Wednesday, 7 October 2009

If it is yours then it will sure come back to you....

I have been in UK for over one and a half years now and during this time i visited london only thrice. Every time I visited the city had a different experience and the first two visit being most memorable. The third visit to london ruined all the fun before even we started our tour. I lost my new hand bag while travelling in tube. It was so unfortunate that it happened just after landing to london and spoiled my trip. It was friday evening arnd 7.00 and the Lost Property Office was closed and we were not able to reach them over the phone also as it was their out of office time. I was getting frustrated and irritated on myself and also on the system as i am unable to reach anyone to help me in this regard.

In that helpless situation, Sharath went and asked a police man who was standing outside Downing Street. His reply was we cant do anything in this regard. Yes !! we knew the answer but still tried :(

After that I called, Customer helpline and informed about my loss. They asked me to call the Lost property office on monday and register a complaint. The next two days, every time i travelled in tube, I was hoping i might get my bag back.... but no i didnt. Along with my hand bag, I had lost keys to my home, Mobile phone, Return tickets to Bristol, money etc etc...
Ohh that was the worst experience i had in any trip.
We had to book our return tickets again as First Great Western doesnt give duplicate tickets and also doesnt refund tickets unless we submit the unused tickets.
I telephoned Lost Property Office on monday morning and gave all the details about my hand bag and the things i had kept inside the bag.
Before ending the call, i asked customer care what are the chances of getting the lost property ?
He said thousands of people travel everyday and hundreds of thing get lost. We try our level best to find your property but we cant give any assurance. OKEY!!!!
After 10 days, I receive a letter from TFL Lost Property Office mentioning they might have found my lost bag. Wow that was cool... they found my bag.
I ran to the telephone and called them to send the bag to my home address. I received my hand bag safely with all its contents inside except the money. I was so happy to see my hand bag again and holding it again. This is something very rare which has happened to me and got my lost hand bag.
" If you loose something then it will come back to you if it is really yours ". I dont know how much true it is but this time it has turned out to be true for me !!!!!!

Monday, 17 August 2009

Cadbury World


Who has not heard or rather eaten 'Cadbury Dairy Milk' chocolate ?? I am sure most of us would have craved for it in our childhood days. When ever my uncle was visiting us, he used to bring two big cadbury dairy milk chocolate for my brother and myself. We both wanted to it as slowly as possible and don't wanted to share it with anyone.
During my engineering days, If i miss breakfast/lunch before exams, I used to eat 2 small cadbury chocolates and drink one full glass of water. This was keeping my stomach full for the next 3hrs. I even remember keeping the silver/gold foil wrapped to the chocolates inside my text or note book.
With my first salary, I remember buying a big fruit and nut cadbury chocolate to home. My mom at first scolded me why do u spend money for such things and then she said where will we go out and buy such things !!!

Am sure everyone has many such sweet memories attached with Cadbury Dairy Milk..... The reason behind me writing all these here is, I was fortunate enough to visit the cadbury world and experience how and where the chocolate comes to LIFE.
Last sunday, We went to Balaji Temple which is at Birmingham. After the temple visit, we had decided to visit cadbury world which is just 10miles from the Temple. Only thing is we have to book appointment before hand to guarantee our entry inside the factory.
Ticket cost is £13.45. I was quite excited to visit the cadbury world and see how my fav chocolate is made.

After visiting the cadbury world, I sure tell you it is worth a visit. Though it is not a factory visit, the way it has been organised and arranged makes you feel so. Especially for kids, it is very fun filled and exciting visit. The indoor attraction is done really well and hats off to their creativity.
I personally liked, creation of chocolate mould of ourselves and train tour at the end.
During your visit, you will get hand full of chocolates and along with that you will know more about the cadbury history and how the chocolates were made etc
If you are living nearby to or in the Birmingham city, then do visit the cadbury world and make it a memorable one too.


Saturday, 27 June 2009

Never Say GoodBye

Yesterday around 10am, my brother gave me the breaking news that 'Michael Jackson' is gone. I was shocked hearing those 3 words. Though am not a hardcore fan of him, I did have a little bit of interest towards his music, dance, lifestyle and controversies !!!

Just two days back, my brother and myself had a talk over his last show in 'London'. Today, he is already gone. Nobody had a clue and for that matter he himself didn't. His last show never happened.

Lets try to remember the good things about him in his demise. He was a genius: Composer, Singer, Dancer, Performer, global celebrity. All extraordinary talents combined into one. He is a legend and has inspired choreographers, dancers, singers, artists, kids you name it. People started taking singing, dancing seriously as a career after watching him. Websites like Twitter, LA times crashed when people jammed the websites on his death.


He is the greatest celebrity in this century and the King of pop. No one even comes close. May he find freedom and happiness in his death. We have lost the greatest entertainer in the world. He is far greater than the media hyped trash like Curt Cobain and Princess Diana who just achieved greatness because they died an untimely death. To maintain a record and career like that for over 3 decades is no mean feat.



A child prodigy and a legendary entertainer is what MJ will be remembered for.
He bought style, flair and charm to his performance in a way that no one can ever will in decades to come.

