Saturday, February 19, 2005

SWEET, small MIRACLES

Yeah!!! I am kinda overwhelmed. Just think about the following happening. You are in one of those really really happy moments of your day and are in your elements. Ok. I will tell you what I generally do when I am in that state.

I hum every song (my voice is really pathetic for a song but I still feel proud of my voice) that plays on the radio while I am traveling and if possible try to whistle all through the songs.

Get along with every song that you hear. I mean when I say get along I mean: feel sad for a really sad song and get peppy when a hit dance number plays. Basically empathize.

Pick up some really nice numbers that I might be able to whistle and sing as well. Whistle in low base all through my walk.

Mock all the people around me. ;-) (You should ask my brother about the mockery that I make of others when I hitch I ride with him.)

Race along the empty roads on the bike and sing/whistle one of those select few songs as aloud as possible. Well!! Again, Mahesh should be familiar with that.

I suppose you can assume that I did all of the above today while I was returning home. Now, what happened to make me overwhelm so much, that I have come to the extent of blogging about the same. OK. Now listen. I was in a really excited state, simply for the fact that I have not been in the happy-for-no-particular-reason types for a very very long time.

The song that I was singing/whistling was ‘Mellisayae…’ from the film ‘Romeo’. Though I don’t like the way it has been visualized (well I jus discovered, to my shock, that Microsoft Word says there is no such word called picturised), it is indeed a beautiful duet by Swarnalatha and Srinivas. The other one was ‘Azhagiya Theeye…’ from ‘Minnalae’. My mind should have chosen this song for the fact that it has a music-bit that one can easily whistle. I was alternating between these song all through my journey.

I reach my home in the same good spirits. The first job that I do when I come home will be to turn on the radio. I do this before I sleep and before I wake up. In fact, even when my mom wakes me up, the first thing that I ask her to do is to turn on the radio and then proceed with anything that she asks me to.

I switched on the radio as usual. To my surprise. I listen to the song ‘Mellisayae…’ playing somewhere in the midway. I was On-Top-of-the-World literally. I mean how can this possibly happen unless you are really really lucky!!!! This is not a so often repeated song in Radio Mirchi (yes, they generally repeat songs a lot). There is no chance that I could have picked it on the way because there are not many of these tea stalls that blares loud songs from the radio stations. I thought I should be really lucky.

I know this is not such a big thing but still, I am all surprised and so thankful for the same to have happened. Cool!!!!

20 comments:

Krish said...

Enna pa!!! Bhagangara Kushi poala!!!...enna matter????.....hangover frm V.Day is it????....nyway the song "Azaghiya Theeyae" is too good to hum n whistle....enjoy maadi!!!

saranyan r said...

well it was your day. ensoyyy :)

Anu said...

your post does communicate ur excitement..and even i am a big fan of the fm channels, i mean i listen to them at every possible instant that i can...I cant really explain, but a device just singing and sometimes blaring at the background does me so much good!!

shantanu said...

that is just so nice a feeling...though that never happens to me:(. whenever i wish for a song, it never comes...

Citruz said...

hey i think u r in a very good mood...b'coz even thought it happens to many of us ..we miss that out due to our other tensions..so better stick to this kinda of small small happiness..these will change ur life completely...

The Last Blogger said...

Mellisaye is indeed a nice song with a good tune. The same unfortunately doesnt go for the video but the song is something I like a lot too. I love listening to music and I listen a lot. From the morning radio in the car to work to the night radio on my bedside until I go to sleep, its music all the time and its a whole lotta fun !
So enjoy !

reNUka said...

Hey guys thanks a lot!!!! I hope all u guys who read the post also got triggered by the alacrity.

Krish - V day-a ada paavi - nambalukku ella naalum V day thaan!!!!

Saranyan - Thanks!!! :-)

Anu - the mood generally shows in my writing!!! in sync - so one can always judge the state in which i am, of course it goes without saying, its only if i opt to write abt it.

shantanu - yeah - these is a really nice feeling to live with - unfortunately it doesnt happen very often and even if it happens it is ephemeral!! :-( maybe if it happens too often one will not realise its value...

