Multitude

2011-12-21T09:53:00.001-08:00

2010-02-11T12:10:00.000-08:00

The book cover

2010-02-10T03:32:00.000-08:00

Here's the book cover people... This is the first mock up of it and is getting worked up currently. Thanks to Nirzar and the whole of Realcubes.com team! Take care. :)

Picture Perfect

2010-01-07T02:46:00.000-08:00

Can mere words do justice to something that is as beautiful and as pure as the heavens themselves? Probably. Probably not. The richness, the exoticness, the heart felt honesty of the words may somehow help the reader imagine the beauty and magnificence of the moment. A beautiful cherry red Mustang went whizzing past me. The ambience of the dimly lit room awakened the solitude of my heart. I could hear the heavens singing, as I stood atop that snow laden, gentle mountain. White silvery clouds glide almost imperceptibly against that immensely blue sky. The music that streamed out of his fingers touched my deepest feelings; I felt music rush through my veins. Her endearing innocence made me live like a child once again. All these and countless more epitomize and exemplify the grandeur, opulence and beauty of our surroundings. They help us visualize and feel the writer’s experience as our own. Visualization is a good exercise. Anything manifested as a reality was first conceived in the mind’s eye. By relating to the experiences of the writer, we are in a way, bringing those beautiful moments into our own existence. And that’s where the catch lies. The writer has described his emotions through his own set of thoughts translated into words. Another person may experience something similar and describe the moment using his own set of words. A third person who has read any one or both of these experiences may experience something similar, yet there are enough variations in his experience for it to be a part of his own unique individuality. That is where mere words, no matter how catchy, fall short. We evolved from objectionable grunts to perceivable sounds to words to photographs to videos. Today, a photograph or a video, people argue, pretty much suffices to convey all the emotions it’s supposed to convey. A picture after all, speaks a thousand words. (A video is merely a set of fast moving pictures). Agreed. But I’d say unspoken words. Let’s say, there’s a photograph of a beautiful sandy beach. The panorama of the picture makes you one with the roaring waves of the cerulean ocean. The sun, as it plunges into the horizon, disperses its orange subsistence onto the surface of the ocean. The evening zephyr and the cool granular sand, provide tranquility to our hearts. However, these, or any other words, still fall short. An elaborate description has been given of how a particular scene ushers a sea of emotions inside us. Yet, something’s amiss. Our feelings are too dimensional to be fitted into a singular plane of linear arrangement of alphabets. When we see a beautiful photograph, our eyes, the windows to our souls, imbibe the picture into us. Yet, in spite of the numerous attempts to describe how we feel, we convey our feelings best through silence. The rapt, silent appreciation speaks far more than any sound ever annotated. Silence is the prefatory, the middle man and the conclusion. Words merely fill in between. However, it’s only through silence, that we understand the importance of words. It’s only in silence that we find our answers. But after all’s said and done, I am no prolific writer. When it comes to conveying something, I am better off using a camera or a guitar than a pen for my ardor for things. And if I have to describe that beautiful face, a camera comes head and shoulders ahead of everything else. As you may have guessed already, I am talking about Esha.

Esha, in a sense, is a very unique beauty. As such, she is your typical girl next door. A plain Jane, she always avoids using makeup, fussing with her hair and wearing loud clothes. She lets that gentle, affable smile of hers convey the purity of her heart. She speaks. She speaks a lot. Cute things, Wisdom things, Love things, Common sense things. A beautiful amalgamation, with each ingredient in the right proportion. But at the same time, she inter-spreads her conversations with silence. She very well knows when it is required of her to stay silent. She is like music, silence inter spread with sound. And that’s what I love about her. Well, there are also a host of other equally important things I love about her. Her endearing innocence, that softening smile, her alluring skin, those feeble, delicate fingertips, her cute childlike voice, and most importantly, her sparkling eyes. She’s an ensemble of everything angelic, everything that love can define. She is the girl who makes you smile each morning when you wake up and smile at night when you lay down your head. Her fervently child like antics make you want to simply stare at her and to admire her every moment. At the same time, she has a brilliant feministic grace to herself. And the best part is, there is absolutely no artificiality to her behavior. She speaks, behaves and lives, with an open mind and an honest heart. If you have but one look at her, you’d understand. Over all her years on this planet, she has molded her body to portray her inner feelings, feelings which forever breathe love, innocence and happiness. And this is what I love the most about my girl. My girl, is My girl.

“Did you write this?” I felt a bit sloshed out. I felt a bit shaken.

“Do I look like someone who lets people write in his personal diary?” Aditya had that usual air of arrogance in his voice. “Reading is a different question altogether.” He added, almost immediately.

“No, but…”

“But what?”

“It’s really nice.” I actually wanted to tell him that something else but didn’t. Aditya at times scared me with that voice of his.

“Thanks.” I could feel him heaving a sigh of relief. I wasn’t looking at him in that moment.

“Thanks a lot.” He added further. I knew I had to break the cycle. I did.

“Tell me one thing…”

“Yes?”

“What made you write this? There has to be some significant event that happened that made you write this.”

“There is.”

“What is it?” I shot before he could complete his short sentence.

“I call that moment Picture Perfect.”

“And it has to do with?” My interview style questions kept coming.

“Capturing forever that beautiful face in a photograph.” Aditya seemed to be now lost in a world of his own.

“You mean Esha’s?” I tried to bring him back to the place where we were. There was still a lot left to ask.

“Yes Princess, Esha’s.” Aditya replied calmly. I guess you can think only one thought at a time. Either love or hate, but never both simultaneously.

“Please elaborate.” I tried to keep my side of the conversation as short as possible.

“Surely.” And he began.

“It happened at the start of our relationship. Fresh in love, we used to do some cute little thing or the other to surprise each other. They were mostly instantaneous ideas by virtue of which we tried to get the other person smiling. It was like we had wrapped ourselves as a gift for our better halves.”

Aditya paused to study my expressions. I tried to look as attentive as possible. He continued further.

“That day, we were strolling around in a place a bit far from my college. This place’s got everything- juice bars, ice cream parlors, restaurants, coffee shops, book stores, cloth outlets and even a B-School. Young, old, singles, couples, everyone had retreated under its early evening roof. The trees, with their arching branches, spread a soothing blanket all over the place. If you observed closely, for a change, you saw a lot of happy faces at one place. Something’s that’s very rare for our city.”

“I know.” As short as possible Anchal, as short as possible.

“Among this diversified population were present me and Esha. No marks for guessing that.” Aditya smiled. I smiled back in honest acceptance. He continued

“She knows how to carry herself well. That is why, anything she wears, she looks marvelous. But when she wears something black or pink, the marvelous quotient rises exponentially. Those colors complement her absolutely fair skin beautifully. By the way, she likes to wear brown color tee shirts a lot.” Aditya stressed overwhelmingly on all the “LY” words.

“That’s true.” I had seen Esha’s photograph. What Aditya said, fitted in perfectly.

“Generally, she wears western outfits. That day, however, she was wearing a black color Salwar Kameez. It had beautiful patterns in red, golden and green. The patterns reflected off the dress with a radiant vibrato. Though I like to see her in western outfits more, the dress she was wearing that day synthesized my mind to appreciate her in something traditional as well.”

“Okay.” Aditya’s language was getting more flowery by the minute.

“By the way, if you are to ask me what do I feel about different colors, I’d say that Pink is for cute, sweet and lovely, red’s for hotness, white’s for purity, brown’s for her favorite color, and black is for sexy.” Aditya added almost immediately. “And yes, black is beautiful.”

“Yes Despo.” I said with a hint of mischief. Aditya smiled in return. He wasn’t interested in any mischief currently.

“Thanks. I don’t know about me, but Esha definitely has a good sense of colors. It’s like she wears clothes as per the weather. And to be frank, the weather’s always awesome because she wears such beautiful clothes.”

“So did you finally click click?” I tried to remind Aditya the reason of the conversation.

“Yes. Click click click many times.”

“That’s nice.”

“Yes. But the silly girl kept telling that her face is not photogenic.”

“Then?”

“I tried to butter her up into it. At the onset, she did some nakhras. But she’s too sweet to hold fort for more than 20 seconds.”

“That’s sweet.”

“Yes. And of all the photographs I clicked that day, two of them hold a special place in my heart.”

“And when are you going to tell me how you felt about those?”

“Obviously now.”

“Please elaborate.”

“Sure.” And he began, once again.

“In the first photograph, she’s smiling with her face tilted slightly to right. The cool evening breeze had made her hair bounce and flutter that wee bit to make for a perfect photograph. Her eyes have a definite twinkle in them. Her smile was so wonderful that you had to see it to believe it. That photograph was a perfect epitome of a girl truly in love. I still feel like it happened only a moment ago.”

“And the second?”

“In the second photograph, she is simply staring at the camera, nothing else, just point-blank staring. I had heard people say Be Natural when in front of a camera. At the moment that cute little soul was, I suppose, confused at what to do next. I was furiously clicking pic after pic. There was no stopping me, when I happened to click this photograph. The result is what I call, well, a naturally natural picture!! The innocence in her eyes was beyond words to express. She just calmly looked into the cam and trusted me to do the rest. Thankfully, my cam didn't let me down. Sweet innocence reflected from those eyes, and the quietness and warmth I felt when I saw what I had clicked, I knew she is one of the most beautiful creations ever made. That sweet face, those gentle eyes, time stood still as I admired Esha.”

If I had given Aditya a few seconds extra to ponder, I know he would have come up with something much better, far exemplary to describe Esha.

Top Piano Songs

2009-10-09T02:14:00.001-07:00

I compiled a list of some songs that sound nice on the piano

Hope you all like them to. You can find them all on Youtube. Happy Listening. :)

Mozart's Piano concerto in D minor

Dawn from movie Pride and Prejudice

Fur Elsie

Menuet in G Major: J.S. Bach

All of me Jon Schmidt(My favorite)

Bella's Lullaby Jon Scmidt

Trees Kieko Matsui

Like A wind by SENS

Winter Sonata : The following songs:
From The Beginning Untill Now
My memory(My favorite)

Lion King - In The End

Lettre à France, by Michel Polnareff

Hotel California eagles

Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

If I Could See You Again - Yiruma

Gallop

Asience by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Piano Theme from the movie Final Fanatasy

comptine d'un autre été - yann tiersen

All is my Love Miranda Wong

Canon in D Major Pachelbel(My Favorite)

Rose’s Theme- Titanic

Kiss the Rain- Yiruma

Tum se hi Jab we met

Multi purpose Ice creams

2009-09-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

Cute moments are what we all love to have. Cute moments with our friends, cute moments with our pets, cute moments with family and cute moments with our better half. We all love these cute moments for, well… their cuteness, no doubt…. But it’s the child like feeling attached to these moments that makes them all the more special. As grown ups(so called), we generally tend to attach a lot of value to the adage, “think a lot before you act.” Sometimes, we think so much, that we really have no more thoughts left to think. And then we think, “ Why did I think so much in the first place? I would have been better off behaving a bit more like a child. That way, I would have been a lot more happier.” Alas, in this hustle and bustle of everyday life, we have lost that charm of being eternally child like. Try being like a child for a moment. Stop thinking so much about what’s gonna happen next. Trust your instincts for once. Then see the difference.

It was any other routine day for Jimmy and Gina. The college was over for the day and just to make it a little less routine than the usual, Jimmy decided to accompany Gina to her home. Not that he could drop her right at the door step but he could be there with her till the bus stop near her house. That way, they could spend a little more time together. (These two kids always used to try and find some way or the other to spend time with each other. Kids in love, you know). After alighting from the taxi, they made their way to the bus stop. Now, this bus stop, was still a bit far from Gina’s house so they could afford to stay together without worrying about somebody familiar noticing them(or so they thought). Also, just behind the bus stop was an outlet of a very famous global chain of Ice cream parlors. This chain is famous globally not only for the various varieties dished/scooped out but also for their various marketing strategies throughout the history of the chain; both these factors having made the chain the biggest in the world. Jimmy and Gina, both absolute suckers for ice creams, tried to hog as much as their stomach permitted them to. (For Ice creams especially, Jimmy has an insatiable appetite). That day, however, Gina was in a frugal mood. Of late, Jimmy had been spending a lot when they two used to be together. Jimmy justified it by saying that he hardly spend anything when he was not with her. But still, Gina took nothing of it. She told Jimmy that so much spending on her, when she is there or not, is not justified [Jimmy wanted to tell her, that she deserves all the riches and all the happiness this world has to offer and even more, somehow, he minced his words…again] and that today, there would be no ice cream. When Gina said something in a stern voice[she can hardly be stern, her voice is too soft to be that], Jimmy gave everything up hands down. So, he didn’t protest[Hell, who’s gonna protest in front of someone so cute and so beautiful !! ]. Now, everything was seeming normal. The evening traffic was fluctuating in tandem with the traffic lights nearby, the shops were having their peak sales for the day, a few auto rickshaws lined to pick up folks waiting for a little more than normal for the bus, people walking past, either in someone’s company or just in the company of their thoughts and Jimmy & Gina, lost in each other[Awwww… so cute !!!]. Jimmy, though, still had his mind on eating an Ice cream but he didn’t convey it to Gina, lest it would anger her. And he was really scared of angering her[Trust me, he really was]. But somehow, fate plays funny games. If you think strongly about something, you get that thing, whether you want it or not… How, read on…..

Jimmy’s parents had gone out somewhere for the day[he doesn’t remember where] and were gonna return home now. They had given him a call a little while earlier asking him about his whereabouts. He had just left his college then. Later on, when Jimmy was with Gina, they called back again. This time, they were the ones to first tell him where they were….. And guess what? They were at the traffic signal near the bus stop where Jimmy and Gina were sitting. From the distance, Jimmy saw that the vehicles coming their way and knew, their parents were in one of them. For a moment, he was stunned silent. His parents didn’t know about Gina[Hell, hardly anyone knew they were a couple. They had kept it all a secret…. An open book secret to be honest…. Cuz everyone had guessed they were a couple, though they vehemently denied it] and he hadn’t planned on letting them know anytime soon either. Jimmy’s mother, is like a mother eagle when it comes to her children. No matter what, or how many millions of people are there in a crowd, she can easily spot her babies. Jimmy very well knew this. Not that they would hang him or murder him or something, but if his parents saw them, it meant a lot of answering was to be done and Jimmy was in no mood for that. [ Later, much after the incident, Jimmy feels he could have said, we are friends, had some work, had to give books, college fest going on, etc etc… blah blah blah…. But would it really have helped, he thinks? ]. Strategically, there was an another shop just adjacent to the bus stop. It was a mortuary shop, whose punch line read, “ If you drop dead, drop in.” Jimmy for a moment did think of hiding in one of the caskets cuz he really felt numb enough for a second. But, running away leaving behind Gina, dazed and confused, would have been too cowardish. Neither could he be brave by just standing there. That was inviting death in a way and then he might as well have had to bury himself in one of those caskets. So, he decided on a less cowardish thing to do. His only resort, there, was the Ice cream parlor, inviting all wanna be ice cream eaters with a dazzling bill board. Without thinking any further[Jimmy’s instincts helped him yet again !! ] , he took Gina by the hand and told her to come along. Since Jimmy was still on the phone, Gina couldn’t make out much of the double conversations he was having. But nonetheless, there were no time for explanations and Jimmy’s somewhat hapless expressions conveyed something was not right. So he followed him and in they went, into the Ice cream shop. By now, Jimmy had kept the phone down and Gina was asking him what’s wrong. Jimmy, whose heart was beating a little faster than the usual, took some time to explain. In a couple of seconds, he saw his parents’ car go past them. The glass doors of the shop saved them[Glass, oh oh…. did my mom see me through the glass… I hope not, Jimmy thought]. Jimmy then told Gina about what just happened. Gina, a little confused still, too thought it was the right thing to do. But the manner in which they simply leaped, jumped and dashed into the shop, obviously caught everyone present’s eye. Thankfully for them though, the only eyes watching them were those of the sales boys present. “Good evening Sir, how may I help you? ”, said one of them. It became pretty obvious, that after the acrobatics they did and someone being so cordial with them, Jimmy and Gina had to buy themselves an ice cream. They simply couldn’t say, “Oh no man, we are just running away from my parents. Nothing big.” Reluctantly, but thankfully for Jimmy, Gina, too agreed. And Jimmy just can’t help splurging on Gina. They helped themselves to the choicest of ice creams available. There is something very cute about watching your girl eat ice cream. Like an absolute child, she is so engrossed in it, that it automatically becomes cute. And to Jimmy, ice cream or no ice cream, Gina looks cute forever.

P.S: There's an another moment of ice creams. It is the first time they had an ice cream together. It ll be put up soon.

Take care.

I pull, You pull, We Pull...

2009-09-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

When you belive in something, nothing can stop you. The fire that burns within is strong enough to vanquish the strongest of oppositions. At that moment of glory, nothing and nobody can beat you. That is the power of self- belief.

One such occasion embraced Jimmy and his buddies a few years back. The annual college sports fests were on in full swing and the kids of the "ABC" dept, the one to which Jimmy belonged, were giving the rest of the depts a run for their money. From absolute nothingness up and until last year, they were rising from the ashes and winning almsot everything. Obviosuly, this lead to abc dept being at the top of the points table on day 4 of this 10 days long sporting extragavanza. And the next event to take place was "Tug of War." Though a very short event, it commanded a lot of hype and publicity. One reason for this was that ut an absolutely intense, high testosterone levels game. But more than that, as it was held in the centre area of the college, it commanded the maximum audience. The shouting, clammering, egging on transformed the place into a battlefield. Anyone present there would have been elevated to a new level of higher consciousness where only your instincts work. Jimmy and his friends, were no different.

