Oscars 2005 - A Review

well.. today is 28th feb.. the traditional day when
oscars are awarded to the best in the world of hollywood..

i couldnt watch it live on television.. cause i was a bit preoccupied..
but i checked out the results a few min back on the web.. and it took me by surprise..
i expected 'the aviator' to sweep the awards.. instead the honors was taken away by some breathtaking performance by hillary swank and morgan freeman in 'million dollar baby'..
i havent seen the movie yet.. so i still aint ready to b on the critics side..
jamie foxx surprised everyone by winning the best actor in ray.. never actually even heard of the movie..
the aviator still managed to get some back thru.. best costume design, cinematography, film editing etc..
and 'the incredibles' won all awards related to animation.. had to be, cause.. ther was no other movie in competition..

here are the rest of the awards being presented.. click on the link for more..
and some reviews from outsiders..

i still cant believe aishwarya rai rejected the invitation to present an award.. how dumb can she be.. she could have been the first one from india.. to present an award at the oscars..

An Eventful Day in Class

usually all my days go on a normal routine.. but today somethin happened in class .. which has tempted me to write abt it..

to start of with.. i m in my final semester of my college.. and i have having the luxury and privilege of attending only 3 courses.. or to say 5 classes/week.. mayb the almighty has shown pity in me this sem.. after being tortured with around 20 classes and 2 labs/week.. in my previous semesters.

on fridays.. i have a class around 10.. which i end up bunking most of the time.. to extend my weekend.. :)... i hadnt seen the prof for a while.. last time i met him.. was during my registration of the course.. so i thought, y not go to the class for a change.. and figure out whts the course all abt.. (had to do some day.. exams r around the corner)

to my friends surprise.. i woke up exactly at 8am.. had breakfast.. came back and checked my inbox..which was bombarded with forwarded mails.. which i had already read..
it was 9am.. still an hour to go.. so i decided to take a short nap..
well.. i got carried away.. and i woke up just in time around 9:55.. thnx to my mobile which started ringing.. now.. i had second thoughts on bunking the class.. but i was determind today..

so.. i ended up reachin the class 10 min late.. pretty early by my standards.. the prof. was busy scribbling somethin on the board.. i tried to concentrate.. but i started feeling sleepy.. the profs monotonous voice was too much to handle.. i had no idea wht he was teachin.. just tht he was blabbering somethin abt velocity and barrel and screw.. and yeah.. he was drawing some graphs too.. which looked like a round ball..
half way through the class... he told us to shift in the projector room.. a room with no lights.. and an AC..
wow.. a perfect location to have a sound sleep..

realising tht more than half of his disciples.. were sleeping.. the prof got angry and started asking questions.. my friend who by chance was awake during tht stir.. gave me a nudge..
i realised the situation around me.. i knew i was in dire straits.. i tried avoiding the glance of the prof.. by dropping pens down my desk time and again.. he asked the guyz at the back.. who were still asleep.. looking at their blank faces.. prof. gave up and stopped asking..

i could nt sleep after tht incident.. i was frightened.. didnt wanted to get embarrased in front of the whole class..
soon.. the class ended.. the prof. started taking attendance.. i got involved in a chat with my friend.. and i missed my attendance..
so.. after the class.. i went to meet him..
watching me come.. the prof got excited.. had a smile on his face.. probably thinking tht finally a student had paid attention to his class.. and was coming to ask doubts..
after finding out the purpose of the visit.. my prof. realised tht ther was no point expectin anythin from the class..

i felt pity for the prof for a while.. but u cant expect a final year student to take interest in subjects.. which probably wont have any effect on his future..
thus ended a typical but rather unusual day for me in class.. i came back and realised how ignorant and lazy i was..

Ligue de Campeones

w3ll.. thers no doubt in the game, i m refering to.. its the most happening game and the most exciting game ever to be played in the history of sports.. Football.

