For ones like me who love it..you guessed it right--music and for the very rare and limited species of the world who do not like music- well too bad! You are missing out on a major portion of the fun.
Without wasting much time, let me get to the gist of what I wanted to say through this blog. Last weekend, we had a great chance of a lifetime to go to a "Kailash Kher" concert . It was a kind of last minute decision that we made which I do not regret of course. I thank my friends to whom I attribute the pleasure of my attendance!
We were a little late albeit. We had a picnic in the afternoon and to get there after a hectic afternoon took us some time. When we reached the vicinity, we could hear "Teri Deewani " resounding in the air. I grew impatient to find a parking as it is one of my favorites from Kailash Kher's album. Hurriedly, after finding a parking, we rushed to the venue. I literally could not wait to reach there:)
The view that met my eyes were a sure treat:) Lots of familiar faces dancing away to the throes of his beats. Without wasting much time, we joined the crowd. As KK said" Dance till you get into a trance" and dance into a trance we did indeed! Even unfamiliar unknown faces seemed to hold hands to dance in the group. People forgot all their barriers and danced in unison. It felt as if we knew each other for a long time . Music is one that removes all barriers . Even my little one who was a little skeptical while going( since he thought that it would be a typical Indian classical musical evening) was sad when it seemed to have ended soon. He said that he had thoroughly enjoyed the concert and wanted to go to concerts everyday. Well if only we could! I sure understand your feeling sweetheart!
And thus came to an end a beautiful evening filled with the buzz of life- Music! And it sure did leave a trail of pleasant feeling and memories that will not fade in a long time.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
When will the economy get better?
The downward trend in the economy has cast a gloom over the earth.
People are appalled and taking very cautious steps as if in the constant fear of treading the path unknown or better yet- known but unwelcomed, unwanted!
The decline of the financial market in the fall of 2008 started the fall of the "House of cards"! All segments of the market seemed to crash one after the other.
Then came layoffs and more layoffs. Companies became extremely cautious in their ventures. Job openings decreased and the job market has literally come to a standstill.It is frightening to go through an insecurity every single day!
And to top the already liquid market came Madoff scam! And the irony is he goes to jail for only 150 years! Go figure! Personally, I think in addition to 150 years he should be penalized to give all the money back to those innocent and unknowing people who had invested in his “Ponzi” scheme. This will teach all those wannabe-ponzi-scheme leaders a lesson,I hope.
This morning when I was dropping my son to school, the teachers were distributing
fliers appealing to protest against the budget cuts in education. These budget cuts
might lead to class sizes being increased. Teachers are fearing the impending layoffs. The so called recession (and I personally think it should be called “Depression “now) has been continuing for the last 15 months and economists and columnists say that it is going to get worse. Ha! Is it not worse enough?
Everyone is now watching and apprehending the impact of the stimulus package
to the market with the hope that 6 months from now the stimulus will show signs
of improvement. I sincerely hope it does!
People are appalled and taking very cautious steps as if in the constant fear of treading the path unknown or better yet- known but unwelcomed, unwanted!
The decline of the financial market in the fall of 2008 started the fall of the "House of cards"! All segments of the market seemed to crash one after the other.
Then came layoffs and more layoffs. Companies became extremely cautious in their ventures. Job openings decreased and the job market has literally come to a standstill.It is frightening to go through an insecurity every single day!
And to top the already liquid market came Madoff scam! And the irony is he goes to jail for only 150 years! Go figure! Personally, I think in addition to 150 years he should be penalized to give all the money back to those innocent and unknowing people who had invested in his “Ponzi” scheme. This will teach all those wannabe-ponzi-scheme leaders a lesson,I hope.
This morning when I was dropping my son to school, the teachers were distributing
fliers appealing to protest against the budget cuts in education. These budget cuts
might lead to class sizes being increased. Teachers are fearing the impending layoffs. The so called recession (and I personally think it should be called “Depression “now) has been continuing for the last 15 months and economists and columnists say that it is going to get worse. Ha! Is it not worse enough?
Everyone is now watching and apprehending the impact of the stimulus package
to the market with the hope that 6 months from now the stimulus will show signs
of improvement. I sincerely hope it does!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Infatuation?
“He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, and he loves me not”. Anu kept saying alternately while picking one petal off the beautiful white daisy. She had not realized that she had created a trail behind her as threw the petals on the ground.
She had almost reached her apartment. “Hiya, what you up to”? Her heart almost skipped a beat as she heard his resounding voice. She was standing right in front of him and could not avert the strong gaze of Nirav. She loved his eyes and as she looked into those eyes, it was as if the earth beneath her feet would give away. Damn! She always had this feeling when she saw him. Was it excitement that she fell? Was it joy?
She had not expected to see him. But she had to admit that she was pleasantly startled.
“It is just a stupid game “she blurted out not knowing what to say. How she wished it was true and not just a stupid game.
And Thank You! Now I forgot where it had ended – was it “he loves me” or was it “he loves me not” she thought looking at the half bare daisy in her hand.
He smiled and walked along crossing her to reach his apartment. She had to admit that the smell of his musk drove her crazy. She closed her eyes, back turned towards him, and tried to fill herself with the lingering smell, thankful that he could not see her face.
