tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52726882011-04-22T01:13:49.049+05:30Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R Tolkienrumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comBlogger11391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-29544166214546432202008-06-30T18:34:00.001+05:302008-06-30T18:34:33.063+05:30

I thought about it a lot and now its time for a change.As of today I have moved all the old posts to a wordpress blog and from today my future posts will be at the new site located here:-http://ruman.wordpress.com/So this seems to be the final post for now on blogger. I waited for them to change the interface, make things easier but WP just gets me at the moment and maybe this is what I need to

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-42857768746068033442008-06-27T21:11:00.001+05:302008-06-27T21:11:29.640+05:30

Its been real cloudy in Mumbai lately and that made me think of this:-Rare Cloud FormationsEnjoy.p.s. This weekend I hope NOT to be doing much beside being forced to shop for clothes by my mom and giving hookah-recovering buddy some company at a small place thats become our hangouts of sorts called masala chai... Let me know if you've ever visited the place.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-124844803724303532008-06-24T15:50:00.001+05:302008-06-24T15:50:35.440+05:30

My leg started hurting yesterday. I haven't mentioned it to anyone yet but it feels like thousands of pins in one of my knees when I climb stairs..Oddly enough, it began after I've been watching the American TV Show House on a daily basis.. House features an eccentric doctor who is a genius/jerk and has chronic pain in the same knee as mine.Coincidence is for people who lack imagination.

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Launch times for when the fox comes to a server near you.Enjoy the experience that is next-gen Firefox.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-91857374751794825902008-06-06T16:25:00.001+05:302008-06-06T16:25:34.277+05:30

Its that time of the year in Mumbai. Rains have come early this year but they could not have come at a better time.The heat was really killing this year. The temperature dropped 10 degrees in a day. That's something. Opened my windows at noon only to find it looking like 5 in the evening.At work today and already this Friday feels good. Looking forward to yet another weekend of debauchery.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-59583178593088994722008-04-14T17:20:00.001+05:302008-04-14T17:20:08.809+05:30

Wow, fitting that the weekend the blog turned five would also be the weekend I would have the most fun and be the tiredest I've been in ages.Helped Team Rustic manage a corporate event (one of the biggest in the cities history) of epic proportions. Over 5 grand people, lots of noise, action, drama and the Kat herself - yes I spent some moments in proximity of Katrina Kaif and also Bipasha Basu -

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-24390472278666538862008-04-11T20:02:00.001+05:302008-04-11T20:02:09.315+05:30

Wow.. I'm really running out of things to say every April.As it so happens, tomorrow this blog completes FIVE whole years. Thats right, what started as a simple way to journal and chronicle my daily life and musings turned into first a link fest then a pic blog, a review site and finally completing the circle (since I graduated and ran out of time) into a personal diary of musings and such.In

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-17711929765368332072008-04-08T23:51:00.001+05:302008-04-08T23:51:23.762+05:30

An interesting list of fears via a chronological list:Fear Hierarchy, by Jan PettitAre you afraid just reading that list?

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-37580592205503461712008-03-31T16:42:00.001+05:302008-03-31T16:42:23.057+05:30

Bravo.Jeffrey Archer returns to his best form in a modern day twist of an age old classic.I spent the night reading this thriller that turns into a raging inferno and then suddenly reminds us that revenge is a dish best served cold. I'll say no more but just this.The master is back. One of the quotes of the book: "Life is neither black nor white, simply different shades of Grey."A Prisoner of

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I am a fan of the self-portrait. Always have been.Which is why I was thrilled to see this on wired today:-Enjoy.

