Last blog is here.... Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!
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May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your astrologist & even your plumber and the I.R.S.
May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise.
May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your spouse, your child, your parent, your siblings; but not to your secretary, your nurse, your masseuse, your hairdresser or your games instructor & teacher.
And may we live in a world at peace and with the awareness of God's love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.
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Wishing a very happy and prosperous Year 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
A soldier's Merry Christmas!!!
It was the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,
In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give,
And to see just who in this home did live.
I looked all about a strange sight I did see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand,
On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.
With medals and badges, awards of all kind,
A sober thought came through my mind.
For this house was different, so dark and dreary,
I knew I had found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.
I heard stories about them, I had to see more,
So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door.
And there he lay sleeping silent alone,
Curled up on the floor in his one bedroom home.
His face so gentle, his room in such disorder,
Not how I pictured an Indian soldier.
Was this the hero of whom I'd just read?
Curled up in his blanket, a floor for his bed?
His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan,
I soon understood this was more than a man.
For I realized the families that I saw that night ,
Owed their lives to these men who were willing to fight.
Soon 'round the world, the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,
Because of soldiers like this one lying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
On a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.
Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,
"Santa don't cry, this life is my choice;
I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,
my life is my God, my country, my Corps."
With that he rolled over and drifted off into sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.
I watched him for hours, so silent and still,
I noticed he shivered from the cold night's chill.
So I took off my jacket, the one made of red,
And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head.
And I put on his T-shirt of military and black,
With a tricolor and an Army patch embroidered on back.
And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride,
And for a shining moment, I was Indian Army deep inside.
I didn't want to leave him on that cold dark night,
This guardian of honor so willing to fight.
Then the soldier rolled over, whispered with a voice so pure,
"Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day, all is secure."
I knew he was right, they are always there for us,
Thanks a lot my friend, and to all a Merry Christmas!!!
In a one bedroom house made of plaster & stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give,
And to see just who in this home did live.
I looked all about a strange sight I did see,
No tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.
No stocking by the fire, just boots filled with sand,
On the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.
With medals and badges, awards of all kind,
A sober thought came through my mind.
For this house was different, so dark and dreary,
I knew I had found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.
I heard stories about them, I had to see more,
So I walked down the hall and pushed open the door.
And there he lay sleeping silent alone,
Curled up on the floor in his one bedroom home.
His face so gentle, his room in such disorder,
Not how I pictured an Indian soldier.
Was this the hero of whom I'd just read?
Curled up in his blanket, a floor for his bed?
His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan,
I soon understood this was more than a man.
For I realized the families that I saw that night ,
Owed their lives to these men who were willing to fight.
Soon 'round the world, the children would play,
And grownups would celebrate on a bright Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year,
Because of soldiers like this one lying here.
I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone,
On a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.
Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,
"Santa don't cry, this life is my choice;
I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,
my life is my God, my country, my Corps."
With that he rolled over and drifted off into sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.
I watched him for hours, so silent and still,
I noticed he shivered from the cold night's chill.
So I took off my jacket, the one made of red,
And I covered this Soldier from his toes to his head.
And I put on his T-shirt of military and black,
With a tricolor and an Army patch embroidered on back.
And although it barely fit me, I began to swell with pride,
And for a shining moment, I was Indian Army deep inside.
I didn't want to leave him on that cold dark night,
This guardian of honor so willing to fight.
Then the soldier rolled over, whispered with a voice so pure,
"Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day, all is secure."
I knew he was right, they are always there for us,
Thanks a lot my friend, and to all a Merry Christmas!!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
My village trip adventure...
I am writing after 2 weeks now; one week was spent in being pissed as I was and the second week was spent on my trip to my village. I had not been there for almost 3 years now, so i wanted to see my relatives, my place, my people and everything. Also I wanted to enjoy my status of having a good job, US return and an awesome eligible bachelor, LOL. I mean the last time I was there I didn't have this nice job & stamp of US return and I had the excuse of being young (for my relative's aspirations of getting me married, I don't know why but ur relatives always seem most interested in getting you married). Its fun to get appreciations from people you love and get there good wishes & blessings (& be praised n flattered!!!).
