My first tag

Smyta tagged me on 8 points about someone :-)

The rules of this tag-game are -
1.The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points of their perfect lover
2.Need to mention the sex of the target
3.Tag another 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on their comments saying they have been tagged
4. If tagged twice, no need to post again

Very tricky, for a crab. On the one hand, it's too personal to share, and on the other it is fun, writing such things. Anyway, I'm not in my shell right now, so here I go .......

1) Patience - she'll need loads of it, it's very hard to understand and get along with a crab
2) Mind reading - a crab never tells what's on his mind, you've got to figure out yourself :-). But it won't be all that difficult once she gets to understand the signs :P
3) Artistic - need not be a singer/dancer/painter/anything, but she must be able to genuinely appreciate art in any form. (To be more specific, if I play the keyboard, she should be able to identify the tune and appreciate it :P. If I sing, she should be atleast able to hum along). If she can paint, it's a huge bonus :-)
4) Should believe that what we do or where we are doesn't matter as long as we are together
5) Should be a private person, I can't stand crowds or wild parties. But should not be an introvert. I don't think two introverts can like each other anyway :P.
6) Playful, not always but most of the time. Not taking things too seriously. Should be able to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Should try to make life simpler rather than complicating it.
7) Should have a secondary interest in life, myself being the primary one :-)
8) Should know that I'm a selfish *^&^%#&*$& and should be ok with it :P. Shouldn't expect me to do anything to please her all by myself. Shouldn't treat me like a fool when I do try and fail miserably. I'll do anything for her. All she's gotta do is ASK.

But all these things seem so trivial when you really really like a person and want to make them happy.
Can't think of 8 people who would honour this tag, so no use mentioning any names. All the people who read this and want to take it up are welcome to do so.

Return of the crab

Been away during the weekend. Sister wasn't feeling well and so had to take her to my parents'. Taking care of the kid and herself was really getting to be too much for her. I saw it myself the other weekend, so I thought the earlier I took her, the better it would be. Luckily, got the tickets for 26th. So, the trip was rather sudden and unplanned. Wanted to return on sunday itself but couldn't get the return ticket :-(. So, started yesterday and landed today. It was a nice weekend spent with family. Its been too long since the four of us have been together. I mean only the four of us. Time spent in rediscovering self and family :-). 3 lazy days. Got the much needed rest and was feeling very refreshed earlier today. (After spending over 5 hrs in the office, already started feeling lousy now :P). Every day I spend with him, the little fellow is getting more and more attached to me :-). Its such a joy. My sis even asked him, who's your mother me or your mama, when he came to me crying when he hurt himself :-)). In the mean time :-
our office shifted to new location. The place looks good. Lot more spacious. But much of the works are still in progress. So, it's not all that comfortable yet. And we'll take some time to adjust to the new place anyway ;-).
Roger Federer won the Australian open quite comfortably
14 wickets fell on the first day of the third India - Pak test. Pathan pulled off a hattrick in the very first over. The first and only bowler to do this :-). Congratulations Pathan. Looks like the bouncy wickets strategy has backfired. Or may be not. India fell short by 7 runs in the first innings. If Pak can manage a decent total in the second, we are in for big trouble, looking at the way we are batting.
Karnataka govt fell. New CM to be in place from 3rd Feb
Got a message from above. Dont know whether it was meant for me or not. But I took it personally :-). Baguntam, baguntam. Andaram baguntam. Kotta samvatsaramlo andariki manche jaruguthundi :-). That was unexpected. And that somehow made my day. It's a dialogue in the movie that was played in the bus in which I returned. And based on my thoughts and my state of mind at that time, I somehow felt it was a message for me from Him. Suddenly felt like going to tirupathy. Got to talk to my friends about it.
And the most unexpected of all - I've been tagged. And its a very tricky one. The lousy crab that Iam, I gotta think about it before I take it up. Gotta decide how true I've got to be ;-)

And so the crab is back where he doesn't belong. The journey has been helpful as well as hurtful. But there's a new hope and a new sense of relief. The message is loud and clear. Somehow the confusion is going to end. Enlightenment is not too far away.

For want of a word

What should this state of mind be called? I cant come up with a word, so tried to come up with some more situations where a similar state is encountered. I've tried to avoid unpleasant situations like accidents, and could come up with only these :-(

Waiting to be slapped or waiting with your palm stretched infront with your teacher holding a cane in her hands :-)
You see something falling, and you wait for it to hit the ground (this looks similar to the plane landing, but it's not)

