Monday, July 21, 2008

kismat 'dis'konnection



its very rare that you feel at least in some little way that your life is like the movie you just saw. in this case totally disconnected.

after a gruelling two and a half hour AIMCAT test i wanted to do something to just get my mind off my troubles :P

so off we went... sadashiv, uma, rini and moi, to watch kismat konnection.

sridhar was crowded... with a big 'C'rowded. i wanted to watch this for the simple reason that both shahid and vidya balan look good. period. but i did expected something better than what i got, i mean come-on !!

we walked out half-way through the movie.. i think this was the first time i have ever done that! i always tend to make sure i get my paisa vasool :) anyhow i'll give a quick overview(coz thats all the movie deserves) of the half i saw... so no spoiler warnings... hehe

like all movies which are supposed to be 'fun' it starts with shahid kapoor the 'cool' guy waking up late in the morning... now, when will bollywood grow out of this waking up late thing... what follows is the regular love hate (or should i say hate,love) relationship we have all seen a billion times over...

it meanders to a point where vidya balan is leaving the country (canada) with her soon to become hubby, and shahid kapoor stupidly standing around... INTERMISSION

the jokes are pretty flat.. they're all (no exagerration) all DAPJ's... there is a huge dose of superstition and religion as they tried hard to keep the dehati audiences entertained... i on the other hand was less than amused..

that was part 1 of the movie. then left and went for a walk along the marine drive... not so good as we didn't exactly have much to talk about. i was tired and my comfort level was low (if there is such a thing). so then we all split and went our separate ways after boring each other for another half an hour (or was it more). it was raining on my way home and even with a raincoat and other great waterproofing inventions at my disposal i somehow managed to get wet...

if i was in the movie i would've stopped the scooter looked up and started talking to god... thank god my life is not that lame... ;)

all in all my day also got dis-connected.. just like the movie..

beep beep beep

indian demo'crazy'

i'm not much of a political analyst, especially not indian politics. india is one of the few countries in the world where the multi party system is pushed to its breaking point. every regional party has a base in their state. and that means there are parties that don't contest national elections that have a huge say in who becomes the countries rulers.

what happens because of this is the govt is almost always a coalition and coalitions are like promises, they are meant to be broken.

even by india's political entertainment standards, the last week or so has been the equivalent of bumper harvest for the news channels.

the horse trading has been so open its disgusting.

there's the speaker saying he won't resign and vote with his party. theres shibu soren with his 5 mp's getting promised the coal ministry, his son getting deputy chief minister of his state and 2 deputy cabinet ministers, all for 5 votes. there have been rumours of amounts as high as 50crores which is approximately $12 million offered for a single vote for the bill!

hm.. well at least its fodder for the news.. at least some part of our economy is benefitting.. :)

i actually started writing this post trying to make the whole situation clear cut for me... its pretty clear to me now.. but theres way too much to write and waste my time..

may the team with the best and most expensive horses win..
the race is day after tomorrow! dont miss it! live on every indian news channel!

Saturday, July 19, 2008

hiatus

its been a while.. and a lot has happened!!

my last post was about a month ago... but i gave been inspired and feel like getting being the emperor again...

i guess i'll start posting slightly more regularly now...
hm..

happy birthday to me

to all people who didn't know my birthday was on 9th july
so belated happy birthday to me!
i hope i won't need to spend another wiating for a bsnl guy to come and fix my net connection.. what a bugger..
he took forever to come.. and thanks to him my entire day got ruined..
my gifts and cards and wishes staggered in during the day till after a few days..
in fact i get wished even now

well i expectd the day to go like it did...

wake xxxx dont remember actually

wait till 1800 - with the phone guy saying he'll come in the next 15 mins every 15 mins...
1830 - he finally comes and fixes up the connection.. what a relief..
2100 - go out for dinner with mom , uncle and aunt... come back and crash..



happy birthday 2 u
happy birthday 2 u
you actlike a monkey
and you look like 1 2... :D