Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Procession with kids (Inset)


I wish I had a handycam.
Some westerners got into a buying spree here.

traditional procession




people were curious to know what this ritual was...
but no information was available at the place. People had a casual look and then passed on to buy the other traditional goods.

Korean Traditional Ritual.

InsaDong Pics.




At the end of the street in Insadong.

Friday, May 26, 2006

Letter of Fundu Intent

Read Donald Knuth's Letter to the US Government.

http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/rice.html

Knuth was expecting replies from politicians which is a mission impossible.
Moreover I believe the Moronic crowd which makes up the Political Fraternity at any country don't understand such Letters.

~P

Thursday, May 25, 2006

if( UR_Knuth_Fan )

U just got Lucky ..http://scpd.stanford.edu/knuth/

All the Videos of Donald Knuth(spelt as kanuth) are archived here for students pleasure all over the world.

Really feel lucky to get access to his videos despite not being@Stanford.



an Elated.
~Prasanna.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Rewind : Princess Diana's death mystery!


Even as a kid I used to follow the events in the buckingham palace during Princess Diana's torrid time there.
I used to read every article on Diana/ Charles and the British Royal family. After Diana's Divorce her popularity levels had reached a new High.
She was known for her philanthropy through out the world. I was very sad when she died in an accident.

Yesterday I happened to see the Discovery Channel episode which details their separate investigation into the tragic Accident which took Di;s Life.

The Episode systematically debunks the theory of Assasination, even though on one hand it talks about evidence of attempt to murder being there.
The line discovery has taken is that the unkown FIAT car was there in the Tunnel by chance and so it was not a muder but an accident.
They cite Acoustic and actual Simulations of the crash which led to similar results.

But one outstanding question still remains,
The Fiat Uno car is assumed to be driving at a constant speed. This may not be the case. Considering the angle by which the car veered to the Left and Rammed into the Pillars.

The Uno could have suddenly reduced speed once inside the tunnel.
This would have resulted in the Driver having to suddenly apply brakes. Since Diana's car was already at 75 miles/hr the Driver would have tried to avert the fiat uno by veering to the left.

This could have led to the car getting out of control and ramming into the nearby concrete.

Questions still remain, but the people are gone.

Diana I believe deserved a better deal in life.

~P.

pic in front of korean Guest House.


Abhijit is posing with me in this undated photograph.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

What an Opera !



Yes,
I am talking of an Opera Performance.
But this Opera i am talking of is the Browser Opera. I have offlate quite taken to this New-Age Browser. Opera is not just your next door internet browser.It transcends beyond the defintion of a browser.

Where IE sucks in creativity Opera seems to be going places.
Opera had many features like integrated email/search capabilties. Innumerable configuration Add-Ons which are a good-to-have in a browser. Now Opera has gone one step ahead with Widgets integrated.Here is a small screen-shot and I guess I don't need to elaborate any more.Guyz go ahead and install this browser beast !!!Awesome Opera Performance indeed.
Cheers!

~Prasanna.

MI 3 : Mission Improper 3

Had been to CGV theatre in the complex near Suwon Station.
Sorry to see that The MI saga does not continue anymore.

This movie seems to be only about car chases some *exciting looking* stunts and thats all. It appears MI makers want to roll out a version every year.
my sense is that it is spoiling the MI image than anything else.

My friends had hyped up a lot about this movie. It at least does not seem to be the Must-Watch. Anyways I had my first experience in Korean theatres.
The Average korean is a silent movie buff. thro'out the Movie there was Silence.
Being used to the cacophony in indian movie houses somehow the silence was eerie :) .
Was it due to the English movie having korean subtitles ???.
Well the koreans seem to be quite and humble people and Noise and cacophony are something foreign to them.
The CGV theatre is just as the Indian PVR or Multiplex theatres albeit on a bigger scale. The Ambience was good. Stereo system was OK.

Overall, I had achieved a personal Mission impossible. That of watching a movie in the hectic schedule I have@Samsung :).

~Just Chill
Prasanna.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

After Effect of the Disco Ride...















three Amigos...dizzy moments ...
Culprit : the Disco Ride.
Seeing is believing....isn't it :)

The Baap of all Rides..@ Everland.












This ride has forward and backward spirals which I had not seen before...

you will be decently shaken,stirred at the end of it all...

The following picture depicts one of the most awesome ride experience@Everland.
After gone thru this...we had a "Been there Done That feeling" !

The Disco Station Ride







This disco ride was bit heady...
This was the place where one gentleman got so carried away that he dropped his mobile and was leaving in a hurry, I handed it back to him and he profusely thanked me for it.
I must have saved him from the Lost-My-Mobile blues ;-)

Whistle Blower { i , Me, Myself }



A whistle blowing moment caught on candid Kamera!

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Quote of the Month : May





QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"Necessity is the theme and the inventress, the eternal curb and law of nature."

~ Leonardo da Vinci

Everland Korea : quite an experience


Everland happens to be a Must-See for any Indian.

Simply becoz

1. Its a very good theme park.
2. Indian Theme Parks do not match upto this.
3. The Rides go beyond the extra-ordinary.
4. You can have a flight of Fantasy with nature.
5. You will have a Wonderful Day - Guaranteed !
6. Its owned by Samsung :) ( some pride for the Samsung Employee)

What more can I say....Don't miss this one if u visit Koreah

~P





Real Close Snap...


Everland Team Ka thoda closer Snap :)

Everland sojourn


the Team which went to Ever Land !!!