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From my heart to me

2010-06-26T23:04:00.003+05:30

It's been a long while
And even though there is no time, space
Or any other dimension
That can come between your soul and you
There seems to have been
A long lapse...

I do not write poems any more.
I try looking into my heart
To find the answer
To find an answer
But to the real question
And not the poseur.

I do not write poems any more.
Does that mean I'm not happy?
Or that I've lost the gift
To express my feelings and emotions?
Have I precipitated into a world so real
That there is no room to drift
And be free and wild and happy...?

Hope and optimism are wonderful companions
That have never left my side
But sometimes act like that morphine
That takes away the pain for a while
But brings it back in doses...at times.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
And so does happiness lie in the heart of the dreamer.
I realise that I'm not unhappy but scared
Of things that will be or things that were.

I've always thought that
Sad poetry was the best poetry
Sadness that lit up every little sphere of the soul...
That in all the gloom was like dark clouds
That would eventually rain down tears
And be gone to show smiling sun rays
From a bright red heart...

There is truth in reality
But the ultimate search for happiness isn't in truth
It is the little world in you
That makes you believe in all things
Good and beautiful.

So here it is...another sad poem
But it is also that. A 'poem' from a happy heart :)

My Name is Arthy n i don't give a **** abt MNIK

2010-02-21T13:59:00.006+05:30

First n foremost here's a big boo to Shiv Sena for creating enough hype to make me waste 120 Rs on this movie which truthfully I had no plans of watching.

A bigger boo to the media for whipping up so much hype about a movie that wasn't even worth half hour of my time.. n i'm a vetti college student:P

N KKKKaran Johar I've some advice. Srsly dude we get the point ' all muslims are not terrorists' but nxt time try a short film. ( 15 min max)

Sharukh has done a good job ( cos it's that of a different character other than the teary eyed lover.. *rolls eyes*) but nevertheless I think we're giving this movie, some issue & Sharukh faaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr more importance that it deserves.

The dialogs sag, characters are either dull or boring in their obvious efforts to be bubbly n one can't randomly kill off ppl to create the sympathy. Even the dullest.. or probably next to the dullest filmakers, would realise that the EQ of the movie cannot be so crude.

N Aspergers...ah wat an innovative thought! Now that we've seen Alzheimers ( Black) Dsylexia (Taare Zameen Par) Progeria (Paa) lets start looking forward to movie on Autism shall we -- :@

There are a lot of subtle issues that have been dealt with...but dey lack the lustre and looks like KJ just settled for for something a little above average.

I'll have to admit that the evolved debate btw BT n SRK, which is become more of a 'freedom for expression' vs 'fear inducing thug politicians' was noteworthy n I will totally support the cause for which the movie has come to stand for but all said n done lets face reality for a short break shall we?

Some superstar 'King KKKKKHHHHHan ( "from the epiglotis") gets fucked at an US airport cos of his name' AILA! what does he do? He gets his best, gay(to be read happy:P) buddy to make this draggy braggy movie that tests the audience's patience beyond nethin ever achieved by bollywood!

On the whole, I'll have to admit I liked a coupla scenes in the movie like when Rizwan Khan ( SRK'S) mother, Zarina Wahab sketches some stick figures to show him that there are only good & bad people in this world & another when Kajol plays perfectly well the wailing,heart-broken mother with her dead son.

But otherwise I can only say watch the movie urself to realise what u cud've saved yourself from :P

:(Creativity:)

2009-07-29T22:01:00.009+05:30

This post is coming in quite late at night.. so I'm not expecting much out of it.. not that I'm a bulb with glowing ideas through the day..but still( see thats wat you get for having ignored the first line disclaimer n readin further! You're still reading???)

Ahem.. so I just read up a coupla decent posts on some blogs n realised that 'creativity' is something I truly miss in my life :( n ironically seem to be addicted to! First n foremost yea.. I'm referring to general creativity in stuff...but more specifically the writing kind! The explanation for the above would be that.. yep I don't do anything creative anymore n hence wistfully long for the times when writing up a good poem or article was such an easy n fulfilling task! The addicted part is that I find myself grinning like an idiot when I read up a simple, factual or spoof(btr!;)) post, watch a humour filled witty talk on a TV show, or lazily scan an article which is yea.. a gr8 thing if only if I wouldn't end up feeling kinda jealous, or um.. a little insecure about my own creativity at the end...which I agree is not much..& is probably fading away like some crazy morning dream..but nevertheless is.

So here I am ranting abt creativity n stuff...shows how lively my life is :s Nevertheless this post too like many of mine.. (I guess I'm too obsessed with the fairy tale 'happily ever after' stuff) is gonna have a positive ending. I'm gonna make it a point to read up stuff & blog about my thoughts on them. Cos here's what I think it is : Reading up or being more aware implies info, implying criticism( i'm cynical.. can't help it:P)implying opinion, implying chance to spice up stuff - yep voila! 'Creativity' :D:p

SSN EDC (Entrepreneurship Development Cell) Presents E-Week 09, Feb 14th to 19th

2009-02-15T22:31:00.006+05:30

"GO GREEN!! The world is our business"

Hmmmm...on first look I'm tempted to delve into this tag line & discuss entrepreneurship with a greener/more eco-friendly perspective. But like most times, when a second thought definitely helps.. I think, going green is a thriving business in itself!

It's human nature to always think what you'd gain out of something before you venture into it, & that's exactly what's in the 'go green' business model! It's like a win-win-win situation where one gains, through a undoubtedly successful business model of making the world a greener, healthier, safer place to live in & thus gains again,cos after all the world's our home!:)

The model talks about the motives, main plan, prospects, profits in the making & above all, making our home.. the world.. our business, without taking any extra effort! All it takes is a little awareness about the current ecological situation, & participating in an event of one of it's kinds... "E-Week 09, Feb 14th to 19th, conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Cell(EDC)at SSN College of Engineering".

The business model for 'GOING GREEN'.

Short-term & Long-term motives:
a)spread awareness about the benefits of going green like cutting costs, improving efficiency, making way for sustainable development.
b)help develop healthier homes & communities
c)go a on clean-up program that will help de-pollute land,air & water.

Main plan:
Set up a company that would

a)Conduct rallies & competitions especially in schools, colleges & institutions by & provide complete information on how to 'ecologize' in your own little way & still make a big difference, and here's how to save,
Fuel by cycling/walking if it's a near-by place or at the most using public transport or resort to car pooling.
Electricity by turning off appliances like TV, PC, Heater, AC's etc when not in use, as they are the maximum consumers of electricity! Turning off lights & fans when not in use & switching over to PL lamps, compact florescent or even LED's now-a-days are also small measures that could be taken.
Decrease C02 emission by ensuring your vehicle's in good condition & that it does not emit harmful lead pollutants or Co2 in it's exhaust, planting saplings in & around your home that will help remove C02 from the air etc.

b) Set up a working model that reuses & recycles plastic, at a low/nominal cost ensures reduction in use of plastic, & instead manufactures gunny bags, jute, cloth bags etc.
c) Go on a cleaning drive, to de-pollute river water by using latest techniques, like algae to help remove organic wastes, & filter & treat the water for chemical wastes too; Treating the industrial effluents & cutting off the polluting elements at the source.
d) Go on a 'sapling-planting' drive, by planting trees along broad roads in the cities.
e)Promote use of renewable energy. Solar panels, Energy from small-scale wind-turbines & large scale ones, Tidal energy, Hybrid technology, hybrid cars etc.

