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Have heard of something called narcissist? I am a living example.
just kidding.. nothing like that.. I am simple but not down to earth guy.. not quite open yet not reserved.. kinda stuck in between two universes.. don't know my destiny.. don't know my path.. love cars.. love computer..love gizmos..
thats all folks..Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-50468239324609776682008-12-01T16:15:00.003+05:302008-12-01T16:19:40.272+05:30Time flew bySome of the people might have noticed that I haven't posted something significant on this blog for quite a while. There are few reasons behind that.<br />1. Blogger beind blocked in the network<br />2. Not getting much time to write a complete post<br />3. Getting used to twittering.<br /><br />So, recently I have been tweeting a lot especially related to movies which i am watcdhing these days.. catch it all at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/himanshukjain">www.twitter.com/himanshukjain</a>Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-76221331847878583382008-12-01T16:14:00.000+05:302008-12-01T16:23:09.208+05:30#mumbai - Twitter SearchMicro-Blogging, Social Media and twitter comes of age.<br /><a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mumbai">#mumbai - Twitter Search</a>Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-8812881734392856652008-07-11T13:04:00.001+05:302008-07-11T13:04:57.736+05:30All in a days work for an A.C.O.N.<strong>Warning: The post is full of overused cliché and Yodaism and silly grammar mistakes. And some events have been exaggerated for dramatization.</strong><br><br>he stays close by to the office, so that he can reach office in time and without wasting much effort on commutation.<br> he utilizes his commute to write cheques.<br>he reaches office, runs to have his breakfast (mind you, there is a long queue waiting for him there)<br>All this so that he can attend a badly timed 09:00 AM conference calls with the onsite monsters.<br> Gobbling up pieces of stale Idli, he thinks of excuses to avoid any action item.<br>Enthusiastically, he reaches to his desk (ya, it is a huge desk, after all, it is a conference room)<br>And to his utter disgust, the meeting got cancelled. What a start of the day!<br> He then makes a mental list of things to do and not to do during the workday.<br>Thanking to some good souls in his Acon group, he found out a way to the bliss, i.e. orkut and gtalk.<br>He invests his next one hour in catching up with old friends and beating his organization's reputation to smithereens.<br> time for a quick discussion, where, being an MBA he is, he is able to avoid any task coming upon him.<br>Few more chit chats, and time for the second most important activity for the day, what they call it as a lunch.<br>A good dose of Mini-Thali and few puffs of passive smoking later, he is refreshed.. to commit the sin called work.<br> <br>It is post lunch, he is feeling drowsy, but there are still some pending task which are haunting him. Determined he is, he starts of completing these one by one so that he can get back to his bliss. he prepares some artifacts which are known as Word Documents and Visio Drawings(what the hell is he drawing anyway, nobody is able to understand) It is the efficiency which matters, not the effectiveness.<br> <br>An other round of bliss, followed by few more discussions (no donuts here :( , it is India). he is all set and looking forward to call it a (work) day. And as he sees the number of people online are dipping, he jumps, swipes out and run for what they call is the Nirvana.. hey hold on.. this can't be the end of story, there should be something more to it.. right.. oh.. wait.. here it is..<br> <br>The Nirvana is - CS. He runs to a makeshift sitting area in classroom. It is three building far and as luck would have it, it starts pouring. But I told you earlier, this guy is determined. Unflinched, he moves on, getting all drenched in the process. He sees his goal in sight.. He rushes and finally reached the heaven where he will attain an hour long Nirvana..<br> <br>so you guys must be thinking, enough of this shit, what else..<br>There is only one icing on the cake. It dawns on him that if has to catch the 07:15 bus, he has to move really quick. The newly launched Bicycles in the office will come handy. He sees only one available. He reaches for it. It is a hate a first sight. It is Gaudy Pink, with stupidly design seat. Anyways, he carries on, and then he sees, that he is on the wrong side of the road, a car is coming toward him and the lovely? bicycle has no brakes!!!! he was a non-believer, all these series of unfortunate events make him pray to the Almighty. thankfully, the car driver was in senses and avoids a unavoidable collision.