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Ankur...when life starts...where the journey begins...
Ankur...
who befriends the soil...
who renders a soul to the flora...
Ankur...
is the birth of music...
and the binding of notes to create a melody...
Ankur...
is happiness... all around...
and the bond which is reluctant to shatter...
Ankur
is Love for life... Life for Love...
and Ankur... is ME... :)
--> Set the Volume a little on the high side...
--> pump up the bass...
--> add 2 tbspoons of Satriani n Vai...
--> 1.5 tbspoons of Bryan Adams
--> 2 tbspoon of Def leppard.. n Pink Floyd
--> 1 tbspoon of AR rehman..
--> depending how the mood goes... add some euphoria and strings or metallica, vanhalen, RHCP (Red hot Chilli peppers), Mr. BIG and RATM (Rage against the Machine).
--> add a pinch of nickelback, greenday and Staind
--> and 2 -3 cups of well composed lyrics to it... (which makes sense).. (This is the Most important ingredient) it can hit u very bad.. :-) for the good ofcourse !
--> And ofcourse put lots of guitar in it...
Does it sound like a perfect recipe for ur ears ? May be Not.. To me it does... :-)
There are a few things we cant without... This is one of them..
It is soo very cogent that it can give u vast mood shifts... It can uplift u from ur sorrow.. it can elate u to a new high of happiness. !!
Then there are songs which u associate with a real persons in ur life... a song which just flashes back all the good old memories back into ur thoughts ! and it happens everytime u listen to that song... it really does..
then there are songs that remind me of our band.. godd we played them all the time.. we practised hard.. and now when i strum my guitar on these numbers... all our live performances are live again in my memory !
Such is the power of music that all your stresses come to a standstill for while.. and its like one best fren who is always there for you ! :-)
It has power, it has celebration...
It has magic, it has dedication..
It has aroma, it has intoxication..
what ever u do... it realy keeps u going !
Wrote this recently for someone i respect a lot...
Lots of words to write… lot of thoughts to flow…
But now when I am doing it… Just can’t find words to show…
But one thing’s for sure… we’ll live in your Afterglow…
How do I start…? I am a little confused…
No PJs for you… to which you are so used… J
Last autumn it was... when I stepped into this team…
Since then Malini… You have made the journey very much like a pleasant Dream…
I was a little shaky... But you were the perfect guide…
Nurturing me, bringing out my best... Not giving up when I was at my worst…
With patience my potential you envisaged… n direction you gave, when I lost my way…
A coach… a tutor… a mentor… a Guide…
A friend, a philosopher, a treasure far n wide…
An in born Leader that you really are… coordinating with devotion and an unending zeal…
An Inspiration for most of us by far… pragmatic in the ways that you deal…
So comfortable you make it look… even when the things go really crook… J
Humbly today I declare… you are leaving behind a well-paved way
For us to sail and fly our mast!
My heart says today… it will not let down; the Broadway you have set for us…
New goals to seek, more dreams to pour…
Wish you all the best for new heights to soar
With the confidence that cultivates in you… there lots of success in store for you..
I hope the thread that binds us… Always be there…
I pray to God one more time… where you are, he always takes care…
With these words I cap my pen…
Where ever you go… May sunshine reignSome day… somewhere… see you again…
The first time i heard of this idea, it sounded a bit creepy.. a little foolish.. but at times you should put aside your Practical self and give it a shot.. Thats what I did..
The original plan was 500 Kms long bike trip along the Konkan Coast.. Through the dense Western Ghats which are quite dangerous to drive.. 3 days.. 2 nights.. and with summer at its worst... This was going to be one hell of an adventure...
10 people (Mind you from different places..) will gather @ Pune to start the trip on 29th April.
As per the plan we gathered in the afternoon... filled up the tanks with gas... Few of our fellow roadies brought a coconut... the plan was to break it before the trip starts (for a healthy and a prob free trip)... but accidently it fell down and broke by itself... (This was a bad sign to start with... but anyways... i never cared ) Finally... when everything was set...
Vrrroooom vrrrooom... get set and go.... And so it commenced..
The start was pretty good... actually the road was pretty good... so we were speeding down @ some 90Ks... but it was toooo HOT... thanks to nishant for bringing those Sun block creams... But even then we were in for some HEAVY Tanning... Anyways...
As we reached this placed called Mulshi.. some 30 kms from Pune... we already started feeling the battering HEAT...
After going some 40 kms more... We finally entered the western ghats...!! Dense mind you... very dense... Then we realised the ride was gonna be thrilling for sure... We were crossing mountain after mountain.... watchin those deeep valleys.... Goshh.. It was scary...
When we were all racing ahead smoothly... something happened which we didnt wanted to... but you cant beat fate... one of the bikes met with an accident.. it was just a skid.. so by gods grace no one was badly hurt.. and to add to that... another bike got punctured... we were in for a lot of delay... finally after 3 hours of struggle... we finally managed to get it fixed.. had to carry the bike in a truck to the nearest fixing garage...
we had to drive at night... but the sight was amazing... five bikes in line... cruising thru the ghats... we reached our first pit stop.. Harihareshwar.. the time was around 11pm... then we had to hunt for a Dorm for about 30 mins... finally we managed to get one.... after having the dinner... everyone dozed off with all time loud snoring...
Next day morning... the beautiful harihareshwar beach was for us to relish... ppl enjoyed a lot splashing and jumping and playing with the mud on the shore.... after the sun really started tanning us badly.. we headed back to the dorm... quickly got ready... and headed towards Murud...
This was a nice ride... without any hassels... the best part was... we reached a place from where we had to take our bikes on the BOAT from one shore to the opposite... it was amazing u know... the Boat was rocking with the heavy gush of wind... when we reached the other end we then headed for Murud... reaching there firstly checkd into a lodge... and quickly headed towards the BEach.....
Gosh what a beach it was... the most lovely beach of the Konkan coast line they say... and the evening time added to its beauty... people had poured into this place... was much more crowded than harihareshwar.... Yogi, Me and nishu went for a loong stroll along the coast... when the sun was set... we went in to a shop to get some beer... headed to the coast again... now this coool breeeze was ON ok.... we just sat there on the sand enjoying the beer and the snacks....
take my words there are not many things better than this... sitting with ur best pals... a breezy nite... a sea coast... talkin about the goood old days... getting nostalgic... laughing at silly things we did in past... amazingg feeling...
And with the dawn next day... we headed back to our origin... This time we had a real smooth rides... but after such a long drives for continuous 2 days... our buttucks were in real pain... and driving with that Pain... You can imagine... and if you cant... dont try to... :D
But after some time it was soo numb... we hardly felt it...
The return journey was a quick one... with lots of races ;)
Nishu was pumped up... we gave the bikes some hard time... racing around... and this time we didnt have any accidents or unlucky events... smoothly and safely we reached back... .
Aaah... with the pain in the ***... WE bid adeau to all the fellow roadies... and finally returned home... as predicted... we had a goood tanning and an amazing trip... and this story was narrated to our frens... Folks (who had absolutely no Idea about it.. :D)
Le VoyaGE ROUtier...!! :-)
Life is a rollercoaster... You just got to ride it... !!
It is when everything's ROSES... when you are trying to be good samaritan..! When you are not sure what's gonna happen in near future... and then there's a rush of events... Events... which cannot be ignored... and cannot be taken care of either... when everything just piles up...
And you are one lost fish in the sea... Not sure how to handle the pressure... But there is something that keeps you going... the FAITH... the BELIEF... that you can do it...!!
And yes it does work... All you need is to believe in yourself... it makes you ROCK steady... and thus sublimes ur CONFIDENCE..!!!
