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Blah Blah Blah!!! Something Creative.

2010-11-27T21:56:00.000-08:00

Human tendency of doing something which is totally new (read 'Creative') never dies. Whether he is creative or not is another matter.. And everyone (including me) suffers from that syndrome.. Somebody does it for money, somebody does it for FAME.. And someone (like US) do it just to be apart from the Normal Human Pack. And why do we do it? (or at least try to)..Coz we love to defy what is ahead of us.. Be it engineering or a Job for that matter. Whatever is ahead of us never satisfies our hunger.. I know it takes a whole lot of things to do the actual things, but What the hell.. There is no service tax for dreaming...

And suddenly when everyone is watching 'The Social Network', they all are game for one thing, building a website..

Person 1 : Chal Yaar, kuch creative Karte hai...

Person 2 : chup be, tu yeh 100 baar bol chuka hai..

Person 1 : nahi re, ss baar main serious hu... Kuch karte hai yaar..

Person 2 : Kya karna hai tujhe?

Person 1: Creative

Person 2 : Chu**** , matlab kya?

Person 1 : woh Pata nahi..

Then enters Person 3,

Person 3 : Kuch aisa karte hai jisse paise aaye bahut saare..

Person 4 : Website kholte hai ( He just watched 'the social network' maybe)

Person 1 : (Doesn't know a shit about what the website will contain but still nods in agreement)..Haa..bas abhi website kholte hai..

person 4 : (Money Money Money)...haaa yeaar, ek baar site ko clicks milne laga toh advt bhi aane lagenge, paise bhi faadu milenge..

Person 2 : Haa woh website famous bhi ho gaya, toh apun bhi Mark Zuckenberg ban jayenge...

Person 3 : Haa yaar, abhi fix ek website kholte hai bas.. next week milke sab detail main decide karenge...

ONE WEEK LATER!!!!

person 1 : Kuch Creative Karte hai Yaar!!!

And the story Continues.....................................

Everybody has their own reason to be a different Someone..

Be it FAME,

MONEY,

THEIR ALTER EGO,

TO PROVE TO SOMEONE,

TO PROVE TO THEMSELVES,

Just for the Heck of it...

What is your reason???

If i could Time Travel...

2010-10-24T06:35:00.003-07:00

Yes, I am Back (As if anybody cares)...Life is busy,kinda repetitive but worth it.. Watching Man Utd V/s Stoke and Man Utd is ahead at half time (And i will kill Ferguson if they blow this one too)..Anyways, where does Time Travel come in to this?

Answer : No where, i just started coz i had nothing to speak about.

Anyways, Time Travel is a topic which could send me talking with all kinds of Theories that probably even Einstein couldn't understand. As a Boy, i always dreamt (and still do) of being a time traveller. So, Let us assume that somewhere in the Future, I Build (Read "I") a Time Machine.. What all things i will do?

1) Kill Justin Bieber before he records his first song for World Peace.

2)Kidnap Mark Tremonti so that he won't play guitar anymore, so i won't have the feeling of killing myself after seeing him play.

3) Go to the 1970's. Convince Jimmy Page that he sucks at Guitars. Then use the 'Stairway to Heaven' solo in my own OC. (PS: I wont kill him)

4) Go the Ramayana Era and tell Ravaana that he doesn't need to kidnap Sita. So Ram won't attack Lanka and then there would be no demolition of Babri Masjid. Hence Peace Prevails. He can find better babes in Bandra to kindap.

5) Stop DimeBag from getting Killed and get his guitar as a reward instead ( If he doesn't give it, i intend to snatch it and run in to the future)

6) Ofcourse will top in every engineering exam there was by rattofying the paper and scoring 95% (100% seems too much).

7) Will ask Dhritirashtra of the Mahabharata era for tips and how did he manage to produce 100 kids. Secrets of his Stamina.

8) Audition for Sholay and star in it as Jai ( Or Veeru or even Gabbar)

9) Go to any Rock am ring Concert..FrEE FREE FREE...

Mike Portnoy and dream theatre

2010-09-10T11:15:00.000-07:00

It is as big as it can get. Mike-' The Faadu Drummer'- Portnoy has left Dream Theater. A Band he nurtured fro more than two decades. I don't know what got in to his skin that he took such a decision. Maybe he got too tired of John Petrucci's 10 minute solos or maybe he was fed-up of anticipating John Myung to speak something about himself once in twenty years (John Myung rather lets his Bass speak for himself). So i got this opportunity to set up an imaginary interview with the Legend Himself.

Excerpts:

(This is an imaginary Interview created by My Cerebrum or whatever. If you are Mike Portnoy and want to sue me for this.. please call me..I am a Big Fan of yours) :P

Me : So how does it feel at last to not be a part of DT?

MP (Mike Portnoy) : Atlast, I am FREE...I couldn't stand those guys anymore.

Me: Can you Elaborate on those Guys more?

MP : Constant bragging of John about how great he is, No Bragging at all by the other John (Myung), Solos by John (Petrucci again) followed by 10 minute more solos by Jordan..

Me : But you too had your own share of limelight with all the Drum Solos too..Infact i have never seen you play a 4/4 time signature in almost 10 years.

MP : That is what i will practice now, My hands do not co-ordinate with my feet anymore when i try to Play a 4/4 beat. It automatically plays a 21/62

Me: Does that Time signature really exist?

MP : yes, I always warm up with that time signature. (Shows off more skills after saying this)

Me : So what are your Future plans? Will you go solo or plans for any new band?

MP : I will be auditioning for Justin Bieber and Lady gaga.

Me : you are kidding right?

MP : No, Im a big fan of theirs, That was one of the reasons i left DT.

Me : So DT does not like Justin Bieber?

MP : No, They like backstreet Boys more.. I had a Fight too with John on this.

Me : John Myung?

MP : No, That guy has not spoken in the last 10 years. I meant Petrucci.

Me : So while jamming, how do you interact with Myung? You being a Drummer must have a string bond with the bassist.

MP: yeah, when we disagree on something, he throws his bass on my drums to indicate that i am playing rubbish.

Me: And what do you throw at him?

MP: I sing Justin Bieber out loud.

Me: Then?

MP: Then, John petrucci throws his guitar at me.

Me: Then?

MP: We all throw things at each other. it's our daily Routine.

Me: Jordan too?

MP: No, He thinks his keyboard is too expensive to be thrown. so he beats up the Vocalist instead.

Me; No wonder, you guys have changed so may of them.

Me: have you listened to any indian Band?

MP: Ohhh, You Indians have Rock Bands too? I am a big fan of Himesh Reshammiya.

Me: I have to tell you, As a Progressive Drummer, your choices in Music are strange.

MP :Yeah. I always get inspired from different Genres of Music.

Me: You have many fans of yours in india too. Any Plans to visit India in the near future?

MP : You didn't answer my previous question. Indians have Rock Bands too?

Me: yeah, Half of them are Metallica wanna be's, But never mind. there are some great bands too.

MP :Great, i listened to a lot of Altaf Raja during Octavarium you know.

Me: Are you really the Mike Portnoy of Dream theatre we know?

MP : Yeah why?

Me : Nothing, You are sounding like Joe satriani playing only Three Power Chords for a whole song.

Me: So what do you want to say to all the Dream theatre fans?

MP : Stop Listening to that Bull Shit. DT ain't music without me. John Petrucci you bag of Shit, You think you are a Great Guitarist, But all you do is pick random notes which sound all the same in every song. The Band is nothing w/o me. I RULE!!

me: okay, that was kinda harsh, don't you think?

MP : Baby, baby, Ohhhhooo..baby, baby Ohhoo (Starts singing Justin Bieber again)

me: Throws a nearby object at him (He Dies) :P

The Everyday Mango (Aam) Aadmi

2010-08-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

A certain somewhere in Mumbai,It is raining.The streets are crowded with people,not coz there is no space to walk.But our Beloved hawkers have zabardastily (forcefully) occupied them..And they put whatever waste they have generated to the already filthy,sucking to the core road which is full of Potholes.There are no potholes on the road but it's the other way round here.And yet our Beloved BMC sees only 347 potholes in the City.So either their city boundaries are from Lower Parel Station to Phoenix Towers or they don't know the definition of a Pot Hole.

A Pot Hole according to the Online dictionary is a hole or pit (A humongous one in the case of Mumbai) on a road surface..So,i am walking in this shit searching for a certain company which is in a kona-khopcha of Dadar.i kept walking for 15 minutes to find that im walking in the wrong direction.(Grrrrrr..Damn the Dadar people)..I was already pissed off.via A Family who has only one mission in their life right now,that i should get a Job..As if i owe someone Crore rupees..

Even staying at home is a curse once you have passed out and expected to be working in an office (Read sitting in front of a PC and staring at it for 8 hours)..

Scenario 1 : Mom will remind you that 'Tera final exam ho gaya naa??'

Inner meaning : 'Beta,Job pe kab lagega?'

Scenario 2 : 'XYZ Aunty ka beta Infosys mein kaam karta hai..woh bol raha tha blah blah'

Inner meaning : 'Tu ghar pe baithke kya ukhaad raha hai?'

Scenario 3 : 'Aaj kal ke youngsters ko paise ki koi Value nahi hai.bas udaana aata hai,kaamayenge tab samjhega'

Inner meaning : 'Tunn Tunna bajaana bandh kar and koi job dhund'.

The Human race is so pre-occupied with the same Lifestyle,that they have forgotten their primary objective of 'Living'..Get up at 7-7:30,Dress formals,make sure you are not lagging in Office work.Think about ways to impress your Boss,and if he is pissed off how to overcome it.

Board the same 9:15 train,with a Train carrying 5 times it's permissible limit.Enter the Office like a tamed fox,about to enter the Boss's cabin.Sit in front of the Desktop and stare at it,Do some dumb data entry.Look here and there,Check out the Hot Chick seated besides you.But then think about your cowardice of not approaching her.Get more Frustrated.Get back to your Beloved Desktop and then an executive passes by your Desk (Who was once your buddy) but now is promoted.In short,as he is promoted to a higher position than you,You envy him and not befriend him anymore.More frustration!!!

The Office hours get over,and you prepare for another Battle.To get a place to stand in the Local train,let alone get a seat..Stand as close to the Window seat as possible,in order to snatch the seat whenever your rival gives a hint of standing up when a station arrives.

Then the one hour Journey begins in the Train.And the same old phase of Self Realization begins.

Phase 1:

Look at the fellow passengers,and think whether their life is as miserable as yours.How are they managing to smile in such a pathetic travelling condition,Their Boss's dictatorship,Ever Increasing workload.(A female Boss adds ten times to the circumstances,Male Ego is Male Ego.You can't hide it for long).

Phase 2:

Achanaak you think,how shit your Life is.Questions arise suddenly in your mind

What am i doing?

Why am i doing this?

If i leave this Routine,what Life will i have left of?

What will People think if i do something different and i don;t succeed.?

Phase 3:

He gives in to his 'Society' needs.And too afraid to follow his Dream,he dismisses of all the thoughts of running away from his Pathetic Routine.His anger within starts growing more.Not because of the Life he is living,but because he can't do anything about it.

Phase 4:

There starts a Phase of 'Frustration outflow'..The more you get de motivated,the more your frustration increases..When you reach what i call the 'Frustro-motive' curve,You tend to spit out your frustration on other issues..And then starts an unending cycle of Complaints!!

Ex: Kitna Corruption hai india main?yeh ******* Politicians sirf paise khaate hai?

Yeh roads kitne kharaab hai?BMC kya sirf hilaate baithhti hai?

Indian Cricket team wapas Match haar gayi...Sabko Team se nikaal dena chaiye.

There starts a process of completion of what we commonly know as 'The INDIAN COMMON MAN'.

Although it takes some courage to live your life,detesting yourself,detesting every bit of organisation you can lay your hands on.Leaving your dreams behind,and never look behind.Where your Only aim is to get up early the next morning so that you won't be late for office.Where you can just stare at your colleague,but won't have the Guts to tell her that you like her.And then fantasise about her (Read Porn).Come back Home and pretend that Life is better than ever.

I somehow don't see myself fitting in this Working class Hero!!

Peace

Einstein V/S Newton

2010-08-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

When People think of Science,two humans are synonymous with it. ALBERT EINSTEIN & ISAAC NEWTON.

Both hardly make any difference to the common people. (In fact most of them hate them for making such weird concepts which they have to shoulder now).

But for Scientists,if ever there was a debate of a Genius it would be a two man race.Not that the intelligence of the other scientists is considered mediocre, But the Creative ingenius of the two leave the others light years behind.

