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Osama Bin Laden killed? Here's what REALLY happened.

2011-05-05T15:10:00.004+05:30

Alright, so the whole world is abuzz with the Operation Geronimo news. Osama Bin Laden is killed in a strike by American SEALs and like everything American, this news too is shrouded in controversies and there are numerous conspiracy theories doing the rounds. The way the whole situation was dealt with by the US authorities does raise eyebrows of doubts. There's no way that 4 US choppers penetrated so deep inside Pakistan and returned without raising a flag; and Pak came to know only when Obama told them. They are claiming that they used radar evading technologies and blah blah. Really....?? We are buying this? They can fly almost to the capital of a country without anyone knowing? No less to an army cantonment? We think too highly of "American technology". Also, if America had taken the risk of being discovered, Pak would've retaliated for misusing its air-space and it'd have escalated to war like situation. Also, Pak would've understood that US knows about Abbottabad and would've tipped Osama off and whisked him away. And Pak could have easily claimed later "Who, us? We know nothing". America couldn't take that risk. Here is what I think happened.

Fake pic circulating on net. (NOT released by USA)

USA came to know of Osama's hideout in Abbottabad. They ran surveillance for some time and confirmed his presence there.
They established ISI and Pak army indeed had facilitated that safe-house for Osama and were guarding it from a distance.
America confronted Pak with solid proofs & intel and ordered them to end their double game. America threatened to bombard Pak and reduce it to rubbles like Afghanistan. "Either you are with us, or you are against us". "We'll declare war on you and fuck the shit out of you if you don't hand over Osama".
Pakistan had no other choice. But they couldn't take part in the military operation to capture/kill Osama. Pak told USA "We'll be outcast from our Muslim nations' brotherhood. There will be riots in Pakistan. Al-Qaeda and Taliban, who are just next door, will blast us to oblivion." etc..
USA said "Alright. We'll make it look like you were not aware of this operation. Just allow us to fly our team in".

Thus, the stage was set. Now, on the fateful night...

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Pak army/intelligence turned off the radars or whatever. Pak army cuts off power to that entire area. The US strike team flew in and landed on the compound. They themselves blew up one helicopter. [Technical snag claim is BS] This was done so that Pak save face and can claim internally among "Muslim nations' brotherhood" that Pak army had indeed intercepted the strike team and "pak army" shot them down to save "Our messiah".

There's a very good probability that the ISI/Pak army had at least one of their representative inside the compound as caretaker [or whatever] of the house or mediator all along. So far, he's been safeguarding Osama and reporting to Pak authorities. And been updating Osama about any developments. But this time, as Pak was exposed, he was ordered by Pak to help Americans when they strike. So he did. Probably he hid Osama's firearm before the strike and carried out other sabotages inside the compound. Thus when the SEAL team striked, they ran down the place, Osama was unarmed, all occupants were killed or captured and not a single American was even wounded.

Coming to think of it, I believe the SEAL got orders to "Capture Osama. And kill the rest. Kill them all. No survivors". That's why first it was announced that Osama's wife was killed, probably 'coz they didn't know it really didn't go as planned. In reality, when Pak was told that "We're here for blood", Pak said "WTF..!! Even women & kids?? You can't do that". After some deliberation, it was decided that women and kids will be spared. And thus later White House statement changed to "She was shot in leg, but not killed".

Now, the biggest question. Whether Osama was really killed. He might've been. He might not have been. The hurried burial "at see" is highly suspicious. And the way US is refusing to show evidence, I'm highly doubtful. If you ask me, until America shows some proof, I ain't believing. America doesn't care about Muslims getting shocked or upset by seeing the 'gruesome' picture of dead Osama. Hell, they were dancing & chanting & what not all over the country when Obama announced the killing. And now US is feeding us this BS.... releasing picture will endanger national security... What crap!!

Most probably Osama is captured alive and is being held at highly classified location like Area 51 or something for interrogation. They need him for all sorts of information and future plans. But couldn't let the world know that they have Osama. 'Coz then they'll have to follow the "Law" and shit. No. They faked his death and now they can do whatever they want with him. Osama is at their mercy and has no other option than to cooperate.

Internally, he ordered another team of experts to analyze the photo and determine if anyone can expose it as 'fake'. Well, the team returned with results - "Yes. We can".

Now, the photo controversy. First white house said they're pondering whether or not to release the photos. Internally, Obama asked CIA team to chalk something up. Great photoshoppers were assigned their task. When the photo was doctored and shown to Obama, he was impressed and announcement was made "Photo will be released. The Pros outweigh the cons". Internally, he ordered another team of experts to analyze the photo and determine if anyone can expose it as 'fake'. Well, the team returned with results - "Yes. We can". Obama said "Damn it!!" and announced "No no. The pic is very gruesome. It'll lead to bloodbath on streets". Err.. what happened to "Pros outweigh cons"...??

Next question - "What happens to Pak, now that it is exposed". The world is asking Pak to come clean. On face, USA will question Pak, but behind closed doors, it'll say "Alright pal. We're leaving you this time. Don't do this again". And the world will move on. But this might not end just here. America might in near future decide "Fuck, this ain't enough. We want more" and make a move on Pak. They'll say "Dude, Pakistan harbored Osama and stabbed us in the back" and declare war on Pakistan. They'll destroy/capture their nuclear arsenal and suck up whatever resource they can from Pak. And we all now what happens to the land after USA/hurricane Katrina has swept over it. Problem for Pakistan would be it won't be able to cry fowl. It can't claim then that it had helped USA in the Osama killing. 'Coz at that time, they'll know for sure that America isn't gonna back down, no matter what the world says. It'll be "Iraq & WMDs" all over again. Also, if they declare that they had helped US kill Osama, then "Muslim nations' brotherhood" won't come to fight for Pakistan in that war. Hence, Pak will have to endure the war, wash their hands off their nukes and maybe cease to exists as 'safe heaven for terrorists'.

USA will now have this sword hanging over Pakistan's head. Watch out how this unfolds. I seriously believe that we are on the brink of World War 3. What with what's happening in Libya and other middle-east countries. They are gonna be pissed sooner or later and declare a war, which will snowball worldwide. Also, this volatile situation in Pak now. Also, the way China is lining up its troops along the India-China border or Line of Actual Control. The whole world seems to be on the brink of another world war waiting to happen. And if that happens, you can be rest assured that someone is gonna use nukes. Is the world really gonna end in 2012? That too, not by external forces but in the hand of mankind itself?

To some it all up, these are my conclusions -

Pakistan was aware of Osama's presence in Abbottabad. In fact, ISI/Pak Army was sheltering him there. There's no doubt about it.
USA ordered Pak to cooperate or face war.
Pakistan personnel knew of the operation in advance and also provided support in the operation. Here also I don't have any doubt.
Osama is most probably captured alive. The killing is a hoax spread by White House.

Disclaimer: Don't brand me another Conspiracy theorist. What I've said above is common sense and use of logic. If you ask me for proof, well, I don't have any. Also, I hope that Osama is really killed this time. But until proven otherwise, the above account IS what I'll continue to believe.

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Honour Killing: Rishton se badi Pratha

2010-12-18T23:07:00.008+05:30

And today we had the first casualty of Honour killing. Amreek was shot dead. A through-n-through head-shot.

Rishton se badi Pratha. One of the two Hindi sitcoms that I watch, the other being “Saas bina sasural”. Well, both shows are about young love. While SBS is light-hearted drama serial, RSBP deals with the social evil called “Honour Killing”.

But why am I writing this post? Well, I guess I’m bit shook up after watching today’s episode. Not that I didn’t know what’s gonna happen in this story. In fact I knew it from the very first day itself that these lead characters are gonna end up dead and the body count is gonna start from the Best Friend. Whenever Amreek used to do something to help his friend escape, I used to quip “Son, you are gonna be the first martyr of their love”. And today was the day.

A little background for those who don’t know about this show. The story revolves around Abhay & Surbhi, who had to elope from their home as their families won’t accept their relation. Abhay’s sister is married to Surbhi’s brother Ranvijay who is a ruthless goon in Noida. Amreek is Abhay’s childhood best friend who helps them remain hidden while they find a way to leave country. Both their families are hunting them like dogs so that they can defend their ‘honour’ by killing them for braking social norms. [Yeah, that still happens in India]. This cat & mouse game was on since the show started on 15th November. Until today. Today marked the first serious turn of events. The first killing in the name of honour.

