You were There : Eric Clapton

A glass of wine, dim lights, a hard days work, relaxed atmosphere, fewer chats, vibrant music to touch the soul, small but a close group of friends, better if with partners. Some of the few things which comes to my mind while listening to the song.

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Lost in the wilderness,
Somewhere out at sea.

But you were there
Through the days of wine and madness,
When I'd always put you down.
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down.

You found the meaning
And helped me to see
Where I was going to
All that I could be.

Without permission
You turned the key.
You climbed the prison wall
Deep inside of me.

You were there
Through the days of wine and madness
When I'd turn and put, put you down.
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down.

You were there
Through the days of wine and madness
When I'd turn and put, put you down.
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down.
Let me down.

You were there.
You were there.
You were there.

SMS's Services With A Funny Streak

There is reason why I do not have a high end phone. At least I would like to think that way. The mystery behind my odd behavior of possessing a low cost phone in spite of currently working in a company working in mobile domain got revealed to me today.

There are two basic service of phone which I use. One is the most basic of calling and receiving calls and the other is for receiving and sending messages in text format. For me these two basic service is enough. In fact more than enough. In fact it provides so much entertainment that I am scared that "I" with a high end phone with infinite amount of facilities would become a mobile-o-holic.

But why am I telling you this. No where near doing justice to the title of this post. What to do my mind is like a free bird and a careless wanderer and has started to affect my writing style.

Coming down to the point.

I work in a company which provides a search service. Search anything via web,wap or sms and if the answer is not found in already existing information with us then we find the answer from somewhere and sms it to you.

Yes of course indeed a good service.

Now I know there are two kind of skeptics who are reading this

One who is thinking that I am doing a shameless publicity of my company service. For them I would say "Hey you blind people can't you already see a search box on right top of my blog"

And the other skeptics are people whose mind has already imagining thing. Yeah you, you dirty minded dog who is thinking that well I should ask them Angelina Jolie's stats, or when does Priyanka Chopra takes bath (Bath == nudity (got the relation)). Or yeah the favorite where could I get a girl . Truly speaking if somehow you get the answer to this from the service then I would believe it is no less than a God. God...hmmm..would I be wrong If I say then it is even bigger :)

My mind wanders ...Remember !!!

So the thing which I wanted to say is that I keep pushing the system and ask pretty different questions. It achieves dual purpose. One it improves the data our system has and secondly it gives me a sick pleasure of knowing that I am better than the dumb system. At least for now.

Now if an answer is not found in the system then we deliver it to you on the phone by somehow finding it somewhere. Now these unknown answer could be big and you must be knowing that a big message generally gets split into multiple message. Here is one of the message I received for the query of "CAT forms Bangalore". The message was big and it got split into two which created a humor out of its own

The first message I received was

For Cat forms bangalore, user(dc_sat) on zook,"The CAT 2008 Bulletin containing the CAT application form and other information can be obtained at bra(1/2)

For the benefit of all those sickos who are thinking this was done deliberately. Here is the second part

nches of UTI Bank/pos off(mg road,jp nagar, jayanagar, kmngla,bellary, marathahalli,gulbarga) bt July 17 and aug 17 for rs 1100(rs 550 for sc/st)

I tell you...humor always lurks everywhere.

Quote : Woodrow Wilson

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits : Woodrow Wilson

Of all the years of me thinking myself to be otherwise, this guy has proved me wrong.

I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You : Colin Hay

Got this link from the one who does not want to be named as he does not want to put it in his blog (;)). I have no words after going through the lyrics and the song. You do not have to look at the video to appreciate the song, rather the song and its lyrics is compelling enough to make you come back to it repeatedly

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I drink good coffee every morning
Comes from a place that's far away
And when I'm done I feel like talking
Without you here there is less to say
I don't want you thinking I'm unhappy
What is closer to the truth
That if I lived till I was 102
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
I'm no longer moved to drink strong whisky
'Cause I shook the hand of time and I knew
That if I lived till I could no longer climb my stairs
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
Your face it dances and it haunts me
Your laughter's still ringing in my ears
I still find pieces of your presence here
Even after all these years
But I don't want you thinking I don't get asked to dinner
'Cause I'm here to say that I sometimes do
Even though I may soon feel the touch of love
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
If I lived till I was 102
I just don't think I'll ever get over you

15/6/2008: Koramangala Methodist Church (KMC): Speaker: Pastor Grace Methodist Church: Theme: Life in his kingdom

Was unable to get the name of the speaker. Reading was taken from 1 Timothy 1:1-10. And here goes the sermon in 1st person

Paul appreciated timothy and his parents and grandparent of their faith.