Wakeup call

Roger Federer was given a wakeup call by Tommy Haas yesterday. And looking at the way Nalabandian stormed into the semis beating Santoro 7-5, 6-0, 6-0, it was just the right time. When I read the news that Federer survives Haas scare, it looked ridiculous. I mean this guy has an incredible ability to raise his game a few notches everytime he faces some stiff opposition. When he realises that he is being challenged, he switches to the next level and the opponent just can't match him. I didn't watch yesterday's match so I can't say how Haas played but I watched Federer do this number of times. So, its just a wake up call to not take things lightly now that most of the players supposed to be capable of upsetting him are nowhere to be seen. Read about this guy Davidenko this morning. Seems this guy has a knack of winning five setters. So he sure has the stamina to withstand a five setter. But not sure if he can take Federer that far. Haven't watched any of the last 8 play other than Federer and Nalabandian :-(. But if you want to beat Federer, you gotta be real quick. You have to finish it even before he realises that the match is slipping out of his hands :-). Or you got to have the ability to match him stroke by stroke. Or you gotta hope that you are really lucky or he's really unlucky that day :-). If he gets any time to recover, he'll just blast his way through. Unless someone plays spectacular tennis, it's now almost certainly going to be a Federer - Nalabandian final and if Nalabandian can improve his game further, it's going to be one hell of a contest. A must watch.

Shutters coming down on the den

Our office is moving to new building on 26th. So me shifting house. Moving to a friend's place. Though it is not as near to our new building as I'd have liked, couldn't find a new place that would suit me in the limited time that I carried out the search in. And I gotta move out by end of this month. And thinking of that makes me sad. I'll miss this place for sure, the place I termed The Den. And myself the Lion :-). We moved into this house on 30th Jan last year. Liked this place the moment we saw it and though it was a little far from the main road, it wasn't a problem because we had bikes :P. The location was good, a true residential area, peaceful and quiet (except for the stupid dog in the house infront of ours that used to bark relentlessly and rhythmically, man the barking really got on my nerves and almost drove me crazy). For the past 6 months, I've been staying there alone. And I really enjoyed myself during this time. Used to walk all the way to the main road. These walks alone are really useful, I feel everybody should be doing that regularly. Used to think about so many things, reflect on people's behavior, my actions, life in general. Play instruments when happy. Listen to music when feeling a little down. Watch stupid movies and dumb serials on tv :-). Read. I had all the time for myself. Some weekends I used to go to my friend's place. But my heart always longed for the comfort of my den. They never understood why I wanted to go there and what I'd do there all alone. Initially I felt like this house was very unlucky for me. So much has gone wrong and nothing is how it used to be. But it was ME who did everything damn it not the house. It was this house where I used to hide when I felt like I could not face the world. It was this house that was like a true friend, always there, to whom I could always return to, no matter what day, what time. It was this house that has witnessed what none of my closest friends had ever seen and has heard so many things they had never heard. And there's only one week left for me there :-(. I'm going to miss living alone. Though the people I'm going to stay with are very close friends, it's still not going to be the same. No more playing the guitar at 11 in the night. Reading is going to come down. Little time for myself. We are going to have a good time, no doubt about that. But I'm going to miss all these. I'm surely going to miss my den. It's been a very special place. And somebody else is going to stay there :-(.

What the heck

How true can this be? Though there is no way to confirm whether the incident has occurred really, the possibility seems to be there. After a series of stories about mobile phones like attracting lightening, blowing up while charging, killing heart patients and all such crap, I dont know whether to believe this one or not. But being a little careful doesn't hurt :P. Better to confirm by calling before giving sensitive info via sms. Damn now we can't trust sms also :-(.

Bored

Nothing to do. Been playing cricket since yesterday. Now even that has become boring. Dont even feel like looking for something to read, may be a new blog. Want to go home. And may be sleep. Or watch some stupid movie on TV. Finally, play has started on the last day but sehwag is immediately out. So, even statistically there is no interest in the match now :P. And bad light has again stopped play. Sania mirza is through to the second round of Australian open. Well done. And Fedexpress shows no sign of slowing down. I think there's no player in the current lot who can challenge him, let alone beat him. Nobody has shown such consistency and with Nadal not playing, its almost certain who's going to be the champion. Nadal would have made it difficult. Hewitt will need all his skill and some luck to go through to the final beating Federer. Agassi is no longer a threat because age and stamina do play an important part. A contest between Federer and a younger Agassi would have been a treat to watch. Nalabandian is again inconsistent, though he can be threatening on his day. But one cannot count on the stars when faced with an opponent like Federer. Roddick doesn't stand a chance. So, its going to be Federer all the way this year I think. If he can win the French open, he's going to complete the grandslam this year. He must be thinking about it as well. After last year's loss to Nadal in the semifinal. Or quarters. I dont remember now. But what a match that was. Tea time now :-)

Dil kehta hai

.. chal unse mil
uthte hain kadam .. ruk jaate hain
dil hum ko kabhi .. samjhaata hai
hum dil ko kabhi .. samjhaate hain

hum jab se hain juda .. aye mere humnashin
yun dekho tho mere .. daaman me kya nahin
daulat ka chaand hai .. shohrat ki chandni
magar tumhe khoke lage hai mujhe aisa
ke tum nahin tho kuch bhi nahin
tum kya jaano .. ab hum kitna
dil hi dil me .. pachthathe hain
dil hum ko kabhi .. samjhaatha hai
hum dil ko kabhi .. samjhaathe hain

woh din the kya hasin .. dono the saath me
aur baahen aapki .. thi mere haath me
tum hi tum the sanam .. mere din raat me
par itni bulandi pe tum ho meri jaan
aaye na daaman ab haath me
paana tum ko .. mumkin hi nahin
soche bhi tho hum .. ghabraate hain
dil hum ko kabhi .. samjhaata hai
hum dil ko kabhi .. samjhaate hain

How to ruin a sunday evening

Go to a theater and watch Lakshmi - The powerful man. Crappest of all craps. Few weeks ago it was Jai chiranjeeva. Now this one. Damn these movies.