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Wow, its been one rough Friday for me.All over the place and it promises to be a weekend without relaxation as well. So tired.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-66209558154427901982008-03-12T20:44:00.003+05:302008-03-12T20:51:00.009+05:30

I don't know if there is a word called adventuress but I'm gonna run with it cause thats the only thing to describe my friend Stacey.I met her through a cousin of mine who gave her my info just in case she needed some help in the other city that never sleeps (Mumbai) and oddly enough, she's never really needed it.Anyway, I will be hard pressed to find anyone having more or as much fun anywhere as

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-65043904936620958022008-03-12T16:05:00.001+05:302008-03-12T16:08:37.358+05:30

To all fathers and sons out there, courtesy of Qotd again.One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. - George Herbert, 1593 - 1633 It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. - Jean de La Fontaine, 1621 - 1695 When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at

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Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build yourwings on the way down. - Kobi YamadaIt's a good thing to have all the props pulled out fromunder us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rockunder our feet, and what is sand. - Madeleine L'Engle

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My computer at home has been down with a sickness for a week now and I haven't really tried to fix it much.Today I discovered just how much time I was wasting by being online and at the desktop now that I have so much extra time. We had family over the past one week so I thought that is why I did not miss it much but even today when the house was very quite, I managed to get so much done. I'm

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-4909526862800651732008-02-11T21:21:00.001+05:302008-02-11T21:21:55.065+05:30

It seems link blogs are the new in-thing nowadays. So many aggregators have sprung up just to collect shared items and links. I have quite a list I follow daily. Here it is via the big pimp Greader.Also, new feature on the right hand side. Most recent links shared will be displayed there so you can follow the stream of links from that as well.Enjoy.Powered by ScribeFire.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-66591640643007985622008-02-07T20:22:00.001+05:302008-02-07T20:22:14.405+05:30

Been so busy this week its not funny.Submitted paperwork for a US Visa interview for next Tuesday. A week filled with proposals to be sent to clients, delivery dates for existing projects and other hustle bustle.In the middle of all this, I found some time to kick butt in our office LAN's Counter Strike tourneys every day. Having fun breaking the stress without some chillout gaming.Rock on.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-55864987220887300522008-01-29T17:50:00.001+05:302008-01-29T17:50:33.885+05:30

Wow... check out the pit from the new A380.See it here:-

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Phew, what a weekend. I've probably just recovered from the highs. Friday night was a wedding of close friends followed by a quick exit to TGIF nights with the office gang. Saturday was Ghazals and Long Island Iced Teas.And finally on Sunday it was playing some cricket in the day time and then boozin with friends at a new nightclub close to my house called Indulge.All in all, a great weekend.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-40562556319034430212008-01-16T16:36:00.001+05:302008-01-16T16:36:16.131+05:30

We need something similar to what they've done in Bogota. This is a very good read. If we get a better functioning mass transit system and cut down on traffic and pollution, we can really go places.Powered by ScribeFire.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-15739496015602653932008-01-15T16:36:00.001+05:302008-01-15T16:36:17.489+05:30

And I'm back. Its been a while since my last post and I did get lot of comments and complaints that my blog wasn't being updated any more and today seemed like the right day to come back.Why today? I was reading about ScribeFire and the beta versions in yesteryear never seemed to work for me and I thought if it does work today, I'm back. Also, today is the 4th birthday of the company I work with

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-11294795316622450672007-10-04T13:05:00.000+05:302007-10-04T13:06:57.175+05:30

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809 - 1894The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool. - George Santayana, 1863 - 1921

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Soft spoken with a broken jawStep outside but not to brawlAutumns sweet we call it fallIll make it to the moon if I have to crawl andWith the birds Ill shareThis lonely view...RHCP

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-36558827517901697732007-10-04T00:11:00.000+05:302007-10-04T00:12:34.639+05:30

I'm 24 today.

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Had a busy day today. Watched History of Violence followed by gym and then watched Equilibrium. Both of them damn good movies in entirely different ways.Good stuff. Now at work. When I get back home tonight I'll play some Deus Ex (yes I'm having fun playing it again after 6 years. Also I'll catch up with Seinfeld season 5. Sucks to know they cancelled Deadwood and Rome before I had a chance to

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-70383904409248077132007-07-17T18:51:00.000+05:302007-07-17T18:53:55.113+05:30

Had a fun weekend. As part of the new plan to spend as much time partying on the weekends as possible I took initiative as I went along with the fam on a 2 hr drive from Mumbai in rains and then back on Sunday for one hell of a party and my friend Chin's place. Re-united with some school buddies and made some new friends as well.Was sick yesterday but today back at work and right now have

