Being the "desi" that i am @ heart , i love to watch all the India telivision programmes on the net ... what else can a poor stay @ home mom do !!!! Not true really ... i love dance & music & watching all those programmes gives me a lot to discuss with my family back home .. yeh the girls stuff .. i mean debating "who did better " & "who is my favourite " etc .... for some weard reason my sister & I always cheer with dedication totally different people , be it in sports ( Monica Seles & Steffi Graf , movies ( Akshay Kumar & Shahruk Khan ) ( Sridevi & Madhuri Dikshit ) ....& anything & everything ... So what i was saying is for what ever reason , i watch some India programes ...& get excited when my favourite is scoring well ...
The latest that caught my time & excitement was Dance India Dance , its an India version of the american dance show " so u thin u can dance " .... yewh ofcourse with some modification o suit the India audience ... the drama , the crying & prompting to choose the right winner .... Having watched a few seasons of "so u think u can dance " i was not very sure what to expect from Danice India Dance ... i always though Indians dont care much for dance & music ... as a full time career ... its always thought of as stuff for the not so academically inclined & back benchers( sorry thats what i was taught to beleive in my growing up years )
Well i must say i was glad i chose to watch it ... i realized that thereare lots of boys & girls out there who are serious about dance . I would'nt comment on the judgement of the judes or the Mahaguru ... I strongly beleive a mentor & Judge cannot be the same person .. its just puts them in the wrong spot .... but yes i liked the programme minus the drama ... there was a lot of good dancing . As long as u dont get involved with the drama& watch the dance its a gr8 programme .
Well after saying all this i must say i got a little involved with this programme & have a favourite too Jai Kumar Nair... may be because i'v been a shahruk khan fan in my school days & Jai is too or may be because his roots are from Kerala tooo .. well i think not .. he really seems to dance well & soo light on his feet .... but all said & done , i'm not sure who's gonna win... anyways Good luck to him ...
He's not the only talented guy out there for sure ...a few of my favourites are here ....
Mayuresh's acrobatic act .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rojD2iIZpR8thast the 1st time i watched it on Indian telivision
Alisha's locking & poppinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNIH9UJowPE i love this girls attitude on the dance floor , Salman's & Alisha's Cuban salsa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1uSDNbr7I, Salman & Kushboo'shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9Iq9hthsU , salman lloks best with a partner ,Vrushali's expressions, Siddesh's bollywood acts especially the kuch khaas hai with sunita http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRrK77Nq9E... well each of them had something that set them apart ....
The mentors are good too Geeta gives the ample amount of bollywood drama & dance . Terrence with his search for perfomance & focus on dance & Remo with his dedication to stand by his contestants in every act .... I would love to watch a 2nd season of this show . The only change i would like is a little less of politics if any ... i know its unavoidable espicially if the mentors of one group have to judge the others aswell .... I guess so far Terrence is the only one who has been able to do that well ... but may be that's a drawback aswell , cause he never dose a coverup for his team & they unfortunately land in trouble ( the reality telivision angle always goes by what is being portrayed & not what it actully is !!!! )
Anyways all in all a good show ..... & it sure is one of the best dance shows , other than boogie woogie ...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
"Sleepless in Seattle "
Living in the bay area , i always thought that its a gr8 place to live .. loads of sunny days & open land ,parks , museums & lots of Indians & Indian restaurants too .I loved it there .Then when my husband was offered a job in Seattle , i was wondering what now ??? I've heard about the Space needle & Microsoft HQ & that it rains quite a bit ! I was wondering how life would change if at all ..... It had taken me sometime to settle in the bayarea living all my life in India .
Living in Kerala for the most of my life , rain was the least of my challenges .I love the rain & has spend a number of rainy days playing in the rain , making mud piles & splashing dirt with my sister . Building paper boats, floating it in streams of rainwater & we even had boat races with our paper boats . I love the rain & it would be a good idea to let my son grow up & enjoy the rain aswell , I was eager to checkout the positives of moving to Seattle . I did a lot of research & found that its a gr8 place to settle with a family , gr8 education system , better housing costs than the bay area ( no surprises there !!) wonderful parks & loads of activities for kids & grownups , absence of state tax ,Wow! so we decided to move to Seattle ,especially after the hot & long summer in the bayarea , It was hotter than back in India .
Living in Kerala for the most of my life , rain was the least of my challenges .I love the rain & has spend a number of rainy days playing in the rain , making mud piles & splashing dirt with my sister . Building paper boats, floating it in streams of rainwater & we even had boat races with our paper boats . I love the rain & it would be a good idea to let my son grow up & enjoy the rain aswell , I was eager to checkout the positives of moving to Seattle . I did a lot of research & found that its a gr8 place to settle with a family , gr8 education system , better housing costs than the bay area ( no surprises there !!) wonderful parks & loads of activities for kids & grownups , absence of state tax ,Wow! so we decided to move to Seattle ,especially after the hot & long summer in the bayarea , It was hotter than back in India .
