1. I am not a Salman Khan fan...I mean...All the things that Salman does that seem clownish, stupid, over-acting or just plain out of place and unnecessary in other movies....Chulbul Pandey is his Carte-Blanche to do all these things on screen. All those dance moves and weird things that seemed stupid else where look apt with this character.
2. Five minutes into the movie, when the first action sequence is going on and Salman pauses the entire fight sequence to dance on a ringtone and tells one of the goons "Achhi ringtone hai forward kar dena" ...the viewer understands "This movie is not going to have a story!...at all." Hence, after that one keeps no expectations from the movie and just laughs off everything weird. The set down is one of the best things in the movie. If you went through the movie expecting a great story, you'd be sorely disappointed! This movie is for watching not seeing! Just watch!
3. The dialogues in the movie are awesome! Be it "Kamini se yaad aaya bhaabiji kaisi hai?" or "Us Chhedi me itne chhed karunga ki wo confuse ho jaayega ki saans kaha se leni hai aur...". The punchy dialogues and hard hitting one liners are back with this movie! And Salman's comic timing is amazing!
4. The background score and the music is awesome too! Its catchy, pleasing on the ears, well written, well shot! Dabang, Humka peeni hai, tere mast mast do nain, Chori Kiya and we will save the best for the last..Munni! A great job by Sajid-Wajid. :)
5. Now that we have touched upon the songs it would be unfair not to praise the choreography! Farah Khan has outdone herself! :) Simply by letting Salman be Salman and integrate all his weird, clowny gestures into dance steps. I mean the hopping on one leg, the thing with the belt...one says, only you Salman, only you!
6. The action sequences, well, well...they seem to be a cross between a hollywood movie and our good old south movies! Amazing, Amazing! Unbelievably entertaining!
7. The hot bods! Sonu Sood and Salman set the screen on fire. Interesting thing is, Sonu displays his well toned, well oiled body throughout the movie where as Salman shows his only in a 5 min. action sequence towards the end. When Salman is enraged at the end, he just flexes his muscles and his shirt rips off and just flies away!! The entire theater went mad at this point of time!! :)
8. Yes, yes. Munni! She's amazing. Malaika starts the song very well, with her still amazing figure and dance skills. But when Salman enters, you have eyes only for him. You don't look at Malaika, such is his screen presence. Even in multiplexes the public comes on to the aisle and dances!
9. The fashion sense of the characters! It's kind of weird that this makes it to the top 10 reasons, but it's true! Dimple Kapadia's cotton sarees, Makkhi's floral bright printed shirts, Salman's formals in which he does all stupid stuff while looking perfectly formal :) And the Ray-Bans! Those beauties! :) They just add to the entire Chulbul Pandey image!
10. It's Salman! The trendsetter. When he took his shirt off, for the first time a lot of people wanted to have bodies like him and the body building and shirtless trend set in. Then there was the Tere Naam hairstyle. God! That was disgusting, still you could see people sporting it everywhere! The monkey washed jeans, the bracelets! He's made them all famous! So I wont be surprised if next people sport a Chulbul like moustache, or wear formals and that Ray-Ban :) I wouldn't even be surprised if mothers decided to name their kids Chulbul!
After all as Salman said "Hamara naam hamari personality ko shobha deta hai, Chulbul Pandey!"
