Love Actually.

What do I write about a movie which has a storyline as simple as its name. " Love Actually" is infact a tale of number of love stories at different places, at different times, between people of different ages! It is the story of :

The Britains First man in love with the tea girl

A writer who falls for his Portuguese house-maid

The Best Man in love with the bride (Keira Knightley - the best part of the movie)

Little Sam helped in his love quest by his father

An ageing rock star struggling to make a come back

Office romance between secretary and her boss which struggles to unfurl

The porn movie body doubles who discover a "spiritual" relationship while going thru their acts

Though its not a all out comedy, some scenes are really hilarious, like the one in which the British PM takes on the US President who tries to flirt with his [beloved] tea girl, the greatness of Britain as described by the PM - “Land of Harry Potter and David Beckham” in the press conference

Its a sweet, slow, feel-good movie which makes us feel that love is all around us. Though the movie is paced very slowly it never gets you by yawning because of the huge star cast and the numerous stories which keep on panning one after another and keeps the interests going.
On the whole a movie very fit to have been produced in Bollywood but is worth all the money you pay. [ Must C]

Engineering VIVA

This one is for those who had nightmares during their Engineering Viva's . They bring back fond memories for those who care to smile at the past..

Interviewer: Why is a thicker conductor necessary to carry a current in AC as compared to D.C. ? Candidate: An AC current goes up and down (drawing a sinusoid) and requires more space inside the wire, so the wire has to be thicker.

External (to student) : "Why does a capacitor block DC but allow AC To pass through ? Student: See, a capacitor is like this --- --- , OK. DC comes straight, like this ----------, and the capacitor stops it. But AC,goes UP, DOWN, UP DOWN and jumps right over the capacitor!"

Interviewer: How will you tell if that wall outlet carries AC or DC? Candidate: I will put my finger in. If it is pushed away, it is AC. If it gets stuck, it was DC.

Interviewer: H! ow will you reverse direction of an Induction motor? Candidate: I will remove the four bolts at the x-ud, turn the motor around, and put back the bolts.

Interviewer: How do you start a synchronous motor? Candidate: Vrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (in rising pitch) Interviewer: Stop! Stop! Candidate: rrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (in falling pitch)

Examiner: "What is a step-up transformer?"

Student: "A transformer that is put on top of electric poles."

Examiner (smiling): "And then what is a step-down transformer?"
Student (hesitantly):"Uh - A transformer that is put in the x-udment or in a pit?"

Examiner (pouncing): "Then what do you call a transformer that is installed on the ground?" (Student knows he is caught-can't answer)
Examiner (impatiently): "Well?"
Student (triumphantly): "A stepless transformer, sir!"

Aamchya Punyaat Naa!