This blog seems to be dying in gasps.Every now and then,it seems to come up for a breath of fresh air and then drowns itself back into zombie state. But I don’t want to let it R.I.P ,not just yet. One more year,one more resolution.I’m going to give it another shot. Btw,I cannot believe I [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

… 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]