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Monday, April 23, 2012

Cold/Rainy Weekend

Well, the first complain is that its been rainy & cold again.. why?? Still managed to go out on Saturday to Sourland Mountain (not a mountain, lemurly 500 feet high.. but very rocky); India Fair 2012 (they had Arti Chhabria as special celebrity guest, really??) in Edison, NJ; and then Jersey Gardens Mall looking for New Balance 990 running shoes (so damn expensive, "made in USA"). Also watched Mozart's Sister (6/10) & American Psycho (8/10, great fun crazy horror comedy psychological thriller kinda movie)..

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

VEEP & Titanic 3D

Watched VEEP (6/10) preview of first 2 episodes in a special screening yesterday. Its HBO comedy show about a female US Vice President played by Julia Dreyfus, and her day to day life. How she's dealing with Plastic & Oil lobby and put a person on Clean Earth Committee. Attend stuff for president, her weirdo staff, finding a dog, dealing with her teenage daughter & all that. It was funny, let's see how they continue on that..

Also watched Titanic 3D (10/10) in RPX. (FYI: Titanic is not in Imax 3D, it's been upgraded only to 3d & Imax (non-3D) individually). Undoubtedly a great movie and watching it on big screen in 3D was awesome. I spoke to James Cameron in an interview last week and he was talking about how 3d affects your visual cortex and how it appears more real to your brain bcoz its not flat, so u feel the emotions & everything more (so is should not be just for special effects or throwing stuff on your face) kinda makes sense. Great movie and watch it definitely if you can!!

Monday, April 16, 2012

In iPhone We Trust

That is definitely not me, I am not one of those mad iFans. This morning while walking towards work, I heard this woman walking with another woman saying that.. "In iPhone We Trust", thought just share with you.. any comments??

Anyways, it was a nice weekend. On Friday cooked really very nice aloo/mix-veg subzi/curry, it was awesome. Saturday went to Liberty Park for some running and to city in the evening just for FUN. Sunday was all spent at home, just resting. Also watched few movies, ofcourse: Casino (8/10); There will be blood (7/10); Waitress (6/10); Valkyrie (7/10: very good movie with nice performance from Tom Cruise and god story telling, great visuals etc); Sleeping Beauty (6/10).

Friday, April 13, 2012

Kick the Star out of Stardom.. SRK

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12648019.cms

WTF!! So, it happened again to SRK. He got detained at White Plains Airport in New York for 2 hrs. Do you f*ing know, who he is?.. And regardless of who he is, why is he getting detained every so often?.. Is it completely "random" (like it happened to me), nothing to do with his color, appearence or last name.. don't these guys have electronic records on a person where they can put some info to not repeat there f*ing mistake again & again. Why?? They should be punished, punished by making them watch My name is Khan, in one sitting (if you didn't get it, the joke is they'll be bored outta death)... Anyways.. Congratulations Shahrukh, on Chubb Fellowship from Yale.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Sunday, April 08, 2012

Parks & Movies

So I went to 2 parks in VirginiA, 4-mile run park near Arlington & other was Pohick Bay Regional Park. The weather was warm & nice in VA & had nice walk/hiking/trekking in the jungle. It was nice!! Also watched couple of movies (seems my blog is becoming a movie review blog, huh!!)

Man from Earth (9/10): This is really an awesome movie. Simple story where a departing university professor tells his colleagues that he is a 14000 years old caveman. And the story unfolds on some good acting & great dialogues.. must watch it!!
Lincoln Lawyer (6/10): It was nice, good acting by Matthew (almost no shirt-off this time) & Ryan (where's this guy been, haven't seen since Bang-Bang Club) and interesting enough plot.
Midnight in Paris (8/10): Although it's no Annie Hall, it' still a great nice fun magical fantasy kinda movie which touches some interesting topics of nostalgia & modernism etc. Owen is trying/being so Woody which works well for the movie but still.. just watch it!!
The Bridges of Madison County (7/10): An interesting old people romance triangle. It's a good movie with great performance from Meryl.

Sunday, April 01, 2012

April Fool, again!!

Well, it gets kinda boring at some point.. no? I mean, its every year. How much & what can I write.. I had a good weekend enjoying Chicago, Zeppelin Biergarten near Grove Street in Jersey City (really-really huge place & nice too).. & watching Atlas Shrugged: Part I (5/10 - its ok but somehow the actors are not that good & direction is weak & scenes don't standout & no grandeur as u may expect) and Housefull (4/10 - really cheap slapstick comedy but not well done atall, some cheap laughs but mostly vague).

