simple pleasures

just back after a very short vacation.what a relief from work!i wish sometimes that our life could be one long vacation.lazy mornings and still lazier hours of the day that yawns into a sense of the unlimited.more fool me for even imagining that such a thing can exist.well as they say -'you live in hope.'i would like nothing better than be in a world devoid of technology ,especially those of the infringing kind-cell phones,cell phones n cell phones!they can be such a dampner.i am not too happy with e-mail either.corresponding to all n sundry takes a chunk out of ones limited time ,time that could be other wise spent with ones family!!(this is for all the gals out there who are overlooked by the guys in favour of the 'just checking the e-mail'menace)and dont even start me on tv.would like nothing better than the good ol' days of letters and the grandpa phones of yore .the former took effort and was thus a rarity the latter was expensive and beyond reach for most and thereby less of a threat to ones privacy.i guess i am a simpleton at heart.want nothing more than-a loaf of bread ,a jug of wine(make mine mineral water),my little one and T-H-O-U!!the rest of the world be d****d!

of racing cars and love stories

saw the movie tararumpum.i agree with rajeev masand that there is nothing new ,that the story is an old one ,that its a mishmash of other great stories.but thats exactly what entertaining cinema is all about.how you tell a story.there are love stories and there are love stories.but whats y-o-u-r take on it.how unique can you make it for the viewer,there lies the challenge.i am pleased to note that sidharth anand has done a creditable job as a director.he has succeeded in getting 'vow' performances from the lead actors.the interplay of emotions between rani and saif are truly pleasureable to watch.thats a screen pair we need to watch out for.the tiny tots in the movie are extremely talented and it shows in their performances.the criticism that it has too many racing scenes is not really justified because the film is about a racer !!in this era of little time and no interest,sidharth has managed to do the impossible--captured the attention of the viewer ,and how!one can always pick holes in the script(disjointed),the story(old)direction(nothing great).yet when we leave the theater we leave with the feeling of satisfaction ,of having seen a good movie.this of course is a personal take.i still carry with me the image of rani mukherjee crying at the sight of her children gorging on stolen food(incidently stolen by her from a kiddy party where she plays the piono for a living),awash with guilt (for stealing)and a pathetic sense of pride/happiness at seeing her food starved kids eat their hearts content after a long time .if this is'nt great cinema what is?