If you think that this post might culminate towards the review of a so-called movie about Billu Barber, then you are wrong. Although after seeing the trailers, i somehow remembered my barber at my home town. And then i really wanted to write a post about my barber whom i met when i went home 2 months back. Well, the meeting was an emotional one. Not that we had tears in our eyes, but our hearts were heavy. Mine was surely and i could make out his was too.
The story goes back 15 years back. When i moved to my current hometown (a small place) 15 years back, there was only one barber in the entire township. (Yeah now you know how small a place it might have been). And the city was not that near. So nobody dared to goto the city and get a hair cut escpecially when you are in school and not such a style freak. So, it started with my first hair cut during the 1994 winters and it became a routine almost every month from then on. Initially, I did not interact with my barber as well as his other family members who worked at the shop. Then as i grew up and became conscious of my hair, I started telling him to cut my hair in a particular way. For example, longer at the front and shorter at the back and side area. It was the beginning of an association that is still alive in our hearts. Whenever my father used to go to him, he used to ask about me. During those times, my hair was a bit like Shoaib Akhtar (fast bowler) and i used to play cricket a lot. So all my friends used to say that this guy bowls like Shoaib and his hair looks like that too (Shoaib was a good bowler those days). Although my barber never knew what my friends used to say, he suddenly one day said that my hair looked like Shoaib Akhtar. Whenever i went to him for a hair cut, we used to discuss cricket a lot.
Then came the time when i moved to another city in order to attend college and whenever i came home, I used to make it a point to go and meet him. He used to ask my father a lot of times about my holidays and when would i be in town. After finishing college and starting as a professional, my trips to home got reduced somewhat and I skipped meeting him for 2 or 3 times over a span of 3 years. I used to think that if i dont have to get a hair cut, then why should i go to his shop. That was so selfish. I realized later that what a loser i was. The realization came 2 months back, when i went home and my father persuaded me to meet him this time. I felt so bad inside that i did not meet him over the last 3 years and would be doing that now. I went and the meeting was so overwhelming. I had mixed feelings. I felt bad and at the same time I felt so good to relive the past days at my hometown. I talked to him for half an hour and wanted to talk more. He had lots of questions for me. Like how is life in a city, what do you do in free time, where do you get a hair cut, how is US like etc.
It feels so good that you know people who are so kind, so caring and full of love. And there is some learning for me here. It reminds me of the Tata Safari dicor ad where it asks "If you looked back on your life, what would you remember ?".
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
An evening spent watching Delhi 6
I had a lot of expectations from Delhi 6. The reason may be that it was directed by the same person who directed Rang de Basanti. The movie was really going nowhere in the first half. I felt the first half lacked content and you can just overcome it by listening to AR Rahman's awesome music. I will talk about music later. The movie overall tries to do too many things and finally achieves little. Out of an average of 3 stars that most critics have given it, I feel one star was solely contributed by its incredulous music.
The movie did not feel that engrossing and was really helped along by its music. It was a little disappointing that I partially went to listen all its songs and there was not even a single full song shown on the movie. But the background music contained a lot of the music from the album itself, so felt nice. There were many good things about the movie as well. First of all, Sonam Kapoor is very refreshing. At a time, when almost all actresses are going the glam route, Sonam looks different and connects immediately with the girl next door image. She does exceedingly well for her character. Abhishek also plays his part pretty well and it was good to see so many people from the old world film industry play their roles. The Kala bandar concept was good but it was stretched a little too much. It may be that I never really paid attention to the news at the time it really happened in Delhi, but in the film it seemed like a bit overdone. The picturization of one song - Dil gira daftan was exceptionally well with traces of India and its traditions in New York City. The song's appeal also contributed to the liking.
Coming to the best thing in the film - the music. The music is simply superb and you cannot resist singing it along when you hear any song. Be it masakkali or the title track or rehna tu or genda phool. Even the Aarti and the Arziyaan song are irresistible. Its been raining spectacular music lately and Rahman is responsible for contributing a large part to it. I feel that the movie is overall watchable.
The movie did not feel that engrossing and was really helped along by its music. It was a little disappointing that I partially went to listen all its songs and there was not even a single full song shown on the movie. But the background music contained a lot of the music from the album itself, so felt nice. There were many good things about the movie as well. First of all, Sonam Kapoor is very refreshing. At a time, when almost all actresses are going the glam route, Sonam looks different and connects immediately with the girl next door image. She does exceedingly well for her character. Abhishek also plays his part pretty well and it was good to see so many people from the old world film industry play their roles. The Kala bandar concept was good but it was stretched a little too much. It may be that I never really paid attention to the news at the time it really happened in Delhi, but in the film it seemed like a bit overdone. The picturization of one song - Dil gira daftan was exceptionally well with traces of India and its traditions in New York City. The song's appeal also contributed to the liking.
Coming to the best thing in the film - the music. The music is simply superb and you cannot resist singing it along when you hear any song. Be it masakkali or the title track or rehna tu or genda phool. Even the Aarti and the Arziyaan song are irresistible. Its been raining spectacular music lately and Rahman is responsible for contributing a large part to it. I feel that the movie is overall watchable.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Valkyrie - A forgotten piece of history
It was Saturday morning and I had some work in a Bank on the Airport Road. There was very little traffic and Bangalore did not feel like its usual self with vehicles spread all over its face. Then i called up my friend on Airport Road and went to meet him at his place. We talked about a lot of things and then decided to go for a movie. We knew that we would not get Delhi-6 ticket (I checked almost everywhere the same morning) and so we decided to go for Valkyrie. We had 2 hours to spend before the show. So we went to Shoppers Stop and were not in any mood to shop. But then the discounts as well the stock was mouth watering. We could not resist and both of us ended up buying 2 pair of Jeans each. And then it was time to go back in History and enjoy Valkyrie. Well, i would say it was not an entertaining film, but it was a really well made film. If you concentrate on the sets, the cinematography, the background sounds etc. in a movie, then you would definitely like it.
Tom Cruise played his part very well and did seem to overshadow a lot of the other characters. Hitler's role was very limited, which was right from the movie's perspective. But some parts of movie prove just how huge was Hitler's influence. I never liked Hitler but there was something about his leadership that made so many people obey his orders. The movie is about the last of the many unsuccessful assassination attempts on Hitler's life. The movie really takes you into the World War 2 era through its cinematography. Attention has been paid to the details and that is what might have got the movie some nominations. It makes you come back home and find out more about Colonel Stauffenberg, his associates in the plan, the situation at that time, other attempts at Hitler and more about the World War 2. Some things like these attempts are little known in History, but they do form an important part of it and this movie tries to make people more aware about such events. If you have time to pass, you can watch this movie.
