When the going gets tough the Tough....

When the going gets tough the Tough get Going

I heard this as a song when I was still a kid. It was courtesy a song from the 1985 movie "The Jewel Of The Nile" rendered beautifully by ‘Billy Ocean’.

It went on to become slang and is very popular with tabloids and media people. They seem to use it at their whims and fancies.

I, on my part started thinking about this only when I noticed that suddenly with Uncle Sam going into recession mode, how tough life has become for me. And, during one of those few intellectual moments that I manage to spend with my curious soul, I thought about these trivial things. And out I came with my musings (yeah I’d like to call it musings ;-)).

So I decided to put the same online ;-). Here they are:

1. No one has any power over you which you do not choose to give them.
What is your boss going to do, fire you? Unless you choose to allow that to have power over you, it is just an empty threat. He he…do try this sometime, at your own expense ;-)

2. "Remember, whether you think you can or you think you can't...you're right."
- Stewie Griffin

3. You are at the center of your universe. Stay there!

4. Law of Attraction: What you think about most is what you get. Not to be taken literally…..if you know what I mean ;-). It infact suggests that: What is in your mind is reflected “out there.

5. The way to overcome adversity is to try harder.

6. When a moment is freaky or sad or even tragic, laughter restores both normalcy and hope. When the going gets tough, then please try your hand at ‘Dark Humor’ and see if it helps.

7. Play Defense….Stand guard to all the things that you’ve done and intend to do. If nothing, then it will give you a talking point with your boss and his boss and his boss… :-)

8. Lastly, maybe when the going gets tough, you should QUIT. This again is a decision that is completely yours. :-)

I extracted some lines from this song, which I really liked….here they are:

I'm gonna put this dream in motion
Never let nothing stand in my way
When the going gets touch
The tough get going

Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', I'll do anything

How to Open a Bottle With a Ring

This is an article for all those who misplace their bottle openers. It puts your rings to better use. I found this nifty article while surfing online at

Word of Caution:

• Avoid using delicately-made rings or rings made of gold, silver or platinum (or any other soft metal) in this manner. Thinner bands (regardless of metal) may be damaged by the force needed. Softer metals will bend and scratch easily.
• Beware of performing this action too many times in repetition, as injury from the resistant force at the top of the finger may occur.

So to ensure that bottle opener can’t play spoilt-sport in your search for fun. There are a wide variety of ways to open a bottle without a bottle opener. You can use a folded dollar bill, a lighter, or a whole bunch of other things, but using the ring on your finger is the closest it gets to making it look like you're using your bare hands. If you wear a class ring or a heavier ring, here's how to put it to use. Opening a bottle with a ring is efficient, quick, and impressive.

Here’s a how to guide:

1. Grab your beverage firmly around the neck. Do this with the hand that does not contain the ring.

2. Hold the bottle close to your body, but so that the opening faces slightly away from you. You do not have to hug the bottle, but hold it the same comfortable distance you would when using a normal bottle opener.

3. As you tightly hold the bottle, bring the opposite hand towards the cap at an angle (from below cap level coming to it at 45º).

4. Make contact with the bottom of the cap and the underside of your ring. Use the part of the ring closest to your fingertip.

5. Apply an intense amount of pressure to ensure a solid connection with the ring and the cap. They should feel like one unit. This is achieved through pressure. Use the forefinger to give stability to the ring and cap, giving it a firm hold.

6. Grip the rest of your hand tightly around the cap and apply enough force for the cap to come loose. This can be accomplished by locking the wrist, allowing the forearm to be used as a lever device. Roll your hand over the top of the bottle by lifting your elbow while maintaining a straight hand, wrist and arm combination for better use of leverage.

7. Praise to the original author!!!

Gaming heaven in India..Naahh..now a reality!

