UGADI Subhakaanshalu

To all the non-telugu ppl., that means UGADI greetings., in telugu of course ! I'll share with u some info bout Ugadi now.
UGADI is derived 4m the older name YUGA AADI ., which means begining of a new age. Its believed that Brahma., the god of creation started building the universe on this day.
UGADI is not only the start of the new year, it also welcomes the season of Spring and bids farewel to the cold winters., though it mite not be that apparent.
Like many of the other festivals., houses are cleaned., ppl get up early., bathe n dress up in new clothes ( wish Ugadi came more than once every year) and cook their traditional dishes. One special thing about UGADI would b the 'Ugadi pacchadi' which literally means pickle., but its kind of a strong., really strong tasting herbal mixture kind of thing. Its a mixture of Salt.,Jaggery( the sweet)., Tamarind(tangy).,Tender neem flowers(horribly BITTER!!!) and raw mango(sour). All these signify the different spices of life. Like it or not., life's not all sweet., although we'd all like it that way.
Another important thing that's done today is listening to the Pachangam. Its the calender of the new year and experts read it out and make predictions about rains., crops ., climates etc.
Its believed that what you do today., is gonna affect you the rest of the year and you'll probably be good at it the rest of the year. So ppl try., i mean,. TRY to do good things 2day like study., get ur early.,not spend too much money or try not to fight much., and u know ., all the other nice things. So., all of you do somethin nice 2day., anything ! Wish u all A HAPPY UGADI and a really happy new year.



Although i knew all this stuff., i just needed to cross check and the info courtesy is by http://www.udupipages.com/home/festival/ugadi.html

2day I'm gonna write about two very strong words. They're not foul words., not motivational words ,. not words of advice but words of expression of feelings. They're 'Thanks' and 'Sorry'.
I know.., u must b thinkin that these are probably the most heard words during the day. It's jus that many ppl dont really understand the real meaning of these words and their importance while saying them and those who hear them, hear it so often that u can almost say that these words have really lost their value. Look at it in my point of view, and may b u can understand wat I'm tryin to say.

When somebody says thanks to you, or thanks you for something u've done, they're not just happy on the inside., they're very happy and grateful enough to say it out loud. It also means that you shud b happy with yourself to have made somebody so happy. Thanks is for expressing your gratitude to somebody who's done somethin nice 4 u., but it has become merely a word of formality. Ppl say thanks so that the other person doesnt think wrong of him/her., or it just comes out by instinct. I mean., did u ever notice how this flow of words occur very fast ., like somebody gives u a gift or wishes u., then u say thanks and they say dont mention it or somethin like that. It doesnt really come out of the heart.

Now, when u hear the word sorry, thats definitely truble for somebody. Sorry is the word to express sympathy, pity, or regret., mostly in the case of regrettin doin something. I understand., we're all humans., we all make mistakes., but I've seen cases where ppl keep makin mistakes or hurt ppl and then say sorry ., and this routine happens everyday. These kind of ppl surely must have lost the meaning n value of the word sorry. Just think., y say sorry if u were careful enuf in the first place? I don say that I don make mistakes., everybody does., just that a few seconds of right thinking will spare the other person the grief and u will probably not have to go thru the guilt trip.

One poin that has to be discussed here is., shud friends of family members be saying thanks or sorry to each other. These words when said to a friend or family or anyone close., are said to give a feel of kind of a formal relation between the two and may b., in rare cases embarrassment too. I will almost agree with it but at the same time have this feeling that whenever u really feel like thanking somebody for something., or apologizing to anybody.,or anything else 4 that matter., dont listen to ur head., listen to you heart. Do what's right. SAY IT !!! And to those ppl (that includes me too) who say ' no thanks and sorries in friendship'., sometimes ppl wanna say a lot of things and they can't., these two words can mean it all., it doesnt hurt to listen.,so just let them say it.

