Maybe I should have also taken a vacation like half of my colleagues. After 7 months of 12 hours days and calls with clients beyond midnights, finally my project is reaching its successful conclusion. And in the melee to give the final touches, the days of December just whizzed by. Before I could even remember that this was a long weekend, flight prices had zoomed off to new highs :), and so I am here spending a relaxed weekend at home.
I thought I'd watch lot of movies but come saturday, I found the company of people like me and I have been out most of the time.
These are what I could catch:
1. Taken - Action thriller, very slick, definitely reco
2. Wake Up Sid - Lovely Movie, kinda slow
3. 3 idiots - Lot of laughs in the first half, sensitive in the 2nd, except for one overboard (or shall we say over TT table?) avoidable scene, this is a must see
Also I did catch up Avatar a few days back, the visuals are definitely good and worth a watch, but do watch it in as good a theatre as you can to really experience the best from it. Love Aaj Kal was recommended by a very good friend, it is good in parts, but kinda preachy and Deepika is still learning to act :)
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
(non depressing) poem on sunsets
By Habit, I do not write poems, I don't think I have the talent. But then yesterday a friend challenged me that I could come up with only a depressing one. Well so I came up with this in about 10 minutes
Crimson red and orange bright/
the sun sets to my window right/
birdies nest in and bugsies buzz out/
Gently the crescent shimmers and twinkies pout!
Sounds more like a kindergarten rhyme, doesn't it? Anyway I feel good about it.
Crimson red and orange bright/
the sun sets to my window right/
birdies nest in and bugsies buzz out/
Gently the crescent shimmers and twinkies pout!
Sounds more like a kindergarten rhyme, doesn't it? Anyway I feel good about it.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
How does one know?
When one is crazy about something and has his heart set on it for a long time, and if that prized possession seems attainable only by an uncertain freakish chance -- should one let go, accept the "reality" and move on to "better" things --- how does one know if there was a sliver of a chance, should they try harder or just let go?
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Read this nice interview of Sachin's wife. http://www.hindustantimes.com/I-didn-t-even-know-who-Sachin-was-when-we-first-met-Anjali/H1-Article3-476335.aspx
Somehow reminded me of the days when people I knew frowned upon her because Anjali was not a Maharshtrian. Now these people had no business in judging her, but then we Indians have opinions about everything that our public figures do.
There was a similar conversation I had heard when Ajit Agarkar's star was on the rise and he married a Parsi/Muslim girl. One peeved uncle in the local train was so venting his frustration about why these successful cricketers from mumbai do no marry maharastrian girls. Did he feel like our demi-gods didn't find Maharashtrian girls good enough. He was very vocal about Mahrashtrian girls being attractive, well educated and cultured, yet these sons of our soil cared to look elsewhere :D
Well, uncle still didn't have any business about judging Agarkar but then he was not factually wrong. lets look at the three cricketers from mumbai at the top of our minds: Sachin Tendular, Sunil Gavaskar, Vinod Kambli - all have married non Maharastrian ladies :)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Happy Diwali
Dear All, Let me first wish you a very Happy Diwali. May this festival of lights bring you much joy and happiness
I didn't go home for Diwali, wanted to , but decided not to. The short leave and the prospect of piled up work after coming back and the fact that I am planning another trip again in November made me stay put.
And although I have felt jealous of people who have made statements that they are having fun with their families and friends in their hometowns :), this break has been good to me as well.
I have caught up on sleep and the positive effect of which is already showing on me. I don't feel like I am running on reserve battery.
Basically I have been lazing around, watching movies one after another and hogging on the sweets. Something I haven't done since I left NITIE. :)
Until next post. cya
I didn't go home for Diwali, wanted to , but decided not to. The short leave and the prospect of piled up work after coming back and the fact that I am planning another trip again in November made me stay put.
And although I have felt jealous of people who have made statements that they are having fun with their families and friends in their hometowns :), this break has been good to me as well.
I have caught up on sleep and the positive effect of which is already showing on me. I don't feel like I am running on reserve battery.
