Good One

Found this poem written by An african guy on Google !! Man it says so much! have a look!

when i grow up i black
when i go in sun i black
when i born,i black
when i scared i black
when i sick i black
when i die i still black.

And you white fellow
when u born u pink
when u grow up , u white
when u go in sun,u red
when u cold ,u blue
when u scared,u yellow
when u sick ,u green
and when u die,u grey

and YOU calling me coloured?

side effects ---> 26/11

I don't feel good when i write this....We have been raped again!!

The last two days I was glued in front of my TV watching the whole Mumbai incident.It was really horrifying to know that Taj and Oberoi hotel were in the hands of some senseless and inhuman people aka terrorists.I think i need not explain much about the details about the incident..10 terrorists..more than 190 killed..many brave soldiers died..RDX ,guns, arms ,ammunition found..

I dont blame anyone for this..Actually this was to happen.because we certainly dont want to understand..Everytime they come to attack ,every time we condemn,every time we plan about a future course of action.every time a committee is set up..but nothing happens !! we are a country of wimps lets us accept that..there is no harm in accepting one's true self..Every time they attack its more deadly and more painful than the previous one...They blast more deeper ,more harder into our asses!!heck! Seems they want to show us..Really you are a bunch of 1 billion shameless craps..A handful of 10 terrorists can shake the whole 1 billion population..rather the whole world...wow such power !!
I certainly don't feel safe in my house.. any moment a terrorists gonna come..a blast on the door..and damn i am a hostage!!
I am certainly least hopeful about the situation improving..I see myself bugging my damn mind over another such incident some two months later..i wish i never had to..but when i hear statments like "bade shehro mein ek aadhi ghtnae ho jati hai " from the hon'ble minister i become skeptical !!

Really Enough is Enough..its time for us to stand.. "Together We can" certainly we can !!
don't let those sacrifices go like that.. We have suffered a lot.Let us show that this country will cut that hand when it points at us..!! If those wimps calling themselves the well wishers of the nation,if those men of promises are only concerned with their dirty politics cant do anything let us take the initiative!!


I just have to say:

Mr terrorist I Am alive now what will you do
Mr minister I am alive despite of you
I am an INDIAN!!

As i end this post i search for some courage and inspiration and i remember these lines by Rabindra Nath Tagore:

Where the mind is without fear and the head held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by Thee into ever-widening thought and action;
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Salute to all those real heroes who died in this unfortunate incident..You really are true sons of this motherland.I wish i was so lucky !!

Jai Hind!

Enough Is Enough!!

Well i came across a really wonderful video on Youtube and thought of sharing it !!

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJccJW_t0w

Screw them or what

I was reading some one's blog few days back where the author asked a very Interesting question!
It went like-->"What would u do with a person who screwed u badly somewhere in your life ...Let him go? or screw him even badly so that he comes to know..how does it feel"??
Well i thought a lot about it..and felt like including it in one of my posts!
After so much of thinking i don't really seem to conclude it !!

If I have to instantly give the answer it would be..."**** that Bastard" Pardon my language ..but i feel like that!!

But on second thoughts i think i would let them go.why should i do what they did..After all i am not Them !! I don't want to go to their levels ..I am not that down market!

There have been many people who have screwed me (badly), they know they are screwing me..and i know i am being screwed but still most of the times i go by second thought of mine.

I have people who would call me only when they need some kind of help ,who would say good words in front of me and curse me badly behind my back,who would make silly and unbelievable reasons for not being able to help me ..but i don't react to them.Rather i laugh at them for being so stupid and illogical.
Man life is too short to hate anyone!!
I am no one actually to teach someone a lesson..rather by being quiet i analyze how cheap and mean people could be..Thats my way of handling people..
But seriously u need to be very positive and patient if u want to go this way.People gonna think you are weak but u just need to think "If being wise is being weak,I am the weakest person".atleast i think like that!
I have found myself in very strange situations too owing to this thinking of mine so i have breached this "Analytical" conduct of mine many a times...After all i am a human too..I cant take all the humiliation and injustice to me..after all the most imp thing to me Is "ME".So i have been impulsive many a times..I have been too Rude to people many a times.I have overreacted to many things many a times..So its just that i am always in search of some kind of a balance in my theories..
Lets c !

well i would like to hear from all the readers what they feel about the topic.What would u do ??

Finally..

I am done with my training viva.submitted the so called "Live Project " i worked on!! well it feels very good to have worked on something very sincerely..I don't remember anything done by me worth "creative" in my life.May be this is the first time i have done something like this. I always knew i could but its just that the wayward attitude that I possess .i never let myself do any kind of hard work .This time too i would have let things go like that only.Just that something happened in between..May be i got the time to think about myself .I remembered all the things people said to me "about me"..So keeping all the useless things aside .i thought of giving myself a chance..I bet it was very hard to concentrate and keep the spirits high during the whole process of making the project but now in the end i feel it was worth it!!
Actually its really not that big thing to boast about.. The thing is my website is all set to rock the World Wide Web !! Actually it's not my website .Its company's website .I call it mine because i played a crucial part in "THE MAKING" of thebrainhub.com !!
I worked on a module "Online testing" .The sad thing is that its open for the company people only .So others cant login and test the module.. But i really need some suggestions and feedbacks regarding the website..!! Atleast have a say on the home page.. !!!
I used asp.net & C# + a lil bit of javascript !! Do tell me some ways of making the website more attaractive and more useful!!!

P.S.:: This is the most basic version of the website (bole to alpha version).work is on progress.So u may find some links not working or not loading properly !!

Hats off to the great Man !!

