So.. in my previous posts, you would have figured it out that, I was looking for something to read apart from technical stuff.. I have finally found two books, written by two of the most wonderful, highly intellectual people. Here are they..
1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
2. ___________________________
So I abruptly end this post.. You know why.. I need to start reading them. Which one I begin with?? Any Guesses..
Its the first one.. And considering I need to catch a few people online tonight... I better hurry up..
And regarding my earlier mentioned book... " The Shalimar Clown " by Salman Rushdie.. Its with some of my friends.. Will take some time before actually I get to read that.. may be 1 week time...
Bye for now.
Cheers.
Sharp Reader @ home....
Today I installed SharpReader @ home. Something which I should have done , when I was a fresher. Well.. " Better late than later "..
I wanted to put a more detailed picture of my subscriptions. But, it may seem I am boasting. So I dont want to .
Regarding the highlighted thing, its my blog.. Keep on guessing, how did I subscribe it, since you dont find any subscription url at my site. Do let me know... if you figure it how...
Regarding so many unread entries.. 877... Its not that, I ve not read them.. But again its up to you to figure it out.... " y "???
Unable to read anything..
I have not been to the office for almost a week now, owing to my fever. But one thing remained unfulfilled during these days. I wanted to read something, infact read some non technical book to be more precise.
I thought of reading The Shalimar Clown by Salman Rushdie. But somehow, you know, lazyness never has any bounds. I could not read anything. One more fear I have is that, if I start reading something non technical... it will go on and on.. I started reading about the Diary of Anne Frank in March, even though the book got over in less than 12 days, the hangover remained for almost a month after that, everyday I used to search in Google for more and more info,pictures of the Frank family, their house, their hideout etc etc. I end up doing reverse engineering.... So now you can imagine, why I am so tentative... !!!
I hope to start reading atleast from today. Lemme see.. I will post about it. I will start reading only after I get to know what the book is all about.
Other than that, I have unearthed a book on Yoga in my house. It seems to be around 20 years old. I always wanted to learn yoga and do it side by side along with regular gym. But till now I have not done that. But moving ahead, I hope to do so.
Anyways.. I will keep you updated on that.
Cheers for now..
I thought of reading The Shalimar Clown by Salman Rushdie. But somehow, you know, lazyness never has any bounds. I could not read anything. One more fear I have is that, if I start reading something non technical... it will go on and on.. I started reading about the Diary of Anne Frank in March, even though the book got over in less than 12 days, the hangover remained for almost a month after that, everyday I used to search in Google for more and more info,pictures of the Frank family, their house, their hideout etc etc. I end up doing reverse engineering.... So now you can imagine, why I am so tentative... !!!
I hope to start reading atleast from today. Lemme see.. I will post about it. I will start reading only after I get to know what the book is all about.
Other than that, I have unearthed a book on Yoga in my house. It seems to be around 20 years old. I always wanted to learn yoga and do it side by side along with regular gym. But till now I have not done that. But moving ahead, I hope to do so.
Anyways.. I will keep you updated on that.
Cheers for now..
Time ... Please.. Part 2
There are several things which I learnt about after this typhoid fever.
1. Going to the gym reduces my immunity to a great extent.(Ask me how I will tell you, but at the same time, it is something which I will never stop going to, what so ever.)
2. Three plus years of working in the S/W industry has made me literally an asshole. Sitting under air conditioning, drinking bottled/packaged water have become some of my traits now, without which I may end up either heavily sweating (may be even at room temp) or as you know end up with typhoid (water problem). I am ashamed to say that I literally need these artificial systems to lead a healthy living.
3. I went in for a blood test. All WBC, RBC count everything seems to be fine. But my cholestrol levels are under severe scanner, so hence forth,, no no no oily foods whatsoever.
And for your information, I am not supposed to eat even bakery products. Forget Icecreams. The last time I remember eating ice cream was about 2 years back. So from now on, you can expect me to be back in shape very soon provided I follow this supreme strict diet regime.
Inference:::: Chasing false money I have literally ruined myself, my life.
Well the information industry has lots to offer in terms of technology, but, given an alternative, I would definitely think twice, coz health is wealth.
Lastly.. hats off to all the construction workers and other laborers, who inspite of drinking, tap water, working in hot sun, end up with smiles on their faces, at the end of each day.
And me??? You dont see me smiling in half of the snaps uploaded here... and in the rest.. it is me, claiming a false smile (pretending)... I wish I better myself sooooon....
1. Going to the gym reduces my immunity to a great extent.(Ask me how I will tell you, but at the same time, it is something which I will never stop going to, what so ever.)
