<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256</id><updated>2012-01-20T14:03:25.610+05:30</updated><category term='Biking'/><category term='HP'/><category term='JLT'/><category term='Monsoon'/><category term='TV'/><category term='Brainwaves'/><category term='Rain'/><category term='Travel'/><category term='Ladakh'/><category term='Music'/><category term='Himalaya'/><category term='Work'/><category term='Roadshakers'/><category term='Forts'/><category term='Movies'/><category term='Sports'/><category term='Happenings'/><category term='HP Ride'/><category term='Trek'/><category term='Politics'/><title type='text'>A Donkey's Tales</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>88</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7351894293686234508</id><published>2009-10-01T18:23:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-01T18:45:30.176+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - Day 1 or so i thought</title><summary type='text'>29/09/09***Chaos theory or Murphy's laws, I definitely must become an example to quote. The bike doesn't get delivered to Shashi's door step as promised. But thats cause he isnt there.Everyone was in Delhi by late last night.***Astad, Manish and I rush (if that makes sense given Delhi's traffic) to Okhla Industrial Area to get the bike. So there is after all the Okhla Phase 1 after 3,2!!  The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7351894293686234508/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7351894293686234508&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7351894293686234508'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7351894293686234508'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/10/hp-ride-day-1-or-so.html' title='HP Ride - Day 1 or so i thought'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4396868848383800137</id><published>2009-10-01T18:14:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-01T18:23:22.322+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - Day 0</title><summary type='text'>I was off to Delhi by a Kingfisher Red at 6.40pm on 28th. A night before, the packing lasted far too long than i expected. And the saddle bags refused to accomodate the clothes, spares, sandals &amp; riding gear. Can't wear the gear in the flight can i? So guess what? The saddle bags, riding gear and the knick knacks (i never actually brought them along on the ride now!) were all dumped into the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4396868848383800137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4396868848383800137&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4396868848383800137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4396868848383800137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/10/hp-ride-day-0.html' title='HP Ride - Day 0'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-43295983858511161</id><published>2009-09-27T17:51:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-27T18:05:48.609+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride -- All set.</title><summary type='text'>The bike is already in Delhi, tho at the godown and not sure why not at Shashi's place. Murphy's law at work. Reaches Delhi in 3 days and then rusting in the godown for 3 after.***The stuff is all over the bed in the study lying besides the saddlebags. Spares, clothes, gear, camera and works. Damn can't find the tank bags when i desparately need them. The entire house is a mess for everything </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/43295983858511161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=43295983858511161&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/43295983858511161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/43295983858511161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-all-set.html' title='HP Ride -- All set.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5720631370596766283</id><published>2009-09-22T16:58:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-22T17:01:35.588+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride -- Almost time now.</title><summary type='text'>The bike is finally off on a truck for Delhi. The camera has a new KATA backpack. I'm now dusting my jacket, filling my saddle bags, worrying about the weather and getting swayed by suggestions on whether i should go Chamba first or Kaza first. Basically the clocks ticking. Just not ticking fast enough!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5720631370596766283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5720631370596766283&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5720631370596766283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5720631370596766283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-almost-time-now.html' title='HP Ride -- Almost time now.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-428606005115896318</id><published>2009-09-16T12:36:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-16T13:45:28.100+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monsoon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Moto-Cam?</title><summary type='text'>A product from http://www.pointofviewcameras.com/***Gaurav Jani has inspired me to risk a 30k handy cam on my trip to HP this year. I want to try and make a video travellogue on this trip. First things first though. Which means i'm going to try and spend some time in front of the camera to get comfortable.***Fabricating the mount is going to be a nice little challenge. There won't be roads for at</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/428606005115896318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=428606005115896318&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/428606005115896318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/428606005115896318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/moto-cam.html' title='Moto-Cam?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SrCTAfPzc1I/AAAAAAAAGlU/zM3oHAceZQY/s72-c/Motovideo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6714603464217343601</id><published>2009-09-16T11:53:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-16T12:19:24.530+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - The bike is now prepped.</title><summary type='text'>Its hard to focus on work when all you want to do is get away so bad. The last update i posted was on 11th but the prep was always on in the background. I had made sure that the bike was given in good hands to be readied for the ride while i chipped away at "mountains" of work in the office. And guess what? The bike is done and runs like new! Not sure it ran this well the day i picked it up, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6714603464217343601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6714603464217343601&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6714603464217343601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6714603464217343601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-bike-is-now-prepped.html' title='HP Ride - The bike is now prepped.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SrCJFvGLwPI/AAAAAAAAGlM/uR0dvkoByCo/s72-c/Bike+Service+Costs.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7286111482710273344</id><published>2009-09-11T16:57:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-11T17:01:00.299+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - The route.</title><summary type='text'>Ok! So here is how long the primary route should be from Delhi. So we are atleast traveling 1890kms+/- 200kms. Needs to be fine tuned since there need to be a number of detours around these places to go visit monastries, gompas, valleys, lakes and what not. Nice!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7286111482710273344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7286111482710273344&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7286111482710273344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7286111482710273344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-route.html' title='HP Ride - The route.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Sqo0vek_D_I/AAAAAAAAGlE/vdi375VuNqg/s72-c/Route+Chart.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2992537065936892974</id><published>2009-09-10T11:47:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-10T12:03:32.624+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - Weather this week</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090908/himachal.htm#11' title='HP Ride - Weather this week'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2992537065936892974/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2992537065936892974&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2992537065936892974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2992537065936892974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-weather-this-week.html' title='HP Ride - Weather this week'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SqicTtNFZUI/AAAAAAAAGk8/rIofe3UPtAY/s72-c/HP+Weather+-+09-09-09.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-9213866462765117193</id><published>2009-09-09T14:27:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-09-09T14:45:11.696+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HP Ride'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>HP Ride - A (snowy?) ride around himachal.</title><summary type='text'>So i think its going to work out after all. 2 wheeling on/around the red-dotted line.***It takes months to convince junta at home to let me get away for a week or so in the mountains. It takes a lot of time to find buddies interested in riding along. Then it takes a while for them to work out how long can they be away from the worldly responsibilities. It really is a test of patience cause all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/9213866462765117193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=9213866462765117193&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9213866462765117193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9213866462765117193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/09/hp-ride-snowy-ride-around-himachal.html' title='HP Ride - A (snowy?) ride around himachal.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SqduoVW1kmI/AAAAAAAAGks/b_DkZ1Wmk_k/s72-c/Himachal+Road+Map.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2130498818939409897</id><published>2009-07-23T12:57:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-07-23T13:11:05.147+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Himalaya'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>This year from the "things-to-do-before-i-die" list.</title><summary type='text'>This is one of the things i want to experience from my "things-to-do-before-i-die" list. This list is in my head since its just too long to be written down on paper!. This year is as good as any then.***So here is what I plan to do this year. Either Trek or Ride to Pangi Valley in Himachal. Here is whats there to be said about Pangi Valley, courtesy a trekking company called "Connect With </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2130498818939409897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2130498818939409897&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2130498818939409897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2130498818939409897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/07/this-year-from-things-to-do-before-i.html' title='This year from the &quot;things-to-do-before-i-die&quot; list.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SmgTQUo85HI/AAAAAAAAGkk/f1MTXvyJkTc/s72-c/Pangi+Valley.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5532440061005292423</id><published>2009-07-22T14:06:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-07-23T14:11:28.873+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>पेरू चा पापा</title><summary type='text'>I walked in at work today in a huff without carrying my keys, wallet or watch! A friend of mine asked me to memorize "पेरू चा पापा" &amp; say it once everyday before leaving for work. He promised that I'll then never ever have to face the same situation. I think it will work!