Anil Kumble is without doubt India's greatest spinner of all time - not only in terms of wickets but also by being a member of the winning team on more occasions than any other bowler in the history of Indian cricket. Be it Test matches or ODIs, Kumble has always been a match-winner. If in Test matches he is a no-nonsense wicket-taking bowler, in ODIs, he can attack and contain at will. Quiet, precise, ruthless - Kumble goes about his business of demolishing the opposition with clinical efficiency, based on the simple principles of line and length, and the desire to make the batsman play every ball. This post of mine is hence dedicated to the greatest match winner India has ever produced !! Just five days back I was expecting that the King of Ferozshah Kotla,Delhi would show the magic with his fingers again and we will be 2-0 up against the Aussies.But unluckily he got Injured while fielding.But I was really amazed to see him back on the ground even though he had a surgery on his left hand just a day back and then too he took the catch of Mitchell Johnson,his 619th prey running 20 yards back with 11 stitches on a finger in his lest hand,
It reminded me of the test match in West Indies when he got hit on the jaw and got badly injured.Then too he came out (with his head wrapped) and got Brian Lara out LBW!!
True Sportsman !! Hats off to u sir !!

Not to forget the TEN wicket haul against Pakistan on the same ground he decided to retire !! He is the second bowler to achieve that feat !!
He carried himself with Grace,Poise and Humility with dignity, which is found in people who have depth.
Well there is a connection b/w Anil Kumble and me.. Both of US are Engineers :P !! Jokes apart Truly a legend .His stats say it all !!

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	132	173	32	2506	110*	17.77	6455	38.82	1	5	302	9	60	0
ODIs	271	136	47	938	26	10.53	1536	61.06	0	0	57	6	85	0
First-class	244	318	61	5572	154*	21.68			7	17			120	0
List A	380	203	73	1456	30*	11.20			0	0			122	0
Twenty20	12	6	3	21	8	7.00	24	87.50	0	0	1	0	4	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.9	31	35	8
ODIs	271	265	14496	10412	337	6/12	6/12	30.89	4.30	43.0	8	2	0
First-class	244		66931	29347	1136	10/74		25.83	2.63	58.9		72	19
List A	380		20247	14178	514	6/12	6/12	27.58	4.20	39.3	14	3	0
Twenty20	12	12	277	350	11	3/14	3/14	31.81	7.58	25.1	0	0	0

Thank you Sir for all the entertainment you have provided to all the Cricket Fans.
You have been a great ambassador of the country. We surely gonna miss you!!

I dont want to......

1) I don't want to Die in a Bomb Blast.
2) I don't want to be in a Country where I will have to die in A fake encounter with police If i Speak against injustice or any atrocity !!
3)I don't want to be in a Country where I can't get admission into a good college because I don't belong to any backward caste!
4) I don't want to be in a Country where I am scared of being caught by police If I am A MUSLIM
5)I don't want to be in a Country where I am scared of being burnt because I am A CHRISTIAN
6) I don't want to be in a Country where I am scared of celebrating Valentine's day,Christmas,Mother Day,Father's Day because being a HINDU I am prone to be beaten By a SHIV SAINIK !!
7) I don't want to be in a Country where I am thought of as someone belonging to MINORITY QUOTA because I am A SIKH
8) I don't want to be in a Country which boasts itself of being the Biggest Democracy and still the people are the biggest slaves of politics,injustice and hypocrisy !
9)I don't want to be in a Country where I know I won't get justice from the court while I am living.
10)I don't want to live in a country wherein I am thought of as a citizen of the northern Part of the Country and not of the country



I don't want to live in........!!!!!!!!?????

its not me !!

Hah..i think i really need a break ..Need some amendments in my way of living.. I definitely need to mend my ways !!
I don't know why am i taking the things in a wrong a way!! I need not over react!! Its really kool to see things changing !! Its just that I need to Grow up and accept the truth !! It makes me sad but then it makes someone else happy.. and i Am always happy to see others satisfied !!!

Hell, why do i think like dat..do hell with others.the most important thing is Me..why do i feel content by seeing others happy while i am pissed off owing to some act of theirs ..I need to be more selfish i guess !!

But then I can't change :( .. i can't be selfish.. Why me GOd ??? :(( !!
but yeah no one is to be blamed here.. everyone is right on his part and i feel thats the best way i can accept the things!

With Heavy heart
Ciao !

Jaago re !!

I dont care if you are a super cool Stud or a techno crap ..Whatever may be the case you have a responsibility towards your nation.. SO wake UP !!



Visit JAAGO RE

For god's sake forget Orkut and facebook for 5 minutes..Register yourself at www.jaagore.com Your vote means a lot to the nation!!

Better Wake or it will be too late

Golden temple..A Sparkling Monument !!

So its the festive season going on here and most of the people in India are busy Shopping or enjoying themselves at home.Its Diwali Time fellas !!

I had a break from my regular schedule some days back .It was time for some expedition with my family. I remember last time i went somewhere with my family was nearly 5 years ago..
Actually we planned to go to Vaishno Devi and Amritsar.. I have been to Vaishno Devi a lot of times but i had never been to Amritsar or more specifically The Golden Temple !! So I Was very much excited about my visit.I had heard a lot about the beauty of the Golden Temple. So i always wished to see it.My desire came true this time .

As i stepped out of the vehicle I could see the outside of the Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple)..It was lit up beautifully.As i moved down the stairs from the main entrance i could see the great monument shining ..It filled my eyes with amazement..hell It is beautiful.There were many people around but still calmness persisted.It was really a nice feeling.
It is a place of both stupendous beauty and sublime peacefulness. Originally a small lake in the midst of a quiet forest, the site has been a meditation retreat for wandering mendicants and sages since deep antiquity.
The shining façade of this graceful gurudwara is accentuated not only by hundreds lights but by the faith and devotion it commands from its followers, many of whom are not even of the Sikh faith.
The airwaves are dominated by the sweet sounds of gurbani, the Sikhs hymns.
There is a sarovar right in between and the people can be seen sitting besides the edge in peace and enjoying the warmth and the peace that is present there !! Bathing in the Amrit Sarovar is of course an ancient tradition. The water is believed to have healing powers and so draws the sick and the ailing from all faiths.
The streets around the complex are dotted with many gurudwaras and spots of historical interest. The temple is situated in the oldest area of the city, abutted by ancient, crowded bazaars dotted with elderly historical buildings.
may be this was the only religious place which i didn't want to leave . !!
I regret of not having visited it Earlier!!

