Losing a "glass"mate!

I met an old friend in Shibuya last night for drinks/dinner. (For those of you don't know Shibuya, it's one of those towns in Tokyo, popular for night life)

We were walking aimlessly without deciding where to eat/drink and when I asked him if we were heading to his favorite Irish pub in Shibuya, he told me that he had quit drinking. I was like "WHAT?". "What the F@#$? You are just kidding, right". But he told me that he really quit.

I mean, this man who was my "glass"mate for more than a decade, has decided to quit, as his doctor advised to reduce alcohol intake. And I still can't believe that I lost a fellow drunkard!

I went to his residence for lunch and he pulled out 3 bottles of wine. (We were planning to see cherry blossoms in a park near his apartment, which flopped. But that's a story for another day). I was hoping, I was simply hoping that he might say that he had not quit and he decided not to drink on Fridays due to some reason or whatever and he was just trying to fool me. He poured himself a glass of Japanese tea and we said cheers. So he really quit. I had really lost a "glass"mate, too bad.

After 6 hours of chatting with him, his wife & a couple of friends who had gathered there, I returned home and got into the hot tub, drank 500ml Asahi beer and raised a toast to an old "glass"mate who had turned a new leaf.

I can't write any more. I am going to take the fetus position and sob!

Top 10 songs of U2

These are the top 10 of my favourite songs of U2.

1. With or without you - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEfSnjL0pd8

2. One



3. Fly



4. I still haven't found what I'm looking for - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fBj2wsimvQ

5. Where the streets have no name - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVbLm4TN3g

6. Acrobat



7. Ultraviolet



8. New Year's Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLtshMhbZPo

9. Peace on Earth



10. The sweetest thing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfv3lJs5qE

Do you like them too?

ஜார்ஜ் மைக்கேல்!

ஜார்ஜ் மைக்கேல் - கடந்த 17 வருடங்களாக அவரது இசையால் என்னை பெரிதும் கவர்ந்த கலைஞர்களில் ஒருவர். அவரைப் போன்ற ஒரு மகத்தான இசைக் கலைஞனை எனக்கு அறிமுகம் செய்த நண்பர் ஜெரார்ட் சுதாகருக்கு நன்றி.

எனக்கு பிடித்த அவரது 10 பாடல்களை இங்கே தொகுத்திருக்கிறேன்.
இந்த பாடல்கள் உங்களுக்கும் பிடித்திருக்கிறதா என்று சொல்லுங்கள்.

1. Jesus to a child.



2. Careless Whisper



3. Last Christmas



4. Heal the pain



5. Kissing a fool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSCn_5cJ5No

6. Amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyoIWIB_-E

7. Where did your heart go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ECnQ5EOWg&feature=related

8. Faith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viPWb3ieH6o&feature=related

9. Outside

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da5uoggW9Eg

10. Freedom 90

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqAedBXP6ys