Mumbai Meri Jaan
Nishikant Kamat released this movie on 22nd August, wanting to showcase the ghastly terror attacks on the veins of mumbai- the suburban train systems. Little did he know that just within 3 months, the whole world will come to a standstill, witnessing an audacious attempt by terrorists (BBC's Gunmen) to terrorize one more symbol of mumbai - The Taj Mahal Hotel & Palace.
Attacks on places witnessing frequent foreign visits,like cafe leopold, taj mahal hotel, the trident & nariman house elaborating the fact that terrorism has no religion and the whole world is under scanner. What amazes me is the audacity of the attacks. A Bunch of 20 somethings hijack a boat, land at the gateway of india, fire AK 56's as if they have been practicing it since they were in their diapers & putting a whole country to ransom for 62 hours straight.Phew.. Guts hai... But was our intelligence sleeping...
Media..hmm..This was a time when we saw the best and the worst faces of the media. Best, cuz, After 9/11 this by far the best news broadcast on air. Worst cuz, how insensitive can media get, giving away positions of sharpshooters & interviews of senior NSG personnel on TV. Its not about who is giving the best broadcast, its about whos giving the most sensible broadcast.Period. And unfortunately the repeated cribbin of a lead newscaster on a news channel saying "i can't believe the people at the taj, we have been providing news to the people, and they want to black us out " lead to us thinking and knowing, ohk finally we now know which channels never to watch. Amen !
This article was to be about a tribute to mumbai..but i had to express my displeasure and anger at the terrorists & certain sections of media..
Mumbai, the city i was born in.. Colaba, the place i grew up. Leopold, the place of my first date. I am the normal mumbai citizen. I am not a marathi, i am not a north indian, i am not a south indian, I am just a mumbaiite. I am hurt by what has happened. But i have seen it a lot of times. I have seen it in 1993 blasts, i have seen it in 92 riots, i have seen it in 2007 train blasts. I have seen, i have gone through it, and i have gotten over it. The way rest of mumbai has shared my angst is admirable, this makes me live in mumbai forever. It is the land of dreams and it forever will be. Maybe this time we have been hit hard, maybe this time we will take time to come up, but we will come up again. You will have to realize that u cannot shake our faith. So terrorists take a hike. Politicians, Noone even gives a damn about ur regional speeches. So please, don't even try to poison the minds of a few of those who do.
"Mumbai Meri Jaan", "Salaam Bombay", "Yeh hai bambai nagariya tu dekh babua", "Yeh hai Aamchi Mumbai" etc is a part of mumbai folklore. The spirit of mumbai can be solemn, but it will never die. I salute you mumbai, i salute you indians in mumbai, i salute those who lost their lives in all the terror attacks the nation till now, I salute those who fearlessly fight for our safety. In the end , a song that epitomizes the mumbai spirit..Heres to all my fellow mumbaiites...
Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan
Zara hat ke zara bach ke, yeh hai Bombay meri jaan
Aye dil hai mushkil jeena yahan
Yeh Hai Bombay, Yeh Hai Bombay, Yeh Hai Bombay meri jaan
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sometimes.....
Sometimes I wanna die
when I feel so very alone.
I feel like I wanna cry
but I won't cause now I'm grown.
Sometimes I think I'll scream
to release my childish rage.
Trapped in my sorrowful dream
locked up in a cage.
Sometimes my whole body aches
for all the love that is not mine.
I sit and count all my mistakes,
while everyone thinks I'm fine.
Sometimes I think I need to run away,
just run and never stop.
I have to find a way to hide my dismay,
so I run until I drop.
Sometimes when your mad,
I feel all of these things.
I can't help but to feel sad
and think of what relief death would bring.
***Once again, I will never kill myself.
when I feel so very alone.
I feel like I wanna cry
but I won't cause now I'm grown.
Sometimes I think I'll scream
to release my childish rage.
Trapped in my sorrowful dream
locked up in a cage.
Sometimes my whole body aches
for all the love that is not mine.
I sit and count all my mistakes,
while everyone thinks I'm fine.
Sometimes I think I need to run away,
just run and never stop.
I have to find a way to hide my dismay,
so I run until I drop.
Sometimes when your mad,
I feel all of these things.
I can't help but to feel sad
and think of what relief death would bring.
