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Be the first one to applogize.

2010-02-21T22:11:00.002+05:30

We are taught to take pride in when someone apologises to us. Wow! He bowed and said sorry, and fed our ego. Long we’ve been giving many of my close friends this privilege by being the first one and the only one to apologize. But it was tough you know, because it felt like it is us who is always at fault –everyone else was perfect.

But today, on the brink of enlightenment, we see the purity of such act and value of beings who perform such acts. We say to you, never miss a chance to apologize and always be the first. Not for their sake, but for your own sake – it will set you free from regret and resentment. It will shift your consciousness to such a degree that you will apologize as more humbled being for you were exalted.

For those who are exalted shall be humbled and those who are humbled shall be exalted, truly I tell you, make that effort to fight the ego inside you that says it’s weird and why should you apologize, but there is no feeling like the feeling of relief after you set yourself free.

There is great love here for you.

Be fulfilled.

Long Lost Worlds of Musing, So Am I

2009-12-07T15:54:00.001+05:30

So it's been ages since I've said a thing on this blog. Life has been so happening for me that I never got time to announce that this blog is almost merged with my Blog on my Official site. Yet this very sacred space shall be kept alive for its sweet memories are still precious to me and shall remain so forever. I can never forget how wonderful was to do something exciting and share it with this blog online. Keeping a journal was and is one of my favourite hobbies. It feels like self reflection.

I am not saying that this blog is dead for I am dead sure it isn't. I will keep on posting my appreciation of what-was and what-is for it's been wonderful learning experience. I am just saying that my visit to this part of my life won't be very frequent. It will be like visiting your old school bringing forth the astonishing experiences of past.

I am amazed at my thinking, how in middle of all the chaos and order, all the love and hate and such worlds of contrast I continued to live by the inner wisdom and inner guidance. And now that I've added so much to my awareness brushing away everything else, it still feels like there is so much more yet to explore. That's life – you can never get it done. There is always something more to achieve, something more to behold and adore, something more, more and more. And that, in all aspects, is beautiful and thrilling. That is precisely why I cam forth in physical experience – is it not?

I have things to share like what illusions are over, what things are taught and learned but I will summarize all by saying that those who are in despair or doubt are not near me. Their reading of this expression will be impossible; at least they should have a faint hope. And those who are feeling that what I am, they will stumble upon this expression form nowhere.

Let's celebrate this never ending eternal life. The only work is to love yourself, please yourself, behold yourself – Know Thyself. For if you are not selfish enough to reconnect and realize who you are, you have nothing to contribute this world. For personal perception is the only thing that gives this world the meaning it has; otherwise all is dead. And if you are selfish enough to reconnect to whom you really are. Then you can be Rumi, you can be Albert Einstein, you can be Mother Teresa, you can be anything you life. For you have developed 'I AM' enough to share it with others. For now 'I AM' is infinite and immortal. For now 'I AM' is 'SO AM I'. Aham Bhramasami.

Meditation is Online now

2009-10-23T23:54:00.003+05:30

So this is a story of start of a new enterprise in life and time of King Sidharth. Lol, nice way to start a post. Ages ago, well that what it’s seems like, I was in 8th grade and I joined The Art of Living, read ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens’, created my first email ID etc. That was a huge turning point in my life. Moreover, I discovered all you can ever ask for in life (let’s keep it a secret – for my autobiography). Boy those were days of aloofness and craziness and these days are even better – even more craziness in a direction that might seem aloof to many.

Let me come the point, straight away, it was nearly my 18th Birthday (Yes still procrastinating on writing that post) and at this time of year my creative drug level rise quickly as compared to other time of year. I thought of celebrating ‘Meditation is Cool’ week on The Law of Attraction Blog (which might get renamed and revamped soon). I started writing articles, inspired by Sue and Steve Show , Zen Habits and Site Sketch 101 when I thought, ‘Hey! Let’s start a blog about it! Meditation a subject that it can’t be confined to a week.’ So there it started

I knew I would need money and loads of support and all. But I knew that all of this will fall in place once I start moving in direction of it. So I started drawing logos, making revenue models, marketing plans, and all. And it was all so addictive (it was exam time for God’s sake!).
At this time I looked back at all the ideas of venture I worked on ( FRiEnDz, The Royal Raspberry, Filmagers, Bloggers etc. ) and worked out on what worked and what didn’t work so well. And Viola! I had guidelines. So I applied all my learning in making business model for this new idea.

The more I worked the more passionate I became about idea (which is good). Many people think that they need a passion to work it seems to them that their passion and desires are dead. What they fail to realize is that small idea which clicks like “YES!” is the direction where passion lies. The more you move in the direction, more passion arises.

So obv, The Law of Attraction was bringing me more of what I was giving my attention to and more of what I was moving towards and voila! The site is up and running and has broken records of any site I’ve ever launched in terms of the traffic it gets in beginning. I am not running any ads for now, just viral marketing and the page-views are increasing day by day.

I know there is great learning curve ahead and I am going to use all those lessons to bring up all the other ventures I own. In fact, I am on verge of re-launching the FRiEnDz after a great pause.
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Trip to The Golden Temple, Amritsar Day 2

2009-10-03T23:50:00.000+05:30

After a long descriptive post on Day 1 at Amritsar, here comes Day 2. Waking up is always lame, at home or not. And what if you wake up with Amristsari Kulcha? They are huge and heavy and think… stuffed with potatoes. A different version of Aaloo ke Praranthe. Well, I’ve had ‘Mathura ke Pere’ and ‘Amritsar ke Kulche’ let’s see what’s next? ‘Mumbai ki Pao Bhaji’, maybe.

They were enough for most of us to make us have another hour of sleep. After that we left to ‘Jalianwala Bagh’. This place has unforgotten history. 1000s of unarmed people killed in an open fire by some ruthless British officer. Here is complete history of what happened.

Amar Jyoti at Jalianwala Bagh with family

The place has still got bullet marks and a well in which 120 dead bodies were found. It speaks of India’s struggle for Independence. I was expecting the vibes there to be violent and you know.. but they were exceptionally peaceful as if you are near sleeping babies… whispering to each other so they won’t wake up. It’s quiet trilling and enough to burn in you some nationality. However I still am global thinker.

Guess what? We were back to The Golden Temple. Seeing it in sun was as enthralling as it was at night. It’s just beautifully divine and divinely beautiful. This was time to go into that state of meditation again and this time I took some really good photographs. I just love most of them.
This time too we couldn’t go inside the temple. There was even longer waiting line as it was a holiday that day. Never mind, we had a good time. Especially seeing nuns running here and there in excitement to see the rituals going on, the fathers training their kids on how to take bath in the surrounding lake (it’s so public area so…), the weary faces of grandmothers telling tales of their faith and selfless love, lovers walking hands in hands and praying for a lifetime of love and much more that no words in any tongue can describe.

If I will ever take refuge from life, this is one of a few places I’d want to come and serve. A thing I forgot to mention in last post was an example of selfless service – the true teaching of Indian philosophy and lifestyle. Western world cannot understand the concept of service readily and here we need not understand. Service is part of daily lifestyle in Eastern parts of world. Service is the basis of lives of Jesus and many other saintly figures in Middle East.

So here is what I saw. The utensils we ate the Langar in were being washed by volunteer – people like us. They were washing the dishes. That’s service. They were literally competing to get a standing place to wash the dishes. That scene is still on my mind. Thousands of plates being washed every minute and the noise was very loud. And all this was symbol of pure sense of service.

The back journey was in a train and wasn’t very pleasant. It was long and tiring. But nonetheless , it was learning experience. I learned a lot about people form different cultures, their aspirations, goals and self imposed limitations – every class has it’s own. And yes all in between, I was studying ‘Think and Grow Rich’.

We had dinner nearly at 11pm at a restaurant in Zirakpur which was more than funny. Some bachelor guys were running it, you could tell that by the condition of washroom and the way salad was done. It was a good laugh. After that I don’t remember when we reached home and when I slept away. This was a trip to remember, experience of a lifetime.

What I brought back for you? A new Sidharth and some roller coaster rides for life. Which I enjoyed for weeks to come till finally I am writing about it. And yes loads of spiritual experiences.

Trip to The Golden Temple, Amritsar Day 1

2009-10-02T22:06:00.006+05:30

At the start of this year, I decided not to go on a holiday till I get ‘FRiEnDz the Movie’ in my hands but later I changed my mind. My family decided to go to Amritsar, 3 continuous holidays were coming up, so we set out on an interesting journey.

Before I left, there were some interesting lessons on credibility that I learned and some talks with Harinder Sir which I will discuss in later posts. Also there is a post due for my Birthday which is still not complete but let’s talk about it later.

So we set out on journey early on in a long route bus. I was on window seat! Guess what? LOA! Yip!

I was enjoying the best scenery of Punjab:

“The golden land,

The blue sky

The smell of food

And the taste of chai (tea)

Warm hearts

Child’s loud cry

Free flowing rivers

And heads held high

That’s the land of five rivers –Punjab”

It’s just few lines of poetry that was inspired in me by the awesomeness I eyewitness. I couldn’t have possibly written it, they were coming very fast and trust me they were free verse as most of my poems. Somehow I find rhyming schemes sort of funny. What’s your take on this?

In bus, again, I started reading ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill only to discover that I’ve already read it in 8th class and also that I’ve re-read few pages a few days ago. Now I know why I felt that ‘The Law of Attraction’ is quiet familiar when I rediscovered it 5th time with Abraham Hicks.

So we finally reached the core of Punjab, it was real fun. The thing you will notice is that people are unusually warm blooded, ready to fight on anything. Reminds of a joke that someone from contestant from Punjab cracked in Laugher Challenge Show TV.

“Once a Rajathani, Himachali and Punjabi were sitting together. Himachli said that they could die for their near and dear ones. Rajathani said that they could die for their word and reasons and Punjabi said that they could die without and word and for no reason.”

I know, it sounds better in Hindi.

So we received a warm hospitable welcome at home of a family friend. Amazing people I tell you, adorable too. The thing I did that evening was getting a film role from my SLR (couldn’t arrange a DSLR) and set out to see Wagah Border, but we reached late so hardly saw anything.

The shouts of army officers and the sound of parade was quiet impressive and made me curious enough to decide that whenever I will come back to Amritsar, I will see the parade. The other thing that I noticed was cunning Rikshawalas who fooled tourists into buying a ride telling them that parade is still on when actually it’s all over for that day. And don’t take any carry bags inside… army officers won’t allow you in with them.

On Indian side there were sooo many people. And on Pakistani side, there was hardly any crow!

Next attraction was, behold ladies and gentle man. The coming attraction is divine ecstasy. It’s the symbol of purity, peace, oneness and much more. It’s The Golden Temple, Harminder Sahib or Darbaar Sahib.

That's my dad, and that's my photography

The moment I set foot in the white divine premises, the moment I set my eyes on its breathtaking view I rocked to my very core, my soul tossed to the holy fires to be burned and served, my mind blank of thoughts as it never existed as if it was shy to think in presence of godly aura, my body on auto pilot like being guided from higher self. That is when I, once again after ages, saw true me and true him. I saw world beyond the earthly eyes, beyond what mind could comprehend as peace was my state beyond what senses could comprehend as orgasm was my being and beyond what I could think I could, I was.

You cannot see it in photos; they are mere glimpse of what the truth is an understatement. You got to be there in the divine presence when you find yourself as a part of God, when you re-discover yourself as the real you.

I took many shots, none of them made it to any comprehensible photo. Thanks to the funny 100 ISO film I got. But just being there is worth 1000s of masterpieces that I wanted to create.

There was long line of people who wanted to go inside the main Gurudwara so we didn’t actually go in there. Instead we went to have Langar. Now there is so much literature, knowledge, history and things on Langar that one could write a Bible. But in one line, it is meal cooked and served in divine premises as blessings from the almighty. Now this is another version of being lost in translation.

My first bite, was just… wooot! Unexplainable. I am not saying the food was delicious or anything. It was kinda ok… the blessings in it were just…. Yea! W0ot! It might seem weird to some and you actually might not enjoy the whole thing if you visit the place… but that’s not your fault. You got to have open hands to receive.

At this moment, I was so high on spiritual drugs that I noticed miraculous things happening around me.

Two incidents that I still remember vividly: I read this line when I was coming out after Langar: “He cooks the food, he himself serves it and he himself eats it too.” (That’s what I could remember) Wow! I have tried to share what I could comprehend out of it in a post on The Law of Attraction Blog.

Second incident happened when my hands were full of Prasad (sweets given as blessings) and when I went to another small division to have more. He asked me, “Where should I put it?” “Where will you put it? I am already full.” I answered and as soon as I realized that what it really meant. I was thrilled. I felt the presence of divine forces in a way that I never felt before. This too I’ve explained on My Law of Attraction Blog, in detail.

After this we visited several secret places inside the premises. Well, not exactly secret it’s just that you can very easily overlook them as they are very well merged with architectural design and there are no sign boards telling you that you can actually dig in there. It’s an ‘explore me yourself’ kinda thingy. And why not? They aren’t promoting themselves or anything… they are just there doing what they love. You are very much invited to join them and enjoy as much as you can.

Thanks to the local friends we had with us, they knew all such places. And it took them 10 years to discover all these places.

One more thing, I saw ‘Akal Talkht’ the highest seat of Sikh community in world. The Supreme Court on Sikhism kinda.
Soon were back home and I slept like I’ve sold horses (That’s an idiom in Hindi).

Year's Count Down Begins

2009-09-27T16:21:00.004+05:30

95 days and this year will end. I still can’t believe it; it feels like it has just started. But looking back at all the achievements and learning makes me feel the depth of it. I was on twitter, during my exam, when I realized that there are just 100 days left to the end of this year and in that moment I realized that there is much to do (yea, nothing new).
I listed 5 most important things which I want to finish before this year ends. And I am taking firm steps to do that. For starters, I am cutting back on commitments no matter how exciting they are or how useful. That means: no long term time bound commitments, no new commitments etc.
Well that information is enough for now, I think. Two days ago, my exams got over and to celebrate I went out with friends. I was doing this after a very long time and trust me. Not to mention the minor accident we (me and Ankit) had which gave our right knees a nice pain pill (Invented the word). We were trying to steal our friend’s vehicle, well not literally... just trying to take it away while he was busy talking on phone.
Later we were enjoying best meals at McD’s, video games (we guys are crazy about it!) well but this might surprise you that I restrained myself and never touched it. I don’t know why, maybe I wanted to test my will power. It was total madness and awesome fun. Thanks you friends, for making my day!
And here I am sitting after two days, not very far from what I’ve been doing that day – waiting fir right time to execute all those plans. But as we know, plans hardly are executed in teen’s world. So now I’ve unplanned and I am letting it be. And I am not surprised that things are happening. Got another $150 (Rs. 7,500) from new projects I did with Tanya. So yea business is going awesome, school is improving and everything is in place.
But trust me it’s not that boring –‘... everything is in place.’ To tell you the truth, it is very exciting to discover old mental blocks, which makes you doubt, your own dreams and consciously replacing them with thoughts of trusting the self. It is wonderful to re-discover the limits I set for myself and going beyond them.
Many of my friends are disappointed by the way I am behaving these days, but I hope they will understand that this all is for good, for dreams. And I know friends support you there. So if I’ve not called you, broken a promise, delayed something or made a lame excuse; you know the reason.
Last but not the least, this is for a special friend, I’ve realized that some human errors were not errors at all. My intuition was right, my thoughts were right for reality is far bitter on same line as I expected it to be. To be honest I am not ashamed of what I think, this blog is an example and my hate is too costly to buy. I’ve no enemies to have grudged on or to play wars with let alone best of my friends (I thought they were).
To all others, this is what I share, advice and teach and this is what I am going to (and I always do) practice and prove – follow your dreams, no matter what for even the wisest cannot see all ends.

Never been better! Law of Attraction, Jigyasa, Mustafa, Aryana...

2009-09-02T01:17:00.009+05:30

This blog is finally being updated! Well, there were things that I needed to figure out before I could blog again, for people who are reading this blog are particularly concerned about me and my life in some way or other. They are very caring, loving and are friends to die for.
So many wonderful things are happening over past few days that if I were to mention them all, I’d go days for writing. So I think mentioning them regularly should now be a habit in me.

Awesome Response on The Law of Attraction Blog

As I mentioned earlier that I have my official website up already, and a blog on the topic most close to my heart (that topic can’t be described in words). Well go and see yourself, its kinda self-help stuff. That reminds me of the awesome post I put up yesterday. The Best of Web August for Self-Help, The Law of Attraction, Inspiration, Spirituality... it has got links to the best articles on web posted in month of August 2009 on such topics.

Forgiveness and Acceptance

The face she painted , That's me

Since past few weeks, things were not going good between me and Jigyasa. Lately, out friendship was totally lost. So we finally talked and I, finally, know where I can improve. How I can be a better human and friend. Thanks to her for pointing it out, only a true friend would fight you that hard for your sake.

Meeting Mustafa

Once I mentioned in one of my earlier posts about meeting with people know from internet is fun (like Anuraag). I did it again! This time I decided to meet Mustafa. He is from Afghanistan studying in India with special Scholarship from PM. He has worked with UNO, and has his own enterprise! Yet he is so down to earth (something I am learning) We were going to meet anyways for shooting a film me and Aryana planned. I don’t have words to describe the joy and excitement. He is just wonderful guy, damn talented, experienced (more than you could imagine), spiritual, intellectual, open and warm. He won my heart when he greeted me with a big hug. I mean that was something dude! I love his ways.
He is simply a best friend man from very beginning. This experience (like earlier ones) was superb! He speaks nice Hindi (but avoids it to avoid the unintentional embarrassing mistakes) and awesome Afghan accent English.
Till this date all that I’ve read about Afghan people: open minded, warm hearted, welcoming, friendly and amazing, well it’s all true!
Alright I could go on but I need to complete this post and sleep (school tomorrow).

Shanti Kunj

In excitement and joy I almost forgot where we met, it was Shanti Kunj in Sector 10, Chandigarh. I never knew that such a beautiful, inspiring, awesome place existed in Chandigarh. Chandigarh – City Beautiful – has truly got beauties of many tastes. It’s just amazing: the trees, the chirping birds, the cute little squirrels jumping around, the water flowing round the corner and so much.... wow! Paradise!

Birthday Gift from Tanya

Alright! This is big example of Law of Attraction working. I was scanning a painting to dedicate it to Tanya (as greeting card for her 24th Birthday) and I received a mail from her. She sent me Birthday Gift ($20) in advance! This was a wonderful surprise. How nice of her to buy me dinner on Birthday night. I can’t explain how happy I am! She thinks so much about me, God! I am lucky to have such friends.
And more...
Alright so I could go on: meeting Ripu, Phone calls from so many friends, meeting with old teacher(principle) but list is endless. I can’t seem to find a single bad thing that happened today. It’s just amazing.
Shine on! Namaste.
King Sidharth

PS: One more thing to add, late night talk with Aryana Vala.

Janmashtmi, Krishna's Teaching and Film Editing

2009-08-14T19:40:00.002+05:30

My life is incomplete without Krishna, I wouldn’t be wrong in saying that my life is inspired by Krishna. Krishna means ‘all that is attractive’. My heart is overflowing with joy and love, I am fasting (non-traditionally) on Janmashtmi – Krishna’s Birthday. I do so every year, this has now become a bath for my soul.
I don’t know what traditional and religious rituals are for fasting this day, I’ve my own way. I don’t eat cereals, anything containing gluten etc. and prefer only dairy products. Most of the day, my attention is on studying Bhagvat Gita, meditation, singing and doing whatever is fun.
In morning I opened Bhagvat Gita at a random page, seeking answers for questions unknown. It was 10 Chapter. And all that was written there was enlightening. I will describe it here in brief-
Krishna says... Mystery of my existence is not known to anyone, for I am cause of everyone’s existence. I am beginning, middle and end of all space-time and tenses. I am Samveda in Vedas, I am Indra in Lords and I am Mind in Senses, I am Conscious in all those who live in space-time... I am Gambling in those who cheat...
I’ve written more about it in my other blog. You can read it here.

