Graduation day and me.

I wrote this when I got home from my Graduation day ceremony.

I think I know myself, so I know what I think of it. It's too formal and tacky for my liking. I just wanted to have fun there with some of my close friends. I am kind of an introvert (not too sociable but get along well with my group of friends) so didn't want to meet all those people I went to college with and say banal things like " how are you doing?", "how's your city? (how do I answer that?)" etc. But these things had to happen and I did my best to seem gregarious, was diplomatic, participated in those trite conversations and cracked a few lame jokes to ease the conversation along.

For some people this day is a momentous occasion in their lives and I am truly happy for them. It is difficult to pass those exams amidst financial constraints, that nagging feeling of inferiority and also trying to secure a job with some of the skills that they have managed to learn while in college. To come out of it in flying colours is a wonderful achievement of which they should be proud of and I for one, was happy to see some smiling faces and emotions. For me though, it is entirely different, I was lost in college, managed to pick the brains of some of my "enlightened" friends and am grateful for those who helped me along by exposing me to some of the intelligent stuff (movies, tv shows, books, stand ups). But somehow, I thought I underperformed in college, not in terms of grades, but in my overall development, social skills and etiquette. Most of the blame is on me, some of it is on my peer group and the rest on the college - faculty and management. Due to all those misgivings about my college life, I viewed this day not as a day of achievement but as one of failure. Maybe this is why I kept complaining about the tacky robes and the overall organization of the ceremony.

The only thing I was happy about was that my closest friends are exactly like me when it comes to shit like posing for photographs and marinating in nostalgia. They took off their robes handed it back and coolly pocketed the 200 rs that was refunded, which is exactly what I was doing at the next table. After that, we came out, witnessed Nanban like scenes - people posing for photos, hugging their parents and all that stuff. I simply didn't feel pride or a sense of achievement, maybe because I am a buzzkill or really a sad loser who wasted his potential in college. Either way, I was dispassionate about the whole thing. One thing I did understand was that I like my close friends and impressed by the no nonsense attitude of Anirudh Ganguly.

Back home, Game night with Vishal did take my mind off all this, what with that impressive display of character and resolve by Spurs to beat City and the 2-2 draw bet Chelsea and Liverpool. Day after day am getting better at understanding myself. And it has been 3 days off facebook (checking notifications here and there; didn't take more than 1 min for each visit), and it feels good. Hope I can keep this up.

About last night, this Richard Dawkins God Strikes Back videos have made delve deep into my belief system and about being an Agnostic Atheist. I think I might reach the "age of reason" sooner than I thought.

One more thing (kinda like Steve Jobs eh?) , I have to get on Pinterest and pin the countries and places I want to visit in the future.

About tomorrow, I am actually excited since something new/crazy might just happen. I want to live happily- though not possible all the time- that is the ideal I am going to strive for, because frankly, I don't see any other way of living.

Hiatus

It's good to be back after 3 years. Re-read the blog and every time I saw an 'i' where 'I' should have been used, the 'its' instead of 'it's', I cringed. Probably will update the blog more frequently from now on. So many opinions, thoughts on the meaning(or the lack of it) of life etc. just welling up inside of me. And all of the posts will be written in English 2.0, the next major version of English I have started using. This version has corrected the previous Grammar bugs and will include more 10$ words.

My Five

This is what u c in the hindu weekend every saturday..

Someone picks their 5 favourite songs and they describe y they like it.

That s exactly what i am goin to do..(dont fuss ,enaku pozhudhu pola vera ena panradhu).

5.Black or white (MJ)

This songs got some great guitar chords and apart from that the lyrics(abt racism) is also a good feature of the song.NO.5 to Micheal

4.Show me the meaning(Bsb)

No need to mention abt the back street boyzz...this one s a different from their usual pop and it makes you cry..a well deserved 4th 

3. Super massive black hole(muse)

 

Amazing rock and due to the line "you set my soul alight"

2.Takin back my love(Enrique iglesias)

Am listening to this song every day ,don't know what makes it special, might be the lyrics or the music or the vocal i ll never be able to tell.

1.Summer of '69(Bryan adams)

The greatest rock song ever accordin to me..its jus an amazing song and nothin else.

Those which almost made it

Right round(flo rida)

Bohemian raphsody(Queen)

I want it that way(bsb)

Die another day(madonna)

One love(blue)

Christopher Nolan

The person mentioned is one of my all time favourite directors from hollywood.

I thought the time is right to mention about him since 'The dark knight' from nolan released jus two years ago and was much acclaimed,so think most of you would have seen the movie and wouldn be saying 'who the hell is he'?

I became a big fan of chris when i saw 'Memento'.It was a brilliant movie, revealed everthing at the end and it kept me guessing the story even after it ended.Thats his style there is always something you have to work it out yourself and find out what he actually intended.

Then i started diggin up his works and started downloadin 'The Prestige' but before it finished dark knight was realised and so went to catch it and forgot abt prestige.Finally, a few days back got a chance to c that movie and what a movie it was, it was typical nolan,the whole story was revealed in the last 10 minutes,the story followin three different time lines and keepin the suspense goin till the very end.I was left speechless after the movie ended an started revisting the scenes to make my understanding complete.

