Corona go, go corona

Everyone is at home, I am sure. Corona has managed it to slow us down, to teach us mindfulness, to enjoy the day to day routine things that were quite boring in the modern, fast-paced life. We are doing our bit to save us and others from getting the Coronavirus. India is in lockdown for 21 days, and if you observe carefully, social media is abuzz with different ideas and things that people are doing in this compulsory lockdown. Various authors are offering free story reading sessions to kids; many people are keeping themselves busy with cooking, painting, reading, and entertaining the kids.

The Air India experience

As I have already mentioned in my previous posts that I was in India for 3 weeks, it is but obvious that we flew with some airlines there. And which one did we choose this time? It was, of course, Air India, the national carrier of India. Due to last-minute booking, the cheapest option available was only available with Air India. And due to it, we had to wind up from the old house in Karlsruhe on 9th December itself. We flew on the 10th, and the return tickets were on 1st January. We had to miss T's school for two weeks. He was not very happy with it, but we had no choice. We had obtained special permission from the school on its letterhead, lest we would be questioned at the border control. But the officer there didn't take cognizance of the fact that a 7-year-old was with us. We didn't have to show the letter. We went to Frankfurt airport well in advance, and our flight was scheduled to depart at 4:30 pm.

The Similie

On my 3 week trip to India, I couldn't help but notice the different buildings in the 3 cities that I visited. Pune, Bangalore, and Mumbai are different cities with different vibrancy, yet they all are so similar. Similar because of the people, the inhabitants there. A few random thoughts that came to my mind about the people living in houses, apartments, and buildings! Have tried to create a parallel world of people with the homes they live in!

Blog Marathon - Post 12 - Random thoughts

It's one of those days when you feel very low for no reason. Your day has been fantastic, the sun is shining after a week of rainy weather, and still, you feel bleak, heavy and murky inside. You try to find the reason behind this untimely sadness, but don't find any concrete one. You decide to let it be and enjoy the moments of silence with yourself. You hope that tomorrow will be better and the sadness would have made way to a better mood. I realized today that the sunny weather outside doesn't really make you feel the same on the inside.

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I think after a few decades, human beings will lose the ability to talk. They will be able to communicate only with the help of gadgets and screens. Every person in almost every household is hooked to a screen, anywhere you look around. There is hardly any communication between families now. Kids are hooked to online games, parents on their office laptops and mobiles. Transportation to a different and virtual world is a way of escapism, I think. People in flesh and blood around are overlooked and given the least importance, but the people in the virtual world look enticing. With less and less of words around the human being, we will soon lose the languages and the ability to express ourselves verbally.

Blog Marathon - Post 6 - The power of music

It was a rainy day today. It was dark, gray, and the clouds were sprinting from one end to the other. I had to go to the city center twice at different times in the day. I couldn't cycle due to the rain. I avoid cycling when it is raining. I had to take the bus and the tram to reach the destination. Being a Sunday today, the city center was not abuzz with people. Fewer trams and trains and people gave it a very deserted look. It suddenly has begun to feel as if the winter has arrived. It has got colder compared to the last few days. I was waiting for the bus. The bus would have come only in another 20 minutes, and I had no other option but to wait for the bus there. Suddenly, something pleasant fell on my ears. Something that made me feel warm on that cold and rainy afternoon. I looked around.

Saee's new venture - Clean Eating!

Saee, my Yoga teacher turned friend has come up with an interesting venture. She now officially guides and counsels people for a healthy life. How does she do it? She is an advocate and follower of a movement called whole plant-based food (wpbd). What exactly is it?