They said 10th standard was the most important year in your life, if you did well, your life was made
They said doing well in the CET was crucial, if you did well, your life was made
They said getting into a good college was important, if you did well, your life was made
They said placements decided everything, if you did well, your life was made
They were naive.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Serendipitous Metamorphosis of the Unsuspecting Motorist
After a year of treacherous motoring in Bangalore, I've discerned that every person on the road will go through the 5 distinct phases of the Bengalooru experience-
0. Gestation
There are only 2 reasons why an innocent human being will subject oneself to the insidious roads of the city. 1. The long harboured dream to own a bike, to tame the road (ya right!!!) , to feel the adrenaline rush, to see the speedometer cross the elusive 99kmph mark. Or because one has decided to take one's fate into one's own hands and no longer be a victim of the vicious auto rickshaw Mafia that runs amok in the city. Either way, we take the plunge. Thereby entering the first phase-
1. Newbie
Really easy to spot- has no idea what the gear he is in, the helmet visor is always up, and is that annoying guy on the road who has an angry mob behind him honking to kill. And finally, is that guy who stops for the red light at 6 in the morning, watching the rest of the vehicles zip past him, almost hitting his rear.
2. The adolescent
Thinks he knows what gear he is in and is that psychopath who almost crashed into you last evening.
3. Been there done that
Has had his share of falls and accidents. The bike has a few scratches, wont kill the pillion if the bike is soiled by the mud on the pillion's shoes. Still knows a thing or two about traffic rules.
4. 'Institutionalised'
The true Bengaloorean- Thinks the footpath was constructed so that she/he can zoom past the rest of the idiots who are patiently waiting on the road for the signal to go green. Firmly believes that there should be no space between your headlights and the tail lights of the vehicle in front. Has no idea what the pairs of orange lights on either side of the head/tail light are there for. Knows very well about the horn. Can ride on the first gear for exceptionally long periods of time. Some times has a helmet on and is sometimes found jumping over the divider. And most importantly, can see behind his head.
'Believe what you want. These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's "institutionalized."'- Red, The Shawshank Redemption
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."
Greg Anderson quotes (American best-selling author and founder of the American Wellness Project., b.1964)
Obviously Greg's destination was not via Bengalooru :)
0. Gestation
There are only 2 reasons why an innocent human being will subject oneself to the insidious roads of the city. 1. The long harboured dream to own a bike, to tame the road (ya right!!!) , to feel the adrenaline rush, to see the speedometer cross the elusive 99kmph mark. Or because one has decided to take one's fate into one's own hands and no longer be a victim of the vicious auto rickshaw Mafia that runs amok in the city. Either way, we take the plunge. Thereby entering the first phase-
1. Newbie
Really easy to spot- has no idea what the gear he is in, the helmet visor is always up, and is that annoying guy on the road who has an angry mob behind him honking to kill. And finally, is that guy who stops for the red light at 6 in the morning, watching the rest of the vehicles zip past him, almost hitting his rear.
2. The adolescent
Thinks he knows what gear he is in and is that psychopath who almost crashed into you last evening.
3. Been there done that
Has had his share of falls and accidents. The bike has a few scratches, wont kill the pillion if the bike is soiled by the mud on the pillion's shoes. Still knows a thing or two about traffic rules.
4. 'Institutionalised'
The true Bengaloorean- Thinks the footpath was constructed so that she/he can zoom past the rest of the idiots who are patiently waiting on the road for the signal to go green. Firmly believes that there should be no space between your headlights and the tail lights of the vehicle in front. Has no idea what the pairs of orange lights on either side of the head/tail light are there for. Knows very well about the horn. Can ride on the first gear for exceptionally long periods of time. Some times has a helmet on and is sometimes found jumping over the divider. And most importantly, can see behind his head.
'Believe what you want. These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. After long enough, you get so you depend on 'em. That's "institutionalized."'- Red, The Shawshank Redemption
"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."
