Its My Life

Random Quote

2010-09-11T23:01:00.001+05:00

“Man has always been drawn to the sea, but it’s an unnatural setting for us. A place of great danger. Tides, currents, waves, wind- each presenting their own hazards, none of which can be ignored. The slightest lapse in judgment could be a mistake you might never recover from. But a good sailor doesn’t fight against these elements. A good sailor works with them, using them to his advantage. While others less fortunate might be forever cast adrift, often in several pieces, he always comes home safely”
( Dexter ).

Sufi Wisdom

2009-10-17T02:40:00.000+06:00

When the great Sufi mystic, Hasan, was dying, somebody asked "Hasan, who was your master?" He said, "I had thousands of masters. If I just relate their names it will take months, years and it is too late. But three masters I will certainly tell you about.

One was a thief. Once I got lost in the desert, and when I reached a village it was very late, everything was closed. But at last I found one man who was trying to make a hole in the wall of a house. I asked him where I could stay and he said 'At this time of night it will be difficult, but you can stay with me - if you can stay with a thief' ...And each night he would say to me, 'Now I am going to my work. You rest, you pray.' When he came back I would ask 'Could you get anything?' He would say, 'Not tonight. But tomorrow I will try again, God willing.' He was never in a state of hopelessness, he was always happy.
When I was meditating and meditating for years on end and nothing was happening, many times the moment came when I was so desperate, so hopeless, that I thought to stop all this nonsense. And suddenly I would remember the thief who would say every night, 'God willing, tomorrow it is going to happen.'
And my second master was a dog. I was going to the river, thirsty and a dog came. He was also thirsty. He looked into the river, he saw another dog there -- his own image -- and became afraid. He would bark and run away, but his thirst was so much that he would come back. Finally, despite his fear, he just jumped into the water, and the image disappeared. And I knew that a message had come to me from God: one has to jump in spite of all fears.
And the third master was a small child. I entered a town and a child was carrying a lit candle. He was going to the mosque to put the candle there.
Just joking, I asked the boy, 'Have you lit the candle yourself?' He said, 'Yes sir.' And I asked, 'There was a moment when the candle was unlit, then there was a moment when the candle was lit. Can you show me the source from which the light came?'
And the boy laughed, blew out the candle, and said, 'Now you have seen the light going. Where has it gone? You will tell me!'
My ego was shattered, my whole knowledge was shattered. And that moment I felt my own stupidity. Since then I dropped all my knowledgeability.
It is true that I had no master. That does not mean that I was not a disciple -- I accepted the whole existence as my master. My Disciplehood was a greater involvement than yours is. I trusted the clouds, the trees. I trusted existence as such. I had no master because I had millions of masters I learned from every possible source. To be a disciple is a must on the path. What does it mean to be a disciple? It means to be able to learn. to be available to learn to be vulnerable to existence. With a master you start learning to learn.
The master is a swimming pool where you can learn how to swim. Once you have learned, all the oceans are yours."

Need a Lift??

2009-09-02T06:04:00.003+06:00

Fall semester 2009 started yesterday at IBA.Actually it started a day before yesterday but I had my first class yesterday. I usually arrange myself a ride home beforehand so that i can save myself the hassle of either taking a bus or negotiating with a rickshaw driver. Yesterday was a bit different. I saw a friend online who usually drops me off near my home and I asked him if he had a class today.so this is how the conversation went.

Me: Hey man, You have a class today?
Friend: Yeh.
Me: (thinking to myself......BINGO :D)
Friend: But....I wont be coming today, not feeling too well...
Me:(thinking to myself.......aww man :( )

Anyways, I am not the sort of guy who just gives up :P Sooooo, I went to IBA and while the professor was taking the attendance, I started searching for someone familiar. Familiar in the sense, that who could drop me off near my home :P Sadly found no one :( The same thing happened in the other class. I started to feel this was like a big propaganda against me. Like everyone had mutually consented to ignore me or something like that (yeh I know i was getting a little paranoid at that moment). Anyways got out of class and while searching at the parking lot, I found another creature like me! He was hovering around cars, cellphone in his hand, sending messages to people who might give him a ride home. It was good to see another one of my kind, it really was. Cause now, together our search horizon had increased! I made contact with the other being and we started our search. Still after 5-10 minutes of searching, we found no one. During this time, we called up a couple of guys but they themselves did not have a ride :( Oh the agony!

