sunshine

It turns out that I am secretly a hyperactive movie director- someone who wants to create action unnecessarily and largely relying on fiction. You must be wondering what I am up to. Well, turns out that I get tensed too easily. Will I miss the train to Chiang Mai? I should have just booked a flight which would have been so easy- take a cab to airport, see the flight info on the display boards and that's it. But instead, I wanted to experience a train journey!.  I started for Hua Lamphong railway station at Bangkok at 5pm. The time to station from my hotel was 15 minutes. My train was scheduled to leave at 645 PM. And yet, I am thinking- Will there be a traffic jam and I reach the station late? What if I am not able to locate the booking agency on time- only when I collect the train ticket from them, can I board the train. What if there is a lot of rush at the booking agency because of the new year festival tomorrow and I don't get my tickets on time? Even if I collect the tic...

Though I would never want to be in the hot seat, it is interesting to watch someone else on the seat. Not that I really enjoy them struggling to answer some particularly embarassing questions, but it does give an insight on how people handle themselves and their emotions well. I mean, how would you answer a question like, 'Do you consider yourself to be a better parent to your children than your mom/dad was to you?' and that too...with your mom sitting in front of you!! Or answer a question like, 'Have you ever had to hide the fact that you are a jew?' ( The contestant was a jew) Some more questions... 'Do you have any secrets that you know will end your marriage?' ( The husband is sitting in front of the wife, who's on the hot seat) ' Are you confident that you will stay with your husband for the rest of your life?' While it may be easy to frame an answer, it has to be the same as what the contestant had answered on a polygraph test, pri...