tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74658162012-02-04T13:23:38.639-06:00...I love...therefore I am...Lazy Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295669217754498099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7465816.post-52475255442209429032010-06-27T17:38:00.003-05:002010-06-27T18:29:40.989-05:00

After more than a year, an event has finally happened which made me revive this blog. A new Maniratnam movie. Oh Yea, there are some things in life that HAVE to be talked about."Opinions are like you-know-whats; Everybody has one", the saying goes. And everybody has an opinion about Raavanan. Anecdotal evidence suggests that reviews by Indian viewers are more critical than the forgiving NRI

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Unless you've been living in another galaxy for the past two years, you would have certainly heard of the great mortgage crisis. You would have sagely and disapprovingly shook your head at the idea of millions of people living beyond their means, buying huge McMansions, then defaulting on their mortgages, setting off a chain reaction of events so financially catastrophic that the world's economy

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Did I hear you say this review is 17 years too late? Well, blogs did not exist during my 8th std days (thats when the movie was released and yes, I am OLD). Anyway, isnt it always better late than never?I had time to kill during the weekend, and I had to feed my Thamizh cinema cravings. I absolutely could not watch another movie starring self proclaimed "little" superstars, "megastars", "

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So, I read my friend's blog, and she has a really cute post about the things that makes her not-so-vanilla. Here is my list of things that make me not-so-vanilla (hopefully)1) I remember songs. Seriously, even the silliest, corniest songs. I just need to hear a milli-second of the song to tell you which movie it is from, who is the music director, and which year the movie was released!2) Big sis

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Departing from our Thanksgiving tradition of a Vegas trip, I insisted we go either to San Fran or Napa. Really, with the kind of rents and taxes we pay here in the bay area, coughing up air fare and car rental fees is really painful. So, we decided to have a short and sweet night out in the big city. Parking at the Sunnyvale caltrain station was cheap, just 2 dollars for 24 hours. The train ride

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Yea, I really did. It was one of those dreams that feel so real. A dashing Obama was waving and smiling, surrounded by cheering fans, and I was beside myself with joy. And then I woke up. Arggh. Doggone it (as a certain Sarah would say). The good news is, most of my dreams like this usually come true. So, is my faith going to be rewarded?Four long years ago, driving down a desolate stretch of

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I am really overwhelmed by the responses to my previous post, something I wrote in a rather forlorn frame of mind. Friendship is such a wonderful thing - and I got a lot of it from blog buddies I have never met in person, and friends and cousins I do not regularly keep in touch with.To put everybody's worries to rest, I am ok now. I have always tried to take real good care of my health, but my

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The details are a tad too personal for me to write here. Lets just say, I had the fortune and misfortune of experiencing the highest of highs and lowest of lows that any person can experience. The high point lasted all too briefly, and I am now trying to pick up the pieces of my life.I briefly considered deleting this blog completely. Everything really seemed pointless. But, after wandering

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K now has a big reprieve from my anti-California/pro-midwest tirade. The reason? My new job, or more specifically, the location of my new workplace. I am now just a mile away from "little India" in Sunnyvale and this translates into some really cool vegetarian lunch choices (and no more subway!! yaay!!!)One of the best places in the bay area to get vegetarian food, especially if you like home

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Whats up with malayalam movies? Well, atleast the ones they remake into Thamizh superhits? Their first two and a half hours plod along, at a pace that would give snails major superiority complex. Then bam! The final thirty minutes of the movie end up being absolutely incredible. Cases in point? Kathalukku mariyathai, Chandramukhi, and now, Kuselan. It would be a blessing for the audience if the

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My childhood days revolved around a plethora of gentle souls popping in and out of our home everyday. Their regular visits were interrupted only during the most intense cyclone, that would promptly render all roads virtually impassable.We never really needed to look at a clock to check out the time. The paalkari's (milk lady) early morning cry meant that only 30 more minutes of blessed sleep

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Rare is the movie that lives up to its pre-release hype. Rarer still is the movie which blows away all expectations, exceeding even the highest hopes held by its franchise's loyalists. The Dark Knight belongs to the latter category. Calling it a movie, especially a super hero movie does it great injustice. It is a cinematic event. A benchmark that all future movie makers can only aspire to attain

