A chance revisit of my Cusine-al roots

Venue :
6 Ballygunge Place , Koramangala, Bangalore..

Attendees : 3
Cost : 1235 /- ( excluding tip)..

Entree :

Topshe Maach Bhaja ( Batter Fried Mango Fish)
Aamer Chutney ( Mango Chutney on the table.. small sliced mango marmalade)
Papad ( Poppadums)



Drinks:

Aam Pora Sharbat ( a roasted green mango sherbet )
A blue berry-ish mocktail.. (named 2/6 Biren Roy Road.. after Sourav Ganguly's residence)


Main Course ::

a) The First Round!!

Steam Rice ........ with
Chital Macher Peti Roast ( Clown Knife Fish with gravy)..
Bhanpa Elish ( Steamed Hilsa in Mustard paste) ..
Tomato Chutney ( Tomato chutney with Dates and raisins)..


b) And the Second..

Loochi .... ( Deep fried flatbreads of maida ( fine wheat flour) ... ) .. with
Kosha Mangsho .. ( Dry (gravied) Bengali Lamb )..


Dessert:
Channar Malpoa ( Small pancakes made using reduced milk and cottage cheese dripped with syrup, crunchy at the ends, served hot and topped with dollops of vanilla icecream)..



Savouries:
Some assortment of mitha paan ( sweet betel leaf preparations) , and flavoured supari ( betelnut) , sweet fennel
Timeless pictures of Amitabh Bachhan going out to bat at the Eden, Sunny Gavaskar , Pele at the Salt Lake Stadium in front of a packed crowd, a young Sourav Ganguly, Victoria Memorial, of Satyajit Ray and Mother Teresa..





Bliss!!!!


Period .

My new muse

One of the wedding gifts, that I did manage to carry back to Bangalore..

The Apple iPod Classic ..


This one is the 80 GIG variant...

I have stored my life's savings ( 16 Gigs of sound) in it and melady hasn't even burped yet..


Next on the dumping agenda is some good movies , though I must admit, are not totally great to watch on the screen,..

but...

amazing quality of sound..
really good categorizations..
good browsing technology..
good online support....
pretty robust.. though the shiny steely back cover is hypersensitive to scratches..


The covers I saw in Bangalore are pretty mediocre.. and the Apple Stores here sell outdated stuff... or really over priced ones... I was wishing to buy one of the "Socks" covers.. but that arent available in India as well..


All in all, a really good companion, and I hope I decrease the usage to normal levels quickly... or I would get some hearing ailment for sure..

Cheers!

Currently on the iPod - "Let Me Entertain You" - Robbie Williams

A New Addition to My Family

Well , Two of my friends accounted for almost 10 hours a day of my time the last..
2.5 years.. Guess what, a new one joined them last week..

Behold, My New T43 Thinkpad .. :) The left one :) .. Me's pretty happy..

The typical specs that you find in laptops now.. but then its the lightest laptop in its size and peers that I could find..


Cool Stuff, No?


Currently on the Jukebox - "Soldier of Fortune" - Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night - Blackmore's Night

Pope, Liverpool and Charles !! :)

This one is pretty hilarious !

Year 1981
=========
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Pope Died.

Year 2005
=========
1. Prince Charles got married (again)
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe (again)
3. Pope Died.

*** In The Future, if Charles wants to re-marry and Liverpool needs another crown ..... POOR POPE....!!!!!! ***

Not far from what I thought about myself .. :))

Your Birthdate: March 3

Being born on the 3rd day of the month is likely to add a good bit of vitality to your life. The energy of 3 allows you bounce back rapidly from setbacks, physical or mental. There is a restlessness in your nature, but you seem to be able to portray an easygoing, "couldn't care less" attitude. You have a natural ability to express yourself in public, and you always make a very good impression. Good with words, you excel in writing, speaking, and possibly singing. You are energetic and always a good conversationalist. You have a keen imagination, but you tend to scatter your energies and become involved with too may superficial matters. You are affectionate and loving, but sometimes too sensitive. You are subject to rapid ups and downs.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

He's coming :)

The Montoya - Raikonnen Pair for the silver cars :) I cant wait for March !!!

:)

A Late Night Post..

"...
Trust I seek and I find in you, every day for us something new
open mind for a different view,
And Nothing Else Matters

Never cared for what they do, never cared for what they know
But I know ....

So close no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are

and Nothing else matters ..."

"Nothing Else Matters "- "Metallica - The Black Album" 1991

Am hearing Metallica after a long long time ....

