basket for Real. Its time!

Simple Man

2006-03-03T04:42:00.000-08:00

Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day
Oh, take your time don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman, oh baby, you'll find love
And don't forget son there is someone up above

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple, kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me son
If you can?

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need, oh lord, is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you my son
Is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple, kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me son
If you can?

Boy, don't you worry you'll find yourself
Follow your heart, lord, and nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you my son
Is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple, kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me son
If you can?

Music is all over...

2006-03-02T01:23:00.000-08:00

I am trying to compile a collection of 500 greatest songs (rock n roll) of all time rated by rolling stones, a popular magazine. This task is tedious...searching songs on lan, copying on comp, renaming it. Shesshh. But seriously when I listen to them, they are amazing and worth the effort. Mostly from the era of 60s-80s...these songs made me believe the rock music which is flowing today is close to crap!. The songs of 60s-80s have raw feeling with them. No modern equipment used, no special effects added, no modern instruments used. When you listen to a song its important how you feel when its been played. One song can take you flying in the sky while another can make you say "shit". These songs are mesmerising because of great vocals, great guitar, great drums. You can actually get every beat played at drums, notes played by various guitars. These songs made me believe most of the band today like RATM, Linkin Park, Creed, Greenday, Limp Bizkit, write, sing, play bullshit. They just create noise..thats it! Some good bands still prevails but in gereral overall quality is not at all good. We need something pure to clean the shit which has been spread. To end with 2-3 years back I couldnt stand beatles. I used to say "what the fuck I want more energy in the songs". But now I love quite a large number of songs done by them. I think 60s-80s bands had originality and variety, each band differed from another thats not the case today. As its said The beatles were turning point in the rock n roll history. May be its time for another beatles to change the face of rock music in the future.

While my guitar gently weeps

2006-02-27T02:16:00.000-08:00

If you are thinking there is gonna be any correlation between the title and what I am gonna write after this then I am sorry there aint any. Firstly I dont know what I am gonna write next, may be related to Jim Morrison - Kurt Cobain thoughts or Richard Branson's adventure or whatever. I dont have any idea.

People wait for something to happen, I am also waiting,
Cool things in the past, I am gonna have blast,
I give myself away in exchange of damn,
Face in my hands, concealing my pain,
Scribblings of past and I am having laugh,
I wish I was born in 70s with Beatles, Morrison and cannabis,
I am rolling, rolling like a stone down the slope,
Blues of roadhouse in the voice of Jim Morrison, pom pom chom pom pom, alright,
Following the end till the end but I never able to get to the end,
I am trying to put my foot in California, while I am listening to going to california,
My guitar is weeping gently and so am I

Coffee Cup

2006-02-25T03:31:00.000-08:00

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous yes.

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. Now, said the professor, as the laughter subsided, I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.

The sand is everything else the small stuff.

If you put the sand into the jar first, he continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that arecritical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes.

There will always be time to clean the house, and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. I'm glad you asked, he said. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.

Nobody's fault but mine

2006-02-17T01:01:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wonder about the time which has already passed,
Sinful pleasure and hollow act,
Crazy thoughts and cryptic writings,
Disappointing chases and unexpected gains,
Unfair judgements and hopeless adjustments,
Pitiful advice and discard them outright,
Crappy principles and acceptance without question,
Bunch of sick rules and if you follow them then you are fool
Everyone is afriad but they keep on making mistakes,
Life is a perception if not then you are in deception,
Encumbered by other individuals and outer being,
Bits and pieces from others to make up your own,
Endless journey with unknown people through creepy places
Never stopping time it makes your hair go white and turn you blind

Strange Days

2006-02-03T03:36:00.000-08:00

Sometimes days are strange, you get up in the morning rather afternoon, think of what am I gonna do today. Loads of things pop up in your mind but then you are too lazy to move your feet or even your finger to do anything and you again fall into the bed, dream and then sleep. While sometimes you have a bad dream wake up and look back to the dreams "what the hell was that?" "Howz that possible even in dreams?". We are afraid of losing what we possess. Sometimes we are too busy, we dont even know or try to think on what we are doing, is it worthwhile or not? but we just keep on doing it. Days are busy, day are hard, days are cool, days are hot, days are leisure, days are blank. Here were some abstract thoughts. Thoughts can be strange so can be the days.

