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My wife thinks…

In Everyday on March 22, 2023 at 7:26 pm

…that I’m rather good with words. She believes that the choices I make while speaking often help me lead conversations, and in some cases ‘win’ in them. In other words, I create holes in an argument and can navigate myself out of difficult conversations.

I didn’t have much to do today and so decided to write my way out of ennui.

Normally I use too many words, but since I don’t really do this for a living, you’ll have to excuse the pointlessness of what you’re reading. On second thought, it probably doesn’t even matter. This is what us old-timers on the internet call a ‘blog’. Blogs have been and usually stuck to the format of simple words put together with the purposeful intention of not arriving at anything. Sometimes leaving the reader with the feeling of wanting more, but usually ending up with the fear of wasting time. A commodity that’s so scarce that you’re normally better off scrolling through Instagram and feeling fulfilled. Or better yet, creating something to post on Instagram. Those are the prolific ones of these times. Every era has them. Mine had forummers running rampant on several forums every day. Followed by bloggers, who were usually the same people that were on forums but here they could own their own space, and craft an identity unique to them (pro tip: look up stream of consciousnesses). This was soon followed by the video explosion. It’s not that video didn’t exist while forums ruled the world, it’s just that 3G and its successors were a science fiction subject and so obviously not meant to be taken seriously. Also, smartphones of yesteryear were actually feature phones with state-of-art technology like infrared and never-ending pixel loops known as games, more popularly referred to as Snake. This is well before the iPhone and the first Android. I remember the genuine fear of them taking over the world and enslaving humanity. Only to realize too soon that that’s an adult problem and not things that teenagers need to worry about. We were focused on our blogs and other artistic pursuits. Today we see the same passion in a new form. Coupled with the video explosion, these passions now manifest themselves as Vlogs. The relationship between Vlogs and Blogs can be understood by observing what exists between electric cars and cars. Futuristic, lesser understood and everyone’s promising of getting one. A part of me wishes that this was a vlog. But that’s a slippery slope. If this was a video, then the next thing I’d want to be would be an influencer. A real one who gets paid to create unlike me who’s answering phone calls from his wife while writing this and responding with ‘nothing’ to the world’s toughest question, What are you doing! This really is a messy one. It needs to be something smart, maybe even witty because that’s whom I identify as. It shouldn’t seem like too much fun and should leave the caller with so much awe that they reply with the intended outcome of ‘Cool’, and if you’re lucky, ‘what’s that!’. The explanation of which leaves you feeling true to your identity. Unless the conversion leads to a ‘fuck that’ or ‘bullshit’. That’s the feeling you’re probably having right now. I feel you. Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, and/or difficulty. I was in a difficult position when this began. I feel you. My wife thinks that I use words to my advantage, and to be honest, I’d rather be known for other things.

Photo Credit: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

How to update the address on your Aadhaar Card, online – November 2021

In Everyday on November 30, 2021 at 8:49 pm

I’ll be honest. This was a task that I dreaded even before I actually got around to doing it.

You know the drill. Government documentation is all about knowing ‘what’ to do in a world where people suggest getting an ‘agent’ for everything. But things weren’t oh-so-bad. In fact, the process was quite simple and I did it all over again for my wife as well. Here’s what we did:

Step 1: Log onto https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in/ with your personal credentials

Step 2: Go to ‘Update Aadhaar Online’

Step 3: Then there are clear steps to follow. Take a look:

Step 4: You can then proceed to update your Name, Date of Birth, Gender or Address. They also mention the number of turns you have left. After which you may make the changes you need.

Step 5: Status Check. Now every time you log-in, there should be a Requests section that holds the latest update about your changes. It should say ‘Completed’

Printing a PVC Card version of your new Aadhaar is also possible similarly. Takes a fee of INR 50/-

That’s it!

Having Everything

In Everyday on February 19, 2013 at 5:44 am
  • Great Smartphone
  • A tablet
  • Brilliant D-SLR
  • Awesome Computer
  • Huge External Hard drive
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Bass Guitar and kicking amp
  • 9 pairs of shoes
  • All those clothes
  • Youth
  • Vices
  • Hot girlfriend
  • Wild friends
  • Sweet family
  • A home in a great location
  • 2 cars 

 

Having Everything

Having Everything

This isn’t a wish list. This is the list of things that I have, and I’m sure that I’m forgetting stuff.

I recently quit my job, and I miss the money coming in. My independence is affected.

Sure, many might say that I sound like a douche. Some may call it greed. Some may even understand what it’s like to have an ambition bigger than most. Some of those people are my friends.

 

Such is, the twenties of your life. When even everything, just isn’t enough.

On a Monday…

In Everyday on July 30, 2012 at 6:18 am

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…things just seem to go another way.

You normally love the blues,

But right now, you’re looking for different hues.

Life Wasted!

In Everyday on July 4, 2012 at 8:53 am

Just to bring you up to speed: I’ve been in this auto richshaw for 2 hours 30 minutes and counting. We (the auto guy and I) are on the verge of becoming friends for life. We even had a fight and got over it.

Taking in the smoke from a thousand vehicles while replying to work emails, I remembered how much of our lovely lives are put to waste with because of something that’s so silly that most of us look don’t even look at this as a problem.

Such is the nature of traffic. It consumes you and your time. But it’s one of those things that take a back seat in your minds. Just like the bad things that can happen to you because of junk food.

abhishek chandran life wasted

*Update*
My friend, the auto guy has ditched me. So much for that friendship!

Suddenly, clouds!

In Everyday on June 13, 2012 at 1:32 pm

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Good evening sky!

All things new

In Everyday, Life Lessons on June 8, 2012 at 3:13 am

Days keep passing as the time keeper never rests.

So, always expect change.

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Something from Kerala

In Everyday on May 21, 2012 at 9:01 pm

Kathakali aesthetics. Pretty scenes!

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Look whats coming my way!

In Everyday on May 17, 2012 at 10:05 pm

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All the way from Hard Rock Cafe New York.

Birthday things.

In Everyday on April 8, 2012 at 2:21 pm

Brown bag gets delivered home.

Contains:
The PJ20 Soundtrack CD

Marriage of the Elusive Ones – Pearl Jam Tee shirt

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