Monthly Archives: September 2009

District 9… You Can’t Miss It… (spoiler alert)

So Everyone’s been talking how good District 9 is…. being an alien movie I wasn’t too interested in seeing it initially. But I decided to watch it to see what everyone was talking about..

The first glimpse of the aliens in the movie and showing them how they live in District 9 I was pretty grossed out.. I was like creepy.. I believe aliens probably do exist so its kind of freaky to see such alien creatures inhabit the planet so realistically because it could actually happen and who knows what they could do to us. Its a sad emotion to deal with because fear of the unknown is what makes humans do very mean things. always jumping to the conclusion that what we don’t know will harm us.

I was kind of shocked at how they lived like animals. Jumping around, murdering, no clothes, stealing….. But as the movie progresses you begin to realize that they are actually quite smart, quite educated and have digressed to these conditions. They all just long to go home. they don’t want to be here on the planet terrorizing but they are almost forced to, due to the treatment they are receiving and the conditions they are made to suffer..

They’re not much for patience though…lol and very short tempered. It’s kind of cute actually in a weird sort of way. I think humans are the most selfish and cruel creatures on the planet. Animals in the wild kill to survive, natural instinct, to eat, feed their babies, to control their territory. Their needs are minimalistic. We kill because of jealousy, selfishness, for entertainment, revenge, rage…. You begin to feel sorry for the aliens and disgusted with the people who have kept them in such conditions.

It makes me think if our planet ever has the chance to experience actual alien encounters. We would probably make them turn against us for the grotesque experiments we choose to do. As they say, curiosity killed the cat? That will get the better of us one day..

If I was that guy who turned into the Alien, I would wait for the space ship to come back 3 years later and go live on their planet. I seriously would. The way his own kind (humans) turn against him, tricks him, hurt him is just so sad… and depressing

(I love this scene in the movie, absolutely stellar!!!!!! It’s where they show him turning into an alien and at this point, he has one human eye and one alien eye…)

Like the sociologist says in the movie, no one knows if the alien will come back and start a war with the humans for treating them the way they did. I really wouldn’t be surprised. If they’ll come back  peacefully to take the rest of them, or if they’ll ever come back at all. But I think, I hope they make a sequel where the alien comes back to take the rest of them. It will be interesting to see what the human who’s turned into an alien decides to do. Or if they plan on changing him back to a human.. I would hate turning back into a human. What does he have to live for? His wife? Who will probably look at him for a freak for the rest of his life? His father in law who tried to kill him? Or to be prodded and experimented on? Its an alien movie (from my female perspective) that grosses and disgusts you in the beginning… like most alien movies do for girls… but in the end you end up having nothing but die hard respect for the aliens. you end up siding with them. the rejects, the outcasts of society…. you want them to win and overcome the humans… Go see this movie… the graphics are amazing… I have respect for the directors who have made alien movies in the past. But this is the best alien movie I have EVER seen. Nothing can touch it or come close to it. One of my favorite movies for sure.

Currently listening to Reason
Start From the Dark
By Europe

newest member of my family!!

Here’s the newest member of my family!!

Chetak 1

chetak 2
Mom said there have been a lot of burglaries in the neighborhood so they’ve decided to get another dog. I already have two cats Masti and Laila and an Irish Wolfehound dog back home. But my dog Abu is now in retirement and he’s pretty old and arthiritic and sleeps a lot and I think he’s become a little deaf so now puppy Chetak is the newest member of the household! My dog Abu is pretty shy and reserved. I think he misses the attention when it was just him without the cats. California also doesn’t have as much space in the backyard as our old house did for Abu to run around. But I’m hoping like my mom that Abu gets a friend in the new puppy. I have a feeling he will. Chetak my mom found through a website for abandoned and stray animals. He’s 3 months old in this picture, but now he’s 7 months old and hes already potty trained and mom says he’s really well behaved. I wish I could play with him. Being so far away from home get to only see the pics.. but then the pics are sooo cutee too… lol..

Mom decided to name him Chetak after Rana Pratap Singh’s trusty horse. Rana Pratap was a king in the ancient times of India. He was the only Indian king who fought against the Persians and didn’t give in to their demands to take our land. During a battle when he fought the Persians, the horse Chetak realized the king was wounded and had to get away to safety. As legend is told Chetak was apparently a larger than average horse who even fought off elephants with the king sitting on his back. The horse Chetak jumps over a river and takes him from harm’s way some distance from the battle.

If this puppy is going to be guarding my parent’s house, I hope he has the bravery like Chetak did now that he’s been named after him :) k… hmm… cheesy I know.. but I’m just telling the story.. anyways enjoy the pics… he sure is adorable… can’t wait to eventually meet him.. he’s a purebred German Shepard by the way. He’s the first purebred we’ve owned… hmmm… kk… enough said.. this light is turned off.

Currently listening to Occam’s Razor
The Incident
By Porcupine Tree

Remembering 9/11…

9/11 … One of the most traumatic and historical moments of US history… sigh… kind of disturbing to even talk about it… For me it’s always a weird day to get through… It’s been 8 years since it happens but it feels like it just happened last year or something… It’s one of those days where you don’t want to ever forget and you don’t want to remember either…

Currently listening to
Salvation
By Cranberries