Posted on June 26, 2009 by compulsivewriter
When you wake up, you happen to check facebook for birthdays and you read RIP Michael Jackson in your timeline, you know it’s a sad sad sad day. I went numb. How can he die? He used to live in Neverland, for crying out loud. No no no! But then the news channels confirmed it [...]
Filed under: Music | Tagged: entertainment, Michael Jackson, MJ, Music, obituary, tribute | 16 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2009 by compulsivewriter
The timing of Gulaal’s release is just fantastic. Right after Holi and just before elections. Gulaal tells the story of a nobody, Dileep Singh. This nobody is a colourless, passionless character who is a student who looks like a professor. He’s straightforward and never challenges things that happen to him. He takes to the shadows [...]
Filed under: Films, Music | Tagged: Anurag Kashyap, cinema, film, Good Cinema, Gulaal, Guru Dutt, indian film, metaphor, movies, Music, musical metaphor in film, perosnal, Pyaasa, Rajasthan, thoughts | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2008 by compulsivewriter
During the summer that me and my sister spent holidaying in UK, we waited and waited for a cheaper ticket to show up for the musical, Mamma Mia. We ended up not seeing the show and when I saw the movie today I realized what a fool I was to try and save a few [...]
Filed under: Films, Music | Tagged: ABBA, entertainment, Films, hollywood, Mamma Mia, Meryl Streep, movies, Music, performance, Pierce Brosnan, review, UK, West End | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 2, 2008 by compulsivewriter
July was fabulous. I was on my toes with work and yet I ended up watching a lot of films, reading some books and enjoying quality time with family and friends. So here is a quick recap:
Films: It was raining good cinema for me this month. I got my BigFLIX membership in place, so have [...]
Filed under: Films, Food, Music, People, memories | Tagged: bigflix, birthdays, chronicle, diary, dreams, Films, Food, girl interrupted, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, journal, Jugal, July, life, memories, Mom, Mumbai, Music, nanya, personal, ponder, ramble, random, recap, remember, shefali, Sneha, songs, the dark knight, The Orchid, thoughts, Thousand Splendid Suns, Urvashi | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2008 by compulsivewriter
There’s something about Simon&Garfunkel that makes you think think think. Here’s a story.
Saturday evening. An exercise addict who had decided that this was going to be a day of rest has ventured out. The grey clouds covered the setting sun and a cool breeze rustled the leaves. The dogs in the park barked playfully [...]
Filed under: Music, creative writing | Tagged: addict, belong, friends, gardens, guitar, headphones, isolation, light, loneliness, Mumbai, Music, phone, radio, relationships, restlessness, silence, simon&garfunkel, solitude, sound, sounds of silence, thoughts, walking | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 1, 2008 by compulsivewriter
So June has come and gone. I have been blogging heavily and just reading through the past posts makes me realise that I can revisit my life anytime. So I am going to put down stuff that needs to be maintained (Remember my worry that my memories might go?)
So here’s how my past month was:
Mood: more [...]
Filed under: Films, Food, Music, People, memories, opinion | Tagged: achievements, belong, bigflix, blogging, dance, disappointment, emotions, enjoyment, entertainment, family, Food, friends, joy, love, memoir, memories, mood, movies, Music, parents, past, personal, random, relationships, revisiting, Sister, thoughts, vegetarianism, wedding, work, writing | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 15, 2008 by compulsivewriter
Hey! Its father’s day. Well we as a family don’t believe in the concept of mother’s day or father’s day, but since my parents are away travelling, I decided to write something for my Dad. The newspapers are talking about celebrity Dads, gifts for Dads, memories of dad and blah and blah. None of this [...]
Filed under: Music, People, babble, memories | Tagged: celebrating, Dad, emotions, family, father's day, love, parenting, personal, random, relationships, thoughts, writing | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 28, 2008 by compulsivewriter
Getting to work on a Tuesday is a nightmare. Not because the Monday morning blues hit me a day late, but because it’s the day to pray to Lord Ganesha. I have to usually pass through an area that is home to one of the most revered (also read: glamorous) Ganesha Temple in Mumbai- Siddhivinayak [...]
Filed under: Music, babble, opinion | Tagged: Bachchan, chaos, entertainment, extremes, faith, fame, frustration, Indian Idol, Maria, personal, random, religion, television, traffic | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 17, 2008 by compulsivewriter
On a lazy Saturday morning, I settle down with the latest issue of the Rolling Stone magazine (the Indian edition). The first thing that has me going wow, is the Royal Enfield advertisement. It’s not an advert; it’s a style statement. I am hooked to the magazine and as I turn a few pages start [...]
Filed under: Music, People, babble, memories, opinion | Tagged: aspiration, Bob Dylan, career, creativity, inspiration, life, lyrics, Music, restlessness, Rolling Stone Magazine | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 29, 2005 by compulsivewriter
My friend sent me this and i m so bored that i actully filled it up. any of u intrstd copy paste and fill. yeh send it to me i could use some entertainment:)
Name: Shakti Birthday: 15th september
Birthplace: vile parle east (a suburb f Mumbai for those who don’t know)
Current Location: laxmi sadan, 3 and [...]
Filed under: Films, Food, Music, People, babble, memories, opinion | Tagged: tagged | 2 Comments »