Back from the Dead

It feels a bit awkward to pay for net. Kinda like how you feel when you’re asked to pay for water [mineral or whatever] at a restaurant. No? Well, ever since I’ve known internet, I’ve known it to be free. Something like accommodation, up untill you’re living with your parents that is. Then you step out in real world. And wham! Which, by the way, partly explains why it took me almost 5 months to get it. The other reason is much simpler: I never really felt the need of it.

Imagine an overfed child, suddenly being forced to not to eat. Or an excessively social person put to extreme solitary confinement. Or lovers, separated overnight. Too many analogies! Or may be, it’s over-accumulated urge to blab here; after all, it’s been 13 months.

Thirteen months is a long, really long frame of time. Picture yourself 13 months ago, and you’ll know. So many changes – I know! Some for good, others for bad; but you’ve to accept them, nonetheless. Calvin says it the best, “Little by little, nothing seems to change, but nothing remains the same with time.” More precisely, “Nothing lasts forever, even cold november rain”, as Axl Rose puts it.

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Wiki Leaks and Radiia Tapes have uncanny similarity. Particularly, in the modus operandi of the respective authorities in trying to curb them. Whatever may be the final outcome of these overwhelming phenomenons, one thing is for sure, I’ll never read an article or believe in any news piece as before. There is no going back. They’ve changed things. Forever.

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Delhi is in desperate need of its own Dark Knight, so that all the women may wander at night without any concerns. Expecting Delhi’s men to change is futile. And too far fetched. Just like expecting Vivek Oberoi to deliver a solo hit.

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All I want right now is India to win this test against South Africa. Which again seems too far fetched. Lets just pray before we sleep. Or after we wake up.

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Kaminey Kritics!

I don’t remember any movie in a long time whose pre-release fuss was so much. Honestly speaking, I get a little excited and little more curious with all this kind of stuff. Ever since I saw the trailor of Kaminey in march [when I was watching Pink Panther-2. No! I don’t want any comments on this, coz this post isn’t about that] for the first time, I knew I’ll be seeing it as soon as it gets released. My only tiny apprehension was regarding Shahid Kapoor. Just that, he really can’t act. But I convinced myself, coz the movie bore the tag of Vishal Bhardwaj. That was March.

Aah! The notorious bollywood strike was here. April. May. June. July saw the unveiling of the music of  Kaminey. And also, the very famous Dhan Te Nan. So far so good. Then there were the tracks Pehli baar mohabbat ki hai and Raat ke dhai baje. Things were looking better. We’ll get to see an intelligent movie; probably the first one after DevD.

Two days before the release of the movie, I read this review. Things haven’t been so good ever! I was super excited. I couldn’t wait for it’s release. I’ve lost count on the number of attempts I made to book the tickets. Online, Offline. All Failed! Because, my ATM Debit Card is neither Visa or Mastercard. But I was content. I was watching it on saturday. Not too shabby for me. And I already had plans to watch it again sometime in the coming week. Yaayye!

Saturday, 15th of August. This was the first time I was not watching a movie in PVR in Delhi, attributed to apparent unavailability of tickets. Duhh! We were at 3Cs in Lajpat Nagar. The movie hall was good. The company which I had was even better.

Cut to the movie. The movie [almost] began with a very sensual lip-locking between Shahid and Priyanka. Very realistic! Very passionate. Instantaneous turn-on. With respect to the movie, ofcourse. 😉 Half an hour into the movie, there was just this one chasing sequence which got me to the edge of the seat. And I wanted to be on the edge for the rest of the movie too. I was glad! Finally, the movie is really ‘starting’. Little did I know that it’d be last time I’ll be on the edge in a 3 hour long ordeal. Well, ‘ordeal’ would be a little too harsh word to use. It was a nice movie. When I say ‘nice’, all I mean is that it wasn’t bad. Definitely not good. The disappointment which I felt after the movie was over was not because of Vishal Bhardwaj [or even Shahid Kapoor!], it was because of the reviews and the hype.

The movie had nothing which the critics claimed it did. You can compare Vishal Bhardwaj to Quentin Tarantino in a very broad sense of word. But you just can’t compare Pulp Fiction with Kaminey. So Not done, dear reviewers! I’ll never understand why Guddu stammered, or why Charlie lisped, or why Shahid wasn’t made to dance [the only thing which he is really good at]; probably not till I am alive and in my right senses. And I’m very sorry Priyanka, I didn’t fall in love with Sweety -like we did to Geet in Jab We Met– simply because she was hardly there in the movie. Apart from the hand-held camera work, there was nothing extra-ordinarily brilliant about the movie. It is so not the most well edited movies of recent times. Let’s not talk about DevD, but even Gulal was much better edited. Vishal Bhardwaj ji, I think you had too-much-to handle in one go. Go Charlie Go was good. But not Charlie, or Guddu, or Sweety! Gulzar sir did justice, and so did the music director in Vishal Bhardwaj. But that was pretty much it.

This review, is more like a review of reviewers rather than of the movie per se. I think I’ve lost faith in you people. May be, me and my friends should start our own reviewing service.

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This is the End..

Well, I think it’s enough. The theme, that is. It was good. It went nicely with my blog. I got appreciations which can only be attributed to it. But then.. like everything else in the world, this too had to end at some point of time. No matter how good or bad it is/was. And I think this is the end of it.

So here is the new theme. Not that any of you care about it. I just thought it’d be nice to let you people know. [As if you don’t have eyes and stuff 😀 ]

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This is the End, my only friend.. The End! I’ll never look into your eyes, Again..

-The End by The Doors [Do listen to it, if you can]

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October Onus

People have been wanting me to write. It feels good. Obviously it does! Even I’ve been wanting to write for quite some time now, but something or the other kept springing up. Then, there were times when I didn’t feel like writing. Anyway, let’s move on.
About the title- Ever since August 2006, I’ve written here every month. So this is a ritual, which has to be performed at least once in a month. I’m in no mood to break the chain right now. Oh, and by the way, this blog will soon get another author. The due delivery date is [tentatively] any day after 4th of November in this year. We’re waiting anxiously!
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I don’t like this time of the year. It’s not exactly cold, neither it’s hot. It’s somewhere in between. Over the past few days, I’ve learned that I like things in black and white. I really don’t see the point of being diplomatic as far as issues are concerned. Although, with people, it’s totally the other way round! Besides, people do appreciate if you’ve got an unequivocal standing [on issues]. It is of little significance then if your viewpoint doesn’t overlap with theirs.  Moreover, it also makes you an interesting conversationalist! Figure out how…
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And here is the reason why I don’t like this time of the year even more. It’s at this time that I realize my attendance is falling short in almost every course. I’ve to collect all my will power and determination to wake up at 7 then. The worst part is, that I can’t take a bath in the morning coz it’s too cold for that. And I don’t like getting out of hostel without showering. I also can’t bathe in morning. That implies- I can’t get out in morning. Hence, it becomes a vicious circle! Can I be accused for short attendance then? But I’m pretty sure; none of you has ever faced a problem of this kind. Now I’m thinking that [probably] I should change the name of the blog to “TheOnlyOne” 😛 Or does “SuiGeneris” sounds better? Shall we poll for it? [Wordpress has introduced this feature very recently 😀 ]
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‘Kuch Kam’ from the [supposedly gay] movie Dostana is all I’ve been listening to from past 3 days! I don’t know whether to thank her or not. I want to hear to something else, but I just keep coming back to it after every few songs. There is something wrong with me. Or is it with the song? :-O
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Have you ever watched any play twice? Back to Back? With two of the world’s most beautiful women alongside? It’s absolutely worth it! 😉
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Rocked On! Then Why so Serious?

