Sqn Ldr S Singh

Sqn Ldr S Singh is a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force. Presently posted at the Gwalior base, he surely is in love with his Mirage 2000H. When not with his French beauty, he loves to play squash and relax with a game of snooker.

Know more about his life as a fighter pilot by reading about his daily schedule.

My life in the Air Force moves at a maximum speed of 2495 km/hr (incidentally the speed of Mirage 2000H). I begin my day at 5:00 A.M. and report to the base by 6:00 A.M. with my partner Harinder - called Hawk.

The usual sight of the aircraft ready to take off with missiles and gun arms loaded surely sets my adrenaline pumping. After the briefing, we set out in the open blue skies for our missions.

In fact, few days back Hawk and me were in the middle of an interesting situation. The Radar Controller had noticed an unidentified blip on his scope. We were sent for this mission. Deep in our hearts we both were hoping that it would be an Atlantique or a fighter formation. As we got a go ahead from the mission, like well-oiled machines, we swung into action. On contacting the Radar Controller, we obtained instructions over the radio. He vectored us in a northwest direction, where he was pitching up an unidentified blip on his scope. We spotted him visually at 11 o'clock, 14 km away, flying 10,000 feet above our altitude. He turned out to be a 747, strayed from his hack. What a letdown. We called off the chase after informing the Controller and quickly returned to Base.

Usually, after the day's mission is over, I go home for lunch and a short nap. Evenings are reserved for my game of squash and snooker. Thereafter, I usually hang around in the club with my wife and colleagues.

To me Air Force is not just a career option, but also a way of life that helps me live my life to the fullest. I enjoy every moment I spend here.

Studying in Australia, choose part-time jobs carefully, says Australian Minister

The recent attacks on Indian students in Australia has caught the attention of all.Taking a cautious note, the Australian foreign minister has advised all the Indian students pursing different courses in Australia to choose part-time job offers carefully.

The minister said, " There is a risk in part-time employment and the Indian High Commission in Australia is trying to provide students with the best possible advice." Many students from India opt for higher education from Universities in Australia.

Read carefully

WHEN A THIEF FORCES YOU TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE ATM, DO NOT ARGUE OR RESIST,
YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT HE OR SHE MIGHT DO TO YOU. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS TO
PUNCH YOUR PIN IN THE REVERSE, I..E IF YOUR PIN IS 1254, YOU PUNCH 4521.

THE MOMENT YOU PUNCH IN THE REVERSE, THE MONEY WILL COME OUT BUT WILL BE
STUCK INTO THE MACHINE HALF WAY OUT AND IT WILL ALERT THE POLICE WITHOUT THE NOTICE OF THE THIEF.
EVERY ATM HAS IT; IT IS SPECIALLY MADE TO SIGNIFY DANGER AND HELP. NOT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THIS.

For Hearts are often broken by words left unspoken!

I don't need anyone to take advantage
of my weaknesses or my strengths,
I need someone who will appreciate
me for everything that I am.

People won't remember what you did.
People won't remember what you said.
But, people will remember how you made them feel.

True love is falling in love with your best friend,
and only then, will you find the meaning of happiness.

Never say 'I like you' if you don't care.
never talk about feelings if they're not there.
never touch a life if you mean to break a heart.

It's hard to live alone,
its hard to choose someone to love,
but the hardest part of falling
is to admit that you have fallen in love
with someone you didn't mean to love from the start...

We all want to fall in love.
Why? Because that experience
makes us feel completely alive.
Where every sense is heightened,
every emotion is magnified,
our everyday reality is shattered
and we are flying into the heavens.
It may only last a moment, an hour, an afternoon.
But that doesn't diminish its value.
Because we are left with memories
that we treasure for the rest of our lives.

Love is not measured by how you feel,
but how you make the other person feel.

When traveling the path of life,
and finding love along the way,
everything looks new and different.
Little do you know it is the same old landscape
you used to see all of the time;
love has just given you new eyes.

GOD puts a certain person in our Lives for a Reason,
And whatever Reason that GOD
had in mind for putting you into mine...
I don't mind... I am just thankful HE did.

Love may mean taking chances, but their worth taking.

Love, is letting go of fear

So often we don't say 'I love you'
because we fear losing someone,
but more often we lose them
because we fear saying 'I love you'


If you love someone, tell them...
for hearts are often broken by words left unspoken!

Happy Holi

Saade rang ko galti se aap naa kora samjho,
Isi mey samaaye indradhanushi saaton rang,
Jo dikhe aapko zindagi saadagi bhari kisi ki,
To aap yun samjho satrangi hai duniya usiki,
Holi aayi satrangi rango ki bouchar laayi,
Dher saari mithai aur mitha mitha pyar laayi,
Aap ki zindagi ho mithe pyar aur khusiyon se bhari,
Jisme samaaye saaton rang yahi shubhkamna hai hamaari.


Regards,
Vipin Tomar

Creating a Backup for Your Google Account

Using a single account for all the Google has a lot of advantages but if, for some reason, you can't access the account or Google temporarily disables it, you lose a lot of important data. Fortunately, you can set up a Google account that should give you access to some of the information from your account. (You should also backup important data in other ways: download Gmail messages using POP3/IMAP in a mail client, export your documents from Google Docs, back up your Blogger blogs etc.)

* If you use Gmail, you could create a Gmail account whose only purpose is to fetch messages from your main account. Set up mail fetcher in the backup account and add the main account as a custom From address. This way, you'll be able to read all the messages from your account and even send mail.

* Add the backup account as a Google Talk friend from Gmail Chat or from other Google Talk interface. As a side effect, you'll have access to your shared items from Google Reader.

* For Blogger, add the backup account in the blog authors section: Settings > Permissions > Add authors. The account should have admin privileges so that you can create, edit and delete posts.

* In Google Analytics, go to Access Manager and add the account as an admin. You'll have access to all reports and profiles in the backup account.

* Google Calendar lets you share the main calendar with other people and even give them the right to edit events. Click on "Manage calendars" at the bottom of the window, share the main calendar and add the backup account. You should select "make changes and manage sharing" from the drop-down.

* If you're the owner of a group in Google Groups, go to the member invitation section, select "Add members directly" and add the backup account. Then change the membership type of the new account to "owner". It's also a good idea to select "no email" in the subscription type.

* Add the backup account as a collaborator for some of the most important Google documents and notebooks.

* Other Google services only allow you to export your data: Google Reader (Settings > Import/Export), iGoogle (share each tab with the backup account), Gmail contacts, Google News personalization (scroll to the bottom of the homepage and click on "Share your personalized news with a friend").

The backup account will not have all the data from your main account, but you'll still be able to read your email, send messages, publish blog posts, check your calendar, add new events, access important documents etc.

Hurt, but hopeful.

It’s very heartening to see support from all of you, but news like this dampens my spirit…

Sadly, this is not the only one.








Even though many of the articles are painful to read, there is some good news too. It warms my heart to know about people like Prannay Kohli, a 16-year old student from Delhi,
who has been working to save us tigers since he was in Class 2!









With people like you standing by our side, I feel all is not yet lost.

So … I still dare to hope.

Thank you,

Vipin Tomar

( Software Engineer)