Final note with BMC

HI ASHISH ,

HOW U DOING ?

ASHISH SORRY TO SAY , YIOU ARE BANED FROM MY COMMUNIT FOR YOUR NEGETIVE ATITUIED , AND YOUR UN PROFESSIONAL WAY OF THINKING ABOUT MY CLUB . EXTERMLY SORRY I WAS THINKING YOU COULD BE A PROFESSIONAL BIKER , YOU MIGHT BE BUT NOT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW .

JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ONE MEETING GOT CANCLED ( COINCIDENTLY ) YOU THINK THAT WE ARE UNPROFESSUIOALS , WELL I DONT KNOW FROM WHICH POINT OF VIEW .

YOUR MONEY WILL BE RE FUNDED TO YOU , YOU KINDLY COME AND MEET ME , I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU , YOU WRIGHT WHAT EVER YOU FEEL LIKE WRIGHTING ABOUT MY CLUB , I BALLLS CARE , DONT TINK THAT ONE MAN CAN SPOILE MY CLUBS IMAGE , YOU JUST STARTED BIKING YESTERDAY I WAS BORN ON MOTORCYCLE AND I HAVE BEEN WITH MANY LEGENDS OF BIKING , AND I HAVE LEARNT A LOT AND ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOUGHT HOW TO MAKE A CLUB SUCESSFULL .


I WAS VERY MUCH DISSAPOINTED ABOUT THE WAY YOU HAVE WRITEN ABOUT MY CLUB IN SCRAES AND YOUR BLOG , YOU CAN CARRY ON DOING THAT IF YOU FEEL GOOD , OR IF IT PLESESS YOU .

BUT I AM EXTREMLY SOOORY I HAVE A YOU ARE NOT A TRUE BIKER , YOU STILL HAVENT SEEN THE DARK SIDE OF MOTORCYCLEING YET , PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I AM AND MA CLUB IS , SO I DONT HAVE TO PROVE THEM , NITHER THEY WILLL ASK ME WHY SOME ONE IS WRIGHT ALLL RUBBESHI ABOUT MA CLUB , SINCE THEY WOULD KNOW EITHER THE PERSON WRIGHTING WOULD BE A NEW BIKER AND AN UNPROFESSIONAL .


ITS NOT ONLY YOU WHO CAME TO MEET AND GOT DISSAPOINTED THATS WAS A GAP IN COMMUNICATION , I APPOLOGIES FOR THAT , BUT SORRY MY FRIEND I CAN NOT ENTERTAIN YOU ON BIKING PART .

HAVE A GREAT BIKING LIFE , WITH WHICH EVER CLUB YOU LIKE TO . BUT REMEMEBER , I NEVER COMMENT ON ANY BIKER NITHER ON ANY CLUB , I TRY TO CORRECT THEM , BUT YOU HAVE CROSSED THE LIMITS .


GOOD BLESS YOU .

YOU CAN KINDLY COME AND COLLECT YOUR MONEY BACK , OR LET ME KNOW I WILLL COME AND HAND IT OVER TO YOU

REGARDS
ASEEM .

I WAS EXPECTING YOU TO THIS MEET , SINCE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU DIRECTLY , I WAS TOLD YOU WERE TRAVELING , THATS OK . WHEN EVER YOU ARE BANGALORE DO LET ME KNOW .
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Hi Aseem,

I'm doing good. Well, it is not my but your unprofessional attitude taht made me to stay away from BMC. I believe Naveen must have spoken to you in this regard. It takes me 2 atleast any time I need to come for visit. Last time when I turned up, there was no one for meet. When I contacted Naveen, he said that he was not feeling well and 2-3 more members were not coming so they just scraped the meet that day. Well, I could have been informed too dude. THAT WAS A UNPREFESSIONAL ATTITUDE ON YOUR SIDE. Worst was yet to come. When I asked Naveen about meet being cancelled, he said about having had a fight with his manager for release (he had put papers and wanted to leave his compnay soon). Due to dght he was feeling low and decided not to come and "also got meet cancelled". Let me ask you one thing straight, is the club on the mercy of founding/leading members. I don't think so and that why I've decided to leave BMC. It was nothing started from my side BUT YOU.

Meeting being cancelled is OK. I got no problem with that. But try to understand, I came to know only when I reached there.

I'll surely meet you and collect the money. Please let me know your cell number (Don't scrap. send mail).