Basically I have been lazing around, watching movies one after another and hogging on the sweets. Something I haven't done since I left NITIE. :)
Until next post. cya
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Follow up to last post
more than a month since last post. So let me check what's new since then... referring to the last post and updating
1. India stuttered in front of some real competition, I cant take any more jitters
-- Aah...the bliss of non-cricket, Ashes is just a peripheral feeling
2. Sensex continues to boom, time to invest some more
-- Hehe, Invested a lot and then the markets dipped, thankfully they are up and I have made enough profit to buy a handkerchief (Recently bought Van Heusen kerchiefs - 180 bucks for set of 3!, gone are the days of haggling for 10 ka 3 in mumbai locals?!!)
3. Signs of Throat infection, need to take care
--I think the infection took me down on one weekend, but the ice cream bonanza continues everyday post lunch
4. Bought a book on Calvin and Hobbes..pricey @ 620 bucks something that could be read up in just 2 hours...need to check if getting a set from abroad works cheaper
-- I guess money well spent, still to finish the book though, couldn't find the 2 hours all this while. eh :D
5. Reading Bill Bryson's Neither here nor there (Thanks M for the reco), falling in love with Europe's charm without even being there once. Gotta save enuf money for such a trip
--- Middle of the book, Mr. Bryson seems to miss his wife and keeps fantasising
6. Kailash Parbat is coming to chennai and opening next week. Must visit with the NITIE junta here
--- Gentle Reminder, Pathak, Subbu, Saifee!!!
7. How I seem to make more sense when I use numbering even for the most mundane of thoughts
---This is not going anywhere
8. Goan cousin hitched with a Punju gal, am gonna have distant Punjabi relatives, people expecting me to learn Bhangra
--- Don't even think about it! ;)
9. meebo access in office, now on gtalk all the time
--- Hathway shut shop, so making use of office access :)
10. Obama wants to spoil the childhood of American children by making them study hard
--- he shouldn't spoil my children's American dreams
Done with is hafte ka "Dus ka Dum!!"
1. India stuttered in front of some real competition, I cant take any more jitters
-- Aah...the bliss of non-cricket, Ashes is just a peripheral feeling
2. Sensex continues to boom, time to invest some more
-- Hehe, Invested a lot and then the markets dipped, thankfully they are up and I have made enough profit to buy a handkerchief (Recently bought Van Heusen kerchiefs - 180 bucks for set of 3!, gone are the days of haggling for 10 ka 3 in mumbai locals?!!)
3. Signs of Throat infection, need to take care
--I think the infection took me down on one weekend, but the ice cream bonanza continues everyday post lunch
4. Bought a book on Calvin and Hobbes..pricey @ 620 bucks something that could be read up in just 2 hours...need to check if getting a set from abroad works cheaper
-- I guess money well spent, still to finish the book though, couldn't find the 2 hours all this while. eh :D
5. Reading Bill Bryson's Neither here nor there (Thanks M for the reco), falling in love with Europe's charm without even being there once. Gotta save enuf money for such a trip
--- Middle of the book, Mr. Bryson seems to miss his wife and keeps fantasising
6. Kailash Parbat is coming to chennai and opening next week. Must visit with the NITIE junta here
--- Gentle Reminder, Pathak, Subbu, Saifee!!!
7. How I seem to make more sense when I use numbering even for the most mundane of thoughts
---This is not going anywhere
8. Goan cousin hitched with a Punju gal, am gonna have distant Punjabi relatives, people expecting me to learn Bhangra
--- Don't even think about it! ;)
9. meebo access in office, now on gtalk all the time
--- Hathway shut shop, so making use of office access :)
10. Obama wants to spoil the childhood of American children by making them study hard
--- he shouldn't spoil my children's American dreams
Done with is hafte ka "Dus ka Dum!!"
