Guys... the blog has moved!!... i am now blogging on my own domain...
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or directly at http://blog.anubhavsethi.com
The blog is still called WygiWys.
Thank you!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
U2 3D, Slumdog Millionaire and the Palm Pre
A post after a long time. And its probably going to be a long one.
So this one is about three things that have had me drooling over... literally.
Lets start with U2 3D. Im sure everybody has heard them, most of us have liked tham, and a few like me have almost worshipped them (yeah, probably 2nd place to Floyd, but the Edge does rock!!). U2 have always done wierd stuff (and by wierd i mean different... unconventional...).. stuff that people would be given ideas of, but they would reject them straight out. But U2 have been very very experimentative. So then, when one bloke came up with the idea of recording a (actually several) live concert(s) of theirs in 3D, they totally jumped on the bandwagon.
Now u see, this is no conventional 3D shit. This was "recorded" in 3D, rather than rendered. And yeah, to do something like this, there are apparantly 8 such cameras in the world (and yes, they did use all of them).
So, the result is totally unrealistic (actually its very realistic, if u know what i mean)... probably the best cinematic experience u would ever have. Everytime ive been for it, i have actually had to tell my body that "im not in the real thing!! this is a theatre!! cant get up and jump with the crowd!!". The way the thing has been shot is truly awesome. U actually feel you are on the stage with the band... in the crowd sometimes...or just floating over Larry Mullen Jrs. drums. The effect is totally amazing.
Just makes me wonder, how technology has moved ahead in such a short period of time. When i was a kid (and im not that old now) we had black and white TV's that needed a daily adjustment of the rooftop antenna to get a decent image in which we could recognize people... and just a decade and a few years later, we have technology like this in which you can watch LIVE stuff in 3D in theatres... its not gonna be long before it enters are homes, and the way we entertain ourselves changes forever.
I heard that they are going to now telecast sporting events Live...yes.. LIVE in 3d across theatres. Imagine watching Wimbledon like that... or a F1 race!
Yeah... ive seen U2 3D 5 times already.. and wouldnt want watching it again... and probably will....
And that brings me to another movie that i saw recently, and have seen it twice already. Slumdog Millionaire. The store of a mumbai Chaiwala becoming a millionaire. Funny in parts. Extremely realistic. And after seeing this, i really wouldnt be surprised if someone like that actually turns up in one of these shows and wins it. From the way i looked at the movie, it just tells us what education is. As in, most of us if not all, have studied in so and so school and so and so college, but what have we actually gained from that? A few yellowed out papers and probably a job. But... the essence of it... the knowledge that was thrust into our brains... how many of us actually use that to earn our livelyhood?
What i liked about the movie, very specifically was that it shows us that what we know is what we experience. Not what we learn. Or are tought. Experiences. What we go through in life. That is what can make it for us or break it for us. Not a Harvard degree.... and yeah... i forgot to mention, a lot of luck too... that is an essential ingredient.
And that is so very true. Look it all the gazzilionaires around us. Specifically the ones who built there own empires... how many of them had proper formal education till the end? most of them have been college/school dropouts... or have been plain and simply uneducated. But yes, they did go through experiences in life that most people did not go through. That was their learning. And yeah, being at the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing (in other words, a lot of Luck) - thats what made them.
And this is exactly what the movie according to me is all about. You could be a professor or whatever, but, that does not mean you could win a contest... you would lose, because you remember what you experience. Not what you learn.
And talking about learning brings me to this company called Palm... who over the last few years had a lot of learning to do. A little bit of history first = Palm was once upon a time was one of the best handheld manufacturers. They were the ones who introduced the concept of handheld devices to take care of all your computing needs while you were on the go. And then they introduced to the world the concept of smartphones, by integrating their handheld technology with mobile technology... and that churned out wonders for palm... I swear by my Palm Treo.. its the best phone i have ever had... and the best part about it is The OS... it rocks. But then Palm started having troubles... on the OS development front... and they started using Windows OS on teir phones (something that a Palm OS user like me totally detests)... and started making people go in for better WinMobile options (like the HTC's and O2's) And then they went into hibernation.
