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Just Talk...: August 2010
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Things I can't do. In the past few days I am guilty of not having blogged, and even more guilty of not having read blog posts. This has been a period of serious introspection for me. My life was going nowhere and on an average the general sense of dissatisfaction prevailed over scattered moments of cheeriness. What are your weaknesses? I have now realized, and I tell this with all honesty, that I can't do 3 things. In other words, I am old school, undersell and over-perform.
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Just Talk...: August 2009
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Sunday, August 02, 2009. Well Not really. No news. Just an observation, in fact. I was watching the 8 o’ clock Tamil news yesterday. The lady happily chattering away in chaste Tamil. Or should I say, thooya tamizh? Obviously, a similar argument should be read for Hindi/ Bangla/ and other languages too. Just a disclaimer, just to emphasize that it is the habit - of using language in such a way - rather than the people or the language itself which is under scrutiny]. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Just Talk...: July 2009
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Friday, July 31, 2009. 1 I am not too crazy about fantasy movies. No, not even Lord of the Rings. 2 I think Harry Potter is for kids. So is Superman, Spiderman, Hulk, Transformers, etc. 3 I liked Paheli, though. I thought it was a gutsy take and the movie didn't take itself too seriously. Come to think of it, I liked Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. 7 I can't shut-up. 8 I can't. No, really! 9 I have no clue why I am rambling in points - but doesn't really matter does it. 11 I can't ...
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Just Talk...: July 2010
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Friday, July 02, 2010. Of Films: Black Friday. This, and this precisely, is what made the movie work for me. The effortless change of narrative perspectives. And, the effectiveness of this change on the viewer given the grittiness of the characters is jaw-dropping. Be it the fascinatingly choreographed chase scene where you become the hunted or the way you relate to Kay Kay in all those scenes when he is fighting within himself. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Not your regular guy. View my complete profile.
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Just Talk...: Tough Choice
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Thursday, May 06, 2010. Everyone comes across phases in life where one has to make tough choice. A decision that would potentially change the way you lead your life. Decisions that would affect not just self, but others around. I was baffled. I thought I didn't hear it correctly. In a parliamentary manner of asking her to repeat, I said 'What the ? Giving this a quick consideration, I found myself unable to take the decision. I asked her again, 'Are you serious? To which she curtly replied "Yes". I have ...
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Just Talk...: May 2010
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Friday, May 07, 2010. Practice makes a man perfect. And apparently, the lack of it makes him suck at it. Fellows, here's the story of my life. The story of how a young little boy didn't get to be what he always wanted to be, but instead ended up being what the society wanted him to be. It's sad, so get your handkerchiefs out and move your cup or tea away from you. By the way, I still possess the pebble on the pitch that made the ball cut sharply in the first place. Anyway. PS: Irrelevant but true. My...
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Just Talk...: September 2009
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Sunday, September 13, 2009. Movie Review: Pulp Fiction. 8220;So you want to hear the Fox Force Five Joke? 8221; she asks. “I am so petrified I couldn’t laugh” Vincent replies. “No you wouldn’t laugh anyway, ‘cuz it’s not funny. But if you want to still hear it, I will tell it”. “I can’t wait.” She goes ahead and tells him the joke – the very joke she was too embarrassed to tell only minutes ago. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Not your regular guy. View my complete profile. Movie Review: Pulp Fiction.
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Just Talk...: December 2009
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Monday, December 07, 2009. MF Hussain and the Freedom of Art. I like this man. I do not know much about him. I haven’t met him. I haven’t read about him. I am not particularly an art connoisseur. I haven’t even seen his paintings, except for the odd ones that are flashed in the media. I do not know much, as I said, and hence I can’t be making blatant statements about him - good or bad. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Not your regular guy. View my complete profile. MF Hussain and the Freedom of Art.
