<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872</id><updated>2012-01-09T23:56:26.777-08:00</updated><category term='rural games'/><category term='Changes'/><category term='Nostalgia'/><category term='Bhava'/><category term='College'/><category term='Zakir'/><category term='crush'/><category term='Concert'/><category term='Surabhi'/><category term='shimoga'/><category term='Antonia'/><category term='school'/><category term='india'/><category term='Lagori'/><category term='Suggestions'/><category term='Request'/><title type='text'>Uncontrolled Stability</title><subtitle type='html'>The Instrumentation Batch of 2003 - R.V.C.E Bangalore!
Post on guys!!!!!!!!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>harish s d</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06435336623316159687</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>180</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-1840669874656370748</id><published>2008-10-05T18:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T18:32:13.690-07:00</updated><title type='text'>And our government does it yet again...</title><summary type='text'>Today, sitting in my home in Atlanta, I have a fear in my mind...a fear every Indian is having now.Will another bomb blast occur? how many more lives are lost? People are scared to get out on the streets, hang out in the malls, go to markets...and our "Intelligence" forces have been reduced to nothing more than buffoons. I'm praying for those affected by the blasts and hoping that no more blasts </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/1840669874656370748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=1840669874656370748&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/1840669874656370748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/1840669874656370748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2008/10/and-our-government-does-it-yet-again.html' title='And our government does it yet again...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-4621762470325674521</id><published>2008-03-21T10:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-21T11:48:59.872-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Winter</title><summary type='text'>Leavesadrift,swirling and twirling,ensnared ina gustof wind.Red and brown,they have become,and will soonbe dust.I peer at them,hopingfor glimpses of green,andmemories of verdantsummery days.Alas,withered and lifeless they are now,dried out by the carousel ride of Life.As is my spring, ruptured of bonds,never to be replaced,never to be healed.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/4621762470325674521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=4621762470325674521&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/4621762470325674521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/4621762470325674521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2008/03/winter.html' title='Winter'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-2279575764773186599</id><published>2007-12-13T17:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T17:10:30.118-08:00</updated><title type='text'>what's happening ppl?</title><summary type='text'>hello,namaskara,vanakam etc,wassup class of 2003?dude's and dudesses what is every one upto?it's been helluva long time and ppl need updates on what everyone is upto?so plz. do reply with latest updates.mine isname:srikanth kapali a.ka. srika a.k.a mmanjob:associate control engineercomapny: tm ge automation systemsyes i'm still in instrumentation</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/2279575764773186599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=2279575764773186599&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/2279575764773186599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/2279575764773186599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/12/whats-happening-ppl.html' title='what&apos;s happening ppl?'/><author><name>srikanth kapali</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01965486593170154062</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-5517318172028181535</id><published>2007-07-20T09:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-20T09:09:05.769-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tension gone....</title><summary type='text'>The last few weeks had been one of the toughest times for me...I had to defend my project, lots of things were not working, had to work 20 hrs a week besides that..I was so busy I was not even doing my job searches! The last few days, I started praying that my committee will not fail me, and though everybody assured me that they dont do that generally, I was worried.Yesterday was the big day. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/5517318172028181535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=5517318172028181535&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/5517318172028181535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/5517318172028181535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/07/tension-gone.html' title='Tension gone....'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-3060753046060445510</id><published>2007-06-25T14:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-25T14:42:20.876-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The great Indian trilogy..</title><summary type='text'>http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/06/great-indian-trilogy.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/3060753046060445510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=3060753046060445510&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/3060753046060445510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/3060753046060445510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/06/great-indian-trilogy.html' title='The great Indian trilogy..'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-5643725660144962590</id><published>2007-06-06T11:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-06T11:29:40.607-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Some old snaps scanned and uploaded..</title><summary type='text'>Hey all,I have uploaded a few snaps from our Kodai trip after scanning them. If you can, please upload whatever pics of college you got and we can pool them together. My pics can be found athttp://picasaweb.google.com/yv.vikas/CollegeSnapsEnjoy!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/5643725660144962590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=5643725660144962590&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/5643725660144962590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/5643725660144962590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/06/some-old-snaps-scanned-and-uploaded.html' title='Some old snaps scanned and uploaded..'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-3632060930727712520</id><published>2007-05-31T12:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-31T12:22:44.136-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nostalgia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Request'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='College'/><title type='text'>random mumblings heard in class....</title><summary type='text'>wanted to build a story using all these, but lost steam after a while, so scrapped it..but remember hearing these somewhere?USSR - United States of Soviet RussiaUSA and Russia are now separe and not called USSR anymore.Japani satellitesNASA - National American Space AgencyPCB  was my bread and jam.If u use that small torch(LASER), only  small spot will be focused on small spot.Staying hostel a?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/3632060930727712520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=3632060930727712520&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/3632060930727712520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/3632060930727712520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/05/random-mumblings-heard-in-class.html' title='random mumblings heard in class....'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-7257977062342981524</id><published>2007-05-26T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-26T23:02:53.462-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to get a new car and impress girls</title><summary type='text'>This Peugeot ad tells you just that!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/7257977062342981524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=7257977062342981524&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7257977062342981524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7257977062342981524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-get-new-car-and-pickup-girls.html' title='How to get a new car and impress girls'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-7811914885449197301</id><published>2007-05-05T19:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-05T21:53:26.691-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shimoga'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crush'/><title type='text'>My heart will have her smile written in pencil</title><summary type='text'>*This happened a long time back and it is a true story. You have the freedom to trust it or otherwise*It was my third grade(Third standard as we say in india), the first week of school and as usual I was dejected. But this year, there was a new sensation in the small town (shimoga) I studied - "pen-pencils". (For those uninitiated, pen-pencils are the crude front loading mechanical pencils.)That </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/7811914885449197301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=7811914885449197301&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7811914885449197301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7811914885449197301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-heart-will-have-her-name-written-in.html' title='My heart will have her smile written in pencil'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-2032388749080386997</id><published>2007-05-04T17:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-04T17:38:15.983-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Now this is what I call directions...</title><summary type='text'>check this outhttp://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/05/now-this-is-what-i-call-directions.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/2032388749080386997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=2032388749080386997&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/2032388749080386997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/2032388749080386997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/05/now-this-is-what-i-call-directions.html' title='Now this is what I call directions...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-7317375374783793989</id><published>2007-05-01T20:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-01T22:07:59.493-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='india'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lagori'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rural games'/><title type='text'>Lagori</title><summary type='text'>There were two teams with 6 in each team. One person held a ball made of used cloth, standing behind a line while facing a miniature pyramid shaped arrangements of stones. His first throw was wayward. But in his second throw, he managed to disrupt the careful arrangement of the stones. The game had begun.This was our routine game during chilly winters in Shimoga, heart of malnad. Without much </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/7317375374783793989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=7317375374783793989&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7317375374783793989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/7317375374783793989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/05/lagori.html' title='Lagori'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-1397202483711617199</id><published>2007-04-29T21:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-29T21:54:26.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>finally, an end to sorry spectacle...