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To be frank, what attracted me most to watch this movie, is this poster itself - big smiles, bright colors and the word "Hadippa". I was guessing it meant "Yay" and I believe I am quite close to what it really means. The movie is definitely worth watching once, well maybe not in the expensive movie ride, but atleast on DVD. The movie begins with quite a predictable pattern, but it does pick up pace. The story is of a bubbly village girl wanting to make it big in her village's cricket team and beat Pakistan in the Wagah border match. Acknowledging her skills as both left and/or right hand bats(wo)man, she eagerly attends the match selection round only to be told that "this isn't a Miss India selection". As expected this leads to Veera becoming the cute and reliable Veer Pratap on the cricket team. Rani Mukherjee is completely adorable, especially in the role of Veer Prathap. Her facial expressions and struggle through the warm up sessions could ...

Dec 11th, 2009 is marked for life. The date will be special from here on with the arrival of a sweet little one in our family, my niece. I am thrilled to bits and been excited ever since I heard the news. I am yet to see the new bundle of joy and can't wait for an opportunity to see her! I have now been promoted to an Aunt in the family! Its amazing how these moments fill us up with high spirits, joy and hope!  I am wishing the new angel the very best and a wonderful parenthood to my sis & bro. May God Bless!

Unlike most of the population, I cannot really can't consider Thanksgiving holiday to be a long weekend, cos we work the day after Thanksgiving for obvious reasons. So hope you had fun shopping on Black Friday while I was at work, where it was busier and a longer day! Anyways, I did enjoy my day off. Sometimes, you don't need plans, especially when you are not in a travel/explore mood, you can ofcourse do a 100+ things at home to entertain yourself. To begin with, waking up late and looking forward to doing "nothing" was great. The day just passed by with goofing around with dh at home. We cooked together, watched The Illusionist . Both of us enjoyed the mystery filled, tricky movie. After a nap, we had masala chai and snacks to pamper ourselves. Also chatted with folks back home and shopped online as we found some good deals! Mainly got clothes, sweater and ,per dh,yet another handbag (LOL). Now I can't for those shipments to arrive! To sum it up, we had ...

I have always been a fan of Mr. Buffet and there's no doubt that himself and Gates are legends!Nothing like getting their insight of America's future. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates : Keeping America Great If you have not yet caught up to this video, get to it now!

You might have noticed how some companies are doing exceptionally well inspite of the Recession, even though the claim to Recovery has already begun - 1 of them is Apple for sure. Apple first convinced the crowd with their ipods and once they got fancy with that, iphones were born. Now that Apple loves the population for loving their product, they are going for the Mac! Talk about market penetration through brand value. Windows seems like this big giant right now, overshadowing what any other OS can actually offer the users and looks like the best time Mac is coming in. If I am given a choice I'll probably jump at the Mac offer!  Seen this ad ? On the other hand this worries me. Cos if the craze of Mac over PC catches on, that would mean lack of knowledge of Mac programs and also transition time. Could be fun, but not for many. The other company to watch out for is Google with their Droid phone! we'll just have to wait and see if the population decides to change ...

With a mix of ups and downs, no year passes by perfect. However, 2009 , has particularly weighed heavier on the negative side. We just lost Appa, not even a month back, and somtimes its still hard to believe. Inspite of Appa's spirit to fight the cancer and his ability to bear with the immense pain, he could not be saved. And even now something tells me, neither did he expect the struggle to end this soon. No longer do I have much belief with doctors and their commitment, its just disappointing that there's no medical treatment for cancer yet. Very frustrating, terribly scary and forever puzzling, this disease is the worst of the lot. Appa will live in our hearts forever and as God will now guide us through life. His values are treasured and to be adopted. Seeking your blessings, Appa.

I had a day at work where I came across odd figures, you know like the ones that end in decimals of .56/.32 and so on. Maybe they dont seem odd to you , but whatever. So I am done with a day like that, back in my car with the radio playing some great numbers like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tMV96xULk and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFgam5jJGo&feature=related ; so I am singing along with them and then BAM! I notice those odd numbers on the signs...."Carpool violation Minimum $481"; "Red Light violation Minimum $363"; I mean how does DMV come up with such numbers as minimum! They must be doing a whole lot of pro rating or something...! I mean I come from Dubai, where we got round figures like 100/200/500/1,000 AED fines! Is it just California ??

These days I have been awfully tired....and even when my legs are aching like hell right now, i am wondering where does tiredness begin from....is it the limbs cos I move around / don't move around as much or the brain /thoughts that bring in the tiredness ?? like is exhaustion the decision of the mind or the body or a combination of the two or a strong link between the two that if the mind decides its tired, the signals are sent to the limbs or limbs just give up for the day, the brain tells me that i am tired and i need a break....! My analysis --I didn't walk more than usual, run/skip/do other physical activity. I had a busy day at work where in I didn't realise the time fly ! So why are my legs aching ?? I am not sure if this is just my "tired state" talking, but this is what is on my mind right now! Any points to make ?

