Shuttling from one time zone to the other. Does not do me any good whatsoever! I am constantly fighting jet lag. With age i think my immunity system is shot down, i seem to be affected by even the slightest change in the weather. Drives me nuts!
But nowadays I am mostly bewildered by this sense of total self involvement. Eeverything seems to revolve around home an hubby. Maybe this is what marriage does to you. Maybe its for good , maybe not too much. Not so sure anymore.
Forgot a friends birthday yesterday. Feel awful about it. More often than not give myself credit for remembering things and dates. But i guess not anymore. Thinking about it, with life changing so rapidly, can you really have track of just about everything? I am guessing not. But who knows, defnitely not me. I am sure there are people who do it all the time. But honestly speaking with so little time nowadays for yourself and even lesser for friends, unless you are in the inner circle or rather the constantly in touch types, I guess friends tend to fade away... Its sad I know, but i also know its true coz I can see that happening.
Eventually you will just become one of those online contacts on the messenger who just buzz you when they see you online which could really be anything frm everyday to once in 6 months. Or else you will fade away to that number on the cell which you scroll by one day while finding another and you remind yourself to give him/her a buzz sometime.
Its really sad..I guess its also a reality check of sorts because it kinda tells you to pave path for tomm. If you don't want to fade away, pick up that phone now and call that friend you always keep putting off due to lack of time. Lack of time is really the lamest of excuses! Meet up with friends more often. Decide which friend you do want to keep and ones that you can aford to buzz once in 6 months and still be ok with it. Coz if you don't make a conscious choice, you may just fade away from their life sooner than you can think..
Oh, did i forget to mention that it has to work both ways :-)..
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Bangalore re-visited
(Completely forgot to post this in my own blog site :) It has been on DSS for a while tho')
Despite my ever true love of bangalore, i find myself questioning as to why do people still want to move to this city? I mean, i get all that funda about a cool and happening city (with all due respects to apna dilli an mumbai) but how come simple day to day things don’t seem to matter to these people? I can agree if left with no choice like a job here or relocation, but i wonder how many of these newbies even thought of an alternative city!
I sound extremely nasty I know, but it infuriates me to no extent seeing this lovely city going to dogs like this.. What used to be a calm and peaceful pentioner’s paradise is a city threatening to burst at its seams right now. Every possible road is jammed with people rushing in everywhich direction. There are problems at all levels. Whether its the city’s infrastructure, which, let’s face it, was never meant to accomodate 1 billion as it claims to now! Whether its the city’s meandering theme which is isolating the regional/local citizens in one corner where they really get confused about their belonging. Its all this and more.
I don’t think the development authority even for a second ever considered that the development if at all, has to keep pace with the every growing need of the city and not meeting their own manifested deadlines!Roads, if at all they can be called that, are so choked that people have actually stopped driving if they can afford to do so. I had recently been to one of my office locations slightly outside the city and was quite shocked to see so many cars with chauffers/drivers. Something like that was quite unheard of unless of course you drive like a Merc or something. But now, it actually makes sense to people because they can at least land at work peacefully, sans the irritation and road rage which btw has become a very common observation around here.
Every single body complains about the situation (your truly included) but I wonder how many of us really tell somebody, you know what, its not really a very good city for living right now. Or maybe they do! And maybe despite that people continue pouring in.
I know, I really sound quite anti-social, but its a truth which we have to face sooner or later. This city wil soon be deemed unfit for living. Right now, bangalore is the 2nd polluted city in India. There was a columnist who recently wrote that all there are these parents who educate their children about the ill-effects of smoking but do not realize that your child standing at even a signal outside their school in bangalore is inhaling much more dangerous and potent fumes.
I love the city, believe me, I do. Didn’t quite when we moved in 10 years ago, but now there is nowhere I would rather call home. But I have consciously decided to dissuade any new people, if they are talking of moving/buying property in this city. It can’t take it and sooner everybody realizes this, the better.
Phew! That felt good!
Despite my ever true love of bangalore, i find myself questioning as to why do people still want to move to this city? I mean, i get all that funda about a cool and happening city (with all due respects to apna dilli an mumbai) but how come simple day to day things don’t seem to matter to these people? I can agree if left with no choice like a job here or relocation, but i wonder how many of these newbies even thought of an alternative city!
I sound extremely nasty I know, but it infuriates me to no extent seeing this lovely city going to dogs like this.. What used to be a calm and peaceful pentioner’s paradise is a city threatening to burst at its seams right now. Every possible road is jammed with people rushing in everywhich direction. There are problems at all levels. Whether its the city’s infrastructure, which, let’s face it, was never meant to accomodate 1 billion as it claims to now! Whether its the city’s meandering theme which is isolating the regional/local citizens in one corner where they really get confused about their belonging. Its all this and more.
I don’t think the development authority even for a second ever considered that the development if at all, has to keep pace with the every growing need of the city and not meeting their own manifested deadlines!Roads, if at all they can be called that, are so choked that people have actually stopped driving if they can afford to do so. I had recently been to one of my office locations slightly outside the city and was quite shocked to see so many cars with chauffers/drivers. Something like that was quite unheard of unless of course you drive like a Merc or something. But now, it actually makes sense to people because they can at least land at work peacefully, sans the irritation and road rage which btw has become a very common observation around here.
Every single body complains about the situation (your truly included) but I wonder how many of us really tell somebody, you know what, its not really a very good city for living right now. Or maybe they do! And maybe despite that people continue pouring in.
I know, I really sound quite anti-social, but its a truth which we have to face sooner or later. This city wil soon be deemed unfit for living. Right now, bangalore is the 2nd polluted city in India. There was a columnist who recently wrote that all there are these parents who educate their children about the ill-effects of smoking but do not realize that your child standing at even a signal outside their school in bangalore is inhaling much more dangerous and potent fumes.
I love the city, believe me, I do. Didn’t quite when we moved in 10 years ago, but now there is nowhere I would rather call home. But I have consciously decided to dissuade any new people, if they are talking of moving/buying property in this city. It can’t take it and sooner everybody realizes this, the better.
Phew! That felt good!
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