Ashamed ....

I have never wanted to write a post regarding atrocious acts committed against women..how much ever it is shown...broadcasted out...devil inside a person comes out at certain point of time...and this time it was done against a 23 year old paramedic student in Delhi...

She's named  ...and referred to as Damini...a name inspired from a movie's character...!!! She was returning with her friend when she boarded a bus with tinted windows...

He friend was beaten till blue and Damini was brutally gang raped by 4-5 people who were there in the bus...she was beaten with iron rods and dropped off onto the road to die!!!!

These men maybe were psychics...all they wanted was a pleasure of few moments which destroyed and shattered the life of a girl...a girl who had dreams....a girl who never did any harm to them...!!!

Delhi being the capital of my country...nah our country... there were about 200+ rape cases being filed this year...turning the city into the Rape capital....by certain psychopaths...!!! A single moment of genital pleasure shattering the dreams and lives of umpteen girls...their families....toppling their world upside down!!!!

We would wonder why didnt the girl try to escape or use some self defense mechanisms...but everyone should understand that no matter how much self def. tenchinques you master..presence of mind matters...!!!! She was just a girl...just like me....just like you...!!! She had 4-6 men grappling her... she cudnt scream.... she cudnt be seen due to the tinted glass....!!! she was raped...yeah raped!!!!

A country where we see the rockets developing....science advancing....infrastructures improving..yet there's still no safety for women...!!! she still fears to walk alone after dark....!!!! God created men and women and he treated both of them equally...yet we still live in a male dominated society...where the taboo still exists that woman cant go out at dark.... why is it???? why are we brought up in such a way???? why do we get attacked???? why do we become victims???

As a girl...as a woman...I do feel outraged by such activities...but I feel so helpless...where is the mistake being done..??? are the culprits doing this bcos they know they will be rescued by a criminal lawyer???

The idiot box showed youngsters agitated against such a henious act committed against Damini...youngsters like u and me......!!They had the guts to go out and scream... to do something for the girl who's still in critical condition...!!!! She's battling for her life..and the culprits are to and fro sent out for an enquiry.... in perfect form... with no injuries in or out!!!!!

I know its not a matter of hanging the rapists or undertaking some forms of severe punishments now... but they need to know the pain ...they need to know whats it to be expreiencing physical violence against you..agianst your body....!!!! they need to know the trauma what the girl faced ....!!! they need to know the pain of what their opposite side of sex experiences when a violence is being commited against oneself...without any consent....!!!

Typing this ...my eyes still waters...I still feel ashamed to be a part of the society which couldn't protect its female members from atrocities being commited against them....

I wish for Damini's speedy recovery....!!! Damini...Ur in my prayers...infact..many out there are praying for your recovery...ur friends...ur college mates..ur family...!!! I hope God be with you when you 're in Mt. Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore right now..undergoing major operations...!!!! U may be a complete stranger to me..to many out there...but in a country where we learn all Indians are my brothers and sisters... u definetely are a part of my family... our family....!!! God be with u....

Excerpts from an Interview....

'Aleena,you are a GIRL!'

Yeah,cant you see?

'You appear to be talking nonsense most of the times'

I love expressing philosophically, unlike any 23 year old, and I do have sense on what all nonsenses I talk

'You aim for long term goals which can't be achieved easily'

If it was for you,the goal would have been never ever achievable, and as for me, I know I have a long way to go! I enjoy the feel of striving hard and pursuiung a dream

'Aleena,you can never do it'

How do you  know that I cant? Even if I dont succeed,in the 1st attempt, I will try and try! (In this case, Henry Ford's style of persistance shall be followed.... until I succeed)

'And what if u still fail?'

Arey yaar, be optimistic! You seriously need to learn how to motivate people,encourage them for the dreams they carry,lend a hand if they fall,assure them that they can still do better

'How can you put your heart and soul onto a dream?'

Thats because I have been dreaming of an enterprise since I was an 8 year old child! Its not just a dream for me,its my passion!

'If Im right,why are you so adamant to try your luck in different areas,right  from drawing to singing to acting to cooking to citizen journalism to photography to film making to a career in hospitality sector or armed force! There's no relation between each!'

I know I cant become the Jack of all trades, but there isnt any harm in trying out, right? There's beauty in every job,it just that I would love to try anything new and try to excel in them! There's just 1 life,so im just trying to lay my hand on all odd areas I would like to make a mark

'Why do you take such decisions,cant you just be like any other girl of your age?'

