robots and empire

robots and empire by isaac asimov
its the last of the robot series. i like the whole series.

van helsing

van helsing.. the book
has beem made from the movie and is very much similar (including the dialogues).

chronicles of riddick

read this book. chronicles of riddick. adaptation from the movie. i seem to like these kind of books these days. movies made into books or books made into movies.
other/next books to be read:
12 red herrings
robots and empire : isaac asimov - i like these ones very much. they are very well written and have a very good inbuilt theme running through the whole robot series.
david beckham : autobiography - read abt 100 pages . doesnt seem very impressive .. maybe itll get better
13th warrior : crichton
digital fortress: dan brown
Robert Ludlum's The Altman code / written by Gayle Lynds.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin / Tom Clancy

cool things about hyderabad

there are a lot of times where i get into arguments with several of my vizag friends about the cool things in hyd. i tell them hyd is much better and ghas so many things to do each day.
here i list some of the things/people i think that make hyderabad awesome(in no particular order - actually in the order that strikes my brain):

hyderabadi biryani (paradise, my favorite - madina the other place)
tank bund.
buddha statue
necklace drive road
vvs laxman
azharuddin
raju (i beleive he's hydi)
sania mirza
ramoji film city
k circle
old city (colors and coloring are magnificent - no more dangerous than my grandmom)
charminar
blend of new and old things thru the city
the places you can drive
the way ppl say 'seedhe chale jao' for any direction you need to travel
E - SEVA
"chalta hai" attitude
'famous' ice cream
nampally exhibition
hitec city phase 1 and 2 ( hope there is a 3)
silparamam
the chat wala at ameerpet junction
the bajji wala at gandhinagar
the indian chinese wala at w marredpally
yatri nivas (serves some of the tastiest food)
our place (never seen a restuarant with a outdoor / indoor decor like that)
tons of swank new resturants for the upward headed
country club
secundrabad club
nizam college/grounds
parade grounds
raj bhavan garden (one of the best ive seen - not that ive seen many)
midways + bakers inn + floyover bakeries
the panjagutta/somajiguda circle (with the malls included)
runway 9
airport (not many ppl like it , but i used to run there during my engg years)
new airport (the design seems good, very hi-fi)
dvr cet (with all the faults and pros)
osmania university
hyderabad public school
harsha bhogle
host of other celebs
lots of loafers roaming around the koti women's college
the new and old cricket stadiums
the cybercafes and usa call centres
the tea shops
the multitude of theatres ( anand sangeet sensation)
i-max (reserved a new line for this one)
secret lake ( almost forgot this one...one of the worst kept secrets of hyderabad)
the rocks at secret lake
the road that leads upto the highest rock at secret lake (probably at around 45 degree for 1/2 a km)
salarjung museum
birla planetarium + temple + science museum
the visa temple at
the sanchi temple
deccan chronicle (its part of hyderabad - if you dont read it , ur day is not complete)
the hindi urdu telugu mix spoken
the autos
golconda fort
mecca masjid
the national games sports complex at gachobowli (looks awesome from a plane. i saw it and charminar on my flight to there)
nehru zoological park (my best in about the 10 ive seen in india)
my som papidi

happy new year

wishing all a happy, fun and delicious new year. after food is one of the best things in life. live to eat!

unplugged

Unplugged refers to musicians performing live using only acoustic instruments; that is, without plugging in amplified instruments (e.g. electric guitar) as is typical in most of their performances.

ny

its been a few months since ive written a proper blog. i will be going to ny for xmas and new years. ive listened to a lot of music these days. ive working on the thesis a lot. thats been mostly it!

my costume for diya 2005

 
 

really cool ad

really cool advertisemnt about super balls and color and a lcd tv
http://homepage.mac.com/chrydee/.Public/publicite-bravia.mov

lee raymond

exxon mobil ceo : lee raymond

delete

i deleted the bhimavarapu blog that i had created. it is just too invasive for privacy.

business

always remember, the art of doing business is being a good middle man!

robbo's rant on bbc sport website ...simply hilarious

what is Alan Smith doing back in the fold? Surely, Murphy or Parker are better bets? Maybe Sven wants to keep up our record of a guaranteed booking in Rooney's absence.

Meanwhile Wayne has popped over to Madrid to say sorry to Becks for his four-letter outburst in Belfast.

I hope the England captain tells the young lad what sarcasm means after his recent hand-clapping antics. After all it's the worst crime a footballer can commit, isn't it?

That was sarcasm, Wayne...look it up in a dictionary, son... that's a book that describes what words mean...a book? well it's a - oh ask Posh what a book is...On second thoughts, try Brooklyn...

Life

Life rolls on without much to write about.
we played and won the cricket tournament held by isco. I think this was by far the longest tournament held by isco. It went on for 4 weekends: prelims, semis, replayed semis(due to rain) and finals. The finals was bit of an easy match. The semis was awesome. We won thanks to some good-last-over-batting by rahul. It was close. 1 ball 1 run to get to win. We had already tied. We dint want 3 tosses to decide the match as isco had previously announced. So then into finals. We expected a better display of bowling from the opposition. But they dint do much in bowling. We were bored by the time we ended the match. I dint even do much in the finals. semis I think I got 2-3 run outs..

linux advert quote

after a few days of posting the quote abt gandhi, i see an advert from linux using the same quote. its a nice ad. trying to free people from ms. i personally like to use a mix of both. but i want a fast interchange between the two if im switching os's. as of now im just using cygwin and my own cli (written in java)

quest49.com

2 weeks back , when yahoo had a sale on domain names, i bought quest49.com. i got it to point to my eng domain location. so i now have a presence on the web. if i have enough time and money later, i plan to extend this to a better place. my eventual goal of a fun web portal.

quest49.com

2 weeks back , when yahoo had a sale on domain names, i bought quest49.com. i got it to point to my eng domain location. so i now have a presence on the web. if i have enough time and money later, i plan to extend this to a better place. my eventual goal of a fun web portal.

franz beckenbauer

tim berners lee

birds from japan

A Curious Development in Japan: "On a university campus in Japan carrion crows and humans line up patiently, waiting for the traffic to halt. When the lights change, the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts, which they picked from the adjoining trees, on the road. After the lights turn green again, the birds fly away and vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. Finally, when it’s time to cross again, the crows join the pedestrians and pick up their meal."