My 4th ride to Nandi Hills. 5th trip overall.
Was on my way to the office. On an impulse, rode into a petrol bunk, fill in 3 litres of fuel, turn around and head towards the hills. Started from the bunk at 3:36pm. Rode continuously till I got to Nandi Hills. 52.3Kms in 56minutes. Hit a top speed of 120.3kmph. The bike didnt seem too keen to go beyond 9200 rpm in 5th gear. :-(
Stopped there for a while. Took around an hour to get back. Could not better the top speed on the way back. Traffic was pretty high. Saw a Ninja on the way back. Was back home just in time to watch the race minus 6 laps.
Must take bike on NH7 and see if she underperforms there too. If she does, will take her to Venkat.
Monday, August 30, 2004
Moved finally!
Well, the subject says it all. The house was ready for the Gruhapravesham on time, and we have moved in. It was on the 22nd of August, the Gruhapravesham. There was a Vaastu Pooja on the previous day. Reenechi and Vinay had come down from Mumbai to be a part of the Gruhapravesham. I happened to miss most of the Vaastu Pooja -- long story. But I didnt care much. I dont like to sit through those things anyway.
Sunday was the Gruhapravesham. Was supposed to wake up at 3am and get ready. I chose not to sleep instead. Spent time watching Tomb Raider, and reading Avenger (I'm still reading that BTW). Was at the flat by 5 am. Ganapati Homa started at 6. Next we had the main pooja. That started late cos the poojari came late. Anyway, lots of incantations later, we had the "Milk Boiling-Over" thing.
Shankar had come. Kishan could not make it cos of work. Tejas, CK, Vatsa, Prathap and Kutti had also come. Suchi, Reshma, Sari and Sumi had come. So had Abhishek and Rohini.
Had planned to shift things on Sunday itself. But we had harldy packed. So took Monday off. By the time we had packed, it was too late to move, so moved things on Tuesday. I wasnt there all the time, but made sure that I was around when the first load was brought home. Everyone else has emptied their cartons. I'm yet to do it. My room is like a pigsty, and I love it!! :-D. At the rate at which I am unpacking, its going to take me ages to finally unpack :-))
Sunday was the Gruhapravesham. Was supposed to wake up at 3am and get ready. I chose not to sleep instead. Spent time watching Tomb Raider, and reading Avenger (I'm still reading that BTW). Was at the flat by 5 am. Ganapati Homa started at 6. Next we had the main pooja. That started late cos the poojari came late. Anyway, lots of incantations later, we had the "Milk Boiling-Over" thing.
Shankar had come. Kishan could not make it cos of work. Tejas, CK, Vatsa, Prathap and Kutti had also come. Suchi, Reshma, Sari and Sumi had come. So had Abhishek and Rohini.
Had planned to shift things on Sunday itself. But we had harldy packed. So took Monday off. By the time we had packed, it was too late to move, so moved things on Tuesday. I wasnt there all the time, but made sure that I was around when the first load was brought home. Everyone else has emptied their cartons. I'm yet to do it. My room is like a pigsty, and I love it!! :-D. At the rate at which I am unpacking, its going to take me ages to finally unpack :-))
Friday, August 20, 2004
Weekend's here!
And that could only mean one thing -- I'm finally moving into my new flat!! Been looking forward to this ever since I didnt have my own room, which is forever! Now, the next few days will be very hectic. But on the positive side, I'll get to meet my family and friends after a long time. And once this is done, I'll get my own room. Hopefully, now my folks wont bug me to wake up early on weekends!
And after all this is over, I wanna take a break!! I'm planning to ride to Shravanabelagola, not to see the statue of Bahubali, but to enjoy the long ride. If time permits, I'll also go to Belur and Halebid and check out the temples. But, there's time for that. Now, if you will excuse me, there are some people waiting to get their butts kicked on MOHAA.
See ya'll Monday.
And after all this is over, I wanna take a break!! I'm planning to ride to Shravanabelagola, not to see the statue of Bahubali, but to enjoy the long ride. If time permits, I'll also go to Belur and Halebid and check out the temples. But, there's time for that. Now, if you will excuse me, there are some people waiting to get their butts kicked on MOHAA.
