A great way to spend a lazy dazy Sunday afternoon
50 Questions. In case, you don’t have anything better to do today.
Month: September 2003
Why I love my ‘walkman’
Jag here writes about progressing from a walkman to an MP3 player. Reminding me of my loyal device, which has kept me company over more than four years now. And I haven’t had any problems with it yet. Of course, it looks old and worn out. But it hasn’t given me much reason to complain, other than that. It’s a woman’s best friend in a city like Mumbai. And if you travel around often, you’ll probably know what I mean. For one, it cuts out the noise on the road. When you are travelling in Mumbai, ear plugs are essential because of the noise levels. Everyone on the road is honking. And there are some really ghastly tunes out there. It cuts out the noise in the compartment. Travel in a local train at peak hours and you’ll know what I mean. You cannot even imagine the cacophony that emerges out of a hundred odd women packed like sardines. It cuts out the comments yucky leery men pass. I don’t think a single day goes …
Challenging times, change and a new beginning
I am looking forward to the next few months because I have no idea what it will bring. But for some reason, I am actually enjoying the feeling of uncertainty. Of being suspended in a space where I cannot see things too clearly ahead, but I am happy none the less. Of floating around and not having to worry too much. Whichever way the fork in the road leads me now, is fine with me. I think change is necessary once in a while. At least for me. I enjoy it. I thrive on it. In dealing with new situations. New challenges. Unknown quantities. Unfamiliar faces. Challenges for the mind, body and soul. I think the turning point was April 2003, after I came back to Mumbai after a one month trip to South India and Guwahati. That was when things started looking up. A phone call, the day after I came back. And I could finally see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. And for all friends, colleagues and family …
Do you have it in you?
Something my editor said the other day has been on my mind. He said, ‘Whatever you do, if you don’t have a fire in your belly, you will never be able to achieve anything.’ Now, I’ve been working for so long, that I realise that many a time, what I do is more mechanical than actually something that is done out of deep thought. So I’ve got to wonder about what he said. Frankly, I can’t quite remember if I’ve had that kind of ‘fire’ in recent times. There have points in my life where I have wanted to achieve something badly; felt flashes of that fire. But lately, I haven’t had glimpsed much of it it myself. Is it age? Is it just laziness and the comfort of being in a snug place? One has to wonder. It’s worrying because, what you need to survive in a field like mine, is a sense of competition and the needs to always be on top of things. To try and want to be the best. To …
Somebody, stop us!
After a round of delicious sizzlers at Pop Tates, I watched 3 Deewarein with sister (it was her bday) and my friend G last week and thought it was quite an interesting movie. I mean after all the strange tales they roll out these days, it was refreshing. And without the songs – what a relief. What I like about Nagesh Kukunoor is that at least he tries to explore other themes. I liked Naseerudin’s character and some of his dialogues were really witty. Especially, about leaving a ‘patli galli’ open at all times. Makes sense now, doesn’t it?! Sometimes, after a substantial dose of English movies, sitting through 3 and a half hours of a Hindi movie can be a really torturous experience. But in the absence of nothing close to decent playing in the theatres (I don’t think Naked Weapon is a film!), we’re doing a round of Hindi movies right now. We’re on a major movie watching spree and we can’t seem to stop! Last evening we watched Koi…Mil Gaya (finally!). A …