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Yesterday i finished reading another book called "five point something". Man, itz a must read especially for guys like us. This book depicts the life of three students at iit, delhi... for those of u who donno iit... itz like the temple of education in india. students work day and night (why don't they say night and day??!!) to get into that.



Well, coming back to the book... it was awsome man. It depicts the times which Hari (the author), Ryan (the herez-an-idea dude) and Alok (the no-play-always-study guy). The common thing about all of them is that their CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) is "five point something". Yeah!! U heard it right 5+... thatz y they resemble me :D.



He goes on to describe how they three become good friends upto the day when they are graduated when they miss the convocation... man these people rock. Sometimes while reading the book u feel like "I wish I could live their life apart from their CGPA" but then again end up thinkin "Thank god!! I am not them". hehe.



The book starts off with the ragging season at iit-d wherein these three are being ragged by their seniors. Alok and Hari the fatsos are asked to remove their clothes and bend down. Ryan the handome, stronger and smarter of the three is asked to depict poses of a body-builder. Then ot ends up with Ryan restraining the seniors and saving Alok's and Hari's asses.



Then the story goes off to describe their first semester and how they end up scoring five point something GPA... and how alok quits the gang to study on his own... and again the reunion of the three... their C2D theory... Neha (Hari's GF, HOD's daughter and imp. of all... a beauty)... their exams again... their trying-to-steal-major-paper... DISCO... suicide-attempt of Alok... Sasi's... Ice-cream parlour(meeting place of Hari and Neha)... lube project of Ryan... finally convocation (which of course thy miss)... among other interesting situations.



Itz definitely worth a read. However what i wanna say is this book rockzzzz and I wish I could write a book like this... god gimme the power to write one. hehe just kiddin.

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This is crazy!!! Itz a must read.



A young man was lost wandering in a forest, when
he came upon a small house. He knocked on the
door and was greeted by an ancient Chinese man
with a long, grey beard. "I'm lost," said the
man. "Can you put me up for the night?"
"Certainly," the Chinese man said, "but on one
condition. If you so much as lay a finger on my
daughter, I will inflict upon you the three
worst Chinese tortures known to man."



"Ok," said the man, thinking that the daughter
must be pretty old as well, and entered the
house.



Before dinner, the daughter came down the
stairs. She was young,beautiful, and had a
fantastic figure. She was obviously attracted to
the young man since she couldn't keep her eyes
off him during the meal. Remembering the old
man's warning, he ignored her and went up to bed
alone. But during he night, he could bear it no
longer, and sneaked into her room for a night of
passion. He was careful to keep everything quiet
so the old man wouldn't hear. Near dawn he crept
back to his room, exhausted, but happy.



He woke to feel a pressure on his chest. Opening
his eyes he saw a large rock on his chest with a
note on it that read, "Chinese Torture 1: Large
rock on chest." "Well, that's pretty crappy," he
thought. "If that's the best the old man can do
then I don't have much to worry about." He
picked the boulder up, walked over to the window
and threw the boulder out. As he did so he
noticed another note on it that read: "Chinese
Torture 2: Rock tied to left testicle." In a
panic he glanced down and saw the rope that was
already getting close to the end. Figuring that
a few broken bones was better than castration,
he jumped out of the window after the boulder.
As he plummeted downward he saw a large sign on
the ground that read, "Chinese Torture 3: Right
testicle tied to bedpost."



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Just wanted to announce i am back :d hehe.

Anyways BC++

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Wat u guys think??...does it really mean ME??...haha...

This is a really cool one. You can get urs generated too.

Adios!!

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Today's post will focus on a point of contention that I've been batting around in my head ever since Vic and I started researching this venture - intermissions. Now, a lot of you might already be balking at the thought of having an intermission in today's fast-paced world of "bring 'em in, move 'em out" multiplexes, but hear me out. Intermissions can be good for all of us. In fact, Vic and I have been to several art-house theaters where intermissions were used, and no one in the audience seemed to mind.

A short 10 minute intermission allows movie-goers to get up and stretch, go to the bathroom (in the restrooms, not as they're stretching), and MOST IMPORTANTLY make another trip to the Refreshment Bar for another glass of coke / pepsi / grocery bag of popcorn / box of dots / etc.. The patrons who choose to remain in their seats could take a moment to discuss the film without being shushed, look at the exhibited art on the auditorium walls, play snake on their cell phone, or quietly twiddle his or her thumbs. Sounds lovely, doesn't it? You, the viewer, can do all of the aforementioned activities without missing any of the movie.

Of course, as with all business decisions, there are other issues beyond personal gain and audience convenience that will determine whether we can have intermissions or not. You see, whenever you contact a distributor and ask them to show one of their films, you have to sign a contract that specifies certain things, mainly the distribution fee, length of engagement, etc.., but hidden deep in the fine print is a little clause that strictly prohibits interruption or modification of any kind to the exhibited film. Not only that, but it's becoming increasingly more difficult to find a good stopping point for an intermission in modern day films.

So should we or shouldn't we run intermissions? Well, in the beginning we were going to have no choice but to run them, since we were planning on using reel-to-reel projectors in the theaters. Reel-to-reels (picture) are gigantic projectors that have a 6,000 foot reel on top that feeds film down through the head to a 6,000 foot take-up reel on the bottom. A 6,000 foot reel only holds about an hour and 15 minutes worth of film, so somewhere along the line we'd have to stop the film so we could thread up the second half of the movie. What better time for an intermission?

