STOP BEING LAZY

I feel like writing...finally....in the middle of the night. I get less distracted during night time....and yes without coffee that is. But I still feel lazy. Ah anyway...gotta finish this blog, cause yesterday I said Tomorrow.

Here I go....

Whats up with my life? Nothing. Absolutely NOTHING. I've been jobless and lifeless since October after Sankalp got over. I didnt get involved in anything, didnt participate in anything. Baazigar Season 6 came, but I didnt participate. Just helped a LITTLE bit. Main reason I didnt play Baazigar was I didnt get a team, but another reason might be that I didnt wanted to play at all. Other thing? I was too lazy I suppose.

To do list : Stop acting freakin lazy.

Difficulty : EXTREMELY HARD

Then, my friend offered me an idea to start a movie club with him. I shirked it away thinking it was a huge project, and it needed time to focus upon. Another reason? I was too lazy. But now I do feel like, giving it a second thought. A movie club? Sounds really good. Especially when you have a club that is filled with movie buffs.

To do list : Call the guy who you plan to make a movie club with.

Difficulty : Easy

Been playing the guitar. Made a little progress in these months. I can stand and play...better. And I got used to power chords. But I need a challenge. Need to try a harder song. So yesterday I started learning Street Spirit (Fade Out) by Radiohead. My friend said it would be challenging, and it is.

To do list : Learn Street Spirit.
Difficulty : HARD

I have been listening to The Beatles since last week. They are in one word...Legen-waitforit-DARY! I downloaded all their albums. Heard 2 of them. Let it Be and Revolver. (I have a big poster of Revolver with me too :D) Need to listen to all of their albums. 12 of em.

To do list : Listen to The Beatles. All albums.

Difficulty : Easy

Back again to where I was. I havent done anything for the past 4 months. Have to join my guitar class again. But I dont know what to learn there. Leads? Scales? Solos? Maybe yes.

Ok, stop it. I should cut it out with this maybe shit. And the thinking shit.

I gotta do it. But I dont. DAMN!!!

Last month I saw 9 movies. And I havent seen anything this month. Best so far was Midnight in Paris. It literally takes you to those "golden ages". It has a beautiful OST as well. I should see more movies. I should read books. I should write more. I should stop with this Facebook shit. (Yes, I dont use Facebook much nowadays :O I am addicted to 9GAG more now :O) But still I get distracted. Fuck you cellphone. Facebook, and the "other stuff (a lot)" -_-

I am not able to do anything because of you guys. Get outta here.

The thing is if I had a laptop, I'd be doing lots of things right now. I'd have written a lot, and seen movies, and practiced and recorded a hell lotta more. I have my PC in the living room, and for recording, I have to come with the amp and guitars to the living room. I dont get enough space. And for the first time the neightbour complained about the "noise". (C'mon you are getting to hear free music...GOOD music...so shut up and listen to it.)

Time to join CAT classes. But I am still thinking about it. Joining guitar class? Still thinking about it.

Thats why in my notice board yesterday I printed out a quote, "Yesterday you said tomorrow." It somehow worked. Cause I was thinking about getting a haircut, and I did. And its not that weird. A relief.

I am bored of my life. But yes, I need to stop being LAZY and JUST DO IT. ( -_-)

Thats all. Sorry for my harsh language, if you found it harsh :|

2011: Year End Blog

2:56pm.
Finally writing the End of The Year blog. Was too lazy to write but hey, this is my tradition. Writing End of the Year blog since years.

2011, a year of ups and downs. A year in which I showed all these emotions. :|

Right from,
Fuck Yeah.
Challenge Accepted.
Problem? :D
Not bad.
True Story.
Everything went better than expected.
Okay :(
Forever Alone :'(
Lol
Y U NO? :x
Well...literally.
But I'll stop here :P
2011 has been an year of Gibberish blogs too -.-

Moving on :|

MOVIES

Compared to 2010, 2011 was not quite good for movies. Saw around 83 movies (had seen around 107 movies last year *record* ahem) but didnt come across movies like Inception, Toy Story...EPIC movies. Pixar also disappointed this year with Cars 2. Superhero movies like Thor, X Men First Class were :D . Sequels like Kung Fu Panda 2 was "AWESOME",Hangover 2 was blah. PoTC4 was just good. Transformers3 was shit. 2011 also marked the end of Harry Potter movies. It didnt end with a BANG, it ended silently :S Well all HP movies from HBP have been silent, but well directed too. Movies like Sucker Punch and Source Code were good. Came across epic movies like ZNMD and TinTin. In the end, Don 2 was just as good as the first one.

Top movies of 2011:

5) Delhi Belly (way better than expected and very (link))
4) X Men First Class (Not a major X Men fan, but this was pretty good)
3) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Directed by Brad Bird (Director of some of the greatest Pixar movies and many episodes of The Simpsons) People expected this to be shit, but c'mon its BRAD BIRD. And this movie was THRILLING!!!)
2) The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Its Tintin. Nuff said.)
1) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Blew my mind! Wanted to LIVE LIFE after seeing the movie. Inspired me.)

Also saw some great movies like Moon, Buried, 127 Hours ,Black Swan, The King's Speech, Fast Five, Blade Runner, Dum Maaro Dum, and many more :|

*break*

ok...its 10:35pm now...

MUSIC

2009 was an year of anime. 2010 was an year of movies. 2011 was an year of MUSIC :D
Continuing from where I left in 2010, this year I traveled deeper into rock music. Got more into "non-mainstream" music. After exploring for a while, I finally found my "place" in music too :D
Came across many good bands like The Ramones, Magazine, Neu, Grizzly Bear, The xx.Listened to Galaxie 500, Thee Oh Sees, Gabin, Beach House and much more. But the best new band I discovered in 2011...

FLEET FOXES :D
Came across a song The Plains_Bitter Dance in someone's FB profile, and I immediately loved it. Fleet Foxes was new to me. I had never heard much folk before too. You could really imagine a rural, town/village surrounded by vast mountains and forests while listening to this :D

and...
LED ZEPPELIN.
Yes. I had never heard Led Zeppelin before except for Stairway to Heaven and Kashmir. Started listening to them after hearing The Battle of Evermore. (Actually I came across a Mandolin cover of the song in Youtube) Became a fan of the band in December only :|

and then....
some of my favorite bands released new albums this year...starting with:

Radiohead: The King of Limbs.
They did it again with something different...yet again :D

The Strokes: Angles
Ok album...with some good songs.

