The Matrix has you!!

Well, I don't know why but, I was feeling for the past two weeks or so that there's a lot happening in my life. A lot, which is, worth space on my blog but I just couldn't get myself to sit and type. Made quite a few changes to the settings- blog roll, blog chalk...all this seems pretty good but not if the blog isn't updated at all. But I believe that one shouldn't write under coercion. It should be a natural instinct. Only then, you can...well...type your fingers off!!

Life has actually been pretty normal. I watched some really good movies. The Ghost and the Darkness, The Terminal, The Matrix (yes I watched the first part (fully) only now...laugh, i don't mind...as if you care... and I'm yet to watch the third part). All extremely well made movies. My friend and I were wondering why "The Terminal" bombed at the box office. It had all the right ingredients (ok I know...it is slightly so, but that's ok!). Steven Spielberg film [now you'll say so what, there are other such flicks, what about "Road to Perdition" (that piece of info courtesy: my friend...I haven't watched that either...will watch it soon)], excellent acting by Tom Hanks (as usual), and the icing (certainly better than the cake, atleast to some sane mortals like me) CZJ!!!

I am reading a book called "I am Right, You are wrong" by Edward De Bono. The full title is "I am right, You are Wrong. This to New Renaissance and Rock Logic to Water Logic". I'll write about the concepts explained in the book in the subsequent posts (note: this is not a promise...I hope to write, that's all).

I did something which I never thought would happen. I read about 7 out of 10 articles in a software engineering magazine called "Better Software". Most articles were general, ethical hacking and SQL injection and the kind...but still...I'm seriously feeling good about that.

Four of my very good friends are in UK now. Warwick, Aston, St.Andrew's and LSE. Chatted with all of them. They all like their universities and all of them feel it is going to be a real tough year ahead because the courses are very difficult and because all their courses are of a one year duration (intensive). I wish them all the best.

I'm working, eating, sleeping(not much), eating, listening to Beatles, watching movies, and orkutting [sometimes I don't get donuts :( ].

For people in Hyderabad (and those who visit this place)- Do not miss the Mohini's Chicken Biryani and the "Butter Chicken (boneless) Masala" at Needs...Heavenly stuff !!

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"Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year; and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all; for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied."

Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 - 1618)

And for those who don't want to think about it and comment...

---The spelling used in those days was rather erratic and thus "Raleigh" is just one of the (over 40) ways in which his surname was written. He used numerous of these spellings, with "Rawleigh", "Ralegh" and "Rawley" being more often used than the currently accepted version. His name was pronounced "raw lie" and it is said he is never known to have used the modern "Raleigh" spelling. ---courtesy my very own Google Search Bar.

Do the Ads make Sense ?

That's for you to answer!

I have a new Google AdSense account and I feel that the ads look pretty decent. They (google) say that these ads will be related to the contents of the site. The first ad on my blog is about crossword compilers. That's because there is mention of crosswords at quite a few places on my blog.

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Way to Go(a) !!

Goa...it was amazing. Actually, it was a lot different from what I had imagined. I don't know why, but I had never thought it'll have that olden charm to it. The houses were old and beautiful. Lots of Portuguese influence, and there wasn't much development(read concrete). It was green, peaceful and serene.

We were put up at the Holiday Inn Resort (very far away from many famous beaches) which has its own beach and we visited only that beach. We had a hectic schedule. We arrived at Londa station on Saturday morning and reached the resort late in the afternoon. Then we just freshened up, had a late lunch and went for a walk at the beach and then to the party. The highlight of the party was the "Limbo Dance". The dancer was playing with fire as if it were water and he was very humorous. He did a great job. Then we danced through the night.

Next morning we woke up at around 9:30, had breakfast and went to the beach. I was fully clothed but I couldn't resist the sea so I got myself completely wet. Then we played football for about an hour and went into the sea again. Then it was time to dive in to the pool (obviously with just the swimming trunk on). We played a superb game of waterpolo [I scored 2 goals and made 4 direct passes]. Then we went to the Mangesh temple and the St.Francis Xavier church. Then we went on a one hour cruise and got back to the resort. I was already too tirtd but we had a party again.

Woke up next morning, had breakfast, went swimming, packed up, had lunch and got ready for the flight. Eventually this was my first flight. There was some turbulence due to cloudy weather and all the tea in my cup landed on my knee. My pant was wet from knee to ankle(note: knee to ankle). Goa to Bombay and Bombay to Hyderabad.

Although we weren't able to explore Goa, it was a nice break from work. Most of our time was spent in travelling and yours truly cannot keep his eyes open for more than half an hour in any mode of transport (even scooter...trains are sometimes an exception depending on the company and/or the books I have). So I felt I was missing out on a lot of things but made up my mind that I'll go back to Goa some day and spend atleast a week there. I really want to enjoy its beauty and I feel that can be done only when one's alone(or with some"one").

Let's see, may be that day is not too far. Goa....I'll be back soon!!