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life is like a train, it will runs smoothly until both the halves running in the same direction, but when either one gets struggle train will derailed. No one put the track for train called life but it builds with the hope and love of two halves, no one knows when, which train will derailed.

I was walking ...

I was walking in the tunnel with the hope of life, but all the doors are closing one by another. There are few more, I'm loosing the hope that I cant get that life, there is only one way to come out this tunnel, wakeup and come out of this life's dream.

Planning to visit Shirdi from Chennai

As a thought of visiting holy places, lot of places in my mind. Shirdi is the one which is in my mind quite long time. But I feel this is the time to visit, gathering lot of information to travel to Shirdi from Chennai.

There are many ways to reach Shirdi from Chennai, by flight, train even roadway travel too.

But I like to mix with flight and roadway travel. Normally the distance between Chennai and Shirdi via road way is approximately 724 mile / 1165 km.

But I plan to travel in a different route, Chennai – Ahmadabad – Vadodara – Shirdi.

Chennai – Ahmadabad 1042 mile / 1677 km
Ahmadabad – Vadodara 64 mile / 103 km
Vadodara – Shirdi 268 mile / 432 km

Total distance from Chennai to Shirdi as per my route is 1374 mile / 2212 km, almost double the normal.

Don’t think I'm crazy but I am.

This is my first visit to Shirdi with the blessings of Shirdi Sai Baba.

Disclaimer: Distance in mile and km are approximate and not to scale.

A.R. Rahman's live concert in Chennai

Thanks a lot to "The Times of India" for organized such a wonder live concert of music maestro our A.R. Rahman.



A.R. Rahman performs at ‘Changing Notes’, a live concert on Sunday (20-April-2008).

Chennai’s most musical son performed for a 50,000-strong audience in his hometown after years. A.R. Rahman himself started the show saying, “I haven’t heard sound and cheering like this in at least last two years.”

The songs were as thoughtfully ordered as they were chosen. Rhythm alternated with melody, classical with rap and rock. A.R. Rahman opened the show and then retreated behind his keyboard.

The tempo built up as Shankar Mahadevan took over from him with "Kadal Ilaiyo", and Hariharan followed with "Vaji Vaji Sivaji". Kartik had the audience roaring with the rock-based "Enakoru Girlfriend Venum" from Boys, and then the calm Jaaved Ali appeared to soothe the audience with Jashn-e-Bahaara from Jodhaa Akbar. There were some wonderful old-world moments capturing Chennai’s ability to blend the classical and the contemporary.

And of course 50,000-strong audience hearts were stolen by my favourite song "Pray for me Brother" once again.
And I'm really happy to be a part that show as a great fan of A.R. Rahman.

Thanks a lot to everyone those who were all behind such a wonderful music concert.

Rhapsody - AR Rahman's Pray for me Brother

One of my favourite song from A.R. Rahman, though its favourite for me; its stolen millions of hearts!




Lyrics

Pray For Me Brother (2007)
Composed by A.R.Rahman
Lyrics by Blaaze
Singers: A.R.Rahman and Blaaze

Pray for me brother
Pray for me brother
Pray for me sister
Are you searchin’...
Pray for me brother

Lookin’ for the answers To all the questions In my life
Will I be alone Will you be there By my side
Is it something he said Is it something he did
I wonder why He is searchin’ For the answers
To stay alive

Could you ever listen Could you ever care
To speak your mind
Only for a minute For only one moment
In time

The joy is around us But show me the love
That we must find
Are you searchin’ For a reason to be kind, to be kind...
He said... Pray for me brother

Pray for me brother Pray for me sister
Pray for me brother Say
what you wanna say now
But keep your hearts open
Be what you wanna be now
Let’s heal the confusion
Pray for me brother

Don’t let me take When you don’t wanna give
Don’t be afraid Just let me live
Don’t let me take When you don’t wanna give
Don’t be afraid Say what you wanna say now
But keep your hearts open

Be what you wanna be now Let’s heal the confusion
Pray for me brother Pray for me brother
I’m ashamed ah, brother be dying of poverty
when he down on his knees its only then he prays
And it’s a shame ah, brother be dying of ignorance
cos the world is a trip and everybody’s a hypocrite
Need to stop ah , taking a look at the other
I’m not ashamed of poverty
need to be making his life better
So think about it, think about it once more
cos life is a blessing and it’s not justa show, ah
Round and round the world is spinning around

We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Round and round the world is turning around
We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race

Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race
We need to coming together just to win this race
Are you searching for a reason to be kind ?

