Compassion Personified

Galaxy Note Ownership report

2011-11-26T14:46:00.001+05:30

Previously phones were meant to make calls , Not anymore.A phone is more personal and a lot more than just what it could do 5 years back.2010 and i got into Android phones.HTC Desire , Samsung Galaxy S , Samsung galaxy S2 , and Now the Samsung Galaxy Note.In the last 11 + years , when i started to use cellphones , this is the first time that iv bought phones back to back from the same manufacturer.Let me cut that here and tell you about the Note.What exactly is the Note.Its Big , Bad , Bulky and Mean .USP:Its display 5.3" Super Amoled display .Which is not really uncomfortable holding in Ur hand.Its Not easy to hold it and operate it in a single hand.Easy of use is when u want to type or make calls , U just cannot make mistake , its so damn comfortable with the keys spaced out well.Display makes it so easy for media and photos.Once you start to get used to this display , Using another smaller phone , even the 4.3 inch feels really smaller , By no means the s2 is small or incapable , But The Notes sheer power of processing or display makes it "feel" better.There is a big lag in the scrolling with the Tw Launcher or with any 3rd party launcher.S2 seems way more polished in every aspect in terms of S/w.Another big dislike is that not all apps in the market support the 800*1280 HD resolution.So the apps fit in just half the screen " example:Flipkart".very few apps like this , Not all.The music player Quality on earphones is way better on Note than S2.The speaker Output/volume is low. Poor.battery is 2500 mah n the back up is very good. no custom development has started yet on large scale , so stock rom is very boring.S pen: A show off feature where u can draw. But i really dont use it at all.Overall..Its a very good phone ..too big a phone . too small a tablet.

My Karizma R

2011-04-14T19:21:00.004+05:30

FInally after so many years of waiting to own a Karizma, managed to get one home that i can call mine.

Color-Yellow
Year -2007
Kms Done- 16000
Bike Condition--Stock and Well maintained ..

Changes done to my liking ..
Tires -- Michelin M45 front and rear.
Lights--HID 35W Bi Xenon
Spark plug- NGK Platinum
Suspension--Stiffer springs in the front so that the nose dive stops ..
Thats all for now.
Battery- has a 9A amaron

Covered 2000 kms already in under a month .
The bike is returning a surprising good fuel efficiency of 37-40kmpl.

Likes
Bike is Torquey--Makes it fun to cruise on the highway with minimal gear shifts.
The headlight reflector spread is brilliant , Complemented with a HID , its Good to keep you at 110 kmph at night.
The braking has improved by leaps and bounds with the tyre set-up.The grip is excellent.

Dislikes
Seat is rock hard , hate it to the core.. needs some attention soon.
Vibes creep in after 100kph, On the footpegs and on the handlebar.. Its not there on my R15 even at 130kph.
Chain makes noise--- But i always have my music on , so i never hear it.

The fibre parts are all well intact , no damages , no vibes , well maintained..

Time for some mods after a few thousand kms...

Santa

. ....

2010-11-13T22:23:00.001+05:30

Dark passion

2010-11-07T20:02:00.001+05:30

2010-11-07T20:01:00.001+05:30

2010-11-07T20:00:00.003+05:30

2010-11-07T20:00:00.001+05:30

Yellow

2010-11-07T19:59:00.001+05:30

An

2010-11-02T21:53:00.001+05:30

2010-11-02T21:50:00.003+05:30

A

2010-11-02T21:50:00.001+05:30

Be

2010-11-02T21:49:00.001+05:30

Is it like this ?

2010-11-02T19:42:00.003+05:30

This ?

Is it this ?

2010-11-02T19:42:00.001+05:30

Mine

2010-07-26T14:18:00.001+05:30

Hay

Breakfast

2010-07-26T14:16:00.001+05:30

Bread omlette

MehaNdi

2010-07-05T16:39:00.001+05:30

Santa

2010-06-21T22:00:00.003+05:30

Bug rug pug

2010-06-21T22:00:00.001+05:30

Attacked me .

Test

2010-05-31T16:05:00.001+05:30

Test

Fined for leaning. Thanks to r15

2010-03-16T20:50:00.001+05:30

Beauty treatment for my r15

2010-02-19T00:03:00.001+05:30

Beauty treatment ;-)

Re union coll guys

2010-01-02T19:20:00.001+05:30

One year on . Coll guys meeting at the old place. Awesome feelin

My new years first meal

2010-01-01T01:03:00.001+05:30

Gujju missile

Welcome jan

2009-12-31T17:44:00.001+05:30

Eggs .

2009-12-31T17:38:00.001+05:30

Just had it now :)

Ganesha

2009-12-28T14:58:00.001+05:30

Found this on my processor at my desk:-)

2009-12-28T00:48:00.001+05:30

2009-12-28T00:14:00.001+05:30

2009-12-27T22:36:00.001+05:30

2009-12-27T22:32:00.001+05:30

Random !

2009-12-27T21:07:00.001+05:30

One evening just before rain began to pour down

Phone phone

2009-12-26T23:14:00.001+05:30

Where I make calls from ;-)

Hand

2009-12-26T23:04:00.001+05:30

What does your hand say?

Maharashtra on the YZf-R15

2009-12-14T20:28:00.001+05:30

MH trip

A 9 day trip to the Shivaji land was on my mind. Applied leaves 2 months in advance.
Leaves got confirmed and I had to get things ready for the ride.

Got a service done and an oil change , had purchased new set of tires before the ride .It cost me 2900 rs and I found it in Mysore .There is a lot of demand for those special tires.

A week before the ride, I had a huge swelling in my eye, It was a sty, An infection. I just hoped that it doesn’t ruin my holiday. Went to the eye specialist and was told that I should recover in like 3-5 days.

2 days before take off

The swelling still persists…

1 day before take off...

Take leave to go to the Doctor. The doctor says its all clear and gives me a green signal.

There was nothing in the bike that needed attention; the bike is so damn reliable. Got a few puncture sticks and I was ready to go. Dumped clothes into the saddle bags that I had borrowed from Akhil. I was unsure as to how it would behave on my bike as its highly aero sensitive. Did a city ride in traffic to get the feel. It was a no problem.

Saturday

Wake up at 01:00 AM, have bath, drink milk, and mount the already packed saddle and tank bags onto the bike. Reach Yeshwantpur Metro at 02:20 AM . Mridul joins me at 02:30 AM.
Its still cold and dark, city’s sleeping, best time to escape from Bangalore city. Else it’s a pain.
Bangalore is a small over crowded outgrown city with a large space constraint.
Lights on and its time to cruise…

Reached Nelamangala toll gate in about 25 to 30 mins , There is construction work going on throughout the way , lots of speed breakers and dust .

From here on its Just 4 lane wide roads for the next 40 kms , Keeping 85-90 kmph constant reached Tumkur and we plan to ride ahead to ChitraDurga without a break.
ChitraDurga is 200 kms from Blr , The roads in c’durga by-pass are non existent. Stopped after the city and its still 5:30 AM.
Stopped for a small 25 mins break and eat Banana chips that Mridul had brought back from his hometown.

Hop on and its ride again to RaniBennur , 100 kms of Bad roads from there on . Its still dark and it gets colder .Increased volume on the i-pod listening to my favorite collection doing 120 + with no sound audible from the exhaust and engine reached Ghar Dhabha at 07:30 AM.(300kms done)
Mridul reached after about 15 mins. Vasanth reached the point after about 5 minutes.

Had breakfast there and then it was 8:45 AM when we left the place. Hubli was the next destination . Its 100 Kms from there.
After crossing Haveri , the roads are good. You can do speeds that your bike maxes out.
Stopped four fuel about 20 kms before Hubli , The others had already refueled at the breakfast point and gone ahead when I stopped for refuelling.I wanted to ride till empty , to get an idea of my fuel effieciency and also that I wasn’t happy with the Shell fuel that I had filled .

I was trailing the other two now .Crossed Hubli (407 kms),took the by-pass to Dharwad, It’s a two lane road now , And Im crazy about two lanes ,It makes me so happy , Opposite traffic makes me active than the fast 4/6 lanes where everyone’s doing good speed , and gets boring until and unless you have a multi cylinder bike that allows you to do 200 kmph.
Doing 120 kmph and seeing a car swoosh by on 6 lane is not my taste.

Two lane road ends after Dharwad,after that found a Tata Safari Dicor ahead of me doing 130 kmph , and that was all I needed , I was constantly doing 127-128kmph even with the luggage and a full tank of fuel.

At one point, I saw the other two guys on the LHS, they dint wave at me, It was me who was alert and pulled over, I dint want to stop, because the road was lovely and I had got the flow .
But still… stopped..

Started again after a while, The roads after Dharwad are brilliant , all you need to do is concentrate and go fast. No Speed Breakers, No stray dogs/cows. No Jay walkers , Nobody . Its an open Highway . Do al speed that you can .
Reached Belgaum and dint stop . Topped when the Odo read 560kms.
30kms on, my Bike is welcomed to Maharashtra. Bike seeing a new state after a long time. First time to MH.

I was hungry and wanted to have lunch at Kolhapur, found a hotel and grabbed something to eat.

230kms from destination its 2:30 PM.

I re-fill up again and back on the road. There was a lot of traffic that had built up in Kolhapur by-pass.
From Kolhapur to Karad , it’s a 4 lane road and not 6 lane. Found a thunderbird that was done up and he was riding with us . He was doing lovely speeds and I was really impressed with it. We stop for tea about 115 Kms from Pune , we are just outside Satara.

We have tea, its ginger tea. I like it, its ginger tea all round MH.

Riding again and contacting hydro ,reached pune by 7:00PM .

Met Hydro after a long time , 844kms on the Odo.

More to come …

Random clicks

2009-12-07T12:19:00.000+05:30

YZF R15 14 months/22,000kms report

2009-10-24T23:29:00.006+05:30

Hello,
Im back on my blog after a long long time , had taken time off for myself , bored of forums now , thought i ll put up a review my experience with my sports tourer .

Am i happy with the bike still ?
A definite yes ,

The views are same as my 11 months report , will keep it short by telling you things that i haven told before.

Had to change the rear disc pads at 16500kms , it cost about 1115 INR oly.

Changed the spark plug to NGK platinum CR8EGP - Rs 140.
Air filter at 17000kms- Rs 237
Need to change the oil filter sometime soon.

I have been hunting for the tires for the last 4 months , and it has been a pain. MRF is on strike and this tire size and pattern is made only for this particular bike only.
Searched in Hyd, Chennai, Salem , Blr to no luck.
Thanks to shreyas , i managed to find a set of tires in mysore.

Bangalore wheels had a rear tire and they quoted me 3000rs , its like buying in black.
Denied their generous offer and headed to mysore to get my tire .
1100 front and 1800 rs for the rear.
The grip is phenomenal after the change .
The old tires lasted about 21500kms , i could have pushed it for a few thousand kms , but it was too soft and prone to punctures.

There has been no problem with chain even though its an open chain , its just regular maintainence that matters.I lube every now and then and get it washed regularly.

I had been to Goa recently and doing 700kms with this baby super sport will make you forget the kms.
It doesn have the torque like the zma , to comfortably pull from a lower gear , but nowhere will it give a chance to the zma to run away either. Cruising at 100 all day long and getting a mileage of 43-45 kmph on the highway is a breeze on this bike.

Im totally in love with the suspension , after getting used to this , all other bikes feel so so soft and doesn give me the confidence on highways.

one lesson learnt-
had fixed another small horn for testing purpose , It worked well without draining the battery . at one point , it blew out my horn switch . The load was too much.Had to take a HH splendor spring and fix it to work.

Moral of the story - Stick to stock horn.

The tappets need regular adjustment after high speed runs of 4000+kms , they keep getting loose.

P220 dtsi is way faster in 0-100 kmph sprint. Its just an fyi for the guys who still in a dilemna about p220 or r15 .

Iv been using twin HID's for the past one year and haven't faced any sort of battery drain problems with a 3.5mAH .
No problem with cold starts ever , How ever cold its just one push of the starter button . no issues ever. Fi works brilliantly.

The ground clearance is also never a problem , on bad roads or off roading , managed to surprise me everytime . Never the under belly has taken a hit.

Another compliment is to the tires , behaves amazingly well in the rain and still allows u to take corners at decent speeds. MRF deserves a pat for this .
Thats about it for now.
Santa

Bajaj Pulsar 220 dts-I

2009-10-24T23:28:00.001+05:30

Bajaj Pulsar 220 dts-I – Can we call it fastest Indian ?

We had a meet on Diwali to test ride the new 09 220 dts-i. We also had an earlier version of the same bike from bajaj to do a comparo. Here what we feel about the bike.

Bike-bajaj pulsar 220 dts-i (2009)
Key features-21 ps , air cooled , secondary oil cooled.
2 valve, carburetted, dual discs.

