Every dog has its day, every day has its way
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an information worker stuck in his cube must be in want of a holiday. No,no ... its not that we be a Darcy wannabe, but a vacation does entice us tremendously at the moment. However the conditions for the same are not quite conducive (dont ask us why...its a road that we have been down too many times in the recent past) ...so we shan't be doing that for a bit. Lovely word eh, that shan't. Heard Eddie Vedder use it once in a concert at Wembley. Always wanted to use it since. One more thing to cross of our list of things to do before we die. Damn where did we keep that list. Must find it and update it with recent occurences. But we digress. Since we cannot go on vacations for a bit, we shall instead compile a list of places that we want to see before we die. Due thought of precisely 30-oh-so-precious seconds has been given to this list, so expect major lacunae/omissions. A worthy commission for us nevertheless. So here goes.1. Scotland : After duly watching tons of British serials/movies set in this wonderous part of the world, we are just in awe of the majestic beauty of this place. Plus, we have always wanted to pretend to have a Scottish accent after watching this and talk to the MacGregors, the MacLaughlins and the MacLeods and figure out the mystery behind their cool surnames. Someday...
2. New Zealand : Yes,we be might ashamed of admitting this one. The inspiration to visit this place came primarily after watching this which is only because this hadn't come out by that time. But a country that has so much beauty and so few people is definitely worth visiting.
3. Egypt: When we be of impressionable age, we happened to come across this book titled "River God" by Wilbur Smith . And the young impressionable us developed such an impression of the Egyptian way of life, that it has been a dream to visit this land for long. Agreed, the Pharaoh's are dead but from what we understand they left a lot worth seeing, behind.
4. Alaska: Blame the fascination for this on a number Husky stories that we read when we were young. Always wanted to go on a sled pulled by dogs with nothing but the color white all around.
5. Brazil : Primarily want to see the Amazonian rain forest, if such a thing still exists. The things that we could do their in no particular order of importance are:
a. Fight an anaconda
b. Say hi to a jaguar
c. Get a specialised private treatment from a true-blue shaman
d. Find our own WonderWoman
The number 5 looks appealing enough to stop our visions of fancy for the moment. Our ever-vigilant reader must have noticed the absence of any places desi in this post. Well we shall keep stories for such places for another day. Till such time enjoy this fine example of the art of remixing as demonstrated by the Maestro Eric Prydz in his wonderful rendition of the song "Another Brick in the Wall" which had been originally conceptualised by Messrs. Waters, Gilmour,Wright and Mason who went by the moniker of "Pink Floyd" at one point of time. The video depicts certain uncouth young children supposedly commiting vandalism and other such despicable acts, which children of their age are wont to do, only to later reveal that they were actually trying to put forth a very important social message. Jolly good show, lads, we say to them!
posted by Nitish @ 2:32 AM
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