28th Sept 2008, ...this scene moves me to tears..again & again

I saw this scene from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the 3rd time since the movie released and it never fails to moist my eyes...

Cant imagine the plight of the homeless salesman Chris Gardener (amazingly portrayed by Will Smith) & his son, forced to spend the night at a subway restroom. The heart rending scene begins when Chris talks his son out in spending the night at the restroom and covers his ears when there are people knocking the doors in the middle of the night. The apparent helplessness displayed in Chris's tears is enough to drive even the most apathetic person to sympathy.

View the scene here:

20th Sept 2008, ...A book about Business, Cricket and Religion

Enter into the lives of Govind, Ishaan and Omi - 3 cricket crazy friends from Ahmedabad. This engrossing story which starts off with a suicide attempt note, is set in the dark chapters of Gujrats recent past.

Through his characters, Chetan has personified events like the bhuj earthquake, godhra carnage and the india - australia test series (in 2000). Chetan has been successful in making you empathize with the lead protagonist and ponder on the issues dealt with in the novel.

Overall, an interesting read.

15th Sept 2008, ...Lehman Ko Le Liya, Merrill ko kha liya, AIG line mein hai...

Best of Luck to all my friends who are working with any of these cos directly/indirectly...

Am awaiting who's next...They say Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are also trying to save their asses.

There is this interesting "simple" diagram explaining the Subprime Crisis in the US (the cause for the current financial meltdown). You can find it here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Subprime_diagram.png

If any of you guys understand it, please explain me....Gosh, why do these Americans make things so difficult to understand? No wonder, they couldnt figure out this financial crisis approaching...:)

3rd Sept 2008, ...Zindagi mein kuch compromises to karne padte hain, sabhi karte hain...

This statement from Farhan Akhtar aka Aditya from "Rock On" keeps ringing in my ears, ever since i saw the most awaited movie of the season...

There are thousands of people across the world who would identify with the common dilemma facing the lead protagonist....."Are we really doing what we like doing the most?"

Lack of Support, Financial Issues, Family, Responsibilities, Fear of Failure etc etc ...deprive us of listening to our heart and living our dreams. The more "material" we get, the more we shy away from joys of life. Very few people in the world make a living doing what they like doing the most....

The movie approaches these issues beautifully and inspires us to never give up on dreams & old relationships.

So, Rock On my friend.....Zindagi Milegi naa Dobara...