Ladies and gentlemen, I have moved on again!

Hey.

I’m now going to be found at My New Blog. That’s also WordPress.

I won’t be posting here anymore. I’ll use my account for commenting on your blogs though. Ciao!

Is “flux” a valid state of mind, anyway?

Things are getting… dynamic… that is to say, they’re moving a little bit faster than I’m prepared for.

I’m supposed to be doing something for myself, but I don’t have time and energy for it. Neither actually.

THF is in Bangalore, but I don’t think we’ll be able to meet up anymore. Work just got weirder. I’m not blogging my work stuff just yet, you know.

Played a bit of table tennis again today.

The point about physical exhaustion is that a good night’s sleep and a huge mug of mom’s tea will cure it. The point about this situation is that the former is improbable while the latter is impossible.

The point about mental exhaustion is that a good night’s sleep and a huge mug of mom’s tea will cure it. The point about this situation is that it would not have arised had either been available.

Tired and out of time.

This must be one of them headrushes…

I think I have a unique work graph, and I suppose it’s about to get… uniquer, so to speak, on Monday.

The thing is, I just ended my participation in one project, and… well whatever. It’s work.

Anywhu.

Where did I leave last time, it’s been more of the same.

Football: Wednesday was us playing with the remainder of the Infosys Official Team – good workout. I didn’t score, and I was having a bit of trouble in the rest of the things as well, but I was better than atrocious, so it was okay.

Saturday was lethargic due to sunlight, but I scored, if I may say so myself, a brilliant swivel snapshot while off-balance and falling over, and then a first time toe-poke between the defenders legs past a standing (specialist) goal keeper.

There was more of that shopping business over the weekend. Damn it this is meant for parents to do, not us!

Anywhu. The Infy quiz mailing list owner was over using my computer while I slept off/read Thud! by Terry Pratchett. We’re doing some quizzes for Infy’s recruitment team… uh… work stuff again.

Also, THF is over here – he got thrown out of his house by his folks and amazingly lacked the money to call to Delhi as well. Students…

Anywhu, it’s late, I’m tired, and a huge frightening person is going to use an old mattress in the drawing room.

Obviously, tomorrow must be Monday.

Good-nightey…

Technology hates me

No not the faulty RAM that ruined my last free summer vacation.

Not the CD ROM drive that would first declare a new CD to be unreadable, then later scratch it.

Not even the computer that gave me an “account locked” 6 times in a row [18 total attempts, at every third failed attempt it gets locked, then you ask the company's internal IT support to unlock it].

No.

This is freaking insane. Why did I update Kaspersky? Why? The first ‘boxed software’ I bought that wasn’t a game or an encyclopedia CD, and it explodes in my face.

My Blog Is A Security Threat? To Me?

My blog is blocked at work by Websense. Here by KIS’ sense. This is nonsense!

HALP!

The long Independence Day Weekend

Unlike Amrika, Indian leaders didn’t consider choosing a date for the Independence day such that over the years it would fall on Fridays/Mondays more often than Tuesdays to Thursdays.

Dig deep, dig deeper, there’s no oil, there’s no water

No connection between title and post. Again.

After about a week of undersleeping (close to 2 hours per day) I was worried about the Landmark Quiz which happens annually on Independence Day (today) in Chennai. On Thursday evening, I had a meeting setup for very late, so it was hard juggling things around.

But both the meeting and trip to Chennai stod cancelled and I went off to meet my relatives in this city.

The bus from office started at 7.15 and deposited me at the stop at 9.30. For a journey that usually takes 1.30 hours on poor days.

:X

After which I was dropped back home at 11.

I couldn’t go to sleep.

Till 6 am, I was awake, just 2 steps away from sleep all the while.

At 6, I finally forced myself to drop off. And fell asleep instantly. Woke up at 1.30 pm.

Tomorrow morning is football – let’s see what goes on tomorrow, because today was a colossal waste of a day, but I’ve relaxed completely.

Scoooooooooore! And very important news.

Today.

India won the AFC Cup 08 4-1, in Delhi, with Delhi boy Sunil Chhetri scoring a hat-trick.

I played another 5-a-side after work (it ended 11-5, with me scoring 5 out of 11 ).

Later.

I will be moving this blog soon.

Get ready to bring your links up to date.

The Dark Knight: The “very” last word

I’m now one of the last people on the planet to see The Dark Knight.

A quickfire review after watching it on IMAX.

Weekends getting away

Hyderabad. 12 hour journey after running from office (after having a tricky few days). One day rained out completely, but got to spend time with relatives. The other mainly about The Dark Knight, and met a friend from work. 12 hour journey back. Jokes both ways as another fellow blogger from work had booked the bus tickets.

Whatever happened to the usual weekend plan of football, then sleep, then sit around!

Hyderabad is a beautiful place. Go visit!

Story: The Won

My name isn’t important. Well, I may be the smug protagonist, but my earlier name is not important. My new name is. Which will soon become clearer.

Everything else, however, won’t.

