Nordic Voyage

Lost!

2006-11-03T12:29:00.000+05:30

I am lost. A year ago, I did not know what to do. Now, I am heading in the direction of not wanting to do anything at all. This is a luxury a young person cannot afford to perpetuate. Certain aspects of life have become mechanical while I allow morose thoughts to seep in.

Wait! I am having an interesting class.

Orhan Pamuk

2006-10-14T11:59:00.000+05:30

Sitting in a Journalism school, realising the sheer stupidity of this endeavour, readings on people who have existed without the boundaries of common existence keep pushing me. Discussions on such rarities with people I struggle to relate to seem pointless. My thoughts somehow get lost in discussions with individuals who agitate me. The limits between humility and arrogance get blurred when my ‘friends’ think that they have the knowledge to comment on and discredit these people. Please don’t think that I have constructed monoliths out of these people. They obviously should not be elevated to faultless levels. The main focus for me as a reader, even when I hear the name of a new author is the discipline and commitment given by an author to his/her work. Life itself throws up things that we have to do or want to do. Time is provided or can be found, but there are few who can take it and do something with it. Orhan Pamuk is one such person.

The announcement that Pamuk had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, necessitated a visit to his website where I found his bio. The writer had mentioned that Pamuk was a journalism graduate but never practiced journalism as a career. He has had no other job but that of a writer for the past 30 years and done a good job at that. I have not had the opportunity to read any of his work, but he gives me an example of different living.

Spanish Basic Level Completed, the benefits

2006-07-07T23:46:00.000+05:30

oh... i forgot to mention that my basic level course in Spanish is completed. But there is a lot more to learn... but now the effort to go to the institute seems worth it.. i has given me such satisfaction. I was sitting with my dad , and watched the intro of Once Upon a Time in Mexico.. where a guy shoots a guitar maker for not telling him where the Mariachi was. I figured out most of the conversation, whilst making an effort not to look at the subs.. I was thrilled..

nordic voyage?

2006-07-07T23:39:00.000+05:30

the voyage will have to wait. Atleast for a year. I have joined the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai ( a very 'Indian' city) to do a post graduate diploma course choosing the Television stream. I am happy that the long period of induced inertia is coming to an end, but also apprehensive, like always, but it know I have to do this. Let me see what happens, but this blog
will continue... one day my dream will come true...

Taxiride - Oh yeah lyrics

2006-05-23T14:46:00.000+05:30

i like this song ..but had a tough time trying to find the lyrics on google... so I transcribed the lyrics myself.... its not perfect ... if you have any additions, corrections ....please comment ..i'm definately not sure of the text in blue.

Taxiride - Oh yeah

take these diamonds and take my mind,
your gonna pray for a second its you they want,
lose yourself, lose your mind, let your faith unwind,
and when you psyche this , women will love their time

(intro in background)
so take me over
so take me over
cos im all over you
so take me over
let yourself go....

(chorus)
oh yeah
give me your best your a superstar
oh yeah
ill call you when your named that you think you are
oh yeah
your eyes can see what they want to see
oh yeah...

50 lovers and 50 lies,
the illusion of love cos it fits your lie
you reject, you connect as it takes control
but in a love struck culture you lose your soul

take me over
cos im all over you
take me over
let yourself go

oh yeah
give me your best your a superstar
oh yeah
ill call you when your named that you think

you are
oh yeah
your eyes can see what they want to see
oh yeah...

ohhh.. ahh...

you give the hungry love inside..
we give the hungry love inside me....

oh yeah
oh yeah..give me the best your a superstar
cos im all over you
your eyes can see what they want to see
take me over ...let yourself go

oh yeah
give me your best your a superstar
oh yeah
ill call you when your named that you think

you are
oh yeah
your eyes can see what they want to see
oh yeah...

ohhh ahhh....

give me your best your a superstar

oh yeah
let yourself go
oh yeah
your eyes can see what they want to see
oh yeah

ohh ahh....

Helena Christensen and some additions to the previous post

2006-05-07T20:05:00.000+05:30

success and happyness ( the high performing in a college competiton) are two different concepts..I remember I loved it when in sang in the Christ College choir and also in one acoustic group competiton and nothing else mattered to me at those very moments...though I must confess that I was embarassed to be doing the falsetto for BARBARAN ?! (should have been Barbarian) by the Beach Boys....but I also enjoyed the attention from a group of Norwegian exchange students....almost all of them were stunning...adding to some of my opinions about the Scandinavians....I will never forget Helena Christensen in the 'Wicked Game' video with Chris Isaak.

with regard to my previous entry I understand the difficulties faced by many musicians to make a living, and balance their dreams....and there are also many bands who are satisfied by the spiritual and personal satisfaction of playing music and 'making it' is not part of their agenda....

music from the nordic regions vs music from India

2006-05-07T18:55:00.001+05:30

I am fascinated how by the frequency with which these regions churn out music acts that are successful internationally. I am sure I have missed out a lot of other acts, but these are some which immediatly came to my mind, without any google search and all of them sing in English..i have not mentioned any folk bands.. isn't there a single band from India which can break this barrier and make it internationally?