Nows thats a question I would never like to hear! Why should I be like anyone? People are moulded differently! People just develop the talents which they possess,but how many of them recognize their hidden potentials or try experimenting things they could never do! Thats what I do! And I love to be different

'U weren't a bright student,why couldnt you concentrate on your studies more, rather than wasting time on silly stuffs?'

In a class,not all are outstanding in studies! If it was like that, why would there a need be for 'B Grade' or a 'C Grade'! Studies werent put at stake, even if I had compromised a bit on them, there would be other more important things I'd to do that time!

'You always keep justifying yourself'

Yeah, if I know I'm right in what I do or think, then obviously I do justify for my acts! But if I'm wrong, I admit it wholeheartedly

'You aren't a good friend'

Yeah, I knew it long back! I try do justice whenever it comes to friendship, but very often cant try to become what my friends want me to be for them

Now you guys may think that these are excerpts from any interview, nops, I had many people asking these questions fair and square on my face! Not blaming them though, initially it was tough answering cos I was a shy person hiding away in a shell, but I realised that I too need to react, better late than never! 

The only thing that bothers me each and everytime is.... I need to do something for my FAMILY! My appa,amma and my little bro, Alwyn are my greatest assets! I need a job, to buy certain gifts for them, i need to present these gifts before...hmmm....before ...ya...before I get married! Now, you know I hate this marriage thing, but I realise, I need to be tied up somewhere at later point of my life! So what I wish to buy is a Santro Swift car for my Appa; a churidhar and a superb handbag for my Amma; and for lil Alwee.... a Wii Nintendo or an X-Box! I also would love to pay Alwee's school fees,atleast for a year! Now the whole point it, what job I need to get into and where lies my interests and passion! People say 'you will compromise on your desires when your needs are more important'! I exactly dunno about it, but all I wish is to work in a field where my heart resides! As an MBA,i dont like to sit and spend my life within the 4 walls of a cubicle! I want to do something different in life, like getting and exploring the society,doing some social work, getting into film making and bringing out subjects relevant to present day situations, etc etc! But to fulfil my basic wishes for my family, i certainly need a job with a good remuneration!What do I do and from where do I start????.... Im in a fix

How I wish....

There i was,in a cocoon....
Wrapped in, for 2 decades....
Always craving,2 spread out....
My unused feeble wings....
Into an unfamilar world....
And when i made my debut
Never thinking about right and wrong....
I just did what my mind instructed....
Not realising,
That i was in a world....
Where sinners lurk,
Behind the wall....
Waiting 2 make a great pounce on u,
To snatch away,
Your innocence....
And make you one among them....
They tell,its common to commit sins,
Meanwhile they make a pit 2 trap....
While some others coil like vipers,
Around you,
Strangling and choking....till
You have no other way out....
You fall,unable to struggle,
Though you could have tried,but
Never you think about it....
You leave evrything to fate,
But never try your hand,
In diverting your destiny....
Not realising the moment was,
Just an interval,
In the reel of your life story!
And you think, if only.....
If only you tried to escape,
Things would have changed
Life would have a hue to it
Irrespective of certain blackouts,
Depicting the scars etched on you,
You would still look fine
Better, but not perfect....
Wiser, with lot of experiences....
I.... I could have ....
I could've been better and wiser,
Rather than brooding day and night
If only i gave a thought....
If only I listened to my heart,
Just once....rather than my mind
I could be a human and....
Not just a senseless block of flesh

People who have inspired me….

·         A leader who strived hard to get rights :- Martin Luther King

·         The man who was defeated many times yet rose to the apex:- Abraham Lincoln

·         The woman who showed me that “Dance” was not just an art but it was “Portrayal of Life” :- Shobana

·         The man with an amputed leg who ran miles to spread awareness about cancer :- Terry Fox

·         The man who changed the face of the economy (from a desert to a oil producing highly developed area) :- Sheikh Zayed Bin Sulthan Al Nahyan

·         The woman who showed me that even “passionate women” can take up film making as a career  :- Revathi (A national award winner too for the movie –“Red Building where the sun sets”)

·         The woman who showed me what a model teacher should be like :- Parvathy Maam

·         The actress with genuine passion and an urge to do weird things in life (just like me ) :- Nithya Menon

