Unstoppable!

Amazing advertisement from the Canadian Paralympic association. Define...UNSTOPPABLE! 

Great Social & Environmental Advertisements

Got these pictures in my inbox as a forward. Really nice advertisements on social and environmental issues.

The advertisements on the environment served as a reminder on how fragile our world has become and the tipping point that we have reached. We have to act now...or it will be really too late. Similarly, the adverts on social issues, at least for me, reminded me of an obligation to act in a better way towards the repressed and the under privileged. This is particularly so considering that India is becoming richer and we today have the means to make the lives of others much better.

Discovery Channel: Boom De Ah Dah - 2009

'Boom De Ah Dah' Part 2 created in 2009. This has also become a cult hit. If you love the world, you will love the song. :)

Check out more at the Discovery Channel Web Site for the "Boom De Ah Dah"

Must watch for all....

The World is just Awesome!! - Reason enough why all of us should do everything in our power to save it from destruction.

Discovery Channel: Boom De Ah Dah - 2008

Simply Brilliant...Probably the greatest advertisement ever. This was the first one created by Discovery channel in 2008. Check out more at the Discovery Channel Web Site for the "Boom De Ah Dah"

Must watch for all....

The World is just Awesome!! - Reason enough why all of us should do everything in our power to save it from destruction.



Just cannot get it out of my head :-)

Aman ki Aasha - An initiative of The Times of India Group & The Jang Group of Pakistan (Part II)

This is the second of the videos that i have seen today and this is even better in its portrayal of the sense of longing between the peoples of these 2 nations to achieve peace. It also features the music of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, someone who has become one of my all time favourite singers in Bollywood.

Aman ki Asha is a great start by the biggest media house in each country and would definitely help in furthering the cause of bringing stability to this region. More details and news reports are available on the TOI website 'Aman Ki Asha' and the Geo TV website 'Aman Ki Asha'. There is also a Facebook page to keep tabs on all events.

Aman ki Aasha - An initiative of The Times of India Group & The Jang Group of Pakistan (Part I)

I chanced upon this brilliant video (Song sung by Shankar Mahadevan)about an Initiative called 'Aman ki Asha' which talks about brotherhood between Indians and Pakistanis. It shows us how much similarity exists between us and how we should never let that go away. True, there are massive problems between us but some start needs to be taken and nurtured. And this seems to be a good one at that...

Everyone who wishes to see peace and happiness in India and Pakistan - and in the larger context, the world - should support this initiative. It is a great start by the biggest media house in each country and would definitely help in furthering the cause of bringing stability to this region. More details and news reports are available on the TOI website 'Aman Ki Asha' and the Geo TV website 'Aman Ki Asha'. There is also a Facebook page to keep tabs on all events.

Apple: Think Different - Here's to the Crazy Ones :)

Came across this brilliant motivational piece and a very old Apple advertisement. Just my way of telling everyone...All of us have the chance of one lifetime to change the world...Lets be crazy enough to do something about it!!

Apple's original "Think Different" ad from 1997: "Heres to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. Theyre not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you cant do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Order of appearance: Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), R. Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner, Maria Callas, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earhart, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Jim Henson (with Kermit the Frog), Frank Lloyd Wright, Pablo Picasso, and Shaan Sahota (young girl).

Something Happens - Precious platinum advertisement :)

Being a sucker for romance, i just fell in love with this advertisement. It is such a beautifully done ad and with such sublime lyrics and piano play. Superb! In fact i was surprised that i had to search really hard to find this on the net.

Anyways here are the lyrics...Enjoy!!

You know they arranged everything, the meeting, the date, the place and we...we did the only thing we could, We Laughed
Today 1 year, 2 months and 11 days later,

(piano music)
Things just happen, That's the way it feels...
Somethings just happen, things we just cant see...
Who knows the reason why, should i laugh or should i cry

Suddenly we discovered...Our Day of Love

Something happens...to you and me
hmmm...hmmmm....hmmm.....and me....

Shut up & Vote - Thermal & A Quarter

A Damn Good initiative by Thermal & A Quarter: It seems the Jaago Re! One Billion Vote campaign has organized a 5 city tour where TAAQ (One of Bangalore's and India's hottest bands - though i don't like their music too much) will be performing a couple of songs written for the great indian tamasha/ reality TV show of Indian General Elections so that youngsters like us can come out and vote...and as they say...'Vote because we have the dope, We are the Antidote'....

Lyrics of 'Shut up and Vote'

Walking man, waking up
It's never too late to shine
The seasons change, you re-arrange
Guess you're doing fine

You think you're cool, you've been to school
You know your rock n' roll

It's an easy twist, to make a fist,
Save your fingers from the cold...

Shut up and Vote
Shut up and Vote
You've got the dope, you're the antidote
Shut up and Vote
Shut up and Vote
You're so smart but you're running out of hope

It's all a mess, I must confess,
The system seems a joke
Should you make the steal, reinvent the wheel
Or simply go for broke?

Is it right, or is it left
They all give you a name
Are they clean, or are they clowns,
In the end, it's you, you're to blame

Shut up and Vote
Shut up and Vote
You've got the dope, you're the antidote
Shut up and Vote
Shut up and Vote
You're so smart but you're running out of hope

Thermal & A Quarter - Shut Up & Vote - Poll 2009

Fresh Ho Jao - Simply Refreshing!!

Superb song, though the advertisement could have had a better connect. But the music and Sushma Reddy make this such a compelling watch. Its great that the makers have come out with the complete track. In fact the lyrics are also so true and as you might have realised, even more so for me....Thaki si zindagi si, ruki si zindagi si...kuch lamhe chra lo na :)

Sung by Cara Lisa Monteiro:

Fuhaarein, bochharein, nazaaare chura lo na,
kuch boondein chura lo na;
Thaki si zindagi se, ruki si zindagi se,
kuch lamhe chura lo na…;

Kuch yaddein, aur sapne, apne chura lo na;
ooo Ruki si zindagi se, thaki si zindagi se,
raftaarein chura lo na…

lukka chupi khelti hai,
bheed mein hazaaron kaliyaan (hazaaron kaliyaan);
mmmm galiyon mein yun bheed banke,
chup gayi hain saari khushiyaan (saari….saari khushiyaan);
Khushiyon ko bula lo na,
muskaane churalo naaaa…
sulagti pyaas hai toh,
machalti pyaas hai toh;
ek limca churalo na.

Kuch yaddein, aur sapne, apne chura lo na;
Ruki si zindagi se, thaki si zindagi se,
raftaarein chura lo na…”

Reclaim Your Life (Part 1)...Start of the guilt trip!

The first ad of the Dicor series....It has always made me wonder whether there are people like me who feel helpless everyday and are still not able to do anything about it. Why cant we just walk away and follow our dreams...won't we be happier then....and make everyone else happier!!

Reclaim Your Life (Part 2)...What an Ad...What an Inspiration!!

This advertisement just means everything that is defined by "Institutionalization"....something against which i am going to fight tooth and nail all my life....

The urge to break out and the courage to follow dreams...hopefully will keep me from becoming part of the scrapyard of Satisfaction!!

Life goes by without you knowing, Can you feel it pass you by...Reclaim you life!