The Pursuit Of Happiness

Roman Holiday - An enchanting light romantic comedy…

2010-09-15T22:25:00.001+05:30

Every once in a while I come across a movie which grabs its own place in my heart.Here is a beautiful tale of a princess who wants to break out of constant advise, over protection, and bore dome with her royal duties and enjoy every moment like common people .

The story unfolds over a night in Rome when the Princess Ann played by Audrey Hepburn who brings innocent charm and royalness to character, sneaks out of her palace on a trip to Italy.She is found on the streets late one evening by Joe the journalist, played skillfully by ,Gregory Peck who brings a smooth, tasteful touch to the character of Joe, who is a struggling newspaper writer.

Ann's holiday involves all sorts of normal activities which, when done in Rome and while accompanied by an attractive gentleman, transform her 24 hours of freedom into an ephemeral love affair. She gets her hair done, spends time walking the streets and eating in a café, goes for a ride on a motorbike, and visits a dance club (where her first fight occurs). Although she and Joe steal several kisses, their relationship never goes beyond that. Roman Holiday is about the possibilities of love more than the concrete realities. It reveals something most romantics recognize: the ideal love affair is almost always one that is never consummated. Especially in circumstances like these, fantasy trumps reality.

Audrey delivers a Oscar winning performance. If you don’t believe eyes can communicate your must see her in the last scene.More than 50 years after its release, Roman Holiday remains a staple of the romantic comedy fan's (like me ) movie library. Its a must watch if you are in love and its a must must watch if you are not.If you're in the mood for something refreshing Roman Holiday is the trip to take.

Serendipity....

2010-06-03T22:43:00.000+05:30

I have always believed someone somewhere is made for everyone and will reach her someday...no matter what?
Well the day has come ..and I have met her ..talked to her... and since then its just magical... just magical.
Here is a drop of pearl ....SWATI.

Something Stupid

2010-04-07T20:10:00.001+05:30

I have been into all kinds of music these days.
I just happen to listen to a song named Something Stupid ...
and I have not listened to any song as many times as this one during whole day.
here is the song and the video with only lyrics. The song is sung by Frank and Nancy Sinatra

I hope everyone likes it !

Resolution

2010-01-02T17:35:00.000+05:30

When all good things are happening in your life , the time passes so fast....

That's the case with me this year.Every thing was cool and i was away from the troubles (for a change)

In 2008 my new year resolution was to learn some musical instrument.... but I never took a special effort to do that... when you are your own boss and there is no body nagging you to do something ; you wont do it.

Towards the end of 2008 I saw Dasvidaniya which made me think that if I am not gona do it now I wont be doing it ever... so immediately I decided to learn Guitar....I was lucky enough to get an awesone exeperinced teacher who teaches as a hobby and not for the sake of money...

So I continued learning through out 2009(it will take 3-4 years to be a good guitarist so don't expect more :).

PS: I am not goin to telll what is my this years resolution

Happy New Year

2010-01-02T17:05:00.000+05:30

For all those I've made promises to and never kept - it was not deliberate but I will "improve" in 2010

Those that I owe lunches, movies, night out , etc, I'll fix that as well, I'll make time For sure

For those that have supported me and made me smile through all my hardshipsI salute you! halaala

For those I've disagreed with, argued with and just never got along withwell, I'm Sorry!!!!!!! Let's try again next year

Those that I've hurtunintentionally/intentionallyI've already apologized "I'm Sorry" again

For those that stuck a knife in my back the past is all forgotten forgiveness is the best revenge MAYBE!!!

For those that have let me downoh well I should have known better

All the true friends that I have: you ROCK!!Awesome!

Congratulations to all the new mommies & fathers, newly weds etc, no funerals please guys

But all in all, you guys have made 2009 a great year; I wish you and your loved ones prosperity, good health, wealth, happiness, greener pastures, abundant blessings,
And Oh!! a wonderful festive season

May 2010 be the year you achieve wonderful things in God's guidance and strength

MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ! BE BLESSED!!!!!!!

--received as a email forward

Mysore Dasara 2009

2009-10-01T00:15:00.000+05:30

“It’s going to be too much crowd” that was probably the first sentence that everyone said when I told them “I am going to Mysore for Dasara this year “(and boy they were right :).

It’s been almost 4 years now since I moved to Bangalore and till now I haven’t been to Mysore once. So I decided to ignore everyone’s suggestion and went ahead with the plan. At first Akshay and Tanmoy were suppose to accompany me but then Akshay had to cancel the trip for personal reasons.

So it was now only me and the always energetic and enthusiastic Bengali boy (I should call him a man but I won’t) Tanmoy (whom I promised to go to Durgapuja with but didn’t go).

