New Moon: Glimpses of the Eclipse [Review]

Post the release of the Twilight Saga last year, its massively publicized sequel, New Moon, finally hits theatres in India and without any further ado, here’s presenting New Moon!
Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Michael Welch, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen
Director: Chris Weitz


NM begins on a very promising note as it sparks the air high with drama and thrill. It doesn’t disappoint but like all books that are adapted into movies, there are some miniscule changes in the storyline here and there. As NM commences, we see Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) dreaming of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) only to have it slowly turn in to a nightmare when she realizes that she’s only growing older while Edward remains forever seventeen as an immortal vampire. Anyway, it’s Bella’s eighteenth birthday and even as she hates celebrations, she can’t escape them for long when Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) throws her a birthday dinner at the Cullen’s residence.

What transpires at the dinner is a minor accident that leaves Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) charging for a taste of Bella’s blood. This painfully reminds Edward that Bella can never be safe as a human being around his kind and to protect her from further danger, he and his family leave the town of Forks. His closing words to Bella are that she shouldn’t do anything reckless.As the days fly in to months, Bella’s spirit starts withering away. As Bella moves on, she seeks solace in reckless living because she feels it brings fragments of Edward back to her.

The movie gets definitely more interesting for readers and non-readers of the Twilight Series alike as soon as the buff Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) hits the screen! An old friend of Bella’s, Jacob is the only person she draws herself to because he makes her happy and manages to inject some life back in to her. From here on, the movie takes an exciting turn as there is much of a revelation of Jacob’s character and other instances in the movie that you’ll have to watch out for!

Another mention is the sunny friendship between Jacob and Bella that keeps audiences happy while Edward isn’t around. Even if you’re not a fan of Twilight, this is still a great movie to watch with your girlfriends (lots of eye-candy for the ladies!) and even so, the movie is made in a suitable taste that doesn’t confuse a non-reader because you still will be gripped to the end. The only question by the readers would be the fact that why much of Eclipse (the third book in the Twilight Series) has been added and induced in to NM’s storyline. While all the actors have done a commendable job in the movie, the soundtrack matches the dark, brooding tone of the movie and nonetheless makes sure that it lingers in your mind long-after. All in all, not a bad reason to bust your wallet for this flick!
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P.S. You can read my review (the very same) on www.blah.burrp.com as Tina! That's cuz for Blah, we write under different alter-egos, for eg, Tina writes about movies, Suzanne handles fashion etc. And every article written by Tina isn't mine but do leave your comments on New Moon! I'm so excited that I finally got to watch it!

Darling December

Who would've ever thought that World Aids Day would bring so much meaning in to my life? I mean, I go for an interview. My first interview, mind you, after coming back. And I get the job! :) So as of now, I'm Junior Content Writer for the website: www.burrp.com... Check it out! It's totally cool and has all the stuff comprising nearly everything I love : sampling great food, writing reviews, thinking up new ideas, watching movies, meeting new people, getting out of my shell and yes, learning new things! And of course, all of this while having the best time. Ironically, this has happened when I least expected it to. You know, how I've been ranting all the while on my blog about not having a job, going for all the interviews that didn't get me one, trying my best to write for a magazine, trying to get in to art-school etc (and none of them happened)!

Well, somehow, 2009 has managed to pay it all off. I mean, I did new things, I learnt, I saw! I learnt how to go to Sophia's, I took up painting classes (I love painting on huge canvases now), I learnt how to emboss a design on a metal sheet, I learnt a new technique of making papier mâché, I had my first Rosecraft Exhibition at Candies! I freelanced as a content writer for Bindass these past six months and it was a joyful journey; every minute exciting. So all in all, this year was super-fast and yet somehow slow in making things happen but it's finally happened nonetheless.

And I couldn't be more happy or thrilled or excited all at the same time! :)

So here's to more things for me. Btw, on burrp blah, we all write under pseudo names so all articles by the same person aren't written by me. For eg, Tina handles movies and Suzanne handles fashion! I think that's a super cool concept! So read my first write-up that I did yesterday as Tina.
http://blah.burrp.com/arts-entertainment/movies/tina/2009/12/christmas-classics/
P.S. Everyone here is super-helpful, I haven't acquainted much with them as yet but the work atmosphere is huge-spacey and totally great for me. My boss, Aarti is really cool too. She's helpful, open-minded, sweet and at the same time, principled and she's the kind that everyone likes - she's not at all bossy or demanding- yet somehow she isn't someone that you will ever walk over because she is great! Ok, too much excitement can only head for a downfall right? I'll shut up now.

Oooh, one last thing, my mom's sent cookies for me and my sister! (Just when I was telling Ranvijay that I've been craving them :) WEE!

