Colors

With a peculiar screech, he would arrive and I would dash out to the front-yard, climb up the slender vines ensnaring the papaya tree and stare at the blind turn up the road. It was that blind turn from where he used to magically appear… like a conjurer appearing amidst a smog of miasma.

Around four in the afternoon he used to come, when the sun could only shine with half its resplendence. Though half battered, it would bombard uncountable solar arrows against my eyes, but like medieval legions, my eyes would hold ground… a continuous battle of strength and perseverance.

But alas, after minutes of onslaught, I would flinch and look away to rub my eyes, and as soon as I would look back, there he was… donned in a grubby Kashmiri attire and smeared skull-cap… a grotesque sight you might presume… but before such presumptions amalgamate in your mind, let me tell you about his shoes.

His shoes… they were mystical… like the sandals of Hermes. Radiant white with not a speck of dirt on them, curling at the toes like the ones the Nizams used to wear. They made a clicking sound, which became more and more prominent, as he approached. A smile on his face… a hop in his stride… and a huge rucksack on his back… In the silhouette of the glimmering sunlight, there struck a queer similarity between him and the famous Notre-Dame with his hunchback.

In that rucksack he carried an object, ‘The object’ which had made him so popular and lovable, an object of my impatience and his pride.

“Come out kids, let me take you to the land of colours” he would say after unpacking that object he had carried all the way from his home.

“Come and explore the vivid world of colours” he would say after successfully deploying the object and placing it on a tripod. An intricate and fiddly looking structure which the man called “The Magic Box” but my father, ever the intellectual, told me one day that the device is actually…

“A Kaleidoscope”

A cacophonous bunch of kids would surround him from all directions, like wild mice around the Piper, everyone waiting for their turn to have a look inside the ‘Magic Box’. The man would try his best to maintain a steady discipline and would give every child his fair share of time at the Kaleidoscope.

I would wait patiently in the queue, eagerly awaiting my turn and when it was finally time, he would come close to my ear and ask in a mild yet alluring tone…

“Which colour will you be today?”

Someday I would see green, someday red, another day a mixture of all. After that we kids would talk about all the colours we saw, how they all meld together to form a vivid and elegant masterpiece and how much we admire the presence of the Kaleidoscope guy.

And after this carnival of fun and frolic, just like he arrived, he disappeared. Just to appear again the next day, the same time… the same exact time every day.

But one fateful day, he didn’t come. The next day at four the blind turn remained silent again and the days that followed too. The kids in my block were at first disappointed, frustrated but as the tides of time roared they forgot… all of them forgot… about the Kaleidoscope guy and his ‘Magic Box’… but not me… he remained in the attic of my memory… and till date resides at a place in the deep corner of my head.

Years later, in a physics lecture, I was taught about the fundamentals and the rudiments behind the ‘Kaleidoscopic Vision’. A lecture, unlike the others, I awaited with sheer ardour. An hour of tedious equations and theories leading to one final conclusion…

It is nothing but white light… plain, simple and bland… white light.
Baffling… for I expected something else… something more… something… magical.

In the dawn of that day I went for a stroll around some desolate area. I needed to be in complete solitude. Confused and for the first time disappointed in the ‘Kaleidoscope guy’. I wished for a discourse with him, one last conversation to clear my head. And just then I could feel him moving sluggishly inside my head also willing for the same…

“Is something bothering you kid?” he asked.

“I thought it was real… I mean… it was real. You had everyone captivated’ I said.

“Who ever said it wasn’t real?” he replied.

“Everyone used to see a different pattern. How could one thing appear differently to different people? You made a fool out of us. You took advantage of our naivety.” I said.

“What makes you think you are different than my ‘Magic Box’?” he said.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

… He remained silent and went back to his place in my head.

Hardly a moment had passed that it struck me and by god didn’t it strike me like a thunderbolt. My true self ruptured out the eggshell… and what remained was pure rapture.

“I am… the Kaleidoscope guy”

Changing expressions and gestures for every man I meet, forging a different impression on every individual, making then happy, satisfying their need for a friendly discussion and then changing again for the next guy that walks by… making a fool of them all… each and every moment of the time they spend with me… like the Kaleidoscope guy.

I was and I am nothing but white light… plain, simple and bland…

What the Kaleidoscope guy made his living, I made my life. With what the Kaleidoscope guy earned his daily wage I earned pleasure. But I am no evil… I am but an ordinary man with ordinary taste who has learned to hide his asepticism and manifest fake vivaciousness.

So obsessed I am that I walk around draped in attires similar to my childhood idol, though I couldn’t find such mystical shoes, I keep the skull-cap as a tradition… a mark of respect for the original ‘Kaleidoscope guy’.

Now whenever I see an individual walking towards me with intentions of conversation or solace, I hear a voice my head coming from the abyssal corner of my mind… the voice of the original ‘Kaleidoscope guy’… asking me a question with a smug tone… a very familiar question…

“Which colour will you be today?”

