Well, today can easily be said to be my last day of freedom for a long while. After this I'm pretty sure I need to start paying lots of attention in class and doing everything they tell us to do, if I want to do well and get anywhere in life. :S
Today marks the day I feel IMMENSELY proud to be a New Zealand Cricket supporter. Yesterday night, NZL thumped England in the final ODI, to take the series 3-1. This is after a CRUSHING defeat in the tests, two thumping defeats in the T20s and a 100+ run loss in the first ODI. NZL love being the underdogs, easily the most NONSENSICAL word to associate with them. Are underdogs in a competition supposed to be the most reliable semi-finalists in every competition? NZL came with that tag to the champions trophy a few years back, and WON it. They have a team with literally no depth, and minimal talent. But boy, do they have spirit. They play for each other EVERY game. They never give up fighting. Not even when one of their batsmen was hit by a vicious bouncer to a point where he lost 2 teeth (long story), did NZL stop fighting. Not even when Paul "I'm-a-bloody-cheating-bastard" Collingwood chose to uphold his appeal against Grant Elliot (longer story), did NZL give up. And they NEVER will. Its exactly what I LOVE that team for.
People ask me the most annoying questions sometimes. "Why don't you support India?", "Are you unpatriotic?", "NZL are such a bad team, why do you support them?".
SCREW ALL OF YOU. Why don't I support the Indian Cricket team? Simple. It don't see why I should. Sure they're talented, and really nice to watch when in full flow. But the politics involved in Indian cricket disgusts me. Even NOW, when Zimbabwe is in deep shit, and the ICC is ready to ban Zimbabwe from cricket until it sorts itself out, INDIA IS THE ONLY FREAKING COUNTRY TO "READILY STAND BEHIND ZIMBABWE CRICKET. wtf? For once stop thinking about the money and powerplay involved and think like humans idiots. All this translates to the team itself. Youngsters aren't given oppurtunities, players from Tamilnadu DONT even get a LOOK in. Disgusting and stupid. Just beacause I don't support the friggin cricket team doesnt mean im not a patriot morons. -.-
After the cricket on Friday my shoulder HURTS LIKE SHITTT. Haha. But pain is good. Pain means your alive. :] Shall make sure I enjoy this day like crazy. :]
Cheers.
"So I'll say why don't you and I get together,
and take on the world and be together forever.
Heads we will, tails we'll try again.
So I say why don't you and I hold each other,
and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven.
Cause without you they're never going to let me in."
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Post JCT
Well, JCTs finished on Thursday, and Ive been having too much fun for my own good after it ended. Cricket on Thursday, Cricket on Friday, Movie on Friday night, and Jeff Dunham and Dave Chappelle all Saturday morning. Woo Hoo.
Cricket on Friday was really satisfying. I finally managed to hit my batting groove again and then I bowled with a really nice rhythm and line. There were a couple of yorkers I managed to bowl which were really good. So pleased with my bowling that has improved from a guy who couldnt even BOWL a ball in TA1, to a pretty decent part time medium pace option. And I really think that bowling pace is WAY more fun than screwing around with spin. "Run in, Bowl fast, Scare people." Well said Dale Steyn.
The tamil movie that I watched with the cricket guys, Dasavatharam wasn't really great. There's a reason we should not be trying to make hollywood like movies. No, it just wont work. We're only good at making unrealistic movies with skewed plots and too many song and dance sequences. And we're VERY good at that. So let's stick to that.
And today morning, I just finished watching both of Jeff Dunham's specials, Arguing with Myself and Spark of Insanity. I also watched Dave Chappelle's For What its Worth. All we're AMAZING. hahaha.
And here's something new that I'd like to start from this week on my blog. A song of the week thing. Ill change this every Saturday from today. For this week, its Savin' Me by Nickelback. I think this video is AMAZING.
Cheers.
Cricket on Friday was really satisfying. I finally managed to hit my batting groove again and then I bowled with a really nice rhythm and line. There were a couple of yorkers I managed to bowl which were really good. So pleased with my bowling that has improved from a guy who couldnt even BOWL a ball in TA1, to a pretty decent part time medium pace option. And I really think that bowling pace is WAY more fun than screwing around with spin. "Run in, Bowl fast, Scare people." Well said Dale Steyn.
The tamil movie that I watched with the cricket guys, Dasavatharam wasn't really great. There's a reason we should not be trying to make hollywood like movies. No, it just wont work. We're only good at making unrealistic movies with skewed plots and too many song and dance sequences. And we're VERY good at that. So let's stick to that.
