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Halfway through an apple,
the overwhelming sweetness,
forces you to compare.
The sky here in the evening
has streaks of pale pink of
soft ballet shoes.
But it’s never quite orange.
I think of myself as Hanuman,
leaping towards the sun.
And attempt to eat the said
fruit, hoping to kill a little
of its English sweetness.
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Posted on July 30th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Photographs, Poetry and Fiction | 5 Comments »
What a delightful song! Queen’s I want to break free sung in Malayali style. Among other things, the song talks about being a Malayali, wearing a lungi and being a card holding member of the Marxist party. My father never sends forwards, but if he does – they are fabulous treasures!
Or download here. [Right Click, [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Funny | 24 Comments »
I am grateful to YouTube. Among other things, for holding early 90s treasures like a song from the film Deewana called Aisi Deewangi.
For some reason, despite growing up in two different cities, Sri and I have similar associations with this song. I am instantly transported to afternoons on the school bus. Going back home. [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Music, Film and Art, Self | 18 Comments »
Broom wants me to lose all the friends I have left. Or she wouldn’t have tagged me with this vile and criminal tag. She insists I do it.
And to be honest – everyone is. All of us. We form opinions about what is right or cool or acceptable and when someone or something does [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Self | 24 Comments »
The weather is strangely moody today. We woke to a rather cloudy morning. Dull and heavy. It began to pour later. Not the usual drizzle, but a small dose of thunder and fat drops. When the sun finally came out, rr and I walked to the Borough Market.
There is something incredible about unpackaged vegetables in [...]
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Family and Friends, Food and Gastronomy, London, Photographs | 3 Comments »
Broom and I have a brief conversation on our mobile phones. During which, as is customary, we say really mean things to each other. About how the other is simply not smart, intelligent or cute enough. Things go as usual. She hangs up. Says she will call later.
My landline rings. I half expect it to [...]
Posted on July 19th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Family and Friends, Funny, Self | 5 Comments »
I am experiencing the sort of gratification that amateur photographers hope for. In the post today, came a book that I had forgotten all about – Synagogen. Die Schönsten Gotteshauser des Judentums. Don’t ask me what that means, because I don’t know any German either. But a while back I was asked if two of [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2007 by Neha Viswanathan
Filed under: Books, History and Monuments, London, Photographs, Self | 25 Comments »
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