Citrus - thanks for ur comment - wht u say is true - these small, tiny things get lost in the life's rush - but if we make a conscious effort to find happiness even in small things that happen to us and feel blessed for that, we can go a long way and long hours without feeling the ennui.

ranga - thanks for the comment - i have the video of the song with me and happened to see it the same day - but i kinda lost the charm - there are many such songs that have let down our imagination - as in we wud have imagined smthin nice in our minds bfor we see the visual - but they wud have shot the song in a really pathetic way - think i ll take this up as a separate post.

Jyotsna said...

HI..well isnt that what life is all about--small miracles that happen each day..u were aware of it and it made u happy.It happens to me many a time too..keep smiling.and thks for dropping by my blog:)
keep posting

reNUka said...

Jyotsna - Thanks for visiting and for that quick comment of urs!! can i call u jo for the sake of keeping it simple? :-)

Krish said...

Krish - V day-a ada paavi - nambalukku ella naalum V day thaan!!!!Ella Naalum V-Daya????..Sollave illa!!!...."Ivan Yaarooa Ivan Yaarooa" from Minnalae illa unnakku pudichirukkanum!!!...Songa maathi pooatutiya????

reNUka said...

daiii!!!! very funny! adi vaanga porae :-) either way - enakku antha paatum pudikkum

Eroteme said...

Well related...
I wasn't sure where you were heading, for your start didn't reveal much. Nice way of bringing it out...

In all a nice post. I agree, it does get uncanny when such stuff happens. So many times things seem to appear as if bringing a pattern to prominance and the foreground. 'tis good that you brought it down on a blog. I used to fear that if I put it down (the many many things that I keep noting) I might never get it again...
I nevertheless note it down in a private journal ;-)

BTW-
"I do this before I sleep and before I wake up."

before you wake up???
That's spooky! :-))

BZ said...

Hey Renuka
It is bliss to feel happy for no particular reason :) enjoy maadi :)

I should check out Mellisaye song, have not heard it at all.

>>I do this before I sleep and before I wake up.
So sweet :))

reNUka said...

eroteme - thanks a lot!!! yeah even i have the feeling that the start wasnt as revealing - thts because i dont plan the contents before i start - its all extempore writing.

The fear is probably bcos if we put it down on a blog, we might happen to see it more often than we normally wud - and the more often we see it, the more we yearn for smthin like that to happen - and in that process we might miss out on the actual fun that is happening around us - "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon, "Beautiful Boy"

It shudnt have sounded spooky if i had written 'i do this before i sleep and before i know i am gonna wake up' :-)

saranya - thanks for visiting! yeah its bliss feeling so!!! I wonder how u missed the song - its a very good song.

Eroteme said...

Extempore writing? Hmmm. Nice.

Well, in my case that isn't the epicentre of the fear I referred to. Its more like like disclosing a secret and hence, not being entrusted with one thereafter. Like if I started feeling special then there wouldn't be more to colour my life. As I said, I do write it down in a private journal. It's just that I do not disclose it!! ;-)

Yup, that transformation sounds less spooky. I was envisioning you under soft wraps and your hand having a mind of its own, reaching out to the radio and turning it on (without you being aware of it!!:-)

I think I need a break...

I haven't heard of that song either. Coming to think about it, I haven't heard of any Tamil song newer than the ones in Boys/Kaaka-Kaaka (whichever was later).

reNUka said...

Eroteme - this is a pretty old song (1996)

U say, u havent listened to any song newer than boys/kaakha kaakha!! Seems like u shud catch up with a lot of tamil film music then... :-)

Prabha said...

I just know the feeling :)) Small surprises make your day!!

reNUka said...

Hey!!!! Thanks for the comment and the visit :-) to be frank within seconds of perusing ur blog, i kinda liked it, as it had a bit of tamil in it - will certainly take time and read ur posts!!!

Srini said...

Hi,
I'm pleasantly surprised to read this post. Many years back, when I was alone at home, I just turned on the radio (no FM those days) and "Mellisayae" song was playing and I kept listening with so much involvement as the song is soulful.Ur post brought back a nice memory that was tucked away in my mind.

Unkitte Mellisaye mp3 irukka?Mail me if u do :)


Srini

reNUka said...

hey srini, thanks!!! i think i have it at home - i shll chk - either way try this link
http://as01.coolgoose.com/music/song.php?id=168038

if it doesnt work lemme know...