the noise, the smell of the tyres, the sheer power and acceleration...dont forget to check out the pictures from my trip to Indianapolis - my first formula 1 experience.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sandeep.advani/Formula1
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Family time off
Almost 2 months back, I initiated a plan...a one week vacation that was bundled between 2 weekends and will be my longest vacation ever in United States. My family was here and I had this whole action packed trip arranged from all the way starting with my hometown jersey to the driving forces of the "New South" referred as Atlanta.
Sounds like fun huh, well, it was except the driving part which literally I did alone. We visited the country's capital and checked out capital house, white house, reflecting pool, lincoln memorial and probably streets off DC like China town but none of those mind-drilling museums. The plan was to spend the night at my old Lokhandwala third lane buddy's place - Kumar. He had this party going on that night where I met a lot of people - of which Tarun, SAP (Sapna - i like calling you this) and Gowri (no typos this time) became friends. As a matter of fact, both the charming ladies them accompanied us to Shenandoah State Park, Virginia.
Some snapshots below...
Gowri and Sapna
This time with Chandni
Now with Kumar
After spending a second night at Kumar's place, I knew I had to travel 650+ miles that day inspite of all the customary fucks and shits. Trip passed by smooth since the exciting part was that the vacation is starting.
Thats my atta-boy...my darling champ.
More next time. Meanwhile, what items do you think should feature in this trip, and why? Let me know!
Sounds like fun huh, well, it was except the driving part which literally I did alone. We visited the country's capital and checked out capital house, white house, reflecting pool, lincoln memorial and probably streets off DC like China town but none of those mind-drilling museums. The plan was to spend the night at my old Lokhandwala third lane buddy's place - Kumar. He had this party going on that night where I met a lot of people - of which Tarun, SAP (Sapna - i like calling you this) and Gowri (no typos this time) became friends. As a matter of fact, both the charming ladies them accompanied us to Shenandoah State Park, Virginia.
Some snapshots below...
Gowri and Sapna
This time with Chandni
Now with Kumar
After spending a second night at Kumar's place, I knew I had to travel 650+ miles that day inspite of all the customary fucks and shits. Trip passed by smooth since the exciting part was that the vacation is starting.
Thats my atta-boy...my darling champ.
More next time. Meanwhile, what items do you think should feature in this trip, and why? Let me know!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
DC time
Welcome to China - oh, look at the chinese kite. Dang, we are still in DC.
Double agents.
Cooking steak with some worcester sauce and snow-flakes.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday, December 11, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
SFO trip
Can't recollect the joke (with bhaiya, bhabhi and Aaru)
Bob Marley and Tanya asking for some pot
Nigga style...
Thats Jaya - so who has longer hair now.
All Family
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Who says so?
I just got home from Lage Raho Munna Bhai with a smile in my face and immune system boosted. Everyone has acted well. If Arshad Warsi has delivered good dialogues, Boman Irani had its own charm too. The movie as a whole was pleasant and light-hearted. Must watch, readers.
If Sanjay Dutt gave a good performance being a doctor in part one, he has won even more hearts by being a Gandhian and breaking the ice of follow-ups usually poorly directed. Sequels are bad. Who says so?
Wish Sanju Baba said that dialogue once more 'Jaadu Ki Jhapki'!!
If Sanjay Dutt gave a good performance being a doctor in part one, he has won even more hearts by being a Gandhian and breaking the ice of follow-ups usually poorly directed. Sequels are bad. Who says so?
Wish Sanju Baba said that dialogue once more 'Jaadu Ki Jhapki'!!
Saturday, August 05, 2006
All the way jack hammering from Brooklyn
Eight of us headed towards McLeod Park, Brooklyn around 8 in the morning for community work sponsored by our company. The project description stated bulb painting, gardening, landscaping with the children and growing plants. Couldn't have asked better than an early weekend since it was already a Friday and you all know how much I love weekends (ok, sleep).
To our anticipations, there wasn't what we actually expected. First, there were no children nor there were bulbs to paint. Second, I was shown a jack hammer that was probably more than my weight and we had to use to slam open 3 cement slabs. Trust me, it was scorching hot plus working on that machine required one to be a beast. I wasn't the right person. Nevertheless, I drove a bus so I can work on this mind blowing drill as well.
