A day in sari

Sari, the traditional dress of Indian women is a rather long piece of cloth and nothing more. It is the brain of some ancient Indian fashion designer which found out that a rather simple cloth of piece can be worn in such a confounded way to maximise the restriction to movement. Women of various states then found out various ways to get around this problem. The result is the varied ways of wearing sari that we find now. It can be said that it is the dress which has undergone the maximum number of 'experiments'.
Well, now to the topic. Mother helped me wear the sari. That was the least complicated part of all. I found I could not move half as fast as I usually do, after I had worn the sari. I salute all the women who run in their saris to board the buses. Really ladies, you are something!
I took five minutes to get down the stairs. The plaits were always blocking my way! Then came the road. It has a rising slope and I was exhausted by the time I reached the main road. Crossing the road took another ten minutes. I couldn't run and so I had to wait till the road was cleared of vehicles.
Then there was the way back - forget about it. I found out one thing about me - You will have to try real hard to make me wear a sari again!

Bored!

I am having that feeling - you really need to do something to keep your head but can't find anything sensible to do! You would love to paint the whole town red but can't find the paintbrush - that's my condition right now.

I am waiting for getting involved in some kind of activity which will interest me. Unfortunately, I can't find any.
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It is interesting to find that my moods and sensex follow the same cycle- when I feel happy, the sensex goes up and vice versa. Seems like I can make a lot of money if this phenomenon lasts for long :-)
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We have our Electronite today. It is going to be an extravaganza of cultural events. I am, however rather weak on dance and music. ( which means that I can't dance or sing, but would love to watch others perform!) So I am 'jobless' now.
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I really want to do something interesting

Well, I am here again

I am about the laziest fellow I have ever met. Sometimes, you see. Wanted to blog but put it off, telling myself, "There is nothing worthwhile to write about." When I really wanted to blog about something, I found my words becoming too acerbic. I don't like to hurt people. I seldom get angry, but when I do, Hell hath no fury like me. I am the volcano which erupts once every year. I believe that it's fine. You have to let the steam out at least once a year.

The problem is, I feel bad about it usually. But this time, I am not. In fact, I am happy that I got angry. Somebody has to get angry at these fellows for the way in which they treat us. What are we? Puppets? You would think as much if you were in my place. And, by God, the Chief Guest was absolutely the biggest Idiot I have ever seen in my entire life. To serve in hell would have been a better option than to listen to his speech. O Lord! I have come to this! Half an hour of pure, 24 carat gibberish. Even the squealing of babies make more sense.

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Stock markets going down is an unpleasant change after daily reports of " Sensex reaches yet another high" The biggest issue in my house right now is "Whether U.S will go into recession?" I really hope that it only slows down a bit, and not recede. With the global economy so heavily dependent on it, the U.S economy in recession would be a 'nightmare come true'.
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What is wrong with the banks?

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At Random

Don't really have anything to write about. I am pining here for a full-fledged working day at college.I am fed up with holidays, free hours and the stuff. Give me some food for thought. Idleness is killing me inch by inch.
It is not that I don't have any work to do - a project this semester, three assignments to be completed soon. It is just that I am feeling totally uninterested. Half of the assignments have been completed but there is no satisfaction in doing this work. I wish something would come my way and make my life a bit more interesting - a good puzzle, maybe!
I am bored of Clinton- Obama news. Political news should be banned. I am bored to death with political news.
IPL is becoming sickening. Man, how much more should they play and we watch? This is sheer insanity! They should promote some other game if we are to retain our sanity!
Why on earth should Northern Rock be not nationalised.? My sympathies are with Mr. Darling, like any Indian.
Ah! The world is getting funnier with Kosovo. I can make neither the head nor the tail out of it!
Fidel Castro stepped down. As if it mattered! His brother was in charge for a long time now.
I am tired with hartals, bandhs and all forms of 'non-violent' movements which restrict the freedom of individuals to do what they want. No one seems to understand!

College starts again!

My classes have started again, barely five days after the exams have concluded!
I am left dumbfounded at the manner in which the college is changing. It is for good, I know but it is exhausting! I wish the University gets its act together at least this time. Exams are now running two months behind the schedule. I do not know how the sixth and seventh semesters will be. This is going to be a really, really tough year ahead for everyone.

SAVE EARTH

Sometimes I do wonder what all the people on earth are waiting for, to kickstart the mission to save the Earth. We are already quite late. I sincerely hope that we haven't really missed our last bus. It is annoying to find politicians turning a blind eye to such self-evident facts, and professing that global warming is a 'myth'.

It is now time for the common people to take initiative to fight this menace. Our country, India has been given a kind of special permit to pollute the environment a little more because our per capita emission of GHGs is quite low when compared to the U.S, the E.U and other heavily industrialised nations. However, this should not be taken as a licence to do 'anything-what-you-want' by the middle and the upper classes of the country. Indeed, our poor bretheren have been subsidising our emissions for the past many decades. The well-off in India are at least as bad or more probably, worse polluters than their counterparts on the other parts of the globe. Hence it is imperative that we take measures on our own to cut emissions.

It is not possible to transform a society like ours in a single day. However, small steps like
1. Replacing the incandescent lamps with CF lamps wherever possible,
2. Minimising wastage of electricity. Switch off appliances that will not be used soon. Iron all the clothes in a single go etc.
3.Use public transport as much as possible. If you need to use private vehicles, try car pooling. If the distance to be covered is small, go for a walk. Use energy-efficient vehicles and maintain them well.
4. Turn the background of your computer screen to black. (That brilliant idea behind Blackle!)

will go a long way.

I am not asking any one to plant trees as there is a big debate going on about the efficacy of such measures.

However, please please do not let anyone cut down the already existing forests without sufficient reason.

I am trying to walk the talk. It is very hard. But still, it's worth doing.