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Best of 2007 | Friday, January 11, 2008 |

Hi there. Sorry, I haven't been posting that often. I won't blame it on being busy. Actually, I've been a tad lazy lately. Though there were lots to write about, just didn't find enthu enough to sit and hammer the keyboard. That's how my end of year post never saw the daylight.

Anyways, as I was checking my feeds in netvibes this morning, I came across this post on Deepak's blog. And that got me interested in reviving the 'Best of 2007' post of my own. Ata-Boy Deepak. You influence me in more than one way. ;)

Ok Now, here's my list of 'Best 5' things of 2007.

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Best movies that I watched


  • Bourne Ultimatum. The best bourne / spy movie that I've ever seen. You won't get bored even for a single second. A detailed review here

  • 300. Surely one of the best 'graphic novel' adaption. Excellent look, action sequences and rock in the background. Must watch.

  • Die Hard 4. Frankly, I'm not a DieHard franchise and haven't scene any earlier installments either. But this movie made me buy the earlier part DVDs. Mind blowing action. And lots of tech talks too.

  • Resident Evil 3. Year of sequels, I guess. The best of RE series, till date. Some awesome zombie action. Much better than 'I am Legend'. Review of the two here and here

  • Life in a Metro. Truly an amazing movie. Depicts the life of Metro citizens as it is. FP Review

Another couple of movies that are worth a mention are Chak De India and Shoot 'em Up


Worst movies that I watched


I saw more crappy movies than good movies. So, picking out the worst 5 is harder than Best 5. Anyways, here they are -
  • No Smoking. Worst hindi movie I've ever seen. I was feeling like smacking my head on the monitor.

  • Gandhi My Father. Donno what critics saw in this movie. I just couldn't bear it. Got a huge headache by the end of it.

  • Cheeni Kum. Another acclaimed movie that I just hated. Even Nishabd was better than this. Atleast, Zia Khan was worth a watch. :p

  • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Preity disappointed me big time. Senseless plot and not so 'happening' nach-gana.

  • Hostel 2. Hostel series is always over-rated. Just hated this one as well.

Some other big disappointments are - Harry Potter 5, Aaja Nachle, Bhool Bhulaiya etc. I know almost 60% people loved these movies, but they failed to impress me. HP5 was worst of all HP movies. Aaja Nachle wasn't worth Madhuri's comeback vehicle. And, Bhool Bhulaiya was complete hotchpotch for me. Attempting comdey, horror, suspense, musical - al at the same time had its cost.

Best Hindi Songs


  • Tum Se Hi [Jab We Met] - Amongst the best lovey-dovey song of all times.

  • Bol Naa Halke Halke [Jhoom Barabar Jhoom] - The only saving grace of that movie is this song. Hum along.

  • Ke Bin Tere [Aggar] - Mithoon's music rocks the chart, once again. Awesome lyrics. Sang with passion.

  • To Phir Aao [Aawarapan] - Great music. Similar to Atif Aslam genre.

  • Alvida [Metro] - Put all the passion of a heart-break and sing this song.


Best Applications [Desktop / Web]


  • Orkut / GTalk / Blogger. Grouped them all together as otherwise this list will become google dominated. They effected our lives like nothing else ever did.

  • Netvibes. Maintaining the feeds of different sites / blogs was never this easy.

  • VLC Media Player. The best media player there is. Plays all formats of media.

  • Picasa. Both the Desktop application and the web album. Made photo album management so easy.

  • Firefox - still rules the web scene, IE7 not-withstanding.


My Best Posts




This is what I can think of right now. Lemme know what was best in 2007 according to you. Leave your list as comment. Or mention just any one thing. NJoy. :)

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Best of September | Sunday, September 30, 2007 |

September came to an end today. :) Indians will never forget this month - September 2007 - 'coz the dream of a whole nation was fulfilled this month. The dream of bringing home the world cup. Dhoni's boys finally did it. Wrote a lot of posts on this mega event. A quick list of all this must-check posts can be found at - This week update.

Among the rest, here are the best posts of the September month - from all my 5 blogs. If U've missed any of these, I'll say U'r really missing something. Have a look at them now. And when U r impressed - do leave your comments on these posts.


Best of September 2007


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  • One of my top viewed post of August - Gals love spoilt playboyz drew vivid reactions from both guys and gals. Most gals directly confronted me [for letting the cat out of the bag..?? :p ] over chat. Couple of them were really interesting. [Their views, I mean ;) ]. Check the heated debate - the war of the sexes - here @ GLSP : Repercussion and GLSP : Repercussion 2.

