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Monday, July 24, 2006

Captain is Back!!


A ship solemnly drops coffins overboard, waiting for the sea to reclaim its own. Bobbing on water a while before they sink, the coffins are a macabre sight. Alighting on one, the black bird curiously hammers its beak repeatedly, a woodpecker-like rat-a-tat. Rat-a-tat. And then, rat-a-boom, it suddenly explodes in a flurry of feathers and gunpowder.
An arm peeks out of a hole in the coffin, periscoping around with a pistol in case of sudden danger. The wood makes way for a disheveled Johnny Depp. As he breaks off a skeletal leg from his deceased coffin-mate (thankfully off-screen) a rush of gleeful thrill runs through the audience: Captain Jack Sparrow is back.

Awesome!!
Caught Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man''s Chest on the weekend..i would say it is awesome if you can handle some really ugly pirates....devy jones...the black pearl...the flying dutchman..and captain jack sparrow.......this one should never be missed!!

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Blocked!!

This is strange...honestly i failed in understanding this....A few days after seven blasts on Mumbai's suburban trains killed about 200 people, the telecom department directed all the 150 operational Internet Service Providers to block 18 Web sites, citing an increase in hate messages on the Internet.
well...there are other ways to communicate or spread hate messages....why the blogs?!

and yes...they haven't blocked the posting from Blogger.com...they blocked blogspot.!!??

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

10K



Cant believe this piece of machine on two wheels completed 10 tousand kms on road today!..it feels like yesterday i was on a rickshaw slowly moving towards the showroom to buy it. Time surely flies!! well...after almost 10 months and countless hours and as i mentioned 10K kms on road it still raises hell on the black tarmac! This surely calls for a celebration!!will do that!!

Monday, July 10, 2006

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

So Far...So Good

Completed 4 months here in Copal!!well.....looking at my career history it will be interesting to see what happens in next two months....generally something big happens....changes..improvements..etc..etc!! But after 4 months ....and an average of 10+ hours per day and 2 well done freaky projects.....it looks good so far. Looking forward to coming months....but really...that average of 10+ never looks like coming down!!

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

.NET Framework 3.0

WinFX is now Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0! The good news is that the It combines the power of .NET Framework 2.0 with new technologies for building applications that have a visually compelling user experience, seamless communication across technology boundaries, and support for a wide range of business processes. Microsoft plans to ship .NET Framework 3.0 as part of Windows Vista. At the same time, Microsoft will make .NET Framework available for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. There are new components as part of the System namspace, WPF, WF, WCF, and CardSpace.

WPF-Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly code-named "Avalon")
WCF-Windows Communication Foundation (formerly code-named "Indigo")
WF -Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
Windows CardSpace (formerly code-named "InfoCard")

.NET Framework 3.0 adds new technologies to the .NET Framework 2.0, which makes the .NET Framework 3.0 a superset of the .NET Framework 2.0. We can think of .NET Framework 3.0 as an "additive" release to the .NET Framework 2.0, as contrasted with a generational release where software is revised across the board. (For example, the .NET Framework 2.0 was a generational release over the .NET Framework 1.0.)

cant wait to try it out....!!and i have heard that Windows CardSpace is really freaky!!

Monday, July 03, 2006

Years

Sometime you feel that you have skipped quite a many years in between..or you lost those years somewhere.....!!thats how i felt when i met an old friend ...friend from my school days....and i met him for the first time after school. Was one of my best buddies...but somehow down the lane lost touch...!!But when i met him.....never felt like am talking to him after almost 10 years...!!felt like somebody fast forwarded the time in between!!......we talked the way we used to talk at that time.....had few pints..ok quite a few pints ..and caught the game of england vs portugal in a pub. ..(worst way of crashing out man!!penalty shootouts!!)enjoyed the time.........may be those years were actually not lost!!...I dont know....seriously!!

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Firefox

Downloaded and tried The new Firefox 1.5 on my thinkpad R50e. There is something about it .......it is quick and the new tabbed interface and the special search box with the facility to add any engine to it makes it more time saving and efficient. Rocking!!


Glory

I Really have no idea what it means...totally out of context...but found this really funny....have to post it up...



have to ask erik what it really means?hehe!!