The voyage...it ends on 22nd Jan

2006-01-23T15:25:00.000-08:00

It was a great placement season for me. Sometimes things were disappointing and sometimes exciting. I think I got the job at the right time. In between I took gamble for UBS. I didnt appear for a single company between 3rd-14th Jan and that gamble was worth taking. Things became clearer about what I have accomplished in the past and what I want to do in life. One thing I realized that there is loads of opportunities there in IT industry and some great companies exist in this domain.
From the start I was very confident that I am gonna end up with a good job. In the end I can say my JEE rank mattered not my Computer Science knowledge.

...and the hunt ended

Placements, its like an adventure, you have mixed feeling while going through it but it has to end. I got the job but I still dont feel excited or anything, dont know why

Saturday 14th

2006-01-15T11:18:00.000-08:00

People say Friday 13th is the unlucky day but for me Saturday 14th turned out to be the unluckiest, god must have goofed around with my clock. With the start of the placement people asked me "hey whats your dream company?" I said "I dont know" I know it was kind of sad reply to the question but seriously I didnt know until I came across UBS. After the whole placement process I was in the final two candidates and sad part was they wanted only one candidate. They said "you are very close we dont know whom should we take". In the end they preferred the other one. Life is bitch, you cant judge it.

I feel like doing nothing!

2006-01-03T01:32:00.000-08:00

Since last week or so I feel like doing nothing...SIMPLY NOTHING. I dont whats happening, this aint any good. Life is too boring now. I dont even feel like watching movies or playing anything, I havent even listened to music since last five days. Gosh! Whats up with me :-( . Where am I going. Sometimes life becomes too boring but cant help it, have to pass through this.

Spirits were high, feeling was strong,

Surroundings were tense but I ignored them on,

I waited waited and waited, I waited so long,

A second seemed a minute as the time moved on,

Then I was called, beaten, fried and eaten,

But In the end I was happy over my pains and wounds,

I came with a smiling face and unknown charm,

I felt like getting the success on a lost ground.

Hip Hap New Year!

2006-01-02T12:21:00.000-08:00

So one more year passed. Somethings went the way I wanted and some didnt. New Year Resolution..I dont take any, an exception of last year where a resolution was forced upon me which I didnt follow. I think resolutions are for sissies.

Gamble on

2005-12-25T01:24:00.000-08:00

The heat is on, rather its catching fire now. The whole spirit is burning and flames are touching mind. Every moment there is change of thought. Dazed and confused. Recently I have noticed, life is a gamble, some people lose and some people win and it has to be that way. Some people are not good at gambling, afraid of taking chances, running away from trying their luck and they accept whatever comes first. While others who have some balls left, wait until the right moment and they grab it whenever it comes. We have to decide which person we want to become, the first one who accepts whatever comes in his or her way or the one with balls. Well in the former you'll always be unsated but atleast you will have something closer to what you wanted. But in the later there is always delight once you get whatever you want but there is a very dark side in case you dont achieve the desired goal. So what kinda person are you?

Why am I....

2005-12-09T03:06:00.000-08:00

Why am I feeling sad

The whole december when people are not here

The void mind offering nothing to smile

The same old rhyme with meaningless words

Why am I feeling lost

Mulling over past, present and future

The ship wandering in the savage ocean

Afraid of realities and unacceptable facts

Why am I losing my voice

Dont have words to say

Fear of speaking truth and sinking in bay

Somethings are better not said

Why am I losing my strength

Draining strength while thinking, imagining and dancing

Unable to move my body, its numb

Cant stand this, the hell I feel

Move with the rolling stone

2005-12-07T02:08:00.000-08:00

Lots of television flying. Circling around a tower, suddenly a television come and flashes a picture, you cant recognize it. You go out and search for that particular picture. Then suddenly you start lifting up, you feel like losing gravity beneath you feet. You are now flying high on the mechanical wings. You are flying over pacific. Living every blissful moment. Then suddenly you start laughing and dont understand what you are speaking.