Prospective : While all of the above sounds like the usual stuff you've probably heard over & over again, the plan derives it's main benefits from helping industries & other companies make this transition i.e from their present state into eco-drive...more like a 6th gear in a vehicle, I suppose!:).
Mostly, since major industries involved are responsible for over 75% of the pollution,it's important to help these industries switch over instead of expecting them to do it themselves, given the enormity of the task. Also new start-up companies & new ventures could be supported & encouraged to develop & grow the green way!

All in all, let us remember that the world is after all our home... the Earth ours. We need no sense of duty or responsibility, cos we're not doing anyone else a favour, but ourselves. It requires just a little awareness, a little introspection & little effort...In a nutshell, we've already seen the reds & yellows of pollution, wastage, health hazards & poor development. So before it's too late, let us go green & pave a beautiful way for a clean, safe & prospering world !! :D

And thats how it's done?? :P

2009-01-30T20:11:00.006+05:30

Wednesday: 1800 hrs I check my mail & find out that I've been shortlisted for the Vestas Innovation Challenge on 'Harnessing energy from the wind' at Kurukshetra & that I had to send the final presentation that very night!

What would a perfectionist do? Simply mail the already completed, flawless, zipped version from his laptop.

What would an amateur like me do?... FREAK?!? :p

Lol...N this was just 'one' of the nicest things that happened last week. I found my topic of interest in a downtown article on kurukshetra - da technical fest in anna university. So i thought over a coupla things, had lotsa wacko ideas, spoke arnd & finally arrived at the most ingenious device - that would work fine... probably not even in virtuality..def not in reality!!

Unfortunately tis realization dawned on me on the 8th of January & 10th was da last date to submit da initial abstract.. so i started working on a more practicable sane idea on 9th.. n somehow wid some expert help from my sis.. we submitted just b4 12 am on jan 10th!:P N guess wat da next day I get a mail sayin that the due-date was posptponed for a coupla days more! Urrgggghh!:P

Anyhow I really wasn't expecting nethin outta it.. but I certainly kept checking my mail for any intimation...n none came so well I took it off my mind atleast.. n ten came da wednesday mail! I was happy.. but more so shocked cos I hadn't started on my presentation!! I requested for some more time.. n won myself a few more hours than the deadline.

I worked on it for a coupla hours on wednesday.. n finished up in college on thursday morn n mailed it from coll. Not that I make great presentations but this was one of those 'not-so-gud' ones.. I wasn't happy..but didn't have too much choice did I?

The final D Day was perfect though :) I sped on my scooty, picked up a coupla xerox copies of my paper that I was supposed to submit... n on the way I remembered a coupla pointers so added tat to da presentation wen I reached anna university!! ( wat was I thinking?? :O) The presentation however went off well... the questioning part was k too... but da best was yet to come..

I WON!! A whole month & a half internship at Vestas - no1 in modern energy! :D
It took a lot to sink in.. cos maybe I didn't deserve it for the effort I put in, but maybe I did for the idea :)

N i realised that paper presentations were, after all, not only for the big brains out tere eh?? :) :P

Not of love actually..but oh well.. of love :)

2009-01-04T15:49:00.007+05:30

Of love that is pure & sweet
Of love that betters my dreams
And is beautifully magical...
Of passion that is tender & unfading
Of that which has no fear of being lost
Of unsaid but promised
Love for-ever.
Of love where there's nothing to lose
Of love that is simple & straight from the heart
Of love that does not blind me
But helps me see... n feel better about
Every little thing around me.
Of love without condition
Or compromise or compulsion
Of love without jealousy
Or worry of being wrong
Of love that feels right
Of love that is meant to be...:)

Ppl : What's wid all the slapping? Penguins : We like to move it...move it.

2008-12-17T21:02:00.006+05:30

Here's what it is...I'm having hols. I've lot of free time. N i partially mean to spend it by blogging abt...er..fun stuff :):P

If you already haven't made it out from the title of this post... yea.. it's Dialogues from Madgascar - both parts! :D

Alex the Lion :The wild? Are you nuts? That is the worst idea I have ever heard!
Melman the Giraffe: It's unsanitary!
Marty the Zebra: The penguins are going, so why can't I?
Alex the Lion: Because the penguins are psychotic!

Alex the Lion: What does Connecticut have to offer us?
Melman the Giraffe: Lyme disease.
Alex the Lion: Thank you, Melman.

Skipper the Penguin : Well, boys, our monochromatic friend's in danger. Looks like we have a job to do.
[directing Private]
Skipper the Penguin: Captain's Log: Embarking into hostile environment. Kowalski! We'll need to win the hearts and the minds of the natives. Rico! We'll need special tactical equipment. We're gonna face extreme peril. Private probably won't survive.
[Private's crayon tip breaks off and he looks up in shock]

Penguin 1: "We have engine trouble, Captain."
Penguin 2: "How do you know?"
Penguin 1: The left engine is no longer on fire....and the right is no longer there!"

Skipper the penguin :I've got good news and bad news.
The good news is, we will be landing immediately.

The bad news is,
we are crush landing!

When it comes to air travel, we know you have no choice what so ever.
But thanks again for choosing air penguin.

Skipper the Penguin :Operation tourist trap is in go.
Oh, I like that one.

That's a good one.

That works on many levels sir.

Skipper the Penguin :You guys are a bunch of suck ups.

That too sir.
Absolutely.

Skipper the Penguin :Hide.
Stations.

Stage one. Go.

Oh no. What've I done.
Come on, take the bait.

Skipper the Penguin : Stage two. Go, go, go.

Tourist guide : I'll give him the kiss of life.

Skipper the Penguin : Rico!
( Don't wanna delve into dis more..even doh it's actually required here..but you gotta see tis part.. it's some plan! :) )

Higher Mammal : The plane won't be fixed until the suits meet our demands.
Now, about maternity leave.

Marty the Zebra :Maternity leave? You're males. Look, we need a plane for rescue mission.

Skipper the penguin : Well, there is nothing I can do until we bust up this union.

Gloria the Hippo : I'm gonna get the busty not bully you if you don't get this plane going.

Skipper the penguin :Can't you see these commies have my hands tied here?
No maternity leave.

Higher Mammal : Maybe a certain someone wouldn't want these blowing around on the savannah.

Skipper the penguin : Alright, you get your maternity leave.

Higher Mammal : Finally.

N the rest o da dialogues are cool too! I still dunno y n how I had the patience to look up tis stuff when well..Shrek - 1,2 & 3 & my mostest fav Monsters Inc had some really sweet dialogues too.. but nevertheless I'm not here to repent for what I do, cos I just did it!:P

N i'm sposed to be in college.. yay! hols! :):P

2008-12-03T22:12:00.014+05:30

Waking up smiling to a sunny morning at 9 am after a quite horrible 3 days of torrential rain n un-go-outable circumstances...sipping yummy hot milo...smiling eyes wen ur reading dose cartoon strips or some smug fact or gossip or fads.. scan da sports section.. n yea take time to take in da news too! workin out ...walking bak home with lil-bebo (my shuffle) clipped on my shirt...an awesome song tat u haven't heard in a while but one that brings that barely conceivable smile on ur face....gettting lost for a coupla seconds in that yummy thing mom's cooking... catch a coupla 'woah i've learnt more watching tat than all yr from physiology classes:P' house episodes or friends or a 'ur not even close to bein as cool as friends' how i met ur mother... enjoy naps wen u feel like t or relax away withe a nice book or watch some gud movie... play some silly game on yahoo, wiki, facebook, orkut,yahoo! msgner... go out do a bit of shoppping..hang out.. watch roadies, sc..or catch some gud match if tere is any...sleep late or wen u feel like t.. n know tat ur gonna have all of that for tomo too..:):)

Hungry kya? - Chk out my mom's kai manam ;) ;)

2008-08-15T21:37:00.013+05:30

IT'S COOKING TIME FOLKS!
Lol.. stop wagging those tongues around.. or allowing your taste buds & salivary glands to get the btr off u.. cos I'm nowhere even nxt to sharing my secret for all of the tastiest, delicious, awesomely-aromatic, hommmelly, heavenly food that I literally have everyday!;):P
Okie.. If you're still reading, then you're being too much of an optimistic foodie...n well I don't like disappointed foodies.. so I'll let you partly into the secret! :D

P.S : At any point during the revelation if you're confused, then just read on...u'll catch up sooner or later!

