My Expression!! My Life!!

We watched ‘Udaan’ recently in the company of friends. Ever since I saw the trailers for this one, it has been there at the back of my mind wondering what sort of movie it would be and how would the story line be etc etc. Thankfully, it turned out to be a good watch. It’s a refreshing change to watch a movie that is not over-hyped or one that does not boast of a famous star-cast. Basically a boy’s story of his relationship with his father, what made the two hour fifteen minute movie watchable was the fact of how crisply it was taken. Guaranteed some shots could have been cut out at the editing table, but overall, it was well paced. And it was not boring; which is again a good thing because offbeat movies have a tendency to get dragged. And in most cases it’s hard to recapture the viewer’s attention. Coming back to Udaan, the one thing that stood out in the entire movie, at least for me, was the acting. Be it Rajat Barmecha who portrayed the character of Rohan – the son who aspires to...

Like I keep saying in every other blog post of mine, it’s been a while since I landed here in Singapore. And ever since then, I have been on the lookout for a job. Yes! True! I have been looking for a job since the mid of June 2009. Little more than a year now! And frankly I did not expect it to be so hard. I mean, my resume is up there on all the job portals, and I keep updating it every once in a while. My resume has been sent to the majority of job consultants here in Singapore and no response. I apply directly on company websites; rake up contacts from among relatives, friends, long lost friends, and people whom I barely know just for the want of a lead or a contact. All that’s left for me to do is to go bang on company doors and beg for an interview. It has not come to that stage yet I hope! :-) Earlier, during this past year, the frustration levels just kept mounting up, with every rejection, and hopes of landing a job but not getting one. My visa status is primarily to blame an...