Sunday, October 30, 2005

Curry Western

Wanted to tell you about a movie I watched recently. It's a 1975 cowboy-western film from India (hence a"curry Western") called "Sholay" (IMdb link). It was my first Indian movie, and by far it was one of the more exciting ones as well. One of my Hindi buddies from work was there with us and translated parts that didn't have English subtitles. These "masala" (mixed theme) movies are interesting not only because of how well the themes blend together, but also the song and dance routines that you'll find. This 3.5-hour bad boy had 7 or 8 song and dance scenes, including one where the girl had to dance and sing continuously in order to keep her lover alive from these bandits.

Speaking of bandits, this movie had the worst bad guy I've ever seen in film--be it English, Filipino, Spanish, or Hindi. He was called Gabbar Singh. In this story, Gabbar did horrible things to everyone around him. Ask any Hindi alive in the 70's to tell you about Gabbar Singh. You'll get quite a story. If anything, you'll get a puzzled look from a guy with no idea how you know that name. :-)

My new MP3 player

It's the awesome iRiver H10 with 20 GB of storage. I love it because it sounds good and lets me transfer songs from my computer to it easily. I've loaded about 500 songs onto it. This device also lets you transfer and view playlists, photos, and text files. I just wish they had provided earbuds that fit my ears...but then again, maybe I have weirdly-shaped ears. :-)

Am I blogging too little? Tell me what else you think I should be talking about.

Off to bed I go! Another exciting week lies ahead!

Happy Halloween!!

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Good times

Working hard for the Big Blue Man! I've been put on two new projects and enjoy them tremendously. I feel like I'm helping enhance our product much more directly than before, and hopefully IBM will be impressed enough to hire me as a regular employee!

Learn more about the software our team supports:
Enterprise Generation Language (EGL), a core component of Rational Application Developer (RAD)

People have asked if I would consider moving to Kansas on a longer-term basis. Truthfully, I wouldn't even hesitate. I've really grown fond of living here. The peaceful atmosphere, ample breathing room, and the overall simplicity of life make my experience so wonderful. I have everything necessary to live, work, and play. Of course, I continue to miss my family and friends back in Los Angeles, and I sometimes wish they would move out here closer to me. You guys don't know what you're missing!

OK, time for bed. I want to get some much needed rest after working many long nights on my Master's thesis project.

Next time, I'll tell you about my new MP3 player, the iRiver H10 20GB.

Peace and love! ;-)