This has been haunting my head for quite sometime lately. There's something very illuminting that I had come across and it's worth preserving it in our minds. I wanna paraphrase it from the best of my memory resources.
" Your hardwork and struggle would seem like a prison and burden your shoulders if you do not have a MEANING to it. Once it has, you would want to do more it. "
Monday, October 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Lived The Life Of The Past,,, Musically !!!
I do not know how long it has been that I last blogged but it definitely feels good bringing myself here again, doing this. I should have been here way before, when a lot of things happened making my life look stupored. Life has its ending episodes for the new ones to start. Yes, I have had my new episodes begun and I am trying hard to make them look a lot more fruitful when looked back at, in future. Yet again, each chapter of an episode has its own flavour and aura, the essence of which cannot be so easily forgotten. This brings us to live the life of the past. Last night was one of those instances to me. Thanks to my tuning into the Red Fm, Big FM, Radio Ctiy, Rainbow... I realized I had special memories attached to every song ( am sure most of us do) and the radio stations had got it right, playing them all. What an ambivalent moment that was..
To start with, it was Britney Spears with "Hit me Baby one more time" which sure did hit me hard with time when I was about 14, that I religiously started listening to English hits with she being my favourite. There was also " Show me meaning of being lonely" by the Backstreet Boys, the song that also appeared on the album of their greatest hits, the cassette of which I still preserve. Next was Michael Jackson's "They don't really care about us"- my Bro and I went crazy listening to it as kids. It was amazing as to how every song playing reeled all those memories. Moving along, I came across Shania Twain's " I am Alive" which did make me feel a lot like it. I went over to borrow the album from my friend and we would be singing her songs- Ka ching, Forever and for always, I am gonna getcha good, etc.. all the way in class and trips. My tuning never ended as I explored more and more tagging along every chapter of my adolesence. I stumbled at Hotel California by "Eagles" . I remember how hard I wanted to learn it to play on my guitar and till date have'nt perfected! As a matter of fact, never perfected playing my guitar per se! lol. And then came "bhool Ja" by Shaan, the song that always played in stuck up santro and the way we could never get enough of cursing him, of course that "him" would switch from shaan to the player and Vice Versa .The song that did not play unfortunately was " Ooooo Oooo Oooo baby" Talk about it.! The best times singing it. Some of the few ones that fortunately did not play were the lame Hindi songs whose names I thankfully do not remember that were constantly sung by "My" so called Lata Mangeshkars. And to bring back the colour was " Pehli nazar mein" transporting me to Goa and its mind boggling beaches. . Some of my favourites too had to be in this, Flo Rida's "Low", Akon's "Right Now" and some others that palyed in cars creating cacophony.And tinge of something more colourful was "Teri ore" , a beautiful track shared with some of my beautiful friends at a beautiful occassion. "Desi Girl", " Justin timberlake" played were the ones played during workouts at the gym. There were songs, some dedicated to me and some dedicated by me.. and the whole list of the songs with so many instances attached to them seems just never ending. I relish each and every bit of those and continue doing so. Sometimes, You do not have to pay for things that can bring a sense of pleasure and serenity to you and this, I think, is one of the best things about life.
For now, I feel so Exhaustive of my memory as I had been for so long recollecting songs that played.. only if I had them penned down.
Stopping here abruptly, I hope to come back. My blog has been owner deprived and I bear the feeling of guilt for it.
....5:30 P.m. , I am longing for a cup of coffee.
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Pooja Radia.
To start with, it was Britney Spears with "Hit me Baby one more time" which sure did hit me hard with time when I was about 14, that I religiously started listening to English hits with she being my favourite. There was also " Show me meaning of being lonely" by the Backstreet Boys, the song that also appeared on the album of their greatest hits, the cassette of which I still preserve. Next was Michael Jackson's "They don't really care about us"- my Bro and I went crazy listening to it as kids. It was amazing as to how every song playing reeled all those memories. Moving along, I came across Shania Twain's " I am Alive" which did make me feel a lot like it. I went over to borrow the album from my friend and we would be singing her songs- Ka ching, Forever and for always, I am gonna getcha good, etc.. all the way in class and trips. My tuning never ended as I explored more and more tagging along every chapter of my adolesence. I stumbled at Hotel California by "Eagles" . I remember how hard I wanted to learn it to play on my guitar and till date have'nt perfected! As a matter of fact, never perfected playing my guitar per se! lol. And then came "bhool Ja" by Shaan, the song that always played in stuck up santro and the way we could never get enough of cursing him, of course that "him" would switch from shaan to the player and Vice Versa .The song that did not play unfortunately was " Ooooo Oooo Oooo baby" Talk about it.! The best times singing it. Some of the few ones that fortunately did not play were the lame Hindi songs whose names I thankfully do not remember that were constantly sung by "My" so called Lata Mangeshkars. And to bring back the colour was " Pehli nazar mein" transporting me to Goa and its mind boggling beaches. . Some of my favourites too had to be in this, Flo Rida's "Low", Akon's "Right Now" and some others that palyed in cars creating cacophony.And tinge of something more colourful was "Teri ore" , a beautiful track shared with some of my beautiful friends at a beautiful occassion. "Desi Girl", " Justin timberlake" played were the ones played during workouts at the gym. There were songs, some dedicated to me and some dedicated by me.. and the whole list of the songs with so many instances attached to them seems just never ending. I relish each and every bit of those and continue doing so. Sometimes, You do not have to pay for things that can bring a sense of pleasure and serenity to you and this, I think, is one of the best things about life.
