Attended blogcamp this year (found it quite a waste of time - will have a post about that later) and had a bunch of (if I may say) obnoxious 'kids' talking back to the talkers. While I didn't like their attitude too much I was totally blown over by the amount they know about the internet. It wasn't funny. So later I actually started a conversation (small one) with 2 of them and found that one of them was a CEO and he was 17 years old.
I was so shocked. His colleague was older but didn't look too old either maybe at the most 10 years old and the other kid with them was a friend who was also 17 years old.
It is pretty pathetic to see such young people know so much. Makes me jealous. I didn't even really understand then net at 17 and here were people who were on top of everything that happened in the online world.
I need to be more focused for sure.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Aches and Pains..
Man having aches and pains is a real pain. I suddenly had aching ankles and then aching wrists. I think the 1 aching ankle happened because I nearly slipped. And then other aching ankle and aching wrists happens because of the 1st aching ankle.
There was more aches and pains but they are gone now thanks to sleeping a lot. I don't even want to mention it now cause one should stay away from being 'not in a normal state' as much as possible.
If only we all were more careful about our health....
There was more aches and pains but they are gone now thanks to sleeping a lot. I don't even want to mention it now cause one should stay away from being 'not in a normal state' as much as possible.
If only we all were more careful about our health....
Monday, March 24, 2008
"I was born to die"
Right said R.
Context - Someone asked R what his dream was. R replied saying he wanted to build a million dollar company. The person asked R why he didn't say he didn't say he wanted to own a million dollar company. So R replied "I was born to die".
Aate hai khaali haath, jayenge khaali haath.
Context - Someone asked R what his dream was. R replied saying he wanted to build a million dollar company. The person asked R why he didn't say he didn't say he wanted to own a million dollar company. So R replied "I was born to die".
Aate hai khaali haath, jayenge khaali haath.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Happy Holi...
The holi highlight of the year was most definitely Khushboo saying 'Deepaliiiiiii pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee you don't need to say it. Everyone would figure that you don't play holi'.
Lol you all know me too well.
I hate the smell of the colours and I fall ill if I am wet for too long. So I totally avoid Holi. I don't miss it though. So it's all good.
This year though we didn't play 'catch' with water balloons :( maybe later in the day. Use to be hilarious when we would - everyone is so scared, not of dropping the balloon but rather of seeing that the balloon is far away from their body and that they catch it softly.
Anyway here's wishing everyone a colourful day :)
PS - I know the abridged version of why we play holi (which is so good cause I am not into mythology and cause lots of people around don't know why the festival is played).
Lol you all know me too well.
I hate the smell of the colours and I fall ill if I am wet for too long. So I totally avoid Holi. I don't miss it though. So it's all good.
This year though we didn't play 'catch' with water balloons :( maybe later in the day. Use to be hilarious when we would - everyone is so scared, not of dropping the balloon but rather of seeing that the balloon is far away from their body and that they catch it softly.
Anyway here's wishing everyone a colourful day :)
PS - I know the abridged version of why we play holi (which is so good cause I am not into mythology and cause lots of people around don't know why the festival is played).
Friday, March 21, 2008
If this was America, we would have sued you...
Why the nick?
Well Reliance Energy sends a notice to us on the the 17th (in the evening) saying that on the 18th, there would be no electricity for 7 hours, from 10 AM to 5 PM (for some maintenance or repair) , in the area where I work.
We call up the company to find out if 7 hours is with a very high buffer, or if electricity would go out in phases etc, but the office cannot answer and say they would call us back and let us know. We got no call for at least an hour (that was the time till which
We had no option but to call it a day off and substitute the 'holiday' by working on a Saturday.
How unprofessional is this?
And to top it off, the next day we find that there was electricity the WHOLE day.
I would have sued them. Big time.
Well Reliance Energy sends a notice to us on the the 17th (in the evening) saying that on the 18th, there would be no electricity for 7 hours, from 10 AM to 5 PM (for some maintenance or repair) , in the area where I work.
We call up the company to find out if 7 hours is with a very high buffer, or if electricity would go out in phases etc, but the office cannot answer and say they would call us back and let us know. We got no call for at least an hour (that was the time till which
We had no option but to call it a day off and substitute the 'holiday' by working on a Saturday.
How unprofessional is this?
And to top it off, the next day we find that there was electricity the WHOLE day.
I would have sued them. Big time.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Congrats Kishor
Kishor got a baby boy yesterday.
