Sivaji - The Boss
It can't get bigger. But will it meet the nerve tingling expectancy? This was the question raised by TOI dt. 15/06/07 the official day of release.
Well, my mind was racing the same way this week... But I got the answer for myself the next day (today!). Thanks to the baron of the box office (Shankar) for his own state-of-the-art, extraordinary extravaganzas. Thanks to ARR for his magnificent score, especially during the climax. The rest you know... a straight four and a half stars... Cool!
Sivaji Righta? : Well you may call it 'fever', 'mania' , and a whole lot of others. But it's certainly a thrill to be a part of it. Somebody said 'You *must* be a fan 250% to enjoy the Rajni film'.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Kingdom First
Jesus said in Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
The Psalmist says in 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. So when you seek the Lord, you will find Him.
But never ever forget this: They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul Psalm 106:13-15. This passage talks about the Israelites, the chosen children of God, had their desires, and they craved for it. They would've probably gone mad without it. God at this moment probably could not do anything other than granting it, BUT (aha, here is the key) He sent leanness into their soul. So you cannot override God's will with yours, although you may blindly think that God approves it.
The Psalmist says in 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. So when you seek the Lord, you will find Him.
But never ever forget this: They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul Psalm 106:13-15. This passage talks about the Israelites, the chosen children of God, had their desires, and they craved for it. They would've probably gone mad without it. God at this moment probably could not do anything other than granting it, BUT (aha, here is the key) He sent leanness into their soul. So you cannot override God's will with yours, although you may blindly think that God approves it.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Ripping your audio CD to Mp3
(Fedora Core)
For ripping your audio CD, use Sound Juicer, which can be accessed like this :
Applications->Sound and Video->Sound Juicer CD Ripper
The files are ripped into ogg files by the sound juicer.
The sox and lame that comes with fedora core helps you convert these ogg files to mp3.
So here goes the two step funda:
1) using sox convert your ogg to wav
eg. sox oggfile.ogg wavfile.wav
2) using lame convert this wav to mp3
eg. lame wavfile.wav mp3file.mp3
Go ahead and enjoy the music.
My favourite Mp3 player is mpg123 Go ahead and install one if you dont have. (yum it) then enjoy the light-weight, command-line mp3 layer.
that's for now,
samjosh :)
For ripping your audio CD, use Sound Juicer, which can be accessed like this :
Applications->Sound and Video->Sound Juicer CD Ripper
The files are ripped into ogg files by the sound juicer.
The sox and lame that comes with fedora core helps you convert these ogg files to mp3.
So here goes the two step funda:
1) using sox convert your ogg to wav
eg. sox oggfile.ogg wavfile.wav
2) using lame convert this wav to mp3
eg. lame wavfile.wav mp3file.mp3
Go ahead and enjoy the music.
My favourite Mp3 player is mpg123 Go ahead and install one if you dont have. (yum it) then enjoy the light-weight, command-line mp3 layer.
that's for now,
samjosh :)