tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post5886502056563486209..comments2023-08-27T01:57:54.774-07:00Comments on uaeian: naaaoooo :)roshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-91273674803381356062007-11-07T23:19:00.000-08:002007-11-07T23:19:00.000-08:00except some girl kept running into his arms (the b...<I>except some girl kept running into his arms (the b'wood way) over and over again(??) and he'd hug her and she would "throw" her hair at him and he'd smile, she'd smile - they'd twist and turn (in a cheezy dramatic way) and she'd run (or was it jog) away from him....and he would repeatedly run his fingers thru his hair and grin</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. Rosh, spot on - that's all that is to a Bollywood movie.<BR/> <BR/>With all the other scriptwirters striking you may well be onto a new career!huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-36898309775688858592007-11-07T17:52:00.000-08:002007-11-07T17:52:00.000-08:00Heidi Klum & Seal - Nice!Thanks for all the tips a...Heidi Klum & Seal - Nice!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the tips and kind wishes - I'll recover, soon, hopefully. On the bright side, I got to breathe a bit, think of life and stare at those beautiful fall colours. <BR/><BR/>Si si BuJ - Al Nasr brings tonsa memoirs, too bad it's no more...:(roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-67181919265811377482007-11-07T14:01:00.000-08:002007-11-07T14:01:00.000-08:00Oh yeah, Katharine Hepburn – great choice. :-) Spe...Oh yeah, Katharine Hepburn – great choice. :-) Spencer Tracy films as well! I personally really liked him as well as Burt Lancaster and William Shatner in the “Judgment at Nuremberg”<BR/>… but sometimes one just needs a “contrived” movie to switch off. <BR/><BR/>Get your specs – Nick, the sauna recommendation was under the prophylactic section! Not while Rosh is sick of course ….<BR/>'Echinacea' ???? Sounds almost like a female imposition! Vitamin C – yes – but please only in a natural form! I heard that ginger will help as well?! If you instantly want to sleep it out try self – distillated <B>Vogelbeerschnaps</B> (rowanberry schnaps)<BR/>If all this does not help, find a Nigerian restaurant in NY and request a real Nigerian Pepper Soup (Yoruba version)! That will cure it instantly – not only that you will sweat it out, but all those germs will leave voluntarily. (But I am not sure, if they will be allowed to serve the real original in the States :-)- a lot of people would sue.)<BR/><BR/>As for the “master race” - it is impure, mixed with Viking blood and whatever else caused me to have hazel eyes, so no need to worry – besides, that was my grand-and great-grandparent’s generation! I am at any rate “pro crossbreeding” – making <A HREF="http://asp.usatoday.com/_common/_scripts/big_picture.aspx?width=490&height=662&storyURL=/life/people/2007-01-03-seal-baby-main_x.htm&imageURL=http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2007/01/04/klum-seal-large.jpg" REL="nofollow"> Heidi Klum and Seal</A> the best example of a perfect couple! ;) (Also shows that men have to be neither handsome, nor extremely rich to be loved – just damn lucky!)<BR/><BR/>... better go and suck in an episode of Boston Legal – I need my daily dose of humor. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-56513036496610046092007-11-07T08:10:00.000-08:002007-11-07T08:10:00.000-08:00Rosh your story with the film is like my story wit...Rosh your story with the film is like my story with the Titanic. Can't stand it. I saw it in the Al Nasr Cinema.. surely you can reminisce :)<BR/><BR/>BTw, no plans for a bollow-wood musical, thank you very much!BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-48103650362273602412007-11-07T07:37:00.000-08:002007-11-07T07:37:00.000-08:00Thanks Nick - I'll live.Hmmmm "homeopathic 'echina...Thanks Nick - I'll live.<BR/><BR/>Hmmmm "homeopathic 'echinacea' shot of 1000mg Vitamin C" eh?<BR/><BR/>Philadelphia Story - now you talkin Nick! LOVED IT!<BR/><BR/>:)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-24335031110572715512007-11-07T07:31:00.000-08:002007-11-07T07:31:00.000-08:00Nick, you too "naaaooooo!!!" how can this be!! :)A...Nick, you too "naaaooooo!!!" how can this be!! :)<BR/><BR/>A friend dragged me to watch Lagaan, I walked out after 10 mins into the movie - I walked back in an hour & a half later - people playing "cricket", turned around and walked out again, and didn't come back :) After that she'd never asked me out for a movie again :)<BR/><BR/>I am sure, there must be rare positive stuff from B'wood? But all this tacky stuff that's doing the rounds, just gets to me - it's like everybody's talking about it, like "in your face" or something...