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1211321525397592502007-07-12T18:19:00.000+05:302007-07-12T18:23:38.592+05:30

Yup, I've acquired a new hobby:- viral marketing or something similar to that.I'm now involved in marketing a political opinion website/magazine called Policy Today. Please do check out some of the articles put up so far.There will be frequent updates and sign up for an RSS feed if you want to be notified.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-17950086351011832802007-07-12T18:13:00.000+05:302007-07-12T18:19:16.091+05:30

I'm back from a much needed r&r break. I went extreme, going all the way to a little island called Jamaica by some people and then to an obscure little place in western new york called Buffalo.All in all a good trip. I did take lot of pics and so did lot of my fam. I will be posting links later.I also saw the iphone first hand and I have to say it was a fantastic experience. I will def be getting

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-49311658596274398052007-06-13T21:18:00.000+05:302007-06-13T21:28:07.789+05:30

What a horrible year this has been for me as a sports fan. I love sports and follow any and every sport I can think of but this year took the cake.Observe the teams I follow:-in Cricket: India, poor year capped by losing in first round of the Cricket world cupin the NBA: Dallas Mavs, best regular season record. End result, first round eliminationin the NHL: Buffalo Sabres, best regular season

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-18954273720598071742007-05-14T18:50:00.000+05:302007-05-14T18:51:03.205+05:30

Had an absolute blast Sat night.Visited a club over on the Bombay island with some new buddies to see Paul Oakenfold live in action.Some amazing trance music along with Test Tube vodkas equals whole lotta fun.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-24769336191458161042007-05-10T18:09:00.000+05:302007-05-10T18:09:46.224+05:30

UnTech YourselfI do this from time to time. Feels weird but at the same time when I do get back to tech, its a great feeling. Almost like discovering RSS & email for the first time all over again.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-9484421891830087012007-05-09T20:50:00.000+05:302007-05-09T20:50:13.262+05:30

28 Signs You’re Becoming a Productivity Junkie - lifehack.orgThis is me... Really it is.Well, some points don't apply. Yet.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-14704034638481209042007-05-08T21:13:00.001+05:302007-05-08T21:13:30.865+05:30

How to Become a Creative Genius - lifehack.org.An interesting read.Enjoy.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-91667377482831356832007-05-08T18:28:00.001+05:302007-05-08T18:28:57.967+05:30

I’ve been trying out a cool new service called Tumblr since yesterday and I’ve been loving it.I basically use it as a scrapbook of sorts. I post images I think are funny or must-see, some great quotes I find accross the internet on my daily ventures and some great websites.Check it out here:-The Scrapbook Let me know if you guys like what you see and if you’ve begun tumbling as well. 

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-46479814933786792352007-04-30T23:11:00.000+05:302007-04-30T23:13:46.940+05:30

Nice.Good to see a Yankee writing something about cricket. And of course once he referenced Stick Cricket I had to blog about it.See The Hardball Times which I frequent every day.Keep in coming, man.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-15573369478254835312007-04-23T05:11:00.000+05:302007-04-23T05:15:35.170+05:30

Back home. Feels good to be back but at the same time I feel melancholy about the whirlwind of a trip I had. 8 days or so and traveling across 20 time zones and back.I now know what it feels like to be a road warrior. Travel in flights, stay in motels, order in, have the airline misplace some luggage, buy some gifts, the works. I think I can handle it.Cheers for all the good times.Currently

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-85912801160218840972007-04-21T01:35:00.000+05:302007-04-21T01:37:43.964+05:30

This just in from an Esquire article abt the 60 things worth shortening your life for.Number 42 is Secondhand Smoking:-The smoker has the best stories, tells the best jokes, and laughs the hearty, hacking laugh of someone wise beyond his dwindling years. If black lung by proxy is the price we must pay for staying close to this dying breed, so be it.Awesome.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-57625491473413301892007-04-19T20:46:00.000+05:302007-04-19T20:53:13.463+05:30

