Well it started of badly.
Missed a workshop I wanted to attend.
Anyway got a haircut - so far it is still pretty decent to look at. Waiting to see what it looks like after the first wash.
Caught Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with a couple of friends. Liked it. Loved the way it was made.
Then met up with another friend. And didn't have to go too far either. Everything happened within 30 mins of home :)
Those weekends when I catch up with people are usually always good. Mainly I think because it seems like an achievement in a way. I mean I love being home - watching TV - reading a novel - these days watching the clouds. But 1 more TV show or another 200 pages doesn't mean what it use to.
Maybe it is a phase but also maybe it is me changing what I like to do with my time.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
I have Stumbled...
Not in the sense of having fallen or anything.
I started using Stumble Upon (after a long time - had first downloaded it just to figure out what exactly it was. Actually downloaded it this time for the same reason).
I think it is a pretty good way to find sites on the net that are related to topics you are interested in. Or at least broader topics you are interested in.
Not sure of all the features and I think there are similar sort of bookmarking and searching/finding tools like Stumble Upon but since this is the only one I know, I would definitely recommends downloading and using it.
Happy Stumbling.
I started using Stumble Upon (after a long time - had first downloaded it just to figure out what exactly it was. Actually downloaded it this time for the same reason).
I think it is a pretty good way to find sites on the net that are related to topics you are interested in. Or at least broader topics you are interested in.
Not sure of all the features and I think there are similar sort of bookmarking and searching/finding tools like Stumble Upon but since this is the only one I know, I would definitely recommends downloading and using it.
Happy Stumbling.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Happy Birthday Amol...
Apart from Key/Nisha and a few other people, Amol always gets a MSN display message birthday greeting (though since he never logs on anymore there, I think next year I will just write a post without the display nick name).
The reason for the same is because the nick would mean a mention on the blog. Why I do this is to remember that I am highly grateful to the guy for pushing me into the world of blogging (indirectly) :)
I still remember the line - 'You think a client will let you play around with his website? If you really want hands on SEO learning, start your own site and the easiest and free way to have your own site is to start a blog'.
It was a long time ago...
Anyway Happy Birthday Amol. I do not appreciate the Kamolika / Morticia nick name. I also do not appreciate being in the middle of things when I don't need to. I and a few other people though do enjoy experiments HE HA.
The reason for the same is because the nick would mean a mention on the blog. Why I do this is to remember that I am highly grateful to the guy for pushing me into the world of blogging (indirectly) :)
I still remember the line - 'You think a client will let you play around with his website? If you really want hands on SEO learning, start your own site and the easiest and free way to have your own site is to start a blog'.
It was a long time ago...
Anyway Happy Birthday Amol. I do not appreciate the Kamolika / Morticia nick name. I also do not appreciate being in the middle of things when I don't need to. I and a few other people though do enjoy experiments HE HA.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Discovery...
Discovering something (good) is just the most brilliant feeling.
This week I found the artist KT Tunstall.
The chorus of 'Suddenly I See' is brilliant. I don't get the lyrics over all but it sounds good enough so no issues.
This week I found the artist KT Tunstall.
The chorus of 'Suddenly I See' is brilliant. I don't get the lyrics over all but it sounds good enough so no issues.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Hurt...
What lyrics - brilliant - especially the first 2 lines - I hurt myself today to see if I still feel. It's a song by Johnny Cash.
Enjoy the song.
I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt
If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
Enjoy the song.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Reading...
There is so much knowledge out there and there is so little we can / want to absorb. This weekend I decided that I would spend at least 2 hours every weekend reading any that might add to my knowledge / life.
Maybe I will blog (every weekend) about anything interesting I read.
Came across an article on Dumb Little Man - Obtain the Desired Result by Making the Right Kind of Effort.
The article doesn't really give you tips that will make you more efficient in result achievement tomorrow itself. But I like it a lot and I guess that is because in a way it is talking about learning from observing what is around you and then implementing that learning. It talks about how we should look at nature and learn how to work with minimum effort to achieve maximum results.
