Thursday, March 04, 2010
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
2008...and 2009
Jan 03, 2008
....
Yes, I have decided on a few to-dos for this year...
get some lessons in photography - NOPE
go on atleast 3 photo-expeditions - YES
start seriously thinking about quitting work and starting something on my own - YES
get a car for parents - YES
get working on my house - YES
and yes...blog atleast 100 posts this year - NOOO
...
not a bad year huh...i guess i have checked a yes to most important things in life...and to be honest...the photography lessons are not really needed now! :)
Yah...blogging would have definitely made it a perfect year...but then you cant get everything...
The year has been awesome...in all sense of the word. Spent a good time in Dubai yet again...have had a brilliant married life so far...and Accentium is exciting like never before...
2009
This blog is being shut down. Somehow I feel the need for an integrated space...and so I am going to start my own site. Looking for the domain right now, but it should be up and running soon...
Photography will continue...and I am loving every bit of it. 2008 saw quite a few excursions and I hope the same continues next year too.
Am hopeful that this year I will step full-time into Accentium and bid goodbye to ATK. Will surely keep you updated on the same
Take care...and have a great 2009...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Long Long time...
and with a purpose...
Pahwa has been nominated as one of Asia's Top Young Entrepreneur...which is a proud moment for all of us...! :)
Follow the link below to vote for him:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/10/1008_asia_young_entrepreneurs/22.htm
~a
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Am proud to be an Indian....
As long as DUDES such as Manmohan Singh continue to exist...
this is by far the best speech delivered by an Indian politician...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3265909.cms
"...I have often said that I am a politician by accident. I have held many diverse responsibilities. I have been a teacher, I have been an official of the Government of India, I have been a member of this greatest of Parliaments, but I have never forgotten my life as a young boy in a distant village.
Every day that I have been Prime Minister of India I have tried to remember that the first ten years of my life were spent in a village with no drinking water supply, no electricity, no hospital, no roads and nothing that we today associate with modern living. I had to walk miles to school, I had to study in the dim light of a kerosene oil lamp. This nation gave me the opportunity to ensure that such would not be the life of our children in the foreseeable future.
Sir, my conscience is clear that on every day that I have occupied this high office, I have tried to fulfill the dream of that young boy from that distant village..."
this is by far the best speech delivered by an Indian politician...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3265909.cms
"...I have often said that I am a politician by accident. I have held many diverse responsibilities. I have been a teacher, I have been an official of the Government of India, I have been a member of this greatest of Parliaments, but I have never forgotten my life as a young boy in a distant village.
Every day that I have been Prime Minister of India I have tried to remember that the first ten years of my life were spent in a village with no drinking water supply, no electricity, no hospital, no roads and nothing that we today associate with modern living. I had to walk miles to school, I had to study in the dim light of a kerosene oil lamp. This nation gave me the opportunity to ensure that such would not be the life of our children in the foreseeable future.
Sir, my conscience is clear that on every day that I have occupied this high office, I have tried to fulfill the dream of that young boy from that distant village..."
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
This is it....
THIS makes me happy...really really happy....!!
Circulate...share..post...blog...do whatever...let the world know that I have clicked this...! :)
Well...comments plz...before anything else...
~a
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Purest Form of Art
Since writing on the walls is done neither for critical acclaim, nor financial rewards...it remains the purest form of art
discuss
discuss
Monday, June 02, 2008
Physical and Digital Books
While I wander in the streets of NY...hunting for a building less than 5 storeys high...here is a fantastic quote i read this morning...
"People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding your horse to work just because you love it.”
–Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the difference between physical books and digital ones
"People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding your horse to work just because you love it.”
–Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the difference between physical books and digital ones
Take care...will see you soon..
~a
PS: Am approaching 1000 snaps on this trip...and am awesomely excited to see all of them..!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Update and appeal
Actually...let me begin with the appeal(s)...
1. I appeal to all the thousands of visitors to my blog...averaging 23 in number per day...out of which 19 spend 0.00 minutes on the blog...plz forgive me for not being regular with the blog...!
PS: The facts above are real...but am surprised...how can anyone measure the time as 0.00...?? i mean..am sure it takes atleast a second for people to realize that they are in shit...right...? Its like...someone intends to tell me that the time taken from the enter button to the top right button on the window takes less than a second..! Darn...thats depressing...
2. Can airlines please come up with a weekly magazine...reading the same thing 8 times a month is no fun..trust me.
3. Can vijay mallya please concentrate on improving the food on kingfisher...rather than blasting 11 individuals who have been running 23 km marathons for all their life...for not winning the 100mtr sprint..!
4. Can aaj tak please read the business description under which it is listed...! Last I checked it was meant to be a NEWS channel
5. and finally...can i please appeal to myself for not writing crap...even if it happens only once a month...
Updates - several!
1. www.gaadi.com
Its launched...plz check it out. We all are proud of it...and believe it is one of the strongest products in the car category in the indian space. and lo behold..within a month of its launch...gaadi.com is already India's No 2 Car website. And I am convinced that we shall be No. 1 by end of the year...!
2. Am off to the US for 2 weeks...business trip. Ruchi is accompanying me...on vacation! Will be in NY..(which i hvnt been to...ever) and it shud be a fantastic photo opportunity. I jst believe that the US holds a lot of potential when it comes to portraits...! So lets see how well I do...really excited. Meeting a whole lot of people whom I hvnt for years...yuuhuuuuu
So well...i will keep writing...hopefully...and will share my pics soon...! Take care everyone...
~a
1. I appeal to all the thousands of visitors to my blog...averaging 23 in number per day...out of which 19 spend 0.00 minutes on the blog...plz forgive me for not being regular with the blog...!
PS: The facts above are real...but am surprised...how can anyone measure the time as 0.00...?? i mean..am sure it takes atleast a second for people to realize that they are in shit...right...? Its like...someone intends to tell me that the time taken from the enter button to the top right button on the window takes less than a second..! Darn...thats depressing...
2. Can airlines please come up with a weekly magazine...reading the same thing 8 times a month is no fun..trust me.
3. Can vijay mallya please concentrate on improving the food on kingfisher...rather than blasting 11 individuals who have been running 23 km marathons for all their life...for not winning the 100mtr sprint..!
4. Can aaj tak please read the business description under which it is listed...! Last I checked it was meant to be a NEWS channel
5. and finally...can i please appeal to myself for not writing crap...even if it happens only once a month...
Updates - several!
1. www.gaadi.com
Its launched...plz check it out. We all are proud of it...and believe it is one of the strongest products in the car category in the indian space. and lo behold..within a month of its launch...gaadi.com is already India's No 2 Car website. And I am convinced that we shall be No. 1 by end of the year...!
2. Am off to the US for 2 weeks...business trip. Ruchi is accompanying me...on vacation! Will be in NY..(which i hvnt been to...ever) and it shud be a fantastic photo opportunity. I jst believe that the US holds a lot of potential when it comes to portraits...! So lets see how well I do...really excited. Meeting a whole lot of people whom I hvnt for years...yuuhuuuuu
So well...i will keep writing...hopefully...and will share my pics soon...! Take care everyone...
