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2011-10-04T02:36:00.000-07:00

When I grew up in Hubli, I always thought that I would go away from there & settle in some big city, like Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi or Pune.
I am 31 now & have lived a couple of years in most of these major cities, making a living for myself. And I hate it! I know for a fact what I am doing now is not "living". I am not living the good life. I live for the system. In fact I think I stopped living for myself about 6 years ago! Too bad!

I think I will be fine if I go back home to Hubli! Of course I wont be having a job that will be paying me good! In fact who wants a job anyways. I will do something I always loved. Well... I still have to figure that part out!

Till then, Listen to this!

Random Update

2011-01-31T09:51:00.000-08:00

#1. We have moved to Bangalore last October.
#2. Happy new year 2011. (Yes I am dumb & its only 31st Jan 2011)
#3. My son Madhav called me "Appa" today! He's in his 6th month!
#4. We have been very busy, as Madhav arrived with a bang!
#5. Dilli waali, I mean wifey is getting adjusted 2 Bangalore! She likes it here!
#6. I am on a 10 day vacation to Hubli from tomorrow! Going home!
#7. Its going to be Madhav's very first train journey!
#8. My new job rocks! So much so, I have absolutely had no memories of even having a blog!
#9. I will be getting my bullet only on my birthday!
#10. I still haven't had much success on shedding the extra flab I have put on!

Thats all for now folks! I will be back wit lots of stuff soon! (Why do i feel like the story teller aunty from old DD?)

Current moojik : Desire - Ryan Adams.

The Joke is indeed hard to get!

2010-09-13T02:56:00.000-07:00

Come on guys, do you really think Common Wealth Games is gonna happen here in Delhi! It all a big joke! I mean nobody gets fooled on 1st April, coz everyone knows its April Fool's day! So the ever smart government decides to fool the junta, this way! And some "corrupt" politicians make money this way digging up roads, claiming to build stadiums! Trust me no one ever has been allowed to see the "newly built stadiums". And for those who say they are showing em on TV, you pathetic fools, those are the stadium that are "almost" complete for the next CWG in Glasgow! Hahahhahaha.. u dumb idiots, u got fooled again! ROTFL!

The whole of Delhi is flooded! You wouldn't believe, how bad the situation is! I row to work! And its so much of fun! No seriously, the roads have been turned to express waterways! And all news channels airing pictures of hard ground or roads are of not Delhi! Its from Glasgow as well! I mean such swanky roads! you got to be kidding man! As some blogger rightly pointed out, the whole of Vasant Kunj is just a slum! So is Mayur Vihar!

Thanks to the dug up roads & debris all around it is nothing short of white water rafting! I get to enjoy this adventure without burning a hole in my pocket. I think I actually saw the ~~dis~~honorable chief minster rowing around in a brand new swanky catamaran, lead by a convoy! I was late 2 work by more than a hour due to that! No! not because of the VVIP movement. I tried to race with them! Obviously the minister's boat sank due to alleged corruption & kick-backs in the "boat" department. May be the ~~dis~~honorable minister should have tried the goat instead! And I also think I saw the minister asking the citizens not to panic, while being saved!

In addition to the monsoon now they have one more thing to blame! The river Yamuna! Otherwise its just a gutter for all Dilli junta! Nobody cares what this ~~gutter~~, err river is otherwise. Now when nature is really pissed for all that we have done, we are running naked for cover & we aren't able to find any! And instead we give excuses like even Adam & Eve were like that running around the garden of Eden! Wonder who ate all the money that was showed as "spent cleaning up the river"?

So the joke is not on the Government, nor on the nature definitely! Its on you assholes! You the aam junta, who elect assholes too! So the moral of the story is "Don't Vote". A Hitler would do a world of good here!

Madhav

2010-08-26T09:07:00.000-07:00

The very first time I heard him cry was on 16th Aug 2010 @ about 2040 hrs IST. And I became a dad. I honestly was so amazed seeing this little fella, that I just could not figure out what exactly I was feeling! One of my very best friends said that it will take time to sink in, the realization of being a father. What he said was so true.

It was only today when I whispered his name "Madhav" into his ears today, while he was smiling away to glory sleeping on my lap, did I realize that today is the happiest day of my life! Even happier than the day on which I got hitched. And this feeling of fatherhood has only begun to sink in!

Every time he smiles even in his sleep, it feels like I have lived one more life to the fullest. Complete fulfillment! I really have no idea how good a father I would turn out to be. But I am just gonna make sure my little fella grows up to be a good chap. I have no more word to express what I am exactly feeling. So I better shut up and enjoy this moment! So, Madhav, my son, I love you dude!

Current Music : I have no Idea what it is. It is something very random. This is exactly how my heart feels. Enjoy Kodak moments! Life is all about moments.

Counting Down...

2010-07-18T11:22:00.000-07:00

These days I am pretty much staying alone. Mom & Dad on a trip down south. Wifey @ her mom's.

Life now reminds me of the days when I had just fallen in love with an amazing & beautiful girl. Swati, now my wife. It was she who turned my life into something so beautiful, especially when I was so damn scared to love, after a couple of heart breaks. To think of it, was just meant to be, I proposed to her in the most unromantic way, just a week after we met for the first time @ a get together of some common friends. We met in the winter of 2008. By the end of week 2, I met her parents & sought their permission to marry their only daughter. Its just more than a year we got married. July 9th 2009. 1 wonderful year it has been!

It amazes me how I used to never spare even a single opportunity to meet my sweetheart, even though it meant, I travel a good 30 miles to the other end of the city & come back @ god forbidden hours, by any means of transport and battling some bitter cold too. These days too I want to meet my 8 months pregnant wife when ever I get a chance, the same way I used to to do. I just love her so much. I stayed over her mom's place this weekend too, and I do it every weekend, just to be with her. She misses me too, so madly. She say's she cannot catch on sleep without me being by her side. And whenever I am with her, I am so glad she rests on me & gets some sound sleep.