My own village is located in Distt Ambedkarnagar of Uttar Pradesh (UP). My uncles & aunts, my grandma and some other relatives live there and around. It's a small place which is around 60 KM east from Ayodhya (A holy place in Faizabad where Lord Rama was born) and 7 KM west from Akbarpur. Our whole area is known as Shravan-Kshetra of Awadh-Prant. The local language is Awadhi, the language of Ram-charit-manas of Tulasidas. My 'NANIHAAL' (my mom's parent's village) is in Sultanpur Distt. I had plans to go to Nanihaal first as their was my cousins marriage. And then I was planing to go to my own village from there.
I was not getting a confirmed reservation in a train to get to my village. I was trying like a week in advance but there was no confirmed reservation available in Sleeper, AC, Chair-car or anything. And it's close to hell traveling in Indian railways without reservation (could be hell with reservation too though). I guess the rush was because of Bakreed coming in the same week. Later I even tried TATKAL reservation but that was full too. TATKAL is a emergency kinda reserved quota of seats in Indian railway which just opens 5 days before the travel date & you have to pay 150 extra for sleeper & 300 for AC. Also to let people know, you cannot officially board a train unless you have a confirmed reservation or atleast RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation). However you might board a train in India with waiting or even without a ticket if you have the green-ticket (Money-Money!!!). I tried to check online reservation in Flight and it showed the fare as just Rs 125 + TAX. I was so happy that this is what I needed, just Rs 125 & awesome journey through plane. So I decided to check the complete fare with tax; it was just Rs 4375. Yep, the tax was freaking Rs 4250, WTF!!
So I decided to board a bus till Lucknow from Delhi & then take a bus further to Sulatnpur & village from there. The buses to UP run from Anand Vihar ISBT Bus Station. I heard there is an AC bus to Lucknow and I wanted to get that. But I was late as per my habit and I missed it, it runs around 10pm. So I had to board an ordinary UP Roadways bus at 12 in night. It's a 12-14 hrs journey with some stops every 3-4 hours for people comfort. I got seat in the last row of bus (as you might know how much a bus rocks at the back, and i mean rocks in a bad sense) in the cold winter of New Delhi, where the roadways bus' window hardly close. With in 5 mins I was feeling that I am in hell and I am gonna regret it really-really BAD.
I was wearing my Track-Suit I bought in US. It's really well insulated to wind & pretty warm too. I used to wear it in sub-zero weather of US and it used to work great; it worked great here in the bus too. I had 4 stinking (not really, but they did look like that) guys sitting around me and a old Mullaji sitting besides me who was leaning over me every time falling asleep. If it was some pretty girl, I could let my shoulder stay steady all night for her support, but damn a second for the old man. How could he sleep in this kinda bus and that too on my shoulder. Then the bus stopped in some time, it turns out that we have just covered 20-30 KMs in one hour. The drivers & conductors of the bus get free food at these roadside dhabas (desi restaurants) as they are bringing customers to them in buses. I was feeling more and more doomed.
We got in bus again and I somehow I started feeling sleepy this time. I didn't realize when I fell asleep and by the time I woke up it was morning. I didn't feel as bad as I was thinking, more than half the time was spent without much trouble. Mullaji was off the bus and I had enough space to sit comfortably. I had a tea at the next stop, stretched my self a bit & was ready. I got in the bus & fell asleep again. I don't sleep that much on flights but it was working well in the bus somehow. I was in Lucknow by 1pm (13 hours journey) and most of the journey was spent sleeping, it really wasn't that bad. More like an adventure, which i enjoyed sleeping. Then I boarded a bus to Sultanpur from Lucknow and then to my Nanihaal from there. Also the buses aren't that bad anymore, They have cushioned seats which are not push-back but still okay. Roads also have improved so the ride isn't that bad either. Things are getting better...
I was at my nanihaal by 7 in evening. My Nana-Nani (mom's dad & mom) and Mama (mom's brother) were really excited and very happy to see me. It was a cool surprise for them to see me. There were many other relatives there due to the occasion of marriage. All of them were glad to see me after so long and so was I. I enjoyed the marriage food and slept all night. Next day woke up little late and then met all my relatives there. Everyone was asking 2 things, my experience in US & plans of marriage. I was able to answer first but was speechless to second. The answer has been same for years,'I am not ready, I would like to wait few years'. I don't know why relatives are sooooo interested in getting us married, they must be getting some commission or something out of it. Specially the grandparents are always more interested than even parents in getting there eligible grand children married. the line is,'We want to see you married and settled before we die, we want to see your bride and possibly children too'. Why, why should I do something like this just for their wishes and pleasure. They and all the relatives try to torture you to get married, its painful and FUN!!!!
