Friends and soulmates...

Sex n the City 2 , the movie was much more fun than the first. The first was just a lot of boohoos with Mr.Big wanting to say I do and then not wanting to say it and then back to saying it. Just too much melodrama for me...

Where as 2 came back to its core, where though 3 of the gals are married, the movie has them living their single days, having girly talks, sleep ins, late nights and partying and sharing lots of laughs. The enthusiasm that they have for life and its various colours, the bond that they share is not a very common sight. Till adulthood took over and priorities changed...when saying girl friends are soul mates wasn't so cool anymore, we said it too...But when you see this, you realise its OK to say it even now:-)

Man, how I would love to be part of Carrie's gang, if not for anything, but for the absolute faith and friendship they feel for each other and of course the gorgeous Manhattan blue walled Carrie's apartment wont hurt either..

And the idea of Mr.Big's to take that 2 days off a week, to do the things YOU want to do is actually worth a thought. Its easier to appreciate the guy on the couch watching TV when you have been away for a couple of days, isn't it?? And you get time with your gals too....

So here it is..Thanks my dear soul mates for being there for me when I need you most and also when I don't...And thanks to my guy for letting me take the time off once in a while so I can come back and be so happy that I have you, instead of biting your head off for watching so much TV!!!

TV- REALITY BITES AND FICTION SUCKS!!

Read an entertainment headline today, Rakhi Sawant, after her tremendous success in ‘Rakhi ka Swayamvar’ is now going to be on ‘Pati, Patni Aur Woh’, another reality show. I almost doubled over, mostly with frustration, I think.
Tell me guys, do people really want to watch Rakhi Sawant on prime time TV, in a main character role? I cannot and will not digest this. Is the viewership so good for them to announce another show with her in a lead role? Is my mind so twisted that it cannot fathom this? The swayamvar ads were all over the place.Even those of us not following the show knew about it. Ask any child about swayamvar, and she/he will know because of Rakhi, not because of Sita.
Rakhi Sawant has gone up the ladder, from an item girl tag, she now has the tag of a REALITY STAR! I can now accept Shilpa Shetty’s leap to fame with Big Boss a little more easily. Can we not see the downward graph of our quality on TV?
Shilpa Shetty - > Rakhi Sawant -> What next?(Bobby Darling??Dont know who that is?Lucky You!!) Are we not going really wrong somewhere?

I am not saying we should start watching Ramayan. But we definitely are in dire need of sensible TV. We have such intelligent people in the industry and in the audience. I do not want to believe that shows like this is what ‘aam junta’ wants! The cycle has to end sometime, somewhere. Either the producers have to take a risk and not just go by ratings OR the audience, for the lack of anything else, instead of watching this, should turn the TV off, and turn the radio on!
Don’t we remember in the early 80s and part of 90s we had some terrible movies? Before that we had some masterpieces, and again, after that we have had a lot of directors, ready to risk making good movies. Am not referring to some low budget, no light, no make up actors showing us what bad things happen in the world today. I am talking about a Dil Chahta Hai, an Omkara and a Jab We Met, which made loads of money too..When there are good creative people ready to take a risk on a good script with confidence, producers will be ready to plunge too and vice versa.

We need that kind of revolution on TV. Some simple measures…
1)Lets not copy what is happening out in the west. Lets be original guys. Indians, through history, have been forerunners in so many things. Let’s try to get back there.
2)We need laughter on TV. Not cheap slapstick, but real good humor. I am sure our writers can think harder!
3)And please, oh please, let kids be kids! Don’t slap on makeup on them and ask them to say things, which I think, my granny used to say ! Remember Kachi Dhoop? Amol Palekar ji, where are you?We need more serials from the likes of you.

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!!

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!!

A vacation that wasnt...

For those of you who have actually wondered why I havent blogged ( i know it is a measly few who have), I was too shocked and ashamed of myself to relate my last few days' occurrence..Anyways here goes...

We had this beautiful vacation to Phuket planned..My hubby,my son ,my brother, my SIL and their lil baby girl...2 days before the trip, we realised my passport has expired!! Me, the 'phoren' returned!! I haven't kept track of my passport ! I was too stunned to believe. We got to work and gathered all our papers, got a gazetted officer to sign some documents at 11 in the night. Monday morning, bright and early, we were there at the passport office to file for passport renewal through the 'tatkal scheme'..Expecting a day or 2 at the most for processing, I was left shocked again..After all it is 'loads of power' resting with the 'small people'..They would not so much as look at it. In fact, I knew my chances were slim when the applicant before me, a 70 year old man had got all his papers, with originals, except for his telephone bill. He had brought only a photocopy. He was pleading saying that he stayed too far and needed to come back in a bus. I know its difficult to break rules but to impolitely ask that old man to leave is the pits..
And to top it there were 2 days off for the passport office that week. Why, u ask? Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday..Really, these guys must work for only a handful of days in a year!!
So instead of getting my passport in 1-3 days according to the expensive tatkal scheme, I get it in 11 days..More money spent but more time taken too...

Anyways, with my blessings, the rest of the family went on the trip...And had a reasonably ok time..And after the first day or so, I had a great time too (though I am not telling them that..I am still trying to play on their guilt for something interesting in return..)

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25 Random things about myself...

I hardly ever get tagged, so when my friend , Raksha did, during her post of '25 Random things about herself', I did not want to let it pass. It took time to get inspired enough to write the same about me..Can I really come up with 25??Lets see...

1)I used to be chilled out, but recently have been bordering on Type A behaviour..Dont know how or why the transition happened..Tho, I am constantly working towards getting back to being chilled out..

2)I get inspired by women who seem to have it all figured out!!

3)I want to backpack around the world...Hopefully there is a permanent remedy for my 'motion sickness' soon:-(

4)I apparently drank 1/2 a bottle of kerosene when i was less than a year old..That could explain the extreme motion sickness..

5)I took my walker at the age of 1 ,saw the open door and scooted.Went to a friend's house, till everyone panicked and finally found me. That was the day, we knew i was not going to be a home body...

6)My longest telephone conversation was 7.5 hours, non-stop..Ha..and people thought I was the quiet one!!

7)That conversation must have done it..Now, if I talk for more than 15 minutes on the phone, I get a pain in my neck..

8)My dad was the most intelligent and the most chilled out person I have known...

9)For a party of mine, he filled coconuts with beer and passed it around to my friends..Of course we were all above 18..I didnt know any dad who could do that..

10)I will never forget the look of pride on his face when both of us saw my 12th results..It was all worth it...

11)I hate secrets..

12)I hate MCPs..

13)I cant believe I am still in Number 12!!

14)I love that my son is such a free spirit and so smart..Though, these are the very reasons, I lose my temper very easily with him..He can be quite a smart *!@

15)I am still waiting for my perfect job...

16)I love my family, but I cant do without my girlfriends..

17)I don't like confrontations of any kind..

18)I love sitcoms..I need an episode of 'Friends' before my sleep..

19)I find it difficult to relate to people when they say they don't read novels of any kind.. I feel the desperate need to convince them to try ..Getting into an author's amazing imagination, is something everyone needs to try..

20)I am convinced I was a nomad in my previous birth since every couple of years I feel I need to relocate...

21)I always dream of going 'back to school' again...

22)I need to be kept busy or I can drive myself and the others up the wall..

23)I need some time everyday to do my yoga and pranayam..

24)I always thought I would be an ideal wife..No possessiveness and nagging was always my motto..Till of course I got married..What can I say..Maybe its in the XX chromosome..

25)I admire myself for the fact that I can graciously accept when I am in the wrong and will try my best to fix it..