scene: Indian chiefs sitting before a fire , drinking beer and eating leftovers from yesterday and laughing
Suddenly the wise chief raises his head, listens to the howling wind, sniffs and say what month is this?
another answers The end of summer- July, He sniffs and raises his hand, everyone falls silent and looks at him. He [...]
life as a new grad student
saying goodbye
Sad country music, which is truly the only kind that can get the sadness of the moment, saying goodbye and noone knowing we said goodbye, loving and hating, simple voices singing of simple pian, without needing grand orchestration of music which gives me a headache after a while.
This fits me, like pain, like a glove [...]
paitence
waiting, just the waiting for the shoe to drop, for things to become clear
A silence, deep dark, rich, no thoughts to break its calm, placid surface, just that, waiting, hearing every second pass by, feel every breath and mind numb, ready to be struck down to the ground. Just waiting, waiting for life to begin, [...]
return of the food
disclaimer: This post ALSO centers around food, so people in offices etc read at your own risk
I am puzzled, very puzzled. Let me explain. There are certain foods I dont like, such as green beans and cabbage, both of which i will probably eat if my mom hasn’t cooked them. I gag at the thought [...]
ruminations on cars and women
I just brought my car, my life, my happiness, 3 months ago, yesterday it died on me..
I had a couple of news flashes that I wanted to share on the subject:
A. Cars are additcitive, I have had mine for just 2 months and 24 days and I thought I wouldnt be able to function without [...]
mumbai and india
I try to keep my blog away from the regular world, because sometimes I feel so strongly that I just dont even want to tell people about it. But, I guess I just broke that rule.
The bombay blasts, watched several news reports, read several blogs, made a lot of calls to friends to find out [...]
random thoughts in my head on monday morning:
6:00 AM: uh..its raining, to run or not..lets not..roll over and back to sleep
6:05 AM: why doesnt this alarm shut off..ohh I have to, roll over again
6:30 AM: its just 6:30, roll over again
7:00 AM: mmm,, 10 more minutes, roll over again
7:30 AM shit!!!, mad scramble
8:00 AM: get in car, drive to work
8:30 AM: hot [...]
more food?
When I was in India..gosh this sounds like a “in my time” beginning ..but still when I was in India, I used to think that cooking is becoming an extinct thing. This, because of the easy avaliability of the more”difficult” to make things like chakli, ghujiya etc. I thought that my generation, the city [...]
