With these tools carve your face,
with these lies you carve your fate,
with a smile, you carve your allies,
with a finger you carve your enemies.
With error, you wrongfully cry out,
For with pain you craft magnificence.
-Caes
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Liquid libido
So I'm at work.....working,
when I come across this one product article about a beverage being released here in Dubai by Al Ahili,
I'll let the image do the rest of the talking.
I <3 Dubai.
when I come across this one product article about a beverage being released here in Dubai by Al Ahili,
I'll let the image do the rest of the talking.
I <3 Dubai.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hindsight
Artificial drafts reveal signs of cold weather inside a box
A body's uncontrollable urge to maintain warmth
A resort to reveal reason
A mind's controllable, yet absent attempt to fight sanity
A magazine of bullets to end unhappiness
Smoke it to the butt, stub the filter.
A cup of warm coffee to add to the concotion , a relatively sober speedball of sorts.
These are the steps of the subtle degeneration of man.
A seemingly endless night of worry and despair
A magazine left empty, the situation sarcastically grins.
Roll over on a bed to watch the room convert into an arsenal.
The gleam of a needle, and the grimace of someone who swore "he'd never".
These are the steps of the subtle degeneration of man.
Dialing solace.
It's set, the orchestral gathering of thoughts.
Goodnight.
A body's uncontrollable urge to maintain warmth
A resort to reveal reason
A mind's controllable, yet absent attempt to fight sanity
A magazine of bullets to end unhappiness
Smoke it to the butt, stub the filter.
A cup of warm coffee to add to the concotion , a relatively sober speedball of sorts.
These are the steps of the subtle degeneration of man.
A seemingly endless night of worry and despair
A magazine left empty, the situation sarcastically grins.
Roll over on a bed to watch the room convert into an arsenal.
The gleam of a needle, and the grimace of someone who swore "he'd never".
These are the steps of the subtle degeneration of man.
Dialing solace.
It's set, the orchestral gathering of thoughts.
Goodnight.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Fanny e-Bandits
Somebody added me on msn last night, after reading this, I won't really have to explain anything.
DayaaN [got wood?]
Hiya
fun4younow_542
hi
DayaaN [got wood?]
who is this?
fun4younow_542
how are you
DayaaN [got wood?]
I'm good, yourself?
fun4younow_542
busy
DayaaN [got wood?]
Who is this by the way?
fun4younow_542
i am marko ia m in al bustan center you know
DayaaN [got wood?]
I don't think I know a Marko, you might have added me by mistake
fun4younow_542
hello you want to chat, hello
DayaaN [got wood?]
how'd you get my email anyway?
fun4younow_542
no i know you from zorpia
DayaaN [got wood?]
oh?
fun4younow_542
you know al bustan center far from ou
fun4younow_542
f*ck me
at this point I was laughing so hard , I was in tears
DayaaN [got wood?]
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
fun4younow_542
no really
fun4younow_542
f*ck me
fun4younow_542
*gives me a cell-phone number*
DayaaN [got wood?]
sorry pal, I don't swing that way
what he said soon after sent me into more spasms of uncontrollable laughter
fun4younow_542
try
fun4younow_542
come now
DayaaN [got wood?]
no thanks
DayaaN [got wood?]
I hope you find a lot of other fanny bandits , maybe even in Al Bustan :)
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That is all.
DayaaN [got wood?]
Hiya
fun4younow_542
hi
DayaaN [got wood?]
who is this?
fun4younow_542
how are you
DayaaN [got wood?]
I'm good, yourself?
fun4younow_542
busy
DayaaN [got wood?]
Who is this by the way?
fun4younow_542
i am marko ia m in al bustan center you know
DayaaN [got wood?]
I don't think I know a Marko, you might have added me by mistake
fun4younow_542
hello you want to chat, hello
DayaaN [got wood?]
how'd you get my email anyway?
fun4younow_542
no i know you from zorpia
DayaaN [got wood?]
oh?
fun4younow_542
you know al bustan center far from ou
fun4younow_542
f*ck me
at this point I was laughing so hard , I was in tears
DayaaN [got wood?]
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
fun4younow_542
no really
fun4younow_542
f*ck me
fun4younow_542
*gives me a cell-phone number*
DayaaN [got wood?]
sorry pal, I don't swing that way
what he said soon after sent me into more spasms of uncontrollable laughter
fun4younow_542
try
fun4younow_542
come now
DayaaN [got wood?]
no thanks
DayaaN [got wood?]
I hope you find a lot of other fanny bandits , maybe even in Al Bustan :)
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That is all.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Assembly 6
Details are as follows :
Date : October 26th,Thursday
Venue : Lotus Hotel in Deira
Doors open : 7:00 PM
Show starts : 7:30 PM
Ticket Price : 30 AED
Bands performing are as follows (order unconfirmed)
THE SPARKPLUGS (ska)
GANDHI'S COOKBOOK (punk)
BLOODY MARY (punk)
DECOY DEATH TRAP (metalcore)
DEVIANT (thrash)
Organised by the almighty ignite events crewHeadliners for the evening are confirmed as Deviant , The Sparkplugs are a really awesome ska band and I promise you they'll really put on a fun show for you guys, if you've never heard a ska band, you're in for a treat.
Decoy Death Trap are by far one of the most energetic and active bands in the scene, if you want to see the real movers and shakers of the scene today, you'll want to check DDT out.
as for Gandhi's Cookbook and Bloody Mary (from Abu Dhabi), I've never had the pleasure of seeing them live or listened to their material.
So come check them out and stuff on Thursday kai?bye!.
More information (details on how to get there as well) available at ignite-events.com
Cheers.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
The Two Decades
So yeah I guess I'm 20 now, doesn't feel much different yet.
Just wanted to say thanks to everybody who wished me and contributed in some way to this very very special day,
I must also show you an e-card that a friend of mine made me (P.S - Thanks Wissam ;) ),
Till next year, cheers to all and have a great day.
Just wanted to say thanks to everybody who wished me and contributed in some way to this very very special day,
I must also show you an e-card that a friend of mine made me (P.S - Thanks Wissam ;) ),
Till next year, cheers to all and have a great day.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Lavatory Graffiti
So I was at Spinneys with Tarun one evening getting something to drink when I decided to answer the call of nature.
Now usually I don't 'go' in places like this, shops,malls,school,the like ,
but if I hadn't gone this time, I would've missed some great art like,
or,
Monet anyone?.
Now usually I don't 'go' in places like this, shops,malls,school,the like ,
but if I hadn't gone this time, I would've missed some great art like,
or,
Monet anyone?.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Got Wood?
Woke up that morning with a bad neck and a helluva hangover but I managed to get to Tarun's quick enough,
Kirk wasn't at home and Mark hadn't gotten there yet.
Tarun and I headed over to CBTL for a cappucino.
Kirk calls us over.
We run through our set, didn't go as bad as I thought, managed to sing alright
I think,
Headed over to the venue after getting lost atleast twice.
Ran through sound check.
And I was doing alright so far.
Then the metal kids started pouring in 2 hours later,
Greeted a few people in the crowd and waited until Adham gave us the go.
Hid behind the drumkit after I got bored of walking around.
Quick pep-talk and Adham gives us the 'go'.
We 'went'.
Man it was incredible , we pulled off a really tight set, considering the kind of music we were playing, it was really awesome seeing the crowd enjoying themselves and even (no seriously) moshing :|.
I'm going to end this post here , because I can ^_^.
Thanks a lot to everybody who came and saw us, your support means the world to us , thanks for having an open mind and thanks for listening, we were 'Got Wood?' ;).
This was our setlist for anyone who wanted to know :
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Incubus - Summer Romance (Anti Gravity)
Got Wood? - Star Train
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Got Wood? - Of Today
Cheers all, heres a link with more pics of the show,
Assembly 5 : Re-Ignition
Kirk wasn't at home and Mark hadn't gotten there yet.
