What I seriously don't understand is the concept of getting married at a particular age. People actually make time-tables out of theirs and other's lives. One should tie the knot only when one feels like it, when one is ready to be someone's spouse, when one wants to wake up with a readiness to deal with the day but not alone. When this state of mind arrives, one may be either 23 years old or 47. That doesn't matter. Taking on a commitment is not something you agree to like you agree head-on to play a new video game (I'll just restart again if I lose, what else). It's someone else's life too here. One may play around with one's own life, but handle with care someone else's. If one is not ready for it, leave it alone and let things flow.

Now, for some Need For Speed. Just love that tag line for XBox- Life is short, play more.

What I seriously don't understand is the concept of getting married at a particular age. People actually make time-tables out of theirs and other's lives. One should tie the knot only when one feels like it, when one is ready to be someone's spouse, when one wants to wake up with a readiness to deal with the day but not alone. When this state of mind arrives, one may be either 23 years old or 47. That doesn't matter. Taking on a commitment is not something you agree to like you agree head-on to play a new video game (I'll just restart again if I lose, what else). It's someone else's life too here. One may play around with one's own life, but handle with care someone else's. If one is not ready for it, leave it alone and let things flow.
Now, for some Need For Speed. Just love that tag line for XBox- Life is short, play more.

http://www.geocities.com/whoasameer/rishikesh/


http://www.kariyal.com/self/getthehellout/rishikesh.html

http://www.geocities.com/whoasameer/rishikesh/

http://www.kariyal.com/self/getthehellout/rishikesh.html

Needed to know if the search engines were crawling enough so I put a search for 'Arjun Kariyal' in dogpile.com and it puked out these links too for the credits of the illustrations (on mouseover):


http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/ravi/20000211.html


http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/kalidas/19991125.html


http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/ravi/20000331.html


I did NOT make this one:


http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/aiyar/20000321.html


It was by Rajdeep Das. We made these when we were in India Today. Ho-boy, what days...

Needed to know if the search engines were crawling enough so I put a search for 'Arjun Kariyal' in dogpile.com and it puked out these links too for the credits of the illustrations (on mouseover):

http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/ravi/20000211.html

http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/kalidas/19991125.html

http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/ravi/20000331.html

I did NOT make this one:

http://www.indiatoday.com/webexclusive/columns/aiyar/20000321.html

It was by Rajdeep Das. We made these when we were in India Today. Ho-boy, what days...

Communicate; as and when the need arises. It bridges gaps between minds, reduces ambiguity and animosity. When issues are talked about (especially those that squat in your head during weekends), it brings forth clarity regarding assumptions that were made of one another. Yes, life gets complicated and we conclude of one another what we find comfortable. It creates artificial comfort zones for us but those assumptions froth into complications that will be difficult to untangle later. Even if you do straighten things out, it leaves behind residue of mistrust.

So let it out, and have a nice weekend.

Communicate; as and when the need arises. It bridges gaps between minds, reduces ambiguity and animosity. When issues are talked about (especially those that squat in your head during weekends), it brings forth clarity regarding assumptions that were made of one another. Yes, life gets complicated and we conclude of one another what we find comfortable. It creates artificial comfort zones for us but those assumptions froth into complications that will be difficult to untangle later. Even if you do straighten things out, it leaves behind residue of mistrust.
So let it out, and have a nice weekend.

I've become aware of two very young people in my acquaintance who've lost their lives. They were very capable, open-thinking, creative people; more like free, beautiful butterflies who'd do their own thing. Life is short, yes, but do take care of yourself because your being around does make a big positive difference in other people's lives, somewhere. You may think differently, but you never know how the very thought of you makes someone's day better. Personally, I'm not the kind who'd ache to live endlessly, but through all the negatives we go through, there are moments which make this life wonderful. I'm writing this unhappily, but I know there's something great ahead. If you're still reading this, I love you.


I went to NGMA again on Sunday. This was my 4th class. No model this time, only outdoor sketching. There was this modern art sculpture sitting in the sun which we studied regarding the sunlight and shade. Nice exercise. There's God sneaking around everywhere, in everything.

I've become aware of two very young people in my acquaintance who've lost their lives. They were very capable, open-thinking, creative people; more like free, beautiful butterflies who'd do their own thing. Life is short, yes, but do take care of yourself because your being around does make a big positive difference in other people's lives, somewhere. You may think differently, but you never know how the very thought of you makes someone's day better. Personally, I'm not the kind who'd ache to live endlessly, but through all the negatives we go through, there are moments which make this life wonderful. I'm writing this unhappily, but I know there's something great ahead. If you're still reading this, I love you.

I went to NGMA again on Sunday. This was my 4th class. No model this time, only outdoor sketching. There was this modern art sculpture sitting in the sun which we studied regarding the sunlight and shade. Nice exercise. There's God sneaking around everywhere, in everything.