Tjuan's world

Escape fom my bathroom - A Tale of Bravery and Stupidity.

2007-12-17T19:16:00.000+04:00

When the universe is conspiring against you, things just don’t go right. You are off your game and the proverbial ducks just do not fall into line. This seems to be the case with me lately.One evening I came home late, changed and went to wash up. Splashed some water on my face and was looking forward to a nice quiet meal and some telly. I wiped my face with a towel turned to open the door and

Double Barrel Roll and the Good Samaritan

2007-05-26T18:24:00.000+04:00

As is usually the case for most of my adventures in self realization, this one also happened when I was driving, on my way home from work in the evening. I had to stop off at a friends place close to office to help them set up their computer. These rowing friends, Australians live in one of the taller buildings in Dubai overlooking the Dubai Marina.To get there I have to take the exit before the

Thank God for small mercies !

2007-02-17T16:39:00.000+04:00

A few days ago , I was leaving office and pulled out of the side gate of the Jebel Ali Free Zone . Standing by the road , was a man shaking his finger at me in the universal symbol of the hitchhiker , asking for a lift. Now generally , I don't stop to give people lifts , for a couple of reasons . First,They could be psycho slashers or just common thieves. It has been known to happen . You offer

Merry sheery ma cherie ........Ta-qui-laaaah !

2006-12-28T17:17:00.000+04:00

So , it's the time to be merry , if you have something to be merry about that is . Another year passes by with no significant going ons. Life as usual , I'm drifting , upstream but drifting.This is the worst time , decisions , decisions. What to do for New year , what to do for Christmas ? What to buy , what to drink , what to eat, what to wear? It's just a couple of days , like any other days in

Harold and Kumar go to Churchgate Vada pav !

2006-12-15T13:05:00.000+04:00

This story starts like all other involving Tjuan and Dbest, after a couple of beers. So, we are a couple of beers down and the conversation is flowing faster than the beer. Suddenly Dbest turns pensive and says,”You know what baap?” I had heard these words many times before, it bodes doom, usually mine, I’m afraid to ask but poke tentatively,” No, What?” “You know what I want, the

It's an Ad Ad world !

2006-12-05T13:22:00.000+04:00

Life should be like a TV commercial. Simple. In TV land all problems have solutions and everything is done with a sense of humour . Why can't life be like a commercial ?The commercials start all the same , there is a problem , domestic or otherwise and the solution is the product being advertised . The first frame shows worried, troubled faces, once the product is used , everyone lives happily

Back on the slide!

2006-08-19T17:13:00.000+04:00

I went for my first outing with the Dubai Rowing and Sculling Club Wednesday morning 4.30 am! Bow side, decidedly uncomfortable, I want to row stroke. I will be back in the stroke seat next outing!Went out in the double sculls this morning. It will take some getting used to again.I have blisters all over my hands which will soon become corns. The irony is I just had my thumb operated to get rid

The Jean Pool !

2006-08-19T17:11:00.000+04:00

I like shopping, window shopping that is. I also have a great fashion sense , when it comes to other people ! I can window shop for hours , accompanying people , looking at clothes. More so because going shopping with someone else lets you roam the stores without anyone actually bothering you. As soon as the sales person knows you are not a serious buyer, they leave you alone. You are then free

Riding Lady Luck !

2006-08-19T17:07:00.000+04:00

I have always known that Lady Luck was never my companion. It made things easier because I have never had any hope of things changing suddenly, inexplicably in my favor. A simple tenet I followed was one borrowed from Murphy’s Law, “If things are going bad, there is always a good chance, it will get worse!” So I toil away.Family came visiting in March –April. We took them to a Chinese Restaurant.

The Story of my Life !

2006-04-29T17:31:00.000+04:00

One chilly friday night , I caught the video of "Beautiful" by James Blunt on the telly. It appeals to me not for what he's singing about but the vast ocean of possibility that he is implying.This is the exact description of how I feel when I pass someone on the street I find attractive. It means nothing , yet .... ,what if ? My life is brilliant.My love is pure.I saw an angel.Of that I'm

Bumping Bums with the Bhanaps !