***Here is why --पेरू चा पापा = पेन रुमाल चाबी पाकिट पासOf course its origins are in Bombay but I'm sure i could use it. :-)***</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5532440061005292423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5532440061005292423&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5532440061005292423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5532440061005292423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post.html' title='पेरू चा पापा'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7892120296280474143</id><published>2009-07-15T11:43:00.018+05:30</published><updated>2009-07-22T14:06:26.146+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monsoon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rain'/><title type='text'>Opening Soon! -- Pune's Rain Museum</title><summary type='text'>With the monsoon fast becoming an extinct season, at least from Pune, I see a potential in opening a "Rain Museum" at Lonavala. Lonavala is a small town perched on hills about 50kms from Pune towards Mumbai. It is the location I choose cause when the monsoon becomes extinct in Pune, i hope this place will continue to experience at least a drizzle. I know my idea is waaaay ahead of its time but if</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7892120296280474143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7892120296280474143&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7892120296280474143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7892120296280474143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/07/opening-soon-punes-rain-museum.html' title='Opening Soon! -- Pune&apos;s Rain Museum'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Sma4Id8jcuI/AAAAAAAAGis/qPvVy3gQUOw/s72-c/rain2.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-325953193666315307</id><published>2009-06-26T12:44:00.011+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-26T13:09:56.243+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Michael Jackson - No more comebacks...</title><summary type='text'>No more come backs for MJ! I still remember making endless trips to the local music store to lay my hands on to the "Pepsi Smash Hits" audio cassette cause it had songs from MJ's new album Dangerous.*** The Scream goes quiet for ever!RIP MJ! (28 Aug'58-25 June'09)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/325953193666315307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=325953193666315307&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/325953193666315307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/325953193666315307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/06/micheal-jackson-no-more-comebacks.html' title='Michael Jackson - No more comebacks...'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SkR3-8NlSzI/AAAAAAAAGiM/a0uTbR6Rptw/s72-c/michael_jackson.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3377766156741634791</id><published>2009-06-23T14:59:00.009+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-23T16:06:10.987+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Whats in a name? -- Power, Glamour, Money &amp; a place in the International Ranking.</title><summary type='text'>"Whats in a name?" Asked Shakespeare. I know of two recent examples, pretty well known, where the name seems to be making a lot of difference! ***Here we have Obama trying to save the world from evil and his own country from economic ice age. Well he hasn't been too successful with either but is still looked upon as a saviour of the new world order by many. Gets a lot of TV time, print space and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3377766156741634791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3377766156741634791&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3377766156741634791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3377766156741634791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-in-name-power-glamour-money-place.html' title='Whats in a name? -- Power, Glamour, Money &amp; a place in the International Ranking.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SkCkg2nJ2TI/AAAAAAAAGgo/mWHhOsFwiSo/s72-c/obama%2Bosama.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3934311700167632872</id><published>2009-06-18T14:01:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-23T16:02:31.495+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Tarkarli 2009 -- A ride in "brief"!</title><summary type='text'>Nothing ever works out as planned when it comes to riding in groups. Never does everyone turn up as planned, people drop off at the last moment, people start the ride in smaller groups at different time of the day instead of riding together. Less said the better. But none the less, every ride has something worth remembering it for. ***This one was a cracker cause we covered 968kms within 36hrs </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3934311700167632872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3934311700167632872&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3934311700167632872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3934311700167632872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/06/tarkarli-2009-ride-in-brief.html' title='Tarkarli 2009 -- A ride in &quot;brief&quot;!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SkCvJ72A6nI/AAAAAAAAGhQ/foakH5h1Mkk/s72-c/3632609404_18bfb0269a_o.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7799297797290719957</id><published>2009-06-12T15:03:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-06-12T15:12:47.422+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Biking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Tarkarli - 2009 ;-)</title><summary type='text'>Time to do what I love the best. First ride of the season to Tarkarli. Here are two possible route maps. The maps are off Google so the Eicher Road Atlas just might come handy!Route 1 - 390kms------------------Quicker route with maximum time spent on NH4.***Route 2 - 447kms------------------Longer route but more time spent on NH17. Riskier in the rains but more rewarding.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7799297797290719957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7799297797290719957&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7799297797290719957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7799297797290719957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/06/tarkarli-2009.html' title='Tarkarli - 2009 ;-)'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SjIiMRuj3hI/AAAAAAAAGf0/Z_0G_Qnxzuc/s72-c/Pune-Tarkarli+390kms+route.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1596297193477653711</id><published>2009-05-27T14:04:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-27T15:01:05.259+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Work'/><title type='text'>One of a kind -- An HR issue at work?</title><summary type='text'>Companies that harp about diversity have forgotten that diversity is much more than the male-female ratio. An extremely irritating trend is visible these days. At least in the IT world. Here is why HR needs to manage the allocation of people from similar linguistic (and cultural) backgrounds across teams.I've nothing against any language, religion, state or culture. But I've seen numerous </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1596297193477653711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1596297193477653711&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1596297193477653711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1596297193477653711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/05/one-of-kind-hr-issue-at-work.html' title='One of a kind -- An HR issue at work?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8771814743883245027</id><published>2009-05-20T12:06:00.007+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-20T12:54:39.976+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TV'/><title type='text'>Elections -- Of loud anchors &amp; Amar's changing political brotherhood.</title><summary type='text'>Like most of you, I did spend a fair amount of time on 15th May watching election analysis/results on TV. I spent my time switching between CNN-IBN &amp; News-X. Not long ago, i wasn't switching so much since i would simply stick to CNN-IBN. But the CNN anchors seem to have caught the strange "Barkha Virus". Every Anchor who has become a popular face has turned up his volume and at least doubled the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8771814743883245027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8771814743883245027&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8771814743883245027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8771814743883245027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/05/elections-of-loud-anchors-amars.html' title='Elections -- Of loud anchors &amp; Amar&apos;s changing political brotherhood.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4980936303719298343</id><published>2009-05-13T11:52:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2009-05-14T10:47:27.969+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>A good "waste product".</title><summary type='text'>School is a terrifying place when you are taking classes. The homework, unit tests &amp; prayer time definitely top the list of everyday irritants. Often you would have other nightmares like having to read the news or "thought of the day" on the dais or the Wednesday PT in the school ground under scorching sun (and fake that blackout). ***One day when you would hate the teachers most is when they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4980936303719298343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4980936303719298343&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4980936303719298343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4980936303719298343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-waste-product.html' title='A good &quot;waste product&quot;.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SgqEI7vY4PI/AAAAAAAAGfY/FoL6c5YHhyw/s72-c/untitled.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-683856199430453417</id><published>2009-04-27T15:53:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-27T15:56:31.913+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>A picture blog?</title><summary type='text'>After spending a cool sum on my new camera and looking at all the pictures I've clicked over the years, a picture blog seems a good to have. I'm looking for a name and maybe you've something in mind. So leave me a comment and win a cool thank you from me! :-)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/683856199430453417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=683856199430453417&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/683856199430453417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/683856199430453417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/04/picture-blog.html' title='A picture blog?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8609505573273918588</id><published>2009-04-21T18:27:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-21T19:03:25.977+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>The top job during recession...</title><summary type='text'>If you recently had to take a paycut or have been unfortunate to lose your job, I know how hard you must be looking to find another job, similar in nature &amp; pay. But after watching the T.V. News channels being aired in US for well over two months, I think an easier, more glamourous and much more lucarative job is right in front of you. I mean really right in front of you! Its recession proof &amp; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8609505573273918588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8609505573273918588&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8609505573273918588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8609505573273918588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-job-during-recession.html' title='The top job during recession...'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se3HI9Eko-I/AAAAAAAAGb0/7iNZlFAgeC0/s72-c/37b8c4fd-625f-42c9-a7be-d3380acc606e.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3266877062734448996</id><published>2009-04-21T12:19:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-21T16:15:15.656+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Tata Nano -- Just what we needed to increase road safety!</title><summary type='text'>Out there, there are a zillion reasons being thought of to condemn the Tata Nano for all the troubles it is going to cause on the roads even before it hits the roads. I paid a visit to Westside a couple of weeks ago to dekko the car. I must admit that its actually a "Car" and not a 4 wheeled rickshaw. Now that the first looks set my mood settings to "feels nice", I started wondering if there were</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3266877062734448996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3266877062734448996&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3266877062734448996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3266877062734448996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/04/tata-nano-just-what-we-needed-to.html' title='Tata Nano -- Just what we needed to increase road safety!