Kandukondein Kandukondein

I was watching this movie last night (for the third time) and I could not help but notice Aishwarya's not_too_great acting. She looks absolutely gorgeous no doubt but maybe that takes away from her acting, no? She was okay as long as she was in love with Srikanth. But once she starts falling in love with Major Bala, her expressions are really fake and its very very unconvincing. Maybe it had to do with the voice , with whoever dubbed for her. If you get a chance, listen to the line " intha pacha kan devadhaiya paarthupingala" or words to that effect... I thought there was so much scope for romance in this scene but no..its ends up being stupid and fake. Agree?

Job hunting

As most of you all know, I just graduated and am now looking for a job. I find it really boring but not having much of a choice, I plough through pages of hypertext in search of the things I would like to do most while making money (at the same time, of course). The sad part is I do not like most of the things I see. I wonder how many people actually like their current jobs ? Are staying employed and money motivation enough ?

Spencer plaza

As any Madrasi worth his/her salt will tell you, Spencer plaza (SP) is one of the earliest malls in Madras and, thanks to its location, plays an important role among all of Chennai's malls. After graduating with an undergraduate degree 5 years back (its been that long ?? ) I started working in a firm which is a stone's throw away from SP. As anyone can imagine, a large part of the week was spent walking inside SP, browsing through new music releases in Music World, buying softie icecream, looking for deals in Westside, looking wistfully inside the Levi's showroom and wondering when I could afford their jeans (which i found out later didnt really fit me very well) and of course just looking (whatever else u want to call it) at the hordes of other young people there.
So last year, when I visited Chennai, I chose SP for a rendezvous with another friend who was visiting from the UK. Both of us had fond memories associated with SP and it seemed apt that we should meet there. I reached the place a good 15 minutes before our meeting time and so went inside Music World. A few seconds later, the power supply failed and it was pitch dark inside. So they closed the store and I spent the next half an hour dripping in sweat waiting for my friend to show up........ so much for my excitement!

I have started to blog many times before but I usually get bored (which btw, happens with everything else too) and never bother posting regularly. But this time around, I have decided to give it a go and convince my friends that this is an easier way to exchange notes than group emails. So lets see how long this one lasts before i get bored again.