Dear readers,
Thank you for your overwhelming support in 'the train romance.' I have decided to take the story off-line because I intend to write a full-fledged story and publish it at a later point in time. Continuing it here would spoil the suspense I have managed to build up.
In the meanwhile I will continue to write about other things that cross my mind on this space. Thank you once again for being such a wonderful audience and motivating me to write!
Santhosh
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Music and the range of emotions they bring along with them
Apologies for disappointing all those who were expecting chapter four of the 'Train Romance.' I promise I'll get back with the story at a later point in time :-)
I spent a night out at Shyam's place as it had been really long since we caught up. We were listening to old songs in all languages we know ( Tamil, Telugu & Hindi - English songs aren't my kind.) It is when I was going through the range of emotions that the thought process - 'Is the music that really makes you feel a particular way or how you felt when you heard that song ( because of things that happened then) that is making you feel the way you do currently' started and hence this post.
I have not learnt music and naturally do not have the ability to appreciate the nitty-gritty of it. So, I really can't comment on what is a good piece of music and what is not. However, there are songs that make me feel good and songs that don't.
Funnily, I felt sad on hearing few songs that are supposedly excellent pieces of music. When I delve deeper into this, I realize I heard that particular song over and over again when I was going through a tough phase in life.
On the other hand, some random piece of music which may turn off any student of music top my charts of best music because I heard that song when things were 'happening' in life. Over time, I have developed this ability ( if I can really call it one) to associate the emotion predominantly spread in my mind when I started to listen to a song and eventually let that emotion decide how good that song itself is.
This also leads me to write about another psychological phenomenon which is worth pondering over. "Happiness, sadness or for that matter any other emotion is a state of mind and not actually a reflection of the reality outside."
The Christmas bonus Googlers get is a classic example to elaborate this. Few are really thankful to the company for giving them a bonus, few feel they deserve it & there is actually no reason to be thankful to the company and few are anything but satisfied. "They say our profits doubled, tripled etc.. but why the hell does the Christmas bonus stay at 20 grands year over year like a stunted kid" isn't that uncommon a comment you'll hear.
Going with the tone of this write up, this post might come across interesting to some, boring to few, trigger a 'why the hell do you think so much' in some, 'don't you have a better way to spend a night out than writing stuff on blogger?' or a simple smile. You know why you feel the way you do more than me. Don't you? I am smiling as I wrap up!
I spent a night out at Shyam's place as it had been really long since we caught up. We were listening to old songs in all languages we know ( Tamil, Telugu & Hindi - English songs aren't my kind.) It is when I was going through the range of emotions that the thought process - 'Is the music that really makes you feel a particular way or how you felt when you heard that song ( because of things that happened then) that is making you feel the way you do currently' started and hence this post.
I have not learnt music and naturally do not have the ability to appreciate the nitty-gritty of it. So, I really can't comment on what is a good piece of music and what is not. However, there are songs that make me feel good and songs that don't.
Funnily, I felt sad on hearing few songs that are supposedly excellent pieces of music. When I delve deeper into this, I realize I heard that particular song over and over again when I was going through a tough phase in life.
On the other hand, some random piece of music which may turn off any student of music top my charts of best music because I heard that song when things were 'happening' in life. Over time, I have developed this ability ( if I can really call it one) to associate the emotion predominantly spread in my mind when I started to listen to a song and eventually let that emotion decide how good that song itself is.
This also leads me to write about another psychological phenomenon which is worth pondering over. "Happiness, sadness or for that matter any other emotion is a state of mind and not actually a reflection of the reality outside."
The Christmas bonus Googlers get is a classic example to elaborate this. Few are really thankful to the company for giving them a bonus, few feel they deserve it & there is actually no reason to be thankful to the company and few are anything but satisfied. "They say our profits doubled, tripled etc.. but why the hell does the Christmas bonus stay at 20 grands year over year like a stunted kid" isn't that uncommon a comment you'll hear.
Going with the tone of this write up, this post might come across interesting to some, boring to few, trigger a 'why the hell do you think so much' in some, 'don't you have a better way to spend a night out than writing stuff on blogger?' or a simple smile. You know why you feel the way you do more than me. Don't you? I am smiling as I wrap up!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
The Dance floor
We had a Google family day a couple of weeks before in Golconda resorts. The organizers did a good job by choosing a good resort and organizing events to keep everyone busy. Also, in typical Google style there was food everywhere to keep everyone happy.
I happily roamed around, played squash ( which is primarily why I headed to the resort,) ate food and socialized. After dinner we had a dance floor like all other Google events and I headed there to have fun. As usual I danced mindlessly but kinda used a small part of my mind to observe the people on and around the dance floor and hence this write up.
1) The bubbly ones :
As the description goes this kind of people are the ones who head to the dance floor the first and create a lot of positive vibes on the stage. These guys are usually in a gang, create a lot of noise, do not care about what others think of them and dance their way to glory. These people needn't be trained dancers but carry themselves with the same confidence and form the epicenter of any dance floor.
2) The ones that have to be pulled on to the floor :
Next on the list are the ones that have to pulled on to the floor to make them dance. These are the ones who kinda act like remote controlled robots in a way. I say this because, when someone pulls them on to the floor, they hesitate initially for a few seconds and suddenly dance with a burst of energy for say 20 seconds and fade out. Encouragement through fellow dancers or by the DJ ( by playing good music) comes after sometime when they get another burst of energy, dance for another 20 seconds and fade out again. This process continues over and over again until the DJ calls it a day or the fellow dancers give up - whichever is earlier.
