Back to the Good Ol Days

Seven months……… wondering what it refers to ?  Well, thats how long it had been since i wrote my last blog….. I can attribute many reasons to why there is no activity in here, but maybe i was too lazy …. But i realize that no matter what, i really enjoyed writing my blogs and really wanted to keep writing…

Lots to write.. and lots to share……. More to come in near future….

October Reunions – Silpaans Meet III

The Breezzy Bessie Boat Reunion – The Final Showdown

I am back with a bang …. Well actually due to the overwhelming response {:) Actually 177 views for my Silpaans blogs in a span of 7 days wow thats cool } I decided to write this Blog in style {:( hey wait a minute though there are 177 views for my blog only few posted their comments hmmm folks all i can say is do spk your heart out and if u really praise me well i will make sure your name appears on the back cover of my new book(ya planning to write one and publish it soon even decided the name but need to find a publisher who can publish) }

So what is this reunion all about? {:0 if i dont start the topic and still talk abt me and my writing i guess ull start throwing stones at me , since u guys are not praising me i thought atleast i say few good things abt me….. anyways when my book gets published ull know my true potential :0} As i mentioned in the The landmark reunion the main Silpaan responsible for spoiling our HERO Sathya’s Life in school {:P Hero to Zero in no time } the one and only Raj Praveen {:>Ya here comes the Anti Hero all the way from Scotland Yard to investigate how the Chennai girls are looking these days :>} called as Raj by us {:@ This guy has the rare recognition as the only Silpaan to be called as Playboy during school days :@} landed in Chennai from UK.

I am still wondering that whether our Hero Sathya avoided meeting our Anti Hero Raj and sped to Bangalore {:? I had this doubt but Ligament torn Sara really re kindled my doubts } Lets get back to the Reunion- Mani and Raj got together in the morning and were roaming around Anna Nagar so Me and Brit decided to meet them at Annanagar after 6 cos as ur aware by now Mani has this bad habit of wearing his swimsuit wherever he goes

Lust – {Q As promised here comes the seven Deadly sins and from the eyes of our Silpaans Q}

Brit picked me up from my office and we went via 100 feet road to anna nagar from tiruvanmayur. As usual a girl was riding with her boyfriend leaving not even air to pass between them{# I call this mode of travel as Stick It Ride as the guy and the girl will remain attached like pasted using a fevistick glue #} So we did the first cardinal sin and lustfully followed them till Koyambedu terminus to have a better look at the girl. Brit especially was good at his wheels and i as usual was good at my deals{?> make him drive and enjoy the surroundings ?>}

Sloth

As we reached Anna nagar i insisted brit to stop at mechanic shop so that i can take a look at my old bike which i sold {;< My mech bought my bike after i was forced to sell it after hitting on a school girl not what u think folks what i meant is i met with many accidents but after the school girl incident accident i was abstained from driving it ;<} Then we went near Mani’s home and happily called him to meet him and Raj.The Lazy beggar says that he is in Pallavaram with Raj buying a 7 litre Cooker. How smart of him not to make even a call to us and make us go to Anna Nagar while he is fishing for his cooker that too 7 litre. {*& i asked what he is going to cook in Aus with such a huge cooker and then i understood to support his girl friends he needs to buy such a huge one Crooked fellow went to buy a cooker and cooked us without informing . Laziness is a cardinal sin and that really caused me and brit some time and distance *&}

Pride

Dejected with Mani and Raj for spoiling all plans , Me and Brit finalized that whatever be the case we will make sure we meet those folks. And it was decided Bessie is going to be place for the reunion and however late those folks come we are not gonna deter from making this reunion. {B Actually though brit and me really wanted to meet those folks we decided to go to beach nevertheless B} To spend some time we headed to Brits house where Brit proudly showed his harddisk full of songs,movies and his data [:S I never thought someone could download so much from net and decided i will never do it so better make a copy of his downloads Ya i am a smart worker :S} I decided to buy a 160 GB ext hard disk and was very proud to realise that i will get all songs and movies without putting any effort.

