Wish I Was There To Vote ............

Did you all vote ??
If so did you lend the right finger ??
I give society and conformity the middle finger .......... Kudos Bachchans !!!!

My Name Is " Swine Flu " ............

Poor PIG is now being made a scape goat for the financial crisis !! What a joke ?? A few greedy men did this to the world and the poor pig is now being held responsible ???

Did the pig ask to be eaten ? Did the pig have anything to do with the world economic reforms ?? We sometimes think whatever is shown in the movies can really get true. No wonder it can be assumed true .............

We have seen in the past of creating a virus and then do business by selling the vaccine is actually happening in case of Swine Flu .................

The only thing we need to know now is how much they take in making the vaccine commercially available though the vaccine has already been developed & tested ............. Time to put our masks !!! Wish we could have covered the truth with this mask .........

And The Award Goes To ................

Here are the winners from " Caption Writing Contest " .... Congrats !!!

GOLD : Muthu Kumar

A few captions that popped in my mind.
"Let's get it started" - there should be back ground song of the black eyed peas of the same name.

Or how about
"Hit me baby, one more time" - with Britney's song on the background.

or may be..
Britney's other song, "I am a slave 4 you" suit more... with it's sassy music

And finally my last one....

A quote -
Spare the rod and spoil the child ..... :) hihihi:)

SILVER : Twisted Elegance

President:"Don't call me Osama! Ill smash you now! Its Obama!"
Lara: Osama Osama Osama! nainanana!

BRONZE : ( 2 Winners)

Raj Prasad Hegde - How about "The World Is His Playground!"............
Suranjani HR - New Player, New Innings - Will it be any Different???

Caption Writing Contest ........... Play It !!!

When I saw this picture 2 days back , I just knew this called for a " CAPTION WRITING CONTEST "

So on this occasion , I want you all poised ...... ready to rain upon some hilarity......You can make it Sad.... Humours ... Witty..... Game is on the roll ....

Winner will be declared over the weekend...... Get Started !!!

" PS : I Love You " .........................

Arabic - Ana Behibek
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Chinese - Wo ie ni
Danish - Jeg elsker dig
Estonian - Mina armastan sind
French - Je t'aime
German - Ich liebe Dich
Hungarian - Szeretlek te'ged
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Japanese - Kimi o ai shiteru
Kannada - Naanu Ninanu Pritisutene
Latin - Te amo
Macedonian - Te sakam
Norwegian - Jeg elsker deg
Oriya - Mu tumaku bhala paye
Polish - Ja Cie Kocham
Russian - Ya lyublyu tebya
Swedish - Jag a"lskar dig
Turkish - Seni seviyorum
Urdu - Main tum say pyar karta hoon
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu di
Xhosa - Ndiyakuthanda
Yoruba - Mo ni ife re
Zuni - Tom ho' ichema

Go RCB Go !!!

Good luck brings early rising ........

Madame Gifts Master ……..

A man who has been playing cricket from an young age of 16 and continuing to play even at the age of 35 is a monumental effort worth the admire .....

All it requires to get out is a thin edge or a mistimed shot, and with a very high chance of getting out, in making so many tons, he has shown real ingenuity ..........

Madame Tussuad's 36th b’day (April 24) gift to our ...... Living Legend !!!

Sir we adore you ............

Who Created God ???

This post meridian a friend of mine (Suranjani) asked me this question as to - Who created God ? ..... I hardly took few minutes to recur ........... I said ........

" God was not created , He was discovered "

I had no two minds in answering this dubiety ..... We can't find unknown from known ..........

Let me know your defence on this avowal !!! .... OMG....... my head spins while writing this post ........ Need some sleep !!! Me hits bed .......... Love you God !

CHEATambaram......... !!!

It's a courageous act by a Sikh brother towards a politician, but I am not sure if it was a good act by a journalist towards Chidambaram........

But I would have had a better list for Sardarji to show his spree ........ Good going !!

Shoe's are turning out to be the latest trend against rotten tomatoes .... eggs ..... Its an accepted theory " If the shoe does not fit , we can't change the foot ....... But we can throw the shoe " ....... So all the spring chicken buckle your shoes .........

Long Live India ........ Jai Hooooooooo !!!

Akki Deserves Padmashree ???

" We Didn't Start The Fire " .....................

Varun Gandhi ....... Urban Bakra ???

The question now is - Who is going to benefit of all the Varun Gandhi saga ?

