It has been quite some time since i have drawn portraits. Yesterday, i recollected the forgotten art with my sister’s portrait.
Mar 28, 2009
Mar 15, 2009
CEO of Twitter, started blogger !
I never knew that the CEO of twitter, started blogger. Of course, i don’t know so many things in life. Not a surprise to me.
I am using twitter from a few days, and i like it. I love my blog, and my blog host – blogger. Today i read about Evan Williams. The man behind blogger and twitter.
Image credits: Rafe Needleman / CNET
I would recommend you to read the following articles.
Know about Evan Williams : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/jobs/08bosses.html?ex=1252468800&en=7097b81922bb0367&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=JO-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M085-ROS-0309-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click
Know about Twitter’s Business-model: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10112037-2.html
Mar 14, 2009
Quote of the month – March
“Happiness is not something that you find, its something that you create”
Source: Fwd email in Gmail
Hmm.. yeah.. We find it sometimes. That’s when some one who loves us creates it for us.
Though i don’t agree with the quote completely, i do believe that happiness majorly depends on you and your thoughts.
Keep smiling :)
Picture credits : www.animationxpress.com
Mar 10, 2009
Namma Bangaluru (Witnessing truthfulness)
I hated this city, when my Sony-Ericsson W910i mobile was stolen, in a BMTC bus with in a week after its purchase.(That’s a long story… ) I like this place for many reasons. But, a lot of thefts happen in Bangalore. You gotta be extremely careful.
Today, when i reached my office, i couldn’t find my wallet. I knew i misplaced it some where, or lost it. I was extremely depressed with the series of losses, i underwent. I called up the phone-banking service of my bank and blocked my ATM card. I knew i had to give away the wallet and the cash in it.
AT 9:00 PM in the night, i suddenly get a call from a kannadiga, named Venkat. He asks for my identity, and asks me to come and meet him in the Whitefield Bus Stop. He said “I have your wallet” I rushed to the Mayura Bakery next to Whitefield Bus stop where Venkat was standing.
I collected the wallet, thanked him and admired him. Not for bringing my 650 Rs, ATM card and the wallet back, but for being so truthful to himself and the society.
He said, he found it on the road side. i cursed my carelessness & absent mindedness during the short-walk to office. That was when i guess, i lost it.
I witnessed truthfulness today. A small percentage of bastards, cant bring down the spirits of this great city. Namma Bangaluru !
Mar 8, 2009
Prodigy – What it takes?
When i was reading through the blog of abhilash, one of my campus seniors whom i admire a lot, i stumbled upon this Thirty30 list. It details 30 things he wants to do, before he hits 30 years of age. Very soon i found 30by30 lists by many more people on web. I felt inspired when i saw it. It is always good to have deadlines. I would come up with mine soon.
The post made me go through a series of thoughts. What about those who make it big in child age? Yes, there are a lot of them living in this world. They break all the rules and conceptions of skill Vs (age & experience).
One such example is Nischal, who broke a Guinness record at the age of 11. (Read details here)
I would like to quote another small example i have witnessed in my street at hometown. I did my all my schooling, in a small town called Gudur in Andhra Pradesh, before i went to Pilani. I used to cross a Samuel uncle’s house on my way to catch the school bus. He had a daughter by name Sugandhini. He had a dream to make his daughter a very good singer. He used to take her for music classes everyday and make her participate in all the singing competitions that were happening in Gudur. I remember, people in the street commenting on Samuel uncle, that all his efforts will go in vain. Of course, she wasn’t the best singer in the town.
Recently when i joined job here in Bangalore, i was watching the finals video of “Padalani Undi Juniors – A prestigious music competition by Gemini TV” in you tube & suddenly i was surprised, i could recognize her immediately, one of the finalists was Sugandhini. I guess she was the runner up in the competition. I called my sister immediately and found details. As a child singer, today she has fans all over AP. She has already sung in many events and occasions.
Today, i was watching “Super Singer Juniors” in MAA TV and she is again one of the prospective finalists. Those people in my street who criticized Samuel uncle and Sugandhini, few years back, take pride in seeing a singer from their town on TV.
Prodigy is not always gifted. It comes through commitment, concentration and continuous effort & practice. I bow to the parents of all those wonder kids.
I wont be surprised one day, if Sugandhini becomes a successful playback singer or Album Artist and sets new trends in Indian songs.
Mar 4, 2009
Priorities – Your life compass
Is life-time really a very long-time? I believe all of us have huge expectations on our lives. We may be happy today, perhaps our today was a dream in the past. But this is very clearly not a destination for most of us. We dream for a better tomorrow.
Life is finite, but our desires and expectations for life are not. If we have to put it in a numerical value, how much time do we have, to reach a state we wish for?
Assuming that the average life of a human is 60 years, all the time we have is 525600 hours. Doesn’t the figure looks like a very small number? For me, it looks like a micro digit. I am 22 yrs old. If i have to reach a state of glory (definitions of glory differ from person to person) at-least by 50 years, i have just 245 K hours left. Is it just 245 K hours or a real good time to make it BIG ? The question applies for each one of us.
Yes, it is a real good time, if one gets his priorities right. If one has constant focus, and very clear on his goals. AR Rahman won an oscar, Sachin became the highest run getter in world’s cricket history only because they had their passions as a priority and pursued them constantly. They did it in very less time. Why can’t we ?
It is very important to do most of the things that interest you, entertain you and make you feel yourself. How much time do you allocate to each of those activities ? Decide what’s most important for you and plan Well. God hasn’t given us infinite lives, but he has definitely bestowed upon us, a smart brain that helps us make the right decisions and make our lives more meaningful.
Who doesn’t want a successful life ? To reach there,
“Priorities are your Life Compass”
Mar 1, 2009
Shantakaram
I am a strong believer of spirituality. Shantakaram by Gopika and Nadaka is definitely a soul stirring song. Ever since i stumbled on this song, i would have heard it countless number of times. Thanks to twitter, where i found the link for nadaka’s home page http://www.nadaka.com/
It relaxes you and translates you into a different world all together. Have a great time listening to the song, and watching the video.
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