last week i was in New Delhi(capital of India). i left on a sunday eve and returned this last saturday morning!

Now i was thr fr full five days and more.... so wat did i do thr... NOTHING!

i slept, i ate, i read and i chatted and i listenend!  Now all tht is nothign isnt it!

 

Before i go any further i have to say this... that place was bloody HOT!  Monsoons but no rains.. very humid... no breeze... no electricity(now tht is very common is this part of the world.. wat if we are developing at a very fast rate.. economy is booming.. etc etc.. who ever needs electricity... so we dont have it much here!!) In general... all i cud do over there was sleep!!  People who know tht place n stay thr will tell me u shud be thr in the summers then... well i have been thr in the summers... but i still dont like it!!! Nothing changes its still HOT!!!!

 

But lemme tell u this... those FIVE days were glorious... amazing sleep... i mean the moment i felt even a wee bit sleepy i would go off to sleep.. no consideration to any time or anything... all was cool!!  And i actually did sleep all tht i hadnt in the past few months!  Initially i cud sleep anytime... thn in the last two days i slept a lil less...  rememebr i slept only wen i felt sleepy....

so considering all tht i slept on an avergae 14hrs a day!!!!  nah not much... but do remember it is the average.... my last day thr i hardly slept!!!

 

Now while i was in Delhi... Mumbai was pouring.... the day i returned to mumbai... delhi had its shower of rain... mumbai was bloody hot n sultry!!! Now wat do i do abt this!!!!!

 

While in Delhi i did a lot of listening... everyone had things to tell... whether i wanted to know or ot.. whether they concerned me or not... everyone had something to say... Now wat i derive frm this is tht there are really very few ppl who listen.... it seemed none had anyone listening to them bfr i came... but i dont mind any of tht, i get to know a lot of random things... got a lot of gyan(hindi for knowledge) abt life... tennis, football, billiards, chess,cricket... neighbours.. the new metro rail system... the college admissions... the malls... the heat.. the electricity department... the vegetable vendor... relatives.. greenery, parks, gardens.... schools... kids, babies.... cable television providers.... i guess thts all!! did i mention the weather!!!

 

i enjoyed all tht... and spoke with jus hmmms... yea... no... i think.. thts nice... good... etc.

another way it was good tht if it bored me i got a nice sleep aftr tht!!!

 

now i also read a book... by BILL BRYSON.... must tell u one heck of a writer.... somehow i share a lot of his views... the book i read was... Notes from a Big Country... nice book!

 

now this has been a long post aftr a long time.. will end it here... ta ta

i am goin to define Nothing here!

 

well actually it is the definition i mean wenever i say nothing!

 

Nothing: its the absence of anything... absence of even something!   it is tht state where anything is not present... even something is not present!

 

actually i want to define 'doin nothing'

 

doin nothing: it is the absence doing something... infact the absence of doing anything!!

 

 

OK if u did not understand tht forget it.... but i think it makes perfect sense...

 

and now like every thing thr are exceptions...  sleeping -->  is doin nothing

eating --> is doin nothing

 

cos if u consider eating and sleeping as doin something then u wud never be able to do nothing!

 

but i really always want to be doin nothing.... so according to nessecity i shall be assuming more data, like reading --> is doin nothing

talking --> is doin nothing

etc. u get the hint dont u !!!

 

so this was all nothing!!!

This doin nothing vacation is getting quite boring... actually its not boring, but for lack of a better word i will use boring. Also its not tht i have nothing to do or i am doin nothing... but there is very little action during the day... if i have to do somehting, tht'll be the only thing i do all day... so tht gets boring!

Like if my band is jamming then.. thts the only thing done. If i have to go for recording thts the only thing done.... and like today the only thing done waas watch F1... where again Kimi looses it in the last lap... and stands third!

Tomorrow... i think i will be meeting a friend of mine... and tht will be the only thing i will do tom!

Now again why am i hardly doing anything.... firstly i cant think of anything to do... secondly i have become very lazy!

Now i am even lazy to type more... or do i have nothing more to type.... watever it is... c ya later

bye

 

i am jus plain BORED!!!!    today i jus slept, formatted my comp... reinstalled OS.... i desperately need to go to the library.... lets see wen tht happens!!!

thats it fr now...

BORED!!!

So its finally over.... I have finished the long graduate course that one is required to complete before he can be called an Engineer!!!

