a memoir of etchings and wanderings
I remember having wanted a gigantic world map from since I was little… Have you heard the Discovery Channel ‘I love the whole world’ jingle? It was playing in my head all the time while we were putting up my new 6 feet tall world map, which was a present to myself from Etsy – all the way from Bulgaria. Now I spent most of the day in my room daydreaming and … Continue reading “‘I love the whole world’” →
This has happened to me before. The getting overtly attached to people and places. Watching them inch away and stare helplessly. And then doing it all over again. In the past two years, TV series have sort of replaced my social life. The characters have become friends – faces that I look forward to seeing everyday. I laughed aloud at their silly pranks. And sobbed quietly when they hurt and … Continue reading “Euphoria…” →
“So, let us be alert in a twofold sense: Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.” ― Viktor E. Frankl Wars are never good. But there are worse things, and until the year 1940 – probably nobody knew of them. Even as we march proudly through the 21st century, making ungodly advancements almost every single day, some parts of … Continue reading “Never Again.” →
Since I moved to Muscat two years ago and found a lot more time (i.e. earned leave) and funds to my disposal, it was a part of the agenda to ensure that I take an annual trip with the folk to places we have always talked about. Jet. Set. Go! We got our Schengen visas a day before we were to travel – so yeah, a couple of very tense … Continue reading “A Bohemian Rhapsody” →
Today is one of those days when you have a series of thoughts gushing in I’ve been craving cake – not the flaky, stale kind; but the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth sortI might have dreamt of Sacre Coeur last nightThe first thing I read this morning that Oscar De La Renta was no more and immediately thought of the SATC pink dressI got myself a new hairdo and strutted along a street, … Continue reading “Part Une” →
Everybody liesAnd there are no exceptions You’re all by yourself in this abyssSo don’t ever take off that armour Don’t take any bullshitDon’t let people get away with things you think they shouldn’tDon’t let yourself be treated badlyDon’t stop fighting back And whatever you do,Don’t talk about it.
Sisters are a blessing. I imagine if I had one of my own, I’d never feel the need of a best friend. As far as memory takes me, the word always made me think of Pooja. She’s my first cousin and I met her once a year while on summer holidays. Those memories will last me a lifetime. Spending afternoons listening to the radio and giggling. Devouring watermelon and pomegranate … Continue reading “The Nikaah.” →
All of us have different definitions of peace A feeling that we probably cannot share I’ve always wondered how it would be to live underwater Minus the diving gear and all Then I stumbled across this video of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium And as I watched it on full screen It felt like zen I have been very vocal about my opinion of the captivity of marine animals, and I think … Continue reading “Zen” →
A couple of months ago, on weekend family movie night, the parents and I were watching this Satyajit Ray classic – ‘Agantuk’. Translated into English, it means ‘The Stranger’ and is about a family dealing with the sudden visit of a long lost uncle. In the film, this uncle, having travelled the world, educates us about wanderlust (Did you know that this term is an English loanword which was already extant … Continue reading “Hrvatska!” →
June has been a month of emotional highs and lows, sleepless nights and zombie walking to work in the mornings. But when you wait for something for four whole years, all of the above seems trivial. I was glad to be home this year. With the folks and Baba’s brand new 60 inch television set that had been purchased specifically for what is known as the greatest show in the … Continue reading “The Beautiful Game” →