Thanks for visit to my blogs. Read the top most like of it. I write straight from my heart. Probably you forgot to read replies from Naveen. Your kinda attitude is very much disheartening. I don't show any kinda disrespect to you and I have no time for thinking it. Mind your words!

Biking is your passion and you need not tell me. I don't know if my blogs hurt you sooooooooo much. There was nothing wrong from your side.. but.. I fail to understand why have you using this kinda language. Dude, all memeber are interested in make the club happen as much they can. I don't know your and your ability to make Club sucessful. I must agree that BMC will be successful sooner or later, but I'm not part of it.

Let me know if you fidn anything wrong with the blogs. Reply or post comment. I'll surely change it. I don't write what makes me feel good. I write anything memorable (good or bad) with time constraint.


You need not be sorry. but I don't think ther was any unprofessional attitude started by me. Nothing is rubbish, untrue on my blogs. Probably you should ask the mber(s) who cancelled the meet. I feel that's better. I have been biking for pretty long time and among 100+ people I know no one has even travelled more than 50 km in single stretch and I have done close to 200 without taking a single second break. I do not need a certification/affiliation from you or BMC for me being a good biker.

why shouyld I care about someone else also having come and disappointed due to not having informed about cancelled meet. It could have been put on BMC forum atleast by 6 PM. Meet starts by 7:30.

I never ever sopke to anyone about the club. I don't know you actually. did you hear me having haid any comment about you then those are fabricated and wrong. I don't even know where you stay in Bangalore. I've never said anything good/bad about you to anyone.
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dude... It was very well conveyed to Naveen that I wouldn't be coming to meet hence forth. Last week, indeed I was traveling. I'm in Bangalore now.

Naveen is a coward having deleted those scraps today . I feel pity on him.

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I came to know Naveen through MicroStrategy forum. He was the one who introduced me to Bangalore Motoring Club. Had a good ride! need less to say. But I freaked out at his attitude. That's history. He deleted those Orkut scraps that I had posted in earlier blog, such a loser. Has marked me to "ignore" on Orkut. It was coincident that I browsed "BMC" friend group and found him missing.

Confession of a Innocent mind

This year, I footed the bill of Christmas party. That was great to meet all friends after such a long time. When the party was to start, Neil told me that Merv had called up when he was coming home after mid night mass. When Neil said that Ashish was giving Christmas party, he was laughing for 5 minutes.

I thought to irritate Sa by calling her at 3 AM in night (Matchbox twenty suggestion - Baby, it's 3 AM and I'm must be lonely). She didn't pick up the phone. alright, I gave her a another call at 4 this time, but still no reply. I thought record my voice to play that to her sometime later. I spoke a lot. Just heard the conversation, only first 20 minutes. Total is almost an hour. Well, I can't really disclose anything of that recording. Waaaaaaaaaaaayo tooooooooooo personal. Mostly full of a some particular words (I don't swear). I need not tell all these to Sa soon explicitly as I have told to her, but I never packed all those things together. I still need to listen 50 minutes of conversation. Don't know what I spoke also my voice sounded totally differently.

Bombay is the best. BEST is Bombay

I just spoke with my father, few minutes back. I wanted to get a confirmation about the new cell SIM activatation, as due to terrorist threat verification and activation takes time. Duds/Thugs still manage to do away wtih it. I have had some terrible time in Chennai and Bangalore as I was not having any means to call up my family. Though in Mumbai there was none. When I was speaking with father, there was BEST bus (Mumbai public bus transport, needless to say, really best in Asia) in background honking. BEST buses have a pecular horn. Just reconnects me to my city. In fact, Bus is the first thing that I would think of for Mumbai as city.

I'm flying to Mumbai in evening. Hope there is no much work. Last time due to terrorist attacks in High Couts of U.P. state, security check in took me almost 2 hours (usual time 15 minutes). Three days back, threatening mails were received about IGI (Delhi Airport) bombing. Hope I get clearance soon at airport.

Leaving BMC

I had already made up my mind about leaving Bangalore Motoring Club (BMC) as it was very insulting not keeping me informed about the meet being cancelled in time. I had reached venue in time and it was very well told by Abhijit that unless until told you must be there "No one would be invited/told about place and time".

This chat, through Orkut scraps, with Naveen Manohar was the last nail in coffin. A premature death. (happened on 15th Dec 2007 around 11 PM)

NM - Hello sir....

AT - bolo.... why your google id committed suicide?