Yea so now i am an ENGINEER!!! i want to say it again I AM AN ENGINEER!!! and again I AM AN ENGINEER...... one last ime... I AM AN ENGINEER.... hell i am loving it... once more.... I AM AN ENGINEER..........  *echoes back... engineer... engineer... engineer.... engineer...........*

 

Interviewer(X): So how does it feel to be an engineer?

Me(H): Bloody GOOOOOOD

X: How long did u take ?

H: Really long man....

X: more than 4 yrs?

H: HELL NO!! isnt 4 years REALLLYYYYY LOOOONG!!!!

X: oh i c

 

*pause*

 

X: wat is the one word you would use to describe your four years?

H: DREAM

X: now thats interesting... so it wasnt a nightmare?

H: well not really... there were some good things as well....

X: like...name one?

H: COFFEE

X: (laughs) why coffee...?

H: oh i got lots of it!

X: thats all that was good?

H: you said name one!

X: okie one more...

H: it has to be Silent Lucidity

X: that was what your band was called isnt it?

H: get your facts right... that is what my band IS called... btw... u can chk out our website its www.silentlucidity.cjb.net

X: so u guys planning to continue....?

H: no one knows wat the future holds... but one album is promised.

X: oh thats great news... all the best for it

H: Thanx.

X: so temme abt engineering...

H: you gotta experience it!

X: is it that amazing?

H: its an experience.. one cannot narrate!

X: okie wat abt engineering did u not like?

H: engineering!

X: u did not like engineering... but u went on with it... y did u take it up in the first place?

H: how do u travel around the city?

X: i thought i was interviewing you...

H: ah.. jus answer a few questions.. u will better understand...

X: by train

H: do u like it?

X: no... who likes to travel by train!

H: then y do u travel by train...? (btw.. i sometimes enjoy travelling by train.)

X: cos i do not have a choice...

H: bus?

X: too much traffic.

H: ever tried...?

X: no

H: then how do u say tht

X: everyone says its best to travel by train!

H: ENGINEERED!

X: HUH... :-s

H: think about it wen u return.

X: ah... oh .. hmmm... ahmm... ok

 

*pause*

 

X: some interesting event from college?

H: the first guy i met... i hated him by the end of engg!

X: interesting...

H: not quite...

X: do you feel happy you took up engineering?

H: how do i look now?

X: happy...

H: so i think the rest doesnt matter.

X: so how many girl friends in col?

H: oh lost count...  coffee?

X: ah.. yea ok

 

*coffee served*

 

X: so when did u know that you wud be doin engineering?

H: for sure i knew only on my first day of college.... when i knew there was nothing else left to do!

X: so how was your first day in col?

H: dont quite remember... but wud have been interesting... everyone looked weird then!

X: and you thought u were different...

H: i actually did not think anything about myself!

X: so was RAIT your first choice?

H: i did not have a choice... anything was fine with me... but in the end it worked out fine!

X: how many friends in college?

H: dont want to count... but a couple! and yea many couples... lol

X: how do u feel about leaving college

H: nothing!

X: nothing??

H: yea really nothing.... its jus another thing... a welcome change...

X: would you not want to go back to it?

H: oh the studies.. NO..... and college... maybe sometime later, not right now!

X: so wat next....

H: life...

X: i'm sorry...

H: i will get on with life now!

X: were u not getting on with life till now...?

H: i was..

X: then?

H: more life now.

X: oh u confuse me.. anyways.. more study or work?

H: work!

X: as an engineer..?

H: no as a sweeper.... obviously man.. after engeneering i will work as an engineer!

X: but i thought u did not like engineering...

H: i dont like u as well

X: ahm... ah.. oh... mmm... excuse me

H: excused

X: then y are u giving the interview...

H: cos u r takin it!

X: do u ever exercise ur will.... ur choice?

H: yes i do!

X: and wen is tht

H: wen i wish to!

X: so u do things even wen u do not like or want them...

H: not always....

X: can u be more clear...

H: NO

X: why?

H: cos i wish not to!

X: oh so u do...  

 

X: so mr. engineer where do u go from here?

H: right now i go no where... it willbe u who will go home!

X: i meant in life.. where do u go in life?

H: forward!

X: and tht wud be?

H: forward... ahead.. front.. aage... i jus know two languages!

X: oh watever!

H: u still did not get it?

X: tell me something about Silent Lucidity.... why the name?

