PS3 Games / Movies: 2010/ 2011

List of movies, old and new watched sometime in the past 2 years. Most of these movies I have watched more than once. Guess this is what I do when I have too much of idle time. I’m planning to start writing reviews on the games I play than the movies I watch. You could say that I have become even lazier, as a movie review will eat up a lot of my time considering that I watch about 4 -5 movies during the week and about 6-8 movies during the weekends. So the movie tally is about a 10 – 13 movies in about 7 days.

In comparison, I would play about 2 – 3 games in a month. Hmm, I think reviewing games will be much more time consuming though the quantity is less; I’ll need to cover a lot of aspects for a game review. I think it’s going to be a tough ask on me.

As of now I own 24 PS3 games which will be augmented by another 6 games. The below mentioned games will be in my possession by March 20^th or so:

1. Timeshift

2. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

3. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

4. Army of Two

5. Madden NFL 09

6. EA Sports MMA

The other games I have played or still playing are as below. These are all PS3 games, so a person who owns or is aware of PS3 game cost will know the kind of investment I have made J

1 Warhawk: Flight simulation: Only Online play. People who enjoy online gaming will enjoy this one. However it’ll take quite some time to learn the maps and the strategy. Though there are only 5 maps that comes with the game. You can pay extra to get another 3 maps.

2. Batman: Arkham Asylum: I have the Game of the year edition (3D version), which is really awesome. I had played the normal version and it’s bland compared to the 3D Game of the Year Edition. Whether you like Batman or not, if you have a PS3 better play this game.

3. Call of Duty: Black Ops

4. GTA 4

5. Red Dead Redemption

6. Smackdown vs Raw 2009

7. Ashes Cricket 2009

8. Killzone 2

9. God of War 3

10. Burnout Paradise

11. Battlefield - Bad Company

12. Uncharted

13. Uncharted 2

14. Infamous

15. Resident Evil 5 - Gold Edition

16. Iron Man

17. Street Fighter 4

18. Assassin's Creed 2

19. Dark Void

20. Mirror's Edge

21. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

22. Fifa 11

23. DarkSiders

24. Dante's Inferno

25. GoldenAxe - Beast Riders

26. Genji - Days of the Blade

27. Stranglehold

28. Metal Gear Solid 4

Games from #25 thru #28 are not mine, they belong to a friend of mine.

Wishlist: These are the games I would like to have in the coming months. Posted solely to people who are planning to buy me gifts J

1. Gran Tourismo 5

2. Kill Zone 3

3. Transformers: War of Cybertron: Kindly take note that this is War of Cybertron and not any other edition / version.

4. DC Universe Online

PS: I don’t have any criteria’s like a Birthday, any occasion or event to accept gifts J . Cash equivalent to the cost of these games are also accepted J

Let me talk about the setup I have at home for this:

TV: 42” LCD TV – LG LSH50 : Connected through HDMI.

· I bought this TV about 1 year back for the sole reason that it has a TruMotion 200Hz which is good for gaming.

· Not that I know or find any difference, given this is the only LCD TV where I am playing PS3 games.

· Given the number of games that have 3D content these days, might have to upgrade in the coming months to 3D LED TV soon.

Speakers: 5.1 Dolby Digital / THX Certified System: Logitech Z5500: Connected via Optical cable.

· Surround Sound at its best. Best utilized for games like Killzone 2 / Black Ops / God of War etc.

Internet: 1MB DSL Connection: Airtel: PS3 is connected wirelessly to the network.

· Pretty decent connection

· Since this is wireless there are issues of latency at times.

Apart from this the PS3 is connected wirelessly to a 2 TB NAS through which I can stream movies, music etc. Just because I have this option doesn’t mean I utilize it J

Blu-ray Discs: Movies I own in Blu-ray discs

1. Dark Knight

2. 300 – If you haven’t watched this movie, kindly do so. Just ensure you watch a Blu-Ray print in a TV that supports HD.