And today morning, I just finished watching both of Jeff Dunham's specials, Arguing with Myself and Spark of Insanity. I also watched Dave Chappelle's For What its Worth. All we're AMAZING. hahaha.
And here's something new that I'd like to start from this week on my blog. A song of the week thing. Ill change this every Saturday from today. For this week, its Savin' Me by Nickelback. I think this video is AMAZING.
Cheers.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
If Everyone Cared
Here's a beautiful song I've been hooked to over the past few mugging weeks. Its funny that I started listening to Nickelback again after a hiatus only after I realized that I'd lost my All The Right Reasons album. If anyone who reads this has borrowed it, PLEASE RETURN. XD
Here's Nickelback, If Everyone Cared. The music video is a bonus. XP
From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
[Chorus:]
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
And I'm singing
Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)
[Chorus x2]
And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...
[Chorus]
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died
I FINALLY GOT THE TIME STAMP FIXED! HAHA
Here's Nickelback, If Everyone Cared. The music video is a bonus. XP
From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
[Chorus:]
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
And I'm singing
Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)
[Chorus x2]
And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...
[Chorus]
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died
I FINALLY GOT THE TIME STAMP FIXED! HAHA
Monday, June 16, 2008
Music and Mugging
The only thing thats been my best friend over the past weeks while mugging is my music. And this is one of my real favourite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7amYNaPTRI&feature=related
Here's Carlos Santana featuring Chad Kroeger, Into the Night.
Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands,
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night.
Like a piece to the puzzle that falls into place,
You could tell how we felt from the look on our faces.
We were spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes.
No room left to move in between you and I.
We forgot where we were, and we lost track of time,
And we sang to the wind as we danced through the night.
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands.
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
(And the voices rang like the angels sing),
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Singing ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
And we danced on into the night…
Love this song. Nuff' said. I'll try to put it up on a video bar when I've got more time. For now just use the link? haha.
Cheers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7amYNaPTRI&feature=related
Here's Carlos Santana featuring Chad Kroeger, Into the Night.
Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands,
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night.
Like a piece to the puzzle that falls into place,
You could tell how we felt from the look on our faces.
We were spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes.
No room left to move in between you and I.
We forgot where we were, and we lost track of time,
And we sang to the wind as we danced through the night.
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands.
And we sang…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
(And the voices rang like the angels sing),
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Singing ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
And we danced on into the night…
Love this song. Nuff' said. I'll try to put it up on a video bar when I've got more time. For now just use the link? haha.
Cheers.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
The End
And so my violin education at SIFAS ends. It actually ended on Sunday at about 2.30pm, but officially, its only over when that diploma reaches my hand. It was also nice that it ended with both, me and Nandita (the other 8th year violin student) getting the Vadhya Visharad awards. I was actually quite annoyed yesterday afternoon when it looked like my time at SIFAS might end in an unpleasant fashion, but I guess things worked out after all.
SIFAS has really been amazing, and like Nandita said, there might come a time where I'll really miss going for violin. Not just the classes with easily the most amazing violin teacher. But the whole feel of that old, building that's tucked away in a really secluded corner of rangoon road. I'll also definately miss all the amazing people I've met and befriended over there. Bharat, Shreya, Nandita, Sneha R, Srikanth, Sriram, Praveen, Varun, the list goes on. I'll miss all the orchestra sessions with the gang. I'll miss that stupid auditorium with the funny old sound room. I'll basically miss everything that SIFAS had to offer, and then some. I've been going there every Thursday since I was 7 or 8, and I guess saying goodbye isn't easy.
Enough with the melancholic talk. I've been watching a good bit of stand up comedy this holidays online. George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Russell Peters, Flight of the Conchords (their not exactly stand up comedy, but its FUNNY), Jeff Dunham, etc. I love them all. I think stand up comedy is the height of self confidence. The only difference between one of these guys and you're uncle (example) who says a joke over a dinner table, is that these guys have the guts to get onto stage and say it. They've also got the showmanship and the stage presence to hook the audience for the duration of that show. Its brilliant.
About one week for the JCTS, and I hope to god my preparation will suffice.
And I'll say something here that only other cricket enthusiasts will understand.
TEST CRICKET IS MUCH MORE FUN TO WATCH THAN T20. =)
Cheers.
"Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars,
Livin in top houses, drivin fifteen cars.
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap,
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat.
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars,
In the VIP with the movie stars.