has had a wonderful evening and a friendship day gift, an escalator trip :) Anyone who knows my escalato-phobia...Once up and once down Central is a BIG achievement! And then yet another pair of earrings :) I love a girls night (evening) out! Thank you gals :) August 1, 2010 at 9:53pm
Nowadays even Friendship comes with a little * in the corner... T & C apply. August 3, 2010 at 7:45pm
When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets up, people look; then, if they like what they see, they listen. August 4, 2010 at 7:20pm
Golden Rule #1 Never insist on your friends being friends with your boyfriend / girlfriend Golden Rule #2 Never have a boyfriend / girlfriend in your own circle of friends... Rule out any chance of a division of loyalty :) August 5, 2010 at 10:02pm I begin every Monday with the hope that we'll be one day closer to Friday by the end of the day! August 9, 2010 at 8:34am
The race to perfection has no finish line. So why bother running?! August 10, 2010 at 3:26pm
Pee Loon...Ki ab hai peene ka mausam....Happy Gataari! August 10, 2010 at 6:39pm
Giving up doesn't always mean that you're weak, sometimes it means you're strong enough to let go August 11, 2010 at 8:32am
'I' for India! August 14, 2010 at 8:25pm
It is easy to love a perfect person. Everyone does it. But love is not about loving the most handsome, charismatic person in the world....Love is to know all about the imperfections of a person and yet love him/her like he/she was the most perfect person in the world. August 16, 2010 at 8:25pm
PSL Calendar - Jis din khana 'ok' ho wo monday hai, jis din khane me soup ho wo tuesday hai, jis din khane me sweet ho wo wednesday hai, jis din khana kharab ho wo thursday hai and jis din khana wednesday se thoda kharab aur tuesday se thoda achha ho wo friday hai :) missing PSL :) August 17, 2010 at 7:17pm
My company owns my job. I own my career. August 17, 2010 at 7:35pm
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking that we used when we created them. August 19, 2010 at 9:58am
Smart people see opportunities through the windshields, stupid ones admire them in the rear view mirror! August 20, 2010 at 8:42am
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted. August 20, 2010 at 4:53pm
Sometimes things that mean nothing to you could mean everything to me. August 22, 2010 at 7:53pm
My mother said "If you ever fight with your husband after you are married, don't think you can come and stay at your mother's place!" My brother said, "Di, come to my place and oh, get your kids too!" That's my brother for you :) Times like these I feel I am the luckiest sister in the world :) August 24, 2010 at 8:30am
Once upon a time I was one of 4000 people, now I am one of 4 million people! :) One in 4 million :) August 25, 2010 at 8:52am
Don't generalize. Every woman is different. August 27, 2010 at 9:46am
Sometimes we have to bring back laughter one smile at a time. August 30, 2010 at 11:23am
Instead of a prince on a white horse, can I have a vampire in a SUV? August 31, 2010 at 12:26pm
What triggers off this post is the FB status of one of my friends, who shared a walking in the bar joke. So here's sharing some very popular walking into the bar jokes with you guys
Disclaimers -
All jokes are 'borrowed'. No plagiarism intended.
If you do not understand a joke, ask for an explanation :) That's totally cool. I didn't understand a couple either.
Contributions welcome.
Helium walks into a bar & orders a drink. The bartender says "Sorry, we don't serve noble gases." Helium just doesn't react.
A superconductor walks into a bar. The bartender says "we don't serve superconductors here." The superconductor leaves without putting up any resistance.
A parasite walks into a bar. The bartender says "we don't serve your kind in here." The parasite says "well you're not a very good host."
A neutrino walks into a bar. The bartender says "we don't serve neutrinos in here." The neutrino says "I was just passing through."
A sandwich walks into a bar.. the bar tenders says "Sorry, we don't serve food here"
Infinity mathematicians walk into a bar. The first orders one beer. The second orders half of a beer. The third orders a quarter of a beer. The fourth orders an eighth of a beer. The bartender rolls his eyes and pours two beers and says, "Here, you work it out"
2x, x^2 and e^x walk into a bar. 2x and x^2 go into the integration room, while e^x sits down at the bar and orders a drink. The bartender goes up to e^x and says, "Why don't you go into the function room and integrate with the others?" ..."It wouldn't make a difference", replies e^x.
A SQL statement enters a bar, walks up to two tables and says "can I join you?"
Another SQL enters the bar, the bartender asks him, "What can I get you?" He says, "No, I am just here for the view."
Neutron walks into a bar. Ask the bartender for a shot. Finishes and gets up to leave. "How much do I owe ya?" asks the neutron Bartender says "For you, no charge."
A proton walks into a bar and orders a quadruple shot of Bicardi 151 The bartender says "are you sure" The proton says, "I'm positive"
Two strings walk into a bar and sit down. The bartender says, “So what’ll it be?” The first string says, “I think I’ll have a beer quag fulk boorg jdk^CjfdLk jk3s d#f67howe%^U r89nvy~~owmc63^Dz x.xvcu” “Please excuse my friend,” the second string says, “He isn’t null-terminated.”
Eight bytes walk into a bar. The bartender asks, “Can I get you anything?” “Yeah,” reply the bytes. “Make us a double.”
