Quote of the day

"If you give peanuts you will find monkeys at work"
Some brave soul had told this to the boss in the office.
So true!

5 Things that have changed since Sunil left

1. Wake up at 6.40 and still catch up the morning bus :)

2. Super scared of loosing / leaving room keys at office desk :(
frantically search for keys each time I leave for the day

3. Getting undivided attention of Anu and Vamsi in the cubicle. :(
Though Anu have stopped asking questions, Vamsi have started asking them

4. Net download speed have doubled :)

5. Sri and co gives me company in the breakfast table without a fail…:(
where from the earth he developed this idea that I might need the company first thing in the morning.

Corner Office!

If you look back on your life
What do you remember?
The corner office....
Yes....how the hell you hit it so right? I vee been seeing this Tata Safari ad for quite some time now, but never did it seem so true like its today...

Go Chase you Dreams!

Life doesn't really always take you to the desired places. You hope for things, you prey for things, you see dreams for things....and then u suddenly realise u has landed in a place which is no way nearer to the things u ever hoped or wished. But then there is an uneasy comfort and peace in this place. You stay glued to this place. Enjoy the uneasy calmness, kill your dreams, sulk, slog, smile and perish. So many of these tombstones, I see all around. Pretending people with artificial smiles and black hole inside.

Then there are people who jump to the turbulent river ahead, try to swim, get drifted by the current, may get drown. Some might also manage to cross it and reach the desired land. Who knows? I don’t know how it feels to jump into the uncertainty from the shore. How might it feel to win or loose after you jumped. All I know is there must be a satisfaction. Satisfaction that I chased my dreamed.

Yesterday while giving VD the emotional farewell, these are few thoughts that lingered. Dude u really has taken a great jump .......now swim across and reach where you dreamed to be. My wishes are with you.

Summer is in!

Summer is in it seems! At this given instance most of my friends are flaunting sun glasses on their Orkut profile pic.

What happened to Anshuman and all you females??? You can flaunt the glares too!

I Voted!

I voted!
I have done it again
 just like i ve been doing it ever since i attained the offical age of Voting. 4 times in a row, pressing that button, every time it has been put for me to exercise my democratic rights.

Its a good and proud feel to be a responsible citizen. And atleast when i crib about goverment , i am sure i ve every right to do so, beacuse I Voted!

At this point i must thank and congratulate the Jaagore initiative. This time i registered myself in the Bangalore voter list through Jaagore and its been a really nice and seamless effort. i m hugely impressed by this actual activism. good going guys! u have made a huge diffrence! Even the sarkari babus/mams whom i dealt in the due process were also swift, efficient and less irritating.pleasent surprize i tell u!

so how about u ??? did u voted ?

i Scored 68%!

I don’t remember when last time i took objective type test. Probably in 2005 GATE exam. As I am absolutely jobless today and i am one of those who is yet to obtain one 4 wheeler driving license, out of curiosity I have landed in Karnataka Govt's transport Dept website. The site , a typical showcase of NIC(National Informatics Centre) is surprisingly loaded with relevant information. 

 And the most interesting is the sample test link for the first timers like me. i took the test with a 68% score (94 0ut of 137 correct) which i feel is not so bad score to get through, i hope the government official out there also feels the same. 

Anyways over all its a great initiative by the government to provide such relevant information in the public domain. At least it sensitizes one to the traffic rules.

let me know how much did u score and if u beat me in that? 

PS: http://rto.kar.nic.in/QA.htm

 

LUCK BY CHANCE, happy by choice!

I am happy because I chose it!

Yes that’s the one liner that the film ends with. Yes this is the line that still resonates with me, hours after the film.

Seeing the film was a half hearted call. May be I booked the tickets because there was nothing else to do. Though I was a fan of Frahan Akhtar, I was utterly disappointed last time when he failed to Rock on .Frankly speaking I was quite skeptical about this one. There is no hero (I am yet to consider Farhan to be one), there are lots of other heroes (the trailer showed every damn face, and I don’t want an OSO again). The things that worked for it may be the looks (Yay! Graphic design rocks) and Isha Sharvani (I ve hots for her since the days of “Kisna”).

Anyways as u ve paid the money in advance you have to show up for it! The film starts, with an impressive title sequence on the unsung heroes behind the film sets, impressive, but not original.  This is what Farhan is capable of, so no points for that. Slowly the story unfolds, characters are starting building up, and plot is all set for yet another emotional soup. Like a typical Frahan Akhtar film it’s had that bunch of friends and share of human emotions and the tasteful portray of relationship. But this time there is the flavor of Bollywood, opps! Hindi Film Industry.

