Mon 2 Jun 2008
Team work - But does this let the Govt off the hook?
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Fri 2 Mar 2007
Hat Tip: Chandra Kant. Remember to read loudly with a Punjabi Accent!
P’njaab Airways : IN-FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT
Gud marning, Ladies and Gen’lemen. P’rajee aur Behnjee. Sat Sri Akal.
On behalf of Captaan Balbir Singh ‘Bobby’, this is your Flight Supervisor Banta Singh “Bunty” welcoming  to you on the P’njaab Airways flight no. 9211 (Nau Do Gyaraah) to Ludhiana.
We apalogize for the two-day delay in taking off, b’cause the sun was not shining brightly in the fog. And we are knowing the sun does not shine in the night.
Landing in Ludhiana is not dafinite, but with good luck we can be landing d’rectly in your v’llage.
P’njaab Airways has exc’llant record for safety. In fact our safety standards are so high that even the fully trained tarrists and hijackers are afraid to fly with us.
I am pleased to ‘nounce that starting this year over 90% of our p’ssaingers have reached to their dest’nation.
For the rest 10%, the P’njaab Airways staff has lots  of experience for consoling the next-of-kin. Our  Hostess Bubbly Kaur will be haippy to brief you on our out-of-court settlement policies.
If engines are too noisy, on p’ssainger request, we can turn them off for comfart, but your flight will become late and you may become the late also.
For our religious p’ssaingers, we are the only airline who can help you to contact God at once. In case of sudden loss of cabin pressure, Holy Books will be quickly distributed.
We regret that today’s in-flight movie will not be  shown as we could not record it from the tallyvision due to power cut.
But we will be flying right naxt to Air India, where their movie can be seen from the right side cabin windows. These windows have been opened for your viewing convenience. For p’ssaingers on leftside, we have put binoculars under the seat.
If AirIndia flight is again cancelled, then for your in-flight ent’tainment. our hostesses Bubbly Kaur & Â Cuckoo Kaur will do the Bhangra with flight stewards Pappu and Tappu. Oye, Balle Balle!!
Your in-flight Menu has a choice of Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori Fish, Dal makhani, unlimited P’ronthas and Lassi.
There is a half charge for Red Label Whiskey served from Black Label bottles. Patiala pegs will be served only on Patiala flights.
As per safety rules, smoking is not allowed on all P’njaab Airways flights over P’njaab. Any smoke you see in the cabin is only the early warning system on the engines.
Please do read the ’structions on the Safety Card in sit poket in your front side. It is not a hand fan.
The P’ssainger behind you must read the card in your backside.
Life jackets are placed under your seats for emergency water landings on any of our 5 rivers. Do not use life jackets on the land.
Kindly keep your seat in upright position for take-off & landing. Also do not use force. Broken seats will not be replaced and you will be tied to the floor during take off and landing.
Please be seated first and then fasten your seatbelts. Do not call for steward or airhostess for a glass of water when plane is taking off.
We are about to take-off. We wish you a pleasant flight. For air sikness problems we have echo friendly jute bags in the sit pokets.
Thank you once again for flying P’njaab Airways.
Thu 2 Nov 2006
Google Maps for India
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I loved their interface. Next Google acquisition?
http://db.mapmyindia.com/index.html
Tue 12 Sep 2006
This is a first post for a new series - a collection of poems by Rekha Singhal.
Sunset of Life
If you were with me
in the sunset of life
Neither would I wander in the darkness,
Nor would I be this lonely
Together we would walk,
Far far away
Better than any love that exists in this world
Even tired legs reach some destination
Wouldn’t need the daylight,
Would deck our home with stars
If you were with me
In the sunset of life
You would whisper something,
something I may not fully hear
I’d say something to you,
And you would merely smile
We’d live smiling and laughing away
In the sunset of life.
On the breaking of a pleasant dawn
With a hot cup of tea in our hands
Tea is sweet from your memory and
Memories are full of stories -
Some of our own and
some reliving our children’s childhood
Lost in the dreams of the pleasant past
In the sunset of life.
Even if someone near
Hurt my heart’s feelings
Snatched away an old woman’s dreams
Even then I wouldn’t
let the monsoons cloud my eyes
In the sunset of life.
Mon 11 Sep 2006
fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\, adjective:
1. (Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation.
2. Interchangeable.
noun:
1. Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Usually used in the plural.
I was at a conference where I heard this word being used over and over by a desi guy and I had no idea what it meant, thought it had something to do with fungus!
Sun 10 Sep 2006
Typical Hindi/Telugu/Tamil/Kannada Movie
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Hat Tip: the Tzar.
Thu 7 Sep 2006
Taz here notes that these are the top cities with the top South Asian population, defined as all Asian Indians + Bangladeshis+ Pakistanis + Sri Lankans.