3. Spiderman 3

4. Shooter

5. Avatar

6. Bachna Ae-Haseeno : Hindi movie, got this BR disc for about 600 INR J Now you know why I bought this.

The following Blu-Ray’s will be at my possession by March 20, 2011:

7. Batman Begins

8. Crank

9. Crank 2

Now that I am done with the PS3 Games / Blu-Ray Movies, here’s the list of movies I have watched in the past year or so. Some of them are old and some of them pretty new.

1. A Beautiful Mind [2001]

2. Angels In America

3. Any Given Sunday

4. Atonement - 2007

5. Because I Said So[2007]

6. Blades of Glory

7. Blood Diamond

8. Carlito's Way

9. Casablanca

10. Cashback [2006]

11. Catch A Fire[2006]

12. Citizen Kane

13. Constantine

14. Crash[2004]

15. Cruel Intentions

16. Duplicity[2009]

17. Eagle Eye[2008]

18. Euro Trip

19. Find Me Guilty: Vin Diesel. Based on a True story. About Mafia guys being indicted under RICO and how Vin Diesel's character defends himself. Funny movie.

20. Fired Up 2009: Teen Flick. 2 football players enroll for Cheer Camp to pick up girls. Funny movie and its a good time pass movie

21. Forrest Gump

22. Fracture[2007]

23. Full Metal Jacket

24. Gone With The Wind (1939)

25. Goodfellas

26. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

27. Harold & Kumar-Escape From Guantanamo Bay

28. Heat 1995

29. Hot Fuzz [2007]: If you haven't watched this movie, you have to. I have watched this movie about 5 times are so. It gets funnier every time. One of my all time favorites.

30. Hotel Rwanda: Don Cheadle. This is also based on a real story. Nice movie, a bit gory, yet heart wrenching. Gotto watch this.

31. I Am Sam (2001)

32. It’s a Wonderful Life

33. Latter Days_2003

34. Lucky You[2007]

35. Management 2008 : The only reason I watched this movie was because it had Jennifer Aniston in it. Surprised to see Steve Zahn as well in this. A good movie, wouldn't call it funny, however it was nice to watch it once.

36. Memento

37. Mission Impossible 3

38. Mr Brooks [2007]

39. Munich [2005]

40. Next [2007]

41. October Sky

42. OFFICE SPACE: All time favorites again. How life becomes mundane in a workplace and how your boss will utilize you if you are meek and can't stand up against him. I have never been like this, guess if I know anyone like this. Funny movie, must watch.

43. On The Waterfront 1954

44. Once Upon A Time In Mexico

45. Once Upon A Time In America

46. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

47. Out Of Time [2003]

48. Perfect Stranger [2007]

49. Premonition [2007]

50. Public Enemies 2009

51. Pulp Fiction

52. Rear Window

53. Red Eye [2005]

54. Remember The Titans: All time favorites sports movie. Based on a true story as well. Nice to watch Denzel Washington in this movie.

55. Rescue Dawn [2007]

56. Reservoir dogs

57. Road Trip

58. Run Lola Run

59. Scarface 1983

60. Scent of a Woman (1992)

61. Schindler's List

62. Seven Samurai

63. Sin City: Frank Millers movie. Extremely gory / violent and all the other adjectives to describe bloody movie. Yet it's an awesome movie, guess its because it's in Black and white or probably it's got a Great Star cast. Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, etc. It used to remind me of a Wii game called Madworld.

64. Superbad [2007]

65. Thank You For Smoking: Movie about a Tobacco Lobbyist. I think this is based on a novel or something. I have watched this movie more than once. Nice to watch this.

66. The Bank Job [2008]

67. The Butterfly Effect

68. The Contract 2006

69. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

70. The GodFather: 1, 2 & 3

71. The Good Shepherd [2006]

72. The Good The Bad and the Ugly

73. The Incredibles

74. The Insider

75. The International[2009]

76. The Italian Job

77. The Recruit

78. The Shawshank Redemption

79. The Terminal

80. The Usual Suspects

81. Three [2006]

82. Transformers [2007]

83. Troy (2004)

84. Two For The Monday

85. What Happens In Vegas [2008]

86. Wind Chill [2007]

87. You Kill Me [2007]

88. You've Got Mail

89. Zodiac [2007]

90. North By Northwest

Poem JUN2010

You are the only thing on my mind,
You put me on a bind.
I would rather be alone,
Cause I can't take this for long.
My heart's a beat away,
TO make you feel this way.
I want you to be here,
all alone with me near.
This feeling ain't gonna stop,
you are always on the top.

