Movie:
Last night watched a nice funny movie. Heard about it from some colleagues followed by a recent review in Rediff of a remake of this film in Bollywood. This is a french movie (1999) called "The Dinner Game". The remake is titled as "Bheja Fry" released last week and gets a very poor rating. But in that review itself it praises its original. So I ordered it from my recently opened BlockBuster account.
Found it a great hilarious one! Do sure see it. As it is close captioned plus mainly dialogue driven need to follow it attentively. But the story/characters/and the screenplay will make sure you remain cling to it till the end and it will for sure give you a good laugh!
My next in line is Blood Diamond (adventure/thriller) and Holiday (romantic flick), The Queen.
And recently seenover past few weeks are like "The Prestige", "Illusionist" (both on the theme of Magic), Babel (pretty dark..but Good), Borat (Horrible and Repulsive), Taladega Nights (very funny..but need to have my "mentality"), Brokebank Mountain (quite sentimental..hmmm).
Internet:
Since long I was looking or wondering why these Yahoo, MSN etc dont provide Messenger services in their web site itself. Its a pure co-incidence that today when I checked I do see yahoo has launched beta version of its messenger in their website. And then you start wondering why they are doing so now...after 8, or 9 years of launching the messenger.
Well..this is my take:
a) Google Talk. There is No Need to install any software.You can access it from anywhere in the web. But Google is always Google!
b) A startup type of website...Called "Meebo". In their website they do offer messenger for all AIM, Google, MSN, Yahoo..in all different languages too including Hindi and Bangla! Though it is awkward to see like "Password Bhool Gaye" "Sadasya Bano" "Mujhey Yaad Rakhey" and "Pravesh" but this is great having all IMs at a single place without installing their softwares.
Another good thing about is it being 3rd party..there are still many Work Place servers who probably dont know it and you can Yahoo IM from work too...Ssssshh.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Christina Rosenthal
Well...I am trying once again to regain the lost hobby of Reading. It is not a sudden decision but maybe some influence from few friends and particularly some recent blog updates by mpcnb and talks with him.
So the other other day I hit to local library and pick up two books.One was already read by mine 12 years back..the other was new.They were from two master story tellers Jeff Archer and Frederick Forsyth.At least I didnt think that I can go for this trial run with some heavy philosophical type or thick novels...so this choice of collection of short stories. Maybe once I get the flow and become a veteran (thats the story book collection I got of Forsynth) I will move to heavy stuffs.
My today's post is about one of that short story "Christina Rosenthal". Somehow when I read it first time (12 years back)..I found it one of the best love story I had ever read..it touched me thoroughly. I dont want to be a spoiler..but it is about a son mentioning his dad through a letter expressing his love and the woman he loved. Maybe it is a very typical story...but that time I found it just awesome and could not take my mind out of it!
Now I decided to take this book again and see if I can relive those feelings/moments I had felt so long time back. At the same time I was apprehensive about that the feeling/thoughts which I had "maintained" it for so long...just does not get shattered, if I dont find it that appealing
anymore. Which would simply reflect that not the story rather it was my "age" and "then thinking" probably which mesmerized it at that time...somehow I didnt want that to happen and rather still give full credit to Mr Archer a known crime/suspense thriller author for this
masterpiece love story.
It is the last story in his collection called "A Twist in The Tale".
(careful..Spoiler ahead)
So Last night I read that again.....and I wont lie...It still gave me the same exact feeling I got a dozen year back. True love is very rare....but those rare fortunate who get it (like Benjamin and Christina in this case) couldn't enjoy for long as Love and Pain go certainly Hand in Hand. Maybe Love cant be enjoyed if there is No pain associated with that..or for that matter probably they complete each other.
Part of that vicious circle when one generates the other and it keeps on going only their magnitude increasing each time!
They say it (the pain part of love) makes them powerful....Strong and Better.
Unfortunately Benjamin never got the opportunity to get STRONGER and BETTER again!
Here is a link to some other blogs discussing Christina Rosenthal.
Link
If you have not read it yet...read it and you will either like it a lot (like me) or laugh it off a lot thinking how such a typical and melancholic love story can appeal anyone! If latter is the case I can only say maybe the glass you and me are looking it through is so different!
So the other other day I hit to local library and pick up two books.One was already read by mine 12 years back..the other was new.They were from two master story tellers Jeff Archer and Frederick Forsyth.At least I didnt think that I can go for this trial run with some heavy philosophical type or thick novels...so this choice of collection of short stories. Maybe once I get the flow and become a veteran (thats the story book collection I got of Forsynth) I will move to heavy stuffs.
My today's post is about one of that short story "Christina Rosenthal". Somehow when I read it first time (12 years back)..I found it one of the best love story I had ever read..it touched me thoroughly. I dont want to be a spoiler..but it is about a son mentioning his dad through a letter expressing his love and the woman he loved. Maybe it is a very typical story...but that time I found it just awesome and could not take my mind out of it!
