Super is Super!

ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ... directing a movie after a span of 10 yrs, had itself created waves in sandalwood! As always, there is always something new and different tag attached to his movies. With the very same expectation me too had been to watch the movie.

The film starts like a documentary (narrated by Yograj Bhat) which is quite astonishing! Followed by the title which highly demonstrates ಉಪ್ಪಿ's creativity... As you are realizing the wit in the title, impulsively you see a message on the screen "After 20 years"!! So, the picture starts with flash-forward! :D Karnataka, in 2030...Only ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ can think this uniquely...The visualization is simply superb. Nice to see ಸ್ವಚ್ಛ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು and vidhana souda being surrounded by multi-storey buildings!

The highlight of the movie is ಉಪ್ಪಿ's screen-play and dialogue. The movie limns the current corrupt political system. There is a flash-back within a flash-back! Juz like a complicated if-else loop in C programming! ;) The concept of two stories which goes hand-in-hand is something different and you should be quick enough to grasp the switch-over! The dialogues are thought provoking!

The music may not be melodious but still foot-tapping. The first time I heard the song ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಪಟ್ಟೆ, I burst to laugh!! :D

Looks like entire ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ's family has contributed to the film. Not many know that his parents are one among the key characters... and I really appreciate ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ for lending her voice to one of the character in the movie.

The bottom line is that "Only ಉಪ್ಪಿ can make the viewers to put on their thinking cap even after stepping out of the theater"!!

The Alarm!!!

गुनगुनाती हैं यह हवा ....गुनगुनाता है गगन..... गा रहा है यह सारा आलम....

        ...Thatz my alarm tone for this week!! As usual, I snoozed it and was wondering how annoying a machine could be, and who on the earth invented this??? Click here to read the story behind the invention of alarm clock!

I usually keep changing my alarm tone/song for two reasons:

• The primary reason, of course, to incentivize myself to wake-up in good state of mind! But then I understood however melodious the song is, the moment you assign it as an alarm tone, it transforms itself to a pesky tune! :P
• The secondary reason is, if that tone is assigned for a long duration, I develop a sort of aversion towards that song!

The fact is, how much ever you lure yourself, these ALARMs neither brings a smile on ur face nor cheers you to start the day.  
 

Few quotes on Alarms :p

• “A mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep”
• “Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.”
• “You will find the key to success under the alarm clock”

 You can bookmark this page for online alarm!!! http://onlineclock.net/ 

On an ending note, I thank god for gifting me two lovely Alarms, ಅಮ್ಮ and ಅಣ್ಣ  :D, They make sure that I get up on time!!!!!!

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ಕಾಣದ ಕಡಲಿಗೆ ಹಂಬಲಿಸಿದೆ ಮನ
ಕಾಣಬಲ್ಲೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಕಡಲೊಳು
ಕೂಡಬಲ್ಲೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ || ಕಾ ||

ಕಾಣದ ಕಡಲಿನ ಮೊರೆತದ ಜೋಗುಳ ಒಳಗಿವಿಗಿಂದು ಕೇಳುತಿದೆ
ನನ್ನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯು ತನ್ನ ಕಡಲನೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸಿ ಸುರಿಯುತಿದೆ
ಎಲ್ಲಿರುವುದೋ ಅದು ಎಂತಿರುವುದೋ ಅದು
ನೋಡಬಲ್ಲೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಕಡಲನು ಕೂಡಬಲ್ಲೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ || ಕಾಣದ ||

ಸಾವಿರ ಹೊಳೆಗಳು ತುಂಬಿ ಹರಿದರೂ ಒಂದೇ ಸಮನಾಗಿಹುದಂತೆ
ಸುನಿಲ ವಿಸ್ತರ ತರಂಗ ಶೋಭಿತ ಗಂಭೀರಾಂಬುಧಿ ತಾನಂತೆ
ಮುನ್ನೀರಂತೆ ಅಪಾರವಂತೆ
ಕಾಣಬಲ್ಲೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಅದರೊಳು ಕರಗಲಾರೆನೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನ || ಕಾಣದ ||

ಜಟಿಲ ಕಾನನದ ಕುಟಿಲ ಪಥಗಳಲಿ ಹರಿವ ತೊರೆಯು ನಾನು
ಎಂದಿಗಾದರೂ ಕಾಣದ ಕಡಲಿಗೆ ಸೇರಬಲ್ಲೆನೇನು
ಸೇರಬಹುದೇ ನಾನು ಕಡಲ ನೀಲಿಯೊಳು ಕರಗಬಹುದೇ ನಾನು || ಕಾಣದ ||

ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ಅಮೇರಿಕ!!

