Why are we so negative? why do we have this perpertual fear within us.. is the water clean? is the palce safe? are we being tricked by this salesman?.. u get the point. I do understand that we need to be precautious to an extent, but lately ive started realizing that people(including me) are taking these things to seriously and default with a negative attitude.
Today after a long time i travelled for about 2 hours without my Ipod in the train and realized something strange. There seems to be a fundamental negative vibe between most human beings in the society. Why does everybody have to tie themselves down to an introvertial behaviour and assume that the people around you dont want to/ like to talk to you, know about you etc..I cant comprehend the barrier.
Anyways, all this thinking makes my brain hurt..
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sweet love of India
Heard today that my brother is getting married in December.Think its been a long wait.. but u did it bro. Congrats!!! :)I was so happy that i hardly wrote a line of code at work today.Anyways, with great weddings comes great trips to your country.
I cant believe that its almost been an year since i went to India.The month that i spent in India when i went there last was undoubtedly the best month of my entire life and i sure wonder if there is anything that can beat that.
I cant believe that its almost been an year since i went to India.The month that i spent in India when i went there last was undoubtedly the best month of my entire life and i sure wonder if there is anything that can beat that.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Rock on!!!
WHAT A MOVIE!!!
Its been about six months since i saw a Hindi movie.. and this definitly made it to my all time favorites.!!Adding to it.. traditionally im not a very big bollywood fan.
One of these odd days, a movie comes along which firstly, makes sense and secondly, makes u introspect.This was it.
Missed my whole gang from chennai.. reminded me of all the crazy/fun nights we used to spend... i hate to think that those days are over and things have all changed so soon.
Time just flies. I hate it.. i dont want it to!! i wish we had an option to live a few years more than others at will.The worst part of it all..u dont realize the worth of those days when ur in them.
The thought comes up again.. which bty strikes me atleast once a day.. is it really worth staying here in the US.. away from family, lovely friends and a collective happy feeling about life?
Friday, August 29, 2008
so am back!
its been a really long time since i last posted and hence this post is gonna be a couple of advances that happened in my life in the recent past :
* Settled at NY now with a job!!Almost everything worked according to the plan..
* Ive lost about 9 pounds but put on love handles. I feel lazy and this is the worst physical state i think ive been in my entire life after i started working out.My top todo items is getting back to shape..and it starts on monday.
*I have an awesome room set up..with a 22' monitor.. bose companion 5...candles..awesome lights...and all the other good stuff..a semi fulfilled dream..which is exactly what i expect for now.
*Made some lovely new friends at work.
Things are really busy at the moment with training coming to an end and time to joing my real "work" within a week. Totally contradictory to what i thought..training kept/keeps me extremely busy. + all the room setup chores with unlimited visits to ikea.
This is the first time im staying away from people(My tamil bro's) i know...for once i am actually able to spend time thinking to/about myself..its nice.. lot of grey areas uncovered.
Weird dream that i remember from last nite - i dreamt a technical joke.
It goes like this in java 1.5:
For those who didnt comprehend the above, please ask one of your nerdy friends about it and they ll decode it for u.
*** Going away this weekend to this place called pokonos.Hoping it'd be fun.. a break after a long long time..5 hours of paintball tomorrow.. then camping in the woods.. and river rafting on sunday..lets see how it goes.
More Later.
* Settled at NY now with a job!!Almost everything worked according to the plan..
* Ive lost about 9 pounds but put on love handles. I feel lazy and this is the worst physical state i think ive been in my entire life after i started working out.My top todo items is getting back to shape..and it starts on monday.
*I have an awesome room set up..with a 22' monitor.. bose companion 5...candles..awesome lights...and all the other good stuff..a semi fulfilled dream..which is exactly what i expect for now.
*Made some lovely new friends at work.
Things are really busy at the moment with training coming to an end and time to joing my real "work" within a week. Totally contradictory to what i thought..training kept/keeps me extremely busy. + all the room setup chores with unlimited visits to ikea.
This is the first time im staying away from people(My tamil bro's) i know...for once i am actually able to spend time thinking to/about myself..its nice.. lot of grey areas uncovered.
Weird dream that i remember from last nite - i dreamt a technical joke.
It goes like this in java 1.5:
List<Object> a = new ArrayList<Object>();
For those who didnt comprehend the above, please ask one of your nerdy friends about it and they ll decode it for u.
*** Going away this weekend to this place called pokonos.Hoping it'd be fun.. a break after a long long time..5 hours of paintball tomorrow.. then camping in the woods.. and river rafting on sunday..lets see how it goes.
More Later.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tagged by Kosu(mosquito)
Ne had actually tagged me earlier but those questions on the tag were so hopeless that i couldn't even get to the end of answering all of em. ;)
Kosu here has tagged me with this one and lets see how this goes.
