NOTHING EASES U MORE, THAN A SMILE :)

Ga Ga Ga Gaaaalipata!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:54:00 +0000

Disclaimer: this is just an analysis/post-mortem of the movie and not a review, so those who havent watched the movie might not understand what i am trying to convey!

Yogaraj Bhat has proved that Mungaru Male was not a fluke with his latest film "GAALIPATA". Film which will neither be remembered for its story nor for the 'take-home' moral lessons, but for some stupendous performances from Ganesh & Bhavana Rao, and for amazing camerawork from Rathnavelu & his team, and for the picturisque locations of Kodachaadri and other places in Karnataka, and ofcourse the trademark dialogues of Yogaraj Bhat.

As i told earlier, this Yograj's movie doesn't have a story (yet again) if you are looking for one!! But it has all the formula to keep you engrossed for 2.5hrs, all thanks to Ganesh, who at times looks like he is still in MM's hangover, but manages to make us laugh with his comic timing nevertheless. Ganesh dominates the other 2 heros completely in this movie. Amongst the ladies, the newbie Bhavana Rao rocks. She hardly ever gives us the feeling that she is a newcomer (unlike Diganth and Rajesh Krishna).

First the negatives,
1. Stupid climax - I just dont understand what Yogaraj was trying to show? is it that he wanted to show something more exciting than the Jog Falls shots in MM? Next time onwards i know what to expect from Yogi regarding the story and especially the climax.... NOTHING!

2. Performances by Diganth, Rajesh Krishnan and Padmaja Rao - Diganth looks good only in patches, he still has a long way to go before he can be termed even a decent actor. Rajesh shows on his face that this is his first movie, very amateurish (cant stop comparing him to Jadeja in his first movie!!). Padmaja Rao screams through out the movie and looks funny (and irritating) in senti scenes.

3. Yogaraj Bhat - in his direction and editing, looks lethargic to say the least. Song picturisations could surely have been much better. He looks very much inspired by Shankar, especially in songs "bedaru bombe" and "na dheem tana". Climax is simply pathetic. I thought he has wasted Anant Nag. Scenes involving the wild-boar are very amateurish.

Now, the positives (which over-rule the negatives)

1. Gani a.k.a Ganesh - the biggest plus point of this movie. He is simply brilliant in his dialogue delivery and comic timing and acting as a whole. He has that charm to enthrall his fans in every single scene of his. He has learnt the trade of cinema pretty fast i must say!

2. Cinematography by Rathnavelu - I dont have words to praise him and his work. Absolutely stunning. Even though he has enhanced the pictures at most places, i hardly felt he overused the technology anywhere.

3. Music by Harikrishna - even though its not comparable to MM's music, it surely negates the non-existing storyline. Some songs lingers in our minds, especially Sonu's "Minchaagi neenu baralu". BGM in the movie is nothing great, but not bad either.

4. Bhavana Rao - what a debut!!! I just loved her throughout the movie (unlike her fellow debutant!!). She was more like Kareena in Jab We Met, a power packed performance in those short scenes of hers, almost flawless i must say. She has managed to steal the limelight from other seasoned actresses like Daisy Bopanna and Neetu. Neetu was quite good as well, Daisy is wasted completely.

5. Rangayana Raghu - as Gani's father. Even though he has very less screen space, he has managed to give another rocking performance (must praise Yogi for his dialogues as well). On the second thought, to contradict myself, I feel its hightime he gets out of his stereotypical dialogue delivery!

All in all, its complete paisa-vasool movie, very nice entertainer, loved it especially since me and my friends could relate to the characters in the movie.

A Real Story . . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:20:00 +0000

Date : June 1st 2006

Location : Somewhere in South Bangalore

It was raining heavily that morning, was really a welcome break for Anu, just like any other Bangalorean, to see the showers after a long long summer.

I just adored Anu's smile. Unknowingly, she had become my latest crush. Whenever I used to see her on my way to office, her smile and her eyes captivated my soul. She used to give lotsa warmth with her 1000 watt smile!

Anu always loved going out and dancing in the rain. Even before she opened her eyes that morning, she could smell the wet soil, the breeze of the monsoons. Instantly she started thinking about how it would be when she goes out and play in the rain. To cut it short, she was happy.

And, her happiness was short-lived as well...

