Time to say goodbye

This blog has been an integral part of me growing up in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Since then, things have moved on and I have moved on. I do miss the conversations that the posts on this blog had sparked in the past, but I think its time to finally let go of it. If interested, you can keep in touch with my ramblings at these places:

http://sameerahuja.com/blog

http://twitter.com/sam33r

I still actively blog at these group blogs:

http://rabbism.blogspot.com

http://maayne.icedlabs.com

I might never blog as regularly or on the same stuff again, but I'm guessing that's a part of growing up (?)

The web host for the blog will be shutting down the hosting sometime soon, I would let it be there until that happens. Thanks for all the discussions, and have a good day!

e = mc^2

It's been just about two months now that I've been in the US, and today was the first time in all this while that I heard this song:

"Jind mahi je chaleyo... Jind maahi je chaleyo pardes, kadi na bhulli oye
kadi na bhulli apna des... ve apni boli oye... apni boli te apna des"

And well, it's no masterpiece. The music is well composed, but if you listen carefully, the lyrics are broken into two separate threads of context. Which is interesting in a way, but somewhat distracting for me. In fact, I remember ridiculing the lyrics at one of our regular ridiculing-stuff-while-bunking-class sessions at college.

But if you are a punjabi at heart and it's your first time being 17000 miles from your home, and your ipod playlist shuffles out of the blue to this track - at that moment - you think that there could be no better musical masterpiece on this planet.

And that, in short, is the theory of relativity.

This is what happens when...

...Indians join Google.

Read more here.

And for the records, I love it!

Help me decide

I've been trying to answer a difficult question for the last few days- whether to change this blog's template or not. The reasons for that are that blogger.com, the blog engine for this blog, has moved to a new XML style template architecture that allows for easy widget addition to the blog without too much of HTML fuss. However, changing over to that architecture is a pain for a laggard like me.

So I thought I'd ask the people who matter. So, if you are a regular visitor to this site (I know you exist. Yes you do.) or even if you landed here from a google search for "the hottest damn blogger in the world", I encourage you to answer this poll and help me take the decision:

Get Free Opinion Polls

If there is something else in your mind, or a feature you'd like me to add; please mention the same in the comments below.

What we fundamentally are

I love this video.



Of course, use headphones or don't bother.

Congratulations! You just got Thomas Hawk-ed.

Canon Powershot S2IS picked up after a month of research: Rs. 16,000
512 MB Memory Stick when you realize that the camera doesn't come with one: Rs. 2500
Brand new tripod from the narrow lanes of some old wholesale market in Delhi: Rs. 750
Getting favorite-d by a legendary photographer: Priceless

Gen X

In general I'm quite at ease (And let's face it, a little proud) in calling myself a geek. Come to think of it, I was the only kid with an Internet connection in ninth standard at school, and I was the first guy in college to start a blog, or, you know, make a website.

But occasionally, you run across a guy like this: http://blog.yuvisense.net, a "15 year old wannabe geek from India" and well, it just somehow makes you feel a little like a 15 year old wannabe geek from India.

And the other thing it does, is force you to to ask yourself, what was I doing when I was 15 years old, geek-wise? Proudly sharing Indian Bollywood Wallpapers downloaded from your 10 KBps connection with a 3.5 inch floppy, that's what.

I feel old already.

The Rendezvous

the starry sky
the empty road
the whispering woods
the silent car

the fallen drink
the ghostly fog
the abeyant time
the seeker of life

the dripping shirt
the falling blood
the numb wounds
the aching heart

and the moment of truth
that finished it all
SA

Jeena kya hai?

Shaher ki is daud mein daud ke karna kya hai
Jab yehi jeena hai doston to phir marna kya hai

Pehli baarish mein train late hone ki fikr hai
Bhul gaye bheegte hue tehelna kya hai
Seials ke kirdaaron ka saara haal hai malum
par maa ka haal puchhne ki fursat kise hai

Ab ret pe nange paw tehelte kyun nahi
Ek sau aath hain channel phir dil behelte kyun nahi
Internet ki duniya ke to touch me hain,
lekin pados mein kaun rehta hai jaante tak nahi.
Mobile, Landline sab ki bharmaar hai,
Lekin jigri dost tak pahunche aise taar kahan hai

Kab doobte hue suraj ko dekha tha yaad hai?
Kab jaana tha shaam ka woh bahana kya hai?

To doston shaher ki is daud mein daud ke karna kya hai
Jab yehi jeena hai to fir Marna kya hai?

Lage Raho Munnabhai, 2006

And this is where it meets the sky

And this is where it meets the sky
Originally uploaded by Dohh.

Okay, it's been a long time since i last blogged; I've actually been busy with my new Canon Powershot S2IS (and the sleeping). I've been fairly impressed with this camera; it exceeded my expectations in almost every department. The bonus with this one is its 12x zoom and exceptional video recording.

Now I'm not exactly a professional photographer; but I've been ridiculously devoted to giving this camera atleast one deserving photograph. You can have a look at my efforts on http://www.flickr.com/photos/dull

Pyrexia

The best thing about fever: Getting mom to cook the hot ginger tea.
The worst thing about fever: Cooking the hot ginger tea. And missing mom.

I'm bored

Sometimes I really don't have a lot on my hands. Except for my digicam.

Aside: Zoomr has some quite useful tools in its arsenal; but I'd really like them to:
1. Change the color scheme. Those Greens could kill somebody.
2. Put in the photo area-based comments aka Flickr. Associate such area comments with people aka Riya.