"Do you have any relatives back in Mumbai?"
I have been asked this question 5 different times today by strangers during my Black Friday shopping visit.
I am moved.
I am so glad that the whole world is concerned.
The Terror acts is uniting the people of the world and that is one positive progress.
Right now as I watch the Taj Hotel in Mumbai in flames because of the Terror Attack, I am reminded of the Sept 11 twin tower attack in New York.
What is wrong with these people? What is the motive behind all these? Is it to derail the stability and peace in the region? Is it retaliation against some act of injustice against some Individual or community? Who is the mastermind?
Hatred Begets Hatred. 80+ People lost their lives in these attack. My sincere condolences and feel for them.
Even after this attack if the Infection of Terror is allowed to grow, it will engulf the whole country in a matter of time.
It is time now for the Government, Media and People to be responsible and get their act together to weed out CORRUPTION and TERRORISM from India and from the World.
There needs to be a systematic accountability of identification of each Individual and organization.
We should not wait for terrorism to impact us to pull up our sock together. Today Cops and Tomorrow Celebrities and Day After Tomorrow Politicians seems to be the Agenda of Terrorists.
If we do not feel safe, we cannot achieve.
Hail the spirit of Mumbai and other cities to forgive and forget !
But it is time for citizens of the country to be Smart and Pro active in weeding out Terror .
Movie Audiences have matured to the kind of cinema they expect from certain well established writers and directors.
I watched VA in VA Yesterday as planned.
The movie was disappointing. I could not really connect to it.
I still am confused what was the purpose of the Movie.
To keep it short, It was Disappointing.
After seeing the current market situation and following election, my good friend SN has summed it up very well. In his own words
Indian Business is where American Business was 20 years ago. American politics is where Indian Politics (MGR and NTR times) was 20 years ago.
Three Negative days and 2 Positive days.
Unless and until there is a one major turning point in the coming months which determines the psychological bottom of the market for the current downturn there is not going to be many wealthy buyers jumping into the buying frenzy.
The really rich and intelligent know that the market has not bottomed yet.
Wisdom floating on the Internet and other publications by seasoned traders and my ‘limited knowledge and intelligence’ interprets the market to end down by end of November 2008 then what it is now.
About the bottom, I believe the bottom will be around 7200 points on Dow Jones.
I will compare this prediction against time to come.
I am now the ULTIMATE PARKING WARRIOR !!!
Surprisingly there is no List of ULTIMATE PARKING WARRIOR On the Internet.
Let me know if you are One. I will create a List of it.
I became an ULTIMATE PARKING WARRIOR in the FACEBOOK Game on Tuesday 19th August 2008.
When I was young, I learnt that whatever the situation, you should do the RIGHT Thing. Whenever faced with a decision, use your common sense. Having a HOLISTIC view of things around helps us make the right decision and things fit into correctly if the RIGHT Thing was done.
Today as I write, I read this headline on www.ibnlive.com
What is Wrong with the Politicians of India ?
Today is the day of No Confidence Motion against the UPA government for the Nuclear deal with USA. According to the information available this was initiated by the NDA government and they are the one opposing it today. What kind of logic is that?
The government has apparently reached the numbers and will probably survive.
But what about this Claim? Don't they ever think that whatever they are doing is being watched the world over?
I was reprimanded by my college professor for being over-smart to the Interviewers during the college SSC recruitment. He told me that I represented the college and my behaviour might impact the future students of the college as I might give a false impression of being casual and rude to the Defense people.
But don't the politicians understand these? Isn't it illegal to defame or initiate false propoganda?
God knows what kind of morality and sense is being flaunted by these politicians?
It is time for the next generation of leaders to be aware that every action of theirs will be scrutinized and remembered by the press and the voters. They have to set an example in their deeds, action and will.
Time for Youngsters to Take Up Politics as a Career !!!
Wow !!! An Amazing Start to a Long Day.
When I got an offer from an my roommate Y for a midnight show of 'Dark Knight' I readily volunteered. Just a few clicks and we got the confirmation number on fandango.
How often does a new movie surprises you with Excellent Stunts, Superb Direction and Exceptional Script justifying the hype surrounding it !!!
The Dark Knight is such a movie.
Me and Four of my pals excited booked a Late Night Show for the Premier of the Movie. Imagine the Time 12:01 am Friday 18th July.
A First Day First Show experience for the first time for us in the US(A).
Today 18th July 2008, early morning 12:01 am the show started with the Cinema Hall filled total capacity.
The screening was delayed for some unknown reason by around 10-15 minutes but nobody moved. There was no announcement. Everyone I guess was waiting in anticipation.
While we waited I read about the Movie Hype and my friend S informed me that he had liked Batman Begins and Christoper Nolan was the director of Memento, one movie which I had to rewatch several times to understand.
When the movie commenced, each and every person was engrossed by the Villain, the Astonishing Joker 'Heath Ledger' in a performance of a Lifetime.
The mind games played by the Joker and the way he escapes though simple was neatly handled.
Enter the drama phase and different characters introduced who in a unique way impressed themselves and carried the foundation of the story forward.
At the end of the movie there was a hearty applause by one and all for the total entertainment package of a good cinema viewing.
The four scenes which I found exciting and memorable were
1) The Conversion of the 'Batmobile' Car to a Two Wheeler
2) The Somersault of the Truck
3) The SONAR cell jamming technique
4) The Half Damaged face of D.A. Harvey Dent aka Aaron Eakhart
I can rave and rant about the movie but its late night around 4:15 am in the Morning and don't won't to be late at work so will cut this short.
Critically the length of the movie could have been less. There were times when the screenplay was deliberately slow.
As a FAN (just converted) I believe it is worth to view this movie in the big screen at least once at the earliest.
Critic Rating - 4/5
Fan Rating - 4.5/5
Spoilers :
If you are interested in learning about the story do visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film)
Thanks to the Office Picnic, I got an opportunity to visit Baltimore Raven Stadium in Broad Day at noon and had an amazing time.
This pics give an idea of what a thrilling excitement we all experienced !!!
YooHoo !!!
