To all the non-telugu ppl., that means UGADI greetings., in telugu of course ! I'll share with u some info bout Ugadi now. UGADI is derived 4m the older name YUGA AADI ., which means begining of a new age. Its believed that Brahma., the god of creation started building the universe on this day. UGADI is not only the start of the new year, it also welcomes the season of Spring and bids farewel to the cold winters., though it mite not be that apparent. Like many of the other festivals., houses are cleaned., ppl get up early., bathe n dress up in new clothes ( wish Ugadi came more than once every year) and cook their traditional dishes. One special thing about UGADI would b the 'Ugadi pacchadi' which literally means pickle., but its kind of a strong., really strong tasting herbal mixture kind of thing. Its a mixture of Salt.,Jaggery( the sweet)., Tamarind(tangy).,Tender neem flowers(horribly BITTER!!!) and raw mango(sour). All these signify the different spices of life. Like it or not., life's not all sweet., although we'd all like it that way. Another important thing that's done today is listening to the Pachangam. Its the calender of the new year and experts read it out and make predictions about rains., crops ., climates etc. Its believed that what you do today., is gonna affect you the rest of the year and you'll probably be good at it the rest of the year. So ppl try., i mean,. TRY to do good things 2day like study., get ur early.,not spend too much money or try not to fight much., and u know ., all the other nice things. So., all of you do somethin nice 2day., anything ! Wish u all A HAPPY UGADI and a really happy new year.
How often n how many of u get pissed off when u make plans n they don work out ? I do ., everytime., everyweek ! It happens so often that i've stopped planning 4 things now. I'm tryin to b more spontaneous when it comes to making plans 4 goin out and boy is that working out well !!! Only such plans have worked out well for me. So.., yesterday., i was at home watching the movie ' The National Treasure', which was a good movie by the way., I get a sms 4m kartik ," 5:15 at stop n go, 4m there to barista and then some roaming around.See ya". I wasn't asked bout the place or the time or anything ! Made up a plan just like that! I liked that ! So I was ready., so as usual we never went on time. We did stick to the second half of the plan though. Barista coffee house., in Jhills., a nice posh location. It was some place we didnt try out b4 and also cud expect a few cute gals to show up. We sat outdoors where there were a few cute girls and a lot more mosquitos. So went indoors and tried out all diff kinds of coffee. Obviously there was a lot of picture taking too.
After that we decided to go 4 dinner after a long drive coz the weather was cool n breezy after a long time. We went to this deserted place near a lake n talked 4 sometime, took more (crazy) pics. On our way to the restaurant., i saw dark clouds n lightning. Yesterday it was burning hot n now this !? I even expected some alien ships to come out of the clouds like in the movie 'Indepedance day'., but obviously nothin like that happened. Then near the restaurant., some picture taking., then a dinner buffet and then., yup.,u're rite., more picture taking !It was raining cats n dogs n yeah ., also goats n pigs. First rains of this year.
What a relief ! I wanted to welcome the rain by drivin home in the rain but my dad didnt want me to. Crap ! I stayed overnite at Rohit's house with the rest of the guys. We talked bout stuff., and man ! did we talk !!! I was never with friends who talked so openely with each other b4. Good that i didnt have to talk ., but gotto hear a lot of stuff bout them though. Wish all my other friends were open n honest with me too.
As I sit down in front of my pc., teary eyed and my heart filled with so much sadness n emotion that i'm not chattin to anybody rite now or even listenin to music., I do my little research on the movie whose review I want to write down., the movie I just saw., the movie that has touched my heart n mind like no other movie. I'm talking about The Passion of the Christ. I've seen a lot of movies, both old n new recently but I've really wanted to write something bout this movie. I always had immense respect 4 Mel Gibson coz of the amazing actor that he is. I admire a lot of ppl 4m hollywood but i'm a true fan of this man. His directorial skills 4 this movie are unmatched. The whole cast's performance is simply amaaaazing. The lead actor James Caviezel looks like he was born to play the role and he does so much justice to him being cast as Jesus.
Jesus's story is so interesting and wonderful. His birth and many of his miracles were predicted as far as 450 years before his birth. He's believed to be the son of god and some even say he's god himself. I think, more importantly all that shows that he's somebody 4 millions 2 believe in. He was so admired by his followers when he was alive coz he sacrificed everything for his ppl. His story is an example bout the responsibilities and sacrifices that come along with the power that u've been given. I've watched many tv shows about Jesus's story and a few movies too. All of them told the same old story. The Romans who were ruling the region that time were jealous of the popularity Jesus was gaining and they got him crusified. We don hear much bout the common Jews., the ones who aren't Jesus's followers. Is this movie we get to see the role played by them too. The blame 4 Jesus's crusification is shown more on the jealous jewish priests and blood thirsty jewish mobs. The Romans or the roman authority is shown to have done wat he needs to do to avoid causing an uprise lest he loses his control over them. The bloody gruesome scenes where Jesus is made to go thru a lot of whipping and lashing and other torturous punishments caused a lot of controversy both among the film industry because no movie studio was keen to take the movie coz of all the bloodshed n voilence and also among the general public because not everybody was happy to see their lord being punished like that., but hey., that is wat happened n that is wat the movie shows. The punishment scene and the crusification scene made me cry like a little baby the first time I saw this movie. I thought i cud b strong the second time., boy was i wrong !! I just cudnt hold back my tears. It took me some 30-40 minutes to do my research n make this post., n my eyes are still moist n red.
Plz dont think of this as just a christian movie. Dont look at it as a movie that's of another religion. Its bout how selfless someone can be for ppl that trust him. A story of relations with ppl imp to u., resposibility towards ppl who believe in u., love for all ppl- friends or foe., betrayal., belief ., emotions., sympathy and a lot of things. If u have not watched this movie., u have missed something that u shudn't. Please go watch it. Sensitive ppl., keep tissues in reach.
On our way to the restaurant., i saw dark clouds n lightning. Yesterday it was burning hot n now this !? I even expected some alien ships to come out of the clouds like in the movie 'Indepedance day'., but obviously nothin like that happened. Then near the restaurant., some picture taking., then a dinner buffet and then., yup.,u're rite., more picture taking !
