Feeling homesick

It has been a long time since I blogged. Actually, I was kind of busy these last few days. Classes started at school. And there was the independence day celebrations last weekend. Things were kind of hectic at my internship as well.

These last few days, I have been missing home a lot. I really miss the good old days when I could just sit at home, talk to Mummy for hours together, chat with my friends on the phone for hours, go on a ride on my kinetic honda with my brother, just have a walk around, go and spend some time in a friend's place... those were such great days. I miss them so much now... These days I call up home almost every day. I want to go home soon and I really am worried how I will be able to come back after the visit (well, I do need to come back here, at least to complete my studies!!!)

I never knew that I would miss home so much... of course, I did miss home earlier... but I do not know what is wrong with me these days. I am even having second thoughts about my decision to come over here to study; maybe, I should have stayed back there and tried to get into IIM or IISc... well, such thoughts never came to me earlier - I was always happy and contented with myself. I am not even enjoying the way I should be enjoying things. The nostalgic feeling is so overpowering that I have no interest in anything these days. Of course, I do get on with the job and my research work. Hopefully that should keep me occupied till I go back home.

Nothing like "HOME SWEET HOME"........ I can say a hundred, no, a thousand times over.

New students arrive - and I miss home!

The last weekend, I have completely been involved in cooking (I dunno why... but I feel like cooking something good every weekend - and I have my cooking turn on Sunday.. to fit in perfectly!) or in showing the new students who have arrived around the campus . Two of my friends arrived this weekend to my university for their Master's. So, I need to go around the campus with them, showing around the places and all that.

Of course, it is fun... but too tiresome in the hot sun. I have not been able to work much on my research this week. Hopefully, my professor does not question me about this. I have some results to show him, of course, in the worst case ;)

I do miss home a lot - I realise it more when I see these guys come in now... I am waiting for the time when I will be making a trip to Bangalore! I really miss everything back home!

Multiple Personality Disorder

"Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD)" or "Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)" is a psychological disorder wherein a person who is not able to cope with stress and pain he/she is undergoing, creates an alter/personality within himself/herself in order to be able to cope with the situation.

I saw the movie "Anniyan"...though I do not understand Tamil, I could get most of the movie. It is a well-directed movie and the portrayal of MPD in the movie is excellent. Of course, there are some action sequences which may seem specious, but think about it - this is not an art movie, it is a commercial movie for the masses - so such things are bound to be there.... ;)

"Tell me your dreams" by Sidney Sheldon is one other novel where MPD is explained in detail and the novel is gripping. Here the protagonist Ashley Patterson has three alters, one being hereself, the other a violent protector (Antoniette Prescott), and lastly a meek painter (Alette Peters) - the novel is really worth a read. The movie does take something from this novel, the protagonist in the movie, Ambi(aka Ramanujam), also has three alters - one is himself, the other a violent killer (Anniyan), and the last one a lover boy (Remo). The court sequences also closely folow those in the novel. This is one of the good movies in Tamil that I have watched. Really worth a watch!