Selfish Dreams

The driver should have taken the advice of the news flash regarding Harthal. Now, it was too late. The bus began to slide sideways as the driver tried to evade approaching mob, protesting against some Gadagi and his report. It tumbled across the pavement and bounced over the railing in one great leap, heading downward nose first to the jagged rocks that lined the shore of the river. 

I was standing near the tea shop having my regular dose of caffeine and watching this on. I keep seeing this nightmare. Bus getting attacked by mobs, metal folded into metal, and glass exploded outward and inward as the flimsy vehicle surrendered to the crushing stone. But somehow I just  remain a spectator and not a passenger in the dreaded bus.

"Nature's soft nurse," as Shakespeare called sleep, isn't so soft after all. I decided to have a coffee and browse on why do people dream? Well, this is what happens when you are addicted to caffeine. The time was 2 in the morning, and I was wondering can this dream be called an early morning or a late night one.

I don’t know when I slipped to sleep or rather another nightmare. The second nightmare was one where I had lung cancer.

I prefer the first one. I am selfish, not just in my prayers but in my dreams too.

The Name Game

It's that wonderful time of year again. You know the one, when your mailbox fills up with invitation after invitation to your friend's bridal showers, bachelorette parties, engagement announcements and receptions. Yep, it's wedding season.

But something that caught my attention was the profile name change after marriage. Meera Nair Changed to Meera Ajeesh; Chitra to Chitra Ramesh and Fatima Nadia to Fatima Salam post marriage. 

It sounds foolish but my thoughts drifted to What if they get divorced? Will they change their surname back to what it was?I tried to Google what does the Law of the land say on the same ! Apparently divorced women cannot use their ex-husbands' name.

If there is no legal compulsion on a woman to change her name after marriage, why should there be any compulsion on her to change her name if her marriage ends? Why can't she have the freedom to choose? Why should there even be an option available only for a woman to change her last name post marriage is something that totally puzzles me. But then I'm reminded of being in a patriarchal society...blah blah and blah!

I asked my friend who happens to be a women entrepreneur about her take on the ruling and there she was with the William Shakespeare “What's in a name?” funda. I just moved on, by the way she is getting married and I am for sure she will be Catherine john soon and I am gonna miss my “Catherine Thottuvally” forever (or at least till the marriage lasts).

An OPEN LETTER TO CM on National Postal Day

From

AVoter (AAdhar number still not received)

Party: No affiliation to any

To

Chief Minister Kerala

(Pls don’t deliver to CM’s office as CM and office is different entity)

Subject: Genuine Thoughts (You can order a judicial inquire to validate the genuinely) of a demented mind.

This letter is not just to you but to all those Politicians out there. This is to all of you who are racing against time for power, penny and pride; that they have forgotten to stop and smell the concerns of the mango people (Read donkey: in case u has issues with AAm aadmi).

Most open letters would be complaints and concerns. Most channel discussion would end with the comment “Quit CM”. I decided to keep this letter simply and short and hence decided to address the positives of you as a person and the government as an entity.

http://subhanistrokes.blogspot.in/2012/07/recent-caricatures-mayawati-oommen.html

Positives (as on October 10, 2013)

•  You have great hair. As you can tell, I have been a fan of your hair for a long time. Actually, I have been a fan of pretty much everything you have to offer in the looks department – your big nose, crooked teeth, and lazy smile – ever since I saw you.
• You treat your Citizen like human beings. A rather basic requirement really. And yet many so called left ideologist and corporate world, failed to deliver this, But you did. When a large number of people are expected to work over-time, you clearly understood the concept of “work-life” balance and graced us with Harthal and Rain holidays. Though you had no control on the latter, you created enough opportunity for the former amply supported by the central. Thanks to you I find myself more at home than at office.
• You allow people to ask questions, engage deeply and dissent.  Freedom of questioning is what you granted me with. I believe you are the CM with most number of public affidavits filled against you or the government. Every Saritha- Faris – Salim helps in this deep engagement.
• You are a Role Model: When world police has closed down their office due to economic slow down and possible signs of economic recession hitting Kerala are high ,we have so called politicians with 15 -50 personal staff and 5-10 drivers. But you stand out being the only CM in the country with no Mobile connection. Thanks to your personal staff you are well connected to all those in need for energy.:P
• You are honest and professional. Most people would disagree to the fact particularly the court and law of the land but they fail to understand whom you are serving. You are honest and professional to people whom you belong to sadly, that doesn't include common Man."Never under estimate the power of a common man” is a filmy dialogue that too of a SRK movie, don’t listen to all that cheap massala movies....It’s time for GOLD Generation (through the airports)

No problem there. Just stop the sanctimonious finger-pointing claptrap.

Jai Hind