The Boeing 747 is so big that it has been said that it does not fly; the earth merely drops out from under it.

Alternate Airport - The airport that no aircraft has sufficient fuel to proceed to if necessary.

Films i saw last weekend

Robin Williams was too Good .... and the below dialogue is rendered by Matt Damon :

Why shouldn't I work for the NSA? That's a tough one, but I'll take a shot… Say I'm working at the NSA and somebody puts a code on my desk, something that no one else can break. Maybe I take a shot at it and maybe I break it. I'm real happy with myself because I did my job well but maybe that code was the location of some rebel army in North Africa or the Middle East and once they have that location, they bomb the village where the rebels are hiding. Fifteen hundred people that I never met, never had no problem with, get killed. Now the politicians are saying, "Oh, send in the Marines to secure the area" 'cause they don't give a shit. It won't be their kid over there getting shot just like it wasn't them when their number got called because they were all pulling a tour in the National Guard. It'll be some kid from Southie over there taking shrapnel in the ass. He comes back to find that the plant he used to work at got exported to the country he just got back from and the guy who put the shrapnel in his ass got his old job because he'll work for fifteen cents a day and no bathroom breaks. Meanwhile, he realizes the only reason he was over there in the first place was so that we could install a government that would sell us oil at a good price. And of course the oil companies use a little skirmish over there to scare up domestic oil prices. A cute little ancillary benefit for them, but it ain't helping my buddy at two-fifty a gallon. They're taking their sweet time bringing the oil back of course, maybe they even took the liberty to hire an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis and fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs. It ain't too long till he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic. So now my buddy's out of work, he can't afford to drive so he's walking to the fuckin' job interviews, which sucks because the shrapnel in his ass is giving him chronic hemorrhoids. And meanwhile he's starving because every time he tries to get a bite to eat, the only blue-plate special they're serving is Northern Atlantic Scrod with Quaker Stat! e. So what did I think? … I'm holding out for something better. I figure fuck it. While I'm at it why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to his sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe, and join the National Guard. I could be elected president. Thanks a ton!

Hmm the plot was a bit ...hmmm hmmm... but ok i guess...

I even saw Ocean's 12 .... Catherine aaaaaaaaaah ..... and After the Sunset ... Pierce Brosnan is tops....

Discrimination

When my fellow blogger K was talking about dangerous and scary stuff.. me and my friends were discussing about spiritualism and vedas.Hot tea , good day biscuits and vedas .. quite a combo. I asked my colleague if i could study them,as I find vedas interesting.He said yes but there are people who teach them only to Brahmins(A member of the highest of the four major castes of traditional Indian society, responsible for officiating at religious rites and studying and teaching the Vedas. ). The debate then moved on to "the discrimination". Example Ekalavya: From the net... Did you know that as a punishment, Ekalavya should have been beheaded. It is drONa who protected him from such severe punishment and the issue was settled with a finger. BTW, Ekalavya did lose his LEFT hand's thumb and he DID participate in the mahA- BArata war. As a matter fact, Ekalavya prepared his own bow to have the right grip with his thumbless left hand.He held a position of dhanurAkhya and was admired for his fierceful art of archery. He killed hundreds of mighty worriers of pAnDavas and was eventually killed in the end by Arjuna. Had DrONa been not sympathetic to this kid who learnt the art by having his guru pratima, Ekalavya would not have had a chance to participate in the mahABArata war. Weird ... More : It was the time when the Great War of Kurukshetra was being fought. Lord Krishna, supporting the Pandavas, was thinking about talented and heroic people who may join hands with Kauravas. Ekalavya's father Hiranyadhanu had died in the service of Kaurava kings. Now it was possible his son might also assist Kauravas. Though he had lost his right thumb, he was still one of the world's greatest archers, as Krishna knew. It is said in the Mahabharata that Lord Krishna, not wanting Ekalavya to assist the Kaurava army, killed him before the war erupted, ad blessed him with eternal salvation . So anyone out there know what the true story is ??

Why i don't have a girl friend

Check out Veera's post on "Why he doesn't have a GF ".. very funny ....

Monastery up up up .. way up...where only eagles dare..