Gluttony

We headed for Bessie and reached that place after another long drive {^ As usual i was enjoying the drive and the surroundings ^} We were really hungry and overindulged ourselves with food and discussed about girls,beer,vodka,silpaans,girls,beer while munching the french fries and the burgers. Meanwhile we did observe girls,bikes and cars. At this age if we are not doing this then there is something wrong with us but we always overindulge in all these stuff and we do relish that {~ Even gals are like that for example some girls were giving me a second look and trying to gather my attention but Britto will obviously differ on this ~}

Envy

As usual Bessie was busy with couples and we decided to stroll on the sand and talk about the combos and figuring out mismatches between the couples. We finally reached a boat on the beach and i really was moved by the scenic location and decided this is where the Pressure Cooker crooks shud come and meet us {@# Actually we thought of waiting for them near the shops but later decided We are Amnjikarai Locals and we locals meet only on places like this @#} Actually Mani and Raj would have really envied us coz they came only at 11.15 and they really enjoyed the 45 mins reunion but me and Brit were sitting there for nearly 2 hours and had a great time discussing all stuff on Planet Earth

Wrath

Me and Brit had a great discussion on wide range of topics and we really didnt had time to observe the gals on the beach coz discussing about drinking episodes is more interesting than observing gals. Finally Raj and Mani came along with Murali(school mate) and its a great feeling to meet An Aussie and A Scott in a Local Chennai boat and give them the opportunity to relish the good Ol memories of Chennai. We discussed a lot about each other and i made a mistake by calling Sara from there. Sara spoke over the phone to all for over a half hour but 70 % of it was about my spoiled life and their plans to ruin it further {$#I was blackmailed tortured and sara made me regret for callin him and his laughter echoed from Noida to Bessie $#} I felt angry that i have become a topic of discussion in all the reunions but didnt express it. I really wanted to kill Mani for coming wit a nickname and wanted to kill Sara for being such a prick and to kill Brit to constantly update sara on my actions. I felt only Raj was nicer to me that day but that is cos he is seeing me after a long time and his data is too old and not updated.

Greed.

After some lovely discussions and fun we checked our watches and decided its high time to leave {7 At midnight in a boat 4 friends talking about all the old stuff with the wind blowing and waves splashing is like picture perfect moment, but brit told me to be with a girl at this hour and roam around the beach is a Bliss 7}, and we walked back to our vehicles but my heart and mind was back there. I greedily thought shall we all stay back and enjoy it more,but my common sense said its better to leave then. But what brit said was in my mind till i went to sleep that day At midnight in the beach with the love of ur life {:8 Still havent met the right girl yet but hopefully will meet her one day i guess , btw folks whoever is reading this pls dont comment reg this as there are bad omens lurking around my blog site waiting for the opportunity to pounce on me :8} is a Bliss

So here comes the end to the three part Reunions blog and i am know u all enjoyed reading it, even if you really hated these blogs i am happy cos you must have read all three blogs to see which is worse . For those who think this is a great blog and really is worth reading do send in your feedback to me so that when i publish my book i will try to send a free copy of it to you.

To Silpaans lets look forward to more reunions but i may not write again on Reunions for a long time i guess.

To Rest of my fans (i mean friends, colleagues and well wishers) though you may have not understood many things which are Silpaan specific i hope u must have enjoyed my writing nevertheless. {F Splash Splash Splash Tomatoes and rotten eggs symbolises ur love and affection for me but u must also understand its ur monitor which is getting spoiled if u throw it on this blog F}

To the Visitors whom i dont know i would like you to send a mail to me if u liked my blogs and sign in my signature book {+ only if ur a girl,good looking and still single, hehehehe +} I think i dont have a signature book nevertheless i was jus kiddin and i really thank you for visiting my blog site. Do visit again

I have lotsa topics to write and here are some sample topics – The Class Room Cru(a)shes, The Drunken Master and Accidental Life.

(B)Logging Out for now

Sandy

October Reunions – Silpaans Meet II

The Landmark Reunion

As Promised here comes the sequel to the Reunions Blog . Being a big time Hollywood movie maker watcher i always feel disappointed when a sequel is not upto the first movie. So let me make this clear in this Trilogy Blog write up i have tried my best to keep up to the Silpaans Standards and meet the expectations - {: I raised the expectations and have to live up to it :} As a matter of fact if u have noticed i have changed the the format of in-liners {: Italics :} and not ( ) . Oh my gosh i cant believe that i too became an stupid Academic book writer who says whats the difference and additional content in his Next Print.

