Lunch over, I was sitting around with nothing to do this Saturday afternoon. K was glued to the IPL streaming over the internet. As resounding cries announced the loss of another wicket or a six, I heard a distinct knock on our front door. The doorbell rang soon after. Wondering who on earth was knocking, […]
Getting off the phone after a long conversation with a good friend, I was left wondering about a lot of things. We were discussing a lot of what is happening in the blogosphere with respect to women’s periods and like topics. As we dissected why moms and in laws act like guardians and keepers of […]
My mom made this comment referring to something she read early this morning. The comment made me snap out of my drowsy early morning stupor. Not because I disagreed with her, but because it made me fume with pent up anger over a generation of mixed messages.
*Growing up, I was expected as the eldest daughter […]
As I grappled with my crushed and squeezed beyond recognition tooth paste tube I could not help recollecting memories from the tooth pastes of yore. My grandfather to be specific. He was extremely particular that the tube must be squeezed from the bottom up. Every bit of paste would be painstakingly squeezed upward and the […]
Turning to reach for my water mug, my eyes fell on the pictures that adorned my cube walls. I smiled to myself and turned my attention to the work at hand. My mind however kept intruding with annoying questions like “Is it the person or the concept of the person?”
Let me clarify what I mean. […]
I have my iPhone configured to check emails from my multiple gmail accounts and today morning I woke up to 6 new messages. Thrilled, I opened it up to see an email with a subject that said “Contact from —-”.
It isn’t often that I get messages from people who read my blog. OK, lets make […]
Saturday went past in a series of arratai sessions, samayal and a birthday party. Sunday however, was my first ever picnic since I moved here. I mean first ever in the sense the first one that I planned and went out with just family. Right from making kalanda sadham, packing plates, spoons and other essentials […]
I missed the hundred and the one after that, so figured 250 was as good as another to celebrate. Yup! This is my 250th post. Been a little over eight months of consistent posting to get here. It has been one nice ride so far. Drawing inspiration from my everyday moments, my random thoughts and […]
Its not Thursday I know but I was way too tired to post this yesterday night. After much deliberation, I have decided on “A Thousand Splendid Suns” By Khaled Hosseini. Here is a review from amazon.com
“From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Afghan-American novelist Hosseini follows up his bestselling The Kite Runner with another searing epic of Afghanistan […]
As I entered my home yesterday clutching a rather huge pile of snail mail, I noticed two identical bulky envelopes from AID India. This is one of the NGOs we help support each year. Washed up and ready to make dinner, I saw K reading the note intently. “We have to go for this fund […]
