The end of 2014

The year wasn't that all smooth sailing... Bumps at work. Bumps at home. Bumps with myself. Even on this eve to the new year, I've been caught ill. It was worse for the country. In these last few days, the third national air tragedy struck. Hundreds of lives lost and hundreds more affected. Then there's the constant downpour which has brought about the worse ever flood situations in some areas....

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Smartphone addiction

Wherever I go, I see people being glued to the screens of their smartphones. Be it waiting for the elevator, waiting at the bus stand, waiting for the train, queuing up at the counter, at the table waiting for the food to be served, waiting at the lavatory, even while walking....their eyes do not leave the screen in their hands. So out of curiosity, I did a little "surveying". What is it that is...

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The land down under

When on Australian soil, you got to speak like an Australian mate! If you don't, you'll end up like dear sister - who asked for latte and got tea instead. "But I said it correctly! I said latte. In ENGLISH!" she protested. Yea, still the latte ended up as tea. Have never had a one-to-one vacation with the sister. This was the first of its kind. So, off we went, to the land down...

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The routine

Here's how it goes... You get out of bed Freshen up and get dressed Get into the car Crawl in snail-like traffic to the office Reach an hour and a half later and park at the usual spot Go grab that morning coffee Read the daily headlines Log into the email Start replying mails that don't matter Greet and have small talks with colleagues which you don't fancy Work on that request from the boss and...

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Expectations

Putting expectations on others is just not worth it. Be it any certain kind of expectation at all. First, they might not be fulfilled. Second, they might not be fulfilled in the way you wanted it to be. Since it'll end up as an apparent disappointment, why have any hopes at all? Why rely on others when it's best to have it done on your own? Well, I have been dumb. Time and time again. When...

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Being me

It's simple. Really. How hard can it be in being yourself? Your own true self? But in the society that we live in, or rather, in a society that I live in, being myself is very much a "sin". You do not get to be yourself without obtaining some sort of "permission" from society. Now who constitutes society? They are none other than the neighbours, the distant aunts and uncles,...

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Nail Art

I have a habit of biting my nails. It's a habit I had since I was a kid. It's a habit that all my close friends knew about. Each time I'm stressed out or nervous or just merely deep in thoughts, my nails became the victim. I wasn't able to resist. Throughout the years, a few have tried to make me quit, but to no avail. I bit, it grew, I bit it again. It's a never ending story. It...

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First ever Indian travel

India was never on my travel list. Even if I had exhausted all the other places, I would have not set foot on India either. Couldn't blame me. There's just been too many negative comments of India of late. Not even of late, it's been for as long as I can remember. Everyone I know whom has visited, have not a good praise for the place. Hygiene is bad. Water is unclean. Uneven...

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Lost it?

Opened up a blank page...and sat staring at it. Felt like there is so much to let out, yet couldn't find the right words to express them at all. Have I lost it?  Have I lost the flair to write? ...

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The Promotion

Been at it for a about a month now. It was all made to sound so simple. The higher position. The higher authority. Someone calling the shots. All you got to do is just to give the instructions, make them work it and monitor. If you don't like it, make them re-do it. Wa-laa! Piece of cake! Yea right! Tell it again when you have a bunch of clowns running around. Giving instructions...

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Goodbye 20's

The day is 18th March 2014. What's the big deal? Only that it's my last day as a twenty-something. This long dreaded day has finally arrived. Ever since my 29th birthday, I was hoping that this day would never come. I was hoping that time would stop and I would have never had to enter the thirties. I enjoyed my twenties! It was the time of my life! 10 years ago, 30 is something...

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Pampered. Rebelious. Princess.

I thought I have outgrown them. I should be more composed, more rational, more matured. But these are not me. I realised, in doing so, I've become so much more agitated. I've become so much more hot tempered. I've become so miserable. Why the hell did I choose to be someone not me? I would be so much more happier being that rebelious, self-centred brat that I used to be. Who cares what...

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