Saturday, July 17, 2010

The Epic experience !

The Epic .. well ! the first Indian browser encapsulating the needs and flexibilty of the Indian surfers..
Developed by a Bangalore based software company over the  Mozilla   Firefox Platform .
At the first encounter ,it gives you an experience  of total Add-ons..
To be accurate/contrary  here ..mine was " The Epic has stopped working !"
Its one-source service in all spheres of  news(local + national ) ,entertainment(latest Hollywood+ Bollywood +Regional +  Music Albums),sports , softwares,videos -channels,  the antivirus enhancement(E Set),and writing in 12 Indian languages  ...all these are  worth to be mentioned ! Also the wide variety of excellent Add-ons as I  previously said , along the sidebar  ..are really time saving and accurate !
Equipped with these ,Epic seems  pretty handy loaded with eye candy elements,providing a unique Indian browsing experience !
Apart from it , technically speaking (can do so now .. @the IT Engineer* tag) it  actually holds no innovation ...all appreciation it may owe is attributed to the Mozilla for sure ! But then,I may be wrong here from commercial point of view ...I guess their innovation lies in the very idea of their service mode ; easy approach and user friendliness facilitated  as a mall shopping ...all at one situ ! Why didnt anyone get this idea before ?  It  uses some features of Chrome  also ,however the install-uninstall syndrome may be a bit irritating initially .Look wise ..I would  say it needed a litte more furnishing !


Anyways ,whether or how far the Epic's hopes would be justified depends upon the newly-epiced  crowd of Indian browsers  :)........and that includes bloggers too !!

:) :)
bye !
Good Night India !

P.S : Listening  to  the newly Acon & Enrique Euphoria at the Epic ;; Signing off  this post through Epic !

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Sabse Bada Rupaiya !

contd............

Finalised is the symbol today by the cabinet !



An amalgam of the Devanagari ‘Ra’ and the Roman capital ‘R’ without the stem…. [it] is based on the Tricolour and “arithmetic equivalence”. While the white space between the two horizontal lines gives the impression of the national flag with the Ashok Chakra, the two bold parallel lines stand for ‘equals to’, representing balance in the economy, both within and with other economies of the world.
source( ET)
:)


love,
astha !

Monday, June 28, 2010

Sabse Bada Rupaiya !


 Will I take back home a fatter salary ?
Will my investments yield higher returns ?
Will car prices fall ?
Will my business benefit ?

Well ! such may be the picture common of us all .. 
truly ! sabse bada rupaiya !!
but there is another India that many of us have a passing acquitance with !Its an India of several hundred million people who barely make a few rupees a day !!

And what if the meagre they make has  the sign changed now ??

(Beg your pardon for the stupidity here ,intend to ignore the poverty- emotions,they  appear too repetitive to read on/hear of  !)
The Finance ministry has shortlisted five symbols for the rupee sign, all of them designed to mirror the country’s rich history and culture. All the five shortlisted designs are simple and uncomplicated, for both countrymen and global .

In the Union Budget 2010 speech, the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced that the Indian rupee will soon join a select league of global currencies by having a distinct symbol...

What now then .....the keyboards would have an additional sign next to $ ...The notes would be revived and there would be a new format for  price tags !!

However  it is to be brooded over ..whether mere symbols can ameliorate the scenario!!

However in the anticipation of the same ,I take your leave now :):)
 cya ,

love, 
astha :)

The 11 Number !!

Well ...there are always ample scopes of resuming a genuine blog! Quoting this ....I think of a new blog entry via the 11 no. bus..

The LKO transport as  I talk of has seen consistent improvement during the last few years.The capital has almost  bid bye to the khatara buses..which have for long been replaced by the renovated CNG ,electronic display ones..I wonder when/ifever LKO would have the tromb/metro culture  but the autos yes ! ..run parallel to the buses,while the rickshaws stay limited ..If I get critical,they are confined to sections,say aunties returning after afternoon shopping or with the kids after school or ...or to the uncles across the veg-fruit markets,picking up milk-bread packets  or...or kaki-kakas who choose it as a return way of evening walks ! (instances totally needless here :P).