The abc dept consisted of a bunch of average built guys who if you looked at, really didn't garner much excitement for a game like tug of war. They maybe would have given a tough fight but were simply not tough enough to win. And to add to that, since they were against the "XYZ" dept, they really didn't stand a chance. The xyz dept had been the outright winners for the past three years(year before that it was abc) and before that too, it was mostly xyz winning this event. Thus, it was an apt seeding done. The best against the worst in the first round. The outcome of this contest was a no brainers,everybody thought. The hefty, muscular xyz guys were gonna rought the poor, average abc kids in no time. [There is something inane about watching a helpless person being cornered even more. No matter how much we deny, we all love to feed on such situations. Watching someone being overpowered calls for a great sight for all of us. We are all really a bunch of saddists leaving in an optimistic world built on hope] The crowd too, expected that this thing was gonna get over before it started. And though abc had its fair share of supporters cheering them on,they too were sceptical of their team's chances today. Passion is a good thing but it really cannot help you win everytime, they felt..... So, with a resigned voice, they started to cheer them.

Things too,didn't take of well for Jimmy & Co.

A few days before, during one of the practice sessions, Jimmy had hurt his right foot’s sole. A stone had pierced into his leg, leaving behind a a large hole which was profousely bleeding. A few days on, now on the tug of war day, the wound had healed considerably but any tickle to it meant the freshness of the wound would expose its weakness again. Jimmy was the main stay of the cricket team and he couldn’t risk injuring himself any further. But fate always plans otherwise. J Jimmy was still limping. The wound pricked with every step that he took. Apart from this, the cement surface on which the competition was held had worn out and was piping hot cuz of the afternoon sun. If one had to give 100% in tug of war, one had to play bare foot. Playing bare foot gave way to a lot of permuations and combinations on how you could hurt yourself. And this all was too big a risk to take for Jimmy.

The total weight of the entire team was to not exceed 520 kgs. Miraclously, the hefty,well fed xyz guys totaled exactly 520. They all were weighing almost the same, with the Anchor(The person in the last to whom the rope is tied) being slightly heavier. On the other hand, Team ABC totaled 519 with Irvin and 520 with Jimmy. Team abc had gone with the strategy of a very heavy anchor and the most muscular person in the front, unlike the even distribution of weights by Team XYZ. They also decided upon keeping Jimmy in the reserve for the 2nd and 3rd rounds, this being a best of 3 event. So, Jimmy, weighing 66(back then) was in the reserves and Irvin, weighing 65 was in. Things were indeed this bad. They had fielded the best possible team from their dept. And with Jimmy injured, things were a bit less promising now. And true to everyone present’s expectations, the 1st round went to XYZ. Though ABC did put up a good fight, we all know, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Irvin could hardly hold onto the rope. His breath gave away very easily. Before the heads of the team and its supporters dropped any further, Jimmy decided he had had enough. His instincts(those wonderful things) were working in over drive mode. And he simply said,” I am coming instead of Irvin.” He didn’t care if Irvin felt bad or what the heck. Irvin, too, knew what he had done and gladly stepped aside. And even the others. And even the others, couldn’t say a no to Jimmy. They simply never had said a no to him. In the ABC dept back then, what Jimmy said, was the final word. You never challenged it cuz you knew, Jimmy is thinking in the best interest of everybody. So from round 2, Jimmy jumped in. And alongwith him, the entire band of supporters too got psyched up; though they were still skeptical about their team’s chances. But nonetheless, they somehow got themselves too keep the hope. One of his friends had once(and still does) said to Jimmy, "Nothing's Impossible for you buddy. You can make anything happen. With you around, we are never short of inspiration." That friend,Vicky was in the crowd that day, cheering them on. And yes, so was Gina.[And yes, Jimmy remembers everything about how she was looking,feeling,what her eyes spoke,etc etc. stuff Jimmy always tends to remember from every moment he spent with her... Silly Jimmy!!! :) ]

The surface on which the competition was held had taken a severe beating. Wearing shoes meant you had lesser control on your feet movement. Being barefoot gave you the liberty to somehow fit your legs in the cracks and holes that had developed. You could easily constrict your feet and hold tight to the ground. With the shoes on, this thing couldn't be done. Many of them however,on both the teams, didn't desire to do so cuz going bare foot almost surely meant the skin of your sole getting burnt and scrathed and bruised. No one was willing to take that risk. They simply didn't feel it was a good return on their investments. All this while, Jimmy's instincts were working in the background and a voice from within was telling him,"Take the shoes out dude ! You know how slippery they are. Don't worry about the wound. It has healed up and won't be much of a bother." So, Jimmy, heeding his inner voice did so. Some were surprised at what he was doing but he convinced them all by saying, it's not that serious. The wound has healed now. Like I said before, Jimmy's word was final.

Jimmy has this distinctive style of wrapping the rope around his forearms. That way, he says, it gives him even more grip[though it shortened the length of their rope, which can be disatorous sometimes]. Jimmy had occupied the third position in the chain, standing there like the main connector between the people in front and those at the back. The whistle blew. The pulling began. Both the sides, were giving their absolute best. After a while, it seemed like the xyz guys were gonna win this one now with abc literally running out of steam. But like they say, the best things happen when you least expect them to. All of a sudden, there was a sudden surge from abc's side. From God alone knows where, they were able to pull the xyz guys towards them. They were simply not understanding from where this force was coming cuz they all had literally downed their efforts. Or so it seemed..... Somehow, inch by inch, they managed to pull their oppostion towards them and more importantly towards that all important middle line.... And it happened !!! Just Like that !!! Before, they could recover, the refree blew the whistle and said," Round goes to ABC." Everyone around, totally shocked and stunned was simply not able to do,say,feel anything for a moment. And then all of a sudden, the entire premise lets out a Huge roar. They simply couldn't belive their eyes. The ABC team went beserk, shouting,abusing, going absolutely crazy. They were returning the favor to the xyz folks now. A sense of belief filled them up and they now,once again switched sides for the third round. It was perhaps history in the making but it was still too early to tell. Jimmy, felt a slight throbbing in his injured leg at the exact spot where he was hurt but since he was not limping and since they had won a round, he felt, it was really nothing to worry about. Gina, though knew, something was wrong cuz she was perhaps the only one to notice in that entire frenzy and maddness, Jimmy as he was walking, was leaving little spots of blood behind.....

The teams now positioned themselves for the third round. Jimmy and the anchor,Sunny are absolute video game freaks. Jimmy owned a PSP and Sunny always wanted to play with one. Jimmy had promised him earlier that if he gave his 100% in the tug of war, he could have the PSP. Jimmy,not one to forget what he says easily, reminded Sunny of the PSP and the way he put the message across was nothing less than a coach inspiring his disciple to go for the kill. Many around found it funny, but Jimmy and Sunny, knew what they were doing. Jimmy remembers seeing in Sunny's eyes, the fire lit up when he reminded him about the PSP. Silly kids !! But they are mad about video games. Anyways, the refree now asked the teams to get ready now. Jimmy stationed at position three, kept reminding Sunny about the PSP, who was some 20 feet behind and the last(cuz he was the anchor). Something was telling Jimmy, Sunny was the only one who was gonna fight till the end in this round,even after he himself had given up. The whistle blew and the intensity was set into motion once again. This time, the noise from the crowd was much louder than before. There were now more people cheering ABC on. And the voices only kept getting louder with the second. The two teams, nothing short of committment, were also full of abusive words as well. It was the best way to stay focussed in the game. The tussle,too, this time was much more intense than previous occasions. Both teams were simply not ready to give up. The burly, xyz folks had a lot at stake. The average abc bloks,the underdogs, from simply nowhere, were churning out every bit of imaginagle and un imaginable strength they had. The pulling went on for more than a minute, the longest ever, and still, there was no sign of giving up from either side. But somehow, it was seeming just a bit too much for the average kids from abc to hold onto. The xyz kids were just too strong and after a minute of intense pulling,slowly, their strength was giving away.... Or so it seemed...... Jimmy, who was still giving the best he possibly could on three limbs, was the first to realize this weakening. And tug of war, though a team game, once you are in the motion, you simply cannot turn around and inspire others. The only one you can inspire is yourself. Without thinking anything further, Jimmy let out a very loud cry(I think, he actually abused) and pulled with all that he could(it was the last straw). And he kept on shouting, kepting on letting out a war cry all the while. He had learnt from his Martial Arts' practise days, that letting out a war cry would lower the flow of blood to the heart momentarily for the opposition. He was simply acting on all that his instincts were thinking[He was a slave of his thoughts at that moment... How he wishes it always is this way...]. There was no stopping him, he simply kept on developing a crescendo of his voice as he kept pulling. Jimmy didn't feel it, but later on, onlookers told him, that it seemed like he was the only one pulling from his team for those last 30 secs. And finally, the moment came for which everyone was waiting for.... The whistle blew again and the refree said,"ABC wins." This time, there was no momentary silence. The crowd erupted with a tremendously loud decible. The average kids had done the unthinkable, the impossible. The crowd had gone simply mad at the sight of this. Team ABC, too, had gone crazy. They were hugging each other,punching the air,banging their chests, lifting each other....all the great things men do when the win[The joy of winning is indeed amazing to say the least]. Jimmy, as soon as the whistle blew, fell down on his knees and let out the strongest of war cry till then. He too knew, they had done the impossible. He actually was unable to speak and so like all the others was simply shouting for a few seconds. When the initial excitment died down, the handshakes happened cuz a match like this generated respect for both the sides competing. Along with this, the waning of the initial excitment and noise made Jimmy realize(yes you guessed it right) that his left leg was throbbing very heavily. Jimmy shuddered now, he did not want to see what had happened down there... He was constantly looking for Gina in that crowd, to reassure him that everything is alright, but he had somehow lost her.... He was on his own there, helpless. Helpless I say cuz everyone was either too happy or too sad to bother about anything else. And sooner than later, Jimmy had to face the truth. A Bloody truth. What Jimmy saw, could have fainted any weak heart. The wound, due to the non stop beating and rubbing against the cement surface for the past five minutes or so, had exfoliated into a terrible blood dripping mess. The small stone particles infused deep into the skin were not helping much either. It was now starting to pain, rather Jimmy realized it was paining all this while. Thankfully for Jimmy, everyone around quickly noticed what was wrong and helped him to a place to sit. Andy, one of his good friends from back then was quick to get some anti septic and cotton and rub it over there. Everyone around was now a bit sombre to see what had happened to their hero. But still, Jimmy laughed it off and that eased things a bit. On one side of him was Andy and the other side was Gina. Andy was helping Jimmy wash the dirt and dust off the wound. Gina, who knew what was coming, simply couldn't hide her apprehension. It was all showing in her eyes. Like any concerned love would, she gently touched near the place of the wound to see how much damage had Jimmy's passion caused him. Seeing this Jimmy got angry. Angry cuz, he did not want Gina to touch that bloddy mess of his. She seeing it was more than enough. She shouldn't even see him in pain, he felt and here she was, so near to him,when he actually wanted her to stay away from it all cuz he didn't want her to see him in that state. He obviosuly got angry on her and Jimmy still remembers how quietly Gina took her hands back and just sat there, watching, motionless.....

P.S: The celebrations did not last long. Abc was accused of using some sort of unfair means to win the match. So a rematch was held. This time, the half depleted ABC team lost without a fight. They were too disraught to put up a fight. Xyz, proceeded to win the finals of tug of war even that year. Jimmy,obviously, couldn't participate again. It was not that he did not want to but he could not. Jimmy's late grand mother was counting her last and just the day after the tug of war match, Jimmy had to rush to meet her. This meant Jimmy was not gonna return for another seven days i.e until the last day of the fest. This decision proved decisive. ABC's performance in other disciplines also reduced. They simply didn't have that fire power left anymore to give it their all. Eventually, they slipped from their High's of being the top team till day 3 to being 3rd overall on the last day. However, What goes around,comes around. The next year, they were the Top team. :)

The night before....

2009-09-27T10:10:00.000-07:00

Love can make you do some really wonderful and some really strange things. With love by your side, you know you ll coast through easily. And when the thought does sink in, you realize. wow man !! how in the world did I just freaking do that. Okay, maybe I am exagerrating a bit here cuz Jimmy really didn't anything like lift a mountain 10000 tonnes in weight or stopped some fast moving locomotive or something even crazier like jump from 25 storeys and still come out unscathed. He, however, in his own silent special ways convyed it to Gina, how much he loves her.

Jimmy was always an enthusiast when it came to social activities in college. Always being one of the organizing committees he actively participated in all the college fests that came by, be it sports,cultural,social or technical or anything else. If there was a fest happening, Jimmy had to have a major part in it [both in success and failure :) ].Gina had organized a kind of a mega event during one of the fests in the college. The event comprised of a huge hall with a maze set in it in the form of a jungle. Though this was the brainchild of Gina, it was difficult for her to always supervise everything cuz she was stuck up in something or the other. So, she entrusted the designs, the layout and the idea as a whole to two of her friends, who she felt would do a decent enough job(And they two a damn superb job of things which I ll explain later on. For the moment, let's just know that their names are Shawn and Kris). Jimmy, who had done a similar event the precedding year but with a different theme was the obvious choice to be consented. He immediately liked the idea and jumped on the team to work with them two. Not much work could happen up until the last day before the fests started cuz the hall was always occupied for some reason or the other. Even if it wasn't, the college folks were simply not keen enough to lend it any before than that. Anyways, the last day before the fests and since not much work was done inside the hall(the other stuff necessary to set up was done) and Gina, was obviously, apprehensive. Though all three, Shawn, Kris and Jimmy comforted her that they ll do it by tonight, she was still a bit apprehensive. Not beacuse she doubted them. She considered all three to be super darlings!! but because there were too many "negative forces" she thought that there were conspiring against the event. Guys who find such stuff ridiculously funny, mocked at this thought(though later in the night, their asses were working overtime to get the thing into place !!) but nonethless, comforted her and told her to go home and relax. Gina somehow got convinced(maybe it was Jimmy's presence) and left for home soon after.

The three heads now got working. Even they were aware, that the "negative forces" thing was not a silly passing thought or some figmet of Gina's imagination... Things indeed had been tough and their event(though later the most successful) had any supporters. It all seemed just a bit too much to do for some people. The year before too, Jimmy was involved with a mega event in that same hall, and back then, too he faced a similar situation. Back then,they proved everybody wrong and made them all eat their words(ya!! Jimmy is a rebel !! He knows exactly what is the meaning of the word "Rebel") and this time too, they were gonna do exactly the same. [This time,though, things turned out to be even much better than the last time !! Beautiful, isn't it?] Anyways, the task at hand was not some everyday chore that a normal young adult would do. The task involved many things like: Shifting tables that were something like 30 feet long, 5 feet broad and weighed about a tonne. If that's not all, they also had to lift and topple them up on one above the other, as per the requirements of the Map of the maze. Then, they had to stich together various designs and patch some stuff up to get the maze to look more attractive. Then, they had to, walk and work in a huge pile of leaves, flowers, fruits,bushes, hay and a lot of other vegetation debry which was obviously stinking !!!!! But perhaps they were all too sweaty themselves to realize it. In all, there were some 15 of them who worked there that night.....all of them with absolute grit and determination. It was here that Jimmy found one of his best friends, Daniel. Though, Jimmy and Daniel were studying in the same class, they had hardly known each other. That day, when all his other friends turned their back on him, Jimmy found a friend in Daniel, who offered unconditional help to the event... Not cuz he wanted something out of it but simply cuz he loved doing it. Reason or no reason, Daniel was a great boost to all around and the fact that he is pretty muscular helped the cause a lot much more !!!!

Coming back to the event, above were not the only things that these kids had to face that day. Their college was huge and they had to fetch the heavy square stone blocks that were available only on the other side of the campus. The means of transportaion also, was a hand cart of the 1940's that made a lot of noise when dragged around. It was sort of scary at 1 am in the night. :) They had to make quite a few trips before they had enough stones. During these trips, if they found some fallen branch or coir or some heavy branch with a lot of leaves on it.... then they would take that along too !! They were buliding a marvel out of trash !!! If someone couldn't pick it up cuz his hands were already full, he would convey the exact location to someone else in the hall so he can go and pick it up. Also, apart from this, there was the obvious shortage of things that happened. Obviously, at 1 am in the night, you couldn't have any stores open. So they had to get some "Juggad" done. They all lived on a few fast food savory items and coke for the entire night while working round the clock. They all had their moments of ups and downs, laughters, agony, thrill,pleasure,pain and almost every emotion defined. For example, Jimmy was suffering from a major back problem at that time and lifting heavy weights wasa strict no no for him. But crazy that love is, he knew he had promised Gina that everything will be completed by morning. So, he did the best he could. In fact, the mad fellow was always at the lead for lifting,shifting benches going to take the stones buying the snacks, everything. He was the only experienced fellow there and he couldn't let Gina for that matter anyone of them present down. He had a point to prove. They all had a point to prove. They all were rebels!!!! Work progrressed steadily. Gina called Jimmy once before she went to sleep... her voice visibly tensed. Jimmy calmed her by saying,"Don't worry sweetheart... Take a good night's rest. Everything will be ready by tomorrow morning before the fests' inaugration." Gina, well aware of his back problem, told Jimmy to not push too much. Jimmy only said,"Anything for you sweetheart." A few more sweet things were exchanged and they kept the phone. At about 4am, the work now almost finished, everyone was enthusastically thinking about the things to come. They knew they had done a good job. Hell !!! They had done a superb job. 10 hours of non stop intensity had got them there, to that highest feeling of finsishing the job at hand. It's indeed an amazing feeling when you know the job at hand is done. One of them, Randy, hits upon a brain wave. He says that the tea shop at the station is open at this time of the night. Everyone enthusastically ushers in this idea for they all wanted this much deserved break. The college gates were however closed and the only way to get out and get in was jump over them and the walls. The walls of their college,which is itself a pre historic wonder, were shaking vigorously under their weights. Somehow though, they all climbed in and out unscathed. A pack of 15-20 people walking together at 4 am in the morning does bring for a very different sight. And the patrolling policemen soon noticed it. They caught up with them and inquired a few things. After a couple of minutes, they realized that this was just a bunch of poor little kids who didn't mean any harm. [Perhaps from our baby looking, pious faces, they felt we really were a bunch of good chaps. :) Appearances can be deceptive though.... :) ] Coming back to the hall, which was now totally transformed, they all realized that there was hardly any work left to do and a quick nap was the order of the day(or night). So after giving the finishing touches they all went off to sleep. Some slept on the leaves scattered on the grounds. Some near the flowers, some on the 1st tier benches, some on the 2nd tier(i.e toppled on one bench) while some on the 3rd tier(toppled on two other benches) and straight under the nose of the fan cuz that was where they max cooling effect was observed. Jimmy, always a goner for cosy spots, choose a really nice one for himself. It was the place between two 3rd tier benches and provided the perfect blend of cosiness and coolness. It was a very comfortable spot in its own rights and he,alongwith the others, took a short, but much needed rest.

