Ms. V! I have a picture:)

This was the AIESEC OSLO LC team that I went with to Trondheim :)

It was fun!

The people are

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Zhiyu - Jay - Astrid - Gautam (Me!)
Anna - Olga - Kjersti - Carol
Hanne - Nina - Hanja
Marta - Sanja - Kirsten - Nahae - Ingeborg
Edin
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Who would have thunk it??

"We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are."

-- Talmud

As the quote cleary explains the intricacies of the human mind and the mindlessness of the thing I'm about to tell you - believe me, its true.

An elevator to outer space!


The theory behind the elevator is simple. First proposed 111 years ago by a Russian scientist, it was popularized by Arthur C. Clarke in his award-winning 1978 novel, The Fountains of Paradise, and goes like this: Earth is constantly spinning. So if you attach a counterweight to it with a cable, and put it far enough away--62,000 miles--the cable will be held taut by the force of the planet's rotation, just as if you spun around while holding a ball on a string. And if you've got a taut cable, you've got the makings of an elevator.


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hmm...

things I have to do at work...

just checking if posting from a widget actually works

Good evening ye all

Firstly - I would like to apologize to Ms. V for not replying!! I was not at my desk!!!

Work has been simply amazing these days, (and there has been a lot of it too!) so thats why the blog has been dead.. but it shall be more active now (hopefully)

moving on..

Thanks Shruthi! for wishing me even before I could even think of saying that she forgot!

Chinmaya, I chance upon these things in everyday online life... In real life its like taking a bus you've never taken and finding a really nice place on the way..!

and more random knowlegde for all to know - The Value of Pi (to one million digits!!)

The Internets funniest chat(shows)!

The FUNNIEST website on earth! (also the most addictive)

never open this at work - you might just get fired.

Bash.org

Here are some quotes found on their site:

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Real life should have a fucking search function, or something.
I need my socks.

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Spin: arrrr, pirates of the south west
Spin: thar be large pipes o'bandwith near ye'ol univarsety.
Pirate: yearg, ye may be an ta somethan thar.
Spin: what say ye we pull yonder USB hard disk longside yonder NMSU puter and begin tha lutin and plunderin.
Pirate: yearg. The master done gaved me a testin machine with a grand ol CDR.
Pirate: Avast!
Pirate: MP3s off the starboard bow!
Spin: stere clear of ye porn pop ups rollin in from tha east.
Pirate: I have mah trusty Opera browsa to help me fend em off.
Spin: encrypt the data holds, batton down thar security patches, argh thar be spyware abound.

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If you went camping and you got REALLY drunk with your friend and you
woke up the next morning with a condom stuck up your ass would you tell anybody?
i dont think so
Wanna go camping?

#################### The first time hypr opened a box of Cheerios and looked inside he yelled, "OH WOW! DONUT SEEDS!"
wtf are donut seeds

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WallJam7: roses are red
WallJam7: violets are blue
WallJam7: all of my base
WallJam7: are belong to you

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there's a small fire burning in my room
lemme guess im supposed to act suprised that you're telling us and not making any attempt to extinguish it, so i can submit it to bash where it will join the ranks of the other "SOMETHING CATOSTROPHIC HAPPENED SO I CAME TO TELL YOU GUYS ON IRC FIRST INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO DEFUSE THE HOSTILE SITUATION" quotes that are grossly abundant, similar, and overrated. and despite a new one is submitted each week and only the location of the fire is altered, loyal viewers firmly believe it is a unique and hilarious quotation, pledging support in the form of unneccesary votes

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Stupid fucking Google
"The" is a common word, and was not included in your search
"Who" is a common word, and was not included in your search



Do read this too.. funny but I didnt want google to track my site for this word:)!

A little late.. and I know its not enough:)

Saint Olav, the man who founded norway! This statue is located in Trondhiem in the center of the city. Very close to where I lived:)


A view of the town standing at the 'Gateway of Happiness'. A gate built on the bridge that separated two parts of the town. (The second part formed cause of the bridge) and the gate once saved norway by simply shutting out the bad guys:) it was the only pathway accross!