Every time I hear this song...so beautifully presented by Hetfield's deep voice.. ... it seems to bare his inner thoughts .. it seems to be telling everyone, whatever you do in life, whatever places you roam, how high heights you ascend to, you as a person are always known through your loved ones... your close ones... its a perfect rendition of being away from the ones you love most.. but still being close to their heart...

I think too, in these 3-4 years.. of being away from my parents.. , loved ones... i have met so many new persons, roamed places, made new friends, had good or bad experiences... but , its them who have always been there for me.. always, stood beside..

you can as well sometimes find yourself talking to them personally in your mind... asking them as if through telepathy.. what to do in this condition, if I did the right thing there, and almost half expect them to respond the same way inside your thoughts as they would do if they were present next to you in person..

So sometimes I feel is it really worth it? to live a life so far away from these very people.. It seems as if the very place from where you started your journey is itself actually the final destination... No matter how many miles you tread.. its as if there is this someone else.. functioning inside of you.. trying to establish an identity, craning your neck, fighting with millions of other similar people for fame, power, wealth and other hundreds of comforts.. when the real solace is actually besides your loved ones, and the place where you actually began your travails from but had left your heart back in the first place... .. No wonder they say James Hetfield penned this song when he was on the road, on the move , away from his roots...
A really beautiful set of lyrics....

One of my team members.. has just left the organisation... January is a critical juncture in the project progress path. .. and I am looking at a loss of around 10-12 man-days.. but I guess we will get over it soon..

The new year night was pretty good.. . enjoyed with my friends, one of them came from outside the city.. ... had good food ... went to the temple.. played tennis and had had a half hour romp at the pool... We were planning to spend the night and the new year day at a resort.. but decided against it at the last moment..

Many of my friends are themselves job hopping nowadays.. and it seems that the IT corporate circles are buzzing with who went where and what was the pay package.. etcetra... I hear how one can join a company .. stay with it for 3 months.. and then just join yet another company.. and double your package in 3 months in the process... Everyone seems to have begun thinking of himself / herself as more a commodity...

Its 9:45 pm here @ my office.. and I am drained of all energy and the will to continue working.. The off white Company T-Shirt I so proudly ironed in the morn.. is showing the wrinkles and stains.. of the day long fight it itself would have endured throughout the day. Will leave for home now..

Just felt like adding something to the blog. havent quite posted for a long time.... Its a costly indulgement at this late hour to begin scribbling when you ought to be home by now.. but its also the time when rather than the ear paining head phones... you can allow the music to blare from the speakers of this thinkpad and flow across all the small and smaller cubicle boundaries.. that flood this office floor.. and this is the only time you can have a private moment in this otherwise cacophonic and noisy setting.. .. and maybe stretch your legs.. have a cup of coffee and relax your tired mind with a loved song... Yeah... Metallica is not so good for tired minds, ... but I am sure... when you begin hearing this song...

Nothing else matters..

Blog Tales.. from the year that was

Savour This ... :)

EWeek's Article


Keep up the Good Work Folks !!

Archan

When youre on the other side of the interview...

I must have attended around 15-20 training workshops in the last 4-5 years, I have been in this industry... Generally the most boring ones are the non - technical ones... eg.. Quality, Processes, Leadership management, Time Management... They are all drabby.. and all that I care for while attending such summons is the lunch from the hotel or maybe whether the presenter has good enough "vital" stats herself to keep me awake from post lunch.

I had the same thots when I had submitted an "ayes" to the coordinator, (and after many threats ) regarding a Competency Based Interviewing Workshop about a week back. Though we are a growing institution, and we have to have a head count of this and that and we have to scientify and objectify.. and transparentify .. and efficientify... and blah-blah-ify our interviewing process... the fact that I have 2 consecutive project deliveries lined up the next week... made me much irritated about the prospects of losing out on 1 full day..

So I reached the venue quite a bit late... and was thanking myself to have missed out on a couple of sessions. The co-ordinator was some big shot, IIT-IIMs combined... had a jewelled "past history" and as is usual with these ppl.. an orator and a word juggler more than a teacher of the topic at hand... Of course agar idhar udhar kii baatein nahi karega to ek puura din kaise khatam hoega..

We were a group of 12 people during the day long exercise; people from all verticals of our industry and good names from our company.. from both an IT background and domain scientists.. So I was rest assured.. I could play my sleep away to oblivion card.