Krishna, representation of God, is essence of everything that what we call good or bad in a person is God. Even the devil was created by God... it is part of God, not equal of God. This is brief introduction of one of hundreds of enlightening wisdom I get everyday, and today I got even more.
Later I went to Aryana’s place to edit a movie we shot few days back. The movie was about ‘The Law of Attraction’ and was Aryana’s Idea. It was fun editing with Avneet, Aryana and Anu Kapoor. Hey why so many people I meet have their name starting with ‘A’?
It is almost midnight now, time to go back to my meditation, time to put on my favourite Bhajans. Usually I am tired by this time of day, but today I am full of energy. For my body is responding to my vibrations wonderfully, time to dance with the tunes of universe.

“Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna; Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare.”

Become fan of Lord Krishna

Horlicks WizKids 2009

2009-08-01T17:15:00.002+05:30

This is my last year of school life. For more than 15 years, I managed to infest many schools. Changing school was part of my personality development program called 'Life'. Now in final year of school life, final year of wearing uniforms and final year of all those crazy competitions school kids go to.

This one was 'Horlicks Wiz Kids 2009' , they say it is South Asia's biggest inter school fiesta! Alright so I took part in Quiz which was so non-obvious. I was never a quiz kid. I was never into who died when, who's who and what's what for my interest lies in philosophy, physiology, science, religions (positively) and yea - The Law of Attraction. Nevermind, I went there and was quiet amazed at the number of questions me and Ankit answered correctly. We were perfect team. There was no question that we both knew, well read it again if you didn't get it. Also I am so proud to announce that 'The Hoobstak' saved us one point by singing 'The Reason' - that was one of the questions. But we never made it to final round, I don't know why!

Most important part: The event was held in Tagore Threatre, Chandigarh, one of the most popular and spectacular landmarks of City Beautiful. When we eneterd the auditorium, I was full of joy to see the place where I plan to do workshop beofer my birthday. It is huge, and best thing I've seen in days. I knew why I was there, so universe could show me the house beofer I buy it ;)
Back to competitions, we (Me, Ankit and Jigyasa) went together to 'English Story Writing' competition and tried our best to imagine and write on topic, 'If I had superpower...'. Later when none of us got selected in finals me and Jigyasa were trying to find reasons (as usual) 'Maybe we exceeded word limit? Maybe this or that?' It was fun. But I was happy to know that Jigyasa liked my story and appreciated it (publically!). That is quiet rare.
Next I was drawing in painting competition, the topic given was 'My Ultimate Dream'. My ultimate dream is yet unknown to me (Isn't that wonderful? Keep the suspense!) But what I drew there was short term dream. I drew the logo on my official website with all its glory and clouds. You can see it here: http://www.KingSidharth.com I think, now, you can guess the dream - Enlightenment. It was than that they announced that we are supposed to use water colors and stuff as it was a painting competition! They expected us to judge that rule by the title of the event! Nice, that ruled me out of it coz I was doing it with Oil Pastels. But to my relief a gal there announced that they will cut some marks if don't use water colours (instead of saying 'disqualified'). Sorry I forgot to click pic of what I created.

Ah! the next excitement was face-painting! Jigyasa wanted to paint my face! I was there sitting with my eyes closed for an hour, paint being applied to every part of my face, Jigyasa managed to give my eyes a bit of refreshment by introducing unusual liquid (the paint!). Boy! that was meditation! Sitting in front of one of my bestest buddies, when I cannot open my eyes and mouth, I can't see what is being done to me. I think that is called total trust. She was telling me all the things: what colour she is painting and what others are doing. She once said 'People are doing better than we are, oh that went wrong, I am not sure if we can complete it in 10 min' The only thing my mind said, "I trust you, doesn't matter what happens... I trust you." And that meditation was worth it!
I was paited as a laughing devil with message that what may seem worst isn't neccesarliy so.
Finally we got to final competition 'WizTeam' where all round personality was to be on stage, introduce them and show their talents and than answer judge's question. Prakriti, our common friend, was there to cheer her up (and so was I). She was brilliant on stage, most of time speaking her blog introduction. And her awesome, brilliant poetry. The way she played with her words was genius.
At a point, when she as on stage, I felt the urge of being there. I thought I should be there... My logical brain said 'Isn't saying that you are a founder of an international teen venture better than saying that you are editor of teen magazine?' but than I knew, there is nothing wrong happening, just what I manifested, just what we manifested.
T results: Jigyasa made it to finals of WizTeam and I won 3rd prize for making that painting! I am so happy and grateful to win for something I painted, after long time it happened again. It is wonderful.
This supported the belief in me that we are not there to win, for those were there to win learned their lessons (I hope so). Top people in world say 'Do it for the fun of it.' And that is what I did when I was painting. That is what I have to continue. Winning is good, but feeling better about what you are is MOST important. Be fun, be life.

Caution: If you disagree with any of content above, you have every right to keep quiet! For this is my version of what happened and what it was. If you want your version to be up, say it yourself on your own blog!

FRiEnDz the WoRKshoP

2009-07-21T23:32:00.001+05:30

Finally I am writing this post, after so many days! In past few days we (Anuraag, Avneet and me ) were running around in my school distributing entry forms for workshop (and running out of stock), talking to kids and promoting ourselves. It was so much fun. Going in a class room with those students looking at up to you and admiring your confidence is something adorable! And when you come out of the class, you are so proud of yourselves and amazed by the talent you have! Or as Anuraag puts it, "...Did I just say that?" I remember Avneet's unbelievable performance in my class (grade)!

I also remember calling Anuraag and Avneet and asking them," What's the worth of workshop?" (In terms of money) Both of them answered,"Rs. 100" (we were charging that much per ticket) and I remember correcting them," No! It's Rs. 10,000!"

Working for yourself, doing the work you love and earning as much you want, creating your own reality. Sounds like 'The Law of Attraction'! I know, my blog is full of LOA posts since last few posts and that is why I've created another blog. Before I talk about it more, lemme share 'FRiEnDz the WoRKshoP' experience with you:

The night before big day, just before entring the dream world (wow!) I prayed to God and asked my dreams to help me. And next morning I was all charged up. Not to mention that I was suffering from (maybe) Malaria! Alternate day fever with shivering and sweating were the symptoms if you are curious. Oh! I just did mention it, didn't I?

At school, with three of us together, everything was kinda miss managed. The school staff didn't know where Auditorium keys were and were least bothered about it! The chairs were to be self picked by 3 of us! But thanks to Avneet and Anuraag's friends and some good kids who helped us with that one.

Finally students started checking in for their 'dream come true ride'! And within 5 minutes the auditorium was full! More than 100 student turned up! The first segment of workshop was supposed to be 'Film-it' - all about film-making. Which I -Editor-in-Chief of FRiEnDz magazine was supposed to take (as it was written on brochure) and I have no shame in confessing : IT WAS A BLUNDER!

I don't know what happened, all sort of turmoil began - laptop stopped working, videos were lost, audience didn't react. All were bored. And I was sweating badly! But they did appreciate Teens in 60s and Teens Today and Dr. Gaurav Chhabra's Mudcake. There were applaus. So before they could throw rotten tomatoes on us, Ibaat (friend of Anuraag and Avneet, adn now mine too) came ans told me to stop! And I did.

And as soon as Anuraag and Avneet took the stage, all was well. Sigh of relief! They were awesome. Oh! their workshop/segment was called 'Outspoken' it was all about conversation skills. They had awesome and endless content with lots of fun activities. And soon it was break time. After break there wasn't any check on who was coming in, our second mistake! And there entered so called 'disturbing elements'. Guys who didn't pay, but were there to bunk and spoil the show. And it began to show. Anuraag and Avneet were making extra efforts to keep up with their mischvies of clapping in groups without reason. You open your mouth and there is applauds! You open it again and there the go again! Oh! How much they love you. Finally we had to call Nina Ma'am to maintain some discipline.

About Nina Ma'am was one of our biggest supporters! She is Business Teacher at our school and since I've attended some of her classes (being Science student, no doubt my school does me favors) I can say that she is 'AWESOME'! She supported us when many teachers (I herd) were not at all in favor of it. 90% of her class did attend the workshop! What more proof can I give? She lovable!

Now, back to workshop business, 'Outspoken' workshop took much longer than we expected as Anuraag and Avneet were trying to make them interact and respond. Anuraag even went ti an extent of scolding them! Now, that takes courage. And when something went wrong, Avneet was always there to handle 'the situation'. Finally it was lunch break and we had to give them a break. But before we set them free I announced, "My parents are worst! My teachers are nasty and never give me the grades I deserve! My life is mess!
I have answers to all these remarks! So remember to be back in 5 min!"

And it did work! They were back (well most of them) and the disturbing elements were all gone. Before I started my heart remind me of Sue 'n Steve's advice: "...Your mindset before you start with them, can be about the feelings you expect yourself to feel after your event is over, and the joy and excitement you want to see in the children's eyes and actions.
If the children are sitting on the floor with you when you are speaking, sit on the floor with them. Be close to them, without touching them. Let them sense your electricity...."

And thats what I did, I wasn't on satge, but on ground level of auditorium (so were Avneet and Anuraag) And as soon as I started, they were spell bound (I got it right this time, Anu). There was pin-drop silence (favorite words of teachers) in there when I stopped. And what I could as success was that message was getting through and they were listening! Oppss! I forgot to mention, again, what I was talking about. About the hottest topic of my life: "The Law of Attraction" and I love doing that.

I had written points of what I was going to speak, I followed it till half but later switched to my self instinct. At that time I was having very high fever but wasn't at all bothered because I was enjoying what I was doing. I love it!

I don't know what else to mention. I hope that Anuraag will someday mention me, and work we are doing together on his blog. But maybe that blog is online reunion of class-mates (and its adorable, as I mentioned in some previous posts).

At the end of day, I counted the money. We made Rs. 10,000, exactly! We manifested it. This gives me a feeling that it is time for King Sidharth's Official website to come in existence and a blog on The Law of Attraction, where I can share my discoveries, experiences and maybe answer questions?

I learned WordPress in 3 hours to do that and it is online -King Sidharth :: The Law of Attraction Blog.

Past Updates: Sue 'n Steve, FRiEnDz the MoVie & FRiEnDz the WoRKshoP

2009-07-20T14:33:00.000+05:30

This blog is nor forgotten neither forsaken. Just promised myself that I won’t write a thing something big happens, it is time! This post will be about preparation of the BIG thing!

Discovering Sue ‘n Steve
They are amazing! They started following me on twitter, or maybe I found them on twitter directories, never mind the thing is – They are adorable! They are using The Law of Attraction to make their dreams come true. Their videos are awesome and a must watch.
They often guide me on my journey and lately they guided me for my workshop on The Law of Attraction.

Manifestation of Camera
Team of ‘FRiEnDz the MoViE’ was all set; if we didn’t shoot soon, team’d have gone! Why weren’t we shooting? Coz we didn’t have a video camera! I did everything I could to manifest the video camera with magical power of The Law of Attraction! And got it from a close friend and client –Renee Singh; also Liberty’s (Renee’s daughter and my friend) Birthday was awesome.

Shooting!
We finally settled down on scenes and finally shot something! The experience was amazing. My school was totally supporting me in this and also we found that the camera we have won’t do for the movie. We’ll have to find some other way to get a better camera! But how? Wait a minute! We have The Law of Attraction with us, that means we need not to worry about how!

FRiEnDz the WoRKshoP
Sitting in CafeCoffee Day I shared this idea of doing a workshop to raise funds and soon we were working on a series of workshop which included film making, conversation skills and finally The Law of Attraction (the soul!) We need to raise Rs.25,000 which equals to $500 BUT is similar to raising $2500! First we decided to do it at my school – New Public School and later at Bhavan Vidyalaya.
I think that is enough for now, next post about results!

Dancing in Rain

2009-06-29T23:55:00.000+05:30

It rained, from heaven! Yay! I manifested rain. Sweating without electricity in hot summer was regular thing. I remember that 3 days ago I went to my rooftop and with naked feet on burning roof I stretched out my hands in sun. I thanked universe for the rain. I felt the water touching my feet, raindrops falling on my face, water flowing down on my body. The cool blow of wind. I thanked for all this and finally after 3 days it was manifested.
I will fail not to mention Jigyasa’s efforts ‘Rain rain come again. Little Jigyasa (I prefer fat Jigyasa) wants to play!...’ but the thing is that it focus on lack of rain. It says that there is no rain. But I appreciate our efforts which brought rain.
Weather forecasts may say it was no miracle, though according to Inidan Govt. It will rain after 15 July. But I choose to believe it was manifested with all the prayers we did.
I cannot share with you the precious raindrops, or photographs or anything that you can touch. But I have feelings to share, for which my blog is perfect medium. Let me tell you that it rained from heaven. Blessings, Joy and Smiles rained along with water. It rained that I was dancing, I was dancing as if no one was watching me and even if they were; I don’t care! Let them see and be jealous of my childhood. I danced in thunder and rain and was smiling so wide that I could eat banana sideways (as Jigyasa puts it). That was the joy.

This is kinda personal but I will tell you a part of what I whispered to rain. I told rain that today I am not afraid of clouds running dry before I stepped out in rain. I knew there is abundance in universe. I told rain that I do not want to posses her for I cannot and no possession gives so much pleasure and desire. I told rain that we are one, and than I was raindrop falling from sky and falling on someone’s wide smile. Giving life to a seed and spreading joy.
Then there was along conversation between me and God, there is no word in any tongue that we speak on earth that can express the feeling of gratitude for wonderful experience that I am being given. What more can I ask for? Blessing it with all the love in my heart and expressing gratitude for everything is best I can do.
Here I share with you the joy for sharing it makes it grow (yeah I am greedy there). For it is meant to be shared. First shower of season I danced in, what can you expect from a season which beings with dancing with joy? Happy monsoon! To Jigyasa and us all.

Movie Update 1

2009-06-29T23:50:00.004+05:30

Today wasn’t very different from other days in term of no electricity and sleeping in morning. But today I almost forgot every of my meeting! Finally some phone calls provoked me and Anuraag to meet and work on film script. And we did! I finally discovered sacred dwelling of Mr. Anuraag and liked it really! It was wonderful really! The best part was old PC, I’ve this love for Old PCs if you don’t know already.
We were soon watching ‘You Can Heal Your Life the Movie’ as I wanted him to see the format I like. Hey! Did I ever mention that movie? It is just awesome. One of the life changing movements of my life: You Can Heal Your Life a book by Louise Hay. Much about it someday else, but I must mention that it was than that I discovered Law of Attraction and other things, nearly 3 years ago.
The format yeah! The film is going to be a fictional docu-drama. And finally we are settled on everything and I expect him to be writing the script while I am writing this! Oh God! Look at me, declaring my own laziness. I should be writing script too!
This is 3rd time that we postponed the shoot, I hope it will be done this Wednesday. It happens really, coz fits just first step that takes courage. Rest you know that it will happen. All the best to us. (Wish us luck in you comments too)

The Blessed Broken Shoe

2009-06-27T22:54:00.000+05:30

“

I am mender of bad sols/souls

”

-Someone from Julius Caesar
(my dad told me this one)

More than 2 years ago, I started writing this blog (Failed to notice hence celebrate the 1st anniversary of my blog). And around that time I got 3 new pair of shoes! During first year the 2 were so pissed off of my roaming around that they revolted against me and broke!
But I still had by bestest buddy and loyal foot friend. It went with me in all the places I went. They trod whole Madhya Marg with me; they left marks on gray-blue carpets of British Library; they went to Delhi, Mathura and all those crazy places that I went to. They saw all the hard work I put into my dream – My movie! Well at least half of it. And they knew that when they are resting, either I am lazy, at home or trying out my new found leather sandals (they too broke a week ago).
Finally, my last pair of shoes (lucky, they are, for me) are broken! It isn’t that I can’t buy a pair of new shoes. Its just that they were with me till now, I wish they’d see the fruit of hard work. I wish they’d go with me at the premier of FRiEnDz the MoVie! I wish they lasted just few more steps.

Well, I am happy that I lasted more than a shoe’s life time! I am happy that they still have strength in them to be repaired and re-used. I know that cobbler is desperate to touch the shoes full of sweat of hard work. I know what I need to do.
Many people are ashamed of old shoes, I don’t know why? They are not symbol of your class or financial status. Some people say that a man’s shoe tells much about him, so true! And those old rugged shoes tell the story of your hard work. They’ve memory of the journey you have lived. They are protectors of the foot, without which you cannot move forward.
So when you see me in my old and faded shoes, you know how important they are! They are the shoes!

"God blessed the broken shoes, that tread this road with you."

Of FRiEnDz the MoViE

2009-06-23T22:21:00.000+05:30

Finally a blog post on time! I will take advantage of being the only writer of my blog and share my sweating experiences. No I am not working out its just the Indian summer and no electricity!

This evening me and Anuraag went to Anu Kapoor’s place and there we discussed the dream of movie. Anuraag, unlike me, did his homework! Yea, lazy me. So we discussed the script and many things were clear. Missed Varundeep there, he is one of those hardworking people who reminds you about YOUR dream! He has big hand in success of Pilot film. He kept on calling me to get me rolling. Hats off to him!

So the film yeah, we have finally decided to shoot the first sequence. You don’t think I will spoil it by telling you what the sequence is do you? We are shooting it this weekend when Aryana comes back. We decided to keep working on script while we shoot what is decided. Any one out there who could lend us a video camera?

The thing we did last time, before shooting pilot, was discussions; and that is what we were doing now! Wasting our energies on discussions which can go on forever! So finally Anuraag has taken the task of delivering a masterpiece script.

Varundeep has been assigned the work of executing everything that he is interested in! For now he is handling International Music Competition thingy. And YOU are invited to join us! Also we are finally working on getting our beloved teen magazine some sponsors.

And all this is not happening that easily! I was really really de-motivated! Thanks to one of my 2 mentor- Anu Kapoor, she got me rolling in no time. You see these are the time when you need motivation too keep yourself going (let alone get your team going) and these are the times when experienced people speak words of motivation and Voila! You are back on track!

I meet wonderful people everyday which makes my life wonderful, which also makes this blog readable!

Will post about things happening soon, right now I am excited about watching ‘The Lord of The Rings’ with an old friend of mine. Story our friendship is like a novel on friendship, will share it first Autobiography for sure. Yea! I plan to write many of them- Blame this wonderful life!

Happy Birthday FRiEnDz, Happy Birthday Teens!

2009-06-18T22:55:00.003+05:30

18th June it is, Birthday of FRiEnDz magazine dude! Yeah ! So I can write a mountain on what it was and is but I choose to keep for Birthday Edition of magazine itself. In this post I will talk about how wonderful it has been working with teens around the world. I feel we are so innocent and untouched by ideas of gender, races, and all the not-so-good things in world. All my friends have a common thing in them. We believe in each other. By friends I don’t mean just the friends whom I meet regularly and hang-out! All my facebook friends and people I’ve never met but are my friends. This thing, I think, will be a great advantage for us when we grow-up and take on this world.

“Every generation thinks that it is smarter than previous and wiser than new one.”

Never mind, the thing is ‘the FRiEnDz’ is result of ideas of this generation. Hail! to our victory! Here is an email which was personally written for the team members of FRiEnDz magazine. But I think they’ve worked so hard year long. So it should be put to public display so everyone knows what we are upto and how wonderful we are:

“None climbs so high as he who knows not whither he is going.”

