Hic Hic Hurray - Cheers

Have you ever noticed how a guy behaves or talk after getting drunk. I am sure you must have experienced yourself behaving this way or have seen some of your friends. Here are some of the common lines during and after drinking people commonly say. . .

Enjoy in true Spirits (hic hic hurray!)

• Tu to mera bhai hai…bhai
• You know i am not drunk
• Gaadi main chalaunga
• Tu bura mat maan bhai
• Mai teri dil se izzat karta hun
• Abe bol daal aaj usko, aar yaa paar
• Aaj saali chad nahi rahi hai kya baat hai?
• Tu kya samajh raha hai mujhe chad gayi hai
• Ye mat samajh ki peeke bol raha hun
• Abe yaar kahin kam to nahi padegi itnee
• Chhote, ek ek chhota aur ho jaye...lovely waala!
• Baap ko mat sikhao
• Yaar magar tune mera dil tod diya
• Kuchh bhi hai par saala bhai hai apna
• Tu bol na bhai, kya chahiye? Jaan chahiye - hazir hai!
• Abe mere ko aaj tak nahi chadee, shart laga saala aaj tu
• Chal teri baat karata hoon usse, phone number de uska
• Saale teri bhabhi hai wo, bhabhi ki nazar se dekh usko
• Yaar tu samjha kar, wo tere layak nahi hai
• Chal bhai tu kah raha hai to tere liye bhool  gaya usko, aaj se wo teri. Bana issi baat par ek  ek aur peg!
• Tujhe kya lagta hai chadh gayi hai, abhi ek full aur khatam kar sakta hun
• Yaar aaj uski bahut yaad aa rahi hai

And finally the best one . . .

• Salla . . . aaj se daru band . . .

NOKIA X2

It looks like Apple and Blackberry are giving Nokia a really hard time in the high end segment which have forced it to concentrate on its strong hold - the mid segment of the mobile market.The result is the recent announcement of X series range of handsets that too in India.Their latest offering is Nokia X2 which is slated to be launched in India in June.

Lets discover its features:-

 1. 2.2 inch QVGA display

 2. Dedicated music keys

 3. Dual speakers

 4. Bluetooth 2.1

 5. 3.5mm headset jack

 6. FM radio

 7. Weight 82 grams

 8. 5 mega pixel camera with 4x digital zoom

 9. LED flash

10. 48 MB internal memory - expandable upto 16 GB

11. Nokia Symbian 40 OS

12. Colors - Black/Red and Silver/Blue

Now comes the most important factor-price.As per the latest market reports from Nokia it is going to be priced under Rs.5000 (coooool) which makes it an attractive buy option.

See for yourself to decide-

For more information visit http://www.nokia.co.in/find-products/products/nokia-x2-00

Kashmir Trip - Sonamarg

Day 3 of our stay in Kashmir valley.Our next and last destination – Sonamarg, literally meaning ‘Meadow of Gold’.It is around 76 kms from Srinagar city, situated on an altitude of 2740m from sea level on the National Highway 1D which goes up to Ladakh through Kargil and Zoji La pass.Being much farther away from the city, we had to start early.Though we were able to start at around 11 only.This journey was quite unique as we started from the hustle and bustle of the Srinagar city and after crossing the city border the surroundings changed drastically.Open fields and fruit gardens could be seen everywhere.Apple,Pine,Chinar,Walnut trees could be seen on both side of the roads.Shawl and carpet making factories are also very common on the outskirts of the city.

After 2 hours drive, we could feel that temperature had fallen significantly and its bite could be felt inside the vehicle also.High mountains were visible in the distance with snow covered peaks.Road or rather lack of it, made the journey little painful.After an hour we reached a place called Gagangir which is 13kms from Sonamarg.NH-1D passes through it but remains blocked due to heavy snowfall at this time of the year.Here we had to hire winter jackets and snow boots as it is terribly cold and slippery in the snow.This cost us another 1500 bucks.

Riding on horse we headed for Sonamarg, but alas main Sonamarg city was cut off due to heavy snow so we went only up to Iceland Park which is 3 kms from Sonamarg.This park is just a small shelter area created for the tourists.Not satisfied we ventured deep into the snow covered road, falling again and again in the snow.It was really a beautiful moment to savor with the river flowing on one side and mountain range on other side.

