This Muggle Life

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2007-05-09T17:51:00.000+05:30

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Reality Bites

2007-05-08T15:12:00.000+05:30

Is it just me or is it just way too much realism in movies these days ? Or is it just plain blood and gore under the cover of reality?If Paruthi Veeran's heroine getting nailed to the wall kindof shocked me,Apocalypto left me absolutely dazed. I haven't seen that much blood and brutality onscreen in a long time. Ripping a still-beating heart out of a man( and the director takes his own sweet time

Life explained

2007-05-07T16:00:00.000+05:30

If life is all about how to iron a shirt,how to eat sushi,how to deal with a hangover,how to apply three shades of eyeshadow(! wouldnt one suffice?) ,how to change a tyre,how to be lazy around the house and get away with it,then this site explains it allhttp://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-be-lazy-around-the-house-and-get-away-with-itLife explained. Though i am not sure if there is a step wise

Sahaana..

2007-05-04T22:56:00.000+05:30

Never found the enthu to listen to Sivaji songs till today.Really no idea why.considering its Rajini+Shankar+ARR.Plus 2 of my friends writing rave reviews about it.First hearing, Oru koodai sunlight and sahana are impressive.The rest are yet to register .Sahana transports me to snow-capped mountains.Rajini and Shreya in bizarre hairdo,furry coat for Rajini,Shreya in a skimpy blue satin saree (

Tulipomania

2007-05-04T13:22:00.000+05:30

Nope,I just don't have it in me to write poetry.But I loved this combo of flowers at Keukenhof.The passion of pink amidst the boldness of orange.Wow!

Mindblock - BRB

2007-05-03T14:05:00.000+05:30

Writing a blog post is like a butterfly.The more you try to catch it,the more it eludes you. But,if you just sit still and leave it alone,it'll settle itself on your shoulder.Hmm.I've been sitting on it for a while now.Nothing seems to be flowing.The original quote here :"Happiness is a butterfly,which when pursued ,is always just beyond your grasp,but which,if you will sit down quietly ,may

What the ..?

2007-04-20T14:38:00.000+05:30

What is it that I miss most about my motherland,ever since I landed in Germany ??Nope,its not rasam,sambar,vaazhakkaa poriyal or sun tv's "indhiya tholaikaatchiyil mudhal muraiyaaga ,thiraikku vanthu sila maathangaley aana" dabba movies..its English !God,how is it humanely possible for a well-developed country to survive without English ? Beats me! Perhaps I feel that way,since in India,knowing

Friends,team-mates,partners in crime

2007-03-09T08:57:00.000+05:30

Friends don’t remember the generous things you did.The senti things you did.The good things you did.But,friends ,sure do remember the foolish things you ever did your whole life.As I typed my farewell mail to my close friends, little did I realize I was going to be bombarded with this whole barrage of replies saying “ hey ,remember u did that ? “, “remember u sight adichufied that guy at office..

Farewell,dear friend

2007-03-08T17:37:00.000+05:30

Subject: Inna annaatha,varttaa ??Dear Arun, "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference "

Wherever you go

2007-03-01T15:25:00.000+05:30

“Does it have to be this way?!!”, she cried.“I can’t see any other way out !”, he screamed,frustrated. ”I’ve been trying to make u understand for so long..You never seem to..”“No,Ajay,please..listen,I’m sorry about what I said ,ok ? I didn’t really mean it.I just kinda got carried away..u know,when I hit the panic button,I get all emotionally charged up and then,I really dont know what I’m saying

Miracle in the Andes

2007-02-12T16:17:00.000+05:30

In 1972,an Uruguayan plane carrying 45 passengers crashed somewhere in the icy mountains of the Andes.Of the 45 passengers,most of them were members of the then Uruguayan rugby team which was on its way to play a match at Chile .And only 16 survived to tell their tale.The 72- day ordeal that the 16 survivors went through in those icy mountains may read to some as horrifying and revolting.But

