Slum Free Mumbai...

Govt's Plan to make slum free mumbai .. sounds so so exicing... the Shining mumbai.. with no slums... no dirty cheap ppl ... no jhuggi jhopdi's .... no kids crying on the streets ... no one taking bath on the footpath... Make it lyk Shanghai .. The Clean city with the skyscrapers... Six lane Highways.. no crowded ... traffic jam..(oo i hate them soo so much... i am lawys late becoz of them..)

yes this is the city i dream of.. the city in wich i wanna to live.. when its gonna b true...

But then came the 11th july... city was rocked by Bomb Blast... the city stopped for a moment.. eveyone was speechless..everyone one is panic.. the lifeline of mumbai .... "LOCAL" was hit....

as soon as blast happend .. ppl boarded off the train and ran away for safe places.. and guss wat who come to help them this time.. the slum ppl.. yes those dirty ppl.... every one frm the nearby was runnnig tho help the helpless ppl hit by the blast.. and the majority of them were .. those Dirty Slum.. ppl... helping ppl out... and POLICE was no where...

... 200 ppl died in that.. 700 got injured... 1000's were in panic.. they have no means to inform they loved ones they are safe.. they have no means to reach there.. home.. Churchgate to Virar... no trains....

Ppl took watever mean they had to reach there home.. to find some safe place.. they were in trucks .. buses.. cars... bikes.. everywhere... the long traffic jam on the ... WesternExperssHighway .. even in the night at 11 o'clock wen i was gng back to home.. traffic was.. jam.. Km's long q of vehicles.. but no one is complaining ... becoz they wanna to go home.. they dont have time to blame the traffic.. travelling for 3-4 hours.. has made them thirsty.. they are hungry... once again.. the spirit of mumbai wakes up.. in the hearts of .. SLUMS...they came out of there home.. helped to regulate traffic shown ppl.. shortcuts ... and ... circulating the Parle-G packets.. .. serving the ...Water...Tea.. to each one on the road.. it doesnt matter wheather he was in CAR or BUS..they were doing their duty.. all they knew is that , they have HELP ppl.. nuthing.. else..

Still.. v shld remove those slums.. the spirit of mumbai ... of Helping each other in the time.. wen u need it most... think again... no one comes out to help . ..not the ppl in the High rises... not those shivsainks.. who are ready to pull dwn the shops.. spreading roits .. they can play politics on BLASTS as soon as it happens.. but not cmng out to help ppl.. they can't do it.. they will never never do it.. they are here to spread roits no to help us... but for sure slum ppl are here to help us.. wheather u lyk them or not.. they will alwys b ready to help u out..

even if u want go ahead and throw them and out.. and u wont b able to get out of the nxt crisis.. so easily.. no one will there to help u out...the Mumbaikar spirit will b lost foerver... v must understand .. India is india.. not..USA... or China .. aur JAPAN.. v need to sovle our problems by our own way.. v can't .. COPY sum1's idea... and solve our prblem.. plz get rid of that.. COPYCAT behaviour don't make it Shanghai.. make it mumbai... v r indians dont wanna to live in USA .. wanna to live on our own earth.. plz dont make us want v dont wanna b....

I wish ... such kinda sad incidence never happen again... no incocent ppl get killed for the sake of sum ugly politicans.. poilitics..

Music of omkara

After listening to the album, one concludes that the experience is new but not that would be everyone's cup of tea!

The tital Track omkara is simply a song with the soul but hard to get in first time.. eventhen its music is made for masses so for sure gonna b hit for sometime atleast...

Namak Issak Ka Rekha Bhardwaj sings this track that is based on Indian classical music and has an old-world feel to it.. the wrds are not those indian classical music .. rather they are those.. Bihari ones.. the language of common ppl over there... but the music for sure has got the real touch of classical music...

'Naina Thag Lenge' that is quite an impressive piece of composition. Yes, the song again has a classical feel to it but there is something about this slow paced number that makes one go for the repeat button. It give u advice not to b fooled by those Nahiley Naina.. dont u fall in love with the eyes .. watever ppl say.. "eyes speak truth" .. but eyes do fool u and make u to do those nonsens things wich u wish u have never done.. either follow its adive and beware of those Nashiley Naina ;) ... or jst fall in love with this sng...

Lakkad Jal Ke Koyla Hoye Jaaye a song about heartbreak by Rekha Bhardwaj, it is yet another 'raaga' based number that would be appreciated most by those who understand Indian classical music. Set in a manner that would suit a dark lonely night, its sound should create an impact in the narrative but isn't of the kind that would make masses play on the album on and on. But for sure u wud lyk it to b ur companion in ur time of loneliness or in the mood to sit back and realx and enjy sum.. slow and soothing music... this will touch ur heart for sure.. as it touched mine.. its ma fav. sng in the whole album..

The Tragedie Of Omkara a 1:36 scnd sound clip give u the feel of sad ending of the story.. unlike those happy ending romantic bollywood film this film is different with a sad end..

Omkara is an album for those who are simply tired of anything Bollywood those Himesh reshamiya sngs wich are all over the indian music channels one and the same song repeated everywhere ... or those English copied pop .. rock.. rap.. remix sngs... wich makes u feel so sorry for the poor indian filmmakers ..

But if u wish to hear a new sound with distinct classical shades the original sound of india...that has got the difffrent stuff to suit new genrations ears ... for sure u need to listen Omkara...

Football Fever

Every one seems to have caught the Football fever.. either this way or that way.. u can c.. there status on yahoo ... or on orkut ..or any other place for that matter.. even the t-shirt logos have changed from “ I was born intelligent ..but education ruined me” to the logos of “Brazil”...[its finally out.. ], Germany ... etc.... everyone knows world cup football is gonig on.. and ppl are gng all the more “go go gaa gaa” over it day by day..... and specially we Indians... who, by the way, don't even have our team playing at the world cup... are gng crazy abut it .. v almost seems to have ignored our so called national game.. Cricket altogether...(the official national game was ignored long back as we all know.. ).. YES we have..!!

see.. India won test series after 35 yrs on a foreign land but no one seems to care about this... ,yes.. for ur information.... India beat West Indies...(finally..huh..!! ) and what shud be the headline was confined into a simple, small para and a pic.... on the front page of times of India.... that's it.. .. media is not giving enough coverage to it.. no big big shows for cricket..... nuthing.. rather..... the fall Brazil is making Indians cry.....

wats this happening.. v r cheering for England... v shout wen Italy wins.. at the last moment in the semifinal... or like me who slept during the day to watch the semi's in night .. n watch it till the last moment.. till 3'o clock... even wen i had to got to my office the next day....!!

wat the hell has happen to Indians... kids are playing football.. cricket bats are gone.. i didn't see them.. in anyone's hand since this wrld cup has started...

so i thought to analyze the things...(grt mind.. finally at work...).... wat is making me .. crazy abut football... i am not a gr8 footballer aur played much football in my school/collage time.. rather played GALLI cricket much...... even then.... i am crazy to watch world cup match..

is it becoz of the hype created by the media...?? every channel is having special series on football...(ggrrrhhhh I miss them coz I hv to come to my office )..... every one is trying to in cash the opportunity.. ya it might b one of the reason.. but it cant b enough to attract “ME” toward football...

is it becoz of my personality... lyk m not vry gentleman kinda person ( as u all must be knowing by now )...n.. cricket is for sure a gentleman's game.. i m rather a wild and crazy animal...[ girls BEWARE.. ] .. who loves thrill and adventure in life rather then.. standing and watching a ball to come and hit it .. and jst run a bit.. no this not me..!!

i feel more comfortable with Football.. its game of crazy ppl lyk me... i cant c ppl developing big tummy ... after becoming a regular player lyk sehwag.. and even then a gr8 player.. i lyk being more athletic and cricket for sure is game to b IDLE ... ... u have vry little opportunity to move or run.. jst stand there and watch the ball to come and go...

also.. its more time consuming... a test match takes 5 days to finish... and even a one day match takes the whole day...while in football... all is done and over with in just 2 hrs at the most..... its fast.. like the pace of today’s world.!!!

Apart from that I’ve never been such a gr8 crick fan.. i have info abut cricket jst becoz .. one of my close friend is crazy abut cricket ... who bunk's the college to watch cricket ... and watch whole of the test series...its jst becoz of him.. i have interest in game.....see.. I am such a gud friend..... I am with my friends always...[gosh.. am soooo.. modest ]

.....apart frm that.. some patriotic feeling attached with it.. after all INDIA plays it.. and whether i lyk this game or not i m for sure.. want India to win... so that makes me attached to cricket....
and i think all other indias who are now caught in football fever are ... ignoring cricket becoz they got a better option .. the football rather.. then following.. some Englishman's game... n trying to b lyk them ... even if they are not lyk that... v shld get over from that GULAMI feeling and dont try to b lyk Englishmen....they were theone’s who converted our dear gilli-danda to cricket... gggrrrrrrrhhh

Now on a serious note....
is it jst that .. or we Indians are .. very lazy .. i mean c.. our govt. dept. are not very active .. they are verrrrrry much.. lazy and which brings the disaster's lyk.. 26th july in Mumbai.. and still not learning from them.... so....is our love for cricket shows .. our this attitude.. v love cricekt not becoz its an gentleman's .. rather just.. becoz it shows our system.!. u can c cricekt being played in any kinda office compound and all .. any one can play it.. without giving much effort..

v r counted in some of the world's poor countries..... even then.. v luv to play the game of riches.. wat it is for.. rather then playing football... which is considered as game of poor all around the world..or our national game hockey.. which nobody even talks about..... v go after cricket all d way.. v must think about it...!!

i am for sure waiting to c who wins the football wrld cup this year. .. i mean i might not b able to c it live .. i might b travelling that.. time.. i will try to get it on mob by yahoo .. the matchcast but i can't miss it... at least for some time ... i am getting all the action i need .. the game wich i feel is more lyk.. me..

i knw i might have hurt some of the Cricket fan's after all m living in the country where cricket is an.. religion but its jst my opinion not an advice to u..

so three cheersss for football....n i bet for ..ITALY who are u supporting..

Co-editor
Sim(who made it bit funnny)

My first Rainy day off in mumbai....

04th July

As usual.. the mobile alarm rang.. at 7 o'clock.. i put it off.. bring mobile
near to me and again.. went to sleep zzzzzz .... the usual practice.. sleeping.
woke up again.. click a button on mob.... to c the time.. its 08:08... me to my
self.. wake up gagan..or u will b late for the office.. i wake up..

The sound of heavy rains coming from the outside.. i open the window to c.. how heavy it is raining.. hmm its very heavy.. okie.. so wat.. it will stop in some time n i will have to go the office.. so goes in the bathroom to take the shower.. come out.. okie .. the rains are still heavy...wait ..i vl go by nxt bus... i call my colleague. ..he comes early to the office so he must b in the office.. ya he is.. he pick up the fone..and i ask.. "so reached to the office .. how many others are there ".. the reply "i am the only one here" ...lolzzz gr8.. that means me also not coming to the office...

My room partner who has already took off on yesterday is getting ready to go..wears his.. new raincoat...this time he will not get wet.. finally he brought a raincoat for himself..me laid back in rest..its off for me today.. but still if rains stop till 10:15 i vl go to the office..knock on door.. my room partner is back.. completely.. wet.. he says "there is no way of going to the office the water is all around even on the western express highway..BMC ppl are asking ppl not to go that way"... yipee so no office today..its final..

The other room partner wakes up.. and we make the TEA... how pleasing it is to have hot tea in rains..the discussion goes on .. no one is willing to go office the.. rains are still heavy.. and roads are blocked so .. no one will go to the.. office.. final.. but the other room partner whose has to leave for the Coimbatore .. soon.. changes mood as rains slow down.. and decides to go office.. i wish him luck n..."C u soon man".. ;)...

Okie now we both are hungry.. so wat to do... MAGGI... yes there nuthing as easy and fast to cook as Maggi.. wheather u lyk it or not.. it is the best option.. hot Maggi.... wat else u need in this rains..perfect...

Okie now starts the dark side of...rains.. cable is gone.. no TV...radio not wrking.. no music.. and worst of all No mobile network "GPRS" gone.. hell ... v r completely disconnected from the wrld..even if all the ppl are running out of mumbai v wont b informed..... without GPRS.. no net no chat.. no surfing.. sit back n relax..

Lazy me went to sleep.. i luv sleeping... woke up after 45 mins or so.. its arnd 1 o'clock .. my room partner is preparing KHICHDI to cook.. gr8...food atlast.. he cooks it up.. n i woke up to eat it..he makes it really vry well... so v are eating... in b/w i receive an call(the n/w is okey now but no GPRS..its problem of my area onyl..:( ) .. tlking n eating at the same time...

Now the its getting boring .. no means of entertainment.. so .. v decide lets go n watch movie... but as v had lunch jst now.. v were felling vry sleepy.. so decide to sleep.. n go to movie in the evening... i wake up to open the gate for the third roomie to come in.. n went to sleep
again.. n wake up again at 7 o'clock so no movie :(... the third roomie is cleaning.. kitchen.. m still feeling.. sleepy... thnk god the CABLE is back.... TV time.. n it has to b news.. evry channel is broadcasting abut mumbai's rain only.. they are jst projecting it too much although it rained only 200mm but all they need a BREAKING news.. but a news chanel admits.. "a viewer must understand a normal rainy day is not a breaking news" -- NDTV..bravo...

Chai time again ..its arnd 8:30...the day was vry lazy n boring.. :( ... now v three decide to cook some food .. so v go to bring chapati n sum vegetables.. cook d food and its ready... v 3 start eating .. its the first time v three are havin dinner together..n sabji is damm gud .. tlking n eating n laughing .. n watching TV..wich v missed whole thru day...

Now comes the best part of .. day ... rather night.. its 12:30... its football time.. yipeeee... m really caught in the football fever... Italy vs Germany ... the match goes on vry exciting.. both side are fighting.. vry hard.. ITALY got soom vry gud chances to goal.. but bad luck... the 90 mins over no goal... its extra time.. 4 mins left.. its goona b penelty shoot out only.. 0-0 still... but the things turn..vry dramatically...n Italy shoots first goal.. .. yipee.. Germans are gone.. 2 min left.. and one more goal by Italians... wonderful shot.. n they r in FINALS... m really under footie fever..

This was the best part of the day.. otherwise it was really a boring day..its 3 o'clock now.. switch of the lights.. n go to the sleep.. i have to go for the office 2morrow.. and follow my daily routine..

Alltogather it was really boring day.. ..xcpet the football match.. nxt time i vl think one more time before taking off...

BACK to work now..............