Vettaikaran...poor hunter

Before I begin, I must mention that I "used" to be a hardcore Vijay fan...past few movies have made my fanatism feelings gradually deteriorate. Today, it's gone out of the window. Vettaikaran...apt title! The hunter that hunts every fan and tortures him/her. Never in my life have I mindlessly watched a movie like this! An actor whose experience is commendable, has forgotten to act and has depended on his stereotypical gestures and movements. He has failed to emote at crucial scenes. Even his backup dancers emoted better than him...to make things worse, his 8yr old son does a small cameo, thus sealing his fate! Imagine, when he does step into the industry in future...he'll have to mention that Vettaikaran was his debut! Let me clarify this: this is not a review...just a way to vent my depression! His song was apt: (translated in English): if I hit u can't bear it, u'll have 4 sleepless months...he's right...his blow has hit me so hard, I'll have a tough time sleeping...sigh! How the mighty has fallen!
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Are we extra-terrestrials? I thought I was a Naidu!

To kill some time and feed my fiction thirst, I tried reading "Deception Point" by Dan Brown. Agreed it's an old book; for anyone who knows my book reading habit will not be surprised. At some point in the book, it's mentioned that life on earth itself was not terrestrial, infact, very much extra-terrestrial! It's quite possible that the earliest sign of life could have been embedded deep inside a meteorite that upon impact, started evoluting? Fact or fiction, that sounds bizzare!

If it is true, that we're extra terrestrials, it's sad to note that we really aren't behaving like one. We always visualize and assume that extra terrestrials are a higher life form, much more advanced (transformers, star wars, chicken little and many more!). Why is it that we call ourselves "just human", and go about destroying the planet in the pretext of adapting to our needs? Quoted from the matrix: unlike mammals, who adapt themselves to suit the surroundings, human beings change the surroundings to suit their needs. I think it's about time we stop destroying the earth by excavating, building, draining etc. Be an alien! Make a hover vehicle ;-), or maybe even hovering apartments (jetsons) :-D. Coming to think of it, we might as well make more high rises rather than spreading out. Going vertical makes more sense than spreading horizontally. There used to be a time when driving to the zoo outside Chennai city used to be a long, fun trip, through villages and small towns. Today, there're gated communities right behind the zoo. In fact, the zoo is almost "engulfed" by the city!

In anycase, it's time we put that up on our "social responsibility list": do not destroy the planet. It's not ours.

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Stupid shozu made the image blurry. Here's the proper one!

AKDR Golf Range, OMR

My newfound sport/hobby! Finally :-p

Pure "in-your-face" richman in Chennai!

I was following this unregistered car last Saturday, wondering what it was. When I got close, I was shocked to find out that it was a bentley continental GT. Made me wonder if our so-called conservative city had begun to shed its image and start showing some financial clout on wheels! In any case, that's an amazing set of wheels I must say! And To think that I almost banged the car's rear, while focussing on my average photography skills with my antique PDA phone :-p ...

An approaching storm

An approaching storm, seen from Besant Nagar Elliots Beach. Sometime in last week of November 2009