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Aug 29, 2006

Prison Break is back …

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Hello …
The wait is over …
Second season of Prison Break is here …
Started airing last week …
I've seen the first episode … Manhunt …
I've a feeling this season is gonna be good …
Better than first season …
Most of the characters of the first season are back …
A kewl addition is Alexander Mahone as an FBI agent …
Trying to trackdown/bringdown the escapees …
Lets see how it goes on to unfold …
Laterx …

Aug 26, 2006

Bond is back …

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Hello ...
Just watched the trailer of the new James Bond movie ...
Casino Royale ... starring Daniel Craig as Bond ...
The trailer looks good ...
And I think Daniel Craig really can pull it off as Bond ...
I first saw Daniel Craig in Layer Cake ...
His acting was good and the movie was superb ...
Well ... can't say anything for sure until November ...
Though Casino Royale is a remake ...
I guess I'm ready for another Bond installment ...
It been sometime since a new guy introduced himself ...
As Bond ... James Bond ...
Hoping this is gonna reboot the franchise good ...
Laterx ...

Aug 24, 2006

Mr. Nice by Howard Marks …

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Hello …
As I wrote here …
I was reading "The Third Twin" by Ken Follet …
It was a very good book …
A little dragging at the beginning …
But once the characters are properly introduced …
The book starts rolling on … with enough gusto …
Good story telling … a bit predictable plot line …
However … an immensely enjoyable read …
Now that I've to stay indoors …
For extended periods of time … each day …
Due to this unrelenting damp weather …
I've picked up another book …
Its called Mr. Nice and is by Howard Marks …
This guy is amazing … used to smuggle cannabis …
Had forty-three aliases and eighty-nine phone lines …
And he owned twenty-five companies …
He had strong connections with …
MI6, the CIA, the IRA, and the Mafia …
He was busted and sentenced to 25 years …
The book was a best seller …
And the tag line promises we'll like him …
Lets see if we do … hehe …
Thaathi, thanks for lending me this book …
Laterx ...

Aug 21, 2006

Your browser tells a lot about you

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Hello ...
I’ve been surfing since we got internet in Maldives …
That would’ve been in mid 90s I guess … not sure …
Since then, I have used a few browsers …
Here is a list of browsers I've used so far …
IE … yep, it was my first … didn't know better … hehe …
Mozilla … The earlier version of Firefox … good browser …
Firefox … a very good browser … liked it … still do …
Safari … default for mac OS … cool browser … nice …
Lynx … I saw Re|ic using it … not my type … may be his …
Netscape … checked it out … Ok I guess … it was a phase …
Konqueror … I had redhat and some time … nice themes then …
Opera … my fav … Mac or Windows … am sticking with it …
Flock … checking ... heard good things … web 2.0 and all …
As I said before Opera is my personal favorite …
Yes, it doesn't play nice with a few sites …
For those … I have Safari …
I like Opera coz it has tabbed browsing (they invented it) …
It has an email client, IRC chat …
Torrent and an RSS reader … all included in it …
I like it … have been using it since 4.X I guess …
Whats your favourite/best browser … ???
Let me know in the comments below ...
Laterx ...

Aug 18, 2006

Winning the lottery is annoying … hehe …

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Hello ...
It seems that ... i've been blessed ...
I've been winning the lottery a lot lately ...
Around 5 times a week ...
I've been winning for about 4 months nows ...
I've won every imaginable lottery there is to win ...
The email goes ...
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Congratulations ... !!!
We are pleased to inform you ...
The result of the MAXWELL STAKE INC Lottery ...
Held on the 17th of August, 2006 ...
Your e-mail address attached to ticket...
#: 34090322816 with prize # 43568000/12 ...
drew $1,000,000.00 which was first
In the 1st Category of the draws.
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Or some close variation of this ...
Thats a million dollars we are talking about ...
And i have gotten bored and annoyed ...
Is there a way to stop these emails ...
I've never ever submitted my email addy ...
To any of the online sites ... ever ...
Then why do i get this ... why me ???
Aaahhh ... !!! hehe ...
Guess they ran out of Viagra to sell ... hehe ...
Laterx ...

Aug 13, 2006

Are Bloggers Happy 24/7/365 … ?