It's kind of strange because it seems like like he got married just yesterday.
Actually it seems just like yesterday that he was teaching us. Explaining things so clearly and with so much passion.
:)
I think one of the best things that happened in my life is doing Theatrix. And there could not be a better instructor than Kishor.
Not only did I learn about acting, directing, writing, etc (I do none btw other than write on my blog) and it's not only that I met cool funny people like Kishor, Sam, Javed, Vinit but I think the realization that I could do anything, ANYTHING I wanted came to me while I was doing Theatrix (advanced course). Somethings just change your life (you have to of course be observant enough to understand what is happening).
Thanks Kishor.
It's kind of strange because it seems like like he got married just yesterday.
Actually it seems just like yesterday that he was teaching us. Explaining things so clearly and with so much passion.
:)
I think one of the best things that happened in my life is doing Theatrix. And there could not be a better instructor than Kishor.
Not only did I learn about acting, directing, writing, etc (I do none btw other than write on my blog) and it's not only that I met cool funny people like Kishor, Sam, Javed, Vinit but I think the realization that I could do anything, ANYTHING I wanted came to me while I was doing Theatrix (advanced course). Somethings just change your life (you have to of course be observant enough to understand what is happening).
Thanks Kishor.
I don't know...
I know that you expect me to know...
I know that I should know...
But I can't know everything, all of the time...
I don't know. Somethings I just don't know.
I know that I should know...
But I can't know everything, all of the time...
I don't know. Somethings I just don't know.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Essel World
Had a total blast today.
The entire office (with the exception of a few) went to Essel World. I have visited EW today after a gap of about 14 years. I was just thinking on my way back that when I went last time, I was too short to sit on the adult rides :)
Firstly a few thanks to some people who made the day exciting/different/fun/etc.
Thanks Neelofer
Thanks Vaishali
Thanks Gautam
Special thanks to all the bag girls and bag boys. If you wouldn't take care of our bags our rides would not have been so much fun.
The day started when we had to get on a bus to get to the ferry. We walk out of the office and can't see the bus anywhere and we are trying desperately to contact someone who went ahead of us onto the bus. We get the direction but still can't see the bus. We could see a BEST bus (local transport bus) but not a bus that looked like one we hired. But guess what, our bus ride to the ferry was in the BEST bus that was standing there. It was so cool cause I didn't know (like nearly everyone else on the bus) that you can hire a BEST bus to take you around. It was pretty cool. And for me a big experience. Why I can't really put my finger on but maybe some day. I think it's mostly got to do with how I like BEST buses and hate the closed 'rent for a while' volvo type buses.
TBC
The entire office (with the exception of a few) went to Essel World. I have visited EW today after a gap of about 14 years. I was just thinking on my way back that when I went last time, I was too short to sit on the adult rides :)
Firstly a few thanks to some people who made the day exciting/different/fun/etc.
Thanks Neelofer
Thanks Vaishali
Thanks Gautam
Special thanks to all the bag girls and bag boys. If you wouldn't take care of our bags our rides would not have been so much fun.
The day started when we had to get on a bus to get to the ferry. We walk out of the office and can't see the bus anywhere and we are trying desperately to contact someone who went ahead of us onto the bus. We get the direction but still can't see the bus. We could see a BEST bus (local transport bus) but not a bus that looked like one we hired. But guess what, our bus ride to the ferry was in the BEST bus that was standing there. It was so cool cause I didn't know (like nearly everyone else on the bus) that you can hire a BEST bus to take you around. It was pretty cool. And for me a big experience. Why I can't really put my finger on but maybe some day. I think it's mostly got to do with how I like BEST buses and hate the closed 'rent for a while' volvo type buses.
TBC
Might just be a busy year...
It's 1st week March and I already attended 1 wedding of a cousin (which has ruined me - listen to too much music now while either tapping my foot or moving my head) which was in Mathura. So there was some traveling involved. Lots of family was around and we hung out with everyone a lot. Saw so many of my cousins after so long. One cousin I saw for the first time. He is 15 already and I bet he is going to want to come down to India again if he can.
Then attended a college friends wedding last weekend. Technically the first wedding I have attended of a friend of mine. It was fun. Tried desperately to do the garba (I am hoping it was my first and last time).
There is another 2 weddings lined up this year. Not sure if we will attend either of them because both of them would require traveling.
My MCom part 2 is this year. So have to study for my exams too.
Went to Essel World finally.
