A comedy called Dasavatharam Cassette release
I couldn't stop laughing while watching "Dasavatharam" Cassette release function. It was a comedy of errors and ambiguities; there were also lot of incidents which made me raise my brows:
- First, in what way Jackie Chan related to this event? (Except for him being an actor).Why was he, who doesn't know Tamil or Tamil cinema, flown in to participate in this function? There were some news clips which showed Jackie Chan guessing who Kamal Hassan is! ("Is he a good Singer?")
- Why is Mallika Sharawat sucking Jackie Chan? At times, it went to such an extent that Jackie felt so uncomfortable! She is the perfect example of how not to behave on stage. In short, she behaved like Rakhi Saawant(wow, i can insult her more than that!)
- Why aren't there any protests over Mallika Sharawat's attire? In fact the dress which Shriya wore for "Sivaji" was a lot decent when compared to the one worn by Mallika. Well, my opinion might be slightly biased as i am a big fan of Shriya, but still, the size and transparency of the dress will tell you everything!. Have the political protestors got used to her dress, after getting used to watching IPL cheerleaders?
- Jackie Chan kept smiling (well, his face is like that) and applauding all through the function, even though the speakers spoke mostly in Tamil. Later, i noticed that he clapped whenever there is a mention of his name.
- Actor Vijay mentioned that after meeting Indian Cricket teams captain Dhoni, he is glad to stand on the same stage with "Tamil film's Captain Kamal Hassan". Then what happened to our original Captain Vijaykanth?
- Dr. Kalaignar, known for his famous pronunciation of Hollywood hero "Arnold Chwitchneeeger" (yeah, the Terminator guy), this time was comfortable pronouncing Jackie Chan as either "Sacky John" or "Jockey San"!
I hope the movie doesn't end up as funny as the cassette release function!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Gliding through Bangalore traffic
One of my friends recently asked me an interesting question:
"What should i know to drive around Bangalore, in this mad traffic?"
Without any hesitation, i replied:
"Tetris!"
One of my friends recently asked me an interesting question:
"What should i know to drive around Bangalore, in this mad traffic?"
Without any hesitation, i replied:
"Tetris!"
No!
As i heard this dreaded word from her, the first thing to strike my mind was "Well, there are so many books and workshops on how to say No, but why isn't there any material on how to take a No as an answer from somebody?"
p.s: I am sure you must be wondering what this is all about, feel free to think of anything that suits this situation :) Its definitely not a breakup!
As i heard this dreaded word from her, the first thing to strike my mind was "Well, there are so many books and workshops on how to say No, but why isn't there any material on how to take a No as an answer from somebody?"
p.s: I am sure you must be wondering what this is all about, feel free to think of anything that suits this situation :) Its definitely not a breakup!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Valentine's day post
Here is an excerpt from the chat conversation that happened today between me and my friend K, who is in the middle east.
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K: Hi! Happy Valentine's day
me: Thanks and wish you the same!!
K: Enakku inniku illada...[I dont celebrate it today]
me: Why? You are in a time zone much ahead of Central time zone, it should be Feb 14 there today right?
K: Yeah, but enakku nalaiku...Iyengarku dhan inniku, Iyerku naalaiku..[Yeah, its not for me today...Only for Iyengars it is Valentine's day today... Iyers celebrate it tomorrow]
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I couldn't stop laughing! I was so glad that the humor sense of my good old friend K hasn't changed a bit at all!
Here is an excerpt from the chat conversation that happened today between me and my friend K, who is in the middle east.
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K: Hi! Happy Valentine's day
me: Thanks and wish you the same!!
K: Enakku inniku illada...[I dont celebrate it today]
me: Why? You are in a time zone much ahead of Central time zone, it should be Feb 14 there today right?
K: Yeah, but enakku nalaiku...Iyengarku dhan inniku, Iyerku naalaiku..[Yeah, its not for me today...Only for Iyengars it is Valentine's day today... Iyers celebrate it tomorrow]
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I couldn't stop laughing! I was so glad that the humor sense of my good old friend K hasn't changed a bit at all!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Its Show time!
As horribly cold weather gripped Chicago last weekend, i stayed indoors, drinking lots of coffee, doing some bit of work and watching hell lot of movies on television! I ended up seeing close to 7 movies. Some of them were repeats, but WTH, who cares! Here is the list:
1. Pretty Woman
2. Serendipity
3. The Recruit
4. A few Good Men
5. The Longest Yard
6. School of Rock
7. Pulp Fiction
Well, other than Serendipity and The Longest Yard, i have seen all the other movies previously. Anyway, after some careful analysis, i came to the following conclusion:
a) Pretty Woman sucks every time i watch it!
b) Serendipity has been remade as "JJ" in tamil, featuring Madhavan
c) The climax of Recruit has inspired the climax scenes in several other movies. Infact a huge list of movies crossed my mind and i wasn't able to conclude which one had the exact climax, too close a call!
d) School of Rock & The Longest Yard - These two movies should be a part of the Organization Theory course in B-Schools! Both these movies show how to organize a team consisting of members from diverse background and keep them motivated to achieve the ultimate goal.
e) Pulp Fiction - The best, as always! With signature Tarantino scenes, i would rate this slightly above his other work "Reservoir Dogs".