We spent around 2 more hours in the snow playing and slipping around the snow.It never felt to us that temperature around us was way down -5 degrees something.Only once did i realized it when I tried to photograph the snow in my hand.Next moment I could not feel anything on my left hand as it was almost paralyzed in the extreme cold.Gloves are one of the most important inventions of mankind, i thought.

It was time to move on and we said good bye to Sonamarg.I am really looking forward to make one more trip here.By night we were in Srinagar but before that we visited the famous Hazratbal Dargah.We had next day flight for Delhi at 12.It was a trip which will be in memories forever.Though we could not visited some other places like Pahalgam but still wish to come back to see the beauty of mughal gardens and others in summer.Firdaus was right in saying - "yA firdaus barrUhe jamInast, hamInasto-hamInasto-hamInast" (If there's heaven/paradise on earth, it's here, it's here, it's here.)

Security at Srinagar airport is like nothing you have seen on any airport in India or abroad so it is advised to report as early as possible.By evening our flight landed at Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi.Took another 2 hours to reach our flat in NOIDA.Laying on my bed I was thinking about the snow covered mountains, the Dal lake, the shikaras and the beautiful people back there...

Kashmir Trip - Gulmarg

26th Dec 2009, a chilly winter morning woke us early.Went outside our houseboat and a frozen Dal lake welcomed me.Its day 2 of our Kashmir trip and today we are heading to Gulmarg which literally means 'Meadow of Flowers'.It is around 50km's from Srinagar in Baramula district, situated on an altitude of 2730 meters.We had our breakfast and started our journey to Gulmarg at around 11AM.It takes more than 2 hours to reach Gulmarg as the condition of road is pretty bad.By 1PM we reached Tangmarg which is the last stop before Gulmarg.Tourists here take a break and then start for the mountains.

Suddenly the scenery changed.Our Tata Sumo was moving through a dense forest area and snow scattered after last nights rain could be seen everywhere.We were moving in a white zone with sun rays striking on the snow.Temperature was dropping like nothing.All around was white snow and large pine trees.

After half n hour of driving uphill we reached Khilanmarg which is a small valley surrounded by dense woods.From here we could see the entire stretch of the valley and to the end from where the mountain range starts.This large meadow was buried in deep snow and over it tourists were enjoying skiing and snowboarding.There is also a 18 hole golf course here, established in 1911, which is perhaps the highest golf course in the world.

The other attractions here are the Maharani Temple (remember Rajesh Khanna-Mumtaz  starer song 'Jai Jai Shiv Shankar'), an ice-skating rink and 150 years old St.Mary's Church.Now comes the main attraction of Gulmarg - 'The Gondola Cable Car'.This Cable Car which is also known as Gondola Lift takes tourists from Gulmarg to the top of the Kongdoor mountains.It works in two phases.The ticket for only first phase is Rs.300 and if you want to go to the top of the mountains then take a ticket of Rs.500.We had not much time so we opted for only the first phase and started for the gondola ride which passes over the pine forests and goes up to 3100 meters to the top.Be prepared for some adventure as the cable car regularly comes to a stop - hanging hundreds of feet above ground, due to power failure.

It seemed that we had reached a different world altogether.Looked like 'white' was the only color left in this universe.From here we had a unobstructed panoramic view of the mountains that surrounded us.There are few food n souvenir stalls here (yes you heard me right).Had a cup of chai to replenish our spirits and energy.
It was getting dark and time to move down as in few hours this place will be bone chilling and we had to be back to Srinagar before night falls.Sun was setting behind the mountains and it was quite a scenery to watch.We wanted to stay for few more hours but alas could not.Nothing much exciting happened on the way back to Srinagar and we reached our houseboat at around 9.Had some quick dinner(food was really good - far better than the expensive restaurants back in NOIDA or Delhi).This is how our day ended after an exhausting but extremely satisfying trip to Gulamrg.But wait... film to abhi baki hai mere dost... (to be continued)