2nd day - Boxing day Test - Indians mauled

Remarkable in its true sense ... day started today early morning, first over from RP was played well Mitchel J and Clarke buckled to Zaheer's pace. Indians started so mildly that I went to sleep for a couple of hours, by the time Sachin and Lax were on the crease ... Lax got out to a mis-judged bouncer, while Sachin mis-judged the bounce and Saurav I do not know, coz I was at office ... all in all though it was a pathetic display and sheer bad luck on the part of Lax and Sachin.

Outsourced ....

Yeah, thats the title of a movie I caught up with ... Josh Hamilton and Ayesha Dharkar stars in this lovely flick ... Josh plays solitaire on his w/s when his boss calls him for a chat, thats when he comes to term with 'Outsourced'. Just as the Americans taught us the nuances of 'small talk' and 'schmuck' we helped them understand the global delivery model and bring in real time benefits ... Tightly scripted the movie takes Josh to Mumbai, and from there to Gharpura, to a call center (in construction) which has among its rolls Ayesha (Asha) ... thats where the romance with this country begins for Josh (Todd, or Toad as he is called by the affectionate desis). Like the many clients I spoke to, at first Todd thinks this country to be a challenge and resists the change that this country wants of you ... acceptance though is the best policy. Thoroughly researched, but exaggerated at points, this makes for a good viewing. Good viewing at least for the software folks ...

The tale of Two Sisters ..

I see a lot of horror movies ... the like of 'Grudge', 'Saw' and the 'Hostel's ... but this one was definitely different, it doesn't have the hurry factor ... for the first twenty minutes or so you wonder whether this is about a fairy tale, though its so quiet, it borders on the eerie.. The Tale .. is a moving story of guilt, of memories, of schizophrenic reality (oxymoron) and brilliant photography to compliment it. I have got an import of a clutch of korean movies from my vendor and looks like they are doing really good movies ... a little digging around and I found that this movie was nominated for the oscars ... a rarity in this genre ... a must see !!

Christmas weekend ...

Caught up with 'December boys' ... a nice movie set on 4 adolescents in what seemed like a island ...( later I found it was shot on Kangaroo island, Ozzie). Daniel Radcliffe has certainly moved on and fits the role so does the others ... but 'Misty' takes the cake ... if you like tearjerkers this sure can help you. The story goes that the four orphans have an all expense paid holiday with one of the church patrons on a scenic sea-coast and as they are just getting used to a carefree vacation ... the news of one of the residents wishing to adopt one of them is overheard ... this is a shared secret of the 'December boys' and each one goes all out to prove himself the best. The end has a predictable twist though it is a lovely little movie and I loved it.

Movies over the weekend ....

Watched some great movies over the weekend ....

The best being .. 'Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)', which loosely translates to Life of Others ... Human being by nature love keeping tabs on persons nearby ... and this is one trait that distinguishes Bongs all over the world. The story is set in Stasi controlled East Germany and concentrates on the life of an investigator, who is a professional tab-keeper ... amazing pace and direction.

The next one that I saw was our desi nomination for Oscar - VVCs 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard(2007)', so powerful was the acting of Big B that he was presented a Rolls Royce courtesy VVC and co. ... The story was good and kept me busy for some time, nice cameo from Jackie Shroff, good one.

The third one was a thriller, and guess what I love thrillers ... though this wasn't a great shakes ... 'Angel Falls (2007)', a TV drama/thriller ... based on Nora Robert's novel. I loved the breath-taking backdrop, it was so cool, though the ending was predictable and tame. Good drama though and initially kept me glued ...

The last one and predictably a good thriller was 'Bourne Supremacy (2004)', obviously based on Rober Ludlum, my fav author. Amazing plot, and does good justice to the original novel, amazing pace. The small piece in Goa was nicely shot with great details ... though the sequence that I loved most was the one where Bourne escapes from the hotel ...

Back again ...

Long time its been ... saw a really nice movie and wanted to write about it ... Veronica Guerin (2003) starts Cate Blanchett and is really a moving account of the real life character ... One scene where she sees kids playing with syringes really moved me ... some real poignant moments in scenes where hubby gives in and drives her to office after she is shot and barely escapes death. I had heard of the term indomitable spirit and just saw it ...

Adding Google analytics

Guys ... just added the analytics from google which will let me know if you really visited my site and from where ....

Great features on offer.

Feeling lows ...

I wish i was at home ... this usually never happens at least not that my consious self recognizes it but now its lurking on my head for some time, do not know why ... things may not be looking up on career front at all ... but I am feeling lonely and have got a few blokes around who will do everything but get educated ... hehehe

Was listening to some great tracks today and got a bit nostalgic .. thats all. would have luved a swig some time but i know thats kind of tough ...

Hipnos .... the movie

On Zone Horror ... I caught this strange spanish movie (subtitle ..!!) HIPNOS .. Its a movie which is high on suspense and has a lovely lead who brings out in her courage to fight the ills of an institution she just joins yet she seems to be strangely vulnerable.

Here are some caps from the web to interest you ..

Some snaps from the morning snow today ...

Coldest night in Epsom ...

My official address is 111, Hook Road so yesterday we went to this place, for the night and a night it was .. It was very cold inside and we found that everything inside was freezing ... and we were ruing the fact that we could have stayed back at Lavender court ... then by stroke of luck we found that the thermo was set at 10 deg !! Little did we realize then that even after spending a good one hour searching and fiddling with every possible widget that could even have a remote connection to heating we would still have to spend the coldest night in UK ...

Early morning though we were greeted with a lovely fall ...

6, Lavender court

Edging the highlands road, quietly nestled this is a haven of peace ... The apartment is beautiful and has a luxurious feel to it. A red brick structure it gives a earthy look that is very easy on your eyes. The neighborhood is very peaceful, with tall trees and green lawns all around. Its a pity that we have to vacate the place on Thursday but beyond that we will go from here with some great memories of this nice little place called lavender place...

Chianti ...

19th .. We saw this dark red one and it was a beauty. Once we got home we had a swig and as it turned out it was quite a hit. It was better than the Rose Shiraz we tried out on Sunday...

Chianti is an italian wine, made of sangiovese grapes and has got a sharp acidic feel to it that goes very well with meat dishes...