Google translation goofup :-)

This might have been doing the rounds on the net I think...kind of churlish but i enjoyed it and if you haven't tried it do so..

01. Open www.google.co.in
02. Click ‘language tools‘ link.
03. Write “Aishwarya’s mom is very nice” in ‘Translatetext:’ textbox.
04. Select “English to Spanish” in the below combo.
05. Press Translate and wait for translation.
06. Now copy the translated text from the above text and paste it in the ‘Translate text:’ textbox.
07. Select “Spanish to English” in the below combo.
08. Press Translate and wait for translation.
09. Enjoy.

Down memory lane..

In case you haven't figured it out..I am going down the memory lane a bit. I found a CD with lots of pictures from college and immediately after college. I think the CD belongs to Mitra.(Are you listening?) It was a wild time then..not much money in the pockets, lots of assignments, lots of drinking binges in the hostel and ya no girlfriends...which used to be such a cribbing point during most of those drinking sessions :)

Once upon a time I had a Yamaha 135. In college it used to carry as many as you see on it in the picture. 5 in extreme conditions has been achieved too. Sadly the bike got stolen one night in Bangalore :(

Convocation!

And the lighting of a cigarette was also captured on that night trek to Matheran. I think it was Mitra's first experiment with an SLR and an ISO 400 film in the middle of the night.

And thusly the three in the front pissed in Matheran about 5-6 yrs ago.

Raj Kumar passes away..

Bangalore, Apr.12: The great thespian Raj Kumar of Kannada film industry passed away today. Saddened "fans" have decided to express grief by vandalising the city. Unrespectful car drivers and shopkeepers will be forced to cry when their windshields and shops are smashed and stoned. Several other ways of spreading grief will also be used with religious zeal.

Update: Since grief should be expressed not just through violence but also through TV, the local cable operators want me to watch only news channels and Kannada channels which are obviously playing only Raj Kumar content. What the fuck is wrong with these people. My prospective landlords (planning to shift tomorrow to a new place) have their father admitted in a hospital. They were stuck in the hospital yesterday since there was no public transport available. I was planning to sign my lease agreement today..now I can't because its not safe to go out. I was planning to shift tomorrow..it will most probably be postponed to the day after. All the reactions are so misplaced and I would believe it is with the backing of some local Shiv-Sena like political groups to make a point about their "Kannada" pride. Or it is just some anti-social elements wanting to enjoy a day vandalising public and private property and bullying people. Fuck them all. And fuck the local police.

If you want to..

show off your skills, do it like this. The video takes some time to load up. But it is worth the wait. Thanks to Darpan for the link.

Ardh-Satya

Ardh-Satya. The quatrains are nice. Picked up from VK Shashikumar's blog on CNN-IBN.