3 Idiots

First Channel

Bindaas

First Sport

I preferred to go out to a new picnic spot with friends

First meal

Burger and Coffee

First Call

Sunshine

First Website

http://www.netgautam.com/wordpress

First Song

All Izz Well

You are most welcomed to take up this questionnaire. Here is the template for questions –

First Movie

First Channel

First Sport

First meal

First Call

First Website

First Song

1. Reading feeds
2. Blogging
3. YouTube
4. Emails
5. Learning Web Services
6. Downloading Movies
7. Downloading Songs
8. Coding
9. VOIP

Best Photos

NA

Last Posts

1. Book Review coming soon
2. Avatar
3. Decision Chart followed by Geeks to purchase gadgets
4. Twitter Compromised
5. Blawg…line and Ignorance is Bliss
6. Geek Map
7. Spring 3 released
8. Prosperity
9. 2012, Kurbaan and Ninja Assassin

I liked about Gurgaon

1. National Highway 8
2. Infinity Towers
3. Ansal’s Big Cinemas
4. Reliance Fresh
5. Samrat Bakery
6. Momos Junctions (Sector 23A and Sector 14)
7. Sadar Bazar
8. DLF City
9. Sahara PVR

I didn’t like about Gurgaon

1. Roads
2. Electricity Cuts
3. Most of the Local People
4. Workers
5. Government
6. Traffic Police
7. Commuters
8. Night Life
9. Drop in Opportunities

Favorite Songs

1. Dil Gira Dafatan (Song) (Dilli 6)
2. Emosanal Attyachar (Song) (Dev.D)
3. Dhan Te Nan (Song) (Kaminey)
4. Tu Jaane Na (Song) (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
5. Ajj Din Chadheya (Song) (Love Aaj Kal)
6. All Izz Well (Song) (3 Idiots)
7. Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (Song) (3 Idiots)
8. Give Me Some Sunshine (Song) (3 Idiots)
9. Dil Bole Hadippa(Song) (Dil Bole Hadippa)

Last Movies

1. 3 Idiots
2. Kati Patang
3. Avatar
4. Asli Naqli
5. Half Ticket
6. Pyaasa
7. What about Bob?
8. The Painted Veil
9. Ninja Assassin

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
   1. Felt Burnt Up moment for first time
   2. Realized truthfulness of romance fundas in real world and how they are played around (thanks to Chunks)
   3. Lead a team till the end of SDLC of a project
   4. Learnt lessons about work ethics other than just being exceptional performer
   5. Clicked, clicked and clicked – max photos from my cam in a year
   6. Was able to make my venture sustain even through toughest times
   7. Thought of and went towards leaving my country
   8. Created project plans extensively
   9. Talked long hours
   10. Became victim of politics
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

   Yes. This time it is modification to last year’s resolution – to keep up with the position after rising and to work on level of my frankness.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

   Lovely couple – Amit and Sonia

4. Did anyone close to you die?

   Grandma

5. What countries did you visit?

   None

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?

   Hope

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory?

   01/09/2009 and 04/10/2009

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

   Rose to top

9. What was your biggest failure?

   Compromised top for unthankful people

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

    Not this year, TG!

11. What was the best thing you bought?

    I never buy things rather I present them to myself – E71, 1TB HDD, sleek 4GB and 8GB USBs

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
    1. Hema
    2. Sam
    3. Chunks
    4. Rohit Nabh
    5. Neel
    6. Farhan
    7. Pawan Kumar
    8. Manoj Kumar Mahanta
    9. Sanjay Sharma
    10. Amit Malhotra
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

    Most of the colleagues and managers

14. Where did most of your money go?

    My venture and Movies

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
    1. Sunshine’s home-coming and the job
    2. Introduction to Sam
    3. Work
    4. Position
    5. Authority
    6. Philanthropy
    7. Technologies at work
    8. New job
    9. Metro work @ Gurgaon almost finishing up
    10. Management
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2009?
    1. Dil Gira Dafatan (Song) (Dilli 6)
    2. Emosanal Attyachar (Song) (Dev.D)
    3. Duniya (Song) (Dev.D)
    4. Dhan Te Nan (Song) (Kaminey)
    5. Tu Jaane Na (Song) (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
    6. Ajj Din Chadheya (Song) (Love Aaj Kal)
    7. All Izz Well (Song) (3 Idiots)
    8. Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (Song) (3 Idiots)
    9. Give Me Some Sunshine (Song) (3 Idiots)
    10. Dil Bole Hadippa(Song) (Dil Bole Hadippa)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
    1. happier or sadder?
       • happier
    2. thinner or fatter?
       • fatter
    3. richer or poorer?
       • poorer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

