There's a reason she gets 272,098 hits in a day after the video is posted!!!

For as long as I can possibly remember in my life.... the following have been true of me. I kid you not, I've felt this way as far back as I can remember... maybe as far back as when I began thinking.

I hate noise

I hate boorish behaviour

I absolutely hate crowds

I cannot understand why people honk

I cannot understand why people think its ok to talk/sneeze/cough in your face

I absolutely hate lawlessness

I cannot live with neighbours who feel they owe no explanations or need take no responsibility

I love silence

I love space

I love order

I love it when I can hear the breeze

So why was I born in a place which is seemingly so inimical with my true nature? And why have the fates conspired so well to pin me down here?

Karma? I think not. But in the absence of any theories that may supplant karma, here I am, endorsing it.

Butter Masala Dosa at Sarvana Bhavan in Sunnyvale ....

verdict - the chutneys rock almost as much as they do at the Sarvana Bhavan in Asoknagar Madras. The dosa is mostly butter but very agreeable.

The cooks are all Mexicans and so are the waiters. Go Mexico! I wouldn't be too surprised if they told me they prepared the batter as well.

Saw a picture of a girl on a plane who looked like she did in my memory - some people don't age.

Talked for hours with N about nothing and felt totally entertained as always.

Spoke with S about something and felt like my sanity is in place, as always.

Spent 90 minutes walking on the sands at HMB, left before the sunset
Sat there wondering about the scenes, as they unfold.

Spoke to some guy from Shanghai about strategy in India.

Spoke with mom, who teaches hope and the fact that God cares.

Watched a TedTalk by Amiee Mullins and applauded silently.

Still feeling uncertain nevertheless, more so these days than previously

Meditation is always the key, and so is liberation - one is rumored to follow the other.

Pretty funny ... Danny McBride & Aziz Ansari deliver superb performances.

Shakespeare, Logic and Escape

From time to time, I take breaks by delving into literature. The world that i live in can be exactingly dreary and depressing. Literature and music often provide the most convenient escapes. So today, while I battle a terrible cold and flu unable to ignore that sleep is around the corner while I am seated at my desk and trying to get my mind to focus on work, trying to structure logical lines that will help make sense for other people .... which is what most jobs pay you for today ..... to think logically, I find myself smiling despite the congestions in my chest and sinuses when I read a few quotable quotes from As You Like It ..... the fourth quotation is nearer the mark than most others today

As You Like It

"All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts" - (Act II, Scene VII).

"Can one desire too much of a good thing?". - (Act IV, Scene I).

"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV).

"How bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes!" - (Act V, Scene II).

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind! Thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude".(Act II, Scene VII).

"True is it that we have seen better days". - (Act II, Scene VII).

"For ever and a day". - (Act IV, Scene I).

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool". - (Act V, Scene I).

Some photos here

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Landmark chooses Touching Distance for its selection of "Indian Writing"

clueless about what to say tomorrow at the launch !