WARNING: Pls don’t read too much into what this post is about…Also pardon my sentimental alter-ego

Where I stood–Missy Higgins

I am in love with this song: It’s a must listen.
Though released a while back but worth listening to…I almost registered for piano lessons after I listened to it.
I think music is such an influence in my life.
I was introduced to music by a person who inspires me till today, who changed me forever. Until then I only knew about boyzone and the backstreet boys…and this person saw that I was obviously missing out on a lot in life 🙂 And how deprived I was of music…
So this post is dedicated to the same person who in a way taught me to express myself.
R.E.M, GnR, Def Leppard, Richard Marx to name a few… Until I listened to them guys I always had a notion that no-one understood love better than the boybands…(Poor me)
It has been 12 years and somewhere along the way I realized that love is not what these mushy boybands sang away about. Love was more complicated, not always happy but as romantic as it was practical, that it transcends all boundaries.So going back to the song that inspires me to write this bit…these are a fav few lines:

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain’t leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

Love is not something that only exists in the movies. So all you people who pretend not to believe in love please stop, take a deep breath and express your emotions.
This is what music does to me:

Sometimes makes me nostalgic, sometimes helps me forget…
Sometimes makes me sigh, sometimes out of breath…
Sometimes turns me into a poet, sometimes renders me speechless…

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Later…

April 20, 2009
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It has been 4 days and I am still mourning.
It was a gloomy Wednesday evening when I set out to my cousin’s place as I couldn’t handle the inhumane attack on my city any more, all by myself. It started to rain while I was on my way. As I pulled over to enter the security code to her apartment complex, I saw an Indian woman standing in the rain, crying out loud her husband tried to console her by saying “God will punish those killers”.
The gate slowly opened and I entered the community wondering how a bullet that fired 10,000 miles away struck right here.
Such heinous is the nature of terrorism.
Today I hear that the Islamic groups based in India have refused to burry the 9 terrorists on Indian soil.
I want to ask the failed Govt. of India:
“Why the hell are we even looking to bury those cold-blooded killers? Aren’t these the same cowards who took vulnerable tourists hostage and survived on their flesh and blood for 3 days? The same inhumans who fired indiscriminately on the common man just because he was unarmed? Does such an act of merciless killing need training for months?
Shouldn’t their dead bodies be left to rot out in the open and be put to scavengers to feed upon? Shouldn’t their dead faces be shown on TV?
What kind of pathetic political leaders do we have here? The PM of India addressed the nation as if he were singing us a song!
Where was the public ire that he was supposed to represent?
How long are we going to endure in silence?
When will the world realize that it is our neighboring nation where these sort of callous acts are meticulously planned?
I am dejected and want the government of India to be accountable for the deaths of so many innocent lives.”
I don’t think that I would ever get my answers, neither can my family friend – a man who lost his niece who worked in the Taj hotel as a receptionist, nor the couple who was getting married at the Taj whose loss I cannot even begin to imagine.All I can do is just pray for the families of the deceased and hope they’re in a better and safer place.
I salute the Army, NSG, MARCOS, firefighters and the announcer at the CST station.
Thank you, had it not been for you guys I would’ve lost a lot more…

December 1, 2008
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I write this post as I listen to “lutt jaaun” by himesh reshammiya. In lafzon ki gehraai jaan ne ke liye listen up here
(Haan milord haan…yeh sach hai ki maine Karzzzz First day second show dekhne ka gunaah kiya)
I went with my cousins to watch that movie, the 11 pm show Friday night – (we got nothing better to do).
While we were waiting outside the multiplex for the show to begin, we were making fun of all those who had come to watch this triangular love saga. There were people swarming the ticket booth and for a moment I couldn’t believe that Himess had brainwashed so many of us mere mortals (maybe these were people suffering from chronic depression??)

At 10.45 pm we entered the multiplex, the ticket guy (MAN) took our tickets and told us to go to the screen on the left hand side … and ALL others were directed to go on the right hand side of the multiplex! You guessed right, we were indeed the only morons who came for this movie…

We entered the theater and it was just the three of us. We clicked pictures (psst … one famous pose was with a big L (for Loser) sign made with our fingers on our foreheads to which the empty theater served a perfect backdrop…

The movie started with this song that I linked earlier to, in case you think it sounds good it’s thanks to the beats of the song karunesh (which is also a remix) that has been ripped off totally to suit himesh’s larynx.

