After the hard work during the week, it feels like i have been waiting for a million years for the weekend. It feels i have grown old too in the past 5 days! My back is aching, hair falling, voice is hoarse.. phew
By the way, if you are wondering about the title of this post, its the time i open up the pandora of surprises! First the background.
There is Mr Kunte, who wrote a sarcastic and caustic blog around 26/11/2008, when mumbai was under attack! He blames barkha aunty for revealing the positions of the forces and other things by broadcastimg them on her NDTV channel. Here is the link to the blog (it is a cache in google, the guy has been forced to remove the blog by NDTV, scroll to the bottom after u open this link ) He also called Barkha an Idiot!  Which apparently is a bad word and he can be sued for it.
So NDTV threw its weight behind barkha and some people are saying it sued Kunte. So today sadly Kunte published an apology on his blog! (click here to read)
This is a very sad event for the bloggers and our freedom of speech. Does barkha has a backup of big media house, so she can do anything? She only has the right to speech? Why did not NDTV release an apology for blaming Aarushis father for allegedly mudering her? (Of the famous aarushi case of noida). Why didnt NDTV say sorry to the relatives of people killed/traumatised  in Mumbai attacks for playing with their feelings by asking how are you feeling?
I am really sad, sad for everyone who thinks freedom of speech is their birth right. From the present events it seems you have right to freedom of speech only if you are born with a surname of Dutt and first name of Barkha. or if you belong to NDTV. (Click here to read what all articles come when you search for barkha dutt ndtv on google)
If you check google, (from the link above), all you can find is people dont like her anymore. And its the truth, which she and NDTV cant hide by suing a poor guy .. And yeah.. if you thinking abt suing me for writing this post.. Sorry i dont live in India.
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Its an initiative by an aluminus of my institute, Animesh Pathak. Read it in his own words

Background: During the mumbai incident of Nov 26, 2008, all [most?] of us felt "I need to do something about this".

So I started thinking as to what _I_ could do, given my constraint of not being in India, but having the skills that I have.

The more I thought, the more I became convinced that thing to do is to provide people a way to track the promises that their elected representatives have made -- think of it as a structured wikipedia.

The guiding principle are two: evaluatable promises [by the politicians], and verifiable references [by anyone posting content]. There is lots more detail at this page, and this PDF, which I had written during my travels in India, where I got further polish my ideas using the wonderful feedback from you all.

The movement is young, but I have found some like-minded people in Pune [and Mumbai], and we had aimed for a Jan 26 launch.

And after an all-nighter fixing the cool google maps scripts, this guy who has not slept for the past 36 hours can happily say that as of 8:45pm IST, Jan 26, 2009, the site is already online at

http://www.neverforget.in

And now, its your turn. What each of _you_ can do [please, pretty please :) ]:

Let me know your comments on the PDF/website,
1. Sign up for announcements using the textbox on the site,
Forward to your close friends this announcement of Jan 26. This is a people's movement, and is nothing without people getting involved, and
[optional: if you got the time] be a part of the initiative. We need writers, web developers, more contacts in cities, etc. Stuff we non-residing Indians can help with.

cheers, and looking forward to your responses.
Animesh

P.S. For cool google map goodness, check this part of the website.

P.P.S. The journey has just begun, and will need a lot of effort. Hopefully I will be able to give at least that much for the motherland.

And you?


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Bharat ne kaafi tarakki kar li hai pichle kuch dino mein.. Ye dekhiye ab honeymoon pe extra log jaane ka intezam bhi ho gaya hai

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When you are in India, its every guy's dream to go to foreign lands, to see gori gori firangans. but in due course of time you realize 

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Ok.. Flying in a plane is a different thing. Its a massive body you do not experience much inertia and force. But flying in a chopper is a different feeling altogether. Feels like ur chair is flying and you can feel the sudden rise in altitude and all.. Panchi banu .. udta firu mast gagan mein... 

So we took this chopper ride over Johannesburg. It was a tourist helecopter, 4 humans and one pilot! Its an awesome feeling when the chopper starts! The huge amount of air it blows through its wings! WAAOW!!

The most enjoyable part of the ride was the 90degree turn he took. It doesnt turn like a car, it has to bend on one side to take a turn. u know L shape.. the chopper bent 90 degrees.. and aisa laga.. saala aj to fategi.. glass doors .. se felt like completely hanging in the air!! Awesome

 experience.. flyingin the air! 

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Weekend is here.. had nothing to do.. so decided to visit some of my alike species.. yeah the animals in the johannesburg zoo.. Waise a date with rakhee sawant would have been a dream come true but neverthless.. jo mila usi mein khush raho.. 

