recapitulation
I went through a bit of a writer’s block phase lately, which is not a good thing when you’re trying to write a thesis. And I decided that I shouldn’t write anything else before I get some academic stuff out of the way. Since last night I managed to finish another chapter, I thought I might as well blog a little.
So what have I been up to? February was characterised by:
· staring at a computer screen (which is even more frustrating when Malta’s enjoying such glorious sunny days)
· reflecting (on quite a few things but especially after being told and reminded by more than one person that life is short)
· dreaming of summer…(currently there are three possibilities, with previously the least expected one now taking the forefront :) will divulge details at a later stage)
· moaning about the injustice of being a final year accountancy student at my university (but that’s pretty useless so I’m going to just grin and bear the last three months and a half, with the knowledge that it will all soon pass!)
In the meantime, I:
· managed to hand in dissertation material to my tutor, for which I’m still waiting feedback after, erm, 3 weeks
· had my first full-blown sushi meal (it wasn’t the first time I tasted it though)
· enjoyed Carnival weekend in Gozo
· had fun at a quiz night organised by the firm and learnt some interesting (useless?) things in the process about bugs and surviving the prefect storm..hmm - we were initially winning but we ended 4th out of 13 groups.
· got a bit of an India obsession once again, or more specifically a fascination with some Bollywood movies.
Let me explain. A few weeks back I somehow managed to track Kajra Re on youtube. Some time later I found a link to Dhadak Dhadak on someone’s blog, and I was a happy camper. While in India I used to hear these two songs on practically a daily basis during International Congress, so they obviously bring back a lot of memories, but they also have very catchy tunes and the videos are cute! I also learnt that these two songs are from the same movie Bunty aur Babli, a kind of comedic Bonnie and Clyde. But my Bollywood encounter was not to end there. During February, the BBC World Service had an India Rising week and during their world-music programme I heard this song which I just had to look up. I found it was Chaiyya Chaiyya from the 1998 movie Dil Se. This song was also used in the West-end musical Bombay Dreams and the recent movie Inside Man. It’s absolutely awesome. I looked up some more songs from the film and I also fell in love with Jiya Jale - have a look at the video (it's filmed in lovely Kerala). Besides the wonderful music and choreography, great cinematography and the incredible Indian scenery, the story line looks pretty interesting and I really hope to get my hands on the movie. And of course, I really hope to go to India again…*sigh* that country has some sort of hypnotic effect.
So what have I been up to? February was characterised by:
· staring at a computer screen (which is even more frustrating when Malta’s enjoying such glorious sunny days)
· reflecting (on quite a few things but especially after being told and reminded by more than one person that life is short)
· dreaming of summer…(currently there are three possibilities, with previously the least expected one now taking the forefront :) will divulge details at a later stage)
· moaning about the injustice of being a final year accountancy student at my university (but that’s pretty useless so I’m going to just grin and bear the last three months and a half, with the knowledge that it will all soon pass!)
In the meantime, I:
· managed to hand in dissertation material to my tutor, for which I’m still waiting feedback after, erm, 3 weeks
· had my first full-blown sushi meal (it wasn’t the first time I tasted it though)
· enjoyed Carnival weekend in Gozo
· had fun at a quiz night organised by the firm and learnt some interesting (useless?) things in the process about bugs and surviving the prefect storm..hmm - we were initially winning but we ended 4th out of 13 groups.
· got a bit of an India obsession once again, or more specifically a fascination with some Bollywood movies.
Let me explain. A few weeks back I somehow managed to track Kajra Re on youtube. Some time later I found a link to Dhadak Dhadak on someone’s blog, and I was a happy camper. While in India I used to hear these two songs on practically a daily basis during International Congress, so they obviously bring back a lot of memories, but they also have very catchy tunes and the videos are cute! I also learnt that these two songs are from the same movie Bunty aur Babli, a kind of comedic Bonnie and Clyde. But my Bollywood encounter was not to end there. During February, the BBC World Service had an India Rising week and during their world-music programme I heard this song which I just had to look up. I found it was Chaiyya Chaiyya from the 1998 movie Dil Se. This song was also used in the West-end musical Bombay Dreams and the recent movie Inside Man. It’s absolutely awesome. I looked up some more songs from the film and I also fell in love with Jiya Jale - have a look at the video (it's filmed in lovely Kerala). Besides the wonderful music and choreography, great cinematography and the incredible Indian scenery, the story line looks pretty interesting and I really hope to get my hands on the movie. And of course, I really hope to go to India again…*sigh* that country has some sort of hypnotic effect.
4 Comments:
Haha, I only know "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from the movie Inside Man..now I know more :)
and by the way,there are 2 indian movies that I think are cool, maybe you can find it coz they're pretty famous (or probably you already watched it):
-. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
http://imdb.com/title/tt0248126/
-. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
http://imdb.com/title/tt0172684/
All the best with thesis dear ;)
with smile,
ali
Ah, I love all the songs from Bunti aur Bably :-D
Still haven't seen the entire movie yet though...
Wow...man you seem to be really into Bollywood movies. God haven't see a bolly movie for like 2 years now...miss them so much. Quite shocking especially when every second cinema in London shows a bollywood movie...having said that really impressed with your knowledge and interest in India and Indian movies :).
Good luck with your thesis :).
Tc -- Harman
@ Ali: hehe, I thought if anyone might have watched these movies, it would be you ;P I knew about Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, which I had found about while browsing about the films I mentioned. In Malta it's very difficult to find bollywood movies to rent.
@ Carissa: yeah the songs are sweet; neither have I really - only bits and pieces from youtube
@ Harman: well, honestly haven't seen too many Bollywood movies. Does Bride and prejudice count? :) had quite liked it actually though. So far it's mostly been youtube excerpts. What's available for rental here are mainly Mira Nair movies, and they're not really the traditional bollywood style right? There are quite a few Indian movies I want to see, but not all Bollywood fit my tastes - may be a bit too saccharine for my taste. But Dil Se from what I saw so far I really liked...and i don't think it falls under the typical bollywood style and apparently it flopped in India when it first came out because it was so different but it did quite well in the uk. And yes, my interest in India will always remain high :)
....what a long reply! Thanks for your wishes for my thesis!
:)
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