Kolaveri!!!!
You can love it , you can hate it but cant ignore it..
Have seen atleast 18-20 versions of it ..
Horrible singing
Like Javed Akhtar said :"People are praising the robe but the emperor is missing"
It may be a FAD, but a slap , a big controversy and a few scams later the country is still talking about it ...
Not the first , not the last but this pebble did make quite a few waves in the lake :)
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Blaahhh!!!
There was a boy . One of the average Ram , Shyam , Ganesh that you meet every day.
But the difference being he is born in a family of musicians
And by the age of 3 , he is good at singing,
He gets a lucky breakthrough because of his family and gets his first playback opportunity by the age of 6
By 9 , he is a big sensation in the music industry.
And he sees people around him and knows this is where he belongs.
By 12-13, he spends 80% of his day in recordings and rehearsals and stage shows.
He knows nothing but to sing.
He knows he needs to practice hard to get to the next level .
The level where people will no longer recognize him by his family name but his family by his.
And then on his 14th bday , he falls ill. Everybody around him panic.
But the doctor says its just a fever.A fever that would go away.
But he holds back something.. just hoping that it would not come true.
The boy recovers in a few days.
These were the first few days in his life that he didnt sing for an hour atleast
When he recovers, he tries his favourite song.
But he cant recognize his own voice.
He doesnt sound as sweet as before.
Neither can he control his pitch.
His inablity to hit the right notes annoys him.
But he still has hope
He knows how its done.
He keeps at it.
But he just cant do it.
With every failure, he loses hope although he tries to not show it on the outside.
And then he is told by his confidante that he can sing no more.
This is the biggest shock of his life.
A shock so big that leave alone singing , he stammers while he talks
Singing was the only identity he had
Broken and distraught,he flings himself off the roof of his own building
Crashes witth a thud
And his last thought is : "Finally I think I hit the right note"
But the difference being he is born in a family of musicians
And by the age of 3 , he is good at singing,
He gets a lucky breakthrough because of his family and gets his first playback opportunity by the age of 6
By 9 , he is a big sensation in the music industry.
And he sees people around him and knows this is where he belongs.
By 12-13, he spends 80% of his day in recordings and rehearsals and stage shows.
He knows nothing but to sing.
He knows he needs to practice hard to get to the next level .
The level where people will no longer recognize him by his family name but his family by his.
And then on his 14th bday , he falls ill. Everybody around him panic.
But the doctor says its just a fever.A fever that would go away.
But he holds back something.. just hoping that it would not come true.
The boy recovers in a few days.
These were the first few days in his life that he didnt sing for an hour atleast
When he recovers, he tries his favourite song.
But he cant recognize his own voice.
He doesnt sound as sweet as before.
Neither can he control his pitch.
His inablity to hit the right notes annoys him.
But he still has hope
He knows how its done.
He keeps at it.
But he just cant do it.
With every failure, he loses hope although he tries to not show it on the outside.
And then he is told by his confidante that he can sing no more.
This is the biggest shock of his life.
A shock so big that leave alone singing , he stammers while he talks
Singing was the only identity he had
Broken and distraught,he flings himself off the roof of his own building
Crashes witth a thud
And his last thought is : "Finally I think I hit the right note"
Monday, April 25, 2011
24-04-2011
A few questions
1. Is it necessary to feel small when praising someone else
2. Is it necessary to have an opinion where no-one asks for it
3. Is it necessary to butt in every topic , even if you dont have a remotely similar experience
4. Is it necessary to complain everytime some one asks about your welfare
5. Is it necessary to crib atleast once about every one you know
6 Is it necessary to try and see your part in every success around you
7. Is it necessary to feel bad about others who might have replaced you
8. Is it necessary to feel oppressed about your superiors and angry about your friends
9. Most importantly is it neccessary to crib about yourself at all
Friday, November 26, 2010
Problem Statement
I have 3 rupees in hand.
I can buy 3 lassi pepsis in 3 rupees and be happy about it.
But my b'day is around the corner.
I heard my neighbour talking to his friend about giving me 2 pencils as a gift.
Now I think pencils are a good Idea. But a pencil costs 80 paise. And I am not sure If I want to buy 3 pencils or try for a 4th one. My problem is that if my neighbour actually gifted me 2 pencils I will have 5 pencils , the max that I can stow away in my pencil box. But if he doesnt gift me, then I will just have 3 pencils , when I could have had 4.
Now I think that my dad plans to gift me a pencil box full of pencils .
So I am thinking I should not buy any new pencils at all . 1 box full is good enough.
But my bday is far away and I need a pencil to write ..
So I am confused
I can buy 3 lassi pepsis in 3 rupees and be happy about it.
But my b'day is around the corner.