I had a severe eye pain on Sunday night as a bonus :)
As horribly cold weather gripped Chicago last weekend, i stayed indoors, drinking lots of coffee, doing some bit of work and watching hell lot of movies on television! I ended up seeing close to 7 movies. Some of them were repeats, but WTH, who cares! Here is the list:
1. Pretty Woman
2. Serendipity
3. The Recruit
4. A few Good Men
5. The Longest Yard
6. School of Rock
7. Pulp Fiction
Well, other than Serendipity and The Longest Yard, i have seen all the other movies previously. Anyway, after some careful analysis, i came to the following conclusion:
a) Pretty Woman sucks every time i watch it!
b) Serendipity has been remade as "JJ" in tamil, featuring Madhavan
c) The climax of Recruit has inspired the climax scenes in several other movies. Infact a huge list of movies crossed my mind and i wasn't able to conclude which one had the exact climax, too close a call!
d) School of Rock & The Longest Yard - These two movies should be a part of the Organization Theory course in B-Schools! Both these movies show how to organize a team consisting of members from diverse background and keep them motivated to achieve the ultimate goal.
e) Pulp Fiction - The best, as always! With signature Tarantino scenes, i would rate this slightly above his other work "Reservoir Dogs".
I had a severe eye pain on Sunday night as a bonus :)
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Randy Pausch- The Last Lecture
I am sure by now you would have received emails about this lecture or seen youtube "favorited" videos of this "Last Lecture". Anyway, for those of you who haven't heard anything about this, Randy Pausch is a Professor from CMU, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer, which is kinda incurable. Some weeks back, he gave a lecture on "Really achieving your Childhood dreams" to an audience in CMU. In this talk, which is dedicated to his family, Randy describes how he lived his life and his thoughts on how to achive your dreams. This is one of the best talks i have heard so far! You can find the video of the talk here or the entire transcript here. All through this lecture, you can find so much of energy and optimism, there was not even a slightest indication of the pain he is going through. I strongly recommend everyone to watch the video or read the transcript, i am sure it would give you a different perspective towards life!
Some key quotes from the talk:
Thank you Randy for your work and great words of wisdom!
I am sure by now you would have received emails about this lecture or seen youtube "favorited" videos of this "Last Lecture". Anyway, for those of you who haven't heard anything about this, Randy Pausch is a Professor from CMU, who has been diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer, which is kinda incurable. Some weeks back, he gave a lecture on "Really achieving your Childhood dreams" to an audience in CMU. In this talk, which is dedicated to his family, Randy describes how he lived his life and his thoughts on how to achive your dreams. This is one of the best talks i have heard so far! You can find the video of the talk here or the entire transcript here. All through this lecture, you can find so much of energy and optimism, there was not even a slightest indication of the pain he is going through. I strongly recommend everyone to watch the video or read the transcript, i am sure it would give you a different perspective towards life!
Some key quotes from the talk:
Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things
Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted
Don’t complain; just work harder
Find the best in everybody; no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it
Thank you Randy for your work and great words of wisdom!
Friday, February 01, 2008
Youtubing and Flickring
Wanna kill time? Here is chaos's recipe for "How to waste infinite time on the internet"
1. Login to youtube.com or flickr.com
2. Think of some personality or place or thing (say Remote control, 50mm lens, googledegook, walmart, Britney Spears, Salzburg...)
3. Enter what you have thought in the search box
4. You will see a list of videos or photos lined up, click and watch in the ones you are interested
5. You would also notice the automatic recommendations given by youtube or flickr on the right side of the scree. Click one of those and this will lead you to your next set of videos or flickr
6. Continue steps 2 to 5 until you feel hungry or until your head hits the keyboard.
Let me know if it works for you!
:)
Wanna kill time? Here is chaos's recipe for "How to waste infinite time on the internet"
1. Login to youtube.com or flickr.com
2. Think of some personality or place or thing (say Remote control, 50mm lens, googledegook, walmart, Britney Spears, Salzburg...)
3. Enter what you have thought in the search box
4. You will see a list of videos or photos lined up, click and watch in the ones you are interested
5. You would also notice the automatic recommendations given by youtube or flickr on the right side of the scree. Click one of those and this will lead you to your next set of videos or flickr
6. Continue steps 2 to 5 until you feel hungry or until your head hits the keyboard.
Let me know if it works for you!
