Helpless? Hapless?

Probably the word I hate the most - "HELPLESS" .

I wish I had the power to change certain things that happened or accept it, get some closure and move on. I hate the fact that I was too young, I lived half a world away, My parents wouldn't have let me, I wouldn't have made a difference anyway.. I hate the fact that scientists have not yet perfected time travel, I don't have psychic powers, I might be turning into a cynic or worse a nihilist, today!

I hate the fact that I was helpless then, and I still am.

Or maybe It's just hapless.. Unfortunate..

P.S

This should be added to the list in the previous post! Since this deserves to be in the limelight at present, I'm not editing the previous one to include this, but giving it a stage of it's own!

Waking up at 1.30am to watch Roger "the greatest player ever" Federer , struggle to find an answer to Juan Martin Del Potro a.k.a "the elf" 's blistering forehand. That kid is a revelation.

oh! and BTW, I dunno why I keep refereing to Delpo as "kid" .Afterall he's only like 4 months younger to me. weird.. Hmmmm..

Few things that turn an existence into L.I.F.E

Most of the these things are subjective.. so...

1.The person inside, holding the elevator door open for u when u are in hurry.
2.Sharing a cuppa coffee @ oven fresh with ur grandad.
3.Your Juniors inviting u personally to ur college symposium, even though U no longer study there.
4.Your dog eagerly jumping on u and soiling ur crisp white dress.
5. dad surprising u with a Kurt Cobain poster(insert ur favorite rockstar/moviestar/sportstar here) . Daddy for President!.
6.Finding the NIRVANA bootleg u were desperately looking for.
7.Finding there's just one more candy left when u thought u had eaten it all.
8.playing "odd or even" with ur bro to decide who has to buy the milk today.
9.both u and ur bro picking zero when playing the above odd or even!!!!
10. Ur best friend introducing u to his new sis-in-law whom he has known but for a few days and she saying "oh! I know all about her! I recognise from everything u've told me".
11.Finding ur favorite F.R.I.E.N.D.S episode on tv.
12.Chatting with ur friend over text messages when suddenly ur phone says "last sms cost 25p" and realising u've just sent ur 101st text of the day.
13. Hearing ur dad bathroom-singing "All apologies" :P .
14. Watching "Ek Duje Ke Liye" with ur parents.
15. Zeenat Aman's dress in "churaliya hai thumne"
16.Befriending Courtney Love Cobain thru' twitter!
17.Eagerly awaiting the birth of ur cousins baby, so u can be an aunt for the first time!
18.Headbanging to Breed while taking a walk and people staring at u.
19.private jokes.
20 Being able to share a naughty joke/limerick with ur parents without cringing.
21.Breaking curfew on nights out with friends.
22.Reading a good book in one sitting.
23. Screaming for ur favorite team to win till ur hoarse.
24.mom calling u saying, just boarded the train will reach there tuesday, after she has been out of town for a whole week.
25. Learning both u and Kurt Cobain hated Ernest hemmingway and both loved vintage clothes(I love them, but sadly don't own even one.)
26. Finally getting the right output on a program that's been bugging u forever!
27.Layla- The guitar riff!
28.Coffee.
29.The sight of Kurt Cobain trashing equipment/stage dive/ jump 15ft onto the drums/creating feedback that lasts for minutes after the show/defy the corporate establishment(remember the "corporate magazines still suck" tee on the rolling stone cover?/picking his nose/staring at the wall.. anything!
30.A crowd of more than 10000 people singing along to "Lithium" in one voice.
31.Smells like teen spirit!

The one with the Parodies.

If u don't know the words to Teen spirit this post will NOT be funny to u! I have put up the original lyrics below not for someone to learn them(if u don't know the song already,this post will be lost on u), but for those of us who know the song and love it , to have a point of reference!

These are the original words to Teen Spirit

Load up on guns
Bring your friends
Its fun to lose
And to pretend
Shes overboard
Myself assured
I know I know
A dirty word

Hello (x 16)

With the lights out its less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yea

Im worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello (x 16)

Chorus

And I forget
Just what it takes
And yet I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard
Its hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Hello (x 16)

chorus

A denial( x 6)

Both these videos poke fun at the fact that no one could understand a single word of what Kurt sand when "teen spirit" first came out!