Now that the clock's ticking, we are just keen & waiting for the day when our dreams are going to take a human form & smile back at us, parents. Looks like junior is in some rush to say "hello world". And we are counting down.

Current Music : As a tribute to Fuser, its the same OST from The Motorcycle Dairies.

Rediscovering Joy...

2010-06-16T01:22:00.000-07:00

The more I think about my life & what I want from it, the more clear it gets. That I do not belong in this world where rat race is a day to day affair. I've come to realize this after spending 10 years in my professional life. Its not that I have realized this just now. The feeling was lingering around for quiet long now, probably 2 years or so.

I have finally decided to call it quits. Of course I still have liabilities, I have a home loan. But I have been actively planning to complete them.

So here I am on the verge of freedom. And what a wonderful way to start it, by taking a road trip from Delhi To Ladhak on a Classic 500! And that I have some free time for myself on the verge of fatherhood! So there will be my version of "The Motorcycle Dairies" soon!

Current Music : A masterpiece of Soundtrack from Gustavo Santaolalla made for the extraordinary movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" (Director: Walter Salles). Listen & Enjoy it.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-19T01:30:00.000-08:00

Well... All ya folks.. wish u all a happy n prosperous 2010.

Depression #1
Its so depressing to join back work after almost a month long vacations!
The silver lining being we had our second honeymoon!

Depression #2
When we left for Delhi especially from the warm sandy beaches of Goa where it rains only beer & rum, it was a good 30 degs! And in Delhi its 6! :(

Depression #3
You catch a cold due to this extreme temperature difference!
WTF... My nose is running non-stop as if all the rivers have started to flow from my nose!

Goa is always fun!

Did all sorts of crazy stuff!

Anyways... 2010 has been great! So far so good! Its been so much fun! BTW we watched 3 Idiots First Day First Show @ Goa!

Current Music : Zoobi Doobi - 3 Idiots

Romance & Rats!

2009-10-25T07:56:00.000-07:00

This is what can happen on a lazy Sunday noon!

Babe: phbt! You are so unromantic!
Baba: Errr...
Babe: When I try to be romantic, you run away!
Baba: Well romance is not exactly tickling!
Babe: Hmpf!

(Few moments later... Babe is in the kitchen... Baba quietly goes behind her & tries to hug her...)
Babe: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Dishum... (punches in the eye!)
Baba: Ouch!
Babe: What were you trying to do?
Baba: Be romantic :( !
Babe: I am so sorry honey! I thought you to be a rat!
Baba: What! Where have you seen such a big rat?!?! (Now has a black eye!)

Current Music : Jadoo hai nasha hai - OST Jism.

Of Spiderman & Doberman!

2009-09-07T01:40:00.000-07:00

When a spider bit Peter Parker, he became Spider-Man. So what happens when you get bitten by a dog? You become Doberman! If spider man flew from building to building using his spider webs, then you fling from lamp post to lamp post, lifting your leg at it as you go near to! Now weirdly that's derived from logic! Isn't it?

Hell No! Its Davadaroo Logic!

Anyways. Time to celebrate! Its been 1 full year in Delhi! And it has been great! And no Delhi has not been a city of blinding lights!

Current Music : City Of Blinding Lights - U2. One of my all time favorites!

Woah!

2009-08-11T01:30:00.000-07:00

Woah! I am married! 9th of July 2009!
Feels awesome!
Its been 3 months since I posted here! Guess was too busy with a lot of stuff!
Ok now about her... Shes Swati, 21 & is currently a budding lawyer!
My neice is gonna be a year old! Shes got just 2 tiny lil teeth visible now like teh moon after a couple of days after new moon!
I am also writing a book titled "I am not a monk(ey) & I won't sell my Ferrari..."
Delhi is hot & it sux when its hot. Eagerly waiting for the winter again!
Woah! Its gonna be a year in Delhi after a couple of weeks! Time flies so fast!
Back to the grind after a month long vacation following my wedding!

Current Music : For the kamina I am... heres Dan tan nan... from kaminey!

Hot Hot Baby!

2009-05-06T20:12:00.000-07:00

Nope! I ain't talking about my baby! Jhejhus Ghryist! I'm only engaged!

Err... After rather enjoying Dilli Ki Sardi, now its time to get my ass fried! Everything is so friggin hot! I use ice cubes in bath tubs! And I have already started to use the refrigerator as a new substitute to my wardrobe! Remember, once I told that how cold it was here? That when ever I took a leak, it smoked as if am firing a machine gun? Now I wonder if the damn pee hits beneath, or rather it get vaporized even before! Phews... This heat has definitely make me lose my bearings! Not balls ok! Just the bearings!

Ok! Under such circumstances, people do behave in a rather unpredictable manner! Can't blame them can ya? I guess my boss understands that pretty well! Jeez! The nigga doesn't seems to come out of recession blues! Heres what happened! (The italic text shows what was in the devil's workshop, read: empty mind!)

Boss: Even if you aren’t working 24/7, its best to be online & available.

Baba: Available for what? ( Damn does he think me to be a gigolo?)

Boss: Available to reply for important mails & discussions.

Baba: Err.. but why?

Boss: You know the economic conditions out there.

Baba: Yeah right! (out where?)

Boss: So it is important to know what’s going on globally, because we have stiff competition from other excellence centers.

Baba: What centers!?! What are those? (Damn the recession has got his balls on to his mouth... gote mooh mein.. poor boss)

Boss: You don’t have to work after office hours but stay online & look for emails and reply promptly

Baba: Err... That’s what I do during office hours...

