2006

Looking back sometime, I feel that this was most uneventful year of my life. Then again I think that it was exciting, mysterious and happening year. First thought may be because of the fact that there was nothing good that is long lasting, happened to me that I was expecting. However I know that I learned a lot about life and people in this year.

What can I say about the first six months, there was wait, wait and more wait. A mystery that will never be solved, happy moments that I could never enjoy, a dream that was screwed, a smile I never got, few words I could never speak, a face I will never see again. As I had written in one of my short stories, " Some stories dont have ends, forget about happy ends. Some stories finish unfinished."

Miracles happen, unfortunately Miraculous things dont last long. You think that you found something that you were looking for long without any hopes. Then before realising anything it will be lost forever.

There are people, want to challenge you when you are not even interested in playing any games. Then there are grown up brainless kids. Its really difficult to deal with ego driven people.

Friends are there always to help you in any kind of trouble you are in. I think friends make best part of my life.

I have decided to go in to new year without any expectation or hopes. I want to have a motto like that group , "Dont Expect and Be Surprised"

Sudoku Solver !

I always wanted to develope a sudoku solver. I worked on a basic Sudoku SOlver. This is not a intellegent solver, it works on elimination method. I would like to add some decision making parameters.

I dont know how to go about this but there are many ppl who have done excellent work in sudoku coding.

CHECK BASIC SUDOKU SOLVER

Shane Warne Announces Retirement Plans ! End of Era

Shane Warne, One of the most charismatic player cricketing world has seen announced his retirement plans. It was reported that he will be retiring from cricket at the end of Ashes , that means two more matches to go. Hope he will get historic one wicket to take his tally to 700 international test wickets. The news is sad but everyone retires at some point of time.

Marred by many controversies off field, he was certainly a gentleman on the field. He was a entertainer. I think only thing that eluded him was to be successful in India and I am happy for that :-).

I think bowler who bowled ball of the century will always remain as shining star in cricketing galaxy. I guess everyone will miss him.


Player profile
Full name Shane Keith Warne
Born September 13, 1969, Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Current age 37 years 100 days
Major teams Australia, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Victoria
Nickname Warney
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 1.83 m

Some Stats :
Tests M -143, W- 699, bbi - 8/71, bbm-12/128, Avg-25.49, 4Ws-48, 5Ws-36, 10Ws-10
ODIs M -194, W- 293, bbi - 5/33, Avg-25.73, 4Ws-12, 5Ws-1

Shane warne on CricInfo

Positive Thought

"Positive pictures come out from negatives developed in dark room, so if you find yourself lonely in dark, understand that GOD is working on a beautiful Picture." - Anonym

Interesting thoughts

ONE : Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO: Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE: Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR: When you say, "I love you", mean it.
FIVE: When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
SIX: Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN: Believe in love at first sight.!
EIGHT: Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE: Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN: In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN: Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE: Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN: When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
FOURTEEN: Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN: Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN: When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN: Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN: Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN: When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY: Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY ONE: Spend some time alone.

New Logo !

Sholay - Technical Problem

In movie Sholay, you must have seen the famous veeru suicide attempt from the huge water tank. However there was no electricity in ramgadh.

Then how they used to fill water in the tank without a pump....

Something to Cheer !

Finally something to cheer for Indian cricket fans, I think this is India’s first test victory on south African soil. This victory came when no one even in there wildest dream imagined that India can win. As it is always said about cricket, ''Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties".

As expected Indian batting was screwed on day one, but to my surprise ( as I expected) sourav Ganguly batted really well for his 51. India managed to score 249 /10. Everyone was saying now its up to kumble to exploit the widening cracks on the pitch. But first inning bowling belonged to sreesanth, who got his first 5 wicket hall.

Saffies were killed for 84 in first innings, there was a big hope for India to win the game. Today with fall of last south African wicket, celebration began. It was a spirited performance by India, Hope Indian team can continue momentum for the tour and world cup.

Cricket News !

A lot of things happened this week in cricket ,

• Brian Charles Lara became the fifth Batsman in the history of ODI cricket to cross the landmark of 10,000 international runs. Other four are Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, sanath Jaysurya and Inzamam-ul-haq.
• Shaun Pollock took his test wicket tally past 400.
• Adam Gilchirst missed chance to become the fastest century maker in tests by 1 ball. Gilly scored century in 57 balls against England in the third test, 2nd innings. Record holder is great VIV Richards, who scored century in 56 balls.

