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1. 6221 - A1 - 37
My train number, coach number and seat number, when I went to chennai on 30-Oct-06
2. 38
The seat number i had to finally occupy coz an old man (whose son worked in Infosys Mysore!!!) wanted the lower berth!
3. 5 AM
When I got up in the train, thinking we ll be in Chennai by 5:30...
4. 7:15 AM
When the train finally reached Chennai Central
5. 24 deg
The temperature at Chennai at 7:45 AM
6. 17.50
For the sad pongal at Shankar Netralaya canteen, which was my breakfast
7. 9:30 AM
When the CoE workshap began....not bad at all
8. 10:30 AM
The first time I looked at my cell hoping the trainer would call for a coffee break
9. 11:30 AM
Coffee break finally!!
10. 1:15 PM
Workshop over....lunch served.
11. 1:30 PM
To my horror, I discover that Saravana Bhavan has played a bad joke on all of us...the lunch box is four 50 ml cups of food...and THATS IT!!!! :((((
12. 2:15 PM
We decide to wind up n go to Pizza Corner for lunch
13: 3:15 PM
Back to the guest house, ready for a nice nap....
More later.....
btw:
1. Y do Chennai autos have a meter, when they dont use it anyway?
My train number, coach number and seat number, when I went to chennai on 30-Oct-06
2. 38
The seat number i had to finally occupy coz an old man (whose son worked in Infosys Mysore!!!) wanted the lower berth!
3. 5 AM
When I got up in the train, thinking we ll be in Chennai by 5:30...
4. 7:15 AM
When the train finally reached Chennai Central
5. 24 deg
The temperature at Chennai at 7:45 AM
6. 17.50
For the sad pongal at Shankar Netralaya canteen, which was my breakfast
7. 9:30 AM
When the CoE workshap began....not bad at all
8. 10:30 AM
The first time I looked at my cell hoping the trainer would call for a coffee break
9. 11:30 AM
Coffee break finally!!
10. 1:15 PM
Workshop over....lunch served.
11. 1:30 PM
To my horror, I discover that Saravana Bhavan has played a bad joke on all of us...the lunch box is four 50 ml cups of food...and THATS IT!!!! :((((
12. 2:15 PM
We decide to wind up n go to Pizza Corner for lunch
13: 3:15 PM
Back to the guest house, ready for a nice nap....
More later.....
btw:
1. Y do Chennai autos have a meter, when they dont use it anyway?
SRK
Watched Don....with some of my favourite ppl...:)
Well, this post is not about the movie or a review....its for Shahrukh Khan...:)
I have probably (unwittingly of course) watched almost all movies of his...and one thing I always admired about him was his style....he can entertain the youngest, the oldest, the wisest and the dumbest...Is it the energy he effuses onto the screen or is it just that we are so used to him (love him, hate him, but u cant ignore him types)...
I am sure its not easy to step into Amitabh Bachchans shoes, but then thats precisely what hes done...He's carried off the role of Don in typical SRK style with elan...be it the Khaike pan banaraswala song (n dance) or the unbelievable (almost Badshah) style stunts...hes a natural...
I am hoping Ashwini is going to write more on him...firstly coz she is an old time SRK fan and secondly coz she was the second (and only other besides urs truly) to like the movie...
Ciao
Well, this post is not about the movie or a review....its for Shahrukh Khan...:)
I have probably (unwittingly of course) watched almost all movies of his...and one thing I always admired about him was his style....he can entertain the youngest, the oldest, the wisest and the dumbest...Is it the energy he effuses onto the screen or is it just that we are so used to him (love him, hate him, but u cant ignore him types)...
I am sure its not easy to step into Amitabh Bachchans shoes, but then thats precisely what hes done...He's carried off the role of Don in typical SRK style with elan...be it the Khaike pan banaraswala song (n dance) or the unbelievable (almost Badshah) style stunts...hes a natural...
I am hoping Ashwini is going to write more on him...firstly coz she is an old time SRK fan and secondly coz she was the second (and only other besides urs truly) to like the movie...
Ciao
A nice read...
A delightful read...recommended by Ramesh Damani (an Investment Guru) and our very own tuntun (a banking professional!)....
A curious incident....
I was on my way back home from a long day at office....
In the middle of a busy road...an auto driver tried to rush into a one-way from the wrong side....and in typical movie style, a guy on a bike blocked the auto's way....
Couldnt hold back a smile, when the guy on the bike refused to budge...the urix auto driver tried to fight it out for some time, but had to give in n turn back....
:))
Does this augur changing times for us?? I sure hope so....
In the middle of a busy road...an auto driver tried to rush into a one-way from the wrong side....and in typical movie style, a guy on a bike blocked the auto's way....
Couldnt hold back a smile, when the guy on the bike refused to budge...the urix auto driver tried to fight it out for some time, but had to give in n turn back....
:))
Does this augur changing times for us?? I sure hope so....
Back home
My managers response to my return "I hope u enjoyed ur vacation in SF, now its time to get back to work..."
after a roller-coaster ride which lasted throughout the last 2 months...am finally being chucked onto an Air India flight which, incidentally is headed home...will be home on Aug-1....can't wait for 'Maa ke haath ka khana"...the pani /masala puri's...the Forum's...the traffic...the rains...the little ones...