1 John 3:1-3: talks about the lavish love for our heavenly father. When God appears we will be like Him.

Scripture talks about various workers working for different amount of time getting the same amount of money as renumeration. The laborers belong to the poorest of the poor. This parable talks about the kingdom of god.

Where is the kingdom of God? When this kingdom will come. We normally believe that this kingdom is up above without any sufferings. New testament has a lot of parables which talk about the kingdom of God. New testament tells that the kingdom of God has come. A place where we obey the will of God. But it also tells that the best is yet to come.

What is life like in God's kingdom. The parables tells a lot about the kingdom. It tells that there is no favoritism in God's kingdom.

Jews disliked gentiles for thinking themselves as favorite to God. But everyone is equal in the sight of God.

God loves all. Irrespective of time or place. his love is for everyone. Some may have accepted Christ at different points in our life, as a child, as a youth, as an old. But in Jesus Christ we have someone who loves us equally. God loves those who come in the morning as well as those who come in the evening.

Thief in the cross asked Jesus to remember him and he accepts him in his kingdom.

Infinite compassion of God. It is so much, we won't be able to measure with our own understanding. In this parable God in His mercy Gave these poor people work ....

Common criticism to church is that to fill various vacancies with the second best candidates. We need to show compassion to other people who need it.

Generosity of God: All these laborers do different amount of work. There is no rank in God's kingdom. Everyone is same in the eyes of God and God gives them liberally and lovingly.

Pastor also raise funds. Some do give liberally and sometimes the generosity could be surprising. The philosophy of work is different in God's kingdom. These workers who came to work can be divided into two groups. One who were under contract and others who were not. In God's kingdom it is the joy of working which is important. Today the money which is abundant and flow has also affected the church. There is no joy of working instead we are working for thw money. In the kingdom of God we work for the joy. Its a joy to do his ministry

The Wreck : Rabindranath Tagore

I avoid picking up great writers. Avoid picking up writers of critical acclaim. I read quite often though not of late. But still I do believe I do have a good appetite for books (or I use to have).

There is a reason behind not picking up writers of such calibre.

The reason is simple. I do not understand them. I am unable to see the beauty which many a million people might have been able to see. Firstly its by default their novels, books, stories will be written in a language unknown to me. The language may be english, still I am unable to make out as their vocabulary is way.... way complex to my liking. Adding to it I don't like referring to dictionary 5 times in a single sentence. Secondly the level of abstraction is too much. Its always, the words written means something else, altogether !!. Above all even if I manage to make myself read such a novel I am left with more of an empty feeling than experiencing the joy associated with the concept of reading.

Nevertheless I thought of giving such reading a shot.

Picked up the novel named "The Wreck" by Rabindranath Tagore . A well known, loved and acclaimed Indian writer. Thought of reading this book and get myself the bragging rights of having read his novel.

Truly speaking it was a big mistake.

Reading this novel bought me back the horrors of reading one Mills and Boon novel I had read long time back. It was simply not meant for me. I do not know why Mills and Boons is very popular among girls and probably will never be able to find out. The similar frustrating feeling came after this novel and I gave up half way. Easy read. Easy flow. But ...but...simply not meant for me or to be sexist...not meant for guys.

This novel was suppose to show the rift between the reformist and progressive Brahamosamaj and traditional conservatism of Hinduism. This is what the back cover of the book says. But I never was able to see it. May be my reading thought process is not so well developed to appreciate and see such things.

So my take would be pick up this novel at your risk. Better if you are a Tagore fan overlook any of my blabbering. On the other hand this novel is suppose to be second best to Gitanjali by the same author.

Told Ya' I am unable to see what millions of others might have been able to see

Quote : Cullen Hightower

There's always somebody who is paid too much, and taxed too little - and it's always somebody else : Cullen Hightower

Some people can really summarize my feelings even before I am able to.

