Happy New Year 2007!!!

Wishing you one and all,

A very happy new year 2007

AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU

Stumped!

Last tuesday me was at a training session. Due to technical difficulties the start of the training was delayed. In the meanwhile me was having a chat with the trainer. This man after asking what me was doing and he was doing, bowled a googly (this was a googly for me!).
He just asked, "hey, I am from Pune. You tell me 3 things which are famous in Bangalore/Karanataka. So that i could take this home, back to Pune".

Me: Hmm.... good question Sir! But then when me started thinking, me hardly had an answer. 3 things, uh.... ok then........................... you can buy......................uh..............OK! Handicrafts.

He: (immediately replied)hey are u talking about the ones available at Cauvery Handicrafts, MG road ?

Me: Well,,.... no Sir, don't go and buy over there, it meant only for foreigners and not ordinary Indians.
Then..... how about..... (then a colleague of mine pitched in and said...hey, you can buy Silk sarees and sandolwood idols. Karnataka is famous for these two items!

But end of it all, me was not able to figure out 3 good things which are uniquely Bangalore or Karnataka.

Atleast in this case, it was a fellow Indian asking this. Imagine what would be the situation if a foreigner had asked this.

Well food for thought for you guys..... Tell me 3 things which one can buy in Bangalore which are uniquely Bangalore or Karnataka. Something genuine and reasonably affordable for an average Indian (non-Bangalorean). Your thoughts and comments are welcome.

P.S: Pls don't mention KF or UB as Vijay Mallya is based in b'lore.

Aaja Sham Hone Aayee ....

Well, someone asked for this one! By Demand...

Lyrics of Aaja Sham Hone Aayee

Aaja shaam hone aayi
Mausam ne li angdaai
Aaja shaam hone aayi
Mausam ne li angdaai
To kis baat ki hai ladaai
Tu chal main aayi
Tu chal main aayi

Aaja shaam hone aayi
Mausam ne li angdaai
To kis baat ki hai ladaai
Tu chal main aayi
No no
Tu chal main aayi

Baja kya hai dekho zara tum ghadi
Guzar jaaye na prem ki ye ghadi
Baja kya hai dekho zara tum ghadi
Guzar jaaye na prem ki ye ghadi
Aati hoon thoda sa dheeraj dharo
Laga doongi main prem ki phir jhadi
Utni hi door hai tu jitni kareeb hai
Tere mere pyaar ka kissa ajeeb hai
Dhat tere ki
Ab to jaan pe ban aayi
Ye hai pyaar ki gehraai
Ab to jaan pe ban aayi
Ye hai pyaar ki gehraai
To kis baat ki hai ladaai
Tu chal main aayi
My God
Tu chal main aayi
Come soon yaar

Bahut ho chuki hai teri dillagi
Chali aao ab shaam dhalne lagi
Hey bahut ho chuki hai teri dillagi
Chali aao ab shaam dhalne lagi
Mere dil mein kitni umangein bhari
Tumhein main batati hoon aakar abhi
Haan ha mera jaadu chal gaya tera chehra khil gaya
Peechhe peechhe main chali aage aage tu chala
Dhat tere ki
To kar do sabko tum goodbye
Maine pyaar kiya main aayi
Kar do sabko tum goodbye
Maine pyaar kiya main aayi
To kis baat ki hai ladaai
Tu chal main aayi
Make it fast
Tu chal main aayi
Oh come on.


Movie: Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989)
Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Sripathi Panditharadyula Balasubramaniam
Music Director: Raam Laxman
Lyricist: Dev Kohli
Lyrics sourced from: http://www.dishant.com/lyrics/song-51800.html

So what say you??????????????????????????????

Nice ones!

Happened to find some really good posts at the following site:

http://ambujsaxena-serious.blogspot.com

3 very good posts which me read on this site and the links are given below:

http://ambujsaxena-serious.blogspot.com/2006/10/woman.html

http://ambujsaxena-serious.blogspot.com/2006/10/cookies-in-airport.html


http://ambujsaxena-serious.blogspot.com/2006/10/love-is.html

Japan!

Find out more about Japan at the following URL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

More about Japanese language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language


Source: Wikipedia

Aate Jaate Khubsurat .....

Heard this wonderful song on the radio.

Lyrics courtesy: http://www.yoodleeyoo.com

Song: Aate Jaate Khubsurat
Film: Anurodh
Music: Laxmikant Pyarelal
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Year: 1976


Hmm....
Aate Jaate Khubsurat Awara Sadkon Pe
Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Se
Kitne Anjaan Log Mil Jaatein Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Log Bhool Jaatein Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Log Bhool Jaatein Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain (X2)

Aawaz Ki Duniya Ke Doston
Kal Raat Kisi Jagah Mujhko

Kis Kadar Yeh Haseen Khayal Mila Hain
Raah Mein Ek Reshmi Rumal Mila Hain
Jo Giraya Tha Kisine Jaankar
Jiska Ho Le Jaaye Wo Pehchankar
Warna Main Rakh Loonga Ussko Apna Jaankar
Kisi Husn Wale Ki Nishani Maankar
Nishaani Maankar

Hanste Gaate Logon Ki Baaton Hi Baaton Mein
Kabhi Kabhie Ek Mazaaq Se
Kitne Jawaan Kisse Ban Jaate Hain
Un Kisso Mein Chund Bhool Jaate Hain
Chund Yaad Reh Jaate Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Log Bhool Jaatein Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain

Taqdeer Mujhpe Meherbaan Hai
Jis Shaukh Ki Yeh Daastaan Hai

Usne Bhi Shaayad Yeh Paighaam Suna Ho
Mere Geeton Mein Apna Naam Suna Ho (X2)
Door Baithi Yeh Raaz Wo Jaan Le
Meri Aawaz Ko Pehchaan Le
Kaash Phir Kal Raat Jaisi Barsaat Ho
Aur Meri Uski Kahin Mulaqaat Ho
Mulaaqat Ho

Lambi Lambi Raaton Mein Neend Nahin Jab Aayen
Kabhi Kabhie Iss Firaaq Se
Kitne Haseen Khwab Ban Jaate Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Khwab Bhool Jaate Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Log Bhool Jaatein Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain

Aate Jaate Khubsurat Awara Sadkon Pe
Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Se Kitne Anjaan Log Mil Jaatein Hain
Unn Mein Se Kuch Log Bhool Jaatein Hain
Kuch Yaad Reh Jaate Hain

Chota quiz 2 - Answers

Chota quiz 2 Answers

1. What does NCR stand for as in NCR ATMs. Do check this out the next time you go to an ATM. Usually you'll find 2 manufacturers - one Diebold and the other NCR.

= National Cash Register

2. What does the logo of State Bank of India represent ?

= The key hole. It symbolises the assurance that your money is safe under lock and key.

3. What does R stand for as in Wagon R ?

= It really does not stand for anything. Its just a name. I infact called up the maruti helpline and enquired, the answer was the same.


4. If 3 daimonds is Mitsubishi whats 3 oceans ?

= Sanyo. San = 3 Yo = Ocean

5. To whom was the 1st ever Maruti car produced in India handed over to?

= Lord Balaji, Tirupati.

Thanks for the answers Ramki and also those who checked out this quiz and gave it a thought.

Dumbo

Who is a dumbo??


Just think of me!

Celebrity visit !!!

Guess who recently visited my blog??? Cleopatra....!!!! OMG !!

Today I found the following comment on my blog:

"Anonymous said...
I happen to bump into this site this morning and to me u seems to be a very interesting person. I guess this is because that u r very simple and straight forward. Looking fwd to catch up more abt u...

Cleopatra
November 16, 2006 11:57 PM "


Me wonder who this is ???? All you detectives out there, you got a task on hand!
Also me wonder this person appreciates that me am simple and straight forward, but does not disclose his/her identity. Instead uses a psuedo name C....!
Anyways, C... you are welcome to my blog. Thanks for going through the posts! Keep coming and post ur comments. Hope C does not mind this post and hope will not stop visiting the blog.

Chota quiz 2

Chota quiz 2

1. What does NCR stand for as in NCR ATMs. Do check this out the next time you go to an ATM. Usually you'll find 2 manufacturers - one Diebold and the other NCR.

