This guide is one of the most comprehensive databases of everything in the universe. (Really? Among billions of stars and trillions of things to write about, an entry for earth has just one word - ‘harmless’!!! Anyway…). The tale by Douglas Adams has been a beacon to all the grail seekers since the big bang. Among the many forms of its existence, one is a BBC program series that I happened to lay my bio-organic hands on. Stay with me on this journey of the universe and let me give you a lift… albeit vicariously :)
The Plot: Arthur Dent wakes up one morning to find the authorities at his doorstep, ready to knock down his house with a bulldozer. Troubles had just begun brewing when his close friend Ford Prefect announced the end of the world. An expressway construction across the universe was in progress and our dear Earth just happened to come in its way. Just before earth was blown away, Ford manages to get a hitch on the Vogan Spaceship. Arthur was now homeless, planet-less and with a friend who was an Alien! But he had the best defense against anything in this world…a towel.
'How to add subtitles to a movie?' or 'How to use an srt file?'
If you have a movie (avi/divx file) and would like to view it with subtitles then download the srt file for that movie. You can download it by going to www.google.com and searching for ' subtitle' or ' srt'. The site www.doom9.org is a good source of such files. Srt is a text file which has the subtitle text and the time when that text should be displayed. After you have this srt file download BSplayer from www.bsplayer.com (BSplayer also comes with K-Lite Codec Pack). Open the movie file in this player and choose ‘Load Subtitles…’ from right-click context menu. That’s it…you’re ready for enjoying the movie :)
Genre: Suspense thriller
Actor/Actress: Some new people…have seen them on TV serials
Plot: A cop, undergoing depression therapy, investigates murder of a beautiful model. During the investigation he unfolds the many layers of the victim’s personality. Captivated by the model’s persona and beauty he falls in love with her.
Movie Pluses: The build up of the plot is very mature. The movie gets in your bloodstream like fine wine. The acting/screenplay in the first half is very good.
Movie Minuses: The second half is disappointing. The plot plummets in the second half and the ending is quite predictable. And I wonder why this movie has been rated A?
The Verdict: ok..ok
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Zyed Khan, Amisha Patel.
Plus points: Screenplay and movie continuity was fine. There were not too many highs and lows in the narration.
Minus Points: Amisha had a very small role. Arjun was not convincing as a husband. Some of the songs were terrible. The main fight scene between Arjun and Zyed was poorly choreographed.
Bottomline: Bilkul bandal…not good even for timepass.
Pranayam is a form of breathing exercise. While yoga focuses on body movements and positions, Pranayam targets the breathing system of the body. The word Pranayam literally means ‘the breath of life’. I’ve been practicing this form of exercise for over two months now; and have chosen the Pranayam way of living. Extolling this lifestyle, there have been many positive changes in my physical and mental composition. Pranayam has seven major exercises; doing them in sequence giving each exercise the appropriate time takes about an hour.
A person who adopts these exercises in his routine will have numerous benefits: a healthy heart, blood sugar control, cholesterol/triglyceride control, angina cure, improved cardio-vascular system, improved nervous system, glowing skin, body resistance, allergy control, strong senses especially eyesight, good concentration and a balanced outlook in life, cheerfulness and a desire to live life to the fullest, et al.
Best results are obtained when this is combined with the moral values of our religious texts. My family does Pranayam together everyday. This gives us a very good feeling of belonging and keeps the members even more united. My desire is to teach Pranayam to 100 people and enrich their lives.
I've a feeling that it is a natural instinct to fight or flight a situation that life presents to us. The response to which is a behavior of a personality type, that we develop over time. If we’ve fought once (regardless of the result), then its second nature for us to do that again. If we’ve ran from the situation, even then we’d like to do that again. It’s easier for us to do things that we’ve done earlier. Tread the beaten path. But when we consciously take the road less taken, and do that a dozen times or so, then this becomes our personality. Every action that I take creates a new me. Every decision that I take is a branching instruction which could page-swap a new personality trait into my space.
Back to the topic… I think we should list down the top three priorities under the following heads and confront/address them. This would be one of the most effective ways of keeping a tab of the pulse of our lives.
· Relationship with people close to you
· Work
· Career
· Self – personal development