</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog...http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/04/finally-end-to-sorry-spectacle.htmlCheers Vikas</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/1397202483711617199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=1397202483711617199&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/1397202483711617199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/1397202483711617199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/04/finally-end-to-sorry-spectacle.html' title='finally, an end to sorry spectacle...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-6620107540254940001</id><published>2007-04-27T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T09:17:52.457-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Suggestions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Changes'/><title type='text'>Planning some changes on the blog</title><summary type='text'>It has been some years that we started the blog as a small outlet for our thoughts. We have come a long way since that. Most of the crew is busy with their work and life.  The number of active posters has also reduced to 3-4. Anyways, this is a rant which has  nothing to do with the  motive of this post.Recently I noticed that the shout-box had been completely useless and instead had become an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/6620107540254940001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=6620107540254940001&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/6620107540254940001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/6620107540254940001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/04/planning-some-changes-on-blog.html' title='Planning some changes on the blog'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-411635673448763894</id><published>2007-04-20T19:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-20T19:54:25.980-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Antonia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Zakir'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Surabhi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Concert'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bhava'/><title type='text'>Bhava - Door to union concert</title><summary type='text'>Magic. Sheer magic is how I can describe Ustad Zakir Hussain.I had never imagined that a simple looking tabla would be able to produce a sound like a conch-shell. More over the laya and shabda knowledge of zakir was amazing to listen.The kathak performance by his wife Antonia was no less either. All in all, it was an awesome performance.Thanks to Surabhi Clemson for a wonderful concert.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/411635673448763894/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=411635673448763894&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/411635673448763894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/411635673448763894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/04/bhava-door-to-union-concert.html' title='Bhava - Door to union concert'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_KcaNvHosiSQ/Ril6r493ThI/AAAAAAAAABY/eOBdCbGXTso/s72-c/s07_all.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117570786201762164</id><published>2007-04-04T10:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-04T10:31:02.236-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sachin relief fund</title><summary type='text'>http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/04/sachin-relief-fund.html </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117570786201762164/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117570786201762164&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117570786201762164'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117570786201762164'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/04/sachin-relief-fund.html' title='Sachin relief fund'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117493421440375618</id><published>2007-03-26T12:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T12:36:54.690-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New jobs for our Indian cricketers</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog..http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-jobs-for-our-indian-cricketers.htmlthere is one more post about my spring break right below it! You can check that out as well...Cheerz</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117493421440375618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117493421440375618&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117493421440375618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117493421440375618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-jobs-for-our-indian-cricketers.html' title='New jobs for our Indian cricketers'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117480768788756733</id><published>2007-03-25T01:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-25T01:28:14.473-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why the heck!!!</title><summary type='text'>Well, India lost to Srilanka and India is virtually out of World-Cup!!! So what the heck... This isn't the end of the World. The fact I am so frustrated is not that India is out of world cup but the media hype about it... Sunday Times which is a pioneer in 'Pondy' news has 7 out of its 15 pages, exclusive to cricket... Where is the news I am searching for -:(If our team is 'World-Class', then we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117480768788756733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117480768788756733&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117480768788756733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117480768788756733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/03/why-heck.html' title='Why the heck!!!'/><author><name>Srivatsa R</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03208785797652911635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117444305700099261</id><published>2007-03-20T20:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-20T20:10:57.053-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ಉಗಾದಿ ಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು</title><summary type='text'>ಅಡರಿದ ಕತ್ತಲು ಸರಿಸಿಅರುಣನಿಗೇ ಸರಿದಂತಹ ಇರುಳ ಕಳೆದುಭೂತಾಯಿಯ ನಡುಗುವ ಮೈಯನ್ನುಹಸಿರ ತೋರಣದಿಂದ ಆವರಿಸಿಸುಖ ಶಾಂತಿ ವಿಜಯ ತರುವಸರ್ವಜಿತ್ ಸಂವತ್ಸರದ ಉಗಾದಿಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಶುಭ ತರಲಿ</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117444305700099261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117444305700099261&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117444305700099261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117444305700099261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_117444305700099261.html' title='ಉಗಾದಿ ಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117350234655112725</id><published>2007-03-09T20:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-09T20:52:27.490-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ಡಾ|| ಹೆಚ್. ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ</title><summary type='text'>ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ,ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಹಾಗೂ ನಲ್ಮೆಯ "ಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಾರ್" ಎಂದೆ ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವ ಡಾ|| ಹೆಚ್. ಕುಮಾರ್ ರವರಿಗೆ "ಡಾಕ್ಟರೇಟ್" ಪದವಿ ದೊರೆತ ಈ ಸಂತಸ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ ಒಂದು ಗೂಡಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭ ಮಾಡುವ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಮಾಡಿರುವೆವು.ಇದೇ ತಿಂಗಳು 11-03-2007 ರಂದು ಕೆ.ಆರ್. ಸರ್ಕಲ್ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವ "ಯ ವ ನಿ ಕ" ಭವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಜೆ 5 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ತಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಸಂಸಾರದ ಹಾಗೂ ಸ್ನೇಹಾವೃಂದ-ದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಂದು"ಡಾ||ಹೆಚ್.ಕುಮಾರ್" ರವರ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭವನ್ನು ಯಶಸ್ವಿಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕಾಗಿ ವಿನಂತಿ.ಈ </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117350234655112725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117350234655112725&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117350234655112725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117350234655112725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post.html' title='ಡಾ|| ಹೆಚ್. ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭಕ್ಕೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117286933830059645</id><published>2007-03-02T12:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-02T13:02:18.550-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Imagine this...</title><summary type='text'>Had a strange dream last night...Kanth was getting married (no, thats not the strange part!) with some girl, don't remember who..and many of us from our class are all having a get-together in the marriage hall..then all the profs start coming, PK, MSN, AJ etc... and then SV comes and starts crying!!I go and ask him, watz the matter? He says, its tears of joy, and then asks me, "have you ever </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117286933830059645/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117286933830059645&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117286933830059645'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117286933830059645'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/03/imagine-this.html' title='Imagine this...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117263263629229767</id><published>2007-02-27T19:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-27T19:39:23.480-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ನಿನಾದ</title><summary type='text'>ಕೊರೆವ ಚಳಿರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲೂತಾರಸಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬವಳಿಸಿಬೇಸಿಗೆಯ ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತಾಮನಕೆ ತಂಪೆರೆದು ಹುಚ್ಚು ಹಿಡಿಸಿದ ಹುಡುಗಿಸಂಗೀತಾ....ವಿ. ಸೂ: ಕಳೆದ ಚಳಿಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಸಂಗೀತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ-ಅನುಭವಗಳ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದದ್ದು.P.S :  This poem is written in kannada language font. If you are not able to view this, check http://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kannada_Support</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117263263629229767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117263263629229767&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117263263629229767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117263263629229767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/02/blog-post.html' title='ನಿನಾದ'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117234496269908439</id><published>2007-02-24T11:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-24T11:22:42.976-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Chemical Weapon of Mass Destruction</title><summary type='text'>http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/02/chemical-weapon-of-mass-destruction.