Avoiding and dodging thousands of potholes in sight.
Bearing a heavy downpour,
I head to the Reliance Digital store;
To collect the enticing goodie bag,
That comes with a
Reliance tag.
The bag turns out to be an Apple iPod Shuffle,
I finally get my iDevicewithout a scuffle.
As I look around, I see a modern day house of gadgetry,
Catering to the need of all, from the commoners to the
gentry.
Always aspiring to own, many of these electronic marvel
I visit each section, hoping to find something affordable.
The store has the smartest of phone devices in galore,
The Blackberrys, the Xperias, the iPhones to the latest
Galaxy S4.
A wide range of prices and features to choose from,
Colors ranging from the regular to exotic chrome.
Highly impressed by the collection at large
I move to the next section, without a barge.
Desktops, laptops and the latest tablets
Are the cynosures of such outlets.
Products from all makers, processors and operating systems
Some are also friendlier for your health and the ecosystem.
Printers, hard drives, modems and routers,
The store has every device, to make your work, smarter and
lighter.
A stunning collection of sleek television sets,
Eager teenagers trying out the latest 3D glares.
From Gaming consoles, DVD players, HiFi Systems to Home
theaters
For photography enthusiasts, they have got the renowned DSLRs
and the Sony Camcorders.
An exhaustive list of world class appliances in the home and
kitchen segments,
Add to that, a clever strategy of payment in installments.
But what makes the Reliance Digital Store experience a
unique story,
It is the people who are ready to answer your every query.
With a smiling face and a calm demeanor Their knowledge of each product is above par.
Having mulled over each of the available gadget
Finally I get for myself a multipurpose Bluetooth
Headset.
Thus ends an evening well spent in the Reliance digital store,
Will soon be back for more. ** This is my entry for the IndiBlogger Contest The Reliance Digital Experience I had visited the Reliance Digital Store at Growel 101 on June 16th
One fine evening as the newbies on the Bollywood block,
Parineeti Chopra and Varun Dhawan croon the famous Rajesh Khanna and Asha
Parekh song from the yesteryears. I take notice.
Is it one more mundane, yawning addition to the ever growing
list of “Official” remakes hitting the silver screen every week? No, it’s a
commercial for a new chat app “WeChat”.
A new chat app, seriously!! In a day, I wake up to messages, and PINGS!!
in BBM and am thoroughly entertained by
jokes, creative messages in WHATSAPP.Skype
gives me company during the boring office hours and finally I end the day with Viber. Do I need one more?
But the chatting bug in me is hard to be satiated. So I do
download the latest offering in the ceaseless list of Chatter Apps. WeChat is cool, and what makes it stand out from the
rest are some new, innovative, cute emoticons. It can be registered with both
your phone number and a user id, which means I can log in to the same account
from my blackberry and an iPod too, unlike Whatsapp.
Video chatting and the best part, Voice chatting. Yes, from now on, I don’t
have to type in to send across a message, I can just, Say it!!
I am now part of the
WeChat family, but who are the “We” in my family. Whom can I add? Friends?
Celebrities? Sportsmen? Can I add dead
people? I don’t want to see Dead People,
not looking for that kinda Sixth Sense,
but surely would like to hear or talk to them. What about a human personification
of things I like. I ruminate over the fact that with the advent of smart phones
and WeChat like applications, so much has changed in the field of communication.
Why don’t I add people from the past and the present and ask them how they
communicate with their friends. So I Look
Around, Yes one more feature of WeChat
to find new friends.
Emperor Shah Jahan, a fascinating prospect
indeed, chatting to a dead Mughal, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Me: Salaam Alaikum! Shahenshah,
welcome to WeChat
Shah Jahan: Wa Alaikum Salaam,
great to feel alive after ages.
Me: Zille Ilahi, how did you
communicate in your era ?
Shah Jahan: My Pigeon, Shaheen was my cupid, she helped me
to woo my begum, Mumtaz. She also brought peace with the Maharajas of the West. Me: What do you think of WeChat?
