Its an interesting thing, this life. Just when you and me thought that the blog was over, here I am again.
Its an interesting life.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
What could have kept yours truly from blogging?
What could have kept me away from blogging? Here are some probabilities:
1. This blogger could have been hit by a bus. (Actually no. Considering that he works for an Indian MNC whose buses are more often the terrorists than the terrorized.)
2. This blogger could have lost access to the Internet. (Actually no. This blogger's mobile is also connected to the Internet. Ha point made :) )
3. This blogger could have run out of things to say. (Actually no. This blogger can never run out of things to say. He may run away but never the other way round.)
4. This blogger could have gone to a remote corner in the world. (Actually No. This blogger has not crossed the limits of Chennai city in a long while)
5. This blogger could have have had a lot of work at home. (Actually no. Considering the biggest work that this blogger is expected to do at home is shut up and not be a pain.)
Actually, this blogger was just damn lazy to blog. But now he is temporarily out of the slumber and may write once in a while.
Keep checking this space. (Actually no. Go do some work :) )
Manoj
1. This blogger could have been hit by a bus. (Actually no. Considering that he works for an Indian MNC whose buses are more often the terrorists than the terrorized.)
2. This blogger could have lost access to the Internet. (Actually no. This blogger's mobile is also connected to the Internet. Ha point made :) )
3. This blogger could have run out of things to say. (Actually no. This blogger can never run out of things to say. He may run away but never the other way round.)
4. This blogger could have gone to a remote corner in the world. (Actually No. This blogger has not crossed the limits of Chennai city in a long while)
5. This blogger could have have had a lot of work at home. (Actually no. Considering the biggest work that this blogger is expected to do at home is shut up and not be a pain.)
Actually, this blogger was just damn lazy to blog. But now he is temporarily out of the slumber and may write once in a while.
Keep checking this space. (Actually no. Go do some work :) )
Manoj
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Dear Mobile Snatcher
Dear Mobile Snatcher,
Very sorry that your attempt to snatch my mobile yesterday failed. Even more sorry that I couldnt identify your cowardly and cheap face.
Just an FYI for you: You tried to snatch my mobile at around 10:00 in the night in my very own "home road". You made me feel very vulnerable in my own homeground. You are the biggest as***le that I ever "missed" seeing.
And idiot, if at all you want to use a cellphone, go and buy your own. Dont f****g dare snatching anybody's again.
No Regards for you,
Manoj
Very sorry that your attempt to snatch my mobile yesterday failed. Even more sorry that I couldnt identify your cowardly and cheap face.
Just an FYI for you: You tried to snatch my mobile at around 10:00 in the night in my very own "home road". You made me feel very vulnerable in my own homeground. You are the biggest as***le that I ever "missed" seeing.
And idiot, if at all you want to use a cellphone, go and buy your own. Dont f****g dare snatching anybody's again.
No Regards for you,
Manoj
Monday, January 15, 2007
Aalwar
** / 5
The reaction of Ajith's fans in the cinema theatre said it all. Right throughout the first half they were whistling and shouting whenever their "Thalai" uttered a dialogue. The first half did show some promise of a good movie. Come second half and the reactions started changing drastically. "Dei intha padatha seekram mudi. Pokkiri podu!" (Finish this movie soon and screen Pokkiri). Thats what even I felt watching this movie!
I really do not want to go into the excruciating details of the so-called "story". Let me safely say that this movie has a "story" that can put even a 70's masala movie to shame. Cliched action, cliched dialogues and cliched songs make this movie the first "cliched movie" of 2007.
Even if one wants to make the 18646473th revenge movie, one could have brought freshness into the screenplay atleast through dialogues, scene picturisations etc. This movie sadly fails in all the departments.
And for God's sake if the next director has the line "Naan yaaru theriyuma?" in an Ajith movie I will sue him for public nuisance! How the hell many times are we supposed to see the same crap? I am sick and tired of it.