Also, a cow had given birth to a calf on the same day and I got to eat fresh 'Inri'. When a cow gives birth, for the first few days the milk is kinda stuffy and thick. If you boil it, it curdles itself and turns into kinda paneer (cottage or farmer cheese). Sugar is added to make it sweet and it tastes pretty good. The new born calf starts standing & walking in few mins after he's born, they jump a lot though. I also tried my hands on milking a cow, I have done it earlier too and I am okay at it. I wonder who was the first guy that look at a cow and said," I think that I'll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?", sick people LOL. Also I wandered in woods near the village and also the fields & farms. I'll put all the pics up soon, got some pretty cool ones. (link to pics I hv uploaded on Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/ExternalAlbum.aspx?uid=14373366021617571617&aid=1229595165)
I went to my village from there. Met my uncles & relatives. It was fun hearing them praise me & feel proud of me . They might be jealous inside, i mean you never know but it was still fun. I hope they really are proud of me though, I have been good and done good. Best is yet to come. I saw my beautiful fields & farms, the canal near my farms, the railway line crossing in between my village; everything was fun & filled with memories. We used to climb & jump from trees to play different games, run in canal, take the cattle to field for grazing grass... lots of memories.
There was SHRAVAN-KSHETRA Mela (Fair) on Dec 12th which happens once a year for 3 days, I went there to. It was kinda stupid and totally village-ish but fun. There were small & big jhoolas (rides), lots of CHAAT & sweets (filled with oil & fat but YUMMY!!!) to eat and different kinds of stupid stuff selling all around (starting form house hold item, to clothes, to utensils to gifts, almost everything). Also there were magic shows & 'maut ka kuan' kinda stuff which is gr8 FUN. I enjoyed the mela with my cousins and then went to SHIV BABA. It's a holy auspicious place in our area which is very famous, I do visit it almost all the time when I go to my village. Shiv-bab ki Jai!!!
Then I went to Lucknow to my other uncle's place. I like Luknow, it's clean, organised and nice looking. Specially the areas of Indira Nagar where my uncle lives & Gomti Nagar etc. It does looks like a nice metro. I love to visit it but can't stay there, i guess its because of people with old mentality and all that. Also I guess people & government are the reason taht a nice place like Lucknow is not turning into another hot-spot for IT & MNCs like Gurgaon, Banagalore, Hyderabad or Pune. But i would still say that it does seems safer & cleaner & nicer than Delhi. Delhi might be the most unsafe place with the rising crime in the city. But still, Dilli is Dilli, Dilli hai Dil waalon ki...
Yeah, I came back to Delhi after Lucknow trip. Getting a reservation was not easy again. I tried the reservation online & got RAC in BSB Delhi Spl somehow. I like the online reservation system of Indian Railways, its pretty cool and it does works. However I was not able to get a seat inspite of my RAC. I was told on inquiry that the reservation got confirmed but there was no chart on platform or the train. The train came late by 3 hours without information & the TTE did not know anything about seats. He must have sold the seats & filled his own pockets. I travelled sitting on a seat next to the door in this cold winter all night. But again I fell asleep, sleeping adventure... LOL. The train arrived late by 4 hrs next day. Few things never change I guess!!!
Anyways, coming back to home was a great relief. Delhi always feels like HOME sweet home. & It's cool that you can catch Metro from Both Old & New Delhi Rly Stn to your destination. Few things are changing, for good. Delhi weather is getting cold, lets see how it goes. FYI, I installed Airtel Digital TV and seems to be working pretty good for now. I saw Transporter-3 today, okay movie. Lots of action & stuff & Jason is pretty good. I am also looking forward to see RNBDJ very soon. Not much to do anyways as I still don't have work yet...
Alright boys n girls and dear friends, that's it for now. This one's a HUUUUUUUUGE blog, my biggest (blog entry) I guess. So really have to thank you for reading it (till here!!). I tried my best to keep it small (and this was the result, either i didn't try well or my best needs to be better) but then it would have been what I told all my friends earlier,"It was a gr8 fun village-trip however tiring too"... that's it, lol. Please keep blogging & keep reading my blogs (please COMMENT to let me know of your views too). This is RAHUL again saying, Good Bye & Good Luck!!!!!
