My idea of fun

its a Saturday evening have pretty much nothing to do. all my daily chores have been taken care of in the morning itself.

i get a call from Mr.x.

x:"hey ,shubham,listen let's go for a movie"

me:"which?"

x:"this movie called fsdfadf which starres xyz and rty.its gonna be killer fun."

me:”and where is this?”

x:”dfwdf” multiplex. its newly built and it looks just fabulous. I hope you are coming.

me:naah man. I have to go somewhere.

x:cmon man, its not everyday that such a movie gets released.

me: sorry dude but I got to go to this place for important work

x:ok then,tc ,cya sometime. You are missing out on all the fun.

I keep the phone down.

I knew I was free.

I knew my friends were going there.

I knew it would have made sense to go there as I had nothing else to do.

But going for movies, eating out in a fancy restaurant, going bowling, playing pool and all other random snobbish sports.

These kind of things are not my idea of having fun. I would rather stay at home and listen to music which takes me away to a different trip.

i have been labelled as boring, serious just because I don't approve of their idea of fun.

So what exactly is my idea of fun?

My idea of fun is going to rock shows. As you must have known by now about my inclination towards music, it would be understandable that I like to go for such shows.

Its always good to check out different artists of different genres and it gives a great pleasure to me in doing so.

the different genres i have been exposed to, is one of the things i take pride in. Its not only rock, but fusion,electronica,IDM,etc.That has caught my attention.

When rock shows are nowhere to be seen, my next idea of having fun is to travel in places we wouldn't have otherwise.

Ever heard of Dahanu?ever heard of khopoli?

I didn't know of them, until last year. I find a great sense of happiness and joy in traveling to places which have never been visited or the places which have been totally neglected by the urban types who prefer to go to Goa,Kerala, and sometimes even foreign locales for a getaway.

Well ,I like Goa and Kerala , but I would like to discover places which are nearby and away from human civilization.

Its a fact that where a humans lives, is a dirty place which once was beautiful. the Humans left no stone unturned in destroying it.

I would love to travel to such places. although sometimes I wish I had my own car so that i would have had no problems in going there.Booking a bus can be such a fuss sometimes.

I had the privilege of going for a trek to this really beautiful waterfall in Nagothane(Maharashtra).The waterfall was so beautiful ,it almost brought tears to my eyes.Nature can be inspiring.

I and my friends had so much fun. I bet I wouldn't be having so much fun anywhere else. the gushing of waterfall, getting drenched in pure water, it was just fabulous. It was a spiritual experience as well.

this is my idea of fun. I don't really enjoy the mall culture fun(bowling, eating out, playing pool and other random things).call me boring,but that's the way i live.

i was getting an opportunity to watch the t20 match that was held in Brabourne stadium,Mumbai. Cricket being one of the things I enjoy watching and playing, it was hard to refuse. But my idea of fun is something which completely deviates from the norm everyone has.

So with a lot of courage, I had to reject it.

I’ll have my kind of fun someday

Peace.

the day i will never forget

23rd October, 2007.The day I will never forget. After 14,900 days of confusion over my future, I have finally decided what really want to do.Graphic design.

Graphic design involves editing pictures, making them more real and attractive using assorted graphic tools. I was always interested in this field, it’s just that it took a little time to make it happen. I have waited 14,900 days to see this day but I’m glad I did.I'm going to be starting with a short term graphics course soon.

The satisfaction i feel today can't beat any other day. I must have not utilized my time in the past .I must have been wasting my time in watching TV, listening to radio and other random things. But on this day, I forgive myself for everything I have done in the past.

Although now I’m raring to go at graphic design ,my main ambition is to be a musician and I’m going to leave no stone unturned to make it possible. I am alive because of music. I owe music everything that I ever had. So music will never die from my soul. It’s going to continue come what may! To be a full time musician needs a lot of courage and support. I have the former but the latter is a completely different story. No one's ready to support me in the latter.

So ,I’m content with graphic design and have taken a vow to support my own dreams.I just want to be on my own and I know I will do it. A lot of friends have been telling me how difficult it will be to go on with this course because my college studies and my course can't go hand in hand. well, all I got to say is, things don't happen, we make them happen and if I want to make it happen, I’m going to do whatever it takes to achieve it.

