Life and me

The ancient city has always been on my radar for the famous Trimbakeshwar temple, but the poor Pune-Nashik(2 lane) highway was one of the reason to not go. But after I went to Shirdi this summer, I observed good 4 lane roads in parts. So, this trip was coming up the list and was also a natural choice while travelling with family. Travel creates a unique bond and that’s my way to build relations that truly last. You get to know the person, their life and give/have their undivided attention. Now, back to the setting I had done in my living room with a window view of trees, coffee sipping and going back in memories. This is the setting I did long back but only using it first time for writing. Nashik in pictures Jammu Kashmir Chaudhary dhaba, 23 kms before Sanngmaner while going to Nashik. A decent road side stop. Pune - Nashik Hwy, Anandwadi, Sangamner, Maharashtra 422605 098502 63968 https://goo.gl/maps/uDNs8JL8KK22 Kalaram Temple at Panchvati View of ...

Hello..I'm here sitting in London trying to help you in your preparation for a life changing time. First of all, congrats to you for the opportunity and do make the best of it. As the saying goes, " I f a man is bored of London, he's bored to life. " This is quite true as London is a truly a distinct city. I'm here just a few days back and realizing a few things about the new place. Roaming and sight-seeing is quite good, but when it comes to stay you are quite on your own. So, do prepare accordingly to take care of yourself and pack keeping 46 Kgs airline limit in mind. Here goes the list and a few points : Everything is available here, so if you don't wish to bring anything don't. I assume you have some good money to spend and time to shop here. So, you can close this tab off. :) Shopping for groceries maybe challenging at first, because the Supermarkets are huge and the brands will be new to you. Bring small quantities of more things to get ...

Specially for people of Punjab working at various parts of the world.

"Don't come closer or I'll have to go.. Holding me like gravity are places that pull!" ~ Into the Wild I read about many people telling how a place attracts them to visit it and it was my turn to experience the same. Its one hell lot of feeling that can make you do anything. You don't think, you just go for it. The place was the Nira right canal at Veer Dam near Pune. Water has always fascinated me. One day I dream of swimming in rivers, lakes and sea. But you need to respect water a lot. It so silent yet so powerful when in action. I was introduced to this place by Yogesh, on our relaxed tour to Bamnoli . I loved the place. I never knew I would run down to it to settle the fire in my heart. Just to catch a glimpse would be enough. It was a Saturday evening, I woke up at 4 pm :O. Friday night, I was looking forward to go to nearby Dive ghat for a cup of tea with a b'ful view of Hadapsar, Pune. Then, changed mood to go to Saswad just to eat ...

Enough days at office and a breath of fresh air was much needed by our lungs. If you don't get that on time, you forget to live and become a machine(or a slave). So, here we are. This trip starts like most of them do..on weekend. And pity my planning(&thinking), I try to maximize use of resources(time here)  like starting on a Friday evening to an early morning Monday trip. You know to MAXIMIZE time-off. Hypocrisy!  The whole point is to get lost out there. No need to cover everything, just take a deep breath and relax. To sights like these : Well, now that we have the idea, let me narrate the journey. Partners in Crime : Yogesh ( trekogiri.blogspot.in ) We decided to take the most relaxed route from Magarpatta(Pune) to Bamnoli. You may take a full day to reach. The point is to enjoy the journey and not just touch-and-come place. We didn't want NH4 traffic so decided to go via Saswad-Veer Dam-Kaas-Bamnoli route, you know more of a lands...