Those who came after Newton called him 'lucky'..

'There is only one Universe to discover and he discovered it'..

Newton laid a solid Foundation to Classic Mechanics..Our Car or even a Cycle for that matter owes Big Time to Mr.Newton and his three laws of Motions....His Contribution to Calculus is God-like (For Non-Science Students,Imagine what Sachin is to Cricket and Newton draws the same respect)...Newton at that time had an uncanny 'KHUJLI' to 'haath daalofy' in every science stream he could think of..He laid his assumptions on Light,In Chemistry,Mechanics,Gravitation,mathematics..EVERY DAMN FIELD!!!

Where his theory of Universe that 'Space and time is Absolute' ended, Einstein's work began..He didn't discard Newton's Gravitation theory but used it as a basis for his thesis and proved that 'Space and Time are Flexible'..Newton was also to be a secret practitioner of Alchemy,but it is still to be confirmed by experts...He always tried to carve out new elements by experimenting mixtures of two or more elements..Carving out Integral Calculus almost Single Handedly,Gravitational findings,his work in optics in the 1600's isn't short of a work of a Miracle Man..Working in his room for 15 hours straight and hardly venturing out (Even an IITian can't do that)..I really don't wanna be in his place,with all the books surrounding me for 15 straight hours....The apple falling from the tree strengthened his beliefs further about a force binding us all together...

In his Biography it is written ;

'In the year 1666 he retired again from Cambridge to his mother in Lincolnshire. Whilst he was pensively meandering in a garden it came into his thought that the power of gravity (which brought an apple from a tree to the ground) was not limited to a certain distance from earth, but that this power must extend much further than was usually thought. Why not as high as the Moon said he to himself & if so, that must influence her motion & perhaps retain her in her orbit, whereupon he fell a calculating what would be the effect of that supposition'

The thirst to find the universal binding force also inspired him to look in to a Mathematical formulation which can explain objects even when reduced to infinitesimally small numbers..hence the Integral Calculus was born which would haunt us in the future to the core in the form of 'd/dx'.

E = mc2

Does this equation ring some bells in your head?? Arguably the most famous equation Science has ever produced..And who is the man behind it? Sir Albert Einstein.

Although it wasn't his greatest work but yet his most famous. It Just states that the energy of a body equals it's mass multiplied by speed of light squared.If the body is in motion,the relative mass is converted in to relative energy..Don't wanna get in to too much details..It would be a headache for you..But it just laid the foundation for his 'Annus Mirabilis' (Or the Miracle year)..

His works on General relativity and Special Theory of relativity are nothing short of a revolution..Then followed a fantasizing concept of Time Travel.

While working on Special Theory of Relativity he said :

"When the Special Theory of Relativity began to germinate in me, I was visited by all sorts of nervous conflicts... I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion."

Add to this his A research on Quantum Physics and it completes what the scientists call a 'GoldenYear' in the Modern Era..

It is like a Draw-Draw Situation in comparing these two physicists..When one hits a Six,the other hits a Six which covers more distance then the previous one..But in the End both are Sixers!!!

Newton had his share of Controversies too..The rivalry between him and Leibinitz over the Calculus was carried on for decades..Leibinitz was the first to publish his work on Calculus, and Newton waited to show his findings till 1687..Hence Leibinitz was given the total credit for Calculus for the years to come...This later led to accusations of Plagiarism being hurled relentlessly in the direction of Leibinitz..

Newton was said to be an Arrogant and an introvert person as opposed to Einstein who always used to be a Centre of Attraction of the people..Opposite in Personalities,but nothing short of Creative Geniuses..Although Einstein said 'Sorry Newton' in his letter for discarding his Gravitational theory about space.But that doesn't make Newton's contribution any lesser..The Debate still continues about who is Greater..It is like deciding whether the Glass is half empty or Half Full..It's totally your Point of view.

Gunda-The Legend

2010-07-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

There are two types of people in this world

1. Those who have seen 'Gunda'

2. Those who are dying to see 'Gunda' :P

Gunda is arguably the most pathetic yet Interesting movie i have ever seen.. If ever there was an award for the most worthless acting ever and most idiotic dialogues ever..'Gunda' would win hands down...So yesterday i was blessed to witness this epic movie with Legen....Keep waiting for it...

characters..

There is Bulla, who is more interested in repeating just one dialogue than doing anything else in the Film..'Mera naam hai Bulla,rakhta hu main Khulla' ('My name is Bulla, and i keep open'..Doesn't make ne sense in English..:P )..Maybe it implies that he doesn't wear underwear and likes to run naked..Or maybe he keeps his door open always..Will have to ask the Director about the mystery (Kanti Shah ki Jai )...

I always thought Mithun has the ever improving quality to deliver his worst performance constantly,But this movie is the Pinnacle of his Great (Read Horrendous) Acting..Nothing can get better than this..

Take this : 'Main hu Jurm se nafrat karne waala, Shareefon k liye Jyoti, Gundo k liye jwaala'

He is a a Coolie managing his work along with an extra large Boob size Girl friend, (I am starting to like Mamta Kulkarni all of a sudden),an Overacting father, a pet monkey who can beat Karun Chandok at driving..So Shankar rises against the evil system and single handedly throws the 'Larger than Life' Villians possessing Dialogues worth a tonne of Gold.

Then there is Lambu Atta,bitter rival of Bulla..A rivalry bigger than Man Utd V Chelsea..Bulla screams in pain when his sister dies 'Munni,meri behen Munni..Tu marr gayi?? Lambu ne tujhe Lamba kar diya?'...Wow!!! what emotions!!!So Real..I almost cried in that scene..Also Chutiya (His younger brother) who tries to be a 'Mard'..The emotional bonding between the two brothers is Gut-Wrenching..(What was Shakti Kapoor thinking??)...A scene where Chutiya dances to the tunes of ' haay haay mera bhai Jawaan ho gaya,Tuta hua teer kamaan ho gaya' is so leg shaking..[:P]...

And who can forget the speech by lambu Atta when he is surrounded with Bulla's men..he pleads for mercy seeing the death sentence hanging over..

'Bulla. mere ko mat maar. Mere ko aapna bhadwa bana de. Main ladkiyan supply karte rahoonga aur tu maaze lete rahena. Tere ko AIDS se bachane ke liye nirodh ban jayoonga. Towel baanke tere kamad se lapak jayoonga. Mere ko mat maar. Aur agar maarna hi hain to mujhe cheel-chaal ke chakka bana de. Main sari lapet kar tere liye dance karoonga…Gore gore gaal gaal gore gore..'

If you still haven't got enough of the movie.here are some of them for you..

Chutiya (In his Intro) : Mera naam hai chuttiya, acchi acchon ki khadi karti hoon main khatiya. Bulli kahan hai teri ungli, bulla bhai ab hoga hulla gulla. police aur hukumat karegi hai gulla,hai gulla.Sab bolenge hai chttuiya, hai bulla hai chuttiya. Arre dhoondho kahan hai chuttiya,pakdo pakdo kahan hai bulla.

Pote (Another of Bulla's aid) : Mera naam hai pote, jo apne baap ke bhi nai hote. Jaljala jaag utha hai, ab sabko pata chala ki gang war start hone waala hai. lashein aise tapkeingi jaise nanhe munne ke nunni se peshab tapakta hai. TAP. TAP.

Then there is Hatela : Mera naaam hai Ibu Hatela, maa meri chudail ke beti, baap mera shaitan ka chela, khayega kela?

Such Intriguing characters explain the cult following of such a Classic..This movie had the Guts to be more pathetic than 'Ramu ki AAG' and other Mithun classics such as 'Chandaal' and 'Loha'...The trend of mithun da's sister getting raped continues in this movie too ..So to be Mithun's sister you have to be raped at least once in your lifetime..

So we reach 3 conclusions:

1. Mithun Da's sister if exists will get raped no matter what the circumstances.

2. If you are not Mithun da's sister,you are safe from the bad boys.

3. If you don't wanna be raped, don't tie a Rakhi to Mithun Da and stay safe.

This movie also raises a serious question whether rape should be made a Fundamental right of every pervert,coz according to Chutiya 'Rape karna buri baat nahi hai'..So thoughtful of kanti Shah-the director..

The best scene according to me is the rape scene,where the Hero saves the Girl in the middle of a desert where no roads or even a shop for that matter are to be seen..and then he asks 'Tum kaha jaa rahi thi?'..To which she replies 'Main toh college jaa rahi thi!!"...I still don't understand whether such a college exists in India.And if it does,i wanna witness it...But the Creative Genius thinks so and questions our Government to open such colleges in the middle of the desert so that each girl can go to such a college....

Ask any IITian about this movie and he can answer each and every question about this movie better than he answers in his technical Viva..There is now an official Gunda quiz for those who think they know the movie in and out...And i suggest for 'Gunda' Merchandise to be distributed to the fans too (Somebody suggest it to the producer of the movie :P )...Long Live Gunda!!!

There are simply no words for this movie..You gotta see it to believe it!!

A Train Journey Worth Remembering!

2010-06-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

Tried Travelling alone to a place?Meeting new people??Striking up conversations with People you don't give a Fuck about??

Why am I asking You this??

Am I Nuts??

Have i tried this??

Anyways the answer to the last Question is 'Hell NOOO'...

And the answer to all the previous questions..well you figure it out..

So My mom was going to Nasik and and i decided to accompany her impulsively.The ticket was taken care of..That's an advantage of having a Relative working in CST Headquarter...No Q for tickets and you get a reservation..The Train was as it's modest best '40 minutes' Late..Great..So i stuffed up Lays and Kurkure and what not (Of course how can i Forget THUMS UP!!)..My Ipod and Victuals posturing on the Window Seat. My mom was tired coming directly from the office,so she went some ZZZZZZZZZZ's on the seat adjacent to me..So i was left with My Music and Robin Cook's 'GodPlayer'...Filming Over the Railway Tracks and Stations pass by..Watching people run backwards..Wondering if this Train would Derail,How can i Survive??If my Mother would have heard this,she would have taunted me till dead..About how this is 'Apshagun' and about how i am so 'Murkha' thinking about all this..So I Started Counting the Number of Stations between each stop..For Instance,there are 10 stations in between Dadar and Thane (Wow!! waaa--haaa--aaatt A Discovery..I deserve a Nobel prize for Boredom)..

'Platform Kramank 6 pe aayi hui Blah Blah Blah Blah down Mumbai-Nagpur Sevagram Express hai'...Here comes Thane..My mom 'Ghode bech k so rahi thi' as they call it in Hindi..It means 'Horses Selling sleeping she was' word by word..:P..I Know i suck at Translations...

Anyways,so the train halts at Thane Station and then some thing happened..

'There was just something unreal and eerie about her. Her face, somewhat luminous, had a pale tone to it. The eyes were a piercingly sharp shade of gray. Eyebrows were arched over the curve before dispersing onto the bridge of her danity nose. Plump, the lips had the strangest curl to them. This enchanting face was framed wavy, ebony-colored curls, each falling to her hips. Overall, she was truly an unearthly beauty.'...(Too filmy i Know)

None of the above SHIT...She was a Cute ladki with a dimpled smile and a Yellow Kurti-Black Jeans which according to me suited her perfectly...So my mom was sleeping on her seat,and she gave her that 'Ohh That's My seat Look'...I stood to wake her up to which she objected and ordered to let her sleep..Instead of sitting in the seat in front,she sat on my seat instead..

Mind 1: woohhoo...she is cute..Talk to her..

Mind 2 : Shur up..It would seem to desperate..Let some stations pass by..

Diva Junction...Dombivli.....something something..(I really don't remember what comes after Dombivli)...

So she was reading Sidney Sheldon...Kalyan aa gaya..

Mind 1 : What would Barney do??Have you Met Omi??

Mind 2 : Shut up..This is not a Sitcom,,,She is not my type..

Mind 1 : Hahaha..Loser

Mind 2 : Fuck you..

In the end,i managed to pull out all my guts from the Kona-Khopcha of my body and started a conversation..

Omi : So you read Sidney Sheldon?? (No you dumbass..she is just faking)

The Girl : Yeah..(Smiled)

After 5 minutes...

The Girl : You like sidney sheldon??

Omi : yeah..Read some of his books..You know i always thought of him as a girl due to the name 'Sidney'

The Girl : (Gives out a Laugh)..

I sometimes don't understand ladkiyon ka sense of humor..They laugh at the silliest jokes possible..

The Girl : (Looking at my MOTHERJANE T-Shirt)..You love Rock Music?

Omi : yeah..How did you guess?

The Girl : Saw your T Shirt..Saw them live..

