1. The Bollywood buff that I am, I was totally deprived of movies since the last 1.5 years but not anymore! Have completed my backlog of movies that I wanted to watch- Dostana, Rab ne.., Ghajini, A Wednesday, Khuda Ke liye and dil Kabaddi (currently a work in progress)
2. Have started disciplining Sunay from this week on not playing with food. It is easy to raise voice by a few decibels, put on a disapproving look and admonish him for his food play. The tough part is to resist smiling when he gets upset when I do that (pouts, fills eyes with tears and looks around as to who in the room will support him).
3. Last few weeks have been great workwise. Reason being one day in every week has been a chutti.
4. Sunay's current favorite songs- Desi girl and Dance pe chance
Enough randomness for now!
Have a great weekend people!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Ghajini- Some thoughts
I saw Ghajini yesterday. Thankfully, my expectations were quite low. So, in that sense, it did not disappoint.
Some thoughts on the movie:
1.You never know when life takes a U-turn: One incident in your life can change it forever. The transition of Sanjay Singhania, the suave businessman to maniac serial killer was probably a filmi exaggeration but in real life too, i have seen some cases where an incident has scarred people for life. It takes tremendous will power and courage to get on with life in such cases.
2. Poor character sketches of Asin and Jiah Khan: First, Asin- How can someone be so sensitive and immature at the same time? What was all that animated talk? chatar chatar patar patar... very annoying to say the least! One doesnt encounter such overenthusiastic, over bubbly people in real life. Jiah Khan's character was too dumb and impulsive for a 3rd year medical student.
3. Songs: Songs have been randomly plugged in, especially the Bachhu song
4. Mental illnesses are scary- One can live with a broken limb or one eye but to lose your mental faculty is sad!
At the end of the day, though it qualifies as a hatke movie, it still qualifies as those types where you leave your brains at home when you go for the movie (the 5 lakh ka cheque unexplained etc)
Our Bollywood directors really have to think through their movies and take care of logical, glaring flaws! And Aamir, I though you ghost directed your movies. What happened this time? Did working on those eight pack abs (nice!) take all your time and energy?
Some thoughts on the movie:
1.You never know when life takes a U-turn: One incident in your life can change it forever. The transition of Sanjay Singhania, the suave businessman to maniac serial killer was probably a filmi exaggeration but in real life too, i have seen some cases where an incident has scarred people for life. It takes tremendous will power and courage to get on with life in such cases.
2. Poor character sketches of Asin and Jiah Khan: First, Asin- How can someone be so sensitive and immature at the same time? What was all that animated talk? chatar chatar patar patar... very annoying to say the least! One doesnt encounter such overenthusiastic, over bubbly people in real life. Jiah Khan's character was too dumb and impulsive for a 3rd year medical student.
3. Songs: Songs have been randomly plugged in, especially the Bachhu song
4. Mental illnesses are scary- One can live with a broken limb or one eye but to lose your mental faculty is sad!
At the end of the day, though it qualifies as a hatke movie, it still qualifies as those types where you leave your brains at home when you go for the movie (the 5 lakh ka cheque unexplained etc)
Our Bollywood directors really have to think through their movies and take care of logical, glaring flaws! And Aamir, I though you ghost directed your movies. What happened this time? Did working on those eight pack abs (nice!) take all your time and energy?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Dumbledore gyaan
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Harry Potter, one of my mostest favouritest books has this quote. How profound! And then some people think that Harry Potter is a kid's book!!!!
It sums up Habit 1 of The seven habits too (which btw is my new year resolution). As of today, I am doing a completely bad job of my resolution but I will strive to improve.
Harry Potter, one of my mostest favouritest books has this quote. How profound! And then some people think that Harry Potter is a kid's book!!!!
It sums up Habit 1 of The seven habits too (which btw is my new year resolution). As of today, I am doing a completely bad job of my resolution but I will strive to improve.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Winters rock!
I love winters. It is my favorite season of the year. I love the late sunrises and the early sunsets. I love the winter foods- oranges, strawberries, grapes, the green leafy vegetables.Now a confirmed Surti, I love the undhiyo and the paunk too. I love my teeth chattering when it is cold. Beats sweating any day!!
