Oh Why Adhava, WHY?!

This weekend I went to watch Suriya's latest silver screen venture titled 'Aadhavan'. I don't know why I do this to myself time after time after time. Although I knew this movie was yet another crap out from the mills of Tinsel Town, Kollywood,  I couldn't stop myself. I just couldn't, as for my love for tamil movies is beyond simple reasoning and justification.  This is what I don't understand! How hard is it for directors and producers alike to come across a good script? Why is it always, ALWAYS, the same invincible hero and the unrealistic stunts? What happened to good characters with CHARACTER! There is no focus on character sketch or development.The actors are mere props. I was so excited to first hear that Sarojadevi was casted in this film. Yet she was just another prop! What talent wasted! At the least they can write a good script right? Nope. Not that either. The storylines are weaved with commercial nonsense, and illogical sequence of events. Even comedy tracks are unbearable, with little to do with the progression of the story! This is what they churn out in the the name of 'mass movie' - a movie for the mass!

I am sooo disappointed in Surya. So so so so so damn disappointed. I loved him because he was different. And because he cared about good story telling. I remember his good old days in movies like Friends, Pithamagan, Mounam Pesiyathay and Nandha. Even Kakka Kakka I liked in spite of Jothika's overbearing presence. The old magic must have been lost. He is yet another commercial actor like the rest of them. The fame and attention must have rode up to his head. This is clearly evident in the number of times he takes his shirt off in Varanam Ayiram! While Vijay tries to be the next Rajinikanth (which I'm all for), while Surya is following the footsteps of Kamal (not for!).

Anyways, going back to Aadhavan. It was a stupid movie. I never thought I'd say this, especially having hated her in Gajini, Nayanthara was the only pleasing portion of the movie. I loved loved her half-sarees. They were so colourful and pretty, and she, having lost so much weight, looks amazing! In conclusion, please don't waste your $10 on Adhavan, if you must watch a movie check out Jeyam Ravi's Peranmai. Atleast they should be applauded for steering away from mass commercialism! Not to mention Jeyam Ravi - who I was never too fond off - looks incredibly too hot with his new haircut.

The Break Up of a Dear Friendship!

Question! How many of you are still best friends with your best friend from elementary school? Changes are that with the hustle and bustle of life, that dear old friend has managed to slip away from your life a long time ago. If you are lucky, maybe you are still friends. Not in the BFF kinda way. But friends who catch up once a while for coffee and conversation --- with no animosity hopefully.

I had my share of friendships over the 26 + years of my being. My very first and bestest friend that I can remember is a Tamil girl that I met in Germany at age six by the name Prashanti. My memories are vague here, but I remember going over to each other's house, watching movies, and playing doll houses. And I also remember, that the day before I left Germany to come to Canada she told me she will be either going to India or coming to Canada herself. That was 20 years ago. I haven't seen her since. I don’t even have a photograph of Prashanti. She lives in my memories now, which is really a shame because I doubt I will recognize her if she runs into me tomorrow! I also had another best friend from Germany. Her, I remember very well. Maybe I would have forgotten her too, but as small as this world likes to be, life brought us within the same circle again. We seperated after I left Germany (or after she left, not sure who did first), and Jousa! I meet her again in Canada and funny story is she is now best friends with a good friend of mine. But these are friendships of children. As meaningful, and delightful as they might have been they don't sweeten the bonds of friendship like those years of elementary school or highschool. Because here, during these years, you practically share your life day in and out with these few special people From your crushes, to your longings to your troubles --- you share your most sacred feelings and even secrets you swore you'd never tell. They were friends that were with you from early in the morning when school started or even before that while you walked to school together, till late into the evening when you'd meet them again for play time. It was a parallel world reserved for friends, where everything lasted forever and nothing had to end. You know, the time you thought twenty-year-olds were soooo damn old!


Coming Soon, ......

So in Other News......, I HATE ROGERS!

If there is one company that gets my blood boiling, it has to be Rogers Co.! By stating this of course I forgo all my options to ever work there! Not that I would want to anyway! I'm a simple person, I don't expect much from my wireless service provider just that my bills are accurate and my services uninterrupted. Yet, since 2002 when I first got a cell phone I haven't gone an entire year without having to deal with their infamous customer sevice reps. Oh, the very thought of dialing that number stirs my blood. I hate Rogers for many very important and sufficient reasons. But here is three to be specific. (I am sure thousands will agree if they only find their way to my blog).

1. I hate their service. And I hate the people that give me that service. I mean, I don't hate them personally but as Rogers' employees I most definitely do. They are the worst in customer service. I hate them even more than I hate the staff at the Transportation Ministry!!! Rogers just doesn't give a shit about their customers. All they want to do is tell you "this is the way it is, this is the way it's going to be, if you don't like it, go *&^% yourself". One thing I see everyday is Rogers bending over for potential new customers with offers of better prices and plans, while blatantly screwing over their existing customers (ME) over and over and OVER again!

2. They always kick around the little people. By little people I mean those of us that don't have any money, and by our nature, are timid to create a scene on the phone. I have always heard of hearsay stories of this and that person getting this and that by complaining and bitching, BUT NEVER ME! NEVER! Never have I ever gotten what I wanted or anything free or discounted from Rogers! Once I tried telling the guy on the phone that I'd cancel my contract if he didn't reduce my bill to it's actual amount (not the overbilling they calculated), and he simply said "Go Ahead, but just remember MA'AM (as if!!!) that your contract is in force for the next 2 years so you will be required to pay the cancellation fees." Was that a threat? I wish I had more pride, and frankly more money to have said "Yeah, ^%$* I will cancel." But all I said was, "Fine, whatever, I'll pay the bill next week". At least I said "whatever" right? That was kinda rude of me don't you think?

3. 'Cause they screwed me over more than I appreciate. Just one is too many in fact. But let's see, there was that time when they "mistakenly" switched over the service plan I had originally picked to a more costlier one  due to a computer glitch. Worst part, they wouldn't allow me to switch over to my cheaper plan cause that was a special only offered during Christmas time. How did they try to make me feel better? They gave me a month of unlimited calling. Nice? No WAY. I had incoming free. And thanks to their costlier plan, now I had 500 day time minutes. So there is no freaking way I would go over that. I didn't even have a boyfriend then, damn it!!! Then there was the time they billed me $370 because they didn't realize I had unlimited incoming. After many transferrings, and waitings, and repeating my story to 5 different agents they reduced my bill to $80. If you ask me, that was still too high. But the little person I am, I said "fine, whatever". Oh how about the time I got this pathetic Tamil guy who was a Rogers representative to cancel my contract because he said he can and would even give me a brand new cell phone for free, only to realize 6 months later I am still on contract. And not just any contract, but a flippin' NEW CONTRACT, ANOTHER 3 YEARS OF ROGERS! What the heck, I still got a new phone right? WRONG. I didn't get the new phone for free! I was ENTITLED to a free phone since I was eligible for a hardware upgrade simply by renewing my contract. Conveniently the Rogers rep forgot to mention this to me. I would have never agreed to renew had I known this. I wanted off Roger's grip for so long now.
 
There you have it. Three out of a thousand reasons why I hate Ro-gerk-ers. Bunch of snobs, who only care about money money and more money.  I am waiting for the day to be released from their chains of slavery. One more year to go...YUPEE! And in keeping with similar news...here is a funny website IHATEROGERS.CA!