"After school to cinema" (All sin tan cos)... Once this use to be my powerful tantra to keep an important Quadrant mantra locked-up in my mind.
Movies.. films!! Such was the place celluloid had in my life.. that one may skip anything but not this.
Now after time has traveled so many years, I don’t need this trigonometry formula anymore...
“School” got substituted by college and then college got replaced to office... only thing which is still holds good in this four-word cliche is CINEMA...
Yes.. I am movie-lover, not the first day first show types but surely a religious follower.
Some time back I happened to watch a film in "Urvashi"... an old traditional-style single-screen talkies, still afloat in the heart of Bangalore city.. and believe me it was such a rejuvenating experience.
Rejuvenating?? Yes you read it rite..
Since past few years, it so happened that I have watched flicks only in multiplexes... the transition I hardly ever minded. It wasn't intentional... but you no more see conventional cinema halls these days... moreover multiplexes enable online bookings, home delivery of tickets and loyalty or cash-back offers. You easily fall for them.
So after long, when I happened to be at this place, I just loved it..
Enfeebled memories got revived...
What a delight it use to be movie watching before we got tuned to "multiplexed" philosophy.
Planning for movie (as if one does for live concert), rushing to the hall well in advance, pandemonium that sets off when the booking counter opens, waiting in queue for the tickets...
Though one has to be prepared to face other part of this thrill.... Walls stained with betel-juice, reeking staircases, jam-packed auditoriums, creaking seats in balcony and even more creaking ones in stalls, air-conditioners functioning well to keep you sweating warm, crackling sound effects of Dolby technology, decayed interiors..
I know I know this "other" part wasn't amusing at all... Multiplexes ensure far superior movie viewing in most of the aspects... but having said that I still miss the charm of primitive silver screens..
Large painted film hoardings (not just outside the theatres but across the city), huge auditoriums with seating capacity ranging from 300 to 1,000... charged up crowd clapping and whistling over every dialogue... what an uproar over the entry of our heartthrob hero and heroine in the film... every damn stunt would further electrify the ambience.
Recurring screams and commentary over even insignificant scenes make very bit of movie appealing... at times aid u to catch on an unintentional comedy or subtle intensity of the moment.
I can so well recall.... when I went to see "THE mummy"... and just when horrifying mummy emerged on the screen... somebody from behind remarked "Baap re baap mummy aisi hai toh papa kaise honge"... what a comic timing... I was almost rolling over the floor laughing.
Also earlier, picture halls use to show snapshots of forthcoming films during intermission and before the start of the film... this concept seems to be missing nowadays... Ya we see enough of them on television... but those trailers are mostly abbreviated versions.
And during recess... coke, chips, pop-corns use to come self walking, nicely displayed on the tray... you don't have to be in long queue (and still pay triple for the same stuff)... meanwhile missing some part of the show.
In comparison, multiplex culture is about ultra civilized janta, carrying high sense of decorum & loads of fashionable attitude.... While maintaining their status they appear so murky.. lifeless.
They are there ONLY to watch the movie. That is it... Not to gab about whatever the hell.... They backpack all their feedback and issues to coffee house or lounge... So at the best, few suppressed whispers or a muffled giggles is what keep you reminding... nothing to fear... you are not alone!!... If not interval cast away the darkness of auditorium, you may not realize whether the show is houseful!!
Upgraded acoustics, Dolby X Processors, 3D effects and elector-voice processors for the speakers, bigger seats and more leg space, and many other facilities and gloss... succeeds in making whole experience really comfortable... but fail to match the jollity & liveliness of old times.
Painful to say.. which is worse?... dismal infrastructure or varnished enthusiasm of the people!
In the words of Javed Akhtar, “Cinema wo hai jiska ticket black mein bikta hai”.... But black ticketing is rare these days... Single screen playhouses split-up into smaller multi-screen halls... hence no jumping over one another... one conveniently get the tickets.
You don't seem to be convinced I guess... Why don’t u guys check this out for yourself.. trust me.. you wont be disappointed.
For who knows if I continue more.. nostalgic me might start discussing out-dated audio cassettes and floppy disks.. good! am signing off.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
wEb blues!
No marks for guessing how I kick start my day.... Reading and replying mails (first gmail, office thunderbird at last), online news, updating & reading Facebook status, tweets or other posts.
