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Lasik experience

I just had my Lasik operation and I wanted to put in some afterthoughts on it .

I have been wearing glasses for 18 years now. For those who are wondering about my  age  I am 25. I have been wearing my glasses from 1993.I had a high power ..I am not too sure on the specification it was some -5 and -6 each eye.

There was so much I missed out on, Playing cricket , my glasses would get steamy after a bath, boxing, horse riding, becoming an astronaut  or a cowboy.

But on the other side my specks saved me a lot too, I once had got into this fight which was totally not my fault (It never is) The only reason I walked out was because they too pity on me and me specks. Sad but true, not that I do not appreciate it.

I had got so used to them that ,I remember this one particular dream in which I had lost my specks and I was looking for them. I mean damn….that was dreadful.

Anyway, I  finally have got my Lasik done. I had this done at Shroff eyecenter in Delhi.

Please find the website here http://www.shroffeyecentre.com/

The phone number I will list out to all of you lazy people

SHROFF EYE CENTRE (SOUTH DELHI)

Address

A-9, Kailash Colony, New Delhi – 110048
Telephones:
41633999 (100 lines)
29233266
29231296
29236691
29236692
29236694

So this is Delhi and the Country code is +91  then 011 and then the number.

So all those who are curious as to how this happens here is how


Step 1

Retina Test.

A week before the operation you have to undergo a retina test. This is to find out if you are a good candidate for the Operation.

So what I get from the doctors is that the size of the retina should be big  enough.Normally people have a good retina size but in many cases the retina is small. The few things which makes the retina small or not a good candidate is Contact lens.

I am told by the doctor that contact lens should be avoided as far as possible. They tend to damage the retina. While wearing them and pulling them off they may cause damage to retina.

Ok don’t take my word for it but talk to the doctor  after reading this.

I have never wore contact lens in my life. I think it is for girls and Sharukh Khan who wants to change the color of his eyes after killing some one (Baazigar)

The tests are one  hour long which involve a test for color blindness, retina photography,Optimetry and what not

One test in particular where the doctor looks at your retina by focussing your eye in a direction. I was pretty impressed by that.The light is actually in your eyes but you do not feel the brightness.

This gives a very accurate picture of your retina.

I may be wrong with my optical terms here. The only word I know is retina  and I am very liberal in using it.

As mention earlier I was the perfect candidate, I always am, may be I should apply for a position of a guinea pig in some research lab or something, I might have a bright future there.

So what the perfect candidate means in this terms is that, The effects of this operation will have the best effect on it.The side effects will be minimal. The side effects are dry eyes and  low resistance to bright light  These are temporary effects and last from a few days to a few weeks. These are to be minimum in my case. And the operation effects will last for a long time  and it is very possible that I may not get  reading glasses in older age. (Gonna be 18 till I die) But I will wear them just as to look intellectual and while I am at it I will paint my hair white.

The only person I can think of with white hair and reading glasses is Karan Thapar right now.

Also Manmohan Singh and Lal Krishna Advani.

Mannu has a Turban and very little hair ( I am assuming) and Lal Krishna Advani has NO hair, So Karan Thapar it is.

NO offence is Mannu or the Khalsa community, and Lal Krishana Advani. I have very dense hair (Ghaney mulayam kaley bal, khiley khiley Matwaley  bal, Dabur amla kesh tel ka kamal)

And more over I like this chap for his aggressiveness and ruthlessness.

Where were we….O yes… the congress govt is sucking the country dry, No wait….O yes Lasik.

Step 2 The Operation

The whole procedure is about 15 mins. Before the operation is too begin, you will under go one final retina test just to confirm that you are still a good candidate. This means do not get into a fight or wear contact lens.
There is never a good time to get into a fight but if you can avoid it  then sure do.

Now the operation, There was an endless lines of  eye drops being poured into my eyes, But they are very safe and they are inted to turn your eye numb.

Next was the operating table, it was nice and warm. lie with your face facing up and have second thoughts….What is that weird looking thing over there.?

I was shit scared now and for no particular reason, I tend to get scared at times.

Now I am posting the  video of the operation …this is not my lasik operation but of some dude I found on youtube….

Viewer discretion advised. Esp females.
They cut off a slight layer over the retina (the Black part) and then focus the laser on the black part, corona is it called?

Now the question  you all are thinking is does it hurt, after having got it done I would say no…it does not…it is a little uncomfortable, lot of pressure on your face, but no  it does not hurt. Your vision goes blind for a second when cutting off  the retina, that is probably because the shaver is in the way. The doctor was nice to tell me what she was doing and how it was going. It was very reassuring. The whole process is machine operated  (I think,  and the Shroff  guys have been doing this for some time now.) With in no time my first eye was over. And then the second eye.