Scenes leading to this event– Ranvijay finds out that Amreek is helping the couple. So, he forces him at gunpoint to lead him to them. Amreek takes them to an old fort to mislead him. But when the cat is out of the bag, Ranvijay shoots Amreek through head. And that scene is still very fresh in my mind. During the last 3 minutes of today’s episode, my blood was already racing through my veins and when that shot was fired, I felt like that bullet hit MY head. Ears started ringing and I felt like I’m gonna black out. See the final 3 minutes yourself -

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It’s not that I’m very emotional and I get lost in reel life and get too much attached to it. In fact, I can be totally indifferent while watching movies and sitcoms. But this was different. Maybe having been in an abruptly ended relationship has something to do with it. At some level, I feel connected to THIS story and issue. And even though I knew this was gonna happen sooner or later, as that's the theme of this soap, I was hoping against hope that this doesn’t happen. Till the last moment today, I was hoping for a cliff-hanger end of episode. You know, something like Ranvijay fires his gun and Amreek falls on ground, looking like he’s dead. And in next episode, they’ll show that the bullet only grazed his temple. Typical Hindi sitcoms. But that’s not what happened today.

The bullet went clean through his head. That’s the first thing they showed about the gun shot. His head jerked from the shot, blood trickled down his cheek and HE SMILED. He smiled knowing that he helped his friend, bought them some time, helped them live. He gave his life for his friend's love. I'm still captivated by that frame. And this was only the beginning. In next episode, Abhay & Surbhi are gonna get caught by Abhay's father at airport. And sooner or later, even they are gonna end up dead.

How can people be so cruel like animals...!! Killing someone in the name of honour...!! Is it more valuable than our loved one's life...? This is not just a story of a sitcom. This thing is happening all over India. Even at this age. The Nitish Katara case is still fresh in mind. And that of Nirupama Pathak. Heck, there are (Khap) panchayats in India who hail Honour killing and flaunt it as their right. And an Indian politician, Member of Parliament no less, supports them. Acts like these are why I feel ashamed to be part of Indian society. I have no words to express. And headache is building up.

888Bingo : Online gaming never looked better

2010-11-22T15:03:00.014+05:30

It's that time of the year again. All the festivities have completed and we are back in the office with no excuses left to take leave. And festive season is just getting started in USA. So, there's virtually no work for us in office. Thus days are pretty boring. I, on my part, mostly depend on internet in such situations to kill my time 'productively'. But even that ain't working this time. There's nothing good to download. Not many of my friends are online when I am. In a nutshell, it was getting difficult to get through the day.

And then someone told me "why don't you Play Bingo". Now, I've never been a fan of online gaming. But this time, I thought - what the hell and visited the Bingo site. And boy, was I hooked..!!

Unlike most of the online gaming sites, this site wasn't cluttered and I wasn't without a clue on what to do where on the site. It's a simple process of registering and getting 20 free bingo cards instantly to get started. And it's a joy ride there on.

I've been playing for at least 3 hours a day since last week. It's addictive, it's fun, it's a total time-pass. Give it a visit and add me to your list of friends. Let's catch up.

The ONE perfect guy

2010-11-12T14:14:00.010+05:30

U aren't gonna be his first, his last or his only love. He's loved before, he'll love again. But if he love u now, what else matters?

He's not perfect and u r not either. But if he can make u laugh, if you can be urself around him, if he admits to being human and making mistakes... hold onto him and give him the most u can.

He's not gonna quote sappy poetry, he's not gonna be thinking of u every moment of the day. But he'll give u a part of him that he knows u can break ... His heart..!!

So, don't hurt him, don't change him, don't analyze him and don't expect more than he can give.
Smile when he makes you happy, let him know when if he makes u mad & miss him when he isn't near.

Coz perfect guys don't exist but there is always that ONE guy who is perfect for you. Keep him safe.

Note: This post is not authored by me. Received it as a forwarded text message. And found it too good.

How I'd like to Die

2010-08-19T14:51:00.004+05:30

It was late in the evening. I was on my way to Forum mall, a bit of excitement n fear in my heart. After all, it was my long awaited day. I had asked her to meet me at the Forum, that too on a very short notice. I was standing at the Pizza Corner outlet and can see her across the road - waiting for me at the McDonald entrance. I pondered hard and long. Should I do it? What if ....!!

But the longer I thought 'bout it, the more hazy my mind was getting. There she was - looking at every possible corner from where I can emerge any moment. She was waiting for me - this feeling itself was giving me a high. Maybe it was for the last time. 'Let's do it' - I told myself.

"Hey - There u r. Wassup? Such a short notice..!!" That's what she chirped on seeing me. "Let's eat something first. I went all hungry waiting for U." McDonald 1st floor - "Sooo ... tell me ... what is it?". Some sound and light effects - thin smoke engulfed us and I can no longer see or hear anything; not even what I was saying.

When the environ settled, she was looking into my eyes with a piercing gaze. But it wasn't hurting. Just some pain traveled from her eye to mine. For ages we sat like that. Finally she rose, walked across the hall (...!!!), came really close to me and gave me a hug. Was I dreaming...? If I was, I never wanted to wake up. When she withdrew, it felt like my soul was leaving my body. She spoke - from across a ocean - "Ohhhh Bikram,,,, that's the sweetest thing anybody has ever said to me. But U know that I love ....." Again that damn fog descended. What's wrong with the weather?

"I understand. But .... I am sorry." with that she gave me a final hug and left me alone in the crowd. It was raining outside but she didn't care and rushed for an auto. For me, I always liked getting drenched in rain water. I saw her floating away - wanted so much to stop her - to hold onto her. But a piece of me was saying - 'Let go'. That sound was echoing in the distance. 'LET GO'.

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That's the dream I saw last night. Woke up with a start. Tried to recapture what I went through there. And when everything came rushing back to me, the force of the pain was so grueling that wanted to get rid of it, but to no avail. When U can't fight the tide, it's better to flow with it. "How I would like to die?".

Hey, don't rush to a conclusion. I am not gonna die or kill myself for this. It's just a thought that I was having. Not many people get to choose the way they die. 'The End' da style. And if I were bestowed with this opportunity, I would like to breath my last in .....

We are on a seashore. Sun was setting in the distance, giving the water a mild reddish glow. My head resting on her lap. She's holding onto me like dear life. The only thing I could see is the ocean in her eyes. A thousand words, all that was left unsaid were being conveyed n felt in silence.

"I want u to know that I've always loved U" .
"U r the best thing that ever happened to me" .
"Promise me U'll be mine in next lifetime" .

A huge dew drop rolled out from her eyes and was slowly sliding on her cheeks. I tried to reach out - "please don't ...". but there was this huge block on me which won't let me move. Breathing was getting heavier and exhausting. She placed one of her palm on my cheeks and another over my heart. That felt so soothing and instantly calmed me down. It was time to leave. That dew drop was still sliding on her cheeks - noise of it's descend nulling the roar of the sea. It parted with her, dropped from the edge of her chin and was in mid air - and just moments before it was about to fall on my lips - the sun was down - "I'll be waiting."

Month of May

2010-05-10T13:26:00.006+05:30

Well, it's the month of May and I'm going to be in nostalgic & melancholic mood through out this month. 'Coz everything good that happened in my life, happened - that's right - in May. And now that we are not together, all these dates haunt me, tease me.

Let's see...