Am I Really? Well, Well,Well the build up and the content above may seem like offtrack statements and deviating from the actual purpose of this Blog. Its not the case as everything has a purpose and what better way to introduce Sathya Narayanan A.k.a Sathya better than the opening i gave above. Among Silpaans he will be always remembered for his memorizing {: Locally its called Mug Up :} of a 3 page Physics Material and his recital in class including the full stops and punctuations. He is crazy as hell but thats the first thing u notice of any Silpaan. {: Wondering why we call ourselves Silpaans ? well, how that name popped up i am not too sure but Silpaans is a funny name and acc to me it symbolises that we guys can laugh at ourselves :}

Having absolutely no contact with Sathya for three months we Silpaans gave up our search and decided to give a full page ad on papers under “Missing Persons List”. Suddenly a week after our Rich Reunion we Silpaans receive a suprise mail from Sathya to our groups {:Silpaans are really high funda guys and we do have a Google group . We are even planning to trademark this name and apply for Patent on ways to be a Silpaan :} saying he’s back from U.S and asking for my number. And finally on the day he leaves to bangalore {: He claims to work there but i am planning to Investigate if he really is based out of bangalore now :} we meet up in his all time favorite joint Amethyst.

As usual i ordered my regular Cappuccino and Sathya his lemonade {: Well i was mad at him and mentioned that he violated Silpaans Moral Code of Conduct which says “Shoot a Mail or Get shot and be Delivered freely” :} and waited for the infamous Brit to bring the Australian kangaroo {:Ya thats Mani :} who went for his swimming lessons. {:If u wonder who he is It either means you are not a Silpaan so chk the end of this blog on membership details or It means that u havent read my prequel to this blog so read it first:} It seems mani forgot his way back home as he was still wearing his Swimming Goggles so they came late to join us .

At Amethyst Sathya is tensed up coz he needs to catch the 10 o clock train {: This guy was in Chennai for a week but he manages to contact me one day before he leaves and schedules a meeting on the day he leaves Chennai Wondering what MCC he violated now .. gimme some time to think coz i need to refer the Policy Manual… :} The Topic of discussion between us ranged from my girl friends to my girl friends to Still my girlfriends and finally being tired of his interest in my girl friends well being I switched topics to His U.S Trip {: In 3 Months he has covered and travelled the entire East Coast except Florida no Wonder he didnt mail us :} to his World Wide search by Silpaans to Raj Nirmal and Me spoiling his life in School {: That is a big story and we Silpaans have a code which says “Hit or Miss Let the Matter Be Only in the List” which means No personal life discussion on Public forums as a policy. So if u r still interested in all of this and also wanted to know the MCC i forgot to say and was referring to the Manual All u need to do is Join us become a Silpaan so see below for Membership Details :}

Finally its decided that Britoo and Mani who are on the way will meet us at Ispahani Center and since there is less time we will sign off from there {: Actually send off Sathya to Blore :} . Me and Sathya waited and I used the stupid Dumbturion Bank ATM {: Name Changed to respect the sentiments of the Bank :} to withdraw Rs 500 {: Me letting this information out to you may seem irrelevant… Even i am wondering in the same lines :}

Finally Brit and Mani joined us and we went to Sweet Chariot in Ispahani and amidst the truffle and Black Forrest we discussed Sathya’s East Coast saga and as Usual Sandy {: I hate when Mani uses his creative powers to make fun of me :} was discussed and these guys made my life miserable even in this reunion. {: Oh Gosh, I somehow managed to settle all issues with Sara and Britto and when things are peaceful this Aussie came like a Tornado and opened up the pandora’s Box and those two guys became recharged and started dicussing “Ways to Ruin Sandy’s Life ” :} . Anyways i did tried to switch topics but still my enthusiasm for making fun of others did land me in trouble time and again . Anyways Whatz the Fun when people are diplomatic and formal we Silpaans are down to earth, crazy and Fun Loving Bigots so we did enjoy the Reunion as usual.