I finally got the message, I looked up at the sky and said " Okay I get it!! I'll take a rickshaw!!"

Random Quote.......

2009-08-28T13:27:00.005+06:00

A Random Quote from the TV series "Dexter" that I am watching nowadays.

"There are no secrets in life. Just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface."

Dexter

Lesson 2

2009-08-28T03:48:00.004+06:00

Carrying a small water bottle around can be very useful

Okay, I know this may sound a bit lame (or probably a lot lame to some people) but believe me, water bottles are really useful when you need them. Can anyone not think about the time when they went to the beach with family or friends and i can bet that there was definitely a shortage of water on each occasion. Now dont you wish you had kept a small bottle separately for yourself or maybe two, or even three?
How about the case of taraweeh? Recently while going to taraweeh, I was in such a hurry that I tok the water bottle with me and thought to drop it off somewhere when it got finished but as it turned out, a small sip just kept me fresh for the whole duration of the taraweeh! yeh have been carrying it with me for taraweeh since then. Especially since we dont drink water for around 14 hours during the day and have just around 10 hours to complete our daily dose of water. Not to mention that we atleast sleep 6 hours from those 10 hours! Also taraweh takes up around 1 .5 hours of those remaing 4-5 hours, so would'nt it be really handy if you just grabbed a bottle and kept it with you during taraweeh and filled up you little tummy during the breaks? Yeh I know.....still sounds lame! but like i care!

Ramazan Begins!!

2009-08-23T19:22:00.003+06:00

Wow...ramazan really creeped up on us this time, did'nt it? I mean it just does'nt feel like that its already the month of ramazan! somehow it just feels like that time is passing by much more quickly. By the way, today is our first roza and its a 14.25 hour roza to be exact! dayyam!
But was just talking to a friend of mine abroad and they have a close to 16 hour roza!! so that calmed me down a bit :P
Anyways I spent my day sleeping it off till noon, then woke up and did some house chores. After that just sat on my pc and looked at some tutorials related to drupal. Guess this is the time to do some learning and get my hands on some useful stuff. Besides that downloaded a couple of episodes of the Mentalist and a few movies. Dont worry, wont be watching them during my Fast. Just stocking up for later on ;)
And even after doing all that, I still have about more than an hour to go till Iftar! whew! Its a good thing mom is making pakora's and samosa's else I would have nothing to look forward to :D

oh yeh..... Ramazan Mubarak Everyone!! :)

The Philanthropist

2009-08-21T14:55:00.004+06:00

For those who dont know, Philanthropy is the act of helping people by any means.(legal ones mostly) Sounds weird hunh? But no matter how it sounds, i think we need a lot of that nowadays. Well NBC got into the act and thought there is some good money to be made in promoting philanthropy, so they came out with this great show called "The Philanthropist". The show follows the acts of a billionaire as he travels around the world helping people. The show was good. Damn good. But probably you did'nt notice the past tense i used with that. Yeh I said the show WAS good. It ran for a mere 8 episodes before it got dumped because it was not getting any good ratings! So it really was about the money and not about what the show was delivering :(

Anyways here is the promo trailer for the show.I recommend it to everyone.

Summer of 2009

2009-08-06T01:05:00.004+06:00

Definitely not a summer I would forget anytime soon.
Shifted homes early june and switched companies as well in june.
To top it off, I had already registered for the summer semester at IBA which meant going 6 days a week for 6 straight weeks.whew!

How did I handle it? cant say that everything went smoothly.Try shifting your whole stuff in just a single day ( yeh i said a single day) and before that packing all that stuff in a single day! I am grateful to my cousins who came to the rescue and made it all possible :) But dont start thinking I owe you or anything! so what you helped me, thats what cousins are for right? :P

Anyways, more than half way through the summer semester and august already here, i see some easy days ahead :D

Lesson 1

2009-05-17T12:57:00.005+06:00

Investing on things at the right time especially when you know the investment will pay off is better than investing on things when you don't know when the investment may pay off

I was unfortunately one of the victims of the KESC load shedding last night where the light just came and went like a burst of fresh air, and I mean that Literally!! And that went around for 7-8 hours till around 8 in the morning :@

Anyways, it was a good thing me n my bro invested in a UPS just a month ago and like i said it really paid off last night. Except for the little flicker occasionally when KESC felt like showing us mercy but then smirked and shut off the light again, the UPS did its part and since we were just using the one fan (as all of us slept in the same room just so the the inverter would run longer), we survived the night.

