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Buddha Bar

July 2nd, 2009 bhowmik No comments

I love my music.

I listen to pretty much anything and everything. In fact i would be hard pressed to classify any kind of music if i was asked to :)

The Buddha Bar Series has got to be in the top 5 of my all time favourites. The Albums are a compilation of songs by artists from all around the world. And they really are from all around the world. The albums are always 2 CD’s One is usually easy lounge accompaniment for say a Dinner while the other is a more peppy, beat-filled disc with songs more suited to foot tapping or even dancing. The albums are compilations by the resident DJ’s which have been Claude Challe, DJ Ravin, David Visan and Sam Popat.

What holds my attention is the sheer variety of music. I definitely can’t fathom the lyrics for most of the songs as My linguistic abilities are limited to 3 languages at best and maybe understanding a smattering of a few others.

The music is captivating, the variety is great and although i hear a few people saying that the music is getting repetitive i personally don’t think so.

For those of you who want to give it a go here’s a few tracks from the series, (links play in last.fm)

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why

June 8th, 2008 bhowmik 2 comments
One thing that i have noticed is that “why” features a lot in all that i write, it isn’t a conscious thing. I don’t strive to ask that consciously but over the last few months i’ve started to realise that i am obsessed with the why. I’d rather prefer to worry about the “how” consciously but it is the why that torments me all the time consciously and subconsciously, in everything i do.

For most of my posts i try to use a single word heading because i like to keep it simple. the single word heading sort of focuses me on what i am trying to talk about.

Why do i act? Why do i react? why do i go through a certain emotion? what is it that drives that “(re)action” – i need to be able to understand that.

For me it is about why “I” am who i am, what makes me me. It sounds a bit conceited but it isn’t. Its more about a journey towards self awareness, towards Sentience, towards understanding myself.

I find that it gives me more insight into people i meet and interact with. Questioning myself for whatever i do makes me less judgemental about others and their actions.

Sometimes the search for the why is overwhelming because it unearths answers which i may not like or shows me a side of myself which isn’t how i see myself or want to see myself.

But that search is something which is an unchangeable and prominent feature of “how” i think.

Now i just need to figure out “why” i think :)

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