Call of Duty: MW3 PC Sales and review

Thats the scale we know CoD for..a Big Hollywood Apocalypse Movie kinda feels

Prelude: Well its has been a long journey, 4 years and 3 iterations and mega millions of dedicated fan base and around Rs 5000 crore worth of day 1 sales and more than 25000 crore worth total sales,a rabid following since the Genre changing Infinity Ward product Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.After the humongous MW2, IW is back with MW3 and this time with some reinforcements piped down by the Big Daddy Activision.So could the Company and workforce of newly formed Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software fill the void created by the Top brass of IW being fired including the mentors Jason West and Wince Zampella and the answer is "NO".

Story: If taken as a standalone FPS,it is cut above rest.I won't spoil the story but it picks form where MW2 left with our fav Hero Soap being brought to a safe house in Himachal Pradesh.The world is ravaged by a "Will of a Single man"..Makarov and its time we end this.The game encompasses half the Globe with mission in major cities of Europe, USA and Africa.The Airplane Mission stands out. At 5-6 hours Campaign length the game offers great value for time and money and the best climax one could have asked for.Hollywood must take a queue what a "Villain" shall be and how he must be put to his correct place i.e 6 feet underground or 6 feet above ground :D.

One of the most emotional moment of Game, this might lead to a mass fan protest.

But as an Iteration to MW2, it certainly dissapoints.The game seems rushed especially when it comes to attention to detail for which IW was famous for.Many levels are recycled form past two games even the sister concern one and you sometimes get the feeling of "Being there Done that".The Himachal Pradesh mission dissapoints as it dosen't look like India and there is no mention of IA or IAF or ven police while Price and Nikolai blow shit up but the European Cities are made to strike awe.The third act is pretty monotonous and you can predict before even you press your index finger.

1920X1080p full HD resolution, simply amazing.

Gameplay: IW has applied successfully and it can surely flaunt "Why fix that ain't broken".They have just modified and upgraded the last IW4 engine and thats a good news as it ain't so hungry as frostbite 2.The game runs smooth on High settings but the color palette is a bit quaint.Its a CoD game with all the fun and thrills a CoD has been serving us from late 2003.You get to man a UGV,Predator, Chopper machine gun controls and UAV..its fun though I don't think I might return back to revisit any of them.There are all kinda a missions, stealth to slam bam bang on your head spray bullets kinda mission but I remember none which I might love to recall. The Gunplay as as stasfying as a Formula 1 ferrari.

Verdict: So finally we can say that MW3 is an awesome game but just good sequel to the amazing MW2.

there goes the iron lady.

FINAL VERDICT= 4/5.

SOME AWESOME NEWS:

A reported 1.5 million people queued at midnight globally to get their hands on Modern Warfare 3, with a total of 9.3 million copies sold on the first day. The Xbox 360 version sees around a 54% share, meaning it's the first game on one platform to pass 5 million on its first day. The PlayStation 3 version held 42%, which is around the 4 million mark. Both day ones are only slightly behind Black Ops entire first week sales. The PC version and the Wii version held the remaining 4%, which is around 370,000 units.

As a whole, Modern Warfare 3 is up 33% over Black Ops' first day sales, and a whopping 55% up on the previous Modern Warfare. the US and the UK combined account for 7 million, which is just over 75%.

Early data suggests first week sales are on course for around 12 to 13.5 million. With just over 87 million Call of Duty games already sold on home consoles and PC this generation, by the end of this week the Call of Duty franchise will have sold over 100 million games this generation.

The Game holds a METACRITIC score of 90 currently.

Call of Duty comes to India.

kotaku came into possession of a gold pile that had revealing information on the highly anticipated but obvious sequel to mega million seller Call of Duty: Modern warfare 2.
IW along with Raven software(Wolfenstien,Singularity) and Sledgehammer Games are supposedly working on the game to meet the Nov 8 deadline.

Out of the many leaks the credible one include box art,story continuity,multiplayer levels and weapons,the most prominent was the "Levels" leak that included:

* Dharmasala, India

* New York, New York

* A plane transporting the president of Russia

* A town in Sierra Leone

* London, England

* Mogadishu, Somalia

* Hamburg, Germany

* Paris, France

* Prague, Czech Republic

* A castle in the Czech mountains

* Berlin, Germany

* The Kremlin in Moscow, Russia

* Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Washington. D.C.



So Call of Duty for the second time features Asia and first time India.One can speculate a "Chinese angle" in that mission.The Indo-Tibet-Chinese conflict is quite serious now.

4 teasers are already online.
Waiting for Nov 8.

source:kotaku

Next Article:The Biggest mash up ever : MW3 vs BF3

Box office predictions 2011

I really don't know what the hollywood studios were thinking for putting up such a busy summer?

1.Pirates will be doing $100+ mill first weekend
2.but wait you have Panda 2 and Hangover 2 next week
3.Already 3 big movies in 2 weeks and we have X-men 4 which will be crushed and end up less than $40 mill first weekend but ww well.
4.next we have Super 8,already 4 big movies in 3 weeks,it will garner a pathetic $20 mill opening.
5.Now come June 17 we got GL..$60-70 opening
6.But before GL touches stratosphere,we have a PIXAR sureshot Car 2,kids dominate everytime so GL wings will be cut and end result it will end below $120 mill overall domestically.
7.Come July 1 you got Trans 3,the second $100 mill opening weekend of year and first $1 billionaire ww.
8.Come 15 you have a sureshot HP8..damn
9.Sorry to say,Cap will be crushed byt HP8,opening second with 35-40 mill mark
10.Come July 29 we get the 2nd biggest bomb of year after mars needs mom with the unintentional western cocktail Cowgals and Alihans!!!
11.come Aug 5 we have Rise of Apes
So in all,few good movies will end up 1/2 or 1/3rd money they deserved that Includes Cap America,Super8 and maybe X-men5.I didn't even mention the plethora of comedies coming this summer.