Congress ? Very Very confused................
They are trying to put lid on the pressure cooker called Varun, but more they try to suppress Varun, more popular he becomes and Hindu-Muslim vote gets even more polarised................
Congress may be thinking that polarisation may not happen and just like post 26/11, there will be no more Hindu-Muslim voting pattern................

They may be mistaken, as this is a national election...........

BJP ? BJP is just watching...............
Ideologically BJP is wholeheartedly behind Varun and they are thinking that this whole Congress led anti Varun campaign will backfire and BJP will actually benefit...........

They may get benefit, but they may also be wrong in thinking so, Hindu voters are pathetic when it comes to vote for Hinduism, remember post 26/11 assembly elections..........

Third Front / Others ?
They are just watching the show and waiting for opportunity to corner some Muslim votes.....

Lastly ..... Am I hearing the right thing ? Terrorists are moving freely and NSA for Varun ? Let me get back to my mood of merrymaking on completion of my 50th post ....... No time to break my mind !!!

Happy Ugadi & Gudi Padwa ...............

Ugadi is New Year festival for people of Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh .........
('Yuga' is the word for 'epoch' or 'era', and 'Aadi' stands for 'the beginning')

Kannada and Telugu people celebrate this festival with great fanfare .........

The festive potion shared is called “Bevu-Bella” in Kannada & “Ugadi Pachhadi” in Telugu !!!

This potion has 6 main ingredients which symbolizes sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise .........

The same is called "Gudi Padwa" in Maharashtra celebrated & observed along with Ugadi ......... Have a good one this Friday !!!

Abstract Love !!!

I walk alone on this way with no astuteness in my mind ......... Is it the right thing to do ?? Who cares ....... Life is all about living it once to a great extent !!! I am sure by doing this I am not going to harm anyone ........

Am I am feeling lonely that it would add beauty into my life ? Move on ...... Its just a start ..... Live life like no one ever thought you to live .... But this walk is too long .... Ghosh !!! .... Wish I can turn back ..... Ahhhhhhh........

No .... I am almost midway !!! Well let me walk to see my person of my dream standing all alone waiting for me ......... I see those burnt flowers .... smell baked air .... the path is obdurate .... Please take me there soon .... I give up .... No ..... I need to see her outstretched ..... Tears roll in my eyes ....Will she be mine ??

Road 2 Miss India 2009 ...............

Pick your Top 3 in random order .........
My bet is on ...... Faith .......Harshita ...... Ekta !!!

PS : ( Click on the picture to have a better view )

2009 Elections - Confused ???

The Indian voter is confused, like never before !
Reason is the plethora of political parties, mostly state or region based with no clear cut aim or agenda..........

There are umpteen Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikh or Buddhists who are as patriotic or nationalist as any other Indian.........
India, inspite of all its flaws, is still a multi religious & multicultural democracy as compared to our neighbours who are on the brink of anarchy & chaos ..........

Its high time we have a better system , people need to get a bigger say in the governing affairs .......It is time we put a stop to election tamashas and take matters into hand to survive in this hostile world ..........

Vote "Dimaag Se" not "Dil Se" .........

Bring Back Lost Respect ............

"Mathro Devoo Bhava, Pithro Devo Bhava" ....... How many of us do really mean it ??? The present world is suffering as we have given deaf ears to the call of our elders ...........

Its high time we bring back the lost respect to our elders ......The Gita says respect your parents and your days will be long........ It is time we go back to the foundation of our existence , I am sure each step towards it would make a difference ..........

Remember parents gave us life but later they even give their life for us ..........

Do Me A Favour Let's Play Holi ................

Do you remember your first Holi ? I can never forget mine ....... I wish this Holi is as special as it has always been to you all in the past ..........

One needs colour in life to live , its a vital ingredient or element which forms a rainbow in the garden of Eden ........... Wish I was back home to be a part of this conviviality !!!

May Lord spray colours of success and prosperity over you and your family....... Happy Holi .......... Go paint your life ........... Miss you all .........

Do You Eat Soup or Drink Soup ???

This evening I was off to an Italian restaurant ..... While I ordered for this minestrone soup ...... I had this question which propped up in my mind ...... Do we actually Eat Soup or Drink Soup ???

Hmmmmm ........ Then finally after having a bowl of soup ...... I did realise that only pure people in heart can make a good soup ............... Maybe its one of those spring soup which sings ..........

But worries go down with soup ............ But the question in my mind is still left unanswered ........ I need another bowl to think twice .......... hasta mañana !!

Heil, mein Führer ..................

Last time you got back Tipu's sword from UK ......................
This time it is Bapu's belongings from US ..........