Secret (sshhh!)

Part 1: Watch this space and keep your eyes, ears n wide open between the 1st & 10th of November..

Part 2: Ever thought about how wonderful it would be, if someone just tried out various recipes for different yummy food... until it came out perrrfectly & wrote down all ingredients with appropriate amounts n compiled it into one wholesome book?

Part 3 : Ever Wanted to impress your hubbie, or lover.. or that lil kid in the house.. or show off to friends when they're home.. or make one of those get-together family/friends meetings a dinner success?

Part 4: Ever just got bored of eating in the 'every 3rd shop is a restaurant' kinda place.. n yearned for some home-made (yup.. just the way you want it :) ) food?

Part : Ever thought the stove/gas cooking was only was the hard-working & always looked for an easier way to cook food...like..(say) the Microwave Oven?;)

Then all u need to do is....

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"COOK GRILL & BAKE
at the touch of a finger"

A beginner's guide to Microwave cooking - Mrs.Geetha Balakrishnan!

The (gr8 gr8) holiday...:) :)

2008-06-24T19:55:00.012+05:30

I'm just gonna relive a whole gr8 experience I had this summer at Singapore..um.. I'm in college (ahem;)).. so summer hols here refer to hols in June! :P I've no idea where to start n where to finish...n god knows how much I've forgotten in between but nevertheless it seems totally worth remembering whatever I did!

First n foremost it kinda felt all grown-up to be traveling alone..ok.. this isn't exactly the first time I'm traveling alone.. still I was all excited..n a teeny bit nervous about it!! :P :)N i was gonna see my sis - one of the bestest parts of the trip!!:D

Hmmm.. so if I'd have to recollect some really cool things I did..it would include having some of the gr8est, most different kinda food I've never had b4:P ( I so sound like a foodie I know!:P), tiring out myself totally at trying 'Roller-blading' - believe me it was one cranky, slippery, learning rolling-friction-is-much-less-than sliding-friction experience:P..tat I soo much enjoyed!!...cycling on geared bikes all along this most beautiful place along the sea...wid moist cool breeze all around..tat if I'd probably closed my eyes it wud've been like flying!! :)

Ofcourse I'm a girl n I do like shopping :P.. but not the crazy types.. we did see quite some shopping malls..but it was more of window shopping only!:P I can't believe I hardly got lost in those massive malls..cos there were god-damn maps everywhere.. right from numbered shops to information desks to help-comp's available almost everywhere!

My parents joined me n sis later.. after which we had some really nice 'family-fun'!!:D.. I went on this largest giant wheel in Asia called 'Flyer'...n it was some experience.. well I'd lie if I say I really enjoyed it n all..cos it was darned slow...but I kinda really liked watching the toy-like cars n ships n awesomely lit highways from a massive height of about 150 m?!! woah..got some gr8 pics tere!:)

Sentosa!! I'd be a fool to miss out on it after having spent a whopping 23 days at Singapore!:P.. Went to sentosa by the mono-rail n came bak by cable car...had a nice time..kinda left me feeling 'Did this Sentosa island have to be so close to Singapore?' cos the trip was hardly for 10 minutes:P! lol.. neway I went on this awesome gravity ride called 'Luge' at Sentosa .. it was a totally different n fun kinda experience! I even had this air-brush tattoo stamped on my fist tat said 'LUGE'.. was kinda proud of it actually..I guess I was showing it off to anybody who'd bother to see! :P Saw a heart-touching performance by some young pink dolphins at Sentosa too.. there were so awesome n lovable n I just so adored n enjoyed watching them!

Oh.. n the night safari!! It was like I was seeing it for the first time.. the same excitement...the same thrills n amazement! For all the time I spent there I'm so sure I was teleported into dark jungles with the creatures of the night prowling near-by..hehe..! SOO SOO gr8 an experience I'm gonna remember for a long time...:)

On the whole...I enjoyed every little moment of my holidays, thanks to my really really awesome sis n to roking parents who were so much part of the reason I had soo much fun.. n who ofcourse sponsored my trip n all my lil whim n fanciful purchases!:P

I'm sure I'm gonna remember this gr8 gr8 holiday life-long..:) :)

Roadies... rookies.. spooky...wat?!

2008-05-29T13:30:00.004+05:30

Roadies - Five Point 'o'- the game goes international... woooaah :O
Just in case you're wondering what the above tag line means...then pat yourself on the back n congratulate yourself for being one of the rare-to-find-these-days sane beings!! N when I say this I'm not exaggerating cos.. ahem.. I'm talking from personal 'pleasurable' experience of watching this reality show on MTV.. n I don't feel too sane after it! Guess I wasn't one in the first place to watch the entire thing!;)

Politics, bitching... politics, bitching about someone or the other,... gossip, politics..did I mention bitching? :P Tats all tis god-damn show is all about!! Right from the much-publicized auditions until 'final-destination Malaysia' the entire 'roadies journey' was mostly... trash... yet let me not fail to mention that I sat n watched it all.. (note: Disclaimer stating I wasn't perfectly sane is mentioned in the last line of the first para :P ) N how much of talent do u actually require to be a roadie?!! No prizes for guessing..it's zilch.. u needn't have any talent or participate in any of the challenges...u just need to play with a plain face, n be as innocent as u can... n that, my friends is the secret to being a roadie!

ok ok.. if you're still reading then if u must know.. tis 'town-boy' (not da city-bred-spoilt-brat kind.. MIND IT;)) Ashuthosh was the final roadie remainin.. n yep he got a Karizma bike n loads o cash...n he won the god-damn Roadies 5.0. As for Nihal nikkamma, one wonders if him or any of the roadies really needed the kind of pre or post- embarrasment during their 'journey'?!

I guess this is a crazy world with crazy ppl like me watching crazy ppl like roadies on tv, but nevertheless I'm happy that I atleast know that unless I'm driven to despiration at world's end ( like I was during my exams :P ) I would never watch a show like tat..or any other reality crap that any channel's gonna offer!

My identity...

2008-03-29T22:57:00.004+05:30

It's true that I've a name
One that is my unique identity
But I speak not
Of it literally
But what my true identity is
And what it means to me.

What it is that I want to do
What is it that I want from life
To give to life
What is it that I can ask of life...

There's no need for conscious evaluation
For what I am
Is something I cannot change
But my ideals, my thoughts,
And most importantly my actions
Are something I want to feel totally good about
To feel convinced & sure about.

I want to let my mind do the deciding
But at the same time listen to my heart speak
I want to flirt around with influence
But only befriend, that I'd never regret about
I want to believe in myself
And at the same time not be overconfident
I want to believe in God
So as to have a conscience...a soul
And so as to be humbled.

