I came across an article this morning which had me slack-jawed with disbelief. Apparently, a woman who hit and killed teenage cyclist is suing the victim’s family for $1.35 million! She claims that “…her enjoyment of life has been and will be lessened”!! WTF??
Daily Checkin
Cricket Mania
I’m not a die-hard cricket fan even though I love watching the game and become quite emotionally invested in it. Last year’s IPL scandals kind of put me off the game – enough to not get too excited when it came to a town outside of India for the first time. We were lucky enough to get a few much-sought after VIP passes to the Gala Dinner and opening ceremony of the tournament here in Abu Dhabi. After that I was happy enough to watch the games in the comfort of my home, cursing or cheering to my heart’s content without fear of offending or disturbing anyone. Continue reading
Gender Bias
My last post at VS 1 was titled Gender Bias. Here I am writing about it again on VS 2. In the two years since the last post I can say that people’s outlook is changing and we are becoming a lot more sensitive and aware of the insidious nature of the ingrained gender bias we imbibe and perpetuate. I came across two recent videos on the internet that highlight this changing attitude and awareness. Continue reading
So….
It’s been a while since I updated my blog, Virtual Scribbles 1. Thought I should start up again but Typepad looks so dated and old – uninspiring. So I decided to try out something new. WordPress has been around for at least as long as Typepad but it seems to be a lot more…MORE…if you know what I mean. And it’s easier to write your blog posts from your various iOS devices on WordPress.
So…here we are….again – at Virtual Scribbles 2
Yay!
