Sunday, July 25, 2010
Watching Inception
This is an amazing movie and the directors / writers imagination is awe inspiring. The matters related to subconscious are usually hard to be explained. Inception does that perfectly well. The minute I heard the directors name , I could realize its his game. The other movie which is quite amazing and directed by Christopher Nolan is Memento. Getting the viewer to understand and get involved in such movies is a hard job and these movies are doing just that so well. They are in a class of their own. Its a worth watching movie in 2010.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Perfection in action
Lately I have been listing to a lot of ARR's creations. When ever I hear one of his best ones like - "Narumugaye" I feel Iam realizing Perfection at work. It is wonderful to hear his music sung by the best classical musicians the likes of Unnikrishnan, Hariharan . The other observation is the way the different musical instruments converge in the songs. Even in a simple song like "munbe vaa", there are atleast 4 instruments playing in the background. And in the song "Mannipaya, there is a little instrument, which keeps making sound(dont know which instrument). But its superb to see that the background music is always so good in all his songs
There are few people around us who are perfectionists in what they do.
Mani Ratnam is another person whom I think is a uncathed Integral perfectionist.
When we watch any of his movies, the viewers have an ideal blend of a story, quality acting, excellent music , near perfection lyrics and the best ever camera work to mention a few.
All this is possible only because he chooses the right people for the right job, and probably gives them sufficient independance in shaping their piece.
I was recently checking out the Bombay Jayashree's website and she seemed another person who falls in the same category. Here is one of the poems hosted on her website, it is an excellent one and I added it here. With her music, she touches the intangible feelings and hearts of thousands of listeners.
All this is possible only because these people have found the purpose of their lives - their Passion. They live the passion day in day out and can only become better day by day.
does not music
light a spark
fan a flame
set a soul on fire?
the fragranc of the flower
the song of the bird
the rising of the waves
the flaming of the fire
the swaying of the leavs
does the wind ever wonder
why it blows?
and the raindrop flows into the river
and the word into the note
and the river into the sea
and the note into the raga
and the sea into the ocean
and the music into the soul
can the raindrop remember
where it lost itself
and where it found itself?
Listening....
to the silences within
'and the sounds
of silences
-Bombay Jayashree
There are few people around us who are perfectionists in what they do.
Mani Ratnam is another person whom I think is a uncathed Integral perfectionist.
When we watch any of his movies, the viewers have an ideal blend of a story, quality acting, excellent music , near perfection lyrics and the best ever camera work to mention a few.
All this is possible only because he chooses the right people for the right job, and probably gives them sufficient independance in shaping their piece.
I was recently checking out the Bombay Jayashree's website and she seemed another person who falls in the same category. Here is one of the poems hosted on her website, it is an excellent one and I added it here. With her music, she touches the intangible feelings and hearts of thousands of listeners.
All this is possible only because these people have found the purpose of their lives - their Passion. They live the passion day in day out and can only become better day by day.
does not music
light a spark
fan a flame
set a soul on fire?
the fragranc of the flower
the song of the bird
the rising of the waves
the flaming of the fire
the swaying of the leavs
does the wind ever wonder
why it blows?
and the raindrop flows into the river
and the word into the note
and the river into the sea
and the note into the raga
and the sea into the ocean
and the music into the soul
can the raindrop remember
where it lost itself
and where it found itself?
Listening....
to the silences within
'and the sounds
of silences
-Bombay Jayashree
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Importance of Language
Recently I was visiting Kerala - God's own country truely .... . We were in a rush to visit scenic places.Since spices are Kerala's speciality, I wanted to get , some of it too. I got into a small shop and started my shopping with Tea powder. The shop vendor did not understand anything in english not even numbers . Yep. Neither hindi, the only other language which he could understand bearly other than malayalam was Tamil which I could not converse with. I can sparsely understand tamil if somebody speaks, but can't form sentences .
When I asked him for species , he said he doesn't have . his shop was stuffed so badly and I was in so much hurry I could hardly see anything around.Guess who came in for my help... the god sent messenger in god's own country :) .
A small cute guy, about 6 years age came in to buy something. He became our translator . I gradually bought tea powder, cinnamon,cumin seeds and finally black pepper . All with the help of the small guy's transalation work. Finally the small guy totalled the amount.
I shopped so much and with all the problems of language, the shop keeper could not follow my bargaining prices . But finally , I got him to give me an extra big piece of chikki .
Giving some of it to small guy(in all the hurry,I forgot to ask the guy his name), over the ride to the next scenic spot, I for the first time realized the importance of language practically.
Monday, March 8, 2010
matinee thoughts
I was watching a movie late night yesterday - two lovers (Joequin Phoenix and Gywneth Paltrow).
The guy is a bipolar in this. His parents are doing their best to have a safe and insured life for him. at one point in the movie his father asks him - "Are you happy?" this is with respect to the events happening.
This is probably something we miss very often in our daily lives. We forget to ask this simple question our selves and the close ones.
The guy is a bipolar in this. His parents are doing their best to have a safe and insured life for him. at one point in the movie his father asks him - "Are you happy?" this is with respect to the events happening.
This is probably something we miss very often in our daily lives. We forget to ask this simple question our selves and the close ones.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Looks like we are advancing
We are really advancing, I felt.
I recently lost my mobile, well somebody flicked it when I was on my way to office.
The whole system was so good, I could immediately block my sim card .
The next day I had a duplicate sim card with the same number , the process was so easy and hazzlefree. I walked into a airtel shop, showed him identity proof and filled a simple form, paid 50 Rs and lo I had the duplicate sim card.
It was whole new experience, although I had lost my mobile , but this experience made my life easier. I only hope this kind of smart systems and hazzlefree systems get into the system of administration.
For a while when you look around, we are not smart people but rather very thick skinned dumbos when it comes to administrative system., If I could ever get my passport or a new gas connection so quickly the way i got my duplicate sim card, that day, I will start believing that we have advanced,.
Things apart, am now reading The Prize ( Irving Wallace) and The mother ( Pearl S Buck). Both are beautifully written. The plot is interesting in The Prize, but the language , expression is so beautiful in The Mother. No wonder Pearl S Buck won a nobel prize. Interestingly The Prize is all about the nobelprize winners
I recently lost my mobile, well somebody flicked it when I was on my way to office.
The whole system was so good, I could immediately block my sim card .
The next day I had a duplicate sim card with the same number , the process was so easy and hazzlefree. I walked into a airtel shop, showed him identity proof and filled a simple form, paid 50 Rs and lo I had the duplicate sim card.
It was whole new experience, although I had lost my mobile , but this experience made my life easier. I only hope this kind of smart systems and hazzlefree systems get into the system of administration.
For a while when you look around, we are not smart people but rather very thick skinned dumbos when it comes to administrative system., If I could ever get my passport or a new gas connection so quickly the way i got my duplicate sim card, that day, I will start believing that we have advanced,.
Things apart, am now reading The Prize ( Irving Wallace) and The mother ( Pearl S Buck). Both are beautifully written. The plot is interesting in The Prize, but the language , expression is so beautiful in The Mother. No wonder Pearl S Buck won a nobel prize. Interestingly The Prize is all about the nobelprize winners
Saturday, September 19, 2009
After a very hectic schedule, I took a day off, travelled country side. Its rainy season and the sight of green paddy fields, lakes are feast for eyes. Probably the reason why green is considered auspicious has some roots, all thats prospering is green. It soothes the eyes .
A walk in the Indian Institute of Science is a experience which will rejuvanate the senses .
Another thought though totally unrelated to all the feel good stuff above is about how openly people cheat . Sometime back there was a 40 crore crown presented to Lord Srinivasa of Thirupathi. Thats like telling in open that I have so much of money earned that I want to feel a little better by presenting god a crown. Anybody with Viveka would understand how stupid the act, - giving gift to god :)
People need to come out of judging others by their education, by their money. Although it is said that the first impresion is the best impression, I feel, first see is hardly an impression. To know a person and get comfortable, I would guess there is a need of may be years, may be months if fortunate. Even after knowing people for a long time, sometimes you feel so surprised by their acts. I have realized that to spend the time of life with the people who think the way I think is the best gift one can ask for in life.
A walk in the Indian Institute of Science is a experience which will rejuvanate the senses .
Another thought though totally unrelated to all the feel good stuff above is about how openly people cheat . Sometime back there was a 40 crore crown presented to Lord Srinivasa of Thirupathi. Thats like telling in open that I have so much of money earned that I want to feel a little better by presenting god a crown. Anybody with Viveka would understand how stupid the act, - giving gift to god :)
People need to come out of judging others by their education, by their money. Although it is said that the first impresion is the best impression, I feel, first see is hardly an impression. To know a person and get comfortable, I would guess there is a need of may be years, may be months if fortunate. Even after knowing people for a long time, sometimes you feel so surprised by their acts. I have realized that to spend the time of life with the people who think the way I think is the best gift one can ask for in life.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Change - how it feels....
Sometimes you are so much engrossed in the daily stuff .... going to work, eating, cooking, sleeping, playing with kids, some back and forth with your ones......
You just dont realize how important each of these are until , something changes.
For sometime, atleast, I tend to contemplate and understand and evaluate, what has changed - was it good or bad,..... what should I do next......
But even then , although you want to be most conscious and be the best judge of your decision, you sometimes get it wrong or atleast for sometime you think it is wrong.
But still this change is necessary, for you to realize what you are capable of , how much you can withstand and how best can you come out of it , if it is change which is not good for you.
At those moments, the one thing I have missed is a friend and well-wisher, you knows me and who is interested in evaluating the choices that I make.
Let me tell you its not quite easy to make a choice, unless you have good reason for it.
Change is required and choices have to be made, otherwise, what would life be, just a train with a single compartment, stagnant in a station. No matter, how beautiful, the station is, after sometime, the thought of it starts haunting you.
Sometimes, you get to realize your capabilities when a change happens..... so the policy is when you are not very sure about what is happening to you is good or bad or better or worse, just take what comes your way, use your judgement and you will be on the top of it.
You just dont realize how important each of these are until , something changes.
For sometime, atleast, I tend to contemplate and understand and evaluate, what has changed - was it good or bad,..... what should I do next......
But even then , although you want to be most conscious and be the best judge of your decision, you sometimes get it wrong or atleast for sometime you think it is wrong.
But still this change is necessary, for you to realize what you are capable of , how much you can withstand and how best can you come out of it , if it is change which is not good for you.
At those moments, the one thing I have missed is a friend and well-wisher, you knows me and who is interested in evaluating the choices that I make.
Let me tell you its not quite easy to make a choice, unless you have good reason for it.
Change is required and choices have to be made, otherwise, what would life be, just a train with a single compartment, stagnant in a station. No matter, how beautiful, the station is, after sometime, the thought of it starts haunting you.
Sometimes, you get to realize your capabilities when a change happens..... so the policy is when you are not very sure about what is happening to you is good or bad or better or worse, just take what comes your way, use your judgement and you will be on the top of it.
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