This isn’t only about dance, this is about everything that you held dear- an interest or a passion, but owing to lack of time, or other genuine (and not-so-genuine )constraints, have given up pursuing.
My last stage performance was on Freshers’ Night in my college when I was in 2nd year.
After that, it has only been the usual accolades at dance parties and the much talked about infatuated camera men of TV channels in college fests.
I have enthralled, I have loved and I have lived every moment of when I have danced…
Be it the confines of my hostel room, or a huge gathering.. I have been given credit for making those people dance who never stood their foot on the dance floor.
But,recently, I have been wasting my gift…
Fortunately, I have 66.8 GB space in my local disk, and I intend to utilize at least 10 GB of it to store songs. Assuming 5 MB to be the average length of one song, I can store at least (10 *1000)/ 5 = 2000 songs in my lappy.
All these boring numericals, only to prove how serious I am about shaking my leg,
(and the obvious other things)
I will be doing free -style…but God-damn-it I will do it!!
As a matter of fact, even now , while I post this, my brow is wet with perspiration..coz I have been dancing for the past one hour non-stop.
And I am feeling great. Naaah!!! AWESOME!!!!
So what are you waiting for?
Read the post na?
Now do some justice to yourself.. grab that old tennis racket, or pluck the guitar strings or simply dust your canvas and sit with your pallete
Life isn’t just to exist, it is to live.
GO! LIVE IT!!
And yeah, don’t forget the comments if this made a difference to you. :)
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53 comments:
Wow it's such a wonderful sight to see a girl doing that kind of data calculation . i have 8 gigs of songs and i never purchased a single CD in my life.All downloaded , pirated stuff. but then that's how we all accumulate music in India..Isn't it
hmm..well have never seen u boast of ur literary vigntte..but have been treating myself with them for over six months now..
hmm...seeing u dance and then looking at my two left feet ..guess should have been a note to of the ripping numbers rather a blog reader..
do all that keeps variegated sky painted..
so u finally started with that music collection! about time i must say :-)
so hows the shaking going? altho ur title says dance like no one's watching, me wonders, who is watching?
never mind.. dunno,... me rambles..
does this mean, however, tat u will be working shorter hours now?
@Pdey
I love that quote!
In fact, it's my status msg most of the times,
Another on insanity:
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every moment of it
And yes, it's the music we hear that others don't ,that makes them call us insane. The rhythm of life..
@ On ur own
Believe me..nothing beats it..
to be able to enjoy one's own company
Not that I am much conscious of the people around -even when I am in a crowd.
It is only the music and me..and an occasional unfortunate or equally insane dance partner maybe :p
@vj
About that data thingie: WO! quite a sexist remark!
Lol..jokes apart..
It was the only way I could place my intentions precisely:)
P.S wudn't mind if u let me know a few of the websites u d'l-ed songs from ..
@zoxcleb
dance like no one's watching is a general statement to remind u..dance like there's no one even whn u r in a crowd :P
Doesn't mean u shud step onto others' feet with closed eyes
It shud only be u and the music...and nothing else..
Oh, n it doesn't mean i will be working any less- only will be giving myself more time :)
Btw, u never know..if walls have ears, they might have eyes too :D
@Shashi
will buddy...
will all the colours I have :)
Wow! You sound a lot like me! I love dancing too and it gives me a real high just to move my body to a rhythm.. I also went through the same phase though.. work and other things in life took their priority and I wasted away all the potential.. but recently I started dancing again.. have taken up Salsa classes just to get myself moving again and lovin' it! It never matters whether there is a crowd or no one, I dance for myself! Good to see someone sharing the same passion!
Wow! Some post (and really good one) after 18 days. All these days I used to expect a post from u & open ur blog everyday.
U r probably storing ur music in AVI format. Please go for MPEG-3 format. This will diminish the sizes of ur music files at least to 1/3rd. If u have extremely sensitive ears u will be fussy about the very small difference in the shrunken data in MPEG.
U did not give any indication about ur preference in music. Otherwise every reader would come to help u. Now, let me guess:
Bob Dylan? Probably, no. U did not react to his song in ‘It rained yesterday’.
Bryan Adams, Sir Elton John, John Denver? Probably yes.
Tagore songs, Old numbers of Kishore, Lata, Hemant? I will say, ‘All yes’.
U will find a large number of free download sites for any song of ur choice. Let us know.