Monday, June 26, 2006

4th Generation

The promos are finally coming online....the 4th generation (based on my knowledge) Bajaj Pulsar is ready to hit the roads. DTS-Fi is the word this time around. There are many modifications as expected. twin discs, front gets a hayabusa look, oil cooler, two level seats, tubeless tyres, LED tail lamp, and chain guard has become more sporty, the rear lower mud guard is out and wheel base looks a bit extended giving the machine more balance and a more sporty look. The factor to watch out for will be its price.



Friday, June 23, 2006

Visiting 360

Was going through the features of the new XBOX 360 from Microsoft. It is quite impressive:

** Three symmetrical IBM cores running at 3.2GHz each; two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total

** 500 MHz custom ATI graphics processor; 10MB of embedded DRAM and 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines; unified shader architecture

** 512MB of GDDR3 RAM memory; 700MHz of DDR; unified memory architecture

** 1 teraflop of overall system floating-point performance

** All games supported in high definition at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing

** Standard definition and high definition video output supported

** Instant, free, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live:Marketplace on Xbox Live for
downloadable contentGamer profile for digital identityVoice and video messages – even voice chat while watching movies or listening to music

** Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP PCsRip your music to the Xbox 360 Hard Drive and listen to your custom playlistsBuilt-in Windows Media Center Extender

** Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Windows Media Audio CD, MP3 CD and JPEG photo CD

I guess it is not just about gaming....it is about almost everything!

and then i went through the anticipation ratings of the games on XBOX 360.....Quake 4 gets 4 out of 5..impressive again!!
Most, if not all, of the world’s greatest game creators have signed up for Xbox 360. Microsoft finally nailed Squaresoft and ongoing support from 2K Games (GTA, etc) is a sure sign of great things to come.

Honestly ..i will not mind going for a 360....but i would like to wait for more user opinions!!

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Days...

Went back in time......
Stroggs..super shot guns....frags....makron...xero..sarge.....that frantic movement of mouse...dodging the bullets and rockets..that feeling after a victory....miss those gaming days....would love to get some of it back...but that needs time....and its a bonus if i find time even for myself!!
Its amazing how technology outplays us....its like few days back we were fragging each other in Quake 3....its like yesterday Quake 4 was released....and today Quake 5 is ready to go..!!Unreal!!

I know not many gaming freaks are out there.....but for me it goes back to the Quake and Quake 2 days that i started playing on my brother's Titanic PC.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

The Mania Comes Crashing In


Did someone say..."Just Do It!!"??

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Connected

This is the first post from my place in gurgaon...got this broadband connection installed!!....it rocks!!......hopefully it should continue to rock!!hehe!!

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Friday, May 26, 2006

Different Expressions...

After countless kilometers on road on my bike and listening to countless types of honk tones. Somehow in a very funny manner i have categorized them.....
sweet little honk: "I am here!"
a desparate honk: "C'mon dude what wud u take to get out of my way"
a musical honk: "am cool!am cool!...cant u see am cool!"
really angry(trying to overtake) : oi jackass, whay the f have u not checked your bloody mirror after i switched my bleeding lights on?’
serious ones (of a big container truck passing by): "you dont want to get crushed by me..do you?and you are giving me way..aren't you??"
a lound honk of a bike around midnight on an empty road: "Man i can honk!!...Yeeeeeeeehaw......i can honk!!"

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Change

Its high time that i replace the hayabusa from my desktop. Saw this piece of mechanism at the City Center parking lot. Its rocking...loved it!!



It is Mercedez-Benz Kompressor SLK 200. A two-seater beauty!!

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Sketch it up

came across this new product from the google labs. Google SketchUp 3D modelling tool. This one is for everyone.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Another Boring One

another boring weekend passed by..!! am really in a bad mood...planned a road trip....needed at least 3 days off for that...saturday and sunday included i needed one more day but i wasnt's allowed to take a day off....!!so the trip went down the drain..big time!! Will have to plan it again..!!....Man!!This Sucks!!

Monday, May 15, 2006

Through

Well...as i said ..boring weekends.....made it through one more!!...went to movies on saturday and sunday as well...two in a row!!...first time ever i guess..!!....Saw Poseidon on saturday and on sunday caught Zathura.



Found the second one more interesting and entertaining. After Zathura i think i better check out Jumanji too. Poseidon was good too but pretty much predictable......!!Anyways...they were good!!