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Like a true blue desi, I get a little excited whenever there is any mention of India, or Indians in regular American TV programs. So, imagine my surprise when I started watching Heroes.I never had a chance to catch this much acclaimed hit television series when it first started airing in NBC. Recently, K and I discovered the incredible watch-instantly feature of Netflix. All we needed was an HDMI

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Warning*** Some spoilers below...Seldom have I felt such conflicting emotions after watching a movie - do I love it or hate it? Well, after much thought - here is my verdict; the movie offered tantalizing glimpses into the immense potential that Thamizh and Indian cinema has; however, its impact is marred by innumerable gimmicks, dreadful makeup, and needless/endless hero-worshipping that much of

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Forgive me for an unimaginative tag line, but really, this book can even make a chronic insomniac fall into a deep, 10 year nap!As a woman intentionally stepping away from the rat race to focus on my personal life, I was very interested in reading this book as its concept was intriguing - a detailed study into the lives of women who have quit their jobs to look after their kids and contrasting

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No, its not a tween bitching about her hotter classmate on Myspace - its Maureen Dowd writing for the New York times. And is there any difference between said tween and Pulitzer prize winning Maureen? Not really, if the barometer for judging is Maureen's columns over the past few months.Check out the titles of some of her recent columns - "Watch Out, Meryl Streep! She’s a Master Thespian', "All

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After many years of careful financial planning and frugal living, K and I have painfully realized that no matter what, we always end up with a certain credit card balance every month. Trust me, we are not partying every weekend, or shopping at Calvin Klein. We rarely eat out, have no kids, and watch a movie in the theatre maybe once a month or so. We still run up a balance, larger than what we

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I feel like I just survived a really bad date...wait...I feel even worse....There is no gentle way to say it, so I'll go right ahead - the movie was vastly disappointing, just a poor shadow of the series. Sure, there were a few bright spots, but just a few. While the series was all about the girls, and the clothes were a surprising bonus, the movie becomes a pathetic exercise in over the top

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Disclaimer - Almost every fabulous woman that I know is a mom. I am full of admiration and respect for mommies, and aspire to be one someday....And with all that being said....one of my favorite SATC episodes is "A woman's right to shoes"!!!!Most exceptional fashion statement - What else? The fabulous silver Manolos that the episode revolves aroundFavorite quotes -"I am getting married, to myself

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Its my favorite time of the year - the three wonderful months between Memorial Day and Labor day. Whichever part of the nation you may find yourself in, the days keep getting longer and longer. Drenched with brilliant sunshine, bright flowers dress up even the most dreary sidewalks. Fresh produce and farmer's markets everywhere delight even the most ardent carnivores. Heck, K even managed to

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Episode title - The entire first seasonThats right...this much loved series actually had a rather weak first season, taking its title rather too literally. There were gimmicks galore.....characters looking at the camera and talking, Carrie's "nude" dress, unnatural dialogues like "abso-^&*^^-lutely", and all the ladies seeming a little too desperate.Ofcourse, the biggest redeeming factor of

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Episode title: I love a charadeCentral premise: Can a relationship still be a relationship without the zsa zsa zsu?Exceptional fashion statement: Carrie's green umbrella with Indian style embroideryBest directed shot: Miranda enjoys the fragrance of lilacs, and baby Brady reaches out and grabs the flowers too (the scene signifies how the two are missing Steve)This episode was the finale of Season

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I'm going to type out a sentence that may seem crazy to some, but I genuinely mean it: Sex and the City (SATC) changed my life.Three years ago, I was floundering a little in my personal life. I'm not sure why, but I kept moving away from the real me, and tried to fit into the stereotype of what I thought was a "good girl". Obviously, it was a bad idea, and it SO did not work. Then, one lazy

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For one little moment, my heart stopped beating. As the villainous droplets of stale coffee sailed through the air and landed on my precious work laptop, the world stood still, and then it shut itself down. It would not start, and a couple of colleagues ominously discussed possibilities of shorted circuits. I visualized the results of nearly six months of business trips, nights away from home,

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I am miserable these days, especially from monday to thursday. I obliterate entire boxes of Puffs, pop scary numbers of extreme-allergy medication, walk around like a bear with a sore head all day, and finally knock myself out with a couple of shots of that blessed "night-time relief" cough medication.According to this article, work-induced allergy is a common ailment apparently. I had a brief

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Ok...ok....you guys...hang in there. The author Dee Dee Myers (DD for the rest of this blog post) does NOT say that all men should stay at home while women rule the planet. Infact, the misandry-filled title does little justice to what in reality, is a very interesting book.While I attack fiction books with the gusto reserved for devouring idli-dosa-coffee breakfasts at Komala Vilas (ah....that is

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Excessively shy and introverted as a kid, I somehow found myself four incredible friends. We gained a lot of notoriety during our college years, and boy, we had the most incredible time of our lives. Today, more than eleven years later, we are still the best of friends, even though our addresses belong to three different continents and our watches are set to four different time zones. My friends

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If you want to eat the best paneer tikkas in Madras, you should try and go to the Boat club. They grill marinated paneer cubes with slices of onion, and serve with green cilantro chutney. These tikkas are a tad oily, but perfectly cooked - charred and crispy on the outside, spongy and chewy on the inside.Even though paneer is readily available in many Indian grocery stores, the fat content seems

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"In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world’s great religions demand – that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Let us be our brother’s keeper, Scripture tells us. Let us be our sister’s keeper. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well.- Barack Obama, March 18,

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We all have incredibly fond memories of the nombus and vrathams from our childhood days (especially when mom had to do all the cooking and i would make my grand entrance during the prasadam sampling stage of the poojas). My favorite was and still continues to be the Karadayan nombu, or to put in simple english - the valentine's day of vedic times.The term "karadayan" simply means "flat cakes

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Even skinny people get fat.I used to be one of those lucky skinny people - I could eat like a cow and not worry about a single pound. This was till I turned 18.I then spent the next 10 years messing around with my weight - Starting with indiscriminate eating during my college years (think potato chips at three in the morning, and 2 dinners everyday), I reached an unnecessary high as a newly

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EXTREME MAKEOVER. That is what i am up to these days. Though, I never really intended to go down this path. To cut a long story short (pun entirely intended), I am still recovering from a hair-styling disaster. Why do I call it as such? Well....I was initially inspired by my idol Carrie Bradshaw. So I bravely decided to get my locks styled like this....... But finally, ended up with, well, THIS..

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I have been an Obama supporter from 2004. However, in the past few weeks, I have been watching with great dismay the steady downward spiral of the main stream media (MSM) and some of Barack’s surrogates into what he himself ironically termed "the silly season". I obviously did not expect any great journalism from the MSM, but I surely hoped for more from the Barack camp than the vilification of

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Yes - For the movie tickets, popcorn, and the emergency coffee that we desperately needed after watching "There will be blood".On sunday, K announced for the millionth time that we HAD to watch "There will be blood". Daniel Day Lewis is K's favorite actor. Selfless wife(??) that I am, I kept my premonitions to myself (my general rule of thumb - the higher the tomatometer rating for a movie, the

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"Why are you mooning over Clooney?" asked Mom in a very disapproving tone. You see, she obviously did not like me wandering into what she firmly considers her turf. Well, what can I say? George Clooney's appeal transcends generations!I would rate even a 30 minute video of Clooney sitting and reading a newspaper as award winning cinema. So, when I finally got around to watching Michael Clayton

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I usually try not to judge a book by it's cover. However, "French women don't get fat" leaves me with little choice; it sometimes does get as pretentious and elitist as it's title sounds.Agreed, America is the land of plenty...of not so good food choices (avoiding them is not rocket science either). And many restaurants do not serve the healthiest portion sizes. However, the author Mireille

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Monday evening, I was planning a trip to Target, convinced that I needed a new fleece jacket and K needed new jeans. I already had a gift certificate, and a budget of $25 from my own pocket. During lunch, I flipped through a book by Bill Clinton - "Giving - how each of us can change the world". Whatever your political affiliations, it is hard to fault this book's intentions. It is a little dry,