2. Three plus years of working in the S/W industry has made me literally an asshole. Sitting under air conditioning, drinking bottled/packaged water have become some of my traits now, without which I may end up either heavily sweating (may be even at room temp) or as you know end up with typhoid (water problem). I am ashamed to say that I literally need these artificial systems to lead a healthy living.
3. I went in for a blood test. All WBC, RBC count everything seems to be fine. But my cholestrol levels are under severe scanner, so hence forth,, no no no oily foods whatsoever.
And for your information, I am not supposed to eat even bakery products. Forget Icecreams. The last time I remember eating ice cream was about 2 years back. So from now on, you can expect me to be back in shape very soon provided I follow this supreme strict diet regime.
Inference:::: Chasing false money I have literally ruined myself, my life.
Well the information industry has lots to offer in terms of technology, but, given an alternative, I would definitely think twice, coz health is wealth.
Lastly.. hats off to all the construction workers and other laborers, who inspite of drinking, tap water, working in hot sun, end up with smiles on their faces, at the end of each day.
And me??? You dont see me smiling in half of the snaps uploaded here... and in the rest.. it is me, claiming a false smile (pretending)... I wish I better myself sooooon....
Time...Please.. Part 1
First of all.. no write ups for the last 12 days.. Yes.. I happened to suffer from typhoid fever for a few days. Well, the truth is my immune system had gone down so badly, that I ended up with not just fever but typhoid fever.
I have taken a much needed break from office work for a week, now.
But at the same time all my activities have been thrown out of gear.
I have taken 10 injections(straight to the nerves) of Monocef to get rid of the typhae bacteria.
I can now say, I am all fine, but you never know, when that stupid bacteria will be back with you, within a month s time. So I am under precautionary scanner.
So now you know, why I did not post anything for almost 10 days.
I have taken a much needed break from office work for a week, now.
But at the same time all my activities have been thrown out of gear.
I have taken 10 injections(straight to the nerves) of Monocef to get rid of the typhae bacteria.
I can now say, I am all fine, but you never know, when that stupid bacteria will be back with you, within a month s time. So I am under precautionary scanner.
So now you know, why I did not post anything for almost 10 days.
Nice weekend...
I dont generally want to write about, updates from my side. But this time, I dont have anything else to write. Its been a great weekend. Met my friend Subba @ Jayanagar 4th block.. Did some shopping and had some good food.
Now looking for some good movies to make the most of the weekend. Not finding one.. Let me see.
Now looking for some good movies to make the most of the weekend. Not finding one.. Let me see.
From my cousin s Camera
[Photo removed due to unknown visitors on the blog. Please excuse.
Incidentally my cousin, happened to upload photos taken from his camera.
Here is one such precious one. If u think I am over weight. Well.. dont think too much about it. Its ===> TRUE <===
Incidentally my cousin, happened to upload photos taken from his camera.
Here is one such precious one. If u think I am over weight. Well.. dont think too much about it. Its ===> TRUE <===
Well .. here is an exclusive pic of my study room
Its still under construction. Hopefully it turns out to be my study room and not any other utility room. (All the garbage in the garage might also end up there). It is quite big. Dont know the exact dimension.. But looks cool. I want to have a ladder and also some space between the tanks,. By the way I am also planning to buy one good binocular. Lemme see.
Cheers.
Who is reading my blog ????
Well.. not sure how this is happening. Incidentally the visitor count on the blog, just got incremented from 1255 to 1292 within a timespan of 5 mins. Not sure, who is reading my blog from the other side. Or is there some mistake with the software?
If you are one of them, reading my blog, please do comment.. let me know who are u ? btw I ve disabled anonymous comment. :)-
I am off. Going to listen to some Kishore Kumar songs, btw.
Good night..
And one more thing. Enjoy your stay on my blog.. Do comment..
Cheers..
If you are one of them, reading my blog, please do comment.. let me know who are u ? btw I ve disabled anonymous comment. :)-
I am off. Going to listen to some Kishore Kumar songs, btw.
Good night..
And one more thing. Enjoy your stay on my blog.. Do comment..
Cheers..
India Shining @ the Beijing Olympics
Yes its true. Its been a dream olympics. Congrats to one and all..
Thank you God
My way of saying thanks to God, for keeping me alive and kicking.
I hope your blessings are with us always.
Thanks Mom , Dad, Bro.
I hope your blessings are with us always.
Thanks Mom , Dad, Bro.
17 posts within 21 days.
Incidentally August 2008, has churned out 17 posts (18 including this one) from my side.
It is in the second position after July 2007 (31 posts).
Btw if I recollect what was so special about the month of July 2007.