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Boring

Well...i guess my daily routine is getting on to me!!doing same stuff all over again everyday.....its boring...!!i know....i shouldn't feel like this... but i am like this!!...a good weekend will do..but weekends are also becoming stereotyped......a good road trip might work!!

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Discs


Pretty easy and clear concept!! and that makes way for a new concept. RRR

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Be A Rebel

India and Pakistan
Bangladesh all in the soul
Khajuraho to Coimbatore
Say hoi oh hoi


From the Gateway of India
Upto the Himalayas
Across the Ganga Yamuna
Say hoi oh hoi

Naa koi padne waala, Naa koi seekne wala
Naa koi padne waala, Naa koi seekne wala
Apni tho paatshala, masti ki paatshala
Apni tho paatshala, masti ki paatshala

Amar Akbar Antony
Ram Rahim AbdullahS
earching for a bright star
Say hoi oh hoi

To the corners of the Earth
What is our (search??) worth?
What is our destiny?
Say hoi oh hoi

Imagine we go back in time
Free your soul, Free your mind
Take a look what do you find?
Say hoi oh hoi

Loose Control
One more time!!
Loose.. Loose..Loose Control



Man!!..what am i doing?!!?

Break In

"Break-In" sounds like forcing your way into something. But its the term used very frequently around the bikers fret. Its the way of doing few things like maintaining a certain speed for a certain number of kilometers etc, keeping the rpms low etc..etc with a new engine (The uncomfortable and irritating way). Well...surprisingly the best way is running your bike hard (the most welcomed way!!)!! found this interesting link about it!! "Warm-up" is the word i guess!!

Monday, May 01, 2006

Underworld Evolution


One of the bloodiest ever!!. All types of creatures except humans were there......over all a good movie if you can handle the bloodshed and if you have seen the first part of the sequel!! A good sunday movie!

Friday, April 28, 2006

Lesson 1.3

When suddenly out of nowhere something comes in your way, it can be any living thing including some other person on some other vehicle... Jump on your brakes before picking a choice obscenity from your sprawling vocabulary.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Once

Guess....i might do it once..but before that i should start from easier once!! No way am gonna do this in this blazing summer....may be after it!!

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Birthday



It is the Birthday of a person who has a spirit that is unshakable and a heart filled with love. I Miss her on this day! well..i did forget this day...but there was some kind of feeling that was telling me that it is a special day!!

Sorry about that Mom!


Happy Birthday!!

Ice Age 2




If the first one was hilarious....this one is equally hilarious with a hint of adventure!!..saw it on sunday... it was real fun....!!

Monday, April 24, 2006

Lesson 1.2



Remember...while riding on a high way...you are not Valentino Rossi and the high way is not sepang circuit!

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Lesson 1.1

while on a bike, watch your toe on a sharp turn!Its really painful if it fails to stay clear of ground!Pull your ankle back and rest it on an ankle-rest if the bike has one!

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

A Letter

Found this somewhere down the lane while going through different blogs. Its a letter from a Bike Magazine posted on that blog. I am putting it here (with thanks to Rearset a fellow blogger). It goes like:

Winter Bliss

December 2005, 11:15am, dull and cold, I'm painting my fence. I hear a bike wail down the bypass. Sod this! 11:26am in my kit, bike on driveway. Three hours, one tank of unleaded later I'm back with big grin and dirty, salty bike. Bliss.

Ben Langley, Lincolnshire


One heartfelt letter!!

Lesson

If you fell off your bike, you might have done something, or you didn't!!

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

!!



Picture of the year!!

Monday, April 17, 2006

Learning

Its been an eventful and happening 8 months here in gurgaon. I am still not clear what made me choose gurgaon..why not Bangalore, or Hyderabad or even Mumbai or Pune..!!May be some kind of inner instinct...or a..."Gut Feeling"..was involved.Whatever it was it is working so far..!!And my "Gut Feeling" ..is not letting me down nowadays(touch wood)!..Lessons learned?..there are quite few of them....like:

--There is nothing called "Preparation" for an interview! You just can't...!!What you say on that particular day and that particular hour decides about "In" or "Out". If you prepare for some questions..they will never be asked...!!

--The most popular and the most important and the most boring question ever is "Tell us something about yourself!?"