They did not manage to introduce anything new for the last quite a few years. Everybody thought Palm was dead. nada. the end.
But. Behind the closed doors, Palm probably went on a learning mode. Learning what the Iphones and the HTC's were managing to pull off, and why. And then they created something totally awesome. Im actually drooling as i type this. Just check out https://www.palm.com
They introduced the Palm Pre. It looks drop dead gorgeous. And they have crammed everything they knew... everything they had learnt over the years into one small-little-drop-dead-gorgeous thing. Its got everything. Trust me. Name a feature on any other phone. It has it. And much much more.
Two things that totally take the cake away for me -
1. The new Palm WebOS. Palm OS was always known for its speed and memory management. It was awesome. Fast, easy, intuitive and very vey good looking. But this one is one big leap. Firstly, it is completely web based. That is, everything... i mean everything... is either written in HTML, Java, PHP etc. A beautiful concept.. must say. So, if you have a basic knowledge of any of the gibberish mentioned inthe previous sentence, you could, effectively write personalized applications for it! And if you dont have any knowledge of the above, dont worry, some other blokes on the net would!
2. Wireless Charging. This one is straight out of Starship Enterprise!. Yes, this phone has wireless charging (an optional accessory though). It comes with this so called "Touchstone charging dock" which looks damn cool.The image is on your left.. and all you have to do to charge your phone is to place your phone on it. And then some magnets inside the thingie align the phone and some witchcraft happens and the phone starts charging!!! Awesome. I love it.
That leaves me waiting. Desperately waiting for its release (yes, it has only be 'introduced' not 'released'). And it is going to be my next phone, from the day someone starts to sell it.
PS: I was joking about witchcraft :-) Its actually Magnetic Induction. ;-)
So this one is about three things that have had me drooling over... literally.
Lets start with U2 3D. Im sure everybody has heard them, most of us have liked tham, and a few like me have almost worshipped them (yeah, probably 2nd place to Floyd, but the Edge does rock!!). U2 have always done wierd stuff (and by wierd i mean different... unconventional...).. stuff that people would be given ideas of, but they would reject them straight out. But U2 have been very very experimentative. So then, when one bloke came up with the idea of recording a (actually several) live concert(s) of theirs in 3D, they totally jumped on the bandwagon.
Now u see, this is no conventional 3D shit. This was "recorded" in 3D, rather than rendered. And yeah, to do something like this, there are apparantly 8 such cameras in the world (and yes, they did use all of them).
So, the result is totally unrealistic (actually its very realistic, if u know what i mean)... probably the best cinematic experience u would ever have. Everytime ive been for it, i have actually had to tell my body that "im not in the real thing!! this is a theatre!! cant get up and jump with the crowd!!". The way the thing has been shot is truly awesome. U actually feel you are on the stage with the band... in the crowd sometimes...or just floating over Larry Mullen Jrs. drums. The effect is totally amazing.Just makes me wonder, how technology has moved ahead in such a short period of time. When i was a kid (and im not that old now) we had black and white TV's that needed a daily adjustment of the rooftop antenna to get a decent image in which we could recognize people... and just a decade and a few years later, we have technology like this in which you can watch LIVE stuff in 3D in theatres... its not gonna be long before it enters are homes, and the way we entertain ourselves changes forever.
I heard that they are going to now telecast sporting events Live...yes.. LIVE in 3d across theatres. Imagine watching Wimbledon like that... or a F1 race!
Yeah... ive seen U2 3D 5 times already.. and wouldnt want watching it again... and probably will....
And that brings me to another movie that i saw recently, and have seen it twice already. Slumdog Millionaire. The store of a mumbai Chaiwala becoming a millionaire. Funny in parts. Extremely realistic. And after seeing this, i really wouldnt be surprised if someone like that actually turns up in one of these shows and wins it. From the way i looked at the movie, it just tells us what education is. As in, most of us if not all, have studied in so and so school and so and so college, but what have we actually gained from that? A few yellowed out papers and probably a job. But... the essence of it... the knowledge that was thrust into our brains... how many of us actually use that to earn our livelyhood?