***Once again, I will never kill myself.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
All I Want Is You
You are not a distraction,
You are an altercation that distracts me,
You are not a myth
You are a reality unbelievable
You are that happiness which makes me cry
You are the eternal love for which i die
You are the water more intoxicating than ale
From the arrest of your memories, i never get a bail
You are my words i stammer when you are not there
From noone else, i got this loving care
You are the wind that runs in my breath
You are closer to me than life is to death
The seeds of love i've sowed them deep and someday they would sprout
breaking bondages of tongue tied lips, someday they will come out
Till then I pray to god of patience to keep me in my place
Not to give me that dreamy effect, Once i see your face
You are the one whom anything i can do
You are the one for whom the heart says "All i want is you"
You are an altercation that distracts me,
You are not a myth
You are a reality unbelievable
You are that happiness which makes me cry
You are the eternal love for which i die
You are the water more intoxicating than ale
From the arrest of your memories, i never get a bail
You are my words i stammer when you are not there
From noone else, i got this loving care
You are the wind that runs in my breath
You are closer to me than life is to death
The seeds of love i've sowed them deep and someday they would sprout
breaking bondages of tongue tied lips, someday they will come out
Till then I pray to god of patience to keep me in my place
Not to give me that dreamy effect, Once i see your face
You are the one whom anything i can do
You are the one for whom the heart says "All i want is you"
Friday, September 19, 2008
Me & Her
As i regret every word i said to her
I lay here thinking why do i do such things?
I wish i had wings to fly to her.
Why?
Because i would die for her.
Looking back to what i did.
The memories i wish i hid.
The silence is something i cannot bear.
I feel like I am about to tear.
I need to hear her voice.
I think i just let loose a tear.
This is just what i fear.
This solitude is something I can not handle.
I need to talk to her.
I wish i could walk to her.
I really should talk to her.
But i can't.
She isn't there.
Wait there she is!
I think I've found her.
Oh no shes gone just as fast as she appeared.
I start to cry my own little tears.
Letting out my worst thing that i fear.
I am alone.
I let out a load moan.
I need to hear her voice.
Its my choice.
The silence makes me want to die.
It makes me want to cry.
Please let me hear her again.
For this i will do anything.
Anything at all.
I will even fall and break my bones.
Just to hear her voice again.
As the silence seeps in.
I feel that i can't win.
So i take out my knife to make a fatal sin.
I just let out a big grin and there i fall never to wake up again.
I lay here thinking why do i do such things?
I wish i had wings to fly to her.
Why?
Because i would die for her.
Looking back to what i did.
The memories i wish i hid.
The silence is something i cannot bear.
I feel like I am about to tear.
I need to hear her voice.
I think i just let loose a tear.
This is just what i fear.
This solitude is something I can not handle.
I need to talk to her.
I wish i could walk to her.
I really should talk to her.
But i can't.
She isn't there.
Wait there she is!
I think I've found her.
Oh no shes gone just as fast as she appeared.
I start to cry my own little tears.
Letting out my worst thing that i fear.
I am alone.
I let out a load moan.
I need to hear her voice.
Its my choice.
The silence makes me want to die.
It makes me want to cry.
Please let me hear her again.
For this i will do anything.
Anything at all.
I will even fall and break my bones.
Just to hear her voice again.
As the silence seeps in.
I feel that i can't win.
So i take out my knife to make a fatal sin.
I just let out a big grin and there i fall never to wake up again.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Its Time for the Champions League !!
The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 ( for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup (more commonly known as the European Cup), is one of the most prestigious club trophies in the sport.
The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three preliminary knockout qualifying rounds. The 16 surviving teams join 16 seeded teams in a group stage. Eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout rounds, which end with the final match in May. Previously only the champions of their respective national league could participate in the competition; however, this was changed in 1997 to allow the runners-up of the stronger leagues to compete as well.
The title has been held by 21 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holder is Real Madrid with their nine wins.
The UEFA Champions league is open to the league champions of all UEFA member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the strongest leagues. Since January 2007 the two lowest-ranked league competitions (currently the Andorra and San Marino leagues) can also represent their domestic champions in the Champions League.
The number of places in the competition depends on the association's rank in the UEFA coefficients table:
* associations ranked 1 to 3 have four positions,
* associations ranked 4 to 6 have three positions,
* associations ranked 7 to 15 have two positions,
* associations ranked 16 or lower have one position.
