After a long time (eons ago,it feels),reading a book.Considering that I barely know whos writing what nowadays,I zeroed in on Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth.This had been on my wishlist for quite a while.But,now that I’ve bought it ,and am reading it,I’m not quite enjoying it 
Every story starts off so well,but ends on a damp note. Maybe the NRI Bengalis can relate more to it.If someone knows what exactly the author is trying to convey through her stories do let me know.But ,must say,she writes beautifully.
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The Nano has finally arrived,or ,is arriving shortly,rather.And I quite like the appearance of the car.To be more precise ,its small.And small cars suit drivers like me.Or bygone drivers like me.
Perukku,I have a driver’s license,which thankfully need be never renewed.[Such is the government's belief that one can never get worse at driving,I guess].Years ago,I still remember my first driving experience.It was seriously weird.I felt very puny in my dad’s maruti suzuki.And suddenly,the car was huge and monstrous to me.I remember holding the steering wheel and driving at a snail’s pace,mainly ‘cos there was a dog lazing in the middle of the road a few metres away from me.I wasn’t very confident of avoiding the dog,but the dog seemed pretty confident that anyone who drives a car like a bullock cart possibly couldn’t run over him.He lay there.For a really long time.
And so continued my tryst with driving,till I had sort of mastered it to the best that I could.That is,I could drive safely on a straight road.U -turns,uphills,flyovers,no.I avoided them like the plague.I still wonder how I got my license.It was basically,luck and divine intervention,I think.Else why would the daughter of the inspector who took my driving test get admission into the same college that I had passed out from ? And why would he be more interested in getting further details about the college and its benefits than in my quality of driving ? Which is why,that fine morning, i drove on a straight stretch on Beach road,sans any traffic.No u-turns,no parking in between two cars,no flyovers.And thats how I got my driving license years back.Thank God for a concerned father 
I still intend to master the art,soon.
… just when you decide to get your act together,everything else around you falls apart ?Recession,for instance,people.
… when you’re in college,you wish for the good old school days;when you’re married,you wish for the good old “singleton” days ? And vice-versa.Perhaps ,life is actually meant to happen backwards ?? Benjamin Button-like,I think.
…when you desperately want something,it never comes your way. And when it does decide to come your way,you don’t really need it anyway ???
I just STILL don’t get it ,God.You work in some seriously unique ways !
I loved my fortune on Orkut today.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
It really works !
I wish the media would stop using “Slumdog Superstars”,”Slumdog actors” et al.It really irks me for some reason.Slumdog sounds very offensive.And pretty soon,the international media might start calling India the Slumdog country.Why is everyone so obsessed with the Slumdog part of the title ? Is it even an original English word ? Why not the Millionaire part ??
And,btw,I didn’t know till yesterday that ARR was a school dropout at 11.Look at me.Finished graduation and i don’t even have a single Oscar to my credit 
.Forget the Oscars,I don’t even have a job as of now.
Any other trivia about this great man ?
No beginning is too small.When you are offered a coffee ad jingle,take it up.You never know.You might just go on to win at the Oscars 
Was truly a remarkable moment to watch A R Rahman get the Oscar.And again.
And you have to give it to whoever conceived the whole idea behind the 81st Academy Awards.The whole awards ceremony was so well presented ,sobre yet humorous at times.No wonder the Oscars command so much respect in the film industry.Just look at how they do it and how Filmfare or Screen awards do it.And the wow moments were 5 previous academy award winners to present the award to this year’s winner.Doesn’t get “wow”er than that,I guess.
Sania Mirza gets the Cosmopolitan Fun,Fearless,Female Sportsperson Award for 2008..for not paying up her dues of 2 lakhs for her security cover to the government.What has she really done ,other than flaunting short skirts and endorsing stuff this year ? Has she played any tennis ??
One of those songs that you would truly appreciate only on seeing it being brought to life on screen.Recently watched the second half of Rang De Basanti,for the first time.Yea,people like me do still exist,who haven’t yet watched RDB.And ,just about managed to watch half of it while surfing TV a few days back.
I never felt RDB had great music,till then.I have no clue why I was so filled with emotion watching this song .My eyes suddenly welled up with tears.Jeez,i thought I’ve gone bonkers ,crying over some movie song.But ARR’s music and the way the song was picturized was so powerful,man.Together,both just slightly wrenched my heart.Feeling sorry for a situation that hasn’t affected you directly.
On that context,I don’t buy this concept that we should be the change we need to see in the country,sometimes.Definitely not if it means you have to give up your life for it !! I pay tax.I have every right to live a slightly self-centred life ,happily,worrying only about home loans and vacation packages.Ask me to not litter in public places.Ask me not to bribe government officials.Ask me not to violate traffic rules.Ask me to report anything suspicious.But do not ask me to risk everything near and dear to me by taking a public stand against long rooted evils.By being the first one to publicly defy things that have been going on for ages in our country.That should be the government’s job.The police’s job.Not mine .
The public’s memory is so short-lived.So is their anger.What has candle light marches and pledges led to,so far ? A few ministers resigning and two neighbouring countries playing the blame game…and impending war ??? Sad.
Bye-Bye 2008.God give me the strength to change what I can,accept what I can’t and pray that You change that which we can’t.
I feel sorry for England.Its no fun winning all the time ,sometimes.
How did the Aussies put up with it all these years ?
I suddenly realise that no one reads my blog but me.And that I shouldn’t be asking incredibly stupid questions .Sigh.Welcome to the real world.
Still,speaking to myself,why is there a surcharge for infants on flights ? Especially when they neither get a seat nor do they really enjoy the flight.I do not get it at all.
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