tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377540572024-03-05T17:31:23.060+05:30doNothingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-10478367461778556392011-10-13T03:11:00.002+05:302011-10-13T03:13:21.866+05:30Restarting.....Hola everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you all? What are you all up to in life? I suddenly remembered this blog and came back to dust it a bit and re-open the pages for everyone to start writing again....Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16901589537683760968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-24123272996547345432009-12-31T20:16:00.002+05:302009-12-31T20:20:01.238+05:30Hello dear friends - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Hello dear friends, first of all a very happy new year 2010 to all!! And best wishes to the married / marrying ones too!! It is after a long time that there is activity here (i am starting it lol) - Mr Patel, i was late to see the evite and Ms Mahima, sorry i don't think i can make it to USA for ur wedding..<div><br /></div><div>Hope you all had a wonderful 2009, and that 2010 will be a special and beautiful year for all of us!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Kisses!</div><div>$wamy </div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-79878441186701565552009-01-24T15:02:00.001+05:302009-01-24T15:02:40.968+05:30happy new year<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthkrish/3220026511/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3220026511_1403871ea2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/siddharthkrish/3220026511/">gokarna om beach</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/siddharthkrish/">Siddharth Krish</a></span></div>Its been a good year so far. Started off with a brilliant vacation on both the west and east coast beaches.<br />Started at the gokarna beach a little below goa (picture here) and it was the most amazing place i've been to in a long time now. Superb beaches with few people and very chilled out shacks. if you haven't already. Go there and when you do, call me. I'll be there.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-87993958191481202942008-12-25T14:21:00.002+05:302008-12-25T14:26:42.234+05:30Season's Greetings !!!<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bonjour!<br /><br />Je vous souhaite de très bonnes fêtes de fin d'année !</span></span></span></span></span><div> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />Hello!<br /><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1230195040_0">Merry Christmas</span> and a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1230195040_1">Happy New Year</span> to you all!<br /><br /><br />with love<br />$wamy!!<br /></span></span></span>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-49309259562478655052008-09-30T21:32:00.003+05:302008-09-30T21:51:43.303+05:30Great time with parents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxADFIPFnPpo-zThdgFIkMlSzWB-eXS-fxSiyopoxlwgofJrjptIS5-0XTp8k-z8eP-rFEE3FuPOUWY77M1JThemUJd701zUusLwoCdE070LnHBPNb3k17jrj8pYLRK3MT2cl/s1600-h/HPIM2269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxADFIPFnPpo-zThdgFIkMlSzWB-eXS-fxSiyopoxlwgofJrjptIS5-0XTp8k-z8eP-rFEE3FuPOUWY77M1JThemUJd701zUusLwoCdE070LnHBPNb3k17jrj8pYLRK3MT2cl/s320/HPIM2269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251849279884368514" border="0" /></a><br />my parents came on the 18th and left on the 28th : we had a very good time together and thank God, everything went smoothly as per my plan (including the climate-sun in paris and madrid!). we stayed in paris three nights and two days, covering the most important sights and activities. then to marseille, where my house was our base for the remaining days. and one night in madrid, sightseeing in marseille along with visits to my school and office (lunches there too). one day for nice, monaco and cannes including a short trip to ventimiglia in italy to have a cappuccino :) the last day in marseille was a lunch with my mentor before we left to paris to stay in the airport hotel and they took their flight to Kuwait the next day.<br /><br />Now i am back to work, with a cold hehe but i am happy that my parents enjoyed the time and they are spending a week in Kuwait for a week before getting back home on the 4th after their first foreign trip!<br /><br />i did not see any entries between my two posts - folks?? :)<br /><br />love<br />$wamyswamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-521972535786939622008-09-17T18:53:00.005+05:302008-09-17T19:07:21.480+05:303 things to say!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP7W2pW34Id0uDElMDYxoLod5zvV-9x8FVqqfpfogseOSAiooaJt6L2hd8qJZloJoRMmCcbN2OEvfBqZxm1ZVzwRyiCo7CZlG-Uhy2MNTZEUesfcqvP1Le-BTyYAYfU0-smjY/s1600-h/Hareesh.