The movie is OK. Sure, Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar. But, the book is brilliant!!! Alright, let me come out and tell you that one of my guilty pleasures is (was?) reading Agatha Christie.
The story is gripping. But, I thought the ending was horrible. It just did not make any sense to me that 12 [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Murder On The Orient Express
March 28, 2007Dravid & Co., Salut And Goodbye!!!
March 23, 2007It’s the 29th over of the Indian innings and the scorecard reads 112/6. And the most talented of all, Ajit Agarkar is coming in to bat. Do you see any problem here? Perhaps not, if you are a die hard fan like me, you still hope that India is going to win, somhow magically!!!
The problem [...]
Karma Theory And All That Stuff
March 21, 2007A lot of things happening around me made me wonder if “Good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people” is really true. My thought process included stuff like “What’s the point in being good?” and “Should I really believe in janma theory?” among many other things.
Finally I decided to send [...]
tAta is 104 today!!!
March 17, 2007tAta is 104 today !!! I am sitting here and humming the, oh so monotonous “kariyaA I love you, karunADa tAyANe”, trying to figure him out. He has lived a very healthy, successful and a serene life. His strength, belief and love of life is unparalleled. What did I learn from him ? What makes [...]
The Good, The Bad And The Human
March 13, 2007“Human being is born bad. He develops good qualities”.
“Human being is born good. He develops bad qualities”.
Which one do you believe in ? I strongly think that the latter is true but my mother completely disagrees with me. We always attach innocence and goodness to children. So, I don’t understand how humans can be born [...]
Doctors, Doctors And More Doctors
March 12, 2007From California to Texas, and from the dense forests of South India to Bangalore, I have exhausted all doctors. Of course, that’s an exaggeration, but you get the point.
My friends, their friends, their friends’ friends’ friends have all spoken to me. The top specialists in the world and the modest fakir have all talked to [...]
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