Oliver Twist !!

This is one story which fascinates me forever.So much is there in the story. Happiness...Hope...Sadness..Sorrow..Pain...Agony..Relief..You name it..its there.For a long time...I knew only one Orphan..thats poor little Oliver..I knew only one Evil Guy..Fagin...only one cruel animal..Bill Sikes..
Oliver is always one quite boy. But whenever he opens his mouth he gets into trouble.

"Please Sir, I want some more !! " - one of the most famous lines in the English literature.Trouble starts there and he goes all the way to Mr. Brownlow, suffering in all possible ways.

Artful Dodger...oops my most fav. character after Oliver.FAGIN and BILL SIKES.. the evil characters.

I watched the 1968 movie, Oliver! . Its a musical. Fantastic one. Everyone has played their role to the utmost perfection. Be it Lester as Oliver, JackWild has Dodger,Ron Moody has Fagin and legendary Oliver Reed as Bill Sikes. They say, Reed become famous just because of this role.As I love musicals, this is one more definitive in my movie collection.Recently I got an oppurtunity to watch a recent version. Ace Director Roman Polanski has made a movie Oliver Twist. Beautifully made but still it couldnt capture all the pain and agony which was superbly portrayed in the 1968 version. This one is so rich in colour and made with a big budget.
Its Ben Kingsley who has played the role of Fagin. But still I found something missing in this movie. Bill Sikes is not so scary as Oliver Reed was.One day If I happen to become a Director...I will make Oliver Twist...my fascination continues...

Crows in Office !!

You meet different kind of ppl in your working place. Some gud,some bad...some very good..some all shit..These ppl who are very good, whom you like..you love...with whom u make a very gud frndship..will be there till your end.Others move past you as one passing cloud.
This blog is all abt the last category..People whom I think..ALL SHITS !!
I always wonder abt these ppl. They are of completly diff. character. Entry level, you will have al possible leaders in your team.team leader,module leader,cubicle leader,project leader,group leader....ooo...soooo many leaders. You will be under these guys.The last category ppl, we can give them a nickname..hmm..CROWS ?? ok gud crows...we will call them crows.Team member to Group Leader...this is the source and destination.Now how you will go from source to destination??Real Talent and Fake talent...these two are the vehicles you are going to use to reach the destination.
These Crows are always very sharp. They know wats goin on around the project. They always make themselves visible by often crowing..(my slang for the sound of crow :-) )..werever you turn you can see them. Their relation with the so called higher level leaders will be more close. The boss will tell one so called Joke..Oh my God !! You just cant laugh even if you are given a crore !! , but still these crows will laugh like anything. It will surprise both the teller and laugher, why I told and Why I laughed ....but still this one laugh with your boss will always land you in a seat higher than ur peers. Whenever the boss say yes.. these crows will say yes..no for no.These crows doesnt have self dignity and their mind is always crooked. They talk one in front of you and something else on your back.
But Surprising thing is... these crows are the ones which will fly to the top without touching the middle branches. They are the ones, who reach the destination without travelling in the main road, instead they take the shortcuts.The Shortcuts.....these roads...very short..no obstacles..no pain..just you have to give up ur dignity and self respect.
This case surprises me and sometime makes me anger than ever.Is it the real scenario in all the offices...are there ppl who are made scapegoats for these crows??
The world will never change. As we move on from one generation to other, certain things always we leave behind such that the coming generation will pick up and take it along. Is this CURSE one among them??
Is it always you have to lick somebody's shoes to make your shoes shining??
Just one soul cant change this thing..One guy's shout will always go unheard..
Join me..!! Raise your voice !! Work for your HEART !!

The Addiction

ooo...the word itself is so addictive..
so wat am I addicted to???
me? u mean.. me,Mr.Collins ?
Well,
*I am addicted to MOVIES..all sort of movies except Superficial or fantasy..say
Spiderman..Superman..Batman...Catwoman(y..cats n gals are so close?)...oh shit..they are so
fake..love to watch classic movies...gud action movies...movies with gud screenplay and
photography...it goes on..(as I told the exceptional first)..
*I am addicted to MUSIC...all sort again except this Hard Metal which makes my ears go
dumb...love nigga rap very much...
*I am addicted to PHOTOGRAPHY....O Man !! I am realy becoming too addictive, though I dont have one Camera...but still shooting stars in my Dreamworld..with Some Nikon D200(wat
say)..
*I am addicted to GADGETS....yes soon full time..*I am addicted to BOOKS...I read lots of books. I start lots of books though I wont finish one..before finishin one book I buy 10 books..some >50 books are there without a single page turned...
*I am addicted to PAINTINGS...though I dont know how to draw...
*I am addicted to WRITINGS.....though I dont know English properly... :-)
*I am addicted to SPORTS......though I dont know how to play single game properly..
*I am addicted to FOOTBALL(special mention needed...as I am so addicted)...big big big
fanatic fan of Manchester United... HAIL MAN U !!
Things which I not addictive of....Cigarettes, Cigars(though I love them), Alcohol,Drugs..
We get addicted to everything we see and u know...all are shits...
STATUTORY WARNING :: DONT GET ADDICTED TO ANYTHING... THEY ARE ALL WORDILY THINGS...ALL HOLY SHITS !!