2006-04-06T17:19:00.000+04:00

The legend goes… A Long Long time ago, Geeta Gulwadi visited Dubai for the first time .The almighty matriarch was dismayed at the lack of communication and the scattered nature of the Amchi community in Dubai. Her general mission in life, apart from getting her grandsons married and being a Swamiji groupie is to ensure that there is a Saraswat Association chapter in every nook and cranny of the

Hunting the Bride

2006-04-06T17:11:00.000+04:00

SO, the ad was placed in the Times of India. It ran for a month! All over the major metros in India! There were responses from the far corners of the country, well at least where the Times has its circulation. Most were from Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore or thereabouts.So total probables -nil! How useless a potential groom am I? There were a lot of responses, most non starters, few

Hole in One!

2006-04-06T17:07:00.000+04:00

Yeah, it happened to me. I was having a torrid Golf Day. I was at the Par3 at the Montgomerie, had just hit a 3 over par on the 6th.Teed up with an 8 Iron for the next hole. Deep breath, short back lift and swing.The ball sailed into the sky, I knew I had hit it well; it went up and then dipped just before the flag.The ball dropped just short of the flag, held on the dew that was covering

The Lord of Fore !

2005-11-21T18:38:00.000+04:00

I lost my cell phone sometime back. It was a good phone .Nokia 7210i .It had a camera and everything. One day. I just lost it. So I bought a new one, Nokia 6230i. Since I was getting a new one I thought I may as well get a Bluetooth and other funky features. But, that’s not what this is about. On this phone, the Nokia 6230i, the games that come with it are Golf, Beach Rally II and Chess Puzzle.So

Vrrooooooom!

2005-09-21T18:45:00.000+04:00

At least, I thought it would be vroom. On another whim in the heat of the Desert August summer somebody came up with an idea that we should go to the Dubai Autodrome to the Racing school. They were providing driving lessons for speed freaks on how to be a race driver. I got roped into it .It was going to cost me a very expensive AED 500 for an afternoon session.The Dubai Autodrome is a state of

Europe Photos

2005-09-15T17:24:00.000+04:00

Only recently have I managed to get the time to upload all these snaps from my trip to Europe in April-May 2005. I was in Brussels to attend the International Seafood Exhibition and also visited Germany.Click on the links to have a look.I went to Brussels ,Mainz & Frankfurt

Music in my life with sound and lights!

2005-07-11T19:48:00.000+04:00

When I came to Dubai and moved into my new place, my only form of entertainment was my phone. It’s got FM radio on it, so in the evening after I got home from work to an empty house, I walked around listening to radio with the earphone plugged into my ears. Radio in Dubai is fantastic , they have 3 Hindi music channels and about 4-5 dedicated English channels , all the rest are Arabic, which is

Just Drive

2005-07-11T19:40:00.000+04:00

I got my U.A.E driving license at the end of February 2005. Feels like a milestone in my life. In Dubai, if you don’t have your own car you are STRANDED because public transport is nothing to write home about and Taxis are way too expensive. So I sat home and didn’t go out that much. Always saying I will go out when I have my car.Getting the driving license was an escapade in itself. To apply for

Why I’m an ineligible bachelor

2005-07-11T19:30:00.000+04:00

As I get older the pressure to get married increases. Pressure from family mainly. The reasons given to me areAge 30 is over the hill and unmarriableThe later you get married, the larger the gap with your children .This means you retire before they settle down.To get SETTLED. (What in heaven’s name does that mean?)The supply of young eligible women will diminish since most women get married

Muscle Mania Gym Rules !

