On Much Hated Noise

I hate Indian weddings (do I mean Hindu weddings?). I sincerely, truly hate them. I hate the loud music that sends everyone who is unfortunate enough to be living in a locality near the source to near insanity, and I hate the fact that weddings are considered a valid reason to block the roads so that a very, very slow-moving procession of dancing revelers can pass.

How can people be so insensitive?? Your/your son’s/your daughter’s wedding is no cause for celebration for people who don’t know you! It is a bloody pain in the ass for those ill-fated souls who are being forced to put their work on hold because of your insanely loud music, and for those poor people stuck behind the baraat while trying to reach their various destinations on time! Besides, the massive loudness of the music is completely unnecessary anyway. If it is loud enough to bother people (i.e. send them out of their minds) who are not in the shamiyana, then it is definitely loud enough to make civilised, normal conversation between the guests in the tent impossible.

I also hate all kinds of loud music played by temples, especially when it starts at bloody 5 o'clock in the morning. Yes, we all understand that you are, for some unfathomable reason, required to wake up at 5am and start pooja, but do you have to force your disciplined habits on everyone withing hearing distance of your loudspeakers?? I don't want to wake up at that profanely early hour! I wish everyone in the world (or at least in places where I am) would refrain from imposing their religious views/cause for celebration on everyone else who has the misfortune to be living near them.

Things I Wish I Could Do

1. Play the guitar.
2. Sing like Kailash Kher
3. Write songs- really good ones.
4. Tell funny jokes
5. On the few occasions that I do manage to think of something funny, not burst out laughing while in the middle of [almost] impressing someone with my wit.

Funny, I thought there'd be more, but I can't think of any right now.

Aside: Why is it that despite amazing leaps and bounds in technology, computers still suck? Or maybe it's just mine. It took 7 minutes to open Microsoft Word and then 9 minutes to close it. And my computer even has a sense of humour.. a very, very bad one. It apparently thinks it's funny to close all my Internet windows (especially if I'm writing or am this close to beating my high score in Snake) and justify it by popping up a message saying "Error Detected".

I don't even have a virus, unless the AVG is also playing a practical joke by hiding the viruses that have infested themselves in my computer.

Late Nights

What is it about staying up all night that is so exciting? These days, I never sleep before 3am, and I love staying up so late! And it's not like I'm doing anything very special... I either do absolutely nothing online, or talk on the phone for 3 hours like I did the night before last. It's just so much fun. Being able to stay up late (and obviously, wake up even later the next morning) is one of the prime reasons why I'm so glad school is finally over!

Recently Moved

I just moved to blogger fro journalspace, but I'm not sure whether I'll stay. In any case, I'm putting up the entries I made in JS here.

Attached

Is being very attached to one person healthy?

I have a friend who I really like. And I think may just like her too much for it o be good for me. We're really good friends, but I think the problem is that here, in Delhi, she is my only close friend. I don't like going to school, or to a party if I know she won't be there, and she is amazing at making a dull day better. But the problem is she's moving to Australia in four months, and we may never meet again. And I don't really believe that you can be good friends with someone who lives so far away... we'll have very different lives, and money matters won't make it possible for us to talk on the phone much.

I don't want to try o back off and lessen the bond, because that will probably hurt more than her moving away. But I know that I am a little too fond of her. The worst thing is, I don't think she likes me as much as I like her. I was just thinking.. is it okay to be very attached to one person? This has happened before to me too, and it has never ended well. I always end up hurting (yes, I know this is very dramatic, but I am listening to the Doors right now, and writing while trying to concentrate on the music is hard).

So, is being very attached to one person healthy?