Lessons learned...

2009-05-12T12:19:00.010+06:00

One of my favourite TV series (Scrubs) came to an end last week. What I liked about the show was there was a message given by the lead character at the end of each show. And it was'nt some divine message that no one could comprehend. It was a simple message relating to things that we all fail to either realize or admit.

I believe that we all learn things each day of our lives and we dont even realize it. So I have decided to post stuff here that I learn or i think I have learned. Sort of like a reality check.
Learning begins tommorrow!

Conversation with a 9 Year Old....

2009-04-28T01:47:00.004+06:00

Was at my Taya's place over the weekend and had an interesting chat with my Bhateeji(cousin's daughter) over there. Thought I would share it over here.

Her: 1 baat batayain
me: poocho
Her: Ap kya hamaray abbu kay saghay bhai hain?
me: Nahi. mera tumharay abbu se koi rishta nahi hai. but main tumhara Chacha hoon!
Her: Jee nahi. sahi batayain na?
me: haan na. main bas tumhara chacha hoon!
Her: To ap unkay kuch nahi lagtay? saghay bhai nahi hain to cousin hongay na?
me: Nahi na. Keh to raha hoon kay main bas tumhara Chacha hoon!

(At this moment she is seriously thinking about what I said)
Her: But hamaray abbu aap ki ammi ko chachi bhi to kehtay hain?
Me: Woh bhi bas unki chachi hain! unka bhi koi rishta nahi hai!

(Now she is staring really weirdly at me...and I was almost about to laugh when....)

Her: hmmmm....mujhay kya!...... acha apna mobile dain, main game kheloon!

And I was Like...hunh? :O

Did'nt take her long to turn the tables on me...
Just another lesson i learned...
Not to mess with a 9 year old :P

Feels Like Today.........

2009-04-26T13:28:00.004+06:00

This song makes me realize that eventually things turn out for the better. You just have to wait it out.

Dude!! Seriously??

2009-03-21T00:11:00.008+05:00

Okay we all know there are some things you just are NOT supposed to do.

Like crossing the road with your eyes closed....

or like not to pick your nose when you are standing in the spotlight and all eyes are on you....

or small things like showing up late for your class when your presentation is due that day...

but there are some people, some special people, who just wanna do something that makes them special.They wanna top off the list or atleast bring a new item into that 'NOT to DO' list.

So let me introduce you to the person below, who not only shows up late for his presentation but the funny thing is
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his presentation was on Time Management!! :D

No offense to Ata ur rehman(the guy in the pic). He is a friend of mine. but Dude!! seriously??
I mean I know there are a gazillion things you need to do before a presentation but with that kind of topic, you really ought to be ON TIME! Anyways when i get time i will surely try to make a blog post about HOW NOT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION and probably another on WHAT NOT TO DO BEFORE A PRESENTATION(this one might be rated :P)

There Ain't no reason things are this way

2009-03-10T23:40:00.005+05:00

I have heard this song so many times before but its lyrics just caught my attention today and i just could not stop listening to it. Just read through the lyrics, it describes so well the world's current situation.

There ain’t no reason things are this way.
Its how they always been and they intend to stay.
I can't explain why we live this way, we do it everyday.
Preachers on the podium speakin’ of saints.
Prophets on the sidewalk beggin’ for change,
Old ladies laughing from the fire escape, cursing my name.
I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same,
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing,
You can spend your whole life workin’ for something
Just to have it taken away.

People walk around pushing back their debts,
Wearing pay checks like necklaces and bracelets,
Talking ‘bout nothing, not thinking ‘bout death,
Every little heartbeat, every little breath.
People walk a tight rope on a razors edge
Carrying their hurt and hatred and weapons.
It could be a bomb or a bullet or a pen
Or a thought or a word or a sentence.

There Ain't no reason things are this way.
It's how they always been and they intend to stay
I don’t know why I say the things I say, but I say them anyway.
But love will come set me free
Love will come set me free,I do believe
Love will come set me free, I know it will
Love will come set me free, yes.

Prison walls still standing tall,
Some things never change at all.
Keep on buildin’ prisons, gonna fill them all,
Keep on buildin’ bombs, gonna drop them all.
Working your fingers bear to the bone,
Breaking your back, make you sell your soul.
Like a lung that’s filled with coal, suffocatin’ slow.