This is not a patriotic plea..I have seen a lot of college bands perform...and some which have even come out with cd's...some are quiet decent but originality is lacking. I have seen the black T-shirts (Metallica, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin etched on them), the long hair, the beards, basically the works....lots of people listen to the same stuff. I don't listen to the 3 bands mentioned above...but that is not what is important..my question here is can't any of these die hard fans emulate their heroes....I understand that the listeners of western music form a minority for the indian record companies to consider and that young people from the cities are culturally somewhere else with regard to tastes in music.

Only one group/band has made me sit up and think they can make it into this category..the guys who came out with the soundtrack of White Noise (not to be confused with the Hollywood movie with the same name) ...Ashutosh and Dhruv...I listened to only one song of theirs and both the music and video were awesome...If I ever make it the career of my dreams, I would love to get them noticed..

or is success based on factors beyond our control...will a western ( read white ) audience accept the way we look ( non white ) and appreciate our music... the Japanese and Chinese will adore an Indian 'english' band if they break this barrier...even if most can't figure out what the hell is going on !

WILL A BAND COME OUT AND BE SO GOOD THAT IT WOULD MAKE THEIR INDIAN BACKGROUND IRRELEVENT?

ROYKSOPP (Norway)

OUTLANDISH (Denmark)

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE (Norway)

A-HA (Denmark)

BJORK (ICELAND)

RASMUS (FINLAND)

ABBA (SWEDEN)

your writing a script? yeah right !

2006-05-07T12:37:00.000+05:30

I know that this is what people want to tell me when I tell them my absurd plans. But I am ready to face the brunt of condescending voices. Allright, I havent been exposed to books like some of these people, but that sets me apart. It has happened so many times, sitting in silence as conversations about 'cult' works of art ensue. Everybody seems to know everything. But that image of being responsible of a work of art that lasts, just does not leave me. Dreams rule me.

But life is a struggle. The lonely hours spent in front of the computer, inspiring music (ex. salvete virgines by Hans Zimmer - The Da Vinci Code OST) bringing tears and bursts of energy...all for 6 pages of a story outline...

better days

2006-05-04T12:13:00.000+05:30

life is slowly getting better...I joined a 2 month Spanish language course in Instituto Hispania , and after a long long time doing nothing, it feels good to go out and do something. And one of my sisters friends introduced me to Orkut.. and I feel its one of the best social networking sites out there.

And my passport is now in the police verification stage, but I am still not sure if and when I would get it.

I am working on a story..but to write it in the form of a script has been difficult.

swedish fm radio

2006-04-22T16:54:00.000+05:30

to listen to swedish fm radio online checkout http://www.surfmusic.de/country/sweden.html

spanish and movie making

2006-04-22T14:41:00.000+05:30

i had an intensive spanish course with an Italian lady who came to Timbaktu ....imagesoftimbaktu.blogspot.com( the place I live in, 160 km from Bangalore in the Bangalore-Hyderabad highway)....but its been almost a month since she left...practicing on my own has been difficult, but I know that Spanish is essential for some of my dreams to come true...

I am forgetting a lot of what I had learnt .......I should not loose track. Looking at English teaching oppurtunities in South America without knowing Spanish is a very half hearted approach....at times wondering whether I can actually do something so unlikely...

I am still waiting to hear from the European Film College in Denmark , where I have applied to the 9 month foundation course in film and tv production....I wonder whether the parcel has reached them in time....I am waiting for news from them...

I am hoping for a better turn of events in my life, the loneliness is getting to me.....

grimsey

2006-04-22T14:31:00.000+05:30

this is the island of grimsey.. found this in the iceland wiki

this is what I am talking about.. when I look at this picture , I feel an urge to be there, listening to the waves crash against the cliff, with an icy chill keeping me half awake, barely being able to decipher the conversations around me..

did not make it

2006-04-22T14:19:00.001+05:30

yesterday was terrible, I did not clear the Editorial test, one of the steps in getting the job of an Equities Correspondent with Reuters. I wanted to use this job, if I had gotten it, as a means to do something better....but now I guess I have to go back to fielding those questions about what I am doing.

so many things suddenly seemed to be falling into place when I was jolted by this news. i want to get out and see the world but how, I have no job and my passport is taking ages to come by..

I am frustrated by my own country, but I will not make a list of all the things that piss me off....I am not here to change things but want to live life without being obstructed by depressing news and annoying cultural traits and issues and if that involves getting out of here...... I understand it involves a lot of hard work..