Parlais Francais or Habla Espanol ?

Which language to learn - French or Spanish?
For who, you ask? - Me.
Why? - Just want to do something with my rapidly aging brain. I can't do astro-physics. So, i'll settle down for a new language.
How? - No online courses. I am quite a 'flesh and blood' person. Thank you. I need live teachers whom i can ask annoying questions.

Now that i've covered the basics, can we get back to the topic? Which one to choose?

Let's see. I've learnt French about zillion years back in high school and somehow have a liking for the language. Maybe it sounded so exotic when you are studying in a remote metro in India . Whatever. I love the language and want to learn more. So, that sounds like a no-brainer, right? Not so easy. After a long search for classes in our city, surprisingly, i couldn't find anything. Zilch. Nada.

Spanish was my second choice. It's not hard to find classes that teach spanish because we live in a beautiful part of the country which once belonged to Mexico - of course, i mean California. I said beautiful, so it can't be Texas. Hah, deal with that, you Texans. Anyways, be a Roman when you're in Rome, right? So, habla espanol it's going to be.

I'm excited about my classes which are starting next week, but, meanwhile the dream to Parlais Francias is still alluring...

On Equality....

So much hoopla about womanhood, feminism, and what's right or wrong, extreme or mild versions of it, am suddenly feeling a urge to clarify my views on this topic. Quite bizarrestrangoweird that it never crossed my mind all these donkey's years, to actually think of what being a woman meant to me, leave alone write about it. Anyways, let me just sit down and make an attempt to de-clutter all the muck and mud surrounding this mess. One word pretty much bottoms it down, and I've given away the punchline in my title anyway- EQUALITY. As simple as that. What goes for the goose goes for the gander. Except, what both genders physiologically can and can't do- pregnancy and childbirth, hormones, work that involves upper body strength etc. Even the latter is kind of debatable, with sports being a levelling field right now - yes, that was meant to be "punny" :-) Anything else that is possible for both genders, like education, work, choosing a life pa...

You and your compass....

Let's talk about what each and every one of us have within ourselves. That deep, down voice that tells us strongly what to do, not to do, what we ought to do but choose not to and regret later on with a "I-told-me-so", things that we wish to do but dare not try in our lifetime....you get the drift. Yes, it is that all-pervading, metaphorical inner compass, or the SatNavs of our lives that I'm getting into. Young adults think they have an independent mind, and do and act that way. In reality, though, in most of the cases, it's not even of their own choice, but out of peer pressure. Which interestingly, brings a point- whose collective, mob voice is it then? If everyone is busy copying someone else doing the same, then who the heck started the fire? No clue, but let's assume for sanity's sake that some life form starts a trend which gets viral, bacterial, whatever. And, suddenly there's a strong urge that compels every youngster to do it ...

Mothering Business....

Quite a bunch, aren't we? Not only burdened with the responsibilities of raising new-age kids who are high tech, but come with nope, not even a "Parenting for dummies" manual, managing a challenging and dynamic job-front, dealing with the social aspects of the family like being the perfect daughter, a good sister, the kind neighbor, a caring wife, dutiful daughter-in-law et al. Add the mundane chores of cooking, cleaning, gardening, chauffering to this list and - I know, my head is spinning too. Easy now, let's sit down for a minute. Most of the current gen mothers that I know take their diverse roles to their heart, and try to make the best out of it. It's business as usual for them. No big deal, they would brush off. But, I always wonder if we're all unconsciously trying to be "Supermums", especially the huge task of balancing work and home. We definitely want to be out having a career or a job which is what keeps us sane and yet, no way ...

C'est La Vie;That's life

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