Why I cannot laugh and hate those who do

For no particular reason, I felt like writing a post on my so called 'blog' today. It's been 5 months since I posted anything, something which I had planned on doing everyday. Yep.

Recently, I was going through the comments section on a funny YouTube video. While the video didn't elicit so much as even a smile from me, turns out other people were LMAOOOOing at it. And this is always the case. Everyone seems to get so easily impressed with stuff and find it oh so hilarious, but most of the times I'm more like mehhhhh.

No don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't find stuff funny or lack a sense of humour. Au contraire, I am obsessed with humour and comdey. I can spend my life just watching funny shows. 

If something makes me laugh, I admire the people behind it to the point of being obsessed with them. I rave about it to any interested party and laugh over the jokes over and over (yeah I get that this is irritating too).If people ask me what my hobbies are, I always want to say it's stalking funny people on the web, but I realise this is not an acceptable answer. 

This passion for comedy and devotion to finding great content also makes me a harsh critic. If I feel that the creators have been lazy with their jokes and done a shoddy job, there is no way in hell I'm going to laugh along or praise it even when other people are going crazy over it. In fact, I start resenting them. 

Maybe it's cause I feel that I have a much more  evolved taste in comedy or maybe it's cause I'm being a bitch, but I simply do not like un-funny people getting credit for being "OMG LOLZ" just cause there is a lack of good content out there. 

In India, especially, comedy as a form of entertainment hardly existed. And if it did , it was in the form of cheap thrills with even cheaper background sounds, the universally tested with guaranteed lolz -'cross-dressing' or the Johny Lever brand of comedy (in no way undermining his talent, he is hilarious!). People or jokes that were initially funny, were done to death after a point. Placing that 'token goofball' in every freaking bolly flick was seen as a tried and tested formula to add the required level of humour to the movie...smh.

What I'm trying to say is that intelligent comedy was unheard of. Even if there were some amazing people out there doing it, they hardly got any recognition. So for decades, India has been starved of good unadulterated comedy. We've simply been settling for trash that's been passed off as comedy for generations.

With the advent of YouTube, a lot has changed. And really, there are people coming up with brilliant things. The downside to this however is that, Indians who have been denied good humour all this while, are easy to please. They will laugh at anything and everything. This is an injustice to both parties. The creators do not try as hard as they should to come up with better content, and the audience does not get to enjoy the kind of comedy these people are capable of doing. 

Basically India, we need to really up our game.

So to cut my longggg rant short-be pricey, people! Play hard to get! Just like in the movies, the guy tries harder if the girl is unimpressed, you need to demand better content and not be satisfied with the semi-funny stuff we are being bombarded it. You'll feel the change, trust me.

An yes you are free to call me, "bitch acting like she knows it all"

Until next time,

F 

Bahubali: Flirting 101

On a unsuspecting Friday afternoon my well meaning senior at work forced us all to watch the upcoming southern spectacle- Bahubali. The most awaited Telugu flick of the year, on the release of which trumpets would be played and drums be beaten. Security around theaters in Hyderabad was tight and tickets were being sold for as high as a Rs 2000! So yeah you can imagine the magnitude of buzz this movie had created.

Now, I consider myself to be a very good judge of movies, at least the ones that appeal to me. By looking at the trailer I can arrive at how entertaining this movie will be to me. Bahubali sadly didn't make the cut. 

And yet after a lot of reluctant looks and laughing the invitation off, I finally gave in. I mean I could go through an action packed cheesy movie where the camera pans on the actress's tummy, for some fun time with the team right? 

But oh, Bhubali was so much more! It starts dramatically with the visual of a kid resting on the palm of a lady who is drowning in the sea ( imagine desi Statue of Liberty with a kid instead of the lamp) and ends with enlightening the audience about some novel forms of sexual harassment. Turns out in whatever century this movie is set in, drawing funky tattoos on a girl is the in way to hit on her! That's just how the cool kids rolled in those days. Fascinating really. And 100% more romantic than creepy Facebook messages. 