Some Parallel's

While reading chetan Bhagat's 'One Night at call centre' , I came across Mr Bakshi's Diagram. Initially the diagram did not make any sense. When Vroom explained the diagram, everything was clear. Somehow I felt there are some parallel’s with catch 22 characters.

• Innocent (Yossarian) in fourth quadrant - Good and Stupid
• Leaders (Colonel Cathecart) in second quadrant - Smart and Evil
• Businessmen (Milo Minderbinder) in second quadrant - Smart and Evil
• With Lots of Brains (Orr) -in First quadrant - Smart and Good
• other INSANE - in third Quadrant - Bad and Evil
  

Screwed Times !

Yesterday was a disappointment, It was far below expectation. Things like that give me a lot of things to doubt about everything. Lots of things to do this weekend, wasting time as usual.

great quote

"I think he thinks he's better than he is, and I think he's right."

- Geofree Boycott on Kevin Pietersen

One more

Third time this month. I hope things can work out here this time. A lot of things to do on this weekend. I hope for the best today.

Monty on roll !

Panesar's performance today proved my point that english think tank is brainless. His first wicket was a bowled , through the gates (J Langer).

Aussies and everyone else knew that panesar can be deadly unfortunately English think tank thought otherwise. Even today to unsettle monty aussies attacked him.

Well DOne Monty !

Kabul Express

I missed on watching Dhoom-2, planning for it. I want to watch Kabul express first. Theme, setting, actors seems to be a interesting combination.

That's the interesting thing about john, he never gets typecast, he continues to explore new fronts. This year he acted in Zinda (shades of negative), Taxi No 9211 ( Serious Comedy with Nana) , Garam Masala ( Masala Comedy with Akshay). He try really hard to do good job and most of the cases he succeeds.

Online Cricket Game !

Try out this very interesting cricket game from BBC. I think it is better than any other online cricket games available.

Cricket Academy ! BBC

Yuvraj Singh in action !

Ok so here is a news , yuvraj was involved in drunken bowl. But the more interesting part of the story is , kim sharma (Mohabatein fame) was there at the party. It was reported in the media that they are involved for some time now.

Cops dock Yuvraj Singh for drunken brawl

Hindi Movies

Sometimes I wonder why Indian movies are famous in places like germany, indonesia, malaysia and african countries. In subcontinent, in general life style is very much simillar.So popularity with these audiance is not exactly something that amazes me.

But popularity of hindi cinema in germany and some other europian countries really amazes me. I think socially, culturally we are poles apart but again hollywood movies are popular in India. May be it's because Indian movies deals mainly with the simple life problems , love etc and not with complicated algebric equations, antique theories , scientific manipulation as in case of holiwood movies.

When I heard about this phenomenon for the first time I thought it must be because of Indian disepora in europe but the locals also enjoy indian flicks.

School Days - IV

b) Answer the following questions in short (any two)
1) Why does uttar pradesh have the highest number of factories ?
ANS : uttar pradesh have the highest number of sugar factories because uttar pradesh grown sugarcane so the uttar pradesh have the highest number of sugar factories.Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories because uttar pradesh grow's sugarcane. so the Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories. Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories because uttar pradesh grows sugarcane so the Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories. Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories because uttar pradesh grow's sugarcane. so the Uttar pradesh highest number of sugar factories in uttar pradesh

Teachers Remark (mark) - 1/2

School days - III

Teachers Remark ( mark) : -(

School days - II

2) Communication is very important for the development of the country.
Ans : communication is very important for the development of the country because communication is very important for the development of the country because communication is very important for the development of the country because communication is very important for the development of the country.
Hum aap mein kuch ho gaya
kuch mil gaya kuch kho gaya
Jo chahe tum ise maan lo lakin suno ye jaanalo
hum tum pemaratein hai.
HUm tum pe marate hein.
aapke naam se naam hum jodenge
ye kasam kabhi ye kasam na todenge
hum aapamein kuch ho gaya
kuch mil gaya kuch kho gaya
jo chahe tum ise maan lo
lekin suno ye jaan lo
humtum pe marate hai hum tum pe

Teachers remark( Mark) : ZERO (0)

School days - I

5) Answer the following questions (any two)
1. Write in details about "Sea fishing in INDIA"
ANS : Sea fishing India is at high level. All like sea fishing, so they go out daily for sea fishing. There are all types of fishes in the sea.all have the hobbies of fishing. These all fish which are fished by fisherman comes to the market and I also like fishing fishes is my hobby. I like fish and fishing both. I like fry fish and fishing both. I love fry fish bombil and all I like is more but I love bombil because I like it bombile is so nice macchi I like the machhi
Bombil. Bombil Bombil Bombil

I like Bombil I love Bombil I kill Bombil.

