Chennai, a city that housed the psycho for such a long time....fails to hold magic now...
Girish was there, Amma, Appa, Veedu, naai kutty were there, but the charm has ceased to exist....
Why?
Am I a BAD man,
or because, the hype n expectations I used to build up everytime are no longer in the scheme of things?
Or because I feel lonely in Chennai...Yeah..that is the reason...The Lonely Psycho...yeah thats me...The mind often has its own reasons which reason can't explain....Prof Govi. thanks for that adage....
otherwise, Ranga - HBTY...hope u liked my gift...
Girish - thanks for givin me "Longing" the song, i hope i hav done enuf justice to an otherwise brilliant composition
Movies watched - Thavamai Thavamirundhu, Kanda Naal mudhal...
Both good stuff only....
The next Ance Sitco effort will not be a short film...that much for sure...we know what it is...
so watch out.....
Coming soon, to a computer screen near you....
Ance Sitco Productions present
"________________________ "
Don't Miss It.....
p.s
IIMB, I dint miss u....
I hope u dint miss me too...
I know u wont...
Friday, January 06, 2006
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Yahaan sab kuch hain maa phir bhi....
Lage bin tere mujko akela....
The 2 lines that I cried for last...
ARR, U are god...and u make me identify emotions that were hidden somewhere....
Rang de basanti is a god level album...lotsa songs are good..most notably the Paatshaala song, and Roobaaroo....The best ofcourse is Luka chupi..which contains the 2 lines i am obsessed with...
Ik Omkar and Tu bin bataaye are again songs that grow on u...so yet to reach peak with them,....
all in all am impressed with the album and it's takin away a lot of my study time...and am scared as hell whether i will cross the IIMB Term 2 bridge...I need a lotta prayers for that....
And no more booze till term end...yesterday nite was the last of all the booze nights.....
My other thambi a cylindrical piece that burns too soon for my liking... is my key companion...
Dont ditch me, brother....I need u to survive.....
The 2 lines that I cried for last...
ARR, U are god...and u make me identify emotions that were hidden somewhere....
Rang de basanti is a god level album...lotsa songs are good..most notably the Paatshaala song, and Roobaaroo....The best ofcourse is Luka chupi..which contains the 2 lines i am obsessed with...
Ik Omkar and Tu bin bataaye are again songs that grow on u...so yet to reach peak with them,....
all in all am impressed with the album and it's takin away a lot of my study time...and am scared as hell whether i will cross the IIMB Term 2 bridge...I need a lotta prayers for that....
And no more booze till term end...yesterday nite was the last of all the booze nights.....
My other thambi a cylindrical piece that burns too soon for my liking... is my key companion...
Dont ditch me, brother....I need u to survive.....
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
This one is for you, Uncle...
Atthi, You were an unsung hero,
You never got your share of recognition,
You never asked for it,
But you needed it, atleast for your family.
You forgave betrayers,
As you always did...
You took tough times with a smile,
And toiled with the same zest,
You were a puritan at all you did,
Perfection in even the mundane chores was your trademark.
You always had a word or two of motivation for all of us,
Your kids were lucky as hell to have you groom them,
Your spouse and relatives adored you for the smile you brought to their faces,
Even when you had your own troubles.
You lived a noble and meaningful life,
You deserved a better end,
God shouldn't have snatched you away from us....
So soon, and in a flash....like he did.
May your spirit guide your children and my aunt towards peace,
And happiness,
And success.....
Afterall, thats what you always wanted,
A peaceful and contented family.
I hope you saw from up somewhere,
The tears and cries of despair of all of us,
We just couldn't think,
That you aren't with us anymore,
Don't play your pranks uncle,
Bless us with your jokes, ideas and bread sandwiches sometime soon....
Atleast bless us with the tonnes of goodwill you always had.
Let the world be cleaner,
And let more of your innocence fill this,
This mad, bad world....
Why did that raging Scorpio have to lift you to heaven?
You had so much to offer this impure, opportunist world.
You were a rare GOOD man,
And now you are extinct....
But your spirits and memories live on,
To haunt me and so many of us....
The tie you gifted me last is still my favourite and is a lucky charm,
I will preserve it...like never before, its a promise...
