Graduation !

Today was Aishwarya's Graduation from the Cohort MBA programme @ UT Dallas. It's been a long and grueling journey for the 2 of us, especially her and it's wonderful to see her come out on top. Needless to say I'm immensely proud of her. Well done Lass !!

IPhone 3G Woes !

Yeah !! 8 GB for $ 199 but for existing customers who want to upgrade to the iphone and have yet to finish a year in their current contracts on other phones, you guys have to shell out another 200$ for an upgrade. 

Apple & AT & T thought they were really smart. By getting people to activate their phones at the store, they could prevent unlocked phones from being sold on the black market. Now that doesn't seemed to have happened. 

The best way would've been to sell unlocked phones at the same time as well. 

I would've bought one, my wife would've too. I would've got one for a family friend in India too. Have to wait till September, when the phone lands in India !!!

Mamma Mia !!

Mamma Mia introduces today's generation to Abba.  The movie is a crash course on Abba's gold album. I guess the way things are going, Abba will never go out of fashion. 

I remember during my studying days in the UK, Abba mania was kept alive by pop groups through covers of the original. The covers of course never came close to the originals. Even in the disco's you could see people dancing to 'Dancing Queen'. I know your wondering about the disco's that I went to....

On my second stint at sea, my chief officer was an Abba fan, so was the Captain and they made sure I knew more about Abba than the ship I was on.

Back to the movie, Meryl Streep is awesome. Pierce Brosnan looks in pain when singing. Julie Walters, extremely funny.  A must watch for Abba fans and those who dont love musicals.

AB & Appadi podu !

One of my favourite adverts in recent times, has made the song immortal !!! Check it out !  

Thriller 25

Michael Jackson Thriller, the album that single handedly changed my life and introduced me to a new kind of music. I remember my father having a recorded tape of the album and listening to it by default at home. This was maybe 1984 or 85. I was being groomed into a typical 'iyer' kid, learning carnatic music. Michael Jackson's impact on me was so much that a few months later, i had stopped carnatic lessons for life. MJ madness peaked with my room plastered with posters. With the Advent of MTV(the real one) in India, the videos just added to the euphoria. Getting up at 6 in the morning to watch Billie Jean or Thriller on TV was probably the height.

Thriller's impact 25 years later ?? Thriller still remains the greatest album ever made. It's produced many MJ wannabe's, Justin Timberlake and our very own Prabhu Deva to name 2. Artists have used pieces from the album on their tracks. Remember SWV - right here ( Original song - Human Nature) and recently Kanye West - Good Life (Original Song - Pretty Young Thing).