Plans

since my last post, i had planned to do a bunch of stuff, which needed doing. but i don't know if i'm turning into procrastinator maximus or just can't get my head straight or just can't sit my butt down to do them? hhmmm

wanted to get a new layout for this blog (thanks Chu for the ideas) but kept putting it off, wanted to get some paperwork done, haven't even gotten to em. needed to settle some mechanical gizmos around the house, but my tools are gathering dust. wanted to do some DIY, but i guess it ended up being DDIY.

so where does that leave me? chasing time? don't think so... that seems to be in abundance. organising myself? always thought i was pretty good at that.
lazy? maybe. distracted?



sorry my mind was elsewhere hehe. So..

thinking back, this weekend also brings to close about the last 6 years of my life. it comes in the form of series finales of two long running TV series of which i am a huge fan and ardent follower (more on that in my other blog).

got me a long weekend from today onwards. would i be able to make full use of it? here's to kicking it off with a saying from a very wise man dressed in white and green, with a logo on his chest and a glass helmet to compliment his green wings, "To Infinity... AND Beyond!!"

time

soo many things to do, so little time.. or is it.. or am i just not plannning properly? attention all over the place, can it be called attention then? hehe

well hope it's get clearer in the next few weeks... in the meantime,,, summers already in full swing...yeay!!

2010

wow it's already end of Q1.. literally. boy it's flown by eh... in that short time i've managed to squeeze a trip in to see my wifey in the motherland....with a side trip to Madrid n Lisbon, and then managed to get back into the rhythm of working life... apparently it ain't that easy.

Thoughts about seeking newer pastures, in this case foreign pastures, while the effort has been ongoing, is taking time. So what's next? how much more online applications can i keep sending out before frustration sets in? who knows... hasn't set in yet :p

How long before i get bored of my current job, which is getting a little edgy already? Politicking from across the seas, selective budget restraints and lack of conviction n clarity on this side of the ocean all seems to be slowly building up. Am I already not bothered with my current job? I hope not! I still feel i give more then the required 100%, but is it enough?

time will tell... but then .. it's up to me decide on the time line!

sigh... been like this for the last few WEEKS.... i know it's not as bad as some parts of the world... but for our normal weather.. this ain't!!

this is night weather... and with the tropical humidity to add to the mix! thankfully it rained a couple of nights back, but it's not getting cooler just yet. Meteorological dept says it's gonna be another MONTH .. aarrghh... sick of having 3-5 showers a day! sit in front of the PC at home and i'm sweating within 3 minutes.... com on alredy. RAIN RAIN RAIN!!!

not making enough money

my wifey used to love to listen to THR (local station currently owned by Astro) on weeknights cos they had 4 hours of Hindi/Punjabi songs / request radio program. While i used to get really (really) annoyed at the DJs for all the yapping and the consistently crappy ads... i found the occasional change from the other stations a very welcome switch.

However, couple of weeks back, after i got back from my 2 month period of here, not here, here again, not here... i tuned into THR a few times during weekends to hear..... no Hindi songs. Initially thought i had the days mixed up or some programming reshuffle had happened.. but after a few more attempts....i thought to myself.. hhmm lets google it up.

and this is what i found

well while i was smirking to myself, i was also aghast that there would be nothing else but repeated songs on other stations.
Oddest thing was though, this statement from the radio station itself...

in an SMS response, said it was “not axing the programme as Hindi songs are being played in between (HUH?)

and this one

The simple reason is it is not making money. However, Hindi Power will continue over the airwaves in the East Coast.

what the....

with all the crappy ads they had and still not make enough money? If so cancel altogether la.. why have it on east coast and not west coast? what's the rationale? i donno. Do you?

My guess is, that in a minority race of people in this nation, the even smaller minority in the race have been sidelined with a whallop. Never mind that the appeal for Bollywood music is huge amongst our nation's majority race.

Well for me, i found the best alternative( large thanks to my pal Balley and to my wifey for reminding me haha).
BBC Asian Network

Channel is in English (strong British accents) and mixed regularly with Hindi and Punjabi, 24 hours (instead of 4!! ps:screw you THR) and it's more awesome!!
(only downside is this is online la, so no crusing around town singing along to the latest melody from Mumbai )

movies!

most of u guys now i'm a bit of a movie minded maniac-y individual... so i've decided to add a different outlet for my movie news etc....

so for all me mates who wanna get updates etc on movies, series etc, and wanna share reviews etc please go check it out!

http://ipohwallamoviemania.blogspot.com/

caught!

finally!