Tarun and I headed over to CBTL for a cappucino.
Kirk calls us over.
We run through our set, didn't go as bad as I thought, managed to sing alright
I think,
Headed over to the venue after getting lost atleast twice.
Ran through sound check.
And I was doing alright so far.
Then the metal kids started pouring in 2 hours later,
Greeted a few people in the crowd and waited until Adham gave us the go.
Hid behind the drumkit after I got bored of walking around.
Quick pep-talk and Adham gives us the 'go'.
We 'went'.
Man it was incredible , we pulled off a really tight set, considering the kind of music we were playing, it was really awesome seeing the crowd enjoying themselves and even (no seriously) moshing :|.
I'm going to end this post here , because I can ^_^.
Thanks a lot to everybody who came and saw us, your support means the world to us , thanks for having an open mind and thanks for listening, we were 'Got Wood?' ;).
This was our setlist for anyone who wanted to know :
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
Incubus - Summer Romance (Anti Gravity)
Got Wood? - Star Train
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Got Wood? - Of Today
Cheers all, heres a link with more pics of the show,
Assembly 5 : Re-Ignition
Monday, September 04, 2006
Assembly 5 : Re-Ignition
In order of appearance
1.Got Wood (New name)
2.Nepenthe
3.Devastatrix
4.Sandwash
http://ignite-events.com/
Thursday 7 PM
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P.S Check out DVNT's new tracks on
Purevolume
Audiostreet
Saturday, August 26, 2006
The Assemblies are back
The first of the season being on the 7th of September at the Lotus Hotel in Deira.Theres a 20AED entrance charge at the 'gate' and 4 local bands playing including the likes of :
Nepenthe (Thrash/Rock)
Devastatrix (No idea yet)
MorningWood (Jazz/Alternative/Funk)
Sandwash (GrooveCore)
Sure to be a fun way to spend your evening, hope to see you guys there.
Bai Bai!
Friday, August 04, 2006
Cigarette burns and coffee circles
Its easy to draw a link between being in a sensory deprivation tank,
and the relatively slow effects of living alone.
Woke up at around 4:28 PM today and played a little guitar,
conveniently skipped lunch, and managed to get myself to make some coffee an hour after.
Don't get me wrong though, I love this.
I'm afforded a few opportunities of coming home late,getting shitfaced without worrying anybody.
Right now I've got a pack of lights and coffee in front of me, lights dim, and Dire Straits - Fade to black playing.
I've had quite a week too, I won't get into any kind of details , but I wonder how good this will get.
The only reason I'm actually even posting this is because I haven't had the time , energy or need to post in a while.
Well I've got time now,
and stuff.
Oh and if you're wondering whats happening with Deviant (or DVNT as we're now called), the recording process is finally over and we've sent in our demo to CSM so keep your fingers crossed for us , lord knows we've got ours in knots at this point.
Cheers and goodnight.
and the relatively slow effects of living alone.
Woke up at around 4:28 PM today and played a little guitar,
conveniently skipped lunch, and managed to get myself to make some coffee an hour after.
Don't get me wrong though, I love this.
I'm afforded a few opportunities of coming home late,getting shitfaced without worrying anybody.
Right now I've got a pack of lights and coffee in front of me, lights dim, and Dire Straits - Fade to black playing.
I've had quite a week too, I won't get into any kind of details , but I wonder how good this will get.
The only reason I'm actually even posting this is because I haven't had the time , energy or need to post in a while.
Well I've got time now,
and stuff.
Oh and if you're wondering whats happening with Deviant (or DVNT as we're now called), the recording process is finally over and we've sent in our demo to CSM so keep your fingers crossed for us , lord knows we've got ours in knots at this point.
Cheers and goodnight.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
The Collective Unconscious
The hidden sweeps
The clock runs lean
The faster they run
Fueled by ignorance
To choke their own
To Survive
Angels alight, morning fire
The break of dawn will mark
The final circle
Will we perish this time
Or left alone in this
Self destructive dance
To live
To breathe
To sin
Do you really move
As what I see
Nothing ever changes
Never at peace
Do you really bleed
For all that you do
Comes back to you
Never will be
- Caes
The clock runs lean
The faster they run
Fueled by ignorance
To choke their own
To Survive
Angels alight, morning fire
The break of dawn will mark
The final circle
Will we perish this time
Or left alone in this
Self destructive dance
To live
To breathe
To sin
Do you really move
As what I see
Nothing ever changes
Never at peace
Do you really bleed
For all that you do
Comes back to you
Never will be
- Caes
Monday, July 10, 2006
Viva Italia and such
Who would've thought football would've been so much fun, Arnold was lucky enough to get his hands on two VIP tickets to the "Majlis" at the aviation club with an open bar and diner and we took full advantage of it.
Great game blah blah but what was really awesome was...
The ultimate head.
I've been on such a prog kick as of late as far as my music listening habits go.
Life update keywords : Italy,Free,Rehan,Gordian Knot,Fantomas,V-drums,52.
Great game blah blah but what was really awesome was...
The ultimate head.
I've been on such a prog kick as of late as far as my music listening habits go.
Life update keywords : Italy,Free,Rehan,Gordian Knot,Fantomas,V-drums,52.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Dayaan's random thought of the day #1
"If modern music is technically nothing but different instruments spewing forth a bevy of notes in an orderly manner......
.............will there ever be a time where all possible combinations of said notes are made?"
Perish the thought, although its a little frightening how close music has gotten to the above statement, yes I'm talking about 'grindcore' and all it's other definitive forms.
It's almost like these bands decide to place notes that don't 'sound right' (yes yes I know, grano salis in mind) and just work from there.
Its not that I don't like it, in fact its quite the opposite, I find it really interesting the way bands like 'Sikth' can claim complete originality (for now) because of their 'strange' sound.
Thats all for now, I just thought I'd better make an update before I'd have to do it at gunpoint.
Saves a lot of fuss really.
*Puts on flame suit*
.............will there ever be a time where all possible combinations of said notes are made?"
Perish the thought, although its a little frightening how close music has gotten to the above statement, yes I'm talking about 'grindcore' and all it's other definitive forms.
It's almost like these bands decide to place notes that don't 'sound right' (yes yes I know, grano salis in mind) and just work from there.
Its not that I don't like it, in fact its quite the opposite, I find it really interesting the way bands like 'Sikth' can claim complete originality (for now) because of their 'strange' sound.
Thats all for now, I just thought I'd better make an update before I'd have to do it at gunpoint.
Saves a lot of fuss really.
*Puts on flame suit*
Friday, June 09, 2006
A State
The 3 songs to trip out to include
1.Tool - Pushit (Live)
2.Pink Floyd - Welcome to the machine
3.Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
I had a pseudo party at my place where I tripped out incredibly.
Cheers and goodnight
1.Tool - Pushit (Live)
2.Pink Floyd - Welcome to the machine
3.Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
I had a pseudo party at my place where I tripped out incredibly.
Cheers and goodnight
Monday, June 05, 2006
Stickboy
A long time ago, about two years to be exact,
A bored, yet ambitious boy decided to liven up a certain forum that he was a part of , by creating a webcomic of his own.
However, owing to a lack of funding, talent and time,
It didn't really look all that appealing.
Believing in simplicity , he ploughed on and soon succeeded in spicening up the website he aimed to....spicen
So here it is, The Adventures of Stickboy
P.S On a side note, your first encounter of any of the strips may lead you to think that they're lame.But fret not little ones, for they were made for that purpose , and above all to be show how being random,
can also be kinda funny ^_^.
Go on then :).
Fin.
Incidentally, I've updated the blog roll on the right ,
I recommend Ishyta's blog, though new, I have a good idea what shes going to do with it,
Cheers all ;).
