ITFOK 2010

The International Theatre Festival of Kerala 2010...has become a blimmer of the old self.
When this venture was started in 2008, there were loads and loads of issues...people held dharna and there were threats of picketing but all these issues were handled in a wonderful manner and the program never halted.
This year, there is a break for 2 days and lots of juggling around...nothing is as per schedule and no schedule is complete.
What a tragedy

Tribute to a veteran leader

Dec 23, 2010 will forever remain etched in the memories of many malayalees coz they lost a partriachal figure in politics, Mr K Karunakaran...a person who ruled or decided the rulers. There has been a lot of discussion in the past regarding his good or bad and what character dominates the most but whatever be the personal feelings many(just like conflicted feelings I have) he is a person who made Thrissur what it is today and he had major plans like an Airport which never succeeded due to other politicians...Long live his memory

2 movies and 1 exam- 05 Dec 2010

I got up at 6.30 am this sunday because of an exam which starts at 9am...and that too in a center near the market...after the movie, i had decided to catch up with a movie and my old roomie was waiting for me with a friend in Forum...she got us tickets for NarniaIII....it was awesome...also coz I have been a major Narnia fan...After the movie, we felt we need more fun but all the good movies in forum were fully booked...so we decided to go to Garuda mall...as there is a mubltiplex there also...we reached but...there only Harry Potter was the good movie playing and the tickets were completly booked...well thats the case all over Bangalore for HP7...but our friend being a good person in marketing managed to get 3 tickets and we saw the 2nd movie of the day...it was simply great.
The exam...well... as my friend told " you proved yourself that you are eligible to write the exam once more"

The first quarter

The first quarter of my life is coming to an end officially on Dec 24th...I was thinking about writing a book on the memoirs...it would be interesting (to me)...25 years on this earth

A telephonic conversation

After 8 years of living in the shell, slowly I have started coming out and decided to renew the contacts of old schoolmates...this was inspired by a friend who asked me a simple question "don't you have contact or photos of school?" when i told i am feeling lonely...
i became active on facebook and there..."we roar..." group was found...all old pals catching up with eachother...and a very good friend of mine, asked for my contact number telling he cant chat as he is feeling sleepy...finally he called me today and we were just chatting in general...the conversation continued for 2 hours...still its not over...we were talking about the good old days, the students who studied with us and the teachers who taught us...and we both have lots in common since we studied from LKG to 10th in the same class and was split only for the later 2 years...we, together, have seen people come n go in class...people who passed 12th with us...people who flunk and became our juniors and people who flunk and later became our classmates...people who left us after some years and didnt complete the 12th with us and people who joined us towards the later part of our 14 years of school life...it felt great...its not like he is in contact with these people but talking about the common threads brought in lots of fantastic and naughty memories...school...it was one hell of a fun and the best part was that i studied in the same school for 14 years...that way i knew lots of my seniors..the teachers knew me well and many juniors also remember me!!!

Loss

Today I lost a friend...to ego and personal freedom
Its hurting me a lot and I am sad...
I wish I could be old Samy that I once was...never hurt when people come and never hurt when people leave....extremly detached...I have decided to work on it!!!

Low profile

I have been thinking about keeping a very low profile for somedays now...just get away from everyone, change the mobile number and simply sit at home. I am tired of phone calls and the questions that people ask. I am tired of answering questions and not getting answers in return. Oh...i am so tired....

Winter is here

The wind is very cold...its chilling and sometimes freezing
The sun is cheating us in the morning coz when he shows up, we feel its gonna be a sunny day and don't carry our sweater and i freeze on my way back from work...its just a 10 min walk and i feel as if i will become ice soon
At the same time, its kind of pleasant knowing the fact that the year is coming to an end and christmas is around the corner(so is my b'day)....a sad thought that i am gonna be an year older and i think i am an year wiser...
Whenever the year is coming to an end, i always have the "last year, this time" thoughts like the columns in "The Hindu" newspaper....
It was a really pleasant year and I will definitly miss this year
I am just blabbering about something or the other with no specific thoughts....guess winter has frozen my brain also!!!