Half way down the films I was kept wondering is it getting stereotype? Yet another tale of Film stars and Star kids. The typical portray of stardom where few get fighting for it and bunch of other born with silver spoon in their mouth. So where is this tale heading for? Should I start mourning for the waste of my time and money???

Hold on, the story is not over yet! Yes the story is not over till the last few minutes. All the skepticism I developed in the due course did end amicably. The film quite poised for a forgettable and stereotype end, quite nicely unfolded to a meaningful turn. Most of the plot and character was stereotype but not the ending. It was an uncommon one for which I must congratulate writer/director Zoya Akhtar. In fact the film breaks conventions and celebrated human values rather than celebrating stars and stardom. Particularly liked fact that it didn’t end making Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) a hero in real life.

Over all, it’s good film to watch with powerful performance by almost all. Frahan did a far better job this time and quite suited to the selfish brat. Konkana Sen was as usual superb. Rishi, Dimple, Juhi and of course Isha will get claps for their work. And for the bunch of the real Stars, Zoya has made justice to most of them with their roles in the film. They came in the right place, for right amount of time and appeared true to their respective images. And if you are willing to listen to St. Saharukh, he made a good point too “when you are someone, don’t forget the people who were close to you when you were no one”. Point taken Sir!

So here is the final verdict the film is worth watching. And if you are an emotional fool like me, u ll like it even more and take down few lines back home.

Overall film:«««««

Thumbs up to: Zoya, Konkana ,Farhan, Rishi, Juhi, Isha, Shiv kar(graphic designer)

Thumbs down : Kareena, Hritik, Shankar Eshhan Loy except for the one song

>>My Next film: DevD

How many?

During the new yr mad rush to wish ALL my friends electronically, I just curiously counted how many of them are there actually?

 Orkut says its 227

Facebook counts it 142

Linkedin connects to 58

The all inclusive Gmail address book lists  418

add family members(technologically challenged ones) +50

Few office colleagues  +80

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Common among all the lists -200

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Sadly the list hover around   350-400 what ever way i calculated!

 

And I was thinking I know so many people around me!

Brand New!

At the point when I am supposed to be drunk, I spotted the new kingfisher...... flying high without an oval back ground! Yes Mallya uncle has quitely changed the packaging for the kingfisher beer and i spotted it even being drunk. 

Any Brownie points for tht?

Ghajini ..reviewd

Forget Rajini ...we have our own Ghajini, oops the catch here is the name of the Bad boy in the film not the hero. I never remember the villain of a film been given such a undue publicity, even before the movie started even i thought this is the too cool name of the hero (I obviously missed the tattoo on Aamir khan). 

Anyways coming back to the point, seeing Ghajini was a desperate move to spice up my boring holidays, n trust me it was not a bad move at all. And SPICE is the word for the film. Enough of seeing perfectionist films where everything happened as it should. Every character acted to it merit. I don’t remember when last time i watched a film within days of its release and without at least 2 peer review. At times you should watch films as tribute to the effort which people have taken in making the film. With people like Aamir khan in driver's seat you won’t get disappointed either.

Thank fully I have neither seen the original Tamil version, not the classy Memento. So it’s a perfect context to enjoy the three long hour and appreciate it. Yes I did appreciate the film. Where the good guy win over the stereotype ugly bad guy. He hit and knocked all bad guys in the due course. He took revenge, showed bunch of raw super powers against laws of gravity and hold on also enacted perfect lover boy too. It all took me down to the memory lanes of the school days, and 80/90's film. Nostalgic huh...

The film completely stands on the mighty shoulder of the hero. After all he has worked hard to shape it up for the occasion. At times there is a overdose of the 6/8 pack abs though, but you can chose to overlook it. The bollywood debutant Asin also should take my credits for doing a good job. I am a bit disappointed with the hype and mismatched screen presence of Jiah Khan. Regarding other aspects, AR Rehman had a bit tame score. But its okay , even Sachin doesn’t score a ton every time. Another thing that I can’t help ignoring is the superb Van Husen Get up for Mr Sanjay Singhania, Our beloved hero. 

Now the final verdict Ghajini brings back the era of action Packed Masala Hindi films, but in a stylish way. Within the over dose of raw violence you will find some perfect romance, relatively decent storyline, excitement and above all promising acting by the main characters. So what more you want? Just a word of caution it’s not a classy film, so don’t go expecting any TZP or DCH. There is always a room for Masala Bollywood films. Right?

PS: Much of my thoughts are biased by the fact that I watch it in a perfect surrounding.

Rex > Morning Show > > Rs 90/- > Single Screen > Back Stall > High decibel cheer when bad guy get hit > Blows of Whistle when Aamir/Jiah enters the screen 

Over all Verdict

Film: «««««

Aamir : «««««

Asin : «««««

Jiah : «««««

AR Rehman : «««««

HSBC+book my show+REX : «««««

Season's Greetings!

