Love is in the air today.
I dont really understand what is the problem with some people who oppose a day dedicated for love? may be they have no idea?

Happy Valentine’s Day Everybody..!!

Went home for weekend and had a great time.
Dad bought me my return journey ticket on saturday itself because on sunday the good busses will be filledup. I reached the bus point 15 min late. But no worries, the bus was still in autonagar.

Its Bakrid today for muslims worldwide and in India. Its festival time for them. But on the other side, its the worst day for the poor goats. A day for which they are feeded/grown. Yes, I am talking about the goats which are sacrifised on this day. Also called as Bakras. The word bakra today means idiot or fool. even MTV takes its advantage and makes a show. huh… bakra? what kind of world are we living in? can we make fun of an animals name?
If these MTV bakra show assholes ever come to me, that will be their worst day.

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?

Firstly, before I talk about this, this is a very dangerous ride and is NOT a recommended one.
This is my second long night ride between Hyderabad(the city I stay) and Vijayawada(my home city).
Last time it was in August(not cold but little rainy).
This time it was ICE COLD, you have to do it to know what I mean by ice cold.
May be 10^oC to 20^oC and possibly the lowest in the whole year.
Your hands will surely get freezed to the kick-ass cool air.
But my bike did’nt let me take more than 1 pit stop but its better to take one every 100kms or 75kms.
By the way, my bike model is Bajaj Pulsar 180cc DTS-i.
It is perfect for a long ride like this. (you can see it here)

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!

I did’nt know that we all ignored the flag day 2 days back. Now does’nt that feel sick? Yaar I always wanted to be a good Indian. How will I be if I am like this?

December 7th, 2005 is 100th birthday of our National Flag. As I write this my Heart Salutes The Nation and speaks for the Nation that it is proud to be Indian and will make India Proud someday. I promise.

Darren Rowse buys a house, Rick Blythe buys a brand new car with his blogging earnings and see what Eric Giguere buys for himself. Well, Eric, same here…

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.

Its been some 9 years that I have celebrated Diwali for many reasons.
This time I went to my village and carried some crackers along because we hardly find good stuff in the stalls there.
We celebrated both on Oct 31st and Nov 1st and had a blast.

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.