2005-07-11T19:24:00.000+04:00

I joined a gym. Again. About 6 months ago. Yesterday, when I weighed in at 82 Kgs! My shirt size is now 46 and my waist size is 36. 6Ft, 180 Lbs of pure muscle!I am however, not a bodybuilder and I do this more from boredom than anything else. Besides, if I wanted to be a bodybuilder I would take steroids and supplements, but strictly follow a “NO DRUGS” policy. Once you start working out, it

The Muse

2005-07-11T19:21:00.000+04:00

I get so many messages from all my readers. Why haven’t you updated your blog? Why such a long break? What are you doing? No news from you.Why is this so important ?I know my blog is funny, and it’s nice to know what I’m up to but all this pushing is getting me down . Too much pressure to write a blog!I started this blog to keep people informed about what I was doing in England. Making phone

Coincidence

2005-01-09T18:53:00.000+04:00

Coincidence-a seemingly planned sequence of accidentally occurring events. Recently I saw the movie Alexander. The movie was terrible but it piqued my curiosity as the the interpreation of history. I always thought he died in India ,a sick man.It turns out he went back to Babylon as portrayed in the movie and died there of food poisoning. But becuase I read all that I went on to read all about

The Office Picnic

2005-01-09T13:59:00.000+04:00

All the people in our office for the first time ever apparently decided to go for a picnic. We went to a place called, Mamzar Park near Sharjah in a place called Abu Hail. It’s a park by the beach. Because we went on a Friday, it was very crowded. I swam in the Ocean after a long long time. A good time was had by all. As is the case in most office picnics, we saw, we swam, we sat, we ate

Wasim in Dubai

2005-01-09T13:55:00.000+04:00

<>Wasim’s parents were coming to Dubai for Ramzan Eid. Since all his family was here, i.e. both brothers Faiaz and Nabil and both parents he decided to make the trip to Dubai. In fact his first trip abroad ! He came here on the 20th of November or thereabouts . He was here for 10 days, 4 of which he spent with me..more or less. <>On the first night I met him, his parents came to my

Xclusive !

2005-01-09T10:17:00.000+04:00

On Wednesday, I receive a phone call from some crank who is trying to invite me to some presentation. He asks me the following questions, in this order How old are you? Have you traveled around the world? Are you married? Do you have a Girlfriend /Partner? How much do you earn? What car do you drive? How often do you holiday? Where? Then he asked me if I would be interested in a

The Grand Prix !

2005-01-09T10:07:00.000+04:00

The Dubai Grand Prix starts Jan 14th. Yes, the Dubai Grand Prix of comparisons. Come Jan 14th, the matriarch of the Gulwadi clan arrives to see which one of her grandsons is the most marketable. The various back and forth phone calls from parents, aunts, kids, plans, intrigues have already started. It’s all heading for an explosive climax. They got visas, why not us; they got tickets, why

2004 Gone!

2005-01-09T10:04:00.000+04:00

The last week of 2004 was eventful to say the least. I partied hard, really hard. I went to a salsa club and Danced the night away. I went to a pub and tried looking pretty but that didn’t work .Let’s face it, I’m not pretty! Went to a bhangra night at a local club and balle balle’d the night away! Christmas dinner at Rekha P’s place was good but uneventful. I went out to dinner with

House Warming

2005-01-09T10:03:00.000+04:00

Actually, I don’t remember much. It was like any other family get together with some other people there. Oh I met an interesting woman but it turns out she’s engaged. Doesn’t bother me but unfortunately it does bother her!

Seafood Extravaganza !

2005-01-09T10:01:00.000+04:00

<>I’ve been, over a period of time trying out all the seafood that we produce, and I’m ever ready to distribute the stuff. My most recent experience was Alaskan Red King Crab Claws. The crabs themselves are small but, omigosh the legs are a foot long each. <> Between Nabil and Me, we ate 3-4 Kilos of crab. Dhiresh and Wasim were also there but they apparently don’t like seafood.

Setting up House

2004-11-22T17:35:00.000+04:00

When I first saw the house that am now living in, I was struck by how large it is. When the initial surprise wore off, I discovered that it also had other redeeming qualities like a passage way which separates different portions of the house and still maintains its linear quality. The location. My apartment is in Deira Dubai in the heart of Dubai on Rigga Road. The apartment is called

Living in Dubai

2004-11-22T17:11:00.000+04:00

People rave about Dubai but strangely it is a mix of Chennai and Mumbai. The traffic is like Mumbai, the facilities are like in England but the people behave like in Chennai! I am still getting used to the life style. It was Kassim, our PRO who found the place I’m currently living in. He found the place, asked me to have a look, paid the deposit and confirmed my moving in. The