<br> <br>Then there is a happy ending to the story. He runs to catch the bus, reaches just on time. and hopefully he will find a good seat so that he can reach home without any more challenges.<br> Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-3227759981539843932008-03-30T21:48:00.001+05:302008-03-30T21:48:16.906+05:30first mobile blogSent from my Nokia N73Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-40920116261455088982008-01-03T22:23:00.000+05:302008-01-03T22:28:02.253+05:30I am TweetingCheck out at<br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline/11802092.rss">http://twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline/11802092.rss</a><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/Himanshukjain">http://twitter.com/Himanshukjain</a><br /><br />Twitter is a new microblogging platform. I have installed a client on my mobile so i hope I will be bit more frequent in my updates.<br /><br />I have added a twitter section on top of my blog page.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-67900884273681412392007-10-23T01:05:00.001+05:302007-10-23T01:06:13.776+05:30Adventure of Sherlock HolmesPlaceholder post.<br />Will be written, once the complete series is read.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-46215718231139928042007-10-23T01:00:00.001+05:302007-10-27T16:00:10.621+05:30Destination UK - Part IIThis is a photo Travelogue.(as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?user_id=23827537@N00&tags=london">Flick Slideshow</a><br />Creative Commons : Some rights reserved.<br /><br /><iframe align=center src=http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?user_id=23827537@N00&tags=london frameBorder=0 width=400 scrolling=no height=400></iframe><br /><br />Hat Tip: If you are added as a friend in my flickr profile, you will see some bonus snaps..<br /><br />Comments are welcome.<br /><br />Njoy.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-8053562117184754002007-10-23T00:48:00.000+05:302007-10-23T00:57:59.779+05:30Air India - The worst flying experience of my lifeBy the grace of God and good wishes of my dear friends and family, I had completed my journey to London and back safely, despite otherwise intentions of our national carrier Air India.<br /><br />It all started, on a bright and sunny day of 31st September. It was my first International flight and I have been in many domestic routes on Frills and No-Frills services (except Air Deccan).<br /><br />First shock, an old lady at the check-in counter.<br />Second shock, flight delayed by an hour.<br />Third shock, pathetic in flight service.<br /><br />However, the story doesn't end there. While returning, as wished by our dear office traveldesk, I was again booked on Air India. The flight was scheduled to depart at 2055. So being cautious, I reached the Zone F, terminal 3 of Heathrow by 1800. Now this means I was there well three hours before the departure.<br /><br />Fourth Shock, A long serpentine Queue to get in to the Check In Queue.<br />Fifth Shock, The Queue for Queue took nearly two hours for me to clear up.<br />Sixth Shock, The Queue took nearly forty minutes for me to clear up.<br />Seventh Shock, There was a huge crowd waiting at the lounge to get into the plane. gosh.. it wasn't looking like an international airport, It was like a train station,<br />Eigth shock, no blame to Air India, the weather was turbulent so for sleep all I could had was two short naps.<br /><br />My Dear Traveldesk, please never book me again on Air India..Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-13598327606261997682007-10-23T00:44:00.001+05:302007-10-23T00:48:31.182+05:30N73 - My new companionAfter a four year long courtship with my Samsung C 100 cellphone, I finally ditched it and bought myself a new Nokia N73.<br /><br />I bought it from Carphone Warehouse in London. Beside the updated firmware, I also bought a 2GB miniSD card to store all those high-res 3.2 mp images and 128kbps audio mp3 files.<br /><br />I have completed a successful transition from my old phone to new phone.. by manually transferring all the contacts and messages. yes, I said manually, because C100 only has Infrared connectivity which also doesn't seem to work..<br /><br />Anyways, looking forward for another good long relationship.