NM - he he... wasn't in good mood for ze last couple of days, i deleted my orkut profile, gmail account and everything else

AT - abe mood can't be a reason??? tell me the truth...

NM - "Am telling you the truth, nothing but the truth" This profile is only for friends who i know and have interacted with !The old one was pretty much out of control !

AT - where you joining BTW and when?? [Kanti told me about the new job offer he had got]

NM - What's this joining thing ?? I have an offer from Target, but my boss won't leme go ! Am goin nowhere sir...

AT - what do you mean by this "out of control"?? This is plain ridiculous

NM - aaaah kaaamaaan.. forget about that old profile.. here i am, all new, clean shaven, sleek profile

AT - whatever.. I don't feel like coming to weekly meets at all. I have started looking for some option. I may join junta at 60 kmph. This is just taking the club for ride by founding and leading members. Damn pissed if I have to waste my time.
I was not at all in mood to come still drove for an hour to come there..

NM - i was in mental torture that evening dooood.. called up a few ppl and then decided to cancel the show... basically, i didn't wanna come there that day after the bad day i had at office fighting wid higher ups for relieving me early .. i just rushed back home and slept !

AT - dude.. you should know the game....

NM - The same situation you were in a couple of months back when you were trying to quit Convergys, i was going through it on Friday ! [Note : My ex-employer was Covansys, wrongly mentioned as Convergys by Naveen]

ok..

Ashish, just join 60kmph and have fun yaar ! forget abt BMC.. seriously..

AT - yeah.. I told you .. It was very bad feeling when I read your SMS about meet being canceled. I have to spend 2 hr just in traveling in the traffic and I'm god damn allergic to smoke. I get headache in second the first time I inhale CO2.

NM - So, no worries, this won't happen all the time yaar... Now, do one thing - forget about BMC and the meets... check out 60 kmph too... that choice is always yoursbut, please accept my apologies coz am the one who cancelled the show !Anways, goodnite yaar am gonna crash now.. tc.. bye for now

AT - sure. I don't feel like coming to meets. I'll do check out other options available.
Very strage that just one member can cancel the meet.

AirTel - Express Yourself

I happen to know insiders in Hutch (now Vodafone) and AirTel. Both companies are involved in fixing market for long. I had given numerous example to my friends and once had lengthly discussion with Mayuresh (he is a Business Analyst with Covansys - a CSC company). The recent hike in call rates and SMS charges by both operators on same day is a good example of it. I have some peculiar examples with me. But leave all that aside. AirTel is the creator of best ads in the "Express Yourself" series. Here is another one.

Black Friday

After a long long time, finally, my stock portfolio doesn't have anything in red. Spice Jet, Ashok Layland and Empee have always given me jitters. Specially, Spice Jet, which was always in the red the day I bought. BTW, I made windfall gain in Piramyd Retail. 120% in 10 days, thanks to Edelweiss Capital Limited. Even though the stock gained 5% next day of sale, I don't regret. I can't believe such a huge gain in such a short span of time. Kolte Patil has come out to be a bad IPO. Just 24% gain on listing day.

My father has just learnt that I have started investing in stocks. He happen to having gone to J B Nagar home to collect mails and he saw a refund challan of Rs 81200. Book running lead manager send the proof of refund to the registered address. He hadn't said anything but I know the day I lose money in stock, I'd be hearing a lot from him. "You know stock market. It is gambling. Those who don't do anything invest in stock market. Are you a crorepati? Only big shots put money in stocks?" I can imagine all that.

What's Business Intelligence?

This is the most common question that I have faced after the metric options. I have a simple answer to it, in my own way. "It is modern age custom wisdom".

Nameless fear

Yesterday while waiting for fellas of Bangalore Motoring Club (BMC), I spoke with Sa and we had a nice discussion about commitment, emotional investment, love and fear. She is totally different kinda person. She can't take risk and I always lived and live on edge. For her dating and love or filmy stuff and one should stay away from it. She laughs away when she sees people in park. Viola! and she found herself on the other side when me met. I had said once "I always do what my heart says" and "She is my parent's choice". These two things make her feel insecure and she doesn't want to be attached and doesn't want to get feeling of it. Well! it is a fault from both side. may be not. It is just different thinking. It can change with time. It can worse or even better. Don't know what future holds. BTW, I need to describe her in one word. Thinking. The phone got cut when I was speaking. SIM has a problem. It would disconnect exactly after 30:01 minutes. I can prove it, but don't want to.

