The Day before College started.
For the un-initi-Ated, I've been on vacation since march (yo!, uhhuh, fill dat! - *BEATS*)
I'd been strummin 'round - later bored as starch (yo!, uhhuh, back dat! *FLASH SIGNS* *BEATS*)
Well, in the world of rap, I'm sure starch can get bored. But I do have enough of feel in me to want to rap on starting college. Cuz it is March since when I've been on vacation - till September! Its nothing compared to those rich boy vacation some people send their kids on ("Discover yourself beta" - or - "Discover the world beta"). Much as I wish I had the money, I do not wish to go on a tour of holdiay forced self discovery. I am to discover myself, let me to do it apace normal college life.
The day before college started.
The day seems as momentous to me - more maybe - than the actual college inducer itself.
The day before college started.
Might as well start writing sense about it, no?
The day started out with me springing out of bed and knowing I was gonna do a compelling work out at the gym. I spring out of bed, at 9 AM... Then I see the copy of Brisingr, the third book in Chris Paolini's Inheritance cycle, lying so brand new on the table. Hard bound too, never remember mom letting me buy hard bound stuff in India (not that I ever complained, ever). I took my time reading it. Chris Paolini, has matured, no doubt, but I hope he can complete and execute the mound of information he's dumped on us. If the fourth book fails, then the series shall as well (kinda duh, but whatever).
The book took me a while to finish because I interspersed my reading with stuff like napping, food and a movie in the evening.
The movie I watched...
I watched A Wednesday, starring Naseruddin Shah and Anupam Kher to name a few. The movie's citizen view capture was almost flawless for its perspective. It started out with a few moments of over cooked action, but the second half of the movie was apt, climactic, and dominated by a crisply delivered sililoquy by Shah.
The movie's strenght was in its second half sharpness, though they could have spent a little more money on production values.
The movie did manage to inspire several laughs with its irony and street humor. The movie managed to prove its worth when it ended. Instead of rubbishing the movie, we found ourselves in the midst of a heated discussion about social issues in India...
But I digress... College starts today... Finally... I hope I'm good for it... I can be a baby at times... Before I went to sleep, my head buzzed with so many things I wish I could remember I wrote down. I wished (in the words of another) to whisper myself something very profound and then fall asleep. Needless to say, I last remember thinking about sushi, and how expensive it is here...
*Yo! Yo! Back it up! Uh! Uh! Shawty! Dawg!* *Thump BASS*
Peace to all.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Red Moon
There is a shiver in the sky.
There is mystery afoot, no one one knows why.
There is tint awash the dark
there is a hint of falling bark.
A change of times? No one knows why.
There is mischief afoot, amidst the sky.
Tonight is one that a fortune shall change,
tomorrow is one where no sights range,
destiny puts its mark on today's brow,
there is menace afoot, no one knows how.
This lighter than black seems darker instead,
as it kisses innocent sleepers a'bed,
will they see red when they open their eyes?
I know not. No one does.
There is mischief afoot, no one knows why.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Updatus...
Well, like I said before, I'm at UW, the U or whatever name you wanna know it as. The past few weeks have been spent in
1. Setting up my room - closet, bed, computer (which hasn't arrived yet), docking station yada yada.
2. Buggering about university - checking out the hotspots, libraries (which might also be hotspots), and walking up and down the university avenue - the Ave - with its collection of stores and restaurants and college folk...
3. Buggering about University - but this time for Advising and Orientation sessions - There's a pretty diverse international crowd here which mostly consists of South East Asians - students from Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan and the like. I've found about seven Indian undergrads so far, rooting from Ludhiana to being born and brought up in Dubai... Its been a lot of fun interacting with this crowd, finding out that we can be quite similar at times. I introduced an Egyptian, a Korean and a Japanese to Indian food - Masala Dosa, Chilly Chicken (their call), and Butter Chicken - along with rice and Naan. They loved it - though the food wasn't completely desi prepared.
Also,
We'd all gone for this activity that involved us being let into a pub (the activity took up the entire pub) and playing a game of trivia. A few questions into the round, we really got into the game and warmed up to each other - pulling legs, asking history, that kind of thing... The questions were clearly of an international nature, ranging from
"Who are the two candidates up for Vice Presidency in the US National elections this November?"
to
"How many World Cups has Brazil won?"
to
"Which weight lifter dedicated his Olympic Gold Medal to his recently expired wife, holding her photo on the podium?"
to
"What is the national tree of Washington State?"
All this was over three rounds. We (team iPod) ended up tying with 'Still Smoking', who looked to be made up entirely of Indian Graduate students sticking together. The tie breaker was
"What is the population of the proper city of Seattle?"
Our first guess was given by this girl called Sherry, from China - at a nice 3.4 million. I swallowed my misgivings for want of a better figure myself - and we entered it. The the quiz master looks at us and asks us whether we knew this was for Seattle proper. We take the cue and say that we had no idea (OMG, was it that?? Oh..!!...). And now being better informed by whispers that its around 500K, I jot in 540K as our guess. Turns out the actual population is 592,613. ... ... ... The other team guessed 580K. They won. :(. But we got more candy as a consolation prize than they did. Suckers.
4. Buggering about the University - for getting into courses that are already full. I've been successful once, and should probably get going for the next and not waste the library's computer access. Ta.