The presentations and the general discussions went along fine.. By 'fine' I mean the way expected... even the nice chick had "done her act of the day" :) :)

Then came the most loathed part... the part where the trainees are to perform.. You would have to mutter something... get corrected in the process.. the trainer will have the "see I told you so" smug look on his face ...

He divided us into 3 groups of 4 each with Ages, height and color seeming the only arbitration... and declared.. "You 3 panels will now interview .. 3 different candidates.. from different backgrounds and for different posts.. and at different stages of the interview.. " Each 'interview' was to take an hour or so.. With an hour more of post analysis, and objective evaluation, and eventually panel evaluation and statistics plotting..

We read up our matter.. The resumes, the directions.. the evaluation tables, the rating indexes... the roles to play.. for the technical or the behaviorial round.. or te stress round. or any other.. and how to develop questions..

But then came the unexpected...

Suddenly, out came 3 of our own senior managers themselves !!. They were to be the candidates.. We had no clue that this is going to happen.. Till before we were discussing .. "Let the buggers come.. We will flay them... " ... And now we could hear all the panels including ourselves murmuring "Sh*t, we're screwed" ..

Anyways.. this was hardly the time for goosebumps or a change of gameplan... The managers made it easy themselves .. with lots of laughing around.. and joking that this is the time when we could settle all our scores... etc..

The first panel went inside the "glass room " .. We were watching from outside...
This was a second technical round case.. and our manager was just awesome.. He made up a perfect.. UP waala accent.. in some touches... a Bihari one.. and he screwed up his conversation totally... he gave the impression .. that he knew the whole thing technically... but stuttered at every step while explaining it to the guys... and on top of it.. it was hilarous to see such a dignified and senior manager acting like the UP waala bhaiiya.. and with the "yes.. sir.. i know everything sir.. ho jaayega sir whatever you say sir.. " image .. but being equally clever, in poise and true to his task at the same time.. Everything that the candidates would ask him was replied with "yes sir, ok sir." At one time it got a bit out of hand.. the very first question.. instead of anil Patel.. the interview misread his name as Anil Patil.. and our manager gave an impromptu " no sir.. me Patel sir.. . but whatever u say sir".. We all burst out laughing from outside.. . At the end of it.. technically anyone couldnt ruffle a feather on him.. He was good... But he almost irritatedmost of the panel so much into not taking him for his communication skills.. a fact which was not required for his job profile at all...

Our group was next..
We had demarcated our job roles.. and also positions... One of us would be the Applications and Solutions Head, one for the Products and Systems, one the Services person, and finally the Quality and Process guy... 3 HRs had joined our training and one was therefore added to our group too... Since I was the youngest (in fact the next older guy in the whole group must have been 3-4 years my senior) ..., and because I had no interviewing experience in this company, I was made the Quality and Processes guy, as that was something I WOULD definitely have learnt all through my 3-4 years in the industry and cos they were quite independant of technical jargon I might have to ask. in case we were told to interview for a technical round..

We faced one of our very good scientists.. She was being quizzed for a position in shop floor manager for a transformer factory after doing something similar in the automobile industry... THis was going to be her semi final round .. . And Man was she haughty... She kept complaining about some smell... and the fact that she had already given 5 rounds.. and when was it to end.. She kept harping.. "But I have told this to you before" and again.. she was again a stunner in technical aspects... more a tall speaker... But in this case.. we at the end of the round could not really get an inch from her.. cos she would talk tall about everything else.. in absolute extravagance and pomp about the way she handled herself and her roles in her current company... and we ppl were were not at all experienced to handle any such candidate.. She conducted the whole of the interview, controlled the flow.. and we ended up talking more about her role about our company and about the onsite options.. than what we could gain from her...

The 3rd one was equally horrible from the panel point of view... For the post of a SQA, TQM guy.. the candidate ( Himself our Processes and CMM-i manager (LOL !!! ) ) was very rigid.. spoke only in terse words.. asked clarification.. from any question posed to him.. .. never spoke more than 4 lines... It was surprising that all 4 technical persons.. gave a positive feedback for him.. because.. this is exactly what you require from quality people. Just do a job in black and white.. if there are no procedures.. I am not doing the job.. etc.. Some lines that he spoke were even dumb and rash, foolhardy.. with a I dont care what happens. to the next cubicle person attitude .. but thats the characteristic required... But when thats was done.. he totally changed his attitude with the HR !! for the HR .. within moments.. he got himself a 2 months.. joining. with a 15 day leave.. with a separate round of negotiation .. later separately for the salary.. he avoided a direct bargaining to his salary in his technical round..

