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Sin and Sun...

Saw Sincity yesterday... An outstanding movie... Very violent...so was not cleared to show in India... Based on graphic novel series (other name for comic books!) by Steve Miller... I have been in possession of this for a while now...thought I would see it after reading the comic... The film unfolds as a collection of stories in which the characters intersect...The film has stayed true to the comic to the maximum... A thorughly enjoyable ride...I loved the story 'Violent Marv'... Oh yeah the movie is shot in black and white with colour in specific regions..like red dress, lips, blood and the yellow body of the Yellow Bastard in the eponymous episode. The backgrounds are digitally made and is a visual treat to say the least. Great performances from all actors...I was pleasantly surprised to see Alexis Bledel (Rorie in the sitcom The Gilmore Girls) as a young whore. If you can grab this, then its a must watch..provided you have the stomach for blood shed... Had my next two rounds...

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ISRAEL POPULATION: 7 million (less than half of Mumbai) AREA SIZE: Less than that of Kerala ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST IT: 2 soldiers kidnapped by Hezbolla, 1 by Hamas RETALIATORY ACTION: war on Lebanon, 200 rockets fired the next day . INDIA POPULATION: 1 billion+ AREA SIZE: 6th largest in the world ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST IT: 200+ dead in Mumbai blast, 8 in Kashmir RETALIATORY ACTION: a soft speech by PM, Salute to mumbai people , clean chit for SIMI by UP CM Proud! Proud of the ineptitude...

Blah!

Just realised I have not been posting for a while. Can't put fingers to keyboard to blog to be frank...Pending work looms large as well. And a very small cause of concern...the university results...would be out within a couple of weeks... Got through the technical interview for the job of a technical writer, now HR interview is scheduled sometime this week. Another thing to worry about... So far...So blah! Been downloading a lot of games recently...And playing also...thought I would make a listing of it... International Cricket Captain 2006 This is a cricket management game. Addictive, if you are into cricket. The graphics positively sucks. The same as what it was in its 2000 avatar. Sid Meir's Pirates Aargh! Matey, this is one hell of a game. Remake of a classic game which I was totally in love with. You are a pirate. Choose your home country. Grab a ship. Attack ships. Pillage towns. Romance with Governer's daughter(Dancing!). Rescue your family members. Avenge your famil...

Blogthings Return!

My Emotional Quotient Your EQ is 140 50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick! 51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese. 71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely. 91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that. 111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt. 131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin. 150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar. What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)? Feeling Pretty Smug! :P I wanted to do this and see. Had to get some introspection regarding my attitude to some people. You Have Your Sarcastic Moments While you're not sarcastic at all times, you...

A Music tag...

Still not restored our blogs...Life goes on...so another tag! Got this one Last.fm You play your whole music collection with shuffle on, ask the question, leave a comment and go to next song. My secondary disv has about half of my collection including Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil songs. That is currently disconnected. So no full loading! 1. How does the world see you? Mountain-Mississippi Queen Have heard this once or so...I don't wannabe a queen! :(( 2. Will I have a happy life? Syd Barrett-Baby Lemonade Love this song...But I will have a sad life? waaaah! :(( In the sad town cold iron hands clap the party of clowns outside rain falls in grey far away please, please, Baby Lemonade 3. What do my friends think of me? Megadeth-Holy Wars,the punishment due Haha! >:) 4. Do people secretly lust after me? Safri Duo-Played Alive errr..do they or don' t they??? Kalipeeru aano? 5. How can I make myself happy? Pink Floyd-One of these days Oh goody! 6. What should I do with my life? The ...

Ban...Why? What?

Been visiting the list of the Unholy....i,e the so called threat to national security blogs. I got the list from the Blogger Collective Group 1. http://www.hinduunity.org 2. http://mypetjava.mu.nu 3. http://pajamaeditors.blogspot.com 4. http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com 5. http://thepiratescove.us 6. http://commonfolkcommonsense.blogspot.com 7. http://bamapachyderm.com 8. http://prinesskimberly.blogspot.com 9. http://merrimusings.typepad.com 10. http://mackers-world.com 11. http://dalitstan.com 12. http://hinduhumanrights.org/hindufocus.html 13. http://nndh.com (fax scan unclear, could be wrong) 14. http://bloodroyaltriped.com 15. http://imagesearch.yahoo.com 16. http://imamali8.com 17. http://rahulyadav.com I checked out the blogspot pages... What I saw... Princess Kimberley Absolutely Nothing in here...Apart from the heading Princess Kimberley and a name Tony... May be this is code...very suspicious Blogger shows an unexpected error when the profile link is clicked... Pajama Editor...

Shine on you crazy diamond...

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond. Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky. Shine on you crazy diamond. You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom, blown on the steel breeze. Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine! You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon. Shine on you crazy diamond. Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light. Shine on you crazy diamond. Well you wore out your welcome with random precision, rode on the steel breeze. Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine! Syd Barret Founder member Pink Floyd...Born January 6, 1946 Died July 7 2006 An eccentric genius. He was the Pink Floyd frontman and lead guitarist... He made just one album with the Floyd. But that stands out as a brilliant composition, Pipers at the Dawn. He is remembered not just for ...

