Estudiante De La Vida

Wallpaper :: Merry Christmas

2011-12-03T09:13:00.001-08:00

Wallpaper: 1280 X 800 px

Merry Christmas Folks! Have a blessed festive season :)

Implosions

2011-11-29T09:32:00.001-08:00

There are some people who are so very immune to the world's negatives. In spite of a bad, deadly situation they can manage to have a smile on their face and carry on as if everything is normal. The ability to be level headed in a situation where a normal human being literally goes berserk. And it isn't because these people are blessed with a special ability but because they lack a ability. The ability to be scared. But as if it was nature's attempt to keep these people under control, so that they do not end up ruling over it, most of these people have a tendency to implode.

The implosions often have a serious impact not only on the person himself/herself but also on the people around. And survival in case of such implosions is a rarity. It often ends up in a cold-blooded murder of the self. Where such fundamental requirements for the normal existence of a human being as self-confidence are destroyed to nether. Often leading to suicides. If not suicides than to instances of sadistic crime. Attempts to regain the lost treasure. And when no results are obtained - to incidences of Alcoholism or drug addiction. The person is making an attempt to kill the identity and enter a trance. To live in a world of dreams and not reality.

Wallpaper :: Guru Granth Sahib 903-7

2011-11-10T00:48:00.001-08:00

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Wallpaper :: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 India

2011-11-09T22:17:00.001-08:00

Hope you enjoy the world cup guys!

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Wallpaper :: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

2011-11-09T02:28:00.001-08:00

Hope you enjoy the world cup guys!

Wallpaper: 1280 X 800 px

Mumbai Diaries 2.0 - Post 1

2011-08-13T07:37:00.001-07:00

Never thought a city could be more alien the second time than the first time. But experienced it. Realised that a person's comfort level at a place has more to do with the people around than anything else. Realised that the outcome of decisions, howsoever logical and well thought they may be, is ultimately dependant on what is called Luck.

More than 4 years back I set my foot for the first time on the group of islands called Mumbai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_islands_of_Bombay). Somehow, there was no discomfort at all. Just a little more than 4 months back I set my foot for the second innings on the same group of islands. Somehow, there was no comfort at all.

Back then I had a diary - a private blog to which no one had access. It was full of all that I saw around me, good and bad, ugly and beautiful, poltically correct and incorrect. Now there is no inclination to write in the same format or with the same frequency. But there is a much stronger inclination to express than last time as now I am in a place that's alien to me and what I see is new to me. So here I begin with Mumbai Diaries 2.0.

Things Google can't find...

2011-02-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

There's almost nothing that Google can't find. If there's data uploaded anywhere on the WWW google can find it. But then, unfortunately, we don't have a Google for the physical world.... yet! (I added the yet just to be safe. After all we don't know what the next big revolution after the IT revolution is going to be.)

Anyway, if its not on the net Google can't find it. Period. And if you have an old friend who has techphobia God Bless You! Without Google (and FaceBook and Orkut) I wouldn't be in touch with almost anyone of my old friends. Specially the schoolmates. If they wouldn't have been online I would have absolutely no idea about where and how they are and how they are doing in their lives.

And the beauty of all this is that I can do it passively. I don't need to message them, mail them or call them unless I'm inclined to. And the inclination usually comes when I become aware of some special occassion/event in the life of the person. This special may be in the good way(marriage etc) or bad way(some personal tragedy etc).

Coming to the problem... now, somehow a lot of my very close friends from the not so recent past are not so tech-savvy. Even though I can safely call myself a veteran of the online world I have been unable to find them on the net. While I've been able to find most of these guys using the online network there is one person that I'm failing to reach.

One of my at-that-time closest friends A. There isn't a trace of her on the internet. Nor am I able to find anyone who is in touch with her. I visited her place to find out that she, along with her family, has moved and no-one in the neighbourhood has any idea where. Her phone numbers in any case change every few months as she is pretty careless with her phones. Now if everything is fine with her it isn't so much of a problem.. the problem is that I don't know whether everything is indeed fine. And having already lost a sweet 22 yr old friend to death I am bound to be worried about her.

