Monday, January 20, 2014
The World Moves on
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Us or Me
For our Leadership & Accountability Class, we had to read a chapter of Ian McEwan's book "Enduring Love". In true McEwan style, this paragraph was captivating -
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Me & The Man Share Our Ambitions
Me [in a whiny mood, with fervent passion] : I don't want to study no more. I WANT to be a house wife.
The Man's Birthday Wish
Me: What do you want for your birthday, tell na?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Where Has It All Gone?
There are some books you grow too old for. And then, there are books that you are never too old for. I unabashedly enjoy reading and re-reading L M Montgomery's classic, no not Anne of Green Gables, but Emily of New Moon. Dont get me wrong, I was/am a devoted fan of the entire Anne of Green Gables series and practically devoured all 5 books. But Emily of New Moon has a special place. I still remember exactly when I finished reading it - St Catz library, Oxford, an afternoon in November 2003, in my 20s! - I shut the book, traipsed down the spiral staircase, literally skipping here and there and promising myself that I shall be like Emily in terms of retaining my childish passion for life for ever and ever. Old promises have a way of coming back and biting you. Where has it all gone?
Hwær cwom mearg? Hwær cwom mago? Where is the horse gone? Where the rider? | ||
Hwær cwom maþþumgyfa? | Where the giver of treasure? | |
Hwær cwom symbla gesetu? | Where are the seats at the feast? | |
Hwær sindon seledreamas? | Where are the revels in the hall? | |
Eala beorht bune! | Alas for the bright cup! | |
Eala byrnwiga! | Alas for the mailed warrior! | |
Eala þeodnes þrym! | Alas for the splendour of the prince! | |
Hu seo þrag gewat, | How that time has passed away, | |
genap under nihthelm, | dark under the cover of night, | |
swa heo no wære. | as if it had never been! |
Old Wrongs
How do you you right old wrongs? There havent been many, fortunately. But the few gnaw, bit by bit, inch by inch, at your peace of mind. They linger and fester. Mock at you. They shant be silenced till you have the courage to go back and right the wrong. Even if the other person(s) has moved on and can scarce remember what you are talking about.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hank Paulson
spoke at Burden Auditorium an hour ago. The ex Secretary of the Treasury of USA spoke about leadership, ethics and his decisions during the global meltdown. He also spoke about his most important skill he picked up at HBS ( he was class of 79 if I remember correctly, and was from my section!) was the ability to convince and influence people through oral communication. Which isnt very different from what I thought would be the most important skill I need to learn before I am out of here.
Who Reads the Papers
I needed a dose of humor over the weekend, and who else do i turn to but Yes, Minister, in my opinion, the finest jewel of British comedy. Saw the episode where MP Jim Hacker tells about who reads the papers as below -
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big t@*s
Friday, December 18, 2009
Its -11 degrees Celsius
...outside but weather.com tells me that it feels like -22deg Celsius thanks to the howling beastly wind. This is the coldest weather I have ever lived in and its quite weird. Cant wait for the snow storms In February. There is ice on my Vicotrian semi-bay window panes. I am prep-ing for an unprep-able final tomorrow in a warm bed and thinking of all the books I can devour after I am done with awful phase of B-school.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Snippets of Wisdom
from our LEAD class -