TAARE ZAMEEN PAR......

Sunday..As usual my much waited week end...Free from all worries and troubles...I was just going through the paper...A name came into my notice..."TAARE ZAMEEN PAR"...I had heard a couple of songs in this movie and thought they were real good...Sitting there in my couch, i asked my family..."Shall we go for this movie today??"..My entire family pepped in...So we packed our bags and went for the matinee.... Sitting there in the cinema hall, fully packed with audience I watched this movie "Taare Zameen Par"...A movie about a boy who was struggling with the letters in his book..A boy who was talented...A boy who could paint..A boy about his relationship with his family...A boy who was fighting against the whole world to prove his mettle.....I sat there transfixed watching through each and every scene....At times i was crying and at times i was laughing with joy..... In the end it was over...I was glad that I saw this movie...A movie which had a message in it...A message that could help some one else who were in similar trouble as this boy....TAARE ZAMEEN PAR isn't one of those films that merely entertains, but also enlightens. It is one film that makes you peep into a child's mind and show how some parents, in their pursuit to make them 'stronger' academically, forget that there's hitherto untapped talent that needs to be nourished and encouraged.One will be shell shocked by the sheer impact of the movie which lasted just 3 hours. This film is not a kid's movie. Its about a kid...It has a message for all parents and parents-to-be...It has captured each and every emotion of a kid..What more to say...Hats off to Aamir for his directorial debut....!!So all those out there who have not gone to watch this movie, kindly do it...:D....Because if not, you are really missing out the stars in this world.....

Broken Heart....

I never would have thought that
there'd be a you and me.
It didn’t seem plausible.
It just wasn't possible.


One night, out of the star-crossed sky
fell toward me an opportunity.
It was great.
It was special.
It was magic.

It made my lifea blissful state of euphoria.
My eyes sparkled.
My soul danced.
as My heart sang in joy.

Now it's all gone….
I wish for something to take its place.
I wish a new dream.
I wish a new heart.
I wish a new chance.

Mostly now, I receive only loss.
remembering the happy times and realising that they will be no more..
remembering those little thoughts of you first I smile, but then I sigh
'cause now you're gone.

remembering my contented heart makes me giddy inside, but then I sigh
because now it's broken forever…….

'Server' Means.......

First year was the most hectic year in my engineering academic life. On one side I was about to leave Physics and Chemistry forever and on other side I was about to join the geek world.

Scene: First year computer practical exam.
Venue: Computer Lab
Time: The worst possible time...Around 12 o’clock.

The last day of my first year exams and the biggest mountain is still not conquered - “Computer Practical”.

The only thing I learned in last one year is to differentiate between a CPU and a monitor. This is the only true knowledge I have about this subject.

Let me look at the search and sort program again.

Scanf then printf….Oops…printf then scanf… # include iostream.h…#include conio.h…clrscr()

Oh...God...I wish that share folder still exists… I hope the netsend command still works.
God...Help me… main ()…curly brackets open….

Oops !! There he is, the most brilliant student of our class Janeesh K.J , the one who asked
doubt to our Mechanical faculty on the first day itself. A tough question “Sir, is it possible to store data on WordStar instead of Access “.

Ghosh!!! What’s WordStar?? What’s Access?? I am going to fail.

He looks too cool. Boy…5 more minutes left... C came after B…now we have C++ and VC++…C was discovered/invented (not sure) by Dennis Richie….

I can hear one of the gal asking Janeesh “What’s ANSI C ?”

Oops...I don’t know even that...Probably discovered by Ancy… so C was discovered by both Dennis and Ancy… might be husband - wife.

Here comes the lab assistant.

“Guys get in!!!”

So at last the time has come. Utmost one more supplementary. Huh!!! Karthik …you have been through these situations now and then … bravo...Come on!!!!

I entered the lab with shaking hands...legs…entire body...

Oh that’s my system!!!! It’s still vacant…my shared drives…. Ha ha ha ..great

“Hey…take this system…sit according to your roll number” (In came the voice of lab assistant)

What the…H*%$ is it….?

Hey even this system is far from the faculty’s desk. This is great.

“Now !! turn over the sheet of paper on your desk, you have to complete the task in 3 hours. First write down the algorithm and then start doing the program.”

