Words, more than what meets the eye.

When we begin to write, we just have 26 alphabets at our disposal. There aren't any facial expressions or  body language to rely on. There are no clues hidden in the text or behind the lines that might lead us to what the writer actually meant or wanted to convey. I mean, we can!!!!!!!!!!!! or we can!! use the exclamation marks and question marks which are available to us, completely free of cost  but what exactly does 8 exclamation marks in a row mean, and how does that differ from 2-3 exclamation marks.  

None the less, words still have the power to invoke feelings and emotions within us. Words have the ability to make our day and at the same time have the power to destroy a nation. Words can stir us up deep inside. Far deeper than we can ever imagine. They have the potential to scar us for life and those same words can guide us and show us the right path through testing times.

People who believe that a picture is worth thousand words probably never realized that a word can be worth thousand pictures too. Imagine our brain to be like the Google homepage. When you type/think of a word say ‘Red’ and hit the ‘Search’ button…there are thousands, may be more images that rush in through the brain and flash across our eyes. Could be anything from Coca Cola, the Nike swoosh, Santa Claus, China’s flag to old wounds, a pair of luscious lips, apples or just hardcore bloodshed.

to be or note to be...

Another day passes by,

randomly staring at the sky.



the shapes, the clouds they hardly change,

but stare a bit and they re-arrange.



the darkness takes over, the stars set in,

join the dots but where to begin?



the black hole doesn't seem so far away,

you see the light still you tend to stray.



still staring at the skies for a hint or clue,

the glint is visible to only a few.

d'oh

damn it !!!

Its been an year since my last entry and things haven't changed much except that i have finished my PG but still have no clue what i'm going to do 2 days down the line and i went to Pilani again with OCB (my band) this time, it was fun and as usual we didn't win,i think winning is overrated (no , it's not...thats what people say when they don't win).Got no job and trying to get somewhere with music......

Well i dun think people read my blog anymore, not that they ever did especially since i stopped giving Rs 10 to my friends per month for reading the blog and writing nice things about me afterwards.Lately there have been so many issues to blog about like the ayodhya case, the commonwealth games 2010,the diamonds being found on jupiter and so on but i've been simply Laaazzzzy and let my blog and my fellow countrymen and countrywomen devoid of brilliant views,opinions and hard hitting arguments,so be it...I'll be back

Sid

back again....

well,i am writing after such a long time that the keyboard seems unfamiliar and random,screw that....this will be a unsorted list of things that have happened since the last time i signed out...Please note these things are not in any order of preference
here goes nothing
* i went to BITS,pilani to play..woohoooo
* i played in JNU with my college friends,also played in Udaipur and DLF Saket with this bunch of chilled out guys who call themselves OCB (Other Classes Backward)
* my group in College got changed (random,plz ignore)
* Have been enjoying the weather as of now,though its tough to get up for college
* Have been hanging in JNU a lot....its an awesome place to eat,drink,perform,chill or just relax...damn that place is addictive
* Still don't have the slightest clue about academics,examinations,career and similar stuff.... :P
* Have to get my car and guitar fixed
God, this is turniong out to be lame,boring and too self indulgent......

THE - END

....and the times,they are a changin

# August Post
Well August has come to an end and September is rushing in...almost another year passes by, it feels just as if it was January yesterday.(the concept of time is a funny one, it runs so slow,sometimes you feel as if one would cease to exist any moment if time would be moving any slower but then on the other hand in some cases it just passes you by in a whiskful of a moment such that years and years seem like a few seconds.though debatable, not quite sure which one is worse.
The one in which time slows down and the emotions running through you intensify like crazy especially when you are sad and depressed,it gives one hell.
or
the later in which time flies by and you remember all the key things (mainly the good stuff,and sometimes horrible stuff too) that has happened over the past which can possibly be jotted down in the form of a few bullet points in a word document saved as My Life.doc or having a similar name in the hard drives of our brain.which makes you feel like all those moments are long lost somewhere in the corner of your head and might never return to life again.

Whatever be the verdict,one thing is for sure.As Bob Dylan would say it."......The Times ,they are a changin".

