Bang in the centre!!
This weekend...
I was all around central london...from south kensington to tottenham court to liverpool street to the london bridge to the tower hill...
just went around all the places I could go in 2 days...the trip was to mainly get to know the city better and how it works...although I ended up going to 4 musuems...:-??
At Tottenham Court Road, there is this theatre which is screening the Theatrical show "We will Rock you" and had this amazing statuette of Freddie Mercury. I plan to go there soon. Dominion Theatre here I come!!
Liverpool Street can be said to be the financial district of london. Amazing buildings and all are against the backdrop of some ancient structure.
Well, actually being at the Tower Bridge was like a childhood dream come true. Well, it was actually. I had seen this picture for like a million times and I just wanted to be there. and there I was!! The walk along River Thames was beautiful with zillions of Indians.
Also, went to a weird museum of collectibles from ancient england and after that I was on my way to the Spitalfields market, when an interesting incident occured.
Well, i was busy staring at a map just to make sure that I was on the right path, when this person (read:man) comes across and asks whether I am ok. I asked him for directions to the market and he pointed out. He then came along with me just to make sure that I would take the right turn. and then it began.....
He asked me about my background and so did I. He, then started blabbering about this new religious order of which he was a member and started explaining its advantages and other such crazy stuff. and then he remarked, "I am gay and I hope that doesn't bother you".
I answered pretty much in a puzzled manner , "No...not at all"...
He, then started, asking me about my beliefs and why I wanted to get married and have a baby!!!
He then went on to talk about his parents and then mine and then basically all parents...
He remarked pretty frankly after that, "I would like to have a cup of coffee with you...just around this corner"...
I again looked extremely puzzled....and retorted, "No...I need to get to this market"
As sure as hell I knew why I wanted to get to that market.
Btw..this guy was tamil, an ex-buddhist and Malaysian....all of 37 years of age...
His final aim is to become a sanyasi and he is gay becouse this allows him to enjoy sex without any sort of consummation and does not come in the way of his becoming a sage!!
I actually looked back at him..wondering he had any motive behind me....
The city is wonderful....extremely vibrant
If I had the money, I wouldn't mind staying here at all...
:-DD
Rock DJ Night
Things you need to know, before you read on
Swipe card: - A sort of ID card for all imperial college students to have access into the departments and student halls. There is a swipe card socket before almost all doors.
Knob entry: - The other side of the door always has this push button, so all you need to do is push this knob and the door is unlocked, instead of swiping anything.
ROCK DJ night was held at this place known as the Beit Quandrangle just opposite my department. This place also has a student hall where students stay. Now I came in supposedly early, i.e., at 10 pm. The music was on, but no people. The DJ was awesome, playing some really good modern rock. Since I was there with about 5 other people drinking beer (not me...;-)...expensive) and Damita was busy in his security post, I decided to have some fun, so I asked for Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams and i sort of went ballistic, although not that much...
some others trickled in. I decided to move around the place a bit. I could see a common room on the opposite corner of the entire area and I started moving towards it. Through the glass door, I could see a girl kissing someone against the door. Well, i thought, a couple making out...
Should I go in?
Hmmm....
I moved forward and tried to pull open the door, but it didn't because of swipe access and my card wouldn't access this door as i didn't belong to this hall. Suddenly, a hand came upon the knob entry and the door opened and I looked up. I was actually scared when I saw a girl on both sides of the kiss and I almost stared at them, although said "sorry" (I dont know why?) but moved on into the common room. I started moving around in a confused sort of state in the empty common room and also came upon this fussball table which for a moment reminded me of chandler and joey, but all I could do was to think of the moment just before. I decided to move into the DJ area, I pressed the knob entry, wooops...wrong button, and again the hand came up on the right one and unlocked the door for me while the scene continued as usual.
I looked back and I saw the couple staring blindly at me!
I went into the DJ party and saw 3 couples making out on the dance floor, out of which 2 were straight. I don't exactly know the purpose of this blog, but all I can say is that the music was actually rocking and it was all £3 worth.
I came back at around 12, felt sleepy and hence slept.
:-D
The start...
It was the Heathrow airport after a gruelling 9 hr journey from Abu Dhabi.
Aman came by and we went off towards South Ealing.
The London Underground does remind me of the Mumbai Local Trains, except for the crowd. Things appear so clean and so natural. It is probably an apparent observation. Ask the local crowd and you could uncover some harsh truths of London.
There was a musician at the London Underground and I was amazed, not by the skills, which by the way were simply awesome, but by the conspicious absence of a motive. She could get money, but how much could she get?
The people out here are in a way indescribable. They have so many backgrounds and diversity, that it is difficult to just see them through a common eye. I will probably never see the world in a much more diverse way. The college is a good mix of traditional (in terms of architecture) and modernity (in terms of amenities). The professors are the coolest. Most of them just can't stop blabbering, even when u have said "bye!".
My professor, too, is from Ealing, although from North Ealing. He takes the tube from Ealing to Earl's Court and then walks all the way to campus. This probably shows that even the best of guys out here have problems.
STAR WARS premiere was fantastic. The stars were all there. Right from Yoda to Anakin! and what followed was a once in a lifetime scenario. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was live and inspiring. This was at Leciester Square, but without the pigeons.
I have plans to make plans tonite. Tomorrow will be the day I shift into the new place. This place is just beautiful!! Thats all I can say!
The Royal School of Music and The Royal Albert Hall shall soon find a visitor calling again. Coz, I have to see the concertos.
There will be things to tell and describe when I write in next!
Cheers = Thanks in London!, weird city!