I'm expecting this song on A.R. Rahman's live concert in Chennai on 20th April 2008. Hope millions of heart stolen song will be done once more!.

Stepping into a New Year with a hope of love...

Stepping into a New Year with a hope of love and peace of mind, though life gives lots of lessons by good and bad times, they are all the parts of life.

As today is the starting day of one more year in my life, lots of thoughts comes in my mind here and there, do we really satisfied by as what we are now. Hopefully I’m not since lots of things have to achieve in life, as not like climbing the Everest Mountain, deep dive into the sea and touch the whale… but live life to help others as much as I can.

May be this day will lead me to find the path of helping others; and not only finding the path but also walk through the path with you all.

No one has the power to destroy the unchangeable things.

No one has the power to destroy the unchangeable things. Yes I realized this sentence most of the time, even last week too. What it means to me? It means to me, what is happening now is because it has to happen... confuse! For this I like to remember the quote of a samurai "Hojo Nagauji" and the quote was...

"Consider that which exists to exist and that which does not exist to not exist, and recognize things just as they are. With such a frame of mind, one will have divine protection even though he does not pray. - Hojo Nagauji (1432-1519)"

Last week I remembered this quote and felt it's so much true. What had happened to me to felt like this...?

A long journey from home to office almost 30km (18.65 mile), my office has been changed from Tidel to RMZ Millennium, new office located beyond the old one. I need new identification card to park my vehicle inside the staff parking premises; else I need to park in the visitors parking premises.

First day for my new office, of course I need to park my vehicle in the visitors parking premises. Thank God, there was no problem on that day. And I got the new identification card to park my vehicle inside the staff parking premises.

The next day, it was so horrible day when that incident happened; I parked my vehicle in the basement of the office. When time ticks around 20:00 it was an intimation to start. My self and my friend Arvind were starting to leave; I found my vehicle back wheel got flatted! This is where the lessons start. We both went outside to find some shop to get my vehicle normal. Time clicks almost 20:30 there was no one at that time. So I thought to left my vehicle in the basement itself and go to home by a local train.

Arvind said that we can move the vehicle to near by shop and we make it normal, but I said to him "if I move the vehicle, tube's mouth will get damage and I have to change with the new one". Then he dropped me in the "Thiruvanmiur" railway station which is opposite to Tidel Park, clock almost clicked 20:45 when I got my ticket.

I haven't been traveled in local train almost last 2 years in that route. I remembered my old days when I traveled in the same route to reach my office, how terrible it was. Since we can see the train once in 45 min only, but now it has been improved to 10 min, got the corner seat and traveled almost 30 min to reach Park Town station, so time clicked almost 21:15. Have to walk 15 min to reach Central railway station from Park Town, when I reached there, train was just left from the station, oh no! I need to wait almost 30 min for the next train.

When my watch shows 22:00 another train has been started from the Central railway station. Train reached Perambur railway station by 22:20. Thank God, there was a bus to reach my home from railway station. I reached my home around 22:45

My parents asked me whether I went to temple, because that day was a 'Maha Siva raathiri'. There was an explanation. Then finished my dinner by 23:00; went to temple for a darshan of Lord Siva, came home by 01:10 of next day.

Woke up around 08:00, thought it was a nice day. I started to office around 11:00, waited 30 min in railway station for ticket, one more 30 min in the same railway station to get the Train. Damn! it took almost 3 hr for me to reach office.

Then I reached office by 14:00. Went to basement to take a look at the vehicle, damn! my vehicle was not there where I parked. I searched near by places, no way! Then I made a complaint with security, one of the security guy came with me for searching, finally found my vehicle in a corner of parking place. Damn! Someone moved my vehicle with a flatted tube. I was shocked, I knew surely tube will get damage and have to replace with a new one.

Went to puncture shop to make some arrangements, oh no! roamed here and there for nearly 3 hr to get my vehicle ready, got a call from puncture shop: "Sir, tube mouth has been damaged, need to replace with new one, shall I replace?" what else I can do, that time I remembered, if I would have been done this last day itself, I don't need to get all these troubles in last 2 days.

I learned this lesson, "What will happen; will happen because it has to happen". It was a costliest lesson; it took 2 days of my peace of mind, money and even tension too!