in sickness

most of the day was spent reading (finishing) in spite of the gods. it's (yet) another book on india - informative and insightful, and a good historical account if you have gaps in your knowledge of the history of india like i did. it's mostly unbiased, except when he (the author) gets passionately critical about some things (reasonable, given his background). a good read, nevertheless. communalism, secularism, corruption, the nehru-gandhi dynasty, economic reform, globalization, india's ties with u.s., china, and pakistan - it's all in there.

i also saw absolute power, a dumb english movie starring clint eastwood and gene hackman. gene hackman, the u.s. president and philanderer, gets involved in the murder of a woman he sleeps with. clint eastwood, a skilled thief, plays witness to the murder. the woman who died was the high-profile wife of a billionaire who gene hackman owes his presidency to. so it's really quite complicated - the plot - and ends with the president's assassination (however, the world thinks it's suicide). bizarre, yes?

then i saw home alone 2. there's something very comforting about watching home alone (1/2). reminds me of winter vacations back in school, when we'd huddle under the rajai and watch video tapes rented from khan market. movies on christmas were always a treat to watch, for we had no concept of snow (or snowmen, or shoveling, or for that matter christmas itself).

so that was my day - free from the clutches of the internet, and filled with reading and watching for the inability to sleep. it is already tomorrow today, and i am much better - thanks to all of your wishes.

god bless you all :).