Tuesday, December 23, 2008

All set to hit the snow!


Its Recession time and as part of cost cutting measures, cisco has asked us to go on mandatory PTOs from 25th Dec to Jan 5th.

Thanks to our visionary Abhinav, who had forseen[;)] this and planned for Winter Trekking at Dalhousie. Am quite excited to see new places, meet new pple and experience nature at its best!. The pic below gives our schedule (courtesy Abhinav)



Merry X'mas and a very Happy New Year for all folks who stumbled upon this post. Cya soon!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

F.R.I.E.N.D.S......


F.R.I.E.N.D.S... Man, what a show!...I've become completely addicted to this sitcom. Looks like thers no way am gonna stop unless I finish all 10 seasons or, will I rewind to the first season again?!:O. Let it be when am feelin lonely, or kinda confused as to what to do when thers lota work n study to do, or as part of that routine before I hit bed, this has always been my source of ultimate entertainment :).



Was kind of wondering, how did I get to like this show so much? I mainly watch television as an object of relaxation. So thers no room for serious stuff. Thats been the reason I always distance myself from hollywood stuff, most of which I believe fall under the action, thriller or full of logic kinda movie category. With FRIENDS, I've found a new era of interest in sitcoms.

FRIENDS is one show which guarantees a smile on u'r face (guffaw would be the right word here) no matter what mood you are in. Apart from the non-stop laughter guaranteed, it touches one with the keen frendship qualities displayed by the characters.

The best thing about frnds is the characters themselves. Amazing characters, with amazing acting to portray the meaning of the very term F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Instant comedy in every minute of the show is in store for u ...Each character is exemplary in their own way...Chandlers rhetorical questions, Joeys expressions, Ross's body language, Monicas never give-up attitude, Phoebes music and 'child at heart' behaviour, and Rachael's way of pulling Ross's leg is simply unmatched. Lastly, the way Janus cackles "Ohhh My Goddd!" deserves a mention here.



A question popped up....whoz the most famous character afterall..a quick check in orkut shows...chandler has 52k fans, joey 183k and phoebe 106k. FRIENDS as a show has 551k, expected na...afterall its the bonding among the six that everyone loves...

Some of my fav dialogues....

The way Phoebe introduces - " Hey everyone, this is Mr. XYZ and Mr.XYZ this is `everyone` "
Joey's famous one, " Hey, how u doin?...."
Joey's innocent way of protecting Chandler and Monica, " I am Joey. I am DISGUSTING!" (so I did the silly thing, whatever you are blaming C and M for)
Chandlers rhetorical questions starting with "Could this be any more...?"

Offlate, I did watch some episodes of "How I met your mother", a similar sitcom of 5 frnds. But I did feel this ones no match for F.R.I.E.N.D.S.