·         The man who inspired me with his poetry :- ONV Kurup

·         The woman who inspired me with her writing and I fell for her flair for words (both in English and Malayalam) :- Kamala Das (Madhavi Kutty)

·         The man who never gave up ( I admire his persistence) :- Henry Ford

·         The maestros who inspired me with their music :- A.R Rahman, Illayaraja, Sharath

·         The director who brought out the movie “Anjali”, “Kannathil Muthammittaal” and “Bombay” :- Mani Ratnam (Hats Off to you sir)

·         The Director who inspired me with his style of film making….(the stunts, the casting, the music, the shot’s elevation) :- Amal Neerad

·         The humble and simple world known sports personality :- Sachin Tendulkar

·          The man who chose Freedom as his bride and left home to save our country :- Bhagath Singh (Inquilab Zindabad)

 ·   The man who dreamt of becoming a pilot in the Indian Air Force, was rejected subsequently and in the end, he became the President of India (the supreme commander of all 3 forces in the country) :- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Lastly….

·         The man who told me about his childhood, the hardships he faced, the pain when he lost his parents at a young age, the responsibilities he needed to undertake, the strenuous job he got when he was just 17 :- Saju Koshy (My Father….. The best Father in the world)

·         The woman who is an excellent manager at home (though she isn’t an MBA), who guides me, punishes me when im wrong, motivates me saying “You can”! She’s the best nurse too! :- Rani Saju Koshy ( My mother…. Though we don’t look like mum n child when we walk together…she’s definitely a beauty)

·         The young man who’s 10 years younger to me…who showed me maturity is not about age (n he’s more mature than me)….who’s my best friend to whom I can talk about anything under the sun…. who fights with me….. who makes me cry…. Who taught me sharing is all about caring…. Who convinces my parents to buy me what I need :- Alwyn Christy Saju ( My sweetest Brother)

I hate MCPs

It was International Nurses day 2 days back….a day to remember the angels who perform miracles in our lives!!!! They are the first ones to carry us, bathe us before placing us into our mother’s arms!!!! Most often these nurses are ill-treated and less paid!!!! I have heard people (mostly Keralites) saying they marry a nurse so as to settle abroad!!!! A nurse is their key to a foreign country where mostly these so-called husbands never do any job at all….and when asked…they just say….”Job??...why the hell???...my wife is a nurse!!!!”

In Kerala, girls specially from the middle class families end up taking a General nursing or a B.Sc nursing course to get into a hospital which could pay them salary to repay their family’s debt!!!! They somehow manage to pay the fees for all the semesters and finally end up in a bond with a hospital!!! Many aspire to move out of the country so as to bring their family out off financial constraints!!! They search ads which recruit nurses abroad, attend IELTS classes, forward applications for their visas…..but how many of them succeed in getting into their final destination???? Cheating comes to the forefront again….. agents cheat these girls….in the form of gulping the entire money they invested into the visa application or landing them up in places of forced prostitution!!!! Now this post can be related to the Malayalam movie “22 Female Kottayam” !!! I wanted to write on this subject and the film really inspired me to write this post!!!! I don’t know if everyone in that character’s situation can do such a revenge…. But what she did was apt!!!! She was cheated and raped twice!!!! And she managed to settle old scores with the villains!!!! Now that was in a film!!!! When a woman is trapped in such a way,is it possible for her to regain strength and strike back….what if she was forced into prostitution…locked up in a room…..what if she was molested……what if she was abused physically and mentally?????? I really don’t know how to end this post…but I deeply wish…that the women out there…anywhere in any corner of the world…who is in a similar position…May God give them the strength to fight back for what people did to them….for what they lost!!!! Im feminist…not a hardcore though…… and I hate Male chauvinist pigs!!!!

Last night….

I opened my eyes….

They were moist,

Maybe from last night’s moaning!

I looked around,

There towards my right….,

Was a big window,

With a bright blue spotted curtain

Drawn apart fully!

The morning rays seeping in,

Reminded me of Tyndall effect!

I wished,

I wasn’t alone!

I re-winded my memory….

Something I shouldn’t have done….

But, sometimes….

Our mind is automated!

It fast-forwards

And re-winds certain situations….

Which we try to forget!

Last night…. Was one!

I was the same still,

Something stirred in me,

Something I shouldn’t have

Given a second look!

I felt something piercing me,

Trying to look up….

