and 3...a couple of pictures i took on a recent trip to the ghats .... the lotus very familiar to the ones that you find on wallpapers that come with MS windows :) More pictures to go but me too lazy to blog
Monday, July 10, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
football fever
football fever
Originally uploaded by Archana's.
Football world cup + summer heat + England + Manchester triangle + crazy fans + white and red + beer + cigarettes + cops on horses
what you're seeing is absolutely nothing! Unfortunately my camera's battery dried out right after this picture...before the event started... have i seen these many people? this crazy?? with so many beer bottles? not even when India plays Pakistan are we like this!! This is one football crazy nation where football comes way before life and its stars are Gods reincarnated! To us, Manchester happened entirely due to different reasons...it cud as well be our last time together.... we didnt know England was playing Paraguay today until the last but one station. The train station remained abnormally uncalm and the triangle, insanely chaotic under the scorching sun. People from all corners of mid-England started pouring in as time moved closer to the event...its even better with a pint of beer i tell you! By the time we step out of selfridges after buying Gucci sunglasses, its worse!! Guys [well girls included] are clotheless! Its like being in an exhibition at Palace grounds, the crowd moving around, no air to breathe, just cigarettes and if when we looked up, we could see heads of tall guys if not their naked shoulders...jammed!! we're nothing but happy....its new.... something that doesnt happen everyday :P! we find a place....just so that we can watch half the screen. they start singing vindaloo and we follow humming the lyrics on the screen... guys behind us are chanting "Kick the fuckin losers out ta daa da daa da" we hear, sniggering. they boo paraguay, we stay good.... they boo the tree thats restricting views "pull the fuckin tree down ta daa da daa da", we're good really good! they shout when the team arrives, we do tooo... at the start of the match, to every corner my vision can reach i see white and red and faces over that.... looks like the entire arena is painted red and blue! England score the first goal, we're still there, dumbed by the noise. We've had our share, we cant take it anymore, not this madness, not the hunger.....we take off to a Spanish tapas restaurant and luckily England won 1-0, so we didnt miss much!!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
so you like me?
so you like me?
Originally uploaded by Archana's.
Took a couple of pictures of these kids when I was in Bangalore... Though I did enjoy taking pictures of them, I dont see myself taking such pictures again..
Some of them do look good, and into it went a little bit of cropping...
Monday, May 15, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
intensifying samaachaarrr
Junior doctors at the Victoria government Hospital and seven others go on a strike after harrassed by a patients husband. It was a news channel that reported the news first and well, thats how i got to know and this is how it was broadcasted 'Govt doctors in Bangalore go on a strike' and I'm thinking what the hell??!! I wont go into the details why I think so, but I think for any doctor to go on any kind of strike, no matter what, is absurd!! think its irresponsibility...?
Thursday, April 27, 2006
kalyani
Alrighty....This is a Kalyani [a holy waterpool] in Nandi. Most of you would know Nandi as the nearest hill station/ tourist spot to Bangalore. But the name 'Nandi' comes from the village-town that is at the bottom of the hill. This temple/monument is the oldest of its kind you can find in and around Bangalore. The architectural style includes that of the Cholas, Kadambas and Hoysalas. Click on the picture for more pictures
Its special to me cos my parents were married here, I was born close by and well...its home..
Its special to me cos my parents were married here, I was born close by and well...its home..
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Update :Two more die totalling 3 in all... Several more including security personnel and police men are injured at the funeral site...
ಬಾನಿಗೊನ್ದು ಎಲ್ಲೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
ನಿನ್ನಾಸೆಗೆಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊನೆಯಿದೆ?
ಏಕೆ ಕನಸು ಕಾಣುವೆ?
ನಿಧಾನಿಸು ನಿಧಾನಿಸು...
An icon, perhaps the biggest ever of the state dies and this is what it means...
Funeral today with State respect and honour for the actor at Kanteerava studios, a memorial to be built
His eyes donated as per his wish to Narayana Netralaya
Ofcourse, schools/govt offices and organisations remain shut yesterday and today
Advani's Bharath suraksha yatra called off in Karnataka
Any form of entertainment to remain shut today....cinemas/ TV channels etc etc
Mass hysteria throng the streets, gloomy weather over the state, life comes to a total standstill.
Tears grip the faces of the millions of fans/fellow movie stars descending to see the man one last time
State in flames..Mob turns violent, more than a hundred vehicles burnt in the city
Numerous lathi charge, tear gas attacks....several injured in stampedes and other violence....
A man is reported to have died after being shot by the police near Siddalingiah circle, a hotel is set on fire..
A film stars death, whose many movies out of the 200+ people have watched growing up, a screen idol who gave a new dimension to the 'Gokak Chaluvali' exactly 25 years ago, who was honoured with Padmabhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke, Karnataka Ratna, all this with him belonging to a Schedule Cast, truly does deserve the tears with which he is sent away....perhaps not the violence?
ಬಾನಿಗೊನ್ದು ಎಲ್ಲೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
ನಿನ್ನಾಸೆಗೆಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊನೆಯಿದೆ?
ಏಕೆ ಕನಸು ಕಾಣುವೆ?
ನಿಧಾನಿಸು ನಿಧಾನಿಸು...
An icon, perhaps the biggest ever of the state dies and this is what it means...
Funeral today with State respect and honour for the actor at Kanteerava studios, a memorial to be built
His eyes donated as per his wish to Narayana Netralaya
Ofcourse, schools/govt offices and organisations remain shut yesterday and today
Advani's Bharath suraksha yatra called off in Karnataka
Any form of entertainment to remain shut today....cinemas/ TV channels etc etc
Mass hysteria throng the streets, gloomy weather over the state, life comes to a total standstill.
Tears grip the faces of the millions of fans/fellow movie stars descending to see the man one last time
State in flames..Mob turns violent, more than a hundred vehicles burnt in the city
Numerous lathi charge, tear gas attacks....several injured in stampedes and other violence....
A man is reported to have died after being shot by the police near Siddalingiah circle, a hotel is set on fire..