-Oliver Cromwell

Hey Teammate,
This day marks 1st year of a venture called ‘the FRiEnDz’. I want to share a few things with you (please bear with me).
A year ago a guy started a magazine called ‘FRiEnDz the teenaged magazine’, all alone. Unsure of how long he will be able to carry it and what fate would it meet, he kept on going.
On his way he met some people who joined him and shared his dream. Soon it became a caravan with a common goal – ‘Helping teens to realize their dreams’. Then you saw it and joined the caravan, you took it to new heights. You made it what it is today! A one year old baby it might be, but we know even mightiest of the oak trees were once tiny seeds.
You are creator, caretaker of this small plant, which has potential to grow to a mighty tree, giving rise to new oak trees and making this world a better place to live. You are the one who can make this dream come true.
I being a mere dreamer take this opportunity to thank you - the one who made it happen made it come true and realised. This dream doesn’t belong to me. It can’t! It belongs to us, it belongs teens. We are the future. Let’s shape, evolve and colour our own world.
If you have a dream, we are here... Let’s make it come true! What are we waiting for? It is time that we realize our dreams. It is written in Vedas ‘So Aham’ ‘I am him’. You are god himself. See what you are...

“How little do we know that which we are! How less what we may be!”

-Lord Byron

And when you see what you are, give a little to those who do not yet know. Lets work for mankind, so that when we grow, we have a better world.
Life’s most important question;

What are you doing for others?

I was once told, “If you do not wish to leave behind those whom you love when you reach the stars, take them with you. Look to the evening star.” It won’t slow you down. It will re-enforce you. That is why birds fly in formations.
We now give this dream to all the teens of world...

“I’ve spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”

We have much to do, so lets do it. As much as we can, as much as we allow ourselves too; Its too big for you, its easy for us. All the very best!
P.S.: Lets make our Birthday edition a big hit.

So celebrate and enjoy life...

Soulmate = me?

2009-06-18T20:14:00.001+05:30

I don’t know how much I am allowed to share, but I can’t keep myself from writing for its an urge to spill out those feelings. But for the first time in life someone expressed their feeling for me. Being called Manifestation of Law of Attraction, Universe’s promise and Soulmate is not what happens to everyone. I am so lucky to be the one to whom it happened!
I can never thank her enough to be the first one who made me believe that I too can be desirable as the one who can walk with you for lifetime. It was just amazing. I will go no further in expressing myself for it is not... I don’t know! I am sharing what I felt and to thank her for expressing herself for it takes a great courage to that.
Without disclosing what happened next I will just write a poem for her, she has written too many for me:

It is moon that you seek
Don’t fall for a star
You deserve better one
For what you are

I know how it feels
When music goes on
And universe plays tricks
I admire you for you too know all this

To your love, I bow
To your strength, I hail!
Thanks for all you sent my way
May this be the hour when you find someone
Who love you the same

Don’t know what to say, for some feelings are better kept safe. Just need to tell her that you’ll always be special for you are the first one to make me feel that way.

The Black Day | Film on Child Labour

2009-06-09T23:42:00.001+05:30

I don’t know what got into me that I stopped blogging. Maybe it is rising of my close friends as bloggers that makes me feel like I am in a competition, so I start comparing my blogs with them and think what a waste it is to write a blog when no one is going to read it. But not anymore, for now I’ve learnt that purpose of my blog is not to get more readers to brag about myself. It is just a tribute to the greatest gift – a life and one of the self imposed missions – Mission London. In no means can the content of any blog compete to others (not in musing at least). Thanks to those who motivated me to write again. I can’t name them all but still: Nishant, Anuraag, Devin, Sief and Palak. Thank you guys!
So ‘The Black Day’! I know it sounds too dark but it isn’t. In fact it is one of those days for which people wait a lifetime; a bit of exposure, applause and glamour. It was concluding day of ‘Go Bananas Kids Club’ and showcase of the film we made. It was first public screening of my work in films. 100s of audience! I was excited. Thanks to Palak and Aarzoo who called up and wished me luck!
So about the movie eh? Well we took up topic of child labour and Aryana and me worked on the script (days ago). We shot and edited and did everything (me and kids). Aryana was gone to Iran so she was missed a lot by so many! Yea, she is a kind of person you’d want to miss. So Coming back to child labour, I need not to ‘talk’ about what it is. You better watch it:

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94mn0dybOIo
Yea that was all. Public reaction to the film was awesome. Now, the interesting thing which I can share is ‘Last Minute Failures’ I was trying to set everything for movie: the laptop, projector, screen and it was messing up again and again. Finally when the movie was announced, everyone was looking at screen. I thought it’d be better to turn the lights off, and when I asked them. They turned the whole system off including the projector! Yea! So once again I got everything up and finally show was on. Those 3 minutes of film when everyone was looking at the screen were awesome! I can’t explain how you feel when people see your hard work and heart on the screen and you look into their eyes trying to guess if they liked it. Cara and Sief might know what I am talking about. And when I herd the applause... it was just worth dying for!
Then I was selling some CDs to their parents and getting complements. It was great experience. Oh! I almost forgot why I called it ‘The Black Day’. This colour was really dominant today. Everyone was in black (they were asked to) and when screen was being screened the sky was black! So it was so black so good. I wish luck to all my fellow filmmaker who are yet to have experience of first public screening, guys go for it! Its worth it!

Playing A New Raag: A Meeting with Anurag

2009-06-08T23:55:00.005+05:30

You remember all the posts in which I mentioned Anuraag Verma? And do you remember when I planned to meet either him or Nishant? (And chose him as he is nearer)
Well we finally did meet each other. This was first time, as I remember, that I was meeting a person whom I knew for so long. Who knew a few of my dark secrets, if they are dark at all. Who knew much about me. I thought it’d be weird and we’d be formal for 1st half of our meeting. Guess what? It turned out to be a great meeting.

“Elen síla lumenn' omentielvo”

“A star shines on the hour of our meeting”

I was late as usual and soon we were wondering where to go? McDownloads? Ruby Tuesdays? Well we went nowhere and occupied a usual place right in front of Ginny & Johnny.
As I am the most talkative one (dangerously talkative) I started talking ( I was curious about matter that might matter). We decided to make it a Q&A series ... kinda interview-ish. It was fun. I answered questions about origin of magazine and stuff and then we moved to important part of meeting: A New Raag : Anuraag
He is X-non medical/ science student and scored 89% in his 12th boards (High School Final Year)!(I am not very sure how much information am I allowed to put up here) I won’t disclose all as they are ‘precious and personal’.
We are same in many ways, our dreams, our path, our ‘way’ of science and much more. Technically I am elder to him (2-3 months) but he looks, talks and passed (his High School) elder than me.
We discussed the basic movie idea and future of magazine etc. And I must say he is a great ‘listener and observer’. Which sometimes scares me as last observer friend of mine had weird bits in his observatory report, in nutshell I am not experienced enough to comment who he is or judge him/his personality and all. For to me it seems, we sail the same boat. We ride same Griffins.
He has almost forgotten me and I am eager to meet him, so I am working hard on script. May this post help him to remember all that happened: Coffee Readings, Spiritual Dance and Bonds of Friendship.
Hey Nishant, I wish I could meet you. Anuraag is our 3rd in us twin brothers! (I will check the problem with images and links)
Lets ride on!

Go Bananas Kids | Summer 2009 | Summary

2009-06-08T22:58:00.001+05:30

All these days I’ve been so busy with Go Bananas Kids Club that I hardly did anything special, so I am writing this post as summary of whole camp experience including some short notes.
The camp all over was great, awesome, superb experience. I learned that how ‘cute little kids’ can turn out to be nasty devils when gathered in large number. They hang on your arms and neck, crawl under your legs and punch & bite you; all this at same time! And when you finally get home and lay on bed you come to know that you can’t sleep because of aching body.
Also I observed how kids learn, yeah! nothing genius but this thing is helping me a lot with studies and other stuff. They take everything in small bits regularly. Yeah! I know there is nothing new about it coz that is how medicines work, diseases cure, and that is how we are supposed to learn.
Now I’d like to mention some people I met at camp and learned a lot from them:

Ramit Mehra: The Theatre Instructor
He teaches theatre and life fundas, really really good at motivating and has got loads of interesting stuff in his brain. He is very prone to accidents and ha broken every part of his body at least once. I remember when I was coming back home on his bike with him. The heat was so intense with sun shining and hot air blowing on my face when we were at 110 kmph. I thought this was the limit I can’t tolerate more heat. Then suddenly something happened and boiling hot air changed to cool breeze!
I crossed my limits and became limitless. I now don’t feel the summer heat as I used to and I know how to cross the self imposed limits and become limitless – unlimited!

Urvika
She was employed with Aryana as helper at camp and she did more than that. She did really handled kids very well. I remember when I met her at Aryana’s place and she scored 95% in her 10th boards. She is hardworking and sincere. I am curious about what she has planned up for her future. And the last day of splash party was memorable experience.

Gaurav The Dance Instructor
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?” he shouted taking a break from shouting at kids who were doing certain steps wrong.
“Nothing” I said
“Then its fine.” He replies in equally polite voice chaining his voice expressions from very angry to very calm. That sort of teacher he is who will play with you and scold you if you don’t do it right.

Anu Kapoor Vala aka Dream Mom aka THE Boss
She is a person with whom you can hang around and learn a lot about life and Aryana (her daughter). Aryana’s boyfriend gotta spend time with her to know her better. She is real good with whatever she does, coz she has got very clear vision of what is going to happen when.
I cannot express, in words, the gratitude for whatever she has done for me. She trusted me and gave me this big an opportunity where I could share, learn and have fun. Where I cloud make mistakes and learn from them.
The camp was awesome, we all missed Aryana (she is gone to Iran),
And yeah! I forgot to mention the trip to My FM, a local radio station. Meeting RJ Lila and yeah the endless fun splash parties / pool parties. Lots of fun and learning and earning.

P.S: Jaspreet played a prank on me by saying that she ran put of gas! And I was feeling guilty!

More pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=27803&id=1290298538&l=03719d4ddc

Pottery @ Go Bananas Kids

2009-06-02T22:29:00.001+05:30

Ah! Another Monday when I herd someone saying ‘Monday Morning Blues’, its like they get up in morning and say, “What a lousy day!”, It’s not a lousy day! Its what we choose to make it. The Go Banana Kids Club was super fun! I was thrown into pool again. I was already so wet handling those kids that it made no difference. Urvika was there too, if I never mentioned her then I'll say that she’s Aryana’s friend and was on summer job too and she is hard working.

I also made a pot on potter’s wheel well it somehow got all messed up but it was fun in first place. Good for first try. Nevermind, potter made me a pot and its nowhere near pig shape. It’s awesome Indian Style ‘Gullak’.
After that, with half wet pants, I was in British Library updating the FRiEnDz website and researching for June 2009 | Birthday Edition. It was then I received call from Jaspreet. You remember Mother’s Day article? It was inspired by her. And I went to her place, discussing some cool things as usual. We had coffee and we some snackies as she watched Teen Movie we made. She said she loved it and gave it 8/10. Dinner cooking was awesome experience and we settled on that I am gonna cook brunch for her on weekend. My 10 types omelets yea!
So it was 10 at night when she came to drop me and she was running out of petrol. Still she dropped me and here I am calling her again to confirm if she reached home. Too bad! The phone ain’t working. Lets pray.
P.S.: Later I came to know she ran out of petrol on her way and had to run around to get things right. I am feeling so guilty! Gotta drive my own things... God bless me.

The Pilot and Tips for Film-Making

2009-05-31T00:34:00.000+05:30

Most of weekend was spent in re-watching ‘Lord of The Rings’ and thinking about ‘FRiEnDz the movie’ than this morning I was just playing ‘Battle for The Middle-Earth II’.
Then met Shiraz who’s back from US after 3 week trip.
And finally did what I should’ve done earlier. Uploaded the pilot film on YouTube! Yeah it’s there and also updated the FRiEnDz magazine website a bit. I won’t put anymore fancy words just watch it and lemme know. Also will ask more people to support us any ways they can for ‘FRiEnDz the MoViE’. You can use this video as promotional material as this is our official proposal for the film.

Here are a few tips I want to share with my fellow film makers, also I invite you to be guest writer at my blog and share more tips:
Pre-Production: Planning the Movie/Shoot:

Be very clear about what you want and also what you don’t want.
Select your cast very carefully, be very sure about the cast; if they can act out your vision or not.
When your shooting with volunteering people, its hard to get choose a common date to shoot. So just go ahead and shoot whenever you can.

Production: While Shooting:

Always shoot hell lot of video as its gonna save you when editing.
On spot ideas are great, but try to stick with original plan and storyboard, as it is easy to mess up the ‘vision’ and ‘flow’ with on spot ideas.
If you are tempted to rewind and watch the video you just shot before shooting more stuff, then be sure you fwd it to and don’t over-write the previous shoot by mistake.
Take same shot from different angles... helps in editing.

Post Production: Editing and Releasing:

Not more than 3 souls should sit for editing, to many cooks spoil the broth.
It is best to keep editor and director together, if you are both, get your cameraman, and if you are that too, sit alone.
Remember ‘Editor can make and break the film’!
Put your first films on YouTube and similar sites and see how people like it. It’s good review of your work.
Don’t try to judge your work by other’s opinion, if you like it its good as the number of people equals number of reviews.... in nutshell ignore critics, trust yourself. If you wanna survive in ‘film industry’ you got to have that ego. Do you think your team won’t eat you alive if you don’t act like a director?
Remember it’s your film, your hard work just listen to your fellow film-maker’s reviews as they know what it takes to make a film.
Ask people to watch it and ask your friends to promote it for you. I bet they’d love to tell other that their friend makes movies!

If you want to become guest writer and share more tips just lemme know: king@kingsidharth.com , if you have 1-2 tips put them in comments.

Summer Job - Film Making

2009-05-29T23:22:00.000+05:30

This day I was shooting again! This time it was with camp kids and we did complete 70% of the thing. Few of them are actually good actors, but its a nice experience to teach which you were learning just an year ago. Yeah! I remember the workshops at British Library nearly an year ago when I met Dr. Gaurav Chhabra and Harinder Sir. Also when I did my first movie thingy and released first edition of magazine! I still remember the day! If I am not wrong I was on cloud 9, though I don’t remember the number now but 9 seems good.
This reminds me of incident that happens few months ago when I was totally confused about things and my friend Nishant reminded me of some things that should not’ve been forgotten. Thanks a lot to him for all the support, faith and mildest scolds (I deserve more scolding ;)
And yeah! One of my dearest friends, Editor of FRiEnDz magazine, poet, writer, singer, musician, dancer and much much more – Jigyasa Labroo has got this awesome new blog of hers called:

۩۞♥♪Jï§¥@$á••♪♥ The Inner curiosity

It’s actually much better than mine, as it not ‘all about herself’ –as one of my friends put it. Well wont comment further on this matter, just want to say her blog is adorable!

Ah so we were talking about shoot eh? It was good and after that I was totally wet! That is because I was handling kids at camp who were in pool party! It was hell lot of fun. Kids are good till they start biting and hitting you! Yeah! they can be cutest and nastiest.
Splashing water all over them and getting splashed back was fun, the best part was going in pool to take those kids out who weren’t in mood of leaving water at all.
Back home I was really tired and was nearly dead. Thank god tomorrow is weekend and I’ve no workshop till Monday. I can rest, think about what to write Aryana in mail as she left for Iran today. Yeah! already missing her and her comments on her photos for passport. ‘I look like an Alien’ she said. True teen words, we’re so unsure about ourselves when we see photoshoped versions of celebs on magazine.
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A Pilot at last!

2009-05-26T23:13:00.001+05:30

At last the pilot film is ready! It’s official proposal for ‘FRiEnDz the movie’. I’ll put it on soon. Meeting with principle was okay, there are some communications gaps which I want to clear out next time we meet.
Well, that’s past. The new thing is, I’ve a summer job which I chose from 6 offers I had! Wow! Luck me. Remember ‘Go Bananas Kids Club’ I told you about? Yeah Anu Kapoor’s Club. I am to take workshop on ‘film-making’ with these kids. Yeah! Labour of love you call it.
Today was the first day, and I loved every bit of it. Aryana was always there with me, in fact, she’s the one who started talking. I was so unsure what to tell and what not, but she already had the sequence in her mind, which unfolded perfectly. For starters we showed them our video. Which really impressed them all and they started taking us seriously.
Many of them were curious about things, which is good and tells you how successful you are. The whole camp is awesome experience. After that I was with Ripu and her new found friend ‘Dhiraj’ whom she was meeting for the first time after talking to each other on phone for 3-4 weeks! I missed out the craziest part- How you react when you meet? They told me they were very formal and stuff. I better do it with some one. I’ve two options: Anurag and Nishant. Anurag seems better as he is nearer. So let’s plan it out.
Will put on the video very soon

SHOOTING for MOVIE!!!

2009-05-25T23:50:00.001+05:30

Yesterday, I planned up to shoot for the pilot film with Aryana and was supposed to be at Go Bananas Kids Club. But somehow I managed to get up late and screw it-up all. However, I was forgiven for this ‘ditching’ for I was ditched in past by Aryana (she said so). So I planned to drop by her place by 5 in evening and till then I was playing my all time favourite computer game ‘Battle for the Middle-Earth II’, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel and film ‘The Lord of The Rings’ which I have talked about in my earlier post: Of Lords of the Rings’.
This game has got something in it that keeps me bounded for hours and hours. It refreshes my mind with new strategies and new ideas. Try it sometimes.
Ah so I did reach Aryana’s place in time and I enjoyed slipping into her bed for starters. Then I was wearing lousy pyjamas and walking in streets, it really can be embarrassing but when it comes to passion- it’s not embarrassing at all.
We had really great time shooting all that with here Digi-Cam, yup we didn’t use any fancy video cameras. After failure of 3 years, I’ve realized at least this thing that what you and what not really doesn’t matter much when you really want to do it.
Shoot was perfect and in no time we were editing. Soon we were in her mom’s (Anu Kapoor) car. We were driving to Railway Station to pick-up her old friend who was back from US. And guess what? We were editing in the car! Aryana was instructing and suggesting me what to keep and what not like pros! She’s really good at camera work and editing, and Aarzoo is very good at learning things. So we ‘ve Director of Photography and Editor as well for ‘FRiEnDz the movie’.
After picking up the friend, we went to Aarzoo’s place so I could get videos of earlier shoot and she was kind enough to trust me and lend me her camera. The only thing she loved as she said.
Here I am editing the whole thing and enjoying every movement of it. Finally things are moving, at great speeds. I’ve to meet my school principle tomorrow and talk about ‘FRiEnDz the movie’. Wish me luck.

Of The Lords of the Rings...

2009-05-23T18:17:00.001+05:30

‘The Lords of The Rings’, epic and film both are one of the major life changing experiences for me. Every time I watch the movie or read the story, a major shift occurs in my life. From what I was 10 years ago to where I will be 100 and 1000 years beyond can all be explained, narrated and revealed by only this... story. This is the importance of ‘The Lords of The Rings’ in my life and still I hardly mention it nowadays for the source of power is better kept safe.

This weekend wasn’t a party weekend and I certainly didn’t have a date (I never had one I guess). But there was this urge to watch the movie again coz in past 2 days I was being disturbed by some funny elements that includes ‘Empire’s 20th Anniversary Special Edition’. I have no shame in admitting that as potential film-artist I was ‘jealous’ of those who are there and as editor-in-chief of a teen magazine I was, again, ‘jealous’ of what they’ve done.
I knew that there is a huge difference between them and me. They’ve paid the price; they are thinking right thoughts and deserve to be there. Also the Empire magazine is 20 years old and FRiEnDz magazine is just 1 year old. But still I was jealous. And now I can laugh at stupidity of my mind to be jealous. That happens, I don’t know why, that sometimes things like this inspire me and sometimes I feel jealous.
So watching ‘The Lord of The Rings’ settled all. I don’t know how but it always does.
I always wondered that how will I manage so much to do? So many aims, things to achieve, each goal is divided in sub-goals and each sub-goal in further divisions and so on. But now I’ve discovered its about keeping things simple- ‘What do I want?’ Its like pointing to a switch board and asking ‘What is it?’ and one man answering that its a Poly Vinyl Chloride based eclectic switchboard and other one answering ‘plastic’. Its that simple- ‘plastic’. We make it complex.
Learning things and also trying to keep something secret, something safe.

