Thursday, 17 January 2008

Tuesday, 8 January 2008

I Am Alive.

I just realized that my blog was obsolete. I’m getting superseded myself.

I will-
Study everyday.
Diligently pay attention to my teachers and stare at the blackboard without getting reminded of Goths/metal/Rani Mukherji/blonde highlights et al.
Stop wasting time at home. Will not elaborate in case dad is reading this.
Be considerate and kind towards everyone around.
Do something about my hair. Shear it, paint it, braid it. Something.
Vent out my feelings on my blog and not through pointless swearing.
Stop swearing pointlessly.
Find self-actualization.
Be in touch with inner self.
Taste success in near future. (Near future=over the next three years.)
Build successful career and start quizzing agency and open restaurant with excellently equipped bookstore.
Find my ‘one’ and live happily ever after.
Die in sleep at age 84, with a Nobel Prize and 4 grandchildren thrown in somewhere along the way.

With all due respect, I may now leave.





Oh I googled 'Bliss' and this image was what I got on page 1.

Monday, 1 October 2007

Agadam Bagadam Terminology-um

THE RELATIONSHIP SYNDROME

Disclaimer- Accuracy of provided data has been tried and tested on close friends and associates of the author. Any case of imprecision is purely unintentional and should be attributed to author’s pure lack of experience in aforementioned field.

Set of definitions mandatory for every starry-eyed tween and adolescent hoping to escape the ‘romantically-challenged’ tag. I was having a conversation with a friend of mine named Wentworth Miller*. In the course of our conversation, he exclaimed over how he found it odd that people used the word ‘proposed’ so often and how he mistook it for the age-old convention of going down on one knee. So what exactly do people mean when they say someone ‘proposed’ to them or when they say they ‘like’ someone. Clarifications, as I know them. Dear Wentworth here, thought ‘asked me out’ would be a nice substitution for ‘proposed’, something I heartily concurred with. But now that I think about it, love terminology should not be played around with.

proposed. v. admitting that sb/sth likes a member of opposite/same sex, as in ‘I like you more than as a friend, so-and-so’
“Mr Darcy* proposed to me”, said Eliza Bennet*. “What? You mean he asked you to marry him???” asked her brother Wentworth*. “No, he said he liked me.” blushed Elizabeth.

ask out v. Asking sb on a date, as in ‘Will you accompany me on a regular basis to a coffee joint or somewhere equally heinous, where we might possibly grope each other and be known to the outside world as a couple?’. Not applicable in conditions where sb only admits that s/he ‘likes’ the other person BUT doesn’t want to actually go out with aforesaid object of affections.
Barbie* said, her cheeks flushed, “Ken* just asked me out.” I gasped, “Like on a date?” Barbie replied, “Um not exactly, but he said he liked me.” I laughed out loud and said, “Well then, you should’ve told me that he said he liked you, not that he asked you out!” Barbie pouted, “Gah! It all means the same! Its sounds better than saying that he ‘proposed’ to me, doesn’t it?”

Okay, I’m not sure if what exactly I wanted to convey comes through the above definitions but do forgive me if you askers-out/proposers/likers actually DO mean something else when you say you asked-out/proposed to/like someone.

Me and my other good friend, Jennifer Love Hewitt* thought of coming up with an entirely new word to substitute 'he said he liked me'. In consideration are 'fraested', 'pliked', 'proliked'. Leave in some suggestions!

WHAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY SAY WHEN SOMEONE/SOMETHING SAYS HE/SHE/IT LIKES YOU-
Hmm, toughie. You could probably blush and paw the floor with your toes. You could maybe tactfully change the topic or if you luckily happen to be at a party and are serving the martinis or something, you can just say, “Oops, gotta keep passing!” (Not that it’s ever happened to anyone I know, but I just thought it would be an interesting way to escape intense embarrassment). In the remote possibility that you like the person in question, you could squeal and jump up and down on the balls of your feet. You could say “Ditto.”(Ooo my favourite! *grins and bats eyelashes* My way of paying homage to Patrick Swayze in ‘Ghost’). Oh yeah and Han Solo! “I know.” is by far the classiest reply someone can come up with!

Now, trust me when I say I’m not condoning the drastic rise of the ‘not-single brigade’ and please, please believe me when I say I’m pro-relationship! It’s nice to have an emotional rock to lean on and blah blah, but yeah, don’t center your life on whomsoever you asked-out/proposed to/like. Lawl.

And if you’re ever in dearth of ideas on what to say, just go “Look, your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person- me.”

So, yeah, Han Solo IS a nice blank-space-in-tête-à-tête filler. And yes, this was the randomest post ever. All I can say is I was inspired, Your Honour! Thanks, Wentworth. And, Jimmy Page Jr.*, Wentworth is NOT boring.