A film stars death, whose many movies out of the 200+ people have watched growing up, a screen idol who gave a new dimension to the 'Gokak Chaluvali' exactly 25 years ago, who was honoured with Padmabhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke, Karnataka Ratna, all this with him belonging to a Schedule Cast, truly does deserve the tears with which he is sent away....perhaps not the violence?
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
far too long..
ok, ok, i owe an apology...i've not visited blogs recently and i've not updated mine too. and that is cos i've been busy[finally!]....no, not with the university but back at home in Bangalore. yes, Bangalore! its been almost 10 days that i've been here and not a day have i stayed at home let alone check my mails and update the blog...so i guess this is called "busy" ?
I kind of felt wierd when i landed down, maybe it was a splitting headache, but i was shocked...one question ringing in my mind 'bangalore?' maybe i was away for a lil too long or maybe i needed some sleep....or whatever it was, its gone and i'm back to be being Archan/Achchu/Archu. And life just keeps getting better and better...
- with every face...around people who love me and whom i love, whether being pampered or even having a pillow battle for that matter.
- with every question...one thing most asked, 'why on earth have you lost weight?'. normally i donot care abt it, but i admit, it kind of gets me feeling good nowadays ;D
- with every song...well actually its paathshaala from rdb. Some Rang de Basanti influenced crazy friends forced me to race with them! in true rdb style...me n my car and them on their bikes....so if you see somebody racing along the road amidst heavy traffic you can be sure its us..
- with every mile...i've been driving nonstop for hours together and people with me are only happy to take a break from the traffic chaos....the no of vehicles are mad, me madder with my usuals like "oye!! yaako road nim taatanda?" [thats something like "oye...the road belong to your grandfather huh?"] its maddest to be following any rules in India...so break it all!
- with every movie... ha!!! i watched V for Vendetta again! kill me if you want to but i was at pvr cinemas today with my bro to watch 'crash' but its an 'A' certificated movie, not for below 18 year olds! so we changed it to V for Vendetta on Gold Class!! paid Rs.500 per ticket and as their logo goes, we were treated like stars! but if you ignore the crap, you can watch 10 movies at the same theatre instead of 1 for the same price. anyways, it still was the best luxury money can afford at any cinema in blore..
- with anything new...my new phone is an absolute hit than my 30GB ipod [which is obv better in terms] and i always knew it would be! Its a nokia 7280...I'm satisfied with the features and the main reason i chose it, it looks special! its not common, its unique and it makes you want to stop, turn back and take a look at it! absolutely! its a hit with my dad too though he's got a better one and finally, he's getting to know why i like stuff like these... :D
- with rajini/bhajini/ghajini.....its a tamil movie. I heard it as rajini, xxx thought it was bhajini and it was actually ghajini..Asin and Surya?! entertainment of the week....the movie was crap but we loved every bit of it, just like anniyan or chandramukhi [which btw, will be released in german and turkish lang] Apologies to all the Asin fans but I didnot quite see her as someone special...
- with every late hour of the nite...maybe darna mana hai at 2 in the nite or some insane people singing along with usher for yeah/ kanye west's gold digger [which btw is my mum's fav song at the moment :P] or fighting with them to see who's stronger..
to put an end to this post...with every step...that i took on commercial street today, the dust and the smoke, has infected my throat
so i say goodbye for now. I'm tired and i need some sleep..
I kind of felt wierd when i landed down, maybe it was a splitting headache, but i was shocked...one question ringing in my mind 'bangalore?' maybe i was away for a lil too long or maybe i needed some sleep....or whatever it was, its gone and i'm back to be being Archan/Achchu/Archu. And life just keeps getting better and better...
- with every face...around people who love me and whom i love, whether being pampered or even having a pillow battle for that matter.
- with every question...one thing most asked, 'why on earth have you lost weight?'. normally i donot care abt it, but i admit, it kind of gets me feeling good nowadays ;D
- with every song...well actually its paathshaala from rdb. Some Rang de Basanti influenced crazy friends forced me to race with them! in true rdb style...me n my car and them on their bikes....so if you see somebody racing along the road amidst heavy traffic you can be sure its us..
- with every mile...i've been driving nonstop for hours together and people with me are only happy to take a break from the traffic chaos....the no of vehicles are mad, me madder with my usuals like "oye!! yaako road nim taatanda?" [thats something like "oye...the road belong to your grandfather huh?"] its maddest to be following any rules in India...so break it all!
- with every movie... ha!!! i watched V for Vendetta again! kill me if you want to but i was at pvr cinemas today with my bro to watch 'crash' but its an 'A' certificated movie, not for below 18 year olds! so we changed it to V for Vendetta on Gold Class!! paid Rs.500 per ticket and as their logo goes, we were treated like stars! but if you ignore the crap, you can watch 10 movies at the same theatre instead of 1 for the same price. anyways, it still was the best luxury money can afford at any cinema in blore..
- with anything new...my new phone is an absolute hit than my 30GB ipod [which is obv better in terms] and i always knew it would be! Its a nokia 7280...I'm satisfied with the features and the main reason i chose it, it looks special! its not common, its unique and it makes you want to stop, turn back and take a look at it! absolutely! its a hit with my dad too though he's got a better one and finally, he's getting to know why i like stuff like these... :D
- with rajini/bhajini/ghajini.....its a tamil movie. I heard it as rajini, xxx thought it was bhajini and it was actually ghajini..Asin and Surya?! entertainment of the week....the movie was crap but we loved every bit of it, just like anniyan or chandramukhi [which btw, will be released in german and turkish lang] Apologies to all the Asin fans but I didnot quite see her as someone special...
- with every late hour of the nite...maybe darna mana hai at 2 in the nite or some insane people singing along with usher for yeah/ kanye west's gold digger [which btw is my mum's fav song at the moment :P] or fighting with them to see who's stronger..
to put an end to this post...with every step...that i took on commercial street today, the dust and the smoke, has infected my throat
so i say goodbye for now. I'm tired and i need some sleep..