Tom Cruise played his part very well and did seem to overshadow a lot of the other characters. Hitler's role was very limited, which was right from the movie's perspective. But some parts of movie prove just how huge was Hitler's influence. I never liked Hitler but there was something about his leadership that made so many people obey his orders. The movie is about the last of the many unsuccessful assassination attempts on Hitler's life. The movie really takes you into the World War 2 era through its cinematography. Attention has been paid to the details and that is what might have got the movie some nominations. It makes you come back home and find out more about Colonel Stauffenberg, his associates in the plan, the situation at that time, other attempts at Hitler and more about the World War 2. Some things like these attempts are little known in History, but they do form an important part of it and this movie tries to make people more aware about such events. If you have time to pass, you can watch this movie.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Unplanned trip to Pondicherry
Last week I along with one of my friends from work went to Pondicherry. Although we had planned it a week ahead, but i would call it unplanned since we did not have either the tickets nor we did book any hotel. It was all very random at the end. Here is the trip in detail:
Thursday Morning : No Tickets yet since we were waiting for confirmation from one more friend. He canceled it and we decided to go even though only 2 of us were left.
Thursday Evening : We went to KSRTC booking counter and as usual there were no tickets. We frantically searched for tickets online at redbus and ticketvala, but with nil success. Now we were really stuck since we had to leave a day after and we did not know how we would go. Even though my friend had a car, we 2 were not very confident driving on highways. And given the fact that there were only 2 people, it appeared risky to go by car.
Hopelessly, i looked at the Indian Railways for trains to Pondicherry and amazingly there was a train on friday night that reached Saturday morning 9:20 AM. We searched for available seats and to our surprise there were more than 700 available. I guess not many people know about this train. Another reason for so many vacant seats could be that the train took more than 10 hours as compared to buses which take about 7 hours.
As the only option, we booked our tickets for the train journey. By the way, the train did not have any sleeper class coaches and only AC coaches. Yet, the train was cheaper than most private buses.
Friday Night : We packed our bags and were all set for the comfortable albeit long train journey to Pondicherry. I assumed it would be comfortable, but it did not meet my expectations. The train coaches were of the latest design and the new coaches can accomodate around 80 berths where the side berth has 3 sleeper berths. The new design also made the usual berths to compress a little and we were short of room on the upper berth. Anyways, we both were tired and slept till 7 in the morning.
Saturday Morning : The train journey was boring for the last 2 hours. It grew hotter and we knew that Pondicherry was not far. There was a line i read on some blog online saying "Pondicherry's climate is either hot, hotter or hottest." Fortunately, we were going when the climate was hot. we reached around 40 minutes late at 10:00 AM. Now, we had to do a lot of things before we went around sight seeing. We had to book our return tickets, book a hotel and take a 2 wheeler on rent. We hired an auto and told the driver to take us to a 2 wheeler rent shop. We hired an activa for 2 days for 150 per day. We took the activa to a nearby petrol pump to get some petrol. Then we went to some 3 or 4 hotels around the beach road area and none of them had any vacant rooms. It was 11:00 AM and the Sun was almost above our heads. Somebody told us to look for hotels in the bus stand area. We went to the bus stand area and got a budget hotel for 400 per night. The hotel was decent but i would not recommend it for a family. The bus stand area was around 3 kilometers from the beach road. Let me tell you something about beach road. The beach road is the best place to visit in Pondicherry. It is a road right next to the Sea with ample area for sitting, chatting, eating and roaming around. The road is closed for traffic every evening by 5. During this time, you can see people jogging, kids skatting, cycling, couples roaming hand in hand (:)) and tourists enjoying their stay in Pondicherry. It is a good hang out.
Coming back to the hotel, we unpacked ourselves and went searching for the return ticket. Luckily, we got 2 semi sleeper tickets in a private travels bus. The ticket was obviously expensive than the train tickets. It was around 12:00 PM and we were thrilled to begin our sight seeing. But we realized that we had been hungry since morning and did not have our breakfast. So, the plan to have a lavish lunch somewhere on the beach road. The beach road is scorchingly hot during afternoons and does not have a good middle clas restaurant. It does have a good cafe which serves snacks but not lunch or dinner type of food. We parked our Activa near the beach road and went searching for a restaurant. We did not find any good north indian or south indian restaurant on the beach road. Actually we were new and did not search thoroughly. Frustrated and hungry, we went to a darshini near Bharati Park and had Poori Saagu. It was not that bad and we wanted more. We decided that we would first go to the Chunamber Boat Resort and have something there.
Saturday Afternoon: We reached chunamber boat resort by 1:30 PM. Its on the Cuddalore highway and I would not recommend anyone to go there in the afternoons. The Sun is right above your head while driving and is very Hot. On reaching Chunamber, we decided to take the boat to the nearby beach through the back waters. Actually, the ride is about a couple of kms from the resort and it does give you some relief from the heat if you touch water while the motor boat is running. We reached the beach in about 15 mins and the beach also did not offer any respite from the heat. Nobody was allowed to swim after a certain distance where the water was waist high. The slope was very steep and may be that was the reason nobody was allowed to go deep.
We spent some time on the beach, took some photographs and drank sprite. The place did not seem worth its popularity, but it was a one time visit. We returned to the city by 5:00 clock and spent the next couple of hours on the beach road. It is because of this beach road that a lot of tourists from chennai can be seen roaming around. They usually come just to spend the evening. It is 140 kms from Chennai and i have heard that the ride on Eastern Coast Express highway is a pleasure. We ate lots of snacks while on the beach road. They ranged from bhel puri to ice cream. We even sat in the Le Cafe and had coffee along with french fries.
Saturday Evening: We were quite tired till 7:30 PM and decided to have a heavy dinner and go back to the hotel and sleep. Just roaming around the bharati park area, we hit the Nehru street. Now this street seemed completely out of Pondicherry and is very much like the Brigade road in bangalore minus the branded showrooms. It has some good eateries and we decided we would eat our dinner there. There was a garden restaurant on that road and we had 2 full biryanis along with soup. We were quite full and i wished someone would transport us to our hotel without us walking to the activa and driving ourselves.