Waving Goodbye to Sathya and heading home was my plan but our good hearted Britto who cares about me started talking about Books in front of The Landmark {: Ya the original Landmark in Nungambakkam :} After strict warning to be in touch Sathya was reminded that the next time he goes to U.S {: in November i guess:} he needs to send a Mail and be in touch with our U.S office when he lands there {: Amjith,Ved Karthik, Military are the notorious i mean the noted U.S Silpaans :}. We said our byes to Sathya and finally made him go home to pack and catch the train. And we went to Landmark i actually went to see books {: Rarely in my Life i have come out of any book shop without buying and i guess Brit must be aware of this coz he insisted on this idea :}

I cant keep saying u need to look above, below,left right etc to know more about Membership Details as I am not doing any promotion here. So look wherever u want but if ur mobile and driving Guys pls dont Gawk at girls and hit sudden breaks and Girls dont make Guys hit my Car by giving them a heart break {: Wondering why this sudden road safety message well recently a stupid Alto guy put a sudden break looking somewhere else and i rammed into his bumper and damaged my bonnet :}

Coming back to the Landmark, Mani bought three books and i rechecked my purse and decided to buy Chetan Bhagat’s books but couldnt resist the Temptation and ended up buying Four Books. {: Hey Brit Thanks man that was very nice of you not to buy anything and making me and Mani buy books Silpaans do follow these tactics of tempting someone to do something and standing apart and enjoy watching the drama unfold:} . Well it costed me Rs 720 more than Rs 500 i had in my purse {: As i said earlier in this blog everything has a meaning and now that irrelevant ATM info is used and plays a major role now :} and i am not sure whether my Maestro Debit card wil be accepted and after checking with them i picked the final four books and swiped my card.

Mani and Brit was roaming around the book section even after i picked up my books but i ran to the bill section and paid the money. What they didnt know is that i ran not to be the first to pay but the more i stay in the book section i will end up with more books so i fled the scene. And waited for them in the billing section {: Lays- No one can eat just one – Books – No one can read just one:} And finally we made our way out of the Landmark and i was having a relief that the spending spree is over. {: Is it really ? Watch out my Next Blog :} After giving food for our thoughts we decided to feed our tummies and ate Bread Omlet at the corner shop and planned the next reunion as Raj is landing in chennai the next day morning arriving from U.K {:Actually Scotland to be more precise :}

So thats how we made a Landmark on the Landmark Reunion and parted our ways to meet again. I would like to thank the folks who commented in my Silpaans Meet I blog and will like to say the rest of u folks before this trilogy ends make ur mark and edge ur Name in History by commenting atleast once. {: Once in a lifetime opportunity blah blah and all i wont say to seek ur comment so if u think its good then write something else if u think this blog trilogy sucks do say so but dont be silent for God’s sake after reading this coz my TRP rating will go down :}

Happy Reading … As usual u must have had fun or must have gone bonkers reading this but i had fun writing this. So in short, Silpaans = Craziness + Fun and u must have felt either of them or both in here. Am i missing out something , how in this world will i miss it out here comes the Membership Details

Membership Details:

The First Rule is that You must read my next blog for sure . Why? Its Simple coz only that will contain the details. You know i am smart so i wont stop till u read the third part. I know you cant wait to become a member but wait till u read the Grand Finale Silpaans Meet III Blog. {: As in all Final edition of a series it will be funfilled as usual but will also contain Seven Deadly Sins :} Finding it hard to hold the suspense isnt it? Me too …………..

October Reunions – Silpaans Meet

I Guess this is the month of reunions for the Silpaans gang [Silpaans fame and name are spread all over the world esp in Europe, US and Australia and the Rest of the World, still for the ignorant few these are the elite ppl who passed out of XII F from S.B.O.A school in 1998 (ya that's inclusive of me 2)]

Numero Uno – The Rich Reunion

The Most Trusted Guy (according to me coz he is always behind me) Mani arrived in Chennai leaving his Australian Family( Of course Illegitimate Girl friends) for few weeks. So it was a reunion of sorts as Sara the Notorious No Nonsense Noida Guy was in town and the Blasphemous Britto unable to bunk his office came to meet us very late. Sara with crutches really wanted a break from his house arrest and managed to limp his way to Ispahani (now not so happening place in Chennai) . Ispahani being just a call away from my office, I cut short my call tree work ( FYI my work is not climbing trees) and went to the Rendezvous in a jiffy. Mani arrived (Like a Tamil Hero with a Buildup and Australian Accent) and we met (actually ate a lot) @Marry brown. It was fun and the topic ranged from Australian Places (incl Steve Irwin ) to Sathya’s( ya yet another Silpaan) disappearance from Planet Earth. I need to confess that I am very notorious and these guys are good at keeping me @ check by discussing the most controversial topics surrounding me and giving me a hard time in the end. So after eating the junk food we junks waited for Brit to join us. In the meantime I asked the Big B Puru to join us too who was in a hurry to catch the flight to U.K ( The best part is the flight is scheduled on the weekend but our meeting happened on a weekday and moreover Puru’s trip got delayed by a week oh God what am I to do with this guy) but somehow he agreed to come and see Maninathan( Alas I mentioned the full name) .