Meanwhile, I was getting ready to go to office. As usual, I got up late. I had no time to think about rain, dance, breeze, smell, mess except for searching for my jacket. I left for my bus stop which is just a 10 mins walk from my place. Amidst the heavy rain, I could see Anu at a distance. She was with her father and I got to witness one of the cruelest things ever to happen in my life.

Its a nightmare and the most unfortunate thing to happen for any girl on earth. Her own father was catching her hand and dragging her to an auto. The auto driver started helping Anu's father to hold her and get her into the auto. I just stood startled and could do nothing but to see both the guys taking her into the rickshaw by force and brutally,

made her go to SCHOOL the first day . . .

175

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:00:00 +0000

Yeah right!! its been 175 days since i posted last on my blog. Just cant believe it. Fought hard to remember what's the username/password i had kept for blogger, even worse I had completely forgotten that I have a blog :-|

PS: posting this piece of stinky **** just to make sure the blog survives lil longer.

Life without college is ....

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:49:00 +0000

# As interesting as watching paint dry.
# As shitty as a running nose.
# As dull as Monday mornings.
# As pissed as a fart in a vaccum cleaner.
# As slow as molasses in January.
# As snug as a bug in the rug.
# As weary as a dog without his master.
# As useless as a one armed juggler with an itchy arse.
# As sightless as an owl in the morn.
# As confused as a hungry baby in a topless bar.
# As welcome as a fart in a telephone box.
# As exciting as watching the opera.
# As fast as Atalji's speech.
# As empty as my head right now :|
# As dumb as my boss.
# As sickening as seeing a cannibal eat.
# As dead as a dodo.
# As bugging as those puny telemarketeers.
# As lifeless as Sunny Deol's eyes.
# As rotten as Indian politics.
# As creepy as Ekta Kapoor's serials.
# As dry as Bhatta's bath towel.
# As nonsensical as this article.

LET HER . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:18:00 +0000

Let her dance in joy
Let her hum n sing
Don't stop her when she cuts her hair
Frills n laces n low-cut dresses
Let her have them all.

Allow her to care for her glowing skin
When she laughs, let her teeth sparkle
in a wide grin.

Let her play pranks, while on shopping trips
Allow her to stand by the roadside and
eat her favorite delicacies.

She loves to kick footballs n dares to
go for hockey sticks?
Let her do all that too!!
For we know not whom she will marry?
The good, the bad or the ugly.

Prophet Mohammad & Danish Cartoons

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:46:00 +0000

Sep 30th 2005, the day when the Danish newspaper "The Jutland Post" published an article titled "The face of Muhammad", the day when the editor of this newspaper called upon the cartoonists to depict how Muhammad might have looked, gave raise to a backlash of millions of muslims all around the world, not only against the newspaper or the cartoonists or the editor or the Danish government or the European countries but also US of A.
I dont know what made me write this post, coz i dont have any singularist view about the cartoons or the incidents which followed it. I can say I have mixed views on this.
Firstly, I dont understand why ONLY muslims react the way they did just coz some stupid newspaper published some satire cartoons on their Prophet. I mean, I can understand the sentiments outburst of their's but in this way? killing their own people? burning their own property? so much of violence? for whose sake? I am sorry to say, no one else would have acted anyway near to the manner in which these people have reacted.
just see this : "A Pakistani political party, Jamaat-e-Islami apparently offers a roughly $10,000 reward to anyone who kills one of the cartoonists" HOLY COW!!! can you imagine this kind of statement being made by a POLITICAL PARTY???!!!

This is what the editor had to say about the cartoons : "The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions. And by treating Muslims in Denmark as equals they made a point: We are integrating you into the Danish tradition of satire because you are part of our society, not strangers. The cartoons are including, rather than excluding, Muslims...Angry voices claim the cartoon is saying that the prophet is a terrorist or that every Muslim is a terrorist. I read it differently: Some individuals have taken the religion of Islam hostage by committing terrorist acts in the name of the prophet. They are the ones who have given the religion a bad name"

This does make some sense, but yeah, the point is, what was the NEED to have these cartoons published at the first place? I bet, the editor knew what he will be facing few days after he publish the cartoons. One of the cartoons, show a caricaturist drawing the face of Muhammad by looking over his shoulder and sweating. This is a clear indication that they knew about the repurcussions. So, I do feel, there ought to be a limit for humour, especially when these newspapers have some sort of social obligations to fulfill.