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A book, a movie, and the culmination of certain life events have suddenly alerted me to a not-too-perfect situation I occasionally find myself in, and also to a potential solution that is kinda obvious, but is also something that never occurred to me before.My situation….I have a wonderful family and adorable friends – only trouble is, I rarely see them. I know a lot of people are in the same

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Pirivom Sandhipom is different and watchable, with lush cinematography, sincere performances, a different storyline, and simple dialogues. The movie is especially bolstered by Sneha, Cheran, and Jayaram's impressive performances. The attention to Sneha's look in the movie is commendable. She starts out looking fresh faced and pretty, and as the movie progresses, her face reflects her inner state

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There is nothing more wonderful than a saturday at home away from work, and a bowl of lentil soup to warm you up at the end of winter's day. This recipe is incredibly simple to prepare - really, the only effort needed is towards chopping. It is a one pot meal, but you can definitely indulge with some toasted bread on the side. The spices in this recipe are muted - enough to tingle your taste buds

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It has been a while since I made phulkas the traditional way – quick toasting on a tawa and then holding them over a flame, where they puff up into a big puri-like balloon and then collapse into a pillow of perfection. Making phulkas on an electrical stovetop was always a big challenge. Now, I’ve found the perfect kitchen implement at the Indian grocery store. This rectangular “net” has a heat

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So they squabbled. A lot actually. And now they are best friends forever. And thus the entire democratic establishment heaves a collective sigh of relief (having survived the circular firing squad that the Clinton and Obama camps together formed last week).Will they run together? Kinda hard to imagine given their egos (I do not mean that in a negative way...they are both fiercely ambitious and

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A necessary professional evil that I should endure is the occasional tradeshow. So this week, I found myself dragging my tired you-know-what through the serpentine alleys of a massive tradeshow floor, trying to get enthused about some totally un-sexy products.Suddenly, a healthy bout of self righteous anger kicked in (which actually helped me survive the day). Every other booth had a blond,

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.....I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.".....I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.....I have a dream that my four

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I guess someone came up with some really nice songs. And then choreographed a bunch of fight scenes well. Uh...little problem, they forgot a couple of small details - something called a script and screenplay. Well, why fear when the formula is here?- Remorseless hero who is a mass murderer by profession? Check- Aging don with a heart of gold? Check- Heartwarming scenes with aging don's

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This is a pretty lengthy article. I simply HAD to write it, because last weekend, after watching the Matrix Revolutions, I finally saw the light (pun intended). I've understood about 95% of the Trilogy, with a little help from some amazing fan sites. The remaining 5%? Yea, I'm still not clear about the significance of Sati, the role she will play in the future, the sunrise she created etc etc

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Hillary won New Hampshire with a large percentage of women rooting for her. The pundits can analyze this till the cows come home. To me, the shift from Obama to Hillary happened NOT because of her emotional outburst. It was probably just the cherry on a cake that had been baking for a long long time. The mainstream media's treatment of the first viable female presidential candidate has been

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Making the perfect pulao is a challenge for any cook. The important thing is the technique. The key is to perfectly cook every grain of rice - it should be soft, but also maintain it's perfect shape and not get all mushy.This recipe has few ingredients. No masala powders are used. A few whole spices are added to the oil, and this gentle flavor permeates through the whole dish. You can add a

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Watching Obama's victory speech, I literally stood up and clapped, and must admit - got a little teary eyed. It is an incredibly proud day for the United States of America - a day when thousands of caucus goers in a predominantly caucasian red state braved freezing winter temperatures to overwhelmingly vote for an African American democrat.Forgive my editorializing, but here are some of my

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This was the year when I..1) Finally took a break from work after four years2) Met the sweetest little boy (for the first time) and the most adorable little girl (after a long time)3) Got a glimpse into how blissful life can be when hanging out with my family4) Realized how much I still love Madras, and how fabulous it continues to be5) Moved to the wild west leaving my cosy warm midwestern home