Friday, March 24, 2006
V in Vain
It is our friendly neighbourhood masked superhero who sports black skintight clothes and pretty hair…. but that’s not our tacky story is it? The villain is the evil communist govt in a former USA world running the UK. Our dear V is the guy who survives the tortures and our heroine is the doll faced civilian falling in love with this masked guy who rescues her from a couple of govt-rowdies, delivers a few wacky lines, saves her from her dreadful past [he , also wants to save the country, in case you didn’t guess]..…An utter mediocre story, ‘watch-able’ actions and stunts [by matrix people] make it a V for vendetta…and of course, the destruction of big bens!
The TV’s say it’s a hit…. the crowd at the cinema enjoyed the movie which leaves an ‘I’ in introspection. Off late I have had success in becoming a critic! Maybe the movie is bad or a tiny little miniscule possibility is that maybe I was not in a mood…but oh! the movie is not all that good!
And Sonia Gandhi…
She’s smart… whether or not she was honest is another issue. Holding an office of profit? the bjp must be so brainless to not to have a strategy! What they did is detrimental to their own party…. making them infamous among the commoners.
The TV’s say it’s a hit…. the crowd at the cinema enjoyed the movie which leaves an ‘I’ in introspection. Off late I have had success in becoming a critic! Maybe the movie is bad or a tiny little miniscule possibility is that maybe I was not in a mood…but oh! the movie is not all that good!
And Sonia Gandhi…
She’s smart… whether or not she was honest is another issue. Holding an office of profit? the bjp must be so brainless to not to have a strategy! What they did is detrimental to their own party…. making them infamous among the commoners.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
sexy...
update : talking of music, pay attention on this!! The raghudixit project! Listen to his vocals, his voice will stir your soul....listen to his music, it doesnt leave your heart untouched.....listen to the lyrics, your mind will lead on... Not many people can create a successfully appealing blend of folk, carnatic and rock....it is impossible to classify the kind of music this man hums.....what i can classify it as is something different, something original, something beautiful, something rocking! Raghu is the talent, and his music a passion.....donot leave without listening to his music and that is an.....!
getting a few days off from school implies sticking to the television and books...i like watching nevvs...and ibn does it good! when a programme was on a repeat, i skip to B4U music..India top ten. I've not been following Indian movies or music much so better late! rakhi sawant is with her remix of 'budda mil gaya'.....i almost throw up my brunch! now for all of you who donot know, rakhi is India's Jordan with as little clothes on her body as possible...if you donot know jordan, please do some google image search on her. I feel sick, I go back to read something abt India and wonder where Indian music is heading to.....its either 'I'm no more an Indian' punjabi's screwing the bulbs and tapping their feet to punjabi rap/hip hop or these dumb remix stuff filled with 'look at me you idiot, i'm hot!!' girls at night clubs....
Incidentally, a friend here asked me 'are girls in India like that?!'
why doesnt the censor board make a classification of whats porn and whats not?
getting a few days off from school implies sticking to the television and books...i like watching nevvs...and ibn does it good! when a programme was on a repeat, i skip to B4U music..India top ten. I've not been following Indian movies or music much so better late! rakhi sawant is with her remix of 'budda mil gaya'.....i almost throw up my brunch! now for all of you who donot know, rakhi is India's Jordan with as little clothes on her body as possible...if you donot know jordan, please do some google image search on her. I feel sick, I go back to read something abt India and wonder where Indian music is heading to.....its either 'I'm no more an Indian' punjabi's screwing the bulbs and tapping their feet to punjabi rap/hip hop or these dumb remix stuff filled with 'look at me you idiot, i'm hot!!' girls at night clubs....
Incidentally, a friend here asked me 'are girls in India like that?!'
why doesnt the censor board make a classification of whats porn and whats not?
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
but then it feels like christmas!
the heaviest snow fall i've seen to date....finally it pays off after almost 4 months of below freezing point and the other days, just under a 5...
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
xxx philosophy
' A man enquires 'is she drunk?'
she sits up and slaps the man...'I am not drunk, I'm Indian!!' 'drinking rots the mind, the body and the soul and stops one from accessing the inner truth. Hindus want that truth, we will not drink!' '
[exaggerated at times but truly hilarious....sarah macdonald's Indian adventure called 'holy cow']
I've not understood why even the word 'drinking' attracts 'i'm offended' glares among us Indians....what could be so bad?! for women though, its more like a crime....no good homely girls from good households drink. If you do, you're too bold, upfront and spoilt...and thts the gen. perception. well, it is not good or healthy [normally, disregarding the warmthness wine gives to the uterus], but its not bad too. considerations are not for health here....its just a social stigma which brings a bad name to the family and to the girl....
icecream brings me a cold!!
this is more scandalous than expected....
>morality...how can a person who drinks be less moral? this reason sounds the silliest...so counting it out..
>westernised?? people who drink are westernised...we've all got that element in us. its just branding it westernism or not...so this is ruled out too..
>socialising...who drinks to socialise??? people normally drink with people or without people to get on a high or maybe just cos they 'WANT TO' drink....nobody drinks because its 'needed' to drink while getting to know other people....not that i advocate it..
>health concerns...reality matters..you are not prone to suffering from serious liver disorders or pancreatitis if you drink once or twice in a month.....believe me and believe WHO, you'll get nowhere near to it! For the fact, some amount of alcohol is said to prevent heart disease and strokes to an extent. So, I guess the health factor is out too....
women's rights....i've never believed in fighting for womens rights. why fight for something thats yours? when its about doing something thats right or wrong....i donot think that drinking is wrong. its as normal as eating an icecream once in a while...and if its wrong/bad for some, i donot understand why....
she sits up and slaps the man...'I am not drunk, I'm Indian!!' 'drinking rots the mind, the body and the soul and stops one from accessing the inner truth. Hindus want that truth, we will not drink!' '
[exaggerated at times but truly hilarious....sarah macdonald's Indian adventure called 'holy cow']
I've not understood why even the word 'drinking' attracts 'i'm offended' glares among us Indians....what could be so bad?! for women though, its more like a crime....no good homely girls from good households drink. If you do, you're too bold, upfront and spoilt...and thts the gen. perception. well, it is not good or healthy [normally, disregarding the warmthness wine gives to the uterus], but its not bad too. considerations are not for health here....its just a social stigma which brings a bad name to the family and to the girl....
icecream brings me a cold!!
this is more scandalous than expected....