My Buddies.,

I'm sooo comfortable with the whole blogging thing and the blogworld that I wanna put my whole life on my blog., as much open n candid as possible and stretch my 'introvertish' attitude to its limit.I've been blogging 4m a pretty long time n I've never told u ppl about my friends. Bad on my part. I think I'll start with my buddies from school.
I've got only this pic with all 6 of us., its pretty old., probably 8 years old. Coz after that., all 6 of us get to meet rarely coz somebody is always busy. So here goes.,
From the left to right.., its Siddharth in Red., then me., then Chaitanya., Anirudh., Arjun Pal and Gautam. There's a reason y I'm writin bout them suddenly. I'm gettin to know these guys a lil better recently, which shud hav happnd way back in school., but glad anyways. In school we grew up as a all boy group., carefree., fun fun and more fun. I'm quite surprised that none of us ever had any problems !! Actually., that mite b the reason that some of are still kids in our heads. Not being around girls has also makes us a feel lil confused n shy n uncomfy among new ppl.

So here's a short intro bout everybody:

Siddharth ( Sid ) : The calculated guy. He had small problems with the plans he had with his acads but he made sudden changes and made it all work out really well. The most dignified ., but also the most out-of-control guy in our group. He knows his priorities well and does not get carried away that easily against his will. A real hard worker., atleast after school. He was a crazy ass in school., now he's better., he's just an ass :P I must say the only romantic guy and the only guy in real romance in our group...., yet ;)

wat I like about him: He's always been the 'different thinker' in our group. He's quite adaptive in new situations.

wat change i wud prob'ly like in him : Not much I guess., i neva used to like northies 4 some reason.,but he's too good not to like him 4 such silly reasons.

Next is me., next to me is

Chaitanya ( Chaitu ) : I really never knew this guy that well all these years coz we talked very lil although we spent a lot of time 2gether. We always had clashing interests n tastes. Now as I get to know him little by little., i realize that he's a pretty matured but radical thinker. Not that he does things in haste., his thinking's a lil radical but he knows wat he's doing and looks like he'll bring heaven n earth 2gether to make it. I remember he used to lie a lot to all of us to keep interestin chat goin on :P

wat I like in him : He's almost always calm n composed. U'd never guess the problems this guy has behind his placid appearance.

wat change i wud prob'ly like in him : He's an open minded guy but a lil stubborn in his opinions., which is good most of the time., but u shud always b open to changes.

Anirudh ( Anni ) : Sweet inside ., ruff outside. Very stubborn ., unless u know how to break his will., and that ., I do know very well ;) I've seen so many extreme sides of this guy that i cudnt come to one conclusion bout wat kinda guy he is. He's always been my punchbag. I've been beating him up as long as we've been friends. even after spending close to 8 years with him., its been hard to understand him.

wat i like bout him : He's a damn good hard worker., i know that 4 sure., also a really caring guy., he doesnt show it though.

wat change i wud prob'ly like in him : He's got a few new habits that i'd like him to get rid of.Not coz i don like them.,but becoz that he's a gr8 guy and he doesnt deserve all that shit.

Arjun Pal ( Pal ) : My closest friend in this group. No offence to the other guys but i know him 4 the longest time., almost 11 years. We're two ppl with different tastes., diff attitudes., diff lifestyles but we think same. In these 11 years., i don remember even one occassion havin a tiff with him. We're such close and popular friends in school that once we made up a prank to fool everybody that we had a fight and only we both knew about it. BOY ! Did that create some stir in the school. MANY ppl includin a few teachers came up to us to find out wat really happened. We've been thru so many modes of life., we literally grew up together. He's the real grown up in our friends. How many ppl smoke and booze and have a girl friend in class VIII ? (not that all that stuff is good)

wat I like bout him : He's the real gutsy guy among all of us. The risk taker i must say. I appreciate that., not everybody can take a diff path and not turn back.

wat change i wud prob'ly like in him : Nothin much I guess., he's a lil stubborn in his own way.

Goutham ( goti ) : One of my closest friends ever !! Very senti n emotional., doesnt always show it out but its quite obvious. His love n affection 4 anybody is pure and there's no fake or show off AT ALL ! So., if u're one of those that he cares bout., feel lucky n proud that u are ! He was a very sportive., energetic and happy little guy in school. Sadly he's lost most of that now., but he's still my very close friend.

wat I like bout him : He's very caring sensitive and affectionate guy.

wat change i wud prob'ly like in him : He's very caring sensitive and affectionate guy.