I hope, the controversy dies down soon, and the political leaders dont blow up this again to get a mileage out of this, as we already know how a small silent processions can turn into a big blood shedding protests.

LET PEACE PREVAIL !

Love me as I am....

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:46:00 +0000

I want to be loved,
I want to be protected;
I want someone to comfort me,
Ease my tensions during the day,
Share the happiness during night-
Someone just to hold me tight.

Wipe my tears when I’m crying,
Share my pleasures when I’m laughing
Someone who can see -
THE REAL in me .

Make me recall happy memories,
Make me forget all my worries,
Someone who keeps me loving -
As the days go by;

Love my wrinkles, my grey hair,
As the years passes by;
Not my face, nor my body
But the pilgrim soul in me-
Love me as I am,
THE REAL person in me;

I am never BUSY, coz I do it RIGHT the first time

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 04:42:00 +0000

I am lost - "literally". All these days, i didnt want to blog. Now, i wanna write something, but cant think of anything to write - Irony!!!!
Anyway, the TITLE of the blog features in my "about me" section on Orkut :-D
And my 'comeback' post has something to do with this only.
Look at this convo :

xyz: Hey Raju!! Howz u man?
Me: Absolutely fine!! as usual!!

Me: How about ya?
xyz: Screwed up man, hell lot of work. Know what? Now-a-days I come home reallyyy late. 11pm is early for me. F**K man, HOLY F**K, $^%*#^%^$$& (and more curses in name of God)

Me: Oh!! really??? poor you!!
xyz: Yeah dude, shitty job. How about ya? What time u will be home everyday?

Me: generally, I will be back home by 7 in the evening. But..
xyz: woohoo!!! that's greattttt. You are so lucky dude!!! 7pm??? SEVEN'o CLOCK??? lucky a$$
(I feel like cutting his throat by that SEVEN'o CLOCK blade itself :|:|)

Me: yeah, well, errrr...hmmm... its not bad for sure, but what time u will go to office?
xyz: depends da, since i get back home only at 10 in the night, i sleep late and I go to office only at 9.30

Me: so, u will be at office for more than 12 hours eh? tsk tsk..
btw, what time u leave home? must be peak time for traffic!!
xyz: Actually i meant, i leave my place at 9.30, i could reach office only at around 11. Bangalore traffic is ^&*^&%^&&&*

Me: duh-uh!! u know what? I always be in office by 8am & I leave my place at 6.55 itself.
xyz: oh, hmmm... but still, lucky you, you will be home by 7 only

Me: aaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhh............
(...conversation ends... rather, i kill the conversation)

These people have immense talent to get on my nerves. I leave office at 5.30 & be back at home by 7. So, practically i will spend 12 hours (7 to 7) outside home. So, whats the big deal about coming home late when they are leaving home late in the morning.
Whatever extra time they spend is actually due to the fact that they take the "peak hour traffic". phewwww, how dumb can people get :|:|
and now, back to the title, i MEAN it :-D :-D :-P

blogs are meant to be abandoned?

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:09:00 +0000

The honest answer for this is NO, but somehow I dont see any inspiration or desire to blog as of now. But I am sure, I will be back very soon :)
Thank you all (Srini, art, loonie, aks, archana, naren and all others) for visiting my page. I love u all, mwuaahhhhhhhh :-*

ON@CC

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:41:00 +0000

KUDOS to me!!! I successfully completed only the SECOND novel in my life :-D. I mean to say, read the second novel :p

One Night @ Call Centre - by Chetan Bhagat
I just love his style of writing. For God sake, i am straight, but i just love this guy. Most of the times, if not all, he speaks my mind. He neutralise my inability to put my thoughts into words.
All these praises, doesnt mean that this book is great. I also know that, this one wont be even half successfull as FPS. It lacks the punch which FPS had.

1. Its not for people who prefer to see hi-fi english.
2. Its not for people who have ceased to show their emotional side.
3. Its not for people who havent tasted any failure in life.
4. Its not for people who dont want the kid inside them to speak out.