We reached hotel and i had a good bath and just laid down on the bed watching India Srilanka match. We went to sleep around 11:00 PM and were awakened by the constant honking by the buses in the nearby bus stand. It was 7:00 AM and the intensity of the Sun made it feel that the time was 11:00 something. We decided to visit Auroville and cover the rest of the tourist places in pondicherry.
Sunday Morning: We left for Auroville by around 10:00 AM (Yes, we were quite laid back just like the Pondicherry way). We reached Auroville by 10:20 AM and took our passes to visit the Maitri mandir. Little did we know that we were not allowed to enter the Mandir without prior appointment. The appointment can be made only from 2:00 PM to 4:00 Pm and it takes 2 days to get the permission to visit the maitra mandir. If anyone is interested in going inside the mandir, please make an apponitment 2 days before the visit. The Auroville area is really beautiful and makes you feel like a writer engulfed in the serenity of the area. We came back to the main Auroville information center area and spent another 2 hours in the restaurant cum cafe there. We were the only indians in the restaurant and it felt awkward. But you may encounter such a situation many times in Pondicherry. There is a boutique near the restaurant which sells everything Aurovillesque like incense sticks, soaps, food, caps, tops, bags and everything is labelled Organic. We ate some light snacks before 12:00 PM and then had a decent lunch at the restaurant by 1:30 PM.
Sunday afternoon: We decided to leave Auroville by 2:00 PM since there was not much to do there in Auroville. We reached Pondicherry by 2:20 PM and visited the Sacred Heart Church, the most popular church in Pondicherry. We even visited the Auroville Ashram on Rue de la Marine near the beach road. We even went to the Botanical Gardens but it was a time waste, rather a time pass. I wanted to take a walk on the Suffren street near the beach road. The Suffren street housed many old french style bungalows we well as offices. The street is really unique and reminds you of the old colonial times and the architecture of those times. It was 4:30 PM and we had virtually seen almost all popular tourist spots in Pondicherry. We decided to hit the beach road again and capture some more photographs. We ate some chats right in front of the bharati park.
Sunday Evening: Sunday evening was no different from Saturday evening and we again hung around the beach road observing different kinds of people on the road and listening to the sound of the sea waves crushing the rocks laid right along side the beach road. It was 7:15 PM and the plan was to have dinner and leave for the hotel by 8:30. The bus was at 10:15 PM and the pick up point was at a stone's throw distance from the hotel. The bust departed by 10:45 PM and the journey was not that comfortable. We reached Bangalore by 5:30 AM and did not have anything in mind except sleeping on a bed.
Phew, that was the longest post i have ever written.
Thursday Morning : No Tickets yet since we were waiting for confirmation from one more friend. He canceled it and we decided to go even though only 2 of us were left.
Thursday Evening : We went to KSRTC booking counter and as usual there were no tickets. We frantically searched for tickets online at redbus and ticketvala, but with nil success. Now we were really stuck since we had to leave a day after and we did not know how we would go. Even though my friend had a car, we 2 were not very confident driving on highways. And given the fact that there were only 2 people, it appeared risky to go by car.
Hopelessly, i looked at the Indian Railways for trains to Pondicherry and amazingly there was a train on friday night that reached Saturday morning 9:20 AM. We searched for available seats and to our surprise there were more than 700 available. I guess not many people know about this train. Another reason for so many vacant seats could be that the train took more than 10 hours as compared to buses which take about 7 hours.
As the only option, we booked our tickets for the train journey. By the way, the train did not have any sleeper class coaches and only AC coaches. Yet, the train was cheaper than most private buses.
Friday Night : We packed our bags and were all set for the comfortable albeit long train journey to Pondicherry. I assumed it would be comfortable, but it did not meet my expectations. The train coaches were of the latest design and the new coaches can accomodate around 80 berths where the side berth has 3 sleeper berths. The new design also made the usual berths to compress a little and we were short of room on the upper berth. Anyways, we both were tired and slept till 7 in the morning.
Saturday Morning : The train journey was boring for the last 2 hours. It grew hotter and we knew that Pondicherry was not far. There was a line i read on some blog online saying "Pondicherry's climate is either hot, hotter or hottest." Fortunately, we were going when the climate was hot. we reached around 40 minutes late at 10:00 AM. Now, we had to do a lot of things before we went around sight seeing. We had to book our return tickets, book a hotel and take a 2 wheeler on rent. We hired an auto and told the driver to take us to a 2 wheeler rent shop. We hired an activa for 2 days for 150 per day. We took the activa to a nearby petrol pump to get some petrol. Then we went to some 3 or 4 hotels around the beach road area and none of them had any vacant rooms. It was 11:00 AM and the Sun was almost above our heads. Somebody told us to look for hotels in the bus stand area. We went to the bus stand area and got a budget hotel for 400 per night. The hotel was decent but i would not recommend it for a family. The bus stand area was around 3 kilometers from the beach road. Let me tell you something about beach road. The beach road is the best place to visit in Pondicherry. It is a road right next to the Sea with ample area for sitting, chatting, eating and roaming around. The road is closed for traffic every evening by 5. During this time, you can see people jogging, kids skatting, cycling, couples roaming hand in hand (:)) and tourists enjoying their stay in Pondicherry. It is a good hang out.
Coming back to the hotel, we unpacked ourselves and went searching for the return ticket. Luckily, we got 2 semi sleeper tickets in a private travels bus. The ticket was obviously expensive than the train tickets. It was around 12:00 PM and we were thrilled to begin our sight seeing. But we realized that we had been hungry since morning and did not have our breakfast. So, the plan to have a lavish lunch somewhere on the beach road. The beach road is scorchingly hot during afternoons and does not have a good middle clas restaurant. It does have a good cafe which serves snacks but not lunch or dinner type of food. We parked our Activa near the beach road and went searching for a restaurant. We did not find any good north indian or south indian restaurant on the beach road. Actually we were new and did not search thoroughly. Frustrated and hungry, we went to a darshini near Bharati Park and had Poori Saagu. It was not that bad and we wanted more. We decided that we would first go to the Chunamber Boat Resort and have something there.