What brings me in good spirit..... Facebook or Orkut friend requests.. testimonial.. feedbacks on my blogs.. add on to my follower & fan list, getting tagged.. (I know all the exhilaration is absolutely unnecessary but still it makes me blush.... now don't gape at my profile picture).
What pisses me off.... When I can see lot of contacts are online but none responds when I ping them (what can be more agonizing.. people see me as weird ?? or Do I need to join torture management classes?)... when someone declines my friend request (incredibly blasting my self esteem)... When result of online IQ quiz is "Have you ever been to school?" or when mail indicator pops up with subject "Bug ###### got assigned to you"... But I still keep myself hang on there.. things can only get better :)
And when everything else become weary.... I take a dekho at web albums (at times zooming in) or peep into profiles of friends, friends of friends (scrapbooks also :D)... chatting with multiple people simultaneously, striking the keyboard at speed (sorry force) of 50 Newton without even caring what I type... watching youtube videos (very very educational ones :P)..listen to online music (French, Spanish,.. point is nothing should disturb my brain penetrating through ear-holes) on my kingfisher headphones...
Ummm..usually ONLY freshers use them.. everyone fly kingfisher when they join Oracle (no they don't become rich..company reimburses it). But I (after more than 1.5 yrs) still give them worth.. (you know how I am.. love to play modest).
Hey but hold on.. am I sounding like internet addict to you... excuse me.. I think u need to catch up.. I agree this is primarily because I work in IT sector but don't forget this is WEB age we are in.
Somebody has given the right Mantra “If you’re not on MySpace, you don’t exist”.
Where as Elmes-Crahall believes "Every hour spent on social networks is one less hour spent learning how to effectively communicate face-to-face." (:O Is it so ??) I don't agree with this.
So what if I spend around 12 hours (that is almost 95% of my time) everyday in virtual digital world. This online world is just a reproduction of my real offline world.. it is mesmerizing. It has automate my day dreaming. I can reach out to anything I can name it and which otherwise I would have never been able to.
I also learn valuable social skills by instantly messaging (even people whom I haven't met in last 15 years). And the best part is only words get across the network.. not the expressions (so I can be paranormal throughout and still make u feel pleasant).
It prevents social dehydration.. frequent but supposedly meaningless interactions ("whats up?", "hows life?", etc) reassures my friends that yess I care..
It curbs my over-eating habits unlike TV, also keep a corner of my room enlightened even when power goes off.
And doesn't this new social order trivially sponsors democracy across the world... exceptions being China, Syria, Iran where Facebook, twitter, Blogging and the like are banned (China should forget competing with India).
I should also confess that both my bachelors & masters degree and fact that I am still employed.. credit goes to one and only one savior on this earth "Google"!
Though there are certain side effects also..
Like my online buddies are many.. but only few offline companions (my lappy, mobile, TV, my scooter..... no I didn't miss anything.. I don't have Ipod).
Cyber world is PUBLIC by default.. private only when necessary (I go private only to humiliate my friends).
Context switching between regular-space and cyber-space can take you back to square one.
One feels frustrated & sore headed when one can't connect to internet.
Another big disadvantage which you guys bear the burden of.. is my BlOGs! (am not apologetic about it)
Drawbacks may exceed.. but we love this change!! And We can't backtrack.
So whatever be the pros and cons.. let us all, being responsible digital natives or immigrants should pledge to keep things in moderation. I think this can only be the key. Go ahead.. let your mind wander over tangible and virtual cosmos equally.
What brings me in good spirit..... Facebook or Orkut friend requests.. testimonial.. feedbacks on my blogs.. add on to my follower & fan list, getting tagged.. (I know all the exhilaration is absolutely unnecessary but still it makes me blush.... now don't gape at my profile picture).
What pisses me off.... When I can see lot of contacts are online but none responds when I ping them (what can be more agonizing.. people see me as weird ?? or Do I need to join torture management classes?)... when someone declines my friend request (incredibly blasting my self esteem)... When result of online IQ quiz is "Have you ever been to school?" or when mail indicator pops up with subject "Bug ###### got assigned to you"... But I still keep myself hang on there.. things can only get better :)
And when everything else become weary.... I take a dekho at web albums (at times zooming in) or peep into profiles of friends, friends of friends (scrapbooks also :D)... chatting with multiple people simultaneously, striking the keyboard at speed (sorry force) of 50 Newton without even caring what I type... watching youtube videos (very very educational ones :P)..listen to online music (French, Spanish,.. point is nothing should disturb my brain penetrating through ear-holes) on my kingfisher headphones...