(This is the Birds eye View of Marrybrown in Ispahani from where we sat – As we didn’t take any pics I was lucky enuf to find this pic online Courtesy Google )

Finally at a snails pace Brit came and we decided to go to our Den(Annanagar where our journey as friends started) and play snooker. So off we went to the usual pool parlor (don’t ask me the name coz I dunno though I hv been there humpty no of times) . We played few games and had fun as my talent was much appreciated among our folks. I am sure you have been wondering what happened to the Big B Puru, well that’s the most tragic part of this meet. We were so engrossed in our games and me being a pro when it comes to snookers n stuff I totally forgot that Big B exist in this world. Wondering why he didn’t call me , let me tell you he is smart and he did call me actually he went to Ispahani and from there he asked “Hey Guys where r u ” . U must have heard what he said when we told our location but that is censored and highly defamatory to us esp me. Anyways our Saran (with) a Van (Saravanan – Bingo this time I mentioned Sara’s full name) convinced Puru to come to AnnaNagar and our Big B finally met us and we were one Happy Family I mean Folks (except that Big B bulldozed me for all the extra miles he burnt).

I really like to say that me and Agnel Britto ( U by now know that I have this bad habit of irritating u with comments like ” I mentioned Brits full name” so I am not going to say that as u have guessed that already ) were beating Sara and Mani left right and center in the 8 ball pool game( for more info on how to play this game use Google as I am busy and cant teach or say what it is here) mainly due to my prowess. [ To know more abt how I play wait for the comments from Sara and Brit to this blog but that may be fictitious coz they are jealous abt my game ]. Finally Puru played a game and mostly all balls are flying out of the table, while Mani was spilling the coke all over the place esp on Purusothaman’s shirt ( hahahaha by now the default full name thing must have gotten on to u so here is the Big B ’s official name for u ). That’s the end of the gaming session so we wrapped it all up and guess where we went. To the Famous Rich Fast Food ( Owner became Rich mainly due to s.b.o.a folks and esp by Saravanan) to fill our tummies and to quench the “Rich” thirst of Sara.

I need to be humble and like to point out that I forgot my lunch box in the snooker parlor and Mani and Puru recovered it for me . thanks guys u made my day ( next day lunch) , actually my mom makes my lunch but u will be remembered for enabling me to carry whatever she cooks. Getting back to Rich the famous joint frequented by all Silpaans (except Puru who doesn’t know where it is and doesn’t know where K4 police station is in Annanagar- That’s why I always say during school days don’t be a book worm and spend all ur time only on academics) we ate a lot actually the rest ate a lot I was watching – Bad luck is that I was ordered by Doc to stay away from outside food but its fun to resist ur temptations ( ok ok I agree I was like oh gosh I cant enjoy this food) 

So as a mark of our luv of Rich and to make a tribute to the nostalgic memories of our school days this reunion is named “The Rich Reunion”. And we parted our ways wishing Puru a nice trip to UK and Sara on his journey back to Noida.

Now this is what I call a Reunion of Sorts- Wait there are two more reunions to talk about so I hope ppl will be looking forward to it. I enjoyed writing this blog and hope everyone does.  Looking forward to write about the rest of the reunions – (let me try to make it more enjoyable)

Since ppl know my full name I tried not to mention it but I have to maintain the uniformity so Santhosh ( Hurray I did it Sandy u really rock man) signing of as now with this blog .

Happy reading and looking forward to ur comments(I am humble guy but still ur praises are most welcome) 

DownFall – Obchod Na Korze – Sandy’s Movie Reco

I always wonder what is the extent to which goodness and evil can prevail in this world. Whenever i read an article about Mother Theresa the former is understood and whenever i read an article about Hitler the later is revealed. In the current world scenario its better not to go into the details about Hitler and his evils and hurt the sentiments of the people. But as i said in my previous blog, i like to read stories, listen to them and watch them. Movies are something which you cant avoid in your life but u can choose the kind of Movies to watch.

