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 […]
After almost half a year of sharing most of the inner workings of my mind, today I am at a loss for words. I sit staring blankly at the editor in front of me. It is one of those days when I feel a disquiet rustling inside me. The stirrings of a deep seated craving […]
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 […]
As yet another of my gazillion cousins sets out on this arranged marriage journey I feel a twinge of pain. For all those pictures that will get tossed aside because “(s)he is fat!”. For all those ponnu parkals that will end in a day of agony when the call comes through saying “We liked everything […]
I guess it is apparent by now how much I am into “Everybody Love Raymond”. I think it is a brilliant series and each of the characters has something I can identify in people around me.
The reason for this post is however something I noticed these couple of days. I have a bad cold and […]
As we waited at the right turn watching oncoming traffic and slightly panicking that we might not make it to work before the 9:00 AM meeting, K spied a gap in the traffic and eased in. A loud honk resounded in our whereabouts. Turns out an Olive Green BMW SUV decided in the midst of […]
Not many days are like today when I woke up to a news story on Sepia Mutiny by A N N A about an ad by ING Vysya Life Insurance. More on that story can be found here. The ad itself can be found here
The stereotyping by all forms of media and print ads on […]
As a little girl waving bye when visitors left our home, I remember thinking “When I am older I can go where I please when I please…” There are times when I would see Appa engrossed in conversation with elders in the house sometimes talking about work, about old friends and I recall thinking “When […]
K and I spent three hours yesterday in line at a nearby Walmart Pharmacy. It was the best example we have seen recently of lousy service, indifferent employees and i-don’t-really-care attitude from all the four or five people inside the pharmacy counter. What could have been turned into an opportunity to showcase their customer service […]
With four minutes to 7:45 AM, I walked as fast as my rusty legs could carry me to the bus terminus. Huffing and puffing I walked in and saw a sole bus 139 standing. My heart sank. All that effort for nothing!
As I stood pondering whether to wait for the next bus or embark on […]