I heard my neighbour talking to his friend about giving me 2 pencils as a gift.
Now I think pencils are a good Idea. But a pencil costs 80 paise. And I am not sure If I want to buy 3 pencils or try for a 4th one. My problem is that if my neighbour actually gifted me 2 pencils I will have 5 pencils , the max that I can stow away in my pencil box. But if he doesnt gift me, then I will just have 3 pencils , when I could have had 4.
Now I think that my dad plans to gift me a pencil box full of pencils .
So I am thinking I should not buy any new pencils at all . 1 box full is good enough.
But my bday is far away and I need a pencil to write ..
So I am confused
Thursday, July 01, 2010
1 - 7 - 2010
You know what Hunters do ..they sit on a High branch of a tree and send a goat to graze , thus inviting the carnivore to prey without letting it know that it is being preyed.
After a few hunts , even the goat starts believing that it has done something great.
That its greatness should be recognized.
After a few hunts , even the goat starts believing that it has done something great.
That its greatness should be recognized.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Up North
My idea of moving up North was a bit more permanent , but it has culminated in a two month stay in the NCR .
1 week into my trip I just know 2 places :
"The Bristol Gurgaon" and "the Office".
2 things that I noticed
"Too Many Cars" and "Lot of Dust"
More updates later
1 week into my trip I just know 2 places :
"The Bristol Gurgaon" and "the Office".
2 things that I noticed
"Too Many Cars" and "Lot of Dust"
More updates later
Sunday, January 31, 2010
31-01-2010
Paes managed to win one more Grand Slam .. (Aus open - Mixed Doubles) ..
Dunno where does this guy get his energy from..He has been winning for well over 8 years now ..
Federer as usual did it again ..
But this time he was pumping his fists for the first break of serve in the first set ..
Something seems different ..
Is he getting aggressive/impatient or is it that he is no longer worried about displaying his emotions ..
It seems Process (as opposed to Result) is the key word ...
So should we as Fed fans be worried about these pump fists and these late line calls...
Dunno ...
Dunno where does this guy get his energy from..He has been winning for well over 8 years now ..
Federer as usual did it again ..
But this time he was pumping his fists for the first break of serve in the first set ..
Something seems different ..
Is he getting aggressive/impatient or is it that he is no longer worried about displaying his emotions ..
It seems Process (as opposed to Result) is the key word ...
So should we as Fed fans be worried about these pump fists and these late line calls...
Dunno ...
Monday, January 25, 2010
25 - 1 - 2010
The old year ended on the wrong foot and the new one started on the wrong foot as well ..
Suffering from leg injuries for over 6 weeks ..
I aimed at going -5 ..And I managed to reach +5 ..
BTW the Spartan seems to be upbeat nowadays .. No idea why ..
Just realized that I am no longer following any sport .. Got stumped in questions about Cricket , tennis and football on the same day ..
I am still speculating on moving North in my career ...More updates later
Suffering from leg injuries for over 6 weeks ..
I aimed at going -5 ..And I managed to reach +5 ..
BTW the Spartan seems to be upbeat nowadays .. No idea why ..
Just realized that I am no longer following any sport .. Got stumped in questions about Cricket , tennis and football on the same day ..
I am still speculating on moving North in my career ...More updates later
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Mobiles !
Me and Mobiles dont seem happy with each other ..
Whenever I buy a mobile ..I think I should have bought the next piece ..But I still try to make the relationship work . But somehow my partners in this relationship dont think so ..
I have had 4 partners till date ..Each one sexier than the one before .
My first love was a 6600 ... Seen her lookalikes with a lot of ppl ... and was crazy about her even before I bought her ...
She stayed with me for a goood 2 years ..
Then one fine day she fell in love with a yellow taxi rooftop and didnt leave him for quite some time ...
I tried searching for her .. for almost 2 days .. But she wouldnt come back ..
The second one was an N-73 ..
Another black beauty ..
She stayed with me for a month or so..
On that fateful Saturday .. I first saw "Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer" ..Then tried to top it with another gem .. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ... She came out with me during the interval ...but then decided to go with someone else .. That b***d stole her from my side .. How I missed her ...
The third one was the most faithful of the lot ..I saw her one day and got her the next ..
She came with me to Moscow and to Dallas ..
She even survived a 50 feet fall albeit with a plastic surgery and face liftup ..But she survived..
But then one fine day she just passed away ..
I kept looking at her ..but she didnt respond .. I was heartbroken... crestfallen...
Then came the fourth one .. the sleek ..size zero ..wieght zero N-79 ..
She drowned in a bucket of water and didnt survive the attacks after it ..
Now I live with a used 6030 which I hate .. But she doesnt seem to go away .. One day it seems her keys have stopped working ..but the next day she is fit and fine ...
