Monthly Archives: February 2011

It took a while, but now even this strange omnipresent sound that seems to belong to India too, the shhhhreeking sound of the peacock gets multilevel meanings. At first hearing there is a kind of cognitive dissonance between how beautiful … Continue reading →

In the middle of my notes of the first weekend in Chennai I suddenly wrote: STOP. I forgot that we visited first J’s house and thus his wife, the wonderfully beautiful S.R. with whom he married less then half a … Continue reading →

Only the few consciously romantic about it seekers will miss it. Maybe. But thousands of others just will not hear it for a while, maybe even a year or longer: the incredible squeeking sounds of the back gate of Ramanashram. … Continue reading →

This woman supervises the kitchen of Quo Vadis Interfaith Dialogue Center here in Tiru. I go there often for food, for me the purest, simplest and nicest Indian food around here. After having uttered in a praising tone of voice … Continue reading →

The lust to write is going dispassionate, the urge to write is loosing its urgency. Reminds me of that joke that Isaac tells once in a while about mañana. Here is a version from the web: So there’s this linguists’ … Continue reading →

“Life is going to fast to make a decent report of it.” I have heard myself say this line quite often the last year or so. And here it is going so fast that it is even almost impossible to … Continue reading →

Two days later 7.30 in the morning I saw this lady again sitting on the chai shop terrace. She recognized me and I went over for a chat. At a point she sais in between the obscurity that she has … Continue reading →

Friday morning (4-2-’11) Kumar from Shanti Cafe’s travelling agency (Shanti Travels), told me that according to the computer of SriLankan airlines, both boarding passes have been used and I wept. What happened? Since about a week ago there was this … Continue reading →

Recently have attended two performances of Kalidas and Friends on Pumpernickel rooftop. Two days ago I missed one at Shanti Cafe, which was a pity and a whole different story. For now, let me try to present you a youtube … Continue reading →