“By the way,” he turned around, “I have good news ! I am getting married to Priya in a month”. “I will come to your house and give you the formal invitation card”.
“I just had to tell someone” she could hear the excitement in his voice.
.
Her head spun, her knees seemed to give way, and her legs suddenly became weak. She whirled around to turn and face him. He was smiling, still fidgeting with the keys to open the door to his house. The happiness in his face made Anu extremely sad.
How could he do this? How could he marry Priya when all that Anu thought about was Nirav.
“Congratulations! “ She had to force herself to let out the words. She rushed in to her house trampling the daisy that had fallen off her hands.
She threw the books onto the floor and slammed the door and literally collapsed onto her bed.
It was exactly one year back that he had moved in here. It was just before Valentine’s day. Anu’s mom was not very pleased about the fact that a young single guy was moving in next door as a tenant, very worried that they were to have a bachelor as a neighbor
They were still chatting over coffee when Anu had come home from college. She barged into the house as she always did. As she entered she realized and felt his strong presence, his strong personality, the magnetic charm that immediately seemed to draw her close to him.
“Hi , I am Nirav”, he had introduced himself. It was as if she could still feel the strong grip of his hands as she had on the first day. It was as if she had given him her heart that very moment.
After that day, she had not passed a single day not thinking about him. She had always managed to steal a glance at him be it when he was leaving for office or when he was returning home. She had almost aligned her chores according to his timings. On the weekends, she would stand on the balcony and wait for the moment when he would come out to his balcony- either talking on the phone or to water his plants. Her day was made- a single look from him and she would feel as if she was flying on the seventh heaven.
She had turned down so many proposals from many of her mates at college. She was beautiful and hence had no dearth of boys wooing her. She could not get herself to liking any of them. She couldn’t help herself- she could only think of Nirav. No one was anything like him in his looks or personality.
She realized that her pillow was all wet when she heard her mom calling. “Nirav is here, Won’t you come outside to chat for a while. He is here to give his wedding invitation.”
“I have a test tomorrow and I have to prepare for that” she replied back, trying to stabilize her voice as much as she could while gathering the pearls that had strayed all over the floor from her snapped necklace.
She had almost reached her apartment. “Hiya, what you up to”? Her heart almost skipped a beat as she heard his resounding voice. She was standing right in front of him and could not avert the strong gaze of Nirav. She loved his eyes and as she looked into those eyes, it was as if the earth beneath her feet would give away. Damn! She always had this feeling when she saw him. Was it excitement that she fell? Was it joy?
She had not expected to see him. But she had to admit that she was pleasantly startled.
“It is just a stupid game “she blurted out not knowing what to say. How she wished it was true and not just a stupid game.
And Thank You! Now I forgot where it had ended – was it “he loves me” or was it “he loves me not” she thought looking at the half bare daisy in her hand.
He smiled and walked along crossing her to reach his apartment. She had to admit that the smell of his musk drove her crazy. She closed her eyes, back turned towards him, and tried to fill herself with the lingering smell, thankful that he could not see her face.
“By the way,” he turned around, “I have good news ! I am getting married to Priya in a month”. “I will come to your house and give you the formal invitation card”.
“I just had to tell someone” she could hear the excitement in his voice.
.
Her head spun, her knees seemed to give way, and her legs suddenly became weak. She whirled around to turn and face him. He was smiling, still fidgeting with the keys to open the door to his house. The happiness in his face made Anu extremely sad.
How could he do this? How could he marry Priya when all that Anu thought about was Nirav.
“Congratulations! “ She had to force herself to let out the words. She rushed in to her house trampling the daisy that had fallen off her hands.
She threw the books onto the floor and slammed the door and literally collapsed onto her bed.
It was exactly one year back that he had moved in here. It was just before Valentine’s day. Anu’s mom was not very pleased about the fact that a young single guy was moving in next door as a tenant, very worried that they were to have a bachelor as a neighbor
They were still chatting over coffee when Anu had come home from college. She barged into the house as she always did. As she entered she realized and felt his strong presence, his strong personality, the magnetic charm that immediately seemed to draw her close to him.
“Hi , I am Nirav”, he had introduced himself. It was as if she could still feel the strong grip of his hands as she had on the first day. It was as if she had given him her heart that very moment.
After that day, she had not passed a single day not thinking about him. She had always managed to steal a glance at him be it when he was leaving for office or when he was returning home. She had almost aligned her chores according to his timings. On the weekends, she would stand on the balcony and wait for the moment when he would come out to his balcony- either talking on the phone or to water his plants. Her day was made- a single look from him and she would feel as if she was flying on the seventh heaven.
She had turned down so many proposals from many of her mates at college. She was beautiful and hence had no dearth of boys wooing her. She could not get herself to liking any of them. She couldn’t help herself- she could only think of Nirav. No one was anything like him in his looks or personality.
She realized that her pillow was all wet when she heard her mom calling. “Nirav is here, Won’t you come outside to chat for a while. He is here to give his wedding invitation.”
“I have a test tomorrow and I have to prepare for that” she replied back, trying to stabilize her voice as much as she could while gathering the pearls that had strayed all over the floor from her snapped necklace.
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