Watching the movie with a lot of expectations (8 Oscars) got me disappointed.
But we'll not go into the movie review. What set me into deep thinking after the movie was not in vogue with the other reviews of the movie - not the poverty, not the growth of Jamal and what about the other slumdogs?
Its about the question
Jamal became a millionaire, why?
1) He cheated
2) He is lucky
3) He is a genius
4) It was destined
Correct answer?!! Is it ?
Destiny is word that changes colors like a chameleon.
I believe in destiny , I loose focus and the guts to fight my cause!
I shun destiny, I'm lost with no answers for baseless failures and unreasonable shocks I go through in my life!
Destiny is a
...supporting shoulder when you cannot understand what life is doing to you...
...demotivator when you have to fight against odds..
Oh God .. Is it ..or is it not?? .. DESTINY?
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
People in my life!!
Many things are learnt from people around you than from books. The difference that a few can make in your life in profound.
To ,
My Kindergarten teacher who taught me school was fun,
My physics teacher who taught me to think,
My maths teacher who showed the beauty of maths,
Suneetha - a friend who taught what an intellectual companionship can do to you,
Deepa who taught me that adamancy is good,
Usha who taught me that you could be in the good books of all,
Ilango a visually changed teacher at school who taught me what struggle is,
Gang rivals at schools who taught me that enmity can lead competitive excellence ,
Sujatha at college who taught me where mental strength and conviction can take you,
Priyanka who taught me what unassuming intelligence is,
Saketh who taught me what simplicity is,
Amarnath and Srujana who taught me what communication can do,
Sangeetha who taught me what confidence is,
PCE sir who taught me what sincerity is,
AB who taught me what dynamism can do,
Srikanth who taught what a crush is,
Raghu who taught what is does when you keep in touch,
Radhi who taught strength and selfless affection is,
Nithi who taught what silent sweetness is,
Niket who taught to keep laughing in testing times,
Vinodh who taught what sincerity and honesty is,
Tanaya who taught what hard work and simplicity can do to your life and a touch of affection,
Pankaj who taught what it is to have a intellect besides you,
Vijee who taught clarity in thinking and what help at a right time can do,
Jojo who taught me perfection,
Rajesh who taught dynamism,
Raji who taught a non - dependent friendship is,
Indhu who taught how outspoken nature can enhance relationships,
....More to come!!
Above all,
To ,
Dad who taught me life
Mom who taught me love,
Thulasi who taught me friendship
THANK YOU ALL!!
To ,
My Kindergarten teacher who taught me school was fun,
My physics teacher who taught me to think,
My maths teacher who showed the beauty of maths,
Suneetha - a friend who taught what an intellectual companionship can do to you,
Deepa who taught me that adamancy is good,
Usha who taught me that you could be in the good books of all,
Ilango a visually changed teacher at school who taught me what struggle is,
Gang rivals at schools who taught me that enmity can lead competitive excellence ,
Sujatha at college who taught me where mental strength and conviction can take you,
Priyanka who taught me what unassuming intelligence is,
Saketh who taught me what simplicity is,
Amarnath and Srujana who taught me what communication can do,
Sangeetha who taught me what confidence is,
PCE sir who taught me what sincerity is,
AB who taught me what dynamism can do,
Srikanth who taught what a crush is,
Raghu who taught what is does when you keep in touch,
Radhi who taught strength and selfless affection is,
Nithi who taught what silent sweetness is,
Niket who taught to keep laughing in testing times,
Vinodh who taught what sincerity and honesty is,
Tanaya who taught what hard work and simplicity can do to your life and a touch of affection,
Pankaj who taught what it is to have a intellect besides you,
Vijee who taught clarity in thinking and what help at a right time can do,
Jojo who taught me perfection,
Rajesh who taught dynamism,
Raji who taught a non - dependent friendship is,
Indhu who taught how outspoken nature can enhance relationships,
....More to come!!
Above all,
To ,
Dad who taught me life
Mom who taught me love,
Thulasi who taught me friendship
THANK YOU ALL!!
Wisdom that time adds!
