Interests



>> Vedic Astrology (Jyotish)

Though a so called 'Superstition' to many, I find Vedic Astrology to be the core mechanism of the creation, the principle conduct of all of our lives. In the history we find that many brilliant scientists, writers, poets, philosophers and other wise men were devoted to this science. In many famous men's lives Astrology has put it's clear signature of brilliant authenticity and strong existence.

 

Sad enough that today, Astrology is teased for the sake of being unscientific. People are cheated for the sake of astrology and lose faith from this. This is the result of lack of honest, talended and truly devoted people in this subject. Also there is no lack of trash stuff which are going fine as 'Astrology'. People do not believe in astrology only for the reason that they just do not know much about it or it's powers. In my practical experience, I have always seen it and thus learned that only and only planetary effects are the cause of whatever happens in this earth. There are many systems in the Astrology and most are unscientific and superstitions, only Vedic Astrology [Jyotish] is the authentic and oldest one which was derived from a divine source and was passed down orally for many thousand years through an unbroken teacher-disciple tradition.

I am a practicing astrologer who offers paid formal readings, consultations, correspondence courses etc. I have many records of successful predictions and remedies through which people were benefited. I own a professional website and the second largest forum on Jyotish on the net having more than 5,300+ members. I also wrote a lot of articles with publication in internationally famous Astrology magazine. Click here to know more.

>> Computers, internet etc.

My mother gifted me a Pentium 233 MMX in 1998, which was the introduction of IT in my life. I now use a Pentium IV PC with 160 GB hard disks, enriched with cool software and much more informative and recreating stuff that I have collected since then. I cannot really think of a day without my PC. This is the reason that I feel very homesick when out of home / town. Since Dec 2002 I have been using a break free 24 hrs speedy internet connection. I really am never into web designing but just to design my own websites. Still, in March 2000, my project won the Award of Web Page Designing Competition at the 4th Notre Dame Computer Festival. There my team beat many senior teams. The news came up on some channels and newspapers. 



Our news came on newspaper with photos.
(Daily Prothom-Alo on 27th March, 2000 - click to enlarge.)

>> Chess

The 'King of Games'. It is the battle of talent, intelligence and patience between two armies in a small family and with a few soldiers. These days the chess world is far advanced. Even acquiring simple basics and general chess knowledge takes tough exercise. You can't make good starting moves unless you read good books. Mastering chess needs studying with innumerable old and new games. Unless you play chess to a deeper level, you can never understand how much talent, intellect, practice and knowledge this game needs. This game is simply wonderful !

It is a very scientific game since it includes logical movements of the pieces in the 64 squares. So a computer can play chess very well, depending on it's logic and mathematics. Playing good chess is a very balanced combination of creativity and theory based knowledge. There are theory-based good moves, you learn them from books and tutorials and play them just from memorization, because some good moves and strategies are established, there is no point to think about them and waste time. On the other hand, for unique positions in games, you also need to take, 'Calculated risks' depending on your skill, insight and creativity, that is why an apparent bad move proves a very talented trick after a while! For too much complexity and innumerable possible moves, even the World Champion, or the most powerful super computer cannot assure that it is the 'Best move' for a particular position, and this 'Endless number of best moves' is the beauty of the game.

>> Drawing

In my boyhood, I started drawing by sketching muscular men in my books. It's amazing how could a three-dimensional object takes place on a two-dimensional sheet of plain paper, made possible only for the God gifted talent of creativity. Drawing has been the innate skill of me that I never had an opportunity to develop systematically with any formal education. Click here to see some drawings of me done by simple Ms-Paint, based on the game 'Street Fighter Alpha'. [This link will be added soon.]

 >> Music

 Music... ah. A vital part of my recreation. I am a serious lover of music. Music refreshes my mind and provides me with mental energy. Sometimes I am very tired after a busy and hectic day, but only listening to some favourite music makes me energetic again. I am very selective about music - I do not listen to a lot of them. When I listen to music, I listen only, and do nothing else. Some people do other things while a music is on, but I cannot concentrate. So when a music is on, my whole concentration is on that. That is why I often do not have the patience to listen to the whole song, but I cut some parts of it that I like the most, and listen to the partial song only. I have separate folder where I keep such partial-length songs, ranging from 6 to 20 seconds of different songs.