Omi : Ohh so you Like Motherjane??( Wow ..we have something in common..I Love you Motherjane)

Girl : Not really..Just went out with my friend..I m not much in to Rock...

Omi : Huddddddddddd..Hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu (In my mind of course)

And so we hit it off chatting..She had just completed Her TY and blah blah..So we exchanged numbers..And yeah i was totally gonna call her..So Igatpuri Came..

And my mom woke up..AT LAST..And so i was a accha baccha again in front of my mom...Not talking to Stranger..Coz according to my mom,every girl i talk to is my future GF...(Yeah..My Mom is..wait for it..................................CRAZY) Barney Style..

And so she was destined for Nagpur,while 'Majha Nashik aala re'....i winked her good bye..and 2 days after,when i tried to text her...I realised that i have made a "What the fuck in the world was i thinking' mistake..I took her number allright..What i forgot was a Digit..It was a 9 Digit number..And i had maybe forgotten to type a number..Great..

So now i knew the number wasn't valid..I knew the probability of finding the right number in the right place could either make me a Bhikari or a Probability Expert...Calling each number for checking,well that had just one answer written all over it..

GHANTA !!!!!!!

Anyways...Maybe it was dumb of me to not crosscheck the number,or it was my stupid phone woth a stupid keypad or d stupid Vodafone network who wasn't available at that time..A Missed call to each other's cell would have avoided this..Anyways..If a certain someone is reading this...CALL ME!!!! Hahhahahaha

Peace...

The Indian 'Gimmick' Media

2010-06-26T00:16:00.001-07:00

'Yeh GUY (COW) hai Alien' said the Headlines of a News Channel.

'Aliens aake Guy (Cow) ko utha le jaa rahe hai'

Media is a term to 'serve or engage the Public' if you bother to know it's definition.However it serves the exact opposite of that at present.

For Instance, India V/s pakistan match a few days ago..A certain news channel depicted Dhoni as 'Ram' and Shahid Afridi as 'Ravan'..Another one pulled it up relating it to 'Mahabharata' and the Indian Team as 'Pandavas'...This proves how juvenile the news of today has become. For God's sake,it is just a Game of cricket and you are terming it to be a Battle of something that doesn't exist.'Sports is War' but not literally.

The Indian Media Market is an unregulated television Market which helps them to garner unlimited amount of revenue with a piece of Horse Shit news.But where is the Unbiased watchover news??

Ages ago ,Door Darshan was the only source of news we could get along with AIR. They restricted themselves with in a limited set of Boundaries with only conveying some 'Serious' news. The typical Voice of 'Namaskar,yeh hai Door Darshan ka Prasaran' still rings a bell in the ears. The focus of our media has suddenly shifted polarities from News to 'Kalyug ka anth' (The End of the world) ; 'Billi ko kaise bachau' (How do i save the Cat).. And the same thing being on the Television screen and shown 20 times over and over till u scream for a Change..From Door darshan being One Dimensional in their approach, came a Fresh change of News channels like 'AAJ TAK' and 'Star News' who were a little imaginative in their approach. But then the competition increased around tenfold for the TRP's and now the news has shifted to a new Low..Recruited with Wannabe Broadcasters,Espionage Agents,Sting Operations to gain Popularity among Masses.

One day The Indian Cricket Team is ' Duniya Ki Champion' and the Next Day they will show it as ' Sher hue Dher'..Whatever happened to 'Meaningful News'..A socialite who lost his Dog,The Cricketer who flirted with a Girl, A baba who is joining Politics, Whose Party was Grandly attended?... Is that we have all come to?..A scam happens,they cover it for 2 days and then its gone.. Vanished..We are too busy covering Celebrity parties and rescuing a Cat than to wake up the Government and let them take a Note of some worthy actions they need to take..Some Rural areas need light while a Politician gets a 24*7 service..Farmers are committing suicide while the 'Ministers' are busy playing the Blame Game..

We are to Blame too..We are eating what they are feeding us..All we do is laugh about the quality of news,We wanna know what Dhoni wears,We wanna know whom Sushmita is dating,We wanna know who dumped whom..But who wants to know Government Policies,Who wants to know what actual work Social Activists are doing?Who wants to be a Part of it?..It isn't about Gaining knowledge anymore..Its about Sensationalism..We blame Cricket gets all the Limelight,why doesn't media contribute highlighting a bit about other Games..Football isn't just about World Cups..And tennis certainly isn't about what Sania Mirza wears..If Dhoni sneezes the World knows..If P.T. Usha is collecting money for the needy to open a Sports Academy..Who Cares??..Maybe it will come alongside a box in the corner where no body will bother to read it.

Media has the power to Create a personality out of you and The same media has the power to make a mockery out of it..Just the Truth is,They are using it the Wrong way.

Peace

Beta aaage kya socha hai???

2010-06-23T21:57:00.000-07:00

About to be a 'Bachelor of Engg'...The panic is now starting to cave in..

Mom : ' Kya socha BE k baad?'

Dad : 'Kuch socha Future k baare main'

Sis : 'Tunn Tuna bajaana bandh kar aur seriously kuch soch aage k baare main '

These are the dose of medicines i get everyday,infinite number of times to remind me that in the end it all comes down to how successful you are in the end and how much money you generate to keep your 'Status' in the Society..

The World has evolved in to a Gen-x ,The fees has increased for the same course over the years..But one thing that hasn't changed is the 'Education System'..We may owe it to 3 reasons.

1. Over Population of students which results the Government to open colleges just to accomodate the students without bothering to provide Quality Education.

2. Lack of Quality Professors.

3. Same old 'ratta maaro pass ho jaao'..No room for innovation or practicality.

After Independence,Higher Education in india has followed a pattern of 'massification'..The Government has tried to widen its reach to the masses by providing the courses at lower cost compared to the 'America's and United Kingdom's. But that has led to some poor education quality too,with a few good professors and lakhs of students to teach. The Education suffers in the end.Barring the IIT's ,the other 'Engineering' colleges rarely show any signs of Quality Education. Ignorance by Students with the 'chalta hai' attitude leads to the same pattern being repeated to another bunch of 'Graduates'..

The employability quotient of the Graduates need to be addressed too.They graduate from the Universities with virtually no knowledge of what is happening around the Industrial Sector.It is high time the education should be reformed according to the needs of the Industry and current times.Not the same old '20 saal puraana' portion..I remember when we went to an industrial Visit in a Ship manufacturing Industry,and the Chief Engg there asked me 'What they teach you now a days?'..And he was shocked to notice that the same old 'ghisa pita' syllabus is still being circulated around again which is not being even used now a days..

To tackle such difficulties,some semi professional courses like BMM, Bsc IT were introduced undergoing a metamorphosis...These courses are becoming more popular among students as they are considered more market ready.There has also been a down slide in the pure streams o Science,Arts,Commerce..Once considered as The Thriving Courses are now the courses for 'No Takers'..The Education System has indeed come a long way from being a privilege for a few to being for everyone.But it needs to make itself more hard headed and less theoretical where ever possible to make it more realistic.

Peace..

A Walk at Marine Drive makes my Day..:)

2010-06-18T09:57:00.000-07:00

Kya aap depressed hai??

Kya aapka Beta aapki nai sunta??

Kya aapka Beta Tunn Tuna bajate baithta hai?? :P

Kya aapka Boss aapko promotion nahi deta??

Dariye mat..ab aa gaya hai Marine Drive..

Tang Tadaaaaaaaanngg..New and improved version.:P

Anyway,A place just for about everyone...This is the best place for me in the whole Mumbai..I can go here at any part of the day,anytime..And now being the Rainy season,is the perfect scenario...A Place for just about everyone. An Employee who is dismissed by his Boss; A Boy who is Devdas over his 'never was' Girlfriend...'Mavalis' who bird watch girls as if they can see right through them;A College Group having a walk,which always reminds me of Wilson Days..And that was the time i really got addicted with Marine drive.I don't go there only when i am depressed,Its just a nice relaxing place.Although bit overcrowded on Holidays..Koi India K Population ka kuch karo Yaar..A Walk in the rains with my mp3 on,walking down the promenade watching the endless sea unfold..Watching people,Thinking what they are thinking,Its fun to guess what's going on in others minds.Depending on their expressions,i try to decipher them.

For example :

A Girl staring in to the sea with a blank expression,is thinking deeply how fucked up her life is..Maybe coz of her boyfriend..Maybe coz she has no boyfriend..Maybe she is a Lesbian..:P

And then maybe coz she is just not thinking anything and counting the number of tripods in front of her..

Listening to my favourite bands,Relating the current song on the loop with the people around walking..Imagining what their life is like,and what if i was in their shoes..Thinking the most stupidiest yet fun things to think of..Reliving the old memories. I do all of that..And the 5 km stretch gets over in no time.. Sometimes i do it with my friends,sometimes alone..

It feels happy to smile to a stranger passing by,for no reason but just coz he/she looked at me in a courteous way.And if she is a babe,my smile is a bit wider..:P

I had met this Australian couple once,i was just sitting on the promenade looking at the Hilton thinking if i could get in here with just 100 rs in my pocket..'Kya milega yaha 100 rs main??'

And there was an Australian Couple next to me..They didn't know me obviously,but still they started convo..Their accent was like my first Mechanics Lecture..Total Bouncer..Kuch samajh main nai aa raha tha..English aise boli jaati hai???

All i could hear in their first sentence are 'waiting'...So i guessed maybe they might be asking if i was waiting for someone..So i said 'No,i come here for timepass'..i was in no mood for a conversation neways..That too with Australians MATE!!!Anyways ,they were kinda Jolly and talkative and continued chatting..and i tried to decipher their not so understandable english with the few words i caught hold of..Asked me about the places to visit,and the girl asked me about my girlfriend (That was getting personal).I said no..(Wanted to ask her if she was interested,but her BF seemed too strong for me..)They wanted to see the Taj Mahal (Love symbol)..I wonder if People think Taj Mahal is the only place worth visting in India..

Today i went and it was raining so heavily,guess it was high tide with the waves splashing all over and throwing back what Mumbai has given them..'Kachra'

Motherjane,Zero,OLP,Switchfoot with Marine Drive and a lil bit of rain makes my Day..:)

Finally!!!

2010-06-15T09:08:00.000-07:00

Finally i gave my last Engg paper...Finally,i had this shit out of me..Finally I'm almost an 'Engineer'..Fucking Finally..

Finished a 4 hours paper..whoossshh!!Mechanical guys are the only guys who can write for 4 hours on something they don't know a Shit about..And so coming home,i was thinking (for a change)..What if a Music Institute existed with the set up like an Engineering college,,With all the Viva's,Departments,H.O.D's and stuff...Well the faculty won't suck like it does for Mumbai University..Maybe you would have a Special Entrance exam for it too based on the theory of the music called CMT (Common Music Test)..So what if i Get through?

There would be Departments based on the genre of Music..Jazz,Pop,Hip Hop,Trance,Rock,Metal..so many of them..

And so i would choose Rock and Metal as my departments of specialization...As in the first year of engineering you had all this Bhel Puri of subjects from different fields,same will be applicable here..Maybe i would get a KT in Hip Hop,i really don't understand that music..

When the Viva season begins,faadu faculty will come to rape us..So Imagine John Petrucci coming in as an external ( I can't get enough of Dream Theatre,can I?? :P )..

JP : Hey Noob..

Me : Hello sir..

JP: So, what have u done?

Me : ahmmm..sir boulevard of broken dreams..:P

JP : which is that song?

Me : Sir Its a Green Day song...You haven't heard it??

JP : Do they play off time??

Me : Not in a million years sir..They take 3 chords and 3 notes on d bass and make a song..(No offence to Greenday..They are one of my favourites..)

JP: Only 3 chords??How can anyone make 3 chord songs??I use minimum 20 chords,and if John Myung plays less than 100 notes per second i will fire him..

Me : Sir,but even they sound good..

JP: Don't argue with me Noob..Back to the exam..Can You play 'Pull me under' solo??

Me : No sir

JP : Can you play 'Panic attack' solo?
Me : (Blank again)..No sir

JP : Allright ,i will ask you my easiest solo..Can you play 'Home' solo??

Me : Sir,can't you ask for any other Guitar skills except your solos??

JP : Haven't u seen my Rock Disipline videos?

Me : yes sir..Im a big fan of your tutorials..How do you practice to be so fast?

JP : Then why don't you practice my solos??

Me : Sir ,i was trying Michael Angelo's solos too..

