Quo Vadis?

I led the Stations of the Cross in church for the first time. I would like to share my thoughts with you... Many centuries ago one man carried a heavy piece of wood up a hill, what made the job even more difficult was that he was battered, bruised, dehydrated having been beaten up by the soldiers just a few hours earlier. If this were to happen today, it will be reported over and over again with graphic visuals in many of the news channels we would probably watch it repeatedly, debate a few times at the kind of atrocities and after some time just move on, just as we did when Orissa burned or when nuns were raped. Why? Simply because it did not happen to us, it happened to somebody else, what can we possibly do? After all we have jobs to do, food to cook, kids to be taken care of, it’s not our job. Today we live in an insular world, an indifferent world where if it does not affect me directly, it does not matter to me. As we reflect on the Stations of the Cross we will ponder over this ...

Oxy had left a beautiful comment on my last post and that inspired this post. You are as old as you think you are… I look back at some things that I started doing when I was young and when I look at me right now I think nothing much has changed almost. I still: - Suck on sugar boiled candies and jujubes - Read comic books, while I have started high school and am now working Archie and the gang are still struggling to get out from Riverdale High and never failing to bring a smile on my face each time. - Watch the ageless and violent cat and mouse story; yes Tom and Jerry still ranks as one of the all time best option to kill time - Like lollipops and ice candy, they may look silly but far silly are cigarettes than peep out of others lips - Drink H2O to get me a high - Like Kevin McAllister, though Macaulay Culkin may have 10 year old kids, yet HA 1,2 still figures in my list of movies that can be watched any number of times - Think that goodness is rewarded - Believe that God is good - ...

I am yet to come to terms with something I read a couple of days ago in the Hindu. I start my day with two ordinary newspapers – The Hindu and The Times of India and try to squeeze in the Economic Times and The Business Line before the end of day. The usually solid and staid Hindu shook me up when it proclaimed in no uncertain terms that I AM OLD!!! This profound statement was backed by a study done by some people who make a living studying such profound theories. Before you wonder why my age is news, let me clarify anybody aged beyond 26 years and 364 days are old. The study revealed that old age and decline starts at 27 and the peak for a person is 22 years. The first question that hit me was, “Why did I not know this earlier?” the next question immediately following was “What did I do when I was 22?”. The answer to the first was easy enough, the Hindu edition was printed as early as 3 nights ago, but the second answer was very disturbing – I was in all probability working (nothing h...

I have become a fan of the Jaago Re! campaign and am trying to get as many people to register on Facebook and am very happy that some have actually signed up. That is the first step, the next big thing is to remind them to vote and another important thing,not to vote for criminals. This is another small step, they say "it only takes a spark to get a fire glowing and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing..." Pass the word, if you have not joined, do so now. Right Here.

After 200 posts I have finally got an award! Thank you Daisy Blue . The award comes with some rules, so I will graciously accept it and follow the rules. The rules first: * Put the image on your blog * List 10 truths about yourself * Give the award to 5 other people * Provide meaningful quotation Rule 1: Done! Rule 2: i) I am a total home body and the best place in the whole wide world is home ii) I love to sing iii) I have a good sense of humour and I laugh out LOUD iv) Nothing can be as enjoyable as a hour of Tom & Jerry or a good comic v) My favourite drink is a glass of cooled water vi) I love to drive around Chennai late in the night vii) I have two left feet and my fear of stepping on others exceeds my desire to dance viii) I hate creepy crawly insects ix) Mum tells me that during my KG interview I said I will shoot the principal, I got admitted x)I got a state rank in French in class X, but found out today that my school has not kept a record of it Done! Rul...

ESP: Does it exist? I don’t know, but I do know that at least on two occasions I was wide awake when something unfortunate occurred. Now this may sound trivial but I generally sleep like a log, ie I don’t have a disturbed sleep. On these mentioned occasions I was jolted out of sleep and was wide awake. First time in a few minutes I got a tragic phone call about a classmate’s demise, the other I was informed of a robbery next door when everyone slept. I wonder… Rules: The other day I was asked by an Idiot (please read onwards to understand, why an Indiot) if I was a stickler for rules. He observed that I was wearing my seat belt. Idiots do not understand that seat belts, helmets and others of their ilk are not fashion accessories or just after thoughts mentioned by law but potential life savers. When will people realize that road rules are not for the police men’s amusement and pleasure but directives to ensure one reaches his / her destination safely? Helplessness: Have you gone throug...

Watched the Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu last night. I'm no movie reviewer, but judging by the full house and the audience response I can safely say that the movie is a winner like the actors in it. Led by the reviews the family ended up at the theatre hoping to watch a good movie and we got our money's worth. Yes, they made Ghilli with Kabbadi as a sidekick to the movie with a superhero in the center stage, but this is a movie where the game is bigger than the characters in it, because simply we do not know the characters. Go for the movie, if you won't miss one larger than life hero, one sexy heroine in designers, 5 songs, 3 fights, 1 disjointed comedy track and a screaming villain routine or a path breaking new movie. The funny part is you will find a villain(s), fight scenes, duets, the inevitable love story, a whole bunch of comedians and an almost predictable tried and tested formula, but they are not what we have seen before. Kudos to the makers and the absolutely lovely ca...