One of the biggest icon of my time or may be an icon who evolved during our times.
His life have been a sort of troubled one starting from his makeover to his child abuse case and his addiction but someone told me that he never grew…”He remained a child till death.”
RIP MJ.The world will miss you.
Not that i am great supporter of pakistan..ratherbeing an Indian i would not support Pakistan to win the trophyBut one thing really stuck me during the opening match for pakistan in the T20 world cup.During a pre match conference Pakistan captain said that his team would strive hard to bring atleast some cheers to the people of the WAR torn nation PAKISTAN.And that showed the importance why they needed to get the cup.Its been true that sports do bring in many smiles and happiness.all said i supported pakistan only when India was out of the World Cup due to oo performance 
God bless those people who have been suffering due to the misdeeds of other in the name of religion or ideology.
Actually as usual was going through a lot of blog stuff when i came around a organisation called COMPASSION…This organisation works by visiting countries badly in poverty and each member sponsors a child..They sponsor the education and basic stuffs for the poor child…And they have made some trips and sponsored some.Just a excerpt from one of their blog
“Our kids write their sponsored children almost every month. They read the letters they get in return. They pray for their child and even contribute some of their own money toward their care. Our kids don’t walk on water. Not even close. They grumble when something they don’t like hits their plate and say “mine” as much if not more than your kids do. But they’re learning. They know the difference between hungry and starving now. And they can find Ethiopia, India, Uganda and El Slavador on a globe for sure.”
Was shocked to see INDIA one among the lists like Uganda,Ethiopia and a thinking deeply set in as Is India doing that bad or this is the wat people from foreign countries perceive India to be ???I dont think India has gone to that extent where majority of the people are living for someone to help them out.I do agree that most of the population is poor and they need help in some way to go through life but India as a collective nation of states doesn’t definitely has to appear so poor to others.Every nation has its own share of Poverty bugging them and they try to cope with it.I can show such people in richest of the richest nations too.But why is that India being shown in such bad light.Most foreigners see India as a place for charity where they can pour in their surplus and add their names to the list of Donors.But the real India doesn’t really come to their Eyes.Do they just see Calcutta as India.Whenever i have read such a article the only mentioned Indian state is Calcutta.I agree that worse conditions exist in calcutta and poverty is everywhere there but that is not INDIA.Its just a small part of India.And films like SlumDog have infact made this view of India strong in the minds of those foreigners.It would not be surprising to see a increase in donations after this movie.Its true that India has bad roads ,Houses are small,you don’t find big buildings,But still the truth is people are happy living here.They don’t want to go to places having good roads,Huge buildings,posh areas…And that is wat that matters the most or should matter the most to any nation.
The truth may be that government in the name of communism has not done enough to uplift the people there(But Communism suggests growth in the interest of all labour and people….Exactly opposite in Calcutta).Is Communism working in such parts .A age when the whole nation or parts of it are seeing major growth and betterment of at-least some lives why are they still clinging on to the old concept of Communism .Don’t know but for the past few days i have been having some really bad examples of Communism.This thinking of mine were further aggravated due to the recent visit to Kerala-one more communist state in India.I do agree Communism has its own benefits but i have seen many negatives rather than positives.
All views expressed in my blog are personal views and has no resemblance to my working with any organistaion or anyone related to me.
Just came upon this article …Very Interesting one.
There is a big, wide, glossy world out there benchpressing our idea of what it means to appear Indian.
From Arunachal Pradesh to Lakshadweep to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Himachal Pradesh, Indians look extremely different from each other, our lives are extremely different from each other. But if you were a Martian trying to understand India through popular media you would not see this abundance, and you certainly would not believe Dr Majumdar. A Martian would assume from advertisements that Indians are a nation of tall, fair, Hindu, affluent people who live in cities. A Martian would assume that most Indians are only a hair’s breadth away in appearance from white people.
In India, religious and linguistic identity deeply defines political life. The idea of pretending blindness to identity is absurd. However, Indian popular culture does not reflect our wide differences and is increasingly forcing us to present a uniform formulaic face to the world. And to ourselves. Here are some basic rules to understand who the cloned Indian of popular culture is.
RULE 1
All Indians are north Indian unless proven otherwise.
Of the 28 states and seven union territories of India, the people we see in popular culture are broadly from the Hindi-speaking states. South Indians in advertising land — that fictional universe that dominates our imagination and designs our emotions — speak Brahmin Tamil, bear lavish sandalwood paste marks and speak exclusively in a comic manner. In a country where it is a tired cliché that everyone south of the Vindhyas is Madrasi, large swathes are simply invisible.
RULE 2
All Indians are Hindu unless proven otherwise.
RULE 3
All Indians are fair, except when they don’t try.
RULE 4
All Indians live in cities and are rich.
The world of Indians in popular culture is highly aspirational. From the breakfast counters of advertising land’s imagined kitchens to the models walking down streets with French loaves sticking attractively out of shopping bags, much of Indian advertising is hungry for a global romance.
RULE 5
Indians look exactly like Caucasians.
For the full article go here, http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Ne210309coverstory.asp
Finally what everyone have been thinking should not happen is going to happen…Mr.M.K.Alagiri have been given the ticket to contest from madurai…It was never expected that he would go in for some post like a MP or MLA….But its gonna happen soon…And going by the trend he has created and knowing the power he has in south tamil nadu it is highly probable that soon he would be an MP and that would be rather funny to see…From now on no one can expect
what will be the future of madurai…Hope something good happens.