~a
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Mornings with Sunday Part 4
Went to this fantastic place last weekend - Shaheen Bagh. Its a resort about 10 kms off Dehradun...! Beautifully done...quite majestic...and decently affordable. Rooms are available starting 4,500 (all meals included).
If at all you go...make sure you pick up the poolside room. Its somehow the cheapest but the best in terms of location.
For families, pick up the suite in the other cottage. Charges only 5,000 and can accomodate 4 people.
Lovely place to spend 2N/3D..maybe even more if your schedule permits! We spent only a night there...and felt it was a trifle too short...moreso given the drive to the place which can easily stretch to 6.5 hrs from Delhi in peak hours...!
Check out the place..
and do go there...
~a
If at all you go...make sure you pick up the poolside room. Its somehow the cheapest but the best in terms of location.
For families, pick up the suite in the other cottage. Charges only 5,000 and can accomodate 4 people.
Lovely place to spend 2N/3D..maybe even more if your schedule permits! We spent only a night there...and felt it was a trifle too short...moreso given the drive to the place which can easily stretch to 6.5 hrs from Delhi in peak hours...!
Check out the place..
| Shaheen Bagh Apr 08 |
and do go there...
~a
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Choki Dhani
Visited the place in Feb. Fantastic weekend getaway for Delhi. But it would be best to go there for 2 nights instead of just 1. We felt it was a little tiring to attempt a sat/sun escapade...!
some exploits
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/ChokiDhaniFeb2008
enjoy
~a
some exploits
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/ChokiDhaniFeb2008
enjoy
~a
Am back....
In Dubai for a week....the place hasnt changed much...but the feeling is so great...! I personally didnt think that I get attached to places...(it is people alone, used to be my explanation)...but I guess things are not so....
Great to be back...
PS: I know I was supposed to write 10 posts in the last month...and yeah...i hvnt written any. But lots to share...coming up right away...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Mornings with Sunday - Part 3
Mornings with Sundays continues...we went to the Lotus Temple on Jan 27. Have been there multiple times before...and though it doesnt really offer a whole lot of photography opportunities...it was still a pretty good spend of time...
Also, clicked some really impromtu snaps of Pihu and Sarthak - Ruchi's Neice and Nephew...they have come out decently well...do let me know how you find them...!
Check out www.picasaweb.google.com/warikoo
___________
life hasnt been life of late...the project is killing...late hours...lack of sleep...i think my hair is graying faster than before...am not putting on weight as easily...have started to dislike paneer tikka...even pineapple has lost its charm...
Also, clicked some really impromtu snaps of Pihu and Sarthak - Ruchi's Neice and Nephew...they have come out decently well...do let me know how you find them...!
Check out www.picasaweb.google.com/warikoo
___________
life hasnt been life of late...the project is killing...late hours...lack of sleep...i think my hair is graying faster than before...am not putting on weight as easily...have started to dislike paneer tikka...even pineapple has lost its charm...
anyways...the module is coming to an end...so lets see what shapes up after that...
__________
Planning on the TV Campaign for SecondShaadi from Feb 15th..so really looking forward to that...its quite exciting to see your product come live on TV...! We are also working towards our new product scheduled for a beta launch in April. Quite a challenging exercise...keeping our minds decently busy all along...!
Baaki sab mast hain...life is good...
~a
Monday, January 28, 2008
ISB is the world's 20th best school
http://rankings.ft.com/global-mba-rankings
..am 1/4th of the average salary quoted there..
such joy..!!
~a
PS: Work is crazyyyyyy...this has been by far the deadliest project at ATK. in every which way...! am just praying for a calm end...
..am 1/4th of the average salary quoted there..
such joy..!!
~a
PS: Work is crazyyyyyy...this has been by far the deadliest project at ATK. in every which way...! am just praying for a calm end...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Project Departure
At the airport...right in front of the departure screen
Capturing faces...staring at the screen...
great time...
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/ProjectDeparture
~a
Capturing faces...staring at the screen...
great time...
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/ProjectDeparture
~a
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Mornings with Sunday - Part 1
So consulting is taking its toll...i just had a straight 40-hr stint at work last week....40 straight hours...nothing gay abt tht....no bath...no brushing teeth...no (yes..) shitting...and yeah...just 40 straight hrs infront of the laptop....
this project has been tight...plus it sucks to be away from home...yet continue to pay the friggin bills!...
so...to have more time by ourselves...R and I have decided on something that I call...
"Mornings with Sunday"
Every (ar atleast every other) Sunday, we will pick up a destination...wherever we are...and scan that place. largely monuments, maybe temples...(though i doubt she would go..)...maybe parks...whatever..! the idea being...
1. we get to spend time by ourselves...away from cellphones and people who call up and ask "sir do you require a personal loan"...and i reply.."yes yes...thank god you called...i need a crore in the next 2 hrs"..."sorry wrong number, sir"...!
2. i get to click the place...which is oh so relaxing...
3. she gets to do her morning walk...and scan new places...
So...its been 2 weeks since we have been doing so...and the first visit was to Surajkund. The preps for the craft mela were on...so part of that has been captured...! lovely experience...
I share the snaps
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/MorningsWithSundayJan06Surajkund
Enjoy
~a
this project has been tight...plus it sucks to be away from home...yet continue to pay the friggin bills!...
so...to have more time by ourselves...R and I have decided on something that I call...
"Mornings with Sunday"
Every (ar atleast every other) Sunday, we will pick up a destination...wherever we are...and scan that place. largely monuments, maybe temples...(though i doubt she would go..)...maybe parks...whatever..! the idea being...
1. we get to spend time by ourselves...away from cellphones and people who call up and ask "sir do you require a personal loan"...and i reply.."yes yes...thank god you called...i need a crore in the next 2 hrs"..."sorry wrong number, sir"...!
2. i get to click the place...which is oh so relaxing...
3. she gets to do her morning walk...and scan new places...
So...its been 2 weeks since we have been doing so...and the first visit was to Surajkund. The preps for the craft mela were on...so part of that has been captured...! lovely experience...
I share the snaps
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/MorningsWithSundayJan06Surajkund
Enjoy
~a
Mornings with Sunday - Part 2
This time it was the Tughlakabad Fort
Here are the captures
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/MorningsWithSundayJan13TuglakabadFort
Enjoy
~a
Here are the captures
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/MorningsWithSundayJan13TuglakabadFort
Enjoy
~a
Beauty Breeze
Taken on the cruise boat that took us to Koh Tao. Love this for some reason....or probably I know the reason...!!~a
Monday, January 07, 2008
Kuch Is Tara
I have to thank SL for the song...its truly the best gift she could have given me...
at 12.49am...after you have been up for 20 hrs...and have gone without food for 8 hrs...the power of music is such that it forces you to write...to express...to feel...
i never knew i would say this so soon...but i hate consulting when it comes to staying away from home...it just doesnt feel worth it....but i know that something will make me wake up tomorrow...all charged up...willing to conduct interviews with CEOs and then eye excel sheets till the sun drops dead...
such is life...
btw...i have decided to start a series by the name of "Mornings with Sunday". Wherein R and I will head out for a location...wherever we are...every other Sunday, for a photo expedition and a general 'get to know the place' kind of trip.
