WTF

Surprisingly they know spelling of ‘penalty’.

From the non-MS Windows

A lot of things happen out side the office window which generates sadness, happiness, curiosity and what not! Here are few captures of outside from my new place (now not so new).

 
^ Heavy amount of dark smoke is billowing out as an empty building at Prestige Shantiniketan is burning.

 

^ Hard to find a dark color car as cabs prepare our exit to house

 
^ Fooled by the glass, drops of rain hit window near me leaving me dry and sad

Is it???

Is Obama Osama?

No, it cannot be. Let check reverse!

D’oh!

An Evening from flight

I missed afternoon flight and I had to take evening flight. May be the God wanted me to see this scene. And see my generosity! I’ve take a low quality snap for you too… absolutely free :)

Why?

I don’t know if  it’s my English or something else, but by seeing this ad I feel it says We don’t need buy Visual Studio 2010 as we can always download Trails or simply it suggests me that I don’t need Visual Studio 2010.

क्यूँ तो रास्तों पे फिर सहम सहम संभल संभल के चलता है

“Kyun Khoye Khoye Chand Ki” song from movie Khoya Khoya Chand (2007) has amazing music and lyrics. Here are my favorite lines from the song.

यह मंजिलें भी खुद ही तय करें
यह फसलें भी खुद ही तय करें
क्यूँ तो रास्तों पे फिर सहम सहम संभल संभल के चलता है यह दिल

हिंदी में ट्विस्ट

क्योंकिं परिवर्तन संसार का नियम है, मुझे कोई प्रॉब्लम नहीं है :) पर मेरा मानना है की 'भय' थोडा आसन रहता. (निचे वाला कट नवभारत टाइम्स से है)

You Know Whom They Are Addressing

Gujarati Masala Rice (Kharibhat)

This is wonder recipe which can be prepared very fast and it can be made in lot of variety based on what vegetable you are adding. I’ve put here the most common method (common for me) of preparing the Gujarati Style Masala Rice. In Gujarat we call it kharibhat or Kharabhat (ખારીભાત/ખારાભાત) (a variant of which is called Rice bath in South India).
Ready To eat in < 30 min
Preparation Difficulty: Easy
For 2 person
Ingredients:
● 2 small tea cup rice (preferably long grain and soaked for atleast 10 minutes) 
● 1 medium potato chopped in 1” size
● 1 medium onion chopped
● 1 small to medium sized tomato chopped
● 1 green chili chopped
● 4-5 curry leaves
● 6-8 garlic cloves (outer skin removed) OR equivalent amount of garlic paste
● a small piece of ginger OR equivalent amount of ginger paste
● 1/2 small tea cup fresh peas (optional)
● 1 small tea cup cauliflower (optional)
● 1/4 small tea cup peanuts (optional)
● 2-3 table spoon oil/ghee

Masala Required (spoon size in small masala spoon):
● 1/2 spoon cumin seeds,
● pinch of asafetida (hing) (optional, used in most Gujarati cuisine)
● 1/2 spoon turmeric
● 1/2 spoon red chili powder (optional)
● 1 spoon coriander powder
● 1 spoon cumin powder
● 1/2 spoon garam masala powder OR use whole garam masala like cloves, pepper, cinnamon, star anise, coriander seeds, black cardamom 

Method:
● Get a pressure cooker and heat oil/ghee. 
● Add peanuts and fry for around 10 seconds. 
● Add cumin seeds (and whole garam masala if you are not using garam masala power).
● After 3-4 seconds add hing powder followed by chipped onions and salt (to taste) and fry till onions are light brown.
● Add curry leaves, green chili, garlic and ginger (or paste) and fry for 1 more minutes (half minute if used paste)
● Add turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and steer for 5 seconds
● Add chopped tomato and fry till tomato becomes soft and start melting.
● If you are using garam masala powder than add it now.
● Add potato and other vegetables and cook for 2 minutes, give occasional steer.
● Add 5 small tea cups water and soaked rice.
● Close the pressure cooker and cook it on high flame for first 2 minutes and reduce to medium flame after that.
● Close the flame after around half minute of 2nd whistle (but before 3rd whistle)
● Open the pressure cooker after 5-10 minutes of closing the flame and give a general mix so rice doesn’t  get mashed.

