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(A)musings: Unplugged anniversary
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Monday, July 1, 2013. It has been now just over a year since our trip to kailash – mansarovar. I have been reading recently of persons who unplug briefly from the internet [and other communication channels]. I guess it is a question of an overdose of anything – in this case, social media, that one gets tired from time to time and would like some time and space for oneself. Last year, by this time, we were back from a two week unplugged experience for most of the time.
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(A)musings: being civil
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Friday, June 21, 2013. I recently attended a week long residential institute on internet and society. I was the only participant among the 20 selected to attend, with a corporate background. There were persons working on the field with NGOs from different parts of the country. There were a couple of persons with journalism background. Some law teachers and law students. And some from academics. The topics covered technology, history, privacy, IP issues etc as well. In th...
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(A)musings: April 2013
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Saturday, April 27, 2013. The Life of Li. Her name is pronouced Lee. It was a saturday morning when I first saw her. I was on the garden balcony talking on the phone. I don’t know why, but with a cordless phone, it seems to be natural to walk while one is talking. Then I noticed that she was very shyly trying to rise over the water, between the leaves. I had almost given up hope. thinking that the bulb we had would not flower. Yes, Li was my pet name to the Lilly. And, I...
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(A)musings: Mahjong, the modern rats?
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Saturday, July 6, 2013. Mahjong, the modern rats? I did not realize the effect a game could have on me. When there is not even an opponent. I have always been very impatient when it comes to puzzles. I like solving them, but mostly if I can get it in the first attempt. or there is someone else who would also join – so solving the clues becomes more fun. That is one of the reasons I rarely play crossword. when I get stuck with more than 3 words, I give up. I guess, the ba...
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(A)musings: Barefoot on the western ghats
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Saturday, November 16, 2013. Barefoot on the western ghats. On a recent trip to Trivandrum, wanted to explore some new, not very touristy place. So, thought of going to Ponmudi. A glimpse of Ponmudi, under a heavy cloud cover. Which was recommended as a good spot to trek from. Due to heavey overnight rain and a landslide, the Trivandrum central station was closed and all trains were delayed. So, by the time we were ready to leave the hotel, it was already past 1.45 PM.
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(A)musings: Now even I can skip!
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Sunday, August 4, 2013. Now even I can skip! I had written about being unplugged from the net, technology etc earlier. The digital lords seem to have a comprehensive plan to surround us with technology and make it impossible to be without them. complete submission to the devious designs of the digital dons. Time was when miniaturization was seen as cool! Then came Bluetooth. which eliminated the need to have wires, to be connected to the phone. When I saw this ad in an a...
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Writing Libra'lly...: August 2014
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Insights, reflections and conversations on leisure, life and living. Sunday, August 17, 2014. Simple pleasures of life: bitter gourds in my balcony. You either love it or hate it - there cannot be an in-between thing about karela. Or bitter gourds. Oh! To a proper full-fledged vegetable, that too, something that's my eternal favourite. Outlets.it's simply divine when combined with rice. It may not be as challenging as trying a sweet dish with karela ( karela kheer. Devoid of a fancy name like aubergine o...
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(A)musings: January 2013
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Sunday, January 6, 2013. A matter of Time. The other evening, as i was walking back home, a small boy on a bicycle asked ‘uncle, time. It was 6.50 in the evening, but i yelled out ‘6.45’ and kept walking. Assuming, that the boy just wanted to get an approximate time! While most of our lives these days seem to be governed or controlled by time, having periods in our lives unconcerned about the exact time – is very relaxing. How far is Borivali? And one of the popular topi...
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(A)musings: February 2013
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Random thoughts and passing fads. Saturday, February 16, 2013. Running at 30,000 feet. I am a walker. I like to walk, I do not mind walking long distances or for long periods. sometimes, my weekends have been walkends. I have read about the runners’ high. but have not fancied running. maybe because it is much more work than walking. With the marathon being a significant aspiration. With training clubs like runners for life. I have also found that it is easy to get a runner to talk! Contrary to the silent...
