Chasing the Monsoons

When I say Bling, you say King, Bling is King, Bling is King

Okay I just made that up using a line sung by Hard Kaur in Singh is Kinng's big-ass hit, Bas Ek Kinng.

The songs for the movie have made me want to go in to see the movie on the first day first show basis. Ofcourse, I cannot really do that as it's a working day and I'm not crazy enough to go for the first show @ 8:30 AM!

All said and done, this weekend I definitely intend to watch the movie.

written on the tip cup at a coffee shop:

Thanks a latte! :)

My third trip to the US (post moving back to India), and I am simply saddened by the lack of an environment within which one can feel welcome.

I mean sure, the thank-yous, I really appreciate that, etc. do amount to something, but to me they seem superficial. Maybe it's a cultural thing, and maybe I need to see their point of view. But even still.

I have never felt so lonely in my entire life. Here I am sitting in a hotel room with absolutely nothing to do, and with no one to hang out. This whole country is so big... everything is so far apart, with lots of space.

We decided to go out this weekend, and carefully (maybe not) planned a trip to Sinhagad with Rahul. We managed to take off from ground zero at around 3:30 in the afternoon.

Someone should have told us well meaning folks that it was a suicide attempt to mount that hill on a Sunday afternoon. We made it to the bottom with no problems at all, but there we hit our first (and only) technical snag. There was a lot of traffic on the hill, running into 3 hours of delay to get to the top. The cops were asking folks to turn back and not add to the mayhem.

One of the best forwards I've read in a long long while:

Celebration means......

A winter evening.
Four friends.
One barsaat.
Four glasses of chai.

(OR)

Hundred bucks of gas.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.

(OR)

Rainy evening.
Holding hands with a loved one.
2 steaming corn cobs.
A long road ......

(OR)

Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
3.25 a.m.

(OR)

A muddy field.
22 guys.
1 football
Game On ! !

(OR)

3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.

(OR)

2 a.m.
Sitting on your window ledge.

Dusty brown boots in the corner
By the ironing board
Spray on dust is the greatest thing
Sure is the greatest thing
- Beta Band, Dry the Rain

I feel like life has taken this turn from which there is no turning back (is there ever??). I miss old friends, am shy to make new ones, and am more than looking forward to life with my wife :D

I really liked this tag while hopping around, so doing it. Violet, CM, you guys should try it too.. I guess it tells more about your music collection than much else, but seems like fun :)

So, here’s how it works:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool and no disclaimers allowed.

So I'm off for a friend's wedding in Rajasthan.. I know I've been promising pictures for a while now, but I'll surely put some up when I back :)

Till then, enjoy part lyrics from another favourite of mine:

Even saints,
make their mistakes.
Letting their dreams fall and break.
Oh, it feels like,
Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down.
Now I,
Want you to see,
How good life can be,
You can turn it around,
and better your life with the good times found.

In California. For 3 weeks.

Back to the same old grind. Memories flourish. Want to run away. But I won't.

Meeting old friends. Feels as good as having a perfect cappuccino.

Want to break free. Drove a car in the US for the first time. Took zero pictures so far. Hoping to change that. Bought a new Macintosh.

Work is good. Travel even better.