In want of being me...

In want of being me says, "Sometimes, everybody at various different circumstances crave to be themselves.To not wear a mask and just be themselves. This place is one such attempt."

I loved the idea and the blog - In want of being me.
Sample posts - Destination US of A.
How my thoughts wander.

Nothing philosophical, nothing too deep - just life. :)

God of All things

I have been pretty ambivalent with regard to my belief in God. Even now I am confused; but reading Tharini's post on this, God of all things, showed to me that God is a matter of faith and not one of proof. Reading her post was a kind of revelation to me. I reproduce a part of her post where she realizes God:

[...] It was near midnight and the house was quiet. We spoke in hushed tones, so as not to wake her parents, and the room was bathed in the soft glow of the lone bedside lamp. And in that charged and vibrant atmosphere, the mellifluous notes of the flute wafted from the player. Soft, soulful music of enchantment. I had goose pimples listening to it. And the myriad questions I had, came tumbling out of my head and the answers that I sought found me so easily. And all the pieces of the puzzle that were dancing wildly over my head and just beyond my reach, now seemed to fall down into their respective places, and they fused together to form a complete whole. And out of that, rose a beautiful vision....a vision of God, his divine grace and his far reaching ways, and my soul was alight. [...]

I am a frequent reader of Tharini's blog Winkie's Way though I have not taken the effort to comment on her posts; she comes across as a sensitive, thoughtful and caring person - she has many more lovely posts, its worth going through her archives.

Courtesy: Kathambamaalai.

Welcome back!

Quite a few of my blogging buddies seemed to have gone into hibernation and slowly they are getting back; it could also be that I haven't been visiting their blogs as much as before. :( Sorry folks.
Here is what they have blogged on recently:

Shikha - An end to the hiatus - Part 1 - Does she mean that part-1 of the hiatus is over and another one is in the offing? ;-)
She describes the wonders of traveling in Europe.

Raman - Even this regular blogger seemed to have gone into a shell - what with his marital duties and trying to get a good name from the wifey, I don't blame him. ;-)
Now he seems to got out her clutches and has posted quite a few posts:
Deprivation Syndrome - or the sour grapes reaction.
GPL for dummies - a non-techie explanation of the meaning of the GPL license of software - even I understood.

Brownie- has 2 posts since her return:
World cup - she discusses the 2020 World cup win by India in her characteristic style.
She has another post, laced with her brand of humor, - Ignore this - where one can feel her sense of ennui after her return from England.

Boo - back to her blogging duties after a break of nearly 4 weeks has a new template. She records the darndest things that kids say. She seems to have had a whale of a time in Madras and is now back in Zurich, confused about how she is going to catch up with all the reading that she has to do in blogosphere. PS: She has to take an exam on this shortly. All the best Boo. ;-)

I know this is a poor effort, because all of you would have already read these posts, but the doctor has prescribed that I need to necessarily persevere and be active, if I am to get out this feeling of indolence.

Will come back with more from blogging buddies.

Blog Interviewer

Deepa, whom we know as the person who knows a lot about adding widgets and things like that to make one's blog look swankier has recently been interviewed by Blog Interviewer. Besides the template-tips blog she also hosts a poetry blog - Appreciating Poetry. Please have a look at her interview to Blog Interviewer.

Nita Writer

Nita Jatar Kulkarni (aka Nita Writer?) is a multi-faceted person - mother, writer, journalist (now freelance), teacher, palmist, and many more, I'm sure, can be added. She writes on topics as diverse as Ordinary Truck Art on a Highway to a discussion of healthcare delivery systems in different countries.

She is a prolific writer, with an output of almost one post per day - this might not seem significant if one were to create skimpy posts as I do; all her posts have a focus, they discuss multiple angles of the topic, are mostly comprehensive (yet, giving enough scope for further discussion) and are copiously littered (might not be the most apt word) peppered with cross references. To cap it all, the discussions in the comments section are vibrant and healthy adding muscle to the structure she has provided; she also never fails to answer any queries put to her.

The name of her blog - My Writings - A wide angle view of India aptly describes her blog. Her post Why I blog makes for interesting reading.

Thanks Nita for the great work that you are doing.

My first crush

Well I'm not saying anything about my first crush; except that it was at a fairly early age. Here are some posts on first crushes posted at BUF (Between Us Friends).

BUF is a multi-author blog, which invites posts from members on chosen topics. To know more read - BUF rules. Thanks to Vishesh for introducing me to BUF.

Storytime with Alpha and Rhyncus

Alpha & Rhyncus - sounds Greek? Sure does!

Apart from seeming to share a common heritage, they also seem to share a literary bond, in that Alpha ('s real life incidents) has proved to be the muse of some of Rhyncus's writings.

Alpha's - Good Samaritan under Trial - poses a Great Dilemma. One can only speculate what could have been, had Alpha.....
Now stop tut.. tutting and read what Rhyncus has to say - Chivalry is death.
Ah, Now you understand!

Here is another episode from Alpha's life - Encounter in The Train, and Rhyncus completes the story by giving a gripping account of the other side - Close Encounters of The Train Kind.

Vaarwel. Does that sound Dutch? How right you are! It is indeed Goodbye in Dutch.