I don't know how many times I have imagined you at the city centre. Or at the Christmas Markets you always said you wanted to take me to. I have tirelessly pictured the Fairytale Castle, and almost tasted the Vindaloo at Mango. I have dreamed about white sausage breakfasts together. And of us drinking coffee at the University. I can almost see you waiting at the airport two hours before my flight arrives.

I am going to fall in love with you all over again, in your city. In my fairyland.

Why can't Wednesday come already?

Rock star Dad

If Harvey's Bristol Cream and Flush/Teen Patti/Flash reminds me of my dad(in a good way, my father is neither an alcoholic nor a gambler :P), taking into account that I haven't turned out that bad, my dad must be a rock star. I will consider myself successful if I'm half as cool as him(again, taking into account my kids are not that bad).

What beautiful Saturday nights are made of

- Doner on chips with chili sauce
- Pear cider
- Autumn Apple candle
- Project Runway episodes

Snow!

So apparently it snowed last night! Given that I had slept for 2 hours the night before thanks to a review submission, I slept at 9 and missed it. But look what I saw when I woke up!

I haven't been out yet, because, well, I'm lazy. But its SO pretty!
Accompanying the mood is some seriously good coffee, and a 'Winter' scented candle. Happiness.

Cuban Salsa on Masakalli

                                      

                                   

Cuban Salsa on Masakalli, on Dance India Dance(and I'm not the biggest fan of reality shows) managed to save my otherwise miserable day at 3:40 am.

Sharan and Piu, I was so thinking of you guys!

My First Tag, and a great one!

Thanks for the tag, Sharan! This was fun.

-Choose 12 films that you would want to run at a famous movie theatre.

-Explain why you chose them. However you want to. I'm going to stick to the theme-a

-day idea.

-Link back to Lazy Eye Theatre's post.

-Tag 5 other people but I don't really have anyone left. J

So here goes...

Out and Out Bollywood Day

Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

 

We Don't Just Make HAHKs and DDLJs Day

Khosla Ka Ghosla and Iqbal

 

Revolutionary Women's Day

Dor and Revolutionary Road

 

Movies That Dad Introduced 

Me To Day

Chhoti Si Baat and Mackenna's Gold

 

You Just Can't Miss These Directors Day

The Terminal(Steven Spielberg) and Guddi(Hrishikesh Mukherjee)

 

Just Be 'Happy' Day!

The Sound of Music and The Holiday

 

These are merely some of my favourites. Bollywood because love it or hate it, you just can't ignore it! The Revolutionary Women in both these movies are very interesting. Whereas Gul Panag in Dor keeps me awed everytime I watch it, Winslet in Revolutionary Road keeps me confused. Guddi is probably not an apt selection for Hrishikesh Mukherjee, but I love the movie. He has much more brilliance to his credit.

Make Me Happy

So I've been watching movies. Brilliant movies that were nominated/won at the Oscars, and some older ones from Sharan's collection.

-The Reader

-Revolutionary Road

-Milk

-Wall-E

-Dead Poet's Society

-The Great Debaters

Among these samples of utter brilliance, I HAD to catch up with happier chick-flicks that I'd already seen, as you see, most of the above do not, let me repeat, DO NOT make a-frustrated-girl-who-desperately-wants-to-go-home-and-not-EXAP feel any better. They make you sad, and feel ashamed with your uselessness. They also instill you with a tremendous amount of fodder for thought. Yeah I know that's supposed to be good, but these movies strip you off your existing beliefs and make you doubt what-you-think-you-know. Hence, not recommended if one wants to rejuvenate.

I still haven't figured Revolutionary Road out, its that brilliant, and here I don't mean it in the Peter Keating way. Its rare that I don't have an opinion. Its the way the characters are moulded-so utterly grey. Kate Winslet's character, i thought, was a half-way between a Rand heroine and a non-Rand person, a very vulnerable area to exist in. Please leave your comments on the movie, might help me. 

Anyway, so my question is why brilliance is synonymous with sadness. Wall-E was the only completely happy one, but not considered right now since it was animated, also about robots-in-love(which, by the way, I thought was adorable). The Great Debaters was a great and happy movie, hence will not be included in the discussion. Also Milk, since its a true story. The Sound of Music is a beautiful exception, too.

So why do all 'good' movies have to be sad? I know about the reality theory, that sadness is real. Isn't happiness? Or is it not worth to be portrayed? One might think its easy to be happy. Trust me on this one, its not, but its important.  I'm also aware of the you-learn-more-from-sadness theory. Might be true, but that doesn't mean one stops making happy and good movies. Chick-flicks are hardly considered to be 'good' movies, though I personally believe some of them are. They don't get the awards, anyway. But the awards issue is yet another one.

So please remind me of some happy and brilliant movies and make me happy. :)

P.S.- I seriously think Kate Winslet is a goddess in disguise of an actress. Anyone to second me?

Material Girl?

Just when I thought that I don’t really need anything more in life to be content, I also realised that I want...

·         Admission at Oxford University

·         A Mini-Cooper

·         A walk-in wardrobe with a separate custom made section for earrings and shoes

·         Jewellery- Diamonds from Tiffany’s, Pink Diamonds set in Platinum, Rajasthani jewellery in Uncut Diamonds, Frey Wille jewellery

·         Jimmy Choos

·         A trip on The Palace on Wheels

·         A stay at the Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur

·         An apartment in La Reve, Dubai

·         Outfits designed by Abu-Sandeep, Ritu Kumar, Sabyasachi Mukherjee

·         Own personal DVDs of- F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, I Dream of Jeannie, Full House and innumerable favourite movies

·    Gourmet food with expensive wine twice a month   

·         Many, many, many more gorgeous earrings

Gosh, when will I stop being so materialistic? :P