So...This is it… Come on…let’s see what’s in there….

Write a program to sort N natural numbers in ascending order and then perform search operation.

(PS: Use Bubble sort and binary search).

Nice question the one I have mugged up. Take this Compy – Dompy…

#include iostream.h…#include conio.h..main()….

Its’ over and still plenty of time left. Let me see what others are doing. Oh !! God they all are gone. Was this paper that easy!!

“Karthik are you finished with the work?”
“Yes Mam”
“OK !! show me the output”

“Here it is...” ..Ctrl+F9

“Okay..that looks okay..it could have been better…you should add comments where ever possible…”…bla bla bla..and one more bla….

Oh !!! she is gone….hmmm..she will never get satisfied…anyways..It’s over…

I started going towards the door

“Karthik !!! where r u going? Come over here. You still have VIVA left.”

Huh !!! Not again !!!

“Please sit “

“Thank you “

“Okay !! Tell me..What is a computer”
‘A computer is an electronic device…….tttttrrrrrrrrrrppppppp”..
I am the best..I am the best..I am the best.. Yah I am best

“What r macros?”
‘Sorry’
Did she hear me saying I am the best…

“What r libraries”
‘Pardon’

“What are command line arguments?”
‘Don’t know’

“What are inbuilt functions?”
‘Can u please repeat the question……’

Are these questions from Computer Science!!!! Huh !!!

“Okay one last question…Show me where is the server in our lab”

Hmmm….Server is something big…yah it’s very big….bigger than CPU and monitor…now I have to find where it is….hmmm…not that…that’s a switch board…not even that...that’s AC….hmmmm…which one is the server…..Oopps…that’s her again…

“Hey !!! Stop revolving in your chair and tell me..Which is the server?”
Hey that looks like a server….

’There it is’.…(pointing hand towards the UPS, but the faculty thought Karthik was pointing towards the system..kept on the table )

“Good…Why didn’t you tell me earlier if you knew that? Actually no one answered it correctly...Good keep it up”

“Thank you mam..thanks a lot…”
Yahoooo…..last ball..sixer..yipeeee………………….

From then on I never looked back, within hours I became the hero of the class. People started coming to me with their doubts.

I cleared all their doubts. Even that svelte gal came and asked “What’s ANSI C ?”. Till date she thinks Richie and Ancy are husband and wife.

Akkam Pakkam - Kireedom

Way back into love...

Baby Eating Mango...

E.Y.E.S

Uyirile-Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

Oru Venal Puzhayil - [ Pranayakalam ]

Art of Free Running ..[Parkour]

Ever heard the term "Free Running[ Parkour ]"..

Parkour ( sometimes abbreviated to PK ) is a physical art of French orgin , the aim is to move from point A to point B as efficently and quickly as possible , Using principally the abilities of the human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles , Which can be anything in the surrounding enviroment - from branches and rocks to rails and walls - so Parkour can be practicied in both rural and urban areas. Male Parkour practitioners are recognized as traceurs and female as traceuses.

Check out this video..."Dreams of Flight - Le Parkour"...
These guys are amazing...:)...[Please do not enact any of these tricks without professional guidance...]

Blackle..

Ever heard of this term... Read this article...

Blackle is nothing but a black version of google.

"A few months ago, TreeHugger Mark Ontkush wrote a post on his blog EcoIron titled Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year. The post lays out the following train of thought. "An all white web page uses about 74 watts to display, while an all black page uses only 59 watts." Google, which has a white background and gets about "200 million queries a day" could reduce global energy use by 750 Megawatt-hours a year by simply changing the color of its homepage to black.

In response to this post a black version of Google emerged called Blackle.com. According to Blackle's homepage at publication time, 4,408.917 Watt hours have been saved by . Nice ideas. But how does the search measure up? Very well indeed. Give it a whirl yourself and start saving energy one search at a time. :: Blackle.com

So here's your site: http://www.blackle. com/

Celebration....

Celebration means......
Four friends.
Bahar barsaat.
Four glasses of beer.

Celebration means......
Hundred bucks of petrol.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.

Celebration means......
Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
4.25 a.m.

Celebration means......
3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.