I found someone ,

Playing with my feeble hands!

Smile was one,

I always tried to give out!

But now,

It seemed a hard thing to do!

My jaws didn’t seem to budge!

I felt dizzy,

Out there was another being,

A wispy haired….

Dark coloured man!

He seemed odd!

I enquired about him,

But I was given a reply….

“You’re hallucinating”!

I was startled by a sound,

Turning towards the window,

I saw a sparrow,

A bleeding bird….!

Its fur looked aweful,

Just as if it was electrified!

I felt pathetic,

It resembled a young woman,

Who once had the most….

Beautiful hair,

But lost it….!

It resembled myself….!

I saw myself the same way,

Last night!

With patched of shaved scalp

Here and there!

Silky and lustrous hair was replaced

By few frizzy strands!

My once-shining scalp

Had turned sore and pale,

Cos’ of the radiations!

I longed to brush my hair,

With my long fingers!

I barely had the strength,

To look myself into the mirror….

Last night!

But what I saw was the worst,

I could witness!

I looked different….

It wasn’t me!

The bird was going to die,

I longed to hold it….

To preserve….

Its life,

Its soul!

It was madly hitting,

Against the window!

I saw it wince in pain,

I heard its screech!

It gave a huge cry….

Till it fell motionless….

Lifeless….

Onto the window sill!

I felt a sudden turmoil in me….

Like…. a boat losing its control,

During a rough weather!

Like…. a someone sucking up my soul!

I felt a pressure,

I had seen it die….

I knew its pain!

I…. I understood….

I was on the verge of dying!

I realized I couldn’t

Bear the pain of dying,

Not because I was a coward….

But I longed to stay alive….

I yearned to live more!

I had to run many more miles,

I had to conquer heights!

I was leaving everything behind,

I didn’t want to succumb

To any illness!

I was just 27,

I wasn’t just a young woman,

But also a mother….

Of a 6 month old baby!

I longed….

To hold and caress her,

To kiss on her puny toes,

To shield her in my warmth!

The pleasure….

When she sucked milk from my nipples,

Made me satisfied and content….

In every terms as….a mother!

It stopped when I was forbided

To do so….

I longed to breastfeed her!

I was enjoying motherhood….

Until the disaster happened!

I couldn’t bear the pain….

In me!

It was increasing!

I felt canon balls being shot

At me!

My lips started getting dry,

My lungs gasped for oxygen,

My voice quavered and

My throat cracked, while

I started sweating profusely!

People started rushing around me,

I was fitted with useless wires….

Meters and an oxygen mask!

Docters began checking my pulse,

My heart beat….

Everything reached its zenith!

I couldn’t waste much time!

I indicated,

That I longed to see my baby….

One last time!!!!

A the nurse opened the door,

To inform my bystanders….

The dark coloured man returned!

He seemed odd,

With his emotionless looks….

And heavy robes!

He reached out his cold hand,

And grappled my arm!

I felt like the boat finally,

Crashing onto a rock,

And submerging into the sea!

I became….

Terribly weak!

He started sucking up….my soul!

I …. gasped for breath….!

And as I gave him a last look,

When he turned his back,

I could see myself on his shoulders,

Eyes closed….

Motionless….

And lifeless!

Everything else seemed slow paced….

Docs continued giving me CPR….

I gave out a heavy sigh

And breathed my last!

Sports @ School

I have always longed to play sports, both in school and in college, but the point was that I never used to get selected in any events, most probably I didn't have the caliber to become one and obviously there were loads of 'em better than me and who deserved to be in the team! Now dont get me wrong, I never wanted to be in the field events like athletics, discus throw, javelin or shot put! The sports I meant was something like table tennis, badminton, hockey, basketball, cricket, throw ball etc etc.

Now whatever the game was, we had a warm up session before starting anything! And I used to dread taking 3 rounds in our school quadrangle and that too with that uniform in the heat. I would have the stamina to take the first round! Second round would be at slower pace, stopping in between! The last and final round, I used to curse our P.E teacher for making us do this and she idly watched us run while she observed! But those days were fun, must say! Now back to the games-

Firstly table tennis, I gotta play this when I was at school! I still remember playing table tennis in the primary corridor downstairs in "A" block at Our Own! It was like playing squash or tennis on a table, that tiny orange/white ball always used to go over my opponents head (whenever I served) and hop into a junior classroom!

