Santa's Blog Of the Day

Heyo homiez, I thank everyone who voted for me to make my blog win Santa's Blog Of the Day award... I am really glad to have readers who like my blog. Thanks again folks. It was a real toguh battle to win it all at the end. The article about the day's contest is pasted below. I am proud to put up this award on my blog :-)

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Santa's Blog of the Day for 1/16/08


Ho Ho Ho Everyone



Well everyone... What a day of voting it was. It was the most exciting yet and such a hard fought fight to the top. Our winner was way out front with 3 others coming up fast behind. I must admit I was watching with my mouth open waiting to see who the eventual winner was. It got to five minutes to go with a record number of votes and only one vote sepaerated first and second. I watched the clock closely and stopped it at the same time I do every day to make sure it was fair and our winner as you can see won by one vote. That was so exciting and I have to congratulate all of you for a great contest.



So... Our winner today of Santa's Blog of the Day is Kabir from Kabir's Hood. Well done Kabir and congratulations. I feel it only right that I mention that Anonme from Painting Life Yellow missed by only one vote to be a joint winner. Well done to you too. I'm sure that you will be a future winner. It was no coincidence that Kabir displayed the nominee badge on his blog with a link to this blog and asked members and visitors to vote for him.

Well done Kabir and Congratulations.


I know you will be proud to display your Santa's Blog of the Day badge.

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I would like to specially thank my dearest Sameera for having nominated me for the Award.

Free 12 GB webspace !!!

Hi homiez, Its been really long since i posted something here... Apologizes... So i just decided to put up something which popped up today during my day at work, though its not gona satisfy my readers who look for news and fun .. not one of those cliched magazine articles of mine!

This is for all the techies and all the amateur webpage developers as well... I was on gtalk this morning when one of my friends told me about this free web hosting site http://www.12gbfree.com/ . I anyways checked it out keeping in mind that its just another hosting service among the ones available in this ocean of internet services. But, to my surprise, it quite appealed me with its features and ease of use. It has a control panel thats quite different from others with an option to create and maintain databases as well. So, all you dynamic content delivery freaks, this one is a must if you are looking to build web pages dynamically.

Nothing much to say, rest is for you to check it out.. I also created a sample site on the space, just to fell good about it. U can visit it at http://mdkabir.12gbfree.com/ .Will start building my site whenever i find time away from work.

Until next time, Peace Out.

Haiku Tag

Here i go, my first tag post... Sorry Sammu darl for writing it so late. I finally understood the concept of tagging. So i start it with the Haiku tag passed on to me by Sameera.
Well, i aint that poetic but will still try my best to write a Haiku... Its a 3 line poem with the lines having 5,7 and 5 syllables and should contain a seasonal word. Pretty tough...lol.

Its a Summer day
Sky so bright and Silver Grey
Birds Swinging to play

I hereby tag Sameera to write about "Special children"

TOO FAST - TOO BANGALORE

It was just another saturday night when my watch struck 12.Me and my friend Arjun were waiting outside a lounge pub waiting to go home after a heavy dose of hip-hop music and dance. We had an amazing evening meeting up with old buddies who had come from Chennai. After exchanging our habitats in the career world and talks about the hustle bustle of the software industry, we both fled to hit the pub where we normally hang out on saturdays. Reasons being quite simple. One, coz the DJs there spin some awesome hiphop and rap tracks to complete the week's long adrenaline urge of partying. Two being the fact that we have nothing else to do on a saturday night at home. And being a new Bangalore baby is absolutely fun with surprises coming along frequently. Arjun isn't a new Bangalorean , but a new party freak in Bangalore.

After socializing with a bunch of guys inside talking about life here and their where abouts, dancing to some of the known tracks and breathing in heavily into the smoke-packed lounge, it was time for the pub to close down. As usual, the rumours of cops patrolling around and the earlier you evacuate the better. We waited outside the place all set to leave home and drown into a long weekend slumber. Surprisingly, we caught up with a few party animals who knew everything about a saturday nite where-abouts right from where to find the best food after midnight and where to catch up with parites happening beyond midnight. Lucky were we!!! We got along with them to accompany them for an after-party meal. They lead us to this street, woah, the final destination as it seemed for me.



