I don’t know how many of you have experienced a near death accident but I surely did tonight. I am lucky enough to be alive right now and able to type this after being hit by a drunk driver at 100kms/hr. Won’t be able to share anything more at this time will just post some pictures of my crushed car and will update everybody tomorrow as its 7:00 am now I just and entered back home after being in the police station and trauma centre all night long. All I can say is that I am in pain and shivering right now but still elated to be alive.

As promised in my last post that I’ll be giving a tribute to MJ for his work & excellence, so here I am with my final post on Michael Jackson. MJ remembered by friends & family:

Quote of the Day:
In this world, it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
–Henry Ward Beecher

Quote of the Day:
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”

- Michael Jackson

As far as I am concerned, I was always taught by my parents never to lie or hide anything from your Doctor/Lawyer/Chartered Accountant as they make or break your life. Trust me it has always worked for me and I am sure many of you agree to it. Out of the three professionals mentioned above I believe Doctor is the most important one as we often relate him to GOD yes I mean the Almighty. Now the question is why do we do that?? Well simply because its ‘The Doctor’ who brings us to life in this real world from our mother’s womb. Not just that there are so many times in our lives that we get into a critical condition wherein only the ‘The Doctor’ saves us and brings us to life yet again. Hence, if I am not wrong after God, ‘The Doctor’ is the one who really saves us in times of despair. Well, then what did my dear friend Atul do wrong if he did the same when he took his dad to one of the most renowned doctor in the country to save his dad’s life. Not only did Atul confide but also followed each and every instruction religiously given by ‘The Doctor’. I remember Atul telling people how excellent ‘The Doctor’ was at his work and he also went on blabbing the credentials of ‘The Doctor’ as if he was hired for his advertisement. Once, I got really bugged up and asked Atul if he had taken the job of a PR with ‘The Doctor’ as he had nothing else but to praise him all day long. I cant believe Atul replied to me this “Nikhil Bhai(Brother), unless and until you have faith in ‘The Doctor’ you are getting you’re treatment done from you cant get cured as its like having faith in GOD,if you have it you are always a winner.” And, I thought maybe he is right, maybe that’s the way it works and I like a fool keep thanking the technology and science for my cure every time.

But,This time I was right as to your shock & horror, whatever you read in the paragraph above turned out to be completely FALSE as ‘The Doctor’ he sung praises for turned out to be Money Hungry QUACK who would trade anybody’s life without a wink as all he ever needed was money. Yes, That’s true and as my friend suffered dearly because of ‘The Doctor’ , I come forward to save each one of you to go through the same kind of pain and humiliation. But if I share the incident myself then it wont do justice as I want you people to hear it from the Victim himself. Here is a first person account of the sufferings my friend Atul went through written by himself :

Hi Everybody ,
I’ve been  honoured and blessed with friends like Nikhil. I’ve always been a happy go lucky guy enjoying life in my own cocoon. Since I live in a cocoon I’d like to give you people a dwell into my pathetic and otherwise boring life. People and circumstances have been more or less favourable,but the problem arises when you meet people who
don’t fall into your periphery of thought but I always thought it
would’ve been good if I’d been more fateful to follow my own path I was a
science student and like all the parents. My parents wanted me to be a
doctor;engineer or any white colour job but as hopes are held high , dreams are drained down the gutter. By fate I had to enter my business because of my dad’s illness a few years back. He was diagnosed with high and fluctuating blood sugar levels. Things still fell into place as I started off good in my business. My dad had to rest but like all stubborn dad’s he never bothered to as he started going on tours. All was going well till last year as his health deteriorated and his body became weak and he started having a problem in breathing. Soon he was diagnosed with a problem in the heart and he was also diagnosed with  CVS( cardio
vascular stroke)  We suffered hard times and everybody stood by us. He soon recovered from paralysis and underwent angioplasty at Indraprastha Apollo hospital. He came out a winner but his heart pumping rate was as low as 14% (normal range 45% to 75%)  Dr.Balbir Singh who did the surgery foretold us that he’d be needing a BI-VENTRICLE PACEMAKER implantation to recover completely. Till the time he doesn’t he wont be able to lead a normal life. Everybody advised us not to go for a surgery again as my dad’s body weight was very low and his body extremely weak that even I didn’t consider pushing him back into the
hospital bed. I was scared like a kid is at the time his result. But it sure wasn’t the time to act like one. As, surgery was not an option  I started enquiring about cardio physicians who would try to improve his health and heart pumping rate with the help of medicines..I came to know about one highly reputed doctor NAME
WITHHELD. You know why the name cannot be let out so easily. Just because of this hypocrite system of ours. Yes I know we have the RIGHT TO SPEECH. But I’ll have to have a proof before I can a point a finger at him. Since, I’ve been denied to use my right freely I feel I should help you guys exercise your RIGHT TO INFORMATION and also fulfil my social duty to inform everyone in this Country to beware of such doctor’s. Anyways as this doctor doesn’t have any name. We’ll call him DICKY.