What i liked about the movie, very specifically was that it shows us that what we know is what we experience. Not what we learn. Or are tought. Experiences. What we go through in life. That is what can make it for us or break it for us. Not a Harvard degree.... and yeah... i forgot to mention, a lot of luck too... that is an essential ingredient. And that is so very true. Look it all the gazzilionaires around us. Specifically the ones who built there own empires... how many of them had proper formal education till the end? most of them have been college/school dropouts... or have been plain and simply uneducated. But yes, they did go through experiences in life that most people did not go through. That was their learning. And yeah, being at the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing (in other words, a lot of Luck) - thats what made them.
And this is exactly what the movie according to me is all about. You could be a professor or whatever, but, that does not mean you could win a contest... you would lose, because you remember what you experience. Not what you learn.
And talking about learning brings me to this company called Palm... who over the last few years had a lot of learning to do. A little bit of history first = Palm was once upon a time was one of the best handheld manufacturers. They were the ones who introduced the concept of handheld devices to take care of all your computing needs while you were on the go. And then they introduced to the world the concept of smartphones, by integrating their handheld technology with mobile technology... and that churned out wonders for palm... I swear by my Palm Treo.. its the best phone i have ever had... and the best part about it is The OS... it rocks. But then Palm started having troubles... on the OS development front... and they started using Windows OS on teir phones (something that a Palm OS user like me totally detests)... and started making people go in for better WinMobile options (like the HTC's and O2's) And then they went into hibernation.
They did not manage to introduce anything new for the last quite a few years. Everybody thought Palm was dead. nada. the end.But. Behind the closed doors, Palm probably went on a learning mode. Learning what the Iphones and the HTC's were managing to pull off, and why. And then they created something totally awesome. Im actually drooling as i type this. Just check out https://www.palm.com
They introduced the Palm Pre. It looks drop dead gorgeous. And they have crammed everything they knew... everything they had learnt over the years into one small-little-drop-dead-gorgeous thing. Its got everything. Trust me. Name a feature on any other phone. It has it. And much much more.
Two things that totally take the cake away for me -
1. The new Palm WebOS. Palm OS was always known for its speed and memory management. It was awesome. Fast, easy, intuitive and very vey good looking. But this one is one big leap. Firstly, it is completely web based. That is, everything... i mean everything... is either written in HTML, Java, PHP etc. A beautiful concept.. must say. So, if you have a basic knowledge of any of the gibberish mentioned inthe previous sentence, you could, effectively write personalized applications for it! And if you dont have any knowledge of the above, dont worry, some other blokes on the net would!
That leaves me waiting. Desperately waiting for its release (yes, it has only be 'introduced' not 'released'). And it is going to be my next phone, from the day someone starts to sell it.
PS: I was joking about witchcraft :-) Its actually Magnetic Induction. ;-)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
A Letter to the Terrorists!
Dear Mr. Terrorist!
It gave me immense pride to see 10 of your brothers, probably just 25 years old or less, do what they did in the bustling city of Mumbai! So young! and yet so strong and motivated! And what passion! I must say, it is very rarely that one gets to se such passion in todays youth!
Im sorry to hear that you could not achieve your target of blowing up the Taj and of slaying 5000 people, unfortunately i think you did a mistake of underestimating the fact that we have outfits like the NSG and MARCOS also, other than just Mumbai Police to fight you guys!
I just have a few requests for you - and trust me, these will benefit us as well as you guys and your so called goals!
1. Next time when you plan something like this, please make sure that at least 90% of the people killed are Indian politicians and Beaurocrats - the rest 10% could be all the fat assed, pot bellied and corrupt police officers. Trust me, this will shake the world more than you killing say a 100 innocent people. Try it, say tomorrow you were to kill LK Advani, Mulayam Singh and Laloo Prasad together, you really dont know how shaken this country would be, if not the entire world.