Norways very own !! Bicycle lift!!! You use a punch card that you can buy at the store. Simply shove it in the slot and set your cycle on the metal strip. Place one foot on the lift mechanism and it will PUSH you uphill at the rate of 2 metres per second! all the way up the hill!


I had a vegetarian all you can eat pizza buffet at a revolving restaurant atop this tower. It was quite high.. and revolved 360degrees every 30 minutes! You can see the whole city from up there..


thats all for my from my Trondheim trip(for now)... dont worry Ms. V.. the party pics will be up when I get them.. believe me, even I miss the pics:( (and their contents..hehe)

I'm back!!

and it was an AMAZING trip!!!

Obviously enough I'm toooooo tired right now to actually type out more than a few lines... and I didnt really take a camera with me.. hehe.. so will be getting photos in my mail in a few days..

But! I am proud to say that the mission! (as set by Ms. V in the comments for my previous post) was successfully accomplished! and that too was done many times just to sure I was doing it right:-)

I did have pictures taken and will post them asap.

There was an awesome seminar on Situational Leadership, which I could SO connect with! There were the usual but still uncanny AIESEC dances which I dont think people would do at other normal events.

I found that the people here REALLY like Daler Mehndi's 'Tunak Tunak tun' song!! We danced to that song more than 5 times in the three days! And they even know (a slight variation) of the actual dance steps!

Met quite a few new people, made really good friends.

At the celebrity theme party we had the following characters:

A celebrity in disguise (with sunglasses and a cap) - and she REALLY did look like a celebrity in disguise!!

Batgirl! (who incidentally is from Gotham city, and thats how they remembered how to pronounce my name:-)

Mahatma Gandhi, The Pope, The Devil, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Jackson, Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), The Whole Royal Family of Norway, The lead singer from Kiss, Olivia Newton-John and many many more!!

I think I should sleep a while before I go for work... (Trondheim to Oslo is 500 kilometres and my bus got me here in 6 hours!)

Signing off at 8:40 in the morning! will add pictures later:-)

cya!

The night is young

Unfortunately, on average people think I'm 25 years old! I've been at work mostly... and playing pool a few times... and I went bowling last night... and a man has to eat so I did go out for a pizza once.

But thats about it.. I dont really get to have too much fun around here. Infact the work is so tiring (I have to make a lot of programs and write two page reports etc... touchwood - hope it doesnt get tougher!)

To help ease the work pain I'll be taking friday off. I'm headed to Trondhiem tomorrow night for 3 days:-)

Its an AIESEC national conference, so I expect it to be as AIESEC'y as possible. Trondhiem has the largest population of students in Norway, so it really is just a party place with cheap hangouts.

I assure you, I will be a nice boy and shall attend all the speeches and leadership training programmes with great enthusiasm.

This place has a 'formal dinner' and a 'celebrity night'.. obviously for each I will be dressed up - in my suit and in my sherwani:-)

Hoping it goes great!! Will post pictures in my next post!

I know I know...

The drag this thing is not perfect... It is, but it just doesnt work along with all this text on the same page. Will replace it with something nicer (and add more stuff) in a week or two

Moving on to nicer issues:-)

This weekend I saw two and a half movies - Madagascar, Dead End and half of Around the world in 80 days. Madagascar is AWESOME!!! Everyone should see it. Infact everyone MUST see it.

I went shopping and got my first muffler of norway! and also bought myself a red sweater. It reminded me of a sweater a friend of mine has and it was on sale! I had to buy it:-)

I miss the college cafe.. made 'Cheese omelette, do toast aur chai' for lunch.. I found another person from college online while I was!

Learned and played poker! lost 50 kroners:-( but I'm so sure I'll earn that and more back!

hmm.. so that was most of my weekend.. I think it was ok.. I'm headed to Trondhiem for AIESEC's Second National Conference! and am supposed to dress up as a celebrity. People here seem to take that pretty seriously and I have no clue who I should dress up like. A friend (kaberi) says I should dress up like Jude Law, but I dont think I know how he would look like and images online arent much help. I need something easier!! any help is welcome:-)

Ten rules I would never break If I was the Hero!

