what a shot !!!

"The fast has come to an end in view of the fact that the Sri Lankan government has announced an end to the war," said Karunanidhi.

and Tamil Refugees in Sri Lanka lived happily ever after...

Being a bachelor has often compelled me to starve myself. Sometimes I feel too bored to cook, or sometimes I feel too bored to eat also. So, I call off my lunch, dinner plan and pleasantly pass 6 - 7 hrs. Half a day fasting was never tough for me. But ironically, my fasting has never helped anyone. In fact, the cockroaches in my kitchen gets angry, as they don't find anything in the thrash can. But, 6 hours of fasting by Tamil Nadu CM has compelled Sri Lankan govt. to call off war against LTTE. You wake up at 6 AM in the morning, skip your break fast and have lunch at 12:00 PM. And you are done with your fasting. Sounds Interesting. Events like this may not do anything good but can collect a huge amount of votes in the election time. Seriously, what a shot !!!

201st Post

writing my 201st post. 4 years of blogging... 200 posts ... not a bad count at all. Intially, I used to blog, because I loved to blog. Now a days I blog because if I am not blogging for a few weeks, I feel my blog has gone stale. Anyways... But life has not changed much in all these years. In some cases, it has gone worst. Life is going very slow and boring for past few months. A vacation gave pleasure for few weeks, but after that, its still the same old life. People says, take a break... a change is necessary. But, I believe, its great only for the days you are off. Once you come back, you are back to square one. Statutory Warning: Feeling bored in recession time can be fatal. Whatever, life is full of boredom. To overcome my boredom, I was trying to find out what the mental state is called when one don't find anything interesting, everything appears too ho-hum. May be it will kill some of my boredom. I am just beating about the bush. But, seriously, I am bored with life.

The SUN Sets...

Nothing is permanent in this world. On April 20th - 2009, we saw the end of a 25+ years of innovation. People says the SUN finally sets. I, personally was a great admirer of this company. And, even without the name, I will continue to do so. SUN Microsystems gave some of most innovative technologies to the world of computing. Solaris, Ultra SPARC, JAVA, NFS, ZFS, Open Storage, Open Solaris ... and the list goes on and on... SUN was a pioneer in technology, but something went wrong in their strategies, while presenting those technologies to the world. Its a known fact that SUN gave birth to Java, but companies like IBM and Oracle made the most money out of it. But, if its a bad news that SUN has ceased to exist now, but the good news is that atleast IBM didnot buy it. Hopefully, Oracle can maintain the pace of SUN's immovation. But, one question gives me real nightmare ... MySQL.. what now ? Is it doomed ? Although Oracle's Database and MySQL fall into completely different markets, will Oracle nurture the growth of MySQL ? MySQL is such an amazing piece of software that no one will like to see its doom day ... But nobody knows what is it store for future !!! Computer and IT industry is fast contracting from last few years, the bigger amoeba is growing in size and smaller ones disappearing ... Everything is fair and fine in the game of money and power... But, none gives a damn to the emotions and feelings of an employee or user, which gets terribly hurt by these acquisitions...

BLEED INDIA '09

A Terrorist ? Or, A Celebrity ?

We have a new celebrity in the country these days. Azmal Kasab... the lone captured terrorist of 26/11. After killing 3 prominent cops of Maharashtra Anti Terroist Squad, few other policemen and an uncounted number of civilians in CST, this mother f**ker is a celebrity now. India is giving a fair trail to him, arranging lawyers, VIP security and what not !!! All with tax payer's money. Media is flashing his news all day long, making it too difficult to digest those dire facts. A man who was caught red handed after he killed so many people, and our country is showing respect to human rights by giving him a fair trial. Cut the Crap mann. Pakistan will keep raping our country till we start giving Pakistan replies in the language it understands. Instead of doing that, the leaders of my country goes to America and cries for help.. Obama... Obama... And those shameless leaders now asks for vote. Holy Shitt...

Jai Ho - You Are My Destiny

AR Rahman with Pussy Cat Dolls Feat. Nicole Scherzinger



AR Rahman ft. Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & Mahalaxmi Iyer

Sippin' in the Summer Sun

Back to blogging after many weeks. Its the summer time. Mercury is soaring at 40 degrees and the the environment around is even hotter with Election '09 fever. BJP is promising Ram Rajya, Congress wants support for another 5 years. Some other are publishing their manifesto with grudge against computers, mechanized farming and English education and some doing their usual blame games. But, till now I have not heard anyone promising 24x7 water and electricity, safety & security to life and property, job opportunities, better roads and communication. Basic necessities of life will be as usual missing. Election means nothing but again some Dhoti-Kurta morons or criminals securing their lives for another 5 years. This election will be proved again as another brick in the wall. Sounds pessimistic, but true. I am busy with my usual life, unforseen problems and in the end life is just passing by. I am in a foot ball ground along with 21 other odd players, but I can't see the goal keeper or the goal post. But, everyday I am just running behind a stupid ball, kicking it, passing it ... and its just going on ... and on ...

@ Changi Intl Airport

Well... this is a great feeling ... blogging from a free internet hub at the airport. So, am in the Changi Intl' Airport - Singapore. Must be one of the biggest, most sophisticated airport in the world. As, I am heading home and in transit for my next flight, I thogut, it will be a great idea to blog from here. So, end of a long vacation... and looking for more and more such vacations ....

a vacation... just WOW

After nearly 5 yrs, I have been into this long vacation. I remember, in 2004 after my semester end, I had a vacation of arounf 45 days. Now, I had a vacation of around 3 weeks. This vacation was a such a wonderful one. Everything was new. New experiences, new places. And above all, new member in my family... my niece. My 1st overseas trip... And, just one more day; I am back to my old life... life with bits and bytes. This trip will be remembered, all along my life...

things I will miss...