And genuinely to talk of fares, if I confine the comparison within U.P. , it is a bit more with the autos asking more !(Nawab chale gaye ..jane kahan jaageer rakh gaye !).
From 6 A.M onwards ,running on the well furnished ,nicely greased roads (courtesy:CM) of Gomtinagar,these buses wont let you wait for more than 10 minutes, and that you can well pass sharing glances with Ms deepika @BSNL hoardings or watching people who are watching you,,keeping in mind that it takes 8.2 seconds to fall in love  at the first sight !......and while you are up  at the bus  ,follow some 'no-rules' like always standing ..what care the entire bus is vacant for you ..eyeing more frequently the people on the track than in the bus,missing no inner happenings,sighing off c'mon uncle !! c'mon aunty !! when they say/do something which appears invalid to you !  and  not choosing to pay unless the conductor comes to you and  asks for ! ,,apply  'keep the change' fundas etc etc ...

change se yaad aya !!!would wish to change post for another one ..'The sign change of rupee'!!

c u then :)
 regards ,

astha  !

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Hindu marriages in U.P.

Hi frenz,, Hindu marriage season "sahalag" is going on ..Well,residing in a posh zone..it does offer you invitations to some high class marriages ....But there are many things .I dont understand about hindu marriages .
The blatant exorbitant expenditure ,
Why are all marriages in night ?? The entire philosophy follows ...vidaayi taaron ki chaon mein ,but while yhe Baraat is always late !! the actual vidaayi takes place in the morning !

Thousands of senseless ceremonies , I do not think that the day of marriage is a happy day for any bride andgroom because of these ceremonies but then I may be wrong
Horrible music is quite popular in UP ,even an original version ..it is sung in a horrible screechy  male voice :  hello hello 123 check check 


Long hours sitting at stage,posing for hundreds of photographs most with strangers and relatives whom one would never again see in life !

One thing very common is the entire sysytem of not wearing woolens ...however it may be permissible in case of hot ones like me ! :) The men are all suited up. Are they ever in backless? sleeveless? (ok not so gay display) but are they ever in just trousers and shirts?

And then ,What I also don't understand is the entire floral decoration in bed room . Suhaag -Raat is actually a floral night ! What's the need? is it an achievement to count the number of crushed flowers in morning? or does cleaning the rotten flowery mess a day or two later gives inexpressible joy ? why waste so many flowers?

Ideally there should be court marriage and the day next n a grand reception (lunch) for closed friends. Does one like being dragged to marriages of acquaintances? NO, so why call acquaintances for yours?

Then there is this entire element of bitching and criticism , no one is ever satisfied after attending a marriage. What was she wearing . He was so snobby. No one took care of the relatives . She wears the same jewellery every time etc. etc.. Also in case anyone is facing marital problems , unknown to him/ her the entire family and far off relatives discuss the subject with gay abandon.

This one stupid comment generally made by dadi's / Nani's बिलकुल राम सीता कि जोड़ी हैं | OK 1st of all no one should wish for a life like them and 2ndly give me a break! ....

I wonder what this institution actually deals with !Simple Mary - Hales like Mangalam bhagwan vishnu ...... dont change anything ! I mean shaadi ke baad bhi the same thing happens ..it does nt change ,,your work ,,your other things etc etc ....
Well,this can mean that i'm advocating love marriages here ....Walking over to the drawing room with the tray in hand ,switching over from skirts-jeans to heavy suits and even other some crappy things amidst and finally ...getting to marry one and forcing youselves to love your husband coz you have to ...?Anyway ,,,no debate intended here ,,i feel love marriages are good as long as they dont turn to arranged ones ,,and the arranged are good only if they turn to like love-marriages. I can go on forever on this issue this topic...although I am just very far from the marriage - vantage and would like to push it as far as I can !! Before that ,I would like to make one quick observation on mothers of eligible bachelors. This has been my observation since childhood. These women (barring the educated sober rare exceptions of course ) are a menace at any marriage. She somehow has a very superior air around her, it's like every one at the marriage gathering's highly impressed with her son and all girls wanna marry him.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Aqua - Cinema

HI !! me at home !!
and at blog .....yup ! after a long time !!!
just didnt find anything to blog on !!!
had a fine -mast but shaant diwali this time .....
and lotsa ghumna firna ....plus a heap of movies..
too many to even review on ...so chose the worst of them "Whats ur Rashi ?"....in the least of words !!
the movie is again a very torturous one, one must avoid it like plague or like the swine flu ...
12 girls
12 stories
12 caricatures
12 songs for each plus a few more
12 dance routines
the worst will be seeing Harman fall for each girl
and almost 3 and a half hours will be wasted...
however ,none in the world can compete me in TIME - WASTE ...
Well,,me an aquarian ,,cool mast ,fun loving,,daring ..easy go ..blah blah .....nah !!!now if I sound that way ....kindly shut me up !!
bye ,,
with love ,
astha !!

Friday, September 11, 2009

Things !!