Greg Anderson quotes (American best-selling author and founder of the American Wellness Project., b.1964)
Obviously Greg's destination was not via Bengalooru :)
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Through the celluloid #1 - The X-Files- Fight the future
After a long hiatus from blogging (and after several drafts) I've finally worked up the courage to write again.
Beginning today will be a series on my thoughts about movies both old and new, and what better to start with than the one movie for which I have had to wait for 10 years to watch.
The X -Files , released in 1998- starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny- was a collage of the entire X-Files concept. It had all the constituents of a trite Sci-Fi thriller- a deadly virus, ugly aliens (MIB is probably the only movies which showed pretty aliens), a love story that could have been, an end of the world scenario,but with the added X-Files flavour-a government conspiracy, aliens with no guns or protective force fields, and an FBI agent whose job is to investigate unexplained phenomena but not solve the mystery.
Keeping up with the standards set by the widely popular TV series, the movie brings with it all the neat packaging that had become a trademark of the TV series. The posters are absolutely mind blowing, the taglines are brilliant and although the Mark Snow Theme song is played only once it sets the tone for the movie.
The film starts with a teenage boy in Texas getting infected with an alien virus, when he accidentally falls into an underground cave. The virus, which has been lying dormant in the underground caverns suddenly comes out of hibernation and starts to evolve. And its up to Scully and Mulder to get to the bottom of it.
Although the movies drags for a few minutes, there are plenty of scenes which sends you "wow", like the one where Mulder is chasing the tanker and he reaches a T junction and has to discern if the tanker went right or left, Mulder being the sceptic he is chooses to go straight instead of following the road- the back ground score when he does so is incredible (the hair at the back of my neck were standing up as I watched this). Gillian Anderson looks absolutely adorable in the movie, actually she looks just like the person you would want with you when you go chasing after aliens:).
To summarise, I loved the movie.
I would give it 3.5/5 . (Not a 4+ movie, after all, its what you expect to see when you see the title X-files)
The sequel, "I want to believe" releases on July 25. I hope its a 4+ movie.
Either way, I'm sure I'll love it.
Beginning today will be a series on my thoughts about movies both old and new, and what better to start with than the one movie for which I have had to wait for 10 years to watch.
The X -Files , released in 1998- starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny- was a collage of the entire X-Files concept. It had all the constituents of a trite Sci-Fi thriller- a deadly virus, ugly aliens (MIB is probably the only movies which showed pretty aliens), a love story that could have been, an end of the world scenario,but with the added X-Files flavour-a government conspiracy, aliens with no guns or protective force fields, and an FBI agent whose job is to investigate unexplained phenomena but not solve the mystery.
Keeping up with the standards set by the widely popular TV series, the movie brings with it all the neat packaging that had become a trademark of the TV series. The posters are absolutely mind blowing, the taglines are brilliant and although the Mark Snow Theme song is played only once it sets the tone for the movie.
The film starts with a teenage boy in Texas getting infected with an alien virus, when he accidentally falls into an underground cave. The virus, which has been lying dormant in the underground caverns suddenly comes out of hibernation and starts to evolve. And its up to Scully and Mulder to get to the bottom of it.
Although the movies drags for a few minutes, there are plenty of scenes which sends you "wow", like the one where Mulder is chasing the tanker and he reaches a T junction and has to discern if the tanker went right or left, Mulder being the sceptic he is chooses to go straight instead of following the road- the back ground score when he does so is incredible (the hair at the back of my neck were standing up as I watched this). Gillian Anderson looks absolutely adorable in the movie, actually she looks just like the person you would want with you when you go chasing after aliens:).
To summarise, I loved the movie.
I would give it 3.5/5 . (Not a 4+ movie, after all, its what you expect to see when you see the title X-files)
The sequel, "I want to believe" releases on July 25. I hope its a 4+ movie.
Either way, I'm sure I'll love it.
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