Will I ever do as much to people as you?
I know the answer...and that is what hurts....
Harish J
in memory of a departed, LOVED uncle,
30.11.2005
You never got your share of recognition,
You never asked for it,
But you needed it, atleast for your family.
You forgave betrayers,
As you always did...
You took tough times with a smile,
And toiled with the same zest,
You were a puritan at all you did,
Perfection in even the mundane chores was your trademark.
You always had a word or two of motivation for all of us,
Your kids were lucky as hell to have you groom them,
Your spouse and relatives adored you for the smile you brought to their faces,
Even when you had your own troubles.
You lived a noble and meaningful life,
You deserved a better end,
God shouldn't have snatched you away from us....
So soon, and in a flash....like he did.
May your spirit guide your children and my aunt towards peace,
And happiness,
And success.....
Afterall, thats what you always wanted,
A peaceful and contented family.
I hope you saw from up somewhere,
The tears and cries of despair of all of us,
We just couldn't think,
That you aren't with us anymore,
Don't play your pranks uncle,
Bless us with your jokes, ideas and bread sandwiches sometime soon....
Atleast bless us with the tonnes of goodwill you always had.
Let the world be cleaner,
And let more of your innocence fill this,
This mad, bad world....
Why did that raging Scorpio have to lift you to heaven?
You had so much to offer this impure, opportunist world.
You were a rare GOOD man,
And now you are extinct....
But your spirits and memories live on,
To haunt me and so many of us....
The tie you gifted me last is still my favourite and is a lucky charm,
I will preserve it...like never before, its a promise...
Will I ever do as much to people as you?
I know the answer...and that is what hurts....
Harish J
in memory of a departed, LOVED uncle,
30.11.2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Fast and Curious..
Life is fast...I am curious to know whether am makin the right moves in the frenzied activity where more often than not I am just hurried into a decision with minimal cerebration.... "Movin on with the crowd who always seem to want to catch a next flight to paradise in five minutes, rather than THINKin and plannin the next decision" - this is what I am doin...but guys, Playin catch up with an F1 car is not my definition of FUN....
Well, this rather incoherent start is not an offshoot of another of my shots of tequila...Summers happened at IIMB... Midterms, unforgiving as ever, happened a day after the placements' invasion into my time was over....Even the so-called celebration of gettin a place to go for the summer was short and yet again hurried.....
Yeah at this not so appropriate juncture, lemme say where am goin for my internship...Microsoft, Location to be known, either for a consult or a marketin role.....And BK, had to refuse ur ex company in the process;)
Now, after all the waves of frenetic activity have died down, I am still not sure whether I chose what I wanted or whether it was "take what comes ur way and get the hell outta the process"...I am definitely happy and relieved abt the placement but whether it was the best i could have mustered, I dont really know...
Not so long ago I seemed to have decided to go all out for the biggies in marketing, and then this happens....
Que sera sera....I am gonna take this by the horns and see whats in store.....Life is definitely better than it was last week with the uncertainty that had clouded over IIMB junta...cus summers and the midterms are over....Midterms were not as bad as term 1...which is good for India;) AND yeah Here's an official congrats to my dear pal Sab, aka Garbaa...who made a dream offer at HLL...Vindi Banga...watch out...our man is gonna gun for u...
And term 1 CG is also out in the open...I am not one of the toppers at IIMB, That was no surprise to me....But I aint a misfit here either....Lets see what terms 2 n 3 have to dish out.....Was particularly happy with comin out on top atleast in one course...I do hav an A to show my grandchildren;) See, I am gettin better at being satisfied by whats on offer....Life goes on...Albeit too fast and with so much in offer that I end up missin more than what I take....
Heaving a sigh of relief....and signing off...
Well, this rather incoherent start is not an offshoot of another of my shots of tequila...Summers happened at IIMB... Midterms, unforgiving as ever, happened a day after the placements' invasion into my time was over....Even the so-called celebration of gettin a place to go for the summer was short and yet again hurried.....
