Jul 19, 2010
Jul 17, 2010
Jul 14, 2010
Attack of the Crazies!!!
In some parallel world, I am living in ancient Greece, I am studying for the joy of it. Knowledge would come to me sweet and steady. Books and people would not be insipid.
I could spend hours observing nature,listening to scholars,spinning theories about the future and not have wasted any time.
My mind would not be in a constant state of torpor. I would absorb all that I could see and read.
My only employment would be copying famous books for the public and this would be a job completely lacking raises and rivalries but rewarding everyday!
I'd probably be living on three meals a week and thus die young of disease but wow what a life that would be!
I could spend hours observing nature,listening to scholars,spinning theories about the future and not have wasted any time.
My mind would not be in a constant state of torpor. I would absorb all that I could see and read.
My only employment would be copying famous books for the public and this would be a job completely lacking raises and rivalries but rewarding everyday!
I'd probably be living on three meals a week and thus die young of disease but wow what a life that would be!
Jul 11, 2010
Jul 9, 2010
Mental Health Week?
I read on Facebook that its Mental Health Week. I haven't been able to confirm this but it doesn't matter if this is set or not. For once,I don't mind pasting 'support a cause' messages on my wall.
I've always felt that Depression is worse than other diseases like Cancer, HIV,AIDS etc. Its sneaky. Its more dangerous than any of these other diseases.It doesn't always happen for logical reasons.It can happen to you whether you have a zillion friends or none. Unfortunately, people who get depression usually never realize it and hardly ever admit that they have a problem. The symptoms are very difficult to recognize and even when they do, nobody wants to get treated for fear of being labelled insane, or just cause of the general opinion prevalent about asylums.
It is important to understand the difference. Not everybody who has depression is a lunatic or needs to be left in the asylum or be secluded.
It is also extremely important to understand that this disease which if not treated in time can reach mind boggling proportions and adversely affect everybody who is around the patient.
Depression can be treated but it is mostly never possible for the patient to get the required help on their own.It needs a lot of love,strength and patience from people around them to help. There is no coming back if help is not given in time and the scars can stay lifelong on everybody involved.
I think the most important thing is to not be ashamed if you have this problem or ashamed of being associated with a person who suffers from Depression.At the end of the day it is a disease like all others.
This is for people who are involved in any way with people who have mental problems like depression. It is understandable if you stop loving a person who has depression. It is a relief to turn away and leave them to their fate the minute you have a chance while you try starting your life afresh but try not to do this.
If you won't go back for the sake of the love/friendship you felt towards this person in better times, go back because you are humane and are compassionate and simply because you can find the strength and power to take care of someone who's been driven helpless by their own mind. They may have done bad things to you and you may never have had a happy moment together but don't give up on them. It is impossible for such people to get support anywhere except from people who have been around them for long.
This disease is more difficult to understand than others and its harder to trace the causes. You would never realize that there was something so grim behind the smiling face. You would never understand how a completely happy looking person could suddenly change into this new person who you don't know and don't like. Be strong.
If I were to talk statistics which I have only read in other places,not verified myself.I think its believable when they say 1 in 4 people suffer from various forms of depression. Yes, the problem is that bad.
Cheer up though. Be strong and seek help for people who you know have this problem. Hushing it up will take you nowhere and will only aggravate the problem.It is like other diseases in this respect,it becomes uncontrollable when not treated.
I've always felt that Depression is worse than other diseases like Cancer, HIV,AIDS etc. Its sneaky. Its more dangerous than any of these other diseases.It doesn't always happen for logical reasons.It can happen to you whether you have a zillion friends or none. Unfortunately, people who get depression usually never realize it and hardly ever admit that they have a problem. The symptoms are very difficult to recognize and even when they do, nobody wants to get treated for fear of being labelled insane, or just cause of the general opinion prevalent about asylums.
It is important to understand the difference. Not everybody who has depression is a lunatic or needs to be left in the asylum or be secluded.
It is also extremely important to understand that this disease which if not treated in time can reach mind boggling proportions and adversely affect everybody who is around the patient.
Depression can be treated but it is mostly never possible for the patient to get the required help on their own.It needs a lot of love,strength and patience from people around them to help. There is no coming back if help is not given in time and the scars can stay lifelong on everybody involved.
I think the most important thing is to not be ashamed if you have this problem or ashamed of being associated with a person who suffers from Depression.At the end of the day it is a disease like all others.
