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Routine Check Up

2009-12-08T20:53:00.001+03:00

Till this afternoon - everything seemed fine, but then the last report that came in - is worrying. Will be taking papa for an MRI tomorrow.

There seems to be nodule in the lung, that’s increasing in size. The doctor is also concerned about any recurrence of the cancer in the operated area, after seeing the CT scan. Papa has already had two excisions done (in the exact same area). The gap between the first and the second surgery was just about 4 months! Not to mention the chemotherapy and radiation sessions!

Aaaarrrgggghhh!

Google Chrome For Mac - Official

2009-12-08T20:39:00.001+03:00

Finally.

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Painting With A Difference

2009-12-07T10:03:00.001+03:00

Thanks Essam

Awesome!

Trolley Scooter

2009-12-07T08:15:00.001+03:00

Interesting concept.

Samsonite and Micro Mobility come up with the Trolley Scooter.

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BlackBerry Onyx - Bold 9700

2009-12-06T10:05:00.002+03:00

The same size as the Curve. My only problem with the previous bold was the bulky look. I tried it out but just didn't feel comfortable with it.

The keyboard on the Onyx is a lot better than the one on the Curve and the optical track pad is awesome. Something I really am happy about is - the numbers on the keyboard are NOT printed in red. Looks a hell lot neater this way (personal view).

No problems at all with the Onyx. A friend of mine was complaining about his handset getting rebooted on it's own, every 20 minutes or so. He did a battery pull a few times, removed a few applications - but the problem continued.

I didn't really know what was causing the problem but his network coverage bars were dancing around. So just switched the Mobile Network to 2G and the phone isn't rebooting anymore. could be a coincidence. Anyways, if you want to switch it to 2G -

BlackBerry Key > Options > Mobile Network
Network Mode
Set to 2G
Save.

White House Invitation

2009-12-06T07:35:00.001+03:00

...

2009-12-06T07:16:00.002+03:00

Tumne ishq ka naam suna hai, humne ishq kiya hai
Phoolon ka gulshan ... ishq ishq
Kaanton ka daaman - ishq

Heera na panna ... ishq ishq
Bas ek tamanna - ishq ishq

Was listening to this while driving in to work today. Parked by the beach for a while. Waited for the song to get over and then walked around for a bit, enjoying the breeze and my smoke.

…

2009-12-04T03:21:00.001+03:00

I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a knob called 'brightness', but it doesn't work.

~Gallagher

Senseless Headlines

2009-12-03T14:28:00.001+03:00

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Drunk Aamir lands director in problem

That's the headline.

The story is - Aamir being Aamir, decided that it would be better if him and his co-stars got drunk for a shot (method acting, perfectionist, realism bla bla).

They (Aamir, Madhavan & Sharman Joshi) got drunk. The director took a couple of retakes so he would have an option to select which ever one he thought was best. In the process, the unit ran out of film reel.

THAT was the PROBLEM the director landed into because of DRUNK Aamir.

The headline for tomorrow should be - Idiotic reporter lands TOI in problem. THAT would definitely get even more hits, don't you think?

Hide/Unhide Pics On BlackBerry

2009-12-03T14:13:00.001+03:00

A friend asked me about this, so I was trying to figure it out.

I am sure there will be tons of third party programs to help you accomplish the same. The method highlighted below is just one of the many possible ways:

To hide:

Media > Pictures > All Pictures
Scroll to the pic you want to hide
BlackBerry Key > Properties
Check Mark Hidden
Close

To unhide:

Media
BlackBerry Key > Explore
Navigate to the folder where the hidden pic is saved
BlackBerry Key > Show Hidden

2 States............

2009-12-03T13:58:00.005+03:00

Done.

Some people might find the book entertaining. These are the people who made crap like Raja Babu and Coolie No:1 - super hits! Obviously there is an audience for everything. Even trash.

My suggestion - you would know the difference between a good book and roadside trash, if you ever did bother to read a good book. If you have read trash all your life, you really can't tell the difference.

Very filmy for my taste. Some parts are way over the top and hard to digest. Lots of nonsense.

Chetan Bhagat is obsessed with food. There are very limited topics that he can write about. Chief among them are college stuff and food. He tries to compensate by heavily relying on bullshit.