Why are there things that Google can't find!

The "All About" Series

2010-12-12T03:55:00.000-08:00

In my last post I had mentioned about the many many ideas that I have which have as yet remained in my mind. One such idea that I intend to transform into reality very soon is the "All About" series of online books.

These books are intended to be comprehensive tomes on the subjects that they cover. But the core idea is not the comprehensive coverage instead they are readability and understandability of the books. The intention is to present data in a format which is easy to grasp. And as far as possible load the content with analytical and practical examples.

And the books would be written not by an author but by the readers. This would automatically have us focussing on the aspects which would be useful for the average reader and not for the erudite scholar. So be prepared with your inputs... because we are going to begin writing these books very soon*.

*My laptop has been fatally(I still hope this isn't the case) injured while undergoing repairs. The soon would, therefore, depend on when it comes back to me. Today, was scheduled to be the soon...but it wasn't meant to be!

Ideas Unlimited

2010-12-07T09:31:00.000-08:00

It's been a long while since I last posted... yet again.

There are various reasons for it. And I'm in no mood to discuss any of them. Instead here I'm going to put forth a new idea that I had.

For a person like me who thinks from the heart and has a fairly fecund mind too, one problem that recurs often is to start a thing and not pursue it to completion. And I have, till date, not been able to find a way to circumvent it.

Now, I've more or less given up on making any further efforts in the direction. Instead what I've decided is that from now on everytime I get an Idea I'll try and put it on this site. That's the Idea I wrote about earlier!

A sort of WIP section. If any of you have suggestions or feedback related to the idea you can send them across to me. And ofcourse if you get your own idea 'inspired' from my idea you are free to work on it. Though I'd love to get some credit for it ofcourse :)

So, people do watch for the new 'Ideas Unlimited' section on this site.

Obama not going to Harmandir Sahib is only good for the average devotee

2010-10-24T04:41:00.000-07:00

There is a famous story about Akbar sitting with the common man and eating the Guru's langar... the present day management of the GT makes a mockery of the basic tenets of Sikhism with the special treatment they give to people who are 'much... less greater'... Obama cancelling the trip is only good for an average person visiting the Gurudwara...

to add to the irony.. no one visits Har Mandir Sahib (everyone's temple) these days.. everyone visits Golden Temple!

Commonwealth Shame

2010-09-19T05:03:00.000-07:00

...continues.

While everybody is busy condemning the Govt. on its inability to prevent the terrorist attacks that happened today, I was just wondering - isn't it possible that these attacks were infact orchestrated by the Govt. so that it can blame the lack of tourist inflow on the terrorists and divert the attention from the pathetically bad advertising, theme song and most of all the state of preparedness for the games!

2010-09-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

...and, then, sometimes I wonder why I am still in the middle of this? Why don't I leave this mess?

Why don't I set out on the journey where the path is love and the destination happiness?

Tea Time

2010-07-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I wonder why can't people do something as simple as putting their work aside for 10 minutes and going to the park and enjoying the weather(especially when it is as good as is these days) and watching the people around them running helter-skelter in a hurry just like they were some time back. The funny thing is even if they do... they wouldn't realize the insignificance of the running around in the big picture!

Feedback Time

2010-06-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

It's been a fairly long time since I last posted on this blog. But now things are going to change. As a part of the consolidation process that I've been following for some time now, some of my other blogs are going to be merged with this blog and, therefore, the activity on this blog is going to increase manifold .

To prepare the blog for this shift I've redesigned the template of the blog from scratch. If you've visited the blog recently you must have noticed the cahnge and the "Under Renovation" flag. Feedback about the new template is invited from you. Any other suggestions or comments are also welcome.

1,00,000 Hits

2010-03-14T07:25:00.000-07:00

Celebrity Blog Index has become my first blog to cross 1,00,000 hits. Thankyou everyone for the support!