Memories - Best Friends

ooops one more yr in my life passed by....25yrs back somewhere down south, one soul was born....
it was a nice place to be born...but poor dad moved me to some barren land...
started schooling at 4..kingston matric school..wer I spent the next 14yrs..(big deal,wat say)got some real gud frnds there in school...even now they are with me...still goin strong..
then came the big move..the next chapter in life..My dad thought I would make one gud doctor..but Lord thought in a different way...wow a Big Thanks for him....many lives
saved...just because I didnt become one.
So as he wished I become the second best thing in TN, the Engineer.College was gud..but not so gud like school, got very few frnds, but all are real gud and very close.
only motto...somehow get 70 marks...no big dreams..no big goals...all small..so easily achieved.
gals wer there...as they are always...part of my life werever I go...school 3,college 1 or 2.
college life's gonna end...and here comes the big dreams..oh shit..they will give sleepless nights..all useless..
MBA...still dreaming...but only in that stage..
JOB..hmmm..I used to hear ppl saying abt their adventures during interview and all..Praise the Lord..I never experianced difficulties...I got the job at the second attempt..TCS..they say its the largest software company in Asia..that..this...
went to calcutta for training..nice place it is..I liked it very much..then came Bangalore..which I realy love...no plans for moving to chennai again..
dont know wat my Lord has in his mind...his wish and am here. Here am with a purpose. What purpose...time will say..
Got some real frnds for life here in bangalore...
some important mottos in life...eat well..sleep well..make my dearest frnds laugh(whether the laugh is real or not)
now today its 22Jan...and I cracked Quarter Century...finaly..some Einstein's words came to mind..
"One who has never done a mistake...never tried anything new"... so keep doing mistakes and keep learning..
May God Bless Me !!

Code of Dan Brown and Ron Howard

The Da Vinci Code..

Finally I have watched Da Vinci Code...and still I couldn’t find an answer y I watched it..

I am one TOM HANKS fanatic. which made me buy an Original DVD worth of 600rs and watch the worthless movie. This movie once again proves that, its very very difficult to make a movie out of a famous book..its difficult to make it more famous than its printed counterpart...and only a few lucky ppl in the world can make it..exception being Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather), Spielberg (Jaws)...blah blah...

One Question for Ron Howard, whom I respect more..who has given such wonderful movies like Apollo 13 and Beautiful Mind.. one qs.. Mr. Ron, before making the movie, did you think that only those who read the book should come and watch the movie ?
pls I need an answer for this one...somebody help me in finding out. This movie is one crap..a movie in which you cant understand a single line or single scene if you haven’t read the book...did Mr.Ron thought that before watching the movie, all the ppl will read the book and come and c... ooops huge blunder..but still the hype and the controversy made the movie a great hit(thats wat statistics say)..they made huge money out of this crap...

Coming to story line..they have changed a bit here and there..but certain things they have changed completely which looks ridiculous...like declaring that Jacques Sauniere is not the grandfather of Sophie..I don’t know wats the need to change the entire story line there...I think one of the most suspense and unexpected part in the story is declaration of Sir Leigh Teabing as the Teacher..but in the movie..there is no life at all for that scene..simply he gets up and looks...no life....as dull as anything...and one more thing is..wen Sophie comes to know that she is the descendant of Christ...no surprise in her face too...as if she knows everything already...Mr. Ron should have concentrated more on these things rather than giving some lenghty interviews...lots and lots of interesting things they have missed..for me, the only satisfying thing in the movie is the performance of Paul Bettany as Silas...fantastic performance..Tom Hanks failed..Audrey failed..Reno is ok and Ian is ok..


May be they should have done like wat Coppola did with Godfather...he knew its very difficult to tell everything in the book in a single movie, so he and Puzo masterfully divided the storyline into two and made Two masterpieces in two consecutive yrs.. Now I wont bet for Angels and Daemons (if they happen to make)..Thumbs down for Ron and Co...

