Spoiled oppertunities...

You have some wonderful actors who have proved their mettle, you have a novel story thread that involves lot of contemporary issues like oppresion of weaker sex and a premise on the subcontinent's present rage- cricket. What can you do with it?
You can royally screw up the whole thing by making the leading pair run around trees and sing! Unbelievable... thats bollywood, a whole oppertunity to make a classic film spoiled by putting in lot of predictability and cliches.
I watched Dil Bole Hadippa last day... I wouldnt have seen (seen not watched!) it full if it didnt had Rani and Anupam Kher who puts up superb performances with a wafer thin script. Shahid Kapoor after a brilliant performanF in Kaminey totally goes beserk aping Shahrukh a la Chakde Style.
Come on, man! we have seen NRI returned choclate heroes, we have seen heroines teaching them indian culture, we have seen them running around trees and going on dates... but we havent seen an Indian heroine with a cricket bat in her hand kicking some ass in cricket field dressed up as Sardar with thick beard. Instead of decveloping on these novelties you ended up serving us same old stuff yet again... Dissappointing!

Resigned....

Last week I gave my resignation from FPL. There was an offer from my friend that was standing from months. Finally I decided to take it. It is good if it goes as he has told, I get a hike of 20% and stake of 10% in his firm. Yes, this is the same place I had worked before joining FPL. Hope things goes right this time around.

Fortunately relieving from FPL wont be a big task as I thought. My reliever will join next week. Then it will be only a case of handing over the tasks to him and ESCAPE!

I will have to shift my home somewhere near Whitefield. House owner says he can give advance only on January.. have requested to do something about it. That problem also will be solved if some one agrees to come therwe soon. After all it is a much coveted house in the neighborhood.

Friends are looking for a home already. I have to go there tomorrow to check out some places. I have told amma that we wont be getting a home so big and nice as the present one in city, but hope she wont mind.

Blast after Bomb scare..

Finally I went to watch a Cricket match Live to a stadium. Yesterday I went to Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, for watching the Champions league 20-20 match between Blore Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils. Evening there was a bomb scare when some bomb residue was found from a J & K junior cricketer came to participate in some local cricketing event. Lot of rumors where going around that match may be cancelled or postponed. Being from the most politically volatile area in Kerala, Kannur, I have always been living under bomb scare. In election times it is high possibility that there may an explosion but all goes and posts their vote. So for me a threat as this is like "Vedikkettukaraneyaa udukku kotti pedippikkunnathu" kind of thing.

When we entered the stadium the match between Cape cobras and Victoria was proceeding. An extremely boring match, but it served the purpose of getting accustomed to the stadium feeling. Watching a match on screen and real are totally different experiences. When you first see a match live you will be confused for a while. You wont know where to look. On the screen, players, scoreboard or the crowd. In a matter of half an hour things will be clear and you will be able to enjoy the match. But if you like to watch the proceedings clearly, analyze each and every ball bowled and every shot played better do it in the comfort of your home and tv. Here the atmosphere and ambiance will be great and you can have a good time.

An apology and a threatening

Karan Johar apologized to Raj Thackaray and Shiv Sena for referring Mumbai as Bombay in his movie Wake Up Sid. And what else can you expect from him. When eyes are only on cash register you cannot hurt any ones feeling. So beg their pardon and live the life of an asshole that you are.

Protests where also against Kaminey which refers to activities against non mumbaikars in city. Shows were stalled for days in Mumbai, but Director Vishal Bharadwaj went on with the release in other parts of India and movie did reasonably well too. So for a movie to work well you need not butter the arses of politicians.

Latest news is that Anurag Kashyap refused to changed his movie's title from Bombay Velvet to Mumbai Velvet. He says the movie is set at a time when Raj Thakaray was not even born and city was called Bombay and if any thing bad happens he will resort to legal action. Now thats a real man talking.

A holy starting for a holiday...

Today is a holiday.It is Vijayadasami, the holy day when Durga killed Asuras and the day Lord Rama assassinated Ravana, the demon king. What better way to start the day other than going to a nearby temple? I am not the religious kind and rarely visits temples. But today as amma was there with me I felt like taking her somewhere out side.

I had been to Ragigudda temple before. Once when I was in PG a good friend had taken me there. I liked the serenity there which you can hardly find in any temple in and around Bangalore.The temple is built on a huge rock. You have to ascend some 20 steps to reach the top. Deity is Anjaneya. There's lot of vegetation around and the Thrimurthi statues they have built there are wonderful.

So we left the home at 7:00 am and reached there by 7:50. It is situated at Jayanagar 9th Block. Temple opens by 8:00 am only. We entered and had darshan. Amma liked the place very much.