A bored, yet ambitious boy decided to liven up a certain forum that he was a part of , by creating a webcomic of his own.
However, owing to a lack of funding, talent and time,
It didn't really look all that appealing.
Believing in simplicity , he ploughed on and soon succeeded in spicening up the website he aimed to....spicen
So here it is, The Adventures of Stickboy
P.S On a side note, your first encounter of any of the strips may lead you to think that they're lame.But fret not little ones, for they were made for that purpose , and above all to be show how being random,
can also be kinda funny ^_^.
Go on then :).
Fin.
Incidentally, I've updated the blog roll on the right ,
I recommend Ishyta's blog, though new, I have a good idea what shes going to do with it,
Cheers all ;).
Friday, June 02, 2006
Chat Blog again
ishyta says:
oi blog
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
?
ishyta says:
you blog
ishyta says:
blog now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
not right now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I made that lame blog post recently
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
that should be enough for now
ishyta says:
but why
ishyta says:
i want you to do it NOW
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
:(
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
what do I blog about though?
ishyta says:
aboutttt your cuticles
ishyta says:
nose hair
ishyta says:
any body part
ishyta says:
tht's always amused you
ishyta says:
toe-hair
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
hahahahahha
ishyta says:
ear lobes
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
nipple hair is by far the strangest and most amusing
ishyta says:
yes tht too
ishyta says:
do it. NOW
ishyta says:
bah i'm wasting my time
ishyta says:
i know you won't
ishyta says:
and no i' m not trying reverse psychology.
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
haha
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
nah I wanna post something now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I got the window open
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
but I don' tknow what
ishyta says:
say exactly tht
ishyta says:
tht you wanna post about something but you don't know what
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I've done that before
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
two occasions I think
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
or more
ishyta says:
and type out all the thoughts tht come to your head
ishyta says:
THEN WRITE THT TOO
So I ran out of ideas,
Life update keywords- Sarah , A levels , My Jeep , sheep , Tension , The Davinci Code , Some more tension , Pantera.
oi blog
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
?
ishyta says:
you blog
ishyta says:
blog now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
not right now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I made that lame blog post recently
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
that should be enough for now
ishyta says:
but why
ishyta says:
i want you to do it NOW
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
:(
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
what do I blog about though?
ishyta says:
aboutttt your cuticles
ishyta says:
nose hair
ishyta says:
any body part
ishyta says:
tht's always amused you
ishyta says:
toe-hair
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
hahahahahha
ishyta says:
ear lobes
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
nipple hair is by far the strangest and most amusing
ishyta says:
yes tht too
ishyta says:
do it. NOW
ishyta says:
bah i'm wasting my time
ishyta says:
i know you won't
ishyta says:
and no i' m not trying reverse psychology.
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
haha
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
nah I wanna post something now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I got the window open
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
but I don' tknow what
ishyta says:
say exactly tht
ishyta says:
tht you wanna post about something but you don't know what
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I've done that before
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
two occasions I think
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
or more
ishyta says:
and type out all the thoughts tht come to your head
ishyta says:
THEN WRITE THT TOO
So I ran out of ideas,
Life update keywords- Sarah , A levels , My Jeep , sheep , Tension , The Davinci Code , Some more tension , Pantera.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Dubai's Budget Advertising
You might have come across a truck with this masterpiece crowning it's rear,
Carry on now.
Carry on now.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Graduation '06
I don't know if I'll be able to recreate the feelings or emotions floating through the halls that night , mostly because it happened on Saturday and its like.....Tuesday now.
But where words cease to be effective, pictures do even better,
Rajat gave a very very very good speech , as did Sonam, and Arnold and me managed to move the crowd with our 'close-to-solid' rendition of Mark Knopfler's 'Local Hero Theme : Going Home'.
Whats great is, that song will always make me remember that night, as well as the preparation and practice we went through,
Even as I listen to it now, the beginning still chokes me up.
All in all, it was a wonderful night, one that I won't forget for years to come,
The dinner right after at the Irish Village was brilliant too, Harith took the trouble of making a small speech about everyone in our grade and Aishwarya was kind enough to hand out personal gifts to us all (she even managed to be late for the ceremony because of it, you're an angel hun ;) ).
I'll wrap this up and continue on another post with more pictures as I get them hopefully,
Thank you to everyone whos helped me get this far,
and goodnight ;)
But where words cease to be effective, pictures do even better,
Rajat gave a very very very good speech , as did Sonam, and Arnold and me managed to move the crowd with our 'close-to-solid' rendition of Mark Knopfler's 'Local Hero Theme : Going Home'.
Whats great is, that song will always make me remember that night, as well as the preparation and practice we went through,
Even as I listen to it now, the beginning still chokes me up.
All in all, it was a wonderful night, one that I won't forget for years to come,
The dinner right after at the Irish Village was brilliant too, Harith took the trouble of making a small speech about everyone in our grade and Aishwarya was kind enough to hand out personal gifts to us all (she even managed to be late for the ceremony because of it, you're an angel hun ;) ).
I'll wrap this up and continue on another post with more pictures as I get them hopefully,
Thank you to everyone whos helped me get this far,
and goodnight ;)
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Has it been a year already?
"......this is what blogspot is like.
Nothing much to report on my first post, its 11:09 PM and I just got back home from a small family party , my hairs all fuzzy and I have school tomorrow :|"
My first post on May 2nd 2005, exactly a year ago.
Happy Birthday TLW ;)
Daddy loves you
(Oh God, I did NOT just say that.)
Nothing much to report on my first post, its 11:09 PM and I just got back home from a small family party , my hairs all fuzzy and I have school tomorrow :|"
My first post on May 2nd 2005, exactly a year ago.
Happy Birthday TLW ;)
Daddy loves you
(Oh God, I did NOT just say that.)
Monday, May 01, 2006
Another chat log space filler
I have been asked to update....
I shall do so,
now.
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
Sathvik looks very sexy now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
very sexy
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I can't have him though
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
he speaks of this ...........Sarah
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
his heart belongs to another YA ALLAH!! !!
Sarah says:
sarah, what a bitch, right?!?!
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
*sobbing*
Sarah says:
haha.
Sarah says:
well I know he has the hots for you
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
!!!
Sarah says:
so I may consider sharing
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
speak not
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
of this
Sarah says:
if you offer me the right amount of chocolate to compensate
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
it only hurts me ,
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I am but a poor young pubescent girl
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
at the ripe age of 13
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
the tender parts of my anatomy have blossommed
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
*sigh*
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
my training bra cutting into my soft skin
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
HAAHAHHA okay I can't go on much further :'D
Sarah says:
too much
Sarah says:
haha I cracked up in the middle of the net cafe
I hope you lot don't think of me as weird now ^_^, honestly it was all in good fun,
Of course this isn't the same Sarah as the one you all know and love, but another friend of mine
this one in fact,
If you haven't guessed yet, Sathvik is her boyfriend and hes in town at the moment, and I couldn't miss this opportunity to poke fun at her yet again ;).
Cheers you lot.
I shall do so,
now.
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
Sathvik looks very sexy now
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
very sexy
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I can't have him though
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
he speaks of this ...........Sarah
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
his heart belongs to another YA ALLAH!! !!
Sarah says:
sarah, what a bitch, right?!?!
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
*sobbing*
Sarah says:
haha.
Sarah says:
well I know he has the hots for you
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
!!!
