Well its Nupur who’s tagged me again…

So, as Miss Norah Jones crooned..”here we go again….”

1. What time did you get up this morning? 0630
2. Diamonds or pearls? (If ur a guy - what can u afford for ‘her’!) Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Hindi: Deewane hue paagal,
English: Harrry Potter and whatever
4. What is your favourite TV show? Friends, BBC auto show.
5. What did you have for breakfast? Gobhi-matar ki subzi and parathas
6. What is your middle name? none!
7. What is your favourite cuisine? all….
8. What foods do you dislike? Excessively spicy.
9. What is your favourite crisp? –?! Lays’, tomato tango
10. What is your favourite CD at the moment? Pyasa, Mark Knopfler(Ragpicker’s dream)
11. What kind of car do you drive? Maruti Suzuki WagonR
12. Favourite sandwich? Butter
13. What characteristic do you despise? Back-biting, hypocrisy, ego.
14. Favourite items of clothing? A formal suit(though i dont get to wear it often:( )
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you? GOA
16. What colour is your bathroom? White
17. Favourite brand of clothing? None
18. Where would you retire to? A villa by the beach in Goa.
19. Favourite time of the day? late nights/early mornings
20.What was you most memorable Birthday you ever had? 21st…
21. Where were you born? (I cant remember the name!) indore, India
22. Favourite sport to watch? F1 racing
23. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? No one….
24. Person you expect to send it back first? Again, no one
25. What fabric detergent do you use? Tide
26. Coke or Pepsi? None…left them long ago.
27. Are you a morning person or a night owl? night owl
28. What is your shoe size? 10
29. Do you have any pets? No!
30. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with your family &
friends? I am still working late hours!!ok its not exciting but i m pissed enough with it
31. What did you want to be when you were little? never gave it so much of a thought then
32. What were you doing today? Designing software, coding, testing, User Experience..
33. Name a movie you’ve seen recently that you’re sure many have not and its worth watching. Hotel Rwanda.

Ok…now who should i tag?lets se…with Nupur already tagging half the world in her post , i guess i’ll tag her back, so she can tag the remaining half…Nupur will u pls be a darling and do this one for me? I am too laazyy…..

*zzzzzzz…..*

P.S: The author has dozed off to sleep again…so the readers are requested to do thy bidding!!!

And even then, here;s the day that reminds me that another year of my existence has just ended…

and a new one just begun.

Thank you very very much Akruti…for the wonderful wishes….and I promise to make my best shot at making you smile always…

So far, its been a wonderful birthday, a lot of good wishes coming my way, and I thank everyone for it.

Was also surprised and pleased to receive Somu ’s call today…and i couldn’t guess who its from initially…well…i sure am getting older.

From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.

and before signing off, a poem Neha wrote for me…

“Your birthday’s not just any day -
It’s when the world was blessed
With an angel of a person
Who does his very best

To share a warm compassion
That keeps other’s needs in mind,
A bright and sunny outlook,
And commitment to be kind,

Then adds a touch of humour,
A true and honest heart,
And a certain little sparkle
That sets angel-types apart..
Your birthday’s not like any other day
The whole year through
‘Cause it celebrates the day
The world was blessed
With very special YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! “

“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”..and I happen to have so many:-)

adios

I am sad today…and I am tensed.

coz one of my best friend is about to go through the same hell that I went through 2 years ago….and I m feeling really sad…

sad, becoz I cant help …sad becoz I see the tears & feel the pain…but cant be of much help….

the only thing that I can ask God is to give her the strength to go through it….and hope that things will turn out in her favour.

and very soon i’ll see her smiling again….

oh lord,
i pray for her to be happy
i pray for things to go her way
i pray that she doesn’t suffer…
like i did just yesterday.

give her the strength
to go through this test of fire…
to come out of it smilin…
and things going as her desire.

oh lord, give her…
what u never gave to me.
make all her dreams come true..
thats the best that can be!

amen.

Here are “her” much awaited pics….

Doesn’t she look great??

Oh I am so much in love…..sigh…

And she’s just done a 1000kms!!! Didn’t I tell u they get better with time?

adios

P.S: Breview coming up next…..

This is me..
And there’s nowhere else on earth i’d rather be..

So crooned bryan adams….and so say I.

