Dev D

A movie which has generated lot of hype for its boldness (depiction of modern Devdas and Paro). I found the movie to be pretty average and not something which i thought was exceptional (as my expectations had been set).

Well the best for me was the dance by 3 guys in the bar. The synchronization and steps were just too good. I would not have bothered if they had 15-20 mins time in the movie:)

They are the trio that breaks into groovy open-hand dances under frosty blue neon for the songs Nayan tarse and Pardesi. They are the Twilight Players, a group of three brothers from London. They seem to have performed with Michael Jackson, Madonna and Kylie Minogue.

Twenty-Twenty

Softnest gettogether

Finally we had a softnest get together after almost 4-5 months. First bachelors meeting where we did not have any bachelors:)

As usual Manoj took the pain of being the host for all of us (time that people like us should take up the role of hosts).

Tressa's idea of potluck was superb (though we ended up getting more than what was decided; still resulting in excess food). First time guest Ananya stole everyones attention.

Jins & Diana (with kidos) were missed; though an ISD call did make all of us feel his presence.

The topics as usual included Tin factory and Talisma, Pi etc.
One of the new topics was recession (well after all it did it not help us get some cheap Carona beer cans???), and alternate professions. Patti's tattu kada being everyones favourite alternate:)
It is always fun to catch up with the group, and this one was no less, time never seems to be sufficient when we all meet up. Not sure when the next one will happen, though eagerly looking forward to the next one.

Suryanamaskara

Started doing Suryanamaskara on daily basis. The last i did was Jan-March'07, post which i sprained my ankle while playing Basketball, and that was the end of Yoga.

Its good to be back doing Suryanamaskara and trying to get back into some physical fitness. I hope i can keep it continuing for long time (atleast thinking that i bought a yoga mat for this purpose).

Barbeque Nation

Today both of us were feeling lazy and were in no mood to cook food. We decided to go to Barbeque nation @ Indiranagar (almost after an year)

It being a Monday we were expecting a lesser crowd, but surprisingly all tables were occupied, and while inside the restaurant we could see people waiting outside for getting a table.

I felt that the quality and service has gone down from how it used to be earlier. For veggies, their was hardly anything great available (other than Potato and Paneer stuff). Also, the service seemed to be a rush. They were serving large quantity of items without asking (7 slices of Paneer served at one go!!! Phew.

Overall, we wanted to spend time talking peacefully. So, the food remained secondary and even though average, was fine.

Valentine Surprise

This one truly turned out to be a very interesting event. While i was packing up from office to home, the security handed over a card to me (well it was a working Valentines day). I was surprised as to who had sent me a card (but then it was easy to guess any time).

The handwriting in which the address was written was unfamiliar. Though i wondered as to who had sent it, it was obvious to me that it would be none other than my wife (and could guess the trick behind it - surprise card without identification).

However, even before i could open the card, on the back side it had my wife's company name written. I could not resist laughing on that sight. I wondered how strange it was that my wife left the company name behind the envelop when trying to keep the identity a secret (obviously i did not know anyone else in her company to send me a card).

I should confess that it was a lovely card, and it really touched my heart. When i met my wife later in the day, she tried denying that she had sent the card (not knowing that someone had written her company name on the back of envelop). After lot of discussion, i revealed that i knew the card was sent by her and that the envelop had her company name written behind.

It turns out that she had got another of her colleague to write the address (disguising the handwriting). Post that the post was given to the security to courier, and the security as part of routine process wrote the company name behind the envelop without my wife's knowledge.

So all the while when she thought it would be a surprise, it was open to me from start. My wife was so annoyed by what happened. However, at the end we both had a nice laugh on it.

The LIttle Miss Sunshine

Mugen special

'Mugen' derives its name from Japanese term meaning 'dream' or 'fantacy' in Japanese.

This restaurant at 100 feet Road, Indiranagar offers Thai, Indonesian & Chinese cuisines. It is a nice place where you can find delicious food.

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