I want to dream, & persevere & achieve
And allow ambition to be the key
To unlock my world of success
But I also want to live life
To the fullest possible
And enjoy my childhood, youth &
Every little moment of my life...

Unfortunately since it's a teeny bit more than introspection that's required for me to make something of my identity tis piece of mine is incomplete without me 'hard-working' to achieve what I want:) so here's me signin off..chow!:P

Finally!!..NOT 'Just another day'..:P

2008-01-27T22:40:00.003+05:30

"Today's gonna be a gr8 day"..sometimes u just feel tat wen u wake up. Period:P...n tats exactly what yest was - a Saturday - day 3 at Saarang:D - the cultural fest at IIT-M...

So..um..if u've noticed the day isn't that exciting if every thing's according to plan n perfectly timed:), n I'm invariably there to provide for the..ahem.. unpunctuality's. lol. Wat I'm trying to say here is that we ended up half hour late at IIT-M thanks to me.. Anyway we signed up for this event called 'THE RUSH'. The game was for abt 3 hrs..n it was kinda like a treasure hunt. The co-ordinators wud give our team-of-10 clues. We had to crack da clues which would lead us to the place where we'd get our code n report it. Each team was also provided with Rs5 balance vodafone sims.. (oc sims actually:)..never made too much use of it for calllin da co-ords!) so tat we cud convey our code immediately.
We didn't do too bad actually... ended up solving abt 3 clues out of 6 n getting half of the others rite:P..but ye..we were'nt eligible for the treasure of 10,000k cos we asked for 2 hints which made us officially out-standers! watever:)
Anyway it was a whole lot of fun roaming around in cycles in a gr8 shady forested campus:), making new friends, cracking our heads over da clues, laughin out loud..(not just lol ing like we do in chat) at da weirdo guesses we made n searching wacky places for codes tat weren't tere in da first place?!:)

So on the whole, saturday rocked big time!! Maybe I'm influenced by ' The Most Amazing Race' - a reality show on AXN:)...but I simply enjoyed being part of the whole thing! Sometimes ur so lost in monotonous routine city life, tat lil things like a simple adventure game can make soo much of a desirable pleasant change..
I guess tiredness after all is not simply physical but quite physcological too:)

Taare Zameen Par- ***** :D

2008-01-15T14:10:00.001+05:30

Here's a review of a movie that really touched my heart with it's simplicity,beauty n soulful music.. yep; incase u haven't already realized i'm talkin abt Taare Zameen Par. It's Amir Khan's direction debut, n if u ask me he's done one helluva gr8 job!

The story revolves around a dyslexic child - not 'special' in any way...certainly not mentally retarted like most ignorant ppl'd assume. He's just a 8 yr old for whom reading dancing letters & following mulitple instructions is a heavy task...
The movie is so natural..tat almost till where Amir appears, your totally lost into the realm of cinema:) Eenu's( the kid's) family's anxiety, especially his mom's, abt his non-performance in school while his elder brother excels in academics n sports, his elder-bro's loving attitude to him, insecurity he feels wen he's left in a boarding school by his 'understanding him-only-in-the-end' dad...have been potrayed very very well. Another thing I loved abt da movie was dat 'art' almost dominated the main theme of the movie (da dyslexic child. The power n beauty of expressing oneself through colour was a very appealing concept...
All in all, in the end there's tis god like teacher making everything all right for Eenu..

Well..I guess it is a kinda sob-sob movie:) but it's 100% worth all ur tears n more. Here's to a very nice family movie :D

Shaking it up!! - review of my W580i!

2007-11-08T21:10:00.001+05:30

Okk..Here goes my review of my diwali gift! The latest walkman phone from sony ericsson - w580i...ye ye... Sony will be releasing abt 6 more new gadgets including w910i (w580i+ supplemented 'sense-me' features) & a couple of other new-to-be released phones of sony will not be out until later this yr or early nxt yr.

Appearance- This slider's sleek & hot looking, with both the sony ericsson & the walkman 'w' nicely branded on the back of the phone.I got the walkman orange..but the urban grey's also nice luking... The display screen's large but it attracts finger prints.. It's got a totally uncomfortable D-pad with the play/stop/camera buttons on it. But the other most commonly used select & clear buttons nxt to it are rounded & very comfy to use. The lower slide has a well lit number pad..with alright keys. Ofcourse if you're used to the nokia phones then ur gonna find messaging a bit irritating in the beginning but you'll get used to it:)

Yep. It's a 'shake it' phone..which means you can just press the walkman button n give it a shake to shuffle ur songs.. though it sounds kinda dumb to do..it's a fun feature! The sound quality is obviously awesome ( hello...it's a walkman phone!!?) n the weirdo ear phones give u the total indulgin experience. It's also got this 'track id' which allows u to look up all info abt a song or album includin artwork n music director etc..I tried it but it didn't work..but I guess u'll need gprs/net for tat..
Another special feature in tis phone's the fitness master. It's basically a pedometer..it gives u an account of ur daily distance,steps, calories u've lost etc.. n u can callibrate it really accurately by entering your height weight etc.. n also the settings in da phone!? Awesome actually..cos it even awards u medals for performance :) right now I'm a wanderer n weight watcher:P

For the other features breifly it has a music, photo, video dj that you can use to have some fun! Like the photo dj's got some features for cartoonin the pic u took:) n the music dj allows u to compose stuff with some instruments...
The games r fine..ye..it has the Sims2 game n a gud tetris version..but you can download em java applics...
The radio's fine n the 2GB card that comes wid the package (12k) roks...

The only minus I cud complain abt is the camera. The 2mp camera works nicely if there's enuf light but is totally worthless in the dark.. n it doesn't even have zoom in the still mode. So if ur lukin for a good camera phone this is certainly not wat ur lukin at...

On the whole the phone's an experience by itself!!:D.I did look up a few other N series n K790I n Razr2 before I decided on tis phone..n I stay by my decision cos it's one helluva youth phone!:)

Rain – a turn on?:)

2007-10-28T12:18:00.001+05:30

Gorgeous pearl-shaped drops
Fall from a dark,
Heavily laden black sky
It is when the earth smells
Of wet mud…
That which is so addictive
That you’re lost in a natural world
Of seemingly never-ending happiness…

When the wind
Helter-skelters the pretty rain drops
That dance to its tunes
When the trees sway
And glow an enviable green
When Mother Nature's bounty & beauty
Is so awing & amazing...

When I feel the rain
Chilling me comfortably
I think of why it pleases
Me soo much,
To visualize this every-day spectacle.
The answer comes to me
As if I’d known it all along,
Every time it rains
We celebrate our existence
And become part of
The livingness
On this wonderful
Life-giving Earth! :D

Life’s first stepping stone…

2007-10-19T23:04:00.001+05:30

When everything is lost
When darkness looms…not large
But further restricts
Already rasping breath
When the soul is frail
And worse than dead
Such that not even the faintest trace
Of hope has enthusiasm to enter
When cruel self-reproaching
Reduces the already non-existing self
To nothingness..
When life snatches away from you
Your dreams & fantasies
When you realize
What you’ve lost
And what loss you’ve caused
When it’s so easy to think of
All the mistakes you’d made
And repent & fret about it

When it so easily pains you to remember all
The misfortunes & defeats & disappointments
You’d always encountered
And not so easy to remember & say
Yes..What is gone is gone
When you say what will be
Will have little to do with what’s gone
If you chose it to happen so.
When your journey has just begun
And at the very beginning
You’ve made grave mistakes
Which you understand & realize.
When it’s more important
To take responsibility for
What you didn’t achieve…
When you know what it means
To achieve what you want
When it’s so important to you…
No…not to show others ‘you’
But to believe in yourself
To be strong from within…
When it requires a good heart
And a strong mind
To sail through the journey
Of this great adventure of life...