It’s difficult to lead a life which others prescribe for you. It’s also difficult to lead a life which you prescribe for yourself but is not appreciated by anyone.Sometimes its all about breaking the stereotypes in the society. It’s all about breaking away from the shackles of this society and I’m ready to break it. I'm ready!!!!

an acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a very basic form of a guitar. It is symbolized by a distinct and a unique sound. It is a no hassle instrument which is portable (which will help you have a nice time wherever you are).
As a kid ,I never really valued my acoustic guitar. It was a f-cut acoustic guitar. It looked pretty good when I started out but the same sound bored me.
.The other beginner guitarists I knew of, had better acoustic guitar than mine. I used to play their guitar sometimes, and it used to feel real good. Their guitars were much bigger than mine, the sound was really crisp and the fretboard felt real smooth. I started hating my guitar from that day on. I still continued practicing on my guitar as I had no other option but as they say "it’s only human to want more”, the craving for an electric guitar became stronger day by day. My rock idols I grew up idolizing on television always had an electric guitar around their neck and it seemed much cooler than a wood-made, less attractive, acoustic guitar.
So after 1 and a half years of learning guitar, I finally gave in on an electric guitar. It is a givson electric guitar with a red and black body. It was for only 4k.That's a price people pay for a good acoustic guitar. I never really did much research on the types,brands,etc of electric guitar, so it was pretty easy for me to buy a guitar. With an electric guitar, 2 other things become important: an amplifier and a processor.
Everyone knows what an amplifier is.
A processor is a device which changes the sound of an electric guitar; it can range from the soft rock sound to the heavy metal ear-shattering sound.
I didn't really look into these before buying the guitar. I was without an amp and a processor for most of the part. I used to connect my guitar to the audio speakers of my music device. That would work wonders.
I started playing more on this new guitar and less on my original guitar, but it came to a point when my electric guitar sounded Pretty bland, pretty similar to my acoustic guitar minus the warm sound. It got monotonous.So, after a year since I had bought my guitar, I bought an amp and a processor. I was finally happy about it. After two months of playing with a processor, I got bored of the different sounds it could produce.
The hassles with an electric guitar are endless. All the wiring required must be good, otherwise be ready top have a bad sound full of screeches and blank spaces.
so, I got what I wanted, and I was quite satisfied with it, but I started missing the acoustic sound which could never be replicated by my processor.
i would never be blessed by that sound on my electric guitar.

so, after a while, I just started playing my first guitar, a guitar I had taken for granted, a guitar I had totally denied ever since the arrival of my new one.
So I touch this guitar, full of dust and fungus. But it doesn’t matter; I had suddenly realized the true worth of it.
Around this time I heard a lot of artists who used their acoustic guitars as their main weapon of music.
Artists like John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Travis, Goo Goo Dolls and Dashboard Confessional. The way these artists use their acoustic guitars is totally amazing.
These artists go beyond the usual 2-3 chord rule and discover their instruments to the maximum.

So what is my point exactly? an acoustic guitar is a really good instrument. It’s a masterpiece not to be taken for granted.Althogh it took me a little while; I have fallen in love with its sound: organic, natural, pure, mystifying, and beautiful
An electric guitar has more requirements attached to it .But that's not the case with an acoustic.
To sum it all up, an electric guitar is like a girl who uses all kinds of eye-liners,gloss,powders,(girls help me out with this) to look beautiful but an acoustic guitar is like a plain Jane who doesn't care for the make up. She’s happy with whatever she is.

Take care!