Maharashtra's Religious & Historic tour to Shirdi and Ellora Caves spread over 2 days. We(roomies) always wanted to go for a long trip on our Zen for quite some time. :) Sometimes we planned for Nanded, sometimes "The Great Konkan Beach" circuit but nothing was happening till yet. Finally, the plan to Shirdi was executed with Ajay, Navdeep(baba) and Sid G. :) Plan : Day 1 Start Early, Drive from Pune to Shirdi, Darshan and proceed to Ellora. Spend night at a hotel/lodge near the caves. Day 2: Morning darshan at Grishneshwar Temple, Verul. Visit Ellora Caves, end by 2pm. Proceed to Aurangabad for "Bibi ka maqbara" and Panchaki. On the way back, visit "Shani Shignapur". Drive back to Pune by 9pm. We mostly did "stick" to the plan. As always, we could never start early. :) All Ready We were on road by 9am and reached Shirdi by 2pm battling bad roads and unexpected rain. We went thro' Ahmednagar. There is a d...

Ah! He hits me again and he hits do hard, do deep in the heart. Dildaryian, Hanju and what else and now a new one : Diary. Dairy Dil Di Faroli… Mera Naam Labb Jaaye Khorey Kise Panne Utte… It takes me back once again to the places only my subconscious knows of. Pyar deya raahan te kinne meel turey si... Jithe maani si oh neem wali chaa labh jaye Kithe mere naal khwaab jode, kithe todd te. Jithe bhul jayi keha si...oh thaan labh jaye..

Surely, you'll find many good blogs about trekking to the majestic falls. We visited on weekend of 26th July 2014 and had a great time. Water Level : Very good, Split and merge, multi-tiered. Rains : Yes, good monsoon in Goa. Road Conditions Pune - Satara -- Good with a lot of bad patches Satara - Belgaum - Excellent NH 4 Belgaum - Londa - Very bad, worst part of Journey Londa - Castle Rock - Good We trekked 14KMs to Dushsagar Falls. Trains stop at Caranzol station. Amravati express (Chennai express) stopped there for about 2 mins at around 2PM (it was running late). Amazing waterfall, mist on bridge. Tea/Pav available. Could not go to "View Point" due to time constraints. Lots of people seen camping. So, tough to find place on Saturday. Boarded Goa Express at 5.30 pm from DudhSagar Falls. Lot's of rush. Still everyone gets in. :) INDIA! Return Journey Castle Rock - Arambol -- Bad road in Karnatka, Excellent in Goa Armbol - NH 17 - Awesome r...

The only thing they don't mention is price. :) I inquired and will list them here so that you can sit at your place and save your time.  Months Swimming Only         All Per Month 3 6000 2000 6 8500 1416.667 12 6000 11000 916.6667 PS : Transfer charges 3000, in case you need to sell the membership. This needs to be paid by the person buying from you. So, let's say after 5 months you want to sell( with 7 months remaining ), assume price then is 13000 for a year and 9500 for six months. I guess you can sell it at max 5000. It'll be actually 8000 for buyer for 7 months which looks to be a decent deal for both. But, you spent 6000 for 5 months use. :P What you need to join ? * Magarpatta Residence ID card / Cyber-City ID card * 2 photos * Money :) They don't take agreement now as proof. Data is life these days. If it helped you, share something useful with oth...

Here are a few locations I know where you can get your shoes, belts etc. repaired by "mochis"/Shoemaker. Please note that these are not any shops but people working on the footpath. 1. Just outside Vaibhav theatre Reach this location using above map. Look at the footpath, there is a man sitting having lots of shoes at display and will be busy in polishing/repairing shoes. He has got very good hand at this and is most genuine in price. 2. Outside Magar Petrol Station (Bharat Petroleum) This is just opposite to Magarpatta main gate on the footpath outside BP petrol pump/station. He's fine for small work. But being near Magarpatta charges more and is less efficient. Hope someone finds this information useful.

Time Inception     When a dream falls! And takes you with it Have you imagined your world collapsed ? What's it like to see the things you put together with utmost care suddenly fall down ? We'll all have dreams, we all wanna run away from here to a different virtual painless world. But where do you go when even the virtual one fades out! This video just shows things like these. Seeing the things you built destroying themselves. And the melancholy of the music is wonderful.

