Taken from Amitabh Bachchan's Blog ;P You can see the North and the South block, the parliament building and landscapes. Wow.
Aerial view of Delhi
2008. Revisited.
Inspired by D's blog, here is my own list of things in 2008. Obvisouly very hard to recollect but I shall take liberal help of my blog and do the same.
Jan. Bored.
Feb. Bored.
Mar. Bored.
Apr. Bored.
May. Bored.
Jun. Bored.
Jul. Bored.
Aug. Bored.
Sep. Bored.
Oct. Bored.
Nov. Bored.
Dec. Bored.
How about you ... ?
Jan. Bored.
Feb. Bored.
Mar. Bored.
Apr. Bored.
May. Bored.
Jun. Bored.
Jul. Bored.
Aug. Bored.
Sep. Bored.
Oct. Bored.
Nov. Bored.
Dec. Bored.
How about you ... ?
2008. Looking Back. 2009. Looking Ahead.
In Jan this year, I was very convinced that it will a year that would bring along change and I would be lot more closer to my goals. I even made a list of things that I wanted to do in 2008. They were
1. Stay fit (I am unhealthy, need to control it)
2. Acquire/create/partner a business
3. Write a book - fiction/non-fiction will do
4. Create an online presence (rather than an online identity). This would involve re-restructuring of blogs, conscious effort to post better quality content, creating the website, participating on social and professional networking websites and finally meeting/creating/talking with other people online/offline.
Now, on 26th Dec, if I look back, apart from few things here and there, 2008 was personally a very very average year for me (to say the least). Off the 4 things, I did not do even one. I did try to eat healthy and exercise. I did start a novel. I did think of n00b.in. I did work on creating my online presence and created saurabhgarg.com. All 4 were initiated but died with time. Its not that they were difficult. Its just that I could not complete them. I lost interest mid way and let my mind wander.
In 2009, mantra is going to be FOCUS and DO. Yes I have come up with yet another wish list of things for 2009. In the DO year, I will make sure I FOCUS on things and get them done.
P.S.: Please dont be surprised by lack of work on the do list. Work never was, never will be a priority.
Prabhakar Speaks
Prabhakar Kishan Kharre is yet another fictional guy I would want to meet in real life. Prabhakar is a tourist guide in Shantaram.
The best part about him is the way he speaks. He mixes Hindi, English and Marathi like no one else.
For those who dont know about Shantaram, it is been written by Gregory David Roberts and is about an Australian convict who escapes jail and lands in India on a false passport. He learns life in Mumbai the hard way and finally gets settled. A very interesting (and thick) book.
The best part about him is the way he speaks. He mixes Hindi, English and Marathi like no one else.
For those who dont know about Shantaram, it is been written by Gregory David Roberts and is about an Australian convict who escapes jail and lands in India on a false passport. He learns life in Mumbai the hard way and finally gets settled. A very interesting (and thick) book.
2009
Things to do in 2009.
- Buy a bike.
- Travel to Leh.
- Own a business.
- Teach at a proper school.
- Write a book.
Inspired by The Bucket List and Dasvidaniyan.
Don Karnage - I am a Fan
I am now a Don Karnage fan. Actually I have always been a fan but its just reaffirmation.
I still remember the time when I would desperately wait for Tale Spin to happen. Obviously I was young enough not to have any biases and favorites. But with time, when the show became a passe, and memories began to fade away, there were few things left in the mysterious folds of memory. Amongst them was Don Karnage. The pirate king. The king of puns. The master of one-liners.
His impeccable sense of humour and great timing at the makes him such a superhero (supervillian if you may).
This is one character I would have loved to meet in real life. And I am talking from what I have seen in the translated version that ran in India. Have no clue how good/bad was he in the original series. If you are in India and you are keen on watching him, tune into Jetix every morning at 8.
Too bad Don doesn't have a page on Wikipedia. I however found a few fanpages and here is a linked list
Image credits: visionsfantastic Forums
2008 Dec 21 - The Weekend
Saturday was 49's birthday. Me + 122 reached 49's place on Friday night and went looking for sea food. Somehow reached ShilPhata and stopped for dinner at Kokam King. 49 and 122 loved the sea food. I loved the Masala Papad.
Came back, rented 21, Finding Nemo and Bucket List. Saw The Bucket List (Das Vidaniyan was loosly based on Bucket List). Ok movie but an awesome lesson. I think I will make my own bucket list.
Planning to finish The Motorcycle Diaries by end of this weekend.
Might meet Met 58 at the airport.
Will go Went for the first meeting of the LSBC on sunday (I can never seem to spell the name correct - I think Prasanna hates me for naming it like that). Hope to discover more people and share the love of reading books.
Written on Saturday, 20th December 2008 while waiting for a pizza that I just ordered from Dominoes.
Meeting my clone
Last night I was not really in the best of the moods. Only thing I could think of was the Moby song Why Does My Heart and I put that on my Twitter.
@twilightfairy replied in the morning that me and sepiaverse tweeted about the same song at the same time. And he she too mentioned about the dog. Whoa. Coincidence? Clones? Mind Reading? Telepathy?
P.S.: Is this post worthy enough of reaching saurabhgarg.com?
Sachin 41*
Sachin just scored his 41st test match century and in the process help India take 1-0 lead over England in the cricket series.
Wow. Go Sachin.
Wow. Go Sachin.
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