Time to say Good bye 2011

365 DAYS....

It fluttered easily...

Undoubtedly, most memorable year so far for me...

But, this is exactly what we feel at the eve of each New Year, isn't it??

We will be confused whether to recall the glorified memories of the year to which we need to bid adieu...

Or whether to welcome the New Year with both hands which would add more verdant memories in the next 365 days. (Oopss!!! Its 366days this time....)

We think of the way in which we spent the year. This would enable us to think of the best and worst memories. The friends made and lost. The success celebrated and failure tasted. The quality of time spent with family and the quantity of joy we derived out of it. The silly moments which made us cry and the emotionally draining moments where we stood strong. Some memories make us feel proud and others makes us sit back and wonder what really went wrong.

But hey…

Past is past. Past, being history, nothing much can be done. All we can do is to learn from ours and our family’s as well as friends’ mistakes. We may also make a conscious effort not to repeat the same mistakes again and again!!!

But, what is so special about a new year??

Is it special only because the year in which we would live will change??

Well...

The New Year eve is special according to me because we sit back and think about the 365 days spent...

We rejuvenate ourselves - sometimes consciously; But, most of the time, unconsciously!!

We keep talking about the year that was and was not.

We look back to find where we went wrong and what we did which brought smile on a loved one.

We keep thinking until we find some great thing about the year which overwhelmed us.

We push the bad memories and try to run away from deteriorating thoughts.

We make plans for the New Year celebrations accommodating our friends and family.

We endlessly think on whom we should ring first to wish "Happy New Year"

We expect our most loved one to be the first to wish us.

We think... We think only positive things!!

We think... We think of only good things about people!!!

We think... And we keep thinking of the moments which made us happy!!!

And then, in this process of thinking we would have realized that there are a lot of things which we failed to do.

It may be any of the following...

(It may also be all of the following!!!)

A failure to brush tooth twice a day... 

A morning walk which we always hesitated...

Avoiding the newspaper saying it’s boring or the famous, "I don't have time"...

Skipping breakfast in the name of dieting...

Taking food in front of television instead of family..

It may also be difficulty to say "I love you" to parents, spouse or kids.

It may be many other things as well....

So... We draw an elaborate resolutions...

Someone wrongly said, yes WRONGLY, that resolutions are made to be broken...

Come on... Did we go through the pain of thinking so hard to come out with a resolution which was ultimately to be broken??

Anyways....

New Year is special for the above said reasons.

It is also special due to the New Year cake and sweets!!!

Yummy....!!!!

How easy and great life would be if we sit back and think every day??

If we maintain a journal of events that happened on a day to day basis??

How much fun life would be if we think positively and be surrounded with loved ones??

Every day would turn out to be as special as a new year...

We would feel as ecstatic as we would feel on a new year...

As I always say...

Life is too short to worry or regret...

Snatch the second and enjoy each micro second...

To put it in a Bollywood style...

Kya patha, Kal Ho Na Ho!!!

Jiyo jaise aakhri pal hai jeene ke liye...

Thus I end my last post for the year....

Miss you 2011☺

Life moves on….

Life moves on….

But why??

Especially when it is so perfect!!!

Well…

If life is indeed to move on…

Why do we meet people??

Why do we get attached to them??

Why do they influence us and become integral part of our life??

And ultimately…

Why do they shrink to memories and fade away with time???

Come on…

Why should life be so complicated??

Why cant we just stay away from people and be happy with ourselves??

I know… That is impossible…

But… The farewells and good byes are no funL

We meet people as strangers.

We will form our own perceptions about them.

Such perceptions influence our behavior.

Sometimes, we feel like some are friendly… Some serious… Others to be Thinker… Autocratic… Criticising… Funny… And so on…

We jump into conclusions and we never try to sit back and analyse if our perception was right at all!!!

Thus, we spend innumerous days with them… Around them… Among them…

Still… We strongly continue to be strangers!!

Nobody in this World likes to get hurt.

So, we think that we are detached and feel self-content.

But wait…

Life is not this simple!!

It is a bulky sack filled with surprises!!!

We end liking those we thought we don’t like…

And end up loving those we already like…

When everything falls into the right place…

The bell rings… Indicating the stark reality – Time to part!!!

Thus…

Tears flow…

Sadness follows…

We feel like we are left alone…

We end up thinking too much…

In this present Electronic World, A blog may be posted too!!!

