<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941</id><updated>2012-02-16T13:44:42.884+05:30</updated><category term='good news'/><category term='Philippines'/><category term='babies'/><category term='Golmaal'/><category term='Standards'/><category term='success'/><category term='reunion'/><category term='flip-flop'/><category term='Information Security'/><category term='shortcomings'/><category term='old memories'/><category term='blog'/><category term='indecision'/><category term='sriram'/><category term='publishing'/><category term='CPE'/><category term='policitcs'/><category term='Life'/><category term='effort'/><category term='Art of Deception'/><category term='Ankita'/><category term='Saurabh'/><category term='Travel'/><category term='WorldWar'/><category term='Cambridge School Noida'/><category term='Social Engineers'/><category term='Corregidor'/><category term='Passwords'/><category term='ISO 27001'/><category term='History'/><category term='statistics'/><category term='celebration'/><category term='ISMS'/><category term='Book'/><category term='Rinks'/><category term='oppurtunists'/><category term='Movies'/><category term='alma mater'/><category term='writing'/><category term='toinka'/><category term='confusion'/><category term='friends'/><title type='text'>Hot and Sour - Vegetarian soup for all</title><subtitle type='html'>Vegetarianism is Great</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>60</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8809235368912348406</id><published>2010-11-30T15:37:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2010-11-30T15:44:46.799+05:30</updated><title type='text'>I've always wondered</title><content type='html'>When would I grow up?&lt;br /&gt;When would my salary come?&lt;br /&gt;When will it stay put in my account?&lt;br /&gt;When will I write my book?&lt;br /&gt;When will I not fight with Uma for frivolous reasons?&lt;br /&gt;When will I stop worrying about little things I forget?&lt;br /&gt;When will my vacation not turn into a workation?&lt;br /&gt;How did the pup feel when its tail or leg (not sure what) accidentally came under my car (sob sob)...&lt;br /&gt;Why didn't I rush it to the vet?&lt;br /&gt;Which is the next course I should do?&lt;br /&gt;Will Ita wake up on time for school?&lt;br /&gt;What shall I do next?&lt;br /&gt;Why do I have to keep thinking of moving on the the next new task or idea?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;too many questions... time for introspection... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8809235368912348406?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8809235368912348406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8809235368912348406&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8809235368912348406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8809235368912348406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/11/ive-always-wondered.html' title='I&apos;ve always wondered'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6214912949703007606</id><published>2010-04-26T09:49:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-04-26T09:49:19.322+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Failed but liking it in a mixed way.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;IPL 2010- the men in blue (MI) defied my guess and lost to CSK. I hugely admire Dhoni's skill and worship Tendulkar's, making it tough to support any one team. My fav team won but fav player lost. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6214912949703007606?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6214912949703007606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6214912949703007606&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6214912949703007606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6214912949703007606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/04/failed-but-liking-it-in-mixed-way.html' title='Failed but liking it in a mixed way.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8524077106411586614</id><published>2010-03-10T10:18:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-03-10T10:18:20.494+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Smoking ban up in smoke.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Was waiting outside a Govt office for someone. Saw a bunch of 14 odd yr old kids striking a lite at a roadside kiosk selling tobacco and Indian bread with tea. If not this kiosk owner some other did fella must have sold it. There is a ban on selling to person below 18 and on smoking in public places. The cops were as silent as I was watching them. Is the ban effective. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8524077106411586614?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8524077106411586614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8524077106411586614&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8524077106411586614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8524077106411586614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/03/smoking-ban-up-in-smoke.html' title='Smoking ban up in smoke.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-1018327773014948988</id><published>2010-03-07T16:13:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-03-07T16:13:23.799+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Shifting in suitcases :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/S5ODStRyv6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/juObxgGw4Bs/s1600-h/image-upload-81-702729.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/S5ODStRyv6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/juObxgGw4Bs/s320/image-upload-81-702729.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cuzin is shifting and we ran out of cartons. So here's where some crockery ended.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-1018327773014948988?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/1018327773014948988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=1018327773014948988&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/1018327773014948988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/1018327773014948988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/03/shifting-in-suitcases.html' title='Shifting in suitcases :)'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/S5ODStRyv6I/AAAAAAAAAFU/juObxgGw4Bs/s72-c/image-upload-81-702729.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-7918802778750910918</id><published>2010-02-27T15:20:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-02-27T15:20:53.947+05:30</updated><title type='text'>I want to break free. . .</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Been wanting to unwind and get to being at peace with my self, the life and the etc. No i don't feel compelled for a holiday. I am less patient, irritable and often impolite. My mind says am not doing enough, and i don't know what next yet. Confused? So am I :) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-7918802778750910918?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/7918802778750910918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=7918802778750910918&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7918802778750910918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7918802778750910918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-want-to-break-free.html' title='I want to break free. . .'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4541308725091431416</id><published>2010-01-20T22:05:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-01-20T22:05:33.551+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The compulsive purchase</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Ever been to discount sale where the bill value decides the % that you'll save?. So if u find yrself having selected what u really wanted but thats just a few bucks away from the next tier, do u not end by buying more stuff? I fell foe iy, like I usually do :)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4541308725091431416?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4541308725091431416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4541308725091431416&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4541308725091431416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4541308725091431416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/01/compulsive-purchase.html' title='The compulsive purchase'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-297601952946991870</id><published>2010-01-17T10:34:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-01-17T10:34:09.771+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Ita's first lyrics ver 4</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Even if u r bored now. . . . . Jingle baell jingle baell , mama aioplane mein aaya hai (her uncle arrived this morning.  :). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-297601952946991870?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/297601952946991870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=297601952946991870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/297601952946991870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/297601952946991870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ita-first-lyrics-ver-4.html' title='Ita&amp;#39;s first lyrics ver 4'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8047857433550022573</id><published>2010-01-16T22:57:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-01-16T22:57:07.877+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Ita's first lyrics ver 3</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Jingle baell jingle baell , Ankita diaper nahi pehna hai  (Toinks was making her wear a diaper and she didn't want to). Oh man u need to hear it to believe it . . . . Her on the fly creation . . .am zapped. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8047857433550022573?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8047857433550022573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8047857433550022573&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8047857433550022573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8047857433550022573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ita-first-lyrics-ver-3.html' title='Ita&amp;#39;s first lyrics ver 3'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-928848788446105884</id><published>2010-01-15T16:01:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-01-15T16:01:54.368+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Ita's first lyrics ver 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Jingle baell jingle baell jingle all the aay, Ankita susu kiya hay (she was in the loo then). Her g.father almost fell down laughing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-928848788446105884?