Review - BoratMovie

Borat : Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

I thought i had seen it all, when along came something so shocking that i literally had to avert my gaze from the screen in order to preserve my mind.

This is not just a movie, or an out-of-the-box comedy, but the tale of a ficticious charecter called Borat Sagdiyev, played to the hilt by the british comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Borat is a silly, simple, and very sweet fellow, who also happens to be an extremely perverted individual, with an interest in incest, homosexuality, antisemitism and anti-gipsy-ism. In his professional capacity as a journalist, he goes to the USA to report on the american way of life.

made almost entirely on-the spot and extempore, Baron Cohen shines with his ability to stay in charecter, even when his life is in peril, such as when he riles a red-neck rodeo audience. Borat does other things like defaecating on the street, harassing men by trying to kiss them and generally propositioning every woman he meets. Often extracting the worst out of his unwitting victims, the movie is not so much about borat, but about what really lies beneath all that americana. Baron Cohen is able to make most people what they really want to say about anything, including how they feel about jews, gays and women in general.

At times, the movie is extremely funny, by most standards, and at times, it is disgusting. at times, you have to question the comedy as well. but in all, it is one hell of a movie...go watch it.

Oh, and did i mention... (No.3)

That we finally know where the heck we're going...After several locales such as Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Bonita Springs, Tampa and several others seem to have fizzled out, the folks at CPI have finally settled in on Naples, which is a larger town, and may have some opportunities for me. We're due to move this saturday, so it's Chop-chop-chop from now on...

Greasemonkey

I, am a greasemonkey.

I love the smell of the acrid gunk under my nails when i go about tooling machinery that does not need any specific attention. I love the uncertainity, when i'm stripping apart anything with absolutely no idea whatsoever how to put it back together.

Today, for the sole reason that the chain looked a little crusty, i decided to open up the bike. I acquired a chain remover tool and a large bottle of degreaser, and went to work on the rear end of the bicycle; removing the wheel, the derailleur and the chain.

I still haven't put it back together. i need time to figure it out. maybe i will. maybe...

More news...

Hello all...

Mom's and Dad's Socials have finally arrived, and now mom can finally get her salary, which after all the deductions and reductions comes down to a paltry $15 an hour...I could hope to earn that much after a few months myself.

we're relocating to Bonita Springs at the end of this week, so we have to get cracking and get our stuff in order. The only negative fallout for me is that i've finally got a social life going here, and now i'll have to piss off to god-knows-where.

Bollocks.

Written to the beat of Gospel music

Dad has got it into his head, that we must visit one of the various outlet malls and carry out a thorough shopping expedition...so here i am, googling away.

the chocolate cake was a dissapointment, as i stupidly chose to disregard my tried-and-tested method and looked at the larousse's recipe...but then again, no recipe ever written is foolproof, and somewhere, all of us make a tiny mistake that ruins your hard work...Most recipes also need to be tweaked to suit real world requirements, and need repeated experimentation to produce perfect results.

In any case, my recipe still rules.

Music-Desi christian gospel music (yes, such a genre does exist...)

Chickening out

I haven't written anything about what i have been eating for quite a while now, so i thought i'd fill you guys in...

well, yesterday, i purchased some boned chicken thighs for dinner,those being my favoured part of this particular bird. It was a little late in the evening and mom was clear that dinner had to be presented pronto, so i sliced some of the thigh into strips, sauteed them in their own fat, which the american chicken carries an excessive amount of, and added a caradamom-rich masala, finishing them off in 100 ml of double cream...which was gently thickened on a low heat until the tender pieces were napped in the rich, blond sauce. It was a version of Bedi Chacha's Esteemed Cream Chicken, but it was done much more quickly and tasted quite good.

I fancy the idea of getting a Cornish roasting Hen, and making a nice little sunday roast tomorrow...or i could saute it a la Brun, seasoned with beef jerky dust...

Today's dinner is lamb keema(again, cooked in tons of its own lard) with unpolished basmati, an effort made entirely by pops.

Yesterday, i found a market where good european and american cheeses can be purchased. There is an organic foods chain called 'Whole Foods' (i suspect there is one in India as well) and they stocked some very nice cheeses, particularly an english farmhouse Cheddar with a very singular nutty charecter. The Parmigiano Reggiano we get here IS the real thing, but it feels past its prime, as it looks too dry...some great Bleu cheeses were also available, as well as the french farmhouse bries and camemberts. I discovered a San Daniele Ham(Often regarded as the finest ham in the world) available at $12.93 a half pound. I also found a 2002 Sauternes (V, are you listening?) for $25...I'd love to get some of these fine products home, but the fact is, my pocket just can't stand that sort of heat.

So i had to make do with a four-pack of Guinness, to supplement my waning supply of heineken, some cheap cooking chocolate, and a set of springform baking tins to take home, and bake a chocolate cake.

Life in these United States (No. 3)

God, do these guys know the meaning of good coverage??? I've signed up with Cingular, which apparently has the best network in the country, and i still have to go out of the apartment to get a clean connection, which is besides the mysterious self-terminating calls that i've experienced.

Hutch and Airtel RULE...

The instrument (A very cheap Samsung-C417) distinguished itself yesterday by deciding to switch itself off in the middle of a call. I tried to use my battle-hardy old Nokia yesterday with the SIM, but that handset is dual-band, so it couldn't work. Switched on without a hiccup though, even after being kept for a month with the battery removed.

Nokia RULES...

anyway, all else is well, and i've ordered an 'El-Cheapo' Dell Inspiron laptop online, so we should be able to send you guys some pictures soon...