Tick-Tock

Time is short, my friend. The Clock keeps ticking and I'd have collected a million pennies by now for every time that I thought of the line, 'The Broken Clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight..' from Broken by Lifehouse (one of my favorite somgs, by the way). Yeah, so like I said, time seems to be slipping beyond us at every moment and it's been true so far. I mean, this year has been going by super-quick. BANG! And before you know it, we'll be in 2010. It's also the anniversary of 26/11. Well, I do hope every one of you who lost your lives rest in peace, and I hope in our hearts, we can only commemorate your souls and think of a better nation, a better place for tomorrow. It was a sad event and one of the most infuriating attacks on Bombay last year, and it's not about us just emerging strong, it's the height of the sick bastardly fate we were put through. However, all the anger we felt and still feel can't be directed right back in violence but I just hope that peace prevails and we somehow make it through and we can provide a safer life for tomorrow. We don’t need movies, stories and other painful reminders to commemorate those who lost their lives on 26/11. What we need is peace, hope and the will to strive for a better tomorrow. It’s scary when you contemplate the enormous degree of evil in this world but what’s definitely and vastly more frightening is when you become numb to it all and that when the only way to obtain peace is fighting back in even terrible ways imaginable. It’s hard to believe that us, a species so great, which is blessed with so much, has turned in the cruelest way possible against its own kind. What we fear is not different religions, different super-powers, or foreign threats but our own race. That makes me sad to think that man has turned against man. Over what? Excuses like religion need to be put to the guillotine. I honestly believe in the name of religion, race and color, we have tried to out-pass others, to be better than others. But what is so dense to us is the fact that we might not come from the same DNA, but we are from the same species nonetheless. How is that difficult to get? Just stop all of this nonsense, this horrific blood-bath and live your lives. We are ultimately going to die some day but no one, nobody gives you that right to take our lives away… the only life you’re in charge of is yours. Leave mine and others’ alone.

Of happier things, what propelled me to this entry is lack of time and there are so many things that I haven't done yet, this was the list of stuff to be done before I turned 34 or may be let's put it as the list for the rest of my life while I'm alive:
(Random Order and What I remember)

TOP PRIORITY: To write for a Fashion/Travel Magazine and write & publish a book.

1. Bungee-Jumping off the Eiffel Tower
2. Visit Egypt, Paris, Greece and London.
3. Live in Paris and study art for a bit, and pick up french too, while I'm there.
4. Date a few guys
5. Live in NY someday and make it out there
6. Be in an ad (any ad will do, the funnier and crazier, the better)
7. Meet Ellen
8. Buy my dad his dream Transistor
9. Buy myself, my dream Video iPod or an iPod for that matter
10. Buy myself the dream perfume (for now it's YSL Elle all the way through)
11. Get a tattoo (essentially with my own hard-earned money cuz it'd be hypocritical to use my parents' for the same!)
12. Learn to ride a bike
13. Learn to speak Spanish
14. Learn B-Boying
15. To learn the Moonwalk
16. Surf a Wave (I would be, look and feel SO cool once I do learn the art!)
17. Get a Dog (I have my names ready)
18. Visit the Taj Mahal
19. Save somebody's life
20. Live with Nandini again for a bit (she was the best roomie ever, I miss her!)

New Moon: The Twilight Sequel [PREVIEW]

The Twilight Saga continues as the most anticipated film of the year, New Moon, hits screens this month on 21st, worldwide (not sure if this is applicable here since they are only planning to release Twilight in theatres on the 20th of this month...Crazy, huh?). Following the vastly-appreciated Twilight, this sequel from Summit Entertainment will tell the continuing tale between vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart).

When Edward leaves the town of Forks to keep Bella protected from danger and so that she can live a normal life, Bella’s spirit begins to wither away. However, she later finds a form of comfort in reckless living, as she also develops an even-closer friendship with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). There are a very interesting series of events and revelations that come out in New Moon and you will need to pay attention while watching the movie.

For the New Moon Soundtrack, there are a bunch of different people on the album like The Killers, Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Death Cab for Cutie (Meet me on the Equinox is a nice track), Band of Skulls, Anya Marina, Bon Iver & St.Vincent among others apart from Muse who had a track (Supermassive Black Hole) previously on the Twilight Album. Hopefully, the music by the album’s composers should make up for the notable absence of Paramore (Decode, I caught myself) on the New Moon soundtrack.

New Moon has been massively publicized everywhere from promotional events to Bella and Edward Barbie dolls to the recent extended trailer at the VMA’s and we’ll just have to see if the film lives up to the hype and the book by Stephenie Meyer. The fans who have read the Twilight Series wouldn’t want to be disappointed with poor adaptation of the book in the film or gaping holes cut off from the book like they do with other book-adaptations (read: Harry Potter).