There really isn't a dull moment in the movie. Specially not the engaging  scene where the Make up artist cum sex offender protagonist of the movie gives the I'm-so-fierce-I'll-kill-you-with-my-expression actress a makeover. This has by far and I mean BY FAR been the best song and dance sequence I've ever seen. It left me in awe of the multitasking hero and the director for coming up with a sequence so ahead of its times. 

Once the hero and heroine are done with their fair share of ishq ladana, the movie goes in flash back mode. The second half is all about the war which I assumed I would be bored to death with. But boy was I wrong! This movie is nothing if not riveting. The war is waged against a tribe who speak in a dialect that is enunciated with a very rad '!' sound ( remember Russell Peter's Xobile! .. Yup the click sound) . Good guy Bahubali wins both the war and the people's heart leaving the more handsome than the hero villain-Bhallavdev in a pool of envy. This is more or less how the movie ends before leaving us with the good news that there's going to be a sequel!

 All in all I'm glad I went. The CGI and special effects were a treat to watch. That's something really worth applauding. Also, turns out I was the only know who understood the convoluted storyline perfectly. And sure enough the next day I had to draw a tree diagram to explain who was who. So much for taking one for the team ha ;) 

Until next time! 

F

Today is the day. Is today the day?

It's been a long day at work, I'm drained out but for some reason I thought, today would be a good day to revive my dormant blog. I think about this everyday, for the last 5 years maybe. Ever since I stumbled across a fashion blog at the not so tender age of 16, all I wanted was to have one of my own. I very unsuccessfully ran a blog which was updated merely twice in its short lived existence. The other one (this) has been lying around for a while too.

The thing is I'm too much of a procrastinat-or to ever get anything actually done. The worse part is that I'm also quite a dreamer who spends half of her waking hours thinking of the exciting things she will be doing in the future. I plan things so much that it sometimes takes over my reality. But obviously I never do end up executing them.

The other reason is that although I might not seem the kinds, I am in fact a very private person. Putting pictures of myself out there and (hopefully?) being recoginsed for my blog someday would probably not make me feel at my best. The plan always was to write this so called 'fashion blog' anonymously but even then, the attention that it could possibly get makes me a little uncomfortable

However, I've decided that a fashion blog isn't the only kind of blog I could do. I've always toyed around with the idea of writing on light hearted topics and everyday life with the added ingredient of my humour ( Disclaimer: I am not going to be modest about this one, I find myself to be among the people who possess a good sense of humour  and take huge pride in it. This opinion is based on what other people have told me too, okay. )If I can manage to be funny whilst writing is something I'm yet to find out too. So bear with me my reader ( HAHA you're the only one reading this loser)

I'll try to keep my writing as honest as possible and not too verbose because firstly this is not intended for an audience at all so I have no one to impress. The other reason is that I do not want to write in a way that I don't talk in. I am nothing if not real. 

I hate phonies. I hate pretentious people. I hate wannabes.

And because of this I pretty much cannot tolerate myself to fall in any of the above mentioned category

Also, I plan on writing this blog anonymously and have no plans to tell a soul about ( at least in the near future)

Maybe I won't be as embarrassed of it once it shapes up.

Ah well, who am I kidding. Let's keep the goal a little realistic and just hope I don't cringe looking at it tomorrow.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE: I think I will mostly publish my first drafts if not mentioned otherwise. Only spell checks will be made and that's only cause I'm terrible with spellings. Like mentioned earlier, trying to keep the tone as natural as possible. I've started writing this blog for a reason. A reason which I may or may not reveal if I do end up achieving my vision. Watch out yo!

Celeb Style: Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole. Oh how do I even start to describe the love I have for her. I mean God, someone give her an award for just being born this beautiful! Not only is this woman blessed with looks that could probably launch a thousand ships but she has an impeccable taste in fashion. And when these two qualities meet, you have a diva.

#1 Effortlessly Chic. Effortlessfly Cheryl.

 In my opinion, she could very well be wearing a burlap sack and look amazing but let's give her due credit for putting together outfits that look so simple but stylish. She has the flair to make seemingly boring outfits look fun. Even for some of her red carpet appearances, she chose to wear really basic pieces but they ended up stealing our hearts!