This post, is in noway a review of the book. Its just an outlet of my thoughts which are pouring out on the day i finished reading it (I used to read only in the bus while going n coming back from office... cant expect more than this from me!!! LOL!!!).
I always loved analysing people (ofcourse more about girls!!!). Right from the day i joined my high school, i had this love to see n analyse people. I read somewhere:

"A psychologist is a person who sees everyone else in the room when a beautiful girl enters a room"

I guess, it really holds good in my case. Bhatta & Giri (my college frz & crazy guys in their own ways) would know about it more, coz these two are also really good at this "TALENT" of judging people ;)
Well, coming back to Chetan Bhagat, this guy specialises in black sarcastic sense of humour. I believe thats the toughest thing to do, adding humour amidst pain in life. In this novel, he has tried to convey a message, rather than just a story, which i feel is the main cause for people not accepting the book whole-heartedly. Imagine the concept of GOD calling up 6 people & helping them!!!! But i know, it was not nonsense to write like that. He is a theist & has tried conveying it in this manner even though it looks unscientific & irrational, afterall life has so many things which are irrational & cant be explained :)
I just want to tell one thing to all atheists here, "I feel i am stronger in life with God in it"!!!

Bangalore woes continues. . .

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 05:55:00 +0000

My previous post & especially the comments by bhatta n archana made me feel like writing this one. People, this is an issue-driven, political post. Those who are allergic to these kinda posts can easily give a skip ;)

The question is : "Is Mr.Deve Gowda making sense in his accusations?"

If you ask me, he is NOT.
Now another question arises... WHY do I think he isnt making sense?
Lemme try to break up the issue into points :

1. It all starts with Mr. NRN giving a presentation where he says that "Transparency, fairness, and accountability have to be ensured by the government".

2. Gowda feels NRN is going overboard & Says new mantra of shifting focus on urban-rural partnership is old wine in new bottle. He directly says Industrialists n businessmen should mind their own business & shouldn't interfere in government activities.

3. Next day, he comes up with more accusations against NRN & Infy, says that Mr. NRN has not done anything in these 5 years in tenure as BIAL chief. He goes on accusing Infy of "grabbing" lands at "cheap" costs & calls NRN as a REAL ESTATE AGENT!!!

4. 2 days later, Mr.NRN resigns from the chairmanship of BIAL & Gowda could only come up with the comment "ayyo shivane!! naa en maadde?!!".
Click here to see the article

5. Gowda shifts his focus onto the way BATF functions & how (un)effective is PPP. He questions the METRO RAIL project & its cost effectiveness. He doesnt accept that Bangalore's infrastructure needs a restructure urgently.

6. Bangalore's IT.in show starts on wednesday. Gowda is made the chief guest for the event as the coalation govt wanna prove that JD(S) isnt against Bangalore & IT.

7. Bangalore suffers from curses of rain Gods, Gowda says he would visit flood affected areas rather than attending the IT show, but shamelessly goes to the show leaving the victims lurching for help.

Now, lemme try to know the "maksad" behind these "nataks":

1. Tejaswini Ramesh, a straunch follower of SM Krishna is fielded against the Ex-Prime Minister of India, Mr. H.D.Deve Gowda for Kanakapura constituency. The ex-PM is humiliated by the novice. DG fumes against Krishna, says he rigged the poll.

2. Krishna fails to get majority seats in Karnataka assembly elections, JD(S) offers support & forms a coalation govt. DG plays Sonia by controlling the affairs back-scene. DG succeeds in keeping away Krishna & all his followers away from the cabinet. Dharam Singh (meekest CM ever to lead the govt, who is neither a political big-weight, nor a mass follower) is made the CM.

3. Siddaramaiah, the deputy CM, tries to gain mileage out of his position & lock horns with DG... shown the door by the ex-PM, who shows he is the king maker now.

So, I guess this much of background is enough to know the reason which prompted Mr.DG to fume against the Infy chief. He simply feels, Mr.NRN is close to Krishna (coz it was Krishna who made NRN as the BIAL chief in 2000) & somehow wants to finish off the career of Krishna in Karnataka politics, dont matter whoz made the BAKRA in the process.