<BR/><BR/>I did happen to see some shooting for a Sharook Khan movie at Times Square few years back....don't know what is it they were shooting, except some girl kept running into his arms (the b'wood way) over and over again(??) and he'd hug her and she would "throw" her hair at him and he'd smile, she'd smile - they'd twist and turn (in a cheezy dramatic way) and she'd run (or was it jog) away from him....and he would repeatedly run his fingers thru his hair and grin?<BR/><BR/>This is all they shot that weekend morning, for 2 freakin hours???<BR/><BR/>Bride and Prejudice was aight, I watched portions of it more for Ash Rai than anything else :), but loved Bend it like Beckham - that was sooo well made.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-21982554210186604212007-11-06T22:44:00.000-08:002007-11-06T22:44:00.000-08:00Rosh, get well, but don't trust the Germans - a sa...Rosh, <BR/>get well, but don't trust the Germans - a sauna session whilst already sick can literally kill you. You see, only the 'master race' can do that, t shirt at 0 degr. etc ;)<BR/><BR/>Instead try the homeopathic 'echinacea' over longer periods before season changes, or a shot of 1000mg Vitamin C at the slightest sign of flu.<BR/><BR/>Seven,<BR/>Casablanca was too contrived...Instead, I prefer something like Marx brothers, the 'Thin man' series, Philadelphia Story and anything with Spencer Tracyhuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-87988188658664842982007-11-06T22:37:00.000-08:002007-11-06T22:37:00.000-08:00Lagaan wasn't really a Bollywood flick, though. It...Lagaan wasn't really a Bollywood flick, though. It's one of these manipulative 'cross-over' films like 'Bride and Prejudice' - you know, some white people in it and less dancing.<BR/>The only thing that makes it still Bollywood is the atrocious acting.<BR/><BR/>It wasn't always like that though. <BR/><BR/>Since I like classic movies I also watch some old Hindi movies. There was some serious acting going on in black and white. And the song's made sense, somehow.huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-47512426031150018072007-11-06T10:58:00.000-08:002007-11-06T10:58:00.000-08:00Sorry Rosh :-( - get well soon!(check your email!)...Sorry Rosh :-( - get well soon!<BR/>(check your email!) <BR/><BR/>Yes, you were absolutely correct – you can do nothing about a cold onces you caught it. Stay away from those meds!<BR/><BR/>However you can do a lot to prevent getting it in the first place. Sports (especially outdoor!), a healthy diet and staying away from all drugs (alcohol and smoking as well!) can get you an immune system that is strong enough to cope with all those attacks. I have not had a cold for years, but the results of my regular check up correlate with this phenomenon. Totally healthy and simply not a wimp! (Will get my snail mail in a T-Shirt while it is 0°C out there)<BR/><BR/>Urban folks are often responsible for all those tiny illnesses they are suffering from – you can see it, as soon as you walk into the next supermarket – everyone is coughing and sneezing! Why – because everywhere indoors is totally overheated and people are dressed like they are planning an expedition to the North Pole, while it is currently about 5C° out there. No wonder everyone is getting sick …. <BR/><BR/>Have you tried a sauna session? It is hell, I know and last time I tried it, was with an Emirati friend of mine (to proof a point) Well he did better than me in the end, both enduring the heat and brrrr – I don’t even want to think about it. Anyhow, they say that it is very healthy for your immune system. (if you don’t have a cardiac insufficiency)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-90960429070622808922007-11-06T10:09:00.000-08:002007-11-06T10:09:00.000-08:00"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the...<I>"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."</I><BR/><BR/>Ha, ha, ha …. Nick, welcome to our non-aggressive blogspot! <BR/><I>"… I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."</I> :-)<BR/><BR/>Promise, we will not tell that you have a romantic side as well :P… and damn, she did go with the wrong guy! ROFL! :-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-74152545176686876052007-11-06T09:57:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:57:00.000-08:00Lagaan eh? cricket/ b'wood combo! Talk of an inten...Lagaan eh? cricket/ b'wood combo! Talk of an intense heartburn - big time hahahaha :)<BR/><BR/>You are correct you know, some people do find the beauty of it, because it is different - guess, I just don't have that gene/brain cell etc perhaps?<BR/><BR/>BuJ - please don't start a UAE b'wood musical of sorts - phuleasze, I beg you :)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-83131062138115408452007-11-06T04:32:00.000-08:002007-11-06T04:32:00.000-08:00Agreed :) It's tacky, the acting stinks and the si...Agreed :) It's tacky, the acting stinks and the singers lip sink (although I think they make an effort to match the same singer to the same actor in different movies, kind of an artform like dubbing used to be). In no way does it compare to a serious dramatic movie - hollywood, desi, or otherwise. And really, isn't that the charm?<BR/><BR/>After all of this talk, I decided it was time to kick it to some new tunes so last night I rented Lagaan, a musical about (your favourite!) cricket and evil British Landlords. <BR/><BR/>Which makes me think that Buj should set about writing a UAE musical soon...Al Sinjabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726687734551158551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-79976282361062119732007-11-04T23:21:00.000-08:002007-11-04T23:21:00.000-08:00Rosh, hollywood doesn't repeat itself from the 40'...Rosh, <BR/><BR/><I>hollywood doesn't repeat itself from the 40's or 50's</I><BR/><BR/>luckily TCM repeats them daily!!<BR/><BR/>Out of the 700 channels I got at home, guess what I am watching every night..huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-62064329769942767502007-11-04T16:43:00.000-08:002007-11-04T16:43:00.000-08:00Sinjab -Re: tolerance and all, am on board with ya...Sinjab -<BR/><BR/>Re: tolerance and all, am on board with ya, likewise, agree bollywood musicals/movies should be taken at it's value and perhaps not anything more.<BR/><BR/>Personally, what does get to me at times (fully realizing none of this is critical talk) - is the level of "importance" and "value" extended towards such lackluster "creative stunts" - personally, it comes across quite tacky. I've seen educated folks, going bananas over some lousy movie.....most of which made zero sense and even lousier actors :)<BR/><BR/>There is much passionate debate amongst some desi's on such movies - most of which makes little sense to me. Often, I am left with disbelief, folks can't see thru such tacky work?<BR/><BR/>True, the music and dancing(?) can be pleasing, and some women folk are quite pretty, however, these don't make a movie similar to say -A Roman Holiday, Gone with the wind, Forrest Gump or even a cheesy Titanic eh? So you know, the actors don't sing, apparently someone else does the singing, actors sorta mimic it all - I guess, that's creative in some way.... :) ? <BR/><BR/>Talk about moving with the times, except for a - Hairspray (which I loved by the way), hollywood doesn't repeat itself from the 40's or 50's - fully realizing, am a sucker for the oldies :)<BR/><BR/>I could go on - however, to each his own........guess I'll never know the "beauty" of b'wood, and quite honestly, don't think am missing much :) Given a choice (to vent) I rather not have such trend across the globe, including UAE.<BR/><BR/>If you like Desi movies, I'd recommend, Bend it like Beckham - it had a soul, nice music & was quite well made.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-4275264904243158322007-11-04T10:24:00.000-08:002007-11-04T10:24:00.000-08:00Nick - honestly, I don't think Indians care about ...Nick - honestly, I don't think Indians care about each other. They may show they care about everyone else, but(for the most part) when it comes to standing up for another Indian, prime example is those labourers in the UAE, and how fellow Indians take advantage of them.<BR/><BR/>I haven seen it here in North America (so have fellow UAEians) and in the UAE. I say so, given the number of times I've been at the receiving end of Indian angst, especially those fresh of the boat. It's quite sad, really.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-36739638872712688812007-11-04T10:23:00.000-08:002007-11-04T10:23:00.000-08:00It's less creepy of a message this time. I guess ...It's less creepy of a message this time. I guess he goes around posting this to garner attention to the issue, in addition to all the media coverage dished to me daily.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-34463546364000792292007-11-04T02:37:00.000-08:002007-11-04T02:37:00.000-08:00yeah, stronzo came to my blog too.. i suggest you ...yeah, stronzo came to my blog too.. i suggest you go find Madeleine first you boring boring guy.BuJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155592127392703647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-48542841350378555602007-11-04T02:06:00.000-08:002007-11-04T02:06:00.000-08:00Rosh, you're missing out on what's happening here...Rosh, you're missing out on what's happening here on your blog.. <BR/>The weirdo is back.. <BR/>Maybe I should check Kuwaiti blogs and other khaleeji blogs that this Santos guy is fooling around with !<BR/>Now my previous theory about him is getting confirmed ! right !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-37089958214310172182007-11-04T01:44:00.000-07:002007-11-04T01:44:00.000-07:00I am guessing David Santos is the bad guy here?I am guessing David Santos is the bad guy here?al-republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692379981976981057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-3094237561902745272007-11-03T22:47:00.000-07:002007-11-03T22:47:00.000-07:00My friend, Pleazzz!Send an email to the Indian emb...My friend, Pleazzz!<BR/><BR/>Send an email to the Indian embassji your country and repor the injustice that the Indian camera are making with this girl with boots.<BR/>Release on road accident and status of the process.<BR/><BR/>The resignation is to stop the evolution. (David Santos in times without end, nor sense)<BR/><BR/>Thanking you so much, Sir.<BR/><BR/>PS: Find Madeleine!<BR/>Go look.<BR/>Thank you.huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299456569511629114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-91823788781648720782007-11-03T20:42:00.000-07:002007-11-03T20:42:00.000-07:00Rosh.. BuJ.. OMGThe devil is back.. LOOOOOOOOOOOOO...Rosh.. BuJ.. OMG<BR/>The devil is back.. <BR/>LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-53041081319797220412007-11-03T14:33:00.000-07:002007-11-03T14:33:00.000-07:00My friend, Please!Send an email to the Brazil emba...My friend, Please!<BR/><BR/>Send an email to the Brazil embassj your country and repor the injustice that the brazilian courts are making with this girl<BR/>Release on Flavia’s accident and status of the process.<BR/><BR/>The resignation is to stop the evolution. (David Santos in times without end)<BR/><BR/>Thank youdavid santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976825493652779441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-27522827179055366862007-11-02T07:14:00.000-07:002007-11-02T07:14:00.000-07:00Oh, lol, you're online now!Damn, and I was just ab...Oh, lol, you're online now!<BR/><BR/>Damn, and I was just about to jhoom jhoom my way over to a friend's birthday party...Al Sinjabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726687734551158551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-20243336334665465982007-11-02T07:13:00.000-07:002007-11-02T07:13:00.000-07:00That's not to say they should be taken too serious...That's not to say they should be taken too seriously (blind faith is always a dangerous thing) but I don't think pop culture should be dismissed either. Politically, it is an interesting reflection and creator of different identites. <BR/><BR/>Plus, it's still culture and it's popular because it strikes a chord with so many people.<BR/><BR/>I see it as complementary to other cultural aspects (like traditional dance and music, architecture, literature etc.) not in opposition to it.Al Sinjabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726687734551158551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314270.post-45550852462409426492007-11-02T07:11:00.000-07:002007-11-02T07:11:00.000-07:00Al Sinjab,I fainted/passed out after reading all t...Al Sinjab,<BR/><BR/>I fainted/passed out after reading all that........<BR/><BR/>....shall comeback with thoughts, to bring you over from the "dark side" ;)<BR/><BR/>*mubling to self* - knew, it was gonna bite me at the rear end.<BR/><BR/>:)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.com