CHRONICLES OF VAISHNAVI

GURU

2007-01-13T21:11:00.000-08:00

So, here goes my first post for this new year, a movie review of the much expected film from Mani Ratnam who has yet again proved that he is exceptional.

Warning : Spoilers ahead

'Guru' is a story of an ordinary man with extra-ordinary ambition and determination who turns from a visionary to a conqueror. Gurukant Desai (Abhishek Bachchan) is a school drop-out and he leaves for Turkey to work for a European company where he learns the nuances of the textile and petrol trade. He then returns to India to embark upon his own business venture much against his father's wish. He marries his friend's sister Sujatha (Aishwarys Rai), for the dowry which serves as the capital for his business.

Guru, along with his wife and brother-in-law, leaves for Bombay, the world of business in India, open only to the rich. He fights the aristocracy with the help of a newspaper proprietor, Manikdas Gupta (Mithun Ckakravarthy) who is very much impressed with the enteprising young man. Guru succeeds in making a mark for himself as 'Gurubhai'.

Gurubhai starts the Shakthi Corporation which grows into a multi-locational monolith. For the first time in the Indian business history, he ushures in the concept of multi-share holding ownership.

Manikdas Gupta is highly dissatisfied with the unethical business practices of Gurubahi and commands his favourite reporter Syham Saxena (Madhvan), who is also against Gurubahi's ideologies, to dig deep and expose Gurubhai.

The high-point of the movie is Gurubahi's thought-provoking outburst at the commission of enquiry where he justifies the means of his success.

Abhishek Bachchan hogs the limelight with his unparalleled performance. He emerges as a diligent, compassionate and pragmatic individual. His expressions explicitly articulate his emotions and the audience is enraptured by his powerful performance. He is truly a chip of the old block.

Aishwarya Rai deserves accolade for her remarkable rendition sans histrionics. She sails through with grace and refinement that befits the Bachchan family.

Mithun Chakravarthy acts with elan that proves that the spark is still alive in him. 'Guru' is his memorable comeback.

Madhavan's performance enamours the audience and holds them spellbound and makes one wish that his role could have been stronger.

Vidhya Balan's supporting role as Meena, a vivacious young girl with Multiple Sclerosis, is to highlight Gurubhai's sensitivity and she does justice to her role. The on-screen chemistry between Vidhya and Madhavan holds one captive.

The 'Guru' soundtrack affirms that A. R. Rehman is undoubtedly one of the ingenious contemporary musicians. Songs like 'Tere bina' and 'Ey Hairathe' are intoxicating. 'Barso re', 'Jaage hain', 'Mayya', 'Ek lo ek muft' and 'Baazi laga' prove Rehman's class, yet again.

Mani Ratnam has captured subtlety of characters in his own inimitable style that is gripping and impeccable. The movie bears the impress of a strong personality. No role is underplayed or unjustified. The movie attenuates and lacks depth in few scenes. But, on the whole, the movie is charaterful with brilliant screenplay, great music and amazing photography. It is truly an exceptional stagecraft by a director of great ingenuity and outstanding finesse.

Once in a Blue Moon!!!

2006-12-22T19:27:00.000-08:00

So, people call my blog 'once in a blue moon blog', do they??? Hmm....anyone knows what it really means?? This is what I got when I googled it. er.......erratic googling (:D).

According to the popular definition, it is the second Full Moon to occur in a single calendar month.
The average interval between Full Moons is about 29.5 days, whilst the length of an average month is roughly 30.5 days. This makes it very unlikely that any given month will contain two Full Moons, though it does sometimes happen.
On average, there will be 41 months that have two Full Moons in every century, so you could say that once in a Blue Moon actually means once every two-and-a-half years.

Origin of the phrase:

A blue moon was originally cited as something impossible and later came to mean unlikely. There are rare examples of the moon actually appearing blue, after volcanic eruptions or unusual weather conditions. Another possible derivation is from The Maine Farmers' Almanac. When there were two full moons in a calendar month the first was printed in red, the second in blue.

1528 W. BARLOW Rede Me (1895) 114 Yf they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true.

1529 J. FRITH Pistle Christian Reader lxxi. sig. Niv, They wold make men beleue..that ye mone is made of grene chese.

Expect my next post for the next blue moon (:D).....so long!!!