--Always stick to the skill set you enjoy working and speacialize in....a small start of the career with that skill set is much better than having a big start but with a skill set you really never expected to work on!! in due course you will start to lag! Its like the slog overs in a one day match.. first 15 overs generally set the match up!

--There is nothing called "Trying your best"! Remember what Nike says "Just Do It!".

--Whatever the status of the project is ..it should be properly documented! Those documents are what your senior looks for!

--Never loose track of the backend... you should remember the structure the way you know the route back to your home!

--Be ready for any challenge... never say "no" to a given task!!

--Logic matters.....syntax is like shifting your home to a new place!!

--Long hours spent in the office count for nothing if result is not proportional to it!...Being in office before everyone and leaving after everyone can show that you are not capable enough!

--Remember the word "Professional" ...you are being paid to do the job....never take the job personally!

--use the whiteboard on your desk..its the best place to set "reminders".

--keep the desk clean and tidy..a messy desk does not show that you are too busy. There are busier people around with a much cleaner desk.

--Keep your eyes and ears open......thats the best way of learning new things.

--Communication matters!!...being a professional is like selling yourself! remember the door-to-door salesperson.....that person always has the best product in town...at least thats how he/she presents it!!

--There is nothing called a "Secure Job"... remember the terms and conditions document you signed on joining day....they can terminate your job one fine morning...and they are not supposed to explain ...!!

--Having no work to do in office is lethal!!

--Flying high and thinking big is harmless as long as you remember in which direction the runway is and how to land?!!

--Network nicely.....remember..the person sitting next to you can be your future boss..!!

--follow the dress code ...there is a reason behind it!!

this is the most crazy one.....

--talk to yourself.....it works!!
......

there are so many of them......endless!!.....The key is....remembering each and every one of them on each step of the career!!

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Heavens



Well...
Thats the Way, Heavens Say,
Its a Bad Day!!

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Expensive

Wondering about what "expensive" means?!!check this




Bugatti Veyron 16.4

Country of Origin: France
Price: €1,000,000 ($1,192,057)
With its notorious production delays finally over, Bugatti's Veyron is now on sale in Europe--and the company wants to bring it to the U.S.





Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12S 7.3, Clubsport version


Country of Origin: Italy
Price: $667,321 (global)
Pagani is a boutique automaker that builds radical-looking race cars. This version of its Zonda flagship has 650 hp.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Well...honest opinions i guess!!

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."
Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut

"If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?"
Seymour Cray (1925-1996), father of supercomputing

"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense."
Edsgar Dijkstra

"C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg."
Bjarne Stroustrup

"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."
Paul Erdos (1913-1996)

Software Project

Suzuki 18 Seater


Well....cant say if its india or somewhere else!!

Monday, April 10, 2006

Chaiyya Chaiyya

Have to put this one up..well..you can say that am doing this because i feel proud of it....
...



Chaiyya Chaiyya, yes the famous hindi song from the movie Dil Se has been used in the Opening and end credits of the Movie Inside Man. I guess its the version that was used in The Lord of the Rings, no, not the movie, the musical adaptation of the movie.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Have to



Guess what the kid wants?

My Version: Man.!!..have to see this movie today!!...c'mon guys help me out ..get me to the ticket window!!

Friday, April 07, 2006

Parking



How was it parked?

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Rare Ones

Well....i know its a bit late for these pics but they are worth posting.......these are rare ones....you might not find the whole gang in this condition ...again!!.......try to look for me in the pics....no prizes for guessing...!!



And yes..in case you are curious about the similar looking white headgear in the pics.....i must tell you that its the lungi of a victim that we sacrificed that day!!....sorry venky...it was holi mate!!



When the second pic (above) was clicked ..a bucket full of colour was on its way from one of the rooftops around us ..we appear quite dry in the pic...but after the click we were soaked in more colour!

Friday, March 24, 2006

Home....

I miss home......my home.....back there ...where i grew up.........i miss mom....i miss dad......they are also there..at home!!May be this time i will somehow manage to go home for few days.....!!Hopefully!Home!

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Holi Hai!!