Saturday Afternoon: We reached chunamber boat resort by 1:30 PM. Its on the Cuddalore highway and I would not recommend anyone to go there in the afternoons. The Sun is right above your head while driving and is very Hot. On reaching Chunamber, we decided to take the boat to the nearby beach through the back waters. Actually, the ride is about a couple of kms from the resort and it does give you some relief from the heat if you touch water while the motor boat is running. We reached the beach in about 15 mins and the beach also did not offer any respite from the heat. Nobody was allowed to swim after a certain distance where the water was waist high. The slope was very steep and may be that was the reason nobody was allowed to go deep.
We spent some time on the beach, took some photographs and drank sprite. The place did not seem worth its popularity, but it was a one time visit. We returned to the city by 5:00 clock and spent the next couple of hours on the beach road. It is because of this beach road that a lot of tourists from chennai can be seen roaming around. They usually come just to spend the evening. It is 140 kms from Chennai and i have heard that the ride on Eastern Coast Express highway is a pleasure. We ate lots of snacks while on the beach road. They ranged from bhel puri to ice cream. We even sat in the Le Cafe and had coffee along with french fries.
Saturday Evening: We were quite tired till 7:30 PM and decided to have a heavy dinner and go back to the hotel and sleep. Just roaming around the bharati park area, we hit the Nehru street. Now this street seemed completely out of Pondicherry and is very much like the Brigade road in bangalore minus the branded showrooms. It has some good eateries and we decided we would eat our dinner there. There was a garden restaurant on that road and we had 2 full biryanis along with soup. We were quite full and i wished someone would transport us to our hotel without us walking to the activa and driving ourselves.
We reached hotel and i had a good bath and just laid down on the bed watching India Srilanka match. We went to sleep around 11:00 PM and were awakened by the constant honking by the buses in the nearby bus stand. It was 7:00 AM and the intensity of the Sun made it feel that the time was 11:00 something. We decided to visit Auroville and cover the rest of the tourist places in pondicherry.
Sunday Morning: We left for Auroville by around 10:00 AM (Yes, we were quite laid back just like the Pondicherry way). We reached Auroville by 10:20 AM and took our passes to visit the Maitri mandir. Little did we know that we were not allowed to enter the Mandir without prior appointment. The appointment can be made only from 2:00 PM to 4:00 Pm and it takes 2 days to get the permission to visit the maitra mandir. If anyone is interested in going inside the mandir, please make an apponitment 2 days before the visit. The Auroville area is really beautiful and makes you feel like a writer engulfed in the serenity of the area. We came back to the main Auroville information center area and spent another 2 hours in the restaurant cum cafe there. We were the only indians in the restaurant and it felt awkward. But you may encounter such a situation many times in Pondicherry. There is a boutique near the restaurant which sells everything Aurovillesque like incense sticks, soaps, food, caps, tops, bags and everything is labelled Organic. We ate some light snacks before 12:00 PM and then had a decent lunch at the restaurant by 1:30 PM.
Sunday afternoon: We decided to leave Auroville by 2:00 PM since there was not much to do there in Auroville. We reached Pondicherry by 2:20 PM and visited the Sacred Heart Church, the most popular church in Pondicherry. We even visited the Auroville Ashram on Rue de la Marine near the beach road. We even went to the Botanical Gardens but it was a time waste, rather a time pass. I wanted to take a walk on the Suffren street near the beach road. The Suffren street housed many old french style bungalows we well as offices. The street is really unique and reminds you of the old colonial times and the architecture of those times. It was 4:30 PM and we had virtually seen almost all popular tourist spots in Pondicherry. We decided to hit the beach road again and capture some more photographs. We ate some chats right in front of the bharati park.
Sunday Evening: Sunday evening was no different from Saturday evening and we again hung around the beach road observing different kinds of people on the road and listening to the sound of the sea waves crushing the rocks laid right along side the beach road. It was 7:15 PM and the plan was to have dinner and leave for the hotel by 8:30. The bus was at 10:15 PM and the pick up point was at a stone's throw distance from the hotel. The bust departed by 10:45 PM and the journey was not that comfortable. We reached Bangalore by 5:30 AM and did not have anything in mind except sleeping on a bed.
Phew, that was the longest post i have ever written.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Ten Vital Questions
Some of my friends have given me this task of identifying the ten important questions that a boy can ask a girl when he wants to find out if the girl can be his soul mate. This blog is the result of a discussion me and my friends were having last weekend related to arranged marriages.
Before I move on to the questions, I would like to clarify that I am doing this just for fun and this blog is not intended to mean anything to anyone. Also, this is a work in progress and not a definitive statement.
I would like to point out one more thing that there can never be a formula for identifying your soul mate. Because if there was one, then every eligible bachelor must have been using that to find out the most eligible soul mate.
Please note that these questions may be more relevant to the ever growing Indian IT male population. However, they can hold good generally as well.
So, here they come:
1. Which person do you admire the most (Can be from any field but no one in your family) ?
2. Which is your favorite Movie (any language) ?
3. Do you like to watch/play Sports (Any real game) ? If yes, which ones ?
4. Which all places have you seen in India ? (Not stopped by but actually stayed there)
5. What matters to you most ? (This question asks for some quality or a thing but not a person)
6. What do you like eating the most ?
7. Can you define software ? (In layman terms)
8. Thing that you most regret ?
9. Which is the best TV/Print Advertisement that you can remember ?
10. Any questions from me ?
Remember that not all questions may be beneficial to every single boy. But still, the answers to some of these questions may very well give you an idea of the girl you are going to marry.
Before I move on to the questions, I would like to clarify that I am doing this just for fun and this blog is not intended to mean anything to anyone. Also, this is a work in progress and not a definitive statement.
I would like to point out one more thing that there can never be a formula for identifying your soul mate. Because if there was one, then every eligible bachelor must have been using that to find out the most eligible soul mate.
Please note that these questions may be more relevant to the ever growing Indian IT male population. However, they can hold good generally as well.
So, here they come:
1. Which person do you admire the most (Can be from any field but no one in your family) ?
2. Which is your favorite Movie (any language) ?
3. Do you like to watch/play Sports (Any real game) ? If yes, which ones ?
4. Which all places have you seen in India ? (Not stopped by but actually stayed there)
5. What matters to you most ? (This question asks for some quality or a thing but not a person)
6. What do you like eating the most ?
7. Can you define software ? (In layman terms)
8. Thing that you most regret ?
9. Which is the best TV/Print Advertisement that you can remember ?
10. Any questions from me ?
Remember that not all questions may be beneficial to every single boy. But still, the answers to some of these questions may very well give you an idea of the girl you are going to marry.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Khwaja Mere Khwaja
I have been listening to this song continuously since the last one week. By the way, it is a song from the recently released Jodha Akbar. It has got something that i cannot define. Something that forces me to take up music lessons. Something that awakens my inner self. Something that is so soothing. If you go deep into its lyrics, then you will know the stuff i am talking about, given that you are as sincere and as faithful as this song. AR Rehman has been known for creating such heart touching & mind numbing numbers and each time he does it, it seems like he is ever improving.