Satnaam waheguru !!

Britney ---oops she Did it again

I must confess i just love Britney Spears. She was my First Crush and she continues to invade my heart !! well she is hot,she is bold ,she is beautiful..needless to say
her music is awesome !!


just watched the newly launched song .."Womanizer"!! she looks as fit, as good as ever.. !!

She has been through bad times but still she manages to produce such a sizzling act.!!
U simply rock Britney !!
Thumbs Up to womanizer..!!!

A funny LAb report !!!

This is gonna be my first post from my respected college's lab!! rather my first one from the newly installed Wifi system here !!

I am sitting idle for the last 45 minutes..got nothing to do ..just looking out for some constructive kinda work !!

hah...orkut is banned here...[:(]..I can use a proxy to access that but the teacher is sitting in front of me and if he sees me passing time on orkut he's gonna throw me out of the lab...hey hey ..i am not concerned at all about that..the thing that matters is attendance. Man,I am gonna loose 3 precious and hard earned attendance [:P]!!
The activities In comp LAB-4 at 10.25 IST ,DOON valley COLLEGE OF ENGG AND TECH,KArnal::
1. Ahh...every second girl is accessing 160by2.com!! don know whom are they sending those private messages ;)!
2. There is a person using that laptop and it is making intersting noises ..!!Hell his lappy isfull of viruses !!
3. a "couple" is constantly changing seats !!.(may be looking for a secluded place :P)
4. well yeah there are people who are doing respectable work too...reading news...seems they have found the "news" option on google just now !!
5. hey hey ..the couple is into heavy discussions :P...future planning u know !!
6.Are wah...bandi has opened shaadi.com website and is looking for some suitable matches :D !!
7. A friend is gazing continuosly at the screen and looking at the Win Xp wallpaper !! deep thoughts han !! ;)
8. heavy yawns in a series from 4 persons !!
9. and i am endlessly gazing here and there for some Spicy NEWS..I bet..i look like a fool now :P!!
10. hey hey... SEEms the couple is gonna break up soon.."full naraz hai bandi"... so its time for me to enter to consolidate the girl !! :P..man i love this moment!! :P
So then me going for a "chance pe Dance " break :P!!! cya all soon...keep commenting !!

P.S. This event was done with the help of another mischievious element (like me ofcourse) named Shruti !! hell she always supports me !

formality ends reality starts!

I am back on my normal schedule..(wake up at 6..sleep again at 6.15 ..again awake up at 7 and disable the alarm on 7.05 and then finally wake up at 8).

the last three days I had sessionals..another brutal way of harassing the technical craps of the country ..bole to "We The engineers!!".
As far as i can guess i would have given more than 150 exams upto my third year... 150 In three years is a huge number man..
I remember once my maths teacher scolded me for not giving the test on Integration and told me that test is for your benefit..More u give test more u know where You stand..!! he convinced me that time..bUt abhi to i feel "it was the most untrue thing i have ever heard " !! i have a valid justification for that..

In a semester we have 3 sessionals for a subject plus a semester exam..ab uske baad b pta lage ki kch aata jata nai to definitely u feel pissed off !!I remember the last xam I gave It was of SPM---s/w project management..!! opened the at 6.30 in the morning read upto 8..and went to give the ppr..!! Likha sab bakvas hai ..and i know i m gonna get atleast 65 %..so its like worth not studyng !!chalo i accept my fault here..ki padho b nai aur system ko galian nikalo... !! but no one asks kyu nai pda!!

i never understand the justification behind including subjects like Compiler design ,environment studies..Bio tech..in the degree..Degree ka main purpose hai job..And noone is gonna ask me the digestive System there.. !! ab bolo ki being a engg u should be versatile as far as your knowledge is concerned..!!
thts fine i am ready to study the excretory system too:P..but atleast gimme a subject that is attractive and interesting enough !! well all i know is i have to consult a topic from 5 books+ google it..and cram it ..The next day execute the print statement on the exam paper..!!
we have the so called practical exams where the paper is attempted on the mercy of Pen drives .. No one pays attention to practical work..
even if you start doing something on your own you are pronounced as "extra sanki" banda of your class !!
The thing is the whole engg culture is piece of crap !! Engineering disciple has become more of a business ..College focus on quantity and not quality..Companies take engg in bulk and then throw them in bulk !!

Money wasted,...energy wasted and most of all 4 precious years wasted.. !!

Mere desh ki kahani!

so writing something about the topic u feel about is really a great feeling so i am back on my Favorite TOpic--MY poor Country!!!
i feel very ashamed to write it as a poor country .i sometimes wonder how is this country still running and yeah it didn't take me long to realize "ITS JUGAAD"!!
I think about we the people and suddenly i am into my world of dreams where i see us living like animals ..and yet we think this place a heaven..!!
I proudly said once " i am Proud to be an Indian"..!! did u notice that i wrote i said it once..No more know..i cant keep myself in to some kind of a disbelief of ..nor i want to demonstrate that false and untrue patriotism...!! Its just that i feel like that!!
Well one if the reason is definitely the state of "My Poor Country"..The great politicians we have.. owing to these mindless fanatics My country is on the verge of being called a second hell !!

We have politicians who one day pronounce a policeman as a martyr and presents him a 10 lakh rupee cheque and after some days in a very insulting manner questions the sacrifice of that man..How hypocritical is that!