Happy Holi to everyone!
This is my first holi away from home...!! Well.. it's been quite eventful... got some amazing friends here from previous company and they actually remembered me..called me up and we went berserk outside!!visited other friends and surprised the hell out of them ....imagine 7 guys ....with very bad sense of dressing (thats recommended when you are willing to play holi)....covered with all types of colors....knocking your door!!scary ..right?!......
we rocked!!..........
But Still...miss you mom..miss you dad!Wish i was there on this colourful day!!
neways....
Happy Holi Guys!!

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Long Time

Its been long time since i last posted......sorry ppl..been busy lately.....changed job...new company..new people......its been a hectic fortnight!!hopefully will now start posting frequently...!!

Friday, February 24, 2006

Tagged!

sorry ppl..posting after quite a long gap....been a bit pareshaan lately....anyways getting back to the tag...its the tag i received from Guru....

Ten Years Ago
-i was in school, sitting in my classroom waiting for the lunch hour bell!!

Five Years Ago
-it was year 2000
-enrolled for the graduation programme
-spent alot of time at "The Inter.Net", net was never so handy!!

Last One Year
-thought alot career wise
-completed my masters
-moved to Gurgaon
-got a job
-got a bike (which doesnt sound like a GENERATOR)

Yesterday
-Went to work
-solved few tricky problems
-came back home...
-had dinner at my cousin brother's place


Five Yummy Things
-Maa ke haath kaa bana khana (miss you mom)
-Chicken tandoori that dad prepares.....(damn this bird flu)(miss you too dad)
-maggi noodles with capsicum in it
-beer with paneer tikka (yeah i do like few things in veggie category)
-Chocolate excess at Barista


Five Songs i know by heart
-none (man am hopeless!!)

Five Things I'd do if i had money
-buy a suzuki hayabusa
-buy a good house
-go for a world tour
-Thinking
-still thinking

Places I Escape To
-Never do the escape act....

TV Shows
- dont have a TV right now

5 Things I Can Live Without

-The damn cabs and the cab drivers
-traffic jams
-an idiot co-worker
-a broken indicator of my bike
-delhi's summer temperature

5 Favourite Ethnic Cuisines

-anything which looks at me and shouts "AM INDIAN"

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Really Amazing

Cant help copying this from Guru!!...am shameless ..no??

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Sunrise

One of the most beautiful thing to happen in a day..is the sunrise. In winters generally sunrise is quite late so am mostly on my way to office at that time and someone suddenly lights up the highway.

Thats sunrise....!!Beautiful!!

Friday, January 27, 2006

Republic

Its 57th republic day......hardly saw any tricolour anywhere here in gurgaon.....not even the small paper ones.........whats wrong with this place??!!!



.....anyways...happy republic day !!

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Thoughts

Its something new for me...i have been thinking alot lately..thats quite unlike me....!! its not like that i have a problem...its just when i think of future and career ahead...all kind of thoughts cover my mind!! Work is no issue for me....have been performing well at work and the effort is being appreciated by the seniors..plus i have the domain and the technology that i like and i always wanted to work on......may be its a feeling of dissatisfaction.....may be i will have to move on to the bigger challenges...!! lets wait n watch....



for now..its work again!!..

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Zinda

Went to see "Zinda" this sunday......
all i can say is that its Sanju baba's movie....besides that it has been rated "A" for the violence and bloodshed...!!I liked it....but the fact is not everyone can stand that movie...too violent at times.!!

The Soundrack is amazing...and i simply love the track "Yeh hai meri kahani"!!....
A must watch movie for strong hearted people!!

Thursday, January 05, 2006

God's Message

Cold!Cold!

Man it's chilly out here......heard on the new channels....its gonna be between 2 to -1 C in the duration of next 4 days!!....hehe..hoping to survive!!

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Keep On....

well.....if you think.....you can!!

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Hmmm...



Hm.mmm........looks like my future bike.......!! what say?

New Year.

ok....so its the last day of the year........good!!!..but seriously....am out of ideas....what to do ..how to celebrate!!??...any ideas??

Monday, December 26, 2005

Christmas

Celebrated Christmas in my own way....decorated my room a bit!!..really a bit....!!got a star and tucked it up near the front door :-)!!.....bought a cake and some pudding.......pudding was yummy.....cake was not that yummy(half of it is still there, what else is needed to prove it!)....... then me and my room mate had a "south indian" lunch..that was really good...and then a movie.....we decided on "King Kong".....not bad....not bad at all!!.......it was sunday + christmas so as expected it was over crowded everywhere.......the worst part of an "over- crowded" situation is to look for a parking space for a bike!! ..somehow..someway managed to get one!!.....well..there were more traffic woes..but i better not start mentioning them here!!.....anyways.. .."Merry Christmas" to all those people whom i know...and to those too whom i dont know!!......

