Inertia..

ok i have this massive inertia problem..yeah i know they say inertia is directly proportional to mass etc etc ..which is why its true for me..but the funny bit is that i really have extreme inertia..case in point:

1. i cant seem to drag myself to the shower.Once i do manage- like once a week types, i cant seem to be able to get out of the relaxing environ...

2. i cant seem to get up from bed...or once up i cant seem to go back either...same applies for chores...cant seem to start them, cant seem to stop doing them once i start...

3. Ditto for eating, drinking, partying, walking...blah blah..got the flavour? Any explanation wud do...

The Hectic Week..

Movies: 

1. Slumdog Millionaire: (4.7/5)

Books:

1. Catcher in the Rye: JD Salinger (4/5)

2. New Moon: Stephanie Meyer (4/5)

Watch this space for detailed reviews..

Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

I watched this movie solely coz Brad Pitt stars in it. I ended up enjoying it for everything else too. The LOR Cate B doesn't disappoint.The make up artist should win an oscar for this one as hubby and I both agree. The storyline is quaintly victorian- reminds you of the birtish classics more than american contemporary.

The only bothersome part was the long duration (2hrs 45 min) and the prolongation of some of the stages of Benjamin's life. The lady who has played Brad's foster mom is a super actress. I must look her up in wiki- and yes her arm heart touches u in this winter's cold. I think she is the best character drawn in the movie.

Though the movie is very well directed , casted and played, yet it doesnt touch your heartstrings too much...maybe coz we indians expect the film to be super melodramatic and full of emotional dialogues to make us cry.The exception was the scene at the end almost when Cate is holding baby Benjamin in her arms ..thats the most poignant part of the movie.You half expect the kid to start growing up again after the clock has been restored..

Ok, this review has revealed the plot too much i guess! But I would still recommend this to my fellow movie watchers.

Rating: 4.7/5

Fish Market

Ok, so you like eating fish?

How about the freshest fish in whole of New England? How about a blackened Red Snapper with extra veggies? This is after the shrimp cocktail the menu has, two glasses of fresh lemonade (make that two half glasses- the guy removed half of the lemonade when i said i didnt need the ice-- very cheap for such an expensive place). Oh we ate something else too-- yeah crab cakes.

All in all, i spent 10% of my paycheck on the food and the crappy lemonade.

This is the Mitchell macchi bazaar in dowtown stamford.

Movie Review: Chandini Chowk to China

For those of my fellow sufferers who have seen this movie, I admit I should have read a few reviews...

For those who haven't and are reading this- grab this lifeline before you sink 3 hours of your life in watching this piece of drama which the promoters released post consuming a truckload of opiods. 

For those who know Chinese, I empathise- it must have been doubly painful for you folks. I apologise on behalf of the hindi film industry.

And for those who have anything to do with the making, promotion and release of the movie- remember there is God....

Another week....

Oh yeah firstly, wish all you folks a very Happy New year 2009.

So well lets start with the reviews:

Movies:

1. Over the Hedge: One from my favourite category- animation movies.. great story, great animation and total fun to watch, though hubby thought otherwise. Could have gone deeper to become a lion king though. But I liked the simple and nice touching story...

Rating: 4.5/5

2. There is something about Mary:

Oh well, old movie, watched it so many times...its still watchable in parts..like in between cooking. Really like the unbelievable character Mary is...

Books:

Well didnt have time to dig into too many books, but yeah accomplished finishing one:

Twilight:

Stephanie Meyer

Rating: 2.5/5

Ok I really dont understand how this became a best seller, but i guess if u survive the slow first half of the book, you are in for a treat..just because it took me as much time to finish the first half as all of Rowling's books put together! Some nice editing and better vocab could have made this book and the mythology beneath it pretty captivating. Anyways, I shall definitely read he sequels to see if she gets any better!

Must Watch

Out of the three movies i watched this weekend:

1. Gajini: Mementos minus the subtle acting that keeps the movie pacy plus lots of bollywood drama and overkill +really bad songs + haryanawi accent to accentuate the bad elements in desh

Star Rating: 2/5 just for the nice romantic angle to it

2. Outsourced: A Must watch..really..its got our bourne identity side hero and a whole lot of american- indian humour..its really a fun watch and very well directed, though Ayesha Dharker is a little over the top and acts more american than indian from a village, but you got to give her that since she is trying to relate to an essentially ABCD audience.

