I sure do hate Mondays........

Found this video. Dedicated to most of my friends in the software industry. Yeah, most coz a few of them actually wait for monday so that they can get back to computer, office and work. Man.....

P.S. For people with slow bandwidth - here are the lyrics.

Quantum of Solace, Dostana

It was my first movie theatre experience in the states yesterday. After months of dwelling as to whether spend so much on the entertainment, me and my friends decided that we indeed needed a change a. la. Obama and then the change did come to Westshire. Hehehe. So we thought to wait for the new Bond movie to be released in the states which was released one week earlier in India.(OK that was surprising!!)

If people were expecting that after the Casino Royale humanisation of Bond, the producers might take back Bond to the pedestal of invincibility, then they would be disappointed. James Bond is more human and more vulnerable in this movie and that is why I liked it. He makes mistakes, gets his tuxedo dirty, gets his aston martin all crushed, gets hit hard, gets a bloody nose.....unlike the previous Bonds, where you would need a lens to find a speck of dirt on his suit. The action sequences are simply awesome and worth a balcony ticket in the theatre. I enjoyed Craig's performance though his role demanded not many expressions. Bond babe-Olga has quite a meaty role in the action sequences - again a shift from the previous bond movies. The other babe has almost a non-existent role. Overall worth a spend. Caution: Watching this movie from the front rows might make you a zombie after you come out.:)

We came home and decided to watch Dostana - OMG why did we do that? The movie sucks. If you want to see how even a rock can have more expressions then humans-Bobby 'dagad' deol and Johny boy, watch this film. We had a laugh riot not because of any of the jokes but just because of how stupid a movie can be. Apparently it is a copy, albeit a pretty bad one. A few scenes have been picked up from F.R.I.E.N.D.S Typical KJo movie, all exotic locations, targetted towards the NRI audience, with all the actors, faking a US accent. Dunno why they do that?WATCH THIS MOVIE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

The evolution of the westshire scavengers....

Ok, my roommates will kill me for branding everyone a scavenger. So sorry guys:).No offense intended.:P One of the things that non funded Indian Grad students do(atleast we do:P) is look around for stuff on the roads. US guys have this habit of use and throw stuff(In a more euphemistic tone, place it outside their homes....near their dustbins...:D) and many times in pretty good condition. So we now have stuff like sofas,radio,furniture,lamps,ovens,bose sound system(ya, but it doesnt work....damn). We have come a long way in our scavenging pursuits. Here are some of the stages that we have been through. Adding some examples of items that we have brought :P

Stage-1 a.k.a 'Fukat te paushtik' stage -
Utility - Who cares?!!!
Space in house - Who cares?!!!
e.g. Electric candle - Power cuts are a rarity, and even if one happens, what are we going to do with an electric candle?Hehehe

Stage-2 a.k.a 'Lets try to use it' stage -
Utility - Is it really useful? Well, may be or may be not, lets 'try' to use it :) which never happens. hehehe
Space in house - Shall make space for this!!!
e.g.Electric portable Fan - for a centrally cooled home, an electric fan?? So we 'tried' to use it....Now it lies somewhere deep down...dunno where:)

Stage-3 a.k.a 'Use it or lose it' stage -
Utility - Is this reallllllllly useful? Yes
Space in house - Yes
e.g. table lamps, infact we did get pretty neat ones i would say:)

Stage-4 a.k.a 'If we need it, we will buy it' stage
We are yet to reach this stage. You need funding to reach this stage.:)
Utility - Yes, pretty damn useful
Space in house - Yes

So all in all, its been quite a fun, learning and humbling experience. Learnt how fickle life can be. Few months ago, was quite seeing the good side of life and now this :)

Glorious foooooooooooood

Ok, the title has been blatantly plagiarised from the Ice age OST. But the song definitely resonates my feelings for food, all the more after coming here. Heres a list of top 10 items that I am desperately craving for......

10) Sandwiches/Pizzas at Zest
9) Gulab Jamun
8) Bun Maska Chaha at Mehendale
7) Pohe,tea at "Aishwarya" eat out
6) Cold coffee at Durga
5) Sabudaana khichadi
4) SPDP/chat/bhel/puni puri et. all.
3) Jhunka, kanda bhaji at Singhagadh
2) Varan,Bhaat,Bhaji,Poli,Koshimbir et. all.
1) Puran Poli

When I return back, I promise myself to gorge on the above dishes. Wut else can i stuff myself up with? Hmmm...point to ponder...until then, More rice and bread to eat...and that too cooked by me....Buaaahahahahahaha....:(