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Home is where the remote is!
In the times when women swear by characters like ‘Gopi Bahu’ and discuss serials more than their actual lives, I have a confession to make- I don’t watch serials. I have heard of Gopi bahu but I do not even know what channel the serial is aired on. Good…you say? Well yes,maybe ‘coz the stories of addiction are rampant but my reasons are different. Though I am no fan of the camera zooming on every character’s face thrice after each dialogue with a melodramatic sound in the background, yet I do like to watch a couple of things on TV when I get an access to it. No,I don’t live…
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Stand up comedy-Doing it in style!
Comedy is acting out optimism! -Robin Williams So true! It is so much fun to sit back and watch comedy movies/serials…
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Horrors of the Heart(h)
I belong to a Punjabi family. In our house, hospitality and ‘feeding till you can breathe no more’ are synonyms. Till the guests who have come over are not fed beyond the retention capacity of their stomachs, they have not been treated well. Punjabis love to eat, period. The cities of Punjab, especially Amritsar are particularly known for oil-dripping, calorie-rich irresistibly yummy food that is bound to increase a person’s cholesterol by leaps and bounds. That is not a deterrent though. Why? I did mention it is irresistibly yummy, didn’t I? We Punjabis have large hearts and huge appetites and expect the same from everyone. Therefore, needless to say that…
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A Punjabi wedding play-list
Every time I think of the big, fat Punjabi weddings back home, I am drowned in nostalgia of lots of ‘Bhangra‘ music, an endless supply of ‘tandoori‘ chicken and the wide variety of alcohol that can put any liquor vendor to shame! Punjabis are loud, boastful people but extremely fun to be around and good at heart! ( Yes, I am a Punjabi and yes, I am shamelessly praising my kind!) Punjabi weddings are never quiet. From day 1 of the celebrations, temperaments run high throughout the day when the younger ones are scolded for not getting things right and the tent wala for his delay…the ladies are fretting over…
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The olfactory sojourn-from smelly to smiley!
My favourite thing about staying in an expensive hotel is the mesmerising aroma in the air that fondles your olfactory cells the moment you enter. I long for a similar one in my house where I am forever battling weird odours. Stinky shoes and smelly socks are the usual culprits but manageable as the stench disappears the moment the articles are removed. I have even mastered the art of tackling the smell of wet towels that my kiddo and husband conveniently leave behind on the bed. Heating milk cream to make ghee is another foul-smelling necessity that my maid is instructed to perform while I am at office. There are still some wicked smells that just don’t go…
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Not the regular dal-roti girl…
I am not a feminist, not even a conventionalist… I am just a normal girl, the kind you meet every day, in the office…on the streets and even in your homes. The only difference is that I am not the dal-roti types. Don’t get it? I don’t cook the meals in my house. Here, I said it! I don’t do it out of choice. I have a maid who does and I have no qualms admitting it. source Okay fine, you say but why blog about it? I write today because the majority of people in our country still would read my confession and shake their heads in disapproval. The…
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A dream performance-#MaxFreshMove!
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping and smiled as I opened my eyes. This is bliss, I thought. Only if it was not an offsite with the office team to Kikar Lodge! Maybe if I didn’t wake up and go out, every one would forget about me and let me be. You see, I am not the ‘blue eyed’ employee of my boss. I am rather the ‘red eyed’ one(if there is any such term)- his eyes definitely get red with anger when he sees me. I was trying to bury myself deeper into my cozy blanket when I heard music playing outside. It got louder and soon felt…
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Personal (h)appy-ness!
I believe that science fiction of today is the reality of tomorrow. So powerful is the human mind that all it takes for anything to come true is the inception of the idea in a single mind. When we were young, we were fascinated by the landline handsets, amazed at the cordless ones…then came mobiles which dazzled us, soon to be followed by smart phones that completely baffled us! What next? The smart phones got equipped with apps that brought the entire world in our hands. Smart phones have revolutionized our entire lifestyle and have become our new best friends. There is an app for practically everything! Of late, the…
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#eknayileague-The extraordinary league of the gentleman!
The twitter and entire social media are on a crazy guessing spree since the 25th of April when the legendary Kapil Dev joined twitter and started promoting the hash tag of #eknayileague soon after. The suspense has been built very aptly with short videos of Kapil Dev . These videos give a very slight taste of what is about to come and leave you craving for more. The frenzy is building and joining in, I have been trying to scratch my brain too. Have a look! The very name itself is a little suggestive-since it refers to a league, I believe that there are going to be teams competing against…
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The everyday celebration called life!
I aim for stars of the sky Ignore but flowers that grow nearby. For showers the Lord I do beseech Treasure not, dewdrops within my reach. Bet my life on a single dream While realities slip by as a stream. Being ambitious is being progressive. The dreams we dream and the goals we aim for, drive us forward in life and let us achieve great heights. However in our pursuit of these goals, we oft ignore the little joys around us. Instead of celebrating the event called life itself, we look for ‘bigger‘ reasons to celebrate. Maybe it is due to the fast paced life we are leading or the…
