I get a call from mom while having a cuppa coffee with Rohit in Barista at Koramangala that my wallet was at home. What!! Never ever in my life I have left home with out wallet, just like I never ride bike w/o helmet (I’m alive and writing this blog because of that habit). Luckily, Rohit, a CDAC pal, wouldn’t mind paying off my bill.
BTW, I went out on a weekend after a month, at least.
HI ASHISH ,
HOW U DOING ?
ASHISH SORRY TO SAY , YIOU ARE BANED FROM MY COMMUNIT FOR YOUR NEGETIVE ATITUIED , AND YOUR UN PROFESSIONAL WAY OF THINKING ABOUT MY CLUB . EXTERMLY SORRY I WAS THINKING YOU COULD BE A PROFESSIONAL BIKER , YOU MIGHT BE BUT NOT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW .
JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ONE MEETING GOT CANCLED ( COINCIDENTLY ) YOU THINK THAT WE ARE UNPROFESSUIOALS , WELL I DONT KNOW FROM WHICH POINT OF VIEW .
YOUR MONEY WILL BE RE FUNDED TO YOU , YOU KINDLY COME AND MEET ME , I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU , YOU WRIGHT WHAT EVER YOU FEEL LIKE WRIGHTING ABOUT MY CLUB , I BALLLS CARE , DONT TINK THAT ONE MAN CAN SPOILE MY CLUBS IMAGE , YOU JUST STARTED BIKING YESTERDAY I WAS BORN ON MOTORCYCLE AND I HAVE BEEN WITH MANY LEGENDS OF BIKING , AND I HAVE LEARNT A LOT AND ALSO I HAVE BEEN TOUGHT HOW TO MAKE A CLUB SUCESSFULL .
I WAS VERY MUCH DISSAPOINTED ABOUT THE WAY YOU HAVE WRITEN ABOUT MY CLUB IN SCRAES AND YOUR BLOG , YOU CAN CARRY ON DOING THAT IF YOU FEEL GOOD , OR IF IT PLESESS YOU .
BUT I AM EXTREMLY SOOORY I HAVE A YOU ARE NOT A TRUE BIKER , YOU STILL HAVENT SEEN THE DARK SIDE OF MOTORCYCLEING YET , PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I AM AND MA CLUB IS , SO I DONT HAVE TO PROVE THEM , NITHER THEY WILLL ASK ME WHY SOME ONE IS WRIGHT ALLL RUBBESHI ABOUT MA CLUB , SINCE THEY WOULD KNOW EITHER THE PERSON WRIGHTING WOULD BE A NEW BIKER AND AN UNPROFESSIONAL .
ITS NOT ONLY YOU WHO CAME TO MEET AND GOT DISSAPOINTED THATS WAS A GAP IN COMMUNICATION , I APPOLOGIES FOR THAT , BUT SORRY MY FRIEND I CAN NOT ENTERTAIN YOU ON BIKING PART .
HAVE A GREAT BIKING LIFE , WITH WHICH EVER CLUB YOU LIKE TO . BUT REMEMEBER , I NEVER COMMENT ON ANY BIKER NITHER ON ANY CLUB , I TRY TO CORRECT THEM , BUT YOU HAVE CROSSED THE LIMITS .
GOOD BLESS YOU .
YOU CAN KINDLY COME AND COLLECT YOUR MONEY BACK , OR LET ME KNOW I WILLL COME AND HAND IT OVER TO YOU
REGARDS
ASEEM .
I WAS EXPECTING YOU TO THIS MEET , SINCE I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU DIRECTLY , I WAS TOLD YOU WERE TRAVELING , THATS OK . WHEN EVER YOU ARE BANGALORE DO LET ME KNOW .
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Hi Aseem,
I’m doing good. Well, it is not my but your unprofessional attitude taht made me to stay away from BMC. I believe Naveen must have spoken to you in this regard. It takes me 2 atleast any time I need to come for visit. Last time when I turned up, there was no one for meet. When I contacted Naveen, he said that he was not feeling well and 2-3 more members were not coming so they just scraped the meet that day. Well, I could have been informed too dude. THAT WAS A UNPREFESSIONAL ATTITUDE ON YOUR SIDE. Worst was yet to come. When I asked Naveen about meet being cancelled, he said about having had a fight with his manager for release (he had put papers and wanted to leave his compnay soon). Due to dght he was feeling low and decided not to come and “also got meet cancelled”. Let me ask you one thing straight, is the club on the mercy of founding/leading members. I don’t think so and that why I’ve decided to leave BMC. It was nothing started from my side BUT YOU.
