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Ok, I dont have many reading my blog ....but I just decided to give it a fresh look.comments are welcome ,i hope you like the change....and yea,it wasn't an easy task but somehow i i think it was worth the effort! Ahem,i need a makeover too....Help,anyone??!! Cheers!

Well,thanks to catching up a show on Channel V last night,I decided to rank the hottest men ever in the world of music-ahem, my selection in descending order! -EMINEM :Now this guy might have so far attracted controversy but must admit always found his looks pretty attractive inspite of his tattoo-ed body and abusive lyrics he is a great papa for his daughter!Moreover I have actually enjoyed his music-he cannot be out of this list! -Robbie Williams: He can look and sing great,his soft numbers make him desirable! -Sting :Irrespective of his age,the man is perfection when it comes to personality and not to mention his ability to create beautiful numbers.He is here to stay and ofcourse he can! :-) -Justin Timberlake: Appeal is small,sexy,moves very very well and is of right age! -Usher : the current hot favorite and seems like he wins again,this guy has a great smile, dances like its so bloody natural, skin color is an appeal besides his voice and hit numbers! I am "caught up" t...

Well,not exactly what i did for the weekend but the movie i watched. Will Ferrell and Ronal Duvall play father and son and their rivalry is the focus of the movie.This family entertainment is all about the son finally earning his father's respect.The comedy is pretty good and the kids made the viewing worth it!In particular i liked Dylan Mclaughlin (as Will's son) and Elliott Cho(the cute Chinese).this movie is relaxing and a good break.Now I hadnt ever read about the movie or seen a trailor before going to watch it but with zero expectations i enjoyed this one! :-) Thanks Sam for the pizza and the ride!! Athena,Congrats on the driving licence!good going!!! Hey,anyone off to Mars sighting??

its been a while since we have had some news....s0 here we go, The most famous 22K jeweller ,probably globally,has asked its male employees to shave off their moustaches +facial hair to keep up with their jobs!the examples are set by the owner,himself ,the managers and all the male employees irrespective of the hierarchy!now,i find this news very very interesting!having to look formal is part of most jobs but shaving off moustaches,what formality would it create?does grooming have to go to this extent???what is most capturing is the 'pride' of these men who hail from the land that claims to be 'God's own country' seems to be hit..... So India and Pakistan,i still believe,could be the best neighbours ever,but we have decided to be influenced by political pressures even after all these years!Anyways,the point is while Indian films are "banned" in Pakistan the Indian stars are not!which goes on to show how strong piracy is.so we have ms rai,going over to thei...

How was the movie?well,to sum it up i was pretty disappointed,i expected a whole lot from this movie which took 2 odd years to complete! The disappointing parts are the unnecessary songs in between the seriousness of the theme.the flow is lost there somehow.Then amisha patel does damage to her role,i dont comprehend who ever regarded her as an actress!the woman couldnot wail well,smile well and not even do the pettiest part of her role any justice!Gosh,what a waste.having a narration with old pictures of about 3 odd minutes after the last scene of the movie,plus the focus on romance spoilt the look of the movie. Though the movie has flaws,the brighter side is Aamir's excellent skills in acting, yet again proven.Toby Stephens is amazing as the William Gordon.Rani did justice to her role but Kirron Kher excelled though she had less than5 scenes in the movie!The frienship between the sepoy and the officer has been done very well and also the daily torture every man and woman had to go...

If you live in the UAE or other Gulf countries, you will probably be excited about THE day! Thursdays have always been the most loved day for me! You get to enjoy a late evening even if you are not partying, you at least have the energy for watching a movie/dining out/meeting families, whatever that maybe! When things were much sober in this country, I am talking during my early years in school, there were just 4 channels, yes just 4, that we could watch. They were Ch33 (called ONETV now), Sharjah TV, Ajman and Abu Dhabi channels.Sharjah and Abu Dhabi were the most boring since all the programs were in Arabic. We could watch about 2 hours of cartoon on Ch33 and Ajman.There was nothing in Hindi as such available then, except of course, the first thing on Thursday morning was to check on paper what movie was being shown that night! The days we used to miss the cartoons were Mondays and Wednesdays due to dance classes! And yes, dance classes were therefore a pain then! We used go cycling ...

We all feel low on some days and that's how i felt day before yesterday.I am trying to fight that blue with the help of some beautiful thoughts.So here are some of my favourite ones... i)" The little space within the heart is as great as the vast universe. The heavens and the earth are there, and the sun and the moon and the stars. Fire and lightening and winds are there, and all that now is and all that is not ". --The Upanishads ii)" And we are put on Earth a little space, that we may learn to bear the beams of love ". --William Blake iii)" Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely ". --The Land Before Time iv)" A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort ". --Herm Albright v)" I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends u...