Such thoughts will in turn help you to understand that life moves on…

Further understand that people never leave…

They may very much leave physically…

But the moments we shared with them will remain as memories…

Tears will flow this time also…

But, it will be tears of joy…

A joy caused by the fact that we have realized our folly…

The folly being wrong perceptions and judgments about people around us…

Nobody is perfect…

We should learn to adjust and love them with all their flaws…

So that we never worry about the fact that life is moving on…

Instead we will be very delighted as we have lived our life to the fullest…

Let the life move on…

So that we can add more memories which can be relived in our thoughts…

Which can be narrated to our friends… Kids… and Grand children!!!!

So…

This post is dedicated to all those angel-like people who have come into my life…

Who have taken the onerous task of building my memories as well as adding colours and shades to it…

Life is a journey…

Lets move on….!!!

Lets enjoy the present to the fullest!!!! J

Why this Kolaveri di??

Its almost a month now....
But the effect of Kolaveri is still verdant...

I tried to escape from it...
I deliberately avoided listening to the song....
But then, I ended up thinking of it more and more...

Now destiny brought me to Chennai....
All the radio stationsis playing the kolaveri song again and again....
Posters containing Dhanush with head sets on....
Channels like M TV and V TV is playing it endlessly....


The original version....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR12Z8f1Dh8


Then there is this
Girl's version....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1d3dKGb3Eg&feature=related
English version....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auf2AZjrOek
In Punjabi....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJUlmEf7z4
Singer Sonu Nigam's Son's version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4PQH9DH2Yk
What not!!!


TAKE A BREAK.....
TIERED TO DEATH....

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Back again....!!!!
This made me sit back and wonder what is so special about the song..
Later decided to listen to the song and see what is so captivating....

Firstly,

the lyrics caught me....

So simple... So normal....

Its almost like someone is talking....

The colloquial words and slag words....

I thoroughly enjoyed....

May be because I talk this sort of language too !!!

Then....

The tune!!!

So South Indian.... (In micro level)

And so Indian too....

Its again simple....

Complementing the lyrics....

I noticed that it is an earnest try...

From a bathroom singer to a professional singer can manage to sing this song...

I specially felt relieved....

Because from today if someone desperately want to hear me sing...

I will sing this!!!

I feel confident enough to sing this....

And my audience may not realise that I am not a good singer!!!

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How dis I miss this out??

I am a South Indian....

And I always feel that the South Indian movie Industry do not get as much reach and apprecitaion as the North Indian - "Hindi" Films rather.

There are so many good movies and songs....

There are much better actors and technicians too....

Yet....

Bollywood represents the Indian movie business...

Though that is not the true representation of the reality...

So finally when I managed to catch this song in M TV or V TV or any other National Televison channel for that matter... I felt very proud....

Proud to be a Tamil... 

A South Indian...

A Dhanush fan...

What not!!!

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I Chennai I happened to see this interesting poster....

Its really innovative and interesting....

A socially awakening one....

And takes strong stance against rash driving....

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Besides....

A matured realisation also popped in....

Art does not require any language...

It is the simplicity that always wins....

MOST INPORTANT OF ALL....

Make use of the Social Networking sites....

You tube....

Or Internet as such for thta matter....

Do all the possible promotions to raech out....

If the work is from the heart and the promotion strategy is tactical....

Anything can become as sensational as Kolaveri song....

And people can go Kolaveri (Positively) over it!!!

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THUS GOES THE LYRICS OF THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT YOUTH ANTHEM

yo boys i am singing song
soup song
flop song
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
rhythm correct
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
maintain please
why this kolaveri..di

distance la moon-u moon-u
moon-u color-u white-u
white background night-u nigth-u
night-u color-u black-u

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di

white skin-u girl-u girl-u
girl-u heart-u black-u
eyes-u eyes-u meet-u meet-u
my future dark

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di

maama notes eduthuko
apdiye kaila snacks eduthuko
pa pa paan pa pa paan pa pa paa pa pa paan
sariya vaasi
super maama ready
ready 1 2 3 4

whaa wat a change over maama

ok maama now tune change-u

kaila glass
only english..

hand la glass
glass la scotch
eyes-u full-aa tear-u
empty life-u
girl-u come-u
life reverse gear-u
lovvu lovvu
oh my lovvu
you showed me bouv-u
cow-u cow-u holi cow-u
i want u hear now-u
god i m dying now-u
she is happy how-u

this song for soup boys-u
we dont have choice-u

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di

flop song

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Nobody is Superior (Or Inferior for that matter!)

One day, all the five fingers caught up a quarrel on who is superior.
The thumb said, I am superior because nothing can be lifted without me.

The forefinger said that I am used to point at things and it is not possible to give directions without me.

But, the middle finger argued saying that I am the tallest and the biggest one. 

