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Every Beginning Has An End, Neo!

And similarly this series comes to an end. Not an exceptional series by any means but teh fact that this is the first series I am successfully completing. Taking cue from this, I shall now work harder at my long pending series.

There has, obviously, been literary mistakes in this text owing to my limited expertise at the English Language. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want to poke a finger and feel around.

OSScamp Bengaluru was a wonderful experience. Managing an Event all alone is critical experience and has its own, both, pros and cons. While there were aspects of it I didn’t like at all, there were things that I really loved. Strangely, one of these was dining, with an artificial effort, because my body needed food while I cannot dine alone. Weird fellow, ain’t I?

Pictures from the trip can be found on my flickr account.

Kinshuk

After a long time, I, once again share a beautiful song with you. This time it is ‘Dreaming with a Broken Heart’ by John Mayer. Do listen to it, it emotes strongly.

When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part

You roll out of bed and down on your knees
and for a moment you can hardly breathe
Wondering was she really here
Is she standing in my room?

No, she’s not
cause she’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone.

When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The giving up is the hardest part

She takes you in with her crying eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye
wondering could you stay my love
will you wake up by my side?

No, she can’t
cause she’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone.

Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand?
Do I have to fall asleep with roses in my, roses in my hands?
Would you get them if I did?

No, you won’t
Cause you’re gone, gone, gone, gone, gone.

When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
the waking up is the hardest part.

Adios Amigo Mio.

"Regards",
Kinshuk

Okay! I know this is old news! stale news! But I just stumbled Upon it. And I am not referring to the social bookmarking service.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 is under production, and is supposed to be revealed in the April Issue of PC Gamer, in an exclusive. Now thats revelation! Find more details at theAngryPixel and some screen shots at PlanetCNC.

Why does the Tesla dude look like a Big Daddy? Or is that a custom-made tesla-protected Bathysphere??? looks like, I gotta wait until April to know. (Isn’t my humor getting sicker by the day?)

In the meanwhile, folks who are really wondering what is Command & Conquer (aka the un-initiated folks; in other words: folks living on a different planet) google a bit and dont forget to check IGN, GameSpy and of course, good ol’ Wikipedia ;)

I’ll help you though: Command & Conquer is the first true RTS Game, the one that spanned the genre (to be honest). Though this claim is a bit debatable (between Dune and C&C), yet it is the widely accepted fact. And Wikipedia Says:

“Command & Conquer (often abbreviated as C&C or CNC) is a video game franchise, mostly of the real-time strategy style as well two first-person shooter games based on the former. The Command & Conquer series was initially developed by Westwood Studios between 1995 and 2003, with development being taken over by Electronic Arts with the liquidation of Westwood Studios in 2003.

The first installment of the series was released world-wide on August 31, 1995 and was simply named Command & Conquer. The series is largely marketed for North American, European and Australasian audiences, though many of the games have been translated into other languages including German, French, Spanish, Korean and Chinese. The series is primarily developed for personal computers running Microsoft Windows, although some titles have been ported to various video game consoles and the Apple Macintosh. The latter games of the series starting with Tiberium Wars have also been developed in parallel for Xbox 360. The latest video game title of the franchise, Tiberium, is also being developed for PlayStation 3.” Read More.

Note: I am not a music critic. My understanding of music is fairly poor. In my dreams, though, I hold a mighty pen that scribbles to change the world. Take this review with a pinch of salt, impartial I try to be, since, the artist is a family friend.

Manu Rajeev releases ‘Aaliya’ his debut music album! Manu has done a feat that no Malayalee has done before, to release an all Hindi music album. Aaliya is a blend of sounds from across India and the world; taking its form from Hindustani and Carnatic, the songs transform themselves into a new Indian pop-rock extravaganza. The songs also have strong roots in traditional folk and Sufi music of India. Not sticking to the confines of traditional Indian music, Manu scales new horizons expertly blending Indian traditional music with that of the west. The New Indian Rock blend of this young maestro deserves a genre of its own.
The album has ten songs. Veteran lyricist Rakesh Nirala pens the literature for Manu’s music. Taking up the pen alongside the veteran is Mrityunjay Kumar and also the singer, Manu himself. All songs were composed, arranged and sung by Manu Rajeev. Parul Bhatnagar also lends her vocal talents to this album. The album was released on T-Series.

That was official. So I recently happened to listen to this album, Aaliya, which is the debut album of Manu Rajeev (My good friend The Kitty’s elder brother: the reason, why everything is so toned down). The album has ten songs. Quite a few IMHO for an album, but the blend is nice. The album has strong Rock/Sufi blends, not like what Rabbi did; but a unique-ty in itself.

