what i did on friday evening?....violing away time

i had said in my previous post that i havent attended a carnatic concert.little did i realise that god's been browsing thru my posts.no other reason why i got to attend one last friday.it all began when my friend asked me whether i could accompany him for the concert that day.i wasnt too interested nor did i say a "no".i asked him who's playing this evening."ganesh kumaresh" he replied.i decided to begin my carnatic journey with such a beautiful concert.this excitement of attending a carnatic music concert took me into a new world mastered by imagination.as a result,not much of the stuffs that were taught in the later part of the day were absorbed by me.the concert was to begin at 6.00 pm.my coll leaves at 4.30.so i thought that i could refresh myself before the show.life's full of crests and troughs.i came home only to find the door locked.i called up dad who said that mom had gone to meet granny and it should take some time for her to return.shit!i had wasted a hell lot of petrol driving all the way from coll to home.neverthless,i was very much looking forward for the evening.by the time i was back at coll,it was arnd 5.30(the concert was to take place in my coll premises).these are some of the most dificult situations to be thrown into.when u r wid ur friends or family,time flies.but when u r alone and have nothing to do,its a killer.i somehow managed to spend time till 6.00.meanwhile my friend had also arrived.ah!i atleast have someone to talk to.we went inside the hall.the atmosphere looked great.the hall was almost packed.i managed to hunt down 2 seats right under the air condition.the concert started and was in full swing.as i didnt have a sound knowledge about carnatic music,i couldnt appreciate their technical brilliance.but their music surely did take me into a new world.i was truly mesmerized.several incidents that are perhaps worth posting are as follows:
1.one man going through the newspaper and simt. listening to the music.my eyes were quick enuf to peek......he was reading an article about the PM's leadership qualities.so its fair to say taht in both the cases you had men dancing to someone else's tunes.

2."mami" trying to explain a recipe to her daughter in law.

3.thatha going thru the menu list in front of the canteen......hungry man.....nothing wrong if he mistook the thukada to be broken pieces of pakoda.

thus i had a lovely experience.after the concert i went up stage and congartulated the violin duo for providing me a great experience.these are truly happy days going on for me.

and yes..........my hearty christmas wishes to all.

hugs
balaji

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december-chennai's the place to be.

pick the odd one out:whats happening this december?
a)rolling stones concert,bangalore
b)the much awaited release of film"taare zamen par"
c)carnatic music festival,chennai
d)balaji getting his ipod nano.

well..........u've taken ur time.the obvious choice has got to be (c).
the music festival in chennai is an annual feature and is a treat for music lovers and also for men who would like to avoid getting back home early.chennai is home to almost all great musicians and also houses various sabhas,where these events take place.the tickets are sold like hot cakes.this festival goes on for a month with the concerts being held in the evenings.though i havent got the experience of attending a concert,i hope i cud break the jinx this season.but from what i ve heard,its a lovely experience and not attending one of them is perhaps the biggest mistake u cud make.this festival is part of our tradition which makes it even the more important to attend .moreover,ours is a family thats deeply rooted with culture.i shudnt been mistaken for a guy who takes false pride in his ancestry and past.i do beleive that a person who takes pride in his ancestry is like a potato plant ,the best part of which is underground.but lets not forget that the past plays an important role in determining the quality of the present and the prospects of the future.so taking pride in our culture and keeping in constant touch with our tradition isnt a mistake at all.so for all of those who have been in chennai and yet havent really got a taste of this festival.......please make it his time.december is always a fun month with festivals knocking the door one after the other.i have a great admiration for santa and thats perhaps why i like christmas.i m trying to get some decorations up for xmas.some say xmas is all about snow and wine."here in chennai,theres isnt anything as snow,and for wine...................well,you know....".my dad has also promised me an ipod nano which can be accepted as a gift for his birthday,xmas and new year.oh!i nearly forgot.......i thought of posting a greeting for my dad on 14th dec(thats the day)........but well....thanks to the guy who invented a thing called "belated birthday wishes".dad has turned **......lemme put it this way then......he has turned 30 .............with 19 years of experience.so happy birthday dad on behalf of me,luthi and amma.(dont think i have forgotten the long pending dinner party).so this month its ipod,dinner,music festival...........so truly a treat for all senses!!!!!