I was in a very wrong misconstrue that Bangalore sleeps at 11pm, Damn! I was wrong... I was surprised to see this entire stretch of about 500 metres hooked up with activities trying to awaken the pitch silence of the residential neighbourhood. With all the luxury cars parked alongside and superbike owners doing their thang in the middle of the roads totally aware of being watched by cops, and from food junkies hogging everywhere with the best of non vegetarian cuisines to the ladies enjoying their favourite doses of milkshakes, ice-creams and all the delicious desserts, it was all in action up there. Man, it was a FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie come alive for me. I couldn't resist grabbing on my favourite snack "Shawarma" enjoying it with a packetful of road-side automobile entertainment. Thanx to those good guys who took us to this place, which is now gona be our saturday nite spot after midnight. The places and the joints are not mentioned on the blog for security reasons. And, I am being selfish by not doing so, lol. There are loads of animosities that you would get to hear from people about not trusting strangers in this crime-tagged city. But hey, all ain't bad. I trusted strangers and i had a feast for my senses ranging from sights and sounds to the taste buds. So all you homiez who wana have an adventurous life ahead or atleast for a while, start living it up to trust those good people whom you meet coz you never know that they might lead you to just the right goal ur trying to hit.

I dedicate this post to those homiez for making my last saturday nite the best weekend ever in B'lore and also to my homie Arjun who is my partner in crime on a weekend night..lol. Until i come across something new next weekend, this is KabirEM signing off to get back to work. Peace Out!

P.S: The pic of the place is uploaded with the security constraints still in place..lol!

Pay It Forward Challenge

Yo! Welcome back homiez... I am bumping into my own blog regularly these days to write my mind out... Thanx to Sameera (a.k.a Sam a.k.a Desiduck) who keeps pushing me to write more n who makes the wheels of my blog rolling on. This time, its about a new concept introduced by someone which i came across on Sam's blog. Its called PAY IT FORWARD. Sounds weird, but its kinda unique and fun. I played it and i won...lol. This is how it goes (taken up from Sam's blog)...

"I promise to send a small handmade gift to the first three people who reply to this post on my blog, specifying that they accept the PIF challenge. I do not know what the gift will be as of now, but it will be something personalized and I promise to have it delivered to them within one year from today, no matter what. Of course, as the name indicates, the condition is that all three of them must in turn pay it forward the same way, by putting up a post linking to this one on their blog and promising to send three others a handmade gift."

Well, i am waiting for my gift all the way from UAE to India. Isn't that great? That's what the challenge says, u gotta pay it forward no matter where u reside in the world. In this fast paced world of globalization, people have become so professional that communication lacks in emotional bonds and humanitarian values. Formal emails are the buzz of the day. People have forgotten to write "Yours lovingly" anymore, its only "Thanks and Regards" filling up the final lines of messages. So, all my homiez, write back on this blog and lets all join hands to make this world a global village of love, friendship and brotherhood. I'm all set to Pay It Forward... Peace Out!

Farah Khan Vs SLB

Heyo homiez, Belated Diwali WIshes to all the bloggers n my respects to those who spend some time to read unappealing posts of mine :-) Well, i don't blog without reasons, n this time around, its the buzz of the two big diwali releases in Bollywood that forced me to write this post. It seemed to be a clash of the titans on the eve of diwali when the nation awaited to hit the big screens to watch their favourite stars in OM SHANTI OM and to debug their eager senses wanting to check out the new comers in SAAWARIYA. Instead of reviewing the movies here in the same old cliched way which Kabir's Review Team(KRT) normally does, we decided to make a comparative study of the movies to enhance your judgement of which hits the pots of fortune and which doesn't. For the first time, KRT has made such a comparison between any two movies released simultaneously. Not only are we reviewing it this way, but Kabir saw the movies back to back in two consecutive days to rate the movies to the highest precision. But it ended up as a leopard n turtle race, one racing its way out into the lands and the other had no traces of even being in the race. Lol. The results n findings are presented below (Don't Be Surprised):

