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Going Vegetarian

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Explains my reasons for going vegetarian. How the lack of fair sport and the systematic torture of animals who are slaughtered are unacceptable to me

Death of a cute cuddly Rabbit

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I remember the day when Floppy – my pet rabbit – was eaten because of my carelessness. I was just six or seven, but I should have known better than taking her out of her cage.

Indian Elections – Why voting is difficult

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It has been widely observed that the middle class in India doesn’t take part in the electoral process. As of this writing, I’m 26 years of age and have yet to meet a friend of mine who has voted, even though we could have done so almost ten times till now. Why does this happen?

After reading several articles on the net about the responsibility to vote, I am ready to do so for the first time. I want to vote. To not be partly responsible for the mess of politics that we’re in. After all, I have no business to complain if I don’t do at least this much.

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Indian Elections
Indian Elections

However, when I was trying to make a decision, I came across hurdles which seem insurmountable. Here was my experience:

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Why Freelancers can't take Vacations

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Freelancers, contrary to public opinion, have got to be one of the most hardworking of all professionals. Taking a vacation for example is much more pricey for a freelancer than it is for normal employees. Image Credit: Kenzoka Regular employees get a fixed pay and leave is usually included in it. When a regular employee … Read more

How Procrastination can kill your Freelance Work

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We’ve all felt it haven’t we? As freelancers, we’ve escaped our bosses and externally imposed rules, only to be ruled by something which can be far worse – ourselves. With no one to guide us, and no one to push us, we have to rely on our own radar, and then one is reminded of … Read more

Settling Down

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Well, I’ve arrived, and let me say, it’s bloody difficult! I thought that being a Freelancer, I could just whip out my laptop and work away whenever I wanted to right? Image Credit: veo Wrong! More than anything, I realize that a good freelancer has to have a schedule. I know that lots of people … Read more

Moving to Chicago – Almost but not quite!

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It seems to be finalized. We’re probably going to be flying to Chicago tomorrow night. I say ‘probably’ because we haven’t got the tickets yet. Anything can go wrong! It’s about bloody time I say. We were supposed to be flying a week ago, and everything is packed and all. All my buyers on eLance … Read more

Moving to Chicago

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Now that my wife’s company requires her to be on site in Chicago, I’ll have to continue my work there. Actually, it’s not in Chicago. It’s in a little village called Schaumburg. Things haven’t been easy. We were supposed to leave this week, but the medicals haven’t been scheduled yet. Also, my Internet connection was … Read more