Sharing the Bliss

2009-05-20T13:48:00.001+05:30

Dreaming about being the hero in fantasy story, while walking is my favourite thing to do. I am not sure weather its good or not but I am damn sure that most of my ideas come from this regular exercise of active imagination.
Today wasn’t just another day, I mean how can it be? 20 May 2009 A.D. will never come to pass again! It’s really scary if you realize that. So enjoy the dance or dance yourself.
Most of my morning was used in meditation. Its regular during holidays. Now don’t get me wrong for meditation, to me, is sleep deeper than sleep; which, in my case, actually starts when I am asleep. So hail to the Greek goddess of Sleep (btw who’s she?)
Rest of the day I was reading more about ‘The Law of Attraction’. It is in the book ‘Money, and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks’ based on ‘Teachings of Abraham’. I’ll take up the topic of Abraham some day else. And yeah review the book when I’m done reading it. For now saying that its wonderful is enough said.
Among many discoveries, which world would never accept as my original discoveries, I discovered an awesome blog, by am awesome teen.
After the article in HT about magazine, I received hell lot of emails, but one stood out. He wasn’t sure about what he why he was doing but sent me an article which I really loved and is in top 3 after being published. The guy is Anurag Verma, and the article is The Mad Angels.(2nd Most Popular article!)
I love Anurag Verma’s blog: A New Raga. I couldn’t stop myself from nodding in agreement and laughing like hell. My parents thought I was mad (there is nothing new about that). After many days I found a blog which I wanted to read till end. And after reading I was carving for more. One more blog which I love, admire and want to read more is Cara’s –[Something Creative and Meaningful]
Many important decisions were made today, I was thinking to skip May Edition of magazine but that’d be too bad. So’ve decided to sit through night to design it and release it within 2 days. Yeah! fate of many articles and readership was decided. What can you expect from a day, that starts from waking up?
@Nishant:I am trying to cast the right spells :P

Manifestation of The Law of Attraction

2009-05-19T22:18:00.000+05:30

Some miracles are just too miraculous to write about. A poem is a better medium to tell the truth. Here is what happened today.

Indian summer, burning hot;
Pleasant, its so not.
So was life, a bit confusing
Bit hot, a lot not.
Many questions, unanswered
Many paths unseen
Many battles, lost
My heart so was so keen,
Keen about what is it?
What’s the matter? Whats the cry?
Why so dull? Why so null?, is my life?
The law answered, in such a roar
I asked for rain it was a hail storm
All my desire and my thoughts manifested
In such a magnificence, words can’t explain
Such a miracle it was, I can’t claim
Desires turned winds to storms,
Heaven rained down on command
I drank my joy, ate my desire
For this was fruit of my power
Miracle, when you realize the truth
The Law, The Universe
The Soul The God
My desire, fulfilled in instant.

I’ve not used any metaphor; all is true, just twisted to make it digestible. I still can’t stop smiling, laughing and crying over what happened today. A day to remember, what a miracle.

Finding Friends on Sunday

2009-05-17T19:16:00.001+05:30

What is a friend? I often wonder and like every time, I got an answer, this time a deeper one.
My Sunday was very lazy, yeah slept away nearly half of the day, got a call from Airtel (my cell-phone connection company) offering me a special discount!
I happened to visit Abhishek, a good old friend (you better check last year’s July-August post) and we talked about loads of stuff like games, girls, school, life. He told me hoe we complaint to teacher about girls teasing him! Yeah case of Adam-teasing. And I told him how I was being scolded by my friends for not being in student’s council. They have no one who can (as they say) understand them.
It was pretty random stuff. And some memories from past, about how we first started talking and he reminded me how I trusted myself and my work. I trusted my work so much that I offered a guy at my maths class a role in film! Yeah! That much. Now I don’t know why but that trust is lost and needs to be brought back. If I had that trust just a few weeks back than all these failure post wouldn’t exists.
Now I am back home, writing this blog feeling so purified, cleaned and fulfilled. Seeing myself with same eyes with which I used to see myself. The same grace on my face, the same faith inside me, this is what friends are for. To make you realize who you are. What you are and what your purpose in life is.
Thank you all, my friends for always being there for me, I love you all. Here comes my dad, trying to force me to sleep by 11! I mean I’ve slept all day and no one sleeps at 11 even in school days! Not in their right mind at least. Nevermind, parents will be parents.
Please always notice the date of blog-post, as sometimes readers tend to get confused about what time I am writing about.

Singing Monkyes and Beautiful Soul

2009-05-16T19:12:00.001+05:30

I got call from Ateev in morning, 11:47 to be exact. He’s the lead guitarist of Illegal Band. “What time is performance?” he asked. A smile ran on my face. Yes this was it! The miracle I was waiting for. And there we were trying to practice Jesse McCartney’s Beautiful Soul.
I was trying to sing in lower notes than him, cursing him for making it so complicated! And saying that the two reasons why Jigyasa likes her were that no one can really sing his sings and he roams around topless ;)
I called up Library guys, the manager was on lunch beak so I left message with a staff member and moved on to practice, or should I say my first mistake of day? I should’ve called again to confirm that the message was delivered.
Well it took us 5 hours before it started coming out nice and there we were on bus to Library, discussing random things like our English teacher Mr. Tandon and how people call him ‘paku tandoor’ (boring bakery)! Well we reached Library, I ran to Christina, deputy manager to ask if we were performing. She said she never got the message!
WHAT THE...! I told her that I called up and she replied that they have a band now and she will see what she can do.
That movement was worst coz there was this band from St. Stephen’s School with all glossy instruments. What a shame that we weren’t performing with our band.
I went out to practice once more and came back. Sitting in audience I herd the band St. Stephen’s Strings and I was like ‘What? Are they ...’. The music was good, especially keyboard and drum but they were sounding like rats and monkeys! No feelings or emotions in song. No chemistry, no music!
Yeah! I got it you need no big instruments to make music, just a heart. They sung, or better to say sung a spoof on Saat Din from Rock On (a bollywood movie); September by GreenDay and Everything I do by Bryan Adams. Ateev wanted to record and put in on YouTube, they’d have got billion hits as spoof on song! Pathetic is too good a word to describe.
The only thing appreciable was performance by a girl who performed in Indian Idol (Indian version of American Idol) too and she sung ‘Nothing’s gonna change my love for you’.
My heart was burning, and it does when you know you are far more deserving than them to be there. Coz we am the one who worked hard to get opportunity and now they were the one singing like monkeys and getting all the media around them. Ateev was practicing when he should be preparing for his test!
I’ve decided ‘I will not sit in audience like this ever again! I’d better stand at the end than sit in.’

We are going to sing the very song prepared in Library very soon. We got to. We got to prove that we have heart. Many lessons learnt. Life, nowadays, seems to be more like a lesson book than life. Met Dhawal and Liberty and they said that we were better. Moreover Harinder sir said enough to move the fire in right direction. He was constantly telling me that It was us who could’ve been there.
Life gives you opportunities, don’t just jump at it! You’ll fall! Take the opportunity with a plan. A system and heart in it. And yeah communicate constantly, its very important, really very important. Lets see how many more lessons am I going to learn. I am so full of mistakes? Or repeating same mistakes again and again in different ways? Need your opinion!
Thanks to Iuri and Ayush for easing my mind.

Blah! Blah!... to be continued

2009-05-15T19:05:00.000+05:30

This day was just brilliant! A day that revealed to me the dark and the light together! I was in school, singing in front of Jigyasa and my teacher seeking approval. And I got really good appreciation. Why was I singing? Well Our band Illegal got an official invitation from British Library to perform on thei 9th Anniversary! Yeah! I had so many dreams about it. But then Jigyasa got her IIT Selection Exam so she stepped-out, Ateev and I were supposed to play then (at least thats what I planed) and it didn’t work out either. (We were supposed to perform tomorrow!)

So here I was at the last movement looking for anyone who could play guitar for me! Thanks to Varundeep’s awesome contact list (or life lines as he put it). But all I got was a guy who thought ‘Not even chicks perform Miley Cyrus and Madonna!’. No doubt he was from Hard Metal band, and one of the people who think their’s is the only world that exists! If they don’t listen to Miley and Madonna, they are dead. Yeah they are earning fortunes out of rat holes right?
Nevermind, Jigyasa boosted back my confidence and assured me that I will sound good with karaoke tracks! Yeah! great idea! And here I got to Manager, Mr. Bipin and he said ‘You can’t do that’.
They were expecting a group performance not a like this one. Giving our band an amazing chance to come in light. He said that after Romantica 2009’s blunders, he expected me to improve but this was worst disappointment I gave him!
I didn’t mean to. Communication gap between me and my team mates as well as me and manager created this blunder. I was singing my blues with new lyrics for song all day ‘God! Lemme cry when life ditches me!’
I am still learning about commitments and all, but I hope I didn’t repeat the mistake. Thanks to Varundeep who was always there for me to support and help, more than I could expect from him.
I was feeling so helpless, not because I wasn’t going to perform, but because I was doing something that was killing the opportunity that was given to us and I don’t think they will ever trust me again! Yeah! thats worst!
Well, I should’ve been more communicating with band members and Library as well. I didn’t knew what I could expect from team and what Library guys were expecting out of us. But how do I cure this? Still thining... (have some foggy answer in mind)
Oh! Well I forgot about the bright side. I participated in ‘Painting Britain’ completion and in Extempore and am hoping to win some prize. And hoping to shoot too, also I spent time with Liberty (a Library friend again) and discovered what and interesting personality she is. She dying to act like me and Varundeep. She’s been to London (yeah! I am jealous lol) and we really loved discussing the extempore speech by children who started speaking their school’s postal address while trying to tell us their names “Good morning (when it was eveing actually) I am Ted, I study in Dav, Sector 34 , Chandigarh!” and a girl who couldn’t speak about ‘Harry Potter’! Yeah! Couldn’t

Climbing

2009-05-14T20:31:00.001+05:30

Words of Miely Cyrus’s The Climb ‘...every step I am taking, every move I make feels, lost but no direction... our faith is shaking...’ So true and relevant it feels.
Many times we know what our goal is and we know most of the things that we got to do to achieve it but we are so unsure where are we going. And when we try to see what are we doing and why? We realize that its part of a grander plan that me made to attain that goal but we got so much into little details that we forget about the grand plan!

I don’t know if it happens to you or not (would like to know) but it happens to me a lot and every time I come out of such state of mind. This time to I had a savior who’s words have played an immeasurable role in me being at this level.
I just remember his poetry. Once a Government Officer goes to a poetry recitation event (Kavi Samellan) and recites: “People curse the art of poetry, I became Govt. Officer while reciting poetry.”
Every one applauded than a person answered: “In your destiny was rule of worlds, you remained Govt. Officer while reciting poetry!”
Sorry I can’t really do justice while translating it in English but the lines goes like this in Urdu for those who can understand it “Log kehtein hein fun-e-shayaree manhoos hai, mein sher kehte kehte Deputy Collector ban gayaa”
Answer: “Likhee thee kismet mein tere badshahee mulaq ki, t usher kehte kehte Deputy Collector reh gaya.”
Many things I learned from this and it will take really a whole blog-post to discuss it. And the person who told me all this is none other than Harinder Sir himself. Every time I had a talk with him, I felt, somewhere deep inside, a guilt of sort. Something like I am wrong kinda feeling, maybe because I wasn’t doing the right thing, wrong choice or whatever. This time it was totally different. I felt like telling him everything I kept in mind (and I did) and what came out was confirmation that I am on right track and he re-enforced my goal!
What I used to think about myself and my goal, he spoke the same words and this was enough to burn me and get down and think on paper. (That’s his idea too) And I am so clear about everything now.
So the grand plan is set and yes I believe in myself. I am gonna go for it coz its worth a life time. What am I living for? To reside in my shell and be in comfort zone and not take chances because I think it’s to risky? No ways! I am going to hit it, fight like hell and get it! Coz its my life dude! My choice. And yeah “The struggles I am facing, the chances I am taking... sometimes gonna knock me down but , no I’m not breaking.”
This time I am so sure about it, all the friends who believed in me, all the people out there, all the blog readers and all the people who take me as rivals (they too believe in me!) thanks a lot guys. You give me so much of faith. Yes I have faith that my dreams are real, true and amazing. Let’s achieve it.
And thanks to Harinder Sir for making me take part in Word Games

I FAILED!

2009-05-12T15:50:00.004+05:30

When you win, you can go on an party. You have every right to brag about it and make it more glorious. But when you loose you should've guts enough to admit that you screwed up big time, instead of blaming others for your failures.
Thanks a lot to Jigyasa for reminding me that. It was all about when I wrote that we lost the debate (Rebel Yell) when Ankit forgot his lines but never mentioned that I too wasn't very good with my lines. And I didn't mention that I never won anything in monochromatic painting and I never got anyrhting that day wherelese my team-mates (all of them) got at least one 1st prize!
Yeah! I didn't and now here I do. I did loose than and again in Quiz.
Can't thank her enough to remind me what entrepreneur spirit is. Moreover, for reminding what ideal human nature is... I apologize for my mistake and will try not to repeat it.
One more thing for the 'Anonymous' who entitle me as 'liar' : Please watch your words, not mentioning something doesn't equal to lying.
(Yeah! I got to keep my ego ;) lol)

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-10T00:00:00.001+05:30

I am so confused about my mother that I never get to know how I feel about her. But today, again, I got a chance to understand a mother and a woman!
A mother feels deeper for a child than a father (you may disagree). For a mother, her child isn't just another life form or another person. It's part of her body, like her own body organ. She knows her child when no one knew him.
She can really do anything for her child. Even if her child uses her she will let it be. She'd say, "Whole world want to use you, so it doesn't matter if my child too wants to use me! He's MY child... I am for him... let it be."
Even if you hurt her bad a million times, she will forgive you. Even if you wound her, she will heal you. She'll say," I understand" "Just forget it" "You only hurt your dear ones". And in return she will ask nothing.
Even if she is worst, she is bad or whatever, she is mother of her child and will do her duty anyways. She be in pain when you are hurt. She will cry when you are wounded. She will feel guilty even if she slaps you for something you did that deserved 10 slaps. Even if you forsake her, she will be there for you always.
She understood you when you couldn't speak. And now when you can, you say, "You can't understand me."
She is your first teacher and now when you are scholar you think you can outwit your mother and she deserves less respect.
She is unimaginable... Someone said, "God couldn't be everywhere, so he made mother." and I couldn't agree more. She is my imperfect God, which couldn't be more perfect.
She knows that one day I will leave her. And still she rains on me all the love she has.
She is my mother, she's your mother, she's mother of God... coz she taught me about God... without her there'd be no me... there'd be no God!

Miss you when I loose the Limca Book of Records Quiz 2009

2009-05-06T23:31:00.001+05:30

Lessons were learnt from last time... 'Preparation is the key to success' but this time we didn't have a chance to prepare! This time it was Limca Book of Records Quiz 2009. Another great experience!

We weren't prepared at all, (yeah exactly as last time) but this time it was worse, coz it was a Quiz! A General Knowledge Quiz. We didn't even get pass the first round. And people who passed it were really good with their GK.

What I learnt from Voyagers is that it's not about winning the game but about learning, I wish I had my friends with me. (We could've won really coz with Ankit, Prakriti and Jigyasa 'Yes we can')

This time I was with my juniors from +1, cool guys but there were differences, no one was as accepting and polite as Ankit, no one as communicating and dedicated as Prakriti and no one as versatile as Jigs, miss you guys!

Another day which I loosed, another lesson re-learned... think, plan, prepare and act... Hail to those who knew it ahead and did their best. Hope to be with you again next time.

With these 2 days when I won nothing, I'd have drowned in emo stiff but I gotta keep going... remember? its all about the climb.

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Added Recently: I don't remember exactly what prizes were won in Voyagers... apologize! (Tho I won nothing)

A Shooting Day

2009-05-03T15:32:00.001+05:30

Finally after 3 years, a shoot! Yeah! we did shoot today. I am so happy about it. As I wrote earlier, everything is was moving in right direction so me, Shilpa (search Romantica 2009) and Aarzoo got together to shoot.
The shooting was awesome... really wonderful, fabulous experience. It's fun being behind the camera. So 50% of the shooting is done and hopefully by this weekend we will be done with the remaining 50% and will release the short film and get some sponsors for final film.
Wish me luck off I go... and yea my Internet is disconnected so I am trying to earn enough to pay the bill. So postings will be delayed :)

That's not me... just an Ispiration

Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World

2009-04-26T17:22:00.000+05:30

"It is not the violence of a few that scares me.It is the silence of the many. "

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Life is wonderful, another reason to blog about it! It has been 5 weeks since we (Aarzoo, Aryana and me) decided to make pilot for the film so we could gather some sponsors and many other plans which were stuck, but now they are moving! Thanks to the good luck I gathered while volunteering for exhibition by BSG / SGI 'Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World'BSG or Bharat Soka Gakkai is Indian affilate of SGI or Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist Association; followers of The Lotus Sutra and teachings of Nichiren . The Sutra states that as the Lotus blooms from Mud, our buddhahood shall also arise from negativity and world of evil. And forbids slander of law that states we must not speak, think or act for negative/evil/bad of others.
The exhibition talked about Building A Culture of Peace for the Children o World, sowing seeds of peace in young minds so that in future nothing but peace remains. The message was delivered via a collection of panels that conveyed that war breeds in anger of poverty, how it arises from environmental destruction, and is spawned by greed -- the desire for territorial or economic dominance that powerful nations increasingly demonstrate.
As a member of BSG/SGI it was fun volunteering for the exhibition. I was on the last panel, and I explained to students, "Even if we succeed in changing one person in society, that person- the ambassador of peace, will change the society, that society will change the nation and nation will change the world. @
Strong emphasis was given on making friends with people from other cultures and countries. [Yeah! I think time to make some new friends in Pakistan.]
It was an unforgettable experience and I remember how a similar exhibition 'Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A legacy of building peace' changed my way of life. [The beginning of Gandhigiri in me. ]

Also I made some new friends, as usual. I am so happy that I did volunteer for the exhibition... life changing for me and for others too.

Inspiration: The Climb by Miley Cyrus

2009-04-25T20:00:00.003+05:30

Since past 2 days I was suffering from fever and stuff. No need to show sympathy! I created that situation for myself (thats what I believe) and now that I am healed life is better. So the saying 'Everything happens for good' from Sri Bhagvat Gita is true!
Today I am really feeling inspired and motivated maybe because I was listening to new album of Miley Cyrus - The Climb, meditating and thinking a lot.
I dont know if it is a co-incidence or what but my friend Cara was also inspired by The Climb almost the same time as me. Here is her inspiration blog. Miley's songs make me wanna live to full, chase my dreams and show em I run faster then them.
It makes me feel, 'I DESERVE IT' and once you know and feel it its yours! You get the best of both worlds.
I can't be defeated for I am lord of all powers that human brain yields. I am master of my own self. I am who I am. I am just a human.
Now I am boosted enough to keep pushing on. Even if no results come, no sun shines, no one speaks I know what I've got to do 'Just Keep Pushing On...'
Its the first time that I am writing a post about a song, and believe me its worth a 1000 posts. Instead of speaking more about it I will let you watch it

I've never mentioned about Cara on my blog, she's a new friend I found in twitter and she is simply great. She is aspiring film-maker and in about to join advisory board of teen magazine. More about Cara soon.

And yeah! Nishant, this time you not only get the images, this time you get a bonus a video!

My Ego Problem

2009-04-22T23:35:00.002+05:30

I have an ego problem, my new discovery and that is what my world says. “You’re changed” ; “That’s arrogant”; “Change your bad habits not the good one.” And many more...
Maybe its part of growing up, or the ancient concept of male ego as put by Ripu or maybe I am building a shell around me coz I am hurt too deep and I don’t want anyone to see the wounds so I pretend that I am strong? Maybe... this reason or that, but I simply can’t accept to live like that.
This day was just too heavy for me. In nutshell except for good time-management there wasn’t anything that didn’t make me feel left alone. People, close friends etc. Tried to comfort but sometimes you don’t want to be supported. Sometimes you just want someone to know that you admit your mistake and you want them to understand that you too are human. No judgments, comments or anything just be there... for me.
And like any other day he was with me. He showed me revolving galaxy and asked me, “You know how much time has passed?” “10-20 seconds”, I answered. “Its 10-20 trillion years! Imagine if that is the time it takes for a galaxy to turn around. What’s your lifetime?”
I was over Niagra falls... so huge! What was I? I was in universe... just a bunch of atoms... passing unnoticed. That is me so small... nothing!