My own village is located in Distt Ambedkarnagar of Uttar Pradesh (UP). My uncles & aunts, my grandma and some other relatives live there and around. It's a small place which is around 60 KM east from Ayodhya (A holy place in Faizabad where Lord Rama was born) and 7 KM west from Akbarpur. Our whole area is known as Shravan-Kshetra of Awadh-Prant. The local language is Awadhi, the language of Ram-charit-manas of Tulasidas. My 'NANIHAAL' (my mom's parent's village) is in Sultanpur Distt. I had plans to go to Nanihaal first as their was my cousins marriage. And then I was planing to go to my own village from there.
I was not getting a confirmed reservation in a train to get to my village. I was trying like a week in advance but there was no confirmed reservation available in Sleeper, AC, Chair-car or anything. And it's close to hell traveling in Indian railways without reservation (could be hell with reservation too though). I guess the rush was because of Bakreed coming in the same week. Later I even tried TATKAL reservation but that was full too. TATKAL is a emergency kinda reserved quota of seats in Indian railway which just opens 5 days before the travel date & you have to pay 150 extra for sleeper & 300 for AC. Also to let people know, you cannot officially board a train unless you have a confirmed reservation or atleast RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation). However you might board a train in India with waiting or even without a ticket if you have the green-ticket (Money-Money!!!). I tried to check online reservation in Flight and it showed the fare as just Rs 125 + TAX. I was so happy that this is what I needed, just Rs 125 & awesome journey through plane. So I decided to check the complete fare with tax; it was just Rs 4375. Yep, the tax was freaking Rs 4250, WTF!!
So I decided to board a bus till Lucknow from Delhi & then take a bus further to Sulatnpur & village from there. The buses to UP run from Anand Vihar ISBT Bus Station. I heard there is an AC bus to Lucknow and I wanted to get that. But I was late as per my habit and I missed it, it runs around 10pm. So I had to board an ordinary UP Roadways bus at 12 in night. It's a 12-14 hrs journey with some stops every 3-4 hours for people comfort. I got seat in the last row of bus (as you might know how much a bus rocks at the back, and i mean rocks in a bad sense) in the cold winter of New Delhi, where the roadways bus' window hardly close. With in 5 mins I was feeling that I am in hell and I am gonna regret it really-really BAD.
I was wearing my Track-Suit I bought in US. It's really well insulated to wind & pretty warm too. I used to wear it in sub-zero weather of US and it used to work great; it worked great here in the bus too. I had 4 stinking (not really, but they did look like that) guys sitting around me and a old Mullaji sitting besides me who was leaning over me every time falling asleep. If it was some pretty girl, I could let my shoulder stay steady all night for her support, but damn a second for the old man. How could he sleep in this kinda bus and that too on my shoulder. Then the bus stopped in some time, it turns out that we have just covered 20-30 KMs in one hour. The drivers & conductors of the bus get free food at these roadside dhabas (desi restaurants) as they are bringing customers to them in buses. I was feeling more and more doomed.
We got in bus again and I somehow I started feeling sleepy this time. I didn't realize when I fell asleep and by the time I woke up it was morning. I didn't feel as bad as I was thinking, more than half the time was spent without much trouble. Mullaji was off the bus and I had enough space to sit comfortably. I had a tea at the next stop, stretched my self a bit & was ready. I got in the bus & fell asleep again. I don't sleep that much on flights but it was working well in the bus somehow. I was in Lucknow by 1pm (13 hours journey) and most of the journey was spent sleeping, it really wasn't that bad. More like an adventure, which i enjoyed sleeping. Then I boarded a bus to Sultanpur from Lucknow and then to my Nanihaal from there. Also the buses aren't that bad anymore, They have cushioned seats which are not push-back but still okay. Roads also have improved so the ride isn't that bad either. Things are getting better...
I was at my nanihaal by 7 in evening. My Nana-Nani (mom's dad & mom) and Mama (mom's brother) were really excited and very happy to see me. It was a cool surprise for them to see me. There were many other relatives there due to the occasion of marriage. All of them were glad to see me after so long and so was I. I enjoyed the marriage food and slept all night. Next day woke up little late and then met all my relatives there. Everyone was asking 2 things, my experience in US & plans of marriage. I was able to answer first but was speechless to second. The answer has been same for years,'I am not ready, I would like to wait few years'. I don't know why relatives are sooooo interested in getting us married, they must be getting some commission or something out of it. Specially the grandparents are always more interested than even parents in getting there eligible grand children married. the line is,'We want to see you married and settled before we die, we want to see your bride and possibly children too'. Why, why should I do something like this just for their wishes and pleasure. They and all the relatives try to torture you to get married, its painful and FUN!!!!