The title track is ‘Aaliya’, which is a great dancing number and will have you dancing on the floor within minutes. Another wonderful song is ‘Achcha Hai’, which is my favourite number in the album. A soft, sad romantic song that touches to your heart. Another song I really like is ‘Deewarein Kyu’, a tragic romantic number. And then there is ‘Meri Taraf’ that announces to the whole world that ‘I have come, look at me’.

However, I should also mention what’s not done best in the album (obviously in my opinion, opinions will differ). Kill Him is a song the album would like to forget. Another number that doesn’t blend too well with the album is ‘Too Fast’ (despite its great Hip Hop music).

The lyrics are well written and touch the heart. Compositions are melodious and so is the singer. Languages and genres are wonderfully blended in the album and have a nice ring to them. All in all, an album I would certainly recommend to hear.

And, I have been deliberately harsh with the album, so as not to sound to praising (aka spamming) so go out, listen to this and make your own call.

Aaliya by Manu Rajeev
Rating: 7.5/10
Publisher: T Series
Plus Points: Nice Blend of Languages and Genres, Some Touchy Numbers
Negatives: Some Tracks are forgettable, Low Track count.

More info about the artist and the album is available at: www.manurajeev.com

Its 3:32 AM right now. I haven’t slept for the past 74 Hours, 23 minutes and 15 seconds. By the time you finish this post, the time span would have differed. To what avail?

Insomnia, they say, is a weird thing. It’s worse. Trust me.

But I have to kill time, I have to do something. There was a time when I would try to sleep and end up staring at my room ceiling or a street lamp out of the window. Now I don’t share my room any more and it gets weirder. I can now recall every face I’ve seen during the day – known or not, whether I interacted with it or not. I can tell from their faces if they were happy or sad, had they had some quarrel, were they fed, they felt lonely, were they in familiar turf or lost, and lots more.

I can see them and talk to them. They are here, as a part of me. Strange, Isn’t it? Little Wonder, I am a cranky fellow.

Ever talked to a rickshaw driver or a rickshaw puller or a bus conductor for that matter? Anyone whose only concerns are elemental – earn enough dough to feed his family. You’d be surprised by certain revelations of life. They are not as coarse as they are assumed to be. They are not as gross, as they look like. There are perspectives to life you can learn from them.

Weird thing – perspective to life, it is. Weirder than weird. Right now I am uploading content on my website,editing few skins for my forums and blog. Tweaking stuff here and there, but in my mind plays like a loop, what a rickshaw driver had to say four days ago. Weird thing – perspective to life.

I remember Max Payne say, “When you are looking down the barrel of a gun, Time Slows Down…” Weird thing, time. The moment you want it to slow down so that you can savor every second if it, it flashes past. When it should run fast, it slows to a trickle – enjoying you wreathe and squirm in misery. Misery. Small Word. Little Wonder, time has never been a friend of mine.

The weirdest of all things is the vulgar hour and all the thoughts in my head, and I am still stuck uploading content. Weird thing.

So I take to reading blogs my friends write. The first blog I read talks about South Indian temples in northern India, and I go into a reverie about the Plurality that Mark Tully talks about in ‘India’s Unfinished Journey’. Read the Book. But I move on. I read about game development. I visit a website whose design I like: www.ideafactory.com. Strangely, looking at this website always makes me realize – I need a job. Weird thing, Job. I am only 22, going on 23.

I move on to GTA IV, then to Splinter Cell: Conviction, then to Spore – the game I am waiting for. Now I find myself on IGN, but I don’t remember when or how I reached there. But I am hungry. I should go to the Kitchen and get something to eat. But its dark, out of the scope of my monitor’s glare. I am scared of darkness. Stubbs’ out there. Maybe. Little wonder, I am hungry.

57% update complete. I recollect all conversations I have had in the day: in-person, on net, on phone. I don’t like people sucking up, only because they want to be in your good books. I see this happening in one of my friend’s blog and I always get amused. When would the world change? Little Wonder, I am changing.

04:25:29 AM. I remind myself I have to sleep. But, I think I would want to talk. Hear more than be heard. I am quiet these days. I don’t talk much. I don’t feel the need to express. I am more open to what people have to say. Hear them out. Listen to Them. Its a weird thing how people feel I care for them when I don’t. Only because I was ready to listen to whatever they had to share. I just deleted 37 mails. I receive about 117 mails on an average. That is only so because the world now uses Syndication. If I include syndication, my count crosses 500 posts a day. Weird thing. I remember a friend (I have been preaching on IT) say that she wasn’t exactly confident of my IT prowess, as she hasn’t seen any in action. Whatever that might have meant, it touched a sensitive spot. What have I achieved. Not even sleep, which is a mass product.

I should sleep more. Good Night. Sweet Dreams. Or should I say, Rise and Shine!

Its 04:43:21 AM. 75:34:43 Hrs Awake.

I Am Awake. Alan Wake. [All the Puns in the World, Intended!]

God Bless. Peace.