Now, coming back to Bhatta.... U said, Gowda is not wrong when he said he wants to punish ppl who have approved encroachments, and land grabbers. This is a BIG JOKE. D you have any idea about to whom the thousands of acres of land near Kanakapura & Devanahalli belongs? If you dont, dig up the facts & see for urself. I dont wanna name them here n get into trouble. But i tell u, its an open secret.
and about ur other comment "A senior politician will not give idiotic quotes without forethought." I guess, archana has replied in the best possible manner.
Its really hurts when we see TWO senior politicians fighting by throwing mud on each other, but it hurts even more when the city n the citizens & someone like Mr.NRN is made the target in the process :(

Finally, i want all the people who supports the ex-PM who has slept in every possible meet n place (not to mention, in the meet where NRN gave the presentation recently) to understand that, there is no basis for him to say BATF & PPP is toothless & hasnt done anything for Bangalore.
Look at the flyovers around, look at the "Nirmala Bangalore" toilets, look at the "swacha bangalore" "gaadi" which comes everyday to ur houses.

Only thing which made lil sense till date was when Mr. DG asked the IT companies to provide jobs n not just compensation to farmers who lost their lands.

Bangalore woes

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:41:00 +0000

This post might be one of the worst u can get from my side... i am in no mood to write, but still forcing myself to write one. So please excuse if u feel like kicking urself after reading this :p

The last 2 days have been kinda unusual experiences for me, as well as all Bangaloreans. Most of you know that i love rainsn i love getting wet in rains... but this is kinda different, i dont feel joy in these incessant rains. The journey to the office n back home has been extremely painful.

Journey in the bus :
Monday:
Morning : 7.10 am - 10.20 am
Evening : 3.20 pm - 5.40 pm

Tuesday:
Morning : 7.10 am - 8.10 am
Evening : 5.25 pm - 7.45 pm

This year seems to be really bad for Bangalore. Everyone knows that the infrastructure is pathetic here n now the rain seems to be hell bent on removing whatever is left of the roads, potholes rather. Two people were reported to be washed away near the silkboard junction this evening :(

Who should be blamed for all these? The government??? Yeah... but the point is, there is no use in blaming them as they themselves feel insecure about their future. B***ards like Deve Gowda(mannina maga) are busy messing around and spoiling the projects which decide the future of the city. That dumb shit ass took panga with Dr. NRN and succeeded in halting the BIAL PPP. Now, he has set his eyes on Metro Rail project.

Public servants who are supposed to do their duty don't do it and the private sector comes and tries to help and this is what they get. I wonder what his intentions are... getting back to bullock carts and kids shitting on road side???? That bugger is opposed to whatever BATF does. Nirmala Bangalore is one such initiative they took, which i thin is the best thing to happen to the city if we think on a larger scale... ofcourse flyovers are also there among the best things.

And ironically, the great DG is the chief guest for BANGALORE IT.IN :|:|
Politics at its best... Bangalore at its worst :(

Filler post...

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:31:00 +0000

Im in no mood to blog off-late. So here is a filler post... kinda stupid but funny, which i found in arathi's blog :)

POLL !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:01:00 +0000

Lemme frankly tell u that I aint a voracious reader... I have hardly read any novels, very few infact. But I do read lotsa newspapers and magazines.
You must be wondering why am I talking about all these!! Whenever i read certain articles in newspapers & online media (including blogs), I always feel bad about my mediocre vocab. Its true, that I tried to improve it & let me keep the info about my effort in this regard & come straight to the point.

"what makes a good read?"

1. Richness in content
2. Richness in vocab & other artistic lingo.

I am damn sure most of you would say, a mixture of both!! But I feel we are being lil too diplomatic.
One thing is for sure, it depends on the audience or readers to whom the article is meant for, but still, the purpose n desire of the author is to reach the maximum number of readers!!
So, my poll question goes like this:

"Which is more important for an article to be a good read?"

1. Richness in content
2. Richness in vocab & other artistic lingo.

Mind you, its pretty difficult to keep the reader (hi-fi/fundoo) interested, if its just content centred and its more difficult if the language is obscure with complex words & hi-fi lingo for readers with mediocre vocab (like me!!).

PS: You are supposed to vote to just either of them, there is NO third option.

PS2: See the first comment of the post to know the format to be followed in voting!!

For all the nice guys . . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:15:00 +0000

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her privacy, to her theology, to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drenched, wet, lonely female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they are at her door, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favour cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she should not worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best flow you had composing music to rant about a rumour that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the music for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she did not have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing SERIOUS between the two of you, she dragged you to a shopping mall, where you did not know why you came, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone out there: "oh, but we're just friends!" And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you're nice like that.

