Apple iPad

From my Twitter account I’ve noticed, more people were talking about the debut of the iPad than the anything of the world. This either means that people really like gadgets or that we're all sick of news.
What Apple iPad; What are the characteristics of the IPAD? It's a half-inch thick and weighs just 1.5pounds/.68kg , with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display, and it's running a custom 1GHz Apple "A4" chip developed by the P.A. Semi team, with a 10-hour battery life and a month of standby. It'll come in 16, 32, and 64GB sizes,There's a 30-pin Dock connector, a speaker, a microphone, Bluetooth, 802.11n WiFi and optional 3G, as well as an accelerometer and a compass. There's also a keyboard dock, which connects underneath in the portrait orientation, support for up to 1024x768 VGA out and 480p composite out through new dock adapter cables, and a camera attachment kit that lets you import photos from your camera over USB or directly through an SD reader.
The device is managed by iTunes, just like the iPhone /ipod touch/ipod.
What does it Cost? I was honestly expecting it to cost about a million dollars, which makes the actual price tag of (as low as) $499 seem pretty reasonable in comparison. It all depends on the model you want and the data plan you choose. Here's what to expect.
Will the iPad be a Success? Quote from a friend: "OK, so I was wrong about the iPod, but this is going to fail too." I'm torn, personally. It seems to me to be a lot like a netbook with a stand, but I also have friends who could buy a single, beat-up, old shoe if it had the Apple logo on it, so who knows.
My opinion, friends don’t spend your hard earn money on an iPad now. As this is the first version, it doesn’t have many features. The first version is more like a concept car than something you’d really drive. So I suggest waiting for future iterations with more features at a lower price!

Joshua Hair

Other day I was having a chit-chat with my friends about hair cuts. I was wondered some of them doesn't know What Joshua Hair is! Well look at the picture and read this journal, you'll realize u know this hair cut but the proper name!

Joshua hair can be described as a typical 90s haircut, dramatic center part, sometimes longer in the front, sometimes gelled down on the sides for that "wet look." It can be curly, frosted, greasy etc.etc.etc.

But Joshua isn't just a haircut, it's a way of life. Being a Joshua means wearing fake Oakley EVERYDAY even if it's cloudy. It means being the first to yell "PARTY FOUL" when someone drops a can of Bud Light. It means climbing up walls and jumping down.... just to be a spectacle. A man who can call himself a Joshua is the center of attention wherever he goes.(Courtesy: www.tumblr.com/)

Go that extra mile, boy, buy that silk shirt with the blue flames, because YOU my friend, are on fire.

Love,

Johney

Twitter, my new love

Now a days I’m into Twitter more than the Facebook. Everybody were asking what is Twitter all about. Well, Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now. But if you wanna elaborate, Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access.

Users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, Short Message Service (SMS) or external applications. While the service itself costs nothing to use, accessing it through SMS may incur phone service provider fees.

Since its creation in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Twitter has gained notability and popularity worldwide. It is sometimes described as "SMS of the Internet". The use of Twitter's application programming interface for sending and receiving text messages by other applications often eclipses direct use of Twitter.

I love the idea of Twitter. Because it gives me a lot of information, it up-dates me, or should I say it’s like a newspaper for me. And the other reason of loving Twitter is, it keep the records of the things that I’m doing now. In this fast paced modern life we don’t write Diary usually… but Twitter is like my Today’s world type of diary… And yes, I forgot the most important thing. This is the URL of my Twitter, follow me, if you want: http://twitter.com/sendmeabc

Love…
Johney

More of Me...

Hi guys…Hope all of you are doing so well. I’m cool. As I’ve some spare time on my hand, I’ve decided to write about my thoughts on a regular basis. Recently I’ve got some really encouraging messages from my readers, from my friends. So I thought it will be a better idea if I spend my spare time a bit more on writing rather than doing any other unproductive things. What you say?

So here we go…Now on I’m gonna write more about every other things that interests my attention. If any of you feel bore by my email notification, just spam it. And friends, if you want me to write about any specific topic, let me know…I’ll try to satisfy you through my writings..So guys catch very soon, don’t go stay tuned 

FRIENDSHIP AWARDS 2010

Usually people have 1 best friend, or sometimes 2. But I’m so lucky because I’ve at least 4 friends (note the word ATLEAST) who can do anything and everything for me. These friends are true friends…they are never forgotten, they live within my heart and soul… no matter how far they are, how often we meet or talk.

