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Weird updates 2399
Interesting Bengali Food
I had lunch at K.C.Das today, a Bengali sweet and snack shop that's located on the intersection between St Mark's Road and Church Street. It's a nice place for three reasons - reasonable prices, good food and nice decor (I like the minimalist look).
For lunch I had a paneer cutlet, poori with dal and potato curry and of course the famous K.C.Das Sweet curds!
The paneer cutlet was excellent and it tasted especially nice with the tamarind sauce. What I liked about this cutlet was the lightness of it. It's crust was thin and the whole cutlet itself felt light. If you are used to the regular cutlets we get in Bangalore, like me, you will know what I am talking about. The cutlet was also quiet bland and it might not be to everybody's liking but i loved it! The pooris were next. The pooris at K.C.Das where thinner and crispier than the usual pooris we get in most darshinis in the south. The pooris were also quiet pale; i like to call them albino pooris! Anyways, regardless of color they tasted great and where complimented with the thick dal and potato curry. The dal was also excellent and it was slightly sweetish which i liked. The potato curry was quiet good too, but the dal was the start here! Finally I finished it off with a cup of sweet curds which I very much relished.
Total bill – 50 (40 for the food + 10 bucks tips)
That's pretty reasonable and in fact cheap considering the location (St marks road is at the heart of the city) and the nice air conditioned ambiance.
A paan at the popular Maghai paanwalla, next to kohsy's restaurant would have been a perfect end to the perfect meal but the idiot didn't have any change! I think he expected me to go and get change and if he taught i was desperate enough to go and search for change, then he was right! Unfortunately none of the close by shops had change so I went back to college pan-less :(
I believe in angels
After the nice satisfying and sprite lifting lunch I walked back to college and got hold of my classmates I had to cover a talk on 'local welfare in the global context' (for the college paper). Anyways the funny part was i had to walk back to the very same road i went out for lunch in. Walked on the same road four times today actually – once while going out for lunch, going back to college (to get my classmate) and walking back to that road to find the place my classmate had to go to listen to the seminar and then back again to college passing that same road! The talk we were supposed to cover was going on in a hotel in St Marks road and we didn't know where it was exactly except for the fact that it was on this road! So i was asking directions and suddenly this girl comes up to me and this follows -
Girl – Hey (with a concerned smile) your from Joseph's right?
ME – yeah... (with a puzzled yet annoyed tone, puzzled because i was wondering why some random person walked up to me and told me she was from my college and annoyed because i was in the middle of a conversation with an auto driver trying to find out where this dam place was!)
Girl – no ... because i am also from Joseph's. (sounding quiet calm and friendly)
Me – oooooook (was really trying to find out what the hell she was trying to get at because i had a route to fig out!)
Girl – what are u doing here actually?
Me – I ... a ... actually ... do you know where this place is? (shows her the newspaper with the address)
Girl – no because i went to my aunty's house for lunch and i saw you walking around and now you are still here (she said this with what appears to be genuine concern. I have a strange feeling she taught i was a madman of sorts! Sigh...)
ME – Hey! I came were for lunch and then went back to college and brought my classmate along. (pointing to the girl sitting on the half wall) I have to cover a seminar for the college paper. I'm from the mass communication department.
Girl – Oh... anyways show me the address... ya well im not sure but it is on this road itself.
Me – Hey anyways thanks... i will find it (and i gave her a friendly smile)
Girl – Ok then. (polity nods and gives me a smile and walks off.)
Meanwhile my classmate was sitting on a half wall quiet some distance anyway, conveniently away from all this! I walk up and tell her about this bizarre encounter! She laughs and we begin to formulate search methods to find the blessed place! A minute later the girl comes back to where we were and tells us she asked some people and gives us directions to the place! I was so touched with the little gesture of kindness and we were grateful to her for doing our work!