Nostlagic 90'S...

2007-09-23T10:33:00.002+05:30

Just when things were getting a bit cold around here...some warm n remembrable thoughts filled my mind n soul! haha..cutting out the high-funda stuff..twas truly memorable to remember the 90's...thanks to tagging I guess.

Ok to begin with...

I dont remember much of the baby years..but I certainly remember the day my dad took me n my sis out to a browsing centre( obvio we didn't have net at home) to create an email-id on rediffmail..(now I know the dot.com boom happened around 92-93?)..every part of that revelation was magical :)

Cell phones were as much a rarity as cud be..so it was the age of the pagers too! We had to call on a no:, give say..my dad's no: & the message, cross-chk..n I dnt remember wat else?! haha..our lives r quite simple n techy now..uh..

Barbies n cuddly toys n Famous Five n Hardy Boys n St.Claires'... n lovely video games..with cassetes like Mario, Mougli, Tom n Jerry n all..yep..not PS or XBOX..

It was also the time of the VCR with video cassets..I was a crazy Rajini fan bak ten..doubt if I missed nething..right from muthu to padyappa..:)

Dexter's lab, powerpuff girls, Captain Planet,G.I.Joe ofcourse:)..dnt remember much..but the title music was gud & so was the mirror-masked villian..lol! I used to watch a lot of soapy hindi serials too...lots of time I guess!

Skool was always soo much fun! 'JUNGLE JIMS' & swings - only God knows how many times I've fallen off..gr8 van trips, scary ghost stories, totally relishing every last morsel of hot corn with the chilli powder & ice-lollies & ice-creams (real kutti ones) tat sold for Re1 totally fun PT periods with zig-zag, country :D, lots of athletics, n the best part that there was always sooo much of energy n time to play play n play!!I guess we also did MS DOS in comp class - the black screen with the turtle on it.. & giving it instructions to perform simple tasks..hehe..

In the 90's b'lore it was soo much fun to come outside the house just near the gate with my sis..I guess I wasn't tall enuf to unlock it & my sis was a rare goody-goody thing:)..so we used to wait tere & just breathe out with our mouths open & be so amazed by the fog tat we cud c..as far as I can remember that excitement was the same from the first to the last time..lil things made our lives so special as kids..

Come to think of it I had soo many friends - guys n girls - n tere wasn't an sorta awkward feeling at all..no even crushes n all I guess...I mean I really did think a couple of guys were really popular n gud-lukin :D..but well...it's hell now! Can't even a get to talk a peaceful 5 min with a guy without bein teased! sigh..it's so stupidly western now...

I am new to this whole new world of tagging, so forgive me if it's not sposed to be this way!..Anyway this wonderful xperiece of re-living the 90's I owe to
Mark IV - for providing this electric spark
Archana - for being a true inspi for everything I write abt..
Balakrishnan - my dad - well..for the fact that I try to cut down the slangs..

The inside of my soul ..hehe....watever!:D

2007-09-10T20:14:00.000+05:30

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget.

You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.

You believe that people see you as a bit small and insignificant. People pay more attention to you than you think.

Your near future is in a very different place (both physically and mentally) from where you are right now.

For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

Chak De India - Go Hockey! Go Girls!

2007-09-02T09:29:00.002+05:30

Oi Chak De Patte! - This is what I'd say to Shimit Amin!:) The movie's a total masterpiece - one of those rare ones ( ones include Laggan, Iqbal etc) in Bollywood..hehe. I totally enjoyed this movie watching experience & I'd surely go out of the way to recommend it as 'must-watch'. Ye..SRK luks as magnificently aged as ever(ooooh..:) ). Quality stuff like which you can except only from the King Khan i.e to pull off the coach's role of the Indian women's hockey team simply flawlessly. The girls of the team are also very very adorable & the sincerity of their approach is totally appreciable.
The story revolves around Kabir Khan(SRK) - claimed by media as the Indian Hockey team 'muslim' captain who sold the country during the world cup final & who actually turns out to be a true patriot & a commited coach to the girls hockey team. With ego clashes amongst the girls on their way to forming the team & emotions running high during practices & matches in the movie, it created an electric environment resulting in a dramatic transformation of the 'theatre-audience' to the 'hockey-match' audience...haha! I remember I was quite excited in the final cricket match of the 'gaon-ke-log' vs 'goras' match in Laggan too! :D
Even the music's gud - partly because it's let on in the back-ground & there r no separate song & dance no:'s...' Maule mere lele mere jaan's & 'Chak De' being the btr ones.
So on the whole the messages' r loud & clear - believe in sportsmanship, encourage our national sport, don't understimate Indian women - there as good as it can get, understand the MAMMOTH implication & influence of media on youth...tats it. :) I'm surely gonna watch hockey matches...for a start!?

Hyderabad Blasts - another unforgivable sin...

2007-08-27T21:12:00.000+05:30

I was watching 'BIG FIGHT' on ndtv, when there was a sudden flashing of breaking news - no not anything good..Two consecutive blasts at Lumbini park & a popular chat eatery - Gokul Chat rocked Hyderabad at 20:00 hrs.These days news is reporting terrorist acts, suffering, loss.... of our people in different parts of our 60yr old nation.
Is there no stopping this madness...this awful thirst for blood, this fanatism...no stopping these poor, soul-less, mis-guided terrorisits...? No no, I do not pity them ...but it is very very very important at this juncture to realise where is it that the government & peace-makers are erring. There is soo much love n brotherhood in this nation to keep all our forthcoming Indian generations united,stong & prosperous...then how is it that certain minute, anti-social elements are able, to so easily wreck our unity, harmony and our day-to-day life activities; to commit heinous crimes in the name of religion?!... the answer is simple...it's only because they exploit the freedom they enjoy n we let them get away with it.. not in literal terms...no...but essentially.

Detection of the third bomb before it went off in another prime area in Hyderabad is alright..but not enough. Damage is terms of 10's is beginning to seem meagre isn't it...compared to say the successive blasts at Vaishnodevi blast in UP or Sarojini nagar in Delhi..thats when we know for sure this country's going to dogs. There is too much uncertainty n chaos, especially in the market places, popular eat-outs, cinema theatres etc...n tats where exploitation of circumstance occurs. I shudder to think how easy it would be to set off a bomb in the Panagal Park area or Pondi Bazaar area in Chennai during the peak hours...

It is out of grief for all those innocent families who've lost their dear ones & out of pain & anger that I have emotionally drained out my thoughts here... but when a teen like me can understand the magnitude & enormity of the task we face in making our cities & villages once again safe & secure, I find it difficult to understand why the government, policy n peace makers, n other vvip's are not taking quick & effective means of preventing this atrocious killing of innocent civilians...repeatedly.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows..ahhh

2007-08-13T20:10:00.000+05:30

oooooooooh...:D. I know that sounds quite girlish, but watever! it is my first impression of the book. yeye..the review's coming rather late after the official book release on 21st July, but I being quite an impulsive being knew better than to just pour out my thoughts into this penseive:) & now well for my review of this last piece of magic in the greatest series that I've ever read - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows.