Tiny Tag!!!

2006-12-15T03:19:00.000-08:00

The mission:

1. Grab the book closest to you.
2. Open to page 123, go down to the fifth sentence.
3. Post the text of next 3 sentences on your blog.
4. Name of the book and the author.

"The fluctuations are partly due to market forces and partly due to changes in tax structure."

India 2020 - A Vision for the new Millennium [:D] by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with Y.S. Rajan.

And I know I could have chosen a better book but this was closest to me [:I]
Nithya, your exams are over while mine are still going on [:X]

Why do Weekends Whiz Past??? :((

2006-11-26T05:38:00.000-08:00

Weekends.....they never seem to come and when they do they just whoosh by. I was looking forward to put my feet up and take a break after a week of the dog's life. Alas!! That was an ill-fated wish.....It was announced in that unsparing college of mine that we had college on Saturday.Have you heard of anything more unfair?? I somehow tolerated the day, cursing the college, lamenting my fate and eagerly waiting for Sunday to get there. And Sunday was sunnier. I woke up very late in the moning and was happy to see that my dad was home from Chennai. I completed my morning chores, switched on the computer, listened to some of my favourite songs, read some blogs and then posted one. I had not planned a laid back Sunday for I had too much of work to be completed - tests in two subjects, two records, one observation and three assignments to complete, but then isn't the fun in having lots to do and not doing it?? So, I just had a lazy afternoon with no thoughts about Monday morning. Then, I had my bath at 4.00 and my lunch at 5.00. I went to the terrace after that, counted the number of birds returing to their nests :P, loafed around and then returned home. The evening was drawing to a mellow close and I thought of dropping a post :D....Now its 8 p.m., and I shudder to think of tomorrow. My Monday morning blues have already begun and I am not looking forward to spending a sleepless night. Now, I have to go complete the whole load of hoeworks....So long then!!!

SURPRISE!!!!!!

2006-11-25T21:12:00.000-08:00

hehehe.......this is to prove that I am not lazy:D

**********Vital stats**********

Name: Vaishnavi
Age: 17
Gender : I belong to the fairer and nobler sex:D
Date of birth : 13th April....I share it with Thomas Jefferson (mebbe I would be a president
some day :P)
Nationality : Indian
Height: 5'3"....I guess..
Eyes : Yes.....I have them :I
Hair – color n style :I Black turned Brown......I plait my hair.
Zodiac : Adventurous Aries :)

**********Ever done that before?************

Lied : Everyday :I
Cheated on a test : My mom thinks I am a good girl :(
Broken the law : More than once
Ran away from school : I dont have the guts to do it even in College :(
Ran away from home : Home Sweet Home
Had a medical emergency : no
Been at the centre of havoc : Yes
Been the centre of havoc : 8-)

******************Favorites*******************

Actor/actress : Hugh Grant :I .......Surya/ jo
Animal : Dog...mmm....puppies....i like better
Attire: Skirt n Tops
Biscuit : Bourbon
Book : mmm......Kane and Abel
Chocolate : Cadbury.....the real taste of life
Color: Red, Black, Turquoise blue
Dance : Ballroom dance....
Drink: Chickoo milkshake
En famille : We are too closely knit to separate
Friends: too many...
Fruit : Apple
Food : Chaat
Font : Comic Sans, Dingbats
Game : Scrabble :I
Hang-out: I am a home bird
Item number: mmm.....
Jam: mixed fruit
Ketchup : Tomato......Is there anyother???!!!
Magazine: the 'Magazine' supplement that comes with 'The Hindu' every Sunday
Brand of gum : Camel ;)
Sports : phbbbt!
Shows : jodi No : 1
Sound : The wake-up call of birds at around 4:30.....its a melody in itself
Smell : Flowers
Soundtrack : NSRS NSRS NSRG MGRP......Jeans
Movie : $$$$$$$
Number : 13......its been proved lucky by Ramanujam
Weekend thingy : Dawdling
Weekday thingy : Ogling :D (at teachers i mean)

