Monday 10 May 2010

Decisions

Chelsea won the premiership. There is no news on the takeover  bid of Manchester United by the Red Knights. Tottenham got the 4th place and qualified for the Champions league. So which team will I support. I guess I will end up supporting Chelsea. Mourinho won my heart for Chelsea when I first arrived in London.  I may change my allegiance if Mourinho comes back to manage the Premier League. If the Red Knights successfully make their bid for Manchester United and Jose Mourinho comes in as the manager then I will in all probability shift allegiance.
I have been rather quite about the elections. I am disappointed in the results. I did not expect the Liberal Democrats to win the majority and mandate of the people but I felt that Nick Clegg deserved more seats. It felt good to be part of the democratic process.
Through all of this I can confidently say that I am a Londoner. Right now that is where I belong.

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Saturday 24 April 2010

Roots

I have just finished a book called "The Immortals of Melhua." by Amish. After a long time has a book been able to arouse physical emotions. If the books to follow are as good as this then it would be an epic. A tale set in 1900 B.C. has helped me understand my culture. I know my mentality and outlook is not that of a typical Indian. In fact I will be highly disappointed with myself if it was the case. In two weeks time I will be casting my vote to decide who the next Prime Minister of The United Kingdom will be. The irony is that I am not a citizen of the U.K. and I have not got the chance to vote in India. I have waited nearly 14 years for this opportunity to exercise my democratic right. It will take a cataclysmic event for me to miss the elections. 
My roots reach a spectrum of places but deep down I know that they are strong. The winds may blow and howl but it will not trouble me. For I know the strength that exists within me and the source of it.

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Wednesday 14 April 2010

Dreams

My birth and destiny number is 8. It is a highly spiritual number. I do not know whether it is this factor or a God given gift bit my dreams have a tendency to come true. The more realistic my dream is the greater the chance of it coming true. This is not a new phenomenon. This is something that has been there since I was a child. My dreams generally come true within a week to 6 months. A few months back I dreamt that my Mom was being taken/sent to a white building on a stretcher. Her eyes were closed and she was covered in a white sheet. It appeared to me as if my Mother was dead or near death. When I mentioned this to my Mom over the phone she said "It would be good for everyone." I got extremelly upset and did not speak to her for nearly a week.
On March 17th my Mom was rushed to the hospital. On March 19th my Mom was transfered to Narayana Hruydalaya in a near dead state. Somehow they managed to save her. I truly believe that it was God's mighty hand that healed her.
I finally had a dream that I liked. I just hope that this comes true. Do I qualify as a prophet? Can my dreams be classified as visions? I do not know.
On a seperate note the song Raat Kali has been stuck in my head all day.
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Thursday 25 March 2010

Dating or Arranged Marriage?

For some reason ever since my teens; I was dead against the concept of arranged marriages. Now I have become more accepting of the idea. I don't know if it is because of age or wisdom. However I still see it as another route to meet a girl albeit one that has a stronger binding than a person you would meet at a party.
If multiple proposals come at the same time and you take the time and effort to know everyone at the same time then can it be considered cheating?
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Tuesday 23 March 2010

Travel

So far I have not had one good international flight. My flight from India to London in January was snowed in. I'd rather not talk about my flight to and from Greece. My flight from London to India today was filled with turbulence in the air, the food was terrible and they did not have sufficient cups to serve water so I am terribly dehydrated and cramped. Sadly I have no choice. I hate transit flights and currently B.A. Is the only one that flies direct to Bangalore. I think I should form a facebook group to plead to Vijay Mallya to reinstate the London Bangalore route.
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Friday 19 March 2010

Jesus take the wheel

I am going through a difficult period now. However I have realized that the only way not to lose control is to willingly relinquish control. Who better to give control than to Christ? He has a purpose and plan for me. Sometimes Country music can be so comforting. The following song is of great comfort. The other song by Brad Paisley called "When I get where I am going."




Monday 1 March 2010

Platonic Love

I regularly have engrossing debates with one of my best friends about the existence of Platonic love. I don't think we have arrived to an agreement as yet. She says that girls and guys can be friends without any desire to get into an intimate relationship. I believe that it really does not matter how you meet. At some point of time people will wonder whether your friend can be a potential partner or not get attracted to her. Plato believed that there were levels of love. These levels need not include physical love. This idea is the origin of the word Platonic love.
Philos is the Greek word for love that is used to describe the love you have for your friends. Eros is the appreciation of beauty in a person. This need not be sexual in nature. Then you have Agape. This involves loving a person to such an extent that you are willing to lay down your life for a person. Interestingly the Greeks had just one Goddess of love. 
She has been my friend for more than ten years now. Somehow we know what the other is thinking or when we need the other no matter in which part of the globe we are. Can such a relationship be defined? If I knew the answer then I guess I would not be writing this.

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