I've found hundreds of new friends after school., but i still am with these guys coz they're really really nice ppl. We're all like family. We're as comfy with the others families n homes as we wud b with ours. They've all got new habits n a few small things that I don like., but hey., nobody's perfect. As long as they keep that stuff away 4m me., they're gonna b close to my heart.,

Most of us don really know why we celebrate HOLI ., but we do. I like that !
Ppl 4m all communities, religion, region., castes etc etc come 2gether to celebrate this. I like that !
Its a festival that kicks every rule about being neat., not playing in mud., not running out on the streets like crazy kids., not throwing disgustin stuff on each other a kick in their ass. I like that !
ITS A HOLIDAY !!! I like that ! ( who doesnt??? )
Its the only day u can escape ppl's wrath even after doin stuff to them like throwin them in a pool of color water or mud., blast eggs inside ur friends pants., hit strangers with wat baloons n stuff. I like that !
Colors are sometimes made with bad chemical crap n that can b real bad 4 us., thats the only thing I dont like.
I'm gonna stay indoors this time., coz I gotto take care of my skin n complexion too :D
But u can go out n have a blast n celebrate HOLI the way It's supposed to be !
Wat are u waiting 4 !!?? Get ur butt outside n blast ur friend with watever u got !!!

HAPPY HOLI !!!!!!!!

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WE were tryin to intro each other ., but it soon turned out to be a fun war of words

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My 100th post ..,

LONG POST..., BEWARE !!!

This is not a big award neither is my post a 'thank you speech'.,but this sure is a milestone for me. 100 is always a number to remember. I wanna use this post to remember some important ppl and a few posts that are spl to me.

How it all began: The first day of my final year in college, there were only 4 of us in my class. We were introducing ourselves to our new lecturure and he pointed to me and asked me if I had the habit of writing a diary. I told him that i'd like to., but nothin much interesting goes on in my life. To that, he replied " everybody's life's interesting in its own way, start writing and u'll know how much there is that goes on in ur life everyday". I was already inspired by one or two blogs which i'll mention soon. So i thought, y not an online diary. I'm not a guy that talks much, so putting my life open online was actually a scary thought. Finally one day, I decided to start created atleast 10 blogs and finally thought Blogger was the best for me and started my blog with a movie review.

My Blog Content: I finally had my own space on the internet. I decided to write my heart n mind out. Some personal stuff., some movie reviews and some personal opinion bout stuff that's happenin around me. For the first two months i had no readers, except for two or three ppl whom I'll mention too.,soon. But i never wanted to quit., i was happy with wat I was doing. Whenever I had somethin in my heart that i wanted to say out.,i was writin it out on my blog. That gave me so much peace. Here is somethin I wanted to follow and wat i wanted my blog to have. I did write so much personal stuff in my blog but still was aware of wat wud happen if the ppl in my life saw any criticism bout them coz not everybody wud b sportive to learn 4m criticism. So i never mentioned names., which........... is gonna change from now. I'm gonna be more open n candid 4m now onwards.

Blogs that inspired me: These are also blogs that I regularly go thru. Alekhya , Shahab , Archie, Anirudh,Pooza Mishra, Nidhi, Neetie, Karen and Alaysia. I go thru a lot of blogs but these are the ones that i've been following 4 a relatively long time.
Alekhya, Shahab and Anirudhs blogs feel so proffessional n good, that I cant really compare mine with them.
Pooza Mishra's blog is sure eyecandy.She inspired me to mess with the template and make it different 4m the usual.
Archie's blog is like a Big book.It's got so many sections bout her personal stuf., pics n videos., reviews.,jokes etc !
Nidhi and Neetie's blogs are filled with lots of fun and emotional stuff. Somethin i can relate to. N i've just made friends with them.Gr8 gals !
Karen and Alaysia are blogs that are a mixture of simplicity yet so amazingly interesting stuff at its best.
I didnt 4get my other blog friends., u can find them all in the list to the right. They're some really really cool blogs too.

My favourite Posts:
-This is spl to me coz its my first post.
-My first emotional post probably.
-My thoughts on how to Live Lyf., Love Lyf ,but how ppl are doin it wrong instead.
-Grow up India !
-Just b4 my Surgery.
-My Girlfriend...,
-Goodbye Already !?
-Somethings I hated bout Indian reality shows and I still do.
-My advice to my friends to 'Open up'.
-Confessions of a Demure mind., my mind.
-My Ideal lover.
-My advice to everybody on 'how to make life jussst a little better'.
-My Hate list.
-The only thing that is permanent is change.


My fav Blog Art: I usually put up pictures in most of my posts for those who'd b bored otherwise. If I don find relevant pics., i make some of my own. Here are a few of my favourites.






It's really sad that some of my closest friends dont read my blog., a few do read after a lot of persuation or blackmailing., some dont even after all that. But I cant blame them. Evrybody's got their own interests n tastes. I'm really really happy bout my regular blog friends and also the new bloggers that are showing up on my blog ., take pain to go thru my posts then take time to leave some wonderful comments. That means a lot to me. Thanks guys !!!

What you can expect to find in my blog in the future: I really dont see me stop bloggin in the near future. I wanna write more openly., more honestly, more frankly and if possible more importantly interesting. Hopefully., as time passes by., i'm gonna get wiser n smarter and 4m each day spent., learn something to make life a little better. I'd sure like to know what u guys want to see more of, in my blog.

Alekhya , Archie, Preetham, Nidhi, Neetie, HELL's Angel, Freak-Y, Teal, Sindhu, RON, Rose, Hudzie n all my new blog friends that are stoppin by to leave ur comments., thanks a lot guys. Its because of u n ur comments that i'm still goin on. Keep comin back.

How often n how many of u get pissed off when u make plans n they don work out ? I do ., everytime., everyweek ! It happens so often that i've stopped planning 4 things now. I'm tryin to b more spontaneous when it comes to making plans 4 goin out and boy is that working out well !!! Only such plans have worked out well for me.
So.., yesterday., i was at home watching the movie ' The National Treasure', which was a good movie by the way., I get a sms 4m kartik ," 5:15 at stop n go, 4m there to barista and then some roaming around.See ya". I wasn't asked bout the place or the time or anything ! Made up a plan just like that! I liked that ! So I was ready., so as usual we never went on time. We did stick to the second half of the plan though. Barista coffee house., in Jhills., a nice posh location. It was some place we didnt try out b4 and also cud expect a few cute gals to show up. We sat outdoors where there were a few cute girls and a lot more mosquitos. So went indoors and tried out all diff kinds of coffee. Obviously there was a lot of picture taking too.

After that we decided to go 4 dinner after a long drive coz the weather was cool n breezy after a long time. We went to this deserted place near a lake n talked 4 sometime, took more (crazy) pics. On our way to the restaurant., i saw dark clouds n lightning. Yesterday it was burning hot n now this !? I even expected some alien ships to come out of the clouds like in the movie 'Indepedance day'., but obviously nothin like that happened. Then near the restaurant., some picture taking., then a dinner buffet and then., yup.,u're rite., more picture taking ! It was raining cats n dogs n yeah ., also goats n pigs. First rains of this year.

What a relief ! I wanted to welcome the rain by drivin home in the rain but my dad didnt want me to. Crap !
I stayed overnite at Rohit's house with the rest of the guys. We talked bout stuff., and man ! did we talk !!! I was never with friends who talked so openely with each other b4. Good that i didnt have to talk ., but gotto hear a lot of stuff bout them though. Wish all my other friends were open n honest with me too.

2day when I woke up., i had already plans in my head bout wat i wud b doing 2day., and like always., they took a bad beating and i was again devastated and sittin in my room cursing my life .,etc etc. Then I decided that i wudnt let that happen to me. Its my life., i play it., it doesnt play me ! When there's nothin else to do., wat better way to spend time than to watch a gr8 movie.

