Awesome song

Lyrics

I’ve been watching your world from afar,
I’ve been trying to be where you are,
And I’ve been secretly falling apart, unseen.
To me, you’re strange and you’re beautiful,
You’d be so perfect with me but you just can’t see,
You turn every head but you don’t see me.

I’ll put a spell on you,
You’ll fall asleep and I’ll put a spell on you.
And when I wake you,
I’ll be the first thing you see, lyric’s top
And you’ll realise that you love me.

Yeah…
Yeah…

Sometimes, the last thing you want comes in first,
Sometimes, the first thing you want never comes,
And I know, the waiting is all you can do,
Sometimes…

I’ll put a spell on you,
You’ll fall asleep,
I’ll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I’ll be the first thing you see,
And you’ll realise that you love me.

I’ll put a spell on you,
You’ll fall asleep ‘cos I’ll put a spell on you,
And when I wake you,
I’ll be the first thing you see,
And you’ll realise that you love me, yeah…

Yeah…
Yeah…
Yeah…
Yeah…

ENjoy!

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Lyrics

Dil To Hain Dil Dil Kaa Ayetabaar Kyaa Kije
Aa Gayaa Jo Kisee Pe Pyaar Kyaa Kije

Yaadon Mein Teree Khoyee, Raaton Ko Main Naa Soyee
Haalat Ye Mere Dil Kee Jaane Naa Jaane Koee
Baraso Hain Tarasee Aankhe, Jaagee Hain Pyaasee Raate
Aayee Hain Aate Aate, Hothhon Pe Dil Kee Baate
Pyaar Mein Tere, Dil Kaa Mere Kuchh Bhee Ho Anjaam
Bekaraaree Mein Hain Karaar Kyaa Kije

Chhaye Hain Man Pe Mere, Madahosh Nainaa Tere
Ghere Hain Tan Ko Mere Teree Baahon Ke Ghere
Dooree Sahee Naa Jaaye, Chain Kahee Naa Aaye
Chalanaa Hain Ab To Teree Palakon Ke Saaye Saaye
Bas Naa Chale Re, Shaam Sawere Le Ke Teraa Naam
Dil Dhadakataa Hain Baar Baar Kyaa Kije

Found this on youtube …. wanted to store this somewhere, as it seemed true.
This love isn’t confined to the romantic love that people obsess about. It’s love with anybody, anything … absolutely anyone. Love is always like this!

Have you ever been in love?
Horrible isn’t it?
It makes you so vulnerable.
It opens up your heart
and it means that someone can get inside you
and mess you up.
You build up all these defenses,
you build up a whole suit of armor,
so that nothing can hurt you,
then one person,
no different from any other person,
wanders into your normal life…
You give them a piece of you.
They do something one day,
like hug you
or smile at you,
and then your life isn’t your own anymore.
Love takes hostages.
It gets inside you.
Not just in the imagination.
Not just in the mind.
It’s a soul-heart connection
that you cannot escape…

First heard in the voice of Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth in the Broadway Musical – Wicked, Defying Gravity is the song. Yes, the song which if I had heard 10 years ago, I wouldn’t have been here. I would have been doing something different. Clearly speaking, I would have been following my heart and basically defying gravity!

Heard in the musical dramedy, Glee. Season 1 Episode 9 – ‘Wheels’.
Song: Defying Gravity
Sung by: Lea Michelle (Rachel) and Chris Colfer (Kurt)

Download Defying Gravity by Lea Michelle

Download Defying Gravity by Chris Colfer

Listen to both singing in this youtube version

Lyrics:-

Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I’m through with playing by the rules
Of someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!

It’s time to try
Defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I am defying gravity
And you wont bring me down!

I’m through accepting limits
‘Cause someone says they’re so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I’ll never know!
Too long I’ve been afraid of
Losing love I guess I’ve lost
Well, if that’s love
It comes at much too high a cost!

I’d sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I’m defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
And you wont bring me down!

I’d sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I’m defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
And never bring me down!
bring me down!
ohh ohhh ohhhh!

ENjoy

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. “

This quote by Albert Einstein holds true for a place like Gaya/Bodh Gaya (from now I will denote the word Gaya as a representative of both the places Gaya and Bodh Gaya).
So, “Gaya: on the minus” is all about being one of the the filthiest city in the world. I do wonder, if there wouldn’t have been the temples and statues would anyone even think of going there?
Definitely not!
Thinking again, would there be so much filth if the temples and statues wern’t there?
Why think of something which if changed would change about 3000 years of history!?

Hence, Gaya is filthy, as all holy places in India are filthy. Go to any of them and the sites you see are the same. Dirt, filth, garbage, urine and faecal stench everywhere. Wonder how tourists still visit these places! (I would really like an answer)

The next “minus” in Gaya are the potholes. These potholes might just make those huge ones in Mumbai look like smooth ones. In Gaya, if you are traveling in a vehicle, don’t expect to be sitting normally. You will be jumping on your seat, sliding down the seat, pushing back and forward on the seat; everything, but sitting on the seat. My Mom swears that all the extra food she had during breakfast was all digested in a mere 15 mins ride in a Gaya auto (for the record these autos have the word “Piaggio” written on the back).
When asked when would the problem of road “blocks” be solved? The only answer I get is – “It is much better than it used to be!”

What answer is that?!!!

Anyways, hoping Gaya becomes a beautiful city because if Lord Buddha would have lived to this day he would definitely have killed himself by now!