We started last sunday with Surajkund, Haryana. Will share the snaps and the experience soon...once am home.
life's good...kuch is tara...
~a
at 12.49am...after you have been up for 20 hrs...and have gone without food for 8 hrs...the power of music is such that it forces you to write...to express...to feel...
i never knew i would say this so soon...but i hate consulting when it comes to staying away from home...it just doesnt feel worth it....but i know that something will make me wake up tomorrow...all charged up...willing to conduct interviews with CEOs and then eye excel sheets till the sun drops dead...
such is life...
btw...i have decided to start a series by the name of "Mornings with Sunday". Wherein R and I will head out for a location...wherever we are...every other Sunday, for a photo expedition and a general 'get to know the place' kind of trip.
We started last sunday with Surajkund, Haryana. Will share the snaps and the experience soon...once am home.
life's good...kuch is tara...
~a
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Alienwan 2008 - the 10 point YES
Before anyone asks, let me give you the answers
1. Yes, the marriage did happen...check out the snaps at www.picasaweb.google.com/warikoo
2. Yes, married life is actually good...and there is nothing to be scared of. However, you should be fine with the fact that there no longer exists the concept of 'sleeping on the bed as if you own it' or 'i am just going to surf porn for the next 2 hrs cause i got nothing better to do' or 'i will only watch NDTV cause that the only channel with a brain' or 'no one read my sms - do you get it?'
3. Yes, I watched Taare Zameen Par and think it yet another confirmation on the phenomenon called Aamir Khan. Needless to say, the movie has and will continue to move a lot of people...including the baby girl in the bus who will grow up to realize that Aamir Khan himself helped her mum change the nappy. Its surely an entry for the Oscars this year and I wont be surprised if karan marries Shahrukh...err...delete delete...the movie wins..!
4. Yes, life has been crazy ever since we have come back from the honeymoon...both work-wise and personally. After much deliberation we decided to stay with my parents, but not before we had bought everything for the new house. So a distress sale happened...some people got lucky and some people just realized why a distress sale is called so...
5. Yes, we have tried to get our marriage registered...but the government still believe that a gazetted officer is required to attest the photo...cause heck...the passport with the snap just isnt enough...! and there are still some people who think citizens will pay 2K to get the certificate done in a day. Did anyone tell them that the certificate is not so much required by the couple than by the government???
6. Yes, I did get promoted! which felt great cause I wasnt expecting it.
7. YES...YES...YES....i am broke after marriage...at one point of time i had exactly 69 bucks in my account...and the only position that should come to your mind reading the figure is bankruptcy and not something else...
8. Yes...secondshaadi is doing fantastic....has broken even...and we are right now in profits. TV campaign scheduled to start soon...and our new venture is coming up on feb 2008. watch out for it...
9. Yes, I have decided on a few to-dos for this year...get some lessons in photography, go on atleast 3 photo-expeditions, start seriously thinking about quitting work and starting something on my own, get a car for parents, get working on my house and yes...blog atleast 100 posts this year...
10. yes...yessss...yessssss...yesssssssssss....ooops..sorry...got busy with something else...
enjoy 2008 folks...!
~a
1. Yes, the marriage did happen...check out the snaps at www.picasaweb.google.com/warikoo
2. Yes, married life is actually good...and there is nothing to be scared of. However, you should be fine with the fact that there no longer exists the concept of 'sleeping on the bed as if you own it' or 'i am just going to surf porn for the next 2 hrs cause i got nothing better to do' or 'i will only watch NDTV cause that the only channel with a brain' or 'no one read my sms - do you get it?'
3. Yes, I watched Taare Zameen Par and think it yet another confirmation on the phenomenon called Aamir Khan. Needless to say, the movie has and will continue to move a lot of people...including the baby girl in the bus who will grow up to realize that Aamir Khan himself helped her mum change the nappy. Its surely an entry for the Oscars this year and I wont be surprised if karan marries Shahrukh...err...delete delete...the movie wins..!
4. Yes, life has been crazy ever since we have come back from the honeymoon...both work-wise and personally. After much deliberation we decided to stay with my parents, but not before we had bought everything for the new house. So a distress sale happened...some people got lucky and some people just realized why a distress sale is called so...
5. Yes, we have tried to get our marriage registered...but the government still believe that a gazetted officer is required to attest the photo...cause heck...the passport with the snap just isnt enough...! and there are still some people who think citizens will pay 2K to get the certificate done in a day. Did anyone tell them that the certificate is not so much required by the couple than by the government???
6. Yes, I did get promoted! which felt great cause I wasnt expecting it.
7. YES...YES...YES....i am broke after marriage...at one point of time i had exactly 69 bucks in my account...and the only position that should come to your mind reading the figure is bankruptcy and not something else...
8. Yes...secondshaadi is doing fantastic....has broken even...and we are right now in profits. TV campaign scheduled to start soon...and our new venture is coming up on feb 2008. watch out for it...
9. Yes, I have decided on a few to-dos for this year...get some lessons in photography, go on atleast 3 photo-expeditions, start seriously thinking about quitting work and starting something on my own, get a car for parents, get working on my house and yes...blog atleast 100 posts this year...
10. yes...yessss...yessssss...yesssssssssss....ooops..sorry...got busy with something else...
enjoy 2008 folks...!
~a
Thursday, October 18, 2007
auto pilot mode....
just one piece of advice my friend...just one piece...
dont question anything...they think its a fantastic idea to have shehnai playing next to the DJ...heck it is....they think that you cant meet her entire next week till the actual wedding day...so be it...they think flowers on the ground will look better than flowers on the table...oh you bet they would....they think getting a kashmiri singer to sing for 6 hours and paying him 13 grand is all fine...yes it is..
...they think they know better...ofcourse they do....
...just be in the auto pilot mode...drive...dont direct....
so be it....
am off people....marriage is knocking on my door...and the parents of all single women in this world are hosting a global party to celebrate the occasion..
everyone's invited...
catch you in november...
~a
dont question anything...they think its a fantastic idea to have shehnai playing next to the DJ...heck it is....they think that you cant meet her entire next week till the actual wedding day...so be it...they think flowers on the ground will look better than flowers on the table...oh you bet they would....they think getting a kashmiri singer to sing for 6 hours and paying him 13 grand is all fine...yes it is..
...they think they know better...ofcourse they do....
...just be in the auto pilot mode...drive...dont direct....
so be it....
am off people....marriage is knocking on my door...and the parents of all single women in this world are hosting a global party to celebrate the occasion..
everyone's invited...
catch you in november...
~a
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Investment Strategy 101
Market drops 10%...relpet drops 13% to 159
Trading stalled
SEBI issues clarification on PN – it is not banned…just being controlled…!!
Market bound to bounce back now.
Buy 1,00,000 worth of relpet at 11.30am at 163 – under margin trading
Sell relpet at 179 at 2pm
10% gain in single day…!!
God bless the SEBI…
PS: not much work today…
Trading stalled
SEBI issues clarification on PN – it is not banned…just being controlled…!!