I would rather be on my own,
Can't take it being alone.

You are the one for me,
how else could I ever be,
without you in my life,
There is sadness available in rife.

Do you think it's harder to be a Business Development Manager at a small company compared to working for a known brand?

My response to a LinkedIn question asked about Business Development in a SME as compared to a Name Brand.

Here are my 2 cents having hands on experience working in SME’s and Name brands.
SME’s Advantages:
· Target Accounts: You are spoilt for choice. Normally, you can run free and work on any account you choose as there may not be too many Clients and too many other people working on them. Mostly you won’t be hampered by some other BD guy working on the same account from the same company. In SME’s communication is seamless and you’ll know who is doing what.
· Relationship: It’ll be easier to forge relationships and rapport in a SME as the number of people you need to know are lesser and mostly there will be 1 or 2 POC’s for each division or specialization.
· Multiple Roles: Most people may not find this as an advantage; however for me this is what drives me. Right from Lead Generation, Pre-Sales ( RFI / RFP responses), Collateral Building, Cold Calling, Meeting with prospects to closing the deal, you can actively participate as it’ll be your account and not many people will be there to muddle with it.
· Learning: Since you’ll be donning multiple hats, you’ll learn a lot in a SME. People will not shy away from educating you as they know your success is their success. You’ll learn firsthand from the experts than through an online portal.
· Energy: In most SME’s the energy and enthusiasm levels are higher as compared to bigger organizations. This is because you are the BIG FISH in a small pond.
· Faster TAT: You’ll see faster turnaround in a SME as compared to a Name brand. People will be eager to help you as they know you due to the relationship you would have forged with them, as the number of employees are less. You won’t have to interact with 20 different people to get one document.
· Focused Approach: Most SME’s would have done some things good and would have in house expertise to do everything. Due to which you’ll have to have a focused approach.
· Minimal Communication Gap: In most SME’s there is minimal or nil communication gap as you’ll get to know what’s happening within the organization either officially or through the grapevine pretty quickly.
· Change: Easier for you to bring about change within the organization. You can implement new strategies and process’s that best suit the company.
· Better Perks and Rewards: If you perform you’ll be one of the best resources if not the best therefore the company will try to do everything in its power to keep you happy. This will also provide you with a bargaining chip to get things done for you’re personally and professionally.
SME’s Disadvantages:
· Story: You may not have a story to tell to your prospects as a smaller company may not have done too many different things. Either the company would have done 1 thing in 10 different clients or they would have done 10 different things with a couple of clients. No specific industry expertise may be there.
· Lost Opportunities: Since a SME may not have a diverse portfolio of clients / projects executed, you’ll tend to lose a lot of opportunities. You shouldn’t feel disheartened due to this, you just need to focus on what you do best and sell that to clients. (This is kind of contradicting with the Focused Approach; however this limits the number of opportunities you can go after).
· Lack of Support functions: In SME’s you’ll find there may not be enough support functions that will be able to enable you to do your job better. This in turn will help you learn new things and also at the same time eat away your time to do the job you were hired to do.
· Financial Constraints: At times there might be financial constraints that will hamper your efforts. For eg: You may not be able to travel to meet a client or attend a conference due to budget restrictions.
· Scale: You’ll lose business because your company cannot scale up in terms of recruiting new talent and also retaining the current employees.
Name Brand Advantages: ( Most disadvantages of SME’s can be taken as an advantage here)
· BRAND: Since the company is well known you’ll be able to leverage that to your advantage.
· Easier to sell: Easier to sell the company due to the companies branding efforts most prospects might know about you.
· Options / Value Propositions: You’ll have lots of services that you can sell or propose to prospects as the company would have a wide gamut of experience. Industry specific expertise will be a major advantage when it comes to selling services to prospects.
· Best practices: A name brand will invest in best practices that you can learn and utilize to further your career.
· Learning Tools: In name brands there will be resources like online training portal etc that will help you garner theoretical knowledge.
· Scale / support functions / Lack of financial constraints: These will be the advantages that you can attribute to working with a name brand.
Name Brand Disadvantages:
· Policies: Too many policies that you’ll need to overcome to get things done. There will be set processes for getting things like Telephones, Laptops, Special equipment etc. Lots of approvals to get and process to follow.
· Matrix Organization: Most Brand companies have a Matrix sales structure which will restrict you to follow up or work with any account you choose. You’ll have a limited pool of accounts from which you will need to bring business.
· Communication Gap: Quite difficult for you to get to know about something the company has done in some specific industry that you are not involved. Unless and until there is a process in which information is shared, mostly you will not be abreast of things that happen in one part of the company.
· Small Fish: You’ll be a small fish in a big ocean. Unless and until you are able to stand out or ensure that peers and your bosses are aware of whom you are and what you have done, it’ll be very difficult for you to bring about change within the organization. There are chances you might get lost in the crowd if you are not able distinguish yourself.