Friday, December 23, 2005

The Black Devil

By the way..if anyone is yet to get introduced to my bike.....here it is....!Devil on the prowl!Quite a hellraiser in 150 CC cetgory!and yeah..its real name is "Pulsar"!



Tuesday, December 20, 2005

MI

Talking about movies again.....saw one of the initial trailers of MI:3......thats right......yet another sequel of Tom Cruise starrer "Mission Impossible" series.....looks good....sounds good......should be good!!!.......but there is a long wait before its release..its in May......

Monday, December 19, 2005

Fillum

Went to see "Ek Ajnabee".....well....havent seen "Man On Fire"...so for me it was awesome.....was initially thinking of having a goo at "Bluffmaster"..but me n my friend decided on "Ek Ajnabee"..not a bad decision at all "Brother"!!........was fun....soundtrack is fantastic....and yea....how can i forget that......
my mama told me,
dont be talking to no stranger, don't be talking to no stranger,
stranger, stranger...

Friday, December 16, 2005

3 Months

This morning..when i was sipping my hot cup of coffee i realised something.......went back 3 months and saw myself sitting in the train to New Delhi..then in the cab to Gurgaon...lot was happening at that point of time in my mind....had no idea what will happen in future.....wished myself luck....and told myself to try my best.....took me one whole month of uncertainty and lot of self motivation until i got a job...........
now i have completed 3 months away from home....my dear ones.....it has been quite a journey so far.......i miss home.....miss mom....miss dad...everyone..!!....its just the begining..still there is lot to achieve..and a long way to go...hoping to do some real fine job!!

................

I had no shoes and complained until I met a man who had no feet.
-----Anonymous

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Indian



That's what our good old "Indian Airlines" will be called now.."Indian"....a fresh..brand new Airbus arrived with a more trendy look and the new name printed on it...pretty cool mate!!

Googol

Ok...here is another one......

Larry Page(L) and Sergey Brin(R), founders of Google.
Google was originally named 'Googol'.
After founders (Stanford graduates) Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor... they received a cheque made out to 'Google' !...
So they kept name as GOOGLE

free + freak + x

Linus Torvalds of Linux Operating System Linus Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system which he replaced by his OS.
Hence the working name was Linux (Linus' Minix).
He thought the name to be too egotistical and planned to name it Freax (free + freak + x).
His friend Ari Lemmk encouraged Linus to upload it to a network so it could be easily downloaded.
Ari gave Linus a directory called linux on his FTP server, as he did not like the name Freax.
Linus like that directory name and he kept the name of his new OS to LINUX...






..well..was aware of the summary..that Linux was named after Linus..but wasnt aware of the drama inside it..!!

Monday, December 05, 2005

Chill

Winter is turning up it's Heat. suddenly its chilly out here......temperature going below 8 C during nights and mornings....well am prepared to face a complete "Dilli ki Sardi" this time around!!..lets see how it goes....n tell u wat...its a herculian task to get out of that Blanket in the morning.....but i somehow manage to do it everyday.....and i really hope to keep the good work going when the temp goes below 5 C......!! ...I miss those long winter holidays!!

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

A Blow

Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie on a recent visit to India served a blow on our pride.......he said...
'India does not produce enough good computer engineers and those it does are good at theory but not very well equipped to handle the practical aspects.'

......well...am not sure whether such kind of pride existed....because we all (Software Engineers) already know who's good and who's useless..its upto the companies to understand that!!...my catch on it is..."blame it on campus placements"!!

Monday, November 28, 2005

A Cool Shot

Ok...took a cool one.......yea thats right...those are helmets....!!

Sunday, November 27, 2005

MI:70K

It sounds like a sequel to the tom cruise's "Missiom Impossible" movies..but its something else....its "Mission Impossible:70,000 feet"
Industrialist and aviator Vijaypat Singhania on Saturday became the first man to fly at 69,852(almost 70,000) feet above sea level in a hot air balloon, thereby breaking the world record of 64,997 feet, set by Per Lindstrand, in June 1988, in Texas.