Here are some snapshots
To our anticipations, there wasn't what we actually expected. First, there were no children nor there were bulbs to paint. Second, I was shown a jack hammer that was probably more than my weight and we had to use to slam open 3 cement slabs. Trust me, it was scorching hot plus working on that machine required one to be a beast. I wasn't the right person. Nevertheless, I drove a bus so I can work on this mind blowing drill as well.
Here are some snapshots
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Germany goes down with Atlantic City
The dice stopped rolling, dealers quit shuffling and slot machines went silent today. It was just the last weekend that I made a trip to AC and now its hard to believe that its coming down for the first time in its 28 year history of legalized gaming. Just because the state legislature could not cut a deal with Corzone's proposed budget, he bought out hundreds, if not thousands, on streets. Wow.
There is a saying from Italian job, never f^&* around with the following two.
1. Mother nature
2. Mother f%^&*&^ Ukranians.
I will add a third one to the list...politicians.
God Bless America!!!
There is a saying from Italian job, never f^&* around with the following two.
1. Mother nature
2. Mother f%^&*&^ Ukranians.
I will add a third one to the list...politicians.
God Bless America!!!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Monopoly again ...
... by hmmm er, Microsoft ofcourse. There has been a strong discussion that Microsoft should be free to use its own search engine within their own IE7 browser. An argument to support that will be Google does the same with Firefox.
But friends, there is a difference. Google pays a huge capital to FF in order to default to Google search which we all know is a right use of its marketing capital. Plus Firefox does not hold any monopoly in the market which is important to know. On the other hand, Microsoft owns a real huge chunk of the browser market and forcing people to use Live search (less than 10% market share) is simply another word for monopoly. They are not paying a single penny for this, they dont have to.
Wasnt there a similar reason why Arthur Anderson was destroyed?
But wait a minute, whats still worst is those employees who are not allowed to change their own workstation's settings. That sucks for them. I hope somebody really rattles up the minds of European Commission and the favor goes in the hand of Google.
And so I will continue to pray....
But friends, there is a difference. Google pays a huge capital to FF in order to default to Google search which we all know is a right use of its marketing capital. Plus Firefox does not hold any monopoly in the market which is important to know. On the other hand, Microsoft owns a real huge chunk of the browser market and forcing people to use Live search (less than 10% market share) is simply another word for monopoly. They are not paying a single penny for this, they dont have to.
Wasnt there a similar reason why Arthur Anderson was destroyed?
But wait a minute, whats still worst is those employees who are not allowed to change their own workstation's settings. That sucks for them. I hope somebody really rattles up the minds of European Commission and the favor goes in the hand of Google.
And so I will continue to pray....
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Generation's tie-up
Recently, Apple's move to support Windows XP has caused a great deal of havoc in the MAC community. This is the comment I liked the most...
Bootcamp allows MAC to interact smoothly in both centuries (*).
* Intel-based MAC uses a technology called EFI - an interface between an OS and the underlying platform - thus providing a more efficient environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications. On the other hand, Windows XP and even the to-be-launched Vista is still stuck on the old BIOS.
IMHO, Microsoft has always made other hardware vendors very difficult to offer dual-boot scenarios. Controlloing BIOS is yet another form of monopoly. But knowing from the fact that Apple cannot compete in the PC market, they felt happy to tweak Windows to allow dual-loading.
Sometimes I wonder the motive behind Microsoft - it is not just gulping more market - are they dreaming to kill Linux as a desktop OS?
Bootcamp allows MAC to interact smoothly in both centuries (*).
* Intel-based MAC uses a technology called EFI - an interface between an OS and the underlying platform - thus providing a more efficient environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications. On the other hand, Windows XP and even the to-be-launched Vista is still stuck on the old BIOS.
IMHO, Microsoft has always made other hardware vendors very difficult to offer dual-boot scenarios. Controlloing BIOS is yet another form of monopoly. But knowing from the fact that Apple cannot compete in the PC market, they felt happy to tweak Windows to allow dual-loading.
Sometimes I wonder the motive behind Microsoft - it is not just gulping more market - are they dreaming to kill Linux as a desktop OS?