Please read the post before this one to make any sense of this one
(the following may not sound like rules, but I shall follow them nonetheless:-)

1. No matter how much people my advertise a swiss army knife, I will not lower myself to using it. Any heroic movie you see will tell you that all a guy needs is a small piece of metal.

2. The best place to hide something would be the villains jacket or on top of the thug's hat.

3. The first thing I need to do to defeat a villain is - check if he has a daughter.

4. If my heroic life starts from my childhood, I shall spend time talking to Japanese people and watch the sunrise. In a few years my martial arts shall help me defeat any little idiot the villain throws at me. Later it will also teach me an important lesson in life.

5. I will always have a 10 year old handy to help me break passwords and crack codes.

6. All my loved ones will be relocated to the villains house. He will never look for them there!

7. If I and the villain are fighting, I will reach out for the most dangerous weapon possible and use it instead of punching him for a few hours.

8. The art of living is something any hero is very well experienced with. I will use this advantage to exhaust the enemies ammunition. (Not 'the art of living'.. the art of staying alive even after being shot a million times)

9. Whenever facing tough odds, I will be at peace since I know the director will introduce some unheard of army that will come to my aid.

And lastly...
10. Being a true hero - I will always be ready for a song and dance sequence!

If I was the evil lord of the world.

1. I would not engage in maniacal laughter or dance parties on simply capturing the hero. Such events would be conducted, safely, after the killing of the hero.

2. If I possess a super-weapon, I will use it as many times as possible and as often as possible. I will not leave it lying in a secret room as a backup device.

3. If the hero and I are engaged in battle, I will never follow him to places with cliffs. In the event that I am on a moving surface, and I see him fall flat on his back - I will fall flat ASAP and not turn around to query why the hero went down.

4. If a messenger informs me of some bad news I will not kill him for depressing me. Good help is hard to come by.

5. If I hold anything of importance on any of my computers I will pad the file up to 1.45MB (a little larger than the size of a normal floppy disk)

6. I will never command my men, "I want him ALIVE!".. only, "shoot at sight, any level of 'life' is acceptable"

7. I will keep all my toxic waste in a secure place and make sure I never have to visit it. I will not build bridges over these containers.

8. If the captive hero asks, "before you kill me, will you tell me why you did all this???". I will shoot him first and then say, "no"

9. I will not have a daughter. No matter how evil she may be, one look at the hero and she will betray her own father!

And lastly:
10. Irrespective of my hatred towards the hero(/captive), I will NEVER say, "Leave him. He's mine!" I will only engage in hand to hand combat if my whole army is dead.

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Next post: "Ten rules I would never break If I was the Hero!"

Something is always weird in this(or my) Universe!!

I CANNOT believe what just happened!!!

I was sitting in my office reading a presentation on AJAX and suddenly - Déjà vu!

I am One hundred percent SURE that moment had happened before! I had seen everything from the same position!! I was sitting there.. reading the document and suddenly thought - OMG I've seen this before!

and I saw a coffee mug - which I had seen before!
tissues under the coffee mug (cause the base was wet) - which I had seen before!
a guy in a grey sweater in the office on my left - which I had seen before!
4 pairs of 2 pin sockets and 3 of them had plugs - which I had seriously! seen before!


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but then it all changed.. as soon as I realised I had seen it - the path of my current universe changed and suddenly I was in a place I had never seen before.

There is not one Universe. It is the creation of multiple ripples that arise from each living being or vice versa.

Having discovered the working of our Universe, I am now at peace.. only till tomorrow when my memory wipes out and I forget:-)

A not-so-detailed-Chronicle of my first visit to the cinema!

Fellow readers and mental telepathists, I bring to you the story of a young mans visit to the cinema, not so long ago. To help those who have not seen what I have seen... to show those who cannot see what I dream...

Moving on to simple english - I saw the Chronicles of Narnia, the lion the witch and the wardrobe at the Colosseum!

Over here, they call a cinema a Kino (pronounced She-no). The place was great! the seats were awesome!! and the people were so civilised! Nobody ate chips because it makes noise. I could HEAR the silence!

anyways.. talking about the mystical and magical realm of Narnia, its creator Aslan and the witch who witnessed its making - Jadis.

