And very predictably, I come up with this one.
1. Sholay
2. Guide
3. Pyaasa
4. Jab We Met
5. Andaz Apna Apna
6. Deewar (old one)
7. Amar Akbar Anthony
8. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge
9. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
10. Abhimaan
11. Jewel Thief
12. Golmaal (the original one)
13. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
14. Swades
15. Lagaan
16. Rang De Basanti
17. Dil Chahta Hain
18. Chak De! India
19. Anand
20. Roja
21. Ghayal
22. Dil Hain Ki Maanta Nahi
23. Satya
24. Vaastav
25. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Heights of vela-giri I must say…
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Favorite 25 English movies
Another random post with a random order.
1. The Godfather – Part 1
2. Casablanca
3. Roman Holiday
4. Gladiator
5. A Beautiful Mind
6. Sleepless in Seattle
7. Notting Hill
8. A Few Good Men
9. Black Hawk Down
10. Blood Diamond
11. Forrest Gump
12. French Kiss
13. LA Confidential
14. Munich
15. Rocky I
16. Serendipity
17. The Truman Show
18. Remember The Titans
19. Departed
20. North By Northwest
21. Goodfellas
22. Raging Bull
23. Taxi Driver
24. An Officer and a Gentleman
25. Saving Private Ryan
I think I am aping Facebook…God knows what will I come up with next.
1. The Godfather – Part 1
2. Casablanca
3. Roman Holiday
4. Gladiator
5. A Beautiful Mind
6. Sleepless in Seattle
7. Notting Hill
8. A Few Good Men
9. Black Hawk Down
10. Blood Diamond
11. Forrest Gump
12. French Kiss
13. LA Confidential
14. Munich
15. Rocky I
16. Serendipity
17. The Truman Show
18. Remember The Titans
19. Departed
20. North By Northwest
21. Goodfellas
22. Raging Bull
23. Taxi Driver
24. An Officer and a Gentleman
25. Saving Private Ryan
I think I am aping Facebook…God knows what will I come up with next.
Favorite 25 books
I could not think of any other post…I started to write about why United so horribly lost yesterday but then I have had umpteen discussions over the phone and other social forums. And since I just got done reading a book (Anything for you, ma’am by Tushar Raheja), I decided to put this one up.
I have been an avid reader since childhood. I love fiction and mostly spy thrillers. So this list will definitely be dominated by those kinds. The order is random.
1. HMS Ulysses – Alistair Mclean
2. The Godfather – Mario Puzo
3. Five Point Someone – Chetan Bhagat
4. Day of the Jackal – Frederick Forsythe
5. Kane and Abel – Jeffrey Archer
6. The Class – Jeffrey Archer
7. Anything by P.G. Wodehouse, especially the Jeeves and Wooster series
8. Love Story – Erich Segal
9. The Day After Tomorrow - Allan Folsom
10. Bourne Identity – Robert Ludlum
11. Harry Potter series
12. Maximum City – Suketu Mehta
13. Three Men In A Boat – Jerome K. Jerome
14. The Last Frontier – Alistair Mclean
15. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – Agatha Christie
16. Thirteen at Dinner – Agatha Christie
17. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
18. Count of Monte Christo – Alexandre Dumas
19. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
20. The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger
21. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – John le Carre
22. Talkative Man – R.K. Narayan
23. The World of Nagaraj – R.K. Narayan
24. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea – Jules Verne
25. Tell Me Your Dreams – Sidney Sheldon
I have been an avid reader since childhood. I love fiction and mostly spy thrillers. So this list will definitely be dominated by those kinds. The order is random.
1. HMS Ulysses – Alistair Mclean
2. The Godfather – Mario Puzo
3. Five Point Someone – Chetan Bhagat
4. Day of the Jackal – Frederick Forsythe
5. Kane and Abel – Jeffrey Archer
6. The Class – Jeffrey Archer
7. Anything by P.G. Wodehouse, especially the Jeeves and Wooster series
8. Love Story – Erich Segal
9. The Day After Tomorrow - Allan Folsom
10. Bourne Identity – Robert Ludlum
11. Harry Potter series
12. Maximum City – Suketu Mehta
13. Three Men In A Boat – Jerome K. Jerome
14. The Last Frontier – Alistair Mclean
15. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – Agatha Christie
16. Thirteen at Dinner – Agatha Christie
17. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
18. Count of Monte Christo – Alexandre Dumas
19. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
20. The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger
21. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – John le Carre
22. Talkative Man – R.K. Narayan
23. The World of Nagaraj – R.K. Narayan
24. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea – Jules Verne
25. Tell Me Your Dreams – Sidney Sheldon
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Manchester United vs. Barcelona
25 minutes to kick off...a battle between two footballing institutions...two clubs who play football the way it should be played...
