Things I miss while being the boss!

• bitching about my boss: this has to rank the highest. There is nothing like a good bitching session behind your boss's back. It's absolute necessity after a hard day's work and also instant catharsis
• acting like you are working: okay. this a bit dicey. when u are the boss, u don't have to act all the time! You can choose not to work. But it takes the fun away because nobody is bothered.
  
• coming up with excuses: this is the best part of reporting to someone else. he knows u are lying, you know you are lying, everybody else knows u are lying ... but even god agrees if there is pure joy in working, it is in coming up with the most implausible excuses and getting away with it.
• Making fun of your boss's quirks: I would have put this as the first point. But you would have called the bluff then, knowing this is what its all about. I tend to laugh in hiccups sometimes. And I never realised it when I was reporting to someone else! So you see.
  
• The "If I were" feeling: One of the greatest ways to kid yourself is to think how you would have done things had you been the boss. And when you are the boss, it gets fuzzy!

I have a one-track mind

Yes, I do. And it about time every one knew about it.
Till last month, my mind was playing 'Kaise Mujhe Tu Milgaye' from Ghajini. Of late, it is 'Ae Ao Oo' from Billu the hair-dresser.
Whats really weird is that it keeps playing on a loop.

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Time to ReinWEnt myself

ReinWEntion begins October 6. Berlin. International Institute of Journalism.

I want to book my tickets now !!!!

I am absolutely delighted. Indy has been my favourite Hollywood hero for years. To me, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" remains the quintessential action adventure movie.

Just cannot wait for the Steven-Lucas-Ford magic one last time. But as they say, never say never. I am watching this movie First Day First Show no matter what. I am sure you cannot wait too.

Stop Press! Stop everything, watch this. Now!!!!!

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/41628/exclusive-trailer-rajni-in-sivaji.html

A New Media experiment

For more than 2 years, I have been trying to make count the new media training that I underwent in Berlin in summer of 2005.

A recent idea, i cannot even call it an initiative, was to create that would feature web videos and podcasts connected with the print articles. The idea was to cross-promote this blog through the news pages, that way giving the readers who had Internet connectivity 'something extra'.

That is the idea behind http://news360sdegrees.blogspot.com

I even hosted a first web video on an interesting subject. Too bad the cross-linking could not happen with the print article.

If CNN-IBN and NDTV can talk convergence through blogs, why cannot print do the same? Web Video is hip and here to stay. So is podcasting.

I just hope that day is not far when the lines blur between a print, tv and a radio journalist. Web 2.0 offers a lot. It is left to us to make the most of it.

The perfect online promo for an Indian movie

Have you guys checked out Cheeni Kum promotional website?

I have seen a few sites promoting Hollywood movies and to me, at least, this is the best promo for an Indian movie online. Fantastic teaser. Makes you want to turn up at the cinemas to watch it. Needless to say, Illayaraja once again proves that his remixes are better than any of the new composers', ahem ... ARR included.

Ubuntu - The sub-Saharan philosophy akin to Vasudaiva Kudumbakam

Ubutu is the Linux Distro that promises to bring forth the 'usability' factor of Linux OS systems that home PC users crave for so much.

But its inspiration, Ubuntu - the Sub-Saharan philosophy is just as interesting. In the Saharan language, Ubuntu means 'Humanity to others' or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'.

The code of conduct for the Ubutu Linux community as well as its ground rules are derived from the philosophy.

The ground rules in short: 1. Be Considerate; 2. Be Respectful; 3. Be Collaborative; 4. When you disagree, consult others; 5. When you are unsure ask for help; and 6. Step down considerably.

Check out the website for more

Why?

Time's latest issue tries to make 'sense' of the massacre. Must read it.