Last Movie I saw in theatre:
Honestly, i dont remember for sure. I think its 'taare zameen par'. The direction was great for a first timer but the story could have been better.
What book(s) are you reading?
I seldom read books. I am reading one right now though.The Alchemist. Its taking me almost a month( you know with my busy schedule n all ) and am soon gonna finish it.
Favorite Board game:
snake and ladder - No second thoughts.
Favorite magazine:
"Tinkle" when i was young... "Time" rite now.
Favorite smells:
kerosene, smell of clothes after they are ironed using a charcoal iron, and ofcourse a lot of perfumes.. name a few - charlie red,cool water etc.
Favorite Sound:
Has to be shakti's music.
Worst feeling in the world:
When i see someone who's handicapped.
First thing you think of after you wake up?
Do i really need to go to work today?
Favorite Fast Food :
muniyandi vilas near my undergrad college.( barotta and chicken sherva... TOO MUCH!!!)
Future Childs Name:
Never thought of it till now and don't intend to any soon.
If I had a lot of money I'd....
Spend it all on self and family.
Do you drive fast ?
umm.. thinking about it now.. i am more of a leisure driver.. i enjoy a slow long one rather than a fast one. ( of course with great music)
Do I sleep with stuffed animals?
No stuffed animals..i used to sleep with a couple of bones in my room last year..!!!
My first car?
Dont own one yet.. if dads car counts.. Swift.
Storms - Cool or scary?
Definitely Cool.
Favorite Drink
my self invented vanilla whey protein shake with skimmed milk+ bananans+ strawberries+ honey
If I had the time I would...
wrong question. I have all the time in the world, yet do nothing.
Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
YUCK. broccoli( or its stems), in my opinion, is not even something to be eaten. God knows who pioneered the concept.Its tastes more like grass than anything.
If you could dye your hair what color would it be?
im happy with black and would stay black.
Name all the cites you have lived in.
Hyderabad, delhi, chennai, chicago
Favorite Sports to watch.
I dont like to watch em.. i rather play em.
One nice thing about the person who tagged you.
ummm.. what can i say abt kosu..if you ask him to speak for 10 Rs, he will speak for 100 Rs which is a great source of info.
Whats under your bed?
A lot of dust. I clean the floor of my room but am too lazy to go all the way under the bed.
Would you be born as yourself again?
Given a choice, id be born as Brad Pitt with a Phd in aeronautical engineering. Second to that would be myself.
Morning Person or Night Owl?
Owlest ever.
Over easy or Sunny SIde Up?
Neither - i like proper omelette with lots of onions, green peppers and chillies.
Favorite place to relax.
Sauna in the west campus Gym.
Favorite Pie.
nope.. not a very pie person. I am more of a cookie person. Sugar coated cookie from potbellys.yumm!!!
Favorite Icecream flavor.
Plain old vanilla.
Of all the people who you tagged who is more likely to respond first.
I dont have too many blogger friends and gona tag this to very few people.
Im guessing yoma is due this tag. so am guessing him.
People i tag :
Umashankar
Arun Rakesh
Kosu here has tagged me with this one and lets see how this goes.
Last Movie I saw in theatre:
Honestly, i dont remember for sure. I think its 'taare zameen par'. The direction was great for a first timer but the story could have been better.
What book(s) are you reading?
I seldom read books. I am reading one right now though.The Alchemist. Its taking me almost a month( you know with my busy schedule n all ) and am soon gonna finish it.
Favorite Board game:
snake and ladder - No second thoughts.
Favorite magazine:
"Tinkle" when i was young... "Time" rite now.
Favorite smells:
kerosene, smell of clothes after they are ironed using a charcoal iron, and ofcourse a lot of perfumes.. name a few - charlie red,cool water etc.
Favorite Sound:
Has to be shakti's music.
Worst feeling in the world:
When i see someone who's handicapped.
First thing you think of after you wake up?
Do i really need to go to work today?
Favorite Fast Food :
muniyandi vilas near my undergrad college.( barotta and chicken sherva... TOO MUCH!!!)
Future Childs Name:
Never thought of it till now and don't intend to any soon.
If I had a lot of money I'd....
Spend it all on self and family.
Do you drive fast ?
umm.. thinking about it now.. i am more of a leisure driver.. i enjoy a slow long one rather than a fast one. ( of course with great music)
Do I sleep with stuffed animals?
No stuffed animals..i used to sleep with a couple of bones in my room last year..!!!
My first car?
Dont own one yet.. if dads car counts.. Swift.
Storms - Cool or scary?
Definitely Cool.
Favorite Drink
my self invented vanilla whey protein shake with skimmed milk+ bananans+ strawberries+ honey
If I had the time I would...
wrong question. I have all the time in the world, yet do nothing.
Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
YUCK. broccoli( or its stems), in my opinion, is not even something to be eaten. God knows who pioneered the concept.Its tastes more like grass than anything.