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Main Stream media (MSM) is inundating us with loads of top 10 blah blahs of 2007. I'm throwing my two cents in - yea sure, I'm not MSM, but, after all, Time did name me person of the year in 2006 right? There were many important people rocking our world all through the year, but to me, there were two that truly touched my life. They lifted my spirits, gave me hope, and my life would have been

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Nothing can beat the taste of cakes and cookies that you bake at home. I don't bake as often as I would like to, as almost every tempting recipe has eggs in it. Thats why I jumped at the opportunity to try out Giada's Italian chocolate sandwich cookies.I did not have polenta or cornmeal, and so I just used all purpose flour. According to the reviewers, the cornmeal made the cookies too gritty, so

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We have to add today to the list of those terrible days that we can never ever forget - the days that change the future of our world in tragic ways - the kind of day that makes you look at the previous night with incredible fondness, when life was much less complicated just a short eight hours ago. This is a day when we mourn the loss of hope, and grieve for the souls who have departed

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I usually go about my day with an I-am-quite-happy-I-am-me look. But today, after a long time, I felt an intense stab of jealousy. Just as I was heading out of the hotel, on my way to another drab day at the office, I saw a big group of people standing in line at the hotel lobby. They were on their way to a cruise and were checking in or doing whatever it is that lucky cruise goers do at hotel

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I kinda looked forward to watching the just released movie - Atonement. I then changed my mind because -1) K is not big on watching epic romances, especially in the theater 2) I am trying to clean up my finances before the new year, and need to be frugal ($1 for renting the DVD in the library as opposed to $20 for movie tickets and popcorn) 3) Keira Knightly is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO effing thin. She has

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1) In every Southwest flight I board (where seat numbers are not assigned), there is ALWAYS someone occupying the aisle seat and pretending to be asleep so that no one will occupy the middle seat next to them2) The air hostess ALWAYS walks right past me during her trash collection rounds even though I desperately try to catch her attention and frantically wave my empty coffee cup at her. Why oh

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Sometimes, you read a book that gives you the goosepimples. Ten pages into the book, you know you are reading something timeless and incredibly wonderful. You do not look forward to finishing the book, just the way you regret the end of a great vacation. When you are away from the book, you cannot wait to get back to it. Sometimes, you read a book that seems to have been written just for you - it

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Sometimes I just...Love all the wonderful songs of the season and the memories they evoke..But hate it when said songs are endlessly played in every shop, every second of the day making you long for jan 2Love the cool deals in every store and the free pass to shamelessly self endulge...But hate the crass commercialismLove traditional stories about the resurgence of kindness and hope during this

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Take this word of advice from me - if any restaurant has a sign saying "Under new management", DO NOT GO THERE!We went to San Fran yesterday, to check out the Mind exhibit at the Exploratorium. It was not too bad, but I would recommend it to you, only if you plan to go with kids. K and I mustered up all the enthusiasm we could and had a pretty good time.And then disaster struck - in the form of

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You know you are in california when -1) Even the office vending machine offers healthy triscuits and 100 calorie snack packs2) You need sunglasses and high SPF lotion - in december3) A lean bicyclist overtakes you up an incredibly steep mountain slope when even your car engine has trouble coping4) The safety guide at your hotel includes instructions on what to do in case of an earthquake in

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I borrowed a recipe from cooks.com, and then modified it to incorporate classic Thanksgiving flavors. The lack of eggs does not detract from the cake one bit. I refrigerated the cake for about 3 days after baking, and then warmed a couple of slices in the microwave for about 30 seconds before eating. Ofcourse, it also tasted great straight out of the oven. Warm, sweet, decadent, and spicy, this

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I will not be updating this blog till monday. K and I decided that we could not face one more thanksgiving sitting quietly at home with nowhere to go, when the rest of the country is shut down and overdosing on family and turkey. So we picked the one place in the country that will be functioning no matter what......Las Vegas!!!! We are going with great expectations. I have promised K that my

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1) Which of the two leading characters in Saawariya is more mentally disturbed?a) Ranbir Kapoor's Rajb) Sonam Kapoor's Sakeena2) Which of the following two is the stupidest thing Sonam's character does?a) Falling in "love" with Salman (without having a clue about him) and waiting on a bridge with an umbrella every night for himb) Spending every moment every night with Ranbir, cultivating a weird