Next time you walk into a bar, make your own line :)
I'm a year old as a professional today. And if you overlook certain technicalities, I am also a year old at Persistent today. So here's a look at the lessons learnt from the year :)
When I was in school I had decided that I would never ever work in the IT industry. Where was the point, just one more person in the herd of lakhs, instead I thought I would write, bring about a change in the way people think, perceive and act. Make a difference. May be I was young, I was foolish or just may be what we want and what we get are two different things. :)
Gradually I grew into the idea of working in IT but I decided a few more 'never evers'. I would never ever work for Infosys or TCS or one of those giants who just didn't care about the value of a human being! [Many reasons for that, but let's leave it at that.] I decided not to appear for their aptitudes and interviews. And then came along Persistent! It was the kind of company I wanted to start my career in. Sort of perfect... :) But then came another 'never ever'. I would never ever ever do Software Testing. God! What's the skill in that? Even a Commerce graduate can do it! Every single interview of Persistent [there were three] I insisted, if you are recruiting me just to do Software Testing, please don't, I don't need your job and I won't do it. Well, they sort of agreed to that!
And a very happy me joined Persistent on 26th August 2009. A little excited, a little baffled, spotting some familiar faces and making friends with some new ones! A whole week of hearing awesome things about the company, the work environment, the benefits, a week of signing hundreds of forms!
And then came the blow.... You have to do testing! Why? Because you are an electronics graduate. Even if I have more marks in programming subjects than the computer graduates? Yes, even then. Even if I know more programming languages than them? Yes even then. Even if in a test that you would take between them and me I would do as good as them? Yes, even then. Wow! That was like a huge deceit!! Another experience why you should never say 'never ever'!
Again resigning myself to the thought of working as a QA in an IT industry, I set out to make a mark. Gained knowledge, experience & appreciation. Two reporting managers and three project managers later, apparently [and here I quote ] "She is too good in testing to waste her talents on development". Well, well! Let's leave it at that, shall we? :)
A year down the lane I have learnt a few things and unlearnt quited a few. :)
One, never say never evers :)
Two, What you think now, is the best for you, might not be the best. You are too short sighted to know what's best for you in the long run. Instead just take what you get and make the best out of it.
Three, Technical knowledge is not everything. Being intelligent is an accessory. Being smart is a necessity. Be smart, learn a few things that you can apply the most. If you know a lot of stuff, doesn't mean you will be the most successful guy around! Instead be useful, be resourceful!
Four, Technical knowledge is everything! Contradiction right? Well! Its ok if you don't have a lot of technical knowledge you can survive and may be even succeeded! But don't get above yourself and think it's not necessary and you will survive on business domain knowledge and expertise! Nobody gives a damn about your domain knowledge if you do not have a basic necessary technical skill set! Appreciate those who have technical knowledge and always try to upgrade yours! It never hurts to learn an additional technical skill!
Five, Being a team player matters. Learn from the team. Share your knowledge, experience with them, benefit from theirs. There are always different kinds of people on a team. Those who work very diligently. Those who don't work but are very careful to show case that they work. Those who don't work and just don't care. Those who get work done from you and pass it off as their own. Those who know and tell. Those who know and don't tell. Those who don't know and admit that they don't know. Those who don't know but will never admit that they don't know. Those who don't like you because you know. Those who appreciate you. Those who don't appreciate you. Those who hate you because others appreciate you. May be you have to handle each one differently, but the bottomline being you've to go along with them and deliver a team effort.
Six, Being an individual on the team matters! Again a contradiction? From the description of kind of team members above you would have got it that it's not always smooth sailing! Sometimes you just have to put your foot down and assert yourself. No, I am not going to do that. No, I'm not going to do that that way. No, I don't agree. Learn to say no, even if it makes you look a little rude and selfish! You deliver deliverables with the team but when it comes to appraisals or rebukes you are all on your own! Har Roadie Akela hai types!
Seven, Managers have their own agenda and it may or may not always be good for you. To them you are a resource, to you, well, you have a life! To managers you are just a tool to achieve their goals. For which at times they'll flatter you, at times chide you and at times just order you about! It's not always personal to them and you should not always make it personal to you. Think about yourself, let the manager handle the deliverable. All that said and done, there are some very good managers too. I had the opportunity to work with two of the finest!
Eight, Appreciate people for their strengths turn a blind eye to a few weaknesses. Be polite to them, be humble, modest and try to learn from everyone. It will go a long way in building professional relationships.
Nine, you leave teams, projects, jobs, you don't leave friends. Stay in touch. These are wonderful take aways from the place you're leaving. Colleagues come and go. Friends stay. Make friends out of colleagues :)
Ten, money is not everything. At times knowledge takes a precedence, at times opportunity does, at times family does, at times you do! Money is not a goal it is just a means to achieve some goals or simply make the path a little easy. Don't plan your life around money. Plan money around your life!
