Brand Raghavendra

It hasn't been just a dream...It has always been an instinct which keeps reminding me as to what i am going to accomplish-An enterprise of my own...

It, like all mammoths will start humbly...And when it is there, this will be my logo...

It signifies the pride in myself, a towering level of confidence, a hint of satisfied smile, superficial simplicity and ultimately ,its a metaphor to me....

I think this is a good way to start.... :)

F1-09 is here... :)

The only sport i follow whole heartedly is here.... Although my loyalty to Ferrari has declined post Schumi....I still love this sport which is the fusion of technology, adrenaline and trends....
The costliest sporting affair driving technology....
They're here for this season...I'm already there following them..

Hope its a good season packed with surprises....

Feeling detached from reality....

It has been a bit weird from a few days now....I feel as if i'm hovering over all things around me, not physically but my mind seems to be at a level where noone is...

I have a feeling as if i don't belong to many of the places around here...I seem to be lost in my own world...There is lack of concentration in things i'm doing and lesser concern for others and I seem to be just drifting away from the reality...
Not many things seem important, except a few selfish possessions of mine...

Although it hasn't been evident from my behavior, it may soon be noticeable.... But,I'm also trying to see if this is doing good to me or not...If yes, I'll continue with this ,else will retract back....

As if for now, I'm liking this light sensation of hallucination, if you wanna call it so... :)

What is Varun's second name? Gandhi/Nehru/Sena

That was a good question imbibing a hot issue...Wasn't it???
But,He's just trying to grab the attention of political heads by speaking things which even he would disagree with...Futile issues of targeting the Muslim and Sikh population would make him the protagonist in his backing political party's eyes, but not amongst people...
Although people in India are divided on 'n' reasons, this attempt to gain attention using religion as a platform is transparent like lens...He is just trying to use his family's reputation....Growing above that reputation and to gain importance would have been like climbing up a steep hill,instead he's chosen the other option-Slide down that hill by going against their convictions...
I don't say that he's not supposed to have his own convictions, but his current endorsements seem very artificial....
Lets see whats in store for him (....from us)....

Take yourself lightly,but your work seriously...

Those of you who know me personally would have sensed the air of lightness i bring about in our interactions(atleast most of the times if not always)... I try to make it a point that this happens most often...I used to do it with some effort initially, nowadays it just flows out of me...

I started thinking about this when i used to feel bored while talking to many of my peers...There would be lengthy dry conversations which i began to repel....It used to be the same even with me...

Then i started adding a tinge of mockery, sarcasm, some not so good humor and a wide variety of subjects to converse about-but it turned out to be a success(another point i'm conscious is of the duration,which i try to reduce without your notice ;))
Although i carry a light persona most of the times ,my work is always done with utmost responsibility and care, and to some extent- seriously...

Money in the right paradigm...(I do agree with the following arguement !!!)

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco.

"Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?

"Have you ever looked for the root of production? Take a look at an electric generator and dare tell yourself that it was created by the muscular effort of unthinking brutes. Try to grow a seed of wheat without the knowledge left to you by men who had to discover it for the first time. Try to obtain your food by means of nothing but physical motions-and you'll learn that man's mind is the root of all the goods produced and of all the wealth that has ever existed on
earth.

"To trade by means of money is the code of the men of good will.
Money rests on the axiom that every man is the owner of his mind and his effort. Money permits no deals except those to mutual benefit by the unforced judgment of the traders.

"Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason; it demands that you buy, not the shoddiest they offer, but the best that your money can find. And when men live by trade-with reason, not force, as their final arbiter-it is the best product that wins, the best performance, the man of best judgement and highest ability-and the degree of a man's productiveness is the degree of his reward. This is the code of existence whose tool and symbol is money. Is this what you consider evil?

(Excerpts from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged)

There shall be flowers of blessings......

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No "Love All" policy;"Hate none" is my choice

Is it really necessary we love all our fellow human beings???
By asking such a question i'm not implying that we should hate them.
Can we not just stay inert about everyone else except the ones we love and care about...I feel it isn't a matter of shame or guilt if you are not able to embrace all your fellow beings as the world would want you to..
"Love your neighbor, as you love yourself", is an absurd statement....
No normal human can treat someone else equal to himself..You can't treat everyone the way you treat your loved ones...It is a personal and selfish feeling which cannot be shared with everyone...
By reading these above beliefs of mine,don't presume me to be an anti social creature...I just say that we cannot love everyone seamlessly, but we can very well make a choice of hating none...
Thats my policy, derived obviously from Ayn Rand,whom i admire so much....