Where do we begin? The Dark Kight? The Rakhi? The Independence Day?

Sorting out the list by the amount of verbosities which I’m about to do, I guess I’ll begin from TDK. This is my very first instance of watching a Hollywood action flick in theater. And I did it thrice, in order to make sure the impression is indelible. Now I guess the impression has become overwhelming! Surely, the movie isn’t as good as Godfather or Shawshank Redemption or the likes of it.. but it does deserve to be there in IMDB top 10. There are 3 USPs of the movie- Heath Ledger, the 10 minute pre-intermission car chase sequence and the ending. For me, I mean. Others might choose to differ. Fair enough. I’ll just like to add one more thing to it. If our parent’s generation boasted about dialogues of Sholay and The Godfather, our generation will take pride in dialogues of TDK. And not only of The Joker, but also of Batman, Bruce Wayne, Alfred, Lucius Fox and of course Harvey Dent.  I, in particular liked the ending. It was really moving. “Set the dogs on me…” is definitely the most accentuating dialogue of Batman in the movie.

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That was almost a fortnight ago.

Now, Rakhi and Independence day have become a little stale in the present context. I’ll just say this one thing which I didn’t realize by myself yet. Someone told me that I should avoid being in Delhi during Rakhis.. pata nahin kaun-kaun rakhi baandh de! This was brilliant! I mean why didn’t I think in this fashion before, with all my supposedly “dirty” mind? :-O She is intelligent, isn’t She? [Thanx She 😀 ] I know it is not a complement or something, but I felt immensely glad [and to be honest, a little proud too]. 😉

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Moving on, I saw Rock On yesterday. Well, I’ll not say the movie is excellent. But it’s definitely worth watching at least once in the hall. Mostly because of the music. Music, that is, if you’re into rock. Shanker, Ehsaan, Loy have done an excellent job of making rock in hindi. Before that, all the rock bands which I’ve heard in hindi sounded next to pathetic, if not pathetic. Agreed, that they have taken inspiration from some very popular rock bands and artists.. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mitigate their work. Use of bass guitar, which is like so rare in bollywood brings in refreshing winds of change. Best song is undoubtedly Pichle saat dinon mein(live version), hands down. It is heavily “inspired” from Bryan Adams [I can’t remember which track exactly, probably cuts like a knife.. although I’ll have to listen to it again in order to be sure]. The best scene [and the moment] of the movie? Entry of Arjun Rampal -aka Joe- ‘one song late’, playing guitar with elan displaying inimitable nonchalance relentlessly! You feel so good about it. And of course, some amazing acting by him and the rest of them. Nowhere did we feel that it’s the debut film of Prachi and Farhan. The film, on the whole isn’t too good. It’s really slow in the first half. But that is not the point. The film was meant to be musical opus, and it has succeeded in this endeavour with flying colours.  I’ve listened to nothing else since watching this movie. It’s been 24 [almost] continuous hours. For the time being, I’m just Rocked On. Totally! 🙂

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I wanted to say a few more things, but they’re just slipping of my mind right now. Invariably, I’ve written far more than I intended to. I think I will stop Me. 😛

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Aerials- The Musical…

Well, most of you know already know about this tag, so I wont repeat the rules again. Those who don’t, will surely understand by the time they finish reading this. By the way, just a little suggestion from me- No matter if you are/are not a blogger/reader/ writer, I think everyone should do this. And keep a record of it. It’s so much fun! Believe me, you’d actually get a few answers very very perfect!

• If some says, “is this OK” you say- No Rain (Blind melon)
• What would best describe your personality- Night Crawler (Judas Priest) [This is Interesting!]
• What do you like in a girl/guy- Paranoid (Black Sabbath) [No Way!]
• How do you feel today- Creep (Radiohead) [Probably.. ]
• The purpose of  your life- Hallowed be thy Name (Iron Maiden) [I was fearing this! It isn’t accurate, but not totally wrong either 😉 ]
• What do your friends think of you- Us and Them (Pink Floyd) [Well, can’t really comment on this.]
• What do you think of your parents- Undertow (Pain of Salvation) [So not true! Doesn’t make any sense at all!]
• What do you think about very often- Jailbreak (AC/DC) [This is Bang on target!]
• What do you think of your best friend- Every Woman in the World (Air Supply) [No Comments! 😉 ]
• What do you think of the person you like- I am Mine (Pearl Jam) [ I beg to differ, please! They were so many other romantic tracks in the playlist. Out of all those, only this one has to here? Fancy that! :-X ]
• What is your life’s story- It ends tonight (The All-American Rejects) [Huh? What? I certainly hope not. I don’t wanna die virgin 😛 ]
• What do you want to be when you grow up- Time is Running Out (Muse) [Again, What? :-O]
• What do you think when you see the person you like- Black Star (Yngwie Malmsteen) [I seriously don’t know the meaning of this song, or this tag either!]
• What do your parents think of you- Making love out of nothing at all (Air Supply) [I think the questions and songs are not in sync 😦 ]
• What will you dance to at your wedding- Chop Suey (System of a Down) [If only anyone can “dance” to it, I surely would!]
• What will they play at your funeral- Time of Your Life (Greenday) [This is nice :-)]
• What is your hobby/interests- Where did you sleep last night (Nirvana) [It so does not!]
• What is your biggest secret- Life is Wonderful (Jason Mraz) [Huh?]
• What do you think of your friends- Sweet Child of Mine (Guns N’ Roses) [Exactly!]
• What should you post this as- Aerials (System of a Down) [This saves me of thinking another blog title. Phew.]
• What do you think about this tag- Walk this Way (Aerosmith)

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Birthdays Birthdays!

Alrite. So last Friday was my birthday. Again! I pretty much remember all my birthdays. Since my sixth, that is. And this wasn’t much different from the rest of them. None of my birthdays have been good for me yet. I mean, on all my birthdays, I did get one or the other disturbing news. What I got on this birthday, I will not like to disclose here. Simply speaking, it’s not worth it. What was even worse was that I didn’t get wished from people whom I really wanted to, well.. except a few. But there were considerable amount of wishes I got. My most sincere thanks to each of you who did remember. Those who didn’t, I bear no grudge. It happens. And when it’s me, this happens more than often. The fault is in my stars.

Or maybe The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves ..

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5 Things I learned today

1. Never ever send a message sans your name, in case your number is changed.

2. Don’t use people unless you know them well. Make friendship first. Then ask for favour. Not the other way round. The Godfather Style, is very applicable even in today’s world.. and not just occidentally, but indigenously as well.

3. Use your authority on those whom you have the right. And this right is cultivated over a long period of time, acquaintance and friendship. Not just in a day or two.

4. If you’re using someone else’s computer in his/her room, the decent thing to do is to vacate his/her chair when the concerned person returns.

5. Don’t compare yourself with others irrationaly. Sab aisa hi kar rahe hai, doesn’t work. You’re not anyone else, but You. The circumstances, the temperament, line of thought, the attitude, the approach.. these all are different for different people. Hence, using the aforementioned as maxim, time and again makes you look outrageously stupid.