PS- (*)- Names changed to protect privacy. J Yes, all those asterisk mark thingys were to indicate that the names mentioned were not real. Forgive me.

Princess Leia and Han Solo forever. <3

Friday, 20 July 2007

Harry Potter... Aaaarrggghhh!!! I can't stand this!

Janani and I are doing this.

And for the record, we’re not crazy.

With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows around the corner, frenzied last minute pre-bookings and rumours are getting intense as never before, and so is my nail-biting. We, after countless hours (last time I checked, it was 10) of arguing about what in the name of the Supreme Mugwump of the Intl. Confederation of wizards is going to occur in book 7(I should have said Dumbledore. Oh well.), are going to compile a list of things that we think is going to happen, with a few stuff we think should happen and also of a few things that needs to be cleared up. It’s 8 56 pm, the 6th of July, 2007 and we’re currently involved in the very difficult process of staying sane. ;)

STUFF WE WANT TO KNOW!!!
· Is Harry a Horcrux?

If yes, isn’t it unadvisable to use a living thing as a horcrux? And if Harry is a horcrux, does it mean that Voldemort created a horcrux without his knowledge? (as Voldemort had no plans of keeping Harry alive that night and making him a horcrux). If yes, how does Harry remove the horcrux without killing himself (if the horcrux is in his scar)? Does the scar represent the horcrux in him, or is the scar the horcrux?

If no, why is it that Harry has some of Voldemort’s powers and has regular insights into his mind? If no, what is the horcrux Voldy created after he killed Lily/James that fateful night? Isn’t the aforementioned horcrux supposed to be at Godric’s Hollow(where Lily/James were killed), which is where Harry is going to search for further horcruxes? Isn’t it more plausible for the living horcrux to be Harry after all?

· What are the other horcruxes situated?

Possible places are Hogwarts, the orphanage (the wardrobe?), the mirror of erised (the same way Dumby hid the Sorcerer’s Stone in Book 1), Borgin & Burkes, Grimmauld Place, with Mundungus or Kreacher (they could have stolen it) or an entirely new location. Unlikely places are Room of Requirement, Diagon Alley, Gringotts, Knockturn alley etc.

· Who is going to die?

Voldemort, Harry, possibly Ron (which could trigger a wave of hate in Harry, which actually makes him want “to cause pain” to quote Bellatrix, thus morphing him into a bloodthirsty murderer. Har Har), less possibly Hermione, Hagrid, Ginny, Professor McGonagall, etc etc. Basically every character in the book has a good chance of dying (Hmm, I say it like it’s a good thing).

· Are Sirius and Dumbledore really dead?

Sirius wasn’t killed by the Avada Kedavra, only by a curse that sends him falling through the veil. Dumbledore is said to have floated down in a graceful arc before falling to the ground. Aren’t people who are hit by Avada Kedavra supposed to simply fall to the ground? Plus, silent curses can repel the spoken curses. Like, all you really have to do is concentrate on the spell mentally, and even if you say something else, the mental spell is the one that will be performed. So sayeth Jan.

Oh no. SHE. HAS. LEFT. Janani’s gone off to Bangalore. It’s only me now! Boo hoo.

STUFF THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN-
· Ron and Hermione will become a couple.

What people have been waiting for ever since book 4 will happen in book 7. JKR has stated that there is no chance of either Harry or Draco getting together with Hermione (loud sob from Atulaa). Also, she has said that the hints she dropped in book 6 should be heavy enough. So I guess it’s going to be the red, after all.

· Harry will defeat Voldemort.

Like duh! This guy gets everything the easy way. He has people luuurving him, thus getting him out of danger, has the name, fame and the drop-dead sexy looks. Note- When I say drop-dead sexy, I do NOT mean Daniel Radcliffe. *barf*

· Fleur/Bill and Tonks/Lupin get married.

Overdose of romance, yes, but still life must go on. Knowing JKR, she’s probably going to kill someone at Fleur and Bill’s wedding or let Death Eaters gatecrash at Lupin and Tonks’.

· The Ministry will be taken over by Voldemort.

How else will Harry face the ‘system’? We all love a hero who fights the most villains! That’s the kind of hero Harry is going to be.

STUFF THAT IS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN-

· Harry and Voldemort, sick of each other and the constant media scrutiny, shave their heads and join the Hare Krishnas.
· Harry turns out to be a reincarnation of Grindelwald, the dark wizard who was defeated by Dumbledore, whose spirit inside Harry was biding its time until Harry turned 17. This Grindelwald-in-Harry joins hands with Voldy and supports him in his war for power.
· Dumbledore turns out to be an ex-drug-peddler with an unhappy childhood. He turns out to be Harry Potter’s answer to Carnage (For those of you who don’t know who Carnage is, he’s one of Spider-man’s most formidable enemies, who kills his family at a very young age and…. Wtf? Let’s get back to Hp, aurite?)
· Voldemort is killed by a machine handgun (or a backfiring wand, whichever Ralph Fiennes can carry off better!).
· Ginny and Tonks (in the probability that Remus rejects her) seek revenge on the men who spurned them and join the Death Eaters.
· Rufus Scrimgeour recruits Molly Weasley as Main Publicist for the Spread of the Rotfang Conspiracy.
· Harry is on the verge of killing Voldemort when he distracted by news of a lesbian orgy at Bonnie Wright and Emma Watson’s apartment. (Again, here Harry does not refer to Dan Rad!)