Shah Jahan : Subhanallah!! Anything
that brings love has my support.
That was very romantic from the great Mughal, felt like saying Jahanpanah tussi great ho!!! After The Great Mughal, I search for other greats of the bygone era, and find a
senior, early 20th century British Admiral. A British officer,
sounds interesting, I add him up.
Admiral (in a coarse voice): This is Admiral John Walkin. Ilost my
life in the services of King George. Awarded the Victoria Cross, for my heroic
valor aboard the Royal Navy fleet. Who is this on the other line? Over!!
Me: Already on a back foot, I timidly
reply, “Sir this is Tatha, I wanted to know in those days, how did you communicate
with your friends and family from far of lands?”
Admiral: Friends!!! We were perennially
at war, Son! We had no time for friends. With fellow officers we did communicate
in Morse Code. The best and the most
secure mode of communication, helped us in winning many a battle against the
German and the French Navy. Over!
Me: Sir, what do you think about WeChat?
Admiral: WeChat!! This is atrocious!! A blemish on the youth of the 21st
century!! An utter waste of youthful vigor and energy. This is not the world
for me, Over and Out!! Beep beep..beep beep beep…beep..
Oops, that wasn’t a good conversation;
he must have been a hard task master. A lover of the beeps. What now? A friend
request!! Gajodhar Chacha!
Me: Hello Gajodhar Chacha, how are
you?
Gajodhar Chacha: Kaise ho beta!! Sab kushal mangal hai na??
Me:Haan Chacha, aap bataye, aap chachi
ko, ya apke doston ko sandesa kaise pahuchate the?
Gajodhar Chacha:Humare Zamaane
Mein, phone to thi nahi, to hum chithiyan likha karte the beta
Me:Aapne chatting ke barein mein
suna hain chacha?
As I wait for an answer, here
comes one more friend request, Its MrAlexander Graham Bell. Wow!! SurelyI need to chat to the
greatest of inventors, that of the Telephone.
Me: Sir, thank you for adding me as your friend in WeChat.
Mr Bell: It’s nice to hear from the eager minds of today.
Me: Sir, your invention has changed the world. Telephone has revolutionized our
lives and we can’t think of a day without our mobile phones. We can safely say, applications like WeChat are here because of your invention.
Mr Bell: The utility of telephone has been accentuated by the other
inventions of the last century. Mobile technology gave a whole new dimension to the
telephone. Don’t forget to thank Mr Martin Cooper, the pioneer in wireless
technology. Nice to talk to you lad, have a good day.
That was an experience of a life time, such a great man and yet so humble.
I look into the other open chats, still no message from Gajodhar Chacha. Its late, may be time for one
more chat, with a girl preferably. I Look Around again and find a certain Miss
Pooja, with a typical teenager pose as a profile pic
Me: Hi Wassup!!
Pooja: Hey There, How’s you. WeChat is so coooool na, Awwwww I just love
it yaa, I can make new friends everyday..blah blah blah..
Duhh, such a sissy, I can’t listen to such crap so late in the night, need to doze off. Gajodhar Chacha too must have slept long back.
WeChat will surely be
the next “In” thing. With voice and video chats and add to that, the group chat facility, will make chatting really interesting. Till then happy WeChat ting Anyone, Anywhere!.
A visual representation of the Credit Crisis that almost cost us our jobs. The year 2009 was the year of recession and you could hear it everywhere, from the rickshaw wallas to the CEOs. This video shows the root cause of the slump affecting the globe
Lately i have been listening to a lot of theme music from English movies which I have either downloaded or got from other music enthusiasts. I would like to share a few of my favourite ones with the details of each. Most of them are basically movie themes and for music lovers this should be a treat.I will also try to match the music to the scene of the movie so that its easier to relate to and enjoy. All the following is also available for download here.