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117234496269908439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117234496269908439&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117234496269908439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117234496269908439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/02/chemical-weapon-of-mass-destruction.html' title='Chemical Weapon of Mass Destruction'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117209641425644515</id><published>2007-02-21T13:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-21T21:56:43.710-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Masking of truth - Aavarana</title><summary type='text'>There are two versions in representation of history. One is the fact based approach where everything that happened and well documented is presented as history. The second one is a much interesting. It is depiction of history which is to the comforts of current socio-political structure. This involves a lot of masking,twisting and tweaking of historical facts such that the current generation lives</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117209641425644515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117209641425644515&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117209641425644515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117209641425644515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/02/masking-of-truth-aavarana.html' title='Masking of truth - Aavarana'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117192254999868931</id><published>2007-02-19T14:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-19T14:03:44.516-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My trip back home</title><summary type='text'>New post in my blog about my India triphttp://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2007/01/trip-back-home.htmlOne more thing,Got a car! me and my roomie shared the cost actually..Its a 2000 Corolla, have it in my Orkut album.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117192254999868931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117192254999868931&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117192254999868931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117192254999868931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-trip-back-home.html' title='My trip back home'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117095159627766480</id><published>2007-02-08T08:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T08:19:56.456-08:00</updated><title type='text'>One Laptop Per Child</title><summary type='text'>The $100 laptop</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117095159627766480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117095159627766480&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117095159627766480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117095159627766480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/02/one-laptop-per-child.html' title='One Laptop Per Child'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-117012703821074992</id><published>2007-01-29T19:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T19:17:18.373-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Finally got a car....</title><summary type='text'>Finally i have brought a car for myself....its a 2002 Chrysler Concorde... a long awaited one...Will send in the pics soon :D</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/117012703821074992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=117012703821074992&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117012703821074992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/117012703821074992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/01/finally-got-car.html' title='Finally got a car....'/><author><name>harish s d</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06435336623316159687</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116985064254195431</id><published>2007-01-26T14:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-26T14:30:42.806-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Trip down memory lane..</title><summary type='text'>Hey all, Some snaps of RVCE during mine and Bandy's visit last month! Enjoy maadi!!-VikasRVCE</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116985064254195431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116985064254195431&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116985064254195431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116985064254195431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/01/trip-down-memory-lane.html' title='Trip down memory lane..'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116864891012814600</id><published>2007-01-12T16:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T16:51:48.413-08:00</updated><title type='text'>iphone - one more look</title><summary type='text'>I was a little bit skeptic about shelling out $400+ for a phone no matter what hype it has. But after looking at this video, It seems like I have to change my mind.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116864891012814600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116864891012814600&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116864891012814600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116864891012814600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/01/iphone-one-more-look.html' title='iphone - one more look'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116864211456044313</id><published>2007-01-12T14:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T14:48:34.773-08:00</updated><title type='text'>And they cannot tell the difference between the pigs and the humans</title><summary type='text'>Those who have read Orwell understand. Power corrupts.  No matter what the political ideology is, no matter how strong the so called revolution was, after a point of time, the rulers become corrupt. Same thing is happening in West Bengal. Now I am not against capitalism or against communists. It is my humble opinion that there is no solution to suffering of poor.West Bengal: Longest rule  for a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116864211456044313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116864211456044313&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116864211456044313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116864211456044313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/01/and-they-cannot-tell-difference.html' title='And they cannot tell the difference between the pigs and the humans'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116844431449051971</id><published>2007-01-10T07:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T07:51:54.906-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The iPhone!</title><summary type='text'>Drip!Drip!Drip! Slurp!It ships in June :(</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116844431449051971/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116844431449051971&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116844431449051971'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116844431449051971'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2007/01/iphone.html' title='The iPhone!'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116292534799875192</id><published>2006-11-07T10:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T10:50:00.250-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Random pics taken from the cell phone..</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog...http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2006/11/random-pics-taken-from-cell-phone.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116292534799875192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116292534799875192&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116292534799875192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116292534799875192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/11/random-pics-taken-from-cell-phone.html' title='Random pics taken from the cell phone..'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-116224635096327376</id><published>2006-10-30T14:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-10-30T14:12:43.663-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Our Diwali Event</title><summary type='text'>Had our Diwali event last week on Sunday, Oct 22nd... This time, me being the President of the Indian Students Association in my university meant much more work and running about for Diwali. Luckily, we have a good committee team and lots of volunteers from the new students batch with lots of enthu in them.. Dunno how many sleepless nights we have had before the event. Practice for all the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/116224635096327376/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=116224635096327376&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116224635096327376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/116224635096327376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/10/our-diwali-event.html' title='Our Diwali Event'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115938309093853825</id><published>2006-09-27T11:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-27T11:52:56.806-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fllllorrriiidaaa.....</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog about our Florida trip, even Nidhi was there..Take a look here:http://wacky-world.blogspot.com/2006/09/fllllorrriiidaaa.html   Comments there itself.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115938309093853825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115938309093853825&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115938309093853825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115938309093853825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/09/fllllorrriiidaaa.html' title='Fllllorrriiidaaa.....'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115785812491298230</id><published>2006-09-09T18:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-09T23:50:26.693-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Headache!!</title><summary type='text'>"Maga !! I am confused" yelled Jerry through the phone(For clarification, Jerry is a friend of mine, a fellow bangalorean in US)It was a freaking 11 am on a Saturday and I was sleepy. I was in no mood to solve the world's  problems."f%$K U A$$!@!#  Why do u have to call so early??"  Being a good friend, I was more than courteous.But he too being a good friend had made up his mind to ignore my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115785812491298230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115785812491298230&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115785812491298230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115785812491298230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/09/headache.html' title='Headache!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115630136380898088</id><published>2006-08-22T19:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-23T08:48:58.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Away</title><summary type='text'>Gone away,you have.No words,you had for me then.And did you even see me, as you left?And from then,till now andforever,all I will ever haveof you,is a loss for a lifetime,and a few precious memoriesfor eternity.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115630136380898088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115630136380898088&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115630136380898088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115630136380898088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/away.html' title='Away'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115619135960088614</id><published>2006-08-21T13:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-21T13:18:21.653-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Need for Speed!</title><summary type='text'>Now this is what I call a race!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115619135960088614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115619135960088614&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115619135960088614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115619135960088614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/need-for-speed.html' title='Need for Speed!'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115618175937416635</id><published>2006-08-21T10:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-21T10:35:59.623-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thirsty kya?</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog. Comments haaking.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115618175937416635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115618175937416635&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115618175937416635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115618175937416635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/thirsty-kya.html' title='Thirsty kya?'