Update on Gaming and Books!

Hi everyone, sorry for the looong delay in updating this blog - I've just been quite busy with a lot of things, from work at synapse to stuff in my personal life...

Gaming
No clue about what's happening in the scene right now, and haven't been in touch. However, I've got quite a few new games, and am currently playing Need For Speed Underground 2 and Half Life 2, with a little Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 thrown in - all this on a spanking new nVidia 6600 TD (a friend's, not mine :) )

Books
Been reading a lot of fiction lately, because of a rekindling of my old love for science fiction and japan due to a movie called The Last Samurai (which i saw for the 3rd time recently)
List of books recently finished:

• Black Blade by Eric Lustbader
  
• The Mediteranean Caper by Clive Cussler
  
• Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
  
• White Ninja by Eric Lustbader (again, for the 2nd time :) )
  

My Life
Lots of new things happening! Not only have I joined up for an ICFAI MBA, I've also moved out to my own place (on rent) which has a brilliant view and is being shared with one other person. ;) Things at Synapse have been quite hectic, and my clients have been shifted around and unfortunately the woork just doesn't stop piling up. Anyway, I'll try and get some more time soon to keep writing...

Adios!

Monday Blues and News

Hi everyone,

I'll be travelling for a week from monday (nov. 8) onwards, so that post i promised on "women in gaming" will have to wait for a bit. (collected quite a bit of material for it though ;) )

Gaming
Well nothing much happening rite now other than the BIG Ragnarok Tournament. Grab a copy of this month's Digit magazine to get a free copy of Ragnarok, along with some other goodies. And there's a new version of MAME out there, for those people who like to play classic arcade games.

Management
I'm currently reading a brilliant book called Built To Last. (check out this link - it has reviews, excerpts and a detailed description) It's apparently an old classic in management circles, but i got my hands on it only recently. Not only does it study some of the most visionary comapnies in the world today, it also scientifically dissects the basic principles these companies have kept constant over the decades of their existance, and which have brought them to their current strength. Great reading, especially if you want to know what makes a great company last longer/do better than companies which don't have any vision.

TimePass
I'm sure you've heard of Aesop - the greek writer famous for his little parables filled with wisdom. This is an ebook with a brief history of Aesop, and some of his fables. Download it, it's good reading - most of that wisdom can be applied in everyday life even to this day.

My Life
Pretty normal week, and other than Neeta's new blog, pretty much nothing new. We didn't have any trips last week, though i did manage to see "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" :)