Conga : Gloria Estefan

Sometimes everything is right in a song and this is one of those songs. Not for the broody types and definitely not for the broken hearted. But this is a song of merriment. The beats, the lyrics, the voice, the music makes you jump off your seat. Even if you are not an enthu kinda' person you still won't be able to stop your feet from tapping around.

Love Gloria Estefan. Got introduced to her way way back in one of the diva concerts on star world. Although likes of Shania Twain were hogging the lime lite but it seemed she came out of nowhere and floored me with her voice. Hey she was well known singer then but I was hearing her for the first time. I just remember one more thing that she started by saying something sarcastically to the host who introduced her by saying that she had a troubled childhood. Stupid host !! probably he/she hadn't heard her before.

Nevertheless

Sit back, relax, throw away your negative thoughts and then let the music do the rest. I bet you won't be able to control yourself (any longer :))


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Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can’t control yourself any longer
Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can’t control yourself any longer

Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can’t control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don’t you fight it ’til you tried it, do that conga beat

Everbody gather ’round now
Let your body feel the heat
Don’t you worry if you can’t dance;
Let the music move your feet

It’s the rhythm of the island, and like the sugar cane so sweet
If you want to do the conga, you’ve got to listen to the beat

Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can’t control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don’t you fight it ’til you tried it, do that conga beat

Feel the fire of desire, as you dance the night away
’cause tonight were gonna party, ’til we see the break of day

Better get yourself together, and hold on to what you’ve got
Once the music hits your system, there’s no way your gonna stop

(repeat 3x’s) come on , shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can’t control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don’t you fight it ’til you tried it, do that conga beat

Come on , shake your body baby, do the conga

Quote : Cecil Baxter

You don't get anything clean without getting something else dirty : Cecil Baxter

Looking at it one cannot disagree. Is it a much milder version of saying "For Greater Good".

A Long December : Counting Crow

Counting Crow got noticed by me in one of Atish Music blog post. Digging my own archive of songs I found this song which immediately got to my head without any special effort.

A long December and there’s reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can’t remember the last thing you said as you were leavin’
Now the days go by so fast

And it’s one more day up in the canyons
And it’s one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven... I wish you would

The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl

And it’s one more day up in the canyons
And it’s one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California... I think you should

Drove up to the Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her

And it’s been a long December and there’s no reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better that the last
I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

And it’s one more day up in the canyon
And it’s one more night in Hollywood
It’s been so long since I’ve seen the ocean... I guess I should

Loser : 3 Doors Down

It may take some time time to appreciate this song but with persistence it has the ability to grow upon you. The "X" factor to this song is its lyrics. Love the lines "You're getting closer.......Cause I'm a loser....".

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So take your lies, get off my case.
Someday I will find
A love that flows through me like this
This will fall away, this will fall away.

You're getting closer
To pushing me off of life's little edge
'Cause I'm a loser
And sooner or later you know I'll be dead
You're getting closer
You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall
'Cause I'm a loser, I'm a loser, yeah.

This is getting old.
I can't break these chains that I hold
My body's growing cold
There's nothing left of this mind or my soul.
Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of this poison is taking me higher.
This will fall away, this will fall away.

You're getting closer
To pushing me off of life's little edge.
'Cause I'm a loser
And sooner or later you know I'll be dead.
You're getting closer
You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall
'Cause I'm a loser
I'm a loser!

You're getting closer
To pushing me off of life's little edge.
'Cause I'm a loser
And sooner or later you know I'll be dead.
You're getting closer
You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall.
'Cause I'm a loser

You're getting closer
To pushing me off of life's little edge
'Cause I'm a loser
And sooner or later you know I'll be dead.
You're getting closer
You're holding the rope and I'm taking the fall.
'Cause I'm a loser.

Quote : William Jennings Bryan

No one can earn a million dollars honestly : William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925)

:(( What will happen to my dream of retiring after bloating my bank a/c to a million dollar.

Quote : Jules Renard

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it : Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)

Totally, completely and absolutely agree

Quote : Groucho Marx

I sent the club a wire stating, Please Accept my Resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a memeber : Groucho Marx

hmmmm...hahhaha...Can't add anything more. Don't even wanna personalize it :)

Quote : Jim Morrison

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts: Jim Morrison (1943 - 1971)

Are they mine too. I will always wonder.