Interviewing is a tough job.. especially in a company.. where above 7-10 : 1 is the sucess ratio..
From the behaviorial aspects.. to evaluate the entry to the exit was itself was a handful , the hand shake (whether limp, finger tip, fleeting, persistent, soft, arm pumping !!) , the posture (slouched , cross legged , stiff, casual, relaxed ).. General Talking ( too much, little , to the point , nowhere near the point, "Ummm"s , "Actually"s, "You know"s, "aaaa"s,) the no of superlatives... ,eye contact , Past employers (negative, positive , sarcastic, euphemistic, indifference), The slabs and sheets itself took 1/2 and hour to fill.. and by time we started writing the detailed reasons.. it was already a tiresome task...

Anyways.. Had a good time.,. The best part is when you realize that these managers know exactly the way they could shape / regulate their own interviews.. control their 'panel' of inexperienced interviewers.. and in the process.. also demonstrate to us themselves.. what are the traits.. how to handle extreme cases.. how not to have any pre-conceived notions.. and how to put the cause of the company in a positive way before the candidate.. Their experience of handling 100s of interviews themselves came to the fore.. 'twas a wonderful experience..

Since this is my last post.. of 2004.. I wish every one reading this a very happy new year 2005
Plan to spend the year end at Akhil's place .. with a bunch of other friends.. food , drinks,Spaghetti , balloons, music are being stashed up... Hope to have a good time..


Adios..

Currently on the jukebox...

"I would die for you , Climb the highest mountain ..
Baby, there's nothing, I wouldn't do...

I was standing, all alone against the world outside
You were searching, for a place to hide
Lost and lonely... Now you've given me the will to survive
When we're hungry...love will keep us alive"

Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles (Hell Freezes Over)

Scribbles over last coupla weeks

Recent most Film: "Mughal-e-Azam" - Awesome Awesome film ... My First film at the first PVR in Bangalore @ The Forum Mall.. Reminded me of good ol' Delhi.. Hadnt visited a proper good hall in 3 years..inspite of watching loads of movies (Bombay Halls are a pity.. Even the city's best halls are cramped and Bangalore halls are village class. They dont comply to even 10% safety and cleanliness norms.. ) This was a good treat I gave myself.

Too Good Dialogues...
Jodhabai : "Humaara Hindostan tumhaara dil nahi , koi laundi jispar hukumat kare"
Salim : "To humaara dil bhii aapka Hindostan nahi, jo aap uspar hukumat karein"

And Anarkali when she is given the thorns whilst Bahar gets the rose,
"Kaanton ko murjhaane ka khauff nahi hota"

Never thought I could see the hundred Madhubalas Sheesh Mahal scene in a hall.. I dont think Indian cinema has till date produced any rival to the scene..

Recent most excursion : Ooty Botanical Gardens and Lake
Breathtaking trees , well maintained conservatories, good fountains, carpet-ish lawns , exotic plantations... and a lovely weather.. Ooty has it all.. I plan for a longer vacation there...


Recent Most Book: "Indira : An Autobiography" by Katherine Frank
Chose this one over the one by Pupul Jayakar.. since I thought being a friend herself.. Pupul's view might be biased ...
Katherine does a tremendous job. There are thousands of things which you didnt know about the Iron Lady of India.. and are present from her childhood days , to her letters to her Dad, at Shantiniketan, her marriage problems, her psyche during the rise and fall of Sanjay, the wars , the emergency and the crude politics.. about Operation Bluestar and how she could sense her impending doom.

Recent Album : "Greatest Hits of Ustad Zakir Hussain" (The SaReGaMa Label one)
Love his Drut TeenTaal played during his world famous 1986 concert. Also , you can clearly distinguish the sweetness in Ustad Vilayat Khan's sitar.. as compared to the ups and downs and the question answers of Pandit Ravi Shankar.. Ustad Vilayat Khan used to say.. "Alla Rakha and Zakir dare not try that sawaal jawaab stuff with me. They know that they will pay dearly".. And for sure .. Zakir sounds pretty subdued with with the ustad !!


The Present
Current Song: Sonu Nigam's "Tanhaayee"
Current Debate: " Employee PF hiked to 9.5% . "
Current Technology: Mobile Gaming

The Future
Place To Go: Bannerghata National Park.. The closest park tpo Bangalore and I havent Been there yet
Book To Read: Where on the earth am I ? Confusions of a Travelling Man Book .. (I have to
get this Jug Suraiya book from sumwhere)
Work Stuff : Project Delivery this Monday



Ciao.,


Meanwhile :
Vinod as Duryodhan holding Draupadi: "Maine Draupadi ka cheer haran karne ka idea drop kar diya hai"
Ahuja as Gada Dhari Bheem: " Abe oye !! Tu kaun hota hai bolne waala.. Hum bhii Draupadi ke shareholder hain !!"