You made my day Vijay Mallya ...... I salute you my friend !!!

It's A Shocking Event !!!

Last time I was in shock was during the controversial strangulation of Bob Woolmer ....... I really prayed nothing ever will happen like this in the near future ...... Alas ! Exactly after 2 years we get to see another horrifying event ............

I heard Imran Khan speaking to CNN saying that their country is in a state of confusion and fighting a war that does not belong to them........ Oh really ??

He further goes on to justify the attributes of the Pakistan terrorists in comparison to the attack on the Srilankan cricket team.His view point as i see it is the view point of the common Pakistani who believes that he is not involved and not part of all the happenings and refusal and denial to accept the truth............. Now get a life people !

Cricket is a market today.......... If you hit a market, you hit where it hurts.........
That is the terrorist motive ............I am really disturbed !!!

Public Relations ...... Alive n Kickin'

Finally I have found time to enroll for Public Relations Consultant course ....... A dedicated time off about 6-8hrs per week from my exciting humdrum work at AT&T Mobility.......

Having completed 2 modules of 8 listed along with their course work , assignments & test..... I feel it’s an exciting time in public relations, as the landscape will surely be evolving and changing........ Its a window of writing to ones own world !!!

I am seeking to learn most appropriate media, writing good press release, techniques & building relations with newspapers, TV, radio. Seemingly everyone is blogging today ......... and you should too.

It’s a right start to be in this PR industry !!! Trust me ...... Its worth it ......

Happy B'day To Me ............. Feb 28th !!!

I always think should I celebrate according to IST or CST ??? Never mind ..... Its my b'day and I have all the time to create time ...... Ahem .... Ahem !!!

Happy Birthday to me ........
Happy Birthday, have another beer ........
Happy Birthday to me .........

I love my family. I love my friends .I love my job. I love my life. And I love you all, even when you’re grumpy .............

Here’s what I want you to do for my birthday. Send someone an e-mail and tell them how much you appreciate them, or love them .......... That’s what I want as a b'day gift .......... That would mean a lot to me ...........

Grazieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

Paranoid About Passwords ???

Do you control your passwords or do your passwords control you .... ? That's a tricky one ......

I just had a strange feeling about this at work today ...... Nope ! I was not trying to beat those Monday Blues ........ I think these passwords are like toothbrush ....... Never to be used by someone else than you ..... I am sure they need to be changed once every 6 months .........

But I am sure there are many of us who are paranoid of passwords ...... Especially guys trying to hide stuff from the opposite sex ...... Hmmmmm maybe even vice versa ...... What say people ?? .............

Every God Has Its Day ........ Jai Ho !!!

When somebody is doing a film on a slum boy, it is bound to show the hard reality in slum areas ........ That does not mean that India has been projected in the wrong way ..........

If you get to watch ‘City of God’ which shows the bad side of Brazil , one expects it to be a poor country with little scope for improvement ..........
But actually Brazil is one of the fastest growing economies in the world along with Mexico, India and China ......... So lets not waste time in cribbing on petty things or try to join those hypocrites ..........

I would rather celebrate for all the good reasons & emotions ........ AR Rahman has equalled the academy record for highest nominations the same year for music.......... Its time to hail Rahman. Stay Blessed AR ............. Jai Hoooooo !!!

Oscar Predictions ...............

Hate it or love it, the underdog is on top.........
I think SDM will win 7/10 nominated categories !!!

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director: Danny Boyle
Best Actor in a Leading Role: 50-50 between Sean Penn & Mickey Rourke
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Penelope Cruz
Best Original Score : AR Rahman
Best Original Song : Jai Ho

*** Do not miss it to watch on Feb 22nd ......... Adiós .........

New Jersey To New Zealand ..........

Did you like the new jersey by Nike ??
My honest first reaction was......

Is it Sahara for India or India for Sahara ........?
Come on we all know Money Talks ........ Another faux pas by BCCI .......

Goodluck to Team India on their new jersey to New Zealand tour starting next week ....... finally after 6 long years !!!

2009 - Can It Get Worse Than Great Depression ??

We are about to witness a painful summer for Wall Street, nothing different from previous summers ........

Leveraged buyouts are responsible for this current scenario.....It is a very dangerous trend that has played its part in causing increasing defaults of companies and non-performing assets of banks going up..............

What will happen in the next six months is not known. Having read of recession & depression in the books....... Now I feel we are living in actual history..........

Nevertheless, we cannot lose hope as I am sure we are not at the end of a tunnel yet........ or is Mayan doomsday prophecy on its way ??

