simply outstanding!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Relationship blogs
Do you like them? I must say they make interesting reading. I have never written about releationships in my blog. I haven't had the occassion. But seems like the Indiatimes site is full of them. And the main theme seems to be about guy-girl relationships going bad, crushes, incidents. It's easy to write about these, I think. Mostly it's like writing a diary, only its availabe to the world. For me, I have a journal that I keep to write personal stuff. It tracks events, milestone, thoughts that meet me throughout the journey called "My Life".
There is this stuff I read somewhere that somewhere deep down we want our diaries to be read by someone. Would you agree? I guess in a way blogging proves that there is some substance to this. People do blog about everything that happens to them. My blog mostly is about my view about anything and everything.
There is this stuff I read somewhere that somewhere deep down we want our diaries to be read by someone. Would you agree? I guess in a way blogging proves that there is some substance to this. People do blog about everything that happens to them. My blog mostly is about my view about anything and everything.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Test
Blogging through an email. Kewl !!!
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Apple, iPod Video and Steve Jobs
There are two things I need to write about. One is the iPod video. Though there isn't the "whoa!!!" factor with this launch as most of us who care and are aware of Apple Inc. knew that it was coming. There was that "whoa!!!" factor about the Nano, I must say. That thing is so small just like S. Jobs put it
"It's really small!" One of my colleagues actually bought the Nano and it just blew me away when I first saw it. It’s really thin. Infact I think the width of the headphone jack may have kept it from being any thinner. I must say it looks delicate and if it were any thinner that it would actually bend if you kept it in your pocket.
Now about the iPod Video. It’s awesome. If I were living in US I would have bought it. Apple has replaced the bigger iPods with this one. Smart move I must say. The thing is that if you want a new iPod, it now will be a video one by default at the same price. It still does what it does best, but it can play video. Though there are some people who say that why the hell would I like to watch a video on a 2.5-inch screen. Well let me say this. Suppose you are traveling and there is nothing to do. You have your iPod. It plays music, but it also happened to have the video of the song. Wouldn’t you watch it? Next scenario: you missed the last episode of your favourite show. You have sometime before you begin your travel that is boring all the way. You may want to download that episode and watch it while you travel. Makes sense to me. Another thing is that I always wished there were videos of live performances of my favourite band. If there was the live performance of Queen Live At Wembley. I would buy all the videos. I have never seen them on any music channels. Same with videos of U2, Iron maiden. What about you? Won’t you buy the videos of live performances of your favourite band. So when you think about the huge subscribers of iTunes, I am pretty sure there is a market there. No one thought people would buy 1 billion songs from iTunes, now were there?
Now the next point is the actual presentation that Steve Jobs made. I saw it thanks to Zdnet. And I was impressed. That guy is GOOD! I had heard about his people skills and yesterday I saw it. The way he can capture audiences is amazing. The way he can sell is even more amazing. I like the part were he was referring to Disney, I quote ‘I know these guys’. I also managed the find the clip where he introduces the Nano. Remember that part where he refers to the small jeans pocket and said that he always wondered what it held and then he pulls out the Nano out of it.
Steve Jobs: Master presenter. He makes the key note speeches look so easy. Ah and one more incident that I would like to remind, the part during the demo of the new iMac mini, where he puts his remote between the remotes for the media center developed by both MS and gateway.
"It's really small!" One of my colleagues actually bought the Nano and it just blew me away when I first saw it. It’s really thin. Infact I think the width of the headphone jack may have kept it from being any thinner. I must say it looks delicate and if it were any thinner that it would actually bend if you kept it in your pocket.
Now about the iPod Video. It’s awesome. If I were living in US I would have bought it. Apple has replaced the bigger iPods with this one. Smart move I must say. The thing is that if you want a new iPod, it now will be a video one by default at the same price. It still does what it does best, but it can play video. Though there are some people who say that why the hell would I like to watch a video on a 2.5-inch screen. Well let me say this. Suppose you are traveling and there is nothing to do. You have your iPod. It plays music, but it also happened to have the video of the song. Wouldn’t you watch it? Next scenario: you missed the last episode of your favourite show. You have sometime before you begin your travel that is boring all the way. You may want to download that episode and watch it while you travel. Makes sense to me. Another thing is that I always wished there were videos of live performances of my favourite band. If there was the live performance of Queen Live At Wembley. I would buy all the videos. I have never seen them on any music channels. Same with videos of U2, Iron maiden. What about you? Won’t you buy the videos of live performances of your favourite band. So when you think about the huge subscribers of iTunes, I am pretty sure there is a market there. No one thought people would buy 1 billion songs from iTunes, now were there?
Now the next point is the actual presentation that Steve Jobs made. I saw it thanks to Zdnet. And I was impressed. That guy is GOOD! I had heard about his people skills and yesterday I saw it. The way he can capture audiences is amazing. The way he can sell is even more amazing. I like the part were he was referring to Disney, I quote ‘I know these guys’. I also managed the find the clip where he introduces the Nano. Remember that part where he refers to the small jeans pocket and said that he always wondered what it held and then he pulls out the Nano out of it.
Steve Jobs: Master presenter. He makes the key note speeches look so easy. Ah and one more incident that I would like to remind, the part during the demo of the new iMac mini, where he puts his remote between the remotes for the media center developed by both MS and gateway.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Music scene in India and Pakistan
It is very contrasting to say the least. And India is on the dark side. I normally am not a big fan of anything Pakistani, for that matter Pakistan on the whole. But I have to confess; they have an enviable music scene. India on the other hand has embraced sleazy, cheap and appalling remixes of the songs from the golden (evergreen) era. It makes me sick to the gut. They Indian music industry is murdering the Indian oldies. Something has to be done. I am surprised that there is no good original music coming from India. Something somewhere is wrong.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Interesting Blog.