Though story lacks the substance required to convince anyone aged 14+ but its really superhit material for those who do not take their brains to the movies. Some parts seem like they are there only and only to make sure that the story doesnt fall apart, and some parts are unnecessarily long... BUT the animation and the talking animals are awesome!!

Its certainly a pity that they didnt spend more money on this movie and make it a three (or more) part sequential blockbuster (like Lord of the Rings).. I know it has some sequels already lined up, but I would have wanted the story told in this movie to be spread over atleast two movies! They've fast paced it so much, most of it requires some knowledge of the world of Narnia (for which you may contact wikipedia:-).. and I didnt really even like the kids!! I mean.. I should atleast start appreciating the heroes before I hoot for them, right???

The bigger picture is certainly worth a LOT more than they have portrayed, and the story of the movie itself could not have been portrayed any better.

In all, I'd say it was worth the watch! and if you like reading books, it might just convince you to read the seven chronicles.

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Not interested in movie reviews??
A little light reading perhaps :-)

Another year, ... well.. another year!

I decide to be more honest to my blog and not fill it with arbitrary things I find interesting. Instead will actually spend some time on writing articles and short stories.

I feel I have done great injustice to the readers of this blog (chinmaya and shruthi.. hehe) by giving them out of date email forward material!!

A disgrace I say...

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but hey! its not new year in my part of town yet :-)

So here is one LAST thing which I found extremely hilarious... and to add on a bit of justice here is a small story -

Before I delve into the whole story, I should mention that by the end I will be introducing the band Queen into this story! so please pay attention or it wont make sense. I assure you it is worth the wait!

Not so much later in the future, in a war near you there were two main kinds of warriors. On one side we had the players, the ones who played the field like it was just a game! and on the other we had the enemies. The enemies were always the bad guys, there was no option. Nobody discussed their views or reasons to go to war, they just simply hated them. Much like walking into a shady ally on a dark street at night - anyone who doesnt smell nice is - the bad guy, right?

Anyways, this was a war of a different nature. Good guess, it was not on earth! Did the line 'of a different nature' give it away.. damn you are intelligent!

So this war was in space. A Battleship located in Sector Zero, also known as Zero wing, was surprised with a kamikazi bombing attack!

The dialogues are an english translation from Japanese, so dont complain if it doesnt sound right!

The Story begins:

In A.D. 2101, a WAR was beginning. Zero wing used to be a peaceful place where the one and only Zig-01 was parked and serviced. This ofcourse was our hero's jet fighter.

Everything was going smooth until, suddenly! there was an explosion! The Captain SCREAMED What happen ?. The whole team in the command centre was shocked and frightened, they had never expected nor scene such a scary scene. The mechanic instantly replied, "Somebody set up us the bomb".

Everyone was confused. Who would set us up? why would someone attack? The whole federation army was our ally!! Who would dream of going against us! plus we have the Hero and his Zig-01! The operator interrupted, We get signal.

The captain, really really curious to know whats on TV, asks, "What !". Only to speed up things the Operator commands,Main screen turn on.

We suddenly see an image on screen. It was not a very scary image, but I guess the person himself was scary.. the Captain was very surprised as he said, It's you !!.
The scary man was the leader of the CATS! and since he was a guest, he queried, "How are you gentlemen !!" Only to retaliate before he got an answer with the MOST famous dialogue on the planet! He said, "All your base are belong to us."
He added, "You are on the way to destruction.

It turned out that the federation army had betrayed Zero Wing and let CATS take over the world! The ever-so-positive-Captain didnt believe him and asked, "What you say !!"

The CATS Leader warned the humans to leave ASAP by saying, "You have no chance to survive make your time." Along with a laughter only devils could laugh, "Ha Ha Ha Ha .... "

Being an honest NineToFive worker, the operator wanted to know if he could take he day off, he screamed, "Captain !!"

The captain knew the HERO was on board! The Announcement was made"Take off every 'Zig'!!"
His people stared at him and didnt know how to respond... He repeated himself, "You know what you doing."
His people still were not sure of what was going on.. explosions, threats, evil laughter and then this dude who sounded like he had lost his mind! The Captain re-iterated: "Move 'Zig'."
This time he was understood... Everyone took off a Zig and tried to save the planet! Ofcourse our hero was there to save the world too.. but this story isnt about him:-)

The Captains last words before the great war began: "For great justice."