1. Live Earth Concert - 07/07/07.
Where I became a huge fan of the, then re-united band, The Police (1976-84) I think. Just found out that my father is a huge fan of the Police. (Ain't that incredible).
2. Never to forget outing.
On July 27, I had been on a team outing, went to a resort close to Nandi Hills. Can't believe its 1 year old. Thanks to all the people who made that event an awesome one.
Btw whats so special about August 2008.
1. Never to forget trip to Bandipur, Ooty and encounter with some wild animals.
2. Found some new audiences to this blog. Not to keep it a secret, they are my current company colleagues.
Cheers,,,
It must have been love
Can you guess... what the post will talk about??
Guess ... guess....
If you think, I am writing about my love, my crush, love @ first sight or something, you are absolutely wrong.. It must have been love is an awesome song by the band Roxette. OST from the movie "Pretty Woman".
Incidentally this is the song which I was listening to, today, @ the gym.
I almost forgot to tell what the post is all about. For the past 8-10 months, since I am going to the gym, I always used to hear the radio play. 91.9 FM Radio Indigo used be the chosen station.
It always felt weird to hear ad-breaks while exercising. In other words, to be frank, I just would feel like taking a nap in the gym itself, instead of exercising
Well, common, I love 91.9 FM but gym is not the ideal place to listen to the radio. I always wanted to hear some upbeat songs. Songs which would help you to increase your exercise repetition count. (And btw even without your knowledge).
The good news is that, my gym instructor has brought in an MP3 player and now no more radio plays.
You must be wondering, " this song by Roxette, is this a under groovy upbeat song what this dumb guy was looking for?" . No its an absolutely mushy song. But as long as I love it, do I care?
Guess ... guess....
If you think, I am writing about my love, my crush, love @ first sight or something, you are absolutely wrong.. It must have been love is an awesome song by the band Roxette. OST from the movie "Pretty Woman".
Incidentally this is the song which I was listening to, today, @ the gym.
I almost forgot to tell what the post is all about. For the past 8-10 months, since I am going to the gym, I always used to hear the radio play. 91.9 FM Radio Indigo used be the chosen station.
It always felt weird to hear ad-breaks while exercising. In other words, to be frank, I just would feel like taking a nap in the gym itself, instead of exercising
Well, common, I love 91.9 FM but gym is not the ideal place to listen to the radio. I always wanted to hear some upbeat songs. Songs which would help you to increase your exercise repetition count. (And btw even without your knowledge).
The good news is that, my gym instructor has brought in an MP3 player and now no more radio plays.
You must be wondering, " this song by Roxette, is this a under groovy upbeat song what this dumb guy was looking for?" . No its an absolutely mushy song. But as long as I love it, do I care?
@ Bandipur : Part 2
In the previous post, I had written about my experiences @ Bandipur, Madumalai forest @ 2 am in the morning. I wanted to tell about how I felt to see mother nature @ its very best.
So here it goes...
Well... the best part of this whole drive was that.. throughtout the entire route amidst the forest, there was total darkness [thats why its a forest , me dumbo :@ :( ] , with vehicles on the road, here and there [infact its true that we spotted more deer, in terms of count, than vehicles; again its a forest, me dumbo :)]. Some stretch of the road, was awfully bad, potholes covered with water. But it hardly mattered, since the excitement in the air was so much, I literally forgot about the road.
I just felt like going out of the vehicle and reaching out to mother nature. Just trees, trees and more trees. Total silence, total peace. Then here and there you come across herds of deer, grazing. It was just awesome. But I was not supposed to venture out of the vehicle all alone @ 2: am in the morning.
An experience which I cannot describe with words. All these days, I used to watch Animal Planet and wonder how it feels like being in a forest . It was now that I really; really experienced it. It was exciting, thrilling and worth a million. [ Atleast worth a sleepless night, waiting, waiting and waiting to enter the forest ]
I would love to go to Bandipur, Madumalai again and again. Let me see. If possible with my office colleagues.
So here it goes...
Well... the best part of this whole drive was that.. throughtout the entire route amidst the forest, there was total darkness [thats why its a forest , me dumbo :@ :( ] , with vehicles on the road, here and there [infact its true that we spotted more deer, in terms of count, than vehicles; again its a forest, me dumbo :)]. Some stretch of the road, was awfully bad, potholes covered with water. But it hardly mattered, since the excitement in the air was so much, I literally forgot about the road.
I just felt like going out of the vehicle and reaching out to mother nature. Just trees, trees and more trees. Total silence, total peace. Then here and there you come across herds of deer, grazing. It was just awesome. But I was not supposed to venture out of the vehicle all alone @ 2: am in the morning.
