Matrix reloaded

Posted by Kumar Chetan on January 31, 2006

Larry and Andy Wachowski approached me for their first Matrix movie. They begged on their knees but I didnt act in their movie. 2nd time they again approached me. This time I again denied them but they some how convinced me to appear for photo shoots. This photo is from those shoots.
OK enuff Self promotion.
I love Matrix series movies. I just love Neo doing those bullet time scenes. And more over I believe in the theory that we all live in a matrix. But the matrix in which we live has not been designed by Computers or Robots but by it has been desined by our leaders. Leader means all who lead us. Politicians. Religious leaders. Our teachers. Every one.
Any way. I just uploaded my Matrix fotos on Flicker.

Mera Rang De Basnati Chola

Posted by Kumar Chetan on January 30, 2006

We the Indians.
This simple sentence reminds of me many faces.
Faces of Indian Soldiers, soldiers who lost their lives on Kargil.
Faces of Indian Politician who just need power.
Faces of Indian beurocratic system, just looking for their %age in everything.
Faces of the Indian Youth who need “Mera Rang de basanti chola” to get that “feel”.
This is not a movie review. This post has nothing to do with Amir Khan who is the leading actor or as we say Hero in the movie.
Nothing to do with the controversy it created.
The post is related to all the Indians who need some thing like MRDBC to feel that they are Indian and they shud be part of the REVOLUTION.
Which revolution?
IT Revolution.
Call Center Revolution.
Study Abroad Revolution.
The youth is confused. I got a message on my MSN from a person, very successful person, “Watch MRDBC. Good movie.”
I casually replied, “Hey how r u? Madagascar is also good movie. You must watch it.”
I guess I hurt her newly discovered PATRIOTISM.
Her reply was, “Oh, This film is not meant for you. You can not be part of the revolution. You wont understand it.”
This was offensive for me. Obviously no one can not doubt my intelligence. I asked her, “Which revolution? What will not I understand?”
She: “Nothing. India is down only becaouse of ppl like you.”
This was a slap on my face. I was offended.
Just at this moment I respected this person as she was successful. Same age. Same field but she was bigger in size and have asked me to join her many times, I politely turning down her offer.
Me:”Hey this is offensive. I dont need to prove my love for my country. I dont need a movie to send blood rushing to my brain telling me that I must love my country. I dont need amir khan to come on screen and say Mera Bharat Mahan to believe that India is great.”
But she was under influence of MRDBC Steroid.
Why the we Indian get patriotic only after watching movies?
Why can’t we always tell ppl in Yahoo! Chat Rooms that we are Indians?
What has India become?
Cheap Labour.
One of my foreign client was surprised when he first got a quot from me.
“Hey you are very expensive. I thot Indians are cheap.”
I first of all asked him to find some one else to do his job.
Secondly I told him that Indians are not CHEAP.
When I told him that India was among first 5 countries who cud place their satellite in orbit he was amazed. I told him its just the difference between the value of US$ and Indian Re that he finds Indian workers less costly.
He calls me for all his jobs now and wants to visit India. I impressed him about India. I feel proud of this.
But ppl around me are ready to sell themself just to leave THIS COUNTRY.
My clients in Australia and UK want to visit India as soon as possible. For them India is a must see country. And we Indians want to go Malaysia, Singapur, Thailand or Switzerland. I doubt people in Chandigarh know about Ramgarh fort. Kids in school can tell how many states are in US but they dont know how many states are in India.
Why are we lagging in development?
In my opinion we just love India when we watch Cricket Matches or movies. After that India and Indian system is pathetic. We are corrupt, we san civic sense, we are conservatives, we are superstitious and we are still a 3rd world country.
Israel is a very small country. Nearly every middle east country wants to wipe off Israel from wold map. But even US cant do anything against Israel. Why?
Israelis have community spirit. They love their motherland. They will do anything to save an Israeli. Here in India we hate our fellow Indians.
Hindus hate muslims and muslims hate hindus.
Jains want reservation as they are minority class.
Christian missionaries are busy in converting hindus to christians and hindus activists reconverting them to hindu.
No one has got time to think about India.
We watch a movie. We get carried away for a while. We want to be the part of the revolution. Then after two three days we realise that India is a pathetic country.
:)
We the Indians

Why do I blog?