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246983429661342322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP7W2pW34Id0uDElMDYxoLod5zvV-9x8FVqqfpfogseOSAiooaJt6L2hd8qJZloJoRMmCcbN2OEvfBqZxm1ZVzwRyiCo7CZlG-Uhy2MNTZEUesfcqvP1Le-BTyYAYfU0-smjY/s400/Hareesh.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">First, my parents are visiting me in France for 10 days from tomorrow! I have taken these days off from work and needless to say, I am quite excited about it! I have made a plan to show them my life, work, friends, and a bit of France and Europe. It is also the first trip abroad for my parents, and what is interesting is that they will spend the 18-28 september in France, and then another week in Kuwait. This is because they got the cheapest tickets in Kuwait airways and there is a stop in Kuwait on the way back, where my cousin will host them. So, I was telling them that between India, Europe and the Middle East, they are going to see 3 completely different but equally interesting cultures in 17 days :) </div><br /><div align="justify"><br />Second, Happy Birthday Siddharth!!! I still remember how we celebrated your birthday in 2004 with a big party at your place :) So, here's wishing you all the good things in life this year and for all the years to come : may you be happy my friend!<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Third, what do you think about my new look in the photo above?<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">It's been again a while of silence here in our blog, come on folks shake up things a bit! Following our past record, I guess Siddharth will start :)<br /></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">love</div><br /><div align="justify">$wamy </div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-10717490699043393012008-05-07T11:44:00.000+05:302008-05-07T11:45:10.200+05:30Missing EveryoneWhere's everyone. I'm missing you guysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-28258771737674805602008-02-09T03:03:00.000+05:302008-02-09T03:31:21.366+05:30A new year videohello dear friends! as usual, i post after siddharth :) well, they say a picture speaks a thousand words and nowadays its video. so here i post a video taken on 1.1.2008 in snow-filled warsaw.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqJ6Pb8ohmFvG5_u9z3H4945hWjBdVT5SZQnCKKFTRYCQfuCtTGMLU0q58VebGGvYleaZs3cxxVOA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-71278751494881550952008-01-24T16:54:00.000+05:302008-01-24T16:55:22.462+05:30live long and prosperwhy is it called life insurance when the insurance is really for you dying?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-20365928568560228642007-12-24T23:34:00.000+05:302008-12-09T10:08:48.610+05:30merry xmas and happy new year 2008!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwTEvqJ3YiY5_vCOdt4aUF-Iz2TpR_2VxnNa-KU-hPhLdbafhN64DMm0ywKyRD_efqg0dw8jfMtQOZZQOwiB-4twupUZW4k04D4bJre0iyZu7m4qOV_GpeUHEbYbQHKnLqYhq/s1600-h/HPIM0972.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwTEvqJ3YiY5_vCOdt4aUF-Iz2TpR_2VxnNa-KU-hPhLdbafhN64DMm0ywKyRD_efqg0dw8jfMtQOZZQOwiB-4twupUZW4k04D4bJre0iyZu7m4qOV_GpeUHEbYbQHKnLqYhq/s400/HPIM0972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147606617025440914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">dearrrr folllks!<br /><br />warm wishes and season's greetings from marseille! im preparing for the xmas eve dinner now, and wish you all the very best in life, straight from my heart. enjoy xmas, and a wonderful new year's eve wherever you are and may the next year 2008 give you all that you wanted and more!<br /><br />wid luv<br />$wamy<br /><br />image : advertisement showing nutritional value of a beer brand found in a bar in Florence, Italy (credits - Hareesh VH)</div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-30083350324047409462007-11-25T21:50:00.000+05:302008-12-09T10:08:48.840+05:3050th post...update from $wamy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSox_abNWCP3urM5mz7h27LPyMSDsBnYwrNY3AzoLhgnHIMtahAkhu2DbiWtO-pej2wLflKPf8IcqDk1rspHowo6t8ditqbjQlfq5ORFmkTCDwdkw7nrffLlDz96S11M0Qm_Ys/s1600-h/mr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSox_abNWCP3urM5mz7h27LPyMSDsBnYwrNY3AzoLhgnHIMtahAkhu2DbiWtO-pej2wLflKPf8IcqDk1rspHowo6t8ditqbjQlfq5ORFmkTCDwdkw7nrffLlDz96S11M0Qm_Ys/s400/mr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136831004824371698" border="0" /></a>bonjour a tous!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />so heres a little update from me. true its after a little gap but then ive been rather busy. starting with moulin rouge in sep: its wonderful! we cant take pictures though; i think because there are too many sexy, almost-naked girls dancing around. i have a review book which i bought - heres a pic from the book, and what u see is what i saw. but its something i recommend everyone see atleast once - dance scenes almost perfect, great music,comedy shows in between (mixing different languages for a foreign audience) and some amazing circus and acrobatics thrown in. even though the pretty girls are mostly for a male audience, there were as many women as men from all over the world who came to watch the show. its costly, but more than value for money.