Arctic Monkeys: Suck it and See.
Great album. But after they released their album, they kinda went crazy.

and then...
after a long wait...
after many delays...
Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto :D
First song from the album I hears was Every Teardrop is a Waterfall in July, when they released it along with Major Minus and Moving to Mars. My first reaction before listening to the song was :D x10. Then....30 seconds in the song...I was like o.O . Coldplay? :S SYNTH! But the song became me favourite...it PUMPS YOU UP BABY!!! Heard the live versions of Charlie Brown, Hurts like Heaven too in July. Then Paradise was released during September, and it was "OH YEAH!". (and the song released at the right time as well.)

They released their album finally in October. Perfect Diwali gift (and again...perfect time. Right after an unforgettable Sanklalp 2011 launch.)
A Concept album, ambient, more guitar, and more group-ish songs , MX was really worth the wait. I was in Mylo Xyloto mode for 2 months after than :P

and...

I got a Fender Squier BulletStrat (Sunburst) along with a Roland Cube 20xl amp for my birthday (belated birthday present :D). I have a Fender baby :D My guitar journey continuing smoothly :| Learnt some new techniques...practiced less this year (well....very little after September.) But there aint a day I dont play my guitar :P
I still havent made many of my own music...but I kept trying. 2012 includes one resolution: Make your own music :|

Even recorded a song in the studio in the month of May!!
Musically, 2011 was an awesome year :D

ok...
exactly 11:00pm now. Feeling good. Listening to The National and Grizzly Bear. And its so cold, so cold...(that song always pops in my mind :|)

OTHER THINGS :|

2011 was an year of tv shows. Saw How I Met Your Mother Season 1-6 many many many times. And I kept on relating my life to the series again and again :| True Story.

Saw The Big Bang Theory Season 1-4 many many many times. Hated it. Dont know why I kept on seeing it.
BAAZINGA :D

Just finished two novels this year. Fear the Worst and The Good Guy. Both were good thrillers. And again, inspired me to keep on writing. I wrote the prelude of "Suspicion" after reading these two books. I wrote "The Wrong Road" (the type of story I really like to write :P) Currently, I am writing a new one. Havent decided on the name. But its inspired by Baccano, the anime. Dont know when I will finish it.

Also read half novels like The Paris Enigma, The Somnambulist, The Godfather, Taken, Cell, and The Hobbit (Awesome book. Will finish it soon :D).

"MORE" OTHER THINGS :|

2011 started with Winter Fiesta and Baazigar. Totally enjoyed doing business for 12 hours or more than that :P Without anything going wrong. Then Picnic to Mt.Abu (fun fun fun). (My :| Not a good year for Rebecca Black :P)

2011 was an year of more responsibility. Sankalp 2011- Colours of Emotions. My second year of Sankalp, and it was better than the last year. Had the "greatest team ever" and the time working with those guys will be unforgettable. Worked our asses of for almost 3 months. In this time, I even got to be a part of making a short film (kinda :S) , stop motion animation thingy. I got my hands on spray cans as well. (perfect timing) Got to make graffiti too :D

So on concrete canvas under cover of dark
On a concrete canvas, I go making my mark
Armed with the spray can soul
I'll be armed with the spray can soul
Click.
SANKI LOG :D

11:35pm now....

What else?

INDIA WON THE FUCKING WORLD CUP! The whole country went crazy for a month. Had a feeling from the start that India would definitely reach the finals. and they even WON IT! After and durin the semis, the whole country stopped working. And mass bunks was normal in colleges :P

College life has been good. Had a good group. No have. Had. AHH! Its something like a "coming of age hindi movie flick now" :S

Made new friends. Friends became best friends too :)

2011 was an year of negativity too. Mainly because of two reasons. But when I think of it, these two reasons are also the reason why 2011 was so awesome as well :|

2011 was an year of long hair.

Year of becoming more crazy and weird as well :P

It was an year of troll faces and internet memes.

An year of shitty viral songs :|

Death of Osama and Gadaffi.

Had an accident as well this year. Not serious.

Wasnt an year for anime :|

an year where Fb changed alot :|
and Google+ flopped :|

Wasnt an year of gaming as well.

It rained a lot :|

Navratri was good.

Diwali was way better :D

..and well...that's pretty much I can think of right now.

OMG! It's already New Year!!

Final thoughts on 2011. Good and bad. Happy and Sad.

2012 is here.
We made it ;)

*Damn! Something is up with my blog. I edit it and it doesnt get saved :S*

Gibberish 3

Long time no blog. Wrote my last one months ago.

How was I before?

Wonderful.

Now?

...

Eh?

...

What? How do you feel now?

WONDERFUL!!

Really?

Why do you ask?

I dont know? You seem...

I'm fine.

AHHH! An instant reply. Which means you're lying.

Wha...?

See. Another quick reply.

Ok. fine. You got me.

So you're not feeling wonderful?

No...um...I feel really good.

I dont think so...you're lying again.

WTF? First, I replied quickly and you said it was a lie, and now a slow reply, and again??

Calm down.

I WONT DAMN YOU!

Calm down, boy. What's the problem?

SILENCE! I KILL YOU!

You'e not Achmad, the dead terrorist.

How do you know. about that?

Forget about him.

I dont know anything.

What?

5 major tests coming up, and I dont know anything.

What else...?

How do you---?

I know...what else, boy?

I've an assignment and I have to go out.

So?

The assignment is during the tests.

That's bad.

THAT'S NOT ALL!

I've not been to my class for weeks.

Why?

I always sleep.

Gt up early.

It's hard.

Dont think like that.

Why?

Cause it bad.

...

And....

Go on...

This thing...

Which thing?

I cant make it due to some reasons.

Oh...maybe there's something better waiting for you.

Easy for you to say.

What else?

My friend...

What about your friend?

Nothing...leave it.

What abut your friend?

It's just that...ah...

What?

Wait...you know everything about me right?

Yep.

Then why are you asking?

So that you can calm down.

I am calm.

No...

I AM.

See...

*sighs*

I shouldnt have taken my job.

What?

I think, that's the main reason for all these things.

But you enjoy working.

Yes, I do. But deep down inside, I felt this thing WOULD happen.

When?

When I took the job a month ago.

But it would play of in the end right?

Lets see...I think it would. But I wont be on stage.

Why?

I'd be there for a while and go away.

Why?

I'm a coward.

No you aren't.

I know I am.

You're always annoyed.

I know.

Since months.

I NOW.

See..

WTH?

In a while, everything will be all right.

BOOM!!

Why did you do that?

Havent you seen Source code?

...

You know about the dead terror---leave it.

But you'll be back.

Really?

I'm sure.

:(

:)

:(

:D

:(

-_-

:(

GOD DAMN BOY SMILE!