Please keep the good work of blogging (& dancing too) gooooing!
very true.. am uite sure they have eyes and ears too... reminds me of a story i read in Class 10... cant remember the name tho.
and going by what candid said, if u suggest some genres u prefer, u can be introduced to more such songs by the bloggers of the world!!
while u at it.. try www.pandora.com
gives u fantastic music to listen to, and it obeys ur taste!
Hey people, want to share something I liked...
At the bottom of the scale
we have man an animal.
Definitely, man an animal.
See that? At the upper end
of the scale, in extremis,
we have man a god
Was expecting to find more poetry when you gave me the link on orkut ... but I like this stuff too ...
Deleted my previous comment .. there was some typo.
nope not scared of reality ... just typos :)
Oh how I wish if I was equally dumb !!...lone wolf I am really jealous of you....wish I had been equally selfconcious and insecure
hey anon... take care buddy ... sounds like you aren't having a good day.
If you wanna leave more comments, you can do so on my blog instead of messing up aparna's ..
aparna .. sorry about these notes. Please feel free to delete 'em off if you wish ... nice blog
Anon 2 to anon 1....."arent you scared of lone wolf?"....He can do anything to plz the missie...
Anyways anon1 to anon2 ....its great fun to have pun
I can see the immediate result falling off though....no anons :))
@Anonymous1
I deleted ur comment bcoz I didn't want to spread ur ill humour..
I agree with lone_wolf_dead, if u r having a bad day, it's not our fault...
Some people are like black holes..they just suck the happiness out of others..
I don't feel wrathful, I pity them..
@ruchika
Glad to know u yaar:)
Let's shake hands.
Btw, just wanted to abt those Salsa classes. I knew about one in GK-I
But then the guy shifted to Mumbai.
Mail me the details if u can at aparna.kar@gmail.com
@candid
It felt great to know that the post was so awaited.
Hope it was worth the wait..
Thanks for the suggestion..will try to save some space :)
@lone_wolf_dead
Don't underestimate prose buddy..
I have already started a battlefield here..
:P
@debottam
good :)
I feel the same..
(but some people are already the living dead- ZOMBIES!!)
Seems Like a storm brewing up here.
So here i am to help my pals :)
You can stop the hurt inside when love and hate collide :)
Yeah .....isnt it a mad world...well black holes are the most elusive thing in the world....not for common people to comprehend...but alas they are real.
Atleast have pitty on your lone wolf and delete my other messages...after all you have the supreme duty to spread the bliss of happiness
@anonymous
Go get a life yaar!
All u need is a hug from someone...
I noticed some Richard Bach fans around .. so here is something from illusions ...
Don tells Richard when he's teaching him cloud vapourizing, if you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking.
So, let us just ignore this person who is so ashamed of him or herself as to not even use an id ... just ignore anon and don't even bother to delete the comments.
Hope everyone has a good day!
My appeal 2 every person brawling for nothing:
Please make this blog a hate-free zone.
Please visit http://furius.ca/salsa-book/ and get Latin Dance Study Guide.
hi aparna,
I'll repeat again : "Who can say no to a young girl? "
haha!
Anyway, i lived in osho commune for few months & there i danced 3-4 hours everyday with closed eyes mostly. That was wonderful.
And later, i attended many meditation camps in delhi & enjoyed the same thing : dancing madly.
Cheers, Rohit
Its seems that I am the only person enjoying the brawl....specially brewed up for me...
Lone wolf leads again the pack of the "intellectual" people with wise saying and all....
Don tells Richard when he's teaching him cloud vapourizing, if you really want to remove a cloud from your life, you do not make a big production of it, you just relax and remove it from your thinking.....
vade log vadi batten....by the way I was talking about John Sabestian Bach Lone Wolf...
What an irony....'Lone'....but so much into the pack...dude find your way out soon.
Anyways , I am seriously enjoying it and it would have been a greater fun had the original message be there.
BTW , dont worry , I am free just for some time and so would like to pester you people now and then :))
Hey plz plz plz...one more last msg...
@ everyone....picked up from lone wolf 's passage...let me quote..
"So, let us just ignore this person who is so ashamed of him or herself as to not even use an id ... just ignore anon and don't even bother to delete the comments."
It just reminded me of that cliche dialogue of bollywood movies....
"Kutte, agar ma ka doodh piya hai to samane aake dikha"...or something like that.....
The message below is only for kids above 18 and has an A certificate attached to it
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@Rohitsahib...hey man whats the point of going to Osho ashram and meditation et al...