JP : That two handed tapping guy??He is such a Noob..he can't play at 300 BPM..He doesn't use Tungsten strings like i use..I play so fast that normal strings can't stand the 3000 degree temperature...I use a Diamond pic so that they don't break by my shredding force..I have a Processor meant for blowing some heads off with my speed of light solos...

Me : yes sir you are the greatest..The Best..(yea right!!)

JP : Great Kid..You can go...I will pass you

It would be real fun,if such a thing happened..3-4 hours Theory lectures and practicals..then Jam sessions..A mentor for every musician..And not some Kolhapur-Satara 'Teachers',but someone who really knows their 'thing'..Its high time India had a Music School..

Kurt Cobain and C.I.D

2010-05-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

I 'd rather be hated for who i am,than loved for who i am not -Kurt Cobain

Kurt 'Freak' Cobain, if you have a remotest connection to Rock Music, you know what am i talking about. So he formed Nirvaana, Nirvaana went 'BIG'.. The era of Grunge came..Blah blah.. Everybody knows that.But the mystery still remains for many, for did he commit suicide or was he killed?

ACP Pradyuman : 'Kuch toh Gadbad hai Daya'

Maybe apna C.I.D will help find the truth behind his death.

ACP : Abhijeet,mujhe lagta hai, Kurt ka khoon hua hai..woh letter uski handwriting main nai hai.

Abhijeet ( with his Dumb Expressions ) : Kyu sir?

ACP ( Pointing fingers for no reason ) : Kuch toh Gadbad hai abhijeet.Daya pata lagao Yeh Courtney ( Kurt's wife) karti kya hai?

Daya : Sir main darwaaza todu? Bahut din hue darwaaza nai toda kisika.

ACP: Agar darwaaza khula hoga toh ?

Daya : Sir,main darwaaza bandh karke fir usse wapas tod dunga..:P

Dr.Salunkhe (with his weird colour blowing equipments, i wonder if that is how a Real laboratory looks) : Boss, Kurt ke pet main ek stick ka tukda mila hai.

ACP : Yeh kaise hua?Yeh stick ka tukda aaya toh aaya kahase?..Abhijeet saare stick k stores search maaro..pata lagao yeh kaunsa stick hai aur kya Kurt stick khaata tha?

Abhijeet: Sir,yeh drum sticks bhi ho sakti hai...lekin courtney toh drums bajaati nai thi.

ACP : Haa abhijeet,Kuch toh gadbad hai.( still pointing his god damn fingers)

After going to Musician Mall's and Furtado's...

Abhijeet : Sir,pata chal gaya..Woh Drum stick hai sir..Aur wohi brand hai jiska Dave Grohl ( Foo Fighters) brand ambassador tha..Tama.

ACP : Ohhh..Toh khooni ek drummer hai jo Tama ka drums bajaata hai (WOW..what a Conclusion).

Abhijeet,har ek Tama ke ambassadors ko CID bureau bulao..sabko Daya se Thappad agvaate hai..Koi naa koi toh ro padega..

Daya : Thaddddddddddd ( Slaps)

Chris Adler : Dude,i came here to play with Lamb of God..and u welcome me with this?

Daya : Thaddddddd..

Chris Adler : No i didn't kill Kurt,though i killed Jimi Hendrix.would u charge me for that?

Daya : thadddddddddddddddd

Chris Adler :Fuck You.

Daya : Thaddd

Mike Portnoy: Dude,your slap is off timing, how do you do that?? Slap me again..

Daya : Thadddddddddddddd

Mike Portnoy : Wow..that's 41 /16 time interval..You got talent.I will ask Petrucci to add you on percussion..You can give background slaps while he solos.

Daya : thadddddddddd

Mike (Still talking in metronome) : No i didnt kill Kurt, Though i tried To kill John petrucci for his 10 minute solos,he doesnt let me show off you know..He steals all off my thunder on stage..But i wont let that Son of a Gun steal the show..i dont care about Myung though..He can kill himself.

ACP ( To Dave Grohl ) : Tumne Kurt ko maara?

Dave Grohl : i dont understand hindi,can you speak English?

Daya : Thaddddddddddddddd

Dave Grohl :(Starts Crying)..yes i killed Kurt Cobain ( he understood Daya's language)..I was bored of drumming,so i thought of starting a new band where i could play the Guitar and be as 'kool' as Kurt. So i took the shot gun and shot him and wrote him a suicide note.And then formed Foo Fighters.

ACP : Tumhe toh faasi hogi faasi..

Yet Again CID comes to the rescue and solves an Impossible and imaginary case..

Would like to end it Kurt's way

'It's better to Burn Out than Fade away'

Rock in peace.

A Mini Vacation called PL...

2010-05-20T09:50:00.000-07:00

7 a.m : zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

8 a.m : zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..

9 a.m : (Alarm rings)..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..huh??..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10 a.m : Mom calls..

Mom: Omi.

Me : (Still in sleep )..huhh..mummy..ahhhh..

Mom: Ab tak soo raha hai??Hey bhagwaan...padhega kabhi? pura din toh tunn tuna bajaate baithta hai (She means Guitar )...uth abhi..Aur Pehle uthke maine paise rakhke hai usse phone bill bharke aa...

Me : (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) haa...ends the call..

10 :30 a.m: wakes up finally.

(While Brushing teeth): Aaj 2 chapter RAC ka,3 chapter FEA ka and one chapter IEERP ka karna hai..under any circumstances..

Me : (While thinking of studying)..ahmm Pehle 1-2 episodes dekh lete hai FRIENDS ka..Refresh ho jayenge then Baithenge Padhne ko.. (Refreshed from what?)..

(After watching FRIENDS...)

Mind 1 : Chal yaar padhne baithte hai...its already afternoon...aaj 6 chapters karne hai..

Mind 2 : Areee yaar,Guitar bhi practice karna hai,Shaam ko nai bajaa payenge.

Mind 1 : Aree yaar,Guitar chodd abhi,padhai kar...wapas KT lagaani hai kya?

Mind 2 gets somewhat convinced after hearing the word 'KT'

Sits for studying.

After 15 minutes,

Mind 1: yes,ek sum solve ho gaya..

Mind 2 : songs toh laga.Itne silence main bore ho raha hai.

Mind 1 : Starts the Winamp

Its ok..Its allright..we are the same and there is no need to cry..Junkyard Groove \m/

After all the sing alongs and little bit of peeping in the book,half hour passes.

Mind 2: Lets take a break,we studied for 30 minutes.

Opens the internet,YouTube,Facebook

LAN Friend: Coming to play CS???

Mind 1 &2 : (without thinking one bit ) : Yooooooo!! :P

The whole Afternoon goes by.The Whole Evening goes by.

Guitar...Jhaaannnggg Jhaannnggg Jhhooooooooonnngg ( Thats a Distortion sound )..Bwahaha..:P

Mind 1 : Chal yaar thak gaya... Soo jaate hai..

Mind 2 : Abbbee oyeee..padhai kaun karega?? Aaaj night maarna tha..

Mind 1 : Chodd re..kal Padh lenge pakka..

And the Battle goes on..

The Best Worst Bands i came across!!

2010-05-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Allright this is my own point of view..This might contain one of your favourite bands too..Frankly I DON'T CARE...Abuses are welcome..I ll just delete them..:P

Anyways it doesn't mean they don't know how to play music or anything..Just that i think they suck..:P

1. JOnas Brothers:

OHHHH MY GODDDD!!!! Nick Jonas..OHHH MY GODDD!!!!...So The Band is more popular for it's Gayishness then anything else....Chubby Chubby Videos,ChutiyaGiri songs...They seem to play for getting girls attention rather than anything else...Dude, please get over The Break up and I Love you mode...For me Our Local Bakwaas band Frozen Chimes is better than them..

2. Children of Bodom

Allright..Alex Laiho is a Great Guitar Player..Blah Blah.. I Know that..i Like COB's 2-3 songs too..But after a limit they just seem 'Bhowwww Bhowwww Bhowww Bhowwwwwwwww' to me...Several Dogs let loose barking and i cant bear them..Same with Cannibal Corpse..

3. Dfolters/Frozen Chimes:

If you are alive in the underground circuit you might have heard about them and if you are fortunate enough you even must have seen them live..Its not they play bad Music, Just that they are too head over heels about their band.Listen to some of their oc's and you will get an idea.The Bassist thinks he is a John Myung ka avtaar. while the guitarist plays scale solos which seem childish up to a point. The Vocalist,well Himesh is better than him.

And what to say about Dfolters, the band wanted to cover Slayer..'Abee chutiye logo,Aukaat hai kya tumhaara Slayer bajaane kaa?? Pehle 4/4 bajao theek se'.

4. Angels and Airwaves

Vishu's best band is my worst band..He will tell me a 1000 reasons why he likes AVA and i ll counter him with my 1000 reasons why the band is fuckall..Well Only one reason..I just dont like their style..I don't know whats wrong with Tom Delonge all of a sudden..Blink 182 k baad shayad woh sathiya gaya hai..

5. U2

You will find this band crawling in the pages of Rolling Stones every time.Maybe they think they are supercool or maybe Bono owns Rolling Stone Magazine.The 'Rockstars' of the century don't seem worth listening to for me.They maybe the favorites of many,but for me they are totally over rated musicians past their prime.

Honourable Mention : Chronic Phobia

This 'OOHH!!So Brutal' band from Mumbai having 2 guitarists who play d same shit and a girl bassist who plays the same shit again. No Problem with that,The problem starts when you hear a Chris Barnes wanna be getting it horribly wrong.Guys,Please spare us the Torture...

Anyways,Music is one's own perspective. It doesn't make you a Music maestro if you think you have heard it all,What matters is what connects you with.. If i don't listen to Death Metal or Wastelife (Sorry WestLife :P )..That doesn't mean the music is SHIT!!..Just means that i don't wanna listen to that kind...So Listening to Rock/Metal doesn't make you any cooler or superior to others (This is for some of wannabe's i have seen)..These are the bands i don't like at the moment. Doesn't mean i won't like them in the Future.Its all about a Point of View.Share your worst bands too,if you like.

Peace \m/.

My PLaylist of the week!!

2010-05-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

So myVivas and submissions are over...So the Study Leave started.Get up at 10,Ok i will study at 12..ahmmm...1...2....3 P.M...ok..Lets have some Tea and i will sit for study..Plays Music and watches FRIENDS..6 P.M.Ohh Shit!!!It's evening already..Sits for studying..Studies 2 pages...Woffff..So Tired..Lets take a Break...Never touches the book again for the day..And now writing a Blog..:P

1. Arriving Somewhere But Not here- Porcupine Tree

A Marathon song. you might get bored at first maybe if you don't like long tunes. But every second of this song is worth it. A true Progressive track.Twists and turns with every minute. Starts with ambient tune which continues for 2 minutes. Then Steven Wilson starts off with his ear soothing vocals.Effortless Vocals.The Song suddenly goes in to a Heavy Metal Mode,then suddenly in a bluesy mode and then back to groovy verse.A perfect Album by a perfect Band.:)

2. Christmas in July- Zero

A Band named Zero with a Guy named Warren Mendosa make me a human named Omi..( I don't know if that made sense..Neways :P)...Heard the song long ago...Achanak started listening to it a lot lately. hence Covered it.almost over. Warren Rocks..Zero plzzzzz come back again..End of the Story..:P

3. The Prophet- Digital Suicide

Mizoram based Kick ass 3 piece band.Reminds me of Muse....Faadu Tight.. Baap Bassist..Raapchandoos Drummer.. You can't ask for more...

4. Unintended- MUSE

'Muse blows up my Fuse' ( Bad one i know :P)...A slow track composed beautifully by Matthew Bellamy.I Listen to it and it reminds me of a Special someone..Ahem Ahem...The Tightest 3 piece band i have ever seen.

5. Wavin Flag - K'naan

'When i Get Older i ll be Stronger,

They will call me freedom,Just Like a Waving Flag'

Football fever is on..and this song is surely catching up on it..Catchy tune.Sticks on your tongue the moment you hear it....Pura Time pass song hai..:)

And May Spain Win !!!!

A Day when Cricket saved My ASS -Part 2

2010-05-09T00:11:00.000-07:00

So where was I??

aahh..I sign my attendance for the orals which according to our Great Prof. Kharade is the most important thing in the Life of an Engg." Sign Kara Pahile, Viva tar kaay hotach rahtat ".

He asks the X besides me in Marathi ,as he reads his name ( Something .Shetke )

External : ' Saang chal , Gear Pump madhye Impeller use hota kaa? '

X. Shetke : aaahhhh...aaahhh,,,,nahi sir

External : (After reading my name i.e. Omkar Mishra). Aap bataiye..Kya yeh correct bol raha hai?

