My Expression!! My Life!!

There are songs that make you think. There are songs that transport you into another world. And then there are songs that bring a smile instantly on your face when you listen to it. This is one such song. What works for it… 1.     Simple lyrics, interspersed with Thanglish. (English spoken like Tamil) 2.     The video of the song recording. 3.     Dhanush. Come to think of it, Dhanush should be number 1 reason. It’s just the way he sings, and the manner in which he manages to bring out the expressions required for the song into his singing that works primarily for this. I was never a huge fan of Dhanush. I agree he is a very good actor, but he was never in my “never-miss-a-movie” list of stars. But this song makes me want to watch the movie – 3. Directed by Aishwarya.R.Dhanush and with Shruti Hassan and Dhanush acting, it has evoked enough curiosity with just this one song. The song has gone viral and how!!! Maama notes eduthuko, appidiye kai...

If you go to watch Rockstar expecting it to be a rags-to-riches story of a small town guy making it big in the world of music after hardship and struggles, then chances are that you are not going to like this movie. If you go to watch it, and you see only a musical with a love story in the background, then you clearly won’t like it thinking it is only old wine in a new bottle and you might end up cribbing about how over hyped the movie was!! However, if what catches your notice is how an artist’s evolution from an ordinary guy who had not a worry in the world except making big in the world of music, to a Rockstar who attains fame and popularity for mostly the wrong reasons and does not know how to break free from the shackles of the helplessness and restlessness that fetter his mind, then you might like it and even enjoy a bit of it. I say a bit of it because there are snatches of scenes that are really good which have you hooked on to scenes where you wonder what the hell happened to ...

So yes! 20 days later, here I am with a post again! We saw Ra.One. Hey! We see all movies, good or bad don’t matter!! And we also drag our unsuspecting / sometimes-unsuspecting friends for them!! Especially midnight / late night shows!! Like   Dabangg   for eg!! ;-) I am not sure I have been forgiven completely for that one!!  If you are the kind who keeps up with movies, Bollywood movies in specific, then you would have read umpteen reviews on it. One more is not going to make any difference! :P We went for a midnight show here. That was how excited we were about the movie. Ok! Scratch that! That was how excited I was about the movie. I mean, think about it! For the last 6 months, if I am not wrong, ever since the Cricket World Cup, SRK with his blue eyes and a-la Iron Man look has been popping up in all places, even in Western Union money transfer ads. For crying out loud! For a moment there, I was wondering what the connection was! 2 slides in the whole   “We wis...

So I came across this site while I was blog-hopping!! www.urlai.com – it ’ s a site that analyses your blog !! Of course, I had to analyze my blog url as well … And this was the result.. "My Expression!! My Life!!" "Text analysis" "aishwarya-ananth.blogspot.com is probably written by a female somewhere between 13-17 years old. The writing style is personal and happy most of the time." You don ’ t believe me!! Check this!! http://urlai.com/url/aishwarya-ananth.blogspot.com Sigh!! So, that ’ s what my writing style comes across as – teenage, adolescent. Wow! Brilliant! Just brilliant! And I thought I had crossed that bridge ages back!! Double Sigh!! :-( Oh well.. So long as it is young!! :P Maybe this is the silver lining I gotta look out for! ;-)

Yoo-hoo … Anyone around?? Sigh! I thought as much! Hmmppff..! Come back! Come back! See I have put up a post.. ... This is the worst case of blogger ’ s block you ’ ll ever see.. Me that is! I have no ideas in mind, nothing eventful to share, no news at all.. Blank! Zilch! Totally clean slate here!! Ah yes! You might ask now why I called you all back saying I have put up a post.. Err..! Would it be very cheesy if I said that I missed blogging despite not having one single thing to write about … yep! I can see you nodding yes!! By the way, just to remind you all, my blog turned 5 on Sep 10. Yes! That was a couple of days back and yes I missed it! No need to point that out to me.. I feel guilty as it is! You know every time September rolls around; I know that one of the dates in there is my blog ’ s birth date (exactly as cheesy as it sounds) … and I always miss it. And I always have to figure out whether I am putting up the right number of years. I end up doing all sorts of weird cal...