What to watch out for:

Dakota Fanning as Jane, the waifish-pixie vampire with an air of menace, She's never looked this menacing or intense before.

And, Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black (His character gains more ground in this movie and how)! Plus, an added fact is his gloriously toned body. It's a shame that he's barely 17 years old! :(

Other new cast members include those who play Jacob’s best friends, Quil and Embry, and others who play the members of the Volturi (including Fanning). In this movie, the Cullens aren't around as much except for Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) and Edward Cullen.

Watch the official trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYBF3HKzrmE

I can't wait to watch this on the Big Screen! I'm sure that you can't wait, too. Just hope it hits here soon enough (I hope my wish is not in vain. Sigh).

Like Heroin

Hello, Virtual Peeps.

Been eons since I last penned down my vagrant thoughts and feelings here, I’ve missed it. What’s been happening? I’m back from my brief holiday at the Arab Land and been writing for Bindass and trying to do a lot since my contract ends soon (December… I hope they re-hire me for more time, I love writing for Bindass). Also, I guess I’ve become too much of a TV addict. I mean, I’ve got one show to watch every day and I can’t help but follow it, if I don’t, I’ve got to catch the repeat telecast the next day so much so that if I have to go out anywhere, I hate doing so lest I miss my programs! When I came to Bombay to live the first time years back, I barely got to watch TV at the hostel and I thought I’d curbed myself of the addiction for at least three years and well, now it’s back again! DAMN!

Aside of all that, I’ve begun to love painting on canvases, the paint just flows off effortlessly off the tips of my brushes and I’m so glad I went for those art classes in the middle of the year. I’m going to be painting a lot more canvases. It’s become an amazing and rather colorful hobby! I’m going to Hobby Ideas tomorrow and might pick up a whole bunch of art-related stuff, mostly for Rosecraft. I hope Neha gets in touch with me or lets me know what the situation is like at TO. I really want a job! A real job, a job I love, with a desk of my own, my own coffee mug etc., you know what I mean? I’m not a bad person. I’m the least of all risk-takers, I’m overtly cautious, I have inhibitions, I’m reserved, I’m not very brave but when it comes to something I love, I know I can do it, I’ve done it before! And I’m pretty creative, I’m smart, I write well, I have a good eye for color, I observe when you least notice and when you think, “Man, is she shy or what?” There’s more to me than meets the eye. So why can’t I get a chance to prove myself to everyone else? Why has my hope just being crushed in to little itsy-bitsy bits? I know I deserve it! You know that, too! So hire me and we’ll make it ROCK! COME ON!

Phew.. I hope I was heard. I’m feeling really drowsy but waiting up for Desperate Housewives (See, it’s just TV, TV, TV all the time… can you blame me? I mean, when I’m all mentally blocked to write for Bindass, it’s my only other recluse besides sticking it out with myself). Besides I can’t wait to see what Lynette does about Porter now that he’s having an affair with a married woman, what Dave’s secret is, will Carlos lose his job as a masseur at the Country Club? Damn, I’ve got this TV addiction bad.

Listening to Broken by Lifehouse, I wish the Universal Time Clock did break and time stopped but only in time whilst not messing up the space or kinetic continuum. Sometimes I try to wonder it’d be like to live in a futuristic world with robots, space-travel, lev-mag trains, subways through ocean bodies, aliens and that kind of thing. It enthralls me, of what could be.

Oooh, I finished decorating the photo frame for a friend, now gotta print the pic and put it in! Hope she loves it. Cheerio.

Love,
Krypton.

P.S. Read my stories on www.bindass.com

7 Ways to Keep You SANE in a Crowded Train!

It’s one thing to get on to a crowded train but another thing altogether to keep your sanity throughout the ride. So here’s what you should do to make it less painful:

1. It’s annoying when an unruly bitch trods ever so shamelessly on your clean toes or even nicer shoes so what do you do? Simple, trod back on her toes stealthily cuz everyone’s in a rush anyway, who will know? Or rub some dirt on her Sari with your shoe. *Evil Cackle*

2. Stinky, sweaty, sticky people. What do you do? Well, whoever’s armpit you’re faced with or thrust into, rummage your bag for a deo and spray at desired target. Of course, you might get thrashed for it, but what the hell? Just indulge yourself at this crowded stink-party.

3. You’re sitting in the midst of two very fat people and a fourth person wants to join the seat. Simple. Pretend to have a life-threatening and very contagious disease. Start coughing and wheezing horribly (Note: Don’t Cover your mouth). People will be thinking Swine Flu or some other illness and hurrah, you can lean back comfortably against your seat.