4 Friends

I watched 4 friends today...a Mal movie starring Jayaram, Kuchacko Bobban, Jayasaurya and Meera Jasmine. The movie includes support cast of Lalu Alex,Ganesh, Salim Kumar and Suraj. Directed by Saji Surenudran and music by M Jayachandran, the movie has Kamal Hassan in cameo. The movie starts with the song "yeh dosti..." from Sholay and maintains this song till the last. After the movie, we end up wondering if there is only one song about friendship in this whole world. The movie works around four people from different lifestyles meeting in a common scenario, they all suffer from cancer and they decide to live their life to the core by doing what everyone wanted to do always. .
The casts have had major make-over but Ganesh looks pathetic in his new hairstyle(read wig). Jayram has lost weight and Jayasurya looks bad with the green lens. Kunchacko looks nice even with the new hairdo.
The camera is also bad towards the later part of the movie and there are some visuals that are blur. But the worst is the high drama that is involved that leaves the people wondering when the movie will end

Delhi can host Olympics

Can we??? This is first question that came to my mind when I read this news headline...
The bite is by Sheila Dikshit, after convincing the CWG officials
If the govt thinks to take the contract and wait for the last moment to complete the work with the help of the jawans..then i think its a very bad idea...
there has been talks regarding looking into the matter of CWG 2010..for where the whole money has disappeared to....
If you want India to be ready for Olympics...give the tenders to the pvt institutions and check on the quality. Take high security cover and plan well......

Elsamma enne angutti

The movie was ok....Kunchacko is his usual self...the new heroine, well...she is no "hidden talent"...Indrajit....wow!!!
He has lost weight and looks younger than Prithviraj now...what a total makeover!!!
One thing about the way he delivers dialogues, he is just like Prithviraj....simply fantastic
I have never seen Nedumudi Venu look soooooo old....it suits him
Jagathy....well, he is the usual self...a brilliant actor and a fantastic comedian.
The story line was very much similar to an old malayalam movie starring Mohanlal and Manju Warrier

Its raining....

I decided to wear black to work today and regretted it in the afternoon when the heat was totally unbearable...come 4pm and it started raining heavily and then it stopped just in time for me to go home...now it has come again accompanied by his best friends, lightning and thunder...now they are ruling here...some people are finding it tough to get back home but people like me who are at home....we are enjoyng this and now...i am just waiting to finish blogging and play some old nice hindi tracks and relax with a mug full of black coffee and tapioca chips that the bought in the weekend... :)

An sms i recieved

Ever Wondered:
Why u start hating that stranger just because your friend hates him?
Why u have a memory attached with the songs your friend loves to hear?
Why u don't feel hungry when u don't have company?
Why u don't mind laughing at yourself when u r with them?
Why u don't go for the class if one of them isn't going?
Why u enjoy even the most flop movie when with them?
Well, may be that's what the call FRIEND!!

Prnchi Ettan

A Mamootty starrer with the whole story based in Trichur (my hometown). He has tried to bing in the accent but not fully successful like what Mohanlal had done in the 80s in the movie Thuvanathumbikal.My friends were finding it difficult to follow the language but it seemed very funny coz i found the main trichur local words like "machu" "gadi" "daave" were missing. Trichur people use the word "ishtta" in almost every sentence but here the word was not much prominent. The support characters of Innocent and Jagathy have done a beautiful job but then for Innocent its easy coz he is from Irinjalakuda and Jagathy is a class- apart.
The character "Pauli" is also very nice and has done a good acting.
Sidhique is a total failure in the accent part and I dont know why Priyamani is there in the movie

Ode to Friendship

Just another day I thought of writing something....and this was created
Ode to friendship is no simple poem
but feelings so true
that needs no odometer to measure it.
Ode to friendship comes with no odium
to all the people
who sees life as an odyssey to be enjoyed.
Ode to friendship has an odds-on chance
to be liked by all
who try to make out the odds and ends of love.
Ode to friendship is an oddment of life
that can never be searched
and the oddity of it finding us is high.
Ode to friendship is an OD of understanding
that can never be decreased
for the oddly fact is if friendship is true

Random thoughts

If lotus is the purest of all flowers, why is it born from dirt?
If humans are supposed to love, then why does the society hate a couple in love?
If love is divine, what is friendshp?
Which is correct- unexplained or inexplicable?
Why are girls expected to like pink and boys are given blue?
Why do we dwell over the past?
Does God also have Deja Vu after creating couples?