With love.....Maverick

Everyone knew what kind of a relation we shared...
You were almost the equal half of me....
You chased away my loneliness whenever i sought your company...
You had acquired my traits after sharing your life with me for atleast 18 months.
You were always the first with whom i'd share my brainstorms....
You were the mediator between me and the rest of them....
You have been with me for every joy and the very few sorrows of mine....
You even shared my interests, be it AR or Angie....
You were a footprint of my personality...
I know you remember too,that we met first on my Bday in 2007.....
Now,when forcefully you have been separated from me....
I realise how much i miss you....
May the cause which separated us feel a pain, although it won't be more than what we feel now....
You hold all my memories,.....Now i have only yours....
I shall definitely do what you will want me to do-
'If you are not mine, You shall not be anyone else's either....'
---To my cell (It wasn't only a cell,it was an organ of my body and mind)-Nokia3110 which was robbed off me today...

Bidding you a heartfelt goodbye.....
With love- Maverick

Its high time we acknowledge our unified strengths-Women

We, the male population owe a lot to the other complementary population in the society....For they are the ones who facilitate us do whatever we aspire to do, by playing all essential roles in our life....
I personally attribute whatever little I am till now, and whatever I aspire to become to- my mother....She has done more than i'll be able to express it in words....Seeing her i know what women are capable of....
Further, I personally have derived inspiration, motivation and instigation to better myself from many of the ladies i interact with....A special thanks to you all.... :)
A lot of respect,a bit more admiration and a true sense of gratitude is what i am offering you all women on this Women's day.....
We know that the world is still moving because of you and because of the support and care you bestow on us....
So,keep the world moving by playing all your vital roles....

Bubbling with energy.....

I've been recently getting a lot of compliments from all sectors of society i interact with, about my show off of energy....
But, i think its all in the mind....Recent activities of mine have required passionate efforts....When efforts are put in with passion, the energy flows naturally, continually and serenely like the lava out of Mount Etna in Italy.....
It feels good when you do things you like to do....The pleasure you get in such a case is unparalleled....You feel no strain, no pain, no fatigue...just work and finally a sense of accomplishment....This appears as an inner radiance, which few of you have called it 'I've never seen you this happy before!!!'......

Little work and more play makes Jack like us......

Guests are to be treated as Gods, so are we being treated..... !!!!!!!

Sphagetti Nepolitan, Lagna Florintine, Sphagetti Burmese,Mushroom Saute......and lots more were on our dinner table....Curious after reading their description, each one of us decided to try out a new continental dish at Woodlands....Courtesy- Satyabama University ;)
We are having a nice gala time here-good food,little work, meticulously care taken hospitality....We feel good.... Shouldn't we???
For we are their guests and we are being treated as Gods..... :)Anyways, we have done our part to the best....interacting with their faculty and students to whatever extent is appropriate and necessary....
We are leaving tonight,after catering to few more important committents ...

Satyabama has got better.....

Last time you might remember the atrocity which i complained about our stay in Satyabama...This time, they've mellowed....We were put to stay in Woodlands with a Tavera taking rounds around Chennai.... :)
Then we did what we came to do....A Special addressing to the team of students and teachers of Satyabama to help them out in configuring their satellite....They have been treating us really well....
The 40 mins seminar talk which i gave, went on well.Everyone was listening patiently, it had a tinge of my signature sarcasm and humor. -;)
Then we had an extensive questionnaire, in which i almost dozed off.....Ultimately, with a corner full of pity to their team we've genuinely tried to help them out....
About our stay here.......So far Soooooooo good........

Flash and gone......

I'm posting it now, but i typed it at 2 in the morning today....
We started at night 11 and.......I don't remember anything but slowly drifting into deep sleep. Random and unusual thoughts had been flashing in my mind. I remember them vaguely ,they were something very different....
I donno as to why, but i tend to call these thoughts unprecedented and hallucinatory of small durations and of varied ideas....I can't remember anything concrete to explain them further....
This was like the first time i remember my uncontrolled impulses of random thoughts.....It was really different.....

Back to Bama....Satyabamaaaa.....

Yeah......We were participants last time we went...This time Satyabama University has invited us to address a group of their students about our project...We will be giving a Guest Lecture kind of a thing....
Of the five going,i'm one...Probably i'll be giving the seminar talk.....
I missed a few things about Satyabama last time i went....I hope to capture those things this time.....
Lets see whats in store -;)
We are leaving tonight, will get back on Wednesday....I'll try to be in touch with you, even from there....

We have changed individually...But are still the same when together....

After almost 6 years we see each other...Initially everyone is hesitant to talk freely with each other...We had been away from each other since school and during the mental metamorphic phases of our lives.Now, we all did feel a bit uneasy to open our minds and to exchange our feelings. But, all of it lasted only for i'd say some ten minutes...
At the end of it, we realised we hadn't changed relative to each other.All of us had grown to another level simultaneously, still feeling the way we did when we were in school...
The teachers who spoke so sweetly about us were more sweeter than their words..Many incidents started flashing in our minds, few funny, few embarrassing and few personal....
Not all our friends could make it,but it was sufficient to churn out the underlying memories...
The most reminiscent thing which happened to me was, the attendance list of my class.It was kept to see which of us had come...I read through all the names and it was a great feeling, mixture of longing for all of them and joy of now meeting a few of them.....