Might (big might but still) go to Himachael Pradesh finally in a couple of months. Keeping my fingers crossed.
And there is a lot more that will happen.
Rocking 2008 already.
Then attended a college friends wedding last weekend. Technically the first wedding I have attended of a friend of mine. It was fun. Tried desperately to do the garba (I am hoping it was my first and last time).
There is another 2 weddings lined up this year. Not sure if we will attend either of them because both of them would require traveling.
My MCom part 2 is this year. So have to study for my exams too.
Went to Essel World finally.
Might (big might but still) go to Himachael Pradesh finally in a couple of months. Keeping my fingers crossed.
And there is a lot more that will happen.
Rocking 2008 already.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
May not have been subscribed to TOI if I were in Delhi..
They have no times trends. That the BEST PART of the whole newspaper man. I can't believe they don't have the page in the Delhi edition.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
We Miss You Too Marian...
On popular demand :p
Marian while you might be one of the very few people who read this (since you made the request hehe), I am still going to write it as an explanation of the nick rather an writing to you.
The nick comes to be as a response to Marians nick that says she missed us. Now it's obvious she would miss us ('us' here being my sister and me), we are just so cool :D
I met Marian when she came for lunch home. Unlike my sis, I hadn't interacted with Marian before she came to Mumbai (my sister I think use to talk to her on facebook). Anyway I think I will always remember Marians first day here - mainly because sometimes small things you do, reflect on who you are as a person...what your beliefs are, how you look at the world, etc. Anyway Marian came for lunch (it was a weekend I think cause I was home at lunch time). She came into the kitchen and insisted on helping. Now we don't let guests help out (unless they are being a real pain about it hehe). But inspite of telling her to go sit and that she wasn't going to do a single thing, she wouldn't listen and even though we didn't let her work, she actually stood around in the kitchen and spoke to us (with requests of wanting to help) instead of just going and sitting around, waiting to be served. To me the way this 2 minute interaction said a lot.
I have to say that when I heard my cousin was marrying a Spanish girl, it was a little amusing and strange. Now it is not that cross-national marriages have not happened in my family but this is the second wedding of 'our generation' and it was not something that I had expected. I always knew that there would be little resistance my cousin would face because his mom and dad are pretty cool about such things. 'As long as you are happy and the girl is good' was all they said I believe. Anyway I come from the school of thought that the more you have in common the better it is. Lesser conflict, lesser reasons to be unhappy every now and then. Which just means that (let me take the liberty of saying 'I' for simplicity sake) I would only want to be married into a home that was just like mine. So when I thought of J and M, I though that so much would be different. They have different nationalities, religions, languages, traditions, etc and that it would be so difficult to adjust (who ever chose to make the adjustment). But when I met Marian, I stopped thinking/worrying about such things because no matter what, she seemed just like us. She seemed like she was a part of our family even before being in our family.
It was the same feeling toward her family too. Except a MAJOR language barrier we all seem just like the same. (Also except that all these Spanish people are so damn photogenic. All of them look so good in photos). I guess it's nice people are nice people irrespective of country, race, religion, etc.
Anyway, we had such a blast in J&M's wedding. Haha Marian thinks we are really all good liars. Well I don't blame her. We had to give her a few surprises and had to lie for the distractions. One was for the dance and the other was for her Bridal Shower. Hehe was good fun.
Marian also thinks I am on the phone all the time. Which is so funny cause I am hardly a phone person. Of course I won't deny that I do talk a lot and sometimes a lot on the phone but those are rare instances. I mean I'll admit that just yesterday (17th March) I was a total of about 1 and a half hour on my phone. And today for close to 20 mins but that's only cause I have nothing better to do.
Anyway (one reasons I hate writing long posts is cause I stray too much) Marian's cool. She seems like a person who doesn't judge other people too harshly or rather sees the best in others. Which makes it easy to actually talk to her. You wouldn't have to sit and explain to her too much cause I guess she would still just keep liking you (assuming she liked you to begin with hehe). We ate breakfast together one morning, and I was actually quite open with her about a lot of things because I didn't have to worry about what she would think, or who she would tell etc.
Haha and the coolest thing is she actually remembered what I wrote in her guest book (the secret to happiness and tries to follow it :)
And of course like everyone else she thinks I am super smart hehe. Brilliant actor that I am :)
Glad to have you in the family Marian. I don't know what you were thinking. I doubt you were thinking...who in their right mind would marry into this family??? hehe kidding. Keep Rocking.
