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There is dialogue in an SRK movie Ashoka.

योगी : तुम्हारा भाग्य (नसीब) बहूत उचा है

अशोका : सम्राट से उचा भाग्य किसका होता है ?

योगी : एक यात्री का, जो अपनी यात्रा पुरी कर ले !

I don't know why but I still remember this and may be, I will... forever. We are all on a journey called life. Though the basic aim is not to reach somewhere but explore as we move on, we unknowingly or knowingly set some targets, destinations on the way. While trying to reach those small (!) destinations, sometimes it's necessary to stop, take a break, look back, think, rethink and decide the next move. We may find a better new destination on the way! :)

In bikers' world it's said, "those who know when and how to stop efficiently, can go much faster yet safer!"

doctors and designers

After a long time, may be 10 years after I finished school, I tried to write (I mean with a pen on paper) in the (my) best possible handwriting (marathi)!!! I discovered something....
Just like doctors, even designer's handwriting has nothing to do with their talent!!!
hahaha
;)

(p.s. I still remember, Khanwilkar madam had written the same comment on my exam papers around 50 times in school, 'अक्षर सुधारा' (improve handwriting). )

बुलंद भारत की बुलंद तस्बीर

Humara Bajaj somehow seems to have lost its line on track these days. With Chetak and Super, Bajaj seemed to know exactly what a Bharat-waasi wanted. With time both Bajaj and indian commuter kept getting mature. And then came the 'definitely male' Bajaj Pulsar siblings (150 and 180), again hitting the right spot on Indian youth's desires. They sure brought success to the company's new image as well as created a milestone in Indian biking history.
And then came a next step in Bajaj strategy, of taking all 100cc commuters to a new level of biking, with introduction of 125 and 135cc fuel efficient stylish bikes. A really challenging step indeed!
But is their positioning of these tiny, so called performance commuter bikes, spot on? the way it was for Humara Bajaj scooters and definitely male Pulsar? There seems to be some confusion in this strategy or rather experiment. You will find a bike at every 10-15 cc interval in Bajaj portfolio! from 100 cc to 125 cc to 135 cc to 15o cc. And the way these 'sporty' (!!!) commuter bikes are positioned, I doubt they are actually targetting the 100cc daily commuters!
The twisted sisters TV ad for XCD 135 DTS-Si and the print ad below, do not seem to target a normal daily office goer. Sure they show a big (too big) dream to the target group, but what if people couldn't just relate to this aggressive publicity!
The following print ad in Times of India (ahmedabad) reminded me of an old pic in my bikes collection. Seems too much for XCD 135! Wonder how Bajaj accepted this instead of something more original, more Indian, more appropriate and touching like the new 'बुलंद भारत की नयी तस्बीर' ad campaign.... Come on Bajaj.... it's not too late,people still sing Humara Bajaj!!!
:)

"काहीच नाही"

तू म्हणालीस "काहीच नाही"
मग मीही काही बोललो नाही

कुणी म्हणेल मी हरलो शेवटी,
पण मला जिंकायचंच नाहीये
फ़क्त सोबत व्हायचय तूझी
तुझ्या नाही म्हणण्यातही

तू म्हणालीस "काहीच नाही"
म्हणुन मीही काही बोललो नाही !
- भावीन

Boys will be boys!... ;)

'Bout Biker Boys in Bollywood... As published in Ahmedabad Mirror 06/3/09
Click to ENLARGE

pre and pro

What you learn in a design school:

1. Design for usability

2. Deisgn for safety

3. Design for manufacturing

4. Design for sustainability

5. Design for special needs

6. Design for emotional needs

and

7. Design for learning!!!! :)

What you learn in professional life :

1. Design for organisational needs (the one which is paying you!)

2. Design for client

3. Design for deadline.

4. Design for competition

5. Design for management (nothing to do with 'design management')

6. Design for promotional needs (brand promotion dumbo... not yours)

and

7. Design for EARNING!!!....

;)

Passion... you know when you are ready!

A very cool ad of Canon 40D camera.

Life is beautiful too!......

While going through my old diary, I found this nice writeup of mine when I was going somewhere by train. I guess I had not started blogging then. So here it is...

"Yesterday, while waiting for train on platform with all my heavy luggage, I thought “ek aadmi ka itna saara saman… kaun shadi karega yarrr!!! Double the luggage and much more responsibility etc etc….” And as usual my mom and dad didn’t agree to this…Today I am in train, standing near door enjoying cool breeze. There is such nice greenery along the track! It looks like from some romantic movie... There are small pathways vanishing in the woods... I start imagining myself following those paths, going just anywhere in the woods, no matter where….And suddenly I feel that need, the need for a good company! I feel a great need to share this experience…. And I feel that this need is a lot more intense and justified than the need to share sorrows… I feel that I can very well deal with my sorrows, or for that matter… anyone can! One can cry full heartedly when alone, but can’t enjoy the happy moments fully when alone! I need someone… someone with a face expressing ‘my’ happiness… where I can ‘see’ that I am happy… where I can store memories of my happy moments… And this is for what I felt that need for company.. It was not just for following those pathways vanishing in the woods…We all can carry our own luggage, what we can’t carry on our own is our ‘joy’… and we need ‘someone’ for that… someone who will not just walk with you on that path in the woods, but will tell you how beautiful truly it is! You know how tough life is; you need someone who will tell you, life is beautiful too!!!...."

- bhavin(14/5/2007)

'Goal'keepers

we say many things, we think many things, we come up with many logical reasons, we do this we do that..... and what happens is still a mystery.... till it happens.... and we respond again!!! as if we were ready!!!!