Thaverkere- Part 2

18 Sept 2010....a bday celebration of my ex- roomie ( originally 5 sept)....me, her,her cousin n cousin's finace.....got the cake....had a singing knife ( weird), 2 cokes and a packet of potato chips...dinner on her at Bawarrchi and the next day....shopping!!!!
went around commercial like mad gals....since the fiance had gone to office....had the most fun filled moments after a gap of 3 years....it was like re-living the days of thaverkere hostel again....seriously missed you people

Written for me....by a Friend

Mid August morning

Below the Academy ceiling

When I met

A delightful gal

Smile being her first name

Amicability got her the fame

Soon she got the label

The Happy go lucky girl

Her Instant laugh

Made even lame walk

The sparkle in her eyes

Let the darkness fly

That caring hand

Like a magical wand

The emotional hug

Giving me absolute smug

The love for others

Making her the cynosure

That kingly attitude

Always letting the moment rule

She is one nice gal

A quality woman and a perfect pal

Soumya, wishing you luck and great fame

Times immortal long live your name

Sunday- 8 Aug

A very pleasent day in my life...I met N & T...felt really really good coz i am seeing them after a gap of over 6 months...they are my sweethearts...2 decent people I have met in my life....got them both gifts...N got me a watch...it was nice to simply enjoy the silence that we share coz our friendship doesnt require words...they are indeed special!!!

Once upon a time in Mumbai

Once upon a time in Mumbaai is a 2010 film, directed by Milan Lutheria and produced by Ekta Kapoor. The film stars Ajay Devgan,Emran Hashmi, Prachi Desai and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles...based on the life of Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim... the rest of the cast are ok while Ajay Devgan has done a fantastic job...
There is a beautiful song in this movie but somewhere along you will feel like running away from the theatre
I was shocked when the movie was given a 4 star rating by TOI...its definitly not worth that...
I hope my next movie is better....if there is one in Gurgaon

a wild wild night- 29th july 2010

R & P, my new friends from Gurgaon decided to go out to have drinks... and they were sad that P & I couldnt join them...but then coz of that they went to a place where gals cant enter and came back...totally drunk...we being the brilliant girls decided to take advantage of that and asked all the personal questions in the world...today they realised how easily they were fooled...
We sat and chatted till 1.45 am and there started a new friendship....hope this continues for life...
love u grandpas and mamma

on tue...27th july 2010

Today...i realised suddenly that there are certain people whom we tend to miss a lot and it hurts very badly when we miss them and we wish they were near us....N ...im missing him a lot and for no specific reasons...I wanted this training to be with him but it didnt happen...he had it before me... when he was here for his training he had told me that he didnt find a single good friend and he was missing me but i didnt understand his feelings and now I do....I am going thru the same...In class, I sometimes search for him or someone who is somewhat like him but i dont get anyone....Im tired of this training and thats the truth....I just wish to meet him....and spend some quality time with him....tell him " dear, you are the best"

first weekend in Gurgaon

Meet new people...feel new cultures....wont be commenting on the food....

On sat, we decided to got Agra and the collection started.... meet at 5 am else we will bang the door was the instruction...being the goody-goodies, we were ready by 5.20am and the long await started, not for seeing Agra but for the journey to begin and it did at 6.45 am...we had already lost almost 2 hours when traffic decided to kill another 2....finally, the hungry souls reached a restraunt at 2.30 pm for brunch and the food was not only expensive but pathetic....then we saw the Taj....and beautiful memories of the earlier trip was coming to mind all the time....a similar trip from MNYL...by the time the visit ended, I was totally tired and then we went to Agra Fort... and I decided not to go out but to take rest in the bus....the return journey started and we stopped in a dhaba...the food was amazing and it was more because of the hunger factor...and we reached back at 1.30 am on Monday....took bath and hit the bed..the next day was the public speaking and it was taken for granted " we are not prepared"... i did it ok....i guess...i didnt get many comments...now the second week begins

Journey to Gurgaon

The 2 Ps and I started our North journey on firday, it was raining for some unknown reasons....and as should happen, the three of us had had a bad day at work and had reached the station, finally. In the train, we realised that we had the area all to ourselves, except for one policeman in the night. But then it was cool till a total stranger decided to invade our precious time...Subbu.... a reporter for TOI, a musician and a photographer....he came whenever we decided to sleep or just woke up from sleep...he tried to read us and assess us...but nah....can it be done over a 36 hour journey??? I doubt it....he had his time, singing and taking pix and finally he said 'good-bye' and ' keep in touch'
So, these are what happens over long journeys and I finished reading a book that my BM had given me for the trip....time passed and in the morning we were recieved by P's cousin

Rain

Rain has started in Bangalore....One day I was standing with my friend eating samosas when rain decided to visit us...standing in the shop and putting my hand out....it felt wonderful....i realised that time how much i miss the beautiful greenary of Kerala especially after rains, when everything looks clean and there is no water clogged on the roads thanx to the good drainage...It is one factor that I hate about Bangalore...if it starts raining...travelling in Bangalore becomes really bad ...dirty roads and filty streets....wash your legs with dettol ... going home...hope to see the rain and enjoy!!!