As we were not aware of how the schedule is going to be in Mysore so we had booked an early morning ticket from Bangalore City station. I had slept at 2 am that night (I was watching India losing to Pakistan) and I had to get up at 5 am to reach the station on time (which I thought I could never do but I did).

I woke up at 5.15 am and had no time to take bath so just got fresh and I was on the road looking for an auto at 5.30.hmmm so looking for an auto at 5.45 ,what the hell was I thinking, finding auto at 5.30 am in Kaggadaspura is more difficult than finding GOD (I am not exaggerating :). After waiting for almost 20 minutes I got an auto and after a long negotiation we agreed upon 200 bucks (normally its 100) .Reached the station at 6.30 am and met Tanmoy there we had some coffee and we were off to Mysore successfully.

It was around 10 am when we reached Mysore we just walked out of the station and Tanmoy spotted a Volvo; we ran and got in to the bus. We got down at the city bus station which was just behind the palace. Now the next big task was to find a affordable hotel to stay, we decided to walk around the palace and have a look around the area .We walked for an hour or so to find out a hotel, almost all the hotels were packed or tariff was too high but we managed to find out a hotel at a decent price .It was 10 minutes walk from the palace. We came to know that the entry into the palace only starts after 1.30 pm so we just took bath and rested in our room.

It was around 2 pm when we entered into the palace after the security checks. The entry into the palace is amazing; there were two life sized elephant head sculptures hanging on each side of the door. The carving was done with an absolute detail; I could even see the wrinkles on the skin of thee elephant.

The interior of the palace was full of exquisitely carved doors, expansive pavilions, delicate chandeliers, exquisite stained glass ceilings and decorative frescoes depicting scenes from the Indian epics. We also got to see the king’s Darbar. When we walked through we got to see some really awesome paintings done by greats like Raja Ravivarma. The palace was so huge, I was wondering how the hell these people traveled from one room to another, we finished seeing the palace by 3.30 and were really tired of walking. We just decided to take a break and sat on the lush green lawns in front of the palace. We sat there until the horizon ate the sun completely and the palace was looking awesome in that twilight.

We came to know that there was some cultural event at 6.30pm so we rushed towards the stage to catch a seat but we had to satisfy ourselves with the first row of standing viewers. The show began by Ganesh Vandana which was really sung nicely in Karnatic style which was followed by a Bharatnatyam dance by Yamuna Srinidhi which was breathtakingly beautiful.

At exact 7 pm the 97000 light bulbs on the palace were turned on in a flash and it was the best visual moment I experienced in my life. Every light is placed at a precise location to give the viewers amazing visual effect. We walked away from the stage to take some photos and after an hour of photography we decided to call it a day.

We came back to hotel and saw the Durgapuja in Kolkata on TV. You can hardly keep Tanmoy quite when they are showing Kolkata on TV, so I got to know about the Durga Puja and Bengali culture. It’s so awesome that we celebrate the same festival in different manner in different part of our nation. We were so tired that day we didn’t even know when we dozed off.

The next day we got up late in the morning and had a breakfast at a hotel nearby and checked out of the hotel to leave for the palace to see the procession which is the main event. We reached the palace at 11.45 and came to know that no one was allowed inside palace without an invite (We unsuccessfully tried to convince few people for the invite:). Then someone told us that we can see the procession on the KR Circle. Then it was again time for some walk. We took a walk outside of the palace to find out KR circle. On the way we found few police men were making the canons ready for firing to mark the end of the dasara festival. After a long and tiring walk under the sun we reached KR Circle only to see thousands of people already gathered there. And there was a remote possibility that we could see the procession. But again we were destined to see the procession , we met a guy who was having hathgaadi’s lined up so that people can have better view (but it came at a cost) .We paid the guy 100 bucks just to stand on that four wheeler. And now it was time to wait for the procession to start we waited for almost 1 hour on that cart and suddenly we heard 21 blasts of a canon which meant the procession had started from palace.

The procession started with a large number of tableaux representing all the districts of the State.Which showcased the cultural diversity of the State and offered a glimpse of the art and culture of Karnataka. The folk troupes with the rhythmic beat of the percussionists infused an element of zest to the procession following which the elephant Abhimanyu pulled the elephant cart in which the palace musicians were seated playing out a few tunes set in Carnatic style.

After this, the moment for which half a million people gathered arrived, Balarama the main elephant, who conducted himself with grace, with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari. There was a spontaneous devotional outpouring from the crowd. This brought to an end of the 10-day festivities.

So we managed to see the Mysore dasara and it was an experience which is going to stay in my mind forever.