Dubai- The First Week

2004-11-22T15:46:00.000+04:00

The story picks up from my getting into Heathrow airport to check in for my flight. I never seem to get a window seat! I think it’s some kind of conspiracy by the check in attendants, because the last time I checked in 5 hours before departure and they still told me there were no window seats available! What do you have to do to get it? The second issue was that I was carrying two bags an

The Padmarkars and the Back Street Boys

2004-11-01T18:45:00.000+04:00

One of the things that had not been done after I came to Dubai was the meeting with Dhiresh. He was still in India and so I visited the maternal Uncle and family and established cordial relations. The discussion that Friday evening was topics of” Mutual interest. The evening was a nice relaxed evening ending in Chinese food and ice cream. Dhiresh as usual was the missing link in the melting pot

Leicester: The last week

2004-10-20T21:39:00.000+04:00

Leicester: The last week My last week in Leicester was chaotic. There was so much to be done and not much time to do. It was at this time that I realised that I had a lot of goodbyes to do. So I planned it out nicely. On the Friday 10th October the visa and other papers for the Dubai assignment came through. I had to tell the agency I was working for and my employers at the time that I would be

One more

2004-10-12T18:47:00.000+04:00

I just woke up and Smelled the fish !

Funny Fish

2004-10-12T18:41:00.000+04:00

Ever since I have known that I am moving to Dubai have been getting these ideas about what I will be doing there. I am going as Marketing Manager of a seafood company, basically a glorified fishmonger? Suddenly everything seems very Fishy to Me . For the company I am a Prize Catch but I will be a Fish out of water! The whole concept of moving to Dubai and starting from scratch means that it will

Driving Tests

2004-10-12T17:43:00.000+04:00

I gave my first driving test on the 1St of September in the south Wigston driving test centre. The procedure in that they will take you on a 40-min drive where they will test your skills. To cut a long story short, I failed the test. It turns out that the same skills that make me an excellent driver in India make me a bad driver in the UK. Use of one mirror, late breaking, poonthaxing are all the

Work and change of scenery

2004-10-12T17:37:00.000+04:00

I have managed to get a job. I will be moving to Dubai in Mid October as the Marketing Manager of Gulf Seafood LLC. They are a £11 million business in the Jebel Ali Free port zone in Dubai. They are looking to expand their local and international business and are looking to me to do it. They have offered me a decent package +benefits+perks. If anyone is interested www.dubaiseafood.com

GBR Regatta Aug 27-30

2004-10-12T17:33:00.000+04:00

The GBR Regatta is not the Great Britain regatta but 3 regattas on the same weekend. Gloucester, Bristol and Ross. We initially wanted to enter all three but were unable to because one of our people was not available to row on the Sunday. It was Saturday-Gloucester, Sunday Bristol and Monday (bank holiday) Ross-on-Wye. So we ended up entering only on Saturday and Monday. We headed down to Ross

Athens for me

2004-10-08T18:06:00.000+04:00

The Athens Olympics came at a time when I had just moved to my new house. We have a TV here and so I could watch most of the stuff on BBC 1&2. The highlights and what I thought about the whole event. Swimming The bloke Michael Phelps is absolutely amazing, how someone can win 7 medals at this level of the sport is quite extraordinary. He doesn’t have a life I’m sure! The south African 50m

Cycling up the soar

2004-09-23T06:07:00.000+04:00

A few Saturdays ago ,the next one after the poop song weekend , Ben ,Russell and I (rowing crewmates) decide to find the source of the river soar. Have you ever wondered ,why there are so many rivers in Britain ? They don’t have snow capped peaks for it to flow down from . So we set out on bicycles with a water bottle . Ben took us in the wrong direction and we discovered we would be going

Hayseed Dixie

2004-09-23T05:58:00.000+04:00

One Saturday, a few Saturdays ago, I went to Nottingham for a concert. The fabulous Hayseed Dixies were playing in a local concert venue. Hayseed Dixie is a string quartet –Guitar, base guitar, Banjo and Violin. They play a sort of country /rock music. Most of the songs they played were cover versions of old hits and they had a few of their own like ‘Poop in a jar’. It went something like this,