You know that things are not going well for you when your own ardent fans scream "Now stop this and lets quickly see your sister getting raped, mother being shot and you taking revenge on all of them". Pathetic!
Verdict: Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!
Tidbits:
1. Asin looks really cute in the movie. She wears knee-length skirts most of the scenes and looks a million bucks!
2. Ajith has put on the right amount of weight and he looks really good! The screenplay just looks the opposite!
3. There is one song in the movie called "Solli tharava..." which i thoroughly enjoyed!
4. There is another song in the movie called "Mayile Mayile" which I officially annonce as the worst music directed song in the history of Tamil cinema.
The reaction of Ajith's fans in the cinema theatre said it all. Right throughout the first half they were whistling and shouting whenever their "Thalai" uttered a dialogue. The first half did show some promise of a good movie. Come second half and the reactions started changing drastically. "Dei intha padatha seekram mudi. Pokkiri podu!" (Finish this movie soon and screen Pokkiri). Thats what even I felt watching this movie!
I really do not want to go into the excruciating details of the so-called "story". Let me safely say that this movie has a "story" that can put even a 70's masala movie to shame. Cliched action, cliched dialogues and cliched songs make this movie the first "cliched movie" of 2007.
Even if one wants to make the 18646473th revenge movie, one could have brought freshness into the screenplay atleast through dialogues, scene picturisations etc. This movie sadly fails in all the departments.
And for God's sake if the next director has the line "Naan yaaru theriyuma?" in an Ajith movie I will sue him for public nuisance! How the hell many times are we supposed to see the same crap? I am sick and tired of it.
You know that things are not going well for you when your own ardent fans scream "Now stop this and lets quickly see your sister getting raped, mother being shot and you taking revenge on all of them". Pathetic!
Verdict: Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!
Tidbits:
1. Asin looks really cute in the movie. She wears knee-length skirts most of the scenes and looks a million bucks!
2. Ajith has put on the right amount of weight and he looks really good! The screenplay just looks the opposite!
3. There is one song in the movie called "Solli tharava..." which i thoroughly enjoyed!
4. There is another song in the movie called "Mayile Mayile" which I officially annonce as the worst music directed song in the history of Tamil cinema.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Thanks Mani Sir!
I get really sick if a Mani Ratnam movie does not take a good opening. I feel like whining for days together. Thankfully Guru has take a good opening and is sure to be become a superhit. I am relieved!
I have not seen the movie yet. But am definitely gonna watch it this weekend, by hook or by crook :). Will post the review once that happens. And that will be the first review in this blog. What a start!
Relieved and Happy,
Manoj
I have not seen the movie yet. But am definitely gonna watch it this weekend, by hook or by crook :). Will post the review once that happens. And that will be the first review in this blog. What a start!
Relieved and Happy,
Manoj
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Updated 5 All-time favourite songs
I keep drawing this list up every now and then. I think I have to update this list now and so here goes. Just the songs alone. I will go into more detail in the coming days.
1. Fanaa from Ayitha Ezhuthu (Still!!!)
2. Munbe Vaa from Sillunnu Oru Kaathal (New Entry)
3. Yeh Jo Des hai from Swades
4. Sorgamey enraalum....
5. Raasathi unnai.
More musings on the above songs to follow.
:)
1. Fanaa from Ayitha Ezhuthu (Still!!!)
2. Munbe Vaa from Sillunnu Oru Kaathal (New Entry)
3. Yeh Jo Des hai from Swades
4. Sorgamey enraalum....
5. Raasathi unnai.
More musings on the above songs to follow.
:)
Monday, January 8, 2007
Cultural degeneration?
Was watching a program called "Neeya Naana " on Vijay TV on Sunday. The program debates about a particular topic every week. For the last two weeks the topic has been "Has IT led to cultural and other forms of degeneration?" or something like that.
The topic as such was interesting and the arguments put forth by both sides were also worthwhile. But I somehow felt that the pro-IT side could have easily beaten the anti-IT side by a number of "easy" arguments.