H: long story man... read the interview at... http://www.jammag.com/rock/show_rock.php?sec_id=1   and the pic is a stupid one.. those fucked up ppl cud not resize it properly!!!

X: i will chk it out once leave...

H: ok

X: and are you guys doin any live shows?

H: 28th June 2006 we play at Not Just Jaz By The Bay, Marine Drive, Mumbai... and mostly we are playing a World Space promotion gig at Andheri on 25th June, 2006

X: thts nice...

H: yea i know... m waiting!

X: I think i will take your leave now... it was nice talking to you... wish u all the best for the future... may be we will do this again sometime...

H: u take care and be good... cheers...

X: cheers...

olleh!!

 

m back again!

 

so wats been up with me....  exmas almost done.... college almost done!

i shud soon be a graduate.... phew finallY!!

 

welll i dont feel like typing anything now....

but this is an intimation that i will be back.... a lil more regualr... with more stuff to post abt.

 

 

before i leave....

 

THIS RESERVATION THING SUCKS!!!!  EVERYTHING ABOUT IT...... AND THESE LONG DRAWN PROTESTS AND NOTHING BEING DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT.... SUCH IGNORANCE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S SIDE.... ALL THIS JUST SUCKS BIG TIME!!!!!

 

cheers....

OLA!!!

Its been really long since i wrote anything here!!!!  I'd like to say that i have been very busy and havnt had time to for anything.... bleh bleh.... i'd be lying!!  I had no inclination to write anything... i'd be lying yet again.....

so where have i been what have i been doin... and why have i not posted anything for so long... well i have been a lil busy, yes... but most of all... PROCRASTINATION!!!!

January 2nd to today.... well all i have been doin is playing more and more shows with my band Silent Lucidity!!

I am in my final semester of engineering now..... surprisingly i cleared my previous semester with decent enough marks!!! There is loads of stuff to be done in college.... but again i am procrastinating!!

Only good thing that has happened since i last posted is that ... we have played over 15 shows in this time... Eclipse won us the Second Runners up Trophy in Go 92.5FM First Stage competition that happened a while back! Entries for that were invited from all over, all genre.... finally 10 were selected to be aired on radio.... 14th February 2006 was the first time that Eclipse got its first airplay...... out of these 10 they gave trophies to the top three..... well we were the 2nd runners up!!.... overly elated at this achievement.... never thought we would manage this... :-)D

Silent Lucidity played a number of competitions... we were in the top three in many.. we also managed to win one of them... SPACE '06, SPCOE, Andheri, Mumbai!!!!!!

We have played twice at Not Just Jazz By The Bay, Marine Drive, Mumbai

We have played two back to back shows the same night.... at Polyesthers and then at Not Just Jazz By The Bay on the 2nd of march 2006!!!  How many artistes get to do that and how many would actually go ahead with it.... well i dont know ... but we did it!!!!

We have also played in Ahmedabad.... lovely audience... loved u guys... hope we can come and play once agian for you guys!!

Our college's annual cultural fest is also done with... organised the Amatuer Rock Band Competition called Unchained!!!

And now i am back to square one..... back to college life... i mean the studies part... not that i am studying but i have to ..... back to programming.... project needs to be completed soon... lots of pressure... now this is not fun anymore!!!

we plan to record more of our original compilations soon....!!

Silent Lucidity playing at BX Furtados, Mumbai on 17th March 2006..... for the last time before they take a long break from playing LIVE!!!

Hope we are able to do more shows once we get back to it aftr exams.....

damn i have work to do now... till then

cheers...

PS hope someone reads this!!

 

Today was the fourth day of my vacation. In these four days i have slept less than what i used to in one day(slightly exaggerated) during my exams. Suddenly the sleep seems to have disappeared. I havn't stayed home and watched television, i watched a movie just today... KING KONG!!! Someone please tell me why did they make it sooooooo long!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats with the island, a reunion place for all the extinct larger than life creatures!!!! King Kong meets Jurassic Park meets Species meets Godzilla oh they missed out on Anaconda!!! I wouldnt recommend that movie even if you are totally bored.....

Anyways getting back to what i was saying.... what have i done in these four days.... Firstly i have jammed with my band and lastly i have jammed with my band!! Every single day...  tomorrow is the first break. Suddenly we seem so motivated... i like it ... :-D

So with jam comes travelling everyday.... in the train one and a half to two hours one way!!!

I still havn't got myself a book to read.... all i do is listen to songs all day.