When you kill innocents, it is news for just a few days, the investigations go on for decades, and in a few weeks everybody forgets what even happened - unfortunately, thats the way we are - but if you were to do as i told you above, it will be remembered for ages. (This applies more so if you were to kill say the prime minister)
How would this benefit us? Well, as Indians, we too are also sick of these old and dumb politicians, who take 5 minutes just to start speaking a speech (and five minutes interval after every sentence spoken). They do not realize that they have a job to do - for the people of the country, and not for themselves - and if we were to get rid of these old hags, we could get some fresh young blood into the political system (which hopefully unlike the latest breed of the Gandhis, would understand that THIS IS A JOB! - and not a PR mission) . This fresh blood would hopefully one day bomb the shit out of our so-called-neighbour (if you know what i mean), and that would be it. No war, no tension on the border, Nothing. And that would mean no reason for you to fight and kill anybody else, and also at the same time no need for young people like you to get killed!
2. I would recommend all of you go and attend proper Koran classes at a university or something (considering you guys can read or write as well as you can fire a weapon) - Because somehow i feel your understanding of Islam is very different from the rest of the world. Or better still, why dont you guys sit down with some of the prominent Islamic & Koran teachers and have a debate on what actually the Koran says. Because the regular public (i.e., the Non-Muslims) get quite confused - as they hear something else about Islam, but have been seeing something totally different. So, just end this debate once and for all.
It would be great Mr. Terrorist if you could take the above points into consideration!. It would really help your cause and ours too. And trust me, politicians in India are not that difficult to target - whenever you see a road being closed (because of a MLA or MP going through) - just look out for a contingent of ambassadors and contessas going thru that, and then all it would take is one or two rockets or missiles (which im sure you guys have enough of) - and considering you guys could so coolly figure out and manage the latest attacks at Taj and Oberois, im sure this would not be too difficult a task, logistically. And bam! - one idiot less for you and for us to think about!
So Mr. Terrorist, hope you get into some action soon, and relieve us of all this shit happening.
Warm Regards
A believer
PS: And while youre at it, just put one in your head as well - would give you a taste of what a lot of people went through recently.
It gave me immense pride to see 10 of your brothers, probably just 25 years old or less, do what they did in the bustling city of Mumbai! So young! and yet so strong and motivated! And what passion! I must say, it is very rarely that one gets to se such passion in todays youth!
Im sorry to hear that you could not achieve your target of blowing up the Taj and of slaying 5000 people, unfortunately i think you did a mistake of underestimating the fact that we have outfits like the NSG and MARCOS also, other than just Mumbai Police to fight you guys!
I just have a few requests for you - and trust me, these will benefit us as well as you guys and your so called goals!
1. Next time when you plan something like this, please make sure that at least 90% of the people killed are Indian politicians and Beaurocrats - the rest 10% could be all the fat assed, pot bellied and corrupt police officers. Trust me, this will shake the world more than you killing say a 100 innocent people. Try it, say tomorrow you were to kill LK Advani, Mulayam Singh and Laloo Prasad together, you really dont know how shaken this country would be, if not the entire world.
When you kill innocents, it is news for just a few days, the investigations go on for decades, and in a few weeks everybody forgets what even happened - unfortunately, thats the way we are - but if you were to do as i told you above, it will be remembered for ages. (This applies more so if you were to kill say the prime minister)
How would this benefit us? Well, as Indians, we too are also sick of these old and dumb politicians, who take 5 minutes just to start speaking a speech (and five minutes interval after every sentence spoken). They do not realize that they have a job to do - for the people of the country, and not for themselves - and if we were to get rid of these old hags, we could get some fresh young blood into the political system (which hopefully unlike the latest breed of the Gandhis, would understand that THIS IS A JOB! - and not a PR mission) . This fresh blood would hopefully one day bomb the shit out of our so-called-neighbour (if you know what i mean), and that would be it. No war, no tension on the border, Nothing. And that would mean no reason for you to fight and kill anybody else, and also at the same time no need for young people like you to get killed!