Well, I always do what my heart says but I would be very reasonable than most sane person. But the fear thing was very bad to hear. Either I trust some one unconditionally or don't trust. Things are not really good; at least I don't feel good about the whole thing. I hate people when they don't 101% trust me as I don't waste my time thinning evil. Only evil mind (who know about evil things) don't trust. Some fear.... why?? I'm puzzled.

BTW, may be time to say good bye to BMC has come. Meet got canceled. Guys wasted my 3 hours.

Transistor turns 60

Something that troubled me during my whole course of Engineering, that has made this blog possible turned 60 on 14th Dec.

Mamma has come home

I got call from mom using co-passenger's cell phone at 7:20 to reach station. It was really late as train was suppose to reach station @ 7:50. I was not aware of route too (At least on road). I took wrong turn at NGEF, instead of Isolation Church, but quickly realized it. When I passed Bypanahalli railway crossing, it was 7:47 (the guy whom I let hitch hike told me). I knew that was the train. I sped up above 70 in that narrow lane. I have stopped going above 50 in city limits after the accident, but wanted to reach Bangalore East station ASAP. It took me just around 5 minutes to reach station and I found it wore a deserted look. Luckily the train had not come and the I was was some other train. The ticket counter was closed. I had entered the station w/o platform ticket which is illegal. Petty bad of station master as there was a board stating a fine of Rs 250 for not having appropriate ticket but the ticket counter was closed. It was 8:20 and the train had not come, but the counter opened so knew the train would not be far. I was first guy to buy ticket.

While waiting I had received a call from from dad and Indu didi saying the B1 compartment would be the 6th compartment from engine. But when the train arrived it was not. Probably the train direction was changed during couse of journey. Need to check it out. After this, was the toughest job in Bangalore. I BLOODY HATE BANGALORE TO NEGOTIATE WITH RICKSHAW. I've never done it in my whole life anywhere. The guy said 120 for Kagdaspura. When we kept the stuff in rick, he was !@#$%ing surprised to hear to be going to 1km after the Kagadaspura railway crossing. I knew that he was goingto take 150. and I also came to know he duped me very big time as metered fare woun't have had been more than 80 at any cost. Metered fare of Airport from my home is 37 which is 5.3 km far. I calculated using Wikimapia and Bangalore east was 9.5 km from my home I paid him 150. lesson learnt; that's it.

My mom was amazed to see the size of flat. I'm from Bombay, all flats are made with space saving design. Real Estate is obscent thing in bombay. Same size home would cost aroundf 1.2 Cr now in the area where I live in Bombay.

We talked with family and friends in Mumbai after reaching here. We talked in length about the family where my parents' have fixed my wedding. I haven't seen her face to face. A complete arranged match. Funniest thing, most of the people do goto my ansestoral home for due diligence. It has happened in past. :-) When they come to know about the lans owned, the pucca makan and the name my father has, they become hesitant to look forward for the match. don't know why, but they must be thinking about very high demand for a Engineer guy with this kinda status.

Someone from her side had come asking about my dad and he saw the makan and he was aware of the lands owned by my father (not to forget my father and uncle are not legally separated and they joined hold lots of land). Was very very funny to hear all these. Lots of things....

Most important thing. For the first time in life my mom referred to her elder son (he died few days after birth, I never saw him even my dad never saw him) w/o tears in her eyes. In fact just this thing made to write today. My elder bro death has deeply seeded impact on not just parents but Nirmal and Indu didi. And the reason behind me being a highly pampered kid is not just this. I'm not getting right words to express it. For first time she was not sad referring to him (Still wished him to be alive). It was a beautiful day.

I had good food in Bangalore.

Trip to Mandya

Well, I spent a good time with the members of Bangalore Motoring Club at Java City, Lavella Road. They have meeting every Friday from 7:00 PM by default. For me it was very confusing to go there as Bangalore is full on One Ways and No Entries. But some how I managed to be there in time. I was introduced to people in the club. That was a real friendly and warm welcome. They had a plan of going to Mandya CCD, around 70 km from Bangalore, for a cuppa coffee. Brilliant idea! for a biker. Time passed while chatting. I still don't know most of them by face as well as name, but they all became friend in just one meet. [:)]