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-4743478243467428382007-10-23T00:37:00.000+05:302007-10-23T00:43:04.631+05:30Iceman is finally a championFor last three years, I have been supporting Kimi Raikkonen for F1 drivers championship. And finally the moment has arrived. In a nail biting season finale at Interlagos (it is a beautiful circuit and is my 3rd favorite, Belgium and Suzuka being the first two), Kimi won the race and as Alonso failed to finish in top two and Hamilton in top six, Kimi won the championship by a huge margin of "one" championship point. Mclaren which was claiming of driver equality can now sheepishly boast of equal points of Alonso and Hamilton. Unfortunately, I couldn't watch this grandeur race as I was flying back to India.<br /><br />Finally the time to celebrate.<br /><br />P.S. We must not forget the contribution of local hero Felipe Massa who held onto second place which ensured a Ferrari one-two finish.<br /><br />P.P.S. Watch out for Hamilton in the next season, he will surely continue his momentum.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-49769468682205091282007-10-23T00:31:00.000+05:302007-10-23T00:37:27.315+05:30Southall - Mini IndiaIf you are in London and/or If you are an Indian, you must visit Southall once during your travel. It will help you get rid of any homesickness. The place is a hybrid of London and India. You will find BMWs, Mercs and Jaguars running on the road while there will be Gurudwaras, Temples and Mosques.. and it also has ICICI Bank and SBI Bank..<br /><br />It is the only station I saw which doesn't have a ticket validating machine and surprisingly the station name is also inscribed in Gurumukhi on the platforms..<br /><br />And it is the best place to have some decent Indian food if you can't have that bland English food every time. For my Jain friends, this place also has some purely veg restaurants which is a rarety in London.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-87134056823898368942007-10-23T00:27:00.000+05:302007-10-23T00:31:36.809+05:30Friends - Across the worldIn my recent trip to London, I have realized one thing; You can't enjoy a new place alone. It is always great to have few good friends along with you. And I am blessed that Bhavin, Divyanka and Sagar too were there... All this translates into that my weekends were never boring..<br /><br />If I relate it to few previous instances, when I can recollect my trips to Mumbai and Bangalore and would like to use this opportunity to thank them all for being what they are to me.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-72032817157987737332007-10-23T00:24:00.001+05:302007-10-23T00:27:13.547+05:30Post IdeasLondon travelogue - Flickr PhotoBlog<br /><br />Having friends across the world<br />Southall - Mini India<br />Kimi Raikkonen - The Champion<br />First Onsite Experience<br />Air India - How not to run an airline company<br />My New Phone - N73<br />Adventure of Sherlock HolmesHimanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-57357496401806212782007-10-03T18:19:00.000+05:302007-10-06T00:48:25.722+05:30Destination UK - Part IDear diary<br />My First International Trip, my first Global Project.... Here I am sitting in London UK, writing the first part of the travelogue.<br /><br />so I started on this voyage on the beautiful day of Sunday the 30th... september.. It was a morning Air India flight to London Heathrow... and luckily I got a window seat.. yippie..<br />hey.. no offence to anyone but Air India will be on the low ranks of beauty scale.. you know what I mean.. anyways, leave that aside..<br /><br />So the flight got delayed by approximately 45 minutes and we took off at 10:45 AM.. I reached London by 03:00 PM local time. As I was travelling westward you need to adjust 04:30 hrs in total travel time. In the journey I flew over English Channel, and put my digicam to a good use. One more thing, I always use to fancy Sherlock Holmes so I bought the complete Sherlock Holmes series. I have already completed first two novels and I must say, this guy impresses.<br /><br />so there I reached, in a new country at a new place for me... first thing i did was to find out from where can I get the taxi.. I found out the taxi stand and enjoyed a ride in the famous london cab. Read more about these at: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage</a>. We lost our way and the cab driver didn't know the final destination so it took us a while to reach my booked apartment. finally i was there..<br /><br />Next day morning..<br />To the office...Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-53091944210922881702007-09-04T23:40:00.001+05:302007-09-04T23:47:33.163+05:30ReviewsHere are my ratings for some recent movies and some books I read<br /><ul><li>iCon : Steve Jobs - 4/5 - A dramatic story of fall and rise of Steve Jobs. The story sometimes get lost in the plot</li><li>Transformers: 3.5/5 - Cool Action/CGI sequences especially when cars transform into autobots. However the storyline has some loose connections.</li><li>Apne: 3/5 - A nice touching family story. Good performance by Dharmendra. Sunny Deol was disappointing</li><li>Chak De India - 4.5/5 - Finally a well made sports movie. Never in the movie you feel that Shahrukh Khan is overshadowing the story or the theme of the movie.</li><li>The Negotiator - 3.5/5 - When I read any Frederick Forsyth novel, naturally I do a comparison with The Devil's Alternative. That's why this one loses out to TDA. Otherwise a good story but surely not the best work of FF.</li><li>Heyy Baby - 1.5/5 - Cheap Vulgar jokes. underused Vidya Balan. and lacking any emotional connect.</li></ul>Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-20172585051021943862007-09-04T23:28:00.000+05:302007-09-04T23:39:26.685+05:30Formula 1 : The Final Five Face offThe Formula 1 season has entered the final five races and it hasn't got any closer than this in recent past. There are top two teams and four key drivers swapping podium places in each race. Now it will all boil down to Ferrari's reliability and McLaren's speed. Lewis Hamilton is performing well and all set to win Drivers' Championship in his debut year provided he doesn't suffer any mechanical failures or punctures tyres.<br /><br />Another pleasant surprise of the year was Massa. Initially dubbed as driver no. 2 for Ferrari, he is giving his teammate Kimi Raikkonen a run for his money. Both of them have a very positive competition going on between them unlike as what we saw between Alonso and Hamilton.<br /><br />One more team to be watched is BMW who are constantly performing well all through the season. If they keep this up during the off season testing and development, they will be a serious title contender for next year's championship<br /><br />So let's close this post on a positive note. Vijay Mallya has bought a 60% stake in Spykar. His company Kingfisher already has a sponsorship with Toyota. Both of these and a recent visit by Hermann Tilke are all good signs for some INDIAN hopes on F1 radar.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-30392901654962796242007-08-31T00:27:00.000+05:302007-08-31T00:32:11.004+05:30A Long BreakLast few days (or months) have been quite busy for me and didn't get any time to write any blog post for long time. There are already two pending travelogues and I need some time to fill those up.<br /><br />In the mean time, Happy Independence Day, Happy Rakshabandhan, Happy Birthday to Prakhar...<br />enjoyHimanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-19211185826300392492007-07-11T13:09:00.000+05:302008-12-09T04:00:10.259+05:30Travelogue: Bangalore, KodaiFor the last few months I was getting stuck in lots of work and all I needed was a short break. And my wish was granted.<br /><br />I was assigned to attend a training on Microsoft SoftGrid at MTC Bangalore in first week of July. As luck may have it, Bahadur Gabra and Richa planned to come to Bangalore at the same time. Now, my friends Kunal and Manjari who always pounce upon this kind of opportunity, came up with a quick plan for a trip to Kodaikanal... and man what a plan it was.<br /><br />Gabra, Richa and I reached Bangalore airport on Friday night. I was the first one to reach so I went to Manjari's guest house. Within one hour, Gabra and Richa also reached and we were all set to leave for Kodaikanal by 4 am in the morning.<br /><br />We hired a Qualis and flagged off for our destination. Four hours later, half of us were half aslepp ;). Around 08:00 am in the morning, we had a pit stop at a ethnic Tamil midway and had a good share of Idli and Sambar. Next 6-7 hours were again part of a beautiful drive on the road to Kodai. And the last leg of the drive was an awesome uphill climb on a "In the cloud" green road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaKG0ICYigJBQ46mXTYq9pe4CfFSc0f3Cwb_YQFIC4G4lx2Wfp0RgT7OnQXdNwXhtDohscgZwGeEe4LO8Tk4MpHVOeVBUSYTMA6aSbrJkBs7aUjUJUZfsPVzpQTVIvYhRcqBRUQ/s1600-h/913209622_2d723bf38c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaKG0ICYigJBQ46mXTYq9pe4CfFSc0f3Cwb_YQFIC4G4lx2Wfp0RgT7OnQXdNwXhtDohscgZwGeEe4LO8Tk4MpHVOeVBUSYTMA6aSbrJkBs7aUjUJUZfsPVzpQTVIvYhRcqBRUQ/s400/913209622_2d723bf38c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106370637283275026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We reached Kodai, found our Hotel and checked in. And we moved on for a trip to Kodai Lake. first we planned to have a boat ride but then changed our mind. We circled around the lake on foot, then had a horse ride and finally hired bicycles for a few rounds around the lake. Kunal and Richa took a tandem cycle which was kind of funny.