It's nice, cute, sweet, funny movie. If you don't have better things to do for an hour or two, I strongly recommend you watch this movie.
It's a story about a shopaholic, who feels on top of the world after every single purchase. That feeling being only for a moment, she feels like re-doing it, re-living it and hence ends up with too many debts to handle. Life, I guess has its own plans apart from what we plan for it. This gal happens to fall for a guy, who is at the other end of the spectrum. This movie has all those li'l moments of craziness, of weirdness, of sensible under the mask of nonsense and all the likes.
I Loved this movie, for many reasons. One for the story line, two for the guy who played the lead, third for the whirlwind into which I was pushed time and again watching few scenes.
This may not be the best possible movie, but something that would linger on my mind for a long time. Reasons? Shhh..
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Deccan Chargers - Go India Go..
Deccan Chargers have started, started in the best possible way. As their tag line goes, they seem to be the "unstoppables" now. Suprisingly not, people started to give them a chance to win the tournament this year. As their ardent follower this should be great news for me. Yet, I still back away to call them champs.
Ask me why?
Deccan Chargers seemed the best team possible for a T20 encounter on the paper even last year, because it has too many big names. It had the best of the batting possible. Can you imagine giving a chance to any team when the likes of Afridi, Gilly, Gibsy, Scott styris, the big man Symonds are all on the other side? There was the problem, they all had to be in the team so that on a given day even if one of them had "his-day" the team can win comfortably. Say, the first match they won against Mumbai, when Gilly dictated the terms to Shaun Pollock and Co. The rule of four foreign players had its impact on the strongest team on paper.
This team, probably could chase down any, ANY target! And at the very same time, it could also give away any, ANY target that is otherwise unsurmountable. Warne hitting Symonds for an "awful" lot of runs, wasn't just bad for the ego of Symo, but for the DCs all through the season. The simplest funda of cricket, even a bad ball has to be hit for the boundary, even a tail ender has to be out, its over only after the last ball or the last wicket. No matter, how potent your batting strengths be, there needs to be a decent bowling attack.
Following Deccan Chargers all through was / is like reliving those moments of WC'99. Even if you prefer to call it exaggeration, I still would present the similarities of the then Indian team and the now DC. On a day when everything goes their way, they seem unbeatable. Played on their weak spots, they can be tamed with no major effort. The batting is highly dependent on some big names. It's like if the big guns don't fire, that is all! The rest of the line up is so pathetic that you can't even expect the others to bat sensibly. They needn't do anything similar to that of the bigger guys, but use presence of mind and avoid mess. Look, at the run-out in yesterday's DC match that involved Gibbs and Venugopal rao. Common sense, isn't it? That's required from Venu's end to complete the run and throw his wicket away, so that the set batsman can continue. Well, I agree common sense is not that commonly found.
Lesser said about the fielding, the better. The bowling line up may not be giving nightmares, but you need people who have big hearts, to keep hitting the line even while the ball is disappearing. That's not so seen in the DC's last year. The point I want to make here is, though Indians were given a chance to win the world cup'99, they couldn't do. Simple reasons:
That said, I still would follow the DCs for rest of 11 matches. Because they let me keep swinging between hope and despair, a game that I've started to enjoy off late, as I'm left with no other go. :P Also, I can relive many of those 99 moments.
Trivia: Since I've anyway got into the business of comparing the team of by-gone era and the current Chargers, here's another point. Charger's anthem filled with may "Go"s. And the WC'99 team had this slogan Go-India-Go! Look, isn't that a point? Okie.. at least silly point? ;)
Ask me why?
Deccan Chargers seemed the best team possible for a T20 encounter on the paper even last year, because it has too many big names. It had the best of the batting possible. Can you imagine giving a chance to any team when the likes of Afridi, Gilly, Gibsy, Scott styris, the big man Symonds are all on the other side? There was the problem, they all had to be in the team so that on a given day even if one of them had "his-day" the team can win comfortably. Say, the first match they won against Mumbai, when Gilly dictated the terms to Shaun Pollock and Co. The rule of four foreign players had its impact on the strongest team on paper.
