Its Christmas!

Hey everyone! its Christmas!
I am way more excited than i should be, given that i dont even celebrate it... but i have tried out a few new things this year... for example, yesterday i was invited by my friend to hear her church choir in a big programme.. It was nothing less than a revelation.
AS soon as I entered the commencing prayer was said.. it was in Malayalam, and my other hindu friend and I were astonished as to how close it sounded to a priest chanting in sanskrit in a hindu temple...
The hymns gave me chills... almost literally.. the harmony and the chorus really did send shivers down many spines, and i truly enjoyed the whole experience!

I have this belief that one must , atleast for a month, practise all the other religions but his own, and one would realise how similar all the religions are, and also learn to accept all the differences too.
I sooo wanna try Buddhism :D not that i dont like my ownn.. I am just curious about the others , thats all.
I have always had this ... umm.. craving shall we say? to visit all the different House of God for every religion.. so far, despite living in an Islamic country, I haven visited a mosque.. unless you count the Jama Masjid, but that dosent count since i didnt actually go inside, i just saw the courtyard :P
so.. I ve been to temples (many) , a couple of churches, though not during service, and yah,.. thats it.. not even a chinese temple, though i am DYING to go into one... well i need to patient dont I?

So anyway, Heres wishing all my readers (if there are any ) a very MERRY CHRISTMAS !
My new year post is a -fast approaching...
I hope you did something useful this year, coz i certainly havent.. apart from seeing my Most FAVORITE SPortsperson in flesh and blood in front of me.. (refer to Dubai post, somewhere in March)
Yah thats about it. This year has been quite frustrating to put it plainly.
More later
Love y'all (if y'all even exist)

I love Winter

ahh..winter.... i love the cold! I love the foggy breath, the cuddling into as many blankets as possible, the laziness in the mornings, THE HOT CHOCOLATE!
Although it dosent snow here, winters are still awesome! :D

Oh today is the wintefr solstice! The gods are gathering for their semi-annual meeting at olympus, dark magic is at its strongest, and Ancient monsters are stirring.... SO Happy Solstice everyone! I hope you lot have done something useful on the shortest day of the year! 

Jabberwocky

This is my favorite poem.. the only one which I bothered to memorize completely.
Why? Well, there are a number of reasons for that!
Firstly, it makes no sense, it is covered with nonsensical terms which have no inner meaning whatsoever, and yet this amazing poem is known worldwide.
Secondly, it describes the triumph of good over evil, I know that there are many such pieces, but this one combines my favorite things when related to fighting evil- A monster, and a magical sword :)
Thirdly, but most importantly, this poem made an imprint on the world of literature. Not only is it a  part of one of the most famous books in history, it also lead to the coining of many new words which ended up in the Oxford Dictionary!
I want to be able to do that. To make my mark on this world, to leave behind a legacy which people would cherish. I want to change somehting in this world, however small. I want to be remembered, to carve my niche on this Earth. That is my dream. To Be Unique.

Below is the entire poem completely memorised and written by me.

JABBERWOCKY

T'was Brillig and the slithy toves,

 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe

 All mimsy were the borogroves                                                              

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Beware the Jabberwock my son!

Of jaws that bite, and claws that snatch!

Beware the JubJub Bird, and shun

The frumious bandersnatch!

He took his vorpal sword in hand

Long time the manxome foe he sought

so rested he by the TumTum tree,

and stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood

The Jabberwock with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood

And burbled as it came!

One ,Two, One Two, and through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Calooh Callay!

He chortled in his joy.

T'was Brillig and the slithy toves,
 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
 All mimsy were the borogroves
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Ra.One - Movie Preview.

All that hype. All the promotion, merchandise and ALL that money... for this.

High expectations dashed like a bug on a windshield. The movie was not only bad, it was awful. The script reached the point of utter chaos, or seemed like it was given to a caffeinated squirrel with a typewriter. Sitting there in the theatre, bombarded with line after line of corny jokes, like spraying spiderman with Baygon , and Power Yoga, I came away at the interval absolutely EXHAUSTED.

