Surprise Banjo lesson

Surprise Banjo lesson

As usual school proctors had to attend a briefing from the teachers for important event ahead. 

The briefing was in the school auditorium, which was newly built. I remember the days when the only the skeleton of auditorium was ready. It was all concrete pillars with steel running all around.

It was considered to be major feat, if any guy could scale pillar on one side of the wall,

walk through the steel structure and get down from other end of the hall.  I also achieved this feat, but it scared the hell out of me. The reason being the roof of the hall was more than 20 feets

away from floor and walking 20 feets above the ground on steel rods for person with acrophobia is a big deal.

A variant of banjo was kept on a table, this one you play like piano but you also pluck the strings using a plectrum. I was trying my hand at the instrument and it was nothing but a mixture of cacophonies. 

She comes to me with her alluring smile. I have never seen her without that extremely pleasant facial expression. She offered a lesson of few notes. I was elated, as for the first time I was so close to her. I watched her play the instrument from behind.  I don’t know what note she played or whether it was all together a note, but for me it sounded nothing less than Beethoven’s fifth symphony.

When I was at the Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthplace, somehow it reminded me my banjo lesson.

 

My name is there in the "Hall of fame" list in that very auditorium, which says I have won an academic battle. But there is also a list which says that I have lost a war. Although it is not displayed anywhere.

I wish I had taken some musical lessons from my from my musical maestro friend, he played almost all the instruments which were available around us at that time. He would play a bollywood number on tabla with ease or play a soothing composition on flute. He represented school, on musical competitions with his banjo, electronic keyboard, flute or tabla and won accolades.

May be if i had understood and tuned my musical notes then these lines of vestige wouldn’t have existed.

I have woken up from a wonderful dream. A beautiful dream as if it was painted by the hands of God. 

To Almighty -->

"I want to dream again."

To her -->

"No matter how much you loath me, I will be awake and waiting in this infinite cold."

Watch Austrian orchestra and opera conductor Herbert von Karajan perform Beethoven Symphony No. 5 , Allegro con brio and Andante con moto. 

The first and the second movement respectively.

 

Lost and found

“When I was a kid, two and half years old one day I was locked out side the main door. It was an old wooden door with its latch high up. I don’t remember how I came out but some how realized that I was out and I didn’t know how to open the door. So I started playing right there outside the door. Just then two ladies came asking if one of my cousins had come. They asked me. I remember that and I out of my concern, set out to look for my cousin. If stories are to be believed, I reached near the mosque and there one of the ladies selling milk took care of me and taking me for some Muslims kid. I even took a nap there then you know what I ended up with a stranger 

 

In the mean time when I absence was noticed at home, people started looking for me my neighbors, so many of them. One of the old ladies started screaming at sister for not looking after me and then finally when I was no where to be found, they set out to the police station. In the strangers house (this part I remember a bit) I was asked bout my details father's name ma's name my house was somewhere there!!!!!

So she too gave up on me and decided to take me to the police station.

 

And then my fate took a turn and she met my pa and my folks on the way.

 

Thus I was back, happy, smiling and cooing with my pa and my folks”

(Based on a real life experience of a narrator)

Without you

I was introduced to this song by a friend of mine,

Its by Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down!

3 Doors Down - Here Without You

A hundred days had made me older 

since the last time that I've saw your pretty face 

A thousand lights had made me colder 

and I don't think I can look at this the same 

But all the miles had separate 

They disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight it's only you and me 

The miles just keep rollin 

as the people either way to say hello 

I've heard this life is overrated 

but I hope that it gets better as we go 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

Everything I know, 

and anywhere I go 

it gets hard but it won't take away my love 

And when the last one falls, 

when it's all said and done 

it get hard but it won't take away my love 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

(Brad this is my addition to your work)

Even though you are not in my sight,

you 'll be never in oblivion,

i will keep away my sorry plight,

and hope your life wouldnt be empty

I'm here without you baby 

but your still on my lonely mind 

I think about you baby 

and I dream about you all the time 

I'm here without you baby 

but your still with me in my dreams 

And tonight girl it's only you and me 

Happy Birthday Tinkerbell

Joyeux Anniversaire Tinkerbell.

Yes i know i am ten days late for this, but since you are a fairy you must know what my plans were for that day. When will i hear the sound of tinkling bell ? Wish i was also in neverland.

But as someone as a said.

"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"

But i still see destitute people around ....!

Any way bonsior !

Silentium Amoris

I take the liberty of reproducing the work of Irish poet Oscar Wilde.