It was after a long time that I really got my hands on a pulsar, this time on the fastest pulsar till date? Headed out to NICE road, all geared up. I start the bike and I’m welcomed with the “typical” pulsar sound. I take it easy initially to get familiar with the bike. The seating position is pretty comfortable for even a tall person. The split handle bars are comfortable, I was wearing knee guards and dint have a problem with it touching the tank. I slot it into first gear and off I go. The torque is very evident from the word go , and can be felt in any gear at almost any RPM .It pulls effortlessly from as low as 2000rpm even on a little higher gear , this helps you save that extra shift down .0-60kmph comes up in about 4-5 seconds roughly , and it reaches a ton in about 12-13 seconds. All of these speeds are Speedo indicated and necessarily not very accurate.

The Fi version feels more aggressive and fun to ride in the lower range and till about 80 . The response is more linear. Post 80kmph and the 220 dts-I makes its presence felt . What got me surprised was the 220 dts-I doing a ton at a little over 6200rpm .The dts-I has a teeth drop on the lower sprocket .The Fi has a 37 teeth rear , while the carb version sports a 36 rear sprocket. That’s like a boon if your into touring , keep it at a ton all day long and it wont complain , and has got reserve power if given the stick . I managed to do about 135 kmph speedo read sitting upright , crouched and you gain about 10-12 “bajaj”kmph .

The speedo on the DTS-I seemed very optimistic , most of the FI owners also felt that there was some error . I too did feel it on a straight where the fi dint move over 108 kmph , and the dtsi showed about 116kmph .Anyways that shouldn’t be a bother.

The most improved part on the bike is the Transmission, took a little time for me to digest that its really made by BAJAJ themselves. It’s a whole lot improved over any of the previous bikes from the bajaj stable , it even felt better than the DTS-FI . Really good job done there by Bajaj. I dint encounter a false neutral even once even under harsh riding conditions , did a few drag runs and even then the gearbox and clutch was brilliant. No missing-shifts , no jerks .The vibrations are evident on the foot pegs post 100kmph .The fairing vibrations are minimal on this one. Didn’t have rattling noises yet.

To complement the lovely acceleration and crazy torque , to slow the “fastest Indian “ ,it’s got dual discs that works really well compared to the older FI. The braking distance is less and gives you the confidence to push that extra little bit. The front disc now comes with a steel braided brake hose unlike the conventional brake hose. Though the disc size remains the same on both the bikes , the stopping ability is better on the DTS-i. The newer softer tyre compound could also be the reason for the added advantage.

The headlights on the 220 were one of the best on any Indian bike, they remain the same It sports a projector low beam and an ellipsoidal high beam, many of the owners had the same complaints that the focusing needs adjustment on the high beam .The headlight is DC and its powered by a 12v 9AH Maintenance free battery. There is no kick starter on this bike, Just make sure to have your battery in top condition. You wouldn’t want to push the Fastest Indian .

Over to the carburettor, The bike is fed through a 32 mm ucal CV that helps the fastest Indian produce that extra ps over the FI .The addition of the carb has helped bajaj reduce the overall cost by a whopping 10k INR .I personally dint like the auto choke feature , the idling seemed to be on a slightly higher side .few owners complained of cold start problems. Tuning should solve the problem I suppose.

The best value add of the carb is the mileage that it returns , The bike returns an astonishing 45+kmpl on the highway to a litre of fuel ,as claimed by many people. Under normal city riding conditions it returns about 35-40kmpl , which seems good for the power offered.

The handling is something that is nothing to ride home about ,on a straight line , the bike is a rocket , eats up any of the other Indian bikes , when you throw it into a corner and you see its all over the place , the tires are better than FI , but it’s the chassis and the suspension that do not help you even a little bit .The front 37 mm forks take a nose dive on every possible occasion , the rear suspension is no better , its too soft for my liking , the set up is ok for a person who rides in the city with office to home riding .If you need to ride it on other terrains, needs to be adjusted as per need.

The mirrors are really bad for usage, This definitely needs a change. Few owners change it to RTR’s mirrors and say the view is much better.
The 220 dts-i has the power , torque to take you to any terrain , or the highway if you have the tourer bug in you .

My verdict—
If you have 82k with you and want a Value for money package, look no further. Head to a nearest Pro biking showroom and book one for yourself. The extra money can be spent on good riding gear. The refinement level has improved a lot compared, but not to the Honda level .If you don’t mind a little compromise/adjustment then I don’t see any reason not to buy the “fastest Indian”.

The bike actually makes good power , the problem is that the weight of the parts used are too much , Shave off about 10-15kgs and see how the bike performs . hope they do something like that in the near future .

Santa

11 month/15,000kms ride report of r15

2009-07-09T12:04:00.001+05:30

Hi
Im back with an update on my bike
Total Kms Done:15000 in 11 months
Total Services: Free- 6
Amount Spent on Service:
1st Service -Rs200(oil)/+ [service]
2nd Service- Rs 200 (oil)/+ [service]+cleaned FI injectors + got AFR adjusted.
3rd Service- Rs 200(oil)/- [service]
4th Service- Rs 200/+ [Oil + service]
5th Service- Rs 200/- [oil+service]
6th Service - Rs 200[oil+pacer's bakwaas service]
Oil used is Yamalube 20w40 mineral oil . No synthetic oil used till date.

Maintainence opening-rs 1000(clutch bell re-setting + cone set overhauling + swingarm overhauling)

Chain lube done by myself regularly
i use tribocor tc40
used 2 cans till now.each can rs 300.
I have the coolant castrol 100rs for half litre.I keep checking every 15 days.

Spent on Spares: Rs. 686 [Front disc pad in 6th service]
Rs. 450 *1 [Oil Filter]
Rs. 237 [Air Filter]
Rs 140 (spark plug)NGK Platinum CR8EGP
Rs 300(puncture repair kit)
------------------------------------------------
Approximate Running cost
------------------------------------------------
Total spent on Services and Spares: 3000Rs------------------------------------------------

I am a tourer. Minimum city riding. max lets say 1000kms of city riding in 15000kms.
Engine: [Rating: ****]
Initially i never wanted this tiny bike. I always wanted a tourer.
There was none. Bought it cos i had to dispose old bike.
U fall in love with the engine oly after u use it for a long time, No love @ first few rides with this.
After 5000kms , u know what u have missed all there years on a bike.
Great engine for a 150 cc. never felt i had downgraded from a 200cc.
Keep it at 9k rpm whole day n it still will not crib.
No drop in oil level , not even 50 ml.
U dont have to think of anythin @ the back of ur mind , be it over heating to noise to vibes.

Build: [Rating: ***]
Delta box rocks.
Rigid ,Forgiving. Takes any terrain, undulations on the road and doesn throw u off balance. u do not need 2 wrestle with it.
The flex is minimum.
The plastic's too are great , easy 2 dismantle , no vibes or noises or rattling , no panel gaps absolutely anywhere. Iv had no rusting nowhere.

Gearbox: [ Rating: *****]
Flawless. Its a yam. Respect honda's and yam here.Takes a lot of abuse.
Shows that u dont need "imported" oil to get a gears to shift better.
No slippage from the clutch

Performance: [ Rating: ****1/2]
iT is a 150 cc bike , with a power of a 200 cc. Thats how i put it.
Its not faster than 220 or zma. But defintely more confidence giving in every other aspect. It makes ur life easier when u ride it. there's not been once that iv felt that this is the limit of the bike and i need to call it quit . i mean be it in cornering or braking .
Ride & Handling:[Rating:*****]
Ride- the zma is better and comfy, nthn really great for touring,
handling is what makes u forget the 1st line.:-D
No comparison here in this and next two segments.

Breaking: [Rating:*****]
Yam's always have had amazing breaks .
I dont know how ppl eat up disc pads in like 3000kms ??
mine is 15k kms and im still running on stock.

Tyres: [Rating: ****]
excellent in dry n rain, suck in slush.
U are blessed with punctures very frequently.That soft.
will last till 23k kms for sure for me.I see no sign of loss in tread.

Electrical: [Rating: ****]
Np at al. i run 2 chinese HID. used it all nyt . NP
Mileage:
In City - 40+ kmpl
Highway- 38+ kmpl

Service.5 stars)
Yam sux yam sux yam sux yam sux yam sux yam sux

Guys at BAngalore wheels are great.they do a gr8 job . other than that. blr chennai and hyd where all iv gone. there are fit to service oly alba 106.

PS.another imp thing.
This bike is highly aero sensitive.even 2 psi inc or dec in air pressure and ur handling is like "i dont need 2 mention the bike's name here"
saddle bags are a big no no while touring.
np with running low petrol in tank. no pblm like rtr fi i mean jerking or switching off.
no pblm of changing fuel filter like 220.
Bike has torque of 15Nm. which is same as the 180 dtsi. but since it is spread over 6 gears . u do not get the feel as much as the pulsars.

Totally worth the package ,main thing is that u get to know what uv been missing all these years riding other bikes.This bike makes ur riding enjoyable, easy and more confidence.
Shows that a bike doesn not mean it needs to have the best top speed or best handling or suspension.
Its the combination of all these that makes me get a smile on my face after every ride.

To me the next ride is more about handling and breaking rather than just one feature of getting there faster. Power is nothing without control.
I like the r15 now more than ever.

I did have a clutch bell noise at(14200kms)after my 600km sprint to hyd in about 7hrs.
got that rectified and it back to stock.

Thx for ur time.
Santa

No more clicks

2009-04-10T23:17:00.001+05:30

Hi all,
There is not going to be any pics from my side for a while from now on.

Santoosh

Journey to the US 7th March 09

2009-03-18T22:39:00.002+05:30

Hello guys,its been long since iv put up some text on the blog.
Few days to leave to the US and I still had’n packed anything .
No time , was busy with office , I had my sis , dad and gf doing all the packing for me.
And I was doing the santa claus job of carrying ppl’s goodie to the US.
With having had the deliveries of all eatable and etc etc done to my place, and packed them in such a way that its compact and don’t spill.I was all set to go.

Had done my clothes shopping a week back, picked up a few formals , shoes and ..thats it12k blown.

Got two suitcases from my Uncle, and I had my leather hand bag and my laptop.

Took a taxi 2 airport , Dad , Sis and Me.

Mrugesh, Harish and Younus joined me at the airport and Harish did gimme a few tips bout what could happen at the airport .

Weighed the bags for checkin , One was 21kg and another was 19kgs ,

In that my luggage was only about 10 kgs max . Rest all were others.

I carried minimal food items , Coz I wanna eat here. I wont get bored nor I miss namma South Indian Oota.

When here ,eat what’s here, drink whats here. That’s my concept.
Earning in Dollars , spend in dollars , don’t spend with rupee in mind.

Iv seen ppl go to the US and then become very good in Multiplication…

That too with only one number – 50 ..

I don’t wanna be that.

Back to BIAL

Cheking in I had already done online , then oly thing left was baggage ,
Got rid of it , then filled immigration form , Stampd , got my camera and laptop Declared at Indian customs and then the waiting job.

320am was my flight..
With me were Rakesh , my team lead , and Sathesh my colleague. Alll of us are from the same team at office .

Boarded the flight ,Boeing 747-400.
Its like a Volvo bus with 310 ppl on it ., The plane is huge , but the economy class is cramped for room.

We were taxi ing on the run way , I loved the thrust of the Rolls Royce engine of the 747-400. Amazing it is. Crazy. In love with it.
From then was a boring 9 hrs flight to Frankfurt, Germany

Slept for a few hours after take off.Woke up after 2 hrs of so and then opened the window and it was still dark .

Was listening to some hindi channel that they had.Same songs , that irritated me even more.

We were flying at 38200ft and at a speed of 952kmph constantly.

Experienced a little air turbulence for sometime. Nice exp…

Air hostesses are all boring in Lufthansa. 2 n ½ times my age. :-P

We passed Pakistan and over Turkey and then came out my camera , wow wow What amazing Landscape I must say.

Sea, Ice, Mountains and Greenery … I was loving it .

To my luck it was clear skies and my cam ROXXXXXXXXXXXX..

Snow capped mountains are a treat to the eyes.
Went around the flight , took some pics and then went into business and First class ,
That is what I call luxury.
U wont hear any sound at all. Nothing . No engines heard.

Economy class is like BUS..Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The turbine sound all through.
Ok its recession timeTime 2 shut up.

--------------------------------------- Frankfurt….

Then we reached Frankfurt at 845am local time.

Next flight was at 1015 am.

We got down from the flight and the weather at Frankfurt was mind blowing. Chill and different. The air is so damn nice.

We got into the Mercedes Benz Buses to go to the Terminal .

I liked this bus more than that stupid winged Boeing 747 Bus.
Ran from one end to the other , took the train also.
Check in again. Remove belt , walk through..
All clean

Boarded another flight , to Dallas Fortworth . Airbus A340-300

It’s a smaller flight and its 11n half of torture.

No individual entertainment in Lufthansa economy class 

Emirates I miss u :-P

We passed Nederlands and then into Greenland , it has one of the best views ever in the world.
White white white…

Or blue blue blue.