An experience which I cannot describe with words. All these days, I used to watch Animal Planet and wonder how it feels like being in a forest . It was now that I really; really experienced it. It was exciting, thrilling and worth a million. [ Atleast worth a sleepless night, waiting, waiting and waiting to enter the forest ]
I would love to go to Bandipur, Madumalai again and again. Let me see. If possible with my office colleagues.
@ Bandipur & Madumalai @ 2:00 am in the morning
Well... Its true. I had been to Ooty 3 weeks back, which according to me was a memorable trip.
I did forget to write about it. Though I will not write about the whole two day trip in a detailed post, I would like to write a small post about my encounter with some wild animals on the way to Ooty.
Well, the day was 25 July 2008, we left Bangalore @ 10:30pm in the night. We reached Bandipur area around 1:45 am in the morning. After a little slowdown, we entered the forest around 2:00 am in the morning.
You may not find much vehicular traffic during this time of the day. Although there were few trucks coming from the opposite direction we did not find any trucks in front or behind us. With every truck which came in the opposite direction we started thinking, " this guy would have sent all the wild animals back by honking ", but we were totally wrong. The deer, bison were all unperturbed.
We were lucky to spot lots of deers all along the way. On a whole we saw around 30-50 deers, happily grazing. We also could see 7-8 wild bison which were grazing at a very close distance to the road. Then there was a herd of wild elephants just about 1ft from the road. This was a very great encounter, it was just an awesome experience altogether. Watching these animals in circus or zoo is totally different. Finally after 1.5 hrs of driving slowly we were through the forest area.
I did forget to write about it. Though I will not write about the whole two day trip in a detailed post, I would like to write a small post about my encounter with some wild animals on the way to Ooty.
Well, the day was 25 July 2008, we left Bangalore @ 10:30pm in the night. We reached Bandipur area around 1:45 am in the morning. After a little slowdown, we entered the forest around 2:00 am in the morning.
You may not find much vehicular traffic during this time of the day. Although there were few trucks coming from the opposite direction we did not find any trucks in front or behind us. With every truck which came in the opposite direction we started thinking, " this guy would have sent all the wild animals back by honking ", but we were totally wrong. The deer, bison were all unperturbed.
We were lucky to spot lots of deers all along the way. On a whole we saw around 30-50 deers, happily grazing. We also could see 7-8 wild bison which were grazing at a very close distance to the road. Then there was a herd of wild elephants just about 1ft from the road. This was a very great encounter, it was just an awesome experience altogether. Watching these animals in circus or zoo is totally different. Finally after 1.5 hrs of driving slowly we were through the forest area.
Books I read
As I earlier mentioned I was looking out for a book by Robin Sharma " Who will cry when you die ?". I did find the book and purchased it. I even read 30-40% of the book, but I did not find this book as interesting as " The Greatness Guide ". I felt a little bit disappointed. Either my reading skills have gone down or may be I did, really, not like the book. I don't know. Now I am feeling I should have read the " The Greatness Guide" for the 7th time in a row instead of buying this book.
Never mind.
I will try to concentrate a bit more, for the remainder of the book and see if I find it good.
Apart from this, I can say there s a half price sale @ Benetton Outlet @ Kathriguppe. Let me see if I can rope in 2-3 half sleeved shirts tomorrow. :)-
Never mind.
I will try to concentrate a bit more, for the remainder of the book and see if I find it good.
Apart from this, I can say there s a half price sale @ Benetton Outlet @ Kathriguppe. Let me see if I can rope in 2-3 half sleeved shirts tomorrow. :)-
To blog or not to blog
Well over an year ago, I was wondering whether to blog or not to blog. But I have carried my love for writing, for over an year now and hopefully would like to carry for many more years to come.
Here s an interesting comment posted by one of my buddies almost over an year ago, which makes a lot of meaning. I was just going back in time, to see what I actually had written over an year ago. I found this, hence posting a snap of this over here. I hope its crisp and full of meaning.
[ I am absolutely lying about why I went back in time to read my old posts. In other words I have found some new audiences of this blog and I wanted to absolutely make sure my employment is not under threat because of this blogging. Hence went back to re-check and re-edit any stuff which I have mistakenly written. To be honest, I dint edit even a single old post. So you can be rest assured, I ve not committed any offence !!!!]
Pls check out posts in the month of July 2007 to find out the context of this comment.
3 day weekend !!! Time to celebrate!!!
Well....looks like after a loooong time I am getting to see a 3 day weekend. Its independence day. Proud to be an Indian....