Our politicians have a problem with everything ..they have a problem when their demands are not taken care of and they also have problems when their demands are met..Miss Mamta banerje had a problem when TATA was running the project in Singrur..She said TATA is taking away the land of poor people ..
and when he decided to leave the place She says why is he leaving .. and then violence starts

We have Such parties which believe every Muslim is a terrorist..hell..everything in India is "IslamisiZed" be it poverty ,be it uneducation ,be it terrorism...U name a evil and they say Muslims..!! they are ready to burn them alive.. !!
If U are so much interested in killing people try out your luck on the Border..U would be of of some help to the country that way!!

they say we gonna make it a super power by 2025 ..but i am skeptical of it.
The government is Busy in Only Condemning the attacks .. don;t they have any other work other than just condemning ??

I don't completely blame the Politics..Its just that We the citizens oF "My Poor COuntry" are Fools..The most "Veli" human race in the world can be found In "MY POOR COUNTRY" !! Sometimes it seems that people don't have any other work except those dhrnas and burning public property !!

The so called "DEMOCRACY" now according to me is the biggest threat to the County..

I hope We get over This "JUgaad" Policy soon...!!

FirstDate with PEN

Well here is a piece of writing by "A friend" . "Friend" doesn't want me to reveal the name so its kinda anonymous.. well thanks to "The friend" for this. lemme tell ya all this is the first piece of crap written by "The Friend"..so its really appreciable..I always knew that "the friend" always had the capability to write so wid some emotional blackmail ..likhvai hai ! !

Wish my " friend" all the very best !! Njoy!

I Wonder?
I wonder why am I writing this,
Cuz someone asked me too or is it just my own mind.
I wonder why we meet strangers,
Is it a mere co-incidence or is it our destiny?
I wonder why we cry,
Is it just an emotion or burden of our own existence?
I wonder why we smile,
Is it really a state of happiness or our fear of crying?
I wonder why we love,
Is it our insure side or part of our own being (something you just can’t help)?
I wonder why we don’t believe in God,
Is it just our stubborn self or lack of faith in our self?
I wonder if you know what I mean,
Or did you take it as another inept “I wonder” verse?
I wonder why I wonder,
But I still wonder...as you all do, I guess?

What Money Cant buy ???

My First Post for this blog, dont know how it'll work :-)

So Let me try with a tested concept..

Sharing with u something interested and meaningful... 

I found this topic interesting , so planned to merge it for you: 

I second the writer of  " Money Cant buy" for the following, With no doubts , i agree tht money cant buy:

1. Vision and mission of life

You can surely not buy a well organized vision for your life, Vision is something you aspire to be at some time in future, You cant buy aspirations and dreams, Currency is there to buy materialistic products.

Can you buy the purpose of ur life????????

2. Networking and building nurtured relationships

I can buy a networker, Money can bring ppl more close to me,I can buy things that have a probability of making a strong relation , but  definitely i cant buy people who'll stay with me for long,  for keeping a nurtured relation, I have been to Aditya Birla's MORE yesterday, i asked them for some nurtured relations, Couldnt find any, Will go to some other retail chain soon.. :) 

Building relationship is something that has to be learnt not to be bought from RELIANCE FRESH or WALMART

3. Values

It has always been said, " be a person of VALUES" , If money could impart values, we wouldnt have appraised ppl like MOTHER TERESA , everyone would have been lookin for BILL GATES to seek values.

Values act as a base for GOOD human being, I wish i could buy few for me too :) 

4. Personal development

Everyone aims at self development and this is something which, again, cannot be bought. One has to build personal development as a way of life by organising the day effectively, identify transferable skills and personal competence and improve the overall quality of working.

5. Genius

If  you remember 1996, HYUNDAI came up with one ad that launched A2 segment's best seller SANTRO.

The AD said " GENIUS IS INSIDE" , in the same fashion, INTEL says INTEL INSIDE, so , if the billion dollar companies dont have a doubt abt Genius's inherent character, how can i doubt?????? 

Genius in you is built by keeping a focus and bringing about daily improvements thus striving to build a genius through sustained efforts.

6. Mentor and guide

Mentoring comes in by developing a special relationship which is based on mutual trust and dependence for learning and growing to upgrade your knowledge and skill, u can buy one hour lecture , u can hire a parttime mentor, but u cant look for a sustainable relationship @ cash, not on credit card even :) 

7. Team spirit

This spirit has to be developed with mutual benefits to all and incorporates a deeper understanding, a sense of commitment and compatibility by dissolving ego and individual differences. Rabindranath 

Tagore rightly said: 'There is no such thing as absolute isolation in existence and the only way of attaining truth is through interpenetrating our being into all our objects.'

Watch CHAK DE INDIA for answers...

8. Humility

I can buy humility in the form of values, gentleness , kindness and humble behaviour subject to a different meaning of word "BUY" .

For buying all these things, the monetary concept of buying needs to be replaced.

9. Developing efficiency

I can hire efficient ppl, i can outsource my work, i can increase my man hours by increasing employment, but no BIBLE sayssss that i can buy my efficiency.

Management taught me a lesson : Follow the POLCA mantra: Planning, organising, leading, controlling and taking action. All this cannot be bought with money but it's a discipline in one's life which has to be incorporated in to become efficient and successful.

10. Adaptability and acceptability

Constant reinforcements of our adaptability to differing situations make it a habit and frame an acceptable behaviour towards the society. This is something that comes naturally and money cannot buy.

My TAKE :

CHECK OUT SUBHIKSHA's nearest store, jst heard that the above said things are being sold, and at a discount... :)

Jokes apart, it has been said several times, money can buy many things , but it holds a lesser value when it comes to acquire the above said things, PATIENCE,HONESTY,LOYALITY, DECENCY,TRANSPARENCY further add to the list...

GUITAR MANIA!!!

To start with the post lemme tell ya all i am a hardcore Music Lover..I am A music Maniac.yeah yeah i know every second person says so.who doesn't like music..Music really helps me breathe easy when i am not doing good..!!