Me: Hoo sir..Impeller Centrifugal Pump madhye use hota.

External ( Surprised after knowing i can speak Marathi so fluently, starts is english). What is a Shackle Plate??

Me: aahhhmmm...Sir , A shackle Plate is used to support the weight of the shackle.aahhh..It is used in EOT Crane so that it can transmit

External : ( Interrupts in between ) Kaay re gadhva, kahi thaapa maarto ka??nahi yet tar bol nahi yet.( Asks the Y Student)..

Meanwhile i pretend to look a idiot by looking down. The best way to tackle the questions is never to look in the eyes of the External,coz when he catches you staring he will leave the other student and catch you offguard with the same question.

External :Why do you provide covering on the Nut?

Me : (To protect it from corrosion..no that would be a but obvious answer and he would again blast my ass off on this..Better i don't answer)..Looking down

External :Kevde Murkha engineers aahat re tumhi,evda mahit nahi ki Covering kashala detat kuthlya hi material laa??(You are such dumbass engg's.You don't know why we provide coverings to a Material??) To protect it from external fyactors (he means Factors :P).

Me : (Main kitna bada Chutiya hu).

External: Draw the Cross section of Rope.

Me : (After Drawing the Cross section i show it to him ). Sir!!

External : hey kaay banavla aahes?? Haa cross section aahe ka Rope cha??Football vatato ki ithun.Naming nai kahi nahi. Machine Drawing shikla aahes naa? Ki direct BE madhye aalas?[What is this? Is this the C/S of Rope?It looks more of like a Football to me.You have studied MD haven't you? Or i Guess you directly got admission in to BE ] (throws the paper right back to me).

Meanwhile,Internal is on the Phone ordering a Dosa for the External.He doesn't even bother asking a question or atleast saving our asses. All he says when we don't know the answer is " hey tar mee shikavla hota..Kaa yet nai Tumhaala?Lecture nahi basnaar tar asach honaar naa ". {I taught you whatever he is asking. Why you can't answer them? That's what happens when you don't sit for lectures ]...Yeah Right!!

After 30 mins of G***nd maarna, maybe the external got tired. as i hadn't answered his one question correctly.

External : 'Evde simple questions che answer yet nai tula. Kasla Mech Engg re tu?? Tula Building banvaayla dili tar kashi banavshil? ( Why would a Mech Engg construct a building? Isn't that the Work of an Architect or Civil Engg?? Ok.. Whatever )

External :' Last Question Vicharto, tee nahi aala tar tula Fail karin' (This is the Last Question i will ask. If you won't answer this i will surely Fail you )

I was so damn nervous that very moment. I surely thought i was doomed. He is gonna ask something on EOT Crane again. And i don't know a Shit about it.So again a KT in Viva ( I already had one in DME-1 ).. so maybe i was the First engg ever to Get KT in Vivas twice.WOW!!

External: Who was the Man of the Match in yesterday's game of India v/s South Africa?

Me : ( Huh!!! What the Fuck..Shit Shit who was it? Giggs? No he is talking about India V/s South Africa..yess yess RAINA!!!! )... Sir Suresh Raina .He scored 101 in 69 balls.

External : 'Ok you can go.'

wohoooo!!! i still couldn't believe what he just asked. But who cares. Im not failing.Wohhooo!.

Meanwhile External continues to leacture the other X and Y.

External : 'Usne atleast Match dekha, Tum Logo ne kya kiya?'

That wa sall i heard before i came out of the room. and i was giggling,nervous,excited all at the same time. G**nd lagte lagte bacha tha.That is quite an achievement!!. X and Y were in the room for 15 more minutes, They were lectured al over again.And they begged for not failing them. In the End the External let them Go. So Not a Bad External after all. And not such a Bad Day after all. :)

A Day when Cricket saved My ASS!!!

2010-05-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

So the Viva season is over.A Festival for professors to whip our asses out and do what we do to them in the whole sem. It's their time for 'PAYBACK'..

You will get a million funny cases of A Viva,and you will experience one i'm sure if you are an Engineer. I heard from My FE Junior "Vivas Student ke Talent to Test karne k Liye rehte hai'...Hahahaa... I really don't know which Talent the poor boy is referring to. May he find his 'Talent' soon enough.Orals certainly develop an Engineer's Acting Skills ( Rather Over Acting). Act as if you know the answer but you forgot it at that very moment..

"Sir..aaahhh..Sir (Looks down )..(Acts as if he knows the answer and is about to Recollect )..Then Looks down again. The Sir is bored and asks the Guy sitting next to him. [:P]

{ The Following Blog contains Explicit Material,Parental Guidance is advised while Reading it :P }

If you are the first batch opening the innings,then you are going for nothing less than a War. The External is Fresh and raring to go. He craves for Blood. OUR Blood!!!..The First batch Gets a Pounding,bombardment of Alien Questions.Atleast 30 minutes when you feel you are being Raped and you are being assessed on the basis of it. Meanwhile,outside all Students start Speculating

" Bh*****d, Kya G***d maar raha hai be..30 minute ho gaya.Kuch toh Draw karne bola hai usne.(Starts reading the book again )...Abbe yaar kitna padha hai tune?? Zyaada bak mat udhar La***e.."

The Second Student (acts as if he doesn't know the subject at all ) : "Abbe C***e ,maine toh aaj subah hi book khola..Mere ko toh sure Repeat bolega woh "..

And when the first batch comes out after all the atrocities showered on them,the first sign they will make with their hand is

The Group : "Kholke maar raha hai..Jo aa raha hai woh bol do usse,nai toh G***nd maarte rahega "

And so the Students get all the more scared.start peeping in to their books again. as if they are gonna grasp the whole knowledge at one go.

So which one was the most interesting as well as the most horrible Viva i encountered this sem??

It was DMS (Design of Mechanical System ). A foggy monday morning,i didn't touch my book at all on Sunday. was busy watching Man Utd V/s Sunderland Game (Man Utd won..wohhooo ) and then India V/s South Africa game. ( A game which saved me )..I opened the book,studied Belt Conveyer in the Train and reached the college. Let me tell you something about DMS. A Fuckall subject with no sense. Designing systems which are totally outdated, A Theory Paper of 4 hours,where if you write even 60 Marks,you are considered a Topper ( Welcome to Mechanical Engg).So i could only finish one chapter in the 2 hours i had. This was the first time i left my fate to Destiny ( Actually many times :P ). Listening to Agrophobia by Incubus the whole time and reading the book ( That's my way of studying ehhh!! )..

So the viva starts, The first batch gets a Re viva, sabki G**nd fatt jaati hai. The second batch goes in, Gets another Re Viva. Everybody goes in to depression literally. So i was in the 5th batch. The 4th batch get a Re Viva too,and my shoulder drops too low, i have lost all my confidence. One step is taking million hours, I can't fce the external, I don't have the capacity of a Re Viva now..I look at the Belt Conveyer the last time . And then the words of encouragement comes from my fellow batchmate " Jo hoga dekha jaayega, G**nd maar denge apun external ki ".. And i start imagining how would that feel [:) ]. So i somehow manage to keep a low face but inside i just couldn't stop thinking d scenario..I have a really weird imagining power..neways,so i greet the external with a Good Afternoon ( Yes first step clear, The external smiled. so its not gonna be that hard )...

To be continued...........

Atheists and A-Theist !!

2010-04-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

Theist : God is Existence. God is Nature . God is Soul . God is in me.

Atheist : God is BULLSHIT!!!

And the war of the words go on!!!..Ever encountered these two specimens debating???Its a No win situation. Both are firm in their beliefs,one which has 'GOD' in them and one with 'GOD???Who??What?? "...

Religion is a Crutch by the belief of Atheists, a mental disorder for some. A way of keeping a bunch of fools together to believe in something which does not exist( I remember Judith by A Perfect Circle ) . As Napoleon Quoted

"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet"

For Theists,their GOD is their means of support. In India,Hinduism has 33 crore Gods. Quite a bit of overpopulation there too...But That's what they like to believe. Hinduism has a God for everything. You just have to name it. On the other hand Islam has Allah, someone who looks over them in their difficult times but who cannot be seen. Different Religions, Different Concepts.

So Can so Many Gods Really Exist along with so many Religion?It depends on the preaching each individual provides. Religions don't provide false preachings, its the people who have learnt to misuse them.Religions don't teach us to seek to violence to prove ' My God is better then yours ' (i.e. Bawri Masjid). Religion doesn't tell us to look down on someone just because he/she is a Dalit. And God certainly doesn't tell us a Man is a more Dominant Specie. We,Humans have a Great Quality 'Twist and twist the Truth to your own Good'.

Is there anything more to Atheism then just a 'disbelief in God' ? They question the myths, the loop holes every religion has. They have their beliefs based on facts rather then 'The Generation long told stories'. They are Non Believers who are here to promote Reasoning and Skepticism.

That doesn't mean Theist are dumb asses who believe in whatever is put in front of them. They have their own history and they like to be proud of their culture and Roots. Not a bad thing at their part too.

Would like to end it with a Quote by Zora Neale Hurston

'Gods always behave like the People who created them'

Peace

Girls V Boys

2010-04-21T06:21:00.000-07:00

So My friend just broke up with his GF and my another friend broke up with his BF..And each were accusing the other of cheating and not giving time to each other... (When the 'I love u' turns in to 'Fuck You I Dont give a Shit!!' )...Even though my friend is an emotional fool and he really misses that chick,but he doesn't admit it..On the other hand The She friend is over emotional at times and prefers her crying to do the talking...Girls have a real effective tool in their kitty neways..When u ain't winning a battle,make sure you wash it out with your tears.And Boys have a Typical 'Mard ko Dard nai Hota ' Attitude...

So There are certain terms that i have come across which is taken differently in each of their context's..

So Ladies and Gentleman and to those who are still confused about it..here are some...

Girl :

1. When a Girl says Yes = She means Yes (Duhh!!)

2. When she Means 'Ahhhhh!!!! Yes' = She means 'I dont know,I will think about it'

3. 'We need to do this ' = That means i need to do this,even if u don't wanna

4. 'I'm sorry ' = Someday i ll make u pay for this too..You ll be sorry!!!

5. 'We need to talk' = 'Dude, You are Fucked!!'

6. 'Sure,Go ahead' = ' I will kill you if u do'

7. 'No, Im okay ' = 'Of course she is upset Dumb ass!!'

8 . You are very Attentive tonight ' - Is sex all you ever think of?'

Boys :

1. 'I m Hungry' = 'Mummmmmyyyyy Khaaanaaaaaaaaa'

2. ' I m sleepy ' = zzzzzzzzzzz...Hello??..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!

3. ' I m Tired ' = ' Shot laga laga laga..Shot laga!!'

4. ' WOW!!! Nice dress ' = Wow!!! nice Boobs!!!

5. 'I love You ' = ' Let's have SEX!!!' [:P]

6. 'I m bored ' = ' Wanna have SEX??'

7. ' shall we dance??' = SEX???

8. ' Can i call you sumtime??' = Sex???

9. ' You free for movie tonight??' = SEX???

10. ' Shall i Drop you??' = SEX???

And Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex ????? [:P]

My PLaylist of the week!!

2010-04-18T08:45:00.000-07:00

So this week,i have been listening and listening and listening coz i really had a fucked up week with all my submissions and stuff..So all i had to do was wake up,get dressed (sometimes bath too :P) convince myself "Go to college Moron!!"..Curse myself more for being an Engineer and then go to the my so called college..Been listening to a lot of incubus this week,bloody awesome band..My friend had told me to listen to it ages ago..but i somehow always landed up not picking incubus in my playlist ( I was busy Listening to OLP den )...Brandon Boyd somehow makes me realise that how much i suck at vocals,but neways i love to rape his songs and sing it loud..So here is the list of my songs on the loop..

1. Megalomaniac-Incubus

'You are no Jesus..Yeah you are No fucking elvis..."..

And i so wanna sing it loud...The song starts with a scratchy warble building up in to a heavy riff and then makes you wanna jump out and bang your head in to the wall (Well,not literally :P)..Heavy Chorus,mellow mood of the verses and Bingo,you got a HIT!!...Saw the video of them live at RAR, The live version sounded more kickass den original..The crowd went berserk in the bridge and i so wish they come here in india...( I Rock are u listening??)...

2. Judith - A Perfect Circle

Life is so imperfect w/o A Perfect Circle..I started listening to them for Maynard..Apart from his whisperings in Tool and not so clear vocals,i liked him more in his APC attire.I really liked 'Emotive' though it was their version of covers.I liked 'imagine' more then the John Lennon version. And Judith is like the pinnacle of the band.Awesome Lyrics,vocals,bass,Rhythm..A Perfect song by A Perfect Circle.The song is about Keenan's mom,who was restricted to the wheel chair for the rest of her life..And if you are an atheist you ll love this song..Just like i did..