Then I saw another plane flyin next 2 ours….Traffic increases here also.

God what happening….

The full flight was eat , pic , walk and repeat…….

We reached Dallas at 230pm DST and had immigration with few qns asked and then collect baggage and the outside I see my cousin Ashok waiting for me. Prithvi his friend had also come along.

He’s driven down from Houston to FW all the way to meet me.. That was so so nice,

I drove down in their car to my hotel and checked in and freshened up.

I wasn’t tired at all. Went to meet another friend who stays hardly a mile away from my hotel.

Spent the evening at their place and the back to my room , they insisted on driving bk 2 houston the same nyt.. and they did…

This was Just the 1st day…..

More to come-----

Touring on the R15

2008-10-10T00:39:00.006+05:30

October 1st week-Planned 5 day ride with BN(Bike Nomads)
It was two months since i got the bike and hadn't done a long trip,
Then came the ride to Shimoga-Sagar-Sigandur-Jog-Kollur-Maravanthe-Udupi-Mangalore-Bangalore.

Riders & their Ride

Vasanth(05 Karizma)
Diwakar(08- Karizma)
Sachin(05-P150)
Sai(07-Thunderbird)
Santoosh(08-R15)

From Mangalore
Sujay(07-P200)
Rajat(07-Dio)

Day 1.
Planned to meet all of them at Nelamangala Cross, it is about 35 kms from Bangalore.The meeting time was 6 am.
Met Vasanth at Metro at 530am and then proceeded to Nelamangala.
I had'n met Diwakar and Sai previously.
They came at 630am after getting lost while trying to get out of bangalore,
A brief Intro and we were off..

Started towards Tumkur which is 70 kms , and it was pretty cold,
Sachin had bought a Spine protector for Sujay , i asked him whether i could try it on My bike.He obliged.
After using it for about 80-100kms , my back started aching badly, It doesn get along well with the R15 position.
One misconception cleared, Ppl wear the spine protector such that their back is straight and doesn pain , But with an inclined position of R15 , its got no use , It actually hurts with the spine protector.You dont require a spine protector on r15 while touring , your back does not pain.

After about three hours of Riding on pretty ok roads , the bad bad roads started, From Kadur , the road starts worsening , There are potholes at every 20 m ,and mind you they are Craters ... Hugeeee

U cant avoid them , u have to go into it every single time.
It started getting hot as the sun came out,our speed reduced badly as the roads were bad until Shimoga , we reached Shimoga at Noon .
Found a place to have lunch , It had parking space . had a ok ok South Indian Meal and we had to get to Sagar which is 70 kms from Shimoga.
On the way to sagar we stopped for a few Pics.
We reached Sagar about 3:30 pm and checked into the room booked by Vasanth.
Had a shower and then headed towards some temple.
Vasanth said he had gone there last time , But he had forgotten the route :-P

We ended up going somewhere else :-D
Never the less , we went offroading a liitle and then met two kids from bangalore who were fascinated to see the R15.Clicked a few pics with them.

Headed back to the room and then we were waiting for Sujay and Rajat who were supposed to come from Mangalore .
they reached at about 8:30pm and we all went to the Restaurant to eat and drink and talk all possible topix ..
Got to know Diwakar and Sai better there :-P
Hit the bed at around 11 pm when the guy said he had to close the restaurant.

Day 2
My alarm rang at 5:15am, and kept my feet on the ground and damn , was crazy cold.woke up others in the 2 other rooms. Managed a hot water bath and i was ready 2 ride.

We Left the room by about 630 ish , and then headed towards sigandur. On the way we stopped for sunrise and few pics.

Sigandur is 30 kms from sagar, 30kms of bad roads , through villages.
On the way to sigandur, there is a water in between , Its a reservoir actually, to cross it u need to take the bike on the barge (In local terms , they call it Launch)
Loaded our 7 bikes onto it and we were off to sigandur.5 rs person and bike i guess.
Its run by the Inland Water and Fishery Dept.

Note: The first launch leaves at 7:30 am and last at 5:30 pm.
Plan ur ride accordingly if ur keen on going to sigandur.

We reached the other side in about 20 mins , The boat had a top speed of about 20kmph (GPS) :-P

From here Sigandur temple is about 5kms . Red roads totally ..Stones + everything..

go green

2008-09-21T20:09:00.006+05:30

A Sunday afteroon ,
not the time to be at home . Called Mrugesh , Vasanth ,Praveenkm to find out if they would be interested to join me to hesarghatta.
Got a red flag from all of them. so My cam , bike and me were on the move.
Left home, then headed to Bel circle , bad roads here. Then reached T Dasarahalli , where u need to take diversion to the right for HesarGhatta .From there on to my surprise, The road's been tarred , first time in so many years i could do three figures on this road , else previously always would be only 60-70kmph with odd tar road here and there.nice few sweeping curves also , This bike loves the curves.

Reached Hesarghatta , its 32kms from home.
A typical green view welcomed me , im more than happy coming here again and again , the land looks like savannah( - the tall grass).
There are 2 resorts here , Taj Kuteeram and Our Native Village.
And Nrityagram (dance institute) and a Film institute.
There are no Roads from the entrance the Greenery that welcomes u , The pic must give u an idea . The off roading is good.
Once it rains , its awesome.There are so many acres of land which is just there for u to enjoy , not one person coming to disturb u , not commercialised , Few ppl come in cars with family and have a picinc beneath the trees , its a pleasant weather most of the times.
Our Native Village is eco resort where in u get good breakfast , lunch , etc etc.
its a nice hangout , been there with frenz previously & loved it.

Parked the bike near the trees , relaxed down , put some music on and had a small nap.
Then left the place to head home The same route , there are other places around also that could be visited.
Madhure temple is worth a visit , another off-roading exp , but loaded with greenery , and u have a big lake to see.
There are other exit routes which get u to Yelahanka , RajanKunte(Dodballapur road),or u can head to Nelamangala after madhure temple.

Overall a 80 km ride , but the happiness was lots more gained .
the r15 is ok ok on bad roads , need to be real slow . else the back's gonna take a toss.
Its got a super stiff suspension , super hard.But still can manage.
And yeah the tyres r good on the tar , since they are track tires , on sand and off roading n slush , its a no no . it holds , but no so much confidence like my Ceat Vertigo would give on the Slush roads.

Thats Bout my sunday lazy afternoon .

Yamaha YZF-R15( My First Small SuperBike)

2008-08-23T00:29:00.007+05:30

Vasanth on the R15
Yamaha India's latest offering is the yzf r15, a 150 cc liquid cooled , 6 speed transmission , dual discs , r1 styling , monoshock at the rear , digital speedometer and all that gadgets.

Previously owned a pulsar 180 dts-i 04 model ,had been 4 years since i was riding the same thing , was more than satisfied with it ,did over a lac of kms as a student , but needed a change now , so was looking for a new bike , what options was i left with ?

zma/thunderbird/rtr fi/220/r15/fz150
These were the options that i had to choose between.

Zma and 220 were a no no to me , i love the zma , but wouldn buy a 5 year old bike which would be phased out anytime.plus compared to my old bike , i wouldn gain on power , would just be a refinement and handling upgrade.

220---i dint find it special , plus lacks something as refinement.its a straight line rocket. rest naaaaaaaaa...

thunderbird- would be a new segment , but for i wanted to get rid of the vibes thing , been with vibes for 4 years , wanted a change , i love low revving bike , doing 100 at 3800 rpm and super torque.
Im still young , the bullets technology is older than what i am only. so that also was called off , thought it was expensive for that technology .

RTR fi-
test rode the bike , rocks in the city , but on the highway hmmm not so impressive.
fi+rear disc+handling @ that price was a good deal no doubt .If a was a city rider , i would get rtr without second thoughts.

fz150
150 from yamaha , its not super fast or quick bike , just another 150 to beat the competition . nothing special in the bike .

r15
I dint want this bike honestly . Has all the goodies in it , but for a tourer i wasnt convinced , thought it wouldn perform well enough.
Had been to Bangalore wheels to ask about fz150 , just casually asked a person how much i would get selling the 180 . and in a few minutes , i ended up selling the bike immediately.

Booked the r15, black colour , chosen by my dad and girlfriend, and then did the waiting job ..
after a few days i got the delivery of the bike.It wasnt love at first sight and thing for me about the bike, the minute i got it in my hand , had issues
as soon as i started it and switched the light on , the Right side light went Kaput :-D
I was like , what an amazing start to a partnership this is.
Got the bike with a damaged heat shield , again had to fight with the showroom guys to get it replaced and losers got it out from another bike which had come to service.

Have managed to ride a 1000 kms now after getting it , dint write a review till now because it wouldn be fair commenting after 100 kms .

after 1000kms here i go
Engine-
Idles at 1400 rpm , redline at 10500 rpm.
Engine Made in Indonesia
Bike assembled here.
Diasil cylinder, forged piston and Liquid cooled 4 valve head . Its got all this for a 150 cc. wuf.
Engine is a class apart , no vibes from it at all , the engine sounds the same from idling to redline, doesnt get rough or vibes dont start to creep in from any rpm.
no problem with coldstarts or anything , just one small push and wakes up without any hassles.

FI unit
uses a Mikuni injector.smooth power delivery it offers and the metering is uniform throughout the range , hard to find a region with uneven metering.Pulls in 6th gear from 40 with ease. no problemo .

Handling and Braking
the best iv experienced on any small segment bike , it handles like a dream and im scared to ride the zma now whose handling is superb.
thats how addictive the handling is , if a newbie is riding the bike ,its like he doesn need to put any effort from his side to struggle to control.
its like flyin an f16 , one twich is all it requires to move.
braking from 120 to stop is just fabulous , u dont need to use engine braking , jus a little press on the brake and then u ll stop without any fishtail or any thing , stopping distance is super beautiful.
the discs used are both NISSIN.

Headlights
Just ok ok , rather im not happy about it , its all dc , has 2 35/35w bulbs , powered by a small 3.5ah battery . yes only 3.5 ah.Low beam only left side glows , high beam both the headlights come on.
Tail lamp used is a 21/5w bulb . no led on this .
the 3.5ah battery powers 70w of headlight + 5/21 w taillamp/brakelight+FI unit+cdi+fan+spark Plug+speedo+10 w pilot lamp+single horn+10 w indicator bulbs(*4).
to me thats amazing utilization of power.

Suspension
Its super stiff. Made with just the track and super flat road in mind .
Slightest of bad roads and the bike is pathetic. get ready for a bad back.front suspension is superb.
Rear is a link type monocross suspension , as per the weight it keeps self adjusting.
there is no hard or soft position on the rear mono shock like unicorn.
so need to adjust with stiff suspension which is actually bad in the city , slightest of hump u can feel .

Turning radius is a little more than i expected , u ll need to take a wider line than on the zma . may be cos of the handle bar.

Position and Riding Posture aint tiring for a long ride , did one and dint feel any problems . so its not bad as everyone expected it to be.
Most had written it off that its not a comfy position to tour . but No problems . can tour without any issues.
Its superbly aero dynamic , even at 120 plus u just dont feel the wind hitting u as much as on a zma , its upright on a zma .the front visor is superb for crouching , u just dont feel the speed at all.

Be it doing 130 kmph , u wont feel it until u see the speedo , thats refinement to u .People say there is no feel like the pulsar or the zma , come on , u get the feel on the pulsar because there is nothing as refinement on that.
at 60 its quiet , 70 u feel somethin , 90 ur feet's tickling , 110 ur mirrors are vibrating , 120 bike is totally crying.
130 god alone save it :-D
thats the case with pulsars, thats y u get the feel ,on this from idling to 130 , no difference at all.

Gearing & Gearbox
lower gears are short , meant for the city .5th and 6th are like my pulsar(v1).
on 5th it does about 130kmph , on shifting to 6th , the revs drop like crazy and its on super overdrive (.84) to be precise.
can do 100 all day long without knowing anything.
100 @ 6800rpm . ditto as my 180 v1.
Gearbox no comments at all . no False neutrals till date , super slick shifts up and down.

Fuel Efficiency
It returned about 38 with sane riding , doing 90 constant on the highway.
city no idea.

Riding in the city with this bike is bad , not enjoyable.its purely my opinion here.

Engine oil
20 W 40 yamalube
capacity -1litre
oil is good , im happy.

Coolant
380 ml

Power
Ppl always compare this bike to the 220 and the zma , i fail to understand why?
just cause it costs more than the the other two bikes?the bike is just a 150 cc bike.
the low end is just moderate, start to gain power from 3.5k rpm.
at about 6000 rpm there is a rush of power that carries on till 10500 rpm , it more like a well mannered two stroke , the characteristics change totally.
for me i treat this bike as a 150 cc only.
Actually the 150 cc are meant to be like this , since we are exposed to bikes like uni/pulsar150 with that kind of power ,this seems different.

