Thought Crucible: April 2012

Tagathon is fun! I dint realize it until I started taking it up. Initially I was a little hesitant to post personal stuff but once a part of it, the excitement sure catches on.

This is how the trend works.

Write 11 things about thyself. Pose 11 questions to the 11 blogger friends you are about to tag.

Ha! Rubbing hands and gearing up for blowing my own trumpet!

I am planning to give a 2-stage description about myself.

Stage 1 is all about what you will see in me at first glance. A lot of time and after a few life altering incidents you will find yourself agreeing with the explanation given in stage 2. Once you are there, you will either totally adore me or downright hate me. There is no middle ground!

Stage-1 Overview

I am

1. Shallow

2. Bossy

3. Complex

4. Eccentric

5. Cynical

6. Not short, not sweet

7. Impatient

8. Contradictory

9. Approval seeking

10. Peter Girl

11. Rules Ramanujam Jr.

Stage-2 Clarifications

1. Shallow

Shallow like a lake. Even if pebbles of distress send ripples of sadness, peace is regained in my heart at a fairly good pace. A clear mind and a plausibly short rebound time is what keeps me going.

2. Bossy

Bossy like a teacher. I love sharing my knowledge, with peers and kids alike for no monetary gain. I got to confess, if I know for sure that something is good I would try and shove it down your throat(just like a school teacher who would do that to you). All of it is done in goodwill, trust me.

3. Complex

Complex like a carbon compound. Never can predict when a bond snaps or is formed. Am friends with people you would generally stay away from and also with people you will die to have an introduction to. Am yet to figure out how human emotions work and at most times this causes huge ruckus in the lives of people surrounding me. I have trouble understanding people and they are most definitely undergoing the same trouble with me.

4. Eccentric

Ecstatically eccentric! I love myself. I think I am important in the story of my life. I have a special place in my heart.

5. Cynical

I am a believer of science. Not that am rebellious or against religions. But am a little skeptical and would prefer a good explanation to some age old tradition before I follow it.

6. Not short , not sweet

Literally not short and not tall either. I don’t think anyone would use the adjective sweet to describe me, as I usually speak my heart and that is perceived as rude. Figuratively I talk loads; a lot of gibber and jabber. I can go on for hours together about some boring train journey I had undertaken when I was little. I will in fact prattle more about the rocket journey I want to take sometime in the future. But mind you, not all that I say should be classified as worthless babble. At times I might surprise you with my intellectual talks too.

7. Impatient

Oh! Did I say impatient?! That was a mistake. I had wanted to say I m patient. Patient with perturbed people. Friends usually trust me with their sorrowful stories. I may be of minimal use when it comes to advising or presenting solutions to their problems. But sometimes all they need is a patient ear and a silent shoulder for their vent, both in terms of words as well as tears and I can sure as hell provide that.

8. Contradictory

Contradictory, but not confused. Let A and B be opposing theories. In situation C I would go with A but in situation D I would vehemently argue for theory B. This is because I believe there are no universal guidelines. What’s good for one, need not be good for another.

9. Approval seeking

A little appreciation never hurts. I have a few people of importance to my heart. I seek their approval at most times. (Refer point 4)

10. Peter girl

Most Indians would understand this point. Peter girl simply means a girl who always shows off her English speaking abilities. Lame as it may sound I love the oxymoron “Peter girl”. Truly speaking, I like English as a language. I can connect myself with its every word and it’s very soothing to me. I do not advocate the use of long and strange GRE type of words. I talk plain simple English and am comfortable with it.

11. Rules Ramanujam Jr.

Most Tamilians would have understood the self-explanatory point. I believe that good intentional, logic bound rules can turn around a lousy person. I have, at times broken rules but am jittery the whole time after that. So I prefer to stick to rules and lead an uncomplicated life.

Now that I am done talking about me to my heart’s content, its question-answer time now. Preethi had tagged me so am giving her my answers.

Preethi: Your views on God, spirituality, ghosts and athma.

Me: My views about God, nature, etcetera ring very closely to the depiction in the movie Avatar. All of us are connected and everything is essentially energy sharing. God is the sum total of all our good energies and positive vibrations.

I have trust in the existence of ghosts but I have no plausible theory supporting it.

Preethi: What makes your life meaningful?

Me: Love. Clichéd answer, I know; but there is an element of truth in it.

Preethi: The best ways to tackle anger and detest.

Me: I have absolutely no idea when it comes to containing anger. But I simply choose to ignore the people I detest. No point bitching about them or getting all worked up because of them.

Preethi: How do you visualize yourself in another 10 years?

Me: Another clichéd answer coming up. I would be a mother with 2 children and a loving husband. And being at a top post in a company would not hurt J

Preethi: What remains as your far-fetched dream till date?

Me: Living in a tree house for a whole day in the midst of wilderness. Another dream of mine is scuba diving!

Preethi: Something that makes you proud or stays as your identity.

Me: My attitude. It sure is my identity

Preethi: How do you connect with me?

Me: We are scorpios! We have a cosmic connect!

Questions to my friends:

1. If you had to choose between intelligence and money, what is your choice?

2. Share a funny life incident.

3. If you could invent something, what would it be?