Okay, when I read the words ‘Emma Watson’, ‘Bonnie Wright’ and ‘lesbian’ in the same sentence, I badly need a break.

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silence
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Okay, my gorgeous people! Enough speculations! Rowling knows what’s best! She’ll do what she has to! Most of you will have the book in your hands in a few hours from now, so ENJOY! Savour the book to the fullest! Don’t read the e-books or whatever. Pretty please?

I will post again after reading the book. Goodbye.
*solemn bow*

Monday, 11 June 2007

Tuesday, 2 January 2007

A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF MOVIES BY GOWTHAM

An Overview of Minnale, Kakha Kakha & Vettaiyadu Velaiyadu


Watching, rating and discussing movies has always been a favourite hobby of mine. Now, probably in a fit of madness and under the influence of Corex cough syrup, I am sitting in front of my computer and typing whatever comes to mind.

MINNALE –
Minnale was Gowtham’s very first movie, which totally rocked. Everything about it, the easy pace, the cool narrative & the even cooler songs were just a class apart. One of my very first Tamil movies, I can totally relate to people who claim to have seen the movie 50 times or 100 times.

Frankly, it was just as though the movie was crafted for Tamilians. It just goes on to show that a simple story, when given clear-cut treatment can turn out to be…WOW!

And Madhavan? You can hardly blame the girls for falling hard for him. Reema Sen was made for the role. Actually, that movie triggered in me an inexplicable wish to convince everyone that my pet name was Reena. I know, it was stupid, but I cannot be held responsible for something I said or did at age 7½.

KAAKHA KAAKHA-
Gowtham’s second movie, better known for the movie where the much talked about romance between Surya and Jyothika allegedly blossomed. Except for some bad dubbing (Maya’s high-pitched voice doesn’t make her sound very enticing, mind you) the movie was simply awesome. ACP Anbuchelvan was one character you could actually touch, feel and relate to. And as some would say, Surya’s perfect ‘ceps added to the movie’s appeal.

In the time when commercial flicks were just starting to rule the roost and ‘kuthu paatu’ was the name of the game, Kaakha Kaakha was a humongous relief!


VETTAIYADU VELAIYADU-
Clearly Gowtham’s best work to date. I don’t if it was just me and my CD player, but I really felt that the clarity of Kaakha Kaakha and Minnale was a tad less sharper than VV’s. Of course, having an impressive star cast like Kamal and Jyothika really helps too.

But according to us 8th graders, Kamalini Mukherji, Jo and that girl who played Rani (who is that girl? She should get a billboard of her own!) were oh so CUTE!!!! They were essayed in roles which suited them to the ‘T’, though I personally thought Kamalini Mukherji’s role was wasted. Oh yeah, she walks in, acts oh-so adorable and dies. Period.

And the music? God, it haunted us girls like anything. ‘Partha Mudhal Naale’ was driving us crazy… We couldn’t stop singing or humming it! Here’s something which might interest you… In our school we have a class called Club Activity, which is a joke of a class, where the whole school comes to the ground and we sit and chat (that’s not the point of CA but we’ve always had a knack for disobeying rules)… Now that was the perfect platform for us to exchange the lyrics of ‘paartha…’ and ‘neruppae’….


Now, I’m waiting with bated breath for Pachaikili Muthucharam… It’s supposed to be a remake of the movie ‘Derailed’ which was one helluva movie!!!

More later,A K…

Me... The Lesser Known...

Name: Atulaa
Birthday: 30 sept, '93
Current Location: cbe
Eye Color: brown
Hair Color: black... sometimes looks auburn...
Height: 5'1"
Hobbies: Reading, Surfing the net, Watching TV, Listening to music, blah blah...
My Fears: cant seem to think of one.... being shot in the head with a revolver?
My Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: wassup?
Thoughts First Waking Up: *yawn* i'm alive!
Your Most Missed Memory: me as a baby... wen i drool my way to happiness without worrying about anyhting else...
Pepsi or Coke: neither...i prefer nt to dump my body wid toxic wastes...
MacDonalds or Burger King: Mickey D's anytime!!!
What I want to be when I Grow Up:crimewriter/forensic geneticist/psychiatrist/nobel laurete...