Enough is Enough…

 

It was another Wednesday.. 9:00 pm… BREAKING NEWS some terrorists have open fired in The Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels in Mumbai.

This was the news that struck India in the heart 2 weeks ago. Everyone, from all corners of the country were glued to the television sets. It took our commandos 3 full days to encounter the terrorists. About 200 people (government figures which I suspect are lesser than actual) declared dead. Numerous injured. What happened was a nightmare for every Indian.

Seeing the reaction for the past 2 weeks, I think we are finally reacting to terror attacks. At last I feel we are up against it. It a great thing to see many people still protesting, many rallies still held, The attacks still making into the headlines of everday… We are finally talking about it. But is that enough to tackle the problem? Can we do something more than just talk and debate about it.?

WHAT CAN WE DO??

This is one think that every Indian would have thought about, and I bet none would have zeroed in on a solid solution. Neither did I… The first thing I thought of, in rage was to go and Bomb Pakistan and strike off all the terrorists. Increase the coastal security. Give every cop an AK 47… But when I patiently thought over it, I realised none of these would be pratically possible.

Who is to be blamed? Our national security, Pakistan or the so called Muslim terrorists? Are all Muslims terrorists?? These kind of incidents divide the people and there is distrust everywhere. I don’t think this should happen and we should not let people take advantage of our secular nature. For the first time I saw many celebrity Muslims talk about it in a positive way. These attacks, I feel has infused an inferiority complex in the Muslims. Which is not helping the national security!

In the long run, I think this is the only solution we have to fight terrorism. Lets not point out the mistakes of others, may it be the politicians, or Pakistan or the security. Where there is weakness, there is always exploitation… We should be united through these testing times.

PlayStation® Portable (PSP) – Review.

After PS2, Sony released a portable version of play station – PSP™ on December 12, 2004.
The launch was a success with over 200,000 units sold the first day.
Then-CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Ken Kutaragi called the device the “Walkman of the 21st Century” .
After many models, today we can get a PSP slim and lite, PSP 3000 priced at Rs 8990 in stores.
It is a great gadget which has all features needed on the go. It has a sleek finish and looks really cool.

With its big clear display, it gives you a great gaming experience. I am sure its one thing that any gamer would want to have.
It has a memory card duo slot where a card up to 8 GB can be used. I has a UMD™ slot.
Some of the key features of the gadget are
Music – It plays MP3s, WAVs, WMAs, ATRAC3+ and MP4s
Video – More than 460 feature films, TV programs and music videos available on UMD™ disc.
Pictures – View slide shows.
Wi-fi – Communicate with other PSP systems, play games online, browse the Web and more.
The battery backup is good with upto 4 hours(In the headphone mode).

The disadvantage that I probably think is that the audio quality is not great. A wide range of games are available ranging from Burnout to Need For Speed,
but most of which are expensive. The newer version of PSP cannot run pirated games, and one has to get it hacked if he wanted to do so.
All in all, The Sony PSP is a great gadget which is very much worth a buy, And I really liked it.

Rating –
****

Key-
* – Waste of money.
** – Not a great thing, buy only if u have excess money.
*** – Good.
**** – Really good. You will surely like it.
***** – WOW.

The day I saw a tiger!

The Royal Bengal Tiger, the big forest beast, our national animal…
Here is an incident of how I spotted one.
Rajiv Gandhi Forest range is one of the prime forest ranges in India. It is a very dense forest, famous for its safari.
Spotting a tiger is a very rare thing, and one should be very lucky! Hundreds of people have spent weeks together to
just get one slight glimpse of the big beast and still returned disappointed. Spotting a deer is the most common sight, and an elephant pretty rare.
Elephants are generally spotted crossing the roads during the early mornings, when they go to drink water. I have myself seen many, in the bandipur range.
Tigers generally don’t seek attention, and try hiding themselves. So if you found one, you should have had a great deal of luck!

We were on our way from hunsur(near mysore) to Irpu falls. And for this, we had to pass through Nagarhole forest range. Once we entered the forest area, We
thought of going for a safari, and got a guide in our car. We were 9 people in all, me, mum, dad, brother, aunt, grandparents,cousin and the guide.
We were guided through the dense forest… Excited… Eyes wide open.. Every boulder looking like an elephant, deer, or tiger, or sometimes even
a lion (which is not found anywhere in India!!)

The forest is a very beautiful thing. So beautiful, So calm, so serene, very different from the buzzing city life. The light drizzle, the enchanting breeze,
added to the beauty of the nature and it was a real pleasant ride. The world seemed so beautiful. So green, so fresh, so full of life… Until My dad screamed “TIGER”.

Stunned… shocked… “Where where where”..
There behind those bushes.
YES.. there was a tiger. I saw the yellow and black stripes. Everyone in the car was shouting. “There”… Behind those lantana bushes.
“Get the car back.. No front.. No back… Look.. There it is..It’s hiding.”

It wasn’t a clear sight, but I saw the animal. It was pretty large. I didn’t realise which part of the animal I was actually seeing. was it the face,
body or the base? There was a big confusion and everyone were shouting out of shock and excitement.

BUT…
All our excitement and enthusiasm was shattered only when the guide clarified that it was not a TIGER. It was just some leaves of the plant which had turned
yellow. We all realised that we had only seen dried leaves, after all the excitement, we were Disappointed.
The only thing that we did on our way back was see the beauty of nature. And even if you thought you spotted something, You just shut up.
There was peace and silence..
The lantana bushes and a drizzle had played a game.
That’s how I saw a TIGER!

