A Year of Articleship-The Roughside!!

More than a year has elapsed since i joined work.Its amazing to know how time flies.Its difficult to configure that so much has happened over the past 1 yr..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 beleive 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 im going to manage with studies and classes considering the work pressure and the fact that most of the time im being sent outstation..

I dont 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..ive 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 havent been able to,this is just one reason..,there are many many more..
Books i havent still read..movies i havent still seen..havent updated my cellphone for more than a year..My Ipod is lying all alone without its best friend..and worse ive not been posting on my Blog!!...

But all these things can wait now..studies form the highest priority..With just about 5 months left im 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 songs of Raja!!

Whenever there is rain u feel a feeling of freshness..&hearing Raja's songs raises ur level of freshness,happiness&exubberance..
I have handpicked 4 Raja Rain songs..

1) Song:Oh Oh Meham
Film:Mouna Ragam
Year:1985

This Maniratnam film sees a young girl(Revathi)and her college friends enjoying their youthful days&freaking out in the rain..
Sung brilliantly by Janaki,this is an awesome composition..the prelude starts with vibes or xylophone..Use of Whistle and drums in the 1st interlude&the marriage of sorts between Mouth organ&Trumpet in the 2nd interlude makes for a fantastic composition..
Enjoy the rain!!Enjoy the brilliance!(Song)

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=316147
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Q5hG3xf_o

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

The same girl(Revathi) whose zest&energy hasnt diminished..goes full throttle in this song..The film happens to be a historic one for many reasons..
it was the last movie of the Ilayaraja-Vairamuthu combo..& the 1st movie of the gr8 trio K Balachander-Ilayaraja-Kamal..
One of Chitra's finest songs..Wonderful preludes&interludes..Hear the melody which goes side by side with the singing..Outstanding is not the right word to describe this comoposition..
What is it??Im still searching..

Song Link:
http://www.onlinetamilmp3.com/Tamil/songs/index1.phppath=OLD+TAMIL+SONGS/P/Punnagai Mannan/&download=VaanMegampoopoo.mp3
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpJFQyX4DmM

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

Raja goes one notch higher with this song..i heard this song only recently&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 parallelly in the 2nd interlude is simply superb..
This is actually a Maniratnam telugu film by the name Geethanjali which got dubbed into Tamil..

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=190322
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrS1ejarmS8

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

This is a song in the rain between Lakshmi&Shivakumar..Janaki's voice(esp the humming at the beginning&in the 1st interlude) is mesmerising..
The bass guitar sounds like the raindrops..& the flute in the 2nd Interlude is so soothing..A truly memorable song!!

Song Link:http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=336409
Video Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd4NmMlhcvM