Click on BEGIN to see what I'm talking about!





PS. You can also refer these pages on wikipedia to know more about the phrase ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

(To make things easier to understand, this is just a totally-blown-out-of-proportion-japanese-to-english-translation-error-made-funny-animated-video-:)

Muhuhuhahahaha! i like this kid...

An old song in older languages

Hindi: Original:
A Kya Bolti Tu
A Kya Mai Bolu
Sun
Suna
Ati Kya Khandala
Kya karu Ake mai Khandala
Are Ghumenge, nachenge, gayenge Aish karenge or kya ?




English :
Aye what do you say?
Aye what should I say?
Listen.
Speak on.
Coming to khandala?
What should I do, coming to khandala?
We'll roam, we'll loaf, we'll sing, we'll dance
we"ll freak, baby,what else?




Sanskrit : This is too good
Aye balike, twam katham kathisyasi
Aye balakah aham kim kathisyamh
Shrinvasi
Shrunha
Kim twam khandaalaa agchasyasi
Aham kim kurwasyami khandaalayeh
gamisyami, bhramisyami, nryuthyami, gaayami, maja
karishma, kim karishyami?



Kannada :
ye... yen helti neeee
ye...na yen hel-li
kelu
helu
bartiya khandala..
yen madli....bandbittu khandala
are...tirugona,kuniyona..koole madona..innenu ....



Punjabi :
A ke boldi tu;
A ke mein bolan;
Sunh
Sunha
Chaldi khandala
Ki karaan ae ke mein khandala
Are Ghoomenge, Turainge, Naachenge, Gaavenge, Mauj
Karenge, Aur Ki ?



Gujarati :
Aye shun bole tu?
Aye hun shun bolu?
Sambhal
Sambhlaav
Aave chey su khandaalaa?
Shun karu aaviine khandaalaa?
Ghumshun, pharshun, naachshun, gaashun, majaa karshun,
beeju shun?



Marathi
Aye kaai tu mhantes?
Aye kaai mi mhanhu?
Aik
Aikav
Yetes kai khandaalaa?
Kai karu yevon mi khandaalaa?
Are ghumuyaa, phiruyaa, gavuyaa, nachuyaa, aish
karuyaa, aankhin kai?




Kashmiri :
Heey, kya chaakh wannan
Heev, kya bhe wanneyyyy
Booz
Wanoo
Pakha telle khandalaa;
Kya karee weeteth bhe khandalaa
Pherevhey, nachevhey, geevevhey, khevevhey, eesh
karav, beyy kya?



Konkani :
Aye ! kitte sangta tu?
Aye ! aao kite sangu?
Saang
Saangta
Khandalaa yeta ghi?
Khandalaa yevun kithe kharche?
Bhovya, Phireya, Naachya, Gauya, maja korya, ani
kithe?



Bengali :
Ei ki bolis tui
Ei ki ar boli
Shon
Shonaa
Jabi ki khondalaa
Ki kori giye khondalaa
Are, ghurbo, phirbo, nachbo, gaibo, maja korbo ar ki?



Malayalam :
Aye yenna pariyunnu?
Aye nyan yenna pariyu?
Keku
Pariyu
Varinno khandala?
Yendu cheyam? Nyaan vannu Khandaala?
Karangam, chuttam, paadam, aadam, maja
cheyyam,verendha?



Telugu :
Aye, ainte chaepphuta vu
Aye,ainte chaepala
Vinu
Chaeppu
Wastava Khandala
Yem Chesedhi? vacchi Khandala
Thiruguthamu, eguruthamu, aadthaamu, paadthaamu,maja
chesthamu inkemi?



Sindhi :
Aye cha thi chaen tu?
Aye Maan chaa chavan?
Budh
Budhai
Acheti cha khandaalaa?
Cha kandis achi maan khandaalaa?
Are Ghumandasi, phirandasi, gayendasi,
Nachandasi,aaish kandasi, byo cha?