*scared* :S .... :)

The Cherry Tree

I saw 5 Centimeters Per Second last year, but I didn’t like it very much. Yesterday I was listening to its soundtrack, and started writing this. There are many references from the movie, and the quotes are from the movie as well.

Eh…it’s silly, but I wanted to write something. So…..

......

Spring. The trees were filled with bright green leaves. It had red cherries too. I remember how we used to pick those cherries from the backyard every year during spring. We still do it. But I kept wondering. What will happen now? Where will time take us? The green leaves dont last long. The cherries too.

I met her during fifth grade. It was not an actual meeting, I just happened to bump her because a friend of mine pushed me. I fell over her pushing her to the ground. Surprised and shocked to find that I fell over a girl, I stood up immediately. She was furious. She slapped me right on my left cheek. I turned all red, and cried in front on everyone. She didnt take pity on me, and walked away with her friends. I couldnt even face her for a few days. I dont know why, but after a week, I wrote a note and put it in her bag during lunch break. After the break, my eyes were all over her, and I caught a smile. She saw me. And showed me the note which I wrote. "Sorry :("

Her name was Kari. I met her when I was in the fifth grade, when I accidentally pushed her over. It just feels like yesterday. But time flies by. And we drift along with it. 5 years had passed, and we didnt spend a single day without talking to each other. We were the best of friends. We talked, laughed, cried together. We were always there for each other. We fought like husband and wife, but without any apologies we would start annoying each other again. But one day….

Summer. The bright leaves had turned lighter, and I found no cherries.

We both had opted for different courses. We wouldnt be in the same school now because her school was in the outskirts of the city, far away from my school and from my house. I was sad. But she wasnt. It was one of the best schools that taught that particular course which she had opted for. She was hopping around in happiness. But I wasnt. I felt mad at myself. How could I? But I couldnt hide the feeling from her, no matter how hard I tried. She noticed me and asked what had happened. I told her everything. She said I was acting dumb, that I thought too much. She said she was in the same city, and we would still be hanging out everyday like we always did. Everything would be the same. Except we would be in different schools. I cursed myself for being so stupid. I was happy for her. She was doing what she wanted. I apologized, and she slapped me in return. "Dont ever apologize. EVER."

Autumn. The leaves had turned to orange. They were shedding. All I could see was thin branches. Not a single green leaf and a cherry.

Two years had passed. And we knew what would happen next. We never talked about it, but deep down inside we knew. We had different goals in mind. We would have to follow separate roads to do what we wanted. One day, Kari and I had spent a whole day together. We spent time playing the guitar and harmonica in our usual place, near the riverside. It was just besides my house. We used to sit near the bank. If our neighbours didnt spot us there, they would ask us the reason. The neighbourhood has changed in the past few years, and they always used to cherish the moment when we used to sit near the river. We saw the setting sun. We talked, what we never talked about. About what we wanted to go after school's over. Indeed, we just knew that we would not be together in a few months. I told her how we used to talk about making our own band. But we didnt, even though we had played together for years. We talked about how we used to pick cherries since we were young infront of my house, and how come we didnt do it these two years. How in a few months, we would make new friends…..maybe best friends. She hugged me, and we sat there seeing the setting sun.

The Sun. The hottest part of the day is during the afternoon, when the sun is at its highest point. People get a lot of trouble and most of the them stay inside during the afternoon. Then just after a few hours, the hot sun eventually comes down, and the temperature becomes cool. People start coming out of their houses to relax. Then the sun sets, but not for long. Because it rises again the next morning with its orange morning rays of light.

A few months passed, and we got separated. She went to a college in the corner most part of the state, and I was still here. It's absurd how time flies by so quickly. For a few months, we missed each other like crazy, and we talked about meeting every day. We talked and talked for hours, never missing a single event in our everyday lives. But this didnt last long.

"The things I had to tell her...

The things I hoped she would listen to...

There were so many of them."

After a year, we stopped having conversations every day. Instead, we used to call each other once in a week. Then the week, turned in to two weeks, then a month. We drifted apart. I found out that she had found her guy. And at that time, I was positive. We weren’t best friends anymore. Time passed by, and we stopped having conversations entirely.

Winter. I could see snow through my window, outside. I remembered how we used to have those snow ball fights. We used to make snow mans and hide behind them for cover. I was so immersed in remembering the past that I went outside, with a wide smile and made a snowball.

But my smile went away, when I could find anyone to hit. Kari wasn’t there.

Months passed, and I took interest upon a certain girl and I hardly thought of Kari anymore.

Summer. The trees were filled with bright green leaves. It had red cherries too. I was day dreaming again, about those times. When...

A phone call. A familiar voice. She told me about the time when we used to pick the cherries from the tree. And said she really wanted to do it right now. Her new house, her new city, didnt have cherry trees. So, she told me to come outside. I was puzzled. But I went outside and my heart skipped a beat.

There she was. The same as always, but five years later. I couldnt recall the last time I saw her or even talked to her. But I hugged her. Tears fell from my eyes. “It’s time to pick up the cherries” she said.

We talked for hours and caught up. She was engaged. And had even gotten a job in a leading company. She was happy, and so was I. We talked about those days, and did all those things which we always did. We sat near the riverside, and and all the neighbours saw a familiar sight. A sight they always wished to see for five years, but couldnt.

Funny thing time. The people who we care about the most, though they have different paths, and even though we eventually forget them as we move on, deep down inside, there is a place for them. And we will always treasure it.

.........

"Hey... They say it's five centimeters per second."

"What do you mean?"

"The speed at which the cherry blossom petals fall... Five centimeters per second."

Gibberish!...again.

I'm back. And I want to write something. Not gibberish, something good. Something with aliens, time travel, mind control, thrill - a perfect action paced thriller. I'm still writing this so called "something". C'mon, think about your stories. To be honest, I have two to three good ones in my mind. Damn, there should be a mind typewriter. So we could just automatically type what we want to instead of thinking and writing it on our own :S

Eh...that can wait. I will continue with the nothing-ness. It's around 12:34 in the morning...uh night...no morning...Night :X Morning. Night. Morning. Night. AHHHH! Which reminds me of this. (Ahem...clip)

What am I having? Nescafe Mocha. Mo-cha cha cha cha. It's actually Mo-caa. Cha cha cha...One two cha cha cha. Three four cha cha cha. But really whats the difference. I mean, coffee, cappuccino, lattew, expresso, mocha are the same right? Right? RIGHT? Enjoy. (Eh...clip)

Tea is also good :D

This is a boring blog. And you're still reading it. I dont know why. WHY? :X GO AWAY :X You're still reading this. You're still reading this. You're STILL reading this. Ok, because you're my number one fan, I'll continue writing nothing.

