I’m on the verge of some pretty big changes. I’ll be posting more in a few days and then trying to post a flurry of updates documenting my life changes. It’s exciting. I’m excited. Stay tuned…
I want to share a musing on The Apprentice. But only because it ties together nicely with a personal reflection I’ve been thinking a lot about lately.
I’m still amazed at how similar main elements of The Apprentice rival every day life. The Apprentice was all about simplicity. I’m not talking about the tasks, but the […]
I don’t watch a ton of TV. LOST, The Wire, Entourage, and occasionally House. But I think starting this year, I’ll have to add another show to the “regular” rotation: Frontline.
It’s on PBS, but is also available online. Think of it as a (very) extended 60 Minutes. So instead of a 20-minute segment, they’ll do […]
The stock markets for the past 3 weeks has been just fascinating. And by fascinating, I mean quite crazy and on most days, quite painful.
I studied Finance at Rutgers, and we learned a lot about how “efficient” the markets were. How all available and whispered about information is efficiently synthesized by the vast army of […]
(my original title for this post (until I wrote the very last line of the post and liked it so much I made it the title as well): jason bourne & greatness.)
On Sunday night around 11ish I went to the theater and watched the movie The Bourne Ultimatum. It was awesome. No, it was excellent. […]
I’ve never posted about any of the radio, newspaper, or tv coverage that’s found it’s way to me since The Apprentice. Mostly because it was all so random and I never really found any of it that interesting. But Advertising Age just announced their “40 under 40″ list, and I’m quite honored (and surprised) to […]
Surya on The Apprentice: how it all began.
09 Jul
Posted by surya.yalamanchili as Misc, Life, Personal, The Apprentice
How did I end up on The Apprentice? This story is as interesting as anything that came after.
It’s the first Thursday in the eight month of 2004 in Cincinnati, OH. I’ve been working for a little over a year, and I happened to stumble upon a newspaper article. The article mentioned that the hottest show […]
Across my two week trip I had a lot of random thoughts. But two were omnipresent.
1) As I define “travel”, to get the “most” out it, you really should do it alone.
2) It’s the details and context of the places you visit that matter.
Through both personal experience and witness, I saw that when in a […]
i´m alive and well in europe! thanks to everyone who provided me with such amazing tips and advice. here ended up being the
itinerary:
berlin 4 days
barcelona 2 days
rome 4 days
france 3 days
i´m on day one in barcelona now. i´m about to head out. so far this has been amazing! i´ll try to post some thoughts before […]
I’m driving in to work yesterday. It takes me 3 minutes to get to work, which as it turns out is my attention span anyway. But I digress. I’m driving to work yesterday and I’m listening to NPR. On NPR, they were discussing the state of the Iraqi government. So I’m hearing Iraqi’s talk about […]
Got back from San Francisco last night. I had a ton of fun– great weather (if but a tad bit chilly), great food, and great people.
Special thanks to Corey, Jared, and Noah for showing me around a little and treating me to wonderful meals! The hospitality of the Bay residents might be the finest I’ve […]
Cory Booker is the man. I resist posting about anything political despite the fact that this might be favorite topic because of how polarizing it is. But Cory Booker, current Mayor of Newark, NJ is simply put, the man. He seems to be a genuine guy, who’s obviously brilliant and inspiring. He’s also incredibly sensible– […]
This blog was down for what appears to be almost a week. Part of this time I was away at my friend’s wedding in NJ. When I came back to OH, somewhere along the way I figured out it was down. I never realized how weird it felt for this blog to not be there. […]
The facts:
In 2 weeks I’ll have 9 days in Europe in which I’m free to do as I please. I’ve never been. I want to have fun. I start in Berlin, and have to fly out of Paris.
Question:
Where should I go? What should I see? Flights? Eurail? Hostels? Hotels?
Email, call, or use the comments.
Thanks!
It feels like just yesterday that I was waiting eagerly for the envelope to come. Within it held the promise of all that was to come after. I remember opening the envelope, seeing the name and phone number contained within it, and wanting to call it immediately.
I was living in, and working out of […]
Ever have the moments where you see what you’re doing, and then you realize how different it is from “the way it used to be?” I get that feeling a lot. Most recently when I thought about bill paying.
One of my memories as a lad is of Mom paying the bills a few times a […]
I’ve now been through my fair-share of interviews. They’re actually a lot of fun. But I’ve also managed to come up with good answers to questions that no one ever asked me. Well, they’re not that good. And in fact, this whole ?’s I wish had been asked is a pretense for a random blog […]
I don’t have a lot to say about the Virginia Tech tragedy. It’s unspeakably heartbreaking, sick, and sad. And everywhere you turn you’re reminded of this. Round the clock news coverage of today’s ceremony, interviews with loved ones, background on the killer, etc. I don’t want to pile on here. But I did want to […]
I recently picked up the book a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. You may have seen it if you go to Starbucks, it’s the book they’ve been promoting for the past month or so. The book, written by Ishmael Beah, is excellent. A pretty quick read at about 200 pages, it holds […]
The Apprentice: my favorite memory.
09 Apr
Posted by surya.yalamanchili as Life, Personal, The Apprentice
What was my favorite memory from The Apprentice? There were actually quite a few really sweet moments, where I caught myself thinking– is this really happening? But the first time I was asked the question and had to give an answer was on a radio interview a few weeks ago. Once I thought of […]
Tonight, the Rutgers lady scarlet knights take on the Tennessee volunteers for the Womens B-Ball Championship. This is very exciting. The game starts in 20 minutes. But I’ve already decided that the rutgers’ ladies are champions. Because it doesn’t matter what happens tonight (I have faith they’ll win), they’ve already proven it this season. This […]
The Apprentice: looking at circumstance & outcomes.
02 Apr
Posted by surya.yalamanchili as Life, Personal, The Apprentice
I’ve got a series of thoughts on the Apprentice that discuss a (emotional) reaction to my fellow contestants. I won’t write about any of that stuff for at least a year. Until then it’s tainted by being too close to the event, and so it lacks credibility. But one of the questions I’ve gotten the […]
Since my quest to become the next Apprentice has (publicly) come to an end, I’ve decided to begin my next quest: to become Batman. To aid me in my goal, I spent some solid time this weekend watching Batman Begins for the 10th or so time. (Another highly productive weekend). In addition to all the […]
Simply: go see it. It’s good.
The book version of The Namesake is an all-time favorite. When I first discovered it years ago, I stayed up all night and read the book cover to cover. I was tired the next day, but energized and moved by what I had just read. The book had this depth […]
I very much try and stay clear of politics in this blog. [RealityTVelection.com (coming very soon…I promise) will have politics galore!] But this has bothered me for some time, so here goes:
Chuck Hagel Republican senator from Nebraska voted with the Dems this week on a withdrawal timeline for Iraq. Naturally, Hagel, Democrats and anyone who […]
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an Internet entrepreneur turned Brand Manager. I've “returned” to my roots and today focus on emerging media strategy. And strange as it is, if I look familiar its because I was on the TV show The Apprentice. And, yes, I know it was terrible.
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