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Love-All at Breakpoint

FYI- I don’t like Tennis. Not as much as some of the other people do. So for those “some” people, this post might be a little rude, offensive. My apologies to them in advance. I’m not liable to any acquistion if you choose to read further.

So there was this tritely [in]famous final between these two giants of lawn tennis, for the umpteenth number of time! Had Federar won, the papparazi would have again showered condolences on Nadal, empathizing with him like hell.. Big Deal! The repercussions, in that case wouldn’t have been as stirring as they are now. They say that it’s ‘an end of era’, ‘a new dawn of hope’ and all those clichés. I say it’s nothing. Just a win doesn’t prooves anyone’s mettle. India beating Australia in that final of triangular series down under didn’t make India the better team than Australia. It was just the matter of “that” day. It was India’s. Like it was of Nadal’s.

When a Tennis Match goes up to 5 sets, it’s really unfair to decide a winner. Then, the luck factor comes into play as well. Remember, Goran Ivanisevic? Beating Rafter in what was called a marathon game. And the final set of it? This game was no different than the present one, as for the sheer determination of both the winners. The only difference (which overshadows everything else, sadly) being that Ivanisevic wasn’t as well known as then as Nadal is now.

This doesn’t mean that I’m pro-Federar or something. I support no one, as I aforementioned. But definitely, Radal’s win is kind of change from monopoly (and monotony) of Federar. All in all, it is good for Tennis.

Here is why I don’t like Tennis. I don’t like it because I never played it. Hence, I can’t appreciate the finesse, nuances, the technique of the game. For me, [mostly] tennis is like a foreign film, with no subtitles. And this goes for every game on which I never had a first hand experience. I only started liking football once I started playing it. The better I got at it, the more I enjoyed watching it. I don’t know what it takes to hit a perfect ace. I don’t know how much practice it takes to win a point from baseline. I don’t know the strategies of net game, of hitting volleys. All this, despite the fact that I’ve played Badminton professionally, which isn’t much different than tennis, theoretically.

And here is why I don’t like tennis even more. Of all the Tennis-Crazy people, I believe almost 80 % have never seen a tennis racquet in real life. And yet, they go ‘Go-FedEx’. What the hell! Do they even know how much stamina it takes to run up-and-down court infinite number of times? To hit just that one ace, do they have any bit of idea how much he or she has worked over it? Backhand doesn’t come naturally to many. Have they ever seen Gustavo Kuerton’s powerful backhands? I’ll consider anyone a die-hard tennis fan if he/she can answer all the above questions in affirmative, and perhaps point out my mistake which I’m sure have made. Coz I’m not a fan of tennis, I can’t answer most of them in affirmative with conviction. This is what it takes to be a fan.

What deserve to be done, deserves to Overdone. – Harry Crews.

I might sound too strong in my opinions, but I’m not. All I wanted to say here is that don’t make a charade of you being ultimate tennis fanatic. Coz if you really are, you definitely wont. And don’t get too  hyper over one Federar loss or Radal’s win.

I don’t have much knowledge on tennis, so it’s still Love-All for me. Which, by the way, is a very useful maxim to be followed otherwise 😉

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Smells Like Tag Spirit

I was so much in the mood of working on some serious, professional work today. But the electricity (and to a certain extent, the net) bummed me out! I’ll continue with my work, but for the time being, I’ll do this tag. Tags are so much more fun, when no body forces you to do it. The whole idea of fun gets spoiled knowing that it can “build your character” [cited from C & H, Again!]. I read so many tags, and I think I’ll do it, but the urge fades away eventually. I’ll not let this happen with this one though. Here We Go…

• Last Movie Seen in Theater- I think it was Enchanted, way back in February this Year! Oh Sweet Lord! It has been so long. I didn’t realize it untill now. Thats it. The first thing which I’m doing after getting out from here is this. I don’t want to ruin the film industry, you see. 😀
• Books which you are currently reading- There are quite a few. I’ll enlist them all here, to refresh my memory. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, The Trial by Franz Kafka, A house for Mr. Biswas by VS Naipaul and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
• Favourite Board Game- Chess, may be. I’m not too fond of ’em though.
• Favourite Magazine- Reader’s Digest, Maxim. 😉
• Favourite Smell- This is tricky. Smell of earth after rain, Petrol. [Bromidic! I know 😦 ] Her Mane.
  
• Favourite Sound- Hmm.. The sound we get on deleting some itme from Recycle Bin. And guitar work from some of the songs.
• First Though in your mind when you wake up- May the force be with Me Today! And Her.
  
• Worst Feeling in the world- Getting Jealous. Being Ignored.
• Favourite Fast Food Place- Will Sassi count as one?
• Future Child’s name- Phoebo 😀 😛 .. Come on! What makes you people think that I’m going to reveal it here?
• Complete it- “If I had a lot of money, I’d… “- “… go to a space trip.” Seriously!
• Do you drive fast- Mostly. When I’m confident enough to control the vehicle at that speed.
• Do you sleep with a stuffed animal- Nope. But I wish… 😉
• Do you eat stem on the broccoli- Occasionaly, Yes!
• Storms-Cool or Scary?- Cool, except when it gets dark and you’re all alone in middle of nowhere.
• Towns you’ve ever lived in- Lets begin from the beginning. Jodhpur, Lucknow, Delhi. I don’t know if Gorakhpur and Saharanpur will fall under the same category.
• Favourite Sport to Watch- Football, Cricket. But Ofcourse!
• What is under your bed- Definitely, No Monsters! 🙂
• Would you like to be born again as yourself- I’m not too sure about it. If I say that I’ll like to be born as myself with a few changes here and there- what would this answer be counted as? Affirmative or Negative? Decide.
• Morning or Night Person- A healthy concoction of Both.
  
• Over Easy or Sunny Side Up- Whatever gives me a kick-start.

• Favourite Place to Relax- SDA Market. Or any bar/restaurant with ultra-cosy cushions.

Thats it. I’m not doing this anymore. I’m Bored.. Bored, Bored, Bored! Bored of having nothing to do. Therefore perhaps for the first time ever I’ll be able to finish this report writing business well before the dead line! Yippi! 🙂

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I only own my Mind

For Once (again), I’m going to write just for the sake of writing. In the last 15 days, I’ve done nothing. Absolutely nothing! Except, of course, interneting. I’ve explored Facebook a lot. The games there are more than addictive. Then, they tell you all about your personality- things which you already know, things which you didn’t know and things which you’ll never know. And as of now -even though as unfortunately pathetic as it may seem- I’m hooked to all of them pretty badly.

The word ‘addiction’ reminds me of Cigarettes. For those who don’t know, I’ve been smoking for a year now. And still, I’m not addicted to it. I’ve heard all the horrendous stories about smoking, and I’m aware of all the consequences. But I don’t find anything wrong in 3-4 cigarettes in a day, coz I’ve seen people finishing 2-3 packs in a day (which is 40 cigarettes, for all you non-smokers). This doesn’t mean that I’m justifying myself. Smoking is injurious to health invariably. My solace is that I know I can quit smoking whenever I want to. But the fact is, right now I don’t want to. When you have nothing to do, a cigarette is the best way to kill time. It gives you psychological effect of relaxation. [Which it so does not]. Interestingly, my academic performance has been getting better since I’ve been smoking. [Again, I know smoking has got nothing to do with it, I just like boasting around this fact 😛 ]. And I blame absolutely no one for my starting of smoking. Nobody forced me. It was my whim to try it out. I don’t like people accusing others for their bad habits. Yes, this is one of my innumerable bad habits. But it hasn’t turned so bad that I regret it. And it never would, touchwood! I’ll quit smoking the day I’ll feel it is enough. Like I quit flirting 😉 .. And if she’ll insist!