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I took a long break from Sharukh Khan's movies. It happened shortly after Kabhie kushi kabhie gham. I was tired of his hamming, tired of over dressed heroines wearing chiffon saries and bra-style blouses, and sick of the Yash chopra chorus going "aaahhhhaaaaa" in the background. And then, I watched Chak de India, and I felt a renewed connection with Sharukh, almost as intense as one during his

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I used to be a major addict of the Food Network (FN) channel. With FN, I could visit houses and restaurants all across the country. I could celebrate each month of the year, with something special from FN - sweets for Valentines day, Tailgating party ideas, summer barbeques and ofcourse, Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas cookies. But two things did it for me, and I had to say goodbye - Olive oil

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Maureen Dowd (my one-time-fav and current-not-so-fav NY times columist) has this weird Hillary fixation. So I was pleasantly surprised to see her column today. In addition to the lack of her customary anti-Hillary rants, her column summarized very precisely the problem that Hillary faces. This is the very same issue I was ranting about in a previous post . Check out the link here, its really well

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Oscar fishing movie makers have come up with what-they-think-is a magic formula -1) Have a few parallel story lines. Definitely a minimum of three. Interconnection between the story lines is strictly optional. Extra points if at least one of the stories is based in another continent.2) Somehow, work a burning current social/political issue into the storyline. Good topics include –a. Racial

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If you are craving for some good ol fashioned fries, but afraid of the calories and the time and effort, this is a really cool recipe. I used a massive russet potato, but you can substitute with a few smaller potatoes. Make sure the dhaniya jeera powder is super fresh. This recipe will go great with rotis and dhal as well.Ingredients -Potato - 1 huge russet potato, or 3 medium sized onesOil - 1

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Much has changed in this world. Women have made great strides in the workplace, in virtually every field. They are no longer considered an unnecessary addition to the workplace, and people no longer accuse women of having somehow denied a man somewhere his job. But does this mean its all roses for women? Definitely not.Women had to fight the domesticity factor in the last century - they had to

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I am totally spoiled for veggie food choices in the Bay area. I want to spread the word, so, you are going to read a lot of restaurant reviews from now on. And its ok if you dont live in the Bay area. Hopefully, this blog should come as a handy reference when you visit, or, you could get inspired and try some of the fantanstic dishes at home.We went to the Dosa Place for dinner last night. The

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I know...every time I write about a movie, I end up bitching about it. I really cannot help it. Trashy masala adi-dhadi movies are one thing. But the really bad ones are the movies that try to convey a "strong social message" but instead end up preaching the entirely wrong things.I watched two such movies this weekend.Katradhu Thamizh...So this is what Thamizh heroes try to do if they want to

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So last night, hubby and I were spending some quality time together on the couch, analyzing the dems debate. Just as I finished declaring my solidarity with Dennis Kucinich (he is a vegetarian and now has also announced on national television that he has seen a UFO!!!), the couch rocked. I immediately looked at the hubby in accordance with marriage law 1 "your spouse is the usual suspect for any

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It took me many years, and I finally nailed it today. I made a wonderful cup of tea. The recipe is really simple, you just need the right ingredients and you can find all this in your neighborhood Indian grocery store.Indian tea - I used the Tajmahal brandCardamom seeds - You can either use the whole crushed pods, or buy a packet of seeds (with the green pods already removed)Milk - Preferably

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I had a big smile on my face as i read this sentence from the NY times' article today about Bobby Jindal elected as the Louisiana governor) -"The younger Jindal, growing up in Baton Rouge, was not expected to come home from school with anything less than 100 on tests"(American politics note for my mom - Governor is the equivalent of our chief minister, and Bobby is the first Indian-American to be

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I got yelled at for reviewing Unnaale Unnaale. Its so 3-months-ago complained my friends and family. But I really cannot change. Time stands still in my world. I refuse to believe in expiration dates for analyzing long forgotten movies. I dont go trolling for oldies, they just end up in my field of vision, then I start watching, and before long, I cannot get the movie out of my head.I ended up

