AWAD/AJAD

No, I have not gone mad (not yet) and I am not writing nonsense!

AWAD stands for “A Word A Day”.

Its a great way to improve your vocabulary.

Today’s word is : sesquipedality

PRONUNCIATION:

(ses-kwi-pi-DAL-i-tee) 

MEANING:

noun: The practice of using long words. 

A word a day was started by Anu Garg. Every week he sends five words which fall under a particular category. This week’s theme is : “What to avoid when using words”

At the end of the week, he sends a mail in which the readers comment on the theme or a particular word.

Along with the pronunciation and meaning, it also includes the etymology, notes and the usage of the word.

At the end of the mail, comes the “Thought for the Day”, for which, sometimes I wait more than the word itself 

Similarly, AJAD stands for “A Joke A Day”.

 Today’s Joke is : Computers can never replace humans. They may become capable of artificial intelligence, but they will never master real stupidity.  

And in the end come some very useful and handy tips, thoughts or words of knowledge.

Both these mails come to me in the evening and so I start my day in the office with them the next day. They bring smile on my face in the initial part of the day and I take care that the smile does not leave me for the rest of the day!

You can also submit your jokes in the website and become famous. 

I will strongly recommend both AWAD and AJAD to all.

So all of you who want to improve you vocabulary and learn some new words and want a good laugh, please register here and here. And yes, all you misers, its free! 

Join them and keep learning and smiling! 


PS : I am not getting paid by anyone for publicity , these are my own views!

Things that make me go Grrr...

In no particular order of annoyance..

1.     Dishonest people

2.    Liars

3.    Bad odour and bad breath

4.    People with zero general knowledge

5.    People with no sense of humour

6.    Dirty and filthy toilets. Worst, when I take utmost care to avoid the mess and not to add to it, the next person gives me a dirty look as if I had made the mess

7.    People using foul language and shouting or talking on phone at the top of their voices at public places, buses or trains

8.    People who drive big cars, open their windows and do not hesitate to spit or litter on roads

9.    People who would not litter in other countries, but don’t think before doing the same here

10. Two faced people – who pretend that they are your best friends but don’t think twice while backbiting about you. (This has happened to me!)

11.  People who would not stop pressing you to know about your personal life, salary, etc. even after repeated vague answers. Come on, can’t you see my disinterest?!

12. Vamps in saas-bahu serials

13. People who assume that since you are a girl, you cannot lift heavy things, should love shopping and gossiping and should know how to cook, draw rangolis and dance

14. Narrow minded people

15. Girls who think that you don’t need to take care of your looks once you are married

16. Married women discussing their husbands and bitching about their in-laws in public. Come on, you did not have to marry if you hated them so much!

17. People who look here and there while speaking to you

18.  People who think that they know it all and the rest of the world is fool (Read: Nerdy Bookworms) and would not listen to your logical reasoning

19. Men who don’t respect women

20.People who smoke and drink – although it’s quite common and normal these days, I don’t find it cool. In fact, I hate the smell of nicotine. There’s nothing manly or stress relieving about it.

21.  People who repeat simple things again and again (my mum being a teacher, does this all the time, just to make sure that we got the things right )

22.Envious people – trust me, there are people who are jealous of you for no particular reason

23. Politics at workplace

24. People who don’t respect their parents

25.I don’t like Physics. I always found it very interesting to read but very difficult to score marks. I guess I am physic-ally challenged 

26.I don’t like pets. Nor do I like to visit people with pets. Trust me, I have nothing against animals, in fact I love them (from a distance, of course)

The list is unending, so better I stop here!

Ahhh that was therapeutic! I have poured all out here.. To compensate with this, probably I will come with something like “Things that make my dil go hmmmm.. “ soon.. very soon! 

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se

This is my first movie review, so be careful! 

I saw it on Saturday and I quite liked it. Maybe, that is the patriot in me speaking as not many people are saying that.

Anyways, I will give you my version of KHJJS.

Ashutosh Govarikar again tried his hand on what he is best at – making films with a patriotic flavor (Read : Lagaan and Swades). Many films have been made on freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh but the battle of a school teacher Surjya Singh is unheard of even in the history books!

KHJJS is based on a novel : Do and Die – The Chittagong Uprising 1930-34 by Manini Chaterjee.

The 1930 Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) armory raid was pivotal in India’s struggle for freedom and this is the main plot of the movie.

Story : Here, you will get the real feel of the story because of its realistic approach and narration style. It takes us to an era where Surjya Sen (Abhishek Bachhan), fondly called as Masterda, plans five consecutive attacked on one night in all the important places for the British like the Telegraph office, Railway Lines, European Club, Armory and Cantonment. He includes 64 determined teenagers in the attack because of lack of manpower, alongwith 5 brave revolutionaries and two resolute young women in the attack. It represents a forgotten night with a series of attacks that terrorized the British. It depicts every step of action right from the training, planning, the thrill of attack, the daring escapes to the tragic captures and the aftermath.

Performances : I found it one of the best performance of Abhishek Bachhan. Deepika Padukone in her deglam look has nothing much to do and I am not complaining. 

The one who really caught my eye was Vishakha Dutta as Pritilata. She is a natural. A special mention of the young artists. The scene when they were discussing the meaning of ‘Vande Mataram’ is awesome. Brownie points to them.

Errors : Well, I may not be the right person to point out the errors, but couldn’t find a suitable word. Anyways, the major drawback is the length. Although, at approximately 3 hours, it is shorter as per Govarikar’s standards, I feel that, had it been 45 minutes tighter, it would have been a classic!

When one of the kid steals money from his home, he is scolded, while when the other one steals watches from his father’s shop, use kaha “bahut achhe” This was not easy to digest for me.

The music and the background score are average.

The best part was the ending (not literally) wherein they showed the pictures of the screen characters versus the actual characters. I got to know that one of the revolutionary is 100 years old and still living in Chittagong, It ended with the line : “We salute you, after 80 years”!

Hats off to Govarikar, since in an industry obsessed with records and box office success, he made a film not targeting  the box office solely. This is one film which doesn’t compromise on the story and objectives for the sake of becoming box office friendly. I would strongly recommend it to the youth of today to get a taste of history.

I don’t know that it would be a hit or a flop, but if it is latter, fewer people would dare to make films on patriotism which would be really unfortunate!

My Rating : 4/5