Boss: [Speechless! The look on his face, PRICELESS!]

Current Music : Under Pressure - Queens. One of my all time favourites!

Davadaroo...

2009-04-05T06:32:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of days after my b'day, I realized, its going to b my last one... as a bachelor! And am mighty glad about it! So... What do we have? It was Davadaroo Jayanthi a couple of days ago! And for all the curious folks, on who the baba is, here he is for the first time making a public appearance!

Ladij & Ledaj... Here comes Davadaroo baba... bolo jai davadaroo!

Current Music : Govinda - Kula Shekar... one of my favourites!

Jai Ho...

2009-02-26T07:16:00.000-08:00

Yeah... Jai Ho! Heartiest Congratulations to ARR on his Oscar feat. Though honestly I din't think SDM deserved one!

Now whos in a diaper?!?! Baba and his baby neice! BOTH!

Satsang time again!

Bhakt: Baba... do you have a picture of yourself in a diaper when you were young?

Davadaroo: Err... no! But I can take a picture of myself in a diaper now if you want! What say?

Bhakt: Jahi ho.. Jai ho baba... Jai davadaroo!

Current Music : Paper Planes - MIA (ARR has used this one for SMD)

PS: We all know who davadaroo baba is! This Bhakta shiromani, no prizes for guessing!

The Ring!

2009-02-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

Nope! It ain't the horror movie! No way! Its a flashy & sleek one!

Ok... Its satsang time! :P

Bhakt: Baba, how does it feel to be engaged?!?!

Davadaroo Baba: ummm..... 4 grams heavier!

Bhakt: Jai ho! Jai ho baba! Jai davadaroo!

Blushing groom?

Current Music : Khadaya Khair - OST : Billu Barber

Happy New Year!

2009-01-18T03:49:00.000-08:00

Wish you all a Happy & Prosperous New Year 2009!

Yeah... its already end of Jan... but been busy... and lifes changed a heck lot! For the better!

Lifes keeping me busy! Heres what it has been till now!

Mr Krishnan now believes in love @ first sight & marriage @ second!
Mr Krishnan is all set to welcome Mrs Krishnan, yes my best half, into the family!
Mr Krishnan is all happy coz his 4 month old toothless wonder neice is all smiles the moment she sees him!
Mr Krishnan is gonna get new wheels!
Mr Krishnan never plans but has his way always neverthless!
Mr Krishnan loves "Dilli ki sardi!" Nope It ain't cold!
Mr Krishnan's parents are busy planning their only sons wedding!
Mr Kriahnan loves Delhi Metro!

Will sincerely try to post more! Hope to see you all soon! For now heres a lovely song from Varnam Aayirum, Mundinam Parthene. Adios!

PS : Happy to say that core dumps have minimized a lot! Sad to say that Cocktails have also almost vanished! Neverthless very very very very Happy in my heart, dil dance maare re!

Cloud # 9...

2008-11-28T09:41:00.000-08:00

Reached here now...

No we wont come down to night...

We can watch the world go by... up on cloud number nine

Coz the moon is out and the stars are bright

And whatever comes gonna be alright

Cause tonight you will be mine... up on cloud number nine

You... the reprise...

2008-11-11T23:45:00.000-08:00

The more I get to know you
The more I want to live
I need to know you more
I need to feel you
I need to be with you
And you are not you...
Will I ever be me again?

Current Music : Dekhi lakh lakh pardesi girl... Ain’t nobody like my desi girl! Thumka lagaikke she rocks my world... my desi girl... OST - Dostana

Get Laid... Get Paid!

2008-11-03T22:43:00.000-08:00

Heavily core dumped! Complete system crash! ROTFL...

Ok... The markets are down, global financial melt down, etc etc... blah blah blah... A lot of crap! So its the season of Lay offs! After a lovely week long Diwali vacations, you open ur mail box 2 find ur CEOs mail sayin... "Folks... bend over! we r laying off!" ROTFL... The amount of fun employees having! No words! They get drunk @ the end of every day coz they are happy to have their jobs! When a person is truly happy, it shows in his output!

Hats off to my CEO for this killer idea! ROTFL... While all my dear collegues rejoice at the end of day, its the opposite for me! I sulk down in depression coz I still have my job! If I were to get laid now, I'd get paid! And quiet handsomely as compensation! I'd backpack 2 Europe, have fun this winter! And get back working with a much more handsome compensation in a matter of 2 months! Infact I'd join the rival company! ROTFL! So... was it me who really got laid! Yes! ROTFL... Anyways... I hope to get laid in every possible way!

But when I do think about it in a sane way, I feel its good to get laid... it makes a good business or economic sense for me! I am just killing time here until I join the class of 2012 @ Sloan. So I am gonna have all the fun, get laid & get paid! Besides getting paid always helps me out with the fortune am spending @ Sloan! Here's me getting laid... err signing off... Adios!

Current music : Damn it feels good to be a gangster - OST : Office Space (one of my fave movies)

What would be true?

2008-10-27T10:18:00.000-07:00

Under the Arctic fire
Over the seas of silence
Hauling on frozen ropes
For all my days remaining

All colors bleed to red
Asleep on the ocean's bed
Drifting on empty seas
For all my days remaining

Dark angels follow me
Over a godless sea
Mountains of endless falling
For all my days remaining...

What would be true?

Can't be any truer... A very happy diwali to all of my dear readers! May this year the festival of lights bring some spark & brighten your lives!

Current Music : The one & only brilliant Sting - Why should I cry for you

You... Me...?

2008-10-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

You are a shooting star

Brilliantly shinning in the skies...

I am just a milestone

On a dark road to nowhere...