Thor making $400 is respectable and equivalent to $550 of Iron man as Iron man never faced a well set franchise like Fast Five.and Pirates,Panda 2 are way bigger than Indy 4.

So 2011 boxoffice ww shall be something like this.
1.HP8 over $1 bill
2.Trans 3 nearly $1 bill
3.Panda 2..over $850 mill ww
4.Tintin big very big.
5.Pirates 4 round $750 mill
6.Twishit 3/Sherlock Holmes 2 600-700 mill
7.car2 over $550 mill ww
8. Fast five over $550 mill
9.Chipmunks 3
10. MI4
11. Rio/Happy feet 2
12. GL around $450
13. Thor $430 mill
14.X-men 5 around $350 mill ww
15.hangover 2 $270 mill
16.Cap America $250 mill
17. Rise of Apes $240 mill

17.Cowgals and ALihans $230mill
18. Green Horner/Rango/Super8/
watch out for Hugo cabret and Anonymous.

Bombs:mars Needs Moms,Conan,Cowboys n Aliens,Real Steel,Spy kids 4,Three Musketeers,Puss in boots.

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FANBOYS: Episode 1 BlueRay Vs HD-DVD: The PS3 hack Case

Mr Fido: Blu-ray is not SD or HD Donferri. Its a storage medium. What the guy was pointing out is that the data stored on them is the same. Putting something in a bigger box doesn't make it bigger. You are paying more money for the same data except it has been re encoded with parameters to STRETCH it to a larger size mathematically so it will render at higher resolutions. You can do the same thing using an upscaler on the standard DVD version and you would get the same quality.
Also, blu ray disc are slow (this is why most things on the PS3 MUST install before you play them) and a lot of that data in the game is duplicate data use to increase load times. Go look at the size almost any ps3 game that has been uploaded to the internet. Most of them could fit on a regular dvd because all of the padding and dummy files have been removed. The only ones that can't are the ones that are loaded with uncompressed voice data and HD CG movies and FMVs.

Mr. Frudo: Seems like you don't know anything about storage size and resolutions. Ofcourse blue ray is a storage medium that it allows HD (1080p) resolution possible. Smaller medium forces compression which results in lower quality. Upscaling allows it to multiply the pixels into 1080p level but you don't get the same quality as HD video with uncompressed audio. Higher resolution doesn't automatically mean higher quality. Also, blue ray disc is not slow, its the medium of reading the disc is slow, read speeds are getting faster with new players. Anyone who thinks that 25gb (blue ray) is same as 5gb (DVD) is probably suffering from serious mental disorder.


Mr. Frido: No apparently you don't know anything HD. You can put an HD video on a CD. It just wouldn't be a very big one.
Just like the rest of the ignorant fanboys on here, you are confusing capability with what is being done or either you can't read. No one said that the movie "couldn't" be better quality on a blu-ray. We are saying that it "wasn't".
The point was that you are paying more for the same data. They could have made the videos higher quality but they didn't. Blu-Ray is just a bigger box. It doesn't alter the data held on it in anyway.
Anyone who says that someone said that bluray is the same is a dvd when they didn't is probably suffering from a "severe" mental disorder. Go back to school and learn how to read and conjugate vocabulary.



Mr. Frudo: have ya ever used a Blue-Ray?


Mr. Frido:Blu Ray itself does nothing amazing. It utilizes MPEG2 (which is supported by standard DVD) as well as H.264 (the current codec for "HD" content). As a previous poster already stated, the limitation of DVD is not which codec is used, but how much data can be stored. A really long movie using no compression, won't fit on most DVDs, even DS/DL DVDs. On the other hand, a short high definition video can easily fit.

Ultimately, what Blu Ray allows for, is the ability to store long videos without the need to use compression or multiple layers (currently, the largest DVD can hold ~18GB if it is double-sided and quadruple layered). However, all of that space is squandered because most (not all) Blu Ray movies are pressed using the same master file that is used to press a DVD. If you are going to watch upscaled DVD masters on a Blu Ray, you might as well watch a DVD itself and just upscale that.

Like I said, the information is out there, if you are willing to actually do some research. The phrase, "caveat emptor" exists for a reason. You must inform yourself. The provider of the good has no duty to disclose everything about the product. This is why they can get away with selling you the same file for more money on a different medium. But hey, ignorance is bliss. Sony loves your dollars.

