Friday, April 8, 2011

Airport Thoughts

What do you do when you are at Bangalore… more specifically, at Bangalore airport and you have almost two and half hours to waste?


Of course, if you are writer like me, you flip out your laptop and type… or as I call it – “trypble” (typing scribble, for the new!)


I’m going home as it’s my study leave… but mostly because I have started to miss the air of Kolkata. The smell of the city danced in my dreams until I finally made up my mind to go home… and yes I also plan to study! (Or so I hope!)


So here is my airport update… airport fashion statements are still the same. Uncles and businessy people all decked in suits. Others in casuals, shorts, jeans and la la la... Yellow seems to be the new fav. I see a lot of it… yellows and oranges.


The talk? Yes, it’s mostly Anna Hazare here. People are really talking about him. And in my point of view, it’s good. Personally, I support his cause as well. I can hear a lot of bengali around me too. Nice to hear the language again!


And did I mention I just love the Bangalore airport. This is my second time here, and I still can’t help but ogle at everything shiny around me. As I sit amidst all the metal and glass, here is what I am thinking…


Have you ever taken a breath of freedom… the feeling you get when your mind is totally free from all the burdens and pressures of this world… when you smile, and not just curve your lips in the upward direction but actually radiate the warmth that a smile is supposed to give! When you feel light and your heart dances inside you… when you look around and you see the world in colours – the birds, the trees and the breeze. Yes, especially the wind, as it tickles your neck and tosses the hair. Have you ever felt it all? Don’t look at this post as if it is written by a hopeless romantic. It sounds so because it was written by a free mind…


Like Tagore said…


“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high… into that land of freedom, O my father, let my country awake!”


It is 8.30 am here… and so, Good Morning world! Time to wake up!

posted by Aersh @ 8:50 AM   1 Comments

Airport Thoughts

What do you do when you are at Bangalore… more specifically, at Bangalore airport and you have almost two and half hours to waste?

Of course, if you are writer like me, you flip out your laptop and type… or as I call it – “trypble” (typing scribble, for the new!)

I’m going home as it’s my study leave… but mostly because I have started to miss the air of Kolkata. The smell of the city danced in my dreams until I finally made up my mind to go home… and yes I also plan to study! (Or so I hope!)

So here is my airport update… airport fashion statements are still the same. Uncles and businessy people all decked in suits. Others in casuals, shorts, jeans and la la la... Yellow seems to be the new fav. I see a lot of it… yellows and oranges.

The talk? Yes, it’s mostly Anna Hazare here. People are really talking about him. And in my point of view, it’s good. Personally, I support his cause as well. I can hear a lot of bengali around me too. Nice to hear the language again!

And did I mention I just love the Bangalore airport. This is my second time here, and I still can’t help but ogle at everything shiny around me. As I sit amidst all the metal and glass, here is what I am thinking…

Have you ever taken a breath of freedom… the feeling you get when your mind is totally free from all the burdens and pressures of this world… when you smile, and not just curve your lips in the upward direction but actually radiate the warmth that a smile is supposed to give! When you feel light and your heart dances inside you… when you look around and you see the world in colours – the birds, the trees and the breeze. Yes, especially the wind, as it tickles your neck and tosses the hair. Have you ever felt it all? Don’t look at this post as if it is written by a hopeless romantic. It sounds so because it was written by a free mind…

Like Tagore said…

“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high… into that land of freedom, O my father, let my country awake!”

It is 8.30 am here… and so, Good Morning world! Time to wake up!

posted by Aersh @ 8:50 AM   0 Comments

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Bored!

Goodness me... I'm bored to death back here!

and to let you all know that i saw "julie and julia" and if you thought that this movies is crazy of has a wierd name... then you are wrong!! movie is great - after all it's got meryl streep!!!!

watch it!

now... where was i?... hmm... yes i'm bored...bored and very bored!!!

help me out...HELP!!!!

posted by Aersh @ 3:03 PM   2 Comments

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Avatar - A Review


The job of a critic, I feel is a very easy one. They risk very little and yet enjoy the opportunity to exploit the position of those people who offer up their work for judgment. And a mark of a true critic is that he does not simply thrive on his negative criticism. But on sheer rationality!

Yet at times, there appears a movie that stuns people beyond this realm and you can't possibly figure out how to shun this movie out of your head. I know it is probably a tinsy too late to write a review as the movie released three days ago, but in my opinion those who had to watch this movie must have seen it by now, and if you haven't then you are not going to see it unless you are one of those people who prefer to go through a hundred reviews before picking a movie to watch - which is by the time the film has gone stale!

Coming from James Cameron, who directed The Terminator, Rambo: First blood part II, aliens, Titanic - it was expected that Avatar would be exceptional... but to even say that this movie is extraordinarily exceptional would be a gross understatement. It rocked me to my very core - heart, soul and body!

People commended this movie about it's "out of the realm" special effects. It is called the epic that laid a milestone in field of animation and 3D filming. But what struck my cord was the basic message this movie was transmitting.

It strips humans - making us stand in shame at our deeds by projecting the world of the Na'vi, the natives of the planet Pandora. If you are wondering how do humans fit in? It’s simple. We have camped on Pandora to exploit the vast resource of the mineral unobtanium which sells at nothing less than 20 million dollars per kilo back in earth. It is the first movie in this genre which projects an alien race as less developed than the humans as the Na’vi are Neolithic when it comes to development - striving on wood, stone and hide and yet they understand the delicate mannerism of the functioning of Mother Nature... the flow of energy which we seem to have forgotten.