Season's Greetings & Happy Holiday's !

( If you are a typography Buff and if the above shapes resemble futura typeface , you are absolutely right and i rock as always. These are supposed to be Holiday Dingbats of Futura typeface, made for the typebattle 33th edition at Typophile. Follow the link to see some more of the type.)

Happy Holidays, anyways!  

Design Sense!

Found at a unusual place, on the bottom of a dust bin, this is a design patent notice tht i have only read and heard so far. Quite a unusual notice for people. Must say some design sense at last and a little recognition of original thoughts.

Hope people will get used to it and most importantly will value the same.

150 cc, 4 stroke Cheetah!

Naming the police patroling as "Cheetah" is a smart(?) move, but of all the things painting the whole of the bike ????? Yes the bike u see is the Bengaluru Police's patroling bike, painted with leaopard's spots. I wonder hw do the riders feel among the curious stares when it prowls on the streets? 

Some shocking buttons.....

sadly i ve been put to make these shocking pieces of buttons which people other wise think will greatly add to the user experience...i wonder how and why.............. 

P.S. Prizes if you can suggest a button longer than this!

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That's exactly is my life and state of mind! 1 month of pixel playing and countless tweaking of 256 pixels i am left drained out and bored!! now it seems the static pixels will move also ....

i wish life also moves with it ! a bit faster may be.

the underpaid poster boy!

Within few days of being the part of the CDG(Communication design group) of INFY, i got featured to the launch pad , the new joinee section of CDG portal. sad part, it is a portal at the infosys intranet so , i cant flaunt it with friends, neither do it adds up to my google search count. but i sit on a hallow feel of TOO COOL creature from NID and felt goo when people actually replied back, saying they liked my profile...i must owe the gratitude to orkut and facebook for obvious help in filling profiles.....

now thats the story of an underpaid designer....

where am i?

back to blogger
after ages. not that i ve stopped feeling , its mainly the internet policy at my work place that prohibits any activity with a mail id sign in using their computer resources.

okey start with the topis......beep beep beep
it was a alert call in the outlook express (the otherwise alien MS programme ). i am heading for the first offcial meeting read KT(knowledge tranfer). after 4 weeks of sitting at the bench (that is the name for not doing any prodductive work ) , i am bored like hell and being bugged by arbit people with mind f@#king touch up works. so obviously i was very excited to strat on my own project and make my dent on this earth.

hardly did i know where am i heading for! after intial phases of smiles, introductions and coffee the meeting landed to the core of the project. out of 9 people in the room each one was a subject expert and they connected with each other . the discussion was very friendly and they were talking strategy, actions, user, coding, technology etc etc. i was waiting desparately to be a part of the talk and say some things....but i just waited waited and waited . with a stupid smile on a face and visible nods every now and then, i pretended to understand everything and tried to show that i dont talk much.never in my life i felt so stupid. the meeting was so depressing that i started questioning my abilities ............

in those time of low self belief , the great Stefan Segmister's quote came to my resque."if you are a designer then design, if you are a manager then manage"....................perfect it is and to my solace. large organizations like this will involve so many diverse people and i am here to do work in my own domain.thank god my organisation recognises my expertise and i guess i still can make a dent on this earth.....

adieu...NID

its a coincidence...with the date , i had my interview for NID on this date, and i am leaving this place in couple of hours.... 3 eventful years quietly passed in between changing so many things . the skeptical and restless feel i had that day is just the same what am feeling now. the red , yellow flowers bloomed in similar fashion....i am just noticing so many coincidences around.....

is it a happy feel or a sad one...i cant figure it out... all that persistent in the mind is , now am a part of this great place. i am surrounded by some great people and there is a long way to go ....

thank you NID.

i will miss u!

Refreshing architecture...right here in India!

i never liked liked what i see all around me in the name of architecture. the disliking just increased a lot after NID made me a little sensitive about life n design. i remeber my B.Arch thesis project of Chattisgarh Assembly house. one of the jury found it too futuristic, but then what are these prominent state buildings are meant to be ? futuristic, inspiring the people of the state or inward looking, rooted to the culture of the land? an optimal blend of both may be.......the thoughts remained then...unanswered...

Today when i saw the Tamilnadu's proposed assembly house concept by GMP architect, Germany. it answered most of my quest. on the first instance it just appears to be an contextual and superb design by the architect. The official press release by the architect regarding the design concept also is quite simple yet impressive. i m looking forward to find more about the project and experience the building may be when its done in 2010.

fine more about the project by fallowing is link.