Bankruptcy of Ideas ??

Mutalik follows Indian Culture. He does not wear Chaddi which campaigners are sending him...... Lol .... Jokes apart........

Pink Chaddi is western in design and culture.What is the use of sending this ? You think he will get the right message ? Come on ...... Wake up !! Get some better ideas ....... Now do not tell me we need bailout plans for Ideas ......... I am sure we have many in store....

By the way who is this Mutalik, what is his background, qualification, experience and family background.........Does he have children? If yes I feel pity for them to have such a narrow minded, hypocrite father. Cut the crap ...... Enjoy Feb 14th ' 09 ........

Happy Valentines Day !!! Have a great weekend .......... Ciao :)

Ideal Valentine Couple......... Countdown Begins !!

Good Morning My Dear Valentine .......
What makes you think I am the one ?
As you know the "World" to me has be nothing more than fun ...........

To make it simple America is calling Iraq its valentine for all the good reasons....... I am still not sure how many of you got it ?? ....... Hmmmmmm ............

Luck by Chance .............. Impressed !!!

This review is by one of my close friend Pavan .........
Has amazing knowledge about movies around the world ..... A to Z ...... You name them !! His take on LBC ...........

LBC was far far better than Rock On.. LBC is one of the best Hindi screen plays off late.. I was so amazed by each and every frame and was hoping that you would write a review of the movie in ur blog so that I cud comment in detail about it.. I badly wanted to write abt it.. I had been to the movie with 8 others and everybody hated the movie saying it was too slow & boring.........

I cud totally understand why they felt so.. But even though I had read here and there that its a slow movie, I felt it was one of the gripping movies I've watched recently.. The screen play and dialogues were amazing...
Hats off to Javed Saab for writing such witty dialogues.. .. Sheer pleasure.. !
The cameos by all the stars were so apt..Mac Mohan [ His character kaalia is popular, but he had just one dialogue in the entire movie 'Sholay' ] to SRK [ Who is known to be close to all his pre stardom friends and GF(gauri) ] to Aamir khan..who goes to the director after every shot and reviews it... I feel one should be crazy abt movies and film industry to actually follow and enjoy this movie..

The more you watch it the more gems u unearth and will enjoy it more.. That's the reason I said Cinema Paradisoooo.. [ which truly celebrated cinema ].. Akhtars are on bunch of talented ppl.. Bow to all of them.. I was really impressed with the credit rolls at the beginning where they showed all those ppl behind the 'scenes'.. Very thoughtful and apt ! I felt bad that such a movie was not appreciated by the larger audience.. But if you notice Esp in India.. the greatest movies have been great duds at Box office.. I force myself to stop at this point.. :).. !

Definitely a movie which you come out of the theater and wait for the DVD release... !!

The Pink Panther 2 ........ Mohawk-ish Hairdo Works ??

Aish on PP2 red carpet , definitely deserves some appreciation........

I know it is easy to criticize, but why always ???

Yes, some of our actors are pretentious and plastic because they are Indian but try to pass themselves off as Beverly Hills wannabes. That is where they are exposed and get artificial.........
So ?? ........ Its high time we do some homework on appreciation........ I am biased here ..... ;-)

I am not sure about the movie faring well ..... But for me Mohawk-Aish hairdo works !!!

Congratulations Sania Mirza And Mahesh Bhupathi ...........

In Unity is Strength, and in Strength lies all the power to overcome failure and to be Blessed with Success ..........

Congrats to Sania & Mahesh for winning their maiden Grand Slam Title at the Australian Open 2009 !!!

As we know tennis does begin with love .... (Zero-Zero) ..... Now please do not start assuming for some cooked up story between them ......... ;-)

Delhi - 6 Album ............... Magnum Opus !!!

Indian films are growing up both in terms of story telling and also its music............ Delhi - 6 is a complete album..... No two minds on that !!!

You start loving the real music only when you move away from the cacophonic sounds........... There are multiple genres of music in it. There is a Qawwali, Hip-Hop, Fast Rap, Sufi music, Indian Classical etc.............

So I felt apart from just admiring his talent I think we need to learn more from AR ....... His humility and simplicity for sure is one of the traits I would like to import.........

If in the after life there is not music, we will have to import it ...... Jai Ho AR !!!

Do I Smell .............. Acqua di Giò pour Homme ?

Dallas Reunion ........... Zesty !!!