Eleven, I am too young to hold a discourse on professional life. So stop. And do what you do the best! Get back to work :)
Congratulations to all others who joined with me! We sustained! And we persisted! A year went by in no time at all, thanks to you guys. And I hope another year down the line, no matter how we change professionally, we'll be there for each other as we're today :)Cheers to us! :)
I had the opportunity to grow up with a younger brother. It was not easy, it was not a smooth sail but over the years our relationship has
evolved and grown in many ways.
I remember early on I would care for him and cuddle him like he was a teddy bear :) and then play with him all the amusing games that all the
little boys and girls play.
Then we got around to the phase where we would tease each other. He would break my toys and tear up my books and I went crying to mom.
Then as we got older, I wound up protecting him and he ended up shamelessly taking advantage of the fact that I would never hit him. I was his
'mini-mom' when mom was at office and we stayed at home, amusing ourselves and taking care of each other.
There came a time when he would tell on me and I would tell on him at every opportunity we could get. As time passed we reached a sort of
understanding and agreement when he would not tell certain things to my parents and I would return the favor too. What started off as a truce,
eventually developed into an understanding, where we would cover up each others faults in front of others.
There was a time he hated me because I got all the respect and affection and he had to be the object of everyone's ire, the perfect child(or so
people thought) compared to the good for nothing one. And I hated him because no one scolded him enough and he could charm his way into making
my parents agree for anything. But over the years his resentment turned to respect and he started looking up to me. And I understood that the
way to bring about a change in him was not to resent him but support him in what was right and reason out with him on what was wrong. Took me a
while to realize that voice of reason is more convincing than voice of authority. :)
At times I was his playmate, at times his friend, at times his confidante, at times his rival, at times his teacher, at times his advisor....
Now we are both adults and he has become a great friend. Someone who knew me as a child and stood beside me, looking up to me as I changed and
grew. Now he is the one who stands up for me, looks out for me, advices me.... :) There's almost a role reversal, now it feels like having an elder brother. :)
I didn't always appreciate having a younger brother, but as I look back, I chide myself for all the times that I didn't! I love you SidB and its hard to imagine what life would have been without you :)
I have been working in QA for about a year now... and this seems to be a good time to pen down how it felt.
Spotting mistakes is like your prime job!.
And the worst part is that you feel so happy when you find a fault! Sounds a little twisted right? But the feeling is so exhilarating and euphoric! That such intelligent people spend days writing this code and I could spot a mistake in an hour! Day's work vs an hour!! How cool is that!
And the feeling of power it gives you! If this build is not QA certified it is not just going into the release!
'The reign of terror' :) Yes! That's how some developers see it, when their module comes to me for testing! It's like having a developer's heart...on a jar on my desk. And the look on their faces when you reopen a bug they have fixed :)
You start to spot mistakes in any and everything. Every alternate day I spot a mistake in the Times of India, the mistake might be as small as a slightly misspelled word but oh! I do find it
All of it makes me look like a witch personified right :) Cruella :)
But there have been disadvantages of it too .... -
Its real hard to make friends [with the developers, I mean] - Though I was really fortunate that friends on my team never let the 'bugs' come between us. Even if we argued right in the morning about something 'professional' we would go together for lunch and forget that there was ever a disagreement :) and.... come back and resume!
The work starts to feel repetitive after a while. How many times do I have to test the same bloody thing!!
Its technologically not really satisfying! All you have to do is repeat a set of steps on the same product again and again. At worst you would be using excel sheets at best some test management tool! But that doesn't change the fact that what you are doing is not teaching you anything new! You think did I become an engineer to do this? Even a college graduate could have done it.
Sometimes you feel thwarted, stunted...like there can be no growth for you in this profession or otherwise. How am I better than what I was six months ago? No progress. No value addition.
And at the end of it no matter what people say, the circumstance never let you break out of the mold or stamp of being a QA. People always keep thinking that's all you can do!
Sounds like I have a lot of complaints right? May be, May be not. May be it's too early to say how I feel about it but may be another year down the line I will look back at this note and re-assess....May be some pros will move to the cons' side and may be some cons' will turn out to be a blessing in disguise :)
Last week I heard the most beautiful definition of love and I thought I must share it with everyone I know.
"Why do you love her? If its because of her eyes or her great looks its not love, its lust.... If its because of her intelligence or insight about life its not love, its admiration.... If its because she cries every time you try to leave its not love, its pity.... If its because she makes you lose your concentration and sleep, its not love, its infatuation.... Love is when you don't know why you seem to be attracted to a person and yet you are.... Love has its own reason.... And that reason is meant to be unknown"
