OSCARS 2013: THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC, DANCE & VICTORY

Hi,

Hope you're doing fine? Did you watch the Oscars? Certainly, by now it's old news for all of you but for me! So, here we are!

Of course by now everyone must have finished discussing the grand ceremony (certainly one of the best I've seen in recent times...we'll discuss more about it in this post), the winners (like always a post-mortem analysis on some performances that sprung a surprise etc etc) and one thing that no one forgets to discuss is how did the host of the evening score in this prestigious annual award function watched by millions worldwide!

Here's my five from this year's Oscar! 

Did you just see Robin & Harry Potter dance?

1) Don't know where to start from... anyway let's begin with Seth Macfarlane himself! The job of hosting a show is not easy...you gotta have spunk and timing to get your act right. 

The immensely talented, Seth Macfarlane largely succeeded in doing so, but here's where he didn't! I somehow didn't quite enjoy his sexist barbs through his pre-recorded song- "We saw your boobs!" or his dig on Latina actresses like Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba or Penelope Cruz and his tongue-in-cheek on DDL's method! Also the Ted-Mark Wahlberg act didn't gel well with me...I just kinda found it crude!

OUR PREDICTIONS - AND THE GOLDEN GLOBE GOES TO...

Hi Friends,

How have you been? Trust you had a lovely New Year's eve with your family, friends and loved ones as you ushered in the New Year.

Sonyaa's Random Musings too wishes it's readers a New Year filled with love, joy, good health,fulfillment and abundance. May we in our own little way become instruments of change in the societies we live in. 

In the wake of some unfortunate incidents that took place towards December in America and India which shook us up, I urge you all that in the New year, each of you make that little effort to reach out to people within your vicinity or in your neighborhoods - it could be as simple as just spending an evening with a lonely old neighbor or perhaps just help someone run some errands or even counsel someone to overcome some challenges or problems he/ she might be going through or you could just keep vigil for the safety and well-being of your communities.

OF TOM CRUISE, M:I - GHOST PROTOCOL & FILMS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2012

Hey Everybody,

How are you doing? Welcome to the New Year!! How did the celebrations go? Had some fun? Do tell us...I'd definitely like to know from all of you on what 'celebration' means to you and how each one of you defines it. Spare a thought for a moment, if we begin this new year on a spiritual note and believe that each day of our life is a gift from God and a moment of celebration, love and gratitude...then probably we wouldn't have the onuses of certain days of the year to remind us of it all!



Mission India...Mission Accomplished!



Anyway...let's get on with some more updates from our end. Remember in our last month's posting we mentioned of Tom Cruise's visit to India for the promotions of his film Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol and a special fan screening that took place in Mumbai,India and how it might have been a missed chance for his fans (including us!) when they weren't among the lucky few to be invited for the red carpet premiere...Anyway...Tom Cruise made it up for us..nope not in person but on twitter! But we sure hope to meet him though! :-)