New house,new thoughts

2004-09-23T05:56:00.000+04:00

As soon as I came back from India I shifted to a new place. The Landlord of the old place was getting on my nerves with his double dealing and I got a new housemate every month since the Albanians left. It was getting very dirty and very unsafe. Ian from the rowing team was moving to Germany for his apprenticeship year and his room was getting vacant. So I moved from 50, Stuart Street to 9 Harrow

The Media Plus Debacle

2004-09-23T05:38:00.000+04:00

In March of this year I applied for the post of International Media Consultant through Iagora.com. This is a website for international students with job postings on them. I got a reply from Mr. Jan Willems in Brussels saying that my CV has been short listed and he sent me a list of questions to answer in a word document and a list of Psychoanalysis questions which I sent him. He replied a week or

The wedding album

2004-09-23T05:26:00.000+04:00

This is for my regular readers. Orpita's wedding album.My account of the wedding is long overdue. I need to get back to writing again.A edited version of my reflections of the wedding will be posted here.Till then enjoy the album.

Of talents and film crews

2004-08-04T05:41:00.000+04:00

Over the last few days ,my friend Rishwant has been busy with a Telgu film crew that has come to Leicester to shoot some song sequences. I have no Idea who the hero is 'Navin' and some female called 'Sunita' and 'Trishna', were the hero and two heroines. I was introduced to them ,the hero was a Nagarjuna clone and the heroines vaguely attractive and extremely DUH. I have just returned after

Settling Back into Leicester

2004-07-30T00:16:00.000+04:00

Life has settled back into the routine of rowing and job hunting. Finances are at an all time low but nothing serious. I am back to cooking and will be shifting into a new place soon ,am looking forward to the change in monotony. The new place costs the same rent but has a TV ,new kitchen and 24 hours Broadband internet access. The room was earlier occupied by Ian ,one of the rowing boys ,he is

Shrek 2

2004-07-30T00:15:00.000+04:00

I saw Shrek 2 yesterday . Not as good as the first one but worth a look on DVD for the laughs. It is very glitzy now and lacking in basic storyline ,Eddie Murphy as the talking donkey is the only redeeming feature. I have been watching quite a few movies lately and am compiling a list of movies and my views .I might provide it as downloadable excel file in the near future ,watch this space.

George RR Martin and the Game of Thrones

2004-07-30T00:13:00.000+04:00

In my continuing exploration of fantasy literature ,I have just completed the first 4 books in a series by George R R Martin entitled Game of Thrones. This is hardcore fantasy readers stuff because the story does not kick in until the third book ! It is good reading if you have the time to ponder on the twists and turns that the author puts its characters through. I have observed that in most

St.Neots Regatta and more winners cups !

2004-07-30T00:09:00.000+04:00

The St. Neots regatta was on the 25th and 26th of July. Since I had got back ,I was back to stroking the boat . The Men’s eight was entered in the Senior 4 category . We had only one race on each day . Saturday was the 1000 m and Sunday was 500 m . Since we had only one other competitor it was a straight final and non-qualifying but since it was a final we would get cups if we won. We were up

Graduation ceremony

2004-07-30T00:03:00.000+04:00

I graduated on the 21st of July with no great pomp or ceremony. It was good to see some of my course mates after a long time but it soon wore off and I would have liked to be alone. The ceremony started at 11.00 am but we had to be there by 9.30 am to get the graduation robe and get out photographs taken. There was no group photograph. The graduation snaps are arranged for by the University but

Back In Leicester

2004-07-15T20:29:00.000+04:00

It has now been a month since I went to India or wrote in the diary ! This is because my trip to India was hectic to say the least.The first 10 days were occupied in the wedding preparations,next 5 in going to Delhi for the reception,5 in applying for the Shengen Visa and 3 In Mumbai leaving a few days in between and at the end in Chennai with friends. I need a vacation now ! I am back in

