A Late Welcome to 2013

Why is it that I can never do the one most important thing I always want to do, i.e. write 1000 words a day? This is one serious issue, which I never could fathom. I write reams of comments on facebook - a lot of arguments, debates, jabs and pokes, and plain nonsense. But I somehow seem to slowly lose the ability to sit down and compile my thoughts. It is with such a sad state of affairs that I have to welcome an otherwise hearty 2013, after a nice, overall pleasant and wonderful passing of 2012.

2012 brought me several new friends. I started learning a foreign language - español - and hope to reach a comfortable level, to speak and write. I learned swimming, though I am yet to perfect it. I got a comfortable new job, in which I can confidently stay for a good amount of time to come. I added quite a number of books to my library. Oh yes, I even got this brand new laptop, Lenovo Y480. It is another story that I could not do much of what I primarily wanted to do with this laptop - which is, as you might already know, is to write.

Life then goes on with its own interesting ups and downs. 2012 had it's share of moments of sorrow, pangs of separation, tense situation of nerves, exhilarating periods and celebration times. I got the opportunity for a bit of travel, including to Idinthakarai, near Koodankulam. I attended the Banglore edition of "We Read Therefore We Are" book club for the first time. And then I went again. Then there was a pleasant and highly educative tour to around 15 Hoysala temples in South Karnataka. These were interspersed with trips to regular places like Kerala and KGF.

Some old friends relocated to other places. Some new friends dropped in to fill those empty spaces - at least to an extent. Several cousins and friends entered into marital bliss. Some people, who probably don't deserve the term "friends" anymore, didn't have the courtesy to lend a human touch to their invites, preferring to relegate it to a facebook RSVP. Time really did reveal who are true friends. However, I'm fortunate in getting so many opportunities to rebuild friendships from long last. Even if I missed rekindling a few really old friendships in 2012, I'm hopeful that opportunities will arise again for me to reach out to them.

I look forward to all those opportunities, new people, new places and new experiences that 2013 will take me to! :-)

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The After Effects of BJP Winning Uttar Pradesh

Importance of this huge UP mandate, and the ways in which it will spill over, beyond today's results. Parliament and State Assemblies BJP & NDA gain majority in both houses of the parliament. They are also in power, in about a dozen state assemblies. This will impact two issues. Presidential Elections Narendra Modi and Amit Shah can comfortably appoint the person of their choice to be the next President. In line with this, they can - the must - use the additional support to appoint the right people in key institutions - and I hope they go into serious detail, not just stopping with Governors and Chief Justices. We are in a dire need of replacement for those old fossil remnants of a foregone socialist era. The institutions needs a thorough spring cleaning, and dynamic, vibrant and dharmic personalities should be appointed to key positions. This is so, so crucial because all we have are self-important, dynasty loyalists, sitting in seats of influence, begin

Are we honest?

These are protesting times. A large number of people have taken to the streets - I don't know the real numbers but I am being assured that there are thousands of people on the streets, taking long marches, holding candle-light vigils etc - protesting corruption. I have covered the movement and the ripples it is creating in my other blog. So, I am not going into those details again here. I have a few basic questions though (as usual). What is it that the people are protesting against, essentially? Yes, we know it is corruption, but corruption does not sustain itself. It is perpetrated by individuals. That raises the next question - who are the individuals that perpetrate corruption. Or to simply state - who are the corrupt individuals? Are only those who take bribes and get involved in scams corrupt and dishonest? What about those who pay to get driving licenses without attending the exams? What about those who encroach upon a few square feet next to their own properties an

ஒரு Inspiration! ஒரு நன்றி!

நானும் ரொம்ப நாளா ஒரு வலைப்பதிவு - அதாங்க இந்த blog, blogநு சொல்லுவாய்ங்களே, அதுதான் - ஒண்ணு ஆரம்பிக்கனும்னு பயங்கரமா ஒசிச்சு இத்த ஆரம்பிச்சேய்ந். எப்பந்தெரியுமா? போன வருஷம்! அத்தோட செரி. ஒரு புள்ளி கூட அப்பறமா வெக்கலை. ஆனா இப்படியிருந்த என்ன எப்படியாவது ரெகுலரா பண்ணனும்னு தூண்டினது Kakiயோட blog தான். Kaki, என் தம்பி தங்கக்கம்பி! பாக்க கொஞ்சம் 'ஒல்லி'யா இருந்தாலும், படு 'கில்லி'! (அட நமக்கும் rhyminga எழுத வருதே!!) சில பேர் நிறையா சிரிப்பாய்ங்க. அடுத்தவங்களையும் நிறைய சிரிக்க வெப்பாய்ங்க. Kakiயும் அப்படி ஒரு கேரக்டர்தான். இதனாலேயே அவன எனக்கு ரொம்ப புடிக்கும். ஒவ்வொரு தடவை அவனோட ப்ளாக பாக்கும்போதும், அவனோட களர்புல்லான, காமெடியான, கலகக்ல்சான பதிவுகள படிக்கும்போதும் நாமளும் இதுமாதிரி பதியணும்னு தோணும். அவனோட blog எனக்கு ஒரு Inspiration. உனக்கு ஒரு thanksடா தம்பி! உன் பேர காப்பாத்தற அளவுக்கு என்னோட ப்ளாக டெவலப் பண்ண நிச்சயமா ட்ரை பண்றேன். அவனோட ப்ளாக புரட்டும் போது திடீர்னு கண்ணுல பட்டது - அட நம்ம விஜய்யோட போடோ! அவரும் ஒரு blog ஆரம்பிச்சுருக்கார். அதப்படிச்சதுநால

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