Secondly badminton! I loved this game, no,no I still love this game! The most saddest part was that, I used to look forward for the P.E period and run down to the room to get the best racquet, But I could only find the half damaged ones there (my classmates were faster than me)! And then we used to play badminton, sometimes we used to spoil the cork completely, sometimes we had just the handle of the racquet in our hand! Once I hit a classmate of mine, with the racquet right on her nose! Accidentally ,ok! Ya,  but the fault was in my part!

Third was hockey! We had just 2-3 classes for hockey and I thought it was a light weight stick, but as a 13 year old, I barely had the strength to hold the stick to take the scoop or at least pass the ball! I had to quit it, but it was fascinating to watch real time hockey! If only I learned it well that time, I could have applied for the Chak De India auditions to be one among those 16 girls! 5 benefits, you get to play hockey with Aussies, Britons, Koreans (@ the World Championship), Second, you get to show your presence in a Bollywood film, Third, you get to wear an INDIA jersey (now, that's a proud moment), Fourth, be with SRK for the shoot of the whole movie and Fifth, your name appears in the official Chak De India site with pic as well as in Wikipedia!

Now, just to entertain yourself and if you haven't seen Chak De yet..here's a link to it!! Believe me, It still gives me goosebumps whenever I watch it..especially the last match..the finals....the penalty strokes........

Back to the games I played- Fourth was basketball! Now I must say, our school had the best basketball players, specially in Jupiter and Mars house! And it was fun to watch the inter-house basketball matches on Thursdays! You could see the whole of blue T-Shirt (Jupiter) clad girls on one side and red T-Shirt (Mars,my house) on the other! Now you may say, I had such competitors at school, and why the heck did I try out basketball! Well, when we ere young (specially at my time), we learned something not to be better than others (of course up to a certain limit, its there) but we also found interest in knowing a game, getting trained for it, representing you own house for matches etc! So my kind of nature was to give a try in all the games I could lay my hand on! So when it came to basketball, my P.E ma'am trained us to pass the ball, bounce it and snatch it from the opponents, and the main thing put the ball in the basket! Now I remember one moment, where I threw the ball right into the basket but stared up seeing how the ball neatly passed through the net till it came down and hit my nose with a force!

Fifth was cricket! We played cricket when were in high school, GIRLS preferred Badminton and most of the were too shy to try out Cricket (as if they were playing with boys on the field). So there were few of us say, tomboys, or freaks who took the bats, wickets onto the field and played! Cricket was fun! (I was once the GIRL of the match when playing with my neighborhood friends)! Now in Cricket, we used to get too involved in it, fall down or maybe break something! Mind you, we never got training in Cricket, cos in Indian perspective, no one gives importance when girls play this game! So we didn't have a girls team to go for competitions (just like how boys went for matches)!

Sixthly,it was Throwball! Group of girls throwing ball from one side to another! I used to catch it well, but while serving, it either used to go out of the fieldor get trapped in the net! So my opponent scores there!

The other games we played include kho kho, dodge bone, throwing rings, caroms etc. In short, I learnt something from the classes and I still treasure those memories. Thanks to Our Own, my Alma mater!

Home is ....

1) Home is where you initially want to escape from,but later long to go back

2) Home is where you keep telling '1 minute more,ma' on bed

3) Home is where you would wake up when you get a spank on your butt at 12 noon

4) Home is where you curse school/college timings when you get up from bed

5) Home is where you continue your sleep in the toilet

6) Home is where you strain your vocals,singing in the toilet,till your dad yells at you

7) Home is where you get the fluffiest of the idlis and still complain that its too hard to bite

8) Home is where you drop your night dress here and there knowing its your mum's duty to arrange 'em neatly when you get back

9) Home is from where you start your day

10) Home is from where you get out to board the bus only to realise you are in your bathroom slippers

11) Home is from where you finally get out and board the bus and your dad frowns and waves goodbye to you

12) Home is where you have someone waiting for you to return after studies or work

13) Home is where you have someone to welcome you back

14) Home is where you get regular phone calls from,when you are away

15) Home is where you have people waiting for you to return,counting the days,even if you lose track of your return

16) Home is where you get long long mails and offlines from your busy dad,simple mum or your naughty sibling

17) Home is where dad and mum get tensed when they come to know you're sick and far away without anyone to help you

18) Home is where  dad and mum pray that you get good and loyal friends to support you