The wind blows wild and I may move,
The politicians lie and I am not fooled.
You don't need no reason or a three piece suit to argue the truth.
The air on my skin and the world under my toes,
Slavery stitched into the fabric of my clothes,
Chaos and commotion wherever I go, love I try to follow.

Love will come set me free
Love will come set me free, I do believe
Love will come set me free, I know it will
Love will come set me free, yes.

There ain't no reason things are this way
It’s how they always been and they intend to stay
I can't explain why we live this way, we do it everyday.

I suggest you listen to it. Link is below:
Download

Its Easier to Lie.....

2009-03-07T22:16:00.003+05:00

Lying is easy isn't it?

Some of you might have even said 'no' just now, just another proof that lying is easy!!

There's this new show that I have started watching a couple of weeks ago. The shows called 'Lie to Me' and its premise follows a group of people who detect deception by observing body language and microexpressions (expressions that last a fraction of a second!) and use this talent to assist clients (such as law enforcement).

The show may have made up stories but the facts that they have told are mind blowing. According to the facts, 54% of lies are never detected. But the techniques they display in the show can really increase your odds if you are the type of person who believes in "The truth is out there" :P

Don't get me wrong, I am not that type of guy. But I have learned a few neat tricks that they say can tell u whether a person is lying. Sharing it here for your enjoyment.

1. People assume it takes longer to respond if you are lying but that is only when a lie is spontaneous. If a lie is prepared ahead of time then you are eager to let it out. So the next time you think someone is lying, ask them about it and if their response is quick enough (under a second or so) then that person is lying.

2. When someone shakes their head as if saying 'no' but are responding to your question in the affirmative then rejoice, you just caught another lie. (We do this by accident when we don't mean what we say)

3. If someone is truly surprised then their eyebrows would only be raised for less than a second. If they keep the eyebrows raised for more than a second, they are definitely lying.

4. If someone steps back a little while responding to a question then that person is definitely hiding something.

5. If someone responds to your question by telling you a story, ask that person to tell the story backwards i.e. tell about the major events backwards. When a person is lying, its hard to tell a story backwards because they dont have a memory of what happened as it was just made up.

Now this may all seem easy to do but microexpressions are as they say really difficult to catch. And mostly there are five universal expressions that a person needs to look out for when reading microexpressions.

1. Anger
2. Fear
3. Contempt
4. Disgust
5. Happiness
6. Sadness
7. Surprise

So...............Who wants to be a Lie Detector?

To learn more about microexpressions: Universal Expressions

To learn more about the show: LIE TO ME

The New Trailer for Wolverine - X-men Origins!!!!

2009-03-04T22:19:00.001+05:00

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

An Old Joke.....

2009-03-02T00:44:00.004+05:00

Dont know if u have heard of this one...but this joke always cracks me up...

A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs. One night he's doing a show in a small town in Arkansas.

With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blond in the 4th row stands on her chair and launches into a tirade…

"I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way? What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being? It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community and from reaching our full potential as a person - Because you and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blondes, but women in general, and you disguise your contempt behind a cover phrase called 'humor!' Well, I know better. I don't appreciate what you say one bit! And it isn't funny!"

The embarrassed ventriloquist stammers as he begins to apologize. The blonde easily interrupts him and yells, "You stay out of this, Mister! I'm talking to that little shit man on your knee and if he doesn't shut up I'm gonna come up there and smash his face in!"

GoodBye Song

2009-02-09T01:00:00.003+05:00

A nice song by Toushi.....Do listen to it...

I am Back!!

2009-02-09T00:23:00.002+05:00

Some things happen that just change your life...My phoopo passed away on the 25th of december 2008. That not only disrupted my life but messed me up tooo....

Anyways I am back now...Will be blogging now regularly..

A Prayer for someone I did'nt know too well

2008-12-24T23:33:00.003+05:00

I attended a soyyam of my Khaloo's brother today. Thing is that I met this person just a few days ago alive and well. I went to my Khaloo's place on eid and his brother was the one who opened the door. The problem with me is that I am not good with names. I remember the faces and other traits. but the names just dont stick. Anyways I did not know him personally but the way he greeted me was like he knew me all too well.