Ria's Birthday - 7th May
1st came across Ria - 10th May
My official B'day - 15th May
1st kiss - 24th May
Got Ria's 1st pic - 25th May
We officially became a couple - 26th May

Well, things didn't happen in exactly that order. The list is just date sorted. Her B'day went by. I didn't call her though. She doesn't need my wishes anymore. She's most probably found someone else to fulfill her needs. But anyway, wish her all the very best in life. :) Then today's the 3rd Anniversary of we bumping onto each other and starting a VicRia. [derived from the Hindi word for Reaction]. And as this is the year of 'No Birthday Celebrations', as she didn't call me on mine :( and I didn't call her on her's :( , my official B'day is also going to be 'came n gone'. Will feel terribly lonely on the 1st kiss :-k anniversary though. Still can feel her round face in the cup of my palms. Wanna feel that smell and taste again. :-4

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But, anyway... Moving on. Her 1st pic... I still have that in my cell. In fact, I have every single pic in my cell, that she sent me over these 3 years. Lucky that I get to see her now n then. Then there is the 3rd Anniversary of being a couple, officially. 'Officially' - 'coz we were already a couple, much before 26th May 2008. We were already calling each other Hubby n wifey. :-3 But we truly confessed on 26th. So, that's our love anniversary. That morning, she woke me up with a kiss. Over the phone, of-course.

This weekend I planned to write a 3 episode blog-book on my relation with her. 3 episodes encompassing 3 stages of our relation. Even took out pen paper to start the 1st episode. But realized that I don't have enough research material to draw the picture perfectly. All those were in my computer, of which, I have the Hard-drive left. So, I guess I'll have to wait till I buy that Laptop. Watch this space. Till then, you can read my last blog-book - "Marriage NOT made in heaven".

I'm back

2010-04-06T15:52:00.002+05:30

Hi folks. Its been a long Long LONG time since I last posted here. Was busy like anything. Been running all over the place, what with the new job, new house et al. Jan was probably busiest month of my life so far. First off, sold my 7 year old PC, that too on my B'day. :-( Am PC less ever since. :-( :-( Then moved to Pune to join ADP. But didn't like it there. So, moved back to Bangalore and on 21st Jan, joined HCL.

On 26th Jan, had to shift with my room-mate to his new house in Banaswadi. But my office was very far from that place. So, checked-into company guest house, availing the relocation assistance. Was looking for a flat to rent during that time. That was something. Finally located and finalized a house nearby to office. Moved in there and staying alone ever since. It's a 15 minute walk from office to home. Cool, huh? Well, the house seems to be haunted. For starters, I (think I) had seen a man in the hall for fraction of seconds on the very 1st day I moved in. And then he vanished in thin air. That night I slept with lights on. Have experienced that spooky feeling several times thereafter. But now they've almost died down.

About office; well - it's nothing like Ness. Very very 'makkhi chuus' you can say. :p Even basic amenities are removed due to 'recession'. Food in cafeteria is below avg and there's no good restaurant in the entire stretch of road. Had to walk some rough path during 1st month here. But now I guess I'm more or less settled here.

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Personal life; well - nothing's left of it. The year had started without Ria by my side. Didn't get her call on my B'day either. My wallet was stolen on 4th Jan. So, had a terrible start of the year. Which continued. Had patched up with Ria when I was coming back from Pune. But broken glass is a broken glass. You can't hold it together with duct-tape forever. There were some heated words exchanged and we parted ways. For the nth time. I guess she's better off me. Wish her all the happiness in life.

Well, life is like this now -> Wake up in the morning, run to office, spend 10-12 hours there, come back to home, take dinner outside, watch some TV, sleep. And the loop continues. Oh, did I tell you that I bought a new TV? My 1st TV to be precise. It's a LG 22" LCD. More on this in my next post. Watch this space.

2nd Day @ ADP : Day of revealations

2010-01-13T15:42:00.004+05:30

2nd day at ADP, Pune; at it was a day of revealations. Today I got my associate id-password and was able to open a computer to read the company policies. And what I read shocked me beyond anything. I felt like I've been duped and that now I'm stuck in this jail. Here are some of the policies that are stuck like a bone in my throat.

Night Shift : First and foremost, the shift allowance (SA) is very meager. At the time of selection, I was told SA is Rs 1200 for UK shifts and Rs 2000 for US shift. I assumed that to be a per day pay, as it was at Ness. But now I read that I'll have to do such shifts 5 times to be elligible for the allowance. That is, in a month, if I work 5 days in UK shift, I'll get Rs 2000. More shocking was statement from my working team lead. He said it's not 5 but 15 actually. :-O WTF...!!!

Timings : I was under the impression that there's flexible shift timings. But turns out it is beneficial only for the managers. I'll given a shift time as per their need. I have no say in this. And if I arrive a little late or leave a little early, there will be 'consequences'. So much for flexible timing...

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Transport : I'm not feeling that I'm working in a reputed MNC Software company, due to the cab service that ADP is providing. 7 people are packed into a single cab and ferried like cattles. I feel like a call center employee. [nothing against them.] The return cabs are worse. All the employees struggle with the co-ordinator. "Which cab should I board. Give me a cab" etc... It's utter chaos.

Investment Proof : ADP is trying to be a govt. agency on its own. Invetment proof submission procedures are very strict. You can declare your investments only twice a year and can't make any changes in between or thereafter. Moreover, you need to give solid proof, which are not readily available most of the time. For example, for medical expenses, you need to submit the medical bills every month, along with the doctor's prescription. There's no such rule from the Indian Govt. Just the medical bills should suffice. That too, all the bills can be submitted together towards the end of the financial year. But nope, ADP is implementing its own rules.

HR : Another shocking thing here is the unavailability of HR for concerns. In every company, HR doors are always open for all employees. But here, they show up only when they need something from you. The HR department is located in a 'hidden' and 'restricted' room. Only HRs can enter. If you want to talk to an HR, you have to knock on the small glass pane on the door. If someone is in the vicinity and hears your knock, they will answer the door, ask 'what u want' and tell you to wait outside. The 3-4 times I did that, no one came out of that door and I was kept waiting. I had to come back without getting a HR Darshan.

Misc : There's a strict print-out policy. There are three types of print papers. Blue colored, blue stripped and normal white paper. The 1st two are available on the work area only and they can't be taken outside. Similarly, normal white papers are available in Kiosk, which is outside the work area and can't be brought inside. Well, this is not much of my concern. Just wanted to mention it here.

I've already written about the 'No-mobile-phones-inside' policy and unhygenic condition of the washrooms. All in all, I wonder how can an ADPer say 'We enjoy coming to work everyday'. :(

ADP & Pune - 1st Impression

2010-01-11T23:59:00.000+05:30

So, finally I've moved to Pune. That was yesterday. And my new life started today - with my 1st day @ ADP. How was it? Well, not really good. For starters, got to know that mobiles are not allowed inside the work area. :-O I felt so incomplete without my mobile phone. :( Apart from this, the whole day was very boring, as it always is on 1st day in a new job. Filled some sets of forms in the morning. Then wait, wait, wait. Then had to give urine sample for drug test. [WTH!!] Again wait, wait, wait. Had lunch. w.. w.. w.. Read 3 different newspapers. :p Finally the HR took me to a manager [not mine, as he was (still is) in a training]. That lead me to Guru, who had interviewed me in 1st round. He introduced me to others on the floor, whose name I forgot just as soon as I heard them. Then browsed the internet for sometime. Again w.. w.. w.. Searched for flats for rent. But neither sulekha.com nor magicbricks.com gave good enough results. Finally met my manager at 6:30 PM. He fixed my shift timing from 1 PM to 10 PM. And I was told to 'leave for the day'. There was cab for drop back but it was a total chaos at the parking lot. Apparently, no one has a fixed cab for drop back. Its on ad-hoc basis. Will have to get clarification tomorrow.

At the end of the day, it seemed security is pretty high - to the point of feeling like being in a jail. Cafeteria was very small. 'Breakout Area' [with all newspapers & some magazines] and 'Kiosk' [with 5 personal internet browsing PCs and personal call phones] are good. Washroom is very very disappointing and reeked off total un-hygiene. The cab facility was also disappointing. Anyway, this was just a 1st day. Let me explore ADP a bit more in the coming days.

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Moving onto the next topic. Pune. New city. Had heard in Bangalore itself that it's a much smaller city. I guess that should be a +ve point only. When I first saw Pune from sky, it appeared to be a well planned city. Then there was a large chunk of hilly area, with houses scattered here & there. So, I thought it's kinda mixed breed city. Once on land, the perception kept changing. The airport was very basic and no-frills airport. Had to walk from the plane to the luggage claim area. There was no ferry bus. There were only two conveyor belts. The whole airport was very small. Once I came out, the autos looked good. Specially the well-covered roofs and nicely colored body. It was apparent that they take care of their vehicles. Once the auto was running towards my destination, the city seemed like any other developing town. It did appear lesser than Bangalore; but not to the level of disappointment.

