Ganapati Bappa Moryaa

The Ganesh Festival just ended. Here are some of the glimpse of the festival from Pune. Some random pics from various areas of Pune like the Dagdu shet Ganpati, Laxmi road, JM road, FC road, and few from; as they are called; "Mana che" Ganesh mandal. IF and when I get more, will post another Ganesh jee special post.

Ganapati Bappa Moryaa. :)

Thanks to Avanti for pics.

Perfect scenes using songs - 2

How I Met Your Mother - Season 1, Episode 21: Milk

Ted finally finds his perfect match through the technology company where he listed himself his soul mate (what a lame word). Ted has a date with her at the McLarine's but he is stuck on an empty street and calls Barney for help. But he did not come up. Finally, Robin arrives for the rescue and she drops him on time for his date. Also, to bring back smile on Ted face after the tough night he had, she shows Ted her undone hair :)

Hair - Robin bringing smile on Ted's face

But, Ted does not go to meet his soul mate - because he needs Robin. This is the song which is played when Ted is walking away from his date. Very lovely song and it synced so perfect with the scene. Only the below lines are in the scene:

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn't trade you
For another girl

Oh mother of pearl
I wouldn't trade you
For another girl

This song is Mother of Pearl by Roxy Music. I did not enjoy the whole song (too heavy for me) but this part - perfect for the scene as Ted decides he don't want to trade Robin for even his soul mate.

Best part o fthe episode is a quote from Lily - There are certain things in life where you know it's a mistake but you don't really know it's a mistake because the only way to really know it is a mistake is to make that mistake and look back and say, "Yup, that was a mistake". 
Sometimes we have to make the mistake even if others keep saying that it's a mistake.  (so much suits me)

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FRIENDS season 4 episode 4 - TOW The Ballroom Dancing

Joey helps the garbage man of the apartment, Treeger prepare for his Ballroom because he threatened to tell some things about the group which could land all of them out of the apartment. Joey, surprisingly is enjoying the practice and so does Treeger. At the end, when Treeger is actually going off for the ballroom dance on the evening, both of them dance. 

The final pose

Rehearsing dance

They actually dance very well then - on the song which is Night and Day. The version of the song in FRIENDS seems to be the one which was done by Tony Bennett. This is really a very nice song for a nice dance. If you are thinking to dance some evening, I recommend this song for sure. Steps - you can copy from this episode.

More to come, hopefully.

Perfect scenes using songs - 1

Remember those amazing moments in a TV series like "FRIENDS" and "How I met your mother" (now on - HIMYM). These two series have a very common thing when it comes to displaying emotions - they use songs. Songs that mostly are not heard now-a-days. Many old songs but which are so perfect for the scene that you feel touched.

I got the idea of this blog when I was watching one of the episode of HIMYM (needless to say - watching it again). It was 18th episode of season 1 (Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.) and this one song in background really was amazing. When the first time I was watching this episode, I did not notice the song much - I guess when you watch it again and again - you tend to notice more and more.

So here was the scene - Ted and the buttercup girl Victoria are right now in a long distance relationship (always a bad idea). Robin is lonely so she calls Ted for a juice (ya, an excuse only). Ted goes for it and on the way discovers that Robin too likes him (courtesy - Lily).

How I Met Your Mother

Ted lies to Robin that he broke up with Victoria. Victoria calls Ted but Robin answers the call thinking its her mobile phone. So now Victoria knows Ted was with Robin while Robin knows that Ted lied to her. At the end of the scene - Ted - as he puts it - has hurt two people who he cares about. And the background song is - The Hard Left.

The song goes like:

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Sorry Baby but its getting too much to take
I close my eyes I know my hearts about to break
I'm down on my knees trying to pick myself up
When the battles over, seems nothing not enough

The way you do me, you know it hurts me to the bone
How you touch me, I'd be better off alone
Saying I'm sorry till I'm blue in the face
Leaves me empty with no love left to waste

We promise to have, oh we promise to hold
How does a promise ever grow old

So listen baby, I'm gonna get back on my feet
Tuck this old shirt and wipe the crimson off my cheek
Remember these secrets were all that I kept
When I pull out this driveway and hang a Hard Left

We promise to have, oh we promise to hold
How does a promise ever grow old.

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It's by ROBIN HACKETT.

Would have written this for another audience on my cousin's music website blog but then I thought this more qualifies for my blog than music oriented blog. Also, the song in itself isnt great but when you watch the episode you feel the song is perfect. The learning from this episode - Nothing good happens after 2 am, so when its 2 am - go to sleep.

Similar perfection can also be found FRIENDS series. How it can be that I do not talk about FRIENDS!!

First episode of FRIENDS that strikes me for the song (apart from its awesome title song) is England Swing by Roger Miller. It is played in the episode The One With Ross' Wedding, Part 1 (Season 4 Episode 23) where Ross and Emily are getting married in London and all others are there too. The time when Joey and Chandler are going site seeing in London and this song just brings more freshness to London backdrop. You actually feel like enjoying the London.

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England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles, two by two
Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben
The rosy red cheeks of the little children

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Joey irritating Chandler with hat

It is shown that Joey is constantly following and clicking Chandler in camera across locations of London. Chan gets freaked out and starts ignoring Joe. Joey then, likes a England flag made hat and that irritates chandler more and he....well - go watch it if you haven't. :)

Both songs are easily available on YouTube. I will be writing next few more posts on this topic - so more to come, hopefully.

