ICICI BANK SUCKS.....ICICI BANK IS BAD.....

ICICI BANK doesn't value its customers much,
maybe they have plenty of them!!
What makes me say that?
well you can say that I am a victim of their carelessness.
It is shocking but sometimes big banks have indifferent attitude.
but I got to bear them, because I have got this idiotic salary account with them,
but still that changes nothing,
they suck, they are........................................................................may go on....
so bye for now.....but this blog isnt dead...ok??
I am back...armed with more updates!!he he he
and belated happy new year to all readers(esp. to rosh & tashi ...where art thou)

Helmet Ride

By Sanket ‘got lid on’ Kambli

Vega! That is the brand of my helmet.

It has Mild Seven (Renault F1 team style) graphics, with alonso’s name gracing it.

So out I went for my first ride with a helmet.

Removed my specs, slid the helmet on my head, after a little push.

The helmet was snug, flipped open the visor, wore my specs, and flipped the visor back.

Sat on the bike, from that moment itself the inexperience of helmet use was evident while riding, with this being my first helmet.

The field of vision narrowed, objects that could have been viewed without moving my head, required me to do some neck movements. And my excellent idea of going out for this ride at night didn’t make matters any easy for me.

But all those thoughts were quickly banished after self-starting my bike.

The beat!!! It’s addictive.

The riding difference was different as compared to helmet-less riding, but the biggest difference was the response of wind resistance to my helmet. As the speed raced beyond 35kmph, I could hear a distinct whoosh-whoosh, initially I was unsettled, but after it registered in my mind that it was just wind, I was relaxed.

The fact is that every ride on a bike is a new experience. And wearing helmets is definitely cool.

my first ride, bajaj pulsar 180 DTSI UG3

My bike arrived,
without papers(have them now) and temporary number(will get that on firday!),
just about a litre or two in the tank,
the bike was bought home by dads friend, as I was at office,
came home, took the cover off,
there it was,
all blue and black,
my biking experience is limited to my dads CT-100,
so as soon as I got the bike off the stand, I felt the weight difference.
sat on it,
felt different(compared to CT-100),
sloted the key in, the awesomely brilliant speedo came to life,
ok,,i was ready to roll,
fuel inlet set to ON,
now, I tried pressing the self start button,it wont do anything,
I was worried, then a few seconds later it struck me,
the EKS(engine kill switch), so I set it to ON,
with a pumping heart, I self started the bike,
it purred to life,nice sound,
raced it a bit(a bit only) to feel the beat of the engine,
started headlight, etc(it was a starry night),
slotted the 1st gear, what a difference,
no clunky sound like the CT-100, felt smoother,
went a few yards and stopped, braking was very confident,
then I spent almost a minute trying to find the neutral,
1st of all i had completely forgotten the changed 1-down and 4-up gearing system,
and not only that ,the gears being so smooth, while getting to neutral from 1st i ended up on 2nd

gear,
now i have got the old system out of my head and new system in,
havent raced/rode it much nor havent yet reached 4th gear(coz papers/RTO passing hadnt come

& i have only learners license),,will do that soon, and post my experience
so in all as a newbie rider,
I found gear smooth,
easy to read and brilliant speedo,
responsive throttle,
sleek clutch,
powerful brakes,
lights/horn and stuff is gr8,
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it felt good when some kids who were busy admiring my bike ,say that one day they are gonna buy

a bike like this,
and by the way, prepared to be stared at , by everyone!!!!!
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expect more and better reports of newbie experiences soon..
bye bye....got to go and get a helmet,,, and gloves,,

My bike has arrived

My bike!!!!!!!!!!
has!!!!!!!!!!!!!
arrived!!!!!!!!
ok....it arrived on monday itself,
but was lazy to post anything, sorry,
it is a blue Bajaj Pulsar 180....
its got digital speedometer and stuff...
more on that later....as I am very sleepy,
so more comprehensive post next time.
By the way,
the bus in which I was travelling to my office at Seepz, broke down at Gandhinagar,
so I had to catch a rickshaw (cost:Rs. 35),
my bikes gear system is super smooth...

Uhhhhh!!!!!!!!

The next puzzle/quiz landed in my inbox,
check it, lifted straight from the mail, no changes in text.
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male or female... Quick Eye Exam...
This will blow your mind...!
Just do it - don't cheat!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try this its actually quite good.
But don't cheat!
Count the number of F's in the following text in
15 seconds:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them!
OK?
How many?
Three? (You r definitely male!!!)
Wrong, there are six - no joke!
Read again!

FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

The reasoning is further down...
The MALE brain cannot process the word "OF".
Incredible or what?
Anyone who counts all six F's on the first go has
a brain of a Female

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I think the above thing is either load of rubbish,
or I really have got *a brain of a female*,
but then that too is load of rubbish.

An eventful Sunday is coming to an end.

The day’s event ended with fast city cycling.

Today successfully submitted Semester 2 and Semester 3 assignments, credit for semester 3 assignments should go to Deepa Mehtani for giving me most of the Sem 3 assignments.

Things seem to be working out fine, and soon I will be recieve my bike. Though I am yet to get my full license, I think I will have to manage with a learner’s license.

Friday was a physically stressful day, not because of my work, but because of the crowded buses. Standing on toes of one foot, and my back bent in some acute angle, my fingers stressing under the weight of my bag, and the bus rocking to and fro, my posture was more painful than any tough yoga posture. And my body was aching till Sunday morning.

I don’t want to talk much about the riots, I don’t think they were riots, they were terrorist acts. There is nothing people like us can do about that. Helpless!

The two large fishes (locally called shark fishes for the way they look) of my fish tank, have been transferred to my neighbor’s larger fish tank, good for them.

Arsenal dumped rivals Spurs 3-0, while India won its first 20-20 match, but then lost the 5^th ODI.

I have unistalled all games from my machine, except CueClub. No! Not because of exams, but due to scarcity of free disk space.

Some *phaltu* jokes,

Q: Marriages are made in heaven, then what are made in Hell?
A: the days after marriage
Q: During Marriage ceremony why the bridegroom is is made to sit on the horse?
A: He is given his last chance to run away.

The human brain is most outstanding thing.......
it functions 24hrs 365 days.....
it functions right from the time u r Born.... until you fall in love

A note found in the sea of internet:-

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Check this link to become safe orkut users:-
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Spectacular!

Ok…. I couldn’t find a better start to the post.

The start is about spectacles (glasses). And its prominence among young kids I have seen.

I don’t have any statistics to back this trend, but I am seeing more kids with specs than I had seen a decade back.

Anyone notice that?

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What was that above…..it was static….like in FM radio…when my brain goes blank…

I am hungry, it as if a rock show is going on in my stomach.

But I will type on……………

Day, nothing type worthy.

Only news being, the number of Canadians at my workplace has gone up to two.

JP and I joked, saying that is what you call Insourcing.

After downloading a new game to my mobile, I am having bore-free bus journeys.

Currently I am playing *Why Chicken Why*, got it from Cellufun.com

It’s addictive, but without save game feature, but you won’t notice it.

Other game that I got was *Attack Paddle*, its fun too.

Damn! This cool stitched Raymond shirt that I got isn’t wrinkle resistant, so it does get a few wrinkles after reaching my office. But its colour is cool, and hell, its Raymond, its my favourite.

Short post.....

Good Evening Blog-reader!!!!!!!

The day began on a *late* note.

Got up late, and reached office late (partly due to traffic).

The fever which kept me out of action didn’t show any signs of a return.

But the combo of Allopathic and Ayurvedic medicine dosage will continue.

Post will be cut short because I came late from work, and have to go early, so that I can come early and post a better post.

Dhoom-2 review

By Sanket ‘dhoom dhoom’ Kambli

I won’t divulge much into the story.

What the movie has?

Looks stylish, stunts are great by Bolly-standards.

High speed chases, free-falls, etc will keep you hooked.

Story is full of loopholes and is predictable, and is more about sequences set around the heists.

The last heist in the movie is innovative but lacks thrill of other heists.

Hrithik Roshan is the only real acting talent in this movie.

He steals the thunder from every actor in this movie.

Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu look hot.

Abhishekh is thrown into Hrithik’s shadow.

Uday Chopra chips in with his *phaltu* jokes.

Rimi Sen has a brief and forgettable role of Jai’s pregnant, cribbing wife.

The romance between Hrithik and Ash lacks chemistry, and I don’t think Hritik should be blamed for it.

A time pass movie.

Its Monday night…..

After recuperating from fever, I am sitting here, trying to get a few words out of mind onto this post.

Since last post many things have happened.

Let’s see.

Didn’t go to work today (Monday), as I had fever.

On Saturday Saw Dhoom-2! (Review will be posted soon)

Plan of meeting a Jr. College friend on Friday got crashed.

Indian cricket team and Arsenal both lost their respective away games.

Today is my sister’s birthday!

MCA exams are from 27^th Jan. to 3^rd Feb.

Missed auto-car show held @MMRDA grounds due to fever.