Life Stories

So am back to working on a bed… with an ice cream float in one hand and the phone in another! Some habits are just impossible to break!!!

Last week, I was travelling. Went to my corporate office and met a lot of people. Some of those I have been speaking to for almost a year now for work but never got to meet. Well, we are in the telecommunications business after all. This is expected 🙂 Anyway, thing is they had all

This morning as I pulled back the blinds and welcomed sunrays into my home, I realised that all the windows in my home offer a different view. Thanks to the brilliant layout of the architects who designed this complex, the houses have a 3 side opening! So I went to each window and tried to

So life took over again and my blog was neglected… I have been travelling a lot for the past few weeks (nothing interesting or exotic though) and been extremely exhausted! So I was reading this post by a blogger colleague of mine and she has a series called what makes me happy on her blog.

This song has been stuck on my head for days now! I think ever since I crossed over to the thirties, I have not identified with any other song in this manner. Even with the tongue twisting ‘thet’ Punjabi lyrics, I was able to understand the essence of the song. Quite a feat that, given

Here is an occurance that is quite common in our home My kid on the phone During Day:Me: Baby, mere boss ka phone hai… shor nahi machana.Baby: Ok Mamma, main chup rahungi…. During Evening:Baby (With hand on the year): Mumma, mere boss ka phone hai. Aap shor nahi machana!

I have realised one thing that I need to do. And that is documenting my learning from life’s incidents and revisit them again and again. So often, we go thru a situation that teaches us something. Once it is over, the daily grind settles dust over it and it fades from memory. When I try to

The women of Kolkata baffle me with their sartorial choices! I am talking about the average middle class woman who you encounter on the streets, in a restaurant or mall, or even the local market. On one hand you have these gorgeous cotton or silk sarees, paired with statement necklaces or big red bindis or

Even before I came to Kolkata I knew that music was a big part of the city’s culture. I am just surprised at the extent of it! Its been more than a year now and not a day has gone by when I have not heard strains of music floating in thru my window. At

Its a brand new week and a fresh start. Hoping for all things to go really well this week! Am starting this week on a really positive note and I know that everything I want done will happen. Sending a burst of positive energy your way so that your week is great too 🙂 Hoping