Next on the list are certain people, namely – beggars (in both Vishnupad and Bodh Gaya) and pandits (in Vishnupad). I experienced this sad site of a foreigner being pestered for money, ice cream or whatever they desire. Being somebody who just hates the idea of begging, I was outraged seeing the sight. Every morsel of energy at those times were spent in keeping myself from doing something bad to those 15 month old to 70 year old ages whose primary bread earning is from these tourists who innocently give hard earned money to these nincompoops who hate doing some worthwhile work.
The pandits are beggars, but of a different, ‘higher’, form. They will demand money because doing that, as they say, will make God happy and He will “bless” you with more money. Don’t get me wrong, I am religious (in my own way) and have a lot of faith in the Supreme Being. But I do not like the idea of “warming” the hands of these men of the highest order of society (Brahmins). Brahmins were supposed to be the most learned men in ancient times. Does learning mean asking for money in the name of God? What kind of learning do they do nowadays?
Giving money as per our wish is called donation or offering. But giving money when somebody asks you to give in their hand, is called begging in my dictionary.

Pandits waiting for some "hand warming" after my parents finish with their puja in Vishnupad Mandir

That is it about Gaya/Bodh Gaya: on the minus. Next would be the better things about this place.

Funniest Forward!!!

A book called “Disorder in the American Courts” , and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
________________________________________________
ATTORNEY : She had three children, right?
WITNESS : Yes.
ATTORNEY : How many were boys?
WITNESS : None.
ATTORNEY : Were there any girls?
WITNESS : Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
________________________________________________
ATTORNEY : How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS : By death.
ATTORNEY : And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS : Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
________________________________________________
ATTORNEY : Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS : He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY : Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS : Guess.
________________________________________________
ATTORNEY : Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS : All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?
______________________________________________
ATTORNEY : Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS : The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY : And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS : No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
________________________________________________
ATTORNEY : This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS : Yes.
ATTORNEY : And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS : I forget.
ATTORNEY : You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
_____________________________________________
— And the best for last: —
ATTORNEY : Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS : No.
ATTORNEY : Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS : No.
ATTORNEY : Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS : No.
ATTORNEY : So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS : No.
ATTORNEY : How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS : Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY : I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS : Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

This is an amazing forward I received from my cousin Priya. Pretty much answers the question …

A saint asked his disciples, ‘Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?’

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.’
‘But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?’ asked the saint. ‘Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?’
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint.

Finally he explained, ‘When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.’

Then the saint asked, ‘What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small…’

The saint continued, ‘When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.’

MORAL: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each other more, else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return.

Let’s just get to the point. Today is 14th of November 2009. It is quite an important day for all the A.R. Rahman fans in Kolkata. A.R. Rahman decides to visit his worshippers, ahem… fans in the Salt lake stadium, and people flock into and outside the stadium like as if Ma Durga has descended down to earth just realizing that the 5 days of Durga Puja was not enough!

Call me a sarcastic, but this whole experience of sitting in an overcrowded mini-bus unable to even move an inch for 2 whole hours was not an experience I’d like to experience again! While sitting there I must have thought millions of things. Some like -
Does Kolkata really have this kind of population, or did people from all over the country have come to visit this musical maestro?
What are these guys even going inside for … haven’t they heard any of the Rahman songs? Haven’t they seen performances on TV?
Infact, at least the player will be visible on TV. The back standers will be just listening to really bad loudspeaker echo that would sound more like noise rather than world famous melodies!
So many women with children, crying on their shoulders, holding their little tiny hands holding balloons. Bet they have not an inkling of what’s going on. They might have heard Pappu Can’t Dance Sala! They might have even sung “Jai Ho…” in their school independence day programs. Guess, that’s how their parents persuaded them to come to this madness called a “live show”. But, honestly, is it a nice way to be spending Children’s Day?

Ok, agreed, this live show will rake in big pockets for the singing group and the band. Also a lot of liver patients will be helped, since this is supposed to be a charity show. But …

Well, I know many will think I’m being short sighted and too selfish. But if you would have seen the 70 something old guy sitting beside me hoping to reach home to have dinner or the lady standing among the crowded public trying even stand straight. I felt really lucky and at the same time helpless (thanks to my hero complex :rolleyes:)!
Wonder what Superman would have done! Maybe take all the traffic-attacked buses and cars and flown a little to their destinations!
Sigh!!

Anyways, back to reality … seriously I’m flustered by this kind of madness for a live show. I wish there’s some way of controlling traffic, because apparantly the Kolkata police do not have the capability to control traffic nor are they ready for such huge live show airing.

These kinda shows happen all over the world, but does life and people come to standstill just because a handful of artists decide to show their prowess to the public on the stage?

Think people!

Here are a couple of pics I took from the bus …

Entrance Line in front of the Salt Lake Stadium to get inside for the A.R.Rahman concert

Crowd in front of the gate of the Salt Lake Stadium for the A.R.Rahman Concert

Hi Guys,

There are sooo many people who had requested for fresh links for the songs of the TV show Love Story. Here you are … all tried, tested and refreshed.

Please go to the respective links to get the links.

Teri Yaadien

Ranjish Hi Sahi

Tera Deewana

I Love You

ENjoy

By Gandhiji …

Seven Social Sins:
1. Politics without Principle,
2. Wealth without Work,
3. Pleasure without Conscience,
4. Knowledge without Character,
5. Commerce without Morality,
6. Science without Humanity &
7. Worship without Sacrifice