So Dicky’s folio boasts of the following…MBBS, MD, FNCCP,FCCP, FICA (NY), FACA (USA) and what not. If you look at his prescription then you will notice that there is hardly any space to write anything as its filled with his
fellowships and degrees and achievements etc. Anybody would be impressed and I being a complete idiot & alien to the medical world fell for it.. You guys know why I typed fell in italics, because that’s the exact word you use for an animal who falls after being hunted down or trapped. Dicky does both the trick with ease as he traps people and being a cardio physician shoots them in the heart. And the vulnerable medically uneducated poor people even pay him for that. Like all these people I was also looking for a safer way to escape and expected a miracle. I wanted Mr.Dicky to be that miracle guy for my dad. His patients list is longer than his degree list. We hurriedly took an appointment and reached there somehow. 2:30pm was our allotted time. We reached there by 2:45pm.The view was breathtaking. There were over hundred people waiting for him. But DICKY had not arrived. The waiting room for heart patients wasn’t impressive at all. No AC,No cleanliness not even an arrangement for basic things like water. But the place was high on entertainment factor. There were two jokers who sat on the reception table who wrote down appointments and arranged the papers. While doing so they cracked jokes on the heart patients and there
attendants waiting for their turn to come. For some vague reason everybody gulped down the humiliation because all they needed were a few minutes with DICKY who they thought would save their life. As soon as he arrived his two jokers went inside his chamber to provide him the papers. And they started the process. I was shocked to see that people who had their first meeting with Dicky were called on priority basis than the regulars despite the time allotted. I thought this was a great thing as there were some people who were first timers and needed treatment like my dad. Very soon we were called upon in Dicky’s chamber.