28JUN09 Posting done now :D

This was supposed to be posted back on 28JUN09 ; Just shows how lazy I am.

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As I start writing this, I wonder where I am headed with this post or this piece (would like to call it a piece of art, but then no one else will except me).

Lots of things have happened these past few weeks I am totally disconnected with reality. Want to race through life at the same time don’t want it to be a blurry haze when I do look back. Had the opportunity to interact with several different types and kinds of people for which I am very happy and they made me realize how lucky I am to have such a good life and upbringing. I am extremely blessed to have a loving family, friends who genuinely care about me and my well being with no expectations.

If one would ask who Siva is to you, I wonder what they would say, is he someone you can depend upon or someone who is irresponsible and careless. I do not want to be someone who knows everyone in the world, I just want to be a person who can be termed as a good guy and who never bothered anyone and always tried his best to help his friends when they needed him the most.

The world has become a place where people are chasing after money that they forget that life should be about the Pursuit of Happiness and not about materialistic things. I can call myself the Prima Facie evidence for this; I am more bothered about making money and my future that I have stopped living a life I truly want. Not that I know what I truly want still I am pretty sure where I am at the moment is not where I want to be. A couple of days back in the middle of the night I wanted to learn cooking and become a chef, I brushed it aside thinking that I was hungry and that’s the reason for the sudden yearning to be a cook. The other day I wanted to be a DJ and this time the music being played by the DJ in the Pub was horrendous and he wasn’t that great in mixing the tracks. Not that I know A – Z about DJing and all, it’s just that the music neither relaxed me nor ensured that I had a blast. I do have these urges and most are quelled when I think about my responsibilities and my needs. Someone very close to my heart suggested that I try my hand in Journalism or some form of writing as a profession as my words blew their mind off. I do consider myself a good pen however I have read blogs of quite some amazing folks who with their words could really inspire you or could give you a tour of the ancient ruins with just their words and I can never do. I can only ramble and never make a point. This is my blog and I will be venting my feelings which are off late have only been frustrations rather than anything else. Till I figure out what I really want to do my rambling will continue, sorry guys you have no reprieve from me and my blogs J

I remember writing about Needs and Wants wherein I had quipped to an Interviewer that “I don’t need this job however I do want this job”. I have been thinking about my needs and want quite a lot; one thing I understand is that my wants are more than my needs. I want lots of things that ensure me that I am never happy with whatever I have. Content is not a word that is in my dictionary. I am never content, always unhappy and always wanting more. Not being content and wanting more has it advantages vis-à-vis it motivates you to achieve more, it propels one to accomplish greater heights. Knowing myself, I have realized that though I want more out off life, am not ready to put in the effort, nor am I willing to sacrifice things that I can do without for the time being. Whether it’s a couple of hours of sleep or the sudden urge to have ice cream in the middle of the night, my urges and my laziness always wins in the end. I know the root cause of my problem; my will is not strong enough to accept the pain or the disappointment. This is because of my Pessimistic approach to life. Come to think of it I do not endure the pain thinking that better things will happen to me, because they always do. I am a firm believer that if one door closes another opens up. Guess, am neither a pessimist nor an optimist, am just confused.

