Friday 30 December 2011

The Year Gone by:

Well folks,It's 31st December 2011 and it's my second attempt at blogging already,all you party-hard freaks make sure, you make it count,with the alleged doomsday thingy in 2012 ,it is a good excuse to get into trouble
and you stay-at-home people,Do NOT miss the movies lined up on tv! Especially Inception! 


Looking back, this year had some of the most interesting events ever,It's fair share of scandals,disasters and fun.


Every Indian would cherish the year 2011 'coz The cricket world cup finally made it's way back after two long decades!
INDIA
It was an amazing feeling watching Dhoni smack that ball over the stands soaring to a six while the crowd remained still for about half a second before the realization that the game had ended with the Indians now taking their well deserved victory from the Lankans.And many claim,it was only possible 'coz Superstar Rajnikanth was among the spectators.


On the grim side,the tsunami of march 2011 and the unrest in the middle east reminded us of how fragile life is.



The death of Osama bin Laden: the man the world feared,the Dictator Gaddafi were the most noted 





while Michael Gough(Alfred in Batman before the Nolan version),the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor,The talented Amy Winehouse and our very own Dev Anand were mourned.






The demise of  Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie claimed to be the end of the legendary era of ancient visionaries but not the end to technology.
The technology as we know today was initiated by Ritchie while Jobs crafted, developed and whoa! did a lot of  other insane things and created every teenager's and gadget geeks' their dreams and every parent their nightmares











While the death of so many greats was a mark on 2011,it did not fail to highlight the good things in life,
The world celebrated the wedding of his Royal Highness Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton on April 29th.





while Anna hazare fasted.








fasted, 
















fasted,














and fasted :-/








Though the lokpal bill is still yet to reach a proper draft suitable for the people,we can be sure that this man would not rest until  a perfect and strong statement of the bill is made.


His courage and determination has inspired the youth and adults alike in his and the nation's struggle against corruption and is now one of the best youth icons.


Though the government is far from doing anything about corruption except help it grow;be it anyone at the Centre; we being the victims,we must take the first step and should hereby stop downloading movies,songs and other pirated stuff online.And do not bribe the cops on stopping your vehicle,give him a lecture on Hazare and he might set u free,just might. Hey,don't look at me.Not eating isn't gonna help ;)





Finally as the world went through economic crisis over and over again,The Indians shared the anticipation and eventual joy with Abhishek Bachchan on his new born baby girl with Aishwarya Rai.
No,I'm not gonna make any jokes about the paternity thing.Oh wait.





The past year as i mentioned earlier was one with mixed actions and reactions,disasters and triumphs, good movies and Ra.One.


Speaking of movies,it was definitely the best year of comic book adaptations which is going to be even bigger the following year 2012! Comic book geeks and Scarlett Johannsen fans are gonna wake up everyday of the new year striking off one day from the calendar countdown to "The Avengers"



Oh and who could forget "Why dis kolaveri di?"  The song which was aimed at the 'soup boys' gained international attention and possibly the most unexpected hit this year claiming the song of the year by CNN and most viewed award by YouTube.It also spawned many versions but the original remains unmatched(in no specific sense).

But with the song having a distant Rajnikanth connection,I for one am not surprised. enna rascala! 






On a personal note,This year was a year were i had opportunities come my way and take a detour at the last minute; The phrase "a blessing in disguise" had a replacement with the "curse".
But in the long run,it was a year where i could put forth the lessons learnt in 2010,be a better person and stronger in the face of defeat and humiliation.


Getting partly run over by a bus in September and leaving behind a few friends and family who ended their journey this year,it is a sad but inescapable truth that life is fragile and we must move on with courage and hope in our hearts.


Santhosh Sampath,The boy who laughed at the face of his end,his optimism and determination touched many not only in their hearts but their very soul and he continues to live within us, among us.


It is this wise but crazy boy's philosophy of being so energetic and powerful in his optimism that every struggle should be met,faced,defeated and then poked in the eye ;)




The year ahead is going to present it's set of challenges,it's hardships,it's threats and trials!
It is up to us to either scorn,evade or look at it straight in the eye and say "Bring it on" 'cause u've already won when you know that you will get past this.


And with this; I, end this post by wishing you all
THE VERY BEST IN LUCK AND MAY YOU SURVIVE THE NEXT YEAR WITH A SMILE ON YOUR LIPS AND HOPE IN YOUR HEART


HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!





Thursday 29 December 2011

Thane,Don 2 and Late night Shawarma ;)

It's 2:05 after midnight and here i am publishing this post midst the howling wind outside,Thane apparently wants it's presence felt.(The cyclone Thane ie.)
Rain always got me excited and made me feel like the child i once was (or still am)after so many years; The cyclone is said to cross Chennai today, 30th December,two days b4 the New Year 2012!
Woohoo!

okay,so probably the cyclone would just weaken and ruffle up the city ever so slightly and move on; not  unlike the disappointed fans; after India losing the boxing day test.
Having said that,29th DEC didn't have a great start to the day due to the above mentioned but hey,i finally got to watch Don 2:the king is back!

Me,Shramanth,Kanishka and JP 'rolled' to the theatre in a matter of minutes giving us about 10mins before the show started but only after Kanishka showed-off his brilliant driving skills.No,seriously.

And finally the movie begins and we start enjoying SRK's punch dialogues and fast-paced car chases and combat sequences not to mention the on-screen presence of Priyanka; but that was not all me and Shramanth ended up doing.We were given the responsibility to play interpreters to our  low-on-Hindi friends.
The movie was a good watch,ignoring a lot of logical flaws; it was a very interesting one,the reviews from JP and Kanishka was also good and hence proving we did a good job at interpreting (or that we just left the bad stuff out)


With new found energy after the movie,the drive back was even more insane(yet fun) especially with the high wind and a light drizzle.
It was 9.30pm and we all were running a little late, plus we needed a place to have dinner.On our drive back,we realised the only place that served hot stuff without a/c were local fast foods.As tempting as it seemed,we didn't have the mood for a 'feeding frenzy' but more for a light dinner;
so, ended up at the Arabian Delights at Roundtana,Anna Nagar.
Sadly,it was devoid of grilled chicken :( and we each had a special chicken shawarma plate instead which made up our 'light dinner' (like we had a choice).


The greasy white sauce stuff with pieces of chicken and the roti -thingy they served it with was delicious! It made good eating and we were full with the richness of the sauce.Though Gordon Ramsay may have had few things to say about the plating :P

The wind which had slowed down a bit on our drive to the hotel had picked up once again and hence we decided to get home and get some sleep.
Yeah folks, i couldn't sleep at all and decided to blog about it. This being my first post and all,cut me some slack :P


Ending this post by mentioning:



  • Try Don 2:the dialogues are great and so are the action sequences;definitely worth it,More than makes up for the debacle that was Ra.One
  • Thane may be fierce but that's still no reason to be messing with my TV's cable,
  • Cricket fans! Agle match dekhlenge yaar!
  • and finally,delicious as it is; don't have special shawarma plate for dinner,it gets you hungry after like half an' hour and makes u crave for home food :-\

Goodnight everyone.