His choice of backdrops and locations are always excellent and is one of his greatest strengths.
He is undoubtedly one of the greatest directors of our time.

The Batman comics from dc was very famous and the cartoon series was makin money hand over fist but somehow like a jinx the movies on batman never clicked.Enter christopher nolan and voila! batman had a whole new dimension.He was no longer the super hero he was meant to be,he became sophisticated,had a techie help him with his gadgets and most importantly batman was a normal human,this struck a chord with the audience and with nolan's help batman was revived.

See 'Batman begins' and you ll know..I feel it is far more appealing than the dark knight ,the dialogues were simply 'awesome'.(Hey,atleast i use it less frequently than barney stinson).

I forgot to mention, his greatest strengthlies in his ability to write dialogues which are witty and which i say is unparalleled.

To conclude, i say watch his movies and be enlightened.

Bye.

The 'Thalaivar Factor'

This is abt our one an only superstar.Yes,this is about the one person who has made

Tamil nadu crazy.

He has ruled the box office for more than 3 decades now.

His only known competitor is Kamal.But style matters more than substance is what people have to

say when asked y they prefer the former over the latter.

I am being forced to write about him bcoz of the influences he has on our day to day life.

Never does a day pass without someone mentioning about him.

There is always a fight in the class abt ajith or vijay  who is a worster actor?People list out the various flops use swear words and even go to the extent of discussing their impotency.

 But when it comes to thalaivar no one can  say even a single word against him cos he will know the whole class will be upon him.

As my frien says "kamal paavam da uyir ah kuduthu nadikaran but no recognition".

It is indeed a pitiable condition when style rules over art.But no , we just cannot accept the fact 

that kamal is indeed a better actor,though we all know deep down that that is the truth.

Kamal remains an enigma whereas rajni has become a legend of our times.

I don wanna keep writing coz u would have said to yourself already 'duh who doesn know this'?

Since i have got over my boredom and am pretty sure you would have got over yours and hope you will rush to your friends and start this stupid topic all over again waiting for a debate.

So keep being vetty and help this nation.

Cheers

Bye

Originality

What i am gonna write isn't exactly about the topic mentioned, though it may remain elusive to you y i named it i think you will

understand why i decided to label it the way i finally did.OK no more mokai here goes...

The topic am gonna write about:PLAGIARISM.

Many might argue that the term refers to only Harris jayaraj an Deva…maybe yes but there are so many other things being copied … The Ipl and the champions leaguet20 for instance???I will get back to cricket but first things first..

Lets define a few terms related to the two maestro’s i mentioned..here goes

Plagiarism:Copying from a single song or album.

Inspiration:Gettin inspired from two to three songs and composing the hybrid.

Research: Composing a song by getting “inspired” form abt 10-15 tunes (mostly from backstreet boys)

Well,both hj an deva dont need any introduction…

While the former is highly talented in research deva isnt that bright..so lets leave the latter and concentrate on the former..

The one mistake that led to the recognition of his “research” was the June pona number from unnale unnale..It was the “remix” i prefer to call it of the well known “all rise” song of the 'blue' band…Thats when things started to fall apart for our upcoming music director.. People began to research his “researches” and now if u visit itwofs.com or search youtube with the terms “copycat harris jayaraj” ,i daresay you will have to spend atleast 2 hrs to browse through all the result pages that the sites throw up at you… Now that’s research.(i wonder y there is no nobel for research in music.. am sure hj would have got it) .

Now my friend Arun(name not changed even on request) said this to me after i told him that all the songs he heard in varanam aayiram and ayan were “inspired” music…”I like harris jayaraj since he copies from only good songs”.Well though it may be the truth but doesnt that make one lose respect for the person.. I think everyone can be a music director if they know from which songs to copy.I know we all have better things to do then become one but hj (who didnt have anything else to do then play the keyboard for AR Rahman) decided to start on his own and is what he is today..

Just visit the site itwofs.com or type harris jayaraj plagiarism and click on the first link and you will know what i am taking about…

Y is plagiarism bad..?? well, it makes you lose interest in the person doing it and you stop listening to him..well thats wat i have done exactly.. no hj music in my laptop or i-pod(you dont believe i have one do you? i assure you i do).

I don want to elaborate on IPL and champions leaguet20.. Many i know r soccer fans and everybody would have guessed, nah, known that it is heavily borrowed from UEFA champions league and the domestic football..The only thing that hasnt been borrowed is the sport itself(coz in india ,football is not a rage as is cricket)


Originality like honesty always is tough to have(reminds u of svs doesn it??) , but it has its rewards.. this is going like an advice which i donn wanna give you, u guys would understood if u visit the site i mentioned …

I Dont want to keep writing coz i know you wouldnt keep reading.. I will not keep you from facebook or twitter any longer..’

Let me remind you there are many ways to express yourself … so no lol s or rofl s for this post..(personally kinda hate those 2 words).



Signing off,(am also eager to visit facebook ..lol! )

Bye

-Karthik

First Post

Hi guys ,

Just thought of writing a blog and sharing my thoughts and feelings.

So expect some posts from me since am gonna be hyper vetty in 2-3 days.

Keep enjoying life.

Cheers