From the northeastern part of the Thessalian plain rise the Meteora, sandstone peaks sculpted by river erosion during the Tertiary period. Monks established themselves there during the eleventh century, seeking solitude on the summits of these rocky towers. Gradually, there grew up a large community of hermits who, between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, built twenty-four monasteries that perch between 655.8 ;and 1967.4 ;feet (200 and 600 m) above the Pindus valley. For a long time, access to the monasteries was possible only by means of winches and ropes. Only in 1920 ;were steps and footbridges built to allow tourists to visit these sites, which have been on UNESCO’s World Heritage list since 1988. Most of these meteorisa monastiria (suspended monasteries) are in ruins today. Only five, three of which are occupied, are still open to visitors.

Eucador :

Ecuador was freed from Spanish rule in 1822 but retains a heavy colonial burden, as the place of Indians in agriculture shows. This has not changed much since independence, despite the abolition in 1964 of the huasipungo system, which obliged indigenous people to serve big Creole landowners, the haciendados. Many Indians are still employed on the haciendas on the Pacific coast, whose owners still have title to the best land, where bananas, cocoa, and coffee are grown for export. Others try to survive on a few unproductive plots in the Andes, which they have inherited as a result of agricultural reforms. There is a clear social divide between Creoles and indigenous people, not just in agriculture but in all other sections of society. The economic crisis in the country, as well as natural disasters (such as volcanic eruptions and el Niño), periodically act as a reminder of the depth of this divide, as the poorest people are always most vulnerable to them.

Grrr

BAD DAY : So what do i do ?

I check out my oooooold photo blog ... http://vinodc13.blogspot.com/

haa the nostalgic memories, the pics , i was so so ... dumb ..and enthusiatic ... hah ....

Funny no one stumbled on it ..... hmm must update it one of these days ... with lots of pics....

A simple one....from the Reader's Digest .

One afternoon a very preoccupied looking young woman got on my bus. About 15 minutes into the ride, she blurted out, "Oh, my gosh, I think I'm on the wrong bus line." I dropped her at the next stop and gave her directions to the right bus. "I don't know where my mind is today. I must have left it at work," she apologized. Just before she got off, I noticed she was wearing an ID card from an area hospital. "Are you a nurse?" I asked. "Oh, no," she said. "I'm a brain surgeon."

Zeitgeist

Google have produced their year-end the 2004 zeitgeist , detailing the most popular searches for the year. and oh don't know what Zeitgeist is : zeit·geist Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt Function: noun Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) Date: 1884 Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era

Have you been possessed ?

One of my office colleagues had been to Sabarimala in the month of December. I took down notes at the cafeteria as he was describing his pilgrimage. "It’s a 2 day journey to the Temple of Lord Shree Ayyappan and the devotees usually stop enroute at various Temples and shrines. We were a group of 25 people traveling in a mini bus. After a tough day's journey, we reached a village some 90 kms off Trivandrum, Kerala. This village was completely surrounded by dense forests and the Lord Vishnu's temple was simply too beautiful to describe. At the entrance of the temple, we saw a couple of huge decorated elephants and a band of people beating the drums. Doom Doom Doom. It was unlike any music, I had heard. Very very rhythmic. We joined the group and started chanting the lord's name" Swami Sharanam Ayyappa Sharanam", suddenly the villager next to me got possessed. It's as if the Lords above were summoning him and they wanted his body (Vc says : yep temporarily, rent free ).I was scared out of my wits . The privileged one was dancing and throwing mud on his head, hypnotized by the music. Suddenly I hear a shrill scream.... Oh God... an old lady gets possessed .She can hardly stand on her feet .Her kith and kin try to calm her down .In the next 5 mins , a dozen people are dancing widely as the music reaches its zenith ... Doom Doom Doom Doom .... My adrenalin is pumping ,I am irritated and scared.. Irritated because I am an atheist and scared lest I be the next to be possessed. The crowd mesmerizes me. One of the devotees, who is still in a trance, breaks away from the crowd, picks up a 4-inch long iron nail and proceeds towards the huge Banyan tree. The crowd follows him. He then hammers the nail to the stump of the sacred tree, bang, bang, using his forehead as a hammer, blood gushes out. ... The crowd looks on... I faint... " :) ...... ok I made up the part about this guy fainting and the part about the atheist . The rest is true . I really do believe its the music that makes us act like as if we are possessed. What do you think ? Natural or Supernatural ?

