IDIOT ME!

Yeah I've seen this superbly made satire and absolutely loved it. Sure it gives the message that's been given loud n clear previously, but it really made me ponder about myself and in the end I found a lil bit of every character in me. Yup, I write this post to confess that I now clearly see all the idiots in me, and more! The message was clear in the book, and beautifully portrayed in the movie, 'Follow Your Heart'. But it posed a real uncomfortable question to me. All the frustration in life could very simply be traced back to an effort aimed at confirming to 'inspirations', if I may call them so, from outside and not from within. Yes this is where the itch starts. Many would blame parents for creating pressure, I feel this attitude is akin to blaming politicians for all the flaws of our society, rather than first looking at ourselves. If RDB taught us that we are to be blamed for our society to be screwed up, 3 Idiots was even simpler. It extends the same philosophy to our own lives. So I'm the one to be blamed for my life, if for nothing else, at least for those occasions in my life when I didn't well, 'follow my heart'. From hear popped up the real disturbing question. I say, But've always followed my heart. So where's the gap? The discomforting answer to this one, was something many won't accept. Well, I'm not sure what my heart wants, So how the F do I follow my heart??






Yes, as much as I would hate to appear to be a clueless balding young guy, it's a high to wake up to this reality. And I owe it to this movie to have made me realise this. But all is not bad. In fact the best thing I take away from this phenomenal flick and this equally phenomenal realisation is that, if I sill don't know what I want from my life or what my heart wants, then I haven't really made the most horrendous mistakes of my life yet! And I haven't committed myself to something that I simply, don't like or am not good at. So if you are as clueless about what your heart wants, that means one good thing, 'arre chachoo ALL IS WELL!!'

YAO! DELHI GOIN THE PARIS WAY

Saw this first at the DU station. Now we have this spawning to other metro stations. Cycle rentals at stations could be the ultimate answere to the ultimate excuse for not using public transit systems: covering the last mile. Like many other ideas, Delhi has borrowed it from other cities. We borrowed the BRT from some latin american metropolis, and cycle rentals comes from some Paris. For me its a great green idea imported from a city that has gone significantly green in super healthy ways modern Europe has come to adopt. I hope we Delhiits too take to this trend quickly, and i'm optimistic as well. Not because we guys love to ditch the comfort of our cars for the sake of the planet, but simply because we love to 'get with it' whenever it comes to trends that are perceived as cool. From what I saw at DU, these cycles were a hit. But one could also say as a counter argument, that it's a student population, a species Delhi lacks when compared to other cities like B'lore or Chennai. And Delhi's largely family crowd ain't getting out of their cars no matter what. I'd like to believe in the former argument and would love to travel on bikes n rails whenever possible no matter which way Delhi swings. My only request of my brothers out there is, not thug these cycles from the parking please.. :D

PRACTICING WITH CHOPSTICKS

Its not like I have chinese everyday. Especially not now, as i'm based out of home. I think the best way to get better is to go after every possible meal with a pair of chopsticks. And thats what I did today. Had a fun, lapping up gobi mutter with chopsticks.