Vinod (Naseeruddin Shah) and Ahuja (Om Puri) fighting over the the dead saree wrapped D'Mello (Satish Shah) The "Draupadi Cheer Haran", Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983), !! LOLOLOL !! Can it get any better?

Things I miss from Bombay

In General:
a) Marine Drive, during the rains, The Sea Breeze at Band Stand, Carter Road... etc..
b) The local train: One hand on the Middle rod at the door,both feet on either sides, the other hand on the Top of the door and the cool breeze on your face as the train gains speed between each station.. Belapur and Vashi Railway Stations!! The Clock at Bombay VT.
c) Egg Bhurji - Pav (Scrambled Eggs with bread) with friends at 1 am in the morning at Thane Station..
d) The 500 mtr. sprint from Sterling Cinema or the Taxi flagging at Rex after watching the last show that ended at 12:40, to reach Victoria Terminus, buy tickets at the counter and catch the 12:50 last train on the Central Line thats already begun moving out.
e) Good Plentiful Rains... sometimes ...
f) Ganpati Bappa ! ( but defintely not the 100s of orchestras, synths and drums that used to play till 1 am right beside our apartments)
g) Small 50 seat movie halls...
h) The sugary Marathi accent, and of course the screwed up yet so funny and pleasing Hindi that ppl speak.
i) Finding 100s of busy people at even 1:30 am in the night...
j) All the Birthday Bashes !! Right through the year. From the Mongini Cakes @ Office to parties thrown by close friends and myself
k) Occaisional Song sessions in the bus while on the way home from office..


More Specifically:
a) Some Friends and loads of time with them: Akhil, Himanshu,Mridul, Maheep, Sameer, Aparna, Abhishek, Nachiketa, Aumkar, Dipsy, Shalaka, Julie

Unforgettable fun and laughter at the Vasant Leela apartments with Akhil and Himanshu,
b) The everyday dinner after office with Akhil, Himanshu, Abhishek, Aparna and Dipsy.
c) The C.B.D. Belapur duplex penthouse with a view to the Thane creek on one side and a hill on the other with Mridul and Maheep
d) Career Talks with Nachiketa, Kishore Kumar with Aumkar,Just about anything talks with Shalaka !!
e) Unforgettable Outings like Matheran, Lonavala-Khandala
f) The deep breaths of Hot Chocolate everyday (lasting just 300 metres) while passing through the Cadbury's factory flyover @ Thane
g) The Mulund Bandra AC bus !!
h) The 2 hour swimming sessions and Tennis with Akhil and Abhishek on the weekends
i) The workplace: Not exactly, but some colleagues definitely.
j) Some of the few theatres and shows and concerts watched.
k) The walk from my home at Shubharambh to the office bus pick up spot on the July with the clouds descending over the hills beyond Tikuji-Ni-Wadi resort
l) Some other attractions @ Shubharambh : "Tilwali" , "Shabbo", and "Bedkar (the Society President) ki Beti" 's long hair :)
m) The Company Quiz club's everyday quizzes and rankings..
n) The Chitochat with Office Pals. Sameer..


And almost all of the Last 3-4 months .

The Festival of Lights !!

Its Diwali !! The Festival of Lights !!

Wishing all visitors a very happy and prosperous Diwali and a happy Eid !!

Enjoy with your family n friends ! Eat lots of sweets !! Burst Crackers , light up your house and wish everyone you find :)

Have a safe diwali folks !!

Long Time, No C

Sorry Bloggy,

Ignored you after just our first conversation.. Got a bit bz.
Plead ya, forgivance this time.. okay? Wont mess up again.

For my pals, who know all , and some who dont.. or just for the record.

Lets see what Ive done since July..
a) Brought up the project I have been leading since March to a good shape. Have battled resistance, competition, technical difficulties and now am starting to see the efforts bear fruit .. am pretty happy at myself..
b) Reached Raleigh , North Carolina Its been 3 months here at the Candlewood Suites,
c) Visited New York, Washington , Pittsburgh, Have driven for almost 3000 miles since these past three months, Tried out the Chevy Malibu (awesome car), the Mazda 6 (sports modelish but bad mileage) and the Oldsmobile Alero (Naaaaaahhhh) !!
d) Splashed at the Atlantic.. waded across the brooks... trekked the hills and viewed the beautiful waterfalls at North Carolina..
e) Caught up with atleast 15 friends over this period (cousins, schoolmates, neighborhood mates, ex office mates) .. some of them even after 7.5 years.. Did loads of talking..
f) Loads of American culture.. American ppl , movies, series, Presidential debates, roads n highways, malls n markets, blacks and whites, (A) football and baseball, food and restaurants, hangouts, museums and torrid weather (hurricanes) :)
g) Missed my folks and all my friends back home..