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an emotional journey down the lane

its been just a couple of months that i ve begun my college life and some may feel its too early to start missing your school life.but i really miss them.the memories of my school days especially the last two years sprung up in my mind today morning when my college professor announced a special class tomorrow i.e sunday.i started to recollect the incidents that used to happen those days.you mite mistake me for a bad chap whose dreaming of things in the class instead of listening to the prof..............but no..what do you expect a student to do after he has worked under the sun for 5 hrs. that too cleaning the campus(wondering for the first time ............have we littered the campus so much??).we wernt really in a mood to attend the physics class.half of them gave up the battle and signed in to the wonderful world of dreams.v told the prof. that we wernt really in a situation to attend the class."my body spake ,not I".i told him that my soul was willing but my flesh was weak.he was kind enuf to understand.i was happy but was the happiness short lived.to be precise,till the moment when he announced that there wud be a special class tomorrow(sunday) to compensate today's loss.you wud expect us to sigh and shout and do all sorts of stuffs to persuade the prof to cancel the class.but that didnt happen.infact the class was silent.if u wanna know y,...........go up 6 lines.having made the announcement,the prof. asked us to have rest.suddenly several thoughts came in front of me which reminded of those beautiful days.....indeed beautiful they were.at school we worked 5 days a week.and when our maths sir asked us to come on a saturday,we used to make this hell sort of a noise that is far from any one's imagination.our effort proved succesful most of the times.the rest.........well you know the outcome.i also recollect those days when we used to have a holiday declared for even the slightest of rains and sometimes the met. dept too were helplful.i am also reminded of those "sports day" and "annual day" rehersel days.most of the times,the entire class wud give their names to some event or the other with the reason behind this being "not attending classes" and nothing else.i really had sum gr8 friends there.the memories of the time spent with them ,the pranks,the fun,and not to forget the academics are still fresh in my mind.i also think of the exams which we used to have and this i shud tell you were really exhaustive.the school trip to water parks,medical research centres were all packed with fun and facts.i remember the days when i used to ring up some weak student in my class to ask him whether the prof. has given him some idea of the expected question paper .........or some important questions etc....(no,i havent received any calls.)i also think about the practical hours which we had.they were real fun man.i have always loved practical classes than theory be it phy,chem or bio.the excitement which you get when you have correctly figured out the salt type in the given sample(sometimes you identify the anion correctly and you are too lazy to find the cation).physics practicals have been a bit not interesting(have avoided using the word "boring").i wasnt much interested in finding out the tension of a given string,using a screw gauge to find the diameter of a small wire etc.but there were some interesting times too.bio practicals were awesome buddy.they were like doughnuts to me.yummy!!!.b4 doing practicals,i was under the impression that bio practicals meant only dissection of some poor speechless animal.but now i know its a lot more different and interesting too.i m also reminded of those days when we used to have some celebration in our school and one of the reasons why we liked attending them was the "refreshments" factor.hot samosas(strictly one each),cool drinks and cakes.and we would always stand near some quite aged teacher with dietary restrictions who would be kind enuf to pass on his share to us.i also want to mention about the library.the library was well equipped with a huge collection of books,novels,comics,magazines etc.and when we knew that the library is getting air conditioned......we didnt mind reading the same page for 10 times.and if i dont mention about the post exam atmosphere,it would be sheer injustice.the last day of exam was always special.we used to have a big celebration that day.the good feeling of "all's over" and for some a bitter feeling of "much more to come" dominated our thoughts.and the last day of our 12th class was very very special.cant forget it at all.it was like.........we were all together till this moment.it was now time to seperate.i knew it wud be a very tuff moment but i only prayed that i cud bear it gracefully.when i become a great guy one day,i will surely look back and say atleast"thank you".bcoz i know that all these days were very special to me and the memories are my priced pocessions.i thank god,my parents and teachers and friend for giving me such a beautiful and cherishable school life."memories of those beautiful days,which i hope to carry along,memories of those days which made my life a beautiful song"."so enjoy every moment of ur school life thinking that such moments are very few............coz the lord makes sure that thers a time when u have to bid adieu".

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