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Roses and thorns
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Reviewed Vinnaithandi Varuvaya
I don’t like simbu - I used to think the second half of his name should be replaced with the letters ’ian’ i don’t like trisha - she has enoread more...
The sweet taste of heaven, in a bottle
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Reviewed Kahlua
Tonight’s my night. No husband, no children either, and friends are all blessedly busy entertaining themselves or somebody else. I have a mushy movie on my dvd read more...
And then she found somebody else!
Reviewed General Tips on Impressing Women
This one’s for Sitab, Ateev and Cubz - may you never need it! ms Ideas contributed by -(ms id) pikles4me. Sex - male. Age - 15. Interested in - sports, garead more...
Khan't masala movies get better than this?
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Reviewed Om Shanti Om
Who hasn’t heard of Om Shanti Om! Now that diwali, and the film, is finally upon us, all that is left is to let the hype be, and see if the movie is worth read more...
The pleasure and pain of being a parent
Reviewed Tips for Raising Children
This for you abha, my dear friend and mom to be, for sumit, who asked, and for my brats who have taught me the pleasure and pain of parenting.(my apologies to rread more...
Nails on Chalkboard
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Reviewed Nishabd
Sick, depraved, perverted, etc. etc. The criticism of Nishabd flew thick and fast. It amused me. What was so wrong with an older man and a younger woman fallingread more...
Those Who Bring Me Back to MS
Reviewed Five Best Reviewers on MouthShut
Curiosity(actually a mail from Jasmine) brought me to Mouthshut. I must confess that at first reading other’s reviews didn’t seem as important as my oread more...
I'm Just a Fool For You Baby
Reviewed Dealing with Hysteria
Disclaimer - This has been written in a tongue in cheek manner and is not meant to be either an endorsement of the commercialisation of romance or a denigrationread more...
Single owner, lady driven & still alive
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Reviewed Skoda Octavia 2.0 Eleg / Ambient
My name’s Skoda Octavia and I have the dubious pleasure of being a ‘single owner, lady driven’ set of wheels. When 2 men and a woman walked in to look at me, I read more...
Zen and the Art of 'Pet-Pooja'
Reviewed Zen - Old Airport Road - Bangalore
Mmmm.it’s a beautiful Sunday, half the morning is gone, and the rest of the day is stretched lazily in front of me. Should I snuggle back under the covers,read more...
GURU - Deal Maker or Deal Breaker?
Reviewed Guru (2007)
When you walk into a theatre for a Mani Ratnam experience, you go with certain pre-conceived notions and expectations in your mind. You know that . Mani, undispread more...
Of Love, Life, and Death
Reviewed Book Thief, The - Markus Zusak
The 10 year old Liesel has lost her father to the Nazis who branded him communist, and took him away. Her younger brother dies on the journey to Molching, a strread more...
Nothing lasts for ever
Reviewed Dealing with a Broken Relationship
It’s over, you’ve been dumped, and you never even saw it happening. You were too smart/too cool/too special/too good for it to happen to you, and yet here you aread more...
Trouble in Paradise
Reviewed Mouthshut
Dear Faisal, I believe that a person does his job best when he knows what results he has to achieve and is left to do it with minimal interference. In MS too, Iread more...
The MS Writer's Survival Guide
Reviewed Writing Reviews on MouthShut
This started off as a guide to good writing, but turned out to be so boring I almost put myself to sleep. To hell with being politically correct. Here’s my survread more...
Magical Summers
Reviewed Tips for Having Good Vacation
The sound of children shouting joyfully on their way home from school rings in the air. The warm smell of wet earth has announced the start of the monsoon, and read more...
Beans, beans, bloody beans!
Reviewed Corporate
Years ago, to illustrate the point that variety was the spice of life, a friend told me this story – One evening, a new bride makes beans for dinner for her staread more...
Simply Beautiful
Reviewed The Dana Owens Album - Queen Latifah
"Well, good morning baby, welcome back to town…” The music starts, and with those words, you are instantly transported to a smoky bar in New Orleans, maybe evenread more...