2. What does the logo of State Bank of India represent ?

3. What does R stand for as in Wagon R ?

4. If 3 daimonds is Mitsubishi whats 3 oceans ?

5. To whom was the 1st ever Maruti car produced in India handed over to?

Answers in the next post.

Whats up doc....!!!????

Hmmmm, long time no post! ;-)
Last month end really had a tough time closing out around 35!!!! appraisals. As usual my appraisal went through smoothly, courtesy boss who just says "Hey, this is ur rating which I have decied, is that fine". Me say fine (keeping in mind the goof ups me faced during the last 6 months!)
Have been put onto UK shift which starts now at 14:30 hrs due to daylight savings in UK! Globalized world u see!

Again work has been a bit hectic with lots and lots of meetings, ppts, reports, and truck loads of e-mails! Donno when is my chance to go onsite!
On the lighter side, for a few of my friends who are civil engineers, onsite means being physically at the site where the construction takes place. Usually this construction site is either at remote corners of the country or outskirts of the city!

what next....? Hey, good news for me and all vehichles which run on LPG. The price of a litre of LPG has been reduced to Rs 26.05 from 28.88!! More reason for people like me to travel in automobiles! Me thinks its high time for me to go on a long...long... ride.
I think me have not met a few good friends of mine for a long time! May be a few weeks ago me met them! Need to catch up and find out what each one is doing.

Will post Chota quiz 2 soon!

I got a new car!!

Hmm, last friday bought a brand new Maruti Suzuki WagonR Duo, color - Midnight black.



Check out Maruti Suzuki's website for more details about the car and its specifications:

http://www.marutiwagonr.com/e-brochure.asp



Here is a link for a review of the car:

http://www.carwale.com/Resources/RoadTests/WagonRDuo

Amul story!

Here is the link to know more about the Amul Girl

http://www.amul.com/story.html

Amul .... ka kya kehna!

I have checked this site more than a year ago. Today somehow, thought about it and here is this wonderful link. The Amul ads are just too good. Wonder which is the ad agency who design such wonderful ads.

http://www.amul.com/hits.html

I think in Bangalore, one can see these Amul Ad hoardings near Shoolay circle, near that departmental store - road towards Hosur.

5 answers for now:

1. What does LG stand for as in LG electronics (Korean giant)?
= Lucky Gold Star. Before this was rebranded as LG electronics, this was know as Lucky Gold Star.

2. What does the name Daewoo mean in Korean?
= Great Universe in Korean

3. School trivia!!! Name the revenue minister of Akbar
= Todarmal. As pointed out by Mr. Bellur he was one of the nine jems in the court of Akbar! Thanks for that, I had forgotten this.

4. Now Japanese... What does the brand name AKAI mean?
= AKAI means RED in Japanese.
Just fyi SHIROI = White & KUROI = Black in Japanese

5. Slighthly smoky..... On each pack and stick of cigarette manufactured by ITC the words "W.D & H.O Wills" is written. Just refer to some ads. What does this "W.D & H.O" stand for.
= William Days & Henry Overt Jr. These 2 guys started this tobacco business way back in 1826!!

Chota Quiz 1

Me was slightly inspired by Bellur alias Rami and hence am posting a chota quiz. Me not a big time quizzer nor do me know much about facts and trivia. Also, from the past week or so, me have been played impromptu quiz at office. Especially we pick questions from our school text books based on ur memory. The other day me was asking questions like.. what was the tenure of Lord Dalhousie??? any idea?? Neither did me have the answer ;)

All said and done, here it goes....

5 questions for now, answers in next post:

1. What does LG stand for as in LG electronics (Korean giant)?

2. What does the name Daewoo mean in Korean?

3. School trivia!!! Name the revenue minister of Akbar

4. Now Japanese... What does the brand name AKAI mean?

5. Slighthly smoky..... On each pack and stick of cigarette manufactured by ITC the words "W.D & H.O Wills" is written. Just refer to some ads. What does this "W.D & H.O" stand for.

Answer will be put up soon. Please provide your valuable suggestions & feedback through the comments section.

289 things about me!!

Me think, I aimed for the stars and just reached the top of a hill. But thats ok from my perspective. Me have tried to list down all possible things about myself. Badly fell short of the 1000 mark which me had thought of.
All the things listed below are from my perspective. Anyone of you, if you think that there is something more to add or edit, please add your comments, they are welcome.


Well here I go with 289 things abt myself (they are in random order)