Its been a while since I have blogged....not that someone would miss it.But I miss it ,since I have my diary collecting dust in a corner and last night when i looked at it I realised its really been a while. Nothing much,I have just been trying to keep up with the assignment deadline and since its the subject that i am trying to like(but still hate),its not been easy.In a way I think its not been that bad but writing has really taken a long long time.If the draft is approved I am left with the final touches. Last week was very disappointing. The promised workshop at institute was cancelled.In a way,i really that would have been beneficial. King Fahd passed away and we were anticipating a mourning holiday for the same.No holiday nothing ! I'll be clear, people dont want to mourn but if u live in the Middle east,you will understand the importance of even that 1 extra holiday.Unlike India where ocassions of different religions are given importance,here we are left with just Eid to cou...

3 good news... a) Arsenal beat Porto and wins the Am tournament(2-1)!yay n wheeeeeeee to that!!Fredrik Ljungberg emerges hero!looking forward to more from this man now! b)First Indian A1 Grand Prix series Launched in Delhi yesterday!Though ,I would rather looked for a sportsman to inaugurate,than Anil Kapoor and Aamir Khan,it has been a great move for India.Who is the investor?who's is the idea?any guesses.... well,its Sheikh Hasher Maktoum,looking all sporty in this outfit and confident of his investment,he is sure that it will kick off in the right spirit.And he is damn right!Well,the show would kick start in September,not long at all,Team India would be ready and the first F1 racer would lead this campaign.We would have neighbours and also some European countries participate.Very smartly set during the winter months of Europe,this race would 'drive' India way ahead! c)Earthlings can view Mars on the 26th-27th of this mth!So drive down to the nearest Science center in tow...

I read an article on a local paper here,7 days,it was on the number of suicide cases of students in India of recently.The reason?Parental and societal pressure.If you are Indian you would be familiar with this attitude-"If you are a good student you are a good child else you aren't!".This attitude ought to change in our nation.We cannot go on like this.So all our parents forced us into courses,some of you lucky enough to choose your subjects,some others,like me,not lucky for that,but we carried on.But as years pass by cost,admission,reputation all becomes part of courses you want to take up.We are not given Education in India.We are just taught certain skills and principles through books and practices in the schools/colleges.Education is much more,sports,music,dance all of this is given importance.If you are taught a subject as core,you are also taught a subject of your liking.May be its a violin/ballet/basket ball.But where does this happen in India?and if it happens too...

So BBC has been pretty good with their forecasts.Very frankly,all the while i have regarded weather forecasts as a total waste of time and energy.Atleast whenever I have kept in mind the prediction and watched out for the same the following day,it never has been right. But the other day I caught up with the weather forecasts on BBC,a very rare thing me watching TV,and they had predicted sandstorms in the Middle East followed by heavy rains in the west of India after a couple of days.Both were right!infact they were right about the days too.I am not sure if both are conicidences,cos I am pretty impressed with this one already!Moving forward you know what I would want to keep checking on! To the people in Mumbai,who have basic comfort,accept the situation,keep calm and take a break from routine.Look at it as Mother Nature's way of putting a halt to the mechanical life that we lead.Sit back,put your feet up,enjoy the rains,converse with your neighbours or those whom you have missed ou...

After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of other companies who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their available office space.At a morning meeting, the head of security told stories of why these people were alive... and all the stories were just:the 'L I T T L E' thi ngs. As you might know, the head of the company survived that day because his son started kindergarten. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time. One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident. One of them missed his bus. One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change. One's car wouldn't start. One went back to answer the telephone. One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have. One couldn't get a taxi. The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning...

So as to summarize the happenings on these areas so far, The Chinese yuan has been revaluated ,thats up 2.1 pc against the USD .Good for the Yuan but not so good news for the middle east currencies that are pegged against the dollar!We are going to find our weekly grocery bills shoot up in sometime,it should not be a surprise considering a country like UAE where 80 pc of the goods are imported.Much the same would happen to the OMR,SAR ,QRD and BHD. So my nation and favorite market has signed the prestigious N-deal.I wonder how things will be in the future.What reactions would come across for the several tests done and so on.Also very hazy about what the rising foreign reserves are going to serve by year 2010.Ofcourse credibility and all but stocking up about $662 million,is that such a good idea moving forward?! Etisalat have signed the MoU with Sudan's Unity.The farsight of this company has been excellent so far.Spreading investments through out this region since their monopoly is...

So here's the review....Thanks to the Nachos,Cola and Corn we walked in about 5 minutes late to the movie hall.It had started off with some shaadi song by mamis and then you have Saif,looking older than usual, and his stern face walking away from his ex-lover,who is married but still desires him!So when he is advanced by her there is verbal abuse for the same and leaves her crying on the stairs.The movie sees debut of Vidya Balan(Iyer girl) in the movies.This woman carries a lot of confidence in her acting and she seems truly professional.I have noticed her twice in videos of Euphoria.The story is pretty ok,adapted from Saratchandra Chaterjee's novel,though its quite predictable.What one can enjoy is the classic feel,moving away from the modernism that we live in,this movie takes us back in time to life in havelis,vintage cars,purity in language,some amount of innocence!Sanjay Dutt as usual carries out his role in ease ,playing the character that almost breaks the relation betw...