Also, a cow had given birth to a calf on the same day and I got to eat fresh 'Inri'. When a cow gives birth, for the first few days the milk is kinda stuffy and thick. If you boil it, it curdles itself and turns into kinda paneer (cottage or farmer cheese). Sugar is added to make it sweet and it tastes pretty good. The new born calf starts standing & walking in few mins after he's born, they jump a lot though. I also tried my hands on milking a cow, I have done it earlier too and I am okay at it. I wonder who was the first guy that look at a cow and said," I think that I'll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?", sick people LOL. Also I wandered in woods near the village and also the fields & farms. I'll put all the pics up soon, got some pretty cool ones. (link to pics I hv uploaded on Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/ExternalAlbum.aspx?uid=14373366021617571617&aid=1229595165)
I went to my village from there. Met my uncles & relatives. It was fun hearing them praise me & feel proud of me . They might be jealous inside, i mean you never know but it was still fun. I hope they really are proud of me though, I have been good and done good. Best is yet to come. I saw my beautiful fields & farms, the canal near my farms, the railway line crossing in between my village; everything was fun & filled with memories. We used to climb & jump from trees to play different games, run in canal, take the cattle to field for grazing grass... lots of memories.
There was SHRAVAN-KSHETRA Mela (Fair) on Dec 12th which happens once a year for 3 days, I went there to. It was kinda stupid and totally village-ish but fun. There were small & big jhoolas (rides), lots of CHAAT & sweets (filled with oil & fat but YUMMY!!!) to eat and different kinds of stupid stuff selling all around (starting form house hold item, to clothes, to utensils to gifts, almost everything). Also there were magic shows & 'maut ka kuan' kinda stuff which is gr8 FUN. I enjoyed the mela with my cousins and then went to SHIV BABA. It's a holy auspicious place in our area which is very famous, I do visit it almost all the time when I go to my village. Shiv-bab ki Jai!!!
Then I went to Lucknow to my other uncle's place. I like Luknow, it's clean, organised and nice looking. Specially the areas of Indira Nagar where my uncle lives & Gomti Nagar etc. It does looks like a nice metro. I love to visit it but can't stay there, i guess its because of people with old mentality and all that. Also I guess people & government are the reason taht a nice place like Lucknow is not turning into another hot-spot for IT & MNCs like Gurgaon, Banagalore, Hyderabad or Pune. But i would still say that it does seems safer & cleaner & nicer than Delhi. Delhi might be the most unsafe place with the rising crime in the city. But still, Dilli is Dilli, Dilli hai Dil waalon ki...
Yeah, I came back to Delhi after Lucknow trip. Getting a reservation was not easy again. I tried the reservation online & got RAC in BSB Delhi Spl somehow. I like the online reservation system of Indian Railways, its pretty cool and it does works. However I was not able to get a seat inspite of my RAC. I was told on inquiry that the reservation got confirmed but there was no chart on platform or the train. The train came late by 3 hours without information & the TTE did not know anything about seats. He must have sold the seats & filled his own pockets. I travelled sitting on a seat next to the door in this cold winter all night. But again I fell asleep, sleeping adventure... LOL. The train arrived late by 4 hrs next day. Few things never change I guess!!!
Anyways, coming back to home was a great relief. Delhi always feels like HOME sweet home. & It's cool that you can catch Metro from Both Old & New Delhi Rly Stn to your destination. Few things are changing, for good. Delhi weather is getting cold, lets see how it goes. FYI, I installed Airtel Digital TV and seems to be working pretty good for now. I saw Transporter-3 today, okay movie. Lots of action & stuff & Jason is pretty good. I am also looking forward to see RNBDJ very soon. Not much to do anyways as I still don't have work yet...
Alright boys n girls and dear friends, that's it for now. This one's a HUUUUUUUUGE blog, my biggest (blog entry) I guess. So really have to thank you for reading it (till here!!). I tried my best to keep it small (and this was the result, either i didn't try well or my best needs to be better) but then it would have been what I told all my friends earlier,"It was a gr8 fun village-trip however tiring too"... that's it, lol. Please keep blogging & keep reading my blogs (please COMMENT to let me know of your views too). This is RAHUL again saying, Good Bye & Good Luck!!!!!