“Paani kera bulbula, as manus ki jaat; Dekhat hi chip jayega, ye sara parbhat.”
“Like a bubble, is human life-form; Just in a blink, the Sun will set.”

-St. Kabir

I am NOT a School Captain

2009-04-20T23:25:00.001+05:30

I still remember the day when I was in 10th grade and my school was celebrating it’s annual day they were showing ‘Year Report’ thingy on slide show. There were ‘Stars of School’ all those student who scored awesome were there, dancers, signers etc. everyone was there but me. I did so much for my school.
I don’t know how much recognition did I deserve but I was sure that I didn’t deserve to sing in background. While parents of students who worked less hard than me were proud to see their kids on big screen, mine were sitting somewhere in there thinking waiting. My eyes were wet for I couldn’t make them even a bit proud.
The only appreciation I git was a hug from school principal on farewell. “I will miss you...”( I still remember his words) later I was told he saw my wet eyes and realized that I was leaving the school for sure. And I did. Later I found that students were invited to later annual day of school (I wasn’t)
Than I was in 11th grade (High School Middle Year) and the very first month I joined I was entitled ‘Mr. Fresher’ (its similar to Home-coming King sorta). I got more than I could expect. I felt blessed. My new school (which is even named ‘New Public School’) and I was so happy. I love each school in which I have studied till this day for no reason (Love needs none).
Sometimes all you need is bit of appreciation. That’s all
I was the one who hosted many important events, and was given special wishes by whole staff on my birthday! What more can you wish for? But then came end of the year. Everyone spoke of me becoming next ‘Head Boy’ and I was so shocked to hear it. “What?! Me??” I could think of no reason.
The new session started and after hearing those words I still was resistant to those expectations of my fellow students. The School Cabinet was announced. My friend Mansimran was School Captain! I was so happy! “Wow! She deserved it!” She is a girl so down to earth, helping, friendly and who you could really trust to lead your way.
But when I was about to enter my class-room, everyone was like, “Man! Why not you?” “What has she got that you haven’t?” and with almost everyone is classroom saying that it was too much to bear. It made me think “In what way is she better than me?”
I felt cheated, ignored and stuff but then I saw Mansimran, the new school captain, moving outside the classroom and telling students to maintain discipline. “Here comes the ego!” “She has changed her colors in no time.” My classmates said and suddenly I remembered the day I was House Captain in 10th grade and Decoration Captain in 5th Grade. I learned that you got to discipline yourself if you want others to do the same. You have to kill the urge to chat it corridors, bunk, have fun and even loose your friends. That’s the price for being a leader. But not everyone can understand it. I knew what she was doing was worth appreciation.
To be honest I wasn’t sure if I was ready to pay that price. I realized that she was surely a better person to be School Captain. After school I visited my English teacher to talk about Youth Exchange Program and she said that she was sorry that I wasn’t in school cabinet and she gave my name. “It doesn’t matter! It’s just a title! I do things for my school because I love my school...”
Wow! I just realized that I was going to continue doing things for my school because I wasn’t doing it for a title, I was doing it out of love. I met a group of girls who were friends of new school captain. They told me, “We are so shocked. You deserved that title.” But this time I was strong enough to ignore and I changed the topic.
Later I realized that my classmates were saying it because there was no one in school cabinet from science students. So no one to represent us! No democracy! Well I am not sure if I am ready to butcher my fun for that.
I remember that how I opposed when school announced to give Principal’s Trophy to the school captain and I thought he didn’t deserve it. That day I told my English Teacher, “School captain is not who does what he is told. He does what he knows is right coz he is the leader and leaders know the way.” And I know I don’t know the way of my life yet so forget about leading whole school.
In fact, I want to thank my teachers for saving me from all the pain and stuff. And if someday I have that vision or the way I’d want to lead. I’ll need no title. I got more than enough I expected, I am more than happy.
No doubt it'd have been great to brag that in last year of my schooling I was School Captain but it will be better to say in last year of my school I made my movie dream come true.
The last word I had about this was with my ancient friend Shiraz. He said just these lines, “You have enough of a title to fight for; A kinghood of your own, Kingship of your throne...” I still don’t understand what he meant. Just realized he was a good poet. Yeah! I am NOT a School Captain and I love my school for that.

April 2009 l Spring Special Edition Released!

2009-04-16T12:57:00.004+05:30

It has been long since I've blogged. I was really busy with April 2009 l Spring Special Edition of FRiEnDz the teens magazine, which is finally out! After hard work of all team members we were able to create a whole new experience with new design and a lot more content. And most of the content is from our readers. Yay! sounds like we are growing. We have more than 300 fans on FRiEnDz Facebook Fan Page.

I was working day and night, designing the magazine and in between taking breaks to learn how to's. 5 sleep deprived nights is what it takes to be an Editor-in-Chief of a teenage magazine... lol just kiddin... A Great team with lots of teen spirit is what it takes to be an awesome magazine.

I just wanted to tell you guys about out New Copy Editor : Devin Christensen from states. She is damn talented.

Our new contributing editors Abinayah, Chaitali and many more. You better download the magazine.

In this edition we have new cover models Vaibhav Singla and Gauri Sharma. We have special story on Twitter, Earth Day and Elections.

Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Apple Inc. and designer of iPod, iMac, iPhone etc. is inspiring teens in Ispiration Section. We have started a new section called The Financial Teens which deals with Financial Inteligence of teens and is being moderated by Tanya, (MBA). Not enough? We are also talking about teen relationship and we have reviwed all latest movies: Hanna Montana The Movie, 17 Again, Fast & Furtious 4 and many more!!... Music reviews are there too thinking about Top Hit 'The Climb by Miley Cyrus'? Yea its there and reviewd by Chaitali! Are you a book lover? We have latets books all reviewd for you by Abhinyah. Woah! So many things with new design and stuff. Just go ahead and dowload it!!!

Questions People Ask Me Nowadays

2009-04-10T01:48:00.004+05:30

Schedules are tight, almost everyone is working hard and smart! No, its not exam time. It's time to release out Spring Special Edition.
School was okay today. The real thing started after school was over. Me and Jigyasa went to deposit her fee and then spent like 3 hours together (Palak was there too). Now why am I writing it? Maybe someday I will wake up and look back at my blog and say to myself.
"Man! those were the days..." Or maybe not I will say, "Man! That was the day when I started shining and I am shining on even brighter...". This my friends, is Mission London. Journey of a teen to his dream.
Well I the hang-out was fun with Jigyasa remembering a poem from her childhood:

"One day I wondered
What is life?
So I asked my father's wife!"

People nowadays are saying many things, the most repeated compliment is, "Your lucky!". Yea I know how luck I am and the funny thing is the harder I work the luckier I get.
Hard Work isn't really Hard Work. Its something we.... ok something that I do and my heart is there. Because I want to do it. That you may call a hard work or Labor of Love.

And the most asked question is,"Who's the woman?" If you don't know why they asked this. The you better read this:

Today I discovered a 'woman', again!

This questions cannot be answered yet. But the time will come when all questions will be answered. And as usual answers will stir more questions and more answers...
Some more photos from Spring Album:

We have finally announced 2nd Brand Ambassadors of the FRiEnDz the teens magazine. They are Gitin Singla and Manisha Tuli. I want to thank all the readers who voted and special thanks to Anu Vala who's helping me a lot...

Weenend: Hang-outs and Reality-Revealing Shows!

2009-04-05T22:56:00.000+05:30

Weekends are very important for teens. We study whole week and do hell lot of home-work and then at the end of the week we deserve and expect some fun. I wish weekend and weekdays would exchange each other's places (no. of days).
This is one of the most memorable weekend ever. School was a piece of cake with no classes at all (yeah! I have school on Saturdays like all other Indian schools) and later I was enjoying photography. Spring is on trees are red as blood and green as ... err green! lol So my photographer spirit is out and active. If you saw a guy in school dress hanging upside down from a tree with a small blackish box thingy, that was me! (in Chandigarh)

The Pink Bloom (Edited Version)

The Green Grass l Photography by King Sidharth

So weekend turned out to be great series of Reality-Revealing show! Yeah! That is what is happening since newspaper article I am seeing many harsh and sweet realities of life and its really surprising and hectic.
Yeah! about the weekend. I was at regular hang-out Gopal's with Doc. Ayush, Pranav and Kawal; almost perfect group. It was then I saw a guy that matched the vision of Aspiration section of the magazine. I don't know what I saw in him. But he seemed to be perfect fot our 1st Anniversary Edition. And this was maybe the billionth time I saw a teen who could be on cover page and I wasn't confident enough to approach them.
I can go and talk to a random person about Obama or Onion but this is something I never did. I told em (friends) about him and they were like "Go Ahead! as him." (as usual) and as usual this time I was about to tell them to forget about it but they got up and asked him!!!!!! He was so nervous like someone came to beat him and so was I, stuffing french fries in my mouth!
I was kinda scared and nervous and was telling myself 'For God's sake you are Editor-in-Chief of a popular teen magazine!" but I was filled with joy too seeing the trust my friends have in me and my work. Today I was proud to know that when my strength fails my friends support me! What a great thing to realize.
Yeah! So I got his number and e-mail. And I am sure something about him will be written on this blog very soon.
Later the night grew darker as we fooled around in Chandigarh Sector 17, the all time favourite hang-out. And clicked some awesome photos of... me! And while me and Pranav were about to leave Doc spoke of going to Sukhna Lake. So we went there and were strolling discussing and stuff while they criticized my choice of Thick-shake every now and then.
When people stroll they talk about... I don't know what!

King Sidharth l Modelin!!

But when me and my fiends stroll we talk about things very important things like places, people, humans, biology, philosophy (yeah Nishant I spelt it right) and Harinder Sir! lol And many things which are now deep inside my sub-conscious mind and are too lazy to be typed on blog. In the end I can't forget to mention the speeeeeedy drive of Pranav while we were rushing back home. God Bless Us!
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I want to thank Nishant (again) for reminding me that people read my blog and I should update. Also release of next magazine edition is so near and I am just one post ahead of previous edition's announcement. Also thanks to him for reminding me precious words of God.

Being Mini Celeb - Being Publihsed in Hindtustan Times

2009-04-02T23:10:00.001+05:30

Phew! At last the phone has stopped ringing, I've finished reading SMS/Text of my classmates & friends, emails are answered (7 were fan mails!) and stuff! I guess this is beginning of mini-celeb thing, thanks to Sourabh Gupta, senior copy editor from Hindustan Times. He gave me a chance to be featured in popular newspaper of Chnadigarh.
So I was talking about my experience eh? In the morning I almost forgot that I was supposed to be featured in HT today, but then rang the first phone. My cousin Swati ... so finally confirmed that I am in newspaper!
In school every second teacher was congratulating me. It was a great way to start High School Final Year (+2), with a great achievement. My physical education teacher was seen carrying the paper and she was showing it to everyone! (This was reported by my English Teacher! lol)
After school came my usual stay at British Library and again! from the security officer outside to manager... "Congratulations! Great work... and yeah! PARTY!!"
After reaching home I got reaction from my dad and mum... and yeah the neighbors...
Though I never feared 'What'd the neighbors think?' but here it was... lets see what neighbors thought! lol
So then calls from everyone and everywhere. Harinder Sir, Jigyasa... literally everyone!

So the over all experience was 'AWESOME'!!! Harinder Sir used to ask me to write something and get published in newspaper. I did it ;) but not in the way he expected... but the way I wanted to be... And his first reaction was 'Chhaa gayaa!!" means "You are all over the ... (newspaper)"
Rest of the day I was freaking out with Ayush
Ok! too much bragging time to sleep! I am so tired! (Why am I writing this? lol)
I'd like to mention Shiraz's reacrion:

"Garv se aur zara sambhal ke rakhana ab kadam, mere dost... log kahenge ye raah King Sidharth ne banaayee hai!"

"With pride and with a bit caution should you advance now...for people will say 'This path was made by King Sidharth'."
-Shiraz Ali

Today I discovered a 'woman', again!

2009-03-29T23:29:00.000+05:30

Today I discovered a ‘Woman’! (again) and with her I discovered the whole universe. I discovered that despite of her Goddess appearance, she is human. And a human is born perfect and is always in search for it.

She isn’t my possession, she isn’t mine to keep or leave. She is free and she is what she is and that is why she is. Her freedom makes me feel the love.

Love isn’t about possessing her for its not about keeping the bird in cage if you love to see it flying but its about trusting the love, universe and God and letting her go and live for I know that I don’t possess her but she is mine.

She isn’t about heights of pleasure and pain she is all about me and her being one. And once we are one, will my one half argue with what my other half does? Will my right hand stop my left hand? So what is there to argue in love... what is there to argue with her? She is me, I am her.

I lived for her and she for me and yet we pretend. Yes, pretend! Isn’t that what most of us do? When we know we love each other we pretend that it’s a lie and justify it with our paths that has no meaning.

We know we just need a hug and we want to cry, but we pretend to be strong and loose the chance to be stronger. We know that we like them as they are with all those wounds and thorns yet we pretend to keep up the false colours of society and we think it’s good for others... like others are even aware!

I am married to her since the day mine eyes met hers... and I am waiting for the day when same will happen to her. Her eyes weeping and laughing, dancing and mourning... all the light that was in her eyes made me live and die today.

I don’t want power, money or fame... I don’t even want to live; I just want to be one with her. And I want to live and fight for her! I want to be forgotten in her name. My days dance with joy and my nights sing, I win her when I loose her. I see her with such love that I worship her. I touch her when she is not here.
I fall on her as raindrops... I leave this world with her... I live till eternity in her.

Yes today I discovered her again... she is new as raindrops ... she is old as sea from where they rise.

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High School, Movie Dream, Sita Sings the Blues and Earth Hour

2009-03-28T23:32:00.002+05:30

I blogged week ago and since then a lot has changed. I met my old friends, passed my High School Mid Year, met Aryana and friends to work on movie things, and yeah hanging out with Auysh was regular event.
The first thing was the movie dream. Trying to make a 20-30 min movie on teenage life isn't a joke! Being a teenager isn't a joke either! So we discussed things and nothing much came out. We, Aryana, Arzoo, Udit and Me, are working on this movie thing. Or better to say were... I realized, once again, that no one can be as serious about your dream as you. So I am not going to repeat the mistakes I made earlier. No non-committed people in team. Not at least in the core team. More on this topic in the end.
Now, about passing High School Middle Year! It's so great! I got 55% marks, which aren't really good, but are more than I expected. I am really motivated now to work harder. It's good to be in High School Final Year, the last year of my schooling.
I also met Dr. Gaurav, finally, and discussed things a bit. Just sitting with him for few hours can be very useful ;)
After all today I was at Arzoo's place. I taught her basics of camera and shooting. And a bit of photography and lighting too. We are moving forward and we did more work then we ever did at Ayani's place. Then we went to Coveda, a special school, to watch a film 'Sita Sings the Blues'. What an amazing film!

It tells the story of Ramayana in a new perspective and its really a great approach. It tells us the story : "Ram is a perfect man, Ram is perfect son... Ram rescued his wife, Ram set his wife ablaze, Ram took his wife home, Ram kicks his wife out... Ram is perfect man!"

Eyeopening isn't it! Well the film is amazing and you can watch, download and do whatever ... free of cost and its all legal!
After that came the Earth Hour. I was at Arzoo's place and we switched off every light for one hour. It was real fun... supporting the whole world. Voting for earth. Switching off lights for one hour... in hope for making it last centuries. I admire the great mind who got this idea.
So here I am working on my dream.
Earth Hour Twitter

Ans yeah: our friendz teen magazine has crossed 1500 Readers!!

Speaker's Junctiion: Fashion & Weekend Wows

2009-03-21T23:36:00.004+05:30

It was noon, when I woke up and was looking at wonderful static of 183 unique visits on FRiEnDz teen magazine when mobile phone beeped. Crap! It was Speaker's Junction today!!! It was weekend... and look at me! I didn't even take a bath!
But thanks to my amazing friends... I was saved from another disaster...(This time Seif saved me) he suggested me a few thing on dressing, fashion and... stuff. Thanks Seif ;)
Well yeah the speech, the whole speech began to form in my mind, on my way to British Library.

The voice was coming from inside which was telling me what I shall say and how... I usually imagine everything like this and whenever I do this It's a hit.

So there I was listening to all the speeches on Fashion, yeah the topic was 'Fashion' and I was the one who suggested it so I was supposed to perform... erm... awesome? People were speaking all things about fashion like 'Its a trend that is prevalent in a given time... it should be affordable... young people ...old people!" All that What-I-Wear-Becomes-Fashion-Crap!

Whereas my point of view, as I believe was completely different... I think (and that is what I said there) that Fashion is about expressing your inner self... your individuality. It is an art to make people think of you want you want them to think by what you wear!! I was wearing sunglasses in well shaded parts of British Library (where there was no necessity of wearing them) and I was talking like I think they were fools...
Then I took off my glasses and started speaking in more friendly manner changed the body language a bit... and Viola! everyone is smiling and happy (earlier they were feeling kinda... inferior ?lol..nevermind) This was the power of fashion.... how three things changed everything!

Well still they talked about money making stuff... Fashion guys make money... celebrity imposed fashion and all that... In simple words I was totally not convinced by most of part they were saying. (Yeah! I am that arrogant this weekend, after all I am editor-in-chief of a teenage magazine!)

So it was soon over and after discussing the magazine a bit with Harinder Sir, me and Ayush were off to have our foody-parties.. we were in Baker's Oven trying some crazy cheesy sandwiches and Brownie Blast Smoothies then in Backpackers trying to some Omelet and London Smoothies with awesome smoky flavor!

One of the best weekends I ever had! Wow!! and this was not enough Ayush came all the way to Dhakoli (my home) to drop me... Now I am thinking (after writing all this) Why;d anyone read this? Then my heart answers me : You are Editor-in-Chief of world's most prestigious teens magazine ... so act like one... ;)

Harinder Sir's Diet: Now if I don't announce it, it won't be much fun. Long ago on this very blog I gave Harinder Sir's physical description and pointed out is round big tummy. Now I think we;ll have to forget that as he is following his new diet thing and is loosing weight quiet fast. All the best to him.

FRiEnDz -the teenz magazine l March 2009 l Colored Edition Released

2009-03-20T23:07:00.002+05:30

Hey People!
After designing for 48 hours I have, at last, completed the March 2009 l Colored Edition of FRiEnDz the teenz magazine! What an achievement really!! Awesome cover page, awesome content and awesome cover models!!!
And finally we have started 2nd Brand Ambassador Elections, We have asked you guys to see our cover models and vote for the best. One girl and one guy will be selected as Brand Ambassador for next 3 months!! Which means they are going to be on very special 1st Anniversary Edition.
We have mad great plans to achieve more goals and we are aiming to earn enough money so we can pay our team members, it'd be great really... You all are invited to join in 8)

Here is list (and links) of main articles:

Our New Editor
Inspiration: A.R. Rahman
Aspiration: Ripudaman
Aspiration: Gitin Singla
Slumdog Oscars
180⁰: It is How You See Things
Diary of a Teen: My Obstacles
Sportz: OzOzOz... Era Under Threat
Spiritual Me: Discover Yourself
Health: Teen Years
Moviez: Watchmen, Pink Panther 2, Bolt, Gran Torino

For this awesome edition I want to thank all my team, (it is result of superb team work. especially to Jigyasa Labroo, Gaurav Bansal, Seif Nasir, Ripudaman, Gitin Singla, Dr. Ayush, Harinder Sir and yeah Kawal Dhillion :P
Let us see how far this dream goes...
See ya again... go 'ter go..
(Posted on King Sidharth :: Official Blog)

I am Alive

2009-03-16T22:03:00.001+05:30

So finally exams are over! The battle is fought, yet dunno what will happen. During exams, I never touched my blog, never went to Library (I hope 130 seconds won't count). But yeah I did visit some other places and found new friends. Yea the new year resolution is working. I met 'Anu Vala' or 'Lady 42' (her codename): she is a wonderful lady (gal suits better) and a dream mom. And her cute daughter 'Aryana' aka Aini aka Ayana and so on.... They are perfect match really. More about them in later posts as I am still exploring them both.
During exam times I witnessed many things, miracles, love stories, heartbreaks, mad people, fat people and yea LOVE. And also faced a storm (inside), now that happens allot when I change (from inside).
So at last, I've come to journey's end only to find out that I am still miles away from London.
Also I found a new friend, she is from Chennai, Abi as we call her, much about her too in later posts. This post was just to say Hi! Harinder Sir, Nishant, Doc and all the readers from NY, LA, Dehradun, Nagpur, Mahape and UAE cities. I'M BACK
or In words of Aryana & Anu Vala:

"Mom! look no one is dying!!!
"Yea! he isn't dead. Exams don't kill anyone!"