If you really want to have that outer body experience try some LSD and for inner body experience try some " Golden Brown "....ofcourse you wont get girls, but then after experiencing it you wont need them.
What the hell is happening here???
@ Anonymous..
go get some other form of entertainment to amuse ur sorry life...
Hey really man , I dont want to bug this lady.... women get intimidated too fast....Aparna you can delete my messages...just give me some blog id which is active....
Adieu friends....sad none of you appreciated my cynicism
@mycar....
Your blogspot is too gross...chee chee, I am not a pervert ;)...really I mean it, I like some pure witty fun..
(with scorn on my face)
@Anonymous : What kind of person you are who has to hide behind a curtain and then throw daggers at everyone.
You are welcome to your opinions but do not brawl.
There is a difference between a discussion and an argument,don't drag it, for the heck of it
@anonymous : where do u live,give us ur address. U really need lot of love we all will collectively help u overcoming the sorrows of ur life
@Saurabh...
Ohhh...again that cliche...."dum hai to samane aake dikha , kayaron ki tarah peeche se kya waar karta hai"...
Get some originality man...
And guess I am not a big fan of "The Art of Living" ...so no hugging et al...please keep yourself off me ;)
@Zoxcleb....You are the only person I like on the blog, what does your ID mean ?
The website for Salsa classes where I go is www.salsa-india.com
They have classes in GKI, Vasant Vihar etc etc.. take your pick.. fyi, next batch begins on 9th July I think..
Ciao.. maybe we'll bump into each other at the classes! :-)
Hmm.. dont know much about dancing! Remember the Genesis song .. 'I can't dance!'. But good expressions. What are you? A linguist?
esutahmm.. interesting piece of writing..
speaking of passion - why guss it - u ain't busy nowadays - are you ? :P
and i'd say again re-quoting the words u love in a diff form - keep dancing n let the people who're not hearing the music believe that "U ARE INDEED INSANE"..
ur last stage performance was more than 2 years ago or was it 3 - very long n so - give urself a big BREAK n find a stage - how long should tha talent confine to just a room..
now am rushing to get my camera tho after reading the last statements here :P - have to LIVE A LIFE !!
n btw, looks like u have a lot of cleaning to do in the comments here - its all messy..[u may consider disabaling anonymous comments]
funny - i was abt to pick up the guitar after dinner tonight!!! read ur blog while cooking ... :D
nice 'un girl ... dance away!
@Ruchika
Thanks Pal..:)
@Angshuman
LOL..no way!!
to quote someone I know
"aami paati ekta meye" :P
@prasoon
goood that my post had some positive influence
Btw, forget those messy comments..tried cleaning a few n then gave uop..waste of time
@abir
Way to go boy!!!
excellent post. pathetic comment war!
~ one life, live it ~
(thats my email signature)
@raven
The way is over...
I guess
we are resting in peace now...
gr8 blog
gud job
checkout mine www.athuljcn.blogspot.com
i am new to blogging!!!
wow. a nice, direct dil-se writeup, reflects the sheer joy of dancing :)
something even an unorganised dancer (like me) can really understand and FEEL
positive,feel-good post. bound to brighten up anybody
A vast radiant beach in a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by its quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children
Smug in the wooly cotton brains of infancy
The music and voices are all around us
Enter again the sweet forest
Enter the hot dream
Come with us
Everything is broken up and dances.
hei.. u r awesome in putting ur thoughts.. although i m not a dance enthusiast... concluding with a saying ..
"Sing as no one listening...
dance as if no one is watching...
love as if u've never loved before...
live as if heaven is here on earth... "
keep blogging..
very true..its gr8 to do things in our own manner like no one is watching us...
Guess I was the devils advocate ..
It was really imprudent of you to delete my original message , do you remember it , could you just post it somewhere, I did like it when I posted it first
I like the way your thoughts flow.
And has it made a difference to me..?
well its been only minutes since i read it; but it has certainly made a difference tho not in the intended direction but not far off the mark either.
redundant to say "keep blogging" but i shall read your posts :-)
Cheerio.
You will love this link:
http://www.43things.com/things/view/8745
haha i wont say its worthless to put up my comment :p no offence. but the post makes NO DIFFERENCE to me. why? cos neither do i like to dance nor i like it :p I posted 'cos m different from other 54 who seem to have enjoyed [ i din read comments].
But. i do live it. the life thing ;)
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