aJCfreak - Dan's Blog

Awesome... Simply awesome. The past coupla days have been some of the toppest ones in B'lore. I'm loving it!!! (Hence the title for this post ;) ) I've spent quite sometime with Aneka (CSI CEans would be knowing her!) and it's been really good. She came home on a morning, last week. side comment >>> That's when I realised... Having a gal over is SOOOO much different from havin a guy (Jochu!) over... The house needs sprucing up!!! Sam, ya got budget fer that???? I've met Anek's aunt (wid whom she's staying) and her aunt's kids. They're pretty cool people and quite friendly. I was at the Christmas eve lunch/party (no booze) at my cuz's place.... Met quite a few new people. Then discovered on Christmas morn that most of them attend da same church as I do - All Peoples Church!!! How cool is that??? Christmas day was really cool. I finished church with Aneka and I was jus droppin her off near her place when my TL called. He said I could t...

God's rockin me. Pretty hard.... And in a good way, this time around. Life's finally settling into a fast-paced, God-centred momentum.... Written two awesome songs in the past week. The Haunting was written as a follow-up to the crucifixion of Hope, while Beyond The Veil was written for the momentous occasion of Mishtu's marriage. Do check them out by clicking the 'New Songs' link to the right... Apart from this, I'm getting more involved with the All Peoples Church. Atleast, I hope to. I really don't agree with everything that is taught there... But that is the case with any church. I cannot have a perfect church. Let's see... I believe that the Lord wants me at this church for some divine purpose, and that's enough for me at the moment. I've committed to helping out with setup prior to the services... And I'm thinking of getting involved with "The Sanctuary" ministry - started by one lady-member - which is a coffee shop, library, ...

Last Thursday morning (7th Dec), Jochu (Joseph V) landed in Banagalore. I brought him over from the station and took him around the city a lil bit... He was totally awed by all the labels/brands factory outlets at Marathahalli. Then I dragged him along while I enquired about some home furniture and interior decor items at three furniture & style shops ;) In his own words "Daniel, you are tempting me!" And of course, the experience has given him certain ideas of his own for entrepreneurship.......... After all that, we went and bought some veal kebabs and sheek kebabs (from across the R. Station) and added a coupla drinks (Appy! NOT anything else). Jacaba (Arun J) and Varkey (Varghese I J) joined us that evening at my place.... Jochu and me were waiting for them at the corner of my street. When those two showed up, there was such a huge scene!!! Hugs and kisses all around.... No, I mean literally. I asked the three to pipe down, but ... to no avail. We sat in my room and y...

Hiya. Jus a quick note to say that two new songs are up. One is inspired by two of my friends who are going through really tough situations... The other is about the dinner I had with Billy Y. Please do go through these two songs... You can access them by the RSS feed link to the "New Songs" on the right side of this blog site.... :D God bless!

Well, I've been alone at home for more than a week and contrary to popular opinion that I would go mad being home alone, I've been enjoying myself. Of course, my neighbours might not have had the same enjoyment...... I've treated them to the tunes of Walt Disney, Steven Curtis Chapman, Rebecca St. James, Matt Redman, Petra, Jump 5, some Tamil Christian stuff, OST - The Lion King, FFH and the PraiseBand. It's a wonder I've not had any complaints so far! I've been having a pretty good week. Work's been going on OK due to my huge and major trust in the Lord. So it's really good... I'm able to face up to it. I met Billy Yesudian last Saturday. He had come over to Bangalore to help out with the Steve's Gym outfit for an outreach programme. Of course, he knew me already cos Arul had intro-ed me to him. So he was actually introducing me to ppl as "This is Dan. He's a song-writer." You know..... I know that I write songs. But to hear of it ...

Ever since I've been a lil kid, I've wanted to go to UK. I've dreamt of this and that. Green meadows and enchanting streams... Lovely lakes and lovelier lochs... The list goes on. And reading "The Highlander's Last Song" when I was 15 didn't help matters at all. So, it is with a heavy heart and a split conscience that I write this.... For, my brother left for UK last night. He he he... Couldn't resist that. Anyways, my bro's gone off to the UK for about two months which means I'm all alone in my two-bedroom house in Bangalore for the next two months. I just hope that I don't become bored sick..... :D C, the thing is that havin my bro around was real fun and cool. I had human soul for company. But now it's jus my CD player and me (ya, comp's broken down too!!!) I sure hope I survive these two months. Most probably when my bro gets back, he'll find a crazy, raving lunatic in my place.......................................... An...

A gentle whisper... A softer word... A touch so tender that it blows away every thought that my 'human' mind is debating. A thunderous roar... A stimulating wave... A dawn so stupendous that every breath that my body is inhaling is exhaled in a single gasp. The immortal addresses the mortal as if he were an equal. I am stunned beyond words, beyond anything that can be felt or expressed with any of the senses that my mortaity has gifted me with. I look awed upon the glory and the splendour of the One. The only One with the power to take away what I am and make me what I can never be otherwise. This only increases the realisation of my filthy existence. Like a child to its mother, I wish to cling to Him. But I hold myself back... How can I be what I want to be, when He is the very picture of perfection and glory? Can I still remain me if He stays with me? His look is deep. It penetrates my very soul. It reaches down into the depths of the night... The night that I just spent, no ...

I awoke in the middle of the night to find a warm body by my side. In the quiet stillness, thoughts of the previous night flooded my mind. Tingling my nerves and titillating my senses, I realised that this was the evil with which I have lain so many times before and I continue to lie, unable to leave that which has always been a part of me. I look at this monster, this person, this desire, this craving... And I sigh. This is my existence. This has been my existence for quite a long while now. The pattern of my thoughts shift toward the future, playing that age-old game of "Guess what's gonna happen tomorrow?" and the thought of what I would be doing after the break of dawn fills me with the deepest loathing for myself. For when the world sees the sun of tomorrow, I would wake with the world to embrace all that is good and all that the Lord suppliess to his human pets. Seemingly renouncing the evil that I myself chose to lie with, I would then go on to conquer my very love...

Hmmm.... I guess the real reason that I've never had a blog till date was that I thought that it would be a sheer waste of time and effort. Well, I'm beginning to think otherwise, so here I am.... Starting out on a journey which almost every other decent-headed bloke in the universe has begun.... And some have traversed so far into this voyage that ...... that I dunno what. But u know, so I guess that's cool! Take care y'all and I'll be writing in more often (hopefully)!!!