Yeah at this not so appropriate juncture, lemme say where am goin for my internship...Microsoft, Location to be known, either for a consult or a marketin role.....And BK, had to refuse ur ex company in the process;)
Now, after all the waves of frenetic activity have died down, I am still not sure whether I chose what I wanted or whether it was "take what comes ur way and get the hell outta the process"...I am definitely happy and relieved abt the placement but whether it was the best i could have mustered, I dont really know...
Not so long ago I seemed to have decided to go all out for the biggies in marketing, and then this happens....
Que sera sera....I am gonna take this by the horns and see whats in store.....Life is definitely better than it was last week with the uncertainty that had clouded over IIMB junta...cus summers and the midterms are over....Midterms were not as bad as term 1...which is good for India;) AND yeah Here's an official congrats to my dear pal Sab, aka Garbaa...who made a dream offer at HLL...Vindi Banga...watch out...our man is gonna gun for u...
And term 1 CG is also out in the open...I am not one of the toppers at IIMB, That was no surprise to me....But I aint a misfit here either....Lets see what terms 2 n 3 have to dish out.....Was particularly happy with comin out on top atleast in one course...I do hav an A to show my grandchildren;) See, I am gettin better at being satisfied by whats on offer....Life goes on...Albeit too fast and with so much in offer that I end up missin more than what I take....
Heaving a sigh of relief....and signing off...
Monday, October 24, 2005
Can I unlearn the art of Unrestrained and uncontrolled eloquent bullsh***ing....?
For a momentary sojourn to a different city or probably country to spend the interim time between the first year and second year in hell, the "place" (placement committee for the unaware) makes u go through well....more of hell....Ofcourse, these guys are doing a stellar job in gettin us placed and half of wat IIMB is, is due to these unsung heroes.....
But life is what the heck-tic......
A dozen resume submissions to every company that decided to put up shop in some of those god forsaken garages and under those banyan trees.....
If that were not enuf...we are subjected to relentless and unrestrained continuous discourses on the nuances of corporate life and the mantras to succeed in life, work and everythin else by some wise grey haired, paunchy guys in blazers....welll we are talkin abt the Pre Placement talks that we attend everyday......
And...its not all......we have some more fartin to do in the forms that ask u everythin from your dog's maiden name to the color of ur toilet's tiles....
What are ur three areas of focus in life in the last three years?
Me : Batting, bowling and fielding....
What do u think are ur strengths and weaknesses.?
Strength - farting
Weakness - well, it smells...
What do u think is ur greatest achievement in life so far?
My paunch....
Why do u want to join us?
Well, u offer free food and accomodation..
What are ur short term and long term goals
Short term : To sleep well today
Long term : To sleep well everyday
How do u see urself ten years from now
FAT....
Well all this uncalled for cynicism apart.....we do have a lot of work to do,..but it is somethin that is gonna serve us in the long term....ofcourse all pain is endured by believing gullibly, these glob statements...We are kinda privileged to be gettin all these opportunities....but the point is....
with the load of burdensome courses that unfailingly flummox the lesser mortal that I am, and the placement season heatin up every min....
It is time to say goodbye......
The big fat book of corporate finance that unceasingly talks of nett present value and the time value of money beckons...as if to prick me in my bottom sayin "Dude...study".....
Kotler, with his unique and unparalleled ability to scare the wits outta the reader by conjuring countless jargon in every page....is also callin me to pick him up and consume some of his gyaan....soon..
Its hence at the better interests of mankind that I sign off......
But life is what the heck-tic......
A dozen resume submissions to every company that decided to put up shop in some of those god forsaken garages and under those banyan trees.....
If that were not enuf...we are subjected to relentless and unrestrained continuous discourses on the nuances of corporate life and the mantras to succeed in life, work and everythin else by some wise grey haired, paunchy guys in blazers....welll we are talkin abt the Pre Placement talks that we attend everyday......
And...its not all......we have some more fartin to do in the forms that ask u everythin from your dog's maiden name to the color of ur toilet's tiles....
What are ur three areas of focus in life in the last three years?
Me : Batting, bowling and fielding....
What do u think are ur strengths and weaknesses.?
Strength - farting
Weakness - well, it smells...
What do u think is ur greatest achievement in life so far?
My paunch....
Why do u want to join us?