OM SHANTI OM
1. Characterization: Well defined, marvellously crafted n designed, very appealing, very new though being derived from the 70s.
2. Star Cast: Its SRK all the way (NQA-No Questions Asked), Deepika Padukone - Best Debutant 2007, Shreyas Talpande - proved his acting skills yet again, Arjun Rampal - carried out the role to the best for the first time in his career, The remaining guest appearances - surprises all through the movie and unbeatable excitement.
3. Direction: Farah Khan is now idolized as the Best Masala Movie Maker ever existed in Bollywood, her techniques and creativity are so fresh n full of surprises.
4. Music: Vishal n Shekhar are gona rule the industry next, they did it in Bluffmaster and so did they prove it again here.
5. Costumes: Karan Johar n Manish Malhotra(can you beat that), ultimate pleasure for the eyes to watch those colours of the 70s, well designed guys.
6. Screenplay: Each moment n each frame of the movie was filled with excitement and had given the audience no time to even check out their mobile phone inboxes.
7. Sets: Beautifully sculptured and carved out feel of the 70s, well done Art Directors. Man, the appreciations would keep running out of pages for this movie.
8. Best Scene: Cant specify one, there are loadz. The bullet-catching scene of Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh imitating Rajni Kanth, etc.
9. Special Attractions: U know them all; SRK's 6 pack, 31 stars in a single song, graphics all through the movie was overwhelming.
10. KRT's rating: 4.5/5 for an overall family entertainer.

SAAWARIYA:
1. Characterization: Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali(SLB) suffering from illness when he wrote his characters? Damn, Bollywood aint a fantasy world!!!
2. Star Cast: Quite a good star cast as debutants, both Ranbir n Sonam have done their parts good enough for justifying their acting skills. Sonam, plz learn to smile better (Lol).
3. Direction: That's the only good thing about the movie. After all it comes from the eyes of one of the biggest directors in the industry. SLB has encapsulated each of his frames with marvellous colours n lighting effects.
4. Music: Tried to be different, but couldn't make a mark. Umrao Jaan would be a preferable choice to listen to rather.
5. Costumes: There were hardly any for the hero, the same old cap n coat. Sonam n Rani had a better deal of costumes quite aesthetically crafted.
6. Screenplay: Ruined the whole movie,that says it all.
7. Sets: Too artificial to digest, doesnt appeal even a point-bit.
8. Best Scene: Probably THE END scene.
9. Special Attractions: Were there any or were we all sleeping to notice?
10.KRT's rating: 0.5/5 (just for the lights n colours). Damn, it isn't even worth watching on a pirated cd.

So homiez, u know where to head to this weekend if u havent seen it... Toh bolo.. Ommmmmmm... shantiiiiiiiiii... ommmmmmmmmmmmmm...!

AMNESIA - Refresh Memories !!!

Amnesia is one the first party places i visited in Bangalore. I entered the Chancery Pavilion (the hotel which houses this ubiquitous pub) with no expectations, thinking it might be just another 4 star hotel n a pub of the same lines. But when i climbed down the stairs to reach the poolside in the basement, i was gettin a lil excited to see people flocking around the pool sipping on their drinks n enjoyin the music. Yeah, People this is how Amnesia introduced itself to me - a cool pub neatly placed besides the pool and well synchronized with the architecture of the hotel to meet all the exhaustive requirements of hard-core clubbers in town. It was a wonderful sunday evening with light showers pouring down to give an added charm to the pool with the already blinged-up crowd. The actual pub was packed to the house with some DJ from Dubai( i dont remember names of DJs that well, lol) playing a lot of House n Hip-Hop to hustle up the so called Bangolorian niggaz. Some crazy dance acts on the floor n some enjoying their own romantic moments on the couch corners. Amnesia has all that you need to party, to romance, to chill out, to socialize, to make new friends and ofcourse complemented with great music and ambience. I'm waiting for another big party to happen, hope to catch some of you there. Until i find something interesting to write about, im out of here... Peace Out!

Living Alone

Hi folks, have u ever wondered how it feels to stay alone in a new place all by urself. Well, i am going thru this phase n thought abt sharing it on my blog, coz therez one particular blogger who keeps complaining that i hardly write. I have lived all the 21 years of my life at home, being fed by mom's food, being pampered and enjoying all the possible comforts of home and freaking out with childhood friends. It was time i packed up my bags and prepared myself to face a new world. A world where career takes a serious turn in ur life and u need to give up on friends, family to a greater extent... But why? Jus coz u have to earn ur buck? work hard n keep ur superiors happy? Or rather keep ur parents happy by letting them relax for the rest of their lives? I'm not those kinds to give up on how i had been living all these years. I have greatly struck in a balance between my old days and these new ones. There wasn't a day in my life when i had to bother about my clothes being ready next morning for school or college. N now, i gotta keep everything right before it gets messy. Its quite a fast paced life n living alone can flip ur minds to get into consistent n everlasting gloom. But homiez, remember work n living alone is not all that life has to offer. Live for ur dreams, Live the way u want ur life to be shaped (n yeah mould it right), Live with desires of scaling heights and Live to be recognized as a "good" human being in the society... So go ahead n live ur lives, no matter alone or surrounded by all your loved ones. Until i write again, Chow!!!