Chain
Maintaing the O ring chain in the rain is the biggest headache , day to day lubrication is reqd during the rains.
No main stand makes it difficult to do it alone.
Chain Spray -> Motul (Cleaner+lube =850 rs hole in the pocket)

Tires
Small , but super grippy.No comments on that. lovely in rain too.
if u want a bigg tyre for looks , buy it , keep it at home , and keep looking at it . thats all i can tell ppl who always says its too small .
rtr is a 160 cc , comes with a 100/80 rear . for the cc of the bike , the size is apt.
the designers are not foolish to give the bike a special compund and size tubless tires.Its all in there for a purpose and reason .
BEING "Light weight , Fast bike" Thats all its designed for.Ppl fail to get that .
the gap between the rear wheel and the swing arm is about the thickness of my little finger.Thats the extent to which its been designed.

Ground Clearance is pretty low . doubles iv scraped the side stand so so many times.

The bike has been designed with on the rider in mind , what the rider when seated can see and feel is what has been kept in mind and designed.
the mirrors do not vibrate at any given speed.
the fibre quality is top notch , the finish and detailing level is amazing.

The speedo console
White Lcd display.
Rpm meter looks elegant.
the console contains 1 odo, 2 tripmeters, and another after reserve how many kms covered indicator.
The fuel gauge is pathetic , its in a world of its own , its like BSNL network , increases and decreases at it likes when the fuel is low ish.
when its full , its pretty accurate.
the white backlit speedo looks superb at night.
It lacks a clock like zma , which is really helpful thing to have.
Speedo has an error of about 5-7% .
indicated 140
true speed 131

Service and Knowledge about the Bike
This is the tricky part , new bike , how much knowledge do the service centre guys have about it ?
Honestly dint like the yamaha service , the guys have just been trained only till the first service, spares not available at present(spares prices pretty ok).
No handheld device to adjust the air/fuel ratio atleast . forget about reprogramming the ecu.
hope yam guys read this . Make me happy . Not too much of an ask.

Initially i dint like the bike so much , i appreciate it for the level of engineering and effort put into making it .the level of detailing is superb.Im happy owning it now.The bike is more of a quality product , than just being called a costly or an overpriced product.

Long review , but adjust maadi.
Any comments ,go on , always open to it.
Cheers
Santa

220 vs ZMA

2008-04-22T18:38:00.001+05:30

Its the battle of the king vs the queen .
so many ppl have given their opinions , reviews and comments on the same topic before.So here's my take on it.

Its actually not a shoot out , but its the pros n cons or why you should and should not buy the bike.

im familiar with both the bikes as in to have ridden for over a period of time.
both the bikes are "premium products" thats what they call it.

lets hit the road --
The zma is the elegant beauty that u can find on the road . its five years old now , still does manage to grab attention of ppl once it goes past them .until its approaching you , you dont know that its comin ,its that quiet.
from the last 5 years there havent been any performance upgrades on this bike.
does it really need any ?
i think yes , needs a fuel injection system to get its fuel efficiency up . the rest is no pblmo...
its the boss of plastic bikes on the highway. can ride all day long on it , how many ever kms , any road conditions or even no road and not be a bit tired .. thats the beauty of this silent performer ... but u ll need deep pockets to keep this queen happy ..

220---
a welcome to just another pulsar???
a yes and a no ...
still got the typical pulsie characteristics (some things jus dont change)..
engine being rough , growling, high revving .. loaded with power..
but who needs all these when ur not happy @ the end of the day ?
its got the power to cruise at 110 all day long with ease , but the engine ... wuff cries its heart out askin u for a time out sort.
the NVH levels are way higher than what u expect when ur paying close to a lac.
its good for the young college lad to flaunt it with his group , but wont please u on comfort levels .

I'll keep the looks aside of both bikes as its personal taste ..wouldn comment on it.
both bikes are good in their own respect .
220 is loaded with all digital goodies , the zma doesn know what that means.
220 is the lord in braking , the zma is poor in braking , was also way behind compared to pulsars.
few aspects
braking- pulsar the clear winner.
fuel efficiency-zma doesn even qualify for this category.
handling- the zma wins hands down, the 220 is too soft on suspension.may be good in the city , but overall zma.the whole bike feels in one piece when cornering, however sharp,even if u run wide , u have the confidence to recover from it.
lighting and electricals - the zma stock 35/35w lamp is just a joke . the 220s 55w lamp is good.but the electricals on the bike is too complicated if anything breaks down. troubleshooting is a mess.both the bikes run on DC .
engine- the zma's cut and paste engine from the crf230 feels way refined than the 220. way quieter, revs very quickly and drops revs equally quicker and that too with the carb.
the 220 hmmmmm.... thinks twice before doing anythin ,lazy to respond. but packs more punch than the zma.the fi helps to pull it from any speed , its more torquey.
speed- the 220 is the clear winner.has a better top whack.doesn lose power when u are two up.
the zma does manage to be in the sight of the 220 although bein 3bhp lesser than the 220. it manages to eat up the lost distance while cornering.

overall- if u have the moolah and want to flaunt it and u ride more in the city ,the 220 is the answer.it has all the goodies , but not refined at all . its like very raw , not polished.the riding stance is sporty and agressive, asks to be pushed harder.vibes start after about 90-95 and the bikes mirrors are useless , jus helps u to read whats written on ur jacket.

zma on the other hand is calm , relaxed ,doesn seem to be hamperd by competition, its a true highway machine , difficult to ride in the city.if u dont bother about the fuel efficieny and the horribly priced spares , this is the bike for u.
its a sofa on two wheels.u ll be left with energy to watch a movie after a 500km ride .has a huge speedo error after 100, jus shoots like its got a nos kick , good to fool the pillion. overall a close to perfect bike , need to learn the braking art on it during panic braking . engine breaking not as effective as pulsars.(long stroke enjin remember )

my take-- both bikes are good . id still go in for the zma , being second still makes me a winner.

santa

hv a luk

2008-04-19T09:27:00.003+05:30

Long long time....

2008-04-11T17:32:00.002+05:30

Here i am ....
Can Actually say back from hiberbation.

A new look , new hair style , a new me!
Done a few rides recently
ooty , tirupati,coorg, kemmangundi..
bought new gadgets ..
things going on smoothly,
dint have the time/mood to update this space , will do so now on

santa

Safe Riding and Touring Exercise Workshop

2007-12-10T21:55:00.000+05:30

Hi Fellow riders,

As we all know, riding is more like music and no body is perfect in this art.

As a part of our ongoing effort to improve ourselves, a few like minded friends met on Saturday evening over "1/2 kaapi" and discussed ways to improve ourselves.

All of us were of a single opinion that we needed to improve and improve for better with a proper "Guru" to train us.

We were able to locate a trained "Safety Rider" who was trained by instructors from Japanese riding schools. He has volunteered to help us out in our endeavour to improve our selves. We were excited to hear the same from him.

This 3-4 hour program is tentatively scheduled to be held in Bangalore in the second or third week end of Jan'08. A nominal fee of Rs. One hundred has been fixed for each trainee and the session is limited for a few.It's a corporate sponsored program by one of the bike manufacturers for safety awareness and learning riding techniques like panic braking, effective cornering, rain riding etc..Also not only for amatures, even experienced riders can hone their skills and get their skills to the new level!!!

You could drop your requests in the comments section of the blog & please mention the following details in it too

Full name:
Bike Make & Model :
Mobile number:
Email id:

We are confident that you would not be disappointed with the outcome of this Training program.

record... as the name says , i did it

2007-11-26T22:09:00.000+05:30

this is how i write my record

aim:to complete the record

theory:writing a record is a pain , so let somebody else face the pain , i will eat the cake..and drawing , thats one thing that im amazing , nobody understands what i draw , i always wondered y ???

Procedure:
1.go to some nice girl

(nice means good handwriting , neatness, up to date with all expts done and written )
when i said nice i dint mean
(a hot chick , whose got an amzing phsyique , great sense of dressing , lovely perfume n n n... slurp slurp....)
u dirty mind... what all u think wen i say nice...
bk 2 record
2.plead her 4 the record... she ll say no no i need 2 study from it ( hell yeah ,examz are two months away )
3.say oh k politely... n say 2 mins oly , will give it bk...
4.open the book to the page u need 2 write
5. align it well, check for appropriate light.
6. slowly take the camera out , set the camera in auto mode , and enable macro mode
and show ur skills to the world
7. clik
8. more clik
9. different angle click
10. give her a big smile , close the book.
11.Make sure all the graphs are also clicked well.. else u may not get the desired output.
12.make use of the paste command that u have always used.
13.show it to the teacher before that girl gets her record corrected..

Result:
the desired marks were obtained and she tells the whole class to learn to be like me
:-D

santa's believe it or not

2007-11-26T21:18:00.000+05:30

i did this
:-P

Cheeni Kum Hai ....life's like that

2007-09-05T18:56:00.000+05:30

I hadn watched any new movie for a long time ,so pickd up about 4 movies , of which one was CHEENI KUM ,i aint any big fan of amitabh bachchan, but neither have anything against him ..
as always alone at home ,got some pop corn , a quilt , ligths off n there i was watching the muvee... all alone at home at 11pm ...

story bout an arrogant man , hehe jus like me , and a cool chillax girl teaching him , or rather pullin him down , n he realising what its all about .. its a simple story , nothing out of this world , but its presented very well , ilaiyiraja , a wonderful musician , although i haven heard a lot of his work , but from what iv got 2 hear and heard , he s real good at his job ..

the best part of the movie was the child actress Swini Khara , amazing acting from her , total bindaas , chillax acting ..
gotta live life like that .. taking things the way it come , khaane ka , peene ka , aur mast life jeene ka...

some part of the muvee gets lil stupid , but i like it over all , real refresher,no much stylin make up n all that jinga stuffs... as simple as it can get , i like it that way..

watch the muvee if u find time.
wont regret
santa

shivasamudara at its best

2007-09-05T18:51:00.000+05:30

fevicol ad

2007-07-15T10:09:00.000+05:30

ur welcome!

2007-06-25T15:26:00.000+05:30

while watchin jhoom barabar jhoom !!!!!!

2007-06-24T18:00:00.000+05:30

where is my MONEY ???

2007-06-23T11:21:00.000+05:30

Ranganathittu Revisited

2007-06-22T12:01:00.000+05:30

16 th june ,
saturday morning ..

bike nomads guys plan a ride to ride to ranganthittu bird sanctuary.
friday afternoon i open up my bike thinking that its just an hours job that i can fix it back n be ready 4 the ride ...
to my as usual , its a mess..
bike not ready , its ten pm , m on hosur road... stranded..
i call for rescue...
tring tring.. hello Mrugesh , Santa here , kya kar raha hai . M says office mein yaar , S: bike screwd , come pick me yaar..
ok i ll be ther in bout half n hour ..
he comes , picks me , we get bk home ,n its bout 1130 , then on call n etc etc ,its 1am alraedy .. n supposed 2 go 4 a ride at 530 .. gr8 ..

vasanth comes n picks me up at my place at bout 6 .

Scene 2: sachin , venkat shyam & chamoli waiting at Rajarajeshwari ngr arch..

we fill petrol n finally reach the meeting point at 645..

then on proceed 2 shivalli MTR restaurant 7kms after channapatna ,next 2 the coffee day ..
i was pillion on vasanths zma , venkat shyam - eliminator, sachin p 150 , chamoli-avenger..

the whole breakfast talk was just about P220...
it was jus the beginning ,
then we spoke bout Toyota , honda , HH , Bajaj , tvs n wot not...
then sachin hopped on pillion on vasanths zma , me was riding the p150..
after bout 40 kms , sachin n vaas stoppd 4 a smoke , then bk on road , i was riding the zma , with vaas as pillion touched 125 plus without crouching , good 4 a 33k zma ..
then reached ranganthittu at bout 930 ..
venkat sir n us took a snap under the banyan tree ( which incidentally is his symbol)
n then talks bout FI
then we guys went on a boat ride ..
n birds????? whats that..
oly 3 varieties this season..
painted stalk
open beak stalk n
one more god nose what the hell bird(sorry bird lovers)

then on we went 2 venkat shyams relatives place which is jus 2kms from there..
wow it was an old ancestral house ..
well maintainedd. had lunch there( amazing hospitality there) hats off venkat sir..
n on the house terrace
sat n had more talks bout bikes n bikes n scooters tht came , saw , stayed n went...

from ther i hopped on venkats eliminator, next pit stop maddur coffee day ..
was jus 2 when we reachd ther ..
sat n spoke n argued n ate well till 430 ..
amazing weather that day.. not a ray of sunlight , nor a drop of rain..
jus pleasant weather al thru the day..
rode bk from there 2 bangalore non stop..
went n picked up my bike from hosur road , n by the tym bk it was close 2 ten..
good memorable day..
liked it..
santa

wanna wanna wanna clik

2007-05-16T21:50:00.000+05:30

nikon d 40 ,
sis got it frm her frend in japan ,
its a slr ,iv fallen for it in all possible ways ,
its a 6.1 meg n got all the goodies ,

m amazed at the lightning speed at which it cliks the snaps , it doesn let u miss a AA or a oh or uh expression , its that fast ,
n each pic u clik , it makes u happy 2 the core ,
its neat , well built , decent battery , a gig of memory ,

all u need nw is the road , the location , n the lil beast ,
will take some pics of it n post it ,
i would love to own something like this some day i start to earn ..
nw jus happy with what evr iv got
cheers
santa

join this site ppl

2007-05-14T14:56:00.001+05:30

http://www.mginger.com/index.jsp?inviteId=85901

santa

ehsaas

2007-05-02T15:55:00.000+05:30

Ehsaas.mp3

something somethn

2007-04-25T23:19:00.000+05:30

i dreamt sometime ago .. i fell in love with u somewhere..you're my imagination.. you're my dream girl.. my heart said you'r mine..

when someone asks me the sweetest thing in my life .. the first thing that would strike my mind is your name..when someone asks me the happiest moment in my life ..it would be the path you go ..when someone asks me about the sky's missing blue colour , i would tell them that it is in your eyes ..
i'll curse myself if i fail to express my feelings to you , i ll praise myself if you say you are with me , else i'll go mad

santa

i love trains

2007-04-14T16:19:00.000+05:30

INDIAN RAILWAYS- SOME FASCINATING FACTS

First train journey

This historic journey took place between Bombay and Thane, a distance of 34 kms. On 16^th Apr 1853 at 3.30 PM 400 distinguished guests, boarded the train with 14 railway carriage which were hauled by three locomotives namely Sultan, Sindh and Sahib.

