One of those days when you think too much!!

I've heard all through my almost 25 years of existence that patience is a virtue... Right from my parents to the best of my friends have told me this.. I'm freaking impatient... But I've come to notice something... Lately, everyone and I mean EVERYONE, seems so freaking impatient.. Since I am still doing nothing at all (isnt that the most amazing thing ever ;)) I get a lot of time to observe the things around me... and you get to see it on the roads... in the way people talk.. the way they behave... I dont know about anywhere else, but atleast in Delhi, people have become so freaking impatient and intolerant... The most obvious place to see this is on the road.. Now trust me, Delhi roads were never a model of patient driving ever... But the languid pace at which Delhi used to move has been shifted up a notch or five....

I was reading India Today and the latest cover story talks about how India as a nation is sleeping less by the minute... On an average 64% of Indians do with 6 or less hours of sleep... And these are people who dont suffer from any sleeping disorders... and here I thought, I was one of the few people who just cudnt sleep... Talking about which, my sleep pattern has changed.. I dont stay up too late anymore.. max till around 3... but I get up at the most unearthly hours ever... oh well..

Havent heard any good music in a loooooooooooooooong while.. Except probably some hindi and punjabi... Its a shame that we hardly get any good English music over here... either on radio or tv.. There's this one thing that I really want to do.. thats to start an all English radio station.. And play the best music ever over there... The way I see it, there have to be people like me who'd prefer to listen to GnR, Nirvana, U2, REM etc, more than they'd like to listen to the latest remix/item number crap...

I'm cutting down on my smoking... bigtime.. my frnd N sends me a msg twice a day... 'quit smoking'... poor guy.. hez really concerned about my lungs... but as i told him.. I've lived in Delhi for 20 years... my lungs wud be black with all the pollution already :)...

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I dont know why people dont realize... sometimes you just have to do things in order to let things go... I've burned stuff... dumped stuff out of a bus... tore things up... just returned stuff... and I'm a lot happier...

I'm dying to go out and get drunk... I will.. soon... :)

The vikings have made some good changes during the offseason and I think their draft choices were good too... hope the coming season wud be good for us.. I'd die to see the vikes in the superbowl... who knows... Maybe the defense can get hot this season and I'm sure Culpepper is gonna be good for another 3-4 years.... Vikes fans, keep your fingers crossed...

I'm just dishing out random stuff as it comes to my mind... I really want to blog more often but I havent gotten around to getting broadband and dialup is just way too fucked up... neways.. I think I have drivelled enuf... I'm in a Pink Floyd mood tonight... peace out people...

my lyrics for today:

Hello.
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone home?

Come on, now.
I hear you’re feeling down.
Well I can ease your pain,
Get you on your feet again.

Relax.
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts:
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can’t explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

Ok.
Just a little pinprick.
There’ll be no more --aaaaaahhhhh!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?
I do believe it’s working. good.
That’ll keep you going for the show.
Come on it’s time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re sayin’.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

Pink Floyd : Comfortably Numb

An ideal breakfast and other sundry stuff

A cup of coffee and a cigarette... Now that is my idea of a good breakfast... Actually replace coffee with tea and its even better... My mom insists on breakfast, which is crazy cuz I cant recall the last period of my life when I used to have breakfast.. mabbe 4 years ago I think... oh well..

I have officially disowned our cricket team.. They've really disappointed yaar... I have nothing but sympathy for all of you in the u.s. who stayed up nights and watched the matches just to see us lose.. I know how that feels believe me.. I was one of the few people who actually used to stay up throughout the night :)... waise if the series is fixed like many people say it is, then tommorow's match should be ours... my ****hole brother is going for the math but not me :( ... it is sad that I've never ever watched a cricket match at the stadium... mabbe next time....


Been reading a lot lately... I read the super hyped 'Da Vinci Code'... Its really good... actually I think the book has actually been written to be made into a movie.. Its that fast... btw, I dont agree with Ron Howard's choice of Robert Langdon.. Even though Tom Hanks is one of the best and one of my favs, I dont think he'd be suitable for playing Langdon.. Someone like Depp or even an aged Pacino wud've been awesome.. oh well.. btw, I heard the girl whoz playing Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou, I believe) is real hot :)... good for us guys eh....

I wrote everything before this, 2 days ago :)... I had the most amazing Lebanese food yesterday.. Had the second most amazing falafel I've ever had... and the hummus was just out of this world.. btw, so was the bill ;)

I was watching my Duluth pictures yesterday.. actually I was showing them to someone... I miss the lake...

my lyrics for today:

You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
You say you want
Your story to remain untold

But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You say you’ll give me
A highway with no one on it
Treasure just to look upon it
All the riches in the night

You say you’ll give me
Eyes in a moon of blindness
A river in a time of dryness
A harbour in the tempest

But all the promises we make
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You say you want
Your love to work out right
To last with me through the night

You say you want
Diamonds on a ring of gold
Your story to remain untold
Your love not to grow cold

All the promises we break
From the cradle to the grave
When all I want is you

You...all I want is...
You...all I want is...
You...all I want is...
You...

U2 : All I want is you (one of my most favourite songs.. I heard it for the first time when I saw 'reality bites' and consequently, the movie has become special too :))

There are two things that punjabi people are obsessed with... Food and Marriage... So I wasnt surprised that these were the two things that were topmost on the discussion list of all my relatives (on my dad's side, my dad included) when I came back... 'aay haay, munda kinna patla ho gaya hai'... 'khana nahin khanda si'.. 'achcha vyha(shaadi) kadhon hai'... 'kudi vekhni hai ki aapo le aayega'... god the questions never stopped.... firstly... to punju people, being healthy means being overweight.. damn if you dont have a belly you dont look from a 'khaata peeta ghar' ;)... Secondly, the minute you reach 23-24 (if you're a guy, lesser if you're a girl) they have to start the embarassing talk.... So my bua says, 'Prashant, ek kudi hai.. dekhni hai tujhe... ghar achcha hai.. padi likhi hai...' and all that crap..

man, I havent yet figured out one thing that I want to do in my life... and these people are all ready to get me married off... I pity the woman who'd get married to me... right now or ever... I wish people would realize that a person should get married, when he/she is ready to get married.... mentally.. N and I had a long talk about that a few days ago... He faces a similar situation, though not as chronic as mine ;).. The point is, I've had too many bad experiences and choices in my life (especially when it comes to girls... ) and I just dont think I'm ready for a commitment... such a huge one at that... and I dont think anyone my age is... But how to explain it to a flood of people... oh well... just something that I have to get used to...

Have done a lot of nothing lately... Taking a break is the best thing one can do... It cleanses the system of all bad things (emotionally)... It also gives one some time to set new goals and decide the path which needs to be taken to achieve those goals... My break time is coming to an end... Another week or so and then its back to the real world... But this last 3 weeks or so has made me realize a lot of things... The most important thing that I wish to remember... Sometimes, you have to put your foot down and not be a doormat or else people will just tread all over you...

my lyrics for today:

apanii marzii se kahaaN apane safar ke ham hain
ruKh havaaon kaa jidhar kaa hai udhar ke ham hain

pahale har chiiz thii apanii magar ab lagataa hai
apane hii ghar men kisii duusare ghar ke ham hain

vaqt ke saath hai miTTii kaa safar sadiyon tak
kisako maaluum kahaaN ke hain kidhar ke ham hain

chalate rahate hain ki chalanaa hai musaafir kaa nasiib
sochate rahate hain ki kis raahaguzar ke ham hain

Apni Marzi Se : Jagjit Singh