माझी डायरी

2009-06-14T13:39:00.000+05:30

मी बहुदा दहावीत असेन तेव्हापासून मी मला आवडलेल्या कविता आणि कोट्स माझ्या डायरीमध्ये लिहून ठेवतो. आज मी हे सगळे कलेक्षन ब्लॉगवर शेअर करतोय(सगळे आजच नाही ... :-) .

पु. ल. च्या मी वाचलेल्या काही पुस्तकातले मला आवडले प्रसंग आणि वाक्ये...

फ आणि ह
जन्म आणि मृत्यू ह्या दोन
टोकाच्या मध्ये पकडून नियतीने
चालवलेली आपल्या सगळ्यांची
फसवणूक एकदा लक्ष्यात आली की
त्यातून सुतायला आपली आणि आपुलकीने
भोवताली जामणार्‍या माणसांची "हसवणूक"
करण्यापलिकडे आणखी काय करायचे?

- पु. ल. देशपांडे

हवे ते , हवे त्या वेळी आणि हवे तितके खाऊ न देणारी व्यक्ती म्हणजे आई !

पंचतारांकीत हॉटेल मधले दिवे हे उजेड करण्यासाठी नसून अंधार करण्यासाठी असतात !

मास्तारांचे पूर्वीच्या काळी गुर्जी झाले नव्हते ,
तसेच आईबपांचे पालक झाले नव्हते .
'पालक' हा तत्कालीन मराठीत पालेभाजीचा एक प्रकार होता.

"द्रौपदी कपाळावर कुंकावचे पाच ठिपके लावत होती का ?" ह्या प्रश्नात खरतर मारण्यासारकखे काहीच नव्हते.

नाटकात मी शिवाजी चे काम करून पहिले बक्षीस मिळवल्यानंतर दुसर्या दिवशी इतिहासाचे मास्टर अत्यंत खत्रूडपणे म्हणाले
"अहो गोब्रम्हन्प्रतिपलक , सातव्या हेन्री ने काय केले?"
"आठव्या हेन्री ला जन्मा दिला.", मी शिवाजीचे गंभिर्या चेहर्यावर ठेवून उत्तर दिले.

माशीच्या मृत्यू वरील प्रसिद्ध विलापिका

अहाहा ! आम्रफल मोसम येईल
आम्ही असु पार तू नसशील
फेकु सालटि चोखुनी चोखुनी
तुजविणा पर जातील वाळुनी.

नस्ती उठाठेव ....

माल लहानपनापासुनच पत्रकारीतेची आवड असल्यामुळे मी गणितातली काळ काम वेगाची उदाहरणे मथळे देउन सोदवित असे .

अ चा क वर अक्षम्य जुलुम

एक काम करताना अ या गुंड मजुराने क या गरीब मजुराला अक्षरशा बनवले.

आपण फक्त १/२९ काम करून क या मजुराला १/३२७ काम करायला लावले.

अ चे हे वर्तन माणुसकीला न शोभनारे आहे.

किवा हौदाच्या गणितात 'हौदवाल्यांची फसवफसवी' ह्या खुल्या मथळ्याखाली आजकाल हौद्अवाले कश्याप्रकारे फुटके व गळके हौद विकुण ग्राहकाची फसवणुक करत आहेत याचे रसभरित वर्णन करीत असे.

Courage

2009-03-24T19:54:00.000+05:30

Inspired by Barney Stinsons office full of motivational posters, I decided to create my own motivational posters.I am adding the first one for Courage!!!

Lets Save Our Mother Earth!!!!

2009-03-13T21:57:00.000+05:30

"Don't be serious, be sincere."!

2009-03-06T22:21:00.001+05:30

I recently came across this interesting Speech by Chetan Bhagat. Here are the excerpts

Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same with life, where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It's ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.!!!!!

"Don't be serious, be sincere."!

कोशिश करने वालों की हार नही होती !

2008-08-25T22:49:00.000+05:30

This is an inspirational poem from Harivanshray Bachhan. Whenever I feel low on confidence I just read it again and again.

लहरों से डरकर नौका कभी पार नही होती
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नही होती

नन्ही चिंटी जब दाना लेकर चलती है
चढ़ती दीवारों पर सौ बार फिसलती है
मनका विश्वास रागों मे साहस भरता है
चढ़कर गिरना, गिरकर चढ़ना ना आखरता है
मेहनत उसकी बेकार हर बार नही होती
मेहनत करने वालो की कभी हार नही होती,

डुबकियाँ सिंधु मे गोताखोर लगता है
जा जा कर खाली हाथ लौट कर आता है
मिले ना सहज मोती गहरे पानी मे
बढ़ता दुगना विश्वास इस हैरानी मे
मुठ्ठी उसकी खाली हर बार नही होती
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नही होती,

असफलता एक चुनौती है, स्वीकार करो
क्या कमी रह गयी, देखो और सुधार करो
जब तक सफल ना हो चैन की नींद का त्यागो तुम
संघर्ष का मैदान मत छोड़ कर भागो तुम
कुछ किए बिना जयजयकार नही होती
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नही होती

-- हरिवंशराय बच्चन

The pursuit of Happyness

2008-08-25T21:34:00.000+05:30

I always wonder what Happiness means?
Is it shopping big branded cloths?
Is it spending a 1000 bucks for a dinner?
Is it riding costly bikes?

or is it meeting your friends or sharing a joke with them?
or is it just a long walk with you best friend?