The journey took 57 minutes, with a brief halt just beyond Sion for water.These three locomotives belonged to the batch of eight ordered from the Vulcan Foundry by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIP) (now Central Railways) in 1852.

First Railway Terminus

The first train was flagged off from Bori Bunder (CST) on 16 Apr 1853.A small wooden structure was the railway terminus of Great India Peninsular Railway.The modest station has now metamorphosed into one of the most magnificent railway stations of the world, and is known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (earlier Victoria Terminus).The modern Victoria Terminus (VT) was constructed in 10 years time between 1878-88 at a cost ofRs 16,35,562.

First Railway Tracks

Railway lines were laid near major canal works and mining areas, before the commencement of railway lines for public use.Light railway lines were laid during the work on Ganges Canal in 1845.Animal power was used for hauling the coaches.

The first regular rails for public use were laid by GIP in 1853, these were imported from England.

First Gauge Lines

In 1862 first narrow gauge line (2 ft 16 inches gauge) was built by Baroda State Railway.Animal power was used to haul the train, although Nielson & Co built a locomotive in 1863 to be operated on the line from Debhoi to Miyagram, as the 6.5 km/m rails were not suited for regular use of engine.

First and only Rack Railway System

Operates between Mettupalayam and Udagmandalam (Ooty), as the gradient is very steep a second pair of cylinders on the locomotives activate a mechanism underneath the engine which engages the toothed rail in the middle of the track giving the engine extra push.

First Railway Bridge

The first railway bridge was built over Thane Creek in 1854.

Longest Railway Bridge

The Dehri-on-Sone Railway Bridge over the Sone near Sasaram, on the Calcutta- Delhi main line.The bridge is 3,064m (10,052 ft) long.It was opened for traffic on Feb 27 1900.

Longest Tunnels

6.5 km long at Karbude near Ratnagiri on Konkan Railway.Believed to be longest in the world.

First Double-Decker Coaches

Bombay-Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI) introduced double-deckers in 1862.This is also a world record. The double-decker coaches are used on the Sinhagadh Exp, deployed between Bombay VT and Pune in 1978.

First Platform tickets

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway at Lahore were the first to issue platform tickets.

First Ticket Reservation and Travel

Baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy reserved the entire train and travelled from Bombay to Thane and back, accompanied by some members of his family on 17 Apr 1853. Sir Jamsetjee was also one of the first directors of the Great India Peninsula Railway Company.

First Metro

The underground mass rapid system, the metro was first introduced in Calcutta on 24^th Oct 1984. It is ranked among the best metro railways of the world.

First Elevated Railway

The elevated railway was inaugurated in Madras on 15^th Nov 1995. The prestigious project between Madras Beach and Chepauk, known as the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is one of the landmark achievements of Indian Railway.

Longest Passenger Routes

6017/1018 Himsagar Exp between Jammu Tawi and Kanniyakumari covers a distance of 3,738 km (or 3,726km from Jul 1992 when routed via Gudur-Renigunta).

The longest route for daily train is that of the Kerala Exp running daily between New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram covering a distance of 3,054 km.

Smallest Train Route

The Siliguri-Darjeeling mountain train or popularly named as Toy Train, covered a distance of 29 km between Siliguri and Tindharia. It was later on extended upto Darjeeling in 1882. The branch line of the NE Railway between Ankapur and Katra built in 1882 also covers a distance of 29 km.

Longest Train

2417/2418 Prayagraj Exp between New Delhi and Allahabad. It has 24 bogies.

First Superfast Train

Rajdhani Exp, between New Delhi and Howrah, commissioned on 1^st Mar 1969. average speed 130 kmph.

First Fully Air Conditioned Train

Rajdhani Exp, from Bombay to Delhi in 1990.

First Electric Lighting

Jodhpur Railways acquired the J Stones patented design of electric lighting in 1897. The train lighting was very rare during that period even in England.

First Electrification

Bombay-Pune line was first electrified in 1925.

First Electric Train

The first electric train ran between Bombay VT to Kurla on 3 Feb 1925.

Longest Platform

Kharagpur in West Bengal has the longest platform in the World. Length- 833m (2,733 ft).

Railway Station with Longest name

SRIVENKATANARASIMHRAJUWARIPETA, a small junction in Andhra Pradesh.

Railway Station with Shortest name

Ib, in Orrisa.

First Women Engine Driver

Surekha Bhonsle of Bombay. She joined the Indian Railways in 1990.

Some Other Interesting Facts of Indian Railways

Indian Railway is world’s largest employer with 1,646,704 staff.
Indian Railway is the second largest railway of the world, and first in Asia.
A.H. Wheeler and Co launched their Indian Railway Library in 1888.

sexy sexy sexy story

2007-04-13T15:44:00.000+05:30

The Story behind one of the Biggest Sale made through Cold Call

Warren Greshes is a motivational speaker and author of “The Best Damn Sales Book Ever.” This is what Mr.Greshes had to say..

Now let me tell you a story of a salesperson I know who did not prejudge, did not assume, and did not minimize himself, his prospects, or his clients.

His name is Peter Rosengaard. Peter is a life insurance agent with a company in England named Abbey Life. What makes this story amazing is that back around 1990 Peter got himself into the Guinness Book of World Records for sales by selling what was then the single largest life insurance policy on record. Peter sold a life insurance policy with a death benefit of $100 million on the life of entertainment entrepreneur David Geffen.

What made it even more amazing was that Peter sold this policy off of a cold call. I met Peter in April 1991.

I had just finished delivering a keynote speech to the Life Insurance Association of the United Kingdom in London. After I came off the stage, the members of the organizing committee invited my wife and I out to dinner. They also invited one other guest: Peter. Peter sat next to me at dinner and told me the story of the $100 million sale, and it blew my mind.

It is the perfect example of a salesperson who saw only a prospect with a need. All he saw was someone who needed what he had, and all he could think of was, “They need what I have, they will buy it from someone, so they might as well buy from me.”

One day Peter was sitting in his apartment in London reading the newspaper, when he noticed that MCA, the large entertainment company, had just purchased Geffen Records for $600 million.

Peter knew a little about the entertainment industry, having worked in it many years before. He said to himself, “This is a good deal. Geffen Records is a great company.” But he also knew something else that he told me: “I knew that while Geffen Records was a good company, David Geffen was the single, indispensable, driving force behind it, and if anything ever happened to David Geffen that $600 million deal would go right down the drain. They needed protection, they needed life insurance.”

But now, even if the average salesperson (and unfortunately most salespeople are totally average, doing the same things everyone else does and wondering why they don’t work) had thought of this, what do you think the average person says to him- or herself at right about this point? Most likely “Oh I’m sure he already has life insurance.” Or “Hey, MCA is a large company. They probably have a dozen guys on the payroll to take care of that stuff.” How about, “No way someone like me is going to get in there."

In fact, I asked Peter, “Didn’t you even think of that? What were you thinking?”

He answered, “All I could think of was, ‘They could have a problem. They have exposure. They need life insurance. Hell, I sell life insurance. They might as well buy it from me.’ ”

So now Peter decides he’s going to cold-call the MCA Corporation. But now, even if the average salesperson gets anywhere near this far, who do you think the average salesperson calls at MCA? Which department do you think they ask for? You’d probably be right if you said human resources or personnel. Hey, don’t aim too high, you can fall too far. But you know as well as I do that as a salesperson, if you’ve ever called personnel or human resources at any large company, they all have the same phone number: 1-800-BRICK WALL!

But not Peter; he decides he’s going to cold call the president of MCA, Sid Scheinberg. One afternoon he calls information in the United States. He finds the main switchboard number at MCA, dials the number, and asks for Sid Scheinberg’s office.The phone rings and guess what? No, Sid did not answer. Don’t try to anticipate me. Actually, Peter got the secretary. He found out that Sid Scheinberg was not in, so he left a message and hung up.

But now, even if the average salesperson got anywhere near this far, what do you think the average salesperson does at this point? You’re right if you said they wait for a callback.And if the call doesn’t come, what do you think they do? Right again if you answered, “Nothing.”

Do you know why? Because the average salesperson is not really concerned with succeeding. The average salesperson is far more concerned with not failing. There is a big difference between succeeding and not failing. And do you know what else the average salesperson is most concerned with? Covering his or her behind. Now they can go to their manager and say, “I tried. I made the call. The guy’s not in; this guy is never in. Besides, guys like him don’t speak to people like me.”

But not Peter. He kept calling and calling and calling, but he could never catch Sid Scheinberg there. But do you know what he did that was not only extremely smart, but extremely easy and cost effective? He got friendly with the secretary.

Peter got real friendly with that secretary at MCA. Then one day he called again. He found out once again that Sid Scheinberg was not there, but this time he learned from the secretary that Sid was in Italy on business. He couldn’t find out what hotel he was at, but he got the name of the city. And now the search was on, because what Peter had was a window of opportunity. Let me tell you something about windows of opportunity. They are all around you. They open up for you every day. The problem is they open very quickly, open up just a crack, and then wham! They close just as fast.

Peter had his window of opportunity and he jumped right through. So let me back up and give you a little more information about Peter. What you know is that he sells life insurance. What you don’t know is how he does it. Peter sells through breakfast appointments. Every day Peter has at least one breakfast appointment with a prospect or a client to sell insurance, and he has these breakfast appointments at the Savoy Hotel in London, which is a 462-star European hotel.

Now I don’t know if you know anything about 462-star European hotels, but in 462-star European hotels the concierges all retire as millionaires. You see, they don’t get two-dollar tips. They get two thousand-dollar tips.

Peter was having breakfast every day at the Savoy Hotel. Because of this, he struck up a friendship with the concierge and found out from him that all the concierges of all the 462-star hotels in Europe belong to the same club.

One day Peter pulled the concierge from the Savoy aside and asked, “If I was one of the top executives of one of the top entertainment companies in the world, and I was staying in this particular town in Italy, what hotel would I stay at?”

The concierge replied, “Well, there could be only one.”

Peter asked, “Would you happen to know the concierge at that hotel?"

The concierge said, “Of course,we belong to the same club.”

“Could you call and find out if Sid Scheinberg is staying there?” asked Peter, and of course the concierge said yes.

So the concierge in London called the concierge in Italy and found out that, yes indeed, Sid Scheinberg was at that hotel. Whoa, window of opportunity!

Now Peter had to make the call. But you know as well as I do, you don’t just make a call.You have to plan it out.You have to know what you’re going to say ahead of time, because you only get one shot at a first impression.

Peter thought about it and told me, “I had to know what I was going to say, but I also had to know the perfect time to call. I know when these big shots come to Europe they always dress for dinner. Dinner is around 7:30, cocktails about 6:30. I figured if I called his room at 5:30 in the afternoon, not only would I catch him in, but I just might catch him standing there in his underwear!”

At 5:30 in the afternoon Peter called the hotel in Italy. When the switchboard answered he said, “Sid Scheinberg’s room, please.” The phone rang and this time Sid answered, “Sid Scheinberg here."

But now, even, even if the average salesperson gets anywhere near this far, what do you think the average salesperson says? Yeah, you got it: “Homina, homina, homina.” Why? Because average salespeople never believe that this kind of stuff could ever happen to them. You see, they have no vision; they don’t see themselves successful, they only see themselves failing.