This is for people who are involved in any way with people who have mental problems like depression. It is understandable if you stop loving a person who has depression. It is a relief to turn away and leave them to their fate the minute you have a chance while you try starting your life afresh but try not to do this.
If you won't go back for the sake of the love/friendship you felt towards this person in better times, go back because you are humane and are compassionate and simply because you can find the strength and power to take care of someone who's been driven helpless by their own mind. They may have done bad things to you and you may never have had a happy moment together but don't give up on them. It is impossible for such people to get support anywhere except from people who have been around them for long.
This disease is more difficult to understand than others and its harder to trace the causes. You would never realize that there was something so grim behind the smiling face. You would never understand how a completely happy looking person could suddenly change into this new person who you don't know and don't like. Be strong.
If I were to talk statistics which I have only read in other places,not verified myself.I think its believable when they say 1 in 4 people suffer from various forms of depression. Yes, the problem is that bad.
Cheer up though. Be strong and seek help for people who you know have this problem. Hushing it up will take you nowhere and will only aggravate the problem.It is like other diseases in this respect,it becomes uncontrollable when not treated.
A Whale of a Time!
Its taken me long to come back to this blog but well.. I am here again.
I am excited to start a post again but am also at a loss for ways to start this post. There are a great many things I could talk about but none of them seem all that important at the moment. I don't feel like writing about Miami or New York as I had promised myself I would, earlier.
I went to watch whales on the Monterey Bay twice in the last two weeks. Its truly scary and humbling to see a fifty feet long whale. I saw four of these beauties on my first trip and our boat followed them deep into the sea. Summers are feeding time for the Humpback whales in the Monterey Bay and they swim at the surface of the sea. Even an animal of that size and weight moves so gracefully through water. Its beautiful to see its tail fins plunging into the water while it swims.Not having experienced much of the sea,I was rather skeptic about actually seeing a whale.It was a surprise to see four huge ones. The scary thing about this particular kind of whale is this sound that it makes while spraying bubbles and water into the air when its breathing.I am not sure if its breathing or something else but it sounds like it.
Would you believe this species of whale SINGS?!! Yeah they actually sing songs during mating seasons! I must be precise, the male whale sings songs for the female.
oh, how romantic
I shouldn't forget the other sea creatures that I saw. I also saw some sprightly dolphins and the cutest,cuddliest sea lions and sea otters! A dolphin was swimming under our boat in the beginning and soon we saw more who put up quite a show. I saw some gray dolphins on my first trip and on my second trip some green ones.
Sea lions look very adorable.. not sure why they're called sea lions but our guide told us a very funny thing about them. They like to sleep on the water surface and also like to wake up in the same spot that they slept in! Cool, isn't it? Maybe it was just that the guide chose his words well.
It was freezing cold on the sea. I wasn't very well-prepared for the trip and almost felt as if the blood had clotted in my head. The cold can start a horrible body ache if you aren't wearing a couple of layers. When I got back to the coast, it was burning hot sun! This is a funny country.
I absolutely had to go a second time. This time I saw a whale with her calf swimming in the sea. I also took videos this time which I shall put up here on the weekend.
I hope to see the Blue Whale next!
I have been invited to go see the Gilroy Garlic Festival.. :D I am not sure if I am going!
I am excited to start a post again but am also at a loss for ways to start this post. There are a great many things I could talk about but none of them seem all that important at the moment. I don't feel like writing about Miami or New York as I had promised myself I would, earlier.
I went to watch whales on the Monterey Bay twice in the last two weeks. Its truly scary and humbling to see a fifty feet long whale. I saw four of these beauties on my first trip and our boat followed them deep into the sea. Summers are feeding time for the Humpback whales in the Monterey Bay and they swim at the surface of the sea. Even an animal of that size and weight moves so gracefully through water. Its beautiful to see its tail fins plunging into the water while it swims.Not having experienced much of the sea,I was rather skeptic about actually seeing a whale.It was a surprise to see four huge ones. The scary thing about this particular kind of whale is this sound that it makes while spraying bubbles and water into the air when its breathing.I am not sure if its breathing or something else but it sounds like it.