What can a year do to a person? My God, so much. To think what kind of a person I was a year ago! I'm surprised to think back and if I reflect my actions I realize I have been such a kid - lets get this straight, I have walked this earth 24 years , so a year back was nowhere close to a kid. The enlightenment that I wanna talk about here is about the thing that is "decided in heavens".
When I was an career enthusiast at my late 22 my parents as any typical Indian parents started searching for a "right match" for their daughter. I as any typical Indian daughter was dead against it and was vehemently adamant ..... till my dad showed his photograph .. lets call him Mr.Stunning( as in newspapers - name changed : ) ). He was really a dude, smart , intelligent , well placed. A guy with a great profile ( any person going through this matchmaking will know the relative meaning of this word here). Mr.S was working at the United states and is a typical "American mappilai". Though I was bowled over by his profile and looks, I was quite skeptical - man: accept the truth he was too much for me. We had an introductory chat. A very nice guy , open minded, well informed, non- committal, intelligent .... okay stop it ... He was decent. We were supposed to meet in a temple. I was so damn ignorant then , I did not think about my career, nor about what I would do in a country where the biggest problems for Indians is a four letter word "VISA" which was luck by chance. But I sure about one thing ..I;m not settling down abroad. And looks like that Mr.S was aligned completely in the other direction . He was suggesting that chennai was too hot and believe it not he certainly believed that the streets of vadapalani was crowded . the posh area of chennai .. crowded?? I fervently hoped that he goes nowhere near Ranganathan street. What so ever when he asked me what I thought about settling abroad - a clear straight answer - NO - But wait I couldn't let go of this guy - a typical groom any girl would like (He was better in person) - I made it clear that I had ambitions of travelling, learning , working abroad but in the end I wanted to come back to India And there was my mistake - the reason for it was I had to take care of parents and I wanted my kids to grow up in India --- whaaaaaaaaaat Kidssssssssss.. Mr.stunning fell out of his chair. Oh was it something wrong? He staggered to regain his posture and say - kids??? that is too much of thinking .. That was the last I saw of Mr. Stunning . Whether it was my looks or talks that scared him ( I prefer to believe in the latter) - I was in a "one day love failure." - A depression that took "Chronicles of Narnia" on a Monday evening and the testing of my friend's patience to come out.
Now If I think of the day I talked and walked that one day - if I ever get to meet him sometime all I would like to say is - sorry for all I did and said that day! Was I really that stupid - betting on just profile and looks to decide my life partner and my God scared the **** out of the poor guy. That was no "one such case" that became my Bodhi... more to come .. the guys I met in that one year - everything got dropped for one or another reason ... rejections from both sides for unimaginable reasons - the main concerns of compatibility and comradeship lost. Quite a few lessons I have learnt from this
Never discuss responsibilities to guys in the first few meetings:
Girls would look for a guy who can take up responsibilities ; who can take care of her and things. But that is the first thing that guys detest in marriage . I met a guy who said - the first thing I expect from marriage is that it should not change my life , I don't want too many responsibilities.
Guys a relationship is a give and take - believe me girls can take care of themselves and you too - but you have to give her your support. If you don't want any change why get married in the first place?
Looks play a main role in marriage - arranged or love
No explanations required. Nothing wrong in it too.
But just a request guys and gals - don't be over ambitious and hurt people. You should look into the mirror at times too.
Not all guys are broad minded and forward as I thought
Again a personal example, have you heard from your parents about a guy going around in cars , round trips across the city to visit girlS' place , look at the girl over sweet and coffee and say you like her or don't without talking a word - looks like a scene from a movie in 80's - believe it or not it happened in 2008. Shocked to realise guys still exist??? I was elated when Mr.80 a lead in a reputed MNC said a "no". (over phone , thank God not over letter). Good for me.
Marriage is such complex algorithm that and no number of Markonikovs can compute the probability of it working out between two individuals.
"You have to meet the wrong people so that you know when you meet the right one".??
Probably this entire thing of marriage is some kind of gamble - profile, status, looks??? Is there something called Love - I doubt it very much.
