Another weekend's here, and it could mean only one thing -- go to the new flat and check out progress of the carpentry work!! It was okay at first, but now its getting a bit too monotonous. Work is going kinda slow, and its very boring to sit there! And my batteries are drained even before the next week commences! Life's gotten into a rut!
I guess that explains why I usually don't have much to write about.
Today was a little different. The PUGs had a meet today at Empire (now Mascot) on Residency Road, near St. Patrick's Church. I wasn't very sure about the route to the Church, so decided to tag along with Kailas. He suggested that we park our bikes inside the church, as the parking there was free and that it would be safe there. Now the money was hardly a consideration. But the fact that I could leave my bike for 2 hours in a place where some incompetent parking attendent, or some bungling motorist, wouldnt leave scratches on my beloved Blurr, by ineptly handling other bikes while parking, was enough for me to agree. Little did I know that I would regret this later in the evening.
I was supposed to meet Shy after the PUG meet, so I didnt order much food. Just had a half plate of yummy grilled chicken! *slurp!!!* The PUGs who met up are -- Divyan, Kailas, Sanjay, Bijesh, Sampath, Vamsi, Sekar and me. Sekar arrived late, cos of work. Well, at around 9:05, Shy called up saying that she was done watching the movie. That was my cue to leave the PUG meet. I told her that I'd meet her at Corner House. Came out of the restraunt, and the gate to the Church which was right next to the restraunt was locked. So I walked all the way to the main gate and saw that there was a sign that said "Gate closes at 9pm". I was relieved that when I got there, the gate was still open. But it was short-lived when I started my bike and tried to move. SOMEONE HAD PUT A CHAIN AROUND MY REAR TYRE AND LOCKED IT!!!! The watchman told me that I was not supposed to park there cos I had no work in the church. I pleaded innocence, heck I desparately wanted to get out of there. But the guy just didnt listen. He said that I'd have to go to the office tomorrow and talk to the authorities and then take my bike and leave. I started arguing that I can't go anywhere without my bike. Then some elderly guy came and said the same thing, that I'm not supposed to park my bike there. I apologized and he asked the security guard to let me go. While I was leaving, the guard shamelessly asked me to pay him something for "coffee". Paid him 10 bucks and got out of there, swearing to think twice before parking on private property again. That's one lesson learned the hard way.
Friday, July 30, 2004
Monday, July 19, 2004
Kemmangundi Write up
Well, I was too lazy to write it myself. Here's a link to Pallavi Barua's write up. Enjoy! http://www.royalenfield.com/theride_content.asp?ride_id=706
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Ooops! :-s
Its been quite a while since I've written. I guess now I've lost the interest of the one person who might've been reading this blog :-)). Anyway, I'm back. What has been happening?? Well
1) I turned 23 on the 9th. NP called from Wyoming in the morning and we spoke for quite some time. It was fun to catch up with him after so long. Ankit called up from Mumbai. Sari called too. Sumi SMSed her birthday wishes. Reshma and Smriti forgot my birthday :-)), but hey, they had their reasons. Lots of others wished me. In the office, I found that one of my batchmates had mailed the entire office that it was my birthday, so spent the entire day replying to mails from everyone who mailed back wishing me. 9th also happened to be the day the VP of our Engineering Team quit. Cake was distributed, and unfortunately for me, some of it was smashed on my face and hair :-(. I was given birthday bumps too, and it hurt for days :-((. In the evening, my batchmates gave me a T-shirt and a cap. Suchi and Shy came to my office with cake, but I could not spend much time with them cos I was supposed to take my batchmates out for dinner. Dinner was great, and (luckily for me), didnt do much damage to my bank-balance. :-D
2) I got the Sigma. Went to NP's place on the 8th and picked it up. Went to Venkat's place on Saturday (10th), but I was late, so couldnt meet Venkat. Sunday too, Venkat was not well, so couldnt get it fixed on Sunday. Thought I'd get it fixed today. But then, impatient as I am, I decided to fix it myself. Went home early on Monday (and got totally wet in the process), took the Sigma's pickup unit and some extra wire and got it spliced by an electrician. Also got a magnet from him. Took it home, and fixed it. And it worked fine :-). Only disappointment is that I've realized that my bike's speedo is optimistic by around 4-6kmph. So, when I think I'm doing 100kmph, in reality, I am only doing 94kmph (according to the Sigma) :-(. Nevertheless, it will be a useful gadget during long rides.