And yesterday night, I got a chance to spend a lovely winter evening and a night at the school. Caught the sun while it was setting- a dark pink colour which painted the whole sky an orange and a pink hue. Enjoyed a bonfire and a shadow puppet show by our talented dance teacher and watched the stars in the sky. Finally, crashed into a tent with 4 very feisty 5 year olds who amazed me with their vocabulary like "weight put on kiya", "family friends hain", etc . Could an evening be more perfect?
And yesterday night, I got a chance to spend a lovely winter evening and a night at the school. Caught the sun while it was setting- a dark pink colour which painted the whole sky an orange and a pink hue. Enjoyed a bonfire and a shadow puppet show by our talented dance teacher and watched the stars in the sky. Finally, crashed into a tent with 4 very feisty 5 year olds who amazed me with their vocabulary like "weight put on kiya", "family friends hain", etc . Could an evening be more perfect?
No fancy resolutions for 2009..
No bulleted list either...
Nor the usual suspects "Will lose weight", "will exercise 5 days a week", "will read one new book every month" etc too..
Just one resolution "Be proactive" and the rest shall fall in place.
Welcome 2009! You are just 2 days old and you are already rocking for me :)
Nor the usual suspects "Will lose weight", "will exercise 5 days a week", "will read one new book every month" etc too..
Just one resolution "Be proactive" and the rest shall fall in place.
Welcome 2009! You are just 2 days old and you are already rocking for me :)
Monday, December 15, 2008
Kahlil Gibran on Children
I had read this long ago.It is beautiful! Let us never forget what we are to our children...Let us not forget our role.. let us not force our ideas and thoughts and worse of all, our unfinished agenda on them. Let them be for what they are!
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let our bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Childhood memories are made of this!
Since I started working in the field of child education, I have realized that children are really the best stress busters (and sometimes also the source of stress!)(Btw, Vardan says that I am always "realizing" something or the other :))
A couple of days back, I had reached school early and happened to watch from my office window Sunay and Vardan walking in a little later. Both of them were initially walking hand in hand and I thought "Ah! Just like those life insurance-family scene kind of ads they show on TV. Modern Dad with kid! ". However, soon Vardan lost patience and walked ahead and asked Sunay to walk quickly. But this boy! He had all the time in the world! Was checking out some plants, some birds, in between, he stopped and turned back to see what was the scenery he was leaving behind (The school campus does look lovely). I was so touched seeing that scene- seeing Sunay enjoying all the sights that we manage to do only after spending lots of money and going on a vacation!
Then, yesterday morning,another similar thing but in our apartment complex. Vardan had taken Sunay downstairs to spend time while I got ready for work. By the time I was downstairs ready to leave, Sunay was busy checking out some pigeons, following them and of course, he had all the time in the world to do that while his parents were getting late for work. I thought about this incident again last night. And like a flashback, another memory came racing back- Rujuta and I running amongst the pigeons at Marine Drive with Appa and Aaji. And I thought to myself- If they had rushed us at that time, I would not have this memory with me". So, I have told myself that the next time, Sunay wants to "stand and stare", I will let him even if it means getting late by a few minutes. A beautiful childhood memory is much more precious than a harried parent's few minutes here and there!
A couple of days back, I had reached school early and happened to watch from my office window Sunay and Vardan walking in a little later. Both of them were initially walking hand in hand and I thought "Ah! Just like those life insurance-family scene kind of ads they show on TV. Modern Dad with kid! ". However, soon Vardan lost patience and walked ahead and asked Sunay to walk quickly. But this boy! He had all the time in the world! Was checking out some plants, some birds, in between, he stopped and turned back to see what was the scenery he was leaving behind (The school campus does look lovely). I was so touched seeing that scene- seeing Sunay enjoying all the sights that we manage to do only after spending lots of money and going on a vacation!
Then, yesterday morning,another similar thing but in our apartment complex. Vardan had taken Sunay downstairs to spend time while I got ready for work. By the time I was downstairs ready to leave, Sunay was busy checking out some pigeons, following them and of course, he had all the time in the world to do that while his parents were getting late for work. I thought about this incident again last night. And like a flashback, another memory came racing back- Rujuta and I running amongst the pigeons at Marine Drive with Appa and Aaji. And I thought to myself- If they had rushed us at that time, I would not have this memory with me". So, I have told myself that the next time, Sunay wants to "stand and stare", I will let him even if it means getting late by a few minutes. A beautiful childhood memory is much more precious than a harried parent's few minutes here and there!
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