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Chicago, Broadway Musical

After my first broadway musical - HTSIBWRT, I watched Chicago, the Broadway Musical (7/10) today, the 2.30 pm matinee show. Bought the tickets at TKTS, South Street Seaport (there is no sea or seaport there) for just around $70 each with no crowd or lines like at the one at Times Sq. I thought its like a crime drama but it was quite funny/comedy-ish & fun. Most of the female cast seemed lil older, especially Velma Kelly. And beginning was lil boring & end was not as exciting. But rest was really FUN, good music, nice choreography, decent laughs & FUN. (My rating would be 7/10)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Avengers & Am. Spiderman Hindi Trailers

I watched Hangover-2 (5/10) today. It's pretty much the same movie as last one, but set in Bangkok/Thailand this time, where Stu has to get married and his to-be brother-in-law is missing. Only innovative & extra/special thing is a drug-dealing monkey. They are releasing a third one, next year memorial day weekend... This week has been col, 30-50 F. So enjoy these HOT Hollywood movies trailers in hindi. The Avengers Trailer is kinda funny-ish, with the use of words sainik-bal & khudgarz/sanki & praani etc. Captain America sounds like Amir Khan though. Amazing Spiderman sounds & seems much better in Hindi, but surprised that they didn't show Irrfan Khan..

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Jai Mata Di.. Agent Vinod & Hunger Games & Puss in Boots & Muppets

First, "Jai Mata Di" on the occasion of Vasanta Navaratri!! & yes, I watched all these movies over the weekend. Here's what I think:

Agent Vinod (6/10): Decent plot &nice performances with funny elements & lot of action &great background score. Action seems little outdated/old, too many villains & they die so easy.
Hunger Games (7/10): Hmm, its quite good but too long. It takes forever for the game to begin when you already know she is ging to win. But HOW? Also, not enough background story to understand. the WHY??
Puss in Boots (8/10): Just FUN-FUN-FUN, !!
Muppets (6/10): If you are not a muppets fan, its still kinda FUN!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

300

This is my 300th post here. Some of my most popular posts as per Google's stats:

General Motors Diet Plan - so people really care about health &dieting etc, hmm!!
FUNNY QUOTES - humor always sells, so did this blog I guess..
Fight Against Max Hospital... just another chain-m... - this was me writing & fighting for a cause & it gained its popularity in the process. Not sure what eventually happened though
Trip to Vaishno Devi & Delhi to Jammu to Vaishno Devi to Jammu to Delhi - people love travelling &googling about travel, so there's that. Plus Mata Raani ofcourse.. Jai Mata Di!!
Happy Navratri-1 2011... Fasting is Good!! - now not sure if this is Mata Raani or fasting/health agenda but it has worked too.

& here are my personal favorites:

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy St Patrick's Day!!

Watched the New York City St Patties Day parade. It starts from 50th & 5th av near St Patricks Cathedral &goes till 80th street near MET. It starts at 11 am & was supposed to end by 4-4.30 pm. I went at around 3 cuz I woke up late & felt lazy. I was late so I went straight to 80th street to watch it. Not very crowded & Igot a good spot. People marching, bagpipes playing, some dancing kinda & walking & all that. But would you believe, that the parade lasted past 6 pm? Yeah, really-really long. Anyways, I left around 6, took a walk through Central Park to Times Square. Met Cyrus, the goat guy there with his goat Cocoa. Yeah, a Goat @ Times Square. Went to a St Patties party at a club at night & then almost sleeping all day Sunday. That's it, that was my weekend!!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Congrats Sachin, on your 100th 100!!

Tendulkar hits his 100th hundred

Sachin finally did it.. AWESOME!! The best cricket player in whole world has finally done it. We all have been waiting for this moment, like forever. Creating so much pressure on him. Almost forgetting all the wonderful cricket he has played in past 22 years, the 99 centuries, the 33K+ runs. ANyways, he has finally did it & we are all very HAPPY. He deserved this & made this happen. I think its possible that he'll retire after this series? I think so.. Anyways, CONGRATULATIONS SACHIN!! (lets hope India also wins this match)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Don't work after 8pm, Gurgaon tells women... REALLY? WTF??

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12254740.cms

Seriously? That's what they are telling?? After numerous incidents of rape & molestation in past days, that's the solution they have come up with. And we live in a the biggest democracy of the world. WTF???? You gotta be not kidding me but REAL STUPID. Or should I use a more horrible word!! Just go & find the culprits and hang them.. publicly. So others can get a lesson that what kind of punishment they'll get if there sick minds ever even imagine of any such crimes. Do your job right and stop playing a stupid dictator. Or none of these idiots should be even paid..... Sorry, my blog is read by families &minors maybe and I am just being very-very polite, but I am REALLY MAD. We all should be MAD and have to get this MADNESS fixed. or God Help Us!!!!

Monday, March 05, 2012

Chronicle (7/10) & Red Tails (5/10)

Chronicle is a fun movie about bunch of young high school boys gaining super power & dealing with it by not becoming super heroes but being stupid. Nice concept & good execution too. Performances were good by all the boys & emotions have been well played too (ppl cried). The movie does has you asking for lil more maybe, in terms of action & happening at few places but overall its a fun to watch movie. Use of many cameras is mart giving exposure to better camera angles than usual found footage movies.

Red Tails is a 58 million disaster. Its based on Tuskegee Airmen, the bunch of African American soldiers who fought in WWII. Its extremely corny, filled with cliches & bad performances too. Cuba Gooding Jr whatever happened to you man? You were such a nice actor!! He's just standing & smoking pipe through out the movie, looking extremely bored & un-interested. Anyways, the action sequences with planes are nice & the concept is wonderful &true. Only if the movie would've been made well...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A very-very special post..