Sarah says:
so I may consider sharing
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
speak not
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
of this
Sarah says:
if you offer me the right amount of chocolate to compensate
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
it only hurts me ,
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
I am but a poor young pubescent girl
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
at the ripe age of 13
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
the tender parts of my anatomy have blossommed
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
*sigh*
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
my training bra cutting into my soft skin
Dayaan [DVNT] says:
HAAHAHHA okay I can't go on much further :'D
Sarah says:
too much
Sarah says:
haha I cracked up in the middle of the net cafe
I hope you lot don't think of me as weird now ^_^, honestly it was all in good fun,
Of course this isn't the same Sarah as the one you all know and love, but another friend of mine
this one in fact,
If you haven't guessed yet, Sathvik is her boyfriend and hes in town at the moment, and I couldn't miss this opportunity to poke fun at her yet again ;).
Cheers you lot.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
The Year of Tool
"They are the greatest band to sodomize my mind and soul...ever"
I don't care what the rest of you say, I think the new release Vicarious is great, I'm about to pre-order the CD as well.
If you're a newbie to Tool, the first thing you'd notice about their music is the off-time effect evident in almost all their songs, theres always some kind of twist that you can find in songs that would deter your finger drumming or rhythmic head movements.
Danny Carey's momentum building tom-work ,Adam Jones' simple, yet effective guitaring,Justin Chancellor's percussive use of bass and to crown it off, Maynard James Keenan's insightful lyrics and powerful vocals are the elements that together , can cause quite a stir in your thoughts.
I shall say no more.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Dear Murphy
Some of you might know that I'm about to say goodbye to my Prelude, if you don't,
I'm about to get rid of my car.
Now that thats out of the way,
Me and a few friends went to the dealership a few days ago to browse around for good deals and such,
Thats where I spotted her,
She was a white VW Golf GTi, the car I've been after for a little over a year.
Thinking it'd be an automatic, I had already written it off in my mind but it wasn't...
She was beautiful,
the rest of my posse quickly evaluated the car, beginning with whatever was wrong with it (no it was more like JUST what was wrong with it),
My eyes managed to see through the missing rear windshield wiper and the broken right headlamp, as well as the scuff on the left side mirror.
She really was something.
Excitedly, I called up my dad and told him about it and he said he'd take a look the next day.
I went to bed with a smile on my face that night.
This morning, my dad managed to take a day off , and we went and saw the car again, only the salesman wasn't to be found,
I went back there tonight with Arnold and after he inspected my Prelude, he agreed for a trade-in with a little expense. I couldn't believe it to be honest, but apparently it was "on".
I left the place and made my way home and hit the Sheikh Zayed Road,
Then it happened,
My hood flew up and smashed into the windshield and sunroof , I was blinded.
I tried to push it down repeatedly but this only caused it to smash into the windshield again.
I left it in a sandpit close to Thunderbowl and walked home,
The only reason I'm typing all this right now is because it happened atleast an hour ago and I've had plenty of time to think about it and get over some of the trauma.
The worst that could happen at that time, actually managed to happen (barring an accident).
It'll be a while until I can pretend to laugh about all this.
Part 2
-------------------
The walk home was terrible, the wind in my face only reminded me of how the hood flew up about 30 minutes ago (I have quite a graphic imagination)
It all caved in the whole walk home, from what I was feeling at the time, to the vicious cackle I heard from a passing motorist,and the person who came near my smashed vehicle and offered me a laminated card with arabic written on it.
This would probably qualify as the proverbial icing on the cake in regard to my recent string of unfortunate events.
That car is now dead to me,
R.I.P Carla.
I'm about to get rid of my car.
Now that thats out of the way,
Me and a few friends went to the dealership a few days ago to browse around for good deals and such,
Thats where I spotted her,
She was a white VW Golf GTi, the car I've been after for a little over a year.
Thinking it'd be an automatic, I had already written it off in my mind but it wasn't...
She was beautiful,
the rest of my posse quickly evaluated the car, beginning with whatever was wrong with it (no it was more like JUST what was wrong with it),
My eyes managed to see through the missing rear windshield wiper and the broken right headlamp, as well as the scuff on the left side mirror.
She really was something.
Excitedly, I called up my dad and told him about it and he said he'd take a look the next day.
I went to bed with a smile on my face that night.
This morning, my dad managed to take a day off , and we went and saw the car again, only the salesman wasn't to be found,
I went back there tonight with Arnold and after he inspected my Prelude, he agreed for a trade-in with a little expense. I couldn't believe it to be honest, but apparently it was "on".
I left the place and made my way home and hit the Sheikh Zayed Road,
Then it happened,
My hood flew up and smashed into the windshield and sunroof , I was blinded.
I tried to push it down repeatedly but this only caused it to smash into the windshield again.
I left it in a sandpit close to Thunderbowl and walked home,
The only reason I'm typing all this right now is because it happened atleast an hour ago and I've had plenty of time to think about it and get over some of the trauma.
The worst that could happen at that time, actually managed to happen (barring an accident).
It'll be a while until I can pretend to laugh about all this.
Part 2
-------------------
The walk home was terrible, the wind in my face only reminded me of how the hood flew up about 30 minutes ago (I have quite a graphic imagination)
It all caved in the whole walk home, from what I was feeling at the time, to the vicious cackle I heard from a passing motorist,and the person who came near my smashed vehicle and offered me a laminated card with arabic written on it.
This would probably qualify as the proverbial icing on the cake in regard to my recent string of unfortunate events.
That car is now dead to me,
R.I.P Carla.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Prose : n 1: "ordinary writing as distinguished from verse 2: matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression"
I've hit a low again,
don't ask me why,
I'll probably forget about it in the morning.
I just feel a little hurt but it'll rub off as soon as I finish this post.
Its closing in on 3 Am right about now.
I feel pathetic having to turn to my blog for comfort.
Musics a great anesthetic when you aren't thinking about it.
This is beginning to morph itself into a poem.
Like one of those 'dare-I-say' emo ones you'd find on a random LiveJournal.
I should be grateful.
Yeah, I should be grateful.
End.
don't ask me why,
I'll probably forget about it in the morning.
I just feel a little hurt but it'll rub off as soon as I finish this post.
Its closing in on 3 Am right about now.
I feel pathetic having to turn to my blog for comfort.
Musics a great anesthetic when you aren't thinking about it.
This is beginning to morph itself into a poem.
Like one of those 'dare-I-say' emo ones you'd find on a random LiveJournal.
I should be grateful.
Yeah, I should be grateful.
End.
Snow of the Sahara
So its been eons since I last blogged , or has it?,
My blog 'culture' usually entails me being inspired at random times, although right now I'm going to attempt to force it.
hm.
Ah yes, prom managed to suck even more than last years (if thats even possible) ,
However, after about 5 Vodkas (I lost count) and swig of Tequila, Karan made up for the rest of the night with his shenanigans , God bless him the poor sod.
In other news I realised what a computer geek I am,
Our router fried and after about two days of no intraweb , I spent my free time being holed up in my room doing absolutely fuck all.
I did get a lot of bass practice done though, I think I'm finally getting better, I can feel my left hand getting faster , after a stint of it not being able to keep up with my right hand.
I need a proper bass too, I've lowered the action so low on mine that when I tune down to D (which incidentally is what Deviant tunes to) , I get a slight fret buzz,
I'm hoping it won't be noticeable when we record this summer.
I've been listening to quite a lot of Jazz these days thanks to Arnold, mostly stuff by Dave Weckl, if you haven't heard of him, try getting hold of a track of his called 'Tower of Inspiration'.
I've got nothing much to say now,
Checked out Beneath The Remains , NSD , Stenchwart M.A.N , Believe and Revenge Tragedy last night at the 4th Assembly gig, it was great meeting a lot of people there too.
Incidentally, I've added the Sandwash blog to my chain of links, I recommend checking it out.
So thats it I guess.
Cheers and such.
My blog 'culture' usually entails me being inspired at random times, although right now I'm going to attempt to force it.
hm.
Ah yes, prom managed to suck even more than last years (if thats even possible) ,
However, after about 5 Vodkas (I lost count) and swig of Tequila, Karan made up for the rest of the night with his shenanigans , God bless him the poor sod.
