Chaos

Chess Writing

2011-10-31T18:05:00.001+05:30

I know this is a bloody weird area for me to write on - because I am an average writer and quite an average chess player. Meh, who cares? Catch me on Sportskeeda, writing about chess - mostly for the advanced beginners. http://www.sportskeeda.com/author/aswinsam/ I am also planning to start playing the game again. Only this time, I am actually going to learn stuff.

Velayutham Review - Pattaasu!

2011-10-26T17:38:00.005+05:30

In two words, Mass Entertainer. On seeing the trailer, I was a li'l bit scared. I was scared if this was gonna be another thirupaachi (who am I kidding? I didn't like that movie) - but no, this one was good! In fact, I was quite happy at the end of the movie. It's a must for Vijay fans and fans of the masala movie genre (yes it is one now!) - it's a decent watch for the rest. This is an

Mythos has begun.

2011-10-10T16:49:00.001+05:30

That's the code name for something I've started working on. For the past couple of months, I had been struggling with two book ideas. The struggle was about deciding which book to start working on. One is a book on changing the world. Another is a book on transforming it. One is about what we can do in the future. Another is about understanding the past. Chetan Bhagat's R2020 seems to mildly

Living in the Past

2011-10-05T11:10:00.002+05:30

I've done some totally awesome stuff in my life. Stuff that other normal kids in a middle class atmosphere don't even dream (or at times, know) about. Stuff that makes me wonder if it is possible for one guy to do all that; even with an MBA from an IIM, some of the things from my past will remain just that - the past. I love most parts of my life. The parts where I was scarred have made me the

Credit card chahiye?

2011-08-23T15:49:00.002+05:30

Simple stuff to try out next time you get that irritating call: "Harmless games for the Bored" #1 Rep: Sir, I'm calling from Standard Chartered. Me: What chart? Rep: Standard Chartered. Me: What's that? Rep: Bank sir. Me: Oh Citibank? Indian Bank? Rep: Standard Chartered, sir. Me: Ok ok Axis Bank eh? (can go on till you are bored or till he cuts the phone) #2 (True Story. happened 5 mins back

Jan Lok Pal ver 2.3

2011-08-16T15:38:00.002+05:30

Fot those who have no time to read the draft but are bent on supporting the bill anyway (but WHY!), upto Chapter 3 in the draft alone, I could see these many problems. Refrained myself from adding too many opinions. Think for yourself. (Excerpts from draft at the IAC site itself) THE JAN LOKPAL BILL 2011 ... The bill, therefore, provides that the vigilance machinery and the grievance

What did the poor Villains ever do to you?

2011-08-16T10:48:00.005+05:30

I am sick of all the people cheering the movie heroes on in real life. They get the bigger salaries, they punch other people in the movies, they get to do all kinds of things with the heroine, they get all the songs, the audience claps for their name, cheers them during stunts and punch dialogues, they get most of the screen time in the trailers and the movie itself... In addition to all this,

உயிர் எழுத்து

2011-06-27T11:49:00.002+05:30

எண்ணத்தை விட வேகமாக கரைந்ததென் நம்பிக்கை... என் மேல் எனக்கிருந்த நம்பிக்கை. கடிகார நேரத்தை நிறுத்த முயன்றேன் மாதங்களுக்கு முன்னால். மறந்திடத் துடிக்கும் அந்நிகழ்வுகளுக்குப் பின்னால். இனி காலம் முன் சென்று பயனில்லை அல்லவா? கனா கண்டு கொண்டே இருக்கிறது மனம் இன்னும், அது கனியாது எனத் தெரிந்தும்.பகுத்தறிவு அதை ஒதுக்கக் கூடப் பார்த்தது; இறுதியில் ஒதுங்கியதோ என்னறிவே. மண்ணுலகில் எதுவும் செய்ய

Trademark Thamizh

2011-06-24T11:13:00.004+05:30

Some guy in Mumbai : @^(%(#&(%_*&# (translated into English as 'feels good to see another marati fellow at the workplace') Team mate at ABG: "Really? TN? Don't tell me! You are Mallu, no?" Random girl I tried talking to: "You? Thamizh? That too from Chennai? He he, don't pull my leg. Okay, tell me. hmmm, who is the Mayor of Chennai?" (Sigh.) A fellow IIMB guy after 1+ years: "You're at I-top?

The Jan Lok Pal

2011-04-09T08:48:00.004+05:30

Things I like about the movement: a) It has brought people out of their indifferent lives to at least SAY something about politics. b) It's always better to have more people getting involved in politics. c) Intentions to 'make the country better' are commendable. d) Anna Hazare's determination at this age - Respect. Things I don't like about the movement: a) Fasting unto death: I remember the

South Park

2011-04-04T10:44:00.002+05:30

Though I'd heard much about this series and have seen Eric Cartman's pic as the profile picture of many a people on Facebook and before that, Orkut, here's one thing I didn't know till I started watching that online. That show is the very definition of genius. I am just watching Season 4 now, but to take topics that most people would find offensive to even mention in public, make a show mocking

The Mobile phone

2011-04-01T11:17:00.001+05:30

Flashback, in Eastman Colour: Location: A Big Classroom, Coimbatore Institute of Technology Year: 2007 A guy is bored to sleep in the last row of the class, while even in that state, he keeps messaging... The three thoughts in his head at that moment: "Damn, useless class...", "The mobile phone is the best invention of the 20th century. Wireless magic." and "(in four-pieces-style) 100 free

Macro macro

2011-03-21T20:21:00.007+05:30

Macro Macro, looming right In the morning... Oh the fright! What immortal hand or eye Could score in that fearful quiz-ze-ry? In what distant deeps or biz. Lay the answers of thine quiz? On what wings dare I aspire? What the hell, dare C's the higher? And what boulder & what dart, Could you throw right at my heart? And just when my heart began to beat... Another quiz? Friggin' neat. What the

Crazy day. Really crazy day.

