Here are a couple of quotes that I came across somewhere which I thought is worth sharing.
1. It isn't our abilities that make who we are but Its our choices !
2. John F kennedy: Life isn't fair all the time.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Susan..the sensation
Hi.. Blogging after a really long time! But its exciting to do that from the "Silicon valley".
The other day I was watching the Susan Boyle youtube video of her performance in the "Britain's got talent" show and was wondering whats in there that a 100 million(still counting) people have watched it.
When I watched it closely with some attention I liked it. I'm sorry for sounding like a cliche here.
Not that I wanted to tell I am an expert of English music! But I liked it because of the enormously inspiring attitude displayed by Susan which looked deeply natural.
Because being natural in a reality show isn't all that easy!
When she came out on stage people yelled, they made faces, the judges were bored to see her, the organizers were very anxious... Then she started singing.. What followed after that is history. And the events that unfolded in the following days made history.
What made me sit up and take notice of this incident is that people judge people based on their appearance or their dress or their age, which is ridiculous, its like fooling yourself.
The amazing thing to me is that Susan doesnt seem to be bothered one bit by all the hoopla instead she was doing what she came there for. Indeed she sang very well. And thus a superstar was born.
Later the judges of the show even apologised to her for their inference about her.
Even the unsatisfiable Simon cowell seemed to happy!
I am still in awe of her character because she continues to live her normal life and doesnt want to change anything in her life.. despite becoming an intenational rock star in just days.
Its a pleasure to share the video with you all [ Susan Boyle on Larry king's show ]
Part-1
Part-2
The other day I was watching the Susan Boyle youtube video of her performance in the "Britain's got talent" show and was wondering whats in there that a 100 million(still counting) people have watched it.
When I watched it closely with some attention I liked it. I'm sorry for sounding like a cliche here.
Not that I wanted to tell I am an expert of English music! But I liked it because of the enormously inspiring attitude displayed by Susan which looked deeply natural.
Because being natural in a reality show isn't all that easy!
When she came out on stage people yelled, they made faces, the judges were bored to see her, the organizers were very anxious... Then she started singing.. What followed after that is history. And the events that unfolded in the following days made history.
What made me sit up and take notice of this incident is that people judge people based on their appearance or their dress or their age, which is ridiculous, its like fooling yourself.
The amazing thing to me is that Susan doesnt seem to be bothered one bit by all the hoopla instead she was doing what she came there for. Indeed she sang very well. And thus a superstar was born.
Later the judges of the show even apologised to her for their inference about her.
Even the unsatisfiable Simon cowell seemed to happy!
I am still in awe of her character because she continues to live her normal life and doesnt want to change anything in her life.. despite becoming an intenational rock star in just days.
Its a pleasure to share the video with you all [ Susan Boyle on Larry king's show ]
Part-1
Part-2
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thoughts on 26/11 ...
Its time to start changing and perhaps change the thinking.
After the Mumbai massacre somebody was showing a chart which said..
"Mr Terrorist, Now I live and you died. What are you going to do!
Mr Politician, We died and you lived, What more you want to do!"
This is what I predicted in one of my previous posts! Things are not going to change in South Asia unless we change Pakistan. I believe Pakistan will never do or try to do what other countries in the world want them to do. Its as simple as that.
We do go for culling a few chickens when they are infected so as to save the rest of the poultry. Why not do the same here?
Right from the World's most wanted terrorist to India's least wanted is out there in Pakistan roaming freely. Their people hail them as heroes, the government defends them, the armed forces train them and the media encourages them!
If there is one thing that the entire world needs to think about cohesively apart from global warming, that should be the "state of the 'state of Pakistan'"
The startling fact is that they refuse to learn their lessons despite losing some big leaders and citizens to those terrorists.
This is a wake up call for the international community to see through the dangers that lie ahead.
For now we have to keep bashing our system for its big holes and keep cursing the politicians that we elect, and keep paying a very high price owing to our "failed" neighbors.
Our deepest condolences and drops of tear and thoughts of solidarity to those who fell not just fighting terror but also fighting the system.
After the Mumbai massacre somebody was showing a chart which said..
"Mr Terrorist, Now I live and you died. What are you going to do!
Mr Politician, We died and you lived, What more you want to do!"
This is what I predicted in one of my previous posts! Things are not going to change in South Asia unless we change Pakistan. I believe Pakistan will never do or try to do what other countries in the world want them to do. Its as simple as that.
We do go for culling a few chickens when they are infected so as to save the rest of the poultry. Why not do the same here?
Right from the World's most wanted terrorist to India's least wanted is out there in Pakistan roaming freely. Their people hail them as heroes, the government defends them, the armed forces train them and the media encourages them!
If there is one thing that the entire world needs to think about cohesively apart from global warming, that should be the "state of the 'state of Pakistan'"
The startling fact is that they refuse to learn their lessons despite losing some big leaders and citizens to those terrorists.
This is a wake up call for the international community to see through the dangers that lie ahead.