Well that was a whole lotta fun. Cali is awesome. I miss it already.Played tennis like an addict. I'm gonna try and do this some more in Bombay. Ate, drank & chilled out a lot as well. And that was just last weekend. Monday, T & W was the web 2.o expo which was an amazing thing to behold. So many uber-geeks in 30,000 sq feet was like tech nirvana. I hope to do this next year as well.Sights see in

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-54882218628011889842007-04-12T20:28:00.000+05:302007-04-12T20:35:24.020+05:30

A historic day for the blog - obviously with 4 years being completed today.Today I'm also leaving for the US for a quickie in San Fran. That sounded better in my head.A pitstop in NYC and then back home in time for drinks and work a couple Mondays away. I hope to post some pics and some actual updates from a tech conf. Woo-hoo.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-53542282788634822242007-04-11T19:12:00.000+05:302007-04-11T20:19:11.104+05:30

Time flies.Enough of the cliches but man is it true.Just last April I was posting on the 3 year bday of the blog and today its 4 years.I feel good...

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-5303554077199830182007-03-30T22:55:00.000+05:302007-03-30T23:06:00.217+05:30

Damn... is there something OneNote 2K7 can't do?

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-18535062581610430342007-03-24T03:21:00.000+05:302007-03-24T03:24:19.270+05:30

Quote of the Day:-"We all have grown up seeing Tendulkar thrashing every bowling attack in the world. We have lived on chases and never-say-die attitude of Ganguly. And we are the ones who have witnessed the strength of the great Indian Wall all our life. It's really been a great entertainment from these three. There will be better players but, there are heroes for every generation. My dad's time

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-88535351490012186782007-03-24T03:01:00.000+05:302007-03-24T03:03:32.580+05:30

Hope and faith can only go this far.The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?Time will tell...Shameful shattering of a billion hearts, caused by an embarrassment of riches.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-22150195830181846302007-03-16T23:34:00.000+05:302007-03-16T23:36:34.737+05:30

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!Watching wc 2k7 here and in Stick Cricket style Gibbs of South Africa blasted 6 sixes in an over.Becoming the first to do in in ODI cricket

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-13471081797234888882007-03-13T16:49:00.000+05:302007-03-13T16:53:47.929+05:30

An excellent post to get things going. Makes you think, really...My religious festival starts today.. it comes once every 4 years and I celebrate it as much as I can.It's the cricket world cup 2007 and this year its in the West Indies. Cricket has finally come to the Caribbean

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-47264715122351808202007-02-22T20:57:00.000+05:302007-02-22T21:00:25.060+05:30

A good read.Gathering some lessons learned in the popular online game World of Warcraft and then applying them to real life.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-59582418309780632452007-02-21T14:28:00.000+05:302007-02-21T14:30:54.988+05:30

A laugh riot that is. Awesome pic of a paper a student in some high level mech class got back after grading.I wish some of my teachers had such a sense of humor

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-67310337896473817422007-02-14T19:13:00.000+05:302007-02-14T19:19:51.628+05:30

I'm not really a subscriber of the whole Valentine thingie... it's just not a part of who I am.But I will use this occasion to wax poetic abt some awesome quotes related to today's theme. I'm tired of the day already with tons of people wishing me Happy Valentines... I mean I've been hearing it since I was driving home at 5 in the morning from work.Some people were starting their days, I was

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-30639205072379287882007-02-12T22:32:00.000+05:302007-02-02T16:22:38.045+05:30

Whoa, crazy weekend. First off, sat morning I answered a call on my cell phone around 8 in the morning - to do this I moved to the far end of my bed and went back to sleep there.In a couple of mins, there was a loud crash and I looked to my left and lo and behold, my ceiling fan had come crashing down next to me. If not for that phone call, one of the blades would certainly have struck me.To

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-15336833381345082562007-02-02T16:19:00.000+05:302007-02-02T16:22:38.189+05:30

Thank GOD its friday. Another hellish week.Good way to unwind.. i feel like I'm in nyc again. Its 4:20 in the afternoon on a Friday and I'm abt to.... well upper management is abt to head out for a weekend getaway.Drinkin, poker, music, food, cricket and debates - not in any particular order.Out of here....