Now picture this

2007-02-01T16:12:00.001+05:30

Ilamaaran is on his way to office,in the suburban Chennai train.Crowded as hell,he gets only standing space.To beat those Monday blues,he surfs through the faces of his co-passengers .'Tis a monotonous crowd, this one.And just as he is about to look out the window (to see better sights ,like children defecating near the railway lines,probably),suddenly, a face catches his eye.A pretty woman,with

Titleless

2007-01-29T11:23:00.000+05:30

How creative can sports fans get ?Placards seen at the Australian Open final ." Fedelicious" [now,was he a Federer supporter or was he asking Gonzalez to eat up Federer ??? I didn’t quite get this one.]"Federer the Better " [Clearly,a Federer fan,all the way]"FedOff!!" [ Cheekily Creative]How do our Indian couterparts at Chennai fare at this creativity ?Here was a hastily scribbled one that

Visa Venky

2007-01-23T10:29:00.000+05:30

The next time you desperately need a visa,don’t bother to stand in the long queue in front of the embassy.Just pay a visit to our friendly neighbourhood Visa Venkateswara Swami. Nope,he is no screen God like our Superstar rajini or ultimate star Ajit, Hes a real God ! whos also fondly known as Visa Venky(I've taken the liberty to shorten Venkateswara Swami).To quote from Deccan Herald :" The 500-

Whats in a name ?

2007-01-16T14:43:00.000+05:30

How would you introduce yourself if you are named “Balu” ?Here is one extremely aggravating way to do it .X : Hi,I’m Mr.X.Balu : Hi,so you’re Mr.X.So,do you drink coffee?X : [highy confused.thats not a question a total stranger asks you in his very first meeting,right?] Yea….I do…Balu : So,what do you put in your coffee ?X : [Even more confused] C..Coffee Powder ?Balu: What else ?X : Er..water ?

Only Tamizh please !

2007-01-09T13:03:00.000+05:30

On the lines of the Pongal "Mokkai" Poetry contest that Jaya TV is organising,heres one,"Nee Oru Loosu,Unakkellaam un company kudukkuthu kaasu,Cricket-la modhalla podrathu tossu,itha sonnavaru en bossu"- Krishna.[ P.S :- I wanted to etch the golden words that he spews once in a while,atleast in my blog.I did tell him this would guarantee him a spot to spend a few hours with the lovely Suchi on J

'Appeeee New Yearrr !!!

2006-12-29T16:06:00.000+05:30

The emails have started to pour in.The IT industry has finally decided to acknowledge that this is the last working day of this year !!!I ve decided that I’m going to start by doing something that I’ve never done before.I shall write (or atleast space it out like ) a poem :-DA year sped by,And anothers about to start afresh.I’ve broken all my earlier resolves,But I’m still making new ones.For the

New Year Resolutions

2006-12-27T11:28:00.000+05:30

Out goes the old,in comes the new..i mean,new year resolutions.I make them ,just to break them.Still,I ll make them.This years list.Become one hell of a fitness freak.I’ve always wanted to be one of those trendy sporty woman they show in the Nike or Reebok ads,branded tracks,tied up ponytail,sleek hairband on,some kind of a hi tech digi watch on wrist,Walkman also goes .I want to become a

Weekend Highlight

2006-12-19T15:15:00.000+05:30

The weekend was verrry entertaining,for about ten seconds ,when Sreesanth was batting in the test match against SA.His little “Cadbury” jig may have earned him his ten seconds to fame,more than the sixer that he hit off his bat a wee second earlier.I was just wondering why NDTV still hasn’t conducted an opinion poll on whether Sreesanth should or should not have done his little break-dance(Or

Hyd @ Sunset..

2006-12-19T09:58:00.000+05:30

or Sunset in Hyderabad? As you like it...

Dhoom2-Whats all the fuss about?

2006-12-11T13:52:00.001+05:30

Dhoom2 -Could be easily nominated for the worst movie of the year.And whats more,it has a 100% chance of winning that. Hrithik -The saving grace of the movie.The ONLY reason to bear the 2 hr torture.Abhishek - Poor thing.Weak characterisation + pathetic dancing skills.Next to Hrithik,he cuts a sorry figure.Bipasha - Looks really good.Does justice to her near non-existent character in the

Event (mis)management

2006-12-08T15:02:00.000+05:30

Yesterday,had been to a team outing at a nearby resort.As usual,some events had been planned by an event manager.I’ve participated in such events before and found them to be fun.But this one took the cake(the wrong way round ,though).I don’t know what sort of contorted thinking u need to have to come up with these games. 1.Pass a card(the size of a visiting card),by holding it with your nose and

Till death do us part !