And the ring finger said that it is the most superior one as it is decorated with precious jewels
(Though contrary to the fact that today people are wearing rings in almost every finger!!!)

Thus came the turn for the little finger.
It thought.... It thought... And it continued thinking...
To find out why it is superior to others.
It could not come up with an answer....
By that time, the other fingers started teasing it badly...

With tears and feeling pity towards itself, the little finger rushed to God...
It prayed, "Hey God, you know everything. So, please tell me why you created me because I am good for nothing at all".

God felt bad and asked the little finger to think about its strengths or some unique feature that it possess.
The little finger thought about it day and night.
But it could not find any.

With puffy eyes, it again went to God.
It bowed in front of Him and said that it could not come out with any reason behind its creation.

God let out a huge laughter.
He then said to the little finger that you will be the only finger which will be closer to Me (i.e. God) when prayers are offered.
Hence, you are very precious that way.
You are loved by Me.

The little finger smiled and stopped worrying.




Thus,
It is the perception that matters.
If you yourself end up thinking that you are useless... Good for nothing... A zero...
Or whatever crap it may be for that matter...
What value and respect others would give to you??

Its very important to feel secure and comfortable with oneself.
Everyone is unique.
All has strengths and weakness.

As a human being we have to overcome our weakness and build our strengths.
Also...
It is imperative to stand united.
We need to complement each other instead of picking fights and faults.

We have to learn from mistakes...
Not essentially from ours.
Its always good to learn from other people's mistakes as well!!!
For that we need to observe and be with people.

Life is too short to worry and for unnecessary ego.
Don't worry about what others would think about you.
be good and life is all about being happy....
Because such happiness is contagious!!!

Whats there in a date???

My parents, specially my father, has always ensured that my birthday is celebrated in a large scale.
At least amongst ourselves.
A new dress... Slippers... And off-late a watch are the major I get as gift from them.
Then... The cake!!!

But...
Whats there in a date??

This time... My birthday passed....
Only new dress... But no parents to appreciate it...
No cake...
Come on... Not even sweets for that matter...
I didn't feel like one eating too...
To be honest I did not feel like it was my birthday...

But...
Whats there in a date??


My parents wished...
And I missed them more...

It has been a little more than two decades since birth...
But no birthday has been spent this way....
May be I have become more matured to realise that.....
Whats there in a date??

I realised that a day becomes birthday only when your parents tell you that you were born that day...
So... A birthday without them can be the worst situation and an awkward one too that one can face...

It is also a day when your frineds and loved one make it special and make you feel special and loved....
When no such things happens... How will you feel like its your birthday??

It would turn out to be just another day....
And the rational thinker in you would console and convince you saying........
Whats there in a date??

Exactly....
Whats there in a date??


When there is no parents to stand by you and share the yummy-tasting cake...
When there is no friends and loved ones to appreciate the new dress and give new-pinch...
When there are no birthday gifts....

Come on...
Whats there in a date??

For the first time...
I felt matured enough to realise that life is fun because of the loved ones...
I understood that birthday would turn out to be another day when there are no loved ones around...'
And we feel special and loved because people make us feel special and loved...
We will act childish only when there are people around who pamper and make us feel like a child...

Else...
We would be (or act rather) as a very matured person...
Then sit and blog on....
WHATS THERE IN A DATE!!!!

23-28 is not a nice age.... !!

This is not original...
I read it in facebook...
Instead of hitting the "share"button, I did Ctrl+a... Then... Ctrl+c... Finally... after an alt+tab I did Ctrl+v!!!!

Ha ha ha...


23-28 is not a nice age.... !!
"Our career has just started....

Elders treat us as unproven theorems...

college guys feel that we are too old to have in their group.


We seem to enjoy both cartoon and news.

We can no longer eat whatever we wish without putting on weight.

Every Aunty we meet asks “When are you getting married!!”

whilst uncles ask “What are you doing with your career?”..

When the reality is that we are just riding the wave and going with the flow.




We are stranger to people whom we consider family, we have all the confidence in the world but little achievements to show.

We already have the first hand experience of the life,

we know that whatever we have been taught about the world in schools has been a sheer waste of time.

We know now love is not that blind and that friendship has its terms and conditions ,

we know there is nothing for granted and free lunches are not free.

Our overconfidence is now making way for a humble conscience.

We now know it is not exactly what we thought it would be......."




I would have liked it because I going through that not-so-nice age...

Career... Life... Love... friends... What not!!!

So many expectations from people around...

And our inner reluctance to accept the fact that we are grown-up...

Or old rather...!!!!




yet...

23-28 is not that much a bad age.... !!