This weekend i was moved by watching two great movies one Downfall – talking abt the last days of Hitler( as told by his Secretary) and a 1965 Best Foreign Film Oscar Movie “Obchod Na Korze” which is about the effect of the Evil and how it affects a peasant who lives in Czechoslovakia when Germany was in charge there.

DownFall

It has to be mentioned that Bruno Ganz had done a great performance as “Adolf Hitler” where the frustration of failure, anger,hatred, evilness and no sympathy whatsoever to his fellow Germans who are affected by the losing War are aptly expressed by Bruno. His timing and expressions are worth noticing and one of the best performances i have seen in recent times.

The secretary role played by Alexander Maria Lara is adept and she seems to have done enough justice to the role. I need to mention about the screenplay and the scenes where the reality of hatred and war is shown in co-existence with the stuff that portrays life and living amidst the chaos.

A great film worth watching just for the simple fact that such evil can exist in this world and even such evil power exercised by one man will one day will have its Downfall

Obchod Na Korze

Obchod Na Korze( The Shop on the Main Street ) is a black & white movie taken in 1965 in Czechoslovakia but its mostly a Slovakian movie with Slovakian cast . The camera work is amazing considering the time this movie was taken but what is worth mentioning is the plot in general and the cast Jozef Kroner playing the role of Antonin Brtko(Tony) and Ida Kaminska (Mrs Lautmann) playing the frail old woman.

Tony being a not so intelligent peasant lives a mediocre life with his bugging wife till he was made the Aryan Administrator( during the Hitler regime its illegal for a Jew to own shops) of a Jewish button Shop owned by the old lady Lautmann. The old lady not aware of war or any rules thinks him to be an assistant who joined her shop to help her. The Last few minutes are worth mentioning coz Tony is torn between saving the old lady and get himself killed or to hand over her to the authorities and send her to camps.

This movie really moved me and will surely recommend this for those who luv the  golden oldies Do Watch it …

Story Tellers whom i like

First and foremost, i enjoy reading books because i am usually fascinated by story telling. I believe each person’s life is a story to be told and story tellers who captures your imagination and transport you to the their world are really gifted people.

Thrillers fascinate me and esp the way the authors(who are good at story telling) creates plots, twisted events and unravels the mystery and suspense which builds up in the course of the book and at the end of it makes you expect the unexpected – all this keep me stick on to the book and the detailing and characterization which the authors creates grips me and makes reading books that much more enjoyable.

Autobiographies,real time stories and romantic books which tells a good love story(like Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice) are few genres which i like to read. Somehow or rather Sidney Sheldon , Harold Robbins etc never fascinated me and if nothing worth reading i would try to look into it though i will repent wasting my time.

One author who stood apart is Robert Ludlum. He is the best there was and there will be (according to me) . To talk abt him and his work i need a separate blog. Let me give a list of authors whom i read and would like to read in future.
Robert Ludlum- Read all his works and even his posthumous works taken up by Gayle Lynds and other Authors. The way he keeps ur attention and his style of story telling is matchless. One book which is a recent hit movie( which is obvsly not as good as the book) “The Bourne Identity” is enough to say about his fame. I am moderating a yahoo group ludlumfans@yahoogroups.com where big time ludlum fans talk abt his works and books in general. Two great authors Gayle Lynds and Jeff Abbott are part of the group and it gives an insight to what they think about writing books and their luv for Ludlum really shows in their mails

Mario Puzo – The GodFather is the best book i have read till date and i guess need not mention abt this book and the author.

John Grisham – One of the authors whose works i started reading in my early days. A Time to Kill and the Client are few books worth reading again and again and they are very intriguing. Having completed till his latest, i am looking forward to his future works.

David Baldacci- Recently an year back i picked up his works and after Ludlum i am really impressed with Baldacci and at present read around 60 % of his works. A captivating story teller and the plots are well craft and fast paced.

Arthur Hailey- Keeps the plot very interesting and his attention to details is phenomenal. I have read Detective and Airport but need to cover lots of ground w.r.t this author. As usual one cant get enough of an author and his works.

