Race for life?

I am starting to realize that maybe, indeed the world is how you look at it. You can look at the world as full of misery and destruction where you question the relevance of your own existence. Or you can see it as a wonderful opportunity bestowed upon you by the Almighty to give a taste of how it feels like to be born as human with brains and a whole lot of things out there you can do to make your stay on earth worthwhile.

And as we all know, things are easier said than done and I could not bring myself to look at the positivity of our existence. While it may sound very pessimist I would like to think it as being a realist. 

Now no one would like to come across as a boring and pessimist person and I am not saying I am not happy with life or anything of that sort.

As Albert Einstein quoted:  

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

 You can live life in oblivion turning a blind eye to everything unpleasant and anything that doesn't concern you or you can be concerned about anything that's happening and turn miserable or frustrated, even try to bring about change(however small) and form opinions to almost everything around you whether it affects you or not.

And I am struggling to find the perfect balance between the two. I am constantly pulled to the endless sufferings of the world and think to myself if my purchase of  the "Big Issue" from one of many homeless people in  London streets is actually helping anyone or not. While I seek towards the permanent solution of the problem, will this temporary help be of some relief? If yes how many "Big Issue"s should I be buying in a month and from which seller? Is it better to buy "Big Issue"s and help the homeless or set up a direct debit to Amnesty International every month? What about helping tigers and anti-fur campaigns? Or do I simply just choose to live my life focused on my own small world trying to make my near and dear ones happy? And although the second option may sound devilishly selfish, don't we all have enough on our plates to deal with already? Also, how can we expect to go about helping the mankind when we haven't helped ourselves first? As Mother Teresa quoted, Charity starts at home. 

While I’m yo-yoing between the two and haven’t found the point of equilibrium yet,  I realize maybe I am over complicating things and as my sister suggested, should live life each day.

Anne hathaway(again) and Love as we know it

It doesn’t help much when you’re nearly dozing off at work and the late night movie that you went to watch the night before was only a tiny bit away from being a disappointment. And you start wondering, did you really have to try and watch the movie on the very first day of screening? 

I have no idea what is so addictive about David Nicholls' "One Day". I am so obsessed about it and I can think of no particular reason as to why I should be so. Maybe the notion of "soulmates" or "meant to be" got into my head too much and maybe it was my subconscious "romantic" self preferring the simple albeit unrealistic story portrayed by the book. Either way I couldn't stop myself to go watch the late show absolutely aware of the consequences the next day.

I can’t stress enough on how Anne Hathaway was a huge mistake for the role. Although I do have to admit that she didn’t do that bad either. All you have to do is trick your brain to think that Emma Morley is not that Yorkshire lass and you’ll enjoy the movie with Anne Hathaway. Other than that I think it’s my duty towards fellow movie watchers to inform them that, like always is the case, the book is better and in this particular case no prior reading of the book may prove to be a mistake since the movie isn’t that great when compared to how witty and emotionally charged the book originally is. 

Ok, all the moaning aside another major issue of the book is the nature of the relationship between the two main characters. Can people still be so fond of each other and have such never ending love even after 20 years? Although the two main characters continue to see others and even marry other people, is it possible to realise your mistakes and try to undo the things already done? 

I came across a new term "Polyamorous Lovers" today (was it just me who was unaware of any such thing?). Apparently there's a trend on rise. Two people who are in love with each other can still date and go out with other people with the consent of their partners. Sometimes this can be triangle or even quadrangle and doesn't necessarily have to be the opposite sex. How does this thing even work? It’s like trying to get the best of everyone. I can have a main relationship with one guy and then date another one only because he is very funny and my main guy doesn't have any problem. Is this new trend an attempt to put promiscuity in a positive light? Or is this a mutual solution to the ever pressing concerns of cheating partners?

Either way I can’t help question myself: 

Are we getting too modern and sophisticated and finding our own ways of feeding more of our selfishness and trying to have it all, all the time?

Where do all the missing socks go???

One of the greatest mysteries of life: "Where do all the missing socks go?" While I was running late for my work this morning , yes you guessed it, because of the missing socks, I was wondering where the hell do all the missing socks go? You can't seem to find a proper matched pair and all of them gone missing most of the times. Now I am sure, this is not just the case of very bad organisational skills. So is there really a "Sock Fairy" that secretly takes our socks away?

And predictable enough, I thought why not google it while at work and I came across this funny link. It explains the Sock Theory (Yes, there seems to be one!!!)  and other related theories that probably aims to explain where all the missing socks go and other interesting things. 

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Place_Where_All_The_Missing_Socks_Go

Well, this theory doesn't necessarily help me get to work on time or even help me have a properly matched pair of socks at least once a week, but hey at least now I know, people have been speculating on the possibilty of there being a black hole or something where all the socks go. Imagine when the world ends(2012??) and what if after a big bang there were socks raining everywhere.. Aha!! there you go..You'll find your missing socks..And do thank me then.
You're welcome ;)

Why Anne Hathaway?

This week I am not looking forward to Wednesday at all. Yeah that’s right. Usually, Wednesdays are my favourite day of the week since Wednesday means we’re halfway through the week and Friday nights seem just round the corner.  But this Wednesday, it’s the first screening of “One Day”. My love of last summer made into a movie. I was absolutely thrilled, after the overwhelming success of this David Nicholl’s book, to have found out that there will be a movie adaptation of the book only to be disappointed later. 

Movie adaptation of a favourite book can be a thrilling experience for any book lover especially if the book was one of the much favoured. But it can be equally despairing if the adaptation turns out to be nothing more than a lousy attempt. And the movie “One Day” is what exactly it seems set to be. 

To start with, why did Lone Scherfig cast Anne Hathaway for the role of Emma? It’s one of the mysteries doing rounds these days, among book lovers like us who think Anne Hathaway doesn’t justify the role of Emma. And the Yorkshire accent ? After seeing the trailer, I’m thinking, which accent is the director talking about? Those of you who’ve read the book will understand why Anne Hathaway is so inappropriate for the role. Our beloved, dear, warm and average-looking Emma, not some doe-eyed American ,with a wide smile; who have had perhaps a little less training on accent?

Now I am not complaining that Americans shouldn’t have been given the role at all. Renee Zellweger performed brilliantly in Bridget Jones’ Diary (and Yes, I mean the accent too).

And Jim Sturgess as Dexter? Lets not even get there. Dexter , from the book, is painfully handsome with striking features. Couldn’t they have done with Jake Gyllenhaal or maybe some fresh face?

It’s like having a bad taste left in the mouth after a sumptuous meal. But oh well, like my cousin suggested, it might be a little too late to write to the director about the disapproval of the readers regarding the cast. So I might as well just shut up and go watch the movie. Although I don’t know how much I will be moaning throughout the 108 mins. Will post my review after I watch the movie.

Meanwhile check out some more articles suggesting maybe Anne Hathaway wasn't a great choice.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/29/one-day-anne-hathaway-emma?intcmp=239 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/28/anne-hathaway-scherfig-one-day

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/aug/21/pass-notes-anne-hathaway-one-day