The trip was great one.. specially the serene and jungle like atmosphere in which the animals were kept.. not like the Delhi zoo where only cages are visible amongst few animals

Anyways .. i was shopping in a mall for some grocery stuff.. suddenly i head a shrill voice " ek chittar marangi na.. akaal thikane aa javegi teri, chal thalle aa" .. i just left my shopping basket there and ran towards that voice.. hearing a punjabi voice after so long in this alien land is like awesome.. It was a punju mom scolding her son who was just doing some idiotic stuff.. i couldnt go n talk to them coz they were going outside the mall but still felt good hearing atleast one hindi sentence from anyone except my team members.. Gosh.. lack of hindi speakers is driving me nuts.. 

waise saala yaha ke rickshawalo ko bhi angrezi aati hai .. :O.. bade pade likho ka desh lagta hai :P

Will post some pics soon.. tab tak m back on my african safari..

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If you are still a single and waiting for past 25 years to mingle.. Dont worry. Here we present the dummy's guide to ladki pataying in community celebrations such as shaadi, lohri, holi, etc. Just follow these simple steps and there you go to glory...

1. Jyada chatakmatak kapde ne pehne - People get enough halogen lamps for lightning, please dont wear bright orange or lime colors

2. Shirt pehne to apnee mardani chati ke baal na dikhaye, button laga len - Self explanatory .. be as shareef as you can.. i know its difficult but try.. !

3. Khana vagerah ka intzaam ho to kutton kee tarah na toot paden - Eat decently.. no need to have food dripping out of your mouth while talking.. looks good if you dont spit your food on others dresses

4. Apne aas pass ke neighbours ke sath baat Karen - Socialize.. talk to the dumbest neighbours you can find.. probably they will also be looking for someone to talk

5. Dheere dheere unke neighbours - Make the gang bigger - talk to your neighbours neighbour.. 

6. Fir unke neighbours aur finally target family se kuch gapshap ladayen - slowly move towards the target girl's family, according to 6 degees seperation principle, it wont take you more than 4 idiotic neighbour links. A girl will more happily talk to you in front of her family if you are having a nice and decent talk with her family.. 

7. Lekin dhyaan rahe kee ye sab karne main habad tabad na machayen - Do not rush! People may understand your motive!!

8. Ladki se aaraam se baat Karen.. pehli baar main use ye pata na chal payee kee aap use patane ki koshish kar rahe hain - Behave as you just wanna be friends with her.. Do not give too many clues in the first meeting

Ab aapka intro to maine kara diya.. not its your turn .. baaten fir mulakaaten.. fir pyar fir shaadi.. Ye formula hazaron logo pe aazmaya hua hai .. to befikra hokar jaye aur apna ghar basaye :)

(This post is generously donated for this blog by my friend potter aka hemant vyas)

PS:We are not responsible if you get hurt in this process. The female species and her family are a bit dangerous at times. Handle with care.  Adios!

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How strange.. You realize the importance of these small small festivals only when you are away! No one burns wooden sticks on Lohri like we do back in India. Phew.. Anyways will go on a hunt for moongfali and rewdi in the evening. Accept my wishes for lohri

"Mungfli di khushbu te Gurh di Mithaas,Makki di Roti te Sarso da Saag,Dil di khushi te aapneya da Pyar Mubarak Hove Tuhanu LOHRI Da Teyohaar"

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Sunday was fun too.. with roaming around some of the good places of Joburg. I also visited Nelson Mandela square.. I have a pic with 18 feet tall Nelson. phew.. 

Saw some kids playing in the fountains.. yeah getting soaked in fountains.. couldnt refrain myself from following them. I went inside the chilly cold water dountains. got some pics clicked and came back with wet shoes and jeans.. m still shivering.. 

The rains here are just like rakhi sawant.. unpredictable, weird but sweet! Out of nowhere some clouds come.. throw tonnes and tonnes of water in 10 mins.. pack their bags and go back.. absolutely no sign of them on the 11th minute!

having some monday morning blues.. will catchup with you later! 

blah blah
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So we poor Indians, started to venture out the malls of this country.. I must confess these malls are no karina kaif in front of the Indian Aishwarya Rais. There is  a dedicated shop for everything. Flowers, music, movies, food. and a big superstore. The funniest part was a Nail paint job shop of 600sq feet. Dunno if there is a M F Hussain sitting in that store painting nails of every crazy female. 

The cheapest thing available here is a SIM card, available for Indian Rupees 2 !!! And there is no documentation for it! Phew! But the call rates to India are around 60Rs per minute! :((

Parking process is automated here.. You get a ticket from a machine, you pay to a machine .. there is no human touch! Will post some pics of the toyota soon on this blog. By the way it goes to 40kmph on 1st gear and 90 on 2nd! :D 

They rarely have shows of Indian movies here.! All they have are stupid english flicks. o one ever thinks about the poor illiterate people like me :( and the ticket Q is so long all the time. But the females standing in the Q are no less than our own Aishwarya but have a brain of a Nursery kid! 

