tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68899222011-08-02T23:32:39.007-05:00Contemplating life right now .... on sabbaticalDuMbSaNEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067711293372311443noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889922.post-17513462795813465512009-09-07T00:45:00.005-05:002009-09-07T00:55:17.890-05:00

First post in 3 years. Better late than never ! After much back n forth in my head, I finally decided to go the State Fair. I had been there the first year I was in MN(cos my cousins' family was here and I tagged along), but every subsequent year, I avoided it on the premise that going alone kinda sucks. This was the year that ghost was finally laid to rest. Woke up at 11:30 and took a bath,

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Finally a movie that lived up to and surpassed all my expectations.To think that a studio had enough faith to grrenlight a project based on an amusement park ride itself is quite dumbfounding. Somehow that bulb that went on in some studio exec's head is turning out to be one of the largest grossing franshices of all time.The movie is an absolute thrill ride and the critics trying to look for

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I saw this ad on craigslist today.It says "Beautiful 27" gently used Sharp TV with remote"so I assume this is opposed to ads which state" Not so beatiful 27" very roughly manhandled Blunt TV with batteries but no remote"Well whatever rocks their boat ... or the marbles in their heads.Cheers.

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Just finished a book called "My Forbidden Face". Its a real life account of a young girl growing up under the Taliban.I don't think the writing was impressive but that maybe cos it was an English translation of the French original. But the facts stated were shocking to say the least. I had heard about all the rules the Taliban had enforced but not in such descriptive detail.Here is a sampling of

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I was wondering what to exactly put down for this section when I read a write up abt it on another blog. I don't think copy pasting is a blogger's technique ... so credit where its due.A very good read. Sensible statements. And alas ... all of it is true.http://expertdabbler.blogspot.com/2006/07/business-as-usual.htmlWe are never gonna be pro-active abt this .. lets jus face it.Sad times.

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Chronology of events :Friday, June 30Spend 2 or 3 hours at work taking printouts of reservations, driving directions etc for the big weekend.Fly out at 7pm from Minneapolis, headed to NYC.Touch ground at 10:30 pm and reach Vyju’s house at 11:30 pm.2 JD’s with coke before heading to bed ( at 4 am)Nik, Appu and Anusha make it the same night too.Saturday, July 1Appu n me head to New Jersey to rent

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I finished The Namesake a couple of nights ago and apart from the fact that the suthor is a very pretty woman, the book is quite a good read too. Jhumpa won the Pulitzer price for her earlier book Interpreter of Maladies and you can see why.She has a talent to speak in such a way about each of the characters in her novel, that you immediately feel like you are them or you sympathize with them.I

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Finished the book "Life of Pi" last week.It was very different from what I thought it would be like. From my friend's introduction to the book I knew it was a lost at sea kinda adventure but the treatment was refreshingly different.To keep a whole novel centered on one person ( okay .. 2) with no other characters other than a few pages here n there is quite a feat and then to do it in such a way

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This being the Soccer World Cup fever time .... this letter makes perfect sense.If its cricket world cup time and you're in India .. everything is still applicable.____________________________________________________________Dear Wife,1. From 9 June to 9 July 2006, you should read the sports section of the newspaper so that you are aware of what is going on regarding the World Cup, and that way

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I was gonna write about something else but this came through the email chain and just had to put it up. Brilliant stuff.Robert Lingam I.P.S (Vijayakanth) visits Madurai to deliver a lecturein college about public safety. The head pujari of Meenakshi temple is murdered. He was stabbed to death, but before dying he lies down in the robotic break dance position next to a shiva lingam, the message

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After keeping this page open for an hour and trying to figure out what to write about, inspiration strikes in the form of a dear friend's classic quote "Drunk ppl always mean what they say".So True.They say that when u'r drunk, u always speak the truth. Its when you let go of your inhibitions and speak whats on your mind. You might finally confess that you love a particular person ( never mind u

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Finally managed to catch the Da Vinci code last night and it must be said I have never entered a movie hall more confused than for this one. On the one hand I loved the book, where mom disagrees, and on the other hand I had one set of friends telling me they loved the movie and another set saying they hated it.Wiping the slate clean is not something I am really good at. With all that background I

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Hopefully I will be able to catch the Da Vinci code this weekend, as also X-Men 3 which seems to have got off to a bloody huge mega blockbuster start.Hugh Jackman was definitely born to play Wolverine and add the stellar cast this time and its worth the admission price just to see Kelsey "Frasier" Cramer in a blue suit.I think Val Kilmer would have made a better Dr. Langdon but I'll wait to

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I'm writing something here after like a year, so I'm probably gonna be real rusty.Just got back from the first day show of MI:3. I am a Tom Cruise fan because more often than not his movies are entertaining.Of late he has gotten a lot of bad press. He has made some crazy statements and his love affair with Katie Holmes does look a lil made up. But I don't think that is any case to hold against

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The 5 Stages Of Drinking Level 1: It's 11:00 on a weeknight; you've had a few beers. You get up to leave because you have to work the next day and one of your friends buys you another round. One of your unemployed friends. Here at level one, you think to yourself, "Oh come on, this is silly. As long as I get seven hours of sleep, I'm cool."Level 2: It's midnight. You've had a few more beers.