"It's not like you killed someone
It's not like you drove a hateful spear into his side
Praise the one who left you broken down and paralyzed"

3. Cemetary Gates -Pantera

This song is a Legend already. And i somehow ended up hooked to it again.Terry Glaze is a vocalist who can sing ne shit and will make it sound so much better. Even James Labrie found it tough to emulate the standard of his vocals when DT paid a Tribute to Pantera (The same gig where Dave Mustaine Fucked up the solo :P)...Starts with an nice acoustic kinda patch,Gets heavier and You end up headbanging.And Dimebag ends up with the Best Guitarist award again..:P

4. Hollow years - Dream Theater

I 'm not gonna brag about how great a band DT is or are they really humans??Or will Mike portnoy play a simple 4/4 loop..or will John ever play a solo that isnt' complex..Here is a simple ballad which i think they composed when they were bored of playing complex time signatures

Mike Portnoy : Hey John,im bored of playing 13/16..lets try out something different..

John Petrucci: yeah dude..lets play 21/32 this time...

James : Can u play a simple 4/4 with an acoustic so that i can give some vocals to atleast one song??w/o any of you having a solo in between?

Mike Portnoy : I forgot how a 4/4 loop is played..I played it like ages ago..

(yeah,u can kick my ass for this lame joke )

Anyways..tis is a great song with some nerve catching vocals..and John's acoustic part is is is...i got no words for it...You hear it yourself..And in case you are busy counting the cymbals and tom's i ll help you out

10 cymbals and 16 Tom's (approximately) and i wonder what he does with them..

5. Vicarious - TOOL

Always save your best Shot for the last. Vicarious is so delicious (yayyyy!That rhymes )...This is probably one of my all time fav songs..and if i could i ll place it every week on my playlist of the week.If there is anybody else who can give mike portnoy an inferiority complex,Daney Carey is the Man!!!What double bass fills,i always wonder what this guy plays?Drums or some alien instrument.coz he makes it sound like like..I got no words..Awesome vocals (Maynard again),For once The bassist overshadows the Guitarist totally..Justin does it always..!!!

"If you did'nt listen to TOOL;

You are a Bloody FOOL"

And so i end up with a PJ again...

Gig at RGIT

2010-04-13T23:47:00.000-07:00

Split-Junkyard Groove-Avial

There was a buzz in the Rock circuit,when Junkyard Groove and Avial were performing in Mumbai after a long time.The Gig was in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of technology in Andheri.No one can miss such an oppurtinity and with the pass merely placed at 50 bucks,how could i not go!!!..

JYG is one of my favourite bands,so i could not afford to catch them live,and with them if i get to see Avial too!!!..Well ,that is a blessing in disguise in itself.Split were opening for both the acts,and they were too reuniting after a hiatus (remember V Launchpad??).And so i geared up myself for the Gig with my friends. And finding the venue was an uphill task in itself.The college is located in the far away corner of Andheri,Took an eternity to find it..But in the end just got through in time..Split was just having their soundcheck.

Let the Gig begin!!!!

So Split starts with 'Punk Rock days'..The band was tight enough,and it was worth a listen to them. Frankly,Garreth's antics reminded me of Myles's usual do overs..'Holy Ghost Machine gun' was groovy enough to tap the feet on..'My house' was one of their more popular songs and the band will soon be releasing their album 'P is for Pig'..Do check them out at the link below

http://www.myspace.com/splitsplit

Split was gearing up for their last song,and i was waiting for my favourite band to come on stage.And so we were ready shouting 'Junkyard groove..Junkyard Groove' (no offence meant to Split in any sense,but we just couldn't wait for them :P )..

'Ladies and Gentlemen,and those who are still confused about it,This is Junkyard Groove'

And so Ameeth comes on stage with his usual hair do tripped down to short hair (And the Girls were screaming!!)...They started with 'Imagine'..followed it up with 'Let you go', 'Rock and Roll'..And the audience were thrown in a fizz..Madness for what JYG is known for..The sound to be specific wasn't that great,but wasn't bad either.Some sound breakdowns,some technical difficulties,but it's all worth it when you hear 'Say Goodbye' on acoustic by ameeth with his heavily drunk influenced voice..[:P]..Not many knew all of their songs,but i assure you they were enjoying every bit and part of it..The Sing alongs, Ameeth's strip tease,Michael Jackson tribute, Siddhu's funky guitar!!..

Siddhu is surely one of the better guitarist i have seen over the past few years.And he surely makes JYG from being better to being 'The Best'..And then the crowd went crazy!! WHY??

Its OK..It's Allright..We are the same and there is no need to Cry!!

(That is Why!!:P)

And if you haven't listened to this song of JYG,you are surely missing something.This was surely not the best gig JYG had in mumbai,but who cares,I enjoyed..And yeah I loved your new acoustic too Ameeth!!...

Then came Avial..They need no Intro.Termed as one of the pioneering bands to bring rock to their mother tongue.A kerala based Malayali Rock band.And if you haven't heard Nada Nada i recommend you to not surf through facebook or talk to your Gf for 5 minutes and rather listen to this.(As if you are gonna,Think about being an optimist!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpvPJWO-saU

I was really awestruck watching Rex Vijayan.The Guy is surely worth listening to when he plays.The band started with Instrumentals with the DJ mixer sound prominent. The Vocals for me were really disappointing to say the least.Looking like A Joe satriani look alike turned vocalist.

Anyways,The Gig belonged to JYG,and i had my paisa vasool for this..Thanx Guys for entertaining.Hope to see such gigs in future

Worst Ads of The IPL

2010-04-11T08:35:00.000-07:00

Everyone is going Ga-Ga about IPL and the so called 'brainchild' of Lalit Modi (i would rather say Copycat).Just a monkey bussiness to generate Crores (i wonder there's more to that then just Crore).A game where they play ads more then cricket..Literally kahi bhi thoos dete hai ads..

And why the hell you need two so called Maxx Mobile Timeouts?..The commentators are so obsessed with the sponsors names,i wonder if they will come out of the habit in time of the international matches.

(Imagine Ravi shastri shouting "Karbonn Kamaal ka catch" in the Twenty-20 world cup :P )..As if they have a Compulsive disorder of chanting a Sponsor name before every cricketing term..
Wow,what a DLF maximum!!!...This is a Citi moment of success...Karbonn kamaal ka catch
Mann..Get a Life!!!...Imagine Commentators going one step further
"This is a Kingfisher Yorker..It is a Rupa Frontline Dropped catch..Wow this is Manikchand Guthka Dive...( i know it's lame :P) " and what not....
So what are the most irritating ads that come during an interesting match??
5. Idea uungli cricket: An ad comprising of more silly questions you can ask to anyone.Imagine any Bakwaas question related to Cricket and this ad will have it. Add to it the 'Ohh i'm so hot ' expression of the girl behind abhishek and the peon prving why he deserves to be killed with his acting to his grave.Plzzzz..I hate this Idea SIRJIIII..
4. The commentators again praise the MRF so much as if they are forever obliged to them.(Doodh ka karz)... The MRF this and The MRF that (Dude,we dnt wanna know what the Fuck MRF is,lemme watch the match :P )
3. The Maxx Mobile timeout: A way to pour in some more ads rather then players 'strategising' anything..And when you wonder where the match will go..A worst kinda devil laughter irritates you to the Core "bwaahahahahahahahhaa" (yeah,that is akshay kumar overdoing it)..He breaks the glass,breaks the whole hotel room and still gets away with it (Thanx to his Maxx mobile,His Saviour!!!)...And then i change the channel and have the last laugh (bwaahahahahhaa..Are u listening akshay??? )
2. Nokia-Main bhi Coach Contest : So if one Coach can't work wonders for KKR ,will a million make any difference??..well Nokia really thinks so...Now i realise how KKR become a team destined to lose..Well,if you take field training from a paperwaala and sledging lessons from a vamp..no wonder they don't know how to play and win..
1. Maxx Mobile (Again!!!): "aaee..tera call....nahi nahi..tera call..hahahha"...When two cricketers who act as if they are Gay and do some silly acting you get this Maxx mobile ad..Why would two so rich cricketers use the same mobile and have Vidya calling both of them??? (Poor Vidya!!)..And on top of that,they come in between every over until you pull your hair out and say "STOP THIS NON SENSE..Let me watch CRICKET!!"
These are some of the ads in the Big List.For now this is Bacardi Goodbye (Oops!!i got the IPL Ad syndrome too :P)

Life of an Engineer - Part 1

2010-04-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

..So i wanted to become an engineer (Or in army,ohh wait, maybe an artist..No No, i wanted to be a Cricketer..yeah whatever!!)..He who knows what to do in his Life really knows Bliss!!And he who knows nothing erlse to do in life is what we call an 'Engineer'..

Got through all the hap-hazards of the selection process,and Ohhh!! i was so excited..Atlast i will get to to do what i want (Well,not exactly..I wanted to do Automobile,but got Mechanical nonetheless).Well i surely won't take the college name i got in to. (Who cares ).I really thought college doesn't matter all that much,Knowledge is what counts (Again,So NAIVE i was !!!).

So my First day to go to college,Pretty excited(hell nervous!)..I enter the college which is located in the jungles of navi mumbai.Don't bother if anyone even stayed there.So i enter the Gate The wall is plain cemented with A tile on it ( Yeah Just One )..So what's the Concept of these tiles?I came to know about that after 4 years myself...Anyways later on it became the Famous five tiles of our college,with each tile being added each year.(weird,but true).So i sit in the lecture,alone on the last bench ( i never was a first bencher you see :P ). A Person who seemed to be our Proffesor came to the class

Well he didn't really looks like the one above but Whatever!!..He was more of a dick then the Gentleman above (I hope you get the Picture :P ). Came in and introduced himself And dnt rememeber those Golden words but they somewhat went like this!!

"Myself Mr.Mohite.M Tech from VJTI (Does VJTI sell M Tech degrees like Pan Cakes??). I have to been teaching in this the college since the 10 years.I teach mechanics to you. I have two daughters,Both are Girls (And i thought Inzy speaks the worst english in the world)..I will be your Class advisor for the year..(what does that mean??He will advise us?? :P).." ..And he went blah blah about the "rich" history of our college..( If our college was that rich,why don't you get those walls covered up with tiles you Shithead!! )..Anyways the rest of the day went just like the reast of the semester. The crowd to be more specific was like i am living in a Desert with no water (read Babes)...So what do you do in such colleges? (You run for your Life!!!!).

According to the professors,we attend lectures and gain 'knowledge' until i found out that they really don't have the knowledge to share ..Well,except their Mt everest like Ego's anything else about them was not worth noticing.

For eg: i told the teacher the unit of torque is Newton-metre and not Newton/metre (Yeah!!she actually wrote that )..And she argued with me on that ..And i felt like i was talking to Tushar Kapoor about acting..Any ways,may she too get a degree of M Tech (yeah,u guessed it rIght,From VJTI!!!)..See,we students never mean to hamper the progress of our professors and always wish them luck (Talk about Generosity!!)..And their Generosity never crossed 18 marks in term work. Speak about KKR never going to IPL Finals,Thats how they can't cross a 18 mark barrier..You Have to Climb the barrier listen to every bull shit the proff offers you and still smile and attend. Anyways here is the secret if you want to try it out. (Applied to Mumbai University only)

1. Attend their every Lecture,even if it means ripping your soul apart (That was out of the question..Hence not feasible)

(P.S : Please don't try the above stunt in real Life...)

2.Never argue with them..even if they say 100 * 1 = 1100..It's really no use talking to a wall (Especially if the wall gives you the Term work :P )

3.Whenever they look at you,always shake your head as if you are totally engrossed in their lectures ( YAWN!!)..So that the poor souls can feel that they really can 'teach'..

4. Always talk in their Mother Tongue ( Marathi) so that they can really understand what you are talking about and in no way make them feel they are inferior to you.(even if they maybe :P)

The Rivalries- Manchester United V Chelsea

2010-04-08T21:38:00.000-07:00

If you roll back in time say 10 years ago,Chelsea were no where in the picture as far as the great rivalries are concerned.Back then it was Man Utd V Liverpool or The Red Devils and the Gunners whose matches were sold out like Pan Cakes.

It Started with Roman Abramovich buying out Chelsea and then his installation and transformation of Chelsea began. The "Special One" Jose Mourinho declared as the manager of Chelsea and they never looked back since. A Rivalry of the Red and the Blue was Born.