I am writing this blog.. in the wake of the commencement of one of the most prestigious tournaments in world.. Ligue de Campeones.. better known as the Champions League (CL). Its played between da best of the clubs in europe.. and it involves a lot of money. Each and every player wants to have a hand on that coveted trophy in the pic.
Right now.. the tournament has entered its second stage.. the knockout stage.

Every year.. the tournament promises lots of excitment and fun.. and this year,its no different. Out of the 8 fixtures in prequarterfinal.. four of them are mouth watering clashes.. each game worth being conducted as finals.. this year promises to be the best.. since all the top teams are still ther in contention for the big one..
some of the teams include..arsenal (my fav.).. real madrid.. chelsea.. barcelona.. milan..etc.

i hope.. this tournament continues.. keeps producing the excitement and entrall the audience all over the world..
Who ever said the World Cup Football was the most watched tournament..!!

Omigosh.. Exams !!

Damn!.. will be the response of every student when they hear this word..
the most painful thing ever to happen in a students life is to study(mug) for these damn exams..

I have withstood it for all my life..
right from my primary school.. i had to bear this brunt..
freaking 16 yrs have passed since.. i m in my final year of my college.. why this torture again..? gimme a break.

i have only one exam this week.. coming monday.. now i have to get all my dusted books in the study desk..(oops.. i have converted it into my computer desk)..
being in my final yr.. has made me lazy beyond anybody's wildest imaginations.
now.. i feel.. its just a quiz.. only 40 marks.. why do i have to study for this shitty course.. i dont even know the name of the course.. no kidding.. i didnt even attend a class properly..

i love to experience that final moments.. few hours b4 the exam, i try to figure out the portion.. and i almost end up finishing most of the portion.. vaguely..
five min b4 the scheduled time.. i realize that i havent studied one part of the portion.. i scramble and ask my friends abt it in the exam hall.. but none respond properly..
so.. here i go.. to the bench.. sitting hopelessly.. with my confidence down the drain..
later.. i come out of the exam hall.. knowing tht i have screwed it to the maximum..

why do they conduct these freaking exams? i pity those kids who r put to stress from parents.. i have gone thru this torture.. now i feel happy that.. i have come out thru that painful phase..
government should ban exams.. i personally dont feel any use of conducting these.. people study during exams and forget stuff the next day..

ok.. i gotta hit the books now..
i might not blog tmrw..

btw: the guy in the pic is less stressed than the usual 'me'

Finally... A New Layout

bloggies

Yesterday, PrematurA surprised himself by putting a night out. no no.. he wasn't studying for the exams.. nor was he watching a movie.. which he usually does during night..
He was refurbishing his new blogpage, with a new layout..

Well.. it all started when he came across the link for the bloggies.. bloggies are awards given to the best blogs all over the world.. ther are nominations for various categories..
check out the link for other details..

Ther.. he came across some really beautiful blogs.. some from singapore, abu dhabi and america..
so, he and his friend decided.. why not renovate their blogs? both decided to stay awake late till night.. the fight managed to go on till 6am..

finally, they managed something out of nuthin.. considering the fact that, both of them didnt have the basic knowledge of HTML.. needed to design the webpage..

Satisfied with his effort, PrematurA goes for sleep.. but he still regrets that he hasnt managed to link a song to this page..and also not managed to attach an animated .gif background.. He has vowed to put effort today.. Lets see how far he manages to succeed.

Day of Disappointments..

well.. 18/2/2005 goes into my diary as one of the many disappointing days of this semester.

It all started in the department..when i went to meet my B.tech Project(BTP) professor..
He had asked me to meet him on tuesday for a pep talk.. but due to some unavoidable reasons, which i m not goin to tell.. i couldnt make it..
i tried to meet him on wednesday.. but my prof. didnt turn up.. because ther was no electricity (wht a lame excuse).. so i decided to meet him on friday.. since thursday is one of my busiest days and i dont want to make it more rigid.
So, friday came, and came much faster than i had expected. well.. i went to meet him sharp at 3.00pm.. there i ended up feeling the wrath of my prof. He was utterly disappointed tht i had not respected his orders to meet him on tuesday. So he let his fury on me.. and didnt even explain me the fundaes which he was supposed to..
after a lot of consoling, i finally managed to cool down his tempo a bit.. and he decided tht i meet him on monday..
If this does continue.. then, i m in for a big trouble.. coz.. my btp evaluation is on first week of march.. and my work till now will not help me even publish a one page report abt my project..