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there,
every Playboy Bunny with their bleach blond hair."
SIFAS has really been amazing, and like Nandita said, there might come a time where I'll really miss going for violin. Not just the classes with easily the most amazing violin teacher. But the whole feel of that old, building that's tucked away in a really secluded corner of rangoon road. I'll also definately miss all the amazing people I've met and befriended over there. Bharat, Shreya, Nandita, Sneha R, Srikanth, Sriram, Praveen, Varun, the list goes on. I'll miss all the orchestra sessions with the gang. I'll miss that stupid auditorium with the funny old sound room. I'll basically miss everything that SIFAS had to offer, and then some. I've been going there every Thursday since I was 7 or 8, and I guess saying goodbye isn't easy.
Enough with the melancholic talk. I've been watching a good bit of stand up comedy this holidays online. George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Russell Peters, Flight of the Conchords (their not exactly stand up comedy, but its FUNNY), Jeff Dunham, etc. I love them all. I think stand up comedy is the height of self confidence. The only difference between one of these guys and you're uncle (example) who says a joke over a dinner table, is that these guys have the guts to get onto stage and say it. They've also got the showmanship and the stage presence to hook the audience for the duration of that show. Its brilliant.
About one week for the JCTS, and I hope to god my preparation will suffice.
And I'll say something here that only other cricket enthusiasts will understand.
TEST CRICKET IS MUCH MORE FUN TO WATCH THAN T20. =)
Cheers.
"Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars,
Livin in top houses, drivin fifteen cars.
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap,
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat.
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars,
In the VIP with the movie stars.
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there,
every Playboy Bunny with their bleach blond hair."
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Fairytales
So the IPL is over, and fittingly, it finished with an amazing final game which Chennai lost of the last ball. Its sad, but when the dust settles, its clear that Rajastan DESERVED to win the IPL. NO big names, NO big money, just BIG guts and BIG determinations. Everyone in that team stood up and took responsibility. Whether it was Pathan and Watson smashing their way to a huge score, or Patel and Jadeja scampering a last ball win over Mumbai. The supposed "whipping boys" (they were dubbed that before the league even started, mainly because they were the cheapest franchise team in the league) came good in the end. Money can't buy everything eh?
fairytales do come true.
Another thing that I've only recently heard about is the Britain's Got Talent 2008 edition winner. For those who don't know, he's a 14yr old kid called George Sampson. This boy is a street dancer, and had to dance to play his fees, pay his mothers mortgage, and even pay to raise enough money to get into the show! Go youtube and check him out. He's simply amazing. The funny part is, he audtioned in 2007, but didn't make it through. But like Simon Cowell said, "he's the British version of Rocky." He never gave up.
fairytales do come true.
So now back to boring old me. Went for DSA trials on tuesday. I was really disappointed. There were a couple of decent players, but they were decent at best, scratchy at worst. I really hope they can improve by next year. Its funny, but I can never even think of considering myself as no longer in TJC cricket. Somehow I want to contribute even next year to this team. I haven't played in to 4yrs to leave without saying goodbye. =)
Let's hope there's one for everyone.
Cheers.
"Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
I know you felt unprepared.
But every single time I was around I just bring you down,
and I could tell that it was time to be scared.
Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
and I know the way I left wasn't fair.
I didn't want to be around just to bring you down,
I'm not a hero but don't think I didn't care."
fairytales do come true.
Another thing that I've only recently heard about is the Britain's Got Talent 2008 edition winner. For those who don't know, he's a 14yr old kid called George Sampson. This boy is a street dancer, and had to dance to play his fees, pay his mothers mortgage, and even pay to raise enough money to get into the show! Go youtube and check him out. He's simply amazing. The funny part is, he audtioned in 2007, but didn't make it through. But like Simon Cowell said, "he's the British version of Rocky." He never gave up.
fairytales do come true.
So now back to boring old me. Went for DSA trials on tuesday. I was really disappointed. There were a couple of decent players, but they were decent at best, scratchy at worst. I really hope they can improve by next year. Its funny, but I can never even think of considering myself as no longer in TJC cricket. Somehow I want to contribute even next year to this team. I haven't played in to 4yrs to leave without saying goodbye. =)
Let's hope there's one for everyone.
Cheers.
"Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
I know you felt unprepared.
But every single time I was around I just bring you down,
and I could tell that it was time to be scared.
Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
and I know the way I left wasn't fair.
I didn't want to be around just to bring you down,
I'm not a hero but don't think I didn't care."
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