His very first words.. "KYA UMAR HAI AAPKI ? (What’s Your Age?)" He asked my dad. My dad replied "FORTY EIGHT“ and then suddenly he started speaking in English with some stupid and funny accent. He started instructing him to lie down on the examining table. Since my dad is not well versed in English so he couldn’t understand a word. Dad looked at me for help. But as soon as I opened my mouth DICKY shouted at me. And told me to shut up and these were his humiliating words to my dad – "JAB ANGREZI BOLNI NAHI AATI TO KYU BOLTE HO(When you cant speak in English then why do you even try?). SEEDHE SEEDHE ADTAALIS NAHI BOL SAKTE THE(Couldn’t you have simply said 48 in Hindi instead). MAIN 7 SAAL ENGLAND ME RAHA HU(I stayed in England for 7 years). WAHAN KISI HARAMZADE NE HUMSE HINDI ME BAAT NAHI KI(Nobody talked to us in Hindi over there). PAR TUM YAHA KAALE ANGREZ BANKAR APNI MATR BHASHA CHHOR KE UNKI ANGREZI BOLTE HO? SHARM AANI CHAHIYE!"(But you over here you try to imitate British’s and avoid your own mother tongue and speak English instead. You should be ashamed of yourself). Me and my dad were startled by the sudden humiliation and attack. Let me tell you his prescription his name plate , every signboard in his office was in ENGLISH. Call it irony or hypocrisy. Anyways, He examined my dad after that and being an attendant I tried to tell him the prior medications, surgery and treatments my dad’s been through. He again told me to shut up and didn’t listen but Somehow he came to know all this. And after examining he showed us the dream we always wanted to dream. He told us in his military harsh voice,"DO YOU WANNA GET HEALTHY AND NOT UNDERGO A SURGERY?" Our obvious choice was a Yes. "IF YOU HAVE THE WILL POWER, YOU’LL BE FINE WITHIN MONTHS" he promised. But he prescribed us the medicines after some tests were performed. He refused to see any prior reports. That was fine with us. He told us to meet his jokers for the tests. They told us 5 tests that’d cost us about Rs.50,000 which were to be performed at labs referred by him in extreme four ends of Delhi. And told us to meet them with reports after two days. Because the tests would take take two days. Well nonetheless we did the needful. And reached Mr.Dicky on time after two days as asked. I was surprised to see every new fellow patient with the same test’s reports. But every one’s problem was different. Anyways it didn’t bother me much because I was blinded by the trust for Mr.Dicky and all I needed was his miraculous prescription. He prescribed some medicines which were so rarely available in Delhi. But were easily available at stores near Mr.Dicky’s clinic and cost Rs.4000 every month. We followed his instructions blindly and religiously took his medicines which he made us follow for 3 months. But about a month later Mr.Dicky 80+ of age didn’t feel ashamed to experiment and test his age old knowledge on my dad. He increased dad’s medicines from 12 tabs to 24 tabs a day. And told him to cut down water intake and stop salt intake in hot summer months.3 days without water and 3 gulps of water daily for a heart patient are like 3 days of hell. On the 4th day which happened to be a Sunday my dad’s body gave up, his face went red and he trembled and fell down on the ground . I panicked and my mum started crying. Fortunately I had GTN SPRAY PEN with me. Which stops a heart attack/failure. I hurriedly sprayed it twice in my dad’s mouth. He didn’t
breathe for at least 40secs. He was drenched in sweat as he jumped back into life. As soon as I figured out what had happened I called Mr.Dicky to ask for some help and assistance. Mr.Dicky
being a complete nuisance didn’t pick my calls for 6 times as it was a Sunday.
But a doctor is a public servant and must respond with responsibility.
7th time he did pick up the call. and as I told him what has happened
to my dad. He said "how do you know your dad had an attack or what?
Are you a doctor?" I reminded him of the emergency and told him to
suggest some immediate relief and it wasn’t the appropriate time to
discuss my if I am medically fit to certain if it was a heart attack/failure. But instead Mr.Dicky took it as disrespect and told us to take the patient to the nearest hospital and said “I CAN’T DO
ANYTHING“ as his lifesaving words. Wonder why I call them life saving
words. Because these were the words which acted as the last nail in
Mr.Dicky’s COFFIN. And our left over trust in him shattered.We immediately rushed dad to Apollo. Where he was given proper medications and was immediately admitted to undergo that pacemaker surgery.The operation went successful and he was discharged within days. Now he’s recovering just fine.

Mr.Dicky’s rapport in Apollo is of a QUACK As quoted by a senior doctor there but if we think about it, Mr. Dicky certainly doesn’t have
a hunger for fame as he’s received two national honours. And as i told
you about his degrees and fellowships He must also have some knowledge because I think when we increase our knowledge it increases our sense of responsibility and DICKY has plenty of it then what makes him a QUACK Lets just have a look for synonyms of a QUACK -Counterfeit, imposter. FRAUD??? Yes that’s the word he absolutely fits the bill here, there’s just one thing that’s driving him in this age – MONEY my friends. The the root cause of all evil.

