Blue Litmus

Maya

Sep 11
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“You’ve been living in a dreamworld Neo. Free your mind.” Some glaring realities that make me have to believe in the Matrix.

  • The reservation bill is cleared. The mayhem will begin soon. The once cherished and successful education system’s collapse is a very likely possibility. The quality will go down… way down. We can all rejoice in this wonderful “democracy”, that we are all a “significant” part of.
  • George Bush’s blatantly flawed and unimaginative foreign policy has made it clear that every nation but the United States must disarm its nuclear warheads. He thinks only he knows when they can be used. What a crackpot of a president. A disgrace to mankind is Dubya.
  • Bush was very concerned about the Iraqis, so he got rid of Sadam and displayed his humanitarian instincts. In the same continent Aung Suu Kyi in Myanmar has been denied rights and all her efforts to push for democratic government have been thwarted. She was jailed, harassed, separated from her family. Bush won’t show his humanitarian side here. Myanmar cannot possibly support the US’ oil requirements! The nerve of that filthy wretched prez.
  • Amoral and beastly vandals’ party(ABVP) killed a reputed professor who was known to be everything they weren’t — educated.
  • Cinema, once instrumental in reflecting changes in society, world affairs etc. has now become a medium to infuse thoughtless American interpretations of values.

I promise a happier one next time. Another article of sorts is precipitating in my head. Will post it in “Passing Showers” in due time.


Posted in Maturity

100F

If 98.4 F is the normal human body temperature then 100F is the threshold to normalcy, proper response to stimuli, and functioning of the human body. I know. I lived with that for three days last week.
It began in a bus ride back home from just another day at college with just a mere throat infection that I have never had in the last 20 years. Never thought I’d hate the bus so much. I don’t remember a damn thing of that journey, just that I was glad to get off and hit the sack.
I made it to college the next day, and it grew back in the afternoon. This time the medic at the college gave me a Dolopar. This stuff is a lifesaver. Its a paracetamol-caffeine combo with a punch, although the concentration is comparable to a Crocin (500mg). Kept me going for the rest of the day but it didn’t solve the throat infection. Some anti-biotics have taken care of that. Amidst this fracas, the college’s Mechanical Engineering Department (that’s us) had another edition of its Technical fest and it was a grand success compared to last years’ mayhem. We finally had the right guys on the job.


Posted in Regulars