Adios 2008

Now that 2008 is behind us and all we have is reflections from the annus horribilis .

Let me put this up here so that i can recall this in better times.

2008 was 

1. A year where every purchase was made with a calculation at the back of my mind...easily the toughest financial year in my memory.
2. When bro and me made professional judgements which turned out to be life changing.
3. A year of so many conflicts with/between near & dear 
4. Was more sober that 2006 but drunken than 2007
5. A year where a prudent sale of real estate would have set me up for life but..... I look upon that a lesson in life now :-)
6. Lehman Bros went for toss to put everything around us in a spin
7. Obama proving 'Yes! We can'
8. Mumbai attacks bought India together like nothing ever could
9. When bro finally went in for the PG madness...Bon Voyage Bro!!
   
10. Having your personal life hang by a thread ...this does nothing for your professional life BTW ;-)
    
11. Cricketers and Abhinav Bindra doing India proud
12. Saying all the wrong things at the wrong time.

Hoping for a Better 2009 and as Obama said 'Yes, We can!!'

I just blogged to say...

Saw Sayesha Blog on this and decided to tag myself

Here are the rules:

RULE #1: People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

RULE #2: Tag 6 people to do this quiz and they cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by, cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by, and must continue this game by sending it to other people.  

Chuck the rules..follow at your own peril  ...Anyways, Here i go:

Q. What do you love the most in your lover?
Ans: Her kindness & love for mundane things.

Q. What would you do with a billion dollars?
Ans: Spend. Spend more.Spend even more

Q. What is love?
Ans: In one word 'CONFUSION'

Q. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Ans: No

Q. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
Ans: Both ...love is a blessing

Q. How long should you wait for someone you really love?
Ans: Wait is over so i shall skip this

Q. Is it possible to like someone without loving them?
Ans: Yes

Q. Is it possible to love someone without liking them?
Ans: No

Q. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
Ans: Drink....Kill...Whatever!!

Q. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
Ans: Drink

Q. What takes you down the fastest?
Ans: Bad company

Q. How would you see yourself in ten years’ time?
Ans: In Shape..hopefully

Q. What’s your fear?
Ans: Living up to peoples expectations

Q. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Ans: A Spectacular writer

Q. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Ans: Single and Rich...Why share the misery

Q. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
Ans: Answer the Phone

Q. Would you give all in a relationship?
Ans: Yes...but what constitutes 'ALL'

Q. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, whom would you pick?
Ans: No Clue

Q. Would you forgive and forget, no matter how horrible a thing that special someone has done?
Ans: No

Q. If you get to go back in time and fall in love all over again, would it still be with the same person(s)?
Ans: No..no point in repeating mistakes

I tag - DD (only person i know who follows my blog ;-)

Other jobless morons can feel free...

Superb

Read on Sudhish Kamath's blog

Question : Why is Abhishek Bachchan doing an item-number in the film Mission Istanbul?

Answer: To console Vivek Oberoi that he also does things apart from Oberoi's ex-girlfriend

Loved this PIC

14 going on 30!

Read this blog (http://www.blinman.com/before30.htm) and got thinking.(my score is 10 on this list)

There were things i wanted to to do before i was thirty when i was a kid and now that the target is close, i have a different list. Now the first list may seem basic to a lot of people but this is what i wanted when i was 14 ,in a small town school with a middle class upbringing.

1. Get a JOb - Check..those were the days when unemployment(among cousins) was rife
2. Complete my education (Masters/Phd) - Check
3. Drive a car - Check
4. Become tall - partial check
5. Get proposed - Check
6. Propose to someone - Check
7. Make it work - PHEW..now i am totally making this up..always thought it would work as in fair tales and movies
7. Impress your boss with your talent - Nope and no chance
8. Write a dairy - partial check...blogging and twittering count dont they ??
9. Sing in front of a crowd - Nope and no Chance
10. Impress Parents - DONE atleast partially in my opinion....seriously.

Now here's my current list and Status

1. Travel to all continents in the world - Africa, South America, Antarctica and Australia to go
2. Own a convertable
3. Play the guitar
4. Spend more than my monthly income on a single gadget
5. Jump off a airplane
6. Cook a meal for more than 20 people
7. Win a drinking contest
8. Do Volunteer work
9. Own a killer looking apartment
10. Quit job on whim and go travelling

In a Nutshell

Two posts in a day....WOW!

I am: a happy go unlucky person
I think: happiness is a decision not a state of mind
I know: what i am
I have: a huge collection of songs
I wish: i was taller
I hate: that i do not do charity
I miss: my family
I fear: failure
I hear: whatevers playing on my Ipod
I smell: nothing..smell is an exagurated feeling
I crave: mom's cooking
I search: for anythings thats missing obsessively
I wonder: i will go to Hell or Heaven
I regret: a lot
I love: my bro...though i never tell him that
I ache: all over after a hard day at work
I am not: very sympathetic
I believe: that God invented laundry to make me calmer as a person
I dance: really badly
I sing: in my head
I cry: for my dad
I fight: the urge to stop swearing and i fail everytime
I lose: money on every bet i play
I win: nothing
I never: see a match i want India to win in Cricket
I always: curse when India loses
I confuse: between left and right
I listen: to any kind of music
I am scared: of rejection
I need: water to survive
I am happy about: a lot of things in my life
I can usually be found: browsing

Updates

Update to myself and all two of my readers :-)

SInce i have written all of two blogs in last two years.....i can guess correctly (for once) that no ones actually following this.