2. I would recommend all of you go and attend proper Koran classes at a university or something (considering you guys can read or write as well as you can fire a weapon) - Because somehow i feel your understanding of Islam is very different from the rest of the world. Or better still, why dont you guys sit down with some of the prominent Islamic & Koran teachers and have a debate on what actually the Koran says. Because the regular public (i.e., the Non-Muslims) get quite confused - as they hear something else about Islam, but have been seeing something totally different. So, just end this debate once and for all.
It would be great Mr. Terrorist if you could take the above points into consideration!. It would really help your cause and ours too. And trust me, politicians in India are not that difficult to target - whenever you see a road being closed (because of a MLA or MP going through) - just look out for a contingent of ambassadors and contessas going thru that, and then all it would take is one or two rockets or missiles (which im sure you guys have enough of) - and considering you guys could so coolly figure out and manage the latest attacks at Taj and Oberois, im sure this would not be too difficult a task, logistically. And bam! - one idiot less for you and for us to think about!
So Mr. Terrorist, hope you get into some action soon, and relieve us of all this shit happening.
Warm Regards
A believer
PS: And while youre at it, just put one in your head as well - would give you a taste of what a lot of people went through recently.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Mumbai Burns - Gather votes.
Mumbai Burns... and i have been watching it burn for more than 50 hours now. Taj & Oberois - two hotels ive always wanted to work for - and i had a lot of friends that work there - and yes, quite a few of them are dead.
And you cant really imagine how disturbed i am.
And what pisses me - listening to our f&^%ing politicians - the encounter is still on - people are still dying - bullets are still flying - and the bloody idiots, who dont even have the bloody brains or energy to move their fat asses, are blaming each other. LK Advani is telling people that when BJP was in rule, they controlled all terrorist attacks. Manmohan Singh sits like a bloody dumb ass on national TV and speaks some bloody irrevelent bullshit.
WAKE UP u idiots... innocent are dead... stop fucking thinking about votes right now!
And you know whos to blame?
Its all of us. The way we are brought up. The kind of values that we inherit. We the Indians. We, who believe in non-violence. We who believe in secularism. We, who will still wake up tomorrow morning, and go to work, as if everything is normal, even if we are in mumbai.
Rewind 9/11 - what does Bush do?? Bomb al qaida until they shit in their pants. 26/11 - what does India do? Blame each other... make use of the situation to pull votes.
Pakistan is to blame? - Then bloody move your ass and do something about it.
And that brings me to Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The person because of whom we still are fighting - and his bloody doctrines which we still follow - if you get hit on one cheek, put the other one forward. Unfortunately Mr. Singh and Mr. Advani, times have changed. If they hit you, and you dont hit them back, they will bloody laugh at your face and slap you again. They have no remorse.
Funny situation right? Somebody slaps two people on the face, and instead of slapping him back, or getting together and kicking him in the but, the two people start fighting on whos fault it was that they got slapped - thats exactly whats happening.
Im sitting in Dubai, i have lost some very good friends - and it really hurts seeing the way this entire issue is being turned political. Is this really what the people of India want to hear?
And you know what else is to blame - Secularism. Our bloody government should understand that you can never, ever satisfy every person/community/religion/group. And this should have been understood during the partition itself. But our beliefs are so bloody strong, that we chose to ignore everything around us.
No offences meant here - i have nothing against Islam or Moslems. But fact is, two communities, with inherent differences can never live in peace together - unless enforced to do so. Just compare to the UAE. This is a Muslim country - and it is not secular. 80% of the population is expats - a lot of whom are non-muslims. And everybody lives in peace. Why? Because you are enforced to do so. It is very clear to you that this is a muslim country, and if you live here, you better follow what is right for them. You live by their rules. And you can not dare to break them.
Its the bloody secularism that is killing us.
And i couldnt stop shaking my head when i read the so called email sent by the terrorists. "Muslims are targetted in India". You know what dudes - weve had a muslim prime minister. A muslim president. A muslim chief of staff. And no where in the Qoran does it say that you are "targetted" in any which way, you should retaliate by killing innocent people.
Actually, these assholes have no religion. They use religion only as a basis to create communal tension. No religion talks of killing innocents. And yeah - you want to improve the condition of Muslims in India?? Then bloody stop using your brains and money on guns and planning terrorist missions - get educated - do something worthwhile - invent something new - create a better life for upcoming generations.
