He was born in 1951 in a house in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Soon after his arrival, his father had boarded a ship to North America. He went to Chicago where he would work in classrooms at the University of Illinois- Champagne/Urbana by day and at their gas stations on their cold, [...]
Archive for 2009
another time
Posted in Uncategorized on Tuesday, October, 27 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
All Growns Up.
Posted in Me. on Tuesday, September, 29 ,2009 | 2 Comments »
Without any humour or irony , I say to myself quite often “When I grow up, I’m going to ________”. I said it when I met a gentleman on a plane and I wished one day I could be like him, the kind of man who can take over a ten hour flight and make [...]
Rejection at 30,000 Feet
Posted in Me. on Wednesday, August, 12 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
The past month was fun.
My holiday was great. The highlights were spending time with my Ma, spending time in the woods near our home, lifted with my head in the clouds and lastly a great road trip to Washington D.C. It was a very quick trip and I found myself on the plane back to Korea almost [...]
She’s Infinite
Posted in Poetry (Rhymes and Life) on Friday, August, 7 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
I met her in the city
Now
shes not what
you’d call pretty
In fact
shes a cut above it
She
makes you say
take this job and shove it
Her eyes are on fire
Her cheeks are on up high
Have you seen her?
Her laugh is a treasure
but it doesn’t come easy
A rare pleasure
you have to earn
but when it comes
it s so hot it burns
She walks in beauty
like the night
She [...]
Update
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, July, 23 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Topsy Turvy month by any standards, this last one was a doozy. When last I wrote, I had decided to not continue at my school. After that, I changed my mind and decided to continue at my school having spoken to my co-teachers and being assured that the future would not suck. But it [...]
Learning About Teaching
Posted in Sid Teacher on Monday, July, 6 ,2009 | 1 Comment »
Fourteen days ago, I extended my contract to stay in Korea.
Eight days later, I changed my mind and voided that contract.
By doing so, I won’t have a job as of September 1st. I usually would think nothing of not having prospective options but for some reason, I am annoyed about this. I am not worried but [...]
I like it dirty.
Posted in Me. on Monday, June, 15 ,2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been 7 weeks. 7 weeks of mostly good times. My life is like a pinata, its full of good stuff but there is some crap surrounding it as well. I am constantly winding up with my Louisville Slugger…
5 weeks ago, I went to Japan- Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.
Japan was easily the most Japanese place I’ve ever [...]
‘everything changes’
Posted in Poetry (Rhymes and Life), tagged change, poetry on Thursday, April, 23 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gettin hairy
Gettin weary
Gettin bolder
Gettin older
Gettin fancy
Gettin antsy
Gettin strange
Things have changed.
Kinder, Taller, Hairier,
Smarter, Angrier, Scarier
From the minute of our birth
Till our last moment on Earth
As surely as we keep aging
We are always changing
For the good
and for the bad
Change makes you happy
and it makes you sad
Change can be a slow and long road
like an old man watching the soil erode
or Change can [...]
I just can’t sleep on Sunday nights.
Posted in Poetry (Rhymes and Life) on Monday, April, 13 ,2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday night, can’t sleep
Mind in a well so deep
Weird dreams, crazy scenes
Things good, bad and in between
Sounds bouncing off the walls
Chants, prayers, catcalls
Korean, Hindi, basketballs
Kids, rappers, street food stalls
Dropped my memory in a blender
Took some medicine and went on a bender
Voices talking, this is serious
Nonstop chatter, I’m walking delirious
Insomniac across from flashing lights
Too many roads, [...]
X & Y
Posted in Me. on Monday, March, 30 ,2009 | 2 Comments »
I majored in English in college because I love words. In terms of a job, I always wanted to be a writer or a copywriter in advertising. As college came to a close, I went to advertising fairs and agencies and I met the people in the industry.
I changed my mind.
Almost everyone [...]
