A New Chapter Starts

As i enter 24th chapter in life, i am just wondering how one day can totally change the way you look at life... from 23 year to 24 in one day and suddenly parents start thinking the kid is now more mature..more sensible.. more responsible.. am still the same.. irresponsible.. careless..mature..umm dnt really know.. some say i am, some disapprove this fact. but one thing i definitely know,this is one of the crucial years in life.
some of the things i think, i might implement in my life and sharing it here to keep reminding it to myself
1.Learn to Say NO.. There have been times, i have disturbed my own life just by saying yes to some people which i could have clearly avoided..so more frequent 'NO' in times to come.
2.people call me internet addict and i agree to them for some reasons but i have had some amazing times in my life just coz of this social media and have made some fantastic people as my friends.going forward, i have decided to use my social media addiction for more good and use it as knowledge bank than just a social media usage.
3.Not to take people for granted.i trust people very easily. be good to me and get me going anywhere.going forward this rule doesn't applies :-)
4.Be expressive. if i like something, i am saying it.if i dislike anything,i am saying that too.i think i have missed some amazing opportunities in life again by not expressing interest but just waiting for best to happen and things to come to me themselves.
5.Those who missed my birthday.i need to forget theirs :) ofcourse this is lame.. but some times it is good exercise

Independent India turns 62

Its 15th august,2009, 62 years after the lord mountbatten announced india an independent nation and handed over the responsibility to jawaharlal nehru. a historic moment indeed but 62 years passed, have we been able to keep the momentum going and become developed nation. no. despite being the largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations, we still have long way to go , come out of international pressures and be called a developed nation.

Not much to say but a tribute to our soldiers with this brilliant video by bharat bala productions shot at siachin glaciers with indian army. hats off to our indian army and soldiers who protect us in such conditions.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY :)

Happy Friendship Day

To all the friends who DID NOT wish me today, thank you, im glad i have grown-up friends. To the rest of you, meh! Therz always next year!

This was a tweet from a friend and echoed my opinion on friendship day. so here it goes.. :)

Eventful Weekend in Delhi

This saturday turned out to be a fun day in life.. had loadsa fun in Delhi.. the day started with startup saturday...was worth travelling 30 km from gurgaon and listen to some interesting talk on how to think out of online space as well and how to go about starting something in offline space..some interesting case studies and interactive talks helped understand the things. A very interesting talk was one on how to get funds from venture capitalists and angel investors and some very interesting points which came out of it were:
- Until the money reaches your bank, you're not funded
-Only real problems are 'fundable'
- Look at 1. Who can give you good feedback? Someone who understands the market you're in. 2. Who has appetite to invest?
-The venture industry is a lot more cocky in india compared to silicon valley counterparts.
- Most people start off with asking for a valuation. There's no point thinking about it today.
-The first step is to convince the investor to fund, not ask for valuation.
-'Don't raise money unless it's absolutely must, and once you decide to raise it, raise as much as you can'
-Money you raise today does impact the prospects of raising money tomorrow. Same thing with Terms
thanks to twitter and @prolificd to livetweet them.. i cud summarize the session in few lines :)
Following the Startup Saturday thing, we went to DLF Emporio in Vasant Kunj.. its a huge huge mall with all the BIG brands and all with sale stuff.. quite expensive but without looking much.. we went to TGIF where 10 tweeters were already waiting for us for a delhi drinks meetup..officially a daru tweet up , becoz of non drinkers attendance turned into a drinks tweetup. met around 25 guys who are on twitter and in different industries, it was interesting to share talks on so many different topics on one table.following a great time, some of us went to Turquoise Cottage for some good music and had a ball over there.. loved dancing after so long forgetting everything in life and just relaxing with the music ova there..although i haven't been listening to english music.. but again listening to it for first time is exciting as well.. dance dance dance and finally out of it around 11.30.. came with some frenz back to gurgaon and finally the day ended post 12.
Today i downloaded wordpress 2.8.1 the latest version, some interesting themes for my new blog. i haven't decided if i ll keep my blogspot blog running but that one is certainly coming up soon :)
tata for now.. a learning week ahead...keep writing.. keep smiling

100 Not Out

Never thought i will ever post 100 posts on my personal blog but thank you everyone who read it and commented on it. you guys have been my motivation and the reason for updations :) ... 100 posts have taken a long time..
Instead of a long thank you note, just thought of sharing my message in few words.

Cheers !! Keep Inspiring !! Keep Rocking :)

It's not Writer's Block

yea yea yea.. its not a writers block.. and i do come to blogger dashboard to blog but since last so many days precisely the days back home, what is stopping me from getting my posts live is damn electricity. we have a routine time table

Considering morning starts at 0000 hours.

First cut at 2.00 AM - 3.00 AM [ 1 hour]

Second cut at 6.30 AM - 7.30 AM [ 2 hours]

Third Cut 10 AM - 1 PM [5 hours]

Fouth One at 3 PM - 6 PM [ 8 hours]

Fifth One - 7.45/8 PM to 8.45/9 PM [9 hours]

Sixth One - 10.30 PM - 11.30 PM [10 hours]

Now these are the 10 hours when power is not there.. there are times when we have horrible voltage fluctuations when even fan and tubes cry and ask us to switch them off.. horribe state of electricity and the temperature is no less than 35 degrees at any point of day or night.. rains.. r u kiddin me.. they are no where near..

all the times when i try writing something.. and write write write and before i click save.. BOOM.. voltage fluctuates.. and my pc restarts.. wherez the post.. GONE..!!

if you get to read this post.. either its my lucky day.. or punjab government doesn't knows they have given us the power :)

P.S if you notice the date of post , its 31st May.. and its clear clear sign that i have tried my best to post and am able to do that only after a month of hard tries.. :D

Ciao

Punjabi Divas on Twitter

What is Punjabi Divas?

Its a celebration of Punjabi and Punjabiyat on one of the most widely used social networking websites. Punjabi Divas is a concept of social networking one full day in Punjabi language. If you are a Punjabi, or someone who loves Punjabi language, Come be a part of it. Some of the commonly used punjabi words are mentioned below, start your conversations using them, and then other talks will continue automatically.

When?

9th June,2009 09.00 AM

Check your local time when Punjabi Divas Starts : http://uurl.in/3x44

Who can participate?

Anyone and everyone with love for Punjabi Language

In case it interests you, India's most famous celebrity on Twitter , Gul Panag will also be tweeting in Punjabi on #punjabidivas on twitter.

Hashtag - #punjabidivas <- Just write this in your tweet so that your tweet gets counted as Punjabi tweet :)

Punjabi Twictionary :

Hello - Sat Sri Akal

How are you - Ki Hal hai?

Wassup? - Kidda?

It's very hot today - aj bahut garmi hai

Chak De Phattey !!

Bole so nihal Sat Sri Akal

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Balle Balle

Popular Punjabi Phrases:

Jithey di khoti uthay aa khaloti - Back to square one

Chalo mitti pao - Let us just forget it

Key teri maj gum gayee aey - Are you in trouble

Popular Truck Lines

Parnaam Shaaheeda Nu

Buri Nazar Wale Tera Muh Kala

Nanak Naam Chardi Kala, Tere Bhaane Sarbat da Bhala

Some of the Punjabi Tweeters you might like to follow :

@ujj - Techie from Bangalore,humorous and funny

@realin - Tech Guy working in IT industry

@limeice- Web Freelancer from Jalandhar

@jasdeep - For all talks on Punjabi Literature, he is the guy to follow

@simarp - man behind Twitsnaps.com

@mrsikhnet - Gurmustak Singh, man behind sikhnet.com

@kulpreetSingh - Guy from Canada, tweets about Social Media Marketing,Sikhism, Human Rights and Love

@s4sukhdeep - Thats me :p

See Ya on Twitter guyz!!