Saturday, June 19, 2010
World Cup 2010 - Argentina
It almost looks like its goin to be Argentina this year. Maradona is back with his "Hand of God" and this time, surely looks like its going to lift the world cup.
SOS - Same old shit!!!
I am surprised that England still hasnt found anybody good to replace Gerrard and Lampard. In fact Lampard is now the England captain.
Both of them still struggle to pass a ball to their team members. Same story for the past 12 years.
Both of them still struggle to pass a ball to their team members. Same story for the past 12 years.
Sunday, June 06, 2010
You know you are in Bangalore when...
you find an Udipi which does NOT home-deliver.
A good restaurant which does not have parking.
Bombay blues which does not sell Nachos and does not recognise the item Onion Rings.
A Sanskriti counter selling dal-bati but does not know what that is.
Auto walas who always ask for Rs100 no matter where you wanna go.
10 AM in the morning can mean anywhere between 10 to 9 PM at night.
When it drizzles, people behave like its acid falling from the sky and start looking for umbrellas.
A good restaurant which does not have parking.
Bombay blues which does not sell Nachos and does not recognise the item Onion Rings.
A Sanskriti counter selling dal-bati but does not know what that is.
Auto walas who always ask for Rs100 no matter where you wanna go.
10 AM in the morning can mean anywhere between 10 to 9 PM at night.
When it drizzles, people behave like its acid falling from the sky and start looking for umbrellas.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
So - what car do you drive?? German!!!
So, what do you do for living Mr Schumacher?
I drive.
He drives.
What do you drive?
Cars
Hmm... Well, I want a driver actually, do you know anyone?
I drive.
He drives.
What do you drive?
Cars
Hmm... Well, I want a driver actually, do you know anyone?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
An order for food
Do you have dal tadka?
Possible sir.
Possible?
Yes sir, possible.
Ok, you have steam rice?
Possible sir, it's possible.
You mean you have it?
Yes sir, possible.
Ok, and paneer tikka dry?
Yes sir, possible sir.
Ok, cool. Please send it to my room.
Possible sir.
Possible?
Yes sir, possible.
Ok, you have steam rice?
Possible sir, it's possible.
You mean you have it?
Yes sir, possible.
Ok, and paneer tikka dry?
Yes sir, possible sir.
Ok, cool. Please send it to my room.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Punjabi Chole
This is the second time in last 5 days I made Chole. Last time it was fantastic - almost the best chole I ever ate. But this time, I made it for 25 kids for Arjun's school khana turn.
Its a very different ballgame making for 25 people vs for 4 people. I feel really good about it :-)
Will post the receipe in next blog.
Its a very different ballgame making for 25 people vs for 4 people. I feel really good about it :-)
Will post the receipe in next blog.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Valentines's day
UTV movies is showing ads that they will show Delhi-6 on Valentine's day.
Whats the relevance ???
Whats the relevance ???
Saturday, February 06, 2010
A conversation
So when does Mr Maker come?
After Bobinogs.
Ok, and when does Bobinogs come?
mmmm.. before Mr Maker.
After Bobinogs.
Ok, and when does Bobinogs come?
mmmm.. before Mr Maker.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Why I like Roger Federer
Well, I have seen a lot of great Tennis Players before. But Federer is simply the best among them all. The difference - well, the ability to annihilate the opponent in straight sets. That too in final of a grand slam. It seems that the 1st seed player is 100 places ahead of second seed.
Federer, you are God of tennis. I take a bow.
Pizza Hut Powai
I remember the first time I ate in Pizza Hut Powai. It was some Jan-Feb time just after our marriage, more than 6 yrs back. Nitya and I really liked it then. We used to live in Andheri E then.
Its been a long time since I visited Pizza Hut Powai. Today after a long time, we went to Pizza Hut to eat. I still liked it quite a bit. They have launched these new range of pizzas and pastas. The masala lemonade is outstanding.
Somehow though, if you wanna order pizza home, dominos still has the upper hand but i think Pizza Hut is a great eating out experience.
So, if I wanna order Pizza - I will still go for Dominos but if I have to go and eat, Pizza Hut it is.
Its been a long time since I visited Pizza Hut Powai. Today after a long time, we went to Pizza Hut to eat. I still liked it quite a bit. They have launched these new range of pizzas and pastas. The masala lemonade is outstanding.
Somehow though, if you wanna order pizza home, dominos still has the upper hand but i think Pizza Hut is a great eating out experience.
So, if I wanna order Pizza - I will still go for Dominos but if I have to go and eat, Pizza Hut it is.
The GPS Navigator - new toy
I hv got the MapmyIndia GPS device. Model VX140 and its pretty good. Am impressed.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
3 Idiots - movie review
Everyone told me its a fantastic movie so I thought lets see it. Lets at least try. So got my pack of 5 movies for 60 rupees - one of the movie was of course 3 idiots :-)
Third big movie from Rajkumar Hirani and really speaking, its 3rd if you try and rank the three movies he made with both Munna Bhais.
Why does Munna bhai score over 3 idiots - Originality. And no, I am not getting into the "loosely based on book" debate - not at all. What I mean is there are some issues in the world which will all evoke a very strong emotional response from people and almost everyone will have a similar opinion, like education system of India, terrorism, child labour, poverty, bureaucracy, Indian constitution, x-tra marital affair etc etc. A lot of people do mostly say the same things on these topics without providing a solution.