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Hello ...
I can't help but notice that ...
Except may be for the occasional political blog articles ...
Most of the blogs i read are quite upbeat ...
I'm not saying it is a bad thing ...
Maybe its a good thing ... I am not sure ...
Guess we are just a happy lot, eh? ... hehe ...
But I feel its kinda one sided ...
To blog about positive stuff only ...
Once in a while ... not always ...
I would like to see a blog title like ...
"I'm having a shitty day ..."
"I'm having a crappy week ..."
"This is just not my month ..."
I'm told, and i believe ... that ...
One of the many purposes of a personal blog ...
Is to document one's feelings ... musings .... emotions ...
And what one wanna shout out at that moment in life ...
Is it just me ... or ...
That just cant be all that good all the time ...
Or may be its like ... when one is not feeling so good ...
One is just not as inclined to blog about it ...
Or does the simple experience of blogging make one feel ok ... ?
I'll have to say this to you ...
Happiness is not a destination in life ...
Its not somewhere that you wanna go ...
Happiness is a path you take ...
The pleasure is in walking the road ....
And preferably not alone ... hehe ...
And yes ... to answer the question building up inside you ...
I am not having such a good time these days ...
It could have been better .... but no ... it is not ...
But hey ... thats what we know as life ... right ?
Laterx ...

Aug 8, 2006

Xim and Elu ties the Holy knot …

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Hello ...
A close buddy of mine, Xim ...
Tied the not with Elu today ...
I attended the wedding ... at Nasandhura ...
Lotsa family ... lotsa good food ...
A nice band and DJ Ivan spinning it ...
It was a good evening ... with lots of photos ...
A lot happened which needs to be remembered ... hehe ...
So many pics snapped that would make us laugh ...
Every time we skip through the albums ... years later ...
The bride looked beautiful and ravishing ...
The groom sweated it out all evening long ... hehe ...
Xim and Elu ::
Congratulations ... and best of luck ...
Have a good life together ... be happy ...
Who is next ... ???
Laterx ...

Aug 7, 2006

The Bourne cover-up …

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Hello ...
I saw a book in a friend's office ...
It was The Bourne Legacy ... being a fan Ludlum ...
I immediately picked it up ...
Flicked thru it ... and of coz burrowed it ...
Came home, found some time, and started reading it ...
After sometime, i just cudn't ignore the feeling ...
Thats the style of writing was a bit different ...
But i never guessed what i wud find on the cover ...
On close inspection ...
It was not Ludlum who has written the book ...
It was sum guy called Eric Van Lustbader ...
Yeah it really is Lust Bader ... hehe ...
That did it for me ... i just cudnt read in anymore ...
Contrary to the popular belief ...
Ludlum was great ... his writing style was great ...
And i just cudn't get further with Lust Bader guy ...
A guy trying to cash in on the Bourne popularity ...
I googled this and found out another book is on the way ...
It apparently being called the The Bourne Betrayal ...
I say its more like ... the Bourne cover-up ...
This is not good ... this is just bad ...
So i quit legacy ... and picked up another book ...
A book i've had for sumtime now ...
The Third Twin by Ken Follet ...
I've heard about the movie ...
And wanted to read the book ...
Before i set out to find the movie ...
Its hard to find a good book these days ...
Just about anything can claim to be a best seller ...
Got any recommendations ??? hehe ...
Though i'm not a veteren traveller ...
I'm an airport novel kinda guy ...
Moost of the time anyway... hehe ...
Laterx ...

Aug 6, 2006

Got myself a P910i …

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Hello ...
So everyone has been telling me ...
That Dopod i was gonna get ...
Is not the phone to buy ...
So ... after some reconsideration ...
I got myself a sony ericsson p900 ...
It was a good phone ... kinda solid ...
Lotsa function ... but a bit big for me ...
And everyone who saw it asked me ...
To get the newer and apparently better p910i ...
So i listened to my buddies ...
Got away with my p900 and got myself a p910i ...
And i have to say i cant find much difference ...
Apart from the qwerty keyboard on the inside of the flip ...
I guess i can learn to use that keyboard ...
Normaly i would hate a stylus operated phone ...
But this phone has a flip ...
and it can be operated with jog dial ...
And no nasty limitation of v3 i talked about earlier ...
Lets see how long it takes ...
For me to get used to this p910i ...
The learning curve can' be that steep ... hehe ...
May be i can hold on to this ...
Until apple releases the much hyped iPhone ... hehe ...
Laterx ...

Aug 3, 2006

Poseidon …

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Hello ...
Saw Poseidon movie last night ...
No ... its not like Titanic at all ...
A good movie ...
An OK cast ... with Kurt Russel ...
Effects were not awesome ... but OK ...
Kept me at the edge of my seat ...
Lets see if you enjoy this or not ...
Yeah ... its a B grade movie ...
Didn't do that well at the box office either ...
But I still like it, that happens eh ... ?
Difference of opinion accepted ... hehe ...
Btw ... Poseidon is the name of a Greek God ...
Bet, you already knew it though ... hehe ...
Laterx ...