Who can forget May 2005,United had to suffer the ignominy to provide a Guard of honour for Chelsea as they walked out at Old Trafford as Champions after nearly Half a Century.Chelsea had to return the Favour to Sir Alex's side 2 years later (Sweet Revenge)..

It has become a kind of tradition for the two clubs to meet during Spring Time,but half of that time the title was already decided as of which way it was going.This year is pretty exciting,with Chelsea leading The Red Devils by just two points and 5 matches still to go.Berbatov is going the Shevchenko way (which actually led to the Mourinho exit) and is yet to prove his 30 million worth.

Chelsea after appointing Jose Mourinho as their manager won back to back titles and were instantly called 'The Next Big thing in the EPL".In Fact they were so intamibly Unpopular after their second title that even The Liverpool fans provided a Hand of Support for the Red Devils.The last 5 years it has always been a two horse race in the EPL with Arsenal and Liverpool faultering their way throughout.With the last two titles in United's Bank.

The score stands as 2-2 in the race of Supremacy!!!

Chelsea and United have locked horns already in the 2008 Champions League finals (The Famous Terry Penalty miss!!) with United winning a Thriller and then Chelsea sending United down in the FA Cup Finals.While all say Chelsea is the next real madrid (In terms of buying Players) and not using them to their Potential (Read Sheva,Ballack,Crespo,Deco) United on the other hand likes to go with the blend of youth and experience.Scholes and Giggs along with Carrick,Valencia,Nani have been a regular part of the Side.Sir Alex doesn't believe in Chops and Changes in the side too much and likes to keep it Simple.The Man is managing The Red devils from the past 20 years (Man!! i wasn't even born then) knows the managing job better then anyone else in the world.Chelsea on the other Hand has been quite on a Decline since Mourinho's exit.The Special One is now managing Inter Milan but doesn't deny a return to the Premiership (Mayb he ll manage United in the near future..Who Knows)The war of words were a treat to watch between Mourinho and Sir Alex..Chelsea after his exit has changed Managers like we change underwears.Ronaldo exit has certainly left a void in the mid field of united.They clearly lacked a Champion Performance in the last encounter against Chelsea.A Game of refereeing errors but Chelsea deserved to win (I can't believe i'm saying this,But still The Red Devils are the BEST!!).

The Field is nothing less than a Battle field when these two Gigantic teams play,Emotions run through the players and everything goes.Flurry of Yellow Cards (A few Reds as well),Abusing,Adrenaline Rush,Mocking and what not.If you missed them In action,you certainly miss one of the budding Rivalries In the EPL.And there is more to Come.

Man Utd PicK of the Players : Wayne Rooney

This Guy cannot put a foot wrong at this moment.Every thing he touches turns to GOAL.Unfortunate his injury came at a time when United needed him the most.But he surely has more then made up for Ronaldo's exit.

Chelsea PicK of the Players: Didier Drogba

From being the Super Sub in the last match againt United to being a Super Flop.He has been everything this Season.But Still he is the one of the most Influential Players you will come across.Already Chelsea's Top Scorer,They need him to fire just as he is doing at the moment.

A Not so forgettable Day

2010-04-03T10:45:00.000-07:00

Wow!! what a Day..I had to complete 5 assignments today (or atleast i intended to)..Guess what i haven't started writing even one..[:P]..The above picture depicts exactly how my brain was picturing it..In the morning woke up all sleepy to go to my friend to get the assignments.Wasted my precious time fooling around with him.(Yeah..sometimes i really feel if there could be more then 24 hours in a day). Came home and changed my schedule to start writing after i practice Guitar. Instead started watching Pantera Videos..That reminds me, Dimebag Darell..What an Fuckawesome Guitarist...Been listening to Cemetary Gates since morning.Anyways when the time came to finally get down to writing,i was so tired that somehow i convinced my mind to take a Nap.

God knows what i dreamt.It was a Good Sleep,Woke up like i had a Hangover..Bombs exploding in my Head (I really should stop sitting in front of the PC now).Made some coffee..Before i realised it was time for the 'El-Classico'.

Manchester United v/s Chelsea

So thought of postponing my Assignment deal for a bit.Got some Thums up and Chips and here we Go..Ready for the Big game.

The first Half was boring.Man Utd hardly got any possession.The referee was an asshole..Denied Man Utd a Penalty Chance.And Chelsea strikes with a Joe Cole footing. What The Fuck..Isn't this match supposed to be in Old Trafford??..How can Chelsea draw first blood..What the fuck is Berbatov doing??..With all these questions floating around my mind, i still was pretty confident that Man Utd will bounce back.Coz generally they are a Second Half Team. Anyways First Half score 0-1

So I geared myself up for the second Half.

Woahh!!!That was Close.Berbatov with a Header..Man Utd pushing Chelsea right in to their own Half..That's it,Chelsea suckers running for their life.But then Drogba beats the off side trap and scores, and whats the catch??Bloody he was offside..Was the linesman Blind??Or did really abramovich buy him out..That was as dead as a duck..HE WAS OFFSIDE!!!Anyways the scoreline read 0-2 ..I wish it was 2-0..[:(]

Last 10 minutes remaining.And like a True Man Utd fan,I was Optimistic of Man Utd bouncing back in the end.. And Guess what!!! The Super Sub Fredrico Macheda had arrived (remember the Goal Against Villa in the 94th minute?).And The God just listened to me..yes he did..Macheda scores in the 82nd minute..woah..Back on Track are we.."Glory Glory Man Utd"..Scoreline: 1-2

10 minutes to go..'Common Berba..show your magic, Tell those retards you can do as good as Rooney can'..Neville throws out a dolly,and Berba heads,andddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

Petr Cech SAVES!!! [:(]

That's the final nail in the coffin.Gone the title race.Gone the Title.And my friends messages start pouring in. ( Fuck you,Man U Lost..wohooo..Chelsea rullzzz) typos.Fuck you too,Atleast we are in the Champions League you morons..And we don't cheat to lose..

And then i really didn't have any mood to write any assignment or even watch a Mumbai indian match (My another fav team)..It was Just me and meri Tanhai..

Picked up my guitar,strummed 4 chords and started singing "Fuck You Chelsea,man Utd still Rules.We are the red devils,we dont have anything left to prove"..( I wrote that song..Can You believe it?[:P] )..I know that was awful..

Anyways Mumbai Indians won too..Heard the news now..So not a Bad day afterall..One of my Teams won..(and yeah Sachin is GOD )..What started as an assignment writing day ends up with a Blog ( I should be writing assignment right now if i was really all that worried about and not here laying my lazy ass around )..

Anyways I promise tommorrow i will complete all my assignments or atleast try to..Cheers

Peace./m\

The "Perfect" Band theory - part 2

2010-04-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

Continuing the discussion on what makes a Rock band special??

The sacrifices,the ego's,the alter ego's, the attitude of the group (or the lack of it)

Being in India being in a Rock band means "KOOL" and "Happening" to your friends while it means you are "wasting" your time for your parents.

"Career bana, padhai kar, yeh Tunn tunaa (Guitar) bajaana chodd"..Yeah thats a very common script in every household.Somebody Please tell them, "Mummy,Its a Guitar, Not a Tunn Tunna or whatever"..
A Band is a Fusion of people comning together to play music even though they may be inspired from different Genres just to make one thing happen. MUSIC.

If you are a Guitarist,GOD save you!!!People will expect you to play 'Rock ON' or maybe 'Sweet Child o'mine' or a certain 'Smells like Teen Spirit'..Whatever happened to originality..

Half of the bands have wannabe's written all over them..'Look dude,we are so cool, we play Iron Maiden,we play Metallica,,Ohh yeah !!!'

Anyways,so what it takes to be in a band??Well..some Booze,Drugs,Chicks,some 4 Chords (3 Chord patterns if you are a Greenday Fan [:P],..Nevermind that's the definition of a 'Poser'...It's SIMPLE...It doesn't take anything to be in a band except 'Dedication' and 'PATIENCE'..Two alien words who nobody cares to abide with..I mean who in the hell would care about these phrases when you jam.

Bands are created and destroyed everyday,some of them are good while some of them Well,you can't even call them a Band..Making a Band starts with dreaming Big.'Being Famous, Roars,Stage antics, Abuse (Regular in Indian Rock Scene),Yeah yeah who can forget Booze and Bombs (read Girls) ..well even Tushar Kapoor dreamed being a Superstar someday..Ahh!!Nevamind..
Hello!!!!
Welcome to the REAL World.A Band rarely sticks together for a Longer period,(call it EGO or whatever).Everyone in the band feels,he has to contribute to the song in a large way,The Lead would want a nerve ripping solo,The Rhythm would want a Headbanging riff, The Drummer would want a dynamic groove going and the Vocalist would want a Sing along Chorus. But the 'main' Thing is the view everybody takes on it. Not necessary everyone will like each other's piece of music. But that's where understanding comes in. To Put these diversified ideas and combine them in to a piece which is worth listening.

How your Jamming turns out totally depends on the mood swings that are recurring. Any small thing turns to be scary enough to ruin the atmosphere.And if the instrumentalists are from differnet genres,that makes things really interesting. (Imagine a Metal Head playing in a punk band..won't go well.will it??)...

Anyways,every Band has their differences.What matters is what they compose when they come together.You don't really have to be in Einstien to figure that out.Making of a 'Band' reflects the energy,friendship,differences to overcome and yet making soething what they are destined to do is what it is all about.

Peace /m\

The "Perfect" Band Theory-part 1

2010-04-01T11:23:00.000-07:00

Ever wondered what makes a 'Perfect' Band??The Question may seem Hypothetical to many.Coz Perrfect Bands really don't exist. What exist is some species of rare kinds. The Guitarists,Bassists,Drummers are special in their own unique way,(Not in their music sense).But what they behave like.

Imagine a 4 piece band playing a gig, The first thing they do when coming up on stage, well certainly isn't Soundcheck. The Front man walking around the whole stage pretends is seeing the PA level and in the course will locate the chicks in the crowd,wave to them.use slangs after slangs to look cool. will say 'fuck' a million times will brag about his looks and hairstyle. The Guitarist comes deciding that atleast today he ll overshadow the vocalist and get the Ladies. He tries to show off his Guitar Skills in the Soundcheck with as many riffs he can put in that time to get the maximum scream out of the crowd.( The "we love you's" and "wooooooooooooooooooooooo's"..sometimes even a bra if he is lucky :P ).. The Drummer is the most frustrated of the lot, thinking about not to fuck up on his rhythms and why those two in the front always get away with the prize while " I'm The Fucking Drummer of the band. Gimme some respect" shit.

The bassie,well...he is the bassie..That describes it !!...Lost in his own little world. NO body looks at him and Nobody bothers he is in the band. ( The Characters in this story are purely fictitous,resemblance to any band or person is merely a co incidence. [:P] )

Front-man: "WOahhh FUCKING CHRIST!!!, so many babes, i can have them all"

Guitarist : " Fucking holy Shit!! that black girl is a Hottie, I can have her after that fucking vocalist finishes with her"

Drummer : "All they care about is booze and sex. They forget they are here to play Music. I'm the Real Game here"

Bassist: "What was the first note i have to play?? A or G ??" [:P]

Allright ,that's just a joke.Bassists don't feel bad. Drummers would be hollowed without your presence.

Any ways for those of you who don't know what a Bassist is, Here is the answer !!!!

' A Guy who is the most silent of them all,always stands at the back probably hiding his face.Never reacts to any of the Front-man's jokes or crowd for that matter and stands like a dead rubber on stage. [:P]..'

(Man, My bassist is gonna kill me after reading this :P )

Well,if you are wondering what genre the band is playing,there are certain ways to determine that.For Instance:

What is Punk Rock??

Ans: If the band is playing in such a hurry that they just wanna run away as quickly as possible off stage,with the vocalist speaking at a rate of 1000 words per minute and muting the chords.. Well that's Punk Rock for you..[:P]

What is Metallica..OOPS!!!Sorry, Metal??

Ans: A Band playing 'For whom the bell tolls' or 'Enter sandman' or some crazy shit like that,they are what we call ' Metallica wannabe's'.. yeah and they will call themselves a 'Metal' band.For them Metal is 'Metallica'..

'Growwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'

When you hear such a thing and you feel like running away for your life or you would rather be dead then listening to this, that's 'Heavy Metal' for you. They will play the same shit as 'Metallica' wannabe's but with an increased level of distortion to make as much noise as possible so that the crowd goes deaf. [:P] Yeah BRUTAL!!!!!!