<br /><br />in oct id gone with a few friends on a wonderful weekend away from it all, to one of the most beautiful countryside sites of france called ardeche. we had hired a 19th century house and had great food (my french friends cook well), drink and fun. we took long walks along many beautiful natural sites, in what was a tranquil and beautiful experience.<br /><br />very interesting and hectic work in this french startup where i am interning now, which includes managing an outsourcing project to India(!), marketing activities etc keeps me busy in the week. schedule is now like leave home 7 am and back 8pm, but im doing all that is needed to build a company. last week, i attended this international conference (in montpellier, south-west of france) of Internet companies and technology and guess what, the guest country was India :) so naturally the weekends have to be used well - the last few ones have been filled with parties, a bit of travel around the region and yes, wine tasting: i had got an invitation to a big event in marseille last weekend where we tasted a lot of wine, very good ones - red, white and even champagne. but more than getting drunk, i learned a lot about the wine culture and business. so now i have a better idea on the subject hahaha<br /><br />hope to see posts from everyone! other than siddharth and me, i don't see many hmmm...hehe :)<br /></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-39093919933771736762007-10-27T01:28:00.001+05:302007-10-27T01:28:37.011+05:30how's everyone?hey guys,<br /><br />its been sometime since there was a post here. I know this is increasingly becoming $wamy and my 'reaching out' area and I'd really like people to say a few things. So here's the deal. <br />answer this simple question<br />1. Where are you?<br />2. How are you?<br />3. What's your mood like (Happy/Sad etc.)<br />4. Are you up for a drink :)<br /><br />My answers:<br />1. I'm in bangalore sitting at my computer writing this blog entry, wondering how everyone's doing.<br />2. I'm great. I'm happy and i'm sleepy :)<br />3. I'm happy and feeling a little alone, wanna go out and do something but its too late for any of that.<br />4. I could use a nice Martini, shaken not stirred <br /><br />Lots of LUV!<br />SiDAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-74256648989912280182007-09-29T08:50:00.000+05:302007-09-29T08:56:36.598+05:30glenfiddich, jagjit singh and the rainthis one's for $wamy and Patel wherever you are.<br />was listening to a beautiful jagjit singh number in which he claims...<br /><br />tere bare mein,<br />jab soocha nahi tha...<br />mein tanha tha magar,<br />itna nahi tha...<br /><br />i'm sure those lines don't need any further translation and the translation i'm only afraid will spoil their essence.<br />come back to india the both of you, so we can have some more Glen, listen to some jagjit singh and sit outside in the varandah of a raining city... <br /><br />cheersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-46350255887605313392007-09-17T15:33:00.000+05:302007-09-17T15:37:02.405+05:30Happy Birthday Siddharth !!!<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's wishing you all the joy, love, luck and fun that life can bring through this year, and for all the years to come! Happy birthday my dear friend! I request you to drink the absynth for me today (if u have not already finished hehe) and consider it as ur birthday gift haha Cheers and love! $wamy<br /></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-6556546410461490612007-09-07T18:24:00.000+05:302007-09-07T18:32:51.102+05:30A JOKE...<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black;">...and a really good one which is relevant to most of us, so i dare to publish it :)<br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.4pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black;">A priest, a doctor and a software engineer die and go to the heavens gate, they hear gods voice and it says " My sons <span class="SpellE">i</span> am really very sorry but the heaven is full and <span class="SpellE">i</span> can accommodate only one of u. so to choose the rightful person one by one tell me what u have done in <span class="SpellE">ur</span> lifetime."<br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:black;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue;">The priest goes up first and says “Well God <span class="SpellE">I</span> am a priest,<span class="SpellE"></span> </span></span><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue;">ur</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue;"> humble servant and have spent all my life working to spread </span></span><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:blue;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue;">ur</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue;"> message."