So I guess this is not my year with Sports...Luck ain't siding me at all...
World Cup Cricket sucked and we were out in the very first round...then I started vesting all my hopes on my favorite MAVERICKS! And what did they do? Rather what are they doing? Loosing to eight ranked Golden State Warriors...Can you imagine? Really? The number one team that has 67 wins to it's credit during the regular season games is loosing to GSW...
That's all...All my entertainment for this year has come to an end...how sad can that be?
Anyways last weekend was fun. One day I totally lazed around the house and another day Giri, me and Rama spent four hours walking around The Byron Nelson Golf course trying to follow both Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson. It was funny that for the first forty five minutes we were just trying to get our bearings around the course. It was not a super hot day in Dallas standards but it surely felt like our skin was burning.
Am not sure if it is really worth being in the Golf Course as opposed to watching it in the cozy of my living room...and if I might do it again...but the experience was totally worth it when Vijay and I rubbed shoulders...literally...
Anyways...this is Anu signing off, still sad after last night's MAVS defeat.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
I still remember the days when I was kid wearing jean pants with elastic so that I would not have to deal with the difficulty of un-buttoning and then un-zipping before I had to attend the natures call...
That was almost 20 years ago...but today...once again I am wearing jeans with elastic to help my ever growing tummy...and memories from childhood past came rushing back to me...it is funny how things in life come back repeating in a cycle...again and again...
In case you are wondering I am talking about my maternity pants!
That was almost 20 years ago...but today...once again I am wearing jeans with elastic to help my ever growing tummy...and memories from childhood past came rushing back to me...it is funny how things in life come back repeating in a cycle...again and again...
In case you are wondering I am talking about my maternity pants!
Shaka Laka Boom Boom (2007) - Hindi Movie Review
Ranking: 1.5/5
Cast: Bobby Deol, Upen Patel, Kangana Ranaut, Celina Jaitley
Director: Suneel Darshan
Music: Himesh Reshamiyya
Bobby Deol is a music director who lives in New York and has established himself with five consecutive hits all over the world. His music guru lives with him and he has a mentor in his music producer. The wife of the producer has an eye on Bobby and keeps throwing lustful hints around him all the time. While Bobby himself is in love with Kangana, a dancer. Celina is Bobby's friend and has a boy friend (Upen) in India who is a small time singer, composer and dancer trying to make it big.
Upen with the help of Celina makes it to NY and also makes it into the studio of Bobby whom he insults with no holds barred. Bobby knows that Upen is talented and is not very excited about his company thinking about signing a deal with him. He does everything in his power to break it off. To further irritate Bobby, Upen also steals Bobby's dream girl Kangana leaving both Bobby and Celina thirsting for revenge.
Is revenge really as sweet? Do you really want to know? I personally don't want anyone to go through the trouble of sitting through this boring venture...but if you choose to...do not blame me. The movie is not worth watching for so many reasons:
1) Bobby's acting. He should considering retiring from doing lead roles.
2) Upen is annoying and cannot act to save his life.
3) Himesh's music is repetitive and has nothing new to offer...B.O.R.I.N.G. Everytime a song pops up we are searching for the remote.
4) Story? What story? Where is it?
5) Screenplay sucks.
And if you find more...do feel free to add it on...
Cast: Bobby Deol, Upen Patel, Kangana Ranaut, Celina Jaitley
Director: Suneel Darshan
Music: Himesh Reshamiyya
Bobby Deol is a music director who lives in New York and has established himself with five consecutive hits all over the world. His music guru lives with him and he has a mentor in his music producer. The wife of the producer has an eye on Bobby and keeps throwing lustful hints around him all the time. While Bobby himself is in love with Kangana, a dancer. Celina is Bobby's friend and has a boy friend (Upen) in India who is a small time singer, composer and dancer trying to make it big.
Upen with the help of Celina makes it to NY and also makes it into the studio of Bobby whom he insults with no holds barred. Bobby knows that Upen is talented and is not very excited about his company thinking about signing a deal with him. He does everything in his power to break it off. To further irritate Bobby, Upen also steals Bobby's dream girl Kangana leaving both Bobby and Celina thirsting for revenge.
Is revenge really as sweet? Do you really want to know? I personally don't want anyone to go through the trouble of sitting through this boring venture...but if you choose to...do not blame me. The movie is not worth watching for so many reasons:
1) Bobby's acting. He should considering retiring from doing lead roles.
2) Upen is annoying and cannot act to save his life.
3) Himesh's music is repetitive and has nothing new to offer...B.O.R.I.N.G. Everytime a song pops up we are searching for the remote.
4) Story? What story? Where is it?
5) Screenplay sucks.
And if you find more...do feel free to add it on...
Stalin (2006) - Telugu Movie Review
Ranking: 2/5
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Trisha, Kushboo, Prakash Raj, Sharadha Urvasi
Director: A. R. Murugadoss
Music: Mani Sharma
Stalin, a role played by Chiru brings nothing in the form of story/direction/screenplay or action. It is the same old story of good vs. evil where the hero is invincible. Well what do you expect? It is a Chiru movie...
Stalin lives with his widowed mom and a couple of friends who hang around his house all the time. His sister Kushboo lives with her Punjabi husband and son in the same building as the heroine Trisha. Stalin's mom and sister are not in talking terms as she married out of religion and region, but Stalin keeps the family glued together.