Did i ever tell....

Did I ever tell you about the time I went to Hyd for 2 weeks training from my present firm.
It was fun....the training was in 2 different venues and I got to see many parts of the famous Hyd... I actually fell in love with that place and didnt feel like coming back to Bangalore.
The training was on an all India basis and I got to meet lots of different people, we had cultural night one friday and sports day too....The best part of it was gaining 2 new friends...1 from Jammu and another from Noida...
But thanx to these 2 I never got to see Golconda and had to see Charminar thrice....
Those 2 weeks were simply fantastic and it will be a memory I will treasure in my heart forever....Thanx N & T.

A week at new home

For the past one week, I have been taken care of by my mom and my aunt in my house in Bangalore and it felt really good...
I never had anyone to open the door and provide me hot dinner for almost an year and I am really enjoying this change....
I will miss this once my Mom goes back

Friendship....

Its definitly a wierd world of mine....
I have worked in this office a few months back, done my job and gone back without making any new friends or contacts amongst the seniors and after 2 months when i came back to do the same job, i meet some interesting people. They existed when i had come the first time but now they took an opportunity to know me and i guess i became more open to let them into my life and suddenly my work place has become very intersting...Thank you seniors...M & A

Movies, Music and Books

Movies i wish to posses-
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, Walk on the clouds, Macknes Gold, Pretty Woman, Shall We Dance
Music i wish to have-
Sufi from Pakistan, Gulzar and Alka Yagnik
Books I want-
Bridges of Madison County, Danielle Steele and any other books....

The trip of a lifetime

On 11th i decide that i have to go to Kerala for Vishu no matter what the mode of transport...I had to cancel my 10th tickets because my leave wasnt fully sanctioned....so I decided to leave on 13th as Vishu is on 15th and Kani is the most important part of Vishu...also 14th is a National Holiday....
13th....i leave the office at 6pm and have a minor accident as the local bus i was getting into started before i could board completly but the excitement of going home was high that the pain was totally forgotten...then i go to Sattelite station where all the Kerala KSRTC buses are supposed to begin the journey but i am disappointed as there are no tickets available...:(
So i leave to double road where i know there are SETC buses...Well, atleast till Coimbatore i will reach without much disturbance...and the time is already 11pm....I get an a/c coimbatore bus in which the a/c is put when there are no people and when the bus is full from Salem, they decide to stop the a/c...finally i reached coimbatore at 8.30 am and then when i approach the Kerala KSRTC counter, there are no employees...reason...is it coz its Vishu?? no its coz no buses are crossing the border both ways....so, i realise that my Vishu is going to be in TN....what a wonderful start to the new year...but i decide to go to Ukaddam from where i know there will be KSRTC buses and i see that platform full of people who have been waiting for the same bus since 6.30 am....i rush to the railway station where i am told the next train is at 4pm...so i ask the people in the railway station what i should do and they tell that there is another way other than Walayar to cross the border and its via Pollachi....so i go back to Ukkadam where I am told there are contineous buses to Pollachi, get into the first bus visible and stand for over an hour to reach Pollachi. I don't think i have ever been so happy to see the red bus as i was that day...i get into a bus to Palakkad coz that leaves first and from Palakkad a bus to Trichur....its 2.30pm...what a wonderful day I had....and when i entered my friend's shop at East Fort their faces were worth the show coz i had become black due to all the dust, heat and TN buses

Office

I have always wondered if there can be a life outside office...for the past one year we have been adjusting to the work environment but now it is adjusting to us...
A few weeks back i did an adventerous trip to Mysore....saw the most important landmarks and came back in a day...i was with 2 of my friends who are my collegues too and it was a really wonderful feeling....Now, the next target is Hampi...hope it too happens....
Its always nice to have friends in a work place like mine where there is a huge generation gap...
and at present we are really enjoying coz there are some 10 of us who are in the same building...be it breakfast lunch or shopping we do it together....

trying to come back....plz help me

its been over an year since i blogged...somewhere i just lost touch with life...the fact that life is to be lived with your loved ones and not be worked in a factory...im trying to rejuvenate....trying to read and write....relearning what i had learnt and trying to unlearn the virtual life....just wish that God will support me in this move....for i wish to live life....King size....
After an year of search i have found some friends whom i no longer refer as colleagues....i hope this relation sticks to me as i long as i stick to this world.....