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115574192840433521</id><published>2006-08-16T08:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-16T08:26:58.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sharjah, Toronto, ...., Knoxville</title><summary type='text'>Of Course, in between, there are many more neutral venues. If you still havent understood, these are venues which has hosted India-Pakistan cricket games! Dont be perplexed, the Indian and Pakistani national cricket team did not come to Knoxville or havent even heard about it. But the game was between the Indian and Pakistani students from UT, Knoxville. Still, its an India-Pakistan game!!But </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115574192840433521/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115574192840433521&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115574192840433521'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115574192840433521'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/sharjah-toronto-knoxville.html' title='Sharjah, Toronto, ...., Knoxville'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115551938148328217</id><published>2006-08-13T18:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T07:59:48.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Do Something to help the RTI Act</title><summary type='text'>I dont know if online petitions/letters work. I hope that they do. And I would like to give it a chance to work.Sign this petition at IBNLiveRead this post at MixedBag for more info.Please sign! DO SOMETHING!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115551938148328217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115551938148328217&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115551938148328217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115551938148328217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/do-something-to-help-rti-act.html' title='Do Something to help the RTI Act'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115541308466700300</id><published>2006-08-12T12:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-14T09:21:47.980-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shikaar!!!</title><summary type='text'>Being a good Samaritan, he was happy that he could help out in his cousin's marriage. It was another fact that he did some menial jobs like transporting the grocery items, looking after some strange locked room, picking up the Vaadyar [The priest] and making thorough fun of his cousin. But it felt good. As a result, on the day of reception, he was able to concentrate on his favorite hobby - </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115541308466700300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115541308466700300&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115541308466700300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115541308466700300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/08/shikaar.html' title='Shikaar!!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115406314538262147</id><published>2006-07-27T21:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-27T22:05:45.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dream on</title><summary type='text'>They soar high,high and high,Dreams,never light,and always ahead.Leap, as I may,to hold them,shackles tighten,tight and tight,and no escape,from the dreams.Free,but I will be,and no dreamsshall tame me.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115406314538262147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115406314538262147&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115406314538262147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115406314538262147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/dream-on.html' title='Dream on'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115387610283743344</id><published>2006-07-25T17:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-25T18:11:41.760-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spam on you!!</title><summary type='text'>Often I come across these mails (having pictures which have a cuteness rating of 8 out of 10) saying "Good Morning... Have a great day today "Or "Just thought about You"Or "Have a great Weekend" etc..etc. You got the point right??Eventhough I appreciate their concerns about my well being and their wishes to bringout emotions like love and affection buried in darkest corners of my brain, I feel a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115387610283743344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115387610283743344&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115387610283743344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115387610283743344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/spam-on-you.html' title='Spam on you!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115316767001203663</id><published>2006-07-17T13:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-17T14:44:37.860-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogspot blocked??</title><summary type='text'>Read a article in boingboing and have been following the issue from then. Seems like the Department of communications has directed certain(??) ISPs to block a list of blogs on blogspot, typepad(??) and geocities(??). But seems like whole of blogspot, typepad and geocities have been blocked. Now here are my 2 cents on the issue..1. It is very very difficult to block anything on internet. There are</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115316767001203663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115316767001203663&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115316767001203663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115316767001203663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/blogspot-blocked.html' title='Blogspot blocked??'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115272680621386821</id><published>2006-07-12T10:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-12T10:53:27.943-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Resilient Mumbai</title><summary type='text'>First of all, I am very deeply moved about the despicable act that tore the heart of all indians. Mumbai being the financial capital has always been the target of antinational elements. But everytime there was a blow, indians and mumbaikars in particular bounced back. This is the mumbai sprit. Now, speaking of the security in mumbai and in indian transit system in general, there are a lot of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115272680621386821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115272680621386821&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115272680621386821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115272680621386821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/resilient-mumbai.html' title='Resilient Mumbai'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115263251716503096</id><published>2006-07-11T08:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-11T13:55:06.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shine on you crazy diamond...</title><summary type='text'>Any Pink Floyd fan would have heard of this long and beautiful song. A song which was made as a tribute to the creator of the band and a gifted guitarist, Syd Barrett. Incidentally, the song title is also an expansion of his name, "Shine on You crazy Diamond" and talks about his contributions to the band (source: Wikipedia).I am a Pink Floyd fan myself, and though most of my favorite tracks were </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115263251716503096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115263251716503096&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115263251716503096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115263251716503096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond.html' title='Shine on you crazy diamond...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115248569195776288</id><published>2006-07-09T15:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-09T15:58:55.973-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Italy completes the opera!!!</title><summary type='text'>An ultimate match as Italy beats france in world cup finals. Too bad for France as its one man army Zizou "earned" his red card by hitting materazzi. Bad exit for a great player. The italians played as a team. Their defence was superb. France had little chances against them except in the penalty which resulted in the goal for them. Meanwhile Materazzi of italy converted an awesome corner kick </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115248569195776288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115248569195776288&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115248569195776288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115248569195776288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/italy-completes-opera.html' title='Italy completes the opera!!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115222015279710167</id><published>2006-07-06T14:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-06T14:09:16.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The "F" act effect</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog. Click here for viewing that. kindly comments share maadi..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115222015279710167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115222015279710167&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115222015279710167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115222015279710167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/f-act-effect.html' title='The &quot;F&quot; act effect'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115185069475547555</id><published>2006-07-02T07:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-02T07:31:35.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Daily Prayer</title><summary type='text'>It goes like this. Let's see now: "Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen." "Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer. Amen...'"- Old Man Oracle's prayer given to Arthur </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115185069475547555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115185069475547555&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115185069475547555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115185069475547555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/07/daily-prayer.html' title='Daily Prayer'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115107565216013696</id><published>2006-06-23T08:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-23T08:14:12.506-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Tribute...</title><summary type='text'>Feels really sad to hear this. If you guys remember, there was this nice,big chap who was our junior in RV Instru, who went by the name Anand Baliga. He was also my colleague in Infy, and was working onsite in the Netherlands for the past few months. He passed away a few days back.He had an accident due to which he had a fracture in the leg and had taken off from work for a few days, but joined </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115107565216013696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115107565216013696&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115107565216013696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115107565216013696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/06/tribute.html' title='A Tribute...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-115058316662852321</id><published>2006-06-17T15:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-17T15:26:07.013-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Great Madhatters Reunion</title><summary type='text'>A blog about my trip to NY and Canada and a gettogether with friends from Infy. Check it out in my  blog .</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/115058316662852321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=115058316662852321&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115058316662852321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/115058316662852321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/06/great-madhatters-reunion.html' title='The Great Madhatters Reunion'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114946807466671456</id><published>2006-06-04T17:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-04T17:41:15.