A long bike-travel is something no one appreciates except the ones who travel. Sometime during my college days, when my cousin and I decided to go to our friend's place in Cuddalore (30km from Pondicherry), I don't think anyone appreciated - the family, friends, girlfriends - no one. There were words of caution from everyone, which was useful but no one said 'Go on. Enjoy. Have fun'. We were warned of the speeding heavy vehicles, crossing cattle, possible fatigue, checking brakes/petrol/air, having to call etc but hardly anyone said 'you'll love it'.
You drive a car and you ride a bike. To...
Make a list of 10 most famous artists, 10 most famous writers, 10 most famous poets, 10 most famous humourists and 10 most famous musicians. Out of these 50 personalities how many would be females? If you go by the normal demographical distribution, you must see 20 to 25 of those people being females. In reality, I think we might struggle to get 10 female names. I've always wondered why. When it comes to creative arts why don't we see enough women there? I'm not coming to a conclusion. I'm just asking a question here. If I try to answer the question myself, I have a few...
My internet has finally broken down. It's been three days and there are no signs of a better tomorrow. I badly need internet but there's little I can do about it. I hate these helpless situations. Is internet not as essential as air, water, xbox, food and shelter? I want to read all those election manifestos to see whose has the promise of uninterrupted high speed internet. What do I do now? I can't stop browsing and blogging. Of course I have my sweet little Nokia N95 which allows me to use internet but that's never enough. With almost a sense of self-pity, I decided to do something about...
Reading a book is a bit like reading a person. You could have your own methods. You can take less time or more time. Each one of us could have a unquie habit when it comes to reading. Personally, I have never finished reading a book. That's because I don't start reading a book as well. I know need to clarify now. Suppose I buy a book today. I'd look at the list of contents. If there is any interesting topic in the list, I'd jump to that for a quick read. I'll read that bit as much as I can. I also have the habit of browsing the book. When I say browse, I just open the book and start reading...
I want to climb the Himalayas. Well, that's not the same as reaching the Mount Everest. I'm just talking about climbing the Himalayas. That must be some experience, isn't it? I want to do that just for that unique adventure. At least for a short period of time, you get to experience the world that could not be distorted by man. You'll be far far away from the reach of technology. That'll be a place where there is no value for money. Rupees, dollars, pounds all are one and the same. That's world at its purest form.
A baby is the purest form of mankind. Unadulterated. Then the baby gets...
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