So this time RF takes the 3rd Cincinnati Masters title, apparently, his career's 61st title ! Funnily, I think Djokovic can defeat Nadal much easily compared to Federer's strength against Nadal! Read on.... http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aMz6OncUXeUI

I completely missed out mentioning that I had taken up Bikram yoga classes in the past 2-3 months and that was another reason why I have been so busy...to be specific I spent close to 90 hrs in these yoga classes in 2+ months! The first few sessions were crazy tiring but eventually I did love it ! especially that feeling after having stretched every part of me! Bikram yoga is really a test of endurance in terms of patience, the concentration, determination, confidence it takes and what not ! Its a must try and if you can stick to it, its something for life. This form of yoga claims to have changed lives - both physically and psychologically. Here's the link http://www.bikramyogasanjose.com/ to the center I went to. There's also controversy regarding this form of yoga as the founder has copyrighted "Bikram Yoga" method; http://daily-yoga.org/bikram-yoga-controversy/ All I want to say is any exercise is good for me and Bikram yoga is definitely not bad at all!

Its been such a long time since I've made it up to here and truly missed typing away all the thoughts and recaps of events! May It was a busy month with shopping and prep to a much awaited trip home ! I also got invited to a Bachelorette bash (my first ever) and it was loaded with craziness and fun! made new friends and what an experience ! LOL! ;-) June Probably will be the best month of the year! I visited family after 2 long years and being at home and those familiar places are just so refreshing and welcome ! Finally got to see the Chennai beaches, was lucky to re-visit family temples and got to take dh to DXB! We made it to the desert safari, Qds, new malls & resort and the took some patel shots during the trip ! Dad's 60th birthday function and celebrations went well and it was painful to come back here. It was also our 2nd wedding anniversary the same day! (I know, 2 years just flew by). Also, we got bumped upto first class on our flight from SFO and that just add...

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The train thoughts are back and this time its noticing what American ways have influenced me; Colloquial:- - its not petrol anymore, its "gas" - not speaking as fast as i used to, there's a lot of pausing, especially in between my sentences. - usage of "like" in most places - "how much does it cost" rather than "what's the charge"? - potluck was new to me - query "how are you?" more often Customs:- - the voicemail dependence - salads for lunch time - the countless variety of break/milk and other basics aren't puzzling anymore - making appointments for every thing - paper towel usage (quite excessive) - ability to converse or make random comment with complete strangers just an observation, its all good! :-)

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2009/snapshots/11464.html This is some good news for the day, amongst all the sad, disheartening economy and finance news that I am quite exhausted listening to... ugh,wish you a good day!

Reversing the car, giggling away, girls all set to start a fun evening! Oh! don't you just love it when its just the girls! So as my spirit has just been recharged, I speed off. I notice a vehicle following us, the next few moments are spent on who that must be , comments are -- "crazy guy", "look at him stare" , "what's his problem" and so on. His car comes parallel, glares exchanged, he pulls down his window to stick out his head and shouts something! our reaction --"OMG! the guy has lost it". However, I pull down my window and then we hear him say-- "Turn on the lights!" and I go "Oops, Thanks for that" with a smile and his reply "there you go, enjoy your evening!" Group final reaction -- Silence and then bursts of laughter! :D

Why do we care so much for lifeless stuff such as cars, laptops or other gadgets? We feel so bad when we even a scratch on it or say when it just fell off our hands...even so that we take that extra step to protect it ! you must have just got a cover for that delicate cell phone of yours or the best of the leather bags for that laptop or did you get the best of paint coating for your car, the top class wheels or whatever to protect it?? Why isn't such care or measures taken for our health similarly? People easily take pride in having gone over the limit with booze/smoke/whatever for that matter..ever wondered how much it damages your body? So you make those appointments to get your car serviced regulary or atleast a precautionary check. have you done the same for your health? didn't you want to take that precautionary test for yourself and save yourself from more damage? these lifeless objects are easily replaced or let go of after a short period, now we can't do that for o...

Today was the big day, the Inaugural function of Barack Obama, 44 th President of USA. America creates a history with its first ever African-American President. While watching him take the oath and his inaugural speech , it was exciting and hopeful. No matter what the doubts are in his abilities or rather results during his 4-year term, I just cannot imagine any other candidate who would have turned President with such inspiring words and a drive to re-make and re-build the country. I won't be pessimistic right now inspite of the weakening economy, I will give the new President his chance to work towards fulfilling his promises and hopefully find economy back in shape not too far from now!