Coming early unexpectedly from my profs office, i decide that i go attend the seminar by Dr. Arun Shourie, Disinvestment minister and widely renowned person in India. The seminar started at sharp 3.30pm. i reached at CLT 5 min late.. and i find myself in the middle of commotion & mess.. for the first time in the history of Extra Mural Lectures.. did i find such a crowd..
I had been pushed right at the back of CLT.. wher i couldnt even hear wht he was saying.. I started feeling uncomfortable and decided to leave the CLT..
later.. to put salt on my wound.. my friends, who attended the seminar, told me tht.. the talk was entralling..

Still half a day left to go.. and i dont know what lies in store for me today..

Addicted To MeGaDeTH

Since my childhood days, i always had a passion for music. Well.. it all started with my liking towards songs by Bryan Adams. Later, i started listening to soft rock by Pink Floyd. Over the last few years, my interests have gradually shifted from soft rock to hard rock.. also perceived as Heavy Metal. Thou I liked all the metal bands, i had developed a special liking for Iron Maiden. But recently i stumbled upon some album by Megadeth. i rate this band along with Maiden on the top of my list. This blog is on the wake of my recent addiction to Megadeth.

Most people perceive metal as noise. My friends who live next room to me, get irritated whenever i play these songs. I dont blame them, each and everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
while listening to megadeth, i figured out that the beauty of song not only lies in the music by guitar and drums, but also on the lyrics. Some of the lyrics by Megadeth are just amazing. i m goin to post one of their lyrics here..

its a song called 'A Tout Le Monde' from the album Youthanasia(1994).

Don't remember where I was
I realized life was a game
The more seriously I took things
The harder the rules became
I had no idea what it'd cost
My life passed before my eyes
I found out how little I accomplished
All my plans denied

So as you read this know my friends
I'd love to stay with you all
Please smile when you think of me
My body's gone that's all

If my heart was still alive
I know it would surely break
And my memories left with you
There's nothing more to say
Moving on is a simple thing
What it leaves behind is hard
You know the sleeping feel no more pain
And the living are scarred

other tracks of megadeth which i admire are:
* Addicted To Chaos
* I thought i knew it all
* Family Tree
* Blood Heroes
* Hanger 18
* Tornado of Souls

I salute to this amazing band (a by product of Metallica) featuring

• Dave Mustaine - Lead Vocals, Lead, Rhythm, and Acoustic Guitars
• Glen Drover -Lead and Rhythm Guitars
• James MacDonough -Bass Guitar
• Shawn Drover -Drums

Mystery of the Holy Grail

I was thinking abt a new topic to post for my blog.. when i stumbled upon this topic during a chat session with my friend.. This topic arose when we were discussing abt the book by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code.. I admit tht i had very little knowledge abt the grail.. untill i read the book. My idea of the grail was totally different from the one by the author. It just threw me off limits. So i decided to crack the puzzle left to me by Dan Brown.

well.. the book mainly revolves around the plot of finding the holy grail.. The story begins with the murder of the Louvre's curator (Jacques Sauniere) in the museum, who is the Grand Master of a secret society known as the Priory of Sion. The Priory guards an ancient secret. Before dying, the curator attempts to pass on the secret to his granddaughter Sophie, and Robert Langdon, by leaving a number of clues that he hopes will help them to the secret.

The secret being refered to in the book, is the location and identity of the holy grail. In the book, the grail has been refered to as the person of Mary Magdalene, the wife of Jesus, who carried on the royal bloodline of Christ by giving birth to His child!. The Priory of Sion mentioned in the book, supposedly guards the secret location of Mary's tomb and protects the bloodline of Jesus that has continued to this day! It also includes the secret parchments (also known as the Le Dossiers)which has the story of Mary and Jesus.