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2jpK0q7iI/AAAAAAAAGbE/xQxqT44UZ1o/s72-c/tata-nano-india-17.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1258707134865497796</id><published>2009-04-21T12:02:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-04-21T16:20:28.452+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>GreenIT -- The new cost cutting mantra!</title><summary type='text'>I attended a full day training session last Friday. I'm used to walking into trainings with no worldly possessions since notepads, pens, papers etc is all provided for. Even drinking water in old bisleri bottles! To my surprise, this time there was nothing. Not even the pseudo-bisleri! When I met up with the training co-ordinator on Monday &amp; complained about our miseries, she said it was all for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1258707134865497796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1258707134865497796&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1258707134865497796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1258707134865497796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2009/04/greenit-new-cost-cutting-mantra.html' title='GreenIT -- The new cost cutting mantra!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2k58CWReI/AAAAAAAAGbM/Bj6liRiZ1NI/s72-c/Green+IT.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3480999677598720489</id><published>2008-11-26T15:34:00.007+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-26T15:58:40.826+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brainwaves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Work'/><title type='text'>For Work-Life Balance, Happiness &amp; More - Stay 1 Step Ahead of Your Job..</title><summary type='text'> Yes, I said 1 step ahead "of" the job. I actually meant to say that it makes perfect sense to be 1 step ahead of what you have to do today. Imagine that you are qualified to do the job of a PM. You have the potential, but you actually choose to remain a Team Lead for a little longer. You are ahead of your job so hopefully there are chances that 80% of the time, you finish your work in 8hrs and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3480999677598720489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3480999677598720489&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3480999677598720489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3480999677598720489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/11/for-work-life-balance-happiness-more.html' title='For Work-Life Balance, Happiness &amp; More - Stay 1 Step Ahead of Your Job..'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SS0jRHFnkSI/AAAAAAAAFq8/ZrttgzHc2mE/s72-c/Office_Stress_399x300.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2853652851511981645</id><published>2008-11-14T12:19:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-14T12:57:16.325+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><title type='text'>Bollywood : Can we pluheeez keep it away from too much realism?</title><summary type='text'> Watched Madhur Bhandarkar's latest offering, Fashion, last week. It isn't really hard hitting as Page 3 was but i must admit that it was pretty engaging. There weren't too many moments when i grumbled the words "Move on!". The cast is all there doing typical things. So as a movie, ignoring Madhur's history/claim of making movies close to reality, I would rate it 3/5. I do not need to deep dive </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2853652851511981645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2853652851511981645&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2853652851511981645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2853652851511981645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/11/bollywood-can-we-pluheeez-keep-it-away.html' title='Bollywood : Can we pluheeez keep it away from too much realism?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SR0mVDXK1PI/AAAAAAAAFbo/BvJoKm5WIyY/s72-c/13-10-fashion-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7056651397663283745</id><published>2008-11-06T14:30:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-06T18:00:27.099+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><title type='text'>Breaking News : Obama trounces Pt.Bhimsen Joshi</title><summary type='text'> India's highest civilian award bestowed on a maestro, who has spent his entire life nurturing the soon to be lost treasure of Hindustani Classical music, on the same day as arguably the worlds most influential (if not powerful) nation went on to elect a new President.***And had you turned on any channel, i bet my savings (cause i don't have any now) that you will see a complete run down on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7056651397663283745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7056651397663283745&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7056651397663283745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7056651397663283745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/11/breaking-news-obama-trounces-ptbhimsen.html' title='Breaking News : Obama trounces Pt.Bhimsen Joshi'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SRK7F4N-4jI/AAAAAAAAEds/jz5Ngshi318/s72-c/Bhimsen+Joshi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3595343022106365195</id><published>2008-11-03T11:28:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-11-03T12:00:43.609+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Formula 1 - Its not over till its over!</title><summary type='text'>This is the new Formula 1 World Champion! And the youngest ever! And he made it here only by the skin of his teeth. ***It was as if someone had hit the rewind button of life to take things back exactly an year ago. The same track in Brazil, the same difference in drivers standings, a similar story of thrilling wins traded by two greats of F1 in the season so far.  One, a veteran driving the red </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3595343022106365195/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3595343022106365195&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3595343022106365195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3595343022106365195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/11/formula-1-its-not-over-till-its-over.html' title='Formula 1 - Its not over till its over!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SQ6TilFVN4I/AAAAAAAAEdI/HTZsp3cbw1w/s72-c/lewis-hamilton1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1897330445397804105</id><published>2008-10-22T11:40:00.007+05:30</published><updated>2008-10-22T17:04:11.298+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Up against Maharashtra &amp;  Maharashtrian's?</title><summary type='text'>Its always comes a full circle. Time to say thank you to Raj Thackrey for making lives of scores of Maharashtrian's, making a living outside Maharashtra, so unsafe. The rampage of the goons of MNS is sponteneous outburst of the long neglected Marathi youth and its actually only irritating. They break public property and beat up the innocent. I dread to imagine the retaliation Maharashtrian's in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1897330445397804105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1897330445397804105&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1897330445397804105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1897330445397804105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/10/up-against-maharashtra-maharashtrians.html' title='Up against Maharashtra &amp;  Maharashtrian&apos;s?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1320427343684642316</id><published>2008-10-20T14:04:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2008-10-20T14:11:03.897+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brainwaves'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Work'/><title type='text'>Promotion on Probation?</title><summary type='text'>Just another thought after meeting someone at work who does not deserve to be at the level he currently is. Good for him cause he was actually great at doing what he did before. A basis for his move  up. Bad for people like me who work with him and for the company itself cause he isn't fit for the current role at all.***Wonder why there isn't a probation period post promotions to validate if the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1320427343684642316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1320427343684642316&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1320427343684642316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1320427343684642316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/10/promotion-on-probation.html' title='Promotion on Probation?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1681826122066609003</id><published>2008-09-17T11:24:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-22T12:46:15.230+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><title type='text'>And what do you have to say for this?</title><summary type='text'>A freak moment in life when i decided for this look after sporting the regular harvest on my head all my life. This was taken last week and the specs are strictly for visual effects. I've perfect eyesight and that got proved again when i made it back home safely from Khandala thru all that fog and mist. And of course the credit should be shared with the barber (whose name i do not know) and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1681826122066609003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1681826122066609003&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1681826122066609003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1681826122066609003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-what-do-you-have-to-say-for-this.html' title='And what do you have to say for this?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SNdGMyKVEsI/AAAAAAAAEcc/g6uYK9tbuD4/s72-c/P9140027-crop.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3732805474357860020</id><published>2008-09-16T17:47:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T18:01:00.312+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><title type='text'>Subprime Crude</title><summary type='text'>I just read this -- http://revolutionradio.org/2008/06/23/happy-birthday-subprime-crisis-oil-price-up-96/ . It is nicely written and makes sense. The final para says -"When you take a step back, it’s hard not to see what’s going on. The worse the credit crisis gets, the higher the oil price goes. The more the Fed creates new liquidity to try and contain the damage in the credit markets, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3732805474357860020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3732805474357860020&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3732805474357860020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3732805474357860020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/09/subprime-crude.html' title='Subprime Crude'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-9067981076362484557</id><published>2008-09-15T19:25:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:34:03.795+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Ganapati, Politics &amp; Terror.</title><summary type='text'>No..i'm not penning anything brilliant to tie these up. Just that these were the 3 things i had in my mind.***I see all of Pune suddenly getting damn too religious during these months. The number of pandals are growing exponentially every year. Music is more and more loud. More and more filmy with no place for bhajans or arati's. The pandals are bigger and grander (consuming more space on the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/9067981076362484557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=9067981076362484557&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9067981076362484557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9067981076362484557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/09/ganapati-politics-terror.html' title='Ganapati, Politics &amp; Terror.