This was so not what I envisaged writing myself. But what is written is written.

I’ve been listening to quite a few new (for me, that is) songs and bands of late. Foremost amongst them are Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pearl Jam and Metallica.

Led Zeppelin were the precursors to bands like GNR, Aerosmith, Metallica.. And I can see why. Achilles last stand, Battle of Evermore, Whole outta love, Kashmir are definitely worth listening of theirs. Of course, Stairway to Heaven has always been there.

I always wanted to be a die-hard fan of AC/DC. Their tees, posters are damn so cool. Now I see myself becoming one. Back in Black, Highway to Hell, Jailbreak, Hell’s Bells is what I’ve listened of them so far. There will be more of them in coming days, definitely.

There is something about Pearl Jam (and for that matter, Nirvana -Kurt Cobain- too). Their music is addictive. Like anything. I just have listened to I am Mine, and I’m already their fan. Sometimes, just one song is more than enough to realize this. Jeremy, Black, Evenflow, Indifference are still left.

Ehh.. Metallica! When I tell people I listened to rock, and then I tell I haven’t heard Metallica yet.. You should see the look on their faces! They gimme the look like- ‘What is rock apart from Metallica and Linkin Park’? (Sadly, for most people, ‘rock’ is confined to LP and Metallica). I’ve started Metallica just for the sake of people. And now that I have, I know what people have been talking about all this while. Similar to my previous experiences with F.R.I.E.N.D.S, LOTR, Godfather et al. Turn the Page has been outstanding track for me so far. Fade to Black, Master of Puppets, One, Outlaw Torn, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman are also there, apart from that. But I don’t like their kind of lyrics (and LP’s too). It’s too depressing and filled with rage.

Just for the records, GnR has been my most preferred band for quite some time now. And it would be! But I don’t know how much loyalty will I be able to show to their latest album [Chinese Democracy, which has been in making for last 14 years now, and 9 of whose tracks reportedly leaked out before the official release of album which is scheduled in this  July-August. They were on YouTube too.. but now they have been removed], mostly because Slash isn’t there anymore.

Sometimes I think, I just show off too much. Like right now. Did I really need to write all this here? We’ll never know! 🙂

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The traffic on my blog has returned to previous numbers, like it used to be. 10-15 visits a day, that is. I don’t like it, but it doesn’t bother me much either. I don’t take my blogging so seriously now. I guess I never did. By the way, check these comic strips out. I think they’re the latest buzz around. I thank Nidhi for introducing them to me.

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Of Caped Avenger’s & Spaceman Spiff’s

Calvin & Hobbes is amazing! Superb. One of the most hilarious oeuvres of literature you’ll ever find. Well, not exactly it is “literature” in exact sense of word, but as close to it as anything else. It’s astounding how just a few picture frames can make your innards curl with laughing pleasure. But that is not all. The way the kid gives you well thought, ontological, post modern mooting to think upon is equally commendable too. The witticism is unprecedented. Great works are always copied, or at least they conveniently “inspire” generations to come. Like the animation of TZP. That wasn’t just inspiration. It was plain copy-paste. This is just one of innumerable instances I’ve come across yet. I’m sure there are many more in this planet hovering around, only to be discovered.

And after I was done with C&H, I needed something similar to keep my laughing bones in good working condition. So yesterday I downloaded 450 MB of Garfield. [I’d really like to thank Marcello Sandos.] It is good, but not as good as C&H. Perhaps coz it’s a cat, and as human beings, we can never relate to animals (no matter how cute and witty they sound) as much as we can to another fellow of our own species.

Here is the link to Download Calvin & Hobbes collection, and this one is for Garfield.I sincerely hope you people will enjoy as much as I did.

Kudos to Bill Waterson and Jim Davis! 🙂

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Random Ramblings

• Okay, so first of all.. I’m too glad to see this lousy net working finally. It’s not too often I get to work on my own comp these days.
• Have you ever realized, how some people are immortalized after their death? Answer this honestly, how many of you heard of Yves Saint Laurent[aka YSL] before his death? No doubt he was an iconic figure in fashion sphere, but did -and do- we really care? Here is an interesting trivia, I share my birthday with him, but I came to know about this fact only today! I wonder what will happen when SRK or Big B will die. That was creepy, I know 😀
• I’m in mixed mood. I’m excited, coz Euro Cup is round the corner. I’m sad coz I won’t be able to see it live. There could be nothing more exciting than watching a live football game. Teams and players really don’t matter untill it’s soccer. The match between two local school teams is as good as Brazil vs Argentina, if you’ve enough of soccer in you. My personal favourites are again France. Just because of Zizou. Although he isn’t there in the team anymore, yet I’d continue my loyalty with them. I hope Thiere Henry will be in his club form, now that Zizou is gone. Viera and Makelele might do wonders despite their age. And Trezeguet has always been there.
• I finished first three movies of Star Wars series today. Now I want rest of them, asap! But that isn’t happening until July. The kind of technology George Lucas used then, will we ever be able to use at least in near future? By ‘We’, I mean ‘Us’.. i.e Indian Film Industry. And talking about movies, and songs, if you like the song ‘Iris’ by Goo Goo Dolls, then you must watch City of Angels asap. You’ll like the song even more. The lyrics of the song are damn perfect for the movie. And the film in itself is worth watching for.
• I finished Godfather [the book] in 8 hours, Animal Farm in 3 hours, and currently am reading Lolita and The Trial. But I just don’t know how to upload them in widgets, now that the old wordpress is gone and I’ve no idea where from to get the web link of my posted images. Somebody please help!

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Grow Up.. Or Don’t?

Living all by yourself, in a completely strange city.. is not an easy thing to do. I’m glad, perhaps a little proud of myself that I’ve come up in flying colours in this task. Well, not exactly “flying colours”, but I’ve done decently good till yet. Although, I’m faltering in the job which I was supposed to ho here, but I don’t regret that. I think, on some level, I’m doing it deliberately; without being consciously aware of it nonetheless. I know this for sure that I don’t want to come back to this place again. For that matter, I don’t want to work in any such kinda place ever! I don’t see myself like this. I just don’t belong here. And after all I’ve done, I don’t deserve being here.

No, I’m not asking for too much. Just a small cubicle in an air-conditioned office with a desktop computer isn’t too much to ask for, is it? My other peers are pretty much in the same state. And they talk of egalitarian society!

This is so not the way I imagined my summer training to be.