Ummm..usually ONLY freshers use them.. everyone fly kingfisher when they join Oracle (no they don't become rich..company reimburses it). But I (after more than 1.5 yrs) still give them worth.. (you know how I am.. love to play modest).
Hey but hold on.. am I sounding like internet addict to you... excuse me.. I think u need to catch up.. I agree this is primarily because I work in IT sector but don't forget this is WEB age we are in.
Somebody has given the right Mantra “If you’re not on MySpace, you don’t exist”.
Where as Elmes-Crahall believes "Every hour spent on social networks is one less hour spent learning how to effectively communicate face-to-face." (:O Is it so ??) I don't agree with this.
So what if I spend around 12 hours (that is almost 95% of my time) everyday in virtual digital world. This online world is just a reproduction of my real offline world.. it is mesmerizing. It has automate my day dreaming. I can reach out to anything I can name it and which otherwise I would have never been able to.
I also learn valuable social skills by instantly messaging (even people whom I haven't met in last 15 years). And the best part is only words get across the network.. not the expressions (so I can be paranormal throughout and still make u feel pleasant).
It prevents social dehydration.. frequent but supposedly meaningless interactions ("whats up?", "hows life?", etc) reassures my friends that yess I care..
It curbs my over-eating habits unlike TV, also keep a corner of my room enlightened even when power goes off.
And doesn't this new social order trivially sponsors democracy across the world... exceptions being China, Syria, Iran where Facebook, twitter, Blogging and the like are banned (China should forget competing with India).
I should also confess that both my bachelors & masters degree and fact that I am still employed.. credit goes to one and only one savior on this earth "Google"!
Though there are certain side effects also..
Like my online buddies are many.. but only few offline companions (my lappy, mobile, TV, my scooter..... no I didn't miss anything.. I don't have Ipod).
Cyber world is PUBLIC by default.. private only when necessary (I go private only to humiliate my friends).
Context switching between regular-space and cyber-space can take you back to square one.
One feels frustrated & sore headed when one can't connect to internet.
Another big disadvantage which you guys bear the burden of.. is my BlOGs! (am not apologetic about it)
Drawbacks may exceed.. but we love this change!! And We can't backtrack.
So whatever be the pros and cons.. let us all, being responsible digital natives or immigrants should pledge to keep things in moderation. I think this can only be the key. Go ahead.. let your mind wander over tangible and virtual cosmos equally.
Friday, October 2, 2009
18 TiLL I dIE
In adulthood, you try to remember all the stupid stuff you did as a kid.
But this is not the case with me, for I am still horribly immature & naive. There is nothing I can recollect I improved upon past 15 years as a sign of maturing up.. And I wonder if it is the deficiency of growth hormones or cells in my cerebrum refuse to multiply.. Or is it that I am immune to mind control?
I am not proving myself to be dumb here.. its just that I dont find myself anytime more pensive.. cautious.. or rational then I ever was..
Or may be I am just too lucky.. and its actually a blessing to be able to live your life this way! carefree..improvident.
Naah ..I would be too optimistic to believe this!
According to Albert Camus (great philosopher), “After a certain age, every man is responsible for his own face.” This is may be true..but I dont find it inspiring.
I remember when I was at home, couple of times.. some salesperson had appeared and said "Child, please call your parents or somebody older from house"... what the hell on earth they think I am...??
And I hate it..hate it.. when I meet an old acquaintance only to hear "Oh Shweta..You haven't changed a bit". No No No.. they dont anyway mean that I have younger looking skin.. what they imply is how can I still blabber senselessly .. with gestures so deprived of any refinement and countenance lacking miserably of any intelligent-solemn expressions.
Well I dont blame them.. I cant.. for I am in many ways still the same person I use to be ever since my brain tissues formed... and here are the arguments why I dint knife any of them (not my tissues...those maddening people).