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
PK's birthday party
Everyone's happy. Paul might be a bit grumpy, he wasnt really hungry to let go a free dinner waste.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Journey to rejuvenation
Sandeep, take a break. It has been almost 24 months since I'd been home and pampered. Besides, I had a lot more reasons from starting to use my vacation days to meet friends n family and rejuvenate myself before beginning of 2006. The time flew like a wink of an eye and I had a splendid 4 weeks vacation filled with joy and pleasure.
Holidays included a few-day trips to Baroda, Pune and Shirdi.
Interestingly, I was worried about spending time alone while heading to India which was taken care of after bumping across Payal at the boarding area who apparently graduated from BU too. As a matter of fact, we met in Baroda again and I enjoyed her glorious company.
A lot of things were straightened out in this trip. Dimpy got assistance with her Math while Kumar was put on track towards GRE prep. It was also great to see my sisters being so much matured and enjoying their college life. In fact, Bhavna is about to start her career with Infosys unless a top MBA school absorbs her. Chandni on the other hand is still working on her 12th and figuring out on what to do next. Whatever line she picks, I am sure that will be a righteous decision.
Finally, my homage to Hiren and Priya who started a new life together and their party ,'Sangeet and Dandiya', I had attended before departure which was the first that made me feel I am getting close - eh. Hiren, I wish I had days left to make it for the final reception but nevertheless, we will have a huge celebration in San Diego.
Though this trip was supposedly greening, I already feel a bit home-sick. Time for a toast!
Holidays included a few-day trips to Baroda, Pune and Shirdi.
Interestingly, I was worried about spending time alone while heading to India which was taken care of after bumping across Payal at the boarding area who apparently graduated from BU too. As a matter of fact, we met in Baroda again and I enjoyed her glorious company.
A lot of things were straightened out in this trip. Dimpy got assistance with her Math while Kumar was put on track towards GRE prep. It was also great to see my sisters being so much matured and enjoying their college life. In fact, Bhavna is about to start her career with Infosys unless a top MBA school absorbs her. Chandni on the other hand is still working on her 12th and figuring out on what to do next. Whatever line she picks, I am sure that will be a righteous decision.
Finally, my homage to Hiren and Priya who started a new life together and their party ,'Sangeet and Dandiya', I had attended before departure which was the first that made me feel I am getting close - eh. Hiren, I wish I had days left to make it for the final reception but nevertheless, we will have a huge celebration in San Diego.
Though this trip was supposedly greening, I already feel a bit home-sick. Time for a toast!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Quality Time
Blessed with such wonderful parents and even more amazing sisters, I thank Him for everything he has given me so far.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Pune trip
I spent my first 2 weeks of vacation ghettoing around in Mumbai meeting friends and relatives, eating home-made food and chilling out. After completing the VISA formalities and getting the last needle out from my back, my plans for travelling was lined up. First comes Pune.
Supposed to reach Pune early Thursday to avoid the cribbing from Penny, I still made it during the day (latter part ofcourse). The travel was sickening and I was already getting headaches after the bumpy ride in one of those fake German luxurious Volvo buses. We immediately left for a quick stroll to enjoy the developments happening in Pune - I am talking about girls and bitches. Spending one hour around FC and drinking Cool Ice at CCD, it was time to meet the KPG group based in Pune.
Inspite of Indians not having a good image for punctuality, Saurabh was waiting outside McDonalds at sharp 7 as decided when I arrived. Ek haath mein Helmet aur doosre haath jeans ke pocket mein daale apne Gune bilkul Style movie ka Saahil Khan lag raha tha. I was told by Bobby that Saurabh has put on a lot of weight and you will be surprised to see the changes in his looks and bla bla - I think he is still the same from all angles.
So after waiting for prospective attendees :-(, we still remained a headcount of three. We first hit Khyber - a restaurant across the street...shared our job experiences as well as the culture differences. That was followed by our second pitstop in E-Square...great mall. Udhar thoda bahut aur khaaya peeya aur baatein continued. Aisi cheez bhi dekhi jo US mein nahin mile. We got a sketch made by the computer which i will shortly scan and post it online. Gune Bhai ne phir lagaaya Bobby aur Nishant ko phone - unse bhi thodi chat hui. Bobby was lazying around in Kolkata after a laborous day whereas Nishant was still working past 10 onsite. Kudos Dudha!!! Pata nahin - keh raha tha ki client site pe hoon but considering his past image .... I really wouldn't comment. (Changes do happen for good Nishant).