But not Peter. Very calmly and quickly he said, “Mr. Scheinberg, Peter Rosengaard here from Abbey Life in London. Mr. Scheinberg, congratulations on that shrewd deal of buying Geffen Records for $600 million.”

I thought that was a pretty smart thing to say, wouldn’t you agree? Don’t you think he wanted to be told he did something good? Doesn’t everybody? Don’t you? Besides, what do you think the media was probably saying about the deal when it was first done? Probably what they always say: “Paid too much.”Then five years later what do they usually say? “Boy, was he lucky to get that so cheap.” This is why the people who write the articles never seem to be as successful as the ones who make the deals.

Well, Peter congratulated Sid Scheinberg, and Sid thanked him. But let’s not forget, Sid Scheinberg did not become successful because he had just fallen off the turnip truck. He knew something was up and said, “Thank you. What do you want?”

Peter said, “Mr. Scheinberg, while buying Geffen Records for $600 million was a really shrewd deal, you know as well as I do that David Geffen is the single, most indispensable force behind Geffen Records. Did you ever think of what might happen to your $600 million investment should something happen to David Geffen?”

What do you think one of the biggest executives at one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world said? He said, “Gee, we never thought of that.What did you have in mind?” Whoa, window of opportunity!

But now, even, even if the average salesperson got anywhere near this far, what kind of number do you think the average person throws out? Probably $1 million; that always seems to be the number for the average salesperson.

However, I want you to remember something:You are speaking to a man who has just written a check for $600 million! A million dollars to this guy is a tip! But average salespeople have a huge fear of large numbers. Why? Because they never truly believe those kind of numbers could ever be a part of their lives.They have no vision; they never see themselves successful; they only see themselves failing.

But not Peter.Very calmly and quickly he replied, “I thought $100 million would be a great place to start.” And the man who had written a check for $600 million said, “Sounds reasonable to me. Let’s get it done.” Sometimes it can be that easy, if you give it a shot and keep trying.

Sid said to Peter, “Here’s my assistant’s number.You call him and tell him what you told me and let’s get this done.”

Months later, after all the paperwork, underwriting, and medical exams, and after they ran it past the sales prevention department (I’ll bet you know those folks, too), Peter Rosengaard closed the deal for the $100 million life insurance policy and got himself into the Guinness Book of World Records.

All this happened because he never prejudged, never assumed, never minimized himself or his prospect. All he saw was a prospect with a need. All he saw was someone who needed what he had, and his only attitude was,“They need what I have.They will buy it from someone. They might as well buy it from me.”

One other thing Peter did, or rather didn’t do: Not once throughout the entire process did Peter Rosengaard ever stop seeing himself successful.

So see it; see yourself successful. Create in your mind a picture of what you want your success to be. Once you’ve created that picture of success in your mind, focus—focus in so clearly on that picture that you can describe it right down to its most minute details. Once you can focus on and describe clearly what it is you want, you’re ready for the next step.

__,_._,___

1100kms through western ghats ..

2007-04-11T14:48:00.000+05:30

abhisheksooda-cbz extreme
mrugesh-apache
santoosh-180 dtsi

route
bangalore-hassan-belur-horanadu-shringeri-agumbe-perdoor-manipal-bhramavar-udupi-mulki-kateel-dharmastala-sakleshpur-bangalore

day 1
left blr at 0445
cold n pitch dark , but i had a bright headlamp 100/90 widespread, so i had no issues bout darkness
maintained 90 easily all through till kunigal 70kms , n reached at 0540..
stopped 4 a tea n smoke for abhishek , left 2 hassan ,
hassan 2 belur is an amzing road , jus too good ..
reached belur by 9 , had breakfast n then proceeded 2 kottigehaara, the twisties started lil after belur
the road was newly tarred , so couldn resist doin a lil stoppies , the apache is a great stoppie tool , its sexy 4 stunting ,

now 2 the extreme , this bike is an amazing handler in the ghats , beats the apache n pulsar by miles in the handlin department
ridin it , is like playing a game on x box or ps2..
one finger n u can take corners at 80 plus with no fear of stability .. i take a bow to hh on that ..
again , the mileage sucks , even if ridden a km over 80 kmph , it drops crazily , it was giving 32 ish ..
n vibes start after 60 plus ,, the initial is nothin 2 boast about , the midrange n the torque curve is jus amazing ,, it doesn feel like a puny 150 cc at all ..

ok nw bk , then reachd horanadu at 1245 , visited the temple n headed 2 have lunch ,
left horanadu by 230 , shringeri is 75 kms of ghats , non stop twisties .... woweee
reachd shringeri by 415 , visited temple , but was closed , so took butt break , n left 2 agumbe which is 26kms from there
agumbe is the highest place in the western ghats , n is famous 4 the sunset n rainfall.
its said that on a clear day u can see the arabian see from the view point ..
reached AGumbe by 1800 ,
as always , the last 3 days , it was total cloudy , let alone arabian see, i couldn even see the sun oly ,
from there downhill is agumbe ghats which consists of 14 hair pin bends which are steep..
but it was easy 2 take , nothin dangerous ,
then rode 2 perdoor 15kms from manipal , this is where abhisheksood has a house , so we crashed into his place , was 1915 by then ..
this place is 2kms into the forest , n its the oly house around for miles toghether ..
was tired , ate . slept...amazing food that his family had prepared.. lovely ambience ... thanks a million abhi dude ..

day 2
mrugesh n abhi were sleepin as they were tired
i got up at 530 n i was off 2 manipal 2 meet my friend who studies in mit , 2nd day was a total relax kind , went 2 a hangin bridge nearby , then a boat
ride on swarna river , lunch at little chef , n then the beach in the evening or rather night ..
i dint wanna do anythin except make it like a holiday kind ,
n abhi had moved 2 his ancestral home which is bout 15kms away from manipal , in the other direction , ie towards kundapur..
by the time mrugesh n me reachd his place , n crashed 2 bed it was past midnight ...

day 3
this house where we were staying is 150 years old , on the banks of the river , where u can see peacocks ,
trust me , this was the perfect holiday that i could have ever had , mornin 4 breakfast , abhi's mother prepared
NEER dosa which Praveenkm had told me 2 have a million times before i left 4 the ride ..
had loads of them , then left 2 kateel n dharmastala ..kateel we reached by 3 . finishd darshan by 330
dharmasthala opens oly by 7 , on the way my bike started giving pblm , it was getting choked n knocking , so i opened up the carb , cleaned it ,
got better , n again later it occured , later i checkd the plugs , my left plug was the culprit , changed the plug , i always carry a spare 1..
reached dharmastala by 630 , finished darshan n left by 2100 ..
dharmasthala 2 blr is 310kms .. road till the base of sakleshpur ghats .. again, its total darkness .. i mean total , i raised my headlamp beam n increased the spread
distance ..
was feelin sleepy now , cos previous day no proper sleep ..
took a ten min nap , n had energy 2 take the ugly road 2 sakleshpur , 45kms of ghats, covered that in 1 hour 10 mins , pretty good at 12 in the nyt when m sleepy.
stopped at hassan n slept 4 half n hour ..
then reached blr back by 7...
total trip odo -- 1100kms
fuel-28litres
trip memories---pricelesss
here are the pics , m not a professional photographer nor i have an slr , so
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/santooshv

thanks a lot , a million thanks 2 abhishek n his family 4 entertaining us n treatin us so well ...
cheers
santa

do as directed

2007-04-01T19:44:00.000+05:30

5 Proven Steps To Easily Master The Art Of The Interview And Get The Job Of Your Dreams!

by: Jeremy B. Sherk

Your mouth is dry, your palms are sweaty, your heart is beating so fast it feels like it is going to pop out of your chest!

Sound familiar?

For most people, interviews are uncomfortable. The mere thought of them causes anxiety and nervousness... and this is the last impression you want to give a bar manager during an interview!

The competition is fierce in this industry, so why do you always “bomb” during your interviews?

You probably walk out of them and after the fact think of all the things you could of said, how you could of answered certain questions, but this does not matter, its how you perform during the interview that gets you the job.

Theres already enough things out of your control you are competing with, so why work against yourself?

Let me show you how to be in your full power during the interview, so that scoring your dream job and leaving the competition in the dust comes easily and effortlessly to you!

1) Dress The Part

Dress as thought you already work there, give the interviewer a rock solid visual of what youd look like behind the bar... this makes it more probable hed consider you for the job.

Remember also that this is the service industry! Unless you are applying to a five star hotel, theres no reason to show up in a suit and tie for the interview. This is trying too hard. Wear the same type of attire the employees wear.

2) Eye Contact

If you cant bring yourself to make eye contact with the interviewer, you can forget about getting the job.

When asked a question, if your look to the floor or to the side when answering it gives the impression you are not telling the truth for starters, but it also represents a lack of confidence, which is not something you find among good bartenders.

Look the person in the eye when speaking and more importantly, listening. This is easier said then done if you are in a habit of not doing it. But just becoming aware of it is it all takes.

3) Act As If

There is no better remedy out there than “acting as if....” Act is if you are the best bartender this person has ever seen. Walk into the interview with that attitude and youll be surprised at the energy you feel. You will tap into raw genius that you never thought you had! You will answer questions elegantly give the interviewer exactly what they want to hear.

4) Be Direct

Rambling and excessive talking is a sign of nervousness so avoid this at all costs. Be as direct and to-the-point as possible. Not in a rude way, just answer the questions without going overboard. The interviewer will appreciate this.

5) You Ask The Questions

This may sound like a shock to you, but it is not the interviewer that should be asking all the questions during an interview. The way you want to approach an interview from this point on is... you are interviewing them! You may find that they are not the best place to work for after all.

Have your own list of questions to ask the interviewer!!! The one who asks the questions is in control, this is not to say to not let them ask you any questions, but have some of your own to balance things out. This shows professionalism, dedication and preparation.

heer

2007-03-27T10:34:00.001+05:30

Heer-TheSearch-Suk...

i listened 2 this song when i passd out of school or somethin , jus love this voice n this song
if u rem this vdo , had katrina kaif in it . long ago this is ..

a vdo shot in a diff mode , diff setting , village background ..
listen , learn n enjoy
cheers
santa

expect the unexpectd

2007-03-09T19:37:00.000+05:30

oc calls up at 4 in the evening sayin
dude accenture comin 2morrow , lets go
me say , u wanna go eh ?
i dint even have a resume ready ..
gatherd all pieces n made a resume ,

n lost the negative of my passport size photo..
n with the long hair n hair band i dint want a photo
but no choice
took the photo that too with a t shirt..

next day

no formals no nothing at all
went 2 coll
sat when the ppt was given by accenture guys ,
i was sleepy n hungry n so so so not interestd ..
fine n then they said go write aptitude
fine i said
then i walk up 2 the room , n write aptitude test
n they said get bk after 20 mins' '
n even we had essay writing.. beat that..

fine went 2 canteen , feelin bored n ready 2 go home
or 2 class 2 check the aptitude results ..
n there he calls my name out sayin m selected ..
ailaa , this was the first time from when my placements started that iv ever gone for placements even once .
it was fun , i started likin it ..
for me who had jus gone 2 kill time in coll , yeah kill time ,
i got selected..
yeppp m intelligent

246 ppl wrote
oly 93 ppl selected
n then group discussion 2 check ur speakin skills n mingling ability

fine in this part toh was a cake walk 4 me ..
she full impressd n me selected again
ailaa
m not jus good ,i jus got better

after that filld accenture's resume form n etc etc ..

n then they startd off jus when i had 2 go 2 hr round
nahi baba i want 60 oly.. even 59.9 is not sixty

what could i do ?
jus smiled n enjoyd what all had happnd on the first day ever of my placements ..

nice nice it was
cheers
santa

see what u believe or belive what u see???

2007-02-23T11:47:00.000+05:30

believe it or not
from the time i can remember
m scared 2 even think what m thinking ..
confused ???????/
yeah u ll be

most most most of the time , i damn fore see things
n always what i see n dont want it 2 happens , jus then happens
n i curse myslef
i keep myself away from speakin or even thinking ..

a few examples
was in majestic last week
was bout noon at 130, i go 2 park my bike , while parkin , m in a double mind , either go down 2 the basement or leave it out wher many ppl have parked the bike ,
i always park in the basement , but here i dunno y i decide 2 park on the side in the road along with so many bikes , while m parkin , my mind said , dude u aint doin a right thing , park in the basement here it aint good today ,, n i was 2 2 lazy 2 go 2the basement , that feel told me that cops r gonna come , get it off , i still said no , n left
later i come back 2 see , the cops towed my bike away , n there is no no parking board 2 , its jus another parking place..

although it was a parking place oly , my mind told me , park it here any day of the year , but not today ,, i dint listen 2 it , n i regrettd it ..

