Some more quotes

A few quotes from some movies I saw over the weekend.

1. Guy says to woman: When I saw him on the computer, it said "The Butcher of Cadíz." I thought it was a profession, not a headline.

2. Sara says: Relationships are for people who are just waiting for something better to come along.

3. Max says: There is more to life than watch other people live it.

4. Guy says: "Tomorrow night Allegra Cole could have her last, first kiss.". Of course what happens next is hilarious.

5. This came from someplace else. What do you mean, like Europe? No Robbie not like europe

6. Terrified, mortified, petrified.

7. Begin each day as if it were on purpose.

Quotable quotes from some recently watched movies

1. Let me bring you upto speed. We know nothing. You are now upto speed

2. Female asks : Where do you think she is going. Guy answers : I don't know, but where she is going, she will be there by 10:30 in the morning tomorrow.

3. Guy1 asks: What's he doing?

Guy2 answers: I can't ask what he is doing. I am supposed to tell him what he is doing. I ask him what he is doing and I am going to look like an idiot.

4. Sara's friend says : Do you know who plays golf? Guys who are too fat to play tennis.

This might get updated to add a few more quotes from the weekend.

Should India participate in Common Wealth Games in the future let alone host?

I am not sure if anybody has thought about it in this sense. But really if you think about what the term "Common Wealth" means, then you would get my point. Common Wealth nations is meant to indicate the countries that were under the British rule. Do we really need to participate in such an event that is meant for the once-suppressed countries? I know we cannot change the fact that we were once ruled by some other country, but do we need to continue acknowledging it? It is like saying "hey erstwhile slaves, are you interested in competing among yourself". I would say we should no longer participate in such an event and give it any glorifying sense.

If you need to know anything more, just google what Common wealth games is supposed to mean. It was originally called the "British Empire Games". I don't think it can get anymore obvious than that.

But, we continue to participate in this. In fact are putting all efforts (or lack of) to host the event, and to top it all get the Prince to come and inaugurate it.

Of course, we gave them a royal treatment by having the President's husband (accused of land-grabbing) to sit next to the Prince. So i guess it kind of evens out some things.

Anyways, just some thoughts to ponder.

Vinnai thandi varuvaya -- an awesome movie

Well.. what can i say about this movie - except for "Trisha in blue saree". Of course there is lots to say like somebody actually getting Simbu to act just enough, not more not less but just enough. Songs by A.R.Rehman though could be inspired by Dave Mathews are still great. Cinematography is awesome.. Beautiful kerala has been shown even more beautiful in the movie.. And the ending which was a good twist was simply amazing. Trisha acting as a fickle person did pretty well.

Angaadi theru! - an awesome must-watch movie

The directory has done a wonderful job of depicting a realistic story.. Nice picturization of songs. Without revealing anything about the story, but would like to capture the essence of the climax in one line. "In life you will have plenty of choices to make, some cases it would be easy to make a particular choice. But what is essential is taking the right choice no matter how hard it would be".. Awesome director.. You rocked this scene.

GPS turn-by-turn directions

I was going in a friend's car a couple of months back in Hershey, PA when we had GPS giving us directions to some place. Its the home town of Hershey chocolates and its a small town pretty much everything named after Hershey. Anyways to the main topic - the GPS was giving pretty good directions including saying where a traffic bottleneck is and what alternate route you can take.. I came back from US in 2 weeks and I wanted to go to M.G.Road from the old Airport Road in Bangalore. I was just thinking how cool would it be if I had the GPS giving me directions for the best route until reality struck me. The GPS would probably say "Brrrrrrrr... r u mad.. just go back home" or "there is no way out without having a lot of traffic do you really want to go" or if I wanted to really go it would say "take a u-turn, go home.. take a u-turn, go home"..

Anyways.. i am convinced GPS won't work in bangalore.. u just cannot bear its pleading and still continue going.

I salute the Tatas, Birlas and Ambanis

I titled the post this way because I really do salute them.. I am an electrical engineer working in one of the big MNCs in bangalore. I wanted to do some farming and own a small cafe of my own for a long time. I decided I couldn't risk quitting my job (which I love as well) and start my farming or opening my cafe etc, though I did have some ideas on what I wanted to grow in my farm, what will be the menu in my cafe etc. So, I started out by buying a small piece of land and growing different plants and in a corner of the same site I opened a cafe as well. I am learning lots of new stuff in farming and bought a tractor and another machine for planting the seeds. And in my cafe I am learning how the way you arrange your table and chairs itself affects the efficiency of your staff. I work on my farm on my off days. And also on the cafe on saturdays and sundays. My sister and my friend help out in the cafe since they are interested as well. One thing is for sure it does help break the monotony from regular work. But both farming and operating a cafe are tough tasks. If you go for harvesting the crops a little later then they get wasted, and if you have too many people waiting in the cafe then they will lose interest and go away.

If I am having so much difficulty maintaining a regular job and doing some part-time farming and maintaining cafe... I can imagine how difficult it will be for the Tatas, Birlas and Ambanis. For this I have to salute them for doing what they do day in and day out and doing it so efficiently.

I am glad I am not answerable to any shareholders like them since whatever I do is in a site called Facebook :).. This is for all those who are struggling to maintain more than a few things on the website :p