Was at Nari's place the other day, and got to listen to Pink Floyd on an LP.....It was a quaint, old-worldly kind of feeling, to listen to those masters of music on an LP in this day and age of iPods and CDs and DVDs and ABCDs and what not.
And the sound warn't bad either !!!
(Also ended up listening to CCR after aeons (Credence Clearwater Revival for the uninitiated) - methinks I need to listen to more of these guys, cos they really sound good).
A toast to the good ol' days...cheers !
Monday, January 23, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
What I forgot to mention about my Delhi trip
The roads.
They are, quite simply, amazing. And the traffic, too, has improved. I'm not saying that there aren't snarls, or jams, or suchlike - but then, a day in the life of a metropolis (and the national capital at that), isn't quite complete without a few traffic holdups.
But when seen through the eyes of an ex-Delhiite like me - who moved to Bangalore 6 years ago, after having grown up seeing dug-up roads, ditches, potholes, pollution, et al - the new-look city is quite stunning. We've moved to Patparganj (after having lived in C.R. Park for more 'n a decade), but the drive home all the way from Dhaula Kuan to Patparganj across the river, was a matter of minutes !
(And then there's the Metro too...quietly working its busy way through the heart of the ever-burgeoning human mass that's Delhi, and growing as well. Got to know that the third corridor has been launched, and it certainly is an engineering and administrative marvel to have actually brought this project to see light of day.)
Sigh.......am back in B'lore, with the working day drawing to a close, and (not) looking forward to driving back home - a distance of 4 kms covered by car in never-less-than 15 minutes, and accompanied by the usual chaos of jams, potholes and a general feeling of despondency for B'lore's crumbling infrastructure.
Grrr.......
They are, quite simply, amazing. And the traffic, too, has improved. I'm not saying that there aren't snarls, or jams, or suchlike - but then, a day in the life of a metropolis (and the national capital at that), isn't quite complete without a few traffic holdups.
But when seen through the eyes of an ex-Delhiite like me - who moved to Bangalore 6 years ago, after having grown up seeing dug-up roads, ditches, potholes, pollution, et al - the new-look city is quite stunning. We've moved to Patparganj (after having lived in C.R. Park for more 'n a decade), but the drive home all the way from Dhaula Kuan to Patparganj across the river, was a matter of minutes !
(And then there's the Metro too...quietly working its busy way through the heart of the ever-burgeoning human mass that's Delhi, and growing as well. Got to know that the third corridor has been launched, and it certainly is an engineering and administrative marvel to have actually brought this project to see light of day.)
Sigh.......am back in B'lore, with the working day drawing to a close, and (not) looking forward to driving back home - a distance of 4 kms covered by car in never-less-than 15 minutes, and accompanied by the usual chaos of jams, potholes and a general feeling of despondency for B'lore's crumbling infrastructure.
Grrr.......
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Tolkien's fantastic creation !
While on books, lemme just take this opportunity to doff mah hat to Senor Tolkien (yes, I am talking about the Lord of The Rings) - that is one helluva book he's written...
Correction, thats one hell of an entire world he's thought up ! I mean, the level of detail that's there in every aspect of the story almost makes you believe in the existence of Elves and Orcs and Hobbits and......I could go on and on...
I started the book a while ago, and I still haven't reached halfway - the book literally overwhelms you as you go along, and you end up losing yourself in an intricately woven web of incidents, situations and characters, written with a clarity that I do sincerely believe is unmatched in its genre.
And while on LoTR, let me also congratulate the movie-crew of the series - they've done a fantastic job trying to capture the essence of the novel in a limited span of a few minutes and still manage to induce a feeling of awe and thrill in their hearts.......I saw the movies before I read the novel, and I must say its definitely a better experience than with the Harry Potter series (of which I am an ardent fan nevertheless)...
Correction, thats one hell of an entire world he's thought up ! I mean, the level of detail that's there in every aspect of the story almost makes you believe in the existence of Elves and Orcs and Hobbits and......I could go on and on...
I started the book a while ago, and I still haven't reached halfway - the book literally overwhelms you as you go along, and you end up losing yourself in an intricately woven web of incidents, situations and characters, written with a clarity that I do sincerely believe is unmatched in its genre.
And while on LoTR, let me also congratulate the movie-crew of the series - they've done a fantastic job trying to capture the essence of the novel in a limited span of a few minutes and still manage to induce a feeling of awe and thrill in their hearts.......I saw the movies before I read the novel, and I must say its definitely a better experience than with the Harry Potter series (of which I am an ardent fan nevertheless)...
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
"Three Men in a Boat"
Was reading "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome the other day (after a long, long time) - and was pleasantly surprised to find that I still love the book as much as I did the first time.
There's something timeless about the way its been written - a journey down the Thames interspersed with extremely well-grounded reflections of the author. The best thing about that book is that every time you read it, the thoughts expressed therein somehow seem to strike a chord in your heart - and the values that he talks about seem as pristine and priceless as ever.
A must-read for anyone who looks forward to some lazy reading on a languid day...
There's something timeless about the way its been written - a journey down the Thames interspersed with extremely well-grounded reflections of the author. The best thing about that book is that every time you read it, the thoughts expressed therein somehow seem to strike a chord in your heart - and the values that he talks about seem as pristine and priceless as ever.
A must-read for anyone who looks forward to some lazy reading on a languid day...
Monday, January 02, 2006
Adieu 2005, Welcome 2006 !
Another year gone by - a year which saw quite a lot happen in the world ; some good, some not-so-good ; another year which saw us witness the gamut of human emotions...
We stand on the shores of another year ; at the edge of a new dawn, unaware of what the day might bring...hopes of a sunny day and fears of unwelcome clouds - the human heart knows not what the morrow may bring, but the spirit endures...to reach out to the stars, to touch the sky, to stumble and fall and rise ever higher.....
Here's wishing the world happy times and tidings in a new year - may Destiny smile on those whose lives thirst for a ray of sunshine ; may Providence bestow a glimmer of hope on worlds bereft of love that languish in the darkness ; may the Heavens bless our race with love, peace and tranquillity.....
Cheers ! (and with that, let me return to my beer...)
We stand on the shores of another year ; at the edge of a new dawn, unaware of what the day might bring...hopes of a sunny day and fears of unwelcome clouds - the human heart knows not what the morrow may bring, but the spirit endures...to reach out to the stars, to touch the sky, to stumble and fall and rise ever higher.....
Here's wishing the world happy times and tidings in a new year - may Destiny smile on those whose lives thirst for a ray of sunshine ; may Providence bestow a glimmer of hope on worlds bereft of love that languish in the darkness ; may the Heavens bless our race with love, peace and tranquillity.....
Cheers ! (and with that, let me return to my beer...)
The mother of all quotes !
The mother of all wars
The mother of all series
The mother of all contests
The mother of all blah-blah-blah.......
Saddam Hussein may well go down in history as the person who coined the mother of all quotes - the "Mother of All..." series is a rage these days no matter where you turn. It was invented (I'm sure), to convey a sense of immensity - its now become, though, the fashion of our age to label any situation as the mother of all such, or else I guess you're seen as not-with-it.....
The mother of all series
The mother of all contests
The mother of all blah-blah-blah.......
Saddam Hussein may well go down in history as the person who coined the mother of all quotes - the "Mother of All..." series is a rage these days no matter where you turn. It was invented (I'm sure), to convey a sense of immensity - its now become, though, the fashion of our age to label any situation as the mother of all such, or else I guess you're seen as not-with-it.....
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