We finally moved to Seattle the last day of October ( yeah on Halloween's ) , it was still sunny & warm in the bayarea & i had been preparing myself to get ready for the not so warm Seattle ! At the airport i found all the passengers headed Seattle had a warm winter coat handy .Ii had mine too ( the one i had used in Tahoe in winter ) & every time i tried it @ home i would pacify myself saying "its not gonna be that cold , its just rainy in Seattle " i landed at the Sea-Tac airport & a gush of cold breeze flew by & i felt really cold , but that was just the beginning . The journey from the airport to our temporary apartment ( my husband's office arranged it ) was pleasant , the roadside views were totally different ;the difference between a dessert & a forest !!!! In the bayarea every time we drove you could always find the road stretch miles ahead of us & empty or almost empty land on either sides of the freeway , but here in Seattle i felt as if i was on a Safari ( a little exaggerated expression , but that's exactly what i felt then ) The roads were twirly & huge trees on both sides of the freeway , any vacant space had breathtaking views of beautiful lakes , blue clouds touching the water's edge , beautiful fall foliage .That the first time i had ever seen it other than in photographs . It was beautiful . Settling down took more than a week .. the morning mist & clouds & huge trees let almost no light in through my window ... & i felt miserable , like a traped rat ... & dint know what to do .... but i was determined to make it work & everyday evening i took my son out for a stroll as we used to do in CA , but alas i never found anyother family around & i was wondering why !!! In CA strolls to the park in the morning & evening were the best way to bond with other parents & kids . Well i got the answer in les than a week , i was down with a flu & so was my son ....& we even had to use heaters in the house in October !!!! So gradualy i realized life is gonna be a bit different here in the Northwest .. being a beach bum o@ the arabian sea coast with warm water & moderate climate all my life , i had no idea how strong climate would impact my lifestyle . I found it vey hard for the whole of October & November ...i would desperately watch the weather channel , waiting for a sunny patch & i could run out without all the gear !!!! My son felt out of place , loosing all his friends back in CA & not able to meet anyone here ... by December i managed to get a hold over how things happen here ..... Slowly but steadily i discovered indoor activities for the winter & none was hapier than my son .
Christmas came & i was thrilled .. i'v seen snow once before in Tahoe & that was it , i'v heard someone tell me it might snow maybe a couple of times in winter . I loved it in Tahoe & was looking foward to it in Seattle ... well i was not dissapointed on this one ... It snowed on christmas day .. well that was the best part of Christmas for me that year ... That was the first time i had experienced a white christmas .... atleast thats a consolation of having to celebrate Christmas away from all our families back in India . I miss my family & especially so for my son , not being able to spend time with his grandparents , aunts & uncles & cousins . But the white Chrsitmas did heal my heart & give me a wonderful feeling & i felt @ home right here in Seattle .
Christmas was over , but the rain & cold remained , by now though i had realized that its better not to wait for a sunny day ....my son was so very upset of being alone i realized its best for him to attend day care for a few hours each day ... that was one of the best decisions we made ... he was more than happy & made friends & ate food all by himself & sang his ABC's all befor he was two .
Seattle has been home for us for two years now & we still have lots of places to discover ... & inspite of all the rain & cloudy days that drives me to depression , i love it more than CA.
Each season has its own colour & beauty , nature is @ its best here . Lots of activities for each season , waterfalls , trecking , hiking , parasailing , ice skating ,tubing , bicycling , wildlife , natural wonders all of it is less than an hour drive .
for anyone who wants to make it home , its an awsome place , just tolerate the cloudy days with a pinch of salt ... but its a good deal .... U'll never go sleepless in seattle wondering what to do next ....
Christmas came & i was thrilled .. i'v seen snow once before in Tahoe & that was it , i'v heard someone tell me it might snow maybe a couple of times in winter . I loved it in Tahoe & was looking foward to it in Seattle ... well i was not dissapointed on this one ... It snowed on christmas day .. well that was the best part of Christmas for me that year ... That was the first time i had experienced a white christmas .... atleast thats a consolation of having to celebrate Christmas away from all our families back in India . I miss my family & especially so for my son , not being able to spend time with his grandparents , aunts & uncles & cousins . But the white Chrsitmas did heal my heart & give me a wonderful feeling & i felt @ home right here in Seattle .
Christmas was over , but the rain & cold remained , by now though i had realized that its better not to wait for a sunny day ....my son was so very upset of being alone i realized its best for him to attend day care for a few hours each day ... that was one of the best decisions we made ... he was more than happy & made friends & ate food all by himself & sang his ABC's all befor he was two .
Seattle has been home for us for two years now & we still have lots of places to discover ... & inspite of all the rain & cloudy days that drives me to depression , i love it more than CA.
Each season has its own colour & beauty , nature is @ its best here . Lots of activities for each season , waterfalls , trecking , hiking , parasailing , ice skating ,tubing , bicycling , wildlife , natural wonders all of it is less than an hour drive .
for anyone who wants to make it home , its an awsome place , just tolerate the cloudy days with a pinch of salt ... but its a good deal .... U'll never go sleepless in seattle wondering what to do next ....
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