The next day, Penny took me for lunch in Rajwada - excellent food but no drinks. Caught up with Ek Ajnabee in the evening followed by hookah till 1 in the morning. Oh man, I still think that girl was giving us line. Tujhe McDonals mein thode der baithna chahiye tha yaar. Interestingly, two of us decided to explore Koregaon park and find the directions as how one would typically do it in Mumbai. We succeeded - horray! A stop at Pan ki Tapri and that was it...a bulls-eye. This was one of the best nights I had in this vacation. Two of us and we spoke about everything - sharing our experiences with work to our girlfriends so far....all over hookah.
Supposed to reach Pune early Thursday to avoid the cribbing from Penny, I still made it during the day (latter part ofcourse). The travel was sickening and I was already getting headaches after the bumpy ride in one of those fake German luxurious Volvo buses. We immediately left for a quick stroll to enjoy the developments happening in Pune - I am talking about girls and bitches. Spending one hour around FC and drinking Cool Ice at CCD, it was time to meet the KPG group based in Pune.
Inspite of Indians not having a good image for punctuality, Saurabh was waiting outside McDonalds at sharp 7 as decided when I arrived. Ek haath mein Helmet aur doosre haath jeans ke pocket mein daale apne Gune bilkul Style movie ka Saahil Khan lag raha tha. I was told by Bobby that Saurabh has put on a lot of weight and you will be surprised to see the changes in his looks and bla bla - I think he is still the same from all angles.
So after waiting for prospective attendees :-(, we still remained a headcount of three. We first hit Khyber - a restaurant across the street...shared our job experiences as well as the culture differences. That was followed by our second pitstop in E-Square...great mall. Udhar thoda bahut aur khaaya peeya aur baatein continued. Aisi cheez bhi dekhi jo US mein nahin mile. We got a sketch made by the computer which i will shortly scan and post it online. Gune Bhai ne phir lagaaya Bobby aur Nishant ko phone - unse bhi thodi chat hui. Bobby was lazying around in Kolkata after a laborous day whereas Nishant was still working past 10 onsite. Kudos Dudha!!! Pata nahin - keh raha tha ki client site pe hoon but considering his past image .... I really wouldn't comment. (Changes do happen for good Nishant).
The next day, Penny took me for lunch in Rajwada - excellent food but no drinks. Caught up with Ek Ajnabee in the evening followed by hookah till 1 in the morning. Oh man, I still think that girl was giving us line. Tujhe McDonals mein thode der baithna chahiye tha yaar. Interestingly, two of us decided to explore Koregaon park and find the directions as how one would typically do it in Mumbai. We succeeded - horray! A stop at Pan ki Tapri and that was it...a bulls-eye. This was one of the best nights I had in this vacation. Two of us and we spoke about everything - sharing our experiences with work to our girlfriends so far....all over hookah.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Detained and Delayed
The computer systems at the Kennedy airport did not show up my graduation and still considered me as a student. On showing my H1B at the immigrations, there was an alert and was escorted to the Dept. of Homeland Security. Sitting there for almost 3 hours and finally clearing up the matter, I got home late totally exhausted and irritated. Whatever - cannot blame the school officials either except that I need to ask them to update my record now. Decided I must be happy now - guess not. Read my next blog.
I hope there arent any more suprises.
I hope there arent any more suprises.
Christmas Gift
I got home late night last night after a month-long vacation (blog coming up later about the trip). Things were quiet around and peaceful - everyone probably winding up after the Christmas celebrations, I felt happy to be back.
Suffering from jet lag, I was up early this morning and decided to do some groceries and unpack. After walking around the entire block again and again, I could not see my car around. After digging out details, I found out that I owe a heavy amount to the Auto Tow-ers on Crown Street. That was my Christmas gift - what was yours?
Suffering from jet lag, I was up early this morning and decided to do some groceries and unpack. After walking around the entire block again and again, I could not see my car around. After digging out details, I found out that I owe a heavy amount to the Auto Tow-ers on Crown Street. That was my Christmas gift - what was yours?
Friday, December 09, 2005
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