Packing my bags

Finally, I decided to move to Banglore and accepted the job offer there. I sent a mail to other company which also offered me a job. No love lost as I talked to my senior who forwarded my resume in this firm. So, I have started packing my bags and I am planning to move in the end of this month. Lets see, how it turns out there.
Last night, I was talking to that restaurent owner, where I usually take my dinner. He has been offered to open a branch near my current office. I tried as much as I can to make him accept this offer. Though, it will not be helpful for me as I am moving out but atleast others will be able to get some good food. I spent around one hour, assuring him that he will have huge number of customers there and he will be able to manage with his higher food prices. Currently he charges a little more than the food caterer in the office, but current food quality is so pathetic that most of the people are ready to shell out more bucks to get decent food. I hope, this deal gets finalised as this new guy offers good quality food.
One interesting comment from one of my collegue left me little bit shocked. I was asking him about the comparison of some B-school from his own. His comment was "there is no comparison, that school is just another street side one, our is much reputated one". It would not have made me laugh, if his college had been 'a good reputated one'. Both of those colleges hold similar reputation and there is no difference in their rankings. This is simply amazing when people expect from you that you don't classify their college as street-side one but don't spare some other college. Its more like, to move up, you push others down, so that you are more visible and be counted in higher ups. Here, its simply prestige issue, more like a kiddy way. People don't want to grow up and are dependent solely on pushing others down to keep their differentitation. Even remebering this dialogue is enough for me to go in laughing riot.
Still to talk to my boss and push my relieving date a little sooner. Good luck to me :).

Another weekend gone by

This weekend, I watched two movies, first 'The Fog' on saturday and 'Being Cyrus' on sunday. On saturday, it was just way for passing our time, movie was mediocre, edging just on absurdity. Some may like ghost tales, revenge stories and a sight of ghost ships but I don't share any of these likings. Bad for me, I with two of my friends (one half bald US returned and another aspiring GULT movie star) spent two miserly hours, most of the time snoring. The Fog was supposed to be horror movie and we were just 15 minutes late for another movie 'Goal', after that 'The Fog' was the only option. Movie had Smallville (TV serial about Superman's life as Clark Kent) star Tom Welling as main actor, actress Maggie was ok in her role. Movie started with director trying half hearted effort to make us laugh (to have a contrast when horror is shown). To cut story short, it was another remake of 'The Fog' (1980 movie) but revenge takers here came from ghost ship, not from the lepor colony as in the old one. Story was throughout crying for a good script. It was simply pathetic.
Next go was 'Being Cyrus', it was a free show as one of my senior had got free tickets for this show and asked me and other two friends to join him and his boss's family. Movie was having interesting story and twisting plot but failed to match the emotional intensity, it was trying to show. First half was ok type and all actors were superb. Second half, though having quite interesting twist, was not up to the mark. Story became vague and main actor, Saif Ali Khan, who was looking convincing in first half, failed miserably in second. The cool murder scenes were lacking the emotional quotient, except the old man, nobody had the facial expression appropriate for the scene. Over all, director was confused what he wanted to make, a comedy (offcourse for box office reasons) or a serious thriller movie (that was the story for). Movie was hanging in between both of these. Saif Ali Khan, didn't seem a right choice for the main character, though, he did put good effort. Dimple Kapadia, Nasarudeen and Bomi Irani were perfect. Simone Singh and the old man also did their part superbly.