P.S: The event was a huge success. More than 1000 people turned out over the span of the fest. Everyone simply couldn't stop praising at what was on display. The event had everything from swinging over ropes like a tarzan to findind a treasure chest to falling in a pit and everything you could imagine in a jungle. The sponsors of teh fest went beserk on seeing it. Shawn and Kris did not go home for two days. Shawn even forgot to brush his teeth during one of those days. Kris forgot to sleep. Jimmy, the rascal,was enjoying his time with Gina, who has super happy with the way things had turned out. Daniel, intentionally, took a back seat and watched everything with happiness and pride. Jimmy and Daniel became one of the best of friends after that. And to this day, they still are.

Jimmy, Gina and the Guitar.... That one special moment

2009-09-27T10:06:00.000-07:00

There are times when you do(or in this case don't do) and you feel you had done differently... No regrets really... Just a touch of sadness for the way you acted in a certain situation despite repeated opportunities to set things right... That's what life is... pick up the pieces and move on... But there are always these moments when you wish you had been just a little more sensible, just a touch(maybe negilibily) more honest with your feelings, a little bit extra loving, a little more caring.... The permuations are endless... You may as well end up writing an entire page full of these adjectives and still feel something's amiss... To sum it up, you wish you had been just a little more expressive about your love for her(or him).Life gives subtle second chances,it's true, so subtle that if you are ridden with jealousy, ego, foolishness,weirdoness or some other expressions that aptly define your situation, you simply cannot notice them... Great people through history have faltered, you and I and Jimmy of course, are mere mortals. After everything is over, you feel, if only, if only, you had that one last chance, you know you are more than prepared with everything possible to not let this chance go begging. You would perhaps script one of the most beautiful stories in that one,special moment.... But somehow,you have to be patient for that one moment....(Remember, you always get second chances.... If your head is clear this time, you will realize it).Back then,however, things were a little different with Jimmy....

Jimmy always has had this strange passion for music. Strange cuz he simply cannot get enough of it. No matter how much you feed him with it, he stays insatiable. What is more strange is the fact that in almost every situation in his life, where he was down, Jimmy has found solace in only one place, Music. Music, in his opinion, is one place where one doesn't need to justify your expressions, feelings,emotions,body language or anything else. Music is something that comes naturally. And you don't have to justify to anyone for the music around you. This love for music transformed into a desire to be able to play it a few years back when Jimmy decided to learn the guitar full time(Though till a few months back,things over the years were anything but full time). He enrolled himself for one of the best known guitar players around(finding his number was a sheer stroke of luck Jimmy always thanks his stars for) and got started with things. Almost one and half years into his practise of the art, Jimmy had now become a decent guitarist. But for some strange foolish reasons which he himself cannot justify now, Jimmy never played the guitar in front of Gina(He had played it on a couple of occasions on the phone but never in person... Silly Jimmy !!!!). He was perhaps being just a bit too lathargic. And that can be really dangerous in Love !!! :) Somehow though, for some reason, Jimmy chanced upon this one opportunity. Again, it were his instincts at work that literally compelled him to get the guitar and play it for Gina.... To let her know that he was indeed pretty good at it and that the Guitar, being his girlfriend too, Gina now had some serious competition. :)

They both sat down at their usual "Ice-cream" place near her bus stop. They use to always sit in that one particular corner of that place everytime. Today, too, they both settled down there and Jimmy took his Guitar out. Gina, was expectedly silent, cuz she knew there was something special in store and it was wise(she is wise,very wise) to just stay quiet at that moment. Jimmy, was however, a liitle apprehensive, though it was in front of his love, he was like that only, mad fellow, always doing/feeling exactly opposite of what the situation demanded.... He's changed now though. He started with a few simple numbers from movies.... Gina, at the sound of music, couldn't help but smile in curiosity. She maybe wondered(Jimmy never asked), so this is how music is formed...but hey, I am still puzzled, how is music formed??? Her smile only broadened as Jimmy continued with his playing. Jimmy still remembers that moment. Jimmy, for a change, was not looking at him,but was looking at the instrument in his hand. She wondered maybe, the sound of music is so beautiful and my dear Jimmy knows so well, to play it. I am indeed lucky.......... Jimmy,too,while playing was observant of the fact that Gina was smiling in a very wonderful way....much much different than all her smiles he had seen before. Somehow he felt, she was liking what he was playing... The musings continued for another half hour or so. Though they both wanted this moment to last a little bit more, they had to discontinue cuz it was getting a bit late and Gina had to rush home....with so many things left unsaid....

Jimmy never played the guitar again for Gina. This was the first and the last time he ever did this special thing for her. It was that perfect moment in time for Jimmy when both his loves,Gina and Music(in that order) were with him. Such a moment never came again.... Today, though he is still learning the guitar, Jimmy is a much better guitarist than what he was on that day(Jimmy faintly remembers the date too). He is confident that he is now knowledgeale enough to play something different for Gina everyday, for the rest of their lives. That's what he is working on now.... They say, Music has the power to change this world.... The sound of Music can reach a place in the Universe many light years away... Jimmy knows this. :)

2009-09-27T09:20:00.000-07:00

When you have nothing left but love,
You realize that,
Love is enough. :)

The best handpicked videos..... Epilogue

2009-09-18T10:54:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, things are worth the effort and the time you put in them.... Actually, they always are worth the effort and the time.... Searching up and finding these videos and listening to them was a wonderful experience... Each video has is distinctively different than the other.... I gave as much attention as possible to ensure this..... It was a very lengthy process......Lengthy cuz of finding the right sounding and of course, different sounding musical piece was indeed a bit tricky but some how, I managed to piece them all together[Like I always do..... It's an amazing collection I belive....and I think so will you.... Not that I am being vain here....it's just that the music on display here is indeed wonderful.....atleast I have felt it to be so....your comments like I said before, on them,are always welcome :) ]

So, after almost 4 hours of effort, a very nice collection of beautiful musicals is put up here....
Enjoy !!! Take care!!! :)

P.S: Princess, once again,I dedicate these to you. :)

The best handpicked videos... Part 4

2009-09-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

The best hanpicked videos.... Part 3

2009-09-18T10:42:00.000-07:00

the above song"winter sonata" also has a piano and violion instrumental to it....i recommend you folks hear it too

What langauge it is I don't know but the it sounds super cute !!!! [Jimmy says, the voice sounds so like Gina's]

there indeed is a thing called "little miracles" in this world.... The Notebook is one of my most favorite movies and fix you by Coldplay is also one of my most favorite songs ever.... And guess what I stumbled upon this video which had both of them..... It indeed is amazing to know that this video existed in some part of the world all this while.... Super Uber Cool!!!!

The best handpicked videos... Part 2

2009-09-18T10:37:00.000-07:00

The videos continue further into this post.... For the moment I want the front page to be filled with these wonderful videos....

The best handpicked videos....Part 1

2009-09-18T10:09:00.000-07:00

Well... you guys really didn't have to wait for that long..... :) Handpicked after an intense,thorough almost 3 hours search have brought me down to these videos.... As mentioned before, they are mostly soft, soothing and relaxing stuff.... Some of the stuff down here is indeed amazing... Like the Winter Sonata song and the "Notebook + Fix you" combo.... They truly stand apart.... However, all of the below videos are indeed amazing to say the least and make for a very wonderful listen.... Princess, if you are reading this, hope you get well sooner when you hear them...

Comments always welcome. :)

2009-09-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

The video I just put up, has given me the idea of putting up a few more videos with such gentle, soothing sounds... I ll compile them up as soon as possible. Till then....Enjoys and read up the remaining things here. :)

A really amazing video

2009-09-18T07:20:00.000-07:00

I stumbled upon this video yesterday night and the sound of the music generated in confluence here is simply mesmerizing... Hope you all too like it like I have fallen in love with it... Whenever I am hearing this song, I imagine myself to be walking quietly on a remote beach somewhere in an another part of this world.... The waves are gently splashing onto the shore while the sun is liting up the horizon with an orange evening.... There is hardly a soul in sight...perhaps a few wanderes like me who all wished to be brought to this beautiful place..... Every sense of the air around me is filling me with an even more peaceful and an even calmer feeling.... I just want to stand there, watch the waves gently subside and rise again, the birds painting the sky with their presence and their voice, the sky so panaromic yet so within my reach, the sun on the horizon smiling gently on all the good folks present there[including me :)]. That my friend is the power of music. :)
Take care.

Fields of Gold

2009-09-17T12:58:00.000-07:00

This song by Sting is an absolute Masterpiece...The words, the music,the video, the entire feel of the song is a class apart... I am very sure when you have read the lyrics below will have a similar opinion... Do hear this song as soon as possible !!! It's one song you cannot simply cannot afford to miss.... Take care. :) Happy listening. :)

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in fields of gold

So she took her love
For to gaze awhile
Upon the fields of barley
In his arms she fell as her hair came down
Among the fields of gold

Will you stay with me, will you be my love
Among the fields of barley
We'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we lie in fields of gold

See the west wind move like a lover so
Upon the fields of barley
Feel her body rise when you kiss her mouth
Among the fields of gold
I never made promises lightly
And there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left
We'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold

Many years have passed since those summer days
Among the fields of barley
See the children run as the sun goes down
Among the fields of gold
You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You can tell the sun in his jealous sky
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold
When we walked in fields of gold

2009-09-13T13:05:00.001-07:00

LOVE YOU ANGEL

LOVE YOU ANGEL

LOVE YOU ANGEL

LOVE YOU ANGEL

The death that brought them together

2009-09-13T11:38:00.000-07:00

Walking together, hand in hand, with your beloved at the end of the day, is a very special feeling. After the entire day's activities busting you out, spending these beautiful, intimate moments with your Love bring a heightened feeling of relaxation. One such evening, Jimmy and Gina, after their college got over, were doing exactly that..... Holding hands, talking to each other in the sweetest ways possible(especially Gina, she is one cutester..... Her voice is so innocent and child like) and making the way to the bus stop, as slowly as possible..... Jimmy though was somewhat quiet.... A bit eccentric, Jimmy was quiet at times when he should be speaking and speaking when he should keep his mouth absolutely shut.... That day,too was no different.... But still, Gina loved him nonetheless.... and loved this absolute mismatch of his.... Well, she loved absolutely almost everything of his.... But even for Jimmy himself, he was unusally quiet.... His instincts, perhaps one of the strongest of anyone around(trust me, when he gets instinctive, he can think,be or feel anything.... past,present or future). Jimmy was feeling that something in the air was not right... Something from someplace is coming near and this thing was definately not good.... Gina felt this unsual quietness of his cuz she thought that this was a time when he would speak(the mismatch factor) and asked him what was the matter.... Jimmy himself was not sure what was happening and before he could tell her anything.....it arrived......
An open Jeep, filled with some 4-5 hotshot 20 something boys approached towards them from the opposite side of the lane..... Though the lane was narrow, they were shooting down at top acceleration..... Sensing of things coming ahead, Jimmy took Gina to the side so that the Jeep could past uninterrupted..... Sadly though for somebody else, the Jeep did interrupt, rather brought to halt its life.... A very small kitten, perhaps not more than a month old had strayed from its mother.... This little kitten totally unawares of what was coming across its way was crossing the lane..... Jimmy saw this and what was more startling of what Jimmy saw was the fact that on seeing this kitten, the Jeep's driver deliberately over sped... Perhaps no one other than Jimmy saw that at that moment that this was a deliberate action.... Only Jimmy knew...... But before anything could be done, it was too late.... The kitten's neck came crushing under the jeep's left tyre and its intestines gutted out in a flash.... This time, Jimmy wasn't the only one who saw this.... Much to Jimmy's heartache, Gina saw this[Jimmy just can't stand Gina getting upset for anything...no matter how small..... He'd rather give all his Life to see her happy than for anything else]. Gina's innocent heart couldn't take it.... On the sight of the kitten being run over, Gina clutched tightly to Jimmy, like today was the end of the world... The kitten, now with a twisted neck, left everyone around motionless for a second.....and that included even the kitten's mother.....who saw her child getting killed in front of her own eyes.... The kitten,still had some life in it.....wriggling,trying to speak[death can come so silently when you cannot speak],fighting it out till its last breath....and searching for his mother.... Gina was still holding tight to Jimmy.....Her eyes,obviously closed....The accident occurred at a time when they were the ones of all closest to the kitten..... Jimmy still could see, the kitten was fighting it out...It had been 30 very long secs and the kitten was still wanting to be alive.... It perhaps knew it was too young to leave this world and there was so much yet to explore..... For that one moment, no one can tell what overtook Jimmy's emotions and he let go off Gina and walked ahead silently towards the kitten.... Gina had absolutely no idea of what Jimmy was doing and she too stood motionless.... The kitten's mother was still there,watching her child,Jimmy saw..... He so felt, he could speak with her....Jimmy knows what it is to lose the one person you love so much....But try as he may, Jimmy couldn't....[But he did see, the mother's legs were shaking] So, he picked up the kitten..... Jimmy still remembers, the kitten was so small that it easily fit in when he picked it up with his hands..... Slightly bigger than both his palms put together.... The neck was twisted, the eyes fluttering and palpitating vigourously and it's internals all gutted out.... Gina viciously cried,"Jimmy NO!!!" But Jimmy just did not have the heart to let the kitten, now almost inanimate and lifeless to lie there, in the middle of the road.... The least he can do,he thought was take it to a corner, where it would not be disturbed till its remaining days.... So, he took it and placed it at one corner of the road, where there was some cardpaper already thrown.... He laid it there as gently as he possibly could.....but that was the best he could really do... He thought he could have done something else.....but Gina was standing there, very shocked and very scared.... Jimmy knew he had to become normal as fast as possible lest it affected Gina..... He went over to Gina and asked her,"You have water,? I want to wash my hands...." Gina, a bit taken aback by this sort of a response, took some time to gather herself. After he washed her hands though, Jimmy did not hold her hands or touch her again that day for the rest of the time they were together.... Jimmy doesn't know why he did it but he just did so[Perhaps it was the blood or perhaps it was plain guilt for not been able to do something to save the kitten]. He tried to change the topic and be a little more relaxed as if nothing had happened.... He wanted Gina to get over it as soon as possible... He just could not see her sad. Gina got back to normal pretty soon...But Jimmy could sense it in her actions that Gina,after that day, started loving him more...How, why and when it all exactly happened Jimmy still doesn't know.... But Gina, since that day, loved Jimmy from a different, much higher plane..... Their Love was destined to become truly great and an inspiration.......

until Jimmy made a mistake that made them fall apart......

P.S: This hypothetical situation is titled under the section "Special Moments" Post No.4
Take care. :)

The Chocolate Fantasy story

2009-09-12T12:20:00.000-07:00

ABC was a hotspot for both Jimmy & Gina...Very near to her bus stop too...they could hop in and hop out of it pretty quickly...so it was possible for them to reach home early too(her parents demand she reach home early).It was pretty good place to hang out...Couples,working professionals,friends...everybody was there...but each lost in their own coffees. So both Jimmy and Gina very pretty sure people wouldn't bother glancing much at them(unless they knew them! :-) ]....So it was often place..where they had their occasional coffee sip, Jimmy,his frequent sandwiches and croissants and she of course...her favorite choclate fantasy(she had a few other favorites too...and all of them were chocolates...CF was her most favorite of them).Jimmy doesn't quite recall the date but he thinks it happened somewhere in the start of the second half of 2020...She,he says, if he is not mistaken...was wearing her orange n white patterns shirt and they were sitting in one corner in their own little world (underneath the LCD !)..There was a mirror...then a sofa...then a table of two and then their table of two...Jimmy ordered his veg. submarine sandwich(that thing costs the earth)and she her simplicty favorite...the chocolate fantasy with the chocolate sauce...Jimmy asked her why that always...she said its cuz its nice...simple sweet and of course cuz its chocolate !! It took quite sometime for it to come and Jimmy had finished his submarine pretty much by then...When it did come...there was nothing left of his submarine....... And spare me,says Jimmy, but the chocolate sauce was way way way too tempting... Jimmy[the hog] 's mouth started to water and he had to have a taste of it... Gina saw that and offered it to him...Of course there was that sweet nakhra from her side cuz they just had a small argument about chocolates and Jimmy was the antagonist in the conversation...But she cared way too much for him to hold it back for more than 30 secs and let him have it[THE BIGGEST MISTAKE!!!!]... Jimmy had a taste of it...There is something heavenly about the taste of the food you share with your loved one...it just tastes so different...so romantic...so wonderful... and to add to it...the chocolate fantasy and the sauce tasted marvellous !! Jimmy was tempted to have it more....she saw it....this time though....she had realized that the CF was way too tasty to be parted with anymore... She told him that he ain't gonna get any of it cuz it was way too tasty and she wanted to have all of what was remaining now...Especially the choclate sauce...that's what she had ordered it for....she allowed him to have the pastry bread part...but the sauce was way too tempting to hold himself back....Jimmy picked up the spoon...she saw it and now had that fearsome warrior glare in her eyes.... She held his hand and warned him again(in her own sweet way of course) and now was finishing the CF at a blistering pace !! Especially the sauce....The child in Jimmy had to have it.....It was looking for the perfect opportunity to gulp whatever it could of it....That perfect moment came pretty soon....when she had put the spoon in her mouth...there was a part of the sauce that was dripping and it was dripping towards Jimmy side...He saw this....She saw this....and with one whoosh! Jimmy swiped a chunk of the sauce and put it in his mouth with no time to waste......She was about to hold his hand and prevent him from doing so...but the sauce in her mouth was melting so deliciously that she hardly could speak...(Words and body language they go hand in hand)...She was like Jimmy NO!!!.......but Jimmy had already gulped it down...All that was left on the plate was just some pastry and still some sauce dripping from it....too too tempting....All this happened in a matter of seconds....She at first stared at Jimmy...then sighed....got angry...again sighed...calmed down...and now in a stern voice said,"You are not going to have anymore of my Chocolate fantasy !! I want to eat this and you are not going to bother me anymore!!!" Jimmy knew this time she really meant it... so the wise thing to do was to let her have it...She didn't speak much while she was having it...it was obvious cuz she was definately angry on Jimmy for this childish behaviour(but Jimmy really couldn't help myself...the CF was way too tempting to give a miss)...but then after sometime...her anger cooled down...she was her usual self....caring, understanding,cute and sweet.... They then made their way to the bus stop...waiting for buses which always got delayed....letting them spend some more of such perfect memories with each other....