Eid is here Again...... :-)

I remember writing an article on the same day exactly a year ago on the very same occasion of Eid... Wowwww, its Eid-Ul-Fitr today!!! Doesn't the very essence of Eid spill a fragrance of joy n happiness into our hearts..true. I slept with quite a gloomy mind last nite worrying about things happening in life, about how certain future's gona be and loadz of human-life crap running around my head. But it was a fresh n lovely Sunday when my alarm went on at 7:30am. Yuppie! It's Eid, the most joyous day of the year has arrived, It's time to dress up in the best of your ethnic wardrobe n the eagerness to rush to prayers and meet all those people who care and share your brotherhood. As usual, excitedly, i quickly sprung up in action early n got into my ethnic wear to rush for Eid prayers. Hugged all my buddies, exchanging gud wishes..Woah, wot a feeling! If u need anything in this world to eradicate all your worries, hug people, truly makes a difference(Somebody said it rightly on her blog)... As soon as prayers end and once you are done with meeting relatives n friends n exchanging hugs, you so wana rush back home to taste that one dish which you've waited for a whole year(that's a fact, u taste it once a year n u crave for it each year, which otherwise wudn't excite ur taste buds if u kept eating it all year long)...Yeah i'm talking about Mom's Sevaiyan or the 'Sheer Khurma' garnished with almonds n cashews at times. I feel my fasts come to an end only after i eat a bowl-full of it. Is this all that u had been waiting for , is this all that Eid can offer u, does this happiness last only for the morning? Wait, thats just a teaser for Eid, the rest of the day is filled with more surprises n more happy things around. Lunch Feast awaits for the entire family to sit down n eat together on this day, which normally doesn't happen on other days when the men in the family are busy earning their bread-and-butter. I had am amazing feast today, n hope that it gets better every year with more people joining in for the feast. Here i am sitting in my room with a stomach full of biryani waiting for the arrival of somebody special or the occurence of something special. This is the only part of the "Eid-day" that you get to relax n people like me find eternal peace to blog...lol. I wrote this even last year n writing it again, No matter wot, u definitely sense something missing in u or in ur life which still doesn't supplement Eid's joys to fill the bowl of eternal joy. Until last year i didn't know wot was that one thing which was missing in life. But Today, i found wot i was missing all these years, YES, i found that one pearl which was missing in my garland to make it shine from all sides. I found that one page which was missing in my book of life, which completes the sync of my story. And i discovered that one tree in my forest which could bring rain to the entire region whose absence had left my forest dry for all these years. But guess wot? I'm still missing that thing 'today' even after having found it. Finding is another thing and owning that thing with you at this moment is another thing. I hope i'll have it with me for next Eid. I miss it today, but atleast happy about its existence in this world and that i know i can acquire it. Woah, i got totally lost with my feelings at this time..Lemme come back. It's gona be Eidy time all evening when you go visit relatives. But some of the best Eidys come as surprises like i had one last year, a wallet given to me by a person who i least expected would give me Eidy. N then on traditions follow, i hope to get some gud Eidys today, but not the best ones for sure...lol. Anyways budz, thats all i had to share about this Eid. I gotta pack my bags n leave back to Bangalore n back to work tomorrow morning. True, Happiness in life doesn't last long. It will all come to an end at 10pm tonight when i start my journey leaving back all the memories back here at home. Its back to the world of fast-paced buzzing activities tomorrow to pursue all your material dreams. Thats it for now folks, thanx for reading, will keep blogging whenever i feel its important to pin down something that i wana share with u all... Peace out!

Back to bloggin...

Hey Yo, all my homiez out there who keep checkin' out my blog... My apologizes for not writing for long, was busy with the hustle-bustle of career n life... I'm back to this wonderful world of reading n writing, Keep checkin out for new posts soon... Ur comments r a matter of respect for any blogger on earth n so it is for me.
Catch ya all soon,
U can do anything U set Ur mind to HOMIEZ..
pEaCe OuT!!!