I often dream about one situation. This is one of those dreams which I always remember and has got a relaxing effect on me. I have seen this one with open eyes as well. They say that there is a very thin line between dreams and reality and this particular dream of mine is a good example. Lets give a name to my dream...ummmm...lets call it "Super woman". So the dream goes as follows:
I am standing in somewhat middle of a vast plateau. Suddenly lot of guys come there...uncountable...n I dnt know why but I start fighting with them (Matrix style). I am alone, furious and fighting with thousands of guys. And I feel so proud of myself in the end.
Wondering who are the guys in the dream..they are the entire set of eve teasers, moral police (remember the Mangalore pub incident), people who have double standards (girls who smoke are spoiling Indian culture and guys who smoke are just cool...if girls wear jeans, its westernization, then why dnt guys wear dhoti, are they not equally responsible for the society, culture...et al).
I just hope that my dream one day becomes true and may be not me alone but we all are able to throw them out...our society needs some clearing now..and we better do it NOW!!!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Daily Soaps..they wash away the grey cells.:)
Dil Mil Gaye...
Mile Jab Hum Tum...
Baalika Vadhu...
Utaran...
Radha Ki Betiyan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi...
Ruby...
Jaane Kya Baat Hui...
Wondering what are these...well...they are some of the hindi serials that are telecasted on TV. And they do guarantee complete drainage of one's thinking capabilities. Atleast I have started feeling the effect(courtesy: my room mates, they have to follow all of these:)). If somebody wants to observe the levels of dumbness and lack of creativity, please consider these serials as the sample. I just wonder that what is the role of a script writer or director here and just forget about the actors, their genre is entirely different...stone faced could be the word for them. You can scare the hell out of them to act but they just cant change the undecipherable expression on their face. Coming back to the directors role, he merely acts as somebody who takes inspiration from all Bollywood movies and include all the "masala" in the serials. They have got a perfect mix of romance, comedy, action, drama, thrill, item numbers as well...its just that a story is missing. I guess I am sounding like those disappointed movie critics but trust me am seriously and dangerously disappointed. They talk about preserving Indian culture...but seldom do they realize that they are contributing to make our society all the more regressive. And I can say so with surety coz of the increasing TRPs and the prime slots that are alloted to them.
The only thing that seems interesting here is the amount of money involved. People are churning money without using the most basic ingredient....BRAIN!
I just got an idea..the "Eureka" moment...b-schools should have TRP management as a specialization. Any takers for this business plan..???
Mile Jab Hum Tum...
Baalika Vadhu...
Utaran...
Radha Ki Betiyan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi...
Ruby...
Jaane Kya Baat Hui...
Wondering what are these...well...they are some of the hindi serials that are telecasted on TV. And they do guarantee complete drainage of one's thinking capabilities. Atleast I have started feeling the effect(courtesy: my room mates, they have to follow all of these:)). If somebody wants to observe the levels of dumbness and lack of creativity, please consider these serials as the sample. I just wonder that what is the role of a script writer or director here and just forget about the actors, their genre is entirely different...stone faced could be the word for them. You can scare the hell out of them to act but they just cant change the undecipherable expression on their face. Coming back to the directors role, he merely acts as somebody who takes inspiration from all Bollywood movies and include all the "masala" in the serials. They have got a perfect mix of romance, comedy, action, drama, thrill, item numbers as well...its just that a story is missing. I guess I am sounding like those disappointed movie critics but trust me am seriously and dangerously disappointed. They talk about preserving Indian culture...but seldom do they realize that they are contributing to make our society all the more regressive. And I can say so with surety coz of the increasing TRPs and the prime slots that are alloted to them.
The only thing that seems interesting here is the amount of money involved. People are churning money without using the most basic ingredient....BRAIN!
I just got an idea..the "Eureka" moment...b-schools should have TRP management as a specialization. Any takers for this business plan..???
Monday, January 19, 2009
Airports...
Since I have already claimed that I love reading...so the mere thought of writing what I feel about airports has reminded me of the book "Airport" by "Arthur Hailey". Nice book..one gets to learn a lot about how airports used to operate (the book is written in kind of old context when airports were not that hitech). Infact all the books by Mr. Hailey teach lots about particular industries...for example, Final Diagnosis about Doctors, Money Changers about Banking and Wheels about Automobile industry. Am gonna have all of these in my library so that my kids get to read them early enough. Oops am digressing away from the topic, the main reason I logged in to my blog today was to write about airports...so lets continue that.
5 emotions which surpass me when I am at some airport:
1. Restlessness
2. Super Sophistication
3. Fashion parade (am not sure if its an emotion, but lets count this in)
4. Boredom
5. Lonely
Restless because there is never enough space to stretch my legs. I have to sit at one chair all coiled up. And I never feel like getting up and checking out the shopping outlets there. There is this strange feeling and it increases when I enter the aircraft. I wish those super sonic aircrafts start again so that the time of journey is reduced.
Super sophisticated: There always is an aura of sophistication in an airport. People are well dressed, well behaved...i mean very well behaved, I have never seen anybody litter at airports (strange but true). Try yawning at the airports and you will confront several eyes watching you with disgust...well, its coming from personal experience. And guess what, nobody stares at foreigners at the airport (airports are safe haven for foreigners :))
Airports are fashion parades in true sense. I have never observed such diversity in dressing styles anywhere else. People really come very well dressed to travel,I find it amusing. Railway stations always have to contend with people in their night wears or with the last dress they would want to wear when they go out. To be very honest, I have picked up a style or two from the airports..:)
Airports are sooooo boring...yes they are. Nobody talks to each other, and forget about talking to strangers. Railway stations are so much fun in that sense. And no smiles around too. I have rarely seen people smiling (other than the staff as they are paid for this).
I cant explain why I feel lonely there but I do. Its the only place where I actually need my mobile phone because I am always calling people from airports.
So the long and short of this is that I dnt like flying. Given a chance and no of holidays I would always prefer to travel by train. Its fun and its cheaper too.
5 emotions which surpass me when I am at some airport:
1. Restlessness
2. Super Sophistication
3. Fashion parade (am not sure if its an emotion, but lets count this in)
4. Boredom
5. Lonely
Restless because there is never enough space to stretch my legs. I have to sit at one chair all coiled up. And I never feel like getting up and checking out the shopping outlets there. There is this strange feeling and it increases when I enter the aircraft. I wish those super sonic aircrafts start again so that the time of journey is reduced.
Super sophisticated: There always is an aura of sophistication in an airport. People are well dressed, well behaved...i mean very well behaved, I have never seen anybody litter at airports (strange but true). Try yawning at the airports and you will confront several eyes watching you with disgust...well, its coming from personal experience. And guess what, nobody stares at foreigners at the airport (airports are safe haven for foreigners :))
Airports are fashion parades in true sense. I have never observed such diversity in dressing styles anywhere else. People really come very well dressed to travel,I find it amusing. Railway stations always have to contend with people in their night wears or with the last dress they would want to wear when they go out. To be very honest, I have picked up a style or two from the airports..:)
Airports are sooooo boring...yes they are. Nobody talks to each other, and forget about talking to strangers. Railway stations are so much fun in that sense. And no smiles around too. I have rarely seen people smiling (other than the staff as they are paid for this).
I cant explain why I feel lonely there but I do. Its the only place where I actually need my mobile phone because I am always calling people from airports.
So the long and short of this is that I dnt like flying. Given a chance and no of holidays I would always prefer to travel by train. Its fun and its cheaper too.
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