Another great song and lovely lyrics

I wanted to sing this song so badly for my wife's 40th, that I went and purchased a nice guitar and tried really hard to learn and play this specific tune. Alas, the learning was very hard and I was not able to play the song. Here are the lyrics though, it's from a really nicely made movie called CARS.

Cars soundtrack lyrics -- Find Yourself .. Brad Paisley

When you find yourself in some far off place And it causes you to rethink some things You start to sense that slowly you're becoming someone else And then you find yourself When you make new friends in a brand new town And you start to think about settling down The things that would've been lost on you Are now clear as a bell and you find yourself Yeah, that's when you find yourself When you go through life So sure of where you're heading And you wind up lost And it's the best thing that could've happened Cause sometimes when you lose your way It's really just as well Because you find yourself Yeah, that's when you find yourself ---- Instrumental Interlude ---- When you meet the one that you've been waiting for And she's everything that you want and more You look at her and you finally start to live for someone else And then you find yourself Yeah, that's when you find yourself We go through life So sure of where we're heading And then we wind up lost And it's the best thing that could've happened Cause sometimes when you lose your way It's really just as well Because you find yourself Yeah, that's when you find yourself

Demise of a Friendship

We all know that death is inevitable. It is the purest form of truth there is, but does friendship die? The answer is an obvious yes. As early as kindergarten, you realize the importance of friendship and for as long as you live, you continue making friends, yet there are friendships that die. Even the closest ones. In some case, you simply move and lose touch, in others you outgrow your friends, some fall apart and some just die a natural death. I am intrigued by this a lot and would like a perspective from you on what your opinion is about this subject.

Simple Pleasures

There are many times that you find extreme joy in simple things. A song well sung, nice lyrics, tasty dish. The most amount of joy I get is from a song that is nicely written and well sung, of course the music adds a dimension to it that is hard to explain. I do get goose bumps. I recently heard a song that had all of the above components. They lyrics are by IRSHAD KAMIL, music is by Pritam and it is very nicely sung by MOHIT CHAUHAN and the movie is JAB WE MET.

This goes out for my wife on our 11th Anniversary.

TUMSE HI - JAB WE MET


Na hai yeh pana
Na Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai
Tum se hi din hota hai
Surmaiye shaam aati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi
Har ghadi saans aati hai
Zindagi kehlati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi

Na hai yeh pana
Na Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai
Aankhon mein ankhne teri
Bahoon mein baahein teri
Mera na mujhe mein kuch raha hua kya
Baaton mein baatein teri
Raatein saugatein teri
Kyun tera sab yeh ho gaya hua kya
Mein kahin bhi jata hoon
Tumse hi mil jata hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi

Shor mein khamoshi hai
Thodi se Behoshi hai
Tum se hi tum se hi
Aadha sa wada kabhi
Aadhe se jayada kabhi
Jee chahe karlu is trah wafa ka
Chode na chote kabhi
Tode na tute kabhi
Jo dhaga tumse jud gaya wafa ka
Mein Tera sharmaya hoon
Jo bhi mein ban paya hoon
Tumse hi tumse hi

Raste miljate hai
Manzile miljati hai
Tumse hi tumse hi
Na hai yeh pana Na
Khona hi hai
Tera Na hona jane
Kyun hona hi hai

Lean On Me Lyrics

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me
So just call on me brother,
when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem
that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me...

Baseball at the Sunken Diamond at Klein Field

The Sunken Diamond at Klein Field is considered one of the most beautiful college baseball stadiums in the entire nation. I decided to go check out the stadium on Monday the 5th of May (Cinco De Mayo). It was a gorgeous day, the Stanford Cardinals were playing the University of Pacific Tigers and I could not have scored better seats. I bought 2 tickets online and to my amazement, they were in Section 5, Row A, Seat 1 and 2. It was slight right to the home plate but I could not be any closer to the field. Front row, from where I could hear the "whirr" of the ball. Best seats I have ever sat on since I have been watching baseball.

I got there early and with my coke, hot dog and peanuts in hand, I proceeded to my assigned seat. I was sitting there enjoying the sun, batting practice as there was still plenty of time for the game to start. About 5 minutes elapse and here comes an elderly lady (an usher) and quite politely asked me if I had tickets as "this is a reserved section". I pulled out the ticket from my shirt pocket and handed it to her. She inspected the ticket and handed it back to me and asked me to enjoy the game.

Ten more minutes go by and here comes another senior citizen usher. "Sir", he says, "I am sorry, but this is a reserved section. You cannot sit here unless you have tickets." As if I dropped from the heaven's onto that seat. I explained to him that someone had already stopped by and checked my ticket and I went back to my eating my peanuts. "I am going to have to ask you to show me the ticket, otherwise I am going to have to ask you to move from this section".

I take out the ticket from my shirt pocket and show it to him and he hands it back to me after inspecting it, leaving me alone, a bit disappointed. Perhaps this was the night where he would have finally got to show some power, alas, he will have to wait another day.

The stadium, I might add, had no more than 50 people at this point. I could have taken my peanuts and thrown it in the air and it would been a miracle if it hit another person.

I go back to watching the young talent practice on the field, immerse myself in eating salted peanuts and lo and behold. Here come another portly old man, walking towards me. This can't be true. I am sure he is going to ask me if I am enjoying the game. No such luck! "Hello Sir, This is a reserved section......". Now, I am a reasonable guy most of the time, but I am a bit irritated by now. I repeat what I had said earlier, except there was an inflection in my voice this time. "Oh really? I am sorry, but I am going to have to check your ticket."

"I am going to show it to you if can guarantee that no one else will stop by again to check my ticket". I say to the usher, wistfully. "Is there something about my face?" I ask. "You can't believe that I can actually be sitting here with a purchased ticket? He looked at my ticket and apologized and left.

Now, I have been in the USA for 23 years. I have been a citizen for about 19 of those and have experienced considerable amount of racism over the years but you never expect it at a place like Stanford. The game was great, the ambiance was wonderful but the experience left a lot to be desired.

PS. The picture above is not of the actual game. It is a stock photo from the Stanford website