1. I wanna to go to the Himalayas atleast in the next 5 years
2. I wanna to buy a Honda Civic Car in the next 3 years, though off late I have started to dislike its shape!
3. I need a person/partner who can listen to me and advise me. With whom I could share and talk abt everything under the sun
4. I have been a patient listener to many friends. Pretty gave them a shoulder to cry on and talk their hearts out
5. I wanna go gliding and parasailing
6. I like home made food and that too prepared by mom
7. I have a good set of friends and each one is a specimen in his own right
8. I don’t have any girlfriends (in that sense) ;-)
9. I like to work with Eskel sheets (MS-Excel)
10. I like silence in comparison to speech
11. I have tried to act in plays in school and failed miserably
12. I wanna one day become a radio jockey
13. I have conducted quizes at a few colleges
14. I am committed to social service from the past 6 years
15. I like ice-creams
16. I like to eat all sorts of vegetables except BEETROOT! Somehow don’t like it since childhood
17. I like to eat chapatis with Kisan mixed fruit jam! Yummy!
18. I am good, bad and ugly. In the sense that - I am a good person, with a few bad habits and I look pretty ugly from the outside
19. I think I have a lot of patience from the past few years. My level of patience has indeed increased when compared to the past
20. I lke Sony Ericsson phones when compared to other manufacturers
21. I like to read other's blogs and I really get carried away into their world and experiences
22. I like watching the TV serial FRIENDS.
23. I like to sing Kishore Kumar songs, especially those sad ones
24. I got 2 blogs, na, rather 3 one too personal, the other is this one and the third is my blog regarding my trip to london in the summer of 2004 - use this link - londontourinfull.blogspot.com
25. I use dialogues which my teachers used to use at school. Like, why are u gigling away to glory, ladies of the last bench, etc
26. I learn the spelling of the word 'Continuous' from Rama Miss, rather Mrs. Rama, when I was in class 8 when she was teaching us about colloids
27. I like to eat Kalmi kabab at HW
28. I like panner chilli at K
29. I sweat whenever I think of rocks and rock climbing. I get this amazing feeling in my hands and feet and I sweat literally. Donno why??
30. I like kids, especially cute little girls, I call them "Putti" (as in Kannada language), be it whoever, whose ever kid, I still call them putti in my mind
31. I like to collect as many credit cards as possible. I already go quite a few
32. I like to go for a walk early in the morning in Malleshwaram, especially near my house and college
33. I am punctual and used to hate people who come late. Now a days give a bit of their own medicine to late comers
34. I am rather over punctual. Amazingly everytime, for every exam, appointment, movie, café, wherever, I end up reaching the place from 15 mins to 1 hr early
35. I feel that I could have joined the Indian Army. Not joking
36. I owe a lot to my family
37. I feel that my friends are my strength. These are the people who have shaped me on the personal side. Maybe official side's credit goes to parents and teachers
38. I wanna learn Sanskrit and read all those great vedas, upanishads, bhagavad geeta and other such great epics/books
39. I like the color blue
40. I like black and white too
41. I wanna buy a digicam soon
42. I wanna buy a bicycle now, but I am yet to make up my mind for the same from the past 3 months. Also one reason for deciding to buy is that one of my friend bought a new Honda city car and another bought a new Splendor bike
43. I envy the innocence which some of my friends have an I aint
44. I used to pull the hair of 1 sweet kid in school along with a friend of mine every day during prayer
45. I hardly bunked classes in college
46. I have been the only student for many a classes in college during PU, graduation and PG. I know people hated me for that. Even now if I tell someone, they scold me for not going with the crowd
47. I like to read management and business books
48. I wanna go to tokyo and live there for atleast a 1 month and that should be a vacation
49. I am interested in corporate history
50. I have watched quite a few x rated movies
51. I get very emotional when I watch movies
52. I like songs sung by Kishore Kumar and Dr.Rajkumar
53. I like choclates but hardly them
54. I have a lot cavities and old ones which have been filled up (Don’t know the correct medical terminology for these)
55. I like to have a thick and big moustache. How abt a frinch bearch (did I spell it right)
56. I nevery throw away credit card bills
57. I nevery throw away a single ATM transaction receipt. I have all of them till date!!
58. I am trying to learn japanese language at office. Hardly putting in any effort towards the same
59. I have this strange feeling of wanting to meet one particular girl who studied in school. Somebody help me………! Though I have no other intentions other than just seeing her atleast once and speaking to her for a while
60. I like shirts which are plain or have simple & small lines on them. Not stripes
61. I don’t like to go to pubs due to the head thumping music played there
62. I like food at andhra style restaurants
63. I love the english summer. i.e. the weather in London during summer
64. I am a straight forward person, always to the point. Never belive in building up stories and then come to the point. So I cant get a job in marketing
65. I want to be the CEO of the company in the next 8 years. Really I mean it, I am not kidding
66. I do not have any specific goal in life
67. I do not like people who think their value increases by wearing branded clothes and shoes!! BTU
68. I like the tube trains in London, they are just great and convinient
69. I wanna go and visit the great lakes in the Himalayas. Those near Ladakh and tibet.
70. I really do not value time. Have wasted a lot in my life and some more due to this list!
71. I pretty much do not like to wear a watch
72. I like greenery. Especially in the countryside, soothes my eye
73. I have started take driving classes and on road to procuring a licence
74. I like to spend my time with friends, chatting away to glory
75. I like to play cards and especially Rhymmy, however its spelt
76. I wanted to read atleast one para per day from the Bhagavadgita since the time I was in college, but never succeded
77. I like dahi puri, masala dosa, pav bhaji and alike….mmmm
78. I have been to mysore, dharmasthala, udupi, saligrama, mangalore, horanadu, katil, murudeshwara, kollur, sringeri
79. I have been to Chennai, Delhi, Manali, Ahmednagar, Gurgaon
80. I was in the NCC and loved to continue forever, but was chucked out after the 4 yr limit
81. I have a pair of NCC shoes which I bought after I was out of the NCC. It’s a nice feeling wearing it
82. I have with me nearly all the wedding invitation cards given to me by my friends till date
83. I like arithmetic - addition and multiplication only - see how selective I am
84. I liked physics and chemistry when I was in high school
85. I liked geometry also
86. I believe that cleanliness is next to godliness
87. I like to do some housekeeping atleast once in 3 to 6 months
88. I have changed 2 employers and I am now with the third
89. I have registered my profile in 2 marriage bureaus and 1 online portal
90. I have had 4 instances of uppit - u know what I mean
91. I am unable to say Namaste as soon as I a recive a call, though I have thought of this n number of times
92. I have a pretty good understanding and memory of timelines in history as taught in school
93. I like to watch those good programmes on history channel
94. I regularly watch discovery, starworld channels
95. I love cartoon network specially tom & jerry show, the swat cats, superman, batman
96. I love the looney tunes show on cartoon network and pogo, especially bugs bunny! Whats up doc..!
97. I studied in the same school from class 2 to class 10
98. I studied in the same college from PU to final yr degree
99. Both the above institutions were located very near to my house, just a 3 min walk. What more can one ask for!
100. I had once travelled to Banashankari on my cycle! Ye, ye……
101. I had this very good cycle for nearly 17 years
102. I earlier had a smaller bicycle which was stolen
103. I am pretty much an atheist, though I do visit temples during trips with my friends
104. I like to eat with my bare hands, rather than eating with a spoon and fork
105. I want to learn to eat noodles with chopsticks
106. I like hot rice mixed with ghee, salt and some pickes - mom calls it 'tuppa uppu' - simple Kannada at work
107. I like sambar made with sprouted horsegram
108. I like the food at Maadappa mess, u get unlimited quantities of ragi balls (mudde), rice, sambar, rasam, buttermilk
109. I think I like chicken biryani, andhra style
110. I almost always follow traffic rules while driving. I agree that I have flouted the rules a few times
111. I have never copied in an exam, except once.
112. I have a friend working in the US of A
113. I got a valid US business visa!!! But still I am at offshore ;-(
114. I have been to London!
115. I badly hurt my fingers when I was in school class 6
116. I had got chicken pox during my summer vacations in 1st PU
117. I used fall sick very often when I was in school, especially during exam time. Don’t what my classmates used to think of me then
118. I usually fall sick during Feb-Mar, when there is this weather change from cold to hot summer
119. I wanna go sking one day
120. I have never seen snow from real upclose in life
121. I plan to go to Sikkim this year end for atleast a week
122. I wanna visit the pyramids of Egypt atleast once in my lifetime
123. I got an old pair of shoes which badly need a replacement
124. I need to buy some decent clothes for myself soon
125. I have opened my big fat mouth many times when I was not supposed to
126. I do not throw away the choclate wrapper on the street, rather collect it throw it in a dustbin at home or office
127. I hardly remember the dreams which I have during sleep
128. I do day dream quite a bit and its more of a fantasy
129. I am always told by people that I am too strict and take things very seriously
130. I have attended karate classes and swimming camps during my childhood
131. I have played a lot of street cricket during childhood
132. I got a double promotion when I was in LKG - straight to class1. Hence never attended UKG!
133. I have always been part of the batch which had the syllabus for the last year and the very next year there would be a new syllabus, except for my PG
134. For me: Speech is Golden and Silence is Platinum/Palladium!!
135. I have handled a huge team of 60 team members in the recent past
136. I have worked a team member for 2.6 years
137. I have worked as a team leader for 1 yr
138. I have worked as an assistant manager for the past 13 months
139. I always dress formally to office, never wear jeans - bcoz I aint got any jeans material with me
140. I hardly buy clothes for myself
141. I got a old comp at home, purchased in the yr 2000 paying a princely sum of 39grand
142. I have stayed in the same house for 27 years
143. I have dialled the number xxxx7736 the most number of times