Star Rating: 4/5 for e fresh plot and glorification of our eccentricties as a nation

3. Made of Honour: A really funny movie, good performances and nice scenic beauty of Scotland adds to this oft repeat oft cliched storyline. But its the protagonist who takes the cake with others following his cues ... the only incongrous bit being it turns a little bigot-ish for the scottish or others looking to integrate themselevs with the foreign women...but no one asked you to analyse below the glass surface...its all in goood humour..

Star Rating: 3.5/5 for the good laugh and entertainment

Book Review: Tales of Beedle the Bard

Someone please tel Ms. Rowling that its one to simplify LOR trilogy, its quite another to pretend to be Enid Blyton! For heavensake, why does this book seem so inadequate and overflowing with all sorts of confused messages.

The whole big 9.75 USd worth book (its going at a 25% discount currently and if it weren't for the author's earlier good karma it wud be retailing for free) is like giving candy to e very hungry starving kid. First the movie gets postponed ( was it to ensure a steady stream of revenues -first from the books then from the movies? Who knows? who cares? we poor readers are just left high and dry), and then we get to read THIS!

Save your souls and skip the book.

Desh revisited

Oh, and to think the festival of lights is just two days away!

So well, I kind of got my wish- in a weird way though- if I can’t go back home- home came to me.
For the past 4 hours we have had a blackout in the apartment complex I live in. Yessir, just like the good old times. There was a storm predicated, it rained too, and yessir there was the familiar sound of the transformer going bust..err..bursting ( Do they even HAVE transformers here or do they just use some computerized stuff to generate and distribute electricity).Well whatever it was- it went like BOOM! And there they was none-I mean no electricity.

I was thrilled- of course- when temp is neither sub zero, nor above 25, one can afford to be thrilled. The big difference was that within minutes of this occurrence there were 2 fire brigade trucks- (the only place I saw them bck home is parked at the station or on TV arriving to douse fire which has spurred way out of control) with red light blinking and imp looking people carrying torches. Not that they managed to do much. Its 10 p.m and there still no electricity. We have three aroma candles which should last us for the night. We are well stocked and hubby is already in phase 4 of sleep.

I think this situation is more comforting for a person who spent a large part of her teens and grown up life with more than 4 hours of power cuts a day. Feels just like home. Even the generator is running for the elevators and common areas. I am more active than I have ever been here- I have thus far cleaned up half the house, put my shopping away in the proper place, listened to my fav songs on the Ipod, managed to write a piece and watch my fav show on a Netflix CD that came in today. Mighty achievement in just 4 hours. Imagine my productivity if we don’t get electricity back for a whole week.

Return of the king...

At the possibility of creating a CR infringment and stuff like that, I still brave on, for what else is an apt title for this blogpost, braving adversity and change to create itself from the current nothingness or need of either the creator or reader to warrant its presence.
To break the month long slumber of this blog, it braves on, muscle and sword in hand to yet establish a connection between the different factions that created it, gave it life, blood, only to abandon it in times of full frolic work responsibilities, hardships and all that kind of stuff.
Before the onset of yet another harsh american winter full of suprises, market crashes, chori, dakayti, births, rebirths, autumn falls, house shifts, cartons unpacking, cramping urself in 748 sft of urban illusion of space, before all this came the summer.
Having discovered the tastes of varies foodstuffs like pancakes, shrimps, fishes, chicken, pastas, crabs, lobsters, waffles, and all else foreign and forgotten, my taste buds suddenly started longing for home food. Home smells, flavours, places, everything "home". Friend of mine asked an interesting question- 026 where are thy abode? Whr is your home? MN, WI, NJ, CT, UP, AP, RJ....BBSN...CAL...
Silly question. Of Course home is where the heart is...or whr u have spent yor childhood.It a trite question for me.Could be interesting to ask 021 this question- one who never stayed in one place for more than 5 yrs.In all probability he is gonna say CA.Good for him.
So well almost 11 yrs out of "home" this nostalgia makes me irritated more than sick...how can it be...whatever happened to mans adaptibility and stuff....why do i miss vegetarian food....why cant i get kadhi chawal out of my head...why do i want to wake up in carpet waala room, with sun shining on my face...and no electricity at home...why do i think of lighting and thunder and rains pouring on the red bricks lining the lawn....i d not even think of just the wonderful times like holi diwali...even the time i had chicken pox and typhoid and lay in bed the whole day comes to me with a sweet longing smell....
So i wait...
Wait for the return...its said the thought and emotion is stronger than what one actually feels when one achieves something he has been longing for....I feel like I am in the forst semester of my hostel again....
And that feeling my friend is worth a thousand lives...for what follows was jst fun and frolic!!