1. As a child, my very first ambition was to become a rickshaw-wala.. I use to find rickshaw pulling so amusing.. one gets to ride the tricycle whole day..without even caring to balance it as compare to my silly bicycle.
I dont aspire to be rickshaw puller anymore, but still fancy idea of riding rickshaw one day.
2. My passport till date is unstamped.
3. I whistle while getting ready in the morning & jump down the stairs instead of climbing down.
4. I still eat food with my eyes firmly stuck on TV screen and never on my plate.
5. I repel any responsibility.. any damn discipline & loves to be pampered.
6. My hearty laugh can easily remind you of an old hindi film shantaan.
7. I almost always feels grass is greener on the other side of the fence.. for example, all those who born in United kingdom are living life king size.., software jobs are worst.. staying single is best.., to be working is curse... list is endless.
8. I am still under the impression that given the opportunity (say US presidency) I can change the world.
9. When I cry I make sure somebody can hear it.
10. I still love to decorate my book shelf with good number of colorful books.. nevertheless they are awaiting to be read.
11. For any anxious moments.. my nails pay the price (I mean my fingernails :D).
12. I cant fast.. but can eat after every 2 hours.
13. Couldn't develop taste for wine or a champagne (lost the count of attempts I made).. You can catch me sipping strawberry shakes or orange juice in parties.
14. Miserably crave for anything sugared.. anytime of the day.
15. Everytime I plump myself on couch.. my legs rest on the table.
16. My wardrobe is still anticipating to shelter an elegant evening gown.
17. I gorge myself on parle glucose biscuits and maggie is my fav dish.
18. Most of times I wear socks despite whatever.
19. I am contact-lens handicap.. so lookout the world through my awful thick glasses.
20. When I was in class 7.. I fell in love with Tom Cruise.. crush never got over.
21. My mobile always goes missing.. people have stopped calling me.
22. Couldn't even get over my phobia for lizards..
23. After front page of TOI, its the entertainment section which I focus on.
24. I still prefer my scooter to my car.
25. I hate going for morning walk.. as a matter of fact I can't get up early.
26. I dont want to be a parent.. becoz once you are.. you miss all the FUN.
27. While watching an interesting movie I end up overeating.
28. Haven't bugged my mind in share market even once.
29. Using same wallet since class 10.
30. I dont pray (there are no exams in my job).
31. My budget equals the money in my notecase.
32. Even now, I visualize Arun Govil & Deepika Chikhalia as Lord Ram & Goddess Sita.
33. Its delightful to get a feel of a smoker in winters .
34. When asked what all I can cook.. tea & coffee tops the list.
35. I test my darting skills with dustbin and garbage.
36. I forward my guest the whole bottle when serving water (This is when I could remember I should ask them for something).
37. I believe world would be over when I will not exist.
38. I still take around 4 seconds to find out which is my left and which is my right side.
39. kicking small rocks on road while walking....yess it thrills me.
40. Feel like scraping off the icicles that form inside the walls of an ancient freezer at my grandma's house.
41. In summers crunching the ice cubes (with sound effects) gives me a high!
42. Synchronizing my steps with someone moving ahead or close to me is so amusing.
It doesn't really make a difference how much I push myself in and out.. this part of me doesn't seems to die out.. Its useless to fake or simulate sophistication.. it has to come innately.. from within!
I can't afford to loose my interest.. my spirit either, to inherit worldliness. Or do life give me bonus if I practice seriousness?
I am fed up.. I have booked tickets of "Wake up Sid".. may be where teachers & family failed, bollywood would make a mark (I heard u asking "where ?"... In My MinD).
But this is not the case with me, for I am still horribly immature & naive. There is nothing I can recollect I improved upon past 15 years as a sign of maturing up.. And I wonder if it is the deficiency of growth hormones or cells in my cerebrum refuse to multiply.. Or is it that I am immune to mind control?
I am not proving myself to be dumb here.. its just that I dont find myself anytime more pensive.. cautious.. or rational then I ever was..
Or may be I am just too lucky.. and its actually a blessing to be able to live your life this way! carefree..improvident.
Naah ..I would be too optimistic to believe this!
According to Albert Camus (great philosopher), “After a certain age, every man is responsible for his own face.” This is may be true..but I dont find it inspiring.
