Now just like… just like that… I thought that since it was a Monday tomorrow, it would be August 1st. I know its stupid but thats the way it is!!

I would’ve gone to college thinking it is the first day making a complete fool of myself. Thanks Dad !

The answer is Unicode.

I’ll leave you with two links which will help you setup your computer two browse and write in Hindi

• Why can’t I see the Hindi section?
• Cannot see Hindi
• Apna Blog
• Information Regrading Gurmukhi Unicode Fonts - Use some comon sense and the same information will help you with any language.

Go through these pages and Google for more stuff.

What I did was use a phonetic tool using transliteration (like when you type rAhul using your keyboard it writes राहुल) called HindiWriter. Its almost like the IME (using transliteration) provided by Microsoft but even better. I actually couldn’t get IME working in Office 2003. The only editor in which it worked was Notepad. But HindiWriter worked in almost all programs that I tried, even the browsers, to type text in Hindi.

But HindiWriter restricts you only to Hindi. Here is where a unicode text editor SC UniPad. Download and install the text editor. Fire it up and select a keyboard. SC UniPad supports many languages and you can use it to type Punjabi also. The only hitch is that initially you will have to use your muose to type until you get used to key layout cause the default keyboard is not phonetic. Here is where I’ll solve the problem. Download this keyboard for SC UniPad. Its a phonetic keyboard for Devanagiri to be used in SC UniPad which makes the program work like HindiWriter.

Another useful program is Baraha which lets you type in multiple Indian languages and BarahaIME works just like HindiWriter.

That’s it from my side.

Don’t forget to visit the Akshargram wiki for lots of other information and just go through this blog entry and the comments as well.

Here is a good list of offline and online Hindi and other Indian language typing tools :
How to type in Hindi

One final word… Hindi seems to be a little choppy in Firefox whereas it shows perfectly in Opera and IE.

राहुल सरीन एक बहुत ही बढ़िया इंसान है।

OK… so I can type and blog in Hindi now. Cool! I am currently in the process of finding an easy way to blog in Punjabi too.

Update :
OK found a way to type Punjabi too using unicode.

ਅਪਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ

I just hope my Punjabi spellings are write right (and here I am worrying about Punjabi typos). Its been a long time since I’ve written anything in Punjabi.

Now here’s a hilarious piece of news… Security Breach at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Residence.

Yes, two hotties along with a gay looking bloke entered the Prime Minister’s residence, 7 RCR (Race Course Road). They drove up to the main gate in a black Sonata which bore the registration number “DL4C V 0006“. The security personnel outside the main gate let the three in without checking anything!! Maybe they were intimidated by the three zeroes in the registration number !

I mean, its totally cool. The girl drove the car to the area where the VIP’s get down from their cars (I think) - the second gate. Thats where the security people refused to let them in. Even then, no one stopped them. A very hot looking chick got down from the back, took out her cellphone & made a call (in short, posed for the cameras). They reversed the car and while driving at a speed of about say 5 kmph, the girl on the driver’s seat blew flying kisses at the cameras!! Awesome!! A totally “vellah” reporter, Rahul Srivastav of NDTV actually followed the car and interviewed the driver. She was not hesistant and coolly gave the interview. The three are from Jaipur and had come to Delhi to spend their holiday. The hotties are working with Sahara Airlines as Air Hostess’.

Now the police are looking into the matter. What man… they were just a bunch of drunk kids… let them go… question the security personnel instead.

They just “jokingly” went inside cause they wanted to “meet the PM and discuss something”. OK… even I wanna meet the Governor. Any hotties ready to accompany me ?? But wait… I’m just allowed to drive a Maruti 800… what the fuck… I have no chance of getting my 15 seconds of fame !

Maybe this was supposed to be a secret meeting between the PM and the hotties but the media ruined the party. Man… the PM sure is lucky… hot girls come to meet him and that too at night. Lage raho Manu Bhai!!!

• Security breach at PM’s residence - CNN-IBN
• Security breach at PM’s residence - NDTV

Update : The NDTV correspondent has interviewed both the girls. The names are : Yogita (the driver), Veena (the poser) and Imran (the gay). Veena is definitely the hotter of the two and all three of them were drunk. Yogita was blowing kisses and waving like a freak, Veena didn’t know her cleavage was there for all to see on national television and Imran… well Imran knew nothing. He was dazed and didn’t know what was happening. Veena admitted on camera that it was just a silly prank and was inquiring from the reporter if it was serious and would they be sent to jail for this act. The security breach happened around 8.45 PM. The PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) says that this is not a security breach. People are allowed to go upto the reception. The journalists and other so-called experts don’t agree though.

• Cross-posted at TMP

I’ve never found Kareena Kapoor that sexy. She looked sexy in K3G cuz. . . well she had some banging assests at that time (I’m being frank here). I found her sweet lookin’ and chic in Yuva.

But these days the promos of Omkara are on air. Most people would call Bipasha the hottie but I have a different opinion this time. Kareena is looking cute, innocent and simply sexy in the promos while Bipasha looks her usual ugly mammoth self.

Kareena is sporting the look of a simple girl from Meerut. She’s looking ravishing. . . Ajay Devgan is a lucky chap. Hope she acts beautifully too. . .

I was just listening to a couple of old songs from the time when I was 10 or 12 years old.

But this time around they weren’t just a mix of good voices and beats. . . they actually made a lot of sense. Although I knew the lyrics, it seems as if I just never understood them. These songs I think promote hormone secretion in my body - they sometimes arouse me, make me happy, make me sad. . . One minute I’m a lover and the other minute I’m a pimp!!

Its just like your parents telling you that babies fall from the sky and then you actually get to know the real thing. . . funny feeling!!

Its raining. . . Yes, it is.
There exists a God. I was actually sick of sleeping in the AC. Now the windows and the door to the backyard in my room are open. Its heavenly. . . bloody pleasant.

I think most of you know about the Indian Govt.’s blog block. Blogspot, Typepad and Geocities have been totally blocked.

Even I have been affected because the original Uthfull is hosted on Geocities. OK… I don’t visit or update that site anymore but still I don’t want it to be blocked because of the Indian Govt.’s foolishness.

I could write a lot about this ban but why should I when everything is already here and here. Alternatively, you can use goo gle to get more information.

• List of banned websites
• Bypassing the ban

- A nicely written tutorial.

I have a few other tricks for people to browse the web somewhat anonymously and browse banned sites.
You see, most of the internet http proxies use a software called CGIProxy. Now keeping in mind some things typical of that program, we can use google to find hundreds of free http proxies to access the banned sites and the web anonymously.

Here are the direct links to the search results :

• Search Results 1
• Search Results 2
• Search Results 3

Now I used to visit one of the banned sites ( http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/ ) which I think is down. Here’s the Google Cache. If I remember correctly, this site used to show videos of people being beheaded in Iraq by millitants (yup, that’s how I discovered it).

Some sites say the ban will be lifted in another 48 hours but who cares.

If you want to just access your own blog hosted on blogger, use this site.

I was about to setup a http proxy of my own but then I discovered this trick.
Enjoy!!

• Cross-posted at TMP

Time heals everything…

Does it? Is it true that as life moves on, so do we? Do we ever let go of our past and look forward to the future?
I say no. We never let go. We always cling to our past, keeping it close to our hearts. Very few people actually plan for the future. Most of us just live for today along with the memories from our past.

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Hey there… long time no see!!!

OK… I was down for a while but I’m back. Promise…
I’ve made it a point to write everyday from now on.

I’m back with my ugly face… lazy, tensed, sleepy and clueless as ever !!