Yes..the first thing I have to & will say is it's a blood-bath through & through.In the order: Hedwig, Mad-Eye, Gregorovitch, Bathilda Bagshot, Grindelwald, Dirk Cresswell, Ted Tonks, Gornuk, 5 muggles,Wormtail, DOBBY (noooooo....), Fred, (boooo!...maybe she thought one of the twins remained anyway..how disgusting :( ) Tonks & Lupin (never xpected it..cha..what a lovely couple) Colin Creevy, Snape(ahhh..I'm coming to that),Bellatrix & Lord Voldermort..ofcourse. Way tooooo many deaths even for say...evil fiction?!

Hallows- that's just about the most amazing thing about the book. I'm sure JK was trying to get another of her words into the Oxford..haha, but I'm not taking away any of the credit, she truly deserves it! The concept was reeally cute n awesome..it kinda reminded me of 'what is fiction if it's all evil & no sweetness?'...yes I liked it - The Elder Wand, The Resurrection Stone, The invisibility Cloak, when combined would make the wizard/witch the Master of Death. And the Horcrux viz Hallows thingie was also a good one in the making...
While many people do feel Harry-dyingoff-coming bak thingie was just a somthing-to-finish it sort of conclusion I disagree. It's more connotative..so if you really read up a couple of times you're bound to understand the understated too...Harry's bound to life while Voldermort survives...and when the horcrux in Harry dies & Voldy's maimed soul is the only remaining one, he dies at the hands of Harry - to whom the Elder wand had given its allegiance.

Apart from the Hallows n Horcruxes ( yes...Hallows first...wink!)There are just some significant points that I feel like writing about so here goes. Maybe I'm thinking this cos my family's really close n all but well...JK's a jerk..how dare she kill ted tonks, tonks & lupin & leave mrs.tonks alone?! Also initially I thought it was quite convenient that Harry got to see into Voldy-thingie's mind whenever he needed a lead but I guess Harry being such a loving-grieving-for-death-selfless guy it was kinda justified.Hmmm...It's ok to see Perce's back, to understand what a romeo Snape was..ye..it's like he really couldn't care for Harry cos he loathed James but he luuuuved Lilly like he had never anyone so it was a gud expected anti-climax..only thing he died quite meekly..cmon cudn't he have run off or duelled or anything else?! Please don't think of .."he didn't have a choice..it was too quick" thingie..sigh...
For all the allies Riddle was making onwards from the end of Goblet of Fire, it was sensible to see the giants,dementors..but they were kinda a little too vulnerable against the patronuses ?...mabye. The elf-goblin-centaur-wizard combining to fight in the ultimate battle is truly note-worthy.
On the whole, even the 19years chapter was ok...ye..like I read somewhere it was like a mega-serial '19 yr leap' stuff..but oh well, can't deny I did like it!
So cheers to one helluvan author and one of the greatest series I guess I could never bore myself of reading!

A new life - an ode to my family!!!!!

2007-07-24T17:50:00.001+05:30

First things first..i'm not trying to mislead by means of rebirth or reincarnation or watever by sayin 'new life' hahaha..but it's been my second week in college & things r quite the same as much as they're differnt:) I was totally of the impression that I was going to be totally home-sick, cry all nights, not eat properly & watever else one wud normally associate with a hostel...but it's totally wel..differnt! I've always been petted & protected at home sweet home..been given the best of everything from pins to planes...& an xxxxxxtremely loving mom who'd simply go sooo much out of the way to make my little little things perfect for me, who'd cook such splendid 7* food just the way I'd like it at the same time very healthily, who's brought me up for 18yrs like I was her new born all my life..haha..n so much more she's done..tat i realise all of it wen i'm away n yet not feel bad or sad..bcos i know it's time my mom stopped doin my stuff for me, n i started doin my own stuff & a bit for her too, cos all i've done till now..is just argue or complain or fight abt somethin or the other with her!! I was such a brat...:)!

As for my dad, he's always been my role model in each n everything n every aspect that's required to mould a person into a smart, intelligent,good,responsible 'some-one'. Call it an archaic view or watever but my dad's never ever felt that me n my sis were girls n shdn't do certain stuff...infact he's always encouraged us to do all n more of everything! His talks are so witty n sooo very indulging n so informative that I can't believe I've been such a kiddish girl n chumma shyed away from asking him loads of things abt loads of stuff..bcos I knew he'd tell me anyways! haha....Constantly leading n guidin like a strong ship, he's been the best dad anyone can..and I understand that as long as the roots r strong, ntn can ever happen to the tree..!

Ah...my little elder sis - she's been my everything!!Infact if I wasn't a differnt being, my life wud be hers totally!!haha..She's been my simbly perfect sis, my best best best friend, my favourite toy to play with, my cuddly teddy..hehe..(apart from my other..er..toys..haha!) my ultimate inspiration for everyhting!! She's such a saint..ahaha..wat a word..but a perfectly ideal sis..soo soo helpful..so so intelligent yet soooooo humble, so sweet yet ..cuter!:) n i cud go on n on..cos wel her presence in my life..even if distances tend to postpone meetings..can never even touch our bondage far from brkin it..it's gettin stronger by the second...quite exaggering i know:D..but i'm talkin serious stuff here..!!

So, all my life I was me..n now too I'm the same me..with a teeny weeny bit more empathy, responsiblity n tons n tons of oil-precious love for the best family in the whole wide universe!!

The story of our Paradise on Earth - the Truth

2007-06-13T22:08:00.001+05:30

After a long time, it feels like I'm writing a 'diary entry' :)..in the non-exam sense...bcos it's just a day's record. I was quite in the waiting at the RTO in the hot afternoon, to get my 4 wheeler driving license wen I was indulged in a very interesting conversation with a Brigadier in the army. (I know my sis n mom r laughing out loud as they read this...but this time twas worth my inquisitiveness n talkitiveness :D)
I am a true patriot...the little I can be, but I'm more of a patriot in the sense of the utmost respect and regard I have for those in the Army, Navy & the Air Force of our nation. They are men & women of deserved honour and the least we can do is appreciate the fact wenever we can!
So..well in a span of abt half hour I got to know wat few might have inferred from the newspapers..neway I will try not to leave out any of the charm with which he narrated Kashmir's story! Though there is a strong possibility of me misinterpretting some details..I will not deny writing out wat I have learned...
Jammu n Kashmir is basically made of 3 distinct regions - Plains of Jammu predominantly occupied by Hindus...well known as Kashmir Pandits; Kashmir valley - moslty muslims; and the High Altitude Region - also muslims n some hindus. Leh n Ladakh are above the high altitude region...while Leh is a city, Ladakh is just used to denote the region... like Nilgiris just refers to the hilly region bordering Karnataka n Kerala. Plains of Jammu n Kashmir Valley are separated by the gr8 Pir Panjal Range, while Kashmir Valley n HAR r separated by the gr8 Himalayas...and in the Himalayas is the Siachen glacier....(no I'm not going into details over the conflicts in Siachen..this is just a topographical overview :) )

Now for the history part which I could relate to what I'd studied in the 8th...
Just after it was decided that India n Pakistan were to be separate Dominions ( we became a Republic only in 1950), in 1947, two dominions - Hyderabad n the j&k region (not the present j&k state..I've used 'j&k' for want of a btr word) refused to join the Dominion of India or Pakistan. Ironically the majority hindu population in Hyderabad was ruled by a Nijam & the majority - muslim population in j&k was ruled by a Hindu King - Raja Hari Singh. But bcos of timely n swift military intervention by Jawaharlal Nehru - the first Prime Minister of India, a bloodlesss act ensured accession of Hyderabad - which obviously couldn't get the independent dominion status it wanted bcos of its proximity n central location in India. Unfortunately Jawaharlal Nehru did warn Raja Hari Singh that if j&k didn't annex with India, then Pakistan would wage a war on them n force them to annexion. And attack Pakistan did, but with sheer stealth n cunningness.