For now, I feel so Exhaustive of my memory as I had been for so long recollecting songs that played.. only if I had them penned down.
Stopping here abruptly, I hope to come back. My blog has been owner deprived and I bear the feeling of guilt for it.
....5:30 P.m. , I am longing for a cup of coffee.
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Pooja Radia.
Friday, March 6, 2009
THINGS TO BE LEARNT FROM "MR.BEAN"
- You are born to make others laugh
- If you are funny? never mind.. people will like you anyway.
- Be as creative as possible.
- Love yourself.
- You are downright unique and thereby absolutely irreplaceable.
- Never feel the blues, life is too short for it.
- Always learn to make yourself happy.
- Give yourself all those tiny pleasures and enjoy your heart out.
- Be impervious to what people say or think about you.
- Be expressive in what ever you do.
- Show enthusiasm (just look at his eyes all welled up with it!)
- Despite acting stupid, you never know! you are actually smarter than you think.
- Love your companions.( He loves his teddy)
- Your innocence will always pay off.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY !
My heart knows no bounds of misery and sympathy for what ever that has happened in Mumbai!The terror Strike made my blood run cold as I watched the bloody happenings. I felt I was watching a frightening and a downright trash movie which would have a hopeless ending. The beautiful corridors that I had walked through had been burnt and strewened with dead bodies. It really hurts. 26th November, a black day not only for Mumbai but for the entire nation. These scars, we would never be able to wipe off from our minds, and why should we anyway! It has indeed made us realize that we should no more put up with such a lackadaisical attitude of Indian political system. Lack of adequate security in spite of repeated events over past so many years is not excusable anymore. Not to those who have been losing their near and dear ones and to those who have been watching it all the way. Tomorrow god forbid, the victim may be you! It's high time we woke up and raised our voices and we must strive to take the initiative to do something about this patheity.
Some of our questions need to be answered!
Firstly, why didn't the police or the government do anything when this incident was already warned about? The lame excuse by Mr. Vilas Rao Deshmukh, the CM of Mumbai, saying that such a thing is heard about on a regular basis with nothing really happening in the end, only shows his indifference towards his state and people of India. Moreover, he seems to be working on a disaster tourism by bringing along Mr Ram Gopal Varma, the famous film director visiting the scenes of aftermath of such a disaster.
Secondly, Where are Raj Thakrey, Bal Thakrey and Udhav Thakrey? The ones who fostered unnecessary riots for their "so called" Mumbaikars are no where seen when they should be around. Fighting against the non_-Mumbaikars staying in Mumbai was their flavor. What do they have to say when people from different states give up their lives whilst rescuing "His" mumbaikars?
Thirdly, What on earth had Mr. R.R Patil meant when said that "such minor incidents do happen in big cities?". When the entire country is facing some serious crises, he lacked the understanding of his job requirements. Losing his post as the home minister was consequent.
Fourthly, What are we paying taxes for? Just to see these horrendous series of heart breaking events? We contribute to the politicians' salary, security and living and what is it that we get in return? The problem is that it is still not favored to invest in India's security and equipments! A larger chunk of it is lost in corruption.Why so?
Fifthly, the biggest question is, What now??? How are we going to head from here. Are we still going to put up with such disgust wrongly naming it as "resilience" ? What can we do to save our land and ourselves? We have already seen the repercussions by leaving it on our politicians who merely work for their own selfish interests? How are we going to recuperate?
We do have a responsibility on our shoulders now to try changing India for good. How safe are we? This excruciating event has indeed made us realize that no matter who we are, wheresoever we may be, we are extremely vulnerable whilst terrorists making innovative ways to strike terror and cause sabotage! Politicians are not our leaders, they are public servants! It's perhaps on us to choose the ones who can serve us best. We cannot be denied of this right as the whole of India screams "Enough is Enough".