In other news I realised what a computer geek I am,
Our router fried and after about two days of no intraweb , I spent my free time being holed up in my room doing absolutely fuck all.
I did get a lot of bass practice done though, I think I'm finally getting better, I can feel my left hand getting faster , after a stint of it not being able to keep up with my right hand.
I need a proper bass too, I've lowered the action so low on mine that when I tune down to D (which incidentally is what Deviant tunes to) , I get a slight fret buzz,
I'm hoping it won't be noticeable when we record this summer.
I've been listening to quite a lot of Jazz these days thanks to Arnold, mostly stuff by Dave Weckl, if you haven't heard of him, try getting hold of a track of his called 'Tower of Inspiration'.
I've got nothing much to say now,
Checked out Beneath The Remains , NSD , Stenchwart M.A.N , Believe and Revenge Tragedy last night at the 4th Assembly gig, it was great meeting a lot of people there too.
Incidentally, I've added the Sandwash blog to my chain of links, I recommend checking it out.
So thats it I guess.
Cheers and such.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
This post will begin as nothing but a baseless body of text.
I just clicked 'New Post' on the dashboard and here I am with an empty head and nothing of substance to put up here,
But thanks for joining me here and welcome to The Long Winter ,seats are currently available in the backrow, take a load of your feet and wallow....
Alots happened since I last posted, I had the pleasure of meeting the guys from Testament,Megadeth,3 Doors Down and Reel Big Fish (who signed my wallet ;)) prior to Desert Rock.
If you want me to review the show ,
no,
Although it was could probably qualify as one of the best nights I've had in a while,
Tarun ,Anup and I ended up getting lost on the way to the Country Club, I should've seen that coming, the moment I stopped and asked them,
"Wait a minute, do any of you know where the club is?"
It took us around an hour and a half (minus the pit stops) but we finally got there in time to meet Testament.
What I found amazing was that we met quite a few Deviant 'fans' there who approached us and even singled me out for a quick chat about how the band was going and such
Tarun and I even encountered two drunk guys screaming "OMGZ ITS THE BASSIST AND DRUMMER OF DEVIANT ,LET US BOW"
Spot the blogger ;).
Well thats it for now,
Cheers and such.
I just clicked 'New Post' on the dashboard and here I am with an empty head and nothing of substance to put up here,
But thanks for joining me here and welcome to The Long Winter ,seats are currently available in the backrow, take a load of your feet and wallow....
Alots happened since I last posted, I had the pleasure of meeting the guys from Testament,Megadeth,3 Doors Down and Reel Big Fish (who signed my wallet ;)) prior to Desert Rock.
If you want me to review the show ,
no,
Although it was could probably qualify as one of the best nights I've had in a while,
Tarun ,Anup and I ended up getting lost on the way to the Country Club, I should've seen that coming, the moment I stopped and asked them,
"Wait a minute, do any of you know where the club is?"
It took us around an hour and a half (minus the pit stops) but we finally got there in time to meet Testament.
What I found amazing was that we met quite a few Deviant 'fans' there who approached us and even singled me out for a quick chat about how the band was going and such
Tarun and I even encountered two drunk guys screaming "OMGZ ITS THE BASSIST AND DRUMMER OF DEVIANT ,LET US BOW"
Spot the blogger ;).
Well thats it for now,
Cheers and such.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Chatblog again
I haven't done this in a while , but me and Tarun just had a conversation that I thought was worthy of one, so here it is
(I rewrote his nickname because its too elaborate)
Tarun...the warmth... says:
Im telling some people about how you are the one that saved deviants ass!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
you linked the 2 ends of the chain!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
WHY all girls??...damn you already have the upper hand..
ruffle | DVNT says:
what do you mean ?
Tarun...the warmth... says:
I must tell them you have a small penis!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
then i will get the groupies..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
hahahahaha
ruffle | DVNT says:
no because
ruffle | DVNT says:
if you tell them I have a small penis
ruffle | DVNT says:
that clarifies the rumour that we shower together
Tarun...the warmth... says:
This is true..
ruffle | DVNT says:
mhm
Tarun...the warmth... says:
or we can say you are a pervert and emailed pictures of your penis to us
ruffle | DVNT says:
:|!
ruffle | DVNT says:
you...wouldn't..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
there is NO ESCAPE FRO A TINY WINKY!!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
do you really think you can get groupies
Tarun...the warmth... says:
i mean really??
ruffle | DVNT says:
if I do the chicken dance on stage
ruffle | DVNT says:
yesz0r!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
....thats just sad....
-------------
hes right you know.
(I rewrote his nickname because its too elaborate)
Tarun...the warmth... says:
Im telling some people about how you are the one that saved deviants ass!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
you linked the 2 ends of the chain!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
WHY all girls??...damn you already have the upper hand..
ruffle | DVNT says:
what do you mean ?
Tarun...the warmth... says:
I must tell them you have a small penis!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
then i will get the groupies..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
hahahahaha
ruffle | DVNT says:
no because
ruffle | DVNT says:
if you tell them I have a small penis
ruffle | DVNT says:
that clarifies the rumour that we shower together
Tarun...the warmth... says:
This is true..
ruffle | DVNT says:
mhm
Tarun...the warmth... says:
or we can say you are a pervert and emailed pictures of your penis to us
ruffle | DVNT says:
:|!
ruffle | DVNT says:
you...wouldn't..
Tarun...the warmth... says:
there is NO ESCAPE FRO A TINY WINKY!!!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
do you really think you can get groupies
Tarun...the warmth... says:
i mean really??
ruffle | DVNT says:
if I do the chicken dance on stage
ruffle | DVNT says:
yesz0r!
Tarun...the warmth... says:
....thats just sad....
-------------
hes right you know.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Arriving somewhere but not here
Anyone who knows me will also know that I like Opeth and Porcupine Tree ,and when two bands tend to link in some way, it makes me all jittery to the point where I change my name, paint my face yellow and run around Ibn Batuta naked (in no particular order).....
It might even happen one of these days *chuckle*
Moving on, with the same topic in mind....
Porcupine Tree - Arriving somewhere but not here
Never stop the car on a drive in the dark
Never look for the truth in your mother's eyes
Never trust the sound of rain upon a river rushing
Through your ears
Arriving somewhere but not here
Could you imagine the final sound as a gun
Or the smashing windscreen of a car?
Did you ever imagine the last thing you'd hear as you're fading out
Was a song?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs, simplified
And all of my plans, comprimised
And all of my dreams, sacrificed
Ever had the feeling you've been here before?
Drinking down the poison the way you were taught
Ever thought from here on in your life begins
And all you knew was wrong?
Arriving somewhere but not here
All my designs, simplified
And all of my plans, comprimised
And all of my dreams...
Did you see the redness block your part?
Did the scissors cut a way to your heart?
Did you feel the end before the suns of mothers
Tearing you apart?
Arriving somewhere but not here
-------------------------------
While browsing the intarweb a long time ago, I was interested to find out that PT's Steven Wilson did a few vocal lines for Opeth's song 'Bleak' , you probably already know this but if you don't, he sings the bit that goes.....
" Devious movements in your eyes
Moved me from relief
Breath comes out white clouds with your lies
And filters through me"
........and onwards after that.
The link in the 'Arriving somewhere but not here' is Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt's solo in the song.
I'm not going to go into detail about how the solo adds on to the song but it does play a crucial role in the sole meaning of the song if you're visualising it the way I am.
The rhythm behind the song is a driving force, literally in a way because it does bring about a feeling of movement, wind in your hair , head full of thoughts , driving at an alarmingly high speed with something important on your mind.
The Driver
Nobody really thinks a lot when they drive which brought me to the assumption that the driver could have been under the influence of something.
