I have become regularly irregular on the blog and I so hate this. This is such a sinking feeling in me. I've been telling this that I need to write regularly and its just not happening. Should I blame it on time? I know it's a lame excuse. If you are really passionate about something you'll definitely take time out and do it regardless of anything.Period.

Note to self: Write continuously for 21 days even it's just a one liner, it will become a habit

Para Athma

Once a good film maker will never remain good forever. This proved in case of ace movie director Mr. Yograj Bhat. The man with the fame of Mungarumale, Gaalipata and so on didn’t live up to people’s expectation in his recent movie Paramathma. Niranjan and I decided to watch this movie for the same reasons a) It’s Yograj Bhat- who is known for his interesting scripts b) It’s Puneeth Rajkumar- who has certain standards in Kannada movies and comes with certain sense of responsibility. I have always liked Puneeth’s movies in the past and it’s a great disappointment to watch him in this movie. The much hyped movie hits rock bottom with its poor story line and narration. I decided the fate of the movie in the first ten minutes. Puneeth Rajkumar has done a good job in terms of his acting, it’s something  new that he has tried out. Apart from that there is no substance in the movie, it has been dragged till the end.

Mr. Yograj Bhat,

I have a particular question for you, where did you get the heroine from? Has Kannada movie industry deprived of good heroines? Why did you create a character that has a grumpy face all through the movie? Not only she is irritated in the entire movie, she also irritates us with her acting skills. We can't make out whether she is crying or laughing. She seriously needs some acting lessons. If people have complimented you for your sense of humour in the past; let me tell you that it's history now. It just annoys us. The humour in this movie is stale. You need an introspection!

Why do you make all the characters in the movie to talk so much? If you think it entertains people, sorry to say that it irritates us. C’mon we have already heard in your previous movies. It’s the same story, same shady dialogues and to top it all it’s the same people who act in all your movies. Enough! We can’t see the same thing again and again. If you are really talented show us that by doing better movies. Every movie promotion you complain that people don’t come to theaters to watch movies. If you give crappy movies like this, who do you think will come and watch?

I am a true Kannadiga and I will support Kannada movies but not at the cost of my time and money. So give a serious thought of making good movies.

Undoubtedly I have liked few movies in the past. What I am unhappy about is the stereotype. We all know that you are talented, so make some meaningful movies. I have rumbled too much on the negatives about the movie, time to say some good things. What I liked in the movie is Jayanth Kaikini’s lyric and Sonu Nigam’s song (Paravashanadenu). Hats off to you to make our Karnataka look stunning on the big screen! Thanks for discovering and making us see some of the remotest places in Karnataka which is unbelievably beautiful. I think that’s the USP of your movies. I don’t think anyone can do better than you.

Disheartened kannada movie watcher

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It’s only been a month that I showed up here but it just feels like ages!
Well quite a few things happened in the last one month. I moved into a new house. Yes, yes, yes…it’s my house. All excited and got busy in shifting and setting up. It’s totally a new experience to me. I am finally out of the shell. I miss my parents very badly though, but happy with the transition. The best part of the whole moving out is cooking. Yes, I learnt to cook! You heard me right, I cook now and that to very regularly. For the girl who couldn’t differentiate between pulses and cereals, it’s really a big achievement. To my surprise, I enjoy to cook (I never thought I would). With cooking and cleaning I hardly get time to write. I just hope this is momentary. I should be able write more often. For now, that’s it……

The Ace of Spades

I called it quits. Yes, you heard me right. Don’t be shocked! My relationship with Nokia came to an end with N95 last month. It was hard to make up my mind. I’ve been a loyal customer with Nokia for more than nine years. My journey began with Nokia 3380 and ended with N 95. It was an incredible journey trying out all the latest models with them. Being a cell phone freak I would try every new launch of Nokia. I think it reached the saturation point in me; After N 95 I just didn’t change my phone. After some humiliation from my friends, I made up my mind. I was confused on which brand to go with. Being an ardent Nokia fan I couldn’t go out of the league. Nevertheless, my fascination for touch phones made me abandon Nokia. I was disappointed that Nokia didn’t have anything eye-catching to offer. Though there were many touch phones, everything was over-priced.

Everyone insisted on Samsung. I was keen on buying a HTC phone. I saw my friend Sowmya’s Galaxy Fit and was totally in awe with it. Finally, after a lot of research realized that Samsung has amazing offers. It has a wide range of smart phones for affordable prices. I was in a state of confusion between Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Ace. I bought Galaxy Ace, as it looked exactly like iPhone. It’s been nearly two months now and I am totally in love with this phone.

