Brilliant - World Ending video (in punjabi)

I received this video as a forward and loved it instantly. Uploading the same here :-)




PS: I have not made this video and i donot claim ownership. All rights rest with the maker. I hope that i am not violating any copyright rules.

Lovely, Nostalgic,Old Indian Ads

I just happened to reach these ads and nostalgia gripped me tight before i could get a grip on myself. I recalled the lovely days when i as still very young-a school goer. Here are some ads that i loved to recollect.

1. Jalebee



2. Hamaraa Bajaj



3. Paan Parag



4. Asian Paints



5. Rasna



6. Lijjat Paapad



7. Bajaj Bulbs




8. Luna Ad




The ordering and numbering is not on the basis of preference and is random.

Also some worthy mentions would be the Nataraj pencil Ad, Liril soap Ads, Vico Vjridanti Ads, etc etc.

The Silent Indian National Anthem

The Girl who Played with Fire - (Millennium Trilogy Book 2)

A Review

Author: Stieg Larsson

512 pages

List Price: Rs. 380

My review of this book is again right on. But before I shed more light on the same here is some background info on the author.

Stieg Larsson (1954-2004) was a Swedish writer and journalist who passed away in 2004. Prior to his death he finished three novels (Genre: detective novels) in his trilogy "The Millenium-series" all of which were published posthumously. They are:

1. "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo",
2. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and
3. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest"

You can read more about the author here: http://www.stieglarsson.com/

Let me get back to the book and talk about my thoughts on the same. This book, part – 2 in the three book series is again a complete page turner and a thriller.

I give the author a 4.5 on 5 for packing another great thriller in the 500 plus pages.

This book starts where the first book left off. It begins with Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist going their separate ways and Blomkovist having revived his career as a top financial journalist.

Soon enough you get a taste of the wizardry of Stieg Larsson when he spuns the story quickly and makes Lisbeth Salander the ‘most wanted’, fugitive woman of the country. And guess what Mikael Blomkovist comes to the defense of this woman for whom all have the vilest of thoughts and comments to share.

From here on the story moves ahead in rapid strides that make the book almost impossible to put down.

The only downside is that a person who would start into this series from this book, Book no. – 2 might find it a little touch to cope up with the who’s who of the novels’ characters.

Apart from that this book is a must read! As always, you read and decide! My final verdict: 4 on 5.

2011 South Asian Challenge

This is one challenge that I am looking forward to. Want to know what this challenge is all about?

This challenge is about reading books, simple. The more you read the better it is. Now, the catch here is that the books need to be either written by a South Asian author or are about South Asia (fair enough). Both these conditions are again easy and simple. To know more about the criterion of qualification and participation please refer to the following link:

http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2010/11/2011-south-asian-challenge-faq.html

This link will answer most of questions like whether you need to be a blogger or if you need to write a review etc .etc. I have signed up already and I look forward to breezing through South Asian books :-). And that too all in good time and best of faith :)

Oh! Almost forgot the important point. The contest dates:

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011

Happy reading!!

Poem on Sales people and their lifestyle!

I got this forward from a friend who is working in the Sales team of an MNC! I absolutely loved the rhyme and the context! So thought of sharing it over on my blog. So here it goes:

Wo Dekho
1 Sales ka Banda ja raha hai.

Zindagi se Haara hua hai
Par "Customers" se Haar nahi manta.

Apni sales-pitch ki 1-1 Line isey Rati hui hai
Par Aaj Kon se Rang k Moze pehne hain, ye nahi janta.

Din Par Din 1 Excel File banata ja raha hai.

Wo Dekho
1 Sales ka Banda ja raha hai.

Das Hazaar Customers me se Achhe Customer Dhund lete hain lekin.

Naraaj biwi-bachhon ki Aankhon ki complain Dikhayi nahi deti.

PC pe Hazaar Windows Khuli hain
Par Dil ki Khidki pe Koi Dastak Sunayi nahi deti.

Saturday-Sunday nahata nahi
Weekdays ko Naha raha hai.

Wo Dekho
1 sales ka Banda ja raha hai.

Reporting karte karte,Pata hi nahi chala Boss
Kab Ma-Baap se bhi Bade ho gaye.

Kitabon me Gulab rakhne wala
Kab Cigarette k Dhuen me Kho gaya

Dil ki Zameen se
Armanon ki Vidayi ho gayi

Weekends pe Daru pi k Jo Jashn mana raha hai

Wo Dekho
1 Sales ka Banda ja raha hai...

Politicians are a filthy lot in India

I got this as a forward and have not verified the claims made herein. But, even if one of this is correct then its a shame on Indian politics.


In INDIA there is one place where you can get all food for very low price. Tea: Rs.1, Soup: Rs.5.50, Dhal: Rs.1.50, Meals: Rs.2, Chappathi: Rs.1, Chicken: Rs.24.50, Dosa: Rs.4, Fish: Rs.13, Veg Biriyani: Rs.8. These prices is only for poor people who earns very low. And that place is Indian Parliament canteen. These poor people's salary is minimum of Rs. One Lakh Per Month.

Olive Telecom's OlivePad reviewed and compared to Apple's iPad

Philips DVP3996 DVD Player

I had this great DVD Player for a while and all that I played with it were region free DVDs some pirated, some original or movies and music through the USB drive.

I was mighty happy with the way this DVD player performed.

It was very recently when I bought my new Home Theatre that I started buying new original, 5.1 hard-coded DVDs. The moment I inserted the very first disc all hell broke loose.

Error – Incorrect Region code

Of course we all have heard of it. But despite everything that I did I never located a way to change the region code to either code free or to an India region.

Guess who came to the rescue – Google!

I googled, browsed through a lot of websites only to find that nothing works for my Philips DVD player DVP 3996.

A couple of hours more and I finally found out that I need to enter a code on the ‘Preference’ page. But, inside the setup I could not find any mention of ‘Preference’.

Now I was dumb founded. I had the solution with me but had no clues on how to apply it. Another couple of hours went down the drain when I chanced upon the right way to unlock my Philips DVP3996 DVD Player.

I am mentioning the same here so that someone looking for it might be benefitted. Here they are:

1. Press Setup
2. Go to ‘Preference’ page
1. Preference Page is displayed only in the following two conditions

i. only when the tray is open; or

ii. there is no disc in the drive

3. Once you see the preference page do not click anything
4. Then enter 138931-current region shows on TV screen,
5. Use cursor to change the region to 0 [zero]
6. Press ok
7. Now play the same disc
8. It will ask for Password
9. The default password is ‘136900’

And Eureka!! All should be well!!