Wow Check out the earings !!! She really has an amazing collection :)

Breathtaking

a good read

Clicked on the next Blog button and found myself reading the adventures of kevin and leslie as they travel through South india.. its quite interesting.... and funny.. kevlesindia.blogspot.com

Masti Friday

Girl - Agar me kahu, mujhe tumse mohabbat hai, meri bas yehi chahat hai, to kya kahoge ? Boy - Me tumse kahunga is baat ko agar tumari saheli kehti, to accha hota...

my hometown ...

BANGALORE ... this is where i stay :)

Vlasic Mountain : Bosnia

THE BAG HAS ARRIVED

Well called Anthony ( the guy who was supposed to deliver the Goods ) , he said he would be dropping by my office , he ended the call by asking me ... " So how do you plan to take the bag home? " , I was like " dude , its a small bag... "isn't it ? So while I was having lunch ... (ate just 1 roti and some pulav) he calls saying "I'm at your office" ..So i dash to the ground floor Reception and he's in a Black car and is very courteous .. after 2 mins of chit chatting,, he asks the same question ...." So how do you plan to take the bag home? " I am suprised so ask him how big is the BAG. He shows it too me.. its HUGE.. and then a smaller bag.. I am LOST for words... I thank him and call my colleague for help ... we ferry it to our office reception.. its on the 4th floor .... Thank GOD for lifts. Its packed with stuff ( 30 items)mainly shampoos , creams ..wooww.. I could start a mini beauty parlour .... My sis has this thing about packing ..she's like Monica in Friends .. meticulous ... she even has a list which gives in detail , which stuff goes to whom.. I'll post my stuff later on .. I think I'll be spending the weekend giving away presents.. .. Wonder who gets the i pod .. I think its my Brother in law's friend... anyway got a cool pair of Blue goggles.. :) and a CK/Hugo perfume.... Must write a thank you note ....

Question of the day ...

Who is Sweety ? Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings -- they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

check out the chick and oh,, the cheetah too,,

If we resist our passions, it is more because of their weakness than because of our strength.

You've Got No Mail

A blonde is speaking to her psychiatrist. "I'm on the road a lot, and my clients are complaining that they can never reach me." The psychiatrist asks, "Don't you have a phone in your car?" "That was a little too expensive, so I did the next best thing. I put a mailbox in my car. "How's that working?" Actually, I haven't gotten any letters yet," the blonde replies. "And why do you think that is?" The blonde says, "I figure it's because when I'm driving around, my zip code keeps changing." :)

Where is the Black Bag ...

Well as you know my sis sent me a bag off goodies , via , one of her friends who came down to India to get married . Well according to my sis the bag reached safely at the Mumbai airport , but this dude lost his baggage :( .... Anyway the airport authorities then got hold of it and sent it to him . He got married on Sunday and the bag is supposed to be reaching Bangalore today ... But as John Becker says : No Expectations No Disappointments.

A Good one for Techies...

May the year 2005 give you - Independence of Java Power of Unix Popularity of Windows Extensibility of J2EE Luxury of .Net Efficiency of C Ease of VB Robustness of Oracle Vision of UML Simplicity of HTML Style of Mac Dexterity of Photoshop Enormity of 3D Max Vastness of Internet Compactness of JPG Richness of BMP Coverage as Yahoo Reach of Google Prudence of Froogle Security of Norton & McAfee Intelligence of Unreal Realism of Max Payne Speed of NFS Fun of RoadRash Intelligence of Chessmaster Impression of Quake3 And the goodness of all software that comes for free .....

The year that was....

The Year 2004 ... Well started this simple blog in July ,because my sister thought I could write all about my daily adventures and keep her entertained. I still remember my first post My first blog . Hah I was a novice then , posting Aishwarya Rai's pics every alternate day ... This happens to be my fav pic .. Amazing and of course this. I have actually stopped writing about my daily adventures, wonder why ?? Must start afresh. Anyway would like to thank all who visit my site regularly , dropping comments .. I’ve made a lot of Blog friends :) . Wish you all a Happy New Year …

Ring out the old, ring in the new,

Ring, happy bells, across the snow:

The year is going, let him go;

Ring out the false, ring in the true.

AWESOME.

Extensive first-person coverage of the tsunami disaster on blogs Awesome

I hate Hospitals !!!

