Alone in a cafe, with a glass of white wine,
sitting next to a window overlooking a rain-soaked lake,
with Jean-Paul Sartre lying on my lap
Is that too much of a cliche? A cliche of what?
Sophistication
Boredom
No…Solitude. Detachment. Indifference.
Inside a cliche is the only place that a passionate person is disspassionate.
I spent the last weekend shopping with a girlfriend. We took an auto through one of the hipper suburbs of Mumbai at 8 in the evening. Till that time I hadn’t been conscious of the spaghetti strap-top I was wearing. I couldn’t keep my mind on what my friend was…
I usually steer clear of current affairs, especially on this blog. It’s comfortable to sit in this nook where a woman can say and do anything, assuming that the freedom of speech and other laws of this land apply equally to her. But the past couple of weeks have really…
Their practice run inspired this post. And hereβs what came out of attending a real gig. Airport played at InOrbit Mall, Malad on 8 May 2010 for the AND-βShare The Wealthβ initiative for World Fair Trade Day. This is not a review but what came after the concert. Art is…
Message from Friend-Man, I got a tattoo! I call back and yelp, Tattoo!! Seriously? After much detailed description (and a few conversational blind alleys regarding location and image and colour), he admits that it’s a temporary one, ending with, I’d never get a permanant tattoo! To which I retort, Yeah….
1. Doctors. This ‘noble’ profession stayed noble for me only as far as the parents of my best friend. Every medicine man & woman after that, has looked at me and my family and seen only a big, fat wallet. Scum. 2. Pedigreed puppies. It’s bad enough that this country…
My truth comes calling,on an international phone callSounding exactly likeevery other person who thinksthey have something important to say Except this one always doesFor sure, her words are truth,her truths truer.She thinks I need to be better,work harder, be smarter at my job I know, I know, I havenβt done…
Solace is the best!
Lovely point to ponder…
I guess I ‘ll have to agree
someone who is at peace with oneself
Kalyans last blog post..Falafel…Arabian nights at Mumbai
Hope you will not be mad at me! π
For me, this is a cliche of:
preΒ·tenΒ·tiousΒ·ness, noun
βSynonyms 2. pompous. See bombastic. 3. showy.
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Radas last blog post..Monsoon Madness
For me,its the only way i can introspect..
@ Ashish: Second-best actually and solitude might be the best. Still, that’s not bad.
@ chandni: π
@ Kalyan: It wasn’t quite peace when it had a tinge of boredom.
@ Rada: It certainly is.
@ Ruch: There can be too much of that too, you know?