Once I entered Magarpatta City, I started liking it. The whole area is very well developed and well taken care of. The room allocated to me for two weeks is also very good. I'm wondering if this is the standard room in Pune. i.e. if this is a high end room or is this very common here. Went to a shopping complex near-by in the evening. Things were a little haphazard here. Didn't know or understood where to go to get something to eat or to get a new prepaid connection. Getting familiar to the place will take time. Anyway, somehow located two shops where prepaid connections can be bought. But surprisingly, neither of them knew what the current plan features are.

I came back home and searched the internet. Sadly, none of the operators provide free national SMSs in Pune. :( Reliance probably does but couldn't get a confirmation from anywhere. So, right now, I'm using my Bangalore docomo SIM only; whose tariffs are weird right now. For example, I'm charged 1 paise/sec for the incoming calls but also for outgoing as well. And after the 1st msg of the day is charged 1.50 rs, I'm still getting the 100 free msgs per day. Well, I guess - good for me. If I don't get a SIM with free national SMS, I'll keep the Bangalore DOCOMO active and use it for SMS.

Anyway, it's now been two days in Pune. So far, didn't find anything too great about this city, apart from the 4 FM channels that play hindi music all day long; as against just Radio One in Bangalore. Will have wait and watch. Have lots, lots and lots of things to take care of in these two weeks. Will have to write a whole separate post of that. Watch this space.

New start of the New Year

2010-01-06T17:33:00.001+05:30

First of all, wish you all a very very happy new year. Even though, my start of the new year wasn't good at all. For starters, that special someone wasn't there to wish me on the new year. Same will be the fate of my B'day this Thursday. And add to these, I got pickpocketed yesterday; 1st time in my life; during the 1st week of the new year. Not a good sign for the rest of the year, what say?

This is how the events unfolded. After a test, I was on my way back from Bannerghatta Road to BTM. Don't know what I was thinking when I boarded the Route-G4 bus, which was already crowded. I was tired and just wanted to reach home. When the bus reached Jayadeva Circle, I had to get down as the bus doesn't ply entirely on my route. Just before alighting I noticed that my sunglasses were missing. I figured that it might've dropped on the bus floor during all that pushing and shoving.So, I reboarded the bus and was looking for it on the floor and asked people around. After a while, a drunk looking guy handed it over to me, saying that he found it on the floor. Surprisingly, there wasn't even a scratch on the sunglass even though the bus was pretty crowded. There was no way those glasses would've survived so many footfalls, had it been on the floor. Anyway, I was just thankful that I got it back in one piece. I was getting off the bus again, when I noticed... damn, my wallet was missing....!!!!

Fucking hell. I reboarded the bus one more time. Looked for my wallet on the floor for 10 secs. But I already had my suspicion on that drunk looking vagabond guy. On asking people who were standing near me if they've seen anything, another IT pro adviced to check that same guy. I shouted to the conductor that there's been a pickpocketing and not to open the doors. But the bus was already at a bus-stop. The doors flew open and 3-4 guys got off, including the guy I had marked. I ran behind him, caught him and told him to show his pockets. He was reluctant. I anyway took out the wallet in his hip pocket. But it wasn't mine. So, without his 'range hath'*, had to let him go. Within 5-6 secs, I turned around to see that same guy ganging up with another guy from the bus and scfullig with and beating the IT pro who had spilled the bean on them. Don't know how badly they hit him, but he walked off crying and shouting that he's calling the cops.

Note to that IT Pro: If you are that IT guy who got beat up that day, I want to say sorry to you. Sorry that you got involved in this because of me and had to encounter this. Hope you are well now. Drop me a comment or mail if you want to say anything to me. Thanks.

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Anyway, right after that, both those crooks took off and were lost in the crowd on road. By this time, some onlookers had gathered. One of them told me that nothing could be done from there now. 'Just go home. Report to police'. I was just reluctunt. I was in a shock. My mind was working overtime or had it stopped working completely? I couldn't figure out what to do now. That 'samaritan' took me to an auto, paid the fair and I was on my way to home.

Note to that Samaritan: Thanks a lot. Your act goes on to prove that humanity still exists. Am I sounding too cheesy and filmy? Anyway, thanks again.

The late evening breeze blowing on my face brought me to my senses. Got over the state of shock and took out my cell. Dialled all the banks one by one and blocked all the Credit & ATM cards. Had reached home by now. Just one card was left. I didn't have the bank's phone number. It was already 1 hour since the theft. I figured I must lodge the FIR now. So, I headed for the Mico Layout police station which is closest to the incident spot. My 1st time in a police station. Was wondering how many '1st time' s were in store for the day. Anyway, we were directed to the room of the inspector who was already with someone. He anyway called us in [I was with my room-mate now] and asked 'what do u want'. When we told him the incident and wanted to lodge an FIR, he said "You want to lodge FIR for Rs 400? Govt will have to spend 5000-6000 bucks for that". Told him about the various cards and he said "That's your responsibility to block the cards". Long story short, he didn't want to lodge the FIR at all. At one point, he even said Jayadeva Circle doesn't come under his jurisdiction and I should go to TilakNagar Police Station. There were questions from him like "Where are you from? Which state?", but let's not get into that. Morale: Cops are the biggest criminals worldover.

I anyway found out the number of the last bank left and blocked that card. Thankfully there wasn't any transaction made yet. Just when I thought the primary damage control is done, I remembered that my PAN card was also in that wallet....!! Fuck. Didn't know what to do about that. Had a friend search the internet [it was past 10:30 PM now] but he didn't find anything substancial. Called up the number given on the back side of the PAN card but the route was constantly busy. Hmmmfffff. Will have to take care of that today. Called up dad and sis to update them with the happenings and inquire about the possible damages and further steps for the PAN card. And then went off to sleep.

But it seemed impossible to catch a sleep. I was fuming, was angry, irritated, still in a state of shock. Started tweeting to vent off my frustration. What did that thief gain from this? Rs. 300...!!? He obviously couldn't use the cards and I guess all thieves are smart enough now a days to know better. But for his mere gain, I have to go through all these troubles. Right now, I have no easy means to withdraw cash from my account, nor do I have any active credit cards left. I have no widely accepted ID proof. Its like I'm robbed off my identity. I am feeling like a part of me is lost. I'll have to rebuild everything. Re-create my identity.

Ahh, that reminds me that in this new year, everything is going to be new. I'm moving to Pune this Sunday. Permanently. Got a job there at ADP. So, New year - New Job, new city, new ID cards, new Credit cards, new phone number, new everything. Will probably blog next from Pune. Ciao.

Down memory lane & back

2009-12-21T03:53:00.003+05:30

Hi there. posting here after a long long time. been so badly busy in recent times, that didn't even get enough time to pursue something that used to be my passion.

Anyway, the reason I'm writing at d middle of the night, that too on my cell's GPRS, is that I need to let my emotions out right now, or else it might just consume me.

For the past 2hrs, I've been listening to some 20 month old recordings of my pre-commitment phone calls with my GF. I smiled at all the little jokes she cracked, lived all those happy moments once again. She used to giggle so frequently back then; something that was like breath of fresh air for me, something that's been missing in last 7-8 months. I almost forgot the sound of her laugh. I always wanted to make her laugh, keep her happy, even if it was at my expense. But I did just one mistake and things were never d same. she changed so much that I don't even recognize her anymore. I just wish that things weren't the way they r right now, that i could take it all back, make it all right. but i guess that's not meant to be. I have to live with this; my 1st relationship - smothered to death. :'(

My long awaited break

2009-04-09T02:40:00.000+05:30

Hi There. Writing this post at mid-of-night, 'coz probably I won't get a chance to post anything for next couple of weeks. I'm going home on vacation. I had 3 reasons to go home this time. The 1st 2 most important reasons are no longer there. Still, am going home for the mare 3rd reason - to take a break from my exhausting work here in B'lore.