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7716656383254181535</id><published>2008-09-11T11:30:00.008+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:30:57.534+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><title type='text'>And Jaya (Bacchan) turns 60!</title><summary type='text'>If the proverb "Sathiya Jana" has truly anything to do with people losing it at 60 then Jaya Bacchan has turned 60 last week &amp; lost her mind. Just when the Raj &amp; MNS anti-North Indian tirade was sounding tired, Jaya had to poke the bee-hive once more with her remarks. What was she thinking when she laughed &amp; said “We are from Uttar Pradesh and we will speak in Hindi—Maharashtrians will forgive us</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7716656383254181535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7716656383254181535&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7716656383254181535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7716656383254181535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/09/and-jaya-bacchan-turns-60.html' title='And Jaya (Bacchan) turns 60!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2588940366696856010</id><published>2008-08-26T12:34:00.007+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-26T12:44:55.247+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Question of Love - Ramya's Response.</title><summary type='text'>ask not who you love or who with you, is in lovethink not about the games played by the one abovethe best of both worlds I need, I avowbut that, my friend, my two women shall not allow..***For the short verse i posted y'day, my friend Ramya came up with this brilliant, realistic and hence a response loaded with sarcasm. Tho a bit skewed cause i never said the love was a man's love for a woman (or</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2588940366696856010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2588940366696856010&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2588940366696856010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2588940366696856010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/08/question-of-love-ramyas-reply.html' title='Question of Love - Ramya&apos;s Response.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3281485970871305162</id><published>2008-08-25T11:51:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-25T17:38:33.755+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Either way, a question of love....</title><summary type='text'>asks, that familiar voiceall these days, buried deep insideto take sidesshould you choose the one who loves you,or be with the one you love?a question of love, i sayeither way...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3281485970871305162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3281485970871305162&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3281485970871305162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3281485970871305162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/08/either-way-question-of-love.html' title='Either way, a question of love....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1466004451935032908</id><published>2008-08-12T11:29:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2008-08-12T11:54:01.815+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>And I Managed to Drive to Work...</title><summary type='text'>Need I say more? I've driven around 15000 miles in 2yrs I spent in US. Its taken me 4yrs and zillion attempts to do 150kms since I'm back. Y'day, it was all flooded after incessant rains from last 4 days so I decided to skip the bike, which was the easy part. And drive to work, which was really difficult and it took me 3hrs to make up my mind.***Lots has been said about the desi traffic and road </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1466004451935032908/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1466004451935032908&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1466004451935032908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1466004451935032908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/08/and-i-managed-to-drive-to-work.html' title='And I Managed to Drive to Work...'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8907759418332346745</id><published>2008-07-25T12:32:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2008-07-25T16:06:51.694+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brainwaves'/><title type='text'>Part 1 : Why Indian IT Companies fail to move up the value chain.</title><summary type='text'>It was one of those intense discussions during the post lunch walk. We recently received emails on internal job openings for the position of Architects at a client site overseas and the discussion was about how not one person we know fits the bill! As expected, it flowed well over the boundaries of this one topic deeper into how not a single Indian IT major has managed to build any significant </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8907759418332346745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8907759418332346745&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8907759418332346745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8907759418332346745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/07/part-1-why-indian-it-companies-fail-to.html' title='Part 1 : Why Indian IT Companies fail to move up the value chain.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1740151678669508504</id><published>2008-07-23T13:33:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-07-23T13:40:51.561+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Poem : A Psychological Tip</title><summary type='text'>Something that came to me as a forward. It is quite funny.***A Psychological TipWhenever you're called on to make up your mind,and you're hampered by not having any,the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,is simply by spinning a penny.No - not so that chance shall decide the affairwhile you're passively standing there moping;but the moment the penny is up in the air,you suddenly know what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1740151678669508504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1740151678669508504&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1740151678669508504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1740151678669508504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/07/poem-psychological-tip.html' title='Poem : A Psychological Tip'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6531082577232928018</id><published>2008-07-21T15:08:00.009+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:31:55.540+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><title type='text'>Rock On!! -  New Age Hindi Rock.</title><summary type='text'>I'm usually not very impulsive reserving my opinions until i've tried things enough. But then i'm also someone who makes up my mind on whether i want to try something again, the very first time! Been listening to the sound tracks of "Rock On!!" since this morning. And i don't seem to get enough of them. The promo's have already built up fair level of expectations for the movie. That the movie </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6531082577232928018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6531082577232928018&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6531082577232928018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6531082577232928018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/07/rock-on-new-age-hindi-music.html' title='Rock On!! -  New Age Hindi Rock.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SIRmqhxcWeI/AAAAAAAAEaU/w83zY2zOaOo/s72-c/rockon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-9033257859399983343</id><published>2008-07-18T16:31:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:32:51.270+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happenings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Left - Misplaced Ideologies</title><summary type='text'>Politics is a serious business. Politics is also the "second" most preferred news item. (Crime has to be the #1!). But these days, with the "Left" getting serious (acting funny by me), it is all over the news. Though avid viewers of "India TV" &amp; "Aaj Tak" still won't have a clue if we have a Government in place at all. Viewers of "Headlines Today" though, are aware now that there are at least 3 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/9033257859399983343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=9033257859399983343&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9033257859399983343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9033257859399983343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/07/left-misplaced-ideologies.html' title='Left - Misplaced Ideologies'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8056298481760417903</id><published>2008-07-18T15:02:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2008-07-18T16:27:31.474+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Maar Gai Mehengai ....</title><summary type='text'>Cut to 2010 when all the street corner vegetable Vendors have shut shops. No takers from them since the insignificant aloo is Rs.100/kg, the pyaz is Rs.150/kg. Tomatoes are considered fruits again. They are Rs.200/kg. Apples are for the Ambani kids only.  Rs.1500/Kg. Mangoes are sold in exclusive showrooms and appear under the list of benefits in ads given by the dealers of BMW &amp; Porche. Rs.8500/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8056298481760417903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8056298481760417903&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8056298481760417903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8056298481760417903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/07/maar-gai-mehengai.html' title='Maar Gai Mehengai ....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1561751813784467595</id><published>2008-06-19T12:20:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-06-19T12:34:23.567+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brainwaves'/><title type='text'>Brainwaves....</title><summary type='text'>1. Why is the CEO's job more demanding than a Programmer's? Try listing the R&amp;R of a CEO and you will know.2. Why is Management without Measurement, a vague and futile exercise?Some topics that lead to some very interesting discussions over coffee (at work). I'm sure there is tons and tons of material available on Google. But its a very different feeling when you lead yourself to some "real" </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1561751813784467595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1561751813784467595&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1561751813784467595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1561751813784467595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/06/brainwaves.html' title='Brainwaves....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7005065898044776704</id><published>2008-06-10T11:23:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-06-10T16:10:17.426+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>And I take the plunge today...</title><summary type='text'>A few weeks ago, I'd left a comment on Radha's blog (http://petty-change.blogspot.com/) on things to do before turning 30. Learning to swim was on it. The Gym package I've enrolled for, includes swimming. I could have saved Rs.5000/- opting for a "Gym Only" pacakge but I've always wanted to learn to swim. But gymming has such a macho feel to it that I never bothered about the pool. I'm going to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7005065898044776704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7005065898044776704&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7005065898044776704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7005065898044776704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-take-plunge-today-literally.html' title='And I take the plunge today...'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2621822501946873949</id><published>2008-06-09T13:49:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-06-09T14:22:42.131+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Does an expensive MBA from top B-School make you a better philanthropist?</title><summary type='text'>A friend of mine has recently joined the ISB, Hyderabad, spending a good 18lacs as tution &amp; hostel fees (living costs extra!). While chatting to him about the course and of course the pay package he can expect, he mentioned that a lot of students are turning away plum international postings. I asked the reason for this and there were a few, all cliche - 1. India Rising2. To be an entrepreneur3. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2621822501946873949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2621822501946873949&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2621822501946873949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2621822501946873949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/06/do-expensive-mba-from-top-b-schools.html' title='Does an expensive MBA from top B-School make you a better philanthropist?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1364993365045513295</id><published>2008-06-03T17:36:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-06-04T20:15:39.694+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Time again for some "Monsoon Magic"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title><summary type='text'>3rd June'08Yey!!!! It rained. The first rains of the "real" monsoons!!!! Time to fix the bike.....******************4th June'08This is serious!! Its rained today and really really feels like monsoon. The mud is drenched and not just wet. The roads are flooded and not just wet. Umbrella's are out!!! Ah! How I luv the rains!!!! </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1364993365045513295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1364993365045513295&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1364993365045513295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1364993365045513295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/06/monsoons-here.html' title='Time again for some &quot;Monsoon Magic&quot;!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp3.blogger.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/SEaqB3D0C1I/AAAAAAAAEY0/izfP29mk-sk/s72-c/IMAGE_092.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4570246049996507426</id><published>2008-05-29T00:03:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-05-29T00:11:37.312+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Icecream - Still the #1 stress buster?</title><summary type='text'>Its been a long long day. And a day that has left me tired of hearing my own voice by the time it ended just an hour ago. Lots of meetings and only a 15min lunch break. Serious headache &amp; hyperactive mind meant i came home irritated and all set to snap. I must have ridden back home in sleep. Can't remember what route i took and how long it took me to reach home from work. Sleep walked on the bike</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4570246049996507426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4570246049996507426&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4570246049996507426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4570246049996507426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/05/icecream-still-1-stress-buster.html' title='Icecream - Still the #1 stress buster?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-3400580455609116986</id><published>2008-05-22T12:35:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2008-05-23T13:56:47.118+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Escape.....</title><summary type='text'>Feel like escaping from the office and riding away....wish it rains! ******And it did rain! Wish I had asked for rains, a months leave and a BMW R1200GS! </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/3400580455609116986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=3400580455609116986&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3400580455609116986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/3400580455609116986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/05/escape.html' title='Escape.....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2049233526_358678b16e_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2220828962292275393</id><published>2008-05-19T16:25:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:34:21.957+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Landon Pigg - Love in a coffee shop</title><summary type='text'>A few independent artists (read unsigned by any record labels) are releasing their songs on the net on online stores like iTunes and generating quite a fan following. Landon Pigg is one of them. Will need to do some work to insert his song but here are the lyrics for now.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think that possibly, maybe </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2220828962292275393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2220828962292275393&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2220828962292275393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2220828962292275393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/05/landon-pigg-love-in-coffee-shop.html' title='Landon Pigg - Love in a coffee shop'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4696835721909304535</id><published>2008-05-07T11:39:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2008-05-10T13:32:08.259+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>The real Temples of Social Equality - The last few standing</title><summary type='text'>Do not, i repeat, DO NOT get scared by the title of the post. I firmly believe in social forces, or for that matter, economic, political, religious and any &amp; all kind of forces acting on our lives to figure themselves out. We should not be messing with them. Nyways.***I was simply finding pretexts to delay reaching office. Decided to skip shaving this morning and instead head to the local barber </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4696835721909304535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4696835721909304535&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4696835721909304535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4696835721909304535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/05/real-temples-of-social-equality-last.html' title='The real Temples of Social Equality - The last few standing'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7843380640827041865</id><published>2008-02-19T13:54:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:33:51.945+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><title type='text'>Mithya - The truth is a big lie after all.....</title><summary type='text'>Now I don't mean to turn a film "critic" cause I want to raise my hands and clap for Rajat Kapoor &amp; Ranvir Shorey to have blessed us with a brilliant lie. Errr..A Brilliant Bollywood movie. Me saying it is Bollywood fare is almost a lie cause the script is brilliant and Ranvir Shorey goes on to beat the inherent strength of the script by some extremely convincing play. Completely unlike Bollywood</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7843380640827041865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7843380640827041865&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7843380640827041865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7843380640827041865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/02/mithya-truth-is-all-big-lie-after-all.html' title='Mithya - The truth is a big lie after all.....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6761618392426365621</id><published>2008-01-14T13:53:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2008-09-16T15:33:51.946+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movies'/><title type='text'>Halla Bol !! - How I miss Sunny..</title><summary type='text'>Watched Raj Kumar Santoshi's (RKS) new venture "Halla Bol" last weekend. Reminds me of RDB (Rang De Basanti for the challenged) and a lot of actual incidents famously brought into limelight by the Indian Media. I don't intend to write a movie review since there will be a lot many out there by now. What I wanted to say though was that "I MISSED SUNNY DEOL!!". ***The movie is good but no RDB. Then </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6761618392426365621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6761618392426365621&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6761618392426365621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6761618392426365621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2008/01/halla-bol-how-i-miss-sunny.html' title='Halla Bol !! - How I miss Sunny..'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-9070442166212656389</id><published>2007-11-16T15:41:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-11-16T17:40:41.431+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day 5 -- 06/09/07 -- Leh</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 06/09/07Starting Point : LehDestination : zzzzzzzzzzzStart Time : Afternoon after a nice long sleep.Distance Covered : NoneItinerary: LehFuel : Lots available but little needed. Leh has a Petrol Pump.Connectivity : Only Post Paid connections by Airtel &amp; BSNLRoad Conditions : Puts most of the so-called-cities to shame!Food &amp; Shelter (And hot water!) : Leh has accommodation to suit all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/9070442166212656389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=9070442166212656389&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9070442166212656389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/9070442166212656389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/11/tgt-day-5-060907-leh.html' title='TGT : Day 5 -- 06/09/07 -- Leh'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2913514262509958071</id><published>2007-10-23T16:20:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-30T17:39:33.288+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day 4 -- 05/09/07 -- Pang - Leh</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 05/09/07Starting Point : Camps at PangDestination : Leh, finally!Start Time : 10.00amDistance Covered : (11998.4 - 11811.8) = 186.7 kmsItinerary: Pang - More Plains - Tanglang La - Rumtse - Sasoma - Gaya - Lato - Miru - Upshi - Thiksey - Shey - LehFuel : What ever you already got in the tank and jerry cans.Connectivity : No cellular network &amp; no STD booth. There are STD booths in Upshi </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2913514262509958071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2913514262509958071&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2913514262509958071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2913514262509958071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/10/tgt-day-4-pang-leh.html' title='TGT : Day 4 -- 05/09/07 -- Pang - Leh'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8636623300180879883</id><published>2007-10-23T16:14:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-23T16:17:55.229+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><title type='text'>Roadshakers - Anniversary Ride - 20/10/2007</title><summary type='text'>Need I say more? ;-)***</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8636623300180879883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8636623300180879883&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8636623300180879883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8636623300180879883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/10/roadshakers-anniversary-ride-20102007.html' title='Roadshakers - Anniversary Ride - 20/10/2007'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4061757775475412044</id><published>2007-10-15T17:23:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-25T16:26:12.035+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day 3 -- 04/09/07 -- Darcha - Pang</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 04/09/07Starting Point : Shack at Darcha just before the bridgeDestination : Pang but only after a lot of debate whether trying to make it to Leh is one insane idea!Start Time : 8.00amDistance Covered : (11811.8 - 11650.1) = 161.7 kmsItinerary: Darcha - Patsio - Zingzingbar - Baralaccha - Bharatpur - Sarchu - Gata Loops - Naki La - Lachung La - PangFuel : What ever you already got in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4061757775475412044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4061757775475412044&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4061757775475412044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4061757775475412044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/10/tgt-day-3-darcha-pang.html' title='TGT : Day 3 -- 04/09/07 -- Darcha - Pang'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-880052900938228739</id><published>2007-10-05T12:02:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-23T16:11:56.299+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day 2 -- 03/09/07 -- Manali-Darcha -- Off To Leh!