Oh yea and i also updated the band website... I like it more now... you guys can check it out at http://www.silentlucidity.tk do sign the guest book.... and join the yahoo group.

If u havent heard our songs as yet check the downloads section on the website... some cool wallpapers are also there.

Enough publicity now....

The otherday i travelled in Mumbai's BEST bus service's new bus called STARBUS.... it is pretty nice... with low rise being in fashion we have low floor busses too now. And they have seats at various level.... the front seats being at car level to the top most seat being at bus level..... Large windows..... stop buttons near every seat.... and *drum roll* MUSIC....... nice airy buses wih music.... when i entered some old hindi movie songs were playing.... the good atmosphere had its effect on people as well... everyone smiled as soon as they entered... the conductor was warm and welcoming(i was far when the bus stopped i gestured him to stop and thanx to the big windows he saw me... and thanx to the pleasant atmosphere inside the bus he waited those extra 5 seconds)..... a nice 10 min of compulsary bus ride... :-D

Tomorrow morning i am staying home, i already plan to wake up late..... i think i will catch up with some television..... maybe then back online to kill some more time..... oh i can get myself a book to read.... any suggestions....

anyways i think i have written a lot for today....

tk cr you all

and seasons greetings....

This is the *fill ur local time here* news update with Himanshu

 

*  Mumbai University final year engineering exams finally over. These were the longest ever and the computers branch were the worst hit with 20 days for 5 theory papers and another 10 for 6 viva....

*  It was october just a while back and its already december now

*  Year end is here....

*  Silent Lucidity recorded two of their original songs which are available for download. The link is on the home page.

*  Silent Lucidity will soon be hitting the studios again to record more of their stuff.

*  There is not much happening around

*  Winters have hit Mumbai... or have they? 

*  I really dont know what more to say....

*  *Blank*

*  *Tired*

 

really tired today..... but keep comin back to chk for updates.... thr will be a few very soon.....

Been really really long since i posted anything worthwhile.... but what is worth while and who decides..??

The past few days i have been pretending to be busy sayin that i have exams in a few days which i still have but more so about the exam that i gave today.... the EXAM OF EXAMS, that is what is believed, isnt it?... well it is a difficult exam and the fact that 1.75 Lakh that doesnt look like a big figure jus three digits.... well 1,75,000... yea One Lakh Seventy Five Thousand people supposedly appeared for this exam today!! Now that the exam is over atleast for today i have no excuse... cos i am not busy at all!!

Have been getting lots of calls today asking how was the paper, how much i attempted, how much do i think i will score...... honestly i did not calculate or count my attempts.... i did not try to find out if my attempt were correct.... did not try to find frm anyone else whether the paper was in general tough or jus that i found it to be so.... The reactions i get from people seem to say, "how can u be so uninterested??!!!!"  ..... Well i am not uninterested but jus that i did what i was supposed to do, now its their job to tell me how much i score. Is this weird? For years my answer to the question "How was your exam" has been "Fine"..... its not the fine fine fine neither it is the dejected fine... its jus a plain and simple emotionless fine, somehow everyone needs an elaboraion on that fine which i always am unable to give.

Now that the exam is over, there is jus this one thing looming.... WHAT IF.... what if i score well... what if i dont... what if i get this college and not that... what if what if what if...... what if i should die(thats part of the song thats y i put it here.. m not thinking abt it)......

i really dont want to think about any of the questions at the moment.... time will tel.... it will all unravel... little patience...... when its time i certainly will think but not now....

 

but now i am wondering y i wrote this.... and just realised that watever i have written makes no sense.... anyways.... what if u wanted to read something here.... what if u didnt.....

what if msn screws up.... i have the answer to this one... u wont get to read this....

 

that means if ur reading this... for once msn worked well..... cos i am not typing this again.... and saving it bfr pressing submit well i feel too lazy  to do that.... anyways....

what if.....

Wish you all a very happy diwali and a prosperous year ahead.

not much happening with me these days... exams in a month, vivas on.

 

got some pics frm marine drive of diwali celebrations... now cough reappears after inhaling all that smoke!!!

this would be the most polluted place in mumbai at the moment!!

c ya all ltr

 

HAPPY DIWALI

Date: 20th October 2005

Time: 10PM onwards

Venue: Zenzi, Bandra, Mumbai

 

Vayu was there.... Loads of Vayu fans..... and me(huge fan)! Oh yea and also Tania Zaetta(from the Who dares Win, AXN fame). Vayu at their usual(read awesome) self. The show was great.... loads of classics by the Doors, Beatles, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix... on and on!!

