First addictions!

Coming from a family that is addicted to music themselves, I grew up in my early 1s and 2s (yeah :P not 10s or 20s) listening to Dire Straits, Santana, Pink Floyd, ABBA, Boney M and a lot of others. Thinking back, when I was in 4-5th grade or so, I was a mad Boney M fan, collecting all of their music, lyrics and video CDs. I can't recollect the number of times I've listened to their 'Love For Sale'. And even though I don't listen to them much now, many of their songs are still eched in my memory as the greatest classics ever.

But, when I think about it, these didn't start the fever for me. And yeah, I am not ashamed to say that the song that passed on the epidemic to me was 'Everybody' by Backstreet Boys :P I remember the day I first saw the video on MTv. I was like 'woah! *_*' xD Upon hearing it for the first time itself I was in love with the song. I even took out my sketch book (pieces of paper clipped together) and drew 5 figures, the same 5 figures I saw on the video - a vampire, a mummy, a guy with a messed up face, a guy with metal on his face and a werewolf. From then on I waited for the video to come again on TV, and whenever it did, I was literally jumping on the sofa xD


Then I begged my Dad to get me their cassette ;) He told my uncle (who happens to have a big collection of music cassettes) and he showed me his HUGE collection of cassettes. And soon, I was picking random artists to try. Later on I was trying Foreigner, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and a lot of others.

Here is a list of those classics which showed me the way :)
And no, these might not be the best work by each artist, but what the hell? There is no 'best' in music! (warn you, this list is long :D)

Lemme present to you, my favourite 15 from the good old days..

1. Paul McCartney
- Ebony and Ivory
- Pipes of Peace
- Band on the run
- The girl is mine (with Michael Jackson)

2. Dire Straits
- Lady Writer
- Heavy Fuel
- Sultans of Swing

3. Santana
- Soul Sacrifice
- Jin-go-la-ba
- Smooth (with Rob Thomas)
- Black magic woman
- Game of love (with Michelle Branch)

4. Foreigner
- Jukebox Hero
- Waiting for a girl like you (my favourite piece of theirs')
- Soul doctor

5. Boney M
- Rivers of Babylon
- Ma Baker
- El Lute
- Love for Sale

6. Chicago
- You're the inspiration

7. Michael Jackson
- Thriller
- The way you make me feel
- Dangerous
- Black or White

8. Air Supply
- The one that you love
- Love out of nothing at all
- All out of love

9. ABBA
- Take a chance on me
- Mamma Mia
- Money money money

10. Pink Floyd
- Another brick in the wall
- Learning to fly
- Comfortably numb
- Money

11. Beegees
- How deep is your love
- Nights on broadway
- Stayin Alive
- I started a joke

12. Deff Leppard
- Hysteria
- Have you ever loved someone
- When love and hate collide

13. Backstreet Boys
- Everybody
- Show me the meaning (it's not THAT old, but yeah :P)
- Quit playing games
- Anywhere for you
- Get down
- As long as you love me

14. Scorpions
- Winds of Change
- Still loving you
- Here I am
- Send me an angel

ahm ahm, well now that Ive mentioned it till now, here comes the artist that made MOST of the changes in my life and my musical-perspective :)

15. The Eagles
- Hotel California
- I can't tell you why (actually this is my favourite song by them)
- Learn to be still
- Get over it
- New york minutes (aww such a nice song ^-^)
- The last resort
- Life in the fast lane
- In the city

xD omg I just love 'em all ha? :P
and frankly, giving out this list just made me feel very nostalgic, and now all the memories are rushing into my conscience.

Given a time machine, I still want to go back and see myself, sitting in my old rented house, in my small room, on my bed which happened to have cassettes scattered all over it :D with my stereoset and speakers listening to Air Supply :)

ah I'll just go, lie down and dream about it for a while
Adios for now fellaws

\m/ Peace V

The things we usually do on study-holidays..

By all means, I have no intention to debug any of your personalities; because whatever I am blabbering below, I DO! And nupe, I've no intention to change! Yes I am a brat!! :P And there's nothing you can do to change it! Mwa ha ha! Shit -_- that was lame.

I am just mentioning some of the things that we teens usually end up doing during our study holidays; or atleast, the things that I do.

1. Ah there is too much time left! I guess I'll just, 'take the day off' and start studying, err from tomorrow?

Admit it!! xD You've had the saaaame thought running inside that thing you call your head :P There is no cure for laziness! And we can derive a mathematical equation for this scenario - the probability of students slacking off during the study holidays is directly proportional to the amount of time given to study ;) And yesh!, I've wasted too many days just pushing the portions (which I previously PLANNED to study) for the next day, and the same goes for the next day, and the day after, yada yada .. And as a suggestion to the stupid management who's spoiling us with too many holidays - please don't, you KNOW we'll misuse it. And yes, it's always the management who's spoiling us!, and never the laziness of us to study ;) MWA HA HA! You won't take us alive!! -_-'' lame again.. sorry sorry :D

2. Damn :| I was supposed to start at 10am clean. Now it's 10.15am. Ah, guess I'll start studying at 11am now.

Well ain't it true? We set a time to start studying, but if it skips a beat, then we wait for the so-called 'perfect' moment again. And this is a major deal for me X__x for some reason, I WANT a perfect moment. And offcourse, this has not let me finish my portions in time, several times hehe.

