GENETICS, ANYONE??

There's nothing in the world more harrowing than to watch someone suffer unsafe in the knowledge that a few decades down the line, that person could be you...

My mother is a healthcare freak. Every India trip she makes is invariably inundated with trips to specialists from every conceivable discipline for the most miniscule maladies. I loathe these 'charity trips' and tend to think of them as voluntary donations to the running of the doctor's household.. What follows is the whole rigmarole of tests,tests and the "Everything's alright"..

Thus, it surprised me when one such routine resulted in findings that signalled the possible onset of cancer in her, something that merited immediate surgery. She had severe heartburn due to acid reflux from the stomach. The operation: Laparoscopic Fundoplication, a supposedly minor procedure with an intimidating name(took me 3 readings to get the name), the first time I was to bear witness to surgery of any kind. Surprisingly, I managed to keep my cool throughout the 2-hour long procedure..

The most unnerving portion of the ordeal was undoubtedly the just-post-operation part, with my mom, unaware of the tube inserted into her, bellowing "I am not OK!!" and "I can't breathe!!". She then proceeded to lapse into normalcy and shake off the xylocaine anaesthetic..

Just when everything seemed to be alright, I felt a burning sensation in my chest.......

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I've been tugging at my hair a lot these past few days..Maybe it was in preparation for the annual family Tirupati trip.. The temple is the only one that has never failed to amaze me by it's sheer grandeur. endroves of people patiently waiting to catch a mili-second darshan, unmindful of the endless pushing and shoving they'll have to endure, or the amount of money 500 rupee note laden sahibs dump into the hundi, or the fact that people are employed full time to count its earnings.. It's kinda sad the commercialization of faith today, even for a self proclaimed agnostic.. Especially when it happens in the sanctum sanctorum!! I was in the sanctum sanctorum, when I was surprised to see that one of the guards employed to catapult us to the next guard wasn't quite doing what she was supposed to. Two minutes passed, and I was none the worse for it.. It was then that I happened to notice her outstretched hand.. DISGUSTING!!!

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RELIEF FROM THE SQUALOR OF DUBAI??

After all that whining about the boredom I experienced during my Dubai stay, it was but natural that I was looking to India to bail me out.. There's this whole battalion down at chennai, comprising my mom's family from Singapore, US and Dubai.. If during the day is bad, during the night is absolutely terrible.. 11 full(and more!!) grown people trying desperately to fit into the only AC room in the house, a miniscule 15*12(or so my mom tells me) room, and individuality comes to te fore, each displaying a wide gamut of sleeping disorders.. Whether it's rolling furiously from side to side, screeching intelligible phrases while in deep slumber or operatic snoring (intermittent snoring culminating in a fearsome crescendo, only to start the rigmarole all over again)..

12 bombings, one dastardly day..(5 in srinagar)..The day threw up a lot of questions, none of which have been answered. Has anything been done about the root cause of terror? Should India go the Israel way in combatting terror? Should we let old pansies lead us? Is it time to infuse some young blood into politics? Endless rhetoric and speech making are not going to solve the problem.. The cancellation of secretary level talks is not going to affect anyone.. The time has come for drastic measures, the issue is, are we prepared to take them? It is now the terrorists who decide when, where and how they want to strike.. Truly a sorry state of affairs..

Also, the government decides to block blogs.. Haven't heard of a more laughable piece of news in months.. One thing it does prove is that the influence of the written word is growing like never before, a heartening trend.. But the action taken by the government seems to be reactionary in nature.. The China way is the direction government policy seems to be taking... Is the opening of the Nathula pass bringing new winds to Delhi??

Sorry for this post being nothing more than an assortment of arbitrary sentences and paragraphs.. Something of an oblig post.. Will return to my regular self in due course..

Adieu

A month and a half has etched itself on the sands of time, and it's time to bid adieu to Dubai for five months.. Reminiscing on the times I have had here isn't something I'm particularly cock-a-hoop about.. Rather, I can look forward to college life, and what better way to commence than remember the blokes who create the bedlam that is my wing, the characters that have made my college life memrable, for better or for worse!!:-

• Atul: Look forward to 'shoot'ing the bull with u and panda next sem.. Keep me posted as only you can..
• Raghu: Here's to u, neighbour.. Keep the DSL fine-tuned.. And stay pissed with the world..Not to forget, keep commenting on my blog!!
• Kamal: You supposedly live on the same street as me!!! Anyway, your "High Hopes" from me may be fulfilled this sem.. Lets wait and watch.
• Aditya: Can't wait to begin pontificating about the world from our little corner, safe in the knowledge that the world is filled with wastages..
• Jeffrey: Give me your wings, mate!! Here's to another high flying semester.. Hope you're in great shape down there in Kenya bonding with your family..
• Suhail: Less talking, more strumming..
• Srinavin: Merino power!!
• Prasobh: All hail the leader of the DASAs.. Diplomat extraordinaire, authority figure par excellence, the paragon of virtue, the acme of the gasbag..Come back to earth, you flightless fuck!!!!
• Colin: The extraordinary evangelist... Stop the noise pollution from your room or i'll crucify you.. There's going to be a lot of competition for control of the airwaves in our half of the wing.....
• Keyur: Have fun with Colin!!
• Saudi: Say no to looping!!!!
• Siddharth: The austere and nerdy topper that you are, I'm sure you can bear Saudi's looping for another year...
• Chakki: Eh, I miss you, eh.. 9th of July, the day of reckoning!!
• Ramu: The pilferage of your three week old portable computing machine has left me in a state of shell shock..Hope you're following up on that full scholarship to Yale, my friend...
• Fajaz: When you're happy and you know it clap your hands...*clap*clap*, do I hear?
• Shanky: I will not do anything to stem the enormous gush of RBCs, WBCs, platelets and Plasma from you.. My only hope is that you attain menopause asap..
• Tiku: As I write this, I experience a state of suspended animation...Maybe from the Buddha Bar clouding my head
• My sister: I'll disown you if you keep listening to that nasal bastard Himesh Reshammiya..

To all those who I missed and are reading this, sorry.... Additions are welcome.. Preferably doused in venom.....