So I lost my phone. Yes the same phone that I kept bragging about here . Looks like someone up there thought I was into it a little too much! So there you go! I lost it! There I was returning from a well-played hour of badminton, super-happy in my winning 3 games out of 4 (looks like I never learn about bragging! Hmm!), and I left the phone in the cab. Funny how these things happen, eh! And usually, I am not a careless person. I take care of my things with a maniac like precision! Serious! The cab driver hurried me into getting out of the cab, I had like a pile of stuff in my hand and thus the phone that was almost-always a part of my arm got left behind! And of all the days that I get a receipt for the cab ride, that day I did not! Mr.Murphy was right with me!! And the worst part!! I noticed that I did not have my phone the minute the cab revved up and left … I looked it like I was looking at my best friend speed away! And then I sprinted like Usian Bolt up to my friends place and st...

Oh my god! This has to be the longest anyone ever took to complete a 10-day challenge! Damn! And I thought it was going to be easy, and good for me, because it ’ s talking about myself for 10 days! I mean who would not have liked that! Turns out it ’ s not as much fun as I thought it would be. For one, it ’ s unbelievably boring! Talking about myself I mean! I simply have to rack my brains to think up of stuff to write and at the end of it, I feel like I am back in school, filling up a slam book. Maybe it ’ s just not for me. Kudos to all you others who took it up and finished it on time too! So here I am completing the challenge all in one go! In one post! And may that be the end of it! Day 7 - Four Books Book 1: The Godfather!  I can go on and on about why I love this book and how dreamy I find Michael Corleone. Actually Michael Corleone. Enough said. Book 2: Books on hindu mythology.  The latest in the pack being – the Immortals of Meluha! And add a whole lot of other boo...

Day 6 - FIVE FOODS Yes! When you look at me, it will look as though I don ’ t eat much! Actually I don ’ t.. But whatever I like I eat quite well!!  This is gonna be a short post … here goes! 1.      Idichakka Poduthuval  – ‘ Idichakka ’ is tender jackfruit. Idichakka thoran / poduthuval as we call it at home, is a mouthwatering dish when it is prepared well. It ’ s quite a tedious and messy job cleaning up the jackfruit but the taste compensates for it all.   2.      Fried rice and Gobi Manchurian   – An all time favorite. It ’ s a standard order when we go to Indian restaurants. 3.      Grandmom ’ s Potato curry   – I have no idea how a simple dish like this can be turned awesome. And I still can ’ t get it right even when I try my level best. All she does is fry up the potatoes till its golden brown and I can never quite manage to get the same taste how many ever times I t...

And now its day 5 – Six places! Ok! Frankly I don ’ t know what this refers to! Whether its places that I love to be in always, or places that I loved going to, getaway places, or just ones that capture my fancy! I am going to put here 6 random places from my list because I have a lot of places that I love going to depending on my mood and they all won ’ t fit here on the list!! Here we go! 1.      Meenakshi Gardens – Rajagrha! :-) Also easily referred to as ‘ kalam ’ or the ‘ farmhouse ’ !! It ’ s the place that I spent a bit of my childhood in and I love this place! It makes me feel all good and nice and warm whenever I visit there … lots of trees, and some amazing memories! 2.      Home @ Sumukham. There ’ s a place that I never get bored these days at! Probably because I don ’ t get to visit and stay there as much as I would like! Yes! I miss home!! Don ’ t rub it in! 3 .     Hyderabad! I love that p...