Now I decided to take this book again and see if I can relive those feelings/moments I had felt so long time back. At the same time I was apprehensive about that the feeling/thoughts which I had "maintained" it for so long...just does not get shattered, if I dont find it that appealing
anymore. Which would simply reflect that not the story rather it was my "age" and "then thinking" probably which mesmerized it at that time...somehow I didnt want that to happen and rather still give full credit to Mr Archer a known crime/suspense thriller author for this
masterpiece love story.
It is the last story in his collection called "A Twist in The Tale".
(careful..Spoiler ahead)
So Last night I read that again.....and I wont lie...It still gave me the same exact feeling I got a dozen year back. True love is very rare....but those rare fortunate who get it (like Benjamin and Christina in this case) couldn't enjoy for long as Love and Pain go certainly Hand in Hand. Maybe Love cant be enjoyed if there is No pain associated with that..or for that matter probably they complete each other.
Part of that vicious circle when one generates the other and it keeps on going only their magnitude increasing each time!
They say it (the pain part of love) makes them powerful....Strong and Better.
Unfortunately Benjamin never got the opportunity to get STRONGER and BETTER again!
Here is a link to some other blogs discussing Christina Rosenthal.
Link
If you have not read it yet...read it and you will either like it a lot (like me) or laugh it off a lot thinking how such a typical and melancholic love story can appeal anyone! If latter is the case I can only say maybe the glass you and me are looking it through is so different!
Monday, April 30, 2007
30th April
Suddenly remembered it is 30th April today and something clicks in my mind...seems so familiar.
And it did not took so long why it seemed so.
During our school days, the MP board of education used to ensure that every school declare the annual results of all non board examinations classes (ie excluding class 5, 8 and 10) promptly on 30th April. Then 2 months summer vacations starts from May 1st before classes used to resume on 1st July!. I don't think it is followed now a days though.
So yes..it used to be that thrilling suspenseful day.I still remember it vividly. We would get up early, and then dressed in uniform, after making couple of "pranams" to seniors and seeking blessings from many photos hanging in the wall, head toward school. If there is some temple in between some of our "religious" friends will make sure that also gets visited.
Once in school premises, there will be all sort of rumours going in..who is going to top the class, who is unfortunate this time...who will have to study during summer vacation preparing for supplementary exams. Teachers will pass by with a busy and mysterious looks on their faces....after all they know it all by then right!
Then around 11 or so, the results would be declared one by one for each class..and mark sheets delivered. Some "raees" kid might fire some crackers if he wants to express his joy of being passed by grace marks..after all he was probably not expecting that. Some rowdy types from senior classes will plan for a matinee movie (it does not matter if they passed or failed). And for some certain good students will be receiving queries like when they are going to bring meethai dabba and what not. And who knows certain eager and happy dads might have already started distributing that to staff.
For us, we would be eager to go home and share the good news as soon as we can to eagerly awaiting parents. Generally it used to happen that in my case my mother used to know it even before I would have reached home..from some of my friends or their parents form the same colony who would have reached earlier. Father generally would not show his happiness..rather go through the mark sheet and see why I could not score a little bit higher on the maths. Mom will be happy and will ask about other friends and how they did. In the evenings local nearby guardian type uncles/aunties will visit and congratulate us asking "ganguly sahab meethai kahan hai".
So that's how a typical 30th April would pass in those days....and for sure it will be a good night's sleep with no more curiosity rather sheer fun and excitement for the next 2 months vacation!
And it did not took so long why it seemed so.
During our school days, the MP board of education used to ensure that every school declare the annual results of all non board examinations classes (ie excluding class 5, 8 and 10) promptly on 30th April. Then 2 months summer vacations starts from May 1st before classes used to resume on 1st July!. I don't think it is followed now a days though.
So yes..it used to be that thrilling suspenseful day.I still remember it vividly. We would get up early, and then dressed in uniform, after making couple of "pranams" to seniors and seeking blessings from many photos hanging in the wall, head toward school. If there is some temple in between some of our "religious" friends will make sure that also gets visited.
Once in school premises, there will be all sort of rumours going in..who is going to top the class, who is unfortunate this time...who will have to study during summer vacation preparing for supplementary exams. Teachers will pass by with a busy and mysterious looks on their faces....after all they know it all by then right!
Then around 11 or so, the results would be declared one by one for each class..and mark sheets delivered. Some "raees" kid might fire some crackers if he wants to express his joy of being passed by grace marks..after all he was probably not expecting that. Some rowdy types from senior classes will plan for a matinee movie (it does not matter if they passed or failed). And for some certain good students will be receiving queries like when they are going to bring meethai dabba and what not. And who knows certain eager and happy dads might have already started distributing that to staff.
For us, we would be eager to go home and share the good news as soon as we can to eagerly awaiting parents. Generally it used to happen that in my case my mother used to know it even before I would have reached home..from some of my friends or their parents form the same colony who would have reached earlier. Father generally would not show his happiness..rather go through the mark sheet and see why I could not score a little bit higher on the maths. Mom will be happy and will ask about other friends and how they did. In the evenings local nearby guardian type uncles/aunties will visit and congratulate us asking "ganguly sahab meethai kahan hai".
So that's how a typical 30th April would pass in those days....and for sure it will be a good night's sleep with no more curiosity rather sheer fun and excitement for the next 2 months vacation!
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