The Tale of a Wandering Mind
15 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
in Home, No Expectations Tags: 2011, Awareness, Black, Blogging, Devil #win, Doomsday
As I log on to Twitter via Twibble – a relatively crappy application to tweet, nonetheless it serves it purpose – I realise as to how much is happening around me.
In my little world, I look out my grilled window and see the endlessness of the city of Bangalore, talking to Akki through Whatsapp she says that the world is coming to an end, and I tweet saying that she is Mayan believer and carry on with my packing.
Gaddafi, Japan and its nuclear plant, Bahrain and the stock exchange continue to flood my feed.
In the midst of all this chaos, I remember my dear old blog. I remember the blogs that I said would be written about certain persons and incidents; the travelogue. Procrastination. Ah, not a new phenomenon eh?
While writing this, I begin to be amazed as to how my mind could wonder from one to another. A hundred and one things keep flooding my brain feed and I begin to realise that there is no surprise as to why I have very low levels of concentration. Apparently, the latter is very disadvantageous in the context of being susceptible to hypnosis.
I also realise that if the mind of an average twenty year-old were to wonder in this manner, it’d be no biggie for similar minds to wonder as well. A friend of mine said the other day that the 8.3 Kanko Quake didn’t matter much to us as it was not in the vicinity. In retrospect I wonder as to why I kept quiet when she said so. The nuclear explosion’s radiation is said to reach the rest of Asia starting Philippines. Or so said the text message that I received. Manila being, approximately 4680 kilometres away, I – again – begin to wonder, is Kanko a biggie after all?
In the midst of trying to wind the post up, I start prioritising the rest of the tasks that lie ahead. Japan, Libya and Bahrain continue to flood my feed.
Doomsday: The Aftermath
29 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
in Home, No Expectations Tags: 2010, Apathy, Doomsday, First-timers, Journalism, Politics, Trying Times, Work
Yet another day at work I thought. Or so I thought I wrong. Bugger. Sigh. Terrible post-election trauma and drama. And the hotel that received such disgrace. First and foremost I believe the public is at fault. This was originally supposed to come out the very next day after elections; sigh. Clearly it did not turn out that way.
In regard to the response of the people, I have heard enough and more and am clearly not in a position to elaborate more about it. Not only as it was part of my job to bother all the blokes in Chambers and other business tycoons and get their response on the apparently much disappointed results *and I try to sound impartial* but also what my poor ears were subjected to at home and workplace. Sigh. Thou shall not complain.
Scary thing was the loony boys lighting crackers down Ramanayake Road (luckily enough I managed the typical Sri Lankan girly; latha type smile and got away. What else could I have done *innocence still prevails* 
) and clearly I was not a fan of the loud explosions *exaggerations* as not only did it irritate me, but it also did harm and contributed to noise pollution.
So here I am, three days after presidential elections and everything is seemingly back to normal. Despite me being at work, a majority of normal people are at home, taking it easy on a Poya day and for school kids it was pure bliss that would definitely not be missed out on.
Obviously, presidential elections 2010 was something that benefited ALL walks of life; patriot or non-patriot.
Mahinda and Hitler: Same shit different asshole – Purpleboxers
Politics: Apathy. Concern.
11 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
in Home, No Expectations Tags: 2010, Apathy, Black, Doomsday, First-timers, Politics, Trying Times, Women, Youth
Not something I thought I’d ever blog about; oh well, there’s a first time for everything! Since politics, politicians and their despicable behaviour are the trending topics in the arena, I thought why not. Besides, working for a financial newspaper keeps you on a safe side as well
Just a few things that crossed my mind in terms of politics. The question everyone keeps slamming me in the face with is, “It’s your first vote. Who will it be?” Sigh. This is NOT American Idol, or in a more local context Sirasa Super Star.
In my opinion I frankly don’t think that either of these blokes would bring anything that is promised. On one hand, the country might turn in to a military regime; on the other hand, it might just continue to go on as it is. As my Principal / English teacher would put it in, “between Scylla and Charybdis.” For those of you who are not too familiar with the Greek odyssey, it’s a situation where either of the alternatives in the situation is no better in comparison; both options were fatal.
Getting to the point, it’s not as though I chose to be apathetic and ignorant (yes very much!) of the situation where politics is concerned. I suppose what I’ve seen since I was little moulded me in to who I am today.
It’s funny how this should come from a girl who wanted to be the President when she was five. A girl who was CBK’s biggest, that she only went in purple three-wheelers. Sigh. Such is youth of today. Realisation is: It’s safer to be apathetic rather than being concerned (refer: JVP insurrections)
