Monday, August 3, 2009

I HAtE yoU RajIV mASAnD

Yes, that is absolutely correct. I just have an abyss of abhorrence towards the editor in chief plus critc of cnn-ibn ,Rajiv Masand.
Every Friday night , this guy comes on TV with his behemoth figure like an ox of some African countries to give his so called “expert reviews” on the movies released that very day.
I am very much befuddled about one thing. On what basis does he judge the movies?
I am sure its still an Arcanum .
Last Friday ,I went for recently released “love aaj kal” which is a complete paisa vasool movie with some effortless performances, flawless plot and brilliant songs.
Althought for most of the audiences ,the film would be a normal flick but according to Masand, its an aberrant movie disguised as a realistic take on modern love.
Excuse me Mr.Masand. You are making a big mistake here. He also commented “It's like that plump mango you bite into only to discover it's not ripe yet”
The one thing he is good at is “the art of castigating a movie”.
He used to babble, like an alcoholic ,some high frequency English words for fifteen minutes about a movie and then give his so called useless rating . he is a critc,I agree . But he is crossing the limits on judging the movies.
I remember in one of the filmfare award functions what shahrukh and saif commented on critics : they are the biggest bas(tards)….baskets of knowledge on films. They are genuine ass…..assimilators of filmy gyan.
And these comeents hold true for this guy.
He is a callow young man and his comments are brackish. He needs to respect the movies and such asinine reviews which he give about movies is not going to take him anywhere……Just grow up RM.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

MY FIRST DAY in OFFICE

It was july 7,2009 and has become one of the most memorable days of my life.

Presently, I am in bangalore for a 5 month internship(u can say its an industrial training because we will be paid for the work we do over here).

So ,it was 8 30 am in the morning and I entered the gigantic building in the outer ring road named FERNS ICON. The 4th and the 5th floor within are captured by ST MICROELECTRONICS where I will be trained. Its an electronics based company which is the leading supplier of semiconductor across the world.
After signing at the entrance gate(security is damn strict over there),we(overall,6 trainees from BITS) made our way directly to the 4th floor.
At the reception ,we were made to wait for the HR head Lata mam to arrive.

That time ,what I was feeling I can’t express in words. But can easily pen down the feelings in MS word(that’s what I am doing now :P).Thats not an isuue what so ever.
I was just feeling great. That time I can imagine myself as a responsible person who is charged up to enter the world of “9 am-6 pm " timing followers.
A sense of satisfaction was there. My inner self was telling me “hey smp ,you hanen’t done anything “extraordinary” till date and its time to show your technical skills and arduous work to everyone” and I was also supporting “him” in this regard.
Also a feeling of adventitiousness was growing somewhere inside .Also I felt like tapping my own shoulder and telling me “well done buddy, to secure a modest cgpa of 7.52 to get into this esteemed company” (also I was thinking about subjects like electrical science-2,maths-3 etc where I got an A :P)

After half an hour or so, Lata mam came and guided us to a room having a projector and of course(and most importantly for me) AC is on .(of course its central AC…don’t think otherwise)
We were given an orientation about ST , rules and regulations we ought to follow (otherwise “gg”) and were given a form to open an account balance . Again my impatient brain started his job. I was wondering like “oh my god! “ I will have my own bank account opened by me(earlier also I have an account but in SBI opened by my father and he can know everything what ever amount I used to withdraw. Though he never ever denied or questioned me ,but still…..)

After that we came to know about our projects . I got a project on embedded systems which required advanced C skills and some knowledge about DSP. I am very weak in C but that time ,I said to myself that this is best time to ameliorate yourself in C which is the backbone of modern technology in the present scenario.

Then we were shown the cubicles which will be occupied by us for the next 5 months
After that we came to know who will be our respective mentors.
My mentor’s name is satej pandey and he is a “kewl” guy.. then I went with him for a walk to the coffee shop on that very floor. He made me feel comfortable and described something about his work.
Then I came to know that for these 5 month,I have to work with him on audio department . I said “ok,yeh bhi kar lenge”
For the next 3-4 hours ,I just roamed around the office and had coffee for another 3-4 times(I must say the coffee was(is) damn good).
And finally the clock tickled 5 30 . Its time to go home.

It was such an unfading day of my life whose memories I will cherish throughout my life.

Monday, June 15, 2009

THERE IS ALWAYS A NEXT TIME

Today is 15th of June ,2009(I have written this blog on 15th june,2009) and yesterday night only Eng cricket team thrashed the Indians ,still the defending champions(at least for another 1 week),out of T20 world cup which left the billions of Indian fans all over the world including me in a poignant mood.
But that’s past now. Life must move on and so as Indian cricket.

One thing which has hurt me the most is the attitude of media towards this issue.
Today morning, almost in every news channel, Indian cricket team were being criticized so callously as if they have committed a felony. Dhoni , our captain, in the post match press conference ,openly apologized to the fans for their shocking exit which indicates that he was really hurt deeply . what the news channels are doing is that they are adding fuel to the fire . I mean common this is the team which has dominated the world of cricket for nearly two years. This is the captain who has changed the face of Indian cricket with his aggressive and unruffled nature. This Indian team defeated the aussies on home soil as well as on their soil which led to their downfall. This team for the first time in nearly fifty years won test as well as ODI series in New Zealand. They had mauled almost every cricketing country they faced in last 2 years.
We should not blame them just for one failure . We should stand by them. They need our support. We should behave chivalrously towards them.

We will come back and come back hard for sure.
And the boorish media should always remember-“THERE IS ALWAYS A NEXT TIME”