>morality...how can a person who drinks be less moral? this reason sounds the silliest...so counting it out..
>westernised?? people who drink are westernised...we've all got that element in us. its just branding it westernism or not...so this is ruled out too..
>socialising...who drinks to socialise??? people normally drink with people or without people to get on a high or maybe just cos they 'WANT TO' drink....nobody drinks because its 'needed' to drink while getting to know other people....not that i advocate it..
>health concerns...reality matters..you are not prone to suffering from serious liver disorders or pancreatitis if you drink once or twice in a month.....believe me and believe WHO, you'll get nowhere near to it! For the fact, some amount of alcohol is said to prevent heart disease and strokes to an extent. So, I guess the health factor is out too....
women's rights....i've never believed in fighting for womens rights. why fight for something thats yours? when its about doing something thats right or wrong....i donot think that drinking is wrong. its as normal as eating an icecream once in a while...and if its wrong/bad for some, i donot understand why....
Thursday, February 23, 2006
affinity...
UPDATE : for comments you can use the one at the end of the post....by 'rate your music' :D
comments...i'll try to fix it up this weekend...
Jai raventhorne....one extraordinary character thats beyond compare!
rebecca ryman, the author of olivia and jai, is actually fictious....this is all i could find out abt her! anyways, i picked up this huge novel, the biggest one i've read.....and it surprised me that i finished it in two days time!
an amazing love story set in british calcutta...an affinity between a half blood bastard and an english 'mem'....good read but i say, was too interested..
and whats the thing abt da vinci code....it did go on sooo wonderfully well but end tak nahin gaya..
comments...i'll try to fix it up this weekend...
Jai raventhorne....one extraordinary character thats beyond compare!
rebecca ryman, the author of olivia and jai, is actually fictious....this is all i could find out abt her! anyways, i picked up this huge novel, the biggest one i've read.....and it surprised me that i finished it in two days time!
an amazing love story set in british calcutta...an affinity between a half blood bastard and an english 'mem'....good read but i say, was too interested..
and whats the thing abt da vinci code....it did go on sooo wonderfully well but end tak nahin gaya..
Saturday, February 18, 2006
aeon flux!!
.......was the movie we were to see last friday. Bought the tickets, thirty minutes to go, we sat down for a lil chat.
me : [after a lot of topics..] i dont see good kid movies by walt disney in the near future...all they have is 'the wild' and 'the shaggy dog'
xxx : shaggy dog is by disney?
me : says so....oh! i should have bought lion king..
xxx : i've got a fake dvd back home...
me : [not serious ofcourse!] dont talk of pirated stuff....i'll call the police!
xxx : oh really? can you do that?
me : trust me i can.. i threatened my brother once. we had such a huge fight at home... mum had to interfere to call peace
seconds later..time for the movie..
the ticket collector [lets call him tc] : just tissues??
me : [uh? tissues? why dont guys carry tissues with them?!and why does he want tissues? .....convinced that i heard it wrong..] pardon me?
tc : those are just shoes in that box?
me : [what else could it be? an AK47?] a stunned expression on my face....yes!!yes ofcourse!!!
dumb ticket collector[now we'll call him dtc] : some people take video recorders with them...so i was just...
me : [video recorder? me? do i look like a criminal? what the hell?] HUH?
dtc : people carry video recorders..?
me : yeah....i carry a mobile phone!!
dtc : haha [an evil laugh]..screen 4...enjoy your movie!
me : [now looking at xxx] what on earth was that? why would ''I'' carry a video recorder? do i give a feeling of a 'pirator' or whatever they're called? damn...
sometimes life is just not fair....all bad things happen to good people! and most of the time the devil seems to target me!
see if you get the connection.....if you d/l pirated stuff, buy pirated cds or dvds for cheap, cos you think its too expensive originally, its not fair! its not fair for people like me.....and its so not fair for the artists who depend for survival on the no. of records they sell...
the music industry is charging sky high but that does not mean piracy is the answer. its like mehboob ali defending his actions....saying he accepts bribe cos the govt doesnt pay him enough!
its a complete circle if you get what i mean....so if you stop supporting piracy, it would help the artists a lot and mostly, it saves me a lot of embarrassment....me? a pirate? jack sparrow...annah maria? christ!
support is directly proportional to piracy...get the logic?
and, aeon flux is just an ok...
me : [after a lot of topics..] i dont see good kid movies by walt disney in the near future...all they have is 'the wild' and 'the shaggy dog'
xxx : shaggy dog is by disney?
me : says so....oh! i should have bought lion king..
xxx : i've got a fake dvd back home...
me : [not serious ofcourse!] dont talk of pirated stuff....i'll call the police!
xxx : oh really? can you do that?
me : trust me i can.. i threatened my brother once. we had such a huge fight at home... mum had to interfere to call peace
seconds later..time for the movie..
the ticket collector [lets call him tc] : just tissues??
me : [uh? tissues? why dont guys carry tissues with them?!and why does he want tissues? .....convinced that i heard it wrong..] pardon me?
tc : those are just shoes in that box?
me : [what else could it be? an AK47?] a stunned expression on my face....yes!!yes ofcourse!!!
dumb ticket collector[now we'll call him dtc] : some people take video recorders with them...so i was just...
me : [video recorder? me? do i look like a criminal? what the hell?] HUH?
dtc : people carry video recorders..?
me : yeah....i carry a mobile phone!!
dtc : haha [an evil laugh]..screen 4...enjoy your movie!
me : [now looking at xxx] what on earth was that? why would ''I'' carry a video recorder? do i give a feeling of a 'pirator' or whatever they're called? damn...
sometimes life is just not fair....all bad things happen to good people! and most of the time the devil seems to target me!
