25 things I'd like to do before its too late

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." 
 ~ John Barrymore ~

Each person has his/her own wishlist and to-do lists. But mostly it comprises of  'Buy a black sling bag' or 'Get gift for cousin's birthday'. At least in my Any.Do list! Nothing fascinating. Nothing remarkable. Nothing we actually wish, to do!  But then, I came across this concept of jotting down the strange/weird/fun/crazy/beautiful things to do, before its too late. Its indeed fun and fascinating to sit and think of what all you would do, if given a chance - anything, anywhere.  I comprised a list my top 25 now. Some are possible, some are dreamy - but who am I to judge, you never know what could happen! ;)

1. Visit Paris
2. Give a presentation or a speech in front of a hundred people
3. Own a cat
4. Buy my own car and drive with style. (Not the usual 'Watch out! A lady is driving!' type. )
5. Have a patio in my house
6. Drive in the rain
7. Become really good at drawing again ( I lost it with time)
8. Learn to cook.
9. Build my house
10. Learn to speak Hindi
11. Go on a vacation to Mauritius
12. Visit Disney Land once in my life
13. Quit using mobile phone for a week (Alright , no duhs! )
14. Become a writer ;) (At least consistent with my blog)
15. Sing in public
16. Attend a live concert
17. Take a picture with A.R.Rahman
18. Become a pro at any one sport
19. Enjoy Gardening
20. Live abroad
21. Be a bridesmaid
22. Gain 10 kg (Yes, That is almost impossible for me :D )
23. Visit the beautiful Taj Mahal again in a pristine white dress ;)
24. Learn swimming
25. Learn to put Mehendhi. (The beautiful bridal ones, not round dots :P  )

That is it for me, as of now. Some may happen, some might fade with time. But at some stage of my life, these were what I wanted.

And that will never change. :)

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Mariyaan : Truly the Prince of Ocean

I came to know something. Vande Mataram fame Bharat Bala is directing his next film. Hmm. :/ Marc, a Belgian Cinematographer is involved. Okay :O Dhanush, who is flying HIGH in Kollywood after movies like 'Mayakkam Enna'  and  '3', ' is the lead. Huh?! :O It doesn't end there;  A.R.Rahman will be scoring the music. Wth! :O :O  Sounds BIG, right? No wonder it is. ;)

Today is the movie release, all over India and many screens Worldwide too. I went along with my friend to watch the movie very excitedly at the Escape Cinemas, EA, Chennai.

The movie started with a too-sweet romantic conversation, that makes you blush ( ;) ) between Mariyaan (Dhanush) and Panimalar (Parvathy) who are apart for 2 years, as Dhanush works at Sudan in Africa and Pani lives in a fishing village in Tamil Nadu. When there is only one week left to complete the contact, Mariyaan is all happy and excited to reunite with his love, and the Ocean that has been everything to him, all his life. Then, when we were least expecting it,  (actually we were, we know the movie's abut Dhanush's struggle in Africa! ;) Still..) Dhanush and two of his workmates are held at gunpoint by African terrorists who demand money from the company that handles them.  From then on, the story becomes intense. What are the cruelties and tortures that Mariyaan faces? Whom he looses in the process? How he manages to survive it ? And will his love act as a catalyst to make him take that extra mile and reach his Panimalar, is the rest of the story.

In short, it was one heck of a movie.!! :) ;)  The scenes when Dhanush and Jagan "imagine" enjoying a sea-food meal , the Kadal Rasa song with so much of pain and tragic in his face, when he successfully fooled the Africans and made that one call to Panimalar... It was all breath-takingly beautiful.  We all could experience Mariyaan's pain and his struggle to reach his love. Kudos to Dhanush.

Bharat Bala. The man behind it all. In a sea of films with sad endings and pathetic story with ill-fitting logic, Mariyaan stands tall and washes away everything in a clean sweep!

Marc, spectacular cinematography. In the first half , you could easily feel the seashore with his crystal clear shots of the ocean, the lush greenery, and the sparkle in Parvathy's eyes.:) ;)  The second half , dry and deserted, you could feel the frustration and heat  too. Stunning work,Marc.

I don't even want to comment on the music. ;) A.R.R does what he knows. He does it BEST!  Brilliant BGM and Songs.!!

Just keep in mind, Mariyaan is not a movie to watch. . Its a life-story. Feel it. Relish it.

Definitely, a Do not miss !

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A tribute to the Mega Mind : Orkut

If you are born in the 90's ,I'm sure you would agree with me that, this was the BEST Era of your life, so far ;) Orkut.  The world of Orkut was so appealing and  was a rage. I was among the first few who joined the mega-social-network, and never regretted or missed showing off ! :D It was a pakka fun period of my life and I enjoyed talking to zillions of unknowns , carefully not mentioning my school name :P thinking they would trace me and catch me ! :P , and updating the most coolest Display Pictures and Captions! :D

Orkut

Do Skills fade away with Time . .

Okay. So after staring the blank screen for so long, I've come up with a conclusion : To reduce the blink rate of my cursor. Its just plain annoying when am trying to think of something to write and this tiny line, blinks it away! :-/  Well, coming back to what am I up to.  

The day has come. The most fretted day. The day I start hating my Computer. I don't enjoy turning it on the first thing in the morning anymore. Its not a shock though. I started staying offline to avoid chats for a long time ; I stopped updating statuses, I don't fret about the Likes & Comments, and I knew it was over. Its not that don't want to talk to a particular person or I'm avoiding someone. People get me wrong. :-(  I lost interest, and it just doesn't impress me anymore.This silver piece of junk has swallowed so many days of my life, made me wear a Titan eye+ - which I don't wear - so the power should have deteriorated further, made me abandon my quality time with mom watching TV shows together, miss so many India matches, and now has gifted me with a permanent headache which mom suspects to be a Migraine. Its Enough.!