The Rose Festival & About Iuri

2009-02-21T22:13:00.003+05:30

This was a day to remember. All those who are new to my blog or to Chandigarh, The Rose Festival is celebrated at arrival of Spring. Trees loaded with new green leaves and flowers blooming everywhere. But this time, I wasn't alone in spring. I had my friends. Just two of them - Iuri & Kawal.

About Iuri: He is an exchange student, under Rotary's Youth Exchange Program. He is from Brazil and simply he is cool. He is very skilled with languages - Portuguese, Spanish , French and now English and Punjabi too! He is good at observing things and talking about things you'd never expect (spiritual, philosophy ...) and still he'd say 'I am not at all intellectual'. And he is trying hard to be the only kid at home and learn 'The Indian Ways'. And he is everything you want a friend to be caring, loyal, humorous, confident,.....In nutshell: "If you aren't his friend, you are really missing something in life.

So we went to The Rose Fest and walked hell lot!!! It was really cool to see the same things there again. The same competitions, photos and all but different company made it all different. I tried my best to make his trip successful in his goal: Understanding Cultures.

He shared his experiences with us, "Potatoes being Cheese here (they are in everything!) and Ladies tea Party was never ending talks! lol, (now we know that don't we?)
Festivals are great and in his views color of India is Saffron.( So we can thank dead guys for selecting the right colors) and it was simply great! exchanging the experiences.
The day after, my exams will start and I wont blog!
P.S.: Iuri keeps his room horribly clean!!!

I have many photos, but just want to show off the most unusual one(Yea! no roses from rose festival.

St. Valentine's Day l Romantica 2009 : Day 3

2009-02-14T23:04:00.000+05:30

Sorry for long delay, I was busy with exams, and yeah I am still blogging about past events! Here comes Valentine's Day:

Shiraz:"Once upon a time, there was a boy. He always celebrated Valentine's Day alone... dreaming about having a Valentine someday. Then he fell in love and wished that his love was near him on Valentine's Day. Then he worked hard to win heart of his Valentine. And his is still working on it ;)
Though today he got 3 Valentines!
He asked Shilpa, the day before... she said 'Yes'... He asked Ripu she said yes, and in his heart he knew that his love too said yes. Behold the life of Kings..."

King: Ok I will take it from here
Shiraz: Oh! sure

King: So guys lets begin from beginning... I was there at 'Speak your heart out' where we were supposed to speak on topic 'Romancing with Life'. And I think I did great! But there was someone who did hell better then me. He was Vikram from Ludhiana and he was breathtaking!
What a spirit, energy and passion. He breathe life into paper reading tradition.
Then we were rushing up and down to decorate the basement for party. And there it began 'The Love Quiz' and I hardly answered any question. 'Gagan' RJ from local Radio Station and famous Management Expert were leading the show.
Though I didn't answer much, but it was interesting. Quiz that included singing and laughing. Wish so were the quizzes at school.
At last came the party!!! Lots of fun... We: Ripu, Shilpa, Dhawal, Pranav, Kawal, Harinder Sir, Tapasya , Me and a new friend Iman Khan. danced and shouted and really really loved the life.
What a Fun, and not to mention interesting games and yeah! The Cake.. rock hard crust and chocolaty core...yummm

After that it was a long walk with Shilpa, Dhawal and Iman. We were talking about counties and cultures.

And now the prizes we won:
1) Shilpa won prize almost every category! She is brilliant
2)Ripu won 2nd prize for acting, and we made her do it again. ;)
3)Our band won 2 prizes!!!! For Jigyasa's song: Consolation; and for mine (and hers): 3rd position!! Yay!!!!!!
4) And I won again for Romancing Literature! Thanks to Seif!

About Iman: He is from Afghanistan, studying 'Bachelor of Commerce' here. He choose India from thee option of countries he had! He loves India. He has seen many things in life and is far more experienced then a usual guy of his age.
He is spiritual, practical and a really good friend.

And here are pics, which should have been in Day 2 post.

The e-book reader

La isla Bonita by Jigyasa

This is real, this is me by King Sidharth

Love of God

2009-02-13T23:56:00.002+05:30

The Poem I recited in the competition:(Dedicated to Rip)

The day I was born
The day it all began
The love so divine
The Dance of Universe
The Romance of my Life

I asked my Lord, the Almighty
Since I've, comet to this World
This aimless pain
This endless pain
Tell me O' Lord My God
What is aim, of my Love?

He answered in a voice so loving
In a voice so loving In a voice so deep

O' hear my son, when you were born
Your mother wept and laughed with you
In you she burned all her self
In you she lived all her life

That, my child, is called love

O' My Son when you were teen
And all the flowers began to bloom
and all the world went out of room
A girl who never trusted you
cried for you all the nigh
until the stars were all alight
you lived a life in her eyes

Thar, My Son is called love

O' My Soul when you were man
and all your world turned inside out
and all the world began a dance
A women became your strongest back
She kept her Heart under your feet

That, My Soul, is called Love

O' My Heart now you are dead
and all world turned to silver and glass
I am here to answer you

This, My Heart, is called Love

I said Father! Yes! this is true
Love sees no bound, Love sees on Rule
When I lost everything, I had everything
When I lost myself, I found all love... I found Myself
O' Almighty yes this is Love

Romantica Day 2: Musically Yours and About Seif Nasir

2009-02-13T23:43:00.001+05:30

There are some days in your life which are never to be forgotten. Today was such a day, a great day... and A day to remember indeed.
It was second day of Romantica and in the morning I was not quiet sure what to read out in the first competition of the day i.e. 'Romancing Literature'. We were supposed to read out a romantic passage from our favorite book. Last night I asked my new friend 'Seif Nasir', from UAE to suggest me a passage.
About Seif: Sometimes destiny gives you remarkable friends, he is such a friend. I don't have words really, as words can't explain such a talent, intellect and personality. He makes films, he makes friends and I am sure he will make history. And he is one of the few friends who inspire me most of the time.
Oh yes! about the competition, he suggest few books along with The Alchemist by Paulo Choelho. A really inspiring, motivating and thought provoking book. A word of warning: The book can make you dream and believe in those dreams. So I searched for the ebook in my laptop and set-off. My turn came, I did it in fact I overdid it! Yea exceeded the time limit!
But judge herself complimented me for choice of passage.
I donk think I can publish passage here, copyright issues you know...Just a hint it was when Santiago tells Fatima that he loves her.
And yeah! Jigyasa, Sachin, Ateev and a common friend i.e. whole 'Illegal' band was there... to rock the show... we did quick practices. I introduced my friends to each other and everyone agreed that Jigyasa was more than just cute and beautiful.
And then came the time Jigyasa spell bond the show with 'La Isla Bonita' and then it was me on stage... having romance with myself and singing 'This is read, this is me'. We kept a surprise element in the show. In the last paragraph Jigyasa was supposed to join me in! And man it rocked!!!
And it was first time ever Harinder sir said something praising directly without and judgement. I am not saying that he judges too much, in fact his judgements are very helpful to me. It's just that it was too amazing to hear that he was 'impressed'. I shoud do it more often...lol
So we had some nice time having snacks in Gopal's. Ans I really wish Dr. Ayshu was there I so much miss him. I am so happy today!! Finally I let the light shine on me and that light, I realized, was inside of me.
And for those who loved the performance click ont the logo:

I don't have performance pics yet coz Harinder Sir haven't mailed them yet. That is exactly why the posts are late, he is a busy man I understand.... with all of us running after him for his valuable insights and guidance's... He really should consider becoming a life coach. I am waiting for his blog.
And yea last but not the least, thanks to Sachin for playing guitar :P

Romantica Day 1 & DK Sir's B'day

2009-02-12T23:31:00.003+05:30

I woke up myself and that too on time! Yeah today was the beginning of Romantica 2009. After working on decoration with Ripu & Vandana and attending calls and provoking SMS from Jigyasa I was there writing my poetry for the competition which had already began, I wasn’t actually writing it then... just translating the feelings that have built inside me in these few shaking days. It was then that I realized, again, that everyone was highlighting where I need to change and even changing a bit was doing wonders.
Ah! Then it happened Ripu recited her poem I did mine and so did, surprisingly, Harinder Sir and thought our poetry was on same topic... Love and Romance but they all had different meanings and different emotions, just 26 letters and wonderful creations. I’m not really going to discuss positives and negatives of our doings, but a lesson I learnt... Feel the words when you say them. Yes, you might have herd them from everywhere, but their meaning is far different from what we interpret ... and we realize it when the time comes.
I will post the poem I recited in next post.

Now a bit about opening ceremony too, which actually took place after the poetry competition. There were only 2 good things there:

1) The cheif guest- a famous theatre lady whom I didn't know, yeah! my ignorance. But I noticed she looked like Meryl Strep really! Her name: Neelaman

Neelaman Singh: The Meryl Strep Lady

2) Manger announced the name of team members who helped the Library, yeah us! Jeez I was so showing off my teeth :P

Yea! extra hard smile

Later I had really wonderful time with new fond friend Shilpa or Shushi as I call her. She is sweet, gentle, beautiful, brilliant, talented did I say beautiful, gorgeous etc. And what more, we never felt like we are meeting for the first time. It was all awesome. We spent time creating hell lot of noise in Brower, a nearby library, and doing photo shoot sessions. P.S.: Sushi loves having photo shoots.Our new friends, That's Shilpa aka Sushi in middle :P

Then it was 17 time with Ripu and Dhawal and guess what? We caught Harinder Sir red-handed there! He was having ice cream!! lol Actually we were having ice cream, so he cliked a few artistic shots:

Then came long awaited Birthday of my math tutor, he gives tuition to students from 8th to M.Sc! He has been teaching since 30 years now and was in army earlier, despite being old in age he is young at mind and heart. Here are a few pics of what we really did at his Birthday surprise party!!! He was shocked...lol and my face was soon covered in cake thanks to Akshay, a friend of mine. Then it was night and me and a few more predictions going wrong.

Storm Begins

2009-02-12T22:35:00.002+05:30

A quick update of what I remember of past two days, I remember me asking Harinder Sir "Why Me? Why so many expectations?" And his two answers, I have MBBS Doctors, MBA Holders, Engineers, Scholars as my friends and most of them were there, at my one call... while thye could've rested at their homes easily... WHY?? WHY ME??
He said coz I've something in me... I have the potential and that is why they expect from me.
Moreover, I talk alot about myself, that also creates expectations. Later it was a warm welcome at home (angry dad and cousins at home).
Next day I was wearing total Balck! means time to change... my hands automatically grab black when I am changing. And to add to it Harinder Sir did some reading of my palms and handwriting! Yeah! he is full of surprises.
Handwriting predictions:
1) I start with enthusiasm and later.... you know (just like this sentence)
2) I am secretive! (Agreed)
3) I am flirtatious! (Yeah! agreed)
...and a few more bits and all agreed!
But then came palm reading and all was just a what I could strongly disagree with. Coz all said that I wasn't going to achieve my dream! Was he pumping me or what?
Never mind that was enough to pump the storm... Later I did much of decoration in main area and rest is for tomorrow morning, cant wait to participate in Poetry Competition!!!

Tough Times = Time to Blog

2009-02-09T01:07:00.000+05:30

The day started with a sunrise!!! Wow what a pleasure... duh!
I knew whole day was going to be hectic but didn't know it was going to be hammering too! Yeah! Hammering it was, everyone hitting poor little Sidharth... sob!
It all started with when in hurry I forgot to take blue tooth adapter with me and because of that magazine release was delayed, though we are not behind schedule, but still...
Then started the real thing, meeting with British Library staff and it was awesome!! Everyone was pointing fingers at me!!!
Sidharth this... Sidharth that.... Ok Ok guys test my patience and I will prove you wrong, the thing was: nothing was ready... for the Valentine’s Day decoration plan! And that was not my fault alone! Everyone was on a vacation and I was regretting why wasn't I??
Well nevermind, nothing new for me, just at new place. Thought Aysh got really angry on manager giving us a last 'warning’ and he was quiet right about it! Wrong usage of words I’d say. If you still didn’t get what happened in meeting, let me put it this way: It was a Tell-Sid-that-he-is-a-worthless-person-he-is session... think about waking up on stage with 10,000 people staring at you! That isn't your fault! you don't even know how you got there! You are just there... taking blames!
Well at last it was over and we did some real work and Dr. Ayush went away to attend a surprise visit by his dad! Till the end it was Harinder Sir, Dhawal and me, doing the work. Well I wasn't doing any work according to Harinder Sir! He said I didn't give a single idea!! Yeah!
Who's idea was of using net curtains? And who'd idea was using double heart balloons in place of one? Well and everyone was expecting me to work and be 'creative’ while they stone me!
Nevermind, nightmare was over soon. And I had my plan in mind.
Then me and Dhawal went to 17 ... THANK GOD!!! Had really good time, maybe that's why I didn't die of self blaming ;)
I also met Dr. Gaurav there and now things ere pointing out at something good. My dream, my movie... my mission London. So here I am working on Library things, paying price...sacrificing my sleep and all in name of Mission London...I know...labour of love. May God bless those who get hit ;)

25 Random Things About Me :P

2009-02-04T20:32:00.004+05:30

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. I am India's Youngest Entrepreneur, A Singer, An Actor, A Director, An Artist, Computer Geek, Science Freak, Photographer...last but most important: Human Being! :D
2. People think I talk too much! but I think people talk too less!!! lol
3. I so damn want to go to London and live there... PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!! lmao
4. I love making new friends, One of my new year resolutions: Make hell lot of new friends :P
5. I am Mr. Spalling opps! Mr. Spelling Mistake! So if you see a lot of them, don't complain!
6. I can speak English in British, American and Indian accent ...lol
7. You just can't hurt my self esteem...believe me it's just too high!! I just LOVE myself
8. I love a gal since I was 14 and I am gonna love her rest of my life no matter what she does or becomes...even if she refuses to accept me~--Yo! That's LOVE (Her name I choose to keep secret :P)
9. 'The Lord of The Rings' is a religion for me. It changed my life... and I live by its principles: Love, Friendship, Courage, Honor...
10. I live in India... (enough said)
11. If I spend 10 min. with you I will start behaving a bit like you.
12. I just love watching movies!! Just can't watch enough... So keep on suggesting me
13. I am a comment freak!!!! I love commenting on your status, pics and stuff...AND I DO EXPECT SAME IN RETURN....LMAO
14. I have a blog: http://kingofficial.blogspot.com and I am editor-in-chief of a teens' emagazine: www.thefriendz.biz (YEA! Shameless Promotions!)
15. I see angels...devils...and many things that were..that would be...a bit weird isn't it? Kinda Phycis eh? (NO DEAD PEOPLE) also cool colors and patterns in dark
16. I just love my friends...you guys make me feel like a king... all of you...I JUST LOVE U!!!
17. I can talk hours and hours about most of the subjects (specially Hinduism and Spirituality) and that too in public! Yo! I am a pro public speaker....
18. I read hell lot of books on Human Sexuality and Human Behavior and Spirituality!!! So you can bombard me with questions.... Also I do sorta spiritual mentoring for some of my friends (Hey there Ripu)
19. I so wanna make a movie!!! This is just what I want to do guys so rope up!! Lets make it!!!!
20. I love experimenting with food! I can cook omelet in 10 different styles that do taste different...Yummm
21. 'My heat will go on...' is touches my heart... So when I am around, don't you dare to play it or sing it... coz it makes me emotional ~~~~~~~~'<33
22. I dance like freaks I dance to my soul in a closed room with music of Universe...
23. I can explain nearly every weird theory of Physics / Chemistry in layman's language but can't solve numerical (Yeah I am Einstein of Post Modern Era)
24. I look and act like 15 yrs old... but people say I am in my late 20s inside...lol
25. I think I can write another 25x10 random things about me.... :P

Farewell 2009 l The first 'Illegal' performance

2009-01-31T23:38:00.003+05:30

Amazing!!! Bravo!!! Brilliant!!! Superb!!! Fabulous!!!
Today was Farewell Party and our new-found-band : Illegal :Beyond Legal: was supposed to gove its first performance and we were just awesome!!!

Well for those who don't know what a farewell party is: The last year of schooling in India is 12th (12th year after Kindergarten), and 11th (11th year after Kindergarten) guys give them a sorta 'Bon Voyage' party. So we sing dance and party!!!!

The Illegal Performance!!

It was all just awesome. I was doing the main anchoring for whole show and also I was singing with my band. We sang a duet: This is me from Camp Rock and La isla Bonita (Madonna) {we don't write our own songs yet}. I know most of you haven't really listen to us but still I expect you guys to have a look at our page:

Then we had an awesome photoshoot for band website. You can have a look at few of pics here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=17353&id=1212483017

and a few fun pics here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16459&id=1290298538

After that I left for British Library where I at last I met my other friends and we had a lot of fun and disturbed others in Library...lol

Now, I am officially behind my magazine schedule. so I am trying to hurry up and watching: 'The Virgin Witch' and 'School of Rock'. Gotta too much to do.This is real...This is me....

Some Serious Work with Fun

2009-01-30T23:41:00.009+05:30

This day was just huge. I was asked by school teachers to give opening speech for Farewell Party we are giving to +2 classes. Though I knew I was doing the anchoring for the show but never knew what was going on behind the scenes. There was this girl in my class that was talking at my back. She said that I was buttering teachers and in return teachers were favoring me and that I am very irresponsible and shouldn't do anything in the farewell! From school I went directly to Jigyasa's place to practice for singing and came back again! I am working hard because teachers are expecting something good from me. And so is Harinder Sir! Yea the things for Valentine's Day Party at British Library are moving.
I had wonderful time with Ripu and a new found friend Dhawal in Sector 17, Chandigarh.
Then Dr. Ayush joined us and we really did some serious work :P
Most of us'd think that if you are with a doctor... it'd be sophisticated egoistic environment!
But if you are with Dr. Ayush you need not any plans or anything, He's just one crazy man (he likes when I say this) and he is a food freak. We love each others company coz I can understand his medical terms and discussions better then many of his friends and maybe also coz I do enjoy food as much as he does.
Later it was again a night out with doc. in sector 17: The Indian Coffee House and Ice creams. I am now working on February 2009 - Valentine's Edition of magazine now and writing the blog.

So you think you can have fun?

2009-01-28T22:34:00.004+05:30

Music of 'Dance pe chance' was echoing the halls for whole morning. Yea preparation for Farewell party is on full pace. Everyone is trying to get into shapes! By shapes I mean getting acceptable to perform on stage. After school was over I managed to click some pics of Jigaysa and other friends while they were enjoying Cotton Candy's!

Jigaysa having her feast

This is how I manged my school, then Ripu called me up and we had a really great time walking down to EBS (The English Book Shop) to buy some red sheets to make big read heart puzzles for the Valentine's Day party. Yea! I know I am doing too much of event management nowadays, and my throat is crying coz of that. Huh! Another career option 'Event Management'- from anchoring to performing!