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-46625312774326218822007-02-01T17:57:00.000+05:302007-02-01T18:04:59.905+05:30

Just read an awesome short tale from the master of combining religion + sci-fi elements - Arthur C. Clarke.It's called The Nine Billion Names of GodI want to read all of his books now. Anyway, in the meantime here are quotes uttered by him:The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-65144950780319894382007-01-29T17:48:00.000+05:302007-01-29T17:51:20.180+05:30

I know it's been a while since I updated but I'm still here.RL has been killing me lately and not leaving much time to post stuff. Work has been good with lots of partying on the weekends.I don't know how soon until I can start posting all those links again.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-32775150883351296542007-01-16T00:48:00.000+05:302007-01-16T00:54:51.788+05:30

Since I'm once again become obsessed with it, today's them is rightly Chess.One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the Whites and the Blacks have more in common with each other than with the players. Suddenly one loses all interest in who will be champion.- Anatol RapoportChess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its

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Holy apples Batman.What an exciting day for a tech geek...Watching Steve Jobs's keynote address abt the iPhone was awesome. A touch screen phone with pinch technology? Why hasn't anyone thought of that yet?And today came the ice water... Cisco suing Apple for the iPhone trademark. I mean c'mon people, show some love. I know ther're just doing it so they get some iphones in advance as compensation

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52 Proven Stress Reducers - American Lung Association siteA good read to kill some stress. I think I follow some of these already.

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Cheers everyone and good wishes for 2K7I'm just posting this cause I just got over my new year hangover.In other news, Shooter was in town so we chilled out on the 1st and ohmigod regarding 24 season 5.

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It wasn't so... not in the literal sense. I was actually quite busy hanging out with buddies, driving around & watching movies.I meant I was drinking. I actually only "really" drank once during the weekend but what a time that was... so yeah it was a wasted weekend since I spent the next day trying to get over the buzz.

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That was fun.Had a blast with some old pals and some new ones at my lair. Chilled to some nice house music, punjabi beats and some sexy mixes by Dj Praveen.Played cards and some silly word games. I wanted to play Kings and I Never but damitt, people just don't drink.Anyway, tonight proved that some fun can be had with minimal consumption of alcohol.Can't wait to do it all over again soon... This

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Blinded by the light. Today's quotes courtesy of qoTd:-Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Siddhartha Gautama, 563 - 483 BCI will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. - Og MandinoWhat is to give light must

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As the Aussies celebrated re-claiming the urn, Indian cricket got a boost in the arm and us fans got one straight in the heart as India won their first cricket test ever in South Africa.The faith has been re-kindled.

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Finally, the long overdue move to Blogger Beta is complete.I love the new look blogger. Better flexibility with template editing and awesome archive structuring on the tab on the right. I would have preferred some sort of twin tab thingie but I'll look into it during the week.Changed the hell out of all the colors and fonts.Only thing I will miss is my dear old web stats hit counter.Edit: I got

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Ah, the workplace is really getting a facelift.Monday, I got rocking new 17" TFT Flatron monitor for usage. It is awesomeToday, I got a fresh 512 meg ram chip installed. My machine is now a screamer.Is it Christmas already?powered by performancing firefox

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A good collection of 10 tips on time management which has become a hot-topic among life-hackers online.Good read.10 tips for time management in a multitasking world » Brazen CareeristI already follow around 6-7 of these tips. I might start with the rest soon.powered by performancing firefox

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Hi peeps.. Time for another round of quotes of the day.Today's Theme is 'Stare' since right now I'm staring at the screen hoping for some divine intervention in the form of a couple of emails which will be my password to go home.The great courage is to stare as squarely at the light as at death. Albert CamusSometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing, that we see too late the one that is

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CrunchGear » Blog Archive » CrunchGear’s Best of 2006Wow.. I wish Santa left stuff like this under my Christmas tree..Makes the hardware junkie in me shiver....powered by performancing firefox

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Whoa. A definitely good read.22 Ways To Overclock Your Brain at Ririan ProjectI need to start following these stat....powered by performancing firefox

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Happy Turkeys.. uh I mean Thanksgiving people.And have a great Black Friday you lucky SOB's