Anyhow this post of mine is dedicated to the beautiful instrument of mine ..Ahhh I love it..Guitar is really a cool instrument to play..I wish i could play it well. just love each and every sound it creates.... i can tell hundreds of benefits of being a guitarist.some of them are:
1. It helps increase self esteem and self confidence.
2. Playing guitar also instills a sense of discipline.
3. Playing the guitar is also a great way to relax and unwind after a tough day.
and the most important of them all
4. Impressing Gals is a cake walk for a person knowing guitar..Gals just love it !! ;)


So this post was indirectly for all those poor chaps who feel that gals don't "CHECK THEM OUT":p..
Just Buy a new guitar and start learning today..:P!!

GO get it ..i bet It AIN'T a Miss

Possible or not?

Starting the day with exercise is real fun..and burning out those extra calories can sometimes be very painful !!
Gym has become some kind of necessity in urban people's life. Being an "uRban hopeless Crap" I start the day with Gyming and flexing my muscles with all those dumbles and benchpresses..
Today only i was kinda training in the Gym and just then current went off..It was not that extra special thing that happens..we ppl are used to it..

Just then i saw a person using the mechanical treadmill and just next to him there was a person paddling the exercycle.Just got a crazy idea then..

Can that energy be used in making electricity?? I guess i read it somewhere in my physics textbook.." energy can be transformed from one type to another type" !!
So can the mechanical energy of the ppl burning out those calories be converted somehow into some usable form ..??I am not thinking Big.. may be it can fulfill the power requirements of the Gym,,

A wednesday -----> A must watch

I m not a movie buff..neither do i like our so called Hindi movies much(here i mean those romantic melodramatic crap) but there is some good stuff being created too...Recently i saw "A Wednesday" and i must say it was one of the best Hindi movies i have ever seen..just loved the work of the great man Mr. Naseeruddin Shah ..Hats of to him really.

The thought is very similar to my thinking of handling terrorism..i along with my friends have discussed the solution the same way as was depicted in the movie..Just loved the way all the things have been done in the movie..The dialog delivery,those inspiring words,those expressive eyes..man i just love it !!

If anyone has decided to spoil his/her weekend by watching any Masala pic..My advice to them:

"Your money is precious ..Save it.. Better donate .. "

Definitely one of the best of the year !!
Thanks to the Director Mr Neeraj Pandey for such a wonderful movie!!
I wish we can make more of them!!

I was kinda trying to update my resume the other night..but was unable to find anything worth adding..!! :-(..If i would have submitted this very resume when i passed 12th it would have been same...DITTO!!! :-(
Dun knw what have i done all these years of my engineering...!! :-'(..I know just two langs c/c++ and i cant say that i am perfect in them too ..i was knowing them before my engg days too..HUh...wasted everything !!

4 days after 9/11

I am writing this post with a heavy heart
I hate terrorism.. :-(. dun know wass with these people ..What do they get by killing innocent people and ruining so many lives.
I was completely shattered when i heard of the bomb blasts in Delhi ..Man it was scaring .. Thinking about the places where i have spent so much time with my friends, got along with so many strangers and had so much fun ..and the next moment hearing that the same place has fallen a prey to the evilminds of these terrorists is vey painful..

What the heck is our Govt doing about it..Its busy in making those crammed statements after the blasts have occured.I sometimes really feel worried about the state of our country..!! iTs in no man's Land !!

On the day of the blast i was in delhi ..and was about to leave for Connaught place only..just then out of my laziness or something i cancelled the programme at the last moment..This moment i felt so proud of myself being a sloth..But at the same time i feel so helpless..

I feels as if we INDIANS are born to DIE in a bomb blast that could occur anytime..Our life is in the hands of terrorists..they may take it whenever they feel like..ARE THEY GOD ?? Coz only God has the right to take one's life ..!!
Dont know what else to say..
For those who fell a victim to yet another game of politics,extremism,irresponsiblity... may their souls rest in peace..

Peace!!
A Dejected Soul

A tryst With Strangers

The day starts with "ANKUR"( dats me 8-)) waking up at 5:00( man i have achieved something :P).I had a reason behind compromising with my sleep. I had to go to ALWAR(Rajasthan) for some important work there..The journey was of around 7 hours( by bus) and it was full of new experiences ..I thought i should share some of them..

1. Boarded the bus for gurgaon and couldn't find seat for 45 mins..atlast seeing my pain the Conductor offered me a seat beside him..though the seat was for only one person but we managed to fit in to it..For the sake of passing time i was reading an English magazine "TEHELKA". Its like one of the very complicated and difficult to understand kinda magazines i have ever read..(at least i find it diff. to understand all those articles).I was reading some article on INO -Us nuke deal.and the conductor was watching me read that..He suddenly grabbed it from me and started scrolling through the pages..HE started like "So, you into politics??"

I was like " hmmm...Not much ..i just read for the sake of Some general knowledge" and then he started speaking like some bullet train and didn't stop until some bus stop came ..He was actually not talking vague things.He was all the time discussing about the deal and all the arguments related to it..he was talking logically..and also told me that he dearly follows MR .tejpal..(the chief editor of Tehelka)..i asked him about his qualifications.He told me that he has passed 12th..I was quite amazed..a haryanvi jatt having passed only 12th reads Articles of Mr. Tejpal and understands helluva difficuilt articles and can convince an engineer...well I was impressed...

He asked me about my qualifications . i told him i am doing engg..He immediately asked me a question .." HOW many soft wares have you made"?? i had no answer to it..coz i havent made any.. !!

I felt ashamed and just said i am working on it..!! he then started testing me with my knowledge about comps..at that tym i thought man he is getting hyper.but i was kinda njoying it..coz it was like some test for me.. I answered almost his queries ..But i was stunned with the knowledge he possessed about comps... He said he studies it for FUn..It was quite inspring talking to him and he filled me with a lot of enthusiasm for sure..!!!