Because of my straight forward attitude, purposely or not purposely I’ve made some enemies in every phase of my life… but thankfully their number is nothing compare to the number of friends I’ve made. I know this FRIENDSHIP AWARD is a bit funny, but I chose to announce it just to let my friends how much I love them… I’m so thankful that I’ve got these people in my life…

I know friends can’t be categorized… But for the sake of the Award there are the categories of MY FRIENDSHIP AWARDS 2010:

1. Best Friend (Male)
2. Best Friend (Female)
3. Top Friends in Bangladesh
4. Top Friends in Cyprus:
5. Top Friends in the Rest of the World
6. Top Facebook Friend
7. Friend with a Golden Heart
8. Most Helpful Friend
9. Unforgettable Friend
10. Best friend at Work
11. Youngest Friend
12. Most Funny friend
13. Top New Friends of the Year
14. Friendship Revived

And the Award goes to:
1. Best Friend (Male): Tarek
2. Best Friend (Female): Rose
3. Top Friends in Bangladesh: Sumon & Zaber
4. Top Friends in Cyprus: Greghoris
5. Top Friends in the Rest of the World: Ginka
6. Top Facebook Friend: Antonina Dykhta
7. Friend with a Golden Heart: Stella
8. Most Helpful Friend: Babu, Imran, Perveg, Reza and Shetu
9. Unforgettable Friends: Camellia
10. Best friend at Work: Helen and Veronica
11. Youngest Friend: Atik and Ruhul
12. Most Funny Friend: Debashish
13. Top New Friends of the Year: Bappy and Silvia
14. Friendship Revived: Bobby, Tutul, Tamanna, and Opu

Now I’d like to take the privilege to write some lines for the friends who won the Award this year. So here we go:

Tarek: Man, you are some1 who made my life so much comfortable and easier…you know how, right?
Rose: You are miracle of my life…Whatever I’ll write; it will be less to describe my feelings for you.
Sumon and Zaber: It doesn’t matter how far you are, but you guys are with me in every step of my life.
Greghoris: You are the most supportive friend that I ever manage to make in Cyprus.
Ginka: You know how much you mattered in my life, right? My Cyprus life won’t be fulfilled without knowing you..
Antonina: Thanks to facebook…You are nothing but the sunshine in my life.
Stella: I read your text or mails again and again, and wonder how wonderfully graceful a person could be!
Babu: Thanks God you were my roommate during summer! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able know about a real hero!
Imran: I can’t think my Nicosia life without you.. You have always been there for me!
Perveg: You are some1 I’ll never forget… You’re a great human being to learn kindness from.
Reza: You are the coolest dude of Xiou Street No.1
Shetu: I’ll never forget your support that you offered me at the begging of summer 2009.
Camellia: God knows how you are and where are you! But wherever you are, I hope you are doing great!
Helen: You made my Intercontinental life smooth to survive. Your unconditional help is unforgettable!
Veronica: You are the 1 from Intercontinental, with whom I was most comfortable with…
Atik: Sometimes we don’t need a huge time to be friends… you just meet and you are friends.. like you!
Ruhul: You have been here, you have been there…finally you are here. I hope you understand what I mean!
Debashish: He is like Johnny Lever, his face is enough to make me smile 
Bappy: Weird! But finally we became friends… Wow!
Silvia: I wish I had sister like you… You are the most sweetest, cutest girl I ever met…You are just like a doll Silvia!
Bobby: If one day you discover there is no1 beside you, just remember me..I’ll be definitely there for you!
Tutul: The first friend of my life! I was the happiest person in the world when I got you on Facebook..
Tamanna: It’s a shame that we’re not as friends in Stamford as we are now… Thanks I got you on Facebook!
Opu: I can't relate you now; you are a whole new person. But still love to think once we were best friends!

Now I doubt if any of my friends will read this entire post… It’s huge! I should stop now. Guys…Love you so much…Always stay with me…If I make any mistake, point it to me but don't leave me…..

Brothers

“Brothers” is an intense drama about an experience that threatens to destroy a man's very soul. It contains one of the most dramatic, suspenseful, emotionally-charged scenes of the year. Despite that, it isn't over the top or melodramatic. That is a rare thing in movies these days.

