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January 3rd 2012

2011 – The Year That Was. 2012 – The Year That Is!

by Anwin in Miscellanious, Personal     tags: , ,       2 Comments

Some highs and lows from 2011.

Some things I am not happy about for 2011.

  • 2011 – Twenty Eleven (not two thousand and eleven, jeez).  Every newspaper and TV guy still doesn’t know how to say 2011. Bad, very bad!!!
  • The year my blog started actually dying (still dying but I have put it on life support :-) )
  • Rebecca Black became a Youtube sensation with a song that blew the minds of millions of viewers. (Some say most people needed quick intervention from psychiatrists to save viewers’ sanity).
  • Justin Beiber became a pop start from being a Youtube sensation. Again, Jeez. What idiotic songs…

And the exciting stuff:

  • The Indian cricket team conquered the world and were crowned World Champions – until 2015!!!
  • Ayden turned a year old last September – or was it August? Hmmm… Anyway it was an amazing moment for me (and the mommy)
  • I became more financially stable than the previous years. Still not up to my expectations, though.
  • My younger bro became a father to a lovely boy. Neat!
  • Metallica rocked Bangalore with their trademark style and tempo. Awesome!!!

Hmmm… can’t remember more. Errr…

My predictions for 2012 (Twenty Twelve, get it? TWENTY TWELVE)

  • Personally looking forward to another slightly drab year.
  • Financially, not expecting to touch the moon. Maybe a few clouds.
  • Professionally, expecting to do wonders and turnaround my fortunes by the end of the year.
  • Family, looking forward to a tumultuous time of learning and growing up for Ayden, Nafisa and I.
  • Happiness – looking forward to have a FUN year ahead – personally and professionally.

Welcome 2012!!!

April 19th 2010

Beach Babes, Funny Pic

by Anwin in Celebrities, Entertainment, Humor, News, Pics     tags: , , , ,       6 Comments

Caption for this picture in a newspaper a few days back:

“BEACH BABES: Model Pia Trivedi gets her workout playing volleyball and (right) Candice Pinto”

And the picture of the whole article for an overview.

Is my mind really crooked or can others see the flipside too?

The Heat is definitely On!

April 1st 2010

April Fool Hoax? Uk Aa To Use Jetpacks To Rescue Strander Motorists

by Anwin in Cool Stuff, Miscellanious     tags: , , , , ,       2 Comments

This should be damn cool, if it isn’t an April Fool’s day prank.

From AA website:

“Despite these innovations, tackling severe road congestion and unpredictable weather conditions, is still a challenge for the UK’s biggest breakdown company. However, help is at hand for the AA, which after 105 years with road-based patrols, is putting patrols in the sky for the first time.

The AA has secretly been running ‘Project Apollo’ based at Dunsfold Aerodrome near Guildford. Here specially adapted AA Jetpacks have been trialled to help patrols get to vehicles that other motoring organisations cannot reach.”

And a picture :)

Apparently, this has been designed to help out stranded motorists and probably accident victims on not accessible or crowded roads.

And an Youtube channel too – http://www.youtube.com/user/theAAPatrol

I think it is a prank. What do you think?

Link, through NTDWA.

August 21st 2009

Did You Know Bono

by Anwin in Celebrities, Trivia     tags: , , , , ,       3 Comments

Did you know that Bono, the frontman for the rock band U2, is the only person on earth nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Nobel Peace Prize?

I never knew that until today – found through NTDWA

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August 8th 2009

And One More Award From A Blogger Friend

by Anwin in awards           7 Comments

This time it is from Karthik whose initials are D R and it does NOT stand for Doctor. Why? Please ask him here – http://planetphoenix.com/

award

Now, coming to the rules of this award program:

  • Link the person who tagged you
  • Copy the image above, the rules and the questionnaire in this post
  • Post this in one or all of your blogs
  • Answer the four questions following these Rules
  • Recruit at least seven (7) friends on your Blog Roll by sharing this with them
  • Come back to BLoGGiSTa iNFo CoRNeR (PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK) at http://bloggistame.blogspot.com and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List
  • Have Fun!

and then the questions and answers (my answers are in blue italics)

  • The person who tagged you: Karthik
  • His/her site’s title and url : http://planetphoenix.com/
  • Date when you were tagged: 7th day of July, 2009
  • Persons I’ve tagged: see below
  1. Diana – A recent blogger and judging from her posts with lots and lots of potential
  2. Sreejith – A friend from IBM, then Ostfold and still the saga continues. And an inspirational blogger.
  3. Marja – A Hollander from New Zealand and a very popular blogger. If you like inspirational stuff do not forget to check out her blog – http://dutchcorner.blogspot.com/.
  4. Jacinth – to encourage him to blog again
  5. Dmanji – A good blogger and a member of IndiBlogger.in
  6. SM – A very active IndiBlogger forum member and a great blogger
  7. Ashish Sukhadeve – An active IndiBlogger.

And may the world rest in peace!!!