Market bound to bounce back now.
Buy 1,00,000 worth of relpet at 11.30am at 163 – under margin trading
Sell relpet at 179 at 2pm
10% gain in single day…!!
God bless the SEBI…
PS: not much work today…
Thursday, October 04, 2007
yeh to bada toin hain....
belive me if you wish to...but this is actually the motto of our new project...! its a tough piece to work on...data is as scarce as images of rakhi sawant hiding her assets and instances of bappi lahiri adressing himself as bappi lahiri and not Mr. Bappi Lahiri...
so basically...yah...the project bada toin hain...!! i am sure you are not one of who those doesnt hv a friggin clue of what i am talking about...
which brings me to a few ads that i have seen/heard lately...and hv got me questioning the fundamental of mankind. ok...whatever...not as far...but definitely questioning some fundamental...lying someplace...
1. Laxmi Chachi
some dude told me that its Reema Lagoo in there....and i was like....bullshit...get out of here....she is like...mom dude...she is Mother India. there is no way in hell that she would be seen on national TV stretching panties...
but holy friggin shit its true...its really true...
i mean why....why woudl anyone....anyyyyyone...do this..!! it couldnt be possibly money....especially not reema lagoo...she is friggin mom everywhere...! omnipresent....! jst like himesh bhaiya...! u think of celluloid moms (why doesnt this sound right...?? nevermind)...and you think of her..! and here she is...going through rounds of elasticity to such gory details...!! eeessshhhh...in utpal dutt style....
2. Ravi Nursing Home
so..i admit...i am a convert....! from believing that indian radio sucks real BIG TIME...i hv atleast started dedicatig office driving time to Fever 104...and quite like the channel and the RJ lokesh. but no..it wasnt his ad...
i believe it was world heart day sometime back...and i hear this marvel of an ad on radio...
"celebrate the world heart day with a 20% discount on bypass surgery at the Ravi Nursing Home. SMS heart to 5 something something"
WTF..!!!
so lemme attempt to enter the mind of the patient here...and gather his internal response on hearing the ad
"oh wow...20% discount...awesome shit...i have to get that long postponed bypass surgery now...darling chale???"
"toooooooo much...20% discount...joy to the world...i better cancel my apollo hospital reservation and check in to the ravi nursing home. consumer is the king..."
"OMGGGGG...i mean...OM friggin GGGGG....i had to hear this right on the day after my by pass surgery...here i am ...wasted all my savings on a stupid operation...and this gem of a deal comes and goes bham...!! right in my head...shit shit....shitttt....a..aaahhhh...aaahhhh...mera dil...koi hain...koi hainnnn....dil mein dard...koi hainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
moronic material man...moronic..!! my to-do list before 30 has another item...meet the creator of this ad...
any other masterpieces from the indian land...??? please share...
~a
so basically...yah...the project bada toin hain...!! i am sure you are not one of who those doesnt hv a friggin clue of what i am talking about...
which brings me to a few ads that i have seen/heard lately...and hv got me questioning the fundamental of mankind. ok...whatever...not as far...but definitely questioning some fundamental...lying someplace...
1. Laxmi Chachi
some dude told me that its Reema Lagoo in there....and i was like....bullshit...get out of here....she is like...mom dude...she is Mother India. there is no way in hell that she would be seen on national TV stretching panties...
but holy friggin shit its true...its really true...
i mean why....why woudl anyone....anyyyyyone...do this..!! it couldnt be possibly money....especially not reema lagoo...she is friggin mom everywhere...! omnipresent....! jst like himesh bhaiya...! u think of celluloid moms (why doesnt this sound right...?? nevermind)...and you think of her..! and here she is...going through rounds of elasticity to such gory details...!! eeessshhhh...in utpal dutt style....
2. Ravi Nursing Home
so..i admit...i am a convert....! from believing that indian radio sucks real BIG TIME...i hv atleast started dedicatig office driving time to Fever 104...and quite like the channel and the RJ lokesh. but no..it wasnt his ad...
i believe it was world heart day sometime back...and i hear this marvel of an ad on radio...
"celebrate the world heart day with a 20% discount on bypass surgery at the Ravi Nursing Home. SMS heart to 5 something something"
WTF..!!!
so lemme attempt to enter the mind of the patient here...and gather his internal response on hearing the ad
"oh wow...20% discount...awesome shit...i have to get that long postponed bypass surgery now...darling chale???"
"toooooooo much...20% discount...joy to the world...i better cancel my apollo hospital reservation and check in to the ravi nursing home. consumer is the king..."
"OMGGGGG...i mean...OM friggin GGGGG....i had to hear this right on the day after my by pass surgery...here i am ...wasted all my savings on a stupid operation...and this gem of a deal comes and goes bham...!! right in my head...shit shit....shitttt....a..aaahhhh...aaahhhh...mera dil...koi hain...koi hainnnn....dil mein dard...koi hainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn"
moronic material man...moronic..!! my to-do list before 30 has another item...meet the creator of this ad...
any other masterpieces from the indian land...??? please share...
~a
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
0313
...its no more 'changing the face of media and entertainment'
...its no more leaving office at 7pm
...its no more sleeping at 12 noon...after 2 hrs of browsing
...its no more waking up excited at the prospects of meeting 'someone' today
...its about oil and gas now...
...its pipelines...
...its tiring...tiring...
...its 0313 hrs...
...its about checking into the hotel right now and checking out at 0800 hrs...
...its still abt waking up excited at the thought of the marriage vacation starting next week...
JOY...!
~a
...its no more leaving office at 7pm
...its no more sleeping at 12 noon...after 2 hrs of browsing
...its no more waking up excited at the prospects of meeting 'someone' today
...its about oil and gas now...
...its pipelines...
...its tiring...tiring...
...its 0313 hrs...
...its about checking into the hotel right now and checking out at 0800 hrs...
...its still abt waking up excited at the thought of the marriage vacation starting next week...
JOY...!
~a
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
a new piece....
i can see SL nodding her head...when i say that i love to use the word 'piece' for my projects..!! so yeah...i started on a new piece last week...and its been crazy since then. its not like the ones which gives you an orgasm...but ok...with only 3 weeks to go before i take off for marriage...i dont mind collecting hotel and frequent flier points....
PK and KM got married...and it was a blast of a week...i mean awesome fun...! i can almost see that my marriage wont be even half as much fun...PK was actually with us all the nights...except for the first night ofcourse....chatting away to glory...drinking happily...and just generally having a good time. while i will be thrust upon relatives..who will not only want to apply mehendi on me..there will also be the quintessential "khushi ke aansoon" at every 12 nanoseconds....
the only saving grace will be the fact that loads of people are coming down for the wedding...so a mini reunion of sorts is expected...right from school, college...to ofcourse isb....
life is expected to be busy for a long time now...so lets see when we catch up next....
till then...
...life's good...