</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: red;">The doctor goes up next and says "Well <span class="SpellE">I</span> am a doctor and <span class="SpellE"></span>have helped thousands of people recover from their illnesses and saved countless lives."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:maroon;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon;">The engineer goes up and says "Well I worked as a s/w engineer and...." before the engineer could say any further, </span></span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:maroon;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon;"></span></span></span> the heaven's gate opened and God came out with tears in his eyes and said to the engineer "Say no more my son come with me <span class="SpellE">b'coz</span> u have already been through hell!!"<br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;color:maroon;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon;"><br />bon weekend<br />$wamy<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-70414198835146470102007-08-27T13:37:00.000+05:302007-08-27T13:48:26.110+05:30HAPPY ONAM !!<div style="text-align: justify;">today is ONAM, kerala's national festival (for those who don't know) and a time of rejoicing and family fun! i had an hour long video chat with my folks yesterday and it was quite nice :) otherwise im working today and something exciting which im looking forward to is the show in moulin rouge - remember the movie? yes, the same place!! - in paris, which i will go to this saturday. before the real heavy-duty work of launching a startup site starts in september, its good to be enjoying a show hehe...<br /><br />and now, blogger seems to have added the video upload option, so to test it im uploading a little thing i made using mixmoov (where i work) - this is a tribute to marseille to show why i love it, so u will have an idea why i keep talking about this place so much. till next time, arrivederci friends..!!<br /><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='280' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwikb3DPWf2PAKv9P_8GhsLHybM7qCXFoLk3PVyiW9YNkxeQZOxfOYs2iQ2QumAIzzzFDk__ZxBHZ4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-64275396210407947802007-08-19T22:50:00.000+05:302008-12-09T10:08:49.050+05:30italia ... la dolce vita !!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9ITCYiAN_0QzuD-dYVdf5PbKQNtp1RwBi9PisOtPA4Dvabii5ClStM4muFWdlGcifQ8ivMbGD1BUxUuAj-Kd6w91_xQHVpJPHBxEIbkzFvz5NJaUzoslaw948iVCptjTJkn6/s1600-h/HPIM1030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9ITCYiAN_0QzuD-dYVdf5PbKQNtp1RwBi9PisOtPA4Dvabii5ClStM4muFWdlGcifQ8ivMbGD1BUxUuAj-Kd6w91_xQHVpJPHBxEIbkzFvz5NJaUzoslaw948iVCptjTJkn6/s320/HPIM1030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100478157668295634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ciao</span> folks! i am back after a 4-day trip to italy and well i can describe it as...<span style="font-style: italic;">mamma mia!</span> and, put up here is one of the best pictures (i think) i have taken - with my guidebook showing the pisa tower held up against the background of the real one lol otherwise in the three days and two nights in italy, i did florence, pisa and siena.<br /><br />food - gelato (italian ice cream) - claimed to be the best in the world, is really great especially in terms of the flavours never seen before, like coconut ice cream..would be nice in kerala hehe...pizzerias, ristorantes, pasticherias, gelaterias...giving amazing (and real) italian food! well, its a must-see (or must-eat?!) country, i am now sure ('trenitalia' always comes on time). i had arguably my best lunch so far at a ristorante in pisa, with a kind, elderly italian-speaking waitress patiently describing and suggesting the items and me just enjoying every piece with no care of time - really felt the <span style="font-style: italic;">"la dolce vita"</span> here, the term made famous by a film with the same name, roughly translated to "the sweet life" - canelloni pasta, vino rosso della cassa (red tuscan wine), a tiramisu (yes!), and the final cut - a cappuccino! at the end of an hour and a half (a la $wamy), i was full, and a little drunk hehe, so that when i climbed the leaning tower all the way to th top, i wondered if it was the tower or me that was leaning more, or i wasn't sure if i felt that it was leaning a bit more than it should. the best was when i told the same lie (changing the language to french) as the guy before me did, at the ticket counter that there was a train to rome to catch and i had to get a ticket to see the tower at once, and the lady there said just for you i'm giving it NOW (even the guy before got it half an hour later, for him and family)...i was <span style="font-style: italic;">"grazie mille"</span> for her!! and how i loved hearing them speak their language, well this had started with my italian friends...and was thoroughly enjoyable in their home country, with the cutest accent possible :) i have some <span style="font-style: italic;">"chianti"</span> (wine from the region with the same name, very famous for its wines) bought as a souvenir, got to see how long the souvenir lasts lol!