Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Everything Online..Just click your worries away!!

Isnt the internet the best?I mean it was one of the best inventions ever..I know I cannot do without the phone or electricity, but after that,its got to be the net!! Add to it networking websites and blogs, and the sky becomes the limit. For hard core indian movie buffs like me, i can never tire of hearing about what my favourite stars are upto. And now we have them actually blogging and telling us what is going on with them. When you read Aamir's or Amitji's blog, you actually feel like you know them personally.

Do you remember when we were growing up and all we had were videos to be rented out from a library(Could not imagine buying one every time!!)? We used to be so excited to go rent a movie to watch. I would trudge along with my dad and brother to the little video library at the corner of the road and spend an hour looking through the list of movies written down by the library guy. This would lead to frustration since we would have no idea on the movie, the review etc.

It is quite awesome now..the digital age. Just go online , look through lists of movies, read their reviews and then make a fair decision on which you want to watch. There are plenty of websites out there which let you buy movies and rent DVDs.Then there are some which let you watch them online. But do remember not all of them are legal. So if you are someone who wants to erase piracy AND want to watch a good quality movie, then you have fewer choices. If you are looking for great desi movies including the age old classics like Gol Maal, Chupke Chupke or serious stuff like Pakeezah, there is one great website available and that is MoovieShoovie. This offers very good picture quality , a fantastic collection of movies and is legal! You want just a trailer or a song of your favourite movie?No problem.That's possible too..

I for one am hooked!!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Therapy thy name girlfriends....

So, it all started when one of my friends decided to move to another country. Over a few drinkies, as most conversations go, we started talking about taking a trip before she left..And for once even after the intoxication left us, we continued to plan it. After a lot of emails, FBing, phone calls, Bangkok was decided as the destination. 5 of us, Raks, Ashu, Jo, Div and me started off to to the airport in this big van on the 3rd of July. The excitement had begun and so had the giggles. .. Checked in the baggage, cleared thru immigration, well almost!! 4 of us did and turned around to see Jo still waiting. After 5 minutes we realised she couldnt get thru immigration cos she was a US citizen and hadnt gotten her registration done yet..After all the begging and pleading, which didnt work, poor Jo had to get her luggage and head back home...
But on the bright side, she attacked the problem bright and early the next morning and joined us at Bangkok the next day..
It was an amazing time that we all had...We shopped till we thought we dropped, but wonder of wonders, we didnt and instead got ready to party..3 days/3 nights in a row...So thats what we did..shopping, eating, partying,more shopping, more partying.. We had our good friend, Suds, who played the host to a 'T' and took us to the best places in town.
Girls, taking time away with your girlfriends, I think is an absolute necessity for good health. We are happy, so we are in a good mood. And when we are in a good mood, everyone else is happy too. So highly recommend this!!