COLDPLAY

I love their music. I do not know how to describe their music. I just simply love them.

Awaiting their fourth album eagerly. Oh when will you guys come to India!

I have spent entire days listening to their songs over and over again. I can spend a whole day just listening to Don't Panic and Fix You.
Don't Panic,Fix You and Talk have literally helped me through on certain days best forgotten.
My ringtone has been "yellow" since it wasn't "Someday" by MLTR(my other fav band)

COLDPLAY was formed in 1998. It is an english rock band.

Band members: Chris Martin, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman.

My favorite song is Don't Panic. Check out the video here. If only the song was longer!

The lyrics of Fix You can are the best that they can be.

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from the mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you


I feel better now.

Clock strikes 24!

I jumped with joy to see my friends stand in the hall! I had heard the sound of the car door slam and the bike engine die below my bedroom window. But that didn't alter my reactions.

The jelly,caramel pudding and 4 pastries with a tiny candle came out! I didn't care whether it was 12 already. One by one they wished me. While they sang in harmony, I cut a tiny bit of the pastry and took the pastry itself to feed the hungry friends.

I don't recollect at what point I was made inert, but the rubbing of cake on my face till the rum hit my brain and cake filled my nose while I stood on my toes trying to gasp every breath I could had effects that lasted a day! Atleast I believe so.

And if that was not torture enough already, the poor girl was hauled in the air ,well not literally, I weigh more than what I seem to. While I was left to recover from lost consciousness , my friends embraced themselves to watch the fruits of their effort unfold.

Stupefied I was with the second book I held in my hand. A whole story unfolded from then on.

It was close to 2am when I finally fell asleep. It was 7 12 am when I woke up. Making the impossible possible was all in a "birthday's" work! After the "what should I wear" minutes were finally over I finally hopped over the grill and frantically tried to call my colleague to tell her to make the bus stop if it reaches before I do. 200 mts away from the stop I realized that Murphy was right. I wonder what the fellow IT professionals waiting for their respective buses which had not yet come (lucky devils!!!) were thinking to see 2 people running the entire 1 km stretch. And of course today I was not in my running shoes. But finally getting aboard the evil bus which was stuck in traffic was a small feat accomplished by Super Komes!!

Even till I reached office in my AC powered buses, my heart rate had not yet come back to normal.

After 3 cake celebrations, lots of phone calls, mails, jabbers, smses, lots of flattery(I had to put that in :-)),a teddy bear my sis sent me, very little work, a status meeting , some code review, and a long chat over tea with a friend(to know what was being said about how I looked (again, had to put that in too!!), I finally sat in the 7 30 bus to head back home. Hungry and tired, with sore feet but with a content smile, I took in all that had happened on the day that was Monday, 28th April 2008.

Fooseball!!

After the long wait, finally we have an operational recreational room with 2 TT tables, 2 carrom boards, 3 dart boards and a Fooseball table!! I was delighted to see it! I tried my hand at it, took some time to get the hang of it.Had to first orient myself to hold the right bars. Ok, I admit I wasn't good at it but just 5 mins into it I didn't expect anything better.My teammate scored 3 goals and that was it. We jumped to TT. That was more fun. Singles and then mixed doubles.

Finally! So more stuff to distract us hard workers from our code that we try to finish in our 8 hr work day. Life's good again.

The Girl and the Bike!

"Looks good",I said.I waited for the 2 guys there to finish their test rides of the new avenger 200 first. I generally do not like to ride a new bike for fear of scraping it.But I had a "go for it" attitude that somehow made me calmly hop onto the bike."1 up 4 down?", I enquired. I always do. Took it off the stand, it balanced nicely with its weight.I like the feeling. There is no kick start.The engine came to life nicely, into gear, revved a bit and it was off...well until I pressed the front brake!

A guy walking past, smiling at me, asked me if I liked the bike."Yes", I said. Do not think there was any arrogance in my answer.Strange! Well that was it. Wheeled it back to parking.I like the part where I kick the stand into place.Inclined the bike and hopped off.

Hmmm...I like the feeling of cruising on a black Avenger 200.With saddle bags mounted at the rear and a leather jacket in place.I have the boots.

But I think most of you would find the image funny.Well, lets just wait till a SUV lands in my garage.

Now back to a sleepy morning at work with no AC.Somehow going back and getting the bike started sounds very enticing.

Homesick!

I recognized the handwriting instantly! The neatly balanced alphabets written with a ball point blue pen pressed hard. How much they took this seriously.I opened the envelope carefully to find a beautiful card wishing me luck for my exam. My heart was heavy with guilt.I hadn't put in as much effort as I should have to deserve to receive the card.

There was another one. For you dear daughter on your Birthday it read. The words , which I read slowly, filled my heart with yearning and my eyes with tears.I tried hard. A lump began to form in my throat.I couldn't let any one see me cry.

Funny it was to wonder at that point if I was really going to turn 24 when I still cried on receiving postal cards from my Parents.

I composed myself.Dreaded being away from home. Called and spoke like the little girl of my parents and thanked them while they talked about the speed at which the cards had reached to my desk. I smiled.

Love you mamma and papa!

Just a day for Earth

22nd April,2008.It is supposed to be Earth Day. No this is not one of those special days created to sell more cards.A sad state of affairs where we now need days to remind us of something where all life begins and that is so conviniently taken for granted:Earth.

My favourite radio station did its part in taking this day seriously.I do not know what the other stations were airing.My company had a a few posters put out. I watched "An Inconvinient Truth" that aired on a movie channel while others mostly would have glued to watch the outcome of Delhi Daredevils v/s Deccan Chargers.

So what changed, I believe nothing.Was yesterday's CO2 emissions drastically less than another day? I do not think I will find that in the papers today.

I like the frog story. When a tree frog jumps into a tumbler of boiling water, it immediately jumps out as it senses the sudden jolt of temperature. But if it jumps in a tumbler of luke warm water, it stays there.Now if we increase the temperature slowly and water begins to heat, it still stays there.The water starts to boils but it still stays there until........someone rescues it.

We think we have not felt the jolt yet.Think again.Are we not, in a way, playing weather Gods? And yes, we must not cause we don't do it right.

Its tough to think that this only Earth that we have could actually become unlivable in less than 50 yrs. There would not be much to be happy about I guess then.

April!

This month has had a lot in store for me! Amidst the ramp-ups and idea fest awards and bruised knee and tests, I enjoyed new found friendship, came to know some people better, enjoyed Australian wine , and went on drives.

This was a long weekend which did not convert into a travel trip. One of those rare few, but i did not stay put at home(although i should have). I think i covered some distance in lifetimes.

I now wait for my friend to come this weekend from Chennai, and put my organizational skills to work by juggling time between fun and figures.

That score troubles me, last weekend I was disappointed, and show no real signs of improvement. That troubles me more. But I seem to have have realized that it is inevitable.

You start something with the wrong intent, it never works out well.

I will let you know the outcome on May 6th.

Oh yes, there is that party I ought to plan on April 28th, but am not sure what I will be celebrating.