2. On my way back to home i had to board a BLueline Bus to go tomain ISBT in Delhi..On my way back from ALWAR to DELHI i met an air force officer in the bus..he was a personality..He had a great passion for sports..He told me how he lost both his legs and owing to his dedication and commitment to sports he is the coach of the volley ball team in his contingent..he had words of Iron and personality of steel..he was going to kurukshetra i.e about 30mins from my city. so we had to go board the same Blueline bus..

I was sitting with a boy around 21-22 who had dark complexion .He was nicely dressed and was discussing with me how his destiny(Fate) helped him from the bomb blasts that occurred just few minutes ago..he seemed very outgoing and experienced kinda fella..juss then i saw that he was having a knife tucked b/w the belt and the trouser .I asked him why was he keeping it" He said i carry huge payments all the day so for safety purpose i keep it..." I was like .." OK kool.Fair enough.."

The bus was crowded and suddenly breaking the conversation he stood up and just pushed some people in front of him I dint get him at that tym.. the Airforce officer was standing right in front of him.As the bus stopped he ran away like anything...Didn't understand anything ...jus then when the airforce person checked his pocket to take out money for ticket he realized it was picked... It was clear that the pocket was cut by the knife.. The whole picture was clear..I was sitting beside a pick pocket ..i didnt know how to react that time...i chekcked my pocket immediately and found my wallet in place...Gosh i was relieved.. !!

So a meeting with the pickpocket and the "Knowledgeable Jatt" were one of few experiences i had...have more of them too but seems the posts is getting much longer !!
will continue in other post..!!

hah!! what the heck!!

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Chrome O chrome

Its been a long time now since i have posted anything on my blog..the thing is i was kinda busy with my project( which is still pending...coz i am stuck :-( ).and also here in haryana there is acute electricity shortage so we get only 6-8 hours of electricity a day...'eh..thats sad..!!
Leavng aside all those uninteresting things...i had a urge to post something on the new BROWSER chrome..though its been some days since it was launched..but its never too late to comment on something...
Well so it all starts from my college Library where i was reading some nwspaper and there i read that google has launched CHROME...i was like kool man...the battles of browsers has started..i came home directly to download the GOOGLE BROWSER ..(yeah yeah i missed all my lectures) On my way back i was thinking what could chrome possibly mean.. Applying engineering logics(hit and trial) which i have very well learnt these years..i thought it could be something related to CHROMIUM may be..chrome...chromium ...sounds simillar!! I later found out it is a synonym of "improving".. i was like ...great an open source always welcomes improvement.

May be this was the last exciting moment of my experience with the chrome..i found the link to downlaod it on google .com, downloaded it..!! I opened the browser and had very strange and disappointing kinda expressions on my face..i was clearly not impressed with the interface..i thought i should open some website ..typed a wrong address in the address bar..when i realised it.. i was looking for the STOP button ..couldn't find it..(may be i m used to FIREFOX AND IE placemnts or wateva)...that was irritating..!!
tried again and this tym wrote a valid URL ..nothing opened..tried again...It hung...!! tried the third tym ..site opened but the response time was slow as compared to firefox..!!then i types some random words in the address bar..i found out that the google search engine opened and it began to show the results concerning the letters i typed..though it was something new but i thought this was not whati wanted..i wanted the browser to show "this page does not exist kinda thing"..and not find the data on search engine.. !!( may be i was overreacting owing to the irritating attempts i made earlier).then i found out it had some security issues too..
so all in all... it was kinda avg..keeping in mind GOOGLE TAG it had with it.
uninstalled it that day only... but i am waiting for the beta+ version...i know it will be better!!
I am so happy with mozilla!! It rocks for sure

IIT-Insitue of Intersting Tales??

Well IIT's are the most prestigious engineering institutes int the country .You need to be a real genius if you want to get in to IITs..They say IIT produces best Engineering Crap in INDIA :-P!!
It seems IItians have found another way of being known ..They are kool writers too..!!

I know hundreds of people who say they love reading books and when I asked them which books they have read so far..I most of times find a common answer "Five Pt Someone and one Nght @ Call center" !! so whats actually special about these books..? anyone wonders??
Its just that those "FUN and Wicked " moments where everyone sees some shade of their lives...
Those college moments , the whole IIT culture and everything has been desribed to fascinate the readers !!
I found another Book By An "IITIAn". It was "Anything for you ma'am"by tushar raheja!!
well the Tag LIne was "ANOTHER IITIAN's LOVE STORY ".. before reading I was like this book is gonna be nothing more than the same old "HINDI FILM" story where an IIt loser will be in love with a girl whose parents are much richer than him and he finds some way of marrying her..blah blah...But it wasn't that predictable..The book was kool though.. keeping apart those extra undigesting co-incidences that happen to the author !!!

Actually my point is that After chetan bhagat's successful FPS..IIT tag has become a marketing gimmick.. !! Every one is like thinking like " agar FPS bika to ye b bike ga" !!(if FPS was a hit it would also be a Hit)!!
sometimes i feel man These IItians are too good..they have so much happening in their lives.. !! No doubt IIt has found another talent !! Its coming out with all those "masala" and "chatpate" type authors and stories !!

Way to gO for them
best of lUck!!

61 and still counting

Yesterday was the day when our country was like 60 years old ..some more hours and we are 61..wow..it feels great..This day brings some kind of patriotic feelings inside every Indian and we surely feel proud to be an Indian ..
I woke up at 7 and was quite excited about the day.. Every morning of I- day i do the same..I am always interested in watching the flag Hoisting by the PM and listening to his speech... It was like a great feeling listening to the National Anthem and i was kinda filled with a lot of excitement..i remembered when i was in high school i always participated in the parade ceremony ..and felt really proud marching on the beats o the drum..But now i was more than happy remembering those days..anyhow...!!
I was kinda listening to speech of our PM and he was mentioning all the things his govt has done..but dont know somewhere inside i was like very mch disappointed..I was expecting much more..considering the situation our country is in ... !! Hell it seemed he was more concerned about praising his govt rather than addressing the issues concerning the common people !!

