To dream or not to dream

The movie "2012" was a visual treat. Roland Emmerich is known for such films and u never know what hes gonna blow up next. Still u knew its juz fiction. Its when such stuff really happens ur really scared. I mean how would you react if u knew that one intersection was fully swallowed in Guatemala or some drivers had a close shave with death when the highway opened up below them???Dont believe??Juz have a look ...

The phenomenon is called "sink holes" and they juz pop up in least suspected areas afer a major storm. The incident where u see the SUV happened when a man-hole collapsed cos of a storm. Well to give u some relief, none of the above incidents had injuries.

The reason these things came to my mind is cos of the debate now raging about a film i saw recently, "Inception". Its about dreams and the hero is a thief skilled in stealing other persons dreams, or u can say meddling with their dreams. The film was like any other ordinary film with some spectacular CGI effects. Was wondering why it took Nolan 10 yrs to make the film. Then came some highly mind-bending reviews. Have read lota reviews, but never such great debate after a film is released. The funny thing is that i thought its really a stupid idea to see a film again to understand it. But this film is really worth a second viewing. You see it is to clear the blur between dream and reality....ie which scenes are real and which are not. The scenes where hero's wife is shown jumping of a hotel room and the scene in a chase when he gets stuck between two walls are classic dream sequences, even though they are shown to be real. The first scene is really strange cos shes sitting on the window ledge opposite their room and hes telling her to come back by waving his hand towards the room, even though this is impossible cos the only way to do that is to jump. These two scenes are the main points of argument to convince us that the whole film is a dream. Reason???Its juz to show that film making is about selling dreams....even the caption for the film is tricky...The scene of the crime is your mind...you decide!

Oops! Got carried away by Inception. But friends....do see it! Films about dreams should be more spell binding. Just thought Nolan could have used stuff like sink-holes and zombies and all to scare us more. Thats where it disappointed me. A black couple also still trying to decide if they are dreaming when their third child turned out to be white, with blue eyes and curly blonde hair. Doctors are as baffled as the parents and doing genetic research to find the reason. The baby's siblings are not amused.

Ugly Ellie

It happens only in US!!A week before, the world's ugliest dog died, aged 17!!When i saw the headline was really curious....Expecting a really ugly dog, was shocked to see a poor old dog...the news confirmed what i feared...it was having cataract in both eyes, only some back teeth and pimples all over the body!!And the most ironic thing was the owner was shown as Florence Nightingale for her efforts in bringing a dog from wilderness into the spotlight!!I mean surely she did the right thing in buying it from the previous owner who had no use for the dog. But why she didnt make Ellie participate in a normal dog show??? If she knew the truth, the dog would have chased the owner with wat remaining teeth she had!!!I mean would they cast a really ugly actress as "ugly Betty"??? Its out of the question!!Maybe am in the minority here....but i really only felt pity for Ellie!!Before i go further, juz wat the owner had to say about this was she really wanted to show that pet owners should not always go for looks...well, that one i agree!!

While we are on pets, some people love to keep pythons and a boa constrictor killed his owner by juz being playful...he juz squeezed his owner's neck, again in US....our Mallika Sherawat was in Cannes with these slithering pets to promte her movie HhiSs, little knowing the pitfalls.....

Last week also saw a small fox climb the stairs of an affluent home in London, walk into the bedroom where nine-month old twins were sleeping in their crib and mauled them. Fortunately the twins' mother heard their screams and arrived in the nick of time. People were of the belief these things happened only in rural places in developing countries.

To end on a good note, a favorite old movie has been remade with a fav. actor...am talking about The Karate Kid....while in school, the movie really was a blockbuster and made me wanna learn karate, but parents forbid. Ralph Macchio and Elizabeth Shue were really cool...so am gonna watch the new version cos it stars Jackie Chan!!Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith, also there. For those of u who missed the original one, dont miss this one!!Story is about a kid being in a new place and falling in love with an elder girl and thus garnering the attention of the local bully. How he learns to fight, with the help of his building janitor and truimphs is the story...

Ignorance is Bliss

To start with a cliche, knowledge is power. But going by the headlines we get nowadays, cant blame if u skip the news altogether. Near misses, major accidents, tornados, tsunamis...oh the list is endless...Turn to ur inbox and forwarded mail is the only thing u get and then u realise, wasnt old fashioned snail mail better??Its the guys who really think all the spam they get is the gospel truth and bring out their own versions that make u scratch ur head...the latest one's that the cause for all recent air crashes was some guy forgetting to turn off his phone...am not contesting the fact that communications get hampered by use of mobile devices...but isnt it a
little far fetched????and why would u put ur name under such a claim and forwarded it to one and all????...well then we got people warning not to eat KFC, dont drink colas, do not use shampoos, dont use hair-bands...well to clarify the last one, it says at least not from China, reason???cos its used condoms they use inside!!! how they get these used condoms by such bulk quantity is a mystery....well then this site claiming to dispel such urban legends says its not used ones u stupid...its juz faulty ones...so at least they agree its condoms....and dont forget the creepy ones....HIV syringes left in cinehall seats pointed towards the approaching bums....rat piss in cans....really do we need this stuff???and wat about those sadistic ones....real life accident pics with guys or gals without arms or legs or even heads from the spot itself, ironically posted by the emergency rescue teams....one guy is still fighting a case cos his daughter's gruesome fatal crash snaps were posted on the web, with taglines like she deserved it...guess by now u agree, rite?Ignorance is indeed bliss....but not all headlines are scary...some add spice....like the one about the Latino banker butted out of her job, cos her male colleagues cudnt handle the hot pants and skirts she wore to work...it happened rite in the Big Apple and none other than Citigroup is invloved....well its being hotly contested by the employer...or the guy who accidently shot his own genitals....apparently he had placed a gun inside his pants...OMG! thats really the pits and indeed scary!