You are the perfect one

I am just some no one...

Music update : Tu Meri Dost Hain - OST Yuvraaj... Great music by ARR... And hopefully a better film by Subash Ghai... atleast better than Yaadein... And icing on the cake is one of my buddies is a playback singer in this album!

Current Music : She - Elvis Costello(OST : Nottin Hill)

Celebrations Galore!

2008-10-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

Time : 2nd October 7:25 Am.
Place : Pune.
Event : Iceman becomes Mamu!

My kid sister delivered a bouncing baby girl! Am an uncle now! Mamu! I get the call @ 7:30 from dad about the news. And I was sleeping still in Delhi! Then by 9:30Am, I call up dad, and this time I get to talk to my kid sis, who said wish I was there! I was running on a tight schedule & they knew I was not gonna be there for the delivery, though I had made sure that all related arrangements was perfectly in place! But then, the moment I heard my sister's vioce, I was like WTH... I picked up w/e I could, called up my boss & told that i will be back only on 7th. Rushed to the airport & took the first flight available to Pune! No one knew I am flying to Pune. So I knock on their doors giving the best surprise possible! It was amazing to see the way my kid sister's eyes lit up the moment she saw me! Both the mom & daughter are doing absolutely fine!

The moment I took the bundle of joy in my arms, all I could say was, "I am taking her with me!" LOLz... Shes just amazing! Till now shes has peed on me 5-6 times! LOLz... And I have never seen a new born baby in my life! This is so awesome! The moment I see her face every worry, every pain, everything in my mind just vanishes & I just want to play with her! This is LIFE! She is LIFE!

Current Song : Dil churale.. Oh chand se chere waale.

BRB...

2008-09-18T00:57:00.001-07:00

Work is keeping me all tied up these days. The new work place is awesome! And I am yet to find a nice place to move in! So, I have not been able to visit many of my friends blogs & comment actively or make any post here as well. Will be doing so soon. Gimme a couple of weeks or so... Be Right Back!

Music Update : Always on your side - Sheryl Crow, feat. Sting. This song means a heck lot to me!

Well if they say that love is in the air, never is it clear

How to pull it close and make it stay

If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away

Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why

Was it you that kept me wondering through this life

When you know that I was always on your side

Rock On...

2008-09-07T08:28:00.000-07:00

Yup this time its about the movie!

Loved it! Totally cool movie! I could connect with it in every possible way! Its almost a decade(8 years) since I finished college. I was one of the 4 band members of a rock band called "The Crows"! A great name! And hold on... there's more. I have been badly out of touch with the other 3! Last time i even talked to them was 7 years ago! We never had any intention of making it big. But we were pretty good at what we did! The Edge was my god! I wasn't all that a great vocalist so I stuck with bass. And all of us used to wear shades during performances! I was good at writing stuff... so I was the guy who wrote all that crappy lyrics(my poetic skills can kill the already dead!)... in the name of love, in the name of hate! LOL...

The best part in the movie and out life in the band is that dandiya incident which is currently playing in the current music window! We were a regular in all the local college fests... So in one such fest hey had invited a local polititian who was like a Kannada language fanatic! So we were asked to perform a rock jig in Kannada! We were like WTF! And we eventually did perform a local folklore and rocked the show! Leaving the audince delerious in hyesteria... Man... laughter can be so dangerous. I can't forget that night in my life! Good old skool days! I used to have longer hair, had a falcon tattooed on my chest! I used to be shirtless and always wore shades no matter what time of the day! And we had our dhanno which was one of the band members dad's old Mahindra Jeep!

All I know about these guys is that one is in Amrika, one in London, one in Singapore and me here in Dilli! I absolutely loved the movie. It gave me a great time! Took me back to old skool days! I so wish I could meet up with my band buddies! Let me see how do I get in touch with em! I am actually notorious for that! Not being in touch! I jut call up ppl after like 5 years and talk as if it were yesterday! Anyways go watch the movie, you will love it! I loved it!

Other than that, this was my first movie in Dilli. And I asked my employer to lease out this killer apartment in Greater Kailash I! Besides my friends want me to stay @ Rohini, as it like a Madrasi area! LOL... am(Krishnan Subramanian) no Madrasi! So I would be moving in over the coming long weekend. Yup, its a long weekend. Its time to celebrate Onam on Friday!

Current Music : The dandia jig from Rock On! Awfully funny!

Dilli!

2008-09-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

Loved this place the moment I landed here! Great place, great babes! Great roads... cool Metro! Absolutely rocking Metro! And the new place where I have joined is simply fantastic! India Gate is awesome! A great feeling when I saw this amazing monument! Delhi Rocks man! The Capital of India, swept me of my feet! Am waiting to experiece the amazing dilli ki sardi! Heard its best when u have "company"... :P (read a hot babe to keep you warm!)

Other than that, I am yet to find a place to stay. Been staying in a super cool accommodation arranged by my employer. Though my work place is @ NOIDA, I think I will stay in Delhi and travel to work as there a really cool pick up & drop facility provided by my employer! I think I need a couple of weeks more to settle down finally. But its awesome! Delhi! Loved it! Will upload pics later. I have plenty to transfer to my laptop! No free time on hands now! In teh coming posts you folks will see tonnes of pics of this amazing place! Dilli!

Current Music : Paatshala(Be a rebel) - OST : Rang De Basanti

Rock On!

2008-08-27T04:34:00.000-07:00

So, September's here! And its kinda freaky month for me... September & me go back a long way! Of screw ups, goodbyes & getting lost! LOL... But, professionally speaking September is "the" month for me to kick start new ventures! It has been only in September when I have made all those killer moves in my career spanning 8 years now! WOW 8 years, damn... am getting to the wrong end of 20's!!! Yes, and this time I am saying goodbye to one of the places I consider home. Pune! It was again September of 2004 when I landed in Pune! And I just love this place so much! It has given me a lot of things! Great friends, a great hyflying career & a home.