Went to TV Room @hostel.., after much long did I stick to a music channel just to find Riteish Deshmukh (hope this is the correct numerological spelling) and Lara Dutta trying to doing some popping and locking (their version) on a new 'Bebo' ,
Ladies and Gentlemen prepare yourself after being beaten to death since childhood by
ishq
saajan
sanam
tanhai and
choodiyan
it's bebo time now.
huh !!
Time to depart as well !
see you ,
with regards !
astha
:)

Saturday, September 5, 2009

My dear Nadal !!
that makes an ideal desktop !
My table @ hostel ,room no -173 .....at peace !

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Choice/Option

Well,its all about time.I fail to figure out how the past years here passed away,however with the tough status- Unplaced !!!while no CS/IT cos in mood to entertain us ....where do happy go lucky engineers like us go ?When I passed out my high school ,I felt like saying to my mom-dad ...that i didnt want to study further..Ofcourse I didnt!...for I had no choice !!!
Dancing all turns ,sporting all games,acting all dramas,or even writing a minor blog ..not one provides a scope enough against not studying furthur.I wonder if in such a scenario shaadi appears to be an easy option!

:)-(:

hallo everyone ! ya ! me up afta a long tym ! where had I been ? Why didnt I post ? Was i busy at something ..apprehensions or any genuine reasons?? Engaged in things like ...Jinnah ,US Open or something as meagre as the "protein memory " seminar I did this week ...or to be more crucial ..Did my blog suffer from a swine flu? Alas ! even capitalist pigs failed to offer me thoughts !
So now,,you can well guess that I did not appear for a reason as subtle as mood ( No snobbery intended please ! )

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Price-Rise !


Pleasant sunday cloudy morning ....along with a lovely cold breeze.
..It all shapes up a perfect mood to ride rash on bike ! and then......... you get to think of this : What was the price of petrol some 5 years back ?

I wonder what sort of thoughts strike my head when I ride on bike !!

Certainly ! You wont win any prizes for guessing how to cope up in a world where oil prices have been rising so much!!!!


... agree?? ok ...You can even take your time ..
and till then ,
bye from me :)
regards,
astha !

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die. thats true to me ..I guess!

" Shift + DELETE"

I had been going through the names in my phonebook today and I was typically amused by the list i'd queued in the last four years..I have a trendy way to name most contacts by codes or short forms.. like 'PLV' for Pallavi ...'Shshv' for shashvi, etc. etc....I guess it was a bhaji blend ranging from generator walas to autowalas to paying guests ,coaching centres,......so on and on ! Some names imparted sweet memories ,some aching,some bitter and some humorous....There were also such names I couldnt recall or guess the code ! As i was fulfilling my deleting spree....deleting all the n0-longer genuine names,,I felt that there should be a delete button in real life too ! that could permanently wipe off all the memeories I wanted to get rid of ! And now,,,when I have deleted so many names,I still find it heavy enough ...ah ! I feel I'm a victim of social..............

Sunday, July 5, 2009

FINALS !!!

hallo ! up from a classy final ... A true final ...breaking federer's habit of winning @ halwa finals.Hats off to federer but I truly wanted Andy to win !!!... THE 5TH set,having no tie-breaks stretching more than 80 mins took all breaths away ! ANDY PROVED HIMSELF A TOUGH BATTLER GIVING NO EASY ACCESS TO ROGER... The last set ..however smashed him tired ! ... to genuinely mention the point,,the shadow at Andy 's end ...rendered unjust 2 him...I can put that as a reason(may be A ndy himself not !:)) for his flighted undirectional shots at the end.. Anyways ,had Nadal been here.... Against him ..roger would have .....in the 4th set only..remember the Australian Open .??.NAdal made him run so much ....
Well ,the irony is that he still runs to grab all crowns !

all cheeers to federer !
gudni8 ...
astha

aaj-kal



The 'love aajkal ' song "aja dil jaaniya " currently topping themusic charts is taken from an old punjabi song "kadi te has bol we" ..When I first saw it at the promos..it reminded me of something I'd heard in the past.. via some punjabi parjayis. I wanted to share the same with you all as well !

Sunday, June 28, 2009

movie review

Hi ! watched New York ! nice ,concepted movie ! The three smart actors have been successful in framing a hollywoodish touch to the film ,by giving it a western flair , by their acting and their looks.For those who have seen and read much of the 11th sep attack on America may find things being picked up and revised over .Neil has been able to screen out the frustation of a muslim friend in tough terrorist- situations.Caterina is brilliant and John is also fine.. The story ends in grief ; explaining how different people take different decisions ;this way being right at their own place but affecting others behind them !
Bye then !
Lemme take you leave , while you take your coffee n enjoy somewhere's best brown bread !(picked up from the movie:))

with regards ,
astha !

