I wonder why I chose the title I did, for my blog ! I don’t even like Shawarma…
Wanted to make my blog sound a bit ‘Dubai’ish, i guess. But, that is all that hints at the fact that i reside in Dubai. Though, I started this blog to chronicle the times I spend in this city, my blog barely does that !
I guess, the world is a bit too interesting for me to focus purely on this city ! 
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Gosh…what would I do without the existence of music in my life ?!!
Can there possibly be a better mood-alterer (if there exists, a word like that !) than music ? I don’t think anything else compares…not in my world !
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Nine to five
Living lies
Everyday
Stealing time
Everyone’s taking everything they can
Everything they can
Everyone’s taking everything they can
Everything they can…
- ‘In The Waiting Line’ by Zero 7.
Its 1 in the night. S has gone to office for some urgent work tonight. And here I am, wide awake listening to Zero 7. Suddenly, everything seems so surreal. I feel really happy and light…for no apparent reason ! All the so-called issues in my life seem so trivial right now. It feels like I’m on a cruise with all my loved ones…just floating by, without anywhere particular to go…just happy to go where the flow takes us…
Hmm…would be nice if I could steal such moments for myself more often…
I don’t think I’ve ever dared to say this to myself…I LOVE LIFE !!!
It doesn’t matter that I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. Heck, I’m not even sure what I’m looking for ! But it doesn’t matter…
A free spirit…if only for a night…
))
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Resumed corporate life after a year long break !
I had so many butterflies in my stomach, the day before I joined. Was anxious if I’d remember anything after such a long break. Was anxious about meeting new people. Was anxious about the prospect of dealing with difficult superiors, and maybe bitchy colleagues. Was anxious thinking about, whether I’d be successful at juggling work and home.
Its been pretty okay so far. People generally seem to be nice and friendly around. And I am slowly getting used to that familiar world yet again…
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You look at a beautiful work of art, and it can possibly have the following effects on you..
- You are not capable of appreciating the good things in life. So, it barely affects you.
- You realise how beautiful it is, and it inspires you to create something beautiful yourself.
- You realise how beautiful it is,………and you get thoroughly demotivated, and curse Mother Nature for not having bestowed you with all that talent and potential (or maybe, the wisdom to see what other good things she has !)
Why do I always choose to react in the manner, as described in the last option…why ?!!
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There is so much I want to write about. But this heat has gotten to my head ! Not to mention, the really harrowing time I had, waiting at the bus-stop for three hours today ! I wonder, how people in this crazy city, ever reach on time for work (if they do rely on public transport, that is !) I guess, it does make sense for people to apply for a driving license here. But, even that is another nightmare from what people tell me. I don’t have the patience to keep giving tests, and keep paying those guys, for the next one year. What does a person do ?!!
I want to go back home !!!
P.S. On the other hand, I am a lot better off than the Filipino woman at the parlour, who lives away from her family, and visits them only once in three years, and gets paid a pittance for working nearly 12 hours a day ! Or even worse, the Indian lady who left behind her 6 month old baby, in order to make some money here in Dubai. Sigh…I’m not sure if I should feel sad for myself now, or for others worse off !
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Today, as Israel celebrates the 60th birthday of its homeland, the Palestinians mourn over the 60th year of their tragedy, the tragedy that never really seems to cease for them. The newspapers are filled with sad stories of how the Arabs were evicted out of their homes by the Zionists, and worse still, how most of the Palestinians still hang on desperately to the hope that, they will be able to return to their land one day, and legitimately call it their own.
Sometimes, I wonder if we do get an unbiased view of the entire situation, here in the Middle East. I mean, it is quite obvious in this case, who the perpetrators are, and who the victims. But, not once have I seen an article stating the Israeli viewpoint in the newspapers. Obviously, they do have a perspective on the issue, whether it is agreeable to people or not. Though this country boasts of Freedom of Press, I wonder if it exists in the real sense…
Maybe, I shouldn’t entirely rely on the local newspapers for my daily dose of news.
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One of the most beautiful poems I have ever come across…
HAD I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet,
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams
W.B. Yeats
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Random thoughts and observations…
Just read an article by Gary Kasparov (the ex-chess Grandmaster). Apparently, he is into politics now, and is the leader of the Other Russia Coalition. He mentions that freedom of speech has been severely curtailed in Russia since the past many years. His party is trying to liberate Russia from Putin’s policies.
On a complete tangent, I happened to read on one of my favourite blogs that many holistic practitioners ascribe hypothyroidism to a blocked throat chakra sometimes. (I recently discovered that I suffer from hypothyroidism). A blocked throat chakra denotes some sort of a creative stifling…being unable to find your voice. And I have been feeling that way of late. Yearning to find my self-expression. Anyway, the solution is to explore creative avenues like singing, dancing, painting…whatever suits you. Wherever you find your Shangri La.
I wonder if my writings on this blog would be any different, if I knew that the people I know in the real world are reading it. I mean, would I end up writing in a more pretentious manner, to impress ? Would I shy away from disclosing some of my private emotions for fear of appearing vulnerable ? Would I refrain from expressing my opinions on worldly matters in order to avoid the risk of sounding unintelligent ? Maybe. That’s probably why I haven’t disclosed the existence of this blog to any of my friends or family members…
There has been an earthquake in China. Mother Nature seems to be angry nowadays…afterall, haven’t we been abusing her and taking her for granted for a really long time now !
The trial runs for the Dubai metro have started. But the real thing is only going to be commenced in September 2009. So, I guess I’ll never be able to experience the joys of travelling in this city (assuming I won’t be in Dubai next year). For now, all I can experience is the woes of traveling in Dubai. Had a horrifying experience getting to the Opera at Madinat Jumeirah last weekend on time. No cabs. No buses. Phew…
The guitar and the carrom board stare forlornly at me, waiting to be touched, waiting to be played upon. The radio indulgently belts out a romantic number. The sun rays furiously lash out at my windows engulfing the entire house with warmth and well-being. The washing machine in its last cycle whirs on violently like a box-shaped monster. The newspapers lie strewn all over the couch bursting with news from all over the world. A steaming cup of coffee on the table, waits to be sipped and enjoyed…
That is the scene at home currently. Hope today is a good day !
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For too long, I have lived my life as one, faithless.
It isn’t fun anymore.
It makes you cynical, bitter, and boring !
Should make FAITH my new mantra for life….
Faith in Myself. Faith in Divinity. Faith in Guruji.
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