Here is a blog that I read. Yes, this is true for me too. Especially the part which talks about where we stop relating to our home town.
Your Latest Trick
I was just going through a blog with the same name while googling and thought this would make a fantastic one for me too.
For all those who think what that is , well it is one of those songs by my favourite Rock Band, the DIRE STRAITS. It's been more than a quarter century since they composed this song, but each time i listen to it , a gamut of emotions run through my self, which is inexplicable.
I somehow have this weird quality of associating some songs to some people and some happenings in my past. For e.g, whenever i hear the song romeo and juliet by Dire straits i can just think of one particular friend and it gets back all the good things as well as the bad things associated with her. When i listen to “Sweet Little Lies“ by Fleetwood mac, it gets back to me my childhood memories, when i used to play cricket at my home with my dad and my brother with my grandfather as the lone spectator, and he used to give us suggestions as to how the shot needs to be played on.
Life's moved on for me since then, as it does for everyone. My brother is in different time zone, and though i am relatively close to my father in terms of the geography , 2 hours by flight, but it just seems so far to me that, i feel as if we would never ever be able to have that kind of Fun.
I guess being an IT professional has got it's own disadvantage. People just talk about how good life is for an IT professional with the kind of salary and the lifestyle they can afford to live, but underneath it all, i don't think people would understand the sufferings and the sacrifices that has been made. Not for all, but most people who leave home and go to the different metro's in search of their “Dream“ Jobs and the huge pay packets, Often leave behind parent's who would trade off that money for the time that could be spent with their children.
The Professionals on their part, Lead a Nomadic lifestyle, but still crave for their childhood and time with their parents, but the reality hits you hard when you get back to the place where you came from, after a brief hiatus. You just dont seem to connect with the place, the surroundings, the people and the memories, which were once the best part of your life. All you can do is stay there for a very short time, 15-20 days at the max and then rush back to lead your life of melancholy, monotony and you find your solace in that. You snivel in your drawing room, spent sleepless nights in your bedroom, trying to find out what is that missing thing in the jigsaw puzzle of your life, which once seemed to be full and complete, but at the moment you have a feeling of hollowness.
That has been my personal experience so far and i guess many people can connect with me on that, you go to places, hang out with friends and with the Mall culture catching up fast in most major cities, you can easily while away your time with your Gf/bf doing window shopping through out the day and then ending that day with a dinner at a exotic place which is heavy on your pocket or go to a pub listen to music, have “FUN“ and then you again come back to your den having a feeling of Partial satisfaction.
But is this the real life you always wanted to lead???
Like i said at the start, there are somethings in life which have no rhyme or reason. I heard the song, started writing the blog and now i've written something which at the least could be termed as something which is very detached, which doesn't have any connectivity and yet which is how exactly things are in my life at the moment..
“I...have become Comfortably Numb“
original post :
http://o3.indiatimes.com/trick
Your Latest Trick
I was just going through a blog with the same name while googling and thought this would make a fantastic one for me too.
For all those who think what that is , well it is one of those songs by my favourite Rock Band, the DIRE STRAITS. It's been more than a quarter century since they composed this song, but each time i listen to it , a gamut of emotions run through my self, which is inexplicable.
I somehow have this weird quality of associating some songs to some people and some happenings in my past. For e.g, whenever i hear the song romeo and juliet by Dire straits i can just think of one particular friend and it gets back all the good things as well as the bad things associated with her. When i listen to “Sweet Little Lies“ by Fleetwood mac, it gets back to me my childhood memories, when i used to play cricket at my home with my dad and my brother with my grandfather as the lone spectator, and he used to give us suggestions as to how the shot needs to be played on.
Life's moved on for me since then, as it does for everyone. My brother is in different time zone, and though i am relatively close to my father in terms of the geography , 2 hours by flight, but it just seems so far to me that, i feel as if we would never ever be able to have that kind of Fun.
I guess being an IT professional has got it's own disadvantage. People just talk about how good life is for an IT professional with the kind of salary and the lifestyle they can afford to live, but underneath it all, i don't think people would understand the sufferings and the sacrifices that has been made. Not for all, but most people who leave home and go to the different metro's in search of their “Dream“ Jobs and the huge pay packets, Often leave behind parent's who would trade off that money for the time that could be spent with their children.
The Professionals on their part, Lead a Nomadic lifestyle, but still crave for their childhood and time with their parents, but the reality hits you hard when you get back to the place where you came from, after a brief hiatus. You just dont seem to connect with the place, the surroundings, the people and the memories, which were once the best part of your life. All you can do is stay there for a very short time, 15-20 days at the max and then rush back to lead your life of melancholy, monotony and you find your solace in that. You snivel in your drawing room, spent sleepless nights in your bedroom, trying to find out what is that missing thing in the jigsaw puzzle of your life, which once seemed to be full and complete, but at the moment you have a feeling of hollowness.
That has been my personal experience so far and i guess many people can connect with me on that, you go to places, hang out with friends and with the Mall culture catching up fast in most major cities, you can easily while away your time with your Gf/bf doing window shopping through out the day and then ending that day with a dinner at a exotic place which is heavy on your pocket or go to a pub listen to music, have “FUN“ and then you again come back to your den having a feeling of Partial satisfaction.
But is this the real life you always wanted to lead???
Like i said at the start, there are somethings in life which have no rhyme or reason. I heard the song, started writing the blog and now i've written something which at the least could be termed as something which is very detached, which doesn't have any connectivity and yet which is how exactly things are in my life at the moment..
“I...have become Comfortably Numb“
original post :
http://o3.indiatimes.com/trick
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