Monday evening I found out that he was missing from his home since sunday evening. His body was found near sea view, in his car. He was shot 3-4 times. His mobile was not taken. Money was not missing either. When people told me by name that who had died, I could not comprehend the image of the person because I did'nt know him by name. But his description matched the friendly face I saw on eid.

Why I am writing about this is that, I met him just a few days back and I could never have thought that I would never see this guy alive again. I mean I rarely met him. But that day, it just keeps coming up in my mind. Every single detail keeps popping up every now and then.

What I want to write and its taking me so long is that we dont know when we might lose someone. So just be sure to say things that you mean whenever you can. And be sure to act in a way that makes the other person savour your thought after you are gone.

He will be survived by his wife and 5 children. May Allah rest his soul and grant him a place in heaven.

Santa's Christmas Letter

2008-12-24T12:55:00.000+05:00

'Twas the night before Christmas--Old Santa was pissed.
He cussed out the elves and threw down his list.
Miserable little brats, ungrateful little jerks.
I have a good mind to scrap the whole works!

I've busted my ass for damn near a year,
Instead of "Thanks Santa"--what do I hear?
The old lady bitches cause I work late at night.
The elves want more money--The reindeer all fight.

And just when I thought that things would get better
Those assholes from the IRS sent me a letter,
They say I owe taxes--if that ain't damn funny
Who the hell ever sent Santa Claus any money?

And the kids these days--they all are the pits
They want the impossible-- Those mean little shits
I spent a whole year making wagons and sleds
Assembling dolls...Their arms, legs and heads
I made a ton of yo yo's--No request for them,
They want computers and robots...they think - I'm IBM!

Flying through the air...dodging the trees
Falling down chimneys and skinning my knees
I'm quitting this job there's just no enjoyment
I'll sit on my fat ass and draw unemployment.

How to Recruit the right person for the job?

2008-12-21T20:41:00.002+05:00

How to recruit the right person for the job ?

Put about 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window.
Then send 2 or 3 candidates into that room and close the door.
Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours and then analyze the situation.

If they are counting the bricks, put them in Accounts Department.

If they are recounting them, put them in Accounting.

If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.

If they are arranging the bricks in a some strange order, put them in Planning.

If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.

If they are sleeping, put them in Security.

If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.

If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resource.

If they say they have tried different combinations, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.

If they have left for the day, put them in Marketing.

If they are staring out of the window, put them on Strategic Planning.

And then last but not least, if they are talking to each other and not a single brick has been moved .......... Congratulate them, and put them in Top Management !

Movie Review : Seven Pounds

2008-12-19T00:16:00.006+05:00

Will smith does it again! I just finished watching his latest movie titled 'Seven Pounds'. If you thought that his last drama genre movie 'The Pursuit of Happiness' was something then you really need to watch this movie to find out how wrong you were. In it will smith plays an IRS agent who is deeply depressed and guilt-ridden over mistakes from his past. He sets out in his job to help seven people.

This is not the kind of movie that you would think you have all figured out. It keeps you thinking till the end. And every moment of the movie the question 'WHY' would be on your lips.

It just made me think that what if I really wanted to help someone and I mean really help them out somehow that they would be better off than they already are. How would I know? How would I know they deserve to be helped? How would I know that what I am doing will really be helpful to them? And these are just some of the questions that will haunt your mind after watching the movie.

Jeff Dunham - Achmed the dead Terrorist

2008-12-17T22:58:00.005+05:00

A couple months ago, I watched a video from a show of a great ventriloquist - Jeff Dunham. I practically fell off my chair laughing, watching his stand-up comedy video. This particular one is based on a so-called "dead terrorist", that goes by the name of Achmed. He does a wonderful job on this video and I thought it would be a great idea to share it with all of you as well. The name of the show is 'Spark of Insanity'.

Joke: Who Dominates, Husbands or Wives?

2008-12-17T00:32:00.002+05:00

During a group counseling course, husbands were separated from their wives and were told to stand in line. Husbands who were dominated by their wives were to stand in line on the left, while those who dominated their wives were to stand in line on the right.

There was a very long line on the left, while only one man stood on the right.

The counselor asked, "Can you tell the group as to why you believe you deserve to be on this line?"

"I don't know. My wife told me to stand here.

What is the Blog about?

2008-12-14T22:27:00.006+05:00

Okay, so people who didn't know this, I started up this blog just a week ago.I have been posting stuff that I find interesting to me like news related to movies, TV shows and other links that catch my eye. I had initially thought to just use this blog as a source for sharing stuff that I found interesting to me and that I assumed would interest people. Unfortunately a close friend of mine disagreed on that point.