Would you believe this species of whale SINGS?!! Yeah they actually sing songs during mating seasons! I must be precise, the male whale sings songs for the female.
oh, how romantic
I shouldn't forget the other sea creatures that I saw. I also saw some sprightly dolphins and the cutest,cuddliest sea lions and sea otters! A dolphin was swimming under our boat in the beginning and soon we saw more who put up quite a show. I saw some gray dolphins on my first trip and on my second trip some green ones.
Sea lions look very adorable.. not sure why they're called sea lions but our guide told us a very funny thing about them. They like to sleep on the water surface and also like to wake up in the same spot that they slept in! Cool, isn't it? Maybe it was just that the guide chose his words well.
It was freezing cold on the sea. I wasn't very well-prepared for the trip and almost felt as if the blood had clotted in my head. The cold can start a horrible body ache if you aren't wearing a couple of layers. When I got back to the coast, it was burning hot sun! This is a funny country.
I absolutely had to go a second time. This time I saw a whale with her calf swimming in the sea. I also took videos this time which I shall put up here on the weekend.
I hope to see the Blue Whale next!
I have been invited to go see the Gilroy Garlic Festival.. :D I am not sure if I am going!
Jun 16, 2010
Jun 15, 2010
My New Love : Couscous!
I have finally come across a kind of food that I absolutely love. I've made so much couscous at home that it can feed an army of me(s)!! I don't think I'll ever get bored of it! The trick is to not over do it but its too late for that now.
Jun 7, 2010
If you think breaking four lovingly grown long nails and limping on the beaches of Miami and streets of New York on an injured, swollen knee is a holiday that you would rather skip then I won't invite you when I go on my Everest trip!
I have never walked as much as I've walked in the last 10 days and at the oddest hours with never more than 3 or 4 hours of sleep a day and certainly never with so much pleasure.
My trip started with Orlando.I reached there and instantly gave my friends a scare by getting lost at the airport without that remarkable invention called a cell phone.
I've never cared much about possessing cell phones.
Disney's amusement parks come top on my list of the most beautifully made places I've seen so far. I loved Magic Kingdom. It was straight out of all the favourite fairy tale books I've read so far. You're probably rolling your eyes now if you've seen the place - Its a great place for kids!
Cinderella's castle was absolutely lovely. The paintings on the walls were spell-binding. I couldn't go beyond the ground floor of the place cause apparently the upper floors are restaurants which only hold private parties for people who've booked it 6 months in advance!
The place and the people work really hard to make things very enjoyable and pleasant for tourists.Though its been made for small kids, there's still lots of good stuff for older people to see. My favourite was the ride through the set of The Pirates of Caribbean. They took us on a boat through a dark cave-like place into a stunningly life-like world of ships and pirates complete with booms of canons and sounds of the sea.It was like a movie set with perfectly dressed actors (which were actually moving wax statues),props and unnerving sound effects. I went on this once twice. Every statue in this ride has a very distinct facial expression and action to do from the others.Captain Sparrow ofcourse was the cutest and so were the wax imitations of the cats and dogs.
All rides that you take in these amusement parks have an exit which will lead you to the shopping area. Shopping for Disney souvenirs can be rather expensive but they have such cute,pretty things on display that your stomach can develop a heartache if you try too hard to resist splurging! I gave in!
There were also other rides that splashed you suddenly into water from a high altitude without a hair going out of place. (I'll come back again to this ride to describe something I didn't like one bit!)
I also saw the dance parade around the park by all the Disney characters. Its heart-warming when Mickey Mouse blows a kiss at you! My favourite has always been genie though. They had recreated Agrabah complete with the bazaar and the ride in which camels spit water on your face while you scream wildly on a mad swing.
Another good thing I must point out is that this is probably the only place where you'll find tons of kids who are not whining and managing to look the way they do in the cerelac ads.You won't have to try too hard to find an occasional whining parent though.I can't blame them, their kids are old enough to burn a genie sized hole in their bank accounts.
I thought it probably couldn't get better than Magic Kingdom. I was so wrong. Epcot was the better of the two Disney parks I visited. I may go as far as recommending it as a perfect one day honeymoon destination! It was slightly rainy there too.
The rides were better in this park and apart from the rides they have recreated the magic of some of the nicest places on earth. It was called World showcase. They were showing France, Canada, Morocco,Mexico,Japan, England, Italy etc. A really large variety of restaurants with awesome food. I tried the restaurants in Morocco and Italy. The couscous was the best I've tasted in Morocco.