A Party...

Just came home after a party. A housewarming party. A horrible experience to say the least. Me and my parents went there just after me and mommy had a very uncomfortable talk. Looks like I have to be really careful... So was not in the best of moods. I usually hate these kind of parties when I have no company. My cousin is out of station so one is crossed of a precariously small list. When we reached there were lot of familiar faces. FIxed up a cheshire cat smile on my face and lit it up any time I saw anybody looking at me. Woman: Do you know me sonny? Me: *cheshire cat* (Who are you?) Woman: Don't know? You *blah blah* Me: *cheshire cat reloaded* (errr, I have no idea what you are talking about) Woman: Still no? Your mother *blah blah* Me: *cheshir cat revolution* (y do u bother?) Woman: Still u didnt get me? Me:NO! ( I really mean No!) Woman: Aha! You got me! Me: *smug smile replaces cheshire cat* (Did I?) Went upstairs...they were making food and the dining area...bad place to...

Krrissh!

Check this review out in IBNlive. Haven't seen Krrish (how many r's are there by the way?) or Koi Mil Gaya... But sources do say Krrish Hrithik is the son of the KMG Hrithik... Hmm... Heard there is an ominously E.T looking alien in KMG...who is very friendly... Hmmmmmm... May be he got a little too friendly with Muscle boys Girlfriend! >:) And viola! Superbaby Hrithik!

Natural Healing

Woke up with a heavy heart in the morning... Technically speaking it was my mobile phone alerting me to wake up. Scrambled up and found a message from my cousin as a part of his celebration on the Italian victory. Hadn't watched the match (or any match for the record). Was glad Italy won as I was their silent supporter for the match. Besides I used to be the Italian one in our romantic imaginations in school by picking a world power that you controlled. But...I felt terrible...not physically but I had such a bad feeling in my mind...Don't know of what... Slept for some more time after waking up mother...Still felt bad after waking up again...Infact the feeling was stifling me... Thought I was tired after yesterdays mad running around...Thought a hot bath would clear my mind... I bathe in hot water in the mornings...(Hot as H.O.T...boil the water to 100 degrees and then cool it to 80...) I revel in hot water...eases my brain and loosens the stiff body... Still the feeling got wo...

V for Vendetta...

Watched V for Vendetta today with my friend Nibin...(More details in the Fellowship Blog ) I had been thinking of reading the comic first (or is it Graphic Novel?) and then the movie...But watched today... A really good movie...shows how much the paranoid acts of governments of today can alter the country... Great performance from Hugo Weaving as V (Agent Smith in Matrix) and all others...V was entertaining and a study class that acting does not require facial expressions... The movie had some difference from its source...It was evident from the little I have read...Still the changes made were pretty good I guess and fitting for a movie... Effects are pretty good and a solid script...Dialogues are very entertaining...may be a bit too articulate for some...But I enjoyed it a lot... A good watch for all.... Especially Liberal guys like me who border on being an anarchist! :P

Reunion...

The second school reunion was yesterday...Arya Central School...hailed and booed by all alike...Home for me for 14 years...Well I was rather sceptical about the reunion first... Then on I thought I would go and see some people I probably would'nt see in my life again. The first one was rather good lots of people came. I wouldn't say I had a lot of fun but still it was cool to see everybody... But this time turnout wasn't that good. Only 41...And Bleak being the organiser lost his own money... Was it any good? Well..my feelings were pretty much the same as the last time...Good to see old friends...Not any emotionally overwhelming feelings... After pleasantaries we were all ganging up into gangs and in our own chats...Sangeeta, Nitya and a few girls had the sense to come over and break ice...or rather the break the Aryan tradition of stay away from the other kind... These gangs made me realise something... I was welcome in all groups...But didn't really belong anywhere.....

Meandering...

Wanted to post something today...Just can't bring my ideas together...thought about posting a lot...but just can't... May be basking in the laziness of completing my graduation! (can't say I am a graduate yet...results are an issue...a big issue) May be its something more sinister :P Life moves on like a train Through the dust and the rain Path gleams as the wet rail Slippery and decept is this jail... Imprisoned by my own thoughts Actions are nay and dots Will I ever find in my life Solace and peace instead of strife? Gone those days of rush Thought I'd be happy that I'd blush But all I feel is an emptyness Staring at an ocean of immense vastness...

New Day...New Year...New Me...

Here I am - this is me I come into this world so wild and free Here I am - so young and strong Right here in the place where I belong It's a new world - it's a new start It's alive with the beating of young hearts It's a new day - in a new land And it's waiting for me Here I am Song by Bryan Adams from the movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron...one of my favourite movies (yeah its an animation movie!) Almost a year since I started this blog...July 4th was my first post...made the blog after going to through several blogs of several people in orkut...notably...Duttan and Shrutz... It was made in an Internet cafe in Statue...still remember that...And an year has whisked past me...I became an Engineer (no matter what the results are, I am an Engineer!) from a Student...but still remains a student for atleast 2 more months... Not been here for a while...was busy with my exams...Not that I was studying (very little of that)...I thought it would be nice to act busy! Got...