<br /><br />And by the time we finished cycling, it was almost dark. Time for some fuel for our body and we headed for some dinner. Again some south indian food. Anyways, I survived that dinner and we went for some more shopping. After the tiring day, I had a good night of sleep.<br /><br />The sun rose again next day morning and we set out to visit some toursit spots there in Kodai. After finishing these stereotypical tourist chores, we headed back to Bangalore. Reached 03:00 am in the night and guess what? I had to go for a training next day morning at 09:00 am.. I somehow managed.<br /><br />You know the best part... The best part of the travel was the drive in the hills while going from Kodai to Bangalore. It offers beautiful vistas and on some occasion you go through the clouds, which is an awesome experience in itself..<br /><br />So next time you are headed southwards, do pay a visit to Kodai.. it is a heaven of an experience<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP58DuC5W121n1jZHSd6EbpZzuaRFC4wmrfKxA9MLk_NzMk-Q685UtNASJvIahCruvWK8M1F54dcqz9am4n8mtTwEIj8V2kneJztGuV7KA725UXsI6r9nSoLCLEw1YMJy4bwRg9g/s1600-h/912337795_4044450322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP58DuC5W121n1jZHSd6EbpZzuaRFC4wmrfKxA9MLk_NzMk-Q685UtNASJvIahCruvWK8M1F54dcqz9am4n8mtTwEIj8V2kneJztGuV7KA725UXsI6r9nSoLCLEw1YMJy4bwRg9g/s400/912337795_4044450322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106371861348954402" border="0" /></a>Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-32093121831114620912007-06-18T20:05:00.000+05:302008-12-09T04:00:10.395+05:30Travelogue: MumbaiSo, this was supposed to be my first ever official trip. And I was the chosen one along with my colleague Saurabh Diwan who was sent to attend Microsoft <a href="http://www.techmela.com/">Techmela</a> from HCL Comnet. Right from my day one at HCL, I have been the face of technical community at HCL. So rightfully, I was commissioned to attend this great congregation of tech gurus and tech displays.<br /><br />So I reached there one day before. HCL has booked a hotel for me in Santa Cruz which was very close to the airport. However the conference venue was Hotel Renaissance in Powai.<br /><br />Day One, Yours truly managed to wake up on time and reach the venue. It was a picturesque hotel with a backdrop of Powai Lake. I, being shutter friendly and having recently bought my digicam, clicked a lot. The first day started with a Keynote, followed by technology specific tracks. I won't get into those details as they may bore you to Shut Down.<br /><br />Time to head home and wander in the lively city of Mumbai. This was the first time I was in Mumbai so I haven't seen much of it. Tripat and Nidhi Jalan arranged to meet me at Bandra. After losing my way twice I managed to reach there. Also went to Bandra beach. And then a trip to roadside flee market, some nice spicy chaats and time to hit the hay.<br /><br />Day Two: I was delivered to the venue on time by the auto. Able to finish the day being still alive with sore thumbs and fingers while playing Forza on kiosk Xbox.<br /><br />After the day was over, the real challenge was to get to some tourist like place and see something. Saurabh came to rescue and suggested about Juhu Chaupati. Hired an auto and reached there just in time that it started raining heavily. Eight O' Clock in the evening, drizzling sky and a perfect ambiance for a nice walk at the beach.<br /><br />Day Three: Time to bunk the second half of the sessions. ;) Rush to Church Gate, also invite some childhood buddies and walk down Nariman Point. What a perfect setting. Then go to Gateway of India, take some photos of Hotel Taj and have a walk at Colaba flee market. Another enjoyable day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXw3MoXiSoXfngxVn1WQKp-cpuBmsHTSZnd14EQE7jLcC4utsedjmhnXPJA30dg3ecmrTqvVZRnHYLgMwsRAQ7oIz2xT36sv2yROafRGAev04rDJUwQdFVz6Fx0K0IYuQkNyiIw/s1600-h/913194732_fe0a6783db.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXw3MoXiSoXfngxVn1WQKp-cpuBmsHTSZnd14EQE7jLcC4utsedjmhnXPJA30dg3ecmrTqvVZRnHYLgMwsRAQ7oIz2xT36sv2yROafRGAev04rDJUwQdFVz6Fx0K0IYuQkNyiIw/s400/913194732_fe0a6783db.