Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
Felt great joy reading your post! Could totally relate to it! No experience can match the first time you get to see HIM up close. And yes it is surely thanks to those guardian angels that come along your path to make ur dream and wishes a reality. Hearty congrats! From: umiesha To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, October 26, 2009 4:11:45 PM Subject: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE 17TH October 2009…… Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… My Birthday too……. NETHERLANDS My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in neighbouring Belgium. While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I was talking about. "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no local support. "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs' , I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of Gent. OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the Awards office number. "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to tell Dinesh that the receptionist' s reply had been, "I am sorry to say that all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at him. I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone to `speaker-phone' . After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show is going to start around 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, just a minute" she said. After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. To get there at the time the receptionist
Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
I don't know what I 've to say. But as u mentioned nobody knew tht this was the big day for him It is true. My apologize again that I cancelled it ;( Music is my 2nd mom Luv u ARR Op 27 okt 2009 om 08:10 heeft Yalu het volgende geschreven:\ first of all...thanks to dinesh anna :) actually...we´ve planned a big party for umesh on his bday here in germany...but he cancelled our invitation few days back...coz he was really sick...n not able to cum to germany... we were a lil bit angry with him...coz we ve planned the food, location and gifts...but nobody knew tht this was the big day for him... chaos theory ;) so...sorry again :P --- Farzad Khaleel schrieb am Di, 27.10.2009: Von: Farzad Khaleel Betreff: Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE An: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Datum: Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009, 7:43 Congrats Umesh.. Atlast you met :) On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Vithur wrote: Congrats on you meeting ARR. God Bless. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:41 AM, umiesha wrote: 17TH October 2009…… Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… My Birthday too……. NETHERLANDS My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in neighbouring Belgium. While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I was talking about. "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no local support. "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs', I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of Gent. OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the Awards office number. "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to tell Dinesh that the receptionist's reply had been, "I am sorry to say that all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at him. I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone to `speaker-phone'. After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show is going to start around 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, just a minute" she said. After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.
Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
first of all...thanks to dinesh anna :) actually...we´ve planned a big party for umesh on his bday here in germany...but he cancelled our invitation few days back...coz he was really sick...n not able to cum to germany...we were a lil bit angry with him...coz we ve planned the food, location and gifts...butnobody knew tht this was the big day for him... chaos theory ;) so...sorry again :P --- Farzad Khaleel schrieb am Di, 27.10.2009: Von: Farzad Khaleel Betreff: Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE An: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Datum: Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009, 7:43 Congrats Umesh.. Atlast you met :) On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Vithur wrote: Congrats on you meeting ARR. God Bless. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:41 AM, umiesha wrote: 17TH October 2009…… Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… My Birthday too……. NETHERLANDS My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in neighbouring Belgium. While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I was talking about. "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no local support. "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs', I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of Gent. OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the Awards office number. "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to tell Dinesh that the receptionist's reply had been, "I am sorry to say that all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at him. I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone to `speaker-phone'. After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show is going to start around 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, just a minute" she said. After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in 10
Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
Congrats Umesh.. Atlast you met :) On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Vithur wrote: > > > Congrats on you meeting ARR. God Bless. > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:41 AM, umiesha wrote: > >> >> >> 17TH October 2009…… >> Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… >> My Birthday too……. >> >> NETHERLANDS >> >> My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. >> >> It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling >> her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my >> `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in >> neighbouring Belgium. >> >> While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off >> and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. >> >> Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday >> and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only >> had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I >> was talking about. >> >> "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh >> was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I >> apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had >> been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I >> didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by >> train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish >> until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no >> local support. >> >> "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs', I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. >> It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city >> of Gent. >> >> OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. >> Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held >> and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the >> Awards office number. >> "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. >> I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were >> any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to >> tell Dinesh that the receptionist's reply had been, "I am sorry to say that >> all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at >> him. >> >> I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R >> Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just >> to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? >> Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me >> madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours >> by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone >> to `speaker-phone'. >> >> After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love >> A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show >> is going to start around >> 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and >> that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, >> just a minute" she said. >> >> After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might >> just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise >> anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of >> the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly >> form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. >> >> Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have >> his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by >> the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already >> being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would >> collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. >> >> I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my >> mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to >> Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in >> 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! >> >> Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the >> thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to >> see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even >> if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. >> >> Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the >> wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in >> the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling >> well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. >> >> To get there at the time the receptionist had advised us, Dinesh had to >> `put his foot down' and at t