see if you get the connection.....if you d/l pirated stuff, buy pirated cds or dvds for cheap, cos you think its too expensive originally, its not fair! its not fair for people like me.....and its so not fair for the artists who depend for survival on the no. of records they sell...
the music industry is charging sky high but that does not mean piracy is the answer. its like mehboob ali defending his actions....saying he accepts bribe cos the govt doesnt pay him enough!
its a complete circle if you get what i mean....so if you stop supporting piracy, it would help the artists a lot and mostly, it saves me a lot of embarrassment....me? a pirate? jack sparrow...annah maria? christ!
support is directly proportional to piracy...get the logic?
and, aeon flux is just an ok...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
freedom of press
cnn-ibn/south asia world as it is called here is a tie up with news biggie CNN operating in India for India. I discovered the channel while surfing for happenings in India and it was around the republic day that i saw rajdeep hosting state of the nation with country related polls blowing my mind away...
we are a nation thats surviving and growing between differences but yet a majority of us still being reserved. An avg of 30% placing the nation above religion or the contrary a startling majority of 70% prioritising something as simple and sensical as clean drinking water for all against India winning the world cup, nobel prize or more medals at the olympics...
beauty of democracy is the freedom we have to shout against dissatisfied activity by the people in the govt, freedom for me to call devegowda a drama king/hypocrite, protesting on a large scale or off late as i'm learning, the freedom of the press....inspite of the corrupted people we've got, our democracy just does me proud. Its logical for me that we've kept freedom alive in the form of democracy than giving it up by accepting anyother form of govt.
and the freedom, to strip the ministers in public, calling them rot is what the press [cnn-ibn with dig] has done..now remember that everything was caught on tape..
1. sumaru ram saroj [kirakat up, mla BJP]....bribed 5 thousand rupees for protection
2. anil kumar maurya [rajghad up, mla BSP].....5 thousand again. a poacher of endangered species.The guy carries a gun in his pants!!
3.the shocker...mehboob ali [samajwadi party, cabinet minister, UP] a drug trafficker of heroin and opium who offered to transfer narcotics in his official govt owned car for a price of twenty lakhs
4.rakesh verma[minister for prisons, UP] referred by mehboob ali
The reactions that i waited for were expected. A BJP spokesperson congratulated CNN-IBN than anything else, 'promising' action. The BSP leader kicked the media out of his house not wanting to react. The samajwadi party leader, Amar Singh shrugged saying the accusations are false. He currently does not want to react...
A BIG salute to B.K. Shivakumar and his team for actually risking their own lives to expose corruption that has rooted so deeply. If you've not seen the videos, visit cnn-ibn's website for updates and details.
we are a nation thats surviving and growing between differences but yet a majority of us still being reserved. An avg of 30% placing the nation above religion or the contrary a startling majority of 70% prioritising something as simple and sensical as clean drinking water for all against India winning the world cup, nobel prize or more medals at the olympics...
beauty of democracy is the freedom we have to shout against dissatisfied activity by the people in the govt, freedom for me to call devegowda a drama king/hypocrite, protesting on a large scale or off late as i'm learning, the freedom of the press....inspite of the corrupted people we've got, our democracy just does me proud. Its logical for me that we've kept freedom alive in the form of democracy than giving it up by accepting anyother form of govt.
and the freedom, to strip the ministers in public, calling them rot is what the press [cnn-ibn with dig] has done..now remember that everything was caught on tape..
1. sumaru ram saroj [kirakat up, mla BJP]....bribed 5 thousand rupees for protection
2. anil kumar maurya [rajghad up, mla BSP].....5 thousand again. a poacher of endangered species.The guy carries a gun in his pants!!
3.the shocker...mehboob ali [samajwadi party, cabinet minister, UP] a drug trafficker of heroin and opium who offered to transfer narcotics in his official govt owned car for a price of twenty lakhs
4.rakesh verma[minister for prisons, UP] referred by mehboob ali
The reactions that i waited for were expected. A BJP spokesperson congratulated CNN-IBN than anything else, 'promising' action. The BSP leader kicked the media out of his house not wanting to react. The samajwadi party leader, Amar Singh shrugged saying the accusations are false. He currently does not want to react...
A BIG salute to B.K. Shivakumar and his team for actually risking their own lives to expose corruption that has rooted so deeply. If you've not seen the videos, visit cnn-ibn's website for updates and details.
how to end a valentines day..
not a good kiss or a warm hug..try thinking of death...doesnt scare you? watch final destination 3...
I've not until today, met someone who's mad abt going to the cinemas as much as I am....name a movie worth watching that passed us by in the last 3/4 months! regular and loyal customers we are to cineworld bradford. A warm, red, love filled day....watched two movies, shopped a lot, ate a lot.....all woven around one philosophy..be happy!
the movies...
casanova.. slated for release on the 17th the friday, we got to watch it before the rest of the world did [talking of adv screenings!] with a casanova right with me and a baskin robbins [the only icecream i eat] in my hands :D! the movie does not make much sense towards the end but we absolutely LOVED it! heath, you're the closest thing to heaven!
final destination 3.. i had no idea what the movie was abt until we actually saw it! and god! still feel so uncomfortable....what crap at 12 in the night..'death is an energy that follows you'....even the sound of the curtain/blow of the wind starts making sense...and that might just be death..!
right enough...no movies until the end of next week is what we've decided but looks like there are a lot of good ones to miss..no roller coasters and no tanning too for the next ten years to come....watch the movie, you'll know what i'm talking abt..
bought 4 dvds for the week however..
sweet home alabama...seen it, like it
saving private ryan
lost in translation
finding neverland.....johnny depp :D!
