The Indian Ideal

Every weekend dinner time is a conquest between my sister and my grandmother as to who wins the t.v remote to watch the most awaited talent hunt shows- indian idol-3 or sa re ga ma pa challenge 2007. Mom turns out 2 be the virtual winner as she settles for any.. and the sufferers being me and poor brother. Everything has a price 2 pay for.. and this is the price we pay for having a not so peaceful dinner with my family(:P)
The Indian entertainment television is getting sillier each day.. not that it was any good.. but with K-serials and with not so real reality shows to vouch on for their TRPS.. it couldnt have been better.
Leaving alone the K-serials, over exhausted and never ending debate topic..lets see what the reality shows have 2 offer- the latest trend on the hindi television.
Indian Idol-3 is a sad saga with contestants singing not even close 2 whom we can refer as an idol and judges like anu mallick and alisha chinoy who are over hyped and over paid to over-talk and keep up the popularity of the show. They say we are looking for a performer , "a star"!!
but wher does the star vanish after winning the hyundai accent ,the sponsered album and the 1,00,00,000 price money. Are Mr. indian idol 1/2 still singing in their bathrooms..and running to studios for work? and if he was that good.. then why does he lack work??
But ther are still lakhs watchin it intently, voting fervently for the best and rubbing their hands in glee and sheding buckets watchin their favourite contestants being ruled out..
you wont believe ther are people who have blogs dedicated to trackin these shows with 100% efficiency and rubbish information! kudos to them.. but get a life man!
Its not over yet.. recently in the daily news papers my eye caught an article which said ther are agencies which charge you and vote for whichever dude you want and as many times you say!
Common.. how can I be so mean.. and think of my interest! If ten more seasons dun come out.. so many people will be without a job.. and we cant afford that in our country can we!
this is jus about one channel.If this show is making money and having sky-scraping TRPs... its a sin for other channels to stay away and do something different. Its foolishness not to copy the same program in a sightly modified format.. and let it go on air as soon as possible.
On account of that there are two more singing talent hunt shows broadcasted at the same time and days. Now this a real competetion!!! not for the best singer but for the best show and the maximum popularity and viewer ratings.
The zee tv's ace and dignified show sa re ga ma.. has been turned into sa re ga ma pa challenge 2007.. which is again a talent hunt called "vishwayudh".. (what in the world did they think and name it that.. wht the .. it sounds like anythin but a singing competition) I guess its called that because they say it includes partcipants from not only india but also from the world.Didnt I jus see most of the NRI’s from Pakistan.. (shrug)
With 'gurus'- himesh reshammiya ,vishal shekhar and bappi lahiri.. its a complete inspiration from the mahabharat.. involving terms and rounds like- agnipariksha, brahmastra, mahaguru, yodhha.. but not even remotely as intersting as that was!The judges built tension and drama by passing cliche' and snide comments on the singers ,their fellow comrades plus the sobbing and mourning of the contestants fills it all. Once quoted by himesh reshammiya in the dharmendra style “mujhe tere ghar me struggling nahi roti chahiye..” Phew!! Cut the crap!
That’s all the terrified soul needed for inspiration.. thanks himesh .
I must put it that all of it also not drama and made up... some singers are amongst the best talents we have( jojo and chang being my sister’s favourites ;)).. but to listen to a 2 min melody you have to go through 60 seconds of melancholy and torture which includes the prologue, the comments, the ashirvad..blah!
On the same league is the show "voice of india " on star-plus, trust me couldnt have been worse. Sounds like it’s a hunt for a parliament speaker or debate on political issues on ndtv. But its quite different you know!
Singing songs from most of the nasal god’s movies you have to see it for yourself to experience the trauma. The one thing good about the show is the anchor-shaan(real good singer).. but why does he switch channels and act like a loser host on a stupid show like that! quit it !
crores of money are being spent for paying judges, on the flamboyant sets, the designer dresses, costly anchors , humungous publicity and best of packeging.. i wish if money could be spent to buy good creative heads and different ideas.
everything which starts as a rage and like a never-before hit soon falls into the category of mediocrity beacuse of the excessive repetation and their lately-ending and soon-starting-again seasons.
as the trend goes on from aeons , since it promises to be no different next on the line must be a show like, “idol of the indian idol”, “ singer big brother”, “ singer of all channels” or maybe “singer banega crorepati”!
I have a better idea.. we could just stretch “voice of india” to preliminary rounds like “voice of nagaland”, voice of bihar”, so that the show could atleast go on for 2 years ..
sick, lame, and extremely hopeless-its fit for the jobless and the ideal.
Bring it on man!!!! Im too jobless and ready for the challenge on the dinner table..my expectations couldn’t have been higher.


God please bless the hindi- entertainment channels!!

the subconcious mind

doesnt it happen so many times that you try to remember the name of the lead singer of your favourite band... or the italian restraunt you dined in a month ago... you die recolletin it.. but it just doesnt click. sometime later when you already busy doin another task at hand..thinkin"oh,big deal..let it be.."..it occurs to you out of the blue! its unbounded bliss!

does it happen that desperate attempts to crack a code.. or solve most complicated problem in mathematics you ever seen fail..and demotivated ,you sccumb to sweet slumber.. and when the next morning you take a look again.. the dirty problem seems easier.. and the code mystery seems to unfold..

you want to buy a handset and you put all your resources in trying to find out its details and specifications... at times when you open any newspaper... or flash any channel.. it showing the advertisements and glimpses of the same phone.. and any person you meet is carrying that darn cell! we think 'whoa! what a co-incidence'!

