2008 - personally

Missed opportunity - the longing and pain - The sleepless night - the rapture - the presence - In the presence of the master - linga bhairavi - the explosions - the tears - the nature re-creation - the hanging from the rope knotted at chest - the slow salutations - gratitude - BSP - new friends -
Kailash Manasarover yatra - the fall there - the finger touch - the thumb touch - the dip - the vision - the questions - the initiation - the stories - the mystery - Continuing madness - continuing longing - dropping desires - Two classes - more volunteering - Sunday special rapturous communion - Mahima consecration - the Bija mala - the slap - the question - the impending answer - the planning - The fake reason fruition - Fun trips - yellow stone - natural geysers - nature in colors - wild life - camping - india trip - confrontation at home - the emotions - filial obligations - the nieces - betterment of lives - vegas - the games - the circus - the grand madness - the canyons - the magnificent beauty - los angeles - the beaches - the zoo - the sea world - the coaster rides - one less fear in heights - musically rich - physically same - mentally less blocking - spiritually ???

100 posts in 1 year... my boss should be happy :-D

Yes, I am blessed. Ending this year with lots of gratitude and wishing for a definitive clarity and fruition of THE opportunity.

2008 - Musically...

It has been an extra ordinary year for Rahmaniacs. Such a variety and grandeur in every offering that came by us this year. A quick observation on each:

Jodhaa Akbar: Grand, magnificent, melodious, mellifluous, spiritual and fresh for a period movie.
Jaane Tu: Fresh, fun evoking, peppy, foot tapping, youthful, soulful, romantic and jazzy.
Ada: Different, stylish, soulful, melodious, vintage ARR.
Sakkarakatti: Stylish, Melodious, foot tapping, experimental, vintage.
Yuvvraaj: I can't get enough of this masterpiece. Operatic, western classical, soulful, melodious, mellifluous, orchestral, energetic, euphoric, levitating... Trademark ARR.
Ghajini: Rocking, hip-hopping, jazzy, mellifluous, blues, experimental... sure shot commercial music, like Sakkarakatti.
Slumdog: Trademark ARR! One movie to get him the world recognition that has been long due.
Connections: Haven't heard it yet...

Here's wishing him all the very best for the Oscars and Golden Globe and wishing him an even more successfull 2009 and hoping for a even bigger treat to the ears in the coming year.

Recent happenings

As the title says...

• Saw bommalattam. Not a bad movie. One of the better movies to come out in the Tamil film industry. Bharathiraja must change his editor. A fascinating climax!
• Listening to aahaa FM via aahaafm.com. Gives a feeling of being in Chennai :-)
• Have been having a lot of physical ailments one after another (back sprain, stomach pull, teeth and gum problems, continuing stomach ailments) and just going along.
• Went on a single day of silence
• Watched a few crappy movies that were supposedly good (Poi solla porom was one of them... I can't even seem to recollect the names of the others)
• Was snowed in and house arrested for more than a week due to heavy snow.
• Went on a trip to San Diego and Los Angeles.
• Had an adventure filled trip including a business class flight travel as the operating airline had to give an alternate flight due to flight delays and snow.
• Seem to have gotten better off my acrophobia and took all of the rides that we could manage in the time we had, along with the other guys (Anto, Arun, Gokul, Raghu, Satish and Sai) at six flags
• The whole world's in vacation right now for the holiday season.
• Belated Christmas wishes
• Advance New year wishes...
  

Tiring madness

Aimless and purposeless,
In one kind of madness...
Aimless and Purposeless,
In another kind of madness...
A world of difference, between the two
Tiring out slowly, in between the two...

:-D :-D :-D

L.A. critics named A.R.Rahman for the best music score of 2008 (for Slumdog Millionaire of course)
http://www.variety.com/VR1117997085.html

Even better, A.R.Rahman gets nominated for the best original score in the Golden Globe Awards.
http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/index.html

Let's wait for the Oscar nominations as well...

Settler vs Pearl Diver

The lake is calm and serene...
Should I muddle the waters?
All fish peacefully asleep...
Should I disturb them?
The body is warm and cozy...
Should I allow the cold to bite?
No, for the settler...
Yes, for the pearl diver.