Why is it that every time I get down to blogging I'm already like all so full of stuff in my head, after like atleast 4-5 emails, that I end up staring at the screen for 2 minutes before beginning to type? Today I'm drawing an absolute blank, so pardon me if I ramble on like I've just downed a couple of bottles of wine...Ironically I've not had any since well last sunday!!! LOL!!!
OHHHH....I dunno if I mentioned this before but I'm doing this presentation on representations of Mumbai in Bollywood for the Dharawi class with Dr.Wiemann....today we went to the video library for that. They have like the most wonderful collection...actually its not that great, but considering we don't have ANY collection back home...I was really wishing we had something similar...they have like loads of classics, adaptations of Shakespeare, adaptations of novels...I wanna see atleast some of them before I leave. We are anyways gonna be seeing 4 of Jane Austen movies (adaptations of 4 of her novels) starting next week for our class on Janespotting, again with Wiemann. Plus today for the Dharawi class I saw a documentary film on Bombay, along with the girl who is doing a presentation on that...saw it for curiosity and coz I wanted to be able to make pertinent comments in class...I've been really vocal in this class....and the one on English in Non-Native Contexts...pleased as punch with that!!!
Tomm Saima and I are meeting Annika for lunch at the Mensa and then we shall give her 'Hindi' lessons...haha!! After that we are gonna watch 'Salaam Bombay' for our presentation...not typical Bollywood but we are using it as an example..plus I haven't seen the movie...so why miss the chance to see it? LOL!!!
I think I mentioned that I've been cooking alot these days...latest accomplishment - alu palak...came out really delicious if I say so myself!!!!! Geets the Chef....hehehehe!!!
Today I feel like I've been on my feet since morning...but it feels good to be busy doing stuff and meeting people, reading in the library for class and learning stuff, whatever it maybe...yesterday was really amazing in class coz we had this major discussion on how 'male best friends' in India can hold hands and not be seen as homosexuals...ofcourse that is changing now...but I was thinking (and voicing my thoughts)...what is the big deal...I mean if 2 girls hug or walk arm in arm, that's ok..but if guys hold hands for even 2 minutes..that's so not acceptable...and I personally think that the very fact that this is seen as 'homosexual' behaviour in Germany and puts a restraint on male friendships, signifies that they are not as open-minded about homosexuality as they claim to be...so how, then, despite this contradiction in what they say and think and apply to social situations, can they point fingers at the conservatism of India??? Besides I really have to ask...what is the BIG deal about homosexuality...I mean, so some people prefer people of their own sex...as long as they do not expect you to respond, why ostracise them and harass them about their personal choice...to me, this choice is on the same level as choosing someone from a different community...I really abhorr people who label and categorise what they see as 'gay' traits and then treat the person in a shabby manner...and that whole issue of labelling people as 'arty' or 'hip' or 'geeky' or whatever....oh that so gets on my nerves...I think such behaviour stinks.
Guess that's it for now...coz I'm really grasping for content now...even my imagination runs dry now so can't even just blab....
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