Check out Manipur blockade: Healthcare crisis

Hi,

I want you to take a look at : Manipur blockade: Healthcare crisis.

It's high time the central government takes appropriate action & stop ignoring the severity of the situation....

Spread the word... raise your voices!!!

A cute little poster I'd like to share:)

Siblings

Siblings can be a blessing,

they can even be a gigantic pain

but they can be like the soft breeze

that cools the heat when it rains.

My elder sister is a whiz in all she does

She's clever as can one ever be

But she's a regular nutter

Who is as sweet as can be!

She's full of life & wisdom

and many crazy opinions too

You'll fall in love with her right away

Like many people usually do

She can be quite a strict disciplinarian

whenever the occasion arises

but she's more likely to stuff you

with loads of gourmet surprises!

She's a mother of 2 naughty boys

& I have a cool dude bro-in-law

who's family is part of our lives completely

We even resemble each other now :-D

My big brother is super talented

Everyone agrees he's really good

but when we were younger

we fought like kids in the hood

He's a father of two precious girls now

And he has a lovely wife

but i can't believe just yesterday

how we used to fight & strife

He's over-protective & also annoying sometimes

But this life wont be the same if he was otherwise!

Then the youngest one, our little sister

who's not so little anymore

She's everybody's sweetheart

And she has love to give galore

She's a lawyer by profession

She can really clinch a deal

But her heart is pure as a baby's

Her feelings are for real.

She can sometimes be overtly critical

& at times surprise you with candid words

She loves all cuddly things

but is amazingly afraid of birds!

We are all very different

yet we are remarkably the same

We love each other & fight like crazy too

Watching us together can be like watching chimps in the zoo!

:-D

Art/Work

Equanimity!

It's been a while since I've been writing/blogging. There are numerous ideas I have that I want to share. I start writing...the words come easy initially till a debate starts out in my head & I start contradicting what I've just penned down so easily! What seemed a funny/cool/strange idea ceases to be so & my brain comes up with more ideas to dull it down or make it seem less cool somehow.

I thought I'd write about how there exists this group of people that are content to go to work every morning from 9-5 and spend the rest of their life doing just that. How they seem to be just fine to go to work, bitch a bit, enjoy the gossip and the tea & coffee, work some more and based on their financial situation or moral preferences take the bus, train, bike or car home! And how there's another group that can never be content doing exactly that... with a burning desire to change the world, to create something super-duper fantastic, to shine and sparkle!! Every single cell in their body aches to create something extraordinary.... and then there's everyone else in between.

Then I started writing on a topic called - 10 random things about me... then I chucked the idea as it sounded too full of the person I was writing about :-p Oh yes... there's always something I feel like writing about Manipur so I thought let's start a new one. Oh dear! I started with the outflow of talent and skills from the region to the rest of the country & some of us around the world and didn't realise where I moved into the state of schools in the region and then to insurgency till it came to the point where I was debating how the alienation of a region creates frustrations and in this case takes extreme forms of retaliation. And then whilst I was citing the example of how the brave people of Punjab took up matters into their own hands and brought to an end the long period of insurgency and trouble there, I was zoning!!

Oh yes, there's another one lying at the back of a notepad somewhere about the vicious cycle of skinny-dom. I gave up when I found myself gaping at a photo of Kareena Kapoor - she looks super cool and super hot at the same time which is a feat in itself and found myself wanting to have a body as fit as hers! She wasn't even in my list of favourite actresses till I saw Jab We Met!!!

So what am I doing playing all these contradictions in my head. Am I really that muddled up (Oi...don't nod your head in agreement!) or drastically confused... (you can stop shaking your head now....) A little voice in my head said it's alright... it's only a means of not going into extremes, of staying on a middle path. To stay in the middle path and not judging either sides of any story. A story is a story and that's all there's to it.

And here I am finishing off today's blog and still teeming with a zillion other thoughts. Watch this space for more contradictions...ahem thoughts I mean.

:)

Something to smile about

Kids say some amazing things... And it's so hard to keep a straight face when they are doing so.
I was sitting next to a mother of twin girls in cute red hoodies in the bus. The twins were having an elaborate discussion about their day at school and about how they didn't like to fight as it made them cry in the end. :)
One of the red hooded twin said - we made posters today at school.
Mom - what was it about.
Little Red hoodie- it was on how to get information.
Mom- thts nice (I thought that was nice too considering they were probably just 5-6 year olds). So what did you make?
Little red hoodie - television.... Maps... And bells! (did she just say bells...? Okay...that has my somewhat adult mind wondering!!)
Mom - bells? And by now everyone in the bus has smiled plastered on their faces probably thinking awww..so sweet..kids...etc etc.
Well little hoodie explains - you see when you ring the bell, someone answers the door & you can get information. And when the school bell rings you know if school has started or if it's time to go home!! So bells give information.:-)
of course that was brilliant & she was adoreable. I loved it and I'm so thankful I was there when this happened!
:-D

KEEP SMILING coz u look soooo sweet when you do.

Australia

Watched 'Australia' over the weekend. Stunning movie & stunning characterisation as well. It's one of those rare movies that has all the elements to hold an audience - suspense, romance, laughter, mystery...

I can't get over it i guess. The most beautiful part about the Aboriginal culture is that once someone passes, they don't take that persons name anymore. Its heartbreakingly beautiful! And somehow it made a lot of sense to me.

To all those who cannot be names anymore... may you rest in peace!