Hi Serge, Since u r planning in next summer....I, too, have almost same plans. I will be at KM next year ,Inshallah.... Guys, pray for me and say AMIN...... NILIMA
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 serge belier wrote : >Thank you Thulasi, This is a feeling I wanted to express since a long time >now, but I did not take the time to do (busy with work) > >I am planning to come to India next summer 2009 (it will then be 9 years since >I did not come to India), and I hope I can meet ARR fans from this group and >if possible ARR Sir himself. >I would love to meet people like Vithur, Gopal, and others that I have been >reading since 1999. > >Here are the places I wish to visit. Chenai, Pondicherry (my grown up place), >Bangalore, Mysore, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Velankanni. I don't know where all of >you people living, but I you wish we can meet. I know it's a bit earlier now. > >Lovingly, >Serge > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:38:13 >-0700Subject: Re: [arr] I wish ARR Sir will read this message of Love coming >from a fan who lives far enough from his Mother Land India > > > >nice one, Serge... >On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:22 AM, serge belier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I am in France since 1992. I live in the suburn of Paris in a place called > Créteil (94)I am a very strong fan of A.R.Rahman and also manage to go to > London in 2005 specially to attend A.R.R concert which took place in Wembley > Arena.I love ARR Sir music since the first time I listened to Roja. At that > time I bet with everybody that ARR will be the best musician ever, many > people were not convinced as they use to say that we can not judge someone on > one or two albums. But I was 1000 % convinced that he will be the best. And > now I am very proud of him and love him for several reasons : > >He is from India (my mother land), >He is better that any musician in the world (for his excellence in different >kind of music style, indian, western, chinese, etc... Other musicians can >never be compared to him as they are not versatile as he is, even if they are >known to be the best in the world), >He is very humble even if he is the best, >He is a great human being (for all his attention to poor people, for helping >society, and fighting against disease, poverty, etc...), >I totally share and admire his thoughts and attitude of being a great indian >citizen (as he wants India to become more developped, he wants the success of >every indian, he wants to share his experience and his love with everybody), >I have never been disappointed by him, my expectation from him (his music and >his behaviour) has always been fulfilled by him.Being born to indian parents >in Cambodia, I lived in Reunion Island (near Mauritius Island) from 1 to 6 >tears old, then I discovered this lovely country, my mother land INDIA where I >lived from 6 to 18 years old (in Pondicherry between 1980 to 1992) At that >time, I always wished that one day, the great country of my origin, INDIA, >will become the powerful and richest country in the world. I always wanted to >see in India, big high ways, big buildings, big cities (like in Paris, >Singapour, London). I had lot of friends suffering from poverty, I helped them >as much I could. so my dreams was also to see every indian living in good >social condition, good salary, good way of life. I remember people standing in >front of electronic shops to see "Oliyum Oliyum" on friday at 8 pm. These >people could not afford having a TV set at home or a video cassette player. I >don't want to recall in my memory people begging for food, it was very sad and >it gives me a culpability feeling. Thank God, I think today this has changed a >little. I know that there is still a long way to go, but I am confident, as if >people reacts like our ARR Sir, things can only become better. My love to my >mother land allows me to appreciate the mindset of people like ARR Sir. I >realize it recently in 2004, when I listened to the songs of SWADES which made >me cry a lot as I did not have the opportunity to return to India since 2000 >!!!! To compose songs like the one in Swades, one should really love India and >its people. The fact that ARR love us (indians) give him a different height >and respect which even high authorities of the indian government recognized. >I never met ARR (except seing him on the stage during the London concert), but >if I meet him one day and if I have the opportunity to talk with him, I will >first express before anything, my love for India and its people. That will be >I think the best way to tell ARR Sir that I love him like someone from my own >blood, my own family, my brother. When I listen to ARR Sir melodies and soft >songs, I can feel the kindness, the affection and love that ARR has for his >fans and thus for me. Thank you ARR Sir. Even if I am french by nationality, I >always cried when I listened to Vande Mataram or Jana Gana Mana even before >ARR Sir composed it. ARR Sir composition was the best and a great idea to >reunite youngster for the LOVE of their Mother Land. That's great from ARR Sir >to have this will, this wish to do so.Truely, I have a strange feeling, kind >of strong emotion, like if my breathe was stopped whenever I listen to >patriotic songs. It takes my heart, my soul very high and that can make me cry >like a child. Long live ARR SIR, Serge BELIER > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 >05:57:57 +0000Subject: Re: [arr] Any fans in France? Hi Shah Navas, U r in >France these days?Why are asking for fans there?I just out of curiosity, >since, I know French and I keep updating myself with any info related to >France.On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 Shah Navas wrote :>Hi,>>I would like to meet any >fans in France if you would like to. Please reply>to me.Nilima ONCE A SINGER, >ALWAYS A SINGER...... > > > > > >Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! >_________________________________________________________________ >Explore the seven wonders of the world >http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=7+wonders+world&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