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/928848788446105884/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=928848788446105884&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/928848788446105884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/928848788446105884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ita-first-lyrics-ver-2.html' title='Ita&amp;#39;s first lyrics ver 2'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6471133627666576505</id><published>2010-01-15T10:43:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2010-01-15T10:43:54.160+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Ita's first lyrics</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;She was sitting on my lap and starting singing. Jingle baell jingle baell jingle all the aay, ankita playing, hm hm hm hm hay. She'll nvr forget lines on stage, cuz she make her own. Lol&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6471133627666576505?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6471133627666576505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6471133627666576505&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6471133627666576505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6471133627666576505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2010/01/ita-first-lyrics.html' title='Ita&amp;#39;s first lyrics'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-2466042899622128445</id><published>2009-12-12T21:49:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-12-12T21:49:16.774+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Ita turns 2.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Happy budday. Clap clap. Gud fun this evening with kids from neighbourhood joining our celebration. Now if anyone claps for anything my little one jumps excitedly and claps Happy to you. Cute she is. :) Ummah. (pics later) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-2466042899622128445?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/2466042899622128445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=2466042899622128445&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2466042899622128445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2466042899622128445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/12/ita-turns-2.html' title='Ita turns 2.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-210181072003870764</id><published>2009-12-07T14:49:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-12-07T14:59:14.619+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alma mater'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cambridge School Noida'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reunion'/><title type='text'>The reunion week(end)</title><content type='html'>Last week leading up to the weekend was fun for old time sake.. I met folks from my last office for lunch, then on Saturday met folks from school. Some of whom I was meeting after &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;19&lt;/span&gt; years.... (I know it gives away my age group as well) but I am damn pleased with the dinner with as we call it chaddi buddies. The four odd hours we were together flew past like minutes on just talking of school. We didn't even play catchup on life yet. Thus We've promised ourselves to meet next time with spouses and kids. We are still trying to find more people from the class. Cheers for the old times and the new ones ahead. Good luck guys....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-210181072003870764?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/210181072003870764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=210181072003870764&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/210181072003870764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/210181072003870764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/12/reunion-weekend.html' title='The reunion week(end)'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6874362837665797434</id><published>2009-12-02T15:35:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-12-02T15:35:27.237+05:30</updated><title type='text'>2wice in a row.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;The planned work trip to hyderabad wound up a day early, but grounded as no flt was not available or was at exhorbitant rates. And hey did u know 'Karachi biscuits' are famous product in Hyd and they are vegetarian product (no egg, no meat, no fish). Bought some. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6874362837665797434?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6874362837665797434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6874362837665797434&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6874362837665797434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6874362837665797434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/12/2wice-in-row.html' title='2wice in a row.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8377218385401667546</id><published>2009-11-29T20:17:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-29T23:42:04.459+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Airline announcements</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;For a change, the  cabin announcements in the airline was grammatically correct. It was the Indian Airlines doing it right....  If you've heard "Outside temperature is......" it stands corrected to "temperature outside" ... i LIKES it....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8377218385401667546?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8377218385401667546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8377218385401667546&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8377218385401667546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8377218385401667546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/11/airline-announcements.html' title='Airline announcements'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5333395605170897310</id><published>2009-11-17T08:15:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-17T08:15:14.692+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Socking lessons</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Ensure you wear or set aside the right pair of socks while getting ready for work and playing with your nearly two yr old at the same time. :) else end up wearing a black and a brown one.lolz&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5333395605170897310?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5333395605170897310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5333395605170897310&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5333395605170897310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5333395605170897310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/11/socking-lessons.html' title='Socking lessons'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-7236342773833821656</id><published>2009-10-31T21:14:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-31T21:14:37.215+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Nigerian + Phishing</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Happy to see Government Consumer Affairs launching a advisory campaign on prime time tv, making people aware of Nigerian email like scam and phising attacks. Well done.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-7236342773833821656?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/7236342773833821656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=7236342773833821656&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7236342773833821656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7236342773833821656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/nigerian-phishing.html' title='Nigerian + Phishing'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5672444475769358480</id><published>2009-10-26T09:22:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-26T09:22:37.952+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Manza</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Tata Motors Manza. Kite flyers welcome to branded thread to fly your kites with this new manja. ;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5672444475769358480?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5672444475769358480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5672444475769358480&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5672444475769358480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5672444475769358480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/manza.html' title='Manza'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5988277056639234021</id><published>2009-10-23T22:59:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-23T22:59:57.108+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Blue again</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;NSW (New South Wales) win ACLT 20-20. They were playing in blue attire. Looks like IPL and such hosted by BCCI shall be won by men in blue. Cheers for wonderful cricket.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5988277056639234021?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5988277056639234021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5988277056639234021&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5988277056639234021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5988277056639234021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/blue-again.html' title='Blue again'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-2900909384635016838</id><published>2009-10-07T09:28:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-07T09:28:04.054+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Chemical locha?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;When Toinks or anyone else talks about Sai Baba's visit in dreams, I used to find it almost incredulous, until He visited me last night. Is it because I had been to his Shrine recently and followed it up with some reading. I also get reminded of the flick 'Munnabhai' sequel 2 and Chemical imbalance the protagonist goes thru. I am also drawn into reading about the other Sai from down south. Irrespective of whatever, there sure is a sense of peace at Shirdi. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-2900909384635016838?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/2900909384635016838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=2900909384635016838&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2900909384635016838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2900909384635016838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/chemical-locha.html' title='Chemical locha?'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8763828315872977737</id><published>2009-10-06T10:31:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-06T10:31:48.379+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Kargil of my life.