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November 26, 2010
February 12, 2010
Hiatus ends
I MISS YOU!!
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i have so much to say. so much to write. yet every time i bring myself to write a post, words fail me.
see you in a few!
August 13, 2009
The City Of Opportunities
Leaving the sand storms of Kuwait to the floods in Mumbai, I came. Excited yet apprehensive of moving out of home, of moving out of my comfort zone, of moving to a new city. Starting life anew, new friends …… does take a toll on you. It’s been a month and half for me in Bombay…and I can convincingly say that I have taken the place in my stride. I have gotten accustomed to the smells, the noise, the pollution, the drains overflowing, …..even walking in the rains but, not to the food in particular!...it still gives me an upset stomach!...literally everytime I eat out!.....moreover , am still getting used to the ‘slang’ spoken out here…my hindi has considerably improved, I cannot read Marathi numbers, I do commute by train daily and love the journey…..even if pushed, shoved and squeezed. I might just eventually accept all of that…but I do not know if I cud ever get used to the poverty that surrounds me or the division of class n caste and religion which is right in my face as I go along everyday. At times, I think of giving each one who comes knocking on my window at the red signal or those sitting near the platforms….and then I wonder for how long?....everyday??...n then I tend to get complacent …to not bother…to give a blind eye or a deaf ear..n my ego sets in…..but it’s comforting to know I can fall back on my conscience to remind me..and thus I find myself caught up in between…slightly helpless….and I go along.
Besides a few friends at college, my life is confined to the 4 walls of my room, whiling away my hours ….most probably on the laptop , with music or with the television. ..partly, trying to make cooking and cleaning a regular hobby…at least the former is sumthin I like to indulge in! Come Saturday evenings, n its either carter road, hill road or linking road at Bandra…..cuz that’s where the life is…..where the crowd is! With orientation activities through, its school or rather professional training like they call it, in full progress. But at the end of the day, it’s the long hours that u mere travel…..n the physical energy drained out in the trains that makes u long for those fulfilling hours of sleep!...n which also to my luck makes u shed some of those kg’s I’ve been so wanting to lose!
Coming here was the very first decision I took on my own…..constantly being told of its negatives…of a wrong choice, made in haste...but I had one positive thought…and on coming here I realized its true. That no matter how crowded this city is …..people come and people go…just like one is born only to ascend into heaven…that no matter…if we have to wait and stay unemployed…no matter the competition….the generation that currently exists as the working class…will some day resign, will some day be out of work, will someday have to go…and a new set of us will evolve in those very positions creating more opportunities for others. I realized that this is the city of struggle, of life, of dreams, fulfilled , and dreams, carried forward. I realized this is Mumbai and I realized, I was not wrong.
Besides a few friends at college, my life is confined to the 4 walls of my room, whiling away my hours ….most probably on the laptop , with music or with the television. ..partly, trying to make cooking and cleaning a regular hobby…at least the former is sumthin I like to indulge in! Come Saturday evenings, n its either carter road, hill road or linking road at Bandra…..cuz that’s where the life is…..where the crowd is! With orientation activities through, its school or rather professional training like they call it, in full progress. But at the end of the day, it’s the long hours that u mere travel…..n the physical energy drained out in the trains that makes u long for those fulfilling hours of sleep!...n which also to my luck makes u shed some of those kg’s I’ve been so wanting to lose!
Coming here was the very first decision I took on my own…..constantly being told of its negatives…of a wrong choice, made in haste...but I had one positive thought…and on coming here I realized its true. That no matter how crowded this city is …..people come and people go…just like one is born only to ascend into heaven…that no matter…if we have to wait and stay unemployed…no matter the competition….the generation that currently exists as the working class…will some day resign, will some day be out of work, will someday have to go…and a new set of us will evolve in those very positions creating more opportunities for others. I realized that this is the city of struggle, of life, of dreams, fulfilled , and dreams, carried forward. I realized this is Mumbai and I realized, I was not wrong.
April 6, 2009
Picture Time
Images of the city i live in - T dot
The C N Tower located at the heart of downtown Toronto.
Fall - when the leaves turn a lovely shade of crimson
Winter - as awful as it looks.
The snow melting
The C N Tower located at the heart of downtown Toronto.
Fall - when the leaves turn a lovely shade of crimson
Winter - as awful as it looks.
The snow melting
April 5, 2009
"Recession Sale"
Im riding the streetcar, on my way to the subway station when i suddenly notice a sign outside a store that says, "Recession Sale - Everything must go." Seriously??? Thats an oxymoron right there!!! I mean dude i understand its the plague called recession thats affecting every business and human being alike. So u either shut shop or do what you gotta do. But because of the recession, do u honestly think "everything will go" from your store!? Thanks to the recession, purchasing power aint the same like it used to be. With little or no disposable income, how do u expect there to be any demand? way i see it, it's a lose-lose situation!
ALL Rant, NO Rave
What is it with people who think they can rant in crowded public places and force people around them to hear their high-pitched monologues? I fail to understand where they come from, nor do I see any purpose or reason in their endeavor to vent out their pet peeves. Two such instances come to mind that have happened in the recent past – and one of them today, thereby, compelling me to write this note, err, rant!?