Driving away from worry and pain, or right into the heart of it all to bring an end to it.
He crashes (Keywords:musical cues) but passes away slowly as the music draws to a close.
It could even be something other than a car and driver.
Could it be.....
The Passing
Afterlife,
The title in itself could suggest that the generic human being living his or her life on earth would eventually end up somewhere equally devoid of anything holding true significance after the passing.I thought about this when I listened to it at school in an empty room with a pen and paper.
The song can act as a portal, listen to it and then reflect and make little comparisons between the feelings and lyrics in the song with your own interpretation of the world and it's yet unknown secrets.
I have now officially gone off on a tangent.
Dayaan.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Assembly 2
It went really well, better than I expected actually.
But the whole 'adventure' of sorts that took place the week before the gig was almost 'documentary' material honestly, all the stuff we went through to get ourselves ready and everything that happened like
* The sleepover/late night jam session at my place
* The idea of pulling out of the whole show two days prior to it
* The way my E string managed to break a day before the gig and the whole ride to Wafi just to get a new pack of strings late in the night.
* Getting to meet the coolest local ever (Mo)
* My bed breaking
* Waking up the next morning at 8 (when we planned at 9:30)...
* ...to go audition for BOTB.....
* ...which didn't happen so we went back to Jumeirah to....
* ...catch the DAA Swimathon gig with Disuse and Ashes of Dawn
* Soundcheck when we finally got to AUD
* Setlist issues
* Pulling a muscle in my left leg after or before we played
* Meeting Hakami after so long
But we managed to pull through and my first ever gig with Deviant turned out to be one of their best too and I'm glad to have been a part of that.
I'd also like to thank Ritu,Anisha,Karan,Sharad,Shehara,Hitesh,Richard,Rohan,Behlul,Norain,Ismail,Ardi,Aaron and my dad for being there , you guys were great with all the support and made me feel alot less nervous at the time,
Sarah, even though you weren't there,as always you really made me feel awesome :), come back soon okay?.
Last but not least , Lucas , Tarun and Anup, thanks for making me a part of all this , cheers and heres to more great shows.
P.S > Happy belated Birthday Nauseen and Hannah ^_^
P.P.S > The post is lame , I just felt the need to post something here regarding yesterday's events.
P.P.S > I do believe this is my 50th post too.
P.P.P.S (if there is such a thing) > heres the link to Shehara's photobucket with the pictures from the gig
http://photobucket.com/albums/b162/cancersinthesky/Assembly%202/
But the whole 'adventure' of sorts that took place the week before the gig was almost 'documentary' material honestly, all the stuff we went through to get ourselves ready and everything that happened like
* The sleepover/late night jam session at my place
* The idea of pulling out of the whole show two days prior to it
* The way my E string managed to break a day before the gig and the whole ride to Wafi just to get a new pack of strings late in the night.
* Getting to meet the coolest local ever (Mo)
* My bed breaking
* Waking up the next morning at 8 (when we planned at 9:30)...
* ...to go audition for BOTB.....
* ...which didn't happen so we went back to Jumeirah to....
* ...catch the DAA Swimathon gig with Disuse and Ashes of Dawn
* Soundcheck when we finally got to AUD
* Setlist issues
* Pulling a muscle in my left leg after or before we played
* Meeting Hakami after so long
But we managed to pull through and my first ever gig with Deviant turned out to be one of their best too and I'm glad to have been a part of that.
I'd also like to thank Ritu,Anisha,Karan,Sharad,Shehara,Hitesh,Richard,Rohan,Behlul,Norain,Ismail,Ardi,Aaron and my dad for being there , you guys were great with all the support and made me feel alot less nervous at the time,
Sarah, even though you weren't there,as always you really made me feel awesome :), come back soon okay?.
Last but not least , Lucas , Tarun and Anup, thanks for making me a part of all this , cheers and heres to more great shows.
P.S > Happy belated Birthday Nauseen and Hannah ^_^
P.P.S > The post is lame , I just felt the need to post something here regarding yesterday's events.
P.P.S > I do believe this is my 50th post too.
P.P.P.S (if there is such a thing) > heres the link to Shehara's photobucket with the pictures from the gig
http://photobucket.com/albums/b162/cancersinthesky/Assembly%202/
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Shes like.....back
Today was quite eventful,Sarah landed back in Dubai and shes going to be here for another 10 days,
After finding out about Anisha passing her driving test (congrats again hun ;) ) I decided to take a congratulatory nap after entertaining Sawah with an anecdote involving me and a cow.
When I woke up, Shehara,Karan and Ritu were in the room and I almost thought it was an intervention of some sort :|.
So anyway we did some horrible shisha at Beach Centre which involved a little picture capturing and Karan knocking over a glass of water onto the table.
I shall now proceed with the (ever-so-grainy) pictures taken from my Razr V3i.
Karan's messy
Ritu takes it upon herself to clear the aforementioned 'messy'
The reason we were there
We're not quite sure what it is yet but I'll keep you lot posted
Tennis matches are starting tomorrow and I can't go >.<.
After finding out about Anisha passing her driving test (congrats again hun ;) ) I decided to take a congratulatory nap after entertaining Sawah with an anecdote involving me and a cow.
When I woke up, Shehara,Karan and Ritu were in the room and I almost thought it was an intervention of some sort :|.
So anyway we did some horrible shisha at Beach Centre which involved a little picture capturing and Karan knocking over a glass of water onto the table.
I shall now proceed with the (ever-so-grainy) pictures taken from my Razr V3i.
Karan's messy
Ritu takes it upon herself to clear the aforementioned 'messy'
The reason we were there
We're not quite sure what it is yet but I'll keep you lot posted
Tennis matches are starting tomorrow and I can't go >.<.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Given to fly
Recently quite a few of you had asked me why I haven't been doing any reviews,
the truth is I've been busy with alot of things lately and I've barely found time for myself let alone the blog.
Yeah thats a lie.
So anyway, heres one of a song that I've been listening to quite alot these days.
Pearl Jam - Given to fly
He could have tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out.
A bad time nothing could save him.
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out.
He got up outta there ran for hundreds of miles.
He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree.
The wind rose up set him down on his knee.
A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw.
Deliver him wings, "Hey look at me now!"
Arms wide open with the sea as his floor.
Oh, power, oh. He's flying whole. High, wide, oh.
He floated back down cause he wanted to share.
This key to the locks, on the chains, he saw everywhere.
But first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed by faceless men.
Well fuckers, he still stands.
And he still gets his love he just gives it away.
The love he receives is the love that is saved.
And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky.
A human being that was given to fly.
I'm flying, oh. High flying, oh.
He's flying, oh. High, oh, oh.
The song can be found on 'Yield'
I never did give that album much time , and I'm glad I did while passively listening to it while driving a few days ago, I never liked the music and rhythm in the song until I actually sat through it and found that the rhythm was so integral to the theme behind the track, sort of like 'Rearview Mirror' where the music and rhythm are very......'movey'.
Given to fly is a great example of how rhythm can contribute so much to a song's story and background.
The lyrics provide a pleasant read ,mostly because the theme is pretty straightforward ,
Eddie's classic yelp (if you will) can be heard whenever he says 'Fly!' and you could almost imagine him on a grassy meadow as a hundred American planes fly over Pearl Harbour.
*cough*
The song talks about a suppressed man whos been dancing to the tune of society's flute and basically, living the norm.
Suddenly, salvation.
He breaks free from the shackles and learns more about the meaning of life and how he was meant to live it before the 'system' landed.
He attempts to share this 'love' with the world soon after and the song draws to a close as melodic as how it first started.
Interesting thought - You might be able to liken the story of the song with Jesus on some levels, although my first thought was something along the lines of a visual story that showed a man in an office cubicle wearing a 'leash' (tie) and staring at a computer screen,he is then seen flying high over the ocean with a smile on his face, different panoramic shots are seen with conjunction to the rhythm of the song.
