tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85278221798010789262024-03-13T19:48:35.509+05:30Seemingly Sensible stuffStuff that's so relevant to us, it's very nearly sensible.Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-6928197810214899972011-06-10T23:19:00.001+05:302011-06-10T23:36:53.528+05:30Dear dadDear dad,I hope you'll be able to read this, wherever you are. You'll be glad to hear that we all are doing well here. Well, that's not exactly true. Rohan was down with pneumonia last week. We had to admit him to a hospital here. Thanks to God's grace, he is stable and getting better now.However, there is something that happened then that has motivated me to write to you now. The day he was Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-57644550088156738182011-02-23T01:40:00.002+05:302011-02-23T01:46:20.914+05:30A memorable momentShe was nervous. It was quite evident from the worried look she had on her face. But deep inside her heart, she knew that she needed this. She had never had this before; this was to be her first time. She was waiting. The wait was long and she was getting more tense. She had made up her mind to get it done this time, and that is how she wanted it to be.Then she saw him. His calm smile and his Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-45147994748903717342011-01-25T05:22:00.002+05:302011-01-25T06:38:05.712+05:30Mathematical elegance in natureSitting at one of the talks in the conference I am attending today, I was reminded of an idea back from my IIT days. I consulted my notes from back then and was surprised at not having shared my views on this blog. Well, I guess doing that now would perhaps be a good way to restart this blog.This was when I was doing a course in bio-electricity, having decided that semiconductors is not for me (Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-41458046988447284672009-02-23T15:02:00.010+05:302009-02-24T14:05:46.727+05:30Happiness for saleA story from a few days ago. My cousin and her family had come over for the holidays and my snow white Maltese had just given birth to beautiful puppies and my nieces were very happy to welcome them into our family. But our parents said that they would not allow any more dogs in our home and with a heavy heart, we decided to give them away.As we had bought our Maltese at a pet store, I only felt Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-33137514366080369472009-02-20T14:51:00.006+05:302009-02-23T13:27:29.851+05:30Oba-man!"... Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. "Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America," he said on the T.V."Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-2119970882486258262009-02-02T17:04:00.005+05:302009-02-03T11:53:36.858+05:30Extinction of the pencilsMumbai, Feb. 2ndWith all the hoopla over global warming, efforts are now on to help the environment. People are (assumed to be) doing all they can to reduce the harm that they are causing to nature. Although I had heard this from my grandmother long ago, it seems that only recently have scientists been able to prove that deforestation is contributing to global warming. Efforts are on to stop theSidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-38742198726132133202009-02-02T12:42:00.004+05:302009-02-02T12:58:15.312+05:30Endurance weekend1. Was watching the amazing match between Verdasco and Nadal on Friday. Desperately wanted Verdasco to win, but Nadal is simply too good to be beaten. Though I think none has given him such a challenge as Verdasco did in that match. What makes it more special is that he cramped up in the third set, yet went on to play for 2 more hours to take the match into the fifth, dishing out some excellent Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-29498955812928981242009-01-30T18:53:00.002+05:302009-01-30T18:59:20.649+05:30Poor onesI keep getting lots of forwards everyday... but some are so stupid that they are really amazing! Here's an excerpt from one I got yesterday:1. Bahaar Aane Se Pehle Fizaa Aa Gayii Bahaar Aane Se Pehle Fizaa Aa Gayii.... Phool Ko Khilne Se Pehle Bakri Kha Gayii!2. Saap Ne Piya Bakri Ka Khoon Saap Ne Piya Bakri Ka Khoon... Good Afternoon! Good Afternoon! Good Afternoon!3. Yashomati Maiyya Se Bole Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-17839933137846836282009-01-29T15:28:00.005+05:302009-01-29T17:45:42.812+05:30Back from Hiatus - with a dreamI know I had announced that I won't be blogging here anymore. But that was a long time ago, and things have changed a lot since then. That was not such a long time ago, but things have changed more than ever since then too, and I am now left with too much time on hand to avoid blogging. So, here I am. Bear me if you can.--If there's one question you shouldn't ask me, it is, "So what do you want Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-33216919117314703202008-05-28T19:12:00.003+05:302008-05-28T19:37:05.843+05:30TaggedNormally I don't follow such non sense, and wouldn't care for one to reopen my old blog only to close it again. But this being sent by Abhi, who has had more than his share of nonsense dished out by me, I have decided to play along and humor him :)Last movie seen in a theatre: Devani has finally managed to get the message into my head - movies aren't worth paying for in theatres; especially when Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-8226184049472516762008-04-15T09:42:00.003+05:302008-04-16T13:28:35.587+05:30The EndIt has been a wonderful experience writing this blog, and I hope I made at least a few people happy with some of the posts that I would've put up. But now I feel it's time to move on. Don't feel the passion for blogging that I used to uptil a while ago. Find a different hobby, something challenging or something. Perhaps I may return to blogging, but it would be on a different blog.Thanks for Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-391941278930411552008-04-10T09:16:00.005+05:302008-04-10T09:38:54.813+05:30Mind my businessPeople ask me how I can manage living by myself in hostel, given the updates in my physical condition. I don't see a problem here, I tell them, as there are a few friends that I still have who care for me while I am here (I didn't lose them all after this little accident you see, just the ones who weren't good enough. I think most of them will try coming back into my life after I get well, but Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-21193015779941544522008-04-06T14:16:00.004+05:302008-04-08T18:34:04.873+05:30ApathyHe lay there wounded on the street. Today was supposed to be a good day for him. At least that's what the astrologer had said in today's breakfast show. He was said to be in for a good news today, and would