  • Four bridges / Flyovers crashed around the world, all in around 45 days. Is there any link between them? What or who is causing all these? Know some shocking facts. Deadly reason behind all bridge collapses.

  • Even after twin blasts in Hyderabad, people in Bangalore are not awake. Still security conditions are insufficient. I personally experienced how easy it is to carry out such terrorist operations at the heart of Bangalore. Wanna know the grave truth? Check How safe is your office?
    The above article was featured in Bangalore Mirror.

  • Everyone saw Life in a Metro and loved it. But did you see it closely? Did it ever occur to you that this movie portrays women as spineless and weak-at-knees? Ponder at Metro - Portraying women weak?

  • Prashant became the 3rd Indian Idol. But how long will he remain 'Idol'? After the initial hype, these reality TV stars fade out as fast as they had shooted for the moon. See the reality of the 'reality' TV shows - Indian Idol : for how long?

  • After initial hype for Hockey generated by success of 'Chak De India' the fate of all other sports is back to square one. Things gone worse after the T20 victory. Indian life is again Cricket centric. Will hockey bounce back? Check - Everything back to Cricket.


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  • Synchronizing your high-end mobile with your PC could rob you off all your data. You need to be cautious while doing so. Here's a step by step guide that you should follow to prevent the nightmare of data loss. PC synchronization : Be cautious.

  • Some very useful tips on how to optimize your blog page to get a better performance and engage lots of loyal readers / Visitors. - Optimize Blog for Maximum Visits.



Well, that would be a wrap up of this month. Hope you too had a great month. Catch some more and greater action next month. Don't miss it. Keep yourself updated with my blog feeds.

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Best of August | Friday, August 31, 2007 |

Finally, August 2007 has come to an end. And what a month it has been. The main reason for which it will be always remembered by me is the wedding of my Best friend SS. In other reason - of course my increased frequency of blog posting. This month I posted something or the other almost everyday - except for the weekends. Even bloggers need a break - what say ...? :)

Anyways, here are the best posts of the August month - from all my 5 blogs. If U've missed any of these, I'll say U'r really missing something. Have a look at them now. And when U r impressed - do leave your comments on these posts.

Best of August 2007


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This months started with the posting regarding Bangalore BarCamp 4; the biggest event of the year so far. 2 eventful days, so much to learn, so much to share. Had a whole lot of fun there. Check the first person view of the happenings here @ Bangalore BarCamp4.

Next post got highest visits of this month. And why not...?? After all, this is about the highest viewed video on YouTube. The battle between a pride of lions, couple of Crocodiles and a herd of buffaloes - all for the life of a calf. U surely don't wanna miss this one. Battle of Kruger.

And then, of course the biggest event [ for me ] of this month - the wedding of my best friend - SS. On this occasion - I look back at our journey so far which we took together. Just one post was not enough for this. It took me 4 posts. Relax. U won't be bored for a single moment. At the end, all 4 posts are available in combined PDF format for free download. Check My Best Friend's Wedding.

After 50 days of beta testing - this blog - GAP - is finally out of beta and promoted to v4.1 . Check what are all the updates available in this version. Don't lag behind. GAP out of beta.

Last weekend, Hyderabad faced twin Bomb Blasts. Besides regenerating immense hatred for the terrorists, this got me thinking, how safe are we in Bangalore? And with a little argument, I realized the bitter truth. U better be cautious. Read this - How safe is Bangalore?

I had a argument with a friend whether "Love @ 1st sight" is real. Which eventually made me repost this. My argument - Sober boys are BIG NO NO for today's gals. Gals world-over today prefer BAD Boys. Read. I do have my points and experience. See if U can agree with me [ or can disagree with me ]Gals love spoilt playboys.


Leonardo
Besides couple of galleries of Chung-Wah visit, NGV stroll and Night-Shift pics, 2 posts there were the best. Gallery of two most beautiful damsels - which got quite a few visits and appreciations. Check the stunning beauties at these two posts. Damsel : wow and Damsel : Sonu.

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Two nice inspirational videos on the occasion of India's 60 years of independence. Happy B'day India.
Listen to the latest chart-buster MP3s from Bollywood, India. Look no further. Latest Best MP3.

iWizard
The best BEST post for your use this month is this one. U've always feared the security of your photographs in internet. Even if you don't know, someone might be misusing your online photographs. Learn how they are misused and also how to secure them. Learn at Prevent Image Theft.

I combined the feeds of all my 5 blogs and offered it to you, for your convenience. Go through this post to know how to get the most out of this opportunity. All feeds @ Once.


Well, that would be a wrap up of this month. Hope you too had a great month. Catch some more and greater action next month. Don't miss it. Keep yourself updated with my blog feeds.

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