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It is one of those classic conundrums - does Sada perpetually look pissed off because of the kind of the roles that she is offered, or is she offered these roles because she looks perpetually pissed off?Anyway, she takes to the role of an angry Jaanu like fish to water. Little can be said for the rest of the cast of Unnaale Unnaale (oh, this post is a movie review by the way). I'm still confused

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I threw a bunch of ingredients together and ended up with this incredibly flavorful dish. Its important to drizzle the dressing on the salad just before serving, because, you definitely want to taste the distinct flavors of the crunchy sprouts and veggies, and also enjoy the tangy taste of the dressing. The inspiration for this recipe is of course bhel puri, i just tried to get

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I'm moving on to bigger and better things. Then why the heartache? A cosy not-so-little suburb near Chicago was my home for the past four years. I loved it. The dreary gray winters, the searing summer heat, the incredible loneliness of saturday evenings....for some reason, I loved the place inspite of all these, and maybe even because of all these. Maybe it was the gorgeous forest preserves. The

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There are neighborhoods in the Silicon Valley fondly referred to as Gandhinagar. This weekend, I could see why. The Blockbusters and Kay jewellers were replaced by "Sur sangeet music and dvd", and "Something-ji jems and jewels". We walked to komala vilas at 8:30 am for some hot filter coffee accompanied by MS Subbulakshmi's Vishnu Sahasranamam. For lunch and dinner, it was a literal embarrassment

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I am not an atheist. Really (though for some reason, my friends and family seem to think I am)I grew up listening to my family preach the principles of Advaitha - it all made perfect sense -* You get good or bad things based on your karma* Your next life time is determined by your good deeds in this life time* So really, just be good, and suck it up and pay for your past misdeeds* And sometime in

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Its a dawn of a new era....free speech that is truly free! For many years, NY times restricted access to articles by some of it's most important columnists via a subscription only service - times select. NY times has finally figured that there is one thing people truly expect from anything online - free stuff. So, they are offering access to the likes of Maureen Dowd, without the annoying Times

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"aaga moththam sangeetham unakku saapadu maadhiriya?illa, sangeetham enakku swaasam maadhiri"This is one of my favorite dialogues from Sindhu bhairavi. It totally struck a chord with me. I am obsessed with music. You cannot tell this by looking at my (non-existent) CD collection, or my humble 2gb walkman/SonyPod. Music is in my heart, my head and truly in my swaasam. Its presence is so powerful,

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Ok, this is really more like a review of one song in the movie - Sanjaram seiyyum kangal. For the past 2 days, this is the only song I have listened to during my drive to and from work. About 40 times to be precise.Promise to self and more importantly my blog readers - I WILL NOT BITCH ABOUT MADHUSHREE IN THIS POST (though there is enough material, just in the context of this song) Well, I'll

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I spent the past week floating in a wonderful haze of euphoria, all thanks to three amazing songs by Harris Jeyaraj in Bheema.Enadhuyirey Enadhuyirey - This is in the munbe va genre - slow, melodious, romantic. Nikhil Mathew is soulful. Sadhana Sargam's thamizh is surprisingly better than usual, but the song would have been even better if Harris had used Shreya. I checked out the singers on Raaga

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Puliyodharai is one of the most loved south indian foods. I did not have all the ingredients, but desperately craved its incredible tangy taste. So, I took my friend's recipe and made a few changes. The result was pretty good. Having run out of cashews and peanuts, I used boiled black channa instead. It sounds unusual, but goes very well with the rest of the ingredients, and ofcourse, it is a

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It really is quite gradual. You find yourself getting some alone time cos maybe the man is travelling or busy at work. And then you slowly progress through the following three phases -Phase 1 - When you bemoan the lack of company and do the following to cope -1) Watch Sex and the city reruns, cry your eyes out watching the I heart NY episode and console yourself thinking you are as cool and

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And why would it not? I am logging in less frequently than even my loyal readers. The widely read ones are obviously the frequently updated ones. And i find myself unable to update my blog. Is it because I am super busy? Not really, i do have a few things going on, but not to the point where I cannot find 10 minutes to rapidly key in three paragraphs of text. No....the real reason is, i find it

