Awesome music. Very refreshing to ears.
One calls it Spacedrum. But I am not sure of its actual name.
Good job David

Great talk on leadership by Simon Sinek.
Very thoughtful.
The way he gave a biological view to why we behave the way we do is great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRcHdeUG9Y

Baby’s first tablet

Baby’s first tablet

My "Best and Worst" day

Best / Worst day:

18-Sep-09, yes that is the "Best & Worst" day in my life. I would cherish this day for the rest of my life.

The reason I say it is the Best day is because that was the day I knew members in the Paypal team cared / missed / loved me so much. And it is the worst day because that was the last day I could work with them, as a colleague.

That morning when I stepped into my desk I saw the desk beautifully decorated. Other department folks mocked & said "Your team is celebrating your leaving", but I could feel the warmth & the emotional subtle message from the team that they wanted to wish me all the best.

Then later there was a tressure hunt game exclusively for me [I usually have some games for team building in our team day outs]. In which I will have to guess a series of hints about the members of the team & collect gifts from them if I find them within time. It was a real tough one, but I think I did a decent job. The funny part was I had to wear a funny kiddy glasses & find out the clues. I had a swell time indeed.







After that I was taken into room. Inside the room it was surprize after surprize. Lot of gifts. Everyone of them so meaning full & with lot of love. Here are some of those lovely ones. A cake with a "Good luck" icing on it, A gift voucher, A friendship display piece [Very nice words on friendship], A shirt that fits me, A mug with my photo imprinted on it [I am having that on my personal desk at home], A facebook that is filled with greetings & wishes from many whom I have worked with in Paypal & the PM team members. Could feel that every word in the book is real & came from heart and I really enjoyed the funny dialogues from movie comedians.

I heard that the team had worked on the game, arrangements, gifts, the personlized facebook secretly for many hours, together. I thank god for giving me an oppurtunity to work with in a such a caring / nice team. I felt the real meaning & power of the words "Team" & "Friendship" in every moment of my stint in the Paypal PM team.

My heartiest wishes to them to continue to be a great team in the days to come.

All the best PP PM team. You have a great man to lead you. You rock.

Singara (Beautiful) Chennai

Last sunday I was driving back to my home from Spencer plaza. On the way near Teynampet signal I saw something really cool. Yes, it is Chennai corporation's beautiful paintings on the road side.

I love painitng & paint when time permits. I should say the effort which the corporation has puti n is really appreciable. It is series of paintings on a long running continous wall on the roadside.

The technique & reality of the paintings made me stop by the raodside & click pictures of it.

I have included some of them below.

Seems I am not the only one admiring these paintings. Some tourists were clicking pictures too.

I encourage & appreciate Chennai corporation's effort to make Chennai a beautiful place.

Appreciate the talent & techinique of the painter too.

What PD feels of Angels & Demons

Last Saturday I watched "Angels & Demons", which is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I am amazed how they got permission to capture the Vatican / Rome churches, for a storyboard like this. The architectural beauty / Interiors of the churches are captured very clearly.

The Director has a keen eye for detail [Example: The mickey mouse watch Tom Hanks wears] & the storyboard is so tight & interesting that I was not able to take my eyes off the screen even for a minute. A sense of "What happens next?" keeps the audience engaged throughout the movie.

I expected more from Tom hanks based on his maturity in acting. I guess the villian [Ewan McGregor] did a better job.

I have seen politics within church walls, which is far worse than this movie. But I buy this sophistication & complexity shown, as it is about Vatican.

Overall, I feel this is a good movie & worth the money spent. Good saturday fun.