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OK I didn't write this ... but it was a fascinating read. Hope you feel so too.The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England, and English expatriates built the US Railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were

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Decided to put some thoughts down after viewing the Hindi movie 'Page 3'. I thought it was a very realistic and blunt portrayal of the fast, attractive and immoral celeb life. It set me thinking a lil bit, which is what I do anyways all the time. The film is from the point of view of a journalist who covers the Page 3 section of the tabloids in Bombay. Page 3 is that part of the newspaper

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This is my take on Yash Chopra's latest love saga Veer Zaara. I have already watched this movie 3 times and its on its way to becoming a favorite. A lot of people don't like sappy romance movies cos they think its just not possible for people to be so dedicated in love and that may be true with the way the world is going but there will always be the exceptions. I am a die hard romantic at heart

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Well finally something interesting to write about. I recently heard this scenario from a friend. What if there was no Devil. There was just God but he had a split personality .. kinda like a Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. In case we assume this possibilty to be within the realm of reason, then doesn't it explain a lot of things? ( for those of you who don't know this particular story, check out http://

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Got this link from one of my friends .. its a parody about the Bush Vs Kerry race for the post of the President, which by they way is very fast becoming a big joke all over the US. http://goodbysilverstein.com/client_site_beta/thisland.html  .... Thought it was pretty funny. So I've been up to nothing much. Just the usual routine life , plus a lot of cursing cos this is the worst summer we

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So here I am again. Its been a very long time and before I listen to more abuse from Aps, lemme write something to keep it going. Saw the movie I, Robot a few days ago and was very impressed with it. Am not a fan of Sci-Fi movies at all. So didn't have too many expectations walking into the theatre. Primary reason for going was to see Will Smith cos I'm a biggg fan of his kind of entertainment

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Am Back Bloggin now... Was away for a while ... took a whirlwind tour of Washignton DC , New York City and Syracuse .. to celebrate the American Independence Day. We reached DC quite late .. too late in fact to catch the museums ... which is the best thing about DC. But did manage to get to all the memorials and monuments. Walked like 10 miles I guess ... was one tired dog by night time and

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A very wise friend of mine inspired me to put some thoughts on to paper ( figuratively speaking ). If you fear what life has to offer, then you live in the sort of state of mind which prevents you from enjoying what is right before you .. thinking instead of what might / might not happen say 6 months down the line. So thats when I thought its better to let life hit you in the balls someday

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Today was a fun day for me. Anything's fun for me as long as I don't have to study. Played my first game of stickball. For the stickball - virgins, stickball is an offshoot of baseball. Its played in a much smaller are than an actual babseball pitch, the bat is a lot thinner ( kind of like the dry brooms in India ) , and its played with tennis balls. So the rules are similar to baseball ... tag

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Apparently 'Sex' is no longer taboo in India too. The one topic that for decades has been held within wraps has also now come out into the open. Read an article on Outlook a few months back about how gilrs from high profile houses were making anything from Rs. 20,000 to a lakh for a night of hot steamy sex with some guy ( obviously there are a lot of them around ) who had a lot of money to blow.

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Alcohol is an interesting substance to consume. Personally I prefer hard liqour to beer, cos thats just empty calories man. Not that liqour is a diet food but it kicks in faster and its more fun to order. Now that brings me to yesterdays events. Went out with some friends to celebrate a girl's victorious driving test. Mixed a bit too much I guess. It was a JACK w/ COKE ( My Fav Drink ),

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Only Friendship takes u higher ... every day as friends we grow. - from A tamil song Boyfriends and girlfriends will come and go .. but friendship is for life. - Phoebe from F.R.I.E.N.D.S Somehow these lines seems so appropriate to me today. I have always looked for the perfect girl ... someone who I hoped would complete me. ( From Jerry Mcguire) But maybe I was looking for the wrong thing all

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WOW ... Jus got back from the Six Flags Amusement Park at Darien Lake and it was an absolutely awesome experience. I had been there before but this time felt way more special .... maybe it was cos of the company or jus the fact that we did a lot more fun stuff this time around .. which brings me back to the company ... so yeah that was definitely it. Went on all the frikkin roller coasters

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Was lounging around my room today and u know how my mind starts working overtime thinking about life and all the baggage it brings with it. Well anyways I realized a long time ago that maybe I am not the ambitious kind at all. I would be happy living a simple life in a small house with a small family. Maybe I'm not the kind of guy who likes to have a lot of money and wants to have his photo on

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Was involved in a conversation today with a friend of mine .... which got me thinking about something I think about sometimes. One thing which gets me irritated is when a person speaks highly of himself ... boasting doesn't go down well with me and I usuallly make it known .. with a perfectly timed sarcastic comment or with a look that shows how much importance I give to that person in a social

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Hmm .. so this is the fun part .. or so I've been told. I wonder why a person has so many thoughts running in his brain sometimes that he doesn't even remember what he thought about last. But I am not among those people ... more the kind of guy who is always thinking ... but whose mind is blank .... always seem to be busy ... doing nothing. Since I have the freedom to write what I want and

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