Prodigal Son Returns!

After a hiatus of around 3 years, I am back!
Whether or not I would be active enough is something to be seen.
So many things have happened since I last left!!!
Biggest of them all - I am a dad!! My son is 2 years old now and growing up fast!
I have moved on from my first organization after I got an opportunity from my dream company in Bangalore.

The leaving Kochi behind process is still ongoing, perhaps by the end of this week we would have started the Bangalore journey.

Anyway I will sort of maintain this now more as a diary or sorts and keep it updated with my musings... Hope to be back soon! 

My Circle

I have received a poke to my eye asking me for a much needed metamorphosis of my musings. Need to be more Public friendly it seems ;).
And besides its been high time I gave an intro of Me other than what you can gather from my profile. For those of you who don't know me or my peeps, I am an average Joe IT guy working in a so called metropolitan city in God's own country. I don't really want to talk about what I work on as I would like it to remain a mystery to you, the reader. Make me an astronaut. Or make me an artist.

So here is my small circle. I will be constantly using these monikers, so whenever in doubt come back to this post. First the main one:

Sithu/Wifey/BOSS - 

My Wife. Met her in college. Fell in love at 768th sight (2nd year i think) and was destined to be with her for the rest of my life. My world revolves around her so don't be surprised if she is mentioned in every post.

Now come my peeps:

Basi 

He is my ex proj and kashtakala mate. Have been with him for some time now. Nobody can beat him in a talkathon and nobody dares to try jaada in front of this guy. He will tear you apart by his words alone! :) :) . Fun and dependable friend....
Favorite Line - Mai**mar Oro Kootam! Kazhappum Motthu vannu!
Vehicles owned - Royal Enfield Bullet, Toyota Etios

Muthu

He is my unfortunate colleague and my buddy. Has a hard time with women. Nice to see his cheeks flush when he talks to them. But don't mention this to him as he would not appreciate it.
Favorite line "Aliya, Aliya Aliya Aliya Aliya Aliya Aliya...Eeee alinja sadhanathe ano Aliya ennu vilikkune?".
Vehicles Owned - Royal Enfield Thunderbird (350 Cc), Santro ( trust me this info will come in handy)

Kuku

He is another one of my unfortunate colleagues.(Notice how I use Unfortunate every time. Those of you who work in my firm will know. But not sharing the name currently). Talented guy. But again he also has a hard time with women. But he is one helluva guy and takes everything in its stride.
Favorite Line: "Yevvalavo Pannita. Ithu pannamata?"
Vehicles - Suzuki GS150R

TBC

'I am the back'

Whoa!! Its been like ages since I have posted something here.  The old ODC did have its own advantages. Nevertheless a lot has happened since last and the biggest change awaits. More on that later.
 First updates on other fronts.

The movie marathon that started very positively has now slowed down to snails pace in terms of excitement. But yes, there were some movies that I did add to the list.

1) Argo - Absolute Classic. Wasn't a Ben Affleck fan before this. But I truly am now! Wonderful story, wonderful acting, exceptional screenplay, mind blowing highs throughout. Trust me. If it was not on your watch list, it should be added without a shadow of a doubt.

2) Man of Steel - Ennnhh! I mean the hype and the expectations were too high on this one and it failed miserably in my opinion to live up to either. The visual effects are good but the fight sequences are long and dragging and make you say ' Ok. Can you just get on with the story?'. The second part is rumoured to have a Superman Vs Batman angle with ben affleck as batman. I am not keeping my hopes up. It is always better to go as a neutral viewer. That way you wont be disappointed if its not up to mark for you.

3) Romans (Mal) - Good. Nice laughs throughout. I  really like Biju Menon and he has not disappointed. Chackochan is also good. Nothing much on the story front. Its a one time watch movie. Enjoy for the laughs.

4) Madarasa Pattinam - Superb. Arya is just amazing. The visuals are spectacular. The movie is nicely paced as well. The leading lady has done a good job as well. Captures the life of rural india at that time very well. The BGM and songs are very good as well. Definitely must watch.

5) Gravity - Mind Numbing. What a powerful movie. You will, not for a nano second, doubt if they are really in space. Absolute state of the art visuals. Superb performances from Sandra Bullock and Clooney. Sandra does seemed to have aged a lot though but that doesn't matter in any way here. Clooney is just the best in terms of being the cool calm guy and he does that with charm here. MUST WATCH.

6) Now You See Me - Very Good. Done without any big names to back it up. And it delivers.Convincing story, eventhough there do seem to be holes here and there. But overall a nice attempt and is worth a watch. Watch it with an open mind.

My MS is about to finish and i will then be a post graduate. Not Bad eh?
PES Fun Fiesta just concluded and we won the movie spoof competition. Here's a link for anyone interested.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhqKR2mkoQg

Just moved to a new proj and have some old mates with me this time. Its gonna be fun with Sasi Ettan, Joe Paul, Suraj Buddy, Asina and Antony. Kuku is also part of the DFT team. So this is gonna be interesting. ‎

I will update on the big news front in the next post as the 'Boss' has currently not given her approval for sharing the news. Keep guessing. Until Next time.

Signing off,
RanPsy

Movie Marathon

A lot has happened since my last post in June... but nothing that need be discussed than may be Jehu mon's D-Day....
It was fun...the food was good..trip was cool...overall a good day...but pretty tiring...followed by another trip to Deepu's wedding the very next day..but all worth it....
some time with old mates...all good...