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The brook</title><summary type='text'>AhThere she flows. Can you hear her? She's a roar now,over the stones.Submit they must,and erode,she will.But here,she sighs.Softas awhisper,in peace.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114946807466671456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114946807466671456&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114946807466671456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114946807466671456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/06/brook.html' title='The brook'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114871126343624504</id><published>2006-05-26T23:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-26T23:27:43.810-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hungry politicians problem</title><summary type='text'>Manmohan Singh called a meeting. He was having a big problem. He had to distribute 1 pack of Parle-G biscuits among all his ministers. It was not so difficult if left to nature.. But the law mandated that 22% of the pack be given to reserved ministers. And more than that Arjun singh who hated Parle-G biscuits wanted another 27% reserved for OBC (Other Biscuit Consumers). There was a big confusion</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114871126343624504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114871126343624504&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114871126343624504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114871126343624504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/05/hungry-politicians-problem.html' title='Hungry politicians problem'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114835729152923283</id><published>2006-05-22T21:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-22T21:08:11.910-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Zealand anyone???</title><summary type='text'>When I was young, I had seen a kannada movie *ing Jaggesh and Doddanna, which had even come in hindi with Shakti kapoor and Kader Khan, i guess its called "Baap numberi beta dus numberi". In that, these guys are shown selling off places like Taj Mahal, Vidhana soudha(in the kannada version) to some foreigners. At that time, it sounded funny but we knew thats impossible to happen in real life..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114835729152923283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114835729152923283&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114835729152923283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114835729152923283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/05/new-zealand-anyone.html' title='New Zealand anyone???'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114822453787892526</id><published>2006-05-21T08:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-21T08:49:37.603-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Reservation</title><summary type='text'>Protest through email.http://mixedbag.blogspot.com/2006/05/email-your-representative-strategy-of.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114822453787892526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114822453787892526&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114822453787892526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114822453787892526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/05/reservation.html' title='Reservation'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114679142055989050</id><published>2006-05-04T18:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-04T17:22:26.720-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ends</title><summary type='text'>He stayed down, breathing. People,all around. Bustling, like ants around a sweet. And he    the sugar candy. With his right eye, he saw his son rushing towards him.He could feel the blood draining out of his chest-a hole right in his centre. A metal object embedded in him -like his heart. He had trouble breathing. It was never so hard-like lifting a mountain.Arms around him, lifted him up onto </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114679142055989050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114679142055989050&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114679142055989050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114679142055989050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/05/ends.html' title='Ends'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114671697511265419</id><published>2006-05-03T21:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-21T06:38:57.543-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More reservation!!</title><summary type='text'>For sometime I have been growing my beard and thus have become a social outcast.Almost every person I meet looks at my beard and then decides my fate. Clean shaved people look down upon me like arjun singh and bhujbal watching the striking students. Let me illustrate. Best example is of that gorgeous girl in garuda (mall) who refused to have a coffee with me because of my facial hair this missing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114671697511265419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114671697511265419&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114671697511265419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114671697511265419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/05/more-reservation.html' title='More reservation!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114618515182813328</id><published>2006-04-27T17:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-27T21:50:37.743-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Amma</title><summary type='text'>There, she had done it again. Tiffin box.Where is it?Its not in your bag?You did it, again!How many times have I told you to check your bag before you come home?Now what will I pack your lunch in? I should spend 50 rupees, now, for your stupidity.Go now, what are you staring at my face?Go, do your homework!And clang! goes the gate. She lifts her stubborn feet towards the door.Trrrinnng, she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114618515182813328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114618515182813328&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114618515182813328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114618515182813328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/04/amma.html' title='Amma'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114489485997226872</id><published>2006-04-12T19:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-12T19:37:01.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Namma Annavru...</title><summary type='text'>No more.Sigh.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114489485997226872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114489485997226872&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114489485997226872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114489485997226872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/04/namma-annavru.html' title='Namma Annavru...'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114470485194560342</id><published>2006-04-10T14:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-10T14:36:25.150-07:00</updated><title type='text'>playboy's top schools for partying!!</title><summary type='text'>found this link today..according to that, our university is ranked 7th among the Top 10 US schools for partying!! :P http://www.fanblogs.com/ncaa/005842.php apni to paathshala masti ki paathshala...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114470485194560342/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114470485194560342&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114470485194560342'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114470485194560342'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/04/playboys-top-schools-for-partying.html' title='playboy&apos;s top schools for partying!!'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114470416609847299</id><published>2006-04-10T14:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-10T14:22:46.596-07:00</updated><title type='text'>California trip - Part one</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog.See below post for the rules! The link for the blog is here</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114470416609847299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114470416609847299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114470416609847299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114470416609847299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/04/california-trip-part-one.html' title='California trip - Part one'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114409931599070486</id><published>2006-04-03T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-03T14:21:56.270-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is God listening?</title><summary type='text'>New post on my blog.Plz to add comments there. The link for the blog is here</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114409931599070486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114409931599070486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114409931599070486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114409931599070486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/04/is-god-listening.html' title='Is God listening?'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114368239246655984</id><published>2006-03-29T17:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-29T17:51:30.836-08:00</updated><title type='text'>TT</title><summary type='text'>Has anybody noticed that TT is not a glamorous game?? It is kind of strange when 2 guys are playing TT and none of the girls appreciate the effort involved in playing it. I have a strange doubt that this is because the TT ball is too small. Which girl wants to see a game which involves small balls?? In contrast take the most famous game in US. Football. The ball is literally 1 foot in length. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114368239246655984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114368239246655984&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114368239246655984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114368239246655984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/tt.html' title='TT'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114315523921196121</id><published>2006-03-23T15:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T15:11:26.230-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Scout Song</title><summary type='text'>While I was searching for the Row,row...rhyme, I found this. ;O)God Bless My Underweartune: God Bless America  God bless my underwear, my only pair.Stand beside them, and guide them,Through the rips, through the holes, through the tears.From the washer, to the dryer, to the clothesline in the air.God bless my underwear, my only pair.http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/godblessunderwear.