For now we have to keep bashing our system for its big holes and keep cursing the politicians that we elect, and keep paying a very high price owing to our "failed" neighbors.
Our deepest condolences and drops of tear and thoughts of solidarity to those who fell not just fighting terror but also fighting the system.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Das'awe'atharam !
If you thought I am going to attempt the formidable task of writing a review of Dasavatharam then you got it absolutely wrong.
Thats because of 2 reasons:
1. Its too late to write a review and to read it after that.
2. Its never easy to write one even though people tried and failed miserably.
This is my tribute to a genius called Kamal Hasan who has scripted a movie unarguably the most difficult and the most complex movie of the recent times.
The fact is that even Kamal hasan would not have believed that he would be able to convince the presence of 10 roles in any story for a 3 hour movie.
But the mammoth effort that was required to frame in many of those 10 roles so that all of them are well connected deserves nothing less than an ovation.
The sheer talent and genius of the master craftsman like kamal is noticeable in each and every frame of the movie.
I must say this is not perhaps the best movies of Kamal and rightly so because we wont be able to focus on one role or one event, Its one of a kind movie which may not give the best for our senses but definitely provides the satisfaction for being involved in a craft work that is so admirable.
Many expected that Dasavatharam will create history but the movie itself became history for the obvious reasons.
Thats because of 2 reasons:
1. Its too late to write a review and to read it after that.
2. Its never easy to write one even though people tried and failed miserably.
This is my tribute to a genius called Kamal Hasan who has scripted a movie unarguably the most difficult and the most complex movie of the recent times.
The fact is that even Kamal hasan would not have believed that he would be able to convince the presence of 10 roles in any story for a 3 hour movie.
But the mammoth effort that was required to frame in many of those 10 roles so that all of them are well connected deserves nothing less than an ovation.
The sheer talent and genius of the master craftsman like kamal is noticeable in each and every frame of the movie.
I must say this is not perhaps the best movies of Kamal and rightly so because we wont be able to focus on one role or one event, Its one of a kind movie which may not give the best for our senses but definitely provides the satisfaction for being involved in a craft work that is so admirable.
Many expected that Dasavatharam will create history but the movie itself became history for the obvious reasons.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Hillary bows out !
The remarkable video footage of Hillary's parting speech as she formally bowed out of the Democratic presidential race. She may have lost the nomination but she has won millions of hearts across the World.
A determined and inspirational leader also a fierce competitor she is, has set a new benchmark of woman leaders in a democratic system breaking barriers of all bias.
Take a bow Hillary! you have already become one of the inspirational stories of a strong Democratic value system !
A determined and inspirational leader also a fierce competitor she is, has set a new benchmark of woman leaders in a democratic system breaking barriers of all bias.
Take a bow Hillary! you have already become one of the inspirational stories of a strong Democratic value system !
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Wacky One liners !
Here are a few wacky one liners indigenously produced by me. Many of them are funny , quite a few of them make real sense. My apologies for mixing up the funny ones with the serious ones !
1. NCR is no more the National Capital Region, Its been changed to 'National Crime Region', after all it claims to be the crime capital of India.
2. If elected will Obama change the name of "The White House" to "The Black House" ?
3. Climate change is not a "food-for-thought" but a "Battle-for-survival".
4. 'Austerity' is the need of the hour said the Prime Minister in a speech that lasted for nearly '2 hours' !
5. Ratan Tata says getting Jaguar and Land-Rover brand was much easier than getting 2 acres of land in Singur, Vijay Mallya though differs - He says buying teams(Force India and Bangalore Royal challengers) is much easier than making them win.
6. After winning the IPL, Shane Warne flies off to Las Vegas to play Poker bcoz he knows a 44 day hard earned money can be made to disappear in 4 hours.
7. Senator Hillary Clinton says she will continue to fight for Health insurance scheme in the US, after-all if John McCain wins election she can take it to the highest office.
8. Yeddyurappa promised to eliminate superstitious beliefs from Karnataka, but he said he can do so only in the auspicious time given by his astrologers.
9. A blood donation camp was organized in an IT company, One of the employees miffed: "Whats the need of a separate camp, thats what we are doing every damn day in office in our work !" hmmm very true.
10. Sharon stone said the earthquake in China is due to the karma of Chinese aggression in Tibet ! Hmmm might be true so she is expecting a much bigger one for what 'they' have done in Iraq.
Thanks for reading , especially for reading few boring ones !
1. NCR is no more the National Capital Region, Its been changed to 'National Crime Region', after all it claims to be the crime capital of India.
2. If elected will Obama change the name of "The White House" to "The Black House" ?
3. Climate change is not a "food-for-thought" but a "Battle-for-survival".
4. 'Austerity' is the need of the hour said the Prime Minister in a speech that lasted for nearly '2 hours' !
5. Ratan Tata says getting Jaguar and Land-Rover brand was much easier than getting 2 acres of land in Singur, Vijay Mallya though differs - He says buying teams(Force India and Bangalore Royal challengers) is much easier than making them win.