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It all started with hubby (who can be loved dearly just for his impeccable taste in thamizh music) playing Vijay's famous vadu maanga song in the car. I got hooked (sorry, as always, i am the last thamizhian on the planet to catch up with superhits). I used to be a big fan of Vijay in song sequences. My crush started right from the o pyari panipuri days. My sis is even better...she discovered his

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WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IF YOU HAVE NOT READ/NOT FINISHED READING HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!At first, I could not understand why people wanted to write reviews for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, after reading the book, I understood why. Having read something

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It was a moment of sheer unadulterated decadent joy...opening my postbox and finding a grubby box from Amazon. I opened the box, and held the treasured work of art in my hands....the journey has been soooo worth it...all the days of waiting and wondering. I have quarantined myself from the rest of the world for the past two days, not reading the news and protecting myself from spoilers. It is

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I am all set. Having watched Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix and re-read Harry Potter and the half blood prince, I can't wait till saturday! We went to the theater, and for the first time, I watched American kids act like Thamizhians during a thalaivar movie. They started applauding when the lights first dimmed, cried and cheered when Neville Longbottom figured out a little magic, and

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There is a lot going on in my personal life...I do not want to bore you with the details just yet, but, things are very busy. Just thinking about the list of things that I need to get accomplished both at work and at home makes me want to drop dead out of sheer exhaustion. Most of my fatigue is due to the workings of my mind.....I am simply tired. I wish I didnt have so many miles to go before i

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Take a look at Rajni's heroines.....Shriya already looks a little tired and paavum during the Sivaji premiere. Meena is as pretty as ever but ...er...looks kinda...healthy?!And then...I saw someone's photo, i thought she looked fabulous, and then i had to rub my eyes and pinch myself before looking at the photo again..Its SRIDEVI!!! i've always been a big fan of her, she still ranks number 1 in

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Because I read the book. And the book had a few pictures of Danny and Marianne, and i cannot get these images out of my head. I see the joy in Marianne's eyes as she dances with Danny wearing her white wedding dress trimmed with roses. I see Danny's dashing sunny smile and wonder how different the world could have been if we have more journalists with a heart as mighty as his.I then look at the

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Open message to Barack Obama -I really like you. I have been rooting for you right from 2004, after your speech during the democratic national convention. I love the fact that you have an African father and an American mother, that you grew up with copies of the Bible, Quran, and the Gita in your house. I admire you for opposing the war right from 2002. I believe you can be a great president.So,

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I quietly coast along everyday, my work and my lifestyle choices have left me with very few opportunities to interact with people. I kinda dont mind that - i have always been a loner on some level. And then there are days, when even the few conversations i have are unbearable. Today, a lady called. I dont want to go into the details but the bottom line is, she needed my help. She calls me and

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I feel a great sense of responsibility as i write this review. I have just witnessed a historic event - the coronation of the emperor, the greatest star in the history of Thamizh, Indian, Asian, and most definitely world cinema. Is my praise excessive? Na.... watch Sivaji and you would probably agree.Sivaji marks a historic departure from the political and emotional ghosts that have haunted

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Shelled soya beans (edamame) are said to be really good for health - they are a great source of protein, and all the good stuff... It can be lightly boiled and snacked on like peanuts, but the plain version didnt taste much of anything. So, i went back to an old favorite sundal recipe Ingredients - Frozen Edamame - 1 cupChopped cilantro - 2 tbspSalt - 1 tspTurmeric powder - 1/4 tspBroken red

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My dad (with a lot of irony in his voice) : "So sivaji gets released and all the poverty and corruption in India will somehow get taken care of?"Me: "ofcourse Daddy. Anna vandha thamizh naadum amerikkaaa"...And i was only half kidding. Somehow, I've almost become a believer, there is something about Rajni that transforms everyone. Rajni fans are everywhere. You cannot dismiss them as simple

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June is all that and more to me. I guess everybody feels this way, there is something special about the month that you celebrate your birthday. I tried to pretend for a few days that my birthday doesnt matter, i'm too old to celebrate and all that blah... But i realized i was lying to myself. My birthday does matter a lot to me. And i am really grateful to all the people in my life who made the

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