'Razakars' - an army delegation from Pakistan, but dressed as shepherds ..as civilians with well hidden weaponry entered the j&k region n started shoot-out, that ended in conquer of 60% of the j&k region. It was then that the Raja decided to annex to India, n though we swifty acted n acquired abt 40% of the conquered land, 20% of the region had already been taken over by the Razakars. It was here that India & Pakistan decided to sort out issues bilateraly, without intervention by third parties. ( Initially Paksitan had approached UN regarding ownership of the entire j&k region)
THIS IS WHERE the Brigadier feels that we commited a blunder - for had we continued our war n re-acquired the entire jammu region...just extending our winning streak a little more, then there wouldn't have been this endless fight over the Paradise on Earth....

Well.. actually there was quite a chunk more that we talked about, including the Tashkent agreement, the Tihar jail,the 1965 war, Indira's Gandhis shrewd decisions b4 her death in 1975, the perpetual Siachen conflicts & LOC or LAC( Line of Actual Control), but time n memory ail me & I give in to alltime ruiner of gr8 ideas - boredom!

But nevertheless, though I am slightly guiltily shifting in my seat, I alteast did justice to my title - The story of our Paradise on Earth. :D

The Spanish Bull marches unchked:)

2007-06-12T20:41:00.001+05:30

This is a tribute to a truly consistent performer..not my (true) favourite though:) ahem...but one guy who's out there not just to serve as some obstacle preventing the Emperor from breaking more records & making a bigger space for himself in history :D, but well to play his game clean and good! He's the master on clay alright with his win at Roland Garros 2007 for the third time consecutively, but that's bcos he doesn't let the pressure get to him! OH ALRIGHT...Rafael Nadal is quite cool too:).
Ye I'm a diehard Federer fan, but with his 59 unforced errors in the final..I guess I'm not a very happy person..he he. No no, I'm not like our Indian fans who treat our cricketers like Gods n demi-gods' n then burn their effigies, but all I'm sayin is t'was like he neutralized all his cool fore-hand n backhand cross-court shots with unnecessary blunders.
Rafael played straight, won in straight 3 sets ( ye..Roger won 1 too), his game was good from the beginning through the middle to the end. His shots were powerful, his stamina enviable, his aces timely, his confidence in himself n in his classy game truly worth watching.
So from now on, even if I'm gonna be like 'Go Feddie( prounounced similar to teddy...awww..sounds choo cute) Go...' I will appreciate tennis n it's players for all their worth!!

Where are the wonderful myths and stories?

2007-06-11T12:27:00.001+05:30

The light streamed like flowing water
Onto the ancient, pious walls
Of the stone temple
That in itself was enuf
To steal away my breath
And I was just entering...:)

I visited the Kapaleeshwar temple in Mylapore, no not my first..but it felt everything like it:) Infact I'm quite embarrassed that I dnt frequently haunt temples, like I do to other places, but after this visit I quite made up my mind to do so atleast once a week. It's not like something gr8 or unique happened there. I was walking past the 'aravathi moovars' in the Kapaleeshwar temple and this hollow feeling crept into me...I knew nothing abt them...and ya...horribly abashed bcos it was taking me soo much time to read each God's name in Tamil, that I was forced to just 'star-eyedly' stare at them n walk away.

Our myth, our inumerous wonderful tales abt so many God's n Goddess'...there was so much to know and so little I knew:( Ye. I know the Mahabharatha and the Ramayana, but that too from the TV episodes, or the frequently repeated stories or incidents. I've never bothered to actually understand the gr8 epics that our tradition proudly claims it's own. I guess its the adolescent adrenalin that'll never keep me in one place to read it up in all its entirety, but nevertheless it's a weird feeling...

Trusting my impulsiveness, I don't know how long it's gonna last, but for now...I want to hear all I can abt our traditions n all the stories that I can lend my ears to.. (I know I wont read, atleast let me listen up!:D)

Sweet n sour - Cheeni Kum

2007-06-11T11:39:00.001+05:30

Director: R.Balki
Cast: Big B, Tabu, Paresh Rawal
Music: Illayaraja

"Cheeni kum hai"...hmmm..defentely hummable:) Ye..quite a sugar free, mush free, romantic movie...watever! Different approach, superb dialogues, good cast...n ye cool settings! ( esp for those of you 'lesser mortals'..i mean gossip mongers who dont know that 'London tho london hi nahi tha'! ..ye it was all in the studios)But nothing much to talk abt...there cud have been a btr story line, than the fact that 64 marries 34, n his fil is 58. Oh n ya..they need'nt have killed 'sexy' ( the 8yr old kid who dies of blood cancer) - the one charming little devil that kept us watching the entire movie, they might have atleast left it hanging for us to figure out watever we wanted:). Can't complain abt Big B either, flawless acting as usual..n ye the ponytail made him look woooow! Tabu - ye alright, quite suitable for the role..he he. Paresh Rawal - not worth mentioning ( I just did eh?).
So go ahead n watch, if you've ntn else to do. Alright..watch it, bcos we encourage different cinema and good dialogues! :D

A Fork in my life...

2007-06-03T12:04:00.001+05:30

ok...the revamp's takin some time :)..so meanwhile here's something that's been upper-most on my mind for almost a month now. For neone at my juncture- just finished 12th, given a hoard of entrances, not sure abt what course you'd like to pursue n more importantly not sure of what you'll get...and well parental n peer pressure just to spice up things as if there wasn't enuf to think abt and do already?!

Wel...unfortunately or fortunately for me, while I have finished my 12th and scored well in the CBSE boards - a decent 94%, after that it's been like um...something btw a dream and a nightmare. The entrances came n went, but I hardly prepared for it. I'm not justifying my performance in any way, but what I know is that I have constantly been driven only towards one goal- one institution. I also understand that I've no right to point fingers at my parents' and say they were responsible for my mind-set, in fact I owe quite a major portion of my performance in the boards to my mom - someone I was totally pampered by:)!
My dad says 'Whenever you enter a competition, you must be well prepared, otherwise don't compete'...quite true , but I guess it's easier said than done.

Nevertheless as long as the 'happily ever after end' stays, there can be nothing better. Decisions at important junctures are important things in life. Either you take a call and take your own decision or simply listen up and don't complain...not both bcos u'll end up turning into a 'neither here nor there' case. Influences are here, there and everywhere. I guess I'm mature enuf to realise that when it comes to taking important and valuable decisions, it's something you cud consult abt, but eventually you should be the sole deciding authority.There are some times in life, when you feel maybe I should have done this, or not done that....there's nothing wrong in realising the + or the - of it...whats prime here is that you understand the value of the impact and act fore-warnedly in future. Actually there's one thing gud abt big time losses...there's so much you learn from them and imbue 'a burnt child dreads the fire' sorta attitude which makes you so well prepared to avoid any other debacle in life!

Time to revamp?!