Celebration means......
Rain on a hot tin roof.
Pakoras deep-frying.
Neighbours dropping in.
A party.

Celebration means......
You and mom.
A summer night.
A bottle of coconut oil.
A head massage.

You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays,
Thousands on festivals,
Lakhs on weddings,

but to celebrate
all you have to do is spend your "Time" with your loved ones.
So Celebrate life.....

Siru Siru - Unnale Unnale

Writeup of a Software Engineer

It was raining heavily outside. Dark clouds gathered in the sky and nature was in its ominous best. I took a break from my work and went to the pantry to grab a cup of coffee. I had a sip and went near the window to see the rain pouring down heavily outside the glass structure. I was inside our huge office building, unruffled by even the fierceness of the nature. Through the heavy transparent glass, I could see a small girl trying to hold on to her umbrella which the wind was snatching away from her. I felt sorry for the girl, and was happy that I was not in a similar pathetic situation. Yes. I take pride for the fact that I am a software engineer. . I have everything which a common man would envy; money, status, respect, you name it I have it. I always wanted to be software professional and here I am, working for one of the best firms in the world. But then, am I really happy? Now, I could see an imprint of my palm on the other glass window, through which I reminisced my past, basked in the warmth of the sun shine.

My childhood was so much of fun. I vividly remember those rainy days, when I hugged my mother tightly during sleeping listening to all the stories told by her. Now, I have a big house here, but then it is just a house, not a home. My parents are pretty far away from me now. I have a cell phone to talk to them everyday, but then I really miss those dinners which I had with my family everyday. I could easily afford to taste all the different cuisines these days, but the best of food there, lack the love and affection which is present in the food prepared by my mother.

I threw a lavish party for my colleagues for my birthday, but then they would never replace the birthdays when my friends secretly brought a cake and at the end, half of the cake would have ended up on my face. The couple of hundred bucks that u save for a long period just to give a treat to your friends in the road side chat shop can never give the pleasure even after spending a few thousand bucks these days.

The scene of me crying and refusing to have dinner on the day when I fought with my best friend came to my mind. Today, she has gone far away from me, taking away my love and with it my life, but I am sitting and coding here with a false smile on my face. Everyday I meet new people, but then I long ceased to make a new friend. It’s true that I have a lot of things now. I have a nice bed, but no time to sleep. Lots of money, but no friends to spend it with. The latest designer clothes, but a worn out body. Quite a few to flirt, but no one to love. Awards for technical excellence, but no reward for the crave for peaceful ambience. A confident demeanor, but a reluctant and apathetic mind. Full of rain, but no sunshine even in the farthest distance.

Now, I could see the small girl on the road enjoying in the rain with her umbrella firmly in her grip. She might not have all the comforts which I have, but then she has the innocence and fun which I lost a long time back. I have decided to come out of this false fantasy, even if it is at the expense of losing the tap of the software engineer. I am going to again enjoy my life. I am going to go out in the rain and play with the small kid now. I removed my tie, and went near my computer to shut it down. Just then, I saw a new mail alert in my mail box. I slowly opened outlook and I found a message from my manager with an attachment saying that there was a critical defect in the code and I have to fix it soon. I convinced myself that I am not going to get bogged down again by these pressures and stick to my decision. I ignored the mail and went to the rest room. After a couple of minutes, the software engineer in me came out, his shirt tucked in with the perfect tie knot, sat before the computer, and started typing..

[I am looking into the defect and will send the patch files before EOD.]

June Pona - Unnale Unnale

Mudhal Mudhal - Unnale Unnale

My Hope....

Back from office am sitting infront of my computer..Just checking the usual mails and stuff.My dad calls me up...A new proposal for me..This is the 10th one in a row..This has somewhat become a routine..Every week I go through at least 15 biodata's..I am really tired of this monotony...My dad shows me the snap...He is good..Not that handsome..An average looking human being...He asks my opinion..I don't say a word..And according to some old saying, he accepts it as my nod..And there goes half a dozen calls, enquiring about the prospective groom..his family...his job...salary etc etc...

