Quote for thought

When I practice, I am a philosopher, 
When I teach, I am a scientist, 
When I demonstrate, I am an artist.
B.K.S. Iyengar

"If you like the quote, do share it with other. Tweet it, blog it, speak about it, do anything that would make it meaningful or at least try and be meaningful to others. Just remember not to quote it for the sake of being 'interesting'. I don't think the person who said it, meant it to be just a mundane set of coherent words.


Quotes live on because they are powerful and help us make sense of our actions, situations, decisions and sometimes our life at large." 

Life though a lens: Believe

You can anchor to any faith that can keep you afloat.

You don't have to be a believer to get the message.

I was traveling to work when I spotted this signboard under a flyover on the expressway. What I loved about this message was that it was simple, unpretentious and claiming no sponsorship. I saw a message that reminded me to love life and not to get pulled down by worries or sorrows as time heals with a little faith by your side. Anything that can ground you to your belief and helps you carry forward with joy, love and giving can not be bound to a religious belief and ignored for its substance.

Thank you, who ever you are. Really appreciate the effort to break our stream of distraction with a thought filled interruption.

Quote for thought

Be yourself; everyone else is taken. 
- Oscar Wilde.

"If you like the quote, do share it with other. Tweet it, blog it, speak about it, do anything that would make it meaningful or at least try and be meaningful to others. Just remember not to quote it for the sake of being 'interesting'. I don't think the person who said it, meant it to be just a mundane set of coherent words.


Quotes live on because they are powerful and help us make sense of our actions, situations, decisions and sometimes our life at large." 

My first video upload on YouTube

Hi Guys,

I must say, I had a very good experience uploading my first video on YoutTube today. I had an old video which I had captured on my Nokia E71 a couple of years back and I felt like sharing it online. So I just did it.

I have been a YouTube user for quite some time but did not realize that there are so many features embedded into the website. Specially the personal screen. Now unfortunately you land on a home screen where you are shown 'activities', 'subscriptions' and 'recommendations'. But hidden in your profile name (which is click able) is your personalized screen where you see your uploads and your playlist. Now I know what you might say at this point, 'we it was there and we already know that'. True, but I dont understand why this feature has been pushed back.

One reasone I can think of is that its very 'Me' kind of interface. My playlist, uploads, subscriptions etc. And the default homescreen instead allows YouTube to push videos that are featured, recommended and advertised.

But having said that, I do miss this personalization of my YouTube account when I login to view videos.

Anyways, here is my video of my drive through Goa during the monsoons. IT was a beautiful experience and I love the video I captured. Though my Nokia N71 is not exactly the best phone for video capture, it has done a decent job. Sorry for the quality and lack of high resolution viewing. I think its time to get myself a video camera, portable i,e.

 

Choices we make

Choices among choices

The work was done in Photoshop when I was helping my wife identify an image for a concept she was developing. Though it didn't work out because of my dark approach to the visual, I eventually kept it instead of trashing it. Felt like sharing my thoughs on this with all of you.

The though behind the visual was to show that sometimes the choices we make are not the ones that are available to us. Rather they are the choices that are made available to us by others or by circumstances. The distractions lure us to think about the possible and make us miss out on the obvious. Good or bad, right or wrong, critical or mundane .... there is always a pitch made to us.

Hope you like it.