Champions League 2008-09 Groups
Group A
Bordeaux
CFR Cluj-Napoca
Chelsea
Roma
Group B
Anorthosis Famagusta
Inter Milan
Panathinaikos
Werder Bremen
Group C
Barcelona
Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sporting Lisbon
Group D
Atletico Madrid
Liverpool
Marseille
PSV Eindhoven
Group E
AaB Aalborg
Celtic
Man Utd
Villarreal
Group F
Bayern Munich
Fiorentina
Lyon
Steaua Bucharest
Group G
Arsenal
Dynamo Kiev
FC Porto
Fenerbahce
Group H
BATE
Juventus
Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg
FIXTURES
Group stage
Matchday 1 : 16 - 17 September 2008
Matchday 2 : 30 Sep - 01 Oct 2008
Matchday 3 : 21 - 22 October 2008
Matchday 4 : 04 - 05 November 2008
Matchday 5 : 25 - 26 November 2008
Matchday 6 : 09 - 10 December 2008
Final Phase
First knockout : 24 - 25 February 2009,10 - 11 March 2009
Quarter-finals : 07 - 08 April 2009,14 - 15 April 2009
Semi-finals : 28 - 29 April 2009,05 - 06 May 2009
Final : 27 May 2009
The Only Bad part about this, all the matches are live only on TEN Sports, so if you are going to watch it live, be ready for some partial commentary.. Dunno why noone gives credit to clubs other than which play in england.
So lets Hope Liverpool does great in this year's competition as well.
Cheers
The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three preliminary knockout qualifying rounds. The 16 surviving teams join 16 seeded teams in a group stage. Eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout rounds, which end with the final match in May. Previously only the champions of their respective national league could participate in the competition; however, this was changed in 1997 to allow the runners-up of the stronger leagues to compete as well.
The title has been held by 21 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holder is Real Madrid with their nine wins.
The UEFA Champions league is open to the league champions of all UEFA member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the strongest leagues. Since January 2007 the two lowest-ranked league competitions (currently the Andorra and San Marino leagues) can also represent their domestic champions in the Champions League.
The number of places in the competition depends on the association's rank in the UEFA coefficients table:
* associations ranked 1 to 3 have four positions,
* associations ranked 4 to 6 have three positions,
* associations ranked 7 to 15 have two positions,
* associations ranked 16 or lower have one position.
Champions League 2008-09 Groups
Group A
Bordeaux
CFR Cluj-Napoca
Chelsea
Roma
Group B
Anorthosis Famagusta
Inter Milan
Panathinaikos
Werder Bremen
Group C
Barcelona
Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk
Sporting Lisbon
Group D
Atletico Madrid
Liverpool
Marseille
PSV Eindhoven
Group E
AaB Aalborg
Celtic
Man Utd
Villarreal
Group F
Bayern Munich
Fiorentina
Lyon
Steaua Bucharest
Group G
Arsenal
Dynamo Kiev
FC Porto
Fenerbahce
Group H
BATE
Juventus
Real Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg
FIXTURES
Group stage
Matchday 1 : 16 - 17 September 2008
Matchday 2 : 30 Sep - 01 Oct 2008
Matchday 3 : 21 - 22 October 2008
Matchday 4 : 04 - 05 November 2008
Matchday 5 : 25 - 26 November 2008
Matchday 6 : 09 - 10 December 2008
Final Phase
First knockout : 24 - 25 February 2009,10 - 11 March 2009
Quarter-finals : 07 - 08 April 2009,14 - 15 April 2009
Semi-finals : 28 - 29 April 2009,05 - 06 May 2009
Final : 27 May 2009
The Only Bad part about this, all the matches are live only on TEN Sports, so if you are going to watch it live, be ready for some partial commentary.. Dunno why noone gives credit to clubs other than which play in england.
So lets Hope Liverpool does great in this year's competition as well.
Cheers
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Always & Forever
Always and forever
Each moment with you
It's just like a dream to me
That somehow came true
And I hope tomorrow
Will still be the same
Cause we got a life of love
That won't ever change
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
There'll always be sunshine
when I look at you
Something I just can't explain
It's the things that you do
If you get lonely
Call me and take
A second to give to me
The magic you make
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
I'll always Love You...Forever
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me, You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
I will always love u forever
Each moment with you
It's just like a dream to me
That somehow came true
And I hope tomorrow
Will still be the same
Cause we got a life of love
That won't ever change
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
There'll always be sunshine
when I look at you
Something I just can't explain
It's the things that you do
If you get lonely
Call me and take
A second to give to me
The magic you make
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
I'll always Love You...Forever
Every day lend me your own special way
Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me, You really care
And we'll share tomorrow together
I will always love u forever
Let Me Go
LET ME GO. . .
