Archive for the 'General' Category
Bang Bang!
I was killed by Sonny Chiba yesterday… twice.
Filed under: Crap, Death, Events, Experiences, General, More Crap, Movies, Personalities, Still more Crap, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Tags: Rants, Sonny Chiba, Deaths, Performances, Illogic, Kill Bill, The Bodyguard, Lines
Project Mayhem
It’s funny how things pop up out of nowhere at the work place, taking one by pleasant surprise and causing mild amusement.
I got a mail sometime back for creating a project titled, you won’t believe me if I told you, ‘Project Mayhem’.
Project Name: Project Mayhem
Task: Implementation
I was struck dumb for some time [...]
Filed under: Books, Events, Experiences, General, Work | 5 Comments
Tags: Amusement, Fight Club, Funny, Mayhem, Project, Project Mayhem, Surprises
Remembering Rafi
The eighth note of music died this day.
-Naushaad
Filed under: Death, Events, General, Music, Nation, Nostalgia, Personalities, Quotes, Rafi, Uncategorized | 4 Comments
Tags: RIP, Mohammad Rafi, Rafi, Obituaries, Death Anniversary, Anniversaries, Naushad, Naushaad, Remembrances, Playbacks, Playback singers
It’s hard to find a reason to go on living once you find out the pointlessness of being. Of course, one could still go on enjoying the blue skies, the gentle breeze, the refreshing rain, the colorful flowers but then again, the futility of it all eventually comes around. You just want to scream it [...]
Filed under: Boredom, Crap, Frustration, General, More Crap, Still more Crap, The Dark Side, Uncategorized | 4 Comments
Tags: Death, Delusion, Existence, Fate, Futility, Ironies, LFD, Life, Living, Pointlessness, State of being
‘I’m a man who believed that I died twenty years ago and I live like a man who’s already dead.’
He believed he had died… a long time ago.
So, do I.
Filed under: Death, General, History, Personalities, Quotes, Racism, Religion, Society, Videos | 0 Comments
Tags: Beliefs, Black Movement, Fear, Haj, Interviews, Malcolm Little, Malcolm X, Mecca, On Muslims, Racism
Live from Lok Sabha
It’s amazing how the Indian Parliament can give Bollywood or even Hollywood a run for their money… brilliant lines, amazing acting, seasoned extras and a splendid script. No doubt it’s already been declared a hit many times over.
I’m watching it live now… the climax just keeps on building.
Watch it live here.
Update: The Prime Minister’s speech [...]
Filed under: Events, Frustration, General, Nation, News, Society, TV, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Tags: Bribes, Corruption, Democracy, From the floor, Government, Indian Parliament, Indian Politics, Politicians, Shameful, The Houses, The Lok Sabha
The Dark Knight disappoints…
This is not a scathing review of The Dark Knight. In fact, I agree when they say that it’s the best Batman movie made till date and I actually doubt if a better movie could be made and a similar star cast be chosen again for the Batman movies.
But I don’t agree when they say [...]
Filed under: Experiences, Frustration, General, Movies, Uncategorized | 16 Comments
Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Graphic Novels, Heath Ledger, The Batman, The Dark Knight, the Joker
The paintings in the cave
Kantakhaala was a small village on the sea. It was 15 kms away from Gopalpur, the nearest town. It had never been in news, not many people were even aware of its existence, but the quiet life of the illiterate villagers was turned upside down when some city folks said their village was of archaeological [...]
Filed under: Boredom, Fiction, General, Orissa, Uncategorized | 5 Comments
Tags: Imagination, Inspired, Short story