This is how it works with him : 100s of people visit him daily 40% of which are new patients, he sits at 3 places daily and if we roughly calculate his earnings from his consultation only we get figures as big as Rs.3 lacs daily and the tests he suggests to everybody costing approx Rs.50,000. Seeing his hunger for money we can say that he must have his 25% share in the tests which makes his daily income jump up to 6-7 lacs daily. Picture this a doctor who earns as big as this doesn’t even have an AC or a Water dispenser for his patients in the waiting room. Can’t say if he’s doctor or not but he surely is a businessman or a politician or a money hungry monster trading lives for his lust for money.

It’s for You guys to decide..

Now that you have read the post, I would request you people to come forward and share your own incidents so that we can save other’s from falling in the same trap as we did. It’s time for us to stand against the evil practices that have been going on our country since always. Please send in your story at any of my ID from the Contact Me page. Lets fight against the Quacks and eradicate them from the society.

Quote of the Day:
“Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers    merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.”

- Anton Chekhov

We want youthful leaders to run our country but what happens to the youth when it comes to voting. I always knew that they are many more like me who don’t much about Indian politics or the politicians other than a few prominent ones. I got my voter ID card made at the age of 18 but had never exercised my right to vote till now. This time when I had finally made up my mind that come what may(May 7) I’ll vote and also inspire my friends and family to do so. You all would be shocked to hear the kind of excuses that they made,In orange is what they said and in blue is what I replied :

1.Its too hot to step out – Would you say the same if your girlfriend called up and said “I’ll waiting for you in GK M block Market around 2’o Clock for lunch.” I bet you would have made it before time even in scorching heat.

2.How does it matter – If it doesn’t matter then why don’t you try living in a non-democratic country like China where the government decides what you can search on Google or how many children you can have. We are blessed to have been born in a country where we can choose who are leader should be so why waste such an important right.

3.I’ve heard the queue is long – Oh really! If that’s your reason for not voting then I am sure I would never see you waiting outside a Movie Theatre/Discotheque/Concert standing in a queue. Would you use the same excuse if Shakira or Iron Maiden was performing in your city and the queue would have been half a kilometre,I am sure you wont mind that.

4.I am a first time voter so if I skip they are hardly missing me – Till the time you don’t start voting you will always remain a first timer and use the same excuse time and time again so get off your bean bag/bed/couch and just go for it.

5.Its not a weekend so I’ll finish off my pending work – Ya right,how could I forget that voting takes merely 5 minutes but that much amount of time can run you into a major business loss.

6.I never considered myself as an Indian,I am born in the UK/USA - I am proud of you my friend as you have lived in this country for 20+ years but just because you were born there and lived a few days of your life there that makes you more proud to be their national and not an Indian then shame on you. Why don’t you just move back to your native land as you are not even proud to be an Indian. I hope you know Our National song/animal or even the name of our first or current president.

7.How will my vote change the system – Nobody can promise it will, but at least it can get better and gradually change or transform into what we always longed for.

8.They all are corrupt and good for nothing – In a way I agree but that’s also are fault we bring the wrong people in the power and then let them stay forever even when we know that they were so many scams in their last term.If people of America also thought the same way then trust me then they would have got an inspirational leader like Barack Obama as their President – Lead the Change.

9.Voting is done my Lower Class people not by us – That’s the lamest I have ever heard but unfortunately its true. For the rich and the powerful its too L.S. (Low Society) to stand in the queue as there all low class people there standing like a herd of cattle. My answer to them – GET A LIFE!

10.Polling booth is a bit far off from my place – Yes it maybe but not as far as your Gf/Bf’s place. Polling booth is always in the same locality just a few meters from your place or in extreme cases 1 or 2 kms to the max.