Its a 3 day weekend and I have 3+ reasons to celebrate. Yes, its true. Here are those:
1. Independence Day. ( Proud to be an Indian and here s a salute going out to all the people who have made me realize I am independent )
2. Gym is closed on August 15, in the evening. So my lazy bones, can remain lazy for the whole day.
3. Since Gym is closed in the evening, I get to see the Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One, without any fuss. Usually I tend to get struck in the gym, unable to get home or settle down by 9pm. So, I hope tomorrow there wont be any hiccups.
4. Tomorrow is an auspicious day, considering that, there is a door frame laying ceremony early @ 8 am. Hopefully I capture some photos of it and also of my (would be) study room.
5. Lots of time to read about technical stuff, check out new books which have arrived on stands, (btw I have only Rs 1000 left). Hopefully I grab a copy of a Robin Sharma book, which I love and also some technical books.
6. Half Price Sale on Big Bazaar it seems, but I prefer National Market instead. (Avenue Road, Sapna Book stall on the way).
7. Hopefully I catch up with my friend on the weekend. (Thinking of having some Bhel puri etc etc).
8. Thinking of the movies which are on the offering this weekend.
9. Do lots of chatting on yahoo msgr and watch tonnes of videos on Youtube.
My Pick of the Week Song :
Band : MatchBox20
Song : Unwell.
Well.. above mentioned are the 3+ reasons to celebrate.
Cheers.
Its a 3 day weekend and I have 3+ reasons to celebrate. Yes, its true. Here are those:
1. Independence Day. ( Proud to be an Indian and here s a salute going out to all the people who have made me realize I am independent )
2. Gym is closed on August 15, in the evening. So my lazy bones, can remain lazy for the whole day.
3. Since Gym is closed in the evening, I get to see the Great Indian Laughter Challenge on Star One, without any fuss. Usually I tend to get struck in the gym, unable to get home or settle down by 9pm. So, I hope tomorrow there wont be any hiccups.
4. Tomorrow is an auspicious day, considering that, there is a door frame laying ceremony early @ 8 am. Hopefully I capture some photos of it and also of my (would be) study room.
5. Lots of time to read about technical stuff, check out new books which have arrived on stands, (btw I have only Rs 1000 left). Hopefully I grab a copy of a Robin Sharma book, which I love and also some technical books.
6. Half Price Sale on Big Bazaar it seems, but I prefer National Market instead. (Avenue Road, Sapna Book stall on the way).
7. Hopefully I catch up with my friend on the weekend. (Thinking of having some Bhel puri etc etc).
8. Thinking of the movies which are on the offering this weekend.
9. Do lots of chatting on yahoo msgr and watch tonnes of videos on Youtube.
My Pick of the Week Song :
Band : MatchBox20
Song : Unwell.
Well.. above mentioned are the 3+ reasons to celebrate.
Cheers.
Power Cut @ Gym, reminds me of my childhood days..
As you all know, there s lot of load shedding, happening in Bangalore, these days. Incidentally, when I was running on the treadmill, suddenly to my surprise the treadmill came to a abrupt halt, thanks to the powercut.
My gym does not have backup power, there is one emergency lantern. I could not continue running on the treadmill, but continued with other exercises. This scenario of working out in a poor or little lit area reminded me of my childhood days.
I grew up playing hide and seek. And the best part was I enjoyed hide and seek, the most when there was a powercut. We, a group of 12-14 people would play hide and seek in kind of dark or poor lit surroundings. We were kind of helped by headlights of passing by vehicles.
So as you can see, the situation today reminds of my childhood days.. Yup worth making a note. Some things are really close to my heart which I wont necessarily like to forget....
One of them is the childhood instance mentioned above.
Life s never gonna be the same. No worries of earning. Only playing, studying no tensions, no Form 16 s , no work related meetings. All for yourself. In other words its called A A W A A R A.
Cheers...
My gym does not have backup power, there is one emergency lantern. I could not continue running on the treadmill, but continued with other exercises. This scenario of working out in a poor or little lit area reminded me of my childhood days.
I grew up playing hide and seek. And the best part was I enjoyed hide and seek, the most when there was a powercut. We, a group of 12-14 people would play hide and seek in kind of dark or poor lit surroundings. We were kind of helped by headlights of passing by vehicles.
So as you can see, the situation today reminds of my childhood days.. Yup worth making a note. Some things are really close to my heart which I wont necessarily like to forget....
One of them is the childhood instance mentioned above.
Life s never gonna be the same. No worries of earning. Only playing, studying no tensions, no Form 16 s , no work related meetings. All for yourself. In other words its called A A W A A R A.
Cheers...
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