few things that we never let go

we do most of our day-to-day things in an auto pilot kind of mode. the list is countless. some of the things that I do are outright out of the blue. I picked up most of these habits as result of a. suggestions from certain people and b. due to their purported do-good qualities. even though they were picked up for specific occasions, like reciting a special prayer before my 12th grade exams, I never had the heart to attach an expiry date and drop them. I'm actually better off, for I always hesitate before committing to such things. I know a few people who bear tons of these and are actually finding it difficult to handle. one of my relatives kept adding prayer after prayer to her morning recitals that she doesn't have her breakfast/lunch until 2 pm. every time I visit her I only find her lunch time being extended by a few more mins.

who should we blame

the news is mostly grim, when its about the U.S Economy. we are now hearing hardship stories, from people scattered all over the country. on the surface level we blame it on rising gas prices and of course, the sub-prime fallout. job market has started shaking and so are our lives. but after reading all these stories, one thing becomes very clear. we could have simply avoided this mess ... the government could have enforced tighter regulations over the lending industry, the lending banks could have been less greedier, and oh yeah, we the consumers could have consumed a bit lesser.

this is a country where even a 1% drop in consumption sends ripples across the globe. people are now cutting back on expenses. I read a story on CNN about a stay-at-home mom, who claims that by simply switching to local super savers mart for groceries is saving her about $200 a month. thats a princely sum. such stories make me think in the lines of "if only ...".

change is something that needs to take place within every individual. no one is going to wash our laundry.

yearning for a good dosa

its been ages since I had some good dosas .. exceptions being the rare trips to India. south indian restaurants in SF bay area (actually the entire US for that matter) simply don't know how to prepare a decent dosa, and it beats me. the dosas i've had are always super thin and super cold. can't figure a way to salvage it. I know my wish wouldn't be heard (by the chefs), yet I keep ordering. talk about hope :)