The 7 Tag

Here I go blowing my own trumpet....thanks to Nas who tagged me here...7 is too less yaar...it should be 11 at least :(( anyways here I go now.......

Seven things I plan to do before I die
... Sing a duet with Shreya Ghoshal ( He He...I know this is too much but I do hope this would happen sometime...and will not mind it if it is more than one..... ha ha ha)
... Drive all the way to Mumbai from Chennai all alone :-)
... Bat at least one ball in LORDS........THE BEST CRICKET STADIUM IN THE WORLD!!!!
... Tour New Zealand(One of my favourite spots)
... Finish my book( Ya ya its started and its goin on :-) )
... Sing a tamil song perfectly (he he being a tam myself, I am not able to do this)
... Buy a Merc E Class (Yup I will and sooooooon)

Seven things I can do
... Be meticulously clean
... Be a patient listener
... Can sing at a high pitch for a very looooong time
... Finish a 300 page fiction novel in one go... I am simply too eager to know the end, ok... and yeah, I read pretty fast.
... Write shayiri(dont ask me how)
... Baby sit (can manage lots of kids at a time - I love them :-) )
... Play a double role on stage(yeah....I've done it successfully)

Seven things I can't do
... Sing classical music
... Dance(Though I have danced on stage once, I am baaaaaaad....seeing Main Hoon Naa reminds me of my friends...how they made me dance :) )
... Cook South Indian food
... Draw
... Watch football( I hate the game)
... Bat right handed in cricket(Always been a leftie...only in cricket)
... Study continuously(even for exams)

Seven things I say the most
... Wowoo...
... Yup
... Amazing !!!
... Perfect
... No Probs
... Hey
... I know

Seven things I say the most on my blog
... Should be the same as above

Seven things that attract me to the opposite
... Speaks impeccable English
... Great sense of humor
... Being Witty, Intelligent, Ability to carry on interesting conversation
... Being just the right height
... Is independent
... Sings really well
... And loves kids a loooooooot

Seven celebrity crushes
... Vidya Balan in Lage Raho Munna Bhai
... Kajol in Fanaa
... Rani Mukherjee in Hum Tum
... Kate Winslet in...what else...TITANIC!!!!
... Tabu in Kaadhal Desam (Duniya Dilwalon Ki - was dubbed in hindi)
... Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally
... Julia Roberts in Notting Hill

Seven Favourite Hobbies
... Singing
... Cricket
... Long Drive All Alone
... Reading
... Shayiri
... Interior Decoration
... Movies(Bollywood)

Seven Songs I Would Die To Sing...(One Per Singer)
... Agar Tum Mil Jaao from Zeher - Shreya Ghoshal
... Tumhi Dekho Na from KANK - Sonu Nigam
... Mun Paniya Mudhal Mazhaiya from Nanda - SP Balsubramaniyam
... Khilte Hain Gul Yahan from Sharmilee - Kishore Da
... Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujhpar from Junglee - The Great Mohd. Rafi
... Kabhi Kabhi from Kabhi Kabhi - Mukesh
... Tu Mile from Criminal - Kumar Sanu

Seven people I want to tag
Alright.....you've read this right...now stop wasting time and carry this tag forward with your 7 things :)).

Happiness always!

AGAR TUM MIL JAAO – MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH IT

It was a horrible day for me. I was pretty irritated with what happened in college today and wanted to get the hell out of that place. Can’t people mind their own business? Why the hell should they poke their nose in my business? I never interfere in what they do, then why do they? I ended up slamming the door of my hostel room in anger and people in my floor were thinking what was wrong with the usually cheerful guy they knew.

I know I can be really bad when I lose my temper and to avoid any unpleasant incidents, I prefer being alone till I cool off( a view endorsed by people who have faced my wrath). Only few people have the courage to talk to me when I am in a foul mood and one of them (my junior Devjit Pal) just walked into my room then. The conversation went like this:

Me: Devu, can you leave me alone?

Devjit: Hey man...could see you're ready to blow up! Chill!

Me: What do you want?

Devjit: Well...I think I have something to cheer you up.

Me: It better be good!!!What do you have?

Devjit: Your favorite singer has sung a song in Zeher and it goes like Agar Tum Mil Jaao..something of that sort.

Me: Hmm...wait pls dont sing it..I will start hating it before listening to it. How is it? I hope you mean Shreya Ghoshal (it was no secret how much I admired her voice)

Devjit: Ya Ya the Jism singer...I didn’t like the song at all...but it is your type of music. I am sure you will love it.

Me: Alright! If you don’t like the song, I sure that I will love it...leave the cd here...I will hear it. Tomi Paagol...you don’t know what real music is!!!!Anyways thanks.

He knew that the only thing which could make me feel better was music and he also knew what sort of songs I listen to. I could trust his judgement. But today, I was in no mood to listen to a new song. I always prefer my tried and tested combination (a cd of songs by the greats Rafi and Kishore) whenever I am in a foul mood. I thought a long drive would be THE THING for me at the moment and I left the hostel in my car.

Being a post graduate student, I never had any restrictions on timings and I knew that I could come whenever I please. I drove a long way to the beach all alone (usually I like long drives alone with my music). I stopped the car near the waters and searched for my tried and tested combination.

To my dismay, I had forgotten to bring it with me and I had brought the zeher cd by mistake. Cursing my luck, I thought now that I have no choice, why not listen to the song my junior said.

The song Agar Tum Mil Jaao was the first song on the cd and it was sung by Shreya Ghoshal...one of my favourite singers. It was a dream for me to meet her once atleast...But today was a totally different situation. The song started on a slow note and once her voice was on air, I was totally transported to a different world. Everything about the song was perfect…the music, the background, the lyrics (I really adore them) and of course, the female voice. She was emoting every word(something which is a rare quality in female singers – I thought after Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhonsale, no one could do it - listen to the line teri surat na ho jismein woh sheesha tod denge hum – the way she stresses on the Tod Denge Hum part…I could literally imagine her doing it)

Imagine the situation...me all alone at 1 in the night near the waves and this song is playing in my car....I wished that the waves immediately rise and take me away...I was in a state of bliss. This song had not only made my day, it became a part of my life. It’s been my airtel caller tune since the time I heard it. I have changed my number a couple of times but not the caller tune. I had decided that if at all I get to meet Shreya Ghoshal, I would sing this song for her (I too have a decent voice folks :-) everyone say so) as a token of my appreciation.....

A Page from my diary……………………

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