Unexpected Ways Death can occur:

1. You're sleeping on your bed. Midninght. You're comfortable. You're right below the fan, and boom, the fan comes loose and it falls with it's spinning blades right over you. SCREECH BOOM. Your hand and legs get cut, or well...maybe your neck too. You die! R.I.P.

Please, be cautious from now on :|

2. A cat. A very cute cat. You pet it. Purrrrrr. Then SCREECH! It grabs your middle and tears..well...have you seen Sin City? The thing Bruce Willis does to the yellow guy? Well...that happens and you, well, you wont die, but you would want to, because of utter shame.

3. A barber uses his razor, and it cuts you so deep, that your neck totally gets cut too. RRRRiiipppppp!!!

Only three for now. More coming later. MWAHAHA!!!

Now where was I? Ah! Good ideas. I havent gotten anything yet. Wait a sec, I just said that I HAD some good ideas. Oh well...I will continue to write nothing!

Clip? Why do I say clip? Have you seen Family Guy? They show clips. You dont see Family Guy? BOO! See The Simpsons too. See Lost. See HIMYM. See Heroes only till Season 2 and Prison Break only till Season 2. Awesome stuff!

I want to see better. I want to see better! (Oh! I LOVE REPETITIONS!) But really, I want to see...better!

Which reminds me of something from my previous blog....!

Do I say it?

Do I not?

Well...its been a few months, so its the right time.

Well...of course.

But nah! Leave it! The time will come when it will happen.

Till then...forget about this and do the Haruhi Dance.

Gibberish. All gibberish! :X

Moonlight

It was a full moon day. I went to the terrace and was welcomed by a cool breeze. I rarely come to the terrace, and I dont remember the last time I came up here at night. I stood there, just admiring the moon. The bright moon casted its light upon the dark night. I looked closely and saw a light ring surrounding it. Beautiful.

I stood there for about 15 minutes, then decided to go back home. But when I got to the ground floor, I was greeted by a power cut this time. Not knowing what to do at home, I grabbed guitar and went outside.

Apart from the moonlight, there was total darkness. The moon lit the entire society. I could see a few people in the open courtyard. Old folks mostly in a group chatting, laughing at each othere's stories. I could see little children along with their siblings and parents, who came out here just like me, not doing what to do at home. I went near the garden area, there was nobody around. I could see a bench near the slides and swings separated into two parts. One part was lit by the moonlight, and the other wasnt. Not knowing why, I sat on the part where it was dark, and started playing my guitar.

I first started playing Yellow by Coldplay, because the sky was also filled with stars. After Yellow, I started playing The Scientist by Coldplay again. Right before finishing the song, I could feel someone besides me. I finished playing the song, and immediately heard an applause.

"Wow!! Amazing!" A girl's voice.

I turned around, but I couldnt see her face properly.

"You play the guitar really well."

There was something in her voice, I liked. I could make out her face now. I hadnt seen here before in my society.

"Thanks." I said. "I actually didnt notice you behind me. How long have been you standing?"
"Since you started playing Yellow. I heard your guitar from the courtyard."
"Oh, ok." I said with a smile. "Are you a Coldplay fan?"
"Yes, I sure am! Hard to find Coldplay fans here, right?"
"Definitely!" I said with excitement.

"Uh...hey why dont you sit down." I said.
"Uh, alright. Sure." She sat besides me. On the part where the moonlight shone.

I could finally see her face. My heart skipped a beat. Her eyes glowed brightly. She was very pretty.

"I, uh...I havent seen you here before."
"Nor have I" she said, with a laugh.
Her laugh.
"I..I...well, I dont actually come out often. I mean I do, but not here. The garden side."

"Well, then I guess, you havent seen many other people in the society as well."

"I guess." I said awkwardly.

After that, we started discussing about Coldplay, our favorite songs, our favorite bands. We were having a good time.

A moment came where we did not speak anything. We sat there awkwardly.

"Hey, do you know how to play A Message?" she said.

"Um, yes, I do."
"Can you play it? Can you play it?"
"Sure, I havent practiced it very much. I hope you like it."

I played the song. I was sitting on the dark side, and she on the moonlight part looking at me playing the guitar, smiling as her eyes glowed. She applauded again after I finished it.

"You're amazing!!!"
"Thanks" I said with a smile. "I normally play my guitar at home. I have rarely played it in front of my friends. So I get nervous sometimes." I started touching my hair. WHY? I cursed myself.

The lights came again. The courtyard lit up because of the lights, but the garden was still dark.

"Finally!" we both said aloud together.

We looked at each other and started laughing.

"I didnt catch your name" she said.

I said my name, and she told her's.

"Boy, I'm glad I met you!" she said with a smile.

The Ghost Who Wanted A Picture

A simple, somewhat weird and a different story I thought of one day. Tell me how it is. And I have written this story in a new narrative style.

The Ghost Who Wanted A Picture

Mark, a local photographer was living in a busy metropolis. Interested in people, he took pictures of kids and teenagers going to schools, family going on vacations, men and women carrying hurrying around in the city carrying briefcases, old couples holding hands and walking down the streets, enjoying their retired life, during the day. And drunken couples hanging out at the bars, men outside strip clubs, and gang members doing their own business during the night. He was making a living by taking photographs of people for years, but never before had he come across a certain person—a certain spirit perhaps, who wanted his own picture to be taken.

One night, Mark was following people taking photographs of people outside a local Pablo’s Bar. (All You Could Drink was its cheesy punch line) After taking a satisfactory number of pictures, he decided to call it a day. But a peculiar man caught his interest. He was a man who had a strange look on his face, and was carrying a big black plastic bag. Mark, immediately got his hands on his camera, and started following him. He was not ‘stalking’ him, but was only following him, because it was his job to take photographs of people. He followed the strange man across the street and a few blocks. The strange man walked taking long strides around looked around cautiously every time. So Mark had to stop once in a while before following him again. The strange man finally stopped near a dark alley. Perfect shot, Mark thought. But the strange man rushed inside a small shop besides the alley and closed the door shut behind him. Missed, Mark sighed. He looked at the boarding of the shop, but it was not a shop, it was a small company. Wilson’s Baking Company. (We make. We bake. We deliver; was its cheap punch line.) Mark thought what the strange man was carrying. He didn’t have a clue what it was, but it was none of his business anyway.

He looked around the alley. There was an old scooter besides Wilson’s and a cycle besides that. There was a stinking dumpster on one side and an out of business pawn shop (Mark couldn’t make out the name of the shop owning to the darkness) near the end. Apart from that, there was nothing. It was a normal stinking dark alley.

