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Mar 31, 2007

Saying YES and/or NO to life …

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 Saying yes to life and no to drugs …


Hello …
I just saw a billboard telling us not to do drugs …
The billboard is at the eastern end of Majeedhi Magu …
Near the ever popular artificial beach of Male’ …
The sign says … in bold red letters …
“Say yes to life OR no to drugs” …
Well … I know I don’t have a degree in English …
Nor do I know much about advertising …
But I’m guessing … this is not what they wanted to say …
I think it would have been better if they say said …
“Say yes to life AND no to drugs” …
But hey … that’s only me saying … I might be wrong …
But I guess it would have been good …
If somebody threw a second glance at the wordings …
Before they displayed it on a huge tri-vision board …
What do you guys think … ???

Mar 26, 2007

Like … my skull is on FIRE …

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Ghostrider …

Watched Ghostrider movie several days ago …
Just couldn’t wait but tell you … it sucked …
Okay … I admit I was never a Ghostrider comic fan …
But I always admired how kewl he was … when on fire …
How could I not … come on … the guy is on fire …
His skull is on fire … he rides a bike which is literally on fire …
How can you get more bad-ass than that … eh ?
When I first watched the trailer … I was awed out …
Good narration and good 3D … kewl stunts … and all …
Nicholas Cage as Ghostrider … a good thing … right … ?
Wrong … all wrong … dead wrong …
Story sucked like no other …the villains were half-assed …
Its almost a joke how Ghostrider gets rid of 'em …
All what the movie has going for it are …
Nicholas Cage’s acting … and the hot babe Eva Mendes …
And the good CGI … fire looks like fire … thats kewl …
A movie made for a quick buck … trash to the max …
Laterx …

Mar 21, 2007

Tonight … we dine in HELL …

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300 the movie …

Hello …
Watched 300 last night … it was incredibly good …
If you have been living in Mars for a while …
Let me tell you a little about this movie …
300 is about the Battle of Thermopylae …
Where in 480 BC a force of only 300 Spartan soldiers …
Lead by King Leonidas held off an invading Persian army …
Numbering in the hundreds of thousands … for three days …
The movie is based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller …
The same guy who did Sin City …
The guy who is going to do the next Batman movie …
I normally don’t like war movies …
But this movie had all the necessary elements like …
Strategy … bravery … sacrifice … brutality …
Honor … loyalty … betrayal … yes …the dagger …
This movie just blew me away … on so many levels …
The acting was good and engaging …
The battles were ferocious and violent splendor …
The cinematography was superb …
The lighting … the composition …the high contrast …
The camera movements … the slow motion … all good …
Every frame was like a Photoshop masterpiece …
Ready to be printed and hung on a wall ...
A stunning kewl movie which will takes you back …
To ancient Greece … and explicitly demonstrate …
The strength and perseverance … of Spartan Army …
One of the must see movies of the year …
There is no excuse for missing this movie …

PS ::
The title of the post is a line …
By the King Leonidas … before his final battle …

Mar 12, 2007

Drawing lines … in the sand …

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Boundaries …

Hello
We as individuals need to clearly define ...
A conception of our own personal identity …
Without our own understanding of self …
Who we are … and what makes us different …
It is impossible to engage in a functional relationship …
Or to clearly and unambiguously communicate …
With people around us and with who we care for …
The similarities between people are often appreciated …
But do we ever stop to respect the differences … ?
Enter personal boundaries ...
Boundaries define limits …
Mark off dividing lines …
The purpose of a boundary is …
To make clear separations …
Between different turfs …
Between different territories …

Personal boundaries are the limits we set …
Allowing us to protect ourselves from manipulation …
Boundaries are a part of …
The biological imperative of maturation …
As we individuate and become adults …
They help us separate our own thoughts and feelings …
To take responsibility for what we think, feel and do …
They help us enjoy ourselves while respecting others …
But boundaries don’t always keep people out …
Sometimes they fence us in ... real tight ...
Think about this ... will do you good ... hehe ...
Laterx …

Mar 4, 2007

My mattress said …

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Look what my mattress had to say …

Hello …
I’m moving …
And I got myself some new furniture …
Also got myself a new mattress …
Check out what my new mattress had to say …
“Do not leave any heavy objects …
On this mattress for long periods of time” …
Hehe …
I guess I gotta start practicing …
Polyphasic sleep patterns eh … ???
Can’t be napping long now …
Don’t wanna ruin my new mattress …
Now do we … hehe … ???
Laterx …

Mar 2, 2007

Finding a place to live … in Male’ …

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Hello ...
Several weeks back ...
I started hunting for an apartment ...
I had not the vaguest idea ...
That it would be this damn difficult ...
First ...
I let my friends know that I'm looking ...
No luck ... there ...
Second ...
I tried the newspaper classifieds ...
I tell you ... don't even try that ...
For some inexplicable reasons ...
All of those ads are expired ...
Third ...
I asked everyone I met for coffee ...
They responded like ... I'm the 10th guy ...
To ask them that that day ...
Fourth ...
I texted almost everyone in my phonebook ...
A handful responded with hopeful replies ...
So I followed these few hits I got ...
I didn't want a fancy place ...
But didn't want a pigeon hole either ...
Something between would've done nicely ...
Along the way I came to the realization ...
That if you wanna a place in Male' ...
You should know the right people ...
Have wherewithal for a superfluity advance ...
Be a diplomatic charismatic negotiator ...
Beat the highest rent proposed ...
Basically ... you need to give up a limb ...
And brutally murder someone to live in Male' ...
You might think this is facetious piffle ...
Do you seriously ... ?
Laterx ...