Past Imperfect, Future Tense

So far this blog has lived up to it's name.
It has been calm...introspective perhaps....
Placid.

Here are the first fleeting signs of turbulence.

26 Nov 2008, the city was held at gun-point by masked crusaders of violence.
A year later we continue to lead our own lives, unperturbed, happy to have come out unscathed.We have found comfort by busying ourselves with our daily routines . Candlelight vigils, signature campaigns , silent protests - we rebelled, we retaliated, we staged zealous protests and ignited impassioned discussions about the need for a more responsible bureaucracy and the necessity to fight the faceless monster called terrorism...and then... somewhere along the way, the fizz died down. We have retreated to the warmth of the seemingly rosy present, choosing to pay no heed to the to the nagging memories of a charred past and the tense prospects of an uncertain future.

"The more the things change, the more they remain the same."

Let's send up a quiet prayer for those brave souls who gave up their lives trying to save those of others. Let their sacrifices not go in vain.

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Saw 2012.
The sheer magnitude and scale of the envisioned destruction makes you go numb. The breathtakingly-larger-than-life special effects and the eerie interpretation leaves a hole in your heart (and one in your pocket - 300 bucks including popcorn). But the film truly pushes the boundaries of human imagination and technology.
Bollywood has to catch up by leaps and bounds.
A totally paisa-vasool fare this.