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For the very first time today, I missed my family. This was induced when I saw the orkut profile of one of my cousin’s. That kid, has been born and brought up in front of me. He was the only baby who was my favourite [of course, at that time I was too dumb to like kids; Whatever] and is 9 years younger than me. He is in class 6th, and he is on Orkut. Orkut has been a phenomenon, hasn’t it? Now I really feel like a grown up. Finally I do! But I’m not too excited about it. I’d rather be my Papa’s kid, continue fighting my sis over the last piece of Kurkure, and shun away all the responsibilities. But no matter how much I want that to happen, it is never going to happen again. 😦

पूरब से, सूर्य उगा, ढला अंधियारा..
जागी हर दिशा-दिशा, हुआ उजियारा|

The last time I heard this song, I vividly remember I did not use to go to school then. I’m not kidding, but I haven’t heard it since then. There was a video too, of this song, which used to come before the 8:30 evening news on Doordarshan. I know I can easily find that on you-tube or something. But the thing is that I don’t want to see it again. I don’t want those memories to come back. I won’t be able to see it.

Why do we have to grow up, after all? 😦

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Finickiness- At it’s Best!

First things of everything are special. We might not remember our first train journey, but most of us do remember our first aero plane journey. And we do tell about it fondly and proudly and perhaps interestingly, or so we try. But first bus voyage? Is it even something worth mentioning during quotidian banter? Leave alone the interesting part! How the hell it can possibly be special for anyone?

I’ve partly negative, but mostly affirmative answer to each of these. Let’s begin from the beginning.

Now this might be astounding to some people, but this was my first [or probably second-third] experience in the bus. I’ve only travelled in bus during school trips –from RDSO to Gomti Nagar or LDA, which was at max 15 KM[only Lucknowites and my schoolmates would would ever know what I meant :-P]- or while going to Kanpur from Lucknow –which is 80 KM and bus takes 2 hours maximum to reach there. Apart from it, I’ve never travelled in bus. But I’d heard a lot about “bus-sickness” and how people tend to get puky and all. Interestingly, I didn’t have any of these. I was just getting irritated and frustrated with each passing second. Not because of the bus or distance or something like this. But because of the kind of people coming and going and sitting next to me. This might sound a little harsh to some of you, but I just can’t tolerate village people. Please don’t judge me! And particularly the kind of smell they carry with themselves. It’s terrible! And it’s not just about the smell, but their entire outlook, thinking, behavior, way of talking and everything else. This doesn’t mean I haven’t seen a village or lived there. I’ve done all that. More than any normal urban male. But as much I as I hate them, my destiny keep on bringing me more and more close to them 😦

Second kinds of people I don’t like are Maddus. I loathe them. And here, during my training in Saharanpur, I’ve again to live with a maddu. How ironical is that! Oh, by the way… by Maddu I mean typical south Indians. And this maddu, with whom I’m stuck is, can’t even speak English… leave alone Hindi!

But as they say [Maroon 5, precisely] – It’s not always rainbows and butterflies it’s compromise that moves us along. Almost entire of my past 21 years, I’ve been doing exactly that. Guess it’s time for someone higher up to listen there and let others follow this quipping instead of me. I’d really be thankful to Him.

*****

I heard this song for the first time almost a year ago… most probably at VC with Her. Incidentally I found it again on LAN sometime during last month –in a folder named ‘all time college classics’- and ever since this song is stuck in my head. I don’t know why, but I can really relate to this song deeply… although nothing of this sort has ever happened to me before. Go and find out for yourself from here, the song is ‘Living next door to Alice’ by Smokie.

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I’m not too well presently, this change is weather has taken it’s toll on my throat. It’s aching like hell. 😦 And now it’s been two days of consecutive bunk at my training. I just don’t feel like going there anymore. I don’t know what am I gonna show to people when I come back in July! Right now, my life is pretty smooth except for the sulking loneliness. The phone again has gone into aestivation. [No, not ‘hibernation’ coz thats winter time inactivity :-D] I’m also discovering -for the very first time- the advantages of having a camera phone with music 24×7 with me. The bad part is that the phone is not mine, and I think I’m gonna miss it when I’ll return it back to it’s rightful owner 😦

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12th May ’08

All alone in a city where I’ve never been before. I still don’t know its geographical bearing. But that’s not important. The important thing is that this post is written in a hotel room. People do God-knows-what-not-s in hotel rooms, and I ended up writing this post. A little off the track- I’m also watching this IPL match between Royal Challenger’s Bangalore and Punjab Kings XI. RCB, to my disappointment, haven’t done well so far. I like RCB because two of my cricketing idols –Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid- are in it. Anyway, let’s move on.

This is my second day here. Some might wonder [if they care, that is] why is it coming on the second day? Why not the first? Yesterday, I was too busy feeling all lonely. I haven’t been this solitary before. I did forget how my own voice sounded! To make things worse, I was getting near desperate to tell all my first-day-experiences of Saharanpur, how I feel about the city, about its people, about its chicks 😉 I must say, Saharanpur hasn’t disappointed me much. It’s larger, and more advanced than I anticipated it to be. I wanted to tell this all; to someone.

And ironically, it’s not Her. How the hell it can be Her when we barely speak? She isn’t even aware of my whereabouts, but She is! She is the only one who knows about Her. She is the one whom I’ve become used to tell everything, in last 6-7 months or so. Every minutest of details of my daily mundane life, ranging from which eating place I find expensive to what I think of Gul Panag to what she thinks of Imraan Khan 😉 To be brutally honest, I’m missing her the most right now! More aptly, I’m missing talking to her. I wish I had internet right now. I even tried finding some nearby wireless networks, none is here! 😦

It is very very recent that I’ve realized I miss her. It happened for the first time when I saw the trailer of Jaane Tu… ya jaane na on TV. Shortly afterwards, my sis told me about the cute song in Juno, which was the last thing I saw on my scrapbook before living for here. And then there were all those innumerable songs which she told me listen to. Yesterday, I listened to all of them once again. Time is running out by Muse, Hello by Lionel Richie and This Love by Maroon 5 stood out blatantly among the rest. Passive by A Perfect Circle wasn’t still available in better format. Only thing left is that I’m yet to see 27 Dresses and appreciate bollywood-like songs of Enchanted [which, by the way, I just can’t :-P]

I pretty much know her reaction after reading this. So I won’t say much now. Err… I’m afraid I think I already did!

Woteva, Don’t Challenge [:-X] 😀 

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I don’t know when this post would get posted on blog. This is such a dingy place, I’ve been searching for some cyber café sort of thingy for past 2 days and I haven’t succeeded yet!

Right now, I think I’m going to undergo worst training experience ever. I’m some 500 KM away from home, I’ve got no place to live here, they’re not giving me any stipend and I’m spending almost 500 buck daily. I want to go back to Delhi L

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I just came to know that I’ve been tagged. As an ethical blogger, it’s my social and moral responsibility to reply to the tag, no matter how busy I am. And I’ll do that, but not right now. I don’t feel like doing so.

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Aside[I’m supposed to be in the factory workshop right now, observing and preparing my training reports.. Whatever!]

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Happy B’day!

Today is this Blog’s second birthday. A Very Happy Birthday to it. And I hope this brings some good luck to me. Majors commencing from today too. C ya guys later!

[Just for the records, this post is written -and published- two hours before the exam begins 🙂 ]

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Zendagi Migzara

Have you ever wondered why a certain thing (movie, book anything) is liked by majority and yet you’ve no clue what the fuck is it about. Then one fine day, you just decide that you’ll just watch/read/feel it to know what is it that gives the junta such a high. And bang! There you’re, cursing yourself in the long run, that why didn’t you do it earlier. Sometimes, going with the flow, being in the crowd and not out of it isn’t as bad as it may sound. I’ve experienced this innumerable number of times, and am still continuing doing so. The latest case being of Roadies 5.0 and The Kite Runner.