For rest please see the video. I was scared to shit the whole time and was praying like hell. Well I am saying, is that I have only one pair of eyes and what if the worst happened? How will I check out girls then ?

Step 3 NUMBER NEXT

After the surgery is over you are made to wait for 10 mins . The doctor descrubs  (is that a word?) and another round of  eyedrops and then you are taken for testing.

Now you are made to read the eye chart.

Now I had not expected that my eyes will recover so soon. I could read all the alphabets. Though they were a bit Hazy , but that was because of the eyedrops.

18 years I have been wearing them and now I am free.

Yiypee….

A few words of precation, No head bath for a week, No swimming for a month and then I am good for the rest of my life.

For those who think that the operation is a bit too graphic then please go  for iLasik. I am told that it is blade free walk in and walk out. It is a bit expensive.

The normally Lasik costs Rs. 40,000 ($888.8888)

but iLasik costs Rs.90,000 ($2000) ASD or USD @ $1 =Rs 45

iLasik is blade free and is accepted in miltary and other rough and tough professions, Kick boxing, Karate and Quake 3

A video of iLasik (blade free)

Step 4 How do I feel

I feel great, though it will take about a days to loose the haziness in the eye but I can see clearly. I feel so weird with out my glasses right now. I can wear goggles and chase girls. The Goggles companies have one more customer to target. I can now shave a lot better, Move my eyeballs not having to move my head. I have 180 degrees vision Woo hoo.Now I can get into a bar fight , go hunting, look into a microscope,swimming, diving , bungee jumping, base jumping, horse riding, fighting crime  etc………..woo hoo!!!. A complete change in life style. Though I have a complete belief that  Money is needed for a complete change in life style but now I have the option …..I better buy me some lottery tickets.


Step 5 Medication

Dry eyes persist and you need to wear goggles as you cannot tolerate bright light for a few days. They will get better. I will keep you posted.Do not rub your eye for the first one week and you are good to go.

So all in all its a 15 min walk in and a walk you thing. If you have any question then please leave them in the comments section I will answer them.

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Personal wealth Games 2010

O my God….I cannot take this anymore.It is just too embarrassing, and its only getting worse. A bridge collapsed near Nehru stadium a few days back. A 30 ton bridge collapsed.. How ..why…When .What was it made up of? A pack of cards???

Lets put a smile on that face of yours

“Common wealth bridge is falling down, Common wealth bridge is falling down, my fair lady

Built it up with iron and steel Built it up with iron and steel,my fair lady

Iron and steel will bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and bow,my fair lady”

How corrupt can you get.. I mean really. This is a national showcase, people will  be walking over this bridge  for at least the next one month, can’t you at least make it last till then ??? Is it really that hard for you to do.??? We will be okay if it falls of after the games are over…but not on the eve of the games.

People shot in Jama masjid.

I am not all too concerned about the security issue. Delhi was always unsafe from its inception . All I know is it just adds up to be just safe and almost safe at times of need.  You just need to avoid  bad places that is it. And you definitely do not go to jama masjid. I have never been to the jama masjid in my 15 years of inhabitant in Delhi and neither do i plan to go there anytime soon. It will be a safe event and I believe there will be no stone left  unturned for its safety.

I am following the preparations leading up to the commonwealth games closely. They are this close to become a national shame and well,I want them to. This will give a wake up call to the people to have a change in the govt. Down with Congress at the state and the Center.

Its is not that we did not have enough money or time to do it.  We had plenty of both. I was in Delhi  from 2003 to 2009, the whole 6 years, nothing happened. I remember this particular  stadium/range that was to be built, it was an a barren desert type lake, And it remained the same for 6 years, You could see a board which said that there need to be a stadium here, but no…Not a care in the world. At times we wondered if it was a bad joke.

I believe that we deserve the shame and embarrassment. Corruption is not my thing of concern. But what worries me is that the scale and magnitude they have corrupted the entire CWG, with the entire world watching it. They have become so fearless they are corrupting with out a care in the world. That is not even my problem, At least when you make buildings make sure that  you make them in a manner that they do not fall apart every time some one pees on them or it rains.

I think the guys who made the wooden shayamana in my sisters wedding could have done a better job in making the bridge out of wood.

The guy who made this pandal could have done a better job in making in the commonwealth bridge out of wood

I think Congress has set its track record of being a corrupt govt unable to handle the simplest of the tasks and causing a national shame straight again.