So im in this crowded streetcar headed towards the subway station at 8pm. An old couple hop in at one of the stops and the lady just wont stop thinking out loud as to why people wont move all the way down to the end of the streetcar. I understand that is an issue people using public transport often face but I also understand her saying it once out loud. But no, she repeated the same sentence over and over. And over. Till she made a remark that had absolutely no connection to people making room and being considerate on a crowded mode of transport. This is what she said and I quote, “I cant believe people wont move back. Why cant they listen to the driver who's saying please.” Then looking at a commuter seated, she says. “This city is not the same anymore. Its just not what it used to be - 75 years ago!” Now that is when, I, standing quite a few feet from her, actually turned around to look at her. 75 YEARS!!! Hell, ill bet u aint what u used to be 75 years ago!
what do u think she’s trying to insinuate here? Pointing out the complacent attitude of commuters is one thing. But, in the same breath, to add that the city aint the same since the time u were born is not exactly conveying your point. And as I stood there rolling my eyes in reaction to the old lady's comments and her ignorance, I remembered how, just 2 weeks ago, a much younger lady entered the bus and literally shouted at the top of her voice randomly asking what year we were in. A younger girl beside her, in disbelief and amazement, answered her question saying 2009. The lady then added saying she was shocked to know its 2009 and people are still wearing animal fur. She then starts to vent out her anger against people who wear winter coats with fur – fake or real - and then proceeds to single out 2 women on the bus with fur hoodies and yell out her displeasure at the comfort these women seek by wearing these coats. And she ranted and ranted and ranted till she switched to meat-eaters, and how people shouldn’t kill animals just for food. So the young girl who out of no choice is paying heed to the lady’s manic rants, while being helpless as to how to shut the lady up, agrees about the fur thing but goes on to add that she kills mosquitoes!!!! So, does that qualify as animal/insect cruelty? At least the young girl managed to shut her up for a second or two.
Going back to my point, I hate people who rant at the top of their voices expecting all and sundry to hear them whine. Go tell it to your friends. Or write it in a book, or a blog. But don’t expect to have heads turning, people’s views changing, or sympathizing, or even empathizing with you within the span of the 5 odd minutes u choose to rant in. Im guessing some of you sexists (or bordering on that) will point out how both are women, and that ranting comes easily. But let me tell you than men rant too. Right, Aaron? :P (one of my friends who's been ranting a lot off late.)
OK so I digress but people who rant in public should be made to shut up. Just like the herbivore/animal rights activist who was made to do so by the driver of the bus.
Or, May be, its time for me to by an iPod.
So im in this crowded streetcar headed towards the subway station at 8pm. An old couple hop in at one of the stops and the lady just wont stop thinking out loud as to why people wont move all the way down to the end of the streetcar. I understand that is an issue people using public transport often face but I also understand her saying it once out loud. But no, she repeated the same sentence over and over. And over. Till she made a remark that had absolutely no connection to people making room and being considerate on a crowded mode of transport. This is what she said and I quote, “I cant believe people wont move back. Why cant they listen to the driver who's saying please.” Then looking at a commuter seated, she says. “This city is not the same anymore. Its just not what it used to be - 75 years ago!” Now that is when, I, standing quite a few feet from her, actually turned around to look at her. 75 YEARS!!! Hell, ill bet u aint what u used to be 75 years ago!
what do u think she’s trying to insinuate here? Pointing out the complacent attitude of commuters is one thing. But, in the same breath, to add that the city aint the same since the time u were born is not exactly conveying your point. And as I stood there rolling my eyes in reaction to the old lady's comments and her ignorance, I remembered how, just 2 weeks ago, a much younger lady entered the bus and literally shouted at the top of her voice randomly asking what year we were in. A younger girl beside her, in disbelief and amazement, answered her question saying 2009. The lady then added saying she was shocked to know its 2009 and people are still wearing animal fur. She then starts to vent out her anger against people who wear winter coats with fur – fake or real - and then proceeds to single out 2 women on the bus with fur hoodies and yell out her displeasure at the comfort these women seek by wearing these coats. And she ranted and ranted and ranted till she switched to meat-eaters, and how people shouldn’t kill animals just for food. So the young girl who out of no choice is paying heed to the lady’s manic rants, while being helpless as to how to shut the lady up, agrees about the fur thing but goes on to add that she kills mosquitoes!!!! So, does that qualify as animal/insect cruelty? At least the young girl managed to shut her up for a second or two.
Going back to my point, I hate people who rant at the top of their voices expecting all and sundry to hear them whine. Go tell it to your friends. Or write it in a book, or a blog. But don’t expect to have heads turning, people’s views changing, or sympathizing, or even empathizing with you within the span of the 5 odd minutes u choose to rant in. Im guessing some of you sexists (or bordering on that) will point out how both are women, and that ranting comes easily. But let me tell you than men rant too. Right, Aaron? :P (one of my friends who's been ranting a lot off late.)
OK so I digress but people who rant in public should be made to shut up. Just like the herbivore/animal rights activist who was made to do so by the driver of the bus.
Or, May be, its time for me to by an iPod.
March 27, 2009
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