Roll with it!

a 15 hundredth of a desire spiking into the brain from the back of the head is scroggling through my hair and swizzles the scalp, and I reach for the itch but when I look up, I sense a breeze I missed which I wished I kissed. I wonder at the blunder and let it go again. Is it a pang of standing shirtless in a forest at the edge of a waterfall- wishing I bit the bullet and jumped, or is it me standing on a pavement, about to cross the road to complete my reduler scheduler againer? Another day goes by and I kept wishing I was in a forest, a river, a nobody near a nothing, nothingness for something more meaningful. If not this, then a higher sky, you liar- try. A cloud to rocket past, blast past the half mast at last. A biker no, a hiker no, like her? yes. Mess, mess, mess. Passionate people cry at work. A plate of anything is a king's meal when you're famished, a well earned meal can make me happy.

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Iron man. you'll love both- if you're 16.
Nokia's campaign for their navigation system says, 'Let's never get lost again.'
O please get lost- don't take the fun off life. It's all about getting lost once in a while.
Random thought of the week- If you are going through some sort of a personal change, get a brand new pair of shoes. It's like shedding old skin. Change is good- let's roll with it!

Roll with it!

a 15 hundredth of a desire spiking into the brain from the back of the head is scroggling through my hair and swizzles the scalp, and I reach for the itch but when I look up, I sense a breeze I missed which I wished I kissed. I wonder at the blunder and let it go again. Is it a pang of standing shirtless in a forest at the edge of a waterfall- wishing I bit the bullet and jumped, or is it me standing on a pavement, about to cross the road to complete my reduler scheduler againer? Another day goes by and I kept wishing I was in a forest, a river, a nobody near a nothing, nothingness for something more meaningful. If not this, then a higher sky, you liar- try. A cloud to rocket past, blast past the half mast at last. A biker no, a hiker no, like her? yes. Mess, mess, mess. Passionate people cry at work. A plate of anything is a king's meal when you're famished, a well earned meal can make me happy.

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Iron man. you'll love both- if you're 16.
Nokia's campaign for their navigation system says, 'Let's never get lost again.'
O please get lost- don't take the fun off life. It's all about getting lost once in a while.
Random thought of the week- If you are going through some sort of a personal change, get a brand new pair of shoes. It's like shedding old skin. Change is good- let's roll with it!

the weak ends the week begins

I waltz into my kitchen one Saturday morning and ponder over the burners. Hmm. something simple and clean today? Well, not that it's any different from eggs and milk but it was about doing it differently today. Here goes. 1 capsicum, 1 onion, 2 tamatoes. Slice them- not dice. One gets to taste the vegetables better when sliced, else the dicing mixes the taste. Slice all three and mixed them around in a pan for a minute with salt, then cover it. Let it cook on a low flame for 20 minutes. Go change the cd, look out of the balcony for a while, then get back. Hmmm, now for the eggs. Now here's where I got creative with my food.
I make a ring shape with the vegetables and break 3 eggs in the centre. Then draw the vegetables closer to the centre- so the white gets packed in. Lets this cook for a while. No masalas- just clean vegetables with egg.

more flicks- mr white mr black. worst movie of the year

random thought of the week- the day a man can develop the inner strength of a woman, that's when he can call himself really strong.

now get out there and get yourself a life!

the weak ends the week begins

I waltz into my kitchen one Saturday morning and ponder over the burners. Hmm. something simple and clean today? Well, not that it's any different from eggs and milk but it was about doing it differently today. Here goes. 1 capsicum, 1 onion, 2 tamatoes. Slice them- not dice. One gets to taste the vegetables better when sliced, else the dicing mixes the taste. Slice all three and mixed them around in a pan for a minute with salt, then cover it. Let it cook on a low flame for 20 minutes. Go change the cd, look out of the balcony for a while, then get back. Hmmm, now for the eggs. Now here's where I got creative with my food.
I make a ring shape with the vegetables and break 3 eggs in the centre. Then draw the vegetables closer to the centre- so the white gets packed in. Lets this cook for a while. No masalas- just clean vegetables with egg.

more flicks- mr white mr black. worst movie of the year

random thought of the week- the day a man can develop the inner strength of a woman, that's when he can call himself really strong.

now get out there and get yourself a life!

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checked out crusade in jeans, sweeney todd, 10000 BC. All missable. I couldn't recommend Sweeney unless you're ok with cannibalism! The end can turn your stomach a bit, and I thought I was tough. But if you have to, really really have to catch a creepy dark and slimy Tim Burton flick (sleepy hollow/ edward scissorhands/ charlie and the chocolate factory), then go for it.

