2006 January archive at Rhythmic Dissonance

Archive for January, 2006

Jan

Fourth time’s the charm

Raj 9 Comments

Categories: Tag

This is my fourth tag and coincidentally, it is about four things.

FOUR JOBS YOU’VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE:
1) Software Engineer
2) —
3) —
4) —

FOUR MOVIES YOU WOULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1) Andaz Apna Apna
2) The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King
3) Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
4) Independence Day

FOUR PLACES YOU HAVE LIVED:
1) Kanpur
2) Lucknow
3) North-West Bangalore (On the outskirts of the city)
4) North-Central Bangalore

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH:
1) Seinfeld
2) The Simpsons
3) The Amazing Race
4) Lost

There are a lot more. I’m addicted to TV and can watch just about anything

FOUR PLACES YOU HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:
1) Jammu
2) Punjab (Adampur, Amritsar, Wagah Border)
3) Kurukshetra, Haryana
4) Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1) Noodles
2) Pizzas
3) Ice Creams
4) Rajma Chawal

FOUR PLACES YOU WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1) Lucknow (It’s been a while since I visited my parents plus I miss the cold)
2) Wandering the streets after calling in sick at work
3) —
4) —

FOUR BLOGGERS YOU ARE TAGGING:
1) Sher-e-Jalandhar
2) Atif
3) Becky / Abigail (You guys complain about common answers so I grouped you as one. I hope u don’t mind)
4) Freeze (Whenever she’s back)

No compulsion, of course. Do it if you want to.

Jan

Movie mania and the place I called home

Raj 12 Comments

Categories: Bangalore, Pictures and Movies

Even though I’ve always been a movie enthusiast, for the past few years, the number of movies I watched reduced dramatically. But ever since I started living alone, away from family, the number of movies I watch has again gone up.

So 2005 started off well. I saw Swades on 1st Jan 2005 and it was pretty good. I saw 30-35 movies in the year gone by and the best among them were Sin City, Parineeta, Black, My Wife’s Murder, King Kong and Yahaan. The worst were Jo Bole So Nihaal, Cursed and Lucky. The biggest disappointments were Mangal Pandey – The Rising and War of the Worlds.

Lets see how this year’s movies fare.

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The house with the red dot on it is where I used to live till February last year. Since I don’t live there anymore, I think its safe to publish the pic here. What you can’t make out from the pic is that the houses are located on a hill and we had a fabulous view from the balcony. Also, the round white structure that you see is a chimney from World War II which gives this place its name, Chimney Hills.

Jan

Arrested Development

Raj 9 Comments

Categories: Television

And now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together… It’s Arrested Development.

Cast of Arrested Development

In case, you’ve never heard about it, which is a sad possibility, Arrested Development is an award winning comedy show. In just two and a half years of existence, it has won 6 Emmys and countless other awards. In my opinion, it is one of the best comedy shows ever and this opinion is shared by millions of fans across the world. But since most people in the world and hence the US are used to watching mediocre, half-baked comedies, they have somehow not been able to recognize its worth.

Fox, the network on which it airs in the US, is trying hard to keep the show on but consistently low ratings are forcing them to cancel the show. It’s not official yet but it is bound to happen. Talks are also on with some other networks to support the show.

Since Fox brought back Family Guy after being cancelled due to the fans’ request, fans are hoping the same happens, this time even before the show is cancelled.

Being a huge fan of the show, I request everyone to visit Save Our Bluths and see how you can help. Also start watching the show if you don’t already. You’ll love it.

Few links:

Arrested Development official site

Arrested Development TV.com page

Arrested Development Wikipedia Entry

The post that inspired this post:

Turbanhead - Save Our Bluths

Jan

As You Like It

Raj 32 Comments

Categories: Bangalore, People, Ranting and Life

I used to think that I’m not a very good friend in that I never stay in touch with old friends. Whenever I move to a new place, I make new friends and forget the old ones but maybe I’ve changed with time. Whatever. These days I often wonder where my school friends might be. In the past two months, I have managed to get in touch with four old friends. I found three of them on Orkut and one found me through NamesDatabase. And it feels good to know how much has happened in their lives. I last met one of them 14 years ago (which means I was only 10 then). And the best part is that she lives close by in Chennai and might visit Bangalore soon.
I haven’t written anything about Bangalore’s roads recently but that doesn’t mean that nothing’s happening. So first the high court appointed an expert committee that inspected the roads and reached the conclusion that the roads were of poor quality. Well, duh? Even a child can tell you that. Later, BMP (Bangalore Mahanagar Palike) decided to paint the lane marks on the roads with a high quality expensive paint that shines at night, which is good. But then they went ahead and claimed that the paint will last for 2 years. Now! If only they could explain how this could ever be possible given that the roads these are being painted on won’t last even 2 months. What a waste!
I have finally found a good gym near my home. Its large, has all the modern equipment, it’s new so not too crowded, the rates are reasonable and it even has lockers. In short, it’s perfect. But I haven’t made up my mind yet and I can’t think of an excuse for not joining it. So help me out.
I think a girl who has recently joined the company likes me. She has given me “the smile” and “the look” several times in the cafeteria. Now I may be wrong. Maybe she smiles and “looks” at everyone. Who knows? I didn’t really like her at first but the fact that she may like me has made me start liking her little bit. Once I was waiting for the elevator to go to the first floor and when its door opened, she was the only one inside it. I thought she’ll get off (cos I work at the topmost floor of the building) and when she didn’t, I tried to ask her the reason by a brow pop (great start!). She said “ahh…actually…” and pointed down with her hand and by this time I was in the elevator, its door had closed and it was obvious that she wanted to go down as well so she just stopped explaining. For the next 20 or so seconds, there was awkwardness and silence and then I got off on the first floor. Heh. So what should I do now? I think I’ll do what I always do. Ignore the signs till they go away.