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I read this and this today morning and felt shocked and ashamed. I should not have been shocked, having lived in India for more than 2 decades. What caused the shock was such an open write-up. People always lace such horrifying experiences with stuff like warmth of the people, the beautiful landscape etc.. But this one was quite blatant. Still, I am ashamed of my countrymen [gender neutral] because I know what RoseChasm has written is true. While Twoseat says that RoseChasm has blamed the whole country for something few ugly people do or something that happens all around the world, I could understand why she felt differently. This might sound really blunt but twoseat has failed to understand something which is nothing but the ugly truth. People in India are obsessed with the white colour of the skin. Porn cds feature white women. White women are thought to yearn sexual pleasure. They are thought to have sex on their minds 24/7. This is the impression Indian men have. The media and
I think I am kind of settling into the routine now. The days seem long at certain points of the day but very short at other times. I wish I did not have to spend so much time commuting. It feels like a criminal waste of time. because I am sleep starved all the time, reading is not an option on the train. Even the morning newspaper puts me to sleep. The DLR (train) is nice to travel in without doing anything. i stare at the river below me and it is a lovely way to start the morning. But the Underground is more uncomfortable. if you are not sleeping/ reading or listening to music you only have one option left- stare listlessly at the advertisements, which btw I know by heart now, or look at how the lady next to you applies her foundation. The time with Z is the most precious of all. I could look at him the whole day. It is love I have never known before. So many things make sense now and so many things don't. It would nice to have a nice relaxing holiday. Like go off to so