I am not reviewing this movie. I need to get a good night’s sleep. This post is just to proclaim to the world that I have tested my power of endurance by watching the complete movie. It surprisingly did not make my blood boil, instead made me laugh. So here are a few ROTFL moments:

Himesh’s fight scenes: Yes himesh jumps in the air to hit the Sir Juda (Gulshan Grover), and Himesh is no less than Keanu of Matrix I say, he freezes in the air for a moment and me and my cousins laugh pet pakad pakad ke (for my international readers: read stomach holding holding).

The other amusing scene was when Himesh aka Monty is trying to make Urmila Matondkar aka Kamini believe that he is indeed the reincarnation of her long dead husband and is blurting all the “personal” details he knows about her like “Princess Kamini jab tum kiss karti ho toh tumhaari aankhein band ho jaati hain” (Can you even imagine that man saying all this???) “aur suhaag raat ke din…” and music starts playing silencing what himesh is blabbering … Now this is more mind boggling than the typical bollywood movie song scene where you need to decipher actions of say two flowers meeting 😉

But himesh’s director takes the cake when he leaves no chance for us to interpret the gory details (not that we want to but still…)

So those were top picks. I personally think Himess should get the filmfare for “The Best Actor (?) in Comic Role”
Now coming to the next movie that we watched: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a Woody Allen movie (need I say more?)
This movie has a steamy cast with Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
Here’s a brief overview courtesy imdb

“Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture”

No I don’t think I can review this movie either, because there have been many reviews and I can’t do justice. I mention it here because I really liked the movie. It’s sad that these movies don’t get to a larger audience because of multiplexes not putting them up. Why I put this movie here is because even for this 11 pm show there were only 4 people including me! But ofcourse this movie released in Aug 2008. I took an instant liking to the picturesque Spanish landscapes. With an absolutely romantic locale you have the charmer Javier Bardem. He plays the interesting painter who entices these two girlfriends into his life (and bed). This inde-movie is a tale of passion that depicts love across all boundaries. I would recommend it.

Well that’s all for now…hasta la vista. Hopefuly not like Monty 😉

October 23, 2008
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I left office at 6 pm sharp today hoping to see my carpool waiting but sadly no-one has turned up…
It’s cold outside so I choose to sit at Starbucks and write this little post…
As I unhurriedly sip my cappuccino I wonder about the connotation of liberalism in my life…
What being a ‘liberal’ really means?
I don’t know what being a liberal means to you guys…
(at-least back home) liberalism is defined by the kind of clothes you wear, the number of relationships you’ve had, whether you crack double-entendre jokes with your buddies. And if you happen to be living-in with your lover then you’re definitely liberal…
Since when has all the above become a criteria in classifying a person as liberal?
My take on a liberal is a person who’s a non-interventionist, someone who gives another person the liberty of expression of his/her views and still be able to subtly differ (if need be)…
I have a few friends that I am totally at ease with and can share my troubles and joys with, so why not a few jokes here and there? Surprisingly I have had most of my ‘liberal’ friends from the lower-middle classes as opposed to the upper classes of society.
The nonchalant me always thought that it was alright not to be concerned about what others think of you…as long as you know that you’re not wrong…
But as years pass by I realize that it’s important to be good in others’ opinion. So much so that you could be judged on things that you wouldn’t be even aware of …
My carpool is here….will take your leave at this point, you can contemplate on the rest…

September 19, 2008
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Don’t go by the title of this post…

I have nothing against ABCDs 😉 was just trying to give this post it’s rightful title!