144. I think mobile phones with a camera are a sheer waste. I realised this after I purchased one
145. I used MCC digest to study languages during my college days
146. I stood first in the university during my PG
147. I have read a lot of comics when I was in school
148. I like comics of Tintin, Asterix and Obelix the most
149. I have partied throughout the nights on quite a few occasions
150. I learnt to drive a 2 wheeler when I was in class 8 or 9
151. I have just started to learn how to drive a car
152. I like uppit when its fresh and hot in the evenings
153. I have a friend working in Japan
154. I like trivia especially business related
155. I was the college chess champion in class 12 and I beat a formidable opponent who was a state level player!
156. I love playing table tennis, infact purchased one TT raquet last year when was in a hotel in Mysore
157. I have gone on various trips and tour with many of my friends
158. I am unable to calculate my income tax though I have studied the same. Though I can calculate but not to the exact number
159. I loved mathematics in college
160. I indeed taught mathematics for a few months for class 12 and CA foundation students
161. My handwriting font is small in size since childhood
162. I once won the second prize for best handwriting in school and I received a book as a gift which I still have with me
163. I have been to Chennai to write various exams
164. I am amazed and wonder how those electronic gadgets work (like TV, radio, computers and alike)
165. I used write only with an ink pen in school and particularly a pen by name Hero - u know it don't you?
166. I had never been in an aeroplane until june 2004!
167. I like the chocolate cakes made at Nilgiris and VB Bakery
168. I used to like the Japanese cakes which was sold inside Symphony/Shankarnag theatre, way back in the late 80s
169. I really do not look good in photos. You might say that same is true without the photo! Agreed
170. I have been blogging only from the past 1 year, though I have been reading blogs for 2 years!
171. My bloodgroup is A+ and I came to know this only when I was in 1st PU
172. I was a long distance runner when I was in college and especially NCC
173. I have attended 3 NCC camps at Ahmednagar, Doddaballapur and Kolar
174. I like those beautiful women on those billboards advertising sarees
175. I like those beautiful women who play the role of moms in ads
176. I have been to Kemmangundi for 2 days
177. I always carry 2 handkerchiefs, since college days don’t know why
178. I have huge list of favorites on my office desktop
179. I like microsoft outlook and just don’t like Lotus notes. Think many of you will agree
180. I like to fiddle with my mobile phone, always try to find out if there is something new which I still do not know
181. I am pretty good at using excel, word and powerpoint
182. I still have stage fear, despite being on stage on quite a few occasions
183. I always wanted to be comphere on School annual day functions, but never stood a chance though my english was not that bad
184. I love oranges
185. I like to travel by bus rather than train
186. I think MLTR and Bryan Adams are my favorite band & singer respectively, not forget kishore kumar
187. I think my favorite hero in movies is Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bacchan
188. I think my favorite heroine in movies is Suhasini Maniratnam
189. I loved the TV serial Ally Mcbeal featuring Calista Flockhart. Boy, how much I liked it
190. I still watch those repeat telecast of the serial Mr.Bean featuring Rowan Atkinson
191. I really love that Boyzone song featuring Rowan Atkinson - "Picture of you in my mind"
192. I have won the first prize in a business quiz at Nitte
193. I have won the second place in a stock market at Calicut university along with my friend
194. I like to eat curds with sugar
195. I think I am nearly a photocopy of my father in terms of behaviour
196. I have a few friends who are qualified chartered accountants
197. I still have the geometry box which my father purchased when I was in class 8
198. I still have the writing pad which my relatives used way back in the early 70s!!! Ripley's believe it or not
199. I watched the movie Rangeela first day first show
200. I watched the movie DARR 4 years after it was released!
201. I have audio cassettes at home which are more than 20 years old
202. I have worked in night shifts and its fun working
203. I love my job but it’s the work that I hate
204. I think Dahi puri is my favorite evening snack
205. I don’t think I will ever play golf
206. I have not purchased gold till date, but may have to do it soon
207. I did not like the subject 'civics' when I was in school, it never made sense to me
208. I was lucky to have Mrs. Meena as my maths teacher in class 10 with whose help my knowledge of maths improved quite drastically
209. I purchased a bike in the yr 2003
210. I prefer writing using a ball point pen, usually the brand Reynolds
211. I am really fascinated by those Japanese companies
212. I wanna visit New York during Christmas
213. I really do not know anyone working as a software engineer in a big tech company like Infy
214. I have no plans of settling abroad
215. I will not give up my house in Malleshwaram for anything else in this world
216. Malleshwaram Rly stn has been my adda for the past 11 years
217. I used to eat a lot of chocolates when I was a kid
218. I like food at Madappa mess - they serve Ragi ball meals and its unlimited
219. I have a personal website on geocities and the url is www.geocities.com/mfashiv
220. I learnt about computers at NIIT
221. I have been to Café Coffee Day way back in 1997 when internet access used to cost Rs 120 per hour!! Just imagine
222. I like Tropical icerberg served at Café Coffee Day
223. I have had coffee at Starbucks
224. I have also had coffee at Café Nero in London
225. I have also had ice-cream at Ben and Jerrys
226. I have seen river Thames. However, I did not do that thing we indians need to do
227. I have been to Greenwich, longitude Zero!!
228. I have travelled by 3rd AC Chair car
229. I have a beautiful view of the B'lore Race Course from my office
230. I think I have a very good set of values and ethics
231. I think I need to improve my communication skills
232. I had more than 10,000 mp3 songs on my comp a few years ago till the time the hard disk crashed
233. I purchased the cassette of the movie 'Premaloka' in the year 2005, nearly 19 yrs after its release
234. I like to go to Music World and browse those CDs and cassettes
235. I won a watch, goggles and book at the Tata Crucible quiz 2004
236. I had entered the semi-final of the Times Ascent quiz as a wild card entry in the year 2000
237. I have won quite a few medals/prized in sports during school days
238. I have designed a website and hosted it on rediff for my college (PG)
239. I met some very good friends during my PG
240. I wanted to call a few people as 'Didi' but was not able to! :-((
241. I have driven a very old scooter which I have at home
242. I used to write a diary when was in class 12 and I still go through it once in a year - the same old entries
243. I don’t like to wear a tie
244. I don’t think I will ever be able to write my auto biography
245. I always wear full arm shirts
246. I prefer not to tuck in my shirt, but invariably I have to tuck in my shirt when I come to office
247. I usually follow traffic rules and overtake only from the right. However, have flouted traffic rules a few times, but not often
248. I wanna go for a long walk in Lalbagh. I think the last I went to Lalbagh was around 15 to 20 years
249. I used to eat a lot of lolipops when I was in school
250. I am able to see a few pretty faces near by cubicle, offlate!
251. I sometimes think that I should shave my head shaved like Agassi. I know I will not look like agassi, but still.
252. I like goli soda
253. I really love those cartoon films of Batman and a bit of Superman
254. I have 3 sb accounts
255. I have worked hard to prepare my college's placement brochure along with my classmate
256. I think I need to give credit to my friend V for helping me procure my first job
257. Some people think that I am very stubborn and arrogant - which I deny by all means. I would say I am firm on my decisions
258. I hardly plan for any trips with my friends, I prefer to take on the spot decision and start moving
259. Some people state that I am rude. I really wonder how, please EXPLAIN
260. I don’t think I have cheated anybody till date, atleast in terms of money
261. I always give back extra change if any is given to me by shop keepers
262. I think life is nothing but relationships. Relationship with your parents, friends, teachers, colleagues - how good or bad one makes it
263. I read the magazine Wisdom every month
264. I have played lot of board games like Snakes & Ladder, Monopoly, Business etc during childhood
265. I used to visit one my relatives house very often during childhood
266. I don’t think I have ever flunked in school in any subject. I remember once I scored just 9 out of 25 in maths, I think it was class 5 and 9 was just pass
267. I admit that I flunked in college in one of the mid term or preparatory exams in 1st PU
268. I always felt that 1st class marks mean 70% and above
269. I went for tution classes as early as class 3, bcoz mom thought I don’t study at home
270. I once tried learning vedic mathematics and I purchased a book on the same. But somehow this book is missing. Who the hell stole it? Tell me now!
271. I like those Kulfis and Lassi at ShreeRaj Lassi bar
272. I have driven an auto rickshaw
273. I really wonder why the word 'Sex' is used instead of the word 'Gender', remember those 100s of application forms which u have filled
274. My favorite topic for essays in school was 'Pollution'. I used to write pretty much the same thing test after test, exam after exam. Apart from this I had no idea of anything else.
275. I have attended 'Fire Fighting' training exercise
276. I had a very good friend by name S when I was in my first job. Sad I left the company too soon. I used tease this person S a lot
277. I think I enjoyed my first job and there were many occassions of happiness and sadness
278. I really hated the job at my second company rather employer. It was boring, no one to teach me the process. Was feeling like fish out of water
279. I moved to to my third and current employer only because I wanted to get out from my second employer.
280. I have had a pretty good time and growth here with my third employer.
281. I like listening to Vivdhbharati late in the night. But I never do it.
282. I prefer yahoo mail over others
283. I hate Lotus notes. MS Outlook is far far far better than Lotus notes
284. I am really a simple guy
285. I really think or worry a lot in my head
286. I usually do not shake hands with people. Especially with one of my friend I have never shook hands with me.
287. I used to love those sandwiches which was sold at Raman's corner. Even those noodles used to be yummy!
288. I usually do not throw away things. Like, I still have my UG and PG college's ID card. I still have the bus pass which I used during PG
289. I wonder at all those varities of footwear which females wear. OMG! What a big variety they got to choose from.