The nice guys don't often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don't seem to get laid as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can't. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other colleges and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as "oh, he's too nice to date" or "he would be a good boyfriend but he's not for me" or "he already puts up with so much from me, I couldn't possibly ask him out!" or the most frustrating of all: "no, it would ruin our friendship." Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can't figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I'm going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn't last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you're sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your shopping escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

PS: This is a lil modified version of the original, but i endorse the views here completely!

True!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:47:00 +0000

"Death is only one of the
many ways to lose ur life" - TFD

how nerd r u???!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:23:00 +0000

BSNL Data(N)one!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:27:00 +0000

I am using BSNL broadband for the past 2 months. Initially i was so thrilled with the speed and the limitless nature of the plan (actually 1 gb limit exists), but the real pain in the A$$ started last monday.

I was browsing the net till late on sunday night and shut the comp down. On monday evening, routinely i switched on the comp & tried accessing the net, and I finally ended up "trying" the whole night.

I called the CUSTUMER CARE executive and I was promptly asked about the problem. She gave me a "docket no." and didnt speak a word and disconnected the line!!! I slept off still wondering wat to do with that no.

Next day, since i didnt get any response from them, i tried calling them up & gave her the no i was given last night, but amusingly she gave me another docket no meant for broadband users

On wednesday, as i was preparing to start my work at 9 in the morn, i got a call on my mobile from a tech exec of BSNL and he wanted me to check few settings in my comp which was just few tens of kms away from my office. I told him, that i cant do that now, and he told me to call him back at 7 PM

I went home early tat evening, even though i had lil work left to be completed. But when i tried calling the no. he gave, there was no soul to answer me. I tried calling up the "toll free no." and the lady told that the TECH DEPT works only till 8 in the night, and smashed her reciever hard, but i was amazed to see the time, it was just 7.30

Thursday, again, i called them at 6.45, this time I was lil more pissed off and was almost yelling at the guy. But i think that guy was a student of Newton, and he promptly taught me Newton's third law :| This was the time i felt how helpless I am..

Helpless, coz I couldnt do anything... ANYTHING... I have "bought" the modem for 2000 bucks, so tat means i cant discontinue their service after just 2 months, next, I wasnt in a position to apply a day's leave to go n meet a higher official of BSNL... Nothing seemed like working for me.

Friday, i got through to the tech dept, and he made me make few hundred changes in the settings... it was ME who called HIM for 45 mins (imagine the telephone bill) and atlast, he told me that net wud start working after i restart my comp... and yeah, u guessed it right, IT DIDNT, and he didnt bother recieving my call again that night !!

Saturday, I went to the BSNL office at yediyur and without the board n few ads, I couldnt have recognised the "office". There were around 15 employee working in customer info dept, and there were hardly 7-8 chairs including the ones meant for customers. The funda is simple.. not more than 5 ppl would be working at the same time together :p

I waited for 4 hours after i got the modem (went back home n got it!!) for "check-up". And after 4 hours, i was told thet the server is busy to (just) reset the password!!! so he asked me to collect the modem on monday, and i had to ask my mom n sis to get it for me amidst the "katrinafied" bangalore rains

If anyone is thinking about having broadband, THINK again !!!!

PS: I am enjoying 256 kbps and 1gb download... its a different experience ;):p

Am I being harsh??!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 05:17:00 +0000

I couldn't' stop making this comparison..

inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane katrina... 18
inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1

population of new orleans... 484,674
population of mumbai.... 12,622,500

deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100
deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.

number of people to be evacuated in new orleans... entire city..wohh
number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000

Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE

Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours

status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty
status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as usual

USA...world's most developed nation
India...JUST A DEVELOPING NATION.. :|:|

oopss...did i get the last fact wrong??? Or am I just being proud of being an INDIAN?

PS: The "facts" mentioned above seems true to my knowledge, any misinfo is regretted!!

Iqbal - The "real" movie

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:37:00 +0000

This is one of the best reviews i have seen from this guy. Do check out the link for the review of the film IQBAL. And i am sure, i will watch it this weekend.
Great work Keshav!!!
Iqbal - Review

I really miss it... do u???

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:54:00 +0000

This one is going around the email circles these days, but its really interesting and kinda touchy... just go thru this :)

PS: I just edited few things to suit my requirements ;)

When gulli-danda, goli (marbles) and buguri (top) were more
popular than cricket ...

