“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal
with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one getting burned.”

Gautama Buddha (563-483 BC)

Some women love their husbands so much that to avoid
wearing them out they take their friends’ husbands.

Cap this off with an evening of re-reading the same 2 books to my nephew three times each, whilst he intermittently remembers his mother and bawls his eyes out, poor kid still adjusting to new surrounds and overcoming jetlag.

Move to Sunday and there are a couple of items still missing for the camping trip. These items take up longer to find than all the umpteen items the previous day. Oh at least get to share this with my sister and nephew who are back from India for a few months. Love the little two year old who gleefully shouts out “Car!!” every time he sees one, or a picture of one, or a toy, or just for fun. 

Then there is the usual Sunday rush, supermarket, cooking, preparing for the week ahead, the Modern family on TV, and last minute homework, and ooh “Mommy” I need this for next week.

Add in the mix a missing soon to be ex-husband just returned from a 6 week holiday, claiming he is too tired to come visit his daughter. I am exhausted…

Ok day two of writing practice, again an attempt to write without over thinking or analysing the words. Feeling dead tired at the moment but would like to set aside this time slot daily for writing.

Commented earlier this evening that one of my favourite things growing up was to visit my grandparents house.  Was reading to my nephew at the time, and recalled that I looked forward to their book collection every school holiday. There were kids books and teenage to young adult fiction for all age groups, books that belonged to older cousins, uncles and aunts, books that my mother read in primary school and as a teenager, even books my grandmother read when newlywed at age fifteen.

 My mama’s prized comic book collection of Phantom, Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, Tinitin and Asterix. My mother’s Nancy Drew and Famous Five collection. Mausi was fond of Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse. Nanu let me read her leather-bound Charles Dickens, Barbara Cartland and Mills and Boons collections. The M&B books were the old-fashioned ones printed in the 50’s or 60’s. There were fabulous older books that I loved as a child, like Noddy (the ones where Big ears and Noddy could share a bed and hot cocoa), Amelia Jane, the Bobbsey Twins, the Secret Seven, the Mallory Towers series and Trixie Belden novels.

There were also many picture books that I read when I was younger, and continued to revisit when older and looking at the artwork or reading to younger siblings. Some of them cannot even recall the names, as they have been lent, lost or misplaced since, but I can remember the story lines and illustrations. There was a picture book about a giraffe with a really sore throat who visits a Hippo doctor in Limpopo to get the correct medication. Another beloved book was about a famous sweet maker, who is able to concoct and construct entire cities with his confectionary.

My daughter was sorting out her books over the weekend into piles; ones she could donate, those she loved and would keep, and others which she would love to share with her cousins. She has just completed primary school, so there are books for toddlers, pre-schoolers, young readers, and novels. The books she wants to keep, we are moving to my mother’s house to add to the collection of our books as children, so the tradition continues with Samarvijay my little 2 year old nephew who will read some of the books his big sister and Mausi’s loved.

Not a better writer, which would be based on the assumption, that I am already writing something meaningful. Just to write regularly will be sufficient for the moment. Something written everyday to affirm that I am committed to becoming a writer.

Reading books and writing reviews on other people’s stories is one thing, to actually be able to capture moments in one’s own life another. These days I enjoy fiction, however the writing I gain the most from is true stories, whether travelogues, biographies or autobiographies.

Would like to be able to research, and discover some more about the women in my family. From my Dadiji who I only have vague memories of, as I lost contact with my father and his family in 1987; my mother in law who’s life story was quiet intriguing full of hardships, family and political upheavals and  good food, she was passionate about her children, cooking, gossip, old filmi music and religion; my Naniji’s mother to discover more about my family history and how Nanu and my mother grew up;  my Nanaji’s mother just to discover who she was as a person; and would love to capture my Nanu’s life on paper if possible.

The fifteen minutes are up, not sure what to think have only written four short paragraphs, and well it’s a start.

I knew this was going to be a fluffy, feel good comedy and it was. Yes the story is convoluted, but the psychedelic trailer and songs should be warning enough that it will be anything but serious. It is a hindi version of the first Back To the Future without any of the annoying villains, bolder clothes, a stronger leading lady, more colour and catchy lively music. I love the song Chhan Ke Mohalla Sara where Mala first appears.

Akshay Kumar as Kishen is funny, there are no side splitting moments (like the chicken chase at the beginning of Singh is King), but this is one of his better comedies. The pseudo villain who can sing in two voices including a female soprano, is unique.

One worth watching in cinema for full enjoyment, expect it to be nonsensical and you won’t be disappointed.

Get more detail, songs and wallpapers from the official site.

http://www.actionreplayythefilm.com/





Yes this is not a dramatic or action packed saga, but for a change good to see a romantic comedy contain the correct content for once. It is advertised as a light hearted easy going film, and meets expectations. Good performances by the supporting cast, like the guy from Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin.

Overall well worth watching, and would buy this on DVD. Hope some more decent films coming out this year!!