3 weeks back , my frend is ridin in front of me in his bike ,,
i dunno y, somethin jus made me feel it aint going right , everything wasn in its place 2 call it picture perfect..
i wanted 2tell him that he aint ridin safe , n he ll crash soon ,,
i wanted 2 tell him , n warn him 2 play safe , but i jus plannd 2 keep quiet ..
n within 2 mins of me thinking that . he has a big crash , rams into another person .. n we back in axn 2 take him 2 the hospital..

these were just 2 instances , there are millions that happen 2 me always ..

sometimes , irrespective of who u are , what u are .. whether u have blind beliefs or one who lives by only signs/ science..
i say its better listen 2 what ur instincts say ..
they actually no a lot more than u think ..
its wise 2 obey 2 what u see or listen
this is what i call visions ..
i have them so many a times , n 90 pc of them are the same , n the scene occurs in the same way , exact replica .. that freaks me out , hv no words 2 say..

but again
everything the EYE sees , EAR hears , the MIND believes , but it isnt so , its all misdirection .
so what does ur VISIONS say ..

cheers
santa

i hate 21..

2007-02-01T12:18:00.001+05:30

evrybodyz so happy when they turn 21
i never got a chance 2 be ..
i hated every moment of being 21
the worst year 4 me ,
nthn ever went right ,nthn at all
jus a few more days i gotta live with that 21 tag ..
2 name a thing that i haven experirnced when i was 21 , therz nothin actually ,
seen a lot , sufferd a lot , lived a lot ..

oktatabyebye21.com
santa

go aa? or no go aa?

2007-01-26T15:08:00.001+05:30

had frenz comin down from chennai n headin 2 goa , i 2 was supposed 2 go with them ,
at the last min , my bike gives way , gone 4 a toss in jus matter of seconds ..
i wanted 2 go n be away for a few days
n next thing i see is .... hmmmm not nice

my new obsession is the song from pyar ke side effects
jaane kya chahe mann baVArA

thts song is so frickin addictive
its got that somethin in it that ll pull u into it
herz the link
http://songs.pk/pyaar_ke_side_effects.html

i dunno whats special in it , but i find it mind blowing , hear it a million times on radio also ..
n also mann ki lagan from paap,
iv always seen that some flops movies have amazin songs , especially one or 2 meldious songs ..n song n video of chandni raatein ...
bandeh from indian ocean
punjab by karunesh
iv startd havin somethin for sufi songs n sloe songs
santa

Wrong time !

2007-01-23T19:10:00.000+05:30

times when iv jus sat in front of the comp , n my evil minds at work already ..
now when i come 2 update it , iv got nothing to type .

nothing at all ,
santa

FEAR 2 LIVE????????

2007-01-15T19:04:00.000+05:30

what are ur fears ?y are u scared of the stuff that ur scared.
never bin exposed 2 it ? or whats bout lizards that freaks u out ?
or even fear of gettin obese , or a fear of speed that it wud take ur life off ?
or scared of getting into the kitchen that the gas wud explod ?
or fear of flyin in a plane , tht it wud crash ,
scared 2 learn 2 swim ? scared of water?
scared of standin in front of a crowd n speakin ur heart out?
scared of telling ur own frenz when he/she is wrong , cos u might lose that person ?
n jus keepin quiet when u no tht the person is making a mistake...

scared of back answering 2 elders when it comes 2 decisions that matter??( this onez tricky)
scared of being disappointed when ur expecting somethin from some one ?
scared of getting a new hair style done ? scared that it may not suit u ?
scared wht the teacher ll do when u haven completed the assignment what he s given u .
u sing out loudly when ur alone , scared 2 sing when ur with ur frenz?
scared they might laugh at u ?
scared of relationships ? that a weak heart ?
scared tht ur gonna be left alone ?
dont live with a fear within u and succumb to it ,
what has 2 happen will n wud happen , but its u who ll decide ur own fears n fate..

we dont live 4 a million years , its jus a few years , so make max of it ,
live life 2 the fullest , do n finish off whatever u wanted 2 do but never had the courage 2 go ahead with it , whatever u wanted 2 say , say it off.
go ahead n live a new life everyday , jus dont be what u were al the time , else u ll never no . how beautiful the grass is on the other side of the wall , ( may be beautiful or a mess 2 , either ways ) take chances , u gotta do al such possibilites in life
if it cliks , it cliks , if it doesn it doesn ..
wow in the back ground listening 2 the right song ,khalbali ,lovely lyrics 2 what m sayin ...
i 2 live with a fear , but tht fear drives me 2 get the max out of life , not pulling me bk .
the time is now....
santa

Take it eazy policy ...

2007-01-11T16:11:00.000+05:30

m so bored , deepak cald up n said lets watch a muvee ,
which one ?
kannada muvee , me sayz okies
went 2 his place n then pikd up tkts 4 mungaru male ,
muvee is casual , n nice , the actress is a mumbai girl , not nice she is ..
looks like amisha from one angle ..
n songs also goodie goodie ..
al the songs sung by al hindi singers
sonu , sunidhi , kunal ..
check out the dominance ,
n they actually bloody sing well
muvee is nice , but ending s not the typical happy take home ending

the guy actually doesn get the girl ... she gets married 2 some1 els..
big deal ,
i say , in life u win some , u lose some , n u wreck some ....
so no bloody point thinkin of it ..

some things come n jus disappear in a flash
so live with a smile
hw ever long it be ..
cheers
santa

my new cheap cell

2006-12-21T13:36:00.000+05:30

motofone F3

when ur angry with her . throw it 2 the wall
when ur fed up of seeing the display say network busy or call failed , throw cell down , n jump on it .
n still it ll work , this bloody thing is meant 4 me oly , 4 me who gets angry @ the drop of anything ..

The MOTOFONE F3 uses the SCPL technology which is probably the next big thing coming from Motorola to roll out thinner and thinner handsets day by day. The phone is just 100% dedicated to calling and talking on it for hours. It is sleek, great to hold, simply superb audio quality and above all great network catching capability. The MOTOFONE uses very little power thus enabling it to go on for hours and hours. The SCPL - scalpel is the next advancement to the RAZR which reduces the thickness of the phone to half.

i screwed up my bike ,

2006-12-11T16:08:00.000+05:30

scene 1 , act 2
sat left home at 4pm
went saw shiamak davars dance pgm , was sexy
full of energy the dancers were..
n n the costume was more like all dance bar type .. now dont come n hit me ok
then at 730 went 2 ccd 2 meet my frenz
met em watchd so calld babes , then went 2 dinner on infantry road ..
had tht n then bk 2 ccd

scene 2 act 4
was bout 1130 pm , then we went2 mg road , went 2 lake view n had sandwich n fruit salad with i scream , slurpp slurpp..
then again was talkin talkin , smokin smokin , frenz i mean

then went off 2 indira nagar at 2 am , frenz place ,4 of us spoke oly bout kuwait till 5 15 am , no sleep even 4 a min,
then went 2 the airport n had garam garam boost , yes boost
then we plannd 2 go 2 kamat on mysore road witch is 65 from airport
calld up six ppl
n we met up on mysore rd n then rode in the cold cold weather
near ramnagar my bike went kaput
kartik was riding it n he gaat scared as 2 what happnd
then wot 2 do no tension , gone means gone thats all
parkd 2 the side
then went n had buffet breakfast at kamat
then bk 2 bike n searchin 4 tempo 2 put the bike
then followed it bk 2 blr
kept it in the garage
then bk home
then slept the sleep tht i missed 4 2 days
so slept ..
santa

the beat goes on AS it was years ago...

2006-12-01T09:53:00.000+05:30

what does this pic say 2 u ?

try holding on lets c?, therz an open end..

jus walk out of a shower n logd on 2 update this page , n the next thing i hear is a piece of me ,
i canT be wHom U xPect me 2 B..im me in my own way , each ones different , thats y there was something as opinion created , else it would have bin unanimous everywhere...
iv hated reading novels n etc etc n maintaing a diary all my life , never done it al ma life , dunno y i write ma blog , i dont c as 2why i come bk 2 it n update it ?i dont have answers 2 some stuffs ..

I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes...
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all
I want to doIs be more like me and be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought
I would beHas fallen apart right in front of you
And every second I waste is more than I can take
And I knowI may end up failing tooBut I knowYou were just like me with someone disappointed in you.

lines frm numb

oktatabyebye.com
sanTa

guess whose bk , bk again ....

2006-11-21T17:45:00.000+05:30

was a thursday mornin ..
lazy mornin
got up , kartik calls up n says lets go somewer .. wher is somewher??????

oh yeah...
hw bout pondy n chennai for somewher ..
things jus happen
left blr 2 pondy on thursday noon
2 ppl
1 bike
pockets filled , bags packd.. we r on the move

left home at 1 , reachd hosur at 230 ..
wowwwwwwwwwww i love hosur road , thats 1 bloody shitty **************** road ...

then filld 4 500 rs , then reachd pondy by 8 in the nyt
searchin 4 a room . bookd 1 , then off 2 the beach at ten thirty , lovely place , the roads , old old white white buildings ,
n ya sexy importd ppl 2 ..
bk 2 room . got up at 9 . then 2 beach again ,n roam around pondy
then left 2 chennai on ecr ...
whats ecr? east coast road ..
the road runs along the sea .. lovely windy breezy ride , amazing roads .clikd so so many pixu ..
then went 2 mahabaliprm , 7th century shore temple , nice it was ,beautifulll
then after that calld up chennai frenz n told em that i ll be comin

so reachd by 430 n had local 2 rs chai , garam garam chai..

n then room hunting , found 1 goodie goodie place .dumpd bags n then off 2 kartiks chitti's place .

oh whats chitti now?chitti(read as chittee)

means aunt , thats all i know ..

had dinner at their place , n then both went on a nyt ride 2 the beach , chennai port , then simply sutting , bk 2 room by 12 or so .

then did good nyt day

next mornin went 2 spencers first . its a big big mall thats all , time passd there, then luchnd at cascade , then went shopping, bot some clothes , then went 2 chitti's place n watched dil chahta hai , then chennai frenz calld n said lets meat up at the beach , so went n met them , 8 guys turnd up . fun it was on the beach sittin n talkin , n for all we no , a small wave came n washed us off , so changd place again .

spoke till 930 , then we had dinner n then went 2 the room

planned 2 wake up at 5 n leave 2 blr by 530

'went that way oly

vacated room n we were off.

rode slowly , clikd pix , reachd blr by 1200 ,

came bk home at 6pm ..

where was i from 12 to 6? n wot was i doing?

i ll leave that 2 ur imagination

with a smile ,

sAnTa

time talks........

2006-11-05T11:54:00.000+05:30

time
how do u define time ?
is it just a clock or a watch that has few needles or
does it have a complete different meaning written all over it n we are not able 2 read it .

there are times when ur laughn out so happy
jus so happy that u dont realise whats happening around u , ur tummy starts paining .. thts hw much u enjoy ..
those are the good times 2 cherish , 2 remember ..

n there are times when u got 2 make some decisons whether u like it or not , u need 2 do it for somebody sometimes ,
its all a part of the game , happens , its just the situations that make u into doing such things , u dont do it coz u like it , u do it coz u are made 2 do it or u have no choice .

i dont blame mistakes on ppl , i feel its the tricky situations n times that make u take such decisions ,
ppl invent so many new gadgets evey now n then ..
y dont anyone invent a gadget that washes ur memory off bout some stuffs, n let u keep wot u want ..
y not something that changes time that passed by ????

santa

take a look around

2006-11-02T18:50:00.000+05:30

i dunno wot 2 start off with , all i know is that there is somethin in my mind now that i wanna write down , n listenin 2 the songs as always .

okies here i go ...
how safe do u think u are ?
i mean around the ppl u are ?
y do u trust them ?
wot makes u do things that they want u to ?

have u observed that many a times its the ppl whom u never expected will help u out when ur in a fix.
y is that ?
where are the ppl whom u relied on the most n expectd 2 be ther 4 u always??????
whose carried u bk home wen uv drunk a lot ?.
whose gifted u things on ur birthday what uv wanted but never asked for ?
whose the 1 whose made u coffee or taken u out 4 tea when its rainin or cold outside?
how many times have u played in the rain n had friends not scolding u , but instead sayin , hey wait up m comin 2 join u ..
u rememeber the times when ur bored @ home doing nthn , u call ur frenz up n wonder wot 2 do , n u decide for 1 hour wot 2 do ,n finally land up doing nthn ...
times when sat on the wall n watchin ppl go by , n commentin on them , their style of walkin or the get up they are in... n enjoyed those,
the times when the whole area played hide n seek , even when we were 16 or 17 . bout 15 guys n gals playing it ...
amazin are those times .... hope i pull it bk , or let the memories stay ..
iv had my seniors in school who are elder 2 me by a good seven or 8 years , n i know them from school times , n even till date , we meet up on sundays n play soccer n football , most of em are married , but its great that they are super seniors 2 me , but they dont ever make me feel like m a juni 2 them , thts the best part bout em , hats off 2 them .

to be contd......

