Informant

I never knew the same corn starch which is used for thickening the soup can be used for fattening Chicken or a Shrimp. The only difference is. in case of the latter, Lysine an amino acid from corn is used for that purpose. The same Lysine can fatten the purse of a certain individual named Mark Whitacre by 11.5 million dollars. That is what the story - Informant is all about. An ambitious Cornell pass out, trying to re-write his own destiny and ending up in a federal prison for 8.5 years for charges on embezzlement. Great acting by Matt Damon. By the way I did learn the meaning of the word 'Kugelschreiber'( It means pen in German :) )

I am Game !!

After a long break I played cricket at the Somasundaram Ground in T.Nagar. My statistics - Got 4 Wickets & scored 4 runs. I was completely exhausted at the end of the game and I looked something like this !! I still feel the intense pain resulting from that game :)

Demigod ~ An Addiction

I have not been into serious gaming for quite sometime after the Age of Mythology. But the new game from Stardock - Demigod almost caught me off gaurd. Initially the game starts very monotonously and it has got no great eye-candies to attract serious gamers(except for the Rook !). We easily tend to get the impression that this game would be a Psychopathic massacre, killing innocent soldiers. But that is not the case. This is a strategy game similar to the Age of Civilization / Mythology. The Primary target would be to conquer the enemie's Citadel. For which we can forge alliance with the demigods. There are some uber cool upgrades for the levels we reach during the game. This game is keeping me totally occupied :)

P.S. I am slowly getting addicted to the game

A Venkat Prabhu Holiday !!

That was the perfect description of Goa. Jai ran riot with his Tanglish. His acting with Pia Bajpai was Estrardianry. Vaibhav,Arvind Akash and Sampath made Goa a hilarious concoction.

But the real star is Premji Amaran. His caveman hair & beard was analogous to Sebastian Chabal of Sale Sharks. His duets and romance with Melanie Marie Jobstreibitzer was extremely funny. The movie is a 5 starer .

P.S. - Melanie you look awesome :)

Old Dogs Rock !!

This year on Tamil New Year's day I had the opportunity to watch one of the best comedy films of the year 2010. Yes, Old Dogs - A walt disney movie indeed Rocks. It was really sad to see Robin Williams looking like a grand pa. But both John Travolta and Robin Williams were incredibly funny and it really deserves five stars. Man! it is a must watcher and it truly follows the Pineapple express and hangover lineage. Hail Old Dogs !!

A Betrayal..

There are certain things that i am going to take with me to grave. Work experience in ML is one of them. I was a vagabond before joining ML. ML transformed me into an IT professional. All the kudos goes to one woman - SUDHA. How do I return the favor ? A shameless betrayal. I broke the trust she had on me by quitting ML. This betrayal will remain in my heart as long as I live. No amount of tears can ever wash away these wounds.

!! I carry these scars and I walk alone !!

You are my Teacher !!

Where am I ?

After 2 years of Hiatus I am back with a bang to kick some butt with ..

• A New Vocabulary Repertoire
• A sharper analytical approach
• A Better Emolument
• A Visit to the Land of Opportunities

and Here I am !!

!!! Future Uncertain !!!

In '2' days time , my old Chinese sogo mobile was replaced with N73. And my first mobile phone is replaced by Nokia 5610 Music Express. What the Hell! Am I blowing money unnecessarily. I am not sure what I am doing is correct. The Time goes on... And I have not even started on my CAT preparation... Still Uncertain about the future... What the hell .. No Singapore chances are clicking also .. What the Hell ... And another Year almost passed just like that and I am typing all these things the day before Diwali 2008 ( Listening to Om Shanti Om Dastan Song )... All my Juniors have gone onsite and is this what they call as Luck.. Will I be settled if I go and earn in Onsite... Do I need to have higher Management degree. Will I be left like the millions of IT professionals in India... How Long will this IT boom will be there in India... If this bubble breaks where will I be left stranded ? Most pf my friends got settled in life ??? When will I be settled in life ?? When can I crack the CAT ? When will I be independent ? How many questions do I need to answer to settle in Life ... Just tell me what is the cut off that I need to attain to settle in Life .. When Will I construct a house for my ailing parents ? I am not able to see them suffer right before my eyes ? Do I really need all these celebrations , festivities and gadgets to make my self appear as settled ? I still cannot forget the 6000 for gate ad 18000 for CAT... Should I always suffer being born in a middle class ? Or Should I suffer by being an underachiever through out my life ?

God Please Help Me...

Six months @ ML

Fuck Man !! Completed 6 Months at ML.

