no horror flicks for me anymore

The search for a perfect horror movie that would make me bite my nails off, alas, came to an end. I gave up. I simply was frustrated with all the horror flicks that I saw in order to give me a scare that I would remember for a long time. None of them were scary enough, infact they should be called comedies or costume dramas. Ofcourse there were moments here and there, when I did jump out of the seat. But none whose thoughts gave me shivers long after it was gone.

I remember while a kid, watching Nightmare in Elm street gave me sleepless nights. While watching Mr.India, I chewed half my white frilly frock during the scene where the guards jump into the red hot boiling liquid and their bones surfaced up. I had recurrent dreams of being shoved into the liquid. And my white frilly frock could not be ironed out straight! Gone are the days.

None of the recent movies give me such a thrill. Right form theExorcist to the Ripper, from Raat to Vastu Shastra, from The Ring to the I know what you did last whenever sort of movies. None. Infact, I had a hearty laugh while watching the Ring!

The only movie that I had hope on was The Shining. I wanted to see Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's 'eerie' novel starring Jack Nicholson. But I ended up watching the 1997 adaptation of the same by Mick Garris. I gasped only once during the entire movie. Only once. I was so dissappointed. I was under the impression at that time that Stanley Kubrick's might be different, and it won't disappoint me. But yesterday, I read a review about it and was so sorely disappointed to know that both the movies had the same plot, being the same novel's adaptation.

I am so sorely disappointed. so very much.

Smart City?for whom?

I read some articles about a Smart City to be set up in Kerala. The view of the masses has made this topic an interesting one to know about. This one in particular relects my view too. Surely the government should be developing the underpriveleged sections of the society, rather than developing the already developed. One just can't fool the public so blandly. On one hand the government gives away so many acres of land in the heart of a city to an international/foreign agency for free, while on the other they cheat the adivasis by denying any land for their development stating there is no land available. This shows the dubious standard of the Kerala Government and the politicians in particular. All I want to tell the government is Please dont use us, IT people, as a lame excuse to fill your pockets.

This long weekend...

I had a wonderful time. On saturday we went to six flags over georgia, yipeeeye! Will blog more on this next time. On friday evening I went to kohl's and did a good many shopping...clothes and more clothes for summer. I finally found the sun-glasses that suit my face. Its cute , but I only gotto wear it one day. The other days its been raining cats and dogs- no sunshine:(

On sunday I went to a mall in Boaz, shopped for more clothes in Eddie Bauer and Gap. Got some formal clothes and some things that I dont think I will ever wear, but the sale made me jump for them. I got a mouse for my lovely laptop and a DVD player too. I saw The Butterfly Effect and inaugrated my DVD player. It was too good, had a sense of dejavu.

On Monday I had been to my friends place. I saw Kya Kool Hai Hum. Another sh$#y movie. I helped him wash his car and we took pictures and all. I should say , I envy him so much. His place is simply wonderful. green everywhere, very scenic. I saw another movie-The Shining. It made me think why I watched it in the first place. A case of mistaken identity. It was Stephen King's not the one I was looking for. It was supposed to be scary, but except for a few instances, I never did get really scared.

Cluster-girl

Thats what I have named myself. I like it. Well, I happen to be incharge of a cluster in my job. I am the only one who uses it regularly. So if it goes down(I make it go down) I have to fix it. Simple it sounds, doesn't it? The first time my supervisor introduced it to me, I found it cute, and instantly made me want to know more, about the cluster ofcourse. Yesterday I had my first encounter with it alone. I had to reboot the head node with the other nodes and check for network connections. I took 2 hours for the job! Please don't doubt my skills here, I was commenting about how much time I wanted to spend with it. I went there again to check for file inconsistencies and fix them. After struggling a bit, I fixed it all right. The only thing I don't like is the trip down two blocks. Its physically situated in a place I dont like. My school. And then there is this nagging tension in my head that I wont get things right. I always want things done the right way in one go. Needless to say, this desire coupled with the tension, has always led me to achieve my goals. and today it helped make my little cluster fit and fine.

JetLag

Whew! Now I can finally declare that I am free from the clutches of jetlag. I must say that of all the trips I have made, this one in particular stressed me out a lot. Coupled with homesickness, it hit real hard.

I had been to my home in India for my sis's wedding. For 12 days. The days went by like a wind. a whirlwind. Let's call this a whirlwind trip. Just before my departure, I had my project submissions and a paper deadline. Till the previous afternoon, I was busy shuffling meetings and my job. To add to my fatigue,my Air India flight, true to its "world-class" service, got delayed by 9 hours!!! of which I had to spend 3 hours in a queue just to receive my damned boarding pass! I could only but pity myself. Divine help occured in the form of a friend, Hari. He had his friend and his family in New Jersey, where I spent the night and had a sumptous meal of dosas and sambar..mmmm. The halt in Paris, which was supposed to be for 2 hours, took 4 hours! So I finally land in Mumbai, temperature soaring at 35 degrees celcius. That very day I experienced jetlag. My poor eyes were striving to meet, but I valiantly struggled to keep them apart. The amount of work in a wedding house sure kept me awake but the fatigue never left me. The wedding photos and videos are proof to this. I should have looked as a bride's sister should have. But there I was: a sorry mass draped in pink! Aneways, the day before I left, the last of my relatives left, and the very day I was going to leave, my sis and her brand new family were there. I left at 3 in the morning. As you all must have known by now, I never got to spend time with "my" family. I felt as if I was a guest in my own house. I never got to enjoy the wedding, I deserved so much more happiness. The return journey was uneventful, Thank GOD!, except for a few nagging, noise-making machines(read kids).

For the next one week I was drained physically, emotionally and mentally. Jetlag plays here again. I had swollen feet, a backache coupled with a headache. There was fatigue, no doubt. I was disoriented, had drastic mood swings and used to spend a lot many hours cuddled up in my bed staring at the ceiling. How much I slept, I have no idea. But I sure know that I caused a lot of trouble to the few close, wonderful people I have here. I thank them so immensely for bearing all the tantrums that I threw.

Even though I am out of jetlag, homesickness hasn't yet left me. I cry regularly, if , only if I had spent a day more with my Papa, mamma and kukus...