3) The romantic couple :
This is my favorite one. On any dance floor mostly towards the corner or the most dimly lit areas you can find romantic couples. But as couples have starting to increasingly believe in public display of affection, they have started to occupy areas other than the ones mentioned above. This set of people display certain unique traits :
* They are the only ones that pay utmost attention to the lyrics of the songs played while the rest of the crowd cares only about the music and it's decibel levels.
* They are the only ones that smile more than laugh.
* They are the only ones that make prolonged eye contacts while certain other sections of dance floor care for everything but the 'eye contact.'
Also, if you observe them carefully, they are the ones that have the most gracious moves on the floor. You have to give it away to them for this!
4) The Dudes :
These are the guys that have confidence up to the brim and nothing else. It is the aura they exude combined with their sex appeal that gets them to dance with the hottest girls on the floor.
5) The Losers :
Next in line are the losers. These are those 'single' guys who keep looking at the dudes dancing with the girls they wanted to and feel jealous. Not that these guys aren't good dancers. In fact, there is a good chance these guys are better dancers than the ones above. They are in battle with themselves thinking "I dance ten times better than him. But, why doesn't any one come to me?" May be they forgot, that 'single women who come to the dance floor have better reasons than just dancing.'
6) The single guys gang and the single girls gang :
These are that sections of people who fall under any of the following categories :
* do not believe in getting a date on the dance floor.
* who are pissed off with romantic relationships as they are still coming to terms with their most recent break up.
* who are happy being within their group and not willing to go beyond for the fear of failure and the bullying that follows.
7) The ones sitting with worry some faces around the dance floor :
These are the ones who sit with the facial expression that makes the onlooker believe that they remember all the miseries they faced through out their lifetime - all at the same time. Who doesn't have anything to worry? These are the ones that need some real help and be taken to the dance floor!
Having been in all these categories at some point in time or the other in life, I strongly feel that the first is the best!
P.S : There is a good chance that there is an overlap between the categories mentioned above. So, you can safely assume that you are still a loser if you fall under the third sub category under the sixth category
I happily roamed around, played squash ( which is primarily why I headed to the resort,) ate food and socialized. After dinner we had a dance floor like all other Google events and I headed there to have fun. As usual I danced mindlessly but kinda used a small part of my mind to observe the people on and around the dance floor and hence this write up.
1) The bubbly ones :
As the description goes this kind of people are the ones who head to the dance floor the first and create a lot of positive vibes on the stage. These guys are usually in a gang, create a lot of noise, do not care about what others think of them and dance their way to glory. These people needn't be trained dancers but carry themselves with the same confidence and form the epicenter of any dance floor.
2) The ones that have to be pulled on to the floor :
Next on the list are the ones that have to pulled on to the floor to make them dance. These are the ones who kinda act like remote controlled robots in a way. I say this because, when someone pulls them on to the floor, they hesitate initially for a few seconds and suddenly dance with a burst of energy for say 20 seconds and fade out. Encouragement through fellow dancers or by the DJ ( by playing good music) comes after sometime when they get another burst of energy, dance for another 20 seconds and fade out again. This process continues over and over again until the DJ calls it a day or the fellow dancers give up - whichever is earlier.
3) The romantic couple :
This is my favorite one. On any dance floor mostly towards the corner or the most dimly lit areas you can find romantic couples. But as couples have starting to increasingly believe in public display of affection, they have started to occupy areas other than the ones mentioned above. This set of people display certain unique traits :
* They are the only ones that pay utmost attention to the lyrics of the songs played while the rest of the crowd cares only about the music and it's decibel levels.
* They are the only ones that smile more than laugh.
* They are the only ones that make prolonged eye contacts while certain other sections of dance floor care for everything but the 'eye contact.'
Also, if you observe them carefully, they are the ones that have the most gracious moves on the floor. You have to give it away to them for this!
4) The Dudes :
These are the guys that have confidence up to the brim and nothing else. It is the aura they exude combined with their sex appeal that gets them to dance with the hottest girls on the floor.
5) The Losers :
Next in line are the losers. These are those 'single' guys who keep looking at the dudes dancing with the girls they wanted to and feel jealous. Not that these guys aren't good dancers. In fact, there is a good chance these guys are better dancers than the ones above. They are in battle with themselves thinking "I dance ten times better than him. But, why doesn't any one come to me?" May be they forgot, that 'single women who come to the dance floor have better reasons than just dancing.'
6) The single guys gang and the single girls gang :
These are that sections of people who fall under any of the following categories :
* do not believe in getting a date on the dance floor.
* who are pissed off with romantic relationships as they are still coming to terms with their most recent break up.
* who are happy being within their group and not willing to go beyond for the fear of failure and the bullying that follows.
7) The ones sitting with worry some faces around the dance floor :
These are the ones who sit with the facial expression that makes the onlooker believe that they remember all the miseries they faced through out their lifetime - all at the same time. Who doesn't have anything to worry? These are the ones that need some real help and be taken to the dance floor!
Having been in all these categories at some point in time or the other in life, I strongly feel that the first is the best!
P.S : There is a good chance that there is an overlap between the categories mentioned above. So, you can safely assume that you are still a loser if you fall under the third sub category under the sixth category
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