Suddenly, Mark heard a loud noise, which according to him, sounded like ‘CLAM!’ He heard it again, near the dumpster. Then he felt a light cool breeze and when he saw the dumpster again, a white figure was floating above it. Mark tried to scream and run away, but the ghost quieted him down and said it was not here to possess him. The ghost introduced himself as Philip Florence. A poor man who had turned into a small time criminal stealing and tricking people to get some food for his survival. But he ultimately died of hunger. It was his dream to have someone take his picture, but it was never fulfilled. Therefore seeing Mark holding his camera tightly, the ghost asked him to take a picture. Mark found it had to believe because a ghost was actually having a conversation with him. He blinked several times and pinched himself before assuring himself that he was not dreaming. He decided to obey the ghost by taking his picture as he was scared to death and his feet would obey his brain. The ghost posed for the camera and Mark took his picture immediately. But he was right, the ghost didn’t appear in the picture—because simple it was a ghost.

He told the ghost that he couldn’t take his picture properly with great care. He then prepared himself for something worse to happen. But Philip just floated there, with his sad eyes. He said that he had waited years to have his picture taken but now it dream wouldn’t come true. Mark calmed himself down. The ghost was harmless; he thought and tried to reassure him. But the ghost ignored Mark and thought of a new plan. He asked Mark to sketch a picture of him instead. At least, he would be visible in the sketch and he could keep it and see it whenever he wanted to. Mark was speechless. He thought that the ghost had lost his mind and told him that he was a photographer and not an artist. The ghost ignored him again and said in clear words what he wanted. Mark thought about it and came up with his own plan. He had a condition. He told the spirit that he would sketch a picture only if he got something in return—money; and lots of it. The ghost agreed to this condition immediately—because simple it was ghost. He could do anything and in the case steal money without people knowing about it. Damn, I should have demanded for more, Mark thought and cursed himself and told the ghost that he would come tomorrow night.

The next night in the same alley besides the closed pawn shop, Mark came again but not alone. He came along with a professional artist. He had extreme difficulties to convince him to come here at the middle of the night. In the end, he had to pay him double the original amount he demanded. They waited in the dark alley. Hours passed and Mark got frustrated calling the ghost. The artist couldn’t take it anymore and cursed Mark. He called him a psycho, and went away in spite of Mark calling him again and again. At that moment, the ghost appeared. Mark was devastated and asked why he didn’t appear. The ghost replied by saying that he had asked him to sketch a picture for him and not someone else. Mark argued and told that he was not an artist again. But the ignorant ghost asked him to come again the next night with a sketch board and scared him by saying that if he didn’t, he would possess him. Cursing himself for underestimating the ghost, Mark went away.

The next night, Mark saw a man with dark glasses besides Wilson’s talking in his cell silently. The man with the dark glasses totally ignored him and Mark rushed to the end of the alley with his sketch board. Mark wondered who the man was, and why he didn’t ask him anything. Must have been a nut from the bar, he thought. This time the ghost appeared in time. Mark got to work and Philip sat on the dumpster and posed for the sketch. Mark hoped his ninth grade drawing lessons would help him here. It took him 4 hours to finish the sketch according to the ghost’s demands. It was a horrible sketch, according to Mark, but the ghost was pretty much happy with it. But before the ghost could get hold of the sketch board, Mark asked for the money. The ghost thought for a while and saw the man with the glasses at the end of the alley. He was not alone this time and his body was covered in blood. Along with him there was a strange man whose hands were cuffed. Mark shouted at the ghost and followed him. The ghost pulled out the wallet of the man with the dark glasses and threw it to Mark and disappeared. The man with the dark glasses froze for a moment as he felt a cool breeze and went for his pocket. Then he saw Mark, with his wallet. He pulled out his gun and ordered Mark to put his hands up.

Meanwhile, the ghost happy that he got a picture of himself went back besides the pawn shop, took the sketch and floated away in peace leaving Mark who had a hard time convincing the man with the dark glasses that he wasn’t a thief.

*

It is Time! or Is it Time? What IS THE TIME??

Am I ready?

Yes, I am.

No, I'm not.

I think I am.

No, I think I'm not.

Stop being so negative.

Stop being so POSITIVE!!

In life you should be optimistic!! Why are you a pessimist?

Am I a pessimist? :O

No :O

NO REALLY, I'm not!! :O

I, for God's sake, dont like depressed people at all!!!

I'm optimistic :D

OMG!!! WHAT AM I DOING?!!!? Coming back to the topic.

What do I say?

How do I say?

Any ideas?

You have ANY idea what I'm talking about?

No, then get an idea ( :D )

Anyway, back to topic, I still dont know why I'm feeling like this.

I dont know, maybe it's time.

Maybe I AM ready.

But I dont know.

What will happen if I say it?

But first of all, WHEN will I say it?

What will be the reaction when I say it?

I dont know >_>

That's why I'm thinking.

What am I thinking?

Can I give you any clue?

Find a blue paw print.

We'll play Blue's Clues.

"Cause it's Blues Clues...it's Blues Clues. We gotta find blue paw print, thats your first clue, and we put it in our notebook...!!"

You dont know who Blue is? :O Not even Steve and Magenta? YOU DONT KNOW STEVE?? With the green stripes t-shirt? Get outta here!!!

Coming BACK to the topic,.

I think its not the time.

I've gotta wait.

WAIT! OMG! I'm being observed.

I THINK I'm being observed.

Oh..no. Phew. Me and my "imaginations".

Well...

I gotta see what will happen.

See if I still likey likey or not.

Till then, I'll wait.

Likey Likey what?

It's not a bears snout.

No, it's not the gum Spout.

Then, what ARE you talking about?

Still dont have a clue? Then it means you havent found the paw print. C'mon, the show is only 22 minutes. You're wasting time. KIDDIUP!!!

Coming back to the topic.

It's a secret :D

Is it really a secret?

O.o

O.O

o.O

I guess you're getting a mood swing!

WHAT? :O

NO FREAKING WAY!!

I just HATE people who have mood swings every time (Note: If you know me, then this IS a FACT. Yeah yeah, they will say you dont understand my situation bla bla bla bla...but I dont care. I dont like people who say "You wont understand bla bla bla)

Now, that was a big note.

Nothing wrong in stating facts right?

Right?

RIGHT?

Hello?

Are you asleep?

Wake up.

Wake up.

GOD DAMN WAKE UP!!!!

Oh, finally. Phew. I thought...I thought... :'(

*cries*

Now, I wont tell my secret.

Which reminds me,

Coming back to the topic.

Wait...

The secret WAS the topic right?

