I, Me, Myself or Me, Myself, I - Poll

Namaskar friends! Just read on TOI, that Cancer killed 5.5 laks in India in 2010. The deadly disease, cancer struck the strong lady, Mona Kapoor, Boney Kapoor's ex wife. She passed away recently. Sreedevi continues to enjoy being his second wife. See, how destiny plays games.I was just looking at some photographs of the funeral. Sree did not attend the funeral. hmmm. All the other bollywood stars came in full force wearing the whitest of white outfits (Washing powder Nirma). The designers must have run out of white fabric that day. he he. Another thing I found funny was that Sreeram Nene attended the funeral along with this wife Madhuri Dixit. Why on earth would he do that? He is forgetting that he is a cardiologist by profession and is happy playing Mr. Dixit these days. Has he any self respect left? On the other side of town, India's richest man and his wife, Mukesh and Nita Ambani threw a lavish party for master blaster, Sachin Tendulkar for setting a record of scoring a 100th 100 in international cricket. They hosted the party at their infamous home "Antitlia". The guest list included the who's who of Mumbai. Nice! Apparetnly, Sachin is very fond of Mrs. Nita Ambani.
It's Rohit's 11th B'day on April 3rd. He is inviting some of his friends over for a sleep over. It's going to be fun for him. I was not sure what to put in the goodie bags for 11 year old boys. Any ideas? Please leave me a comment.
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You can hate me but never be me. I'm me myself and I and you can never compare yourself to me. You cant spell awesome without me.

Some months ago, as I was blogging, my son, who was sitting next to me, noticed the title of my Blog. He corrected me saying that the title should be Me, Myself & I and not I, Me & Myself. I ignored him, thinking that he did not know what he was saying, as he was only in 9th grade. Few days ago, some of my American friends were telling me that they happened to read my blog and noticed the title of my blog. They wanted to know, if I had it that way on purpose, to catch attention or something(to be different). I was surprised! I asked them what it should be. They all unanimously agreed that the correct usage is Me, Myself & I. Sanil was correct! But I don't think I was wrong either. In India, I was taught that it is I, Me & Myself. I want you readers to please help me out. Please take the poll that I have created on the RHS of my blog. I will decide if to change the title depending on your answers. Of course, majority wins. Please keep in mind that the poll ends on June 30, 2012.

My second Bharathanatyam performance

Belated happy Ugadi friends. I had a fantastic weekend. Attended a Ugadi function hosted buy the DC Metro area Konkanis. My friend Anu and I performed a Bharathanatyam dance for the event. (See pics. below).  It went pretty well for sometime, till, in the end I slipped and fell. Luckily, it was not that noticeable as I quickly recovered and finished the dance. We also did a 5 minute Konkani Shayari which was well received by the audience. We got a few laughs. The program was recorded. I haven't gotten my hands on the videos yet. Once I get it, I will post them here. Stayed tuned.
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The Namaste Pose

The Sreeman Narayana Pose

Bhayankar close up hehe

The Garuda Pose.

I was on a high after my performance, that I decided to go for the movie Agent Vinod today, with my friend Anu. Had seen and heard so much about the movie on different media. Plus, I like Kareena a lot and think she is a diva in the true sense. I love the way she carries herself. This was the first time she was dancing a Mujra number. I had gotten addicted to the song "dil mere muft ka". So, it looked like it had all the right ingredients for a blockbuster. With great expectations Anu and I went to the theater. We reached 10 minutes late. The movie was so bad that we wished we had never reached. he he. Not sure what Saif Ali was thinking when he decided to produce this movie. I really don't see why we in India want to move away from our traditional masala movies. It is one thing to experiment, but aping the west 100% is not "being different" in my opinion. All I saw, was a wanna be James Bond in Saif as an actor and Kareena, oh well, she was there. There are so many locations, characters and twists that you are guaranteed to get confused. Anu, my intelligent friend, kept me awake by making jokes about situations and updating me on the link between the different characters (and I thought I had high tolerance for Hindi movies). Through most of the movie, they showed Saif to be a strong man. Towards the end, he shows some soft corner towards Kareena. Now for the spoiler alert - Kareena becomes bhagwaan ko pyaari , Saif gets the password to the bomb, saves Delhi and becomes a hero. (now, I did enjoy the visuals from Delhi as I had recently visited the city. They showed Palika Bazar, Connaught place and Rashtrapathi Bhavan.). Now normally, a person would be sad with the demise of a loved one. In this movie Saif  is shown to move on to another "hot" woman instantly. And it makes for a happy ending? What is the message here Mr. Sriram Raghavan? (the director of the movie). All in all a forgetful experience. The only thing that I can remember is a dialogue that Saif says. As he is shoving spaghetti down his throat  he says - Kuch paane ke liye kuch khaana padta hai. But nothing stops the team of this movie from having a success bash. Anything to be in the spotlight. This goes to show that money can buy anything, even a hit! And oh, what is up with the name of the movie, Agent Vinod? They go on to make a sleek action movie a name it Agent Vinod? What next Agent Ramu Kaka? LOL

Porn rules!

Namaskar all! Spent the evening, mostly on the phone. So much fun to talk to friends. My #1 stress buster! It's spring here, beautiful time of the year for cherry blossoms. Enjoying my drive to work through the blooming trees. Feels like I am in a movie.

No luck finding contractors for the repair of the ceiling. Still on the hunt. I have started drinking Bournvita mixed in milk since 2 days. In fact, I am drinking it as I am writing this. I have never liked milk my entire life. My doctor always asks me to drink at least 3 cups of milk a day. Now, that is a tall order. But I see how it is absolutely necessary for me to start now. My knees have been hurting a little for the past 3 months. Before it's too late, I thought I can start by drinking at least one cup per day. I am sure my bones are thanking me.
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Today, names like Sunny Leone and Poonam Pandey both know for nudity are making headline news in Indian newspapers. Can't blame the journalists. They need to sell their paper. What has happened to the taste of Indian Audience? India invited porn star Sunny Leone to participate in a TV reality show. The porn star had no connection to India. She was rich here in the US as head of her porn business. Its not like she would have a image makeover by coming to India either. Probably she wanted to expand her business with a wider audience as there is no dearth of porn starts here in the US. Bollywood soon saw an opportunity, in using her for the sleaze factor that the Indian audience craves. I was not a least bit surprised when the king of sexy movies, Director, Mr. Mahesh Bhatt appeared on the show to offer her a role in his next movie. The title of the movie aptly thought off called "Jism" meaning body. Now, Poonam Pandey used the Indian fever for the game of Cricket as her medium for publicity. She chose the sleazy route too! She openly promised on social networking sites like Twitter, that she will strip for the Indian team if they win the World Cup Cricket. Smart girl! There could not be a better event than this, when the whole nation was glued to Television and real time news. A publicity stunt that was very thoughtfully pulled off. Of course, she never kept her promise of stripping 100%. Indian public never gets it. In this competitive world both these girls have used THE MOST successful short cut method to gain popularity. Both these names have now become household names. Sunny has started the shooting of her movie. Rumors have it that Poonam Pandey is getting offers too! Indian Public, wake up and smell the coffee. It's your money that is getting wasted on untalented, fame hungry porn stars. Gone are the days of Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, Jaya Bachan, etc. who had real talent. Indian Public is wanting skin show. Ultimately porn rules!