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114315523921196121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114315523921196121&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114315523921196121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114315523921196121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/scout-song.html' title='Scout Song'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114315470559285383</id><published>2006-03-23T14:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T14:59:29.490-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HB</title><summary type='text'>Yay! hurrah! Can I move on now?Earlier when I was a kid, I was so excited about my birthday. As it happens, eventually and to everybody, the whole birthday thing is kinda souring out. Well, not completely, not when one gets an iPod nano as a gift! Hehehehehe! :O) :O) :O)I can't stop beaming since I got that..So this one has been super-exceptional on the gift scale!So many people called me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114315470559285383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114315470559285383&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114315470559285383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114315470559285383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/hb.html' title='HB'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114254022687727033</id><published>2006-03-16T11:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-16T12:17:06.943-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Every child's dream come true</title><summary type='text'>This was every child's dream come true. Yeah, children of mysore have seen elephants during dasara but the mild obedient ones which gladly take a banana from the children.  Not an elephant which tries to hijack a bus. Can you write an excellent caption for this??Some of mine:Hold on!! I want to go to Kuvempunagar too!! Which door should I use??Shouldnt she be using the elephant crossings?? Let me</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114254022687727033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114254022687727033&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114254022687727033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114254022687727033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/every-childs-dream-come-true.html' title='Every child&apos;s dream come true'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114253527668249026</id><published>2006-03-16T10:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-16T10:54:36.696-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My sleep analysis...</title><summary type='text'>have put a new post on my blog about my sleep analysis over the last week...Click here to view the post.and please to put comments there, not here!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114253527668249026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114253527668249026&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114253527668249026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114253527668249026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/my-sleep-analysis.html' title='My sleep analysis...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114231243366350663</id><published>2006-03-13T20:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-13T21:47:24.026-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holi the new story</title><summary type='text'>Long time ago, Mr Shiva alias Rudra (who also goes by many other names) was sitting on one of the mountains of himalayas with his Sony Vaio(with Gentoo) on his lap. He had his abode covered by his wireless ISP and hence never felt like leaving it. Being tech savvy and not having much to do on a remote himalayan place, he was always hooked on to yahoo messenger,gmail,blogger,slashdot and orkut </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114231243366350663/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114231243366350663&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114231243366350663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114231243366350663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/holi-new-story.html' title='Holi the new story'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114178742515719651</id><published>2006-03-07T18:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-12T09:00:21.150-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mother of 300 children</title><summary type='text'>To be among the rural karnataka is a wonderful experience. Gentle people with great knowledge create an atmosphere of happiness. There are lot of them who are famous for their work and yet there are a some, though unnoticed, have worked for the welfare of others selflessly. One of such work towards humanity can be seen at the 4km strech of road between Hulikal and kudur.The road looks normal at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114178742515719651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114178742515719651&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114178742515719651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114178742515719651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/mother-of-300-children.html' title='Mother of 300 children'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114142131924813472</id><published>2006-03-03T13:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-03T13:28:39.260-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ideas please</title><summary type='text'>Now I came to know what a blogger's block is :). Have ben trying to bring up a post for a week now but every blog idea looks horible after few lines. So here comes the shameless request..Can anybody suggest some good subject to write on?? Leave your ideas in the comment box please..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114142131924813472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114142131924813472&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114142131924813472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114142131924813472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/03/ideas-please.html' title='Ideas please'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114058651528302780</id><published>2006-02-21T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-21T21:36:40.840-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Freestyle Motorsports!!</title><summary type='text'>Had been to the Freestyle Motorsports event held in our university arena a few days back. It was an awesome show with some of the best bikers from USA performing. I have managed to capture some pics and videos of the stunts and have uploaded them in my blog.Check it out  here</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114058651528302780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114058651528302780&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114058651528302780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114058651528302780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/freestyle-motorsports.html' title='Freestyle Motorsports!!'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114024017401304750</id><published>2006-02-17T20:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T21:28:42.680-08:00</updated><title type='text'>"Rang De Basanti" Immature or ludicrous??</title><summary type='text'>I have seen two types of movies. One which makes me laugh and others which make me cry.Today i saw the third kind.The movie started alright. I was happy with the pace with which it was progressing. But everything fell into a dreamy haze later. The screenplay was very loose and the story line was bad. I personally liked the basic theme of the movie but felt that the plot execution was highly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114024017401304750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114024017401304750&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114024017401304750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114024017401304750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/rang-de-basanti-immature-or-ludicrous.html' title='&quot;Rang De Basanti&quot; Immature or ludicrous??'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114019874450239133</id><published>2006-02-17T09:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-17T09:52:24.513-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mamoo!!</title><summary type='text'>Was browsing through some files when I found this photo I had downloaded some time back, but had never posted it before..The police "seem" to be on a environment protection drive..Translation: "Use cycles - gain health" - Bangalore city traffic police.Well, they say, "Practice what you preach"..I guess the rule does not apply to the mamoos!! ;)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114019874450239133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114019874450239133&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114019874450239133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114019874450239133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/mamoo.html' title='Mamoo!!'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114003506485947084</id><published>2006-02-15T12:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-15T12:24:24.876-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rise and Fall of Plaza cinema</title><summary type='text'>If you are a Bangalorean, or lived in Bangalore even for a brief period of time, you obviously know what I am talking about. For others, Plaza is an old theatre complex on M.G.Road,in downtown Bangalore (closed now).Why I am discussing this? Because, the location of Plaza will serve as a station for Bangalore Metro East-West corridor in the future. (Though the future is still far far away) and I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114003506485947084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114003506485947084&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114003506485947084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114003506485947084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/rise-and-fall-of-plaza-cinema.html' title='The Rise and Fall of Plaza cinema'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-114003247153760153</id><published>2006-02-15T11:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-15T11:41:11.623-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Valentine's Day blues</title><summary type='text'>Tuesday Feb 14 was a horrible day for most ppl. Guys who had GFs and/or wives ended up getting bankrupt. But they had the consolation that most of them ended up having sex. Those without any Gfs repented for not having them (and sex). But had the consolation that they had their money still with them.So all around the campus, there was a sort of environment which resembled the examination hall </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/114003247153760153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=114003247153760153&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114003247153760153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/114003247153760153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/valentines-day-blues.html' title='Valentine&apos;s Day blues'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113919599584805895</id><published>2006-02-05T19:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-06T10:00:52.726-08:00</updated><title type='text'>FON</title><summary type='text'>Its here at last!! One step towards a free (as in freedom)  and cooperative world.FON [en.fon.com] a spanish based company is a community of people who share their wifi network. It is still in beta phase but is now that it is backed by Google, Skype and Sequoia Capital [news.com], it will pretty soon be at everybody's doorstep. Even in places where there is no wifi access still.More details on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113919599584805895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113919599584805895&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113919599584805895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113919599584805895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/fon.html' title='FON'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113901758185093139</id><published>2006-02-03T17:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-03T17:46:31.750-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mittal power</title><summary type='text'>Instead of doing my homework,again, I was browsing the net and was reading the IHT(International Herald Tribune). An article here about the Mittal's bid for a hostile takeover of a European rival Arcelor, and how it was creating a major buzz in Europe got me thinking. For more :http://iht.com/articles/2006/02/03/yourmoney/mittal.phpThis article was all gung-ho about how India was going to be a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113901758185093139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113901758185093139&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113901758185093139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113901758185093139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/mittal-power.html' title='Mittal power'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113899162398198665</id><published>2006-02-03T10:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-03T10:33:43.993-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Unmaad 2006</title><summary type='text'>was going through the e-paper when I noticed the event schedules for Unmaad-06, the annual IIMB fest and I was amazed!! Jethro Tull performing, Thermal and a quarter, the Pakistani band Jal, Sivamani, along with a host of other usual events!! and I am sitting here, missing the fest for the first time after last 2-3 years!! :((Anybody going for this?? dont miss this given a chance...