4. You’re trying to enjoy music on your iPod, and there are these crazy folks fighting over some thing again. Since you have an alibi with your headphones in your ears, start shouting random things (Shut up! - Go to Hell! - You’re a dick!), while keeping your head down. Pretend to wonder where it came from when people start looking around and sigh for effect. Score (I know it seems juvenile, but trust me, you’ll feel a lot less irked once you do!)

5. You think the train couldn’t get any more packed when you can’t see your feet and then there are those damn vendors trying to weave in and out. Try and divulge their attention saying that someone from the opposite side is calling them, of course, that shall garner you with annoying glares but you are safe, as a stationary person from where you are..big deal. (Actually, resort to this, when you know you’re getting off at the next station..just to be safe!)

6. It’s a golden rule that when your ass is face to face with an actual face of a sitting person, you never, ever let out a stinker. However, if the going gets tough and someone’s being a dickhead, drop your missile, people. (Note: To be done at own risk).

7. Close your eyes. Pretend that you are in a peaceful garden surrounded by trees and chirping birds. Who are you kidding? Just brace yourself through the hell-filled journey and count the stations till you reach yours. Mahalakshmi… Lower Parel… Elphinstone… Kill Me Please!

Dream + Working on Ideas + Belief = Reality

It finally happened! My exhibition finally materialized yesterday, on the tenth of October 2009 (for the records and so I won't forget)! It was a lot of fun, there were tons of cool folks around and I even met an ex-classmate of Sonali's, Leona Rodrigues, who was also sharing my stall along with her partner, Sangeeta who is a Wiccan (Ooooh!). They were selling a lot of outsourced stuff from artisans over India like proper junk-jewelry, luck-charms and these cool bath salts. I bought a funky orange necklace from them! :) Priya Dutt was there along with her very HOT husband, never knew he looked like that before. My mom said she saw VJ Juhi but I didn't get to see her! :(

Initially, not many folks bought anything from me, no one seemed interested as such, the crowd picked up a little after three o' clock. My first customer was a little cute and chubby girl with braces who kept saying, 'Cute!' as she browsed through my wares. She bought a Shell Necklace for Rs.60! After that, had to wait a while before others bought anything. Then someone bought an anklet and a coaster.. Val showed up with Shruti and Jennifer, that's when my friends started coming in! Andrea, Fads, Corny, Amanda, Ranvijay, Mi, Sonali etc.. They made quite a few purchases from my stall, but of course! Random people picked up a few of my wares here and there. Handed out my visiting card to all the important folk and those interested in my wares and for future purposes! :) Many people liked my hand-painted coasters so I intend to make some more and sell them in sets and I can't wait to start working on them. Also, what was surprising that many seemed to like the papier mache Bangles I made even though they looked more from the Stone-Age so intend to work on that too and make them more rustic and cooler! Managed to miss break-even point by a 500 Rs. margin but all in all, Great Experience, Learned loads and inspired to create a whole lot more creative stuff and I've got many new ideas to expand Rosecraft! Very excited. Here's to me! *Clink*

Of Thunder and New Things

I can hear the huge bellows of thunder every now and then. Who would've thought we'd have two very rainy days in October of all months? Breaking a record here, that's for sure. Well, I like today. 4 is my one of my favorite numbers. It's one of my best friends' and most fave people's birthday and...well, yeah. Writing is going down the drain or so I think. Hiral's not publishing anything recent that I've sent her. Sarcasm is hard to put forth in writing for the masses. I hope it gets better and I get to write more! Because if I don't, I'll die. Well, not literally, I hope but I'll be sad. Okay, you know I mean. Why should I ramble on? The thunder is really thrilling to me. Even a bit fascinating. Even though I jump up every time I hear the big blow of thunder. I had such a good time at Nina's Fake Birthday Surprise on Friday Night..(We surprised her with a LOVELY donut stacked cake and a few presents, balloons and a crown) it reminded me of when we all lived at Silvan Shades (all five of us + Sheryl). Brought old memories and happy thoughts back.. The donut cake was simply a stroke of genius and Nina loved it all. She had to, we're not best friends for nothing! To top it all was dinner at Five Spice and it wasn't the dinner at all but the conversation that made me smile and smile. Conversation & good company. Ah, like a fine glass of caramellised white dessert wine. I'm reading this book for teenagers (nothing new for me, I love books of different kinds) called Prom Nights From Hell...it's not bad at all. Kind of like it. I'm also trying to hurry up with my Rosecraft work, the exhibition's on Saturday and I hope I don't let myself or anyone else down. Go, me! You know you can, Ro. Just be that girl you are deep down inside! :)