1001 things.....

I committed to write a list of 1001 things abt myself and now find that its really a mamoth task. As of now its still at a meagre 175, long way to go.
Will try my best.

1001 things about myself ....... Coming soon!

Me is currently embarking on this mamoth journey to list down 1001 things about myself!! Yes, its me!! myself and I (borrowed this from some pop band)
However, as this task would take really some amount of time, it would be posted only by sometime next week. All this would depend on my mindframe (whether me happy or sad) and the amount of work in office. Hoping that work would be minimal.

Funny feeling

I called up my friend K to tell him this:

Quote
"I had been to the marriage bureau (near to my office) today. I had gone there to check one particular profile which my Mom suggested (Yea, regarding marriage). And then guess what, ........... I happened to find the profile of Miss. R.!!!@#$%^&&

From then on, I have been feeling very funny!! the feeling is funny!!
I have no intentions like the one u had suggested a few months earlier! remember!??? uh.........."
Unquote! ;-)

Father and Son!

Father and Son! Yes, me and my father, are pretty much photocopies of each other. I know its in the genes. But how amazingly similar we are, just me knows it. It starts from the time we wake up in the morning,.... till the time we sleep, most activities we do and the way we do it, our preferences are very much alike. Me would not like to enumerate all the similarities here.... ;-)

one year in office..........

As of today have completed one year in office as Assistant Manager!! ye.................
Been through calm waters and rough seas! really calm and rough ones!
I really need someback from my colleagues as to how me have performed, where me need to improve. My manager is not a person who will state that me did not do this, this, and this. He would just state,just one or two things which me need to improve. Me more concerned abt areas where me have gone wrong in the past one year. Also very much concerned abt my communication skills. This is my weakest area, me suppose. Also need to more effective in my oral communication.

Lamha Lamha Doori Yun Pighalti Hai ............

Me seem to just like this song. Great muzik and great lyrics!! Just like that!ye...


Hindi Lyrics at www.indiaoye.com

Hindi Song Title: Lamha Lamha Doori Yun Pighalti Hai
Hindi Movie/Album Name: GANGSTER
Singer(s): N/A


lamha lamha doori yun pighalti hai
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hai
ho lamha lamha doori yun pighalti hai
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hai
khwaahishon ki shaam dhalti hain - 2
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hai
la la la ...

teri aankhen dikhati hai
hamein sapanen sitaaron ke
ho ho ho
tere hothon pe likha hai
jo tum bole ishaaron mein
ho ho ho
khwaabon ke karwaan mein raat chalti hai
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hain
la la la...

behakti shaam aayi hai
tujhe lekar ke baahon mein
tujhe chhu loon ke rakhu main
chhupakar ke nigaahon mein
sharmati ithlaati hai machalti hai
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hain
ho lamha lamha doori yun pighalti hai
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hai
khwaahishon ki shaam dhalti hain - 2
jaane kis aag mein yeh shabnam jalti hai
la la la ..



Hindi Lyrics at www.indiaoye.com

Few things me feel like doing.......

1. Learn to play a musical instrument. Me know its really hardwork and dedicated required for this and that too for years. But somehow me need to do this in this life itself.
2. Wanna go gliding or parasailing! Yes, jus wanna fly in the air like a a bird
3. Learn to speak Sanskrit and read all those ancient texts and epics. Sounds great, uh!
4. Go on a long long long................ long holiday to North East India or to Ladakh!! Sounds great, ye................

Big question?

Since yesterday, me have been intruged by 2 questions. Simple ones, but difficult to answer for me!

1. What do I like ?
Yes, WHAT DO 'I' LIKE. Me really have no answer for this. Hey, what the hell do I like?? Me really unable to answer

2. What do I want to do in life? What is my aim or objective in life?
Very difficult to answer for me. Never had thought about it neither do me have even a vague answer to this one.

How about YOU??? Do mention in the comments of this post! Will you???

Comedy amidst Tragedy

On Wednesday, me was totally tensed and held up work. One side the client wants certain category of work done and the other side my team does something else. Me had warned them in the evening to action the priority ones. However, at 10 in the night the client calls me up and tells me that non-priority ones are being done.
Me called in team and took them to task. I said "Already we are in soup!! Why do you guys want to add salt and pepper?" LOL ;-)
The words me had to use was why do you guys want to drive the last nail into the coffin!!! Already we are in deep trouble and these guys despite repeated warnings to those things which are not required.

For the past month and a half me in soup! Looks like me have reached a dead end. Even tried speaking to a counseller in the company apart from trying to share my sorrow with many of my good friends hoping that somebody will give me some solution, but in vain.
At times feel that there is nothing more me can do. Me have tried all tricks in the book and now me dont even have a book!!
OR
Me have tried all the tricks in my hat and now even the hat is not there. :-((

Comedy amidst tragedy

On Wednesday, me was totally tensed and held up work. One side the client wants certain category of work done and the other side my team does something else. Me had warned them in the evening to action the priority ones. However, at 10 in the night the client calls me up and tells me that non-priority ones are being done.
Me called in team and took them to task. I said "Already we are in soup!! Why do you guys want to add salt and pepper?" LOL ;-)
The words me had to use was why do you guys want to drive the last nail into the coffin!!! Already we are in deep trouble and these guys despite repeated warnings to those things which are not required.

For the past month and a half me in soup! Looks like me have reached a dead end. Even tried speaking to a counseller in the company apart from trying to share my sorrow with many of my good friends hoping that somebody will give me some solution, but in vain.
At times feel that there is nothing more me can do. Me have tried all tricks in the book and now me dont even have a book!!
OR
Me have tried all the tricks in my hat and now even the hat is not there. :-((

How does one feel when in hell?

Me been through a similar experience. From the past one month or so, just feel that me in hell. Work is so hectic, that the situation has taken control of me rather than me taking control of situation. Its really been screwing..............aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Yes me mean it. One side, the client, the other side my boss and the big factor this big 56 member team!!! Me really dont know whats wrong ??? Harldly had time in the past one month to breath! It just work like as ass from 2 or 3 in the afternoon to 2,3,4, 5 or even 6 in the morning. Go back and sleep. Getup and try to eat something with great difficulty (yes, when you work in odd shifts, you just dont feel like eating anything, neither do you feel hungry) and get back to office for the same old grind. Argggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Koi mujhe please bachaao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


However, on the lighter side of things, the search is on for a prospective bride and yes, its for me!!! Some amount of success till date, if one needs measure it. However, me feel still sometime to go, till me find the right one and say "Yehi hai right choice baby, aha!"

Wanna read the Ramayana!

Hey, me just found one blog in which one noble person is translating into english the entire EPIC ramanyana and blogging it!! Strange but true. Me have read several posts for the past 1 week and find it interesting. Its for fools like me who do not have any clue about the great epic.

Even you can start reading this at the following blog:

http://srirangapuravihara.blogspot.com

The author of the blog is Mr. Anand Ramamoorthy. All thanks to Mr. Anand for his epic effort.

Interest in life!!

Me seem to have lost interest life!! Such a sweeping statement! seems like. Donno why? but hardly anthing interests me offlate, rather since a month. Me do not find anything so worthwhile to spend time on. Not that me have stopped eating food, going to office or other regular stuff. Can't help but to continue doing this as survival matters. Just donno why, but me do not find anything really to cling onto life. Me suppose that everybody in life clings onto something which motivates them to carry on with life normally. Or some goal which takes them places! Me never had any goal in life, nor do me seem like having one :-(
Somebody please tell me what do me do now????????

As usual......

As usual nothing much happening. Infact me was down and out last month. But somehow me have managed to recover to certain extent. Being in a supervisory role me had to take care of lot of evaluations, did it with relative ease, though had to break head at time. Me pretty ok with my evaluation, though was expecting lot of questions from the manager, but evaluation was done in typical my manager ishtyle!!! Need to fight for a decent salary as currently being paid peanuts!!!
Hardly had a thought on my marriage, me know that me ageing day by day. But however this process requires certain pain areas (as me call it) to be rectified or dealt with. Some good news is that me will be off to God's own country by mid April, hoping to rest for a few days. Some uncertainty on this as no travel arrangements have yet been made. Hoping for the best.
From the past two weeks me in UK shift which has thrown me out of gear as me not used to this. Hardly able to have lunch everyday due to the odd timing of the shift. Last week had some problem with my left eye and went to the doctor. By the time me met the doctor the problem/pain had subsided and really felt why did me do got doctor and spend nearly 200 bucks for the same.????
Also after that me have not been able to take the prescribed medicines on time. Simply wasting money, maybe problem of plently now???!!!!!!!!!!

lyrics

Me had been searching for this lyrics from a long long time. Finally me found it. Just have a look at the meaning of these lines..........