Marian while you might be one of the very few people who read this (since you made the request hehe), I am still going to write it as an explanation of the nick rather an writing to you.
The nick comes to be as a response to Marians nick that says she missed us. Now it's obvious she would miss us ('us' here being my sister and me), we are just so cool :D
I met Marian when she came for lunch home. Unlike my sis, I hadn't interacted with Marian before she came to Mumbai (my sister I think use to talk to her on facebook). Anyway I think I will always remember Marians first day here - mainly because sometimes small things you do, reflect on who you are as a person...what your beliefs are, how you look at the world, etc. Anyway Marian came for lunch (it was a weekend I think cause I was home at lunch time). She came into the kitchen and insisted on helping. Now we don't let guests help out (unless they are being a real pain about it hehe). But inspite of telling her to go sit and that she wasn't going to do a single thing, she wouldn't listen and even though we didn't let her work, she actually stood around in the kitchen and spoke to us (with requests of wanting to help) instead of just going and sitting around, waiting to be served. To me the way this 2 minute interaction said a lot.
I have to say that when I heard my cousin was marrying a Spanish girl, it was a little amusing and strange. Now it is not that cross-national marriages have not happened in my family but this is the second wedding of 'our generation' and it was not something that I had expected. I always knew that there would be little resistance my cousin would face because his mom and dad are pretty cool about such things. 'As long as you are happy and the girl is good' was all they said I believe. Anyway I come from the school of thought that the more you have in common the better it is. Lesser conflict, lesser reasons to be unhappy every now and then. Which just means that (let me take the liberty of saying 'I' for simplicity sake) I would only want to be married into a home that was just like mine. So when I thought of J and M, I though that so much would be different. They have different nationalities, religions, languages, traditions, etc and that it would be so difficult to adjust (who ever chose to make the adjustment). But when I met Marian, I stopped thinking/worrying about such things because no matter what, she seemed just like us. She seemed like she was a part of our family even before being in our family.
It was the same feeling toward her family too. Except a MAJOR language barrier we all seem just like the same. (Also except that all these Spanish people are so damn photogenic. All of them look so good in photos). I guess it's nice people are nice people irrespective of country, race, religion, etc.
Anyway, we had such a blast in J&M's wedding. Haha Marian thinks we are really all good liars. Well I don't blame her. We had to give her a few surprises and had to lie for the distractions. One was for the dance and the other was for her Bridal Shower. Hehe was good fun.
Marian also thinks I am on the phone all the time. Which is so funny cause I am hardly a phone person. Of course I won't deny that I do talk a lot and sometimes a lot on the phone but those are rare instances. I mean I'll admit that just yesterday (17th March) I was a total of about 1 and a half hour on my phone. And today for close to 20 mins but that's only cause I have nothing better to do.
Anyway (one reasons I hate writing long posts is cause I stray too much) Marian's cool. She seems like a person who doesn't judge other people too harshly or rather sees the best in others. Which makes it easy to actually talk to her. You wouldn't have to sit and explain to her too much cause I guess she would still just keep liking you (assuming she liked you to begin with hehe). We ate breakfast together one morning, and I was actually quite open with her about a lot of things because I didn't have to worry about what she would think, or who she would tell etc.
Haha and the coolest thing is she actually remembered what I wrote in her guest book (the secret to happiness and tries to follow it :)
And of course like everyone else she thinks I am super smart hehe. Brilliant actor that I am :)
Glad to have you in the family Marian. I don't know what you were thinking. I doubt you were thinking...who in their right mind would marry into this family??? hehe kidding. Keep Rocking.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Monday, March 03, 2008
Better Late Than Never...
Brilliant Song - I am glad I got hooked onto it.
Don't know why I keep thinking it's Nelly Furtado singing (It's actually Rihanna of 'hey Mr.DJ' fame). The song is called Umbrella and this version features Jay Z and also Chris Brown (Cinderella bit)
I don't think this remix version has a video. Anyway haven't watched any video any version of the song and after watching some 20 seconds of the original video, decided that it would actually take away from the song so left it.
Don't know why I keep thinking it's Nelly Furtado singing (It's actually Rihanna of 'hey Mr.DJ' fame). The song is called Umbrella and this version features Jay Z and also Chris Brown (Cinderella bit)
I don't think this remix version has a video. Anyway haven't watched any video any version of the song and after watching some 20 seconds of the original video, decided that it would actually take away from the song so left it.
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