10000 bc is ok if you are really into 3d graphics and period flicks and how 3 teaspoons of imagination can cook up a world like that with mammoths helping out in the construction of the pyramids.
Crusade in jeans. You've got to be desparate for a movie to see this. This was a special screening for me.
That makes it 35 movies in the hall in the last 3 months. Can I touch 100 by December? fingies crossed!

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checked out crusade in jeans, sweeney todd, 10000 BC. All missable. I couldn't recommend Sweeney unless you're ok with cannibalism! The end can turn your stomach a bit, and I thought I was tough. But if you have to, really really have to catch a creepy dark and slimy Tim Burton flick (sleepy hollow/ edward scissorhands/ charlie and the chocolate factory), then go for it.

10000 bc is ok if you are really into 3d graphics and period flicks and how 3 teaspoons of imagination can cook up a world like that with mammoths helping out in the construction of the pyramids.
Crusade in jeans. You've got to be desparate for a movie to see this. This was a special screening for me.
That makes it 35 movies in the hall in the last 3 months. Can I touch 100 by December? fingies crossed!

matchstack

I like stacking up used match sticks like this in my kitchen. But it was Apoorv's eye and traditional film slr camera that makes it look so good! More of his pictures here.


Checked out Jumper and Enchanted- both good. Jumper was like watching a personal fantasy. But then, I don't quite agree with getting there instantly. travelling is all about the journey. Once you reach the destination, it's downhill from there. Enchanted is a good family flick. Take your kids along!

matchstack

I like stacking up used match sticks like this in my kitchen. But it was Apoorv's eye and traditional film slr camera that makes it look so good! More of his pictures here.


Checked out Jumper and Enchanted- both good. Jumper was like watching a personal fantasy. But then, I don't quite agree with getting there instantly. travelling is all about the journey. Once you reach the destination, it's downhill from there. Enchanted is a good family flick. Take your kids along!

a monkey, three elephants and a book

fighting for some timeout at the Oxford bookstore, Statesman building.

Now that's how I like my chai, thank you, sir.

Caught a few more flicks- Mithya, PS I love you, Jodhaa Akbar and Reservation Road. Something is seriously wrong with the way the movies are getting reviewed in the papers. Jodhaa Akbar has Hrithik reaching a new level altogether and Ash looking as ethereal as ever. PS I love you was a good flick and has a very good ending. The reviewers have to be disgruntled for some reason to rate these movies so poorly. I'd give them my piece of mind had their been some sort of a 'click here to respond to this review' button on the newspaper. I guess that's a little way ahead in the future. Whatever... I'm glad I saw these movies coz I know better now. Couldn't see Rama Rama kya hai drama because the show got cancelled.
"Kyon bhai why did it get cancelled?"
"Sir, nobody comes for it."
It had to be a really bad one, I figure. Aargh- missed it.

Other random thoughts- was looking at a Honda logo in the traffic. If you move the letters around a bit, you get 'Dhano'... chal Dhano aaj meri ijjat ka suwal hai...

a monkey, three elephants and a book

fighting for some timeout at the Oxford bookstore, Statesman building.

Now that's how I like my chai, thank you, sir.

Caught a few more flicks- Mithya, PS I love you, Jodhaa Akbar and Reservation Road. Something is seriously wrong with the way the movies are getting reviewed in the papers. Jodhaa Akbar has Hrithik reaching a new level altogether and Ash looking as ethereal as ever. PS I love you was a good flick and has a very good ending. The reviewers have to be disgruntled for some reason to rate these movies so poorly. I'd give them my piece of mind had their been some sort of a 'click here to respond to this review' button on the newspaper. I guess that's a little way ahead in the future. Whatever... I'm glad I saw these movies coz I know better now. Couldn't see Rama Rama kya hai drama because the show got cancelled.
"Kyon bhai why did it get cancelled?"
"Sir, nobody comes for it."
It had to be a really bad one, I figure. Aargh- missed it.

Other random thoughts- was looking at a Honda logo in the traffic. If you move the letters around a bit, you get 'Dhano'... chal Dhano aaj meri ijjat ka suwal hai...

flick week

recommended in order-

american gangster- Dont miss. the highlight of the movie was towards the end when denzel and russel crowe talk things out. very reminicsent of the face to face between robert de niro and al pacino in Heat.

death at a funeral- a family tries to give their dead father a dignified funeral. It starts with the caretakers bringing in the wrong body. Hilarious. See if you can catch this.

