my life according to tracy chapman

ok, this has been making the rounds on facebook, and i finally gave in. (yes, i do have work to do --too much in fact, hence the procrastination!) it was actually fun, and gave me an excuse to go over some of my favorite music :P

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like and include me. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)."

Pick your Artist:
tracy chapman

Are you a male or female:
she's got her ticket

Describe yourself:
tell it like it is

How do you feel:
talkin' about a revolution

Describe where you currently live:
subcity

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
across the lines

Your favorite form of transportation:
fast car

Your best friend is:
paper and ink

You and your best friends are:
almost

What's the weather like?
another sun

Favorite time of day:
in the dark

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
born to fight

What is life to you:
something to see

Your relationship:
a theory

Your fear:
unsung psalm

What is the best advice you have to give:
be and be not afraid

Thought for the Day:
if not now..

How I would like to die:
the first person on earth

My soul's present condition:
new beginning

My motto:
don't dwell

happy day

there was this one awesome day last week, when everything went well, ilhumdolillah! it started out with a short but animated chat with z, whom i hadn't chatted with in forever. the rest of the day flew by in useful discussions and brainstorming sessions for ongoing/future projects on torture, corruption and other fascinating stuff. even lunch that day was particularly enjoyable -homemade chow mien! to end the day, i went to a mitishitabi (girls' party), where both the food and conversation were fun.

so, recap: intellectual stimulation, hanging out (both virtual and physical) with friends and good food made a wonderful day!

i would wish that all my days were that great, but that would be asking for the impossible. there are usually moments of happiness in each day, but to have an entire day of happiness was bliss :)

ethics in action

working on the latest issue of 'ethics in action' was particularly enjoyable, so i wanted to share :)




my personal favourites:

Building back a better community: Transforming disaster into opportunity in Nias

Five years post-tsunami: Land conflicts yet to be resolved

Transcending caste in the classroom

Hypocrisy of mourning in Bangladesh