Stalin apart from beating goos up also does a lot of social service. In the same line he starts a plan where he would ask everyone he helps not to thank him but to help three other people like he did. This way the goodness and helpful nature of people will spread. But to his dismay he notices that none of the people he helped are following his request.
Enter villain (Riaz Khan)...trying to be mean to some one in the street and Stalin bashes him up. Riaz being the son of a powerful minister Prakash Raj goes and whines to his daddy. His dad then takes it up as an insult and the tug-of-war starts between Stalin and Prakash's family where Riaz looses his life...and so many more drama situations take place...in the end the hero winning...of course all the people he helped also help three other people to show that the system worked...ya right!
All in all, a very average movie. Could have been done better by making it simple instead of making Chiru the larger than life image...uprooting trees and all that...What BS?!! I wish we could stop showing such nonsense in Indian movies all together...be it a Chiru movie or a Rajni movie.
There was a heroine in this movie...and somehow my review does not talk about her...hmm...well that shows what impression Trisha's role will have on you. Imagine a 21 year old girl dancing with a visibly old Chiru...I mean I cannot see any chemistry between them...and it just looks sick...like child molesting or something...I wish we would stop doing this too...why can't Chiru act with a heroine his age? Why does he need the hottest girl in town to be his heroine? Damn it!
Anyhoo...final verdict...Don't waste your time if you haven't seen it yet.
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Trisha, Kushboo, Prakash Raj, Sharadha Urvasi
Director: A. R. Murugadoss
Music: Mani Sharma
Stalin, a role played by Chiru brings nothing in the form of story/direction/screenplay or action. It is the same old story of good vs. evil where the hero is invincible. Well what do you expect? It is a Chiru movie...
Stalin lives with his widowed mom and a couple of friends who hang around his house all the time. His sister Kushboo lives with her Punjabi husband and son in the same building as the heroine Trisha. Stalin's mom and sister are not in talking terms as she married out of religion and region, but Stalin keeps the family glued together.
Stalin apart from beating goos up also does a lot of social service. In the same line he starts a plan where he would ask everyone he helps not to thank him but to help three other people like he did. This way the goodness and helpful nature of people will spread. But to his dismay he notices that none of the people he helped are following his request.
Enter villain (Riaz Khan)...trying to be mean to some one in the street and Stalin bashes him up. Riaz being the son of a powerful minister Prakash Raj goes and whines to his daddy. His dad then takes it up as an insult and the tug-of-war starts between Stalin and Prakash's family where Riaz looses his life...and so many more drama situations take place...in the end the hero winning...of course all the people he helped also help three other people to show that the system worked...ya right!
All in all, a very average movie. Could have been done better by making it simple instead of making Chiru the larger than life image...uprooting trees and all that...What BS?!! I wish we could stop showing such nonsense in Indian movies all together...be it a Chiru movie or a Rajni movie.
There was a heroine in this movie...and somehow my review does not talk about her...hmm...well that shows what impression Trisha's role will have on you. Imagine a 21 year old girl dancing with a visibly old Chiru...I mean I cannot see any chemistry between them...and it just looks sick...like child molesting or something...I wish we would stop doing this too...why can't Chiru act with a heroine his age? Why does he need the hottest girl in town to be his heroine? Damn it!
Anyhoo...final verdict...Don't waste your time if you haven't seen it yet.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
I will be completing my 16th week (4 months) next Monday (April 23rd, 2007). I still cannot imagine getting two good news on the same day...
Good News 1: Girish is not going to move away from Dallas...not as yet at least.
Good News 2: We are expecting!!!
Life has already changed and from what I see life will only change more. I have already cut down on drinking tea, eating sweets, dancing, partying, etc. But after October, I will be completely restrained to home. Thank god I had absolutely no morning sickness. Every morning I woke up dreading that this would be the day...but it has not happened until now...So I guess I escaped.
I cannot stop appreciating the part my husband is playing in helping me through with this process. He helps me cook, clean, and puts up with my endless hours of sleeping. But it is all worth it when you hear the heart beat of the baby or see the small peanut in a sonogram reading.
Are we going to know the sex of the baby? Well, I guess not because my darling wants it to be a surprise for us. And I don't mind a surprise now or later.
Will keep my blog updated with the latest and the greatest...
Love
Anu
(Mommy to be)
Good News 1: Girish is not going to move away from Dallas...not as yet at least.
Good News 2: We are expecting!!!
Life has already changed and from what I see life will only change more. I have already cut down on drinking tea, eating sweets, dancing, partying, etc. But after October, I will be completely restrained to home. Thank god I had absolutely no morning sickness. Every morning I woke up dreading that this would be the day...but it has not happened until now...So I guess I escaped.
I cannot stop appreciating the part my husband is playing in helping me through with this process. He helps me cook, clean, and puts up with my endless hours of sleeping. But it is all worth it when you hear the heart beat of the baby or see the small peanut in a sonogram reading.
Are we going to know the sex of the baby? Well, I guess not because my darling wants it to be a surprise for us. And I don't mind a surprise now or later.
Will keep my blog updated with the latest and the greatest...
Love
Anu
(Mommy to be)
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