Saturday, June 27, 2009

ISSUES !

hi everyone !


While monsoons keep torturing the north indians ,roasting them to peevishness,,,there are even more issues .Lets analyse the prevailing ones around us !!

The elephantine issue is the U.P. C.M''s ambitions! More than crores spent on Granite and Marble statues .40 statues ,including 6 of her own+Kashiram's memorial at Jail road +Buddha Sthal,,all these waiting to be inaugrated .If I be in Lko,I'l look forward to availing the invitation to have a tour of the grandness !,just have a glance at the figures (source: TOI)

Statues of Mayawati +Kashiram worth Rs 6.68 crore.
60 marble elephants at the Ambedkar memeorial ,Gomtinagar,worth Rs 52 crore.
Rs 1,20,74,95,000 for gallery @ Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal ,Gomtinagar.
Rs 14 crore for construction of screen wall.
Rs 80 crore for maintainence of the memorial .
Rs 2,31,12,30,000 for strenghtening of the memorial.
Rs 2,03,49,12,000 for museum @ Parivartan Sthal ,Gomtinagar.
Rs 2,72,95,21,000 for Kashiram's memeorial,Jail Road.
Rs 90 crore for beutification of Kashi Ram Park.

I fail to scale out The U.P. budget this way !.Why do specific party leaders be statued as national leaders,over the cost of public land ?if they want to ,,they can well do so with their own salary ! Crores spent on building them ,,another crores spent on their removal by the following govt !Everytime I enter LKO in vacations ,i find some or the other grand new construction going on accross the route to home.I wonder what Gomtinagar would be afta 5 yrs ! Earlier Saharas poshed it and now......I dont criticize this step although yet you should atleast be foresighted enough in light of the consequences !

All this prevailing in a scenario when the country faces the inflation as - 1.14 in the second weekend too !The base effect seems to be bitterly taking its toll !

Moreso ,Air India continues to face a loss of approx 1.57 cr daily ; has erged its employees to help itself recover by cutting off salary ,perks etc. ..But seems to be helpless against the thaat - baat of the mantrijis ,the sarkaari trips ,their allowances etc.Adding to the trouble is the high price of ATFs .All this building up a crescendo ! Its high time that we pay heed to these issues .After all its our public money which is being wasted !

While people need to pay genuine attention to matters as above ,they seem to be brooding over other sub standard issues .

Ban over girls wearing jeans at Kanpur Degree colleges
! However the students getting relief by the govt's support by lifting the ban !The principals asking the students not to wear such dresses as it looks provocative and attracts eve teasers.erghh ! what hypocrisy is that ? I wonder why girls at graduation wont be mature enough to understand their own welfare !every girl understands what a decent no- trouble dress comprises of .and even if one moods into exposure ..look at one if you like ..ignore if you dont !At a time when women are thinking out-of -box careers and travelling the world ,such bans seem a ridiculous move !I wonder how such stupid ideas strike people! The colleges must focus more on facilities they are offering and not on such inane bans in name of discipline.They should better correct on what they think ,not what they see !

The next issue being Delhi-Dilli name change !
controversy again ! mumbai-bombay,chennai-madras,calcutta-kolkata....the issue : history vs cultural correction .I fail to understand why one may compound confusion over names,with puzzlements over what n where is being talked of to visitors ,postal authorities ..Adding to the same ,the problem of variety of pronunciations !When India can have multi cultures,multi identities ,why cant it have multiple names?Call me Miss A,Miss Aristocrat ,Miss Angelina ..what care?Let Calcutta exist with Kolkata,Bombay with Mumbai,Madras with Chennai,Poona with Pune..AMreeka with America,Bilayat with Britain !! No big issue at all!!


Well ,issues are always around us..It remains on our part how we categorise them ..how we prioritize them..what is worth an issue ..whats not !

good ni 8 :)
now ,whether u sleep on sofa or bed or ...
thats again none of a issue ! he he :)
tk cre ,

bye for now !
astha !

Sunday, June 21, 2009

freestyle!

Hallo people ! this is a random post ...nothing in context to anything ,no purpose ,no idea..just freestyle bindas..It is a template of all what my baseless khurafati mind uttered to me at this moment .
No clue of what it has turned out to be...I guess its all about what iv discovered of late !..some 2-3 months i guess..ya fir even older than that.


I've analysed that your veranda moneyplants grow faster when you water them with Aquaguard filtered water !

*If the sound alert in gmail is left on for long , u' ll hear it even in ur sleep..

