And the things that I’ve learnt………….

Yet another year has just passed by and while looking back I don’t have a sense of accomplishment. If surviving the year doesn’t count as one. For that matter, I don’t feel a sense of disappointment either.

Can’t use phrases like ‘what a year it’s been’ because this year has just been yet another one. Have had people dissecting my abdomen in the name of appendicitis, changed jobs after taking up in less than a year, and resisted parents’ pressure for the inevitable – wedding, that is… and yeah if obtaining a driver’s license at the age of 30 count as an accomplishment, I’ve done something.

On the funnier side – if this isn’t funny enough yet – have visited the gym once dropping out the very next day. Still can’t figure why most people drop out soon after joining the gym. Well yes, doesn’t that top the list of my 2008’s resolutions – rejoining the gym that is? Now that brings up another revelation. I’ve learnt to laugh at myself, now that’s something.

Now for the resolution part:

a) Curb laziness – I realized that I hate last minute bill payments and the consequences associated
with it.
b) Get a shape – Will I resist my laziness and stick on to a gym routine?
c) Drive – Something that I’ve not attempted in my entire life.
d) Learn a Language – French / Spanish / German? I’m contemplating…
e) Blog – Sticking to a stricter blogging routine…

And yes, before I forget, Happy New Year 2008!

Silly things about people that I don’t understand…. PART 1

Disclaimer: No offense intended to any poor soul

1) Why do people have loud caller tunes? Especially ones those are loud enough to break your eardrum? If they can justify this by saying the ‘favorite song’ thing – favorite song is for you to hear. Why subject others to this? Same way why would somebody have ring tones of songs that start in high notes.

2) I’m tired of posing as a temporary pillow to my fellow-traveler. I mean how can somebody sleep like a log in a bus/train/airplane at the expense of other’s shoulder? Wake up people.

3) Do cheesy, sentimental, and sloppy text messages really mean anything? Especially those friendship ones. They evoke irritation more than even a sense of empathy towards the sender.

4) Why don’t people keep promises? When making promises mean a lot to them, why not keeping them mean the same? (this question is intended to me, mostly)

5) Does traveling with hefty luggage for a mere two days enhance people’s status in the society? When all you need is a pair of clothes and the essential stuff to keep yourself clean, why stuff all those cutleries (for the meal supposedly) and bed sheets (for spreading in your bed though the Railways takes care of that). Mom, are you reading?

Cheesecakes...

Dunno why, I have a craving for cheese cakes now...

Coming to think of them, I remember this one time when I tried to introduce few of my friends to the smoothest world of cheesecakes... Having seen them pouting their lips and grimacing their faces after tasting a small slab, I couldn't help but think that they are just ignorant of the taste of those wonderful cheesecakes.

Forget about their nutritional values... there isn't just another replacement for them....

Balalaika - If you thought it was just a catchy word...

I thought it was only a catchy word that Rahman usually uses to zap up his peppy numbers when I heard the word Balalaika (from Sivaji). However, much to my surprise, I recently found that Balalaika is a musical instrument of Russian origin.


I wonder do Rahman's other 'catchy phrases' like' kuluvalile' from Muthu have an origin of their own? Something interesting to be researched!!!!

Kamalinee mukherjee - there she was.....

Last night as I was watching the already-watched 'Phir Milenge' on Zoom, the girl who played Shilpa's bubbly cute younger sister caught my attention. I was like, wait, she looks familiar...Of course I knew her.. She was Kamilinee Mukherjee who appeared in less than a flicker role in Kamal's Vettayadu Vilayadu...

Did anyone notice this b4???

Picture courtesy: indiavilas.com