Wasteful Musings

An Obituary to Common Sense

2009-06-16T11:08:00.001+05:30

An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, *Common Sense*, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain

Purano Shei Diner Kotha

2009-06-14T20:52:00.005+05:30

This Bengali song is originally a work of Rabindranath Tagore and sung by Hemanta Mukherjee.I tried to find some online translator which I can use to convert the English fonts to Bengali but didn't find anything that worked. Google should have worked on Bengali fonts too. They have not added any other Indian font support for Blogger since Hindi and then four regional languages. When I have the

Ye Ishq Nahin Aasaan

2009-05-30T11:24:00.008+05:30

Took me a long time to find the original poem on the net. The fact that I thought it was by Ghalib didn't help either. Someone also mentioned it was by Mir Taqi Mir which led to another futile search. Finally found it on a forum and reproducing here both Hindi and English. इक लफ्ज़-ऐ-मोहब्बत का अदना सा फ़साना है सिमटे तो दिल-ऐ-आशिक फैले तो ज़माना हैये किस का तसव्वुर है ये किसका फ़साना हैजो अश्क है

Maah-E-Ru

2009-05-29T08:55:00.009+05:30

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; Ankhon se ojhal,Dekhun main pal-pal,Tasavvur ki nazar char-su......Maah-e-ruPhir teri yaad ki ghatayein,Is dil pe chaake reh gayi.Phir mere naam ki sadayein,Mujhko bulake reh gai.Isqh hai bebas,Zindagi behas,Phiraye darbadar

My first Critical Mass

2009-03-29T10:06:00.007+05:30

Day before yesterday, I attended my first Critical Mass. Since I didn't have a cycle of my own, I borrowed a Firefox Target from Rohan Kini of BOTS. I had some backlog in work, I had to continue working till 11 am that day from night shift the previous day. Thought I will catch some sleep before the CM but couldn't catch a wink despite the fact that I was awake whole night. That's been a problem

Spheris Is Cycle Friendly

2009-02-12T16:54:00.002+05:30

My office, Spheris India Pvt Ltd, yesterday approved free parking for cycles inside the office premises. It all started with a small thread in the intranet forum. For an employee strength of 1500+, there weren't even 30 replies I guess on that thread including the ones like "you'll get crushed under a BMTC bus." There wasn't much demand from the masses, except a small handful (really, really

Resolutions 2009

2009-01-02T23:33:00.004+05:30

I don't remember if I ever made New Year resolutions, so perhaps this is the first time, perhaps because this new year has been different. So here are my resolutions in no particular order.Get back to photography and processing photos.Get my Nikon D70s fixed. If #2 doesn't cost a bomb, perhaps buy a Sigma 10-20.Study, hard.Take up cycling; again depends on #2.Go on some trips and if possible to

Ek barahman ne kaha hai ke ye saal achha hai

2009-01-02T22:51:00.006+05:30

Its pretty ironical the way this year started. Amidst all the Happy New Years going around, things weren't really happy. Its surprising that no matter how much you thought about something that is bound to happen, when it really does, you still realise you weren't quite prepared to handle something like that. But then, like they say, Shit Happens. And in life, that does happen quite a lot. In

Alcohoroscopes

2008-12-27T14:05:00.005+05:30

Based on your Sun Signs, Alcohoroscopes explains your expected behaviour after you get drunk.ARIES Drinking style Impulsive Aries people like to party and sometime sdon't know when to call it a night. Their competitive streak makes them prone to closing-time shot contests. They're sloppy, fun drunks, and they get mighty flirty after a couple tipples. Getting Aries people drunk I sa good way to

Critical Mass Ride - Bangalore

2008-11-26T12:59:00.000+05:30

Critical Mass - BangaloreAll you people out there with any kind of cycle...doodhwala cycles,newspaperwalla cycles, mtb's, road bikes,with and without gearwallas (and walis), with and without helmets...here's calling all of you to bring along your cycles and join in thefirst ever Critical Mass ride in Bangalorespread the word and join the bandwagon....Let's make it happen guys!!!!The intention is

Dooms-(the)-day

2008-09-10T08:39:00.003+05:30

Let me see. I've had my breakfast. My daily 1 hour dose of watching music video on YouTube. Have read the morning paper. Now the only thing left to do, doomsday be doomed, is hit the bed and go to sleep; for those who don't know, I work in the night shift for BPO in Bangalore so don't be surprised about me hitting the sack at 9 in the morning. Like all Doomsday predictions and prophecies, this

Yahoo Steals Photo From Flickr (?)

2008-08-03T11:14:00.002+05:30

Flickr has been heaven for copyright violaters and photography thieves for quite some time now.. There are numerous stories on how someone's pic got stolen and was used by all the way from I-cant-shoot-good-but-I-cant-steal-and-show-off-online type of guys, to ad agencies and newspapers of national and international repute.. But who would have guessed something like this happening, or did someone

Human Chain Protest 22nd June 2008, 11.00 am, Agara Lake, Kormangala, Bangalore

2008-06-19T12:46:00.005+05:30

Join the Human Chain on Sunday, 22nd June 2008, 11.00 am at Agara Lake (Kormangala).This is to protect and save our lakes from privatization, which will ruin our water bodies and exploit them for commercial interests. Most people think "There'll be thousands of people there, it does not matter if I don't go". Unfortunately, most people's protest does not extend beyond their armchair, and you'll

FireFox v3.0

2008-06-18T10:38:00.007+05:30

So the much awaited update for FireFox is out. Mozilla is trying to achieve a Guiness Record for the maximum number of downloads for a software in 24 hours. So take my word and go ahead download it first from here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/. You can get fully localised browser versions also from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html. I have hardly used it for 15 minutes now

Twitter

2008-04-20T14:45:00.003+05:30

I just created an account in Twitter -(username: Shreelesh). I have no much idea how it works and even lesser idea about how its going to help. Though I do know some people who are twitters.

