lord! such a paucity of words ails me of late. i think it's coz too much of it is going into the brainstorming sessions for my students. anyhoo, onto the movie review. TYPICAL yankee movie with some aging stars and mostly a line up of fresh but known faces. it's a new&improved poseidon but less... Continue Reading →

1.find a better way to wear the hair rather than just falling back on the clip. 2. plan a mother's day gift /activity in time. 3.check out the new walden and see if the heretic is available. 4.find a way to let the nice and extremely officious guy at work  know that NO, he cant drop... Continue Reading →

the kid won. there was no morose waiting at the curb, no harrassed mother and no bright yellow school bus. so boys will indiscriminately pull curls... make note- moderately wavy hair MUCH better that big bouncy curls :o)

India and US have signed an MoU regarding the chandrayaan. but it seems somewhat loaded in US' favor. the Manmohan Singh govt had announced quite proudly that an indian astronaut would be trained at NASA and that indians' advent into space would become more regular activity. today's headlines proclaim things somewhat differently. the decision that... Continue Reading →

was watching the news this morning before coming to work. it seems that there just happens to be 245 acres of land lying around in hyd'bad, in prime areas no less, and they will be sold to IMPORTANT judges,IAS officers and journalists at a throwaway price. the information minister of AP defended this decision of... Continue Reading →

as i discovered much to my chagrin ( and joy) when a whole bunch of big, fat raindrops plummeted onto my head from the skies above. it's been a blessed relief from the heat i'll say that much. it's kind of sad to realise it takes another's grief to make you snap out of your... Continue Reading →

went through scores of movies it seemed to me before settling on a "thriller". it's called The Gift and i was surprised i hadnt heard of it earlier coz it's not THAT old. it's about a small town in US, which is home to a woman ( Cate Blanchett) who can read cards and predict... Continue Reading →

pramod mahajan passed away. some called it the end of an era. was it really? apart from being a stalwart in the advani camp, what exactly were his achievements towards the indian political arena? i cant remember much except allegations of having profitted from the reliance deals ( back when dhirubhai was still alive) and... Continue Reading →

this docu is supposed to be the next thing in the 9/11 genre. it supposedly leaves moore biting the dust. need broadband for this though. http://www.loosechange911.com/ http://video.google.com/

you see certain things on the street and wonder WTF for crying out loud! people,usually of the lower socio-economic strata,dressed up nicely with gold,the zari saris and bhadkila shoes with chamkees all over them and you see their kids- BAREFOOT. what gives?really. i saw some kids like that today, 2 little ones, hardly more than... Continue Reading →