Wat you say?

The Dowry Factor

I write what I believe...
First blog...I dedicate to the national cause...Socio facto...The DOWRY worry...

What is Dowry??

Dowry is the wealth a bride brings to her husband at the time of marriage. Sometimes compelled to get even after marriage. It may be in the form of cash, jewelry, properties...Anything worth for the groom's family...

India and Dowry...

India has the history of these illegal practices over the centuries. One form or another, this system has been practiced. Differences are there in the way it’s practiced. It depends upon the society, caste, religion and economic conditions. The practice of Dowry has been made illegal from 1961. But still it persists, like a virus with its root buried deep into the heart of the people. Extreme form of Dowry problems results in "Dowry Death".

Who's cooking...?

The dowry is the main factor during a marriage. This starts soon after the groom or bride gives green signal that they can be a couple. Here starts the business, a business between the bride's parents and groom's parents where the groom’s family plays with White (chess).

It will be like an auction site. A common scenario...
(Usually groom's mother (i.e.) the main villain... will start the proceeding)

Main Characters: GM - Groom's Mother, BF - Bride's Father

GM: lets start the main course... we have spent so and so for our son through out his life. We spent so and so for his studies, clothes, toothbrushes...all blah blah blah...so we are expecting some 80lakhs(son is a software guy) cash, 2kg gold, a car, all household things(because they don’t have any) and whatever you want to give for your daughter such that she will always be happy..

BF :( in complete shock)... madam. But we are not that much rich. am a government servant only. my hands are clean...Iwont take bribe also. can you pls reduce all these..I will give whatever I can...

GM : what ridiculous it is..you know how much I have spent for my sons engineering..(son studied thro. some donation)..I will strict to it...I cant reduce..

(poor bride and groom will be sitting in the corner(opposite corners) thinking about their marriage,the children, which school, which college..and ultimately how much dowry for them :-)) (MAC3 speed) )

conv...continues...

BF : But madam.. I have only 2 lakhs cash with me.. I have applied for loan for 3 lakhs more..with which I have to arrange the marriage. I have 250 grms of gold ... thats all I can do madam..

GM : what..ok you call us when you have all those I have asked..till then bye.. de son..come on..lets go..this case wont work out for us..lets go to the next house..

(Son, very obediently stands up and goes behind his mom..at the entrance..turns back..grins and vanishes..

End of story..

This is a very common scenario in India..

Consequences..

If the groom fails to bring whatever the groom's family wanted.. the fight starts..everyday there will be fight..Extreme form...death..either suicide or murder...
The financial drain of dowry is an important reasons why Indian parents prefer male offspring to female..this leads to one more horrible crime..female infanticide...
In Indian home.. a daughter is considered to be another's property..raised in parental home and gifted away. But a son is an asset who will bring wealth thro. dowry.

Some Factors..

Some factors why this system is followed are..social factors,religious factors,economic factors..The economic factor is insteresting one..In families where there are one son and a daughter...they always marry the daughter first...as they will recoup those things when they marry off their sons..either by demanding a dowry equal or in most cases more than what they spent..

YOU AND I...

The First Sin of the Indian society can be eradicated only by YOU AND ME..

YOU AND ME can make the difference...

We have to start...our generation atleast...we have to put the FULL STOP...

GUYS - dont listen to ur parents atleast in this topic...do what you think is right...are we guys so dumb and useless,such that we cant keep our wifes with our own money... do we need their own money to feed them(most of the cases,feed ourselves)..cant we give them a better life with our money... WE CAN !! WE CAN !! its not in the money its in the mind..

GIRLS – Don’t buy guys.. Say a strict NO to this...YOU can do this...YOU can feed guys.. YOU CAN !!

!! LETS ALL OF US JOIN OUR HANDS TOGETHER TO ERADICATE THIS SOCIAL VIRUS!!

!! GOD BLESS INDIA !!

I am in...

The Blog !!
Make the Blog short and simple..am not a full time blogger...
bit there bit here
blog..new world order ....
becoming a new profession.. may be soon we will see.. "CyberBlog Centre - 24 hrs Open"...kinda places all over... hope this will soon move out of laptops and palmtops and get into full fledged one...
topics to choose...aplentypeople to screw....aplentycelebs to nail.....aplentysports to play.....aplentywatever u want u create...its our world..its our atoms..we create everything..we...both creators and destroyers...
me to here.... to create and destroy.. to screw and get screwed... to enlighten and get enlightened lets c wat happens...god bless the world.