Leicester to Chennai

2004-06-14T16:44:00.000+04:00

I returned from the Manchester adventure and made immediate preparations to leave for Heathrow. My original plan was to take the last train at 10 to London and take the tube to Heathrow and spend the night at the airport and check in first thing in the morning.As it happens it took much longer than I expected to pack the things I didn't want to take.So i decided to take the last bus to heathrow

Dhirubhai and the Manchester adventure

2004-06-11T23:13:00.000+04:00

The Scene : 1.00am 11th June I get a call from Dhiresh in Dubai ,'I'm coming to London, come and meet me there !' I say Ok go back to sleep 4.30am 11th June Dhiresh on the phone ,' I'm not coming to London,' OK ,'I'm coming to Manchester!' 'What?! Manchester,it's bloody north of England and takes 3 hrs from Leicester! ,'I don't care u come and c me in Manchester,! 'Ok what time is your flight

Peterborough Regatta 5th & 6th June

2004-06-07T19:45:00.000+04:00

Peterborough is about an hour away from Leicester. Since we crashed the eight(again!)we have had to go back to 4's to compete at regattas. I was in the usual lightweight four.We had six crews competing in all. On the first day everyone lost all their races except the senior 4 crew who got to the finals but lost there.In rowing there is no prize for coming second. Since Patrick could not make the

More Photos

2004-05-21T22:48:00.000+04:00

I have uploaded a whole bushel load of photographs on the the website . The link is Photos

Website version 2.0 online

2004-05-21T22:13:00.000+04:00

Tarunrao.com Version 2.0 is now online. It provides easy links to all my havens on the net. Since it is a beginning ,it will grow as I begin to write and occupy more space on the net.This was done simply on MS Frontpage. I am attempting Dreamweaver next ,after which I will try PHP/XML and Java (Hopefully) Tarunrao.com

Natak's wedding photos

2004-05-20T19:21:00.000+04:00

Natak ka natak abhi khatam hua ! Here are the snaps ,make sure you are logged into yahoo before you click on the link View photos

Driving Lessons

2004-05-19T17:54:00.000+04:00

For the last Month or so I have been taking driving lessons to pass the driving test . I have joined the British School Of Motoring and have booked 5, 2 hr lessons. I also passed the Theory test and am awaiting the date for the final driving test. There is only one small hassle ,my instructor ,does not believe that I am capable of passing the test. He has taught me all the maneuvers and agrees

Website Version 2.0

2004-05-19T17:52:00.000+04:00

Today I will attempt to upload a new version of my website, built on Microsoft Front Page. My next upgrade will be on the Dreamweaver. Any feedback on the new look will be appreciated. www.tarunrao.com

Books

2004-05-19T17:42:00.000+04:00

For the last few months, since my last Albanian roommates moved out, I have been without a Television and have gone back to reading voraciously. Jack (rowing) has introduced me to a series called The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. It is a 13 books series and I have finished most of them. I also discovered a series of books called The Riftwar Saga by Raymond Feist. This has also grown on me and I

Autoglass – End of an era

2004-05-19T17:40:00.000+04:00

I did my last day at Autoglass on the 11th of May. I have worked there for 1 and a half years. That job has helped keep me afloat and ticking along. Thanks to Pete, Neil and Colin who are the managers there, I was able to work when I wanted to and they were happy to have me. Although a temp, they always treated me as an employee including Christmas Hampers, Bonuses and Beer when we broke

Pritam and Ketki visit

2004-05-19T17:38:00.000+04:00

Pritam and Ketki came to London on the 11th but didn’t get in touch with me till the 12th but I had already left a message at the hotel for them .On the 13th,We met up at the Buckingham Palace after they had seen the changing of the guard. We then went for lunch to a little café/pub and then walked around London for a while. We visited the Victoria and Albert Museum and roamed around Oxford

Trip to India

2004-05-19T17:37:00.000+04:00

I have finally booked my tickets to India. I will be leaving Heathrow on 12th of June arrive in India on 13th and return on the 13th of July. I am looking forward to being home but also curious to see a wedding in my family. My sister is actually getting her haath pilaued! Curious to meet my future Brother in Law. I am also keen to meet Akriti and Advait .I am flying emirates and looking forward

