Long Live The King Of Pop!

26th June, 2009 saw the world in a state of shock, a shock which was really unthinkable of, pop superstar, the King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson was no more, and so were gone all the hopes of one of the greatest comebacks in ages.

May he now be at Peace, for all his life he was never at peace, stolen from his childhood and never really given a chance to express himself to the real world, Michael never really got to show the world the real side of him.

True legends die young, and Michael was not any exception.

India's Loss Was Pak's Game

T20 was just a fun game for them; all they thought of it seemed to be way different from what others thought of it. For them it was just a game played for fun, runners-up last time around in South Africa, they ended up becoming the champions this time in England. How odd is the game of cricket especially in this shorter format, mighty Australia, kicked out in the first round, where as a team like Ireland gave a tough fight to the Sri Lankans.

But this still means that good ol' England still have to prove a point in this game of cricket, they still have not won any major game, not a single World Cup, and not even a T20 Champions Trophy, that's pretty odd, if this is the Country that invented the game.

Surely, T20 is different game; anything can happen on a given day, zeros can turn heroes and heroes, well, you know can be a zero. India (winners of the last T20 in South Africa) didn't start well, though they won, they didn't look like a unit, where as list time runners-up Pakistan seemed to be a complete different unit altogether.

My personal favorites to win the Trophy were South Africa, but that didn't work so, sadly - but Pakistan had the better of India, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Well as they say anything is possible in this format of the game, and luck also plays it's part, well, Park was lucky - just like India were last time around.

Where's My Party Mode?

Yesterday I've been at a party at Privilege Inn (Pride Restaurant), Malad, it was a party hosted by HDFC Bank. It was supposed to be my first time at any kind a party involving a complete different level of people. Generally it was little awkward for me to be there and enjoy with these people, to say, they were all HDFC staffs' but for me were a complete unknown.

So, as usual the party started very late, every party starts late, a few gigs from a few people and then everyone was invited to hit the floor. Many hit the floor alright but it seemed a little awkward for me to join them, did feel like shaking the leg here and there but the mind was not with the heart. There were only a few people I really knew, but not really knew them in the real sense. They pulled me to have a dance; I did a little bit, but really could not loose my self into the music.

I had never learnt how to socialise in the first place, the only time I danced socially was at one of my uncles wedding and with my college friends during our sendoff party. Well, if there's a next time, I'd try to my best to at least dance a bit more ;)

Wanna-b Some Place Else

So now life has become more or less like a machine, doing the same thing over and over again, all over again and again and again and again...

I need a break, or maybe I need a vacation some place where I'll be far away from work and my routine life. Also thing about future studies looking to join Welingkar for a distance learning programme, lets see now. But where I really want to be now is a very peaceful place where I'd want to relax and spend some time for myself and keep away for the so called drowning world. I would love to go for a trip abroad, would prefer London at the O2 Arena in July just to see Michael Jackson perform his comeback gig.

What else? Well, then get back to work and keep doing the same damn thing over and over again, all over again and again and again and again...

Slumdog All The Way... Jai Ho!

So here I sit down again to write another blog, this one's the first in the year 2009. So where was I? Well, a little bit busy I guess - work load never gave me a chance to sit down and write another blog.

So what's special today? Firstly, it's a holiday today, and secondly, can't keep away from the Oscar glories that India touches thanks to the Brit director Danny Boyle's Mumbai-based 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film has bagged 8 Oscars (Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Picture, Best Music (Song - Jai Ho), Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay, Best Musical Score) which was really amazing. Frankly, I did not feel that the film would go on to put such a good show at the Oscars though, but was confident that A.R. Rehman would win one.

The whole thing about Slumdog winning was great; the feeling was amazing, just like an Indian film has won an Oscar. Though not an Indian film, it was a film about India, a film about Mumbai, and it's people.

All I can do right now is thank Mr. Danny Boyle for his wonderful adaptation, it was indeed wonderful and a very proud moment for every Indian. And of course not to forget our very own A. R. Rehman for his magical musical score in the film.

On one last note all I wanna say is ... Jai Ho!