The first one is called "Smells like NIRVANA" and is by a guy called Weird Al Jankovic. It's a shot for shot parody of the Teen spirit video..It was a video approved by Kurt and i just almost choked from laughing the first time I saw it!





The second one happens to be a version of "Misheard" Smells like teen spirit lyrics. This is the most hilarious version ever.

Smells Like Sexism!

Of prejudices and preconceived notions.

Scene: A busy intersection, thrown in a broken down truck blocking the road for good measure,somewhere in the Godforsaken place called Coimbatore!
Starring : A pretty girl, 2 self proclaimed "cool dudes"( Wearing clothing u sneaked out of the girls section, pants that are about to fall off, driving a macho bike with faux raybans and china touch phones is not cool! . Knowing how to be a gentleman? Thats C.O.O.L)

Text in parentheses indicates thoughts in pretty girls head!

PG is wearing a tee that has 2 pictures of Kurt Cobain below the words NIRVANA. The back of the tee also reads NIRVANA in big block letters.

CD1: Hey look that girl is wearing NIRVANA!
PG:(wow! fellow NIRVANA fans, how nice!)
CD2: (without missing a beat!) Yeah!Must be her brother's tee!
PG: (Is the tee that big for me?)
CD1: yeah! of course which girl would listen to NIRVANA?

That incident was prejudice a it's best!! by now u have guessed pretty girl was *drum rolls* MOI!

The only thought running through my mind was U want perjudice? I'll show u prejudice! U listen to "teen spirit" and"come as you are" and consider yourselves big NIRVANA fans? Do u have the bootlegs i have? How many NIRVANA songs do u even know?10?20?*scoff*! How many concert setlists can u recite? can u name even one of Kurt's guitars? Do u own "with the lights out"? Do u even know it's inCESTicide and not inSECTicide? oh!what? u thought Love buzz was a NIRVANA song?

Part of me wanted to go prove to them how hardcore a fan was I.But I took the high road and sped away!

This is not a question of a girl listening to NIRVANA! This is indeed a question of unadultered sexism! The misconceptions about women among men is endless!I'm not the kind to say hey! Lookey! Kiran Bedi is the 1st IPS! I feel sickened whenever i see a headline read "So-So becomes the First woman to do s0 and so!" Why is it such a big deal anyway? Who even created the distinction of being "the first woman?"I"m not the kind to say women can to anything men can! Infact i like men to carry my bags for me,give up their places to me in a crowded bus.in fact i hate the word woman! somehow i find it so uncivilized.we should be called ladies!

I'm not a feminist! in fact i believe being a feminist is actually a weakness. Has anyone ever hear of a "manist"? Then why should there be feminism?

I'm the kinda girl who would gladly give a man the upper hand in any relationship.Afterall, he is a MAN!

I'm not saying a man should command and a lady should obey, but just that the man must be the leader, but the lady must not be meek and submissive.( Well, i'm the kind that would probably point out hot chicks for her man to check out, so whatdayaknow?)

But when men act in a prejudiced way when it comes to the opposite sex, it irks me to no extent. Most of the guys I meet ,are surprised by the fact that i follow EPL or F1! Why? Is testosterone a necesary criteria for watching sports?Even more are surprised by the fact that i love Rock music!Why?Should a girl not listen t anything other than backstreet boys?My male friends are stumped by the fact that one girl friend of mine is a gadget freak!Why?Don't girls have enough grey matter to be tech savvy? I could go on and on but seeing as i have been totally incoherent throughout the post, i will stop here!

I will say this : Kurt sings in Territorial pissings "never met a wise man;If so it is a woman".. I have to say I respectfully disagree Kurt.. Men are wise.. as long as they realize women are wiser :)! so u see Kurt was a wise man.

R.I.P Innocence

I chanced upon this photo of me and my cousins from i dunno how many years back. Probably the last time we have ever looked innocent. Nostalgia is beautiful.

P.S: The guy on my right is Sharanyan or his alter ego Ryan.A.Nash as some fellow bloggers know him.