Probably the next turn in my circle of life would be joining SDM IMD soon for doing my MBA.I just got selected and doing the initial formalities.As for the college ,its in mysore amid very scenic location on the way to chamundi hill.Hope this next phase of my life turns out to be a good one with good results:-)
There are very few movies which really brings you down and leaves you with memories of the film and also do brings some tears down your cheeks….The Forrest Gump is one of those movies…I accidentally bought this movie hoping to see one more good performance of Tom Hanks and yet again it proves to be one of his bests..I really makes me think what must be in the directors mind when they attempt to make such movie…Do they come up with a story or its picked from some real life incidents.Whatever it is, Hats off to the director and the performers.With some very realistic and emotional scenes this movie is sure to be one of my favourites…
This movie is about a not so smart guy called Forrest Gump and his journey through Life.The journey which he describes as a free flow of events that happened by chance but whatever happened remained made his destiny…The movie starts of which this wonderful dialogue”Life is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you will get out of it”.So if you are interested in one of those classic movies, give it a try…
So its another year passing by and bringing down my life by one more year…..Probably i would say another uneventful year passing by…So what happened in the last one year….When i sit down to think about it absolutely nothing comes to my mind…Have i been lifeless for one year or this software job has bored me to that extend or what,i don know..Am really waiting for a change somehow…Something that makes living interesting..something that I can be happy doing…And probably lots of days goes thinking what is that which can make life a little interesting…
One year in software has been a pretty dull one…The same routing goes on daily..Come to office at 10…have lunch…Hear to some crap from others and at the end go and sleep…The same events have been in a endless loop for a year…Waiting desperately for some kind of an miracle to happen…Life is dull..nothing good…sometimes i just feel of going on a life long trip somewhere…going around all the places…no responsibilities…no chasing money…no emotions…jus pure joy visiting the whole world…But that can happen only in dreams..May be can become a saint going around himalaya:-):-)Many times i wish i had been a COOK in some hotel…strange thought but still i would love doing that rather than writing code for some nonsense software:-):-)Many times think why cant we be in college for whole of our life…It was a good life…no worry…no tensions…not enough money but still very much satisfied..those were actually good days with lots of friends around…And now you can hardly find anyone really concerned…,But LIFE goes on…hmmm hope god helps solve this puzzle called life somehow…..Will be writing more about it later:-)
Waiting eagerly for the ROBOT:-)
The best things in life
1.When you are driving a bike in heavy traffic,a baby in the rear side of the car seeing you and making strange facial expressions,smiling and all those baby stuffs.Probably the best thing for me to get crazy.Jus gives unlimited happiness.
2.When you are at home getting bored and thinking what to do and a very good friend of yours calls up and you end up talking for hours.The best time pass!!!!
3.On a hill station, very cool,its drizzling all the day and you have a ice cream in your hand and licking it till you just have the stick in your hand.Experienced it many times.
4.In a group of friends and some innocent soul caught between us and dragging him to his limit and ending up laughing up till ur stomach aches.
5.Driving your way through drizzling rain without your helmet and getting each drop on your face.
6.A small pat from someone close to you for a job well done.
7.Watching a Rajini movie on the first day of its release and shouting till your voice gets off.
8.Fighting for the snacks any friend brings from home and ending up having the largest share:-)Rare this days those were good days.
9.A good sleep after a hard days work and that rarely happens cos there has never been a hard working day:-)
10.Sitting alone on a beach and just getting amazed by the vastness of the see.
11.Sitting on Aquada fort(Goa) and jus being null and thinking nothing.
12.Having the IPOD plugged and driving through no traffic and not feeling shy that someone is watching you singing loudly while driving.probably most of the good things have been while driving!!!!
13.When you get in some problem and a friend gets into the same mess of things,Just feels great that you are not alone…You have got someone with you to get thrashings too.:-)
14.When noone at home and you let your music system so loud enough and do whatever you want-dance,sing aloud,eat without any restriction,and jus let your mind free .
15.the most important of all-foooooood…Jus cant miss any chance to stuff things in mouth..You can see the results.
16.Seeing sharukh movies…
17.You have a practise of writing a blog or a diary and after many years you read through the same and imagine the old events..really brings a smile on your face as to how silly you used to be…and probably a little sadness that where did all those days go.
18.meeting up and old friend and knowing that that friend still remembers the pet names you used in college or school and recollecting all those special moments in life.
19.Getting up at 6 in the morning trying to go jogging and convincing yourself to sleep for ten more minutes and that small sleep lasting for hours.
20.preparing something different in kitchen when noone is at home.Whatever crap you make,it tastes good.Have prepared some really disgusting things.
21.Wishing for something you want and someone surprising you with that as a gift.I got my IPOD.
22.Probably the time when you are not worried about your future and jus living that moment.
23.Browsing for some good CD’s in a shop and making someone with you frustrated by making them wait.
24.A small child coming and hugging you.
25.Having IDLI’s and DOSA’s:-)
Enough for now…a new list soon:-)
Probably the list will go on…Life is made up of all this small small things that inspire you and make you believe that living is not that bad and you can enjoy those small incidents and get that happiness which no money or no relationship can give.Enjoy those moments cos LIFE IS GOOOOOD when you come across those things which really make you happy. This are the things which made my life a little simple:-)