2006-12-08T09:32:00.000+05:30

Two days back,had dinner at Basera.The place was decorated like a mehfil(the kind in Devdas,but a little toned down ).The food was supposed to be good.And I was terribly hungry,having missed lunch.So ,I ordered an American chopsuey for myself(well,the deal was that I had to finish the whole thing myself).When the food arrived,I ,for some peculiar reason,couldnt eat and felt full with just 1/2 of

Young@ vocab

2006-12-06T11:04:00.000+05:30

“What does this remind you of?” ,he said as he pushed a shapely 7-up bottle towards the other chap.After receiving the usual,I don’t know shrug from the other guy ,he said “Mallika Sherawat! Awesome right?”.Recently ,when I was traveling by train,I happened to “overhear” this piece of conversation between a ,say,50 yr old and a young man.[I wouldn’t call it eavesdropping.What else can you do when

Is God a delusion?

2006-11-30T09:07:00.000+05:30

“The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins.Havent read this book.But found the title really disturbing.I’m not into religion.And I’m neither proud nor ashamed to claim that.It may be due to my upbringing,or due to my own experiences in life that I came to the conclusion that religion is but a way of life ,that being religious doesn’t necessarily make you a good person,that to believe in God doesn’t

viva--(aiyyo)h

2006-11-27T12:07:00.000+05:30

For the past two weeks,I’ve been catching movies I never wanted to watch .Attribute it to the fact that any ,ANY movie would perpetually be houseful in Hyderabad (People seem to find nothing better to do in this city).First it was Apna Sapna money money.[I could not believe my eyes when I saw that someone @ the theater had come to collect tickets for this movie ,that they had advance booked

Ay Hairathe

2006-11-24T14:04:00.000+05:30

I haven’t been working for the past two hours (aaargh ! By my standards,that’s too low.I normally don’t work for 8 hours at a stretch).Well,this morning has been really lazy.Too lazy to blog.So I picked up something from my mail (which appeared really inspiring to my puny little brain) and posted that.Then ,by supreme ,external forces (‘

Move out.

2006-11-24T09:30:00.000+05:30

Too lazy to get those grey cells working today.Something I got in my mail.“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new”-Brian Tracy

Mera Number Kab Aayega?

2006-11-22T16:07:00.000+05:30

“Ovoru manushanukkum oru breaking point irukku”.I think I’ve hit mine.In my professional life,that is.But ,well ,I hit this breaking point more than once and that last two times ,I didn’t do more than fret and fume at y I am where I am,and why I am still there..But this time,I’ve decided .I’m going to do something about it.Alternative 1: Get a new job.Pros : More

My dull brown but reliable N70

2006-11-21T11:22:00.000+05:30

Pic taken with my N70Location:Orange County,Coorg.Photographer:Me :-)I've a love-hate relationship with my N70.This phone arrived into my life when I least wanted it.ie., Not that I didnt want a new phone.I've a fetish for cell phones.Anything new in the market,and I would really love to own it.But my sights were set on the Sony Ericsson w810i.I'd read all over the net that the Sony Ericsson

24*7!

2006-11-20T11:27:00.000+05:30

I've to write something here ! Day One: I created the blog,I beautified it,changed fonts ,colors,layouts,I did everything but write something into it.So,here goes,justice to my blog.Now,the million dollar question-what do I write about?Personal stuff on my blog is a no-no.So,nothing abt feeling low,breakups,in house fights.I'm 40 pages into my next read,so cant write abt that either.I havent

2006-11-16T10:16:00.000+05:30

You cannot finish the book of life,without closing it's chapters.If you want to go on...then you have to leave the pastas you turn the papers.- (Definitely something as thought-provoking as that was not written by me.Courtesy-pravsworld.com