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Today's theme is what I'm feeling right now - TIREDLaziness is nothing more than resting before you get tired.- Jules RenardWhen a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford.- Dr Samuel JohnsonPerseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. - Newt GingrichOf all possible debauches, traveling is the

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And yet another Monday night/Tuesday morning in office.I gotta change my name to 'The Undertaker' cause I always seem to be pulling the graveyard shifts.In bright news, I got a shiny new toy to play with today... umm I mean work with.A sexy U3 Sandisk 1 gig USB Drive. See link for details.. yay.powered by performancing firefox

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This weekend and the last few have all been about re-discovering old friends and in some cases even discovering new ones hence the topic of choice.Friends are God's apology for relations. - Hugh KingsmillEven the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral. - Kehlog AlbranI don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell you see, I have friends in both places. - Mark TwainIn the end, we

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Seeing as how busy I've been this week, today's theme is "Work"The harder I work, the luckier I get. - Samuel Goldwyn If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. - Albert EinsteinMy father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. - Abraham LincolnNever despair; but if you do, work on in despair. - Edmund Burke

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A pretty good find over at Damn Interesting.Damn Interesting » The Man Who Started the WarHistory will eventually tell the truth.powered by performancing firefox

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Today's quotes (Theme is rain)Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. - Frank A. ClarkAnd when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. - Jerry ChinIt wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. - Howard Ruff

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Today's quotes on no apparent topic:A diamond is just a piece of coal that did well under pressure!- UnknownThe activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.- H. Ross PerotThe Stone Age did not end because the cavemen ran out of stone.- Sheikh YamaniI've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only suspicion, not proof, to destroy

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1162817744483797762006-11-06T18:25:00.000+05:302006-11-06T18:25:44.500+05:30

An awesome link which goes all the way back to 1776. Basically, this site has scanned and tagged speeches by presidents of the US and you can check out the main issues throughout American history.US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud - Chirag MehtaGood stuff. powered by performancing firefox

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A new section where I write stuff buzzed; well, whenever I'm actually sober enough to type and remember to write this stuff down anyway.Had a blast today. Went out with my local crew. We haven't hung out for years it seems like. Gonna play some cricket tomorrow and then I'm getting my buzz on with a completely different set of people. Hopefully...... Till monday's weekend update.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1162585235006443262006-11-04T01:50:00.000+05:302006-11-04T01:50:35.266+05:30

Baah is right. I lied about the future being bright. It wasn't. I'm still stuck at work (1:51 am on a Sat morning) and no idea when I can get home.I'm hungry, tired and not to mention a bit sleepy. And life goes on.powered by performancing firefox

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You know, I wasn't really looking forward to today - hectic schedule and all. But so far the day has gone by pretty smoothly and it can't be that bad going ahead either.Still, looking forward to the weekend. Gonna chill tomorrow with some friends, have dinner and take a few snaps.Sunday will be spent having lunch with some people and helping my parents play catch-up on 24 season 2.powered by

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Today's quotes:-Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self. - May Sarton, 1912 - 1995Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. - Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788 - 1860If you can't stand solitude, perhaps others find you boring as well. - Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910powered by performancing firefox

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1162297280021262412006-10-31T17:50:00.000+05:302006-10-31T17:54:36.253+05:30

Wow, what a freaky thing. I was just about to download and test drive the new Firefox 2.0 browser but then got some crazy news.The warehouse I interned and then worked at for a while in New Jersey caught fire last night. Not too much damage but still being a warehouse of garments, I'm sure inventory re-conciliation is gonna be a bitch.Good thing no one got hurt.

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Another relaxing weekend went by. Stayed indoors getting my parents caught up on 24 Season 2 and getting my buzz on both saturday and sunday nights.Good times. Of course there was the heartbreak of India losing in a cricket match but getting used to that.Got over that pain by writing two chapters of a sci-fi story I've been trying to write for over two years. Not gonna be published or anything,

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1161806294020435732006-10-26T01:26:00.000+05:302006-10-26T01:28:14.053+05:30

And I'm back doin my nocturnal thing. Took abt 4 1/2 weeks but it's back.I feel productive... but this is a one night show only. 

