A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NOVICE JOY MANAGER................NEW AVATAR ON A POSTCARD

Have said this before, in today's times of abundance........... goodies, friends and fun, one thing that remains scarce is the time on hand. But despite the paucity , there comes a day when we have to shed our daily uniforms(..... no offence meant to my corporate friends, who are extremely touchy about their pinstripes) to make way for the new avatar........a day to don the garb of a novice Joy Manager. Doesn't matter whether we like it or not, but it must be done. After all the majority wouldn't like to draw the ire of a budding WWF Wrestler( trust me I've heard this dream from my little friends a few times), A Doctor, An Architect, An Astronaut, Michael Jackson( Yes, it's true. MJ has indeed left an indelible mark on young impressionable minds with his silky smooth moon walk :-) ), An Aviator, An Engineer, A footballer , A shooter so on and so forth.

Yesterday was one such day when even the Pundit got grounded and was forced to alight from the sacred observatory to essay the role of a day long Joy Manager for the birthday bash of a budding bundle of talent :-) . By the end of it all, I had no strength left in my legs( little bit of blame should also go to MJ's crazy dance moves...........minus the censored grab) to climb the stairs of the observatory. No complaining though..................anything to make our little darlings smile.

ONE YEAR ON........SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SKY....POSTCARD FROM THE MOONWALKER

It's been one year since the gloved one bid goodbye to the world.Tomorrow 25th June 2010 marks his first death anniversary.

'Some called you BAD, but for millions you'll always be a THRILLER'

BON VOYAGE MICHAEL !!!

There's nothing more that I can add, to what hasn't already been said and written about the untimely death of the moon walker, the gloved one , the undisputed King of Pop.

Three days gone, and the out pour of sad emotions continues unabated across the globe. As the shocked world comes to grips with this bitter reality, one thing is for sure, there will never ever be another one like him. So colossal is the magnitude of his popularity, that even people who are remotely connected to his music, seem to know MJ and are saddened by his loss.

On a personal note, I was shell - shocked, when I first saw the news of his sudden demise scrolling across the monitor. I was completely numb looking at those frames of MJ covered with a white sheet being taken to the hospital in an ambulance by paramedics. A VERY SAD END INDEED, TO ONE OF THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER THIS WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.

Just like any other celebrity MJ too had his fair share of controversies, but I think that's all right . It's not easy when you are constantly in the public eye and there is very little room for privacy. Some people handle it well, some become lonely, and some lose the equilibrium and end up on the wild side. MJ was an incomparable music genius. Whether he was in the recording studio or setting the floor ablaze while performing on the stage, his passion was unparalled . His music has given succor to millions of music lovers for more than 40 years in every single part of the world. UNDOUBTEDLY HE WAS THE PETER PAN OF POP MUSIC.

So long Michael. May your soul rest in peace.

And I sincerely hope that your music will continue to heal the world and the man in the mirror will surely try to make a difference.