breaking the silence

After more than a year, i am back to writing on this blog. 2k7 went by so fast. Moving to a start-up company, moving to a new home, brother's marriage. Work has been hectic, but i am enjoying it. A far better learning experience than my previous job.

So the in thing right now is the autoexpo. Indian automobile industry is growing at a phenomenal pace. 2k8 is going to be fun!
Catch all the action at http://www.bsmotoring.com/bsm/wcms/en/home/index.html

More to come...

Shame on the news channels and us viewers....

http://www.ndtvblogs.com/views/viewcomments.asp?gl_guid=&q_blogid=7491&blogname=proudindia

Saw this link in my mailbox today morning. I was numb after reading through it.

Touching indeed.

Well….the new channels are all here to make money. Its all about TRP ratings. Covering Sanju baba’s news every single minute generates money for them because they get more ads every time they take a break. No commercial news channel is really concerned with what happens in the rest of the country as long as they have some happening news related to celebrities and have the viewers following it religiously (I bet they even had a sms campaign named ‘Kya Bhai hai sanju baba’ or some such crap. And the mobile service providers charged exorbitantly for each sms sent to them.. And then they pick a lucky winner who gets an all expenses paid trip to meet Sanju baba and his ak47). Its sad but it’s the reality and we as viewers are equally responsible


Salute to the major for his bravery, so that we can track minute to minute celebrity news in the comfort of our homes…

nikon d50

I got one from my trip to Boston last month. Fortunately, both the lenses : a Nikkor AF 28-80 and a Nikkor 50mm, from my bro's nikon n60 fit just fine on it. The d50 is a nice piece of hardware to have, albeit a bit expensive. But the kind of results you get make it all worthwhile.
On my way back from Boston, my flight got delayed by 2 hours. That translated into a missed connection to Mumbai. So they put me on a Swissair flight to Mumbai via Zurich. Zurich airport felt pretty small compared to Schipol, Amsterdam (b.t.w did i mention that the North-west flight to Boston really sucks big time ! You are stuck at Schipol for 8 hours flat and they don't give visa on arrival to Indians. There is so much to do in downtown Amsterdam you know...;-) At the end of it you start feeling like Tom Hanks in The Terminal...).
But I was in for a big surprise after we took of from Zurich. The Swiss Alps ! It was about 9:00 in the morning and the weather was perfect for giving the d50 a good exercise. Eventually, I clicked a lot of snaps during the rest of the flight.

The end result was this.

Nothing much to write really

Nothing much to write really. This looks like the bad patch for my blogging. I don't feel motivated to write anything really.... A sort of laziness has crept in, but I will get out of it some day and start again...

I go to a new place to work !

I left Persistent last month. I now work with Bladelogic India.

almost a month

Its been a month almost since i wrote. Have been busy studying and interviewing with companies. Hopefully, I should be free by next month and start on with a new job by this August...

Have you tasted a piece of Heaven?

Weekend, we were in camp. After spending nearly an hour at fabindia we were hungry. After a kathi kabab at kapila, we dropped in at 'Just baked'. They serve some of the best sandwiches and pastries in Pune. We got a couple of muffins. Then I saw brownies at the counter. Got one. As we paid the bill and were about to go, the owner said ' You have a brownie there? You should eat it when its warm. Let me get it done for you'. After a couple of minutes, we had a nice warm brownie with an extra layer of chocolate, courtesy 'Just Baked'. It tastes amazing... especially when its cold and raining outside....

Can't wait to get my hands on more of that stuff...