Bundle of joy !!

If you ever wond1ered how the above phrase was coined, I have the perfect answer for you ...

One late night in Aug'10 was a night of excitement, tiredness, long wait (and totally worth it), pain (for some), fear ( for all of us) - big mixed bag of emotions which I cannot comprehend fully... A friend of mine from work gave birth to a beautiful baby boy... The first time I laid my eyes on him, he was completely wrapped up in this white with blue border stripes cloth (for lack of better word) with only his face being visible.. .It was such a joy to see him that trying to wriggle, fluttering his open and close, sticking his tongue in and out... and the phrase 'bundle of joy' came into my mind.

I watched him being taken right from the delivery room to the baby room ...His mother made me promise that I would stay and watch  (and not take my eyes of him) while he undergoes his first check up . I watched him for couple of hours as he was poked and checked by the nurse to make sure his vitals are doing fine.. to make sure he looks and feels fine ... After that he was laid in his crib, close to the window so I could watch him ... He kept doing these actions, so oblivious to the entire world, so innocent that it made me cry (tears of happiness, of course) ... Finally the parents were united wit the baby and it was a very happy ending :)

It was my first experience with a newly born . .and it was AMAZING!

Reviews update 1 - Summer Movies 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (***) – good one and a definite watch for the series fans .. some good one liners and comic timings ( a trade mark of Captain Jack Sparrow) – cud hav bn a lil shorter .. Johnny Depp rocks again!  P.S. – wait until after the end credits!

Kung-fu Panda 2 (*** 1/2) This was a good sequel to the first one.. smart thing to take a small idea of 'how did a tiny goose become the father of a giant Panda' and turn it into a movie ... when i saw the first part, this thing did cross my mind but then I figured anything can happen in kid's stories... so coming back to the movie,  again good action scenes.. a lot more emotional sentiments shown in this movie .. a lot of details went into the character building...u will get a good amount of laughs too! overall a wholesome entertainer .. !

Hangover 2 (**) - So finally watched the Hangover 1(*** 1/2) before I ventured to watch the 2nd part .. .I did like the first part and found it to be funny but I consider that movie as a guy flick (u knw wat i mean here) ...and do understand if many girls don't get it .. Moving onto part 2, it is part 1 shot in Thailand with changes in the order of scenes... a lot of more gross than the first part and may b disrespectful at times (ref: monk in pics)... most of it felt like a repeat to me (and may b coz i watch part 1 2 days before) ...Can watch it once and then u wud try ur best to forget the things u saw!



P.S. the list of the movies that I look forward to this summer  can be found here.

Bring out the popcorns!

Every summer it is same old drama but with new storylines, i.e. summer comes, and thus sequels of movies come.. Since 2007 summer, I have tried to make up a list of movies I have to watch  and try my best to follow the list... Last year,  I posted a list of movies and my personal critic on each  (well most of them)... Trying to do the same this year.. Hope you get to watch all these movies and have a perfect summer

1. Fast Five (*****) The second best (the first one being the best for me) in this series...Vin Diesel, Paul Walker (love his crooked smile), Sung Kang (the cute Korean mentor from Tokyo drift) and the Rock! There is the muscle and beauty right there and add to the mix - fast cars, good one-liners, and crazy action and you have the perfect movie to watch. Eventhough there are some unrealistic scenes, it is still totally worth a watch!

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - (5/20) - fourth in the series ! - Johhny Depp as the cool pirate with his kohl-lined eyes.. will miss Keira Knightley but then Penelope is hot too!

3. Kung-fu Panda 2 (5/26) - "I'm not a big fat panda. I'm THE big fat panda." love the fat yet cute panda with no skills in kung-fu and lots of luck! 

4. The Hangover II - (5/26) - havn't watched the first one yet but may b will catch up both of them .. am thinking perfecr for laughs with a group of buddies!

5. Cars 2 - (6/24) - Ka-chow! McQueen and Mater are back..the first part was the right amount of drama, romance and action ... of course the animation was grt too!  

6. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (7/1) - cars turning into machines; cool graphics - loved the first 2 parts (alas, not everyone seems to share these sentiments) and have watched it numerous times and never gotten bored.. so excitedly looking forward to this part! will not really miss Megan Fox but not really keen on the new Rosie Huntington-Whitely either. 

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (7/15)  - Def need to watch this one! 7 book and 6.5 movies later, this is going to be the perfect final ending to Potter mania! HP7.1 was very good with dialogues from the book and containing all the important scenes...Hoping HP7.2 is even better! 

