24/10/12

"Don’t you just hate it when you completely sacrifice your morals, values, and ideals, just to make life easier. Every word, every action, it just feels like a lump of dirt swirling around your mouth, the taste getting more bitter by the moment. The laugh you give them, the smile you offer, when really you completely just want to propose to them the sight of your back. Unfortunately we are overpowered by our mammal instinct to stay as part of a pack, as being alone would signify failure, and loneliness would lead to a more dramatic loss." -Random Tumblr

15/09/12

"I have a better question for society: why is it I can buy alcohol over the counter, even though it's a known poison to humans, causes cognitive decline and has serious adverse effects? Why can I buy cigerettes over the counter even though they are a known carcinogen that kill millions every year? I think society should rethink itself, because it's bullsh** that people have to jump through hoops in order to take cognitive enhancers that make them more productive members of society." -Random Youtuber

18/08/12

Interesting: "“Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,” he once wrote. “Pretty girls tend to become insufferable because, being pretty, their faults are too much tolerated. Possessions entrap men, and wealth paralyzes them.”" "Without referring to any specific person, people who are given excessive advantages (whether it’s excessive money, fame, or looks) often face a much more difficult time developing a good personality. Of course, a ‘good personality’ is culturally defined by what the average person aspires to so there is an inherent gap between someone who has average assets and someone who has extreme assets but that’s another story. And there are definitely exceptions. And they are even more impressive for having a good personality despite the liability (from a personality viewpoint) of their advantages." All great rewards come only with risk: "Like every woman I know, I want the man to make the move. Why? Because if a man is sufficiently motivated, he WILL make the move. If he doesn’t, he was not sufficiently motivated. He should go find a woman that DOES motivate him. And then we can all watch as he goes after her relentlessly."

Eminem - Going Through Changes

"I know that it feels like we just pissed away our history and just today I looked at your picture, almost hate to say, I miss you, sub-consciously Wish it didn't end this way, but I just had to get away Don't know why, I don't know what else to say, I guess I'm... I'm going through changes Don't know what I'm gonna do, but I just keep on going through changes..." Memories are strange things... Not that I'm particularly qualified to talk about memory, I have a terrible (or some would even say a non-existant) one! I remember some of my previous views though, and when they conflict radically with my current views, it always gives me a chance to reflect... One of the things I've noticed since a few months ago is that my philosophy regarding birthdays has changed quite drastically. I used to be the kind of person who would see someone's birthday on facebook, and jump on the commenting bandwagon. Actually, even for some of my acquaintances, I'd drop an email (or sometimes even a quick text when I was feeling non-stingy.) If I knew about a birthday, I would NOT miss the chance to drop someone a message. I remember in High School, even signing up for a Birthday Calendar, and trying to collect and collate all of my friends' birthdays. It's funny, because thinking back on it, I don't even know why I did it... This was before the days of facebook specifically prompting me to leave a birthday message, and so it must have been something that I thought would brighten up the recipient's day. These days, I have become extremely sparing of my birthday wishes, saving them only for people extremely close to me, and even then, sometimes holding back. I used to question my Dad's lack of enthusiasm and complete apathy towards birthdays, and I feel shocked, dismayed and I must admit a little proud that I'm heading in exactly the same direction. Perhaps it is some sort of 'Indian-Uncle-Gene', that I've come of age for and inherited...

12/05/12

"Don't worry if something you want to do will constrain you in the long term, because if you don't get that initial core of users, there won't be a long term." -Paul Graham (http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html)

Nerina Pallot - Real Late Starter

"I woke up late today Actually I do that everyday Got no place to be seen Im not part of a scene ... But - Oh my God if I was somebody I'd be doing it all just fine..." I thought that my apathy wasn't a big problem, and that it would magically subside once I graduated, and no longer had to face the dread of deadlines for exams and assessments, but what I've found in 'the real world' is that it's not the appointments and specifics that get to you- If you KNOW you have to get something done by a certain time, no matter how much you procrastinate, there's always the knowledge that no matter what, it WILL get done by that date. With other, more open-ended goals it becomes a lot harder (at least for me) to make things happen. Having the goal of 'being a better friend' or 'getting a more suitable job' or 'doing more for society' are very hard to work towards. At the same time, I have this over-arching feeling that everything will be okay, which (while comforting) is s probably not all that healthy, because it lessens my drive to be proactive even more! I find it very difficult to shake the feeling that once I DO start to have things going my way, I'll suddenly become this super-organised and incredibly motivated person who will make the best possible use of his time. Can't hurt to hope, I guess... =]

25/04/12

"(Q.E.D. is short for “quod erat demonstrandum” which is Latin for “so suck on that, bitch.”)" -Zach Weiner (http://www.theweinerworks.com/?p=1280)

07/04/12

"Babies aren't the only sexually transmitted diseases =P"
-Random Facebooker

The Reindeer Section - Your Sweet Voice

"I won't be blamed
For someone else's mistakes..."


I've been thinking a lot about relationships (both platonic and romantic) lately.

Whatever happens, and however things end up, I think in the end, you can only ever know one side of the story- Your side. You can never know with certainty the reasons behind other people's actions, at best you can just see the outcome, and try and work backwards, but you can never be 100% postive about WHY someone did what they did.

For this reason, I think you shouldn't judge people on their actions, because from a subjective pov, it's kinda pointless... It might seem like a good idea to whine, bitch and moan about what someone else has done, but from a personal standpoint, that can only ever give you short-term gains. It seems so much more useful to be able to judge yourself, on your reaction to their actions. I think people don't like to introspect because on some level, we all know what pushes our buttons, and it's a lot more fun to pin the blame on something/someone external rather than ourselves, where the blame usually lies.

Also, it's so easy to let your friends push you away when they need you the most, but it takes a damn good friend to weather the storm that you hurl at them while you're down, and still pull through for them. Too often, I've let petty grievances or pride get in the way of being a good friend, and regretted it later on.

I guess that's the good thing about learning life lessons young- Hopefully, you can learn from them, and be a better person. I think I've done the 'learning' already... I just hope I can live up to what I know I should be doing with my actions...

28/03/12

In response to Parima asking for a vegetarian recipe:
"CHAPATHI! and vegetables! (the first thing that came into my head :p)
1. make a chapathi
2. cook chapathi over stove
2. chop vegetables
3. put vegetables in pan and turn on stove
4. put seasoning on vegetables
5. eat chapathi and vegetables together
(I don't explain procedures well)"
-SN

Yes, this is surely the best reason for 'not cheating on a girlfriend who loves you'... I shall call this well-intentioned, but poorly expressed. =P
"If you`ve got a girlfriend who loves you...whatever you do dont cheat on her unless you want to be faced with a load of her angry friends who will hate you forever because you hurt her!!! Ohh and to them the term break her heart and ill break your face also apply`s !!! Trust me!"
-Random Facebooker

20/03/12

"she's being weird. Either intentionally or not internationally."
-PJ

04/03/12

"Furniture assembly is like lego for grown ups! :)"
-KN

29/02/12

"indians play as 11 players but aussies are consisted of 15 players (11+3 umpires )"
-Random Facebooker

28/02/12

Re: Rucha's brother:

"He's a stunner. Turns heads everywhere he goes!
Guys want to be in him and girls want him inside them."
-AP

17/02/12

"Only you can get away with tapping people on the shoulder and get away with it. "
-PG


"...following my dreams comes first!"
-AP

15/02/12

"If I actually had an awesomeness crown...I would give it to you."
-VD

"buying a card for Geetu is like insulting her religion!"
-NN

12/02/12

"Are you making stuff up coz its not on wikipedia"
-VS