Summer 2011 Preview

The First Avenger: Captain America

Directed by Joe Johnston
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by David Self
Christopher Markus
Joss Whedon

Starring Chris Evans
Hugo Weaving
Sebastian Stan
Hayley Atwell
Cinematography Shelly Johnson

Release date(s) July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22)



The Greatest Marvel hero gets his due.
Captain America enjoys the same stature in the marvel world that Batman enjoys in the DC universe.The able leader of Team of Avengers,Captain America is simply the "papa" of Iron Man and Spiderman with his Super Soldier Strength,agility,vibranium-admantium alloy induced shield and his intuitiveness.But with all the Anti-American air around us,the new world after 9/11 ,the war on terror aka War for Oil,will this symbol of American Strength be accepted by non-American audience? Though Marvel is trying to repaint a new Avatar as the "Symbol of Freedom and Democracy" rather than "Symbol of American heroism"..still the red and blue stripes may offend many.The case,we shall discover on July 22

Internet Humor: National Anthem "Jan gan mann " has been declared as "the BEST ANTHEM of the WORLD" by UNESCO.

The best part,I feel proud to be Indian cuz we feel proud over everything,a NRI(non reliable Indian) gets nominated somewhere,gets to spacewalk and we feel proud of him/her even though they really don't care about being Indian(in some cases they r like coconuts,brown outside,but on the inside more white than the whites!!!haha



firstly though its a good news but google says its a rumor

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/best-national-anthem-unesco.shtml

Secondly its not anything to be proud,if u do a 10 sec research the the meaning of "jan Gana mann whatever" it aint for praising India but some British viceroy/queen.



"Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,

dispenser of India's destiny.

Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, the Maratha country,

in the Dravida country, Utkala (Orissa) and Bengal;

It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,

it mingles in the rhapsodies of the pure waters Jamuna and the Ganges.

They chant only thy name,

they seek only thy blessings,

they sing only thy praise.

The saving of all people waits in thy hand,

thou dispenser of India's destiny.

Hail, Hail, Hail to thee.

The tune is our Anthem."



See the second line "dispenser of India's destiny"[Bharat Bhagya vidhata..]

now thats a "third person" reference.".If it was The incredible hulk then this would be pardonable but the person who wrote this is a Noble laureate[that medal is controversial wrt our nationalist sentiments], so u can't argue its a grammatical mistake.

Game Review:Call of Duty: Black Ops

Preplay: Man!! Its here like everyyear.The Call Of Duty games have become annual event like many of our important festivals and even birthdays.We may forget Earth Day but we all remember the date the next CoD will arrive.Amazing that only a CoD has been able to suprceed a CoD from past 4 years in terms of popularity ans sales.lets see what tryarch has to offer in the wake of disruption of our beloved Infinity Ward.



Story: Best one yet.Thrilling,Action packed and keeps you on the edges of your seat throught for about 5-6 hours.Voice acting is Stellar.Sam Worthington is rally amazing as Alex mason.I wont tell nothing..evry twist is important.

Gameplay:Its the great old CoD formula and they have rightly not messes with it.Though they have added some elements first for a CoD game like flying a Chopper,driving a Boat and an amazing Terminator 2 esque bike sequence.Leaning comes back but we have already forgotten using it.Crossbow as a weopan addition is effective and fantastic.



Graphics and Sound: Sound has been CoD's forte and industry legend.graphically the engine has churned out amzing setpieces and is certainly up to date.

CLosing Comments:Go buy it!!!!

9/10

Game Review: Medal of Honor

Pre-play: Its 3 long years since the last Medal of Honor,One of the most succeful FPS franchise ever and among the pathbreakers too but its younger cousin currently owns the FPS genera,EA decided to shun the WW2 era and come into Present day ,but is this too late??

Story: Nothing Special,just as usual a dumb Hero who is supposed to do everything from blowing tucks to taking out bad guys to calling air sport to washing dishes.We play as rabbit and Adams,but the story lacks the punch the Industry toppers offer and the game is too reliant on Scripted Sequences..meh


Gameplay: again nothing new to offer,we get to man a gun on a chopper,ride a ATV and shoot.The game is heavily dependent on bodycount rather than pure shooting thrills.Dissaponting.We have all seen this already,haven't we.





Lasting appeal:MOH is EAss failed attempt to catch MW series,hope the next one is atleast upto its generation.



Score: 7.5/10

A day in Life of a MNNIT'ian Buzzer

manish pandey -
koi mere saath ROBOT dekhne chalo...
"If Rajni Can't, No one can."Edit

Gaurav Tyagi -
mai hu...Oct 1
manish pandey - yaar TIMES OF INDIA ne 4/5 star diye hai
Akshay Sharma - aaj se TOI k reviews padhna band .!Oct 2
ABHISHEK SHUKLA - TOI reviews suck....I came under this epiphany today only....Oct 2
manish pandey - now TOI sucks...next is what?
thats the Loser Syndrome taking over all of ya
I know the fun part of all of ya is lost for long...man u cant take a break and enjoy a weekend

Oh damn..I m sorry...Its OPC today...ur life n death...kk I will go alone
ABHISHEK SHUKLA - @Pandey ...woah woah woah...come on....i don't pay a frickin importance to any OPC or any such thing ok.....and u must be really moaned and sorry to know that i enjoy my life and all the days along with the weekends much more than u do.....not just sitting in front of the laptop,playing some computer games for mere grin and giggles....ok.....

I have got a life....much exciting and intresting than urs.....

And yes, the loser syndrome part is what which has forced u to give such comments....try to overcome it soon else it might prove to be fatal...