Then a new found friend 'Dhawal' joined us. About him: He is a cute, kind, silent and blue fired person. I am trying to explore him. Though Ripu's feet were being bitten by her sandals, but we managed to enjoy some Bhel-Puri with Dr. Ayush. Harinder Sir wasn't really happy about it and he was right when saying that we should respect others time.Me, Ripu and Dhawal

Later it was long meeting with British Library Manager Mr. Bipin, Harinder Sir, Dr. Ayush and Me. Mr. Bipin was constantly trying out is management fundas on us (Dr. and me) and being science students we had our logic to fight it off. After those boring sitting meeting and hearing him say "Now lemme tell you...". For God's sake he has crazy and amazing ideas, but the thing I disliked is he isn't getting involved as a manager is supposed to be, he was treating me like one of his employees!! He shouldn't forget that I am his customer not employee! Well he has his choices to make and I have mine.
And I chose to have dinner with Dr. Ayush. We had a bit fillers at KFC and made a lot of mess :P Then it was huge surprises at Gopal's
Harinder Sir seems to dislike the idea of me hanging around with friends in Gopal's and ignoring my top priorities. And I guess he is right about it at times.
So this was the day, tyring at overwhelming, but a hot n'cold butterscotch made it awesome.The joker clicked this pic. and asked us...Why so serious? Fortunately he couldn't stand voice of CTU buses made him die of heart attack. Hats off to Indian Buses...lol
P.S.: Dr. Ayush was amazed by my secret ability ;)

The Dark Knight

2009-01-26T23:24:00.001+05:30

Here is the reviews I wanted to write long ago. The dark knight is all about how a superhero faces dilemmas. Either you die a hero, or you live enough to see yourself become the villain. I really don't believe in seeing the 'latest' movies. I watch them when I feel like. Or better to say that's how my life works.
So all the reviews in Empire magazine and newspaper made me pic up the DVD. And I loved it. It was totally mind blowing. Batman was as usual a not-so-normal human being called 'superhero' and was acted quiet good. But Heath Ledger played the role of 'Joker' in a way for which I am speechless. I am not saying this to pay homage to dead or coz the whole world is saying that. But I because I can't think of a better way it could be acted. It really was the character at it's best.
So I dedicated my 101th blogpost to Heath Ledger and The Dark Knight.

The 100th Post

2009-01-25T01:03:00.003+05:30

Behold! The 100th post on this blog, about my life and Mission London.
What could be more worthy of this post then people who made my life so special that I could blog about it? So here is list of a few of those people. I believe that even a thing as small as sand of grain can change the course of time.
I've put them and alphabetic order, there are many but I remember few:

Abhishek Bali

Abhishek Verma

Amandeep and Abhinav

Anjali

Anuj Kalra

Aseem Dhillon

Asees Dhillon

Ateev Chpra

Ayush

David Tucker

Elionr Oziel

Fanny

Gagandeep

Gaurav Bansal

Gaurav Chhabra

Gaurav Chibar

Harinder Sir

Jigyasa Laboo

Kawal Dillon
Laura Robinson

Madhubala

Namrata Kaur

Nishant Singh

Nitin Sood
Ojasvi Malik

Palak

Pranav Dogra

Prashansa

Prerna

Priyanka Jain

Prof. Dheer

Prof. Ramesh

Prof. Richha Sharma

Prof. Sudhanshu Jayetlee

Rajwardhan Mittal
Rebati Chand

Ripudaman Satsangi

Sachin Rana

Samantha Skider

Sourabh Garg

Shivani and Isha

Samantha Ortega

Snigdha

Sushma Ma'm
Swati Garg

Tanya Oziel

Tim

Vikas Gambhir

Yatik Satija

And the list goes on and on...
"...You make me feel like a star..."

The Aroma: A weekend meeting

2009-01-24T23:32:00.000+05:30

After a week long fight with sore throat I managed not to have cough! Voila! and Finally I told my Nanda bua (aunt) and Uncle about laptop and they were very happy! My uncle told me that he had a business partner who were doing the same things! Making websites for people!

This was not a surprise I knew this kinda things was about to happen. Media is entering my family blood, An uncle in print media another in videos and here is another in Web media. How could I hold back?

Today we had a meeting with his business partner at Chandigarh's most expensive place: The Aroma. My first 'real' business meeting.
Aroma is a famous landmark of Chandigarh and is as old as Chandigarh. I still remember when I was with my dad on his scooter, 5 years ago, and I though, "...The day will come when I will be in Aroma..." and there were many feelings attached to it. So this was this day. Going there with family is something else, going there in business is something you remember rest of your life.

Rest of the day was a talking-it-off session with my cousin Hansal aka Monty. Rest of the day was pretty good. On my way back home I picked up DVD of 'The Dark Knight'. Na... I am not going to blog about it here, I think it deserves a post of it's own.

My laptop looks kinda same

I can't express in words what Tanya has done, by sending me a laptop. Well, I have this new rule : keep my mouth shut till it's big. So I am not going to blog anything about The Royal Raspberry till it's big and breathtaking.

Sundays that Sing

2009-01-18T23:16:00.001+05:30

A nice sound sleep and waking up with good sunlight! What better things could there be?
If this was not enough, I had band practice at Jigyas's Home! Yeah we are singing on farewell. The band has 4 members: Jigyasa: Lead female singer and also keyboard player, Ateev: Lead Guitar Player, Sid(me): Lead male singer and Sachin: Chords Guitar Player.
Jigyasa's mom is playing a bit of Band manager for us!

Extreme Left: Jigyasa, Saching , Ateev

Yeah! the practice, it was total fun we sang and I talked...lol And then the awesome lunch and a nice little chat about Jig's talented sis with her mom. What a talented family! I am inspired!
About Jig's sis, she is has got the family charms and an awesome eye of photographer. Just needs the right kind of exposure to take a flight in lime light.
The songs that we have planned to sing are:
1) La isla Bonita (Madonna): Jigyasa
2) This is me (Camp Rock): Jigs and Sid

3) Vo paheli baar: All the fourCamp Rock

And one more thing the two guitar guys say that they are learners, but I don't believe them! They are just awesome, they put soul in the song. Did I mention spellbonding voice of Jigyasa? Oh! She is damn good.
I can wait for the day when we all'd be stage singing and playing... This is me....
A few lines from the song that touched my heart:"

"This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me"

Thanks to Jigyasa, Ateev and Sachin who made me sing again! This time I am gonna sing my hear out... for I've found the perfect people for my movie's song and :

"You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you"

Also I got my old friend back!

Success is Saturday fun!

2009-01-17T15:02:00.000+05:30

Whoa! A huge day and huge fun, I called up a meeting of my few trustworthy and manageable friends in British Library to work on the movie thing. I explained them the whole concept and they were in. Gaurav is First Manager, Pranav is Second Manager, Yatik is Ast. Manager, Palak is Co-Manager, Ripu is Assets Manager and me of course the Director . We still have 5 vacant places left in the management team. The first task is to complete the script, that is assigned to me (by me) and I have told everyone else me to push me to do it.
I am feeling that passion again, the passion that once was in me, burning and flowing in me like fire.
In evening it was Speaker's Junction and before I could show Harinder Sir, my laptop it all began. I waited everyone to speak and tried my new found method for making my speech on the spot. And this time even Harinder Sir appreciated it. Yeah! The Year of Achievements!
Then there was this thing going on at home so I had to rush home and guess what? No moive to watch!!!*@*#^*^$E
Thought I manged to watch a few old films that I stored on my hard drive for this day. And this was a perfect weekend! Ah not to forget the Brownies I made!

Monday Moring Hues...

2009-01-12T23:00:00.003+05:30

Who says Monday Mornings are blue? They are rainbow!
This Monday started with a blast of joy! Cool Chemistry lectures and hot talk about Farewell Party for +2.
The most fun part was in British Library when Kawal introduced me to the long awaited Dr. Ayush. A cool guy, less of a doctor more of a collage student; now that is what keeps him going I think -cool attitude.
Then there were Yatik, Kawal, Ayush and Me! We all went to Gopal's... (this is becoming regular hangout) and ordered something from every cuisine and ate together. It was awesome fun! What could be better then making new friend, hanging out with even ,ore friends and then feasting on so may flavours?
Pizza, Pao Bhaji, Rajkachouri, Naan... everything was on full plates and so was our joy-o-meter. After that it was time for some sweetness so we had Indian -Angoori Rasmalai (tasy dairy sweet) and of cour es the Ice Creams. We forgot to check expiry dates so Kawal and Yatik managed to get the dates from dustbin! Yeah young people are health conscious! Don't know what we'd done if the ice cream was expired... Take out wrappers form dustbin?

After that we managed to disturb peace of British Library thrice and then finally pushed ourselves out to have some evening walk and talk! We discussed all sort of thing from me looking like child to I.J.S. (Indian Juggad System) and concluded that we were awesome thinkers of world!
My laptop is out of customs, and I am really expecting it within 2 days!

3 Mistake + Wall.E + Love = Awesome Weekend

2009-01-10T18:46:00.002+05:30

The weekend was just awesome... the half of day I was busy in preparing magazine for release and then it was done!!!! Yay!!!
Finally I arrived at British Library to attend Reader's Club and thanks to the loads of phone calls on the way and busy staff I was late.
Well today Harinder Sir, yea he is celebrity, was discussing a book by Chetan Bhagat, Indian English Language Novelist, 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life'.

Chetan Bhagat

The beginning is really interesting and catchy... but as we proceed it becomes really over dramatic. So I left it in between. But Harinder Sir's constant punching that I should read the book before coming made me go through another chapter the day before ( I borrowed it from friend of mine). Honestly I think Reader's Club is way to read the book quickly! Just go listen and you are through... sounds easy eh?
In the end we all agreed that it wasn't great piece of art, just a light read for targeted audience -young generation. But personally I prefer some artistic piece by JRR Tolkein.
Then happened a great blunder... I was expecting to be the next reader for club, but thanks to someone else I didn't but guess what? Nothing bad happens to me when I don't expect it! It turned out to be a Valentine's Day Party Idea!!!! Yeah next second Saturday is supposed to be on 14 February. So we are meeting on Wednesday to plan all stuff.
On my way back I was playing Love Guru, helping my friend through his first break-up! Yeah! it's painful and they always remember me in times of trouble in their love relations... so kind of thoughtful of them. That includes Ripudman too! I crashed into her while rushing in Library, she was looking hell better and I was so happy to see a happeing friend after so long, not to mention cuite Komal with her.
Yea so I was talking what happed afterwards, on my way back to home I picked up Wall.E by Disney - Pixar. And man it made my hear melt. I was totally melted!!! And awesome and must see movie, especially for those who think Love is foolishness and madness! Another classic by Disney's

Then a few strokes and magazine was out!
You can download it here: www.theFRiENDz.biz

So the whole Saturday was fun and I deserved it! Looking forward to Sunday and the next week, maybe I will finally receive my Laptop.

The Working Week

2009-01-09T23:10:00.005+05:30

Hey guys!
It at last the Winter 2008-09 Issue is about to release, and everything came out so good. I am expecting to receive my gift from Tanya- a laptop! And completed my new design for The Royal Raspberry Website (Tanya and my web design/hosting company). So there are many achievements to count and I am thankful for them. Yeah! one thing more I learned : Gratitude.

This whole week was like total work and now I really deserve some weekend fun... Hope to get some relive at Reader's Club tomorrow. And most important results of last exams were out! And though I did better then I expected... but I also understood that where I am lacking... and that my friend is an encouraging thoughts. So I have added final words in my new year resolution and to next 3 months plan. And believe me there'd be lots of things going around.

This week was really great I herd about odd relationships, helped my friend out of his first break-up and convinced a gal that she can really do what she wants. So lots of achievements going on! But I expect something more from coming week... Pray for me.

Here is the design for The Royal Raspberry Company:

New Year 2009 Beigns!!

2009-01-01T22:11:00.006+05:30

This year began with achievements and victories... and so shall I yield rest of the year, so is told.

I spent last day of year 2008 at Gagan's place, watching 'Dostana' and 'Grounded' both were awesome. And most important my new year began with praying and smiles... :)

Beginning of New Year!!

Then of course we went to bed and woke up within 4 hours... I woke up to receive a call and guess who it was? Tanya!
She told me that she had a great news and she was going to buy me a laptop! Wow! She's won a lottery!!!!
This was the beginning of new year... new morning...
Then as soon as I reached my home... I got Digital Camera for today's celebrations! Dad borrowed it from his friend... for few days... another surprises..
Then there were other things like prayers and reading Louise L. Hay's 'Gratitude: A Way of Life'. AN awesome book, gave me insight of how my New Year shall begin.

Then it was evening and I was with friends of Gagan... Swati Garg and Shivani and their friends... what an wonderful celebration at Chandigarh Sector 17!!! We ate a lot, walked a lot and talked a lot. Total masti!

Enjoying with my friends in Sector 17, Chandigarh

And now I am expecting my to get PC, repaired tomorrow!!! That mean I will publish these posts!!

Full album of Christmas Week and New Year here(Facebook): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14313&l=881f1&id=1290298538

**Happy New Year**

Christmas and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

2008-12-25T23:23:00.004+05:30

Woah!! So much of stuff this Christmas...
First of all there is a bad news!! my PC isn't working... and due to Christmas Holidays and all, no one can come up and repair it.
Never mid, I still have spirit to do wonders!!!
In morning I went to Fun Republic with my best friend Gagan to Watch the 'The Day Earth Stood Still'... but they weren't showing it... coz it wasn't popular!
Then we both were fighting over which movie to see... The Blockbuster 'Ghajini' or 'Rab ne Bana di Jodi' ??

Then at last we settled on Shah Rukh Khan's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'...
We had about an hour before the movie was supposed to start.. so McDonald's was obvious spot to fill up! And then there are burgers and combos!
Then there was movie... and it was no doubt 'awesome'. There was this new actress 'Anushka Sharma' and world famous 'Shah Rukh Khan's acting. He is such a versatile actor... 'awesome'.
Then I went to my cousin Swati's place where I was supposed to work on magazine.. and we enjoyed Christmas there... made some brownies and stuff... and now I am listening to carols...

Gagan and me at McDonald's and FR

That's my cousin Swati

Merry Christmas

God blessed Sourabh...!

2008-12-20T22:25:00.004+05:30

I love making new friends, especially the rocking ones!!! By the way, all my friends rock, because rocking people get rocking friends! Yeah..lol
So this is story of a successful meeting with my new found friend 'Sourabh Garg' and a comparatively old friend 'Yatik Satija'.. The story of our friendship is strange one, and will make you believe that we were destined to meet!

It all started when Anuj (managing editor of magazine) met Pranav, he is preparing for SAT!

Well then one of these days, along with Pranav came 'Yatik' (his friend) to Library. We almost spend all day together... even we risked CTU buss ride together (we will talk about this daring ride some other time).

And our friendship grew. Yatik is gonna be nest cover model of magazine. So I was commenting on his facebook photos. One of his old friend saw those comments and joined...erm..the discussion.

And he was my new found friend 'Sourbah Garg'. He is in USA, and is collage president and has many interesting experiences with him. So we became friends online and finally met on Friday (he is in India nowadays on vacations). It was kinda official meeting as well as personal get-together.

I can't say much about him, except that he has got great potential in him (honestly) and is cute and friendly. He can do wonders and that is what I expect of him. And may I take this opportunity to announce that he is our PR Manager now! A big round of applause please.

God blessed the ~~broken~~ ... confusing road that lead me to you! May I find more friends like Anuj, Pranav, Yatik, Sourabh...oh! I always do! Lucky me!

Left: Sourabh Grag, Right: Yatik Satija

(This blog might sound to person specific! I will try new style next time)

Life is Amazing & Beautiful... I love it!

2008-12-16T22:50:00.006+05:30

Today I was badly in need to blog and say not even a single day passes when something new doesn't happen.

Today was my English exam, and I did really well. I loved it!!!

Later I was nearly shocked to know that the day after tomorrow is 'Physics Exam'. This was horrible, but I love Physics and it is really easy to understand then cram those things. I have started with Logs. Ok Ok...no more technical stuff.

Another thing happen when I realized that my Google AdSense Account is working really well. I am earning @ $2 per day. Good for a start. Yea! all the adds you see in the blog are paid to me (no on facebook).

I felt luck when Parneet talked to me like she used to earlier, which is good for my friendship soul. I know the reason but better not disclose it here, publicly. (Just kidding)

Then came the movement when my new found friend Nishant called me up! wow! What a surprise it was. I'll tell you about him in breif... he is totaly like me, we we'd have more things in common we'd be twins! Yeah! same thinking same attiude (beahviour not ego) and same...erm...ok better keep my mouth shut about that. (Kidding again!)

Then I and Tanya got rid off our old cleint who simply wasn't good to us. So it was a movemnet to breathe freely and being afresh. And we are working on our new found company!

Also yesterday my friends Aseem and Asses (well they are famous) invited me to Brazil. And I feel like going...

Also I got my first photograph for sale online at iStock! Yeah!!! If you don't know about it. These guys sell proffesional royality-free photos online. It's hard to meet their standards but my old photograph from Mathura trip this summer worked and now ppl can buy it! Please have a look.

Click pic to see where it is being sold

So this was all, life is getting better and I belive in myself. I have deiced to write a book called 'On Mission London' by King Sidharth about this Mission (read title of my blog) and all the people that are invloved: Tanya, Nishant, Gagan, Anuj, Harinder Sir, Aseem, Asees, Richha Ma'm, Kawal, Ripu, Jigyasa, Abhinav, Panchi, Snigdha, DJ Singh, Dr. Gaurav... the list goes on... wow I met so many life changing people this year. So many poeple on my journey. Man! I gotta write a poem about it. I am feeling like.

Cheers to all you people!! You make me feel like a star, you make me feel like a King... what a King is without his people... on my mission I proceed...on and on...

Reader's Club: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

2008-12-14T23:12:00.005+05:30

Sometimes in life, you come across so beautiful things that they change your lives forever. That's nothing new, and so isn't what we discussed today.

Along with the Annual Day I had to drag my tired body to Reader's Club, but somehow it was recharged. The book to be discussed was 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran.

Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

I tried to do some research earlier and thanks to Google I landed on something else which I mistook for book, got bored and shut it off. I thought the book was boring, in fact I never read it!
And guess who was moderating the club? Harinder Sir, Yeah he has become celeb there.

The book is just about everything...from Love, Marriage to Work and all...
And it is just wonderful, Harinder Sir started with 'Your Children are not your Children!.

And also he told a bit about the author, who was a great artist. The book was never out-of-print since it was first published in 1823!

Well I cant say more... he pumped me enough to make me read it! And I couldn't help but borrow his copy and it is still in my hands!

Paintings

The Grand Day... Grand Style!!!

2008-12-13T23:18:00.002+05:30

"Burrraaaaahhh!" these are the words Punjabis use to express there joy. Yeah! my life is full of joy, every movement of it.

My school was celebrating Annual day today. It was really really amazing, and the most positive experience was the joy of acting on stage in front of 1000 people!!
It was not at all scary, but full of love and joy... yeah the joy of being alive... the joy of being on stage... the joy of knowing that all the eyes are on you and you are the chosen one for these movemen
I had a lot of new experiencests., how it is like to be on stage while curtains are down... how it feels to be ob stage before the anyone arrives, when everyone arrives and when none is there.

Now, about the play, it was called 'The Phoenix', the world ended 10 years ago in a disaster and there is one survivor, Manab, left in city of Calcutta. He has got an terminal link to Super computer in space, the computer keeps telling him that there are more then 5000 survivors left on the earth but he refuses to believe.
He has got an android who's screws are loose, literally. I was playing the android 'Bidhu'.

My new discovered passion 'acting' was appreciated by everyone. I wish my dad and Nana Bua (my aunt)were there. I knew I could act, but didn't knew I could love it. I never got tired of rehearsals and never had difficulty in remembering the dialogues. Now I know the path to my film... now I know myself even deeper.