Hmmm... last few months haven't been great as well... on a very personal front! In spite of the whole parents moving in with me thing... As in its great they moved in and are staying with me for the past 10 months! I also feel they really don't need me to be around now. They are good by themselves for a few more years! In fact they feel I boss over them a lot! LOL! I kinda clip their wings, because of my supposed over concern!

But its more of me who's running away from/to where, I have no idea... That's why I labeled it under "core dump"! So New Delhi it is.. and I have never stayed there! Heard its a fantastic place to be! Though I've been there on vacations as a kid. I have pictures taken standing in front of The India Gate & on The Rastrapathi Marg as a 10 year old kid, with my baby sister! Managed to get this pic after completely going through all the family albums!

Kid sis & me, some time in the winter of 1990!

I can't help, in the way I am... I can get bored easily.. even bored of myself... Thats why I keep hopping so much I believe! But I love change! At every chance I get to start off new & fresh, I will do it! Thats simply how I am! I think, finally I have overcome the September Jinx or the freaky nature of it for me this year! So Delhi is calling! And am gonna Rock On...

Current Music : Rock on - Farhan Akhtar, OST : Rock On

In Transit...

2008-08-18T05:33:00.000-07:00

Ok... I've something to declare!

I am unemployed... jobless! So 2 weeks of absolute traveling by any & all means! Had been to Chennai over the weekend to go see my grandparents. What I really liked about Chennai was the public transport system & the infrastructure. Great bus services... and well... not exactly a well connected train service, but is pretty good to the places where the tracks exists! I completely traveled and roamed the streets on Chennai round the clock! And was extremely surprised to see how things work! I'll be traveling extensively all over & across south India over the next few days before I finally land in New Delhi the month end! Been so keen for that actually! And yeah am having a blast! Don't know if & when I would get a 2 week vacation with nothing to worry about and got the whole world in my hand! So kindly put up with some irregular & heavily conked posts if at all there are some in this space in the next few days!

I have a doubt... Lets see if anyone can clear it...
One of my friends came to see me off to the airport in Chennai & she says "One Night Stands " are like phew... really bad... during a general discussion when I passed some (rude) comment on a Size "O" babe passing by! So if ONS are so bad, would it be a better option to go for ODS(One Day Stand)? Or may be I was thinking of a 2 night stand! ROTFLOL... Besides why would I be interested in Size O? :P :D Pleasantly pump is in & so is ODS!

Current Music : Thee Thee : OST Thiruda Thiruda(Awesome movie, way ahead of its times then!)

You...

2008-08-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

This jungle, these streets
Churned the soul, left him inside out
The lights shine, like stars on ground
Left a void within, empty.

Fooled by desires, A fight with fate
To feel you, to hold you, to love you
Everything burns, everything bleeds
Moments, hollows the soul.

Burnt, numb & maimed he walks
Fearing tears, fuel the firestorm within
Leaving stains of blood everywhere
Everything cold, still it burns
Looking for a sweet release, the end.

You flow into the burning ocean
Turn the fire to flowers,
As he tastes you sweet & warm
You breathe life into him.

All pain vanished in thin air.
Of confused thoughts & apprehension
Scared to confront them, he smiles
What could be reality, could be dream!

Current Music : Teri Ore - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Shreya Ghoshal, OST : Singh Is King.

Sex On The Beach...

2008-08-04T08:43:00.000-07:00

Nope! I am not declaring anything here! Sadly, I am still a virgin! Its cocktail time again! This time is one of the tropical high balls. Nice to have on a hot summer night or afternoon, preferable tanning yourself on the beach! Its a delightfully delicious drink!

Here's what you need :

1 1/2 oz vodka.
3/4 oz peach schnapps.
1/2 oz creme de cassis.
2 oz orange juice.
2 oz cranberry juice.
orange slice for garnish.
maraschino cherry for garnish.

Here's how you shake it : Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes. Shake well... Strain into a highball glass and finally the best part, Garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherry. Now this part is even better! Enjoy ur drink! Its all about the high spirits... isn't it!

PS. Highball Glasses are large tumblers that hold between 8 and 12 ounces and can easily replace a Collins glass. This glass is generally used for mixed drinks that have a high proportion of mixer to liquor, such as scotch and soda, bourbon and water, etc.

Current Music : No Playlist this time. But one of my very favorite TV commercials. Tata Safari! Go on... Reclaim your life!

I Design... I Sign... I Resign...

2008-07-26T06:09:00.000-07:00

Boss : You are late for the meeting.
Ice : What meeting?
Boss : Weekly team meeting.
Ice : I thought it was the one we had one yesterday?
Boss : Yes! But this is different!
Ice : You said the same thing yesterday!
Boss : Yes! But that was different!
Ice : You said that the day before!
Boss : Oh is it? Anyways the team is waiting for you.
Ice : Why?
Boss : Weekly meeting as I told you.
Ice : Why don't we simply call it as a "Daily" meeting?
Boss : Nope its a weekly meeting! Remember we had on last Thursday?
Ice : Oh, OK... I am not in the mood!
Boss : What!?
Ice : From now on I have decided to charge 100 bux for every meeting I attend as a "Hazard Allowance".
Boss : What the...
Ice : Say it!
Boss : You're Fired!
Ice : Thanks!
Boss : Shit I am so fucked!
Ice : Ihihihihihihihahahahahahahaha! You bet!