If you have seen an iPhone ad on the TV, it says “If you don’t have an iPhone, well you don’t have an iphone”. Now, I can proudly say "If you don’t have an iPhone, well you have a Galaxy Ace". The phone that looks and works very much like an iPhone. Although it has the regular apps like calendar, radio, memos and Gallery features. The browsing, messaging and touch features are super fast with the Android OS. The Android market place has a huge collection of apps. You name it and you get it!
Out of sixteen phones that I have used so far, I would say Galaxy Ace tops the list. The best part about this phone is while I am on the go; I can check my emails, read newspaper, Tweet and update my Facebook statuses. Isn’t it awesome?

If you are at a lookout for new phone, you must try this out.

“If you do anything continuously for 21 days, it becomes a habit”. I remember reading this somewhere.
But I am not sure if that’s true. Well, no harm in trying out. Isn’t it? Well, if you ask me what’s that I want it to be my habit? It’s definitely to write. I want to write to my heart content and till my brain runs out of ideas. This is a small exercise that I would do on my blog. The next 21 days I will write religiously. If I can’t publish on some day, will draft it and publish whenever I can but will try and not break the rule. I really want this to become my habit. Let’s see how well I can keep up with this.

Do you ever forget your password or ATM pin number?

Have you ever blanked out while unlocking your computer/laptop? Or while punching in your pin numbers at an ATM?

I have experienced that fewer times with my laptop, but somehow retrieved with trial and error method. I never had issues forgetting my ATM pin number. Couple of days ago, Niranjan and I went for a movie. As usual, we didn’t book the tickets in advance, instead tried our luck going to the theatre. We both were lucky on that day, we got the tickets. I gave my card to pay, the girl in the counter told me that the machine was not working and asked me to pay by cash. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough cash with me. I told her to block the tickets and rushed to the ATM which was on the other side of the mall. There was a big queue and I had exactly fifteen minutes. I stood in the queue hoping to get the money faster. The queue kept growing and I was frantic on missing out on the beginning of the movie. I stood patiently waiting for my turn. Finally my turn came and I had exactly five minutes. I inserted my debit card and punched in my card number (XXXX). Bang- incorrect pin! I thought it was a fat finger syndrome. I re-entered slowly; it didn’t accept my number. I was apprehensive to try again, thinking about card getting blocked with three invalid attempts. I decided to use a different debit card. Phew- incorrect pin again! I tried to calm down and re-entered, it didn’t help. There were many people standing in the line and staring at me. I called up Niranjan and asked him to come immediately. Luckily he was around; we got the money and collected the tickets. What kept me thinking is, for the first time in many years I forgot my pin number, especially the time when I badly needed the money. I couldn’t believe it myself! How can I forget those four-digit-numbers on two different cards? I went crazy.

After a day, while I was busy doing something at work, I suddenly remembered the numbers. I went to the ATM and punched in the numbers, Voila! It worked!

Note to self: Always keep some money in the wallet; you never know when the emergency comes!

Maid in namma Bengalooru

Transitioning from Eco-space to WTR has drained all the creative juices in me. I don’t have a proper frame of mind to write anything these days. I am trying hard to write from past couple of days and it’s just not happening. I feel so incomplete. Anyways still getting used to the new workplace, currently nothing major has changed in terms of work, except for work culture, policies and facilities. I like their transport policy, where we have fixed people, who travel every day. It’s only three of us in my cab(S S S). The good 3 hours of drive in the cab gives us opportunity to discuss on random topics like life experiences, crib about traffic jams, exchange tips on job searches and also to vent out our frustrations. Today’s hot topic was about someone who is the most required person in everybody’s household, our lives comes to a standstill without them. Take a guess on who is that? Yes, it’s our house maids. Well I got to hear some interesting stories and I thought will share it with you all.

Maid 1:

The mistress went berserk when the maid didn’t turn up. She asked her the next day, “Can’t you inform me that you are not coming?” Maid replies, “Oh, I sent you an SMS saying I no come, didn’t you see my message?”

Wow what an idea Sirji! I am sure the maid is using Idea cellular service.

Maid 2:

The day she came for an interview, she said, “I only work from Monday to Friday. Don’t ask me to work on weekends; I won’t come even if you pay me extra money”.

Totally influenced by the IT culture.

Maid 3:

I need a salary hike because I come to work on my two-wheeler and the petrol price is touching sky.

Utilizing the time to earn more.

Maid 4:

Don’t serve me leftovers, it doesn’t suit my tummy. I have a very sensitive stomach.

Stay healthy and fit.

There is a crazy demand for maids in almost all the cities, especially when both couples are working and they don’t have sufficient time to do the daily chores. Gone are those days when maids had restrictions and were treated badly from their employers. I am very happy to see the transition in them. Today what we see is they are educated, financially independent, work really hard to support their families and fight for their rights. Fair enough, if they do justice to their work, all their demands are certainly fulfilled. The flip side to it is some people misuse the freedom and the trust given to them. We completely rely on them when we are away from home. Just to make some quick bucks they take a wrong route. We have heard and witnessed such stories. Right?

Let me know if you have anything interesting to share.

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