Japanese!!
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Konnichiwa, Watashi wa maverick Desu !!
Bow, bend, bend, bend..Until U Drop Down :-) Thats how you greet in Japanese! ok..just kiddin... The latest news is that I have started my one month crash course in Japanese,with this travel to Japan on the anvil, I better take that seriously,for its a matter of survival their...My first impression was that Japanese is very similar to most of the Indian Languages' grammer, very scientific and visually appealing. Not like English which is a Phunny Language,you can walk English N talk English, but in Japanese you can only draw...And since my folks N teachers never bothered to improve my hand writing when I was a kid, I am now left wondering whether to join some drawing classes also to get my Hiragana/katakana & Kanjis right!
Have you seen the T-Shirts which says "I was born intelligent but education ruined me" That is very true with me, as a toddler I was quite good at drawing all sorts of linear N curved lines on walls, mom tells me...but when I joined a drawing class when I was umm in 6th grade...my teacher saw my pathetic potential and desire at becoming piccaso and gave me homework to fill a drawing book with just Straight N Curved lines until I get at least one of them right :-( and that folks, ruined my natural talent in drawing!! I hope my japanese instructors take mercy on me and this time at least they dont kill a potential japanese scholar:-)

All Time Fav Flicks!!
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Just thought of keying in some of my all time fav movies....

A few days back on a lazy afternoon I caught a fleeting glimpse of a couple kissing (or was it just a closeup shot??) while auto-scanning channels (my fav pastime when the idiot box is spewing cluttered distorted incoherent, nonsense moving pictures...I generally scan from 0 to 100 and back again,until my roomie snatches the remote and kicks butt--mine, not his) sleepy neurons suddenly srung up alert and quick database search discovered that the scene was from the movie 'Dance With Me', a musical romantic flick that I had seen long time back...it is a sheer delight...top class choreagraphy..amazing salsa/latino dance sequences performed by professional dancers...the movie undoubtedly ranks tops in my list of romantic flicks that you ought to see with your wifey/gurl friend...i.e. if they appreciate any form of art other than nagging....yes nagging is an art; which female species use deftly with their hubbies!

Another movie which has a place of pride in my CD Rack..is Top Gun..I picked its original DVD in Europe..this movie serves like booze to raise my sinking spirits...anytime I see it you "feel the need, the need for speed". I am yet to buy the DVD, but "Face Off" ranks second on my must see flick list....have you seen a stud more stylish than John Travolta?? Yes Tom Cruise n George Michael give him a run for his cigars, but then they are in a league of their own....

And for those who are wondering why am I talking only about male favorites, then lemme tell you that I love gods own creation - female specie in any form: mother,sister,daughter, wife and slut ...[man was ofcourse born to a female, the chicken N Egg story does not hold good here..] so thats about it....One last thing... the term "oomphmatis" coined by [V] for sluts N Sexy type females is tops on my vocabulary these days ;)

Dido!
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Have been seeing these Dido videos on YumTV/VTv for quite some time...but overlooked her album on my numerous visits to the nearest music shoppe...but on sunday I visited this new hip shopping mall "The Forum" and finally decided to pick up Dido~Life for Rent instead of Patience~Geroge Michael. Why pick up girlie songs?? well I am abosolutely delighted by the way she looks....perfect Ms Girlfriend types for me....short sporty hairs, atheltic & sweet looks....the album is good, can listen to songs when you are not doing anything in particular...lots of vocals, soothing keyboards and hawaiian guitars in it...good for a change from the currently reigning hip/hop types....

For all Connoisseurs of booze, here is a link (Reference: An article in latest issue of Outlook) that gives all information necessary on the art of drinking...It talks about how to setup an home bar, basics of drinking and also reviews on popular hangouts. It also coordinates guided tours to vineyards near Bangalore.

http://www.tulleeho.com

Lajja!
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On last Friday I reluctantly picked up Taslima Nasreens' "Lajja-The Shame". It was lying at my place for quite someime but I could not muster enough enthusiasm to read it. This book which took just 7 days for Taslima to write and 48 hours for me to read is....not so great. Yes, its umm boring at times...though the narrative is flowing and the English is quite sub-continental. One strinking thing was that I was expecting some religion bashing in it, considering that it was banned and earned a Fatwa...but surprisingly it has nothing objectionable as per my judgement...it just preaches secularism under the guise of a ficticious story based on the post Babri riots in Bangladesh...and that I think, is no crime..anyway, I dont feel like elaborating more....the striking message from her is that "secularism does not mean treating all religions at par, but it means rooting out religion from politics all together!!" I was of the first opinion earlier but now after a second thought I think what she says makes more sense. The ambiguous word Secular is now much more clear and meaningful!...Its high time someone wrote a similar book on Hindu fundamentalism preached by the likes of Modis/Togadias. Secularism is the basic fabric of any democracy..it should not be tampered with...being religious is OK, but making it a premise for political gains is not acceptable....IIMs are suffering due to same reason....My food for thought.....
~A Hindu