Magahi : (BIHARI)
A ki bolahin tu
A kya boliyuow hum
Sun
Sunaow
Aaimahi ki khandala
Ki kariaow aake hum khandala
Gumbai, Phirbai, naachai, gaayii, aish karbai aur ki



Assamese:
ey ki kua tumi?
ey ki kom moi?
sun
suna
ahibi ki khandala?
ki korim aahi moi kahandalaa
are ghurim,phirim,nasim,gaam,
khub phurti korim aru ki?



Oriya:
e kana kahuchhu tu?
e kana mu kahibi?
sun
suna
khandala jibu ki?
kana mu karibi khandala jaaiki?
arre buliba,ghuriba,naachiba,gaaeeba,maja kariba aau kana?



Coorg:
ey enthe anya neen?
Ey nan entha annana?
Kale
Annu
Bappiya khandala' k
Enthe maduva khandal'k poyith
Arre suthana, aadana, padana, majaa madana?injetha?




Foreign Languages :



Nepali:
Ae ke bhanchhau?
Ma ke bhanu?
Suna!
Bhana!
Aounchhau ki khandala?
Ma ke garnu aayer?
Ghumne, phirne, nachne, gaoune, maja garne aru ke?



German :
Was sagst du ?
Was soll ich sagen ?
Hor mal !
Sag mal !
Kommst Nach Khandala ?
Was machen wir in Khaldala ?
Wir gehen, spazieren, tanzen, singen, haben spa?,
was noch ?




Spanish :
Tu que deceas?
Yo que deseo?
Oye
Di me
Vas a tu khandaalaa?
Que haceo, yo voy en el khandaalaa?
Viajamos, vagabundeamos, bailamos, cantamos,
disfrutamos, si no.




Chinese :
Ain, Chon Zuan Ho?
Ain, Chon Hee Zuano?
Sui,
Suion,
Hyuan Chon Khandala?
Chon Tsuani Hyui Hee Khandala?
Chijuan, Kajuan, Marijuan, Siuan, Samshuan
Tsuaniya Tsu Chon?




Russian :
Aeich, Kov Speache niv?
Aeich, Kov miv Speache?
Nuushev,
Nuusheva,
Comeva Kov Khandala?
Kov Sheychev Comov miv Khandala?
Rotiv, Rotrach, Balleva, Opereacha, Enjova
Sheychevin, Kov
Gobraich?



French :
Aye! qu'est-ceque tu dis?
Aye! qu'est-ceque tu me vouler dire?
Entendre
Entendrez
Est-ceque tu viens a la Khandala
Qu'est-ceque je fais a aller a la Khandala ?
Promenez, Allez, Dansez, Chantez a quelle?



Zambesi : (African)
Aye, Zwa To Zulu,
Aye, Zwa Ze Zulu,
Wahte,
Kaso,
Heliyo To Khandaalaa?
Zwa Kumi, Helithe Khandaalaa?
Himala, Romala, Wahwahla, Infala, Kumaya Kumana, Ni
Zwa?

The beacon of Amun Din is lit!

I just had the most amazing idea ever!!

As can be seen from my previous post, I was listening to music and whenever I liked a part of the song I patched it up to the other parts.

This time! I figured, I watch SO many movies nowadays I should just write down lines from them..

Yes, I am very vela.. and no its not because I hardly work.. Its just that I have nothing to do after 6pm other than eating... and blogging... and mailing... and eating some more...

Lets see if someone can guess which movie I'm watching right now... :-)

"The fat one will take it from you"
"They were so alike, he and my father."
"You filthy two faced sneak"
"Go home."
"Lets find some food"
"I wish I could have seen him.. ..one last time"
"I give hope to men,I keep none for myself"
"The people are to follow your rule in my stead"
"The very warmth of my blood seems stolen away"
"Open the gate! quick!"
"Now back, up the hill, quickly"
"Get back there and smash it down"
"Grond! Grond! Grond! Grond! Grond! Grond! Gron..." and so on

hmm... its quite simple though.. I'll watch some tough movie for the next post..

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The BEST recipe for Pulav! I just made this today and it IS amazing!