I murdered bombil I hate not Bombil I love Bombil.

Bombil is the fevorite dish of mine. Please come to eat Bombil at my house OK.
Bye

Teachers Remark (mark) : Zero (0)

Anand maharaj Say's

More one knows a man,
More one admires a Dog ......

Brainless Kids !

There you go ! time and again one has to deal grown up brainless kids. Its really difficult to deal with such kids but they will come from every direction .... one needs to teach them a lesson. When you ignore them for long the try to use there non existing part and think that we are afraid of them. I can not talk any sense with fools.

One more Cricket Contraversy !

This is not exactly a contraversy but still can be viewd as one. This happened in 1st test match between NZ ans SL at christchurch. Kumar Sangakara scored a single and completed his century. Murli went to congratulate him, the bowl was not dead yet, Mcllum stumped and appealed, umpire gave murli run out.

SL point is, this action is against spirit of the game , while NZ says its perfectly OK and its a mistake of murali.

I am with SL, run out appeal is strictly against spirit of the game.

Relax ...

I dont know why but after a long time I am having a relaxing feeling today. Nothing really happened, but I am feeling better and charged today. One more call I got yesterday, hoping to crack it. I guess in coming day I will have a few option to choose from, which is what I guess I was looking for.

Today is also BDAY of pravya and Ajay, talked to them yesterday night. Everything seems so beautiful today. Today no work, no study, no planning only enjoy !

My Cartoons ! - II

My Cartoons ! - I

Untitled !

रात हो या सवेरा,
उसने मुझे बार बार पुकारा,
न जाने क्यु लगा मुझे,
मिलने से पहेले कहि वो खो गया ।

तनहाई मे कोई साथ था जरुर,
हर बार जब तडपा,
किसीका सहारा था जरुर,
बातो पे मेरी कोई मुस्कुराया तो था ।

अधेरे मे रोशनी नजर आई तो सही,
उलछी राहो मे मजिल नजर आई तो सही,
बिछ्डे कई आज मिले मुझसे,
न जाने क्यु लगा मुझे,
मिलने से पहेले कहि वो खो गया ।

कुछ अनजाने अपने से आज लग रहे है,
दुश्मन भी आज मुझसे मुस्कुराके मिले,
मुश्किलो से नही डर आज कल मुझे,
सुबह का इतजार आजकल है मुझे,
फिर न जाने क्यु लगा मुझे,
मिलने से पहेले कहि वो खो गया ।

- मदन(Madan)

Ambush Marketing :-)

Look at the picture, Indian team sponsers NIKE and Pathan's Bat logo REBOK. I guess a few years back it would have been a major issue.

DADA is back

That’s a come back. I dont know what the scene is there in the Indian dressing room. I am very much happy for DADA. I always knew, he is a fighter and he will come back strong. He has scored a half century and still playing.

I am a optimistic person, but today India’s batting performance was beyond my imagination, 69/5 (with two big DUCKS). May be sourav will add some of his trademark spirit to the Indian team.

Well Done dada !

BCCI and Branson

Richard Branson (Virgin CEO) offered to sponsor the Indian cricket team.

The BCCI refused saying "We can't have "VIRGIN" written on our shirt sleeves, when we are getting screwed in every match".

Salary Negotiations

(Received in mail)
What is it that makes all of us sit up and take notice whenever there is any shard of information available on salary? What is it that makes us wonder our next probable salary? Why is it that information on our salary figures results in our most expressive moments? Either ecstasy or disappointment or relief. It is because a salary is a quantifiable self-evaluation of our worth. The perplexing part then is why do most of us go into salary negotiation without half as much of a plan as in preparing for interviews or preparing resumes or planning for a job switch. Or to put it more bluntly, do many of us actually indulge in a process of planned negotiation at all. It is indeed confounding why salary negotiations are never thought of as a scientific process and are instead regarded as the closing remarks in an interview deal. Especially strange when you consider the stark fact that it is `salary' that often results in your choosing to close the chapter in a company - unhappy and unrewarded.

