It is going to be a looong weekend. We have a holiday for Good Friday. Tomorrow I am taking off on the occasion of Brahmopadesham of my cousin.
So all in all a 4 day extended weekend. Hoping to turnaround few things.
Lets see how it goes.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Came home late... :(
Today our ITPL bus Route 1A, managed to kiss an Innova near Nirmala Stores, BSK Ist stage. The bus was stopped after few metres. The innova driver was quite co-operative, after all it was his mistake, he came too close to the bus.
At the end re-realized, driving huge vehicles comes with loads of responsibility. I was telling everyone, that I love to drive a Bolero, but frankly speaking, it comes with loads of responsibilities.
Will sure try to drive better in near future.
Cheers,
At the end re-realized, driving huge vehicles comes with loads of responsibility. I was telling everyone, that I love to drive a Bolero, but frankly speaking, it comes with loads of responsibilities.
Will sure try to drive better in near future.
Cheers,
Joined Facebook
Met my cousin today, in one such conversations, he asked me whether I had an account on facebook. I have recieved facebook invites from loads of people, but never even thought about joining.
But today, I asked, him whats so good in Facebook. He said just join you shall come to know.
I joined Facebook, still exploring, but I am used to orkutting, this seems to be a new environment.
Lets see how it goes.
Cheers,
Sandeep
But today, I asked, him whats so good in Facebook. He said just join you shall come to know.
I joined Facebook, still exploring, but I am used to orkutting, this seems to be a new environment.
Lets see how it goes.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Tyre update
I had posted about my flat tyre two posts back. So thought of going to a tyre shop and all of a sudden yesterday, visited a tyre shop at Hosakerehalli. Asked about the damage and solution. Incidentally, the tyre had taken a hit while being run over a sharp stone / object and developed a tear.
Unfortunately, the tyre cannot be replaced, since it was not a manufacturing defect, is what, the guy at the shop told. So with no option, requested for a tyre repair. He told about some process or melting the tyre and fixing it, could not understand even an inch of what he said about the repair. The whole thing would cost about Rs 350 and so, just went for it.
I had one particular doubt, I have driven 1300 kms on my car, I did not expect a tear such early, for which he said, he had seen tyres which have taken a hit from a sharp object, on cars, which are not even registered. So I was indeed lucky.
Second thing I was lucky about was the puncture happening right in front of my house. Now I wonder, how would it be in the middle of nowhere, sweating it out, trying to replace a flat tyre. Yes, quite difficult.
Here's praying for no more flats.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Unfortunately, the tyre cannot be replaced, since it was not a manufacturing defect, is what, the guy at the shop told. So with no option, requested for a tyre repair. He told about some process or melting the tyre and fixing it, could not understand even an inch of what he said about the repair. The whole thing would cost about Rs 350 and so, just went for it.
I had one particular doubt, I have driven 1300 kms on my car, I did not expect a tear such early, for which he said, he had seen tyres which have taken a hit from a sharp object, on cars, which are not even registered. So I was indeed lucky.
Second thing I was lucky about was the puncture happening right in front of my house. Now I wonder, how would it be in the middle of nowhere, sweating it out, trying to replace a flat tyre. Yes, quite difficult.
Here's praying for no more flats.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Is watching IPL fun or boring ??
Was wondering about this question. IPL has moved back to India. Saw the scores of a couple of matches, being excess of 200. Just got a thought in my mind. The score of each match is becoming more and more predictable. Since there is no swing, seam nor spin, its a batters paradise. Adding to the misery, the dew factor pitches in.
Is it really worth watching or following it?
Not sure.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Is it really worth watching or following it?
Not sure.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Lessons learnt on Ugadi...
Well, learnt two important lessons on Ugadi day.
First being how to replace a flat car tyre. Good learning.
Second one being an embarassing one. I went out in a car to a store, without carrying a mobile and ended up calling home from Re 1 coin booth.