See ya'll Monday.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
10K kms up!
Its finally happened!! 10000kms on Blurr. If it wasnt for the tonsilitis, I would've crossed the milestone last week itself. Well, nevermind that. I'm still in love with her. She's still responsive, still takes me where I wanna go, still makes heads turn. I took 8 months and 14 days to complete 10000kms on Blurr. Compare that with 4 years and 9 months I took to clock 9500kms on my Hero Puch Shakti (my first bike), or the 1 year and 5 months I took to clock 10000kms on my uncle's Splendor (borrowed) -- it just goes to show how much I love to ride!!
The new flat has taken up a lot of my weekends, and I've not been able to go on any rides. My last ride was on 26th June to Kemmangundi, and I'm longing for a long ride. Hopefully, it will happen on the 29th of this month. If it doesn't, I'll just dash to Nandi Hills and come back.
Looking forward to the next 10000kms!! and many more to come.
The new flat has taken up a lot of my weekends, and I've not been able to go on any rides. My last ride was on 26th June to Kemmangundi, and I'm longing for a long ride. Hopefully, it will happen on the 29th of this month. If it doesn't, I'll just dash to Nandi Hills and come back.
Looking forward to the next 10000kms!! and many more to come.
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Revenge of the birds
Or was it??
I dont know. But what I do know is that I spent all of last week in bed, fighting off a fever and tonsilitis. My head ached, my eyes burned, by throat hurt, eating was a torture. To make things worse, all the time spent horizontally -- actually, not quite horizontally, I was sitting up and watching TV -- took its toll on my back and neck :-((
Well, thats behind me now. (I hope). So, what did I miss in one week?? Work - loads of it. Fun -- loads of it :-((. My office adventure group - 16$ Trekkers - went for a road trip to Mekedatu and Chunchi Falls. I had been trying to convince them to go on a road trip for ages, but they never did. And when they did, they decided to pick the one weekend when I was not able to go! :-L. And the next day, the Bangalore PUGs went to the same places for an Independence Day ride. Man!! I missed so much fun last week :-((
On a positive note, looking forward to the weekend. Moving into the new flat on Sunday. I've bought a new sherwani for the pooja. :-D. Kinda excited about it.
PS: the birds I am talking about are the chilled types and go by the initials KF
I dont know. But what I do know is that I spent all of last week in bed, fighting off a fever and tonsilitis. My head ached, my eyes burned, by throat hurt, eating was a torture. To make things worse, all the time spent horizontally -- actually, not quite horizontally, I was sitting up and watching TV -- took its toll on my back and neck :-((
Well, thats behind me now. (I hope). So, what did I miss in one week?? Work - loads of it. Fun -- loads of it :-((. My office adventure group - 16$ Trekkers - went for a road trip to Mekedatu and Chunchi Falls. I had been trying to convince them to go on a road trip for ages, but they never did. And when they did, they decided to pick the one weekend when I was not able to go! :-L. And the next day, the Bangalore PUGs went to the same places for an Independence Day ride. Man!! I missed so much fun last week :-((
On a positive note, looking forward to the weekend. Moving into the new flat on Sunday. I've bought a new sherwani for the pooja. :-D. Kinda excited about it.
PS: the birds I am talking about are the chilled types and go by the initials KF
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Carnage at Al-bek
One tender, well-cooked and very tasty chicken succumbed to the gastronomic desires of the author today, at Al-bek. Whats more, it did not do much damage to the wallet of the assaulter. The author would like to recommend the grilled chicken at Al-bek, between Harishchandra Ghat and Devaiah Park.
Also, almost killed was a nosy and very mannerless person who went around looking into the plates of all the diners at Al-bek, trying to figure out what to buy. The author was irked by the boorish behavior of the well-dressed person, and almost considered letting the man have the same fate as the grilled chicken, but changed his mind as it was evident that the loser wouldn't fit in the grill.
Also, almost killed was a nosy and very mannerless person who went around looking into the plates of all the diners at Al-bek, trying to figure out what to buy. The author was irked by the boorish behavior of the well-dressed person, and almost considered letting the man have the same fate as the grilled chicken, but changed his mind as it was evident that the loser wouldn't fit in the grill.
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