#2 Dressy 

The purple dress she wore is a perfect example of how even a really simple dress can make you look enviable if it fits your body at all the right places. Although I love her in the black peplum but I'm not exactly digging those grey and black pointed T-bar court shoes with it.


#3 Red Carpet 

Each and every outfit here is so on point I don't even know what to talk about. She definitely knows what works for her and sticks to colours that complement her. My favourite here is the plain peach full length gown by Victoria Beckham. Flawless.

#4 Special Mention

                                

Animal print is a dangerous territory to walk in and attempting an animal print on print sounds almost like committing fashion suicide. But not for Queen Cheryl. She carries off this look with such aplomb that she makes us question whatever we've ever known about the rules of fashion. 

Trust this lady to rock even a grunge look in spite of having a cutesy image. 10/10!

#5 Blast from the past!

It's ok you are allowed to LOL. Cheryl grants her permission. ( Her face is still amazing you gotta admit tho)

Cheryl Cole face appreciation society

In case you weren't a part of this elite club already, I doubt you wouldn't be rushing to get be a member soon after looking at these pictures. ( All from her Harper Bazaar's June 2010 cover )

She kills you, doesn't she?

Celeb Style- Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts is mainly known for being Julia Robert's niece ,acting in chick flicks and her singing career (Yes, in that order.)

But one more thing worth noticing about her is her sense of style, and so this post is  a sort of (FUN) detailed thesis on it.

Her way of dressing is pretty casual which can be easily incorporated in your daily wear. She likes to keep it simple without compromising on the style quotient .You can tell that she doesn't intend to be a trendsetter and definitely plays safe but the whole look comes off very well.

It definitely strikes a chord with me because I’m very reluctant to experiment myself and it takes a lot of courage for me to wear something out of my comfort zone.  To me  it’s really satisfying to see  her play very safe and still not look ordinary or boring. Her signature style would be skinny jeans with a loose jumper and a satchel and can usually be seen dressing this way when she is out on the streets

 

RED CARPET

Moving on to some of her red carpet outfits,  you can see  they also are usually very easy to carry and not over the top . Again you do not see her experiminenting very often. A dress with high heeled pumps and some minimal jewelry would pretty much be her formal look. 

Among her red carpet looks my two personal favourites will have to be these 

 The blue belt on the waist breaks the monotony of this otherwise plain dress. The print is beautiful and the dress fits her at all the right places. It is so well tailored that you cannot possibly go wrong with it.

Here she is seen wearing not her usual kind of outfit and definitely not something we are used  to seeeing on her. While not being over the top it doesn't fail in catching your attention.The outfit is neither too experimental nor  a complete u turn from her natural style. It's a fresh change .

Another wonderful thing about style is that she is very  often spotted wearing high street brands such as  ASOS which is just  so great because it reminds  us mortals  that you need not  be wearing designer stuff  to be noticed for your style. 

For her television appearances too I feel she dresses really appropriately for her age and opts for outfits that are more cute than sexy.  

GET HER LOOK

Dressing the way she does is pretty simple and involves mainly basic clothing items that all of us own . A skinny jean , some slouchy T-shirts, throw in some peroxide and you can definitely be her doppelganger!

Look#1 

Look #2

The second outfit is so easy to replicate. A simple white tee and black skinnies are something we all have in our wardrobe.

Out Misfit!

Even with stylists and designer brands at your disposal you could still go wrong. And so some  of her looks that I don’t exactly dig would be

With a tiny frame of 5 3’ its hard to pull of this maxi dress and she definitely wasn’t successful. The outfit ends up looking pretty drab.

A failed attempt at wearing an overall print.  She ends up looking funny which I’m sure wasn’t the look she was going for. The length of the pants is particularly odd ( to me at least)

SPECIAL MENTION

This outfit receives a special mention mainly because it is executed with such sophistication . Layering a monochrome outfit is extremely tricky and could end up looking very plain or boring. But this outfit hits the right balance between classy and fun .  It doesn’t look like there is too much going on even when there is. And lastly the red lips act as an icing to this cake. 

Hope you had a fun time reading this! :)
Do drop by for next week's celeb style
Until then
XOXO
:)