2007-05-29T11:37:00.000+05:30

okk...first hi:D! I know this is not wat anybody'd call 'regular updating' (especially my little sis), but I seem to truly relish the joy of writing only when something strikes me wrong, right, funny, stupid or strikes me something atleast ...lol! But nevertheless I think it's time I revamp this site, excavate some old memories, refresh new ones and add some spice and colour to this blog of mine that has grown on me like some symbiont..(wat a comparison..I doubt if neone wud have thot of it!!) So wait up, and watch this space...I myself have no idea of wats gonna come up, but hey..spontaneity is ingenuity!Watever that means...(wink!)

It's 'PLAY' time!

2007-04-16T20:30:00.001+05:30

Lose your money
Lose your honey
Lose your self
Just dont lose your game
Or you sporty attitude! :)

I know that's about the dumbest thing I've come up with, but the point I'm trying to make is that 'play' is something you shouldn't miss out on, whether you're 10 or 50 or anywhere in between, b4 or after. Be it a game of 'blind-man'(:D), shuttle, cricket, football, tennis, chess, carrom, squash or anything else, it's got to be part of your life! Not only do you discover the pleasures of the game, but it's always refreshing to mingle with friends or family and paradoxically relax out your tired over-scheduled brain or body or soul! There'll always be time for other appointments or phone-calls, just make sure you make time for yourselfand for your game, and see the 'new-lively-sportive you' after a month's game. ( note don't try to give up after a few weeks off lame lazying :))

Regular updating?

2007-04-11T20:14:00.000+05:30

Well ya.. good habits die hard..or something like that, neway I've kinda made up my mind to write a little something (:)) everyday. Today I guess, it's gonna be a bit about leisure and well the importance of it in our lives. No this isn't little short of a lecture, infact it's just um...lets say a passing thought, that everyone should let penetrate!

Yeye, we're too busy to be reading stuff like this, but come to think about it, how many of us simply enjoy being who we are, like what we do, take-off time to just talk to an old friend, look at our family n say ' I love you all'? Well if you haven't already, then it's time. Relax, sit back, enjoy your presence, feel your own emotions and understand your body, your mind n soul! wooow..that's deep. Anyway I guess that was quite a philosophy chapter, hope there's something better coming up tomorrow!

Mozhi : An interesting venture!

2007-04-05T20:03:00.001+05:30

Mozhi Director : Radha Mohan
Cast: :Prithvi Raj (aah...), Prakash Raj, Jo (:) ) Swarnamalya ,M.S. Bhaskar
Producer : Prakash Raj
Music : Vidyasagar Lyrics : Vairamuthu

Mozhi- "language" - in not the sense that we casually mean and use, but one that refers to the language of the soul! OK..cutting out the funda stuff, Mozhi is one gr8 family watch! Great cast performances coupled with super-cool-casual attired good-looking actors, this movie promises great value for money apart from the satisfaction of having seen a good-movie with a strong message.There's language and music in every little thing we see,hear,feel, and in everything we do, it just requires a little to awaken to this realisation! The music does score, but more so the lyrics rock! The story revolves around a special girl Archana (Jo) who cannot hear or speak. She teaches children similar to her in a deaf school, where Sheela (Swarnamalya) also teaches. Almost the entire movie revolves around the life of the people of the flat where Karthik (Prithvi Raj) and Viji (Prakash Raj), both muscians have moved into and where Archana stays with her grandmother. Fear, hurt, love, emotion, passion just to mention a few, have been potrayed flawlessly by the lead cast. Humour is indeed something that comes naturally to Prakash Raj. Swarnamalya as a supporting actress also deserves credit. All in all a total simple and sweet experience! Don't miss it!

COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN!

2007-02-04T20:54:00.001+05:30

24, 23, 22... my last few school days! It's hard...I may sound like an emotional fool...lol, but being a bit of a recluse in my earlier school years rite from the 6th in PSBB KKN, it was almost only in higher secondary schooling that I discovered the true pleasures of the company of good friends, help from morale-boosting teachers, amazing opportunities, conceptual studies ( more for the interest sake than anything else), intelligent interactions, teaching exposures, enjoying lovely food in recess...nothing to beat home tiffin sapadu but the canteen' gobi manchurian' was tempting ever...and I could go on & on & on...
Even as I write, only words restrict my thoughts, there can be nothing to descibe how I feel...
I guess a new life awaits me, new things to do and learn n enjoy, but I don't want to say goodbye to my second family - my school...already!

Happy Pongalo Pongal!

2007-01-16T09:05:00.001+05:30

Today is 16th, Mattu pongal...maybe I should say Happy b'day to those unlucky few out there reading this!lol. Actually today the cows are worshipped n fed with jaggary n pongal. It's there day! MOO. Today also just after dawn, before my bath, I went upto the terrace with my mom to keep 'kanu'. I knew only today that this practice was actually done in the good old days by girls who'd got married off, and couldn't stay much in touch with the family. So mainly, the girls used to lay out some yummy pongal, manja sadam, kalandha kuttu and tair sadam on manja kottu or inji kotu and pray for their 'brother's' in particular welfare n good! Lucky them! Anyway though the reason behind this practice today seems impertinent, actually it's a feasting day for all those crows out there! haha! The important thing is that even our rich south-indian culture if not greater than equals the so very popular 'raksha bandhan' of the north!

After a long long time...

2007-01-16T09:00:00.000+05:30

I won't forgive myself don't wry! lol. I've been real busy studying...um....studying...and studying. Not that it's soo bad, but it's just that i manage to squeeze in time to watch a lil bit'o TV, or chk out the techtree updates...(it's worth it...the articles are dynamic, innovative and a fun read), catch a bit of the tennis tournaments ( Australian Open in Melbourne on right now), or just a little 'vambu' in n around the house! OH yah! I do manage to get some delicious home food into my tummy very very often! :)

'Its raining, its pouring...'

2006-10-30T10:31:00.001+05:30

Yesterday and the day b4 are unforgettable days in my life. It was not only because I understood the true sense of 'howling wind', or 'thunder-storm' or 'lashing downpour' or to experience all that in darkness without power, but that it was the first time, when mixed feelings of excitement, fear, coldness and safety washed over me. I was excited because I'd never seen anything like it all my life; scared because of the low creepy rhythm that the wind made; cold because of the sudden drop in temperature at 11 PM, comfort in safety because I was at home with my people! Excited because rains were welcome in a humid, hot chennai; fear for all those in low-lying, catchment areas; coldness at the thought of those in the slums, those whose homes n gadgets were affected; safety at the thought that atleast power throughout Chennai was switched off so as to prevent electrocution. All in all 'Phew!'

'Ag Biotech'

2006-10-06T22:23:00.001+05:30

Today was pretty much luked forward to, cos I was going to attend a lecture on Agricultural Biotechnology! It was not bad. Jack Bobo of the United States Counselate - Agricultural Dept., told us about the enormous scope, potential, use n applications of "Ag Biotech" especially in this much needed hour of food security . I asked him about the risks involved in creating GMO (Genetically modified organisms), as there was a large % that these GMO's evolved to the disease they were made resistant to in the first place..but then though he said they haven't yet found a way out of it, methods like 'Stack gene' or 'Integrated Farm Systems' he explained were much better than use of ordinary or biopesticides.
On the whole, it was pretty enlightening... luking forward to more such exposures! he he...

My very first...

2006-09-16T21:51:00.001+05:30

"The pleasures of writing in a diary never left me..and more so the pleasure of reading it after the time was long gone was infinite!"

That's how i feel now too, while writing my very first blog!