1 glass rice
1 diced potato
1 chopped onion
1 cup mixed vegetables
1 tablespoon chilli powder (or less, if your stomach cant handle it)
1 small piece of ginger, finely grated (or 1 teaspoon ginger paste)
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoons Oil
2 tablespoons tomato puree
a few pieces of paneer

Wash the rice and keep it aside.

Heat the oil in a deep non stick pan/pot (whatever you use for making rice).
Add the cumin, chopped onion and ginger. Let it heat till the onion is golden brown. You could let it turn a little black if you like your onions well cooked.

Add the rice and make sure there is twice as much as water as there is rice. Add the usual spices (salt, chilli powder and any other powdered substance you like to eat). Add the tomato puree, and let it boil. Once boiling, add the paneer. Cover the pan/pot and let it cook for about 10 to 15 minutes.

10-15 minutes later, check if it is cooked and if it is - !! here it is ! the best way to have rice on earth!

Tastes AMAZING with curd!

If you're living alone and dont have people telling you to stay out of the kitchen, do give it a go!

am off for now, will be back tomorrow
ciao

A little lost, a little found

Last time I stayed at the De’ville,
I didn’t want to go another day.
It seemed like everyone was throwing their love away,
I thought I had a good thing going my way, so I say
Nobody ever made me feel that way.

Here I am looking at it from the outside,
The old stony walls are my memories guide.
How they danced in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some danced to remember
Some danced to forget
So I spoke up to the Captain
I said, “I'm not a perfect person”
There are many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you

But I love my dog as much as I love you
You may fade, my dog will always come through.
All he asks from me is the food to give him strength
All he ever needs is love and that he knows he’ll get
But there is one thing he asked me for that I couldn’t give,
I couldn’t do that, oh I couldn't do that

The day she went away
I made myself a promise
That I'd soon forget we ever met.
But something sure is wrong,
Cause I'm so blue and lonely.
I forgot to remember to forget.

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then
I would speak with the tongue of angels
I would hold the hand of a devil
It’s warm in the night
I am cold as a stone

I’m still a little lost, just a little found…

Christmas 2005 :-)

Life has been good... and the rest has been great!

Starting Friday the 23rd at 5:45pm one of the most entertaining and awesome times of life just passed me by...

I left for a Cruise called "Colorline" to Denmark that evening along with my brother and his friends. The most amazing bunch of married couples I have ever seen! Its like these guys are college students going steady (for life) with their partners..!

I won 10 kroners on slot machines(thats close to 70 rupees), it was fun! and I am currently extremely tempted to go again but am quite sure the machines will recover their losses next time.

I got home the next day in the evening and watched Lord of the Rings Part 1 with my brother and had Tomato Soup, Garlic Bread and potato sandwiches. That evening I watched The Matrix Part 2 after my brother left, but Havar joined me for that. The next morning after Havar left, I watched A Guy Thing and then The Matrix part 3. I also watched a bit of Lord of the Rings 3.. Soon it was evening agani and time to visit Mrinal and Prachi (one of the three couples I went to the cruise with) We had a lot of fun and played some games.. I got home at around 2am.. and watched Bourne Supremacy. I woke up earlier today only to start watching Spy Game... Now watching Sin City. Also planning on watching King Kong soon.

Life is good!

Work starts tomorrow... lets see how it goes..

Blogability

Around the corner I have
a friend,
In this great city
that has no end,
Yet the days go by
and weeks rush on,
And before I know
it, a year is gone.
And I never see my
old friends face,
For life is a swift
and terrible race,
He knows I like him
just as well,
As in the days when
I rang his bell.
And he rang mine if,
we were younger then,
And now we are busy,
tired men.
Tired of playing a
foolish game,
Tired of trying to
make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I
will call on Jim"
"Just to show that
I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes
and tomorrow goes,
And distance between
us grows and grows.
Around the corner!
yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram
madam" "Jim died today."
And that's what we
get and deserve in the
end.
Around the corner, a
vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love or like
someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid
to express yourself.
Reach out and
tell someone
what they mean to you.
Because when you decide
that it is the right time
it might be too late.

Seize the day. Never have regrets.

[received as an email forward]