Protagonist James Sully (Sam Worthington) is put into his alien avatar and is sent off to earn the trust of the Na’vi clan so that he can move them away from their village (which is essentially a gigantic tree - the home tree) which is located over a huge mineral deposit which the humans seek - either through negotiations or through firepower! He meets the Na’vi princess Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) who teaches him their language, culture and their jungle style of life. James eventually joins the Na’vi clan but when humans turn impatient and can't hold their greed, it's up to James to decide where his loyalties lie? His human race or his new found friends and family - who taught him true mysteries of nature and secrets of life!

The overlaying details of the planet Pandora - its wildlife and layout just blew off my mind. The way a completely new Na’vi language was developed by Paul Frommer (professor and a doctorate in linguistics) just for this movie shows how much emphasis has been put to details. You are swept away from your seat and drawn into a world which comprises overwhelming special effects... into the world of Eywa - the conscious spirit of the planet... the mother! Its stuns your senses - the lush of the forests and the enthralling rites of the Na’vi - you are left speechless.

But what will touch your soul is the small fact that you realize - everything in this nature is interconnected and how we are destroying the delicate balance.

You feel the pain when James prays to eywa to help them "...look into the memory of the days in earth and see how there is nothing green... We have killed our mother..." to which Neytiri says, "Eywa does not take sides but only protects the delicate balance..."

And soon the true power of eywa... the power of nature is revealed.

watch it in 3D or 2D - it's up to you but there is no doubt that this movie scores not just in effects but also in acting, music (by James Horner - remember titanic!), script, screenplay and direction. Cameron and his men have proved that they are nothing but the best.

In the world where the Copenhagen summit has failed, I recommend you all to watch avatar just as a reminder of what we have turned earth into.

Go watch it for it’s a treat to the senses. You will be left in awe! This movie is really an epic!
And if you watch it in 3D you will surely come out of the theatre saying "the 3D thing gave me a kick!"

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Return

Hiya guys and girls... hello friends!!!

well, my blog shows that the last post was written on the 12th of july. that's say around 4 months!!!!

wow... doesn't time fly by fast!

and before i go blabbering any more about time, i must thank you all for keeping this blog alive. i was too busy... i knew i would be too busy, and so i couldn't write anything. sorry for that. it's not that i'm some noble prize winner that you would actually wait for me to write, either!!! but still, thanks a ton for flipping back to my blog once in a while!!!

i did keep opening my blog at times, and was quite surprised to find a couple of new readers... and a new follower too!!! welcome to the circle friend!!!!

now... life in manipal is beautiful... over my next few posts i'll give you nice "lectures" on college life, which hopefully won't be as boring as those lectures given by some of my professors!!! (hopefully they are not reading this)

life is great... i got good grades.... had fun... went out a few time... and did this and that... you know all the tits and bits!!! (details coming out soon!!!) but... i missed you all a lot. i missed all my friends back home... especially one of them, who is really angry on me, coz i left!!!! Brother please... i'm sorry!!!

and now, the icing for all my friends back home... vacations are approaching... which means exactly after 22 days i'll be hoping along with you people!!! cheerio!!!!
keep counting... i'm doing the same!

the countdown has begun...

keep reading... have fun and take care...
with the promise of seeing you all soon, this is aersh signing off... sayonara!!!

P.S. this is for my li'l friend (who is not exactly little!)... we will meet. it's our destiny!!!

posted by Aersh @ 5:21 PM   2 Comments

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Filler Post

Hiya Folks....

well, this is just a filler post. There was something i needed to tell you all. I gained admission in Manipal University, Manipal... so I am leaving Kolkata for four Years!

actually i have already left Kolkata... and right now I'm writing this sitting in the manipal library! so the frequency of my posts will reduce(not that i wrote much before!!! it will just become even lesser!)

right now i'm waitin for my laptop to come.

till then... have fun... see ya all and do wish me luck for my higher studies.
Bye!

P.S. - For all those who are interested, I'm studying bachelor of pharmacy

posted by Aersh @ 11:05 AM   6 Comments

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

You Raised Me Up


They lived to love…


They ran around, in mustard fields of beauty;

They sang around, cuddled and were playful... cheery;

The golden drapes of the sun wrapped them in peace;

The pristine moon kept them away from grief.


And he said…


We need hunger to live…

You are my hunger.

When I am down, you turn up,

And make me ever stronger.


You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your side.

You raise me up… To more than can be.


And she said…


You don’t take my breath away;

But you are my breath;

You make my heart beat;

You make my life straight.


When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;

When trouble comes and my heart burdened be;

Then, I am still and wait here in silence;

Until you come and sit awhile with me.


But the social barriers kept them in…

For she was the heiress, and he a mere common;

Their blossoms were considered a sin,

It tied them… tried to bring a bond of disharmony.


She stood tall, success beneath her.

He lay small, failed in life… downtrodden.

Yet they stood for each other…

Their bond kept them strong, their love warm.


And when… the day of union came…


He bowed to her… and on his knees he asked…


Will you marry me?


Her eyes stared into his… the lips parted

And she spoke…


You don’t suit me.


He turned around, tears drowning him down;

Walked back the path he had taken;

Walked ahead till he reached,

The destination where he wanted to be.


And he said…


You raised me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raised me up to walk on stormy seas;

So here I am, standing on top of this mountain,

Submitting myself to the stormy seas…


There is no life… no life without hunger,

And now my hunger is gone,

So I drown it in the eternity…

The swelling oceans of lone.


He closed his book of life…



Author's Note - I want you all to evaluate this poem and think and tell me, why do you think she declined his proposal even after all the love?


Looking forward to your comments and reviews.

See you all soon...


posted by Aersh @ 11:39 AM   15 Comments