Twilight Saga: Books Review

My oh my!!! For the first time in 10 years of computer literacy, I read an e-book completely!
And after a long long time, I sat up the whole night to read a book!!
Plus, both the above statements are true, not just for 1 book called Twilight, but for all the books in the series, namely, [...]

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Book Review: “2 states – The story of my marriage” (No Spoilers)

Just read the latest one by Chetan Bhagat!
And by his own standards, its a very nice book! Fairly gripping (I finished it in non-stop 5 hours), humorous, and easy-flowing, this book describes the life and times of a couple divided by a wide North-South chasm.
On the flipside, the book is written in a very simple [...]

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I’m back!! :-)

Okay, okay, i’ve been outta circuit for quite some time now, I agree….
Was just going through the grinds of life shall I say…and am still, but I am tired of making it an issue, and don’t plan to do so, any longer!!!
Yeah, so what “interesting” stuff was I doing while I wasn’t here? Well, reading, teaching, and watching [...]

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Protected: Just a vent to my feelings!!

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Movie Review: Billu Barber

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Lara Dutta
Director: Priyadarshan
Synopsis and my opinion: Please read the letter below.
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Dear Mr. Irrfan Khan,
Subject: Please don’t!!
 
Sir, let me first clearly state, that we all love you very much…your mind-blowing performances in several movies like Haasil, Yeh hai Mumbai Meri Jaan,  Life in a Metro, to name a very few; have [...]

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Movie Review: Hello!

Line 1: Trring Trring…….. Trring Trring…….. Trring Trring……..
Line 2: Hello? Who’s this??
Line 1: This is…………. GOD…………..
Line 2: And we are 6 ammmmazed typical call centre employees.: TeamLeader-wannabe Shyam (Sharman Joshi – very comfortable in the role), Senior member Military Uncle (Sharat Saxena – endearing, but purposeless), Mr. biker Vrroom aka Varun( Sohail Khan – I never [...]

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Movie Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan

CAST: Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Vijay Maurya, R Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan
SYNOPSIS: This movie is actually an album or a collection of snapshots from the lives of people who live in Mumbai, and happen to live (and die and relive) through the deadly blasts of 7/11. Right from rich (R Madhavan, Soha [...]

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Mumbai Meri Jaan!!

ATTENTION: This post is not a movie review…its just an attempt to describe the movie hand in hand with its lovely title song!! Lemme know how you find it. The movie review’s coming up soon!
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AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL, JEEENA YAHAN, JARA HATKE JARA BACHKE YE HAI BOMBAY MERI JAAN…….
O my heart, it’s so difficult…to live [...]

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Movie Review: Hancock

Ever heard about a drunk super-hero, who however powerful and well-meaning, makes some mistake everytime and ends up receiving the wrath of public? And then tries to take vengeance from these ungrateful souls by creating troubles in their lives by his reckless behavior??
Enter John Hancock(Will Smith, who else) from Los Angeles!! The movie is about [...]

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Movie Review: Jaane tu..Ya jaane na….

The quientessential question: So, when do you know it’s love??

Yup, that’s the main theme of the latest “fresh” movie on the block. Produced by Mr. Perfectionist Aammir Khan and starring Imran Khan and Genelia D’Souza(Remember the peppy girl from “Tujhe Meri Kasam”, and the crybaby from Masti??), this movie tries to explore the avenue of a [...]

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Movie review : Love Story 2050

Is the time machine a new concept?
Is having red-hair a style of the future?
Even in 2050, will we have to hear pop songstresses in scanty clothes crooning to stupid songs?
In today’s age where Asimov sci-fiction is known by all, will the  idea of a colourful and shining globular time machine wherein we enter the year and [...]

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Should I venture into fiction??

For a long time, I have been at a loss of ideas for new blog posts… and more than ideas, it’s the expression that I am not able form.
So i thought, why not try my hand at fiction? Stories and topics that have interested me, but never happened to me…. I guess I should give [...]

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Read “Kane and Abel”!!!!

Yup guys… this is such an AMMMAZZZING novel, that you shouldn’t miss reading it, not even in lieu of a live book reading of a new Jeffrey Archer novel!!!

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My first meme!

My cousin Aditya just tagged me to this meme.. So trying my hand at it!
1) One job I’ve had:
Well, if you mean a job that pays you money, that is! Yep, I’ve had just one job for the last 2 and half years of my life(!!!). Its a typical IT industry job..do I need to say more?? [...]

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Thought for the day!

