“If you want something, you have to fight for it!” my FIL stated emphatically. No. It was not in the context of something inspirational yet it turned out to be one for me. He was speaking of the red-tapism and the attendant struggles in getting anything done in Bangalore. Am sure it is true of […]
This really happened.
This past Friday, I drove myself to work. It is a rarity considering K and I work at the same place and he almost always drives the car. The day went past and it was time for me to leave. Remembering to check with K on directions to another place I wanted to […]
Friday night we had a graduation party to attend to. Armed with The Code Book by Simon Singh, we showed up a few minutes into the party. As we sat around in their spacious living room and exchanged pleasantries with the other guests, I noticed that almost all of them who were there had kids. […]
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 […]
Indeed it does. I am talking of the book we need to pick for the next edition of Thoughtful Thursdays. Going by the suggestions in the comments thread and one off conversations I have had with a few of you. Here is the list. This is in no way complete. Feel free to throw in […]
Yup! I absolutely love stories of success. Rags to riches and anything that speaks of hope and light at the end of the tunnel. That also explains why I hate tearjerkers and movies that leave me depressed. I am easily impressed by people who make it big. Like my classmate in college who did night […]
Blogging changed my life. I am serious. What started off as an innocent hobby has now turned into an obsession that hogs a bulk of my ‘free’ time. Looking back, I wonder what I did with all my time then?
From a note in two months on blogger to a post a day on wordpress to […]
Wearing a light jacket, hands linked we strolled around our small but beautiful neighborhood late last night. Just back from playing with our niece, conversation centered around how delightful she was to play with and how well she seemed to understand what we said to her. From babies, the topic gradually eased to the local […]
Two years back bitten by the academia bug I made an appointment with Penn State Student counselors to figure out if I had enough credentials to take up a Masters program at their suburban campus. The lady who met with me looked at my transcripts and degree and waved breezily in the air remarking that […]