Well thought of taking 3 days off from work , Tue, Wed and Thu , Read , listen to Music , munch on peanuts and just laze around ..... Hahhhh If only our dreams could come true ... Tuesday : Went to my cousin's place and then had to help a friend in his marriage preparations .Finished " The Bourne Legacy " , Bourne has a son, who is a hitman ??? ... well it was written by Eric and so it never had the Robert Ludlum touch ... :(Got a call from office , : Can you come tommorow and have a peek ???? Wednesday : Back in Office ... Half day ... Rushed back to the wedding .Heard that my cousing Bro , who has his final exams in March( 2nd Year PUC) had an accident , broke his arm . Visited him at the hospital . He's smiling , gave him a lecture .Back to the reception in the evening . Went home at 11 pm .. Started reading " Force 10 from Navarone " . Alistair Maclean is the BEST. Thursday : Lazed around picked up a 3rd Book ," The Trade " By William Hannah . Went to meet my cousin at the Hospital . He was unconsious ,had an operation , the docs had inserted a steel rod.2 months in a cast.hah. We were supposed to have a party at my friends place ,postponed it to Saturday . Grrr.....

The Gods are angry ....

A simple one

Kadam Kadam pe Hawa ki disha ka dhyan rakna Muskil samay me bhi dosti ko yaad rakhna. Hamari yadoon ki khushbu jarur ayegi tum bus apni naak saaf rakhna :)

If you want to kill me, you can find me @ ....

All the below jokes are so poor that...they were irresitable...I had to post them. These remind me of my friend Sajjan .. who is the BAAP of ALL Pj's . Hope he drops by .... 1. Gattu ek lecture attend karta hai. lecture ke baad use bhookh lagti hai. so he goes to the canteen. canteen mein gattu ek pav leta hai. jaise hi woh pav khane ke liye uthata hai to dekhta hai ki uski plate mein "jannat" likha hai. To janaab ab aapko yeh batana hai ki gattu jiska lecture attend karke aa raha hai! , us proffessor ka naam kya hai??? "Ishq Ki Chhaon. " Jinke "Sir" ho "Ishq ki Chhaon" "Pav" ke neeche "Jannat" hogi.... 2.Question: You are in a boat in the middle of a river. You have 2 cigarettes and have to light any one cigarette. You don't have anything else with you in the boat? How will you do it? Answer: Take one cigarette and throw it in the water. So the boat will become LIGHTER........using this LIGHTER you can light the other cigarette Another solution: You throw a cigarette up and catch it. Catches win Matches. Using the matches that you win, you can light the cigarette . Another deadly answer :Take water in your hand and drop it drop by drop...(TIP - TIP) "TIP TIP barsa Pani. Pani ne aag lagayee." us aag se hamne cigarette jalayee". 3. Question: Two hairs on a bald man's head fall in love with each other and want to get married, but cannot. Why? Ans: Because under Indian laws, "baal vivaah" is illegal.

Shake it baby ....

Light Saber

Want to be like Luke Skywalker .... Vroooom vrooooom

Saw " The Incredibles " this weekened and I loved it.At a few points in the film I had to remind myself that I was in fact watching an animated movie . The Characters: Bob( Mr Incredible ), his wife Helen (Elastigirl) , Daughter :Violet , whose moods are unpredictable and is able to become invisible, along with creating force fields ,Young and restless son Dash, who can storm his way through difficult terrains and toddler Jack-Jack who, we suspect, may have gifts of his own. :) Other notable characters: Frozone (Voice of Samuel L. Jackson) and the bubble gum chewing next door kid on a tricycle. ** Moments To Watch Out For ** The “Star Wars” style chase scene where Dash is being chased through the jungle. ALL the parts were funny! Especially when the small kid on his tricycle popping his bubble gum would catch the The Incredibles showing off their powers. There is this scene where Mr. Incredible is fired from work, comes home in his car and has a major fit! He loses his cool and picks up his car and lifts it above his head! He then realizes that the little bubble gum kid is watching this incredible feat. .. you must see the expression of the kid .. truly hilarious . Any scene that involved Dash running his heart out was masterful as the animation had to keep up with the idea that this kid could run faster than anything alive . It is good quality entertainment for all members of the family and I would recommend everyone to see it !! Cheers !!

Merry christmas to all my friends

Match Update

We won the match as anticipated and are into the Quarter Finals . I did'nt get to do much :( , the opposition was scuttled out for a mere 61 and we chased it in 5 overs . Hopefully will get a chance to blast in the next match :)

Friday Test your eyes : What's wrong with this pic ?