P.S: This hypothetical situation is under the section, "Special Moments" post no.3

Our day of Love....

2009-09-12T11:19:00.001-07:00

Jimmy always had the habit of surprising Gina in every little cute way possible.... Though a kind of a recluse, he made an attempt to surprise Gina just to see that wonderful smile of hers.... Gina,on the contrary, was at times so overwhelmed with these loving gestures, that she really didn't know how to react.... She never had been loved so much by anyone before and Jimmy too, had never loved anyone so much before.... Love indeed was making them do many wonderful things for each other...... Slowly and gently, the innocence in their Love was blossoming.....
One such day, Jimmy defines it as ,"Our day of Love" when he truly expressed his love for Gina in whichever way he thought was perfect at that moment..... This day came at a very early stage in their relationship when perhaps holding hands was the only thing they did[Poor Gina.... Jimmy really had no clue how to react any different than that....]. Their college had just got over for the day and Gina left some 10-15 minutes earlier than Jimmy that day[Jimmy at his usual best,loitering around doing absolutely nothing!]. When she gave him a call, the realization dawned upon him that it was a bit too late to wait around anymore.... He still says, he doesn't know what made him say this but he told Gina to walk ahead and that he ll catch up with her at the bus stop..... Gina said a yes and Jimmy[who does his best when he thinks instinctively]hurried out and towards the place where he was to be.... When he hit the main road, he deliberately crossed it so that he and Gina would be on the two extremes of the road[and it being a highway, nobody paid much notice to what was going on on the other side]. Jimmy knew he had little or no time to do what he wanted and that it all depended solely on how much he backed himself. Then, taking a deep breath, Jimmy let his instincts take over him, and off he ran !! He did not see if anyone around him was noticing him or whether his sudden burst of energy had caught someone around unawares.... All he knew was that he had to run,as fast as his heart took him,even if it meant being the centre of attraction for all the wrong reasons.....He felt like he was pushing himself through a vortex of space and time and that at the other end of this tunnel, a bright glimmering furture awaited him..... While running he just looked over to the other side once.....and what he saw, motivated him even further.....Gina was lagging behind by umpteen km/hr.... At that moment, he knew his Love was invincible.....and it made him push even harder....His legs, his body,his breath were giving away but his heart wasn't.....He knew what he wanted and held onto that picture with unwavering faith.....Finally, when his heart told him to stop, he did so and crossed over to the other side.... Gina was still pretty far away[or Jimmy thought so,in this moment of utmost excitement and anticipation,many miles away].... This Jimmy felt, gave him enough time to relax and take a breather and speak something so romantic about what he just did that not just Gina but any girl would fall head over heels for him.... Sadly though for Jimmy, the moment came a bit too soon than he would have liked it to.... And before he could realize, Gina was standing right in front of him, obviously, very bemused, very confused and hoping for an explanation of some sort....Jimmy was the first to speak....." I thought of surprising you by running this entire length and coming here before you could" or something similar which sounded far from anything romantic.... At first, Gina was still a bit bemused and taken aback....but God alone knows what she saw in Jimmy's eyes that made her feel that for that moment she was indeed loved like crazy by somebody..... Though overwhelmed by such a silly,yet cute surprise, Gina pieced things together brillinatly and cutely said, "So sweet..... Come on, let's walk to the bus stop now." She held his hand and made him feel truly loved and appreciated for what he had just done for her.....Jimmy, still panting like a helpless hound being chased by a pack of wolves(or whatever),now felt totally at ease and relaxed the moment he felt her touch.... It was all now making sense to him... He knew, that she is the one person who will Love him, nonetheless,come what may..... The slight glisten in her eyes said it all.... She was indeed enjoying his company and the fact that this Love of theirs was indeed blosooming into something very special.... He realized, Gina will stand by his side through thick and thin and that with her by his side, he can do just about anything in this world....Such immense was the strength he felt from her touch....Though they had held hands before,this time it was different.... Jimmy was understanding the meaning of everything.... Her touch today, was indeed most special....The warmth and gentleness of her hands was making him feel so at home.... He really didn't care that he wasn't larger than life when he spoke about his "just-done" adventure.... She understood... And that's all that Jimmy cared for now..... Love was indeed surrounding him in every way possible...... If someone saw these two kids,madly & innocently in Love, they couldn't help but admire them for this Love of theirs....A Love so pure,innocent,cute,sweet and if you consider only Jimmy, slightly silly ! :)

Take care.

P.S: This hypothetical situation is included under the section "Special Moments" post No.2

How to be sunshine happy

2009-09-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

I found this in a newspaper and had to share it.Below are the commandments to be sunshine happy:
1. Don't label situations or experiences as good or bad.
2. Empower yourself to be happy.
3. Look within for happiness.
4. Don't get affected by bad news.
5. Choose your emotions.Keep saying,"I choose to be happy."
6. Conserve your energy,don't let people sap it.
7. If you are hurt,don't be dependent on anyone else to heal.
8. Don't indulge in hurt.
9. Don't be imprisoned in your past or have self-pity.

Dear Gina

2009-09-09T11:45:00.000-07:00

A letter by Jimmy to Gina....... [Here the situation is such that Jimmy,having just seen Gina's photograph is totally overwhelmed.... He takes a much needed break from his work and begins writing this letter down.....Words are eluding him but tears are overflowing....But the fierce kid that he is, he knows his Love is too strong to give up this easily...So somehow, he picks up the pen and starts writing literally blindly]

Dear Gina,

I try my best....You don't how much I have tried.... You tell me, forget me, go away from me, you don't love me anymore....that you and I are now never meant to be...... How can I Gina, how can I !! You know my entire life revolves around you. Everyday I wake up, the first thought that comes to my mind is yours... Your face is the first thing I remember in the morning.... No matter how hard I try, try try and try to erase it out of my system, I just cannot..... You are one person Gina my heart just doesn't wana give up on...... You are too precious to lose Gina.... Even you know it.... You are too precious for me.... I know I have acted like a fool, I know I have pushed you around, I know I have not understood you like the way I should have, I know I said crappy things, I know I got angry for no reason at times ..damn it I know I was an absolute idiot... Hit me damn it someone bloddy hit me !!! JUST HIT MY SILLY HEAD HARD !!! KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO ME !!! I am sorry Gina that I was such a bad boyfriend.. I am sorry I gave you all too many reasons to go away.... I know I acted weird...I am sorry Gina for that....But Gina, this Jimmy of yours, knows where we went wrong... He knows that his life revolves only around you... He is such a silly kid that he just does not want anyone else in his life but you Gina..... For all the things he did, he is trying to make up for it all by changing himself in every which way he can.... Unaware to you Gina, he is bending his back out to make himself worthy of you again..... He knows he has to prove himself thoroughly before he can say,"Please come back Gina to your Jimmy... Your Jimmy loves you like no other." He wants to say this to you Gina...Your Jimmy wants to say this to you.... Trust me, I will make myself worthy of you Gina.... I will, I promise.... But till then, please forgive me and please have faith in me.... You by my side,even your memory is enough for me to become that one Jimmy who truly deserves you.... Your Love is all that I have Gina....I love you too much Gina.... That's why sometimes this Love of mine overflowed and got converted into negative feelings like jealousy,anger and mistrust.... Now, I know Gina, what the meaning of true love is... Hang in there for me Gina... I will come good this time... I promise.

P.S: I dunno how I wrote this stuff down but I have to say this hypothetical situations are fun to dwell into and write about. :) Take care. :)

Special moments(Post 1)

2009-09-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Moments come, Moments go..... Some moments we wait an entire lifetime to happen.....Such special moments is what life is all about... Truly, apart from these few special moments, life pretty much is the same for all of us.... It is these true moments in time that seperate each one of us from all the rest.... Take for example this....Jimmy & Gina[Hypothetical characters] truest of friends till the end of time[Perhaps something more than that but they still have kept it hidden from each other].... Something happens, Jimmy & Gina fall apart.... His words have hurt her.....Gina goes away, Jimmy is just watching her.....watching her....keeps watching her go away....fading into the distant horizon.........and then suddenly, he decides to run behind her to say a sorry.... Sorry for being so silly, sorry for over reacting, sorry for not understanding her........... Jimmy does something he never did before....... Run like hell, run amok, run crazy....he just wants her back in his life...... His brain has stopped functioning for good and it's his heart guiding him now.... Somehow,someway or the other, he manages to reach her before it's too late(let's say she was about to enter her house and once she entered her room, Gina generally did not come out again for the day).... It was just a minute(maybe 30 secs)....that's how close Jimmy came to his life getting detonated.... But that day, the Universe was conspiring senselessly for Jimmy and he too, was having absolutely crazy faith in the Universe that day..... She came back to meet him at that fated crossroads..... As she came, he still remembers like yesterday, her eyes, the longing in her eyes, the trust in her eyes(that he had broken), the faith she had in him.....perhaps, the love...she had for him.... That moment, that special moment, Jimmy's heart knew, was the most defining moment ever.... The funny thing about these wonderful moments is, you may practise hell lot for it to be perfect, but the truth is, if you simply let go at that moment and rest everything in the Universe, the entire script gets written beautifully.... Like the Lord himself is writing it down as it is happening... It is that wonderful.....Coming back to Jimmy, he just bent over and said a sorry alongwith a few other words,very softly and gently.... Life never was the same for Jimmy and Gina after that day..... No longer did they hide their love for each other..... They shared the beautifulest of memories when they were together...... A love like the heavens themselves..... They simply had so much to share and now, they were no longer restricted by any fearful thoughts...... Now just imagine this, Much later into their relationship(a rare but real relationship of Love and Friendship together) Gina confesses to Jimmy, if he had not come to her that day, she would have left him for forever....... Now switch back a vertigo in your mind to that moment when Jimmy was standing,standing and standing while Gina was going away..... What if Jimmy had just stood there, doing nothing? I shudder to think that... If you have the guts and courage, think this otherwise situation....
This is just one example of a special moment defining our future days to come.... Maybe this hypothetical situation sounds real to some of you and maybe it is indeed real for some of you....

P.S: This is a special section of my blog where I will continue to post further such Special moments which shape our lives... Take care. :)

Also, if there's a need for a new special moment post that you guys wish to have, lemme know... SMS, Call, email,et. al. :)

My Ice cream craze(in brief)

2009-09-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

To me, Ice creams are more than just a thing to eat.... Summer,Winter, Autumn, Rains, Spring and some other season I don't know of, I ought to have an ice cream. Since a very young age, as long as i can remember, i recollect going with my family in Nagpur to have ice creams after our dinner and mom buying me an ice cream in the afternoons just after my school. I very vivdly remember the shops. :) That is like 16-17 years back..... Over the years too, when I couldn't get hold of ice creams properly when I was in Aarey Colony, a family pack always came by, whenever I had a strong urge to have ice creams. Those Aarey colony days, apart from the family packs, I used to live upon those "Choco-cones" from Chotta Kashmir. These choco cones were(and still are)a big hit with me whenever(if ever) i went for movies.... If I go out to any malls,even if I don't do/buy anything, an ice cream is always and always mandatory for me.... I simply cant get away from this one feitiesh of mine(and I don't want to either). Some of my best moments have been in the company of an ice cream... In fact, some of my relationships have had their founding stones laid with the help of ice creams(Sounds a bit weird I know...but people who matter know what I mean by this). That's how integral these frosty buddies have been to my existance. When I had my wisdom tooth extracted(before any wisdom was imparted to me), the docs advised me one thing.... Ice creams....lots of them.... I had teeth extraction five times in my life....everytime the pleasure of ice creams beat the pain of getting the tooth extracted by a long way off!! And yes, inspite of all these knock outs, I am super notorious at literally chewing and biting chunks of ice creams and eating them super fast if and when I have wished to. People find it scary but it's one talent I have developed over years of practise. :) The flavors i try to are very varied.....I love to venture into trying things which are difficult to spell. :) Of late, I am kind of hooked to feast ice creams.... Even when I was in Chennai, the feast and Arun Ice creans were a big hit with me.... I regret the fact that Kwality walls,though have kept the prices same for their ice creams, I have reduced the quantity they serve... It is very heartening for me to see and now I am seriously considering giving them a skip alltogether cuz there are as good as(and even better)ones at a much cheaper(or equal) rate....For my love for ice creams really has taken me to many places and try out many new things.... In fact, the shop "Gelato Gelato" at Dadar TT has some very very very special memories attached with it..... :) I,however, haven't been able to gift ice creams to anyone for an obvious reason that they melt. But still, my enthusiasm is always sky high when I see an ice cream in my hands.... People some times stare at the gullible,child like ways in which I eat ice creams. But that's ok... I am simply too engrossed in the work at hand.... :)

My Favorite Songs(Hindi)

2009-09-06T10:59:00.000-07:00

List of my super favorite Hindi songs(in random order)

1. Tera Mujh say hai nata koi
2. Dil Se
3. Vande Mataram
4. Breathless
5. Tu Tu hai wahi
6. Bakhuda tumhi ho (Divya, my dear Divya, stop smiling now)
7. Tu meri dost hai
8. Ajnabi -Superstar
9. Yaadein- Roxein
10. Yaad- Ali Shahid
11. Delhi Destiny-99
12. Tujh mein Rab dikhta hai
13. Na jane kyon- Strings
14. Baatein kuch aankahein se -Metro
15. Sagar Jaisi Ankhon wali
16. Saalam-E-Ishq(soft version)
17. Hai Pyar Toh Musafir -Subha Mughdal
18. Duniya- Dev D
19. Sajania- Ali Zafar
20. Pal- KK
21. Moriya Re- Don
22. Dhan Te Nan- Kaminey
23. Ik Din aayega- Jal
24. Yakeen- Atif Aslam
25. Kuch is tarah- Atif Aslam
26. Yeh tumharein meri baatein- Rock On
27. Aaoge jab tum- Jab we met
28. Tum say he- Jab we met
29. Dil se
30. Aaj Din Chadeya-Love aaj kal (Lyrically, one of the best songs I have heard in any language)
31. Bulla ki jana- Rabbi [Not quite Hindi...but fits in nonetheless :) ]
32. Om Shanti Om- Karz
33. Kya hua tera wada(pav)
34. Hai apna dil toh awara(Super cool song....Love it a lots.)
35. Tujhsay Naraz Nahi Zindagi
36. Tum say milkey -Parinda
37. Ae kash k hum hosh mein
38. Yeh Dosti- Sholay
39. Soniyo[From the heart version] - Raaz 2
40. Khamaj- Fuzon
41. Tere Bina- Fuzon
42. Rang Dey Basanti Chola[from Legend on Bhagat Singh]
43. Tu Bin Bataye- RDB
44. Kahin toh- Jaane tu ya jaane na
45. Gustakh Dil- Dil Maange More
46. Pal Pal dil k pass
47. Choo kar mere maan ko
48. Piya- IMIK
49. Kaise ahi yeh rut- Dil Chata hai
50. Kandisa- Indian Ocean

Comments and addition to this list are most welcome. :) Take care. :)

Do a good deed

2009-09-06T10:42:00.000-07:00

Are you feeling low today,

How about doing a good deed today?

Are you thinking what do next,

How about doing a good deed today?

Go out there in the world,

& Do a good deed today;

Feel the happiness & Love of the highest form,

As you do a good deed today,

Feel the graditude,

When you do a good deed today,

Know, you are blessed,

As you do a good deed today,

So many people need your help,

Do a good deed today,

So many, less fortunate than you,

Uplift them,

By doing them a good deed today,

You feed as hungry stomach,

As you do a good deed today,

Feed a hungry soul,

Do a good deed today,

Experience a unique feeling,

You'd wish to relive forever,

That is your good deed for today,

Attain spirituality,

Gain Knowledge,

When you do a good deed today,

Share someone's burden,

Ease their pain,

Hear them out,

& Do a good deed today,

Or How about laughter,ROARING laughter,

As a good deed for the day,

Understand the joy of giving,

That's your good deed for today,

Love yourself,

That's your good deed,for everday. :)

If I am dying today....

2009-09-01T12:14:00.000-07:00

Being a Robin Sharma fan, I decided to put my own version of If I am dying today.... Robin Sharma Sir has emphasised greatly on this one feeling and he says it brings about the best in us....

P.S: Much of the below things are a stuff of my imagination.
Again, this is version 1.0 . I ll release a much,better version soon. :)

If I am dying today....

I love her endlessly,
I play my Guitar for her,
I thank my family,and say to them, "I Love you" a 100 times,
I'd say to my Love,"I Love you" a 100 times,
I meditate to free me of all my remaining stress,
& Through the day,
Worry Less and Less,
I drive my bike,
At top speed on an empty road,
Exercise my best,
Put my strength to test,
Write a poem, to thank everyone, especially her,
Read a book's few pages,
That inspire me more and more,

Understand and forgive,
Smile for everybody,
Feel Love in everything around me,
Generously give,
Dance,
Laugh out Loud,
Entertain a crowd,
Share my Life with everybody,
Ask her to forgive me,
To compose music,
To sing along with my guitar,
To salute and pay tribute,
To my beautiful motherland,
I bungee-jump,
Swim,
Fly a fighter plane,
Fire a Machine Gun,
Play Cricket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
I paint a beautiful picture of my Love, That wonderful smile,
Give away all the knowledge I have,
Do Sudarshan Kriya and Padmasadhana,
Play the Electric Guitar,
Meet Joe Satriani and Robin Sharma,
I spend my last moments with my family,
Tell them, "I love them & I'll miss them."
Click their photograph,
& Then,one of the hardest things for me,
Meet my Love, One last time,
Embrace her in my Arms,
Hold her tight and keep smiling,
To just see her & see her and see her.....
As much as I can,
Click her photograph,
and Tell her, " I will always Love you sweetheart, Please forgive me."