If you do not believe in ghosts, then you need to be a part of our 4th reunion in last 3 yrs in the US ......... We had great fun at Advait's 1st b'day celebration ( not sure how much will 1yr kid remember us though ) .........

I am here to trouble you all for a good reason ....... Do not worry I am here not to receive an award and give my acceptance speech ..... I am here to thank (Vineeta , Prithvi , Vaishali , Prakash) on behalf of my engg friends ....... VPVP were the hosts of the party n stay in Dallas ........

As we all know Gratitude is the memory of our heart ......... Dallas trip was special compared to the rest as we had a platform to express and to be more open to everyone like we never ever did before .......... some quick observations from our 3 day stay .........

Sriram danced like craze ...... never seen him do this before ......... good one bud :)

Uthappa expressing his love for the 1st time so spontaneous and had all the good feelings been added ....... never seen him do that as well :)

Satish was our new talking star ..... esp socialising with family members was a plus point ...... good job bhai saab ..... u were very frank in every tone !

Vijay was calm and composed and did not react rudely for our harsh comments ...... hardly get to see that from him ...... we did deserve a smack from him ....... ;-)

The girls were awesome ...... was to good to know Preethi & Shwetha ..... liked their cameo in dance ....... Preethi you are a good dancer :) ..... Shwetha you are sweet gal ....... U both added sweetness to our trip !!

My special thanks to Vaishali and Prakash for their great hospitality ......Prakash you rock man ..... never seen a BIL like u !!I do envy Sriram for that .......... Vaishali you are down to earth attitude does determine its altitude !!!

Convey our special hugs n kisses to the kidos ....... Prithvi I like your plain & simple talk ...... :)

Lastly if not for Vineeta had not invited us we would have not landed for our historic dance performance ......... ROTGL !!! Guess I did cover all ...... Also my special thanks to the shy aunt who made some good food and tea for us :) .....

Now I get my award and I walk the red carpet ........ Lol ....... We do miss the fun we had with kids(Aarnav , Ritu , Advait ) ..........

Letzzzz plan our next trip sooooooooooooooooooon .......... Till then .... Stay Well & Stay Connected !!!

A Date With History ............. 44th Inauguration !!!

Martin Luther King stated almost 40 years ago that ........... " The day will come when a man will be judged not by the colour of his skin but by the context of his character "

Why this extravagant oath taking ? Coming from a humble beginning and representing the poor and down-trodden and with the support of all, Obama could have been a role model for other politicians ........

But his advisors and followers have made him to be another ordinary leader. However, let us hope good sense prevails and Obama corrects in time to be different not only to up lift the sagging US economy but also support other economies to survive this depression and to be on the right track .......

We spend so much time arguing and if we actually think about it ...... It doesn’t only take one person to change a whole country ..... So never ever "Give Up" 

Advait's First Birthday - Jan 16th '09

My bags are packed and I am all set to join my best friend's sister's son's 1st B'day in Dallas on Jan 16th ...... Also getting to meet my Engg friends as part of our yearly reunion !

Just that among 5 of us here 2 wickets are already down and I am sure at least 2 more to go down as well in 2009.
(*** Wickets Down = Non Bachelor's !!) ........ In our lingoooooooooooooo

Having said that let me quote a famous saying ........
"Getting married is the boldest and most idealistic thing that most of us will ever do................"
I am not sure how many of you will agree with this ??

Baby boy Advait we are on our way next week to show how precious you have become on turning ONE ......... Letzzz burn the dance floor !!!

Will see you guyzzz when I get back from Dallas next week ......... Till then have a great weekend ........ Adiós ......... :)

Happy Pongal & Makara Sankranti !!!

“Ellu Bella Thindu, Olle Maathu Aadu............ ”
(Eat sesame seeds and speak only good ....)

The significance of this festive exchange is that sweetness should prevail in all the dealings throught the year ...........

Wish you all Happy Pongal & Makara Sankranti !!!

Have a great year ahead and Stay Blessed .................

The Curious Case of Rahul Viswanath .............

This morning I was listening to this song by a Scottish band Travis .......... "Why does it always rain on me?" . Then had few quick curious questions in my mind as to .............

• Why was I born on Feb 28th ? Even though it was leap year,why not Feb 29th ?
• Why did I never have siblings ?
• Why did I get into engineering even though I wanted to be a journalist ?
• Why did I not take up dance or theatre serious even though I won many accolades ?
• Why did I move away from Bangalore - London - Chicago ?

I am sure we all have questions which are all left unanswered ? Then I felt the song lyrics should have been more like ....... "It does rain on everyone not only Me......"