Mis(s)take...

OK, yes it's a mistake. I know it’s a mistake, but there are certain things in life where you know it’s a mistake but you don’t really know its mistake because the only way to really know it’s a mistake is to make the mistake and look back and say ‘yep, that was a mistake.’ So really, the bigger mistake would be to not make the mistake, because then you’d go your whole life not really knowing if something is a mistake or not. And damn it, I made no mistakes! I’ve done all of this; my life, my relationship, my career, mistake-free. Does any of this make sense to you?

It's Awesome Times Awesome...Awesome Square...

                  Ever since I was a kid, I have been passionate towards English language. I still can’t figure out the instinct that ignited impetuosity towards English language in me, and which made me a logophile!! There are umpteen people, movies and friends I adore; for their profound way of speech/dialogues and for their (creators) commanding knowledge on English language.

Till the first week of Oct’09, this movie stood right on top of my favorites list because of this character’s dialogues. But (I wonder why there is a BUT for everything in life?) in the first week of Oct’09 I met “How I Met Your Mother” aka “HIMYM” and it reached the top of the chart because of this character’s dialogues.

        It’s a sitcom aired by CBS. The plot is about the main character Ted Mosby; in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother (which explains the title), about his friends and the stuff they did in NY.I give two reasons why this TV series has reached the top of my favorites chart and why it has taken a place in my blog.

 1) Few dialogues, metaphors, and clichés used in this program are lame but the way they presented them are awesome and rib tickling.

2) Characterization; the characters Ted, Lily, and Marshall are loosely based on the characters of the show creators, which gave them, ease in chalking out the characters very natural and realistic.

Being a logophile, I asked many people “what could be the most beautiful word in English?” Finally this show answered me. It’s AWESOME.

Random thoughts about land contentions....

During my journey towards Hyderabad last week, I saw “హైదరాబాద్ మాది రా, ఫ్రీ జోన్ ఎక్కడిది రా” (Hyderabad is ours, its not a freezone), a red and bold sentence on a wall. That reminded me few incidents about contentions for land and my thoughts in regard. viz.,

1) In my childhood, my teacher told me that "Andhra Pradesh (AP) consists of three regions namely Telangana, Rayalaseema and Kostha Andhra". I didn’t ask “Why there are three regions within a single state?” (This was one of those thousands of questions that bugged my brain for longtime in childhood). In the intervening years, new parties germinated in AP with the Separate Telangana concept and made news all over the world. But teachers are still teaching that "AP consists of three regions". :). I deem, People, who knew the story about Berlin-Wall, may not encourage the segmentation of a state into multiple states and erect barriers.

2) Years passed and I joined in an IT company, in Mumbai. One day a friend of mine told me that a local party members created rampage in Shiridi against the people from AP, because those people were migrants. That incident reminded me the strifes about,

(*) MUMBAI name: formerly Mumbai was called as Bombay ( few months back a local party threw stones on BombayDyeing show room for not changing its name to MumabiDyeing...yet!!!),

(*) And the turmoil of migrants from UP, Bihar and southern parts of INDIA to Mumbai.

I want to torch light on one thing here; “The Likes of Gandhiji, Nethaji, and Alluri faught for the freedom of INDIA, not for the freedom of Gujarat, Orissa or AP”. Then in independent INDIA what these local parties are fighting for? And what they did when NSG (includes guards from different states of INDIA, not only Maharashtra) rescuing TAJ victims on 11/26?

3) Globalization happened (and is happening) in every field, so is in my observation. When I was watching “RAW is WAR” in my adolescent age (a famous wrestling program) I didn’t realize why people in that Madison Square Garden booing a wrestler, carrying a Canadian Flag. And in the recent past I saw a sitcom where a New Yorker disparaging a Canadian, Canada and even New Jersy!!!. I realized that America is also not saved from the contentions for land. (I need not mention anything about Jerusalem, NY-NJ conflicts exclusively here.)

