Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Indian Premier League - what nonsense !?

Yesterday, players were auctioned at the high profile

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Hindu Muslim conflicts in India

To be researched:

- http://www.durdesh.net/news/Article378.html
- http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/biolist.htm
- http://www.questia.com/library/religion/hindu-muslim-relations.jsp

Tracing back origin of India

A) Civilization:

- Homo-Saps as we know today existed 2.4 million years ago mainly in Africa
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution

- They lived here for 2 million years after which the migrations began
- A group as small as 150 chaps moved from Africa towards Asia; some movied inland towards Eruope, and some down on to Australia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations

- Migration of the Aryans:
http://books.google.com/books?id=fHYnGde4BS4C&pg=PA502&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1&sig=GS4c7cWLgrm4RHL0F3-YDZhKEVY#PPA2,M1

- Civilization in India began around 3,000 BC, ie: 5000 years back
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_history

- How did the Homo-saps who migrated from Africa start the Indus civilization in India?
to be researched :)

B) Geographic formation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_drift
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pangaea_continents.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea

Saturday, February 2, 2008

1408 - Movie Review

I spotted the name Stephen King on the screen and knew it was going to be difficult to stay calm during the viewing. But no amount of foolhardy bravado is enough preparation for this incredulity!
Supernatural suspense and horror are inherently difficult to depict. The simplicity of the plot requires major part of the movie executed within a single hotel room. The interpretation has been done with complexity but is fluid. Even when at times I did loose track of the events, they all fell into place with the next sequence.
John Cusack has carried it off extremely well. I never had an avid interest in him as an actor, but this movie has changed my mind. IMO, the ending was a bit cliched and left a stale taste in the aftermath.

The negatives : post interval the pace suddenly slows down, turns redundant and at a point becomes almost boring.

I'd say watch it for the unexpected twists and a very good representation of the supernatural without using typical ghosts, blood and screeches.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Super Trouper Beams are gonna Blind me..

..but I won't be blue, like I always do...

This is so true!