SO what is Progressive???

When you really don't remember when the band really started the song or wait a minute "Is the song finished??..oh noo,they are still playing something" after you wake up after catching a nap in between the 20 minute songs, they call it "Progressive".According to me they just suffer from a short term memory loss,often forgetting what their song was all about and where it started. Each one plays as if this is his last day on earth putting as many solos as he can in one song in the slot each instrumentalist is given. The vocalist will come in between the breaks to fill in as a 12th man..[:P]

So everyone contributes to make a Band 'perfect' in their own unique way.Anyways 'Rock' wouldn't be Rock if not for weirdo's like this. (Remember Dave Mustaine went to rehab 18 times for his Drug abuse!!!)Woosssh!!!18 times looks like his second home..Such rockstars make Rock and Roll interesting and worth following.Being on the other side of the Door ain't much fun.Without them Rock would suffer a void.

Peace.

Top 5 songs of the week

2010-03-31T10:24:00.000-07:00

1. PORCUPINE TREE - BLACKEST EYES

Porcupine Tree never stops to amaze me. Steven Wilson always slogs about each of his song being different and special in its own way.Well this song certainly is!!!

Starting with a slow build up and some whacky patch and suddenly the drums,guitar and bass burst in to the scene altogether with a Larger than life Riff.And when you expect the song to be more heavier the Verse moves on in to a acoustic delay pattern suddenly with beautiful vocals by Steve. I like the verse more then the Riff to be honest.But the whole song structure is really worth sweeping you off your feet when you least expect it.

2. Say GoodBye - Junkyard Groove

This song is stuck in my head for more than a week or so.This ballad of sorts comes from an Indian Band "Junkyard Grooooove" ( With a Madrasi accent :P).. I becam a fan of this song as soon as i heard it. Reminds me of all the wonderfull people in my life.And when a song does that you know you are totally in love with that song..[:)]. Ameeth provides touching vocals and Siddhu is one of my favourite Guitarists now ( with his Slash Look alike Outfit )

" Say Goodbye, Say goodbye aahaaye. Never wanna live to see that day, when i have to say Goodbye "

3. Best i Ever Had - Vertical Horizon

I have to admit i didn't like this band as much earlier. Just thought they were a one song wonder when i had heard their song " You're a GOD" from the movie "Bruce Almighty". Downloaded the album instantly and listened to it. Initially didn't find it that good. Suddenly i'm humming all their tunes..[:P]. Best I ever had is a simple 4 Chord piece with simple yet catchy melody. The Vocalust surely tries to keep it simple and as a band,they are what u can say A 'Mainstream' band with repeating the same formulae in their last album too which was one of the best albums last year.

4. Spitleaf - ZERO

Another Indian Band on the List, the disbanded 'Zero' ( i really wish they come back together ) produced a musical masterpiece from their album 'Hook'. Spitleaf starts with a bluesy kinda feeling which isn't a surprise considering Warren's influences and then builds up rhythm and drums. If the crowds go mad hearing ' Standing by Standing by Standing by Standing by ' they simply stand in awe listening to Spitleaf. This is 'The' Warren Mendosa special. [:)]. The Patterns are repeated with some Legato playing and pull off's in the scale of A major. Been trying this song for a week or so. I just hope i pull it off.

5. Open Your eyes - Alter Bridge

Nobody does it better then 'The King of wah wah'. Open your eyes has one of the best solos i have ever heard. And you will always find this song in Top 5 songs of the week ( only if i could :P)

A band having two 'Legendary' Guitarist' ( Myles Kennedy is one of the best Jazz Guitarists in the world ) that's what you would expect from them. A Kick ass band, a 'faadu' song and Mark Tremonti is GOD..:P

That ends my top 5 songs of the list. Its none of my bussiness if you don't like it. I Love it and that's all i care.

Peace /m\

Listen to it when your teacher kicks you out of the class ( yeah, my college does that often, neways i'm better off out then listening to those jerks ) or when you travelling or when you're having sex [:P] or doing whatever you are doing (that's none of my bussiness).

Support Indian Rock

The Face of Indian Rock -MOTHERJANE

2010-03-22T04:13:00.000-07:00

"The Voice Of a Generation honouring its Roots and Fearlessly questioning it's Rules"

That is Motherjane for you.The "NEW FACE OF INDIAN ROCK" . Motherjane certainly lives up to the expectations. The Band was formed in Cochin in 1996,when drummer John Thomas was looking for new band members. It was the first band Suraj Mani (Vocals) ever tried for.Clyde ( bass) joined them along with Baiju ( Lead Guitars).Rex Vijayan was a part of the band initially but left the band and was replaced by Deepu (Rhythms). Rex later formed "AVIAL", a Malayali rock band which has a different genre altogether.The band has been together for more then 13 years now and has a cult fan following across India.

Leave aside the metal messiahs and the shredding Kings,what u find different in Motherjane is a music which originates from its roots.The Band has already featured on Japanese and American radio,have opened for Opeth. (Yeah,that's BRUTAL :P)

"What catches your attention when you will first listen to Motherjane?

The answer is "A Mix of carnatic slides with the speed of light Legatos [:P]..A Mix of Prasanna with elements of Steve Vai,Hendrix. A Bhel Puri of Indian classical integrated with Rock,thats the uniqueness of the band (a.k.a Baiju). A first of its kind mix of two completely different musical styles and they have blended it so effortlessly."

If Baiju is the soul of Motherjane,Suraj gives Voice to the feelings.Leave aside the Hoarse-Scream Falsetto techniques,here is a man who strives on giving emotions to his vocals rather then trying to sound different.He makes singing look so easy.No wonder they have a fan base which is not in India but spread across 50 Countries.

Clyde (The Buddha on the bass)....'Here is a human being with a clear with a clear uncomplicated Philosophy of Living.You can hear the clear Thump of an evolved heart in the throbbing basslines of our songs' says Suraj..You can surely call him the underdog in the band,but he is one of the most creative bassist you got in the country.The bassline in the song "Blood in the Apple" depicts the things he is capable of.And if you are talking about a Great bassie,he is always accompanied by a ferocious Drummer. That is what John truly represents.He can easily show off his skills with a double bass flurry,a hi hat-crash combos but he prefers to put different sounding patterns in his style of playing.Adds a Funky feeling to the overall sound and is clearly influnced by Chad Smith of RHCP.

The Killer (Deepu) is always in danger of being overshadowed by his other Guitar Counterpart,Baiju..But HE DOESN'T!!!!..He saved money for 3 years working in a Club to get his Guitar and the dividends have surely paid off.His Rhythm sets up the tone for most of the songs.Really liked his work in "New Mindstreet" from their latest Album "MAKTUB".Don't Forget,Baiju wouldn't be Baiju if not for Deepu.

Forgive me,if im being too partial praising Baiju all the way but being a Guitarist myself i really can't imagine how he manages to fuse so much of everything in to his solos."The God of all Strings" or "The God of Small Strings" whatever you wanna call him,if Motherjane is as sweet as a chocolate cake,Baiju is the chocolate in it.[:)].He was the reason i started listening to motherjane,his work sounded so different then other guitarists and his versatility makes him arguably The Best Guitarist India has ever seen.He is the Demi God when it comes to Motherjane fans. [ He is 'The' GOD :) ].

It is said if you want to experience 'Motherjanism' catch them Live. Motherjane surely are a 'Live' Band.They make a group of People in to a group of Lively people headbanging to their tunes.Already Featured on Vh1 and still more to come.Their debut album 'Insane Biography' won the best Album award that very year.Their 5 year work certainly lived up to their expectations with 'Maktub' releasing and being one step better then their previous work.Their every song sounds different,every song has that divine feeling.Suraj's vocals really speak out louder then words,his lyrical content surely speaks Quality.

"Time is the actual distance between people when one is Chasing the Sun"

'Mindstreet' still grooves me to headbang to that song and the rhythm is just exquisite.'Soul Corporations' has the best solo of Baiju i have heard and the lyrical content is beautiful questioning the very rules and caste barriers that exist in our country.'Maktub' surely has got that 'Indian' feeling to it.'Broken' comes out as a nice slow-heavy mixture composition.

'Ode to life' is a great feeling ballad which tucks you in emotionally.

"Little sister your name won't do,

Choose Maya that was mine,

In this Place where there is nothing new,

Thats all i have to leave behind."

'Maya' is my personal favorite.The song compulses you to headbang on it and has got nice lyrics in to it..Both the albums are arguably the best albums i have ever heard coming from an Indian Band and I hope they take their next album to much greater heights.

The Term 'Progressive' doesn't always mean 10 min long songs with a solo spot for each instrument to be played for long enough(read Porcupine Tree,Dream Theater)...That's what Motherjane tries to tell with their efforts with compact songs and yet freely expressing their music.

The Title track of Maktub is a really laid out progressive track with the pattern changings and the rhythm shiftings.The Lyrics of the whole album indicates Suraj's inclination towards Spirituality.Karmic Steps is an excellent Rock Track with Baiju exploding with his solo in the end.

Motherjane is an inspiration for all Indian Rock Bands,and proves the theory if your music is worth listening it doesn't go unnoticed.Music can break all barriers land or otherwise..That they can stand up and Be Counted and that INDIAN Rock is here to Stay../m\

Insane Biography: 9/10

Must Listen:Mindstreet,Disillusioned,Soul Corporations,Maya ( Infact whole album is worth listening to)

Maktub : 9/10

Must Listen: Chasing the Sun,Fields of Sound,Maktub,Broken.

If America has their Joe Satriani's and Steve Vai's , India has Baiju [:)]. Can't wait to catch them Live.

Switchfoot-Hello Hurricane

2010-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

Switchfoot is one of my favourite bands and they released their new album 'Hello Hurricane' in 2009..Not one of their best works yet but surely a record worth listening to..[:)] Their best work yet being 'Beautiful Letdown',this record is a bit too far from it...They have far disassociated themselves from their Major Record Label "Columbia Records" and this is their another self produced album..

Speaking about the album,it has surely got an uplifting feel about it and catchy choruses (i wonder how Jon comes with those mouthing choruses :P)..The Guitar work has also been worked finely in this album with Drew coming up with a nice patch in 'The Sound'..Apparently that song was composed by Jon Foreman while he was reading a John Perkin's books and hence one of its lines is read as 'John Perkins said it right, Love is the final fight'

'Enough to let me Go' is a nice number saying life is all about to live for the moment and give and take..The acoustic feel in the start drools you over to listen to the song. While 'Free' has kinda Grungier feeling to it with the same thing played on the guitar over and over again..It's an interesting composition with the chorus heard as
'Inside my shell,there's a prison cell'
.Being trapped inside one's own consience and not being able to set free.

'Hello Hurricane' has soft and Hard parts equally spaced out in it..Chad Butler has some nice rolls going over here in this song with a typical 4 chord pattern.The song sends out a strong message and is well written about having to deal with difficulties in his own life and not wanting to face any other for the time being.The Vocals of Jon stands out in this song. The Intro however reminds me of a Hindi song which i cant recall :P. However it is a song worth singing ( especially for the Switchfoot Fans ).

'Mess of me' being the first single out from the album goes on to punkier version.a nice effort overall.Talks about the already fucked up life of an indivivual but didnt excite me to sing along.Same case being with 'Needle in Haystack Life'

The best song i came across was 'Always' in the album. I always love to hear Switchfoot acoustic ballads.They are one of the best when it comes to acoustic compositions.And they don't dissappoint here either.The song writes about hope and redemption.I love the line 'Hallelujah, I'm a wretched man ; Hallelujah, every breath is a second chance'.
Tells about the sins one has to do to survive and the ways you get to undo it.The Guitar work is quite simple but the keyboards sounds like a lullaby.nice loop in to it.

'Bullet soul' didn't interest me much except the scream of Jon in the end.

All in all,a nice album worth listening to.but still off track from 'Beautiful Letdown'..Jon Foreman did say "We wanted to start with a clean slate because the last couple of records felt kind of compromised,” on the album launch.

He also added “With Sony, they fired people so quickly that it was hard for us to develop any sort of traction, so we fired ourselves. We got off the label because music is very sensitive to the place that it’s coming from. We wanted to create an environment where we were going to be with the same people for a long time and trust is established".

Rating:8/10

Recommended: Always;The Sound;Your Love is a Song

Listen to it if you feeling love and Happiness around you which this album is totally filled with and of course if you are a Jon Foreman Fan.[:)]

The Band is one of the best Post-Grunge bands of this era and they just proved it yet again with another Creative album in their kit.

Do check them out at http://www.switchfoot.com/.

Peace /m\