Sridevi

Mr India... a movie I saw for all Sridevi songs. Sridevi was superstar from my childhood days. Good Bye Sri ! We will miss you !

Shashi Kapoor

One of the most talented actor of Hindi cinema Shashi Kapoor passed away today in Bombay. He is one of the few actors who was passionate about theater, arts and cinema. He played major roles in many of my favorite  movies Deewar, Shaan, Namak Halaal etc. RIP Shashi Kapoor.

Basement Remodeling

Basement remodeling Ideas and links: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20557080,00.html 1) Recessed cans broadcast light in a cone shape that's wider at 
the base; if you're using them, space them closer together to avoid dark spots. A good rule of thumb: Divide the ceiling height by 2 to get the maximum distance between cans. 2) Basement wall insulation is now R-15/R-19 as per IEEE 2012 Energy Code for MA. This will need 2x6 wall and 6 inches of R-19 fiberglass insulation. 3) Basement needs fresh air. Plan for either 40% of area as windows or install mechanical ventilation device (Energy Recovery Ventilation).

Its raining

Its raining all across east coast in USA because of hurricane in Florida. We spent whole day inside our house watching rain and winds. The rain reminded me off onion bhajiya and eventually ate some home made bhajiya thanks to my wife. A bhajiya does not stop rain but it is best food you can indulge during rain !!

Black Friday

For Merchants Black Friday is kick off of Holiday Shopping Season. Many discounts are thrown on this day to lure customers to the stores. My Black Friday shopping started early morning at 1:30 am. At first stop at Walmart I found parking was full. However I quickly got spot from a returning shopper and went inside. I purchased Table Tennis and BasketBall stuff. My shopping was done in 10 minutes however it took almost 40 minutes to checkout. Next stop Target - It was 3 am and I think most early shoppers left. I found empty parking spaces at Target and got all the things I was looking for. Next was Outlet Mall. The Highway was blocked by police to handle cars. It was empty enough at 5 am and I was able to shop at mall. I was back at home by 6 am with my car full of toys, gifts. I do not have any plan to see the credit card bills.

My Playstation Game List

Recently got 2 games for PS-3: Grand Theft Auto IV and Gran Tourism. My friend also downloaded Resident Evil, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones etc. After playing these games my hands and eyes are tired. Though PS-3 is good in graphics and sounds, its controller is hard to learn. I hope to enjoy blue-ray movies more than playing games.

Blue Ray Disk Player

I recently purchased Sony Playstation-3 slim model with 120GB hard disk space. I am going to use this mostly to watch movies on Blue Ray Disk. Blue-ray disks are 6 times better than DVD in picture. DVD was made for high resolution analog tv (700lines) whereas Blue-ray disks are made for new high resolution HDTV 1080p.

What is interesting is I paid $299 for my first Sony DVD player in 2000 and paid $299 for Sony Playstation-3 in 2009. Nowadays new Sony DVD players start from $29. Is DVD absolute technology or mass technology?
Here is link for new Playstation: