Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Pretty close to Tsunami
My deepest condolences to those affected my the tsunami last sunday. Had it occured a few hours earlier, I probably would have been one of them. Just the day before, a friend and I were sitting on the rocks with waves hitting us and enjoying the beautiful scenery that Vizag presents. Little did we imagine it was going to be tragic for hundreds of thousands of people.
Even in the morning, there was no warning whatsoever and when we heard that people were running scared, we didn't take it seriously. Only the images on TV as to the actual happenings else where, showed us the kind of disaster it was.
Even in the morning, there was no warning whatsoever and when we heard that people were running scared, we didn't take it seriously. Only the images on TV as to the actual happenings else where, showed us the kind of disaster it was.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Life in Hyderabad
So I am living in Hyderabad for a while now; but never once did I feel that I belong here. I have no affection for this city and the city did not grow on me. Everyday it makes me move away a little bit more. The reason: I know I will not stay here for longer than I need to and will move out by the end of the year. Still, I have known to be in love with the place I know I will be living only for a shortwhile. Like Ann Arbor for instance. I lived there for only a few months but loved the atmosphere.
Hyderabad for me is everything that's wrong with the globalization. It grew too fast, the priorities were wrong, and then we had a leader whose sole concentratred on the external make up of the city. For all the popularity he had has a man with a vision( he even floated something of a vision document called vision2020 -- perfect vision so to speak), the city stood very little by the way of improving quality of life. For those in the Banjara and Jubilee hills, maybe.
Hyderabad for me is everything that's wrong with the globalization. It grew too fast, the priorities were wrong, and then we had a leader whose sole concentratred on the external make up of the city. For all the popularity he had has a man with a vision( he even floated something of a vision document called vision2020 -- perfect vision so to speak), the city stood very little by the way of improving quality of life. For those in the Banjara and Jubilee hills, maybe.