6. After winning the IPL, Shane Warne flies off to Las Vegas to play Poker bcoz he knows a 44 day hard earned money can be made to disappear in 4 hours.
7. Senator Hillary Clinton says she will continue to fight for Health insurance scheme in the US, after-all if John McCain wins election she can take it to the highest office.
8. Yeddyurappa promised to eliminate superstitious beliefs from Karnataka, but he said he can do so only in the auspicious time given by his astrologers.
9. A blood donation camp was organized in an IT company, One of the employees miffed: "Whats the need of a separate camp, thats what we are doing every damn day in office in our work !" hmmm very true.
10. Sharon stone said the earthquake in China is due to the karma of Chinese aggression in Tibet ! Hmmm might be true so she is expecting a much bigger one for what 'they' have done in Iraq.
Thanks for reading , especially for reading few boring ones !
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Go for Green !
Every good thing must come to an end ! And that holds for planet Earth also.
But if we spare a thought and do something about it we can certainly stretch its lifetime.
Today is "World Environment Day" the significance of which has to be shared among people of all walks of life not just today but all days of the year.
Soaring prices of Oil,
..Scarcity of water,
....Shortage of Power,
......Increasing temperatures,
........ Freak weather conditions,
.......... Depleting oxygen levels,
............ Extinction of wild life,
.............. Scarcity of food materials,
................ Decreasing energy resources,
.................. Spreading of deadly diseases,
.................... Unmanageable pollution levels,
...................... Annoying traffic conditions,
........................ Unsafe sanitary conditions,
............................ Disappearing green cover,
.............................. Engulfing concrete jungles......
All of these and much much more stand testimony for the fact that we shall run out of everything very soon.
The Alarm bells are ringing into our ears. Lets not be deaf any more.
Lets not turn blind eye to our environment. It has protected mankind for so long now its our turn to protect it.
Lets take some sense into our thought process and lets do our bit to ensure some relief to mother Earth.
Here are some of very small things to be more compassionate to Earth if not responsible !
- Lets switch off the unnecessary lights , if possible replace the TFL bulbs with CFL ones. In most places they are solely meant for decoration.
- Lets switch off our monitors in office whenever we are going for breaks.
- Lets try to take public transport systems for longer distances which will also avoid our physical fatigue.
- Lets plant saplings whenever wherever possible.
- Water the elixir of life, lets preserve it and use it economically
- Lets use the tissue papers judiciously and help prevent felling of trees
- Lets involve in recycling all sorts of wastes - water, garbage, paper, plastic etc.
- Plastic papers are poisonous lets avoid them.
- Lets ensure we save the green cover of our cities and preserve the nature.
- Lets minimize the use of electrical and electronic devices.
- Solar energy is abundant, lets model our systems to use the Sun.
We can do much much more than these to save Earth.
This may sound like a boring lip service, But its an emergency, a curse in disguise.
Its a wake up call. Its now or never !
Lets Go for Green.
But if we spare a thought and do something about it we can certainly stretch its lifetime.
Today is "World Environment Day" the significance of which has to be shared among people of all walks of life not just today but all days of the year.
Soaring prices of Oil,
..Scarcity of water,
....Shortage of Power,
......Increasing temperatures,
........ Freak weather conditions,
.......... Depleting oxygen levels,
............ Extinction of wild life,
.............. Scarcity of food materials,
................ Decreasing energy resources,
.................. Spreading of deadly diseases,
.................... Unmanageable pollution levels,
...................... Annoying traffic conditions,
........................ Unsafe sanitary conditions,
............................ Disappearing green cover,
.............................. Engulfing concrete jungles......
All of these and much much more stand testimony for the fact that we shall run out of everything very soon.
The Alarm bells are ringing into our ears. Lets not be deaf any more.
Lets not turn blind eye to our environment. It has protected mankind for so long now its our turn to protect it.
Lets take some sense into our thought process and lets do our bit to ensure some relief to mother Earth.
Here are some of very small things to be more compassionate to Earth if not responsible !
- Lets switch off the unnecessary lights , if possible replace the TFL bulbs with CFL ones. In most places they are solely meant for decoration.
- Lets switch off our monitors in office whenever we are going for breaks.
- Lets try to take public transport systems for longer distances which will also avoid our physical fatigue.
- Lets plant saplings whenever wherever possible.
- Water the elixir of life, lets preserve it and use it economically
- Lets use the tissue papers judiciously and help prevent felling of trees
- Lets involve in recycling all sorts of wastes - water, garbage, paper, plastic etc.
- Plastic papers are poisonous lets avoid them.
- Lets ensure we save the green cover of our cities and preserve the nature.
- Lets minimize the use of electrical and electronic devices.
- Solar energy is abundant, lets model our systems to use the Sun.
We can do much much more than these to save Earth.
This may sound like a boring lip service, But its an emergency, a curse in disguise.
Its a wake up call. Its now or never !
Lets Go for Green.
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