Suksy's Pensieve

When G ulli-danda and Goli (marbles) were more popular than cricket ... When we always had friends to play aais-paais (I Spy), Kallu-Mannu and Jootata anytime ... When we desperately waited for 'yeh jo hai jindagi' When chitrahaar, vikram-baitaal, dada daadi ki kahaniyaan were so fulfilling ... When there was just one TV in every five houses, When bisleris were not sold in the trains and we were worrying if papas will get back into the train in time or not when they were getting down at stations to fill up the water bottle ... When we were going to bed by 9.00pm sharp except for the 'yeh jo hai jindagi' day ... When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made colors and sweets and moms seeking our help while preparing them When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and papas while slapping/beating us ... When we were exchanging comics and stamps and chacha-chaudaris and billus were our heroes ... When we were in our hometowns every summer and loved flying k...

The Pakistan Connection - Vir Sanghvi It is almost a truism to say that when a terrorist attack takes place in a Third World country, Western powers - and the Western media - dismiss it as an example of the internal tensions that beset that country. But when a similar - or even, a lesser - attack takes place in a Western country, it becomes an event of global significance. The international news channels are full of nothing else. There is talk of international conspiracies. And the world community is asked to sit up and take note of the rogue states that are now threatening the peaceful existence of white people. I hesitate to make this point again and again because it can be misinterpreted to suggest a certain insensitivity towards the victims of terrorism in Western countries. The truth is that I was as agitated as any American over the 9/11 attacks and wrote what must be one of my most emotional columns after that tragedy, echoing the global feeling that, as the world united agains...

Yes!!! I am in Love yet again... and, as earlier, this time too, the girl proposed to me. The best part is that this time, if the girl had not proposed to me, I would have done it within a week. My earlier posts on Love are here and here . We were meeting online. She came to Bangalore and called me up to ask me to meet her. I called her a ditcher coz she knew pretty well that I could not meet her at her place. So, she came all the way to my office, we met, had pizza and then, walked around E-City for a couple of hours. Till that moment, I did not have any ideas that she's goin to propose to me or that we're goin to fall in love with each other. One evening, she sent me a message that she wants to be closer in our relationship. She said that she wanted us to get together. I immediately called her back to ask her about what exactly did she mean about getting together. She then proposed to me. I did not even take a moment to answer her a YES. I just dunno how and where this is goi...

Three years completed in my present company... Three Cheers to me, myself and Suksy... These three years saw me performing and made me take a closer look at the management. I still remember the day when I travelled from Domlur to Koramangala Parking Lot, Paid the bus driver 20/- w/o realising that his job is to drop us to our KEC Campus. I also remember the way I asked a colleague, who sat beside me in the bus, to help me out with my tie. That was actually the second time I was wearing a tie.. the first one was to an interview with a call center. I did not even know that Business Formals mean Full Arm Shirt and Tie. I was wearing a half-arm shirt that day. The first impression of this amazing campus was one of awe.. I was just wondering as to whether I am at the correct place or not, as to whether I was really going to work for sometime atleast here. It is 3 years since that has happened and I can still remember the incidents as though they have happened just a day back. I was put to s...

There are only two things to worry about: Either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about! But If you are sick, there are only two things to worry about: Whether you will get well or whether you will die. If you will get well, there is nothing to worry about! If you die, there are only two things to worry about: Whether you go to heaven or hell. If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about! And if you go to hell, you'll be so busy shaking hands with old friends, you won't have time to worry. So, Why worry????

This is the complete rhyme of "Twinkle Twinkle". Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder ? what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the trav'ller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so. In the dark blue sky you keep, And often thro' my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky. 'Tis your bright and tiny spark, Lights the trav'ller in the dark: Tho' I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

It's my life take it or leave it Set me free what's that crap papa-knew-it-all I got my own life you got your own life Live your life and set me free Mind your business and leave my business You know everything papa-knew-it-all Very little knowledge is dangerous Stop bugging me stop bothering me Stop bugging me stop forcing me Stop fighting me stop yelling me It's my life Chorus: It's my life it's my life my worries It's my life it's my life my problems It's my life it's my life my worries It's my life it's my life my problems It's my life do you understand I live the way I want to live I make decisions day and night Show me signs and good examples Stop telling me how to run your business Take a trip to east and west You find that you don't know anything Every's getting tired of you Sometimes you have to look and listen You can even learn from me Little knowledge is dangerous It's my life (Repeat Chorus) It's my life s...

This incident has happened in a flooded area of Vadodara (Gujarat). Photo courtesy: Indian Express (Issue dated 02 Jul 2005). The person wading through the waters is a Police Constable and the person riding on his shoulders is the Joint Commissioner of Police K. Kumaraswamy. The reason attributed for this action of his is that he did not want to get his trousers and feet wet!!! Disgusting Bureaucracy... Couldn't neone take note of this???

This is the Vishveshwarayah Canal in KRS. Now, the entry to this place has been banned. Sorry for the poor quality of the image, but this place is really nerve wrecking... The sound, the height of the waves.... Amazing I tell you. You have to visit this place atleast once. You can see this from above. I took a risk and went abt 2 feet away from the actual water and here is this snap to all of you people who visit my blog!! Hope you like this.

Hey, I rediscovered how to post pictures through Picasa/Hello to Blogger. The way (for my future referance) is: 1. Select the picture in Picasa 2. Click on Blogger to send the picture to Bloggerbot in Hello. 3. In the Hello Window which opens up, if you are interested, enter a caption. 4. Click on Publish.... Voila, the photo gets published over. You can either enter a caption or you can enter all the text which you want to display with your picture... This is way too Cool..... :-)

I was going one of my favorite blogs when I came across this post . I am not much surprised about this... Tradition comes from practicing something again and again. Bribing police is one of the things which people do repeatedly. You bribe a policeman, your vehicle is left untouched. If you don't pay him any money, he's goin to send either a summons to your house based on your vehicle # or sieze your vehicle on the spot, create a scene and then, fine you many times more than the amount he has asked for. One thing here, you might be happy with the receipt that you got for the amount. You might feel that the money would go to the Govt. Most of the time, it does not happen so. Another thing to be noted here is that the fear that exists in the minds of people make them pay up. A policeman is with the law and he is able to point out any loopholes in your work. They come as a team and if you argue, you end up losing, either money or reputation or some other very valuable thing. It ha...

Wonderful movie... Impressed by the reviews that this movie received, I went and hired a VCD of this movie. I watched this movie amidst lot of commotion in our house.... I was the only person watching this movie in our house.... My relatives thought that the name meant a "B" grade movie like Khwahish or something related to sex. With Shiney Ahuja, Kaykay Menon and Chitrangadha Singh in the star cast, this movie, in my opinion, did not become that huge a bollywood success as would have been any SRK's movies.. But, this movie definitely did justice to the amazing talents of these three. YES!! Shiney Ahuja is the same actor who acted in the skin flick 'Sins'. I have not seen that movie, but the review of that movie said that his acting was pathetic. I have fallen for Chitrangada Singh... Never even had imagined that she'll be such a beauty. The cover of the VCD was not that clear and though the movie print too was not as good as a DVD, I managed to see this movi...