3. Ah my bed! My sweet, comfortable, soft bed! I'll just lie down here and study I guess..yes, lying on my bed..lying on..zzzZZZZZZ

I love my bed :| Well, who doesn't love theirs'? And I love lying on it :P But this impregnable drawing power of my bed might be the biggest reason why I've failed to meet my deadline. Hmm, maybe I should just use the study table, and the chair.. The chair - the hard, solid chair. The chair which makes my butt hurt after 15mins of continuous use. This stupid chair with no cushion and a back which makes me sit like a stick with three bends.. Hmm.. I LOVE MY BED!!

4. Omg! It's this movie! I never got to watch the end of it! But err, what about studying? Ah, it reached the end anyway. So I guess studying can wait.

And the problem with watching till the end of the movie is, something better or atleast enjoyable comes after it. Which makes me glued to my sofa-cushion longer, and my fingers clasp the remote tighter. Ah I just hate Star Movies (NOT); why does it have to show me the ones I really like just when I've started studying? Life's sooo not fair sometimes! I mean, we've days when we just sit infront of the TV with nothing to do, and it shows us nothing good. Why can't they just show the goodones then? Or is this America's secret tactic of hypnotizing Indian children into slacking off during study hours - to stamp down Indian literacy? O_o
OMG! 'Gladiator' is airing next! :D

5. Hmm I'll get off the computer in 10mins. Must study. I'll be getting off it no matter what. Nothin can change ma..AH MA FRIEND IS ONLYN!

"Respect friends who spare some time from their schedule for you; but adore those who don't see their schedule when you're in need of them!". Very well said, and mostly true, because only the latter cares for you the most. And I happen to be the latter for most of my good friends :) or atleast I try to be (as no one's perfect). Sometimes I sit chatting with someone online and after they leave, the next one shows up! Hehe, and obviously I won't be saying "Hey, I've to go now, because I've planned to study". Well in certain cases other than studying (like when Mom forces me to get off it, or something important comes across that certainly needs my involvement) I'll leave - but by stating the problem to my friend. But no way in the seven pits of hell will you find me butting out for the sake of studying! xD

6. Hey! How have you been? What about your studies? How far have you reached? Oh me? You know, I'm just..err..cathing up ^^"

There! I do it all the time! xD I call people up, or message them asking them their progress in studying. Though I cannot explain the mental satisfaction I obtain by doing this, I can tell you that it kinda calms me down to know how other people are doing - even if I'm falling way behind! But yeah, after keeping the call I'll just goto what I was doing before - slacking off ;)

As I said, I still do these things, and I've no intention to change :P I love myself, and so should you. Ah c'mon, what's life without a little fun? (and sloppy performances in exams!) xD

Peace (^-^)_v

P.S I know I am going to suffer in my upcoming University final year exams xD wish me luck guys

A note to the pretends!

For those who know me, I don't have to explain the role of music in my life. For those who don't , music is to ME as pizza is to PIZZA HUT! (ah, an odd way to put it, but imagine Pizza Hut without any pizzas!). I am not a critic, though I have my own preference for music. I happen to hear anything that pleases my ears. Okay! I admit, I do show a bit discrimination against the stuff that actually questions God or rise up against him - oh well, this I do not bother to change, as I believe in God a lot. I am mostly into Rock and Metal, but yes Pop, Hip-hop, Ambient, Blues and other stuff too has a place in my all time favourites.

Band T-shirts were popular way back since the 80s or so. Refined wears with that strong jet-black base coat and the names and images of artists in a cool pose. I have quite a number of them if I should say so myself. I wear them to show my appreciation and respect to my favourite artists. But lately, I've been noticing something that's been around me maybe since the 80s themselves - 'noobs' running around, in the same T-shirts that I wear to show loyalty.

I mean, come on! I met a guy from my tuition class wearing a "Cannibal Corpse" (a metal band known for their fierce and powerful music) T-shirt, with gory imagery and a superbly done title. But sadly (and pathetically) he cannot name a single song by them. The idiot cannot even hum one tune by the band. Can you believe this? He happens to wear them for the 'brutual and cool' images on the shirt. I'd have smashed his head with a guitar, but couldn't as, well, it'd be a waste of asset and money -_- besides, he's not worth it. Not him, nor the huge population of similiar pretends out there.

A phrase for the guys and girls out there who happens to show off with music related stuff, but never actually bothering to know anything about it - "either love it, or get lost". Please do not ruin the reputation of the people (like myself) who happen to do it for the love of music, and not the for sake of 'showing off'.

So, next time you happen to buy a 'Trivium' T-shirt, make sure you listen to atleast a track from 'Ascendancy' (or any of their other albums). Oh I'm sorry, you're not into metal? Awww, but honey, why do you bother to wear their T-shirts when their music cannot satisfy your appetite? So, kiddo, start listening to the 'Backstreet Boys', and maybe later, you can try heavy shit ;)

Anyways, I'm going to surrender myself to the frequency and intensity of 'All That Remains' for the next half an hour. Give them a try metal-lovers (I'm sure most you of have already did). I'm in love with their album 'Overcome', going to give ear to the others too, soon.

So this is Rey, signing off.

Rawk on \m/
Peace V

And let there be blog! xD

Finally, I've made my first blog here in Blogger. Feels weird cuz now I feel like I'm talkin to maself @_@ but as jobless as I am, I've nothing better to do hehe.. And hopefully I'll be here to type in some sentences worth reading to people and hence I can stop thinking that I'm conversing with my inner-self :P

Well nothing much to say now (duh! this is my first blog anyway! xD what did you expect?). So I guess I'll keep this one short and sweet..

Nice to get into here ^^
Peace V