Movies Movies and some more movies....

          I had fantastic weekend!!! I finished with my exams finally...I have been watching movies the whole weekend..Started from "Mother India" and ended(for now) with "Mumbai Pune Mumbai"...It feels great!! Its really rear watching so many movies being a grad student!!
          I am really fond of old hindi classics so I naturally started with one of the best film ever made "Mother India"..I always wanted to watch this movie..The details in the movie are really nice..Though its tough to relate to all those situations today but the way its put,still gives a perfect picture of what happened. I really liked the message that once you are trapped in a the vicious cycle of EMIs, sometimes not only you but even the  future generations are stuck there..Nargis Dutt has done a fantastic job.She has potrayed the character of Radha in the best possible way..I loved Sunil Dutt as Birju. Well I am no one to comment on the acting skills of these legends!!
        Well after scrolling through n number of movies(n tends to almost 10) comes this next movie.."Mumbai Pune Mumbai"..I didn't even know about the movie. One of my friends suggested me to watch that.Its a great movie.It captured a place in "My Favorites". I loved the concept of the movie.And secondly, it felt great to see Tulshibaug, Saras Baug, Sinhgad..पुण्याचे रस्ते!! गर्दी , भेळवाले , CCD, प्रभात रोड  ..मस्त वाटल..I hope to enjoy more and more movies!!

An extra hour..

          The daylight saving time ends today..This is the first day when I have 25 hours in a day!!!

I am very sure all of us wanted to have some more time..May be a day before the exam, may be on the birthday, may be the last day during vacations...There will be many more reasons, we want some extra time..And today I have it!!

          25 hours in one day!!! Finally!!! There have been times when I wanted to have some extra time..On birthdays, during exams, vacations, sometimes just like that..

          This concept of having an hour extra may look virtual to some of us as the clock automatically changes..You do not even realize as you are asleep when the clock changes..blaah blaah blaah...

           But I am just feeling good as I have this extra hour!!  25 hours in a day..It sounds so nice... I hope you don't forget to change the analog clocks so as to be on the right time..

          

The bucket list

The bucket list is not a very new movie.Well I did not know anything about the movie.Its my friend who said lets watch it. I would suggest to add this movie into your 'to watch' list!

          It is really a wonderful movie.It is a story of two terminally ill men.How they escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.The two lead characters Carter and Edward are played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. Edward is a very rich and famous man, people find very hard to work with him.He is all alone, his pursuit of money has left him without any family or friends. On the other side, Carter is a very very knowledgeable man.He is still married with three children.He is a mechanic by profession and earns just sufficient to raise the family.But the most important aspect of carter's character is his general knowledge.He knows almost everything about anything.He has been reading a lot of books.Now these two completely different people are in the same room of the hospital.They understand that they do not have much time now.Here comes the bucket list.Carter lists his "things to do before dying". Edward reads that and convinces Carter to do all those things they have always wanted to do before they die.Now the journey begins. They travel a lot.I wont say around the world but almost around the world.

          The journey is not important, what is important is what they become after the journey.What they feel after the journey.Edward gets back in touch with his daughter and Carter spends wonderful time with his family.

In Egypt, Carter describes the two questions.Ancient egyptians believe that when you die god asks you two question

1. Have you found joy in your life?

2. Has your life brought joy to others?

Do we have answers to this question?

How I met your mother!!!

These days I am watching this series.How I met your mother..I guess it will still take atleast 2 seasons unless Ted reveals who the mother is..

In this series there is this legendary character of Barney..I really love the way he says SUIT UP and awsome!! He adds humor to the show..

He plays this 'awsome' game "Have you met Ted?"

Then there are these two guys Marshell and Lily..They have never been single!!!

Then Robin, the carrier woman!!!She is a news reporter..

Now comes the lead..Ted..The guy who wants to get married..and if we go by his description of dream girl(soulmate in his words), there is a little probability that he will get married..

Well the thing about this show is I know people who are exactly like them..One of my freinds is exactly like Ted..Another one can not be single..There is a Robin in the group too..And then there is Barney..The one who suits up..Plays the have you met game!!


Sometimes I really wonder, how do we find similarities in your best friend and Monica (from friends), or how can there be a Ted in your group?


It is really fun to connect your friends and famous TV characters..Lets see what similarities we find in our friends and the famous tv characters!!

10/10/10 @ 10.10

I really love this date, this time..
It is just magical..Writing blog at this time makes me feel fantastic!!

I know people may think whats so special about it?
Well then this is a simple question for them,what is so special every other day in the year? What is special in any year? any decade?any moment??

My point here is, Its not the day, the year, the time that is special..We make it special..We make it magical..We do certain things on that day, those small little things make the day special..There is always something special in every day..Every day is special..What is so special in valentine's day or mother's day?We make it special by remembering our loved ones..We make it special by spending time with our loved ones..

I am reading a wonderful book by one of my all time favorite authors Paulo Coelho..The name of the book is "By the river Piedra I sat down and wept"..In this book the author describes the concept of magic moment..He says there is at least one magic moment in every day..Its up to us whether to believe it or not..to cherish that moment or not..to experience that moment or leave it..to live that moment or ignore it..

This concept of magic moment is a really good one..Seriously just think about it this way, Every night before going to bed, we will mentally go through the day and think of a magic moment..And there will be certainly at least one encounter/moment/act that will catch our attention..And it will definitely teach us something..

So my magic moment would be this moment 10/10/10 @ 10.10...

Birthdays in pool

Here at UTD I guess, we have this tradition(!!!)..I wont say that there is anything new or unique about it..It just is..

We celebrated three birthdays this week and I am about to go for the surprise celebration of the 4th..What we do on birthdays is we simply THROW the birthday girl or the birthday boy in the pool and then later everyone else forces everyone else to get into the water!!!

