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Sunsets and associated thoughts

A splash of orange against the skyline. One can see the sun glowing like a hot burning blob of glass in the kin both which signify a cusp of change.The latter signifies the creation of glass while the former signals the arrival of darkness. Everybody makes a rush for their cellphones. Snap…Snap…Snap! In a moment about 30 photos are taken.All of which look very similar.There is a frenzy to select the best picture out of these. Amidst this chaos, i sit against the fence overlooking the sea with my legs dangling against the wall.The balmy wind against my face and through my locks.I take a deep breath, enough to fill my lungs with a sense of gratitude.How can one miss this moment? I wonder. And yet, on gloomy days when i resort to look back through my photographs, i find none. It is because of my belief of experiencing the moment instead of making an attempt to capture it.  Which makes me wonder, was i being foolish by relying on my memory everytime to capture a moment of happiness? Ul...

Frowning on F.R.I.E.N.D.S

We all waited eagerly for the telecast of the “Friends Reunion” on 31st May 2021. While many of us desperately scrounged for credentials to access Zee5, there were others like me who decided to rewatch the magnum of ten seasons owing to the fact that we had already forgotten most of it.  Even when i rewatched it after a decade, i found a couple of flaws with the characters as well as a bundle of takeaways. Phoebe by far, has always been my most favourite character. She oozes wisdom, innocence and dumbness at the same time. Despite having witnessed alot of crap since her childhood like living on the streets and fending for herself, she still stands as a pillar of hope and positivity. Joey is a second favourite. His happy-go-lucky attitude, unmatchable love for food and penchant to be available for his friends at any time of the day(or night) is admirable.  Chandler is the one with an immaculate sense of humour, often which is used as a defensive mechanism to shield himself in a...