If you could dye your hair what color would it be?
im happy with black and would stay black.
Name all the cites you have lived in.
Hyderabad, delhi, chennai, chicago
Favorite Sports to watch.
I dont like to watch em.. i rather play em.
One nice thing about the person who tagged you.
ummm.. what can i say abt kosu..if you ask him to speak for 10 Rs, he will speak for 100 Rs which is a great source of info.
Whats under your bed?
A lot of dust. I clean the floor of my room but am too lazy to go all the way under the bed.
Would you be born as yourself again?
Given a choice, id be born as Brad Pitt with a Phd in aeronautical engineering. Second to that would be myself.
Morning Person or Night Owl?
Owlest ever.
Over easy or Sunny SIde Up?
Neither - i like proper omelette with lots of onions, green peppers and chillies.
Favorite place to relax.
Sauna in the west campus Gym.
Favorite Pie.
nope.. not a very pie person. I am more of a cookie person. Sugar coated cookie from potbellys.yumm!!!
Favorite Icecream flavor.
Plain old vanilla.
Of all the people who you tagged who is more likely to respond first.
I dont have too many blogger friends and gona tag this to very few people.
Im guessing yoma is due this tag. so am guessing him.
People i tag :
Umashankar
Arun Rakesh
Monday, March 31, 2008
Shakti
Thanks to my friend ' AR' who introduced me to this fabulous, out of the world band called Shakti. Its a band which was formed in 1975 and headed by John McLaughlin and boasts of legends like Zakhir Husein, L Shankar, vikku vinayakaram, Mandolin Srinivas etc.
I had previously listened to their work individually( except for vikku), but listening to all these guys play together on one stage is nothing short of a musical marvel.
Shakti's music is more of a journey than a song. It has these small notes of 2 or 3 seconds at frequent irregular intervals which inject mental pleasure.
You mite not appreciate shakti's unique blend of acoustic/carnatic/jazz music the first time you listen to it. Honestly,i didn't. It takes a while before you get into the groove of this kind of music, but once you do there is no turning back on it.
The video above is from the early days of Shakti. Its interesting how L Shankar( voilin) progressively dominates the stage.
The video below is a more recent video of Shakti with Shankar Mahadevan on the vocals of Giriras Sudha. An elegant remake of the original Tyagaraja composition.
I wonder how each of them remember their notes and play in unison.In addition to that, they do a lot of impromptu improvisation, but still their timing on the fusion is immaculate.
This video is a great starter to dig into the works of Mandolin Srinivas of whom i am a big fan.
Lemme know if you'd like to hear more about any of these artists.
I had previously listened to their work individually( except for vikku), but listening to all these guys play together on one stage is nothing short of a musical marvel.
Shakti's music is more of a journey than a song. It has these small notes of 2 or 3 seconds at frequent irregular intervals which inject mental pleasure.
You mite not appreciate shakti's unique blend of acoustic/carnatic/jazz music the first time you listen to it. Honestly,i didn't. It takes a while before you get into the groove of this kind of music, but once you do there is no turning back on it.
The video above is from the early days of Shakti. Its interesting how L Shankar( voilin) progressively dominates the stage.
The video below is a more recent video of Shakti with Shankar Mahadevan on the vocals of Giriras Sudha. An elegant remake of the original Tyagaraja composition.
I wonder how each of them remember their notes and play in unison.In addition to that, they do a lot of impromptu improvisation, but still their timing on the fusion is immaculate.
This video is a great starter to dig into the works of Mandolin Srinivas of whom i am a big fan.
Lemme know if you'd like to hear more about any of these artists.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Goldman Sachs
Something that i found really interesting from a news site.Thought you guys should take a look at it :
# The only reason you're conscious right now is because Goldman Sachs doesn't want to carry you.
# Killing Goldman Sachs doesn't make it dead. It just makes it angry.
# There were originally five horsemen of the apocalypse. Goldman Sachs said it would travel by foot.
# Goldman Sachs sleeps with a gun under its pillow. But he could kill you with the pillow.
# Goldman Sachs can eat just one Lay's Potato Chip. Don't tell Goldman what it can't fucking do.
# Goldman Sachs traders made infinite profits - twice.
# Goldman Sachs doesn’t wear a watch, THEY decide what time it is.
# Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after shorting Goldman Sachs.
# If you have five dollars and Goldman Sachs has five dollars, Goldman Sachs has more money than you
# 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Goldman Sachs. Sounds like a fair fight.# The only reason you're conscious right now is because Goldman Sachs doesn't want to carry you.
# Killing Goldman Sachs doesn't make it dead. It just makes it angry.
# There were originally five horsemen of the apocalypse. Goldman Sachs said it would travel by foot.
# Goldman Sachs sleeps with a gun under its pillow. But he could kill you with the pillow.
# Goldman Sachs can eat just one Lay's Potato Chip. Don't tell Goldman what it can't fucking do.
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