Life’s jigsaws are pretty quirky. Here a piece, there a piece but at moments when you discover the connects, something magical happens. This is about all those interwoven web of connections that I could see…
I am seriously doubting the truth of the old saying “Well begun is half done”. Our journey to Cape town, South Africa was anything but well begun! Imagine hours of trying to calm an infant,…
Once in a while, someone comes along and does something to pull me out of a coma. Right now, it is a 73 year young man, one who captured the hearts of a million youth…
A gentle warning to all readers of this blog article. Avoid reading this when about to operate heavy machinery! It is definitely better viewed close to bedtime, when sleep is gently nudging you, this will…
An entire day at BIL “Un-conference”, Chennai. Many interesting moments. One life-changing one. To me, speakers are maze-makers. They draw you into unknown territory and dynamically gauging your interest, guide you through the intricacies of…
Kuviamilaa from Ko, is pure word magic splashed with the colors and blends, a photograher sees the world from. My little critique on some of the exceptional lines of the song: [Photo (also) by :…
As I wait for the last few grains of sand in this decade’s hour-glass to begin their lazy descent, the mind takes off speedily in the other direction, here a glance, there a pause, all…
Pencils, Anti-malarial drugs, Electric cables, Mobile towers… Seems like I am getting ‘out-of-syllabus’ already! First you have, a mother of an extremely energetic and attention-seeking toddler. Multiply that with the learning cells, in a completely…
Experienced a movie or was it a dream? No, way too logical to be a dream. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSyQ3K0xnYg&w=560&h=349] The layers of the seemingly complex subconscious presented simply! The stunning visuals, spatial magic, surreal performances are…
After spending some hours digesting certain really shocking material, I feel compelled to share my understanding of how the unborn potential in most of us, was poisoned prematurely. From October 2010 “Now, what is that…
Thanks for the condolences and appreciation of my honesty! 🙂 Tomorrow, I step into the next half of my life and feels like there’s so much to begin afresh. A quaint, joint Bday celebration with…
Drugs. Movies with this background, was way down on my list, only a notch above horror movies, which is a complete no-no for me. Such was my aversion to these movies, that anything with this…
A budding village in ruins. A few, scattered well-built houses in disrepair; Bricks laid lay abandoned. Cobwebs, dust and broken rods eclipse what could have been. An opportunity; A possibility – To build a town,…
How can one write a review for a movie that didn’t end? Well, why not? You walk out of so many Tamil movies and throw away so many Hollywood discs in disgust, to quote Woody…
Disclaimer: Ahem! If the following blog seems too whacky, please excuse it on account of my sleep deprivation! From Haiku : The Beginning As the caption goes, my life has taken a very colourful turn….
An interesting day today. To think I was hesitating to do this, seems very ironic now! Last night, I had serious qualms about making it to Radio Mirchi for a show on iPaatti. Decided to…
It is a year and months five since I returned home for good. I believe that my thoughts are now well soaked to give a complete perspective of my life abroad. Having worked offshore for over…
In my rating scheme, I am beginning to move up the slot for Italian movies, quite close to the French. A couple of masterpieces are the reason for this ‘falling-in-love-all-over-again’ phenomenon. Don’t Tell/2005 Imagine watching a…
Why this unbearable curse on humanity? A world without it?! – My boggled imagination: As wide and far as the mind can see… Peaceful faces, saintly beings. Is that indifference in every face? They name…
An enchanting movie set in 1960s HongKong. The outward appearance and the attire of the characters are so comfortably western whereas the feelings and the societal constraints, through the movie, mirror Oriental philosophies. It is…
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