Under the Sun

Under the Sun

Plastic money

When I first started working, I didn't even have a bank account. I never believed in these banks and the plastic money.

With the bank agents calling a hundred and one times offering credit cards, one day, when there was little less work than normal, I decided to eat one of their head instead.

I remember a conversation thus, which I had with this "credit-card seller" (ccs)

ccs - Ma'am can I take 2 mins of your time
Ira - Sure
ccs - We are offering you free credit card
Ira - No, am not interested
ccs - But ma'am it's free, you don't pay a dime
Ira - Yes, sure but I don't want one, I already have these debit cards and so many other things in my wallet
ccs - One more would not make a difference ma'am
Ira - Well, like smoking and drinking, one more will make a difference in this case as well. One thing leads to another.
ccs - Do you already have a credit-card ma'am.
Ira - Don't have one, don't want one
ccs - Ok ma'am (pause) let's forget that I was selling you a credit-card, can you tell me why you don't want credit cards? Why are you so adamant about not having one.
It's interesting!
Ira - Well I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. I want to live well under my means. I don't want to be borrowing form here and there just to satisfy the insatiable hunger for new consummables.I am basiccaly a villager, like everyone else, and I strongly believe that I can well manage my life without any credit-cards, to spoil my fun by making me buy buy and buy so I spead the rest of my like paying, paying and paying. (:)))
ccs - This is enlightenment ma'am, thanks a lot for your time!
Ira- Sure, most welcome, not anytime though!

Pleased I went on with my work and did it well.

Good films we've had good films we've lost

There was nothing different about "Being Cyrus" yet we must give credit where its due. It did have a very good star cast and an unusual narration. It wasn't unlike so many Hollywood movies I have watched before, but it wasn't LIKE many Bollywood movies I have watched so far. That's where we give credit where its due.

Year before last we saw "Darna Mana Hai" People came out saying, 'big deal', 'tomato ghost' et al. But does anyone notice that these are the movies changing the face of Indian Cinema? It will take time to form a proper shape, but it happens a day at a time. I am being too liberal with time, for honestly it will happen with every passing minute, even second.

These are the movies that gives us a feel of movement. And what is life without movement. By movement I necessarily mean in the forward direction. Or, whats the difference between Shri 420 and Kuch kuch hota hai. Except the former was much better and was not a run of the mill for its time.

I always think it nice to be alive, today. This is the best age to live in India. What with being the youngest nation(and it matters), education on a high rise, and now our movies living up to our standards.

Suddenly feels good to be ALIVE!

For a change pls watch:
Rang De Basanti
Being Cyrus