An Ode

This post is dedicated to a close companion, who was with me through thick and thin for the past three years and whom I have had to relegate to a life of retirement, from yesterday.

Circa 2004-2007

The Movies

I am nowhere even close to someone whom you would call a movie buff, but I have been to the movies twice in the past two weekends and have surprised even myself. I don’t think I have done that ever earlier.

Meet the Robinsons was a let down. As was Eragon, which I watched, the week earlier. While the fact that I watched both these movies alone might have, in a small way, contributed to my general let down with the experience, I thought both the movies were genuinely not up to mark.

Eragon was like a Harry Potter gone all awry with characters who gave you the impression that the make-up artistes dozed off in the middle of their jobs, while Meet the Robinsons was just not up-to the expected Disney mark. Meet the Robinsons is a movie that the kids will find difficult to understand. Ironic, really.

Why did I even go to the movies then? I have been getting tickets and invites to special screenings of movies from TV Channels, after I have taken over from my ex colleague. While this is the sort of generosity you would, under normal circumstances, not say no to, it just gets even easier to accept if there are nice ladies who are thrusting these tickets at you.

Two not-so-good movies… but hey, what the heck…at least I got through two Sundays without complaining about not having anything to do.

Bring ‘em on..’em damn tickets, my dear ladies.

The Interim

I haven't updated this page in the last few months, 8 to be precise. Quite a lot of water has flowed under the bridge in the interim. ...

I have travelled far and wide during this period, Tirichy, Tanjore, Calcutta, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Madurai, Coimabatore......

I have moved up the corporate ladder, though I dont know if its the best thing to have happened to me. My ex-colleague, whom I was reporting to, moved. For the first time in my career, I genuinely felt sad that a colleague had quit, though it paved the way for my rise in the organization.

I grew a beard, took it off, then grew a smaller one, and went back to my normal "no-beard" status.

I finished 4 books.

I saw the entire "Carry On...." series, all 24 of 'em.

I saw three other good movies - Brokeback Mountain, The Godfather (for the second time) and I enjoyed Madagascar (for the third time)

I rejected an offer for a post that paid twice my current salary in Chennai

I saw a very close mate struggle with life after his marriage broke up and felt proud when he came out of it fighting and stronger.

I began playing cricket again and touched base with old mates from college in the bargain. Felt good...

Drove down to Mysore one sunday with friends and enjoyed every bit. Hadn't done that in a year's time till then.

So now that I am up-to-date with my ranting, I hope to regularly update this space going forward....