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Circa 1999. Indian army was fighting at Kargil reclaiming areas captures by the Pakistan army and its jihaadi groups. Today, 10 years later, I saw a billboard reminding me of the war. Not drawing parallels here, but it was also the same year when I was trying to establish my IT consulting biz. The battlefeild of my mind was frequently invaded by people for and against my persistenance of continuing my labour. Around 4 years later and with failures to realise payments, coupled with drying prospects (ammo) made me surrender. I lost my battle of nerves at that time. Regrets? None for having to give up, as I learned from those experiences, reclaimed the confidence on my abilities, moved into security profession and comparitive financial security.Today, I am happy where I am, the enterprising spirit continues to live in me. I guess a day shall come again when I take to the same battle again. This time to win. When? Dunno. Not before 5-10 years I suspect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8763828315872977737?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8763828315872977737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8763828315872977737&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8763828315872977737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8763828315872977737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/kargil-of-my-life.html' title='The Kargil of my life.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-3632343860207773582</id><published>2009-10-05T20:17:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-05T20:17:23.588+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Km24 plaza cust service</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Use it to beleive it. Absolute goons and very unprofessional. A written complaint gets answered in 2 mins with we shall try and thats the end of action taken. Their CSA is no less a ruffian, who dares cust to tear the complaint if needed says he doesn't care. Wat monopoly. is nhai listening?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-3632343860207773582?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/3632343860207773582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=3632343860207773582&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3632343860207773582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3632343860207773582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/10/km24-plaza-cust-service.html' title='Km24 plaza cust service'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5934342207473370429</id><published>2009-09-25T17:33:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-25T17:33:42.982+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Resigned</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Last night I was chatting on messenger with a friend in the company i worked for. We were chatting about markets and how Indian software companies are planning to announce bonus at diwali etc. He said his boss "resigned" on papers. I said wat happened?. He said the boss had to do it because of mistakes in the work. I said how terrible, knowing the boss was my friend's mentor. He was surprised and asked y do i say so. And clarified re-signed (marked his sign again) on the bonus letters after getting the mistakes corrected. Wat say on that.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5934342207473370429?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5934342207473370429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5934342207473370429&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5934342207473370429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5934342207473370429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/resigned.html' title='Resigned'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5616681853551018083</id><published>2009-09-23T20:10:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-23T20:10:30.380+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Indian greeting and Swine flu</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Namaskaar. Vanakkam. Pranaam. Etc etc. Age old Indian tradition of greeting people with folded hands. With Swine flu menace increasing, maybe in the interest of hygeine and containment to some extent, maybe we should go back to such greetings. Wat say?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5616681853551018083?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5616681853551018083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5616681853551018083&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5616681853551018083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5616681853551018083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/indian-greeting-and-swine-flu.html' title='Indian greeting and Swine flu'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5550679650513015211</id><published>2009-09-15T19:46:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-15T19:46:31.000+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The tour ends</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sq-hvfS1YHI/AAAAAAAAAFI/vZFneYuX_6E/s1600-h/image-upload-19-789316.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sq-hvfS1YHI/AAAAAAAAAFI/vZFneYuX_6E/s320/image-upload-19-789316.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Had been travelling for the last 4 weeks, headed home tomorrow morning. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5550679650513015211?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5550679650513015211/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5550679650513015211&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5550679650513015211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5550679650513015211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/tour-ends.html' title='The tour ends'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sq-hvfS1YHI/AAAAAAAAAFI/vZFneYuX_6E/s72-c/image-upload-19-789316.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5496717120373502380</id><published>2009-09-09T19:51:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-09T19:51:44.212+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The more equals</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sqe59uE_pUI/AAAAAAAAAFA/YAzIMlvZ5Do/s1600-h/image-upload-15-702198.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sqe59uE_pUI/AAAAAAAAAFA/YAzIMlvZ5Do/s320/image-upload-15-702198.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A TamilNadu state emblem affixed car with red flashing beacon light at a signal. The officials don't need to follow the motor license plate norms.? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5496717120373502380?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5496717120373502380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5496717120373502380&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5496717120373502380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5496717120373502380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-equals.html' title='The more equals'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/Sqe59uE_pUI/AAAAAAAAAFA/YAzIMlvZ5Do/s72-c/image-upload-15-702198.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-984718427779022959</id><published>2009-09-07T20:58:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-07T20:58:18.532+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Unthinkable</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;I forgot to collect my laptop from the hotel conveyor belt for 2mins and walked into the lobby. Thank God someone I was with picked it. Also forgot my mobile at a charging station in office. Someone ran up to return it too. Very not me. :(&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-984718427779022959?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/984718427779022959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=984718427779022959&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/984718427779022959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/984718427779022959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/unthinkable_07.html' title='Unthinkable'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-7457623828925462166</id><published>2009-09-07T20:54:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-07T20:54:29.166+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Unthinkable</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;I forgot to collect my laptop from the hotel conveyor belt for 2mins and walked into the lobby. Thank God someone I was with picked it. Very unlike me. Also forgot my mobile at a charging station in office. :(&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-7457623828925462166?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/7457623828925462166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=7457623828925462166&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7457623828925462166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7457623828925462166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/09/unthinkable.html' title='Unthinkable'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-2238374567960713651</id><published>2009-08-11T16:46:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-08-11T17:22:55.017+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='statistics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Standards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CPE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Information Security'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='effort'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ISO 27001'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ISMS'/><title type='text'>The Gyan session on ISMS</title><content type='html'>Today, at the insistence of a friend, I went over to her office to present on Information Security and ISMS standards. I'm elated that I could spread the word on info-sec to a few more in a session that lasted 4 hours. The Pizza and burgers were thrown in complimentary (burp). I hope her management is convinced and would pursue their path to implemnting an ISMS.  (Information Security Management System)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming to think of it, I havn't toiled hard in making a ppt for a long long time. It took me many many hours to bring up that 87 odd slide deck. Majority of which is done from scratch, a few taken from Internet, converting data to graphs and identifying key aspects to "sell the concept" I-S was quite satisfyine. It was after half a decade that I was cheerfully typing (not codes but just text) and enjoying the effort. And hey I do remember some music in the background... I also realised that of late I haven't been doing a readup on statistics on incidents and the likes. I was also struggling to catchup with typing the contents with my fast running "must-have" thoughts. I enjoyed staying up for last two nights preparing the deck and today delivering it. Thats what matters. I also can claim CPE's for the certification I maintain. Yay. And I know I neglected some family time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS: would make the uneditable version available here soon&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-2238374567960713651?