ಈ  ಫಿಲಂನ ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಲ ನೋಡಿದ್ದಿನಿ ಅಂತ ಒಂದು ಹಂತದ ತನಕ ಲೆಕ್ಕ ಇಟ್ಟಿದೆ, ಆದ್ರೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಸರ್ತಿ ನೋಡಿದೀನಿ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಈಗ ಲೆಕ್ಕ  ತಪ್ಪಿ ಹೋಗಿದೆ! ಬಹುಶ  30+ ಅನ್ಸುತ್ತೆ! ಇವತ್ತು ಈ ಫಿಲಮ್ನ ಮತ್ತೊಂಮ್ಮೆ ನೋಡಿದ ಮೇಲೆ, ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬರಿಯದೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಇರೋಕೆ ಆಗಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಕಾರಣ ಅನೇಕ, ಬಹುಶ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರಿದ ಮೊದಲ ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ  :)

ನನಗೆ ಯಾವಾಗಲು ಈ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಗ್ರಹಣ ಮತ್ತೆ ಚಂದ್ರ ಗ್ರಹಣದ ನಡುವೆ ಗೊಂದಲ ಇರುತಿತ್ತು ... ಅದು ಬಗೆಹರೆದಿದು ಈ ಫಿಲಂನ ನೋಡಿದ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ, ಹೇಗೆ ಅಂತೀರಾ??  ಈ  ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಫಿಲಂ title-chord ಶುರುವಾಗೋದು ಹೀಗೆ "ಭೂಮಿ ಮತ್ತು  ಸೂರ್ಯನ ನಡುವೆ ಚಂದ್ರ ಬಂದಾಗ....." so I started relating the definition of the eclipse to the three core characters of the film ;) (ಸೂರ್ಯ, ಭೂಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶಶಾಂಕ್ )

ಇನ್ನು ಇದರ one-liners, ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಬೇರು ಮುಖ್ಯನ ಅಥವಾ ರೆಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯನ ಅನ್ನುವ ಸ೦ವಾದ, concept of brain-drain, ದೇಶಾಭಿಮಾನ ಎಲ್ಲವು ನಮ್ಮ ಯೋಚನಾ ಲಹರಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ!

ಹಾಗೆ ಇದರ ಹಾಡುಗಳು, ಅಬ್ಬ! ಇದರ craze ಹೇಗಿತ್ತು ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಮಧ್ಯ ರಾತ್ರಿಲಿ ಎದ್ದಾಗಲು ಈ ಹಾಡುಗಳೇ ಗುನುಗುತ್ತಿತು...ಬರಿ ಸಂಗಿತವಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಅದರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮನಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತೆ.

ನನ್ನ fav dialogues/ಸಾಲುಗಳು:

• ಬಾನಲ್ಲೇ ಓಡಿದರು ಮೇಘ...ಮಳೆಗೂ ಮಣ್ಣಲ್ಲೇ ಜಾಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೂ ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೂ ಸೇತು...ಮೌನ ಮೌನದ ನಡುವೆ ಮಾತು....
• ನೆನಪೆಂದರೆ ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲ ಛಾಯೆ....
• ಇರುವುದೆಲ್ಲವ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಇರದುದರೆಡೆಗೆ ತುಡಿಯುವುದೇ ಜೀವನ...
• ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಮನಸು ಮನಸಿನ ನಡುವೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಸೇತುವೆ ಇದ್ದಿದರೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿರೋದು...
• Excuse me... ನೀವು ನನ್ನ ಸೀಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕುತಿದ್ದಿರ ;)

ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾಕಾಲ ನೋಡ ಬಯಸುವ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನಾಟುವ, ಸಂದೇಶದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಮನೋರಂಜನೆಯೂ ಸಹ ನೀಡುವ  ಚಿತ್ರ  ಅಮೇರಿಕಾ ಅಮೇರಿಕ!! Hats off to ನಾಗತಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಕರ್, ಮನೋಮೂರ್ತಿ, ರಮೇಶ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹೇಮಾ  :)

Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbal_-xv1k8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG32Qhs_9_k

ನಿನ್ನಂತ ಅಪ್ಪ ಇಲ್ಲ ;)

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it!!! ~ Clarence Budington Kelland

Looks like I and the author of this quote have father of similar nature!!! Not exaggerating but true... Few are people, who talk less and act more...and I am lucky to have a wondrous father!!!

