Romance

Posted on 31 Jul 2011 under Random

Maybe I’ve grown so used to being by myself and with the idea that my most romantic moments have been spent in solitude that my definition of romance has blurred. I find a starry night sky romantic. I’d like to lie under it, with just the stars above me…no buildings, no artificial lights around. I [...]


Grown Up

Posted on 26 Jul 2011 under Random

Today’s post is very much like what this old XKCD comic is about: I think that when you move out and start to live on your own, you’re expected to grow up, grow mature. Become older. So far, that’s not happened with me. I find that living on my own has given me more freedom [...]


Smiles, Airports and Media Players

Posted on 20 Jul 2011 under Journal/Life Updates

Windows 7 Media Player Is it just me or does Media Player 12 (bundled with Windows 7) really not have equaliser or other sound enhancement options? What kind of self-respecting media player doesn’t allow the listener to improve the bass or treble, at the very least? Makes me miss Quintessential all the more. That being [...]


Face Plus

Posted on 15 Jul 2011 under Random

It’s coming. I can feel it from a distance. Like all fads, this one is rumbling in the near distance. The only problem is, this big, bad wolf is backed by Google, and has the potential to blow down the brick walls of my defences. Google Plus. Yet another social networking portal. I’ve already started [...]


A Post of Two Cities

Posted on 10 Jul 2011 under Journal/Life Updates

There are 2 Bombays—one that I fell in love with last year, and one that I’m beginning to grow wary of this year. Last year’s Bombay was convenient, a short and passionate love affair. It involved a quiet walk early morning from the Wilson College hostel to the near-by Charni Road station (or a minimum [...]