Posted by Kumar Chetan on January 28, 2006

I have found, in fact realised this that I am very popular.
happy
OK. Lets be honest. People read my blog. Too much for me. I was really Shocked/Hairan/Pareshan/Afraid when I read first comment on my blog.
surpriseworried
I told myself, “dude ppl read ur blog…”.
Why???
I am very bad at English. English is not my native language. I dont have any literary skills. I am even not grajuate. I mean GRADUATE. Even don’t read books. The literature I read normally consists of newspaper, online manuals of Linux related stuff and blogs. Also SMS and bumper stickers and sher-o-shayari painted on trucks, auto rickshaws and on walls.
But still am popular.
Then Why do I blog?
The public is demanding and am blogging.
(This is exaggeration)
Recently 2 of my blogger pals decided to take leave from blogging world. They know the reason why. I dont know why they started blogging but I guess I should tell everyone why do I blog?
Once upon a time I had one very good friend. She, YES SHE, I REALLY MEAN A GIRL, was close to my heart. Correction. She is still close to my heart but the HAD part is true. We both were good friend and now I guess only I am a friend. She suddenly forgot me. Guess what will happen to you if some one cuts off one of you organ even if that organ is useless. Its painful. Very Painful. So what to do now. Find some thing that will help you to forget her. I started working on Linuxera.com. Configured and installed the forum on the site. Started actively taking part in Linux promotion in Chandigarh.
But that didnt help me. I wanted to stay alone.
I decided to dump my useless thoughts some where. I thought, hey dude lets start writing. May be I will win some Booker or Nobel.
WRITE. straight face
WRITE. confused
WRITE. worried
HOW?
After using PC for last 6+ years I almost forgot how to write. Believe me the best encryption tool in the world is my handwriting. I will write and no body will be able to read what I have written. My handwriting is bad/worse/YUKK!!… I dont have words to describe.
My dad tried every trick to make me handwriting readable. He had lost the hope of making my hand writing good when I was 6 years old. Till date I avoid writing anything in front of my dad. In case of handwriting and education I am really a DARK black spot on my family’s reputation. Anyway.
So writing a book was no way possible. Then I remembered I have once create a blogger account. Lets start punching in the thoughts. Here I go. Till this time I was using Blogs for SEO research part. Now I started punching in what I thought.
I am still not able to forget her but I accepted one truth she forgot me.
How can she do this?
Nothing is impossible in this world. In fact impossible says I M POSSIBLE. I miss her. Really. But I have found a way out. Dump my thoughts here.
When I am done dumping my thoughts I will read them and…delete them. See how clever I am.winking I didnt want sad thoughts to accumulate inside me. I dump them out side on this blog. Then I dont want people to see sad side of my life and console me so I delete them. So Sad thoughts just come out of me and they are deleted also. No one is able to read my dukh bhari kahani and feel sad about it. So neither I feel sad nor any body else.
One more good thing. I get to interact with many blogger. I have saw many blogs which are attracting traffic just coz of their owner. Not because of their quality of writings. Some are more like a discussion thread. I dont reply comments on my blog. Why? Hey come on. This is a blog. This is not a discussion forum. If I am replying back to comments that means either reader didnt read and understand my post or I forgot to mention some point which I will be explaining reader in my replies. Instead of replying to comments I will edit the post.
So this blog is more of pain killer for me. Now for every pain or problem I will dump my thoughts to this blog. If they are acceptable and look sane to me I will publish else delete them. I blogged for my bike, for Mah, for Airtel ppl spoiling my Lohri, BSOD and for HER also. And I didnt delete that post. Incidentally no one read that post. Good.
And when I did post seriusly ppl laughed at my post. For them my post was funny. Sorry Unaiza and Vanathi, that wasn’t a funny post. Hey but they smiled. That post earned its points. Keep it up buddy.
Recently, some one buzzed me on Yahoo! after reading my blog. That person is on my messenger list. I irritate that person by all possible means.
Now I plan to start some serious blogging. Am saving some money to buy a digital camera. I will be posting some articles for http://indiamediabash.com/. The Sansani post was meant for them. I am preparing a draft for a “K” Serial. I am also planning to improve my writing skills. So in coming days I will be able to post good articles. Hope fully I will be able to control my typing speed and will make less spelling mistakes. So in coming days I will be blogging on following topics

  • Did science turn a believer like me into an atheist.
  • K…thinking of a better title and story for my post related to K serials.
  • Love, romantic one
  • Love the actual one
  • So Called Friends, friendly ppl and friends
  • The secret of Indian curry, even my mom dont know this. I will tell you how to cook ultimate curry.
  • Rules to drive rashly and safely.
  • Improved version of “I need a GF”

Must end now. 9:30 PM. Better leave for dinner.
PS: did some spell checks and edited them. I really need to join school again.