Few of us are that lucky to think outside the box and be able to think deep without being afraid of being labelled a wierd person with a dangerous mind.
If only the world were fortunate enough,
to be given to fly.
Until next time,
Cheers.
the truth is I've been busy with alot of things lately and I've barely found time for myself let alone the blog.
Yeah thats a lie.
So anyway, heres one of a song that I've been listening to quite alot these days.
Pearl Jam - Given to fly
He could have tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out.
A bad time nothing could save him.
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out.
He got up outta there ran for hundreds of miles.
He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree.
The wind rose up set him down on his knee.
A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw.
Deliver him wings, "Hey look at me now!"
Arms wide open with the sea as his floor.
Oh, power, oh. He's flying whole. High, wide, oh.
He floated back down cause he wanted to share.
This key to the locks, on the chains, he saw everywhere.
But first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed by faceless men.
Well fuckers, he still stands.
And he still gets his love he just gives it away.
The love he receives is the love that is saved.
And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky.
A human being that was given to fly.
I'm flying, oh. High flying, oh.
He's flying, oh. High, oh, oh.
The song can be found on 'Yield'
I never did give that album much time , and I'm glad I did while passively listening to it while driving a few days ago, I never liked the music and rhythm in the song until I actually sat through it and found that the rhythm was so integral to the theme behind the track, sort of like 'Rearview Mirror' where the music and rhythm are very......'movey'.
Given to fly is a great example of how rhythm can contribute so much to a song's story and background.
The lyrics provide a pleasant read ,mostly because the theme is pretty straightforward ,
Eddie's classic yelp (if you will) can be heard whenever he says 'Fly!' and you could almost imagine him on a grassy meadow as a hundred American planes fly over Pearl Harbour.
*cough*
The song talks about a suppressed man whos been dancing to the tune of society's flute and basically, living the norm.
Suddenly, salvation.
He breaks free from the shackles and learns more about the meaning of life and how he was meant to live it before the 'system' landed.
He attempts to share this 'love' with the world soon after and the song draws to a close as melodic as how it first started.
Interesting thought - You might be able to liken the story of the song with Jesus on some levels, although my first thought was something along the lines of a visual story that showed a man in an office cubicle wearing a 'leash' (tie) and staring at a computer screen,he is then seen flying high over the ocean with a smile on his face, different panoramic shots are seen with conjunction to the rhythm of the song.
Few of us are that lucky to think outside the box and be able to think deep without being afraid of being labelled a wierd person with a dangerous mind.
If only the world were fortunate enough,
to be given to fly.
Until next time,
Cheers.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Flu paper
I must have gotten the flu overnight,
Nothing serious though,
I haven't bothered taking any medication for it yet,I think I'll just 'wing it' this time.
I've taken an interest in 'Prison Break' as of late, its really proven to be one of the best shows I've ever had the pleasure of watching,
I really recommend giving it a watch , you won't be disappointed.
Now that thats out of the way,
Everything seems to have fallen into place and my trains steaming ahead
also ,I got paid yesterday,
Woo.
Nothing serious though,
I haven't bothered taking any medication for it yet,I think I'll just 'wing it' this time.
I've taken an interest in 'Prison Break' as of late, its really proven to be one of the best shows I've ever had the pleasure of watching,
I really recommend giving it a watch , you won't be disappointed.
Now that thats out of the way,
Everything seems to have fallen into place and my trains steaming ahead
also ,I got paid yesterday,
Woo.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
The General Leaves
Sarah leaves the country for Cairo tomorrow,
I've never had so much fun in Dubai without her being a part of the group, things are going to be really different, I can already feel it :(.
You never really appreciate a person until they're actually missing.
This probably seems like a good time to hit the 'X' button on this sorry excuse for a blog but honestly,
I couldn't care less ;)
Without Sawah, there shalt be no:-
1>Ordering at a shisha joint
2>Modifying an order
3>Arguing with authority
4>Compliments on how cool Dayaan is (because hes such a rockstah)
5>Familiar smell of vanilla....like anywhere
6>Fun drives to Sharjah
7>Arguiing with authority
8>References to me as 'DeeDee'
9>Usage of crazy immigrant accent with
10>Recommendations on great movies/music
11>Warm hugs
12>Shisha adjustments
13>Incredible source of weird facts
Come back soon kai?
I've never had so much fun in Dubai without her being a part of the group, things are going to be really different, I can already feel it :(.
You never really appreciate a person until they're actually missing.
This probably seems like a good time to hit the 'X' button on this sorry excuse for a blog but honestly,
I couldn't care less ;)
Without Sawah, there shalt be no:-
1>Ordering at a shisha joint
2>Modifying an order
3>Arguing with authority
4>Compliments on how cool Dayaan is (because hes such a rockstah)
5>Familiar smell of vanilla....like anywhere
6>Fun drives to Sharjah
7>Arguiing with authority
8>References to me as 'DeeDee'
9>Usage of crazy immigrant accent with
10>Recommendations on great movies/music
11>Warm hugs
12>Shisha adjustments
13>Incredible source of weird facts
Come back soon kai?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Take a bow
Did you ever wake up on a cold sunday morning and have a bad day simply because you set your mind on nothing going right?.
Not me, this weeks been really good to me,I just needed a clever/deceptive way to begin this post.
I have recently acquired a Motorola Razr V3i, its about time I got a new phone, the baby-blue/pink keypad combination just wasn't me anymore(incidentally the 'old me' now lies in a drawer somewhere in the house).
I'm one of those people who like saving memorable text messages on cell phones (theres yet another reason this blog exists),and that old ones got a heap of messages that I'm going to miss,which is why I'm a little reluctant about letting it go.
I need a new start,
I need to change my priorities,
I need to quit talking about stupid things like ancient text messages,
I need caffeine,
Think damnit think,
do blogs really need a purpose? , check out a few of the blogs on the links section , most of them seem to hold their own out there.
Anyway
I'm supposed to do a 2500 word thesis on language in song lyrics for my English exam and I don't know where to start, either that or I'm just plain lazy,
the latter seems about right.
So I got around to watching Scrubs yesterday, its actually not as bad as I made it out to be, not as good as I expected either but I guess thats a given, it being an American sitcom , it does tend to wallow largely in the 'Saw that coming a mile away' & 'Hurrah for cheap laughs and slapstick comedy!' region.
At the most, I'll say its cute.
Another thing thats been a source of annoyance is shit like this on the internet :-
I want to track down the sad sack of a man who made that and wrap his genitalia around an electric fence.
I'm done for today
*Feels pleased with himself for blogging :)*
Now Listening to Josh Joplin - Camera One
<3 Buttercup
Not me, this weeks been really good to me,I just needed a clever/deceptive way to begin this post.
I have recently acquired a Motorola Razr V3i, its about time I got a new phone, the baby-blue/pink keypad combination just wasn't me anymore(incidentally the 'old me' now lies in a drawer somewhere in the house).
I'm one of those people who like saving memorable text messages on cell phones (theres yet another reason this blog exists),and that old ones got a heap of messages that I'm going to miss,which is why I'm a little reluctant about letting it go.
I need a new start,
I need to change my priorities,
I need to quit talking about stupid things like ancient text messages,
I need caffeine,
Think damnit think,
do blogs really need a purpose? , check out a few of the blogs on the links section , most of them seem to hold their own out there.
Anyway
I'm supposed to do a 2500 word thesis on language in song lyrics for my English exam and I don't know where to start, either that or I'm just plain lazy,
the latter seems about right.
So I got around to watching Scrubs yesterday, its actually not as bad as I made it out to be, not as good as I expected either but I guess thats a given, it being an American sitcom , it does tend to wallow largely in the 'Saw that coming a mile away' & 'Hurrah for cheap laughs and slapstick comedy!' region.