Barging into the room, where your girlfriend is giving her final interview and proposing to her - sure, that could happen. She says Yes and avoids slapping your stupid face - now that's a bit of a stretch.
The part about blackmailing the boss and the boss getting a coffee for him - REALLY??
The country manager coming from Bombay and arguing over the phone as to which car will be sent to pick him up - err? I am not saying that doesn't happen. I am sure it does and to be honest, I have behaved like that myself. BUT it surely would never happen when you are in the middle of a conference!
I don't even know what to say about Minti's wedding episode. This guy has definitely watched way too many Bollywood movies / Ekta Kapoor soaps. The worst part is, he doesn't even realise when he has gone overboard.
Dr. Ram is interested in seeing Krish's laptop?!? Obviously, that's how the top doctors in Chennai diagnose their patients.

Seriously, there is wayyyy too much of bullshit in this book and listing it all is just pissing off.

No more Chetan Bhagat books for me. Reading one of them is fine. But as soon as you begin the next - his limitations as an author become rather evident.

Mudi Mudi - Paa

2009-12-02T19:19:00.001+03:00

The music does sound really good, but then I rarely bother about the music (Just more into lyrics). The lyrics however, are absolutely horrid – in my opinion.

Khulli khulli main challi challi main khilli khilli - itefaaq se ??!!
uddi main laddi khaddi juddi juddi uddi khaddi khaddi uddi!!

WTF!!??!

The nonsense lyrics had me pulling my hair already and if THAT wasn’t enough the video shown in the promo gives me a headache with all its ‘PAUSES’. Don’t really know what they were trying to achieve. New snappy / edgy styling?

The first time I saw the promo, I seriously thought my decoder needed a restart.

Vidya Balan – I loved her in Parineeta. I really did. After that, didn’t really have much of a problem and then came Hey Baby and I couldn’t tolerate her. Hated the movie and the character. Leaving all that aside, her look in the movie was just YUCKH. Have been unable to tolerate her since.

2 States-The Story Of My Marriage - Chetan Bhagat

2009-12-01T08:50:00.001+03:00

Started off with the book. Page 14 of 321. Annoyed already.

Pretty much a Bollywood flick. Ahh well, ab shuru ki hai, to khatam karni padegi.

Now, Open A Bank Account In A Grocery Shop - India

2009-12-01T08:02:00.001+03:00

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RBI has allowed entities like individual kirana/medical/fair price shop owners, PCO operators, agents of government-sponsored small savings schemes, insurance agents, petrol pumps owners and retired teachers to act as ‘business correspondents' (BCs) of banks. A notification by the RBI said that allowing banks to appoint BCs (agents in common parlance) was part of its financial inclusion initiative.

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Can't wait for this to backfire. And it WILL!

Coconut Handbags!

2009-11-30T22:05:00.001+03:00

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Firstly, let me say – WTF is this!!

I saw the pics and was pretty sure this nonsense would be in Kerala. But to my surprise it’s some island off the coast of Kenya.

Off the coast of Kenya or not, I am pretty sure this is a mallu idea. Sigh… bloody mallus, messed up Africa as well. Perhaps the malayalees got tired of pouring into the gulf (or gggElfff – as THEY would say it) . Now they will go to UK/Australia via Africa. Guess the only continent they hadn’t tapped.

BlackBerry App World For 5.0.0.190(+) - OTA

2009-11-30T21:35:00.002+03:00

OTA: http://www.bbhybrids.net/forum/downloads/IMs/AppWorld/AppWorld.jad

iPhone 3GS Supreme

2009-11-30T16:39:00.001+03:00

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iPhone 3GS Supreme — Officially the world's most expensive mobile phone

This extraordinary handset was commissioned by an anonymous Australian businessman from the gold mining industry. Designed by Stuart Hughes of Liverpool, England, it was 10 months in the making.

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Jaane Kahaan Gaye Woh Din

2009-11-29T00:10:00.004+03:00

Shaily Shailendra …

Jaane kahaan gaye woh din
kahte the teri raah mein, nazaron ko hum bichhayenge
chaahe kahin bhi tum raho, chaahenge tum ko umar bhar
tum ko naa bhool paayenge

mere kadam jahaan pade, sajde kiye the yaar ne
mujh ko rulaa rulaa diyaa, jaati hui bahaar ne
Jaane kahaan gaye woh din

apni nazar mein aaj kal, din bhi andheri raat hai
saayaa hi apne saath thaa, saayaa hi apne saath hai
Jaane kahaan gaye woh din

Bold 9700

2009-11-28T23:44:00.001+03:00

Using it now. Not bad.

Was in a bad mood. Did the usual - Went out and bought something I didn’t really need. Had my laptop with me as well, so switching devices really didn’t take that long.