I remembered that i blog when i registered to Twitter here and decided to put an entry.

Also remembered that i was trying to make a new layout for this blog as a way of learning/remembering some HTML.

Will have that up by next week....i hope!!!

hmmmmm.....i am back...

Well i am back in HAL(adobe of the blue elephant) and i have joined in Chennai.
So i shall try to be more active in this space.
Do not keep your fingers crossed though!!

Shifted Back!!!

Back to Bangalore!!!
Must comment, But still maintain pretence of being too busy to Blog.
Hmmm Interesting scenario.!!!
Well lets take a review, shall we???

1. Shifted back to Blore and must say this"Roads have improved"
2. Quality of life remains da same
3. Moved into consulting, so get paid to bull@#@t
4. Felt bad to leave friends & family back in Hyd, but life goes on
5. Felt worse to leave HAL, my first company

Shall i blog more frequently now that i am in Blore.
Well its difficult, as i am not vela any more.
So do not keep your fingers crossed.

5 wierd things about me

Reading a random blog and came across this. So i decided to celebrate the government unblocking my blog (or so i claim) by writing this.

1. I touch my nose atleast a hundred times a day. So i guess people think i have a permanent cold and other things not that complimentary.
2. I hate drinking coffee & tea, not that i dislike the taste but just the fact that they burn my toungue. AHEM !!!
3. I think fighting with my boss and bragging about it is cool.
4. I love to think i broke realtionships on my own accord when its very much the opposite (am i saying too much....Does not matter, please refer to my next wierd statement.
5. I actually think People read my Blogs :D and consider myself a BLOGGER

Too senti for me but dats the mood now.

Whats the best place for a first date?

Someone i know had a first date in a very unlikely place. The Labor Room of a Hospital !!!
And to my knowledge both of them are not doctors.

And being in the Vela Despo mood that i am in rite now, i started thinking about the best place to have a first date.

So here goes my pattha-paisa on the topic.

1. A Park - Public and Private at the same time but too conventional.
2. Coffee Shop - another unimaginative place which might not be too private
3. Cinema - Again unimaginative but gives you more privacy esp if you are not a movie buff
4. Exhibition/Fare - Another favored Indian haunt but a bit too loud for my liking
5. Techno Conference - My fav as you can talk all you like while enjoying free food & goodies
6. Beach/Hill top/ Local Geographic Wonder - Again Like the park but atleast good for the scenic value

So here's my tribute for a couple who had a great time in the Labor room.
D&P May both of you have a wonderful life together.

Making out Rules

1. Do not Chew Gum
2. Wear as less clothes possible
3. Save electricity, off all lights, feel the stuff
4. Do not loose eye-contact
5. Sit on the ducks 'hard'
6. Do not say thank you after you are DONE

Thanks for all the TIPS DQ & Sheets
Another nice Link
And Finally DQ has the last say "JUST DO IT” no more rules required!!!..

What Does your Birthdate mean?

Your Birthdate: February 4

You have an extraordinary character - moral, responsible, and disciplined. Your sincerely and honesty shine through in almost every situation. Driven and focused, you rarely let your emotions get the better of you. You're level headed and rational. People count on your to look at things objectively. Your strength: Your unwavering loyalty and ethics Your weakness: Your rock solid stubbornness Your power color: Navy blue Your power symbol: Shield Your power month: April

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Day of Reckoning

Ideally I would love for India to go for a win but will the Indians wilt under pressure and draw the series against England or drag out a draw. Well, Dravid will have to prove his mantle in the latter case, esp with Sehwag & Sachin both out injured and Laxman inexplicably left out of the team. Only he remains a batsman whos both experienced and reliable.

So as I said before shall Indians make Flintoff a Hero, an even bigger one. Only time will tell....

Perfect Weekend

What’s better than a weekend with food delivered and sports on the telly all day long?

Sunday the 13^th of March shall always be remembered by sports fans as the day Australia and South Africa both rewrote the history books. But I shall remember the day just because of the sports content involved.

Firstly it was the India-England test series (which even with an Indian Victory in Sight was boring compared to the other fares on offer). Then it was the Bahrain GP where Alonso outsmarted Michael Schumacher for the chequered flag. After that it was a Rooney master class in a 2-0 win for Manchester United over Newcastle. The icing on the cake was Gibbs playing out of his Skin to win the match for South Africa. Then I fell asleep watching Thierry Henry and Arsenal in a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.

What a day!!!! PHEW

Saturday was spent sleeping and a trip to Bottles and Chimneys with Ki, Ka, A and F. Was another good day spoilt by a sprained wrist.

More weekends like this please.