The world is what you make of it. Stay within your four walls, and your small world still shapes you. It exposes you to experiences unlike others – leaky taps, find a plumber; last onion, time to shop staples; and your kid having a public meltdown, handle it all like a pro. You learn to…
William Butler Yeats once said, ” There are no strangers here, only friends you haven’t yet met.” But little did he know that the changing times would make the saying redundant at the least and dangerous at the worst. Welcome to 2017, where talking to strangers is a folly with sometimes dire consequences. 2017,…
Do You Love Your Car? You say you love your car, but does your car really think so? Do you really tell her that you love her with deeds and not words? If your car could you speak, would she sing ballads about how you shower your love on her? If you’re doing any of…
My Heart Belongs To A Brown Eyed Girl Those beautiful brown eyes of yours Are pools of rich, unadulterated, undiluted coffee They humble me, stumble me; Stir me, spark me They confine me, yet set me free. Those beautiful brown eyes of yours Have depths that lead right to your soul They scare me, dare…
Darling Daughter, You’re To Be The Best Princess Ninja In The World! Someone once said that names affect personalities (well, someone, somewhere must have said it sometimes). So, we named our daughter Meera, of course, after the Hindu Rajput princess of the 16th Century. You see, our daughter Meera is blue-blooded royalty; at…
I love Facebook and I almost always read interesting articles that get shared on it. This article is a result of me reading one such ‘share’! This is just my take on the cliched ‘right man’! Recently a friend shared an article on ‘11 Signs You Married The Right Man‘ on FB and I…
Yes, I have taken quite a long blogging sabbatical, but it is time to get back in the groove now. Things may be a little rusty with language and creativity and I may still be under a heavy holiday stupor after spending almost two months vacationing in two different continents, but hey, one’s got to…
S Tendulkar – Not One In Millions, But One In Millenniums If you didn’t already know, I assume you have been hibernating somewhere in northern Siberia with no television in your igloo, no Internet and possibly no food (and deservedly so)! Sachin Tendulkar is retiring… no…. has almost retired! He is already playing his…
Yes, I have seen this ad and just like thousands of others I have loved it for the fuzzy warm, cozy and lovey feel that it always left me with. Yes, the Platinum Day of Love advert is indeed a hit but while the advert in itself is quite creative and heart-touching, it always leaves…
Joao’s Christmas Spinning – Oh How I Miss These People! Spinning is surely one of the most universally recognized forms of group fitness activities. I for one have experienced it just about everywhere, be it at Gold’s in Saint Louis, Solaris in Pune or Clarke Hatch in Kuala Lumpur; but nowhere have I…