GPT partitions

If you happen to format or operate your hard disk on a 64 bit operating system like Mac or Windows Vista – beware, on plugging the same on a 32bit operating system like Windows XP, you will be unable to view your disk as you would do normally. By which I mean that, your HDD will appear in the Device Management tool in the Control panel and not as a drive under “My Computer”  as you would expect it to.

Another one of those Microsoft harebrained nuances that wreck your holidays and bring your popularity index down from the favorite chettai(elder bro) to earth in no time.

Is it fixable? yes.

But do take a backup before you do anything, for which you WILL need a 64 bit operating system and follow the steps mentioned here. If machine running a Windows Vista is nowhere to be found and all your search for one come to nought – you can let out a loud exasperated  “What the fuck?” (much to the annoyance of your relatives) and bear it all.

Luckily , I had plenty of relatives to visit and cake to hog that I ran short of time at the end of my 5 day vacation.

Drool

Frankly, I have been drinking and eating Youtube, since the beginning of this December. All because of these two –

Now, she had me on the verge of quitting my job.And do what I had always wanted to do -  lie flat on the bed, play those chords and punish my lazy diaphragm with some singing exercises. Sad part of it – she is 34 and lives far away in France.

Lyrics here, if you want them.

That’s Chris Daughtry with  Lady Gaga’s song called Poker Face.

Day 6 of it and I still havn’t grown bored of  this beautiful metamorphosis.To take a song so bitchy and to make a love song out of it, must takes some loads of pure genius.

And, I have fallen deeper in love with the  Em chord.

The grass on the greener side

Miniature people.Minute intertwined lives.And the unyielding cold rain.
Brought together by hot buttered popcorn and ginger tea.Held together by frail umbrellas.And, the rain became a cool breeze.

a goodbye?

It’s a tough goodbye to

the dogs(Mike,and Audi(you have been forgiven)),

the popcorn meet-ups of 4pm,

the rare flying chocolates caught every Wednesday evening,

the awesome drives in the Getz( VSS,Thanks man!!),

Sports car sightings(Thanks to me for spotting the Quattroporte, what grace,the car I mean! ),

the late night beer raids,

the best home made Hyderabadi biriyani ever and last but the best – being “Sir”ed for borrowing a chair almost everyday(I have two, in the cubicle for managers’ which I occupied )

The chaotic traffic sense has become an integral part of my daily life and as has the meetha pan after every dinner.Sigh. And, if you ever come down to Hyd DC on a working day, don’t forget to meet the bloggers here – hospitality is the word and you are the guest. Especially Sumanoj, VSS , Ashwin and Ms. G (who though has officially been transferred to Pune,is essentially STILL here in Hyderabad). Off to Bangalore on Sunday. ALL fingers crossed.

Internet,finally!!
Hurray!

cotton candy anyone?

 

At the VGP golden beach, at Chennai.
He asked me, “Meri foto leke kya karoge?”(What are you gonna do with my foto?)
I said,”Still cant see your teeth,sir!”
He grinned.

shelby again

Wished that the silhouette was a more sharper.

Got to be more realistic the next time I do PP.

Roomies thought this was a wallpaper of some upcoming Tamil flick! ROFL

in da bus

Sudden showers  gave me enough reasons to  curl up this morning. Wanted to pull the quilt up to the head and listen to music on my  phone(which offlate has been giving me bluetooth problems!) or still better watch Sholay on it. Had to do with listening to Children of Bodom- Someone put somethingin my drink, instead.

Tried to give the bus scene an 1970s look, to make up for the couldnt-have instead.

Twisted

Thats a  soft drink can and the light is from a white LED torch.

Was so lost in working on this one, that I completely forgot about , my fear of the dark. This makes this one all the more special!

where the?

 

 

I’m the first one to wake up at home and also the first one to open the door, to find the newspaper lying right there.Between the grille and door.Where the hell was it?
Took a little time for the brain to register, that the paper had decided to defy gravity and was hanging in between. It never does that, especially on rainy days or when the floor is wet!