The food service is good in hotels here. But the waiters expect a tip of about 10% of your bill. And if you do not pay them the tip ten they give you such a stinking look .. aa gaya fatichar fir se idhar ..

By the way, i have learnt a new skill here.. COOKING!!

I can cook paranthas, veg pulao, egg pulao, mixed ved, eff bhujia, maggi, tea, aloo tikki, sandwitches .. phew :) and I am loving it :D

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For the illiterates reading this blog, billi = CAT and FB is furobiker .. thats me

Yeah the CAT has fucked me again(yeah AGAIN! it was may third attempt to fuck CAT but i got screwed up instead). Couldnt get any calls from any IIMs. Seems i have to do BA englsh hons before writing CAT again!
 
Anyways the cribbing will continue. I was just talking to an over optimistic kind of a person yday about SAYAM Fraud. And he was wondering why the hell is India going crazy about Raju Chacha. He gave some of the very valid points which i will mention below

What wrong did the guy do? Everybody resorts to cheating in business, just that his magnitude was a big high (errr 7000 core) doesnt mean that we should shun him?

The uncle at kirana shop at the corner of gully does a ghapla of 50 grams in every kg of sugar he sells. No one blamed him inspite of knowing his tricks? Just because he makes 200Rs a day outta cheating and not 7000 crores?

The kid next door copies in his exams, leave him, you also did sometime but no one blamed you ? Just that it was not of high magnitude?

The milkman gives more water than milk, you complain to him everyday but still do you send him to police ?

The girl you were going ga ga about, wears padded ones just to make them look large, you never complain about it?

Everybody is going crazy cheating in this world, so instead of going around crying and complaining about it go and improve yourself!

btw the padded gal is extempted from following this gyaan :D

The Furobiker

Dil Toot Jaata hai

What a big fraud by Satyam!

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After 3 days of self torturing (reading eating self cooked food) finally we came across an Indian Resturant in Johannesburg! You wont believe but i have never felt so happy in my life seeing fellow Indians! It was named Indian Spices. They cooked an awesome Indian food. Although we are cheap Indians and try to convert all the rates back to Indian Rupees to check if the thing is costly or cheaper, but i must say costwise also the food was not that costly.. 

In the past three days i have realized how hard moms work (and wifes for the married people). Managing her job, cooking in the morning, evening, and maintaining other household chores. I am like simply amazed! Like the reserved seats in buses do females also get extra 20 hours in a day?? 

And when i have realized, i just wanted to say Thanks a Lot mom for all the hard work and pain you went to take care of us and which we never realized!
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So i landed yesterday here.. afer a long long flight from Dubai and today is first day at the Johannesburg office. First of all i must tell you Emirates is a great airline. They got an awesome collection of english movies, serials and also in addition to our dinchak Bollywood movies. All that was missing for good was ekta kapoor and her K brandwagon. 

Have moved into the apartment provided by the company. It is a nice and huuuuuge apartment i must say. (No no not bigger than what karan johar shows in his movies) but yeah decent enough. Have got a mobile number here and a Toyota to drive for the next three months. :)

Will keep you updated. and yeah if you are a ghaas phoos wala praani (read a vegetarian) then m sorry you wont have anything to eat here
The Furobiker

For the passengers travelling to Johannesburg

Will miss India. Adios

The Furobiker

As 2008 came to an end, i would like to thank all the special people who touched my life with love and care, and made it more meaningful. Thank You

Before you start throwing eggs on me for writing such a message, this was another forwarded new year sms. By the way i liked this message, sounds like some president of a country standing on the podium and thanking the whole nation for their support to keep the past year peaceful and the country out of poverty ! 

This year the news channels were doing their part of CSR (Corporate social responsibility) and warning people not to send any SMSes. As the poor (read looting beggars)companies of India, (Airtel, Vodafone and Idea) hike the rates of SMSes to 1Rs on any festivals. Also they suspend all the sms schemes on festivals and occasions. So the people unaware of these gimmics send hundreds of SMSes thinking them to be 1paisa or 5 paisa per sms. And hence increase the poverty in the country. 

Mom was asking me about my new year resolutions, and frankly speaking i was tooo busy in the past couple of months that i never even thought about any resolutions. So now i gotta make a list of things which mom would ideally like me to do and then follow it throughout the first week of January :D

That is what the resolutions mean na? 

Adios for now. Will be back with my bak bak ..
The Furobiker