<br /><br />archtecture, cars and women (in the order siddharth mentioned them in his last post, or whichever order you prefer) - a wealth of these abound hehe, one little thing i found about the names of the fiat (an italian company) cars - "siena" is the city and "palio" is a festival there, fyi. about architecture, there seems to be a syndrome called "stendhal's syndrome", after the french author's experience of dizziness and confusion when exposed to too much of extremely beautiful art, in florence. i am no art person, but yes what i saw stunned me, the famous <span style="font-style: italic;">"il duomo"</span> (the cathedral) in florence and siena topping the list of what i saw. even in august, there is some peace and quiet watching florence by night. add to it all the hearty italian people, and you just feel like asking directions even if you know them (just to hear them speak...i don't know if this is a syndrome..!!)<br /><br />all the world-famous brands having outlets, and it being a sale season i was able to steal a deal or two of <span style="font-style: italic;">"la moda"</span>, well, you'll buy something for the salesgirls if not for the discount prices this season. i haven't seen rome or venice yet, but what i did see of italy is amazing...so much for now, until next time, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">baci..baci..arrivederci !!</span><br /><br /><br /></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-76157088865066266742007-08-13T22:00:00.000+05:302007-08-13T22:05:03.165+05:30party on dude!!!hey $wamy<br /><br />really really cool that you're going to Italy, ooooh! the land of amazing architecture, better cars and even better women. how i envy you my friend ;-)<br />have fun and looking forward to seeing some pictures of the trip up with you as-usual standing in the middle of some georgeous ladies..<br /><br />life here is the otherway around atleast for me, been really really busy at work but that should come to an end soon and then i plan to take a few days off myself. can't wait :)<br /><br />have fun and the rest of you. looking forward to hearing from you...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-9397830963732834982007-08-11T13:41:00.000+05:302007-08-11T13:54:31.896+05:30coucou de marseille!<div style="text-align: justify;">bonjour folks! i see an 'extended period of inactivity' here but am sure it's because everyone is religiously following the founding principle of this group - doNothing! et bon, now that i have kind of started working, let me shake things up a bit :) its the beginning of another weekend here in the mediterranean and most people are on vacation (france virtually closes down in august), and i just got to know even me, an intern has got 5 days off so did a quick, yes lightning quick plan to escape to italy from 15 to 19 august. the plan (atleast now) is florence, pisa and siena. well, not to tell about the crazy weekend i had with my close friends in montpellier a fortnight ago. work hard, party hard is still true! alora,italia, pasta, dolce vita, ciao bella....practising a little italian from now lol oooh, and theres sth about this facebook.com happening now, and i see lots of people there, so come join in folks!<br /></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-51735741673600832042007-07-27T14:19:00.000+05:302008-12-09T10:08:57.362+05:30photos moved to flickr...wtf ??!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3zYLTiwNc8xpr_TDWEeiWJ4Y6XZUkaVAGbL8e3RAUFJrwRaQKm5MIGHPY8RKTBGleSjLiVoX4A4VEPYMwttV8fAUvkPmXJXrwmgQSo6kq0EemWJhJL-jS4VAusMj-K1O1xi7/s1600-h/imagesmall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3zYLTiwNc8xpr_TDWEeiWJ4Y6XZUkaVAGbL8e3RAUFJrwRaQKm5MIGHPY8RKTBGleSjLiVoX4A4VEPYMwttV8fAUvkPmXJXrwmgQSo6kq0EemWJhJL-jS4VAusMj-K1O1xi7/s320/imagesmall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091799349478135650" border="0" /></a><br />bonjour folks! well, yahoo photos seem to be dying end of sep, and theyve moved my pics to flickr and heres the new <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hareeshvh/sets">URL</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hareeshvh/sets"> </a>its strange with so many changes (i see yahoo bought flickr). anyway, it interests me a bit as i am now studying about this web 2.0 stuff at work :) latest update: internship is interesting, planning a little bit of travel if