I've not until today, met someone who's mad abt going to the cinemas as much as I am....name a movie worth watching that passed us by in the last 3/4 months! regular and loyal customers we are to cineworld bradford. A warm, red, love filled day....watched two movies, shopped a lot, ate a lot.....all woven around one philosophy..be happy!
the movies...
casanova.. slated for release on the 17th the friday, we got to watch it before the rest of the world did [talking of adv screenings!] with a casanova right with me and a baskin robbins [the only icecream i eat] in my hands :D! the movie does not make much sense towards the end but we absolutely LOVED it! heath, you're the closest thing to heaven!
final destination 3.. i had no idea what the movie was abt until we actually saw it! and god! still feel so uncomfortable....what crap at 12 in the night..'death is an energy that follows you'....even the sound of the curtain/blow of the wind starts making sense...and that might just be death..!
right enough...no movies until the end of next week is what we've decided but looks like there are a lot of good ones to miss..no roller coasters and no tanning too for the next ten years to come....watch the movie, you'll know what i'm talking abt..
bought 4 dvds for the week however..
sweet home alabama...seen it, like it
saving private ryan
lost in translation
finding neverland.....johnny depp :D!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Friday, February 03, 2006
Arts [sorry it took so long ] got me on this one and I've not the
slightest idea why....so the tag....
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their
perfect lover
2. Need to mention the sex of the target
3. Tag another 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on
their comments saying they have been tagged
so here is my perfect lover...
Sex : A GUY!
1. I just saw brokebackback mountain and I cannot wait to watch
Casanova, so most importantly my perfect lover SHOULD look like Heath
Ledger! preferably Indianised!
2. He should be super rich, a label freak....one who can afford to
take me to the high streets everyday...
3. Should be as charming as Richard Gere's character in Autumn in
Newyork!
4. A diehard romantic....considering I'm most of it, he'll make me
feel like a queen ;)
5. not a doctor...!
6. heads should turn towards us whenever we make our appearance
together in a crowd
7. should sing....a must!
8. DISREGARDS everything above, least cares about it all and WILL NOT
HAVE A "8 THINGS OR MORE ABOUT MY PERFECT LOVER LIST"! He'll be
confident and mature enough to just smile at such a list! Love is just
love.....as long as it happens between us without characteristic or
materialistic conditions binding it and as long as it lives on between
us its perfect!
Hmm....my lover will be perfect for me with or without any 8 things I
can mention.
I cant think of having a list, and he wont have one too...
Tagging on, Ashish D£$%&* this is for you alone....complete it and
please tag 8 people for me....please.....remember shrek2?
slightest idea why....so the tag....
1. The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their
perfect lover
2. Need to mention the sex of the target
3. Tag another 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on
their comments saying they have been tagged
so here is my perfect lover...
Sex : A GUY!
1. I just saw brokebackback mountain and I cannot wait to watch
Casanova, so most importantly my perfect lover SHOULD look like Heath
Ledger! preferably Indianised!
2. He should be super rich, a label freak....one who can afford to
take me to the high streets everyday...
3. Should be as charming as Richard Gere's character in Autumn in
Newyork!
4. A diehard romantic....considering I'm most of it, he'll make me
feel like a queen ;)
5. not a doctor...!
6. heads should turn towards us whenever we make our appearance
together in a crowd
7. should sing....a must!
8. DISREGARDS everything above, least cares about it all and WILL NOT
HAVE A "8 THINGS OR MORE ABOUT MY PERFECT LOVER LIST"! He'll be
confident and mature enough to just smile at such a list! Love is just
love.....as long as it happens between us without characteristic or
materialistic conditions binding it and as long as it lives on between
us its perfect!
Hmm....my lover will be perfect for me with or without any 8 things I
can mention.
I cant think of having a list, and he wont have one too...
Tagging on, Ashish D£$%&* this is for you alone....complete it and
please tag 8 people for me....please.....remember shrek2?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
cats and a tag!
cats in uk : bad....bad mannered!
we've got 4 dogs as pets at home in India. though i've seen them once in the last two years, they still surround me with utmost love whenever i see them..but pets here, donot ask! sitting on the steps i was gazing at the sky, my fav past time...this black cat, out of nowhere is standing 3m away from me, staring at me for abt a min. i waited for it to go away but its still there....no superstition but i cant have a good feeling abt a cat thats staring right back at me. i get up, muttered a gentle 'shoo' and that damn thing gave a giant leap towards me! one small animal, it was supposed to go away....not meowww me into the kitchen.....
not the first time.....sometime back i had a cat chasing me all around the management school
Ashish's 7 tag :
You shud actually let me know when you tag me!
7 things I plan to do :
I'm a good planner but executing them? I'm null! but....
-sleep.....immediately!
-eat.....feel like I havent eaten for weeks!
-fly a MiG....nothing to do with rdb but I've alvays wanted to be a pilot...old readers wud know..and the inspiration...aero show-India in Blore held every winter. used to go there as a kid, watched them fly over our farm house....never missed them until last year. Piloteering, maybe but I'll be grateful if somebody can lend me a MiG!!!!!!
-go back to India asap?
-take classes in photography this time...
-buy a new phone in two days time
-go on a holiday...soon....
7 things I can do :
-speak out, without caring.....leads me to being outspoken?
-put myself in a disadvantageous position/lose.....but I really dont care as long as I think I'm right
-cook.....always thought i'm bad at it....but know what? for a 19 yr old, 'never seen a kitchen' self taught cook, I'm good...I'm not that bad!
-be lazy.....probably the most complained thing abt me
-never tried it much cept my sis and bro and a few others.....but if you get me too mad, an extreme, i can punch or push you out of my way.....seriously!
-tend to be messy.....abt everything....my room's a big mess always! note : a big diff b/w messy and dirty
-time and again, i keep surprising myself [good/bad] with things I do or say
7 things i cant do :
-break an egg to make an omlette...i cant, i need atleast 15 seconds before i break an egg
-be a vegetarian....i tried to but i luv chicken too much
-dislike someone to an extent tht i hate them
-be punctual? impossible!
-do things faster.....i do things in my own time....shower - 45 min, wash my hair - 95/1oo min...dressup- 15min, coffee - an hour? eat - should'nt you enjoy your food....?
-shut my mouth while driving....have i not said this before?
-get along with everyone....there's one particular set of people i cant get along with
7 words i use the most :
-damn....my current fav...i've got no probs saying 'damn me, i'm bad !'