I have no idea how long she will last .. But I think I need to get her a substitute ...
Any suggestions ???
Whenever I buy a mobile ..I think I should have bought the next piece ..But I still try to make the relationship work . But somehow my partners in this relationship dont think so ..
I have had 4 partners till date ..Each one sexier than the one before .
My first love was a 6600 ... Seen her lookalikes with a lot of ppl ... and was crazy about her even before I bought her ...
She stayed with me for a goood 2 years ..
Then one fine day she fell in love with a yellow taxi rooftop and didnt leave him for quite some time ...
I tried searching for her .. for almost 2 days .. But she wouldnt come back ..
The second one was an N-73 ..
Another black beauty ..
She stayed with me for a month or so..
On that fateful Saturday .. I first saw "Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer" ..Then tried to top it with another gem .. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ... She came out with me during the interval ...but then decided to go with someone else .. That b***d stole her from my side .. How I missed her ...
The third one was the most faithful of the lot ..I saw her one day and got her the next ..
She came with me to Moscow and to Dallas ..
She even survived a 50 feet fall albeit with a plastic surgery and face liftup ..But she survived..
But then one fine day she just passed away ..
I kept looking at her ..but she didnt respond .. I was heartbroken... crestfallen...
Then came the fourth one .. the sleek ..size zero ..wieght zero N-79 ..
She drowned in a bucket of water and didnt survive the attacks after it ..
Now I live with a used 6030 which I hate .. But she doesnt seem to go away .. One day it seems her keys have stopped working ..but the next day she is fit and fine ...
I have no idea how long she will last .. But I think I need to get her a substitute ...
Any suggestions ???
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Reservations for the Marathi/Maratha
I recently started reading 'India After Gandhi'.
It speaks about the reservation for SC/ST that are currently prevalent in India.
The claim was that in 1000s of years of oppression the SC/STs have been made so weak that they cant easly mingle with the society .So it was decided that the Government will provide positive preferential treatment in allotment of jobs and access to higher education, as a means to accelerate the integration of the SCs and STs with mainstream society.
So the question that comes to mind is that whether the domicile Maharashtrian (this includes the Lungis , the Pagdis and all the other non "son of the soil" people) is so lame that he cant compete with the Cowherds that he is being protected from .
It speaks about the reservation for SC/ST that are currently prevalent in India.
The claim was that in 1000s of years of oppression the SC/STs have been made so weak that they cant easly mingle with the society .So it was decided that the Government will provide positive preferential treatment in allotment of jobs and access to higher education, as a means to accelerate the integration of the SCs and STs with mainstream society.
So the question that comes to mind is that whether the domicile Maharashtrian (this includes the Lungis , the Pagdis and all the other non "son of the soil" people) is so lame that he cant compete with the Cowherds that he is being protected from .
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Keep Off The Grass
Was busy with a lot of BS ...
Read this book : Keep Off The Grass
Is a quick read .
Makes you realize a lot of things .
What ,why and how would probably be different for different people ..
But it is this openness that I love about the book.
Read this book : Keep Off The Grass
Is a quick read .
Makes you realize a lot of things .
What ,why and how would probably be different for different people ..
But it is this openness that I love about the book.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
From then till today
Not much has happened .
Still waiting to get motivated . .
My reach is growing day by day and I rot in office for 12 to 24 hours .
Sarcasm seems to be my first language ..
Is it the effects of life in office or something else I don't know ...
Wonder how long this will continue ...
Neways ...
maybe you will see more posts on this blog ..
I might even use it to twitter .
Still waiting to get motivated . .
My reach is growing day by day and I rot in office for 12 to 24 hours .
Sarcasm seems to be my first language ..
Is it the effects of life in office or something else I don't know ...
Wonder how long this will continue ...
Neways ...
maybe you will see more posts on this blog ..
I might even use it to twitter .
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
2008 12 02
Hmm ..
Missed the bus to Hyderabad..
Dunno why ..
But seems I am getting lazier by the day ..
Is that good bad or plain me ..
Thats the eternal question ..aint it ?
Missed the bus to Hyderabad..
Dunno why ..
But seems I am getting lazier by the day ..
Is that good bad or plain me ..
Thats the eternal question ..aint it ?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ghetla .. Lagla .. Padlo
Hmm ...
I took one more gruelling two nd half hour workout ..
And like always before I thought I left with something less ... (unfortunately not my paunch :D)
Meri pahunch aaj kal bahut badti jaa rahi hai ..
And no I am not proud of it ..
I took one more gruelling two nd half hour workout ..
And like always before I thought I left with something less ... (unfortunately not my paunch :D)
Meri pahunch aaj kal bahut badti jaa rahi hai ..
And no I am not proud of it ..
Thursday, October 09, 2008
09-10-2008
The story so far ...