There are two particularly nice rides in Epcot that I really liked - Soarin' and Spaceship earth. These are both very relaxing rides and a feast for the eyes and the mind.I can't believe a swing and a screen can be so beautiful. I really felt as if I was gliding over snow-capped mountains and washing my feet in the Amazon. What would the real thing be like? Spaceship Earth was a rather slow ride in a car and it took you through the story of civilization again with great displays.
I had dinner in the Italian restaurant.The ambience was good and our waiter was nice and rather sweetly asked me for my age proof when I asked for a wine. They know how to flatter, he said I looked very young for wine. I realized that there was very little point in me splurging on fine dining in this country if I cannot eat eggs and meat. There were barely two vegetarian dishes on the menu and the one I ordered turned out to have egg. I cannot stand the smell of eggs.I enjoyed the wine though and also the fireworks and pretty lights. The staff used to suddenly break out into an Italian birthday/anniversary song at various tables. It was quite nice.
I'm not done yet!
(To Be Continued)
I have never walked as much as I've walked in the last 10 days and at the oddest hours with never more than 3 or 4 hours of sleep a day and certainly never with so much pleasure.
My trip started with Orlando.I reached there and instantly gave my friends a scare by getting lost at the airport without that remarkable invention called a cell phone.
I've never cared much about possessing cell phones.
Disney's amusement parks come top on my list of the most beautifully made places I've seen so far. I loved Magic Kingdom. It was straight out of all the favourite fairy tale books I've read so far. You're probably rolling your eyes now if you've seen the place - Its a great place for kids!
Cinderella's castle was absolutely lovely. The paintings on the walls were spell-binding. I couldn't go beyond the ground floor of the place cause apparently the upper floors are restaurants which only hold private parties for people who've booked it 6 months in advance!
The place and the people work really hard to make things very enjoyable and pleasant for tourists.Though its been made for small kids, there's still lots of good stuff for older people to see. My favourite was the ride through the set of The Pirates of Caribbean. They took us on a boat through a dark cave-like place into a stunningly life-like world of ships and pirates complete with booms of canons and sounds of the sea.It was like a movie set with perfectly dressed actors (which were actually moving wax statues),props and unnerving sound effects. I went on this once twice. Every statue in this ride has a very distinct facial expression and action to do from the others.Captain Sparrow ofcourse was the cutest and so were the wax imitations of the cats and dogs.
All rides that you take in these amusement parks have an exit which will lead you to the shopping area. Shopping for Disney souvenirs can be rather expensive but they have such cute,pretty things on display that your stomach can develop a heartache if you try too hard to resist splurging! I gave in!
There were also other rides that splashed you suddenly into water from a high altitude without a hair going out of place. (I'll come back again to this ride to describe something I didn't like one bit!)
I also saw the dance parade around the park by all the Disney characters. Its heart-warming when Mickey Mouse blows a kiss at you! My favourite has always been genie though. They had recreated Agrabah complete with the bazaar and the ride in which camels spit water on your face while you scream wildly on a mad swing.
Another good thing I must point out is that this is probably the only place where you'll find tons of kids who are not whining and managing to look the way they do in the cerelac ads.You won't have to try too hard to find an occasional whining parent though.I can't blame them, their kids are old enough to burn a genie sized hole in their bank accounts.
I thought it probably couldn't get better than Magic Kingdom. I was so wrong. Epcot was the better of the two Disney parks I visited. I may go as far as recommending it as a perfect one day honeymoon destination! It was slightly rainy there too.
The rides were better in this park and apart from the rides they have recreated the magic of some of the nicest places on earth. It was called World showcase. They were showing France, Canada, Morocco,Mexico,Japan, England, Italy etc. A really large variety of restaurants with awesome food. I tried the restaurants in Morocco and Italy. The couscous was the best I've tasted in Morocco.
There are two particularly nice rides in Epcot that I really liked - Soarin' and Spaceship earth. These are both very relaxing rides and a feast for the eyes and the mind.I can't believe a swing and a screen can be so beautiful. I really felt as if I was gliding over snow-capped mountains and washing my feet in the Amazon. What would the real thing be like? Spaceship Earth was a rather slow ride in a car and it took you through the story of civilization again with great displays.