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/2238374567960713651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=2238374567960713651&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2238374567960713651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2238374567960713651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/08/gyan-session-on-isms.html' title='The Gyan session on ISMS'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4114117571564296069</id><published>2009-07-18T20:07:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-07-18T20:07:49.936+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The gang up.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;The love Toinks has for this city of Delhi is obvious. Rarely would an occassion go when the language, the heat, the lack of proximity to sea, that 'sitaphal' is both a vegetable and a fruit would be made fun of with her marathi friends. Today was no different. Its as funny as 'peru' being marathi for guava, in bumbaiya 'baaju' doesn't mean the arm but means 'next to'. Nuances of respectful languages I say.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4114117571564296069?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4114117571564296069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4114117571564296069&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4114117571564296069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4114117571564296069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/07/gang-up.html' title='The gang up.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6076299125662030552</id><published>2009-06-10T22:59:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-10T22:59:47.667+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The trip to Islamabad</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;"Warm smiles greeted me as I walked into the municipal office in a nondiscriptive place, somewhere in the capital of Pakistan. Sitting on a bench I awaited my turn amonst a din of Urdu. The lady at the desk pointed at me. I walked up to her and said I need your NoC for Ankita's passport application. Perplexed she asked why. I had no answer. She asked me to wait til lunch time to understand the case. Dejected I walked up to the ground nearby, multiple games of cricket was on, much like any neighbourhood parks in India. Having settled somewhere in the middle of such zones, i wondered how much more time?. 'pakad pakad' woke me and instinctly I leapt and caught the ball. 'Out oye oye'. I was inducted into the team and we played for eons. Somebody lent me his cycle and I peddled a km to cross over a bridge into familiar line of hotels in India.". Dont ask me the logic. This is what I dreamt this morning.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6076299125662030552?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6076299125662030552/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6076299125662030552&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6076299125662030552'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6076299125662030552'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/06/trip-to-islamabad.html' title='The trip to Islamabad'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8178534889793073562</id><published>2009-06-09T08:05:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-09T08:05:26.887+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Alzheimers?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;When the shadow is not same as the man himself.    When the world goes meaningless, colorless and incomprehensible. When memories fail, when nothing is a priority and everything is. When the mind forgets to express meaningfully. When the family has silent tears and heavy hearts. This and much more.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8178534889793073562?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8178534889793073562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8178534889793073562&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8178534889793073562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8178534889793073562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/06/alzheimers.html' title='Alzheimers?'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6936230853091875389</id><published>2009-05-25T00:06:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-25T00:06:11.064+05:30</updated><title type='text'>So the blues won</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Consistent Hardwork&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6936230853091875389?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6936230853091875389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6936230853091875389&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6936230853091875389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6936230853091875389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/05/so-blues-won.html' title='So the blues won'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-2588322656314490051</id><published>2009-05-22T22:54:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-22T22:54:20.360+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Blue shaded IPL 2?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;With the way Adam Gilli ran away with a 35 ball 85. And now with Symonds pounding away, the Delhi Daredevils will not make to the finals. Will these men in Blue take the trophy like the other ones in IPL 1?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-2588322656314490051?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/2588322656314490051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=2588322656314490051&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2588322656314490051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/2588322656314490051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/05/blue-shaded-ipl2.html' title='Blue shaded IPL 2?'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-3275186205055544889</id><published>2009-05-14T23:22:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-14T23:22:53.039+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Well well</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Totally wrong I say. People in family had high fever, Toinks told me about it when I had just reached work. I completely forgot till I reached home. Feel bad now. Get well soon u folks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-3275186205055544889?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/3275186205055544889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=3275186205055544889&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3275186205055544889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3275186205055544889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/05/well-well.html' title='Well well'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-637504539641012111</id><published>2009-05-07T13:35:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-07T13:35:30.462+05:30</updated><title type='text'>(a)Polling</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SgKWSWkKhFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/v6FXEkWcvRk/s1600-h/image-upload-71-729677.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SgKWSWkKhFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/v6FXEkWcvRk/s320/image-upload-71-729677.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tainted men, money power, little care for what they do...leaders of my consituency.but so what if I couldn't standup for issues, I had to choose one of them. I did. Before the sun started its showdown. Hardly any queue then. Hail democracy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-637504539641012111?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/637504539641012111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=637504539641012111&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/637504539641012111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/637504539641012111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/05/apolling.html' title='(a)Polling'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SgKWSWkKhFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/v6FXEkWcvRk/s72-c/image-upload-71-729677.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8555820762980632049</id><published>2009-05-05T16:07:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-05T16:40:58.213+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Passwords'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social Engineers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Book'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='publishing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art of Deception'/><title type='text'>Take to writing eh?</title><content type='html'>A colleague  from the Corporate Communications department at work (almost) pestered me into writing a couple of articles for our newsletter. When push came to shove I did that. Now I await to see it printed....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was wondering for long on how does a common man (read regular office folks) relate to the security gibberish I beat my chest about. Passwords, USBs and the works. Then wondered if the books on security have any Indian flavour at all?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The book "Art of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick, talks about common scenarios that those bad people use just their interpersonal skills (and not Technology) to get into critical information and misuse it. Such people are called Social engineers, no university degree by that name here :-D . I want to collate an Indian experience of such attacks on information and warn my community... hmmm. Need to ponder and work more.... any one in Publishing I can befriend ?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8555820762980632049?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8555820762980632049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8555820762980632049&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8555820762980632049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8555820762980632049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/05/take-to-writing-eh.html' title='Take to writing eh?'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5765616825157678004</id><published>2009-04-28T16:52:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-28T16:52:35.351+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Rake my head</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Wondering how to engage my head more. Need to break away from only operations. Hmmm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5765616825157678004?