ride 2 hesarghatta

2006-11-02T18:37:00.000+05:30

was doing nthn @ home when drunkdriver(kartik) came home , he said he hadn ridden for long , so i told him wou;d take him for a small ride
so sent him bk 2 get his dg cam , at 1 we met up near home , headed 2 my college on dodballapur rd , filled fuel n then went in the small small village roads . went 2 rajanukunte , took a left turn n from there bout 15kms was hesarghatta , the roads are bad ( thts wot i like)
the road is pretty scenic , fields on both sides . greenery all over . stoppd , took some pix
then reached hesarghatta
went 2 taj kuteeram , ask for a coffee , n he said one thirty plus taxes ,
al i cud do was give him a big smile n say , oly huh?
then rode again thru amzin scenic places , its 2 gud 2 even talk bout . gotta c it.
then went 2 one more resort , jus lookd around n bk again 2 base camp .
small ride
but first on my new bike , liked it
santa

trip log

2006-11-01T18:28:00.000+05:30

kms -800 plus
by bus
ppl - 35
days-2

route
blr-tumkur-shimoga-sagar-jog falls-gerosoppa-honnavar-murdeshwar-iduganji temple-kollur-sagar-shimoga-gubbi-tumkur-blr

bin 3 years together , n the oly place that we had gone together was talkad , shivanasamudra, n one dumb power plant.

so finally decided that we ll go 2 the places that i mentioned in the route

27th nyt ,
at bout 8 few of us met up at mekhri n cbi
bus came , we boarded n proceeded 2 nes , so many of em were thre.
we broke the coconut n we left from there . was 930 by then
then went 2 yeshwantpur n picked up suji mam n her 3 frenz.
music in the bus , we enjoyd , singin playing antakshsari etc etc. each one shoutin like crazy .ead
reachd kamat @ dabaspet , had dinner , then bk 2 same old story , bus , singin . that antakshari went on till 2 am , n at 2 ppl slept , i was not sleepy at all , went n sat in drivers cabin . then contd 2 shimoga n sagar , then reached jog falls at exact six am , me hadn slept 4 a min also .

then we had a wash n breakfast n saw jog falls
very lil water
badie badie
anyways we started descending the mountain terrain , the rest all went 2 have breakfast , oly spoorthi n me went down , we walked walked walked n finally reached down , n the glimpse of seeing the jog falls from down was sexy , n the water splashin at ya face was whoa what a feeling .its damn 958 feet .
i was sweatin like crazy coz it was humid n we had walked down in the sun , got my shirt off n was sittin n waitin n talkin 2 spoorthi till all others came , all others came n hour later .
played in the water , then was the up hill task of climbin in the hot sun ,
ya ya , again oly we both were there 2 climb , the rest were still down n playing . we had gone early remember ..
strugled n climbd up , then back up . had lunch , waited 4 all 2 come , it was bout 130 pm , then we left 2 honnavar which is 60kms off . full ghats oly , then we went 2 gerosoppa dam , then honnavar , had snacks/lunch , was 4pm , then 2 murdeshwar which is bout 20kms from there , n at honnavar , sharavati river flows , n there is the karnatakaz longest bridge , its 2.065kms long.
finally we were at murdeshwar , whoa ,statue of lord shiva can be seen from afar oly , its huge , i had been 2 these places exactly a year ago in torrential rain , on my bike that is , i was lovin every moment cherishing it all over again.
we kept the bags in the room n dived into the beach , whoa what a relief , the water was crazily salty , not nice .. but its ok , we played in the water nicely , got dark , then 2 room , wash , then 2 temple , then 2 have dinner ,
then i got bk 2 room 2 sleep , the other guys had gone elsewhere, so went with 4 gals 2 the beach restraunt.
nyt at ten , sittin at the sea n having dinner .. amazin
then we went 2 the beach , we were sittin n talkin talkin , it was 11 pm, then other guys n gals joined us .we spoke lots n sang again , then laughd like mad mad , n yeah m still topless.
full trip i never wore my shirt anywhere at all
even in bus or anywhere
we were lyin on the beach n seeing so many stars , the cresent moon , n the sound of the waves .. yippie , i was loving every moment of it .
was 1145 , we got bk 2 room 2 sleep.
then woke up at 7am , then bk 2 beach again 2 play beach volleyball , sadly we dint have sexy gals playing with sexy dresses like i see on tv , full heart broken i was , ayyo , is ok ,the waves were comin on sexy , played in water again , then we went on a boat ride for sometime , boat got spoilt on the way , one more rescue boat came , we jumpd boat2 boat , titanic style ,sadly all of us were safe, no incidents . papa. else i would have found my rose , jus like in titanic.

then bk 2 beach , we went 2 room , bath , n then temple , breakfast .. then vacate room . then we bk 2 bus 2 go 2 idugunji temple. was 1230pm'
idugunji at 115 pm , n to our luck , god was sleeping . so no temple . so we contd 2 kollur temple .
kollur at 4pm , saw mookambika godess , then had lunch at 5 .
took some potos , then bk 2 bus 2 go home.
it was past 6 already .
again same old thing , we were watchin amruthadhaare muvee , it got over , then again antakshari , reached shimoga by 10pm , just in time 2 have dinner .
then our next stop was home sweet home , the weather was getting cold already .
slept in the bus now coz coll next day ,
reached bangalore by 5am , droppd every1 2 the place where they stay . w
was a sexy trip . enjoyd it ..
no cam 2 post pics ..
but .. enjoyd it

where do u find happiness ?

2006-10-23T15:35:00.000+05:30

all of us are different , be it we are siblings or partners or friends or foes or any 1 for that matter . each one finds his/her happiness in different things .
there are ppl who find it great when they sit under the moon light gazing at stars n nothin to distrub them , some ppl love it when they look down from the plane at 10000 feet above ground , but some who aint happy with that also , they prefer takin a parachute n diving down n makin a landin where the wish 2 , n not wer the plane lands . thts freedom .

making ur own decisions , living life the way it has to be lived , out in the open , some love trekking n mountain climbing , look at me , m one who just cant bear cold temp , n there are freaks who love climbin mighty everest at sub zero temp , n reach the top n feel like god . being there at 29000 feet , n planting a flag . thts life.
thts truly achievin somethin .

went as high as we cud reach , wot bout ppl who live their life diving at depths of bout 1000 odd meters in order lookin 4 marine life , seeing things tht we never will see just sittin @ home .
n ppl who everyday sit in front of a comp for 18 hrs a day trying 2 make fast stuffs even faster (p5 on the way i mean,, will be out sometime )

some listen 2 music in a dark quiet place , n it rejuvantes them , n some who prefer feelin beeter by makin others get a head ache( hard rock / metal).
but still , both are music , aint it ?

ppl prefer talkin it safe n driving a car at 40 mph , n there are some who love takin it at 200mph ,,
its the same car .. but its hw u suit it 2 urself 2 enjoy it .

how many ppl enjoy heights ?
there are ppl who love standing on the 50 th floor n lookin out of the window , n there are some who are scared 2 even get into a lift that takes them 2 the 50 th floor.

in life we have a mix n match of ppl . who choices r diff
tastes r diff
ways r different
skills r diff
but its most important 2 respect each 1 4 wot they are n live 2 gether n find happiness 4 1 another ..

i find happiness in writin this down ?
leave a comment n lemme know wot brings u happiness!!

been there done that ,, i wanna do it all over again .

2006-10-17T08:31:00.000+05:30

been lingering in my mind for the past few months that i wanna go away far far somewhere on a ride . i wanna be alone , feel n live the fun over the mountains n terrains that i love .

i feel incomplete or left out without a few things , i want a 4 mp digi cam , a 4gb nano ...
i wanna go up north karnataka on my bike , with my bag tied behind , my music player plugged in , cell 2 keep in touch with ppl , n a cam in my left jacket pocket 4 me not 2 miss a thing .
i love fotography.but dont have the cash 2 buy 1 .
pblm is that i am passionate bout biking , but again i dont earn myself 2 spend on things left right .
i plan 2 go all over karnataka , wanna go soon .. iv done the same route last year . loved it . bangalore is got no beauty n nature @ all .
evrything lies outside blr, karnataka is amazing place 2 visit .

i wanna go, will go .
its now or never , i dont wanna tour once m 60 . on my bike , i wanna go nw .
i will save up cash , or earn it n go .

ppl keep asking me y i go all such places on my bike , i got no answer 2 tht . if u wanna see the real india , u gotta c it on 2 wheels , not in a volvo bus where someone drives 4 u . or a train where u jus get 2 hear oly chai chai ...garam garam bread omlette...

oly a biker does know as 2 y , the dog puts its head out when in the car .. it 2 wants freedom , wants the wind blow at its face....

why why why why

2006-10-16T10:28:00.000+05:30

why is it that we get angry ?
why is it that we burst out ?
why is it that we always think that we know bout things , n finally realise wot or how much we actually know ?
why is it that so many times , in a crowd we feel left out ?
why is it that the smallest of things actually are the biggest of problem to us ?
why is it that we know the importance of things only after we miss it ?
why is it that we dont understand people that actually make a difference to us ?
why is it that we make decisions hastily so many times and think over it later a million times ?
why is it that we never get wot we actually ask for or wot we want ?
iv always seen , u always get help from ppl , whom u never expected would help , n ppl whom most believed/expectd 2 help , dont actually even turn up . why ?
when alone , they make u feel like u are god , but when in a crowd , the whole attitude towards u changes . why ?
ppl are simple and down to earth when in need , but once attained a position , the way of speech n mindest towards u changes . why ?
being truthful or honest u most of the times get a kick in the butt . why ?
ppl who lie always , get away unnoticed . why ?but finally wot matters? they still get away with it na .
why is it that we find ppl around us oly when we are laughin ? where are they when we are not laughing? do they actually know as 2 y we aint laughing . hw many actually care 2 know? why ?
why is it that so many times ppl judge u on hw well u dress up or look or talk ?
why dont they want 2 look beyond that ?
the best of lookin gals could be the best of s**t.why judge ppl on that ?why ? why ?

"ONE SHOULD SAVE ONESELF BY ONES OWN SELF;ONE SHOULD NOT LOWER ONESELF;FOR, ONE'S OWN SELF IS VERILY ONE'S OWN FRIEND;ONE'S OWN SELF IS VERILY ONE'S OWN ENEMY "

these are the things that always ponder in my mind , when i ask myself a question as 2 where i stand in this whole wide world , all i get is a bleek sound that says i stand nowhere.
i still got loads to do , things i got 2 prove 2 myself , not 2 any one.
i am like a weak swimmer who is lost in the middle of the sea n doesn know which side 2 swim 2 find shore.
but i live with a hope 2 find shore someday.
santoosh

damn tired 2day

2006-10-10T21:56:00.000+05:30

happy tht i got my bike , startd it , n 2 my luck , pblms startd ,
not mechanical thou
i pushed the bike,
wasted time
got tired
fed up

but wots the use . nthns gonna happen without solving the pblm
will it ?

trouble shot in the noon 4 2 hrs .. finally solvd it ,, then went gv bike n came bk.
i hurt my leg kicking the bike a million times
the batteryz gone , so no self starter

killd time
then got bk by bus ..
lovd it with cool wind blowin at ur face ..
diff 2 wot wen ridin n feelin ,,
but its not always bout enjoyin alone ..
had so so many gals in the bus thou ..

hard work pays off :TRULY

2006-10-08T20:27:00.000+05:30

7th oct
my mommaz budday
she was the one who bot me my 180 cc bike

n again on her budday oly , i got my 250 cc bike
thx momma

after workin on it 4 35 days , finally got 2 ride the beast ..
amazin' is 2 small a word..
hard work got it bk me after so long..
all thx 2 venu sir

me hadn had b'fast also, frm mrnin 2 nyt , workd , nyt me frenz
had dinner
gave em ride on my new born baby
got bk home @ 0230 am

me was happy

bk achin after so much of work

i dunno hw 2 write blog n al
i do it my style

delayed delayed again

2006-10-06T21:57:00.000+05:30

was jus another day @ work..
nthn happened much 2 day @ all
the whole city was black out , dunno y , if there was power , i cud have fixed my bike up n got it up n running
sad..
found out bout new sim n its offer , will pick it up in the morning..
will go 2 coll n come morrow , jus a visit..
n its my mommaz budday morrow..

bandh bandh bandh today

2006-10-04T21:51:00.000+05:30

today was a bandh ,
no buses , ricks , nthn
the city ws empty n calm
loved it tht way. went 2 play crickt in the mornin., n then went 2 fix up my bike which is in the workshop, we stripped the engine down , then it was 6 , had hirara(a drink avbl oly during ramzan )
then frend dropped me @ st marks rd , then walkd 2 shivaji ngr
the bus stand was so damn empty , nobody @ all
was so so mt ., waited 4 the bus 2 come , it was 730 , bandh was over ..
bus came ,. ws feelin so so sleepy
came bk home , thts all