Yes, I headed to a store in my car, as I had some work. In midway, not only I had to call the store owner, also my house. Without a mobile I did not have much choice, ended up calling from a coin booth. Felt a bit embarassing. But yes, such is life. Time and again you ought to remember where you are coming from.
Wrt to a flat tyre, I had a puncture just opposite to my house. I was lucky it happend in front of my house, since it was the first time. Sadly found out a crack on the side of the tyre. Not sure how it has happened. Hopefully I can replace it at the showroom with a new one for minimal cost, if its a manufacturing defect.
But also learnt how to replace a car tyre. Did it within 25 mins. A feat in itself, considering the fact that, I did it all alone reading from the manual and it being the very first time.
Now on I can do it even quicker. Hopefully no more flats, here's praying to GOD.
Cheers,
Sandeep
First being how to replace a flat car tyre. Good learning.
Second one being an embarassing one. I went out in a car to a store, without carrying a mobile and ended up calling home from Re 1 coin booth.
Yes, I headed to a store in my car, as I had some work. In midway, not only I had to call the store owner, also my house. Without a mobile I did not have much choice, ended up calling from a coin booth. Felt a bit embarassing. But yes, such is life. Time and again you ought to remember where you are coming from.
Wrt to a flat tyre, I had a puncture just opposite to my house. I was lucky it happend in front of my house, since it was the first time. Sadly found out a crack on the side of the tyre. Not sure how it has happened. Hopefully I can replace it at the showroom with a new one for minimal cost, if its a manufacturing defect.
But also learnt how to replace a car tyre. Did it within 25 mins. A feat in itself, considering the fact that, I did it all alone reading from the manual and it being the very first time.
Now on I can do it even quicker. Hopefully no more flats, here's praying to GOD.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler - So far away
Me being a huge fan of Mark Knopfler, could not resist posting this video. Love this song.
New Seat covers @ Ceralli Automotive
Finally after few months, I thought about going in for a seat covers for my car. Choices were lot. I had heard about some cheap seat covers costing Rs 1500 and some good seat covers, at the showroom for Rs 5000. I even thought it would be the same else where.
So had noted down an advertisement in the newspaper about a shop which does seat covers.
When I went there, saw two types of seat covers. Pure leather, costing Rs 20K. And seat covers which are non leather, not sure about the material, will write about it soon. Pure leather costed Rs 20K and the other one Rs 8.5 K for my car.
And yes there were loads of customers. I had gone with 5K worth seat covers in my mind, now 8.5K was the minimum Somehow I did not think twice. I gave and advance of 1K and the color being beige and ash. I am bad at remembering suffs, Will surely edit this post once I recollect the color combination and the material.
Alongside seat covers also ordered for a arm rest worth 1.5K. Thought it would be helpful on highway drives. Frankly speaking, its worth for highway driving only. City driving needs so much of gear change, there is no scope for resting your left arm on that.
[ Moreover, my gearshift is not that buttery that I can move around with a finger. I need to use a lil bit force (lil bit mind u ). at least to shift to first and second gears, rest gears I can manage with palm with minimal force. ]
The good part is that its attached to the passenger seat, and is foldable. And yes, it adds very much comfort to the passenger in the front.
So overall a pretty nice experience.
The showroom being Supreme Overseas Leather Garments. (Ceralli).
The shop is located at BSK II nd stage, near Upahara Sagar.
Will put up pics sometime soon.
Cheers,
Sandeep
So had noted down an advertisement in the newspaper about a shop which does seat covers.
When I went there, saw two types of seat covers. Pure leather, costing Rs 20K. And seat covers which are non leather, not sure about the material, will write about it soon. Pure leather costed Rs 20K and the other one Rs 8.5 K for my car.
And yes there were loads of customers. I had gone with 5K worth seat covers in my mind, now 8.5K was the minimum Somehow I did not think twice. I gave and advance of 1K and the color being beige and ash. I am bad at remembering suffs, Will surely edit this post once I recollect the color combination and the material.