On my maiden trip to Bay Area in US, I realised some things which I will never get back home. During my short stay here, here is a list of 10 things, which I feel, I will miss it in my home land.

1. Cleanliness
2. Cars... Cars... and Cars...
3. Excellent Roads & Disciplined Traffic
4. The weather
5. Yummy Pork
6. Good Manners (of people in malls, stores etc.)
7. Super Fast Internet (No worry for buffering of online movies)
8. Uninterrupted Water
9. Uninterrupted Electricity
10. Silence...

I believe, some of these things which are very basic for human life. Forget the extravagant stuffs this country has to offer. Everything seems to be so civilised here. Is it the money factor ? Does being rich makes you more civilized ? I don't know. But, years and years to go, before these are realised in my country... or may be never !!!

SFO Downtown

to get a feel of real America, I visited San Francisco (SFO). Yess, thats what I saw in TV and movies. Place full skyscrappers, cars, nice resturents and all that is expected and imagined in America. A drive through Highway - 1, the scenic SFO Golden Gate, Pier 39 followed by a delicious dinner of sea food at Fishermans' Wharf. The skyscarappers at SFO downtown were like WOW. Highway -1 by the Pacific is too good a drive. Truly a memorable visit...

Bon Voyage

so, finally I am in America. The land of wonder and may be a majority Indian's wish to be atleast once be here in their lifetime. I travelled back to time to reach here. Started in the midnight and reached here in the afternoon of the same day :-) ... seriously crazy. So, what did I feel like when I first landed here ? Nothing. I felt, as though I had been here before and I knew the places will look like this or that. Nice houses, clean roads, lifestyle, and cars ... just WOW. Basically, whatever best in everything can be imagined (or more than that) back home are materialised here. May be the same feel of going to Bombay from the remotest village in India. But for me, its just 2 days now. As days passed, and I explore more and more things, my imagination about America will come true and true.

Slow Economy = Green Planet

A slow economy means diminished demand. A reduction in demand leads to price cut. Cost of crude oil in the international market is a live example of this demand and supply equation. Demand and supply always fluctuates between high and low, while raw material always takes a downward curve in its availability. When economy was free from recession, demand for petroleum products were high, and future speculation on its demand by the developed nations aggravated the problem. And, the result was sky high price in petrol. High price degenerated the petrol pump owners' moral and it lead to adulterated fuel. Adulterated fuel results in more pollution as more and more unburnt HC are released to the environment. I saw a true picture of this when I did the PUC for my car a few days back. Six months back, when unleaded petrol cost was Rs. 55 / litre, the Hydro Carbon emission was 107 PPM. And, after six months, when this cost reduced to Rs. 45 / litre, the emission is 35 PPM. These numbers give a live instance, how high petrol costs results in adulteration of fuel, however reputed the petrol pump is !!! A positive side of a slow economy. A Recession affected economy leads to a green planet. Unbelievable but true.

Sapnon Se Bhare Naina

Now, that's called a democratic protest ...

Gandhigiri At It's Best

!!! Happy Valentine's Day !!!
to
All Desperate & Frustrated Hindu Fanatics

Another Valentine Song - My Favorite

Sing Along...

Loves the funeral of hearts, And an ode for cruelty
When angels cry blood, On flowers of evil in bloom

The funeral of hearts, And a plea for mercy
When love is a gun, Separating me from you

She was the sun, Shining upon
The tomb of your hopes and dreams so frail
He was the moon, Painting you
With its glow so vulnerable and pale

Loves the funeral of hearts, And an ode for cruelty
When angels cry blood, On flowers of evil in bloom

The funeral of hearts, And a plea for mercy
When love is a gun, Separating me from you

She was the wind, carrying in
All the troubles and fears here for years tried to forget
He was the fire, restless and wild
And you were like a moth to that flame

The heretic seal beyond divine
Pray to God whos deaf and blind
The last nights the souls on fire
Three little words and a question why

Loves the funeral of hearts, And an ode for cruelty
When angels cry blood, On flowers of evil in bloom

The funeral of hearts, And a plea for mercy
When love is a gun, Separating me from you

A Perfect Valentine Song

Sing Along...

i'm not a perfect person. there are many things i wish i didnt do
but i continue learning. i never meant to do those things to you.
and so i have to say before i go, that i just want you to know

i've found a reason for me, to change who i used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you

i'm sorry that i hurt, its something i must live with everyday
and all the pain i put you through, i wish that i could take it all away
and be the one who catches all your tears, thats why i need you to hear

i'm not a perfect person, i never meant to do those things to you
and so i have to say before i go that i just want you to know

i've found a reason for me, to change who i used to be
a reason to start over new, and the reason is you
i've found a reason to show a side of me you didnt know
a reason for all that i do, and the reason is you...

sidhe apni aukad pe...

terrorist attack - denial - lie - denial - lie - .... - finally acceptance - that's what is called "apni aukad pe aa gaya" ... Pakistan has to finally admit that the filth which it had sent to India actually belonged to its soil. They should have done this acceptance long before. After all, its a shame on their face, the way they disowned their martyr. How the terrorits' families must have felt after their loved ones laid down their wasted lives for a wasted cause and after all these, again they are disregarded, disowned by their own country. It looked as though Ek Atankvadi Phir Se Ek Kutte Ki Maut Maara Gaya !!! Pakistan is a disease, and time is witness how its neighbours and literally the whole world is infected by it. But Pakistan is not like AIDS or Ebola. Its like cholera or typhoid. Sometimes it is fatal, but in other times it can be tackled. But the disease will exist till it is eliminated completely.

I want to break free ...

An Urban Indian in 21st Century

Death of Freedom of Expression

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