A Year of Articleship - The Roughside!

More than a year has elapsed since I joined work. It's amazing to know how time flies. Its difficult to configure that so much has happened over the past 1 yr as life has undergone a major change.

Some of the things i miss:
Very little time spent with family..very often i come home when everyone has already gone to sleep..most of the time am not even aware of the usual happenings within the house..its hard to believe but true..

The Frequency of meeting friends on a regular basis has skyrocketed downwards..rarely do i meet them nowadays..it has become so bad that some of them have stopped asking me if i would come for a movie because they have been so used to hearing the paradox statement "No I Have Work"

Even some of my regular interests like hearing/playing Music etc has diminished radically..i feel very bad for this..Actually i should be more blamed for this..

Another important thing which i keep thinking about is how I'm going to manage with studies and classes considering the work pressure and the fact that most of the time I'm being sent outstation..

I don't even read the newspaper most of the days..cricket matches which i earlier used to watch Ball By Ball now i only just follow the score..

Procrastination is another factor affecting my life in a major way..I've been wanting to clean my computer(ie transferring the excess data in my Harddisk and External Hard Drive to DVD'S and i wanted to get it done by Dec-07),still i haven't been able to, this is just one reason, there are many many more. Books i haven't still read, movies I haven't still seen, haven't updated my cellphone for more than a year. My Ipod is lying all alone without its best friend and worse I've not been posting on my Blog!

But all these things can wait now as studies form the highest priority..With just about 5 months left I'm fighting against time..lets just hope that all goes well and i very soon write a positive article on the brighter side of doing articles in a Big4:).

Rain special songs of Ilaiyaraaja!

Whenever there is rain you feel a feeling of freshness and hearing Raja's songs raises your level of freshness, happiness and exuberance. In this series, I have handpicked 4 Raaja songs that are lilting with the rain drops dancing along adding to the excitement.

1) Song: Oh Oh Meham
Film: Mouna Ragam
Year:1986

This Maniratnam film sees a young girl (Revathi) and her college friends enjoying their youthful days and freaking out in the rain. Sung brilliantly by Janaki, this is an awesome composition. The prelude starts with a thrill of xylophone. Use of whistles and drums in the first interlude and the marriage of sorts between mouth organ and trumpet in the 2nd interlude makes for a fantastic composition.
Enjoy the rain! Enjoy the brilliance!

2) Song:Vaan Megam
Film:Punnagai Mannan
Year:1986

The same girl (Revathi) whose zest and energy hasn't diminished goes full throttle in this song. Incidentally this song follows closely on the heels of Oh Oh Megam having released just a couple of months later after Mouna Ragam. The film happens to be a historic one for many reasons. It was the last movie of the Ilayaraja-Vairamuthu combo and the first movie of the trio of K Balachander-Ilayaraja-Kamal Hassan. One of Chitra's finest songs. Wonderful preludes and interludes. Hear the melody which goes side by side with the singing. Outstanding is not the right word to describe this composition. What is it? I'm still searching for an answer

3) Song:Aathadi Ammadi
Film:Idhayathai Thirudathe
Year:1989

Raja goes one notch higher with this song. Managed to hear this song only recently and instantly got hooked onto it. This is the intro song of another heroine Girija who again is seen dancing in the rain. Chitra is in her elements. The use of Trumpet in the 1st interlude and Harmonium&Flute in parallel in the 2nd interlude is simply superb. This is actually a Maniratnam telugu film by the name Geethanjali that got dubbed into Tamil.

4)Song:Ponvanam Panneer
Film:Indru Nee Naalai Naan
Year:1983

This is a song in the rain between Lakshmi and Shivakumar. Janaki's voice especially the humming at the beginning and in the1st interlude is simply mesmerising. The bass guitar sounds like the raindrops and the flute in the 2nd Interlude is so soothing. A truly memorable song!

4)Song:Megam Kottattum
Film:Enakkul Oruvan
Year:1984

Talking about rain songs, it's very hard to ignore this pearler of a rain scorching number that dances along merrily through the bass infused rain drops. This one is as peppy as it gets and is an absolute riot. Perfect song to put on your dancing shoes and get soaked in the rain listening to the magnificent bass line that goes on a transcending channel on it's very own giving such a lilting effect.