This team, probably could chase down any, ANY target! And at the very same time, it could also give away any, ANY target that is otherwise unsurmountable. Warne hitting Symonds for an "awful" lot of runs, wasn't just bad for the ego of Symo, but for the DCs all through the season. The simplest funda of cricket, even a bad ball has to be hit for the boundary, even a tail ender has to be out, its over only after the last ball or the last wicket. No matter, how potent your batting strengths be, there needs to be a decent bowling attack.
Following Deccan Chargers all through was / is like reliving those moments of WC'99. Even if you prefer to call it exaggeration, I still would present the similarities of the then Indian team and the now DC. On a day when everything goes their way, they seem unbeatable. Played on their weak spots, they can be tamed with no major effort. The batting is highly dependent on some big names. It's like if the big guns don't fire, that is all! The rest of the line up is so pathetic that you can't even expect the others to bat sensibly. They needn't do anything similar to that of the bigger guys, but use presence of mind and avoid mess. Look, at the run-out in yesterday's DC match that involved Gibbs and Venugopal rao. Common sense, isn't it? That's required from Venu's end to complete the run and throw his wicket away, so that the set batsman can continue. Well, I agree common sense is not that commonly found.
Lesser said about the fielding, the better. The bowling line up may not be giving nightmares, but you need people who have big hearts, to keep hitting the line even while the ball is disappearing. That's not so seen in the DC's last year. The point I want to make here is, though Indians were given a chance to win the world cup'99, they couldn't do. Simple reasons:
- If the key batsmen are out too soon; others can't even bat out, can't make the best of the ruins.
- The bowling can be teared away on a given day. Hard to recover once that's done. Even if the so called, front line attack does it job, the fifth or sixth bowlers can give it away.
- Fielding?! Let me put the other way; dropped or misjudged catches, fumbles, overthrows, lethargic movements, pushing the ball over the rope to pull it back etc.
That said, I still would follow the DCs for rest of 11 matches. Because they let me keep swinging between hope and despair, a game that I've started to enjoy off late, as I'm left with no other go. :P Also, I can relive many of those 99 moments.
Trivia: Since I've anyway got into the business of comparing the team of by-gone era and the current Chargers, here's another point. Charger's anthem filled with may "Go"s. And the WC'99 team had this slogan Go-India-Go! Look, isn't that a point? Okie.. at least silly point? ;)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Tagore's Universalism and Modi's IPL
"Home and the world" was one of the books, I read last year. This work of Tagore on the face of it, may only seem to be a romantic trio, where the woman happens to be caught between her husband and the new found love. Digging a little deep, you may also find allegories, that it's actually India's struggle to be on the "swadeshi" terms or to be more enlightened soul and be on the global perspective. It's not hidden that Tagore was not keen on the "swadeshi" moment and he had difference of opinions with Gandhi as well. And this work of his, I personally feel is just to highlight his point of anti-swadeshi or to profess Universalism or both. You may end up finding this book absolutely boring or too biased. All said and done it's one of my favourites.
Universalism - a world with no boundaries, no way to differentiate or discriminate one individual from the other. I always considered, myself patriotic, even if that has to be certified by trivia that my blood boils when heard something against India, that I passionately celebrate any of its victories in any of the fields and the likes. At the very same time, courtesy to my upbringing, I always despised the conceptual separation among ourselves, be it in the name of religion or caste, creed etc. The point that struck me hard, while reading "Home and the World" was that, if demarcating on the lines of worship or the traditions followed were wrong, then why limiting ourselves in the name of national boundaries should be good feel. If its only hatred, vengeance and enmity that's passed on, even "patriotism" is certainly not a positive energy.
IPL has conceptualized and materialized, too soon after I completed this book. The concept of universalism in action. The best part of the IPL was, that it has crossed boundaries and the worst part of it could have been the very same, if not for the intensity the guys showed for their respective franchisees. That went over the roof, when Sri and Bhajji involved themselves in the slap episode. Under the heavy influence of Tagore's universalism, I thought I'll find a new fun of enjoying a sport, not egging on anybody in particular. The fun of watching a game with no intense passion, a constant attitude of "who'll win?" rather than, "we'll win".
