A Walk

It was such a beautiful afternoon, yesterday. The sun was shining, warming us after a chilly morning, while a cool breeze wafted by, making the branches of the trees sway gently, so that the shadows danced over us carelessly, even as a child on a high water thingy by the side of the road swung his legs idly while his mother dried her hair and gossiped with her friends, sitting there on the sidewalk. Some days reveal their beauty so unexpectedly, that it takes your breath away.

Hairy Tales

In the days when dad sported an enforced punk hairdo, we came across this interesting signboard.

'God is Great. God Makes Men.
We make them Gentlemen'

Small Joys

What an entertaining thought it is, that wherever I go, I find myself in familiar surroundings. Whether it is the bus or the workplace, the market or a conference, everything manages to settle itself very comfortably around the way my world functions. With a smile and some colour, almost everything can work the way best suited to my system.

There is perhaps only one thing that just doesn't work the way I want it to, that unsettles every comfortable situation and confounds my best efforts to lessen the turbulence.

The other day, I was wondering how it was possible to be as random as people in my present workplace are. I'm in the process of studying them and will soon write at length about what the old sarkari daftar can do to you!

On a related note, the latest thrill in my life is writing 'official' letters. It is a fascinating art, and one that can create much amusement even in an otherwise dull and sleepy day.

Ah, the small joys! I wonder if I can take much more of this fabulous existence!

Happy Birthday, Mom!!

Flowers, and more flowers!!!!

A Mix-up

We find such deep meaning
in tea leaves and TV
Such profound truth about ourselves
in what others do.
It feels like it's too much to take,
Or too little to drown in...
It's half wet, half done,
half a pillow, half a touch.
It's a twinkling light
halfway across the world
that echoes within, and yet...
It's done, it's gone.

Morning Blah

* There will soon be a nice happy post here!!! However, that will be written when I'm home... till then, it shall have to be this!


This morning, I intended to wake up at four thirty, since there was a lot of work I wanted to complete, and the electricity situation is such that early morning is the only feasable time to get any work done without power cuts interrupting the flow. However, I didn't feel up to it, and an hour later, there was no light.

Yesterday was nice. Though largely unplanned, it was great fun, right from loitering around M-Block, to watching the strange procession, to wandering around the gardens and wonderfully restored structures of the Humayun's Tomb complex. Sadly, there wasn't enough camera-power to go around!

There is a strange meeting today, that I am supposed to attend for some strange reason. And this morning, I couldn't find the jacket I wanted to wear, I forgot to pick up my muffler, and broke a button of the coat I ultimately wore!!!

Let us see what else happens.