Up In The Air

Fear of flying is something we all have and it never diminishes....in fact the older u get, the more it becomes! The past 2 weeks were not really good for flying and three incidents were notable. The first one was something we all dread of, but it really happened and a plane fell almost 18000 ft, before the pilot could take control. Even thinking about it , gives u the goosebumps!!Thank God, the plane landed safely, albeit injuries to some passengers. One enterprising young chap from Gods Own Country was the cause of fear for passengers of another flight. The flight from Banglore was about to land in Kochi, when the crew and passengers were horrified to see this chap, coming out of the toilet without a single stich of clothing!!Yup!!in his b'day suit!!Apparently he took the ad "king of good times" literally and had a ball before and on the flight. Nobody was able to persuade him to wear clothes and finally after landing, seeing the security force only he complied. The last incident occured on the flight from Heathrow to Cayman Islands.Passengers on the 11 hr flight were told to stop drinking water or eating anything, 2hrs b4 landing. Reason???Well apparently aviation services at Heathrow forgot to empty the tanks and all six toilets were jammed. All were relieved when the flight finally landed(pun intended). Well we dont want to end any topic on heady notes. So hope u dont mind including two minor skirmishes with a major incident. The fact remains we all fear flying, at least I do! Hope u had a nice time.This is your pilot signing off...........

Clash of the Titans

The right to protest is indeed a fundamental right...but shud it be trampling on the right of free movement of others??Its tiring na, hearing pros and cons of hartals and bandhs and still everytime one of those are called or uncalled for, u juz feel depressed! I mean while at school and college, it was really fun....but after that what fun u can have sitting at home and not able to roam about, worried that the next flying object is gonna land on ur windshiled or ur head, depending on mode of transport. Then why is that our so-called leaders resort to such pre-historic means of protest??well its juz for that....u need to be poked and shown ur place to realise that they are protesting for u....and wat u do in return???keep on complaining...so why dont we juz forget about it and move on...well thats when the latest form of protest caught the attention of the media....An young American blogger decided to protest against a cleric's statement that earthquakes are caused by women who dont dress modestly, how, well by asking fellow women to wear dresses showing their cleavage on the 26th. Over 200,000 women joined her and strutted their stuff and lo next thing u know Taiwan is rocked by a massive quake. Well she was shaken, but not stirred. She had called her protest "boobquake" and in protest against that there was another group calling themselves "brainquake"calling on women to show off their résumés, CVs, honors, prizes, and accomplishments. OMG!! so u see there are many ways to protest....juz need to choose the right form.....now those who are in any way offended by the above, dont protest against me...juz sharing protests!!dream on...........

Masti ka Padhsala

We r very proud to proclaim ourselves from the state of cent percent literacy...reading newspapers is a fad and u will be surprised to find people from all classes and social status devouring not one, but all the different newspapers with a fervor which is hard to explain...in short, news is our daily energy drink...but then how do u explain the phenomenon that we top the list for being the most duped??well two recent news headlines underline this fact..one's about an internet geek who seduced girls and women by the dozen, married them and then left depleting their bank accounts. He was using chat rooms for this purpose and was found to be very effective with his eloquence. Another enterprising mallu, called up young and upcoming VJs and models and posed as famous film diectors and asked whether they were interested in joining films. When the nubile maidens replied in the affirmative, he told will send son to take snaps and believe it or not these movie crazy gals accepted the offer. Well, u cant blame them, rite??After all they are innocent and not aware of the predators prowling around...and their parents???...so wat do we read in papers???is it sports???is it only about the latest potboiler or is it about politics??and wat about all the Manasaputhris u see on tv??they spread the message that its ok to kill and maim as long as ur ends are met...then why we r still duped with goat,teak,japanese mattresses and god knows what all schemes!!Guess we read cos we want to find new enterprising ideas to trick the public into scams so-hard-to-believe-its-true!!After all wat can be so bad in Gods own country!!do we see a light at the end of the tunnel...well to quote Navjot Sidhu...we do..but thats the light of an incoming superfast train...Live on....

Turn Back the Clock

Thats the title of one of my all time favourite songs.....how many of us have wished that...living in the past is something we all do time to time...but some like me gets bogged down by errors made in the past...well its not about making things rite...its that even though technology is taking us ahead, making things easier, it has also made life more stressful! how??well to cite an example u r not safe to go to any trail rooms in shops or rest rooms in hotels without fear of being CIA ie caught in the act!!Another ones the way sports played nowadays...take IPL...is that cricket??i mean after the first week really whos interested in following all these 8 teams playing each other 100 times or more....anybody can bowl and bat and be the star of the day....that wonderful nite still lingers on ur mind..in front of the tv and Mohinder getting the final wicket and taking the stumps to proclaim us as the World Champions....it was the full team which took the credit...then take tv....the wonderful Doordarshan serials...Hum Log, Buniyaad, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Rajani, Udaan...will we get some gems...never...now only Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Vamp Thi...Movies were about stories and not situational comedies...Songs were about lyrics and not words without meaning...so I wish that i could turn back the clock...bring the world of time to a stop....back to the days when love was so much better....and the errors i made...well its juz that i wish i could have kept my friendship with all my friends from school onwards...never was able and now find myself singing this Johnny Hates Jazz number...