- ....oooO..............
....(....)....Oooo....
.....)../. ...(....)...
.....(_/.......)../......
.............. (_/......
About Me
- Name: Hemal Modi
- Location: Nevada, United States
Almost everything in my life has been serendipitous. It was like one rope leading to a point, that I thought was a kind of summit, and then another leading to the next and so here I am as of now after some mind boggling experiences. 
Finally as a Structural Engineer, we work quietly behind the scenes to make buildings happen. Without engineers, structures would tumble like a deck of cards. Unlike Architects, who often have high public profiles, engineers are mostly anonymous. We are the unsung heroes, translating a concept or vision into a brick-and-mortar reality.
Current Mood: Feeling Reassured.
Previous Posts
Channel Islands
Linux & Google Maps
Fifth Avenue Apple store
My first...
Diwali blasts
Google Maps vs Terrorism
Storms
Self
Rains
Cell Phone
Archives
June 2004
July 2004
August 2004
September 2004
October 2004
November 2004
December 2004
January 2005
February 2005
March 2005
April 2005
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
December 2005
June 2006
August 2008
November 2008
LIBRA
BORN: Sept 23 - Oct 22
SYMBOL: Scales, d
ELEMENT: Air
PLANETS: Venus
COLOUR: Pink
STONE: Sapphire
TRAITS:
» Diplomatic
» Intelligent
» Thoughtful
» Sociable
» Strong sense of justice
» Likes change
» Flirty
» Visual
» Sentimental
» Optimistic
» Indecisive
» Charming
» Artistic
» Harmonious
» Idealistic
» Self-indulgent
» Romantic
» Over-generous
» Tactful
» Ambitious
» Creative
» Kind
» Peace-loving
FAMOUS LIBRANS:
» Mohandas Gandhi
» Oscar Wilde
» Margaret Thatcher
» John Lennon
» Eminem
» Barbara Walters
» Nietzsche
» Gwyneth Paltrow
» Donna Karan
» Ralph Lauren
» Jenna Elfman
» Neve Campbell
» Matt Damon
» Hugh Jackman
» Luciano Pavarotti
Born on September 25:
» Catherine Zeta-Jones
» Christopher Reeve
» Heather Locklear
» Michael Douglas
» Will Smith
Daily Forecast
Why you should get to know me: "Because there is much more to me than meets the eye, and at least half of it is actually good stuff."
Harold & Kumar
For further details refer to the blog. You might as well like it and laugh your heads off watching these real American Heros and their wacky journey for some munchies.!
Operation Twosome
India Shining
The Mumbai skyline sparkles during Diwali, the festival of lights
Also see the links at the bottom of these slide shows!
[added on 8-10-2004]
Bangalore: Silicon Valley or Coolie Valley?
Are Indians really dumb?
Can India produce billion-dollar innovations?
[added on 8-16-2004]
The meaning of Freedom
[added on 10-18-2004]
Cadence and Philips ranked best paymaster
Flying High
Terrawiz seems to be a new search engine for India. Its fast and the results pretty accurate.
Sequel to Sholay
I loved Sholay. But then, who didn't? I didn't like one thing though: Jai's death.
So in Sholay 2, Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) would make a comeback. No, not as a restless soul vying to make contact with the perpetually muted Radha (Jaya Bachchan). Instead Jai will have a secret twin brother Vijay (Big B again) of whom no one, including Salim-Javed, knew of. Many years later, after he learns of Jai's death, he contacts the happily married Veeru (Dharmendra) and Basanti (Hema Malini), who now are proud owners of Dhanno Racecourse. Where was Vijay all this time? In rehab of course, trying to kick his drinking habit.
Vijay and Veeru click instantly and sing a remix version of Yeh dosti hum nahi chodenge. But Gabbar's dark shadow still lingers. One of his many illegitimate sons, Babbar Singh (Rajpal Yadav), seeks revenge. He attacks Ramgarh, which is now a happening town with multiplexes and malls. Thakur Baldev Singh calls on his mini army of Veeru and Vijay to fight the evil. Vijay and Radha don't waste any time exchanging glances. They sms their feelings to each other and get married. The climax of Sholay 2 is its turning point. Guess who shoots Babbar in the head? Not Vijay. Not Veeru. Not Thakur. It's Chacha Imamsaab(A K Hangal). - Courtesy: Sukanya Verma
The best marriage proposal ever:
(Mausi asks Amitabh about dharmender's earning etc.)
