I FINALLY went for one of the much much much talked about professional shows at IIT-M. Yes, it's sad that I've been here for practically a decade and NOW is when I've finally gotten a chance. Somehow or the other Saarang came between some exam or the other, and well, I had things to prove.
I did NOT think Sonu Niigaam would be fun. I mean it was seriously cool- and you know how hesitatingly I use that word. But it was SOO COOL. We did the whole cell phone waving in the darkness, and the loud singing when the music is cut out and dancing. He made ME dance, would you believe it? Hell, I STILL can't believe it.
The band was brilliant too. They started with two Rock On songs, which got the crowd yelling way before Sonu even came onto stage. Gunjan, who I have never heard of before, did a couple of songs while we waited for the star to appear- but she was awesome too. And then came the man of the hour. I swear people were cheering for 5 minutes flat before he could get a word in.
He kept us on our feet with all the more punjabi-dancing-numbers, including a very very old "mera rang de basanti joda". I did NOT know we had so many Bollywood lovers in town! A new song for Saarang which as lyrics had "Aaloo... bhindi... mooli ... mattar paneer" was created right then. Terribl terible, but still SOO COOL.
Have I said how COOL?
You absolutely had to be there. I have always wanted to do the singing and the cell phone thing. Always always. And now I have. It was SOO COOL.
I shall say tata-bye-bye before I bug you with more of the "soo cool", oh crap I just did that again. But it was just SOO COOL. Like Koze says, when your kids ask you why you didn't go for Saarang 2009, you can weep.
On other news, I have finally started doing "social service"- I'm doing reading for the blind twice a week. And it feels so so so good. I'm telling you, if someone asks you what do you do with your time and all you have to say for yourself is "I watch TV for more than 5 hours a day, or sit in front of my laptop for the same", then you my friend, need to get off your arse and make yourself useful.
Hope you guys have a lovely weekend yourselves,
All my love.
If that is what it is, get your arse off and make yourself more useful.
I am. It'd be nice if you could open your eyes and notice.
SG.
Reading to the blind sounds very noble. What kind of stuff do you read to them?
You are from IIT-M! Gosh I didn't know.
PS: Impressive header.
Whatever they need getting done. I do mostly english and hindi if need be.
Lol, no, I'm not an IITian. However, I did attend their culturals.
Thank you very much. Can't take too much credit for the image, but can for the way it looks.
SG.
Stop saying soo cool. But yes, it's hard to overstate how awesome Saarang 2009 was.
gah. bah. boo.
why is there no H in the "when" of wenisaynothing? just trying to change the subject here.
Talking of that, i don't even know how and why you ever liked that song.
Did you get a chance to go the Opeth concert? I heard it was pretty awesome.
ahh.. for the first time in some 5 years .. i missed saarang completely.. its just unfair! :( :( .. on a lighter note.. im still on hols.. ltte crap.. :P .
i wanted to go, but had tests going on at the same time. Ended up doing badly in the tests anyway. Should have gone to Saarang.