Another one bites the dust

Met Sandy's fiancée today. EP is an Architect and drove all the way down to Bangalore to meet S. He is absolutely adorable. EP (pretty brave of him!) agreed to take a gaggle of giggly girls out to lunch. We took him to our fav places and chatted away non-stop. I think, we managed to totally embarrass Sandy.

E pampered us like we were princesses. He bought us our fav. desserts "DBC" at Corner House and watched in amazement as we devoured it in 5 seconds flat. Later we went to Barista, KFC, Rex and the 13th Floor. Poor guy insisted on paying for everything. I think he's taking us out again tomorrow to a disc, so basically he has my seal of approval ;)

I think E and S are in love already. I have never seen S act so coy or blush for that matter. E kept giving S such loving looks that my heart just melted. He held her hand to help her cross the road (Ooh how cute!) whereas poor S and me managed by holding each others. Sandy' lucky to have someone as caring and loving as EP. Hope they have an absolutely gr8 time together!!!

On a seperate note, I am now a kardio kickboxer. Anita, a colleague at office literally pushed me to sign up for "kardio kickboxing". So very reluctantly, we went to this gym today where one has to be a la mode to get "in". Godd! felt so "ghati" looking at all the women there. They were dressed in their skimpiest best with a fair majority of them wearing heavy make-up for an hours session of strenuous aerobics. Our brains went "why"? Well! We were enlightened when the drool of an instructor walked in. We learn something new everyday!!

The Matrix Reloaded

OK RM! You were right and I was wrong ... the movie sucks!!! Now don't glot, "I told you so".

This was a movie I've been looking forward to since the closing credits of the original and I must admit I was pretty disappointed. The fight sequences were superb and the chase scene might be the best in recent memory (even better than Ronin).

But the plot seems to have been created only to service transitions from one special effects extravaganza to the next. The story has gotten exponentially more complicated. Even though the first film had a pretty big task in answering the question, "What is the Matrix?" it did it with simplicity and grace. The increasingly chaotic premise in the second part seemed somewhat laborious to get across. I was really impressed with Keanu Reeves' subtle acting and vast emotional range, until I realized it was mostly created with digital computer technology.

For the nerd in me, an analogy involving the mobile phones used in the movies gets my feelings across the best. The first Matrix had the elegant and sleek Nokia 8110. All the phones in Reloaded were the over-the-top, complicated Samsung SPH-N270. Simplicity vs. excess. By the way, wait for the credits to finish. There is something special at the end.

My first blog

There is always The First, we say. Like the first Big Bang that created this universe. The first form of life that appeared on our planet. The first plant, the first animal, the first human. We figure that Evolution took over from there, and brought us to here and now. Personally too, we owe it all to Firsts. The first day our parents met, the first sign of life inside our mothers. The first word, the first day at school, the first sign of puberty, the crush, the first blog. Yes, this is my first blog.

My first attempt at sharing my life with the world. Wish me luck as I dabble with the htlm codes....