Being Lazy or procrastinating is my biggest weakness. I started reading the book “The Monk who sold his Ferrari”, back in 2006. After a couple of pages I closed the book and never had the courage to read it again. The author described in his initial pages about Comfort Zone and I realized that I am the prime audience for this book. No wonder that book was a best – seller as it fits everyone’s life at one point or the other. I am still in a comfort zone, living with my parents at 28 years, Mom to take care of my food, clothes and all I need to do is eat, sleep and work. I am thinking about making my life a little difficult for myself however I am not sure if I’ll have the courage to go through that. Not that my life is a Bed of roses, though I am physically comfortable where I am, mentally am not happy with the way my life is. Being a strong – willed person is not what I am. I was contemplating with my friend over a drink last night and asked him whether I am a push-over or someone who can be easily influenced by others. Do I have individualistic thoughts and do I live my life as per my wishes. Lots of people have given advises on how I should do things or what I should do, end of the day I have taken all my decisions on my own and have never dependant on anyone else to decide for me. Again, am just confused about this as well.

Know Thyself is a phrase that I try to understand. I have rambled on for 2 pages about what I am, I know my weakness’s or my areas of improvement. Have I ever really tried to improve, NO. I know if I need to change things about my life then I’ll have to live with it for the rest of my life and I am afraid that what if those things don’t work out as well. Fear of the unknown. There are lots of questions I ponder upon that end up disturbing my peace of mind. Eventually I’ll have to decide on what I really want and what I am willing to sacrifice for achieving those. As they say failure is the stepping stone for success, now that I have acknowledged my fears, it’s time for me to face my fears and see if anything worthwhile comes out off it.

This started out as a time pass post, as am in Bangalore on a Sunday and my friend is still sleeping off yesterday’s alcohol. Am Dandy as a daisy now and it’s time for me to wake him up and get the party started. Hopefully I do have the patience to blog more. Time will tell.

Wonder what's been keeping me busy ?

If you are wondering what has kept me busy for the past 8 months.....wonder for a few more days cuz I plan to update this blog with stuff that has happened to me these 8 months.

I just hope that I find time to jot down whatever I remember, just to keep record for my own future references.

A day will come when I can go through all these posts, reminiscent and get nostalgic about.

Having my fingers crossed that I do find time for some personal space and work.

Movie Reviews - Sivi, Katrathu Tamil, MalaiKottai, Cashback, You Kill Me, Lucky You, Breach, Hot Fuzz, Wild Hogs, I think I love my wife

Movie Reviews: The order of this list does not have any meaning. The only reason Sivi is Top of the list is because it's one of my nick names :)

Sivi

New Faces, an interesting story line and some extra-ordinary sound effects. I went in to this movie instead of Marudamalai for the sole reason that this movie had my nick name as it's title.

Only after some time did I realize that this movie is a Thriller. Apart from all the cat calls and the general movie histrionics that can be expected from a crowd that comes to a theatre like Sai Shanthi, this was a decent movie flick (Probably thanks to the only girl in the theater, who was also really good looking, who happened to sit right in front of me :D ). One can watch it once in the theatre just for the histrionics of the movie going crowd.

There were certain scenes which were really scary, though one would expect such a shocking scene, thanks to the background music, you still can’t be well prepared for it though. All round bad acting through out the movie thanks to the new comers. However the story and the way it was told (the screenplay) are really interesting at times. Not a bad watch after all.

November 13th 2007: Just came to know that the Music Director for this movie was a kid who's about 22 or something...Good score...Kudos...

Katrathu Tamil

What can one say about such a movie. The entire movie theatre was agog for the movie to end, right from the 10th or the 20th minute into it. That should sum it up for all. The only reason I agreed to watch this movie was because it starred Jeeva who happens to be the brother of one of my College mate Ramesh. Yes, he’s an actor too, though not a great one today. I’ll wish them both my best for the future. (Okay, I’ve lost touch with him, still I can brag one day that Ramesh, when he’s very popular that he drove me home on more than one occasion :D. Even now I am very sure of the verbiage I’ll use in Tamil when I say this story years into the future J )
I read somewhere that the Debutant Director had brought out the social inequalities prevailing in Tamil Nadu really well. To my knowledge the people I know who have studied Tamil Literature are really doing well because they derive satisfaction in what they do. They love teaching, doing research works on Tamil culture and relish spreading the beauty that is the Tamil language.