I am back from a very very long break. And I apologise for the length of the break, which wasn’t in my control. What else could I say for two weeks of sick leave from office, and bed-rest at home. Sucks, right?

Anyways all that s past now. I am fit n fine, and back at work Also back at blogging and blog hoppin, so i’ll be at all your blogs to pester you.

Smyta, thank you..i’ll also cherish you as a friend…and what more can be a better friendship present than this return post

Nupur, thanks for the wonderful words. The car is parked in Gurgaon, & I m takin good care of her….:-)

While at the vacation, there were many things going around, in my life, in the world, that I so much wanted to blog about, but couldn’t. Life ain’t always that fair. Anyways….

My car is doin great. Already 700+ kms, she’s in for her 1st servicing today. And I simply am not able to upload the pics due to some problem with photobucket. Will try to resolve it and quickly post those snaps up.

and in the last few weeks, terrorism has proved that it can only claim innocent lives…in New Delhi, in Jordan, in Iraq…..all around the world. If not bin laden, then al-zawahiri(or whatever), if not him, some one else…..

is there an end to this menace? well, moderatism is a way out, but how many are willing to accept it is questionable. Tolerance is not easy…..

And what really surprised me was a small news item that appeared in Times Of India New Delhi edition a couple of days ago..it was about the death of two kids in Chechenya, who were apparently playing throw ball with, guess what, a hand-grenade!!

Shocking, isn’t it?

ciao

P.S Thanks to all of you for your Diwali wishes, please accept my best wishes to you and your families.

Well its been quite some time that I have written. So here I go…

Nothing new, just that I have been keeping very bad health for the last week…some throat infection that has grown out of control, so my doc has ordered me silent for a few days…and the strong medicines make me feel sleepy(*YAWN) all the time, so I am off bloggin & blog-hoppin…

This is goin to remain as it is for a few days till I get OK, so all my blog-friends will have to wait for me for some time. Hope y’all don’t mind.

signing off…

(P.S: I have purchased a new car. More about it in my next post…)

This one for all my friends who are goin through a tough phase in their lives…..

When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you’re sure you’ve had enough of this life, well hang on
Don’t let yourself go, ’cause everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes

Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes. So, hold on, hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Everybody hurts. You are not alone….

Song: Everybody Hurts
Artist: R.E.M
Lyrics Courtesy : www.lyrics007.com

bahut baatein hain jinhe dil mein chupaye rakhta hoon
kayi gum hain jinhe seene mein dabaye rakhta hoon

zamana to humse bahut kuch chahta hai
lekin apni chahat ko zamane ki nazron se bachaye rakhta hoon

kayi gam hain jinhe seene mein dabaye rakhta hoon

jab kabhi kisi ko dekhta hoon gum mein
uske gum ko khushi mein banana chahta hoon
dil mein dard hai, phir bhi hothon pe hansi banaye rakhta hoon

kayi gum hain jinhe seene mein dabaye rakhta hoon

zindagi mein woh sab mila jiski chahat na thi
woh shohrat, woh izzat jiski zaroorat na thi
ek cheez chahi thi kabhi zindagi se
lekin ab uski hasrat ko aasuon mein bhigaye rakhta hoon

kayi gum hain jinhe seene mein dabaye rakhta hoon

ishq ke liye humne kya kya na kiya
apna sab kuch gavaya, aur dil ka sauda kiya
abe usi dil ke tukdon ko deevaron pe sajaye rakhta hoon

kayi gum hain jinhe seene mein dabaye rakhta hoon..

(to be contd…)

Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,
Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,
Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five,Fifty-five….

Dude what’s fifty-five?

Look there…

Where?

Whack!!!

Fifty-six, Fifty-six, Fifty-six, Fifty-six, Fifty-six, Fifty-six, Fifty-six…..

I tag Somu, Fairy & akruti

A long time ago….

on this day

i learnt that life is all about smiling…

sharing, caring, loving….

giving all away and still being happy….

knowing that i have someone special in my life….

who’ll make me feel special every day…every min…every sec…of my life…

a life…

that was to last only 3 years….

18 September 2005

i am lost…

i am alone…

i have a headache….

not to mention the pain in my heart….

RIP my life: 18-Sep-long-time-ago to 18-Sep-2005

I am dead….

or am I??