omegle

www.omegle.com is a wonderful website that i came across recently. it did not have much zing-bang of other networking site. and that is what makes it refreshingly different. no concept of login or an acct. in fact the beauty lies in anonymity. as soon as click on chat u will be randomly connected to a stranger. u talk about general issues and things u like to do or dont.
but generally don't discuss ur name et al.
in fact the site mentions that 'asl' is a taboo.
u are also free to pretend to be somebody else and pose and chat like him.
its great fun. and keep posting me on ur exploits.

some praise!

there's a n old friend of mine. she recently showered some praise for the blog that i write.
u can read the same in my scraps on orkut.
Finally ! something to cheer about.
Thanks Payal.

Worli sea link - Pride of India

it is not just an architectural marvel, it is the jewel in the crown. it comes at a time when india is moving and there's a general "feel good" around. The worli-bandra sea link was dedicated to the nation yesterday and i felt so proud of my country. last time i had such a feeling was ahen Chandraayan soared in the sky.

the sea link is by no measure a mean feat. it proves India's position as one of the technology leaders and certainly by far the most advanced in the subcontinent. bridging the sea is one of the biggest challenges of the contemprory times and we have done ourselves proud by achieving it.

i would like to congratulate the entire team of ppl who were involved in the project.

way to go India.

Union Budget 2009-10

from the nation's pt of view it might be a good budget. but as a salaried person and a layman i have been disappointed. there are 2 major issues which did not meet my expectations:
1. IT slab raised by just 10,000/- . it will effect a net saving of Rs 1,000/- on my IT for the yr.(out of something around 40,000/- which i am expected to shell out).
2. ceiling for savings under 80-c still remains at 1,00,000/-. a total shocker. with the entire nation expecting encouragement for savings and investments it was a total anticlimax.

which means that i have to definitely take some house loan to save on some tax. may be thats what the fin min wants!

but there's a silver lining also. the prices of LCD TVs have gone down by 5%. i.e by about 2K. i am planning to buy a LCD in the very near future. though the prices of set top box has gone up.
may be will have to live with such things.
cheers.

mohit

thanks mohit for posting those comments which encourages me to write more.
and dont think too much abt we guys meeting each other. we are as eager to meet u as u must be. so come to india you must.
waiting..

post nupitl POA!!

it was in my mind for quite some time but now it has started to take some shape. my plan of action after my marriage is quite simple. but it is subject to so many small and big ifs. and it is something which not many ppl do or even plan. i am of the firm belief that if the majority is doing something , then it must be the best and most right thing to do. and put conversely, if not many ppl are doing something then it's not a great idea for u to do it either. or the time tested path is much better than the 'path not taken'. but since my idea doesn't put much on stake( except the wrath of my would be better half) , i ve almost decided that i will do it. ( now pl don't start jumping to any conclusions .)

this idea erupted because a no of people have invited me over to their places for my much awaited 'honeymoon' . Actually, sometimes i feel they are waiting for it more eagerly than i am. so i ve decided to oblige them all and enjoy the grand , large hearted , warm indian hospitality.i am going to vis all my relatives ( maybe her also if she is very keen) and my coursemates at nice stns and other offrs who are posted at 'good' places.
i will drive, take train journeys et al to underatke this large excursion.
let's see if this fructifies.
let me know of how u feel about this idea.
cheers

busy day.

today was quite a busy day. and tomorrow its going to be busier. Lets see what happens.

Nice Sunday

today was a nice sunday. not the typical bright yellow. but the gray gloomy day. but was definitely great for staying indoors. sunday newspaper type day. i just love the sunday newspaper. i used to just wait for the sunday toi and still cant resist it sometimes during train journeys.( most of the suffixes being sundays end up in trains.) but over a pd of time the quality of content has deteriorated quite a bit. and now i am hooked on tlo ht.
i specially liked it with the leisure time that was available today.
tomorrow is again monday morning.
just another one.
i am taking on another resp tomorrow.
big task and i am going to be very busy from tomorrow.
lets see how i handle it.

Great Feeling: KVFRI rocks.

http://kvfri.org.in/passouts.html
this is the link to the blog below.
u must visit.

Back on the net!!

hi , my pc was giving a no of problems . and finally them seem to have been resolved. problems like error code 39 et al. but now they all seem to be over. (for now atleast!) i have so much to blog and was not finding a vent.
oh ! its great to be surfing on my own laptop.
will be blogging a lotz.
tomorrow is some pleasantly surprising holiday. dont know why but it's there.
looking fwd to it.

Jyotsna

i met her in mumbai during this lve. she was sitting next to me and through the corner of my eye i could see that she was looking very pretty. all the time as she was adjacent to me and damn it! i couldn't even see her properly. i met her with bhanu and all the time the 3 of us were talking. i mean i didn't get a chance to spk to her . there was quite a bit i wanted to spk to her. i think i was getting carried away in the moment. something which i never let myself do. so i checked myself and for good.
i ve known her for a good abt 11 yrs and the thing that strikes me most abt her is her confidence and the fact that she knows what she wants in her life.
be it her career , her job, or her personal life she is absolutely clear abt it. kudos to her for that.
if there's anyone who might be interested in me, don't lose heart after reading this blog. i must tell u that she is happily settled in her job and has already found " the right man "for herself. so ppl i am still available. like Anthony Gonzalvez said "
dil bhi hai khali, ghar bhi hai khali.
is main rahegi koi kismtwali"

Lve over

So finally the lve is over. the much awaited lve is already over.
but it was very good this time. i enjoyed it very much and it was a wonderful break.
it was so nice that it doesn't pinch at all to be back in the rut.
only thing i cdn't do this time was watch a movie. coz there were none. infact me and my bro had even planned to watch 'mee shivajirav boltoy' at nasik. somehow it didn't materialise.
But it was great. it was an awesome experience to drive on the present roads in maharashtra. i drove to pune from nasik and then from nasik to mumbai.
Mumbai was an fantabulous experience. it was a great outing avec la famie. and all of us really enjoyed. the beauty of marine drive - nariman pt never fails to amaze me.
if u think of it, what is it. a curved road near a water body. but the beauty of the place justifies the name 'the queen's necklace.
but this time around , there was another feeling too. the feeling of why i wasn't here to save my country on 26/11. infront of trident and taj i felt so helpless; helpless because of my politicians for they are so spineless.
in mumbai, i met couple of my dearest school time friends bhanu and jyotsna. it was a great reunion. i had an awesome time with them. we discussed school days and it was great.
And this post won't be complete without a mention of my journey in the lifeline of mumbai, its locals. i greatly enjoyed the journey and also enjoyed the renedition of 'dulhe ka sehra' from dhadkan by an urchin. over all the lve was great fun and i am already looking fwd to my next vacation.