But lets talk about 'movies'..... recently watched a few...
One hindi..
'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' - One word -->Blah! i mean what was the point of the movie, other than the gorgoues eye popping deepika that is....Songs are good..deepika is so beautiful..other than that nothing....One time watch may be just for the heck of it...
Moving on to the english ones
Oz, the great and powerful - Nice movie...but again more of kiddie touch...one time watch and definitely justfies its IMDB rating of 6.5...need not be rated higher...in fact could be rated a bit lower say 6.... But one thing to mention is Rachel Wiesz' performance - very good... a very respectable villain ;)
A Tale of Two sisters - Mind Blowing.... read an IMDB article which cleared a few doubts and it was liberating...not that scary..but the whole premise is awesome....If you have seen it (ONLY IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT) then go to this link for any unanswered doubts
                          http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/board/flat/69288079
Despicable Me 2 - Loved it....not as good as the first one may be...but does justice to it anyway...very enjoyable and Minions take the prize for me again....too cute and absolutely funny..masala masala..My opinion - watch it.
Have my eyes set on some awesome movies as my watchlist:

Argo, Motorcycle diaries, Paranorman...

Book Currently - The girl with the dragon tattoo.... wonder when it would be concluded ;)...the movie is on short list....so until then hope to stay active in the movie marathon with Arbi

Signing Off,
RanPsy

Anti-Climax

It was not that bad till last friday..some rumours..some whispers.....
But then it was all disappointment in a matter of minutes... Dont have any motivation to work any more... but there is still a silver lining

Lets not lose hope... and as i have always maintained... 'Hope makes the world go round'...so let me hope hope for the best

Some decisions need to be given serious thought now....

Please god help me...

Signing off,
RanPsy

The Magic Cube

I became a fan of this amazing little cube in my college days. Bright colours and twisty parts.... I had never had a second look at it before that...

But my buddy introduced me to it..showed me a simple way to solve it...n I was hooked like fish to the worm... I became better through time (better does not mean awesome).... learned to solve it under  90sec... but then 89 s is as far as i got.....
It faded away once i was out of college..
but recently i had another encounter with the beautiful puzzle when i saw this on flipkart:

http://www.flipkart.com/shengshou-cube-2x2/p/itmdkj4zx3yah9xt?pid=PUZDJUHPTKGPBA53&icmpid=reco_pp_historyFooter_puzzle_3

2x2 cube...or the ice cube..or mini cube... The junior rubik's cube... It again switched on sumthing in my brain..

 i went on to search more of the history of the cube and what i found was too good not to be shared... you wud not believe the levels of craziness that increases with each of the cubes shown below...

 

 



  There are millions of other cube types that i have not mentioned....... come to think of it..we can test ourselves at so many different levels..but we seldom do...







Signing Off,
RanPsy

From the diary of a 12 year old

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Flatinte balconiyil irunnu kattukondondirunna  Vinikku pettannanu mrigasneham thoniyatthu ..

Vini neetti vilichu …. Sithuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ….

Sithu : “entha Vini …. Newpaperinano ? Newspaperanell njan aa dustbinnil ittittundu .. (kitchenil dosha chudunna thirakkil sithu paranju )“

Vini : “athonnumalla sithu .. nee onnu vane .. enikkoru idea thonnunnu …. ( nalla idea’s onnum paniedukkumbol thonnarilla  vini mansil paranju )”

Sithu : “ee viniude oru karyam enikku nooru karyangal cheyyanundu .. entha vini .. “ Sithu  balconyilekku nadannu ..

             “ vegam parayuu vini …. ..”

Vini : “ Nee irikku ..  ee Wipro salary kodonnum jeevikkan patilla sithu .. namukku muyaline valarthiyallo “

Sithu : “ muyalo .. flatilo … “

Vini : “ athinentha .. oru bedroom veruthe adchittirikkuvalle .. avide valarthaam .. porengil bathroom attached alle .. “

Sithu : “ athu sheriya .. pakshe muyalu venda vini .. athokke valiya paniya .. “

Vini : “ venda alle .. ennal kiline valartham .. athakumbol balconyil valartham … “

Sithu : “ athum venda vini .. enikku kilinne ishtamalla …. “

Vini : “ ninakishtamallel killi venda .. namakku pashune valartham .. athavumbol paallu kittum .. ( onnil pizhachal moonnu .. ival no parayunnathinu munbe fix cheythekkam  vini manasill pranju ) .. Njan .. pakkaran chettane vilichu parayan pova .. enthu rasamayirikkum .. nammude aa adachittirikkunna bedroomil .. vettil alillanulla ninte dukhavum marum .. enikku officinnu lateayi vannal mathi .. ente boss  Raghavan chettanum Happy  niyum Happy .. veetill oru ochayum behalavum okke undavum.. alle sithu .. ente ishtame sithunte ishtam  ..  “ Sithuenthenkillum parayum munbe vini pakkaranchettane vilichu deal fix cheythu .. enittithrayum koodi paranju .. “Sithu,  ninakku tharathe poya 2^nd wedding anniversary gift ithavatte (oru vedikku randu pakshi .. enna idea’s annu enikku ..  sho ente oru karyam  vini manasil paranju ).. ninakku santhoshamayille .. “

Sithunnu thala chuttunnathu pole thonni .. :p

The End

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