I always knew ‘The Kite Runner’ is a book definitely worth reading and more, but somehow I wasn’t able to jugadofy it from anywhere. But once I laid my hands on it, I made sure I finish it as soon as possible. 8 hours isn’t too long a time period, is it? After reading a sufficient numbers of best-sellers, now I can safely discern ’em and others. The narrative description is impeccable. Sentences extremely terse yet dramatically poignant and ostensibly symbolic. I’m already feeling at least 5% Afghani, if nothing else. The plot loosens grip somewhere in the middle, but then Khalid Hossieni becomes even more ferociously captivating.

Ehh.. Who am I kidding? You people must’ve read the book ages ago. Chuck it. I’ll move on.

Roadies 5.0. First thing which comes to my mind after seeing this word is Raghu. Second thing is that why am I not there. And thirdly, all cute girls ain’t scrupulous[yeah, I’m talking about Sambhavi]. Nonetheless, it has made Raghu a celebrity in its’ own distinct manner. The tasks, the politics, the bikes, the girls.. it so very Me! 😦

***

It’s 3 O’ clock in the morning, and I’m yet not feeling sleepy, despite the fact that I’ve to attend class at 8 in the morning. I’m getting a little insomniac. Perhaps, coz I’m not getting as much attention from females as much as I was used to. It’s a complete black out for me these days. But that doesn’t vex me much. My major concern is her. I’m getting this feeling that she has started ignoring me. Not replying to someone’s routine SMSs suggests so.

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I’ve a lot of academic work to do in coming few days. By the way, yesterday I got my first pay check. I thought the feeling will be overwhelming. But strangely -and sadly- it wasn’t. Probably I’ve no one “special” to share it with. I’d loved to spend my first salary on her -or for that matter, anyone who were my love interest- but unfortunately no one is there to acknowledge it. It wasn’t meant to be, or may be, it was meant not to be. Arguably, one of the best lines I’ve ever come across! No candies for guessing the source 😛

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This post could very well be attributed to my ongoing drinking spree.

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The Interview Tag

I read this in one of my friends orkut profiles. It wasn’t a tag actually, but more of a facebook-quiz kinda thing. But I liked it. And then I wanted to tag somebody who has recently blogrolled me. This tag is for Nidhi.

Describe your perfect Sunday morning?
A trip to sassi, shaving-bathing.. then a date with a beautiful lady. [I just described my perfect day, any day 😉 ]
Favorite song of all time?
If it has to be only one, I’d rather pick ‘Careless Whisper’ by George Michael.
How tall are you?
5′ 6″
If you could be successful at any job in the world, what would that job be?
Manager of some high profile football club, preferably in Germany or Italy. Juventus, to be more specific.
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland.. any of these would do.
If you could be someone else for a day, who would it be?
Aamir Khan.
If you have friends coming for supper what would you cook?
If I could, I’ll serve ‘em with some real delicious egg-curry.
What is your favourite word?
‘Precisely’
What makes you cry?
When I’ve to pay the price of someone else’s fault.
If you were an animal in the wild, what would you be?
Lion. On more softer side.. it would be a squirrel or rabbit.
If you could time travel to the past to correct any mistakes you feel you’ve made, would you?
Definitely! Many.
Do you believe that the cup is half empty or half full?
Half full.
What do you do for fun?
Depends on which place am I at and in what mood am I in right then. The entire concept of fun get lost if it isn’t spontaneous.
Are you an outdoor or an indoor person
Both. Very Much!
Where do you see yourself in five years?
I want to say in a live-in relationship, and earning more than decently.
What are you most proud of in your life?
None, yet.
When do you plan on getting married?
Anytime between 25 to 30, depends how soon I meet ‘Her’.
Get the number or give the number?
Get the number. That way ‘We’ don’t come out as “despos”.. it also gives you a kind of upper hand.  😀
Romance or Kinky Sex?
Ubiquitous Romance with interim kinky sex! 😉
How do you feel?
Missing someone.
What size shoe do you wear?
7.
What is your favorite clothing brand?
Nike.
Water or 100% Juice?
100% Juice.
T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Cingular/AT&T, or Sprint/Nextel
None. Duhh!
Would you rather be hot or cold?
Hot, what else?
Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?
I’d rather die than even loosing my tiny fingernail. Every body part of mine very, very dear to me.
Favorite Place to Eat?
Any Pizza place .But it also depends on what kind of food are you talking about.
Opera, Musical, Concert, Play, Performance, or Other?
Play. Yeah, I’m lazy and boring.
Most Memorable Past?
My school life. Especially the time in between when I was in 9^th to 12^th.
Most embarrassing moment?
That I had a crush on a teacher and she came to know about it.
If you had to pick one car, which would it be?
Black Mercedes S-350.
Your favorite Disney Films?
Mickey Mouse. I’m not too sure whether Tom and Jerry falls under this category.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
How could I possibly know this!
Do you support Paris?
Excuse me?
Where is Waldo?
I’ve no clue what it is.
Favorite element?
Carbon. The name itself is so glamorous. [probably coz of NFS]
What was your last thought?
How silly girls are! I was watching Roadies-5.
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Netscape, or other?
Firefox, definitely!
Who are you going to vote for in 2008?
As an American, I’ll say Obama. I like his name. 😛
Juice and crackers or milk and cookies?
Juice and crackers.
Which is worse? A bad laugh or a bad cough?
Bad cough. Though I’m not too sure about my answer.
Are you a cat or a dog person?
I don’t like pets, but I’d say, a cat person.
Would you rather be blind or deaf?
Again, none. But just for the sake of picking, I’d be deaf rather than being blind.
Define yourself in 3 words…
Leo, Vulnerable, Emotional.
Do you eat cold cereal at night?
I can eat anything, but I do not get anything to eat only!
What is your favorite TV show?
F.R.I.E.N.D.S How many times do I need to tell this?
Do you shower every single day?
I try my best to do so. I like shower.
Boat or bus?
Boat. It’s more adventures and exciting.
What would you do if Michael Jackson asked you out
The same as everyone else would do.
What is your favorite food?
Egg and Pizza.
Do you read harry potter books?
Nope. But I’ve seen all the movies, so I know all which is there to be known.
If you could have one super human power what would you choose?
I think about it a lot. Flying with speed of light is good, X-ray vision is so titillating.. but you can’t use ‘em for some genuine purposes. Nothing could beat Invisibility. Guys, just think about it! 😉
Have you had a beer in the last week?
I had everything which is there to be “have” yesterday. 🙂
Vitamin Water or Gatorade?
Gatorade.
Favorite body part?
I’ve nothing so special to label it as “favourite” in my body. A woman’s body has every part which is my favourite. Especially the feet and lips. Someday, I’ll tell you about my foot-fetish. 😉
Flip flops or sandles?
Sandals, Nike.
What do you do on fridays?
Mostly I try to find myself a date. Otherwise, hang out with friends. The latter happens in irritatingly large amounts.
Do you like bananas?
No.

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Errr..