Yes you got it. Its all about having fun with friends.
Thats what I like do most of the times.

They said it

2006-08-22T04:04:00.001+05:30

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it
Seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an
Hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S
Relativity.
- Albert Einstein
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The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working
The moment you get up in the morning and does not
Stop until you get into the office.
- Robert Frost
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The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's
There to appreciate it.
- Franklin P. Jones
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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain
The success of those we don't like?
- Jean Cocturan
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It matters not whether you win or lose; what
Matters is whether I win or lose.
- Darrin Weinberg
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Life is pleasant.
Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome.
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Help a man when he is in trouble and he will
Remember you when he is
In trouble again.
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Complex problems have simple, easy to understand
Wrong answers.
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It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it
Creative problem solving.
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Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know
Where to shop.
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Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then again,
Neither does milk.
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Most people are only alive because it is illegal to
Shoot them.
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Forgive your enemies but remember their names.
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The number of people watching you is directly
Proportional to the stupidity of your action.

Need answers

2006-08-22T02:56:00.001+05:30

1. If all the nations in the world are in debt even US has got debts, where did all the money go?
2. When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
3. What is the speed of darkness?
4. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a
plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?
5. Who copyrighted the copyright symbol?
6. Can you cry under water?
7. Why do people say, "You've been working like a dog" when
dogs just sit around all day?
8. Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed?
9. Do fish ever get thirsty?
10. Can you get cornered in a round room?
11. What does OK actually mean?
12. Why do birds not fall out of trees when they sleep?
13. What came first, the fruit or the color orange?
14. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?
15. What should one call a male ladybi

some more thoughts

2006-08-22T00:39:00.001+05:30

"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards."
-- Fred Hoyle

"Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun."
-- Matt Groening, Life in Hell

"He who laughs last is generally the last to get the joke."
--Terry Cohen

"Don't take life too serious. You'll never escape it alive anyway."
-- Elbert Hubbard

Why, Can u tell me why?

2006-08-15T01:58:00.000+05:30

Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?
Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?

2006-08-10T23:39:00.000+05:30

Zindagi hai choti , har pal mein khush raho...
Office me khush reho, ghar mein khush raho..
Aaj paneer nahi hai, dal mein hi khush raho,
Aaj gym jane ka samay nahi, do kadam chal ke he khush raho..
Aaj Dosto ka sath nahi, TV dekh ke hi khush raho..
Ghar ja nahi sakte to phone kar ke hi khush raho...
Aaj koi naraaz hai, uske iss andaz mein bhi khush raho..
Jisse dekh nahi sakte uski awaz mein hi khush raho...
Jisse paa nahi sakte uske yaad mein he khush raho
MBA karne ka socha tha, S/W mein he khush raho...
Laptop na mila to kya, Desktop mein hi khush raho..
bita hua kal ja chuka hai, usse meeti yaadein hai,unme he khush raho..
aane wale pal ka pata nahi..sapno mein he khush raho..
Haste haste ye pal bitaenge, aaj mein he khush raho

2006-08-10T23:03:00.000+05:30

Lahron se darkar nauka kabhi paar nahi hotikoshish karne walon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti
nanhi chinti jab dana lekar chalti hai,chadhti deewaron par sau baar fisalti hai,manka vishwas ragon me sahas bharta hai,chadhkar girna, girkar chadhna na akharta hai,mehnat uski bekar har baar nahi hoti,mehnat karne walo ki kabhi haar nahi hoti,
dubkiyan sindhu me gotakhor lagata hai,ja ja kar khali haath laut kar ata hai,mile na sehaj moti gehare pani me,badhta duuna vishwas is hairani me,muthi uski khaali har baar nahi hoti,koshish karne walon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti,
asaflta ek chunauti hai, sweekar karo,kya kami reh gayi, dekho aur sudhar karo,jab tak safal na ho chain ki neend ka tyago tum,sangharsh ka maidan mat chod kar bhago tum,kuch kiye bina jai jai kaar nahi hoti,koshish karne walon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti