I blog, therefore I am
hehehehehe....I know the title of today's post sounds kinda cocky! The original proverb "Cogito ergo sum" ( "I think therefore I am") by Rene' Descartes was used as a proof of his existence, or so wikipedia says. Anyway, jokes apart, I have heard this proverb so many times, read it on t-shirts but I never really knew what it meant. And I am pretty sure, a lot of people who sport it on t-shirts and posters on their bedroom walls don't know either. But, right now, I lack the frame of mind to dig into philosophy. Maybe some other time....some other place...
Today was a pretty crappy day for reasons more than one. But let me not go into the gory details. The only good thing that happened today was that I finally got my passport. I had applied 25 days back! If you applied to the New York consulate in person you would get it the same day, but since I applied by post I had to wait so long. I know this is nothing compared to the hassles you have to go through if you were in India...but nevertheless, its a very harrowing experience to be in a foreign country without a passport or any documents.
hmmm....you know I have been writing this blog for the past 3 hours now...not continuously though. Its coz something or the other keeps coming up and I leave the blog. This kind of breaks the flow. I mean the blog is more like I am talking to someone...or rather I am thinking aloud. Sometimes, when I read the blog later, I try to come "outside" of me and evaluate myself and my writing from an outsider's point of view. I think that's a great way to "introspect", to scrutinize yourself for faults and to improve oneself.
Anyway....moving on to more lighter stuff, I cooked Alu Gobi yesterday and surprise surprise!!...it turned out amazing! Well, it did'nt actually turn out the way I wanted it to be ....but it was freaking awesome! And if you don't believe me, I can get my roomies Tushar and Shyamal to vouch for it. I finished cooking pretty late, so by the time it was done everyone was famished and we just went at it like a pack of hungry wolves. But, I did derive some satisfaction from the fact that it turned out fine. Cooking can actually be very relaxing at times...specially on weekends when you can do it at leisure and cook something exotic unlike the everyday chhhole and rajma.
Anyway. folks...that's all for today...until the next time...."Good Night and Good Luck"!!
Today was a pretty crappy day for reasons more than one. But let me not go into the gory details. The only good thing that happened today was that I finally got my passport. I had applied 25 days back! If you applied to the New York consulate in person you would get it the same day, but since I applied by post I had to wait so long. I know this is nothing compared to the hassles you have to go through if you were in India...but nevertheless, its a very harrowing experience to be in a foreign country without a passport or any documents.
hmmm....you know I have been writing this blog for the past 3 hours now...not continuously though. Its coz something or the other keeps coming up and I leave the blog. This kind of breaks the flow. I mean the blog is more like I am talking to someone...or rather I am thinking aloud. Sometimes, when I read the blog later, I try to come "outside" of me and evaluate myself and my writing from an outsider's point of view. I think that's a great way to "introspect", to scrutinize yourself for faults and to improve oneself.
Anyway....moving on to more lighter stuff, I cooked Alu Gobi yesterday and surprise surprise!!...it turned out amazing! Well, it did'nt actually turn out the way I wanted it to be ....but it was freaking awesome! And if you don't believe me, I can get my roomies Tushar and Shyamal to vouch for it. I finished cooking pretty late, so by the time it was done everyone was famished and we just went at it like a pack of hungry wolves. But, I did derive some satisfaction from the fact that it turned out fine. Cooking can actually be very relaxing at times...specially on weekends when you can do it at leisure and cook something exotic unlike the everyday chhhole and rajma.
Anyway. folks...that's all for today...until the next time...."Good Night and Good Luck"!!
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