Tobey Maguire of “Spider-Man” stars as Captain Sam Cahill, a soldier who is the favored son of retired soldier Hank Cahill (played by Sam Shepard of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”) and husband of pretty Grace Cahill (Natalie Portman of “V for Vendetta”) and father of two bright young girls, Isabelle (Bailee Madison) and Maggie (Taylor Geare). He has a lot to live for and will need every bit of that incentive to stay alive in Afghanistan after he is captured by the Taliban. He is forced to do terrible things to stay alive, things so terrible he cannot admit them to anyone after he is freed from his captors. The demons in his mind are destroying him, and his family in the process.

While he was in captivity, Cahill's brother, Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal of “Rendition”), recently released from prison, helps care for his brother's family in Sam's absence. Sam is mistakenly listed as among those killed in action in Afghanistan during a helicopter crash and his family assumes he is dead. Tommy and his friends remodel Grace's kitchen. Tommy also plays with the kids and comforts Grace. One night, Tommy and Grace kiss. Shortly after that, Sam is freed and returns home. He suspects something has been going on between Grace and Tommy. This suspicion weighs on Sam's already unstable mind. Sam is not the same man who left. He has become unstable and easily loses his temper. His own wife and children are afraid of him.

Much of this story is familiar. You have the father who loves one son, but is ashamed of the other. Tommy blames his father for his brother's supposed death, filling Sam's head with a lot of military and patriotic nonsense. Tommy represents the Hollywood view of the war in this movie, while Sam and Hank represent the Red States. When Sam yells at Grace, he asks her “Do you know what I had to do to get back to you?” He might be saying the same to all those who oppose the war, namely, “Do you know what I had to do for God and country to keep all of you safe?” The sacrifices of this war are many and have fallen on too few shoulders. This is the movie's unspoken underlying conflict, two radically different views of the war in Afghanistan. This is not an intellectual conflict, but an emotional one, and it plays out in an extremely intense scene.

The acting in this film is superb, and that includes the two precocious child actors, even though they have to say some very un-childlike dialogue. Tobey Maguire, whose acting was not up to par in “Spider-Man 3,” brings his acting game up to a whole new level in this film. He just might get an Oscar nomination for this performance. The oft-disrespected Natalie Portman does a fine job as the conflicted wife. The direction and production values are very good, but the story does seem to end a bit abruptly. But in word, Brothers is worth watching.

Antaheen

Antaheen-the name itself haunts, A lovely movie and a must-watch for every Bangali movie lover. A refreshing break from all those sloppy films they keep doing. Indeed when you watch this movie, you are acutely aware that the director has substance in his head, unlike those numerous Bengali directors who make stupid meaningless films.

Rahul Bose with his calculated acting prowess makes Abhik the cop believable. It feels good to think that even cops have the desire to secretly chat with fancy names instead of always trying to fill their pockets. Radhika Apte-what a discovery. She is indeed a brilliant find and a welcome respite from heroines who wear gaudy clothes and run around trees. Her role as the journo was neither OTT, nor restricted. She had the right expressions for every dialogue she delivered- again rarely found in our Bengali films!

But yes, the director by bringing Aparna Sen and Sharmila Tagore together for such a short span of time leaves us craving for more. Wish he had given them a little bit more of screen time together. What I particularly liked was the chemistry between Sen and her on as well as off screen hubby Kalyan Ray. His attitude to life was something a lot of people today are afraid to acknowledge, much as they would love to.

And the typical viewer that I am, I have no qualms in admitting that Brinda's death had made me sad. I too had started hoping that Abhik and Brinda would finally discover each other's secrets and confess their love for each other. The twist in the tale came as a shock. Congratulations to the director for pulling off that scene so convincingly.

The introductory song by Shaan coupled with lyrics by Chandrabindoo band members and 'Bhindeshi Taara' at the end were quite touching. Ofcourse Shreya Ghosal does her job extremely well with those soulful numbers.
Special mention for Mita Vashisht. She just needs to do more roles and bring out her talent. The scene where she bursts out at her husband after learning about Brinda's death has been so convincingly portrayed.

With such films as Anuranan and Antaheen, Aniruddha Roychoudhury simply leaves you asking for more. It seems that he is one of those few who are determined to revive the Bengali film industry and rekindle our dead interests. His movies seem as episodes exploring relations and I' m already waiting for the next. Hope he will once again prove his mettle and keep making meaningful movies.
You can download the movie from torrentz by this link: http://www.mininova.org/tor/3023490
And if you don’t have that speed to get torrent, then you have youtube. And the link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrqUzKZOzww&feature=PlayList&p=0F7A9E5CF0AE8A23&index=0&playnext=1
And the good news is both of the links comes along with sub-title  so enjoy!