The Bang in Bangalore.

Bangalore as we all know is the fastest developing city in India. Well, it is among the most developed cities not just India, but also in the whole of south Asia. BUT, Is Bangalore losing all its colour and glamour? Is the value of “brand Bangalore” depreciating? Is this no longer the garden city? Is coalition government the only solution? Did Bangalore give the word Traffic an entirely new definition? Why is it taking ages to build fly-overs which are merely simple. What could be the solution to population and pollution? Is Bangalore another Bombay where people just flow in from all corners of the country. Is “Namma Metro” a solution after all?

This is something we hear in everyday news.
In the last twenty years, Bangalore has really developed a lot. Its got a name globally, Its contributed a lot to the Indian economy, It is the silicon valley of India… BUT, Is is there an unseen fall after the rise? Is Bangalore losing its culture, heritage and greenery for its infrastructure? The traffic is becoming really uncontrollable.

Due to the centralisation of the city, a lot of people come in search of BPO jobs and other such well paying jobs. The population rise in the city is almost too much even for the government to handle. Heavy traffic jams and huge amounts of people in the buses and other public places. We in fact have stopped caring for traffic jams, We enjoy the huge time We waste waiting in the traffic jams. We have accepted this way of life. We don’t realise the importance of following the traffic rules. We blame the government for everything that We do.

Though we are facing many problems, we aren’t complaining too much about it, it’s this light attitude that has brought our city to this condition.
Its high time WE Bangaloreans act. Before Bangalore loses all its fame, WE should bring the bang back in Bangalore.

WE love BANGALORE…

Some facts that make a bangalorean proud..

1. Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span
of 20 Years

2. Bangalore has highest number of pubs in Asia.

3. Bangalore has highest number of cigarette smokers in India.

4. Bangalore has the highest number of software companies in India
-212, followed by Hyderabad – 108, Pune – 97. Hence called the Silicon
Valley of India

5. Bangalore has 21 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world
in a given city. Bangalore University has 57
Engineering colleges affiliated to it, which is highest in the world.

6. Bangalore is the only city in the world to have commercial and
defence Airport operating from the same strip.

7. Bangalore has highest number of public sectors and government
Organizations in India.

8. Bangalore university has highest number of students going abroad for
higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.

9. Bangalore has only 48% of local population( i.e.Kannadigas).Hence a
true cosmopolitan with around 25% Tamilians,14%Telugites, 10%
Keralites, 8% Europeans, 6% a mixture of all races.

10. Bangalore police has the reputation of being second best in India
after Delhi.

11. Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in india.

12. Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.

13. Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of east comparable to
Paris

15. Bangalore has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India
for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.

16. Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered
for Nobel Prize nominations.

17. Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA
almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore (except
Gulf).

18. Bangalore is famous for THREE: Software Professionals, Girls and
Dogs. This one is Ultimate.

19. Bangalore is famous for its dog bites, an average of 12 people are
bitten by stray dogs per MINUTE somewhere in Bangalore!!!

Baw baw Bangalore..

A day at Chor Bazaar..

The last Sunday, Me and my friend Prakash planned to go to The National Market(Popularly known as chor bazaar), As I wanted to buy a memory stick for my new PSP and Prakash wanted a new cell phone. The whole idea of going there was mine.
For those who don’t know much about Bangalore, Chor bazaar is a place where one can buy all gadgets,all original, for a very cheap deal. The only disadvantage, the products do not come with a a warranty(The gadgets are not billed).
I dint want a bill for my memory card and Prakash wanted to buy a cheap 6600. So chor bazaar was the best place.
I found my memory card in the very first shop, but Prakash had to search the whole of national market. It was a pretty tiring job for me, my friend not agreeing for the slightly high prices they demanded, and the shop keepers not getting their prices down.
Finally, he halted in on shop. He seemed very interested in the deal. He got the required model for less than 5000. He was more than happy. I was finally relieved, He finally decided something. The shop keeper asked for our sim-card, which we gave to check the phone’s working condition. He told us the phone was not charged and went inside to get the charger……
The happy part of our day was done. It was our bad luck playing its turn.
The returned after 20 mins and did not show any signs of recognition. We were surprised and asked him for the phone and the Sim. He straight away demanded 6000 for the same phone. We were shocked. We were perplexed. Not knowing what had happened, not knowing if he had a memory loss. we were just standing there and staring at each other.
My friend had a balance of 500 in that Sim, and dint want to lose it in any case. He made some big statements, that was his first number, and dint want to lose it. The shop keeper, Clearly cheated us. Not knowing what to do, we paid him 6000 and bought the phone(without the charger or the bluetooth headset). Had Prakash been ready to pay a little more, he would have got a showroom piece.
At the end of the day, we paid 1000 bucks for our own Sim.
We were heavily disappointed.
Never again will I visit CHOR BAZAAR. I will much rather pay twice the amount and buy stuff in a showroom.

My First Blog.!

Firstly I am very happy I finally started blogging.
Not that I really love blogging, But just for the taste of it.

ON THE MISTY ROAD….
On this road I walk,
Uncertain as to where it leads to..
The road is covered with mist and fog, making my destiny unclear.
I walk all alone on the road, LIFE.

I am a very confused person, Things in life are unclear..
So here is my take on the world..
My perspective.

In this blog,
I will share my experiences,
My opinions,
I have a quite a few gadgets, hence some reviews on that.
Movie reviews, etc etc…