The M9 Excellence in Music Bollywood Awards..

With the year coming to an end, I felt that it would be a good gesture to recognise the few singers that have wowed me with their soulful and really mind-blowing vocals in the last few years. The ability to infuse the right amount of emotion into these songs is simply crazy. The manner in which they have sung their songs gives me the idea that these singers have gone thru alot in life to put so much of pain, sorrow and feel into the songs. Remarkable. So here goes..

Sonu Nigam, Soniyo. This song is one of Sonu's finest I must say. The fella sings like he means it.

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Nephew of the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Another fella that is world-class. What a voice. Amazing. This song is titled Main Jahan Rahoon. Too good.

Mohit Chauhan. A new entrant. This song that he sang, Tune Jo Na Kaha. No one couldnt have done a better job than him.

And of course, for a dance number, we have Neeraj Sridhar. One of the better dance numbers, straightforward, alot of solid beats and of course, a good voice to complement the beats.

Thats all. Look forward to more songs from this top notch singers. Besides these few, there is also Atif Aslam who has done well although the originality of his songs are questionable. Then there is also Adnan Sami and Kunal Ganjawala. For the ladies, there is definitely Sunidhi Chauhan and of course, the lovely Shreya Goshal.

One thing is for sure, Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik have had to take a backseat in the past few months. They have been around for so long and have sang so many songs that it gets too stale. Take a break la. Chak De!!

When the ref is not looking...

Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry. These 3 sports stars were the 3 key individuals signed on for the Gilette ads. Using the usual marketing trick of getting star names who were stars in their own sports category and drawing the shaving crowd to Gilette. Well, I guess these stars have taken a beating recently.

Henry famously stopping the ball with his hand, and using another touch of his hand to bring it into his stride before laying off the pass to another French mate to score the goal that sealed the World Cup spot for France. Now, Ireland will feel hard done by. Considering that they were the better team in the 2 legs. But I guess, if the referee didnt see it even though the whole world saw it, its still a goal. Zidane was not so fortunate when he headbutted Materazzi at the World Cup Final. Henry apologized after the game and went on saying that FIFA should have a replay and all. Haha. All bullshit. Pple will do anything to attain more success, pride, fame, medals and glory. Henry did just that. I say Henry just shut up and work on his shaving ads. But it makes u wonder abt how u can get away with anything on the field as long as the referee does not see it. Because the REF cant use video technology, well thats for football only. SO here are my list of things that a footballer can do..

Pull down the pants of another footballer when he is not looking.

Pee behind the goalpost when the ref is not looking.

Have a smoke when the ref is not looking.

Open up a drinks stall at the corner when the ref is not looking.

Give a call to the wife when the ref is not looking.

Have a full body massage when the ref is not looking.

I say u even pull down the ref shorts when he is looking the other way.

To deny another country a fair chance of progressing to the World Cup when the ref is not looking.

Apparently, Sepp Blatter says u cant change 124 years of football tradition. OK.

Football is a funny game.