There are so many of them that each one of us would be able to relate to the above mentioned excuses as we would have made them at least once if not this time.

As this was the first time I exercised my right to vote I’ll urge all the nationals of this country to come forward and vote no matter whom you vote for and what the reason maybe but just do it. I know there are never ending problems we have with our country and its system but do answer it yourself which country in this world isn’t lacking a good system. Luckily India is still not under the crunch of recession like UK or USA, I have family member living their and they aren’t even sure if they would have their jobs the next day or not.

This list of doubts I have in my mind about the political system in India are as follows :

1.Why do we need Film stars for campaigning, aren’t the leaders confident enough about themselves?

2.How come people with criminal background are allowed to contest elections?

3.Where on earth an illiterate person is given a chance to be a leader?

4.Leaders who are already under the scanner for frauds and scams are allowed to contest again and become leaders again.

5.How many of them have actually faced shortage of Food(Roti)/Clothes(Kapda)/Housing(Makaan) the three basic amenities for a human being which they keep claiming that they will provide to the needy people.

I know that there are no answers to these questions but still we need a change and we need to bring the change which is only possible by voting and bringing a new set of leaders.

Few personal reasons why I think we all should vote :

1.We have had enough of terrorism so now its time for peace to prevail. Check this out for more info – India Peace Campaign.

2.Corruption has ruined our country like a blood sucking leech.

3.Inflation is on all time high and sky rocketing even higher.

4.Its high time we change the leadership and see whose better.

5.Last but not the least – We need a change – Let’s Lead the change.

Now lets discuss all the frivolous reasons to Vote (All these are applicable after showing the voting ink on your finger):

1. 20% Discount on Louis Phillippe.
2. 15% Discount on Haldiram’s .
3. 15% Discount on Fashion Bazaar.
4. 20% Discount on Spykar Jeans.
5. Discounts and Schemes at Full Circle and Cafe Turtle.
6. 10% Discount at designer boutique WHITE in Hauz Khas.
7. 100Rs off at Splash Water Park.
8. 50% Discount on PVR Meal combo’s

Some helpful links for understanding Voting Guide:

Election Commission of India

Lead India

Jaago Re

Quote of the Day:
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
–Franklin D. Roosevelt

Its been ages since I posted anything on the blog and as the list is endless so as to why I wasn’t posting anything so lets just not even start it.Instead lets talk about what all was special in the year 2008.Here is a list of top 5 of almost everything in 2008:

Top 5 Personal Accomplishments

1. NIKISH <3.
2. Became a blogger and people loved it too.
3. Joined S60 and met the most inspiring and loving people ever.
4. A brief stint with modelling – Cover Page of a magazine and S60 editorial.
5. Got a job and currently working with Microsoft.

Top 5 News(World)

1. America got its first black president in Barack Obama – Obamania!!
2. Recession glooms over the World – Several businesses forced to close doors.
3. China Olympics – first time China hosted the Olympic Games.
4. Shoe throwing Incident on Bush – Muntadhar al-Zeidi, a journalist, threw the shoes.
5. Pakistan

Top 5 News(India)

1. Business capital Mumbai was under worst terrorist attack on 26/11.
2. India’s First Unmanned Mission to Moon – Chandayaan-1 on 22/10.
3. IPL+Cheerleaders became a craze and cricketers became richer.
4. Aarushi Talwar – Murder Mystery still remains an unsolved mystery .
5. India safe from the Worldwide Recession.