Monday, December 01, 2008
I am PISSED... (also I didn't vote)
First day of last month of this year and I am really pissed. Why... or why not... I mean doesn't this world kinda sucks, at least right now. I have not been very well lately; have not had any project (on so called bench/beach) for more than 2 months; the world is going through this awful recession & economical downfall; and some bloody $%^&#$@ enter in to our own country, blow up our places, kill our innocent countrymen and try to spread terror.......
As for not being well, it's been both me & my lovely home. By living in US for sometime, my immunity power has definitely weakened (it's like a superpower most of us Indians have; immune to dirt, pollution, noise, political downfall, crime, corruption, all kinda enforced pain etc). I can't stand pollution, dirt & keep falling sick; or at least not in best of my health. And on top of that I had that surgery (see my previous blogs) which has definitely affected me for sometime, I am much better and almost recovered now though.
I don't talk much about my work here (bcoz some of my colleagues & managers read the blog too, lol). But I am not very happy with my current situation. I have been on so called beach (usually called as bench in other companies), which means I don't have any project to work on. There were project opportunities in Philadelphia/Kansas/Portland but thing's didn't turn up well. Sometimes because of me being sick or not available or mostly because of this recession because of which new projects are not coming up. I don't have much to do and I am getting kinda bored and concerned too. I want a nice project soon, in US!!!
Recession and Economic Downfall sucks soooo much, many of us have been affected by it in some or other way. Many of my friends have lost there jobs or are on the verge of losing there jobs because of this. I lost two project opportunities, because they could not get signed-off owing to recession I guess. The dollar is strong as compared to rupee these days (around Rs 50 for a dollar); whereas it used to be pretty low when I used to transfer money sometime back (I have even transferred on Rs 37 per dollar). The prices are so damn high of everything now; the usual vegetables, milk, ration and everything else is damn expensive. Even the burger & pizzas are almost twice the price now. What's there to be happy about it??
And on top of that... these Mumbai Attacks. Some bloody $^&*%@ enters in our own country and try terrorize our own people in middle of the daylight. They captivate places like Taj & Oberai and kill innocent people there for no damn reason. What kind of f***ng religion or faith or aspirations can lead anyone to such actions. And I despise those Indians who are involved in this or supporting this; yeah, I mean how can someone enter into your own house without anyone knowing unless someone from your house lets them in or helps them. There has to be some of our people who are helping them. I consider Rape & Terrorism as two of the biggest crimes; those who are hurting innocent people for just there pleasure should be punished mercilessly. Because these people do not just hurt the victims but also affects the whole society in negative way. People are afraid to get out of there houses, or even stay in there houses; how bad is that? We do not feel safe in our own homes, we see our own people killed & hurt and we can't do much to save them.... This has to be stopped, if the government and our leaders are not capable enough to fight for us, we the 'people of India' have to rise together to bring it to justice!!!
Hmmmmm, also I didn't vote this time in Delhi Elections. As it was being said this time around,'Pappu vote nahi deta'. I guess its better to be a 'pappu' than to go ahead & vote for some jerk whom you have never heard of or you are not sure what is he gonna do for you, your place & your country. I heard there is an Article 49-O under which you have right to not vote, or say that I don't like anyone and want to vote for no one. And if no votes are more than total votes in the region, a re-election will happen with all new candidates. Earlier in paper polling, an unstamped vote was considered as no-vote. But with electronic voting, there is no option yet for a button for no-vote. I have heard that it has been suggested by election commission in electoral reforms but lets see when it actually happens. I am sure our cunning politicians would never like to give us a right to not vote for them; but I hope this happens sometimes and all of us can get together to show we do not like them. I guess the situation would be same for me, until I go ahead and contest in election myself!!
So... so much to be pissed and not much to be happy about!!! But I watched 'Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye', pretty nice movie. I always have liked Abhay Deol out of all the Deols; he's charming, smart & a good actor. The movie is a story of a young boy wanting goods in life who turns into a smart thief. Stealing stuff by outsmarting people with his intelligence is not just his profession but passion too. A nice comedy movie with decent presentation & good acting by Abhay as the thief and Paresh Rawal in 3 different roles. Overall it's a nice fun movie. Also I am waiting for 'Rab ne Bana Di Jodi', seems interesting movie.