    Had taken hard decisions

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
    1. Worry
    2. Philanthropy
    3. Trust
    4. Hate
    5. Frank
    6. Movies
    7. Reading
    8. Talks
    9. Coding
    10. Thinking
20. How will you be spending New Years?

    Celebration at Empire and talking to Sunshine

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

    Sunshine

22. Did you fall in love in 2009?

    No

23. How many one night stands in this last year?

    Nah. Never.

24. What was your favorite TV program?

    F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

    Only those colleagues and managers

26. What was the best book(s) you read?

    None

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

    Dilli 6

28. What did you want and get?

    Top position

29. What did you want and not get?

    Happiness

30. What were your favorite films of this year?
    1. 3 Idiots (never before saw a movie thrice within a week)
    2. Kaminey
    3. Dev.D
    4. Dilli 6
    5. The Rebound
    6. Avatar
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

    Celebrated with roomies at Gurgaon and then with my family. Felt younger.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

    Consistent company of Sunshine and family through thick and thin

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?

    Minimal

34. What kept you sane?

    Family and Sunshine

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

    None but myself!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

    Shivsena on Marathi issue and DGP, Haryana case

37. Who did you miss?

    Family and Job

38. Who was the best new person you met?

    Sangameshwar Yadagiri

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.

    Do not love your company, work or colleagues. Love your family, friends and your passion. Backup is important in all aspects.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year? Here’s to peace, equality and hope in 2010

    All Izz Well (Song) (3 Idiots)

For those who would like to take up this questionnaire, most welcomed. Here is the template for questions –

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
5. What countries did you visit?
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory?
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
9. What was your biggest failure?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
11. What was the best thing you bought?
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
14. Where did most of your money go?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2009?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
20. How will you be spending New Years?
21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
23. How many one night stands in this last year?
24. What was your favorite TV program?
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
26. What was the best book(s) you read?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
28. What did you want and get?
29. What did you want and not get?
30. What were your favorite films of this year?
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
34. What kept you sane?
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
37. Who did you miss?
38. Who was the best new person you met?
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?Here’s to peace, equality and hope in 2010

Random tags -

Bus full of people

MCD delight@DLI

Long talks with IH

2 hours of freak out

One more to know Shine

I am kinda liking this kind of tag posts…

Happy Gurpurab

Salute

to

The Father of Nation

on His Birthday

from

a ‘trying to be responsible citizen’

Wishing all readers a very Happy Dushehra

Happy Career Anniversary to me

Wish you many happy returns of day

and

may you touch new horizons in this coming year

And here is to resume the blogging on this occasion…

He hates it as well…

Proud to have my first-ever love…

Proud to be an Indian

…and it was long awaited.

Above photo of tall building is the place I work in – Infinity Towers, of the day when it rained last time!

The greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.

- Cindy Lew

Winning doesn’t always means being first,

winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.

Though I proved myself better than before, once again but also realized that in this race you sacrifice everything else. I myself had given up this zeal long time back, in fact many years back because once you realize that you are the best, better than anyone else, you don’t want to prove it again.

And then moments like these come up where you have to fight for others. You have to do it for others who are looking up to you, to make them prove themselves, to bring them in a position to have same feeling of satisfaction which you have been having for long time. Happy to see my efforts being fruitful.

And in all this, you realize once again, those old bad devilish management layers which are ready to sacrifice you, your people for any meek benefit – the layers which make you hate them!

Thanks to Hema for being another supporter for Deccan against all odds

Enjoyed IPL 2009 thoroughly. Liked the way Namaste was told by representative Mr. Duma. His address was one of the best speeches in IPL I have seen so far. Lots of love all the way to South Africa for hosting this year’s IPL.