No it wasnt.

Yes, it was.

I think it wasnt.

I think it was.

NO IDIOTA!

*gets scared*

OMG! Ok, you win pal. *runs away*

Wait, what was this blog about again? O.o

The King of Limbs

The new Radiohead album finally released a week back. The King of Limbs (their eight studio album) And I've gotta say, OMG! It's wonderful.

First song, I heard was Lotus Flower. Immediately loved it, when I saw Thom Yorke dancing :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8

But my favorite from the whole album has gotta be Give up the Ghost and Separator.

Give up the Ghost. Listen to this song at night time. For the first time, I literally got transported to another world. I felt like I was in a dark world, a dark forest during night time, besides a river, and after every few strums of the guitar, I could feel the little ripples of water. And I could even feel leaves falling over my shoulder.

Beautiful music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPkhb8l8UNI

Separator. The lyrics goes like this, It's like I'm falling out of bed. From a long, weary dream. But when listening to the song, you actually feel like you're in a dream. I felt like I'm drifting somewhere in space.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3oRhwOcQ3w

Go Radiohead!!!

Gibberish!

(P.S. I wrote this first, and then typed it...so...many references...)

Does someone write P.S. in the beginning? :|

.

I dont know what to write. My mind is on a writer's strike. Though I dont have anything to write, my pen is making my hand move.... :| Wait, that didn’t sound right, my hand is making my pen move. I still have nothing to write, but I’m still writing. Why am I writing? STOP! Why am I STILL writing? OK, JUST STOP! AHHH!!! My pen has mysterious dark powers, It is controlling my hand…! My hand wont ever stop now! I would keep on writing till I get married. Oh :| Or until the refill gets over :|

Marriage? >_> Hmm…it has 4 vowels. You don’t know what vowels are? :O There are 5 of em, a, e, I, o, u. Sometimes Y is a vowel too :| I remember one time when I wrote “an year” and people started attacking me that it should be “a year” and that “y isn’t a vowel.” Then I counter attacked and showed them a link which my best friend Google had. Then they were like this :|….

:| I think this is my favorite smiley :| See, I keep on using it again and again :| See, again :| Again! :O Ok :|

I still don’t have anything to write. I have great ideas in my head, but I want that *drum beats* SPARK!! I’m falling asleep. Zzzzzzz. Why do we write zzzzz? We don’t make noise that goes like zzzzz when we sleep. A snore sounds like S~N~O~R~E. Hmmm…..the word rose is in Snore :O Even Ron (:S), On, NOS (:S)

Gibberish! All gibberish!!

Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Womp.
Womp who?
You womp be able to write good stuff ever again!!! *evil laugh*

Me: Noooooooooooo!!!!
Womp: Yes! I will curse you in such a way that you wont be able to writer good stuff ever again!
Me: Uh…you just said that >_>
Womp: *roars*
Me: WHOA! I thought you were a witch. You roar?
Womp: I will curse you in such a way—
Me: ..that you wont be able to write good stuff ever again! *roars*
Womp: Even in your exam….
Me: *thinks* Well…that’s good. I want that to happen. I hate it when people call me a scholar anyway (though I’m not but they don’t believe it)

*pointless conversation continues until Womp finally gives up and disappears from my doorstep* Poor chap, should have invited him in atleast.

*turns on the PC and plays the Sims*
One wonderful game. You earn and get a job in a jiffy. You make friends in a jiffy. You make girlfriends in a jiffy. You make love in a jiffy. Get married, have babies, and die in a jiffy.
*conditions applied. The length of the jiffy is subjected to change whenever you change the time settings.*

I’m still writing. I think I should really stop now. Should I? I think I should. *places pen on book. But the pen magically returns to my hand* :O
AHHH!!! AHHHHHHH!!! A MAGICAL PEN!!! It really has dark powers.
RIP Viveck. You would be remembered as the guy who wrote too much.

*waits to be taken to heaven, but goes to hell instead* :O
WAIT, DON’T TAKE ME! I’m a good guy!!! *Thousands of devil hands try to drag me inside*
Nooo!!! I won’t let you. *acts like Kratos and escaped the hands of thousands of devils. Enters earth again*

WHO DID THIS TO ME? I WILL GET MY REVENGE! Wait a sec, I was supposed to be dead :| Oh well, new life. YAY!

*thinks* Instead of writing gibberish, I should have written a good new story*

Wait..Womp failed to curse me. So why am I still writing? Why is the pen still controlling my hand? :O

PEN! *I shout*
WHAT? *it replies*
Me: WHAAAA? YOU TALK? :O
Pen: Of course I do idiot. I’m tired of writing all this nonsense.
Me: Then stop writing.
Pen: I cant douchebag!
Me: Whaaaa?
Pen: Don’t whaa me idiot! It controls me. My heart controls me. You have to remove it, so that me can be free.
*Heart? Pen’s have feelings? They love, and even have se--*
Me: >_> How…do…I…do…that? *awkwardly*
Pen: You remove my heart. Open my bottom and remove my heart.
Me: *I understood….the refill.*
Pen: But you’d die Pen…do you want that?
Pen: Oh shut up will you? And let me be free.
Me: Really? Are you sure?
Pen: Of course, you fuking idiot!
*Great! I get abused by my pen*
Me: If that’s what you want.
*carefully I open his bottom… :| his “bottom” OMG! I hope he doesn’t get turned on. I slid my hand inside…OMG!....and pull out the refill and threw it away quickly*

The pen lay lifeless. Poor thing. He had to write all the gibberish in the end. Well…the good thing is that his last moments were “exciting” *I turned a pen on :| Eeww!*

Oh boy! Now I AM FREE! With the pen gone…WAIT A SEC! I’M STILL HOLDING THE PEN!!! HELPPPPP!!!!!!

2010 Year End Blog

2010…What an year it was. Did a lot of things! (Not everything -__-) Anyway, 10 hours to go for 2011 :D YAY! I will start my year end blog with,

MOVIES

2008 was a gaming year for me. 2009 was an anime year for me. And 2010 was a movie year for me. I saw 107 movies this year. Yeahhh!!! A new record, because in 2008 I saw about 75 movies, and in 2009 I had seen only 55 movies (disappointing according to me) 2010 is definitely a movie year for me. Mostly I saw mystery/ thriller movie along with classical movies especially Alfred Hitchcock’s. But what made this year even more incredible? One word: INCEPTION.

My top 5 2010 movies:

5. Kick Ass

4. Toy Story 3

3. The Social Network

2. Shutter Island

1. Inception

Kick Ass. Amazing sound effects and amazing fighting scenes. Spotlight of the movie HITGIRL!!! :I never play!” She pawned everyone in the movie!!

