Finding nemo...

Here is a brief introduction abt the movie, "Finding Nemo'.

Finding Nemo is a 2003 CGI animated film. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $864 million worldwide. It is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006 and is the highest grossing G-rated movie of all time.

:) I had the DVD of this movie, but couldn’t watch it … because of no reason whatsoever. However, I saw how touching and inspirational cartoons can ever be. I know some of u must be smirking at the idea of a cartoon film being ‘touching’. Hmm. The story boasts of a wonderful relationship between a father and son, much more poignant and inspiring than what we see in ‘Varanam Aayiram’. Theres a cute clownfish couple, Marlyn and Coral. Coral lays 400 eggs which were eaten away by giant sharks and Coral was killed in the encounter. Only one egg survived. That was Nemo. The survivor, Marlyn,Nemo's dad, loved him soo much and pampered him.Nemo asks his Dad, whether he has encountered sharks, how they are.. and to what age does sea turtles actually live.Marlyn , was a coward himself and has never been into risky areas in the ocean.

As days passed, other fishes of Nemo's age went to school, but Marlyn wasn’t confident whether his son was old enough for school. He thought that Nemo cant swim as well as he could. Nemo, insisted that he wants to go, and Marlyn agrees and takes him there, and secretly watches his son… during one of Nemos little adventures..he swims away from his school of fishes. . challenges his Dad… and gets attacked by a submarine…a diver comes out, and catches Nemo.

Nemo is taken away to a domestic fish tank at Sydney.

The story takes its twist when Marlyn sets out to find Nemo ..all the way to Sydney…thousands of ocean miles away.

He is accompanied by Dory, a female fish, suffering from short term memory loss. For a father who goes to find his son, a partner with a short term memory loss is a disaster. However, Dory tries to follow and help Marlyn , as much as she could. The movie depicts a wonderful chemistry between Marlyn and Dory. Dory is a friend, expects nothing in return, tries to overcome her weaknesses just to be with Marlyn and to help him find his son.She tries to remember things and seems to overcome her weakness when Marlyn is around! It is notable that Dory swims all the way upto Sydney even after Marlyn tells her to leave. But something noteworthy over here is that, this kinda unconditional love and friendship might exist only among fishes.

On the way to Sydney, they come across many hurdles and during a shark attack, they both are eaten up! Marlyn doesn’t give up and they escape from there also. Sea turtles come for their help, and shows them directions. There is one scene, where, amidst all these hassles, and not knowing whether Nemo is still alive or not, while bidding goodbye to the turtles, Marlyn asks them how old they are… cos he wanted to tell Nemo!! Marlyn wanted to tell him abt the sharks and how old the turtles were when he meets him next!! Marlyn was soo positive that he would get his son back..!

Finally after a movie-hour of challenging waters, sharks, and other hurdles, they reach Sydney.

After some more adventures there is a father-son reunion, which is again a visual treat.

Switching off my laptop.. I stretched myself and comfortably got lost in thoughts.

Did I ever have a friend like Dory?
If I were Nemo, would someone come for me, this far?

School days.. :-)

15 years down the lane I still remember one song , taught at my school, which we used 2 sing even during lunch time. Today, during power cut, I sang it aloud.
It goes like this...
In the forest there was a tree
The finest tree that ever we'd see
The tree was in the woo-oo-oods and the green leaves
Grew a-round and round and round
And the green leaves grew around...

In the second stanza, its like..
In the forest there was a branch
The finest branch that ever we'd see
The branch was on the tree..
The tree was in the woo-oo-oods and the green leaves
Grew a-round and round and round
And the green leaves grew around...

Then to the branch will be added nest, birds, eggs, and so on...we find endless little things on the nest (including worm) cos we'd never want 2 stop singing.
Today, when the power went off, I suddenly got reminded of this song and started singing soo loudly... forgetting everything.....the surroundings... everything. Its good to sing out like that, once in a while, forgetting yourself..and everythin that u bother about...

There was a game in our school too...where one person is chosen and made to stand in the centre of a circle of girls holding hands.Now this perso, is chosen by other versions of the popular, 'In Pin Safety Pin'. It is ...'Inky Pinky Ponky, Father had a donkey, Donkey died, father cried, inky pinky ponky. Father called the doctor, doctor called the nurse, nurse called the ambulance, 1,2,3...!!'...

The chosen person comes in the centre and performs the dance to the tune of the song sung by us. I bet noone can sing this song better.
We are goin to the party,
We are goin to the fair,
To see the son (!!) of Rita,
With flowers on our hair..
Oh shaky shaky shaky...( performs a belly typo dance here)
Shaky like a man ( !!)
Shaky like a machine
And do the best you can.
OH ! round upto the bottom, round up to the top..
Turn around and turn around and will u make a stop!!...