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1161370281114338872006-10-20T23:40:00.000+05:302006-10-21T00:21:21.150+05:30

The festival of lights is finally here.I'm still at work but abt to head out.Booya to my fellow indians...

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Awesome.... Things to do when your net connection snaps.Love option 1Good read.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1161168633183487182006-10-18T16:17:00.000+05:302006-10-18T16:20:33.213+05:30

Been so busy lately. Don't have enough time to post.I've seen so many things on the net that I wanted to post abt the past week but really, work and RL have me by the balls. 

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1160649730820971682006-10-12T16:11:00.000+05:302006-10-12T16:12:10.850+05:30

Sometimes it's ok to be a quitter. Do it today.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1160388096641115732006-10-09T15:28:00.000+05:302006-10-09T15:31:36.673+05:30

The recovery phase has set in. Unfortunately it was due to me gulping down anti-biotics which means supreme weakness and nausea.Somehow managed to get to work today. Don't know if I can stay for long. Typed two emails today alongwith cleaning out my mailbox and my fingers are so tired. 

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Yup. The sickness is here again. And this time it shows up on my birthday.Happy Birthday me... anyway, not gonna let this get me down. Got a rockin new cell phone after 12:00 am last night.. loving it.Many good wishes keeping the spirits high. I doubt I can go in to work today or work out.Now looking forward to dinner tonight with the family.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159893309577202672006-10-03T22:02:00.000+05:302006-10-03T22:05:09.610+05:30

Final 2 hrs of 22 time.I've had a feeling all day something is gonna happen.Maybe good, maybe bad. Some things have already happened. I hope the best is yet to come. 

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159875335376559622006-10-03T17:04:00.000+05:302006-10-03T17:05:35.420+05:30

Awesome.Pale Blue Dot. 

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Finally, got that peace and calmness I was craving.Saturday was mess around, do some work and play some counter strike day.... oh and let's not forget getting tipsy with old friends.Sunday we went to my dad's factory for some pre-dussera pooja and got back and well, got tipsy with some some more close friends. My buddy VJ who is into event management brought over a ton of new music for me to rip

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The best advice is always free.A good read I want to follow since I've been getting serious abt working out. 

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159558497560790812006-09-30T01:01:00.000+05:302006-09-30T01:04:57.596+05:30

 No TGIF post this week cause well, there is no reason to say that phrase. Absolute craziness today.Trying to get home reminded me of the Godfather in that every  time I tried to leave somebody pulled me back in.'Nuff Said.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159526617305462102006-09-29T16:11:00.000+05:302006-09-29T16:14:08.363+05:30

Are you kidding me?Every day I open bloglines to check out my rss feeds and all I read abt is web 2.0 and of course, Bush 43. I prefer reading abt web 2.0 and not Bush 2.0.Today's news coming over is most disturbing. I don't have the inclination to even try and wrap my head around the madness so go over here where someone already did that.Comments?

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A great find.History of the middle east in 30 sec.See for yourself.

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A great read to get educated on the fascinating world of RSS. This is for my parents, some friends and anyone who likes technology in general.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159161248887491332006-09-25T10:44:00.000+05:302006-09-25T10:44:09.066+05:30

Less than 10 days now till I turn 23... Time flies by.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1159110414150847412006-09-24T20:36:00.000+05:302006-09-24T20:36:54.360+05:30

Yes, finally I'm off to log some daytime hrs at work and my nocturnal experience is in hibernation. Time to start living again.

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1158953265057874642006-09-23T00:57:00.000+05:302006-09-23T00:57:45.126+05:30

Phew...a busy week, especially as I've been working out with a personal trainer this week.. My bones are bruised. Recap from past few cryptic cricket posts:- India win a thriller, rains, India lose a close one where they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Quotes below and also, Happy birthday Chins who turns 23 today on the 23rd. I see knowledge increasing and human power

rumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054033851945185243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272688.post-1158785998302594572006-09-21T02:29:00.000+05:302006-09-21T02:29:58.423+05:30

These guy's are my heroes. Gimme a crate.

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