For your colelctive viewing pleasure :-D

Presenting the complete package…jhatka, matka, style and the voice! Tantananana tandoori nights….the bollywood lover in my dies frame by frame.

No joote chappals allowed.

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The (cruel?) dating game

We were watching ‘He is just not that into you’ yesterday and it made me realize what a complicated game of dating is played by the youth of the west!
They go out on a date. He says he had a nice time. Does that mean he really had a nice time? He did not say [...]

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The curse of being Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson died yesterday and all major TV stations are going crazy talking about his talent, his freaky life and about the general weirdness of being MJ. In spite of the allegations of child molestation and unhealthy relationship with young boys, I couldn’t help thinking how sad his life was.
From what I read and from [...]

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Forays into cooking – 55 word fiction

This is my first ever attempt at 55 word fiction. It draws from a little bit of personal experience and the rest is fiction!

She: I want this to be perfect! …. let me add some more choley masala to it….there, now it seems almost perfect..oh wait, the ones in the restaurants are so dark, maybe [...]

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The family that keeps giving

The family is so much fodder for blogging that I don’t have to even think for a second about what I would write about!
I am sure everyone by now knows about what Ashutosh Gowariker said when he received the IIFA Award for best director in Macau:
Priyanka I love you, but I don’t know how you [...]

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My pet peeves

Not showing up on time for an appointment – This is a malaise so many desis are afflicted with. Abject disregard for others’ time. At some level, it translates to not having any respect for the person you have an appointment with. Even if it is not a ‘formal’ appointment, do keep in mind that [...]

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Not my cup of tea…..

The past Saturday morning saw us paint balling with a bunch of the spouse’s colleagues. To say that I felt like the odd one out is an understatement. For 3 hours, I was armed with a gun, a holster with paint pellets and a face mask, running around shooting people(well running around shooting people is [...]

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From one papa to another.

Here is a kavita by Nagarjun that I distinctly remember from my school days. These words warm my heart as I read it. Though the language is very simple and the construction very rudimentary, this poem speaks clearly of the emotions of a girl’s father.
Gulabi Choodiyan
Private bus ka driver hain tho kya hua
saat saal ki [...]

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Art of the day.

The artist: Little sis. Love you C!

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Nelson…quick…jump!

This is my 111th post. Fans of cricket will definitely associate this number with Umpire David Shepherd and his one legged stand at a score of 111.

So in his honor, and to ward off any bad luck from my blog, please indulge me and nelson jump.

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