Few points from the article if you don't want to read the whole thing -
There is a natural grain to everything
When I was a boy, my father taught me how to chop wood. First, you have to have a sharp axe. But second, and just as important, is that you need to cut along the wood’s natural grain. If you line the axe up along the grain, the wood will fall apart more easily, but if you try to chop at right angles to the grain, you’ll end up with a blunt axe, sore arms, and a badly cut piece of wood.
Nature is naturally cooperative and synergistic
In nature, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. If you place two plants near to each other, their roots will intertwine to make the soil richer for both of them. The organs in your body don’t compete with each other – they cooperate at a deep, intelligent level. Ecosystems contain a natural harmony, each part fitting into the overall scheme. When people in organizations work together instead of being defensive and competitive, new and innovative solutions to problems emerge.
Things are cyclical
Nature follows cycles: day follows night follows day, Autumn follows summer, spring follows winter, fields need to lie fallow, animals hibernate, birds migrate for the winter and then come back again. Plants appear to die in the winter, but really they are following the natural cycle of life, death and rebirth.
Everything has its time
The P/PC balance
A tree produces fruit only for a season and then rests; most animals have a mating season which lasts only for a short time each year. We need to take a lesson from nature, realizing that without rest and rejuvenation, our capacity to be productive will decline.
The article has been contributed by Michael Miles. Michael maintains a blog on creating abundance by the proper use of your subconscious mind. Visit the Site at effortlessabundance.com
Do check out Dumb Little Man - it is an interesting site with lots of great articles.
Maybe I will blog (every weekend) about anything interesting I read.
Came across an article on Dumb Little Man - Obtain the Desired Result by Making the Right Kind of Effort.
The article doesn't really give you tips that will make you more efficient in result achievement tomorrow itself. But I like it a lot and I guess that is because in a way it is talking about learning from observing what is around you and then implementing that learning. It talks about how we should look at nature and learn how to work with minimum effort to achieve maximum results.
Few points from the article if you don't want to read the whole thing -
There is a natural grain to everything
When I was a boy, my father taught me how to chop wood. First, you have to have a sharp axe. But second, and just as important, is that you need to cut along the wood’s natural grain. If you line the axe up along the grain, the wood will fall apart more easily, but if you try to chop at right angles to the grain, you’ll end up with a blunt axe, sore arms, and a badly cut piece of wood.
Nature is naturally cooperative and synergistic
In nature, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. If you place two plants near to each other, their roots will intertwine to make the soil richer for both of them. The organs in your body don’t compete with each other – they cooperate at a deep, intelligent level. Ecosystems contain a natural harmony, each part fitting into the overall scheme. When people in organizations work together instead of being defensive and competitive, new and innovative solutions to problems emerge.
Things are cyclical
Nature follows cycles: day follows night follows day, Autumn follows summer, spring follows winter, fields need to lie fallow, animals hibernate, birds migrate for the winter and then come back again. Plants appear to die in the winter, but really they are following the natural cycle of life, death and rebirth.
Everything has its time
The P/PC balance
A tree produces fruit only for a season and then rests; most animals have a mating season which lasts only for a short time each year. We need to take a lesson from nature, realizing that without rest and rejuvenation, our capacity to be productive will decline.
The article has been contributed by Michael Miles. Michael maintains a blog on creating abundance by the proper use of your subconscious mind. Visit the Site at effortlessabundance.com
Do check out Dumb Little Man - it is an interesting site with lots of great articles.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Why can't US TV shows be like Saas Bahu serials?...
My favourite character in CSI (Sarah Sidle) left the series in Season 8 episode 7 - Goodbye and Goodluck.
So damn depressing. I mean if this was a hindi serial and the actor wanted to leave, they would make the character have an accident and lo and behold we have another actor take the place cause the character went through plastic surgery.