With the increasing professionalism in the approach towards their career and their jobs, it is important that professionals appreciate the worth of salary negotiation as a skill that needs to be honed and sharpened. It is an exercise in the optimisation of a professional's worth in quantifiable terms. It is a win-win situation as an employee gets his market's worth and an employer is able to reap the dividends from a happy, performing employee. The employer is also able to retain a happy employee for long, thereby saving attrition, replacement and new induction costs.

How do I Begin
Negotiating with Employer
What does negotiation mean to you and the employer?
How to Negotiate
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Cricket Updates !

Ashes
England Managed to loose a test match after playing so well for four days. Full credit to Australia, you can hate them but you have to accept that they are the best team of the present lot. Somehow I feel that English think tank is brainless. It just dont make any sense in keeping out your wicket taking bowler for a bowler who cannot bowl positive line. I dont think english can recover.

Drug Ban
PCB removed ban on asif and akthar for taking banned substances. I feel this is a good decision. In cricket drugs just dont help. The prominent effcts are visible in atheletics but drugs of no use to cricketer. It can make you fit (I guess) but wont help your cricket.

INDIA's SA Tour
Best part of india's tour for cricket teams and fans is on now, since there are no matches for another 5-6 days. I hope they will play ganguly in the tests. But I see a defeat at the hands of Saffis for india. No hope case really.

Some thoughts

Standing for what you believe in,
Regardless of the odds against you ,
And the pressure that tears at your resistance
.... means Courage

Keeping a smile on your face,
when inside you feel like dying,
For the sake of supporting others
.... means Strength

Stopping at nothing,
And doing what's in your heart.
You know is right
..... means determination

Doing more than is expected,
To make another's life a little more bearable,
without uttering a single complaint
.... means Compassion

Helping a friend in need,
No matter the time or effort,
To the best of your ability
..... means loyalty

Giving more than you have,
And expecting nothing
but nothing in return
..... means selflessness

Holding your head high,
And begin the best you know you can be
When life seems to fall apart at your feet,
Facing each difficulty with the confidence
That time will bring you better tomorrow's
And never giving up,
.... means confidence

To the question of your life,
you are the only answer,
To the problems of your life,
you are the only solution.

"Always keep people in your life that charge your battery, not those who will drain it."

Things like today

It was not a decision taken in spur of the moment. I know I am screwed but that doesn’t mean I am a electric pole. If you dont value my time then go to hell. I had given them enough time. If they had any such urgent work , they should have called me and asked to rearrange my plans. It was as simple as that. Any ways this is case number 3. Any way for sometime I felt bad, but again I realised that what I did was absolutely right. Hoping best for future.

Important Days

I guess the days and the time I was waiting for are just round the corner. Tomorrow I will have to do something good. I think after a long time I am feeling so much restless and the reason is I want success. I want almighty to show me my way.

I need you

There are times when everything is messed up,
even moon start burning you,
There are times when everything goes wrong,
even a single word can make you cry,
There times when nothing is sure,
n' all your efforts lead you from one disaster to another,

These are the times I need you
These are the times I want to hold you,
These are the times I want you to be with me,
If you are there with me,

I promise you, I will win...

-Madan

नसीब

जीवन के पथ पर अकेला चल रहा था,
ना कोई दोस्त था, ना कोई दुश्मन,
ना कोई चाह थी, ना कोई उमंग,
ना कोई गम था, ना हि कोई खुशी,
नसीब हि अपना कुछ ऐसा था ॥

तुमसे जो नजरे मिली थी,
दुनिया मेरी बदल गयी थी,
मन मे कई उमंगे थी, दिल मे तेरी चाह थी,
तुम्हार दीदार मेरी खुशी तो जुदाई मेरा गम था,
नसीब हि अपना कुछ ऎसा था ॥

मन कि उमंगो ने, दिल कि चाह ने
जब बेकरार किया था,
तुमसे अपने प्यार का ईजहार मैने किया था,
इन्कार ने तुम्हारे,
मुझे फिर से अकेला कर दिया था,
फिर भी यांदो के सहारे मै जी रहा था,
नसीब हि अपना कुछ ऎसा था ॥

तेरि यांदे दिल मे आज भी है,
मन मे उमंगे ना सही, दिल मे तेरि चाह आज भी है,
तुम्हारे दिदार के लिए तडपति ये रुह मेरी आज भी है,
नसीब हि अपना कुछ ऐसा आज भी है ॥

- मदन(Madan)

Missing ..