I had dinner in the Italian restaurant.The ambience was good and our waiter was nice and rather sweetly asked me for my age proof when I asked for a wine. They know how to flatter, he said I looked very young for wine. I realized that there was very little point in me splurging on fine dining in this country if I cannot eat eggs and meat. There were barely two vegetarian dishes on the menu and the one I ordered turned out to have egg. I cannot stand the smell of eggs.I enjoyed the wine though and also the fireworks and pretty lights. The staff used to suddenly break out into an Italian birthday/anniversary song at various tables. It was quite nice.
I'm not done yet!
(To Be Continued)
Jun 6, 2010
Boomerang
I'm back! I've returned from one of my most enjoyable vacations ever. Two weeks seem to have flown by though I won't say that it was too short.I feel very contented at the end of it.I feel better about the days to come.
I have loads to write about. This trip has been all that I've been craving for and a lot more! I have loads of things to think about and lots of things to say about Orlando,Miami and New York.
More importantly,I'm amazed with all the random, significant and insignificant discoveries I've made about myself. Its been a trying,demanding vacation and I've enjoyed every moment of jumping into things headlong,literally too.
I will soon be back with loads to tell you but it may take some hours or some days for everything to come out. I want to do as much justice as possible to everything I've seen.
There are just too many mails to be answered. Absence seems to have made several hearts grow fonder!
I have loads to write about. This trip has been all that I've been craving for and a lot more! I have loads of things to think about and lots of things to say about Orlando,Miami and New York.
More importantly,I'm amazed with all the random, significant and insignificant discoveries I've made about myself. Its been a trying,demanding vacation and I've enjoyed every moment of jumping into things headlong,literally too.
I will soon be back with loads to tell you but it may take some hours or some days for everything to come out. I want to do as much justice as possible to everything I've seen.
There are just too many mails to be answered. Absence seems to have made several hearts grow fonder!
May 21, 2010
May 20, 2010
The Heist at Isabella Gardner Museum
I was so busy on March 18, that I forgot to write about this on my blog. I found about this story when I was researching on the topic "The biggest robberies in the world". Yeah, I like to read on topics like that :p and also "Famous haunted places", and "History of the comic strip".It probably sounds weird but it was fun. Going back to the main topic..
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is the site of the world's biggest art and personal property theft in history.It was a private collection of the works of renaissance artists like Matisse,Rembrandt,Botticelli,Vemeer to name a few.
On March 18,1990, some people managed to get away with priceless works of Rembrandt,Vemeer,Degas and other artists. The paintings have never been recovered unlike other art robberies when the stolen things do turn up over time.
I will not go into the heart-breaking details of how the paintings were stolen.It makes me cringe to think that they hacked those masterpieces off the frames with knives! It is agonizing to think that these works of art will not be available to be seen by common people like me but are instead stashed away in some dark corner of the world by a ****** mafia don.
I remembered this cause I've been planning a trip to the east coast and this was one place I wanted to visit. Also, would you believe another art theft occured in Paris recently?!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10130840.stm
I wonder if the paintings and other art items will ever be back where they belong, in public view.
Here's a picture of the one and only seascape that Rembrandt ever painted. It was among the lost paintings on March 18,1990. Its called Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is the site of the world's biggest art and personal property theft in history.It was a private collection of the works of renaissance artists like Matisse,Rembrandt,Botticelli,Vemeer to name a few.
On March 18,1990, some people managed to get away with priceless works of Rembrandt,Vemeer,Degas and other artists. The paintings have never been recovered unlike other art robberies when the stolen things do turn up over time.
I will not go into the heart-breaking details of how the paintings were stolen.It makes me cringe to think that they hacked those masterpieces off the frames with knives! It is agonizing to think that these works of art will not be available to be seen by common people like me but are instead stashed away in some dark corner of the world by a ****** mafia don.
I remembered this cause I've been planning a trip to the east coast and this was one place I wanted to visit. Also, would you believe another art theft occured in Paris recently?!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10130840.stm
I wonder if the paintings and other art items will ever be back where they belong, in public view.
Here's a picture of the one and only seascape that Rembrandt ever painted. It was among the lost paintings on March 18,1990. Its called Storm on the Sea of Galilee.
May 19, 2010
Lights Out!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/19/arizona-official-threatens-cut-los-angeles-power-payback-boycott/
Can this really happen?!! Maybe Fox News isn't the most reliable...
Can this really happen?!! Maybe Fox News isn't the most reliable...
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