Apocalypto review

Just finished watching Apocalypto. It is a clear 'Elaine award' winner. I have constituted this award after Elaine Benes from Seinfeld. After a miserable couple of hours of watching 'The English Patient', Elaine screams at the screen, with all the anguish, at the top of her voice - "Die already". Exactly my sentiments after watching Apocalypto. Only it wasn't about the protagonist dying. There was enough people dying as it is. Enough show of hearts and guts and blood and gore. I wanted to shout "What is the bloody point?" Something about a civilization decaying from within... blah..blah...blah.

Perhaps the real point is every other civilization was just full of blood thirsty savages till salvation came in the form of the white man.

Who cares Mayans knew a bit of agriculture and a bit of astronomy? The Eclipse scene was such a cliche and such a joke. Monterroso anyone?

Though I must accede one point to Gibson compared to Spielberg. There was no Indiana Jones.

Boston trip

I was in Boston a month ago...

Ticket to Boston : Rs. 1,83,000
Cab ride to hotel : Rs. 1500
Hotel rent : Rs. 15,000

Opening the window on a jet-lagged morning to beautiful snowfall : priceless

It was utterly delightful to walk gingerly on snow filled side-walks, shoving my shivering hands deeply into my jacket pocket. It was the first time I saw a frozen river. Absolutely amazing.

Impulsive trips

Kishore sent a note titled 'Financial impact missing on vizag trip'. Clearly I want to forget that part :)

Nike ad - Cricket

Whoever thought of and directed the absolutely marvelous Nike Ad deserves a medal. Everything about the Ad is brilliant - the shots, the fast beat of the background music that suddenly picks up with konkani [I thought it was marathi] lyrics, the whole idea of cricket being played on during a traffic jam! Brilliant.

Vizag

I seem to be consumed with lethargy these days. I am busy at work - but not with the 'good' stress. Sometimes when I am busy I am energized to do more. I call that good stress. Then sometimes its like this. I have a million little things to do and despite what I do I still have them. I am too lethargic to do anything interesting.

Anyway this post isn't about that. I traveled to Vizag this weekend. For a friend's wedding. It was an impulsive spur of the moment thing.

Vizag was beautiful. South India has such a beautiful coastline. The little hills breaking the monotony of the plains were a visual treat from above. I was stunned to see such good roads. Better than Bangalore. I must have commented on it multiple times.

The beach reminded me of Marina. Except here instead of the official buildings there were more sea facing apartments. I wondered if the tsunami had an impact on the cost. I walked on and stood facing the waves. The first kiss of the froth was cool. Later I walked the length of the beach, stopping from time to time to read.

Clouds spoiled my sunrise the next morning. Wedding was fun. Girls take way too much time to dress.