Shrewsbury Regatta

2004-05-19T17:33:00.001+04:00

Shrewsbury last year was a novel experience for me .This is because I passed out at 10pm on the Saturday night after doing a lot of stupid things! This time a little older and a lot wiser, Patrick and I had to take over as captains. We had most of it planned but there are always things that don’t work according to plan. We put the boats on the trailer which we were sharing with Leicester city

BUSA Day 2

2004-05-06T19:30:00.000+04:00

The 2nd Day at the Nottingham International Water Sports Centre saw me competing in the Novice coxed fours. http://www.naturesimages2.co.uk/BUSAreg7desti/pages/IMG_8442.htm We did the 2K course in 6mins 55 secs a personal crew best but were not able to qualify since the last qualifying time was 6min39secs. However the condition were great with bright sunlight and clear skies. I will not be

Visit to Eton & Windsor

2004-05-01T23:25:00.000+04:00

After the Leicester Regatta ,our eight boat had to be sent for repairs and had to be brought back from the workshop in Eton and Windsor.I went along to get the boat back .The drive was two hours to and two hours back . The noteworthy part of the trip was the Eton Racing boats factory ,The Windsor Castle where the queen actually lives and Eton Public School where all the blue blooded English

Thrill Seeker

2004-05-01T23:18:00.000+04:00

Sometime ago,actually on the 16th of April ,I accompanied some of my rowing buddies to Alton Towers. It would be my first trip on a roller coaster . The link will explain all http://www.alton-towers.co.uk/ My first ride was Spinner whizzer a mild roller coaster which spins you at all angles and in all directions ! You just cannot help screaming !I thought that was bad but Oblivion came next ..

On another front

2004-05-01T22:59:00.000+04:00

My best mate Vivek Nadkarni has gone and got himself married on the 24th of April !Congratulations to him and his new bride. She is a maharashtrian American Belle by the name of Shilpa...now Riya Nadkarni. I haven't met her but am certainly looking forward to it ! The marriage took place at her city of St. Louis in a quiet ceremony with family. He lives in Delaware and has now bought a new

BUSA Regatta

2004-05-01T22:55:00.000+04:00

I have just returned from the British Universities Sports association Regatta at the Nottingham National Sports Centre at Holme Pierre Point in Nottingham. By a twist of fate I am rowing in 2 crews. The Senior 4 eights and my coxed four. Today was the 8s race. Since there were 59 Universities entered we had a qualifying race based on lap times.Only the top 24 would qualify for races. This

Photographs from Leicester Regatta

2004-05-01T22:38:00.000+04:00

The photographs from Leicester Regatta can be found on this address http://www.naturesimages2.co.uk/Leicester2desti/pages/IMG_6679.htm There are 4 images.The people in the boat are Me(T)(since they can't pronounce my name correctly eveyone just calls me T) ,Ian(the bean),Patrick (the rat),Robert(Starby).The Cox is Lucy. We last in the finals to the other DMU crew.They can be seen here http://

On other things

2004-04-19T20:50:00.000+04:00

Since rowing is taking up a lot of my time I haven't been able to get to a computer for the past week and check mail or mail anyone. But on checking my mail I have discovered that there is no news on my job front yet. I am still pursuing some projects that I think might work out. I have done some work on my website and have uploaded more pictures in my Yahoo picture gallery ,the links for which

Leicester Regatta

2004-04-19T20:26:00.000+04:00

18th of April was the Leicester Regatta !DMU rowing club was to enter an eight but since it had to be sent for repairs we had to break the crew down into two fours . We took the stern pair and bow pair and put them into a 4 and then took the middle four an put them into a 4. The hard training sessions over the winter has paid off. We cleaned up in our backwaters. DMU rowing won the men's novice

2004-04-09T15:11:00.000+04:00

Hi! This is at long last hopefully the begining of my blogging career.Watch this space for updates.

Today I begin to set up a competent website

2004-04-08T19:20:00.000+04:00

I have been meaning to upgrade my website for a while now.Ever since I bought the domain name www.tarunrao.com a couple of years ago,I have neglected to update it.Hopefully some time and effort will yield positive results.