dreams, mirchis, cows and light sabers
why am i dreaming of a new house every night? well, last night we found a beautiful one, in a community called "seaside village." high 25 foot ceilings, lovely painted rooms in vivid colors (not boring white) cool layout and, best of all, a beautiful terrace with a view. a view not of other rooftops, but of a large lake. hmmm... very livable this, but a dream nevertheless.
and sucheta-ashu bought a new house too. in covenant cove. sucheta was supposed to come over to tell me details over chai. i'm waiting, suche ;) -- do cup chai tayyaar hai!
hey -- have you ever had mirch ka salan? it is an incredible dish -- especially shalu ke haath ka banaya hua. we tasted it on friday night and sanat and i could not speak of anything else all weekend. i found a recipe for it on the web (check a separate post -- and try it if you like spicy yummy food -- and remember to thank me when you eat it!) and plan to try it out soooon.
the food at shalu's was spectacular, the company was entertaining beyond a doubt. the center stage belonged to a real estate agent who regaled us with her critiques of bollywood movies, actresses, people, things, everything ;)
sanat and rakesh were waxing eloquent about bipasha and mallika only to be cut short contemptfully -- "they're cows!" she exclaimed. "if that is what you are interested in, go to australia -- they have excellent cows and you'll get 6 nipples instead of two!" also in the bovine category were: rani, rekha, aishwarya, smita patil, shabana azmi, oh the gamut. even hollywood bombs were not spared by her chopper. anjolina jolie, roberts, zeta jones, everyone -- COWS -- no brains! so who did she like? after much debate and thinking, kajol and dixit were slightly more evolved and finally "i'll tell you who my favorite actress is -- what's her name... what's her name, yaar... " she looked to her quiet husband for help. turns out charlize theron was the only one worth seeing. "have you seen her in monster? only someone who is brilliant can dare to act with a face like that!"
all movies old and new were summarily dismissed with even more contempt. "star wars is mainstream," she avered with a shudder and a pucker of the nose as if the name stank. "i'm more off beat." had she seen pyasa? "what is that? it sounds like a sex flick!" oh god, no. it's brilliant -- guru dutt! "it cannot be good. i've seen pyasa II." What?! "guru dutt, sunil dutt -- all bengalis, all the same." we were rolling on the floor in incredulous laughter. "have you seen intersection?" she contested -- "it is the best movie of all time." she proceeded to tell the story -- sounded interesting, but that doesnt take away from the others. oh and yes, she allowed kevin spacey some credit too...
siskel and ebert are erased, khalid mohammed is history! here was the new queen critique. for 3 hours + we were treated to entertainment -- mainly massacres of everyone from calvin and hobbes to george lucas, from buxom babes to brilliant actresses. (tho she maintained that even "mainstream, run-of-the-mill like shakespeare and asterix" shared her purportedly extensive library.) with strong egging on by the audience much, much fun was had!
saturday: those memories reluctantly gave way to young anakin skywalker. i was completely unaware and uninterested in lucas's legacy until saturday. i grudgingly allowed myself to hear the "history" of star wars enthusiastically retold by vinay, sanat and cousin-arati. it sounded interesting -- i mean, of the sort of mahabharata, lord of the rings, etc... dark sides, good over evil, disguises, conversions, "main tera baap hoon, bete." etc... ok, i'll see the revenge of the sith -- what was the sith again?
10pm show at the PVR europa cinemas. i was blown away. this was probably the best episode i could have seen as an introduction to the series of six. not for the effects, not for the acting, not for any technical brilliance -- all of which were present in spades -- but just for context. if you were one of those like me that had never seen star wars, watch 'the revenge...' anakin skywalker will blow you away and tug at your heart strings. it's cool and you'll want to watch (or re-watch) the other 5. ILM brilliance, of course is par excellence.
this monday morning of memorial day (of which india, of course, has no reason for memory) a light rain is intermittently falling trading turns with a cool breeze. i woke up to excellent coffee, courtesy shanta, and began blogging...
write, guys, when you have some time...
and... may the force be with you.
and sucheta-ashu bought a new house too. in covenant cove. sucheta was supposed to come over to tell me details over chai. i'm waiting, suche ;) -- do cup chai tayyaar hai!
hey -- have you ever had mirch ka salan? it is an incredible dish -- especially shalu ke haath ka banaya hua. we tasted it on friday night and sanat and i could not speak of anything else all weekend. i found a recipe for it on the web (check a separate post -- and try it if you like spicy yummy food -- and remember to thank me when you eat it!) and plan to try it out soooon.
the food at shalu's was spectacular, the company was entertaining beyond a doubt. the center stage belonged to a real estate agent who regaled us with her critiques of bollywood movies, actresses, people, things, everything ;)
sanat and rakesh were waxing eloquent about bipasha and mallika only to be cut short contemptfully -- "they're cows!" she exclaimed. "if that is what you are interested in, go to australia -- they have excellent cows and you'll get 6 nipples instead of two!" also in the bovine category were: rani, rekha, aishwarya, smita patil, shabana azmi, oh the gamut. even hollywood bombs were not spared by her chopper. anjolina jolie, roberts, zeta jones, everyone -- COWS -- no brains! so who did she like? after much debate and thinking, kajol and dixit were slightly more evolved and finally "i'll tell you who my favorite actress is -- what's her name... what's her name, yaar... " she looked to her quiet husband for help. turns out charlize theron was the only one worth seeing. "have you seen her in monster? only someone who is brilliant can dare to act with a face like that!"
all movies old and new were summarily dismissed with even more contempt. "star wars is mainstream," she avered with a shudder and a pucker of the nose as if the name stank. "i'm more off beat." had she seen pyasa? "what is that? it sounds like a sex flick!" oh god, no. it's brilliant -- guru dutt! "it cannot be good. i've seen pyasa II." What?! "guru dutt, sunil dutt -- all bengalis, all the same." we were rolling on the floor in incredulous laughter. "have you seen intersection?" she contested -- "it is the best movie of all time." she proceeded to tell the story -- sounded interesting, but that doesnt take away from the others. oh and yes, she allowed kevin spacey some credit too...
siskel and ebert are erased, khalid mohammed is history! here was the new queen critique. for 3 hours + we were treated to entertainment -- mainly massacres of everyone from calvin and hobbes to george lucas, from buxom babes to brilliant actresses. (tho she maintained that even "mainstream, run-of-the-mill like shakespeare and asterix" shared her purportedly extensive library.) with strong egging on by the audience much, much fun was had!
saturday: those memories reluctantly gave way to young anakin skywalker. i was completely unaware and uninterested in lucas's legacy until saturday. i grudgingly allowed myself to hear the "history" of star wars enthusiastically retold by vinay, sanat and cousin-arati. it sounded interesting -- i mean, of the sort of mahabharata, lord of the rings, etc... dark sides, good over evil, disguises, conversions, "main tera baap hoon, bete." etc... ok, i'll see the revenge of the sith -- what was the sith again?
10pm show at the PVR europa cinemas. i was blown away. this was probably the best episode i could have seen as an introduction to the series of six. not for the effects, not for the acting, not for any technical brilliance -- all of which were present in spades -- but just for context. if you were one of those like me that had never seen star wars, watch 'the revenge...' anakin skywalker will blow you away and tug at your heart strings. it's cool and you'll want to watch (or re-watch) the other 5. ILM brilliance, of course is par excellence.
this monday morning of memorial day (of which india, of course, has no reason for memory) a light rain is intermittently falling trading turns with a cool breeze. i woke up to excellent coffee, courtesy shanta, and began blogging...
write, guys, when you have some time...
and... may the force be with you.
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