I'll leave from B'lore on Friday morning. Man, that's a bummer. Waking up at 5 AM, so early in morning. Then waiting for the bus at that secluded place, 1:50 hrs journey to airport - uuffff. I'll reach Calcutta by 1 PM. Earlier I had plans to stay in Calcutta couple of days. But now, that's also in the trash can. Calcutta is now officially worst place on earth in my list. If I had my way, I'd airdrop on my hometown rather than landing in Calcutta.

Aaah, I'll at home by 9 PM on Friday. Then, a 2 week stay there. Stress-buster. There'll be a sunday of 26th April. I'll have to leave home and board a train for Calcutta, again. uuuff. Hate that place. Straight to Dumdum and my flight will staright-away bring me back to B'lore. To you people.

So long. See you after the break. Ciao.

A Short story

2009-03-24T16:41:00.001+05:30

I feel like telling you a short story today. Let's start -

There were these two kids, one boy and one girl. They were best of friends. They shared everything. One day, they were playing side by side; the boy with his mini-soldiers and the girl with her dolls. They quite liked each others toys. So, the girl proposed to the boy - "Let's exchange our toys". "Ok" - the boy said and started gathering all his mini-soldiers. When the boy wasn't looking, the girl hid her favorite doll in her frock. And then they exchanged their toys. The boy was very happy, getting those soft dolls. And the girl was also happy on getting soldiers.

That night, the boy slept peacefully on his bed, hugging those dolls. But the girl couldn't. She kept thinking whether the boy has also hid his favorite soldier while she wasn't looking, just like she had done. She kept imagining a very attractive mini-soldier toy hidden somewhere in the boy's room. She couldn't sleep.

Moral of the Story : - What did you learn from this story? Leave your comments.

Love Actually ...

2009-03-23T15:33:00.007+05:30

I was building my case for the upcoming appraisal process and was going through my office mail inbox. Suddenly I chanced upon some old mail from my ex. Huh.. Today of all days. I had promised myself that I'll start a new fresh week today. But seems that wasn't in store. Anyway, came across a sweet set of small mails that I sent her way back in April-May 2008. I sent what I wanted to say to her in 9 different mails, one-by-one. That was innovative. :$ Nostalgic. Here's my confession to my girl. [Read from bottom to top]

from : Bikram Agarwal <vicky.***.....@gmail.com>

to : RS <***......@gmail.com>

date : Tue, May 13, 2008 at 7:20 PM

subject : Re: Actually ..... Part 9

mailed-by : gmail.com



And my heart will love you forever

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:47 PM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



To me, you are perfect

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



Just because it is Your BirthDay



-



(and on BirthDays, you tell the truth)

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



Without hope or agenda

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



But for now, let me say....



On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:02 AM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



[Check attachment]



[ to be continued ... ]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



I'll be going out with one of these girls -



[ to be continued ... ]



On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:43 AM, Bikram Agarwal wrote:



Hey Shona,



With any luck,, by next year ---



[ to be continued ...]

@ Bangalore Barcamp 8

2009-03-07T12:00:00.011+05:30

Hello there. I'm back to blogging after a long long break. There are couple of reasons for this hollow. First, there's been a clamp down on internet usage in office. So, cant access blogger from office. And secondly, been busy. So, you missed my post here or in any of my blogs for that matter.

Anyway, am at Yahoo! India office right now. Am here to attend the Barcamp Bangalore 8. It couldn't have been at a better time. I had a pretty nasty fight with my girl. And we almost broke up. That happens quite often, as in all relationships. But this time it is more ugly. But it's no one's fault. She misunderstood somethings, so did I. Yeah, I'm in pain. But, no use crying my heart out. Being at home alone was diving me crazy. So, came here to take my mind off other things.

Second reason for being here is - free internet. :p . That too, on my laptop. That's what I like about Barcamps. We get to access internet for free. Ok, jokes apart - I get to blog after so long.

Thirdly, I barely go out on weekends. So, just wanted to be out of the house for a change.

Well, been here for 1 hours now. Sessions of my interest aren't happening yet. There's one session on 'Web Standards' between 3-4 PM. Am waiting for that. Will keep updating this post with updates as the day goes by. Watch this space.

1309 hrs : - Been seating at this table for couple hours now. Gonna go stand in queue for lunch now. Catch u later. C ya.

1425 hrs : Ok, lunch is over and I'm waiting for the clock to strike 3. In the meantime, My right wrist is hurting badly. RSI, I guess. BAD. And, here are couple of pictures that I took here.

1547 hrs : One thing I gotta say. BCB8 is noisy. The event is taking place in a large hall with 4 sessions being held in four corners. But, as is expected with halls, when filled with 100+ people; there's just too much noise. Can't hear a single word the presenter is saying. So, am just seating at my table and browsing away. Only reason I'm here right now is - free internet. :p [there i go again !]

1642 hrs: Now I'm bored to death. Staying here is becoming utterly painful. Got to get out of here ASAP. I'm getting out in half hour. One good thing that happened here today is - it kept my mind off my pain.

1707 hrs : Ok, I'm leaving now. Not sure whether I'll come for the day 2. M extremely bored. And now my shoulder is also paining. Got to rest a bit. Hasta La Vista.

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T02:47:00.001+05:30

At last, the day has come. The day for which I always waited. Maybe she also waited. But we two didn't know each other. We both envied other couples on this day, when everyone else around me seemed to have 'special someone' in their life. Only I was the lonely one. Turns out, I wasn't the only one. There was at least one more person who was lonely 'together with me'. And that was my Shonu.

This is our first Valentine. Together. We are still far apart. Still, we are so close to each other, that this physical distance rarely matters. Of course I wish I was with her today. Wish she was in my arms I could love her passionately, more than ever. But, will just have to do with her voice over the cell.

Shonu, I'm all your honey. And, nothing can come between us. Not even - my laptop. :p This is for you, baby -

Happy Valentine's Day, Sweetheart :-3

My Sis - Google Woman Engineer 2009

2009-02-11T12:17:00.011+05:30

Hi there. Posting here after a long time. There's a good good news. My sister has been nominated for this year's Google India Women in Engineering Award. Pretty cool, huh? I'm very very thrilled. Seeing her name in the Google Website here, gave me so much excitement and I'm just so so proud of her.

The program is on 12th Feb at the Infinity Tower. Sis will reach Bangalore tomorrow night. Flight, stay and all expenses paid by Google. But sadly, I can't meet her. :( She'll be straight away taken to the Google Guest house and the next day, the function schedule is packed. Outsiders are said to be 'not allowed', only invitees. I wished I could be with my sis on her day. Anyway, will be in touch with her through cell. And, whether she gets this award or not, I know she's already enjoying this. 1st of all, getting a nomination from Google is such an honor in itself. Secondly, she's traveling on her own, that too, so far from home for the first time. Not to mention, her first air travel. She'll be visiting Bangalore and Hyderabad for the 1st time.

So many 1st times for her. :$ But not an award. I mean, being awarded isn't a first time for her. She's always been applauded for her excellence. She's gold medalist from her University in M.Sc. Man, I was so so proud that day. "My sister - University topper...!!" And, she also won the state level Youth Parliament competition back in her B.Sc. days. Dad is madly proud of her. He used to give us her example. "Why can't you be like your sis?" I used to get so so angry on her and dad. But now, all that's changed. Every single achievement of her makes me so so proud. I really wish she wins this award. :) Best of luck, Sis.

Readers, you can also wish her luck. Drop your wishes here as comments. Will let you about the results here later on.

Happy birthday, my love

2009-01-07T14:08:00.005+05:30

I LOVE YOU

2009-01-04T14:14:00.002+05:30

This is being posted on behalf of SHONU.

I LOVE YOU , BABY
A LOTTTTTTTTT...
MWAH MWAH MWAH

Let the whole world know this.Be mine forever.... :)

Sho and her joyful family..!!

2009-01-02T20:40:00.004+05:30

Sho is a blessed woman. She married the love of her life. She has an extremely loving and caring husband (Vic) and two very sweet babies; baby boy (Tutu) is 5 yrs old and baby girl (Tweetu) is 3 yrs old. The real names of the kids are not mentioned ‘coz their papa dearest don’t want them to be stolen! The sweetest part is that Vic had decided the names of the babies when he was a kid himself, when he was in standard 5! Isn’t that sweet??