Okay I am talking rot. No one would play Sarah Sidle after Jorja Fox has. Not because Jorja Fox was totally brilliant (not that she wasn't). It's just that when you spend time with a character - seeing a face to a personality, a name, a person for so long, no matter what happens, you cannot accept a new face and associate it to that same person.
But Sarah was my favouriteeeeeeee character man. This sucks. I can't believe I didn't hear about this even though it's old news. I mean sure I make a conscious effort not to get any information about the English shows I watch cause they all air in India after month of being aired in the US and I feel it spoils the fun. But this was such a shock. I would have thought that someone would have told me.
The show will never be the same. I mean I like Grissom too (the character) and Greg but Sarah's character was the besttttt.
Ya I am fussing and being depressed about a TV character and I think I will always do it. It's not weird. It's natural if you watch a well etched character for so long.
:(
So damn depressing. I mean if this was a hindi serial and the actor wanted to leave, they would make the character have an accident and lo and behold we have another actor take the place cause the character went through plastic surgery.
Okay I am talking rot. No one would play Sarah Sidle after Jorja Fox has. Not because Jorja Fox was totally brilliant (not that she wasn't). It's just that when you spend time with a character - seeing a face to a personality, a name, a person for so long, no matter what happens, you cannot accept a new face and associate it to that same person.
But Sarah was my favouriteeeeeeee character man. This sucks. I can't believe I didn't hear about this even though it's old news. I mean sure I make a conscious effort not to get any information about the English shows I watch cause they all air in India after month of being aired in the US and I feel it spoils the fun. But this was such a shock. I would have thought that someone would have told me.
The show will never be the same. I mean I like Grissom too (the character) and Greg but Sarah's character was the besttttt.
Ya I am fussing and being depressed about a TV character and I think I will always do it. It's not weird. It's natural if you watch a well etched character for so long.
:(
This Time...
DJ Antoine
Enjoyyyyyy
PS - There are other versions too apparently - found 3 others on YouTube but this is the one I have been listening to since 2 days.
Enjoyyyyyy
PS - There are other versions too apparently - found 3 others on YouTube but this is the one I have been listening to since 2 days.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Yahooooo....
Attended the YSM Panama platform launch for India tonight.
It was GOOD FUN. Met lots of people so did the whole 'networking' thing. Got cool gifts. I must admit that whatever we have got from Google, Yahoo and MSN, Yahoo totally steals the show when it comes to giving out stuff. Had a good laugh with the group that was there. Dinner wasn't so great but the 'dinning area' was BRILLIANT. Didn't take any pictures (Grand Hyatt at Santacruz) but like G said, 'A camera doesn't really capture things too well - it's never the real deal'.
Lol highlight of the evening was Caramel Kulfi though.
Nice evening. Will make it a point to attend more such 'events' in the future instead of ignoring them.
It was GOOD FUN. Met lots of people so did the whole 'networking' thing. Got cool gifts. I must admit that whatever we have got from Google, Yahoo and MSN, Yahoo totally steals the show when it comes to giving out stuff. Had a good laugh with the group that was there. Dinner wasn't so great but the 'dinning area' was BRILLIANT. Didn't take any pictures (Grand Hyatt at Santacruz) but like G said, 'A camera doesn't really capture things too well - it's never the real deal'.
Lol highlight of the evening was Caramel Kulfi though.
Nice evening. Will make it a point to attend more such 'events' in the future instead of ignoring them.
I'm depressed
Justine Henin retired from tennis.
:(
I mean who would have thought? She is still young and I am sure there is still a lot left in her. I mean it's good to leave when you are at the top rather than when you have no choice but to put the towel in, but as a fan, it is saddening and I wouldn't have wanted it.
:(
I mean who would have thought? She is still young and I am sure there is still a lot left in her. I mean it's good to leave when you are at the top rather than when you have no choice but to put the towel in, but as a fan, it is saddening and I wouldn't have wanted it.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
No computer again :(
Well apparently now it is some problem with the RAM or something.