Alongside seat covers also ordered for a arm rest worth 1.5K. Thought it would be helpful on highway drives. Frankly speaking, its worth for highway driving only. City driving needs so much of gear change, there is no scope for resting your left arm on that.
[ Moreover, my gearshift is not that buttery that I can move around with a finger. I need to use a lil bit force (lil bit mind u ). at least to shift to first and second gears, rest gears I can manage with palm with minimal force. ]
The good part is that its attached to the passenger seat, and is foldable. And yes, it adds very much comfort to the passenger in the front.
So overall a pretty nice experience.
The showroom being Supreme Overseas Leather Garments. (Ceralli).
The shop is located at BSK II nd stage, near Upahara Sagar.
Will put up pics sometime soon.
Cheers,
Sandeep
How important is it to read instruction manual ?
Frankly speaking, I am a kind of lazy person. In real life I come across many devices and stuffs many of which have instruction manuals. So just wanted to write about Instruction manuals of those devices. Unfortunately I do not read instruction manuals. Even if I read, I do not remember most of the instructions on how to operate and blah blah blah.
Unfortunately not reading instruction manual is a big big drawback. Reading and forgetting is like a sin. I have installed Central locking / Keyless entry onto my car. The key chain has 3 buttons. Two of which are to arm / lock and disarm / unlock.
When you either try to arm or disarm there is a siren which beeps twice before the door gets armed / disarmed. Since few days, I found out that, there was no siren, but the door was getting armed / disarmed properly. Even the buzzar while taking reverse was not effective.
I thought and thought and decided that I shall visit the showroom today and check if there is a fault. Minutes before leaving for the showroom, I had to gather the warrantly form for the central locking thing. It came alongside the instruction manual.
To my surprise there were lots of permutations and combinations with 3 buttons as such.
And when I went through the instruction set, I found
" Pressing ARM and DISARM buttons simontaneously would turn off the siren ". In other words its meant for silent ARM and DISARM.
So pressed the same two buttons in the same fashion and yes, the siren was up and running.
Phew saved some fuel and time for me and yes, some grace as well. Else people at showroom would have thought " Ohh this guy seems to be an illiterate ?? "...
Hmm, whatever...
Cheers,
Sandeep
Unfortunately not reading instruction manual is a big big drawback. Reading and forgetting is like a sin. I have installed Central locking / Keyless entry onto my car. The key chain has 3 buttons. Two of which are to arm / lock and disarm / unlock.
When you either try to arm or disarm there is a siren which beeps twice before the door gets armed / disarmed. Since few days, I found out that, there was no siren, but the door was getting armed / disarmed properly. Even the buzzar while taking reverse was not effective.
I thought and thought and decided that I shall visit the showroom today and check if there is a fault. Minutes before leaving for the showroom, I had to gather the warrantly form for the central locking thing. It came alongside the instruction manual.
To my surprise there were lots of permutations and combinations with 3 buttons as such.
And when I went through the instruction set, I found
" Pressing ARM and DISARM buttons simontaneously would turn off the siren ". In other words its meant for silent ARM and DISARM.
So pressed the same two buttons in the same fashion and yes, the siren was up and running.
Phew saved some fuel and time for me and yes, some grace as well. Else people at showroom would have thought " Ohh this guy seems to be an illiterate ?? "...
Hmm, whatever...
Cheers,
Sandeep
Blogger Wishlist
A few days back, I removed one of my posts from the blog, since a search using my current company name, ie my workplace, yielded my blog post as result.
I just wondered for a moment, was there a way to make specific posts obscure from search engines. Its possible to make an entire blog post entries to be unfound on a search engine. But can it be applied post by post. Not sure, but just a wish :)-
Cheers,
Sandeep
I just wondered for a moment, was there a way to make specific posts obscure from search engines. Its possible to make an entire blog post entries to be unfound on a search engine. But can it be applied post by post. Not sure, but just a wish :)-
Cheers,
Sandeep
Drove my heart out, on a highway.. What a way to welcome weekend. :)
As per my yesterday plans, I was supposed to drive out on Mysore Road, today. Yes I indeed drove for about 135 kms to be precise. The whole yesterday night, I spent GTA 4, I slept late at around 12 30 am, aware of the fact that I was supposed to leave home by 5 am for the drive.
