Les Aventures de Techiemaque…

If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be travelling on, now, ‘Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see. But, if I stayed here with you, girl, Things just couldn’t be the same. ‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now, And this bird you can not change. Lord knows, I can’t change. Bye, bye, its been a sweet love. Though this feeling I can’t change. But please don’t take it badly, ‘Cause Lord knows I’m to blame. But, if I stayed here with you girl, Things just couldn’t be the same. Cause I’m as free as a bird now, And this bird you’ll never change. And this bird you can not change. Lord knows, I can’t change. Lord help me, I can’t change. – Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd).

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When Iron Maiden performed for the first time in India, on the 17th of March, 2007 at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore, Bruce Dickinson, in a response to the ergo familiar complaint of Indian fans, “We have waited for 17 years for you guys….”, replied that it won’t be 17 months before they come back.

And they were true to their words. Their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour stopped twice in India, kicking off the tour officially in Mumbai, BKC on the 1st of Feb, 2008 and now in 2009 on the 15th of Feb in Bangalore, Palace Grounds.

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… And especially when Craig is around with his camera…

Well, this happened at BarCon08 in Bangalore, the night before SAP TechED.  After a round of drinks and Dinner at the 13th Floor, I wanted to have ice-cream and thus dragged the gang, including Craig, to a famous ice-cream parlour (Corner House) on Residency Road, which was roughly round a Kilometer from the venue of BarCon, on foot.

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Americans have spoken ! And to celebrate this occasion my dear friend and college junior Alfi Ashraf has posted a really amazing poem on his blog. It is with his due permission I republish it here…

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Diveagar is small secluded beach on the Konkan coast roughly 150 Kms from Pune. I had been once sometime in 2005 and had fallen in love with it’s virgin beach. So in the long weekend of 15th – 17th August, 2008 I decided that it’s time i visit the place again, but this time with my wife and two of my best friends.

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You often find treasures in the most unexpected of places and most unexpected of times. That’s what happened to me when i discovered a couple of snaps taken at SAP TechEd 2007, Bangalore. It was my first TechEd and what an event it was Have a look…

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