One last prayer,
To thank the Lord Almighty,
For this beautiful gift of Life,
& Quietly, with a smile,
Go off to sleep.

101 Reasons why I love you...

2009-09-01T10:18:00.000-07:00

This list is a bit different than the other lists I have put up so far...in it's own unique ways.... By the title there doesn't seem anything much unique perhaps about it....but the uniqueness lies in the fact that I,one day,when I was in Chennai,simply out of the blue,decided to get down and start with this list. I thought to me, if I have to prepare such a list, let's do something different. That's when the idea of drawing hearts and writing a reason in each one of them came to my mind.... It sounded fun.... So I gave it a shot.... It was actually kinda tough going through it but somehow after 5 days, the entire thing was complete.... When I finished it, it really didn't seep into me what I had done and acheived until Pooja who first saw it commented on it. Though till then, I did felt some different kind of a vibe in me but just didn't know how to put into words. Pooja put into words perfectly for me,like she always does.....

P.S: I may put up a similar conventional type list soon. :)

My Top 50 songs(English)

2009-08-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

Since I am putting up lists after list,how can Music be left behind??

This is a list of my all time favorite songs. You can say it's a version 1.0 as this list will be further refined when I am reminded of my other favorite songs. Till then, Keep Smiling and yes, Keep Listening !!

I seriously recommend you all to listen to songs listed here. They are truly priceless.

P.S: The songs are in a random order. I rate them all equally[Though I may love one more than the other. :) ]

1. Woman - John Lennon

2. Crash into me- Dave Matthews Band

3. Let there be Love- Oasis

4. Wild World- Cat Stevens

5. Under the bridge- Red Hot Chilli Peppers(RHCP)

6. Lithium- Nirvana(God Bless!!!)

7. Thunderstruck- AC/DC

8. Free Bird- Lynard Skynard(I Love it like I love this blog)

9. Too much of anything- The WHO

10. Jealous Guy- John Lennon

11. Spitleaf- Zero

12. If I could fly- Joe Satriani Sir(Too Good!!)

13. Rubina's Blue sky Happiness- Joe Satriani Sir

14. Yesterdays- Switchfoot

15. Innocent Again- Switchfoot

16. 24- Switchfoot

17. Jesus of Subarbia- Green Day

18. Warning Sign- Coldplay

19. Yellow- Coldplay

20. Alive- Pearl Jam

21. November Rain- Guns N Roses

22. Wish you were here- Pink Flyod

23. Creep- Radiohead

24. Last Kiss- Pearl Jam

25. With or Without you- U2

26. All that matters- Mark Knofler

27. Fields of Gold- Sting( AWESOME AWESOME!!!)

28. Brown Eyed Girl- Green Day

29. Stand with me- Creed

30 Like a Stone- Audioslave

31. The most evolved- James Clarke(Video available on the post,"Spanish Guitar")

32. Love Re'ign O'ver me- The WHO

33. Fast Car- Tracy Chapman

34. Linger- The Cranberries

35. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen

36. I am not okay- My Chemical Romance

37. Everybody Hurts- REM(tHREE AWWESUM VIDEO!!)

38. I want to hold your hand- The Beatles(Simply Love this song!)

39. Can I hold you tonight?- Tracy Chapman

40. Words- Boyzone version

41. Bittersweet symphony- The Verve

42. Time of your Life- Green Day

43. Every Breath you take- Sting

44. Freedom- Jeff Wahl

45. Jealous Guy- John Lennon

46. Vindicated- Dashboard Confessional(DBC) [1 of my all time favs]

47. Gifts and Curses- Yellowcard. [1 of my all time favs]

48. Open Skies- Parikrama[3 good violin played]

49. Romeo & Juilet- Mark Knofler [Especially if you are a guy, I recommend this song over all the others]

50. When I see you smile- Firehouse

......And those who just missed the cut in version 1.0 .......

Slave to Love- Bryan Ferry

I'M Yours - Jason Marz ( I was tempted to put this song in the top 50 but it lost out to Song No.26)

O Saya- A R Rehman

Every Breath you take- Sting

Here is Gone- Goo Goo Dolls

Brothers in Arms- Mark Knofler

The Mystical Potato Groove head thing- Joe Satriani Sir

Coming back to life- Pink flyod

Wish you were here- Incubus

Take care.

Still keep smiling, still keep listening. :)

I realize...

2009-08-31T12:27:00.000-07:00

It takes time for some,
To realize they were wrong,
Though forgiven,they feel,
They don't belong;

He begs & says a sorry,
To the one he has hurt,
Apologies,for all the things,
He unnecessary blurt.
And constantly make an effort,
To love her more everyday,
To provide her all the comfort,
This world has to offer,
And ready to surrender,
To her love...
And fight if need be,
With the heavens above;
His heart feels the remorse,
For all the hallucinating lies,
And the hurtful words he spoke,
And of the times,
When he emotionally cheated on her;
His mind still is thinking
Of the past,he could have made it be different,
And the true love he lost,
In an instant,
All due to his own folly,
He now knows how lucky was he,
That someone loved him,Endlessly...

That's why,
He still,does try...
For those times,
When they walked hand-in-hand,
For that beautiful yesterday,
That wonderland,
To be a part of ,
An even beautiful tomorrow...
Where she'll never have to shed a tear again,
Where she'll bathe in happiness,
As she wishes & when,
Where her heart will love him,
Like she did before,
Once again...

101 Positive Affirmations

2009-08-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

The power of Positive Affirmations is truly immense.... Write down your own affirmations' list and then see the magic taking place in your life... :)

1. I am always appreciated.

2. I have the best of people guiding me..

3. I am always directed to new,wonderful experiences.

4. My everyday is filled with a beautiful sense of purpose.

5. My body constantly replenishes with pure,positive energy.

6. The world around me is always in peace and harmony.

7. There is abundandant joy in my life.

8. My Universe is ever expanding, ever enriching.

9. I am thankful for my beautiful thoughts.

10. Music fills my soul.

11. Love surrounds me,envelopes me, fills me, excites me, believes in me.

12. I know what I want.

13. (Lightly touch yor throat and say) I am willing to change(repetadely).

14. I speak gently and in a very convincing manner.

15. I am eternally healthy.

16. I have all the happiness in the Universe.

17. My diversity of knowledge is immensely appreciated.

18. My positive thoughts are very strong.

19. I always end conversations on a good note.

20. I enjoy a healthy relationship with myself. I enjoy a joyous relationship with myself.

21. I have the perfect living space.

22. I experience Love wherever I go.

23. I radiate tremendous energy that attaracts everything marvellous.

24. I am a slave to Love.

25. I have a slender,athletic,fit,attractive body.

26. I am the bestest,coolest,sexiest!!

27. I take great pleasure in all the compliments showered on me.

28. I bring about a loving smile on everyone's face.

29. I am a very confident person.

30. I get abundance of knowledge and experience.

31. I maintain my perfect weight of 74 kgs.

32. I get a lot of freebies.

33. I am street-smart.

34. My job gives me peace,harmony & satisfaction.

35. I work in a very cordial and friendly work envirnoment.

36. Love is the strongest of the strongest of my inner strengths.

37. I have a very fit,agile,flexible and wonderful back.

38. My workout routine is a very healthy,balanced and spirited activity.

39. WITHOUT DOUBT, I AM A FANTASTIC GUITARIST !! :)

40. Magical things happen everywhere I go.

41. Transitions are very smooth for me.

42. I am the infinite energy of this Universe.

43. I am eternal happiness.

44. I Smile and Laugh a lot.

45. My mind is always filled with beautiful,wonderful thoughts.

46. My mind comes up with brilliant,creative ideas.

47. I always sleep with wonderful thoughts in my mind.

48. ME AND MY BIKE FORM AN AMAZING TEAM !!!

49. I am like a flower,ever blossoming.

50. I have the eternal power of the Universe with and within me.

51. Joyous moments throng me.

52. Life is always a celebration.

53. I am immensely talented.

54. It is a wonderful feeling to be me.

55. I realize I am changing into a better person now.

56. Music is my most amazing talent.

57. I am a wonderful thought,manifested from tip to tip.

58. I always expect great things and great things happen to me.

59. My relationships are cordial,loving and understanding.

60. I always have a reason to thank.

61. I always have a reason to smile.

62. My mind and body support me in every way possible.

63. The Universe is very friendly towards me.

64. My family respects & understands me.

65. My creativity moves in wonderful directions.

66. I enjoy succes everywhere I go, in every way.

67. I am always on the highest frequency in this Universe, Love.

68. I always innovate & excel.

69. I have a healthy,prosperous diet.

70. The child within me is always protected,loved,appreciated and encouraged.

71. My inner child always expresses itself.

72. Every moment in my life presents itself as a new experience, a new opportunity.

73. My focus on things brings them to me.

74. My professional dealings are always a smooth affair.

75. Nature substantiates my growth in every way.

76. I have more than enough time.

77. Money is constantly flowing in.

78. Money is my constant companion.

79. I have a lot of money !!!

80. The best of the best in every field work for me.

81. My relationship with my Love is harmonious, lovingm caring, nurturing & fulfilling in every way. [When you are reading/writing this(similar) Affirmation, keep your Lover in mind.... Ask, So, what do I want in my Lover? And write down all those things you want in your Lover(Real/Hypothetical). Don't bother about the list getting long. The longer,the better. Trust me!!]

82. Thank you God for this wonderful gift of Life.

83. I always get to do what I Love doing. Thank you for helping me follow my dreams.

84. I have numerous opportunities to showcase my talents.

85. I exercise each and every talent of mine to the hilt.

86. I travel to new places and meet new people.

87. My motivation levels are very high(which is obvious from the fact that I am still writing at this time of the night....and yes I am waking up early.)

88. There is tremendous happiness in rising up early. I always get up early. Early morning rising up gives me the opportunity to do many wonderful things. I am thankful for that.

89. I fill myself with excitement,joy and happiness.

90. My destiny is legendary.

91. I am unique in my own ways.

92. There is plenty of water available for me.

93. I ahave tremendous will power and stamina.

94. My mind is very sharp and focussed.

95. My nation is a place of new,exciting opportunities. It provides me with all possible resources for my personal and professional growth. THANK YOU FOR THE SAME. :)

96. The weather is always amiable.

97. The right books come to me. This keeps me very knowledgeable and up-to-date.

98. My faith is always answered.

99. My free will guides me to execute the best of decisions.

100. I have the pure power of gratitude within me. Thank you for this wonderful power.

101. I am getting better and better every day in every way. Thank you for the same.

If you are in Chennai, visit:

2009-08-29T12:49:00.000-07:00

If you are in Chennai, visit:

1. Spencer's Mall.

2. Marina Beach.

3. Satyam Theatre.

4. Parry's street.

5. Moor's Market.

6. Anuja Dinesh(PLR Therapist)

7. Prateeph Mony(guitarist)

8. Adyar Beach.

9. Thiruvanmiyur Temple.

10. Sarvana Bhavan at T Nagar.

14. T Nagar.

15. Mahabalipuram.

16. Pondicherry.

17.TCS-Siruseri.

18. Nunangabakkam Area.

19. Hot breads(Butter Bun a Must to be eaten)

20. IT Express Highway.

21.Mother Mary church at Nunangabakkam.

...Other places I'll mention as and when I remember. :)

Take care.

I Love you in many languages

2009-08-29T12:42:00.001-07:00

I wrote I Love you in as many languages I possibly could write in(and made sense to me !)

SO HERE GOES !!!!

Afrikans : Ek is lief vir jou,

Albanian: Te dua

Amharic: Afekrishalehou

Arabic: Ana Behibek(to a female)

Basc: Nere Maitea.

Bavarian: I mug di narrisch gern.

Bengali: Amhi tomay bhalobashi.

Berber: Lakh trikh.

Bicol: Namumutan ta ka.

Bulgarian: Obicham te.

Cambodian: Bon sro lanh oon.

Cantonese: Ngo oi ney.

Catlan: T'estim molt(love you lots)

Chinese: Wo ie ni

Croatian: Volim te; Ja te volim

Czach: Miluji te.

Danish: Jeg elsker dig.

Dutch: Ik hou van jou.

Estonian: Mina armastan sind.

Persian: Tora dost midaram.

Flemish Ik zie oe geerne.

Finnish: Mina rakastan sinua.

French: Je t'aime.

Gaelic: Ta gra agam ort.

German: Ich liebe dich.

Greek: S'ayapo.

Gujrati: Tane Prem karoo CHOO !! :-)

Harsa: Ina sonki.

Hebrew:Ani ohev at(to a female)

Hindi: :-)

Hokkien: Wa ali lu.

Hopi:Nu umi unangwa ta

Hungarian: Szeretlek te' ged.

Indonesian: Saya cinta padamu , Saya cinta kau

Italian: Ti amo.

Irish:

Kazakh: Men seny jaksy kuremyn.

Kiswahili: Nakupenda.

Korean: Tangsinul sarang ha yo.

Kurdish: Es te hezdikhem.

Latin: Te amo , Vos amo .

Lao: Khoi huk chau.

Lativian: Es tev milu.

Lingala: Nalingi you.

Norwegian: Jag elsker deg.

Philipino: Mahal kita.

Polish: Ja cie kocham(pronounced as yacha kochnam)

Portugese: Es te amo.

Romanian: Te iu besc

Russian: Ya vas liubliu.

Serbian: Volim te.

Slovak: Lubim ta.

Spanish: Te amo.

Swedish: Jag alaskar dig.

Taiwanese: Gwa ai lee.

Tamil: Naan Unnai Kadhalikaran. :-)

Urdu: Mujhe tumhsey mohabaat hai.

Thai: Phom rak khun.

Turkish: Seni seviyorum !

Assamese: Moi tomak bhal pau.

Burmese: Chit pa de.

Bolivian: Que chau qunta munani.

Canadian: Sh ' teme.

Punjabi: Main tenu pyar karda.

Malyalam: Njyaan Ninne Preetikyunnu.

Sinhalese: Mama oyata Arderyi.

Telgu: Neenu Ninnu Pra'mistu'nnau

Zulu: Ngiyakuthanda !

Armenian: Yes kez sirumem.

Japanese: Ao shi te reu.

Nepalese: Ma timilai maya garchhu.

Belarusian: Ye tabe kahayu.

Konkani: Tu magel moga cho.

Yoruba: Mo ni fe.

Sign language: " I can only tell it when ABC is in front of me... :-) "

Bihari: Arey...humme tummsey pyyaar hoi gava.

Apache: Sheth shen zhon.

Bangladesh: Amhi tomake valobhashi.

Sanskrit: Twai snehayaami.

Tunisian: Ha ek bak.

Cherokee: Tsi ge yui.

Hawaiian: Aloha Au Ia 'oe.

Icelandic: Eg elska tig.

Sindhi: Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan.

Mohwak: Kanbhik.

Moroccon: Ana moajaba bik.

Photographs(Tennangur)

2009-08-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

These are the photographs from my Tennangur visit for my AOL-Part 2.

Photographs(Collage)

2009-08-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

I made these collage somewhere back in March or April. It was just a random day with nothing much to do so I cut some pics up and pasted them all together. :)

Photographs(Chennai Sights and Sounds)

2009-08-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

These are photographs of a very fond memory of mine from the times when I was in Chennai. It was on 31st Jan,2009 that I took almost all of these photographs(213 out of 218). That day, I just went about clicking literally everything that I thought was material enough to be captured. One followed the other and this wonderful compilation followed....

101 Romantic Ideas

2009-08-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

No Sooner you guys must have read the title, all kinds of assumptions and conclusions must have sprung into your minds;about what this post is all about,how did I compile this list,the places I "dhapofyed" all of these ideas from,why is it necessary to post,etc etc etc... Now, I know I am really a very UnRomantic person(reinforced further by my very sweet and (good for nothing) friend Divya) and this you may say,is really not my territory.... But still,somehow I have managed to piece the strings together and come up with this list. Much of it(let's say 94%) are things that simply came out of my mind with no reference at all(Hard to believe I know,I myself am finding it so!). But then I realized, that I am just some meek mortal,who does require some external help. I tried my best to resist and abstain from looking up anywhere on net,books,ebooks and the like. I started with sitting in my own room,some 4 days back and started with this list. After having reached somewhere near 60(don't remember the exact figure), I realized I needed to get out and find things around that would inspire me to add further on to this list. Somehow,I could keep myself patient enough through the local train journeys, the long hours in office(wah wah !! someone get me outta there !!),the walk back home, when I went to piss or pot,about to head off to sleep,while eating and the list kept increasing steadily. I only held the picture of me completing it. How I would do it, I really didn't know(I still don't) but I had(and have) complete faith that somehow, I will do it all on my own(ALMOST). The 101th idea came just a couple of mints back ( and I was stuck up on getting this one for almost two hours) Perhaps, the Universe(alongwith my mind,my beautiful mind),saved the best for the last for me.....

I would duly like to thank the authors of the two books, 1001 Ways to be Romantic and 101 Romantic Ideas. I was stuck up at a point in time and they have been a great help to me to complete my list.

Hope you guys like it.... *smiles*

1. Write a Poem.

2. Spend an entire day giving her gifts at regular,irregular intervals, each gift symbolizing something of value to both of you.

