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Sachinnnnn Sachin ...... ( The chorus )

Wah!

"I will see God when I die, but till then I will see Sachin!"

queer

The logic of life, outliers, freakonomics ( and other such odd books ) - what do they have in common?
I guess it's the thread of commonness in strangeness. Observations of patterns of oddness in our everyday life.

From what I have observed on a personal scale, I have much to agree with what Malcolm Gladwell has written in outliers - esp. the example where he mentions that there are only two ways a child is brought up - the rich way and the poor way ( well, broadly). That's something I have seen in my own life.

Maybe there's a lot more it than what has been mentioned in the book. I think those two ways define a child deeply and impact most of his choices. It is also related to this much talked about topic - what is the most important factor in determining a child's success? - environment or inheritance? I'd say both with much more weightage given to environment than inheritance.

There are just soo many facets to this discussion - more like tentacles... perhaps, I'll write about it later


(And btw, what better way to capture my attention than a book titled "The logic of Life" :) )

old stuff

One of the many poems we had in our school diary - we were told to recite some, others were forgotten.
The following one suddenly cropped up in my head from nowhere. Just googled and found it. I almost remember the whole thing !!

ABIDE WITH ME

Abide with me,
fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens;
Lord with me abide!
When other helpers fail,
And comforts flee,
Help of the helpless,
O abide with me.

I need thy presence
Every passing hour;
What but thy grace
Can foil the tempter's pow'r?
Who like thyself
My guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine
Oh, abide with me.

Swift to its close
Ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim,
Its glories pass away;
Change and decay
In all around I see;
O thou who changest not,
Abide with me

I fear no foe,
With thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight,
And tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting?
Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still,
If thou abide with me!

Hold thou thy cross
Before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom,
And point me to the skies;
Heav'n's morning breaks,
And earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death,
O Lord, abide with me.

a fresh start

I mark it with a change in template - that's all I can do. I like this colour combo.
I tried tweaking the template a bit in 2 mins and ended up with disastrous results to put it mildly. ( well the sort of result I could expect for putting in a two min job)

self note : want to change the banner to something new - later , aaramse

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The moment you tell folks that you live in mumbai - they get whimsical about the kind of hangouts, pubs and other joints you visit every other day. Or stuff that you possibly could visit/do given the spread of such places -atleast 5 in every corner, no? - and so they expect you to just roll off your home and end up in such hip and happening places

Hello people! reality is different.

Qs

Is confidence a matter of perspective?

And mood swings a matter of just a snap ?

Is managing time a matter of managing oneself?

Do the clothes in the closet say more about a person than the beautiful furniture in one's home?

Is everyone measured in degress of hypocrisy?

What happens when you get up, close and personal with your idols? Aren't they all just as flawed?

mocking

Sometimes, I believe ( or rather, want to) that romanticistics are right.
And during such times, poetry makes sense. Lyrics appear and sound wonderful. Music becomes a soulful experience. Dreaming becomes a must for a soothing and relaxing mood.

Everything looks okay. Even great.

Then, I believe we need to mock at reality, for a change. Mock sanity. Mock all that is serious and tiring.

We all need to take the first flight out of here and go to our own romantic cocoons.

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And Oh, looks like my iconic banner is out ( Don't know why! )