She appeared like an angel and when I think about it, small doses of kindness do a lot. She really made my afternoon. Even now after a hard and tiring evening, (got blasted by my teacher and when i came home we had to clear some stuff cause of a new bed and stuff), i still get a smile when i think about the angel that surly thought I was a madman! If there were more people like her I'm sure the world would have been a better place.
'Twinkle Lamp'
Found an old lamp and i think it looks pretty cool! I always wanted a lava lamp, and this technically isn't a lava lamp but it's still nice. Looks especially grand in the dark!
clicked a bunch of photos and used picasa to create this collage.
would love to hear your comment! as for me, i shall be off to bed now!
Bernanke: recession ‘very likely over’, Me: recession ‘already a thing of the past!’
The associated press on Tuesday, 15th September brought out a report which quoted Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, saying that the recession was technically over. The report went on to say that though the recession is over, it's after effects will still be felt for a couple of months or maybe a year. This also seems to mirror the views of other eminent people like economist and other top academicians.
I disagree with all these people! We are like totally outta this recession stuff! These guys are just trying to mess with our psyche because they know that their power stems from our fear. Look at most of these economist guys, who the hell gives a dam about these people anyways? Not me, that’s for sure! And you guys too wouldn't really give a dam, it's just now because of all the gloom and dome recession talk is that we have elevated these economists to near god like levels (and to some they have become god itself!). If there was no recessions we wouldn't be worried about these people, we would instead be worried about stuff like what Katrina Kaif thinks about Salman and about some dude that's impersonating her on twitter, John Abraham's love affair with his bikes, if Sushmita and Lara hate each other or not, etc, etc and etc!
Guess you guys know what i'm getting at. Finally, the most conclusive evidence that proves recession is finally over -
An ad i found in a bus. In case the pic isn't very legiable, it says -
"Earn 40,000 in three months, no work, no conditions apply..."
People are willing to offer you a job where you do nothing and yet earn 40,000 in three months! I mean come on! Does it sound like something you will find in a recession hit economy? There are employers out there who are willing to pay you to do nothing! If you doubt the authencity of the ad, you are a fool! It is totally legit! Why u ask? Well here are the reasons -
1. It's an ad that is pasted on top of the bus's window so it can't be lies. BMTC will never allow fake ads to be pasted in buses!
2. A telephone number is given on the ad and nobody will simply give out their telephone numbers if they are lying now will they?
3. They have very clearly said no conditions apply, and have specified the time in which the 40,000 can be amassed. Therefore the sheer number of details provided proves that the ad cannot be fake!
Hope you guys out there have a nice, recession free dasara ahead!
The articles on Katrina, John and Sushmita and Lara that i know you guys are dying to read about!
The article on recession that i know none of you guys will be interested in reading!
Picture album
Finally I decided to create a WEB ALBUM! To view it please click on the 'Experiments with light' button.
As of now there are two albums -
A Block Adventures 02
These pictures were taken way back when I just completed my PUC.
The pics you see in this album are pictures me and my friend clicked on our old college's roof top. We were not allowed up there but we were always fascinated by it. Everything about the roof fascinated us, the Spartan metal dome and the curiosity of what treasures might lie inside, we wondered how the world would look from there and finally the fact that it was forbidden lured our rebellious adolescent minds. We planned and plotted and when we were leaving college we felt bold enough to defy the rules!
At the time there were also strong rumours that the building was going to be demolished because of some structural problems. I never believed it but sadly seven years later they began demolishing the 84yr old building. When the building was finally brought down, sometime in May 2009, I realised how much that building meant to me. It was a place that kept us cool in the harsh summer, it was a place where i laughed, fought, got punished, made friends and most importantly learnt a lot about the world and its people.
The building was called the ‘A block’ and was part of the rich heritage of St Joseph's College.
Bombay Trip 05
Some snaps of my Bombay vacation, 2005.
Hope to be uploading some more pics later on.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
I remember spending endless amounts of time playing with 'G.I. Joe' action figures. It was something I couldn't fathom my childhood without. It was a rite of passage and every one of my friends had the action figures. Naturally, nostalgia and excitement were my primary emotions when I heard the movie was coming out, like most G.I Joe fans I am sure!