3. Cook a nice meal for her.

4. Hold hands, Walk by the beach and Watch the sunset together.

5. Do Bungee Jumping into a valley saying," I love you so and so"

6. Compile a nice video of her photographs with/without some background score.[You can use Flash, Windows Movie Maker for this]

7. Write her a Love letter.

8. One day, wake up super early and go and stand in front of her building just to see her for that one special moment. (You may either wake her up or wait till she comes at the window...Your call... I'd prefer waiting to waking her up)

9. Compliment her beautiful smile.

10. Write a list of "101 reasons why I love you." [I already have such a list prepared too... :) ]

11. Compile songs on a CD and gift it to her.[nicely wrapped if required]

12. Whenever possible,play the Guitar for her.

13. Gift her a "Love-Cheques" book.

[A Love Cheques book is something like a normal Chequebook. Here,however,the Cheque leaves have something special that you would do for her. She can give a leaf whenever she wishes to and you have to abide by what's written on that leaf. Sounds fun!! Doesn't it? ]

14. SMS her I miss you/ I love you at a time of the day when she least expects it.

If you Love her,you will have such a subconscious connection.

15. Take her on a long drive on your bike during non-rush hours.

16. TALK, ACT, BEHAVE & BE like children.

17. Create a painting/drawing/sketch.

18. Surprise her by coming to pick her up.

19. Give her a HUGE Bouquet of flowers(preferably decorated by you)

20. Listen to her sweet voice. Just listen & only listen to her talk.(It's an amazing feeling)

21. A Candlelight dinner.

22. Thank the Lord for bringing her into your Life.( I seriously recommend you write down this Thanks prayer).

23. Store all the SMS's she sends. Then, maybe on her birthday or some other special occasion,you can show them to her & explain the situation during each of those SMS's).

24. Write her name in Calligraphic style and frame it.

25. Present her with a written account of the many cute,funny,lovable and adorable things you did as a child.

26. (Slow) Dance with her. [It's ok even if you don't know how to]

27. Write about you feelings of the entire day when you asked her out/proposed her/confessed your feelings to her.

28. Eat with each other's hands.

29. Get wet in the rain together (& Kiss) [For further info,refer to the movie, The Notebook]

30. Hug each other real tight and real warm.

31. Kiss in public.

32. Stand on top of a mountain/fort/hill/building/any damn very high place and shout out,

"I LOVE YOU!!!" and record that moment.

33. Go window shopping in a Mall.[It's a great way to spend time together and try out expensive stuff.... It's super fun!!]

34. Offer a back massage/foot rub/head massage with some good smelling lotion. [Things you guys will do after that is really not my concern. :) ]

35. Slip in a love note quietly in her bag.

36. Send her Birthday cards for a month.

37. Spend a day together at a lavish spa pampering yourselves.

38. Whisper sweet nothings in her ear.

39. Get Blindfolded by her(Be totally at her mercy)

40. Tell her your secrets/fears.

41. Say "I Love you" in different languages (goes without saying,you may want to record it as well)

42. Tickle her lightly.

43. Put up a huge banner(S) in the city saying,"I love you" or something special,or a secret message which only she ll understand.

44. Play Strip Poker. :)

45. Do something you are apprehensive about/fear and let them know you have overcome it.

46. Watch "Little Manhattan" together.

47. Rent out an entire movie theatre.

48. Go in a Local train during non rush hour traffic upto the last station in 1st class and come back. [You can even gift her something]

49. Gift her,just like that, Chocolates.

50. Plan her entire birthday(from 12 to 12) /some other day, completely. Let her be just a spectator and enjoy herself thoroughly. Ensure this is one of the best days of her life.

51. Pamper her with the best of Ice-Cream. Watching your Love eating ice cream is an amazing sight. She looks a total baby!!

52. Wait for her if she's getting late and when she comes tell her,"I can wait an entire lifetime for you sweetheart."

53. Join an extra curricular activity together.

54. Get a wrist-watch, Inscribe in it," I always have time for you."

55. A hand-made puzzle, Give her,say, one puzzle piece a day.

56. Take time out to call her from your busy schedule even if it is for 2 minutes. [This sentence is a classic example of a dangling modifier error !!!]

57. Make Love on the stairway.

58. Go on a trek with her.

59. Write a short Love story.

60. Push a little bit extra during workout.[Don't tell me you don't workout,you lazy bum!!]

61. Learn Salsa.

62. Get yours and her hands printed/coloured/xeroxed/whatever you like and frame that as a picture and write a message along with it.

63. Get a domain name with your partner's name and fill it with stuff like poems,pics,etc. and ask them casually to google their name up.

64. "Split - type" Tee shirts wherein,let's say, your tee has "LO" and half the heart and her tee has "VE" and the other half of the heart.

65. Buy her balloons and watch her release them. Capture that beautiful moment.

66. Gift her flowers that spell her name.

67. Exchange "Love-vows" Write them first before doing so.

68. Write down as many good things as possible about her. Ask friends and family if you are falling short somewhere.

69. Take a dare of eating chillies without drinking water or drinking as less as possible.

70. Learn a few magic tricks to perform in front of her.

71. Plant trees together.

72. Have a brain storming session.

73. Get a temporary tattoo done.

74. Count stars and see for patterns within them. Same for clouds.

75. In the countryside, build a cottage for her.

76. Take her on a cruise.

77. Enact a skit together.

78. Put in a treasure hunt kind of thing for her B'day. This can range from being as small as within your house to as large as covering the entire city.

79. Compliment for every thing possible.

80. One day/for sometime, communicate through sign language or written form.

81. Rent out an Island(there are 1000's available)

82. Take orders from her for an entire day and do it all willingly,happily. :) :)

83. Read out(ENTHUSIASTICALLY and with a Spark in your eyes), children's stories to her.

84. Without her knowing,get her portrait painted.

85. Help in cleaning the house.[By doing this,you can be romantic everyday without even trying much! :) ]

86. Bake a cake.

87. Make a list of cute,sweet,lovable and adorable names to call her.

88. Make toys,paper mache models,puppets,origami models,etc.

89. Play a game of Blindfold.

90. Blindfold her and ask her to guess things by giving her hints,touching the things,etc.

91. Play some board/other games played by children. [Monopoly, Life, Scrabble,etc, etc.]

92. Have an Ice Castle built.

93. Make a wall hanging made out of Natural Vegetation like grass, twigs, leaves,etc. Similarly,

take a glass window and make your own, "Nature Window."

94. Gift her a Larger than Life Teddy/Soft toy. [Stop smiling Divya].

95. Write one letter everyday for a month/a year/etc.[Post it, if possible].

96. Watch,"The Notebook" together.

97. Skip your weekend dose of sports to be with her. [Hell !! A man can do all the above but this!!! No way!!! But a real man knows what's important to him and man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.]

98. Compile a list of "Love Quotes" and Record them in your voice.

99. "The TIME - CAPSULE",in which you put many things like the stuff you guys bought together,some pictures,a book that you relate to,etc. etc..

100. Write your own list of ways to be romantic.

101. Be the first one to say a sorry.

Take care. :) Goodnight.

What Separates you? (Poem)

2009-08-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

What is your identity?
What is your novelty?
What Separates you?
From everyone else,
What makes you different,
As your name spells,
Do you have the courgae,
To be different & on your own,
Are you bold enough,
Like all those wonderful people,
Who have so brilliantly shone,
Through time,
Is your resolve so powerful,
That mountains you can shake,
Can you always & always,
Dwell an unwavering faith,,
Do you dream bigger,
Do you aim higher,
Do you stand up,
To your own free will,
Do you believe firmly,
That the entire world's goodwill,
Is for you,
Are you extraordinary enough,
Inspired by Love,
To be driven by Love,
Motivated for your Love,
Is your passion so wonderful,
That even Heavens above,
Bow before you,
For a Love,so true,
Do you have the strength,
To voyage on a journey,
To experience Life's everything,
Have you set your soul free,
& Rid yourself of any ambiguity,

Is your mind calm & serene,
Do you feel that inner peace, that inner joy,
Flowing harmoniously through you,
Do you appreciate true beauty,
And understand,
The innocence of her Love,
Do you feel happiness,
In everything you do,

Are you indeed,so unforgettable, my friend?

CRAZY, INSANE & USELESS FACTS

2009-08-25T13:21:00.000-07:00

Below is a short list of some truly crazy and useless facts compiled from a variety of sources, places I should not have even bothered to look at. But any case, curiosity aint killing me so I compiled it,nonetheless. Hope you too find these facts as useless and as exciting I have. :)

1. In 1801. 20% of the people in United States were slaves.

2. Sharks can travel upto 40 miles per hour.

3. The first James Bond movie was Dr. No.

4. The Queen of England has two birthdays- One Real and One Official.

5. The only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees is the praying mantis.

6. The Japanese translation of switch is pronounced as " suitchi "

7. The first female monster to appear on a movie screen was the Bride of Frankenstein.

8. In the movie, Scarface, the "F-word" is spoken 206 times, at an average of once every 29 seconds.

9. There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada.

10. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

11. A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats 9,192,631,770 times per second.

12. German chemist Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous while he was examining urine.

13. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

14. Traveling by air is the safest means of transportation. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed by plane crashes.

15. A car is stolen every thirty seconds in the US.

16. A deltiologist collects postcards.

17. There are 225 spaces on a Scrabble board.

18. Alfred Hitchcock never won the Academy Award for directing.

19. Peanuts is the world's most read comic strip.

20. Superfly Jimmy Snuka was the first E.C.W. World Champ.

21. In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.

22. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

23. Women blink nearly twice as much as Men.

24. Ketchup originated in China.

25. The average women consumes six pounds of lipstick in her lifetime.

26. It takes a plastic container 50 thousand years to start decomposing.

27. During the Cambrian period,about five hundred million years ago, a day was 20.6 hours long.

28. The Pantheon is the largest building from ancient Rome that survives intact.

29. Worldwide, there are more statues of Joan of Arc than anyone else. France alone has about 40,000 of them.

30.There are 3,900 islands in Japan, the country of islands.

31. Nestle is the largest company in Switzerland, yet more than 98% of its revenue comes from outside the country.

32. Recycling a glass jar saves enough energy to power a TV for three hours.

33. Stainless steel was discovered by accident in 1913.

34. The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people.

35. The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.

36. Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years.

37. The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall.

38. The world's oldest rose is located Hildeshiem Cathedral in Germany and is thought to be over 1,000 years old.

39. More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.

40. In 1935, Jesse Owens set six track and field world records in less than one hour.

41. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

42. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

43. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

44. When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.

45. The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.

46. A normal person laughs five times in a day.

47. All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

48. Hundreds of years ago, only the wealthy people used to wear underwear.

49. The ballpoint pen was first introduced to the United States in October of 1945. It was introduced in New York's Gimbels Department Store, and the whole stock of 10,000 pens was sold out the first day for $12.50 each.

50. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee

...... Hope you have had enough. Take care folks !!! My head is spinning... I need some coffee !!!

Update(20/08/2009)

2009-08-20T10:38:00.000-07:00

Everyone must be wondering as to what all this Re Constructing my blog and all is.... Well... all I can say is just a little bit more patience is requested from you guys and you all will be presented with a new,Revamped version release.

Take care.

Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead. :)

My Brown Eyed Girl

2009-08-15T04:44:00.000-07:00

This is one of my most favorite songs.... Especially the Green Day version of it.... Connects everytime I listen to it. :)

Hey where did we go,
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow,
Playin' a new game,
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Do you remember when we used to sing,
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

So hard to find my way,
Now that I'm all on my own.
I saw you just the other day,
My how you have grown,
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.

If Tomorrow starts without me....

2009-06-28T06:09:00.000-07:00

Sharon suggested that I read this poem cuz it's an amazing one. Well, Sharon, you damn sure are rights... This is indeed a marvelous poem. So I am posting it here. Ciao.

P.S: I too was planning to write a similar poem and was simply not able to string the words together. So the Universe complied and got me this wonderful poem to be inspired by !!!

Author: David Romano.

I've dreamed many dreams that never came true,
If tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
The thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,

From His great golden throne,
He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today your life on earth is past,
But here life starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way
There's no longing for the past.
You have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true.
Though there were times
You did some things
You knew you shouldn't do.
But you have been forgiven
And now at last you're free.
So won't you come and take my hand
And share my life with me?
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.

I love you...

2009-06-27T01:29:00.000-07:00

This poem is a short and simple poem but it is one of my favorites.

Another day,
Waiting for you,
My life,though short,
Is only for you,
Here's a promise,
I will never break,
For you is my heart,
I Love you,No matter what it takes,
Every breath in my heart,
Spells your name,everytime,
And I can't help drowning,
In your Love, So divine,
Hold my hand,
Let us embrace,
Let us fly to the heavens,
A beautiful place.

How do I tell...

2009-06-27T01:28:00.001-07:00

Just a little sad,
Just a little heartbroken,
Regretting now am I,
Are words left unspoken,
I could have told her,
How this heart beats with her name,
How sorry I am,
For my every mistake,so lame,
That I realized, I was moving too fast,
& Also do I realize now,
That my actions left her aghast,

It takes time for me to learn,
To learn how others feel,
What their hearts speak,
And their emotions deep,
But seeing her deaprt,all my mistake,
A pain that will never heal,
Morning after Morning, I regret,
This foolishness, This childishness,
I can never forget,
Everything I did, distanced her away from me,
And this fragile heart, kept getting lonely,
Things could have been different,
If I had tried,
They could have been million times better,
Than those tears who both cried,
Everything out of this innocent heart,
I shouldn't have told her,
Something I should have held back,
To speak on a different occasion,
But my hastiness gave way,
To every emotion,
Sweet & Sour,
& A void surrounds me,
[Fill in the blanks... :) ]

Walk Steady

2009-06-27T01:21:00.000-07:00

Little by Little, I will grow,

Slow & Steady, is my motto,

Walk I will,stand I will not,

In the crowd of this world,

I shall not be forgot,

Run,they all may,way ahead of me,

What I lost yesterday,will again be with me,

Patience is a virtue, I have to learn,

I'll accomplish everything,for which I yearn,

Steady, my every step,

Method,my approach,

Calculated & Logical,

Be my thinking,

My every action,

With understanding,

I'll keep my faith,

My prayers,

And my Hope alive,

I'll strive to be better,

Sooner,not later,will I arrive,

And be the one,that dreams are made of,

The heart of a champion,

With a worthy companion....

I miss you

2009-06-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

Feel you in the morning rays,
Loving you more, than yesterdays,
Every morning brings joy & happiness,
As I miss you, in my loneliness,
Everything about you,
From your sweet smile,
To your beautiful eyes,
Everything, still remains in my heart,
Though, we are, a 1000 miles apart,
Every rhyme, every word,
Every single thought in my mind,
Still Loves you, Still misses you,
I still don't understand,
Why I love you this true?
Your every memory,
Aches me, makes me cry,
But still, I can't live without you,
My feelings, if only you knew,
I am indifferent to everything,
Everything but you,
All this world I can stand against,
If you were to Love me too,
No sacrifice is big enough,
That will stop me from loving you,
But my heart is fragile,
You are the reason I smile,
Without you, my life is all hollow,
And, so full of pain of pain & sorrow,
Without you sweetheart,
There's no tomorrow,
Come back to me,
I need your Love to me heal,
I want your touch to feel,
Your shoulder I want to cry upon,
I will Love,forever, from dusk to dawn.

I miss you sweetheart.

And there,it was me....

2009-06-24T13:20:00.000-07:00

And there, it was me,
My soul resting in peace,
In a little grave, the Garden of Love,
Alone & Lonely,lost in my sleep,
I lost myself in her Love,
O, what a sinful thing to do,
To love someone from the bottom of your heart,
A feeling, too pure to be true,
She was too good for me,
I never really did deserve her,
But still, she means everything to me,
And this pain last forever,
I never really knew,
That I was never going to be good enough,
To be Loved by you,
But I guess, I was just too blind,
My heart, My soul & My mind,
Only kept thinking about you,
All the time....
And now, my heart's gone weak,
I am too meak, Courage left none to speak,
All my strength is lost,
And I know, for you, I am just distant memory,
Soon forgot,
But with every little rhyme,
As I walk through these sands of time,
My love for you, just stays the way it was,
No matter where you were,
No matter where we are....

And there, it was me,
My sould resting in peace,
Still Loving you,like I always do,
But in a little grave now,
In the Garden of Love.

Final Goodbye

2009-06-24T13:01:00.000-07:00

I wrote this poem somewhere in Mid of 2005, somewhere in May, June.

I will forget you
My heart doesn't feel the same anymore,
Your Love, I never knew,
A stone I will become, like before,
Put to rest are all my thoughts,
All that I felt, is dead & buried now,
Still can't belive I loved you,
I just wonder how,
Did I commit such a mistake,
But now,everything about you,
I will forget,
All my Love, I pray doesn't turn to hate,
I just want to erase,
Every little memory,
Every little trace,
The waves will wash away,
My, these footprints in the sand,
As I move ahead,
You are nothing but an object,
I left behind,
Come tomorrow,the morning will be beautiful,
Once again,
As I stand on my two feet one more time,
Lost in time,
Are all my sorrow & pain,
Every memory of you,
Will no more haunt me,
Every dream,Every fantasy,
I have overcome,
You are not to be mine,
It's now,all over & done,
I don't feel any anger,
Nor is there any hatred for you,
Your life is yours,live it large,
Just a little sad,
The way you treated me,
If you didn't care,
Then why show that you cared?
I have a heart,
You broke it,
Maybe,You didn't mean to do so,
Or maybe,you did,
I don't want to know,
I have forgotten you,
You never remembered me,
This was the last call,
I gave you,
From this moment on,till I die,
You are never going to be a part of me.

Amiss....

2009-06-24T12:42:00.000-07:00

In matters of the heart, my heart is weak,
So much is inside, but no courage to speak,
Everytime I see her,
Even myself, I cannot remember,
Words just betray me,
't must make her feel, I am seriously crazy,
And then,
There's the heartache & pain,
Of longing and Belonging,
How I yearn,
To tell her how I feel,
How I am dying,
To tell her those magic words,
But I am scared, she ll hate me even more,
That little friendship, even that won's stay anymore,
So I still Love her in silence,
Hoping, that she ll understand,
Hoping, she ll feel the same,soon sometime,
But till then I miss her,
Through the bars of a rhyme.....

Some CLASSIC stuff(Revisited)

2009-06-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

When it rains, it pours... Today simply outta the blue, I again managed to stumble on a few more of my poems. These were mostly written in the end 2004 and whole 2005 era. Hope you guys enjoy this classic stuff too like the previous ones.... :)

P.S: Like before, minimal Rework done & highlighted wherever accordingly if done so.