Let me go..
But give all my dreams
Which I gave to you
And
Let me go..
I asked a drop of joy from you
You gave me an ocean of sorrows
I asked you to be a star to me
You became the sun
And burned me as a rose..
I asked you to be a dewdrop
To keep cool in my heart
But you became a river
Made my soul wash out
I filled my heart day by day
From the ocean of hopes of you
But you didn't care my way
Even as a tiny drop of rain
So give all my love, which I gave
Sealed it with the kiss
Which the very first day you gave
And let me go..
So.. far from you
As far as I can go..
So..
Please..
Let me go . . .
Let me go..
But give all my dreams
Which I gave to you
And
Let me go..
I asked a drop of joy from you
You gave me an ocean of sorrows
I asked you to be a star to me
You became the sun
And burned me as a rose..
I asked you to be a dewdrop
To keep cool in my heart
But you became a river
Made my soul wash out
I filled my heart day by day
From the ocean of hopes of you
But you didn't care my way
Even as a tiny drop of rain
So give all my love, which I gave
Sealed it with the kiss
Which the very first day you gave
And let me go..
So.. far from you
As far as I can go..
So..
Please..
Let me go . . .
Is Love Blind ??
I don't think love is blind,
i dint see anything,
but my love saw everything,
how can my love be blind..?
Love saw my height, my weight,
my flesh and my bones,
but missed to see my beautiful soul..
I never had a clue
that love is so blue.
love has a red veil on its face,
it is like a passionate race.
I tell u, oh love
that u didnt win this race,
with all that cracks on your face.
It may be true
that love is blind,
but now i know
that I am not blind . . .
i dint see anything,
but my love saw everything,
how can my love be blind..?
Love saw my height, my weight,
my flesh and my bones,
but missed to see my beautiful soul..
I never had a clue
that love is so blue.
love has a red veil on its face,
it is like a passionate race.
I tell u, oh love
that u didnt win this race,
with all that cracks on your face.
It may be true
that love is blind,
but now i know
that I am not blind . . .
Friday, September 12, 2008
Its a Red Battle Again, & i ain't a witness
Its English Premier League all over again... New Season, new excitement.. err..not anymore. Thanks to cable operators in this god forsaken place, its restricted access to sport channels. So youtube has become a pal in showin me the action through the goals.
Liverpool vs Manchester Utd. 13 September 6 p.m.
Reds vs Red devils. Being a liverpool fan among ppl worshipping Man U has always been fun during 2 yrs at Bangalore. A Lone warrior or an Alone warrior among the taunts and the chirps that usually accompany a common room tv watch. This time though noone to watch it with, and unfortunately no channel to watch it as well.
I became a liverpool fan thanx to Michael Owen's exploits during the 2001-02 season. Still a follower to the core, its disheatening that pool have lost to man u in the last 6 meetings at the mecca of the kop-Anfield. This time a totally changed team awaits the champions at merseyside. No Gerrard, no torres. Keane,dossena & Albert Riera all set to make first team. May god help them sneak out a win.
And here's to my best friends who happen to be staunch Man U fans..
"You'll Never Walk Alone" :)
Prediction : Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd
Liverpool vs Manchester Utd. 13 September 6 p.m.
Reds vs Red devils. Being a liverpool fan among ppl worshipping Man U has always been fun during 2 yrs at Bangalore. A Lone warrior or an Alone warrior among the taunts and the chirps that usually accompany a common room tv watch. This time though noone to watch it with, and unfortunately no channel to watch it as well.
I became a liverpool fan thanx to Michael Owen's exploits during the 2001-02 season. Still a follower to the core, its disheatening that pool have lost to man u in the last 6 meetings at the mecca of the kop-Anfield. This time a totally changed team awaits the champions at merseyside. No Gerrard, no torres. Keane,dossena & Albert Riera all set to make first team. May god help them sneak out a win.
And here's to my best friends who happen to be staunch Man U fans..
"You'll Never Walk Alone" :)
Prediction : Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd
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