Robin Cook – Most books are well written and the medical science and the latest developments are well presented. Havent read much of his works but need to do so in future.

Patricia Cornwell- Read one of her works and was moved by it but at times i feel things are bit gruesome and they she writes about murders and postmortem really bothered me

Jeffrey Archer- My all time favorite when it comes to the usual well paced thriller with the so called English touch. Not a Penny more and Not a Penny Less is the first novel i remember reading during school days and i was very impressed with the plot. But these days i feel he has lost his touch. There are few books i still need to read from his list.

Gayle Lynds- Felt that she is the only author who did justice to the unfinished Ludlum covert One series and her own book are worth time spent. In India i am unable to source in her latest works but will surely look out for her books wherever i can find them.

Jeff Abbott- Sadly i havent read any of his work but his works are highly appreciated. Again I wonder why books of these authors never reach India.

Dan Brown- the recent phenomenon talked world over and his way of story telling is very interesting . I liked Angels & Demons among his four books and will surely look forward to his future books just for the heck of it.

Frederick Forsyth- What a great author this person his. The day of the Jackal is one book which i finished in 3hrs flat and read it the second time the next day. need to read his Afghan the latest book asap

Vince Flynn- Read his one book term limits and find him to be a good read.

Jack higgins- i read few of his books but cant get enough of him . Night of the Fox stands apart in his work as far as i read.

Eric Van Lustbader- At times you read books that are too predictable. ninja is one such book but havnt read enuf of his works to comment abt him.

Alan Topol, Danielle Steel, Irwing Wallace, James Patterson, Richard North Patterson,Stephen King, Clive Cussler,Michael Connely,Micheal Crichton,Ken Follet, Ruth Rendell, Wilbur Smith,Lisa Gardner, Arthur C Clarke,Isaac Asimov,HG Wells, JK Rowling,Agathe Christie, Daniel Silva, Tom Clancy, Nora Roberts and Linda Howard are the few authors i havent read or read few here and there. These are the people who are in the elite list and going by their reputation i will one day read their stories.

These are the Story Tellers  i enjoyed and hope u will all too.. Happy Reading…

Dreamz Un “limited”

Sleeping is a blessing according to me. Not that i am saying this coz i luv to sleep and usually njoi it, i find it to be true in all sense. There are ppl who envy me and ask me” how can u sleep so peacefully ?” . Truly, i never know how or why but mostly i go to sleep late at night but the moment i close my eyes i doze off. But its always an ordeal for me to wake up in the morning and come out of the Bliss.

I wont say i dont dream but mostly i never remember what i dreamt. The sad part is even if i do remember few dreams here and there they are awful and better be forgotten. The recent dream is that “i am proposing a girl who i meet in a business trip in an Airport as in VV movie ” . There are funny dreams like rescuing the entire world from aliens(must have come after watching MIB) where i sacrifice my life to save the world. Pathetic dreams and if this is what my rest of my dreams would be i rather prefer not to remember them. The only satisfaction i can take is that unlike few ppl I do get nice and peaceful sleep and enjoy it even more when its on a weekend.

I am sure most of u after seeing the topic would have thought i am gonna spk abt my dreams and goals in life, sorry folks i am gonna sleep over it now and take it up sometime later.

Till then Sleep Well and Sweet Dreams ….

I get hooked to Books

Books, Books and Books. No avid reader cant get enough of them and i too fall in that category. Finding time to read books is the most difficult task for me but somehow or rather when i take a book i get lost in the world of words and imagination and always find time fly faster. Novels form the bulk of my collection but literature, business, autobiographies ,biographies and motivational books do find a place in my shelves.

Certain books have captured my heart and still is fresh in my memory. The Godfather, The Bourne Identity, The Client, In search of excellence, Ponniyin Selvan, Apollo 13, If Tomorrow Comes are few books which i will read it over and over without getting bored.

Lots of books are there to be discussed so will try to blog more about them in the coming blogs.Till then Happy Reading …

Fun @ Work

Everyday ppl send 8 to 10 hours of their time outside their home @ school,college and office. So nearly 40 to 50 % of their life is spent away from home with friends,colleagues,bosses, boring meetings and what not. How can anyone spend this time seriously packed with stern looks, stiff replies, harsh comments and indifferent attitude. I have been affected by people who behave this way. I am not saying dont be professional, all i am saying is how can one live with no fun, no off the fly comments, no crazy moments @work.

