Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • The last film, I saw at the Fairmont was on Thursday night with my friend, B. We saw Habemus Papam, an Italian film with a different perspective on the weight and responsibility of becoming the Pope. Despite it’s religious topic, it was not really a religious film. In fact, it was probably my favorite of the three films I saw during the festival due to its very different take on this high-profile religion.…

  • For the first time in a very long time, I do not have words to express how I feel. It’s not that things are particularly bad. It’s not that they are great. Of course, everything could be worse. 🙂 I’m still recovering from a cold sore/fever blisters that strangely appeared on my cheek near my mouth, but not exactly around my mouth, which is where they would normally appear. I’m quite tired and…

  • Back to the Fairmont on Monday to see The Double, which was a typical Hollywood film starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace. Sadly, I’ve never been a real Richard Gere fan. He’s had his moments in some of his early films, but otherwise I just don’t buy in to his ‘charm’. Also, I find Topher Grace to be too…’pretty’ for lack of a better word. I cannot buy him as an agent or…

  • This week was the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) and to ensure that I would actually make it to some films this year, I decided to make my choices based on location rather than on films. The ADFF had a new venue – the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr – with an outdoor screen, which is only about 15 minutes from my place. Rather than drive through traffic for a half-hour to get to…

  • These are a couple of poems I wrote for the Emirates Literary Group Abu Dhabi that I went to last month, but am skipping this month as I’m totally wiped out today…. They don’t have titles at the moment other than “October Blues”.   If you are always right And I am always wrong, Then why do we fight? With all your tendencies Towards arrogance, hypocrisy and idiocy, Why won’t you just see?…

  • There’s no real reason for me to be in a funk and yet I am. I am sure that the source goes back a week or two and that although things seem quite good right now, the effects of previous events are finally take their toll. I am questioning everything (if you couldn’t tell…) and am finding no satisfying answers. Everything looks bleak and lame. Reminds me of a recent South Park episode,…

  • Another one of my moments of ‘why am I doing this?’ in my life is related to exercising. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with running – in fact, it took me years to even consider it as an exercise option. When I was young, I played sports and so being active involved being part of a team. I loved playing volleyball and have often missed those days. However, as I’ve…

  • Everything goes up and down – life, work, relationships, moods, and so on. I wanted to write more frequently, but then I sometimes feel uninspired. Sometimes I am not sure how much of my personal thoughts and life I should be sharing on this public arena. Then, I remind myself I’ve already shared bits here and there. Still, I keep a lot of things close to myself since who knows who is actually…

  • So, despite my rather whiny-state the past couple of weeks, I do believe I’m over the shock. However, not only have I had physical adjustment, but also there’s been a bit mulling through my head…. * I need a new job in the next 3-5 years. For now, I’m keeping my eyes peeled and deciding what exactly I am looking for, but it’s not what I’m doing at the moment. I need to…

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