The first poem here is title "Till the end of my days"

Broken Hearted & Tattered Whole,
Stuck inside, this God Forsaken soul,
Left to the choice of miserable fate,
Everyday,the worse, till date,
No reason to survive,
Every truth turned to a lie,
Absolute innocence,
His only offence,
For the good he did,fell into trouble,
Betrayed by his own friends & people,
His life has a meaningless aim,
From the heights of glory to everyone's disdain,
A story of love lost & heart betrayed,
Every inch of his blood, of hopless dreams & ambitions is made.

Jeff Wahl

2009-06-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys.... I have managed to get info on an another wonderful Guitarist. His name is Jeff Wahl and presently teaches in Colarado i suppose. You can find many of his videos on You tube. He plays diverse styles of Music and by what I saw of him, he is really an amazing guitarist. Do google him people. You ll simply love his songs. 99% of these are his own compositions....so it really goes without saying that he is super creative and amazingly gifted. (Check out his song Freedom...my personal favorite).

Take care.

P.S: Jeff Wahl Sir....anytime you manage to read my blog, do leave a comment or a mail or something so that I know you visited my blog. It ll make me super happy. :)

Poems from a Sad Heart

2009-06-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

Since I have to keep you guys interested in my blog and for the moment I am a bit off as far as writing poems is concerned, I'll further down a few poems by a chap Alan Brewis ..... These are all poems as per what the title of the post suggests and I have really like them a lots... Hope you find one for an occasion that suits you... Ciao. ;)

‘First-born’ (A Father’s View)

Did you know that I held you
as you took your first breath?
All wrinkled and blue,
right fist first,
just like superman,
you flew out
from the womb of your mother
into the heart of my lover
and I held you, so close,
then looked down at this miracle of life,
my son…
my first born.

Did you know it was I
that, with razor edged steel
severed the chord
which, until that time
had nourished you…
given you life?

And after,
as I held you,
I looked down at my lover,
at the eyes of a mother,
and stood there, in awe,
at what she had done.
Then she smiled up at me,
and reached out for you,
for her son…
her first born.

And so I gave you to her,
the one who had made you,
inside her own self,
and I cried at the wonder
that had given me you…
my first born…
my son.

Dragonflies

T’was humid warm, on yester’ morn,
‘neath rays of sun so bright.
On grass still dew’d,
I turned the hedge -
beheld a wond’rous sight!

A score (or more!), reflecting sun
from scales of azure blue :
Be-jewelled light,
in darting flight -
the host defied the few.

A myriad ants, on wings of lace,
rose bravely to the skies.
But few extant,
will win their race -
against blue dragon-flies.

I stood in awe, as bravely flew,
the driven host - until…
a heartbeat…,
then, all gone -
and empty air turned peaceful still.

Blue dragonflies, full sated,
simply vanished out of sight.
Whilst lace’ed wings -
on freedom's wind -
flew on, in morning light.

Begone

Begone! Oh wretch'ed soul with hollow heart
resounding deepest tones of guilt.
Thou see'est not through Poet's eyes
Tis in hypocrisy thine life is built -
and, hiding truth - thou breathest lies.

With platitudes and wagging tongue, thine die is cast,
But, among enlightened souls
Thy light shineth not.

Begone! Oh withered spirit with mindless orbs
reflecting bitter emptiness.
Thou feel'est not a Poet's pain
Tis in treachery - no more, no less -
thine proffered trust begat no gain.

With addled mind and twist'ed thoughts, thy sneers are seen,
But, among enlightened souls
Thy light shineth not.

Begone! Oh feebled psyche, with priapic led
morality suffus'ed deep in Id.
Thou thinkest not a Poet's thoughts
Tis in truth mine life is better rid
of thou that have no cause.

With jealousy and boorish deeds thou temptest fate
But, among enlightened souls
Thy light shineth not.

Begone! Oh irksome worm, with intellect
too low to judge mine ilk.
Thou liv'est not a Poet's life
Tis in darkened earth, thy pain is spilt,
and shame that dulls thine sight.

With blinkered view 'King of the blind' art thou
But, among enlightened souls
Thy light shineth not.

Begone! Oh tedious bane, so tiresome
in thine baseness and thy wit.
Thou crav'est such a Poet's lot
but thou could'st never fathom it.
In ignorance you rot.

Thou failest thee and thine, yet seek to blame
But, among enlightened souls
Thy light shineth not.

Frog Song

Cloak of purest ebony
Terra Incognita
Swathe of softest dark
suffused with the sounds
of a myriad voices
A rainbow of harmonies
counter-point
and bass
Statements of pride
wrapped in songs of love
A croaking cacophony
of hope and lust

Garden Gate

Overgrown.
Symbol of a more laboured, less hurried time,
when admiring glances
justified the cost.
A labour of love,
hand wrought,
now unused and long forgotten.
Hidden glory,
a pane-less window on a slower past,
of intricate swirls
and symmetrical curls
enshrined by snaking stalks of live verdure.
Rusted hinges,
welded in an embrace of crumbling semi-permanence
too intimate for function.
Weakened by abandonment,
bending under the burden of time.
Unseen
this work of art,
this garden gate.
For
now the walls are broken,
and no one comes.

I know you

I know you from somewhere
someplace.
I remember those eyes,
and the way they smile.

It was some time ago
I think -
and we were much younger then.

At least I think that was you.
We met
briefly
on a street corner
downtown.
A rainy night
I seem to remember.
The kind that makes rivers
In the street.

You were walking
no hurry
head held high
eyes smiling -
lost in the rain.
Then you saw me
saw me smiling
smiling at you
and your smiling eyes.

"I like the rain."
you said, laughing
as if in apology.....
....then you were gone.

But I remember those eyes -
your eyes.

At least I think that was you.

I was there

When the pain and the loss of your love
broke your heart
And you cried, breaking down, losing hope,
hating life, and yourself
I was there.
When you found that your friends turned away,
feigning pain
And you sat, early hours, wondering how
you could make a new life
I was there.
When you last touched her cheek, said Goodbye
in that place
And then bore her scant form to its rest,
right behind, in your steps
I was there.
When you stood on that cliff, threw her dust
to the sky
And you watched, as the wind, and the rain,
Sought your flesh, and you smiled
I was there.
When you needed a friend who did not
mind your tears
And you tried to find hope in it all,
take a risk, with romance
I was there.
As a friend, and a brother who cared,
I was there

Then I needed a friend so, I turned to
The one friend I had
And I looked for your strength and support,
But found none in your heart.

and I sat all alone with my fears,
feeling lost and confused
as I searched for my brother my friend,
who would ‘always be there’.

When I cried, breaking down, losing hope,
hating life, and myself
And I saw, you were lost to a life
you once laughed at and mocked.

So I watched, as your life ran its course,
and you left me alone
with no thought of the pain that I had
in my heart, And I asked,
Where were you?

Iceberg

What game is this we play...
as we lie
feigning sleep,
with your back at my back?

Only yesterday
it seems
we craved for contact
skin to skin
heart to heart
touching souls.

and afterwards
lay smiling
entangled in each others eyes
breathing
each others breath,
and promising undying love.

Yet here I lie
alone
drifting, so slowly -
as an iceberg
on a deep cold sea -
away from you

with your back at my back.

Rain

Rain
Summer rain
gently falls
quenching thirst'ed earth
brings joy to starv'ed souls
as blossoms, bright, cry out their love
of life, so sweet, so short.

Rain
Autumn rain
steady beat
of rythmic tears,the weight of such
to push those last to fall.
As chill'ed winds, seductive, lead to sleep
and dreams of rising suns, so warm.

Rain
Winter rain
driving blasts
of icy winds bite deep
into the sleeping forms of verdure'd past
as spectral frames, of Nature's pride
hide deep within their souls, so cold.

Rain
Spring rain
that wakens life
and marks the march of better days,
when life, renewed, will raise its head
in pride, and trite defiance,
bristling hope, and life, and joy.

Rain
Beautiful rain.

ReUnion

Eyes locked, in a naked embrace
As hearts reach out, fingers curling
In passion
In love
(lost love)
Familiar touch – a gentle caress
“It’s good to have you…” (back)

Eyes moist, half open.
Breath sweet, and short.
Lips meet, unspoken.
Hearts beat, heights soared.
Familiar smells – tincture of love
(lost love)

Prodigal welcome, unuttered thoughts.
As words lie hidden, forbidden, unsaid,
In passion
In love
(lost love)
Familiar cries – the music of love.
“I miss you…” (I miss you too)

Of love, and hatred.
Joy, and loss.
Of lives, unsated.
Confusion, cost.
Familiar taste – salt tears of release.
“I know you…” (I know you too)

Flushing cheeks, and heartfelt sighs.
Sealed hearts dam secret dreams,
Of passion
Of love
(lost love)
Familiar face, skin so soft.
“I remember you” (I remember you too)

Recipe For Goddled Skeet Roost Pie.

* Take one 'Skeet Roost' ....

I met him one sod in Febtober,
and asked if he'd skegged a Skeet Roost.
He just gugged, slemming loud in Tolendin,
and pointed 'out west' - to Flim'oosht.

So, next tide I rilled out to the Sebble-dek,
and skuttered fat Plins as I trelled.
Skallies billed, but soon stopped their pultating -
and skried the dried Tollies instead.

Past a snuggardly moon I trelled hably,
folling Tinnicks and Doobies alike -
then I spied a Fanandling Coludian,
but he creened, and espoddled '6 TIKE!'

So to Skol, where the Tike set their ollies,
I craboodled to smot their Lammat,
but then binnied, as fast as an Allipee,
to the 'Duns' - where the Silly-gogs sat.

'Oh Drillibant Moosters Of Tike-ness -
Please Doone Me A Scrab' I did pol,
and the Silly-gogs yittled and diddled
(gurling dile, swally-beens - and Tigol!)

'Tis the sod to tell all Catty-bot-bots,
where the Tike and the Tillibant ploon'.
And then all of the Silly-gogs scundled,
so I dagged - and bridangled the Stroon.

From the Ollies, 6 Tike I did wangle,
and then schlimeed and skopped to Flim'oosht,
banting skols with Finandling Coludians,
to expood my 6 Tike for Skeet Roost.

Well .... as you can probably imagine!

The Finandling Coludians went Jibbly,
and skuddled the Tike with a glip.
Then they dropped a Skeet Roost from a Bill-dang,
and gibbled a Higgelly-skip!

With my Skeet Roost all toodled-up gribly,
I linged East, with my back to Flim'oosht,
to Finandling Coludians and Silly-gogs -
to a pie made from Goddled Skeet Roost.

The Snowdrop

Tho crystal white
earth's blanket lies,
a miracle
seeks forth to rise,
and whilst seen glebe
doth quietly sleep
the snowdrop
yet awakes
to peep
at early skies.

Sweet avatar
to fill the heart
with joy of seasons
yet to start.
In modesty
with head held low
the snowdrop
reaches
into souls
and makes them smile.

Tea Time

It came in through the window, and rushed to the floor,
where it caused utter mayhem, then 'whooshed' through the door.
It went mad in the garden, and flew through the shrubs
ripping leaves from their branches - and, up to the woods,
ploughing tracks through the borders, it gathered up speed
unlimited energy
unfathomable need.
It went tearing, full headlong right up to the wood
then proceeded to climb just as fast as it could.
Branches fought to keep order, but threatened to break
as the leaves gasped in unison
then sighed in its wake

Flashing down from the branch-tips in haste to the ground
where it started cavorting and spinning around
like a mini-tornado, without any care,
grass and daisies were flattened,
twigs took to the air.

When it tired of destruction that made little sense
it sped off up the garden to harry the fence,
in and out of the uprights in churlish delight
forcing sparrows
and thrushes,
in panic, to flight

Then with devlish naughtiness, turned for the hill
but suddenly stopped....
And... standing quite still...
he heard a voice calling (and knew it was me),
for although he's quite mad...
my cat wouldn't miss tea!

Things

There are things that I see,
in my day to day life,
that amaze me -
make it easy to smile.

They distract from the stress,
from the worry, and Strife -
give my head a short rest
(for a while!).

There’s the buzzzzz of a bee,
or a swallow in flight,
or the sight,
of a blossom
in bloom.

But there’s nothing to touch …
nothing wondrous as much …
as a star-lit night sky
and full moon.

My Epitaph

Tread Softly.

Tread softly in this place of Peace
Where mem'ries trapes a verdent earth, and sentinels of
carv'ed tuff stand proud, among the ancient yew.

Breathe gently in this sacred bower, and sit awhile, to
share your thoughts. But, hold no truck with saddened
eyes or thoughts of loss,
rather,
joyful times of yore bring forth,
and smile,
so I may Rest In Peace.

It could ne’er be so

Does the sun, in acknowledgement of Man’s woes
relinquish its task, and weep at our sorrow?
It could ne’er be so.

The sun will light the world despite our ways.
The sapling beech still sways - in the presence of an autumn wind,
And falling leaves still dance, in a waltz with the breeze.
As in history’d past, and morrow’d dawn.

Does the moon, in deference to our pain,
stop – and turn shadowed face to shed her tears?
It could ne’er be so.

She guilds a silvered path, decreed by Gods.
The lineal clouds still dart - before the presence of an autumn wind,
And shooting stars still fly, in the depths of the night.
As in history’d past, and morrow’d dawn.

Does the earth, in reference to man’s loss,
cease to be – and give up hope of times to come?
It could ne’er be so.

The earth will turn in its place, and wares not our guilt.
Whilst shiver’d souls seek solace - from the presence of an autumn wind,
And silvered clouds still weep, on verdant glebe.
As in history’d past, and morrow’d dawn.

Do the seas pay homage to the temerity of man,
calming wave and tides to ease our way?
It could ne’er be so.

The seas will course their will deaf to plea’s.
As sailors watch and ward - the presence of an autumn wind,
And mortal men find peace, in the arms of the deep.
As in history’d past, and morrow’d dawn.

Does mankind, in recognition of its sophestry,
change its ways – ‘Mutatis Mutandis’ - Greed for Wisdom?
It could ne’er be so.

Mankind will wend its troubled course, then turn to dust.
As sapling beech sway - in the presence of an autumn wind,
And falling leaves dance, in a waltz with the breeze.
As in history’d past, and morrow’d dawn.

Don’t!

Don’t stop
Don’t think

Don’t ask
Don’t think
Don’t care

Don’t fight
Don’t bite
Don’t think
Don’t dare

Don’t vote
Don’t moan
Don’t stand alone
Don’t think
Don’t own

Don’t hear
Don’t see
Don’t feel the need
Don’t be yourself
Don’t think
Don’t grieve

Don’t fail
Don’t cry
Don’t ‘do and die’
Don’t trust again
Don’t show the pain
Don’t think
Don’t lie

Don’t love
Don’t seek
Don’t look too deep
Don’t live for Peace
Don’t crave release
Don’t want surcease
Don’t think
Don’t dream

Faith

When all hope is abandoned,
what is left for souls to hold?
Should we give up on survival,
gaining lust for Earth's bone-cold?

When we lie, to die, in failure,
for a dream forever lost,
should we pay for countless years of pain
with a love not worth the cost?

When we breathe our last, in sadness,
what release awaits our heart?
Should we honour Hate and Despite
with a spirit torn apart?

Or do we smile, accept our fate,
knowing when our time has come,
we fulfill a higher purpose
having done what we have done?

IF

If I could meet me,
as a boy,
I would hold me close
and say
"Don't worry -
everything
will be okay."

I would dry my tears
and then,
smiling,
look into my eyes
and say
"It's not your fault."

Just For Me

I have a smile
Deep down inside
I keep, just for myself
My ‘other’ smiles (in various styles),
I keep stacked on a shelf

I put them on
As needs decide
But knowing all the while
That in a place – deep down inside
I hide a secret smile

Love

Stars
Full moon
Frosted breath.
Lips
Touching
Sweet caress.
Snow
Drifting
From above.
Hearts
Tremble
Lost in love.

‘ Seasons’

Leafy night
Sodium light
Gentle rain.
Collar tight
Misted sight
Cobbled lane.

Silent morn
Subtle dawn
Glist’ning frost.
Berries red
Snow ahead
Autumn lost.

Mother Earth
Labour’d birth
Sun-kissed dew.
Leaf in bud
Stirring Wood
Life re-new’d.

Shimm’ring haze
Shaded gaze
Butterflies.
Humid dusk
Hony’d musk
Star-filled skies.

Shadow

There is a shadow at my feet,
but it's not mine.
At least
I think that it's not mine.

It sometimes seems
almost me,
but not quite.
Yet it follows me
as though it knows
where it belongs.

It plays the part,
this shadow
that is not quite me.
Appearing when it should,
and moving
as I do.

On brighter days,
when shadows are strong,
I sometimes find myself
glancing,
slyly,
sideways
to see
if I can catch out
this shadow at my feet.

But I havn't yet.
So it must be mine,
this shadow.
But why should a shadow,
this shadow,
my shadow,
Haunt me so?

The Key

The doorstep paints the scene -
desperate sadness tangible
- she inside, he - just outside
but a thousand miles away
"You sure you're okay?" she says
- a caring heart
to the last.
"I'll be fine...." muttered
through a haze of doubt
and guilt
".... you okay?"
She looks up...
...tries to answer
but the words won't come.
so she nods
and attempts an ironic smile
Two broken hearts
shatter
and fall to the ground
as dust
at their feet.
He fumbles
in hip pocket
for…
the last…
link….
"It's only right...." he whispers
through quivering lips -
and holds out a key -
the key
to what once was their home,
their life.
Throat tight
choked with pain.
"It's only right..." he repeats
to fill the silence

both lost for words.
Slowly reaching
tears falling
she takes the key
but lingers, just a while
to squeeze his
hand

why?

why did you leave your path,
my friend?
you had the means to choose an end
to feed your spirit
swell your heart
and play a truly moral part

but leave you did-the pull too strong
closed eyes won't see
a path gone wrong
A cross-road now - the choice is yours
a time of thought - effect - and cause

those myriad cause gleen 'consequence'
- a path, complete with picket fence -
which marks the boundries
straight and true
and seperates the 'me'
from 'you'

Your bright lights hold no lure for me
I crave a different destiny
suffused with birdsong
not the noise of mankind's
petrol-engined toys

'Normality'- a deadly vice
where life 'is sweet'
and 'very nice'
but superficiality
could never rule the path for me

A crowded town - a box for two
with double glazing ("splendid view"!)
-where neighbours nod,
but all the while hide pain
behind their painted smiles

sublime beneath a double face
this remnant of the human race
marks steps of blood upon the back
of those who havn't got the nack

I hold no wish to join this clan
to live - 'I have, therefore I am'
the future of the human race
will find no saviours in this place

The true path has no signs -
no voice
the gods dictate - YOU have the choice
A lonely heart at journey's end?
You pick the path you choose
- my friend.

