Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Such was the urge to blog yesterday that I had tried my best to get it connected from my GPRS....23 freakin hours on the road...never realised Bangalore was that far from Mumbai!! Well its been one helluva trip this one....kicking off with good old Aurangabad....went amazingly well was expected...somehow that city has developed a nice little soft corner it seems...then the ever prodigal Nashik....in terms of stay and the interesting people met...absolutely amazing.....now really forward to getting a copy of Punjabi remix of Children by DJ Satish....the Mumbai return journey was a memorable one bro!!...Then the final frontier.....came the red bus in which I was supposed to spend the next one full day in a 6 by 3 coffin.....it got shit cold in the night enough to make one piss in ones pants....and the worst part is unlike in a train you cant even piss at your own will!!! Neways Bengaluru here I am and with the circle surrounding me promises to be a good break....oh by the way I return from Bangalore tomorrow and then am on a nice 5 days break from work...so wont be updating I guess..

Finally managed to see Ghajani....turned out to be decent...definitely not as high on expectations but then again..decent...kinda dont agree to critics who have lashed out at Asin's acting.....she has done an awsome job!!! Its not acting that shes done..shes has played a natural lovely girl which one can anyday fall in love with.....fir acting pls see Kareena and Katrina.....c mon its high time we talk bout performace and not acting...that girl was simply NATURAL AND AMAZING!!!....Aamir has got his eight packs, bulginf bisceps and muscles...but wats the point if u not gonna show them off to smash the hell out of the baddies!!!!Either the director wanted to make a violent family movie or a family violent movie!! If possible I would definitely like to see a Kill Bill version of Ghajani wat say!!!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Things seem to be just flying by these days. Somehow one cannot decide if its good or bad. On reflections things have always looked good but in the present they bleed. Life has this funny way of making you progress. The situation now is exactly the same. At times I donot even know if I am reacting to it in the best way possible, but then its just a matter of time before things start looking good in the rear view mirror. Well thats the eternal optimist in me speaking. It funny a comic character like Spiderman states "With great power comes great responsibility", somehow we Indians can never seem to handle power responsibily. Maybe there is a reason why dispite having the oldest and richest cultures, we Indians have not dominated the world. By domination I mean domination and not saying we are the BPO capital of the world! Thats why India as a nation, as an economy, as a state of mind has always been a nation on the verge. It is always arriving, but never quite there. Its innate in every Indian. Even if we get an inch of development or power, our egos grow multitude. It is this attitude that is pulling India down today. People here are demanding change. People here are expecting after 26/11 our humble politicians will change. Isnt the inaction so far and the "expert" comments by these politicians proof enough that they have infinite resistance to change and we Indians have an infinite pleasure of continously being raped throughout history.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

I had jus typed a long writeup about the misadventure that happened on route to Aurangabad this time. And as cyber luck would have it, the page expired or something, the net conked off and there is no way I am writing the same long thing again. In short, I got off a station, got in non ac, cudnt get in ac, would have either missed my destination or have been stranded in a station where trains dont have halts without my stuff, little cash and atm and credit cards which would have been useless! But things went well and I am here today to blog away so all well. Otherwise goings been tricky at work with the kind of environment thats been created here. First experiance, so learning. Stil learning in places where experience is over three years! Some things always mistify!!

Monday, December 01, 2008

It was just too wierd to blog the last few days....so much happened..leaves you speehless...and you wonder...why do I like Mumbai so much! Its crowded, houses are like pigeon holes..and you have to pay a fortune for them..trains are crowded, buses are crowded, roads are jam packed, on saturdays restaurants are packed! By the time you get home the days over, you may at times not see your neighbour for days, ther is filth on roads, slums dot the terrain, reaching the airport without getting stuck in a jam is wishful thinking.....and then it happened! After 60 hours of what can easily be described the worst terror attack on its soil, the Tri colour was hoisted at the Taj.....Leopold cafe was open on the next day.....a Public opinion was formed...enough is enough!!! Do not take refuge under the "Spirit of Mumbai" tag anymore....do not mistake an anger as a sense of resignation...attacks like these should not be tolerated and will not be tolerated...You know its so ironic the time when all these was happening our CAPITAL NEW DELHI had a measely 50% voter turnout....well I may be naive as the newspapers suggested it was a good turnout....what the hell do you mean!!!what was it 30% earlier! Its like all the so socialites on TV..lets see how many of you or from your fraternity vote this year....your Delhi counterparts definitely didnt seem to care less...was an attack on Mumbai....so why bother! Actually why do I bother or why does anybody bother...will something happen because of this, maybe yes maybe not, will politicians change, definitely not, can we all change definitely yes!!!!