And on the last note.
Kaizad, we will miss you. May your soul rest in peace.
PS : sorry if i sound confused / pissed of / upset / disturbed. But i am. This is shit happening. And no body with the power to do something about it is doing anything.
And you cant really imagine how disturbed i am.
And what pisses me - listening to our f&^%ing politicians - the encounter is still on - people are still dying - bullets are still flying - and the bloody idiots, who dont even have the bloody brains or energy to move their fat asses, are blaming each other. LK Advani is telling people that when BJP was in rule, they controlled all terrorist attacks. Manmohan Singh sits like a bloody dumb ass on national TV and speaks some bloody irrevelent bullshit.
WAKE UP u idiots... innocent are dead... stop fucking thinking about votes right now!
And you know whos to blame?
Its all of us. The way we are brought up. The kind of values that we inherit. We the Indians. We, who believe in non-violence. We who believe in secularism. We, who will still wake up tomorrow morning, and go to work, as if everything is normal, even if we are in mumbai.
Rewind 9/11 - what does Bush do?? Bomb al qaida until they shit in their pants. 26/11 - what does India do? Blame each other... make use of the situation to pull votes.
Pakistan is to blame? - Then bloody move your ass and do something about it.
And that brings me to Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The person because of whom we still are fighting - and his bloody doctrines which we still follow - if you get hit on one cheek, put the other one forward. Unfortunately Mr. Singh and Mr. Advani, times have changed. If they hit you, and you dont hit them back, they will bloody laugh at your face and slap you again. They have no remorse.
Funny situation right? Somebody slaps two people on the face, and instead of slapping him back, or getting together and kicking him in the but, the two people start fighting on whos fault it was that they got slapped - thats exactly whats happening.
Im sitting in Dubai, i have lost some very good friends - and it really hurts seeing the way this entire issue is being turned political. Is this really what the people of India want to hear?
And you know what else is to blame - Secularism. Our bloody government should understand that you can never, ever satisfy every person/community/religion/group. And this should have been understood during the partition itself. But our beliefs are so bloody strong, that we chose to ignore everything around us.
No offences meant here - i have nothing against Islam or Moslems. But fact is, two communities, with inherent differences can never live in peace together - unless enforced to do so. Just compare to the UAE. This is a Muslim country - and it is not secular. 80% of the population is expats - a lot of whom are non-muslims. And everybody lives in peace. Why? Because you are enforced to do so. It is very clear to you that this is a muslim country, and if you live here, you better follow what is right for them. You live by their rules. And you can not dare to break them.
Its the bloody secularism that is killing us.
And i couldnt stop shaking my head when i read the so called email sent by the terrorists. "Muslims are targetted in India". You know what dudes - weve had a muslim prime minister. A muslim president. A muslim chief of staff. And no where in the Qoran does it say that you are "targetted" in any which way, you should retaliate by killing innocent people.
Actually, these assholes have no religion. They use religion only as a basis to create communal tension. No religion talks of killing innocents. And yeah - you want to improve the condition of Muslims in India?? Then bloody stop using your brains and money on guns and planning terrorist missions - get educated - do something worthwhile - invent something new - create a better life for upcoming generations.
And on the last note.
Kaizad, we will miss you. May your soul rest in peace.
PS : sorry if i sound confused / pissed of / upset / disturbed. But i am. This is shit happening. And no body with the power to do something about it is doing anything.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Some Floyd Lyrics
Some Pink Floyd Lyrics that have really been inspiring/hitting/moving me these days... Just dont know how these guys write down about life in such simple words, and portrayed it so beautifully. Taken from the album "The Wall"
Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man.
Night after night, we pretend its all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more.
And I can feel one of my turns coming on.
I feel cold as a razor blade,
Tight as a tourniquet,
Dry as a funeral drum.
Run to the bedroom, In the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favorite axe.
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase,One of my bad days.
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would'ya?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
And Heres another one -
I don't need no arms around me
And I dont need no drugs to calm me.