Toy Story 3 is the best of the trilogy. Pixar doesn’t disappoint at all. When you see the movie, you wont even notice that they are actually toys. They feel like real people. And Pixar movies always make me cry. Spanish Buzz will always make my laugh :D I remember I was the only one who was “ROFL-ing” in the theaters filled with teeny kids.

The Social Network. When the movie is directed by David Fincher (Se7evn, Fight Club) it’s a must see. And I wasn’t wrong. It was great!! Though Mark Zuckerberg said that the story was not entirely true, it still gave us an idea on how Facebook was made. And oh boy, Justin Timberlake was good in the movie. Hate him though.

Shutter Island. Had read the book recently before the movie released. The book was amazing (coming to the part) And the movie didn’t disappoint. It even stayed true to the book and it was just like I imagined. “Why you all wet baby?”

Inception. Greatest movie of all time. I came, I saw, I fainted! I remember the first time seeing the movie. I couldn’t even breathe after the ending. Literally. I was ONLY thinking about Inception. Christopher Nolan outdid himself in this one. Easy to admit, it’s even better than The Dark Knight. Hell! It’s the greatest movie of all time according to me. I couldn’t get enough of it, so I saw Inception 2 more times in theaters. And totally, I saw Inception 8 times today this year. I even bought the DVD. I only need the totem now. (Inception even made y research about dreams even more).

Apart from these movies, I also saw some good flicks like Sherlock Holmes, The Hurt Locker, Casablanca, Psycho, How to Train your Dragon, Iron Man 2, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Se7ev, Pulp Fiction, Zombieland, The Town and HP: DH.

Bottom 4 of 2010:

4. Land of the Dead

3. The Blair Witch Project

2. New Moon

1. Eclipse.

Twlight fans, BRING IT ON!!!

BOOKS and WRITING

Best book for me this year would be Shutter Island. Completed this book in 5 days ( a new record for me) The ending was terrific. I was like “BULLSHIT” :O Contest, The Interpretation of Murder, Cell and The Good Guy were also good books.

This year I also started writing. Nightfall was my first short story. Then, I went on writing new stuff :D My personal favorite is The Ghost who Wanted a Picture and Runaway.

P.S. Didnt read any manga :(

ANIME

This was not particularly an anime year for me. I had seen 23 anime series last year. This year I only saw 8 anime series. And the best was Samurai Champloo, Mushishi and Lovely Complex. Hope 2010 is an anime year for me again.

Mio and Yiu. Moe Moe Kyun! HAD TO SAY IT :D :D :D

MUSIC

2010 was also a music year for me. Mainly because I discovered many new bands I started loving and also because of my guitar :D It was on May, I bought my Pluto Acoustic :D My Gitah :D Started classes from July and since then, I have to admit it, I have developed my ears for music. Till last year, I only used to listen. But since this year, I listen more. (Don’t know how to put this in words :|) You develop a special bond with your guitar. Even if the guitar gets a scratch, I go “WHOA NOOOOOOO!!!” Started learning guitar right from the basic leads, to chords and arpeggios. This year I’m definitely going to perform somewhere!!!!

The new bands I became a great fan of were Arctic Monkeys. First song I listened was “I bet you look good on the dance floor” in VH1 and since that day I have listened to almost all of their songs even the B-sides :D Apart from Arctic Monkeys, I became a fan of Arcade Fire, The Strokes, The National and Spoon! Coldplay remains in the number 1 spot. Viva la Coldplay :D I found my “place” in music too which is alternate rock, post punk revival and indie rock! And I’m no gangsta and dawg. Please -__- That’s not me.

GAMING

Sadly, this was not a gaming year for me at all. I have a dud PC at home, and I’m tired of playing the old games in my PS2. Still had a great time with Shadow of the Colossus. I did play many other new games in my friends place. Call of duty modern Warfare, NFS Shift, Batman Arkham Asylum, RE5, Crysis, Far Cry 2, Battlefield Bad Company, Medal of Honor, DiRt, Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Mirror’s Edge and many more.

LIFE

Whoa! Long blog, this is turning out to be :O That’s why I’m going to write this section in a nutshell.

Jan – June : SKIP! Don’t even want to talk about it! Nuff said.

*May : Bought my guitar :D

June – December : I became a college student officially. I’m glad I chose BBA over BCA. MSU BBA is the best!!! I don’t know how my life would be now if I wasn’t in MSU BBA. I met lots of new friends in college, and a few folks became my very good friends :) (You guys rock my life!!) 2010 was a movie year for me, like I said before, but it’s also a “friends” year :D Had a great time with you all! First year will be an adventures year. I bunked a lot! A LOT!!! Yep, there were exams, every month, but we still had fun and roamed around the city :P

SANKALP. I became a part of the editorial team of my college’s annual magazine. And oh boy, 4 months of unforgettable memories :)

P.S. College rocks. School sucks!

2010 was also a year of two coincidence. One was a BIGGIE :O

And this year, for the first time, a friend of mine actually loved the gift I gave. It feels really good, to see that look on a friends face (the big smile, the surprise), after working on a gift for days :)

Sports

Sachin Tendulkar. 2010 was his year. He broke so many records. I will always remember his 200* against South Africa. Only a legend like him can hit a double century in ODIs. You're THE MAN :D

That’s about it. I will wrap up my year end blog. 2010 started off with a big BAD (bad bad bad) BANG but ended with a BIG WONDERFUL BANG :D

Welcome 2011. Goodbye 2010.

(Man, we are getting old >_>)

Stupid Blog.

8.45AM. Alarm. *Snooze*

8.55AM. Alarm. *Snooze*

9:05AM. Alarm. Mobile Alarm. *Snooze*

9:10AM. Mobile Alarm. *Turns off*

9:15AM. Alarm. *Turns off*

10:30AM. Wakes up.

I 'try' to wake up. Then close my eyes again, but after a while I get up and turn on the monitor screen of my PC with my sleepy eyes. Before that I check my cellphone. Fwd good morning messages. And some spam messages. (Hmm...) I The first think I do is click on my Facebook bookmark. And open Twitter, IMDB and Wikipedia in multiple tabs. (Yes, I'll explain every detail :x Cause this is a stupid blog)

Hmm....5 notifications. Oh, new photos to see. Oh he looks drunk. Hey, she's cute. Why why WHY do they tag me in unnecessary photos? OMG! Why do they say "thanks for the tag"? Everywhere I see there's thnx, thnxx, thnxxxxxxxxxx, thnkssssssssssssss.