Cricket team

My company has organised a Cricket tournament and i was looking for an apt name for our team.. Here are some of the names I came up with .... The Locals Blackhawks Heartbreakers Killer Bees Knockouts Outlaws Rolling Thunder <<<< Cool one The Wild Bunch Ocean's 11 <<<<< Catherine aaaaaaaaaaaaaah ... she's actually in Ocean's 12 ;) But i liked this one ... " Chindi Chitranna 11 " Anyway, we sort off settled for " Vision Cricket Team ". Visualize .. psst its actually VC's Team ... hehe ... Let the best team win ...we have our first match on Saturday .. please pray for us .

I was once a Teenage BAT .....Man

Just had to post this .... This is the official poster of "BATMAN BEGINS " courtesy EMPIREONLINE , which is sheduled to release in the later part of 2005 .

:) .. Ever notice that when you get the perfect hair cut, your hair grows twice as fast? That reminds me must get a haircut .... la al lallalal alll

Ek na ek shamma andhere mein jalaye rakhiye, Subha hone ko hai mauhol banaye rakhiye, Kaun jane wo kis gali se guzre, Har gali ko phoolo se sajaye rakhiye!

Better FOCUS ....

It does my trick too ...

A neat optical illusion. If you stare at it long enough you will see a giraffe. Try it.

did it raise an eyebrow ???

Tranquility personified .....

I wonder if he's insured .. hmm

Grr

For some reason I am unable to comment on the previous pic... Oh well i was actually looking for the answer ... V Can't you guys see the V formation ?

What do you see ? Drop a comment . Psst Visualize .. Meditate ...

Wow ,,, Check out the Flute and oh the Tatoo , is that an " Ohm " ... hmm hmm

Flea Market ...

Location : Get down at Majestic ...Ask the traffic cop , where the Police Station is :) . The Book Market is on the way to the Police station , next to the Post Office ( on the Lefthand side of the Road) Time : The best day would be on a Sunday , around 10 -12 am , books are sold , for as cheap as Rs 10 /- :) The cost ranges between Rs 10-Rs 80 ( Depending on the title and author ) . You get Brand new Novels for Rs 50 , beware they are Indian versions , but it's worth it .The same books (originals) are sold for Rs 300-400 at Sapna Book stall . I still remember my sis showing off her US version of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Porter : The Order of phoenix, which she bought for a wooping Rs 1000 , and I bargained the same at this place for Rs 200 :) . Happy bargaining ..... Catch me at 11 am .. who ever you are ...

Picked up 6 books at the Flea market .. Force 10 from Navarone - Alistair Maclean , Jack Higgins, John Le Carré , The Bourne Legacy- Robert Ludlum , The Last Juror by John Grisham . Yahoooo.. ....

Weekend Trivia .

What was the largest, single, man-made object visible with the naked eye to Neil Armstrong when he first stepped onto the moon's surface? Do you really think its the hmm hmm ?

Test

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world’s most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis. Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive—there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him?

Quiz Time

1. What is measured in dols?

2. Name this mythical creature which is said to be the offspring of the lion and the eagle 3. 75 miles (121 kilometers) northwest of Las Vegas - occupies about 150 square miles (390 Square kilometers) of a dried up lakebed in the Great Basin Desert, Nevada. It was named after the grid it occupies on an old Nevada map and (came into existence in 1955 when aerospace company Lockheed Martin landed there to test the U 2, a high-altitude surveillance plane)? 4.There is an organisation known as SETI at the University of California, Berkeley. what do they do? 5. Fiction - what is the term used by the usaf to refer to the condition in which a person who is insane cant fly a plane, a person who flies the plane is insane, but the moment he wants to get off the circuit by feigning insanity, he becomes sane and therefore, fit to fly? 6.Shiv Ratan Agarwal, the MD of Shivdeep Industries started of by making a product for soldiers to carry with them for days together. This company now controls a 70% share in the Indian market. Name the company. 7.Over the years 'Lux', the Unilever bathing soap has used beautiful women, especially famous actresses, as models in its advertisements all over the world. Who was and remains to be the only man ever to model for Lux? 8.What invention of the confectioner George Smith was named after a famous race horse of the early 20th century? 9.As per the local legend, this place was originally covered by a lake called Satisar. It got its present name after a sage who drained the lake. name the place?

Oho did i do my Maths homework ?

Remember the United colors of Benetton Ad.. can't beat this eh ?

Sparkle ...

Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) New Zealand physicist One student in Rutherford's lab was very hard-working. Rutherford had noticed it and asked one evening: - Do you work in the mornings too? - Yes, - proudly answered the student sure he would be commended. - But when do you think? - amazed Rutherford. Hehe !!

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

AA GALE LAG JA : Super song ...released in the year 1973 .

Mera Tujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi Yoonhi Nahin Dil Lubhaata Koi Mera Tujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi Yoonhi Nahin Dil Lubhaata Koi Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Maane Tu Ya Maane Na Mera Tujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi Yoonhi Nahin Dil Lubhaata Koi Dhuaan Dhuaan Tha Vo Samaan Yahan Vahan Jaane Kahan Tu Aur Main Kahin Milay Thay Pehle Dekha Tujhe To Dil Ne Kaha Dekho Abhi Khona Nahin Kabhi Juda Hona Nahin Ab Khel Mein Yoohin Rahenge Hum Dono Vaada Raha Ye Is Shaam Ka

Salt and pepper

People if you want to put on weight , I suggest you go home late , around 11 pm , for a week , I am heavier by 2 kgs .Yahoo ..... On Saturday evening, I go to my room and what do I see? Its spick and span, all my books stacked neatly in the shelf. This could happen only if my sis is in town or my mom's relatives are dropping by. The later was true, my mom's younger bro (from Mangalore) was visiting Bangalore for a couple of days. So on Sunday , my mom wakes me up at 5 am . I say" For God's sake Mom ,Its 5 am on a chilly Sunday morning " in reply I get a dishum dishum and she packs me off to pick up her bro. So there I was on the highway ,at 5 .15am ,not a soul in sight, except for a couple of auto drivers warming themselves by the roadside bonfire . I join them and have a chat , warm myself by the fire. Bangalore is getting colder as the years go by. (Vc shivers) 5 30 am: Local metropolitan bus stops by, 4 mischievous village kids accompanied by their Grandpa and Granny get down. Poor guys they had their hands full, trying to control these brats. ( halli hudugrege bus andre eno maja, adeke elioke manisella ..) When another bus stops by, one of these brats makes a run for it,his ever vigilant grandma , catches him just in time and gives him a whack ! hehe 6 am : After a 45 min wait ,the Bus comes in and my uncle who had last seen me on my Sister's wedding fails to recognise me and I have to introduce myself :) .He was shivering in the cold his teeth literally chattering. He says Mangalore is hot and sultry and Bangalore is like a honeymoon spot ..hehe ... As we ride back home, he's enquiring about the wellbeing of all our relatives and starts scolding me for not visiting him in Mangalore . I had last been to my native 8 years ago ,... hmm ... the beaches , the temples , the fast moving private buses ,the fishy smell,the primitive tiled houses, not to mention the butterflies .. hmmm ... Funny incident : My Uncle is visiting our apartment for the first time and I'm sharing my room with him. He enter's my room ( which is all spick and span thanks to Mom ) and he says " hmm room chenagide , Maduve ago " ( Hey the Bedroom is spacious , now get married .) I fell on the floor laughing. After breakfast off to the vegetable market . My uncle is curious and wants to know what the vegetable rates are in Bangalore . When he learns that a bunch of coriander leaves costs around 1 rupee , he is astonished . It seems its Rs 20 in Mangalore :) . ( I am thankful to being in Bangalore). Afternoon : Was off to PB's marriage ( he sits next to me in office) . Got lost in Malleswaram trying to locate the Marriage hall .Malleswaram is one of Bangalore's oldest and posh places . The function was simple and traditional. The Groom was in a sherwani and looked like a model :) and the Bride ,who is a school teacher was just like any other Indian house wife , simple and boootiful .They made a charming couple . Was suprised to note that all my office colleagues were married . The lunch was a traditional South Indian plantain meal.. Soooooper :) * Weekend movies : Veer Zara : A must for all Shahrukh fans .. ok movie ... Rani is hmm hmm. Hulchul :Arshad Warsi's performance stands out .... Funny movie but same old formula. Swordfish : Hugh Jackman and John Travolta , Action packed flick. Want to sing Christmas Carols ?. Join me this Christmas " This little guiding light of mine " " Count your blessings " " Rudolf the red nose Reindeer " lala lala la la le So long .....

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Say Cheese

Play play

Hey i just got addicted to this game. .. http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/eskiv-2/eskiv-2.htm

The last pic.... I swear on my dog Bruno.....

