Thursday, December 24, 2009

And there goes 2009!



PS : This collage does NOT include images from all my outings this year! :D :D

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The Wall...

Two stories about two experiences on last weekend.
Story 1 :
Sitting on top of a 80 feet tall water tank, I was kinda feeling high! Why? coz I had a good week at work!! Recently I shifted to a new team in office. And I am really excited about working on state of the art technology. About solving a new problem rather than being a part of the Bingo Mad Angles advertisement. It feels great!

Story 2 :
Sitting at Coffee-Board(canteen) in IISC, Bangalore, I am staring at the wall. The wall which stands between the pure academic world and the materialistic real world. On this side of the wall, people are driven by the urge to create knowledge. On the other side, the driving force is money. The grass is green on this side. On the other side, it's astro turf. On this side, you are least worried about owning assets. On the other side, you own so many assets (home, car, etc) before you realize that the corresponding EMI's are going to end up owning your life. More importantly, the high that I mentioned in story 1 is an integral part of life on this side of the wall. On the other side, that high is rare.

So where do I stand? After being on the other side for more than 3 years, I have realized that I can't continue to be another brick in the wall. And since I can't jump the wall in near future, the least I wish to do is to climb the wall and enjoy the pleasures of both the worlds. Now you can say Amen! :-)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Arshavin, you are my hero!

A football match hangs in balance. Score is 1-1 thanks to an own goal by Liverpool in second half. Liverpool who could have easily netted 3 goals in the first half were still the favorites to win this match. On the other hand, Arsenal play was awful. The trademark free-flowing passing football was missing for the first 50 minutes of the match. And then their was the moment of brilliance by Andrey Arshavin. A good touch to control the pass, another touch to lose his defender followed by a pure top-class strike on the goal! Voila! Arsenal had the lead!



For a change, Arsenal managed to hold on to the lead for the remaining part of the match. Perhaps, they got lucky today. But then Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Wake up Sid!

Movies can be broadly classified into two categories based on how the Director treats the screenplay/script. A director may choose to modify screenplay to include extra action, songs or item numbers for the so called front-benchers. What they end up with is a movie with lot of bang moments for the so-called mass audience to applaud.
On the other hand, a Director can decide to respect the screenplay and go the Mozart way. He chooses to keep the melody of the screenplay intact. Focus is kept on the main aspects of movie-making like acting, music, costumes and cinematography. Such a movie may not strike chord with the mass audience. But for others who can appreciate it, it will be a movie close to their hearts. Wake up sid is one such perfect symphony. Brilliant acting by Ranbir and others, amazing song lyrics and amazing music. And Ranbir's T-shirts in the movie are AWESOME! Kudos to Ayan Mukherji, the debutant director of Wake up sid for a wonderful movie! And thanks to Karan johar for not adding the "Karan johar element" to this movie! :P

Conversation with e-mom!

A typical weekday evening. Time : 7 PM. I get a phone call! Now that's not typical! It's from my mom.
Me : Hello. What happened?
Mom : Nothing. I am going to a wedding. So I called you up now as I will be busy later.
Me : OK
Mom : You know some Mr. X uncle. It's his son's marriage.
Me : Hmm
Mom : He found the bride through internet (matrimony sites i guess). She is not from our community...
Me : Hmmmm..(in a completely uninterested tone)
Mom : Aren't you on internet most of the time. Why don't you search for a girl for yourself?
Me : (Stunned and Silent for some 5+ seconds)
Mom : Are you busy?
Me : YES! I will call you later! Bye!!

And there my darling mom turns into an e-mom! Phew!!

Free Your mind!