I dont know why but somehow i am missing everyone who were close to me. I am really feeling alone. Generally i dont pray, but i want to pray today. I want the almight to turn the wheels positively for me ..... even a smallest ever good thing will make me feel good. Everything is absolutely messed up.

Something should happen now ...

Weekend !

Another bloody weekend will end in another 5 hours. Life in general and weeked to be specific, is really boring when your friends are not with you. Personel life is screwed, professional life is screwed, mobile had some problems, indian team cannot win a match, sachin's failures everythinhg is just messed up. To make things worse, ponting and lara scoring centuries like anything. Sachin's record is under threat.

I know my personel and professional lives are totally screwed up but i hope atleast sachin will be able to save his record and will score atleast 2-3 centuries in the coming serise against SA.

Threat

There is this divorce case in progress. Judge asks the child with whoem he would like to go mother or father. child says mother beats him, so he dont want to go with her. Then he say my father beats me, so i dont want to go with him either. Everyone was puzzled. Judge thinks about something and then laughs. His verdict was send the child to the indian cricket team because they cannot beat any one.

Decision !

I have to take a decision. I dont know what it will be and about what but I have to do it now. Since last 2-3 three years every decision that i took screwed me badly. I thought let the highest power take a decision for me, but i think he is too busy with problems in world. I have to take a decision .... thats it ....

Funniest Dialogue Ever

Film - Andaj Apna Apna

Artists : Salman khan (Prem), Karishma kapoor (Karishma)

करिष्मा : देखो तुम जो समझ रहे हो, वो मै नही हु

प्रेम : मतलब

करिष्मा : मै करिष्मा नही हु

प्रेम : तो क्य फरक पडता है .....

करिष्मा : देखो वो जो रविना है ना वो रविना नही है, वो जो है वो मै हु और मै जो हु वो वो है

प्रेम : तुम जो हो वो तुम नही हो वो वो है, वो जो है वो वो नही है ओ तुम हो, तुम जो हो वो तुम नही हो, वो जो है वो वो नही है, ओफ़ मै जो हु वो मै मै हु या मै भी वो नही हु जो मै हु मै कौन हु ... ?

English

Karishma : dekho tum jo samaz rahe ho, vo mai nahi hu

prem : matlab

karishma : mai karishma nahi hu

prem : to kya pharak padata hai

karishma : dekho vo jo ravina hai naa vo ravinaa nahi hai, vo jo hai vo mai hu ,aur mai jo hu vo o hai

prem : tum jo ho vo tum nahi ho vo o hai, vo jo hai vo o nahi hai vo tum ho, tum jo ho vo tum nahi hovo jo hai vo o nahi hai , of , mai jo hu vo mai mai hu, ya mai bhi vo nahi hu jo mai hu , mai kaun hu ...

Seven Twenty

It’s seven twenty in the morning
n’ they say I will be happy,
I don't know, they are right or wrong,
But something happens at seven twenty,
n’ that's for sure

Every morning, It will be seven twenty,
I am confused,
I don't know what it will be like,
There she comes at seven twenty,
I feel, I don't have any sense, any problem,
n’ they are still saying,
I will be happy at seven twenty

Then comes the moment,
She has to get down,
n’ I feel I don't have any sense,
n’ the life is dark,
but they say, I will be happy at seven twenty

Now it’s late in the night,
I am alone I am confused,
I am happy, I am bitter
Then I feel,
I will be happy at seven twenty

- Madan

Sidhu in Trouble!

The Herculean Indian batsman, commentator , comedy show host and member of parliament seems to be in trouble. He was always a popular cricketer /batsman because of his attacking style of play. When he was first charge sheeted in the case (1988), I thought his career is over and he is finished. Some how as far as I remember he was freed of the charges. But suddenly rediff reported today that Punjab HC convicted him for the murder. Sidhu’s fate will be decided on coming Wednesday. I dont know what to say.

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