I dont understand what I am speaking

People are laughing and I am sleeping

Music has stopped and computer is buzzing

I am blabbering but no one is listening

Everyone is busy with his own crap

Cut the crap and gimme some snack

Now I am thinking while I am writing

Questioning and thinking, writing and fighting

I already forgot what I witnessed

something related to television, game and strictness

My head is a bastard, doesnt even listen to its master

Working on its own, leaving various kinds of fears

Oh Shit! I wrote something which you dont understand

Try it and you wont even get essence

Trumpery

2005-11-21T02:05:00.000-08:00

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition,
Amibtion always distressing mind,
Mind If I talk to you long,
Long highway with desert around,
Around the corner of my heart, something is hidden deep,
Deep is touch of the heart,
Heart and brain can never work together,
Together we walk along the beach,
Beach, dusk and sea,
Sea, always annoying sand,
Sand castle and muddy hands,
Handful of coins and lousy rhyme,
Rhyme with beats and thoughts,
Thoughts of wonders and excitment,
Exciting dance and peaceful romance,
Romance and roses are red,
Red is the color of devil,
Devil will dismantle but angel will recastle,

Learning to fly but I have no wings,
Wings lost in the battle of heaven,
Heavenly ride with smoke filled clouds,
Clouds are watching you,
You and I, I and You, You I I You,
You better think of something,
Something becomes everything,
Everything is white, black and blue,
Blues are the summers and winters are cool,
Winter snow and christmas night,
Nights are mystic and I am thinking why days are not?
Not and can should never be allowed to mingle,
Mingling my voice with the song,
Songs are deep and end is never reached,
Reach where no one ever dreamt,
Dream is an activity created by the god,
God fooling our mind even while we are asleep,
Sleep is the worst part of life.

Completing the incomplete

2005-11-19T02:10:00.000-08:00

I think I am Dumb

I am not like them but I can pretend

the sun is gone but I have light

the day is gone but I had fun

I think I am dumb or may be I am happy

My heart is broke but I have glue

help me inhale and mend it with you

well float around and hang out on clouds

then well come down and have a hangover

Skin the sun and fall asleep

breathe away the soul is weak

lesson learned wish me luck

soothe the burn wake me up

snow is white but I can slide

picture is blurry and fog is around

time has stopped but I can count

everything is black but I am not sad

sorrows are coming but I am hiding my feelings

body is gone but I am feeling strong

strings are worn but they sound long

grass is moist but flames are hot

lake is idle and the moon is floating

winters are busy but I am too lazy

blood is hot but can is cold

life is fading away and I must live everyday

Never ending!

2005-11-17T02:05:00.000-08:00

Whole day, what have I done, DDP. Yeah! damn whole day and at this point of time, it seems that I am no way close to completion. Damn when is it gonna end? Nah! I am not writing any more because this mind is full of java, .net, c#. Nothing is coming to my mind, it seems I have stopped thinking, only ddp is swaying my mind. floating in my head. I can feel it. Oh hell! ddp has taken over my mind.

luulllllla lllliiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllll lllaaaammmmmbaaa

luuummmmmbaaa laaaaallllllllla lllllllliiiiiiiillllllllliiiiiiiiii

hmhmmmmmhhmhmh haaaahaaahaaah heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

hhoooohheeeeeeoohhhho hhhmmooommhhhhoommmmmooooo

fffooooooooofffuuuuuuuuu gggiiiiiiiirrrrrrriiiiiii

ssssuuuuuuuukkkkkk mmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

ffooooooooooooouuuuuuuuu

Read the above crap and temme how does it sound? I am too tired to try out myself so help me with it. Fading to black. Total black out. My neurons are losing their capacity to work and I dont want to bother them any more. I played, so far the best, fade to black today and I am trying hard to overcome my inability to make pleasant sound with guitar. When am I going to play Stairway to heaven like jimmy page (too ambitious ehh) . Who cares. Dreaming? Nah I am not dreaming, I call it process of thinking, cognition. Its moulding your mind to attain ambitious heights. So your mind starts working towards it since the time you think of it. Now I am running out of time, thoughts, words, water, food, energy and mentos.

At the end of the day and begining of the night

Green Day sucks! (No variety at all, same punk rock, every song sounds like the same)

Tea is the only thing keeping me alive and awake.

Free Bird! I cant change, god knows I cant change.

I am no nerd, If I was one then rather than writing this I would be sleeping tonite.

Sunscreen

2005-11-15T01:38:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97... wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT.

The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

Dance.

Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

12th November

2005-11-13T03:30:00.000-08:00

12th Nov 83, thats the day I was born. The time was around 1240 hrs which I got to know yesterday only, anyways who cares for the time. One special day in a year. Getting calls, mails, sms from friends, relatives and unknowns. (I hate making complete sentences. Oops last one was the complete sentences and this ones too.) Surprise frm friends, as they say "in appreciation of the year round entertainment provided by me" (Yeah! I deserved it). Kurt Cobain journals. I am goin to become freaking crazy by reading all this but I loved the gift! ....(I hate writing straight sentences, whats the point in writing straight meaningful sentence which even a 10 yr old kid can understand.) My parents threw party at home, while I was here in Mumbai(shheh! missed it :-( ). Dry day (That sucked!). Had last bumps session in IIT and was alive after that :-) . My ass is fine now :-) (Thats one advantage of having lanky body, otherwise situation could have been worse :-) ). Btw Nov-ember, so is it like people born in nov are hot!?

Rat race

2005-11-08T01:05:00.000-08:00

I dont want to indulge in any kind of rat race. I want a break, peaceful vacation after IIT. May be a year long internship somewhere in Europe, Ahh! Amsterdam will be a great place to live in :-). But I know I will not even apply, fuck these worldly matters, these social bindings, these obligations, these commitments. Cant get away from them and they will not leave you until you leave this world. By the end of this academic year, I'll be leaving one rat race and joining another (hopefully). I'll participate and try my best to win this race but with my own pace. I will not go beyond my limits under influence of any damn thing on this planet. Will I be able maintain this pace? Will my ego allow me to do that? I dont know but atleast I can give it a try. I should better stop writing now and do my ddp. I want to complete this rat race in time.

DDPasstime

2005-11-05T23:43:00.000-08:00

Spent whole day, scratching my head, thinking what to do? where to start from? trying to configure web server (yuck!). Saturday dedicated to DDP. Finally managed to do something :-) . Got actuarial exam on 15th and project report submission on 21st. Next couple of weeks are goin to be tough and exciting. DDP blues :-( .

Here is a very interesting link for rock freaks.
http://starling.rinet.ru/music/index.htm

Pick of the day : Within Attraction by Yanni. Awesome music, especially violin in the end. Violin, I didnt know they can sound that great :-) .

2005-10-31T06:10:00.000-08:00

Most people in this world try walking in someone else's shoes. Without thinking, without knowing where they will reach and even rejecting their own desires, ambition and identity. They just blindly follow the footsteps imprinted by some great man (Idol for that person) or by some next door neighbour.

If someone asks you, what would you like to become? You would say Sachin Tendulkar but no one would say a good cricketer. Then you would end up dressing like him, speaking like him and even behaving like him. Without thinking, without knowing yourself you keep on imitating. Even If you are talented enough to be a cricketer your talent is a trash because you are wasting your valuable time copying an entirely different person. This negligence of your self being is actually killing your thoughts, your beliefs, your hopes i.e. killing your soul. You may end up doing what you dont want to, which you would realize sometime later in your life and then regret about past, making your life more miserable.

What is life? It cant be answered by a mere sentence and different people have different opinion, but still, Life is about exploring yourself, finding what you want to do, what you would love to do. It is seeking an objective which would make your life worth living, more interesting, more exciting. Life is also about give and take, about right and wrong. It is also about the choices you make. Every decision you take has ability to change the course of your life.

Stop copying someone else's action, emotion, talent. Be yourself. Every person on this planet is born with some extra ordinary quality. Life is about knowing this quality. Keep looking. Sooner or later you'll definitely strike a jack pot but keep looking until you find this treasure.

No title

2005-10-29T03:34:00.000-07:00

I want to get out and explore this world,
I want to add more meaning to the life,
I want to see shooting stars every night,
I want a glimpse of breeze rushing past pines,
I want a horse and an endless ride,
I want to write down my thoughts until pages are piled.