:)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Where is this heading to?
I was surprised to find that the "Bhaji-Monkey-Symonds" issue was still being seriously debated in India and Australia. For knowing the current status, i looked at rediff and as i was going through the article covering the controversy, i found an interesting piece. This was from Justice John Hansen's judgement, which was released by ICC:
"Mr Tendulkar heard nothing he told me he heard a heated exchange and wished to calm Mr Singh down. His evidence was that there was swearing between the two. It was initiated by Mr Symonds. That he did not hear the word "monkey" or "big monkey" but he did say he heard Mr Singh use a term in his native tongue "teri maki" which appears to be pronounced with a "n". He said this is a term that sounds like "monkey" and could be misinterpreted for it"
Why am i unable to stop laughing!! Mr.Gavaskar, are you listening? :)
I was surprised to find that the "Bhaji-Monkey-Symonds" issue was still being seriously debated in India and Australia. For knowing the current status, i looked at rediff and as i was going through the article covering the controversy, i found an interesting piece. This was from Justice John Hansen's judgement, which was released by ICC:
"Mr Tendulkar heard nothing he told me he heard a heated exchange and wished to calm Mr Singh down. His evidence was that there was swearing between the two. It was initiated by Mr Symonds. That he did not hear the word "monkey" or "big monkey" but he did say he heard Mr Singh use a term in his native tongue "teri maki" which appears to be pronounced with a "n". He said this is a term that sounds like "monkey" and could be misinterpreted for it"
Why am i unable to stop laughing!! Mr.Gavaskar, are you listening? :)
Friday, January 25, 2008
Jack and Karen
Normally i go to bed at about 11 PM, but these days, i am staying awake till midnight just to watch "Will and Grace"! I used to watch this sitcom few years back and i dont feel tired watching it again! The best part in "Will and Grace" is not about Will or Grace, but about Jack and Karen! Those two are simply awesome in their acting and dialogue delivery, their sheer presence on screen makes you laugh! Here is a scene from the "Hocus Pocus" episode, which made me LOL!
This was a scene where Jack is pissed off about Karen's "innovative" ideas during his usual stage show at a gay bar. The scene takes place in a dressing room.
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JACK: Ok. What the hell were you doin' goin' off book tonight?
KAREN: What are you talking about? Honey, we killed!
JACK: I'm talkin' about that cruise ship comedy you did with your drink. My show is planned down to the smallest detail. From the arch in my eye, to the limp in my wrist, and you pulled some cheap comedy bit we've seen 1,000 times? God!
KAREN: Oh, honey, who cares? I was a big hit, and you know-- Oh, I had another idea for our next show.
JACK: You don't get to have ideas. This show is called "That Old Jack Magic," not "That Old Assistant's Magic."
KAREN: [SQUEAKS] Oh! Old?! Well, how do you know that? There are parts of me that were just a twinkle in a scientist's eye three weeks ago. Besides, I was just trying to help.
JACK: You wanna help? Then remember your place. You're the assistant... And let's not forget where that word comes from-- Latin, meaning "ass of an ant." So keep your ideas to yourself and assist. It shouldn't be that hard. It's what you do. Get it?
Normally i go to bed at about 11 PM, but these days, i am staying awake till midnight just to watch "Will and Grace"! I used to watch this sitcom few years back and i dont feel tired watching it again! The best part in "Will and Grace" is not about Will or Grace, but about Jack and Karen! Those two are simply awesome in their acting and dialogue delivery, their sheer presence on screen makes you laugh! Here is a scene from the "Hocus Pocus" episode, which made me LOL!
This was a scene where Jack is pissed off about Karen's "innovative" ideas during his usual stage show at a gay bar. The scene takes place in a dressing room.
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JACK: Ok. What the hell were you doin' goin' off book tonight?
KAREN: What are you talking about? Honey, we killed!
JACK: I'm talkin' about that cruise ship comedy you did with your drink. My show is planned down to the smallest detail. From the arch in my eye, to the limp in my wrist, and you pulled some cheap comedy bit we've seen 1,000 times? God!
KAREN: Oh, honey, who cares? I was a big hit, and you know-- Oh, I had another idea for our next show.
JACK: You don't get to have ideas. This show is called "That Old Jack Magic," not "That Old Assistant's Magic."
KAREN: [SQUEAKS] Oh! Old?! Well, how do you know that? There are parts of me that were just a twinkle in a scientist's eye three weeks ago. Besides, I was just trying to help.
JACK: You wanna help? Then remember your place. You're the assistant... And let's not forget where that word comes from-- Latin, meaning "ass of an ant." So keep your ideas to yourself and assist. It shouldn't be that hard. It's what you do. Get it?
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