I have been on a deleting spree, I deleted all profiles made in college days Hi5 and the like,


You feel guilty when you guide someone a long route..n feel smart to show them with the short cuts.

Your opposite gender friends tend to be unexpectedly caring and helpful at times !

Iv been of late counting my spam mails..I even read them..I wonder what drives me be so self-assaulting!

Adding Nestle's chocoquick to milk and freezing it will not result in a chocolate icecream.

Brett Lee's golden hair will always be the best.

Slumdog's Ring ring ringa sounds better with earphones.

Chain letters will continue , ignore them, delete them , but ur mail id will always get them.

*ZooZoo's are nice advertisements .The hoardings catch ur attention frm distance !

*All that glitters is not gold, but all that glitters on Bappi Da is gold.

Tulsi kumar,hemish reshamiya's shishya !(ya! that janabe janiya gal !standing adjacent to udita!) has her album on the floor...Shes small n sexy ..dances well !

You tan yourselves in the sun..wait for an 11 no bus..None comes ...you are tired ..decide to pick an auto..payng him double...afta a a while you see the 11 n no. overtaking the auto. !

I was very* cool in school..Im just cool now !

*When u r giving ur boards, everyone wanna be sure u r studying and everyone wanna know ur marks, when u r at a 'marriageable' age everyone wanna know 'why u r single'.

"beta padhai likhai sahi chal rahi hai ?" the most common question ,when neighbourhood uncle-aunties get hold of you .

Even more !they tell your parents .. aapki beti toh lambi ho gayi hai ! aur bilkul badal si gayi hai ! kya baat hai bhai ..maajra kya hai !!...excuse me for this ..madam ..I really have no clue how my chromosomes.........


If u dont find a guy by the time u r 29, there will be fears of u missing the bus.

Many gals pick up boyfrenz for restaurants +outings +movies +shopping .

Whenever you go to a social gathering..u feel like everyone is looking at you...nah ! dsnt mean u may alwayz look gorgeuos..I guess they try to identify you often!

CHOCOLATE ..THE BITTER ,THE BETTER !

coffee is such a good beverage !

Vh1 will only play their selected few songs and god forbid if ur fav song ever comes, people will call u or mom wud ve the most important issue to be discussed right then.

Bhaiya ,,,use this genuine-elegant tool against any long queue..it be for forms ,ATM or with an auto wala!

*I am attention seeking but my punctuality doesnt help it,when I arrive there is no one to appreciate it.

I wonder how people manage to stay happy all the time..What strikes them to carry a smile always !

The American idol ..David Archuleta...I feel like marrying him,He's such a good singer !

There is nothing on TV , no news no music nothing only blah bluh blah bluh.

I have a latest crush on some fifa cup football players...wont disclose any ...am possessive,in case of choices even !

*Aerated drinks taste best in the afternoon.

"Main billi hun kya?"
..this dialogue has become old enough to be effective when your dad stands with a glass of milk in hand .

thats it !
Pick no generalisation or prejudice out of this..
its just an easy-go post like the many of ma blog !

till we see next .
be easy !
be cool !

with regards !
astha:)

KAL KISSNE DEKHA HAI !

Some days back...

I happened to watch a hindi movie after a long span of time...KAL KISNE DEKHA HAI !...

(but the hero can see things of kal !)

here follows the outline review: Nihaal,apni babbbey ka puttar , frm chandigarh ..chota shehar,as the movie says .I wonder why Chandigarh would be tagged as a chota... To quote,The average salary of each person ranges frm 40-50 thousand . I wonder where else in India does this statistic hold ! The film tries to show up the college stuff scene..I guess your own college happenings are 10 times more eventful than those in the movie.The film features a stylish ,proud,affluent,heartless heroine who falls in love with the chandigarhi hero who has a vision of tomorrow ,after an incident where the hero saves her life  from a bomb accident ...His speciality,is the foresight of future.The kamal ka nihaal is prone to fall in the hands of some anti social elements.....blah blah..rest things can be predicted..Rishi Kapoor seems to be doing something in the movie..Babbey is OK.Otherwise ,Theres not much reason why one should watch the movie,although some say it can be watched once !Dialogues are very average ,and songs are hopeless.Girls who like nakhra-wakras of the heroine can...More so ,I guess the actress is more suitable for ads like rasna,drinks,scooty or some cosmetic.The hero,via the creamy flavour he holds, fails to convey the subject through dialogues .

Thats it ! the off-track  of bollywood has given ample scope for its thoda -bhot business it could otherwise not have made !

bye for now ! 

see u later ! 

WITH LUV 

astha !