Meeting being cancelled is OK. I got no problem with that. But try to understand, I came to know only when I reached there.
I’ll surely meet you and collect the money. Please let me know your cell number (Don’t scrap. send mail).
Thanks for visit to my blogs. Read the top most like of it. I write straight from my heart. Probably you forgot to read replies from Naveen. Your kinda attitude is very much disheartening. I don’t show any kinda disrespect to you and I have no time for thinking it. Mind your words!
Biking is your passion and you need not tell me. I don’t know if my blogs hurt you sooooooooo much. There was nothing wrong from your side.. but.. I fail to understand why have you using this kinda language. Dude, all memeber are interested in make the club happen as much they can. I don’t know your and your ability to make Club sucessful. I must agree that BMC will be successful sooner or later, but I’m not part of it.
Let me know if you fidn anything wrong with the blogs. Reply or post comment. I’ll surely change it. I don’t write what makes me feel good. I write anything memorable (good or bad) with time constraint.
You need not be sorry. but I don’t think ther was any unprofessional attitude started by me. Nothing is rubbish, untrue on my blogs. Probably you should ask the mber(s) who cancelled the meet. I feel that’s better. I have been biking for pretty long time and among 100+ people I know no one has even travelled more than 50 km in single stretch and I have done close to 200 without taking a single second break. I do not need a certification/affiliation from you or BMC for me being a good biker.
why shouyld I care about someone else also having come and disappointed due to not having informed about cancelled meet. It could have been put on BMC forum atleast by 6 PM. Meet starts by 7:30.
I never ever sopke to anyone about the club. I don’t know you actually. did you hear me having haid any comment about you then those are fabricated and wrong. I don’t even know where you stay in Bangalore. I’ve never said anything good/bad about you to anyone.
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dude… It was very well conveyed to Naveen that I wouldn’t be coming to meet hence forth. Last week, indeed I was traveling. I’m in Bangalore now.
Naveen is a coward having deleted those scraps today . I feel pity on him.
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I came to know Naveen through MicroStrategy forum. He was the one who introduced me to Bangalore Motoring Club. Had a good ride! need less to say. But I freaked out at his attitude. That’s history. He deleted those Orkut scraps that I had posted in earlier blog, such a loser. Has marked me to “ignore” on Orkut. It was coincident that I browsed “BMC” friend group and found him missing.
I just spoke with my father, few minutes back. I wanted to get a confirmation about the new cell SIM activatation, as due to terrorist threat verification and activation takes time. Duds/Thugs still manage to do away wtih it. I have had some terrible time in Chennai and Bangalore as I was not having any means to call up my family. Though in Mumbai there was none. When I was speaking with father, there was BEST bus (Mumbai public bus transport, needless to say, really best in Asia) in background honking. BEST buses have a pecular horn. Just reconnects me to my city. In fact, Bus is the first thing that I would think of for Mumbai as city.
I’m flying to Mumbai in evening. Hope there is no much work. Last time due to terrorist attacks in High Couts of U.P. state, security check in took me almost 2 hours (usual time 15 minutes). Three days back, threatening mails were received about IGI (Delhi Airport) bombing. Hope I get clearance soon at airport.
I had already made up my mind about leaving Bangalore Motoring Club (BMC) as it was very insulting not keeping me informed about the meet being cancelled in time. I had reached venue in time and it was very well told by Abhijit that unless until told you must be there “No one would be invited/told about place and time”.
This chat, through Orkut scraps, with Naveen Manohar was the last nail in coffin. A premature death. (happened on 15th Dec 2007 around 11 PM)
NM – Hello sir….
AT – bolo…. why your google id committed suicide?
NM – he he… wasn’t in good mood for ze last couple of days, i deleted my orkut profile, gmail account and everything else
AT – abe mood can’t be a reason??? tell me the truth…
NM – “Am telling you the truth, nothing but the truth” This profile is only for friends who i know and have interacted with !The old one was pretty much out of control !
AT – where you joining BTW and when?? [Kanti told me about the new job offer he had got]
NM – What’s this joining thing ?? I have an offer from Target, but my boss won’t leme go ! Am goin nowhere sir…
AT – what do you mean by this “out of control”?? This is plain ridiculous
NM – aaaah kaaamaaan.. forget about that old profile.. here i am, all new, clean shaven, sleek profile
AT – whatever.. I don’t feel like coming to weekly meets at all. I have started looking for some option. I may join junta at 60 kmph. This is just taking the club for ride by founding and leading members. Damn pissed if I have to waste my time.