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Alrighty Folks,
It’s been a year and a half and nothing had really inspired mattu to write a post 😉 but something happened the other day when mattu and a colleague went to have lunch at this desi restaurant near her office.
(psst…mattu’s colleague knows about this blog…so ppl “pls behave!!!”)
Anyways it was a hot Thursday afternoon and they landed at this desi buffet place to enjoy a peaceful desi meal ( is that even possible? )

So mattu’s colleague – ok…let’s get this straight first…i dont like the word colleague….it’s too long and besides it doesn’t do justice to call this person a colleague, so lets refer to mattu’s colleague as googler (yes s/he discovered this blog of mine online…all by him/her-self … so now u know y u ppl hafta behave while commenting 😉 )

So picture this, mattu & googler are standing in queue for lunch (yes there r queues here too) and as usual mattu looking around to see the spicy desi food…only to see a few big makkhis (yes there are makkhis here too) on aloo-mutter, but not-a-problem says mattu and goes around checking out the crowd(no this was NOT the reason she came to the west-coast) and notices this good, ok okay looking ABCD with his angrezi gf (doesn’t matter even if she wasnt angrez…this is just for a pictorial depiction…). Another thing mattu noticed about this guy was that for some reason the guy was all jumpy and hyper…kinda showing off (God knows y). Another stout middle-aged man (probably a native californian) in the queue with his 5 yr old son was waiting in queue.
Anyways, mattu suddenly hears her fav brand FCUK being shouted aloud by a fellow in the queue ahead, mattu gets a little embarassed as this is a family restaurant and wonders y the hell would a fellow just shout out swear words at another person?
And then she notices that the shouter was the big stout man and the shoutee was the jumpy fellow-desi!
Mattu’s blood instantly boils thinking that it was wrong for a person to swear at another…but given her structure(or should I say height) I don’t think she could dare say anything to that big man shouting on top of his voice…
googler and mattu take a step back and watch the man in action … so this big man almost punches the desi in his face and calls him a f***er (at least a dozen times) and all this while the desi kinda asks the big man to “chill”
So the big man retorts with a “You ask me to chill? U take ur white gf and get the hell outta here”
whoa! this was too much of action fer mattu and so she tries to appear normal and look away frm the big guy…just in case…
so the desi’s gf gets angry and leaves the place (and the plates 😛 ) and desi follows her…made sense i think..but the big man sat down with his lunch plate and ate quietly at one corner of the restaurant with his son…
So the curious mattu and even-more-curious googler sat down and had lunch as if nothing had happened… The restaurant’s mahaul became even more fiery and somehow there didn’t seem to be any more makkhis! (I wonder y…)
Well while I thought that I’d never get to the fasaad ki jad and went to pay the bill at the counter only to overhear anader desi narrating the incident to the cashier:
anader-desi: “The desi guy was trying too smart”
cashier: “Y what did he do?”
anader-desi: “The jackass was asking his gf to come and stand alongside him”
cashier: “So?”
anader-desi: “So his gf said that there was the man standing between the two of them and that she didnt think he would budge, but the desi says …..”
you won’t believe this…

desi-says: “This loser doesn’t understand english”

<<<WHAT?!!??!!!?!?! u *fill-in-the-blanks-*er!>>>

mattu-thinking: whoa! A desi telling a native off saying that native didn’t know English????
unbelievable

No wonder he (desi) re-traced his steps to his shiny car with his gf and probably zoomed off to a place where there were calm/peace-loving non-english speaking people…

So the whole irony of the situation is that this daisy…had the guts (me being politically correct) to say what he said.
Was he dumb? Wasn’t respect-all-cultures a part of our culture that should come from within him. I felt sad that it was a daisy who did this…Not that you hafta put your best foot forward while you’re away from your motherland(which may not be the case with this daisy) but just the fact that you have no right to insult anyone like this!

-Angry-Mattu

September 13, 2008
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Hello folks,

So I have been watching a little bit of VH1 and I have a list of some really hot videos and equally amazing songs. So i am recommending some of the stuff i think is worth spending ur time on.

1.) what goes comes back around … Justin Timberlake

Now this is my absolute favorite….
about the video: the video features scarlett johasson (yes the very well endowded hollywood beauty) so the video is all about justin trying to prove his love to her ..although am not too sure whether he was proving his love or love making skills 😉

As the whole video is a little steamy….. catch a glimpse here

about the song: well justin proves himself as a music composer and a gifted singer yet again.
I’ve always admired his dancing abilities but this time he’s come up with a lethal combination of music, lyrics, visuals and has added an all around a sex appeal to this song
catch the whole song live version here

2.) Voice … Pentagram
Now I must admit that I’ve never been a fan of Pentagram or of indian rock as for that matter but Pentagram surprised me this time.
I liked the lyrics of this song and it has an interesting video that is shot by individuals and looks quite amateurish but then it’s got a good feel to it, very inspiring and relates totally to the indian youth.

