I don't think I like the woman who lives in the bathroom. She doesn't ever smile and seems annoyed whenever I come in there. You would think that I'd broke into her house or something. She really isn't a happy camper. I suppose I don't blame her.
I went to work today and blah blah blah…boring stuff…let's fast forward to the good part!
After work, Supriya took me to Kingdom of Dreams. It's like Disney World mixed with Busch Gardens and maybe a dash of Kings Dominion. It was awesome. First we stepped out of the cab and were greeted by some giant stone elephants. Once inside, we took a couple pictures in front of the beautiful buildings, fountains, and more giant elephants.
Sups and I then went inside this one area full of shops and restaurants from all the states of India. We settled on a restaurant featuring food from Punjab. Delicious, per usual. The restaurant was awesome and the wall was covered in clay pots with lights in them. Perfect for a photo op.
Then I saw this fascinating lady, right before she headed up a band/conga line. Awesome stuff.
Finally Nikhil joined us and we were ready to go inside to start Jhumroo. We had second row seats, which were quite amazing. Nikhil immediately began teasing me that I would have to dance. At first I believed him, but then I realized that he hadn't seen the show yet, so he was probably just making fun of me because I'm not a huge fan of dancing. Or public displays. Every time the dancers came out into the crowd, he would act like it was almost time for my dancing debut. Absolutely horrifying.
The show was a musical comedy based on the music of Kishore Kumar. The young man in the movie—Bhola—is a horrible singer who falls in love and dreams of being on India Superstar (pretty much American Idol). He is embodied by the spirit of Kishore Kumar so that he is able to sing on the show.
At least, that's what I think happened.
It was all in Hindi, so I mostly figured it out by listening to the music and watching facial expressions and hand gestures. I was pretty good at it, actually. Supriya kept leaning over to explain the plot and I would cut her off and repeat my version to see if I was on the right track. I almost always was. Winning!
After intermission, the reality singing show started up again with audience participation. They immediately came to us in the second row (the front row was empty) and zoned in on Supriya. Thank heavens. I literally shrunk into my seat with Nikhil laughing at me. Sups had to stand up and say who her favorite singer was and then they *gasp* made her sing! Thankfully she picked a song that seemingly everyone knew, so they all sang along. Then she got feedback from the judges. Hilarious! After Sups, they went up to a young man who had clearly decided that this was his moment to shine. He puilled the microphone out of the "host's" hands and started singing…and singing…and singing. Seriously, i think he sang through three verses before being asked to stop. Then he turned to the "judges" for real, legitimate feedback. Once again, he pulled the mic back from the "host" and started asking questions about his performance.
I could not stop laughing.
I wanted to stand up and say "This is not real. We are at a show, dude." But that would have drawn attention to me, so there was pretty much no way that was happening.
The rest of the show was awesome. Even the end where Nikhil's prediction came true and I was pulled out on the floor to dance. Thankfully Sups and Nikhil were pulled out of their seats, as well, so it was a bit more bearable.
All in all, it was a fantastically fun evening and I'm so happy I got a chance to go! It was worth it just to see that dude steal the microphone and sing his heart out.
I went to work today and blah blah blah…boring stuff…let's fast forward to the good part!
After work, Supriya took me to Kingdom of Dreams. It's like Disney World mixed with Busch Gardens and maybe a dash of Kings Dominion. It was awesome. First we stepped out of the cab and were greeted by some giant stone elephants. Once inside, we took a couple pictures in front of the beautiful buildings, fountains, and more giant elephants.
Sups and I then went inside this one area full of shops and restaurants from all the states of India. We settled on a restaurant featuring food from Punjab. Delicious, per usual. The restaurant was awesome and the wall was covered in clay pots with lights in them. Perfect for a photo op.
Then I saw this fascinating lady, right before she headed up a band/conga line. Awesome stuff.
Finally Nikhil joined us and we were ready to go inside to start Jhumroo. We had second row seats, which were quite amazing. Nikhil immediately began teasing me that I would have to dance. At first I believed him, but then I realized that he hadn't seen the show yet, so he was probably just making fun of me because I'm not a huge fan of dancing. Or public displays. Every time the dancers came out into the crowd, he would act like it was almost time for my dancing debut. Absolutely horrifying.
The show was a musical comedy based on the music of Kishore Kumar. The young man in the movie—Bhola—is a horrible singer who falls in love and dreams of being on India Superstar (pretty much American Idol). He is embodied by the spirit of Kishore Kumar so that he is able to sing on the show.
At least, that's what I think happened.
It was all in Hindi, so I mostly figured it out by listening to the music and watching facial expressions and hand gestures. I was pretty good at it, actually. Supriya kept leaning over to explain the plot and I would cut her off and repeat my version to see if I was on the right track. I almost always was. Winning!
After intermission, the reality singing show started up again with audience participation. They immediately came to us in the second row (the front row was empty) and zoned in on Supriya. Thank heavens. I literally shrunk into my seat with Nikhil laughing at me. Sups had to stand up and say who her favorite singer was and then they *gasp* made her sing! Thankfully she picked a song that seemingly everyone knew, so they all sang along. Then she got feedback from the judges. Hilarious! After Sups, they went up to a young man who had clearly decided that this was his moment to shine. He puilled the microphone out of the "host's" hands and started singing…and singing…and singing. Seriously, i think he sang through three verses before being asked to stop. Then he turned to the "judges" for real, legitimate feedback. Once again, he pulled the mic back from the "host" and started asking questions about his performance.
I could not stop laughing.
I wanted to stand up and say "This is not real. We are at a show, dude." But that would have drawn attention to me, so there was pretty much no way that was happening.
The rest of the show was awesome. Even the end where Nikhil's prediction came true and I was pulled out on the floor to dance. Thankfully Sups and Nikhil were pulled out of their seats, as well, so it was a bit more bearable.
All in all, it was a fantastically fun evening and I'm so happy I got a chance to go! It was worth it just to see that dude steal the microphone and sing his heart out.
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