The blog title says it all. Its just a blog where I put what's on my mind. Isn't that just what a blog is.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The doors to happiness
Friday, June 24, 2011
A button for everything
How would it be if we had a button for everything? Just think about it. All your needs addressed at just the push of a button!
Seriously, how many times have you lost your keys or forgotten where you've put your phone. You know its lying around somewhere in front of your eyes but you just cannot find it! I sometimes imagine having a remote control of sorts which has a button on it. And when I press it, it immediately finds me my phone or keys or whatever.
There was this one time when I lost the keys to a cupboard in my house. I searched all over the place but couldn't find it. Finally we had to break open the lock to open it. The cupboard still has a hole in it at the place where there used to be a lock. It's at times like these that I feel I had the button which could get me what I want. We've called the stupid carpenter many times, but he doesn't show up! Now we don't keep anything valuable in it.
Another time when I was searching for something else. I don't even remember what it was I was searching for! But I searched all over the place. You know why I don't remember what I was searching for? Because something else happened. I found the key to the cupboard I was searching for before! I guess that made me forget what I was searching for.
Another time I felt I needed a button was when I was stranded at Frankfurt because AirIndia didn't confirm my ticket to Washington DC. I wished I would push a button and...
---poof---
My name would just come up on their computer screen. Aah, now that would be nice!
I guess this button thing comes from childhood for me. Everything around me had a button. Remote controls for TVs VCRs which can control everything from afar. A button on the camera which would just capture a moment forever. How about a calling bell. You press a button and someone comes out from inside! Naaice! Oh oh, yeah, the telephone had buttons! Press a few buttons, and you can talk to anyone anywhere in the world! And then came computers! OMG it had so many buttons!
Well, thats my story. I'm sure even you guys have something you hold on to in times of need. Some people call it God. Some call it their lucky charm. I call it, a button for everything.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
People watching
I like to watch people when I am in a crowded place. Frankly, I don't like crowded places, so people-watching is my way of getting away from the crowd. I am in my own shell when I watch people. Some people (some of my friends too) probably think I'm a pervert. But that’s not the case. In fact, I don't even judge people.
There was this time in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India, I was sitting on a park bench and watching people go by. My mind filtered out couples from the crowd somehow. While I was watching people, I just noticed how newly married (or unmarried) couples were walking hand in hand, cuddling some times. They showed love to each other. Then there was this different sect of couples with kids with them. They were just too busy taking care of their children running around them in circles for I don't know what reason! These guys just didn't have the time for each other. And then there were these middle-aged and all older couples. They just walked around keeping some distance from each other. After all this, I just thought "Hmm :-/", talked about this to my friends and moved on.
What’s the point in writing all this? Well, it’s been a while since I updated my blog. So I thought, "Why not write what I keep doing?"... People watching.