1. Setting up my room - closet, bed, computer (which hasn't arrived yet), docking station yada yada.
2. Buggering about university - checking out the hotspots, libraries (which might also be hotspots), and walking up and down the university avenue - the Ave - with its collection of stores and restaurants and college folk...
3. Buggering about University - but this time for Advising and Orientation sessions - There's a pretty diverse international crowd here which mostly consists of South East Asians - students from Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan and the like. I've found about seven Indian undergrads so far, rooting from Ludhiana to being born and brought up in Dubai... Its been a lot of fun interacting with this crowd, finding out that we can be quite similar at times. I introduced an Egyptian, a Korean and a Japanese to Indian food - Masala Dosa, Chilly Chicken (their call), and Butter Chicken - along with rice and Naan. They loved it - though the food wasn't completely desi prepared.
Also,
We'd all gone for this activity that involved us being let into a pub (the activity took up the entire pub) and playing a game of trivia. A few questions into the round, we really got into the game and warmed up to each other - pulling legs, asking history, that kind of thing... The questions were clearly of an international nature, ranging from
"Who are the two candidates up for Vice Presidency in the US National elections this November?"
to
"How many World Cups has Brazil won?"
to
"Which weight lifter dedicated his Olympic Gold Medal to his recently expired wife, holding her photo on the podium?"
to
"What is the national tree of Washington State?"
All this was over three rounds. We (team iPod) ended up tying with 'Still Smoking', who looked to be made up entirely of Indian Graduate students sticking together. The tie breaker was
"What is the population of the proper city of Seattle?"
Our first guess was given by this girl called Sherry, from China - at a nice 3.4 million. I swallowed my misgivings for want of a better figure myself - and we entered it. The the quiz master looks at us and asks us whether we knew this was for Seattle proper. We take the cue and say that we had no idea (OMG, was it that?? Oh..!!...). And now being better informed by whispers that its around 500K, I jot in 540K as our guess. Turns out the actual population is 592,613. ... ... ... The other team guessed 580K. They won. :(. But we got more candy as a consolation prize than they did. Suckers.
4. Buggering about the University - for getting into courses that are already full. I've been successful once, and should probably get going for the next and not waste the library's computer access. Ta.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Well, I have a change of address.
A chronicle, just that. I've changed my address. Basically have moved across an ocean. Man, I actually traveled all those miles. All that I had built up previously, I am in contact with (duh!) but still - the space that asks to be filled here with my doings is... New to say the least.
Random language aside, I'm currently in Seattle to pursue an education in Engineering. UW is a very reputed school with an extremely beautiful campus. In some of my readings, I've come across a lot of people talking about how they always wanted to squeeze what they could from college, and I now get what they mean. There so much of infrastructure available, as well as the time being perfectly right to start doing something. Cliches aside, no - no cliches aside. I do want to do something (as has been said by so many teens before me (heck, talking about this cliche like this is a cliche) and thats a cliche too... How many times do I have to do this before I stop cliching - nice word... But I digress)
Lets see, I'm gonna pursue computer science... Which is definitely of huge interest to me - so no worries about not liking class. I get to work part time - wohoo!... I can't wait for my first paycheck - maybe I send a photocopy of it to mom - old school :D Well, this rant just serves to record a bout of bounciness... Cheers to all!
Random language aside, I'm currently in Seattle to pursue an education in Engineering. UW is a very reputed school with an extremely beautiful campus. In some of my readings, I've come across a lot of people talking about how they always wanted to squeeze what they could from college, and I now get what they mean. There so much of infrastructure available, as well as the time being perfectly right to start doing something. Cliches aside, no - no cliches aside. I do want to do something (as has been said by so many teens before me (heck, talking about this cliche like this is a cliche) and thats a cliche too... How many times do I have to do this before I stop cliching - nice word... But I digress)
Lets see, I'm gonna pursue computer science... Which is definitely of huge interest to me - so no worries about not liking class. I get to work part time - wohoo!... I can't wait for my first paycheck - maybe I send a photocopy of it to mom - old school :D Well, this rant just serves to record a bout of bounciness... Cheers to all!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Whisper
Do you hear that trickle trickle?
Trickle? Fickle – Sickled heat?
Bound in colors, hear them speak.
Empty and full are now the same.
Do you feel that bending shiver?
Swiveling up your shivering spine?
Like melted slivers, dew and wine,
In you they are my claim to fame.
Are you aware of the pass through you?
Yes you are, just haven’t realized what it means,
Just a feel that you glean,
As your name is caressed, again and again.
Want to breathe again?
Just hear those words and let them through,
Words truly known by but a few,
That bitter dark chocolate, so out of the blue.
Those merry little secrets from me to you.
Trickle? Fickle – Sickled heat?
Bound in colors, hear them speak.
Empty and full are now the same.
Do you feel that bending shiver?
Swiveling up your shivering spine?
Like melted slivers, dew and wine,
In you they are my claim to fame.
Are you aware of the pass through you?
Yes you are, just haven’t realized what it means,
Just a feel that you glean,
As your name is caressed, again and again.
Want to breathe again?
Just hear those words and let them through,
Words truly known by but a few,
That bitter dark chocolate, so out of the blue.
Those merry little secrets from me to you.
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