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Monthly Archives November 2009

Working class hero

As soon as your born they make you feel small,
By giving you no time instead of it all,
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
They hurt you at home and they hit you [...]

Posted 24 November 2009 † Sasidhar § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2) °

Just Read: Shutter Island

Shutter Island. Good book, fast read. Gripping storyline, overall good pace, and an interesting (read:crazy) end. I finished it in a couple of nights. Recommended to me by my good friend Anand (who reviews movies here).
The book is being turned into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and is being directed by Martin Scorsese. Scheduled for [...]

Posted 24 November 2009 † Sasidhar § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (1) °

Just read : Outliers

Good book. Interesting overall, but Malcolm Gladwell keeps trying to make the same point again and again. It does get slightly boring towards the end of the book, but does have interesting anecdotes all over the place.
I remember listening to Malcolm Gladwell at one of our office conferences where he was the guest speaker. He’s [...]

Posted 23 November 2009 † Sasidhar § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (2) °