dilemma

OK so here I am. 

We are group of 4 people as part of a course project. 3 guys and me. 2 guys are working and the remaining 2 (me and other guy) are full time students.

And a very tricky part of the project requires that we all sit together and scratch our heads to optimize time and output. This working together process can be accomplished in a number of ways.

1. We all Skype.

2. Working guys come to school and we work from there.

3. Me and other guy go to the working guys place and work from there. This requires us to stay over, as they live in far off suburbs. (one of the working guy is a real good friend btw).

And here's what happened.

my lil prayer for you :)

A very dear one has hurt himself and is in a lot of pain. :(


Here's my little prayer for him.


May it be that the hurt goes away
and you be happy and gay.
May it be that the scars fade away
at the most, by this april or may.
May it be that you embrace life
and take the pain in jolly stride. :) :) :)


Take care my dear :)


~nightflier

movie-list

A list of movies I am looking forward to, in this winter break!


1. 3 Idiots - you guys should catch the making videos on u-tube (of course, those of you who cant watch it on TV)
2. Rocket Singh - Salesman of the year - It has my Ranbir!! so-oh charming ;) And its a Shimit Amin movie (ab tak 56 and Chak de fame)
3. Paa - I know, I know, you all have heard and seen it all by now. But if you have seen Cheeni Kam, then you will be waiting for it even more eagerly. R. Balki had given something really refreshing and sweet with the old guy meets younger girl, love-story. And I am really liking Mudi Mudi/Udi Udi by Shipa Rao.
4. The men who stare at goats - I have already tweeted about this one (its already released but I cant watch it cos of some stupid promise I made to myself). Kevin Spacey and George Clooney. Oooh la la!! 
5. Sherlock Holmes - This is the wackiest transformation of my childhood hero, I could have ever imagined. And Robert Downy Jr. (Iron Man..what a superhero!!) playing the role, takes it to my 'must watch' list.


I also saw the trailer/song (whatever that was supposed to be) of Pyaar Impossible. And I shrieked. Uday Chopra!! Come on dude, dont take advantage of that last name anymore. Mercy god! 
After a long discussion with a dear friend about movies being released this year and reading a close to reality review of Kurbaan, I mustered up the courage to watch that atrocious movie. What was I even thinking ? I guess I wasnt thinking :| 
It is so full of pretentious-ness and wannabe-ness. Anyways, I think everyone gets a chance to commit worst movie-mistake of the year. And I am at least over with mine. ;)


So right now I wait like a regular movie buff, for the listed 5 movies. (Every title is a u-tube link to the trailer)
If you guys have any more suggestions, then flood my mailbox puhleez :) Its been a drought this year, good movies wise, generally.


~nightflier :)

Pursuit of life..

Another year older but none wiser!


Thats how I feel on my silver jubilee. Questions have become deeper. Answers or the pointers to them ever confusing. If you would ask me, life could not be any less crazier. And the funniest thing is I had wished for crazy stuff, on my last birthday. If only I knew god had this crazy algorithm of granting your crazy wishes! I would have asked for a trip to Barcelona/Rio in the middle of the sem, instead. Sigh..


Well, I have this routine of writing down my thoughts on my birthday. So keeping the tradition, I decided to bore you guys as well.


Truthfully, there is no excitement about birthday anymore. It feels like just another day, with a chocolate cream facial. I have been on the phone attending calls and replying to birthday emails, most of the time. A friend cooked special lunch for me (super nice of her :)). A bunch of us also went out for dinner to this nice, tasty place in China town called Joy Yee Noodle (I really like the name!). Everyone had a generally good time.


Now as the day is finally over and I am forced to do the yearly ritual of forming some new resolution, I realize I feel too lazy for anything. So I am going to stick to normal things for a change. I will try to gain 5 kgs by dec 31st! Yeah, you heard it right. I love all my clothes and the idea of fitting into them. I wonder how my wardrobe will look after dec 31st. The point with being skinny is your clothes cant become anyone else's envy. Its been the same since childhood. Mom is always wary when she has to discard my old clothes. She always tells me that she cant find anyone of my size to give away those clothes (I think she hasnt heard of Somalia!). So I end up with really old (read antic pieces) clothes in my wardrobe.


Proof: I still have (rather wear) a tee bought in standard 12 :D


Anyways, now having bored you all with my silly clothes woes, I will wrap up. 


I shall live and let live!


~nightflier :)

:(

At this point, if given a chance I would really really like to go back 2 years in life.
Things around are falling so badly, tis hard to believe..
Not because I cant see/take it..I just think its not worth it..


~nightflier


P.S. And I always thought I was a person who was always happy with the present. Sigh ..

J.E.R.S.E.Y. boys

There is so much I dont know about music! Bah!


Experienced Broadway musicals for the first time yesterday! And boy what an experience!
So thrilled I am, that I have to blog about it. To share it with you. And if you are not much of a fan of musicals/theatre or have not experienced it, then to urge you all to please please try it. At least once! 


To start off, Jersey Boys is a musical about the most famous American pop and rock band The Four Seasons. It tells the story of a class act, some pure musical genius and talent, in the form of Frankie Valli (the lead Italian singer with an I and not a Y), Tommy De Vito (the leader), Nick Massi (the sentimental Italian) and Bob Gaudio (pure genius and far sighted businessman). The four seasons who started off as the Four Lovers, to become Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ultimately. 
The narration was crisp with the right touch of humour and wit. Nothing dark, shady or sad about it. The sombre moments were handled with an easiness. The lighting was perfect. The stage just transformed the whole theatre into the 60's and even me, a person who does not know the abc's of rock-n'roll travelled back to the era of handsome guys (no offence to this generation :P), Italian mafia, funny clothes (stripes and all yaa!!). 
The music and the dances were the essence of the play. Not at a single point did I feel out of sync. I think thats the best thing about plays, there s always something going on the stage. The energy these guys put up in making those 3 hours memorable, is commendable. I think thats why I have always been awed by my college theatre group. It must be a different world, performing to a full crowd and riveting them. I literally laughed, sang, tapped my feet, anticipated in anxiety as to what will happen next, as the show progressed. I enjoyed it more than a movie would not be an understatement although sounds a bit dramatic. 


