Listen

It's a really good day today to listen to some nice music. It's cold yet cosy, raining outside but, I'm sipping my nice cup of chai indoors. And what luck that I stumbled across this lovely duo and their awesome music > The Postal Service.

Listen and love them. The singer is none other than Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie.

Sometimes

you need to see other people draw to get inspired to do it yourself.

The Mafia Kalyanam

It was one of the best weekends I've had in the longest time. Aftermonths of living life through phone calls and internet chats, we all met each other. And for what better reason than a wedding. Our friend's wedding which turned out to be a lovely ceremony. The bride, like she should be, was the most beautiful person that day. Every time she smiled, she looked ten times more gorgeous. It made my heart swell up to five times it's original size when I saw her and her sweet groom stand side by side and look utterly wonderful together. A low-key ceremony made rich and happy by her loving family who welcomed all of us with open arms and hearts. We were never made to feel out of place at any time during the events. These are the original good people.
For me, any occasion can be marked as a complete pass or fail by the food it has. And boy! oh boy! did the food deliver. It was simple - the standard fare of idli, dosa and filter coffee for breakfast and lunch being a vegetarian sadhya. Let me tell you, I am a happy non-vegetarian. I love my meat and would preferably like it with every meal. But, I set all of that aside for this amazing meal which, to further send me into heaven, was served the traditional way - on a banana leaf. Joy! Food simply tastesbetter when eaten from a leaf.

To top it all off this weekend had the one thing that made it more memorable than others. My friends. It's the best feeling ever. To be able to hug your dearest friends and talk to them face to face. Games and dressing up and taking a million photos and realizing that even after 'growing up' a little we can still be, for lack of a better word, zany with each other. That's what makes friends more special than other people.

I love you all and it pained me to see us all go our separate ways. Let's meet up again. Weddings are too much fun!

Top 5 Reasons

To step out today:

1) Because you should only watch so many episodes of Boston Legal/Gilmore Girls/Scrubs/Modern Family back to back
2) Because the weather outside is so beautiful.
3) Because sitting at home and eating non stop never made anyone thin.
4) Because there is a sale!
5) Because it will make you bold and appreciate what's out there. It will only come with practice.

So go on, get out more!

Strange this is

A strange thing happened today. I was on the phone with my sister and we spoke for about 3 minutes. And then, without warning, I missed her. She talked about how much she wanted to be here in Muscat for mom's birthday and I actually felt sad that she wasn't here. And this time, it wasn't because it was a last resort to get some peace of mind, I actually missed her when she said that.

What a new development I say.

Kerala Cafe

Now, malayalam cinema has been going through possibly it's worst phase with the movies that it has been churning out lately. But tonight I saw a movie that really changed my perception of the type of people that exist in this industry.

The film is called 'Kerala Cafe' and it has a format that has been used many, many times in other movies, but is a novelty in Kerala. It tells us ten stories in ten places showing ten ways of life made by, as you might have guessed, ten directors. What really caught my attention when the movie started was a short message by my all time favourite director, Sathyan Anthikkad. He talks about how a viewer might not initially understand this movie, but goes on to tell us to give it a chance.

I did.

As I watched each story I can safely say it is an honest effort by all those film makers to make a movie that is compelling in both story and technique. Mind you, I'm not saying that this is the all time greatest movie ever made in Mallu land, but it is one that deserves some recognition.
Stories are tied together by one place, a major character in the film. A place where it is completely believable that people of all types and backgrounds meet - a coffee shop at a railway station. It is here that we meet and say goodbye to the different characters whose stories we become a part of.
Stories about misfortune and luck. Stories about finding solace with strangers over the passing of loved ones. Stories about fear, both of the supernatural and of the demons inside of us. Stories that made me laugh and think about stuff and one that made me cry inside.

The transition from story to story is quite interesting and I give the directors extra points for even wanting to collaborate to make a movie like this.

All in all a good show!

Gah!

It's that time of the year again, when the same feeling creeps upon me..

THERE IS SO MUCH FRIGGIN' TO DO AND SO LITTLE TIME!!!!!

so gah! :|