AB: Kamane ka to yeh hai Mausi - ek baar biwi bachchon ki jimmedari sir pe pad gayee - tau kamane bhi lagega.
M: Hain !! to kya abhi kuchh nahin kamata?
AB: Nahin kamata hai kamata hai - par ab roz roz to koi jeetta nahin hai na - kabhi haar bhi jaata hai bechara.
M: Haar jata hai?
AB: Haan mausi ab ye kambakht jua cheez hi iasi hai ab main kya kahun..
M: Hai raam to kya jua khelta hai?
AB: Are nahin mause Verru to bohot hi shareef aur nek insaan hai par ek baar sharaab pee li na - phir kahan achhe bure ka hosh rehta hai - hath pakad kar baitha liya kisine - ab isme bechare Veeru ka kya dosh?
M: Sahi kehta ho beta - juari woh sharabi woh - par isme uske koi dosh nahin.
AB: Mausi aap mere dost ko galat samajh rahi hain - wo is kism ka insaan nahin hai. Ek baar basanti se uski shadi ho jaane dijiye phir wo us gaane wali ke ghar jaana band kar dega - bas- sharaab apne aap chhoot jayegi.
M: Bas ek yahi kamee reh gayee thee - kisi gaane wali ke yahan bhi aana jaana hai?
AB: Are to isme kaun si buri baat hai mausi? Gaane waliyon ke yahan to raja, maharaja aur oonche oonche logon ka aana jaana hota hai.
M: To beta ye bhi bata do ke tumhare ye gunwaan dost kis khandaan ke hain?
AB: Bas mausi Khandaan ka pata chalte hi hum aapko khabar de denge.
M: Ek baat ki daad deti hoon beta - bhale 100 buraiyan hain tumhare dost mein magar tumhare moonh se uske liye achhaiyan hi niqalti hain.
AB: Ab kya kahun mauis mera to dil hi kuchh aisa hai. Tau main ye rishta pakka samjhoon?
Do Dragons Exist
I personally feel Dragons are just as real as the Quarks, Neutrons, Protons & Anti-matter
. Though never seen them, I rely on my knowledge (superstitions?).
If you ask a D&D fan, like me, I would say - They were a kind of dark ages dinosaur, probably evolving from large turkey-like beast (simply taking the bird's scaly nastiness to it's logical conclusion). Unfortunately their bellies were full of hydrochloric acid so when they died their bones dissolved. So no skeletons. (Though I am not sure what I would do when I might find one and am not sure of its alignment with good or evil?
).
But since humans are the single most "destructive force" (for lack of a better term) on the planet, maybe it would be a good thing if something with intelligence opposed us.
PS: If you believe in something... you are in trouble
Money-Spinners
What do Spider-Man, Harry Potter, Neo and Aragon have in common?
They are all heroes?
Right.
But they also happen to be the lead characters of films that feature among the top five first-day money-spinners. They are the Hollywood films that hold the record for highest first-day collections worldwide.
Life is like that
FACTS: Zits, The National Cartoonists Society's Best Comic Strip of the Year -- two years in a row!
- Since its wildly popular debut in the summer of 1997, Zits has become one of America's favorite comic strips! Enter the life of Jeremy Duncan, a 15-year-old aspiring rock musician, riddled with angst, boredom and parents who don't understand anything. Let him show you the wonderfully lousy world of being a 15-year-old. Meet Jeremy's parents Connie and Walt Duncan. Watch as they continue to try to figure out the mysterious science of parenting a teenager... the second time around! Meet Jeremy's brother, Chad, the glowing college student. Jeremy will have to live up to his brother's dreadfully perfect example. Join Jeremy and his best friend Hector as they struggle to solve the mystery of life, aided with advanced hangin' out techniques. Watch Jeremy as he flounders around with his awkward high school love affair with Sara Toomey, his uh... girlfriend. Zits now appears in more than 1,100 newspapers, and is still growing!