Give such comments only to apposite guys....

Go n enjoy ur "Rajni Can't" movie....Oct 2
sankalp srivastava - bhokali pandey
OPC kal hai :P
manish pandey - @Abhisek
it wasn't meant for u.I n Akshay enjoy a bond and we love buzzing each other out :P
for the records,Akshay was the first guy I met in MNNIT and had those silly"I fucked my JEE real bad" conversation :P

again,I don't think I know anebody in "MNNIT" who really can define wat is exciting and wat is interesting ? all r cast out of same mould,some murkier,some brighter,some lighter...but none whom I can say "oh,I knew a guy who was.....or "listen fellas,I m proud to tell that this guy was my batchmate"....or discuss with my school frnds "that I know a guy who is good at something other than nothing...."

Learn to appreciate things bro.If anything ain't right for u,it dosen't mean for everybody else.I hate HP,twilight,LOTR 3,Taylor Swift,Justin Biebber,Henry Fayol but that dosen't mean they suck..if u don't like anything,atleast u can respect others feelings.


and "playing some computer games for mere grin and giggles"...that was a bit on the harsher side.I don't mess with urs, I wont say passion..(in MNNIT no one got any ),u shan't either with mine.EditOct 2

ABHISHEK SHUKLA -
ohhkkk...(smiling while readin...n typin as well) i got it...first of all m sorry if i really hurt ur emtions...secondly apart from hp, all the rest u hate are also common with me....n in a democratic country u r free to express wat u feel...so, i might be sayin it again...but NO....as "atleast I should respect others feelings"....fine dude ????

one more thing...m not messin with ur passion...(in MNNIT no one got any )....m sorry about my words about gamin.....and rajnikant(sir)....and TOI ....ok???...if anythin more is left to apologise then tell me... :P ;)Oct 2

Akshay Sharma - OOPS ..! I missed the fun ..! heavy cost for sleeping.. !
let me just paste few "woah" lines.. :P

- ".man u cant take a break and enjoy a weekend" .. (better sleep than a "rajni can't" stuff)
- "i enjoy my life and all the days along with the weekends" (I wonder what you do :P )
- "I don't think I know anebody in "MNNIT" who really can define wat is exciting and wat is interesting" .. ( +1 pandey ... life is really awful)
- "I hate HP,twilight,LOTR 3,Taylor Swift,Justin Biebber,Henry Fayol" .. (haha .!)
- ".(smiling while readin...n typin as well) i got it" (that sounds human . :? )

and the uncencored quote - "Akshay was the first guy I met in MNNIT and had those silly "I fucked my JEE real bad" " . . ;)

and conclusion part,
"(in MNNIT no one got any )" .. really sad. ! :'(
sometimes we are constrained. But I bet , a few guys here DO HAVE .!
not talking abt TT, basktball , or, CS .. its abt hw you approach things .. passionately or lifelessly .

amar garg - i like "in MNNIT no one got any" :P :DOct 2

sankalp srivastava - This one deserves to be archived ..Oct 2

manish pandey - maybe I had lost my cool then but I won't edit this post..maybe 2-3 years down the line I wud luv revisiting this post just for few laughs :P(man how easily I get driven by sudden burst of emotions ..)

and Justin Beibber really sux ()EditOct 2

Akshay Sharma - ~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^ BUZZ ROCKS ^^^^^^^^~~~~~~~~~12:00 am

ABHISHEK SHUKLA - :haha.....this is why (i think) all of us like buzz...... ;) .... .\,,/9:51 am

Shame on us!!!!

What is wrong with us,with us I mean we Indians.
I read a short travelogue by great Hindi writer who wrote about strength in belief and respect for one's own country.By not doing anything we hurt our nation but worst of all by criticising what others are doing,hurts The country like some rancid wound.
Come October 3 we have Common Wealth Games,the first one in India.
Brothers,Rome wasn't built in a day,the Organisers are trying as hard as they can to put up a good show,but we and the jaundicised media is hellbent on pulling legs like the "old Indain crab" story and forget adding to the fervor of CWG games ,we are making Important foreign teams to bunk it.We should celbrate these games,rather Delhties are busy booking forighn trips!!! duh!!!

and old sms joke "Sarkari bus pe nahi chadoonga,Sarkari school mein nahi padhoonga,Sarkari aadmi ko kaam nahi saupoonga but Naukari chahiye to sarkari...waah Indian waah".We are responsible with whatever complains we have.And the roots of this problem goes down deep.

Come people its time to unite and rock..lets make the CWG games a success.Forget the corruption or failures,rejoice the successes.Together we can!!

Winner V/s Loser

The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner is always has a program;
The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says,"Let me do it for you;
The Loser says;" That is not my job." The Winner sees an answer for every problem;
The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner says," It may be difficult but it is possible";
The Loser says,"It may be possible but it is too difficult." When a Winner makes a mistake, he says," I was wrong";
When a Loser makes a mistake, he says," It wasn't my fault." A Winner makes commitments;
A Loser makes promises. Winners have dreams;
Loser have schemes. Winners say," I must do something";
Losers say,"Something must be done." Winners are a part of the team;
Losers are apart from the team. Winners see the gain;
Losers see the pain. Winners see possibilities;
Losers see problems. Winners believe in win/win; Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.
Winners see the potential;
Losers see the past. Winners are like a thermostat;
Losers are like thermometers. Winners choose what they say;
Losers say what they choose. Winners use hard arguments but soft words;
Losers use soft arguments but hard words. Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;
Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values. Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you
would, not want them to do to you";
Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."

