Skyfall Love

“What a waste of good scotch” about 50% of the people in the whole wide world must be familiar with this line by now. The rest of the 50% will have to wait till November 1 to hear this dialogue being delivered by  the devoted, focused, blue-eyed blonde bond; Daniel Craig in the new bond movie “Skyfall”. I must say the dialogues in this movie have been written by an impeccable brain head with a little tinge of creativity and humour. For an actionista and an MI6 agent, bond doesn’t do much of the talking; 140 characters or less. Guess, he is the person that follows this motto in life: less talk and more work! But that I would say have contributed to the film bagging a lot of titles, praises, aspirations and acclamations in just one week after its release like the 8.4rating by IMDb, critical acclamation of being the best bond movie ever, lotta realistic Oscar award hopes for director and Mr. Bond and many more.

Keeping all that aside, I would say Skyfall had a more humane touch amongst other 49 bond movies. At least this time it was not all about Laser keys or exploding remote operated pens and even sophisticated Aston Martins and BMWs rather they went for a beast, a rusted  century old Digger!! This movie is all about him as a person, his feelings, his home, even his parent’s grave and his father’s stylish Double Barrel Shotgun with an AB stamped onto it. All of which was invisible in the previous bond movies or rather ignored for creating a gadget- filled, emotionless , thrilling, action packed, murderous bond movie I guess. Okkay…deviating alert!!!

The dialogues in the movie are outstanding and very hard to forget; for a person who only opens his mouth for planting a kiss as usual in all bond movies and to deliver power packed comments; this movie has done full justice. The villain, Javier Bardem has done a masterpiece with his role as Silva although kind of resembled Heath Ledger from Batman (A Joker effect). I have listed some of the dialogues that I loved in the movie, don’t remember it all though:

Person A: What comes to your mind when I say murder?

Bond: Employment

Silva: So what is your hobby?

Bond: Resurrection

Bond: 007 reporting for duty

M: Where the bloody hell have you been?

Bond: Enjoying death!

Person A: (Grabs hold of Bond’s gun and aims to kill him) (you will come to know more about this while watching the movie) 

Bond: Good luck with that!

Q: I am your new quartermaster

Bond: You must be joking!

Bond: “What a waste of good scotch!”

Silva : “Mommy was very bad” (referring to M)

Enjoy the movie folks!!!! you wont regret it!!!

The lucky one!

So here I was standing inside the metro on my way to the office in the morning, standing against the train wall supporting my back and putting pressure on my feet so that i do not fumble and fall down and make a fool out of myself. Bored of listening to the same music again and again on my mobile, I switched to the next best thing i like doing; observe. I passed away the time observing the latest trends and updates in clothing, accessories, footware, bags, mobile, hair styles; and looking at the cute little guys and the handsome ones in their all-tailored and covered up suits.

And in a nick of a time, I saw the red-head guy standing next to me flip open his purse for something to reveal a faded yellowish photograph of the most adorable living being on Earth. No..they were not his twin babies, not his girlfriends (guys are smart enough not to make that mistake), not his parents, or his siblings...too much thinking ey?..he he he..It was a picture of two adorable black and brown fusioned doggies (do not ask me the breed, I have no clue), man's best friend on Earth. He must love them so much to replace a humans picture with that of a living being, much better than these brilliant, intelligent (or so they call it themselves) homosapiens.

Such an irony! I guess the loyalty, the unconditional love and dedication towards his master, earned him a position to chuck the human and get into one place evry girl would dream off to be in a guys possession....he he...it was something to think about when i saw the picture.

I have now found the solid proof to support that dog is indeed a man's best friend, so close to even get into his wallet.

Cheers to all dog lovers & dog owners, I am so jealous thinking of you all who will get back all the love you have given pure and refined.

Dubai-I Love You

Dubai is one of those places you just cannot miss in the headlines. Be it building the tallest ever manmade edifice or the tallest hotel in the world, building a city inside Dubai or even constructing the whole world on top of the ocean, Dubai is a name too hard to miss. And when we are not busy building Guinness World Records, we are either entertaining the people of Dubai with smashing and electrifying live musical nights and concerts from some of the most popular and iconic artists in the world like, Chris Brown, J.Lo, Usher, katy Perry and Nicki Minaj to name a few.

We always have some of the best Adrenaline-rush and jaw-dropping entertainments in Dubai like the Formula One Grand Prix, World Parachuting Competition, Tennis Championship, horse racing and more. And if you are not a hard core sports fan but a little bit on the soft side, we have the best time pass that every women would go gaga over without stopping; ring a bell? Yes! Shopping it is! Being a host to the World's largest Shopping Festival called Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), shopping is crazy in Dubai. With some of the longest, largest and busiest shopping malls in Dubai, shopping frenzies will shop like they never have amidst the striking, leading and popular brands from all around the world.

In Dubai you are never too late nor too early to try out everything and experience the best moments in life like going for a desert drive, standing right under the nose of the world's tallest tower and looking straight up till the sun disrupts your vision, the camel ride, the kebabs and hummous, enjoying the beach, the gigantic aquariums, the enormous water fountain similar to the one in Las Vegas, exploring souqs, devouring the oriental dates, clubbing, shopping and even more. And if you are coming from the coldest or the tropical part of the world then the Dubai weather will tease your skin, melt you down and soothe your senses.

Well equipped with a lively and cool atmosphere and lifestyle worth dreaming off, Dubai is purely a vacation spot and a travel destination and a city to live your dreams. I am proud to call Dubai my country, even though I am an Indian, Dubai does provide me with all the safety and freedom to live and enjoy. I am proud to call Dubai my home town , even though I am an Indian, Dubai does provide me with all the safety and freedom to live and enjoy my life, which is of course my first priority being a 23 year old female. It’s disheartening to face the cruel fact that you long and yearn to come back to Dubai, two minutes after you touch down in Kerala (my home town) because of the affection and warmth the people and the place provide.

Well I do not know how destiny will turn out to be but I am surely staying where I am at my best and mostly feel comfortable in and that definitely is not Kerala (sad), Dubai it will be forever.

When interviews get a little too personal

So I happened to go for this job interview recently for a post which actually did not fall under my genre but, I was desperately in need of a job and it has been ages since I received an interview call, so I thought of giving it a green signal with just one thought in my mind, “Even if I don’t get the job, an interview is always a new experience gained”.  And so, I reached my point of destination a little bit too early only to find an apartment-roomed office decorated with stands, furniture and all sorts of lucky charms which made walking a bit too difficult inside the office. I sat there realizing already that, this effort might turn out to be a bad idea as the three-roomed office hardly had three people in it including the so-called boss. I have always had this ill-feeling about small offices containing just 3-5 staffs with a lot of people working elsewhere in the world (I don’t know but something never seems right there and believe me I have had experience, make it a plural form- experiences).

 So the person-in-charge of interviewing me came out and led me to his room and started with the usual “Tell me a bit about yourself”.  Well that went okay but, after that he started penetrating deep into my thoughts, it was kind of scary because I felt like he was reading my mind, (those same questions I was dwindling with for quite some time) it was okay, but I wish he knew where to draw the line between personal and professional talk. Asking too many questions about the whereabouts of my family and my past were quite irritating but I had to, had to have my good girl hallow on top of my head and be nice and answer him (respect for elders, you see).

Eventually the talk was heading nowhere except the postmortem of why I did not pursue my dream career and came for this particular job in this country  along with blaming my parents for it and holding  them responsible for my career drawback.( Excuse me! But what or who are you? Trying to create a rift within my family). I know I should have made him stop the interview and call it quits but then again, the respect factor was too tempting to not intervene. By the look of things, I could easily come to a conclusion that this was certainly not a place for me to work in and chase my dreams given the factor that he was demotivating me to take up this job and go behind ‘my dream career’ (May be he felt that I was not the right person for the job or he was too concerned about my career and a lot of other stuff).

But I had to be thankful for him for just one question he asked, that made my decision a bit more affirmative, “Do you think that you will be happy working here?”, my answer was instant and with that I left, though he still wanted me to take a written test (for what reason I don’t know), but at least I found the guts to say ‘No’ to it (I could not handle any more of the respect factor).

Some tips to play it cool :-) 

-Well, I left with a kind of uneasy feeling that now he knows what I am thinking and what is in my mind. But relieved that I do not have to face it in future, for one thing I knew that I should not reveal a lot of personal stuff in an interview, as it gives him more space to penetrate deep into you (which is not a good idea at all).

-Also never ever be vulnerable in front of any interviewee and stay strong with an open mind and be receptive. 

-Try to keep the conversation as friendly as possible even if he/she tells you anything making you feel offensive, take it in or deviate from the point of context.

-Never try to be aggressive as it will not help both parties (you might be feeling satisfied letting your thoughts out but he may be working in a network and that can do bad things for your career reputation).

Well that was one of an almost two hour interview experience I had lately. Next time I hope I can say the right words and get going instead of making myself transparent and weak. I hope you guys might have had similar experiences if not keep these tips in mind to save your time and reputation.