Gag bag

I had this great feeling today. I was in Domino's pizza, waiting for my pizza to be handed over to me. And as is the flavor of the month, the T20 match matches were being shown on the television there...
So ya, the match between England and India was just about to start. And the national anthems were being played. And as soon as ours started, I suddenly saw people stopping all their activities, and standing up in respect. Of course not everyone did, but I felt a great feeling of respect for the ones who did. I at first didn't realize why they were standing, but the moment I realized, I got up too..!!! I had thought that patriotism has been lost on its way till now, but that's not the case as is visible.. Of course, standing up for the anthem doesn't mean you are patriotic, but its atleast respecting your country, and it does add to it if not complete it...
That way, I am also amazed when I go to play on Fergusson College ground in the evening. We meet there to play football, and like every ground in India, its awfully crowded. But around 6:00, Vande Mataram is played. And for those 2 minutes or so, the whole ground, take it form me, the whole ground, maybe comprising of all the 100-200 people there stop everything they are doing, and stand up, keep still at heir places and sing along...
Kudos to the Indians.!! Who says the feeling is dying away..!! Its strong as it was, and will be forever...!!!

Was watching Marley and Me right now, and one of the line really caught me. The hardest job in the world in being a parent, and the absurd thing is that no one trains you for it!!! I mean everyone knows that eventually there will come a time in every person’s life when he ll have to face it, but still, after all that, you aren't given any heads up about it. That's not fair is it?
And then I started wondering and thinking about it, all the while while watching the movie. And it really made a lot of sense. I may be talking like a grown up suddenly, or like someone who is about to become a parent (hola!!!) but seriously! You got to give up so much! It’s not fair, the system that is, in which we are supposed to raise kids. The whole world is getting too messy and confused and overwhelming and intangible and crammed up and what not to be able to really enjoy the process! Is this how one dreams of it? Is this how one wants it to be?
Then why are we forced to do it this way? Why is there so much competition in the world that one can't take a little time out to maybe enjoy life's fruits? Or to just stand and stare!!!
Maybe it was the way it should be one time ago. And then it became so awesome, the raising up the kids, that there was this outbreak of babies all around. And then, this lead to population explosion, which is now the reason behind the competition. So in this case, it hasn't been like always, where we have been responsible for our own mess. God made the process so enjoyable, and people were just enjoying it! Now as a counter to it, he has just made life miserable, which will give us no time to raise offspring, and thereby reduce population, or atleast hope to control it.
But as it stands this is the way we have to deal with it. And how to face it? Who will do the sacrifice? In the movie, it suddenly becomes a chaotic situation. But since it was a movie/book, the writers/authors could control the characters, and made it into a happy ending. But does that happen in real life? Is it possible to swallow all the ego, all the pain, all the misery and let the relation go strong on and on? Will this be just one way, and will the dominating character always have his/her way?
Too many questions make it an exam! And I seriously don't want to make this as difficult as one. But this is just too much to think on right? And I don't know why this is turning out to be so so overwhelming. But it certainly is. Just hope that the process of gaining the knowledge is as much fun. Like how it was while entering school. Or while entering college. There are these things in life which really make you what you are. Which really lets you macerate and enjoy the process. Make you enjoy the first time...!!!
I never thought I could suddenly turn so serious. But that’s what life offers you right? Like Owen Wilson quotes for himself, “I have this tendency to surprise myself...!” Hope I really do!!!
On a different note, the idea of a columnist isn't that bad a profession. I would love to do that... Or will I? Maybe the first time will tell it..!! Like always...!!
Think before you blink, they say (who really says that???)!!!! I thought a lot, now it’s time for me to blink for a long long time...!!! G'nite folks...!!!

I was and am never a fan of Bollywood, and amnot exactly a great follower either. But something about movies repels me, and I don't quite know what. Maybe its the perofrmances the cast put in. Am not sure. But ya, recently I came across this article describing the actresses as we love them in Bollywood, for their splendid performances. I for one, am never quite a follower of movies and the lot, but this did strike me rich, and hence I had to include this in my list...
In the male dominated film industry, there haven't been but a few actresses who have shown their mettle, and proved why they are at times bigger than the movie they depict... Here's a small list (due to my lack of knowledge as such) about the females who pulled off quite a show...!!!

I would start from:

Hema Malini - In Sholay as Basanti
Dimple Kapadia - In Bobby as Bobby
Rekha - In Khoobsurat as Manju
Madhuri Dixit - In Hum Aapke Hai Kaun as Nisha
Kajol - In Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Anjali
Priety Zinta - In Kal Ho Na Ho as Naina
Kareena Kapoor - In Jab We Met as Geet
Genelia D'souza - In Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Aditi

There may be lots more, some that I won't even be aware of. So do suggest in case you recall some memorable role..!!