3) Laree Chooti … Xulfi (Ek Chaalis ki last local)
Yes this section is for the bollywood songs lovers, I am a avid fan of pakistan rock and anything that has got anything to do with Pakistani singers coz I think they’re an extremely talented bunch and there’s a new voice every quarter! This time it’s Xulfi who’s voice again a little bit like Atif and has done a wonderful job in Laree chooti and features neha dhupia and the big cheeked abhay deol dancing to his tunes.

4) I miss you everyday … Kya love story hai
A change for ayesha takia, this song is shot in a disc and has a catchy tune if not good lyrics… but the song is doing wonders and so is it’s remixed version….although i didn’t quite think that it COULD be remixed to anymore extent! But then the DJs are keeping busy.

That’s all my frenz…besides these songs I have liked a few songs but not worth mentioning here
have a good day!!

March 30, 2007
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I opened the window expecting some relief from the heat wave and all i got was a blast of hot air right onto my face. Yes I was in the 2.10 p.m shuttle from seepz and as usual i was at the wrong place at the wrong time of the day!

I think today i.e. Wednesday, march the 28th was by far the hottest day i’ve ever seen in mumbai.
My new cotton world shirt (no showing off intended, CW shirts are quite affordable) clung to me like a new born child to his mother. The sweat trickled endlessly all over my body and on the seat covers..i realized that was it was the true HOT SEAT. I was being deep fried like a vada pao and
I couldn’t open the window as it was a hot air balloon outside.
At around the eastern express highway there was a momentary break from the heavy pollution and it seemed I had hope to survive.
On the way i saw a labourer gulping loads of sugarcane juice, and believe me I have never felt so thirsty in my life and that too for a glass (every drop) of sugarcane juice.
I frantically searched my bag for a water bottle but all i found was an adidas perfume bottle! I was so shocked at the irony….for a second I wished perfumes were drinkable…..
Not even a chewing gum was in my so called all seasons, spacious bag…….I did reach my destination after my desperation for water was as grave as a mad man’s thirst in a desolate region..I entered my so called AC office room and didn’t even feel the cool until i greedily gupled water down my throat to rejuvenate my senses….
I’ll never forget this day, I shall carry a water bottle instead of a perfume and some fruits in stead of the routine kajal pencils!!

phew!

March 28, 2007
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I have this keeda (insect in hindi but used more in the context suggesting a dirty habit) of noticing spelling mistakes and especially those ones that make quite a difference in the meaning of the whole sentence!
For instance I was shopping one evening in ma hometown in punjab and there was a shop that caught my eye, it had a placard with something very amusing written on it:
Fixed PriZe..No bargain
I smiled and walked ahead without making an effort to explain to the sardarji tht he was conveying a wrong message to ppl like me……..
The again I saw a shirt in causeway while shopping (yeah yeah u guessed right am a shopaholic i dont earn as much as i blow up shopping but well u c the sole purpose of me working is tht i can manage ma own expenses! 🙂 )
yeah so this shirt was a wannabe Lacoste t-shirt but only it’s spelling was smartly modified to Locaste!!!!!
I dunno whether the manufacturers suggested a low-caste or low-cost? or a mixture of the two!?!?!? but it was definitely not low-cost…….

And then we have these various sign boards on the way to andheri somwhere where i read “Neeraj Computers All Credit Cards, Accept here”!!!! wanted me to jump to get one credit card!!!

another time i saw one kid selling eatables in the train and shouting “kukure lo” whereas the packet she was selling was a replica of the popular snack kurkure only that it’s spelling was inconspicuously modified to kurekure (i found the spelling pretty cute though!)
And of course the best place to go shopping for electronic items is of course mussafir khana near VT, yesterday only I saw this word that made perfect sense in English and was a well thought of change in the spelling…It said “Notional Electronics” well of course it was a cheap imitation of National and it did catch my eye!
Another shop i saw that read “ROYAL SOFART” … well if you put this in front of a decent little person he/she would read it..as sofa-art…but for the one-track minded me..i guess it’ll read so-fart!!!!
newez that’s all fer now and i shall write more about an incident that happened right after i met my dear fren HP while filling up my B1 visa form…DAMN! next post plsss…..

March 16, 2007
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