Movie Name: Prem Geet
Lyric Name: Honton Se Chhoo Lo Tum
Lyricists: Indeevar
Music Director: Jagjit Singh
Singer(s): Jagjit Singh


Hm mm mm mm, hm hm hm hm hm hm hm
(Honton se chhoo lo tum
Mera geet amar kar do) - 2
Ban jaao meet mere
Meri preet amar kar do
Honton se chhoo lo tum
Mera geet amar kar do
(Na umr ki seema ho
Na janm ka ho bandhan) - 2
Jab pyaar kare koi
To dekhe keval mann
(Nayi reet chalaakar tum
Yeh reet amar kar do) - 2
(Aakaash ka soonapan
Mere tanha mann mein) - 2
Paayal chhankaati tum
Aa jaao jeevan mein
Saansein dekar apni
Sangeet amar kar do
Sangeet amar kar do
Mera geet amar kar do
(Jag ne chheena mujhse
Mujhe jo bhi laga pyaara) - 2
Sab jeeta kiye mujhse
Main har dam hi haara
(Tum haarke dil apna
Meri jeet amar kar do) - 2
Honton se chhoo lo tum
Mera geet amar kar do

Badi Mushkil Hai

Hindi Song Title: Badi Mushkil Hai
Hindi Movie/Album Name: ANJAAM
Singer(s): ABHIJEET
Source: http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Badi%20Mushkil%20Hai.html

Hindi Lyrics:
Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai - 2
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na
Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na
Jaake kahan main rapat likhaaoon
Koi batlaaye na
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon - 2
Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na
Jaake kahan main rapat likhaaoon
Koi batlaaye na
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon - 2
(Deewaangi ki had se aage guzar na jaaoon
Aankhon mein uska chehra, kaise usse dikh laaoon) - 2
Voh hai sab se haseen, vaisa koi bhi nahin
Mere khuda, uski ada hai badi qaatil
Mujhe nahin pata chhaaya hai kya nasha
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon
(Sapnon mein aane waali baahon mein kab aayegi
Kitne dinon tak mujhko aise voh tadpaayegi) - 2
Dekhoon mudke jidhar, paaye voh hi nazar
Meri dagar, mera safar, voh meri manzil
Deewaana hai sama, jaage hain armaan
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon
(Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na) - 2
Jaake kahan main rapat likhaaoon
Koi batlaaye na
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon - 2

Namma Bengalooru!!

Me just feel these are some typical traits of a bangalorean. Whatever is stated here, may not be true in reality - discretion to be excercised.


- Anyone from bangalore will know atleast more than 3 languagues - English (default), Hindi (all due to bollywood) and their mother tounge. Apart from this, whenever the situation demands bangaloreans try to speak other languages in bits and pieces - especially when travelling by Autorickshaw to direct the driver OR when someone asks for directions

- Bangaloreans pretty much compulsorily watch Hindi movies - all credit to bollywood

- Most bangaloreans avoid speaking in Kannada, even if they know it

- Pretty frequently eat out - at darshini, buffets, hotels & restaurants

- Quite a large section of the male population drink alcohol at regular intervals

- You can find a wine store or pub or bar pretty much within every 100 to 200 metres

- Majority of the auto wallas will try to cheat you. However, at times you will find
very very honest guys who will return your belongings if you forget to collect them while alighting the rickshaw

- Every family in bangalore has atleast 1 two wheeler

- Every bangalorean loves the pleasant weather of bangalore and will try this best not to move out of bangalore

- Every bangalorean hates the traffic and traffic sense in the city, but will try to ensure that they cut all corners when they are riding

- Majority of North Indians (immigrants to b'lore) will hardly ever try to learn the local language, except for businessmen!

- Though bangalore's cost of living is cheaper when compared to metros in India,
everyone just feels that this city's cost of living is high.

- Most bangaloreans work in the service industry - a high number in comfortable govt jobs, IT companies, BPOs, call centres and exception being textiles

- In the high income to rich group/class, in a vast majority of families the son or daughter would be settled in the US of A and ageing parents are left behing in the city

- Though the city's public transport system is much better than that of most other Indian cities, hardly anyone agrees to the same

- Majority of the bangaloreans are immigrants!!

Meethi yaadein

Many a time me remember all those nice time me had with friends in the past. Especially when me down and out, these memories help me cheer up. Infact, me start laughing once me remember those good times (no KF involved).
(in random order)
- At my first company, once a colleague asked me if me had a dog at home? To this question another colleague gave a superb answer and this moment still lingers in my mind
- Those good times me had with my friends, those instance during which we could not
control our laughter for hours on end!!
- Those good times we had at SR (our hangout place), those wonderful evenings we guys
spent chatting away to glory!
- Those good time we spent during PG
- The good time we had in class during PG, those great lecturers we had! awesome

And many many more which will be in my memory for a long time to come

Great thanks to all my friends who have helped me laugh, cry, learn and enjoy through
good and bad times. Thank you guys!

Liquor ruins COUNTRY, family and life!!?

Liquor ruins COUNTRY, family and life!! Yes me read this on a bottle of KF (Kingfisher) yesterday. Me think this is the first time that me saw such a statement on a bottle of liquor/beer. Mr.Mallya is ruining the country???!!! Then its high time we stop Mallya and co! Me was pretty surprised to see this statement printed on the label. In b'lore me have seen on labels that "Consumption of liquor is injurious to health" but not things like ruining the country.
Anways, took off from office for 1.5 days, went over to chennai on official purpose. The company had arranged for a cozy accomodation at one of its pretty luxurious fully furnished apartments in the heart of chennai. Reached the place at around 10 pm and then realised the power of having roaming facility on the moblie (rather the feeling & helplessness of not having roaming facility). However settled down and had some sumptuous and tasty dinner (again courtesy cook arranged by the company).
Next morning got up early at 5 and finished all official work by 9 and was back in the room. Then passed time till around 1.30 and packed up & went to the A/C bar which me had discovered in Dec 05. Found it really difficult to pass time as my train was scheduled at 5.30. Somehow managed to hang around at the bar till around 4.30, also the SL vs BANG match really helped. Wonder what happened to the match result. On my way back to the station was caught in a traffic jam on the flyover in Chennai!!! ye................... Traffic jam on flyovers happen not only in b'lore but also one of 4 metro cities.
Once reached station got into the cozy a/c coach and tried to relax. This journey on the Shatabdi was similar to my journey from London to Bombay. In the sense that at regular intervals passengers are served something or the other. This was the first time for me to travel in a A/C compartment by train. First at just around 6 we were served a sandwich, then coffee, sometime later really piping hot soup (soup was ok) and by 8 dinner was served. Food was pretty ok, nothing to complain about. To top it all ice cream was served. Me though twice before going for it .... sitting in AC coach (temperature around 18), just last week me had severe cold??????
Finally me grabbed it and enjoyed it, though today morning me feeling the result of the same.
During this trip me realised the real good work done by our admin guys at office. Really, they do a nice job. Me was just thinking if me go on an overseas trip, would most likely think of getting some gift or the other for these guys who do a great job. They handle all deputation and travel requirements of hundreds of employees, but they themselves do not get a chance to travel anywhere. Great job guys, me vouch for it.
So at this point in time, me feel that got a chance to cross the atlantic this time and could land up in Big apple sometime in Mar/Apr. Keeping my fingers crossed!
All is well that ends well.!!!

Back in action

Me was out of action for more than a week. Reason friend's marriage and severe cold which me caught in friend's marriage. Last week was very relaxed and had really nothing much to do other scan tv for some good programmes and watch them. Hardly there was anything interesting on TV the whole of last week. The cricket matches entertained me for a while though.

Mujhe Raat Din.....

Just remembered this beautiful song from SANGARSH. This one is really nice to humm along.

Hindi Song Title: Mujhe Raat Din
Hindi Movie/Album Name: SANGHARSH
Singer(s): SONU NIGAM
Source: http://hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Mujhe%20Raat%20Din.html


Hindi Lyrics:
Mm hmm hmm hmm, eh hey, la la la
Mujhe raat din, bas mujhe chaahti ho - 2
Kaho na kaho mujhko sab kuch pataa hai
Haan, karoon kya mujhe tum bataati nahin ho
Chhupaati ho mujhse yeh tumhaari khataa hai
Aa mujhe raat din, bas mujhe chaahti ho

Meri beqaraari ko had se badhaana
Tumhe khoob aata hai baatein banaana
Nigaahein milaake yun mera chain lena
Sataake mohabbat mein yun dard dena
Mujhe dekhke aise palkein jhukaana
Sharaarat nahin hai to phir aur kya hai
Aa mujhe raat din, bas mujhe chaahti ho

Tumhe neend aayegi ab na mere bin
Mujhe hai yakeen aisa aayega ek din
Khuli teri zulfon mein soya rahoonga
Tere hi khayaalon mein khoya rahoonga
Kabhi gaur se meri aankhon mein dekho
Meri jaan tumhaara hi chehraa chhupaa hai
Aa mujhe raat din, bas mujhe chaahti ho
Kaho na kaho mujhko sab kuch pataa hai
Haan, karoon kya mujhe tum bataati nahin ho
Chhupaati ho mujhse yeh tumhaari khataa hai
Aa mujhe raat din, bas mujhe chaahti ho
Mm, hmm hmm hmm, eh hey, la la la

Style..........! uh?