It just didn't happen. I found myself fanatic over Deccan Chargers, my home team. I was praying against the likes of Saurav, Anil, Rahul which was not possible even in dreams a little earlier. Yes, it turned to be a disastrous season for DC leaving me with a very familiar taste of "let-down", which was soon to be overcome by another very familiar feeling "oh-next-time-it's-ours". I don't give a chance for the Chargers to be crowned even this year, but I'm very sure, I'll follow them with the same intensity I support India. That, by no means, is an overstatement.
One of the reasons I enjoy IPL to the fullest, may be!
Universalism - a world with no boundaries, no way to differentiate or discriminate one individual from the other. I always considered, myself patriotic, even if that has to be certified by trivia that my blood boils when heard something against India, that I passionately celebrate any of its victories in any of the fields and the likes. At the very same time, courtesy to my upbringing, I always despised the conceptual separation among ourselves, be it in the name of religion or caste, creed etc. The point that struck me hard, while reading "Home and the World" was that, if demarcating on the lines of worship or the traditions followed were wrong, then why limiting ourselves in the name of national boundaries should be good feel. If its only hatred, vengeance and enmity that's passed on, even "patriotism" is certainly not a positive energy.
IPL has conceptualized and materialized, too soon after I completed this book. The concept of universalism in action. The best part of the IPL was, that it has crossed boundaries and the worst part of it could have been the very same, if not for the intensity the guys showed for their respective franchisees. That went over the roof, when Sri and Bhajji involved themselves in the slap episode. Under the heavy influence of Tagore's universalism, I thought I'll find a new fun of enjoying a sport, not egging on anybody in particular. The fun of watching a game with no intense passion, a constant attitude of "who'll win?" rather than, "we'll win".
It just didn't happen. I found myself fanatic over Deccan Chargers, my home team. I was praying against the likes of Saurav, Anil, Rahul which was not possible even in dreams a little earlier. Yes, it turned to be a disastrous season for DC leaving me with a very familiar taste of "let-down", which was soon to be overcome by another very familiar feeling "oh-next-time-it's-ours". I don't give a chance for the Chargers to be crowned even this year, but I'm very sure, I'll follow them with the same intensity I support India. That, by no means, is an overstatement.
One of the reasons I enjoy IPL to the fullest, may be!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Shopaholic
Way back..
Hey... where do you generally shop for....?
You know that "x" area? Yes.. there, go to the nth lane and look for a shop with "a n a" board.. aah.. there! I always go there, whenever I need the .... stuff, you see.
At present..
Hey... where do you generally shop for....?
Aaah.. actually.. anywhere! Well, can also be everywhere. I see it, I pick it.
What an awful habit to pick in the time of recession?! :( What's worse, I love spending these days.
I may even label this post as "Passions", such is the addiction!
Hey... where do you generally shop for....?
You know that "x" area? Yes.. there, go to the nth lane and look for a shop with "a n a" board.. aah.. there! I always go there, whenever I need the .... stuff, you see.
At present..
Hey... where do you generally shop for....?
Aaah.. actually.. anywhere! Well, can also be everywhere. I see it, I pick it.
What an awful habit to pick in the time of recession?! :( What's worse, I love spending these days.
I may even label this post as "Passions", such is the addiction!
hru to wru
Another day, another friend, another chat..
me: hey yaa..
friend: hi.. hru?
hwo are you?
who* are you?
i meant, how are you?
me: what's up?
i'm good..
friend: wondering how quickly "how are you?" changes to "who are you?" :(
me: hehehehe.. chill baby!
me: hey yaa..
friend: hi.. hru?
hwo are you?
who* are you?
i meant, how are you?
me: what's up?
i'm good..
friend: wondering how quickly "how are you?" changes to "who are you?" :(
me: hehehehe.. chill baby!