Words

Wouldn’t it be strange if
in some way -
every
word
we
said
had a price to pay?

I feel we’d think much more
before
we wasted them -
keeping silent,
or not picking up
that poisoned pen.

But ‘words’,
despite
their might, are simply
formed by need,
and though
‘straight from the heart’ -
mean naught without the deed.

So take all ‘words’
as read and heard,
and meant -back then -
no doubt.
But time will tell,
and in the end,
the truth (or not)
of words will ‘out’.

Happy Birthday

No-one to say "How was your day?"
(an empty home)
No 'Two for tea', there's only me
(a single soul)

No "Hun - I'm home!", just me - alone
(a bitter smile)
No hug or kiss - the things I miss
(cue tear-filled eyes)

No new 'e-mails', there's only bills
with desperate news.
They stay unread, in rising dread
(ignore the clues)

No birthday cards - a life in shards
that has no plan.
A heavy heart, that feels no part
of 'Modern Man'

By tungsten light, a lonely night
(stark sillouettes)
A single bed (no 'Goodnight' said)
just sad regrets

Dulcit Whispers

the words you voice
portents of doom
oh wicked lies

those words by choice
a painted gloom
no virtues vie

a photograph
of sepia'd tones
justify
the lives of crones
in dulcit whispers
quiet room
oh wicked lies

duplicitous
all actors
with a hidden smile
oh wicked lies
but know the fact
that tho' your lips
a smile do make
your eyes display a heart that's fake
and others ride upon your wake
so don't forget to breathe
and live
your wicked lies

F.T.W.

Fuck the suited politicians, and their sycophantic wives;
Fuck the way the games they play mess up our fucking lives.
Fuck the smirk of legislation,
fuck the arrogance of law,
fuck the grins of ‘Euro-Beuro-Crats’-
- all rotten to the core.

Fuck the failing ‘nanny-state’, and fuck its patronizing view.
Fuck the way they always think they know what’s best for you.
Fuck the rich and their 'tax write-off’s’,
fuck their growing slice of cake,
and fuck the tax-man,
who’d tax every drink and fucking breath you’d take.

“Fuck You - I’m alright Jack!” - that’s the currency today.
Well ‘Fuck You’ - I don’t want it, so just stay…
the fuck…
…away!
Fuck the “Page 3” macho ‘ape-men’,
fuck their xenophobic minds,
and fuck the fact that homes lie empty…
… while the homeless…
mark…
out time.

Fuck all Labour - fuck Conservative - fuck the Liberal Democrats,
fuck the way we’re all dictated to by ‘Ego-centric Pratts’!
Fuck the rising cost of living,
fuck the price of Daily Bread,
fuck the fact that there are those who think they’re better fucking dead!

Fuck the bills you pay, the debts you owe, the fucking C.S.A..
Fuck the fact that no-one listens to a fucking word you say.
Fuck the cheating,
Fuck the lying,
Fuck hypocrisy (it's rife!),
FUCK THE WORLD, and all it stands for,
get a grip…
Grab Back Your Life!

Spanish Guitar

2009-06-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

This post contains a few Spanish Guitar style videos.... Spanish Guitar is my most favoritest style of Guitar playing.... Why you ask..... See for yourself in these videos. ;) Ciao.

This is my most favorite of all the Spanish guitar songs... It's called Romanza.... Here a couple O variations of the song are put up.

Romanza ends here. :)

Hope u guys liked them... tc for now.

100 Guitar Riffs in One Video

2009-06-20T13:25:00.001-07:00

Ciao.

Improvisation....Nerdy Style !!!

2009-06-20T13:07:00.001-07:00

Simply Awesome Videos by David............Enjoy !!!

Bohemian Rhapsody

2009-06-20T13:01:00.001-07:00

ENJOY !!!!!!!!!

Andres Segovia

2009-06-20T12:53:00.000-07:00

Andres Segovia, the great Spanish Guitarist.....Here are a few of his famous videos all together. Enjoy.

http://www.classicalguitarvideo.com/teachpag/segoviastyle.htm

For further info on Andres Segovia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia

Ciao.

My favorite Guitar Videos

2009-06-20T12:40:00.001-07:00

I am taking a small break from writing poetry. So this section where I upload a few videos, consists of some really great Guitar Videos. Hope you guys enjoy this Sound of Music. Cya soon. Ciao.

MichealAngelo Batio... MAB...The God !

2009-06-20T11:48:00.000-07:00

Michelangelo Batio - Double guitar

Some classic stuff(ends here)

2009-06-20T09:06:00.001-07:00

The ones written below, some of my old stuff(& very old stuff)...that section is over. Hope you all guys liked these poems too... Take care. Cya.

It's gone & Nobody's here....

2009-06-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

It's gone,
What's gone? My Mind?
Soul? No I am fine....
Not really....
Deep inside,something is missing...
The Love & that tender kissing....
She walked out herself,
& Now,all I do is talk to myself,
In the mirror,with the Reflection,
My heart is dead,
But soon it will make a resurrection,
Once the wounds heal,
And I am Loved for real,
& A type of Love that I can feel.

But nobody Loves me,
Everybody hates me,
But Nobody,Nobody cares,
Nobody loves me,
That Nobody is me,
But I can't go on,
Loving myself cuz noone does,
I'm all alone & no longer what I once was,
But the only thing that keeps me alive,
Is the knowing that the next day,
It might all change,
To the best in my Life,
And that "no nobody"
May change to "Some Somebody."

P.S: It was a poem written long time back...Obviously there seem some outta place lines..But still, i hope it's enjoyable. Cya. :)

Keep My Heart

2009-06-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

Keep My Heart,
For you need someone to hold,
Cuz. your heart is stone dead,
And I don't want you to,
Leave some else so alone & cold.

Keep My Heart,
Cuz. yours, is not a real one,
You need to learn to love others,
And not forget them once your work is done.

Keep My Heart,
It ll give you the crimson but loving touch,
A warm embrace,
Unlike your heart,
To hurt,its only grace,

Keep My Heart,
It will teach you to cry,
It will teach you that,
More than your pride,
Which hasn't died,
It's important to be humble,
Even in your pride.

Keep My Heart,
It will teach you to Love,
It will teach you to care & feel,
And in the process,
Your own sorrows heal.

Keep My Heart,
It will remind you many sweet memories untold,
Memories,sweet and painful,
Which you never let me unfold,

Keep My Heart,
O, still, unmoved creature,
You will need this Loving touch,
Now and forever.

The friend in me

2009-06-15T12:10:00.000-07:00

The friend in me
Promises to be true to you,
No matter what the day,
Says he, he'll be there for you,
And Listen to what you have to say,
He promises to keep secrets for you,
Says he, he'll never go away,
Cuz. for a friend,says he,like you,
It's the least he can do.

This friend in me,
Has a heart of gold,
I assure it,
He'll give warmth,whenever you feel cold,
And he'll be there,
To care,
And when you need someone to hold,

He'll be your friend,
Till this world comes to an end,
He's gonna forever stay,
By your side...Night and day,
He'll be there to listen to you,
He'll be there to care,
To multiply your joys,
And your sorrows to share.

All he needs is a chance,
To show what a friend he can be,
He doesn't need any justification,
But he will be a good friend,
As you want him to be,

He'll make you laugh, He'll make you smile,
He'll make the time you spent with him,
Worthwhile,
And,
He'll do all that he can,
To increase this, Beautiful friendship span,

He's the one,
Whom you can confide in,
And your secrets,
You can trust in him,
I promise,that he'll keep all of them inside of him,
[And never let them out]
And always keep them in,

The remaining part of the poem I have put out cuz I need to rework on this poem to make it sound and feel right. I ll get back on this poem soon. Cya.

Lonesome Love- But still my Love.....

2009-06-15T11:28:00.000-07:00

I never knew there would be a better tomorrow,
But you came into my life,
And took away all my sorrow,

My days of sadness are a thing buried in the past,
Because I've found true Love, at last,

My days of emptiness are gone,for good,
Because you feel the void,in my heart,
That you anyday could,

You've opened the window,
You've shown me the light,
And Love for you will now,
Now continue to burn bright,

But Alas!
I dreamt of a Love
That could never be,
Though I felt it once,
You were to be my destiny,
I Love you so much,
But time wasn't right,
Everyone here knows,
How much I want you,
Here by side.

But I had to let you go, You know,
Cuz. you are meant for someone else & not me,
But even a friend,
With you I could not be,
And
Though this breaks my heart,
But we are meant to not be together but apart,
This has to be done,
Even thought I don't want to,
But I hope you come back to me,
After all's said and done,
And remember,even then you'll forever be my special someone.

I'm saying you Goodbye,
It's easier for me to rather die,
But please,please understand,
This separation,
Is the hardest thing I'll and can ever with-stand.

Yes, this is the hardest thing,
I ever had to do,
But I will forever remember you,
No matter what,inside my apart heart,
And now I pray, that you remember me too.

What you mean to me

2009-06-15T11:12:00.000-07:00

If ever,
I were to live forever,
But without you near,
I don't want that then dear,
Cuz. it's for Love that I bleed,
And only you is what I'll ever need,

To live this life,
Maybe forever or just a single day,
Anytime you are near,here with me,
Life has a heavenly way,
Which always leads to happiness,
And sorrow never has its say.

Not a single drop of sorrow is seen,
The place your Love has been,
Then be it the Deserts or the high mountains or the grasses green,
Or be it the people,
Or the land as a whole,
You are there as a friend till the end,
For someone who's alone.

You don't know this,
You don't know how precious are,
To me and my world,
Cuz. to some,you are jus. a somebody,
But for me,you are the world.

I can't rhyme

2009-06-15T10:35:00.000-07:00

I can't rhyme,
When I have you on my mind,
My poetry can now hardly find,
Words which used to define,
What you are to me,
And how sweet Love can confine,
All the beautiful,crimson thoughts,
That cross my mind.

But Now,
Rhyming seems,
That last thing I can do,
It's become,like,
Confessing my heart to you,
No matter how hard I tried,
I was always filled with doubt,
Flowers withered,
& Chocolates melted,
But words never came out of mouth,

I've become thoughtless,
I've turned speechless,My poetry now seems senseless,
Even the English language is done with me,
Says, can't go any further,
That's the end for me.....

Come back to me

2009-06-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Your Love is the picture of a 1000 sunsets,
It gives the freedom of a 1000 loves,
It feels Love is forever since we met,
And pure & white as those doves.

This Love is a special feeling,
Which burns the passionate flame,
Known to few for real is its meaning,
And only few survive this (dangerous) game,

But with your separation now,
I can't feel this magical Love now,
My Life's glommy,
And dark shadows are casting over me,
This is fearful,
For real,
'Cuz without you,
It feels,Life is now asking an endless rue,
The state of my heart is pathetic,
Which is far beyond even 'mythic',

This separation is more than the worst nightmare,
All this now, I cannot bare,
Please come back to me,
'Cuz you & I are,
Forever meant to be....

A wish

2009-06-15T09:48:00.000-07:00

A little story weaves around the following couplet of poems..... I was writing some poem where to many things I don't want were being written about...After some 12 lines into that poem, I murderously criss crossed that paper and began writing this poem... Initially I had written just one short poem, but later on... I wrote an another poem as its part to go alongwith it. I was actually inspired in writing in this manner after reading a few Renaissance poetry. The poets of those times were so talented that one poem was simply not enough to get all things compiled into. So they used the "to be continued" style or the "breaking it into manageable chunks for the reader to remain perfectly sane and yet continue reading" style. Either ways, mine's just a simple experimentation from some one year and two months back. (April 2008). Hope I get the message across. Cya.

"A WISH - Part 1"

A dream to fly,
A desire to run,
Go crazy & wild,
Have all the fun,
Jump & Climb,
Move about with nothing to care,
Reach for the open sky,
Do all the things,
I wish to dare,
Drench myself in the rain,
Be myself all Life through,
Put a smile,
On my face and yours, too,
Make all feel beautiful,
& Lock away my tears,
Then drench myself in the rain,again,
& Wash away, all my pain,
Put to rest,
My each & every fear,
& Fly like a bird,
Searching for a better home,
SCREAM for an echo,
& Pray for a better evening,
With a brighter sun,
To come,The next morning,
Oh
Let the ache dispappear,
Let all the pain subside,
Let life be better,today & tomorrow,
Let my yesterday hide.

"A WISH - Part 2"

Moonlight skies over me,
To gaze the night away,
Wake to the morning sun,
To wash the tears of yesterday,
Fly away with the birds,
Into the open sky,
To feel,Kicking & Alive,
Long after I die,
Put my heart forth,
In front of my mind,
Walk through as a vagabond,
With none to search or find,
Keep hatred none,
Always Love someone,
& Be Loved too,
Hurt I have none,
& Hope you don't hurt me either,
And Hold onto a friend forever,
Have no sarcasm,
Have no tears,
Have a little wish to make,
To grow beyond my years,
I wish a little wish again,
With every step,
I wish to gain.

Untitled again

2009-06-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

Make me understand,
Make me realize,
Make me think,
In times of crisis,
Don't let me blink;

Drive me with strength,
Drive me with passion,
But do give me a brain,
B/W wrong & right to reason,
With a mind so sane;

Let me speak,
Only when necessary,
Let my heart out,
Only when I am alone & lonely,
But without any doubt,
Make me run & fly,
Into the depths,
Of the open sky,
Make the gentle wind,
Blow into me,like,
The sweet sound of music;

.................The poem actually got left incomplete cuaz I started writing an another one.....:)

Untitled

2009-06-15T09:30:00.000-07:00

I have decided to let these poems remain as untouched as possible... reworking them only when absolutely absolutely necessary. That's why, no title either. :)

Where do I fall,
Where do I go,
Where do I stand,
Does anybody know,
How do I decide,
Whom do I emulate,
What are my justifications,
For things I forget,
With whom shall I share,
Who's a friend, who's a foe,
Whose smile do I trust,
Everyone tells me to do so,
For whom shall I break my spine,
Who of all can read my mind,
Is there a purpose,
For things I find,
What is my motive,
Am I special,cursed or divine,
Hail, whom shall I,
Support,who shall me,
Love,why should I,
When I am with it(Love) lonely,
What decision should I make,
What promise must I break,
What path shall I take,
Is it better to move than to wait?
Can I make a wish,
Or take Life with a pinch of salt,
Should I drive myself ahead,
Or come to a grinding halt,
Or should I keep silent,
When all around,
Is always at fault,
Should I burn inside,
Should I accept life as a misery,(Rework)
What should I decide,
Be like all of you, or just be me?

Some CLASSIC stuff !! (Starts here)

2009-06-15T09:22:00.000-07:00

This are some of my poems from a very long time ago.... Some are probably 6 years old, some 2 years and some some one and half years old...times when I was a make shift with more breaks and less work kind of a writer. The poems have somewhere been left incomplete, somewhere sound out of rhyme and at times, absolutely senseless.... Hope you all manage to get through them all with a sane mind. :) Take care.

P.S: Much of the stuff I had written as a teen was lost when our house was relocated. These are only a few of them that I was able to save. Later,Now,when I was outta Bombay, my sister made sure that this stuff stayed safe till the rightful owner took charge of them. So here they are... Happy reading........... ;)

Whatever....

2009-06-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

It's just a poem.... Once again I clarify... I ain't endorsing all that I write.....What my mind thinks at a moment I pen down... And yes...it's T20 style yet again.... Take care. :)

When all's going shit,

And life you,

In the nuts hit,

Fuck the pain,

Drown yourself,

In some heavy cocaine,

& Let this mind,

Go Insane,

If there's any sorrow,

Or remorse,

A guilty feeling,

Or people doing things,

You don't endorse,

Fuck that feeling,

Take a light,

Screw up your worries,

In a smoke,

Stay outta sight,

And sleep tight,

If you want,

Eat an ice cream,

If it makes you happy,

Stab someone in the back,

Be selfish and self centred,

Be sinister & philander,

If you must,

Be unjust,

And hurtful,

Shy away from the truth,

If doing so,

Gets you what you want,

Cuz telling the truth,

Only makes people misunderstand you,

So fuck truth anyway,

Be happy and proud,

Shout it out loud,

That you hate everyone around,

From the heavens to people,

Six feet under the ground,

And all you care,

Is about you & only you,

So Fuck the rest,

Say,"I am the best."

While my guitar gently weeps....

2009-06-12T11:33:00.000-07:00

aGAIN, IT'S T20 season... So even this poem is a shortened one..... I ll write a longer similar poem on a later day...but for now I save you guys the trouble....Take care. :)

I stand in a lonely corner,
With only my guitar,
To keep me company,
As I feel the heartache,
Deep inside of me,
Gently does it weep,
Hidden in its every sound,
Is a sorrow so deep,
Of the memory of says gone by,
Of promises,she never could keep,
So much hurt & so lost,
A small mistake & so dearly it cost,
My guitar feels the remorse,
Of those moments gone wrong,
A teraful reminder,
In every song,
In harmony is its happiness,
With only her memory,
Yet, is it so sad,
She was the only inspiration,
My guitar ever had,
But still,
It pours its heart & soul out,
Every emotion it knows,
Leaving nothing to doubt,
Of the Love,felt for her,
Of the joy,she'd usher,
If, she was near,
And My guitar would tell,
How much,she is dear......