I was kinda Asking myself !!!

Are we Really Independent ??

I try to compare present scenario with what was prevelant before 1947. Common man was crushed, police force was nothing but representation of the british rulers, zamindars and landlords ruled their areas. What we have after 1947 - same situation, the only difference is that the pople on top have changed and we are forced to elect them.

Can any person dare lodging an FIR against the SHO or any senior person of police thana - We Cant. Can a common man rise against his local MLA or MP - he cant. Earlier we were crushed by Britishers now we are crushed by our own man. The rules made by one government are totally changed by the other, only to please the ego of politicians.

When viceroy or other senior member of the british raj use to pass by road, public was made to wait and was completely stopped from using that area. Same thing happens now. If President or prime minister is on the move, the same road becomes a cantonment. You are stopped, no matter how much you plead and what emergency you have. The policewala posted will abuse you and even lathi charge you if you try to move.

Where is the change? The policies of DIVIDE AND RULE started by Britishers have been refined and used more effectively by current date politicians. It has been brought to such level that even britishers will be wondering. India is divided - divided on caste, creed and now Areas. Was this the shape of India that was dreamed? Do we need another Gandhi, who can unite us and guide us in the right direction.The question remains. With so much of knowledge and power of Press why cant we stand and fight against the misuse of Power by the policeman and politicans? Are we afraid or we have lost the courage that Freedom Fighters use to have? Have we turned somuch selfish that we think only of ourselves and our family? What is going on in the neighbourhood is not our concern?Is this the society that we feel proud of? Time has come when we need to rethink again and stand up and fight for the right cause....

Independence to me is not just going to mall , late night partying with friends or spitting on the road an all the ill advantages we take out of being known as the biggest Democracy !! Independence to me is the state of a nation in which there are no social restrictions..The people are free in all sense..be it political or religious.. Independence to me is when my Country is free from terrorism ..Independence to me is when my country is free from divisive and dirty politics..Independence to me is when every day is celebrated with the same zeal and patriotism as !5th of August!!
We need a hunter really to drive this country..

Why is it that we need a special day to show our loyalty or affection towards our nation? Why do we give importance to this one day? Are we indians for only one day of the year? I know many people may have asked you these questions many a times, but have you ever been able to give out any answers?

Here's an appeal to all Indians. Please give a thought to the sacrifice of our countrymen, without which we would not have been able to celebrate our independence. Try to do whatever you can for the thousands of people who don't even know the meaning of independence and have to make ends meet for their basic existence. Think independently. Many others may have conflicting views. But I am sure there are many who would share my opinion. As for me, I am not content with my independence but will strive for it and at the same time feel proud of being an indian throughout the year. I am sure that one day we will be able to call ourselves independent by all means. Till then, let's just keep on trying and contribute in whatever ways we can. Remember! Together we can.

JAI HIND!!

Why do girls have all the fun ....x-(

title of my post suggests that it has got something to do with GIRLS...though i respectgirls in al manners :-p..but this time the scene is a bit different..It's just that i feel that girls nowadays take undue advantage of them being "GIRLS"...huh... !!!if its a brother sister fight it will be the brother who will be scolded..if its about some breakup...then also male fraternity is blamed..!!
Cmon ya ladies give us a break...!!!! We have standards too...!

You all must be wondering why am I freaking too much ?? Its just the incident that happened to me this morning..I was on my bike..driving slowly at about 40 ..and 3 girls on a single scooter were moving just in front ..Though i was least botherd about them..But the policeman standing at some distance had some other thoughts in his mind... hell he brought his big stick in front of my bike...and asked me to stop in that very insulting HARYANVI TONE .. x-( .It went something like "AEY CHORE KIT JA REYA HAI...THAM JA JARA..TERI KHABAR LU MAIN"(hey boy where are u going ,stop need to take care of u) !!!

I stopped being a responsible citizen but to my dismay instead of my polite words and all..he was like..you youngsters are the biggest mistake on earth, what fun do u have by following girls and wasting your parents money .I explained to him that i was going for some work in college only and it was a chance that they were in front ..I was not at all following them...But he would not listen..he was kinda blabbering out those rude words n me..and i was getting loud too..! Just then my uncle who was crossing the road saw me indulged in a cold war and he rushed immediately to the scene..and with some persuading and all the cop was fine again..
before leaving i asked him a question.."Sir ok,,u think i was following them..but why didn't u stop them ?? aftr it was not allowed to ride wid two people on the back on a two wheeler..He was shut and gave me a real bullshit answer "They are Girls"...huh !!!
CRAP !!!

Moments i remember

Now then i am back after a break i feel like so much inside me ready to be thrown out...
I am in college now but the memories of past really brings out the emotional side of me...I am missing my school days very much :'-( !! I feel nostalgic about all those moments i spent in School...

I remember my group members.. I remember those times when we used to bunk school for the full day for watching "some" movies at my place :-P ..and then the next day being asked by our teacher in a wicked manner about the" type" of movie we watched :-P..Hell he knew what we
were up to :-p. .. !! I remember that maths lecture where we used to disturb the teacher by whistling and all those weird sounds made by trimming machine :D !! I remember the moments when the gals used to climb up or down the stairs :-p !! hell i had spent millions of minutes standing besides the stairs ....No doubt i am suffering from neck problem :-P..This is the punishment of my sins only :-P !!!
We were least bothered about anything at that time..yeah we always scored good marks but it was not like we were couch potatoes or something...the healthy competition,those understanding eyes , that bicycle ,the computer lab and that early morning prayer..there is so much to miss :-(!!!
Many of my teachers didn't even know my real name I was called TUSHAAR KAPOOR ..they say i resemble him :-( :-P !! Even now whenever i meet them they say "Aur bahi tushaar bhaiya kaese ho :-P " i swear after listening to these words i feel really very happy that i am still remebered!!!

