India has amalgamated culture, and a lot of festivals. What do festivals mean in India? It means playing music in the loudest possible, ground thumping, walls-shaking volume from dawn to mid-night; and torturing others thus. Jai Hind!
Category: Just Saying
I am a fairly opinionated person, but people request me to not be honest. I still need a place to voice my opinions, don’t I? These posts are primarily for venting out the frustration. Occasionally, I may share joyous and pleasant news, too.
Things that never change
It has been about 150 years since the phone was invented and more than 50 years since mobile phones came into picture. And we have seen more than 10 years of smart phones. We still talk on phone so loud as if we actually sending our voice directly, and not over phone. When do we…
The Great Indian Show
As I have mentioned in earlier posts, every morning I have to wait for my office bus. It is a tricky place for a bus stop. It is intersection of 2 roads, so you have vehicles coming from everywhere, a lot of them from the wrong side. Further, there is a public transport…
How the habit of Ctrl + S ruined my day
I was writing a story. A big one, sort of like a novel, for past 3 days. It was coming alone nicely. When I read it after writing, I enjoyed reading it. It didn’t sound like me, and that reassured me that people may actually like it and read it. After dinner, I sat down…
Getting my identity
Thus began the wait. Oh, wait. Wednesday, 15 November 2017: Upon reaching office, I went straight to the meeting room. I was late by 5 minutes. I patiently sat through the meeting. After the conference call was over, I ran to my desk, and took a photo of enrolment ID. That is all I have,…
Confused Weather
It is November, folks. November is about sweaters, and shawls, and blankets, and hats, and socks. November is about mug-fuls of tea, and coffee, and hot chocolate. This November is not sweet, it’s confused, and confusing. The temperature started to drop a bit since first week of October. It sort of remained constant for first…
Getting my identity
The tag line “Mera aadhar, Meri Pehchaan” literally translates to “My right, My identity”. Well I do have an identity. An official identity. I am a tax paying citizen. I have my records with the income tax department. I still do not have an identity. An identity that the government has suddenly mandated. There have…
Human honkers
In this city, one cannot drive without honking. This is not a metro city. It is one of IT hubs in country. It attracts a lot of new and lateral talent, intra-state as well as inter-state. That means there is an ever-increasing stream of people who now call this place home. Some choose to buy…
An epiphany
Yesterday, my sister cooked a winter special leafy vegetable. I did NOT like it, it was bland. It was bland to the point that it enraged me. How can something taste so plain? It was bland to the point that it was not edible. I blamed her recipe / preparation. It was only chopped leafs…
A week in hell
The beginning: It starts on a Friday morning. I had one of those special nights when I just can’t sleep. I fell asleep when dawn was nearing. I slept through both the alarms and woke up by the call from transportation coordinator. He was asking me if I would be taking the second pickup. Got…