Couple of other movies (not a sequel) to check out - 

• Green Lantern (6/17)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (7/22)

 I might have missed out some movies which might you might think is a good watch. Feel free to let me know! A closing thought on this "A perfect summer is when there is a sequel releasing every fri and you watching it!"

Ohh..this sound of rain

This poem is written by my better half. This is the first time I have seen one of his poems (may be he has a hidden collection, need to look!). Felt like sharing with the everyone! Read and enjoy! 


ohh..This sound of rain  

when the droplets hit the grass,
makes the dried roots shine like brass;
when the hail hits the roof,
makes the neighbors dog go woof woof;
When the water is rushing down the street,
makes the neighborhood looks neat;
when there is lightning in the sky,
makes the house light in a fly;
when there is thunder rumbling,
makes the heart (go) pounding;
when the rain is down pouring,
makes the car go skidding;
 
oh..this sound of rain,
eventually saves us from the pain.

~MD~

I found out!

** that there is an ongoing trend of blogs, where the blog owner has a thing for fashion. dresses up every day to takes pictures ( in clothes they own) to create their own unique trend.

** that I am in an experimenting phase, trying to explore and understand what wud  I like to do for the rest of my life *sigh*

** that  “Indian Cinema” is only category type under movies on Youtube Movies specifically referring to a country’s movies

** that I love watching HGTV as much as I love watching FOOD Network

** that I have a sort of an eclectic taste without being too eclectic .. M refers to me as always wanting to be “different”

**that I like to watch the cooking for fish – there is so much variety there … jus that I dnt think I am gonna do it anytime !

** that I am slowly getting in the process of being a shoe-aholic :D

** that I love being married :D and doing couple things ;)

** that I miss snow and can’t-believe-I-am-saying-this Columbus too

** that I have to start talking more on the phone (which was a  signature-me act)

** that I want to learn Hanuman Chalisa fully by heart (not the way as I knw it now)

** that I am out of ideas to write now!!

Later then !

 

10 things I learnt by watching a Korean TV show

For the past couple of days (may b a bit more), I have bn watching this Korean TV show non-stop … I have watched a bunch of Korean movies before but never was this addicted … anyhoo..o, it inspired me to write this post !! here it goes…
1. They love showing respect to each and everyone through bending resulting in a trim figure !
2. Love eating Ramen to the point that I made it for myself too :D
3. A lot more Americanized that one might imagine in terms of use of expressions, clothing brands/styles (or is it jus me?)
4. That kissing scenes are very similar to those in Indian movies (not the Emraan Hashmi style)
5. About Korean Rolled Egg Omelet (looked very yum but lets see how it wud taste)
6. Few Korean words (Sunbae-senior, Noona – elder sis as called by a guy, Unni- elder sis as called by a gal, Amma and Appa –  mom and dad (same as in tamil))
7. That they have an amazingly smooth hair (and some funky hairstyles too)
8. They eat a lot of side dishes with rice, the more the better
9. You cant tell difference between a teenage girl and the one in her twenties, even thirties … they all look young !!
10 That I love them and gonna start watching the next one….

The Year That Was !

As uneventful as 2009 was for me (minus the India trip)…2010 was one of the best years for me, the reasons plentiful :) 2010 had an amazing beginning and even more amazing end …2010 was the year I met M who know holds the wonderful title of ‘my husband’…the year I made some great new friends who might hav lived down the road but I never hung out with them before…2010 was the year I had some great parties with the awesome music and even more awesome party-goers … 2010 was the year  I got married amidst family and friends on a rainy day…2010 was the year I graduated with another degree…2010 was the year when I got my first platinum solitaire (I am sure there r more to come:D)…2010 was the year  I visited some amazing places…the year I realized my baking skills and some more of my cooking skills…the year I visited the most restaurants and watched the most new releases :D (at midnight too!) …I learnt a lil more about myself while growing a lil more confident and self assured!! I tried correcting my faults and learnt to be more brave in experimenting ! In 2010, I  made some tough and life changing decisions which now I am really happy about :)

I bid adieu to 2010 and grow  more hopeful about 2011… looking forward to the wonderful adventure I shall have, to new dreams and new beginning ! I am hoping to meet some amazing people and do some amazing work myself!… rediscover myself and others too !!

Wishing everyone a very Happy 2011 !!