Here's cometh the main problem. Acoording to the Bible, the grail is supposed to be a cup allegdly used by Lord Christ at the Last Supper. It also mentions that Jesus was never married..and Mary Magdalene was a whore. So, if the facts given by the author turns out to be true, it will undermine the authority of the church and completely discredit biblical Christianity.

As an average reader, who knows nothin about the grail and its truth, I almost believed the story by the author with his well planned facts, all linking beautifully through Leonardo Da Vinci. I had a suspiction abt this earlier, but i clarified it though other sources in internet and encyclopedia, which refers to the grail as the cup. But recently, i came to know tht there still exist people who believe in Priory of Sion and the story of Mary.
As i m not a Christian, i wont believe in anythin unless i find out the truth about it. I do hope some one throws some light on this mystery.

Valentine's Day.. How did it Originate

iTs Feb 14.. most popularly known as the Valentine's Day.. Most awaited day for hotel/restaurant managers, greeting card's and rose sellers, and theater wala's.. hehe..just kidding. Unfortunately it has not been made a public holiday.. and i intend to make an official complaint abt it to the UN...:D
I wouldnt b doin justice to myself.. if i dont write anythin abt Valentine's Day. Since most of them know its significance.. i have decided to write abt its history.. and how it had originated..
i bet most of us dont know much abt it.. even me! b4 writing this blog..

well.. the name Valentine's day seems to have been originated from some saint named Valentinus..(also known as Saint Valentine)..
So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. Emperor had banned marriages for all men.. making it as a cause for failure of soldiers in war.. The Saint didnt agree with this.. so he conducted secret marriages for young lovers.

According to another legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today.

Later it was decided by the roman officials that valentine's day shld b held around mid february.. because this month symbolizes fertility and purification.. The festival became quite popular in rome..all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage.
Later on 498 A.D, Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day.

From then, it has become a very popular all across the world.
For me, its just another day.. Cupid has forgotten to shoot his cute little arrow towards me.. for which i m angry.. and I have already written a letter to him showing my disappointment
But i take the oppurtunity to wish everyone 'Happy Valentine's Day'

Do U Chase Ur Dream?!

During my childhood, i had dream of becoming a cricketer (inspired by sachin tendulkar) .. later during my secondary schooling, impressed with hollywood movies, i wanted to become an actor.. when i entered my 9th grade, i was fascinated by space, so i decided to make my career as an astronaut..

Then came the crucial face of my studies. i had entered junior college.. i was subjected to a lot of pressure from my parents to take up some stream which would be risk free in terms of job oppurtunities and would give good pay too. This made me write entrance exam for IIT ( considered as one of the best engineering colleges in india). I did pass the test. but due to my poor rank, i was forced to take chemical engineering in tht college. Four dreaded years has passed since.
I might end up taking some job related to chemicals..

Now i look back and wonder wht happened to all the dreams i had during chidhood. Burnt to ashes..? why?

Well.. Money is the main cause for all this. People are forced to give up their dream to earn money. This happens predominantly in India.. where job oppurtunities are very scarce. Each an every individual takes up engineering or medicine, since these are the only two major source of earning money. So most of them end up working in a company, wher he/she has no interest.
Can we fix this?

Yes, its possible. Countries like US have set up trade schools, where every one can choose their field in which he/she is interested in. The trade school focuses only on that particular field, making him/her an expert in tht field. the duration of the course is only 2 yrs. Thus they finally get to enjoy their work.
but can this be implemented in india?
(to b continued)

~Daily Routine~

well.. prematura has entered the last semester in his awful boring college life. It turns out tht the last semester well suits him.. Luckily for him, ther are only 3 courses, which he thinks that he can manage for a change.. This semester has made him lazy beyond anybody's wildest imagination...