I have seen the writing on the wall.
Don't think I need anything at all.
No! Don't think I'll need anything at all.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall.
All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.
Inspiring... totally
Floyd really does rock.
Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man.
Night after night, we pretend its all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more.
And I can feel one of my turns coming on.
I feel cold as a razor blade,
Tight as a tourniquet,
Dry as a funeral drum.
Run to the bedroom, In the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favorite axe.
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase,One of my bad days.
Would you like to watch T.V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would'ya?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
And Heres another one -
I don't need no arms around me
And I dont need no drugs to calm me.
I have seen the writing on the wall.
Don't think I need anything at all.
No! Don't think I'll need anything at all.
All in all it was all just bricks in the wall.
All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.
Inspiring... totally
Floyd really does rock.
Insomnia
Lying in my bed
Thoughts going through my head
The TV flickers on the music sings along
Time passes slow
Is it me? Or is it my Insomnia?
The trafiic dosent stop outside
The air conditioner hums on
The street light pours in through the balcony
I can hear some music next door
What should i do? Lie here?
Or reach out?
Is it me? Or is it my Insomnia?
Its slow, so slow
But the learning goes on
slowly steadily
i learn to move on
In this state of zombiness
some sense prevails
But is that me? Or is it my Insomnia?
It is me.
Thoughts going through my head
The TV flickers on the music sings along
Time passes slow
Is it me? Or is it my Insomnia?
The trafiic dosent stop outside
The air conditioner hums on
The street light pours in through the balcony
I can hear some music next door
What should i do? Lie here?
Or reach out?
Is it me? Or is it my Insomnia?
Its slow, so slow
But the learning goes on
slowly steadily
i learn to move on
In this state of zombiness
some sense prevails
But is that me? Or is it my Insomnia?
It is me.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Buddha on the Ledge
Moving into a new house is always such a frekin' pain in the you know where!!.. but i finally finished.. without even taking a day off work! Thanks to Mr. Dawood (the pathan guy who helped me move... not the underworld one) i managed to move all my cartons into my new place before i was literally put on the streets by my (now) previous house owners!
Unpacking generally takes more time... and took me around a week but yippeee doodle dee... today i finally finished setting the house up - after two trips to Ikea and numerous others to various wierd shops... just a little bit tweaking here and there is left, otherwise, the house looks livable -
And that brings us to the Buddha - have had this idol for almost 4 months - never quite had a proper place to put it in - but finally figured out that my kitchen ledge - connecting my kitchen to the living room happens to be the perfect place for it - and with my cool Ikea lamp focussing on it, it looks damn neat - and at peace finally!
So behold - here are the first few snaps of my new house - unfortunately, they are only of the buddha... but im sure you will get an idea of how the rest of the house looks - it just follows the same theme ---
PS: Sorry for not updating the Formula 1 Scene- it was the most awesome end to the season - but i really wanted massa to win the championship - and was literally very depressed to see him lose at the final turn. That is why, there is not going to be a congratulations post / condolence post for either hamilton or massa. All we can do is hope that next year the prancing horse dominates!
Unpacking generally takes more time... and took me around a week but yippeee doodle dee... today i finally finished setting the house up - after two trips to Ikea and numerous others to various wierd shops... just a little bit tweaking here and there is left, otherwise, the house looks livable -
And that brings us to the Buddha - have had this idol for almost 4 months - never quite had a proper place to put it in - but finally figured out that my kitchen ledge - connecting my kitchen to the living room happens to be the perfect place for it - and with my cool Ikea lamp focussing on it, it looks damn neat - and at peace finally!
So behold - here are the first few snaps of my new house - unfortunately, they are only of the buddha... but im sure you will get an idea of how the rest of the house looks - it just follows the same theme ---
PS: Sorry for not updating the Formula 1 Scene- it was the most awesome end to the season - but i really wanted massa to win the championship - and was literally very depressed to see him lose at the final turn. That is why, there is not going to be a congratulations post / condolence post for either hamilton or massa. All we can do is hope that next year the prancing horse dominates!
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