whtas the cause, well no points for guessing, its our subconcious mind!
the human subconcious mind is very powerful! more than we can imagine! and is more alert and concious than most of the organs of our body. its like Alladin's gin- whatever the master says is true and has to be followed. When we think our concious mind is active and after a certian period of time it gets imprinted onto our subconcious portal. its random but permanent. the subconcious mind takes it as an assertion and not an imagination and tries to fulfil it by hook or crook! why do you think you get up on your won before time when you have set a zillion alarms for the physics test that morning.. never happens genreally does it:P its your subconcious mind alert and active recording everything when you said to yourself helplessly the night before.."i have to get up at 6.. i have to".its not your critic its your believer.
the biggest flaw of the subconcious mind is that it had absolutely no logic and reasoning power.
its an apprentice skilled in believeing whatever you say is nothin but the truth. any sort of a nagative feeling also affects it in the same way as positive.. when you say "i cant do it".. it takes it as you really cant, and unknowingly some percantage of your ability is reduced. thats why its always said.."neva say you cant, say you can, or you'll try.. its possible though".
what comes to your mind first when i say pink elepahnt.. a board sayin 'pink elephant 'or a picture of an elephant that is pink. why do we remember movies better than books??? coz its more similar to the way our mind functions. our subconcious mind is a everlasting film roll wher every action,view or imagination gets stored in the form of a picture.it visualizes everything. visualize yourself.. visulaize your success and what it ll take you to get there. dream beacuse it’s the foundation of your goal.

now dun get me wrong, im no philosophy personified. its just a linear combination of the of my interest in the subject, lotta time 2 think and a boring ordeal with a inspirational speaker whom my mom pushed me to talk to. nor am i here to tell you how and what to think .. only a few facts i thought would be nice 2 share( quite common for quite a few though).
'whatever your mind concieves it can achieve'-napolean hunt
intersting and thought provoking-isnt it??

"still single..?".. huh...??!!

as i mentioned earlier.. VACATIONS.. lotsa free time for everything under the sun.. wether its jus sipping on to your favourite beverage and reading your favourite book..or jus watchin the most retarded shit on the T.V... or having endless conversations on the phone with your best friend gossiping about the most in-thing(or not-so-in) in town..or as the heat may suggest take a plung in the pool and relax for thts a good exercise and u can spend hours (at least i can).. havin some nice time 2 yourself... thats what i end up doing most of the time.. but a social animal like me.. also loves at times 2 just hang around.. have fun.. waste some time.. chill .. or catch a movie wid my pals.. talkin of it.. ill tell you a few strange things that happened with me this time when i caught up wid my old pals in the city!!(grin)
4:00 pm- cafe coffee day:
"hey,divya...u look the same.. hmm.. put on lil weight though.." smiled kriti... while all the others agreed and we were expressing our joys on havin our small high school group back together.. spend some quality time that day.. had a lotta chocalate fanatsay though.(they are yumm!)..."sup what u been upto lately... seeing someone...???".. asked neha.."naah".."what u still single.. vaha koi nahi mila kya...".. smirked preksha.. a super bitch (gals neva leave an opportunity like that!!)..."hmm.. well nothing as of now..".. i said..fuming, thinking of thousand ways to bait her.. strangle her 2 death.. what a bitch i say.
7:00 p.m. -on the phone(some other day):
one of my very important conversations with nikhil(childhood friend) came 2 an abrupt end... as soon as her girl-friend was on call-wait.."hey i gotta keep.. nitya is on the call wait.. she was very angry and upset..catch ya later...and wham!!".."but.. wht.. abt...you...".. neva mind.. i thought... priorities change...smiling to myself.
6:30 a.m- the central park(yet another day):
joggin with my cousin prachi... though she's a year younger.. acts like my elder sister.. we are jigs..:).."so what plans today.. lets go somewher.. usually gt nothin 2 do.."i said.."umm.. sorry.. rahul(madam's new boy friend) and i are goin for a movie.. not today.. " she said.. making a sad face."ah.. its ok.. have fun..","wait.. you want me 2 fix you up with one of his friends.. he's a nice guy.. and c'mon divya.. u should start goin out.(bla bla).."..here goes my elder sis as i said. now what a start of the day..exactly what i wanted. a lecture on how its high time i should grab a guy and start goin out. enugh. period!
suddenly..all your friends jus dun seem that close anymore.. and it compels me to think that do i really need a boyfriend forcibly. If you are not going out.. you arent "hep" enugh.. or i shall say.. "happy" as prachi put it. Its a good thing to have someone whom u can share everything with.. its gives u a feelin of companionship(lotta other things too):P..i dun deny that... but c'mon not just for the heck of it. I dunno what u may think.. but i think absolutely stupid. only some moron would do that! eveyrthing has a time in your life.. and maybe its not my time. gimme a break.. for godsake im not 30.I think im still confident,sane,happy and love myself and my life!
and why do i even bother..
..shook out of my reveries.. gotta phone call!!!

my first post

well.. too start with.. im a 19 yr old gal... making my debut into the world of blogging..! ahem! sounds intersting.. and astonishing what boredom gets you to do... the only purpose i wish to make start for is to get some brain exercise over the vacations.. (more than 2 month long.. phew!!). its a break from my exile in the form of engineering in one of the premier institutes of the country - BITS-PILANI. Yes! im an engineering student..will be goin into my second year. I'm stubborn, crazy,pampered, reserved,lazy,silly..and not fond of writin that much...:P(though love talkin). . and my blogging is an inspiration from my friends (rishabh,saurya, nil,sid,shuchi..) frequent and efficient bloggers. Always preferred keepin it to my dairy.. but lately been thinking its nt a bad idea if i post in time 2 time..since i have started ill think of something more concrete and interesting 2 write in eventually.. do keep a watch..