Surprise surprise!

Who doesn't like surprises? They keep you occupied, and happy (well, assuming the surprises are pleasant).
But it is really sad to see how Indian media these days tries to keep the audience surprised, and hooked! Be it Aarushi murder case where the media happily penned down a racy story full of twists to keep junta enthralled (at the expense of the family of the bereaved), or LHC and world coming to an end episode.
I remember hating to read newspaper or watching news as a kid, because it was too boring to hold my attention. But converting news to entertainment is just unacceptable. I know its business, and they need the TRPs, but is it right to exploit the fine line between fact and plausible fiction to achieve those goals?
Surprisingly, all this mirch-masala-giri is working for the media - casual hangout places that once considered it cool to play Channel V and MTV only, now play Aaj Tak!!
I will not be surprised if the next-gen kids prefer watching news over listening to bed time stories... sigh!

Joote lo!

After the wedding, I could finally identify my true friends (those who helped steal the joote, and did NOT participate in lifting up Jatin at the time of garland-exchange) from the daga-baaz ones (who I do not wish to name :P).
What I cannot understand is why people might want to participate in hiding the joote. While there is a strong incentive for the party stealing the joote, there is no incentive for the party hiding them - apart from saving the guys money.
IMO, the incentives should be better balanced. Else my choice, in a wedding where I know both the guy and the girl, is quite obviously to help the girl in stealing the joote :)

Max New York Life Insurance - Karo Zyaada ka Iraada

6 months!

Of increased smiles,
and reduced phone bills,
Of losing track of time,
and gaining weight,
Of so much more,
yet so little that can be expressed...

Chappar faad ke!

Texas hold'em poker is the most addictive game I have played in the recent past. Convince yourself that it isn't a brain-dead game like the other casino games, and get hitched!

The kick is not in winning money (after all who is playing with real money here? I am just using Facebook with its daily bonus of 1000 chips :D), its about winning with a nice hand, or winning a HUGE pot on a bluff.

Though I have not been lucky enough to win the bluff-way, the nice hand finally came yesterday - 4 of a kind, aces that too! It made my day, miraculously increased my productivity at work, and has restored my faith in the benevolence of facebook's poker app :)

I cant believe things like this happen...

Driving Miss Daisy

From the name I had no clue what the movie was about, let alone what it would be like.
But it was surprisingly different, and refreshing.
The movie touches upon several serious topics - racialism, old age, friendship, mother-son relationship; and yet it makes you smile, and even laugh occasionally :)
Jessica Tandy got the 'Best Actress' Academy award for the movie, and is the oldest ever to win the same, and so deserving! Despite her irritable role in the film, she is an utter delight to watch.