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113899162398198665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113899162398198665&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113899162398198665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113899162398198665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/unmaad-2006.html' title='Unmaad 2006'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113881533667212456</id><published>2006-02-01T09:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-01T10:14:15.970-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LOSE CONTROL!!!! One more time...</title><summary type='text'>(I'm a rebel..)na koi padne wala, na koi seekhne wala,apni to paathshala, masti ki paathshala...These are the 1st few lines of the song which is present in every desi's MP3 player nowadays...and if you are one of those rare kinds who hasn't heard of these 2 lines so far, it's from the movie "Rang De Basanti", the latest Indian blockbuster movie and surely, one of the greatest..The movie was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113881533667212456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113881533667212456&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113881533667212456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113881533667212456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/02/lose-control-one-more-time.html' title='LOSE CONTROL!!!! One more time...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113859248929921861</id><published>2006-01-29T19:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-29T19:44:03.303-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Then and now!</title><summary type='text'>Look who's had a makeover! The mane's gone-at last!!!source:http://apercevoir.blogspot.com/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113859248929921861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113859248929921861&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113859248929921861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113859248929921861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/then-and-now_30.html' title='Then and now!'/><author><name>Jyothika</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09756905992245253189</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113839290078059435</id><published>2006-01-27T12:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-27T12:15:00.796-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Childhood revisted....</title><summary type='text'>A photo taken when I was in primary school..Found it thanks to my friend Pavan..I was the tallest guy and also had a wierd hairstyle!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113839290078059435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113839290078059435&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113839290078059435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113839290078059435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/childhood-revisted.html' title='Childhood revisted....'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113795424367367000</id><published>2006-01-22T10:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-22T10:24:03.686-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A new achievement...</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday me and my friend beat a Chinese pair in Table Tennis twice!! :) :)(we lost 5 games though..but 3 of them were close, one went to deuce as well!)and they were playing quite well actually!After the game, we both registered for the ping-pong tournament starting today which has some 6 or 7 chinkus and a bangladeshi in fray! (overconfidence?? nah...participation matters!)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113795424367367000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113795424367367000&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113795424367367000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113795424367367000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-achievement.html' title='A new achievement...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113764302490682154</id><published>2006-01-18T18:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-19T21:18:08.866-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Universal Studios</title><summary type='text'>3D Shows, 4D shows and MarilynEverything  was ready for our next day's trip to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. The tickets were arranged through  a friend of Meghana and Mahesh who got us the tickets for $60 for two theme parks. So we packed our backpacks, got ready for our adventure.Universal studios is one of the most famous theme parks in orlando along with disney and MGM studios. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113764302490682154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113764302490682154&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113764302490682154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113764302490682154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/universal-studios.html' title='Universal Studios'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113736433580331852</id><published>2006-01-15T14:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-15T15:15:36.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Epcot, Disneyland</title><summary type='text'>...continued from previous mail.We had 4 days in Tampa and out of this, 2 days were reserved for Orlando. We had to decide which 2 theme parks to go to in these 2 days. Disneyland itself had 4 theme parks, Epcot, MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom and Magic kingdom. Also, there is Universal Studios, Sea World and also Kennedy Space Center nearby. We ruled out Magic Kingdom first as it is for kids. We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113736433580331852/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113736433580331852&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113736433580331852'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113736433580331852'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/epcot-disneyland.html' title='Epcot, Disneyland'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113710673406835190</id><published>2006-01-12T14:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-12T14:58:54.066-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113710673406835190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113710673406835190&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113710673406835190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113710673406835190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>srikanth kapali</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01965486593170154062</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113691649797034143</id><published>2006-01-10T09:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-10T10:08:17.990-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tallahassee and Tampa.</title><summary type='text'>We reached Tallahassee on Christmas morning. 5.15 AM to be exact. My friend Preetham came to pick us up from the station. We drove to his house and slept for a few hours, and got up at lunch time. Had lunch and then we guys went to play cricket in the tennis court. We later made plans to go to some "interesting" places that night but every thing was closed that day because it was Christmas! Man, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113691649797034143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113691649797034143&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113691649797034143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113691649797034143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/tallahassee-and-tampa.html' title='Tallahassee and Tampa.'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113691488546730522</id><published>2006-01-10T09:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-10T09:41:25.483-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shaggy and Srinidhi go to Chatpatti - My Version of part 2</title><summary type='text'>after reading Nidhi's version, my version pales out..but just for the effort I put in creating that, I am putting my version as well, starting from our search for a rest(room)aurant..read on.. Like Nidhi said, we had no clue of any Indian restaurants in Atlanta as even Nidhi’s cousin who is in Atlanta was out of town. After getting some basic info from Kanth about the whereabouts of that place, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113691488546730522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113691488546730522&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113691488546730522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113691488546730522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/shaggy-and-srinidhi-go-to-chatpatti-my.html' title='Shaggy and Srinidhi go to Chatpatti - My Version of part 2'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113686438099285161</id><published>2006-01-09T18:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-09T19:42:52.483-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shaggy and Srinidhi go to chatpatti - About Santa not doing his job</title><summary type='text'>Jesus would have been very very disaapointed if he wanted to know how ppl celebrated his birthday in atlanta. The downtown was empty as a graveyard situated very far away from a government hospital. No carols to hear, no celebrations, not even a jingle. Actually shaggy lamented that christmas is celebrated much better in india and he saw santa everytime.. 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So after a lot of deliberations, me, shaggy and deepak decided to start our journey from atlanta on 24th december.The action plan for the day was to have heartful of chats in a famous resturant called chatpatti in Atlanta, GA. As good ex-s/w engineers, we didnt make any concrete plan but decided to go with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113666012156148059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113666012156148059&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113666012156148059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113666012156148059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/shaggy-and-srinidhi-go-to-chatpatti.html' title='Shaggy and Srinidhi go to chatpatti - Start of a very long adventure'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113612570403288786</id><published>2006-01-01T06:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-01T06:28:24.046-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!</title><summary type='text'>Here's wishing u all a very happy, fun-filled and a prosperous new year!Rock on!!!Cheers,u know who...