Lisle..

Time on your side that will never end
The most beautiful thing you can ever spend
But you work in a shirt with your name tag on it
Drifting apart like a plate tectonic
It don't matter to me
'Cos all I wanted to be
Was a million miles from here
Somewhere more familiar -Lily Allen

I live in Naperville. I work in Lisle. And right now, I wish I were in the Quiraings. Again.

Lisle is a village in DuPage County, IL and is one of Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live, according to Wiki (Didnt I say something on similiar lines about Naperville? ) Well, I haven't explored the area all that much to vouch for that yet, however what I can vouch for is that the workplace is not too far off from where I live, the ambience in my office is fantastic and there is even a nice gym in the building.

Its still cold outside, but the sun is out, and I have not seen those snow storms for a couple of days. A welcome respite I should say.

They say Lisle looks beautiful in summer. Lets wait and see.

Naperville..

I could’ve been a contender
Could’ve been a someone
Caught up in the rat race
And feeling like a no-one
Appearing in the papers
With the money and the girls
I could’ve been The Heavyweight Champion of the World.-Reverend and the Makers

I landed in Chicago yesterday night, amidst a torrent of mixed emotions. Although I was quite excited about this wonderful new work opportunity, the sub-zero temperatures that greeted me gave me little doubt about the other challenges I had to face over the next few decades of decadence of my life..(I know I have inherited a bit of the British sarcasm)

Anyways, within an hour of landing, I had "cabbed" my way to the village of Naperville, my new abode for the new several centuries probably. (Talking about centuries, who said immigration in the US takes a millenia? I was out of the airport within 20 minutes of landing, and that includes picking up my luggage. How people love to lie..)

Naperville is a quaint little town, about 30 miles from downtown Chicago. Its supposedly the best place to raise kids, settle down and retire in the US. Now, I know that seems slightly inspiring to you old people out there reading this but to me, Naperville is right now an Isle of "White" (Ha ha.. British Humor). But the silver lining is that I have found some good friends here (er..they know how to cook!) and am having a ball of a time doing nothing at home.

So, thats all the hocus-pocus and jiggery-pockery from my side, will keep everyone updated on the latest dumplings from this Truman Show.

Till then, have a better weekend!

Le Quartier Latin

You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? -Fight Club

Most people touring Paris in a hurry miss out on the Latin Quarter.I was lucky to be given the tour by an old flame, who has been living in Paris for about three years. Now, it takes someone with that kind of a living experience to show you the real charms of a city like Paris and thats how I landed at the Quarter on a pleasant April evening. About the place, check out what some people have to say.
Normally, when you visit old towns,there is always a whiff of the local food in the air, and I was expecting none the less here. Veggie Doners, sugared Crepes and lebanese Falafals had been following me all over Paris, and after a day of having somehow missed these , I could not think of a better place to perform a coup de grace on my suffering appetite, and drowned myself in the crowded stalls of Blvd. St Michel and Place de la Contrescarpe.

Anyway, strolling along the streets of Latin Quarter in the night isn't as much different as walking on the streets of Soho or the traditional alt stadt of German cities, if not for the occasional sound of breaking plates amidst the chatter of a million greek tongues. On closer inspection, we managed to witness the ancient greek tradition of plate breaking, still continued by the multitude of Greek Restaurants thronging Boulevard St Michel and Rue de la Huchette, the two happening streets on the Quarter.


In Greek society such plate breaking is an act of good-naturedness when the customers have enjoyed the food, company and atmosphere so much that they agree to break the dishes as a sign of delight. And with plates strewn along the entire street, no wonder everyone seems to be having a good time at the Latin Quarter!
Moulin Rouge, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Musee de Cluny aren't too far off either, so if you do plan to explore Paris on foot, the Quarter is the best place to start off with.

Pilot

Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That show's called a pilot. Then they show that show to the people who make shows, and on the strength of that one show they decide if they're going to make more shows. Some pilots get picked and become television programs. Some don't, become nothing. -Jules, Pulp Fiction

It ain't nothing coming if it ain't coming. And what I am posting now is just the pilot, and if it goes through with all, it becomes the programme, and if it doesn't, I gotta make another pilot.
A little while back, I did post a few posts, that went on to become-nothing. and thats why I had to do it again, coz I aint going be creating just another pilot.
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Got Tagged ..Ouch ;-)

Well, Sri's been prodding me for a write up, and if I dont do this now, I never will !!

So here goes..my verson of Life's Ten Simple Pleasures, an addendum to Sri's Post maybe..:)

1. Jogging a mile each day.
2. Reading forwards on my mailbox when bored with work.
3. Watching dumb tamil movies with loads of funny punchlines.
4. Eating Amma-made-Dosais in the evenings
5. A box of Maltesers or Nutties, all to myself, everyday!
6. 24/7 access to music, you dont know when u need them, but they need to be there when u want them!
7. Being able to run away from civilization once in a while..
8. Books
9. X Box
10. DVDs

Tagging anyone who reads this!!

Split Personalities..

I dont understand what this fixation in movies about the split personality thing is all about. Every movie I see these days seem to have something to do with split personality, schizophrenia, paronoia, delusions etc....is this the "Welcome to the 2000's" thing ??

Well, I thought its just the case back home , what with Anniyan and Chandramukhi, hitting big with the audience, thanks to the "multiple personality disorder" idea. But I couldnt be more mistaken..
I pick up a couple of English DVDs from the library , and bingo- paydirt !Is this the trend or is it just me?

To elucidate, here are the movies i pick up..A Beautiful Mind, Shallow Hal, Fight Club, Vanilla Sky, Erin Brokovich and Der Untergang..and guess what? except for the last two movies, are we or are we not searching for that mysterious other guy or gal whom only we can see but others can't? Enough movies to drive Freud nuts?? :))

Actually I am not pissed off and all, Fight Club was real good, Shallow Hal was sweet and all, but I have reached a point of waitaminit-gimme-a-break-as-I-have-had-enuf!! I mean, lets cut this crap about split personalities- we have had enough of it now, and its time to move on.

Now, I dont mind the Superman, Spiderman or Batman sequels.. those are comics , and kids love those particular split personalities,but let us leave it to that now for a while, and make other movies..maybe its time for yet another "Stiffling" American Pie sequel? I do not mind a simple story with a simple plot sans mysterious ghost characters and psychological bullshit..just for a while, lets pray for a simple, uncomplicated life on the other side of the screen.. what do you guys say??

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