The starting point of the trip was Shell petrol pump () on Bangalore-Mysore Highway (SH 17) and all had to meet by 10 PM. As I was staying way too far and was not even knowing the way to reach, I left home by 8:30 without having food. I was not having any gloves and I knew that it was going to be big pain to ride in cold wave. I was lucky enough not to be confused by people of Bangalore this time and fortunately reached there by 9:20. I just stood by for some time and after 10 minutes I just called up Naveen to check out how far he had reached, assuming that it would take him around 45 minutes to reach there. I still don't know about it. Was very very disappointed to hear that they haven't finished with the food and would be arriving by 10:30. Wooow.. that was pretty bad. The way Naveen had asked to be in time next day at Shell Petrol pump while leaving weekly meet, as if they would leave behind the people not in time.

Well, I had nothing to do so thought to call up friend. I was surprised by her calmness. The call went a quite long, but that was usual. When I hanged up, I saw a guy looking at me with curiosity. He came towards me and asked "BMC??" and I said yes. Well, both were very happy to see someone there for ride. His name was also Ashish and looked restless just as me. We talked for a while and then went to buy something to eat as I had noting. Luckily, Shell Petrol Pumps have a retail shop with packed food items. Ashish Jr picked up a 7 Up My Can. I picked up Lays and a health drink suggested by him. I was willing to foot the bill but he refused saying different accounts. Well, OK!The health drink he suggested was good in taste.

I thought to get air pressure checked in my tires as I was feeling there was less air. When I got it check, I held my breadth to see that was just 9 psi (standard being 34). Lucky never met an accident. We all started by 11:45 and I knew that people would not be coming back by 3. My bike partner (who is suppose to ride strictly in parallel) was someone named Chaudhary; working at Tata Indicom. Except me everyone in the club is a localite and borne and brought up in Bangalore.

I don't know how far, but after 45 minutes at junction all had stopped for a tea and sweet bun. Reminded me of the days at Koramangala. Naveen sternly wanred me for not being in line. When you are in ride, you have to maintin a distance from the lead and try to be at consistent distance from him. We were just riding in parallel and lost the leader. Gang took another break after half an hour. We reached Mandya CCD at around 1 AM. It was very cold. This CCD is around 100 pax. All were watching us. We had to change the parking location as it was blocking the way to main parking. We all sat outside. HP was borned in garage, BMC was borne in Coffee Joints. I had difficulties understanding and explaining myself about ideas as being banglorian all used to speak in Kannada. But Aseem had specific time with my idae and he welcomed by ideas about upcoming website of BMC, Photo hosts, copyrights, standard formats etc. All in the group had something to contribute. Mechanics, Real Estate, Bikers, Garment Industry, Rally driver, navigators. Wow... perfect blend for a beautiful club. All talked about the previous trips. the reason behind the Club. It was a lovely chat.

I was somewhat hungry so thought to have choco vanila cake. That was really yummy. I used Ticket coupon to purchase it, first by in last 2 months using Ticket. not that was time to hit back. As soon as the group came out, we saw Alemari was showing the tire burn. Simply great. and now the best thing of the trip. Ashish Jr showed us a stunt. He drove his Pulsar with both leags on right side only for around 2-3 km. I have seen such stunts by Army jawans during my childhood but in personal life was amazing.

There are lots of thing... the flat tire of the Esteem and Leg guard break down, Pulsar with Safety, remote start.

We all stopped around 5 km before the start for Mysore flyover. From here people ouwld be going their ways to homes. Me and Jr decided to go together as none of them was going to take the flyover. We had drove around 3 km (Jr was around 100 m ahead of me), suddenly my rear tyre making wired noice and its intensity was directly proportional to the speed. Jr turned back and came to me. He looked at the drum and said that was a small alignment problem and should get fixed next morning. I though was OK. But again the noice was not willing to stop. I stopped. Thought to check it once. and now I see a 4 inch nail pierced though tyre. Luckily not though tube. but the tyre was holding it very badly and we had no plier or any other instrument to puck it out. Out of luck. Suddenly a rick came close to us and stopped. We asked him if he had plyer or something. That driver just looked at us and went ahead. He had come looking for business. Jr tried to remove the nail and he almost removed it. Last 1 inch looked impossible as nail had bent and grip was very tight. He had already tore my cur chief to do so. HE waited for a minute and retried. Voilla! he removed it. Hats off to your dude. 4:15 in morning. I would have had got stranded there for hours. We separated our ways at Cubban road. I reached home by 5 AM.