The song falls into the trance category, is magical & has been choreographed equally well. If you have seen the movie, then you would realize the importance of this song. Well, Jodha Akbar has other very beautiful songs like the Azeem-o-shan song, which i think only AR Rehman can produce in this world. I would recommend everyone to watch its video if you have not done that. Excellently choreographed again. The music of this film has an extremely important role to play to create the brand "Akbar" in the minds of the viewers. Oops is that statement too MBA'ish (or whatever you call the equivalent of software geeks in the MBA world) .
I guess this film will again go down the same path as Swades, where there was not much commercial success, but the film has a strong message. Ashutosh Gowarikar has been quite convincing as a director & should be applauded for such a grand effort. The film really takes you into that era & then when the film is over, you just want to know more about that era. Off course, the lavish lifestyle of the Emperor was the one thing most people would envy.
I would recommend everyone to at least watch this film on a big screen & get transported back to the Golden period of the Mughal Empire in India.
The song falls into the trance category, is magical & has been choreographed equally well. If you have seen the movie, then you would realize the importance of this song. Well, Jodha Akbar has other very beautiful songs like the Azeem-o-shan song, which i think only AR Rehman can produce in this world. I would recommend everyone to watch its video if you have not done that. Excellently choreographed again. The music of this film has an extremely important role to play to create the brand "Akbar" in the minds of the viewers. Oops is that statement too MBA'ish (or whatever you call the equivalent of software geeks in the MBA world) .
I guess this film will again go down the same path as Swades, where there was not much commercial success, but the film has a strong message. Ashutosh Gowarikar has been quite convincing as a director & should be applauded for such a grand effort. The film really takes you into that era & then when the film is over, you just want to know more about that era. Off course, the lavish lifestyle of the Emperor was the one thing most people would envy.
I would recommend everyone to at least watch this film on a big screen & get transported back to the Golden period of the Mughal Empire in India.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Flowery Love....
How often have you seen flowers in Bangalore. Beautiful glowing flowers. Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions. I, frankly, have seen very few of them and that too in shops, rarely at homes. Or rather i have not seen too many homes in Bangalore. Either way, when i saw them at my home ( native place, a town in UP), i was surprised & felt close to nature as they say it. Really i have never developed this kind of enthusiasm to know their names (except a few famous ones). So this time i asked my mother the names of many of them. For the ones which she did not know,i asked other people. And with my Digital Camera, i took a lot of beautiful photographs.The most fascinating of all was the Gladiolus which is extensively used in bouquets. Other varieties that blossomed this winter season were guldaudi (Chrysanthemum morifolium), Marigold, some species of Dahlia unknown ones. The flowers were at their blossomy best during afternoons when the sun shown with all its & other warmth, which gave a nice cozy feeling during the harsh winters. One flower variety used to be awake only when it got ample sunlight, all the other time, it was shriveled.
Here are some of the pictures i c
aptured. 
A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect. ~Adabella Radici
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Points of Authority
Yes you must have heard these words as lyrics of one of the songs from the popular band Linkin Park.
Linkin Park is clearly one of my most favorite Bands. I do listen to a lot of its songs everyday.
Points of Authority is from the album Hybrid Theory which has a lot of popular songs like In the End, Crawling, One step closer & Papercut.
It signifies a lot of things i have been going through lately.
I have enclosed a YouTube video for this song. Although its not really a video since it contains only the song's lyrics on display.
Linkin Park is clearly one of my most favorite Bands. I do listen to a lot of its songs everyday.
Points of Authority is from the album Hybrid Theory which has a lot of popular songs like In the End, Crawling, One step closer & Papercut.
It signifies a lot of things i have been going through lately.
I have enclosed a YouTube video for this song. Although its not really a video since it contains only the song's lyrics on display.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
My First Foreign Trip
This is about my first foreign trip. I went to the US of A on a business visa. It all happened by chance & abruptly. One fine day my manager called me & inquired if i would like to go to the land of opportunities - the US of A. I thought for about 2 seconds & said "why not !" . I would categorize it as abrupt as initially i was not supposed to go. One of my team mates' visa got delayed & hence i came into the picture. But i will never ever regret my decision to say Yes as it was an excellent journey both in terms of work as well as leisure. Though at times i would debate with myself if it was the correct thing to do when you have your CAT in about a month's time & for which you had studied quite hard. But at that very moment, it was like 'Nothing else matters'.
I was both very thrilled as well as anxious towards my trip. The beginning itself taught me that its not that easy. My flight was scheduled to leave from Bangalore around 6 30 AM in the morning. I didnt sleep the whole night. Well how could I ? i was excited for the trip as well as afraid of missing my flight. It all began with rigorous checks & customs interview which went pretty smooth. At the airport itself, i was told that i would miss my connecting flight which was about 90 minutes after i landed at the Heahthrow airport. The Flight was delayed by half an hour at Bangalore itself & there was no point in catching a connecting flight at Heathrow & it would be insane if it was just after an hour you land at the Heathrow airport. Thats what a British Airways official told me. So they booked me into an American Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles & then another American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco (SFO). At first, i didnt realize it but later it came to my mind that i would be late by around 4 hours ultimately.
So it all started with a nice welcome by the British Airways crew in the morning at around 7. The flight was good & it was the first time i was inside a giant 747. Believe me it was gargantuan.
Unfortunately i got an aisle seat which i did not want. But you cannot cry & throw tantrums like a kid when you are on an official visit. Right ? I sat down & was absolutely amazed at the amount of entertainment offered inside the flight. It was enough for me though it is nothing for everyday travelers who want more. I was busy most of the time switching channels & watching different movies at different times. After around 3 hours, a feeling of numbness started to grip my body. At that point i realized that whatever is written inside the in flight magazine about the various exercises people do to keep numbness away is true. I also slept for some time & it felt as though i was being transported to an altogether different world as if it was a space travel with all the fatigue of an air travel gripping my body slowly & steadily.