What else is up? What else is arnd?
a) Cricket, Cricket, Cricket.. India Australia At Home.. We trail by 0-1 at this stage.. With Tendulkar out of the first two tests with a Tennis elbow and Sourav and guys horribly out of form I think we should be lucky to survive with even a single draw..
b) Two of my friends.. Aparna and Harsh ..getting married.. Aparna on the 8th of October.. Harsh on the 8th of December, Pretty happy for both of 'em
c) maybe a MS degree?
d) Growing a teeny weeny paunch :)
e) Loads of shopping for friends and relatives .. the loved ones :) and some fer myself..
f) Hearing New songs.. Veer Zaara, Swades... also.. old ones.. loads of Mozart, and Mohd. Rafi..
g) Happy Birthday to the Phenom .. Amitabh Bachhan .. I love most of his movies..
Sholay,Chupke Chupke, Amar Akbar Anthony, Mard, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhi, Silsila, Anand, Agneepath, Namakharam, Baghbaan , Abhimaan, Zanjeer, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Namak Halaal, Mili, Sharaabi,Lawaaris, Naseeb, Coolie, Kaalia, Trishul, Shahenshah,Kaante, Majboor, Hum, Khuda Gawah mostly in this order :) The others I dont like much..
h) The first Afghan elections since years and years.. Tho I seriously think , the US media here is closed and biased, I think it showed some really heartening images about the Afghanis ... I hope the country gets some peace.. and some development.. and have some kind of economic and social independence..


What may the future hold?
a) Back home in Delhi for the festivites next week.. October 18th... starting.. will be visiting Ma n Dad after a long time.. and would be back for the Durga Puja after 4 long years.. Just Cant wait :)
b) A bit of planning for the next 3 years
c) Updating my blog and website.. (will tell you the site url a bit later when its presentable).. Over the next days.. I plan to update this space with more about myself.. .. about me .. my life.. my past and my profession.. my likes and dislikes..
d) Loads of excercise and toning up (courtesy previous section Point d)
e) Learning more of Distribution Transformers .... and Learning more of .NET ... (it still continues to fascinate me)

Before I sign off for the day.. I must admit the fact that there was one specific thing that made me write up today. .. I read up my friend Sameer's blog after a long time..Ran through some of his archive writings, and enjoyed them a lot.. Maybe its time.. I start keying up as well. :) ...


BBye for now.. Meet you tomorrow.. (and yes i know, tomrw is 24 hours and not 3 months :)) )

Archan

Its a start...

Well, I guess I got to start after all.. 
 
' have been thinking of setting up my own space...  on the web.. .for quite a long time now.. maybe more than a year... 
 
just to write .. about anything ... everything...    maybe  it should be a diary.. or could I probably just post my writings? maybe the editorials.. song lyrics....  code snippets?  or the current news analysis and stuff... 
or even a show case of my "creative mind" ?? (eh .. )!!
 
Havent thought of how this should look like.. who-all  to share it with...  Do I give this blog a name? Archan's World Right Here Right Now???  (Yuckk !! Sounds Awful !!)  maybe there is something better...
Do I make it a conversational? ...  what about the decorations..  structuring and stuff? What about photos? 
 
No Clue...  will see..
 
Well I am a bit certain about some things for sure...
 
 I wouldnt make it too formal... or even the flashy jazzy kinds...  they way ppl fill their webspace... cos i think neither would quite relate to my persona... I would want this space ideally to reflect me and my thoughts.. 
My writing wont be constrained on any rule, motto, moral or aesthetics.. they should really just reflect my mood for the day/time...
 
And now that I have started it, I should post regularly.. and post anything which appeals to me, and be regular... 
 
Nevertheless , I wouldn't want this to be an entirely personal affair..  My select friends and relatives should be able to view all I write,  contribute , comment at their will. 
 
But the most important part of all...  I want this to be something which I can read on and on for years and cherish for the rest of my life...  I hope I can make this a success.
 
So Here I go...  I will start my journey ..for all to see..