Garnishing options (use one or more of these):
Tomato, coriander leaves, lemon, roasted cashew, kismis or seedless green grapes.
Can be accompanied with:
Raita or butter milk, papad or potato chips

खुद को आजमाना चाहता हूँ

आज फिर मैं खुद को आजमाना चाहता हूँ
इन हवाओं से नजर मिलाना चाहता हूँ |

आज भी टीस बाकी है मेरे दिल में इनसे हार जाने की
इसलिए खुद को भी मिटाकर जीत जाना चाहता हूँ|

आज डर नहीं मुझको यहाँ अब डूब जाने का
इस समंदर से कोई मोती चुराना चाहता हूँ |

जरा सा इल्म तो है मुझको तूफानों की ताकत का
मगर फिर भी मैं इनमें एक रास्ता बनाना चाहता हूँ |

लोग कहते हैं बहुत दूर है चाँद इस जमीं से
मगर मैं चाँद को हथेली पर सजाना चाहता हूँ |

इन अँधेरी रातों ने मुझे सिखलाया है बहुत कुछ
उजाला एक अब सूरज को देना चाहता हूँ |

दोस्तों अभी तक तो मेरे कदम जमीं पर हैं मगर
आसमानों पर एक आशियाँ बनाना चाहता हूँ |

(Written by my friend ‘Sagar’)

National Anthem at Fame Cinemas

I really hate when they play National Anthem at Fame Cinemas before movie starts... Are we going to war or is it some flag hosting ceremony? NO! I went just to watch a movie and experience relaxed moments and entertain myself, but there come the National Anthem (even at night shows) and everyone stands like a we are going to do something great about our country by watching the movie to be played afterward.

Bangalore becomes Dirty

Bangalore’s image smeared black

Food at Desk

All are taken from my mobile camera.

Websites of Creatives

Those who strives to see creative and/or amazing things everyday should see the web sites bellow were something new is always there keeping your mind think how the heck they though like that?

http://creativecriminals.com/
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
http://www.aheartaday.com/ Shows a familiar design in heart shape everyday. (Suggested by Karthink Udupa)
http://core77.com/blog/ Structural designs mostly. (Suggested by Karthink Udupa)

Bhabhi is back, back with the bang

It was before six months (read my 'protest') when some oldies politicians in government lost all their senses (as usual) and blocked Savitabhabhi.com in India.
But now when she is back again, From Ad-man Prahlad Kakkar to Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt lined up to give a grand welcome to Savitabhabhi.com.

So all those proxies that we installed on our system may take a rest now for some more time. Amen!

Truly Indian

I am not the only one who makes spelling/grammar mistakes. It also reminds me a funny dialog from Hindi movie 'One Two Three': "पापा का S है, कहीं भी लगाये!".

Bribe for Peace

Some of the lamest reasons to give someone the peace prize:

• For Extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples (this so call ‘extraordinary efforts’ didn’t bring results)
• For Capturing the world's attention
• For Offering hope for a better future (nothing achieved)
• For Having vision for world without nuclear weapons (nothing achieved)
• To support what he is trying to achieve

But the person was humble enough to accept that he doesn’t deserve the prize and that the prize was a ‘call to action’… bribe for peace in a way

Digital Cloud

A cloud reflection on an ITPB building (Bangalore). Looks like lot of clouds are computed here :)

Mahatma Rocks

I took this picture on the street I live where usually Karnataka State flag is hoisted. The day of 15th August is different and Mahatma Gandhi takes center stage on that day, not matter where you are in India. (oh ya! froward link of this blog to that Chinese)

Indian Unity, a surprise for Chinese

A Chinese web site recently published an article detailing a road-map to divide India into parts. They wants to easily divide India based on regions as they cannot believe that vastly different regions, in culture and language and even food, came together to make the great Indian federation. Well, it's not their fault. Actually they haven't grew up in a society with mentality to come together based on few similarity ignoring all other differences. I am not angry at the think-tanks behind their article as sight beyond the wall is not a very common Chinese feature anyway :)