19) Home is where dad and mum stuff your wallet wid pocket money when you're with them

20) Home is where when you're away, dad and mum deposit money into the bank before you telling them to do so

21) Home is where you can sleep comfortably even if you're lying on the ground

22) Home is where you can call up and ask for help 24/7 days

23) Home is where you get food anytime you wish for

24) Home is where you have a affectionate and hardworking father waiting to hug you when you return

25) Home is where you have a strict yet lovely mother waiting to make you rest on her lap and brush her fingers through your hair

26) Home is where you have a naughty brother waiting for you to return so that he gets an opponent to wrestle upon

27) Home is where you fight with your brother and he yells back at you and when mum comes and shouts at you, your little bro supports you

28) Home is where you would first think of to go when you're in trouble

29) Home is the best place on earth

30) Home is where I would be complete and 100% happy when Im with my dad,mum and bro

Shhhh......I could have said this......

Have u ever thought , "shhh, I could have said like this"?, then ur welcome to read this post!

When situations occur and when we communicate with people,we talk many stuffs,they may ask questions and you tend to reply to them,sometimes its may be an argument and you try to find answers to respond back! There, you dont have time, its like either speak or just keep mum! What people usually do is keep arguing back, but there wont be valid points, it maybe like beating around the bush! What ever may come, you just keep on blabbering something to counter those things being bombarded at you and maybe after a while you realise that you were wrong  or you could have said something else which added enough punch to your reply!

Thus thats what I want to talk about! I love interacting with people and maintain almost the same level of proximity with everyone ( no commitments,no disappointments,just kidding )! People call me a freak,or a person who's out of her mind or maybe a crack! So its like people of my class,hostel, family or all around me talk a lot (i may be the first to initiate the conversation) and in the end,maybe, or perhaps it turns into an argument ( no,not that I always end up fighting wid evryone, this situaution has just 0.0001 % chance to happen) and I find shortage of words or probably get ready made sentences to answer back them! To escape the situation I may just tell something that is good or better, but may miss out the best part of the undisclosed answer!

This situation happens to me in 2 contexts- firstly,in an argument and secondly, in an interview! In an argument, it maybe like provoking me or irritating me or something like that and ofcourse if  Im on the correct side, I wont easily let go and will counter all that nonsense questions! For that moment I may have said something that could solve the problem or on the other hand made the situation much worse, later when I come home and have a bath, I visualise all that happened! In a way a re-cap and I can hear all those things which both the parties said to each other,crystal clear and picture perfect! Then comes the last question and Oh my God, I realise I shouldnt have said that, but  a reply in this way would have been better! Shit man, why cant I get the right replies for certain questions being asked to me?

Next is the interview part wherin firstly Im asked to tell me about myself which is not mentioned in the CV! Now what?  i start thinking hmm, which is not there on the CV right,hmmm..... Well Im Aleena Merin Saju....  and boom, rest I dont know what to say, but I do say ok, not beating around the bush, but as they say ,within 30 seconds of that introduction , I usually try to give it a shot, not just crap, but actual fact of who I am and what I would like to do! And even if I manage to impress them, and they like me and give me a hope that Im short listed, still when I come back and visualise those scenes, I feel I could have said something better to fine tune the impression they set on me.....

So my prospective employers, here is a short description about me-

I love being called as a freak, people say Im cool, well's nice to hear that sometimes! But Im very serious in life! Very much passionate about things I do! I believe that, to be succesful in life,people need to have genuine passion for something which they wish to do! Never do 2 jobs at one time, do one, complete it and jump to the next! And whatever you do...just dont do it for the sake of it..enjoy it....learn from it....mistakes happen..all part and parcel of our life....!!! I dont exaclty love to read much..but I know I cant afford to stop reading and that too in a world like this,if you arent updated ..then boom..u're gone!!!! So basically, i like to read non-fiction... something which is relevant in the world and not that imaginery....or a created stuff....!!!! but I enjoyed reading "Mutation"...i dont remember the author , but I know he has written the book called Coma too.....!!! And about films...a movie buff in short!!!!! I love movies which bring out the social issues..or maybe family oriented subjects!!!! I hate films just based on romance or fantasy..but I do make it a point to watch some of them once in a while...cos I always believe there's something to learn from everything.....blah blah

Over for now.... little work to do.... Till next time.. See ya