Give it away by RHCP was a big surprise never expected it!! 

There were a few technical glitches... but wtf the music made up for it!!

Now the fans..... Loads of them... jus goes out to reiterate the point that they are a really good band!! the ACs were rendered useless with soo many ppl.... the beer was flowing(Heineken-excellent costly beer)... all in  all a nice evening.

Short post cos i am really busy and have loads of college work to do.... vivas in 4 days so need to study as well.

Have uploaded a few pics... not of very good quality(phone cam night mode), but still they are there.

Au Revoir

 

P.S. the comments are back on

Firstly all you ppl reading this…. It’s not for you!! It’s for the one… someone who recognizes the date and the title, but go on reading anyways if you so desire!!

And yea no comments for this one plz!

 

Dearest,

When I started writing I thought of writing something good… and I am already out of words…  hehe kidding!! Hmmmmmmmm…… okie let me start by wishing you a very very happy birthday. Hope you had a grt day and may you have better days ahead… Wishing you the best of all things that are…

 

 For a sec I feel there are soo many things I have to say…. But the next sec I have nothing to say!! I know you do not need any special occasion to say some thing special to someone special….. but since I never say it otherwise I thought why not give it a shot on your special day, sometimes its good to do different things.

 Over the years I have known a lot of people made a couple of friends, you’ve been the best. To think of it, it was not really that long ago when I met u first…. It has been a roller coaster ride since then… but boy those were some good times I would cherish for life. Still remember the drives across Doon, the wasted (yea my mom calls them that) evenings, the parties, school, the fights… and the Coffee!!!

Still remember the time when I left that city and you followed (hehe I will always say that) 2 months later!! Your so called walks on marine drive.. no wonder it made no diff  and believe me Pixel refused to walk!!

Considering my record it’s actually surprising how we became such good friends in so short a time!! You get an award for that…. *all you ppl still reading.. lets hear some applause*! There are few more I can give you but lets save them for later…

You are one of the nicest persons I have known and am glad that in this long journey of life our paths crossed. *turn around I can’t say this on your face* I thought I would make this really long… but let me jus say it in short… Abha you are a jewel and I am glad I found you!! I feel blessed to have you as my Best Friend!

Let this Friendship Wine keep improving with time!!

Take care. Be good

Thanx for being who you are…

Loads of love

Me

P.S. If you are still wondering as to who sent the morning surprise…. *raises hand*… the least(or I think the max) I could do!

 

himanshu.rohilla@gmail.com

AWESOME!!!!! thats the word... it was a great show!!!  And yea ppl i went.... how cud i miss it specially after  Mr. Wadia's threat that it is the last!!!

 

Show started at 6:30.... while i was entering... Demonic Resurrection was already on stage.. playing Frozen Portrait, one Death(or is it Black) Metal song that i like!

 

bands that played...

 

1. Demonic Ressurection: like one song, Frozen Portrait! dont know anything else. amazing drummer though.

 

2. AFS: nice energy.

 

3. PDV: mosh started bfr they started playing... band has a huge fan following... but i personally dont like the band much!

 

4. Sceptre

 

the top 4 bands, dont play the music that i listen to.... all good bands, they rocked, but i dont know wat they played!!

 

next up was a band comprising of grt musicians, Farhad callls them the Dinosaurs of Rock(sorry dont remember names.... sandy can u help here) and many vocalists from the past and also guitarist from agni.

 

some of them  who sang were:

Brayan Tellis, Nandu Bhende, Joji G, Shazneen(dont think i got the name right here, sorry... only female performing... man she was awesome.... energetic... lively... and note perfect performance), Gary Lawyer, Farhad Wadia few more i dont remember names  :-(

 

But Man they ROCKED!!!!   The good old stuff... the classics... rock and roll as it was!!

all amazing artists..... be it vocals or their instruments!!!  and to think of it... they were rocking at a time wen i was learning to walk!!! To see such talented ppl all together in one place.. it was just awesome!!

Covering songs by bands like The Who, Doors, GNR, U2, Deep Purple, Led Zep and many more... amazing, out of the world experience!!

