Today, Nani was feeling better! I wasn't planning on going to work in the morning, but she was up and cooking so I headed off. Work was quiet again, everyone is either ill or gone on field visits. At home, there was again nothing much to report. I read The World is Flat for most of the evening, (Thomas Friedman).
I'm not sure what I make of it. Everyone I mention it to takes issue with his unflinching promotion of globalization, pointing to the loss of culture and language and social graces and morality. But he makes some very good points and the book adds a new dimension to my India experience.
I really like reading in context, I've discovered. Like India Calling, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which I bought again (later...). It is nice to have an immediate physical connection to what you're reading, like reading Friedman and looking out at the Sonata Software building. Anyways, I'm trying to read 'like a filter and not like a sponge' (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, another favourite) and so far it's going alright. I'll let you know when I'm done.
I'm not sure what I make of it. Everyone I mention it to takes issue with his unflinching promotion of globalization, pointing to the loss of culture and language and social graces and morality. But he makes some very good points and the book adds a new dimension to my India experience.
I really like reading in context, I've discovered. Like India Calling, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance which I bought again (later...). It is nice to have an immediate physical connection to what you're reading, like reading Friedman and looking out at the Sonata Software building. Anyways, I'm trying to read 'like a filter and not like a sponge' (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, another favourite) and so far it's going alright. I'll let you know when I'm done.
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