Hmmm

One of those days where everything is close to picture perfect and yet you feel there is a small thing missing. What can we do when you are caught up with that small thing. You know you had a wonderful time yet it bothers you. Well, hopefully sometime soon we can reach a stage where such things wont be a bother.

Lets see!

Another long conversation

Seems like its time for more of these. Anyway!

Can't help but laugh at this

Rana Naved-ul Hasan has a lot more hair than when I last saw him... 

It takes one to recognize one

Harsha Bhogle has a nice line in self-deprecation on the subject of hair transplant

Music

If when I was 15 you would have told me there will be a day where I will sit and enjoy some classical songs for a decent amount of time I would have surely laughed at you. But nowadays I see myself relaxing more and more to the tune of classical Telugu songs. Of course they are classical songs from the movies such as Saagara Sangamam, Shankarabharanam, Siri Vennella, Sithara etc. But still I like to think that my music taste has appreciated a little.

Lets see!

As if

the problem on the personal front aren't challenging enough I have to make decisions regarding my professional future too. I have some thoughts that require crystallization. But lets see how things pan out!

How do you handle this?

Life, in my view, is never simple. But somedays its more complicated than ever. Today was one of those days with ambiguity regarding everything. Why did I do this? Why did I do that? Was there a better way of doing this? Did I act in a way that I hurt people? Did I do it willingly? Or was I just acting in good will that resulted in something bad for others? Too many questions! Too few answers. What can I do?  Well, I know one thing to do is to talk incessantly. I did that all night and have realized something. May be somethings go wrong to teach you something. If you can learn from these mistakes you will be a better person. I hope I can learn something from the entire episode. One thing is for sure. I tried my best given my constraints. Thats something I am proud about.
Anyway!

An interesting

weekend to say the least. Had some long conversations with friends. Went to Houston. Liked one of the desi places a lot. Then had fun with friends. Played carroms after sometime. Got really angry at random people and stuff. Well, as you will know, everything is connected. There was something that was bothering me that was making me react in the way I did. Well, I know what it is and somehow this experience will allow me tackle it better. I think I have reached a point where I know whats causing me trouble and I am beginning to agree that  the quicker I deal with it the better for me (not mention people around me). I have had this problem in the past. I seemed to have learnt very little. May be someday I will!
Last night had one of those discussions that settles many nerves. Mind you not all of them. For that it takes time. Today went further in that direction. May be soon I will be there. The opportunity to enjoy such open, free spirited discussions without any boundaries is really blissful. I know I will not have such opportunities with many people. I will cherish it when I can! Also to learn that there are no boundaries! that's some feeling to experience!

A nice speech

by Chetan Bhagat here
There is so much truth in his words! Keeping alive the spark in life is the hardest thing in life

Well

After a longtime! It has been sometime since I blogged. A variety of reasons have prevented me from blogging. Life still is in a similar floating phase without any real solutions or alternatives to the problems I am faced with. Today got an opportunity to talk to a friend. Well, I don't know what I got myself into. Its really weird and painful. At some level I am being cheated. Another level may be the person who has to respond to the challenges is just plain spineless. Well, whatever be the reason I am the one getting the raw end of the deal. This is for sure. Time has come to make it clear to the person and decide on the course of action.

Lets see how this idea goes.

Simply stunning

way to examine country's GDP here

A nice

piece on why so called social justice is bound to fail. Its romantic and all thinking you are helping the poor. The irony is you are only hindering teir progress.
Some excerpts

Unfortunately, heavy taxation and an overweening state are actually bad for the market economy. Savings decline. Investments decline. The poor suffer. And if the State engages in monetary inflation to fund itself, the poor lose even more. As Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek says, “Rules of just individual conduct are as indispensable to the preservation of a peaceful society of free men as endeavours to realize ‘social justice’ are incompatible with it.”

more..

It is undoubtedly true that millions of Indians are miserably poor. However, their only hope lies in economic freedom, free trade, private property and an equal justice. Under these conditions, none of which exists today, each can try and improve his position. That is, the individual matters; not the State. All that a civil government can do is apprehend the outlaws and the unjust, maintain the peace, keep accurate land records, build roads, roads and more roads, and manage the cities and towns. Even if it performs these tasks tolerably, the poor will slowly but surely climb out of poverty. Recall that in the US, black slaves made it big in show business and sports. Even these avenues are not fully open to India’s poor today.

Lastly, we undermine ourselves and civil society when we do not champion the case for private charity and philanthropy. Where taxation is heavy, private charity is low. All the money is taken by the State and usually wasted. Government is not charity. It cannot “attempt to purchase the affections of the populace by gratuitous alienations of the public revenue”. Social justice is a sham. Say no to it. Loudly.

I know its very difficult for most people to accept this. It might even sound cold and insensitive but thats the best solution if you really wnat to help!