When we always had friends to play aais-paais (I Spy),
chhepan-chhepai and pitthoo anytime ...

When we desperately waited for 'yeh jo hai jindagi'
... When chitrahaar, vikram-baitaal, dada daadi ki
kahaniyaan were so fulfilling ...

When there was just one tv in every five houses and

When bisleris were not sold in the trains and we were
worrying if papas will get back into the train in time
or not when they were getting down at stations to fill
up the water bottle ...

When we were going to bed by 9.00pm sharp except for
the 'yeh jo hai jindagi' day ...

When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made pakwaans and
sweets and moms seeking our help while preparing them
...
When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and
papas while slapping/beating us ...

When we were exchanging comics and stamps and
chacha-chaudaris and billus were our heroes ...

When we were in "ajji-manes"(nanihaals) every summer and loved
flying kites and plucking and eating unripe mangoes
and leechis ...

When one movie every Sunday evening on television was
more than asked for and 'ek do teen chaar' and
'Rajni' inspired us ...
When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees ...

When left over pages of the last years notebooks were
used for rough work or even fair work ...

When 'chelpark' and 'natraaj' were encouraged against
'reynolds and family' ...

When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing
in water and mud and making 'kaagaj ki kishtis' ...

When there were no phones to tell friends that we will
be at their homes at six in the evening ...

When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored
'antardesis' and 5 paise machli wale stamps at home
...
When we remembered tens of jokes and were not finding
'ice-cream and papa' type jokes foolish enough to stop
us from laughing ...

When we were not seeing patakhes on Diwalis and
gulaals on Holis as air and noise polluting or
allergic agents ...
the list can be endless ...
on the serious note I would like to summarise with ...

When we were using our hearts more than our brains,
even for scientifically brainy activities like
'thinking' and 'deciding' ...

When we were crying and laughing more often, more
openly and more sincerily ...

When we were enjoying our present more than worrying
about our future ...

When being emotional was not synonymous to being weak
...

When sharing worries and happinesses didnt mean
getting vulnerable to the listener ...
When blacks and whites were the favourite colors
instead of greys ...
When journeys also were important and not just the
destinations ...

When life was a passenger's sleeper giving enough time
and opportunity to enjoy the sceneries from its open
and transparent glass windows instead of some
superfast's second ac with its curtained, closed and
dark windows ...
Wo choti choti khushiya, small pleasures, those corners of galli
with friends, those days...
I really miss .. do u?,

Wanna Google??!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:39:00 +0000

Tips for you to search the stuff u want in Google ;) I found these tips extremely useful and thought of sharing it with all...

Lets all cheer for Google once!!!

METHOD 1
-------------
put this string in google search:

"parent directory " /appz/ -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " DVDRip -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory "Xvid -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " Gamez -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " MP3 -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums
"parent directory " Name of Singer or album -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

Notice that I am only changing the word after the parent directory, change it to what you want and you will get a lot of stuff.

METHOD 2
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put this string in google search:
?intitle:index.of? mp3

You only need add the name of the song/artist/singer.
Example: ?intitle:index.of? mp3 jackson

METHOD 3
-------------
put this string in google search:

inurl:microsoft filetype:iso

You can change the string to watever you want, ex. microsoft to adobe, iso to zip etc...

* intitle: restricts the search to titles of web pages, eg intitle:library
* inurl: restricts the search to URLs of web pages, eg inurl:help
* intext: searches only body text of the page, ignoring titles, URLs, and links, eg intext:'yahoo.com'
* inanchor: searches for text in a page's link anchors (the descriptive text of the link), eg inanchor:ebook
* site: allows the search to be narrowed to pages within that site or the top-level domain, eg site:edu
* link: returns the list of pages linking to that URL, eg link:google.com
* cache: finds indexed copies of the pages in Google, handy for those pages which update often, eg cache:www.cnn.com
* daterange: limits the search to a particular date or range of dates. Interestingly this works only with Julian, rather than standard Gregorian dates. You can search for converters on Google-
* filetype: searches filename extensions, eg filetype: pdf
* related: finds pages related to the site, eg related:google.com will return other search engines such as HotBot, Yahoo! or Northern Light.
* info: this feature will link to information related to the URL, and pages containing that URL, eg info:www.oreilly.com
* phonebook: looks up phone numbers, eg phonebook:george bush