But I dn't know why, i do think I am not ready for a marriage right now..Some months back I have seen a handsome smiling face and that is still etched in my mind..I know people may think that I am crazy...Waiting for some one whom I have seen just once...I dont know whether he loves me or not...I dont know whether he is the one for me...I dont know whether he belong to someone else...But still...whenever I think of him, I feel a sense of warmth..It is not just physical attraction..It is something beyond that..I have never experienced something like this in my life..It was easy for me to read his eyes..It was easy for me to talk to him...There was a whole lot of commonality between us...

I have heard people telling me that they love me...But all the while, I have just smiled and made them my good friends..Some of them are still single and waiting for their ideal match...But this single person, have just stealed my mind...We have hardly spend a couple of minutes talking...Somewhere in my mind, i got the feeling that he also felt something for me...It can be my imagination...I don't know...But i just want this person to be my better half....

Its really odd..I don't know why I am getting these type of thoughts at this point of time...I know its just 1% practical and 99% beyond hope..But still I am clinging to that 1%..I do believe that god will find a way for me....

Love Quotes....

VisualDNA Test {Really Creative...}

I was just reading through the innumerable number of mails, is when I stumbled across the term 'VisualDNA test'...That term caught my attention.Out of curiosity, I checked the link and found out something really interesting on the other end..I am attaching the link..Do have a look at it.

http://dna.imagini.net/friends

Kaadal Konjam - Pachai Kili Muthucharam

Film: Pachai Kili Muthucharam
Song: Kaadal Konjam

Uruguthey Maruguthe...

Just heard this song..This song remind me of someone close to my heart...Check it out..

Film : Veyil
Singers: Shankar Mahadevan,Shreya Ghosal

The Rain...

The sun is hot...
The air is warm....
I wish I could see drizzle from the heavens.....

Far Away...

Lyrics - Nickelback

I just love the lyrics in it....

Unn Siripinil - Patchai Kili Muthucharam

A nice song well sung.I just love the beats in it..

Artist: Gauthami Rao ,Robby
Film: Patchai Kili Muthucharam

A flash link..

A movie dedicated to L.O.V.E. Sounds interesting..Check it out..Be patient.It may take some time to load..

Courtesy: http://www.thelovemovie.com/

Tech-A-Break Rally - Feb 13th 2007

Snaps of Tech-A-Break Rally held in Techopark -Trivandrum..TECH-A-BREAK, is the annual cultural celebration held in techopark every year. This is one event were all the IT-ians in techopark family join together in the fun events..Fun, thrills and excitement fill the campus and the mood of festivity sets in....

Tum Hi Dekho Na..

A song well picturized...;)

Mere Hath Mein...

This is one song, I can hear over a thousand times...The lyrics convey a whole lot of untold emotions and that is what keeps me glued to this song...

Valentine's Day

A day special to most of the people..For the singles, its a day holding promise of the unknown...The day, a person hope to meet his or her soulmate...For couples, this day marks their love and commitment, thereby reinforcing the special bond they share with one another..

As usual, I was sitting in my office looking through my mail box and reading some Valentine wishes is when we get this forward from our HR team..It says about a Love Letter writing contest especially for this Valentine's Day!!..The end date is noted as 15th of this month..We were having our usual masthi round is when we get this mail..

All in our team become alert..Most of the guys and gals are rushing to their seats and started typing..The laughter that was prevailing in the room a while back has given way to the sounds of keyboard strokes...

Within an hour, there are around half a dozen love letters..Letters that speak of long lost love, letters that open up untold love, letters written for their spouse, letters written to some film stars, letters that are too short but convey the deepest of emotions, letters that are long praising their eternal love..The list seems to be never ending..Some in our team had also gone a step further...They don't want to waste their precious time..They assemble and plan ...Within 5 secs, people are sending the love letters to their teammates for review...And then the software life cycle begins !!! Review, rework, verification and validation !!

But in a matter of hours, the letter writing spree has come to an end and all have send their love letters safely to the concerned authority..There is a smile in every face, a sparkle in every eyes,and a warmth radiating from everyone...These are instances when we know how well we know one other..The serious Module Lead in our team had a crush on his neighbour...The ever chirpy gal in our team had lost her love in an accident...

I was amazed by the magnitude with which people cherish, their love close to the hearts...And what more to say ..Cheers to all Valentines!!!

Journey of Life...