Monday, June 21, 2010

SPAM

Excellent spam mails (human creativity at its best) :


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Greetings,
I hope my message meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is Captain Robert Kerr , I am in the Engineering military unit here in Luanda, Angola, and we have about $12.5 Million US dollars that we want to move out of the country. My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust.It is legal money and we are moving it through diplomatic means to send it to your house directly or a bank of your choice using diplomatic courier service.
The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 40% out and keep our own 60%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Our own part is sending it to you.
If you are interested I will furnish you with more details. The whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.
Waiting for your urgent response. My private email address is captrkerr@w.cn
Regards,
Captain Robert Kerr

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Hello
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Thank you for your time
Yours sincerely.
Mrs Yati Hameed

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Attention: Sir/Madam, Reply Urgent.

I am Mr. Francis Dako, residence address at BP 15, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. I am the personal lawyer to late Mrs. Janet, a client of mine, whom has a servicing firm affiliated with the Julius Berger road construction in Cote d’Ivoire.

Late Mrs. Janet was awarded a contract worth (US$54,000,000.00) when she was alive and immediately this contract was signed, and an initial amount of (US$30.000, 000.00) was paid to her as mobilization fee to kick off the contract. She duly completed this contract pending when her remaining balance of (US$24,000,000.00) will be paid to her. On 2ND of March 2008, my client, her husband and their four children were involved in a car accident at Cocody, capital city of Ivory Coast. Unfortunately, all the occupants lost their lives.

Not too long after her untimely death, her outstanding balance of US$24,000,000.00 was approved and deposited in a Bank here. Right now the funds are still floating unclaimed in the suspense account of the offshore correspondence payment centre here.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the deceased relative so that you can be paid the remaining balance of her contract funds left in the Bank, The Julius Berger road construction issued me a notice as the Attorney to the deceased to provide the relative, Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated in a short period of time and since then I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a year that I have been searching.

I seek your concept to present you as the Next of Kin or family member to the deceased since you are at an advantage, bearing the same surname, so that the proceeds of this remaining balance of her contract funds valued at (US$24,000,000.00) can be paid to you. We shall both share the funds; 60% for me and 40% for you as we proceed.

I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this project through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.

Please contact me on this e-mail id mrfrancisdako@mail2world.com if interested and also call with this number: 225-451-125-33 for further details.

Thanks & best regards to you and your family.

Mr. Francis Dako.
Tel: 225-451-125-33
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The Core - Movie review



The inner core of the earth had stopped rotating leading to rapid deterioration of the planet's magnetic field.
n Boston, some people with pacemakers, all within a 10-block radius, suddenly drop dead.
In San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge collapses, sending hundreds of people plunging to their deaths.
In London flocks of pigeons lose their ability to navigate, flying into panicked crowds.
And in Rome, as thousands of tourists watch helplessly, an electrical super storm reduces the ancient Coliseum to rubble.

Do you expect the American government and military to step up?? Damn right!!! A team of 4-5 big time scientists is formed. After lot of scientific bullcrap, an ingenious plan is developed. The solution is simple...travel to the core and set off nuclear explosions which will reactivate it (the core). Phew....that doesn't sound easy...because there is no Chuck Norris or Rajnikant!! But...this is how they do it.

Tasks are assigned. One gifted teenager who specializes in hacking and computer software is asked to control the internet...hahahaha....
Another scientist is asked to build a craft to carry the gifted ones and the bombs to the core...and he does it in three months flat!!!
The hero himself (Aaron Eckhart as Dr.Josh Keyes) designs a navigation system which is giving out hazy images.. One touch to the navigation system by the actress (Hillary Swank as Major.Rebecca) and the navigation system suddenly starts giving out crystal clear images...perfect!!! There are many such scenes that would make your head spin.
The other crew do their part...and off they go!!!
The journey is hilarious... various problems are encountered on the way...lot of scientific bull shit is thrown around..ingenious solutions are provided...but one by one the side actors succumb...and in the end only our hero-heroine survive... incidentally, they have fallen in love with each other (now who could have seen that coming!!! ;)) ..the nuclear bombs are set off, the core starts rotating...the couple is back on the crust of the earth (unharmed).
Beautiful....fuckin beautiful...what a perfect end to a perfect story..!!!

The acting is bad, the special effects worse, the dialogues are shitty and science involved makes you puke. Overall, you feel like killing yourself.


Rating: 1/5


P.S: "Prince" was a piece of cake.

P.S.2: I really pity those 114 losers!!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Sunset

As the sky turns magenta, he makes his way to the terrace. The sun is still there...not its usual burning, furious self, but its presence is felt in a more subdued kind of way. It comes across as calm, actually older in a way...tired!!
The birds are their usual self. Flying, soaring!! Some are frantic, because they want to reach home to their families as early as possible. Some are just off to meet their friends, for a round of drinks or maybe dinner. Whatever the reason maybe, their flight comes across as liberating. Each one of them flies with a sense of purpose.
Impulsively he reaches out for his cigarette packet. But it ain't there in his shirt pocket. "Oops... no matter how many months you spend off cigarettes..there are moments when you still miss them..." A faint smile appears on his face. But the next instant, its gone. He refills his drink.
A strong gust of wind starts blowing. The trees sway with the wind, the rustling of the leaves creates a spooky sound which kills the silence. The rustling is a language for those who understand it. It is music for some, noise for others...
It is darker now, the wind is stronger, the music is louder, the sun is fighting a losing battle, the birds are no longer flying. The scotch feels good. Warm and smooth!! He loosens his tie knot. "Courage!!"
A tear appears in his eye. He wipes it off and finishes his drink. The next moment in one swift motion he climbs on to the railing. Just one step away...ONE step...that's it!!! He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. "Courage...courage!!!" His heart beats faster...his brow breaks into a sweat.. "Courage!!!"
The battle is lost. Gingerly, he steps down. Defeated...again!! He feels miserable... terrible.. he feels weak. He collapses on the floor, still conscious, breathing hard. In some minutes, the feeling passes. He shrugs his shoulders and heads home.
On the horizon, the sun finally sets.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Johnny gone down - Karan Bajaj

There may be couple of reasons as to why I may have liked "Johnny gone down" by Karan Bajaj.

1. My last read book was "Oh shit, not again!!" which was shitty..and there existed a possibility of me overrating an average book.
2. The person who lent me this book didn't have anything good to say about the book..so my expectations from the book were almost zilch...
3. I have not read "Keep of the grass" which is Karan Bajaj's debut novel...which meant, I was clueless about his writing style. This meant that I hadnt still formed any positive/negative opinion about him.


But, to my pleasant surprise, the actual reason why I liked the book is because... its good and it tends to break free from the conventional Indian author books... The story is good, the narrative and pace, excellent, and the book has a subtle underlying message.

Highly recommended!!

Rating: 4/5

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

books and movies

Movies:

Kickass: 2.5/5
Badmaash company: 1/5


Books:

Money changers: 4/5
The immortals of Meluha: 4/5
Oh shit not again: 2/5