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106376916525461810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Day Four and luckily a Sunday: reached Santa Cruz station, made way to Andheri. and finally to a multiplex to watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom! yups, such a tragic end to such a beautiful story. The story of guy who went to Mumbai first time and enjoyed first three days and ended the journey by watching such a pathetic movie!!!<br /><br />Hey, as Shahrukh Khan says in Om Shanti Om - "<span style="font-style: italic;">Picture Abhi Baaki Hai Mere Dost</span>" . So that was not the ending. Had lunch at a food court. And then, time to meet Suhas at Joggers Park. I confess, I haven't seen the movie so I wasn't expecting much. But then, it started raining and our plans to have a jog at the park were short lived. However, we had a nice tea at Irani Restaurant near Mehboob Studio. Also did some impulse shopping at Fascination (The place to buy cheap smuggled stuff. Rating: 4/5.. I got compliments from everyone in the office)<br /><br />Evening time and time to get back to Delhi. A one hour date with Tripat at Balaji Cafe at the airport. and I bid adieu to Mumbai.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-9824311681270727882007-06-01T23:04:00.000+05:302008-12-09T04:00:10.609+05:30Reservation, Caste System, Mob Mentality<a href="http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200706011501.htm">http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200706011501.htm</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpGQyumlganoSGSO8EEnWJ-OAYisHK2TQ-GWbKQIiBA1wHxcmZfPc215oU6msLeUWDjTYqYM_O8XSY7F5g-4voS4d0XYmYSMfsUujuQ3TQl7FIbqGknUp9j2ilhByEq2Ih7utw/s1600-h/getimage.dll.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpGQyumlganoSGSO8EEnWJ-OAYisHK2TQ-GWbKQIiBA1wHxcmZfPc215oU6msLeUWDjTYqYM_O8XSY7F5g-4voS4d0XYmYSMfsUujuQ3TQl7FIbqGknUp9j2ilhByEq2Ih7utw/s400/getimage.dll.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071154808205883698" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=CAP/2007/06/01&amp;amp;PageLabel=20&EntityId=Ar02005&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Times of India Editorial (Requires Indiatimes ID)</span></a><br /><div style="position: absolute; top: 99px; left: 5px;" index="2"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpGQyumlganoSGSO8EEnWJ-OAYisHK2TQ-GWbKQIiBA1wHxcmZfPc215oU6msLeUWDjTYqYM_O8XSY7F5g-4voS4d0XYmYSMfsUujuQ3TQl7FIbqGknUp9j2ilhByEq2Ih7utw/s1600-h/getimage.dll.png"></a><div style="position: absolute; top: 99px; left: 5px;" index="2"><br /></div><layer top="20"><br /><br /><br />Gujjars have OBC. They want ST. Meenas are ST. They feel it will affect them negatively if Gujjars are also given ST. The state government made some high promises during election and not able to live up to them now. I don't understand the logic behind this whole reservation system. And let me be very clear, I am anti-reservation and feel that there should be meritocracy and no one should be preferred because he/she is from a specified caste but equally powerful as non-specified caste.<br /><br />All modes transports to Jaipur are blocked. There were incidents of violence in Faridabad, Noida, Gurgaon. Even Delhi-Dehradun highway was blocked. Shoot at Sight ordered in Bharatpur and Dausa.<br /><br />I don't where it is heading, and I think Vasundhara Raje is as clueless as I am.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">May God bless all with enlightenment<br /><br /></span></layer><span style="font-size:78%;">Image copyright: Times of India/R K Lakshman</span><br /><div style="position: absolute; top: 30px; left: 5px;" index="2"><br /></div>Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-90654697225444341492007-06-01T22:44:00.000+05:302007-06-01T23:04:11.697+05:30Help!! I am tagged<a href="http://adventuresofatraveller.blogspot.com/">Shekhar</a> , the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata">citizen of joy</a>, <a href="http://adventuresofatraveller.blogspot.com/2007/05/aath-tag.html">tagged</a> me in his recent post, which was quite surprising. I have never been tagged before and this tag certainly got me thinking.<br /><br />Read Shekhar's post for Step 1. I am starting with Step 2. And I am warning you, there will not be any step 3.<br /><br />8 Random facts about me.