make financial progress. He was also destined to find luck in matters of romance and marriage. A perfect day, he had thought it would be.Now he lay there on the busy road. His first day at Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-68867226673802090592008-04-03T10:20:00.004+05:302008-04-05T10:36:08.228+05:30The StareNow that my right arm is showing signs of recovery, and that a new month has started, ushering in another 400Mbs of download limit for me, I felt I can finally resume my blogging habit.There have been many new things that I have learnt as I am recuperating now, many new experiences, and hopefully the learning curve hasn't already peaked off or plateaued away yet. Challenges are aplenty, with evenSidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-20964525221364856422008-03-19T20:11:00.003+05:302008-03-19T20:17:08.640+05:30Part of the oceanThis is an excerpt from 'Tuesdays with Morrie', by Mitch Albom. It's a book that I would recommend to all readers - a bit on the philosophical side, but not lecturesque; in fact it is a wonderful account of a brave man's fight against a dreaded disease. This is one story that really touched my heart, and hence it is reproduced here.I heard a nice little story the other day," Morrie says. He Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-13826015299867693662008-03-17T15:20:00.010+05:302008-03-18T14:59:05.777+05:30Q ManiaThere are several reasons why I love my country. And there are also reasons why I love my county more than other countries that I've been to. And I shall now talk about one of those.Queues. I simply love queues. That's both - watching and waiting in them. And nowhere in the world do we find such a wide variety in the kinds and causes for queues than in India. We have queues for almost everything Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-62604829196639556762008-03-15T17:42:00.008+05:302008-03-18T23:16:15.948+05:30Ji Bilkul"Chalo beta aaj ladki dekhne jaana hai! Tayaar ho jaao!"As I had earlier mentioned on this blog, going home has become quite rare for me these days, and as a result I find myself facing huge backlogs when it comes to being up to date with familial matters. I came to know last week that one of my distant cousins, who happens to be almost the same age as me, was getting engaged to his childhood Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-20656826785728526922008-02-29T13:57:00.001+05:302008-03-18T23:16:15.949+05:30Had an affair once you know(This again from my old blog. Happens to be my favourite piece among all those that I have written)Ever since V-day, there has been much talk and speculation among my batchmates as to whether I have a girlfriend or not. So much so has been the debate, that I felt I should tell them all about an affair I once had (something for them to cheer about :D). And what better place to disclose the truth Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-56608977362834808592008-02-29T13:52:00.000+05:302008-02-29T14:11:23.903+05:30Motivation?(This from my old blog)What we have been told is a motivating gesture may be flak after all. A well put up disguise to mislead us poor souls into believing something unintuitive to be something implying a greater deeper meaning, that never seems to surface up and after trying a few times, you sort of accept the crowd's take on the issue. Here are some insights that may raise a few eyebrows:1. Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-44660164107431952812008-02-25T10:04:00.004+05:302008-03-18T23:16:15.950+05:30Confusion galoreIt's that time in my life when I reminisce about my life here at IIT, and keep boring my friends by always telling them how much I am going to miss them and this place. When each treat ends with me becoming senti and saying that no matter where I go or what I manage to achieve in life, now is the best time in my life ever. What's sad though, is that I feel I don't have many 'interesting' Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-23258408897944811932008-02-19T18:48:00.004+05:302008-03-18T23:16:15.950+05:3010:42 Churchgate SlowThis is one incident I remember from my good old Ruparel days (that is, my junior college days). I don't have many memories from that time - firstly because I wasted most of time in my JEE preparation, which I then considered more important than my social life, and secondly, because I hardly ever attended college, mainly due to the earlier reason. This incident that I am talking about was on one Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-48908521184632424722008-02-17T13:49:00.004+05:302008-03-18T23:16:15.951+05:30Route number 524Going home has become rare for me these days, now that I have finally convinced my parents that they should let me enjoy my last few months of IIT hostel life, and also that my being at home is not going to be so interesting once I come back in May, my job now being in Mumbai. As a consequence I was not surprised to learn today at the bus stop that the BEST route number 498 for Borivli, which Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-65221956708351271762008-02-04T17:36:00.000+05:302008-02-29T14:11:23.903+05:30Compelled to comment: 10 reasons whySome reasons people give for explaining their urge to leave comments, even when not called for sometimes:1. To show that you read such and such blog regularly.2. So that the blogger would leave comments on your blog (and that you yourself value such comments highly).3. To make a point to strike up a conversation with the blogger the next time you find him/her online.4. To point out to the bloggerSidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-72621240885439242722008-02-01T19:31:00.000+05:302008-02-29T14:12:26.821+05:30Hong Kong musingHong Kong is known for its sea food. A vegetarian sure has a tough time out there.You do get vegetarian food if you know where to search. But for a south Indian chap like me, it seems a bit incomplete. I once ordered Spicy mushroom and exotic vegetables in noodle soup. What I got was broth with noodles floating in it and a luxurious serving of steamed vegetables and sauteed mushrooms to go with Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527822179801078926.post-11313816273892268172008-01-30T13:19:00.001+05:302008-02-29T14:11:23.903+05:30ArbitThis post is meant for someone whom I lovingly call arbit. If you are not arbit, please do not read this.Dear arbit,1. All IITians, like yours truly, are what I call 'socially challenged geniuses'.2. To understand true love, one should understand true surrender first.3. We are not as gifted as our lives may suggest unto others - we just happen to be lucky bastards I guess.4. We should go with theSidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.com1