As a child I remember being taught the story of Gautam and Devdatt, Gautam (grew up to become Buddha) was pained to see his cousin kill a bird , and rescued it , while his cousin Devdatt, who like most princes of the time , wanted to enjoy the bloodsport for its own sake ( Read more... )

Been a long long time. I almost wanted to give up lj and move elsewhere, it does not let me read my friends' entries as I cannot keep skipping to previous 10 or 20 odd entries on my friend's page. LJ this might be the undoing of you. The only reason I am still around is when I come back here, I find a younger, more confused, crazy, nostalgic me. It ( Read more... )

P was telling me how I should never do botox or cosmetic surgeries, and I was like why would I put myself through that much agony. And then he said you can use as much makeup as you want , but dont do these surgeries ( Read more... )

Been a while since I wrote. Currently considering quitting this job and finding another. I want to quit , take a break , feel relaxed. But the paranoid in me is already worrying about jobs I am not looking at. A part of me is saying atleast try sending in your cv and see. Any ways thats for another time ( Read more... )

I was walking around in Berlin , and something that just struck me is along with the massive , greco roman buildings sat there war torn history. the history of gestapo. there were buildings with bullet marks that chose to let those wounds show. there were homes where parts were bombed out , and they put up a small board commemorating those who ( Read more... )

I have been meaning to write as always. will write.. make lists.. do all that i should..

So today had food in hotch potch order. I first made tinde for lunch . A fair amount of it I dare say. Then it was some sweet rich rice , with cashew nuts , raisins, milk , ghee and sugar. It made me feel heavy , a bit nauseous (no i am not anorexic) with the heaviness that only sweets can give. The after taste harassed me so much that I decided to ( Read more... )

I dont come from a family of feminists. There was no reason for me to turn out like this. However I do come from a family of independent women. But its not the same thing, is it. My mother is independent with a capital I, but feminist she is not. She is tolerant of my feminism , yet she believes in the super woman myth.

Something my boss said to me in the course of a conversation is to keep writing. To make a habit out of it. And I was thinking wow been a while since I blogged. I miss writing. Hugely so. I realise how strange it feels to be me if you take my writing away from me ( Read more... )

Currently fascinated by soups. I can drink soups for breakfast lunch and dinner. So far I am sticking to having it once a day though. A splash of milk , pepper and walnuts (a bit of butter for the shine and aroma) in my soup just makes me soooo happy ( Read more... )