It's the leap day today afterall, wont be Feb 29th for another 4 years... And my first time writing a blog on LEAP DAY.... For whatever day you maybe celebrating today.. Congratulations & Happy "*" day!!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Oscars, Academy Awards 2012

Academy Awards 2012 were held today & the results were:

Best Film: The Artist - I was surprised a little, cuz I thought it could/should be Hugo. Similar concept but grander execution & stunningly beautiful.
Best Director: Michel Hazanivicius - Could've been Marty but thsi was well deserved. Making a silent likable movie is quite a task.
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) - Very surprising actually. I thought it would be George Clooney or Brad Pitt or someone. A french guy with no dialogues to say except 2 words. But he was definitely very good in the movie & deserved it I guess..
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) - She's so damn beautiful even now. I haven't seen the movie but with 17 nominations and 3rd win, I am not sure that she deserved it for thi smovie or not, but good she got it.
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners) - I remember him from Girl with Dragon Tattoo & haven't sene this but dunno.. must be good or just got it cuz he's 82?
Best Supporting Actress: Ocatvia Spencer (The Help) - I haven't seen this movie or her. Did she get it cuz she's black woman? Just kidding.. I think she probably is very good and didn't have Meryl for competition
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) - I have not been able to see this movie inspite of my multiple attempts through Netflix. I got the disc but it didn't play, got 2 more but they didn't play sound, getting a dvd now. Anyways, I like Woody Allen a lot and waiting to watch this awesome movie.
Best Animation feature: Rango - That's the only animation I had seen out of all nominees & it won.. not fair, but it happens.

You can see the other results which were mostly swept by Hugo I think, nobody seems to care much about the other technical categories but they are important and contribute heavily in making a good movie (although we find it boring & that's why I am skipping talking about them). AR Rahman was orchestrating the music I think, i did see him playing which was cool. I didn't like Billy Crystal's hosting, but much better than last year. But Jon Stewart was much better, or even NPH at Tonys (NPH should get to host Oscars!!).

I also watched two movies: 2001 a Space Odyssey (8/10) was pretty cool but I wasn't blown away by it. Although, I enjoyed the extras much more. Tells you how it was so awesome for that time. The visual effects, the imagination, the execution etc and the music is all just AWESOME. I didn't get the plot a lot initially & didn't make lot of sense but I kinda get it now. Stanley is definitely a filmmaker's filmmaker, a great guy. I also watched Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (7/10), which I thought was a rip-off of What Happens in Vegas; but it was not. It's a good movie with ok performance by Imran Khan (he sometimes seems dead-ish, cinema should be more cinematic I think), decent performance by Kareena (she suits these kind of crazy roles) and good plot, interesting ending and great name of the lead guy.. RAHUL!!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Happy Birthday Sister!!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Om Namah Shivay.. MahaShivRatri!!

Happy MahaShivRatri to all Shivabhaktas... Har-Har-Har Mahadev, Jai Shiva Shankar!!

Trip to Providence RI = AWESOME

What an awesome weekend, with a totally awesome trip to Providence, RI. Its around 200 miles from Jersey City, driving on I-95 N. We started Saturday morning & the drive was nice with two Cracker Barrels & lots of Mcdonalds on both sides. The stay in Marriott Courtyard Providence Downtown was great, its right in center of the city, walking distance to everything. So walk around downtown Providence in the evening was fun - visit/walk in Brown University (another Ivy League conquered!!) to Prospect Terrace Park (surprisingly nice view of the city & all that) & walk on Benefit Street (maybe it was just time of the day, but BORING).. Most of the time was spent in the hotel having FUN. I got a free upgrade to a room with whirlpool/jacuzzi (those can get real dirty after use, glad I am not the one who had to clean it) and nice view. Thoroughly enjoyed the gym (worked out twice), swimming pool (tried to swim once) & spa at the hotel. Also ordered "stuffed" pizza in room for dinner, while watching Russel Peters.. REALLY NICE!!

Next day after more hotel fun (same stuff, but still fun) we decided to go to Warwick, RI. First stop the Warwick Light House which was not easy to locate (drive straight on Warwick Neck Av. till dead end) was closed doors, 4 cars had to turn back. Then 5 mins drive to Oakland Beach, which is nice small rocky beach. Then to Apponaug Village (where was it? is it real??), right next to famous City Hall, Public Library & Art Museum etc. Surprisingly enough, everything but a Walgreens store & a Chinese Restaurant was closed, everything... So drove straight back, stopping in Stamford, CT for dinner at a nice Italian Place called ZaZa (best Italian food I have ever had!!). Then back home in time to watch Scarface (8/10), quite a movie... Quite an awesome weekend!!

P.S. Quite a great foodie weekend too - Not just the best Italian food with various tapas', pasta & crushed cannoli; great "stuffed" pizza; nice Korean lunch (in Providence); delicious burritos & quesadillas (in NYC).. I also enjoyed some "delicious" home made Lava Cake this weekend, really memorble with long lasting effects :)