Archive for the ‘Experience’ Category
The Chase
Posted by: Neena on: September 3, 2009
- In: Experience
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An all time favorite pastime of quite a few of my friends is to always glance at what other people around us have ordered whenever we go to any restaurant. It is not only before we order or during the time we are waiting for our own order to arrive. They even do it while [...]
Roger Federer: A champion like no other
Posted by: Neena on: July 6, 2009
- In: Experience| Sport
- 1 Comment
We humans tend to oversimplify every question we don’t seem to have answers to. The need to know a definitive answer to every question is what makes us rather desperate at times and even though the answer may not be provided, we form our own quickly.
The answer to such a question was ready to be [...]
Emotionally Not-Yours
Posted by: Neena on: March 8, 2009
In a relaxed Sunday Afternoon, sitting on a bench across the open area of a famous shopping mall in Calcutta and looking at people passing by, P suddenly remarked
“You know, everybody in this world has a soulmate. And I am looking forward to finding her soon!”
Me: “You can’t be serious! Are you telling me that [...]
Truth and Consequences: Budget 2008
Posted by: Neena on: March 1, 2008
- In: Cynicism| Economy| Experience| Politics
- 2 Comments
I love the way how the entire country and its citizens are perpetually obsessed by numbers. It doesn’t limit itself to financial and economic arena, though. Just look at how we are so engulfed in questions like how many centuries has Sachin Tendulkar scored and how many thousand runs he has passed and how many [...]
Lost
Posted by: Neena on: November 21, 2007
An irreparable loss is not always about losing your loved ones, it is about losing your emotions, your memories – the moments you spent, the happiness you acquired. It is hard to reason with others regarding your loss, especially when you know that the sadness that engulfs you will never leave you. But humans, though [...]
The Void
Posted by: Neena on: September 30, 2007
Here is a little story for you. Once upon a time, there was a city. A city filled with people. People with extraordinary ideas, talents and skills. People who came together, to share their expertise, they exhibited them and received recognition in the world stage. It was they, that made this city the haven for all artistic creations, [...]
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