Well, I'm at work ! Serious Work! Not really of project always :P , but something extra. I just can't concentrate with all that noise around me. There is some music which takes me to a different world. And guess what, I guess I've found some of it. Many times I've searched for good background music for Programming and in all results "Time" by Hans Zimmer was at the top. It's truly a masterpiece. So, here are the one's that I've for you , plug them in and enjoy your world! Away from this cruel "real" world. We , programmers generally live in a "Virtual" world so why not be there fully! ( Don't recall "The Matrix" ). The list is : Time - Inception and various mixes. My Name Is Lincoln - The Island Corynorhinus - Batman Begins Clubbed To Death - The Matrix 23 - Jimmy Eat World Always The Sun (Richard Durand) Here' the link to playlist :  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWvt66ws3SbmkSxLQDroqPc...

Ahhh! Now, I just have to write about it. I must write what I know and what I will do if I have to choose a Smart Phone. This might be helpful for people who just want a smart phone because everyone has it, but don't know which one! In-spite of going blindly and following suggestion of your friends/relatives, you can also look for below things. I agree " Ignorance Is Bliss " and it's easy many times to not know the reality. But, when you know it , that hurts! Enough philosophy, let's get on track. What to look for ? Performance RAM - Min. 512 MB (for less than 15K) recommended 768 MB  , 1 GB for 15k-20k mobiles OS - Android Jelly bean, Windows 8 CPU - At-least 1 GHz, recommended is 1.5 GHz, also look that Chip-set is good (Google about them) Look and Feel Screen Size - Less than 4.5 inches else it's very tough to carry Display - look for PPI. Better the ppi, crisper the screen. More Resolution is of no use if ppi is less. Protection - Gor...

This post is regarding why I choose Xperia V as compared to other available in market in mid-range. Assumptions ·          I love Sony; they always have something different to offer. Best User Experience. ·          I hate Samsung due to previous experiences (though not with smartphones). Galaxy DUOS S, I recommend to all. Well, I had a lot of choices with the likes of HTC Desire series, Nexus4, IPhone 4 etc. I don’t like Lumia also. So, I had to choose an Android under 20K. (it’s more than enough to get a good phone, people spending 35-40K for a phone are ahhhh ***, get a bike instead J ) And I chose Sony Xperia V. Let’s see why. Xperia V - Notice ARC design First & foremost, I wanted to see things myself and don’t fall in marketing tricks. Many people buy a phone since all are buying it. I buy a thing according to what I think and what I need. Secondly, I did take user opini...

This is my guide on helping you make the best choice while travelling from Mumbai airport to Pune. There are many options available through bus,train,taxi & even air (aprrox. INR 2000). I had to come from Mumbai Domestic airport to Magarpatta and I weighed down all options. Here's my analysis : Mode Details Comfort Availability Price Dropping Points Train From airport catch a prepaid taxi to Dadar railway station. There catch any train to Pune. There are many available, book tickets in advance. Depends on your coach J Frequent 150 taxi + 300 3AC Pune Railway Station Government Bus Goto Dadar and catch Shivneri (Official luxury bus service of MSTDC) Good After Each half hour from 5am till 11 pm 150 taxi + 350 + (auto/cab to your location) Swargate (not sure) Private Bus (Neeta & others) Available from outside of airport under the bridge. From “Arrival...

Here's my man...He has done it again... He has won Australian Open for 4 times now and he's the only player in the open era to do a hat trick of winning it 3 times in a row. Total grand slam count stands at 6 now. He's due to win many more. He had great chances last year also like in 2011. But, just fell at the last moments. Hopefully, he'll complete his Career Slam by winning Rolland Garros this year. Last year, he played his first final there & was very close to winning it. Now, if Federer is to Wimbeldon and Nadal is to French Open .... Then certainly Novak is to Australian Open . Should we consider change "Australian Open" caption to "The Grand Slam of Novak Djokovic" ? Not his fan? Just enjoy his tennis and watch hid inspirational interviews. You will follow him. :)