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5765616825157678004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5765616825157678004&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5765616825157678004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5765616825157678004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/04/rake-my-head.html' title='Rake my head'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5279730196557947819</id><published>2009-04-14T09:40:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-14T09:40:29.948+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The law(less) enforcers</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SeQMsw-sh0I/AAAAAAAAAEw/aZcwLY2tIA4/s1600-h/image-upload-8-727496.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SeQMsw-sh0I/AAAAAAAAAEw/aZcwLY2tIA4/s320/image-upload-8-727496.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 am 13-4-2009, near Delhi Cantt. Catch the law?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5279730196557947819?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5279730196557947819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5279730196557947819&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5279730196557947819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5279730196557947819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/04/lawless-enforcers.html' title='The law(less) enforcers'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SeQMsw-sh0I/AAAAAAAAAEw/aZcwLY2tIA4/s72-c/image-upload-8-727496.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5487550450283406299</id><published>2009-03-27T18:48:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-03-27T18:48:16.871+05:30</updated><title type='text'>My wife stood up</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Today Uma's car was caught without papers, she didn't  bribe the guy as many may have. Am proud of her&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5487550450283406299?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5487550450283406299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5487550450283406299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5487550450283406299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5487550450283406299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-wife-stood-up.html' title='My wife stood up'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-687651774147687160</id><published>2009-03-19T10:12:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-03-19T10:12:30.940+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Need to</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Control my temper. Give up giving in. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-687651774147687160?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/687651774147687160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=687651774147687160&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/687651774147687160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/687651774147687160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/03/need-to.html' title='Need to'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8168631335230940652</id><published>2009-02-11T09:31:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-02-11T09:31:25.253+05:30</updated><title type='text'>A whirlwind tour</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Returned last afternoon from a ten day India tour of sorts. Zero sightseeing. 30% time @ office, 40% on road, hotel lobby, airport lounge, 30% in air. Useful ? Yes. Taxing yes. Fun? Not exactly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8168631335230940652?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8168631335230940652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8168631335230940652&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8168631335230940652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8168631335230940652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/02/whirlwind-tour.html' title='A whirlwind tour'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4539029284781023499</id><published>2009-02-07T11:48:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-02-07T11:48:21.975+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Airline announcements</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Having waited for the ever eluding departure announcement from the new Hyd RGIA airport, I am trying to collate airline staff announcements i find funny (and incorrect).  "....you are kindly requested to board." not requested to kindly board?.  "the outside temperature is ....."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4539029284781023499?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4539029284781023499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4539029284781023499&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4539029284781023499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4539029284781023499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2009/02/airline-announcements.html' title='Airline announcements'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5495590243941559228</id><published>2008-12-22T19:07:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-22T19:07:21.182+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The DELHI CM's comment</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Ref ET Mumbai edition dt 21-12, PG 13. In an interview on her win Mrs Sheila Dikshit seems to convey that Delhi was un-impacted by the Mumbai terror. As a person from the region, and as someone who sees these attacks as that on India and our administrative failure, I am pained. She says she never brought the terror issue up in her public meetings as nobody seemed to be concerned. No maam we are, much more than you and your entire political fraternity. You couldn't talk about Delhi blast becuz, ur administration failed. And didn't talk of Mumbai attack because it happened close to campaign time. This country may be divided in casts and religion, but the common man is still at peace in genl. Many in your fraternity may not like it ofcourse. Hell !!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5495590243941559228?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5495590243941559228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5495590243941559228&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5495590243941559228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5495590243941559228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/delhi-cm-comment.html' title='The DELHI CM&amp;#39;s comment'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-6659906857901937671</id><published>2008-12-15T09:31:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-15T09:31:52.930+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Indian 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUXWsFaTf-I/AAAAAAAAAEY/4x-_3jen59s/s1600-h/image-upload-12-712450.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUXWsFaTf-I/AAAAAAAAAEY/4x-_3jen59s/s320/image-upload-12-712450.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My dad was transferred from Madras (now called Chennai), to greener pastures called Delhi some decades back in Independent India. Much like Mandy from the book "Indian by Choice", I can't relate too much to Chennai. Not that i hate the place, but I am more at home in the place i've known as home since birth. And whosoever knows where my ancestors came from. Am I a hypocrite when I (now) convinently feel that as long as you retain your roots and are pround of it, its ok to prosper at a place other than the place of birth?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-6659906857901937671?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/6659906857901937671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=6659906857901937671&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6659906857901937671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/6659906857901937671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/indian-2.html' title='The Indian 2'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUXWsFaTf-I/AAAAAAAAAEY/4x-_3jen59s/s72-c/image-upload-12-712450.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8246869918617975662</id><published>2008-12-14T15:47:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-14T15:47:03.155+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Indian.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUTdHjOOAPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/s5z-Es7daTg/s1600-h/image-upload-56-722457.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUTdHjOOAPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/s5z-Es7daTg/s320/image-upload-56-722457.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmmm. This graphic novel 'Indian by Choice', a first of kinds I think, is amazingly done. Reminds you of little things about India, and the sons and daughters who've made home on foreign soil. Completely loved Neelabh's art and Amit's story. Well done guys. I've read a few graphic novels or comics or the likes, this one that Toinka picked seems the best.  Thank u 2 wifey. PS: isbn 978-81-8328-140-9  www.wisdomtreeindia.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8246869918617975662?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8246869918617975662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8246869918617975662&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8246869918617975662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8246869918617975662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/indian.html' title='The Indian.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SUTdHjOOAPI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/s5z-Es7daTg/s72-c/image-upload-56-722457.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4972245784122573568</id><published>2008-12-13T06:16:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-13T06:16:18.793+05:30</updated><title type='text'>My faux pas for the day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;I had setup an alarm for me to wake up and get ready for the exam at six. The alarm on my phone can be turned off on weekends. I forgot to uncheck that option. Thanks to the bio clock and the routine of getting up for Ita most of the days, I woke up on time. :-D &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4972245784122573568?