WALL.E

What a totally brilliantly made movie.

Apart from all the 'cuteness' and stuff what really struck me was how they showed so many emotions through the 2 characters - especially since the 2 characters hardly had facial features that would make emoting so simple. And yes I do understand that this is the magic of animation and they do this with animals and stuff but still it's so much easier cause those have eyes, a nose, a mouth, eyebrows etc. (I have not seen Cars so I might be a little bias)

Brilliant work through sound and gestures. Also hardly any dialogues.

Brilliantly made movie.

What an auto...what a man...

Copying the story from - http://rajeekhushi.blogspot.com/2009/06/ye-mumbai-hai-meri-jaan.html

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Suvendu Roy of Titan Industries shares his inspirational encounter with a rickshaw driver in Mumbai Last Sunday, my wife, kid and I had to travel to Andheri from Bandra. When I waved at a passing auto rickshaw, little did I expect that this ride would be any different.

As we set off, my eyes fell on a few magazines (kept in an aircraft style pouch) behind the driver's back rest. I looked in front and there was a small TV. The driver had put on the Doordarshan channel.


My wife and I looked at each other with disbelief and amusement. In front of me was a small first-aid box with cotton, dettol and some medicines. This was enough for me to realize that I was in a special vehicle. Then I looked around again, and discovered more - there was a radio, fire extinguisher, wall clock, calendar, and pictures and symbols of all faiths - from Islam and Christianity to Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism.


There were also pictures of the heroes of 26/11- Kamte, Salaskar, Karkare and Unnikrishnan. I realized that not only my vehicle, but also my driver was special. I started chatting with him and the initial sense of ridicule and disbelief gradually diminished. I gathered that he had been driving an auto rickshaw for the past 8-9 years; he had lost his job when his employer's plastic company was shut down. He had two school-going children, and he drove from 8 in the morning till 10 at night. No break unless he was unwell. "Sahab, ghar mein baith ke TV dekh kar kya faida? Do paisa income karega toh future mein kaam aayega." (Sir, what's the use of simply sitting at home and watching TV? If I earn some income, then it will be useful in the future.) We realized that we had come across a man who represents Mumbai – the spirit of work, the spirit of travel and the spirit of excelling in life. I asked him whether he does anything else as I figured that he did not have too much spare time. He said that he goes to an old age home for women in Andheri once a week or whenever he has some extra income, where he donates tooth brushes, toothpastes, soap, hair oil, and other items of daily use. He pointed out to a painted message below the meter that read: "25 per cent discount on metered fare for the handicapped. Free rides for blind passengers up to Rs50". He also said that his auto was mentioned on Radio Mirchi twice by the station RJs. The Marathi press in Mumbai know about him and have written a few pieces on him and his vehicle.


My wife and I were struck with awe. The man was a HERO! A hero who deserves all our respect. I know that my son, once he grows up, will realize that we have met a genuine hero. He has put questions to me such as why should we help other people? will try to keep this incident alive in his memory. Our journey came to an end; 45 minutes of a lesson in humility, selflessness and of a hero-worshipping Mumbai - my temporary home. We disembarked, and all I could do was to pay him a tip that would hardly cover a free ride for a blind man.

I hope, one day, you too have a chance to meet Mr. Sandeep Bachhe in his auto rickshaw - MH-02-Z-8508.

I think I'm going to start my 'I hate the rains' chanting soon...

I do hate the rains...

The powers to be are conspiring against me...

Well now our lift is not working...which means either sitting home all day or climbing up and down 5+ stories....now climbing up wouldn't be a huge issue but climbing down with my foot the way it is might be a problem.

Which means if I'm home, my physio gets delayed, my recovery gets delayed, my classes get delayed, my other plans get delayed...

Well lets hope the 15 days they said it will take for the lift to start working is a number buffered by about 3 times :) (which it might just be)

Dido fan in the house...

:)

Listened so some of her newer tracks and like them quite a bit.

Hate the new adwords interface....

Well I'm sure everyone will get use to it eventually but I don't like the way it looks and feels. It's not something I will fall in love with any time soon (maybe even never) that's for sure.

Create your own snowflake

Good fun - http://www.zefrank.com/snowflake

No Internet at home :(

7 days without internet already....

Please don't ask me how I am still alive...I don't know myself

Hehe but on a more serious note, if I didn't have a novel and some TV (which include some movies/videos on my computer), I would have gone crazy already.

Hopefully the issue will get resolved soon.

Home

If you have the time and good bandwidth please watch this documentary -
Home - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

Even if you don't like what they are talking about, the images are TOTALLY BREATHTAKING.


I really don't care who sponsored the film. At the end of the day it's always some company or the other, or some lobby or the other doing it for their own benefit.

The 2 constants of my days, these days - Poker and Physiotherapy :)

I don't mind the Physio much cause it's helping me get better :)