Woo hoo Congress govt. Woo Hoo

I personally think that the congress govt should resign both in the state and center, CBI enquirey, Or what ever is left of it, should be ordered and put Kalamandi should be put behind bars for a long long time.

On the other hand you have China who is preparing for the Asian games and have already made the entire sporting complex ready and have handed it over to the organizing committee

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Leh Ladakh explained

There are essentially two ways to get to leh.

1.via srinagar
2.Via manali

I wanted to take the srinagar way but due to the amarnath band i could not.I went to
pathankot from jammu and from pathankot i went to manali.

The route via manali is called a Cannon ball trip. It is so called because you leave
manali early in the morning and reach leh in the evening.. you see like a cannon ball,
you find little time to enjoy the scenic beauty

On the other hand if you leave friom srinagar you have plenty of time as you have to
spend the night  at kargil. i have heard that this a better way but then it all depends
on the ground situation in srinagar.

from manali you get a room, the rooms are pretty cheap some where around 200 per night,
tell the reception that you want to go to leh, he will send a travel agent to you .I
don’t remember so correctly of how much it costs form manali to leh.. 500 per person,i
will ask and let you know.

Rest stop in way to leh

Rest stop in way to leh

Bargain is the key word, don’t be ashamed to bargain
I landed in manali on a monday morning and left for leh on a tuesday morning at 2am. beer
and wines are cheap in manali,ask for peace cafe.. it is a nice place to eat.Due to the
recession you may find hotels to be even cheaper.I haven’t been around manali much but i
am quite sure there is nothing much to see.(except dope,you do know what manali is famous for don’t you )

make sure you tell the agent that you will pay the next half in the bus when you are
about to climb it..this way you are sure that he comes and wakes you up …. other wise
they just leave..it is not their responsibility if you do not reach the assigned spot on
time… I mean 2 am in the morning and you are drunk …

O ya cops… himachal cops love tourist.. as tourism is the main stay of himachal…don’t
be afraid to approach them they are very friendly.. no really …manali is the heaven for
foreign tourist na .. so they are nice..if you feel cheated or robbed,.,,call the cops

Well i bribed the driver with a 100 rupees so that he does not make a fuss if i want to
take a piss or have a beer in the bus… you might find that to be a good idea.

get “Diamox” tablets.. … they help you slow your body
consumption ofoxygen and something like that.

You will have to stop at a lot of places in the way enjoy the scenic beauty… be
friendly with the driver,,,offer him a cigg…. no….  no…. no….. do not offer him a
beer to risky….you can offer him after you reach to leh but not before that.

Me inside my room leh in leh

Me inside my room leh

As soon as you land in leh.. you will find a person who will politely ask you if you need
a room. the rooms are cheap here too …150-250 … any thing within 400 is good enough.

If you eat break fast in the hostel make sure that you pay instantly as with me the bill
i had to pay for breakfast at the end of the trip made me go red..
you know i suspect that i did not eat 3 packets of bread in 7 days.
There are two atms there…one SBI and one PNB.. the PNB Never worked…there is a huge
line in front of the SBI one…take your money out in early morning

The only two cellphone connections working in leh are BSNL and airtel… and that too
post paid.. so you might want to get a post paid connection of airtel and that too soon.

I will give you the number of my travel agent in leh, just go to him and tell him you are
friends with me and he will beat and chase you out of leh like a lion chasing a deer. :D

no seriously he is a very near dear friend of mine,, i met him through a colleague  of mine
…had a couple of beers with him in jammu and then had chang in leh..THE IMPORTANCE OF BEER

Pang gong tso

Pang gong tso

His name is renchan….tell him you are friends of me .. and he will give a discount here
and there.

Leh is essentially a beautiful  and try to keep it that way.. bargaining is NOT a way to
go  as people here are simple and the first price they quote is the last price.. it is
more or less embarrassing to bargain here.

things to do

1.Brown water Rafting…Dangerous but fun… very long 30km if i remember
correctly…600-750 per person  i don’t remember…Ask renchan

2.Chang… the locally brewed beer…ask renchan …no don’t ask him threaten him …he
will arrange some for you ..he is the only one who can arrange it for you

3.Pang gong tso .. very nice place.. you might take into account that you might be stuck
there for one night  as the roads are closed after 3pm… fun though spending the night
there is fun. Been there done that.I had to stay there.I will can send you some pics if you want.

TSO in ladakhi mean lake

4.Monastery… you need to go to atleast one monastery ….