Well, the last four line of the conversation never happened! I so much wished for that. But err... rest all pretty much happened! Serving a notice period is like a daily picnic to the work place. Just hang around, advice people, play ping pong & pool, watch TV, get glued to the x-box! I mean, I am not complaining! Besides I have had a great boss who was really considering the "hazard Allowance" I asked for in a last ditch effort to convince me to stay back... LOL...

PS : BOSS does ot mean Big Old Stupid Sucker! Never!

Current Play List : This time around its old is gold. Enjoy... Abhi na jao chod kar, Acha ji main haari chalo maan jao na, Sajanre jhoot mat bolo, Aaj mausam bada beimaan hai, Chowdween ka chand ho.

Prankster on the Prowl!

2008-07-18T01:57:00.000-07:00

Its core dump time again!

Q : What are you when you barely know me for a couple of days and you believe in all that I say?
A : Bakraaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Ok... Continuing from Harihareshwar... There's this babe in my team. Someone who has joined us recently. So she shares an apartment with another colleague of mine, SJ, who had her birthday the day after we returned from our tour. And she asked me what would make a great birthday present for her? That was all I needed! So here goes the prank. I actually had forgotten it was SJ's b'day. Only when this babe mentioned, it struck me.

So, she asked if SJ loves flowers n all... I said yeah, her favorite flower is "Parthenium". And that she likes karela ka wafer, bitter gourd... LOL... and I was done with it. I never bothered to call up and wish SJ, and why would I? I had forgotten her birthday! So my plan was, let the prank unfold, let people fall prey for it, then I will call up and yell Happy Birthday! So that I don't get trashed!

Then, as expected, this babe and her friend, both went in search for Parthenium to the florist and tried hard to convince him that Parthenium is a beautiful flower like Crysantemum! They actually made the fella call up his back office and google it! And he comes up saying its a medicinal plant. And I thank him for not mentioning it as a weed! LOL! then the two of them buy some karela wafers and go present her!

I am yet to get a first hand account of how things unfolded by the b'day girl SJ. LOL... Till then these two girls were cursing themselves that why on earth they believed me! LOL... But it was all taken in the rigth spirits by every one involved! Then I called up SJ & wished her in the end to avoid being trashed!

And besides this the last month fro me here. I am moving out to a new job. Gonna miss all these people here, and of course it has been 3 great years here! So its "Chalo Dilli" for me!

Current Playlist : Little wing, Leaving on a jet plane, Angel, Only time. Its fantastic females this time around!

Harihareshwar...

2008-07-10T23:52:00.000-07:00

Lovely place! Here are some pics! Harihareshwar!

Once a last bencher always a last bencher!

En route Harihareshwar, Mulshi

The temple & the serene beach @ Harihareshwar.

One of the nice moments captured... Motherhood!

A hut on the shores

Splash!

Some fun at the beach!

Awesome place, fantastic green!

Was I so drunk? I look awful!

The gang!

Happy Feet!

Ouch! That Hurts!

I went deep in to the sea swimming! I love to swim in the open wild sea, not pools! There was a rock in between where I crashed my legs to bruise em! And a sore knee! But for that a great retreat. Fully charged and packed with power now! And I pulled another of those pranks of mine where people are at first clueless then they are thirsty for my blood! I am still underground & hiding from them for a while now! That's why the delay in updates!

Current play list : Its a U2 special this time! In the name of the father, Stay (far away, so close), Miracle Drug, I still haven't found what I am lookin for, One, With or Without You. Enjoy!

Weekend Getaway...

2008-07-04T00:30:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, well... I thought my team needs some fun. We've been looked after well by our employer. But I felt we need a team outing with our families! Haha... A single guy talking about such a tour? Whats wrong with me! LOL...
Anways, I had mooted the idea a month ago, we had just done with a major release & it went really well. So now before we could occupy ourselves with further projects, I wanted to take em out on this outing. Its a great idea actually. You are already on a light load @ work and what better way to get recharged before teh next plunge into it!
The one thing I absolutely love about Pune is its proximity to fantastic weekend getaways! Lovely Sahyadri Ghats! So after some initial discussions, we decided on Harihareshwar. I've already been to this place twice in last couple of years.

I am actually pretty happy & impressed with the way this whole trip planning has come along. Everyone of them, all 10 of us have been entusiastic! We've played our parts. So as We are all set to have this rocking weekend break, heres our tour dairy.

A final round up before tomorrow,

Things to be done:

1. Bread, Butter, Jam, Cups - Amish

2. Sweet, kaju Katli, 200 gms - Venkata

3. Tambola/Housie & First Aid Kit - Arvind

Tour Dairy:

5th July 2008

1. 0545/0600 hrs Venkata & Chandra move all snacks in the bus, first up.

2. Arvind, to note down the kilometer reading & pay some money to take care of tolls.

3. Everyone boards the bus and we leave max by 0630.

4. Once out of Pune, distribution of snacks by 0700 hrs.

5. Kamalkishor to facilitate in having a smooth & enjoyable breakfast during the journey.

6. Balaji to keep track of all the folks not wandering away or getting lost during the journey breaks. Like a telling machine!

7. Expected to reach Harihareshwar by 1300/1330 hrs.

8. Chandra to make some local enquires with MTDC guys for places to be seen in & around Harihareshwar.

9. Kamalkishor again to facilitate us for a enjoyable lunch. Bon Apetite!

10. Relax @ ur room, enjoy a stroll on the beach or have fun in the sea till the evening.

11. In the mean time if the rain gods are happy with us, we can sneak in a couple if games as well.

12. As the evening sets in, a bon fire and some more games.

13. Order and finish up dinner & Tambola after that.

6th July 2008

1. 0800 Have breakfast, Kamal to help us out...

2. 0900 check out and leave for Srivardhan & Diveaghar.

