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I was tagged by my blogger friend 'Raji' as usual and here goes the 'number' tag:

1 Sister - A Guide, A Scholar
2 Countries - I have lived so far - India, USA
3 Best friends - My idea of best friend was different till I came to US but I am glad I have 3 now - Saranya, Mohan and Naren
4 languages - I can understand - Tamil, English, Hindi and Telugu
5 celebrities who I look upon - Steve Jobs, Sachin Tendulkar, Indra Nooyi, Robin Sharma, Sharath Babu
6 places that I love to visit before I die - Italy, Singapore, Bahamas, TajMahal, London, Moon :)
7 TV shows that I like to watch - Airtel Super Singer, American Idol, Who dares wins, Are you smarter than a 5th grader?, CSI Miami, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Neeya Naana?
8 media personalities who I like - Abhishek Bachan, Rajat Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Konkana Sen Sharma, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Matt Damon, Christopher Nolan
9 things that I do frequently - Blogging, Listening to Music, Cleaning, Reading, Web surfing, Driving, Drinking Coffee, Cutting nails, Making to do lists
10 movies of my lifetime - Anbae Sivam, Dil Chahta Hai, Jab we met, Cast Away, Alaipayudhey, Varusham 16, Ratatouille, Taare Zameen Par, Morning Raaga, Pursuit of happyness

And I leave the tag to whoever wants to take it (not many blogger friends, u know? ;))

Bingo!!!

I had to create a list containing all the names of my classmates in college for some purpose and I was surprised that I could remember all the 68 names with their respective roll #s. It's been 6 years since I was out from college and am only in touch with some people but managed to remember all those names and that too with their roll #s...Bingo!!!

3:1

Poo - Started with this on a Friday night. No, I am wrong! I started with 'Abhiyum Naanum' and after watching the first part, I felt it was very slow and dragging and did not have an interest to continue. So flipped to Sasi's 'Poo'. IMHO, the +ve factor of the movie is the cast inspite of not having the experienced and popular faces. The new faced heroine Paarvathi is flawless in her acting which is impressive. The acting and role of each cast in the movie seems so realistic. The one thing that irritated me was Maari's (Parvathi) It's 'Thangarasu', That's Thangarasu and all about Thangarasu (Srikanth) sentences but no quips about it since that's what the story is based about. The movie in certain aspects reminded me of Azhagi and Kaadhal. I have a reason for it - The song during their childhood days with other kids around which is similar to that groundnut song 'Chutthi Chutthi...' from Azhagi :) and the cast that suits to the movie which is similar to Kaadhal :) My rating shows 3 stars.

The Bucket List - Wat a movie? Simply amazing! The thoughtful idea....I loved it! Two men on death bed knowing that they may not live after 6 months goes on a mission to freak out with their wish list called 'The Bucket list'. The way that Morgan Freeman sounds in the message that he gives at the beginning of the movie - I always thought it is influential. Is it not? It has a meaning. Sitting on the edge of the Pyramids, Skydiving, Riding on a bike in Great Wall of China, Driving a Mustang and hitting every rod in the roads and the list goes on and on...But one thing on the list is kinda moving - 'Laugh until you cry' and when Morgan F strikes that off after he does it. People say this movie was a flop but I liked it. My rating shows 4 stars.

Outsourced - Mr. Todd whom people in India call as 'Toad' and he stands correcting them everytime is a good one. A call center whose building is left unconstructed and a cow stays before it, the water pours in because of poor irrigation - Tats India! The hospitality shown by the Salavaikaran (Don't read it a Saliva, it's washman) to Todd - Tat's India! And the so called heroine says about her one day with Todd as 'Holiday in Goa'...which made me think - Is that India? ;) Not so great movie but a good timepass entertainer. My rating shows 2.5 stars.

Hit Ya Miss?

The bollywood movie list for 2009 is released. Want to take a look? Here goes...
1. Munnabhai Chale Amrika - Sanjay Dutt & co.
2. Kaun Banega Millionaire (This name rings something - Yeah, hindi Version of 'The Slumdog Millionaire')
3. Luck by chance - Farhan Akthar, Konkana Sen Sharma & co.
4. De Dhana Dhan - Priyadharshan's comedy flick - Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Sunil Shetty
5. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - Ranbir & Katrina
6. Hindi version of Endhiran - Superstar & Ash
7. Yahoo - Shahid & Arshad Warsi
8. Raavana - Bachchan Jr & Ash
9. Eight by Ten - Akshay Kumar
10. Newyork - John Abraham, Kabir Khan and Katrina
11. 3 Idiots - Aamir Khan Production - Aamir, Madhavan and Sharman (Is it based on 'Five Point Someone' by Chetan Bhagat)
12. Kites - Hrithik & Kangana Ranaut
13. My name is Khan - Kajol & Sharukh
14. Kambakth Ishq - Akshay & Kareena
15. Blue - Sanjay Dutt & Akshay
16. Wake up Sid - Ranbir & Konkana
17. London Dreams - Salman, Ajay Devgan & Asin
18. Kaminay - Shahid & Priyanka Chopra
19. Delhi 6 - Bachchan Jr & Sonam Kapoor
20. Billu Barber - It's tamil version is Kuselan - Sharukh & Irfan
21. Dev D - The modern Devdas - Abhay Deol
22. Chandni Chowk to China - Akshay & Deepika

Courtesy: Sify movies

The Musical Mazaa....

After a very long time, I had a chance to talk to someone on the musical musings. It was my friend, who is a great singer with whom I had a conversation with. We were listing out few songs one by one and I thought I would listen to those songs once I hung up the phone. I did what I thought of. Here is the list:

Thanga Thamarai Magale
Azhagana Ratchasiye
Vaa Vaa Anbe Vaa
Thendral vandhu theendum podhu
Sreeranga ranga naadhanin - Not my choice :)
Sirpi irukudhu
Azhai kadal vizhigalil - Song by a blogger - My choice though :)
Eera nizha
Kalyana Thenila
Kaadhal Kavidhaigal padithu
Idhazhil kadhai
Nee oru kadhal sangeetham
Un Parvayil
Innum ennai enna
Endhan nenjil
Nee pathi Naan pathi
Keeravanil
Naan thedum sevandhi
Kuliruthu Kuliruthu
Pothi vacha malliga mottu
Kaadhalin Dheepam
Thendral vandhu ennai thodum
Thedum kan parvai
En iniya pon nilave
Aanandha Raagam
Vizhigalil Aruginil
Ini naanum naan illai - My choice :)

We did miss lot of songs that we like but these are the songs that came to our mind at that moment. The nuances of the song, which lines are the best, how did the male/female singers sung the song in particular pallavi/charanam - We did talk a lot about it and I felt so happy in listening to these songs after a stint. Each song has its own beauty...