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I went to my cousin’s wedding in east godavari, was there for two days and another two days at the groom’s place(vizag). It was loads of sentiments, relations and fun packed together and I had another beautiful holiday. One thing that none in our family will never forget is an accident that the Bride(Gayatri) and the Groom(Sridhar) missed on the way from the bride’s place to vizag. Their car slipped off the highway and ended up hitting a small tree may be in a 45 degree angle. Intrestingly there isn’t even a small scratch for their car and for them too. We all know its the driver’s slow driving which made the car escape a major accident or a roll off. We were in an qualis much far from them, by the time we came back for them, all we could only see is people around the situation and the roof of the car a bit. A million thoughts were running in our minds untill we reached the spot after we recieved a call from the Groom’s brother. We were just holding our hearts from the other side of the highway looking for the bride and groom and my cousin brother(Jagadish) who was driving his own car. They already got onto the bus in which the Groom’s relatives were there. We didnt know that and thought they might have been moved to any hospital or something(we could’nt see their car properly, it didnt have a scratch on it actually but was off road and situation there will make you loose your breath). My mom, the bride’s elder sister(madhavi) and the Groom’s mother who were along with me lost self control when they could’nt see my sis(the bride) and the Groom. They finally came down when they saw the couple at the bus which was parked far away from the accident spot.
We thanked God a million times for sparing the newly weds. Thanks again and a special thanks to my cousin Jagadish who thinks he has spoiled their journey(infact he made it an unforgetable journey). May be if it was me in the driving seat, things would have been different, may be my speed would have been no match for that little tree. Things are alright just because of Jagadish.
This is one journey I will never forget!

while I tell you all about this, back home, I miss my family and my sister(Vanitha) who is in Virginia and my sweetheart.

I didnt want to come back really.

Coming back.. I see burnt heads lying everywhere on the streets of Hyderabad today. People are buying these heads. Have no idea what they will do with the heads. May be a dish with heads? I am sure its the same case all over India. I feel this country and its people have a lot to learn…. I do love my country and its people but some activities really make me an enemy to the whole system. This is not just about the muslim community, even hindus and others do such things. I dont understand how they can be so ignorant about the life of a poor animal. How can a man be so cruel? I dont oppose eating them, but why sacrifise? If you are going to a 100 goats will you be a millionaire?

Where are these blue cross societies gone on this day? why does everyone sit silent?

Some words for those who enjoy seeing them die:
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If we show the same spirit of sacrifice as was shown by Ibrahim, God would rend the clouds and shower on us His blessing as He did on Ibrahim… The greater the sacrifices are made the purer and more chastened shall we emerge like gold from fire… So my message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence.
- From Jinnah’s 1947 Eid-ul-Azha message.

The sacrifice which causes sorrow to the doer of the sacrifice is no sacrifice. Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy. The Buddha gave up the pleasures of life because they had become painful to him.
- Mahatma Gandhi

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
- Arabian proverb

Hungry not only for bread — but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing — but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks — but homeless because of rejection.
- Mother Teresa

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
- Erich Fromm
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No idea how many think like me. but here are few:
Did someone say ignorance is bliss?
Why are we so superstitious?

Some figures of this ice cold trip:
Hyderabad to Vijayawada : 285 Kms
Time taken: 5 hours (with one pit stop)
With an average speed of 70kms/hour
Total figure in this weekend trip: 662 Kms

About Vehicles On the NH9(see road map):
Most dangerous Idiots: Toyota Qualis & Mahindra Scorpio
(very dangerous, they can get killed and will get you killed too)
The brainless ones: Tata Indicabs(the taxi version cars of tata indica)
– they think they are too smart and move like rats in a locked room.
Very Friendly: Firstly Lorrys, second are R.T.C Busses & Third are Private Hitech Busses
The Untouchables: RTC Garuda Busses., The Volvo busses.
– at a speed of 100Kms/hour to 120kms/hour or more
King of the Road: may be yourself, if you are driving a Pulsar 180.
- only if your bike is in a perfect condition.

So, anyone planning for a long and risky trip like this on the National Highways ? here is the to-do list!
- make sure you carry water and some food and an mp3 player like my Zen Micro,
- DEFINETLY NO without a perfect full covering helmet, perfect jacket to protect you from the years strongest fog and a perfect pair of gloves.
- make sure you are aware of the Toyota Qualises & Mahindra Scorpios crossing you with 100kms/hour and more speeds,
- make sure you take a pit stop for every 100km or less or else there is a possibility that your bike’s engine will get freezed or your ass will get freezed to the bike’s seat.
(the New Reliance Fuel Bunks are perfect for pit stops, you get purified water and well cleaned toilets and some resting place too)
- make sure you check your bike’s headlight and the flicker is working.
(the bike’s flicker is the most useful thing in the night on National Highways)
- more importantly check your break lights and tyres conditions.
(do not take a ride like this on long used tyres, possibly you can ruin the whole experience for a long ride.)
- also, have the two mirrors, atleast 10 litres of fuel and very very very less luggage.
- never pickup anyone asking for a lift on the highways
- Keep your eyes open for the heavy vehicles which take pit stops without leaving any signal for the passing-by vechicles.
– carry a mobile and make sure your provider is covering the whole highway range.
(atleast you can call the highway patrol for help if you are in touble)

I repeat that this is a very dangerous ride and you will put your life to risk to satisfy your passion.
And my feeling about the whole ride; it was fantastic!

Finally I have changed my mobile from my good old 2100 to Samsung E880.

Samsung E880 details:
– Official Samsung India Website
– Complete details & Specifications from GSM Arena
Current price for Samsung E880 in India is Rs.13500/-

Actually thought to go for Nokia 6600(price: Rs.9800) or LG 4410(price: Rs.14500) but after seeing the features in the showroom, decided with Samsung e880.
I am satisfied with the phone overall but cannot review it because have’nt seen and used all the features yet. May be I will take atleast a month to see things in detail. One negative point I found about the phone is that it dosent have outspeaker to switch-on while answering a phone call except an extra attachable speaker accessory.

I have changed the stupid Hutch service now. I am really fed-up with the Hutch service because of its low signal and 303 messages which say “you have 2 missed calls. please send GET to see the numbers”.

I bought an Airtel Postpaid connection and managed to get the last 6 digits of my old number. Well, I am not giving out my number here because I dont want to be buzzed useless calls or home loan calls and personal loan calls. With the hutch number it became routine for me to answer atleat 2 calls from banks offering loans. So, I prefer little privacy now. I can give my contact number for those who really need it. Please use the contact form and ping me for the number.

Hope all of you had a nice time.

I have dediced to go with Plogger image gallery script for 3 of my future sites. I see Plogger as a simple and a light gallery script and it looks easy to customize. I will be upding more about the sites once we have one of 3 completed. It might take some 1 to 8 weeks. It all depends on the time I am able to spend on these sites. If there are few festival holidays or may be a 3 day weekend, I hope I can workout one of 3 sites. Lets see.

By the way, for wordpress lovers, plogger developers are heading for a wordpress plugin which I am sure will push imaging with wordpress a little more further. check it out!

My best wishes to the Plogger Development team.
I shall be with these people in the long run.

A 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials “M.J.” inside.

Here is the official site of the movie:
http://www.likemikemovie.com/