3. Hang around, enjoy & have as much fun. Have lunch @ 1300.

4. Leave back to Pune by max 1430.

5. Reach Pune by 2030, and disperse.

So, see you all @ 0600 hrs tomorrow.

Krishnan

Current Playlist : Boondein, Sone De Maa, Bol Na Halke, Aja Soniye.

Godspeed...

2008-06-28T00:25:00.000-07:00

How often do we come across persons who can inspire you? To be honest I've come across just 2 in this 28 years of my life. First, a professor of Microelectronics, my guide in college. One guy who I've known for last decade. Every word of his inspires me to achieve the impossible. He taught me to think big, dream big & to always run after them tirelessly. But then its been ages since I ever last had a a decent chat with him.

Lately, I had this feeling that my life is proceeding as a zero sum game. What is a zero sum game? Let me put the exact same words of the person whom I am gonna introduce shortly...

I always believe that there is something in me that is superior to my circumstances.
But my circumstances are also believing the same way and then life appears to be a zero sum game at the moment.

Here's a person, who dreams real big. A major serving the Indian army for the past 10 years. A man with a vision & a belief! A man who inspires me just as my professor did. His vision, his belief, his purpose, everything so clear.

How does he manage to keep that awesome spirit & self belief when we both feel the exact same thing about our respective states of life... and I tend resign!

His influence is so strong that it has made me to rethink, to never resign. Its not that I am a quitter or I tend to give up. I try, I try hard, but at times I just resign to whats gonna happen & just let it happen, and am happy facing things as they come. Now... I want to be in control of things rather than just face whats coming my way, without fear.

So, major sir is back to his duty to serve the country. Wishing him good luck & godspeed. This post is dedicated to you sir. Stay safe sir & see you when I see you!

Current Play List : Sab se peeche hain hum khade, Bamwara mann, Khamaj, Ankhon ke saagar, Kaisi hai paheli.

Long Island Iced Tea

2008-06-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

A Long Island Iced Tea is a highball made with, among other ingredients, vodka, gin, tequila & rum. A popular version mixes equal parts vodka, gin, tequila, rum and triple sec, an orange flavored liqueur, with 1 1/2 parts sour mix and a splash of cola. A sour mix is made from approximately equal parts lemon and/or lime juice and simple syrup and shaken vigorously with ice. This produces a pearly-white liquid with a pronounced flavor. Close variants often replace the sour mix with sweet and sour mix or with lemon juice, and the cola with actual iced tea.

This was my first cocktail. I actually thought it to be some flavor of ice tea. This is how its mixed,
* 1.5 cl (three parts) Vodka
* 1.5 cl (three parts) Tequila
* 1.5 cl (three parts) White Rum
* 1.5 cl (three parts) Triple Sec
* 1.5 cl (three parts) Gin
* 2.5 cl (five parts) Lemon juice
* 3.0 cl (six parts) Gomme Syrup
* Dash of Cola
Its one of the best highballs I've had. And yeah, the alcohol content is pretty high, you got to have the balls. Enjoy ur drink...

Current Music, Partners in Rhyme - Chandni Raatein. One of my all time favorites.

The Sleeveless & The Shameless...

2008-06-14T05:04:00.000-07:00

Its core dump time again! So what do we have this time around?

So there is this kid, who is thrown out of class because he was staring at the class teacher's blue "sleeveless" blouse! And the parents are called, the kid gets a heck lot of trashing. And, well the story goes on, and the kid as in any story grows up to be a young man with its fair share of close shaves & calls with the opposite sex. So there began that special something for that kid when it comes to do with anything sleeveless.

Current Music : Chalte Chalte - DJ Amit (OST : Pakeeza)

PS1: Anything sleeveless turns me on... Completely!

PS2: So the moral(?) of the story is, its up to you not change even when whole world around you changes. Although I did change, only to add mini skirts to sleeveless!

PS3: I am a dead duck if some girl walks by wearing a mini skirt & a sleeveless top!

PS4 : My parents are great optimists, and they feel I'll change once I get hitched!(best joke so far)

PS6 : Now you know why this title for the post!

PS9 : I don't know to count...

PS10 : There's nothing to be shameful rather shameless about!

PS7 : Brace yourselves! The kid was only 10 years old... when the above incident happened!

Who am I?

2008-06-05T22:17:00.000-07:00

Well... Wouldn't it be rude, not to introduce myself?

So here I am...

From my profile page...
A traveler, a cocktail lover, a photographer, a biker, a musician, an artist, an athlete, an adventure & thrill seeker, a rain & snow lover, a nature lover, a race car enthusiast, a food lover, a fitness freak & a more than decent cook!
By profession a product design engineer, by education an electrical engineer, a mathematician & a jerk! An intelligent son, a cool brother & a very reliable friend.
I live my life in today, not bothered about tomorrow or yesterday! And they call me "Iceman" not because I am cool... I am cold!

Then there is me...
I am your prayer, I am your hope, I am your every dream, I am your love, I am... your day, your night, I am... a million sunrises, I am the first rain, that quenches mother earths thirst, I am the bloom in every flower, I am wind that blows through the woods. I am life in its fullest vigor.

This is also me...
If there are 6 billion people on this planet, there can be 6 billion Iceman's within me... So, its only you who chooses which one...
Am merely a reflection of you. So first know who you are, only then would you understand who I am!

Which one is more of me, go figure out! And, we are not schizophrenic!

Current Music : Kabhi kabhi aditi zindagi - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
PS : Any other details would be given out only on a need basis, depending on who you are!

Tegged... bai Gujju Bhen...

2008-06-03T21:20:00.000-07:00

First tag in this blog. She tagged me... Ladies please stay calm... I know u r eager to know Iceman... Here it goes...