It might sound weird..But trust me it is fun..

BIRTHDAYS...although we have one every year, we celebrate it as if this is the only one!!!
I really like birthdays..I need not be my birthday always..I enjoy everyone's birthday..
Birthdays are truly special..

Its the day when suddenly you grow a year older..Its the day when you really appreciate all the people in your life. Its the day when you feel 'like the KING of the world'...Its the day when you make wishes..Its a day when your phone doesn't stop ringing(it feels great)..Its the day when you get many many messages on facebook and scraps on ORKUT even from people you have not in contact with..not to forget text messages..Its just not the other day of our lives..Its THE special day!!!

I was just wondering how birthday celebrations keep changing...
1st, 2nd, 3rd birthday-Its 'just' you, your family and a bunch of people you dont                         even  recognise!!Everyone enjoys except for you!!!

then from 4th birthday onwards- You have your school friends and their parents for the birtday ,  neighbours, family friends also come..You like your birthday because now you know it is your birthday and people give you nice dolls, cars, games, books!!!You get your favorite Barbie/spiderman cake too.. This continues till high school.

Highschool birthdays-Its just you you family and your friends..You get atleat one new dress!!You call your classmates home..They give you nice archies/ hallmark cards and idols..Your best friends give you handmade greeting cards..again you feel great!!!

Then the college phase-Now people call you at 12!!Your parents give you whatever you want..You spend the whole night on phone..Now onwards the cake in not meant only for eating !! You have a group now..You want to go out and treat them..They now know what you like and how you are...They will give you gifts which you would really love because they have really understand you, your dreams...

Then the university birthdays...They are the ones when you are away from your home..when people come and give you a surprise visit at 12..and throw you in the pool...

One thing is common in all birtdays..you are treated specially..People take out some time and spend it with you..You get to it whatever you love!!!And your phone doesnt stop  ringing..You eat (!!) a lot of cake..

And offcourse you grow a year older!!

USA

This week was a pretty hectic one!!
Now finally I have arrived in the US..After long days of shopping, after long chats with people, after farewell parties, after visiting relatives, after so much of packing (Removing mostly!!! as 23 kg isn't much you know!! I wish they allowed 30*3 bags) , after waiting for so long on the airport at Mumbai, Frankfurt and Dallas!!, after the loss of baggage(well I have got it back again) and etc etc as the list is never ending..
Actually I don't have a laptop yet, so I wrote this blog on the paper first..
So the USA, Texan heat..This city(Richardson) is really really very very hot.. Its very sunny here.I don't know how I am going to bare with the texan heat..

USA-Texas-Dallas-Richardson  This will give an idea where I am currently.Everyone keeps asking me in their mails about how does it feel to be there?I really do not have any answer for this question..Hopefully I get the answer soon..

This one is for you

           It's been said that everlasting friends can go long periods of time without speaking and never question their friendship.These types of friends pick up like they just spoke yesterday, regardless of how long it has been or how far away they live, and they don't hold grudges.They understand that life is busy..but you will ALWAYS love them..

          I hope you know, who am I talking about..Thank you..Thank you for being there..And I really hope distance does not separate us..

Prem ani valentines day

I don't know why do people connect valentines day with the romantic love..
Love can be n any form..It can be the love for your parents, friends, siblings,
relatives or anyone..It need not be only for the special someone..
Why do we wait to celebrate valentines day for him?
Well... I celebrated my day very well..I gifted something to people I really love(including me!!!!!).. It sounds a bit crazy but as kareena kapoor says in Jab We Met,"Mai apane apaki favorite hoon..".Yes, I love myself..Well I didn't buy anything for me, gift as such..but I know I love you..
Now, about the gifts..Gift need not be an artistic thing always..It can be a nice message, a short chat, a phone call may be..It need not be a material thing always, it can be an act, a walk with someone you care for..It can be anything..
Today I listened to many good songs..Radio war changali gani lagatat aaj..
Wish you a very very happy valentines day!!!

More than words

               This is one of my favorite songs..This song by westlife is a really good one..I guess we all would like to go deeper and show or see beyond words..

               Its not that words do not convey feelings, but there is certainly something more than words..Something that can not be expressed using words..Something that can only be felt..This is true in any type of situation..Any relationship...Any person..Mom never tells you she loves you, you can feel that..You don't have to wish a friend his birthday, you just have to gift him something!!!(How do I add smiley here???That would be more than words right!!!)..In DDLJ, Shahrukh khan has to give a flower, mere sorry is not accepted by kajol!!!See more than words philosophy applies everywhere!!!
               What I want to say here is we really appreciate if someone goes beyond words for us..Then why not we??Why not 'I' is going beyond the words!!!!

New year....

First of all a happy new year to all.

This year I celebrated with my friends..But the celebrations didnt end on 1st!!!! We continued til 5th!!!! Went to anice place 'Belgam'.. It is a quite city..The 'tourist' part of us was not awake.. Basically we enjoyed being lazy..Just lying in the bed, watching TV, munching on anything that is available..Having fantastic homemade lunches n dinners..
It was a great break from the hectic schedule and we were rejunavating ourselves..
Now I understand how chandler and joyey might have felt when they spent the whole day eating and watching TV!!
Take my word, It feels great..You dont have anything to do..You dont have to get up early..You dont need to go anywhere..You dont have to answer any phonecalls(Thanks to IDEA, there the cellphone doesnt work according to your wish....)...You dont have to make a daily TO DO list(As you dont have anything to do..)...You dont have to drive..You dont even have to cook for yourself...you dont have any time limits..You dont need to see people..You are just with your best friend..Its just you, spending time for yourself, with yourself...Now I truly realise how important sleeping well is..

Every year I would love to go somewhere and have such a great time..Thank you ragini..