<br /><ol><li>I was born on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1">April 01</a>, which means I share my birthday with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow">Abraham Maslow</a><br /></li><li>I was only 13 years old when I completed my secondary education</li><li>I got introduce to computers and technology during my XI th standard. It has become an integral part of my life after that.</li><li>I was aqua phobic until <a href="http://nerd-beta.blogspot.com/2007/04/by-river-ganges-i-jumped-and-rafted.html">I jumped and rafted by the river Ganges</a></li><li>My dream job would be a test driver for <a href="http://nerd-beta.blogspot.com/search/label/f1">F1</a>. <a href="http://nerd-beta.blogspot.com/search/label/kimi">Kimi Raikkonen</a> is my favorite driver.<br /> </li><li>My favorite computer game, you guessed it right, is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_speed">Need for Speed</a>. I also love to play other racing games like Midtown Madness, F1 2002 etc.<br /></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal_Ho_Na_Ho">Kal Ho Naaa Ho</a> is my favourite bollywood masala movie. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_future">Back To The Future</a> trilogy is my favorite Hollywood trilogy.<br /></li><li>I have a huge list of crushes ~blushing!</li></ol>And.. I am breaking the law by not tagging anyone!Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-45262865146061033022007-05-29T23:44:00.000+05:302007-05-30T11:18:56.953+05:30May 2007 : The busiest month for my blogThis month saw most activity on my blog. I have posted 13 new items till date and added visitors from all over the world, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Under">Down Under</a>.<br /><br />I hope to keep up the enthusiasm and energy level.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-84269325104202618382007-05-29T23:41:00.001+05:302007-05-29T23:43:38.204+05:30The Google StoryI just finished reading this book. It provides good insight into how this phenomenon started, what was going in the background, how it made money and how it successfully handled an IPO on the wall street. It also describes some of the key philosophies at Google i.e. Don't be Evil.<br /><br />It has a thriller like speed and a novel like detail.<br />All in all, a good read if you are smitten by the Google bug.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-8767823895668189312007-05-29T23:32:00.000+05:302007-05-29T23:40:01.072+05:30Kimi disappoints againIn the last weekend Monaco GP, Kimi screwed up his qualifying and started the race from P16...<br />8th row in a narrow street circuit in Monaco makes sure that it will not help much in your driver championship. After retiring in previous race at Spain, it was another disaster waiting to happen.<br /><br />Due to one pit stop strategy, he was able to finish 8th and get one point. However the point difference has increased to fifteen, which is not a very comfortable position if you want to fight for driver championship.<br /><br />And, Mclaren is showing salutable reliability and awesome speed. Lewis Hamilton has shown best rookie performance till date by finishing all five races on podium. One thing for sure, Ferrari is going to have tough time fighting it over with Mclaren. Kimi should ready himself for getting some firing from Jean Todt.<br /><br />And, Mclaren has acknowledged that it asked both the drivers to contain themselves during final round of the race when they were in a comfortable lead and Hamilton was giving a good competition to team mate Alonso. There are some charges of Team orders. But in my opinion, these charges doesn't stand any ground, as team didn't order any specific driver to slow down or allowed a pass. It is just that it asked the drivers to be bit more cautious keeping in mind the nature of Monaco circuit which is prone to accidents.<br /><br /><br />Lets hope Canada brings better result for Kimi and Ferrari both. AmenHimanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12866774.post-35409787287457922672007-05-24T21:37:00.000+05:302007-05-24T21:40:56.580+05:30Bloglink: Wanderlust Gaurav SharmaIt is a bird? No... It is a plane? No... .It is Superman? No... It is Gaurav Sharma..<br /><br />He is new to blogger, just started blogging... he thinks it is a fad and it looks cool,/geek/ nerdy to have a blog of yourself...he even believes it can get you laid...<br />Just do some ego massage for him by visiting:<br /><br /><a href="http://wanderlust-gaurav.blogspot.com/">http://wanderlust-gaurav.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />Enjoi.. if you can.Himanshu Jainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856079129610034367noreply@blogger.com1