Angels and Demons.

gr8 weekend it was.went out for quite excitin places.had gud fun.apart from that the same old chronic insomniac's weekend.sleepless...all time thinking...and staying away from slumber...fighting the boredom.
And Angels and Demons...proved to be a good entertainer.Nothing gr8...but good enough to kill time.

Alright...here goes...the devil's advocate job is pretty tough...The book is almost same as the Da Vinci Code.
Except for the Place n Crisis.The same Brotherhood...going against church...and all the same experiences of Robert Langdon ...
A disguised form of this one has got out as Da Vinci Code.

But the best part is the Climax...it never ends.So many twists and turns...that keeps u moving thro the pages..
Once u reach there...u cannot keep the book down,until u finish it.But the disadvantage here...as always...its
too lengthy...and so many plots unveiling at the last moment...one inside one!!!gr8 thinking though...

Guess the author rewrote the same story with some more Art with the help of the GREAT Da Vinci n others...
and trimmed the climax to form the Da Vinci Code.Also he might 've researched extensively for this one.Might not 've got the expected result.so used the same research to do another book
and it became a raging success..as pointed out by Annoo...One gr8 book buff...a friend of mine...watever...

The book is about a secret brotherhood ILLUMINATI resurfacing with an Hassassin to take away the faith in people about the church and god.Also they leave marks behind which as b4 only langdon...a prof of arts in harvard can decipher...ultimately to be shocked to find the truth behind.The exciting thing here is the CERN...
a new phenonmenon called antimatter...and a lot of info for Science buffs...

a good enjoyable book..but if u had already read Da Vinci...u wont like this except for the Climax...thats the best part...

And also about the comment our friend Tyaga made...i was not trying to outthink the author.I meant the clues given were so bland n simple for the reader to decipher inspite of the information that was dealt with.So mr.tyaga...i accept the fact that if people cud 've recognised the clues...the book wont b a rage...but read Angel's n Demons b4 u think again.Those clues r far more better than Da Vinci's...and the book is not so popular...thats wat i said...i apologise if anything was wrong in wat i said.thanks.

adios...makkale...got to do some work in the office also...ciao...

The Terminal

Have you ever seen Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can which placed Leo Di Caprio in his most impressive role ever? If you've seen it, and like it a lot, you probably feel the same way about Spielberg's next project with one of the most expensive Hollywood's "Good Boys", Tom Hanks: The Terminal.
The Terminal, quoted The Hindu-Friday edition, is some kind of a touching comedy - I completely agree with this. It will make u naturally touched without being depressed, and will make u smile and laugh without any slapsticks. Basicaly, it's a movie everybody would love easily, not just because there's names of Spielberg and Hanks in it, but, mostly becos it provides good story, good directing and good acting.
An immigrant named Viktor Navorski (Hanks) fleeing the war that ravages his tiny Eastern European homeland finds himself stuck in the terminal of one of New York City's airports when the time of his landing coincides precisely with the point at which the war causes his nation of origin to no longer exist, meaning that his passport and paperwork are no longer valid. As a man without a home, he takes up residence in the terminal itself, befriending the staff of the airport, and falling in love with an airline flight attendant, Amelia Warren (Zeta-Jones). (Yahoo Movies)
Just like Catch Me..., The Terminal's based on a true story, too. I've read about this original stranger somewhere, too forget to share the detail, but what I know is he's actually not a Rumanian/ Russian (?); he's not trapped in US's JFK terminal, but in UK; and he's free at last after his unique story's published in some local medias, but surprisingly, he refuses to leave cos he's already feel at home, beside he's got some strangers-turn to be-friends he doesn't wanna leave. Sweet.
That if I'm not mistaken.
Like always, Spielberg has specific formula to serve a good drama: he puts comedy, not the black one, in the right place and the right time. For this movie, he's made some modification: maybe one of it's Navorski's romance with Amelie Warren. Eventhough Zeta-Jones's not just a pretty face, but there's something quite wrong of this part that makes it kinda lost. And the 'climax' of 'their relationship', eventhough not really annoying, somehow turns to be something insignificantly cheesy.
Another one, since the JFK officials refused to give shooting permit in the actual place, the filmmakers create the imitation JFK terminal to accomodate what Spielberg really wants. The result is, like we've already seen, amazing setting very similar with the original.
Just like the title, most of the scenes runs in the same place. But what's so good about it is you won't have time to get bored cos the story's told intelligently smoothly. Every character's put in its place proportionally so we can fall in symphaty easily, even to such antagonist like the inhumanly beaurocracy represented by the terminal official, Nixon.
But the center of my sympathy is surely for Navorski, who automatically taught me some lesson about his simple way of life, his obedience over beaurocracy (which becomes something rare nowadays but thankfully, in this case, turns to be profitable in the end) and his sense of creativity to find ways to kill time in such depressing and unsure situations slogging over the computers.... But i wont follow them i guess....cos i hate it to the core and i'm a sort of rebel...anyways...no such experience till now...so lets wait till v cross the bridge...ciao soon....will b back with some more...soon...

