Slumdog

I caught this movie last night.

It was good. Deserved all its awards - including best musical score.

There's something about taking "raw" actors and putting them in a film that appeals to me. Hence I liked City of God too.

Everyone who has watched this has said it was good. Go catch it! We can discuss the film after!

Toxic Friends

I have been thinking about this issue of toxic friends a lot recently.

We all have them, whether by choice or not.

You know, these are the ones who take more than they give, may be a bad influence in your life, who burden you with their problems, who simply, are bad for you. You just know that they are bad for you.

Why do we still hang around these toxic people? Well one reason could be because there has been no impetus – the thought might have crossed your mind, but you just never mustered the effort to push them away.

Or, they recently became toxic. Or they are part of this group of other non-toxic people that you hang out with. The reasons are numerous.

One new category of toxic friends are those people who are actually good people. But because of how you treat them, or maybe you have a romantic interest in them, they become bad for you – they make you distance yourself away from how you should be as a person.

I have come to the realization that 2009 must be the Year of Me. That I need to make myself a good person and bring joy to those around me. And step one, is to cut out all these toxic friends (well, at least those that I know off anyway).

Mess with Your Brain!

Taken from the Boston Globe.

He's Just Not That Into You

Caught this movie last night. Be forewarned - it is NOT a good date movie. However, it is a good laugh-at-yourself, dating guide for single people. I think the cinema last night was mainly single people anyway.

Acting was not the best, but the storyline held it together. I would strongly recommend the movie.

Perhaps, after it, you can tell me which character you relate mostly to?

Humans are Stupid

We want what we can't have. And will bend over backwards to get them.

We want what is unsuitable for us. And contort ourselves to fit.

We want what others have. Even if its not for us, or may not suit us.

We grab what we think we want. Even if we don't want it actually. Only to have to find a way to dispose of it later.

We don't treasure what we have. And take things for granted.

We don't know we need it. Till its no longer there.

We gripe about losing things. Even though we might not have wanted it towards the end.

We sit in this vicious cycle. And get lost in it. Repeat ad nauseum.

Humans can be stupid.

A Clothing Line in Brooklyn

What do you see?

Photo courtesy of YJ Puk-Baker

Always Check Your Child's Homework!

(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day)
Dear Mrs. Jones,
I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer.
I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit.
I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room,
and that several people were fighting over who would get it.
Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole.
It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.
From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith

Funny

Funny

Here are some nice Dilbert's one liners..:

1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.

2. A friend in need is a pest indeed.

3. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

4. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.

5. When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

6. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train..

7. Born free, taxed to death.

8. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

9. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

10. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

12. It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

13. I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork.

14. A printer consists of 3 main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.

15. The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was the genius.

16. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.

17. In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

18. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?

19. Beat the 5 O'clock rush, leave work at noon!

20. If you can't convince them, confuse them.

21. It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end.

22. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

23. Hot glass looks same as cold glass. - Cunino's Law of Burnt Fingers

24. The cigarette does the smoking you are just the sucker.

25. Someday is not a day of the week

26. Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.

27. To Err is human, to forgive is not a Company policy.

28. The road to success.... Is always under construction.

29. Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.

30. In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.

…….and here's the best of the lot

31. All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive, fattening or in love with someone else

Benjamin Button

Went to watch this movie the other night. Must say, the acting by Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt was awesome. And the young Cate looked great (its all CGI though).

But 3 hours and a stiff neck later, you ask yourself, yes, it was an okay movie, but what was the point behind it all?

There was neither a message, nor action to make up for the lack of a message.

Makes one walk out feeling unsatisfied.

Random

I could survive for 1 minute, 6 seconds chained to a bunk bed with a velociraptor

Expected

When it is day to day, you can approach any situation with confidence, self-belief and faith, that you can close the deal.

But when it really matters, you become this blithering, blundering idiot.

Sigh.

Difference Between Ferrari and KIA

Ferrari

KIA

This cracked me up!

Moments of Weakness

We all have moments of weakness...

Where we depart from our usual rationalities, principles, codes of conduct... and give in to temptation, self-loathing, self-pity, anger, violence...

It just happens.

Its a good thing some people are there to catch you before you fall into it I guess.

Post Secret

I tell myself sometimes, that life is only as complex as we make it out to be.

Racist Funny

2 Beggars in London

Parvinder and Habib are beggars. They beg in different areas of London.
Habib begs just as long as Parvinder but only collects £2 to £3 every day.
However, Parvinder brings home a suitcase FULL of £10 notes, drives a
Mercedes, lives in a mortgage-free house and has a lot of money to spend.

A puzzled Habib asks Parvinder 'I work just as long and hard as you do but
how do you bring home a suitcase full of £10 notes every day?'

Parvinder says, 'Look at your sign, what does it say'?
Habib's sign reads 'I have no work, a wife and 6 kids to support'.

Parvinder says 'No wonder you only get £2- £3!!'

Habib says... 'So what does your sign say'?

Parvinder shows Habib his sign....


It reads, *'I only need just another £10 to move back to Pakistan '.

Funny

Interesting Reads

Credit to CowboyCaleb

16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me In School

30 Fascinating Cigarette Smoking Facts

My First Time

I did it for the first time last night. And the experience was worth every cent I paid for.

As promised, it was red, soft and velvety.

It was so comfortable that all I wanted to do was to sink myself in and let myself go.

As I was enveloped in its warmth, I felt my whole being relax and at one with the moment.

The action was brutal, guttural and soaked in raw testosterone.

Bodies soaked by the exertions, furrowed brows, groaning.

She was as beautiful as I thought she would be. A goddess, with pearl white skin that glowed in the darkness of the room.

Her smile, enchanting. Able to make men give up kingdom and country.

Towards the end, she shed tears. For reasons I know not.
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Red Cliff II at GV Gold Class was a great experience!

Attitudes

I think attitudes are very important.

This post is inspired by my brief conversation with the cleaning lady on my floor.

Basically, I had asked her if she had bought tickets for the $10million Hong Bao Draw. Her response? That she will never strike and hence won't buy.

I think the attitude to be positive and hence act to do things which seem to put one on the right track to move upwards is crucial. These acts may or may not bear fruit, but its better to have done them than to sit on one's ass and do nothing.

Unlike some lucky few, things don't always fall on our laps. We need to fight tooth and nail to get what we want.

Sure we might pick up some injuries along the way, but I would rather have tried and failed, than never to have tried at all.

So the next time someone complains to me that she has no friends, hates her job, is generally miserable, I will say that its her fault, for not having the attitude to take control and effect change in her life in the first place.