Packed for an overnight stay on Thursday morning hoping things would work out,started late to work.For more than 3-4 days I have been starting late to work.Since traffic is not bad I take advantage of that too.So its been convinient to cook,clean and then be in office a little before 9am.Not having the boss around when you really need that sort of time is such a blessing right now! Work was quite a bit on Thursday,though i enjoyed burger,fries and juice for lunch-the weekend start was good...mmmm,then headed off to the library,spent more than 1.5 hours reading a fresh book on marketing in the KH library.Nice library,cos no one really comes and i love the idea of having the PC on every desk,making it convenient to simultanously check on the lecture notes.Class began around 1700 hrs expecting to go on till 1900 hrs.Tasks about assignment were discussed and a little before 1900 hrs we were free to go home since it was becoming overload for a week's target and we decided to have more w...

Watching a movie in the office is something I haven't done till date ie irrespective of the organisations that i have worked for so fast.Such record was broken last afternoon when I watched Miss Congeniality at my workstation.It was fun and I never thought it would be such great time pass! Work was completed in the morning,so after lunch I was all set to go to KH.Spent about a couple of hours in the library,made notes for whatever needed overview and then read the Jobber book.A video was shown in class on Guy Kawasaki,apparently the man behind the success of Apple,his talk was refreshing and he is the sort who would never lose ground since he is firm about wanting more than material success.The beauty is this guy hasn't tasted the material success,has always moved on to do something new once an experiment was success!So his talk was on revolutionists and how they should act,10 basic steps to it,its like foundation for much better business.He was once asked to become CEO of Yaho...

These couple of days has been quite a mixture.A mixture of fun,tiredness,good food,bad head aches and so on.Yesterday,it was light work at the office and left quite a bit for today.Then spent some good time at the library.I was so very glad to be interrupted by 2 phone calls,they make my day.Sometimes i think,so what if you can't have friends with you ,atleast you get to speak to them and have a cheer over the phone!The classes were pretty okay but after 2000 hrs it was quite a test to concentrate.The lecturer is pretty good with his examples,which sort of gets me going through the 4 hours!The drive back home was pretty smooth ,with the lack of usual blocks on the roads,it was much a pleasure to drive! Sigh,that reminds me,I have a class tomorrow and its like an overview... Today was pretty cool too.Reached office quarter to eight and then finished up all the work.Being a Sunday,no phone calls/emails.Had planned to have lunch with Sam,so we met up at Gazebo's.I just realised,I ...

Rare days,but very much welcome.They may be temporary happiness but they are happiness after all.Started off on a trip to the temple in the morning ,the met up with cousins and fly for bfast at a restuarant.We went on to do shopping together,the first ever time in all my life,it was a lot of fun,i must admit.We also had lunch together,though the guys preferred to leave us for kudi!then we drove back home,chatted up a while and we realised how time has flown! Folks off to sleep,i caught up with my friend and checked about the movie plan.We decided to meet in about 30 mins,so i was off and traffic was real bad.So we were a lill late to get to the theatre but we managed.I must admit Al Massa was a great experience,from the exterior look to the well done interiors and lovely cafes ,the place seemed magical. We watched Madagascar -the movie was very cute.Hilarious,as Sam mentioned,very well done,Chris Rock-ed and Jada Smith gave outstanding vocals too.The idea of how the 'civilized'...

Last evening after work,took mom for couple of malls for shopping.All stuff that she needs to take to Singapore.So we spent like 3 hours doing that and i picked up chocolates for myself.I have been eating a lot of it lately,turning back into that Choco-holic!The other day I saw a book on Chocoholics and it was mentioned ,how its still a mystery that when women eat 2 pounds of chocolates she gains 5 pounds!:-) It doesnot apply to me though... Once we got back home,I ordered pizza,it has been a while since I have had one.Also some garlic bread with coke.Gosh,all that junk made me feel alive for some time!Had to do the dishes and the clothes!:-( I hate doing the dishes,its the worst job at home.I can do laundry,dust the furniture,vaccum,organize things in the room but never liked to do dishes!Its such a horrible process of scrub,wash,dry and put them in shelves,knowing the fact that you have pull them out in less than 6 hours and use them again!Yea,i get easily bored. In the Business Time...

So,here we are more than half of the year gone by,lots of events this year.Beginning saw rush of sister's marriage at home,during the same time I was changing my job and then we had to make a trip to home country for my sister's wedding.The entire trip was amazing,I had fun of all sorts but the worst part was to leave my sister and return.Since the time I was born I am so used to her presence and we have been friends more than sisters and parting with her after all these years has been painful. I am trying to make new friends in town,I haven't been able to get in touch with school mates since most of them have relocated and then there is a gap that has been built over these years and that is so difficult to bridge.Its been great to still keep in touch with college friends.I love to write emails,await their replies,chat and then phone calls and sms.They really keep me going! I did some crazy shopping last evening.We went to get my dad a birthday gift and then mom and me noti...