You will be in hearts of people forever.. May God Keep your Soul in Peace.

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Something to THINK !!!!

Something for every Indian to think.......

One day a goat with her small child went into forest for food. Unfortunately they forget their way back home and were stuck in the forest at night. A Big lion came and saw the goat and her child . The goat took her child nearer to her and thought that lion will definitely eat both of them. Lion came nearer to them and put his hands on the child and pampered her and told that "No fear My Dear. I don't have any sisters so now onwards you are my sister and I am your brother". And he gave chocolates, biscuits to the child and ask goat to come to his room with her husband for lunch and also asked her to celebrate raksha bandhan with him and gave her his visiting card And said that "tell me if any one attacks you or threatens you”. And he left the place.
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"I think Elections are coming"...

Monday, 27 April 2009

The Unforgettable Crocodile Hunter

Yesterday night I was watching Nat Geo and they were telecasting old videos of Crocodile Hunter.... Steve Irwin. Most people do remember him as Crocodile Hunter only. Mostly because of his heroic action in front of dangerous reptiles and his enthusiasm made him popular in a very short duration.

The reason behind me writing about him is yesterday's show only. He died almost two and a half years ago and I don't know about others, but at least for me when ever i watch his show in the TV, I feel very sad that he is no longer with us. In yday's show, he was as usual daring and full of energy and the way he was handling those reptiles were as if like they are all his babies...
In the middle of the Australian jungle, he found a snake and as per his words, it is one of the most poisonous snake and it can lift its head to certain height and move as quick as possible to hit its prey. When I saw the way he took that snake in his hand really made my hair stand.

After seeing this only one thought came in my mind, How can he get killed by a fish ??
Stingray which is the culprit for his death doesn't attack on human beings and death caused by its sting is very rare. For anyone who heard about his death and the cause behind it, for sure felt amazed by this freakish incident. He has done many controversial stunts and the whole world knows he is famous for handling dangerous creatures.
But his death was so sudden and shocking... even he himself wouldn't have imagined. His death at the age of 44 is not the age to die and I also feel he didn't deserve this death.
He is a great personality, most loved, admired animal lover and care taker, I would like to dedicate this post for 'Crocodile Hunter' and for all his great work he did during his life time.


Thursday, 12 March 2009

Best and Worst News...

Good one :)

What is a BEST and WORST news you can hear at the SAME time ?

It is when your girl friend says "YOU are the BEST KISSER among
all your friends.

Keep laughing always...... :D


Saturday, 7 March 2009

Election Vs Cricket

By reading the title, you might have guessed what i am writing here. Yes, its all about the internal fight happening between Politics and Cricket. Both of them have become important part of every Indian. Everything was running smooth until the Lahore attack. Due to security reasons, Govt. asked IPL to postpone the second season... but how can they say yes ?? Its a matter of hundreds of crores money which they have already invested... :)

So all kind of alternatives came into picture. They cant force govt. and neither govt. can take any chances by saying yes.... Its a matter of providing security not just to team India but also the foreign team players. Finally, after working day and night IPL board came with their alternative plan of playing cricket by changing venues. Haan.... that was really a neat job !!!

Government also agreed to this... I wonder how government is taking such a heavy risk during election time ?? A sport like cricket cannot be postponed even if we have loksabha elections.
Both Government and Cricket board are just thinking about their gain and loss, who is asking or even thinking about those innocent foreign players who are coming to play here (ofcourse they have taken enough money but ultimately its their life... ), what about military officers and police force who provide security for this game ( do they have any right to say no... who will listen to them ??).

Beginning last november 26/11 attack till recent lahore attack, we have seen terrorists activities. India has enough forces and it can tackle these terrorist but why risking or giving chance to them by creating such special cases!!! Is there no one to think about the welfare of the nation ??
God forbid, but if any unforeseen incidents takes place then no outside country will come to help us. Instead it would be great if Govt. think about common man lives rather than business loss for Sharuk khan, Mallya, Lalith modi, Ambanis and BCCI.

If this is cricket's story, then Indian politics is having its own fun just before elections. If anyone following news then they will better know the pre-election drama played by each party. Those break-ups and patch-ups which we see on-screen, shame on them. Even nursery kids are far far better than them.... Most of the people in politics have lost their ethics and just wait for opportunity to get their job done.  One thing which am finding hard to understand is why celebrities join politics ?  What do they want to achieve ? Sanjay dutt, Nagma, Azaruddin are few who wants to contest polls this time !!! I am forced to assume that people who are used to limelight cant sit at home enjoying their retd. life. So most easiest way to be in limelight is join any party or rather 'Mr. Amar Singh' 's party who happens to have most celebrities in his party.
When ever there is a problem at nation level and if government fails to give solution, the usual outcome of any discussion or debate is that people should come forward and vote for right party and now my question is if candidates who contest in elections are like this, then whom should we vote ??  Does anyone has answer for my question ?

Before ending my post, Just want to thank Mallya for stopping the auction of Gandhi's Items. This is the second time he has saved the nation by bringing back our heritage. He is the only business man i know who does something for country apart from his benefits. Thank you Mr. Mallya for doing this for Country.