Some of our questions need to be answered!
Firstly, why didn't the police or the government do anything when this incident was already warned about? The lame excuse by Mr. Vilas Rao Deshmukh, the CM of Mumbai, saying that such a thing is heard about on a regular basis with nothing really happening in the end, only shows his indifference towards his state and people of India. Moreover, he seems to be working on a disaster tourism by bringing along Mr Ram Gopal Varma, the famous film director visiting the scenes of aftermath of such a disaster.
Secondly, Where are Raj Thakrey, Bal Thakrey and Udhav Thakrey? The ones who fostered unnecessary riots for their "so called" Mumbaikars are no where seen when they should be around. Fighting against the non_-Mumbaikars staying in Mumbai was their flavor. What do they have to say when people from different states give up their lives whilst rescuing "His" mumbaikars?
Thirdly, What on earth had Mr. R.R Patil meant when said that "such minor incidents do happen in big cities?". When the entire country is facing some serious crises, he lacked the understanding of his job requirements. Losing his post as the home minister was consequent.
Fourthly, What are we paying taxes for? Just to see these horrendous series of heart breaking events? We contribute to the politicians' salary, security and living and what is it that we get in return? The problem is that it is still not favored to invest in India's security and equipments! A larger chunk of it is lost in corruption.Why so?
Fifthly, the biggest question is, What now??? How are we going to head from here. Are we still going to put up with such disgust wrongly naming it as "resilience" ? What can we do to save our land and ourselves? We have already seen the repercussions by leaving it on our politicians who merely work for their own selfish interests? How are we going to recuperate?
We do have a responsibility on our shoulders now to try changing India for good. How safe are we? This excruciating event has indeed made us realize that no matter who we are, wheresoever we may be, we are extremely vulnerable whilst terrorists making innovative ways to strike terror and cause sabotage! Politicians are not our leaders, they are public servants! It's perhaps on us to choose the ones who can serve us best. We cannot be denied of this right as the whole of India screams "Enough is Enough".
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
THINGS I REALLY WANNA DO LATELY !!
> Sleep as much as i could! ( I am a hard core sleep lover :) )
> Watch a lot of movies.
> Join the gym ;)
> Go swimming! Aww..I miss it so much!
> Catch up with all my friends.
> Spend some quality time with my brother who is not around.
> Go on a long holiday with my friends and folks.
> To fulfill all the promises I have made to my peeps.
> Read all my books that have been waiting for me in my library.
> Work for AIESEC.
> Go on a long drive! (nothing to beat that!)
> Buy a new phone and a notebook.
> Go clubbing! ;)
> Chill out at some beach with a good body massage! :)
> Master the Black Jack! (after effects of the movie 21. Lol)
> Learn some hip hop dance.
> Also learn some singing.
> Continue learning my guitar. Oh.. how i miss it!
> Learn to play the drums. :D
> Do bungy jumping and Sky diving!
> Go for the Himalayan trek.
> Complete watching the "Friends" series.
> Get a sizzling hot hair cut done.
> Go for a heart full shopping with bitch loads of money!
> Eat good food! I also have an awful sweet tooth ;)
> Go on world tour with my cousin. It was a deal.
> Visit Bombay, Mathura and Hubli.
And lastly,
> To blog more often! :)
> Watch a lot of movies.
> Join the gym ;)
> Go swimming! Aww..I miss it so much!
> Catch up with all my friends.
> Spend some quality time with my brother who is not around.
> Go on a long holiday with my friends and folks.
> To fulfill all the promises I have made to my peeps.
> Read all my books that have been waiting for me in my library.
> Work for AIESEC.
> Go on a long drive! (nothing to beat that!)
> Buy a new phone and a notebook.
> Go clubbing! ;)
> Chill out at some beach with a good body massage! :)
> Master the Black Jack! (after effects of the movie 21. Lol)
> Learn some hip hop dance.
> Also learn some singing.
> Continue learning my guitar. Oh.. how i miss it!
> Learn to play the drums. :D
> Do bungy jumping and Sky diving!
> Go for the Himalayan trek.
> Complete watching the "Friends" series.
> Get a sizzling hot hair cut done.
> Go for a heart full shopping with bitch loads of money!
> Eat good food! I also have an awful sweet tooth ;)
> Go on world tour with my cousin. It was a deal.
> Visit Bombay, Mathura and Hubli.
And lastly,
> To blog more often! :)
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