Just because...
we believe in public transport,
Just because...
we refuse to drive our cars to work,
Just because...
we take the pains to wait for trains and buses,
Just because...
of our common modes of transport, we are easy targets?
It doesnt matter to us, we are back although a bit shaken,
Just because... We are the public commuters of the world!
And our everyday journeys', are our lives' biggest lessons!
- For my three urban favourites; Bombay, London, New York!
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
For free!
The New York Philharmonic had its second annual free concert at the Great Lawn in Central Park yesterday. As is second nature to New Yorkers, thousands flocked together for what seemed like a mass picnic. That it was a Tuesday and one of the hottest and most humid nights so far this summer, did'nt seem to matter, gauging by the 47,000 odd people on the lawn.
The young, the elderly, the gay, the straight, the animal-lover, the tourist, the local resident and many such, sat around us, right in the middle of Manhattan. Some brought their pets, others brought candles; most brought wine, cheese and champagne; all brought bedsheets to sprawl out on.
Accompaniments to the symphony of Dvorak were; the almost full moon, with yellow streaks, shining right on our faces; the glittering specks of the midtown skyline peering over the thick green deciduous foliage of the park; the swaying balloons and pom-poms hanging high over people's heads; the stark silence amidst the large crowd when the musicians played and the thundering applause after each symphony. Various elements, some natural, some man-made, worked synchronously to produce a night of delight, topped with fireworks at the end of the show.
A personal moment of bliss: lying with my head on mom's lap, in the middle of the park, in the middle of one of my favourite cities, gazing away at the moon, with live music in the background!
Some of the best things in life, most certainly come for free!
The young, the elderly, the gay, the straight, the animal-lover, the tourist, the local resident and many such, sat around us, right in the middle of Manhattan. Some brought their pets, others brought candles; most brought wine, cheese and champagne; all brought bedsheets to sprawl out on.
Accompaniments to the symphony of Dvorak were; the almost full moon, with yellow streaks, shining right on our faces; the glittering specks of the midtown skyline peering over the thick green deciduous foliage of the park; the swaying balloons and pom-poms hanging high over people's heads; the stark silence amidst the large crowd when the musicians played and the thundering applause after each symphony. Various elements, some natural, some man-made, worked synchronously to produce a night of delight, topped with fireworks at the end of the show.
A personal moment of bliss: lying with my head on mom's lap, in the middle of the park, in the middle of one of my favourite cities, gazing away at the moon, with live music in the background!
Some of the best things in life, most certainly come for free!
Friday, July 08, 2005
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