When Virus Attacks - Virtumonde

2008-04-11T14:12:00.004+05:30

A while back I had this bad infection by, what I found out later to be an AdWare called, Virtumonde. There were 2 infected .dll files in my system32 folder what I believe 2 different strains of Virtumonde. ZoneAlarm successfully detected both the infected files but it could neither rename, delete, quarantine or do anything with it despite repeated attempts over many days. I tried scanning the

Gtalk and Winamp 5.5 Incompatibility

2008-04-10T11:06:00.004+05:30

Now this is one stuff I never expected. Two of the most loved (and free) apps incompatible with each other. I have not been using Winamp for a while now - ever since I lost all my songs in a HD crash. Anyway, just downloaded Winamp 5.5 yesterday, started playing Shanghai Breezes by John Denver and clicked on "Show current music track" in Gtalk and forgot about it. A while later, I noticed Gtalk

~ The Temple of Our Purest Thoughts is Silence ~

2007-12-21T20:14:00.000+05:30

Ek aur saal jee liya humne,Ek aur gham seh liya humneKhuda tu aata to nahi kabhi mere rooh-ba-roohEk khamosh fariyaad tere dar pe kar liya humne©Shreelesh Kumar - All Rights Reserved.©Shreelesh Kumar - All Rights Reserved. This image and/or words should not be reproduced, published, transmitted via e-mails or otherwise, printed or shared in any physical or electronic form either in part or in

सौ दर्द हैं | Sau Dard Hain

2007-12-12T07:05:00.000+05:30

सौ दर्द हैं, सौ राहातेंसब मिला दिलनशीं, एक तू ही नहीं।रूखी रूखी सी ये हवाऔर सूखे पत्ते की तरहाशहर की सड़कों पे मैंलावारिस उड़ता हुआसौ रास्ते, पर तेरी राह नही।बहता है पानी बहने दे,वक़्त को यूँही रहने दे।दरिया ने कर्वट ली है तोसहिलों को सहने दे।।सौ हसरतेंपर तेरा ग़म नहीं----------------------------------------Sau dard hai, sau rahateinSab mila dilnasheen, ek tu hi naheen.Rookhi rookhi si ye hawaAur

Started Writing Again

2007-12-11T19:04:00.000+05:30

Of late getting back to writing crappy 4-liners that I once started during school days. For nearly the initial 3-4 years, even my best friend didn't know about this. I'd decided I'd never share them with anyone, much less publishing them on net, thats pretty much what I just ended up doing just a while back. I dont know whether I am going to continue this online foray or not but lets see.

Mere Lafz - 1

2007-12-11T18:41:00.001+05:30

गर तू बेवफा होती तो भुलाना आसान होतावक़्त का ये जाम-ए-ज़हर हलक पर आसान होताकुछ तो रह-रहकर चुभता है पलकों पेकहता तुझसे मैं गर वो दर्द, मुम्किन हाल-ए-बयान होता ----------------Gar tu bewafa hoti to bhulana asaan hotaWaqt ka ye jaam-e-zahar halak par asaan hotaKuch to reh-rehkar chubhta hai palko peKehta tujhse main gar vo dard, mumkin haal-e-bayaan hota

A BRIDGE TOO FAR ........

2007-10-09T17:12:00.000+05:30

A BRIDGE TOO FAR ........The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said "Hanuman, how diligently and strenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge several centuries back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages of the climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed an amazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad built by Gammon using

Ban The Bulb - 1

2007-08-07T07:56:00.000+05:30

I switched to CFL long back.. The only bulb in my house is the spare one which I bought long back and is still surviving due to non-use.So don't be a "tubelight." Ban the damn bulb. One of the least things you can do your bit to Change Climate Change.

Andaman Trunk Road & Jarawas

2007-06-16T17:00:00.000+05:30

Date:10/06/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2007/06/10/stories/2007061050090100.htm Magazine Trouble down this road Trouble down this road MEENA GUPTA The Andaman Trunk Road, a boon for settlers on the island, could be the death-knell for the Jarawas. But little is being done to protect the Stone Age tribe from contact with the 21st century.

है लौ जिन्दगी - गुल्ज़ार | Hai Lau Zindagi - Gulzar

2007-06-12T15:34:00.000+05:30

है लौ जिन्दगीहै लौ जिन्दगी, जिन्दगी नूर हैमगर इसमें जलने का दस्तूर है।रवायत ये है के जिन्दगी गहना है,ये हीरा है और इसे चाटते रहना है। के लम्हों में मरने का दस्तूर है॥ अधूरे से रिश्तों में पलते रहो,अधूरी सी साँसों से चलते रहो।यूँही जीने जाने का दस्तूर है॥है लौ ज़िन्दगी, ज़िन्दगी नूर है..ये ग़ज़ल नलिनी सिंह की "हैल्लो ज़िन्दगी" नामक सीरियल का शीर्षक गीत था जो आज से शायद १०-११ साल पहले दूरदर्शन पर