Happy Father's day ಅಣ್ಣ... [oh yeah, thatz how I address my father ;) ]

PS: Thought to ponder upon "Do we really need a specific day to greet a father?!!" 

The vantages of riding!

It all started when the travel time consumption was 12.5% of a day!! I had strongly made up my mind not to depend on the company transport any more... With a strong opposition, I started commuting to office in my new " black scooty streak" [yeah right, if not a black santro, let me at least own a black scooty streak :P]

People always drop their jaw when thy come to know that i am riding from one extreme end of the city to an other extreme end. But, its also true that when you really like doing certain things, neither the complexities involved nor the disadvantages appear to be prominent.

Apart from the flexibility it offers, here are few thing that I would like to share about the vantages of riding ....

1. Firstly, let me say something about the "riding survey", yes, thatz how I decided to buy scooty streak :P . The signal at junction is the right place for performing a riding survey... If the person next to you owns a vehicle of your choice, why not conduct a survey??? Inquire about the mileage, performance... etc etc
2. Evoke you hobbies:

• Am i sounding crazy?? not really ... Following are some photos that I captured while riding :)

• Also, listen to the music of your choice, it makes your ride more pleasurable :) hmm... how about giving a bit of work to your vocal chords??? wow...Juz like a bath-room singer you can be entitled to the "riding singer" title too...

3.Time management while riding:

• Plan the work that has to be done for the day, It could be a reminder mail, a meeting invite, MOM whatever!!! In a way, riding keeps you more organized.
• "Is your after office hours discussion (office politics/gossip :P) consuming the quality time that you spend at your home? If yes," Talk when you ride" hahaha, an inverse ideology of "Walk when you talk" !!!
  Disclaimer: " Talk when you ride" concept is subjected to risk, please be aware of the risk before you follow ''

4. Psst...Riding is also a platform to vent out your frustration!!
5. Interaction with unknowns: A waving kid in a school bus, or an old man who transforms to a traffic police to cross the road...will always leave a smile amidst the tension. :)

6. Over and above, you can judge a person based on how he rides/drives!!! Juz give a thought about it :D

Having an elder sister, is like having two mothers of different generation.... Trust me, they easily understand a mother's thoughtful thought and the younger ones contemporary thought as well!! In short, u can juz say they are the perfect interface!! ;)

Many a times, the significant amount of experience she owns, makes the path you traverse, crystal clear and trouble free...

Here are the collection of a my fav quotes on sister:

1. Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five... :D:D
2. What's the good of news if you haven't a sister to share it?
3. A sister smiles when one tells one's stories - for she knows where the decoration has been added.
4. My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time. "How true!!"
5. If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater.
6. I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.

And here comes the lovely one...

"You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories."

hmmm... now you know why we are awake the whole night! ;)

My patience in this autumn, is my belief in the spring!

Life is all about chasing dreams. The moment you accomplish a dream, there lies an other bigger and a meatier dream. No matter you succeed or fail keep the tempo... and have patience!!!

 
Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen...

Give me some sunshine
Give me some rain
Give me another chance
I wanna grow up once again!!!!

Hobby#2: Photography

This hobby became more aggressive the day I was gifted a Digital Camera!!!! I was restless until I explored all the features!

To me, photography is an art of observation. It is all about finding something interesting in an ordinary place...and I also believe that a picture express more than words [:)]

Hobby #1: Quotes

Collections of quotes is one of my hobby. Probably, I think my granny played a vital role for me to develop this hobby.... She had one or the other quotes (ಗಾದೆ) befitting a situation!!!!

One quote that haunted me, rather keeps haunting me is:

"Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans"

How true ಅಲ್ವಾ !!!!