Its just another day

Its just another day.I wake up early in the morning for a morning walk with the music plugged to my ears.The combination of good music and fresh morning air just refreshes me and makes me happy.But everything goes downhill from there.
I,unwillingly, get all dressed up and ready to go for college.I catch a local train only to be pushed by people showering everyone with abuses.As i make my way in the train.I sit at the corner of the seat and I try to sleep but the annoying man next to me just wants to shout and laugh on the mobile like it was his home and a young college kid plays bollywood music at a volume which would just penetrate through your ears and add to your irritation.Anyways ,I reach the station and then college.
In college,I reach just on time for the lectures.I enter the class knowing that this could be harder to sustain.And I am right!!!!its indeed hard to sustain.I keep looking at my watch and I hope that time passes by.I look at my fellow classmates under the fear of the final year also know as TY(Third Year).To them,its the ultimate year and they look dead serious about it.Its almost like i'm attending a jail.Its that serious!!!!!Whatever happened to the wonderful college life that I had imagined:hanging out with friends,going to the college canteen,watching a movie,etc.The youngsters have started behaving like uncles.Anyways,after the lectures ,I attend the practicals in the computer lab and i'm clueless of what to do on the computer.But all thanks to my serious classmates ,I sail through the practicals with minimum effort.I get through the practicals,and I just can't wait to get home.
When I reach home,I breathe a sigh of relief!!!but that relief doesn't last for long.My exams are approaching and I need to slog it out because its my TY!!!!(whatever).So,I sit with my books and start doing what I have always hated.After all the studying I finally go downstairs for a stroll with music plugged to my ears again.
Life downstairs has taken a huge setback.Things were different in the past.My friends were students and would regularly come down for long long hours and we would talk and crack stupid jokes and laugh like the world was gonna end.But now,my friends have succumbed to the pressures of a corporate life. A 9-5 job isn't exacly 9-5.Its now 9-8(or 9-9).Anyways, so now,all I see is a deserted path with a few friends around.Friends who were good friends but now are just freinds due to the reasons best known to them.I guess,people change faster than technology.They make me dwelve into the past when things were hunky dory between all of us and I start missing my corporate friends:-(.But thankfully i'm surrounded with good music in my ears which is enough for me.
I get back home,eat my dinner,and watch a random channel on TV.The reality shows becomes my saviours from the ultra monotonous day I have had so far.After I eat my dinner,its time for a little more of studies.Then at night,I just wish this day gets over soon and I have a better day tomorrow but the days don't work out the way I had expected.I just assume its a bad phase i'm going through and believe in a title of a popular book titled as "tough times don't last,tough people do".I have had enough of these self help books but the title of the book gives me strength to go on.Its time to sleep.Its time to say goodbye to this day.The next morning,its just another day.

bad music,absurd lyrics!help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah i'm back.It feels great to be blogging after a long long time.Well to be honest,I almost forgot about my blog!!!Lots of things have been happening in my life.Some good,mostly bad.During all this time,I have definitely discovered some really good music.I have been listening to a lot of Sigur Ros.For those who dont have any clue about this band,go check them out.They are awesome.I have,lately,been listening to this artist called Sufjan Stevens, and i just can't stop listening to him.Brilliant acoustic stuff!!!!and the lyrics are really good.
Well I have heard some really terrible music too(read:Bollywood Music).Dhinchak danceworthy songs with the same fast beat and absurd lyrics.well, if u don't have a clue of what i'm talking about,i'll just spill the beans for you.
There's a song called "you are my mindblowing mahiya".And my mind has been blowing in a BAD way ever since I heard this song.One more "mahiya" song I just can't bear is the silly song "tu hi hai meraa pyaar mahiyaa"from the movie awarapan(which is a decent soundtrack except for this song).Firstly,the singer of the song needs a lot of improvement and I mean LOTS.
The sad trend that is going on is,mixing english lyrics with hindi lyrics and the end product is disastrous.
Speaking of absurd lyrics,I have heard plenty.
this hugely popular song from the movie PARTNER which goes something liek this "soni de nakhre soney lag de(vadi pau pau pau pau.....)".I mean,where did that pau pau pau come from.It almost seems like the guy suffered from constipation(read:pau pau pau).Painful song indeed!
I could give enough examples of absurd lyrics.

So this really popular song which everyone must have heard of."12ka4 42ka1,my name is lakhan"I mean,wtf!!!!!what a cool way of introducing yourself.wouldn't it be nice if I introduced myself as "12ka4 42ka1 ,my name is Shubham"or someone else introduces himself as"20 2 ka 1 ,1 2 ka 20 ,my name is Bunty!!"
Remember the famous lyrics "ladki hai kya re baba iski adaa re baba uskaa nasha re baba rebaba rebaba rebaba baba baba baba".Arey baba please stop with the baba.Please don't use baba just because you can't find lyrics!!!!!
And some disguisting lyrics from a forgettable Akshay Kumar starrer"sususu aa gayaa main kya karoon".well,I really don't need to know your reasons for urinating.Please go on.And one more song from another Akshay Kumar starrer "baaraah(12) anna de,baraah anna de ,baaraanaa de".Sheesh
Now,finally,let me quote a few lines from the songs of apnaa Himmeshbhai.
"i love u oh sayonee i love u oh sayonee,i love u oh sayonee koi shak?wassup?"
I mean,come on!!we always say "wassup?" when we start a conversation.After that ,if we want to ,we speak about the matters of our heart(read:i love u oh sayonee).I have never met a person who ends a conversation with "wassup?".
I'm sure there's more that can be added to the list.But for now,these are enough.You can suggest some too.That would be good.
Until next time,my blog readers,you are my true mindblowing mahiyaas,tum hi ho mere pyaare mahiyaas:-)