Valentines Day misery

I know it is a bit late to talk about Valentines Day, or too early, depending upon how you look at it. And a highly publicized Festival of Love is the last thing on my mind nowadays, as on anyone’s mind, really!!! But I really had forgotten all about this scene I captured on Valentines Day 2008.

As I’ve always told my friends, Valentine’s Day is a rather taxing time for single people, more so for single men. The preparation to make the eternal declaration of love begins usually a week ahead for eager young bachelors….. however it is more of a sacred duty for guys who aren’t single anymore, those who are either hooked or married. Woe befalls the man whose woman finds out her girlfriend got a bigger, costlier, more sensitive or more symbolic declaration of love as compared to the one she recieved from her man!!!!

And in the complex lives we all live, its difficult to remember all things in life. So…………………….

At 8:30pm on Valentine’s Day, the men made a last ditch attempt at making their women feel at least a bit special…………. It was a scene too precious to lose…. One flower seller, 30 male customers, not enough red roses……. PRICELESS!!!!

Barack Obama for Comedian??

I really have to thank Urmi for this one….. I still wonder how I overlooked it!!! I guess when you are in the company of a lovely lady, you kinda lose sense of all other things

Nevertheless, I’m not sure how Mr. Barrack Obama is doing in the US presidential race, but things look real bleak for him in India….. He might just have to thank his stars that Indians do not influence the US elections too much.

So when a large and well known bookstore ends up putting “The Audacity of Hope” (Mr. Obama’s autobiography) in the “Humour” section with the likes of Mr Bill Cosby, Calvin and Hobbes and MAD, you wonder about Mr. Obama’s percieved role in the future of India…………..

And as Urmi will bear witness, this is not a doctored picture and neither is that book there by mistake. Look closely and you’d see the spine of a second copy right next to it!!! Mr. Obama is officially “humourous reading” in this bookstore!!!!

I cannot comment on Mr. Obama’s chances as President, but as far as his chances as Comedian go, I’d say they seem bright in India…….

PS: Truth be told, after I took the picture, I actually toyed with the idea of finding Hillary Clinton’s books and moving them next to Obama on the shelf!! Trouble was, I could not find any of Hillary’s books in the whole store!!! Poor Hillary, at least Obama has a presence in India!!!!

Perspectives – Statement of purpose

I thought I’d start the blog with a description of its purpose. I’ve always wondered whether sometimes the things we see or think at a moment, usually a reaction to the outside world as perceived by our senses, would ever repeat again. I’m sure there are things that are part of your routine, like the Safety notice on your elevator or the neighbour’s dog barking at you as you pass his gate on your way to work.

Then there are things that are for the moment, like dew on a leaf or a spider spinning its web, and you wanna capture that!!! I snap the most idiotic things, but then I’d love to share my general curiosity. So this blog is the platform for that!!! Just sharing………….