Six Strings !

Since my early days I dream of playing guitar someday though not professional. Badly wanted to develop playing guitar as one of my hobbies. But, my parent had a different plan for me during that time. They put a strict vigil eye on me when it comes to this musical instrument. The reason being most of the guitarists from my home-town were either drop-outs, half addicts etc. in the name of guitar and rock music. An perception which the new rock generation is still trying to prove it wrong. In my early days I could only stare on the experts playing guitar but, I failed convince my parents my reasons of learning it.

Many years passed by. After my graduation I again had a chance to learn guitar. This was when I was in Bangalore and before I joined my post-graduation. My roomies used to play guitars and they were good in it. I learned few tricks and codes from them but, had to abandon them in between and the guitar as I had to move to hostel for my PG. With these all my dreams remain unfulfilled.

Many years passed by. I moved to Mumbai and started working for living. Slowly, the grip from my parents has slowly been loosen. Then I came to contact with rock-music people and I have been flowing with them since then. Slowly, the long lost dream is again continued and revived. Now, I decided to learn guitar come what may.

I bought a guitar few days back and I'll be joining a guitar class very soon. It's never too late for something you want it really bad.

Dear blog readers,
One of my school buddies who is currently doing Phd in Physics has formed a rock-band called "Imphal Talkies". The songs are really good and out-of-the-box. Their first album name "Tiddim Road" is ready for released but, the kind of the money needed for it is stopping them. There are very few takers for them till now. I have been trying my best level to convince my friend-circles, You can also chipped in some help. This friend of mine expressed his gratitude for trying to help him by writing a poem for me. You can find it here.

http://believeinmusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/imphal-talkies-and-ngakpa.html


Some of the sample songs of "Tiddim Road" can be found in the link below.
www.myspace.com/imphaltalkies

Help us to record a song :
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rock-music-manipur/message/479


Regards,
Oinam Khuman Ngakpa

ARMY's take

Perhaps, most difficult !

The most difficult part in life is letting it go when you really don't want to.


What say !

Update !

My new look is appreciated in the office and in home. In fact, many of my colleagues have done with this kind of hair cut after seeing. I hope I'm going to end the symptoms of trichotillomania forever. Wish to see my new grown hairs sooner.

Unfortunately, my office is issuing new ID cards replacing the old ones by the end of this week for which we have to submit passport photographs. Yesterday, I realized all my recent passports(with normal hairs) were exhausted and I don't want this bald look in the new ID card.Great sense of wrong timing in me.

Work front I'm doing better. Most of the goals set are achieved. What is left is some few tiny bits and pieces. I'm trying my best to complete everything by the turn of this week.The hectic pressure has subsided and I'm able to leave office on time and take off on weekends also. Hope this last forever.

kicking a habit !

Many people has different form of bad habit. Everyone is trying to kick it some point of time without much success until it's too late.

Being a human I'm currently suffering from "Compulsive Hair Pulling" also known as Trichotillomania in medical term since almost last ten years.

I know it's bad, look really odd but, somehow I can't stop. Have tried many ways to stop this habit without much success.

Tried putting a cap, applying plaster on figures etc. but, somehow I still manage to do. Due to which I'm going bald at a very fast pace.

A little stress, anxiety, worrisome, tension etc. will put everything to square one.

Yesterday, I went for a hair cut. I asked the barber to cut like this and that to hid the fast receding hair density. He tried his level best but, somehow he failed at the end.

That point i decided it's time to go for all out effort to kick this habit. I asked to gimme a new hair cut like that of new "Aamir Khan" hair without the stripes. An innovative and final way to tackle this.

Now, I'm almost bald. My friend said it takes almost 2 months to back to normal hair which I'm least concern. Now, my only concern is that I kick the habit somehow and regain all the lost hair since the beginning of this habit.