ANECDOTES ABOUT FAMOUS SCIENTISTS

This story is about the number 2^67-1, the 67th Mersenne number (Numbers,Mersenne had claimed to be prime, which was proven to be non-prime in 1903by F.N.Cole (1861-1927). In the October meeting of the AMS, Cole announceda talk "On the Factorisation of Large Numbers". He walked up to the blackboard without saying a word, calculated by handthe value of 2^67, carefully subtracted 1. Then he multiplied two numbers(which were 193707721 and 761838257287). Both results written on theblackboard were equal. Cole silently walked back to his seat, and this issaid to be the first and only talk held during an AMS meeting where theaudience applauded. There were no questions. It took Cole about 3 years,each sunday, to find this factorisation, according to what he said. This is freely quoted from E.T.Bell's book "Mathematics: Queen and Servantof Science", published in London, 1952; you can find the story in DavidWells: "The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers" (PenguinBooks, 1986) For the curious: 2^67 -1 = 193707721 x 761838257287 = 147573952589676412927 Why don't we think like this ? The great logician Bertrand Russell (or was it A.N. Whitehead?) once claimed that he could prove anything if given that 1+1=1. So one day, some smarty-pants asked him, "Ok. Prove that you're thePope." He thought for a while and proclaimed, "I am one. The Pope is one.Therefore, the Pope and I are one." hah ....Smart or is it too simple ...hmmm It is recorded in Sir Harold Jeffreys' Scientific Inference, in a note to chapterone. Jeffreys remarks that the fact that everything followed from a single contradiction had been noticed by Aristotle (I doubt this way of putting itis quite correct, but that is beside the point). He goes on to say that McTaggart denied the consequence: "if 2+2=5, how can you prove that I am the pope?" Hardy is supposed to have replied: "if 2+2=5, 4=5; subtract 3;then 1=2; but McTaggart and the pope are two; therefore McTaggart and the Pope are one." When I consider this story, I am astonished at how much more brilliant some people are or is it just simple plain old common sense ?

Hey Sajjan ,,,see she looks like some foreign model .. its all in the makeup dude... Pssst earings ....

Earrings .....

Gotcha ....

"The day is done, and the darkness, Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward, From an eagle in his flight"

In sync...

Long time since i blogged .... Had been to an Office Party at the Taj Residency ,,, As usual ..food was :( but the pastry was superb. Lots of changes happening ... Sis is sending lots of stuff for christmas ;) . Been going home exactly @ 10-45 pm everyday for the past 4 days. Why are Muslim chicks fair ? Anand is still in San Jose.. talk to him everyday .. RB back from Tel Aviv .. Anantha getting engaged this sunday .. Got yet another cool DVD 5 -1 MIB 1 2 Bad Boys 1 2 and I robot Badboys 2 is just simply great ....

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Superb Game .. A must for all computer game specialists.

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Bumper Stickers

• I don't question your existence - GOD
• Next time you think you're perfect......try walking on water
• Lord help me to be the person my dog thinks I am.
• Come the rapture can I have your car?
• It's okay, I didn't believe in reincarnation the last time, either.
• If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of meat?
• Jesus. Don't leave earth without him.

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Q: What happened in that accident? A: I was going around the corner and it was wet and rainy outside, and I kind of slid down an embankment and went into some bushes. Q: Were the police called out to that? A: A state trooper came out. And he gave me a careless driving ticket because he told me he had to give me a ticket. I didn't fight it, because it was my word against the bushes, I guess you could say. Very GOOD :) "One of the primary reasons cat flaps are called cat flaps is that they're flaps specifically designed for cats, as opposed to dogs, or giraffes, or humans. All of this became abundantly clear to teenager Jason Evans, of Eastleigh, Hampshire, when he recently spent six hours stuck in one after using it in an attempt to get into his house. He was eventually cut free by firemen. In Germany, meanwhile, Gunther Burpus remained wedged in his front-door cat flap for two days because passers-by thought he was a piece of installation art. Mr Burpus, 41, of Bremen, was using the flap because he had mislaid his keys. Unfortunately he was spotted by a group of student pranksters who removed his trousers and pants, painted his bottom bright blue, stuck a daffodil between his buttocks and erected a sign saying 'Germany Resurgent, an Essay in Street Art. Please give Generously'. Passers-by assumed Mr Burpus' screams were part of the act and it was only when an old woman complained to the police that he was finally freed. "I kept calling for help," he said, "but people just said 'Very good! A four-year-old girl was learning to say the Lord's Prayer. She was reciting it all by herself without help from her mother. She said, "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some e-mail. AMEN" A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.'" Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus!"