MS PrePlacementTorture

2005-10-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

Shit! Crap! Investment Banking. What do they do in investment banking? Play around with people's money. Yeah! I'm writing this to kill time, while I am sitting here in LT listening to PPT or am I really listening? "Kill" reminds me of "Killing in the name of" by RATM. Kick Ass song dude!. There is some shit spread all over the slides which speaker is presenting and the speaker, whoever he is I dont care, is such boring speaker that he is simply talking about company, looking at the slides and blurting something something something.....Not even attempting to make up some joke. No humour at all. The PPTs in the past atleast had some humour attached to them. The humour was good or not thats not the question, atleast they tried to make people laugh and audience appreciated if it was good or criticised if it sucked. Atleast they had something to talk about. But this person is speaking without expression, without energy, without any enthusiasm. Now they are talking about product lifecycle. Have you ever thought about human life cycle. They are talking about support system and all but have they ever thought about support to people who cant even afford a day's meal. Every company talks about team, leadership, mentor, great working environment, good pay (though they never tell you the exact compensation. They always manage to pass this question by saying "one of the competitive in the market"). I am bored of listen to this crap again and again. Cant they do something different, something out of the normal presentation to makes these PPTs more interesting and thereby attracting audience attention. The speaker forced me to write this crap. So you can understand how sucking he is. Now he is talking about IIT. Dont know what he is saying something like "blah blah blah execution, domain expertise, something something blah blah". Wish If I had a mp3 player in my phone so that atleast I could have listened to Floyd and saved myself from on goin pitiful situation or rather I should start bringing my mp3 player to PPTs. Worst PPT ever!!!!! Now talking about recruitment process. You should have Passion! Interest! Innovation! thats what they are talking about. Shit! I want to do my DDP or rather I should go and play Squash now. But wait a min, grub after PPT. They mailed us saying "we understand IITians well" so there is something special in store for us. Ok, I am done. I think its gonna end in coupla mins. What a torture. I always forget to bring along something to read. Next time I am gonna bring Jim along. Oh Chinky shut your mouth I want to go. Now I am done, my friends are saying enough for today.

So thats what PPTs are like and after PPT guess what was in the store for us. Shady Monginis food packets and that too with 400 hundred people pushing hard trying to grab one I didnt even feel like eating, came back to hostel and went for squash.

Today I realized everything related to rubber is goin against me. My bike got punctured, my shoe sole is coming out, sucking in squash and my racquet grip is also wearing off.

Stuck in a moment

2005-10-24T02:19:00.000-07:00

There is a great mystery lying in front of me which I am not able to solve. In fact I'm not putting any sort of effort in seeking the solution. Its not that I dont want to, I am very keen to find the answer which is hidden somewhere behind but my mind is not allowing me to do so.

Love, Mask, Freedom...Any correlation?

2005-10-23T01:13:00.000-07:00

That's what real love amounts to, letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending, performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession.

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on and individual level. It's got to happen inside first. You can take away a man's political freedom and you won't hurt him, unless you take away his freedom to feel. That can destroy him. That kind of freedom can't be granted. Nobody can win it for you.

The end!

2005-10-22T02:15:00.000-07:00

Kill the alien concepts and come back to reality. The end of alien concepts, the beginning of personal concepts. Get to reality, get to your own reality, get to your own in-touch-with-yourself situation. Kill the concepts which are installed in you, which dont belong to your, which are forced on you. They must die. Get hold on to natural things. Things which appear real to you. They cant lie to you

Friday!

2005-10-21T23:50:00.000-07:00

Friday, Mocha and Sheesha, these three things have become synonymous for us since god knows when.

Wait for sleep

2005-10-20T01:20:00.000-07:00

If something is worth fighting for then why take some crappy alternative.

Jim Morrison and Dream theatre are driving me crazy. I wait for sleep.

I dont know ever since I started blogging I have become more philosophical (though its kind of inappropriate to use word "philosophical" but "more" makes up for it) or its not that. I dont know. May be somethings were hidden deep inside and writing just helps in clearing all that mess. Just blurt it out!

Standing by the window
Eyes upon the moon
Hoping that the memory will leave her spirit soon
She shuts the doors and lights
And lays her body on the bed
Where images and words are running deep
She has too much pride to pull the sheets above her head
So quietly she lays and waits for sleep

She stares at the ceiling
And tries not to think
And pictures the chain
She's been trying to link again
But the feeling is gone

And water can't cover her memory
And ashes can't answer her pain
God give me the power to take breath from a breeze
And call life from a cold metal frame

In with the ashes
Or up with the smoke from the fire
With wings up in heaven
Or here, lying in bed
Palm of her hand to my head
Now and forever curled in my heart
And the heart of the world

Dream and theatre, what a perfect combination. Wish If I had one dream theatre in which I could spend rest of my life.

In the middle of a day

2005-10-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

I was flying high but somehow I managed to tighten my grip on the chair,

The day was bright, smoke was white and water was cold,

I heard endless laughters and whispers,

People were lost, confined in their own blissful world,

Passageway became an endless highway to heaven,

Time started to crawl, perceptions were altered,

Few minutes walk felt like a journey to nowhere,

Pizzas never tasted that good,

Round table, hukka, chocolate avalanche,

Mocha lit with sunlight,

The ambience, the atmosphere, the feeling was exotic,

Smoke never faded, people never stopped, the end never ended.