time permits and the mediterranean is wonderful as usual. vamos a la playa!swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-79873810284274937682007-07-09T15:47:00.000+05:302007-07-09T17:20:48.440+05:30Re: deletes...hello folks! oops, i have to tell something about the deletes :) they were something i posted using the site of the startup i am interning with, sorry for not cleaning up in the hurry. however, here it is (may interest some of you) - http://www.mixmoov.com where you can create, edit and publish videos and short movies with text, images, sound and video online free, kind of a second generation of youtube. however it is in french for now :)<br /><br />love<br />$wamyswamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-26765301000996075862007-07-09T01:48:00.000+05:302007-07-09T01:57:51.279+05:30An Inconvenient Truth"are you <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">ready </span>to change the way you live?"<br />- <span style=""><b>An Inconvenient Truth</b></span><br /><br />that's the question. i just finished watching an inconvenient truth and its sad to the point that I'm willing to sit without using my cell phone or computer, wanting to find out how i can stop using my car and make a difference. maybe my little contribution to this vast ocean might, just might, help change the course of the train that's roaring towards a wall...<br /><br />i'm begging everyone here to see the movie "an inconcenient truth" if you've not already and as Mr. Gore said, don't skip the step in which you ask yourself, "how can i make a difference?"<br />post suggestions here, mail everyone if you must. do atleast <span style="font-weight: bold;">ONE </span>thing to reduce your footprint on this planet.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-35791470207560963802007-07-04T11:40:00.000+05:302007-07-04T11:42:32.742+05:30deletes!hi $wamy<br /><br />i'm sorry but i had to delete the last three blogs. looks like there was some virus that was playing games with the last three blogs.<br />well on a different note, it was sad we guys couldn't have the party on sharadha's wedding day but hope to have one soon. I've got some interesting wine for everyone :)<br /><br />cheers...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-41875388132221804582007-06-26T12:01:00.000+05:302007-06-26T16:22:52.147+05:30one down lots to go!a<a href="http://www.meghamedia.com/Images/Megha_logo.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.meghamedia.com/Images/Megha_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a>fter all the kicking and screeming the first member of our group is now married. because she's now done something with her life there's a motion to kick her out of this group but that'll take work on our part and i'm too lazy to do that. so... do nothing :)<br /><br />congrats megha on u'r marriage. For all those who don't know this yet. Sharaddha is now no longer single :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486203583232315315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37754057.post-27648704428378493762007-05-27T16:24:00.000+05:302008-12-09T10:08:57.736+05:30Coming home for 3 weeks !!! (6-26 june)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGSjWYrVdRkDSiQRfg3_HauxUO5dFOza4aa4xWYPyWnGxE8xQhijlEEHTVdVT2iqJxUopd92KXlRC6rRjRj7q16_zAs2YtdEuUKjzKEdTrgcAR4htBTmx67JUn6EURNndll9_/s1600-h/HPIM0771b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGSjWYrVdRkDSiQRfg3_HauxUO5dFOza4aa4xWYPyWnGxE8xQhijlEEHTVdVT2iqJxUopd92KXlRC6rRjRj7q16_zAs2YtdEuUKjzKEdTrgcAR4htBTmx67JUn6EURNndll9_/s320/HPIM0771b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069197189236505714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">dearest crazy people, its very exciting to write this post as i just confirmed my tickets for a trip home after nine long months..yes, i will be home from 6 to 26 june before i get back to start my inernship. the excitement is multiplied by the fact that it was quickly planned and that it did work! i am looking forward to attending matha's wedding too - and guess what, there is a family wedding on the 10th of june and i would be able to meet all my relatives without much of travel too. my parents and sister are so happy at the plan and the fact that its going to be monsoon in kerala does not bother me the least (here in the mediterranean its a great summer, im at the beach many times) - some time for blr, home, and so many things to tell everyone. so many things, yes so many things seen and done in these long nine months, so many friends made, so many journeys...!!<br />zafron ki yeh zindagi jo kabhi nahin khatm ho jati hai! o boze..kurwa mac! a tres bientot en inde!!!!!<br />and the picture is in front of the red carpet at the cannes film festival..another unforgettable trip :)<br /></div>swamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697549716134408278noreply@blogger.com0