Recently Ketaki wrote about how frustrated she was with movies (Hindi) in general. And I realized how much sense she was making, as I stood there transfixed and mesmerized, clapping till my hands ached, to the last performance of the Four Seasons. Why theatre remains so less explored is a mystery though. (I have figured out a few things but thats not what the blog is about, so lets leave it for a rainy day)


So that's my returning post! About the musical that moved me. So much, that I had to write about it :)
I hope and wish that at least those of you who are in the US, watch it.


Sharing one of my favourite tracks with you all. This Frankie Valli is one hell of a singer. Enjoy!





~nightflier!


P.S. Now lets move to the topic of your concern. Kindly lower those raised eyebrows for moving away from blogger without any notice or reason. I dont want you guys to understand my reasons, cos I know you understand ;) 
I think we lie to ourselves. On a daily basis. And I needed to do some serious introspection to find some answers. Well, the deep side of me had taken over. I was worried cos she never takes over unless its something to do with SRK. But anyways, now that I am back in blogville, I am sure you will re-welcome me with warm hugs and comments (convenient assumptions and more lies to myself ;)). And as to those who really missed me, thanks guys!  I appreciate it. I mean it! And for those who thought I had deleted the blog, how could you ???? BOOOOOOO ya!!! Its an integral part of me, and you just dont throw away your cell phone cos its old and out of fashion, but you upgrade it. A really bad example, but I know you have understood what I meant. Smart people you all are ;)

Lets play the music tag!

Reporting from ER@ Mercy hospital.

Dont worry guys, a friend has been admitted here for what seems like a case of Kikuchi disease after complaints of trouble swallowing and a real bad sore throat. The doctors are still unsure of her mysterious medical condition btw. So in between taking care of her (read boring her and the visiting docs, making fun of the docs, nurses and the staff in general) I decided to blog. (I know real real mean of me!). Yes, hospitals here have a pretty good bandwidth of wi-fi. Lets us stream shows, download homework assignments, and play farmville.

First, some funny facts about hospitals here. My friend with a bad throat problem has been given all kinds of tangy foods like orange juice, curds, pine apples, and anything else you can think of. Now back home, things like these are forbidden with a sore throat. Specially the mother clan will make sure that one gets only soups, hot teas, and dal-bhaat (rice and lentils) in an unwell condition. So what was to be avoided in India, is something not to be worried about in the US. Strange!

So coming back to the cause of my return to the fun world of blogging. Recently nishant tagged me for what sounds to be a fun tag.

this is how it goes .. List down 5 songs running through your mind / Playlist right now.

I normally dont have a 'songs' pattern. I am slightly dyslexic when it comes to listening to songs. One can find me listening to anything, from classical to rock. It is strictly mood based. And I normally pick up songs randomly. As far as my history goes, I have got introduced to really awesome songs long after they have been released/become legends. My friends and family to an extent, with varied taste of music are a major reason for whatever my music appetite is.

Mom had a thing for Marathi music (still has..one should listen to her going ga ga over sa-re-ga-ma-pa champs) and we practically grew up listening to the same tapes over and over again. A music system was a tape-recorder then. And her collection was on TDK tapes, I remember! Then at home my bro introduced me the videsi (english) music. Boyzone, backstreet boys (Nick Carter :P), MLTR, westlife, savage garden have been my teenage music crushes! Then I moved on to Bryan Adams. Lately beatles (thanks to last.fm radio) have been a great addition to my music food (And telling people that I listen to beatles also sounds supercool btw ;)). Then I remember my engineering roomie being a total lovey-dovey songs freak. Another friend at hostel (whom I think has a real good sense of music) introduced me to lots of jazz, gazals and random hindi pop stuff. Nowadays as far as Hindi music goes, I rely on new music releases and YouTube.

So after all this blabber (I hope at least one of you found it interesting :P), my random 5 songs are

1. rehna tu - delhi 6 - this song is awesome!

2. masakalli - delhi 6 - its tune just cheers me up. Have been listening to it for quite a few days now. I also make my patient (the one in the hospital and not the quality, duh!) friend listen to it at least once during my visit.

3. single ladies - beyonce - Me and my roomie have a new found dance instructor in the form of Beyonce. I know quite a tough dance form to practise with my agility! sigh..

And funnily I hum this song as 'I am a single lady'. That 'deciphering the english accent' disorder is rooted methinks! :-/

4. pachai nirame - alai payuthey (saathiya) - I was humming this tune (I say the tamil song cos I know the words were definitely 'not hindi'!) throughout the day. Btw pachai nirame means green leaves. I thought they LITERALLY translated tamil songs to hindi! (dont mind me, but I used to listen to tamil songs as a kid-courtesy neighbours, and they always used to tell me that the tamil lyrics are literally translated to hindi!)

5. kabhi kabhi aditi - jane tu ya jane na - again a song which cheers me up, these days! (Mind you, I am quite a cheerful person meself :P)

Thus, I am done listing my 5 random songs. It was a fun (not much thinking required) tag indeed. Thanks Nishant!

I am tagging all my readers :)

~nightflier