How many of us have seen dedicated gaming heavens in India? I can wager that the number would be less than handful. Why? Hmm…primarily because there isn’t one gaming heaven in India that can be compared to the ones present at western countries. All that we have here in India are those old, obsolete machines adjacent to food courts in almost every other mall. But, even they manage to be attractive and are a money minter for mall authorities.

Now comes the good news. All this will soon fade away and be a thing of the past. I was surfing online and came across this article at the gamingindians.com, which talks about this new gaming zone that has come up at Chennai. It is called “Blur”. This largely untapped segment of World class gaming zones is tapped by “Sathyam Cinemas” which has launched “Blur – India’s finest Gaming Zone”. Blur is a massive gaming lounge spread out over 15,000 square feet at the Sathyam Complex in Chennai.

Blur’s Hardware of Choice:

Any guesses?

Blur offers almost every conceived Hardware platform…Meant Only for Gaming Connoisseurs.

It has everything from PS3s to XBox 360s to Nintendo Wiis to PS2s to PCs to Sony PSPs to Nintendo DSs to Arcades to fully loaded PCs…Do you want more???

Other options at Blur (as if we’ll need it):

Here’s more.

They have a funky looking Blur café where you can satiate your taste buds.

The great guys at Blur are thinking of adding the following options:

# Bowling Alley: The two lane bowling alley is stated to open in the second week of November.

# Retail Store: Merchandise, Games and Hardware including Wii.

# PSPs to game with while waiting for your food at the Blur cafe

# Online Gaming

# Gaming Tournaments, game launches, gaming parties and industry interactions.

# Interact with other gamers on the Blur website

This is a lot of options. What do u say??

Blur’s Offerings:

Xbox 360

Forza 2
Top spin 2
Halo 3
PGR3
Yuvraj Cricket 07
Burnout Paradise
NFS Prostreet
NBA street
Gears of war
Smackdown vs Raw 2008
Call of duty 3
Grid
Euro 2008
Fifa 2008
Saints Row 2
Stuntman Ignition
FIFA 09
FABLE II
DEAD SPACE
BURN OUT REVENGE
Midnight Club Loas Angeles

Playstation 3

Metal gear solid 4
Fifa street 3
Nba street
Fifa 09
F1 Championship
UEFA Euro 2008
Motorstorm
Burnout paradise
Saints Row 2
PGA Tour 08
The orange box Grand tourismo
Resistance: fall of man
The simpsons game
The godfather
Uncharted Drakes Fortune
Heavenly Sword
Devil May Cry 4

Nintendo Wii

Resident evil
Guitar hero
Super smash brawls
Super mario galaxy
Smooth moves
Monster trux arenas
Mario strikers
WII sports
WII play
Top spin 3 Mario kart

PC

Grid
Command & Conquer: Kanes Wrath
Call Of Duty 2
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 5 (should be installed by Friday)
Company Of Heroes
Crysis
Crysis : Warhead
Pirates
Hitman Blood Money
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars
FIFA 08
NFS Most Wanted Black Edition
EA Sports Cricket 07
FIFA 09

For your eyes only

Consoles - Level 6

Arcades - Level 6

The Wii Zone - Level 5

PC Gaming - Level 4

The machine specs are

2.4GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB SATA HDD, DVD Drive, Windows XP and with dual Nvidia GeForce 8800GT SLI cards

Blur Cafe

Pricing

• Unlimted Packages ( PC & Console)
• Unlimited Day : 300
• Unlimited Saturday/Sunday: 400
• Unlimited Month: 2500 (Valid for 30 Days)
• PC & Console Gaming
• 1 Hours : 60 (60/hr)
• 5 Hours: 250 (50/hr)
• 20 Hours: 700 (35/hr)
• 50 Hours: 1250 (25/hr)
• Bowling Alley
• Weekdays: 100 (per player per game)
• Weekends: 150 (per player per game)

There’s nothing much I can really say about Blur; the pictures speak for themselves.

I’m looking forward to visit Chennai for this one reason only!! :-)