On sunday just happened join two of my friends on their shopping trip. One is getting married next month and he wanted to buy a shirt and tie which matched his new suit!! to be worn on the big occassion. He bought a shirt, tie and a belt and this 3 things cost a princely sum of around 2.7 grand!! that too after discount!
Then the other friend, wanted to buy a trouser or jeans pants. We walked into this posh store and this friend of mine was busy looking out for one which suited his needs. On one side of the wall in the store they had hung jeans of various varities. I had a look at them and they all looked as if they were worn out, old ones. However these are the fashion of our young boys and girls today. These people want to buy these faded, old looking jeans which are actually new at princely sums of 2000 to 4000. Isn't this a fad?
In the same store, in the meantime, one of my friend observed another thing. He saw a female, aged around 25+, looking for some T-shirts. She chose one and took it in her hand and had a look at it. At this point my friend felt she was buying this one for her kid or younger sister (schook kids). However, to his amazement, she went into the trial room and wore this new tiny t-shirt and came out!!! Later he narrated this incident and me had a hearty laugh!!

How abt this one!

There would hardly be anybody who wouldn't like this one!! Cant resist this one!!.. Bet!!!!

Film - Saagar
Music - R D Burman
Singer - Kishore Kumar

Ho, Chehra Hai Ya Chand Khila Hai
Zulf Ghaneri Shaam Hai Kya
Saagar Jaisi Aankhon Vaali
Ye To Bataa Tera Naam Hai Kyaa

Tu Kya Jaane Teri Khaatir
Kitna Hai Betaab Ye Dil
Tu Kya Jaane Dekh Raha Hai
Kaise Kaise Khwaab Ye Dil
Dil Kehta Hai Tu Hai Yahaan To
Jaata Lamha Tham Jaaye
Waqt Ka Dariya Behte Behte
Is Manzar Mein Jam Jaaye
Toone Deewana Dil Ko Banaaya
Is Dil Par Ilzaam Hai Kya
Saagar Jaisi Aankhon Vaali
Ye To Bataa Tera Naam Hai Kya...

Ho, Aaj Maein Tujhse Door Sahi
Aur Tu Mujhse Anjaan Sahi
Tera Saath Nahin Paaun To
Khair Tera Armaan Sahi
Ye Armaan Hain Shor Nahin Ho
Khamoshi Ke Mele Hon
Is Duniya Mein Koi Nahin Ho
Hum Dono Hi Akele Hon
Tere Sapne Dekh Raha Hoon
Aur Mera Ab Kaam Hai Kya
Saagar Jaisi Aankhon Vaali
Ye To Bataa Tera Naam Hai Kya...

Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai

This one is a favorite song of one my friends. Even me like the opening lines of this song. Just have a look at the lyrics and it seems so true!

Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai, Maujon Ki Ravaani Hai
Zindagi Aur Kuchh Bhi Nahin, Teri Meri Kahani Hai

Kuchh Paakar Khona Hai Kuchh Khokar Paana Hai
Jeevan Ka Matlab To Aana Aur Jaana Hai
Do Pal Ke Jeevan Se Ek Umra Churani Hai
Zindagi Aur...

Tu Dhaar Hai Nadiya Ki, Maein Tera Kinara Hoon
Tu Mera Sahara Hai, Maein Tera Sahara Hoon
Aankhon Mein Samandar Hai, Aashaon Ka Pani Hai
Zindagi Aur...

Toofan To Aana Hai, Aakar Chale Jana Hai
Badal Hai Yeh Kuch Pal Ka, Aakar Dhal Jana Hai
Parchhaiyaan Reh Jaati, Reh Jaati Nishani Hai
Zindagi Aur...

Jo Dil Ko Tasalli De, Woh Saaz Utha Laao
Khushiyon Ki Tamanna Hai, Ashkon Ki Ravaani Hai
Kis Baat Ka Rona Hai, Har Cheez To Faani Hai
Zindagi Aur...

Ullu banayaa aapne...!!

Ullu banayaa... Ullu banayaa... aapne!!
Yes this is the new gag which the guys from "The Great Indian Comdey show" have come up with. This program is telecast on StarOne, daily at 10:30 pm.
One of the latest hits "Aashiq banaya..." has been remixed to this new version. Me have been really laughing whenever I remember this.

Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se.........

Me been humming this song from a long long time!! ;-) This has no reference to anyone living/dead/inbetween!!!

SONG: EK AJNABI HASINA SE
FILM: AJNABI
MUSIC: RAHUL DEV BURMAN
LYRICS: MAJROOH SULTANPURI
YEAR: 1974

Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se Yun Mulaaqat Ho Gayi
Phir Kya Hua Yeh Na Poochho
Kuch Aisi Baat Ho Gayi

Wo Achanak Aa Gayi
Yun Nazar Ke Saamne
Jaise Nikal Aaya Ghata Se Chaand (X2)

Chehre Pe Zulfen Bikhri Hui Thi
Din Mein Raat Ho Gayi
Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se Yun Mulaaqat Ho Gayi

Jaaneman Jaane Jigar
Hota Main Shaayar Agar
Kehta Ghazal Teri Adayon Par (X2)

Maine Yeh Kaha To
Mujhse Khafa Wo
Jaane Haya Ho Gayi
Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se Yun Mulaaqat Ho Gayi

Khubsurat Baat Yeh
Chaar Pal Ka Saath Yeh
Saari Umar Mujhko Rahega Yaad (X2)

Main Akela Tha Magar
Ban Gayi Wo Humsafar
Wo Mere Saath Ho Gayi
Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se Yun Mulaaqat Ho Gayi


Contributed By: Pratik Majumdar @ http://www.yoodleeyoo.com
If you want to check out all the lyrics of the most famous Kishore Kumar songs, do check out the above site.

Vision INDIA 2027

Yes, you read it right! Vision INDIA 2027.
By the year 2027 INDIA will be a developed country and force to reckon with on the world stage. Why?????

Bcoz of several factors, which me would keep adding over the next few days/months!!
Again, this is my thinking and my estimate that me had in mind since 2002??? In 2002 me visualised that in the next 25 years due to the various changes happening all around, my country would be a developed one!. Me not a visionary nor sooth-sayer or predictor or what not. Its just my hope and estimate that this will soon happen, all bcoz there is an underlying shift in the society today, which is slowly crawling under our feet and which we do not take cognisense of. Do you ever feel the earth rotate or revolve per se. You might perceive the day & night effect and the various seasons, but not the rotation & revolution of the earth. Similarly, me think that several things are changing the face of our country and this will all culminate in 2027. Just wait and watch.

Few major factors
1. Realisation amongst a majority of the educated urbanites (read properly!) that today due to our rapid urbanisation and westernisation 2 countries have been created. One INDIA, the haves and BHARAT the have not. The congnisance of this fact is just enough to spark the thinking that all of us need to somehow help in building BHARAT and bring it on par with INDIA.

2. Majority of the people, especially the working class and poor are gradually getting disgusted with the govt and its services. This will change soon, just wait and watch

3. Technology is advancing so rapidly that people in power will get chucked out as these technologies will enable our people to get rid of babus and other people who control information and delivery of services.

4. Compared to the past, there are a large number of NGOs in operation today. Who are these NGOs ? These are association of individuals who care for our country in some manner or the other. Mostly people who fall into the category mentioned in point 1.

5. India's literacy rates are on the rise. Atleast 70% literacy is on the horizon. Me dont think that we will ever by 100% literate country, however 70% is pretty good enough.

6. The percentage of youth or young men and women who think and act is on the rise. A large majority in the range of 30-50% soon. This will be the set of people who will gradually bring about change.