My songs

After three days of hard work, I finally managed to record one full song yesterday and converted it to mp3 :-). Managed to cut the interludes and the music pieces at the start and end and carefully mixed it with the part I sang. Sounded pretty good to me :-). But still the song isn't complete because the vocal goes plain, without any music. Today, I'll try to isolate the rhythm and mix it with the song so that it will not be that plain. Looking for good karaoke software so that I can record from multiple sources while singing along :P. This is the song. Earlier I liked to hum this tune very much. After I heard the lyrics, Im very much hooked to it now. Great song.

Aakasam thaakela vadagaalai ee nela andinche aahvanam premante
aaratam thirela badulicche gaganamla vinipinche thadi gaanam premante
anuvanuvunu meete mamathala maunam pada padamante nilavadu praanam
aa paruge pranayaniki sreekaram
daaham lo munigina chivuruku challani thana cheyyandinchi
sneham tho molaketthinche chinuke premante
megham lo niddura poyina rangulu anni rappinchi
maagani mungita pette mugge premante

praanam epudu modalaindo thelupagala thedi edo gurthinchenduku vilunda
pranayam evari hrudayamlo epudu udayisthundo gamaninche samayam untunda
premante emante cheppese maatunte aa maataki thelisena premante
adi charithalu siatham chadavani vainam kavithalu saitham palakani bhaavam
sarigamalerugani madhurima premante
dari daati urakalu vese ye nadikaina thelisinda
thanalo ee uravadi penchina tholi chinukedante
siri pairai egire varaku chenuku maatram thelisinda
thanalo kanipinche kalalaku tholi pilupedante

mande koliminadagande theliyade mannu kadu idi swarnamantu chupalante
pande polamu chebuthunde padunuga naate nagali pote chesina melante
thanuvantha virabuse gaayale varamalai dari chere priyurale gelupante
thanu koluvai unde viluve unte alanti manasuku thanantha thaane
adagaka dorike varame valapante
janmantha ni adugullo adugulu kalipe jatha unte
nadakallo thadabataina naatyam aipoda
reyantha ni thalapulatho errabade kannulu unte
aa kaanthe nuv vethike sankranthai eduravada

Next in line - may be o vendi vennela or andarini ila ventapadi adagala. Will decide later.

Recap

Vanished from the face of earth last week. Been working for our demo. Now that its over, I can quickly turn back and see what all happenned during this time, apart from the work.
6th Jan was ARR's birthday. Wish he'll celebrate more, with his music getting better every year. Wish he'd come up with a song better than dilse re and sing it himself. Wish he'd visit Bangalore again soon :-).
Same day we had annual day celebrations of our company. Missed it. Never intended to go anyway. Though I wanted to go, had some other things to take care of. Moreover, my body wouldn't permit me to dance and I can't just stand watching while other people are dancing.
Met my nephew when I went to the station to see mother off. He looked good to me, recovered completely. And wasn't he glad to see me. He keeps saying so many things to me, wish I could understand what he wants to say. Wait till he starts talking.
During the weekend, went around looking for a house. Saw three, four houses, liked one. But not sure whether to take it or not. The house is very good, I liked everything, its being too far from the city included. But wondering if we'll face some problems living there, some convenience issues. I felt it would be ideal for a couple, so asked a couple of recently married friends but they were not interested :P. Not sure it would suit bachelors, especially those who are too lazy to cook.
Spent lot of time with my new computer yesterday, after going home. Copied lot of songs. Looking for games to install. And also internet. Tried to record my voice yesterday but couldn't :-(. Got to check whats wrong. Also got to find out how to record midi from my keyboard. I'm excited :-).
Wrote down the lyrics of some of my favorite songs. Was surprised that one song which I liked for it's tune till now also had wonderful lyrics. All night I spent trying to memorise the words, and I slept only after I got it. Will post the lyrics later.
Read about this book Memoirs of a Geisha. Looks interesting. I prefer a book to a movie anyday. Will try to get hold of it. This line is awesome. “Adversity is like a strong wind…it doesn’t just hold us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward, we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be."
Interesting post on truth and lies. Want to write something on that. But will have to gather my ideas first :P.
Thats about it. And from now on, hopefully, I can continue without a break till another deadline approaches, or rather we approach another deadline. Wish these lines weren't dead.

Sakhi

Got the DVD today. Can watch it anytime I feel like watching :-) hahahahahhhahhahhaha