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
thoughts this weekend
1. India stuttered infront of some real competition, I cant take any more jitters
2. Sensex continues to boom, time to invest some more
3. Signs of Throat infection, need to take care
4. Bought a book on Calvin and Hobbes..pricey @ 620 bucks something that could be read up in just 2 hours...need to check if getting a set from abroad works cheapers
5. Reading Bill Bryson's Niether here nor there (Thanks M for the reco), falling in love with Europe's charm without even being there once. Gotta save enuf money for such a trip
6. Kailash Parbat is coming to chennai and opening next week. Must visit with the NITIE junta here
7. How I seem to make more sense when I use numbering even for the most mundane of thoughts
8. Goan cousin hitched with a Punju gal, am gonna have distant Punjabi relatives, people expecting me to learn Bhangra!
9. meebo access in office, now on gtalk all the time
10. Obama wants to spoil the childhood of American children by making them study hard
2. Sensex continues to boom, time to invest some more
3. Signs of Throat infection, need to take care
4. Bought a book on Calvin and Hobbes..pricey @ 620 bucks something that could be read up in just 2 hours...need to check if getting a set from abroad works cheapers
5. Reading Bill Bryson's Niether here nor there (Thanks M for the reco), falling in love with Europe's charm without even being there once. Gotta save enuf money for such a trip
6. Kailash Parbat is coming to chennai and opening next week. Must visit with the NITIE junta here
7. How I seem to make more sense when I use numbering even for the most mundane of thoughts
8. Goan cousin hitched with a Punju gal, am gonna have distant Punjabi relatives, people expecting me to learn Bhangra!
9. meebo access in office, now on gtalk all the time
10. Obama wants to spoil the childhood of American children by making them study hard
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Political commentry
This post might be a little late. The hype and hoopla around the elections is well past. But I have been pondering if we got the best result. I did not vote this time. I am registered in Thane and didn't take the effort of a getting registered in Chennai. So I am not sure how the more "awakened" (Jaago re campaign ;) ) junta will think about this post.
I don't think I would have voted for Congress. I do nurse a grudge against them for implementing the OBC reservations in higher education institutes. I find it grossly unfair and against meritocracy and nothing but a political gimmick which might have long standing repercussions in the years to come. On second thoughts I have realised India has got a strong Prime Minister.
People seem to perceive Manmohan as a soft PM. But in the last 5 years, it seems to me that they have been more hard lined than BJP was. Be it the above mentioned OBC reservations or the nuclear deal or the guts to tell Karat and his Politburo to buzz off.
BJP finally got its chance in 1999-2003 after waiting in the wings for many years. They did well but messed up a few things. They like to be seen as a hardline party when wooing voters, but when it came to governance, they couldn't find the magical middle path. The Ram temple issue , the uniform civil code, the unfortunate Kandahar hijack, the spiralling onion prices, the divestment of PSUs, Godhra and so forth...they always seemed to be swinging in opposite directions.
The Varun Gandhi issue where they wouldn't publicly admonish him gave an impression to me that if they won then their second innings with new captain (Advani) also wouldn't be much different. I just hope that BJP collects itself, starts building again from the grassroots and begins resolving real problems. It will be a sad thing if they go back to the recluse of "Ram Bhoomi" and "Hindutva" campaigns. The Congress needs to be kept on its toes and who better than Loh Purush and his young turks.
On a lighter note, the incessant election coverage on TV and newspapers finally affected the brains of one of our close NITIE batch mates. So much so that he grandly announced to me that we wants to be the Primer Minister of India. He made this comment NOT at a election rally or, when he was campaigning for his party but in the couch comforts of his living room :). Thankfully all that is past and now he is back to normal, worrying about cracking his CFA Level 1.
Also I and Arup Angle think that Prakash and Brinda Karat's story has something common with Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi. Looking at Brinda's snaps I am sure she was a charming lady in her youth, Prakash was a dapper youth with ideals, rich and sophisticated chick falls for emerging leader of tomorrow and the rest is history ..hehe..atleast in my imagination...
I don't think I would have voted for Congress. I do nurse a grudge against them for implementing the OBC reservations in higher education institutes. I find it grossly unfair and against meritocracy and nothing but a political gimmick which might have long standing repercussions in the years to come. On second thoughts I have realised India has got a strong Prime Minister.
