food for thought...literally

majority of the people do not have value for food. they waste food without thought and think its the normal thing to do. So many people, put on their plates, much more than that they think can consume and shamelessly waste the rest. If i could have my way, i'd keep such people starving for a day, all the while with the food that they wasted earlier in their sight but not within their reach. that'll teach them the value of that half-paratha that they left on their plates, those extra slices of bread that they discarded and so on.

I see the amount of leftovers that accumulates at the place where we all deposit our plates, after lunch at the cafeteria. i'm sure the quantity from a single session would be sufficient to feed 20-30 people. for people who do waste food like this, just imagine that a starved family is staring at you while you are depositing your plates. If you have even an iota of conscience, you will surely feel a pang in u'r heart.

Please order only that much food that you can consume. If u end up with a lot of extra food on u'r plate, its not a state of helplessness, but a state of guilt. its your fault which u have to make amends for. Do whatever it takes. get it parcelled and give it to a beggar on the roadside. You'll get his blessings at least.

dilbert blog

i just discovered a brilliant blog to read and have a good laugh. its authored by scott 'dilbert' adams . His sense of humour is spot on. i love his perspective of the world around him. hope i can write like him. check out his blog here

Need For Speed Carbon

Need for speed carbon is releasing on Nov 1st. can't wait to get my hands on it. NFS 10, as per the trailor looks to be a re-tryst with drift after the success of NFS underground. From what i hear, the story is in continuation from most wanted and is set in the hero's hometown, which incidentally happens to be in the mountains...so get ready for some treacherous tracks and minblowing drift opportunities, but careful...the way its designed this time, if you crash into the barrier, it gives way, hurtling you down the slopes into shame..so drive safe..hyok hyok!! jokes apart, there seems to be no premium on adrenaline rush here what with new concepts in racing being introduced. there's something for the pitstop babes too...a cool tool to deck up your car. lots of varitaions to give your ride 'da' look. Not heard anything about the music yet, but yeah this time round we have apparel brands chipping in with their line of clothing for the drivers...now thats snazzy!!! fashion street wear brand 55DSL is going to design for..come to think of it, YOU!! Emmanuelle Vaugier is the new face of NFS and from what google images had to offer, looks like eye candy is definitely not going to be in short supply. to give you a hint, Maxim puts her in the annual list of top 100 females.

Among the cars, i'm most excited about the murcielago (forget the spelling). after gliding on the gallardo in most wanted, (yeah...i live the experience) big bro here should be a dream. Rest of rides are the typical melange seen in NFS, but lots more R tweaks this time around.

Having just watched fast and the furious 3 - Tokyo drift, i'm itching to do the drift. Nothing beats drift in terms of satisfaction. the movie was a testimony to the class of drift racing and NFS Carbon promises to be the icing on the cake.

way to go EA...u guys rock!!

Omkara

at the end of the day, is too marvellous a movie to be summarized by a mere blog. this is how i'd like to start my post on this movie. i would hence share a few among many noteworthy features of the film which caught my imagination/attention.

As far as i am concerned, any director should feel successful in his endeavour of making a film, if he is able to transport his audience from their world to that in his/her film. With Omkara, my world for the whole 3 odd hours was the village and its people. It requires tremendous care for detail and originality to get an audience' mind to do that. Major credit here goes to the performance of the cast and the camera work

That a layman like me noticed the camera work and mulled over why a particular angle was chosen over another indicates some exceptional camerawork in Omkara. Some of the shots were refreshingly new.

Saif Ali Khan provides with yet another great performance and come to think of it, no one could have done it better than him. Ajay Devgan is his brilliant self as a serious, no nonsense man and Konkona sen adds meat to the cast in her supporting role.

Omkara will be a film remembered for its technical brilliance and for the power performance from a well selected cast