Hello World!

Yes yes I know how I sound. Yes, it is "the new place syndrome", so obviously I sound similar. Also the fact that I'm ME and not somebody else, I'll naturally sound like ME.

But yes your point is well taken, lemme see if anything useful comes out of this. In the meanwhile I have done nothing much except for change the theme of the blog a bit, the previous one was too plain-jane. So, this is basically a test post.

Hello World! I'm trying to be less pretentious this time around. Wish me Luck!

Coordinates & a confession!

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City of General Santos or more popularly Gensan among the locals is going to be my base for a next few months. Won't waste more time on providing trivia, if you are really curious check it out here.  

What I really wanted to say was that right now (sitting in office) I've absolutely no work and writing a seemingly inconsequential post on an equally inconsequential blog is the best thing I can do. I confess, I have absolutely nothing better to do!  

It has been almost a month since I have landed in this place and started working, as you can obviously see how busy I am. The only productive work is perhaps getting to know the Pinoy/Filipino culture, which is of course a work in progress, and pick up a few words in the local language.

I couldn't help but notice how similar it is to India, but only much fewer people. It is remarkably sparsely populated. Especially in the eyes of a Delhiwallah who has had the experience of traveling on "Bahari Mudrika" at 8:30 AM or a Bambaiya riding the local at any time of the day. Less people, same stares. Only difference is my eyes are not one of those in the crowd, this time the crowd is staring at me.

I do have to look being busy while I sit in office, so I promise to continue it later. And yes, not from home but from office. At home I can still watch porn or some titillating bollywood song, which is quite possibly not an option in the office. I confess I do fake it! And yes I do occasionally watch porn. I'm such a sinner! 

Off now.

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Moving on

Somehow I have developed an acute case of lacunar amnesia towards the username and password of my previous blog. Just something left over from there. I'm really fond of this image. Just wanted to share it with everybody.
Moving on from Lucknow to Gensan

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Trial Run?

I could think of no better way to start off but with a few acknowledgments:

A certain Mr. Seth and his work "From Heaven Lake". No heroics, completely devoid of fantastical happenings and a most uneventful journey (almost), and yet a very enjoyable read. I wish that I match up to something like that with this.


Mr. Tiwari, this post is a namesake to  his creation. A wonderful social commentator.
@KT: You should not be wasting your time at Khozikode. Cannes or a Sundance would find you more useful. If not as a creator, then at least as a critic. 


And finally Ma'am Pinto. Every artiste (may I be so pretentious to claim so?) needs an audience, and for me it is but you. I don't think too many people would ever end up here and ever actually read it. But I can count on you for sure.