The movie bears a very simple plot; bad guys who want to take over the world and good guys that will do everything humanly (and un-humanly) possible to stop them.
'M.A.R.S' an international weapons dealer has just created the deadliest weapon called 'nanomites', which are basically some sort of robotic termites that can eat anything in its path. This weapon is unlike anything that the world has ever seen and therefore top security is given to the weapon. Unfortunately however the people who were supposed to get the weapons never do! A terrorist organisation gets a hold of the weapon and uses it to arm twist various governments. Thus the movie takes its viewers to the very beginning of 'Cobra', an international terrorist organisation that would put all real world terror outfits to shame.
The action sequences and special effects are spectacular to say the least. If you are a kind of person that likes a lot of eye candy and fast paced action this is definitely made for you.
'Snake eyes' is another reason to watch this flick. He is cold, fast and a connoisseur of close combat techniques. In my opinion he is the best G.I. Joe has to offer. 'Storm Shadow' of 'Cobra' is also equally impressive and the whole rivalry between the two is very well portrayed and the most entertaining part of the movie.
If you take away the special effects and the above mentioned characters, you get an 'I have seen in before action flick', emotionally unrealistic characters, a predictable storyline and bad humour.
Final verdict
Watch it for the action sequences and the 'Snake Eyes Vs Storm Shadow' bits, because that is all this movie has to offer. G.I Joe fans will be especially disappointed.
This is the movie review i gave my teacher (ref to last post). She said it was ok, but i needed to del the first para.
Tests from tomorrow... and my funeral! L
Hot coffee and ramblings at midnight
I have stuff to write. Three reviews, one on a movie, a play and a book to be precise. I have managed to press a sufficient amount of buttons on the keyboard and some sort of a fairly coherent passage about G.I Joe has come to life. To say it is the most perfectly articulated article of a person’s opinion cum analysis of a movie till date would be like calling Nusrat Ali an incapable sufi singer, i shall say no more about the movie review. I can almost see my teacher passing out after reading my so called review. Poor thing, she will be devastated!
Speaking of Nusrat Ali, i am listening to him on you tube as i’m writing this blog post. He is outstanding and his band is doing a fantastic job of adding to the richness of Mr Nusrat's voice. I like the tabla the most and of course Mr. Nusrat’s high notes!
Listen to him if ur interested and even if ur not interested, please do listen! I am sure u will like it J
oh and a million thanks to Mr. Arul Mani, a lecturer in the English dept of St joseph’s college and the leader of Whats ur beef, for introducing me to Nusrat's music.
Whats ur beef! - It is a clandestine society that has dedicated its existence towards understanding the phenomena we cal film. We also eat chicken ‘momos’ (except the lone non-carnivorous member), tea (iced, masala, we like it all), sandwitches, etc, etc and etc! We basically love food and movies, but mostly food! We meet every Friday. I can't attend next Friday's discussion and hogging session because i have tests... suxs....
My coffee is almost over and the rusk i was munching is finished too and i am too lazy to go and get more! Oh and I had an interesting discussion with a friend. It was about love and she asked me what i thought about love and all i could say was, “its unreal, a fraud our mind commits, to give us a reason to hide our most primal needs.” Do i really believe that? Probably not, but then again who knows what i believe any more. No i am serious, is there anybody who can tell me what i believe, because i definitely don’t! Mean while, the author of this post who firmly believes he is over the person he once had affectionate ties with, wonders why he can’t seem to get her out of his everyday stream of thoughts. The author will also go on to deny any attachment to that person and will also tell u that such a thought is absurd but secretly be minded pricked by thoughts of that person. Is there anybody who can tell me what i believe, because i definitely don’t!
Beliefs are weird! They make us do crazy things, some of us will die for them, other will kill for them and some will just do bizarre things because them. Like right now i believe my teacher is going to forget about the review so i am going to write it later. Beliefs are weird... they make us do really bizarre things.
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