</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 03/09/07Starting Point : HPTDC Dorms in ManaliDestination : Darcha (Pang as planned but reality is usually harsher!)Start Time : 8.00amDistance Covered : (11650.1 - 11496.0) = 154.1 kmsItinerary: Manali - Rohtang Pass - Gundla - Khoksar - Tandi - Keylong - Jispa - DarchaFuel : Only petrol bunk between Manali &amp; Leh is at "Tandi". Also, pray that there is electricity and stock of fuel!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/880052900938228739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=880052900938228739&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/880052900938228739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/880052900938228739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/10/tgt-day-2-off-to-leh.html' title='TGT : Day 2 -- 03/09/07 -- Manali-Darcha -- Off To Leh!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4237329763790275355</id><published>2007-09-10T15:37:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-23T16:09:48.189+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day 1 -- 02/09/07 -- Delhi-Manali -- The Tour begins. Finally!</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 02/09/07Place : Anant's Home (Delhi)Time : 2.00amDistance Covered : (11496.0 - 10922) = 574kmsItinerary: Delhi - Panipat - Ambala Cannt (NH1) - Chandigarh - Ropad - Kiratpur - Kullu - ManaliFuel : All along the wayConnectivity : All cellphones work in roaming. STD booths all along.Food &amp; Shelter : Umpteen hotels to eat and stay. A bit scarce once you start climbing towards Manali. Carry</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4237329763790275355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4237329763790275355&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4237329763790275355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4237329763790275355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/09/tgt-day-1-tour-begins-finally.html' title='TGT : Day 1 -- 02/09/07 -- Delhi-Manali -- The Tour begins. Finally!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6190145385814708543</id><published>2007-09-01T21:20:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-23T16:09:00.787+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>TGT : Day "-1/0" -- 31/08/07 &amp; 01-09-07 - Pune-Delhi - By flight ;-)</title><summary type='text'>Day -1***Taking the 4pm bus yesterday (31/08) was probably the most exciting thing in the entire month of August. I was finally off for TGT (The Grand Tour). Made it at the most crawling pace ever in a bus cold as arctic to Parle by 10.15pm. Regular chat with Amol &amp; dinner later, was in bed by 11.30pm (earliest ever at Amol's so far!). As expected, couldn't sleep. What the heck!***Day 0***</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6190145385814708543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6190145385814708543&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6190145385814708543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6190145385814708543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/09/tgt-day-1-sometimes-plans-are-just-that.html' title='TGT : Day &quot;-1/0&quot; -- 31/08/07 &amp; 01-09-07 - Pune-Delhi - By flight ;-)'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6479021800529573951</id><published>2007-08-30T10:16:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-05T14:24:27.113+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><title type='text'>The Grand Tour : I'm off to Ladakh!</title><summary type='text'>Image Courtesy : http://www.bcmtouring.com/***Been planning, dreaming, thinking, sleeping, eating, breathing of this trip since i got the Bullet for myself. Time has come my friends. It has been a very difficult week at office cause i have been able to do nothing to suppress my excitement of the "Grand Tour". Have been reading emails in office without really understanding a word, running around </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6479021800529573951/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6479021800529573951&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6479021800529573951'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6479021800529573951'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/08/grand-tour-im-off-to-ladakh.html' title='The Grand Tour : I&apos;m off to Ladakh!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-476325945394546754</id><published>2007-08-17T10:14:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-08-17T11:00:43.121+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><title type='text'>The Roadshakers Independence Day Ride : 2007</title><summary type='text'>***Independence Day ride, I had always heard, was a big ride for the Roadshakers. Having been occupied with a lot of things in the past 2 months, I had missed meets and rides but I always had the IDay ride in my mind. So when the day dawned, 15/08/2007 for the historically challenged, it rained like it always rains in the free India! I was already out on the streets and obviously wet. So was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/476325945394546754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=476325945394546754&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/476325945394546754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/476325945394546754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/08/roadshakers-independence-day-ride-2007.html' title='The Roadshakers Independence Day Ride : 2007'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8660420739867898620</id><published>2007-07-23T16:50:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-26T13:53:44.293+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Forts'/><title type='text'>Rajgadh - The mother of all treks so far!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8660420739867898620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8660420739867898620&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8660420739867898620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8660420739867898620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/07/rajgadh-mother-of-all-treks-so-far.html' title='Rajgadh - The mother of all treks so far!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1559019006514339827</id><published>2007-07-16T11:38:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-23T16:50:08.692+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trek'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Forts'/><title type='text'>Trek up the Iron Fort - Lohagad</title><summary type='text'>***Note : Again scribbled by Dharam in record time (who now has a lot of free time at work!). So all the "I"'s refer to "him" and i'm just Nilesh. ;-)***I was intending to make the most of this year’s monsoons and visit as many place around Pune as possible. Last Saturday was one weekend which I got free and decided that I should go out. Asked Nilesh if he was interested. He seemed to have some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1559019006514339827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1559019006514339827&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1559019006514339827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1559019006514339827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/07/trek-up-iron-fort-lohagad.html' title='Trek up the Iron Fort - Lohagad'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5470522045735165498</id><published>2007-07-06T15:33:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-17T12:03:03.330+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The elusive "Road by the Sea" -- Murud Drive</title><summary type='text'>***Writeup courtesy Dharam. For all your bouquets/bricks &amp; publishing deals, please email dharam@whatever.com ;-)P.S. - I've added a few "words" in green to mention the names of a few places/people I know.***Me (Dharam) and my friends (Me) had only heard about the Road by the Sea on the Konkan coast and were very excited to make that discovery ourselves…***Our first attempt was in Jan’07 when we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5470522045735165498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5470522045735165498&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5470522045735165498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5470522045735165498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/07/elusive-road-by-sea-murud-drive.html' title='The elusive &quot;Road by the Sea&quot; -- Murud Drive'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7079210558845018941</id><published>2007-06-29T15:44:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-23T16:19:41.951+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ladakh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><title type='text'>Off to Ladakh - All 3 of them!</title><summary type='text'>Date : Wednesday, 20/06/2007Time : 5.30amPlace : Vahuman Cafe, Next to Jehangir Hospital, Bundgarden Road, PuneOccasion : Flag off ceremony for "The 3" riding to Ladakh.***Rajat was damn excited about the Ladakh trip for last few weeks. Borrowing shoes, gloves, money...everything short of the bike and guts. When I met him on 19th evening at around 5pm, he had not yet packed, not slept well and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7079210558845018941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7079210558845018941&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7079210558845018941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7079210558845018941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/06/off-to-ladakh-all-3-of-them.html' title='Off to Ladakh - All 3 of them!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5294143818829533459</id><published>2007-06-08T15:53:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-06-08T17:01:09.785+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>National Pride? Whats that?</title><summary type='text'>There are umpteen examples that will come to mind if one thinks hard enough on how many times we were apathetic/insensitive/ignorant towards actions/things/polls/news that would highlight our sense of pride of being an Indian. By 'we', I refer to we as a nation and not just an individual.***The one that i'm going to writing of is the internet poll being conducted by New 7 Wonders Foundation to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5294143818829533459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5294143818829533459&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5294143818829533459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5294143818829533459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/06/national-pride-whats-that.html' title='National Pride? Whats that?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5739438418356715252</id><published>2007-05-28T17:51:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:55.237+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Bullet Burn(s)outs..</title><summary type='text'>Image Courtesy : http://www.motorcyclesdetails.infoImage Courtesy : http://www.premjis.com***I write this while experiencing exruciating pain. But duty calls and bringing this grave fault to the fore, immediately, for the betterment of the biking brotherhood is of paramount importance. For the fate of the future of safe riding experiences in India and the improvement of safety features provided </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5739438418356715252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5739438418356715252&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5739438418356715252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5739438418356715252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/05/bullet-burnsouts.html' title='Bullet Burn(s)outs..'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5858522597291194994</id><published>2007-05-02T11:38:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.077+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>My first literary acknowledgement!</title><summary type='text'>I know the title sounds a bit of an exaggeration but what the heck! I still can't help taking this ego trip. Why? Read this email below***support@royalenfield.com wrote:From: support@royalenfield.comTo: nileshxxxxx@xxxxx.comSubject: Your Trip StoryDate: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:09:12 +0530Dear Nilesh,This is to inform you that your Royal Enfield Trip experience has been published online at </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.royalenfield.com/app/IN/trip.asp?sID=16772' title='My first literary acknowledgement!