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The poet in me. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Yesterday (Oct 24th) Rahman performed at Berklee School of Music, Boston, where he was also conferred upon an honorary doctorate. He also conducted a master class at the performance center. I saw this. It's not just the movies. Raunaq is an album where he composed tunes for six poems written by ex-union minister Kapil Sibal. There was no big hype of hoopla and I'm not sure if many even knew about this quiet album, but what a pleasant experience, especiall...Decem...
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March 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Saturday, March 05, 2011. Stupid Sam - Know the difference? He said, casually. Sam did not catch that. Five hundred and pipty! Sam asked, a bit of alarm gripped his voice. Engitta avalo cash illanga. Paathu pannungale. Sam replied. He was cautious about not conveying a casual tone. I don't have so much cash. Please cut down your demand.). Illa pa. Five pipty. Receipt vaangiko. He continued the usual act of I-will-not-budge. No Five Fifty. You can take a receipt). At this point, Sam knew w...
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July 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. I'm not a big fan of the Chennai rains. It is nothing but flooding roads, more humidity, mosquitoes and the thickest of anxiety-attacked traffic. Back in Coimbatore, I can't keep count of the number of days I have reached home drenched. Never have I parked and waited for the rain to subside. I even remember playing cricket in the rains. The waiting habit started only in Chennai. Until today. I'm listing down five songs below and their specialty. Of the song bring...
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February 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Wednesday, February 02, 2011. Yeah, you got that right. I just ended the two week HIMYM. There is a concept in the series about how the gang meets each of their look alike at some point - The Doppelganger. I admit that it does sound stupid, but, I was impressed with an incredible explanation in the end of the fifth season. The doppelganger is nothing but the past us. All of us look back at some point and wonder, " How different would it have been if I was the same! My point. People tr...
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April 2013 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Tuesday, April 09, 2013. I strongly belive that life never hands out anything that one can't handle. The funny part is that there are always times when one feels why life gave him/her that much credit. And with a big mouth, all this becomes even more harder. If the timing is not right, more often than not, you talk yourself into situations than out of them. After living a childhood full of lies (. So many of which friends and family still believe to be true. Is life that hard? Because per...
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April 2012 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. How to name it. Sometimes you want things. Sometimes you want them so badly. Sometimes you just know you want them but you are nowhere near to getting them. Most often than not, you end up not getting it. " Oh! What's with the pessimism Chiju? There is a phrase in Tamil that says "vaayala vada sudaradhu". A colleague calls it ( for "security" reasons of course. How do they achieve what they want? How do they do it so seamlessly? Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Confession...
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May 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Friday, May 27, 2011. Where is it going? The big question, isn't it? Whenever I've asked myself this question, I have kinda known the answer to it. But, if you don't have an answer to it, man, are you going to put up with a lot of crap. In the west, this question can generally mean only one thing - a commitment/breakup with your boyfriend/girlfriend is in the offing. But, Indians are the kings of customization. We need a mix and match for everything. ( Instances below. That can work wonde...
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October 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Friday, October 14, 2011. Long time no see. We laughed even hard. And the family guy next to us finally understood why we were laughing and joined us. I have had lots of lighter moments in the past few months, but that was an all time best. I'm totally off topic ( but Santosh wanted me to write about this. This is why you shouldn't suck at handling changes. Changes! As usual, I first tried to deny that it feels weird ( which if I hadn't done I wouldn't have had any problem in first place.
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October 2014 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Yesterday (Oct 24th) Rahman performed at Berklee School of Music, Boston, where he was also conferred upon an honorary doctorate. He also conducted a master class at the performance center. I saw this. It's not just the movies. Raunaq is an album where he composed tunes for six poems written by ex-union minister Kapil Sibal. There was no big hype of hoopla and I'm not sure if many even knew about this quiet album, but what a pleasant experience, especiall...Camph...
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August 2011 | CHIJU SPEAKS
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The poet in me. Monday, August 15, 2011. So, last week I was thinking what's special this Independence day. First, I thought " Wow! Maybe India will throttle England the previous evening at Birmingham. Well, lets not talk about it. Then I thought maybe I'd press Dad for a drive to Pondicherry. Yeah! I'm getting too optimistic these days. After some stupid ideas here and there, I found myself in front of my TV on Thursday night when Aarakshan ( the movie. Privileged section of the Indian society. I do...
