tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post857192859979324020..comments2023-06-17T14:58:09.990+01:00Comments on YADA YADA YADA: Are we really better off than our parents?ritikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339993439095277653noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-55403399061851159232010-01-29T11:29:12.251+00:002010-01-29T11:29:12.251+00:00Beautiful read. Just to inform you, I still belong...Beautiful read. Just to inform you, I still belong to a community (not a virtual one on Orkut or FB) where most of the members are my college buddies and their spouses. We meet every Sunday for our drama rehearsals, shoot random documentaries, go pandal hopping during the pujas, and travel to some less known place (previously it used to be trekking, but since many have kids now it's become less adventurous)on the ekadasi day. The good news is the kids are also getting along with each other very well.<br /><br />Cheers<br />BixBikramadittyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377097068169631974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-2199925944819544902010-01-14T07:54:05.428+00:002010-01-14T07:54:05.428+00:00Is this you that wrote this post S.R. ??????
Reads...Is this you that wrote this post S.R. ??????<br />Reads like your banter !!!!!<br /><br />-- R.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-47214018740637553752009-09-07T07:25:04.201+01:002009-09-07T07:25:04.201+01:00This is a fabulous post, extremely thoughtprovokin...This is a fabulous post, extremely thoughtprovoking and insightful.<br /><br />Your perspective about our parent’s generation thriving on the sense of community, and a sense of home is truly one I can relate to. We, as you rightly pointed out, move from city to city and somehow take pride in growing out of our linguistic identities, not wanting to be identified as Oriya, Tamil and so on. Our friends may be plenty on Facebook and Orkut but when you need a shoulder to cry on, someone to relate and resonate with, you can hardly find anyone there because everyone is subservient to work, making money, living the supercool life of not caring deeply enough. <br /><br />And yes, friends dont even meet each other unless it’s convenient. At any given point, we rely on our current colleagues and that gets transitioned when we opt for a new job and move.<br /><br />Like you said, our generation is more and more clinging to the belief that buying stuff, making more money will make things ok. In the process, we become empty shells, devoid of real value, incapable of giving deep thought and emotion to the relationships that really matter. <br /><br />Thank you so much for writing this post. It is so deeply touching. Please keep writing. It was such a pleasure to read your post.Swapna Raghu Sanandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167474469892964199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-56926355878648479312009-07-11T12:32:05.872+01:002009-07-11T12:32:05.872+01:00The blog format has changed from sweet to serious....The blog format has changed from sweet to serious. Good post but. A bit of advice, stick to a particular theme, increases the repeat traffic.<br /><br />also in this era of microblogging such long posts are nice, but surreal.Haa, i am not a nottng hill fan but like this line lol.Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-26514577825114763472009-07-10T16:05:33.201+01:002009-07-10T16:05:33.201+01:00@Anon I agree!@Anon I agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-83535887056848824882009-07-09T15:00:36.243+01:002009-07-09T15:00:36.243+01:00@UIOW, don't hog my little casual reading with...@UIOW, don't hog my little casual reading with *&$% like this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-9738052641996680962009-07-08T10:45:10.600+01:002009-07-08T10:45:10.600+01:00Makes me think...and makes me think more....BTW......Makes me think...and makes me think more....BTW...I love the idea of selling aloo posto and egg roll....desperately want to go to Manali and do it for a whole decade, if not more...don't we deserve a life?Debanjanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234338378307896729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-37589954501722854572009-07-07T17:53:08.420+01:002009-07-07T17:53:08.420+01:00Hey girl .. nice post .. these are probably the sa...Hey girl .. nice post .. these are probably the same questions that our parents asked when they were running around trying to earn money for the things that they wished they had ...<br />In this world there is no such thing as eternal peace/happiness .. The Bhagavad Gita calls it "Dukhalayam Ashashwatam" if u understand sanskrit.<br />We are being driven by the illusion/Maya that we can be happy if we do or have XYZ.... but thats just that.. an illusion .. like a mirage ...<br /> we think -if we get there we'll quench our thirst .. but it just keeps moving to a farther place... and it will never quench our thirst - cos its just a mirage.<br /><br />Sorry to burst the bubble<br />Manju :))Manjunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-17491997940243540472009-07-07T16:30:37.524+01:002009-07-07T16:30:37.524+01:00can I have my two minutes of Ritika special back p...can I have my two minutes of Ritika special back please???<br /><br /><br />(though i have to admit this bugger of a UIOW does write brilliantly)<br /><br />@ritika, shit i just asked the maid to make aloo posto(shes a jat-punjabi) and she gave me an incomprehensible stare back.abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655514473693419041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-16949267756017213682009-07-07T16:28:42.659+01:002009-07-07T16:28:42.659+01:00FANTASTIC post.!FANTASTIC post.!maaaaaaaaaaa. there are monsters under my bed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07487945277379341106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-70219897280905194592009-07-07T15:30:14.965+01:002009-07-07T15:30:14.965+01:00Amen !!
Pls. preserve the food for me when I come ...Amen !!<br />Pls. preserve the food for me when I come to visit you guys in Manali(or in Hyd if Somak somehow forces you to return back prematurely :D )Manikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615539501924028861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-70682845069926785292009-07-07T14:23:48.546+01:002009-07-07T14:23:48.546+01:00Manik, if i could then i would cook the finest stu...Manik, if i could then i would cook the finest stuff for you. :) right now. I so completely agree.<br /><br />UIOW, please let us. <br />Let us forget this moh maya and rent that 1-room cottage in old manali. I make aloo-posto and egg roll, and you sell 'em. And this is how we make a living. Please?ritikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339993439095277653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-69353218070305200972009-07-07T11:51:05.627+01:002009-07-07T11:51:05.627+01:00Awesome and truly said. At the same time I feel yo...Awesome and truly said. At the same time I feel you should just shun the "WORLDLY stuff" and both of you should go on a sabbatical. I hope Ritika would agree with me on this :)Manikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615539501924028861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396082168842629194.post-58806318146592730182009-07-07T11:28:04.826+01:002009-07-07T11:28:04.826+01:00This post is fabulous.This post is fabulous.एक मासूम भक्त https://www.blogger.com/profile/17022897305164272762noreply@blogger.com