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5858522597291194994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5858522597291194994&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5858522597291194994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5858522597291194994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-first-literary-acknowledgement.html' title='My first literary acknowledgement!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-534031228836893328</id><published>2007-04-23T16:01:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.078+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Angels of the dark : A ride in the night with the Roadshakers.</title><summary type='text'>***Date : 21/04/2007Time : 11.00pmPlace : Opp BU Bhandari Showroom, PashanPlan : All Night RideRoute : Pashan -&gt; Chandani Chowk -&gt; Mulshi -&gt; Ambey Valley -&gt; Lonavala -&gt; PuneAttendees : 10 Bullets + 10 Riders + 1 Pillion + 1 VUP ***Now for the average Joe caught in the office-home-office-weekend movie-office routine, what Roadshakers did on 21st April'07 night into 22nd April'07 morning is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/534031228836893328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=534031228836893328&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/534031228836893328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/534031228836893328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/04/angels-of-dark-ride-in-night-with.html' title='Angels of the dark : A ride in the night with the Roadshakers.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Night%20Ride/th_P1030745.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4475086235449434622</id><published>2007-04-16T15:44:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-05-11T16:37:43.253+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>April showers in Pune -- The bolt from the blue!</title><summary type='text'>And you thought i was lying. It took me around 40mins and countless clicks to capture this picture. You can see the other attempts in the album or you can choose to ignore them completely. Cause this is what it is all about, this one picture! This bolt was larger than what my camera captured and the entire building was bathing in milk when the bolt was in full glory. Windy rain for a good 1hr </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4475086235449434622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4475086235449434622&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4475086235449434622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4475086235449434622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-showers-in-pune-bolt-from-blue.html' title='April showers in Pune -- The bolt from the blue!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/April-Showers-Pune07/th_P1030722.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5686465905879975790</id><published>2007-04-04T13:30:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T16:01:24.781+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The psyche of Indian traffic.</title><summary type='text'>I had been commuting to work on 4 wheels for 2years and few months every single day. Then again I've clocked close to 20,000miles travelling/touring on 4 wheels. That first on a 2000 make VW Jetta GLS 1.8 churning close to 115hp@5200 rpm. Then on a 2000 make Nissan Altima 2.4, that was surprisingly quicker but more frugal inspite of it churning out 155hp@5600 rpm. Mostly averaging speeds making </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5686465905879975790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5686465905879975790&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5686465905879975790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5686465905879975790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/04/psyche-of-indian-traffic.html' title='The psyche of Indian traffic.'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6253176933081031124</id><published>2007-03-16T15:30:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.078+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roadshakers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>RoadShakers -- "One" for the road!</title><summary type='text'>Date : 14/03/07Day : WednesdayTime : 8pmPlace : BU Bhandari Showroom, Pashan Road.Occasion : The "Exhaust Symphony Orchestra" concert... :D***Sometimes reality proves you wrong and how! That's what my first meeting with the RoadShakers did to my idea of a riding club. I'm not or rather wasn't not so long ago, a believer in the concept of riding clubs. They always are "mostly" a bunch of guys with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6253176933081031124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6253176933081031124&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6253176933081031124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6253176933081031124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/03/roadshakers-one-for-road.html' title='RoadShakers -- &quot;One&quot; for the road!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4443568451487176151</id><published>2007-03-02T16:05:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.079+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Destination Goa :  Day 2 - A day spent at Malwan.....</title><summary type='text'>Story so far : After riding hard and long for the whole day, we finally made it across from NH4 to NH17 at Kankauli. The night time ride through Phonda ghat being the highlight. Malwan is just 40kms away but there was no way we could go on in the night.***A good night sleep was what we needed and no one was in the mood of waking up early. Except Dharam! He wanted to catch the "early morning </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4443568451487176151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4443568451487176151&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4443568451487176151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4443568451487176151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/03/destination-goa-day-2-day-spent-at.html' title='Destination Goa :  Day 2 - A day spent at Malwan.....'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7730516991355522988</id><published>2007-02-27T14:13:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-05-11T16:39:08.422+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>The Last Brithday In My 20's --- Damn I can't pretend I'm a Teen anymore!</title><summary type='text'>Ok now maybe, just maybe I'm making too much out of it cause how many of us really worry that they have finished their 20's and moved into the 30's or done with their 30's and crawled into 40's? The truth is it kinda feels funny &amp; sad that won't be 20's anymore for me an year down the line. Somehow 20's seem to represent the decade of freedom, youth and zest in one's life. A decade of the best of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7730516991355522988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7730516991355522988&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7730516991355522988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7730516991355522988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/last-brithday-in-my-20s-not-exactly-30s.html' title='The Last Brithday In My 20&apos;s --- Damn I can&apos;t pretend I&apos;m a Teen anymore!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7003181747946160225</id><published>2007-02-23T15:13:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.079+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>At Dajipur MTDC after the ride of the life in Phonda Ghats in the dark! You can hear it all here. The frustrations, the plans, the words of wisdom, everything! It can't be seen, only felt!!!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7003181747946160225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7003181747946160225&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7003181747946160225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7003181747946160225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/at-dajipur-mtdc-after-ride-of-life-in_23.html' title='At Dajipur MTDC after the ride of the life in Phonda Ghats in the dark! You can hear it all here. The frustrations, the plans, the words of wisdom, everything! It can&apos;t be seen, only felt!!!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-6677414147346153781</id><published>2007-02-21T15:45:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.079+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Destination Goa :  Day 1 : Part 2  -- &gt; Phonda Ghat in the night! The best ride so far!</title><summary type='text'>Story So Far : Reached Kolhapur at 1.30pm. Starting after lunch at around 4.30pm.***By now, all plans of Goa had vanished and all I (and I'm sure Satya &amp; Dharam) wanted to do was rest and sleep. Just to get away from this madness. Ajaz/Wasim still had no accommodation done and we weren’t sure how far would we reach before it gets dark. Ajaz wanted to stay at Tarkarli MTDC since it was where he </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/6677414147346153781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=6677414147346153781&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6677414147346153781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/6677414147346153781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/destination-goa-day-1-part-2-phonda.html' title='Destination Goa :  Day 1 : Part 2  -- &gt; Phonda Ghat in the night! The best ride so far!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-7303620079119575754</id><published>2007-02-21T15:24:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.080+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Destination Goa :  Day 1 : Part 1  -- &gt; The “Republic Day” ride that was Hijacked!</title><summary type='text'>Start Time : 8amStarting Point : Lakshmi Narayan Theater, SwargateOdo Reading : 3527.6kms (My Bull) &amp; 1551.1kms (Satya’s Bull)Fuel : Damn I didn’t keep a note!Distance Covered : 3872.9 – 3327.6 = 345.3kms (Shame!)Time at night halt : 9:30pmBikes : 2 Bullet Electra 5S', HH Ambition, ZMA***Now if you were tossing in the bed all night worrying about not getting enough sleep, you are sure to wake up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/7303620079119575754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=7303620079119575754&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7303620079119575754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/7303620079119575754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/destination-goa-republic-day-ride-that.html' title='Destination Goa :  Day 1 : Part 1  -- &gt; The “Republic Day” ride that was Hijacked!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-938764089450224236</id><published>2007-02-16T14:02:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-05-11T16:40:59.516+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>Rascal Flatts : 'What Hurts The Most' --&gt; Country beats Urban</title><summary type='text'>Rascal Flatts Biography:**********************************************************************************Rascal Flatts, a country trio known primarily for its pleasing harmony, is comprised of Gary Levox, Jay Demarcus, and Joe Don Rooney. Demarcus and Levox, both from Columbus, OH, founded the group and later added Rooney, a Picher, OK, native. The blend now known as Rascal Flatts came together </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/938764089450224236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=938764089450224236&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/938764089450224236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/938764089450224236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/rascal-flatts-what-hurts-most-country.html' title='Rascal Flatts : &apos;What Hurts The Most&apos; --&gt; Country beats Urban'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5423509141303154013</id><published>2007-02-12T10:52:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.080+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Destination Goa : How we managed not to plan a thing!</title><summary type='text'>******Me and Satya were planning, or at least talking (a lot), of a real long ride right after we did Mahabaleshwar trip. We were getting used to the bikes, and more importantly, Satya to the idea of ‘touring’ for long stretches.  