>> Movies etc.

 Movies are my all time favourites, though I really do not get the time these days to watch movies. I watch very very selected movies but when I like a movie (Or a scene of it) then I watch it over and over - just like music. My favourite faces include Michael Biehn and Paul Walker in Hollywood and Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan in Bombay. I also used to like Shahrukh Khan in the past, but preference change. I like some of the female stars' looks a lot, like Denise Richards - I like her the best. I also like Kirti Reddy, Isha Koppikar, Celina Jaitley, Sandali Sinha, and Ayesha Takia from Bollywood film industry.


Denise Richards - Some of her favourite pictures


From left: Kirti Reddy, Isha Koppikar, Celina Jaitley, Sandali Sinha, and Ayesha Takia

My all time favourite Indian movies are Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (HDDCS) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. HDDCS is the one that really touched the core of my heart and I doubt if any other movie can ever do that to me in the future. It's story, direction, dialogs, star performance, presentation - everything is really matchless. From Hollywood my all time favourites are The Terminator, The Matrix (first two parts) and The Fast and the Furious. I also liked the technical richness of Terminator 2.

>> Books

 I love to read books; Humayun Ahmed and Muhammad Jafar Iqbal are my favourite writers. Emotional and sci-fi stories touch me most. I started reading books from very young age, it had to do a lot to build up my writing skills, vocabulary etc. And I read books till 2000, then became busy with other things gradually. I really would like to read books of other great writers, but being involved in too many things makes it very difficult. I do not have the time to even watch TV most of the times.

>> Adda (Lengthy lazy useless casual chats) & Shopping

I love to have adda with my friends, esp. close friends. I like to hang out with them, go to malls, visit stores, buy things sometimes, and then sit in some nice cozy fast food shops or restaurants and have adda, for hrs., accompanied by juices, light drinks, strong coffees and some tasty stuff like chocolate cakes, icecreams, and soft cheese sandwiches etc.

I like to pass time lazily and unproductively - being comfortable and sit, and just talk about this and that. I like hanging out in small groups or even one-on-one than big groups unless it's Eid or something. Because it allows me to share myself with them rather deeply.  This habit I developed since last two years or so may be. It is great. I also like roaming in malls with friends or even alone, and buy this and that. I just love to shop, esp. this and that. Sometimes I am not feeling well and do some heavy shopping and feel better and cheered up again, it often happens! I mostly like to buy expensive items, show pieces (coming to that later, in the bottom), branded t-shirts, jeans, and other nice things. Life is great !


I also like to have adda over phone, that's why I pay an unusual high mobile phone bill per month, ranging from 4,000-6,000 bucks! Ever since 1996 or so, when I was a school-boy, I often used to have phone conversations for two-three hours!

 >> Paintings, arts, and other artistic & sensual things

Hmm... I am fond of paintings, art works and all other artistic things. Also I like sensual sculptures like of half nude women, I have lots of them in my room. Well I do not like a porn, but sensuality enhances an art dramatically. All the sensual sculptures in my room are of good quality as the standard of art is concerned. They do not look vulgar in any ways. I hate when people call them offensive - they just cannot understand an art. Such people piss me off.


My sexy mug collection ! (Total six mugs)


>> Cats and kittens

I love cats. I just love them. I would like to keep some cats in my home, but there is no one to take care of them as I am out of home often for a few days. I like kittens a lot - they are so sweet, innocent and cuddly. If I see a kitten, I can hardly stop myself from taking it in my lap and fondle it, caress it and feed it cookies etc. It happened once that near a mall I saw a mom-cat with about six small kittens, I was just amazed that I spent about half an hour right there watching them as they moved, ran, played, and fought with each other. I did not want to leave the place at all ! But I had to.




Sharing some cuddly moments with my kitten Mishu (June, 2006)


Me with kittens at my cousins' home (Oct 2006)