Farhad Wadia doin his version of Sweet Child of Mine, Knocking on Heavens Door.... nice ones!! Paradise city... then Gary Lawyer doin Roadhouse Blues, Break on through, Smoke on the water(2Blue comin on stage and adding more energy to it... amazing man.... u seriously rock.... and i must say lucky you.... got to meet the greats you grew up listening to)

Nandu Bhende doin Behind blue eyes....

Gary Lawyer and Farhad Wadia... the grand finale...Mustang Sally!!

 

amazing show!!

 

also met 2blue.... grt meeting u man!! hope to catch you soon performing again.

bought a Helga's fun castle CD.... listening to it now.... good work!!

 

 now waiting for IROCK to turn 21..... Mr Wadia.... u have to do it.... Keep on Rocking in the Free world!!!

*wondering... will Silent Lucidity ever play at IROCK???*

 

Mr. Roy.... this wasnt Noise Pollution.... it was good old rock and roll!!! Law abiding ppl.... jus wanting to do their own thing, peacefully... for peace..... Dont make this like a dictatorial rule..... let ppl do wat they want to do!!! PEACE!!! LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL!!!

 

P.S. sorry no pics this time... the idiot tht i am... forgot to take the camera!!  :-(

October 1, 2005

 

It has finally happened... what should have been on independence day happened a month and a half later but it!!

And YES i was there..... was there on the first day of Independence Rock XX... hate to say this, but it was my first time at IROCK(have always had something really important to do in the past on that very day that IROCK happened.... infact i was not well on the previously scheduled date a month back!!)

Its sad that IROCK XX had to be cancelled at Gateway of India only minutes before its scheduled start.... but i am glad it got postponed and i could attend it this time.

 

All in all a grt show.... awesome sound... thanx to Roger Drego(he has been doin it for the last 20yrs!!)

Bands that played(in order):

1. Bhayanak Maut: first band to come on stage, with very lil crowd and the sun still shining they did not seem to impressive, but i do need to mention Rahul on drums... man he was goin crazy, awesome drumming.. lots of energy!!

 

2. Vertigo: they won the competition..... i personally did not like them a lot, Bhayanak Maut were better...one thing i remember is their original compilation called Belief or Believe, it had some chants in it.... totally uncool!!Am surprised how they won!!

 

3. Sledge: Better than the bands that played before... played mostly Pantera, Sepultura covers... not my kind of music... decent.

 

4. Joint Family: quality of bands kept improving ..... better than the ones that played bfr them... nothing special i remember about the band though, except that the vocalist was wearing a white sleeveless with a black tie.

 

*now the bands start becoming interesting*

 

5. Helga's Fun Castle: According to me the best among the competing bands(that include the first 5). PLayed some RHCP and their amazing reggae song...'Smoke some Ganja'.. man amazing song!! typical Bob Marley style... good drumming and bass... amazing song. played one more song(by RATM) as an encore.

 

6. Vayu: I have said this bfr... amazing band.... Shubert, Ravi, Atul(or Atur) and 2Blue.... started with Alive by Pearl Jam... 2Blue got an India Flag  on stage.... reminding us that its INDEPENDENCE ROCK.... next up a song by Jimi Hendrix... amazing guitarist(Ravi Iyer).. awesome stuff. They also played an original called 'Wings of a Dream'... nice song... goes well with the band... and everyone does their part beautifully(2Blue do post the lyrics somewhr, wud like to read them).. played Immigrant Song... amazing vocals... the scream is soo right... "back to the land of ice and snow.. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAA" ..... also played Burn by Deep Purple.... now amazing drumming and bass!!! Amazing band.... should perform more oftenat cheaper places(Jazz is too costly to go thr often!! :-)) 2Blue you rock!!! and VAYU ROCKS with PETA...

 

7. Zero with Ravi Chari(sitar) and Zuben Balaporia(Keyboards): last up Zero.... another band i like!! Had a new touch this time... a Sitar... played Christmas in July(their original instrumental) on sitar... amazing... warren would be so happy!! Man on sitar, you rock!!! Played some songs from their new album like Mariachi(hope i got the spelling right).... and some from their initial work like Lucy.... Then they played TOP OF THE ROCK by ROCK MACHINE.... Zubin Balaporia was in Rock Machine/Indus Creed.. amazing keyboardist... amazing band that was Rock Machine!!  and TOP of the ROCK rocks!!!!!!!  Zero cover it exactly.... :-D

Farhad Wadia comes and asks a band to play one last song... this time it was Zero... and they played what.... obviously PSP 12"... and it sounded better!!! amazing!!!