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Congrats on you meeting ARR. God Bless. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:41 AM, umiesha wrote: > > > 17TH October 2009…… > Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… > My Birthday too……. > > NETHERLANDS > > My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. > > It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling > her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my > `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in > neighbouring Belgium. > > While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off > and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. > > Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday > and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only > had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I > was talking about. > > "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh > was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I > apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had > been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I > didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by > train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish > until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no > local support. > > "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs', I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It > was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of > Gent. > > OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. > Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held > and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the > Awards office number. > "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. > I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were > any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to > tell Dinesh that the receptionist's reply had been, "I am sorry to say that > all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at > him. > > I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R > Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just > to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? > Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me > madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours > by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone > to `speaker-phone'. > > After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love > A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show > is going to start around > 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and > that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, > just a minute" she said. > > After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might > just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise > anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of > the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly > form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. > > Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have > his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by > the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already > being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would > collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. > > I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my > mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to > Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in > 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! > > Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the > thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to > see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even > if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. > > Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the > wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in > the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling > well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. > > To get there at the time the receptionist had advised us, Dinesh had to > `put his foot down' and at times, I saw we were doing 170 kph! After 20 > minutes driving, we hit a traffic jam and my nerves started to get to me > again. "Don't worry", Dinesh said, "we'll soon get through this"…
Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
Its real 'DREAM COME TRUE' While reading ur experience, I feel I'm dreaming that. Recently I missed a chance to meet him :( . Happy to know, u met him after ur gr8 effort. Congrats From: umiesha To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, October 27, 2009 12:11:45 AM Subject: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE 17TH October 2009…… Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… My Birthday too……. NETHERLANDS My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in neighbouring Belgium. While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I was talking about. "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no local support. "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs' , I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of Gent. OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the Awards office number. "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to tell Dinesh that the receptionist' s reply had been, "I am sorry to say that all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at him. I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone to `speaker-phone' . After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show is going to start around 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, just a minute" she said. After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. To get there at the time the receptionist had advised us, Dinesh had to `put his foot down' and at times, I saw we we
Re: [arr] MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE
Good narration nice to know that your dream had come true.. :) 2009/10/27 umiesha > > > 17TH October 2009…… > Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… > My Birthday too……. > > NETHERLANDS > > My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. > > It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, telling > her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance to see my > `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony 350km away in > neighbouring Belgium. > > While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged off > and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. > > Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy birthday > and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that I only > had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me what I > was talking about. > > "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh > was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I > apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had > been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I > didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by > train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish > until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no > local support. > > "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs', I didn't tell you what the ceremony was about. It > was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in the city of > Gent. > > OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. > Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being held > and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the > Awards office number. > "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. > I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there were > any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't need to > tell Dinesh that the receptionist's reply had been, "I am sorry to say that > all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I looked at > him. > > I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R > Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just > to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? > Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me > madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours > by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone > to `speaker-phone'. > > After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys love > A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The show > is going to start around > 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and > that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, > just a minute" she said. > > After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys might > just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't promise > anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second part of > the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could hardly > form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. > > Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have > his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by > the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already > being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would > collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. > > I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my > mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to > Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in > 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! > > Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the > thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to > see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even > if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. > > Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the > wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in > the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling > well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. > > To get there at the time the receptionist had advised us, Dinesh had to > `put his foot down' and at times, I saw we were doing 170 kph! After 20 > minutes driving, we hit a traffic jam and my nerves started to get to me > again. "Don't worry", Dinesh said, "we'll soon get through this"…a