What happened was that yesterday I was talking to this friend of mine and THIS friend told me that why am I posting stupid stuff like TV show and movies links and etc. on my blog. This friend of mine was of the view that I should be posting stuff relating to me, my life. Obviously thats what the title meant right? What this friend's exact words were ' Don't make the Blog BORING!'. And I was Like......... Katlo :P

Well though i didn't agree with HER then ( yeah, this friend is a SHE :P ) but later on when i thought about it later, it occurred to me that what she said wasn't half wrong. I say half cause I don't completely agree with what she said. She was right about writing stuff relating to my life but I am still going to be posting stuff that interests me besides that. Alright! thats a tie right?

Well thats it for this post. Just wanted to let people reading this blog know that don't be surprised if you find news about ME on this blog. I'll tag posts relating to ME with the label 'My Life'.

Anyways time for me to get ready for the pounding she is gonna be giving me when she reads this :P

TV Series on Break

2008-12-13T12:56:00.003+05:00

I Know there are many TV show fans out there. So I have compiled a list of the TV shows that are on mid season break at the moment and I have stated their returning dates

24	On break, returns: 2009-01-11
American Dad	On break, returns: 2009-01-18
Battlestar Galactica	On break, returns: 2009-01-16
Bones	On break, returns: 2009-01-15
Cold Case	On break, returns: 2008-12-21
Everybody Hates Chris	On break, returns: 2009-01-09
Family Guy	On break, returns: 2009-01-18
Flashpoint	On break, returns: 2009-01-09
Fringe	On break, returns: 2009-01-20
The Game	On break, returns: 2009-01-09
Ghost Whisperer	On break, returns: 2008-12-19
Greys Anatomy	On break, returns: 2009-01-08
King of the Hill	On break, returns: 2009-01-18
Kyle XY	On break, returns: 2009-01-12
Life on Mars US	On break, returns: 2009-01-28
Lost	On break, returns: 2009-01-21
The Mentalist	On break, returns: 2008-12-16
Monk	On break, returns: 2009-01-09
NCIS	On break, returns: 2008-12-16
Nip/Tuck	On break, returns: 2009-01-06
Numb3rs	On break, returns: 2008-12-19
One Tree Hill	On break, returns: 2009-01-05
Psych	On break, returns: 2009-01-09
Reaper	On break, returns: 2009-03-17
Samantha Who?	On break, returns: 2009-01-12
The Secret Life of the American Teenager	On break, returns: 2009-01-05
Smallville	On break, returns: 2009-01-15
South Park	On break, returns: 2009-03-11
Supernatural	On break, returns: 2009-01-15
Ugly Betty	On break, returns: 2009-01-08
The Unit	On break, returns: 2008-12-21
Without A Trace	On break, returns: 2008-12-16

Song: Carry on My wayward son

2008-12-13T00:01:00.003+05:00

This is an old song. I heard it for the first time completely on one of my favourite shows 'Supernatural'. Give the song a download and I am sure you will like it.

Download Here

Lyrics of the song are below

Carry on my wayward son,
For there'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Now don't you cry no more

Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher,
but I flew too high

Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
I hear the voices when I'm dreamin',
I can hear them say

Carry on my wayward son,
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
don't you cry no more

Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man, But
it surely means that I don't know

On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune, but
I hear the voices say

Carry on my wayward son,
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
don't you cry no more, no

Carry on, you will always remember
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Surely heaven waits for you

Carry on my wayward son,
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
don't you cry no more

Golden Globe Nominations 2009

2008-12-12T19:48:00.019+05:00

Yesterday, the nominations for the 2009 Golden Globe Awards were announced and, as is often the case with the Golden Globes, it was a mixed bag. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, DOUBT and FROST/NIXON topped the nominations with five each.The Golden Globes will be held on January 11 2009, 11 days before the Oscars.

Check out the film nominations below.