Hmmmm...something to think about

p.s. by the way i got into IIMC ,don't know how but somehow i did,yipeeeeee
Cheers

Mixed bag

Well i am pretty sure that no one reads my blog anymore (not that anyone used to earlier ) but still it won't stop me from keep typing and cribbing about my life to an imaginary loyal audience,who appreciate every word i write.
Moving on,loads of things happened this week both good and bad,starting with the bad things

* As luck would have it didn't make it through IIMC and Xaviers both.
* Have no clue what will i do this year . no signs of any PG or a job for that matter.
* Our Band "Bridge To Elsewhere" lost in the finals of the Battle of the Bands aka "Wednesday Wannabes " after winning three weeks in a row, Damn it,thats the end of FREE Beer and FREE Chilly Chicken and FREE Chilly Paneer for us : (

As far as the good things go

* Went to Dharamshala for three days,the trip was Brilliant.The train journey while going to Pathankot,The breakfast at Lhamos (Chocolate crepes,cheese omelette's,french toast,coffee).The food Mc LLos was awesome too (Pizzas,Dal Makhani and more).The place we stayed the first day/first night was brilliant,be it the place,the location,the view,the FEEL (thanks Dhwni and the other guys too),The trek from Shiva Temple to the waterfalls and then to the Shiva Cafe was Adventurous,Scary,Life threatening,Tiresome and brilliant(cheers to Captain Sukirti,Aniket,Sai).
Dubbey,Vibhu,Vikram and Vidya were awesome too. I didn't know these guys before the trip but we all had a great time together.
A special thanks for Lord Shiva for making it a brilliant and memorable trip for all of us.
thats all for now
Cheers

what lies ahead ....?

Yet another month is about to get over and i am standing pretty much where i left two months back.

In between these two months i went to mumbai for an interview and came back.As a place mumbai is awesome,just had a little trouble with the taxiz and the extreme humid conditions ,otherwise it was great...will definitely visit blue frog and hard rock the next time i am in that city.Also gave an interview at IIMC, the chances of getting in there are negligible considering what happened in the interrogation room.

Fingers still crossed

Well enough about academia and post grad plans,deviating a bit,our band "Bridge To Elsewhere" played at Urban Cafe,Gurgaon last Wednesday..it was fun...we all screwed up on stage (i officially screwed up the most) but inspite of that we won the "Wednesday Wannabe" Night, which subsequently means that we will be playing there this Wednesday too,its about defending our title and some more good music and hopefully a lot less screwing up on stage. : P

Still trying to figure out if there is even a single person/thing in the universe or probably in some other universe with average speed Internet connection that reads my blog.

If by chance the answer is yes...please feel free to comment (i beg you please )

Cheers

Ctrl+Alt+Del

its the end of May.
Was just hearing The Scientist by Coldplay.
Oh fuck...!!!!!
One of the reasons why music is not just sound or a bunch of notes and chords but much more than that .
The song has a hummable melody, the structure is not too complex,the drums and guitars are simple yet equally significant,the lyrics are not too out there yet they convey so much more than what one reads off the internet or the album cover.
It surely is not a rock anthem,and that's probably not even what it's meant to be,that's what makes it what it is.
How wonderful is it when you just don't listen to the song but actually Hear it. Experience it.When the song becomes a part of you because it conjures up memories within you that you knew always existed but never thought about it unless something comes along and forces you to go back and trace back those memories. Don't know why but this song reminds me of this Jim Carrey movie "The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind".
When you think about how your life was and how your life should have been,and suddenly you open your eyes and snap out of it.....
and think
How the fuck did I manage to screw up that bad ?

FACT # 1

Well i just realized that i didn't write anything in the month of March which is sad because i broke my streak (i had at least 1 post for every month since i started blogging) so i will have to compensate for it.
Still don't have much to write about
*We didn't go for manipal fest :(
*College is almost over :(
*Dunno whats next...?????

Life's been alright,thinking about stuff,loads of stuff,have been having self doubts,realizing stuff,trying to figure out where i stand,where i belong....followed by loads of whats.hows,whys and whens have been orbiting my head like unstable electrons.
I always thought life was like this big puzzle like the ones we used to make when we were around 3 or 5 yrs old...i still think so,but the difference is that, now,some of the pieces seem to be lost and misplaced.
Only if i could find them somehow,only if....i could complete my puzzle.....only if...

i realize i am just uselessly ranting as usual and being as random as ever but cant help it...
i am pretty sure nobody reads this shit no more (not that people used to read it earlier )
lastly
Things change,circumstances change,people change and then they DIE...FACE IT....!!!!

Sup ?

well from the time i wrote my last post, its been pretty much the same...life's is boring...n ya campus rock idols was a good experience(we reached the regionals,didn't make it through the zonals though)..and we might go for manipal fest..lets see
february came and went like that (...zappp )
well just some more random shit then
* Slumdog millionaire, the movie got 8 oscars (total of around 108 awards till now)
*Dev D was an absolute treat to watch,what an excellent movie and the music was mindblowing too
* Went to South Asian Bands festival '09 and saw agnee perform live which was simply awesome
* College is almost over (no sign of internship,post graduation or the most awaited trip to Goa)
* Life is Random,confusing,boring and more boring (i have mentioned that earlier too, i guess )