Life Stories is where the ordinary things sit before they become stories. A sentence overheard, a room remembered, a small irritation, a moment that looked harmless at first and then refused to leave. These pieces are about everyday life, memory, family, work, identity, and the strange ways we become ourselves while doing everything else.
I had a horrible day today. Been reflecting on my thoughts and realised that I have been negative about things for a while now. So I have been creating progressively worsening days for myself. So today is the kind of day which needs to end with a stiff drink and a bitching session about things […]
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Yet another Hello, World post. Techies of the world will know what I am talking about here 🙂 New beginnings are always to be declared with Hello, World. So why am I writing this now? Well, I have switched sides in the world of smartphones. Yea, as much as I loved my stylus in the Note
It is time for some serious soul-searching, India. Doctors need your help to end this cycle of violence NOW. Source: Who tends to the healer’s scars | GODYEARS I too was part of the brigade that steered clear of doctors for the simple reason that I felt the profession was not noble any more. Everyone
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You may have heard many stories in your life. Stories about animals and dwarfs and giants when you were kids, stories about places and people and experiences thereafter. I realised that as we grow older, our stories become sadder and sadder. Humour is often sarcastic, stories that get retold are laced in negativity. The sense
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For today’s Microblog Monday and Monday Musings post, I want to say a prayer… For every one of us… a prayer asking for happiness and peace in everyone’s life. A prayer asking for wisdom to do the right things. A prayer asking for forgiveness for my mistakes. A prayer asking for the life’s path to
I remember growing up, Period was such a taboo. Not just the phenomenon. The word itself. Back in school we had all sorts of code words for period. Chums, Best buddies, Special Guests and what not. Indian Comic Aditi Mittal told us these common names and some uncommon ones like My Red Aunt at an
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I do a lot of reviews on this blog. Beauty products, subscription boxes, books and heck… I have even reviewed a laundry service. I would never buy a lipstick without reading a review and yet when it comes to something like a sanitary pad, I have never bothered looking for a review online. Out of curiosity,
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A few days back, I turned a year older. I added another year to my age and as always, I sat back to ponder… is my mental age catching up? I still feel like I am in my twenties. I sometimes have nightmares about taking exams. I am still amazed at how much my daughter
I am drawing an absolute blank today. Usually, I have lots of things to say. As I look out of my window this morning, I can see and hear the traffic and not the greens or the birds. There are things on my mind today but I am at a loss to say anything about
A Blogger’s Dilemma #MicroblogMondays #MondayMusings Read More »
Hi everyone, hope all of you had a fantastic new year’s eve and then a great start to the year 🙂 Any year that starts with a 3 day holiday can only be awesome. No? As I said in my last post, the year that has gone by, it has had it’s share of highs
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