~a
PK and KM got married...and it was a blast of a week...i mean awesome fun...! i can almost see that my marriage wont be even half as much fun...PK was actually with us all the nights...except for the first night ofcourse....chatting away to glory...drinking happily...and just generally having a good time. while i will be thrust upon relatives..who will not only want to apply mehendi on me..there will also be the quintessential "khushi ke aansoon" at every 12 nanoseconds....
the only saving grace will be the fact that loads of people are coming down for the wedding...so a mini reunion of sorts is expected...right from school, college...to ofcourse isb....
life is expected to be busy for a long time now...so lets see when we catch up next....
till then...
...life's good...
~a
Thursday, September 06, 2007
faith like a child...
set apart its capacity, coolness and the ability to make the CD look obsolete...i love my iPod for the simple reason that it helps me connect to my past so effortlessly. as long as i remember, music has formed an integral part of life...and somehow each phase of my life has a song attached to it.
i wont mention a particular song lest daddy will kill me for bringing it up again...but a whole lot of other songs too bring back memories of a life once lived...and emotions once felt...
this morning...heard one such number...
took me back to possibly the longest phase of self-doubt i have experienced...
strange how it took just this one song to get me back...
...they say that i can move the mountains...
...and send them crashing to the sea...
...they say that i can walk on water...
...if i follow and believe...
...with faith like a child...
Jars of Clay is a gospel rock band...they sing songs in praise of the lord...and do an awesome job at it....! it might be tough to get your hands on a CD in India...but if you do....grab it..!
~a
i wont mention a particular song lest daddy will kill me for bringing it up again...but a whole lot of other songs too bring back memories of a life once lived...and emotions once felt...
this morning...heard one such number...
took me back to possibly the longest phase of self-doubt i have experienced...
strange how it took just this one song to get me back...
...they say that i can move the mountains...
...and send them crashing to the sea...
...they say that i can walk on water...
...if i follow and believe...
...with faith like a child...
- Faith like a child; Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is a gospel rock band...they sing songs in praise of the lord...and do an awesome job at it....! it might be tough to get your hands on a CD in India...but if you do....grab it..!
~a
Monday, September 03, 2007
Srinagar...chak de...and 203...
went for a fantastic vacation to srinagar (after 20 years) with family...from the 15-19 of August.
some memories from the place...
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/JKTripAug2007
___________________
during my recent engagement, there was a time when we were trying to understand the film business in India. typically the first response of anyone would be...its a gamble...no one really knows what will work. which seems obvious....i mean cmon...Himes bhaiya kicked everyone's ass with his debut...and no one has ever attempted a murder attack on bappi lahiri...and ofcourse...KJo (or karan johar for the straight population) still thinks that KANK was his best attempt at maturity...!!
so yeah....at first glance...the industry seems to be not driven by any logic...! what works...what wil work...no one knows...so people jst continue making films in the hope of that pot of luck...
but then...being consultants...with the word anal used as a prefix....it didnt make sense..! a frggin USD 2Bn industry...running on zero logic...! is there no way to ensure atleast a high probability...
and thats when the last week...threw the answer...
last sunday...i watched Chak De
yesterday...i watched Victoria No. 203...
and the difference....wow..!!
Chak De India
i admit...for the first time...SRK wasnt himself. people said that it was the same in Swades too...but frankly i didnt see it. The movie completely rested on him...and he had his moments of 'pulling back his free flowing hair in the midst of a storm'...! i mean...why the f does he need to run all the way upto the water tank...take off his shirt...and plunge into it to discover that the opening had been choked..there were fifty friggin people standing next to the tank...and all with their shirts off already...! lekin nahi...main to SRK hoon...main hoon naa...
anyways..so yeah...the first time that he wasnt himself. the story was simple...yet unique and powerful. and the director did full justice to it. each and every shot was there for a purpose...the editing was crisp...and we didnt get to see too much of SRK..! the girsl were ofcourse...yes yes...preeti sabharwal included...awesome. komal chautala was an absolute gem...
ofcourse SRK had to piss me off at some point of time...but surprisingly that come through in the movie. rather in an interview...where Mr Khan states...
"the movie required me to wear a beard all the time. it was really stressful for me"
we understand Mr. Khan...we totally do....! not only would the beard have ensured that KJo didnt come close to you for the entire period...it mst have been torturous for your fans to not see your dimple...and your oh so cute cheeks. we understand...
but the main point is...i loved the movie...every bit of it...! its those types whose DVD can be bought...and stored...maybe never watched...but you have that solace that its there...and you can watch it anytime...!
so there....a powerful production house...(YRF)...fantastic direction and editing...perfect placement of songs...powerful performances....and u have a winner..!
now you would want to believe that everyone knows this...but heck...no....
Victoria No. 203
And the best performance in a supporting role...goes to Dora's bra...!!! and you have to watch the movie to know what i am talking about...!
why...why on earth...would a woman agree for such a role..! money cudnt be jst it..!! but anyways...so this lady...with the screen name dora....apparently a ninja in the movie...steals these diamonds...but not before she decides to show the world her cleavage...all thru the robbery.
you know...i dont understand much of camera work and direction...!! but i sure know somethings that i am convinced everyone does as well....
1. when you rapel down a building....its NEVER...face down...
2. when the artist approaches the camera...and even comes within 12 inches of the camera...the camera shud ideally move back as well....
ofcourse...the reasons why the 2 didnt happen in the movie are obvious....even to women for a change..! in short...disgusting..!!
the movie apart from this....horrible. it had its share of good laughs...thanks to Om puri and Anupam Kher...who are masters in their field but were clearly made to underperform...! but overall...no concept of editing...no concept of song placement...or for that matter song lyrics...(imagine the actors trying to find the lock which fits the key they have...and they burst into a song on the road..."help me please...to find the locker...find the locker...help me please...")
and some actors were born to overact..! i think kamal sadanah is one of them...or maybe even heads that organization...! imagine producing the movie (its his production) and then sealing its fate by acting in it as well..! crap..!!
so there...another piece of garbage...
...almost twice the size of hollywood...and 1/10th in value...!!!
~a
some memories from the place...
http://picasaweb.google.com/warikoo/JKTripAug2007
___________________
during my recent engagement, there was a time when we were trying to understand the film business in India. typically the first response of anyone would be...its a gamble...no one really knows what will work. which seems obvious....i mean cmon...Himes bhaiya kicked everyone's ass with his debut...and no one has ever attempted a murder attack on bappi lahiri...and ofcourse...KJo (or karan johar for the straight population) still thinks that KANK was his best attempt at maturity...!!
so yeah....at first glance...the industry seems to be not driven by any logic...! what works...what wil work...no one knows...so people jst continue making films in the hope of that pot of luck...
but then...being consultants...with the word anal used as a prefix....it didnt make sense..! a frggin USD 2Bn industry...running on zero logic...! is there no way to ensure atleast a high probability...
and thats when the last week...threw the answer...
last sunday...i watched Chak De
yesterday...i watched Victoria No. 203...
and the difference....wow..!!