It took around 10 hours to reach the Heathrow airport in London. London from the top looked like the old architectural city trying to keep pace with the modern world & doing it well in fact. The airport in itself is enormous & it takes easily more than an hour to go either outside or catch a connecting flight to another destination. But an airport like that i have never seen in my life. It is the busiest airport in the world with around 4 runways.
After reaching London, i kind of felt rejuvenated. I was excited that 50% of my journey is completed both in terms of time as well as distance. But i was wrong as later, i found out that it was only in terms of distance not the time. I was pretty apprehensive about the later part of my journey. The reason being that i couldnt see any Indian passenger in my flight to LA. Believe me it is a lot easier if you have some Indians to look around because you know they are always there to help you. But i was a solitary traveller. My other team mates had already reached USA one day before & i was the only one left.
I boarded the American Airlines flight & really there was too any things American regarding that flight. After British Airways, the whole culture changes when i boarded the AA flight. The air hostesses, the food, the decor, the people altogether changed. Although i had made it a point to eat non veg only occasionally but i didnt know what was in store for me on the flight. A Air hostess came to me & asked "Chicken or Beef" . I said chicken as i knew there would be nothing to eat except bread in Veg. That gave me the feeling of being a loner, again.
I landed in LA & my next connecting flight was again in one hour time. By the time, i figured out LA airport, i had only 35 mins. By the time i found out my departure terminal, i came to know one more thing. I reached the terminal 25 mins before flight time & i was told to miss my flight as it was against the rules to catch nay domestic flight after 30 mins are left.
I was again rebooked on a Frontier Airlines after some 2 hours. So once again i got a beating & was eventually late by 9 hours as compared to my earlier time. The night flight from LA to SFO was fantastic in view as it flew along the western coastline of USA. It was really amazing.
Finally, i reached SFO, took a cab & reached my hotel. Little did i know that it would turn out to be the most stressful & the most amazing journeys of my life. I learn many things which i will keep to myself. For now, its good bye
I was both very thrilled as well as anxious towards my trip. The beginning itself taught me that its not that easy. My flight was scheduled to leave from Bangalore around 6 30 AM in the morning. I didnt sleep the whole night. Well how could I ? i was excited for the trip as well as afraid of missing my flight. It all began with rigorous checks & customs interview which went pretty smooth. At the airport itself, i was told that i would miss my connecting flight which was about 90 minutes after i landed at the Heahthrow airport. The Flight was delayed by half an hour at Bangalore itself & there was no point in catching a connecting flight at Heathrow & it would be insane if it was just after an hour you land at the Heathrow airport. Thats what a British Airways official told me. So they booked me into an American Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles & then another American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco (SFO). At first, i didnt realize it but later it came to my mind that i would be late by around 4 hours ultimately.
So it all started with a nice welcome by the British Airways crew in the morning at around 7. The flight was good & it was the first time i was inside a giant 747. Believe me it was gargantuan.
Unfortunately i got an aisle seat which i did not want. But you cannot cry & throw tantrums like a kid when you are on an official visit. Right ? I sat down & was absolutely amazed at the amount of entertainment offered inside the flight. It was enough for me though it is nothing for everyday travelers who want more. I was busy most of the time switching channels & watching different movies at different times. After around 3 hours, a feeling of numbness started to grip my body. At that point i realized that whatever is written inside the in flight magazine about the various exercises people do to keep numbness away is true. I also slept for some time & it felt as though i was being transported to an altogether different world as if it was a space travel with all the fatigue of an air travel gripping my body slowly & steadily.
It took around 10 hours to reach the Heathrow airport in London. London from the top looked like the old architectural city trying to keep pace with the modern world & doing it well in fact. The airport in itself is enormous & it takes easily more than an hour to go either outside or catch a connecting flight to another destination. But an airport like that i have never seen in my life. It is the busiest airport in the world with around 4 runways.
After reaching London, i kind of felt rejuvenated. I was excited that 50% of my journey is completed both in terms of time as well as distance. But i was wrong as later, i found out that it was only in terms of distance not the time. I was pretty apprehensive about the later part of my journey. The reason being that i couldnt see any Indian passenger in my flight to LA. Believe me it is a lot easier if you have some Indians to look around because you know they are always there to help you. But i was a solitary traveller. My other team mates had already reached USA one day before & i was the only one left.
I boarded the American Airlines flight & really there was too any things American regarding that flight. After British Airways, the whole culture changes when i boarded the AA flight. The air hostesses, the food, the decor, the people altogether changed. Although i had made it a point to eat non veg only occasionally but i didnt know what was in store for me on the flight. A Air hostess came to me & asked "Chicken or Beef" . I said chicken as i knew there would be nothing to eat except bread in Veg. That gave me the feeling of being a loner, again.
I landed in LA & my next connecting flight was again in one hour time. By the time, i figured out LA airport, i had only 35 mins. By the time i found out my departure terminal, i came to know one more thing. I reached the terminal 25 mins before flight time & i was told to miss my flight as it was against the rules to catch nay domestic flight after 30 mins are left.
I was again rebooked on a Frontier Airlines after some 2 hours. So once again i got a beating & was eventually late by 9 hours as compared to my earlier time. The night flight from LA to SFO was fantastic in view as it flew along the western coastline of USA. It was really amazing.
Finally, i reached SFO, took a cab & reached my hotel. Little did i know that it would turn out to be the most stressful & the most amazing journeys of my life. I learn many things which i will keep to myself. For now, its good bye
Monday, May 07, 2007
Australia -- The Invincibles
Yes you read it right. Its about the the Australian Cricket Team. Most of the people reading this blog would be going all berserk thinking about the reason that bolstered me to write about the Australians, ahem, the invincible Australians after such a long time. May be i am a tube light which takes its own time to glow or may be i am so fascinated by 'the' team that i still cannot think of anything else.
The actual reason is the celebration of the return to the blogosphere after so many days in fact months or may be a year ( i am not too sure). i definitely missed writing blogs. I wanted to write about a lot of things like my first foreign trip, and many many more things. I will cover them over the coming few days. That is a promise.
Coming back to Australia, few lines sum up their 2007 campaign.
" They were good in 1999. They were unbeatable in 2003. They were unchallengeable in 2007."