****************Do you believe in……****************

Second chances : yes..
Love at first sight : no
God : YES
Ghosts : no....but i have tried the ouija board :)
Aliens : mmm....no but i like Koi Mil Gaya
Heaven : Yes
Hell : How can u not when u study at Sri Krishna??!!
Horoscopes : yes....when I like what I hear :D
Miracles : yes.
Reincarnation : at times yes :D
Others : Depends
Yourself : Of Course :I

************Better one..??**************

TV or radio : TV
Go on a walk or watch tv : go on a walk
Books or movies : mmm....difficult....Depends
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Coke or Pepsi: Neither
Pepsi or Mirinda: Mirindaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Mirinda or 7 up : 7up
Indian or Chinese : Indian
Deaf or blind : Neither
Tall or short : Tall....mom says that it is difficult to get u married off if u r tall :D
Nike, Reebok or Adidas: :D :D :D
Car- AC or open windows : AC .....coz ur hair is a mess if the windows are open
Pencil or pen : Pencil
Motorbike or bicycle : bicycle
The beach or hills: hills
Overtly rich n unhappy or overtly poor n happy : mmm.....Overtly rich n happy if I can have it both ways :D

***************The last time you… *****************

Had a crush : crush of what?? journalists or fotographers????
Felt proud of urself : When I was the one-eyed queen in my blind class :P
Cried :
Date : 19.11.06
Venue : mmm....bathroom ( u dont cry in front of others do u??)
Reason : Amma scolded me :(
Got snail mail : last month ( a cheque from an online casino.....had won 36 cents!!!)
Got an email : What a question!!!

****************What…?********************

Is the best thing that’s happened to mankind : The suspense of life
Is the worst thing that’s happened to mankind : The sixth sense :P
Is your most prized possession : Computer....though its not mine
Is the worst feeling in the world : Despair
Is the best feeling in the world : Confidence
Do you prefer wearing to bed : anything comfortable....light cottons in summer n warm, cozy dresses in winter
Is the worst song you’ve ever heard : I downloaded a song yesterday.....Dream Aria or something
Was the last thing you thought when you went to bed last nite : huppa naalaikku SUNDAY!!
Was the first thing you thought when you got up this morning : Appa is coming home today!!
Is On your table: Books, clock, Brushes, Paints, Embroidery thread, Bag, Pen, Pencil n other stationeries
On the walls in your room : my paintings : a wall hanging, clock
Is under your bed : Nothing
Are you wearing now : Skirt n Top
Are you listening to : Its gonna be alright - colonial cousins
Disturbs you the most : Green eyed devil

*************Who.. *******************

Do you look up to for advice : Amma
Is your biggest crush as of now : computer :D
Has had a lasting impression on you for the longest : Successful ppl who had started from the scratch
Made you take a second look at your life : I have not yet taken a second look at my life :I
Has it easier, males or females : neither......its a tough world for anyone..

*************** Do you*****************

Like to drive : love to
Like to talk on the fone : mmm...NO
Get along with your parents : What a question!!!
Get motion sickness : no
Get allergies : yeah..
Type with the right fingers on the keys : no
Sleep with a stuffed animal : no....but another animal....my bro :I
Brush you teeth before you sleep : nah :D
Like to dance : Yes when no one is around
Consider yourself a good listener : YES.....

**************If…******************

Today was your last day alive, what would you do : I would sit and cry, thinking of what my people would do without me. I am sure that i wont enjoy my last day on earth if I knew that I were going to die :D
You could be a gardening tool, what would you be : a watering can
You could have a tattoo, where n what would it be : Nowhere!!
You could have any job you wanted, it would be : I would want Bill Gates job :D
You could have any car you wanted, what type : Aston Martin
You were given a million dollars, what would you do : What can u not do??!! I will enjoy life....not that I am not already doing it :D
You were President : so....my wish comes true afterall :P
You were the Prime Minister : India will be Abdul Kalam's vision.....hehehehe.......

Physics and Piety???!!!