Chak De India
i admit...for the first time...SRK wasnt himself. people said that it was the same in Swades too...but frankly i didnt see it. The movie completely rested on him...and he had his moments of 'pulling back his free flowing hair in the midst of a storm'...! i mean...why the f does he need to run all the way upto the water tank...take off his shirt...and plunge into it to discover that the opening had been choked..there were fifty friggin people standing next to the tank...and all with their shirts off already...! lekin nahi...main to SRK hoon...main hoon naa...
anyways..so yeah...the first time that he wasnt himself. the story was simple...yet unique and powerful. and the director did full justice to it. each and every shot was there for a purpose...the editing was crisp...and we didnt get to see too much of SRK..! the girsl were ofcourse...yes yes...preeti sabharwal included...awesome. komal chautala was an absolute gem...
ofcourse SRK had to piss me off at some point of time...but surprisingly that come through in the movie. rather in an interview...where Mr Khan states...
"the movie required me to wear a beard all the time. it was really stressful for me"
we understand Mr. Khan...we totally do....! not only would the beard have ensured that KJo didnt come close to you for the entire period...it mst have been torturous for your fans to not see your dimple...and your oh so cute cheeks. we understand...
but the main point is...i loved the movie...every bit of it...! its those types whose DVD can be bought...and stored...maybe never watched...but you have that solace that its there...and you can watch it anytime...!
so there....a powerful production house...(YRF)...fantastic direction and editing...perfect placement of songs...powerful performances....and u have a winner..!
now you would want to believe that everyone knows this...but heck...no....
Victoria No. 203
And the best performance in a supporting role...goes to Dora's bra...!!! and you have to watch the movie to know what i am talking about...!
why...why on earth...would a woman agree for such a role..! money cudnt be jst it..!! but anyways...so this lady...with the screen name dora....apparently a ninja in the movie...steals these diamonds...but not before she decides to show the world her cleavage...all thru the robbery.
you know...i dont understand much of camera work and direction...!! but i sure know somethings that i am convinced everyone does as well....
1. when you rapel down a building....its NEVER...face down...
2. when the artist approaches the camera...and even comes within 12 inches of the camera...the camera shud ideally move back as well....
ofcourse...the reasons why the 2 didnt happen in the movie are obvious....even to women for a change..! in short...disgusting..!!
the movie apart from this....horrible. it had its share of good laughs...thanks to Om puri and Anupam Kher...who are masters in their field but were clearly made to underperform...! but overall...no concept of editing...no concept of song placement...or for that matter song lyrics...(imagine the actors trying to find the lock which fits the key they have...and they burst into a song on the road..."help me please...to find the locker...find the locker...help me please...")
and some actors were born to overact..! i think kamal sadanah is one of them...or maybe even heads that organization...! imagine producing the movie (its his production) and then sealing its fate by acting in it as well..! crap..!!
so there...another piece of garbage...
...almost twice the size of hollywood...and 1/10th in value...!!!
~a
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
go...Indigo..
life as a consultant always gears you up for an alternative career as a hotel and airline critic....! and yeah...ofcourse...rental car service critic too..! which reminds me...why do all the cabs...even the ones running in the evening, carry yesterday's newspaper..! and why do i still read them..?
anyways...so yeah...hotel and airline critic. hotels are for later...but recently i realized that i have flown all the airlines in the indian skies...! so here...
Indian
I strongly protest the name firstly...! given how they perform...all that we will hear is...Indian food sucks...Indian is never on time...Indian women are old...and rude...and well...at times you need time to figure out that they are women...!
that said...who am i to complain of the name. but for hevens sake..if i buy a ticket...plz...plz...dont jst give me a craft to fly in..and a seat to sit on..! give me some respect as well...!
"Ummm...could I have today's financial express?"
"we dont carry all the newspaper in this country"
"some water please?"
"can i first finish giving everyone their food..."
"please dont disturb me for the meals. i am full and would like to sleep"
"sir...sir...sir...(shaking me left and right...GET UP YOU BUGGER)...ma'am..he is not getting up...sir...sir...ah yes...sir...would you like veg or non-veg...?"
please...please...dont fly those...! please....
Jet
Has got to have the best frequent flier program..! fantastic upgrades....and beautiful service..! ofcourse...sexy flight timings...and great confort. so my personal first choice...
but then....they overdo it...
"sir...veg or non-veg"
"no i am fine...wont have anything"
"are you sure sir?"
"yes...pretty much...thank you..."
"can i get you some fruits"
"no please...thanks"
"sure sir..?"
"(mataji...maine kal chacha ke chole bhature khaye the....aur mujhe dast lag gayi hain. agar maine kuch khaaya...to yahaan nadiyaan beh jayenge...and u know of what...so plz...can i not have anything...) Yes...thanks again"
Air Deccan
i hereby declare the eighth wonder of the world. Air Deccan landing each time it takes off...! with the state of their crafts and the way the pilots run those machines...its sheer miracle at play. maybe we should call gopinath a saint..!
I remember...while at ISB...AD was my fav airline. one cause that was the only one i could afford from hyd to delhi for my home trips...and two cause i handt flown anything else except jet. and that was at a time when the del-mumbai return ticket used to cost in numbers as bappi lahiri has gold in kgs..! basically shit loads...! until AD arrived and changed everything...
but then it jst lost it mid-way. if you arrive at any airport...the only passenger counter with the max passengers...and the max chaos will be it.
and recently...i read this as an Advertisement for AD.
"We have 99% OTP (on time performance)"
the fine print....which was in a font size smaller than all roles of rakhi sawant in bollywood put together...said...OTP measures if a flight has arrived/departed within an hour of its scheduled arrival/departure time..!
holy friggin shit...! this means that 1% of all AD flights actually land an hr after scheduled time..!! and they fly some 350 flights a day....so 4 flights daily with this statistic...!! horrible...!
Spicejet
a late entrant in the no-frills space...but has done itself a lot of good..! decent airlines with great potential. have only flown it once...so cant really comment...
Indigo
This has got to take the cake. an absolute delight to fly this. one thing smart that they do is to allow buffer time on their stated arrival time. so even though its factually incorrect...psychologically it works wonder. so all the times that i have flown Indigo....they have always landed much before their scheduled time..!
plush aircrafts...extremely friendly staff...brilliant comfort. right from the bus that takes you to the craft from the terminal...to the leg space and the seats itself.
funny is how these no-frills airlines dont expect business travellers at all. i boarded an indigo...to go to ISB last week...and was in my business suit. firstly...people couldnt stop getting amazed and amused at my attire...so much so that i checked myself if i still had my pants on....
i board the craft...and out of habit give my jacket to the airhostess. she politely...and quite regretfully informs that they dont have a provision to keep jackets...! nor did they have any business newspaper on board...! but i can live with these....
Kingfisher
always...and i mean...always...ask for the aisle seat. and if you have flown kingfisher...you know why...! great service...horrible food...and no concept of cost cutting. i appreciate them handing that passenger kit..but frankly...why waste that bit. has any customer research been undertaken to see what all frm that kit is actually carried out by the passenger...? i see the pen used a lot...but thats abt it..!
i hv written abt the airlines previously as well...so will attach an excerpt...
and then...we hv to give to mr mallaya. i mean...u get balls of steel to get yana gupta to speak hindi...let alone show how to unbuckle a seatbelt. the words tht she used were last used in 2000 BC...when the aryans were taking their first bullock cart ride...! i mean...who in gods name...uses "sunishchit...!!!" nowadays. i am sure in some part of the plane...a lady wud hv gone...."there...thats the name of my 1st kid...!!!" and the funniest part was blowing the lifejacket. it looked like a lipstick ad...! guys who travel kingfisher...watch out for this...! funny...
