Going ons...

It was good to see both aseem and gaudy last week after ages (a month, to be honest). We, as usual, spent time talking about what's on and what's not. Gossip, tales of Hewitt from gaudy which includes a generous sprinkle of funny anecdotes.....and after a while, spiritualism and our views on it. Sitting with these guys you just don't realise where time flies. Before you knew it, it was 230am and we were sipping some absolutely atrocious cold coffee (with Gaudy proclaiming "Doodh phata hua hai!") and paying a handsome sum for each of those. It's important to connect with people who are at the same wavelength.....and that's exactly what connects the 3 of us. It's hard to believe that someone like me who is extremely notorious when it comes to keeping in touch, would dial gaudy every couple of days while aseem and i were in dubai/singapore. 

As always, i managed to catch a couple of movies....and i absolutely cannot miss one if there's an animation in the theatre -- Monsters vs Aliens....not really great but definitely funny in parts especially, the blue gooey creature....that thing had me in splits! These movies really crack me up! Saw The International....an okay movie with a rather mediocre end.  It's just that I am a great fan of Clive Owen. I think he's simply marvellous.  Tried out a new restaurant after a while - it's called Chi @ Citywalk. Very nice food. This place is not specifically chinese but has a mix of oriental food, the menu is different from the regular oriental restaurants in delhi. Pretty good. Would love to try out their Tempura the next time. Haven't had good tempuras in a while. 

Well, while coming back from delhi, I realized that I had a stiff back. Next morning, the doc told me I am having muscle spasm. I was back to using a driver in aligarh -- no driving for a while. Anyway, medicines have done a wonderful job and feeling pretty good this morning. My santro does not seem to have the most comfortable seats when it comes to long hauls. Earlier on, i had decided not to buy a new car for another year (I find it to be quite a waste)  when some new models are expected and this one would finally have lived it's life but now, I just might...

IPL....what an amazing match b/w Rajasthan and KKR the other day,  the best I have seen since India vs Pak T20 wc finals. Simply superb! What it showcased was the impact of true leadership on a bunch of mediocre non-entities. This includes Munaf, who seem to bowl without a head on his shoulder. He was the quickest we had a year or two back. Now, he has neither pace nor shrewdness in terms of surprising the batsman.   

Nothing much on TV these days...American Idol is the only one that keeps me glued to the tube. Anoop goes out....sad, but then his time was up. Chris has really improved over the weeks and matt...he seems to be deproving over the weeks. We can see either him or Allison going out next week (though she absolutely does not deserve to!). Adam sits at the top of the pack...it's not his voice but the desire to amaze the audience every week with a very deliberate attempt to show his versatility to the audience. The others just look (as simon would say), "kareoke" when compared with him. 

This shows that you just don't need a good voice but also a brain to showcase your talent. But if you were to watch the blue gooey thing in M vs A, he would tell you (from experience) that brains are "highly overrated"!!! Do watch it if you have a taste for senseless humor!