Yes it’s given that, not many people respect Tamil Scholars, however they do have their own place in our country and society. The literates revere them. For that matter, not everyone who works in IT or ITES / BPO or Call Center (as one character portrays a Call Center Agent role) earn 2 Lakhs or 40K per month. There are many who still are struggling to make ends meet.

I do not subscribe whole heartedly to the director’s message, not because I am from the IT/ITES industry that the Director is so vehemently against, however for the sole reason that he should have tried to bring it out in a different way. The feeling that I got and that spoke out to me after the movie was the feeling of jealously and hatred. Nothing more and nothing less.

I wonder why the Director chose this subject, when one who’s not even that successful in the film industry can earn in lakhs and crores. Probably 10% of the people working in Films will be able to live a lavish life while the rest 90% will be still making their ends meet. It’s prevalent in all walks of life. Lots of people in my industry do struggle to meet up with the Maslow’s Safety needs even after working their ass off for many years.

Total waste of money this, if you ask me. And I can hear some of my friends asking me after reading this post “Nejamathan solluriya da” (Watch this movie and you’ll understand the context of these words :D )

MalaiKottai

Totally unbelievable movie (the action is not at all believable). Action packed. Some really good and literally un-believable action scenes. The same old Vishal masala movie. I guess Vishal has learned to act a bit better than his earlier movies. How unfortunate the song’s in the movie has no relevance in the context of the story. You can watch it once just for fun and to me only that matters. Having fun for 2 to 3 hours while you are in a theater.

These are the movies I watched over the last couple of months. I want to keep a track of some of the not so famous Movies I watch. Therefore, posting them here. No time to review these at this time. Sorry.

Cashback

You Kill Me

Lucky You

Breach

Hot Fuzz

Wild Hogs

I think I love my wife

Fracture

Diwali Releases : 13th November 2007

Vel

Cast: Suriya, Suriya and Asin

Yep, Suriya in Dual role. Twins who get separated when they were babies. One grows up in the city while the other is bred in a village. Hari is the director of this one. The one who directed Saamy and Kovil. Madan, a movie critic when reviewing Kovil said this about Hari: “ It’s hard to belieive that the person who worshiped Saamy, has built this Kovil. ”

Vel is a masala movie which has some good moments thanks to Vadivelu and Suriya. Asin is under utilized in this one. I felt sad that Asin has also fallen into this category of Heroines. Guess no one can help, as the industry is like that. Her market will be there for 4 to 5 years and probably she needs to make the most of it while her beauty lasts J. Would have liked to seen her in a better role. Don’t think she has done her bit in any movie after Ghajini.

Polladhavan.

Cast: Dhanush.

Disclaimer: This review may be biased as I do not have a liking for Dhanush. Just for fact that his movies are not my cup of tea.

OMG. When I was waiting outside Albert Theater, Egmore, Chennai, India, I happen to notice one of the posters proclaiming Dhanush to be the “Bruce Lee of South India”. I had a laugh riot just reading it. Again a masala movie action packed. Don’t think I remember anything worthwhile in this movie though I watched it only about 4 days back. Music was boring, the action was kind off natural at times. The anti-hero character was good at times. The homosexual villain in Vettayadu Villayadu is the villain here. During the last action sequence me and one of my friends (a misguided soul) had an argument over the title “Bruce Lee of South India”. Don’t think it’s relevant here. However, it’s ok to watch these kind off movies during the opening week in a theater like Albert, where the crowd ain’t shy to dance in the aisles or to whistle throughout the intro song.

After reading the reviews I’ve written, I think I like the Theater experience more than the movies I watch. That sums it up.

Hopefully I’ll get around to posting this atleast today. Think I wrote the first 2 reviews back in October. 11th October to be precise. Am plain old lazy, guess I can’t help it.

Hope is Life...

Another month goes by and I still exist in this world. Though I bring no value to this world, I ensure I don't take anything away from it as well.