Top 5 Bollywood Movies:

1. Ghajni
2. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
3. Singh is King
4. Jodha Akbar
5. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Top 5 Hollywood Movies:

1. The Incredible Hulk
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wall –E
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Top 5 Bollywood Bombshells

1. Priyanka Chopra
2. Katrina Kaif
3. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
4. Deepika Padukone
5. Kareena Kapoor

Top 5 Bollywood Songs

1. Kaise Mujhe (Ghajini): Benny Dayal & Shreya Ghoshal, Music by A.R.Rahman
2. Kabhi Kabhi Aditi(Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na): Singer: Rashid Ali, Music by A.R.Rahman
3. TuHiMeriDostHai(Yuvvraaj):Singers:A.R.Rahmanand Shreya Goshal,Music A.R.Rahman
4. Tum Ho Toh(Rock On): Singer: Farhan Akhtar, Music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy
5. Zara Si Dil Mein(Jannat): singer: K.K, Music by Pritam

Top 5 Hollywood Songs

1. Hot N Cold – Kate Perry
2. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
3. Womanizer – Brinry Spears
4. Gotta Be Somebody – NickelBack
5. Disturbia – Rihanna

Top 5 iPod Alternatives

1. SanDisk Sansa Clip
2. Samsung P2
3. Microsoft Zune 120
4. Cowon iAudio D2
5. Sony Walkman A720/A820

Top 5 Podcasts (Music)

1. The Acoustic Lounge on KSFS
   2. Irish Flute Tunes
   3. Mike Rizzy
   4. TromboneLessons.com Video Podcast
   5. Hannah Holland

Top 5 Consumer Complaints

1. Identity Theft – 313,982 complaints
2. Third Party and Creditor Debt Collection – 104,642 complaints
3. Shop-at-home and Catalog Sales – 52, 615 complaints
4. Internet Services – 52,102 complaints
5. Foreign Money and Counterfeit Scams – 38,505 complaints

Top 5 Gadgets That Could Get You Arrested

1. The WASP Knife
2. Sonar II Burner
3. EMT Paintball Sentry Turret
4. Fiber Laser Marking System
5. Lil’ Buttie LB110

Top 5 Amazing Astronomy Discoveries

1. Alien worlds
2. Martian life?
3. Dark energy
4. Black hole antics
5. Solving Mercury mysteries

Top 5 Incredible Science Discoveries

1. The Arctic melts
2. Electron filmed for the first time
3. Huge new population of gorillas discovered
4. Memory’s limit found
5. Stronger link between birds and dinosaurs

Top 5 most anticipated game

1. Grand Theft Auto IV
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. Spore
4. The Agency
5. Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Top 5 Broadcasting Uproars

1. Phone Filth Call Shocker
2. Strictly Come Voting
3. Socks Off
4. Antiques Road Show Desecrated
5. A Master at Work

Top 5 Cyber Security News

1. SQL injection attacks
2. Hannaford Brothers supermarket breach
3. Dan Kaminsky and DNS dangers
4. Microsoft Vista adoption issues
5. Slowing the spam surge

Top 5 VoIP Threats

1. DoS (denial of service) Attacks on VoIP Networks
2. VoIP Eavesdropping
3. Microsoft Office Communications Server
4. Vishing by VoIP
5. VoIP Attacks Against Service Providers

Top 10 hottest phones

1. Nokia N96
2. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
3. Samsung Soul
4. Sony Ericsson W980
5. NTT Docomo Wellness phone

Top 5 Cellphone Letdowns

1. iPhone 3G
2. Google G1
3. Palm Treo Pro
4. Motorola Z10
5. LG Dare

The list is endless,In fact I’ve more than 50 more Top 5 lists that I compiled so if anybody needs a list of anything else just leave a comment and I’ll be more than happy to add it to my post.

PS:In a bid to make-up for keeping all of my avid readers waiting for posts,I’ll be distributing free songs,movies,software’s so just a leave a comment stating what you need and leave the rest to me.It can be anything,a song or movie you were trying to find for ages or an application that you don’t want to pay for but a need a a full version.