The response of Saladin in conversation with Balian from the film Kingdome Of Heaven, “Nothing. [walks away, then turns around with a pained look] Everything!” soothes me whenever I think about these contestations.

P.S.: I know my HK friend has his say about this article.

2 hours @hospital...

I came to the office this morning half-hour early and started my routine work. Few minutes later one of my colleagues (mentioned as struggler henceforth) came (apparently languish) and expressed that he was agonized by severe stomach-pain (@lower abdomen). I tried to console him, told him to lie down on the desk and take deep breaths. With a sweaty face he cried that the pain was unbearable and complained that he never experienced such hazardous pain in his life time. I googled about the "pain in stomach" and it showed the horrifying results related to appendicitis. I probed him about few symptoms of so called appendicitis, but his response was negative. Then I catechized whether he had suffered from problems related to kidney stones in the past. “Alien thing to me” was his response still holding the lower abdomen tight. I couldn’t see him suffer more, so went to security guard and took a “Cyclopam” pill as first-aid. He had the pill. After couple of minutes two more colleagues came, doubted the pain might be due to appendicitis carnage inside the stomach. And suggested a visit to Doctor will better the situation.

            Within minutes, the struggler, a helper and I were in “G****j Memorial Hospital”. I was in queue at out patient departure (OPD) for fifteen minutes, and then receptionist told me to fill a form as it is being our struggler’s first visit to their hospital. I was completely astonished, and recollected the memories of a famous film dialogue “form bharna jaroori hai kya?” (Is it mandatory to fill the form?). Having no choice, filled the form and paid the registration fee. Meanwhile, magical pill started doing wonders inside struggler’s stomach; he has been relieved greatly by then. We three sat near by door #3, where DR.X -the surgeon, was supposed to attend our struggler. The doctor’s name plate included a minimum of ten alphabets of English language; I remember only the last three letters U.S.A. A few minutes later, a house nurse came and suggested us to head towards casualty. By the time we entered the casualty, our struggler was no more a struggler. The doctor (I better address him as an RMP) in there couldn’t find who the patient among the three was. I helped him showing up the struggler. He did some normal check-ups and few stunts with BP APPARATUS confirmed the impish pain was beyond his limitations and referred us again to the surgeon at door #3. We three waited there for almost one-half hour. Meanwhile I recollected my past memories related to hospitals, Sidney Sheldon’s novel “Nothing Lasts Forever”, George Clooney’s television drama “ER”, and etc.

            At around 11:00AM our surgeon at door#3 arrived, checked his patient and suggested to get couple of pathology reports and the magical “Cyclopam” pill again incase of future stomach-ache.

            Then we three returned to the office and the rest his history.

P.S. Mr.Chetan Bhagat was inspiration of the title.

My Favorite Dialogues...

Most of my friends knew that i use some famous punch lines from films to make the conversations' luscious. In all,I like the dialogues of "Pirates Of The Caribbean" film series most. I will come up with one more post with all my favourite lines from the series. As of now, i tried hard to get the top 10 favourite dialogues i like in other films.

 

1)  “Why so serious?”   

                                                            - Joker, The Dark Knight

2)  "This is John Connor. If you are listening to this message, you are the Resistance."

                                      - John Connor, Terminator Salvation

 3) “If you're going to point a gun, you'd better be ready to pull the trigger.”

                        - Marcus Wright, Terminator Salvation 

4) “Did Caesar actually live here? “

                                    - Alan Garner, The Hangover

5)  "Koo-koo-ka-choo got screwed”

                                                            - Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

6) "We are brothers JIMMY, brothers look after each other"

                                                            - Victor, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

7)  “There's nothing like a first kiss.”

                                                            - Lucy, 50 first dates

8) "I'm listening"

                                    - Frank Martin, Transporter

9) “Autobots, roll out!”

                                    - Optimus Prime, Transformers

10) "I will be back"

                                    - I know...you know this. :)