Mumbai Xpresss ...... The Kings Rock !!

When the two kings of the industry get together, its nothing but pure bliss and its no different in Mumbai Xpress. Well, I'm talking about Kamal and Isaignani Ilaiyaraja.. Man these kings rock !!

A simple story and great screenplay make this movie an truly enjoyable one... The soundtrack of the movie is excellent and goes along with the mood of the movie... The music is simply pure bliss... what else does one expect from the "Raja"... You will be extremely disappointed if you are looking for regular masala of the likes of Rajani and Vijay... No build up song ... no crap.. The music is clean and all based on Jazz.... The Raja proves why he is one.. The songs are different and completey unpredictable compared to the noise churned out by the "music directors" imported from Telugu and otherwise movie after movie.. this track "Poo Poothadhu" is a simply superb melody which is set to linger in your mind for a long time to come.... Long Live Raja....

For all you Bollywood fans.. this is not for you... please dont be dissappointed for the lack of "khan" crap... no 100 dancers in skimpy clothes with remixed music that will make you deaf.. this is not the "king khan' but the Emperor Kamal.... Dont expect meadows in foriegn lands that you falsely think will soothe your eyes.. not to forget... no going in circles around trees or wet dance sequences in a disc... if you want to look at the real Mumbai.. then you may want to watch this movie... I dont think you will like the music either since you are immune to simple, plain, good music... Kamal makes the whole Bollywood eat humble pie with his unmatched histrionics... Bollywood open your ears and eyes, but keep ur dumb mouths shut and learn a few lessons before you churn out another movie whacked out or 4 or 5 Hollywood and South Indian flicks.... and as for you Bollywood audiences..... I really wonder when you will alter your currently filthy taste....

My brain works .... still !!!!!

Ain't this some sort of pleasure.. Never before have i done scripting in Java, nor in HTML ... wanted to experiment.. took a few online tutorials in Java CSS and HTML.... studied the source code in my blog.. made a few changes here and there... wrote a few lines of code... inserted them hoping they are in the right place.... took me some thinking.. and then bingo.... my script works..... the trailing text when the mouse is moved works just fine .... worth the few hours spent on it... I can code... my brain works....... still !!!!!

Mint & Impotency !!

If it is true that mint causes impotency, then I must say that Polo - the "mint with the hole" is a rather cruel joke! *****



***** Read this on my pals site... thought worthwhile sharing.. gud goin Jive !

Aman Sethu .... The Bridge of Peace

Having followed the day long proceedings, one really wonders if all this is really required or is it mere hype. I'm talking about the so called "Caravan of Peace" buses between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad. The move by both nations to enhance transport links is definitely a welcome one, however only time will reveal if this service is to last or will it go down the drain like the Delhi - Lahore bus service or the Samjauta Express Train. Both these services were flagged off in as much fanfare as todays Srinagar -- Muzzafarabad bus service, now they cease to exist or atleast temporarily. Hats off to the brave 19 who finally crossed the LoC and entered PoK (how much I hate to call it so). Neither the militant threats nor the grenade attack enroute at a place called Pathan dampened their spirits, also hats off to the people who crossed over from the other side of LoC and to the two governments who did not give in to the ultras' threats.

Hope the "Caravan of Peace" exits forever and the "Aman Sethu" (Bridge of Peace) stands true to its name. Jai Hind !

What "S" in a name !

A few days ago, was in a pensive mood and walked down memory lane only to discover this fact.. surprising but true. . Here is a very starking thing I noticed about the people i know and have been closely or remotely acquainted with thru the years of my life... Either that my memory is just exceptional when it comes to remembering people whose name starts with "S" or it could be just a sheer co-incidence... However, believe me.. if there is something that most of my friends, family et al have had in common.... well most of their names start with the letter "S" and for good measure... Now what's so special about this letter... its the 19th letter of the English alphabet.. so what ???? Ok... its also the most curvy letter that i can think of.. (now thats a bad joke)... another very intersting aspect is that this count is extremely high when it comes to the so called 'fairer sex'... is it that Indian names have a greater affinity to "S" or is it my destiny to bump into such people.. Now here is an unbiased list of ladies that i have met willingly or otherwise who match the "S" criteria... (no pun intended).. U have no choice but to believe me.. this is not a made-up list. !!


supriya, shilpa, soumya (cousin and couple of friends), srividya, swapna, sapna, sneha, sunitha, sweety, sharmila, sumana, susha, sangeetha, savitri (aunt), sushma, simi, sunaina, saro (cousin), sheba, shirley, subbalakshmi, shyamala (aunt), smitha, sohini, suja (aunt), sukanya, shibani, shika, susheela, sreeja, shama, suchitra, swati.... now for my favourites - they are Sheela (cousin), sumitra, sampriti (my uncle's cute lil kid), seemanthini and Suchetha... and i'm sure i've forgotten many more that fit the "S" clan...


Though the numbers are not very prolific amongst the male breed... there are still a handful.. Sanjeev, shreyas, srikanth, shafeek, satish, sudarsan, sam et al...


Clearly the numbers indicate my affinity towards the "S" clan - just chirstened them so.. ain't that some discovery now.. kudos to self realization...


what dya think about this.. lemme know .. post ur comments.. help me understand better my tryst with the "S" clan...

the cul nan magas 

Can't help writing about Blore weather again !!

Though partially cloudy all day... tis exactly what the doctor ordered for.. its been a wonderful day and all ma colleagues agree that this is perfect bangalore weather.. Cool breeze at 10kmph and 23 deg C... tis pure bliss... now wats ur take on this..

Narain Out.... so was Ferrari !

T'was dissapointing to c Mr. Fastest Indian get off track too early in the race.. but none to blame but his car.. Having followed f1 since days of Ayrton Senna, looks like this year is heading for a interesting close.. Toyota's been a great revelation.. kudos to Toyota, only the second year in f1 and they are rocking.. F2005 from ferrari looked threatening.. but thats all it did.. wasn't I a happy man... I'm no Ferrari fan.. Lord O lord... Merc guys give ur McLaren some more Horsepower.. dont like to c u guys underperform.. Kimi needs more legs... He's the guy to watch out and McLaren's my fav.. good to c u guys on a comeback though..

Narain.. well he's struggled to get to f1.. Have watched him race in F3000 and Nissan world series for Carlin Motorsport.. he's a very agile driver and has got what it takes to be in f1.. well he's an expert during wet weather.. no rains yet in f1 this season.. let's wait and watch... and the Indian flag on his helmet looks cool and makes me proud... wonder why Indian sports ministry thinks its disrespect to have Indian flag on sports gear.. have you noticed.. the small flag on Sachin's helmet is missin coz this rule..

Its been a great day..

Well... thanks to the rain Gods.. Bangalore is cool again.. could not bear the heat over the last few weeks and am sure as most bloreans would agree... we need more rain.. so dear Mr. Rain God.. shower us with ur blessings..

To add to it.. did get to speak with someone close who has been very elusive for sometime now.. and a smooth drive in this pleasant weather.. could I ask for more...