The Demise of The King of Pop

My day started on a bad note. Heard from my cousin early in the morning that my favorite and the hottest pop star of all times was no more, leaving me dumbstruck for a while.

As a child I was fascinated by the magician's dance movements, his moonwalking in particular, and his ability to sing while dancing.

I researched a lot about this crazy and enigmatic personality while writing a case study - Michael Jackson, The Rise and Fall of the King of Pop -  for my employer.

That's when I got to know about the Wacko Jacko's iconic and demi-god status and fall from grace.

The frantic US media has to be blamed for nearly 80% of his fate, my research said.

Leaving aside the nonsense spread by the media and people about him, Michael Jackson will remain the world's best pop singer and the greatest entertainer ever, at least on my chart busters.


The last five to six years had been very difficult for Michael, and was surrounded with myriad problems.
His death frees him from all the controversies, including the US media, once and for all.

May his soul rest in peace.

The Versus I Hate

A few oft encountered debates that I hate to get involved in.

1.Veg Vs Non-veg - I am a vegetarian by birth and will remain a vegetarian.
2.Men Vs Women - Both are equal
3.Team work Vs Individual effort - Conditions apply
4.Seperate Telangana Vs United Andhra Pradesh -Always a united Andhra Pradesh. I am born to Andhra parents settled in Hyderabad.
5.Love Marriage Vs Arranged Marriage: Preferably arranged marriage, but not against love marriages.

People tend to go overboard discussing such issues putting strain on their mental stability. Even I got involved in some frenetic discussion over such issues without any point to prove.

So, next time you find people partitioned over any of the above topic, better stay away.

Oh! don't go without adding some more regular debated topics in the comments section.

Boring Boring Boring

As said in the latest Telugu film Kick, there has been no real Kick in my life of late.

Everything seems to be getting monotonous - personally and professionally.

Except for occasional joy and laughter, nothing much has happened in the last couple of months.

Oh! the IPL was a fantastic event, forgot to write about the Deccan Chargers' turnaround.

Yeah! there have been new friends, some really close ones and some hopeless at the workplace.
Some accolades and some remarks (not serious), but the KICK factor eluded me.

Got carried away on a few occasions putting my close buddy in a lot of trouble; may be that's why this cold, cough and increase in my body temperature.

The rains have spoiled all my weekend plans to buy some trousers and catch a movie.

Like me, the post too seems to be going haywire.

Please don't advise me to get married or find a new girl friend. Some planets are obstructing my marriage, my horoscope said.

Any progress can happen only after this September.

I'm bored writing this too.

All Work No Play Makes Vinay a Dull Boy

I have finally decided to stick to the 3-11pm shift for all the luxuries provided by my employer, of course for a price.

However, it's getting tougher and tougher at my workplace with hourly deliverables in place. I am unable to find time to talk to my colleagues. Agree that office is not a place for blabbering and chit chats, yet one should socialize in order to remain mentally stable. Moreover, you don't find colleagues at your home.

I am unable to meet my MBA mate who works in the same building but with a different employer despite heavy planning and the worse is yet to come: I don't have time to scan the office for good looking girls. Forgive me, I am unmarried.

On to a different platform, luckily there are a few souls who wish to socialize in the night hours despite heavy work. Of course, there are those eyeballs that are constantly in search for curious happenings around the office.

Amidst all these, I finish all my work and rush home at 11:00pm in the cab.

Love, marriage, relationship, blah, blah, blah

The post has reference to a discussion with my fellow cab passenger recently.

She was frank in admitting that marriage is a heavy relationship and you get bored of it after sometime, yet have to pursue it for the society.

It's up to the individuals to make it interesting, said I.

I admitted that I had been in and out of a few love affairs which she termed as mere infatuation. I could get out of most of those relations because I didn't see any light at the end of them or may be I got bored of them quickly-that happens with me. And of course, I didn't proclaim them in public.

But marriage is entirely a different ball game. It's not easy to come out of it once you are committed and at the same time no point in continuing when you are not entirely convinced of the relationship.

This might sound strange to a number of people who know me in person, but I was convinced after looking at couples who simply drag their marriage just to satisfy their families or society, without having a purpose.

We ended our discussion abruptly as we reached her drop point, and so will I end this post as it seems to be heading nowhere.