3) Wood work is going on at new house. My cousin's carpenters are pretty good. They built my bed, wardrobe and TV stand to specification :-). Cant wait to move in.
Well, a lot more things happened, but they slip my memory. So, thats it for now.
1) I turned 23 on the 9th. NP called from Wyoming in the morning and we spoke for quite some time. It was fun to catch up with him after so long. Ankit called up from Mumbai. Sari called too. Sumi SMSed her birthday wishes. Reshma and Smriti forgot my birthday :-)), but hey, they had their reasons. Lots of others wished me. In the office, I found that one of my batchmates had mailed the entire office that it was my birthday, so spent the entire day replying to mails from everyone who mailed back wishing me. 9th also happened to be the day the VP of our Engineering Team quit. Cake was distributed, and unfortunately for me, some of it was smashed on my face and hair :-(. I was given birthday bumps too, and it hurt for days :-((. In the evening, my batchmates gave me a T-shirt and a cap. Suchi and Shy came to my office with cake, but I could not spend much time with them cos I was supposed to take my batchmates out for dinner. Dinner was great, and (luckily for me), didnt do much damage to my bank-balance. :-D
2) I got the Sigma. Went to NP's place on the 8th and picked it up. Went to Venkat's place on Saturday (10th), but I was late, so couldnt meet Venkat. Sunday too, Venkat was not well, so couldnt get it fixed on Sunday. Thought I'd get it fixed today. But then, impatient as I am, I decided to fix it myself. Went home early on Monday (and got totally wet in the process), took the Sigma's pickup unit and some extra wire and got it spliced by an electrician. Also got a magnet from him. Took it home, and fixed it. And it worked fine :-). Only disappointment is that I've realized that my bike's speedo is optimistic by around 4-6kmph. So, when I think I'm doing 100kmph, in reality, I am only doing 94kmph (according to the Sigma) :-(. Nevertheless, it will be a useful gadget during long rides.
3) Wood work is going on at new house. My cousin's carpenters are pretty good. They built my bed, wardrobe and TV stand to specification :-). Cant wait to move in.
Well, a lot more things happened, but they slip my memory. So, thats it for now.
Friday, July 02, 2004
Heart in mouth moments
I had two of them in the span of 24 hours.
First one was last night. Was returning to office after dinner. There's a little sand on the road just before the office parking lot. Was riding at around 40-45, when I noticed a CBZ rider coming towards the main road, perpendicular to me. Grabbed at my front brake, and immediately felt the front wheel start to skid. I let go and applied the rear brakes. The bike was still skidding and on a collision course with the CBZ. I thought, "Blurr's gonna get it :-((". Luckily for us, the CBZ dude stopped letting me ride on to safety. Bless him! :-)
The second one was today. Another early day in office. Had to be in by 9:30 am. I was on my way to office at that time, riding in a hurry. There was this lady in a Maruti 800, riding at a sedate pace, blocking up all of the road. That was really irritating. Was about to overtake her, when I noticed her brake lights go on. In a split second, I grabbed the front brake. Tires squealed, the rear left the ground for a split second, Blurr stopped a safe distance behind the car. Realized that there was this dumb dude on a CD100 riding on the wrong side of the road. No comments on idiotic riders.
First one was last night. Was returning to office after dinner. There's a little sand on the road just before the office parking lot. Was riding at around 40-45, when I noticed a CBZ rider coming towards the main road, perpendicular to me. Grabbed at my front brake, and immediately felt the front wheel start to skid. I let go and applied the rear brakes. The bike was still skidding and on a collision course with the CBZ. I thought, "Blurr's gonna get it :-((". Luckily for us, the CBZ dude stopped letting me ride on to safety. Bless him! :-)
The second one was today. Another early day in office. Had to be in by 9:30 am. I was on my way to office at that time, riding in a hurry. There was this lady in a Maruti 800, riding at a sedate pace, blocking up all of the road. That was really irritating. Was about to overtake her, when I noticed her brake lights go on. In a split second, I grabbed the front brake. Tires squealed, the rear left the ground for a split second, Blurr stopped a safe distance behind the car. Realized that there was this dumb dude on a CD100 riding on the wrong side of the road. No comments on idiotic riders.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Photos of the PUG meet yesterday
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