My first Public performance…......

Today was a wonderful day when I found myself overcoming a fear of performing in front of 100 people. It was "Annual General Meeting of PMI (Project Management Institute) Mumbai" and I was sought to nominate myself for the Guitar Performance after the regular stuff of the AGM. After lot of deliberation I confirmed my nomination just a day before and it was accepted.

Although I was not very sure whether I should play Hotel California (My favorite English Song) OR Dooba-Dooba (Hindi number by Silk Route), I followed the basics of entertainment and decided to go with Hindi number as audience (mostly middle aged Indian Managers) could relate to it better.

I practiced song couple of times to ensure, my fingers were moving fine, my voice was playing along the fingers and most importantly I remember the lyrics of the song that I was going to play.

It all went great, I dedicated the song to my fiancee and audience’s response was awesome. People were humming the romantic number with me and my guitar was sounding better than ever before.

Later during the dinner, I was well received by the fellow members when they praised the performance very much. It was a great platform to get known among people who are 10-20 years senior to me in the Industry and I am glad that I grabbed the opportunity.

I just loved all the attention. And yes, it was also a rehearsal for the performance I’ll have on my wedding-eve for my guests and most importantly for love of life.

Life for me is.......

Life was difficult without you.....

It was so difficult to live without you. Since I had stepped my feet on the most coveted land of the world, I had been missing you. Such a great companion who never expected anything from me, you were so low maintenance. You were always there for me whenever I needed you. I just love you. But......
Today I am not missing you that much as I used to be, because I have found a new one. A dusky one but so sleek so smooth & soft that I call it my black beauty. But still you will remain my first love because you came first. I learnt, whatever I know, from you.
All the chords I know, all the scales I know, whatever songs I can play on you, I learnt from nowhere but from you. It was a relationship of almost 1 year when I had to leave you at my home where, I don't know, how you would be feeling, how my Mom & others would be taking care of you. I pray you would be fine & will give me the same sound when I come back.
Now listen about my newly found black beauty. After lots of search & much struggle one day I met it on the internet, it was so lovely that I couldn't resist to make it mine. And within 1 week it was with me. I unbuttoned it & just held it in my hands, it was lovely, it was pretty & as I connected it to my little Amp, it did sound even better.
Hope the Love I've grown up with you, will continue to flourish with it.

Last day in Music Club……….

It was a good guitar session, probably my last one. All the old club members were asked to play a song for new members & most of my fellow members played really well & set the benchmark which I could not undermine. I had to perform if not above than at par to their performances. I didn’t have many choices of songs because most of the good songs had already been played. So I chose one of toughest song we learnt & that was ‘Hotel California’, such a lovely & iconic song performed by guitar maestros, Eagles.

As I started introducing myself, my Guitar Instructor demanded a round of applause for me for the coordination I had been doing for last few months, & obviously I felt good. After that I played full song on my instrument but did one unpardonable mistake & that was I didn’t finish it on a high note. Nevertheless, I was happy. I was satisfied; I got few round of applause for this performance.

I was feeling really emotional as I was attending my last session.

I want to promise myself, may not learn guitar from a professional instructor any more, I’ll improve myself on my own & will carry this as a passion through out my life.