There were a lot of arguments put forth by the anti-IT side which seemed to be total junk. More on that later. But first I want to address an important point that they kept coming back to, namely cultural degeneration. The anti-IT brigade claimed that ever since IT industry had become popular the cultural degeneration had accelerated.
So in this post i want to address the issue of "cultural degeneration".
Those of you who keep claiming that culture can first of all get degenerated, please consider history before speaking. In the early Sangam culture, a man could have more than one wife. Whereas now it is considered taboo. Does this mean that with respect to Sangam times, culture has degenerated? If it is then we have to get back into that mode!
When man was first confined just to the forest, he and she wore only pieces of cloth, maybe today's equivalent of a mini-skirt. Then at some point of time Man started wearing more clothes than before. Was that degeneration of culture? Did that generation view it as such? Of course not. Indians before the British rule had a lot of different traditions and customs that would put a lot of us through embarassing moments now. So when customs and traditions changed, are we to call it "cultural degeneration?".
My point is that "culture" can never get degenerated. It can only evolve. Women wearing mini-skirts or partying late into the night does not suggest that we have become culturally regressive. It is only the reflection of the times. That is it. Nothing more, nothing less. To harp on this point is foolishness.
The other really comic argument that the anti-IT brigade were putting forth was that a lot of women were smoking and drinking and partying because IT allows them that room and space. Here are my questions:
1. Is it OK if a man smokes?
2. I mean does a man have a God given right to smoke?
They went on to add that if IT really cares for its employees, why dont companies ban smoking and ask their employees not to smoke.
Here are my rejoinders:
1. IT companies are not parents.
2. Nobody has the right, not even the Constitution of India, to ask somebody to stop smoking.
Expecting IT companies to ban smoking and asking its employees to remain clean is stupid. If that is the case why dont we ask the government to ban smoking as such and make it an offence. Is that feasible? Of course not!
More thoughts to follow.
Manoj
The topic as such was interesting and the arguments put forth by both sides were also worthwhile. But I somehow felt that the pro-IT side could have easily beaten the anti-IT side by a number of "easy" arguments.
There were a lot of arguments put forth by the anti-IT side which seemed to be total junk. More on that later. But first I want to address an important point that they kept coming back to, namely cultural degeneration. The anti-IT brigade claimed that ever since IT industry had become popular the cultural degeneration had accelerated.
So in this post i want to address the issue of "cultural degeneration".
Those of you who keep claiming that culture can first of all get degenerated, please consider history before speaking. In the early Sangam culture, a man could have more than one wife. Whereas now it is considered taboo. Does this mean that with respect to Sangam times, culture has degenerated? If it is then we have to get back into that mode!
When man was first confined just to the forest, he and she wore only pieces of cloth, maybe today's equivalent of a mini-skirt. Then at some point of time Man started wearing more clothes than before. Was that degeneration of culture? Did that generation view it as such? Of course not. Indians before the British rule had a lot of different traditions and customs that would put a lot of us through embarassing moments now. So when customs and traditions changed, are we to call it "cultural degeneration?".
My point is that "culture" can never get degenerated. It can only evolve. Women wearing mini-skirts or partying late into the night does not suggest that we have become culturally regressive. It is only the reflection of the times. That is it. Nothing more, nothing less. To harp on this point is foolishness.
The other really comic argument that the anti-IT brigade were putting forth was that a lot of women were smoking and drinking and partying because IT allows them that room and space. Here are my questions:
1. Is it OK if a man smokes?
2. I mean does a man have a God given right to smoke?
They went on to add that if IT really cares for its employees, why dont companies ban smoking and ask their employees not to smoke.
Here are my rejoinders:
1. IT companies are not parents.
2. Nobody has the right, not even the Constitution of India, to ask somebody to stop smoking.
Expecting IT companies to ban smoking and asking its employees to remain clean is stupid. If that is the case why dont we ask the government to ban smoking as such and make it an offence. Is that feasible? Of course not!
More thoughts to follow.
Manoj
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