Udaan

Hiya... I am sorry for not blogging in a week. It is a hectic month and I am waiting for it to end.

I watched the above movie in the theatre over the weekend and just found the time to blog. It is produced by Anurag Kashyap... I would have watched it even if the reviews were bad. KC and I decided to catch at R City Mall. Unfortunately there was sooooo much traffic on LBS road that I had to turn into a rash driver. I missed the beginning but thats ok... I had read the story and knew what happens.

I liked it... very much. Udaan is the story of a teenager abused by his father. The teenager (don't remember his name) has acted very well, Ronit Roy as the father is fab and Ram Kapoor as the uncle is good. It is strange but I think 2010 is the year of the underdogs. The big budget films with stars are getting a miss while audience flocks to small budget movies with newcomers or little known actors. I hope Bollywood learns its lesson. The audience has passed the judgement... no more trash from now on.

Coming back to Udaan... it is obvious that if a son is regularly hit by his father he should turn away from violence but thats not what happens in reality. The way people react to you when you are growing up is how you start reacting to people. We may not imbibe the "good things" from parents but we are in extreme danger of inculcating their faults.

The movie is a sad one... but I didn't feel like crying at all... instead there were scenes where we were laughing our guts out.

It left me with one thought- "Parents are humans... sometimes they forget that... and sometimes the kids also forget that. Just because someone has kids does not make them perfect or even a parent".

There are some movies which I forget as soon as it is over... and then there are others which go on and on and on and on in my head. Udaan comes in the latter category.

Don't miss this masterpiece.

The most important pin- the safety pin

I have been looking for a bunch of safety pins for a year now. I had only 1 pin... which was used wherever required. Thankfully, I have never needed it on my top and the bottom at the same time. Last month KC borrowed it in the morning and I was prompt enough to take it back at night.

"Why all the drama?"; you may ask. Well... a safety pin is not sold in provision stores (not that I have been to one in months...but...), it is not stocked in supermarkets or hypermarkets (Strange, but true) and not present even in beauty stores like Health and Glow. Finally, yesterday a lady got on the train to sell hair knick knacks (clips, rubber bands etc) and thats how I grabbed 3 bunches of safety pins which should safely last me 3 years... maybe more.

And yes... I travelled by train... it is a once a month ritual when I have to go to Bhiwandi.

Rains are such a pain... everything gets muddy. I was stupid enough to wear my white leggings to Bhiwandi with a kurta. The leggings are sloshed in mud and the stains wont come off. Stupid ad of Surf Excel... "daag ache hai"... I need to switch to another detergent. How is Ariel?

I guess monsoon is the season to wear skirts, capris and shorts. Do carry a tissue to wipe the mud off your feet.

I took a cab to Kopar village today. Unfortunately the cab driver was more clueless about the road than me. He was about to drive to Koparkhairane instead. He took straight when directed to the right and vice versa. The strangest part was he would drive on when signal was yellow or red and then I would remind him to stop which he would do right in the middle of the road. And when it turned green he would be day dreaming. I finally asked him; "Mumbai mein naye ho?". He said "Nahi". I wonder how long he will survive here.

It has been raining long and hard today but there is no sign of water logging. I guess the government has done something good to prevent any chuttis due to rain. What a bummer!!!

I was at Phoenix Mills in the morning when Boss called and told me about a bomb threat there. I asked him to confirm it so I can leave the place. My job is not worth giving up my life for... actually, nothing is. There was a Police jeep, another van and sniffer dogs. On enquiring from the Food Bazaar guard on their presence he said it is a 15th August thing. Liar!!!

Ta da... people. It has been a hectic week. Good night.

BTW... My gym and healthy schedule has lasted 10 days and I have lost 1 kg. Yoohoo!!!

Tere Bin Laden

Out of Udaan, Inception and Tere Bin Laden we picked the last one since it is a comedy. I wanted to watch all 3 but there was no time.

Jhakaas movie. I loved it. The concept is new and fresh. The actors can actually act with spamming. It has a happy ending.

Worth a watch.

I hate luv storys

I did not make the mistake of watching this pathetic movie in a theatre. I could not watch it beyond 10 mins... Sonam is sooo fake and she is not pretty at all. Imran was good in 'Jaane Tu'. He is going from good to bad to worse.

And what is with the movie's name? Why are they deliberately misspelling words? Since when did wrong grammar become cool?

Totally avoid.

Dropping in...

Hiya... I thought I would drop in and say "Hi". I was up and in the gym by 6.30 am against KC's best intentions. Working on a Sunday morning is preferable 'coz there are few people around. On weekdays I have to wait my turn at the treadmill. I hop onto the other instruments hoping the treadmill will be empty by the time I am done. But guess what, somebody hops onto it by then... and the wait starts all over again.

I am determined to keep at it this time. I am wearing my tight Reebok top to be able to see the difference work out makes to my body. Sure... the weight scales will tell me the same thing. But seeing is believing. There is no point in losing weight if I (and people around me) cannot see it.

I have also decided to stick to work outs life long. The wonderful part is that I have lost weight despite eating out... which means anything in moderation is fine.

And now we head to Pen... on the outskirts of Panvel to check out a site for investment in a flat. Lets see how it goes... I am going to wear my new green UCB dress I bought yesterday at 40%.

Check out the sales.... they are everywhere and damn good too. Its a good time to shop... even if you are broke.

My appliances are acting up

First the IPod conked off... don't know how or why. The stupid call center executive gave the incorrect address for the service center.

Next, my Lenovo laptop has started the same problem for the 3rd time. Can you believe IT??? I have decided to get it repaired... and then sell it off. I will buy a Sony Vaio or a Dell. The former for its looks and the latter for reliability.

And then, my MTNL net connection would keep disappearing. The landline was not working. But atleast that has been repaired.

And there is my hand blender... the first one broke down... I bought another one... even this is acting up.

Getting appliances fixed is a pain... there is a search for the service center online... then the visit to the center.... after which is the wait which is killing... when it is fixed and handed over there is the fear that the problem will recur.

I think my cable guy reads my blog...

... he disconnected the free cable on the 2nd TV.