Winners make it happen;
Losers let it happen.

Role of Manager in today’s world of globalisation

In today’s world where a rise in dollars price not only affects the NASDAQ but also Nikkei and fall in Euro shakes the Middle eastern Markets, Companies have to be up on their heels and should be lead by Managers who are not only eager to go head but have a vision in their approach. He should be technically adept for every situation.
1.The manager should have prime knowledge of the various dependent economies and currencies in the market. Globalisation has led to concept of free markets. A free-market economy is an economy where all markets within it are unregulated by any parties other than those players in the market. In its purest form the government plays a neutral role in its administration and legislation of economic activity neither limiting nor actively promoting it (for example neither regulating industries let alone owning economic interests nor offering subsidies to businesses let alone protecting them from internal/external market pressures). Such an economy in its most radical form does not exist in developed economies, however efforts made to liberalise an economy or make it "free-er" attempt to limit the role of government in such a way. The theory holds that within an ideal free market, property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged solely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers. By definition, buyers and sellers do not coerce each other, in the sense that they obtain each other's property rights without the use of physical force, threat of physical force, or fraud, nor are they coerced by a third party (such as by government via transfer payments) and they engage in trade simply because they both consent and believe that what they are getting is worth more than or as much as what they give up. Price is the result of buying and selling decisions en masse as described by the theory of supply and demand. The manager should have an eagles eye on the volatile market and its elements.
2. A Manager should be adept in communicating organizational vision to the employees of the organization. He should ensure that there is effective communication flow in an organization and that there should no misinterpretations taking place.
3. A manager has crucial role to play in decision making process in an organization. He has to decide how to bring and communicate organizational changes. He plays a major role in setting organizational goals. He has to be in close contact with the employees of the organization. He should understand them and motivate them. He should encourage them so that they can perform effectively. He should praise them when they show brilliant performance and on bad performance, he should give them constructive feedback rather than negative feedback. He should provide them online support and coaching.
4. The manager should keep track of the changing perspective, opinions and moods of the market. Courage and vision are the two most important feathers in a mangers cap. Going against the trend or be it changing the path and direction of flow altogether Manager should be post a picture of valour and creativity in front of his team.
As a Case history :The Royal Enfield Motors was struggling to keep pace with the changing market paradigm. A new CEO R Chandra arrived with new vigour and brought out Thunderbird brand of motorcycles that were a instant hit and made a niche market for themselves.
Similarly Food chain Biggies like McDonalds are serving dishes as per the ethic=nicety and culture of the market in which they want foothold.

5. A manager should constantly upgrade his knowledge as well as skills of his staff otherwise he may fall behind in today’s cut throat environment. Vocational workshops, communication skill enhancement, Knowledge relating to changing corporate laws are obligatory.
6. A manager should develop a Independent thinking and should not only be responsible for the decision he takes but should be responsible for its consequences or repercussions . Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality. Independent people who do not have the maturity to think and act interdependently may be good individual producers, but they won't be good leaders or team players. They're not coming from the paradigm of interdependence necessary to succeed in organizational reality.
7. I today’s open market not only the Manager should be eager in expanding into new territories but strengthening foothold in the current markets and increasing the brand value and trust of the Organisation as a whole .Many brands with their constant hard work have cast a spell of trust on the market generally such as leading bike maker Hero Honda or mobile company Nokia. Nokia is a Finnish Company doing great in India and China. They have understood the needs of local public and researched the conditions and succeeded.
8. Not only Managers should be eying foreign markets but always be on guard from advent of foreign players that try to invade your own local markets. That requires great amount of ingenuity as the usual MNC are well prepared for gaining foothold backed by huge amount of capital and workforce as well as alliances.
As a example. the Indian toy market, biggest in the world after china, has been completely taken over by cheap Chinese counterparts. While the Indian companies still pla ced bets on key and spring spirals, Chinese were there with their cheaply priced electronically run toys. Now the market is plagued with sub-quality products.
In other case, Parle Agro is still the market leader in sweet beverages field. Biggies like Coca Cola and Pepsi have brought their products like Juce up,Aquafina but Bisleri,Rasna are still the favourites as they have not only maintained pace with changing tastes but also kept up to level of quality standards.