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113612570403288786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113612570403288786&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113612570403288786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113612570403288786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2006/01/happy-new-year-2006.html' title='HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-111713799190781001</id><published>2005-12-21T22:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-21T22:31:29.010-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Andy Bhagwan and the (Un)Holy chain letter</title><summary type='text'>Another classic from the rvinst mailing list. Here we seeAndy Bhagwan fighting the threat posed by a (supposedly) holy chain letter.I've removed references to the offender who forwarded the chain letter.Well well well...Helloooo one and all..It's you friendly neighbourhood trouble makeragain...Thought I shoulda broken the silence from thisside a long time back but didn't find the occasion.NowI </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/111713799190781001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=111713799190781001&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/111713799190781001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/111713799190781001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/12/andy-bhagwan-and-unholy-chain-letter.html' title='Andy Bhagwan and the (Un)Holy chain letter'/><author><name>Ambar</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://static.flickr.com/36/75270767_a31e0e80c0_t.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113514403252322653</id><published>2005-12-20T21:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-20T21:47:12.536-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holidays, laziness and ..........</title><summary type='text'>It is holiday time here. Kanth is writing hot greeting cards to the babes at his workplace. Spoke with Shaggy day before yesterday and all i could hear were a few moaning sounds. No more elobarations on these.Ahhh.. I love holidays. Its the laziness that has always facinated me. I wish my whole life was a holiday. I could do nothing, achieve nothing, waste my time and still be proud of myself. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113514403252322653/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113514403252322653&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113514403252322653'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113514403252322653'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/12/holidays-laziness-and.html' title='Holidays, laziness and ..........'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113487820626746070</id><published>2005-12-17T19:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-17T19:56:46.276-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tips for survival in newfoundland!!</title><summary type='text'>Ever wondered what is needed to survive in US? Wanna know the essentials before reaching here? Then you need to read this blog. Dont waste your time and money with consultants.They will never let you know "these" essential tips!!!1.The first and foremost need in US is a girlfriend. Your life and status all depends on the girlfriend(s) you have. There is a ranking system involved here. A desi GF </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113487820626746070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113487820626746070&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113487820626746070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113487820626746070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/12/tips-for-survival-in-newfoundland.html' title='Tips for survival in newfoundland!!'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113375420557675418</id><published>2005-12-04T19:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-04T19:43:26.763-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Memories........</title><summary type='text'>She was so beautifulthat black trouser girlwith the grace of a swanshe filled my eyes fullThe trees stopped to swaythe wind ceased to blowThe world came to a stillAh.. she was so beautiful....She smiled and wavedwith a sparke in her eyesat some guy across...( hopefully her bro)Ah.. she was so beautiful....I tried a sheepish smilesitting 20 feet awaydid she smile back??.. (i think she did)Ah.. she</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113375420557675418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113375420557675418&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113375420557675418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113375420557675418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/12/memories.html' title='Memories........'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113278066307895487</id><published>2005-11-23T13:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-23T13:17:43.093-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Fall colors of my university...</title><summary type='text'>Some snaps of fall colors in my university (UT, Knoxville)...The pathway near my office...View of the hill area. 4 trees, all different colors!!!                                                                    Some more colors....nice view of downtown with diff tree colors   View of the hills and  the lakeand finally...  Thats me amidst fallen leaves..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113278066307895487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113278066307895487&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113278066307895487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113278066307895487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/fall-colors-of-my-university.html' title='Fall colors of my university...'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113272077603889207</id><published>2005-11-22T20:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-22T20:39:36.050-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Speaking of Television....</title><summary type='text'>Here, the TV shows can go crazy!!  yesterday there  was a  TV serial with a  3-D episode!!  and u  will get "free" 3-D glasses if u "buy" a magazine!BTW, was seeing the late night show with Conan O'Brian and the episode contained his ever so famous "If they mated" series where the combine the faces of 2 celebrities who r dating. This time, the last pair was interesting..It was Paris Hilton and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113272077603889207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113272077603889207&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113272077603889207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113272077603889207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/speaking-of-television.html' title='Speaking of Television....'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113272279549968555</id><published>2005-11-22T10:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-22T21:18:38.166-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Karnatakada bandugalu</title><summary type='text'>I guess ppl have already seen this..but if not, this is a good one..enjai!! :)    English  Band  Karnataka  Version  Complexity   ACDC  CurrentuByattree  High   Aha  Oho  Killer   All  Saints  Yella  Saadhugale  Low   Audio  Slave  Dhvani  Gulaama  Low   BabyFace  MaguMaka  Low   Back Street  Boys  Hind beedhi  huduguru  Low   Bad Boys  Blue  Neeli Poli  huduguru  Medium   Bad  Company  Kettu  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113272279549968555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113272279549968555&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113272279549968555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113272279549968555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/karnatakada-bandugalu_23.html' title='Karnatakada bandugalu'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113245725451224582</id><published>2005-11-19T19:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-19T19:29:09.673-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A random thought on Television</title><summary type='text'>Our previous generation called TV as an idiot box. But they forgot that it is fun to look at an idiot. It is actually amusing. At my place, i get 4 channels on TV and I love watching any of them. It is like real life.. filled with suspense. You will not know what will be the next program going to be like. you may like it or may not. It is the suspense and the randomness which make it so different</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113245725451224582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113245725451224582&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113245725451224582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113245725451224582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/random-thought-on-television.html' title='A random thought on Television'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113235041485422222</id><published>2005-11-18T13:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-18T13:46:54.920-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The "Vikas" Identity</title><summary type='text'>No..this is not the latest book by Robert Ludlum..rather, it is about this guy called Vikas, that's me whoz kinda lost his "identity" in the US of A. How, you ask? Read on...Firstly, this is a crazy place where people are tightly bound to the rules of calling someone by their firstname and lastname (I had also posted an article abt this once, remember??), and right from the day I have landed in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113235041485422222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113235041485422222&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113235041485422222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113235041485422222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/vikas-identity.html' title='The &quot;Vikas&quot; Identity'/><author><name>Vikas.Y.V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18322785986485164831</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_5P00C3dxMNE/SBM3cGl8wDI/AAAAAAAAER8/1YYD6aps-DU/S220/102_2109-1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113201693416067354</id><published>2005-11-14T17:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-14T17:12:27.016-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Funny Comments</title><summary type='text'>This is great..Take a look at the last blog by Shaggy on rvinst..Yup "An exhilarating Experience just missed"Click on comments and there u go!!!LinkCheck out the 4th comment by scottThe most amusing (auto??!!) comment I ever read.Anyone booking a ticket to texas now????What about you shaggy or ambar??? Do u guys have any hand in this?? :))</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113201693416067354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113201693416067354&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113201693416067354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113201693416067354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/funny-comments.html' title='Funny Comments'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306872.post-113194005261142153</id><published>2005-11-13T19:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-13T19:50:15.703-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Elizabethtown</title><summary type='text'>Aim: To get a break from stupid assignment and to give some rest to the rear end which is already sticking to the lab seat.Abstract: Watch Elizabeth town which is vouched for by roommates in a solitary cinema hall in clemson.Procedure : Go directly to the cinema at 9:40pm from the lab. Roomates to purchase the necessary ticket.Result: Slight delay but BAD movie .. Had to think a lot to understand</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/feeds/113194005261142153/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8306872&amp;postID=113194005261142153&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113194005261142153'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8306872/posts/default/113194005261142153'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rvinst.blogspot.com/2005/11/elizabethtown.html' title='Elizabethtown'/><author><name>Srini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14263890268072820890</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://www.southpark-world.net/images/cartman_ch.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