What a team they are !!. Everybody in Australia must be dreaming of being part of one such team in their lives. Every captain must be thinking of leading their sides to the success that Australia is often attributed with. Words are few for such a great team.
From Glenn Mcgrath to Adam Gilchrist, from Ponting to Hayden, from Hussey to Hogg, from Clarke to Bracken, every one of them is a star in themselves, yet they play like a team.
The most eminent characteristic that they exhibit is that at least one of them performs everytime which is their most successful strategy that has made them magesterial. Although they are a bit aggressive on the field & may be even sledge, but they know their job well. They may have made Cricket irksome, but it needs a lot of hard work, a perfect framework for players to come up, challenge themselves, lot of sweat, skills, talent, craft them all together to set such high levels.
It will be worth mentioning that through out the tournament the team which came closer to them in terms of challenge was Sri Lanka who were deservedly in the finals. None of the other teams had the capability to come & play such cricket. I hope the other teams soon realize the gap between them & Australia & make cricket as interesting as before (lots of things to write but feeling sleepy :) )
The actual reason is the celebration of the return to the blogosphere after so many days in fact months or may be a year ( i am not too sure). i definitely missed writing blogs. I wanted to write about a lot of things like my first foreign trip, and many many more things. I will cover them over the coming few days. That is a promise.
Coming back to Australia, few lines sum up their 2007 campaign.
" They were good in 1999. They were unbeatable in 2003. They were unchallengeable in 2007."
What a team they are !!. Everybody in Australia must be dreaming of being part of one such team in their lives. Every captain must be thinking of leading their sides to the success that Australia is often attributed with. Words are few for such a great team.
From Glenn Mcgrath to Adam Gilchrist, from Ponting to Hayden, from Hussey to Hogg, from Clarke to Bracken, every one of them is a star in themselves, yet they play like a team.
The most eminent characteristic that they exhibit is that at least one of them performs everytime which is their most successful strategy that has made them magesterial. Although they are a bit aggressive on the field & may be even sledge, but they know their job well. They may have made Cricket irksome, but it needs a lot of hard work, a perfect framework for players to come up, challenge themselves, lot of sweat, skills, talent, craft them all together to set such high levels.
It will be worth mentioning that through out the tournament the team which came closer to them in terms of challenge was Sri Lanka who were deservedly in the finals. None of the other teams had the capability to come & play such cricket. I hope the other teams soon realize the gap between them & Australia & make cricket as interesting as before (lots of things to write but feeling sleepy :) )
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Obsessed with GOOGLE
Its been a long time since i have been waiting to write a blog on Google. Especially after reading 2 Books more or less based on it : The Google Story , The Search. I will try to post a separate entry on the Reviews of these books but this post only broaches about Google - The company.
The title justifies what i feel & i can say with a lot of conviction most people in this world feel the same.
Foe instance, take my example. I have almost completely switched over to using Gmail than Yahoo Mail. Not just because of the storage but because of many other features which are not in other email services. At first, i was reluctant to use Gmail, but gradually i was enamored with it. Although Yahoo has introduced its new UI (which is quite cool by the way), but still it lacks some features such as the grouping of similar messages. And its been decades since i stopped using Hotmail for the simple reason of it being not HOT anymore. Then comes Orkut which is a social networking service from Google. I was able to find some 2-3 of my friends with its help. Friends whom i knew when i was in Class 2, but never seen after that. Wondrous isnt it ?
Then there is Google News, which has become a single news repository for a majority of people in this world (i can bet that). Google Maps (with local search) is one extremely useful service but sadly its currenlty for US & UK people only. I am insanely waiting for it to come to india.
These services are the most basic ones. Then there are many more viz. Google Calendar, Google Earth, Google Video, Google Desktop Search, Picasa, Blogger (through which i am writing this blog) which i think require a separate post.
And if i discuss the life changing effects of http://www.google.com, then i can write a whole novel on it.
Although both Yahoo & Microsoft & other start-ups are trying to catch up with Google & they are doing it quite well, it still remains to be seen if these companies are successful in their attempts to attract a large chunk of online traffic.
All products from google can be found on this link : http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
The title justifies what i feel & i can say with a lot of conviction most people in this world feel the same.
GOOGLE
There is not a single day when i dont visit a google site. Be it google or gmail or orkut or blogger or trends or news etc. By visiting i mean actually use it in a meaningful way. This mountain view company has brought a sea of change in my life (might be the same with others). It has forced me to make a separate bookmark folder for all its services in my firefox borwser. Week after week (sometimes within a day) it comes out with new softwares which have the ability to change people's lives.Foe instance, take my example. I have almost completely switched over to using Gmail than Yahoo Mail. Not just because of the storage but because of many other features which are not in other email services. At first, i was reluctant to use Gmail, but gradually i was enamored with it. Although Yahoo has introduced its new UI (which is quite cool by the way), but still it lacks some features such as the grouping of similar messages. And its been decades since i stopped using Hotmail for the simple reason of it being not HOT anymore. Then comes Orkut which is a social networking service from Google. I was able to find some 2-3 of my friends with its help. Friends whom i knew when i was in Class 2, but never seen after that. Wondrous isnt it ?
Then there is Google News, which has become a single news repository for a majority of people in this world (i can bet that). Google Maps (with local search) is one extremely useful service but sadly its currenlty for US & UK people only. I am insanely waiting for it to come to india.
These services are the most basic ones. Then there are many more viz. Google Calendar, Google Earth, Google Video, Google Desktop Search, Picasa, Blogger (through which i am writing this blog) which i think require a separate post.
And if i discuss the life changing effects of http://www.google.com, then i can write a whole novel on it.
Although both Yahoo & Microsoft & other start-ups are trying to catch up with Google & they are doing it quite well, it still remains to be seen if these companies are successful in their attempts to attract a large chunk of online traffic.
All products from google can be found on this link : http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
Monday, May 15, 2006
This year: Formula 1 = Fantastic one
After so many stodgy Formula 1 championships, this year's F1 promises to be a cliffhanger. Till now, Fernando Alonso seems to be the palpable champion. This guy has got all the requisites for a champion. He does
not make any unforced errors, has a superb car, has a lot of patience, diligence & attitude. In my opinion, there is only one thing that differentiates him from Michael Schumacher, which is experience. And this expereince really helps you to learn to accept defeats, a characteristic which was quite evident, when last time in the German Grand Prix, Alonso was second & his facial expression told everything (Reference : http://in.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/12raja.htm ).
