The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
I mean, of course the book should have a lot more content than the two trilogies could possibly cover. But I was still pleasantly surprised. It is an honour to say that I now belong to the group that read the LotR books. Now on to other books based on Middle Earth. #book
I mean, of course the book should have a lot more content than the two trilogies could possibly cover. But I was still pleasantly surprised. It is an honour to say that I now belong to the group that read the LotR books. Now on to other books based on Middle Earth. #book
Matt Damon gave an interview about winning the Oscar award as a 27 year old. He says what a wasted life it would be if someone is chasing this well into their 80s and getting it and realising that it wasn't worth it. That he was blessed to have this realisation in his 20s because he got the award that early.
This is a profound statement with two key takeaways for one's career:
1) Chasing job titles isn't worth it
2) Job titles come to you when you work hard and show results. The results part is important.
#personal #lifeadvice
This is a profound statement with two key takeaways for one's career:
1) Chasing job titles isn't worth it
2) Job titles come to you when you work hard and show results. The results part is important.
#personal #lifeadvice
The festival of Pongal is celebrated today, usually by people of Tamil origin, which includes me. My earliest memories include in no particular order: sun & sun worship, cow & cow worship, the colour white, sugarcane, Kamal Hassan, venpongal & chakkaraipongal, a pile of ashes in front of each house, long holidays, special programs on TV, traffic-less Chennai, and Tamil the language.
Ever since I moved to Sweden I never got the chance to celebrate the festival in India, including this year. I do hope I get the chance to observe Pongal celebrations in India someday. #pongal #festival
Ever since I moved to Sweden I never got the chance to celebrate the festival in India, including this year. I do hope I get the chance to observe Pongal celebrations in India someday. #pongal #festival
I wanted a home feed for this blog, similar to social media feeds and yet keep the blog format for longform text. So I created two layouts, one called the "microblog" layout which doesn't have body but a yaml parameter that I called "gist". The other is the regular "post" layout from Jekyll. Turns out any post with only "gist" shows up empty in the RSS feed. Like, who would've thought!
One solution is to duplicate the gist content to body. But I'm quickly finding out is cumbersome. Other solution is to use body but apply character limit only to microblogs, as it should've been. #helloworld
One solution is to duplicate the gist content to body. But I'm quickly finding out is cumbersome. Other solution is to use body but apply character limit only to microblogs, as it should've been. #helloworld
The website rewrite has come along nicely with minimal duplication of content. I had to say "Books read" instead of "Books" to convey the true meaning of that tab.
#helloworld
Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A
I knew for a while that this was critically acclaimed movie. On my flight from Chennai to Stockholm I started watching it. The first 20 minutes was a breath of fresh air. The makers have put in their effort and it was showing. The music and visuals were pleasing. I was rooting for the characters. But once I understood where the story was heading I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of the movie. It was too close to reality, on a topic that was debated and enraged on social media to death. I had to force myself to watch it. Twice. After a while I got hooked to the ... #bookmark #movie
I knew for a while that this was critically acclaimed movie. On my flight from Chennai to Stockholm I started watching it. The first 20 minutes was a breath of fresh air. The makers have put in their effort and it was showing. The music and visuals were pleasing. I was rooting for the characters. But once I understood where the story was heading I couldn't bring myself to watch the rest of the movie. It was too close to reality, on a topic that was debated and enraged on social media to death. I had to force myself to watch it. Twice. After a while I got hooked to the ... #bookmark #movie
Arcane
This could've been a just-another-fantasy series. But the production quality, voice acting, animation, background music and world detail are so phenomenal that it makes the 2-season TV series one of the best ever in its category. The "elevation scenes" (action sequences, protagonist/antagonist introductions) are too good, goosebumps guaranteed. Indian commercial movies that rely on elevation should take note, this is how it is done. #bookmark #tv #holiday #festival
This could've been a just-another-fantasy series. But the production quality, voice acting, animation, background music and world detail are so phenomenal that it makes the 2-season TV series one of the best ever in its category. The "elevation scenes" (action sequences, protagonist/antagonist introductions) are too good, goosebumps guaranteed. Indian commercial movies that rely on elevation should take note, this is how it is done. #bookmark #tv #holiday #festival
A view of Liljeholmskajen taken from Årstabroarna. The gloomy, cloudy, cold, dark winters of Sweden are world famous. I am a fan. The trick is to never miss going out. The air is quite pure and cold weather is surprisingly good for health, unlike the misty, sultry and thick winters of India.
#picture #travel
#picture #travel