Recipe for Day:

12:00 noon -- Wake up time with a standard deviation of an hour..
still half asleep, his finger reaches for the computer power button automatically.. goes to brush teeth.. comes back and finds computer hasnt loaded yet.. waits impatiently.. gets pissed of in life.. and goes for lunch!!

12:30 pm -- After having shit in the mess.. he comes and starts yahoo and msn messenger for any offline messages.. finds none.. and opens orkut(his fav pastime)

1:30 pm -- still stuck with this orkut thing.. posts some really horrible messages.. pissing of some manU and schumi fans in the process.. for a change opens yahoo mail.. and find same forwards keep filling his mailbox..deletes everythin

4.00 pm -- wakes up from his short nap.. and goes for tea..which apparently tastes like some medicine.. but he has to keep himself awake till night..

5:30 pm -- checks his blog.. irritated by number of posts in his blog.. he decides to write another like the one u r reading right now..

7:00 pm -- goes to the bogs for a bath.. but finds no water in bogs.. irritated, he comes back to his room.. and sprays a hell lot of Deoderant all over him..

8:00 pm -- comes back to his room.. and find the quake server on.. closes all applications in computer.. and plays quake..

10:00 pm -- after 2 hrs of quake session.. our man decides to have a coffee in gurunath.. with a few jobless friends..

11:00 pm -- checks his orkut for new posts.. then all of a sudden 'cling' comes another chat friend.. goes on for hours.. talk on the most nonsense topic, u can think of..

1:00 am -- plans to watch a movie..which turns out to b a big flop movie..so ends up watchin same old episodes of friends..

3:00 am -- yawns big time.. so decides to go to bed.. stares at the ceiling and thinks "wht to do in life" .. and then suddenly remembers about his BTP work..
so, takes up his daily oath to do it tomorrow morning with out fail.. and crashes.. zZZzZZz
(to be continued)

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you have just now read the daily schedule of one of the most laziest guys in IIT.. and you would definitely feel happy that you achieve atleast somethin in life..
if not.. then you are welcome to the world of matrix..:)

Letter to Cupid

Dear Cupid...
Seeing as how it is but a few days from that most acursed day over which you preside, I thought that I might extend an epistle in supplication for my most solitary status. I have been a very good guy this year (not like you gave me any other choice), and therefore feel that I am entitled to a February 14 unladen by jealously and untainted by melancholy meditations.


I know that in sixth grade I did not respond to that chain letter - the one that promised eternal damnation of my love life if I did not send it to five other unsuspecting friends - and that is why you have cursed me thus. But now I ask, is this really necessary?
Oh, cruel, cruel fate, how far whilst thy memory extend?


First, I would beseech that a rare strain of floral virus would smite every flower in the world, leaving none to be given to all the girls are not dating me (umm i think that includes all of them), to be carried about school and brandished in my face.
Then I would have the FDA declare Helium an extremely dangerous element, therefore removing all the festive heart-shaped ballons. Then I would have animal rights activists protest the sale of stuffed animals, leaving no cute little pink teddy bears to be carried about and announced as
"this is what my wonderful sweet and really hot boyfriend gave me for Valentines Day... like totally!"


Finally, do you think you could arrange for a Puritan dictatorship to overtake the government,
just for this one day? Then, whenever all those cute adorable couples that do not involve me are walking around being cute and adorable, Goodwife Gertrude would swoop down upon them, screaming
"SIN!!! Pray for your SOULS, you miserable SINNERS!!! Away to the stocks with ye!"
And then Ron and Eileen will be locked away in chains, to serve as the target of the barrage of decayed produce hurled from my righteous hand, and I will laugh, me ha ha!!!

Yours sincerely...
prematura

Blog: courtesy of some orkut guy..

Well.. Who's Neo here..!!

To all...
Welcome to the world of MATRIX

this is a matrix created by a person.. whose sole purpose in life to be independent and enjoy his life to the fullest .. without any hassles
i am known as PrematurA.. and i control this page..
thers lot of reconstruction to b done to this page.. its now in its early stages..
people are welcome to visit this place.. and give comments.