Do not devote too much of time thinking about how unfairly you are dealt with at work!
There are many things to be done in life, and work, is just a means of getting the money to be able to do them!

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Movie Review – BhoothNath!

Once upon a time there was an old man(Amitabh Bachhan) whose NRI son(Priyanshu Chatterjee) refused to stay with him even after his mom(Neena Kulkarni) died. The man, in attempt to stop his son from leaving, ran down the steps of his palacial villa, tripped, and fell to death. And since his son wanted to sell the [...]

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A sadly funny situation?

A friend narrated to me an incident he happened to witness. He was approaching a red-light on his bike, and the signal had just turned yellow. When it did, a small boy, with crutches in his hands(mind it, he carried the crutches, and not the other way round…), ran as fast as he could towards [...]

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Ye din bhi beetenge…………….

You know what, just realized that today’s the 20th of May….Just a few days left for the notorious Indian summers to lapse!!!
 
How fast days go by!

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Shahrukh!! Plz don’t do it!!!

IPL, Om Shanti Om, Zee Cine Awards, Kya aap paanchvi pass se tez hain, TV ads, movie ads, awards, ShahRukh Khan is all over it!!! All dailies and tabloids keep flashing his photographs all over their pages!!

I mean, agreed that he is the most charming ambassador any brand can ever get; I too am a bigggg [...]

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Drawing a blank!!!

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I used to wonder how it feels when someone has been waiting for something since days, and desperately;
and does not get it….
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now I know……it feels nothing….The effect is too enormous to feel! Atleast not so soon!
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Drew a blank!

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Law??

I read this piece from here, which was in turn published here. Loved it, hated it, both at the same time. Do go through…
The police carried out a raid and closed a factory. The children, who were working there, were all set free. Some said: “We are orphans. To eat we need a livelihood.” The [...]

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Movie Review – Tashan!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Rating: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHA!!!!!!!
Watch the movie to understand why I am doubling and tripling up with laughter!
On a second thought, don’t! Your reactions might not be as friendly as mine!

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A tribute to the most used product of the decade!!

Guys, wondering what that is?? Yes, it indeed is: Maggi Noodles!!!!!

 Surprised?? Well, enter s/w pros, staying away from home in rented apartments/PG accos. What comes into your mind first when you think of getting a quick bite??
Ofcourse, maggi noodles!!!
What do you think of cooking after a tiring day at office, and your return to home [...]

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Losing my views………

Was reading Sudha Murty’s ‘Wise and Otherwise’ yesterday(yeah, ok…i know its complete review is long overdue….patience guys…..). In one of those stories, Ms. Murty asks her son what he thinks are the 3 most revolutionary things of the 20th century, and he gives a really beautiful answer…..
It was then when i realized, that I would [...]

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In the world of melodies………..Part One

My favourite music, or my favourite songs cannot be encompassed in a single article/post….so thought of breaking them up into many. And since currently I need some inspiration desperately, lemme begin this chain by listing out my favourite inspiring songs! So here I go…..
1) Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhaata Chala Gaya…………..
Very soulful, meaningful and melodious!
 

Maein [...]

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The life of an IT pro!!!!

A recent observation made by me and a few others, underlined the fact that more than 50% of the applicants to an HR specialty B-School were IT pros…. Software??? HR??? What’s the connection man???
Just shows that we guys want to get out of our field, in any way we can!! lol!!!

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U, ME AUR HUMari misdirected love story!!!

Whoever said that all other intense actors could direct a movie as well as Mr. Perfect Aamir Khan??
Whoever said that the power-packed performances of Kajol and Ajay Devgan could carry off a movie with a badly written script and pathetic dialogues??
And last but not the least, whoever said that if you give a movie a sweet ending, [...]

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Cycling away, to health and wealth!! :-)

Last saturday, Krunal, Hemanth and the other enthusiastic and enterprising members of the Green Brigade of my office organized a cycling expedition from our Mangaldas office to TRDDC office at Hadapsar. The purpose was promoting cycling as a pollution-free and healthy way of commutation. And although I had been working till 2:30 pm the nite [...]

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Bamboozled!!!!!!

That’s describing in one word, me n my life over the past few weeks!

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Wise and otherwise!

I just started reading the book ‘Wise and Otherwise’ by one of my favourite authors, Sudha Moorthy, and although I have just been able to feast on 3 of the stories, I have almost fallen in love with the book! Ms. Moorthy’s stories are always simply written and yet heart-wrenching; and this book adds further [...]

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