But most of my exp in school,collg and work is memorable and i am lucky enough to enjoy the fun i make or ppl make of me and the ruckus created keeps the work that much more enjoyable. I never while away from work but i will never like to while away from fun and like to enjoy each day as if its new.

Have Fun @ Work and make it memorable. Nobody can take the fun out of one’s life and all it takes is a joke,a smile or a big laugh to ensure that we are still the privileged Humans and not labor machines.

Inspirations- Does it Matter?

It does . To me it really does matter. I have grown up in an atmosphere where people around me(family,relatives and friends) had only a mediocre life but managed to get the best of it and went to great heights and led and are leading successful LIFE. I knew a guy in my childhood days in my hometown who is born with silver-spoon and i would wonder what makes him different from me.

Now i knew the answer, i was not born with a spoon but instead there are many people around me who would feed me with their own hands and take care of me. I feel today i am more gifted than him cos he never got an opportunity to know what hardships are? what it takes to be a happy family in-spite of all the troubles.

Its not that i always take the hard route, its just that i enjoy the fun in doing something knowing very well that this is what destiny is and nothing comes easy in Life.I decided to compile my source of inspirations and dedicate this Blog as a tribute to those great people. I am what i am today cos of these people who made me think and look up.

I grew up looking at my sister who is always smart in her studies and would set standards which are hard to beat. My love for English started when i was 9 years old where i saw my Uncle(Now Prof of English IIT Kanpur) and my sis converse on a topic which was way beyond my understanding. But i learnt that English is something that i need to be good at in order to express myself. And these two are the people who come in my mind for whatever little English i knew today.

I solved a mathematical problem which came in a magazine when i was young and found that solving problems is easier than studying pages and pages of materials. My passion for mathematics took shape when i solved my first algebra sum and later met Mr.Seetharaman who is a greatest source of inspiration for solving problems . Till this day Calculus(usually considered very complex) was a captivating subject and know it like by back of my hand thanks to sir and my friend sathya who is too good at it.

Image Processing is a passion which started in my final year and my maam at college(saraswathi) is the one who created that interest in me. When i went for my job this was the main factor which made me try out the venture. I have been in the field of Imaging , esp Medical Imaging for nearly four years and i can say i have contributed whatever little to it in my own way. Few breakthroughs to be proud of and few failures to learn from but one thing which motivated me is my Team @ Pixen and the Dr.Ravikumar who changed the way i perceived things about doctors and researchers in general. Whenever i had a conversation with him i can sense his passion for research which is very infectious and catches on to me. He is one of few persons who felt that me moving out of Healthcare Industry esp Imaging is a loss to it. Thats the sad truth but the best compliment i ever got in my life.

I always rated Einstein as one of the few wonders of this world. Everytime i read about relativity and try to ask someone to explain it me in simple words i always hear”Theory of relativity cant be explained in simple terms” and today when somebody asks me i wud say the same. His famous quote”We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” is the one i try to apply in all walks of life.

For Perseverance, i would definitely say i got my inspiration from Edison,Lance Armstrong and the most important woman in my life “My Sweet Ol Grandma” . Edison said that “i have not failed. i have just found 10000 ways that wont work” which is more than enough to say why he is in my list. Lance Armstrong who after diagnosed with cancer went to became the most successful cyclist there ever is and there will be. He said “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” and believe me it is true.

I really cant compare these two people with my Grandma who really is a league apart and very close to my heart. The way she endures life, even at this feeble age of seventies amazes me and makes me feel little. I havent known anyone who has adapted so well to changing times better than her. She recently said to me” Marry whomever u want , but let her be independent ,working and intelligent enough- thats what that matters” This would definitely wouldnt have come from her 20 years back but now she knows how the world works . i would say she knows the present world better than me. Her perseverance is the main factor which made her raise her children with less money my grandpa earned,but managed to provide education and see them get settled in Life. My words can’t express my gratitude for what she has done and sacrificed.

I strongly believe the day we stop learning in this world it means we are no longer living anymore, just existing like any other thing in this world. I always managed to learn something from my friends and people who have met in my Life and would continue to do so.I am still on search for more inspirations to keep me going and there are numerous people out there whom i can look upto.

Now do Inspirations really matter?