P.S the embedded code works in Chrome, Firefox and not IE, as IE sucks. Please use Chrome or Firefox
Title : Apertura
Movie : The Motorcycle Diaries
Composer : Gustavo Santaolalla
There is something about Spanish music that excites me and none better than this for the movie, The Motorcycle Diaries. This track is played when Alberto and Ernesto(Che) travel from Buenos Aires to Miramar to meet Ernesto's gal Chichina just before they embark on their historic journey.
Title : Forrest Gump Suite
Movie : Forrest Gump
Composer : Alan Silverstri
What can one say more about this movie. Each and every scene is a treat so is the music. This suite is a collection of all the music starting from the first scene involving the flying feather to his(Forrest's) run across America.
Title : Scent of a Woman(Main title)
Movie : Scent of a Woman
Composer : Thomas Newman
There are some good movies and some great movies. Scent of a Woman is one such great movie. The music adds to the essence of the story. This title track can be heard whenever the school is shown.
Title : Love Theme
Movie : TheGodfather
Composer : Nino Rota
Is there anyone out there who doesn't just love the movie The Godfather. If you are one of the millions who adore this Francis Ford Copolla master piece, then you must love this theme too. The most soulful theme of all time
Title : Welcome Chris
Movie : The Pursuit of Happyness
Composer : Andrea Guerra
You cant help but wipe out the tears from your eyes, as Chris Gardner wipes out his in the last scene from the movie, Pursuit of Happyness. This track is played when Chris is offered a job at Dean Witter after a grueling six months training. After having lived through his pain, his sorrows, his frustrations, several lump in the throat moments , this scene truely defines happiness in its foremost glory.
Title : Kabul Calling
Movie : The Kite Runner
Composer : Alberto Iglesias
This is one such rare occasion where i felt the movie was better than the book on which it was based. Of course that may be because I saw the movie before reading the novel. This is the title track, played while the erstwhile 1980s Kabul was scened.
Title : Summer of 42(Main title)
Movie : Summer of 42
Composer : Michel Legrand
I didn't like this movie much, but the music is an Academy Winning effort and surely one of my favourite.
Title : Title Theme
Movie : Braveheart
Composer : James Horner
This movie or this theme needs no introduction. This music can only remind you of the Bigpipes and the Scottish country side and the single and double malts
Title : Hatikvah_(The_Hope)
Movie : Munich
Composer : John Williams
This is basically the national anthem of Israel. Used in the movie Munich at the end titles. This particular theme has also been shamelessly copied by our very own Anu Malik for the song 'Mera mulk mera desh' from the movie Dil Jaale.
Title : Rose
Movie : Titanic
Composer : James Horner
Another classic from James Horner, and even this theme needs no further description.
Title : Theme
Movie : Chariots of Fire
Composer : Vangalis
I was very young when i had heard this theme for the first time. This was used as a theme for one of the 80s Olympics .
Title : Exorcist Theme
Movie : Exorcist
Composer : Mike Oldfield
I feel this track doesn't go well with the movie and its theme but never the less its one of my fav tracks and has been my ringtone for a long long time. Viju Shah used it for 'Gupt' soundtracks
Title : Honor Him
Movie : Gladiator
Composer : Hans Zimmer
After the death of Maximus Decimus Meridius in the colosseum, Lucilla the queen urged the people of Rome to honor him as their own. This track was played in the background.
Title : Archer and Solomon hike
Movie : Blood Diamond
Composer : James Newton Howard
I just loved this movie and with it the soundtracks. This particular track was used when Archer and Solomon were trekking through the jungles in search of Solomons son and the hidden diamond
Title : A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics
Movie : Beautiful Mind
Composer : James Horner
The beauty of this movie has been accentuated by the performances of its lead pair and its music. This track is the title track of the movie and also played when John Nash resumes his studies at princeton.
As I look around, I see a modern day house of gadgetry,
Desktops, laptops and the latest tablets