Sadly, I could wake up only at 5 45 am. So left home at around 6 10 am. As I approached Mysore Road, got an idea of a different route. Thought about driving to DoddaAladaMara, The Great Banyan Tree.
So looked around for Amrut Distilleries and Rarajeshwari Dental College, took a right turn and proceeded towards Ramagondanahalli. I thought of returning back once I reach The Great Banyan Tree. But somehow keep on driving and reached Magadi instead.
The road was good one, lots of curves, overtaking was a bit pain, as well as giving way to others. But quite a nice scenary all around the road. So finally reached a fork where there a sign saying Kunigal 22 kms left, Dabaspet 34 kms right.
Thought and thought and finally decided to go for Dabaspet, since Kunigal way too far. So took the road to Dabaspet and in between took a right turn to Nelamangala.
Unfortunately there were no sign boards, and finding exact route was difficult. Finally managed to reach the National Highway and took a right turn which leaded me to the NICE road. And from there it took less time to reach home.
So this was my driving session for this week, thoroughly enjoyed driving but the heat was a bit of concern.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS:: Infact, there was nothing to cheer, as I came home, Since the ECS amount clearance on behalf of the car loan for month of Feb 2010, had not happend, HDFC guys had called up saying they will come home in order to collect cheque or DD for that. What crap, None of my fault , ECS problem whose fault, Grrrrr?
Got lots of scoldings from my parents for choosing HDFC bank for loan and clearing the loan from SBI bank.
Sadly, I could wake up only at 5 45 am. So left home at around 6 10 am. As I approached Mysore Road, got an idea of a different route. Thought about driving to DoddaAladaMara, The Great Banyan Tree.
So looked around for Amrut Distilleries and Rarajeshwari Dental College, took a right turn and proceeded towards Ramagondanahalli. I thought of returning back once I reach The Great Banyan Tree. But somehow keep on driving and reached Magadi instead.
The road was good one, lots of curves, overtaking was a bit pain, as well as giving way to others. But quite a nice scenary all around the road. So finally reached a fork where there a sign saying Kunigal 22 kms left, Dabaspet 34 kms right.
Thought and thought and finally decided to go for Dabaspet, since Kunigal way too far. So took the road to Dabaspet and in between took a right turn to Nelamangala.
Unfortunately there were no sign boards, and finding exact route was difficult. Finally managed to reach the National Highway and took a right turn which leaded me to the NICE road. And from there it took less time to reach home.
So this was my driving session for this week, thoroughly enjoyed driving but the heat was a bit of concern.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS:: Infact, there was nothing to cheer, as I came home, Since the ECS amount clearance on behalf of the car loan for month of Feb 2010, had not happend, HDFC guys had called up saying they will come home in order to collect cheque or DD for that. What crap, None of my fault , ECS problem whose fault, Grrrrr?
Got lots of scoldings from my parents for choosing HDFC bank for loan and clearing the loan from SBI bank.
Obsessed with driving
Not sure, how I came up with the title. But frankly speaking I love Mysore Road. Its simply superb. I have been living in this part of the town since almost 10 years. But its only since 2006 that I fell in love with Mysore Road. I just love to go out on a drive along Mysore road, quite frequently.
There were plenty of such occasions when I have been to places close to Mysore and stuffs, with cousins on a rented vehicle. But these days, I am more obsessed with myself driving along Mysore Road.
I love to drive every weekend along Mysore Road, I feel its the perfect way to unwind after a week's work. The smell of diesel on an early morning coupled with cool breeze plus the superb road. Its just irresistible.
Simply feels superb to hit the highway. So if any of you guys find me along Mysore Road, from Kengeri to Maddur, feel free, lets catch up over a cup of highway coffee.