_____________________________________________
recently have bid adieu to a lot of close folks at ATK. all of which have left for fantastic opportunities. Shintu left for his MBA...and why wouldnt he be happy...his school tops the FORBES list this year for the best RoI...! friggin shit..! a school has to have balls to have the best RoI on USD 120K..!! all the best dude...will surely miss u....
and then rintu...(for those who dont know...rintu...shintu are not brothers...but could have easily been so..! nor are these their real names....shintu is basically shambunath...and rintu is known as rinkle khanna...ok...kiddin..!)...left as well...in some ways back to where he belonged. it hurt...cause not only is he a true gem..he was also quite close...!
then today was the last day of one of my fav people at ATK. AC surprisingly isnt a consultant...but an executive assistant. so limited to our interactions...i struck a great chord with her. you know...its days such as these that one realizes how imp the admin people are in an org...!
you enter office and you have VJ...the face of ATK...with a smile...! and then the security guards...with that goodmorning sir...and again..a smile...and then you pass RM...who ofcourse is perpetually married to her life patner. who comes in white color and measures 2 inches...and NO...i am not talking about that..!! so anyways...RM is always all so lost to see me...but then an occasional...katrina kaif smile comes by...and then comes AC. always cheerful...always smiling...! and always ready to offer a helping hand.
and this makes me feel...is this a phenomenon that beats the law of averages. how can everyone in the firm be likeable..and be just at the right wavelength for you. how can everyone be so approachable...and so dependable...! but so be it...who is out there to disprove this....
_____________________________________________
came back this sunday from a fantastic trip to srinagar. loads of pics to share....will do so by the next post...
till then...keep the faith...
life's good...
~a
anyways...so yeah...hotel and airline critic. hotels are for later...but recently i realized that i have flown all the airlines in the indian skies...! so here...
Indian
I strongly protest the name firstly...! given how they perform...all that we will hear is...Indian food sucks...Indian is never on time...Indian women are old...and rude...and well...at times you need time to figure out that they are women...!
that said...who am i to complain of the name. but for hevens sake..if i buy a ticket...plz...plz...dont jst give me a craft to fly in..and a seat to sit on..! give me some respect as well...!
"Ummm...could I have today's financial express?"
"we dont carry all the newspaper in this country"
"some water please?"
"can i first finish giving everyone their food..."
"please dont disturb me for the meals. i am full and would like to sleep"
"sir...sir...sir...(shaking me left and right...GET UP YOU BUGGER)...ma'am..he is not getting up...sir...sir...ah yes...sir...would you like veg or non-veg...?"
please...please...dont fly those...! please....
Jet
Has got to have the best frequent flier program..! fantastic upgrades....and beautiful service..! ofcourse...sexy flight timings...and great confort. so my personal first choice...
but then....they overdo it...
"sir...veg or non-veg"
"no i am fine...wont have anything"
"are you sure sir?"
"yes...pretty much...thank you..."
"can i get you some fruits"
"no please...thanks"
"sure sir..?"
"(mataji...maine kal chacha ke chole bhature khaye the....aur mujhe dast lag gayi hain. agar maine kuch khaaya...to yahaan nadiyaan beh jayenge...and u know of what...so plz...can i not have anything...) Yes...thanks again"
Air Deccan
i hereby declare the eighth wonder of the world. Air Deccan landing each time it takes off...! with the state of their crafts and the way the pilots run those machines...its sheer miracle at play. maybe we should call gopinath a saint..!
I remember...while at ISB...AD was my fav airline. one cause that was the only one i could afford from hyd to delhi for my home trips...and two cause i handt flown anything else except jet. and that was at a time when the del-mumbai return ticket used to cost in numbers as bappi lahiri has gold in kgs..! basically shit loads...! until AD arrived and changed everything...
but then it jst lost it mid-way. if you arrive at any airport...the only passenger counter with the max passengers...and the max chaos will be it.
and recently...i read this as an Advertisement for AD.
"We have 99% OTP (on time performance)"
the fine print....which was in a font size smaller than all roles of rakhi sawant in bollywood put together...said...OTP measures if a flight has arrived/departed within an hour of its scheduled arrival/departure time..!
holy friggin shit...! this means that 1% of all AD flights actually land an hr after scheduled time..!! and they fly some 350 flights a day....so 4 flights daily with this statistic...!! horrible...!
Spicejet
a late entrant in the no-frills space...but has done itself a lot of good..! decent airlines with great potential. have only flown it once...so cant really comment...
Indigo
This has got to take the cake. an absolute delight to fly this. one thing smart that they do is to allow buffer time on their stated arrival time. so even though its factually incorrect...psychologically it works wonder. so all the times that i have flown Indigo....they have always landed much before their scheduled time..!
plush aircrafts...extremely friendly staff...brilliant comfort. right from the bus that takes you to the craft from the terminal...to the leg space and the seats itself.
funny is how these no-frills airlines dont expect business travellers at all. i boarded an indigo...to go to ISB last week...and was in my business suit. firstly...people couldnt stop getting amazed and amused at my attire...so much so that i checked myself if i still had my pants on....
i board the craft...and out of habit give my jacket to the airhostess. she politely...and quite regretfully informs that they dont have a provision to keep jackets...! nor did they have any business newspaper on board...! but i can live with these....
Kingfisher
always...and i mean...always...ask for the aisle seat. and if you have flown kingfisher...you know why...! great service...horrible food...and no concept of cost cutting. i appreciate them handing that passenger kit..but frankly...why waste that bit. has any customer research been undertaken to see what all frm that kit is actually carried out by the passenger...? i see the pen used a lot...but thats abt it..!
i hv written abt the airlines previously as well...so will attach an excerpt...
and then...we hv to give to mr mallaya. i mean...u get balls of steel to get yana gupta to speak hindi...let alone show how to unbuckle a seatbelt. the words tht she used were last used in 2000 BC...when the aryans were taking their first bullock cart ride...! i mean...who in gods name...uses "sunishchit...!!!" nowadays. i am sure in some part of the plane...a lady wud hv gone...."there...thats the name of my 1st kid...!!!" and the funniest part was blowing the lifejacket. it looked like a lipstick ad...! guys who travel kingfisher...watch out for this...! funny...