Inspite of all the winning qualities, i somehow feel that Schumacher is going to win this year's Championship. I dont know what makes me think that Schumacher will win, but the remaining races are surely a must-watch.
For Schumacher to win, Alonso has to perform badly in at least one of the races, although the chances of that happening are minimal. One more possibility would be Schumacher winning 90% of the remaining races. With 12 more races to go, anything can be possible. The next 4-5 races are going to be vital as they might essentially seal the fate of the championship.
not make any unforced errors, has a superb car, has a lot of patience, diligence & attitude. In my opinion, there is only one thing that differentiates him from Michael Schumacher, which is experience. And this expereince really helps you to learn to accept defeats, a characteristic which was quite evident, when last time in the German Grand Prix, Alonso was second & his facial expression told everything (Reference : http://in.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/12raja.htm ).Inspite of all the winning qualities, i somehow feel that Schumacher is going to win this year's Championship. I dont know what makes me think that Schumacher will win, but the remaining races are surely a must-watch.
For Schumacher to win, Alonso has to perform badly in at least one of the races, although the chances of that happening are minimal. One more possibility would be Schumacher winning 90% of the remaining races. With 12 more races to go, anything can be possible. The next 4-5 races are going to be vital as they might essentially seal the fate of the championship.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Ignorance is a bliss --- is it ?
If you are thinking that this post involves some philosophy regarding the title, then you are at the wrong place. The title "Ignorance is a bliss" may have been the target of several discussion groups, but here it is stated in context to something. That thing goes here:
"It is common practice to see boys roaming around with girl friends. But what happens when one of the friends of the boy is in close proximity to the couple. What does the boy do ? Ignore you or introduce you to his girl friend."
Most of the times i have noticed that the boy chooses the first option. Quite uncanny huh !
There are umpteen number of times i have come across situations where i happened to see one of my friends ( or take seniors) along with their girl friends and they simply ignore even after making eye contact. Its very similar to a party situation where you go & say hello to someone & that someone is not at all looking at you & just walks away & you become the joker.
Is it that the boy is so timid that he is actually worried of his girl friend being purloined by his very own friend ( Believe me that does happen sometimes). Or something else...
If any of such guys is reading this post he may have the best answer to this. For some people "Ignorance is a Bliss".
Its alright when the boy has not noticed you and you are constantly looking at him waiting for him to say "Hi" first. In that case the boy's friend is so cunning that he was actually waiting for such a situation to take place & then he can say that his friend was ignoring him. In such cases the boy, his being zero fault, is the victim again.
This Post is not intended to harm anyone. Just an observation...
"It is common practice to see boys roaming around with girl friends. But what happens when one of the friends of the boy is in close proximity to the couple. What does the boy do ? Ignore you or introduce you to his girl friend."
Most of the times i have noticed that the boy chooses the first option. Quite uncanny huh !
There are umpteen number of times i have come across situations where i happened to see one of my friends ( or take seniors) along with their girl friends and they simply ignore even after making eye contact. Its very similar to a party situation where you go & say hello to someone & that someone is not at all looking at you & just walks away & you become the joker.
Is it that the boy is so timid that he is actually worried of his girl friend being purloined by his very own friend ( Believe me that does happen sometimes). Or something else...
If any of such guys is reading this post he may have the best answer to this. For some people "Ignorance is a Bliss".
Its alright when the boy has not noticed you and you are constantly looking at him waiting for him to say "Hi" first. In that case the boy's friend is so cunning that he was actually waiting for such a situation to take place & then he can say that his friend was ignoring him. In such cases the boy, his being zero fault, is the victim again.
This Post is not intended to harm anyone. Just an observation...
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Life is Changing....
My first Post on BlogSpot.
Yesterday night while i was about to sleep, a thought occured to my mind about how much change i have undergone since i left college. It seemed unacceptable yet plausible. More responsibility than the earlier times is a conspicuous answer. But there is more to it if you look deep inside.
Here is the explanation from different angles.
Talking about Professional lives, there is a considerable change in the power of grasping and the ability to understand. For eg. professional life gives you a thorough understanding of how things actually work. You can relate to pragmatic instances that you have come across and yet not realize them at that time. There is a lot of difference between what is taught in schools & colleges and what a guy learns in the industry. This difference more or less is attributed to the Indian education system ( Will write a Blog on this topic later).
Then there is Personal life. When you start earning, things suddenly change. You get more responsible. You sort out priorities with time, manage so many things at one time that you dont even have the time to think about subtle things that make life beautiful. For eg. From this point, believe it or not, everything you do has some impact in your life later. The impact may be rewarding or unrewarding. The unfortunate thing is that not many people can visualize the effects of such doings. Even if someone intervenes, you can say that you are earning now & will do whatever you want to.
I can go on writing about this citing practical instances about how people have changed after college (many of them being my house mates) but lets not focus on them right now. Thats an altogether different topic which needs a separate post.
One more change i noticed is i have written a blog about all this which was not the case earlier.
I might write more on this as i relaize more & more..
Yesterday night while i was about to sleep, a thought occured to my mind about how much change i have undergone since i left college. It seemed unacceptable yet plausible. More responsibility than the earlier times is a conspicuous answer. But there is more to it if you look deep inside.
Here is the explanation from different angles.
Talking about Professional lives, there is a considerable change in the power of grasping and the ability to understand. For eg. professional life gives you a thorough understanding of how things actually work. You can relate to pragmatic instances that you have come across and yet not realize them at that time. There is a lot of difference between what is taught in schools & colleges and what a guy learns in the industry. This difference more or less is attributed to the Indian education system ( Will write a Blog on this topic later).
Then there is Personal life. When you start earning, things suddenly change. You get more responsible. You sort out priorities with time, manage so many things at one time that you dont even have the time to think about subtle things that make life beautiful. For eg. From this point, believe it or not, everything you do has some impact in your life later. The impact may be rewarding or unrewarding. The unfortunate thing is that not many people can visualize the effects of such doings. Even if someone intervenes, you can say that you are earning now & will do whatever you want to.
I can go on writing about this citing practical instances about how people have changed after college (many of them being my house mates) but lets not focus on them right now. Thats an altogether different topic which needs a separate post.
One more change i noticed is i have written a blog about all this which was not the case earlier.
I might write more on this as i relaize more & more..
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