Before Sho conceived her two children, she was told that she might die during her pregnancy or after the child birth! She‘d always ask Vic, “would you get married again if I die”? He’d literally shout at her, are you mad? You cannot die like that…what I will do without you! But she‘d again ask him, what if she dies! These words would make Vic very sad and he’d almost cry. He’d always tell her, I’ll bring up our babies really well make them successful individuals and will always tell them our stories. Those words would make her content.

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Well, the 2 kids are born and Sho is perfectly in good health. Theirs is one happy family. They have 2 teams in their family. One consists of Sho & Tutu and the other is of Vic & Tweetu. Both Sho & Vic loved both their children a lot but for Vic, Tweetu is his life, his little angel, his little princess. And, this little princess is no less. She’d follow her papa all around the house and cry on top of her voice until he takes her in his arms.

Tweetu is only 3 yrs old. But, daddy dearest is so worried about her that he doesn’t let even a small little boy to come anywhere around her! “ladke toh bachpan se hi kamine hote hain,pata he, sho! Kamino ko meri angel ke aas paas bhi nahi aane dunga"! Huh! Now this is too much!

Sho- fir tum mere paas kyun aaye?

Vic-‘coz I love you.

Sho-tweetu ko bhi to koi love karega naa?

Vic-nope! I don’t trust anyone.

Sho-come on now..anyways,she is too small.

Vic-but still, I’ll always be with her!

Sho-in that case ,tumhe mere paas bhi nahi aana tha.

Vic -tumhari baat alag he…tweetu meri daughter he. My angel.

Sho-yeah right! main toh upar se tapki hun, I’m no one’s daughter…

Vic- whatever. I don’t know anything!

This is how they always fight. Every night Vic takes his little angel in his arms, sings her a song and roam around in the whole house until she is asleep. Spoilt girl ,huh! Tutu is such a sweet child , he never harasses Sho…he just quietly goes off to sleep.

Life is still very much same for Vic and Sho. Every night he’d take her in his arms, hug her tight and give her hundreds of passionate kisses. He loves to run his fingers through her hair.. smell her and cuddle her. They’d so passionately look into each other eyes and make amazing love like the very first time. She considers her self so so lucky to have found a soul mate like Vic. She’d rest her head on his chest and only then go off to sleep.

Vic’s b’day was coming up and Sho had started making preparations a month before his b’day. She wants his b’day to be the most memorable and special one ever! But, something was wrong somewhere! Vic wasn’t looking very much interested in her and their kids like before! Or rather she thought so! She had come to know that he had some other woman in his life..and he was very happy with her! All this hurt her very badly. Every time she’d confront him , he’d flatly deny.

She tried everything but no avail. She could see her family ruining right in front of her eyes but was helpless! She decided to leave him, not “dump” him or something but to let him go to someone he loved and with whom he‘d be happy all his life. Sho always loved him, loves him and will always love him. But, may be he never loved her that much.

Sho is still alive, not dead but Vic is gone for ever…leaving her amid the journey of life. It’s sleeping time for Tweetu….she is crying but her papa is not there to take her in his arms…your little angel is crying, Vic…

His first date with Angel

2008-11-26T23:45:00.001+05:30

It was his first official date. He was 24, yet he hasn't taken a girl out, ever. So he was pretty much excited; and nervous as well. On top of that it was sort of a blind date. They had found each other on a website and been in a relationship for past 5 months. In this time, they had seen only 1 pic of each. And they were going to meet now for the first time. It was not like taking the relationship a step ahead, as they were already very much committed to each other. But yeah, it was definitely going to be a milestone. Their 1st meeting, 1st eye contact, 1st touch, and if everything goes well, 1st kiss - this meet was definitely important. He wanted it to be perfect. 'God, will she think I'm good enough....!'

He was sitting in the restaurant, crossed legged, impatiently waiting for her. Every now and then he was looking out the window to see if she's coming. He was fidgeting with his laptop, opening and closing random windows, just to distract himself. All the wait was driving him more nervous. He dove into his 'Office OneNote' where he used to save his chats with her. He was going through a particular chat script when the restaurant gates opened and ...

SHE walked in. Straight out of the picture he has seen of her. Gorgeous. He heard violins playing in the background. They both exchanged a smile. 'Shit!'. He never liked his own smile and whenever he saw himself in mirror grinning - he found himself looking stupid. 'There goes my first impression... Stupid'. He withdrew his gaze and quickly minimized all the open windows on his laptop. 'How should I welcome her...?? Should I hug her? That might be too much in 1st meeting! Air hug? Aaahhhhhhh......, whaa(t)....'. She sat in the couch in front of his, facing him. Well, to start with - both were feeling shy shy and were giggling. But he couldn't meet her gaze. He was more shy than her. :D After a while, he gathered up some courage and looked her in the eyes. And he was bowled over.

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Those sparkling eyes did wonders. He got lost for an instant and couldn't pay hid to anything else happening around him. The pool of her eyes, brimming with joy and the glitter of love in those eyes, that he knew were for him. He had only heard the term 'Jheel si Ankhe' till then and thought of this term as mad poet's thingy. But now it was his turn to actually drown in one such pair. He kept looking at her eyes, spell-bound. He could see his own image in the mirror of her eyes. 'Wow. She's looking at me with those eyes'. :)

He broke out of the spell when she poked his hand and asked him to show her his laptop. He promptly stood up in reflex and sat next to her on the same couch. Suddenly his heartbeats doubled. She was sooooo close to him. He badly craved to take her in his arms. Prior to coming here, over the phone they had talked about how they'll hug n all. But, now that they were in close proximity, they both were shying away. Anyway, 'at least I can hold her by shoulder...'. 'Yawning trick' came into his mind but he found it too lame. 'No need to pretend anything. Be little brave'. He lifted his left hand and............ kept it on the top edge of the backrest. Thus he thought of it as having her in his arms. If she'd just lean on his chest, just a little bit; and if he curves his left hand a bit, he'll be embracing her. That moment he felt on top of the world.

He looked at her face. Her cheeks looked butter smooth and there was this glow which he couldn't ignore. He sooo wanted to caress her cheeks, rub his cheeks on her's, pull her cheeks et al. But .. ahem. She was beaming. The broad smile on her face made everything look beautiful. And again, the twinkle in her eyes were gripping him like fever. His eyes were roaming all over her face. That cute nose, awwwww. He felt like poking it with his own nose tip. 'But that nose will come in between when we kiss'. His gaze moved to her lips. She was saying something but he couldn't hear a word. He had lost his senses. Those chocolate lips were soooo mesmerizing, he kept looking at them with his mouth open. Her slightly glossed lips were looking sooo inviting. On top of that, few water drops from her last water sip were glittering like dewdrops on her lips and giving it a tempting 'wet rose petal' look. He wanted to lean in and kiss her softly on those rose petals and drink each water droplet one by one. He literally felt hypnotized and drawn towards her delicious lips.

Suddenly she stopped talking and stared at him. He felt embarrassed for a moment. But then she let out a chuckle and turning her face away, started checking her make-up in her hand mirror. He still felt drawn towards her mirror. Her long flowing hairs crashed on his shoulder, caressing his cheeks. He slowly ran his right palm n fingers over her hairs. Smoothness of her hairs weren't even an iota less than what she had claimed earlier. As his fingers ploughed through her hair, it felt like silk threads. The slow dance of her hairs on his shoulder felt like a cool breeze from a waterfall. He buried his nose in her hairs and smelled them. He couldn't compare it with the smell of any flower as what he smelt was out of this world. He was loosing his control in that aroma and found himself floating in that cloud.

She poked his leg with her toes to get him out of his trance. When he look at her, startled 'Ummm,.. Ahh.. Wha(t)..!!!!', she let out this beautiful laughter. It started from her lips, emitted her eyes and reached his heart. The sound of cool-ly flowing river soothed his senses. At that instant, he picked up her glass of water and sipped from it. She did the same. They looked into each others eyes while sipping and a lot of love n affection was exchanged in an instant.