Cheers,
Sandeep
There were plenty of such occasions when I have been to places close to Mysore and stuffs, with cousins on a rented vehicle. But these days, I am more obsessed with myself driving along Mysore Road.
I love to drive every weekend along Mysore Road, I feel its the perfect way to unwind after a week's work. The smell of diesel on an early morning coupled with cool breeze plus the superb road. Its just irresistible.
Simply feels superb to hit the highway. So if any of you guys find me along Mysore Road, from Kengeri to Maddur, feel free, lets catch up over a cup of highway coffee.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Eventful day today :)
Today was an eventful day. Spoke to loads of people over the telephone. Overall I am happy, today being Friday and there are absolutely no worries. 2 days of time I get all for myself. Yes, its worth the 5 days of work, is all I can say.
Infact had charged up my mobile battery, but still was about to run out of charge.
There were some good news at the end of the day given by my friends. That even cheered me up.
As of now listening to
> Faith Hill - This Kiss.
> Phil Collins - Something happened on the way to heaven.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS: Pls don't ask why was I speaking so much over the phone. Yes, the reason is obvious.
Infact had charged up my mobile battery, but still was about to run out of charge.
There were some good news at the end of the day given by my friends. That even cheered me up.
As of now listening to
> Faith Hill - This Kiss.
> Phil Collins - Something happened on the way to heaven.
Cheers,
Sandeep
PS: Pls don't ask why was I speaking so much over the phone. Yes, the reason is obvious.
My workplaces over a period of 4 years 6 months
Have indefinitely removed this post, since a keyword (company name) in a search engine yielded my blog as result. Hence thought of not taking any more chances.
Cheers,
Cheers,
5 March, exactly 2 years before, on this very day
5 March 2008, was a significant day. It was on this day that I joined HTS Bangalore. I was very happy on that day. I was moving into a new company, closer to my house, very less travel etc etc.
Now 5 March 2010, I am even out of Honeywell, currently put up at SG , Bangalore. Learnt loads of things at HTS, met loads of interesting people, continued blogging, wrote some crazy programs on my laptop, above all, got a handful of salary, which really improved my economic condition.
Yes, I dreamt about the first step in the direction of higher salary @ HTS, It was fantastic, to have a good pay :) Infact achieved lots at HTS. Thanks to all my colleagues and managers over there. Also met a few fellow employees of HTS who also blog.
But life simply moves on. Here again, meeting some superb individuals, new projects and yes again, these events keep on repeating. Hopefully will continue blogging in future also. LOL :)
Cheers,
Sandeep
Now 5 March 2010, I am even out of Honeywell, currently put up at SG , Bangalore. Learnt loads of things at HTS, met loads of interesting people, continued blogging, wrote some crazy programs on my laptop, above all, got a handful of salary, which really improved my economic condition.
Yes, I dreamt about the first step in the direction of higher salary @ HTS, It was fantastic, to have a good pay :) Infact achieved lots at HTS. Thanks to all my colleagues and managers over there. Also met a few fellow employees of HTS who also blog.
But life simply moves on. Here again, meeting some superb individuals, new projects and yes again, these events keep on repeating. Hopefully will continue blogging in future also. LOL :)
Cheers,
Sandeep
Coming home to a superb movie
As I came home today and switched on the television, I was in for a surprise. I was glad to see one of my favorite movies DCH being shown on one of the movie channels. Though I could not see the entire movie, but even bits and pieces of this movie just pushes me an extra mile ahead.
Its been 9 yrs since it released, even today I feel its fresh, I am ready to watch it again and again. Planning to play it the next time I go on a trip with my cousins. Hopefully my wish comes true in a month.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Its been 9 yrs since it released, even today I feel its fresh, I am ready to watch it again and again. Planning to play it the next time I go on a trip with my cousins. Hopefully my wish comes true in a month.