Its a brave effort..but an effort worth at least a salute..!!
we are proud of you Vijay.


Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Food


hmm....one of my favourite topics...."Food"......its been quite a while since i last had the "Candy's" wala Pizza.......so decided to try out "Pizza Hut" with a friend........had a medium size chicken tikka freshizza......honestly ....i failed to find any difference between a normal pizza...and
a freshizza!!....but it was good anyways.....and had pasta "curry" with it.....well ..thats the way we deal with "phoren maal"...we indianise it!!........but hey....it was good too!!!

umm...sorry......u cant see them in the pic......was busy eating them.....Lemonade can be seen!!

Monday, November 21, 2005

A Song

Came across a really good song lately....its from the movie "Cholcolate" ...song's title is .."halka halka sa yeh nasha"......there are a couple of lines in it that really strike you when u listen to it....they go like...
kyon bhala sapno ke picche
dil mera apno ke pitche khota hain
khwaahishein aawaara banke
toot jaaye tara banke hota hain

..listened to the remix of the song and its a really fine fusion of typical Bhangra tunes and some really fast beats...do listen to it.....its cool!!
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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Khomcha!!

umm....there is one strange word used very frequently around NCR....."khmocha".....generally its used when a person doesnt listen to you or doesnt obey you...they say.."chal isse khmoche mein lete hain"!!......
waise wat actually it means??....anyone with a good NCR IQ??

Friday, November 11, 2005

About Morning

Isn't it strange..?You spend a whole day solving a problem and you end up with nothing at the end of the day...but then...the very next morning it takes only 5 minutes to solve that problem!..
What in the blue hell was wrong with the previous morning??!!

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Jam on NH-8

ok......thats a familiar phrase "Jam on NH-8"..but today i realised a fact about jams. Its all in the mind....if you consider the jam as one of the obstacles on the journey to the destiny......thats ofcourse nowadays is either the office or the home, your gonna find a way out! but when you take it as a "oh-man-another-damn-trafiic-jam"...its gonna be tough!!....well...thats quite close to the problem we face in daily life!!...its all in the mind...attitude...it does matter!!
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well..once in a while there is no harm in sounding like a philosopher!!right?

Friday, November 04, 2005

New one


ok...so after some really inspiring words from a very good friend of mine guru, i decided to update my blog..ok what next after the dilli marathon...umm.....got the 2nd free service done on my bike....and hey...got a new phone.....a Nokia 6630.........yaay!!!!!!!..guru......i have 30 more over you!!hehe...!!

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Dilli!

ok...dilli goes the fast way again!!cuts down a marathon...The Half Marathon! yaar..if u dont want to do it then its of no use cutting it short....!!.....asked a friend abt it ....the conversation went like this...
me: yaar wats this half marathon?
friend: umm.....marathon done in half clothes!!
me: wat?..
friend: thats delhi dude!
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wonder wats next.....a half Formula 1 Grand Prix??!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Quake!!

That was a terrible day....i was in my room going through the newspaper and suddenly i felt like the house is swinging..well it was not a wild swing...but the feeling was the same as getting drunk!!....it was an earth quake and i realized it when a friend of mine called up sounding quite excited and asked...Did u feel it ..?? i dont have a TV right now but when i went out in the afternoon and saw the footage on TV in a cafe...the pictures were shocking!!...it was quite mild here in haryana....but it has surely rocked our kashmir and the neighbour pakistan!!......our heart goes out for the victims!!....may god help them!!

Friday, October 07, 2005

Work! Dude Work!

hmm...so i have a job.....the one i really wanted to do!!......The workplace is nice...the team is rocking and the work environment is friendly!!...There is one problem.......well...i have to get rid of the habit of calling a senior by "sir" ...they really hate it....!!am afraid someday i'll get bashed up by one of them!!hehe....but thats not a big task to do..will get rid of it....!!The real challenge is lying ahead.....a really rocking project and some new things to learn!!...hey...no complains about hard work!!

Sunday, October 02, 2005

Got It!

Hey....finally got the opening that i needed....joined my first proper job yesterday......its a good company....people are fine and helpful.....it was fun on my first day!!....I guess its performance time now!!Will try my best!