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- June 14, 2009
Unrelated Subtitles
Blogging Someone once told me people who blog are consciously or subconsciously an exhibitionist. The need to write and share all (un)important details of your (in)significant life and thoughts with the world is, when you think of it, not so different from flashing strangers on the streets. I don’t disagree with this. But I realise […]
- April 23, 2009
Offsetting
The vulgarity of it all was intoxicating. Another swing and perhaps she will let go, another twirl and perhaps she will dive. It was like stringing marshmallows on a scorching rope. She was all set to cut the fine line with her burning tongue. The stroboscopic lights distracted her enough to feign gullibility. The clamorous […]
- March 28, 2009
Kurt Vonnegut
[When Vonnegut tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope] Oh, she says, well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because […]
- March 28, 2009
Prague
Five days conference in Prague. Second time visit to the city and its still beautiful. The weather wasn’t kind though. And being surrounded by a buncha tech-crazed genius can sometimes be overwhelming. But the 1 euro Czech beer more than make up for it. Almost got conned by an attractive waitress. Prague is mesmerizing during […]
- March 26, 2009
The Feet I Stand On
I think it was two years ago. The feelings have blurred along with the distorted wholeness of my memory of it, but I remember the foot rub. In the midst of extreme fatigue and the heavy weight on my shoulders from being the single director and possibly the only sane one left after that nights […]
- March 5, 2009
Not Per Se
I have a default feeling. I remember when I was younger, like 13 or 14, my default feeling was one of an intense red. I felt everything with a magnifying glass and most of the time I was on a natural high of delirium. And then there was 15 where my default feeling was dark. […]
- February 19, 2009
Twenty Six
The truth is, one day you wake up and realize your life is on autopilot. And it has been so for a long time. It seems like somewhere in your sleep you left behind that restless disobedience and decided it was time to let some clichéd world-weariness set in. What was nothing more than a […]
- February 15, 2009
The One With The Snail
Her: Tell me a joke. Ask me something. Him: The snail is driving a car with a big ‘S’ on it, why? Her: Easy. Because the snail is Slow! Him: Nope. Because the snail wants to see the *Esss-Car-Go I laughed and looked at him, bewildered and amused. Perhaps you’d understand my amazement if you […]
- January 24, 2009
Grey Area
I sit on the un-mended bench of my turquoise past and wonder if it was blue. Sometimes on a cluttered night like this the blurry heartache finds its way and creeps back into the familiar nook where it once nestled. I wonder about the people in my life now, I wonder about the people who […]
- December 30, 2008
Dresden
Dresden 3 days trip. I must admit, I didn’t have much impression about this city except that it is one of the most famous Eastern German city. I ended up liking the city more than I expected. It’s lively, both modern and modest and still maintains a tinge of the Eastern German charm. Quaint coffee […]
- December 29, 2008
Dark Nature
Evil is a product of historical development – genetically, ecologically and sociologically. Fundamentally, human beings are not so much different from animal. We learn a lot about human nature by studying our fellow occupants of the earth. The universe exists because the multiplicity of elements which compose it combine in exactly the right proportions and […]
- December 18, 2008
Behind the Scenes
I was reading some news about Obama, marvelling over his charm and confidence when a thought hit me – self confidence is not a nature. It is rather, nurtured. I don’t think a person’s self worth and confidence come naturally. Well, maybe some people have the natural ability to shine and strut across a room […]