I'm veeery choosy bout movies and after spending bout 20 mins in the video parlor., the movie I got home ., winner of 4 Oscar awards including Best achievement in direction.,Best movie., best female lead actor and best male supporting actor., I present to u ., The.......... Million Dollar Baby (2004) !!! Don start assuming i'm crazy. Just tryin to do it in the boxing announcer style. But hey., look at all those awards. They're almost the top awards any movie can get n after watchin this movie I really thought it deserves it all. Yes it resembles Rocky (1976) a lil bit. Coz of the fact that its a girl thats the boxer., things are a lil different n difficult 4 her in her struggle. The actors Hillay swank, Clint eastwood and Morgan freeman ., well., do I need to say anything bout them !? Y the heck to ppl make emotional movies n truble lil senti ppl like me. Damn it !

After that., i thought to myself " wat !? only this much fun for one day !? Hell no ! thats not me ! I need more". So i call up my friend gautam and we go 4 another movie ., The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). I've been waitin to watch this movie 4 sooo long. I'd say., it didnt meet 100 % of my expectaions., of course i was expectin somethin better than The Lord of the rings trilogy. Silly me ! Anyways., if u like fantasy movies and u still have that child in u that likes adventures m stuff., u'll looove this movie., just like I did. In one line ., this movie is a triple scoop fantasy icecream with five layers of imagination sauce decorated with delicious creative n crazy nuts.

I seem to b writing too many movie reviews these days. Well., these are the most fun things happenin in my life nowadays. May b I shud start writing 4 mags in the review sections. Wat say ?

The passion ..,

As I sit down in front of my pc., teary eyed and my heart filled with so much sadness n emotion that i'm not chattin to anybody rite now or even listenin to music., I do my little research on the movie whose review I want to write down., the movie I just saw., the movie that has touched my heart n mind like no other movie. I'm talking about The Passion of the Christ. I've seen a lot of movies, both old n new recently but I've really wanted to write something bout this movie. I always had immense respect 4 Mel Gibson coz of the amazing actor that he is. I admire a lot of ppl 4m hollywood but i'm a true fan of this man. His directorial skills 4 this movie are unmatched. The whole cast's performance is simply amaaaazing. The lead actor James Caviezel looks like he was born to play the role and he does so much justice to him being cast as Jesus.

Jesus's story is so interesting and wonderful. His birth and many of his miracles were predicted as far as 450 years before his birth. He's believed to be the son of god and some even say he's god himself. I think all that shows that he's somebody 4 millions 2 believe in. He was so admired by his followers when he was alive coz he sacrificed everything for his ppl. His story is an example bout the responsibilities and sacrifices that come along with the power that u've been given.
I've watched many tv shows about Jesus's story and a few movies too. All of them told the same old story. The Romans who were ruling the region that time were jealous of the popularity Jesus was gaining and they got him crusified. We don hear much bout the common Jews., the ones who aren't Jesus's followers. Is this movie we get to see the role played by them too. The blame 4 Jesus's crusification is shown more on the jealous jewish priests and blood thirsty jewish mobs. The Romans or the roman authority is shown to have done wat he needs to do to avoid causing an uprise lest he loses his control over them.
The bloody gruesome scenes where Jesus is made to go thru a lot of whipping and lashing and other torturous punishments caused a lot of controversy both among the film industry because no movie studio was keen to take the movie coz of all the bloodshed n voilence and also among the general public because not everybody was happy to see their lord being punished like that., but hey., that is wat happened n that is wat the movie shows.
The punishment scene and the crusification scene made me cry like a little baby the first time I saw this movie. I thought i cud b strong the second time., boy was i wrong !! I just cudnt hold back my tears. It took me some 30-40 minutes to do my research n make this post., n my eyes are still moist n red.



Plz dont think of this as just a christian movie. Dont look at it as a movie that's of another religion. Its bout how selfless someone can be for ppl that trust him. A story of relations with ppl imp to u., resposibility towards ppl who believe in u., love for all ppl- friends or foe., betrayal., belief ., emotions., sympathy and a lot of things. If u have not watched this movie., u have missed something that u shudn't. Please go watch it. Sensitive ppl., keep tissues in reach.