I am generally a very optimistic  person, and I am grasping at straws here, but lets take away the positives from Ra.One. There are appoximately 4:
1.THE GRAPHICS- Though I  have a generally low opinion of Indian Graphics, I was pleasantly surprised to see the quality of the special effects and it made me say "COOL!" out loud more than once.
2.THE MUSIC= Apart form the much awaited toe tapping number Chamak Challo Feat Akon, there were other songs which were pleasant to the ear and which will turn into headcases after you leave like DhilDara.
3.THE KID=  12 year old Armaan Varma, in my opinion was one of the very few people who actually acted well. His emotion was so natural that your heart really goes out to the little kid who misses his "Appa"
4.RA.ONE = The villain himself, portrayed so amazingly by Arjun Rampal, was probably the only reason I didnt come away absolutely disgusted.

I am normally a very level headed person, but even I couldnt take all of this-------------------------->
A Lesser-Willed person would have probably melted away.

Thats it, and this is being optimistic. The portrayal of SRK as a Tamilian( was the probably the worst part of the film,(being Tamilian myself, I took it as a personal insult), in which he sounded like had a 2 day crash course of Tamil from RajniKanth (which he probably did)
oh speaking of which, I think the only time the entire audience whistled was during the guest appearance of SuperStar Rajnikanth as Chitti, from Enthiran.
There was more of such attrocities, like when Kareena comes out of a Freaking train wreck with perfect hair, makeup and manicured nails.
Bottomline: May have actually been a good film had they straightened out the storyline. In fact, if they had done less with it, it would have been an ABSOLUTE Hit. Trying to do too much, the ended up with a chaotic mess as the final result. At the end of the day, you would feel sorry for them for having worked so hard for this tangle of a film.
If you ever want to watch it, I suggest on DVD and surround sound, with a bunch of good friends, and a good fast forward remote so that you can replay the last 45 minutes of the film again and again, just for Arjun Rampal, or if you have NOTHING.WHATSOEVER.TO .DO.WITH.YOUR.ABYSS.OF.A.LIFE.

Thats when you watch it. Otherwise Dont. Trust me.

Harry Potter Confessions

Its late at night and I can't sleepp.... so I decided to put in a post which does not need much brain-racking, one which I  wanted to put in for a long time but really didnt have the time to.
Here are my Harry Potter confessions.. my views about the wondrous Potter franchise, and my favorites among the stuff I have been obsessing about for 10 years....
House:RAVENCLAW!!
Wand: Alder and Phoenix feather, 10 3/4 inches, surprisingly swishy
1.Favorite Book: Goblet of Fire
2.Favorite Movie: Deathly Hallows Part 1
3.Least Favorite Book: Half Blood Prince
4.Least Favorite Movie: Order of The Phoenix
5.Favorite Potter Character: Male:Weasley Twins  Female:Luna Lovegood
6.Least Favorite Character:Male: Gilderoy Lockhart  Female:Cho Chang
7.Favorite Teacher: Minerva Mcgonagall
8.Favorite Potter creature: Fluffy
9.Favorite Magical Object: Time Turner
10.Favorite Spell:  Wingardium Leviosa
11.Favorite Subject: Defence Against the Dark Arts
12.My Patronus: Fennec Fox (probably)
13.My Boggart: Death of friends and family (probably the same boggart as Molly Weasley)
14:Amortentia smells: new book smell, the sea, TT bat rubber, and a certain aggarbati .
15:Quidditch Position: Beater (yes believe it!)
16.Favorite Death Eater: Draco Malfoy (who disagrees with me? *raises wand threateningly*)
17.Actor in the series: Alan Rickman,though Helena Bonham Carter follows very closely.
18.Quote:"Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, and, reminds us, that though we may come from different countries and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one"-A.Dumbledore
19.Harry Potter Book: Hogwarts: a History
20:Soundtrack:Fireworks- Nicolas Hooper
21.Special Mention: to Stan Shunpike, though he had minor roles throughout the series, the funny pimpled conductor left a pleasant impression on me after I first read the book.
22.Confession: I used to imagine myself included in the series , as a part of the trio.
23.Awed by:Tonks, who went to battle 10 days after giving birth. We need to learn from such brave women
24.Cried Buckets Over:deaths of fred and dobby
25:Learnt From: Sirius Black. Though ruthless, he had the best advice in the series
26.First book I read: Prisoner of Azkaban: At the age of 7
27.First movie I saw in theatres: Prisoner of Azkaban, in USA.
28.Favorite Ship: Romione and Drapple xD
29.Favorite Ghost: Peeves (technically a poltergeist :P
30. Last but not the least: Most used quote: "Ob.vious.ly"and "Always" Both by Snape.