I just realized I haven’t blabbered casually here for a long period of time now. Probably, I’ve been too busy with some other, more important stuff. This post, was never conceptualized, it’s just materializing right now. Perhaps, for the first time ever, I haven’t written anything in my mind before hand and whatever crap am scribbling here is produced dynamically.

• First things first. I just wish -and wish pretty badly- that this weekend turns out to be my most memorable weekend. I just hope I do not screw up things.
• 16th to 23rd of Dec ’07, 28th Jan ’08 and 24th Feb ’08 are dates to be memorized by heart.
• India winning in Australia, India [U-19] winning in Malaysia, Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa doing unprecedented wonders in Golf… ’tis arguably one of the best phases of Indian Sports. India Shining, rightly and Brightly.
• Haven’t seen Jodha-Akbar yet. I wanted to see it so very much in theater. But it’s getting banned gradually in all over the state, and if I may add.. Shamefully! I don’t understand. Ain’t these people have any thing better to do than just to create fuss about every movie which is even remotely related to religion or history? Can’t they just keep their asses on their seats and take things as they are supposed to be taken? Ashutosh Gowarikar never claimed he is recreating some historical incident. It is just a story based on history. Not history itself. So what if he distorted some facts and figures. They were all done in good spirits, just to make the screenplay more captivating. Thats what my tini-tiny filmi brain comprehends.
• On similar lines[I mean filmy], I saw Juno a while ago. Some movies have got that thing in them. I’m not sure what “thing” am I talking about… the effort which they put in to make the movie seem effortless makes for “that thing”, I believe. The feel-good-factor which the movie gives is seriously commendable. Pretty much like TZP. No! I’m not comparing anything.
• Lastly, but definitely not the least, the traffic on my blog has increased mani-manifolds! Yet people aren’t commenting in the same proportions. Some think that my posts are too good to comment! Whatever! 😛 Nonetheless, I’m loving this all.

Imminent- Minors, Poltu.. and a whole lotta futile hardwork. It’s a formal declaration, that I’ll not be involved in any kinda politics henceforth. Concerned people make a note of it. I’m damn serious. I’m not making any such proclamation for minors though. No matter how ardently I want to, I just can’t afford to 😦

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I think I’m looking good these days 🙂

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Oo-Rah!

The one person whom I care won’t wish me. And I will not wish anyone else! This is my V-Day resolution. If the day is gonna be bad for me, let me make it more pathetic. I can’t help, rather I don’t feel like helping. So no V-Day wishes for any one of you this year 😦

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Current Affair

I believe now the “New Year” is over. I can safely be a little cynical about it now [not that I couldn’t have been earlier, nevertheless]. I like even semesters, just because of the fact that in this semester, you can greet anyone under the sun instantaneously by wishing him new year. Crap! That’s the only good use of new year. So why do we have to create so much fuss about it? As I must have mentioned this a million times before as well.. my last 3 31^st December nights have been in train, and they weren’t bad either. The train wasn’t running empty on account of last night of the year. Neither the passengers were lamenting. Nothing. It was just another journey in train, no different than so many others of which I’ve already been a part of. But when I tell this to people.. they start empathizing with me as if something so dire and harsh have happened to me. Relax people, its just 31^st of December, not 30^th of February which will come once in 100 years, rather it comes every year.

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People, things around me have been changing off late. Rather drastically, and pretty swiftly. Suddenly everyone is getting so serious about careers and all. And I’m scared. Hell scared! Most notorious of people around me have already joined coaching for CAT. I’m in a fix. I need some unbiased and truly professional advice now, corresponding to my present condition. But I know no one in vicinity who’ll be able to do so.

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Most common complement which I’m getting these days is that my voice is getting better, more masculine, sexy(for some people, over phone). I’m loving it 😛

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Why did I even think of writing this post? :-O

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Every child is Special

I don’t know about every child, but yes.. every movie with which Aamir Khan has anything to do is definitely way more than just being special. I’ve been his fan –perhaps “fan” is not entirely justifiable, am his admirer- since I saw Ghulam, and ever since he has been delivering astounding, classy performance.. and mind you, not just in terms of acting but also production, and very recently with direction too. Rangeela, Ghulam, Raja Hindustani, Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Mangal Pandey, Rang de Basanti, Fanaa- Munna, Siddhu, Raja, Bhuvan, Aakash, Mangal Pandey, DJ, Rehan. No similarity between any movie and character whatsoever, except that they all are played by one man.. common to all of these- Aamir Khan! These characters are as vivid and fresh in our minds as anything. This is versatility, not to undermine the underlying perfection. The guy has grown over the period of time.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak came in 1988. It immediately was the hot favourite among youth of those times. It started myriad new trends. He was the style icon back then. Dil Chahta Hai came in 1999, almost 11 years later. Aamir was the hot favourite again. His style was again copied, profusely. He was again the style icon. RDB was trendsetter.

Circa 2008- Aamir is still the style icon. 20 years, and things have constantly been getting better. Yes, Yes.. I’m coming to TZP in a while. I do not care what he is doing in his personal life. We won’t mind him showing attitude in public and press alike. We do mind when he doesn’t do cheap publicity stunts, not showing himself too often, not giving many interviews, never talking about his films beforehand.. but that’s all because we love him. We can never have enough of him. And then if we look at things from his point of view, we are brimmed with awe.. sheer respect for his talents. Let my work -and not me- speak on my behalf. Sure he is hell correct in doing so. I don’t know about olden times, have not seen much of it. But whatever little understanding I have about cinema, I think he is the best product bollywood has ever been able to produce. There is a very little possibility of anyone coming close to him, nonetheless, I place Hrithik and Rahul Bose in the same category as him.. that is what Hollywood-wallas call “Method actors”.

***Time for a Break***

 

..And apparently that break lasted not just for few minutes or hours but days! I’ll not say much about Aamir now. I think I’ve already made my point, despite the fact that I’m still left with so much to write about him yet, nonetheless.. I’ll come to the point now.

Taare Zameen Per. You know, I always used to regret why I didn’t see the greatest movies ever made in theater.. not any more though. For once, I did watch this one in theater. And what an amazing experience it was! Totally worth of the money spent, rather more. First time ever, I witnessed the entire multitude of people with redden eyes. All this, with no deaths, no ultra-sensitive love story, no complex fiction.. nothing. That’s the beauty of perfection. Just a little dyslexic kid winning a painting event makes us all so ecstatic that we are filled with tears. Now I know why people cry when they are too euphoric.

There have been a few other movies which made me cry.. worth mentioning among them are Black[coz of its gloomy shades and apparent drama involved thereafter], some silly bollywood(shahrukh) stuff like Devdas, DTPH, KKHH. Among the Hollywood movies which brought tears to my eyes was Dead Poet’s Society. The movie was nowhere sentimental at all, except the last scene when Robbie Williams comes to collect his stuff for one last time and all students gives him a standing ovation, reciting Oh Captain, My Captain, just the way he taught them. Wonderful! Next I’ll place Cinderella Man and Gladiator. Russell Crow is God, like Al Pacino. And not to forget The Shawshank Redemption.

But all these movies had some real serious stuff. Jimmy was fighting for his life and more, Andy escaped from the prison after 20 years of innocence. Not TZP. It’s different from all of them. And hence it’s better, cinematically. That’s the magic of Aamir Khan. No gaudy starcast, no interviews before the movie release, no desperate publicity, no going to cricket and football matches.. Just plain and simple and superb direction. Mr. Shahrukh, you’ve got a lesson to learn, kindly concentrate on making the movie better, rather than doing all these. Trust me, that’s all that matters in the long run.