Will keep adding more and more points over a period of time. Me do not claim that any revolution will happen, but things change at snail pace in our mahaan country Bharat/India. Did you ever notice how changes took place in the banking sector in India? Only today feel that PSBs cheated you till PVN came in!!
Ever felt how cell phones crept into your life?? Ever just realised how easy it is now to get a gas/power/water connection??? Changes have happened we just never took full cognisance of the same. We realised the change only we sat up and took notice.
Yes, similarly, changes are already on the move, its happening, just take note of these.

INDIA, a developed country,........... coming Soon.!!!!!

Currently reading....

Me currently reading.. "The coming collapse of China" by Gordon Chang. Me still halfway through the book and the book does not hold my interest any more. The book is not about the collapse of china as a country or economy. The book trumpets and beats around the bush trying to drive home the point that the communist and authoritative government in china will soon fall or collapse. The book is 99% about the collapse of communism and its marxist methods and policies. The book does not doubt or undermine the potential of China, instead the author repeatedly tells us that this authoritarian power hungry govt in the hands of the communist party will fall soon, bcoz of various reasons. Got bored, felt that the same point was repeated more than once,... yes this is how the books talks again and again about the same old thing. Me have read till around page number 110 or so and its the same old story. Me just think that this book is one which gives a pessimistic view abt china rather the normal goody goody nice and exagarated reports from McKinsey or Goldman Sachs. However no harm in reading.

MLTR - 2

How about this one!
Someday

In my search for freedom
and peace of mind
I've left the memories behind
Wanna start a new life
but it seems to be rather absurd
when I know the truth
is that I always think of you

Chorus:
Someday someway
together we will be baby
I will take and you will take your time
We'll wait for our fate
cos' nobody owns us baby
We can shake we can shake the rock

Try to throw the picture out of my mind
try to leave the memories behind
Here by the ocean
wave's carry voices from you
Do you know the truth
I am thinking of you too

Chorus:
Someday someway
together we will be baby...

The love we had together
just fades away in time
And now you've got your own world
and I guess I've got mine
But the passion that you planted
in the middle of my heart
is a passion that will never stop

MLTR - 1

One of my alltime favorite song!!! from MLTR

I'm Gonna Be Around Lyrics

It's been so long since we took the time
to share words from deep inside us
We're in our own world spinning our wheels
but you know how I feel

since the first time I took your hand
my love for you has just been growing
You always seem to understand
You know how I am

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend
I wanna share your ups and downs
I'm gonna be around

When you're alone cause I'm away
don't be sad don't be afraid
I'm gonna turn my thoughts to you
like I always do

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend...

Catch you when you fall
Hold you when you’re down
Sharing every moment
I wanna show you all I do
I believe I’ve found a miracle
in you

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend...

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Isn't this song just lovely!!

MLTR - 1

One of my alltime favorite song!!! from MLTR

I'm Gonna Be Around Lyrics

It's been so long since we took the time
to share words from deep inside us
We're in our own world spinning our wheels
but you know how I feel

since the first time I took your hand
my love for you has just been growing
You always seem to understand
You know how I am

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend
I wanna share your ups and downs
I'm gonna be around

When you're alone cause I'm away
don't be sad don't be afraid
I'm gonna turn my thoughts to you
like I always do

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend...

Catch you when you fall
Hold you when you’re down
Sharing every moment
I wanna show you all I do
I believe I’ve found a miracle
in you

Chorus:
I'm gonna love you til the end
I'm gonna be your very true friend...

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Isn't this song just lovely!!

Its lonely at the top..

Me just think that the popularity one has in office is inversely related to the person's ranking in the organisational hierarchy. If the person is at the lowest level his popularity is on the higher side. As he moves up the ladder, his popularity dips, instead unpopularity takes over. Its always the case. People higher up in the organisation have fewer friends to talk to or go to lunch with.

This observation is based on few examples seen by me. Comments welcome.

My world is max 20" wide!

How big is my world. Just about (max) 20 inches wide (Dont think of something else). What me mean is............. Everday for about 9-10 hours me sit in front of comp at office where the world is just about 17" wide. With one hand on the keyboard, usually the left hand and the right hand pretty much permanently on the mouse!! Then when back at home atleast for 1-3 hrs the world is 20 inches wide. Me talking about the size/width of the tv screen. Hence effectively 10-13 hrs a day is just max 20 inches wide. Rest 8-10 hrs goes in sleep, ya me know that dreams do not have any fixed size, me mean the format! neither 17 or 20 or 70 mm cinemascope like that.
For most of us this holds true as we are most of the time glued to the TFT or picture tube which is our world. For most part of the day, the right hand holds either the mouse or the TV remote!!! ugh....... How boring!! But still me do the same thing day in and day out.

However this world gets enlarged when we meet friends. The horizon broadens. Similarly when we read books which takes us to a new plane (provided the book interests us!).

Me like her smile....;-)

Yes, Me like her smile..... Me talking about the smile seen on the face of an actor on TV. Yes.. TV!!! There is this tv serial which me watch on and off. It had been quite a while since the smile appeared on the face of this actor, nearly a month or so. So in the last two episodes saw her smile and felt good. Donno why!!! Donno why....... (Some what like Enrique's song.... Donno whyyyy! Donno whyyyy!.

Picture of You........

Even this one came to my mind... Me somehow like this song including the Video.

Boyzone: Picture of You featuring Mr.Bean (seen this one?)

Didn't they say that I would make a mistake
Didn't they say you were gonna be trouble
People told me you were too much to take
I could see it, I didn't wanna know
I let you in and you let me down
You messed me up and you turned my whole life around
Let me feel that I had no where to go
I was alone, how was I too know that..
You'll be there, when I needed somebody
You'll be there, the only one who can help me

I had a picture of you in my mind
never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
the friend that was there all along.

Who'd believe that after all we've been through
I'd be able to put my whole trust in you
Goes to show you can't forgive and forget
looking back, I have no regrets cause..

You will be there, when I needed somebody
You will be there, the only one to help me

I had a picture of you in my mind
Never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
the friend that was there all along

You will be there, when I needed somebody
You will be there, the only one to help me

I had a picture of you in my mind
never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
the friend that was there all along
(Repeat to fade)

I'd Do Anything For Love ................

Just thought of this song

Meat loaf : I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Here are the lyrics
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/I'd-Do-Anything-For-Love-But-I-Won't-Do-That-lyrics-Meat-Loaf/B3269685657B22F048256BDD002FD152

Sourced form www.sing365.com

Something...

Really do not know what to post. Sometimes me think of writing something, but by the time me log into Blogger, really forget the topic. A new calendar year has started and me not too enthused about it. Really did not feel that its new year???? All me thought was its a new CALENDAR year, isn't it!!

If at all me start to think of this year, a few thoughts come to my mind:

- This year me expecting a good pay increase and grade change, if not..........

- Thinking of buying a cycle, yes its a cycle. Bcoz, one it would help me save on petrol (and for the country.... so patriotic, ;-) ). Two, me will excercise a little, yes... cycling is as good as exercise.

- Thinking of saving some money and buying a digital camera - a decent 3-4 megapixel. Tired to thinking abt asking others to buy one or asking someone else.

- Waiting for the flowers to bloom in b'lore this january. Especially those yellow ones. Really lost out on the pink ones. Me talking abt flowers.... saw a few trees with the pink bloom. At that time thought which came to mind was .............. in japan they have a holiday for this very activity. Watching those beautiful flowers which would have bloomed in autum. Really cannot recollect the japanese word for this one.

Anyways, when think of japaenese, some japanese here (written in english!)
AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU = meaning HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

- Need to learn japanese language in full, i.e. atleast to a level that me can speak. Will mostly take up level 2 exam by end of this year if things go as planned.

- Marriage.................... ok, is this in the corner of my mind, would all depend on my parents.

- Need to build a good website for my organisation sevabharati. There is one kutty site already www.geocities.com/sevabharati2003 but need to ramp it up to including all sorts of information, with regular updates.


The other day was just thinking about the condition of roads in b'lore. In India, we have developed some good technology say, to indigeneously launch satellites, manufacture some planes & arms/ammunition. However, we dont still seem to have technology of building roads such that they withstand the ever increasing vehicle population and Indian monsoon. Offlate all roads in b'lore look like as if they have been scrapped like a carrot!! What do u say, isn't this true. On the other side all people like me do is comment/crib that roads aren't any good and do nothing. Me just feel its high time we took up some initiative on this front.