Party pics

We had a party at our house, reason being the belated birthday celebrations of my roomie and two other fellas...below are some pics..



Current Mood: Sleepy..too tired from a few events of the recent past..
Current Song: 'Aadat' by the band 'Jal'...
Duur jitna bhi tum mujhse..paas tere mein...
Ab to aadat si hai mujhko aise jeene mein...

Who's Worse...

I've been thinking about a little sequence of events for some time now. And I've arrived at too many conclusions and yet no solution.

The Girl: Pretty faced. Good Natured. 'Normal'. Had something going on with a guy in the very near past. She denied initally thinking things wont work out for them. Guy moved out. Got engaged to someone else and is getting married in the near future. Now our girl feels the shock of the result of her actions. Becomes a zombie. Thinks she was dumb to say 'NO'. Can't get over the fact that things happened the way they did. Is perenially depressed. Still thinks things can work out her way and can't help calling her guy up. Everyday. That guy, amazingly, still talks to her, even as he is getting married to some other poor soul in less than a month. Our girl doesn't really care about the future of the other girl whom the guy is getting married to. She thinks that there is still a chance that she herself can marry this guy even now and everything will be rosy. Again.

The Boy: Another guy. With supposedly strong values. Has never had a relationship. Gets to casually know the girl mentioned above. They become friends. He discovers that they are pretty compatible. Soon, he starts kinda liking her, even though he knows the past and present about the girl. Even though he knows and believes that her actions are unjust and uncalled for, probably even immoral given the fact that she is in touch with her old flame, putting the life of that other girl in peril. He knows that she wants her guy or no one else. Never. Still, he thinks maybe our confused and repentant little girl would get over the whole thing as time goes by and will start liking him. Tries to justify his behavior and thought process by telling himself that 'love makes people do crazy things'. Probably lacks confidence. Thinks he might not find a better girl. Or maybe is not patient enough to wait for the time when he will surely find one. Is probably ready to 'accept' the girl, fully aware of the fact that it will take years, probably more than forever, before the girl forgets her past and truly starts 'loving' him and not just 'living' with him.

Whose worse among the two?

"wwwoooooo kaaaaattt...." :-)

Happy sankranthi to all of you...cheers to the wonderful days of flying kites..

Makar Sankranthi: There are a lot of things that dollars can't buy. The joy of flying kites is one of them... :-)

Koi lauta de mere woh beete hue din....:-(

10 most heard songs: 2000-2005

Anonymous: "The second most influential form of human expression after silence is music". I believe music comes first. In these last 5 years, one of the most important things I have discovered about myself is my love for music and the incredible happiness that anything related to music gives me. Be it singing, listening or playing my instruments. I have listened to an incredible variety of music, have downloaded more than 20-25 GB of music from around the world, from raaga to rock. Was thinking yesterday what songs I've heard the most in my last 5 years...and thus this post. Here's the lowdown...atleast what I can think at the moment..when I read it again tommorow, I'm sure I would feel that I should have put some other song instead of one in this list. And ofcourse, you will have a different favorite list. Your suggestions and criticisms are welcome...anything for good music!!

My list (not in any particular order of preference):

1) "Where the Streets have no name" by U2:
Energetic. Eclectic. Escapist. Evangalistic. Electric. This song perfectly fits all these descriptions. It can wake up a dead man and get him running in seconds, and make him think about the life that he has just lived!! My first U2 favorite..the words you see scrolling in the status bar of this window at the bottom left corner are from this song!!

2) "Is mod se jate hain" by R.D. Burman:
RD. Lata. Kishore. Gulzar. Magic unlimited.

3) "Aankhon ke Sagar" by Fuzon:
Amazing flow and rythm, and that pain in the voice and the lyrics. I have ended every party I've had last one year by listening to this song. After everybody leaves and I am alone. Me, this song and serenity....

4) "Walk On" by U2:
An important reason why I still "walk on" after everything that has happened..

5) "Chinnamma Chilakamma" by A. R. Rahman:
Gives me goosebumps. Best percussion I have heard in a long time. I relate it to someone.. which makes it all the more better.

6) "Tere bina jiya nahi jaye" by Fuzon:
If you think you are in love, listen to this song. It resonates with those love hormones in your body!! I have no words to describe this..makes me want to fall in love. Again :-)

7) "One" by U2:
"One love. One life. You got to do what you should." The perfect song about contradictions, it was ranked #1 and #5 on the list of the best recorded songs ever by two different magazines. And my biggest influence in the last one year.

8) "E Ajnabi" by A. R. Rahman:
HAUNTING!! I Remember listening to this song once from 6 am to 2 pm. In a loop. Non-Stop.

9) "My Immortal" by Evanescence:
I've heard that this song is sung in funerals!! Oozes sadness. And what a voice..Amy Lee, I salute you!!

10) Am really feeling guilty by now..dont feel like I m doing justice to my other favs. So here is to all the songs and artists of the world.. Thank you!!

I SEEK...

I seek anonymity,
the scary road that ends in complete oblivion..
i dream of that state of serenity..
no more facades of lies to cover up my truths..no more of these inner sparks of rebellion...

I seek satisfaction..
not any more from this plethora of materialistic desires..
but by performing atleast one just action...
by living for a worthy goal , by finding within me some passion, some fire...

I seek the truth..
want learn all the who's what's and why's about HIM and myself..
want to end this endless cylcle of if's and but's
by becoming a soul thats truly content within oneself...

On this much battered path of self-discovery I tread..
where millions before have advanced much ahead..
but I wonder if even one life has discovered that supreme blinding light..
has there been one soul, that was able to put an end to this endless plight..

In the hope of that day of pristine revelations, I walk on...