-dars, di, da, babes, sweetie.....limited to closed ones
-huh?
-':D'
-mmmmmhhh....? [anyone from home, on phone get this]
cant think of more!
so thats it! I'm done! tagging someone? anybody's welcome!
Arts, your's is next i promise :D
we've got 4 dogs as pets at home in India. though i've seen them once in the last two years, they still surround me with utmost love whenever i see them..but pets here, donot ask! sitting on the steps i was gazing at the sky, my fav past time...this black cat, out of nowhere is standing 3m away from me, staring at me for abt a min. i waited for it to go away but its still there....no superstition but i cant have a good feeling abt a cat thats staring right back at me. i get up, muttered a gentle 'shoo' and that damn thing gave a giant leap towards me! one small animal, it was supposed to go away....not meowww me into the kitchen.....
not the first time.....sometime back i had a cat chasing me all around the management school
Ashish's 7 tag :
You shud actually let me know when you tag me!
7 things I plan to do :
I'm a good planner but executing them? I'm null! but....
-sleep.....immediately!
-eat.....feel like I havent eaten for weeks!
-fly a MiG....nothing to do with rdb but I've alvays wanted to be a pilot...old readers wud know..and the inspiration...aero show-India in Blore held every winter. used to go there as a kid, watched them fly over our farm house....never missed them until last year. Piloteering, maybe but I'll be grateful if somebody can lend me a MiG!!!!!!
-go back to India asap?
-take classes in photography this time...
-buy a new phone in two days time
-go on a holiday...soon....
7 things I can do :
-speak out, without caring.....leads me to being outspoken?
-put myself in a disadvantageous position/lose.....but I really dont care as long as I think I'm right
-cook.....always thought i'm bad at it....but know what? for a 19 yr old, 'never seen a kitchen' self taught cook, I'm good...I'm not that bad!
-be lazy.....probably the most complained thing abt me
-never tried it much cept my sis and bro and a few others.....but if you get me too mad, an extreme, i can punch or push you out of my way.....seriously!
-tend to be messy.....abt everything....my room's a big mess always! note : a big diff b/w messy and dirty
-time and again, i keep surprising myself [good/bad] with things I do or say
7 things i cant do :
-break an egg to make an omlette...i cant, i need atleast 15 seconds before i break an egg
-be a vegetarian....i tried to but i luv chicken too much
-dislike someone to an extent tht i hate them
-be punctual? impossible!
-do things faster.....i do things in my own time....shower - 45 min, wash my hair - 95/1oo min...dressup- 15min, coffee - an hour? eat - should'nt you enjoy your food....?
-shut my mouth while driving....have i not said this before?
-get along with everyone....there's one particular set of people i cant get along with
7 words i use the most :
-damn....my current fav...i've got no probs saying 'damn me, i'm bad !'
-dars, di, da, babes, sweetie.....limited to closed ones
-huh?
-':D'
-mmmmmhhh....? [anyone from home, on phone get this]
cant think of more!
so thats it! I'm done! tagging someone? anybody's welcome!
Arts, your's is next i promise :D
Thursday, January 19, 2006
My govt...your govt...whose govt?
TOI portrays a state crisis as a city crisis.....paints its front page a lovely red! A word to the paper...Karnataka isnt just made of Bangalore! The way you present something makes all the difference! but you're media and you just want to sell or should i say..'reach out'?
Karnataka, a fully visible huge state, in the south of India, up until i post this, is run by a coalition govt formed by JDS and Congress. BJP, though won the maximum no. of seats is pushed out of the scene cos of the coalition. Dharam Singh from congress is the CM, a puppet in the hands of JDS leader Devegowda...
chronologically....
Siddy has a row with H.D.Devegowda's son Kumarswamy on the leadership of JDS, attends a minority [kuruba] conference in Hubli against Devegowda's wishes......so is sacked from being a deputy CM and is kicked out of the party
Siddy joins congress as a junior [something is better than nothing]!
M.P.Prakash, a senior but more quiet leader, is appointed the deputy CM just as expected.
Kumaraswamy is still itchy fo power...wants to lead JDS and the state, is extremely unhappy about not given importance under the present congress govt. Devegowda cant help his son cos he's committed to the central govt and moreover there are other senior and more experienced ministers in his party.
kumaraswamy ditches his own dad, dumps other seniors, takes most of his witless colleagues into confidence ..
they elect him as the new JDS leader
Meanwhile, BJP, content with the happenings, promises full support to JDS if a new govt is to be formed..
the Kumaraswamy lead JDS, head to the governor's house, withdraw support from the present govt, leaving congress astray
Devegowda isnt happy with the developments, requests the governor to not consider till time
BJP, the biggest loser, gains....[desperate times call for desperate measures!] elects Kumaraswamy [the guy from the opposite party JDS] as their leader!!!!!!! call him their king....declares that they're ready for any sacifice to overthrow cong,Promises to make him the CM for the first twenty months!!!!!
M.P.Prakash and sindhia [ministers fom JDS] still stick to congress and provide support to the present govt.
dharam Singh, the CM, asks the gov for time to prove support
all in the hands of the governor..
things that will happen :
cong fails majority....resigns as the ruling party...
Kumarswamy is the brand new CM of Karnataka with BJP backing up...
Huge split in JDS...M.P. Prakash, Sindhia and others walk their way or simply join congress with the hope for a better future..which i cannot promise :(!
JDS vith kumaraswamy falls enormously......becomes incredibly unpopular...
distant dreams:
somebody suffers a heart attack to step back from politics forever
the BJP/ JDS coalition throws up
kumaraswamy and his gang is kicked out..
elections...[that i can finally vote in]
SMK returns to active politics for a CM.....
Congress wins
and i'm happy! I promise everyone a treat ;D
facts not opinions :
BJP is not a good enough government for Karnataka...people wont elect them, they are not powerful....but with all the confusion, looks like they are powerful..
mostly, people of Karnataka, omitting the vegetarian sect, support JDS/congress....