Reading : Wots that? Kala akshar bhains barabar! I hate to read... Just not interested in reading... Long long back when I was a kid 5 years old, all my family used to call my mom "Gabbar Singh"! Coz, I used to never study at all... and she used to make me study, by showing this diwali gun, and threatening me that shed shoot me! Funny! ROFL... Books n me chattis ka aankda hai! Only god knows how on earth did I pass school, go to college & got into a decent enough job to make a living! Its a miracle!

Finished Reading : Err...? Are u joking? Lets see... hmmm... If I remember, about 10 years ago, some book on Electromagnetic Fields. Lolz... Actually... I remember... a couple of months ago, a beautiful book called, "A book of cities". Simply fantastic, 200 cities covered across the world, a brief history, some geography, the economy of the city & of course a beautiful photograph of the city, a landmark monument of the city or just a fun shot. I'd love to visit all the cities mentioned in that book. I would certainly do that... soon!

Listening To : Check out the current music. Tenu leke mai jaaonga... OST : Salam-E-Ishq. I Love Piggy Chops... Shes amazing!

Wearing : See it for urself!

Iceman's pretty hot!

Thinking : No way! Are u serious? Err... not my cup of tea... Stopped thinking long long back! Ages ago...

Loving : Myself! one selfish & self centered guy I am... Just love myself a lot! And of course, my life. Food for thought : Life's a bitch! And that I love mine a lot, that should logically make me a dog....

Hating : Well... the list is just too long... As a start, its not that I am against humanity, but I hate humans!

Missing : Yeah.. I wish I was missing! A lot of ppl would breath a sigh of relief if I did go missing! :P

Hoping : Hopping? Yeah I love to hop! Hopped a lot in my childhood, after losing badly playing goti(marbles)... Oh.. its not hopping! Its hoping... well... hoping that I stop hoping... Hope is the biggest lie... u tell 2 urself...

Craving : Thats hugely done by my sister these days... Besides... I'd love to have some vanilla ice cream now!

So.. here it is... A piece of Iceman...

Flat Liner

2008-05-31T05:58:00.000-07:00

Q : What happens when u r dead?
A : U get a flat line on the scope.

Thats exactly what am talking about... When u have this shooter... u r dead for a moment or two! If really lucky... for ever gone! I am talking about Flat liner, a layered cocktail which is drunk from a shooter glass. Tabasco sauce lies between two layers of spirits forming a line between them.

Sambuca is an anise-flavored liqueur, produced by the infusion of white petals of the elderberry flower, sweetened with sugar and enhanced with a secret combination of herbs and spices with a distinctive licorice taste. It is less sweet and higher in alcohol content than other anise-flavored liqueurs, such as Anisette, and has the the flavor of black licorice. The name 'Sambuca' originates from the scientific name for the Common Elderberry (Sambucus nigra). Black sambuca has a more distinctive liquorice taste than the white variety and is quite thick and syrupy. The black variety is more difficult to set fire to and when it is eventually lit it tends to burn a lot hotter.

Here's the composition : 1 jigger of sambuca, 1 shot of gold tequila, 3 dashes of tabasco sauce. This is important, layer the tequila over sambuca. Add tabasco sauce. If you pour in the tequila last, you risk mixing the tabasco/tequila. So follow this sequence: Sambuca, then (using teaspoon for exact control) tequila, then the drops of tabasco in a circle. The tabaso then falls through the tequila, and makes an even layer on top of the sambuca. And straight up! Have a slice of lemon handy, it will b extremely helpful to neutralize the burn coz of the tabasco. When I had it, din't know about the lemon trick, had a tough time after 5 shots! Everything went blur & I passed out(had to be carried back home!)

Unlike the Bombay Martini which is a more of a cocktail with class & enjoyable sip by sip, this one is pure thrill, straight up! Its just meant to blow off ur brains! A slight variation, a milder one is the On the rocks version of this cocktail. If a cold drink is preferred liqueurs(Sambuca) can be chilled and served over ice cubes or mixed with crushed ice. But I'd still go for the straight up! This is a special one, always fun watching the "virgins" dealing after the drink!

A lazy Saturday evening & what else you can think of, but to get trashed out!... Current Song : Karma Police - Radiohead.

Love...

2008-05-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

After "High Spirits"... its core dump time!

True Love! What does it mean?

Wanna know? Look below...

This weekend, will come up with another cocktail, watch out... Keep the spirits high folks...

Current Music : Kasto mazza hai lelaima... Ramailo o kaali odhali... OST : Parineeta

Bombay Martini

2008-05-27T03:21:00.000-07:00

A lazy Saturday evening, I din't want to have the Flat Liner or Vodka On The Rocks. I always believe in one thing...

"Always trust the bartender"!

Turned out to be absolutely true when he asked me to try the Bombay Martini.

This is how its made. Bombay Martini, it is well worth noting that a fine martini glass is required for maximum enjoyment. A very thin rim is preferred, & of course the Bombay Sapphire Gin.

First up fill your cocktail shaker with crushed ice. Then place two jiggers of Bombay Sapphire Gin into the shaker. Shake vigorously, until frost forms on the shaker. This breaks up the ice creating a somewhat slushy mixture which is your first key, and also fully releases the botanicals, which is your second key. Put a pony of Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth into the gin glass. Gently swirl the martini glass to coat the entire inside of the glass with vermouth. Give the gin a few more good shakes, then using the filter, pour it into the martini glass, it should come to about 1-2mm below the rim. A pleasant release of botanicals, smelling somewhat like fresh pine needles, should fill your senses. After a few seconds a layer of ice should form on the surface of the martini. My favorite part, drop a couple of Spanish Queen Olives into the martini.

One of the best cocktails I've ever had. Go on... enjoy ur drink!