Year 2008 - Recap!

This year is gonna come to an end in a few hours! Somehow, the excitement of a new year is missing in me! Maybe I am getting old and getting used to seeing new years fly by! ;-) I am in a retrospective mood looking back on things that happened to me or affected me..in no particular order.

I started this year as a new mother to Alvin.. He crossed his first b'day this year in October! I had a job change. I got chicken-pox! I gave it to my son too! He gave it to his GranPa. Infectious diseases are a pain! We shifted house this year!This has become a tradition every year for us! I kinda have gotten used to moving to new houses quite often that I feel stagnant if we stay in a particular one for a long time! But, the current set up has suited all of us and I wudn't want anything to jeopardize it..

Coming to things that affected me.. The Mumbai Terror Attacks on Nov 26th. It had the entire nation glued to the news channels! My heart goes out to those who had to go through the ordeal;salutes the hero in every Mumbaikar and the Indian Armed forces; bows down to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists!... The economic slowdown that has been going on! Barack Obama becoming the US President!Why can't India get a young PM and a Prez?!? ...The Shoe-Shower that the outgoing US Prez George Bush got in Iraq! Lotsa ppl would want to remember it forever!

The political scenario was hopeless as usual in India where every elected politician was vying for the award for the top non-performer! The award goes to Mr.Shivraj Patil, the former Union Home Minister. Cash was flashed in the Parliament during the No-Confidence motion against the UPA government in power! The common man lost faith in the political system after the Mumbai terror attacks!

2008 was a year of surprise when it came to movies! While the North was continuing to dish out the usual crap like Bachna ae.. , Karzzz,and Yuvraaj; the South saw some surprise hits in different genres like Anjaathae, Saroja, Varanam Aayiram ,Subramanyapuram and once-in-a-lifetime efforts like Dasaavathaaram! Thankfully, TR, the sloth bear dint make any movies!

Hope year 2009 also is as eventful as 2008!

Wishing all the visitors of my blog a happy and prosperous New Year 2009!

Ad wars!

Indian TV viewers must be shocked to see the recent brand war between Horlicks and Complan! The moment I saw the new Horlicks ad, I thought both the brands have gone thru Merger/Acquisition! But, it doesnt look like it! Never before has it been seen in India media where two brands blatantly attacking each other. Check out the horlicks ad!




I couldn't find the complan ad that came as a retaliation for this one! I dont like this! All you corporate brands out there, please take creative potshots at each other! Please make Ad viewing a nice experience for us, as we are stuck with hours of commercials during a cricket match! I like the following Ad for Set Wet Zatak deo which pokes fun at Axe deo! Watch it! Its quite funny!



Keep 'em creative ppl! Keep 'em coming!