07-07-2008: No, I'm Not

I used to be in Kansas a long time back. I too followed in Dorothy's footsteps out of Kansas one day. This photograph sort of irked up some memories. Happy ones though :-) [via EssG@Flickr]

06-28-2008: British Nostalgia

As captured by one of my favorite bands of the moment.

05-16-2008: Good Old Boban & Molly

The famous Malayalam comic strip I grew up on is finally online.

04-15-2008: Remembering the Good Old Days

...of my chosen profession.

05-23-2007: Psychedelic Deja Vu

It's the summer of love all over again. At the Whitney Museum of American Art. [Via New York Times]

01-11-2007: Nostalgic Cravings

A friend of mine sent me this image via-email. Apparently he is all nostalgic and craving for some good old Kerala toddy (a form of fermented local alcohol) served up in those little toddy shacks (as seen in the picture above) which are omnipresent in the nooks and corners of 'God's Own Country'. Made me nostalgic, not for the toddy coz I don't drink it, but for the sumptuous spicy seafood and other dishes that accompany the toddy. I was reminded of the good old days back in Kerala when we used to go to these toddy shacks and enjoy those great Malabar treats.

01-06-2007: Adolescence Revisited

This little journal entry by the key character in David Mitchell's latest book 'Black Swan Green' reminded me of the fears and anxieties of that phenomenal period of life called adolescence. The book beautifully captures adolescence and the end of innocence in small-town England in the early 80's. It is bleak and dark, but often full of hope for a better future.

After reading it I consider myself lucky that I didn't have to grow up in small-town Britain or America where the pressure to fit into groups and stereotypes almost makes that great period of life unbearable. Mine was fun and what I constantly cherish as some of the best years of my young adult life.