Hanging by a moment

2005-10-16T04:56:00.000-07:00

The days of reverie are gone. Welcome to the reality. Welcome to the real world. I was a day dreamer and stopped day dreaming recently. Why? I dont know. But its better to be in this vicious world rather than in some dreamland.

Somethings are so weird if you start thinking about them, u can spend hours, days...but hey wait whats the point in just thinking. Go and make things work. If you are spending countless hours thinking about them, it'll drive u crazy. So better stop lingering around them and go have a nice coffee!

Hanging by a moment! An amazing piece written by Life House. Each and every word is so neat.

Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

Closer where i Started

Chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all i've held onto

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment here with you

Forgetting all i'm lacking

Completely and complete

I'll take your invitation

You take all of me

Now.. i'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all i've held onto

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment here with you

I'm livin for the only thing i know

I'm running here and crashing where to go?

And down i know i'd like to be in tune

Just hanging by a moment here with you

There's nothing left to lose

Nothing left to fly

There is nothing in the world that can change my mind

There is nothing else

There is nothing else..

Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

Closer where i Started

Chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you

Letting go of all i've held onto

I'm standing here until you make me move

I'm hanging by a moment here with you

I'm livin for the only thing i know

I'm running here and crashing where to go?

And down i know i'd like to be in tune

Just hangning by a moment here with you

Just hanging by a moment

Hanging by a moment..

Hanging by a moment...

Hanging by a moment here with you..

Fade to black

2005-10-06T02:44:00.000-07:00

Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free

Things are not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this can’t be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now he’s gone

No one but me can save myself, but it’s too late
Now I can’t think, think why I should even try

Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye

Wish you were here

2005-10-02T03:23:00.000-07:00

"Wish you were here" thats what I am listening and trying to imitate on my guitar. Zillion times worse than what Gilmour is playing but still I am trying hard to come as close to original as possible. The song was written by Roger Waters and Gilmour as a tribute to Syd Barrett, who was lyricist for Pink Floyd in the early days of the band but due to his mental illness and erratic behaviour band dumped him.

"Wish you were here" such a simple phrase but such a deep meaning

Sometimes....

2005-09-30T03:43:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I want to be a writer, sometimes a lead singer,
Sometimes a drummer, sometimes an industrialist,
Sometimes a hitchhiker, sometimes a technocrat,
These varied thoughts keep bothering me,
I hope when I wake up tomorrow,
These thoughts will be foregone,
And with a new day and rising sun,
A peaceful mind will prevail

Wandering in the night

2005-09-28T03:49:00.000-07:00

Wandering in the night. Dark sky. moon and its mysterious smile. stars shimmering and hoping for one to drop by. pondering on existence of living beings on other celestial bodies. cool wind soothing my mind. no one else around. talking out loud, blah!. exploring thoughts as they come by. some are absurd. some are complex and some are amusing. walking, talking, and thinking. an hour gone with the wind, come down with a mindful of zing.

Thoughts

2005-09-27T01:33:00.000-07:00

I am thinking while I am writing this blog. I was thinking before I started writing and I know I'll be thinking about the same thing, which I am thinking right now, for atleast next couple of hours or may be days, weeks or a year. Its very tough to get few things out of your mind. They keep on haunting you until you pass over them. Why cant we switch of this brain and rest for a while, without thinking anything, just looking at the stars, listening to music or going for a ride?

Story of subconscious mind

2005-09-18T16:13:00.000-07:00

When I woke up today, my mind was so clear. The uncertainity was gone. Everything seemed to be perfect. Thanks to the medicine I took last night :-). Then I went for mock cat. While I was giving test, my mind started losing its grip. I was unable to figure out what rhombus is? was unable to make simple calculation of profit-loss. Had to read question twice before I can start and with this state of my mind RC turned into the toughest battle. While reading passages I couldnt even remember what I read in the last line. And even after arriving to an answer I was taking time to scratch my pencil on the answer sheet. The medicine had finally shown its effect!

Winter

2005-09-14T23:09:00.000-07:00

And I remember the sound
Of your November downtown,
And I remember the truth,
A warm December with you,
But I don't have to make this mistake,
And I don't have to stay this way
If only I would wake

This song, featured in one of the episodes of Scrubs, is an amazing piece of music. I tried downloading it from the net but only got bad quality sound file. Lyrics, guitaring and vocals everything is amazing.

