More reading


Just finished reading
Love,Freedom and Aloneness by Osho Rajneesh

For all the weird stories and skeptism I have heard about Osho, I have to admit I am impressed by this book.
He definitely is an amazing orator and his thoughts are very interesting. Definitely a good read

Terminator 4 : The Orkut day

For last two day I have been trying to create a login into Orkut (with the help of great efforts of a friend). Still unsuccessful. I was about to give up when I had this vision...

"Its 2010 AD. Lot of changes happened in last 5 yearsin the world of communication. First the phone companies vanished. Nobody wanted to pay for phone service. We had free VOIP.
Next it was discovered that cell phones causes brain cancer. Cell phones were banned except for military use.
In meanwhile the power of Google, Skype and Orkut kept on growing. They bought out most of their competitors and were the only players left in the market. So now most of the communication in the world was using gmail (the term email was no longer used since gmail was the only mail provider), skype calls and posting messages on Orkut. We didn't even need a TV. You could find everything on Google Video.
And then the last straw was broken in 2009. An virus named KANK infected Google , Orkut, Skype servers all overthe world. It was so malicious, people lost all their entire history of messages and communciations. Banks went bankrupt, businesses went out. There was chaos. Brink of World War 3. Only this was fought in cyber space.
Orkut was able to protect 10% of their data. Google and Skype lost everything. There were various conspiracy theories. Some say this is the new form of terrorism. Called cyber terrorism. Other believethat the virus spread by Orkut to win the internet space.
Whatever the case may be, now the only form ofcommunication left Orkut. Posting messages their is the only way to reach someone other than meeting them in person. The world is divided between Orkut haves and have-nots.
Because of the limited space that Orkut was able to quarantine they are not giving any more logins. Even 90% of the existing logins were lost. Last month NASDAQ and BSES started trading Orkut ids.The current price is 753,000$ per login. Unfortunately you have to go physically to Wall Street or Dalalstreet to buy one as there is no more online trading.
India has emerged as one of the new world superpowers.Most young Indians had Orkut id. In todays world one who can communicate has power.You need Orkut id to apply for a job or even to starta business. It has become the new social securitynumber.
Orkut security has been increased due to the threat of virus and record high identity theft in this era. One now needs fingerprint and retina scan to get in.
In 2006 I was almost close to get one. I still remember that day. And then I gave up. Ahh, so close.
Anyways I have to leave now. I am going to a friendsplace. The president is going to post his national address on orkut. We are going to all get together and read his message at my friends place. Later."

Back to Blogging


I am back to blogging after a long time (inspired by someone who wrote a 3 page blog after watching a movie).
Last few months I have been busy reading books. I never enjoyed reading as much.

Books I just completed,

1. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Amazing
This book gives you the tool to find peace in face of anything. My first new age book, and I am so glad I read it. Thanks to Bharat, Christina and George for recommending it.

2. 80/20 Principle ...Richard Koch
Great.
I had read this book in 1999 and it had a big influence on my life. Read it again, everytime I pick up this book, I find something new. Another amazing book. A very different perpespective of life.

3. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Average.
Nothing new and a long unwinding story. The only thing is this book was written more than 20 years ago. Probably the first one to bring forth these values.

4. The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker
Very Good.
Straight talk. I did resist it earlier as a publicity stunt, but after I attended his 3 day seminar and read it again, it made a lot of sense. Has definitely changed my relationship to money and my view about myself.

5. Spead Wealth by T Harv Eker
Good.
I got this book only because its by T Harv. Although it has some good stuff, nothing earth shattering.

6. The Little Black Book of Connections by Jerome Ditter
Good.
Again straight talk no B.S. A lot of insights into the world of Networking

7. The Heart of the Soul by Gary Zukav and Linda Francis
Very Interesting.
A breakthrough concept about energy, emotions and feelings. Although I loved his concept felt little incomplete as he does not suggest what to do with it. May be I missed it, will read again.

8. The Next Investment Boom by Mark Shipman
Very Good.
Although the tittle is misleading. Should rather be technical analysis for dummies. I never liked technical analysis before but now I enjoy it.

Currently Reading
1. The Alchemist
Recommended by someone who's opinion I trust. Very slow, finished first chapter. Hopefully it lives upto its expectation.

Future Reading
1. J Krishnamurti
2. Heidi Klum's biography
3. Seat of the Soul
4. The World is Flat