A lot of theaters in the old days had two reel-to-reel projectors, one was thread up with the first half and the other with the second half, and whenever the change over occurred (watch for the cigarette burn at the upper right-hand side of the screen... Fight Club describes it really well), the projectionist would simply hit a button and projector 1 would stop as projector 2 started. If done correctly, the audience would be oblivious to the change-over. Of course, this scenario would only work if you had 2 reel-to-reel projectors PER auditorium, which many don't have money for. If we were to use reel-to-reel, we could only afford 1 projector per screen, which would mean we would have to allow for an intermission while we threaded up the second half of the film.

As you can see from the picture of the reel-to-reel projector, they require a lot of ceiling space, which, unfortunately, is something many don't have. The ceilings are low... I'm talking 13 feet low. They have to get the projector as high to the ceiling as possible, and if they are stuck with reel-to-reels they'd be giving up at least 3 feet of usable space above the projector. So many decided to go with platters (picture).

Platters allow projectionists to build-up an entire film on one platter that would, in turn, feed the projector, thus eliminating change-overs, rethreading, and the need to rewind 6,000 foot reels. If done correctly, a platter can be started and left unattended until the end of the film. They're wonderful machines, but if we have one, we most likely can't have intermissions. So I guess the question is moot, since many are going to have a platter-fed system, it's obvious that we can't circumvent our contractual obligation to show our films in their entirety... or can we? What do you think, intermissions or no?

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Guess what!! yeah u got it right... I bought a new Samsung V200 today  :D.. another asset to my kitty. For those of u who are ignorant abt this.... This is a cool camera phone. Got a Hutch connection and guess what... already started to get some blank calls hehe ... u know.. SECRET ADMIRERS!!!

Like a coin has two sides... so did my day... on one side i was finally happy as if i had won a battle with my pops for buying me the cell phone... but on the other side was sad to get a mail from my professor that i gotta complete my proj in a week's time... well how rude can that be!!

Y does this happen!! is it only me thatz having so much (bad)luck or is it the same with everyone?? GAWD!!! Help me!! Coz my present status is... Whatz my project?? hehe.

The highlight today was the dinner at CHUTNEYS!! hehe we rocked the place for sure... creating mixed feelings in the minds of the staff.

Well anyone going for the Apache Indian Show at Ramoji day after?? I guess itz gonna be gr8!! After all hez a legend, rt?? Well, if yeah... does anyone have any tickets left??

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Yippeee!!! or should i say hmmm.... well who cares!! All i wanna say is... this is MY BLOG... least expected, eh?? lol. well somethings in life come when least expected... well... what did i do today!!! !@#!@#$#@#@#%$^%&^&*%$#@... i guess thatz nothing... as usual LAZE around :D. Well, i cant write anymore now... u know abt me!!! Adios.

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Warner Bros' FRIENDS is over.The show that has found a place in the hall of fame as one of the most watched Sitcoms in world television comes to an end after a successful run of 235 episodes. The series had found a place amongst the critics as a show with perfect editing giving equal footage over a dozen characters in every episode.

The six characters Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross, Phoebe and Joey portrayed by Mathew Perry, Courtney Cox,Jenniffer Aniston, David Shwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matt Le Blanc had made America feel that youth is a precious time to be wasted. Youth all across the world were able to relate to those characters and situations they get in and out of.

The last episode would be the most watched one in its history. Aptly titled ? The Last one? the final episode to be aired on May 6th would be in its regular Thursday night slot in NBC, watched jointly by the cast and technicians of the series. The cast would then appear in the hugely popular late night talk show ? The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The series would start a spin-off called ?Joey? starring Matt Le Blanc after he moves to Hollywood to pursue a more serious career. The spin-off would have cameo appearances of the rest of the ?Friends? cast.

"It became comfort television for people.Impossible to ignore the emotional impact as the ending approached. I'd had this huge headache. It was this moment before you're supposed to start weeping, and I just stayed there for the whole night. It was very, very difficult to shoot the last scene, because it was the end of something significant." Says Mathew Perry who played the funny Chandler Bing.

For America Thursday might TV will never be the same and for Indians when the end leaks and becomes known, watching it will never be the same either. As for now, the well crafted series is over for good.

For Indians there is still time

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Forgotten dreams
At the bottom of shallow streams

Whispers of days long past
Memories of happiness that could never last

Recalling the bliss of innocence lost
Fearless and free, not knowing the cost

Laughter floating through the air
Unseen children dancing there

Candy covered lips and a pouting face
Frilly little dresses, made with lace

Looking up at the sky, stars shining bright
Eyes sparkling in early morning light

Saying your prayers every night in bed
Then upon your pillow, you lay your head

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Beautiful gals... handsome hunks (not as much as me, though :p)... glitterati... this is bollywood as far as the CRTs show... but wait a minute!!! whatz this... MASTI??? woooohooo!! a new movie with three heroes and three heroines (what a waste of money!!)... gotta see this one, afterall it casts vivek and aftab and the cute GENELIA (now she makes my heart go on fire... burning ain't it)... so i cum home from my college after putting zillion effort on my project hoping all the time long that i would be laughing madly all thro' the night... freshed up myself (chi... chi... waht are u thinking of??)... in goes the cd into my cd player... aaaaaaahhhhhh.... thank god... me and my TV and my lazybag at last (the best thing in the world)... i was all ready to laugh out... but whatz this.... OMG... this is a mixture of a couple of telugu movies.... and MASTI??? wherez the masti?? (except those idiotic sounds which makes u cry... forget laughing).

Whatz happening to bollywood... this is not the first case... many movies are... cut, copy, paste not from one... but X (X --> infinite) movies from all the languages human-kind knows... and the so-called comedy movies are no more meant for laugh... is bollywood becoming LOLLYWOOD???... god save us!!!

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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May;
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

-By Shakespeare

I guess I can say it better!!!

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