Bits And Pieces

Tomorrow, i have my university practical examination. Yet i feel compelled to put up this post. Otherwise, my head will surely burst. I've always been a great fan of Telugu films dubbed into Tamil. When i was very young, i sincerely adored 'Bhakta Prahalada' and would sing along with the 'Narayana mantram' song. Then came the various Amman films with the talking birds & beasts, the wonderful colours, the voodoo dolls, the magic, and not to forget, the superb graphics! But the best so far has to be the HORROR film Arundhati! They showed it on tv today. What is mere studies compared to the joy of watching such a great film! I've never seen a better film in my life! It had some really imaginative action sequences. like the one below. Watch closely from the 3rd minute. Awesome right? Now check this out from The House of Flying Daggers : The Arundhati people should definitely sue those guys for stealing their ideas, and that too before they could even implement t...

This poem is my excuse for a post. I've already shown it to a few. So nothing new for them. To the rest - It may not be much, but i felt whatever i wrote, and it gave ME some satisfaction. So here goes..... Dear God I think of you whenever i'm sane And all that you mean to me And though you know what's on my mind I still do wish to say I believe in you with all my heart Despite your mysterious ways I never fear to spread my wings You are there to break my fall Life's quite an ocean for me to cross Without you by my side I'm yet a child not knowing the way Please let me hold your hand The soul of my soul, you are a part of me And yet i cannot see you Though the heart believes my mind does question "What is it that you seek?" I know you are, but what are you? A question i cannot answer What am i but a speck of truth In a picture meant just for your eye Twas you that sowed the speck with life And watched the speck become me Tis you who enjoys watching me stru...

Uyyo!!! Whatte loooong break ;) "Sorry what did you say? Oh, my hibernation? Yeah, it was great :) " It's not like i was busy. Just that i was not able to come up with anything interesting, at least not for general public viewing ;) First let me try to be of some use here. Some books that i really liked and would suggest for a good read : The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger Tuesdays with Morris - Mitch Albom Some songs that i fell in love with which you might like : $ Ek meetha marz dene -> movie - Welcome to Sajjanpur (Hindi) $ Bheeni bheeni mehki mehki -> movie - Welcome to Sajjanpur (Hindi) $ Dúlaman -> Celtic Woman - A New Journey (Irish) $ Mar jawan -> movie - Fashion (Hindi) $ Picchai paathiram -> movie - Naan kadavul (Tamil) $ O my friend -> movie - Happy Days (Telugu) $ I love you more today than yesterday -> Spiral staircase (English) $ Kaise mujhe -> movie - Ghajini (Hindi) Oh My God!!!! Shreya Ghoshal WHAT A VOICE!!! Some...

1st - This is not about ketchup or jam, or anything related to Kissan products. 2nd - Kissan means farmer in Hindi. 3rd - This post is quite a biggie. About a year back, i had to write an environmental science exam. It was only while studying for it that it struck me, that this subject is probably the most important among anything i've ever learnt till now. A pity then, that the whole exam is just a formality to most, where one must "mug up stuff" the previous day, "vomit it" today, and "forget all about it" tomorrow. But it got me thinking, and i have a few questions. I suppose all of us have read some article or the other related to farmers' suicides. Obviously, the reason behind it is money, or rather, the lack of it. As a layperson, i have absolutely no idea about the inner workings of the system. How does food reach the common man from the farmer? Who buys the produce from them?Are there any middle men? Who pockets the profits? What are the st...

"Enakku rendu gaaji because vinee is in my team. Ava uppukuchappa, avalukku valayaada theriyaadhu". For non tamils - "I get 2 turns because Vinee is in my team and she is a terrible player". I have lived and loved those days of cricket, carrom, paandi and all the other lovely things that brothers, sisters and cousins play when they meet up. I dedicate this post to my brother and all my cousins with whom i've had such amazingly crazy times! Sometimes it is cricket (with our own crazy rules), or CARDS (when the elders usually join in for a game of ace spades aka ASS!), or carrom (where there's always some confusion or the other related to thumbing, arrow, half red or burning the board), >=8 corners (an extended version of 4 corners) or the good old paandi. Sozhi, paramapadam (snake &ladders) and pallaanguzhi were played to please our grandmother so that she could join in. TV videogames were another source of amusement. We could never quite have enough...

I'm a chronic procrastinator. For those who don't know, it means that i always defer things till the last minute. The all knowing Wikipedia says that it may not be such a good thing after all. Let me give you Wiki's diagnosis : 1) I may have some psychological or physiological disorder 2) I may be suffering from issues related to anxiety, a low sense of self-worth, and a self-defeating mentality 3) I probably have a lower-than-normal level of conscientiousness 4) I could be having an underlying mental health problem such as depression or ADHD 5) I am prone to internet addiction (the first thing that i can truly vouch for ) Quite a list! But the most important thing to note here is that I'M NOT LAZY! I'm just task-aversive. Guess what! There's a pretty good probability that you are like me too. Ever felt this way - "ok let's finish this thing...hmmm let me go get my pen...what's this they're watching on TV?" 2 hours later - "what a veth...

Let me key you in on the background when this post was written - Yesterday, i watched 2 movies. I forgot the first one's name (a nice guy died in it), and the other was Sweet November(the girl has cancer). I'm usually only jobless enough to catch one movie, but yesterday was an exception. And today, i borrowed a book ( "The Gift" by Danielle Steel) from a good friend and had a nice time reading it. I think you can get what i'm driving at - Yep! Major emotional overload! I'm a sucker for feel good emotional stories, and if there's a death of some loveable character, which there usually is, my eyes get all leaky. The first time that i can remember myself reel crying is for Lion King, when Mufasa dies. And then it continued with films like baazigar, Forrest Gump, Kal ho na ho, and so many others. If you ask me, i'd say that Shahrukh has perfected the art of dying! Same with books. I mourned pretty badly when Beth died in Little Women, and DANIELLE STEE...