pass the tissues
All quiet on the midwestern front. What have I been doing instead of watching Bollywood? Actually learning Hindi, that's what. I've made it through the consonants; watch out, vowels! But I'm home sick today, so maybe I'll re-watch something I've seen before but never reviewed.
Of course, what I'd really like is for Akshaye to call in sick too and then go get me some ice cream, but he's out promoting a film or something. Babasko has kindly offered to call her FPMEMA to be the heavy, but I hope it won't come to that.
Anyway. Guru will be in my local art theater February 2, but hopefully I'll get to something before that. I keep promising Teleport City that I'll watch Shaan, but I'm not sure I have enough concentration for a new movie, especially one with Amitabh and Sunil Dutt and Parveen Babi and Rakhee and Helen and Bindu and Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Shahsi Kapoor and.... Coughing fit. It's all too much.
Of course, what I'd really like is for Akshaye to call in sick too and then go get me some ice cream, but he's out promoting a film or something. Babasko has kindly offered to call her FPMEMA to be the heavy, but I hope it won't come to that.
Anyway. Guru will be in my local art theater February 2, but hopefully I'll get to something before that. I keep promising Teleport City that I'll watch Shaan, but I'm not sure I have enough concentration for a new movie, especially one with Amitabh and Sunil Dutt and Parveen Babi and Rakhee and Helen and Bindu and Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Shahsi Kapoor and.... Coughing fit. It's all too much.
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i love shahrukh :)
Which book (or CD?) are you learning Hindi from?
The music is fantastic (Januuuu meri jaaaaaaaaan), the actors are even more fantastic and the whole film is more fun than should by rights fit on one DVD.
Carla - oooh, good idea. I was thinking of rewatching Dil Chahta Hai anyway, and it is eye-candy-licious, even if there is news of Akshaye's non-availability (like that should stop me).
Maja - I'm using the Teach Yourself Hindi book (and accompanying CDs) by Rupert Snell and Simon Weightman, but I'm starting with the Devanagari book from the same series. I also have a tutor, thank heavens. I've been told by multiple people that Snell is the mac daddy of Hindi instruction for English-speakers, although the written explanations of pronunciations seem geared towards English-English, because sometimes the examples make no sense if you speak North American-English. (Now is probalby not the time for me to grumble about how there are a lot more of us anyway, by the way.)
Sorry to hear the news about Akshaye, though. Better to do what I did and pick a FPMSO who's been married 25 years - you know what you're getting that way. :)
What's FPMSO? FPM significant other?
However, I am almost over my attack of consumption (ahem!) and while I would *never* recomment this under normal circumstances, ginger tea helps.
As for FPMBFs, they are a fickle lot, the wretches!
CS - completely tragically ill - but stir-crazy enough to go back to work. I bought some peppermint tea on the recommendation of a friend who is in veterinary school, figuring what's good for the four-legged critters is good for me too. And yes, quite fickle. I am thinking of making a change to the system. Stay tuned.