Metal Maiden

One look at me and you will say this female can't listen to metal. Reason - I am not wearing metal tee, eyes are without dark kohl and no rebellious behaviour. Just a simple ordinary girl. Duh! Dikhavo pe mat jao, apni akal lagao :P But start talking about metal and I can give most of the guys a complex. Just because I don't dress like a metal head and don't go around boasting to every random person (read door to door salesmanship) people automatically assume that I can't listen to metal.

But talking about metal definitely brings a glint to my otherwise dull eyes. Though I am still exploring, I am into heavy metal, thrash metal, power metal, glam metal, progressive metal and neo-classical metal. This comes as a surprise to people who listen to only one or two sub genres. What shocks them to the core is the fact that apart from metal, I listen to rock n roll, hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, grunge, classic pop and a li'l of jazz and blues too.

In this age where you will find many who listen to metal just thinking that it makes them 'cool', I am glad I am not one of them. And for people who think I listen to metal to get attention...please! If I needed attention, all I had to do is get a makeover and voila! I would have all the attention I needed.

This is Gamma Ray for all the metal lovers :

We're the masters of the wind
We're demons left in howl
we're the undefeated warriors
we have heard the call

We're the keepers and the leaders
of the only thing we love
we're the saviours
and protectors from above

In our sky there is no limit
and masters we have none
heavy metal is the only one

'cause it's a heavy metal universe
with a heavy metal sound
masters of the thunder
shake you to the ground.

It's a heavy metal bomber
and it's never going down
flying 'cross the universe
we're heavy metal bound
we're heavy metal bound

With a burning hot desire
like a supersonic blast
we have come to show the world
that we have come to last

There ain't no way to stop us
and you'll never kill our pride
'cause it's not only music
it's a chosen way of life

And our world has got no borders
and in union we all stand
'cause heavy metal is our promised land

it's a heavy metal universe
with a heavy metal sound
masters of the thunder
shake you to the ground.

It's a heavy metal bomber
and it's never going down
flying 'cross the universe
we're heavy metal bound
we're heavy metal bound.

See my hands held to the sky
let me rock you 'till forever
raise your voice we're soaring high
swear allegiance now or never
burning up we build a flame
as we speak the oath together
metal is our way forever...
... way forevermore

And our world has got no borders
and in union we all stand
'cause heavy metal is our promised land

It's a heavy metal universe
with a heavy metal sound
masters of the thunder
shake you to the ground.

It's a heavy metal bomber
and it's never going down
flying 'cross the universe
we're heavy metal bound
we're heavy metal bound.

Slim Shady!

Sorry to disappoint Eminem fans but this is not a post on Eminem. I am not going to write about his alter ego. I already have one alter ego which is writing this post right now. No! I'm not crazy. Its just that people drive me crazy. Everytime they meet me, they tell me how thin I am. Slim sounds better but THIN...ugh! But I guess I am not thin. How can they take a look at my big butt and say I am thin? Why can't they say 'atleast you are not thin at the butt'? As if though I was not less averse to meeting people, this makes me wanna run away at the sight of human beings.

In my childhood, I was taught to say 'hi', 'hello', 'how are you?' to greet people. But now I realize this is all so wrong. I am always greeted with 'How thin have you become!', 'Are you on diet?', 'When are you gonna put on some weight?' or 'Don't your parents give you enough food?'. And don't tell me when I will put on some weight, the same people are gonna tell me that I have indeed put on some. How much weight do they mean when they say 'put on weight'? I eat four meals a day atleast without fail. And I did not include the number of times I eat during my innumerable bouts of hunger during the day. I don't think twice when I feast on chips, butter, cheese or anything that most girls would not touch even with a stick. And I am still thin. Is it my fault?

Some years down the lane when I may put on lots of weight and my fats may pop out from all possible directions, these same people are going to tell me that I have become fat and should reduce some weight. What a contradiction! No matter what, people will always go on with their so called important opinions. So this whole slim thing sounds like a shady part to me. Its just a way of showing that they have all the time in the world to think about you. Wish they could think how this poor girl puts on with all these comments! Awww...but one thing is certain. Whether I am fat or thin, as long as it does not lead me to death bed, its fine!

These words from Helloween's song doesn't stop playing in my mind-

So they keep talking and they never stop
And at a certain point you give it up
So the only thing thats left to think is this

I want out... to live my life alone
I want out... leave me be
I want out... to do things on my own
I want out... to live my life and to be free

The 'Friend'ly Species

Friends! When I hear this word the first thought that comes to my mind is the sitcom 'Friends'. It really surprises me that when i think about friends, no one in particular comes to my mind. Rather some kind of classification of friends pops into my head. Yea...classification! If you never knew that friends could be classified, let me enlighten you on this one. After all these years of making so many friends, (please don't ask me how many are still friends with me...it will just show you how anti social I am) and nothing much to do right now, I sort of classified my friends. I know it sounds very judgemental but then we humans are like that.

And so the classification begins...

• The Social Groups Variety :- This kind of friends are friends because of the same social group we belong to. They are school friends, college friends, office friends, etc. They just interact with you when you are together at school, college, office, etc. The friendship is due to the same social group. If you leave the social group. the friends are gone too (am taking an example from most cases).

• The Use and Throw Variety :- Basically these are the kind of friends I have mostly encountered. The name explains it all. In times of need and help, they require you and the moment you help them and their problems are solved, they just disappear. They just come to you if they need a listening hear, helping hand or just sweet tongue to make them feel good. Once they feel good, the friendship is in dumps. That is they use you and throw you. So simple it seems!

• The Best friends today and Who-are-you-tomorrow Variety :- Quite a big name, but then I had no better name than this one. These are the kind of friends who all of a sudden announce that you are their best friend and can't stop talking about your friendship. Then with the same suddeness they act like they don't even know you. Duh! I always keep wondering what is wrong with these kind of friends. But I reached to a conclusion that they suffer from some split personality disorder. Poor them!

• The Kingfisher Variety :- 'The King of Good Times'. They are always there with you during your good times. Come bad times and they disappear. Friends in good times and nobody in your bad times. These kind of friends are frequently found. Wonder why are they even called friends!

• The Friends outside and Foes inside Variety :- This reminds me of the figure of speech 'Antithesis'. They are all so smiling and caring from their faces but deep down inside their hearts they are hatching a plot to assassinate you. Okay! Not assassinate you but to put you down. Whatever! They are enemies in the disguise of friends.

• The Jaan De denge Variety :- These are normally known as best friends. Not that they will give their lives but the ones to stick with you during your good and bad times equally. The only variety that truely belongs to the friends class. I really haven't encountered these type but i would surely wish to for a change from the other varieties. If you have these kind of friends, you sure are lucky.

P.S. : No offence meant to anyone. If you don't agree with my list, you are very lucky not to have encountered these kind of friends.

Here's Red Hot Chilli Peppers for all my friends. No matter what class they belong to, I love all of them :

My friends are so depressed
I feel the question
Of your loneliness
Confide... `cause Ill be on your side
You know I will, you know I will

X girlfriend called me up
Alone and desperate
On the prison phone
They want... to give her 7 years
For being sad

Chorus :
I love all of you
Hurt by the cold
So hard and lonely too
When you dont know yourself

My friends are so distressed
And standing on
The brink of emptiness
No words... I know of to express
This emptiness

Chorus :
Imagine me taught by tragedy
Release is peace
I heard a little girl
And what she said
Was something beautiful
To give... your love
No matter what