Alright boys n girls and dear friends, that's it for now. Please keep blogging & keep reading my blogs (please COMMENT to let me know of your views too). This is RAHUL again saying, Good Bye & Good Luck!!!!!
As for not being well, it's been both me & my lovely home. By living in US for sometime, my immunity power has definitely weakened (it's like a superpower most of us Indians have; immune to dirt, pollution, noise, political downfall, crime, corruption, all kinda enforced pain etc). I can't stand pollution, dirt & keep falling sick; or at least not in best of my health. And on top of that I had that surgery (see my previous blogs) which has definitely affected me for sometime, I am much better and almost recovered now though.
I don't talk much about my work here (bcoz some of my colleagues & managers read the blog too, lol). But I am not very happy with my current situation. I have been on so called beach (usually called as bench in other companies), which means I don't have any project to work on. There were project opportunities in Philadelphia/Kansas/Portland but thing's didn't turn up well. Sometimes because of me being sick or not available or mostly because of this recession because of which new projects are not coming up. I don't have much to do and I am getting kinda bored and concerned too. I want a nice project soon, in US!!!
Recession and Economic Downfall sucks soooo much, many of us have been affected by it in some or other way. Many of my friends have lost there jobs or are on the verge of losing there jobs because of this. I lost two project opportunities, because they could not get signed-off owing to recession I guess. The dollar is strong as compared to rupee these days (around Rs 50 for a dollar); whereas it used to be pretty low when I used to transfer money sometime back (I have even transferred on Rs 37 per dollar). The prices are so damn high of everything now; the usual vegetables, milk, ration and everything else is damn expensive. Even the burger & pizzas are almost twice the price now. What's there to be happy about it??
And on top of that... these Mumbai Attacks. Some bloody $^&*%@ enters in our own country and try terrorize our own people in middle of the daylight. They captivate places like Taj & Oberai and kill innocent people there for no damn reason. What kind of f***ng religion or faith or aspirations can lead anyone to such actions. And I despise those Indians who are involved in this or supporting this; yeah, I mean how can someone enter into your own house without anyone knowing unless someone from your house lets them in or helps them. There has to be some of our people who are helping them. I consider Rape & Terrorism as two of the biggest crimes; those who are hurting innocent people for just there pleasure should be punished mercilessly. Because these people do not just hurt the victims but also affects the whole society in negative way. People are afraid to get out of there houses, or even stay in there houses; how bad is that? We do not feel safe in our own homes, we see our own people killed & hurt and we can't do much to save them.... This has to be stopped, if the government and our leaders are not capable enough to fight for us, we the 'people of India' have to rise together to bring it to justice!!!
Hmmmmm, also I didn't vote this time in Delhi Elections. As it was being said this time around,'Pappu vote nahi deta'. I guess its better to be a 'pappu' than to go ahead & vote for some jerk whom you have never heard of or you are not sure what is he gonna do for you, your place & your country. I heard there is an Article 49-O under which you have right to not vote, or say that I don't like anyone and want to vote for no one. And if no votes are more than total votes in the region, a re-election will happen with all new candidates. Earlier in paper polling, an unstamped vote was considered as no-vote. But with electronic voting, there is no option yet for a button for no-vote. I have heard that it has been suggested by election commission in electoral reforms but lets see when it actually happens. I am sure our cunning politicians would never like to give us a right to not vote for them; but I hope this happens sometimes and all of us can get together to show we do not like them. I guess the situation would be same for me, until I go ahead and contest in election myself!!
So... so much to be pissed and not much to be happy about!!! But I watched 'Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye', pretty nice movie. I always have liked Abhay Deol out of all the Deols; he's charming, smart & a good actor. The movie is a story of a young boy wanting goods in life who turns into a smart thief. Stealing stuff by outsmarting people with his intelligence is not just his profession but passion too. A nice comedy movie with decent presentation & good acting by Abhay as the thief and Paresh Rawal in 3 different roles. Overall it's a nice fun movie. Also I am waiting for 'Rab ne Bana Di Jodi', seems interesting movie.
Alright boys n girls and dear friends, that's it for now. Please keep blogging & keep reading my blogs (please COMMENT to let me know of your views too). This is RAHUL again saying, Good Bye & Good Luck!!!!!
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