I have returned home from a buffet dinner. It was a peaceful, full meal - nothing extraordinary to write home about. However, as I made my way back, I vowed not to do this again for a long time. I don't want to go for dinners or lunches, outside. I just don't feel up to... Continue Reading →
Decoding Freedom
I was walking towards Marine Drive today. It was 8:30 pm. Along the sidewalk, there's a Tanishq store - a huge jewellery selling outlet. One of the showcases was fitted with white light that fell on the floor. This made a spotlight of a small boy who was sprawled below with a note book and... Continue Reading →
A Young Girl
There's a young girl in my team. Did I mention that I have a team now? And that I manage their work? Wow. When did that happen? So, anyway. There's this young girl, fresh out of college. I took her on because when I had three people to choose from, I chose her for two... Continue Reading →
My Donut
Sometimes I wonder why does my spirit slouch and call it a day, even before I've had a chance to get through my working hours. Or why do I give up because I get tired of trudging on? What about resting and hitching on to the ride again? What about that, really?I like songs that... Continue Reading →
Gray and Not-So Gray, Afterall
A friend from another city pinged me to say he's relocating to Mumbai. With exuberance I declared that this was a great move because Mumbai is the best city in the world. He sent me a few smileys, and groaned about the traffic. I still maintained that Mumbai is a world city, and he would... Continue Reading →
#6
I've read hardly 2 books in almost a year now. My reading has been interspersed with leafing through essays and more essays. However, fiction, just 2. The upside is that one of them was a book of absolute genius. I would write an 'On Reading...' post for the author, however, I must admit that I've... Continue Reading →
#5
I'm exiting this cave so it's easy to put it down in words - I used to feel ugly. I didn't like the way I looked and felt the need to fade into the background. I used to want to scrub my face with more walnut scrub than it could take, discard all old clothing,... Continue Reading →
#4
In one of my statements of purpose, I wrote about the importance of saying unalike things. It's something that has been on my mind because I'm witnessing an inertia in our social circles. I have come to notice that people are increasingly becoming like each other and doing alike things. Now one would imagine that... Continue Reading →
#3
I'm sick of being sick. I think subconsciously, my time to quit the corporate life has arrived. Well, that was the plan anyway - work for a few years, save some money, and do whatever else that I wanted to do. However, for unforeseen reasons, like it always happens, I don't think my peach of... Continue Reading →
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