2006-11-18T22:27:00.001-08:00

Hmm....you know what the name 'Sujatha' means?? It means 'beauty' or 'beyond grasp - as in transcendent'. My Physics lecturer goes by that name. She is indeed 'beyond grasp'.....we have to listen with atmost concentration to grasp what she says and does. And this was what she did in class on Friday - no.....I would better start from Thursday....Our class was boisterous when she entered. That made her already ever-bad mood worse, if that is possible. She said that we would 'get first prize for talking'. Friday was a dead ringer of Thursday. Only this time she asked us "What did I 'SAY' you yesterday? I 'said' you that you will come first in......" The guys shouted " Mam....placements", "Mam....studies"etc....etc...And she gave us a baleful stare. She turned to the board looking foreboding. She had to vent her spleen on someone, din't she?? So, she faced us again, searched our faces and decided on a boy...." last benchla corner paiyan.....neendhan.... chandana pottu azhaga....ezhundhurupa." Every person in class had tears in their eyes due to supressed laughter. He got up and she continued, " Naa en nethiyila Kunkumam vekkaraen theriyuma??" (Now.....how did he propose to answer that??!!!!!!!) So, he just stood and blinked. "Because I am married!!" (What were we supposed to do with that piece of info.??!!)

" Nee en chandanam vechurukkanu naan sollatumma?? Because you want to hide your true self from others. You want to project yourself as a very good and calm boy. But you cant fool ME.
Enakku ungala pathi nallave theriyum. Indha Veebudhi, chandanam ellam verum show." (I touched my forehead at once to check if Veebudhi was still there...and my friend informed me that it was gone. We looked at each other carefully and burst out into silent giggles) The boy looked very pitiful and atlast she asked him to sit. All of us heaved a collective sigh of relief as the period ended. And the whole class burst out laughing as she went out.

P.S:

I am generally not in the habit of insulting teachers. But then, if I am going to have such teachers then I dont think that I can help myself.

Brother bother!!!!!!!

2006-11-18T19:17:00.000-08:00

As i sit down to type this post i am thinking of all those fortunate people out there who are leading a peaceful life with no younger siblings. I was just poked in my eyes by my younger brother ' The Villianous Vishnu a.k.a. Vignesh'. And did he feel atleast a bit sorry that he hurt me???!!! NO. He just turned back, shouted "serves you right", glared at me with a look that said 'next time you ask me the computer while i am working with it, you will see what happens'. The COMPUTER - that's the root cause of the problem. I had had him packed off yesterday when he was playing 'Little Fighter 2' because i had an important mail to send to my dad. And then i had refused to get up as Nithya had come home and we had commenced our daily research for Kurukshetra. Ha......here he comes....uh....maybe to apologize for hurting me. Hmm...I am waiting.....NO....He has come to check if my mom is asleep (sigh). Ha....he has switched on the television, to see Harry Potter I suppose (hehehe......moms going to be furious). Now.....i dint tell why he poked me, did I? It was because he had to send some important mail to my cousin and I refused to budge. But then this happens everyday. You will never guess what happens everynight!! He is always in his 'pest' behaviour. We fight even when we are asleep. He discards his bed-covers, kicks me and comes and sleeps under me. And what am I suppose to do?? Keep Quiet!!!!!!!!!!!! Nowadays, I have started pinching him (Hahaa...that serves him right!!). I think I would better stop now else people will come to know how childish elder ones can be too :D. I would better go and console that ghastly brother of mine. He is sitting with such a sorry face that it breaks my heart to see him (huh....senti). But then, I dont know what I would do without him. Life would be a dead bore sans his pestering, his copying my Y! avatar or my user-ID or my password : He has promised me that he would start with blogging too and would have more number of posts than I do!!!! Here he comes again....I am sure to snatch the PC from me (sigh)....k.....gtg....bye!!!

Just for laugh......Tags!!

2006-11-17T22:14:00.001-08:00

Blogging is for the 'jobless' whereas 'tagging' is for the ever-occupied who dont even have time to think what to blog on!![:P] And here goes my most awaited tags from nith.......

My top five most heard songs of the week:

OTere bin - Bas Ek Pal
OVellai Pookkal - Kannathil Muthamitaal
OLove dont cost a thing - lopez
OKandukondaen 2
OPoi sollakoodathu kadali - Run

Top Five Feel Good/Cheer me up/Anti Depressant Songs that I can think of:

*Endrendrum punnagai - Alaipayuthae
*Kandukondaen Kandukondaen - K^2
*Jillunu Oru Kadhal - JOL
*Kasto Maza - Parineeta
*Ennai Konjam maatri - Kaakha Kaakha

Top Five feel like shit/Life sucks/Ultra-Depressing songs :

Loosu Penne - Vallavan
Kaadhal Vandichu (The Simbu Version) - Vallavan
All Captain's songs
Dapanguthu songs
My brother's wails !!