Something Crossed my frnd's mind

bhag kar jaaun bhi to kah ,
mera waqt tp ek lamhe me thehara hai .
jaha thak kar gir jaana hai nishchit hai,
meri aatma par ek aisa hi pehra hai..
dekh kar jise ho jaati hai,
aankhen bhi meri band
mera khud ka apna bhi,
ek aisa hi chehra hai.|

roshni bhi jahan kho jaati hai,
andhero me mai milkar
mere kal ka eak nishan,
kuch itna hi gehra hain..
onsh ki bunde bhi jahan per,
angaro si tapti hain
mere astitava ke charo taraf,
eak aisa hi ghana kohra hain..

jahan bebasi per meri,
kisi ko thahako ki jaroorat nahi
meri hi ek muskan ne mujhe,
us mukam pe la choda hain..
gujar rahi meri gindagi puri,
ek lamhe se ladte huye.
khud ke hi tukdo ko maine,
na jaane kitani baar joda hain..

fariyaad ko uthate haath mere,
na jaane kyu ruk jaatein hain.
har masoom ke giratein aansoo mai,
mujhe apne gunah nazar aatein hain..
khud se kiye har waade,
andhere mai yun ghul jaate hai.
jaise kagaz par likhe shabd,
sayahi se dhul jaatein hai..

har ugate suraj ki kiran ,
ek intjaar lekar aati hain.
tapti huyi jami par kadmo ke,
kuch aur nishan chhod jaati hain|..
khud ki taraf badte huye,
mere kadam yu mud jaatein hain .
jaise haath se chhute ret ke kanh,
haoyo mai udh jaatein hain..

nishchit hai is kaid se mai ,
khud kabhi aazad na ho payunga .
nahi di dastak kisi ne,
to mar kar bhi mei yahi rah jaayunga..
mera waqt bandha hai tab tak ,
un kadmo ki aahat ke intzaar main.
shayad kisi masoom ki muskaan bankar he,
mai is kaid se muqt ho payunga..

tab tak meri har saans ko,
us shaam ka intzaar hai.
jab shitiz par ek pal ke liye ,
jami aasama se muil jaaye..
ek arse se jami huyi,
yeh partein kuch pighal jaayein.
meri aatma par lage woh ,
shayah nishaan kuch dhuul jaayein......

Of animals and Football

Its really amazing how the speechless Paul has tentacled the whole media with his spot on predictions.Animals are believed to have some sort of "6th" sense or intuition or hunch but this one has got everything right.Be it Germany's victory over struggling England or the fiery in form Argentina or be it the shocking loss at the hands of Spain.Maybe Paul knows something about Negative Energy coz every time the the team he ignores they begin to play horrific football,they miss chances,they do poor passes and one thing noticeable even the fortune shuns them..remember how the goal-line goal of England was disqualified and how the Germans were never given any Penalty that they deserved.
Paul has chosen Spain for the world champs.Even Nostradamus has but One guy in this world that is a Non-Holland is supporting me and thats Parrot Mani from Malaysia.he roots for Dutch so do I,reasons being different.
One thing to notice,do Paul n Mani even now wat Football is?
Anyways these to speechless guys have made every other Pundit shut up,all numerologists checking back into 3rd grade for basic maths and and every Football fan in awe.
People and Fans alike are not concerned about wat they elders in Football say,what shall be the strategies,what shall be the formation?should Torres open?Who should keep?Who should pass and how shall be the substitutes be used..hell no..The only thing we care that Paul has picked Spain so Spain shud win...lmfo!!!
Lets see who wins Paul or Mani!!!

OFFICE SPACE...A MUST WATCH

Office Space, a Mike Judge film is a 1999 comedy film released under 20th Century Fox banner.It satirizes work life in a typical 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals who are fed up with their jobs. The film's sympathetic portrayal of ordinary IT workers garnered it a cult following among those in that profession which is soon to be my line too, but the film also addresses themes familiar to office workers and white collar employees in general.
I must say if u r CSE-It student or soon to be a IT professional,u must watch this movie.It simply tells u the story of three guys Peter(Ron Livingston),Samir and Michael who r the avrage IT guys and some big software firm called Initech.And u really fall for their naivety.And their little fat mumbling Milton with whom u begin to sympathize more than ur relative.the "Munday" syndrome and "what shall u do if u get a million dollars" and the plight of a IT pro just make a connection with the viewer.It may seem that we just have to sit through a day in our cubicle in AC staring at our computers...its hell.U r not better than the machine on which u work..atleast ur computer dosen't have to answer dozen of bosses for some silly mistake.And their a con plan too.
The film features and awesome rap soundtrack that the studio finds incongruous but it works wonders."Its great to be a gangsta" is so correct to a context.
The film also features Joanna,the love interest of Peter played by Anniston who herself is pissed with her job as a petty waitress and a nagging boss.Its the characterization and stellar performances which make this movie a cult classic comedy.Their's nothing slapstick..the jokes will make u laugh if u really connect to them.The film is was ranked 5th in the Entertainment weekly "25 years 25 best laughs".The film wasn't a box-office hit coz of bad promotion but holds a cult classic status and was a enormous hit in terms oh home rentals and video rights.Mike judge had pulled a of a wonder.
Ans kudos to root for playing Milton and Gary Cole for playing Lumbergh.."hmmm yeah"""
Though the film looses the pace after first 40 minutes but still is an awesome watch.
And how can we forget the "fax machine clean" sequence...wait i need to care of something too..cya!!