Twitter. #nowplaying Runaway by The National. (Wait a sec, this is blogger , not twitter you idiot) I see the trending topics. #boomshakalaka. Oh yeah!! IMDB. New pictures, cool. *clicks on movie page* *gives rating* *sees IMB answers*

Note : When I see a "difficult to understand movie" (eg, Christopher Nolan movies) I research about it. I visit Wiki and IMDB. See the synopsis and everything. Then, I see the movie. After seeing the movie, if I say "Hey, I dont get this part. Why did he do such a thing", the first thing I do is go to IMDB answers. And then I say "Oh! Now I get it!!!"

Wikipedia. I go through the featured article and the picture of the day. If something is good, I click on it and go through it again....in detail! I see the pictures again...in detail.

I get up. Brush my teeth. (Yep, I open my FB first *rolls eyes*) I turn on my monitor screen again. Listen to some songs while surfing the net...and FB'ing...again.

Note: My favorite bands: Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Spoon, Green Day, The Killers, Arcade Fire, The Beatles, and Oasis.

I go to my room, and start playing my guitar ( :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ). I turn on my speakers, and cover some songs. (About a Girl and A Lonely September, Yellow cover coming soon) The first thing I do when I have my guitar with me is play the little solo of 505. For those of you who have a guitar with you now, here are the tabs. High E string. 12-10-8-7-5. Then, I play the A chord.

I go outside for a round to buy some stuff. I am greeted by just three words by everyone. "Where's your hair??" (It went for a walk....a loooooong walk :D) My friends, the neighbours, the watchman, the car washed-wala, the fruit wala, the rikshaw wala. Everyone asked me the same question. (One guy even said that, you shouldnt have cut your hair. You were my role model.)

Note: I hadnt cut my hair for 4 months, and when you decide to grow your hair, you will get all sorts of comments from everyone. You're looking like a star from the '70s. (Hey, alteast I look like a star.) And comments like, "OMG! You're looking like a girl. Look at your messy hair. CUT IT NOW!!!! One time, an employee in a petrol pump said, "Oh! Look at your hair. It's the new style or what?" And another guy from a cafe said, "Oh wow! You're looking like that guy from those hair gel advertisements. (I dont apply gel, but still...) You feel good when you get comments like these :P

Now, I'm waiting for everyone to say "OMG! LOOK AT YOUR HAIR!" in college after a few days. Sigh!! Hey, everyone cuts their hair. Chris Martin had long hair, now he's almost bald. And the reverse for Alex Turner. Look at Eames. Look at Jamie Cook...not now. But you should have seen him 2 years before :P Look at Homer. Who has (( as hair. Look at EMMA WATSON!! Next haircut : March.

I reach home. Think of a new story. Hmmm...yes, yes, this is good. Finally, got a new story to write. He will do this, now he will do this, he gets killed...ZzZZZZZZzzzz......I doze off. When I wake up, I cry out loud, "Hey, I forgot my own story!!!"

In the evening I go for my guitar class. Love it! Meet all folks and a good friend who I can discuss music with and even jam with :D (Currently learning sheet music :D)

Note: :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Nighttime. Thinking of a movie to see. Hmm....I have seen 14 movies so far this month. (Seen Inception 6 times already. I HAD TO SAY THIS :D) I see some zombie movies. Zombieland, Shaun of the dead, Dawn of the Dead. Best I have seen so far this month is Pulp Fiction. (Apart from Inception)

I read a zombie book Cell. Then think of a new story. Hey...yes, yes. Finally! He goes to the bank to get money, he bumps into a man with a gun...ZzZZZZzzzzz.....I doze off.

Next day. DAMN! Forgot my story again!!!

Stupid blog this.

Friendship Day??

Happy Friendship Day everyone...NOT.

Why do we celebrate friendship day? Why do we have to tell that we are someone's friend during this day? Do we need to prove our friendship during this day? And why do we have to wear those friendship bands? Do we really have to prove our friendship by giving friends friendship bands?

I think not. Foe me, there's no need of celebrating Friendship Day. Not because I hate it, it's just because we celebrate it everyday. Earlier, I used to like those shining friendship bands, and those variety of other bands. And I was sometimes jealous when I saw people wearing more friendship bands than me (uh...not always...just sometimes -__-) But now when I think of it, I was acting stupid.

Without my friends, my life is incomplete. I dont know...dont have the slightest clue of how would I be now, and where would I be now, without my friends. I think I would be a totally different person.

Friends are everything. They are an important part of our lives. We have a fight with our friends, but just within hours, we start talking again, WITHOUT saying sorry. Friendship doesnt need the "five letter s word" at all. Sometimes we feel like we dont want to meet our friends, but when we meet them, we feel like spending time with them for hours.

I have a fat friend, a friend who works out a lot, a computer addict, a friend who gets angry within seconds (It's scary...seriously!), a music lover, a friend who talks on the mobile a lot (Even when he is driving!!), a friend who is ambitious, a photographer, a good artist, a singer, a dancer, a friend who is always hungry, and a friend who is ready to do crazy things anytime. These guys can make me smile even in the most depressing situation :D

You really learn a lot from your friends. To be honest, 2010 was kinda a tough year for me. During this time, I realized who my true friends really were. My friends were always there for me, and always will be :D

One bad thing about friendship is that, time flies by so quickly when we are spending time with out friends. Two hours feels like two minutes. Even after being in a stupid/crazy/scary/dangerous situation, we laugh out loud in the end.

When you have close friends, you talk about anything and everything And it always happens that, we forget to say particular things to our friends when we meet them.

Sometimes, I smile for no reason, but there IS a reason behind it. I smile because I have such "awesome" people in my life.

So a toast to my friends--YOU GUYS ROCK MY WORLD! :D :D

Performance

I was at the backstage.

I could hear the crowd cheering for me, just waiting for me to get on stage.

"Jason, Jason, Jason." they were chanting.

I closed my eyes. I was nervous.

This was my first solo performance , but for the crowd it didnt seem to be.

"Jason, Jason, Jason." they continued chanting.

My heart began to race. My legs were shaking. My whole body was trembling.

The host patted me on the back and went on stage.

Just a few seconds to go, I thought.

The host started telling the crowd about me. My talent, the surprise and about my previous performance.

I still couldn't believe how my last performance with Katie was a huge success. We had performed two songs, A Day With You and Letters from Nowhere, where she had provided the vocals and I had played the guitar. The crowd just loved us. But this time, I was performing on my own. Playing as well as singing on my own.

"And here he is--Jason Chapman." I heard the host saying.

I took a deep breath and went on stage.

This was it.

It was time for me to shine.

..

One day, someone would be chanting my name. Someday.

It's my dream to perform on stage at least once :D