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Mélange - Random Tidbits VII

..::.. Have you seen the new Domex Ad? Recently, I was watching the television with a plate of beautifully cut sweet mangoes, brought from home town. They were incredibly sweet, delicious, tasty, juicy and all that you wanted in them. As soon as I placed the fork with the mango on my tongue, the screen read more..

The cord of love

Warmth of solace, And the freshness in your face, Blended in a smile full of grace, Lifts me up from my deepest gloom And showers me with a deep embrace, The peace and love blooming from you, Calms down my heart when its blue, Patting my back when I was two, And caressing enough when I had the flu. Its you who lived in read more..

Election madness!

Only a fortnight to go. Then all the results will be out. And all the election craziness will stop. Its not that I do not like to vote, or does not support democracy and all that, but I just hate the campaigning methods. They seek attention creating all the rumours and speeches or bashing the read more..

Book Review - Memoirs of a Geisha

After a long time, I could read a book which was unputdownable. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. I have not seen the movie, but after reading the book, and being fascinated by it, I am in a dilemma. I do want to watch the movie for the dressing and details, but I do read more..

To be loved…

Why do we wanna fall in love? This was a dialogue in the film, The Mirror Has Two Faces, recently aired in an English Movie channel. The thoughts about love, the science behind it, the hormones evolved, the feelings generated, are these the answers? Some say its complicated, but still they do not want the loneliness. By read more..

Film Reel

The weekend started off with the dramatic StepMom and ended with Cool Runnings, with no one else in between. But just to give a fresh start. If you haven’t got it, they are movie names. I don’t remember whether I have mentioned it, and I am too lazy to search in my archives, but nevertheless, I read more..

Mélange - Random Tidbits - VI

..::.. Two weeks away from words. But not from thoughts. It was not the writer’s block or anything. The times of resilience. The times of fight within. Though I am happy that I did not waste much time these days. There were many pending books on my shelf, which I tried to complete. Few movies read more..

The days in Pattaya… Part I

The first day in Colombo The Bangkok International airport was awesome. The peculiar design of the horizontal stretch and the 3 floors, with all the glass structures, makes it absolutely stunning. Maybe there would be more beautiful airports, but this was the first most beautiful I ever saw. After getting stamped the on-arrival visa, which cost read more..

The end…

Heavy heart..Unspoken words.. Flashing memories.. Source

Aftermath of the Oscars

I thought it was going to be another Monday morning. I was just browsing through the various channels on TV to start with, and saw the 81st Annual Academy Awards function in Star Movies. It was the Oscars! And I sat there for the next 2 hours glued to it. Smile Pinki got the award for read more..