No windows..no fresh air :(

It has been 7 painful days since I have killed a goon.7 days since I have massacared a train station.7 days since I have won the freedom of my community.no I m not joking,I m saying that it has been 7 long days since I have played any game.
Reason,The network administartor has banned my IP from using internet.:(
Now I m in dilemma,shall I play games or shall I use Internet coz on ubuntu I can surf net but at tortoise's speeds.On the other hand Linux sucks when it comes to entertainment.U cant just spend ur day playing stupid mahajongg or sudoku.
When it comes to music and 720p videos..linux struggles and offers no competition to the mighty window media player.
This brings us to two conclusions:
Linux has still to go a long way to catch Windows if it really wants to compete and enter every noobies homes.
Secondly,IIIT-Hydrabad (did i write the correct no. of 'I's) is ultra Fascists when it comes to internet.back home at my MNNIT,I downlaod shit everyday and delete.Tons of gb's of crap at avg speed of 2 mbps..I miss U my college.
Though I m not paid by Bill gates to endorse Windows..I m loving getting used to linux.It's light,its fast..it boots in 10 seconds..u can browse easily.The terminal is
powerful as a vorpel sword..but the net surfing sux!!!!
Signing off for today..Announcing a reward of $1000 for the PC(or his password will do) of network admin :X

Gaming: not just pots n pans!!!

April 21,1945.Berlin,Germany: A look of shocked surprise comes over
the young soldier's face as he clutches his chest where he has been
shot while the soldier next to him shrieks in agony as his arm is
blown away by MG-42 fire. Bodies falling everywhere, its raining blood
as frightened young men try to end the lives of other frightened men
for the greater good. Mutilated head, arms and legs are lying on the
ground, men of different nationalities, different cultures, different
sides strewn on the ground as nameless corpses, men who cud have
shaped their country's future made their families proud are dead,
their precious lives wasted....while the leaders rejoice at the
victory...
Dec 20, 2008.Varanasi,India:I was experiencing the most important and
catastrophic event of this century. The World War 2..I could
experience the War by being a part of it. I have lived through the
horrors of a war and I know how unnerving and vile it is......even it
was a virtual one, even I could at once come back to life by pressing
F7 key, even I was allowed to rectify my mistakes but the atrocies of
war was etched for forever in my heart that very day..
World war 2 has been a hot topic for the entertainment industry
whether it be blockbuster movies, novels or games including board and
video games. But these have been tools that seem to be one of the
reason that keeps us away from the 3rd one, for the time being. We
really don’t want to make the same mistakes as our forefathers ,till
we make them.
Come to present day. Politicians around the globe are hell-bent on
censoring games. they argue it nurtures Violence in little kids who
are learning to shoot and die in the name of fun. Even if that’s true,
what the hell are we pretending? What the hell are we hoaxing?
Whenever asked about any hobby we come with singing, dancing, writing,
reading...but if you ever pondered over our past, present and future
you will certainly discover what really has been our hobby, and my
friend you guessed it right it is War, our favorite pastime, and we
say that gaming makes us violent and creepy and every other abuse that
a so called Intelligentsia level upon us the gaming community. We
shan't forget that
the most primal nature of man is to fight, a fight to either satisfy
his greed or to prove his dominance or to be a part of a group. so,
humans in general and certain individuals in particular, want war.
Violence is a component of humanity’s gene pool, war being one
manifestation of this violent tendency. its like killing a spider with
a book. you know you will be disgusted by the squished spider but you
will still want to have a look!!! Every epic is based on a big war,
every movie needs to end with some fight. We love fighting; we crave
for an in game brawl when viewing some sport. We have fun when others
take a fall and get hurt. ask yourself mate, don’t you? If you don't
second me have a look at the history of we the humans who love drawing
boundaries and killing. Civilization, as we know it, is largely the
creation of wars. All civilizations, our own included, have been built
on slavery and mass murder. Psychopaths have played a disproportionate
role in the development of civilization, because they are hard-wired
to lie, kill, cheat, steal, torture, manipulate, and generally inflict
great suffering on other humans without feeling any remorse, in order
to establish their own sense of security through domination. The
inventor of civilization - the first tribal chieftain who successfully
brainwashed an army of controlled mass murderers - was almost
certainly a genetic psychopath. Since that momentous discovery,
psychopaths have fought and enjoyed wars. People died while the
leaders reveled. In simple words War is an integral part of our life
and our genesis. War divides us, War unites us.

I don’t argue that gaming can or will end hunger, illiteracy or
disease but one thing it can do is bring peace. I may sound stupid but
gaming in fact relieves us off our frustration, anger and sorrow. try
it!!! And for god's sake stop censoring games. A title SIX DAYS IN
FALLUJAH ,a third person shooter still in development phase, still
needs a publisher since konami ditched it. and why? just because its a
game based on real incidents that took place in Iraq a few years back.
thats one of the examples of the level of hypocrisy prevailing in our
world. The leaders have driven is like robots till date and they will
continue till the world ends.
we love to fight, doesn’t matter if we fight dirty, or we fight for
love or for any other cranky reason, humans just cant live without
fighting. What i am trying to say is that would u rather see people
get killed(maybe get killed yourself) or letting your frustration go
by a small session of gaming?? you are angry with the world, you want
to have the attention and the respect that you feel you always
deserved and Whatt if youlost it? never worry mate, instead get some
cold beer(even coke will do), invite your friends, close the door
and turn on your XboX360/PS3 or your PC's.
Let the game begin......