The boy in striped pyjamas

To start with, please go through this if you like watching meaningful cinemas. Its not for those who like normal masala flicks with action,comedy and romance.

I watched this movie around 4 months back, but looks like it was just yesterday. The movie has been set during World War II. The subject is the same old tortures against Jews but have been depicted in a very different way. In fact, it has been adapted from the best selling book with the same title.

Story is about a eight year old boy named Bruno whose father is a Nazi soldier and the family is transferred to countryside near to a Nazi concentration camp. Far away from his frens in Berlin, he doesn't like this place at all and in spite of several warnings; wanders in the forest. And in that process befriends another 8 yrs old boy in striped Pyjama ,a Jew named Shmuel. They play chekkers across the fence which divides Jews slave and Nazis. Bruno comes to know about the atrocity carried out against Jews and he decides to help Shmuel. He dresses himself in stipped pyjamas and finally what happens is something which you should watch for yourself.

In all, its a brave and heart scorching movie. As the tagline says its A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found. The climax of the movie left the complete theatre stunned and speechless. And your heart would automatically go out for the boy. I couldn't help myself shedding out a few drops in the end. After the movie ended, I could get up from my seat after 2-3 mins only. If you really like thoughtful but disturbing dramas, don't wait and watch this movie. You would not be disppointed. Highly recommended.....

S/W Engg. Life In A Prose...

Found it from one of the websites. Thought of sharing.....

'Twas the night before startup
and all through the house
not a program was working,
there clicked not a mouse

The users were nestled all snug in their beds
with visions of systems alive in their heads.
The programmers slumped round their screens in despair
and felt that a miracle now would be fair।

Then from the back office there rose such a chatter
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter
and there to my marveling eyes did appear
a wonder programmer with a six pack of beer।

His resume glowed with experience so rare
he turned out great code with that bit-pusher's flair.
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work,
turning specs into code like a sitcom berserk।

A wink of his eye and a nod of his head
soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
More smoothly than salesmen his programs they come;
he whistled and shouted and called them by name।

On update, on add, on inquire and delete,
on batch jobs, on closing on functions complete.
His eyes all glazed over, hands nimble and lean,
from long days and nights spent in front of a screen।

He tapped and he hammered, he nothing did shirk,
turning specs into code; then he turned with a smirk,
and laying his finger upon Enter key,
the system came up and worked perfectly।

The updates updated, the deletes all deleted,
the inquiries inquired and the closing completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
and with nary an append it all had gone well।

The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
the client’s last changes were even included.
Then the user explained in apocalypt font,
"It’s just what I asked for, but not what I want।"
~Anonymous

सफलता का मंत्र

This particular column is very hazardous and read at your own risk. I will not be responsible in any way,whatsoever, if you are having a thought to kill me after going through this
Success-- I have found it one of the most abstract of all abstract nouns encountered. Who should be hailed as successful or rather in another words what feat would one term as Success?
I don't have an answer to that.And I am sure there are many more like me who wouldn't be in a position to answer this. To decide one's success depends less on what somebody else think about it, but depends more on one's own individuality. It is a general buzz that you should be an MBA to be successful, should be getting good scores in GMAT and GRE, if not these thigs, should be at least spending a good time at onsite etc..etc.. etc...Are these really necessary and many others to get a susccessful tag and that too from someone who himself doesn't know what do you actually wanna acheive??????You may be hailed great by someone and may not be in good books of other. It all depends upon perception two different persons are having about you. But, a lot depends upon what goals have you set for yourself. And mind it!!! goals can't be quantified. Lets set the action points(Sounding like manager.. :-) )

1.You should be able to recognize yourself.(Recognizing oneself means one should be aware of limitations and potentials)
2.At least someone else (if not 100%, but still to a good extent), should be able to know your potentials and limits.
3.This one is tough but necessary.You should be able to choose the person(s) in 2nd clause. This choice is very important and only you can make it as you are the best judge of yourself so you should be knowing who could judge you best.
4.Based on X(your potentials) and Y (your limitations), you should set yourself some goal(say G) within a specified period of time(say T).
5.Now, calculation is pretty simple. If you have been able to fulfill G within T; given the fact that both you and other chosen person(s) are satisfied with that G, then, in my opinion you are successful.
6.There is another factor , luck (say L) , which would make it either easy or tough to have accomplished G within T. But, then you can't blame L completely for everything.

It can happen that you couldn't complete G1 within T1, G2 within T2,....Gn-1 within Tn-1 and it was all due to L. But, if you really have made all the other calcualtions(X and Y) right and learnt from previous Gn-1; then Gn must be accomplished within Tn and L would favor you in that case. Still, if n is approaching very high, then, its high time you should introspect yourself.

Again,this is a very basic quantification of the things, but not always true in all the cases. I tried it myself and have been benefitted a bit only but still not fully; on the course of introspecting myself. Lets see if it works for any of you.

Signing Off,
Krish

Being Kool...

It has become a buzzword now a days.. Wherever you go. whtever you do.. however you do.. whenevr you meet someone.....this word seems to be flowing in the air always.... 'KOOL'. And these days, it has now become a fashion among guys to show(case) themselves cool... I am not among the exceptions...Sometimes I think what does 'cool' exactly mean?? If you go by dictionary definition, it means "Thanda". So, why someone needs to do so many weird things to be thanda.. Strange naa!!!! I am too sometimes baffled by this thought.



Though the definition in itself seems pretty simple.. but urban definition of this word has too many parameters and attributes assigned to it...Someone is cool; if one abuses very frankly almost about every relation which you can think of; if one is sporting new hairstyles almost every fortnight; if one is going to pubs with his piyakkar frens and boozing; if one smokes his heart out in the public without even knwing what one is doing; if one is wearing a good,not necessarily expensive, stylish watch; if one is wearing googles inspite of the fact it is rainy outside;if one listens to English rock songs; if one discusses about new fast bikes and drives them at even faster speed; if one is dating a so-called sexy gal today and another tomorrow and would spend hours in after-midnite calls just to sort things out for the next day...... and this list goes on and on.....



I don't possess any of these virtues... Alas!!! I am not kool...And here I am... am I out of this world.. sort of alien. who can't keep himself in line with the current trend... Its a fact that I too wanted to do all this.... but couldn't. There are a few English songs like 'Words' and 'Summer of 69' which I can digest, but not much.. even tried to go out and have a nite out at disc.. but the only good thing happened that nite was I had a very good dinner with my friends after a long time..Dating with girls..Hmmmn.. Last time I felt for a girl ;was in my college when she solved a Maths sum faster than most of my male colleagues.. OMG...It was unnatural for a girl...

Sometimes I feel that I am being old.. Just 2.5 yrs ago..was a carefree lad wandering in college canteen and RD, bunking classes, night out with my PC running RON whole nite and then classes @ 8 AM half sleeping. Have I changed a lot in these 2.5 yrs??? Now, life looks a bit more disciplined.. but how can just 2 and a half yrs can change a person so much..But then yaa. I am older than those who are still living a carefree life in colleges... and its certainly no use trying to be younger any more....... Cant go against the laws of nature be it KOOL OR NOT!!!!!

So.. my blog caption reads... LET IT BE!!!!