I remember one time in my chemistry lab i and my friends burnt up the whole apparatus while making some soap...Their was fire everywhere :-p.. and we had to spill a bucket of water over it :-p..the whole lab was engulfed in smoke ... !!! and yeah that physics lab where we were more interested in making different sounds by sonometer rather than performing our experiments ..the teacher used to hate us like anything for that .. :-P !! didn't get the opportunity to visit the bio- lab though :-p !!

yeah college life is fine but still those stupid things we use to do in school...really will be missed always !!!

Spiritual Me!!!

I don't know what this post is all about but couldn't resist posting the stuff in here....actually this contains a chat few days back between me and my friend ...

Before u read the chat i want to share something...and that something is MEDITATION....i really didn't believe in it much few days ago..i was like "This stuff is for OLD people man....not my taste,,,,ahhhh" .. but as i started doing it...i feel whole new dimensions of life...though its just been a few days only but i love it like anything....

yeah i tried doing it earlier too...but was very casual towards it..but some days ago i learnt a lot about it...like what is meditation all about,its relation with the GOD and yeah got a very convincing explanation about the biggest question of my life....."WHAT IS GOD" ????

this is the edited version of the chat though... but can be understood if you just give a little pain to your neurons(read brain) !!

and yeah thanks to ... "FRIEND....."..you seriously have given me a wonderful gift in the form of encouragement to meditate !!!

and a serious suggestion to everyone ...JUSt try it once ....i bet u will Love it !!!

Meditation is a discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness.

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FRIEND.......(3:43:21 PM): aacha.....u believe in god???

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:27 PM): yeah

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:31 PM): bola to!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:36 PM): i do!

FRIEND.......(3:43:39 PM): do u kno who u r????

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:53 PM): dun knw... very mch ...

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:06 PM): i knw abt me

FRIEND.......(3:44:12 PM): really???

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:15 PM): yeah

FRIEND.......(3:44:27 PM): jaise..... u r......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:34 PM): very emotional

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:41 PM): and a sheer optimistic

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:42 PM): !!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:03 PM): and i know..i am always ready to take the untraditional track!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:24 PM): i have a clear view about something..no second thgts if i want to do

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:36 PM): may be 2nd way is better but my way is mine!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:43 PM): y are u asking dat btw?

FRIEND.......(3:46:03 PM): good....kafi kuch pata hai......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:46:26 PM): don u knw abt ur self??

FRIEND.......(3:46:39 PM): par aren't these wordly qualities.....jo ankur is duniya mein abhi hai....yeh usski qualities hai...

FRIEND.......(3:46:48 PM): wat abt ankur behind u???

FRIEND.......(3:46:56 PM): i dun know myself at alll....nothin

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:47:03 PM): behind me??

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:47:04 PM): as in??

FRIEND.......(3:47:26 PM): ur soul......ankur jo iss ankur se phele tha aur bad mein bhi rahega....

FRIEND.......(3:50:40 PM): ..... thoda spiritual side ko dekho......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:51:07 PM): spiritual!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:51:09 PM): ummm...

FRIEND.......(3:51:18 PM): yes...that's wat i'm talkin abt

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:52:34 PM): u say smthng about it!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:53:17 PM): spiritual side ka i don knw !! i mn bhgvan ki maya they say is really vry diff to understand!!

FRIEND.......(3:54:49 PM): ankur bhagwan hi hai.....bas usse abhi iss baat ka pata nahi hai.....woh iss duniya mein meditate karke bhagwan ko pane ke liya aaya....magar is materialistic duniya mein kho gaya aur....apna asli maksad bhool gaya.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:55:25 PM): wow...that was something !!

FRIEND.......(3:55:30 PM): ankur iss duniya mein aane se pehle bhi tha....aur yahan se jane ke baad bhi rahega....

FRIEND.......(3:55:43 PM): koi marta nahi hai.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:55:51 PM): hmmmmmm

FRIEND.......(3:56:23 PM): human's ulitmate goal is to relise that he is god himself....n then woh dubara janam nahi leta.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:56:42 PM): and how does he realise that?

FRIEND.......(3:56:45 PM): woh relization dhayan...meditation se hoti hai.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:56:57 PM): ok....is it that powerful?

FRIEND.......(3:57:15 PM): it is the most powerful thing in this wrld

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:15 PM): have u ever felt that GOD in you??

FRIEND.......(3:57:18 PM): after god

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:25 PM): hmmmmm......!!

FRIEND.......(3:57:27 PM): yes

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:34 PM): wow !!

FRIEND.......(3:57:36 PM): always

FRIEND.......(3:57:40 PM): i love god

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:51 PM): how does it feel ??

FRIEND.......(3:58:05 PM): absolutely amazing....can't describe it.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:12 PM): i mn...knwing abot the one u only listen about from ppl

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:25 PM): wow...gr8

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:29 PM): no words!!

FRIEND.......(3:59:12 PM): n i had sm great experinces....

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I would end the post with a beautiful thought about Meditation from SWAMI VIVEKANANDA:

The soul of man is like a piece of crystal, but it takes the colour of whatever is near it. Whatever the soul touches ... it has to take its colour. That is the difficulty. That constitutes the bondage. The colour is so strong, the crystal forgets itself and identifies itself with the colour. Suppose a red flower is near the crystal and the crystal takes the colour and forgets itself, thinks it is red. We have taken the colour of the body and have forgotten what we are. All the difficulties that follow come from that one dead body. All our fears, all worries, anxieties, troubles, mistakes, weakness, evil, are from that one great blunder — that we are bodies. This is the ordinary person. It is the person taking the colour of the flower near to it. We are no more bodies than the crystal is the red flower.

The practice of meditation is pursued. The crystal knows what it is, takes its own colour. It is meditation that brings us nearer to truth than anything else. ..."