BEST PICTURE - Drama
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - Drama
Anne Hathaway - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Angelina Jolie - CHANGELING
Meryl Streep - DOUBT
Kristin Scott Thomas - I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
Kate Winslet - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Frank Langella - FROST/NIXON
Sean Penn - MILK
Brad Pitt - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Mickey Rourke - THE WRESTLER

BEST PICTURE - Comedy or Musical
BURN AFTER READING
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MAMMA MIA!
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Sally Hawkins - HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Frances McDormand - BURN AFTER READING
Meryl Streep - MAMMA MIA!
Emma Thompson - LAST CHANCE HARVEY

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Colin Farrell - IN BRUGES
James Franco - PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Brendan Gleeson - IN BRUGES
Dustin Hoffman - LAST CHANCE HARVEY

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX
EVERLASTING MOMENTS
GOMORRAH
I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
WALTZ WITH BASHIR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams - DOUBT
Penelope Cruz - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
Viola Davis - DOUBT
Marisa Tomei - THE WRESTLER
Kate Winslet - THE READER

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tom Cruise - TROPIC THUNDER
Robert Downey, Jr. - TROPIC THUNDER
Ralph Fiennes - "THE DUCHESS
Philip Seymour Hoffman - DOUBT
Heath Ledger - THE DARK KNIGHT

BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Stephen Daldry - THE READER
David Fincher - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Ron Howard - FROST/NIXON
Sam Mendes - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

BEST SCREENPLAY
Simon Beaufoy - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
David Hare - THE READER
Peter Morgan - FROST/NIXON
Eric Roth - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
John Patrick Shanley - DOUBT

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Clint Eastwood - CHANGELING
James Newton Howard - DEFIANCE
A.R. Rahman - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Hans Zimmer - FROST/NIXON

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Down to Earth" - WALL-E
"Gran Torino" - GRAN TORINO
"I Thought I Lost You" - BOLT
"Once in a Lifetime" - CADILLAC RECORDS
"The Wrestler" - THE WRESTLER

So any comments on Who is going to win??

For Details visit the Official Website : http://www.goldenglobes.org/

Youtube Music Downloader v2.3

2008-12-11T11:29:00.006+05:00

I found this great tool a couple of days ago. Have been using it since then and it is really awesome!
You can download YouTube Music videos and convert them to MP3, AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP formats.

I know many people have been searching for a tool like this one so I have also uploaded it for people who don't know how to use torrents. It also contains the serial key for registration.

Enjoy!

Size : 7.5Mb
About : HomePage
Download :

Human Clock

2008-12-11T00:34:00.002+05:00

This is a good one.
Check out the link below.

http://billychasen.com/clock/

Click on the Ball

2008-12-10T10:39:00.003+05:00

This is really neat. Go to the link below and try to click on the Ball.
It changes colour every time you click on it.

Words of advice: Its not that easy to click on the ball!

Check it out:
http://thedogpaddler.com/RandomUploads/Ball/ball.htm

Never Everrrrrrrrrr Give up

2008-12-09T22:53:00.004+05:00

The pic below has a nice message to it in a twisted kind of way.
I guess I don't need to explain what it means because it gets the message through right?

Joke

2008-12-08T23:14:00.001+05:00

Like to start of my Blog with a joke. Its an old one but maybe you haven't heard of it :)

An Indian brave rode into town one early evening, kicking up a hail of dust behind him. Very quickly, he jumped down from his horse and rushed into the doctors office.

"Doc! Doc! Big Chief, no shit!" he blurted out in between panted breaths. The doctor calmed him down and handed him two tablets for his chief to take before bedtime. "He will be all right first thing tomorrow morning," the doctor assured the young brave.

The next evening, the same brave rode into town again with the same complaint, "Doc! Doc! Big Chief, no shit!". This time the doctor gave him four tablets for his chief to take before bedtime.

And again, the same thing happened the following evening. The brave rushed into the doctor's office and yelled, "Big Chief, no shit!". This time, in exasperation, the doctor pushed the whole bottle of tablets to the brave and instructed that his chief take them at one go before bedtime.

Yet again, the following evening saw the same brave rushing into the doctor's office.
"What now?". The doctor asked the brave.
The brave screamed "Big shit, no Chief"

On the Blog....

2008-12-08T23:03:00.000+05:00

Well here I am.I don't know if i can do this or not but I am still gonna give it a try.
I guess its all about time. Thats why it took so long for me to set this up.
Trust me it was really hard for me to find time between my work life, my MBA studies, watching movies and TV shows and oh yeah my favourite past time........DOING NOTHING :D

Yeh it was a difficult job but i pulled it off. For how long I have no idea.
Time will tell obviously.
Anyways.... here it is people!!
my BLOG!!