This proves that you can make movie on anything, provided if you’ve that talent and this kind of understanding about films. Aamir always had both, and he is quick learner too. He knows exactly where to strike, and this time.. with “what” to strike. There was no story in the movie, just screenplay, and a brilliant one. The cinematography, those close shots of Aamir’s watery eyes, and of Ishaan’s exasperated, troubled looks is more than brilliant. Even all the minor characters were damn so good!

Aah, the music. It’s not Shankar-ehsaan-loy’s, its Aamir’s, again. The best song is Mera Jahaan, with the voice of Adnan Sami.. that add special effects. As if Ishaan’s heart was singing it. Beautiful lyrics, courtesy Prasoon Joshi. He is the new gem of Indian cinema. How could anyone think of this line for a hindi song – sapno sa buna sweater sa warm! I’ve clue how creative he is. The other song ain’t too bad either. In fact every song is worth listening to a million times and more.

Movies can also be made with zilch glamour coefficient, and could be successful too. What we audience want is some non-iterative substance and real good acting. This one had a little overdose of both. And we loved it.

It’s getting too long. Just one last thing- if this movie is not able to bring home Oscar, no other bollywood movie will ever be able to.

Hail Aamir!

 

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Tagging-Vagging

I have so much to write! A myriad macrocosm assimilate and vanish, in one blink of eye. Ultimately, it narrows down to these – Tag, Taare Zameen Per, New year. Apparently, going by the their order of importance.. I ought to reciprocate my tag.

I don’t know much about this “tagging” thing. In fact.. I didn’t know anything about it even after I was tagged. I consulted one of my friend [who, by the way is a near professional blogger]. I do try to stick to the rules mostly, but in this case.. as I’m a little ignorant [now you know, why they say ignorance is bliss 😉 ] and also because I want to; I hereby declare these people Tagged

Sachi

Prachi

They rhyme, don’t they? And ironically, I met both of these pretty ladies through their blogs and also almost in the same frame of time.. Howzzat? Anyway, time for replying.. I’m already running late 😛

1. I’m not lazy. I’ve never been! Its just that at times I don’t feel like doing some particular thing. And off late those ‘times’ and ‘things’ have increased manifolds. Thats the only problem. And I need some really tangible, enticing, lucrative incentives to make me work. I do have a strong will power and I can work like anything -that I’ve been doing in the past- only if I see some long lasting purpose in it.

2. I never had slightest of hesitation in making friends online, or for that matter.. offline too. You can label me a very social creature. But the fact is that I’ve always differentiated between my acquaintances and the people whom I consider my “friend” in truest sense of words. Following this paradigm, I’ve also been ditched more than once, as a consequence of which, I had to make a third category which lies somewhere in between these two. Presently, I put most of the people there. It doesn’t hurt thereafter. I may not tell you ever, but I have a place for each one of you.

3. I never was a poet. I don’t think I could ever be. I’ve always believed writing sensible poetry is the most demanding literary task. One has to be born with it, either you have it or you don’t. Unlike writing skills, you can’t develop it over a period of time. I might be wrong, but thats what I believe presently.. it might change later on. For me, the greatest gift to someone would be to compose a poem for him/her. Now you know why I consider poetic people in such high regard.

4. I don’t forget usually. Rather I never forget. If you’re telling me something which I’m not able to recall, the possible reason could be that I was too preoccupied with something else at that time to listen to you with my full concentration, while pretending that I am. I’m sorry, but thats the way I am!

5. I do not consider myself a “good” blogger. Neither an average or bad one. I’m just a blogger, its for the readers[which are very few, nonetheless] to judge how I am. If you ask me, methinks that I’ve written few posts good, others bad.. but mostly average. Besides that, I think I’m good at some sports: Cricket, Football, Badminton to be precise. And by good, I mean really good. I’ve always been a reader, right from the time I can recall. The fact that most people don’t know about me is that my hindi is pretty good. I can safely say that its above average. Thats something which I am proud of. Yeah, patriotism.

6. Talking, Speaking is something which I’m learning recently. To be exact, only after I came to Delhi. Before this, I used to believe in the saying ‘Let your actions speak for thyself‘, no doubt which is absolutely true. But for this to be applicable, the “actions” should be of that kind of. I realized mine never was. So I had no option but to open my mouth.

7. I have some attitude, though I don’t know what kind of. I’m haughty, uppity at times.. and diametrically servile at others. Later, I wonder at my own darings.

Is that it? Or shall I add some more?

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Bollywood-Bollywood

I saw Saawariya yesterday, at Priyas. I had to; after all it is a Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s. The day before I watched Om Shanti Om, and today I saw No Smoking. All three are abjectly disparate. They must be having their own fan-following (the Movies, I mean), but am not sure about them statistically. Anyway, let’s see them one by one.

Saawariya

I’d been waiting for this ever since I heard about it. I assumed it to be a blockbuster right from its inception. It would have done the same for Ranbir and Sonam what Phool aur Kaante did for Ajay or Kaho na Pyar Hai for Hrithik, but let’s first accept it.. Ranbir isn’t as talented as either of them. Nonetheless, he is definitely better than many of his peers though, solely by virtue of his face, looks and dance. And He can act too! The movie, though ostensibly is about him… And yet you can sense Bhansali Ji pervading in each and every nook and corner of the movie. In all departments, he has a say. And an above-average say, for sure. The movie reminds me closely of Devdas minus the sunlight and the reddish touch modified to pan-blue. As usual, the sets are elegant, the setting exquisite, the blueness and flip-flops making quotidian streets eloquently grand. And that’s precisely why you’ve to watch it on 70 MM screen to appreciate this finesse. Definitely not the best work of Bhansali, yet a commendable gesture to promote scions of two very different –yet, ironically Namesake- Bollywood families.

P.S- Mute-Deaf-Musical, Gujrati love and Beauty, Reddish-Orange Magnum Opus, Blackly Handicapped, Blue-White Fyodor Dostoevsky… And they say He is repetitive and predictable. Rubbish! What next, Bhansali Sir?

Om Shanti Om

Shahrukh, Farah… What else could you’ve expected? No matter what the people say, I say that the movie is lovingly hilarious. That’s it. And nothing else, in no other way you could possibly appreciate this one. Shahrukh does the routinely monotonous “good” acting, the same clichés played and said time and again. Highly dramatic or over-acting – whichever you prefer- is also equally applicable herein. If you have to enjoy the movie, there is a way out- watch it as purely senseless comedy movie, you sure would relax your facial muscles quite a bit. The USP of the movie is definitely Arjun Rampal, looking all the more deadly in grey-locks! Ofcourse, only next to (slurp!) lascivious Deepika. She is Ambrosial.

No Smoking

Weirdly Intellectual. That’s Anurag Kashyap for you. The guy is himself a smoker, to quote him, “I’d quit smoking only when I won’t have the money to buy it”. This guy making a movie promoting anti-smoking in the most of eerie of ways ever witnessed… where all the anti-smokers smoke themselves… Something is definitely missing somewhere. The movie is overtly symbolic, and am yet to decipher it. It left me disturbed, though in strangely pleasant of manners!

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