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The significance of this image -
image drawn through my sister's cell phone :)

Kehne ko jashn e bahara hain . . .

I usually avoid seeing movies during week-day nights after office hours. Reason . Next day work . But I took a chance watching a 3.5 hour Marathon movie called Jodha Akbar. One word to describe the movie. Awesome. Probably you will hear the same comment from me even for a Box-Office Bomb :). But man !, Ashutosh is a Genius. After watching the movie I really had to break many of my wrong notions . Jalaluddin Mohammed is a True Hero. Put your selves in the shoes of an illiterate ruler who had to deal with more enemies within his own camp rather than outside. A Betraying step-mother ,a lunatic brother-in-law and a truly loving wife. Man ! deadly concoction. A.R. 's music casted a spell on me , from which I would guess I need a life-time to relieve from.Jodha Akbar ranks third in my all time favorites after Black and Beautiful Mind. Am I acting too fast again ? ? ? Kehne ko jashn e bahara hain . . .

I hate Orkut

Personally I have nothing against orkut. But rarely would have Orkut Buyukkokten have thought that this excellent community network would some day become a tool for those egoistic bastards and bitches to show off their inflated egos on the net. What do i mean ? Updating the profile with a weirdo name illustrating idiotic feelings. Worst of all is updating photos with show-off poses in exotic locations and leaving the photos tab unlocked. What can we do about this ? ? ?

The Year that will be - 2008

The other day I was browsing through my earlier blogs just to check what have I done for the past four years. To be frank not much of an improvement. The same stammer in English, but got a bit techie ( Copied the word 'stammer' and pasted in MS Word to check the spelling). I would say the thought process as far as English is concerned has really become a barrier for me to publish the blogs. I am still hoping that some day I can master this beautiful language.

Well after going through my previous blogs , one question that I can ask my self , what have I done meaningfully for the past four years. Completed my Engineering , got me a job ( infarct 2 ) , put on 2years and six months of experience as a mainframe professional, aped some great quizzers and bright minds , humiliated myself by not writing the CAT and GATE, ( skipping CAT hurted me more), grown a belly as big as a tiny pot, skipped Gym sessions regularly, tried to impress many girls and failing, diagnosed with a congenital minor heart irregularity and the list goes on.

Now with lots of comforts ( should I say necessities) N72,3120,Coby,Kingston,Broadband,A DVD Player,3.1 sound system, Credit Cards , Cricket Matches through satellite television life seems to be moving at a cool pace for me. But is this what life really is ? Though I may sound a bit philosophical( Not even logical :) ) , I find that I have really lived and enjoyed my life and I have come to the stage where I can say IT QUITS !! if it is going to be the same for another 2 years.

For 2008 , I think I have some very good plan for the year. Though most of the times I end up failing to reach half of what I have planned, this time, even if I were to achieve half of what I have planned, then it would be a great success for me. First to go , is to improve my language skills .English is the language which I love the most. It would be truly unjust if I am not fluent enough by the next time when I see this blog. I am planning to read,listen,see and assimilate some good stuff to improve my knowledge. I really have some very bad habits my ego, fear of loosing out to an opponent, not acknowledging a genuine good work, pretending to act in a very rapid pace thereby projecting an image as if I am comfortable under extremely hard circumstances and above all - Laziness.

Lets see how things roll out in the near future.And by the way the whole post has to me renamed as a 'A Naked Self Confession rather than My plans for 2008 ', Bye. .

Brisbane here we come !!!

First of all it was a famous victory for India at the Sachin Cricket Groud (SCG) in Sydney in the best of three Commonwealth Bank Series. Second of all we unleashed the world beating Colts at the Kinrara Oval - Malayasia. Last of all we really came to know who won the 'boxing bout' at the SCG !!. Brisbane here we come to get the Silver Ware !!!!!

My First Sal

Magic in Melbourne

India demolishing Aussies in the Common Wealth Bank Series. Sweet Victory after 21 Years in Melbourne.

Conquered Perth !!!

Conquered Perth , 2-1 after Sydney bashing, hoping to square it off in Adelaide. Hoping to get projects in WIPRO cause I am still in Bench (from 7th Jan 2008). Finished Reading HP 7. Unbelievable story -
’Wit beyond measure is a man’s greatest treasure!’”

Ridiculous !

God! Sunday Nov 18, a day which I will remember for rest of my life, the day when I wasted 6 months of all my hard work,the day when I had to shamelessly bunk the CAT exam, the day when I had to shamelessly hide from my friends, the day when I betrayed all my family's hope. What have I done to deserve this - God!

Am I a part of it ?