As oftentimes the too resplendent sun

   Hurries the pallid and reluctant moon

Back to her sombre cave, ere she hath won

   A single ballad from the nightingale,

So doth thy Beauty make my lips to fail,

   And all my sweetest singing out of tune.

And as at dawn across the level mead

   On wings impetuous some wind will come,

And with its too harsh kisses break the reed

   Which was its only instrument of song,

So my too stormy passions work me wrong,

   And for excess of Love my Love is dumb.

But surely unto Thee mine eyes did show

   Why I am silent, and my lute unstrung;

Else it were better we should part, and go,

   Thou to some lips of sweeter melody,

And I to nurse the barren memory

   Of unkissed kisses, and songs never sung.

   

This poem touched me , because this great piece of poetry is relates to my life. Mr Wilde, the only thing  thats different is that my memories are not barren, thought they are minute. 

If you are asking the question to me , than my answer would be ... NO ! Even though those reckless winds have destroyed the meadows, the minuscule memories will cherish my life. May be you never "part and go". It just that physical entity is non existent, but you can always enjoy the memories.

  

Ladakhi songs for download

Check my playlist here

Ladakhi Songs

Thanks to rapishare , I hope the links are still valid .

Ladakhi mp3 songs for download.
1. Migchu (Tears) Ladakhi album.

http://rapidshare.com/files/72377879/Migcho.zip.html

2. Delwa (Relationship) Ladakhi movie
http://rapidshare.com/files/72378683/Delwa.zip.html

3.E-mitsey (This Life)
http://rapidshare.com/files/72379336/E-mitsey.zip.html

4. Songs of Morup Namgyal
http://rapidshare.com/files/72398888/Morup_Namgyal.zip.html

5.Butsa Chuti Yongstey (Son came for holiday)
http://rapidshare.com/files/141347486/Butsa_chuti_yongstey.zip.html

6.Milam (Dream)
http://rapidshare.com/files/141320425/milam.zip.html

7. Skit Sum Sduk Sum (In good and bad times) Ladakhi movie http://rapidshare.com/files/118486769/SSDS.zip.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/333692622/skitsum_duksum.zip.html

8. Lasdel Ladakhi Movie

http://rapidshare.com/files/332548572/lasdel.zip.html

Enjoy and post your comments.

Save Tibet ?

Save Tibet? From whom? It’s not that china is wants Tibet dead. For every conflict there is always a two perspectives. Unless you look from both perspectives and be neutral you cannot say who is right or wrong. For china Tibet is an inseparable part of its country. So is it wrong if it uses force to stop anti national activities ? Yes people of Tibet doesn’t want to be part of china, so does the people in Kashmir doesn’t want to part of India. Doesn’t Indian military use force in Kashmir?
Even Dalai Lama doesn’t seeks independence of Tibet now, he wants all government affairs to be run by Tibetans except foreign and defence affairs. May be he wants autonomy on lines of Hong Kong.
Yes it is true that communist china brought down religious freedom, migrated Han population into Tibet,there are preferential socioeconomic policies that prevents Tibetan occupying important posts,but then it has also done some massive economic developments like the Qinghai Tibet railway . Also western china reported an annual economic growth rate of 10.6% for six years.
I think it is inappropriate to call what is happening in Tibet as "cultural genocide." This kind of cultural extinction happens everywhere, This kind of so called "cultural genocide" is also happening in ladakh where the young generation are embracing western values
Many people dont realise that Tibetan society was a institutionalised feudal theocracy and society which rejected outsiders. The society did not embrace the change happening in the world and as Dr Spencer Johnson (Who moved my cheese ?) said "If you do not change you will become extinct" the Tibetans had to pay the priceof losing their freedom to china.
The propaganda or the lobbying is done by every country to protect its own interests. Its nothing new and chinese have every right to protect its sovereignty.

Why not compare Kashmir with Tibet ?

If you use this kind of logic that Maharaja Hari Singh choose accede to india despite the wishes of majority muslim kashmiris , then by this logic Junagadh in gujarat should be in pakistan, since Nawab of Junagadh chose to merge with pakistan in 1947.Indian government for this purpose agreed for plebiscite , but till now didnot agree for plebiscite in kashmir because india will surely loose.
Middle way approach has been passed by tibetan parliament by i think 67% votes in favour of it. So there is enough majority in that .Its only the young tibetans are not in favour of that. Young tibetans think that by shouting nearchinese embassies around the world, by holding candle vigils around the world will win independence for them. It will surely win some sympathies but not freedom.I dont see tibetan independence unless and untill there is break down of communist party of china.

Personally even i wish to see a independent tibet, but as a rationalist i dont see it happening. China is "manufacturing economy" of the world, no big country will go against china and harm its own business in china.