An evening in Bandra - part 2

More is here...continuing from where I left..
IF YOU ARE HERE DIRECTLY ON PART 2 - check the first part of this story first
http://smallfunstory.blogspot.in/2012/09/an-evening-in-bandra-part-1.html 

She: Thanks... My name is Rutu.
Me: I am Dhanesh. Nice to meet you.

And that's how I met Rutu. What happened next was completely unexpected happened.

We chatted a while waiting for our respective friends. After a while
Me: Looks like I cannot get a good break. Cant reach my friends and cant go in without them as they have passes.

Rutu: I guess same is my situation. What can we do now?
Me: We?
Rutu: mmmm... Why not? Either we can go back to our homes or can do something so that the evening is not completely spoiled.
Me: Good idea.
Rutu: I have something to make it better - lets get in the club - boy and girl together don't need passes.

And that's what we did. Went in the club.. the music was so fine that we nearly got lost in it. We chatted a while waiting for our respective friends. After a while:


Me: Looks like I cannot get a good break. Cant reach my friends and cant go in without them as they have passes.
Rutu: I guess same is my situation. What can we do now?
Me: We?
Rutu: mmmm... Why not? Either we can go back to our homes or can do something so that the evening is not completely spoiled.
Me: Good idea.
Rutu: I have something to make it better - lets get in the club - boy and girl together don't need passes.

Rutu - Dancing

And that's what we did. Went in the club.. the music was so fine that we nearly got lost in it. The music was loud and the DJ was playing with the beats as if he owned it. "That's my name" was played like half a dozen times that night and many times was "DJ got us falling", Enrique's "I like it" and so many.

And suddenly, the music stopped and it changed to a slow one. It was, to my surprise, my favorite one - "The Time of my Life".
The atmosphere was hot and so was the temperature there.. 

Me: Oh wow!! I cant believe this song is being played.
Rutu: Yeah... dirty dancing *winks*
Me: you know this one?
Rutu: Who doesn't? I love it.

It was superb. The song, the dance and suddenly we started singing too..

"I've had the time of my life
Ni I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you.............."

Rutu and me were pulled very close to each other.. very close.. so close that it felt better to close the eyes.

As we were singing... the last line she said - "And I owe it all to you"..

The kiss

And a soft kiss... like a silk falling.. like a butterfly wings touching.. like.... a little captivating and a little liberating.

With the opening of eyes we saw each other and she sung song again "And I owe it all to you"..
As Rutu again moved close; my eyes closed again. I suddenly felt cold on my lips and a chilling wind passed right through me.
I opened my eyes, and... and she was gone.. I was holding her but now I just felt cooling sensation on my arms.

I went towards the table.. stunned.. My friends came from behind and said - "Sell you mobile dude.. not reachable at all.. & How the hell you got in.. wow.. you seemed to have danced your shoes off".

I am still stunned and speechless, standing there.. wondering what really just happened? I still wonder what really happened?

Rutu.. ????

End of story.. unexpected and incomplete it may seem.. but may be, it may be a perfectly ended story.

More to come, hopefully soon.

An evening in Bandra - part 1

It was a Saturday evening I reached a club in Bandra, Mumbai, parked my car and as I tried to call my friends, I found there was some problem with the network in the parking and the call was not getting connected at all. I thought to get out of the parking and make the call. 

As I was crossing the area, I saw a beautiful girl standing there. I thought may be she is waiting for someone to pick her up. Then I thought, it just start of the evening and why would someone be going out of the place. By the way, a little more about her - she was amazingly dressed and was looking absolutely stunning. Kind of fair looking girl she was, Wearing a purple mix with white and gray top with a fine line denim bottom. By the look of her you can say she was ready for the party. But what was she doing standing there as if she is waiting for someone. May be she was also having same phone problem as me. 

To be honest - she reminded me of someone I knew during my junior college. So, I thought to walk over to her and ask if she needed any help!!! She did saw me going in the parking area and she was also noticing me heading towards her. I gave her a smile as a greeting gesture and she smiled back as I was just few yards from saying "Hi" to her.
She was wearing this diamond studded glittering earrings and a nose diamond. Wow!!! I never imagined that a small pin size nose-diamond could add so much to a girl's beauty. Stunning that looked on her.

Me: Hey, any problems there?
She: Yeah.. no really.. I am good.
Me: Okay. (then I again try to call my friends and call again drops out without connecting)
She is looking around - it seemed as if my presence is making her uncomfortable. Obviously so!! We both were equally strangers behaving equally strange in a strange parking area.
I thought to get out of there so...

Me: Ok then.. have a nice time.
She: You too...

As I started walking outside.

She: Hey.. would you mind if you stay for a while here please. I am waiting for my friends and they haven't showed up yet.
Me: I am also not able to reach my friends..but.. no probs.. I will wait for my friends here.
She: Thanks... My name is Rutu.
Me: I am Dhanesh. Nice to meet you.

And that's how I met Rutu. She gave me many reasons to never forget this evening. Why so? What happened next? All that will be posted very soon. Keep reading. Believe me - something absolutely unexpected happened that night.

Definitely - More to come...to be continued.....