Me and Friends

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU ( THE REMBRANDTS)

So no one told you life was gonna be this way.
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear.
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year. But,
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour).
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before).
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too).

You're still in bed at 10 and work began at 8.
You burned your breakfast so far, things are going great.
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these.
But she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees. And,
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour).
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before).
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too).

No one could ever know me.
No one could ever see me.
Sometime the only one who knows what its like to be me.
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the mess with.
Someone I'll always laugh with, even under the worst I'm best with you.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear.
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year.
I'll be there for you (When the rain starts to pour).
I'll be there for you (Like I've been there before).
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too).
I'll be there for you.
I'll be there for you.
I'll be there for you ('Cause you're there for me too)

This full song is not the theme of the TV series Friends....only the first 7 lines are there. When I used to go to Dhaka University, our cable operator didn't provide us with Star World. At that time all my classmates were kind of crazy about this serial. The show was aired at around 8:30 PM (as far as I remember), and it appeared that people would wait all day long for that moment to arrive. Somedays I'd hear conversations like these "Damn....the whole area was blacked out...none of us could watch the show".

Naturally, I'd feel alienated and left out. But there wasn't a damned thing I could do. I didn't even want to know anything about the show, as I knew that if I got curious, it'd hurt more. So I managed to pass my full unievrsity life (including the NSU portion) without watching a single episode of Friends. Some of my English Medium going friends thought I didn't have any class, while others thought "I was definitely missing something". By that time our cable operator managed to get hold of Star World, but still I didn't get access to Friends. Why? It's because 8:30 is the prime time for TV watchers.....all the Indian serials would start from that time, and there was no point in asking for a glimpse of Friends. Star World was a hated channel at home, supposedly for its exposure of lifestyle not relevant to ours. Whatever....

To cut a long story short, now, after 7 long years....my life is totally different from what it was back then. And it's expected, isn't it? But it's kind of unbelievable. I can buy the whole 10 season DVD pack anytime, and I can also watch it anytime I want....provided I'm at home.

Even after 1 years of my job, I didn't feel that much interested to actually get hold of Friends. I think it's still being aired on Star World, and I used to hear my cousins talking about the show and exchanging DVDs every now and then. Still I did not show any interest.

But it all changed one day; when I saw a few episodes from Season 3 at my cousin's. I was familiar with the character's faces, especially that of Ross and Rachel, but not the others. The dialogues were really funny, and I simply loved the whole concept of the show! Till then, I only had 10 minutes viewing experience of Friends....I download the first episode of the first season from a site, and watched 10 minutes of it. I didn't like it much, for some weird reason...but this time around I was thrilled with the magic....the magic of friendship. Wouldn't it be nice to have friends like that?

If a single friends fan reads this entry, I have something to make you jealous. I only watched the first season, so I still have 9 more seasons to enjoy :D and I am not rushing this one. Who knows....I might end up seeing all of'em within a month or two, or I might also take 5 years to do so....either way I have plenty of friends to experience.

At the beginning, I thought Ross was my most favorite character. But as time passed by, I realized that Chandler and Joey are nice, too. Infact the whole gang is cool! If I had to point out a lil' bit dull character, that'd probably be Monica. However, I am quite sure that as I'll watch more of the show, my opinions will change.

Bad news for me: One of my friends borrowed Season 2 from me, and I just finished seeing Season 1. I gotta get me DVD baack! Faster, Sooner, Now!