The Terminal, quoted The Hindu-Friday edition, is some kind of a touching comedy - I completely agree with this. It will make u naturally touched without being depressed, and will make u smile and laugh without any slapsticks. Basicaly, it's a movie everybody would love easily, not just because there's names of Spielberg and Hanks in it, but, mostly becos it provides good story, good directing and good acting.
An immigrant named Viktor Navorski (Hanks) fleeing the war that ravages his tiny Eastern European homeland finds himself stuck in the terminal of one of New York City's airports when the time of his landing coincides precisely with the point at which the war causes his nation of origin to no longer exist, meaning that his passport and paperwork are no longer valid. As a man without a home, he takes up residence in the terminal itself, befriending the staff of the airport, and falling in love with an airline flight attendant, Amelia Warren (Zeta-Jones). (Yahoo Movies)
Just like Catch Me..., The Terminal's based on a true story, too. I've read about this original stranger somewhere, too forget to share the detail, but what I know is he's actually not a Rumanian/ Russian (?); he's not trapped in US's JFK terminal, but in UK; and he's free at last after his unique story's published in some local medias, but surprisingly, he refuses to leave cos he's already feel at home, beside he's got some strangers-turn to be-friends he doesn't wanna leave. Sweet.
That if I'm not mistaken.
Like always, Spielberg has specific formula to serve a good drama: he puts comedy, not the black one, in the right place and the right time. For this movie, he's made some modification: maybe one of it's Navorski's romance with Amelie Warren. Eventhough Zeta-Jones's not just a pretty face, but there's something quite wrong of this part that makes it kinda lost. And the 'climax' of 'their relationship', eventhough not really annoying, somehow turns to be something insignificantly cheesy.
Another one, since the JFK officials refused to give shooting permit in the actual place, the filmmakers create the imitation JFK terminal to accomodate what Spielberg really wants. The result is, like we've already seen, amazing setting very similar with the original.
Just like the title, most of the scenes runs in the same place. But what's so good about it is you won't have time to get bored cos the story's told intelligently smoothly. Every character's put in its place proportionally so we can fall in symphaty easily, even to such antagonist like the inhumanly beaurocracy represented by the terminal official, Nixon.
But the center of my sympathy is surely for Navorski, who automatically taught me some lesson about his simple way of life, his obedience over beaurocracy (which becomes something rare nowadays but thankfully, in this case, turns to be profitable in the end) and his sense of creativity to find ways to kill time in such depressing and unsure situations slogging over the computers.... But i wont follow them i guess....cos i hate it to the core and i'm a sort of rebel...anyways...no such experience till now...so lets wait till v cross the bridge...ciao soon....will b back with some more...soon...

Broad bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just the other day I was reading an ad for Lufthansa Airlines. Apparently, they have broadband internet conncetivity within the flight. Damn it! Here we are in Indian homes where broadband hasnt yet mushroomed as fast as we would have liked, and now flights have broadband. For what purpose? Oh..in case you need to check your mail on-flight. Talk about extravaganza!!!

Maybe I am under-imagining a bit. We can surely look forward to the day when dispirited youth form a terrorist organization called the AlUmma. Their mode of action is simple - hijack Lufthansa flights and download as much as they can.
Terrorist to Pilot: "Dickwad! Better not land the plane..we have just begun downloading the 3rd season of Friends. Another 7 more to go..."

Speaking of Friends, a Tamil version of it (titled Krishna Cottage) is being aired on Jaya TV. My heart goes out to the 5 actors (3 guys + 2 girls) who've acted in this show. I admire their reserves of self-control which definitely has prevented them from murdering the "creator" of this show.
And to top all this is the opening credits, which begins with "Concept by ....". Weird. As far as I know plagiarism is a pretty ancient concept.

10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits

1. No Breakfast

People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain

causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating

It causes hardening of the brain arteries(Don't think about girl friends), leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking

It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption

Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.


5. Air Pollution

The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a

decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation

Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells(Don't think about your girl friends).

7. Head covered while sleeping

Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.


8. Working your brain during illness.

Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.


9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.


10. Talking Rarely

Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

Books, books, books..

Im a big book lover. I simply love books in all forms and shapes. And I dont restrain myself to any genre. The only bias I have in this area being my unfavorable disposition towards text books ... But that point aside, the fact remains that Im extremely proud of my reading skills, and my tolerance for all kinds of books. I have tried popular fiction, sci-fi, philosophy, management,magazines, comics, fantasy and every other genre of book I can lay my hand on.And I generally have a very high tolerance for books and a great respect for authors..any author.After all writing is not that easy.

The latest reading i did was "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.It comes under Popular Fiction.But the guy is quite a genius..or maybe he employed people around the world to get him the details...who knows...these guys make a fortune with every book they write n get it published...Gives a lot of details about the Louvre...the worlds largest Museum...and this guy hates Catholicsm i suppose...never steps out of the line...clever way to express his expression against the church and the people...

The Hero, Robert Langdon is old..somewhere in his 40's...man...thats bad for the pace the story moves...and the clues were good...but an ordinary mind can break it very easily...i cud break most of them...left me wondering why these people are so stupid not to break the clues...and made the book so popular...i'm not against the book by the way...but given the hype ... it certainly deserved much lesser than that....

Lots of details to the brotherhood..paintings...but good research...and guts to come out against the God's servants...

My friend Annoo said thats a good book...chance a illa...and the very same day...when i was planning to buy it from somewhere...

corrupted place...but thats the way it is...lets drop it...

try to get a hand on this one...hope u 'll enjoy...

my current reading is on "Angels and Demons" by the same author...will give my comments once i complete...

got to do some work...catch up with u guys later...