JDS without M.P.Prakash, Sindhia and other such ministers is nothing
The kumaraswamy lead JDS contains a bunch of uneducated ministers who were famous rowdies that i donot dare mention
implies we'll be ruled by people who are no good than some roadside pigs
Disclaimer : what i write is what i think....I donot care abt the changes that are happening....not at all...! The present govt's sleepy to say....so make way for another useless govt lead by a dubious moron supported by pathetic hypocrites!
and oh, does this mean Bangalore is not gonna be called Bengalooru?
Karnataka, a fully visible huge state, in the south of India, up until i post this, is run by a coalition govt formed by JDS and Congress. BJP, though won the maximum no. of seats is pushed out of the scene cos of the coalition. Dharam Singh from congress is the CM, a puppet in the hands of JDS leader Devegowda...
chronologically....
Siddy has a row with H.D.Devegowda's son Kumarswamy on the leadership of JDS, attends a minority [kuruba] conference in Hubli against Devegowda's wishes......so is sacked from being a deputy CM and is kicked out of the party
Siddy joins congress as a junior [something is better than nothing]!
M.P.Prakash, a senior but more quiet leader, is appointed the deputy CM just as expected.
Kumaraswamy is still itchy fo power...wants to lead JDS and the state, is extremely unhappy about not given importance under the present congress govt. Devegowda cant help his son cos he's committed to the central govt and moreover there are other senior and more experienced ministers in his party.
kumaraswamy ditches his own dad, dumps other seniors, takes most of his witless colleagues into confidence ..
they elect him as the new JDS leader
Meanwhile, BJP, content with the happenings, promises full support to JDS if a new govt is to be formed..
the Kumaraswamy lead JDS, head to the governor's house, withdraw support from the present govt, leaving congress astray
Devegowda isnt happy with the developments, requests the governor to not consider till time
BJP, the biggest loser, gains....[desperate times call for desperate measures!] elects Kumaraswamy [the guy from the opposite party JDS] as their leader!!!!!!! call him their king....declares that they're ready for any sacifice to overthrow cong,Promises to make him the CM for the first twenty months!!!!!
M.P.Prakash and sindhia [ministers fom JDS] still stick to congress and provide support to the present govt.
dharam Singh, the CM, asks the gov for time to prove support
all in the hands of the governor..
things that will happen :
cong fails majority....resigns as the ruling party...
Kumarswamy is the brand new CM of Karnataka with BJP backing up...
Huge split in JDS...M.P. Prakash, Sindhia and others walk their way or simply join congress with the hope for a better future..which i cannot promise :(!
JDS vith kumaraswamy falls enormously......becomes incredibly unpopular...
distant dreams:
somebody suffers a heart attack to step back from politics forever
the BJP/ JDS coalition throws up
kumaraswamy and his gang is kicked out..
elections...[that i can finally vote in]
SMK returns to active politics for a CM.....
Congress wins
and i'm happy! I promise everyone a treat ;D
facts not opinions :
BJP is not a good enough government for Karnataka...people wont elect them, they are not powerful....but with all the confusion, looks like they are powerful..
mostly, people of Karnataka, omitting the vegetarian sect, support JDS/congress....
JDS without M.P.Prakash, Sindhia and other such ministers is nothing
The kumaraswamy lead JDS contains a bunch of uneducated ministers who were famous rowdies that i donot dare mention
implies we'll be ruled by people who are no good than some roadside pigs
Disclaimer : what i write is what i think....I donot care abt the changes that are happening....not at all...! The present govt's sleepy to say....so make way for another useless govt lead by a dubious moron supported by pathetic hypocrites!
and oh, does this mean Bangalore is not gonna be called Bengalooru?
Monday, January 09, 2006
Brokeback Mountain...
''I wish I knew how to quit you...'' says Jack as he faces unending streams that lay infront of tall mountains, before bidding goodbye to Ennis..
A cold summer of 63, a story starts on the brokeback mountain, wyoming, when two tough cowboys meet to fall in love with each other. the talker and the emotional of the two, jack [jake gyllenhaal] invites a rather 'keep to himself' ennis [heath ledger] into his tent to avoid the nights chill, when passion sparks almost accidentally... its undying...an unreal bond that developed through the challenging blizzards and storms comes to an abrupt end and all they say to each other is ''see you around!'' time takes four years and a change in life to bring them together again. a twisted and tormented tale of love takes shape again in between real life, a shaken wife and lovely kids.... in between the mountains gaurding their secret.
Ennis : we can still see each other once in a while...
Jack : once in a while? once in four fucking years?
the topic maybe debatable or even unacceptable or understandable....but the movie, in all, is lovable....not one flaw could i point out....not one thing to criticise...
I will be mighty surprised if Heath Ledger, an australian born lad, who's ennis's soul and heart does not win an oscar for his performance......nobody has performed this well in any of the movies i've seen....[just explaining the magnitude]maybe Hillary svank of 'boys dont cry'....
Jake gyllenhaal is the expressive sensation!! eye candy! watch him when he cries or when he's fisting ennis or when he forgets the world in ennis's arms.
the character Elma played by Michelle williams, makes you want to cry for her when she's torn apart by her loving husband's gay story...not knowing whether jealousy for Jake, who is a man, should take over her emotions or anguish and disgust...
Jack's wife, a rodeo rockstar, anne hathaway, compressing her emotions, supports well...
Larry Mcmurtry , though not read the novel, must have done a writer's job for the film to be what it is....to have inspired the director's imagination...
AngLee...AngLee.......how do you make a two people talk without words? he does it with style on the mountains and away from it, between two people....doesnt matter that they happen to be of the same sex! the movie, though without a lot of talking speaks a lot cos of him!
ultimately, its not abt coming out of the cowboy closet, its not abt sex.... its more abt emotions...love and romance between two people who fall in love but are of the same sex....''If you can't fix it you've got to stand it!''..Ennis Del mar
DISCLAIMEr : Again, I'm not concluding on whether being gay/lesbian is rite or wrong, i'm talking of the movie....so any discussions or judgement is 'not' welcome! this post does not mean that i have a soft corner for homosexuals or that i dislike them....so no conclusions about me too!
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