_____________________________________________
recently have bid adieu to a lot of close folks at ATK. all of which have left for fantastic opportunities. Shintu left for his MBA...and why wouldnt he be happy...his school tops the FORBES list this year for the best RoI...! friggin shit..! a school has to have balls to have the best RoI on USD 120K..!! all the best dude...will surely miss u....
and then rintu...(for those who dont know...rintu...shintu are not brothers...but could have easily been so..! nor are these their real names....shintu is basically shambunath...and rintu is known as rinkle khanna...ok...kiddin..!)...left as well...in some ways back to where he belonged. it hurt...cause not only is he a true gem..he was also quite close...!
then today was the last day of one of my fav people at ATK. AC surprisingly isnt a consultant...but an executive assistant. so limited to our interactions...i struck a great chord with her. you know...its days such as these that one realizes how imp the admin people are in an org...!
you enter office and you have VJ...the face of ATK...with a smile...! and then the security guards...with that goodmorning sir...and again..a smile...and then you pass RM...who ofcourse is perpetually married to her life patner. who comes in white color and measures 2 inches...and NO...i am not talking about that..!! so anyways...RM is always all so lost to see me...but then an occasional...katrina kaif smile comes by...and then comes AC. always cheerful...always smiling...! and always ready to offer a helping hand.
and this makes me feel...is this a phenomenon that beats the law of averages. how can everyone in the firm be likeable..and be just at the right wavelength for you. how can everyone be so approachable...and so dependable...! but so be it...who is out there to disprove this....
_____________________________________________
came back this sunday from a fantastic trip to srinagar. loads of pics to share....will do so by the next post...
till then...keep the faith...
life's good...
~a
Saturday, July 28, 2007
THIS...had to be it...
THIS...is inspiration....
THIS...is music...
THIS...is the strength of the human mind...
THIS...is what made me cry last night...
THIS...is Paul Pots
i love music....and the world will not be wrong if they saw me in my car...by myself...and my ipod...and termed be unfit for human contact.
but it rarely makes me cry...
this...had to be it...
~a
Thursday, July 26, 2007
games people play....
since the day i was born...i have been observing people. i noticed the mole on the doctor who gave birth to me and the fact that her stethoscope's left earpiece was bigger than the right one..! but then thats not observing people...so nevermind...
i find it as a good pastime...! even mre so when i see some dudes doing stuff that i just dont get...
for instance...picture this...
4 elevators in my office building..! 9am...5 people waiting on the lowest floor to go up...! a gentleman arrives from behind...makes his way through the 5-body crowd...and presses the up button...AGAIN...and AGAIN...!!
wtf was he thinking..! that the 5 of us are long lost buddies who are staring at the elevator walls trying to remember the day we played football in the rain...? or we are just zombies who have been working so hard that we stand infront of elevators wishing and praying that it comes down...u never know...u seee..!!
bugger...!!
and picture this....
mumbai airport...the new delhi flight is ready...all lining up to the bus that shall carry them to the machine of tight haristyled women and emotionally poisoned food...! and there you see Aamir Khan...! note that he is not trying to hide him....so if one has been born in the last year...there is no way that you cant recognize him...
a gentleman...mid 40s...comes up to him...and goes...
"are you aamir khan?"
no sherlock...i am bappi lahiri and i have been gyming for the past 6 months. but the friggin gym was so expensive...(bipasha basu also comes there u see)...that i had to sell off all my gold and thus u see me now in a body tight tee...and jeans...and no gold..
this is worse than the pre-historic habit that has engulfed motherkind...of asking..."tum aa gaye" when she saw er son come back from work...
people...i tell u....
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work has been crazy lately....but awesome fun. helping shape the future of media and entertainment in india...and its somehow orgasmic to sit back and think that the room you just stepped out of...after your discussion with the CEO...was witness to something that will change the entire landscape forever...
and u urself will get to witness it...
bliss...
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lately i have been itching myself with a lot of b-plans. dont know when and how to take the plunge...cause at some level you know that inaction right now can be suicidal...someone else will surely pick up your idea...and there....gone....
any people who wanna fund me...?
~a
i find it as a good pastime...! even mre so when i see some dudes doing stuff that i just dont get...
for instance...picture this...
4 elevators in my office building..! 9am...5 people waiting on the lowest floor to go up...! a gentleman arrives from behind...makes his way through the 5-body crowd...and presses the up button...AGAIN...and AGAIN...!!
wtf was he thinking..! that the 5 of us are long lost buddies who are staring at the elevator walls trying to remember the day we played football in the rain...? or we are just zombies who have been working so hard that we stand infront of elevators wishing and praying that it comes down...u never know...u seee..!!
bugger...!!
and picture this....
mumbai airport...the new delhi flight is ready...all lining up to the bus that shall carry them to the machine of tight haristyled women and emotionally poisoned food...! and there you see Aamir Khan...! note that he is not trying to hide him....so if one has been born in the last year...there is no way that you cant recognize him...
a gentleman...mid 40s...comes up to him...and goes...
"are you aamir khan?"
no sherlock...i am bappi lahiri and i have been gyming for the past 6 months. but the friggin gym was so expensive...(bipasha basu also comes there u see)...that i had to sell off all my gold and thus u see me now in a body tight tee...and jeans...and no gold..
this is worse than the pre-historic habit that has engulfed motherkind...of asking..."tum aa gaye" when she saw er son come back from work...
people...i tell u....
____________________________________
work has been crazy lately....but awesome fun. helping shape the future of media and entertainment in india...and its somehow orgasmic to sit back and think that the room you just stepped out of...after your discussion with the CEO...was witness to something that will change the entire landscape forever...
and u urself will get to witness it...
bliss...
____________________________________
lately i have been itching myself with a lot of b-plans. dont know when and how to take the plunge...cause at some level you know that inaction right now can be suicidal...someone else will surely pick up your idea...and there....gone....
any people who wanna fund me...?
~a
Monday, July 16, 2007
WTF...
this is it....ladies and gentlemen...this is it. mankind has finally found a negative IQ species....and like everything else....this too lies in India...
presenting...
the former human friggin development minister of india...
He viewed that sex education will transform student teacher relation into that of a man and a woman. “I think the government wants to import the western culture of sexual relation between student relation to India,” he said.
He said introduction of sex education was what multinationals did to create the desire for sex among teenagers to sell their products. “It is not sex education. It is education to sell condoms,” he alleged.
Catch the story...at your own risk...
and if this wasn't enough...we have UP teachers (crap...how did Bihar lose out!!)...crying out loud...
"The books on sex education supplied by the government should be promptly withdrawn," "If they fail to do so by July 21, we will be compelled to make a bonfire of these books in public." "We have decided to take this extreme step in the larger interest of both students and teachers," he added.
ummmm...whose interest....again...????
I have an idea...
why dont we get all the politicians together....
actually...you know what...
i give up....
~a
presenting...
the former human friggin development minister of india...
He viewed that sex education will transform student teacher relation into that of a man and a woman. “I think the government wants to import the western culture of sexual relation between student relation to India,” he said.
He said introduction of sex education was what multinationals did to create the desire for sex among teenagers to sell their products. “It is not sex education. It is education to sell condoms,” he alleged.
Catch the story...at your own risk...
and if this wasn't enough...we have UP teachers (crap...how did Bihar lose out!!)...crying out loud...
"The books on sex education supplied by the government should be promptly withdrawn," "If they fail to do so by July 21, we will be compelled to make a bonfire of these books in public." "We have decided to take this extreme step in the larger interest of both students and teachers," he added.
ummmm...whose interest....again...????
I have an idea...
why dont we get all the politicians together....
actually...you know what...
i give up....
~a
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