Our Women as Warriors
Reviewed Indian Army
Ever wonder what history would read like if Queen Boadicea, Joan of Arc, the Trung sisters of Vietam, and our own Rani Durgavati, Lakshmibai, and Chennamma (botread more...
The Monk Who Laughed All the Way to the Bank!
Reviewed The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari - Robin Sharma
My darling husband works very hard. He also has the biggest collection of self help books, in virgin condition, this side of the Vindhyas; these are usually givread more...
Don't waste money buying in flipkart
Reviewed Carrier Split AC 1.5 Ton
Hi. I am going to explain a scam which is happening between Flipkart and AC sellers. I purchased a Carrier AC 1.5 ton and it got delivered on the 2nd of April. read more...
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Commented on avinashksingh's review
your post says it all, and how! this should be made compulsory reading for everyone reading or writing on this site!
Commented on moviezombie's review
spot on as always aruna. raavan was such a disappointment and the saddest thing about it is that mani is capable of so much more!
Commented on own review
kk, faerie - thanks so much. i’m so glad to have you read the reviews, didn’t think anybody i knew was still here! doubt though that this will be a regular appearance. just felt like writing after ages. good to hear from you. kk - seen the movie? heard the music? vmshut - kk has explained wha read more...
it's great to have you writing again aruna! welcome back i watched the movie the day after a very close friend of my son killed himself - no one knew why, but everybody speculated that it could be academic pressures- and it was heart rending to say the least. even i wondered if there were really n read more...
for everybody who's taken the time to read and write a comment here, thank you. i've still got my octavia btw, times being what they are, no plans to change cars in the near future either. if my car was any other, i'm sure i would have thought of it as being 'stuck' with an old rattler, but th read more...
Commented on sudipto33's review
a wonderful read - no surprises there! happy birthday sudipto, wish you every happiness all through the year. congratulations on a fabulous run of reviews; may we see many many more tongue in cheek write-ups from u! :) m
Commented on surya008's review
ah, one more person has fallen for the sanitised foreign version of india! all jibes aside, yes, it is a pleasure, occassionally, to go by to citi centre and do some hassle free shopping! keep the reviews coming
Commented on angel25's article
:) enjoy this crazy time. its beautiful, and makes for some great memories. love and hugs
My Schedule
and when are you going to get as far as dublin, or distil, or even havana? looking forward to that.
nice account of your evening out - and i see you're getting adventurous :) tell me more mags
Commented on sudipto33's article
:) u missed your calling - move aside russell peters, make way for broad pate! (perfectly appropriate)
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Commented on thakurman's article
beautiful brought back some poignant memories. goodbyes are always hard, no matter how old a person is, how much of life they have seen. or how many new opportunities are ahead.
How to say your last Goodbye...
Commented on karthikk's article
* excellent point made karthik. just last night i was talking to a friend about china's temerity to do what it has done, and about our refusal to stand up to it.
Shame shame
Commented on laikar's article
:( being grandparentless, reading this brought an ache to my heart. make the most of the time you have with your grandmom - its precious.
Rabri and Aai
Commented on indian1969's review
when we commit the sin of not exercising our right to vote, and we allow the government to be hijacked by those who dont care about anybody except themselves, and about anything other than power, we get the kind of government we have. as for tibet. it is a sad struggle that could do with every s read more...
Commented on megs.4u's review
:) the best birthday gift ever meghastar. hats off to you, shanti, and everybody else who added their bit to make it so special for abha. wish you all happiness abha - i still remember the tentative exchange of numbers and names! for both of us it was the first 'real life' contact of an MSian.... read more...
Commented on sk01's review
like you, i enjoyed JBJ, and was glad to find a positive review on the movie. viewers seem to have forgotten that 'farce' exists as a genre of comic theatre. in fact it is considered to be the oldest form of theatre where people aimed to entertain by making fun of another. a farce is typically read more...
Commented on Horned_Owl's review
:) its a good, basic phone - but sometimes really, how much more do you need with a phone than to be able to take and make calls! mags
:) a much needed write up. i always hit delete the minute something like this lands in my inbox. yet another is the 'blood needed urgently for baby requiring heart surgery' sms hoax...i wonder at the sick minds that resort to such pranks! mags
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