This one I am going to enjoy writing. :P The wants are in no specific order and just ones that popped into my head RIGHT NOW. I have a lot more desires that are just waiting to be fulfilled. :-) Anyone listening up there??   SEVEN WANTS 1.     Go back to India for a vacation. Like  RIGHT NOW  if I could! For a looooonnnnnnggg vacation! I miss my home! :( It ’ s been AGES since I went home! 2.     To learn dance from Shobhana. I have heard that she is a tough teacher but I love her style of dancing. Also to keep learning dancing! 3.     All the books in my wishlist. (And that is one long list I tell you!) 4.     A room in my future house which is big enough to hold all my books, have enough space to dance, and is done entirely in shades of colors that I love and lots of windows and is on the topmost floor. 5.     Small holidays every year, 2-...

Onto day 3 of the challenge (Okie! Its day 5!! I know! You don ’ t have to point it out again saying I missed 2 days! Hmmppff!!) Anyways day 3 of the ten day challenge is to write about  EIGHT FEARS You know, I wish I could be all brave and mighty and say that I fear nothing. But unfortunately that ’ s not the case. I would love for it to be, but never mind! Fear 1 : Losing my family or something happening to any of them! I constantly am scared of this, but I tend to keep a low profile about it. Fear 2:  I will say this yet again. FEAR OF LIZARDS. Also add irritation and annoyance and exasperation at seeing one of those slimy creatures. BLEH!! Scoliodentosaurophobia – that ’ s what it is called. I just found out. And the very word sounds bad-ass scary! And I am not even sure if it ’ s true! Closest that I came to was Herpetaphobia which is fear of reptiles. Mine is only lizards so well … Enough on this, really! Fear 3:  Water above my head! No I don ’ t have a name fo...

So the 10-day challenge turned out to be a downer eh! I am sure that ’ s what you all are thinking! She just says these things and never gets around to doing it. Ha! Here ’ s where you guys are mistaken! This time I have a valid excuse! No internet at home. And I can ’ t type blogs like these on my phone however smart it is! It ’ s a big pain! We painted our house over the weekend. And that ’ s a story for a separate post. Suffice to say, house looks like a tambrahm wedding card! So getting on with the ten-day challenge! To make up for the lost time... Lets get started shall we … Day 2 – Ten day challenge – NINE LOVES 1.     My Family – of course this goes without saying. 2.     Friends – Some of them are absolute gems! Some know exactly what to say to bring a smile on my face. Some know when to stop talking and when just to let me rant and rave. Some are the ones that I call on at any given point of day and night and they would s...

I came across this on  Preeti ’ s   blog. The 10-day challenge post! To write 10  secrets , 9  loves , 8  fears , 7  wants , 6  places , 5  foods , 4  books , 3  films , 2  songs , and 1  picture  of yourself!  Need I say more? It ’ s going to make sure I blog regularly for 10 days, albeit about myself (but then who doesn ’ t like talking about themselves ;-) ) … win-win situation for me if you look at it! ;-) So without much further ado … TEN SECRETS ABOUT MYSELF Well... not so much secrets as random facts! But what the heck! Any reason to blog … especially now that blog rank has taken a huge dive!! Here we go! 1.     I don ’ t like the skin that forms on the top of milk. Or any beverage that uses milk. I loathe it. It makes me want to puke. 2.     I hate lizards. I am petrified if they are anywhere in the room. I am constantly on alert if I catch sight of them a...

Yes I succumbed to doing a tag! So much for will-power! Sigh!! Ripped this from “ Sunday Stealing ”… Who in turn stole it from Emily Barton who I read came up with this meme / tag herself! I am in a bit of a nostalgic mood and this one is perfect I guess for this situation when you are nostalgic and you feel like writing but you can ’ t think of anything to write … .. So there you go!! Emily ’ s Rules: Depending on your age, go back 10, 15, 20, or even more years. Tell us how many years back you have traveled and why. Pretend you have met yourself during that era, and tell us where you are. You only have one “ date ” with this former self. Answer these questions. Okay, as we start, what year is it and how old are you? Going back 10 years into year 2001 and I am back to being a pesky, impertinent 17 year old! Yes! Some things haven ’ t changed in 10 years time … Why 10 years back? I think there ’ s a whole lot of stuff about me that has changed in these past 10 years … much more than...