I remember when I was at home, couple of times.. some salesperson had appeared and said "Child, please call your parents or somebody older from house"... what the hell on earth they think I am...??
And I hate it..hate it.. when I meet an old acquaintance only to hear "Oh Shweta..You haven't changed a bit". No No No.. they dont anyway mean that I have younger looking skin.. what they imply is how can I still blabber senselessly .. with gestures so deprived of any refinement and countenance lacking miserably of any intelligent-solemn expressions.
Well I dont blame them.. I cant.. for I am in many ways still the same person I use to be ever since my brain tissues formed... and here are the arguments why I dint knife any of them (not my tissues...those maddening people).
1. As a child, my very first ambition was to become a rickshaw-wala.. I use to find rickshaw pulling so amusing.. one gets to ride the tricycle whole day..without even caring to balance it as compare to my silly bicycle.
I dont aspire to be rickshaw puller anymore, but still fancy idea of riding rickshaw one day.
2. My passport till date is unstamped.
3. I whistle while getting ready in the morning & jump down the stairs instead of climbing down.
4. I still eat food with my eyes firmly stuck on TV screen and never on my plate.
5. I repel any responsibility.. any damn discipline & loves to be pampered.
6. My hearty laugh can easily remind you of an old hindi film shantaan.
7. I almost always feels grass is greener on the other side of the fence.. for example, all those who born in United kingdom are living life king size.., software jobs are worst.. staying single is best.., to be working is curse... list is endless.
8. I am still under the impression that given the opportunity (say US presidency) I can change the world.
9. When I cry I make sure somebody can hear it.
10. I still love to decorate my book shelf with good number of colorful books.. nevertheless they are awaiting to be read.
11. For any anxious moments.. my nails pay the price (I mean my fingernails :D).
12. I cant fast.. but can eat after every 2 hours.
13. Couldn't develop taste for wine or a champagne (lost the count of attempts I made).. You can catch me sipping strawberry shakes or orange juice in parties.
14. Miserably crave for anything sugared.. anytime of the day.
15. Everytime I plump myself on couch.. my legs rest on the table.
16. My wardrobe is still anticipating to shelter an elegant evening gown.
17. I gorge myself on parle glucose biscuits and maggie is my fav dish.
18. Most of times I wear socks despite whatever.
19. I am contact-lens handicap.. so lookout the world through my awful thick glasses.
20. When I was in class 7.. I fell in love with Tom Cruise.. crush never got over.
21. My mobile always goes missing.. people have stopped calling me.
22. Couldn't even get over my phobia for lizards..
23. After front page of TOI, its the entertainment section which I focus on.
24. I still prefer my scooter to my car.
25. I hate going for morning walk.. as a matter of fact I can't get up early.
26. I dont want to be a parent.. becoz once you are.. you miss all the FUN.
27. While watching an interesting movie I end up overeating.
28. Haven't bugged my mind in share market even once.
29. Using same wallet since class 10.
30. I dont pray (there are no exams in my job).
31. My budget equals the money in my notecase.
32. Even now, I visualize Arun Govil & Deepika Chikhalia as Lord Ram & Goddess Sita.
33. Its delightful to get a feel of a smoker in winters .
34. When asked what all I can cook.. tea & coffee tops the list.
35. I test my darting skills with dustbin and garbage.
36. I forward my guest the whole bottle when serving water (This is when I could remember I should ask them for something).
37. I believe world would be over when I will not exist.
38. I still take around 4 seconds to find out which is my left and which is my right side.
39. kicking small rocks on road while walking....yess it thrills me.
40. Feel like scraping off the icicles that form inside the walls of an ancient freezer at my grandma's house.
41. In summers crunching the ice cubes (with sound effects) gives me a high!
42. Synchronizing my steps with someone moving ahead or close to me is so amusing.
It doesn't really make a difference how much I push myself in and out.. this part of me doesn't seems to die out.. Its useless to fake or simulate sophistication.. it has to come innately.. from within!
I can't afford to loose my interest.. my spirit either, to inherit worldliness. Or do life give me bonus if I practice seriousness?
I am fed up.. I have booked tickets of "Wake up Sid".. may be where teachers & family failed, bollywood would make a mark (I heard u asking "where ?"... In My MinD).
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