I was not at all in mood to come still drove for an hour to come there..
NM – i was in mental torture that evening dooood.. called up a few ppl and then decided to cancel the show… basically, i didn’t wanna come there that day after the bad day i had at office fighting wid higher ups for relieving me early .. i just rushed back home and slept !
AT – dude.. you should know the game….
NM – The same situation you were in a couple of months back when you were trying to quit Convergys, i was going through it on Friday ! [Note : My ex-employer was Covansys, wrongly mentioned as Convergys by Naveen]
ok..
Ashish, just join 60kmph and have fun yaar ! forget abt BMC.. seriously..
AT – yeah.. I told you .. It was very bad feeling when I read your SMS about meet being canceled. I have to spend 2 hr just in traveling in the traffic and I’m god damn allergic to smoke. I get headache in second the first time I inhale CO2.
NM – So, no worries, this won’t happen all the time yaar… Now, do one thing – forget about BMC and the meets… check out 60 kmph too… that choice is always yoursbut, please accept my apologies coz am the one who cancelled the show !Anways, goodnite yaar am gonna crash now.. tc.. bye for now
AT – sure. I don’t feel like coming to meets. I’ll do check out other options available.
Very strage that just one member can cancel the meet.
I got call from mom using co-passenger’s cell phone at 7:20 to reach station. It was really late as train was suppose to reach station @ 7:50. I was not aware of route too (At least on road). I took wrong turn at NGEF, instead of Isolation Church, but quickly realized it. When I passed Bypanahalli railway crossing, it was 7:47 (the guy whom I let hitch hike told me). I knew that was the train. I sped up above 70 in that narrow lane. I have stopped going above 50 in city limits after the accident, but wanted to reach Bangalore East station ASAP. It took me just around 5 minutes to reach station and I found it wore a deserted look. Luckily the train had not come and the I was was some other train. The ticket counter was closed. I had entered the station w/o platform ticket which is illegal. Petty bad of station master as there was a board stating a fine of Rs 250 for not having appropriate ticket but the ticket counter was closed. It was 8:20 and the train had not come, but the counter opened so knew the train would not be far. I was first guy to buy ticket.
While waiting I had received a call from from dad and Indu didi saying the B1 compartment would be the 6th compartment from engine. But when the train arrived it was not. Probably the train direction was changed during couse of journey. Need to check it out. After this, was the toughest job in Bangalore. I BLOODY HATE BANGALORE TO NEGOTIATE WITH RICKSHAW. I’ve never done it in my whole life anywhere. The guy said 120 for Kagdaspura. When we kept the stuff in rick, he was !@#$%ing surprised to hear to be going to 1km after the Kagadaspura railway crossing. I knew that he was goingto take 150. and I also came to know he duped me very big time as metered fare woun’t have had been more than 80 at any cost. Metered fare of Airport from my home is 37 which is 5.3 km far. I calculated using Wikimapia and Bangalore east was 9.5 km from my home I paid him 150. lesson learnt; that’s it.
My mom was amazed to see the size of flat. I’m from Bombay, all flats are made with space saving design. Real Estate is obscent thing in bombay. Same size home would cost aroundf 1.2 Cr now in the area where I live in Bombay.
We talked with family and friends in Mumbai after reaching here. We talked in length about the family where my parents’ have fixed my wedding. I haven’t seen her face to face. A complete arranged match. Funniest thing, most of the people do goto my ansestoral home for due diligence. It has happened in past. 
When they come to know about the lans owned, the pucca makan and the name my father has, they become hesitant to look forward for the match. don’t know why, but they must be thinking about very high demand for a Engineer guy with this kinda status.
Someone from her side had come asking about my dad and he saw the makan and he was aware of the lands owned by my father (not to forget my father and uncle are not legally separated and they joined hold lots of land). Was very very funny to hear all these. Lots of things….
Most important thing. For the first time in life my mom referred to her elder son (he died few days after birth, I never saw him even my dad never saw him) w/o tears in her eyes. In fact just this thing made to write today. My elder bro death has deeply seeded impact on not just parents but Nirmal and Indu didi. And the reason behind me being a highly pampered kid is not just this. I’m not getting right words to express it. For first time she was not sad referring to him (Still wished him to be alive). It was a beautiful day.
I had good food in Bangalore.