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4972245784122573568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4972245784122573568&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4972245784122573568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4972245784122573568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/my-faux-pas-for-day.html' title='My faux pas for the day'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8485177143678786221</id><published>2008-12-12T13:38:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-12T13:38:39.482+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Turns 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;ok. She is celebrating her first happy birthday, and here I am preparing for an exam tonorrow morning. Hmm both being imp, time management kicks in. Happy Birthday Ita.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8485177143678786221?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8485177143678786221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8485177143678786221&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8485177143678786221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8485177143678786221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/turns-1.html' title='Turns 1'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4755032288794707152</id><published>2008-12-11T13:44:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-11T13:44:24.605+05:30</updated><title type='text'>She Walked </title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;It was fun to watch Ita walk all by herself for the first time last night. Yay. Her walk seemed to be faster than PT Usha's run. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4755032288794707152?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4755032288794707152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4755032288794707152&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4755032288794707152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4755032288794707152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/she-walked.html' title='She Walked '/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4926260295536141931</id><published>2008-12-07T13:59:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-07T14:03:38.093+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flip-flop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='policitcs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oppurtunists'/><title type='text'>Ridiculous</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;Mr. Narayan Rane publically complains that he has been overlooked when Mr. Chavan is chosen to be CM Maharashtra. And he is expelled, says Govt didn't do this and Ministers were aiding the terrorists of Mumbai 26-11 attacks, of financial Irregularities of the former CM and what not. He also claims he can topple the new govt. Why is he complaining now? He says he has never been interested in any post. What does he mean?. . Why wasn't he complaining when he had a chance to be a CM?....As Obelix would probably say, these Politicians are crazy. And I add have no conscience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4926260295536141931?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4926260295536141931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4926260295536141931&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4926260295536141931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4926260295536141931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/12/ridiculous.html' title='Ridiculous'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5421797874623030129</id><published>2008-11-28T08:41:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-28T08:41:59.585+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Helpless!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS9hf6egjVI/AAAAAAAAADY/DsbgZGkRqI4/s1600-h/image-upload-73-718956.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS9hf6egjVI/AAAAAAAAADY/DsbgZGkRqI4/s320/image-upload-73-718956.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Been following the terror story, feel helpless. As citizens we could only have been watchful. Better intel could have help prevent. As Shobha De said last night 'politicians stay out'. I'll add don't waste the taxes u collect from us for these oppurtunist kinds. Use it for us. Wish I could do something as well to fight terror. Hats off to the NSG, Mumbai police, fire service, and the rest for their bravado and guts in this battle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5421797874623030129?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5421797874623030129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5421797874623030129&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5421797874623030129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5421797874623030129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/11/helpless.html' title='Helpless!!'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS9hf6egjVI/AAAAAAAAADY/DsbgZGkRqI4/s72-c/image-upload-73-718956.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-5549558738319148345</id><published>2008-11-27T09:12:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-27T09:12:03.800+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Appeal for peace</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS4XC6HmWkI/AAAAAAAAADQ/I9cIzoicufU/s1600-h/image-upload-38-723136.jpg"&gt;&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS4XC6HmWkI/AAAAAAAAADQ/I9cIzoicufU/s320/image-upload-38-723136.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another face of terror in Mumbai. Hasn't the world had enough. Killing, and putting innocent few to gunpoint. Very sad, that terror shows its face time and again.  We proably need a change of mindset. Stop disrespecting others lives. Stop running after money.  Terrorists don't have any religion, language, or colour. I maybe be nobody, but am concerned and hurt. Hope the mindless attacks Stop. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-5549558738319148345?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/5549558738319148345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=5549558738319148345&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5549558738319148345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/5549558738319148345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/11/appeal-for-peace.html' title='Appeal for peace'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SS4XC6HmWkI/AAAAAAAAADQ/I9cIzoicufU/s72-c/image-upload-38-723136.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-496495687350319121</id><published>2008-11-26T09:05:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-26T09:05:25.679+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Marriage etc.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;A few of my friends and I were chatting on marriage. Same gender, Hetro ones too. The core revolved around how the association brings huge changes to the life of both partners. I dare say the 'better half' does the most of it, but the other half does some too. The ratio depends on the couple. Two individuals, two minds, two perspectives, different upbringing, different thought process, and differences would be there. Give and take and life could be smooth. I'm not suggesting undue compromises on one part, but joint adjustments. The adjustments should be not be seen as a sign of meekness. Most imp. Spend quality time between the parttners and have fun. Thoughts?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-496495687350319121?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/496495687350319121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=496495687350319121&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/496495687350319121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/496495687350319121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/11/marriage-etc.html' title='Marriage etc.'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8873347773436001902</id><published>2008-11-19T08:53:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-12-07T15:02:06.791+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rinks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ankita'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Golmaal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Saurabh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toinka'/><title type='text'>Uma returns. . . . .</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuYBgGMCoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/f5Xb7GPotZw/s1600-h/golmaal+returns.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 139px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuYBgGMCoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/f5Xb7GPotZw/s320/golmaal+returns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276978539957848706" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uma returns to cinemas. Thanx to Lambu n Rinks.She watched GOLMAAL Retuns. Nice fun with only 18 people in the hall and Ankita deciding to walk up n down the stairs, and crawl on the floor. Hmmm. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8873347773436001902?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8873347773436001902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8873347773436001902&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8873347773436001902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8873347773436001902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/11/uma-returns.html' title='Uma returns. . . . .'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuYBgGMCoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/f5Xb7GPotZw/s72-c/golmaal+returns.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-279765510859454070</id><published>2008-10-22T12:03:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2008-10-22T12:19:50.532+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='celebration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='babies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>Yipee Yay Yipee Yay</title><content type='html'>This month probably shall also go down as the month of "Good news". Never have I heard so many in quick succession......&lt;br /&gt;21/x/08  (in chronological order)&lt;br /&gt;News 1&gt; Meera and Kiran announce a date for their wedding&lt;br /&gt;News 2 &gt; India posts its biggest win over Aussies at Mohali test&lt;br /&gt;News 3 &gt; Alka delivers a baby girl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;22/x/08&lt;br /&gt;News 1&gt; Kavita delivers a baby boy&lt;br /&gt;News 2&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/moonmission/Election_Story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080069654"&gt;India succesfully launches its Moon bound unmanned space vehicle , Chandrayan-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy festive season...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-279765510859454070?