Hopefully it will be up and running by Monday.
Hopefully it will be up and running by Monday.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Ever heard 'Gangsta's Paradise'?
I was just thinking how important it is to understand something before you can teach it because if you can't understand how can you really explain? How can you answer questions? How can you anticipate doubts? How can you be sure that others have understood?
So I just remembered these lines from the song (maybe I misunderstood the song lines but maybe I didn't). Liked the song even as a school kid when I neither understood the what Coolio was singing and even if I understood what he was saying, I doubt I would understand the song cause I didn't know what words like homies and hood and all meant. I guess it was the music. The other lines that I always remember are - I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24, the way things are going I don't know.
It's funny how you can learn from anything, anywhere. Just need to keep your eyes and ears open I guess.
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I was just thinking how important it is to understand something before you can teach it because if you can't understand how can you really explain? How can you answer questions? How can you anticipate doubts? How can you be sure that others have understood?
So I just remembered these lines from the song (maybe I misunderstood the song lines but maybe I didn't). Liked the song even as a school kid when I neither understood the what Coolio was singing and even if I understood what he was saying, I doubt I would understand the song cause I didn't know what words like homies and hood and all meant. I guess it was the music. The other lines that I always remember are - I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24, the way things are going I don't know.
It's funny how you can learn from anything, anywhere. Just need to keep your eyes and ears open I guess.
Lambi Judai
Char dino ka pyar ho rabba
Lambi Judai lambi judai
Brilliant song (from Jannat). At least the male version.
Lambi Judai lambi judai
Brilliant song (from Jannat). At least the male version.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Every day I want to fly, stay by my side...
Everyday I want to fly, stay by my side
Everyday I want to dream, stay by my side
Every morning I wish I could just play
Wish the mornings would just stay
Everyday I want to dream, stay by my side
Every morning I wish I could just play
Wish the mornings would just stay
Totally love the Vodafone ad (Happy to Help) currently on air. The campaign is running purely to build image. I mean how many mobile service providers spend money on talking about customer service?
T love the song. The ad visual on the whole is alright, never was a big fan of the dog following a kid everywhere.
Also the other thing that is interesting is that Vodafone has adopted the hutch advertising theme (with the pug). I would have assumed they would have switched to some global advertising theme they might have had. The stick like figure cartoons are also still around. It's all good. Localizing to connect.
Enjoy the ad. (The quality of the song is pretty bad but the other videos were of the same quality)
The music songs very similar to a song called Mama Call by Manu Chao.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Inability...
We all suffer many times from some inability or the other.
Since I am blogging, I will confess my inability to express properly the way I think and feel. Ya I am proud of my one liners which come out nicely (especially when you get a context to them) but when I have to write a long post, I feel all over the place even if I am not.
Structure defeats me. Brevity defeats me. Language too sometimes defeats me.
Anyway the way to deal with an inability is to try and over come it, either by getting the right training or doing the task over and over. So thankfully there is a way out.
Now I am not saying I will write longer posts - I hate reading long posts (I have confessed this before. I really do unless the topic is something I can relate to or the writing style is something that either similar to mine or super - then I will read a post of even 5000 words) so I won't write long posts. What I will do is re-write semi long posts and try to make them shorter. (Provided I have the time of course).
Since I am blogging, I will confess my inability to express properly the way I think and feel. Ya I am proud of my one liners which come out nicely (especially when you get a context to them) but when I have to write a long post, I feel all over the place even if I am not.
Structure defeats me. Brevity defeats me. Language too sometimes defeats me.
Anyway the way to deal with an inability is to try and over come it, either by getting the right training or doing the task over and over. So thankfully there is a way out.
Now I am not saying I will write longer posts - I hate reading long posts (I have confessed this before. I really do unless the topic is something I can relate to or the writing style is something that either similar to mine or super - then I will read a post of even 5000 words) so I won't write long posts. What I will do is re-write semi long posts and try to make them shorter. (Provided I have the time of course).
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