One thing...rajeev what was with your black eyes???

 

I hope IROCK happens again next year... hope IROCK turn 21.... amazing show...

i dont know if i will go tomorrow.... 200/- jus too much for students!!!

 

cheers... and good night!!

 

P.S. sorry for not a very exhaustive review... m sleepy!!! and tired!!!

 

hope Silent Lucidity plays at IROCK some year!!!  :D

TIME: 0100hrs

 

For the first time in my blog life i am facing this problem.... I HAVE CHOICE BETWEEN TWO TITLES, WHERE USUALLY I STRUGGLE, FOR EVEN ONE!!!!

 

The clock struck 12(midnight) with Pink Floyd's Time playing on the radio and my phone goes.... *not tring tring but some chaotic rhythm*.... YES its time for me to be the busiest person for sometime, Mr. President- i can beat u at being busy (for 10mins atleast)!!!

i somehow do not get the point of ppl calling at 12 sharp to wish you, specially the ones who call you just once or maybe twice in a yr and one of them being this call which you possibily cant stretch more than a min (if you asked why, let me remind you... for those 10 mins i am the busiest man on earth.... everyone wants to speak to me exactly at that sec.... they are desperate to get through.... they will sacrifice their beauty sleep jus to be the first!!!!  and i have to give time to all!!!) 

i thank the lord that many decided to msg this time..... oh and i thank all those who msgd.... if we havnt spoken in 6months i guess a msg can suffice, we can talk later longer and catch up with the lost months!!!

 

so coming back..... when the phone finally went silent and i could hear wat was playing on radio.... this is wat i hear.... "it's just another day...." , i dont remember anymore lyrics.... dont know whos song it is.,... have never heard it bfr..... BUT it was the best song at that moment..... that is wat was in my mind at that very minute.... "it's just another day...."

 

with that i went off to sleep.... chkd the phone in the morn to find few more msgs!!

 

like i said its just another day..... and nothing was different.... normal morning routine... college....

 

yea i left col early to meet abha.... *now this is where it starts drifting frm just another day*..... a beautiful surprise arranged... thanx a lot... Shruti,Rohini,Tia,Sampriti.

 

but wait being the busiest man does not end in those early 10mins.... they carry on pretty much throughout the day!!!

many more social commitments... phone calls.... msgs.... etc continue!!!

friends frm col came over to my place.... and we ate and sat and relaxed and talked and clicked.... and ate and ate.... and two cakes later they also left!

 

A classic rock band was playing at Not Just Jazz By The Bay(NJJBTB)..... finally sandy and ashley agreed to pay for their own entry charge.... so we went.... Beer on ME!  Band was decent.... made us realise that we can also play there..... so all you ppl in Mumbai.... do come to NJJBTB when we play there *will let you know wen that happening*.

Music...... beer.... nice ambience..... comments... applause..... and sandy wasting one glass of beer(by tipping his glass off the table while clapping for something he did not like)  later.... the day ends finally 24 hrs later, back whr it started.....

 

hey i shud have named this post 12 to 12!!!

 

PS: i got my first pair of expensive sticks.... signature piece....*signed by ashley(my bands guitarist) and sandy(bassist)*

 

back to usual..... after all its just another day!!

for all those who still did not get it.... it was my 21st bday!!

 

and hey your good wishes.... and i think the beer seems to have done good to my throat.... :-D

Past three days i have been doin what many(infact all) of my well wishers have asked me to do a no. of times!!!
This is how it usually happens most of the time:
Me: *cough* *cough* *cough*
Well Wisher: you have been coughing for soo long, why dont you go see a doctor.
Me: yea, i will(reluctantly). *to myself :dont think he'll be able to do much!!*
Well wisher: you should go asap, its troubling you a lot.
Me: *to myself: isnt troubling me as much as it is you!!*

So now if u dont remember having the above conversation with me, you are not my well wisher. ah ok... i kid!!

 

But coming to the point, after mom dad sis and many others insisting i finally go to see the doc!!

 

Thursday: I go to the general physician(its a big hospital, you first have to go to the general physician then he refers you to the specialist if he feels necessary).
I enter her room.... *cough**cough**cough*
Doc: so tell me whats wrong?
Me: *cough**cough**cough* *to myself: dont tell me u cant hear!!! this is wat is wrong*  I have this bad persistent cough... had cold n fever earlier now only cough is left!!
*thinking pause*
I add: had it last yr as well.... lasted too long bfr it died its own death in months....
Doc: Open your mouth.... *points a dying torch inside*
*uses her stethoscope and examines my chest thoroughly... fornt back ... up down*
Doc: chest seems clear....
Doc: You seem to be allergic...
Me: *to myself: tell me something i didnt know*
*thinking pause*
Doc: Do you smoke?
Mom:(yea she accompanied me) *shoots back* NO
Me: no i dont! *and even if i had wouldnt have told you in front of my mom, STUPID!!*
Doc: there is no medicine i can giv you... u will have to take precaution... there is no cure fr this....you can continue the cough syrup.
Me: *nod*
Mom: there should be something that might work, cos now its getting too much...
Doc: I'll refer you to the chest physician.... lets see what he can do. Do let me know what medicine he gives you.

 

Friday:
I go to the chest physician...
*After waiting for a long time.... doc finally arrives*
I enter: *cough**cough**cough*
Doc: What wrong?
Me: %@*^#*^(@*&#(*&   ARE YOU DEAF!!!! *cough**cough**cough**cough**cough**cough**cough**cough*
Me: I have this persistant cough.... yada yada yada.....
Doc: open your mouth..... *his torch is almost dead*
Doc: say aaaaaaaaaaa
Me: "aaaaaaaaaaa....."
*picks up his stethoscope and examines chest... yea thoroughly*
Mom: *offers to show a x-ray taken in dec last yr wen i had gone through the same thing*
Doc: *sees it* all clear no prob with the chest.
*examines my nose.... *
Doc: I see a slight inflamation there... i think you should go and see the ENT specialist.
Me: *nod*
Doc: and get a PNS(for the uninitiated... my face, my nose) x-ray.
*i getup to leave*
Doc: and stop taking anything cold.... and no smoking!!!
Me: yea i have stopped all that!!!  *infact i stare at ppl wen they have ice cream, i refrain.,... wat more can i do!!! tell me something new...... and i DONT SMOKE!!!*

 

Saturday:
phew..... now the ENT... like i dont know what he will say!!!
I enter.... *cough**cough**cough*
Doc: whats wrong?
Me: *have understood by now that docs are all deaf and blind to your illness unless you specify!!* i have this ..... blah blah blah.....
Doc: any history?
Mom: yea he had been treated fr sinusitis in 2000 for the first time... yada yada yada....
Doc: *examins... throat, nose, ear... that wat a ENT can check..... and she has better equipment!!*
Doc: Your sinus is not that bad
Me: *nod*
Doc: You allergic to dust?
Me: Hell yes!!
Doc: Do you sneeze a lot?
Me: Yea .. mostly in the mornings.
Doc: You are allergic.
*TELL ME SOMETHING I DONT KNOW!!!!!!*
Doc: there is no medicine tht i can give that will cure you completely. You have to live with it.... you have to take medicines all your life.... and you need to take precaution.
Mom: Some thing that will give him relief?
Doc: Yea i will give him some medicines.... take them for 15 days then come back.... and stop the medicine on days when you feel fine.
Me: *to myself: and did i not know that!!! what precautions do i take??? Stay in a dust free room 24x7??? mom was kind enough and let me drive the car wen my friends were riding a two wheeler..... she tries to keep me away from dust as much as possible.... But hell i am a student, about to finish college.... have to live on my own, already am..... and the damn petrol prices are rising like the Sensex!!!! Bloody Bull!!! give me the medicines fast and let me go... i have a headache now, cos of this hospital smell!!!*
Doc: take this one in the morn... this one at bed time... come back in 15 days for review.
*Now the medicines she gave are soporific..... so profs do not scold me if i sleep in class!!!! I have to take one in the morn and sleep... one in the night and sleep..... i would have loved this if i did not have soo much to do at college... DAMNATION*

 

I leave....
Enter the car.... its boiling.....!!! Damn the mumbai weather!!! It either POURS like hell, or its HOT.... nothing in the mean!!!!!
I reach home have lunch... pop a Disprin and sleep!!!
Wakeup to find a DVD waiting to be watched... Parineeta! A decent movie.... but whats with the end in all the bollywood movies!!!! Bollywood movies cant do without a item no. so wont complain about that anymore!!

 

SO all my well wishers dont ask me to go to a doc anymore..... there is nothing they can do!!!!!! its a chronic malfunction that i have to live with.... its a ohase every year... bear with me!!!!