Top five most Romantic Songs that I can think of :

Thoda thoda malarndhadhu enna - Indra
Pudhu vellai mazhai - Roja
Soona mann ka aangan - Parineeta
Ondra renda - Kaakha Kaakha
Kaadhal sadugudu - Alaipayuthey

Top five most peppy numbers :

~ Yaaro yaarodi - Alaipayuthey

~ Odakaara maarimuthu - Indra

~ Mahive - Kal Ho Na Ho

~ Vei Raja vei - Panchathanthram

~ The real slim shady - Eminem

Top five albums that I often listen to :

# Parineeta

# Kal ho na ho

# Yuva

# Swades

# Kaakha Kaakha

# can i add a sixth one ?????????????? Rang de Basanti

#a seventh??[:D]

Top five most touching songs that I have ever come across :

@ Har gadi - Kal ho na ho

@ All songs sung by Bombay Jayashri

@Maalai En Vethanai - Sethu

@Thamizha Thamizha - Roja

@Nilave Va - Mounaragam

Off To The Land Of Nod............

2006-11-08T06:28:00.000-08:00

My EMM(Engineering Metals and Metallurgy) professor started his class as ususal with : There are three things that must always be open......the umberlla, the parachute and last but not the least, your MIND. Then we embarked on the process of learning about different metals, their alloys....etcetera.....etcetera (phew...thats tough!!!) with an OPEN mind. And what a process!!! The lights went off, the speed of the fans was increased and the projector was switched on. The room had a semblance of a theatre. The power point presentation began accompanied by our teacher's explanations wherever necessry. After fifteen minutes, his voice dimmed a bit and his words became obscure. And I thought "Oh....no! The sandman is getting me!!!" I started to feel as though a bunch of bananas have been hung to my eyelids. Some ten minutes later, the force of gravity acted strongly on my head.....that sudden jerk woke me up (sigh.....that was a nice dream) and the siren (thats our college bell) went off. I thanked heavens not because the class was finally over but because i slept through it without being caught. So much for an OPEN MIND!!!!!

I ONLY WISH I COULD DO THIS

PERSONIFICATION OF CURIOSITY

2006-10-23T02:28:00.000-07:00

This is about one of my oldest friends 'nithya' (she will be the first to read this i suppose).....she came online about two minutes ago in Y! messenger......you know how annoying it is when a person disturbs you when you are blogging ( i never do this to her!!).....it makes you forget things you very badly want to post(humph).....what happened was she wanted me to give her this link and i asked her to wait....and that was it....her ever-inquisitive mind could not take it......there was a train of 'plzs' on the screen and i had to become invisible....only in vain(sigh)...she surmised my deviousness and buzzed me again!!!! I told her off for disturbing me like this and here i am typing this post for her to read....

boooooooring!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-10-23T01:36:00.000-07:00

Well....i dint blog these days coz i was busy with diwali preparations and reading the posts of my friends....hmmm......thats not actually true....i dint have the foggiest idea where to start (that was exactly why i read other posts!!)....its 1.30 now and raining outside and my moms asking me to remove the clothes she has hung out to dry.....( i am trying to make my posts interesting (sigh))....you know that feeling....the dismaying sensation that you just cant possibly blog about anything.....everything seems too mundane and nothing inspires you enough to want to blog.....there is no spark.....the more i think about it the less inclined i feel to blog.....but i have a feeling that i will enjoy blogging.....I am sure I will have something important to tell you from time to time and other times i wll keep rambling on....k....see u later....wish me better luck for next time!!

A BRIEFING!!!!

2006-10-12T04:44:00.000-07:00

Well...to start with.....I was born in Chidambaram (famous for its Natarajar temple).......I was a cute and podgy baby (only i remain that way until today)......I did my L.K.G. in TVS LAKSHMI school in Madurai........then we came to Coimbatore and i joined the best school (AVILA obviously!) here ( or must i say one of the best schools?)......and at present i am doing 'Mechatronics' (plz dont ask me what it means!) in Shri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology....and I am enjoying life (happy sigh!).