Most memorable HP moment: Watching the last movie and weeping buckets.

I know it is just random, but as The potter phenomenon has grown in dimension, I just thought it would be interesting to put these thoughts down :)

HaPpY DiWaLi!!!

Happy Diwali to all Indians around the world!

I hope the light shines bright for all!
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one remembers to turn on the light"
-Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
Hope everyone had a Happy, Bright and Safe Diwali! 

Phew. Its done

ITs finally happened.. Everybodys favorite blog has now gotten a complete makeover :)
I was planning to write so many posts today. I am exhausted from the effort of just remodelling.
I have so much respect for Interior Decorators right now.

I ll write later... have a lot of ideas though.

Facelift

Hi people! Its been a while hasnt it? sigh.. these exams are getting on my nerves. Atleast they get over tomorrow.
I'm planning to completely remodel my blog. So stay tuned for its all new look!
See ya.  Wish me luck. Its Physics and I need a miracle -.-

I Got into Pottermore!!!

Actually I got the mail a few days ago, and words cannot how express how happy I was ! I was actually close to tears.. OMG m obsessed. :P
Anyway heres my details ^ ^
I was sorted into Ravenclaw, Where "Wit Beyond Measure is Man;s Greatest Treasure",
Notable Ravenclaws include: Luna Lovegood (my fav female character everrrr :)) Cho Chang (my least fav female character ever -.-) , Ollivander, noted wand maker, Quirrel and Flitwick.

My wand: Alder and Phoenix feather, 10 3/4 inches, Surprisingly Swishy :) supposedly for very strong magic, and for very powerful wizards (or witches) :D
so in all, i am very happy :D
but my Potion making skills need to improve :P I melted a perfectly good cauldron.
I wont write very ofien as my vacations draw to a close. :P
Ok, I m going now :P

I-WANT-MY-POTTERMORE-EMAIL!

All i ve been doing is refreshing my gmail, in a hope of getting my pottermore emaillllllll waaaaahhhhhh. I CAN STAND THE ANXIETY! I ve never been this nervous even for my Board exams :P

I go on Gmail, i see (1)... OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG>>IS IT>>???  no.. its not Pottermore.. -.-

For those not in the know( filthy muggles) Pottermore is an "online reading experience , based on the Harry potter books", started by JK Rowling herself.. where you can go through the books, get sorted nd even buy a wand!! for more information, click here

Happy Birthday Evanna Lynch! :D 16th Aug

Happy Birthday to the Girl who does not play Luna, but IS Luna... She is my fav female character throughout the series, and Evanna brings her to life on the big screen... Love ya Evanna <3
"The others could play Luna; Evanna Lynch is Luna." -David Yates 
I know m late, but i couldnt come on yesterday...

