a few favourite songs ....

had a little conversation with dad about my favourite songs - actually it started off cos i was playing some good Linkin Park in my car - really loud and dad was with me ;)
Got a bashing for such a loud system and all ... but further the whole scene drifted towards me and dad discussing our favourite music .. so here goes my list :

English :
linkin park : breaking the habit, in the end, numb, one step closer, its going down - man these guys really rock
enrique iglesias : Hero - original, addicted - original, sad eyes, dont turn off the lights..
santana: all the songs - especially Oye como va & black magic woman --- superb !!!
MLTR - almost all songs
james blunt: good songs -i like So late jimmy and you're beautiful
from hiphop stuff the list would be endless but few worth mention :
riders on the storm
freek a leek - i know its not pure hiphop
yeah by usher
i can fly - r kelly - awesome song
rewind - craig david - superb mix of techno tunes !!
desert rose - sting
sultans of swing, heavy fuel , money for nothing - dire straits
yellow submrine - beatles


... will add hindi some other time so keep visiting....

would you dare ?

was watching Swades on PC..
a thought sprang up in my mind...

2 movies : Swades, Yuva

2 questions :

1. Would you dare something like SRK does in swades ?? leaving a good job in US just to get back here.. i know lot of people have done it..but would you ??
2. Would you dare something that Vivek Oberoi does in yuva ?? i haven't known anyone who secured admission in US or UK and then turned it down... guys come on ...

I wanted to add Rang De Basanti to this list with another question... but i did not - it gives an easy way out : Finishing the system... which is not the solution for sure.

Audi TT !!!!!

yeah... drove the TT some days back.
My my.. a cute little sports car with a peppy 1.8 Turbo charged engine. I wont go into the history of how i ended up driving it..
That car is a stunner for sure. The Audi marketing guys came down to our site with the car. Silver blue in colour, sporting no extra packages ( which would have been great ) Smooth curvy body - damn sexy looks i must admit.
Engine kicked alive with a distant purr of the turbo - revv it to 4000 RPM and you can feel the genes of a potent sports car.. well driving it was pretty easy as the ususal nips are placed where they should be. Took it to NDA road - 0 to 100 was in about 10 seconds on empty stretches. But forget speeds - if you want all heads turned on to you - just rev her upto 6000 rpm - i did that and boy !! she makes some serious noise !!
Sadly i couldn't take her on highway - i would have loved to check acceleration figures and of course the Top speed...
All in all - not Worth 45 lakhs even after i enjoyed every bit of it... 1.8 litre engine - turbocharged to 150 bhp - naaahh...... i could get 2 Octys with some serious modifications to engine, in that pay-packet !! But as another friend suggested - buy the TT 1.8 model - get custom remaps for the ECU - the total goes upto 55 lakhs with some minor changes in the car - you will get 225 bhp Audi TT.....
but at the same time you end up with Void Warranty - worth the risk ???
NEVER !!!

Instead - go for a Skoda Octavia RS - put in some decent ICE , Get the engine modified to 3rd level --- all this totals to Rs. 20 lakhs.
Remaining maoney - save it - cos you'll need it for the Petrol ;)

As the Marketing guy from Audi said - TT is the fashion accessory for women ( of course RICH ) in europe .... I couldn't agree more !!!!



ICE - in car entertainment.

Raj Thackerey

well it sounds like a pretty controversial topic to start off my blog but its worth it i guess.
Raj Thackerey - the name has it, the person has it, but will it help ?? i am talking about the charisma that ' Thackerey ' tag...
To start off - yeah - he has a similar working style to that of one Mr. Bal Thackerey - the Hindu Demigod in words of Rajdeep Sardesai. But does it help in these times ?? In my opinion, it wont, beyond a certain extent.
When Mr Bal Thackerey started his political career ( i doubt it was a career - it was a passion that he extended towards all the maharashtrian people ) times were pretty different from what they are right now. South indians coming to mumbai for work and settling down, forming their exclusive lobbies in the companies et al. that was the time when most of marathi families in mumbai were employed in the mills - and as the closing down of these mills started, it was difficult for these families to get other jobs due to lack of ( proper ) education and the drive to excel in the other fields .

At times like these, a person stood up for his fellowmen - and people did follow.

Today, the complete picture stands changed -Frankly speaking its not that bad a situation for us, Marathi people.
So comparing Raj Thackerey to Balasaheb Thackerey is pointless. To start off good with the new party, Raj needs to emotionally attach to people of Maharashtra - So if he copies some antics of his uncle - its all expected and accepted ( as everything is fair in politics ;) ). And on a frank note, the media - electronic as well as paper - have built up such a hype about all that went on for last 6 months in Shiv Sena, the whole matter now stands too big to bring it down.

Another thought that pops up in my mind - when Maneka Gandhi chose not to work for the Congress party - was it talked about at this level ?? Well - just a thought as i havent seen the newspapers from those times...

As this game of politics advances to its next level at BMC elections - lets hope for the best .....

Last few weeks have been the best time of my college life i should say. To start with, my birthday party got a bit costly for myself ;) ( though resulting in a dreadful pennyless week ). Further came the last month of college ( well.. almost the last month ) and so full on TP started off.....movies, lunches, general hangin out.. et al
And now with the exam staring down at us :: all that remain are the submissions .. QS not yet started, Transportation engg. - 6 pracs remain to be performed, DHS - no comments :) , Project work piling up...... holy cow - WTF am i doing here ???? i feel like i need just a day to get these things done - and i have already wasted my sunday + monday on roaming around .....
With this Goa trip coming up on 30th, i dont think i'll make it in time ....
Hope to get it over with soon..

Aah... finally !!!

Now i could not stop myself from writing a blog for myself...
Hope you guys enjoy whatever gibberish i put in here..


cheerio !!