Why do we judge people..?

It is in our nature to judge the people around us. We judge the way our friends act in public. If they ignore our wishes, we think they are disrespectful. If a friend misses a few social occasions, we deem him a miser or a loner. Choices of a person are considered distasteful if his suggested book, movie, song or play do not align with "our thinking at that point of time". If a child commits a crime we deem their parents unfit. A hard working person is labeled as anti-cool. A thoughtful person is assumed boring. If someone deviates from a suggested path he is registered as acting-too-smart/he-is-making-a-wrong-decision. We make these judgments all the time – never thinking that one day we may be judged ourselves.

The most terrible thing about this is we never realize we are judging others on the surface, but the impact of this is so hardcoded in our brain that we almost become opinionated about them. But what happens when we finally stop for a moment and judge our own lives. It can be painful to step back and see what we have been doing. And even more painful to realize that we have no intentions of stopping.

New New year ...

Last year went like a breeze. With so many surprises, so many wonderful things, it was a great year. Some moments off the top of my head,

Last Cisco trip; My bro-in-law completing his MS and into a new job; Visited my sister after 2 years; my first flight journey; my cousin got engaged; I quit my first job (a pretty big step actually); Moved to a new country; enjoying my studies; getting better at cooking; made lot of new friends; A surprise letter from my mom;

One of the major steps I may say is I am "completely" independent now. While in Bangalore I had some dependency, but here its me for everything. For every right I have to pat my back, and for every wrong its me to blame. Its quite an experience.

Let the surprises of 2010 begin..

Some of my new resolutions..
1] I will not start watching any new US TV series. Will follow only the ones i have watched till now. Because I am up to date with the ones I am watching.
2] Read history and geography more. (I have started this one actually)
3] Will continue to remain updated on new technology.
4] Will open my Facebook and Orkut page only once per day.
5] Will focus more on looking culture from a scientific perspective. And i have started reading Mahabharath back.
6]This semester will work harder.
7]Will continue updating my english song collection.
8] Will add to this list..

Recent good romantic movies...

Watched some good movies recently:

1]The proposal, The ultimate gift, 27 dresses: They are good romantic movies. One time watch.

2]500 days of summer: Beautiful movie. Its very different from all the typical romantic movies. Catchy soundtracks. Do not miss it.

3]When Harry met sally: Good movie, but you may get bored slightly, but don't worry it will keep you curious as to what happens at the end. As they say " Sometimes Even if you know how somethings going to end,that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the ride". Yup you got it right Meg Ryan looks extremely cute :)

Other than these romantic movies the trailers of Inception look superb. I can't wait for summer 2010.

Even if it kills me....

Amazing lyrics to relate to, coupled with passionate music. This song is going to rock my world. Don't miss it for the world :)


Extremely passionate rendition of the same by Jeanine and Jason:



Listen to the complete song here:
If it kills me by Jason Mraz


The lyrics goes like this:

Hello, tell me you know
Yeah, you figured me out
Something gave it away
It would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now

And baby that's a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Well you and I
Why, we go carrying on for hours on end
We get along much better
Than you and your boyfriend

[Chorus:]
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me

How long, can I go on like this,
Wishing to kiss you,
Before I rightly explode?
This double life I lead isn't healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all

Cause maybe there's a lot that I miss
In case I'm wrong

[Chorus]

If I should be so bold
I'd ask you to hold my heart in your hand
I'd tell you from the start how I've longed to be your man
But I never said I would
I guess I'm gonna miss my chance again

All I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
I think it might kill me

And all I really want from you is to feel me
Yeah, the feeling inside keeps building
I'll find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me

The one with the earring...

It went like this....

At S's cube..
V: Hey nice earrings. Where did you get them from? They are really amazing.
S: Ninne Ganghibazarge hogidde. Got it from there. I just could'nt resist buying them. gottaaa.
P: All I can say is peer praise. Also other then Gandhibazaar and Mysore she does'nt know any other place..:P
V: Whatever..They are really nice kano. What do you know...

They all move to cafeteria.

P: Idea!!!Now you are saying they are so beautiful. If suppose S gives it to you will you wear them now.
V: Ad haagalla kano. Why will she give it to me?
P: Suppose she gives to to you...@S: Give it to her, lets see.
V: Avalu koTTru nan yaak haakobeku heLu.
S: Yeh..Nan koDalla kano. nindeenoo. Hogoo..koDallaaa
P: Oh Aval koDolla..niv haakolalla. It just means, you praised those earrings just to open up a topic. Although S knew it was so, she took it as a compliment as though you really liked it.
S and V: Whatever we dont care.

Violento Bailongo

Listen to the song here:
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Bailongo

So you think you can dance..performance of the same:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKyCE-9EzBo

Is there anywhere I can get this song?? Going crazy over this, and unable to find it!!!!

Living life...

I remember my mom asking me once (looking at the way i drink tea),
Kumar, you want to enjoy even a single sip of tea to the fullest, isn't it?

Ya, its true. I have always loved to live every moment like I wanted to live it. This logic is very powerful as it never makes you want to go back and wish "I could have had more fun in that party or whatever". I have always tried not to bind myself to what the crowd expects. I most of the times stopped bothering about what peers say. Some even commented I acted too kiddish at times. But I never thought maturity as something which is completely about "keeping a serious face" and "making intelligent statements" all the time. Its not that I am not serious. If I were not serious or lacked decision-taking skills about my life, then I would never have been in the position I am in currently. I would have never gotten PESIT or CISCO or NCSU. Some people who know me closely, know how controlling and focused I am when it comes to certain issues.(Ask my current roomies who have labeled me PK-The Manager)

I cherish all my memories whether at home, school, PESIT, BTM, Cisco, or the days I have spent till now at NCSU. Today as I see it, I don't want to go back to any of these. I have had the maximum fun I could possibly have and made sure people around me also have had a great time. But however I am still trying to mold myself into a better person everyday. Life is full of surprises with more fun ,happiness, challenges yet to come. "Life just gets more beautiful with new people we meet everyday and with the new imperfections they bring with themselves". Yesterday itself I had an awesome night with "Deepawali and Dandiya night" together. We played MAFIA till 4 in the morning and it was so much fun that I cannot explain it in words. Day after we are throwing a surprise Pool birthday party to my friend (No need to bother, nobody here knows I blog) and just imagining it thrills me. Midnight, cold water and lots of people getting wet. All I can say is I am eagerly awaiting it. I want to live it.