I have some pics from backstage here. But I couldn't click pics when I was acting on stage... lol. But other did I will try to get them by tomorrow. Till then enjoy and comment. I will upload only relevant photos here..rest on facebook!

Punajbis live life King Size... that's from back stage.

New Haircut and New Me!

2008-12-09T13:16:00.007+05:30

Yeah! I had a haircut! Get over it!
This week was very special for me. I was changing at an immense rate! though it was a bit stressful in beginning with all the flu and stuff but hey.
I have been writing's so less that I even forgot that I have a blog. But Nishsant brought me back.. Thanks buddy! (I will write about him in later post.)
About the changes. I, now, have a new perspective, new paradigms, new vision, new strengths and above all I love myself more then ever.
Loving the self is most important thing in the world! Because there is no-one else in the world who can love you as much as you can. Yeah this is what I have learned, love solves every problem. And at the weekend I had really nice time with DJ and Harinder Sir. They both are truly eye-openers. If you ever get chance to meet them please do, coz every movement spent with them will change your life. They won't ask you to change, they will give you thoughts which will make you change. And that's the best method by which someone can make a change.

I am still on journey to discover the new me. And fresh life, it's all ready so exciting. And for those who really wanted to see me in this here is the pic of me:

A Gorgeous Sundy

2008-11-23T23:50:00.001+05:30

Hey everyone! It has been almost a month since I last boasted about something in my life, on my blog. I don't even remember what my last post was all about...erm ... let me check. Ok! it was about 'IST' lol
Well the reason for absence was that I was just too busy asusal, but this time I also took an.... erm kinda oath thing, that I will not blog till I see the new project ending. I will tell about the project when it's complete.
Now, for today I was dancing and eating and talking... no I wasn't in mental asylum! It was just events. In fact, there were two, first one was in Baddi (I will tell you later) it was Annal Day of the company my dad works and second was my bua's (aunt) ring ceremony. So I am tired and writing this blog.
First comes :
3rd Annual Day Celebrations at Ayurvet Ltd. (My dad works for this company)
So families of employees and vendors were invited. It all started with my way back to Baddi.
Baddi is a small industrial town in foots of Himachal Pradesh (Google it).

So there was drawing competition and after so many years (probably 2 years) I got change to sit in an drawing competition again! wow!
Well there were only 3 people in senior category so it was for sure each will win prizes, but the thing was who stands on top?
Yeah! I did here is the drawing I made. Yeah! I clicked it from my new mobile.

Everything else was good.

Then in evening it was my dad's cousin's marriage erm... my aunt! Well it was superb, we (family) went to 'North Park' and there I it was magnificent and royal, I loved the place. It's a hotel and resort. It's simply wow!

I haven't got any pics. from there I will try to get some especially the one I cliked of my aunt. They are gorgeous...I mean pics! ahem!

See you all soon.
And yeah! if you are planning to have a Baddi trip, please do! The roads are superb! lol

Indian Strechable Time

2008-11-06T15:46:00.003+05:30

What a tiring day! I went to deposit my school fee at the 'Central Bank of India' Sec-18, Chandigarh.
It was around 2:00 pm and of course their lunch time.. they were to open at 2:45... so I kept waiting and waiting...
I didn't waste my time I was giving a look to some beautiful paintings in a nearby shop...
And at last it was 2:45 I went to bank at it was still closed! when i knocked the door, a weary looking old man with dull green turban on his head and some lousy pants came out and said that it was Lunch time!! I reminded them about the 2:45 thing.. "Oh! we aren't done yet.." he replied...
Yeah! the Indiyeah! factor... nothing new about it, this is quiet a regular feature.
That's why IST or Indian Standard Time has a new definitions Indian Strechable Time...

Universe Knows, Your true Potential

2008-11-05T15:37:00.003+05:30

WHat can i expect from myself? I don't know!
Yes, 'tis true... no one know their true potential, it's universe who tells us what we are and what we can...
I still remember when for the first time I received a commercial project for web designing ( www.TanyaOziel.com) and all most every design was rejected... I thought, "Can I do this? Am I capable enough?"
And my question was answered:

"Trust universe, it knows your true potential, nothing will be given to you unless you are ready and wise enough to handle it"

And the very next day design was selected... and now look at me... I never run out of work for more then a day.

The Final Battle Begins

2008-11-04T13:01:00.004+05:30

Days are becoming more fruitful as I am becoming more thoughtless!! I know, sounds wacky eh?
But believe me 'tis true.
Well all I have done is use 'The Power of Blank Paper', thanks to Harinder Sir... and a bit of soul searching... also started reading 'Do it Tomorrow!' -its about time management! and guess what it works. I am not going to discuss the book now, because it is not a book review post...
Well life is trying to be more productive so getting me more work then ever.
'Camp Rock Dance Competition' , School Comedy play, bit of singing, my dream project: FRiENDz -the movie, December test... these are a few from the list... better to say the closed list... i.e. nothing more allowed...
It may seem that it's diverting my focus and doing harm... but look at the top of the blog... what does it say? Mission London! and that is exactly where all of this leads...
Trusting in universe the closed list is done, not to mention that I got to earn $900 by December end!
SO wish me luck... of I go! the Final battle beings!

Lost and back Again

2008-11-02T13:45:00.002+05:30

It happens many times to me, and now it is happening more often… I find life all lost… in depths the meaning are lost…

That is how I felt since I returned from my Diwali holidays. I didn’t go anywhere just took rest from e-mails, orkut, facebook, school, education it was all me and a bit of family meetings. I really wanted to spend sometime with myself and yeah read ‘Harry Potter & Goblet of Fire’. Sounds calm and relaxing eh? Yeah! It was.

But when I decided to return to my work, school homework , magazine and stuff I was taken a back, I was lost… somewhere deep.

I was studying (with more then ever concentration) but I wasn’t enjoying it. I was writing e-mails but not from heart… I was detached from everything...

So I decided to head for Chandigarh and of course British Library to take even more rest and let thing go and flow…

As soon as I reached there my point-of-views were different… I don’t know how but they were.. still confused I checked my mail and all… replied to a few and deleted the rest!

Yeah nothing was important for me not even e-mail from PayPal telling me how much amount I received.

Well, then came Hrainder sir.. I had a little talk with him and things started to be clearer and by the time I was in bed they were more clear. And now it is Sunday afternoon, lunch is almost ready… my planner is still heavy with loads of work still to be put off the list… and I am writing this post just be more clear… it’s like you never know how clear the view can be till you start seeing it… the way it is.

Sri Akhand Path at School

2008-10-25T16:52:00.008+05:30

Sri Guru Granth Sahib

The festival season is on! and I am enjoying it like never before!
'Sri Akhand Path' was concluded at school today. (It's continuous recitation ok Sri Guru Granth Shaib)
If you don't know what it is, don't ask me! Consult the WikiPidea! Here I have eased the pain for you:

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Akhand_Paath
It was real fun, we (me & my friends) did 'Seva' (services) too, Jigyasa made some Chapatis and I did some... bullying work! lol Actually I was telling people to cover their heads when practice was going on, because you are not allowed to sit with bare head!
I love this thing about Sikhism, the discipline and the cleanliness. I believe that Sikhism is nothing but refined Hinduism, in fact Sikhism was founded to protect Hinduism.
Also this is the youngest religion of the world and most relevant and refined too! Here are some good points:

1) Unlike Christians they don't have concept of 'conversion' though you can do 'Amrit Shakna', a religious process after which you have to follow Non-Violence things.
2) Unlike Hindu Temples , The Gurudwaras (where Sikhs worship) are very clean.
3) All Gurudwaras have four doors in all the four directions, symbolizing that everyone is invited.
4) Unlike Muslim's Mosques people from any religion can enter the Gurudwara
5) 'Sri Guru Granth Sahib' (the holy book of Sikhs) is the only religious book in the world to which people of different religions have contributed!
I hope this is enough for now, do googling if you want to know more and in case you don't find anything interesting you can always mail me... I will change your mind!! lol
And remeber... 'The Lord of The Rings' remains my Holy Book!!!

Sex Education in School

2008-10-22T14:00:00.001+05:30

As the word is spreading through media and all... we all know about dangerous HIV virus and the deadly disease 'AIDS'. And today the issue was brought up in school. Of course our teachers didn't bring it up ( we are too formal for that they say) they were young guys (and a gal) from AIESEC Chandigarh. This is world's largest youth organization and... well I don't know much about it So I am going to Goolge it soon.
They did gave us good information with a style of not so pro speaker. But I appreciate their courage of bringing up the issue in teen world and talking openly about Sex Education. In fact I am thankful.
So I hope to put a Sex Education Special Edition in December.. yet to decide.
And I am happy to bring out this issue in my 80th post! SO close to 100

Lost Fall!

2008-10-22T11:55:00.000+05:30

Bitter cold mornings are knocking on the doors and Global Warming is showing it's grace. I don't remember seeing any leaves falling this Autumn neither was there any sign of ending summer ... it was just like summer yesterday and winter today! So this gave me an idea of making next issue of FRiENDz -the teenz magazine a Global Warming Special and take up the issue in unusual way.

Secert of Happiness

2008-10-21T13:30:00.003+05:30

I haven't been blogging all these days... reason? confusions, questions, sadness, work.... endless list of reasons and excuses!

But now I am much clearer about my prospective of life. I have found out the real truth behind the secrets of happiness! ( At least I think I have)

It's all about realizing that I am not me! but just a part of almighty father... I am just a flash of energy in the life and time of the Universe.... just a flash... What is my life time of 1000 years in age of universe that lasts for 100000000 years? just a flash. and more I think about it... my ego fades away and a smile appears on my face with just a thought of being dispassionate... loosing ambition and becoming one with God.

British Library: Celebrating Customer Service Week

2008-10-16T13:08:00.002+05:30

Red Carpet welcome, Smiling faces, friendly staff sounds like a successful business and perfect time spending place eh? It is real! At British Library, Chandigarh. They are doing so much of good and hard work. Plus giving away lots of prizes! Like iPod shuffle (no iPod Touch yet) and showpices...pens...smiles...books...
I think you should pay a visit. Also they have this huge canvas where you can express you feeling for British Council by drawing, painting, calligraphy, paper craft..whatever...
So they make me feel like a star.

Earning like anything

2008-10-16T13:02:00.003+05:30

Hmm... Now that's amazing! earning million dollars!!! Okay not millions but hey.

Just completed project for Tanya:

http://www.TanyaPizza.com/
And earned another $35
This site is won't work good in IE6. (British Library is still using ancient IE6) so use Opera, Firefox, IE7/8 whatever but stay away from IE6.
I am still waiting for few more projects... thinking about meeting million people and running away to UK afterwards!

VijayDashmi / Dussehra

2008-10-10T13:29:00.006+05:30

I am soo happy these days and Why not? Hard months of hard work is showing results!
Ok now here are the websites I designed and got paid for:

http://www.multimediaent.net/

This one is not complete yet but have a look:

http://www.chantillyplacellc.com/

Now I am working on a Pizza Place site by Tanya...
Oh! one thing more these websites I designed were projects handed over to me by Tanya. I am her official web designer now!lol
It's so good to do work. And Learn
Today India is celebrating 'Vijaydashmi' or 'Dussehra'. It said that on this day Lord Ram killed 'Ravan' .. and this is a symbol of 'Victory of Good over Evil'. We have many classics on this victory thing, but 'Ramayana' is fantastic, it is an epic of great importance in Hinduism. At least I believe the story is true. Evidence? Sri Lanka it self is proof...
Here is a video about Dussehra Celebrations.. They are burning huge 'Ravan'!

Just another 35 millions!!

2008-10-08T15:13:00.003+05:30

What a great thing. Another web designing project completed and another payment received!Again $35 (not millions lol). I am definitely going to be richer soon as another project is about to complete in 3-4 days.
Really it's great to earn! It's a blessing, and I disagree with those who say 'Rich people are not Good' I am good and I am twice as rich I was a week ago. And owner of 'Hay House Publications'
i.e. Louise L.Hay agrees with me. She says that these kind of thoughts crate financial barriers...
Enough of Lectures!
The thing is I am happier... Happy Happy Days to us!

Earned it up

2008-10-07T13:26:00.004+05:30

Another good day and this time with another achievement! I earned $35 (about Rs.1575) for designing a website. Actually it wasn't designed rather it was put up... It is still under construction.
And now is the time when I can order for a Debit Card so I can actually use the money.
Here is the website: http://www.chantillyplacellc.com/
You are welcome to comment on this creation.
I am sooo... happy!!! I am soo.... ON MISSION LONDON

Open the Widest Window

2008-10-07T13:13:00.002+05:30

Here is a poem I wrote today. Please comment:

"Open the widest window of all

and let me see and let me hear

Across the blue-gray sails and seas

There is a horizon of rising sun

Let me bath in it's rays

Open the widest window of all

Beyond the lowland's willow and weeds

At spot where the lovers meet

There's tree there's a keep

Let me explore it's ways

Open the widest window of all

At the snow-white mountain tops

there's a white beard chanting calls

Let me hear his wise words

Open the widest window of all

My hear sings the universal rhymes

the sound of love the sound of life

Let me unite with the god

Let me see and let me hear

Open the widest window of all..."

Mahatma Gandhi

2008-10-02T12:37:00.000+05:30

Mahatma Gandhi

Today is 'Gandhi Jayanti' i.e Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. 'Mahatma' or Great Soul is perfect for him, he was truly a great soul. He inspired not only India to her freedom, but the whole world to humanity. He inspired Martin Luther King, to stand for his rights; Nelson Mandela to fight for freedom; Disaku Ikeda to lead a revolution and many more.
Today, on his birthday, we are celebrating 'International Non-Violence Day' to remember and walk on the way he showed us.
Here is a video of man who met Gandhi he tells us about his greatness...
A nation followed him, and was ready to die for him... and his greatness was so down to earth that he used to clean toilets! Unimaginable isn't it? When he marched an empire shattered

Here are a few words by him:

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."

-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Team, Hoolywood & Half-Blood

2008-09-29T15:52:00.005+05:30

I think 'Sorry for posting late' should be a banner on my blog.
I am really busy these days, and that's not a cliche I am trying to use, I am really busy. You can ask my team.
Oh! yeah about team FRiENDz, we have alot of changes in our team/staff. First of all
Anuj Kalra is no longer our sub-editor! No, we didn't kicked him out for SPALLINGS, instead we tempted him with post of Managing Editor. Now, he is working hard.
Our Fashion Editor, Parneet Sidhu, is also Feature Editor! and she is in now in London! Wow my dream city!
I used to design every single page of magazine till now but now My Asst. Designer will share the burden with me, she is Swati Saini.
So, this was about team.
Now about my life. I am working hard for December test and this time I have a board in my room saying 'NO ROOM FOR PROCRASTINATOR'.
Yeah! I want to get out of Procasti-nation!! lol
It's fun review all those latest Hollywood movies, without watching them! Yup that's what it takes to be an Editor-in-chief, you got to write how chocolate taste but you can't touch it. And I am not the one to be blamed for this! Only a few movies reach Chandigarh's Multiplex(s).
Also I am working on the commercial web designing projects, so I can get the debit card and pay off my Library dues (fine) and get a duplicate membership card (I lost the original). Can I borrow a few $ s from you? LOL
Sunday was sunny with hectic photo shoot and Lot's of typing on PC for the magazine articles.
And how can I forget Harry Potter? What the heck... Half-Blood Prince release is delayed till July 17, 2009 but good news is we will have some screaming out 3D scene. I will watch them in London. So these are the Mission London updates.
Take Care

Job Offer! Meetings and Highway

2008-09-25T13:36:00.007+05:30

The idea of not posting daily makes me sick sometimes, I fill like I am cut-off from world. So here I am writing about my life.
Today I surprised my friends and a my English teacher, Mrs. Richha when I told them that I got a job offer!!!
Surprised? So were they. Their faces were like,"What? you got an offer?" and I was there answering yes with proud head.
Gagan said,"Man! you are 10 years ahead of your age." but I disagree! I think I am 1 year behind my plans. I should pace up.
Yesterday me and Anuj had a meeting about FRiENDz magazine. We are going to change it a lot. I will let you know when I post about it on my another blog.
And how can I forget Harinder Sir? We had a short meeting with him too. And belive he had some billion dollar advice for us. Umm... It's secret.
So here I am ready to take a test on Highway of life, and find answer to my life...

September Issue Released and I am making Blunders

2008-09-23T14:23:00.006+05:30

Hey everyone!
I didn't post for so long! I was busy like anything, you know the magazine release. And at last it is online, you can download it here:

http://www.thefriendz.biz/

And please don't forget to vote for the Brand Ambassador here:

http://pub9.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php?usernum=701484031&cpv=2

If you are confused about who are they please download all the previous issues and you will know.

About life eh? I made big blunders and still trying to do so... I don't know what is it that I need ti know. Really can't explain what's going on in life, because I myself can't understand it.

So I am trying to find the answers.. the answer to my life...

It's Raining!! Help!!

2008-09-20T13:18:00.004+05:30

Heeellllllllllllllllllppppppppppppp!!!!!
I must shout that, I am really in need of help... but maybe no one can actually help me out of that. What's the problem? It was raining! since morning of Friday and I am writing this post today without a single sign of sun in cloudy sky! And there is no electricity and no water at my home.(I am writing this post from British Library). So it's like:
"Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink."
And my mailbox is again shouting: Where the heck is magazine??
I know I shouldn't find excuses but this time I am really in a pathetic situation.
I love rains! those lovely drops and cool winds but this time it was too much.
At this is not all, today is speaker;s junction and I am not prepared! Why? No excuses... err... exams! you know how busy students are these days trying to survive exams!
And to add to rains school was supposed to be open today! Y asomedays it rains too much, water and disasters.
You want to read more about rains:
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/cth1.htm#2
I wan to shout once again
HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP!

Shoots and Management

2008-09-17T22:49:00.001+05:30

At last Math exam is done with! Well I didn’t perform well, though I knew how to solve the problems, but time wasn’t enough. And I am not the online who’s complaining, it’s the whole class.
Then me and my friends i.e. Gagan, Vasu, Nitin, Puneet, went to 17 sector Chandigarh. Why? It was last exam for God’s sake and I was carrying a digital camera so we went out to shoot!!!

Really we had a great time. I clicked everyone’s personalized photo shoots and in the end everyone was asking me to get myself clicked too, but I refused! Why? I have a pro photographer to shoot me! Who? My dad! You will see that when I will post the photos online.

The next good thing was first meeting of ‘Management Club’ at British Library, Chandigarh. If you want to know, this club is supposed to be joined by MBA students. But I, a science student, was there! Why? I have an enterprise to manage man! Also I was the only school student there, all others were either collage students or working pros.

Here are the photos I clicked there:

So after a successful day I am thinking about rest, but it is nowhere nearer, I received 300 e-mails because magazine release was delayed!

See ya soon, TC

The Lucky Weekdays

2008-09-17T00:01:00.001+05:30

Here comes happy weekdays! So I have done a redesigned the MultiMedia Entertainment, In case you don’t know it’s the last project I got. And the new design is really cool, but I am gonna make a few more changes:

I will try to post the old design soon.

Well about next good thing. My photos at iStock.com have been accepted!! ! That means I can earn more… and my hobby of Photography is going to help me. Well I know Harinder Sir I know you are reading this. So here is a thing you can appreciate. Well my first photo, uploaded there is:

This image will be used for desiging a new project. The project is desiging a webpage and prochure for Tanya's Pizza place. Yes! I am talking about Tanya Oziel, my client err... better to say friend from U.S.A., so far all the commercial projects I have done, were from given by Tanya! so that's something appriciatble. And belive me she is very caring and loving.... o everyone.

Another good news is that I am ready for the math exam, I must say “Fully Loaded”

And I got camera today!! Better to say borrowed so I am going to click some masterpieces tomorrow and revolutionize the world!! Err… post them online, I mean.

And I will visit British Library after 4 days!!! I don’t know how they were managing without me! Lol

Got to find out see ya!