Stereotypes- Part 1

This post has two parts.. in this post I will be focussing on the international aspect of stereotypes.. how the ppl of one country perceive people of another..
ok enough with the seriousness!!
Its funny how we think of typical things when someone mentions another nationality.. No offence to any country, every single country and its people are awesome..
This.is.fact.
I am not gonna lie to you, this is how I think if someone tells me to imagine a person from a particular country. But I know tat it HArdly ever applys!
I wonder what brought about these ? o.O
1. Imagine the french- An artist (why does it have to be an artist??? oO) wearing a mime shirt, a red scarf around his neck, a toothbrush mustache , wearing a black beret and carrying a baguette.. SRSLIEE? wow. and smoking.with accordion music in the background. Sacre bleu!!
2.  Imagine the British- posh, in a suit, speaks with spit. drinks tea at 4 with lemon with their little finger sticking up. probably with a monocle.  Walrus mustache? Bowler hat and cane. sits straight all the time. All the people in Britain are probably goin WT-?  right now. as they should.Oh. My Word.
3 - Imagine the Chinese- You imagine a lot of red clothes, long emperor mustaches, like noodles... ooohh noodles! lots of them.. n rice, with chopsticks.. n gongs. Probably a TT champ. and Communism.
4 -Imagine the Russians.- Military, definitely Military . Large woollen hats and Ballet dancers. Big Boots. WHYYYYYY??? oO
5 .Imagine the Japanese- Kimonos, uptight, extremely competent, probably a camera on their person
6--Imagine the Italians- Do you think of the Mafia eating Pasta? Or Chef Linguini?maybe Mario. I do.

 7- -AND NOW THE INDIANS .. I didnt actually realise this until I saw Phineas n Ferb. Baljeet is the ultimate stereotyped indian... Smart, Nerdy, Bookish,Chess?does Math in free time,  *speaks in a weird accent*, using high dictionary language instead of normal words, eats curry day in n day out, breaks out into a song number for trivial issues (this made me laugh, srsliee xD)  Grades are EVERYTHING!Stay with parents till we marry,(which is true btw) , etc.
See this video, every single stereotype of Indians seem to be in it.. I laughed so much I had tears rolling down my cheeks at the end!! Being Indian, i find it really funny that people think of us this way!
I wish everyone could laugh off stereotypes, because we know we are not really like that!(well, mostly :S)

Again, no offence to anyone. 

Craziness Unlimited....

I am Bipolar. :P
I did my crazy deed for the day, much to the resentment of my grandmother... I got red highlights !
okkk.. i don't know wat possessed me to get it, but like i said, m bipolar. i don't know my attitude for the day.. one day i am moody and withdrawn, the other... well, no comments.
My granma is majorly pissed now though.. i think she thinks next step from highlights is drugs and alcohol..oh well... if u knew me by now, you ll know that's not in my agenda... i have a conscience you know. :P

I cant please everyone. no pics yet.. coming soon!! :D

Live your Life!! Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Tomato Festivals, Sky Diving, Deep Sea Diving , and the Bull runs in Pamplona... This movie has it all.
As a bachelor trip, Kabir (Abhay Deol), Imran (Farhan Akhtar) and Arjun (Hritik Roshan), take a 3 week vacation in Sunny Spain. This movie truly provides an opportunity to see the beauty of that wonderful country Espana.
The three plan trips to Costa Brava, Seville and Pamplona. As part of the deal, each will choose a sport that they wish to do, and it will come as a surprise to the other two.
It shows the emotional trauma of each of the main characters and the way in which they overcome them.
The humour is brilliant and Imran truly comes as a comic relief, making the audience LOL more than once, for instance when he throws Arjun's (who is a workaholic) phone out of the window, or when he names a 12000 euro bag Bagwathi and keeps it with him throughout the film.
A story of friendship, and overcoming obstacles, it is poignant , providing not only lessons but also great humour and lots of "eye candy" too. The only thing which irritated me was Katrina Kaif, who provided nothing for the film in terms of acting, or anything else for that matter. Also the fact that they kept telling Arjun that money is not important, and at the same times forgetting that without money, they wouldnt have been able to plan the trip in the first place.
The music was amazing, toe tapping and kept you humming even after the movie was over. My personal favorites are  Senorita (featuring the original voices of the trio) and Dil Dhadakne Do (almost the title song) :D.
the movie  is a bundle of laughs and chills and thrills, and the Encierro ( bull running scene )at the end is the best part, which got pulses racing. It teaches you to live life to the fullest.
A must-see at-least once, specially if you have a group of amazing friends.

Atlantis:the lost empire

I am talking about the Disney movie. I have always loved that movie. It was serious as it was funny. So I took it upon myself to draw a few characters. I want to draw more... hmm maybe later :)