The first time I rode on the Bullet to Alibaug during Diwali in October’06, I knew it had to be Konkan. Lush greenery, beautiful roads, clear road signs and lots of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5423509141303154013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5423509141303154013&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5423509141303154013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5423509141303154013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/02/destination-goa-how-we-managed-not-to.html' title='Destination Goa : How we managed not to plan a thing!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Konkan%20-%202007/th_P1270075.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-2928902273104737841</id><published>2007-01-13T00:44:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T16:02:32.384+05:30</updated><title type='text'>A few pictures!</title><summary type='text'>Well these are not exactly 50 best pictures but they are pretty close. I get lazy every afternoon as soon as I finish my lunch so the text is still pending but soon. Don't have too many days of vacation left right? ***50 Best USVI-PR-Vacation</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/2928902273104737841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=2928902273104737841&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2928902273104737841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/2928902273104737841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/01/few-pictures.html' title='A few pictures!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5040694574826937851</id><published>2007-01-04T19:33:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.081+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>All Fun 'n No Work : If this is a dream, 'm not waking up EVER!</title><summary type='text'>~~~~~~~~~ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~We all dream of a lazy day by the beach with lotsa sun sipping drinks with lil umbrella's on the glass (I'm not much into books unless they are...hmmm..Comic Books (Perverts..imagine forcing me to add braces within braces for this clarification!) so you wont see the sentence ending with '....umbrella's on the glass and a thriller to read! There is lots</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5040694574826937851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5040694574826937851&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5040694574826937851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5040694574826937851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2007/01/all-fun-n-no-work-if-this-is-dream-m.html' title='All Fun &apos;n No Work : If this is a dream, &apos;m not waking up EVER!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-8574537214887886544</id><published>2006-12-22T22:07:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-05-11T16:44:26.645+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>How to lose a guy in 10days? (Keep him in a cardboard box!)</title><summary type='text'>Its 5 days and if I go through what I write now for 5 more, I will be dead and no one will notice! I mean besides my fans who visit this blog so often and leave millions of comments that I cant even moderate (and hence they dont show on the blog.)***I'm of the opinion that America has stopped producing any more architects or all of them migrate where there is freedom to build nice, long, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/8574537214887886544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=8574537214887886544&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8574537214887886544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/8574537214887886544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/12/how-to-lose-guy-in-10days.html' title='How to lose a guy in 10days? (Keep him in a cardboard box!)'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/depressing%20homes/th_DSCN2444.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-160353664740185354</id><published>2006-12-20T01:42:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.081+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>House Arrest &amp; The Tales of Torture!</title><summary type='text'>***I know I left the post about my Jodhpur trip incomplete but there is just so much happening and I'm already feeling the pressure. A lengthy backlog is building up as each day passes by when I laze around (ala donkey of course!) and don't update the blog. I gotta crib all I want this very post and get over with it coz its VACATION TIME!!!! ***I'm under house arrest as I write this. A bunch of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/160353664740185354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=160353664740185354&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/160353664740185354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/160353664740185354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/12/house-arrest-tales-of-torture.html' title='House Arrest &amp; The Tales of Torture!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Fst-few-days-US-2006/th_P1000063.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-4785661269847632569</id><published>2006-12-13T15:10:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.082+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Gastros Nomos! Jodhpur - The Sun City</title><summary type='text'>***What a Donkey of a title for the post but then the Greeks never made any sense to me! In fact they didn't make any sense to themselves either but look at their complete domination of the English language when it comes to coining words for anything even remotely scientific! So 'Gastronomy' is actually derived from Gastros - Stomach &amp; Nomos - Knowledge or Law. Now I bet the Greeks didn't ever </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/4785661269847632569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=4785661269847632569&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4785661269847632569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/4785661269847632569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/12/gastros-nomos-jodhpur-sun-city.html' title='Gastros Nomos! Jodhpur - The Sun City'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Jodhpur-dec-06/th_DSCN2376.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-5911410004928769934</id><published>2006-12-05T13:54:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.083+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The 'Core Group' rides to Mahabaleshwar!</title><summary type='text'>You ain't there if you've not had this! ==&gt;***Date : 02/12/2006Destination : MahabaleshwarTotal Trip : 275kmsOdo reading at Pune : 2698kmsOdo reading at M'baleshwar : 2836kmsOdo reading back at Pune : 2972kmsStart Time : 6.15pmTime at Destination : 9.50amTime back at Pune : 6pmTrip Cost/Person : Rs.600 (Petrol) + Rs250 (Food)***A lot of rioting last week! Not that we got any pretext to skip work </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/5911410004928769934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=5911410004928769934&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5911410004928769934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/5911410004928769934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/12/core-group-rides-to-mahabaleshwar.html' title='The &apos;Core Group&apos; rides to Mahabaleshwar!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Mbaleshwar%20Ride/th_DSCN2368.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-464182266913934815</id><published>2006-11-27T11:18:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.084+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The Ambavani Ride : Lessons with Guru Ajaz!</title><summary type='text'>Rain gods sent their blessings one more time on Friday and seemed like a perfect chance to experience a bit of what I missed by not riding in the monsoons. Saturday was spent asking questions to prospective employees and getting knocked out with dumba$$ answers most of the time. A ride out on Sunday (26/11/06) seemed even more necessary.***Besides the now regular riding mate (read Donkey) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/464182266913934815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=464182266913934815&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/464182266913934815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/464182266913934815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/11/ambavani-ride-lessons-with-guru-ajaz.html' title='The Ambavani Ride : Lessons with Guru Ajaz!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Ambey%20Valley%20%20Ride/th_DSCN2290.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1698218425936130914</id><published>2006-11-23T10:12:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T15:59:36.084+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Oh My God! What The F**K?</title><summary type='text'>Had been to Bombay aka Mumbai (I love that place!) to meet old friends &amp; roomies from Patni days on Saturday, 11/11/2006.***Pramoth (the 4-raw-eggs-a-day-6ft guy) has already done his MBA grind the hard way staying on a hill top 28kms away from civilization. With nothing except a huge collection of the unmentionable on the PC's to keep him from going insane! The IIM-K setup is very much in line </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1698218425936130914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1698218425936130914&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1698218425936130914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1698218425936130914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/11/oh-my-god-what-fk.html' title='Oh My God! What The F**K?'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/Friends/th_DSCN2275.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-1089506199690439203</id><published>2006-11-22T11:14:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-07-20T16:02:16.100+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The auto journalist in me awakens!</title><summary type='text'>Here is a write up I posted on www.xBhp.com 20/11/2006.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wine &amp; Whiskey - The Bull &amp; The Comet : The unusual cocktail! I, The DONKEY that is, own two of the highest capacity bikes that can be (could have been) purchased legally in India. And they are as different in character as wine and whiskey could be! The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/1089506199690439203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=1089506199690439203&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1089506199690439203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/1089506199690439203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/11/auto-journalist-in-me-awakens.html' title='The auto journalist in me awakens!'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/nilesh5417/bull%20and%20comet/th_DSCN2235.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142721805849231256.post-615040823745429215</id><published>2006-11-21T16:11:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-05-11T16:35:10.599+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='JLT'/><title type='text'>A Donkey's Tales</title><summary type='text'>I couldn't really think of a name for this log. Just knew that I didn't want it to be boring. Ever since I've seen Shrek, the Donkey has personified the happiness of being what you are and doing what you do. I mean the creature doesn't even have a pompous name like Puss-in-Boots. Its just 'DONKEY' and its still the most lovable character in the 2hrs of the film. Its peppy, sensitive, cute &amp; </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/feeds/615040823745429215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=142721805849231256&amp;postID=615040823745429215&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/615040823745429215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/142721805849231256/posts/default/615040823745429215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://adonkeystales.blogspot.com/2006/11/donkeys-tales.html' title='A Donkey&apos;s Tales'/><author><name>Nilesh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341251008753489437</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7HkMd5Qv7zQ/Se2mSlCYpCI/AAAAAAAAGbU/6SCrOn-zWi4/S220/IMG_0507.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