Top Cities of South Asian Americans
1. NYC (251,121)
2. Chicago (132,811)
3. Washington DC tri-state area (90,705)
4. Los Angeles/Long Beach (73,489)
5. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ (71,116)
6. San Jose (70,581)
7. Houston (63,657)
8. Oakland (59,103)
9. Philadelphia (48,240)
10. Dallas (46,182)
11. Detroit (45,459)
12. Nassau-Suffolk, NY (40,670)
13. Boston (33,336)
14. Orange County (31,914)
15. Newark, NJ (30,614)
16. Bergen-Passaic NJ (29,429)
17. Jersey City, NJ (23,675)
18. Seattle (20,475)
19. San Fransisco (19,170)
20. Baltimore, MD (18,738)
What?! No Fremont? Or Milpitas?
Thu 7 Sep 2006
It’s good.
It makes you believe in that indomitable spirit of India, in her overwhelming desire to succeed, and somehow come up on top.
And you know it’s happening, very very fast.
Sun 3 Sep 2006
English Band - Karnataka Version
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ACDC Â Â Â Â - Currentu Byattree
Aha      - Oho
All Saints  -    Yella Saadhugale
Audio Slave  -     Dhvani Gulaama
BabyFace  -     MaguMaka
Back Street Boys  -   Hind beedhi huduguru
Bad Boys Blue  -      Neeli Poli huduguru
Bad Company   -     Kettu Kharkane
Baker Street   -    Iyengar Raste
Bananarama   -   Devuru Baalehannu
Billy Idol   -   Bekkina Vigraha
Black crowes  -    Kappu Kaagigalu
Black Sabbath  -   Kari Sabbakki bathu
Blind Melon   -    Kurudu Kalangri
Chemical Brothers  -   Rasayane sodharegalu
ColdPlay     -  ChaliAta
Collective Soul - Â Â Â Â Atma Chow Chow
Color me badd    -    Kettudage banna haki
counting Crows  -     Enuso kaagigalu
Creed      -     Vichara
Culture Club   -     Samskaradha Ispet Kendra
Cutting Crew   -    Hajam Nan makalu
Deep Blue Something  -  Aallla Neeli eno
Def Leppard     -  Kivdu Chirute
Dire Straits     -  Sakkath Ayomaya
Duran Duran      -  Maadu Ood-dha Maadu Ood-dha
Eagles     -      Garuda
Everything but the Girl  -   Figar bittu bere yalla
Faith Hill        -  Nambike Betta
Faster Pussycat   -     Bega bekku
Fine Young Cannibals   -    Valle yuva nara-bakshakaru
FireHouse        -   Benkimane
Fools Garden  -          Huchura udhyanavana
FourPlay   -         Nalaku Jana Aadodhu
Garbage   -       Kachada
Gipsy Kings - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lambadi Raja
Go West   -      Paschima Hogi
GodSmack    -      Devuru Kapala
Goo goo dolls     -   gugoo (peddu) gombegalu
Grateful Dead    -     Aabhari Sattavaru
Greenday    -     Hasuru Dhina
HoobaStank   -      Yarappa bittidhu?
INXS Â Â Â Â Â Â - Â Â Â Solpa Jaasthi Aithu
Iron Maiden    -    Kabna-dha Kanya
Journey       -  Prayana
Kansas        -   Krishnan maavan-dhu
Linkin Park  -        Jodso Udyana
Little River Band  -       Chikka Nadhi Baaja
Lou bega     -    Ousara
Matchbox 20 Â Â - Â Â Â Â Â Benkipatna ippathu
Maxi Priest   -       Langa-ony Poojari
Meat Loaf     -     Mamsada thundu
MegaDeth    -      Vishaala-Saavu
Metallica    -      Kabna-nekkan-a?
Modern Talking  -        Aadunika Maathu
Moody Blues    -    Neeli Feelingu
Naughty by Nature  -       Modhlinda Thunturu
NickelBack      -  Childre vapas
No Doubt     -    Anumanane illa
Noble Savages   -     Punyathma baddi makalu
Papa Roach     -    Jirle appa
Pearl Jam      -    Mutthina Gojju
Pet Shop Boys  -      Saakuva Praani Angadi Huduguru
PM Dawn      -    Sandhye-ne Bellagge
Radio Head     -    Aakasha Vani Thale
Rainbow     -   Indradhanusu
Red Hot Chilli Peppers  - Bisi Bisi Kempu Menasinkai  galu
Red Nex     -   Kempu Kathu
Roxette     -   Yella Thara Kallu
Rush    -   Bega
Salt N Pepa - Â Â Â Â Â Uppu Kara
Seal     -   Mucchu
Shaggy     -   JataksRaja
Simply Red  -     Sumne Kempu
six pence none the richer  -     aaru kaasu astay saaku
Smashing Pumpkins      -   Vadadhuhogthairo Kumblekaigalu
Smashmouth     -   Moothi vadee
Snoop Doggy Dogg  -      Thika-nai-mari
Soul Asylum     -  Atma ke Lodge
Spice Girls      -  Sambhara Hudigiru
StarShip      -Nakshatradha Dhoni
Stone Temple Pilots  - Kallidha Devasthanada Pushpaka chalakaru
Sun 3 Sep 2006
Gautam was 7 years old when I met him first in Delhi (I was 10). He’s come a long way from that today - a budding amateur photographer. He and a buddy toured the US recently for a few days coast-to-coast and has taken some breathtaking photos (see below). Good luck with this, and Happy 18th Birthday buddy!
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