The man whose fan is Tom Cruise....

Almost 15 days of laziness.... and I am back again... though with the copy paste post only! ;)
The reason is The Doctor Valentino's 30th B'day.... :)
I just realised that this man is not just capable of raising adrenalin level and heartbeats of thousands of people but capable of making them senti too!!!
This is what his fans and friends have to say about him on his B'day (16th Feb), as published on faster and faster blog.
CESARE CREMONINI (SINGER AND FRIEND):"Vale is a fighter, but armed with a smile. I've never seen him lose his humanity, even in the most difficult moments. One time I found him making gags and jokes as if he was at home with friends, when in fact he had just a couple of minutes to go before a decisive race. While he was putting on his leathers, ready to go out and challenge the world, he transmitted a joy for life, listening to a song on his ipod. "Ciao Ragazzi! See you later!" He said. Then came a sweeping victory at the limits of possibility and a long night of partying together! Happy Birthday, Vale!"

TOM CRUISE (ACTOR AND ROSSI FAN):"Valentino, You are a true champion. You keep raising the bar, relentlessly pursuing the next race, the next challenge, the next championship. I also know that the victories don't necessarily become easier. You have to dig deeper, work even harder, become more focused to overcome the distractions. That's what you do. And I, like countless others, know that when you're on that track anything is possible. It was my great pleasure to be there at Laguna Seca and see you take that victory. I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it! You certainly don't disappoint! Thank you for all the great races you have given us, and for all the great races yet to come. Happy Birthday."

ALDO DRUDI (DESIGNER AND FRIEND): "Cattolica, August 1996, 2pm, very hot. I'm travelling by motorbike on a deserted road towards the sea, when a small and colourful outline appears from an intersection ahead, going very fast. A young boy (may be 17 yrs) on a scooter ‘closes' the corner, accentuates the bend, runs around the pavement, straightens up and pulls a wheelie... he holds the wheelie on the aqua-green Zip for more than 200 metres, still on the gas. I accelerate and catch him up. The boy lets go of the left handlebar and lifts the left hand in a sign of victory. I recognise him and follow him. Finally he lowers the wheel and with his feet on the footrests he throws embraces and salutes all around the road to his imaginary fans. He notices me, right beside him, and smiles. Happy Birthday Vale!"

LIN JARVIS (MANAGING DIRECTOR, YAMAHA MOTOR RACING):"It's difficult to think of a single moment but I guess one of the most memorable moments was during the 2003 season when Valentino had his first meeting with the Yamaha YZR-M1. We had started our secret discussions earlier that year for a possible future move to Yamaha. Vale said he wanted to have a real look at the Yamaha M1 bike so we agreed to organize a secret rendezvous in the paddock at the Donington GP. To keep it secret we arranged to meet on Saturday night in the Yamaha Factory Team pit box. After midnight Vale arrived in a dark parka jacket with the hood up. He looked like a burglar coming to steal our stuff! Once inside he greeted everybody there and introduced himself and then took his time to look at Carlos Checa's M1 from every angle before asking our permission if he could sit on the bike. We were so surprised by his humility and modesty and even more surprised when he paid a complement to us by stating that it was "not so bad" after all. His attitude on that first night time meeting said a lot about the man. Since then I have seen a hundred more examples... Happy Birthday, Vale!"

Rossi asking for permission to sit on bike!!!!!!!!!!! the man who has won 8 world championships and 97 other races at the age of 30!!!! hahahahah... as good as Amitabh Bachchan asking you if he can get his picture clicked with you!!!! Kudos to Rossi....
Many many happy returns of the day (and many other days of victory) Valentino.....

वाट

ही पुन्हा उघडली खिड़की,
हलकेच शहारला वारा.
नकळतच नजर ओसंडली,
न आता मनाला थारा.

ही पुन्हा छेडीली तार,
सूर स्वतःच झाले ताल.
बेधूंद चार या क्षणांत,
कित्येक गुजरले साल.

न आता पाहणे मागे,
सावरून ही बसली वाट.
बघ पाऊलही मी उचलले,
तू फक्त मला दे हात !
- भावीन

(सहजच :
प्रेमात आपली कुणी वाट बघावी की लावावी हे आपल्या हातात नसतं
;)
(image from somewhere on internet)

'The Doctor' injured in a homely accident!

Valentino Rossi, 'The Doctor' is heard to have met an accident at his home and here is the news as I read it on BikeIndia.
"Valentino Rossi sent his fans into a tizzy as news reports of him having a fall at his house emerged. Rossi better known as the Doctor in the Moto GP circuit was adjusting the curtains at his home when he slipped and fell onto a glass table. Unfortunately, the glass broke and he ended up with a cut on his left ring number and foot. Rossi's finger and the sole of his foot required a few stitches. The Doctor has already managed to be the second fastest rider at the 2009 pre-season MotoGP testing. His fans are hoping the accident doesn't slow him down. We wish him a 'speedy' recovery."
:( :( :(
(To know the reasons behind the name 'The Doctor', click the tag below.)

TRUTH

Why is life so complex?
Not knowing truth is, as bad (or good?) as knowing it!!!
When you know things... why can't you accept them?
When you are ready to accept something, why don't you get it?
And when you know life is complex, why do u expect it to be simple???
;)

celebrate...because you are...

I am a bit happy today....
not because something good has happened,
But because I have decided to be!!!!
Sometimes it's good to celebrate being yourself...
;)