I don’t know if I’ve already told you all but I am fascinated with Skyscrapers and Skylines. Some people find it strange. I find those people strange because take a look at these pics of Tokyo.
How can anyone not like it?
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I’ve been listening to a lot of new songs lately and I love:
“Road To Rouen” by Supergrass
All the songs from Deepa Mehta’s Water especially “Naina Neer” and “Piya Ho”
“Push The Button” by Sugababes
“You’re Beautiful” by James Blunt
I also like the song “Hum Bade Hue” from The Film cos it makes me feel nostalgic though it would have been better if they hadn’t included nursery rhymes in the song.
I neither completely believe in Gandhian philosophy nor have any idea what relevance it has in today’s world but I really like the song, “Vaishnav Jan To”, that was a favorite of Gandhi too.
You can download various versions of the song here. The lyrics taken from the same site are:
Vaishnav Jan to tene kahiye
Jay peerh paraaye janneyray
Par dukkhey upkar karey teeyey, man abhiman na anney ray
Sakal lokma Sahuney bandhey,
Ninda Na karye kainee ray
Baach kaachh, Man nischal Raakhey, dhan-dhan jananee tainee ray
Samdrishi nay trishna tyagee, par-stree jaynay mat ray
Vivihva thaki asatya na bolay, par-dhan nav jhaley haath ray
Moh maaya vyaayey nahin Jeynay, dridth vairagya jana manma ray
Ram-nam-shoom taalee laagee,
Sakal teerth seyna tanma ray
Vanloohee nay kapat rahit chhay,
Kaam, Krodh nivarya ray
Bhane Narsinhyo tainoo darshan karta kul ekotair taarya re.
English Translation:
Speak only as godlike of the man who feels another’s pain
Who shares another’s sorrow and pride does disdain
Who regards himself lowliest of the low
Speaks not a word of evil against anyone
Blessed is the mother who gave birth to such a son
Who looks upon everyone as his equal,
Lust he has renounced
Who honors women like he honors his mother
Whose tongue knows not the taste of falsehood
Nor covets another’s worldly goods
Who longs not for worldly wealth (or fame)
For he treads the path of renunciation
Ever on his lips is Ram’s holy name
All places of pilgrimage are within him
He has conquered greed, is free of deceit, lust and anger
Through him Narsinh has godly vision
And his generation to come will attain salvation.
Here are few of the blogworthy things that happened in the last couple of days:
- I am used to being blinded by high beams at night but yesterday evening I got blinded by some bluish white light of a car. It was so bright and blinding that I couldn’t even see which car it was. Are such lights legal? Do the traffic policemen not see these lights? Or do they turn a blind eye towards it?
- Saw Ricky Martin’s new video featuring Amerie called, “I don’t care”. It’s awful. Really, really awful. The worst song I’ve heard in a long time and I have heard “We be burning” so that’s saying a lot.
- On the other hand, “I’m Feeling You” by Santana and Michelle Branch is not bad. It sounds like a continuation of “The Game Of Love”, which I liked too. Actually, I like Michelle so I like everything she does. Whether or not “I’m Feeling You” becomes as successful as “The Game Of Love” remains to be seen.
- I have become a contributor/member of Naachgaana.com, a group blog about everything bollywood. I haven’t written anything there yet but I’ll do that real soon. I’ve been reading it since yesterday to grasp the tone of the blog. You should visit it too.
I’ve been a fan of Keane ever since I heard (or rather saw) their first single, “Everybody’s Changing” but till a few days ago I had only heard (and seen) their singles and so my liking was limited.
But I found a great download link to a huge collection of their songs (including bonus tracks, remixes and b sides) and I’m completely hooked to all their songs since then.
Keane is simply fantastic. All their songs are magical. In fact, I have started liking them so much that I’ve decided to buy their CD (an honor that I only give to a select few).
The songs that I like the most are “Your Eyes Open”, “She Has No Time”, “Snowed Under”, “We Might as Well Be Strangers”, “Wolf at the Door”, “Somewhere Only We Know”, “This Is the Last Time” and “Allemande”. But actually I like all the other ones too.
I wonder how long this addictive phase will last but I’m a lifetime Keane fan now.
So Rockstar:INXS came to an end this week with JD winning and becoming the new front man for INXS. Good for him. Even though I wanted Marty to win, I somehow feel that INXS made the right decision. I mean, JD has a huge fan base that will automatically become INXS fan base now plus JD does have the rock star thing going on for him. Well, I wish them best of luck. What made me really happy though was that they eliminated Mig early on in the show. He sucks.
One more thing that I like about the finale was the absence of drama that we usually show in all reality finales. All the other contestants were present at the finale but neither we saw much of them nor did they speak a word.
In the end, INXS with their new lead singer JD premiered a new song, “Easy, Easy” and it sounded pretty good. So it was a good end to a good show.
Raj
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