INDIAN OCEAN...

'Being busy' is the biggest cliche you hear from people who are working.. I'd rather call it time mismanagement on my part...whatever..the moral of the story is I dont find too much time left in my hands...and thus I was looking forward to this weekend... to just entertain myself...and thankfully, I had one of the best 2 1/2 hours i've had in some time now...

I went to Chicago this weekend to see the band 'Indian Ocean' live in concert :) ... and they were super!! I love music..and these guys rock. I like listening to their music...but seeing them live is a different experience altogehter...they are absolutely original...each of their songs have a social context / a revolutionary touch to them (can't help comparing them to the U2 of early days) and they have their own distinct sound...which is the hallmark of any great artist (think A R Rahman for instance..) . IMHO, easily India's most talented band. Any comparison is a waste of time. But more than anything...its about four normal guys who make excellent music... which is how it should be :)

And the guys were kind enough to click a pic with us... :)

From left: Rahul Ram (fourth, bass and vocals with superb stage presence) , Amit ( drums and backing vocals) and Aseem( vocals and tabla). We missed Sushmit (lead guitar) in the pic :(

Current Mood: Musical...
Current Song: 'Kaun' by Indian Ocean...

kaun beej bota hai yaaron phall yeh kaun chakhe..
yeh jag jantar mantar maya kaun ye khel rache..
kaun chadhaye roz ye sooraj pawan kaun phoonke..
rit jo aaye jaya nirantar kaun hisaab dhare...

HOW TO DEAL WITH CRANKY KIDS

The last couple of weeks have been bad..plain simple bad...things not working and very less sleep, day after day...needless to say, i was irritated...and last sunday i was trying to call up a friend who was not picking up her phone...i called about four times throughout the day, but no response...that added fuel to the fire...and then when she called in the night, i told her the usual 'why do you keep your phone if you dont pick it up...' routine and that i was very angry...and all she said was, "shout...shouting will solve the problem for you". The same afternoon, i was talking to another friend and she told me that "if you are feeling so irritated, go to your room and jump 10 times on your bed". Nobody has offered me 'suggestions' like these for years now...I just shut up after both these statements....I felt stupid ...And I dont know why both these statements reminded me of my mom...very typical statements that make you more irritated and angry, but also make you realize that being irritated and angry is neither worth it and nor will it lead to any solution...and that only a calm mind will help you out of the situation...

What amused me was both lines these came from girls...and it got me thinking that may be girls have this programmed in them...the "how to deal with restless 'kids' " chapter ...kids who are sometimes just generally irritated..nothing in particular..who get angry towards none but all...I dont think my male friends would have told me anything like the statements above...infact, it would typically be "load mat le" or "ek picture dekh kar aaja" or "daru pee..mast neend aayegi.."... and very other 'practical' solutions...

More than anything, the whole thing makes me feel silly about myself ...and furthers my belief that women should always have the last call (and usually they have a better one) on dealing with cranky kids :)

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Current Mood: Silly :)
Current Song: 'Saathiya tune kya kiya' from the movie 'Love' (1991). Simple. Sweet. Soothing. and Still a favorite.