Cheers,
Sandeep
A so called IT Guy... :)-
These days I travel a lot everyday, infact 70+ kms in total. I do not find anything positive to write about my travel, I have posted few blog posts about me cribbing about moi travel. What else can I do.
There is nothing exciting about to blog about my workplace nor this travel. In this post I would like to write about the good manners of the so called IT guy / gal (not sure who it is) who works at ITPL and travels in the same shuttle or BUS (BMTC) as I do, route being ITPL / ITPB 4N, ITPL to Uttarahalli.
Every evening since the distance we travel is around 40 kms people get loads of food parcels and keep on eating all through the journey. At some point of time you will find either one or more people munching and munching on something. I ve no issues with this whatsover as long as you dispose the left over food, or wrappers properly. Properly means in a dustbin in your own house.
But this so called IT guy tends to leave behind a huge chunk of wrappers in the shuttle itself, hoping for BMTC staff to clean it off. Once I even asked that particular person to take his belongings, (I did not know it was left over food), to which the gentleman replied, it is the leftover of what I had eaten and carelessly went ahead and got down leaving behind his left over food wrapper in the bus itself. This is what pisses me off. Literate people littering here and there. No sense of ownership
No wonder its pathetic quality of code that ships from India, because, in every project you will find people littering in and around the source code, no proper ownership and responsibility.
What made me still more angry was, I saw an unattended wrapper of food parcel today morning. Yes, you can imagine, something you have eaten and thrown it in the BMTC bus which is not cleaned up in the morning. Though it was not stinking, but sad to see the pathetic mentality of the so called IT Guy.
You might be wondering, so many people travel in the same bus during the day, how would you say its the IT Guy.?? Well in the evening our's is the last trip. And yes, food parcels in the ITPB bus means its the gift of the IT guy.
Cheers,
Sandeep
There is nothing exciting about to blog about my workplace nor this travel. In this post I would like to write about the good manners of the so called IT guy / gal (not sure who it is) who works at ITPL and travels in the same shuttle or BUS (BMTC) as I do, route being ITPL / ITPB 4N, ITPL to Uttarahalli.
Every evening since the distance we travel is around 40 kms people get loads of food parcels and keep on eating all through the journey. At some point of time you will find either one or more people munching and munching on something. I ve no issues with this whatsover as long as you dispose the left over food, or wrappers properly. Properly means in a dustbin in your own house.
But this so called IT guy tends to leave behind a huge chunk of wrappers in the shuttle itself, hoping for BMTC staff to clean it off. Once I even asked that particular person to take his belongings, (I did not know it was left over food), to which the gentleman replied, it is the leftover of what I had eaten and carelessly went ahead and got down leaving behind his left over food wrapper in the bus itself. This is what pisses me off. Literate people littering here and there. No sense of ownership
No wonder its pathetic quality of code that ships from India, because, in every project you will find people littering in and around the source code, no proper ownership and responsibility.
What made me still more angry was, I saw an unattended wrapper of food parcel today morning. Yes, you can imagine, something you have eaten and thrown it in the BMTC bus which is not cleaned up in the morning. Though it was not stinking, but sad to see the pathetic mentality of the so called IT Guy.
You might be wondering, so many people travel in the same bus during the day, how would you say its the IT Guy.?? Well in the evening our's is the last trip. And yes, food parcels in the ITPB bus means its the gift of the IT guy.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Good old memories... yes a get-together of sorts.
After a year and a half finally met my college friend UKN. Sunday was a fantabulous day. Did loads of things apart from coding and playing games. In the evening met UKN and went for a treat at the Best club, shakti hill resorts. It was a long while since we 3 guys (UKN, Kranti and me) went out for a treat together. UKN being at onsite.
Relived few good old memories of college.
So this weekend was superb. Hopefully next weekend shall be the same. Will surely blog about the same.
Cheers,
Sandeep
Relived few good old memories of college.
So this weekend was superb. Hopefully next weekend shall be the same. Will surely blog about the same.
Cheers,
Sandeep
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