Or is it just arranged marriage? - Should I madly fall in love with someone before I even think about marriage? - Probably I require another year to gain some insight into this.
When I was an career enthusiast at my late 22 my parents as any typical Indian parents started searching for a "right match" for their daughter. I as any typical Indian daughter was dead against it and was vehemently adamant ..... till my dad showed his photograph .. lets call him Mr.Stunning( as in newspapers - name changed : ) ). He was really a dude, smart , intelligent , well placed. A guy with a great profile ( any person going through this matchmaking will know the relative meaning of this word here). Mr.S was working at the United states and is a typical "American mappilai". Though I was bowled over by his profile and looks, I was quite skeptical - man: accept the truth he was too much for me. We had an introductory chat. A very nice guy , open minded, well informed, non- committal, intelligent .... okay stop it ... He was decent. We were supposed to meet in a temple. I was so damn ignorant then , I did not think about my career, nor about what I would do in a country where the biggest problems for Indians is a four letter word "VISA" which was luck by chance. But I sure about one thing ..I;m not settling down abroad. And looks like that Mr.S was aligned completely in the other direction . He was suggesting that chennai was too hot and believe it not he certainly believed that the streets of vadapalani was crowded . the posh area of chennai .. crowded?? I fervently hoped that he goes nowhere near Ranganathan street. What so ever when he asked me what I thought about settling abroad - a clear straight answer - NO - But wait I couldn't let go of this guy - a typical groom any girl would like (He was better in person) - I made it clear that I had ambitions of travelling, learning , working abroad but in the end I wanted to come back to India And there was my mistake - the reason for it was I had to take care of parents and I wanted my kids to grow up in India --- whaaaaaaaaaat Kidssssssssss.. Mr.stunning fell out of his chair. Oh was it something wrong? He staggered to regain his posture and say - kids??? that is too much of thinking .. That was the last I saw of Mr. Stunning . Whether it was my looks or talks that scared him ( I prefer to believe in the latter) - I was in a "one day love failure." - A depression that took "Chronicles of Narnia" on a Monday evening and the testing of my friend's patience to come out.
Now If I think of the day I talked and walked that one day - if I ever get to meet him sometime all I would like to say is - sorry for all I did and said that day! Was I really that stupid - betting on just profile and looks to decide my life partner and my God scared the **** out of the poor guy. That was no "one such case" that became my Bodhi... more to come .. the guys I met in that one year - everything got dropped for one or another reason ... rejections from both sides for unimaginable reasons - the main concerns of compatibility and comradeship lost. Quite a few lessons I have learnt from this
Never discuss responsibilities to guys in the first few meetings:
Girls would look for a guy who can take up responsibilities ; who can take care of her and things. But that is the first thing that guys detest in marriage . I met a guy who said - the first thing I expect from marriage is that it should not change my life , I don't want too many responsibilities.
Guys a relationship is a give and take - believe me girls can take care of themselves and you too - but you have to give her your support. If you don't want any change why get married in the first place?
Looks play a main role in marriage - arranged or love
No explanations required. Nothing wrong in it too.
But just a request guys and gals - don't be over ambitious and hurt people. You should look into the mirror at times too.
Not all guys are broad minded and forward as I thought
Again a personal example, have you heard from your parents about a guy going around in cars , round trips across the city to visit girlS' place , look at the girl over sweet and coffee and say you like her or don't without talking a word - looks like a scene from a movie in 80's - believe it or not it happened in 2008. Shocked to realise guys still exist??? I was elated when Mr.80 a lead in a reputed MNC said a "no". (over phone , thank God not over letter). Good for me.
Marriage is such complex algorithm that and no number of Markonikovs can compute the probability of it working out between two individuals.
"You have to meet the wrong people so that you know when you meet the right one".??
Probably this entire thing of marriage is some kind of gamble - profile, status, looks??? Is there something called Love - I doubt it very much.
Or is it just arranged marriage? - Should I madly fall in love with someone before I even think about marriage? - Probably I require another year to gain some insight into this.
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