i was having an interesting conversation with a friend last nite. i put forth the funda that majority of the people usually have a moment of clear rationality before they make even the most impulsive of decisions. therefore, the notion of i didnt know what i was doing kinda doesnt hold much water.it's not to... Continue Reading →
educate me!
buenos dias! i was going through some books last nite and i came across this list of words that i'd written down coz i wanted to look up and find out the exact meaning of. i've been able to find quite a few of them online but can anyone tell me the exact meaning and... Continue Reading →
reading between the lines
read something truly appalling in the newspaper( today's Deccan Chronicle)that the latest potter book whichis being heralded as the "new thing"in reading pleasure for people all across the world has come to us at a very heavy price! an entire jungle to be more precise! thewhole lot of trees( the dihing-patkai forest of Tinsukhia, India) were mowed down so we... Continue Reading →
yet another book review
i've got a pretty decent collection of childrens books. all relics of my school days in nyc where our teachers would make sure we read atleast 10 pages per day and then write about what we liked in it and what we dint and why. i was sorting through my junk in the basement and... Continue Reading →
when is an argument not an argument?
according to a dictionary entry an argument is the simple act of people disagreeing with each on any issue whatsoever. i thought different. still do kinda. for me an argument was raised voices, or icily cold ones and none of the people concerned backing down and basically a negativistic kind of air developing around the... Continue Reading →
book review
just finished the new potter book. got up at what's effectively the crack of dawn for me, to go and queue up for it along with kiddies who were giving me 'looks'. it maybe all fantasy, magicking an whatnots but it's written beautifully. this woman has a flair for making the most bizarre things come... Continue Reading →
ennui
for the past few months, the work load has been at an all time low! it's been monotonous, it's been sluggishly lethargic and it's been brain numbing! and that really bites coz when i had the work i had a reason to shirk it off and play hooky and now i honestly dont have a... Continue Reading →
hidden reserve of strength?
it's absolutely amazing the resilience people have. sometimes without even knowing that they possess such fortitude.things which had the power to crumble your defences in a split second suddenly seem so insignificant and innocuous...it's like they almost never existed for you before now.it's like that lil kid in monsters inc who suddenly realises that her... Continue Reading →
movie review
saw the movie sarkar last nite. it was more tautly made than a lot of the movies being churned out by the dozen in bollywood but somewhere along the line it's become mandatory for an actor to be recognized in a "serious" kind of a role by getting an intense brooding look, bloodshot eyes and... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 