After some time passed like this, it was time to part. She placed her hands on the table to exclaim 'See, I've got an old burn mark'. He immediately held her hands and 'carefully' inspected the mark. But after that, none of them let go. They held each others hands, for the first time. The touch was heavenly. He had never felt sooo amazing. Her hands were cold and were drawing heat from his palm. He felt really good at this. "Chalo, at least I'm literally giving her warmth :p ". Both were caressing each other back of palm with their thumb. He felt cool mint flowing under his skin. The feather touch of her palm against his - he felt as if he was holding an angel. He ran his eyes up her hands; smooth flawless hands and watched her perfect shoulders. He wanted to reach across the table, hold her hands, make her stand up and then hug her tight; wanted her beautiful hands wrapped around his body. But then again .... .public restaurant...!!! :(

They both stood up to leave. He didn't want to let her go. He was thinking of any possible way to stall her, so that he can love her some more. But, it wasn't to be. Biding adieu, she went out the door. After some 10-20 seconds, he left the restaurant and watched her go in the distance, her perfect angelic body floating inches above the ground. He wanted to run up to her and hold her in his embrace. But couldn't. He kept looking at her majestic walk until she was lost in the crowd.

Marriage ! Made in heaven - Download book

2008-11-18T17:52:00.000+05:30

Finally the day has arrived - the day when I launch my latest book, the much awaited book form of my most appreciated story series "Marriage 'not' made in heaven". Though I had planned to upload the book here immediately after returning from Diwali vacation. But I didn't quite get the time to put everything together. I wanted this book to be special, something more than my earlier books. So, was wandering what else to add besides the main story. And then designing the cover of the book was a big issue. I couldn't zero in on some particular design. After much thinking and head scratching, I designed 4 different covers and picked the 3rd one. The wait is over now. Here's giving you the book, so that you can read it all in one place, even offline.

Download

Click on the book cover to see the full size book cover. Click on the download icon on its right to download the zipped book. The zip contains the book in PDF format, some fonts that might be needed and a 'Read Me' file. Enjoy the book. There are some extra features in the book, other than the 6 Episode story; for instance - 'Behind the Scene' section and alternate book covers. Enjoy the book.

Synopsis :

For those of you, who didn't follow the story as it was being published here - here's a synopsis of the book.

This is a typical story of 'guy meets girl and love blossoms'. But its not really that typical. They didn't meet ever. They were just web friends. Or were they? There was definitely something special about them that always kept them together, inspite of their numerous chat fights. But they didn't think it was love. How can you love someone whome you haven't even seen, right? Then one day the girl tells him that she's getting married. He felt his world crashing down. Next thing he knew was that he landed in her city the very next day, to make her his own. What happens next? Does he win his love? How they fared against all the opposition from parents and even god, who played spoilsport very often. There's a saying that 'Marriages are made in heaven'. But their's wasn't - definitely. Then how did they make it work on earth? Come join the journey of a guy, out to win his lady love.

Ohhh, I'd like to take your opinion about the book cover. So, here are the four alternate book covers. Let me know which one you like the most -

Ok now, go on. Read the book. It took me a great deal of effort in the designing of the book. So, if you like the design and the content, do leave a comment or your views here. I'd like that a lot. After all, its your love that keeps me going here. :) I might write a sequel to this story. Just keep a watch here for updates. For the time being, Adieu.

Related : You can find my previous books for free download HERE.

Not made in Heaven - Behind the Scene

2008-10-10T19:53:00.001+05:30

Hi there. Finally the much loved story, 'Marrige : Not made in heaven' has reached it's finale. Comments aren't pouring in yet :p but I'm sure you'll like it. If you haven't read it yet, read the whole story bottom to top - Here. And, watch out for the upcoming PDF version of the story, a book that you can download and read anytime you want.

In the meantime, here's some 'behind the scene' story bytes specially for you. The true story behind the story. Through out the course of this series, readers have asked me whether this is a true story. To clarify it for once and for all, I'm still not married. But don't get your hopes high. I'm hitched. It happened exactly as it is described in the 1st Episode - Jab We Met and almost as 2nd Episode - Be my (L / w) ife. Rest of the episodes are my imagination. Gotta say that I've great imagination power. [ Blowing my own trumpet. HeHe ] Well, at least my girl thinks so... :) Now, she'll tell you some of the real story. Here's something that she asked me to post here. Listen to her now -

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This post is about my guy. No, I'm not gonna write on how we met and stuff. I'll write a mixture of everything.

The last series which Vicky has written is dedicated to me. [ Blush Blush :$ ] After reading the first part, I was like 'awwwww soooo sweet'. Strangely, we were not seeing each other when he started this series. He had told me that very shortly he'd write something for me. When he posted the 1st Episode, I had an inking that this is me. Later on, he would discuss every minute detail with me, on everything about me. As the series progressed, our love was also moving, actually jumping steps ahead. :)

There are certain things which happen in every love story, which is happening with us too. We fight like hell, well not everyday but yes may be every 15 days :P . Whenever we fight, I always decide on not receiving his call, come what may! But, the moment I see his name flashing on my cell's screen, I'm like - "Ooohhhhh… I can't live without talking to my baby". There's silence for at least 5-7 minutes after receiving the call. Then again fighting, which follows by 'coochi cooing'.

Know what baby? I really don't like some habits of yours. Like, I keep talking until my throat pains and you quietly and patiently listen to me. It so irritates me. But then, I like the way you say "Aisaaaa, Achaaaa, Hmmmmm, Uummmmm, Fir Fir" and so much more which obviously I don't want to mention here. ;) And of-course, I LOVE the way you care for me. It happens in every relationship but still. The way you take care of me when I'm unwell; the way you make me laugh when I'm sad or in bad mood; the way you make me understand when I'm confused; the way you make me feel extremely special; the way you wake me up from sleep; the way we call each other by those shweet shweet names. Every breathe you take makes me feel that it's for me and me only. And, how could I forget to mention that we love pulling each others legs. :D The first thing I want in the morning after I wake up is you. I go to bed thinking about you. In my dreams I see you and you only. Every fraction of second has your memory and love in it. When I eat your favorite food, I feel so elated as if you have cooked, specially for me.

I guess there's only one similarity between us but many dissimilarities. The similarity is that both of us are introverts but when it comes to you, I'm a complete extrovert. I'm always in a hurry about everything but you take your own sweet time no matter what the conditions are :@ . I'm very impatient and you're the opposite of it. I'm quiet short tempered and you are the calmer one. I'm the talkative one (with you only) but you hardly talk. The list is endless. But, as we all know, opposites attract. May be that's the reason of us being so much in love.

After all the love and praise, I want to tell you something and that is, tell me things directly rather than indirectly at times. I don't understand, you see. Or rather, I want to hear directly from you. But anyways, I love you a lot, no matter what.

LOVE YOU LOTS … MMMMMMWWWAHHHH.. [ HEART ] .

Marriage : 'Not' made in heaven

2008-10-07T22:26:00.003+05:30

Episode 6 : Happily Ever After

The 1st half of the day with my 'better-half' in my, ooops... OUR house is unforgettable. She sat there on the bed beside me and kept looking everywhere with eager eyes. She was taking in the ambiance and maybe was trying to feel at home. Her new home - Our Home. I was just looking at her excited and curious face and let her explore. Finally she gazed at me with a tiny glint in her eyes and monalisa smile on her lips. She clutched my hand and rested her head on my shoulder. That is all she wanted. I wrapped my other hand around her, held her and whispered in her ears - 'Welcome home, Honey'.

Within hours, she was unpacking and putting everything in place. Awwwww. My girl was taking care of our home already. But she must be tired n all. So, I had to stop her. She'd put one thing on shelf and I'd misplace it immediately when she turned to pick another thing. She'd give me a glare and redo the 'shelfing'. This happened for the next 6-7 stuff. Then she reached out to grab a book for 'shelfing' and I grabbed her hands instead and pulled her towards me. She almost collided with me and I held her. She was trying to set herself free but I held on tight. I said 'Let it be. We'll do the decorations later'. She pretended she didn't hear anything and kept asking me to let her go and kept struggling to free herself. I pulled her bit more closer and suddenly her 'freedom fight' ended. Her fists unclasped and she slowly wrapped her hands around my neck. Our faces were soooo close. Our nose-tips were touching. She looked into my eyes and I was drowning in her ocean blue eyes. I inclined my head and touched her lips with mine. She kept them there by holding my face. We kissed for the next 10 mins. We both were breathless by then.

