hello india

tomorrow i fly.

had a very merry Christmas! Akshia and me went to Atlantic city. got there at 9pm, and played until 6:30am...gee! i mean, for how long can one continue loosing (casinos, me and winning - don't go together...historically) ??? But this time we came out on a break-even.
it was ironic, 'cause i had expected something to happen! i should have lost it all or i should have got some moolah! it seemed to have averaged out...darn...i think i needed more time!

came back home...slept for a little while...as has been the order of this week...(i have slept for about 24hours in the past 7 days...really!) and continue working all day thru the night. But still could not finish what i was trying to get done...life.

today the gang took me out for lunch to a nice place. its a 250 year old restaurant in Essex... although the food was just about mediocre...perhaps my sandwich was the worst thing on their menu :D

just finished doing packing!!
now chatting with a girl...i've intermittently know her for about 4 years now...!!!

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DonationPeople has now earned in exces of $200 for the needy!

Thanks people!

Apocalypto

Surprisingly, I did not miss English too much!

This one gets 8.5/10. After weeks of controversies, Mel would have taken a sigh of relief...basically, laughing all the way to his bank. At a position where he is, you need to be extra careful of what you say...lol, and the same goes for you - Pope.

The movie is well made, and the amazing videography keeps you interested while you read the subtitles to understand what is going on. Some of the scenes were just plain savage...Braveheart ishtyle! :-p so dark the con of man; i enjoyed the show anyway.

Akshia is here for his winter vacation. unfortunately i have to be in office and remain busy with work...i guess i owe it to the ailing business for the upcoming absense.

Hurray! 10 days to go...i'll be in Dilli :)

of all the things that irritate me, the one that most irritates, confuses, diffuses, -all-darn-fuses me is the tendency of people to change status quo when least wanted. and there is no differentiation between good or bad status quo here...They just turnover things from the way they are, or in other words 'should be'. It freaks me out. I mean - why?! Why?! WHY?!

uff!

saw Blood Diamond and the Departed a few days back. good movies both of them, but i liked Departed better.
Saw 'Babel'...twas a disappointment.

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12 apartments were damaged! this fire, right behind my apartment was the unfortunate highlight of the weekend. Fortunately noone was hurt.
wait till you hear the reason for the fire - haw! Mr wise guy on the 3rd floor, took out the recent burnt firewood out of the fireplace and put it in a carton in the living room before going off to sleep! lol!! I mean how hard is it to start a fire with burning splinters of wood in a fully carpetted wooden house?????!!!

well i got a chance to test my camera. the first couple of pics are from my balcony and the last one is right at the crime-scene next to the brave firemen!

me!

camera ke saamne aane se pehle...haircut zaroori ho gaya tha!

Canon Rebel XTi

yipppeee!

my Christmas present to me :)

The Canon Rebel XTi is home! awesome! :-)

Waiting for an opportunity to get out in the open and shoot some pictures...!

oh btw, i just checked, the temparature at the moment is -5 Degree Celsius here... there goes the idea of going out...just happy to make it to the car every morning to get to work!! :D
brrrrrr....BRRRRRRR....
(okay and this one is special - )
B
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egad!!

I still dunno how to pronounce the word 'egad'. used to read it in the Archies comics in the good 'ol days :)
neway, the reason for this expression to come out from the bottom of my heart - driving test scheduled on Thursday. Yes people. I am an alien in this country...and i do have to actually take the test to get the license - which btw, expires along with my visa validity.
Unlike mera pyaara desh, jahan i could just get it... :-D 1300 lage thay last time...don't know the going rate!