Facebook Fan Page

2010-02-14T05:13:00.000-08:00

Recetly launched my FaceBook fan page. For friends and fans alike:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/M-S-Ahluwalia/258015240783

i minus me

2009-11-29T00:43:00.001-08:00

This is one of the older blogs consisting random ramblings by yours truly. Redesigned, refurbished and renovated, this site is finally ready to be made public.

http://iminusme.blogspot.com

PS: This is an informal site meant for interaction/discussion with both friends and strangers so feel free to express yourself.

All About Business

2009-09-28T05:58:00.001-07:00

Well, the name says it all. This blog is all about business.

http://sirfbusiness.blogspot.com

PS: This blog contains a lone post now, and that too an incomplete article. And I have no plans to start posting anytime soon, but then, with me, you never know ;-)

Update

2009-09-26T12:01:00.001-07:00

New Templates Launched:
The Dark Knight - Professional 4-Column Blogger Template

Kiribans:
- Everything for Bloggers 1000 Visitors
- Visual Cerebration 3000 Visitors

New Blogs Launched:
All About Business

Celebrity Blog Index :: 25,000 Views

2009-08-31T09:23:00.001-07:00

Today, Celebrity Blog Index crossed the landmark figure of 25,000 page views. The credit goes entirely to the readers who have been actively giving feedback and, thus, helping in the improvement of the site.

As our gift to them we have made CBI Google FriendConnect compliant. So now, they can:

join CBI as a site
make site-wide comments
recommend their favorite pages to other viewers
rate the content on the site
connect with other members of the site,
and, best, of all share it with their friends and invite them over to this great Celebrity Blog Directory.

Ciao :)

Blog Award for M S Ahluwalia

2009-08-20T09:57:00.001-07:00

Meghana Pathak, of Expressions of My Experiences, generously gave me the Humane Award. What a sweetie she is!

(http://meghanaunleashed.blogspot.com/2009/08/award.html)

The Humane Award is presented to bloggers the giver feels are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in that person's blog and always leave the sweetest comments.

Now that I've received the award, I would like to pass it on to those blog writers/readers who fit the above criterion. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendships through the blog world (and otherwise :). So here they are:

Bikram Snehi - Mulling Over My Thoughts

Cute 'n Confused - Quick Sand

Jess Sikand - What I think about - between Coffee and Tennis

Kshitij - Dusht Ka Drishtikone

Sneha Shrivastava - Sneha's Diary!!!

Tarvinder Singh - NMIMS Indexed

All the above blogs are rated as Green by me (as per the Stop Light Rating System) :)

Everything for Bloggers

2009-07-24T04:36:00.001-07:00

If you are a blogger this is one site you must visit. It began as I started collecting links to some sites very useful for bloggers. Lately I've been using it to upload the Blogger Templates designed by me.

And, with immense pleasure, I'd like to share that some of my templates have already been featured on other template/theme related sites :)

http://everythingforbloggers.blogspot.com/

Visual Cerebration

2009-07-24T04:32:00.001-07:00

This is my online Art, Design and Photography gallery. You'll also find the templates and wallpapers designed by me here.

http://visualcerebration.blogspot.com/

The following site was created for theosophical/religious art(based on Sikhism). Though, there's not a lot of work there right now, just a few simple and elegant wallpapers, it would be updated soon, hopefully :)

http://sikhismwallpapers.blogspot.com/

Chain Mails for You

2009-07-24T04:25:00.001-07:00

A collection of some of those wonderful forwarded mails that we receive in our mailboxes. This blog helped me to stop spamming my friend's mailboxes :-)

http://chainmailsforyou.blogspot.com/

Un'kwow'ted Quotes

2009-07-24T04:15:00.001-07:00

This blog contains some wonderful one-liners/quotes picked up from the Facebook/GTalk status messages of common people:

http://unkwowted.blogspot.com/