Tuesday, June 16

451° F


My biggest fear would be someone coming into my house and burn the very limited but selected collection of books I have. That would be my worst imaginable nightmare. Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 made me realize the future he predicted can come true very soon. Fireman, Guy Montag, lives in a world where technology has taken over human interactions, the small but meaningful everyday chats, the unadulterated laughter, and sharing one's perception has been long forgotten. People don't go discussing books, literature, philosophical whims, and arguments. In fact, collecting or reading books is beyond one's dream, and if someone is found to have any of them then the whole damn place is burned down. Literature seems to be on the brink of extinction, and the firemen have been ordered to start fires rather than put them out. Works of literature are illegal possessions: printed books, magazines, newspapers, any of those sorts. Uniquely, houses don't get burned; fire-proof you see! Interesting fact, paper catch fire and burns at 451 Fahrenheit, hence the name!

Thursday, June 11

Sugar, yes please!

'Can I have a coffee please?' I asked a wait staff at Gloria Jeans after a couple of months of living in Australia for the first time. 'What would you like to have?' he asked back. 'Ummm coffee??' 'Yes darling which one?' Okay, now I was annoyed. 'Which coffee? and now DARLING!' Looking at my facial expressions, he explained the variety of caffeine I could have. I had several options such as cappuccino, mocha, latte, salted caramel, piccolo, flat white and the list go on. "Oh wow, he is polite and has a soft voice." 'I would like a latte, please.' Then came again, 'Small, regular or grande or tall?' Okay, now I had it. Finally, after 10 minutes of rational thinking, I settled for a small latte.' Phew, what an effortful task to have a coffee!😅
 

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