July 2008 ~ Impressions in Time

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Mere Baap Pehle Aap - Review

When translated it simply means :- My Father ... After You Cast: Akshaye Khanna - Son Paresh Rawal - Father The story is simply about a father son relationship. This movie bombed in India but I loved it. Very simple, clean and honest storyline. More to do with todays generation. And how we do away with generation gaps. I really loved the chemistry between Paresh and Akshaye. They were so comfortable in their respectful roles. I...

July - Updates

Updates for July 2008 My cousin got "engaged" to his sweetheart. Marriage scheduled for November 23, 2008. My brothers certificates were validated using "Apostille" Seal after a lot of hassle. Got laid off for a day. Political Tensions and business practices came to a head on clash and on 23rd July 2008 we were told that we were going home with full pay till further notice... or till a solution was reached. Back to work after 1 day!!! After...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Horton - Movie Review

Horton Hears a Who was written by Dr. Seuss in 1954 for the children. This animation film however is suitable for all ages.The Cast:Horton: Jim Carrey Mayor of Whosville: Steve Carell I loved the movie. I just loved Horton and his ears... It was sooo cute. He was able to do sooo many things with his ears - The movie starts with Horton fashioning his ears into a swim cap before diving into the pool... (Thats when I started laughing...

Made of Honour - Review

This was one movie which I had waited for a very long time to watch. I'm a big romantic and I love watching movies which are both humorous and romantic.... Anyway the cast are comprised of: Tom: Patrick Dempsey - Best Friend Hannah: Michelle Monaghan Colin: Kevin McKidd - Best Man :) The story is about a boy and girl who are brutally honest with each other in their first meeting and end up being best friends. They meet every Sunday,...

Mental Feng Shui

I found this very interesting. When I went through it I realised that there are times when I "forget" to smile... What can I say... stress does that to you but apart from that one lapse I think I do practice these... :) 1 Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 2 Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. 3 Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. 4 When you say, 'I...

The Son

Interesting Story... ------------------------------------------- A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son. About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A young...

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

My News

Don't know when I'll be able to post next... I'll be away indefinitely so I will post when I post....

Apostille Seal

This is something which is driving us crazy... Apostille Seal. My brother is currently doing his Ph.D studies in Czech Republic. This year a new Czech Law was passed that requires that his MSc Degree be vetted using an "Apostille according to the Hague Conference" for it to be recognized. He corresponded with alot of Fijian Embassies overseas trying to find out where he can get it done. Only to be directed to the Ministry in Fiji. He sent his papers across to us and from that time time till today we have had to talk to sooo...

Monday, July 21, 2008

New Tricks

I had a great weekend!!! Didn't do much... stayed home as usual but it was great!!! Reason: I think my doggie taught me a new trick :)... It was great... I was trying to get them to run around and all they were doing were barking at me. I think they were just repeating my directions rather loudly back to me :)... And when it became apparent they I didn't have a clue as to what was being said to me they all trotted back to sit on their cosy little mattress leaving me pacing around in frustration. So I just opened my arms and...

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Changing Routine

Something has been bugging me for sometime now... And usually I comment on it here and there but I finally decided to do something about it. Ever since I started my new job I have been doing ALOT of traveling. Traveling as in driving to and fro from work!!! (No overseas trips yet)... I'm averaging around 1000KM minimum a week and that is some serious mileage.... With the recent increases in fuel prices and not to mention the frequent maintenance required now.... my Paycheck has a very sizeable dent in it before it comes to...

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Marriage/Engagement

My cousin (Ravi) got married (legally) on 12th July 2008. Its very loosely termed as Engagement too... They are going to renew their vows traditionally in December 2008. So heres wishing Ravikash Singh and Sharina Maharaj the best of wedded bliss. May their "engagement" period be full of fun!...

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Kung Fu Panda - Movie Review

Movie Review Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, David Cross I simply adore animations... so it goes without saying that I watched this movie and not just once but twice within a day!!! This movie is really great. I'm a fan of Jack Black who is the voice of Po (panda) so I could actually see the similarities in the expressions and the mannerisms... I couldn't help but laugh...

House- Update

Its been a while since my I last posted anything... I really didn't upto it :( After nearly 2-3 weeks of running around with the banks (they can be such a pain) my application for a loan got submitted!!! I know...I know... by now it should have been approved... but today all my papers were deemed satisfactory by the bank.... So now the waiting period starts!!! So July 15, 2008 - final submission done!...