Chicken ?

Jam tutne ka bahana na kar, Hum to teri aankhon se pee lenge. Tu mat aa lekin aane ka vaada to kar, Hum tere intezaar mein hi jee lenge.

May I never miss a rainbow or a sunset because I am looking down.

Booooooooooooom

One day there was a Bihari going in a Fiat Car at 45KMPH on a high way and enjoying his drive. Suddenly a Sardaji came Booiiiiiiiiinnnnnnn on a Honda and peeped into the car and shouted at the Bihari - 'Kabhi Honda chalaya kya?' and sped off.... The Bihari was surprised but he did not bother. After some time the Sardarji came Booiiiinnnnnnnnnn... in the opposite direction, peeped into the car and shouted again 'Kabhi Honda chalaya kya?' and sped off, This time the Bihari was annoyed , since the sardar was teasing about his driving. After some time again the Sardar came back speeding and said the same thing peeping into the car . The Bihari was about to say something but the Sardar sped off. This time the Bihari increased his speed but suddenly stopped as he found the Sardar lying on the road, bleeding. He got down and mocked at the sardar' Kyon Sardarji , 'Kabhi Honda chalaya kya?' The sardar said ' Wohi to puch raha tha , Brakes kahaan hain dhoond raha tha'!!!!!!!

Saw this yesterday .... Amazing .. Can't wait for the Sequel .... Psst it has Catherine :)

Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying. (Put an empty cigarette pack on your nose for a horn and make loud "snort" noises.) I don't know why parents don't do this more often. Usually it makes the kid laugh. Sometimes it sends him into shock. Either way it quiets him down. If you're a parent, acting like a rhino has another advantage. Keep it up until the kid is a teenager and he definitely won't have his friends hanging around your house all the time.

And Then They Voted

Ripped off from (http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/ ) Then they vote?? Your future is in their hands......? Comforting to live in an age of "one idiot, one vote". While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent whichdirection was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun wakinghim up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?"When another person jumped in and explained that the sun rises in theeast (and has for some time), she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don'tkeep up with that stuff." And then she voted. I used to work in technical support for a 24x7 call center. One day Igot a call from an Individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week".He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the callquickly, I said, "Uh. Pacific." And then he voted. So my colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when weoverheard one of the admin assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but"didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving." And then she voted. My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car. It's designed to cut througha seatbelt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the passenger side door'smap pocket. And then she voted. My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases werediscounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought two cases. The cashier multiplied two times 10% and gave us a 20% discount. And then they all voted. I was hanging out with a friend of mine when we saw a woman walk by us with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, "Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?" I had to explain to her that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned. And then she voted. My girlfriend and I were picking up some sandwiches from the sub placelast week and she asked the clerk which one of two sandwiches was better. The clerk didn't have an opinion but did say that the first sandwich was more expensive. My girlfriend got a quizzical look on her face and asked, "If that's the case, why are they both listed with the same price on the menu?"To this, the clerk responded, "I don't think they tax the turkey." And then he voted. My wife and I were trying to find a carry-on suitcase in one of those huge discount stores and had become hopelessly lost. We stopped and asked a department manager where we might find suitcases. "Did you try in Luggage?" she asked, and returned to what she was doing. And then she voted. I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to thelost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because they were trained professionals and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?" And then she voted.

Mysore gets its name from Mahishur, as it was called in the 10th century, and is believed to be the place where Goddess Durga killed the demon Mahishasura. A temple dedicated to the Goddess Durga, in the form of Goddess Chamundeshwari is set atop the Chamundi Hills. The view of Mysore city from atop the hill is excellent.

My trip to Srirangapatna and Mysore :Mysore - 140 kms from Bangalore. This city was the capital of Wodeyars. The Mysore Palace, Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, St. Philomena’s Church, Mysore Zoo, Chamundi Hills, KRS Dam & Brindravan Gardens are a few places to see in Mysore. Srirangapatna, Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Melkote, Somanathapur, Talakad, Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve, Cauvery Fishing Camp, Nagarhole National Park, Biligiri Rangana Betta are a few places around Mysore worth visiting.

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