All my life I’ve waited for apologies. When my friend broke my favourite sharpener in a fit of anger I waited for him to apologise. When my best friend stopped talking to me in high school because I was not cool enough I waited for her to apologise. When I had my heart-broken (the first time) I waited for the universe to apologise. I forgot about those apologies … Continue reading Shut the hell up and just apologise!
When I was still a girl, still innocent and unaware of the wicked ways of the world I used to sit at nights and listen to my grandmother sing hymns in Sanskrit and Hindi. Then, like now, I used to let the words seep into me, into my soul and calm my heart. I used to marvel at the great epics like the Ramayana. I knew … Continue reading The Legacy of a Great Man
How strange it is that man on earth should roam, And lead a life of woe…(John Keats) For many of us at the University of Guyana finals have started and so have the rains it seems. Yesterday I looked on, a bit amused, as people hurried through the heavy downpour. Those of you who’ve never been to our university when it rains will probably be alarmed … Continue reading Beauty? At UG? Huh?
Last night I slept for a few hours and when I woke up I wish I hadn’t gone to bed. In my nightmare, I was being beaten, battered by one of the people I love most in the world. The possibilty of something like that happening is non-existent so in my nightmare I knew I was just dreaming. But it didn’t make it any better. … Continue reading Alaska!
After a two-hour history class, I sat next to a pile of garbage and watched people dash about in the rain. It struck me then that the University of Guyana looks way better in the sunshine. When it rains, there’s no sunshine and pretty blue sky to distract you from the piles of filth hidden all around and it’s then that you see just how … Continue reading Lead, Follow or Get the hell out-of-the-way!
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