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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
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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
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