People seem to perceive Manmohan as a soft PM. But in the last 5 years, it seems to me that they have been more hard lined than BJP was. Be it the above mentioned OBC reservations or the nuclear deal or the guts to tell Karat and his Politburo to buzz off.
BJP finally got its chance in 1999-2003 after waiting in the wings for many years. They did well but messed up a few things. They like to be seen as a hardline party when wooing voters, but when it came to governance, they couldn't find the magical middle path. The Ram temple issue , the uniform civil code, the unfortunate Kandahar hijack, the spiralling onion prices, the divestment of PSUs, Godhra and so forth...they always seemed to be swinging in opposite directions.
The Varun Gandhi issue where they wouldn't publicly admonish him gave an impression to me that if they won then their second innings with new captain (Advani) also wouldn't be much different. I just hope that BJP collects itself, starts building again from the grassroots and begins resolving real problems. It will be a sad thing if they go back to the recluse of "Ram Bhoomi" and "Hindutva" campaigns. The Congress needs to be kept on its toes and who better than Loh Purush and his young turks.
On a lighter note, the incessant election coverage on TV and newspapers finally affected the brains of one of our close NITIE batch mates. So much so that he grandly announced to me that we wants to be the Primer Minister of India. He made this comment NOT at a election rally or, when he was campaigning for his party but in the couch comforts of his living room :). Thankfully all that is past and now he is back to normal, worrying about cracking his CFA Level 1.
Also I and Arup Angle think that Prakash and Brinda Karat's story has something common with Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi. Looking at Brinda's snaps I am sure she was a charming lady in her youth, Prakash was a dapper youth with ideals, rich and sophisticated chick falls for emerging leader of tomorrow and the rest is history ..hehe..atleast in my imagination...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Frasier
Frasier is a tele series I strongly recommend to every one. I first watched it about 5 years ago when it started airing it on Star World. But the succeeding seasons were not regularly aired.
Thanks to isohunt and Hathway, I have been hooked now for past 3 months
It is a humor based series about the life of a radio psychiatrist (Frasier) interspersed with his brother,father,maid and producer.
What has me hooked to Frasier is the kind of humor. It is a highly intellectual, hardly anything vulgar or below the belt. People who enjoy satire or irony will love it. Apart from the refreshing genre of humor, I am sure what gets you hooked is that you start seeing parts of yourself in Frasier and his family.
It could range from waiting forever to tell some gal that you are crazy about her ever since you met her to wanting to belong to a royal family and desire to be addressed as "His Royal Highness" or the love for your parents where you want them to live with you or the desire to hob nob with the top echelons of the society...to being recognized as a popular figure.
Thanks to isohunt and Hathway, I have been hooked now for past 3 months
It is a humor based series about the life of a radio psychiatrist (Frasier) interspersed with his brother,father,maid and producer.
What has me hooked to Frasier is the kind of humor. It is a highly intellectual, hardly anything vulgar or below the belt. People who enjoy satire or irony will love it. Apart from the refreshing genre of humor, I am sure what gets you hooked is that you start seeing parts of yourself in Frasier and his family.
It could range from waiting forever to tell some gal that you are crazy about her ever since you met her to wanting to belong to a royal family and desire to be addressed as "His Royal Highness" or the love for your parents where you want them to live with you or the desire to hob nob with the top echelons of the society...to being recognized as a popular figure.
The sibling relationship depicted between Frasier and Niles is a never-seen-on-TV before kind.
Here too the series stands like a mirror. I am the elder brother and I see myself in Frasier. My roomie (who is now even more hooked thanks to yours truly) is a younger sibling and sees himself in Niles.
Here too the series stands like a mirror. I am the elder brother and I see myself in Frasier. My roomie (who is now even more hooked thanks to yours truly) is a younger sibling and sees himself in Niles.
Kudos to the writers for weaving our dormant aspirations into such a fantastic story.
So the next time you decided to download Lost or Prison Break, do search for "Frasier" an start from Season 1..let me know if you don't like it
Until next post then..take care
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