Author: thisduck

Cell Phone Ringtone?

For the longest time I used the normal default ringtone on my cell. I like my gadgets, but I’m not a gadget freak, I don’t soup up my mp3 player or cell phone in anyway. And up until now didn’t even think about changing my ringtone.

Now that I have decided to make the move, there are a number of tunes I have to choose from. I’ve cut out the bits of music from my mp3 collection. These are the first 8 tunes, I didn’t narrow down to these, they’re simply the first ones I’ve started with. But these will do for now… ah, but which one of these? Here they are, in no particular order:

  1. Don Theme [Listen]
  2. Dhoom Theme [Listen]
  3. Roobaroo from Rang De Basanti [Listen] – Note: includes vocals
  4. Kehdu Tumhe from Deewar [Listen]
  5. Main Yahaan Hoon from Veer-Zaara[Listen] – Note: includes vocals
  6. Yuhi Chala from Swades [Listen]
  7. Tere Liye from Veer-Zaara [Listen]
  8. Kehdu Tumhe (start) from Deewar [Listen]

Can’t really seem to put my finger on any one of these…

magic for kids…

Hmmm… not sure how I feel about this right now. I did a little “show” for a group of scouts, a number of adults were present as well. Scouts were aged 7 to 13 years old.

I’m actually disappointed in myself. I wasn’t able to get the children into it. I chose the wrong effects I think. I probably shouldn’t have taken out a deck of cards… Messing up a few effect didn’t help either I think. Overall I think I was getting more gasps than claps, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing with children. I didn’t give them a reason to be excited.

I chickened out. I planned to do the cups and balls, but I ended with a not so great card effect. I chickened out. That sucks.

It wasn’t all bad, I gave out a magic wand to a scout who volunteered for the first effect. Handed out candy at the end, probably the most memorable part of the entire thing. Maybe I should have done that at the start. hah. or lol.

Although at the end, three scouts gathered around me and started asking questions. “Are you going to be back?”, “Is this the only time you’ll be here this year?”. That was nice.

One of them really wanted to know how one of the tricks was done. I told him it took a lot of practice and telling him how it’s done isn’t going to do anything. I told him I would show him something else and tell him how it’s done. After I was done, I explained the power of misdirection and how it enhances your magic. He was misdirected even as I explained the trick.

I hope some of the children enjoyed it, I’m pretty sure there were some who didn’t. Which means I didn’t do my job. So I am disappointed at that. I don’t know if I’m made for doing magic for children.

That and I chickened out.

Blah.

laugh

how much is a laugh worth? what is the price of a smile?

It’s funny, sometimes I just despise the sound of laughter. There are moments where it makes my ears uncomfortable. And on the other side of the coin, there are moments where I can’t get enough of that sound, where it becomes contagious and energizes everyone around.

Wierd.

Main Pal Do Pal

It’s very apt that I start with this song. It’s not my absolute favourite, but it’s the one song I can say somewhat defines what I think of myself.

main pal do pal ka shaayar huun
pal do pal meri kahaani hai
pal do pal meri hasti hai
pal do pal meri jawaani hai
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun
mujhse pahale kitne shaayar aaye aur aakar chale gaye
kuch aahen bharkar laut gaye
kuch nagme gaakar chale gaye
voh bhi ek pal ka qissa tha
main bhi ek pal ka qissa huun
kal tumse judaa ho jaa’uunga
voh aaj tumhaara hissa huun
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun

kal aur aa’enge nagmon ki
khilti kaliyaan chunnevaale
mujhse behatar kahanevaale
tumse behatar sunnevaale
kal koi mujhko yaad kare
kyon koi mujhko yaad kare
masaruuf zamaana mere liye
kyon vaqt apna barbaad kare
main pal do pal ka shaayar huun</span>

I am a poet for a moment or two
my story is for a moment or two
my existence is for a moment or two
my youth is for a moment or two
I am a poet for a moment or two
look at all the poets before me that have come and gone
some just sighed and returned
some sang and went away
their story was just for a moment in time
my story is also just for a moment in time
I am a part of you today
that will part from you tomorrow
I am a poet for a moment or two

tomorrow there will be more poets
that will pick out fresh and new poems
those that will recite better than I do
those that will listen better than you do
will anyone miss me tommorow?
why would anyone miss me?
why would this busy world
waste their time for me?
I’m a poet just for a moment or two</span>