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We went to Brigade Road for dinner that night. After dinner, roaming on Brigade felt like a dream. The crowd was very less. I was feeling like prince, strolling with my princess - hands in hands. Back home, just before entering home, she gave me a long tight hug at the porch. It felt like eternity. We walked into our room in each others embrace and collapsed on the bed. She looked into my eyes for sometime and then closed her eyes. My angel was in my arms. I gently kissed her on forehead, eyelids, nose-tip, cheeks, lips. After each kiss, she held me even tighter. Then she started with kissing my chin. Within half hour, she had covered every inch of my face with her love. I held her in my arms as my baby drifted into sleep later on.

Next morning, while still half asleep, I felt hot air blowing on my face. But there was something unusual. This hot air had this nice aroma which felt sooo soothing. It was she breathing on my face, whispering in my ears - "Wake up baby. Good Morning". I opened my eyes and saw her looking at me - all smiling. As my eyes met her, I saw the glint of morning sun in her sparkling eyes. I received a wet kiss on my cheeks as morning breakfast. She giggled and was about to leave my bed side when I pulled her back in and wrapped her in my arms. She started tickling me and so did I. Best way to wake up. :)

I skipped office that day. Next few days as well, for that matter. Spent every moment with her, helped her tiding up the house, played with her, cooked with her and everything. Next week onwards, I had to go to office anyway, even though I wasn't feeling like going. She hugged me at the door and kissed me 'bye-bye' and 'come back soon'. On the way to office, I was missing her already. I could still feel her tight embrace, her body pressed against mine, her breath on my cheeks, her wet lips on mine. I kept calling her from office every now n then. And seems she was seating beside the phone all day, as she was picking up the phone on 1st ring itself. My manager wasn't happy though. Apparently I spent more than half the time in office on phone and on top of that, left office earlier than usual. :P

I picked up some flowers for her on my way back home. Couldn't wait to get back home. This was happening for the 1st time. Usually I was among the last person to leave office. But now things had changed. I had someone to come home to. Damn this traffic, the cab was moving so slowly. The 10 minute drive to home took like forever. When I reached home, a surprise was waiting for me. She opened the gate for me and Wow!!! She was standing there like a seductress, oozing a lot of oomph. She welcomed me inside the house, made me seat on the couch and gave me a juice. Then she told me take a shower. I couldn't disobey this diva. I was spell bound. So, I was in the bathroom, standing under the shower. I thought she was in the kitchen, fixing me dinner. But suddenly I felt her behind me and then I felt her fingers on my bare back. She was running her palms on my back. I was shivering under the hot shower. She came more close, kissed me on back of neck and hugged me from behind, her hands on my chest. A current ran through my body. I turned around, cupped her face and kissed her wet trembling lips. We kissed madly, like never before until we both were breathless. Her cloths were all soaked in water and her body felt great against mine. Then she started kissing me all over my body. The touch of her lips on my skin was driving me crazy. I was loosing control of myself.

I pulled her close to me, wrapped my hands around her waist and started kissing her all over. We both were kissing every inch we could place our lips on. My kisses on her neck were sensuous for both of us. I carried her into our bedroom, she clinging onto me with her legs and hands, we both kissing all the way. I collapsed with her on the bed, which got wet from all the water. She got rid of her wet cloths. She was looking smokin hot and yet soooo beautiful. And she was blushing now. At first she pulled the sheets to cover herself, but then she came rushing and hugged me tight, her body pressed against mine. I made her lie on her back and kissed all over her body for the first time. I wanted her badly. We made love that night, for the first time. It was heavenly experience for me. As she slept in my arms that night, I felt like the most blessed guy on earth.

Days passed by and before we knew it, we were celebrating our 6th 'manniversary'. That's a term we coined. See, 26th May was the day that we had confessed our love for each other. Since that day, we celebrate on 26th of every month. Come'on. Wait for anniversary is very long. So, we celebrate manniversary every month. It is our own valentines day which comes every month. :) But from the day after the 3rd maaniversary, I noticed that she wasn't her usual chirpy bubbly self. Something was amiss and she wouldn't tell me what. On my prodding, she'd tell me that she was just a bit tired. But wouldn't let me skip office to stay with her. This continued for couple of days. Then I refused to go office one day and stayed with her. We spent all day in our bedroom. She rested beside me, her head on my shoulder and hand on my chest. I held her close to me. I felt her quivering. I pulled her up and looked at her. Her eyes were moist. She tried to hide it and buried her head in my chest. I just held her and caressed her. I knew anything else wont do any good to her. Finally she whispered in a chocked voice - "I miss mom and dad".

We both had wished for a happy life of togetherness. We had wished that we'll get married with our parents' blessings. But since that hadn't happened, we were just living together. Everything was there between us. All the love, happiness and understanding. Everything that a couple wishes for. I knew if I asked her to marry me, she'd accept it. But she'll always feel the absence of her parents' blessings and that's something that'll keep her sad maybe deep somewhere within. So, I never raised the question. But now it was time. But just as she, just as we had wished for. I have to make it happen. We were going back to where we eloped from. Her city, her parents.

She was reluctant to go back there. She was afraid that her parents will take her away from me. But I gave her strength and assured her that I won't let anything bad happen. When I stepped into her parents' house, holding her hands - it was a scene from some Karan Johar flick. Total chaos prevailed for quite some time. But long story short, her parents were happy to see her again. Apparently, they had imagined that I'm a bad guy who had bewitched their daughter and won't let them see her again. But when they saw that she was happy with me and I'm not really a bad guy, they accepted 'Us'. Maybe the fact that we stayed together for 6 months influenced the acceptance. :P I called my parents there as well. Now, the two sets of parents had their formal meeting. Well, that was really just a formality as they knew they'll have to accept the marriage now. When they came out from their meeting room, her dad welcomed me with open arms and so did my parents for her. Just then, I went down on my knees, held her hands, looked her in the eyes and proposed "Would you spend the rest of your life with me?"

Epilogue :

26th December - the day we got married - on our 7th Manniversary. This marriage was definitely 'not made in heaven'. We had many turbulence and roadblocks. At times, it seemed that god himself is dealing cards against us. But we never gave in. We fought against all adversaries and finally made it work. We got married. But this didn't end there. Our married life faced hardship as well. Couple of times, it was on the verge of break-up. But, we survived everything. But that's another story I'll tell you some other day. For now, let me wake my angel up and wish her happy 50th marriage anniversary and 607th Manniversary.

Read all the Episodes - one by one - Here. And wait for the upcoming PDF book. I'll mention the names of those who participated in the Survey for Episode 6 there.

Survey for Episode 6

2008-08-12T14:36:00.004+05:30

Hi there. I hope you people are liking the love-story series that I'm currently writing here. The numerous reader responses that I'm getting as comments, mails and GTalk pings are over-whelming. So, I thought why not involve my readers here...!!

So far, I've written 5 Episodes for the series "Marriage : 'Not' made in heaven". The lead couple found their true love, met each other, faced some hardship, took the plunge and finally arrived at Bangalore. But what next? That's gonna be in the Finale Episode. I have something in mind. But my partner doesn't quite like my idea. :$ So, why not check what you people think?

Hope you've already read the last five episodes. If not, check the links below. And then take the survey. I'll write the story of the final episode based on what most of the respondents suggest. The names of those respondents will also be published here, to give them due credit.

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~~The survey closes on 31st August 2008 at 11:59 PM. Respond before that and~~. be a part of the series. Ohhh, did I tell you that I'll roll out the whole series as a PDF book later on and all the respondents will be credited there as well. So, keep posting your views here.

Survey duration increased by another month. So, you can still post your views. Now the survey ends on 30th September at 11:59 PM.

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Not made in Heaven - *Behind the Scene*

Marriage : 'Not' made in heaven

Episode 6 : Happily Ever After

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Survey for Episode 6

Previously in the Series :

Not made in Heaven - Behind the Scene