With Convo comin up on 16th, its all set for a huge bash on weekend. But dunno what am I goin to do? My unbreakable vow of turning into a teetotaler is giving me hard times. Oh! man this sucks big time. Neways I have other options with me which I have found by exploiting all the ambiguities present in so called "vow" but still I am making myself deprived of one the most pleasurable act of life.

Fuck! my left shoulder is aching like nething. I cant even lift a guitar with it. Thats what happens when one overdo swimming. I wanna learn tennis but this unstoppable rain, which has already ruined the whole week, is keeping me away from doing it.

Wake up!

2005-09-11T23:45:00.000-07:00

Wake up! Wake up!...it must be late by now. C'mon wake up or you will be late for test. WAKE UP!...this was echoing in my mind this morning. Suddenly I woke up and saw time. Oh Shit! I missed mock CAT.
I slept around 4 o'clk in the morn. Thought, it wont be problem getting up at 9. Without asking neone in the wing I set an alarm for 9. It did break silence at 9 but I stopped it and went back to sleep thinking half an hour more will do no harm. Then I woke up after two and half hrs. Shit! I missed it. Thats how my day began.

Bloody its raining like hell since yesterday. McLaren once again goofed up in the last few laps. Unlucky Montoya. Kimi finished 1st and lucky bastard Alonso again had a podium finish, finishing 2nd. That accident costed McLaren 10 pts otherwise they would have jumped to the top. Dementieva is too HOT!. Now I am closing this down and goin to watch US Open finals. And its still fucking raining.

Why people are still crazy about cricket?
Why do Indians suck in all sports?
And why am I thinking all this?

Damn hindi movies

2005-09-10T03:01:00.000-07:00

Just under went excruciation for three hours. Unfortunately watched Salam Namaste.
Some valuable remarks from my side
1)First half was okish and second half was "CRAP", which is also the most spoken word by Saif in the movie.
2)Abhishekh Bachchan was total jerk in his guest appearance.
3)Preity Zinta sometimes looked awesome but at times she also looked like having a swelled face. She has definitely put on some weight.
4)Desi version of "When Rachel gets pregnant".

Soothing with "High hopes". One of my favorites. What the hell Gilmour is trying to mean, I have no idea. I have already made various attempts to get the flavor of it but always ended up with a big "?" and its video is even more creepy.

The beginning

2005-09-08T17:29:00.000-07:00

So here I start, trying to conceal my thoughts in a bunch of words. It was way back when I thought of writing but didnt bother to run my fingers on keyboard. But today, after getting sick of same normal life, I asked for a change and so here I am writing my first blog.

Behind the mask

"Idle"stic

Hail Sachin

IPL : The next big thing ?

Bon Jovi, Ski and More

I need Serenity

Gigs!

Yes, yes and yessssssss!

The fighting chance

Somewhere I belong

Yet Another Exam!

Teams!

Insane $#$!$!$!$

Out of my mind

Incomplete

Have I become philosophical lately?

There you go Kimi!

From the back of my mind...

The man, the machine and the Formula 1

The snowy slopes of Korea

...I saw them disappear in the abyss

I wish I was a Punk Rocker

Garden of life

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Time

4 months!

Journey to the top : After half time

Journey to the top : The crucial four days

Journey to the top : Bravo!

Journey to the top : The outcome

Journey to the top : part 1

iLe Maurice (Pics)

iLe Maurice

Its always unexpected!

Game on!

And the magic continues!

The magic of scarlet!

The Passport Saga

75 Bands

I'm.........

The match

Not to be disclosed

The day when history was created

Yes yes yessssssssssssss!

WTF

Simple Man

Music is all over...

While my guitar gently weeps

Coffee Cup

Nobody's fault but mine

Strange Days

The voyage...it ends on 22nd Jan

Saturday 14th

I feel like doing nothing!

Hip Hap New Year!

Gamble on

Why am I....

Move with the rolling stone

Trumpery

Completing the incomplete

Never ending!

Sunscreen

12th November

Rat race

DDPasstime

No title

MS PrePlacementTorture

Stuck in a moment

Love, Mask, Freedom...Any correlation?

The end!

Friday!

Wait for sleep

In the middle of a day

Hanging by a moment

Fade to black

Wish you were here

Sometimes....

Wandering in the night

Thoughts

Story of subconscious mind

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