Another one of my creations penned way back in 2002-2003, the Golden era (not literally) when I was at my creative peak, so to speak. I don't consider this worthy of bearing my name, however, here it is: (I do need to post something here, the solemn promise I made to myself lives on for another month)


Hope is Life

Once in your lifetime, You would have thought that
What am I doing with my life?
You might think that your future is blank.
You may think your career is in a crossroads.
You may think that you have made bad choices.
You may even think that life is full of shit.
But know this, Whatever happens, happens for a reason.
You are here for a reason.
There is a purpose for your existence.
Think of this whenever you feel down, whenever you feel that that life sucks.
Everything happens for the Greater good,
Always think of this after every failure.
“HOPE IS LIFE.”

G. Siva Shankar

Another mindless Post..just to pass time....

It’s the beginning of a new month though it’s going to be another 30 days of Mundane tasks, I thought why not kick this month off with a new post. By the looks of my previous post my readership has possibly increased by 300%. I wonder whether my marketing and advertising blitz has paid its dividends. If only I had done a better job at the Marketing part guess I could have probably boosted my Blogs readership by another 300% or so. Well there’s always the possibility for this post to surpass the earlier one.

The comments for the previous ones ranged from “STFU” to “You could do better” I take all those Comments from a Constructive Criticism perspective. My family members have suggested that I write something that has got some substance in it, so that it could be more useful to me going forward and also to my readers. I wonder how I can do that. Though I consider myself to have a wealth of knowledge on irrelevant things, I am not sure how I can package them to be useful to someone else. The gamut of knowledge I am talking about is nothing compared to people I have seen blog ranging from dissecting a work of art, be it books or be it Plays. I do have knowledge / information however I do not find it useful for my personal use. Having said this, I do know that a person who’s keen to learn will take away something from these blogs. And that is where my success as a blogger lies.

I used consider myself as a person with a wide plethora of words in my vocabulary. Nowadays, I doubt that. Guess, when you don’t utilize your so-called talents you corrode them little by little. Certain attributes (I wanted to use the word Trait, however as per a friend and colleague, Trait signifies some character flaws in people) in people can be utilized only in certain situations. Not every talent / expertise can be useful in all situations, that’s what I have come to learn in the past 15 days. Which means to say that my wide vocabulary is not going to help me in all situations. In certain situations I may be able to utilize it and in certain other situation I may have to rely on my supplementary attributes that I might eventually discover hidden within me.

I have spent a considerable amount of time in the past 4 months with people who are not from my line of work. Meaning I cannot, as per them, understand the nuances or the intricate details that they are facing cause I am not from their background or I am not familiar with their current situation. To put it simply, I lack perspective. Though I respect these guys and also admire them, I do not subscribe to their point wholly. Yes not everyone can look at things from the other person’s shoes. Yet, I do pride myself in my ability to perceive and judge empirically. (This is only for Romee, if at all he happens to find the time to read this. No offence meant here Romee :D )

There is a saying “Do upon to others as you would have them do upon to you” I think this is from the Bible. The simple meaning of this is “Treat others as you would like them to treat you.” Though lots of people proclaim that they are non-judgmental, I guess during the course of time, one becomes judgmental. I recently had the opportunity to interact with certain people due to sheer luck and what I observed was that one of my recent acquaintances was very quick to judge me cause of their past relationships with others. And when I pointed out that this is not the case, all they said was “You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all”. I thought only critics comparing a certain genre of movies used this quote. How grossly I was mistaken.

Since my last post was around 3 pages long in a normal A4 Word Document, I wanted to keep this short, cause I don’t have anything specific to write about this time (As if that has stopped me in the past :D ). This was just to kill time so to speak. I am sure that when my Marketing and Advertising campaigns pays out, I can expect comments ranging from “You better Kill yourself” to “Could be Better” again. Guess I am addicted to taking risks and challenging certain people’s patience or their tolerance level (the 3 people who I am talking about are sure to understand this). One thing I could say to these impatient guys is that, reading my blogs you are sure to better your tolerance levels :).

Well, after another endless and pointless discussion or post I am going to end the readers agony and mental duress here. May God bless you all and May you live long enough for me to pester you more in the forthcoming days and years.