I pray it turns out to be a great game...with lots of goals and attacking play.
Glory Glory Manchester United!!!
Over and out...
I pray it turns out to be a great game...with lots of goals and attacking play.
Glory Glory Manchester United!!!
Over and out...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
25 Year Timeline: Part II
Sleep as usual evades me...so much so that now I am afraid of even trying to sleep. Nevertheless, part II of the timeline of my life...
1. August 2000: Joined Ruia College for FYJC…it was a seamless move from school to college. Frankly seemed like an extension of school life minus the uniforms...
2. April 2001: Got 62.5% in 11th standard….my lowest percentage ever (well, till that point it was the lowest…later on I became adept at just nudging the 60% barrier). Hardly remember anything of these 2 years in junior college...spent most of the time away from college and made some great friends for life.
3. May 2002: Got a good enough PCM score and secured admission to DJ Sanghvi COE in the Electronics stream. It was the best choice I ever made. I had intended to take up Chemical engineering but don’t know why on the day of the admissions, I selected Electronics ahead of it…wise choice indeed as time would prove.
4. January 2003: Easily made it to the college football team and was soon a regular starter…won zilch in the first year but then was played out of position (not making an excuse here but still…).
5. March 2003: Secured 53% in Semester I…lowest ever but was simply happy with the score of 41, 42, and 41 in some dreaded subjects (although never have I ever needed grace marks to get through in any subject).
6. September 2004: Was selected as the Sports Secretary of the college for the year 2004-05 and was made a member of the Students Council.
7. April 2005: Won the Intra-Class Football tournament with my class - DJ Elex. It was a tournament that we deserved to win. After all we had the best players and played the best football…some of our scorelines were simply amazing…I remember drubbing a team 13-1 or something.
8. August 2005- May 2006: My final year in engineering college. It was my best football season with the college team…we made it 6 finals but converted just one…my performance throughout was decent…lots of assists and every penalty converted.
I aim not to sleep today...seems like a pretty good thing to do...I mean atleast I have something to do
1. August 2000: Joined Ruia College for FYJC…it was a seamless move from school to college. Frankly seemed like an extension of school life minus the uniforms...
2. April 2001: Got 62.5% in 11th standard….my lowest percentage ever (well, till that point it was the lowest…later on I became adept at just nudging the 60% barrier). Hardly remember anything of these 2 years in junior college...spent most of the time away from college and made some great friends for life.
3. May 2002: Got a good enough PCM score and secured admission to DJ Sanghvi COE in the Electronics stream. It was the best choice I ever made. I had intended to take up Chemical engineering but don’t know why on the day of the admissions, I selected Electronics ahead of it…wise choice indeed as time would prove.
4. January 2003: Easily made it to the college football team and was soon a regular starter…won zilch in the first year but then was played out of position (not making an excuse here but still…).
5. March 2003: Secured 53% in Semester I…lowest ever but was simply happy with the score of 41, 42, and 41 in some dreaded subjects (although never have I ever needed grace marks to get through in any subject).
6. September 2004: Was selected as the Sports Secretary of the college for the year 2004-05 and was made a member of the Students Council.
7. April 2005: Won the Intra-Class Football tournament with my class - DJ Elex. It was a tournament that we deserved to win. After all we had the best players and played the best football…some of our scorelines were simply amazing…I remember drubbing a team 13-1 or something.
8. August 2005- May 2006: My final year in engineering college. It was my best football season with the college team…we made it 6 finals but converted just one…my performance throughout was decent…lots of assists and every penalty converted.
I aim not to sleep today...seems like a pretty good thing to do...I mean atleast I have something to do
Monday, May 25, 2009
25 Year Timeline: Part I
As said before, here is the first part of my 25 Year timeline...covers my schooling days.
1. 16th May 1984: Born on an extremely wet and rainy Wednesday dawn. Second child to proud parents and a brother to a wonderful sister.
2. May 1988: Gave my first viva at the age of four…answered almost all questions and got admitted to Christ Church School.
3. 1992: First crush - my Scriptures teacher…she was 24, I was 8. She wore minis and I wore shorts…we shall leave it at that.
4. April 1993: Finished top of my class in 3rd standard…never gave up a podium finish till the 10th standard. It is all so meaningless now…
5. 1993-2000: Some of the best years of my life…from hating girls to discovering teenage love to doing crazy things…school was the best.
