Random thoughts...

Some random thoughts:

1. All urgent tasks are assigned to you in office when its time to leave for the day.

2. Locating a key in your pocket under ideal conditions is sometimes more difficult than finding and pressing the snooze button with your eyes closed.

3. I spend hours in choosing which songs will go into my pod, but strangely I just like one in ten songs when they are being played.

4. Your good friend becomes a bad guy, if he is promoted and you have to work under him. As the law says “All bosses suck.”

5. I get terrified when Word asks me if I want to save any changes to a thirty-five page project plan that I swear I didn’t make any changes to.

6. Nothing sucks more than the moment during an argument when you realize you are wrong.

7. Is it just I or is the world really getting worse every year?

8. Is it just I or is this conversation between the managers, who are clueless about the technology, pure bullshit?

9. I wish there was an invisible mode in life too, just like the messenger.

10. There are moments when you feel terrible and are sure that nothing will make you laugh the whole day but the next moment something happens and you cant stop laughing.

11. After a certain degree, frustration and anger turns into humor.

12. Why do pants never get dirty like shirts?

13. Sometimes I stare at a watch for hours and still don’t know what time it is.

14. First I used to work. Then I divided work into good and bad and did the good part. Now I am a manager.

15. I can’t imagine that there are people who get in the shower first and then turn on the water.

Movies....

I saw three movies over the last weekend, and all of them turned out to be good in their own ways.

Yeh Mera India: A great movie with a message and good sub-plots. A must watch!!

Kaminey: The reviews about this movie have been mixed. There are people who have liked it and there are others who haven't. But, if you are a Guy Ritchie fan, you ll probably end up liking it.

Bruno: This one is not for girls. This movie raises the bar a few notches from its predecessor "Borat". :)

Girls will be girls

One of my good friends was in town last week. Amongst the many things we did, we visited this huge store. My friend wanted to buy imitation jewellery for his wife. My mom suggested this shop, which as per her had a better collection and at lower prices than its competitors.

So, off we went! Ohh myy…behold!! The store was a girls dream in the literal sense. It housed everything from small hair clips to beauty products to small fitness equipments. I was spellbound. I could just stare at a thousand varieties of rings and earrings and necklaces and bangles that dazzled in the well-lit store. Apart from jewellery, there were countless branded beauty products. There were products to make you fair and products to give you a tan. There were products to make you oily (the ones for dry skin) and ones to make the oil vanish. There were things to color your hair and things to make the colors go away. There were items to make you look younger and make your skin glow. Lotions, creams, gels, powders, etc, etc and .. only God knows what else…it all came across as witchcraft to me.

I just joked about this to the store owner “ Agar ladkiyon ne makeup karna chod diya to bahut saari companies band ho jayengi.”

The shopkeeper, a balding middle-aged gentleman, replied back in a serious tone “Ladkiyan mar sakti hai, magar sajna savarna band nahi kar sakti.”

I just smiled.

How true!!!

The Stoneman Murders

The movie is set in Mumbai in the early 80s, when a serial-killer, nicknamed as the "Stoneman" by the media, was on the prowl. Temporarily suspended sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay), gets a nod from the commissioner to parallely investigate the case. If Kay Kay is successful, his suspension would be cancelled and he would be able to resume his duties. But the condition is, during his investigation, he cannot disclose that he is working for the commissioner. However, posing as the biggest roadblock to Sanjay is Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan), the officer who is in-charge of the case. As both of them do their investigation, delving deeper into the case, their ways clash. On the other hand, the killer continues to haunt the streets of Mumbai, claiming victim after victim.

The movie a tight thriller which keeps the viewer guessing the true identity of the killer right till the end of the film.The movie is perfectly paced and the sound and cinematography are excellent. Also the movie is just around 100 minutes long, ensuring that there is no space for unnecessary stuff. The movie sticks to its course and never strays offtrack.

Kay Kay, as usual is brilliant. The others don't get much screen presence.

If you love suspense, don't miss this one..

The catcher in the rye.

After a long time, I came across a book which I cannot describe. I am unable to put into words even a single sentence about this book. However, the closest that came in my mind was written here:

http://www.tmtm.com/sides/catcher.html


Do read it...