Quote of the Day:
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
–Robert Burton

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In times of Terror,when all the news channels,newspaper and other form of media are busy showing/stating how it happened;when it happened and where it happened.We a group of people headed by Nirali Vasisht, Ridhi Kapoor, Malvika Grover, Deepti Gupta, Sneha Joseph,Kalyani Seth,Sneha Muralidharan and Sneha Chopra decided to join hands for Peace and not for revolt,aggression or retaliation against the Terrorists,Government Officials,Political Outfits or any other people in this blame game.Instead,we will walk for peace and prosperity by being united in the INDIA PEACE CAMPAIGN around the globe on the 10th of December 2008.

Before you read further just have a look at the following links :

Official Blog : India Peace Campaign

Event Page – Facebook

Join Us Here : Group Page – Facebook

I request you all to join us from your respective cities and stand in solidarity for this noble cause.I would like to remind everyone again as its a peace walk so no hate – slogans and banners like we witnessed in other campaigns around the nation till date.Shouting our lungs out and swearing wont make a difference so lets make an effort and let Peace prevail.

Tomorrow,10th December 2008 is the day that will go down the memory lane as an initiative for spreading peace by the youth all through out the world.We all want to be a part of this historical moment so lets do it.Together we can and we will make an difference,we did it whenever our nation needed so we can do it again.

As,I firmly believe ‘Action Speaks Louder Than Words’ so its time for me to request you all of you out there to meet us at the venue and make the ‘Walk do the Talk’.I’ll keep it short this time as I’ve to finish a lot of other things for tomorrow.But,to cover up for such a short post I am adding some of my favourite pictures related to the peace walk for everybody to relish

PS:Your comments & suggestions are most welcome.

Quote of the Day:
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust
–Samuel Johnson

When I recently visited my blog it seemed like a tech blog to me rather than a blog for all genres.So, I decided no more posts on technology instead lets visit ‘The Good Old 90’s.’ One thing I always wondered after growing up and getting all involved in gizmos and technology is how did I manage without all these things(PC,Mobile,Playstation,IPod etc) when I was young?

So,lets just revisit the golden era once again and see….

How did one survive growing up in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s?

We had no seatbelts, no airbags and sitting in the back of a truck was a treat…
Our baby prams had the most gorgeous lead based colours…
No such thing as tamper proof bottle tops…
Opening kitchen cupboards was a breeze… as safety locks were unheard off…
Cycling was like a breath of fresh air…
No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of cardboard’s between spokes to make it sound like a motorbike…
When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was still a mystery…
We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all sort of things … and we were fearless on our bikes even when the brakes failed going downhill…
We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could climb trees & then jumping down….It was great fun….
We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back before dark, in time for dinner…
We walked to school, or sometimes we even rode our bike.

We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each other…!!
How??  No one knows…
We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and bruises and bloody noses…. nobody complained as we had so much fun, it wasn’t anybody’s fault, only ours
We ate everything in sight, cakes, bread, chocolate, ice-cream, sweet sugary drinks, yet, we stayed skinny by fooling around.
And if one of us was lucky to find a 1 litre coca cola bottle we all had a swag from it & guess what? Nobody picked up any germs…
We did not have Play Stations, MP3, Nintendo’s, I-Pods, Video games, 99 Cable TV channels, DVD’s, Home Cinema, Mobile phones, Home Computers, Laptops, Chat-rooms, Internet, etc … BUT, we had REAL FRIENDS!!!!
We called on friends to come out to play, never rang the doorbell, just went around the back…
We loved being let loose in the big bad world…without bodyguards…
We played with sticks and stones, played cowboys and Indians, doctors and nurses, hide and seek, soccer games, over and over again…
When we failed our exams we were given a second chance by simply repeating the same grade…without visiting psychiatrists, psychologists or counsellors…
Such were the days…
We had freedom, success, disappointments and responsibilities. ..
Most of all, we learned to respect others…

Now lets,have a look what we had on TV those days that always kept us busy even when their was only 1 channel:

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Till now Nokia was known for its durable candybar,clamshell and sliding phones leaving behind exceptions like (7710, 6108).But it had been lagging behind in the world of touch screen phones compared to the likes of the Apple Iphone,Samsung Omnia,SE Xperia,LG Renoir,HTC Diamond,Imate Ultimate and others.Here is a quick look at the best Touch Screen phones of the recent times:

True Nokia lovers like me who always wanted a touchscreen phone without loosing the Nokia User-Interface & features can rejoice now as their wait is finally over with the Nokia Tube/Nokia 5800:

Formerly known as Nokia Tube, the first S60 handset to feature touchscreen technology will run on the new edition of the OS – Symbian S60 Taco 5.0. Despite packing a generous 3.2-inch screen with the exciting widescreen resolution of 640 x 360 pixels Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be more of an upper midrange than a high-end device. It will come complete with a 3.2 megapixel autofocus shooter, and will be able to capture videos at up to VGA resolution at 30 fps.

The Nokia 5800 will measure 111 x 52 x 15.5mm and will come with quad-band GSM support and 3G with HSDPA. The weight is also quite acceptable, standing at 109 grams. Some of the other extras include: GPS, 3.5mm standard audio jack, TV-out and a microSD card slot. According to the reviewer the handset will also have an 8GB card included in the retail package.

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Posted in Mobile Phones, Technology Tagged: Apple Iphone, HTC Diamond, Imate Ultimate, LG Renoir, Nikhil chawla, Nokia 5800, Nokia Tube, Samsung Omnia, SE Xperia, Symbian, Touch Screen ]]> http://nikhilchawla.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/nokias-answer-to-iphoneomnia-nokia-tube5800/feed/ 0 NYK Sony Ericsson Xperia Samsung Omnia Iphone http://nikhilchawla.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/for-those-who-thought-e71-was-the-best-e-series-phone-yet/ http://nikhilchawla.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/for-those-who-thought-e71-was-the-best-e-series-phone-yet/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:58:14 +0000 Nikhil Chawla http://nikhilchawla.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/for-those-who-thought-e71-was-the-best-e-series-phone-yet/ ]]>

As everybody knows how impressed & obsessed I’ve been when it comes to the Nokia E61.Nikhil using the same phone for 2years i.e. from the day it was launched till date is like a shock for people who are aware that I change phones at the speed of light.

Well,there have been lot of changes since July 06 when I bought my first E-series device that is the good old E61.The first noticeable change was the Nokia E61i that was slicker and had a decent 2mp camera in it.But that wasn’t enough for me to discard my good old E61 so I decided to wait till an entirely new E-series device with QWERTY keyboard is launched.

This year when the Nokia E71 was announced it was a breakthrough by Nokia.Check out for your self.

Welcome to the world of the Nokia E71,the masterpiece and the best E-series phone:

Key features:

• Quad-band GSM support
• 3G with HSDPA 3.6Mbps support
• Landscape 2.36″ 16M color display of QVGA resolution
• Comfortable full QWERTY keypad
• Convenient business-minded shortcut keys
• Symbian 9.2 OS, S60 UI with FP1 (topped with some FP2 goodies)
• 369 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB of SDRAM
• Wi-Fi
• Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS
• 3.15 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
• 110 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 2GB card
• Slimmest smartphone to-date, slimmest Wi-Fi and/or GPS handset to-date
• Stainless steel casing
• Standard 2.5mm audio jack
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
• microUSB v2.0
• FM radio
• Remote Wipe
• Provider-independent VoIP support
• Infrared port
• Great battery life
• Office document editor
• Rich retail package

Nokia E71 Video Review

Anybody who would read the features and watch the video will fall in love with it as its the best well until today atleast.Astonished to what I am saying well believe it or not its true even before I could get hands on to it leaked and spy videos of Nokia E72 are out.Here is the first look at new device exclusively for you people.Sit back and enjoy or cry as I literally cried watching it.Unfortunately,the video has been removed due to complaint by Nokia thanks to the infringement law but luckily I had saved the pictures on my computer so here they are: