Just An Update
I know an update on Random Expressions is long overdue; I have received subtle suggestions, friendly reminders and even dire threats, which all proved the love and affection for this space. Thanks to everyone. And because of you all, just writing in to say I am fine, and alive - and so is this blog!
Needless to say, the past month has been tediously hectic - including, visits to far off places like Mainpuri, Bhongaon and Bewar and also a few more trips on that horrifying Agra-Aligarh stretch. But more than that it was an urge to prove something to superiors and get the sales figures correct that sort of doused the innate craving to write. So I kept focussed on the work, getting the act right and streamlining the processes as much as I could. Sadly, the end result was not all that encouraging - neither did the figures really shine, nor did this blog get any input. In short, a total failure!
In between, my speaker-set also conked off. Million complaints later, the service center of the obscure Korean brand agreed to rectify the same at home, obviously free of cost since it was well within the warranty period. The fault? Violently fluctuating voltage here - there, I add one more negative item from this city! The consequence? Lightened the wallet to purchase a voltage stabilizer.
Winters are lingering in, though the temperatures dropped precariously low for a couple of days in-between, but now they have clamboured upward. Another addition at home was a much-needed geyser.
Movie-watching and television-viewing were the only stable past-times. I havent yet entered any cinema hall here (waitng for Fun Cinemas to open up), but have put good use to the DVD player. The last few that I caught were the ominous Darna Zaroori Hai, the taut Deadline and the tastelessly dull Umrao Jaan! Television surfing has been massive, and I have to sheepishly admit I got hooked on to several programmes that I wouldnt have ordinarily watched. For example, Big Bosss! The shenanginans of drama-queen Rakhi Sawant and the antics of super-bitch Kashmira Shah kept the hands off the remote control.
The second programme I caught was Nach Baliye-2 - and the reason to get hooked to it was the extremely superb and scintillating performance by Manav and Shweta in that gold-outfit. They bettered it next week with the ‘bamboo dance’ - and I was sure that this pair could win. Sadly, Sweta let herself and us down with a limpid show of the mujra, though Manav more than made it up with his energetic ‘Mai deewana’ number. Still, personally I feel that combined they were far ahead of others in terms of grace, movement, choice and to top it all an endearing sang-froid and a thankful lack of melodrama or tears! Compare this with the eternal crybaby of tv, the other lady whose name I forget now (better known as Prerna of Kasautii Zindagii Kay), you will know what I mean. Their ousting section was the most tedious part of the entire show!
Of course cricket and bollywood both fed enough fodder for all news channels : the shameful South African tour debacle from the former and Sanjay Dutt , Aishwarya and Abhishek amongst the latter. So much so, that I can puke at the mere mention of the last two!
Beyond all this, there is really not much to write. So I will end here - with the same promise to be back soon, and definitely sooner than last time!
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December 2nd, 2006 at 3:05 pm
this does not count as an update!
December 2nd, 2006 at 6:14 pm
finally…will read the post now
December 3rd, 2006 at 4:42 am
LOL! Good to know you are alive!
BTW, just a heads up - if you head anywhere near Mumbai over Dec/Jan, lemme know.
December 4th, 2006 at 8:47 am
arrey kaam toh kara na…phir results ke itne chinta kyun…you put in as much as you could…..bahut kaam kiya jaa raha hai…
Darna Zaroori Hai..you know we saw this in theater…what a waste of time..Umrao Jaan….acha hai aapne DVD par dheekhi…meine toh first day dheekhi thee..don’t even want to remember one bit of that torture…
I know even you are glued to Bigg Boss…..vaise too many reality shows on television these days….the worst part in Bigg Boss & Nach Baliye-2 is the time when they keep repeating sms this n that to save you fav contestant(s)…
I want Hiten-Gauri to be voted out …..& am rooting for Tanaaz-Bakhtyar…
nahin cricket nahin…voh bhi India in SA…shukar hai they managed to play 50 overs in the last match…Chappel jee bade naraaz hai…
December 4th, 2006 at 9:33 am
istakbal dost
December 5th, 2006 at 9:56 am
Wow! you sound like a tired haggard young housewife ..talking aboutthe shows..sadly I dont watch ANY of those shows..I know i need to…and its good to know that this blog is alive…good to know we are all alive
December 5th, 2006 at 11:04 am
Anks - Ummm, errr… *murmuring to self* it doesnt? *scratching head*
Apoorva - Sure, and you enjoy your hols! Is it already a year u came to India and had the ‘gol gappa’ fun, or is it ur second visit this year?
Mehak - The sad part is without results ur seniors also dont appreciate the work !
Well, ur wish is fulfilled - Hiten and Gauri are out, and thankfully so! Waise, i m now rooting for Hussain and Tina, though my favs will always remain Manav and Shweta 
I dont understand one thing in the format - they ask people to vote till the next day (ie Tuesday) but then they oust a couple on Monday itself… what if a couple’s perf in prev ep is bad and is wow on that Monday, woh toh pahle hi out ho gaye, so what’s the point in voting till Tuesday?
Dhoop - Namaskaar
Kaush - From all your adjectives I loved ‘young’ in that
And good to see u alive too…read ur latest post … now go watch the shows on that Vega mega-large tv…sigh! i envy you….
December 5th, 2006 at 11:51 am
Update finally. You could have blogged during the time you watched TV
My favourite in Nach Baliye is Hussain!
December 5th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Yes DJ, the voting is wrt the performance in the previous episode..but the worst is..they drag the show like anything…repeating…aap iss number par sms kare…n not to miss..the Nach Baliye Thumkas which the host/hostess maroo before/after they go into a break……just imagine how much these telecom companies are earning ….every damn show has this sms funda…n time is close when the number of reality shows on Indian television will be more than ekta kapoor’s saas-bahu sagas…:p
Hussain-Tina ke performance was fab yday…n the song selection was too good……even their choreographers did a fab job in their round…
You know I want Tanaaz-Bakhtyar to win…as from the starting their choreo Mini has tried to do something diff in each round…
Now, the competition is damn tough..all 3 teams are VERY GOOD ……
ok ok enuff of my lecture now…I’ll move to Bigg Boss now….:p
Yaar koi iss love struck puppy Aryan aur uske madam Punna :p ko bahar nikalo…..yday if u noticed Deepak Tijori has started a BIG game with Ravi Kishen against Carol….
Mujhe kuch ho gaya hai..I sleep..eat…drink…NC-2 & BB.
December 5th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
haay ram what is wrogn with you? Nach Baliye toh thik tha par Big Boss i could not stand it. Nach Baliye is ok, i had seen the first one properly but this one haven’t really bothered to. too repetitive for me. Now I am looking forward to SRK in Kaun Banega Crorepati, am thinking for calling in and participating too, its high time that he met me
When you wrote about winters in Agra, I remembered when I had seen the Taj for the first time. Sometime in december in the winter morning mist. Looks awesome. purely from the beauty point of view that is.
and since the blog has been somewhere beyond your radar of priorities, I won’t mention the story now but having a feelign that the bugging should start again. I am sure you miss it. what say?
December 5th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
oops! i read only one para that shows on your main page and commented!
*sheepish*
December 5th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
Manish - Yeah i shud hv…but then that’s whats called “laziness”
And yes, Husssain is my current fav too - esp for y’day’s perf and ‘Dil mein baji guitar’ ( In fact, i hvnt seen the film’s picturisation, so the song’s association is directly with Hussain’s sprightly dance, plus i started to like the song after watching his perf.)
Mehak - So what happens to the votes given in the current episode, for the pair who is on the way out ? They go waste? Not fair, no? Yep , Hussain , Tina, and Harshall-Vithhal were great y’day!
Competition surely is tough!
About reality shows, its all me-too effect, let’s see how many of them run. Caught an episode of ‘Fame X’ on Sab TV - damn damn boring! And didnt like the ‘mummy-special’ going on on some other dance show on Sony (is it Boogey Woogey?) . Nach Baliye is quite a professional production, very slick and barring that irritating ‘vote karne ke liye…’ thingy, overall shorn of extraneous baggage. It goes directly to the dance and the programme ! BTW, choice of Apoorva Agnihotri as a compere was H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E! He had this attitude and that accent that grated on nerves! Sangita-Shabbir were much superior! Even Sai and Shakti were bearable! But Apoorva and that female (is she Ganga of Kyunki Saans Bhi… fame?) were real bad!
Hv missed a few ep of Bigg Boss now… So dunno the latest there… will catch up soon
December 5th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
Priyangini - So how was the trip…lemme go and check ur blog first to see if u hv updated!
Anks - Ha ha , koi baat nahi, bade bade shahron ki chhoti chhoti galiyon mein aisa hota hai
December 5th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Priyangini - Padh liya
Good to hear u had a trip of the lifetime!
And now to ur comments - yet to see the Taj from near in winter morning - and lagta hai hoga bhi nahi, its so tough to wake up otherwise, and u want me to go to the Taj ha ha ….though in a way i see it daily in early morning mist, since its visible from my house as well
LOL, the blog is never beyond my radar of priorities…it’s just that i get bogged down by work sometimes. And yeah yeah, i have to complete the story…actually, i thought i wud do it when u were away, but u r back so soon, maybe like ur parents i had thought u wud run off and not return
Anyways, pakka poora karunga, jaldi hi…
Best of luck trying ur number at KBC - u can always use ‘phone a friend’ option and call me up in case u get stuck on some filmi/music/Latadi question
December 5th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
Ohh yes DJ, Shabbir-Sangeeta’s pair is the best..they have that spontaneity which no one else has…am waiting for Parmeet-Archana on NB-2…
& Yes Apoorva’s wife(don’t remember her name) is Ganga in KSBKBT…
Nah Nah mein bhi X-fame,Boogie Woogie nahin dheekte…my plate is full with the ones i’ve mentioned plus my fav’s on Star World…some days are sooo hectic..I find it hard at days to choose which channel to watch…
Have sent u a mail on ur gmail id ..chk karna
December 5th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
Mehak - Oh , they are also to come… i like them too … Saw ur mail, replied there!
December 5th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
Hey,DJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ how are ya?BTW..do u remember moi?
Arre Baap re..I never thought that I would live to see the day when DJ would be watching all this.I too watch NB..but mein tho tucch praani hoon!
December 5th, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Ragz - Of course I remember you very well
Where hv u been all this while? Hope everything is fine now!
December 6th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
It is the post of your reality show or the TV reality shows!!!!!
Post started on you and discussion is goiong on on TV Reality Shows
Too much said and discussed here -phir bhi kya Karin “Hum bolega to kaheta hai ki bolta hai
………..
I had watched the Nach Baliye first and it was really big fun as it was happening first time. That time my favs were the oldest couple Sachin-Supriya, Varun - Rajeshwari but later one became out on 3 position.
Sangita and Sabbir were host then.
December 6th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I had followed first few of the 2nd one. My fav is still there. I liked them from very first day
. Tanaaz and Bakhtiyar is my first choice as they are the consistent and the pair is the perfect pair in dancing. My second choice is Hussain and Tina and the third was Narayani and Gaurav. I was not hoped that they would be voted out so soon.
I was really surprised to see the improvement in Sweta’s Dance. It was just like Mona did in “Jhalak Dikhla ja.” It was really amazing. And Hiten-Gauri (first Kutumb fame as Pratham & Gauri and now as Karan & Nandini KSBKBT fame) were there because of Kyonki’s star fame but not due to the dance. This pair I wanted to be voted out on 2nd week. As a pair in TV serial it’s good but as a dance pair
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Hey you know what I’m really happy that this time Tulsi and Mihir were not to grab the Indian Telly Award
. I was really sick of Kyonki - pata nahin yeh - Kyonki Kab Khatam hogi…….And also Prerana Kasauti pe Kab Khari Uteregi (I mean kad TV screen se utaregi) Well crybaby, Prerana - Kasauti or Anita - Kahin Kisi Roz (any of you remember her in this roll), her name is Sweta Tiwari.
December 6th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
So many reality shows - Big Boss, Nach Baliye, Kaboom, Boogie Woogie, Fame Gurukul - 2, Jhalak Dikhla jaa, SaReGaMaPas, Little Champs, India’s Best Cine Star and the biggest reality show - Sabash India - they are enough to make anyone to go crazy ……..
I hope you remember na once I made a post on the reality shows - “Channelon pe programoN ka Ghamasaan War - Mera Mind ko kar gaya Bekaar” (hmmmmmmmmm now I’m thinking to re-post that as you know it was in my old Blog) and reading that post you said shukra hai I didn’t had TV. Dekha TV ko jhelna itana aasan nahin. TV - who bala hai - ho toh bhi patchhaye, naa ho to bhi pacchtaye :p.
What to write about the Big BOSS. If I start to write on it then you will say - Big Boss (me) Ab bhagwan ke liye”bus” bhee karo aur main kahungi - “bus” kya, truck, Basanti ka Tanga, Ghungooru ke three-wheeler, nahin mila kuchh toh gyarah number ki gadi karo
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December 6th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Hey aren’t you watching Zee Cine Star - I’m really feeling boring this time, Do you want to know the reasons -
1. Aman Verma - In first Roshan Abbas and Malaika were there as host. They were not good host but of course I prefer them than Aman.
2. The Judge - Pooja Bhatt - I really don’t like the way she passes the comments.
3. And the Judges - Anupam Kher and Bhandarkar - whereas in first there were Satish Kausik, Ken Ghosh and Mahesh Manjhrekar.
The product of that contests could be seen in Naman, as Pushkar (You remember once I mentioned the word “Naman” and the my poem - he is the same Naman
) in Kasam se, Sakshi in Debojit’s song - Jeena o hasina, Yuvika as Astha in Astitva and in many ads, Amruta as a VJ in one of the music channel, Sudeepa, Gargi, Lovlin and many more joined in TV serials.
I think if you start to watch this show I’m sure you will like it as it is based on film - dance, acting. Keep watching
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December 6th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Hey I forgot to tell the name of Apoorva’s wife - her name is Shilpa
You know what when they were rehearsing, she got on the front tooth and it broke (Apoorva’s pistol).
December 7th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
Juneli - These two reality shows are enough for now, not starting off watching another soon. Thanks for filling in the info