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/279765510859454070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=279765510859454070&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/279765510859454070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/279765510859454070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/10/yipee-yay-yipee-yay.html' title='Yipee Yay Yipee Yay'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-8131880043418629273</id><published>2008-10-17T12:44:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2008-10-17T12:48:39.490+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='old memories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>Suddenly I remembered</title><content type='html'>This month shall probably go down as the &lt;strong&gt;month of connecting with old friends&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My classmate from grade 4 traced me on orkut, I gave him my number and he called. It was so good just connecting. He is coming down to Delhi (from the US) in Nov. We are going to meet the folks he is touch with and the folks I'm in touch with.... Yipeee&lt;br /&gt;Another classmate of mine from Aptech traced me on orkut... she is now in Noida and has agreed to come down some day / meet&lt;br /&gt;Inspired I traced my closest friend and a few others at School again on Orkut....&lt;br /&gt;Jai Orkut...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-8131880043418629273?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/8131880043418629273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=8131880043418629273&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8131880043418629273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/8131880043418629273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/10/suddenly-i-remembered.html' title='Suddenly I remembered'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-1478968140730224619</id><published>2008-10-17T12:29:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-10-17T12:43:11.711+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='confusion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shortcomings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='success'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sriram'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='indecision'/><title type='text'>What do I write about?</title><content type='html'>I was never good at reading&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at writing&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at doing the same thing again and again&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at waiting beyond 5 mins of agreed time&lt;br /&gt;I was never good with being struck at the same place (changed 5 jobs in 8 years)&lt;br /&gt;I was never good to the guitar lessons (  I learnt just 3 when in 8th grade and haven't gone any yet)&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at communication (I keep telling Toinka I'm an Introvert baba)&lt;br /&gt;I was never good with history&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at remembering conversations (who said what)&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at remembering the star cast or the dialogues of any movie&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at memorizing the songs [ i sing my own lyrics and do it well ;-) ]&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at taking household decisions on my own (it had to be the other elders in the family)&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at being possessive&lt;br /&gt;I was never good at shopping&lt;br /&gt;I was nevr good at bossing around&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think I never will be....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I still hugely love some 3-4 ladies on my life&lt;br /&gt;I still love to be myself&lt;br /&gt;I still love to do different things&lt;br /&gt;I still love to do the same task differently&lt;br /&gt;I still love my work and profession&lt;br /&gt;I still love my parents and family&lt;br /&gt;I still miss my friends&lt;br /&gt;I still don't know what to blog about regularly ..........&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-1478968140730224619?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/1478968140730224619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=1478968140730224619&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/1478968140730224619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/1478968140730224619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-do-i-write-about.html' title='What do I write about?'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-7575983271473498528</id><published>2008-08-07T17:06:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-11T10:52:11.073+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ankita'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>She makes our lives wonderful</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJrgJFSZVYI/AAAAAAAAACc/CCT7QwRoTfE/s1600-h/Before-After+copy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJrgJFSZVYI/AAAAAAAAACc/CCT7QwRoTfE/s320/Before-After+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231740363787031938" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This gorgeous little thing is our lovely daughter Ankita. These recent &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toinkers/sets/72157606591188117/"&gt;before-after&lt;/a&gt; (head shave) pictures give away her naughty gleam in the eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A bundle of energy that she is keeps us running around the household, whenever we are home.  Darn I hate to travel &gt; 3 hrs to work and miss all the action at home... But I'm so far loving the job as well.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;Her Fav chew food&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- trash cans&lt;br /&gt;- footwear&lt;br /&gt;- anything she can lay hands on&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;Her Fav.  sport.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- crawling fast from the room to balcony and back&lt;br /&gt;- standing up on the edge of ( furniture) like a bed/chair letting go of the hold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;Her best smile&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- usually most of the times but best when she wakes up or sees &lt;a href="http://toinks-uncut.blogspot.com"&gt;Toinks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;She occupies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- 3/4 of our bed&lt;br /&gt;- 2/3rds of our wardrobe&lt;br /&gt;- almost 100% of our attention&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"&gt;She hates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- to see us leave for office&lt;br /&gt;- to put on clothes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nazar na lagge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" &gt;Thank You God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-7575983271473498528?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/7575983271473498528/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=7575983271473498528&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7575983271473498528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7575983271473498528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/08/she-makes-our-lives-wonderful.html' title='She makes our lives wonderful'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJrgJFSZVYI/AAAAAAAAACc/CCT7QwRoTfE/s72-c/Before-After+copy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-7466621578998724918</id><published>2008-08-04T14:41:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-06T10:51:55.363+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philippines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Corregidor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WorldWar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='History'/><title type='text'>Corregidor Islands -  The devastations of WWII</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;"Mr Peacelover", that was the title I was accorded at my 12th standard farewell a few years back. My recent trip to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.corregidorisland.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Corregidor Islands&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;, a few kms west of &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Manila&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;Philippines&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; makes me think the title was deserved.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;I wasn't around in my current incarnation during any of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;WorldWars&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt; but am sure that If I had been around, such mass destruction would have pained me more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;I like history, forts and monuments of the era bygone, So we (a colleague of mine and I) started out for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.corregidorisland.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;Corregidor Island&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt; from Quezon City around 6:30 am, took a 90 minute ferry to reach the Isl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;and. The island is a beautiful piece of land, green and so full of history. It partially blocks the Manila bay and still holds significance for entry into &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Manila&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt; via sea. I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt; did no research before heading for there and thought it had some Spanish/American/Filipino fort etc. I had no inkling of the carnage it would have seen more few decades ago. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;The brief on WWII history in Philippines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;. During WWII the &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;Philippines&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; was under a state of Partial Self-government under &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;U.S.&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; supervision. US of A had a sizable presence on the islands and that was detrimental to the &lt;a href="http://www.philippinecountry.com/philippine_history/japanese_colonization.html"&gt;Japanese scheme of things&lt;/a&gt; duri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;ng the WWII. The Japanese launched an offensive on Dec 7, 1941 at &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Pearl Harbour&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;Philippines&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;, Malaysia etc to counter the &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;US&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; build-up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbVcZbMCMI/AAAAAAAAABA/Ds6BgSltiR4/s1600-h/2724271585_e51579f0ec_s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: none;"&gt;&lt;!