The Puppy Night!!
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Last week, on tuesday I went out on my daily after-dinner walk in the park nearby.BTW Bangalore really is living upto its name as garden city, some beautiful garden it is!! It was about 11.30 PM and I suddenly see this month old puppy stuck in a hole in the railing around the park. Quick inspection suggested that a puppy clan was probably trying to get out of the park and this poor chap chose a hole just enough for his tiny head to pass. The idiot could not figure out that he will not be able to wrench his body out of it and got stuck. So here I was..trying to prise his head out of the hole in which I succeded after about 10 minutes of effort. It was wailing all the time. I picked him up, consoled him and tried to find the rest of his brotherhood, who had sadly disappeared. Quite perplexed on what to do I decided to leave him near a ground in the vicinity in the hope that his mother might come searching for him..I had just about done that and turnded around that I see a pack of street mongrels growl menacingly at the poor kid...they attacked him even before I could pick him up..but I managed to shoo them away and was once again left with this terribly shaken baby. It was 12 PM by the time...I stood their for a while patting him...then decided to take him home...so I called up my roomie and we both took him home on bike and I placed him in the corner of the lawns in my appartments. Then we arranged for some water and biscuits for him.The poor kid was so shaken but comforted by our efforts that he waked up every now and then to check if we are there.I stayed up with him till about 2.30 AM!! and when he was asleep I asked the security guard to leave him with some street kids in a nearby hutments next morning...and went home.
Few days later I was again having my regular evening walk in the same park and I saw another puppy playing their:-( I feel awful for separating them but I guess it couldnt be helped...the other puppy is nowhere to be found now..I will anyway keep searching for him....God bless him....

Enrique Live in Bangalore!!
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What an evening! Yesterday had been to Enrique live concert in Bangalore..hot babes all around...that was anyway expected....girls going crazy..I even saw few "I luv u Enrique" posters:-))
Anyway the show was good, slickly packed and presented...It started little late as expeted...so we were there standing for about 4 hours...hairs in a disarray with dust and voice hoarse with shouting...the Latino chorus singer he brought along was hot N sexy...he even gave a sizzling show of love-making while performing one of his songs;-)..the crowd was also boisterous and supportive...so all in all a rocking night....thats one good thing I like about bangalore...it is always the first to host such shows...Bryan Adams, Scorpians, Pink Floyd, Enrique, Richard Clayderman, Elton John...long live DNA....
One life Live it!!

MURDER! Rating 3.5 Star (Parental Guidance Recommended)
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This one's another hot, humid, sultry & sizzling flick from the stables of Bhatts! Mallika Sherawat is indeed one of the boldest siren in bollywood. The first half is value for money...the second an excellent ROI (i.e. Return on Investment).
The movie goes into nested for-loop right in beginning (flashback within flashbacks )...Its about a couple settled in Bangkok whose marriage is in rough weather for flimsy reasons...the hubby is a computer engg who was probably gifted the house of the CEO of his company..because all Comp geeks that I have seen onsite DO NOT live in lavish houses, but in a dingy shared accomodation to save dough....anyway, the USA (UnSatisfied Aunt) Mallika Sherawat bumps into her old time beau (Whats his name??) who went to jail for her sake for some petty fight. This dude manages to find his way into a pub in bangkok as a DJ after his jail term. He then lures and seduces his long lost love back...(lots of filmi "Situations" for hot songs) and is determined to win her back from the clutches of her inconsiderate husband....wont tell you more cause thats what you ought to see....
Acting wise Mallika has no scope, but has covered for it mostly by uncovering herself....good job babe...The hubby (whats his name??) looks cool...and ofcourse the lucky dog Anish Patel has had most of the fun in the movie....worth seeing when your spirits are down.....I suggest see it on DVD with a peg in hand :-)
Enjoy!

"Goodby my friend...." thats how goes one of the Boney M songs. Well this is for another good ol chum of mine, Anand, who is shifting base back to his hometown today. We have been together since college days, were project partners, joined our existing firm together, were roomies for 2/3 Yrs until he got married to his childhood love RJ... this cool chap has got an uncanny ability to get on your nerves for his sheer careless attitude towards life:-) His interests include girls and only girls.. all ages, shapes & size at any given time of day, morn, noon, night...he has had enough girls swooning over him, but he will never have enough of the female species...though he is hopelessly devoted to his wife..he is equally flirtatious to ever reform from this habit of his....for his send off yesterday we went out past midnight searching for a cuppa of cofee a la our college days...on the way came across a...Uhm...C-Girl..were tempted to go for a bachelors night out...but ignored her...(btw, we dont come across them every day!!)...then had a nice filter coffee at 'savera', came back & then slept over late at his place, had nice breakfast in morn...before seeing him off...
So long AJ, lets hope we meet soon again...all the best N Enjoy!

Some sidey friend wished me "Good Morning" early today morning with an SMS. He timed it so well that I received it just about when I got up from sleep and was scrambling to stay wide awake...I too promptly forwarded it to few others to bug them... ha ha!! Here's how the SMS went [ Its in Hinglish, see if you can understand..]

"Arey o peeple ke ped ke sukhe hue patte me chupe hue Bhoot ke panje ki last ungli ke tute hue nakhun se behte khun ke bimar bacteria, Uth Ja! Good Morning!! "

Maan just imagine, U a Sick bacteria running in a ghosts blood! what a wierd concept! I couldnt stop my laughter on reading this, thanx maan for starting my day with such a good laugh :-)