At the most, I'll say its cute.
Another thing thats been a source of annoyance is shit like this on the internet :-
I want to track down the sad sack of a man who made that and wrap his genitalia around an electric fence.
I'm done for today
*Feels pleased with himself for blogging :)*
Now Listening to Josh Joplin - Camera One
<3 Buttercup
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Bottom Feeder
The bottom feeder
Social formulaic utterances
are all thats evident
of this moment
of this air
the atmosphere reeks
the flesh stinks
fret not,let it sink
the bottom feeders the saviour
watch him mend your ailment
watch him fight your war
he stalks the ground
taking your worthless and unwanted
as you soar high above ,with the notes of a song
denying the dynamic that exists in all
no time for pain,escape or let it lie
the world is a happier place
under the sheets,behind the drapes
the bottom feeder ploughs on
though he bleeds
the bottom feeder ploughs on
Caes
Social formulaic utterances
are all thats evident
of this moment
of this air
the atmosphere reeks
the flesh stinks
fret not,let it sink
the bottom feeders the saviour
watch him mend your ailment
watch him fight your war
he stalks the ground
taking your worthless and unwanted
as you soar high above ,with the notes of a song
denying the dynamic that exists in all
no time for pain,escape or let it lie
the world is a happier place
under the sheets,behind the drapes
the bottom feeder ploughs on
though he bleeds
the bottom feeder ploughs on
Caes
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Life Update
Because thats what I've been doing lately with this little slice of the 'intar-web'.
Pretty noticeable change in music too, I've been listening to a few Slipknot tracks (yes I know, *audio-blasphemy* and such)
But playing and writing with Deviant has opened my eyes to how music is structured,one does get sick of the generic verse-chorus-verse format after years of listening to stuff like that.
My mum woke me up this afternoon because she found an old 6310i for me to use, it had Shehara's old SIM card in it too.
I put mine in it and started it up and it felt so.......alien, I didn't like it at all,it just felt so different.
I'll probably use it for a while,just for a change.
Oh I finished my English exam too, I'm so glad its over, I don't want to hear the words 'conversational analysis' again,
What a pain in the ass , I don't see how it could come in handy (feel free to comment if you think otherwise).
I also did my TOEFLs yesterday, "insultingly simple", its just the 3 hours of sitting down that killed me.
Oh I've inherited Lucas' 5-string Cort C-5 and I'm liking it alot so far, feels nice to play a full-size bass after being used to a plywood Ibanez GSR for so long, plus it looks alot more 'hXc' ;).
Aside from that, I feel alot more at 'one' with the guys in Deviant now, I've been trying to pen down any lyrics that come to my head at random times,suddenly I don't feel so insecure about being kicked out anymore.
So yay.
On a sadder note,
My family's dog 'Sheeba' passed away in Srilanka a couple of days ago, RIP.
P.S > Keep that blog alive Anisha ;)
Pretty noticeable change in music too, I've been listening to a few Slipknot tracks (yes I know, *audio-blasphemy* and such)
But playing and writing with Deviant has opened my eyes to how music is structured,one does get sick of the generic verse-chorus-verse format after years of listening to stuff like that.
My mum woke me up this afternoon because she found an old 6310i for me to use, it had Shehara's old SIM card in it too.
I put mine in it and started it up and it felt so.......alien, I didn't like it at all,it just felt so different.
I'll probably use it for a while,just for a change.
Oh I finished my English exam too, I'm so glad its over, I don't want to hear the words 'conversational analysis' again,
What a pain in the ass , I don't see how it could come in handy (feel free to comment if you think otherwise).
I also did my TOEFLs yesterday, "insultingly simple", its just the 3 hours of sitting down that killed me.
Oh I've inherited Lucas' 5-string Cort C-5 and I'm liking it alot so far, feels nice to play a full-size bass after being used to a plywood Ibanez GSR for so long, plus it looks alot more 'hXc' ;).
Aside from that, I feel alot more at 'one' with the guys in Deviant now, I've been trying to pen down any lyrics that come to my head at random times,suddenly I don't feel so insecure about being kicked out anymore.
So yay.
On a sadder note,
My family's dog 'Sheeba' passed away in Srilanka a couple of days ago, RIP.
P.S > Keep that blog alive Anisha ;)
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Dayaan is sick
Yes its another "what I did today" post, go to hell.
I knew this weather was too good to be true, as of today I have succumbed to the change in temperature.
My world is pain.
I also have an A level English Mock tomorrow (woo), and I didn't go to school today either,and my bag has been in class since the school closed down for the holidays.
I spent the entire day watching Pearl Harbour,sneezing, and cake.
I got a spine tingling feeling today while walking around my room and picked up my spanish guitar from the couch and started playing,
I created something really cool and I hope I don't forget it,
T'was beautiful how it came about too,
I started out with a single note,
followed by another,
and then a rhythm
and then a few more bits and pieces to add,
and finally came up with a melody.
I hope to add alot more to it , like a bassline etc, the thing is I have no way of recording anything I create, I also have nobody to play it with because nobody will ever know what I want the piece to be.
I may sound selfish but I rarely like anybody else fiddling with my ideas and such.
Go make your own damn music!.
Haha I'm such a tool.
I knew this weather was too good to be true, as of today I have succumbed to the change in temperature.
My world is pain.
I also have an A level English Mock tomorrow (woo), and I didn't go to school today either,and my bag has been in class since the school closed down for the holidays.
I spent the entire day watching Pearl Harbour,sneezing, and cake.
I got a spine tingling feeling today while walking around my room and picked up my spanish guitar from the couch and started playing,
I created something really cool and I hope I don't forget it,
T'was beautiful how it came about too,
I started out with a single note,
followed by another,
and then a rhythm
and then a few more bits and pieces to add,
and finally came up with a melody.
I hope to add alot more to it , like a bassline etc, the thing is I have no way of recording anything I create, I also have nobody to play it with because nobody will ever know what I want the piece to be.
I may sound selfish but I rarely like anybody else fiddling with my ideas and such.
Go make your own damn music!.
Haha I'm such a tool.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Shiver
Yet another long stint of inactivity here,
Fear not though, I haven't given up on the blog, I just wanted it to be a casual place anyway.
So New Years was alright, didn't manage to get wasted though, but I did manage to pretend quite a bit.
I've been listening to alot of The Doors,Armin Van Buuren,Saosin,System of a Down,Slayer and alot of other random stuff as of late, my days have been consumed by a large amount of appointments and such, I've finished my stint at Ibn Batuta too and I'm yet to be paid so yay :).
I've also been jamming quite a bit lately, I've grown more and more on my bass over the past few months, learning new things and best of all, experimenting with different EQ settings and techniques.
Karan came back from his vacation in India today so we were out and about doing the usual.
Bleh, funny how most of the posts here lack any sort of structure, but I guess it adds to the effect....or something.
/shoo
P.S > Dubai has become cold, run away.
Fear not though, I haven't given up on the blog, I just wanted it to be a casual place anyway.
So New Years was alright, didn't manage to get wasted though, but I did manage to pretend quite a bit.
I've been listening to alot of The Doors,Armin Van Buuren,Saosin,System of a Down,Slayer and alot of other random stuff as of late, my days have been consumed by a large amount of appointments and such, I've finished my stint at Ibn Batuta too and I'm yet to be paid so yay :).
I've also been jamming quite a bit lately, I've grown more and more on my bass over the past few months, learning new things and best of all, experimenting with different EQ settings and techniques.
Karan came back from his vacation in India today so we were out and about doing the usual.
Bleh, funny how most of the posts here lack any sort of structure, but I guess it adds to the effect....or something.
/shoo
P.S > Dubai has become cold, run away.
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