2011-03-18T22:36:00.000+05:30

Ok, So I got up to news of two friends getting injured - one of them actually woke me up. I learnt what crying from your heart means - that was the dream I was in before I woke up - and I am very sure I'll never forget that. Like ever. I got a personal worst score in the macroeconomics test I so proudly blogged about. Gawd I am scared of it now. I woke up once again... this time in the

Game Theory in Macroeconomics?

2011-03-02T20:46:00.003+05:30

I am curious. Today, I attended a quiz in Macroeconomics... There were ten multiple choice questions, 5 questions that required very short answers and a graph to draw. I, of course, didn't prepare one bit for the exam...as usual. I set out like solving a Hindu Crossword. For example, there were two questions with similar options. If A = B, then C or D If A = 1- B, then C or D Picked same

Yea Ok

2011-03-01T10:46:00.004+05:30

I truly and deeply hate it when there are a gazillion things to do to get a useless degree and you don't want to do any of them. Not one. And the best part is, no other college is any better. Some are far worse off. Some things I don't like and MBA has: a) PPTs (presentations) b) Cases c) More or less pointless assignments (I think SMBDP assignments would be useful...but I don't understand that

The Laws of Laziness

2011-02-26T09:18:00.011+05:30

Aswin's laws of laziness consist of three metaphysical laws that form the basis for classical laziness. They describe the relationship between the forces acting on a body and its resistance to those forces. First law - The Law of Inertia: Every lazy person remains in a state of rest with a uniform motion of thought, unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force, like a slap. This means that

IPL 3 Finals

2011-02-24T12:06:00.001+05:30

The Location : Mumbai - Office There I was, watching the finals, in a room full of really crazy Mumbai fans...as the solitary supporter of the Chennai Super Kings. The others were okay with all my ‘YaY’s and running around when Dhoni had hit those God-like sixes to take us into the semi-finals (whatay match!), but they weren’t going to tolerate any of that against Mumbai and/or Sachin. Strictly

Totalement en mer.

2011-02-06T23:23:00.007+05:30

Dreams... They show you your own emotions. Fear, Hope, Anger, Pride, Envy and most of all, Love. Sadistic that you're shown what you lost... even after you'd managed to find it. So these dreams - they make the real world your personal hell, mostly. Or heaven perhaps... if you ain't me. You used to think that dreams can but help you. Like they could tell you things in advance! So that the

Status Check

2011-02-05T16:50:00.003+05:30

Around May last year, I was kind of happy but stressed out. I wasn't the greatest writer I knew. Even that guy Tharoor wrote better, they said. I was not sure where I was heading. I thought I needed a vacation, badly. Went ahead and took one. Six months into the vacation, I realise it's neither relieved any amount of stress nor has it lived up to the hefty price tag. The tour operators kinda

Finding my feet again?

2011-02-03T17:31:00.002+05:30

I sure hope so!

Recent stuff

2011-01-23T11:48:00.001+05:30

Recent stuff I heard from people that made me want to punch them in the face. '(Oh, these urchins at the traffic signal!) why can't they find another place to beg?' 'Govt School? "He he". My son is studying in DAV. It's a very good school.' 'Things are very wrong with the world. I am going to blog about it' (in the context of venture creation) 'Doesn't matter if it's not beneficial to the

WTF Australia

2011-01-16T11:42:00.003+05:30

A few things that come to my mind ... - KP, brilliant. -> England would have been all out by the end of 30 odd overs, had the fielders been Irish... and seriously, Mr.Haddin, those are too many dismissals to miss in one limited overs game. -> CA, I really think you should look for a Healy, not a Gilchrist. A Gilchrist comes once in a generation, and we already have Dhoni. -> Bollinger would be

CSK: How we doin'?

2011-01-15T22:36:00.002+05:30

My most recent writeup on Holdingwilley...about Team CSK for IPL 4. Link: http://www.holdingwilley.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1475 We will win, no matter what. Well, of course it will be difficult this time... MI's stronger than ever and it's not just MI we should be worried about. What the heck, we've beaten every team out there before. We will do it again :)

Crumble, Tumble, Rumble, Grumble

2010-12-29T09:36:00.000+05:30

The world crumbles. I can hear it. Will it lead to a whole new world? Will that world be good? Will the new crumble too or will it stand its ground? Will it be a political change or will it be a mindset change? Will it be a change of plans or will we stare ahead with nothing in hand? Will the new world be full of good or will the baddies win the game? Will this crumbling lead us anywhere or is