I’m in ur Hyderabad, stuck in ur rains

It’s been raining for 1.5 days straight, no signs of letting up.

I usually enjoy the rain malarkey, but I need to go buy stuff, go to a museum, watch a movie…

*sigh*

Quiz and football

Yesterday, I went to a quiz organised by an advertising agency, after working hours.

Went to Ulsoor road, found the place.

The quiz was organised in a small conference room meant for 10. It squeezed in about 23 people: Organizers and 10 teams.

The winners were from a college: NLSIU (Law school).

We were second. We got gift vouchers for our effort while the winners got iPod shuffles.

Crucial points:

• Every participant who lasted the distance got a free pen-drive bracelet (1 GB) courtesy quiz sponsor Colors (Viacom channel in India)
• There was free snacks (Lay’s), free soft drinks (Mirinda and Coca Cola, which caused a headspin which lasted till I slept off) and free beer (in red and green cans – I don’t drink, and I was the only one there who didn’t)
• Our team name was (cooked up on the spot) Balaclava.

Today, I played football – Soccer Saturday is now having alternate Wednesday practices.

Scored 2 out of 8 (4-4) missing 2. Stamina issue showing up, plus I played on a full stomach. :S

Also, fell down, bruising hand and with a deep cut @ knee, but not to worry, as the cut is covered by a gash.

Also, some movement on the career front after eleven weeks of sitting idle. Good or bad, time will tell.

Till later then, I bid you, adieu!

Last football till late August

Won’t be playing for next two Saturdays.

Today it was 5-a-side.

We lost 5-6. I scored 3 from 9 chances, 3 wide, 3 saved, 3 scored – 3×3 = 9.

Ball control, acceleration, first touch and shooting need work.

Later!

Story: Characteristically

“No.”

“What? Look it’s possible…”

“What~no way man.”

“Hey~All I’m saying is that she might be interested in you.”

“Bleeding hell! Stop it you moron. Just because you’re obsessed about being a desperate-yet-dateless wonder, that doesn’t mean you’ll extend your delusional universe to all your friends as well. Stay away from me.”

“Well, she stares at you often enough…”

“As she would at a car accident, a tree in the road, the cubicle in the corner of the room and, in fact, you. A collection of absolutely random, useless objects of no importance.”

“Bah! But her expression…”

“Is one of pure nothingness.”

“Aha! So you did notice.”

“Oh come one you ridiculous little man, We work in the same office spaces. Of course we’ll run across each other.”

“Uh huh. Is that why her friends have been asking questions about you?”

“I swear you’re getting dumber by the minute. I’ll help you understand. We were in a book store. I knew an entire shelf. They thought I was an employee and asked me questions. I explained I wasn’t. They got embarassed and kept apologising for half an hour. Now shut up. I’m eating.”

“Oh look look! She’s staring at you again!”

“Dude. She’s staring at you. My back is turned.”

“Yeah, but the angles…”

“Oh not the angles bit again! PLEASE God no! NO!”

“Hyperbolic, much?”

“Yeah well, if you can be a stuck record…”

“Well give me one good reason why she wouldn’t go for you…”

“No.”

“See, I knew it. You’re just too chicken to…”

“NO! I just don’t want to shatter this little delusion you’ve built up.”

“Explain.”

“No. I’m your friend. I don’t want to break your puny mind.”

“You’re doing it on purpose, aren’t you?”

“Ye-e-e-e-s.”

“Aw come on dude!”

“Okay man. It’s like this. She’s a MacGufifn in a really bad novel/short story in which we’re side characters. When this scene is put into the novel, before I advance, the scene will change and the hero will enter, stage left.”

“…”

“I’m sorry dude, but you asked me to do it… sleep well.“

In the city of the future

I’ve been busy. Sort of.

Bought two more books I won’t get to read before the new year.

Awkward day in many senses.

This footballing, quizzing guy is in the hospital – let’s wait for him to update. Send him your wishes.

Tomorrow’s football again. Little mercies, yea?

Listening to this song on and off.

Just forgot a nice story-conversation. Damn.

I’m okay. How are you?

trapped

Sometimes.

Sometimes you feel trapped. In an episode of twilight zone.

Gimme all your money: It’s for a good cause: Me

Please?

Football, bombs and intersection

Today, I went to play football.

I walk from 80 feet road in Koramangala (all Bangalore) to a rather large shopping mall called Forum and cross over to the other side, where I get a pick up from the captain to the company grounds.

Then after the match I get a drop at the same place and another 15 minute walk back.

Today, at the Soccer Saturday practices, I scored 4 of the 17 goals in the game, all clean strikes. Good movement, a bit of trouble tracking back, but good positioning and tackling. Most importantly, stamina is going up. Now I can last the entire practices with only the half time break.

So, when I was coming back, I got a phone call.

Live bomb found, and defused at Forum.

Currently, the city of Ahmedabad is almost besieged.

You know what? The chinese have a proverb: May you live in interesting times. Original source (from Douglas Adams’ H2G2 project).

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Bangalore bombed

The city was rocked by serial blasts this afternoon.

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