He smiles, his eyes bright
and veins gushing with love,
for his heart is now hers.
They are no good her fears,
for she can never take his spirit away,
she can only take away his tears,
for his heart is now hers.
He smiles and then she knows...
his future is now hers.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Love Happens
quotidian [quo.tid.i.an]
You're genuine salt-of-the-earth...which, if wasn't toxic to beautiful flowers growing in otherwise healthy soil, would be a compliment! Because always grounded and eternally optimistic, you are determined to see the world with your head on straight, heart pumping and arms wide open.
You're genuine salt-of-the-earth...which, if wasn't toxic to beautiful flowers growing in otherwise healthy soil, would be a compliment! Because always grounded and eternally optimistic, you are determined to see the world with your head on straight, heart pumping and arms wide open.
Monday, March 23, 2009
I loved Once
Just couldn't help it. I guess it's my habit to be controversial. This post has nothing to do with how many times I have fallen in love. It's about this movie that I recently saw.
"Once" is a musical and trust me if you are a music lover you will love it too. I can't really categorize the songs into any particular genre, but the talent behind this movie - Glen Hansard - has done a fabulous job. The story is very simple and sweet, where two strangers meet accidentally and over a period of a couple of weeks get to know each other, share their love stories and end up recording an album together.
If the same movie were to be copied into a bollywood flick, the guy and the girl would end up in love with each other as opposed to the original (I don't think this movies can be classified as hollywood flick as it was conceptualized and filmed in Dublin) where they just go on their different paths at the end.
By the way today I had a gola (chuski) after a very long time. I guess I had not had one since 2006. Although the kalakhatta flavour was not available I still enjoyed the orange flavour. Hmmm....good to be back!
"Once" is a musical and trust me if you are a music lover you will love it too. I can't really categorize the songs into any particular genre, but the talent behind this movie - Glen Hansard - has done a fabulous job. The story is very simple and sweet, where two strangers meet accidentally and over a period of a couple of weeks get to know each other, share their love stories and end up recording an album together.
If the same movie were to be copied into a bollywood flick, the guy and the girl would end up in love with each other as opposed to the original (I don't think this movies can be classified as hollywood flick as it was conceptualized and filmed in Dublin) where they just go on their different paths at the end.
By the way today I had a gola (chuski) after a very long time. I guess I had not had one since 2006. Although the kalakhatta flavour was not available I still enjoyed the orange flavour. Hmmm....good to be back!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Revolutionary Road
After spending (wasting) a saturday in office I had to sit back and enjoy a movie at home. So I switched on my laptop and decided to watch this movie. To begin with the movie was really nice, but as it progressed one scene at a time I figured it looked too familiar. I had not seen this movie earlier so why did it feel familiar?
The background score reminded me of something I had heard over and over, endlessly. And the camera movements, the direction the picturisation was so familiar. This had to be the same guys who made "American Beauty". I couldn't hold myself back, so I had to pause the movie and google the director and composer of the movie. Right on! The director is Sam Mendes and composer (background score) Thomas Newman. The talent behind American Beauty.
This movie too is more or less on the similar lines and equally depressing (in a good way). This is what got me thinking. Lately all the movies I have loved to watch have been depressing. Dev D, Gulal and now RR. The former two are by Anurag Kashyap, the chap who made "No Smoking" - which happend to be similar to "Mulholland Drive". A movie that no one understood or maybe could ever understand. However, unlike us (Indians) who happen to be dumb and sane, the firangs (smart and insane) started a whole cult behind the movie. I guess Anurag wished he too were a hollywood director.
This brings me to the question, should you have a style so unique that anyone who watches your movie without the know can guess YOU made it? Why only movies, maybe anything music, book, what the heck even a program (couldnt resist this, am an engineer afterall). What does it say about you? Are you too repetative or are you really unique? What is unique? Should you have to be different in your every attempt to be unique? Who is the most unique artist, Linkin Park - who make their music sound different in every album, but still have a very LP touch to it OR Quentin Tarantino - whose movies belong to different genres but yet have his special touch in em each time?
Another question to think on is, does the kind of movies you prefer say anything about your state of mind? Maybe even your personality?
Maybe in the next post I might be able to answer these question. Till then, cya!
The background score reminded me of something I had heard over and over, endlessly. And the camera movements, the direction the picturisation was so familiar. This had to be the same guys who made "American Beauty". I couldn't hold myself back, so I had to pause the movie and google the director and composer of the movie. Right on! The director is Sam Mendes and composer (background score) Thomas Newman. The talent behind American Beauty.
This movie too is more or less on the similar lines and equally depressing (in a good way). This is what got me thinking. Lately all the movies I have loved to watch have been depressing. Dev D, Gulal and now RR. The former two are by Anurag Kashyap, the chap who made "No Smoking" - which happend to be similar to "Mulholland Drive". A movie that no one understood or maybe could ever understand. However, unlike us (Indians) who happen to be dumb and sane, the firangs (smart and insane) started a whole cult behind the movie. I guess Anurag wished he too were a hollywood director.
This brings me to the question, should you have a style so unique that anyone who watches your movie without the know can guess YOU made it? Why only movies, maybe anything music, book, what the heck even a program (couldnt resist this, am an engineer afterall). What does it say about you? Are you too repetative or are you really unique? What is unique? Should you have to be different in your every attempt to be unique? Who is the most unique artist, Linkin Park - who make their music sound different in every album, but still have a very LP touch to it OR Quentin Tarantino - whose movies belong to different genres but yet have his special touch in em each time?
Another question to think on is, does the kind of movies you prefer say anything about your state of mind? Maybe even your personality?
Maybe in the next post I might be able to answer these question. Till then, cya!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Under the weight of a thousand mountains.....
I never ask "why did i succeed?" but i invariably always ask "why did i fail?". Maybe because failure is a lot more difficult to enjoy than success. The last time i had this feeling was when i had failed academically - for the first time in my life - in computer networks, 7th sem engg. So i guess two failures in 27 years - i dont think i have anything to complaint about, but what the heck.
I was very keen to get into an MBA programme this summer, but then again if only being "keen" got you in there half of the world would have had an MBA degree. Although i was not really serious of other applications I had put all my heart into the NUS app. For some reason I just wanted to study here, maybe because D studies here too. just kidding. So after spending numerous nights working on my essays and the entire application for that matter, reading the "we regret to inform that we would be unable to consider your application for admission this year" lines were not easy to read through.
Tried to beat the blues by riding DugDug all the way to dadar and back with DevD in my ears but didnt work. So now I am trying to ease the weight by blogging it, dont think this is going to help me either.
However, when I look back I have learned a lot from the overall journey that started back in July'08. Although the first book is in its final pages. In case the ending of this print is not a happy one, I will ensure that the sequel ends plesant that any other chapter I have ever penned.
I was very keen to get into an MBA programme this summer, but then again if only being "keen" got you in there half of the world would have had an MBA degree. Although i was not really serious of other applications I had put all my heart into the NUS app. For some reason I just wanted to study here, maybe because D studies here too. just kidding. So after spending numerous nights working on my essays and the entire application for that matter, reading the "we regret to inform that we would be unable to consider your application for admission this year" lines were not easy to read through.
Tried to beat the blues by riding DugDug all the way to dadar and back with DevD in my ears but didnt work. So now I am trying to ease the weight by blogging it, dont think this is going to help me either.
However, when I look back I have learned a lot from the overall journey that started back in July'08. Although the first book is in its final pages. In case the ending of this print is not a happy one, I will ensure that the sequel ends plesant that any other chapter I have ever penned.
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