Atom Hear Mother, Relics(?), The Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Animals
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Atom Hear Mother, Relics(?), The Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Animals
Sunday, December 10, 2006
I'm Alive
Oh, you know where, now I can't see, I just stare...
What have I been doing? Well in between delusions and doldrums I've been...
rafting on Delaware,
What have I been doing? Well in between delusions and doldrums I've been...
rafting on Delaware,
visiting the Capitol in DC,
visiting the oldest port in America - Baltimore,
wandering like mad in this mammoth city,
...and admiring the beauty of it all too.
Taking a trip down memory lane to meet old friends..
meeting my lovely family...God I'm lucky!
Thanks again, friend for inspiring this post... I hope I live up to my promise!
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Sunday, February 19, 2006
What's going on?
Monday 02/20/06 is a holiday! Welcome break. Had plans to go out of town, which got screwed. I have three books and two movies lined up for recent future.
I watched Clerks today. Serious humour. Will recommend it for days when nothing seems to work, and you feel like venting out the schmuck in your head!
Also watched The Constant Gardener last week. Rachel Weisz is stunning, hands down. The movie raises several questions and answers them rather well. And even though I am no expert on this - the cinematography was supreme stuff. The background provided by Africa reminded me of two books. First is V S Naipaul's A Bend in the River, for its depiction of African way of life. The second is Frederick Forsyth's The Dogs of War. There is a piece in this which mentions how it is fearful, almost menacing to see an African man with a gun. A raw power to kill minus the responsibility. Much the same feeling you have while watching the movie - esp the end. Also in the same league as The Constant Gardener is Syriana, an epic about the reality of how business almost dictates politics in our times. Nice work this is. It is not so often, that we are shown both the sides of a story with so less prejudice.
And lastly on a friend's recommendation I watched George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck which is about politics in America during the 1950's, something which I have no clue about!
Lined up for today and tomorrow are Arth & Jarhead. Arth is part of this newly found interest I have developed about parallel cinema in India during the 70's and 80's. Judging by what I know and have felt I think the Indian people were (or are) rather naive, not to appreciate the work done in those times by the likes of Naseer, Shabana, Farooq, Smita, Om, etc. Or maybe they did in their own way - that is why these guys hung around for so long to do such remarkable work!
I watched Clerks today. Serious humour. Will recommend it for days when nothing seems to work, and you feel like venting out the schmuck in your head!
Also watched The Constant Gardener last week. Rachel Weisz is stunning, hands down. The movie raises several questions and answers them rather well. And even though I am no expert on this - the cinematography was supreme stuff. The background provided by Africa reminded me of two books. First is V S Naipaul's A Bend in the River, for its depiction of African way of life. The second is Frederick Forsyth's The Dogs of War. There is a piece in this which mentions how it is fearful, almost menacing to see an African man with a gun. A raw power to kill minus the responsibility. Much the same feeling you have while watching the movie - esp the end. Also in the same league as The Constant Gardener is Syriana, an epic about the reality of how business almost dictates politics in our times. Nice work this is. It is not so often, that we are shown both the sides of a story with so less prejudice.
And lastly on a friend's recommendation I watched George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck which is about politics in America during the 1950's, something which I have no clue about!
Lined up for today and tomorrow are Arth & Jarhead. Arth is part of this newly found interest I have developed about parallel cinema in India during the 70's and 80's. Judging by what I know and have felt I think the Indian people were (or are) rather naive, not to appreciate the work done in those times by the likes of Naseer, Shabana, Farooq, Smita, Om, etc. Or maybe they did in their own way - that is why these guys hung around for so long to do such remarkable work!
The Truth Oath
What does the name of this blog signify?
One fine day in early 2006 my head was just overflowing with ideas and there was no one to share them with. This led to the creation of this online journal. In order to log only an honest personal point of view I made the following promise to myself -
"I swear to write the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. To me, as I see it."
This in turn led to (the rather fanciful) blog name.
~Sandy
Blog title-quote courtesy - Paula K. Speck
One fine day in early 2006 my head was just overflowing with ideas and there was no one to share them with. This led to the creation of this online journal. In order to log only an honest personal point of view I made the following promise to myself -
"I swear to write the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. To me, as I see it."
This in turn led to (the rather fanciful) blog name.
~Sandy
Blog title-quote courtesy - Paula K. Speck
On blogging
Why Blog? Well, why not? Once in a while all of us get that feeling that your head will just burst because so many ideas and thoughts are going through it. You need to yak yak about them with someone or want write them down. It so happens that there is no one to talk with today.
A few things about me - I am 28+ years old. I was born in South Asia and now live and work in New York City. I am single and love movies, books, traveling and food. Also I often dream of an Utopian world.
At most times I will write about movies that I watch. Occasionally, however, I will also scribble about the places I go to or the food that I eat.
The Golden Rule:
A few things about me - I am 28+ years old. I was born in South Asia and now live and work in New York City. I am single and love movies, books, traveling and food. Also I often dream of an Utopian world.
At most times I will write about movies that I watch. Occasionally, however, I will also scribble about the places I go to or the food that I eat.
The Golden Rule:
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