--[if gte vml 1]&gt;&lt;v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"&gt;  &lt;v:stroke joinstyle="miter"&gt;  &lt;v:formulas&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"&gt;   &lt;v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"&gt;  &lt;/v:formulas&gt;  &lt;v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"&gt;  &lt;o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"&gt; &lt;/v:shapetype&gt;&lt;v:shape id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230602701075384514" spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbVcZbMCMI/AAAAAAAAABA/Ds6BgSltiR4/s1600-h/2724271585_e51579f0ec_s.jpg" style="'width:56.25pt;height:56.25pt'" button="t"&gt;  &lt;v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\slaks13\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbVcZbMCMI/AAAAAAAAABA/Ds6BgSltiR4/s400/2724271585_e51579f0ec_s.jpg"&gt; &lt;/v:shape&gt;&lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if !vml]--&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0G1AF_ZI/AAAAAAAAABk/mOj8OJX87bw/s1600-h/Barracks.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0G1AF_ZI/AAAAAAAAABk/mOj8OJX87bw/s320/Barracks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231269734078872978" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0GwgqL9I/AAAAAAAAABs/Wq49qH1g6PM/s1600-h/2724270891_7975425897_s.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0GwgqL9I/AAAAAAAAABs/Wq49qH1g6PM/s320/2724270891_7975425897_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231269732873285586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0HJe6n7I/AAAAAAAAAB8/jLuizy1MXSk/s1600-h/2724271585_e51579f0ec_s.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0HJe6n7I/AAAAAAAAAB8/jLuizy1MXSk/s320/2724271585_e51579f0ec_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231269739576860594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0m-QuKKI/AAAAAAAAACU/eGmb0FVAgJg/s1600-h/Theatre.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0m-QuKKI/AAAAAAAAACU/eGmb0FVAgJg/s320/Theatre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231270286320347298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As part of this attack, the Imperial Japanese forces bombed the barracks, military installations on the &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:placename st="on"&gt;Corregidor&lt;/st1:placename&gt;  &lt;st1:placetype st="on"&gt;Island&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; where the Filippino-American army was holding fort under the command of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The bombed ruin of the barracks, officers mess, a theatre, a 1000 bed Hospital (inside the Manilta Tunnel) are the silent witness from the time of the war. Before leaving for &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Australia&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; under US presidential orders , MacArthur said to this army "&lt;b&gt;I Shall Return&lt;/b&gt;". And that he did, 3 years later launching a surprise attack close to the lighthouse on the island. The &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Island&lt;/st1:place&gt; was reclaimed after a short battle. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This marked an important chapter in the freedom of the Filipinos from the Japanese. &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Philippines&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; was formally &lt;b&gt;declared independent in 1946&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbfo2fK-xI/AAAAAAAAABY/F3N1ak7yZH4/s1600-h/Manilta+Tunnel.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbfo2fK-xI/AAAAAAAAABY/F3N1ak7yZH4/s320/Manilta+Tunnel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230613910151428882" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbeyv2bkoI/AAAAAAAAABQ/u5sDvbKhBOY/s1600-h/Manilta+Tunnel-Archi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 131px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJbeyv2bkoI/AAAAAAAAABQ/u5sDvbKhBOY/s320/Manilta+Tunnel-Archi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230612980657001090" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Though the Japanese Army was defeated but they did not surrender, they set-off explosives in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt; the lateral &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;tunnels of the Main one and perished. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;The tunnel is shaped like a fishbone (see pic). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The destruction caused by the innermost lateral tunnels have not been removed till date and thus the Island has a story of being haunted&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was immensely moved by the sheer size of destruction during the WW at a localized point. And then there are current wars against killing of innocents. I couldn't quite see and appreciate any Heroism (save for struggle for independence) on warring sides during the war... could just see devastation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In honor of every soldier who died and never returned, my head bows in silence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some &lt;a href="http://flickr.com/photos/toinkers/sets/72157606497056928/"&gt;pictures &lt;/a&gt;of the trip to the island and more..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Let there be no war&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Pl let there be no war&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Lets live and let &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;others &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;live in a truly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" &gt;Free world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-7466621578998724918?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/7466621578998724918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=7466621578998724918&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7466621578998724918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/7466621578998724918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/08/corregidor-islands-devastations-of-wwii.html' title='Corregidor Islands -  The devastations of WWII'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJk0G1AF_ZI/AAAAAAAAABk/mOj8OJX87bw/s72-c/Barracks.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-3230064848799919596</id><published>2008-08-02T16:38:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-02T17:06:20.771+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Halo-Halo at Bar-One</title><content type='html'>Had been to Quezon/Manila in the Philippines over the last couple of weeks, the city does offer some challenge  the vegetarian way of life. But I survived on bread, fresh fuits, "Bollywood" food and cuppa noodles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bar-One at The Holiday Inn, Quezon City  become the place for me and some other bunch-a-people to hang about, meeting new people, joking around, sing songs out aloud, talking about what not, and having a couple of drinks and  playing pool table.  It was a United Nations of sorts....Indian, American, French settled in India, Australian settled in Philippines, half a score of Koreans on tour, Argentinian, Filipinos and God knows who all... We had fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJRFIdhQQdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/eV7Gs3hGBCk/s1600-h/DSC00212.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 158px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJRFIdhQQdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/eV7Gs3hGBCk/s320/DSC00212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229881078949364178" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I had a penchant for asking the most ridiculous drinks - aka mocktails, juices, iced-teas and what not at the "Bar-One".  And the staff was always up to it. The &lt;a href="http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Tagalog_Default_files/Philippine_Culture/halo_halo.htm"&gt;Halo-Halo&lt;/a&gt; takes the award though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is  a very popular Filipino dessert that is a mixture of shaved ice, milk, and sugar,  to which is added various sweet beans and fruits, and generally served cold in a  tall glass.&lt;br /&gt;The bar typically doesn't stock such ingredients and so they got some for me and our friends from the ... How very thoughtful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was also amazing to have such a preparation at a bar at peak business hours :-D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love those folks... they made me stay fun.  More about it soon ( I hope)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-3230064848799919596?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/3230064848799919596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=3230064848799919596&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3230064848799919596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/3230064848799919596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/08/halo-halo-at-bar-one.html' title='Halo-Halo at Bar-One'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/SJRFIdhQQdI/AAAAAAAAAAM/eV7Gs3hGBCk/s72-c/DSC00212.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190144105384374941.post-4515945757580533087</id><published>2008-07-07T18:49:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-07-07T18:53:14.543+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Shubh Mahurat</title><content type='html'>, . ! @&lt;br /&gt;Ingredients of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Masala&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;sentence&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What else were u expecting me to blog on day 1.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9190144105384374941-4515945757580533087?l=blandmasala.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/feeds/4515945757580533087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=9190144105384374941&amp;postID=4515945757580533087&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4515945757580533087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9190144105384374941/posts/default/4515945757580533087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blandmasala.blogspot.com/2008/07/shubh-mahurat.html' title='Shubh Mahurat'/><author><name>AiAiOh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869385746684087534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TvvZDcOJoE8/STuWGPzTpII/AAAAAAAAADw/9udTEdpKv9E/S220/DSC01732.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