6. June 1997-April 1998: 8th standard…best year in school. Realized that biology was not all about mucous membrane, liver and kidneys…an interesting subject in more than one ways. Also, went below 90% for the first time but it was worth for all the fun I had…
7. December 1998: Made the move from Pepsi to alcohol…I think it was Kingfishers…not really sure on that but it was great fun. I remember being shit scared when returning home.
8. June 1999-April 2000: Final year in school…some really good times but all good things come to an end and so did this one.
9. May 2000: Secured 90.5% in ICSE Boards…I had slogged for a month and had been written off by most people…but frankly was amazed at these marks. Also, last time I ever crossed the 90% barrier.
Next parts should follow soon...
1. 16th May 1984: Born on an extremely wet and rainy Wednesday dawn. Second child to proud parents and a brother to a wonderful sister.
2. May 1988: Gave my first viva at the age of four…answered almost all questions and got admitted to Christ Church School.
3. 1992: First crush - my Scriptures teacher…she was 24, I was 8. She wore minis and I wore shorts…we shall leave it at that.
4. April 1993: Finished top of my class in 3rd standard…never gave up a podium finish till the 10th standard. It is all so meaningless now…
5. 1993-2000: Some of the best years of my life…from hating girls to discovering teenage love to doing crazy things…school was the best.
6. June 1997-April 1998: 8th standard…best year in school. Realized that biology was not all about mucous membrane, liver and kidneys…an interesting subject in more than one ways. Also, went below 90% for the first time but it was worth for all the fun I had…
7. December 1998: Made the move from Pepsi to alcohol…I think it was Kingfishers…not really sure on that but it was great fun. I remember being shit scared when returning home.
8. June 1999-April 2000: Final year in school…some really good times but all good things come to an end and so did this one.
9. May 2000: Secured 90.5% in ICSE Boards…I had slogged for a month and had been written off by most people…but frankly was amazed at these marks. Also, last time I ever crossed the 90% barrier.
Next parts should follow soon...
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Sunday boring Sunday
Sporty Sunday turns to Boring Sunday…I can’t watch TV because mom has to watch the French Open (Ana Ivanovic does have beautiful legs…but how long can I keep staring at them?). The game of football that I expected did not materialize. And so I am let with nothing to do but surf aimlessly, play Crazy Taxi, read football sites.
My remedy over boredom is to eat…but after two rounds of paani-puri and mango milkshake I still am bored. I have this really killer craving to have some home-made bhurji but I also have a feeling that this craving of mine will only remain that…an aimless craving.
After endless trips to the kitchen, my mom has now banned me from entering it. My sister has taken up battle-stations near the fridge in case I manage to escape mom. But now I am bored to even go to the kitchen.
So I contemplate sleeping but no sooner does the thought enter my mind, I discard it. I can’t sleep now because if I do, then I shall stay awake the whole night…and it really is not pretty to stay awake till 4 A.M. counting sheep, goats, donkeys, ants till you fall asleep.
Boredom is a slow killer…and right now I feel like I am slowly sinking in quicksand (people will argue that me being featherweight, I would not sink…but I feel like I am sinking and that’s that). I just don’t know what to do…I can see myself, over the next few hours, losing what little semblance of sanity is left in me.
I am now too bored to even continue this post…so I shall cease and desist. Ya, and by the way was nice to see Kimi Raikonnen back on the podium after a long time…Go Kimi go…
Over and out…
My remedy over boredom is to eat…but after two rounds of paani-puri and mango milkshake I still am bored. I have this really killer craving to have some home-made bhurji but I also have a feeling that this craving of mine will only remain that…an aimless craving.
After endless trips to the kitchen, my mom has now banned me from entering it. My sister has taken up battle-stations near the fridge in case I manage to escape mom. But now I am bored to even go to the kitchen.
So I contemplate sleeping but no sooner does the thought enter my mind, I discard it. I can’t sleep now because if I do, then I shall stay awake the whole night…and it really is not pretty to stay awake till 4 A.M. counting sheep, goats, donkeys, ants till you fall asleep.
Boredom is a slow killer…and right now I feel like I am slowly sinking in quicksand (people will argue that me being featherweight, I would not sink…but I feel like I am sinking and that’s that). I just don’t know what to do…I can see myself, over the next few hours, losing what little semblance of sanity is left in me.
I am now too bored to even continue this post…so I shall cease and desist. Ya, and by the way was nice to see Kimi Raikonnen back on the podium after a long time…Go Kimi go…
Over and out…
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