PS: Only disappointing thing throughout this tournament was Lalit Modi’s power-show-off. Hope he learns to handle power appropriately or gets taught for same.

PS: Got it little more than the same price on which I had bought 160 GB external HDD in 2006 – I wonder the way gadgets become cheaper but not faster than necessity…

I believe it as one of the reasons that why Punjab is that ahead of those many states in terms of economy and growth – because people here are more aware and concerned about their rights/duties while states like Bihar (40%) keep asking for special status from centre government so that they can do some growth.

Please cast your vote

After lot of advertisements shown in media and still going on, nation-wide campaigns started by bodies like Tata Industries and Times Of India, I feel quite small to make this request but after reading about just around 50% voting in metro cities like Mumbai and capital Delhi, I feel that perhaps my words might make some difference.

I have been driving everyone in my contact to cast their vote. It is once in five years when you get a chance to correct your mistake and to find what wrong went in the government you voted for, if you give your vote. Otherwise you loose your right to find wrongs in government if you don’t vote at all.

That’s what I believe.

Feels good that if not everyone, some got driven. I am going to my hometown to give my vote on this Wednesday.

In the end, I would request you to please go through this link to find more wisdom on whom to vote

PS: Little disappointment does occur when you know that even in politics, reservation is introduced from back-door and there are seats where candidates only from reserve castes can fight elections but that shouldn’t stop you from thinking about the big picture.

It was played at National Habitat Centre in New Delhi and I happened to be there with a friend. Play was beautifully staged and wonderfully directed to keep it within time limit and maintain the interest of viewers.

Good acting by those playing as main characters of Bhola, Bindu, Guru Vidyapathi and Master Pillai – Manav, Pakhi, Sachin and Charanjeet respectively (I think).

Recommended for all those who loved the movie.

A very warm welcome

To a friend

Flying from far far away

After years

Back to Home

Welcome Home, Hema

What we didn’t know was that this president wanted to stop war being fought physically by American soldiers but  wouldn’t hesitate from starting virtual wars which might destroy other countries, that this president imagined America as planet ignoring rest of the world, that this president didn’t want to stop but shift the Economy Crisis to other countries.

Obama has been giving hate speeches before he became new American President. He has started hate war “on papers” as an irresponsible president, against India and other countries where American companies outsourced their business.

Being an Indian, I was hurt by those hate speeches and wanted to post my grievance and protest here at my place. Not sure how many people enjoy those words of this man but for me he is the worst president that I have witnessed in my lifetime .

Here is the record of hate speeches delivered by US President Barack Obama with the timelines published in Times Business on May 06, 2009 –

It’s a tax code that says you should pay lower taxes if you create a job in Bangalore, India, than if you create one in Buffalo, New York — Obama, announcing a crackdown on tax loopholes on Monday

 

I understand that the challenges facing our economy have forced children in Raleigh and Boston to compete for those jobs with children in Bangalore and Beijing — Obama at a speech in North Carolina in June 2008

 

At a time when a child in Boston must compete with children in Beijing and B’lore, we need an army of you to become teachers and principals in schools that this nation cannot afford to give up on —Obama at a college commencement address in Connecticut in May 2008

This is the president giving birth to new hate terms like Bangalored and Obamination.

It has been really long since I posted any recent photo, if not for anything else but as a placeholder for memories when I revisit this place in future to know how I looked like in past, year 2009

March 2008 was when I felt losing almost everything which I had acquired in my life so far.

The time and the year which I refer to as – Black Year. Year 2008. And it feels exactly same when it rains in March. Yes, yesterday it rained and I was tormented

As they say -

Excess of everything is bad

It turns out that when we were children, we had no choice to wear shoes other than Bata as it was one trusted brad from generation of our parents and also, we weren’t aware of any specific good shoe brands in childhood. So that time, we never realized that not to live by choice might make us dislike Bata so much that we might never like to wear it again. It is only at this stage of our youth in which we are realizing that

Prolonged exposure to the things without choice

may result into unnoticed hatred

BTW, I knew where to take Dhami and he liked my opinion. What can make this vendor more profit than 100% when Dhami picked two pairs instead of one. Yes I am a wonderful friend – thank you Dhami for saying that again !!