Confused Patriot!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:55:00 +0000

Patriotism... Can anyone define me what's PATRIOTISM is? Can anyone lemme know whoz a true PATRIOT?? I royally failed in getting an answer to these simple questions.
Yesterday, rather today morning (12 am), i was chatting with a friend of mine and this question popped up... We discussed lotsa things - can NRIs claim that they are patriotic? Can I claim to be a patriot, just coz' i wish all my friends on 15th Aug and 26th Jan?? These and lots of other things. But neither of us got satisfactory answers.
I can write a mini-book about the things mentioned above. But, on this day, i wanna pledge that I wont be a patriot for namesake, but definitely will do my bit to this wonderful country in my own possible way, which i have thought of.
It really hurts, when someone u know well, comes up with a question "are you done with your patriotic messages, Raju?", just coz i wished her with coloured messages twice within half an hour for the independence day. I care a damn for such people:|:|

anyways lemme end this short n confused post on a nice note :

jab desh mien thi diwali...
voh khel rahe they holi...
jab hum baithey they gharon mien..
voh jhel rahey they goli..
they dhanya jawan voh apne...
thi dhanya voh unki jawani....
jo shahid hue hain unki
zara yaad karo qurbani...

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Run baby run!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:04:00 +0000

I got up at my usual time (6.30) today as well. But the mistake i did was to read the newspaper. Tytler's resignation and post-mortem of TEAM INDIA's performance in triseries ate up my time n i started 3 mins late from home.
I sprinted down the road and was catching my breath already, but just as i had guessed, i saw my bus going off from around 100 mts.
Here comes the filmi part!!! The bulb in me lit up in a flash! and i turned right n took a shortcut to the next bus stop. Initially i thought, i could catch the bus this time, but it meant i had to run at the speed of the bus. Everyone might think, "Big Deal!!!", but yeah, it was a big deal for me, as i already had sprinted a km by now.
I almost lost the hope of catching the bus, but my 'Never say die' attitude [;)] installed more energy in me and i was there, right in front of the bus, perfectly on time, just like the police in kannada films!!
So cool na?!!! But the worse part started after this, i was breathing hard for next 10 mins, and i felt like, i was still running inside the bus [:-s].

But i guess, i need to blame Greg Chappel n his team for all these things [:p]

Zindagi ke safar mein....

noreply@blogger.com (Raju PP) — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 02:37:00 +0000

One of my all time favourites... cant stop humming this from last night. I dunno why, i never get bored of singing this... i can sing this again n again :)

Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Guzar Jaate Hain Jo Makaam
Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate

Phool Khilte Hain, Log Milte Hain
Phool Khilte Hain, Log Milte Hain Magar
Patjhad Mein Jo Phool Murjha Jaate Hain
Vo Baharon Ke Aane Se Khilte Nahin
Kuchh Log Ik Roz Jo Bichhad Jaate Hain
Vo Hazaron Ke Aane Se Milte Nahin
Umra Bhar Chahe Koi Pukaara Kare Unka Naam
Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate
Zindagi Ke Safar Mein...

Aankh Dhokha Hai, Kya Bharosa Hai
Aankh Dhokha Hai, Kya Bharosa Hai Suno
Doston Shaq Dosti Ka Dushman Hai
Apne Dil Mein Ise Ghar Banane Na Do
Kal Tadapna Pade Yaad Mein Jinki
Rok Lo Rooth Kar Unko Jaane Na Do
Baad Mein Pyaar Ke Chahe Bhejo Hazaron Salaam
Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate
Zindagi Ke Safar Mein...

Subah Aati Hai, Shaam Jaati Hai
Subah Aati Hai, Shaam Jaati Hai Yunhi
Vaqt Chalta Hi Rehta Hai Rukta Nahin
Ek Pal Mein Ye Aage Nikal Jaata Hai
Aadmi Theek Se Dekh Paata Nahin
Aur Pardey Pe Manzar Badal Jaata Hai
Ek Baar Chale Jaate Hain Jo Din-Raat Subah-O-Shaam
Vo Phir Nahin Aate, Vo Phir Nahin Aate
Zindagi Ke Safar Mein..

For those who dunno about this song :
Movie: AAP KI KASAM
Singer: KISHORE da

If you havent listened to it as yet, i tell u... u aint fit to be a music lover!!