3 idiots is no different, it re-emphasises the fact that change is must however, after stating this universal truth (like The Sun rises in the East - with "S" of Sun and "E" of East in capital), does not get into providing solutions, its almost like in a project - the solution has been defined in the "Not in Scope" section.
Acting and all is good, Aamir is a master and Sharman and Madhavan have been ok. Strangely, Kareena Kapoor has proved that she can still look sensible, I was impressed - she was not completely repulsive.
At some points, movie is OTT and some sections seem to have been added for no reason - or at times, to prove a minor point, a lot of story has been told, characters added.
The movie could have been made with a lot less characters only focusing on the main ones more so as to make their presence felt rather than 3 people travelling from Delhi to Shimla to Laddakh in a bright red Volvo XC90.
Cinematography is good - nice landscape shots of Shimla and Laddakh. Music is so-so.
Overall, surely a watchable movie - after watching this movie, people will start thinking about what they are doing as job against what they have studied. All the IIT, IIM grads will start thinking of themselves as confused lot :-).
Well, not to worry anyone, nothing is wrong with anyone. All is well!!!
Third big movie from Rajkumar Hirani and really speaking, its 3rd if you try and rank the three movies he made with both Munna Bhais.
Why does Munna bhai score over 3 idiots - Originality. And no, I am not getting into the "loosely based on book" debate - not at all. What I mean is there are some issues in the world which will all evoke a very strong emotional response from people and almost everyone will have a similar opinion, like education system of India, terrorism, child labour, poverty, bureaucracy, Indian constitution, x-tra marital affair etc etc. A lot of people do mostly say the same things on these topics without providing a solution.
3 idiots is no different, it re-emphasises the fact that change is must however, after stating this universal truth (like The Sun rises in the East - with "S" of Sun and "E" of East in capital), does not get into providing solutions, its almost like in a project - the solution has been defined in the "Not in Scope" section.
Acting and all is good, Aamir is a master and Sharman and Madhavan have been ok. Strangely, Kareena Kapoor has proved that she can still look sensible, I was impressed - she was not completely repulsive.
At some points, movie is OTT and some sections seem to have been added for no reason - or at times, to prove a minor point, a lot of story has been told, characters added.
The movie could have been made with a lot less characters only focusing on the main ones more so as to make their presence felt rather than 3 people travelling from Delhi to Shimla to Laddakh in a bright red Volvo XC90.
Cinematography is good - nice landscape shots of Shimla and Laddakh. Music is so-so.
Overall, surely a watchable movie - after watching this movie, people will start thinking about what they are doing as job against what they have studied. All the IIT, IIM grads will start thinking of themselves as confused lot :-).
Well, not to worry anyone, nothing is wrong with anyone. All is well!!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Irony of life...
ever wondered in a non-QWERTY keyboard of a phone, typing selection and rejection use the same keys. Thank God HR does not use sms as a medium to announce interview results ;-)
My camera
Picked up T1i of a friend and played around with it. Am sooooooooooo happy that I bought a Nikon and not a canon.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Electric Feather - Book review
Compiled by Ruchir Joshi and publicized by Times of India and Outlook as the 'coming of age' of Indian fiction.
Supposed to be a book on erotica, its just really crappy porn which will not appeeal to anyone with even pea sized brain. Starts with a monologue by Ruchir Joshi on how the esteemed writers turned his offer of writing stories for his book down, more like a self-praise that despite all odds, this book is out, type of message he wanted to give.
Well, the book is out for sure but I would really like to meet those reporters who think this is any good. I would rate even Mills and Boon a lot better than this. Seriously.
Not a readable book at all. If 1 star (*) is poor, I will rate it -1 *.
Sorry Ruchir, but this also means that I am not reading any of your other works.
Supposed to be a book on erotica, its just really crappy porn which will not appeeal to anyone with even pea sized brain. Starts with a monologue by Ruchir Joshi on how the esteemed writers turned his offer of writing stories for his book down, more like a self-praise that despite all odds, this book is out, type of message he wanted to give.
Well, the book is out for sure but I would really like to meet those reporters who think this is any good. I would rate even Mills and Boon a lot better than this. Seriously.
Not a readable book at all. If 1 star (*) is poor, I will rate it -1 *.
Sorry Ruchir, but this also means that I am not reading any of your other works.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
2 idiots
Now I hear Mr Bhagat (Chetan Bhagat) is very unhappy with Rajkumar Hirani because Mr Hirani and Mr Aamir Khan claim that the movie 3 idiots is only loosely based on Bhagat's book - "Five point someone".
Well, I think the movie is good only because its not fully based on Mr Bhagat's book. Now, dont get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for Mr Bhagat, its just that I dont think he is any good as a writer.
Now Mr Bhagat, dont get so upset, at least your name is associated with the biggest hit of 2009. Stop behaving like an idiot.
This is one, who is another, well add Mr Arindam Chaudhary from my side - Chetan Bhagat reminds me of Mr Chaudhary quite a bit, may be they should make a movie together. It might still work, in spite of both of them.
Well, I think the movie is good only because its not fully based on Mr Bhagat's book. Now, dont get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for Mr Bhagat, its just that I dont think he is any good as a writer.
Now Mr Bhagat, dont get so upset, at least your name is associated with the biggest hit of 2009. Stop behaving like an idiot.
This is one, who is another, well add Mr Arindam Chaudhary from my side - Chetan Bhagat reminds me of Mr Chaudhary quite a bit, may be they should make a movie together. It might still work, in spite of both of them.
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