Went over to the beach after that. Spent some time enjoying the breeze, then fiddling with the Bold. Then more time enjoying the breeze. Drove back home.

Still in a crappy mood though.

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

2009-11-26T12:36:00.003+03:00

Amber Tamblyn is good to look at (at least for me). Given that I have already watched the 1956 version, I was just curious to see how this one would compare. Well, it’s watchable, I was expecting more.

The performances seemed a bit forced. Would definitely make a good mini series for the tele.

President Patil To Make 'History' - India

2009-11-25T08:46:00.002+03:00

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She's the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and now Pratibha Patil is making history by becoming the first woman president to fly in a Sukhoi.

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Sigh... like it wasn't bad enough that the 'Supreme Commander' of our Armed Forces has absolutely no military experience what so ever!

Now the media harps on about the fact that we are making history by making her a PASSENGER in a Sukhoi. It's not like she will be flying the damn thing. She will be flying IN it!! You think this is worth mentioning in the history books? Guess making 'History' isn't really THAT difficult.

No offence, but does anyone recall the name of the chimp that was first sent up in a space shuttle?? I believe THAT CHIMP got more recognition than Patil 'FLYING' the Sukhoi.

Dikhaawon pe mat jaao. Apni akal ladaao. Faaltu ki 'History' mat banaao!

That's One Way To Quit : Innovative

2009-11-25T08:25:00.001+03:00

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"He believed he was in a temp-to-hire position, and after three months of extra hours and butt-kissing, turns out it's just a temp position. He was a good worker too. I'd have recommended him. Too bad he burned his bridges... Obviously he had contemplated quitting long enough to make this thing, but still refused to speak to anyone about his feelings. Ironically, he complained about the 'divas' at his last job."

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Mobile Use Is Hazardous - Not Just While Driving

2009-11-25T08:10:00.001+03:00

Yet another research (Seriously, WTF!!).

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The studies, in which participants crossed a virtual street while talking on the phone or listening to music, found that the music-listeners were able to navigate traffic as well as the average unencumbered pedestrian. Users of hands-free cell phones, however, took longer to cross the same street under the same conditions and were more likely to get run over.

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Well there goes Idea's Walk and Talk idea.

I really want to know who keeps paying for all these bullshit studies / research. I mean, don't we all know that if you are not paying attention while crossing the road, you are 'more likely to get run over'. Did we really need a 'study' to tell us this??

Psst - JFTR, it's not just talking on the mobile.

You could be checking out a chick on the other side of the road while trying to cross the street and that too would imply that you are 'more likely to get run over'. I don't need a simulated experiment to tell me that!

Smallville – Season 9: Zod

2009-11-23T17:48:00.001+03:00

Callum Blue makes a really lame Zod. Terrible miscast.

Milti Hai Khuu-E-Yaar Se Naar Iltihaab Mein

2009-11-23T08:14:00.002+03:00

Mirza Ghalib ...

Milti hai khuu-e-yaar se naar iltihaab mein
kaafir hoonn - gar na milti ho raahat azaab mein

Kab se hoon kya bataauun jahaan-e-kharaab mein
shab haaye hijr ko bhi rakhoon gar hisaab mein

Taa phir na intazaar mein neend aaye umr bhar
aane ka ahad kar gaye aaye jo khwaab mein

Qaasid ke aate aate khat ik aur likh rakhoon
main jaanta hoon jo vo likhenge jawaab mein

Mujh tak kab unki bazm mein aataa thaa daur-e-jaam
saaqi ne kuch milaa na diya ho sharaab mein

Jo munkir-e-vafaa ho fareb uss pe kya chale
kyun badgumaan hoon dost se dushman ke baab mein

Main muztarib hoon vasl mein khauf-e-raqiib se
daalaa hai tum ko vahm ne kiss pech-o-taab mein

Mai aur hizz-e-vasl, khudaa-saaz baat hai
jaan nazr deni bhuul gayaa iztiraab mein

Hai tevari chadi hui andar naqaab ke
hai ik shikan padi hui tarf-e-naqaab mein

Laakhon lagaav, ik churaanaa nigaah ka
laakhon banaav, ik bigadanaa itaab mein

Vo naalaa dil mein khas ke baraabar jagah na paaye
jiss naale se shigaaf pade aaftaab mein

Vo sehr muddaa talbi mein na kaam aaye
jiss sehr se safinaa ravaan ho saraab mein

'Ghalib' chutii sharaab, par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
peetaa hoon roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-maahataab mein