Inside a Monastry

Inside a Monastry

you might want to miss the kings places…  i did…

5.Drive a bike…well rent a bike and go around the leh and ladakh… don’t go too
far…pick a straight road and start riding … when you feel scared or lost,turn back
and start riding back…. they take your debit card or atm card as a security and Rs.600
per day for pulsar and 700 for a bullet and you need to have a valid driving
license..Renchan will guide you where to get a bike

You cannot steal the bike as you have no where to go …you will be caught either in
manali or in kargil..that was what i was told :D

test drive a bike before you take it …you can do the local sight seeing on the bike…
you know fun and “Dhoom macha le”….. you might want to be aware of the military trucks…
as they own the roads there… better safe than sorry… when ever you see an army truck
you might want to go down on “dhoom macha le” as the truck driver might not reciprocate the
excitement and you may be under the truck.

5.Trekking… i haven’t done it but you might want to do it ask renchan …he is the best
trekking guide in leh.

6.Food…food is costly in leh…yes it is..very costly… a maggie can cost you 25-40
rupees,  so you might want to …i dunno get used to some chinese food …
irrespective…even they are costly… north indian food is costly too

You know what, i just got off the phone with renchan,,,he has made a hotel too so you can
rent some rooms there…that is if you want to .

The Lonely traveller ! Romancer of the Himalayas

The Lonely traveler ! Romancer of the Himalayas

You might want to cut down on smoking there… well you will cut down on smoking once you
reach there

The biggest mistake that you could possibly do is to go for rafting the next day you
reach to leh…the first two days you reach to leh should be taken safely..you have to
rest and let your body acclimatise…you might not feel it but your body needs it..it was
also the reason as to why Indian army lost  a lot of it troops in the kargil war…they did
not have enough time to acclimatise and hence forth  their brain and body could not get
used to the low oxygen level and hence high fatality.

If you don’t then water will start accumulating in your heart and  you will die.the only
cure for that is loosing altitude fast.

You don’t want to die on a holiday trip ..do you ?

So take me and harsh advice and rest for the first two days

Renchan has a bar too…go and hang out there…that bar is only visited by foreigners..
who knows you might get lucky ;) ””. and ask for “MONALISA” beer..it is available
there….remember Abhay deol from eek chales ke akhri local??? “Monalisa “…he was
right…..ASK FOR IT… I HAVE DRUNK IT AND  IF YOU DON’T DRINK BEEER,,, THEN PLEASE TAKE
A PICTURE OF IT AND SEND IT TO ME…NO ONE BELIEVES ME WHEN I SAY THAT I HAVE DRUNK IT.

The bar is closed on a Tuesday but with renchan… :D

O ya ,,,, you might want to rent a bike and go to the war memorial … the pather saheb
and the magnetic hill…. okay there is nothing called the magnetic hill it is just.. i
dunno …i heard  a lot about it …when i reached there.. well you tell me what you saw
there and then i’ll tell you what i saw.

Sindhu River

Sindhu River

Accha, i would recommend that you leave leh and come via kargil. I have heard a lot about
that route… it is very scenic…you leave on 1st morning and you arrive in srinagar on
2nd night…you get to stay at kargil and have a look at kargil shaheed

I have not been around srinagar but you might want to go to the shankrachayra matt there.Get on
the bus from srinagar to jammu..this again is a very beautiful route.. don’t be scared of
the militants.. there are no militants in J&K ..only the hurriyat…if you follow
politics you will know..if not then forget it.

Jammu …go to the shiv temple … there is a spatik lingam placed by the king of jammu

from jammu keep a couple of days as a rest time …you never know i would keep them  and
then get a train back to home…

You might want to pack a leather jacket for the cold in leh ….srinagar is not
cold…just one leather jacket is enough. you will be provided bedding where ever you
go.. i mean hotels,get some gloves and socks.. i hate dirty drippy socks… et clean
socks,,, two towels, undies…lots of undies….. a pair of jeans and 5-6 shirts…travel
light… that is the secret to a trip… the more clothes you have the bulkier…. get a
back pack kind of a thing.

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State polls

Voting season ahead…
As we all know state elections are ahead…i urge all of you to vote for a change …vote for BJP

The truth is not matter how much you want to escape it…..this is a bipolar world…either its black or white…….Don’t take your chances…….Be the good guy.

If ou do not have a voting card…apply for it here

www.jagore.com

Vote for BJP...vote for a change

Vote for BJP...vote for a change

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Change in blog theme

Well in the next few blogs i have decided to put up articals which are of great importance to INDIA….Some are about its past…Some about its present and some about its future…

These posts will genreally be about indian army and its procurement of weapons ,current weapns,weapons about to be brought and other stuff

you wil get the feel

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