:))))
after a roller-coaster ride which lasted throughout the last 2 months...am finally being chucked onto an Air India flight which, incidentally is headed home...will be home on Aug-1....can't wait for 'Maa ke haath ka khana"...the pani /masala puri's...the Forum's...the traffic...the rains...the little ones...
:))))
The weather for the day...generally cloudy day where the temp never went beyond 95 ...and to top it all off a dust storm for about 45 minutes...gr8 to look at from the office windows..:D
got dark by 7:oo pm....a record of sorts!!!!
The only thing missing...a pinch of rain....but well, thats expecting a little too much...:-P
got dark by 7:oo pm....a record of sorts!!!!
The only thing missing...a pinch of rain....but well, thats expecting a little too much...:-P
Mera Bharat Mahaan!!!
Hindi music in office...
Urdu shayari...
Tamil movie in the evening...
Telugu movie (Vasu!!!!) at night...
I can say I am truly secular!!!!
Urdu shayari...
Tamil movie in the evening...
Telugu movie (Vasu!!!!) at night...
I can say I am truly secular!!!!
A Memorial weekend
A busy weekend....
started with Fanaa on Friday evening....high expectations coupled with the fact that the theater screamed "Tickets Sold out!!!" made us land at the theatres about 1 hour before the start, so that we get the best seats....:D
The movie had a promising beginning, what with Kajol looking extremely exotic (for the lack of a better term...), Aamir at his usual best, awesome shayari's and wonderful acting too...it has all the makings of a sweet romantic movie (the Yash Chopra spl) and exotically shot too...and then comes the twists n turns part...its alarming as such, and promises a much better second half...
Now saying that the second half is a let down, would be coming down too sharply on Fanaa, it is good, but its way too long...:(, you tend to lose interest...(I would not reveal the twists, for the benefit of all those who nurture a wish to watch the movie...)...its a 3.5 hrs movie, beware!!!!!
Saturday was spent in preparing for the carpet cleaners who came in at 9 in the morning....:(((
followed by an Indian lunch at Pasand...and 2.5 hrs of absolute tennis...:)))
Sunday was all about playing carrom and watching Robin hood....and of course "Crash"...would rate it as one of the best movie I have seen of late....
its all about abt racism (a topic close to the heart of a couple of very close friends...:D)...but a feel good movie...cant remember the last time we were so engrossed in a movie, that we personally hate the bad guys...or fervently pray that the black lady is pulled out of an about to explode car (well, in traditional movies, you would take it for granted that shes gonna get out a second before the car explodes, and you wouldnt bother to heave a sigh of relief when she comes out unscathed...)...or almost shed a tear when the innocent little girl is shot at...(by whom, I would love to say, but a couple of ppl who want to watch the movie might just take a shot at me!!!)...I could go on and on, but I would say "Go and watch it!!!"....
Monday...sleeping late and playing tennis took up most of the time...but found a little time to rag Jaggi, thanks to akku and manu...:)
and now, Monday is almost over, gotta prepare for another week in office...
tata for now....
started with Fanaa on Friday evening....high expectations coupled with the fact that the theater screamed "Tickets Sold out!!!" made us land at the theatres about 1 hour before the start, so that we get the best seats....:D
The movie had a promising beginning, what with Kajol looking extremely exotic (for the lack of a better term...), Aamir at his usual best, awesome shayari's and wonderful acting too...it has all the makings of a sweet romantic movie (the Yash Chopra spl) and exotically shot too...and then comes the twists n turns part...its alarming as such, and promises a much better second half...
Now saying that the second half is a let down, would be coming down too sharply on Fanaa, it is good, but its way too long...:(, you tend to lose interest...(I would not reveal the twists, for the benefit of all those who nurture a wish to watch the movie...)...its a 3.5 hrs movie, beware!!!!!
Saturday was spent in preparing for the carpet cleaners who came in at 9 in the morning....:(((
followed by an Indian lunch at Pasand...and 2.5 hrs of absolute tennis...:)))
Sunday was all about playing carrom and watching Robin hood....and of course "Crash"...would rate it as one of the best movie I have seen of late....
its all about abt racism (a topic close to the heart of a couple of very close friends...:D)...but a feel good movie...cant remember the last time we were so engrossed in a movie, that we personally hate the bad guys...or fervently pray that the black lady is pulled out of an about to explode car (well, in traditional movies, you would take it for granted that shes gonna get out a second before the car explodes, and you wouldnt bother to heave a sigh of relief when she comes out unscathed...)...or almost shed a tear when the innocent little girl is shot at...(by whom, I would love to say, but a couple of ppl who want to watch the movie might just take a shot at me!!!)...I could go on and on, but I would say "Go and watch it!!!"....
Monday...sleeping late and playing tennis took up most of the time...but found a little time to rag Jaggi, thanks to akku and manu...:)
and now, Monday is almost over, gotta prepare for another week in office...
tata for now....
Da vinci code!
Advice:
If you have read the book, dont watch the movie....
If you havent read the book, still dont watch the movie, you would do better to just read the book!!!!
If you have read the book, dont watch the movie....
If you havent read the book, still dont watch the movie, you would do better to just read the book!!!!
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