across the universe- if you've grown up on songs of the beatles then dont miss this one. All the numbers are placed in situations that give them a whole new meaning - I'm talking about songs like I wanna hold your hand, hey jude, dont let me down, across the universe and strawberry fields foreever. This is what makes their music timeless. They apply to today's times, any time- with the war and everything. this was a special screening for 3 people in the hall. Wave has the best seats and they beat pvr when it comes to space.

fool's gold- ok dokie nice one. if you enjoy stuff like national treasure check this out- but its not on the same scale.

sunday- no comment. but you have to see ones like this to appreciate the good ones!

flick week

recommended in order-

american gangster- Dont miss. the highlight of the movie was towards the end when denzel and russel crowe talk things out. very reminicsent of the face to face between robert de niro and al pacino in Heat.

death at a funeral- a family tries to give their dead father a dignified funeral. It starts with the caretakers bringing in the wrong body. Hilarious. See if you can catch this.

across the universe- if you've grown up on songs of the beatles then dont miss this one. All the numbers are placed in situations that give them a whole new meaning - I'm talking about songs like I wanna hold your hand, hey jude, dont let me down, across the universe and strawberry fields foreever. This is what makes their music timeless. They apply to today's times, any time- with the war and everything. this was a special screening for 3 people in the hall. Wave has the best seats and they beat pvr when it comes to space.

fool's gold- ok dokie nice one. if you enjoy stuff like national treasure check this out- but its not on the same scale.

sunday- no comment. but you have to see ones like this to appreciate the good ones!

mediocre times

check out some more flicks- national treasure, alvin and the chipmunks, alien vs predator and hall bol. recommended is hall bol. its kind of funny that people thronged to see aliens and om shanty om and deserted a very good movie like halla bol. visibly the film makers ticked off quite a lot of people and rediculed popular icons. no wonder it didnt get good reviews. i'm convinced. paper reviews of movies are totally skewed by ulterior motives. i'm glad i saw it despite a rating of 1 in most newspapers. its off the halls now but do check it out at home. in times when people do not want to be awakended from their peaceful slumber of senseless living, flicks like these wont pick up.

on other things, went for the photo exhib of henri cartier bresson at ngma today. his work and the life he has lived are enviable. this masterpiece by him was there- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Photo_cartierbresson_europe.jpg
these pictures were taken mostly in 1932. today's photography pales in comparison.

like samuel l. jackson's character says in the movie 'unbreakable'- these are mediocre times.

mediocre times

check out some more flicks- national treasure, alvin and the chipmunks, alien vs predator and hall bol. recommended is hall bol. its kind of funny that people thronged to see aliens and om shanty om and deserted a very good movie like halla bol. visibly the film makers ticked off quite a lot of people and rediculed popular icons. no wonder it didnt get good reviews. i'm convinced. paper reviews of movies are totally skewed by ulterior motives. i'm glad i saw it despite a rating of 1 in most newspapers. its off the halls now but do check it out at home. in times when people do not want to be awakended from their peaceful slumber of senseless living, flicks like these wont pick up.

on other things, went for the photo exhib of henri cartier bresson at ngma today. his work and the life he has lived are enviable. this masterpiece by him was there- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Photo_cartierbresson_europe.jpg
these pictures were taken mostly in 1932. today's photography pales in comparison.

like samuel l. jackson's character says in the movie 'unbreakable'- these are mediocre times.

Popcorn for Dinner

a week well spent

Saturday- welcome (crap... ok first half was fine then it went down hill)
Sunday- Golden Compass (only if you are into the fantasy stuff)
Monday- Balls Of Fury (do something else with your money)
Tuesday- tare zameen par (recommended. Someone give him an oscar)
wednesday- Fur (wow- though it was a special screening for 4 people in the hall)
Thursday- run out of flicks- seen all of them

Popcorn for Dinner

a week well spent

Saturday- welcome (crap... ok first half was fine then it went down hill)
Sunday- Golden Compass (only if you are into the fantasy stuff)
Monday- Balls Of Fury (do something else with your money)
Tuesday- tare zameen par (recommended. Someone give him an oscar)
wednesday- Fur (wow- though it was a special screening for 4 people in the hall)
Thursday- run out of flicks- seen all of them

flickjunkie

dus kahaniyaan, aaja nachle, om shanti om, saawariya, I am legend, beowulf, goal, jab we met, the messengers, the kingdom, breach, hannibal rising. Recommended are jab we met and breach.
Resolved. Watching flicks in the hall beats tv and dvd.

flickjunkie

dus kahaniyaan, aaja nachle, om shanti om, saawariya, I am legend, beowulf, goal, jab we met, the messengers, the kingdom, breach, hannibal rising. Recommended are jab we met and breach.
Resolved. Watching flicks in the hall beats tv and dvd.