Now this song and dance, is very much by heart to me, although i dont remember even a line of any poetry which was in the syllabus.

Even today, when I go via Nanthencode, Holy Angels Convent my Alma Mater stands tall and prestigious, I get echoes of the golden times I had there...12 years of my life. Innocence personified.. a little angel..that was me.. How I left that innocence behind those gates as I stepped out of school on our last day...and how I changed for better or for worse.. I cant wish my school days back , which is unattainable..I know..it never comes back.. I wish I had that angelic innocence of school back in me..

Lessons in life..

1. Be patient all the time. This is something I have to teach myself. Everything that happens to me, tests my patience. However, I feel that it is very important to react to whatever injustice has been done to me.
Moral: When someone says something on your face, just act as if you are deaf, dumb and blind. But never forget that incident!

2. You are safe if people think that you can’t be trusted. You can have the company of everyone, yet don’t have to carry their secrets.

3. Misunderstanding is something, worst of its kind, which deprives people of peace and sleep.


4. Don’t pull any friends into your close circle of family.
Moral: Blood is thicker than water. Water makes blood dilute. Dont lose the thickness of blood by mixing water in it!!

5. Don’t underestimate or hate anyone. In the course of time, God does it in such a way that the person you hated and underestimated will eventually do your appraisals.

Moral: Just smile at people you hate. They know that you hate them, they will at least think that you have manners.

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7. Try and you can keep your secrets to yourself and with God. Disclose it, and you are either blackmailed or the info u passed is misused in some other way.
Moral: Self explanatory.

8. Just don’t give a damn about what people think about you, or say about you.
Moral: Let them say whatever they want, about you. They have no idea what you think about them!!

9. Don’t take revenge. If you do, you are no different from the rest of the world.
Moral: Someone does something bad to you. You lose peace of mind. Wait and plot a good idea.. give them a tit for tat. The tit for tat should be in such a way that, it makes that someone think that what they did was wrong. It should not be embarrassing.

10. Stay away from people who talk little and think more. They can’t be trusted. Be friends with chatter boxes. They are clear in their hearts.
But don’t disclose secrets to them!
Moral: I am a chatterbox. Please don’t say secrets to me. I am much happier that way.

11. Don’t distrust and have a bad perception about people who can’t keep secrets. They are either weak at heart and personality, or too innocent to keep one or they might be heavily dependent on others. Its not their fault. Just don’t say secrets to them!!

12. Don’t comment about anyone’s appearance. They are not responsible for it.
Look at the mirror again.

13. If you talk ill about someone’s family, that’s the worst kinda sin you can ever do. Wait for the judgment day.

14. Don’t keep saying and gossiping about the past of other people. You are certainly not going to like it if they say about yours
Moral: Would you? ;)

15. Don’t trust anyone in the world head to toe. There are no Gods around, only human beings.
Moral: I am a human being too!

16. Never ever speak about religion and politics. It’s a person’s fundamental right and strictly a personal choice.

17. Trust in God, always. Even if you think that He is being partial. He is NOT partial.

18. Don’t advice anyone!! Very important!! It is the first step to generate hatred. Advice someone in their love affair related issue, you are doomed.

Moral: I was once doomed for a similar case when I was in Std XI..

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20. When A complains about B and is in tears, console A saying that everything will be all right and problems wont last forever. But, if you also agree to the complains that A said about B, then A will feel happy.

AFTER 6 MONTHS – one fine morning.

A and B are in love. They get married. A says that you are passing rumours about B to spoil their relationship!!

Moral: When A or B is crying, console them, but shut your mouth!!! (This actually happened to me. A and B are happily married, and I am the bitch).

21. University exam at college. You study hard day and night the prev day. You write the exam. You pass with a 70+. The girl next room fails. She tells.. Oh.. you know Anita? The girl next room? Oh she is always reading archies, sketching away cartoons or sleeping.. she passes just out of ‘luck’ !! And the masala: ‘ You know what…when I asked Anita a doubt , she dint know it!! Then how did she even pass? Leave alone 70 !!’
All your batchmates are convinced. They look at you like they look at criminals. They smirk. They talk behind your back.
Moral: They like to believe it that way. Let them J . Rumours are not going to the university level to reduce your rightly deserved marks.
More to come..!!!

Seasons in the sun...

Here are lyrics of one of my most fav songs,'Seasons in the sun' by westlife..
Those out there who havent heard this song yet..please do..

Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye Papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them, I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone

Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there