Seems that the essay into writing failed...
Trying to follow a few time management principles.
Does help me save some time ..
But I realized what I knew earlier
'Its the human element that matters ..'
All that matters is that you be aware of what you want and what you are doing ..
Don't be a Zombie and probably you will make your way to where you want to be ..
But with the human element comes intuition ..which usually fails me ,when I am under pressure ..
On a personal note the Spartan says exercise is the cure to all illnesses ..
But I am too ill to exercise ;)
Seems that the essay into writing failed...
Trying to follow a few time management principles.
Does help me save some time ..
But I realized what I knew earlier
'Its the human element that matters ..'
All that matters is that you be aware of what you want and what you are doing ..
Don't be a Zombie and probably you will make your way to where you want to be ..
But with the human element comes intuition ..which usually fails me ,when I am under pressure ..
On a personal note the Spartan says exercise is the cure to all illnesses ..
But I am too ill to exercise ;)
Monday, August 25, 2008
25 08 08
Bangalore ..
That's the last place I had been to ..
My partial observation
1. Lots of chinkis
2. The Yediappas don't know much of English but still want to use it ..
eg : "Baby, I care of you no ,that is why I getting parcel for you to home no .. but I will have to give company to my friends no .."
3. A lot of Mias around ..didn't notice many of them on my last trip ( 10 years back)
4. No SALE signs around ..
This is the one that shocks me ..
Seems the depression or its fear hasn't hit the city yet ...
Wonder why ?
That's the last place I had been to ..
My partial observation
1. Lots of chinkis
2. The Yediappas don't know much of English but still want to use it ..
eg : "Baby, I care of you no ,that is why I getting parcel for you to home no .. but I will have to give company to my friends no .."
3. A lot of Mias around ..didn't notice many of them on my last trip ( 10 years back)
4. No SALE signs around ..
This is the one that shocks me ..
Seems the depression or its fear hasn't hit the city yet ...
Wonder why ?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
12-08-08
So finally after so long we do have another Indian Olympic gold medalist.
I suppose googling him today might get you atleast 10,000 results ..
Three cheers to India .. and Abhinav Bindra !!!!
Will we win one more ..
There is Rathore ..
The old pair of boots .. might run faster and hit harder.
Saina might end up with a medal ..
Maybe the boxers get some more glory ..
BTW .. Tendlya is once again out of the Indian team due to an elbow injury ..
And MSD is still riding on his luck ..
I suppose googling him today might get you atleast 10,000 results ..
Three cheers to India .. and Abhinav Bindra !!!!
Will we win one more ..
There is Rathore ..
The old pair of boots .. might run faster and hit harder.
Saina might end up with a medal ..
Maybe the boxers get some more glory ..
BTW .. Tendlya is once again out of the Indian team due to an elbow injury ..
And MSD is still riding on his luck ..
Saturday, August 09, 2008
GHEUN TAKK!!!!!
The first time I came across the term "Taking the Test" from an old Caesar from 840 BC. ,who albeit his Roman outlook is quite candid about italicizing his English swears ( and even reducing their font size) I kinda felt awkward about it.
Somehow it didn't sound right ... Like the sentences "It was I who did it " and "Whom did she ask out for a date?" I chose to ignore this irregular sounding "TAKE".
I was again corrected for the same phrase/idiom/irregularity/mistake by a lot of people like "The one on the net" , "the speed demon who defeats sound" and "the Bossssss".
Finally when I TOOK the test .. I found that I was taking nothing away ...
Bloody hell ... I would have done bally well to say I say took good scores or the score sheet .. but what do you take in a test ..
I firmly believe you give a test .. Because at the end of each test you know that you have left a bit of you in the test that will be evaluated electronically or otherwise .
Its like saying I took life imprisonment.
So after appearing for this test, all I have to say is "Gheun Takk"
BTW .. If you are wondering what's Gheun Tak ....
Check this out .... "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5HXadehySU"
Somehow it didn't sound right ... Like the sentences "It was I who did it " and "Whom did she ask out for a date?" I chose to ignore this irregular sounding "TAKE".
I was again corrected for the same phrase/idiom/irregularity/mistake by a lot of people like "The one on the net" , "the speed demon who defeats sound" and "the Bossssss".
Finally when I TOOK the test .. I found that I was taking nothing away ...
Bloody hell ... I would have done bally well to say I say took good scores or the score sheet .. but what do you take in a test ..
I firmly believe you give a test .. Because at the end of each test you know that you have left a bit of you in the test that will be evaluated electronically or otherwise .
Its like saying I took life imprisonment.
So after appearing for this test, all I have to say is "Gheun Takk"
BTW .. If you are wondering what's Gheun Tak ....
Check this out .... "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5HXadehySU"
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