Well, u offer free food and accomodation..
What are ur short term and long term goals
Short term : To sleep well today
Long term : To sleep well everyday
How do u see urself ten years from now
FAT....
Well all this uncalled for cynicism apart.....we do have a lot of work to do,..but it is somethin that is gonna serve us in the long term....ofcourse all pain is endured by believing gullibly, these glob statements...We are kinda privileged to be gettin all these opportunities....but the point is....
with the load of burdensome courses that unfailingly flummox the lesser mortal that I am, and the placement season heatin up every min....
It is time to say goodbye......
The big fat book of corporate finance that unceasingly talks of nett present value and the time value of money beckons...as if to prick me in my bottom sayin "Dude...study".....
Kotler, with his unique and unparalleled ability to scare the wits outta the reader by conjuring countless jargon in every page....is also callin me to pick him up and consume some of his gyaan....soon..
Its hence at the better interests of mankind that I sign off......
Sunday, October 16, 2005
A blogger who entertains and enlightens...
Read this blog guys...
http://www.livejournal.com/users/sonataindica/
Its full of satirical humor....and the dude who writes it happens to be my classmate...Mukka..
WTG Dude...
http://www.livejournal.com/users/sonataindica/
Its full of satirical humor....and the dude who writes it happens to be my classmate...Mukka..
WTG Dude...
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Gajini - Review
I was delighted wen my iimb frnds called me to prarthana for a sat evenin Gajini show...I was lookin fwd to this movie from ages and a car ride to the theater was a welcome bonus...We picked a prime location from which to watch the movie and waited sincerely for an hour and a half for the movie to start...Ok on to the review...
Gajini started well and for those like me who dint see Memento (its english inspiration) the first half an hour was enjoyable. Surya was lookin very ominous with all those tattoos but I was disappointed seeing the spelling of "Cartridge" in one of the shots...
The surya - asin romance was contrived but again watchable. The irksome part was the ad-film maker and asin sequences..but it was bearable...
Songs sucked big time...Asin looked yuck in her intro song..."Oru maalai" song was also not well picturised...Very disappointing show by Harris Jayaraj...Summaa pazhaiya kaalathu re-recording pottu ob....
The switch of scenes between past and present was well conceived and i was lookin fwd to the second half over dinner durin intermission...
But..the second half sucked so badly that it got ridiculous beyond a point...the villian double action fundae was uncalled for and shitty....it was confusions galore beyond the first 15 mins after the interval.... Nayanthara made a royal fool of herself...and i was relieved wen finally the confusions came to an inevitable end....Surya, his presence, his charisma, his hardwork...in spite of all this, the movie fails to pass muster.
A watchable movie...but one expected much more from this promising director, actor, cast and crew...
Harris better do some justice to his projects.....so too Nayanthara...
Rajasekar was not noticed much...not much scope for him but for the residence shots...
I was disappointed to say the least after gajini....
Gajini started well and for those like me who dint see Memento (its english inspiration) the first half an hour was enjoyable. Surya was lookin very ominous with all those tattoos but I was disappointed seeing the spelling of "Cartridge" in one of the shots...
The surya - asin romance was contrived but again watchable. The irksome part was the ad-film maker and asin sequences..but it was bearable...
Songs sucked big time...Asin looked yuck in her intro song..."Oru maalai" song was also not well picturised...Very disappointing show by Harris Jayaraj...Summaa pazhaiya kaalathu re-recording pottu ob....
The switch of scenes between past and present was well conceived and i was lookin fwd to the second half over dinner durin intermission...
But..the second half sucked so badly that it got ridiculous beyond a point...the villian double action fundae was uncalled for and shitty....it was confusions galore beyond the first 15 mins after the interval.... Nayanthara made a royal fool of herself...and i was relieved wen finally the confusions came to an inevitable end....Surya, his presence, his charisma, his hardwork...in spite of all this, the movie fails to pass muster.
A watchable movie...but one expected much more from this promising director, actor, cast and crew...
Harris better do some justice to his projects.....so too Nayanthara...
Rajasekar was not noticed much...not much scope for him but for the residence shots...
I was disappointed to say the least after gajini....
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